amy: that is russell king.e owned and built the sand palace in mexico beach in the panhandle of florida. it is one of the only houses to remain intact on the beach in mexico beach, built to its stand and nearly category 5 storm. russell king comes from chattanooga, tennessee. this is democracy now! when we come back, elite universities in the united states been questioned about their ties to saudi arabia and its funding. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. eridoganh president urges saudi river to discuss who ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi, we ended today show looking at how u.s. universities are facing new scrutiny over their close ties to saudi arabia in t the wake of khashoggi's murder. earlier this year, mohammed bin salman visited both harvard and m.i.t. on his first official tour to the u.s.. ahead of the meeting, m.i.t. students presented their university's president with a stack of petitions protesting bin salman's

. >> reporter: russell king and his nephew finished the home last year to withstand 250-mile-per-hour with solid rebar reinforced concrete, 40-feet pilings and smaller windows. the homeowners watched the storm come in on several cameras. they saw the waters rising and the camera actually turned. they saw debris and destruction the whole way. one of them telling us that they cay uldn't beato tcitnyre >> irsth jt s these people losing their homes and we thought we might go down. >> reporter: the family is confident this town they call may berry buy b i ty the sea wi back. >> you got to raise it. you have no choice. and i built a concrete house. >> our thanks to victor. thanks for watching "nightline." good night, america. good night, america. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we can get to stopping them. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest.

. >> reporter: russell king and his nephew finished this home last year to withstand 250-mile-an-hour winds with solid rebar, reinforced concrete and smaller windows. as the storm bore down, king watched wind and debris fly by his home from this security camera. >> it's awful. i can't imagine anything worse. all these -- it's such a wonderful community. and these people losing their homes, and, you know, we thought we might go down. >> reporter: the family is confident this town they call mailp mayberry by the sea, will be back, but for those who do rebuild, king has this advice. >> you know, you have to raise it. you have no choice. and i'd build a concrete house. >> reporter: david, there is one person still unaccounted for here in bay county, but officials believe they evacuated and haven't been contacted yet. david? >> that house still standing. nearly everything else around it gone. victor, our thanks to you again tonight from the hurricane zone. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. breaking news tonight. the newest usa gymnastics ceo now o

my partner and i, my uncle, russell king and i, decided we wanted to build a house on the panhandle. we wanted to build one on the coast. we knew it could be in harm's way. just like when you get in the car and buckle your seat belt, you're trying to prepare for something that you nope never happens. we built a house with that thought in mind. we didn't dwell as much on the building codes although we comply with every code. we dwelled on the one that could survive a hurricane. could we build one that would stand the big one. >> neil: you did that. obviously to withstand winds the way you did up to 250 miles an hour. you did a number of other things, right? what did you do structurally including the pilings and the cement and everything else? enlighten me. everybody is saying how did this happen? >> well, first off, on every parameter of the building, we went and look at the building materials and look at what was available. we would try to go the one step beyond what would be ordinary. for example, we were told that 30 foot pilings will be adequate. weuired about the cost of 40-foot

russell king/owner of home that survived hurricane: "we're glad our house survived but we're so sad--e overcome with sadness for anybody else." > (grant) now the house didn't come away from the hurricane completely unscathed... its ground floor and the stairs up to the middle floor are gone. so are the windows in one of the bedrooms and all of the utilities need replacing. terisa... (on cam) in the east bay. a fremont woman running for a seat on the school boardis sounding the alarm about what she says arehate-filled messages posted on her facebook page. she tells kron four's rob fladeboe that she is beingharassed because of her religion. fahria khan/candidate for school board "..and this one says, "force kids to believe your political agenda? unbelievable."fahria khan says there are people who do not want on her on the school board in fremont because she is a muslim.fahria khan "....it's absolutely anti muslim, they are very specific about targeting me because of my religion and because of my hijab or head scarf..."the only muslim among seven candidates running for two seats on the b

. >> reporter: russel king and his nephew finished the home last year to withstand inforced conc.watched the wind and debris fly by his home. >> it's awful. i can't imagine anything worse. it's just such a wonderful community. these people losing their homes, you know, we thought we might go down. >> reporter: the family is confident this town they call maybury by the sea will be back, but for those who do rebuild, king has this advice. >> you've got to raise it. you have no choice. i'd build a concrete house. >> reporter: there is still at least one person unaccounted for in bay county. officials believe they did evacuate but have not been contacted yet. victor oquendo, abc news, mexico beach, florida. >>> a well known brothel owner has died. dennis hoff passed away just a few hours after a party celebrating his 72nd birthday. but he beat a three-term incumbent legislator in the incumbent primary recently. the brothel owner said he modeled his political career on becoming a red sox playoff folk hero. hoabre en game three. boston beat houston 8-2 to take a two game to one lead. >>

built -- as they build their dream house last year on the shimmering sands of gulf of mexico, russell kingnd is nephew painstakingly documented every detail of the elevator construction from the 40 foot pilings buried into the ground to the types of screws drilled into the walls, they picked paints from a palette of and christen their creation, the san palace of mexico beach. it survived. it was a house. you can read that. they designed it to withstand winds of 250 miles an hour. this is bill in pennsylvania. hi there. caller: hello. am i on? host: you are. good morning. caller: hi. i believe the primary responsibility is to the person who lives in that state. they should have insurance. they should prepare their home hurricane- i mean, season in florida -- hurricane season is in florida every year. it is a common occurrence to have a florida, so they should be prepared, but the problem is, we are a nation of laziness. we want the government to take care of us. host: boca raton, martha, hi there. caller: good morning. i wholeheartedly agree that the government is duped. people relying too

before the los angeles kings season opener, major douglas russell bock the liver to taped a message toere, and then, there is dad. he surprised his four children. he's been deployed to baja brain and served in kuwait, iraq and afghanistan. that's awesome. that's it for this "special report," fair or balanced and unafraid. don't you love those? >> martha: i do. it's always good to see dad home and not on the video screen. boy, what a hurricane we got here. hurricane michael is fast and furious still slamming through the south. a monster 155-mile-per-hour category for when it hit, directly into florida's panhandle just a few hours ago. right now it is a category three as it moves across. now officially the most powerful hurricane that has hit the continental u.s. in nearly 50 years. in the path right

kings, >> wow. that's major douglas russell bach of the united states marine corps. just returned from a dplimt in the middle east and his wife was the one who helped set up the surprise for the four kids. so great to see. >>> next on abc 7 mornings at 6:00, a busy weekend in the bay area. what to expect if you plan to head into the city for fleet week. >>> also, new overnight at least five people hurt in a shooting five people hurt in a shooting where pol many people living with diabetes monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. re makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, life. to the fullest. >> announcer: good morning bay area. let's get up and get going. >> announcer: this is abc 7 mornings. >>> it's saturday, october 6th. good morningnd tnk f ing with us. i'm chris nguyen. let's start with theook at the forecast. here is our meteorologist tracking live dler 7 for us. >> good morning to you. a familiar site, the low clouds, fog an

before the los angeles kings season opener, major douglas russell bock the liver to taped a message to his family as you see here, and then, there is dad. he surprised his four children. he's been deployed to baja brain and served in kuwait, iraq and afghanistan. that's awesome. that's it for this "special report," fair or balanced and unafraid. don't you love those? >> martha: i do. it's always good to see dad home and not on the video screen. boy, what a hurricane we got here. hurricane michael is fast and furious still slamming through the south. a monster 155-mile-per-hour category for when it hit, directly into florida's panhandle just a few hours ago. right now it is a category three as it moves across. now officially the most powerful hurricane that has hit the continental u.s. in nearly 50 years. in the path right now, alabama and georgia. you have more than 192,000 customers so far without power in florida and they will be out for some time. that number is likely to go up. about 300,000 people in the zone stayed in their homes. how they made out, we just don't know yet. but we

russell the hall of famer. as for the game itself, k.d. was just loving it. the guy was all over the floor. the warriors blow out the sacramento kingsn seattle 122-94. the real season, by the way, tips off october 16th. >>> on the ice now, the sharks down in l.a. an overtime thriller against the kings. the sharks in the white jerseys here. kevin labank with the game-winning goal. the sharks get their first win of the season 3-2 overt kings. >>> okay. if you didn't play tonight, we are all still in luck. up next, the huge mega millions jackpot in play next week. >> we still have a shot. do you hear that? no. it's quiet. too quiet. xfinity home cameras. xfinity home gives you an extra pair of eyes to help watch over your family. plus, you have added peace of mind from 24/7 professional monitoring. xfinity home. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity customers, add xfinity home and get a great offer. plus, ask how to get free installation. call, go online, or demo in an xfinity store today. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11

russell bishop has insisted he is not guilty of these murders and the case will continue tomorrow. many thanks. a book of condolence has been opened at leicester city‘s kingnd four other people were killed when the aircraft came down moments after taking off from the pitch. a british academic who‘s been held in the united arab emirates on charges of spying has been released on bail. matthew hedges, a phd student at durham university, denies the allegations but has been told he must remain in the uae until a further court hearing next month. time for a look at the weather. here‘s darren bett with the forecast. good evening. it has been a chilly day today. it probably won‘t feel quite as cold tomorrow. we have seen some rain along the east coast of england and some showers ahead of that. that is moving away so we will find skies clearing for many parts of the uk but there‘s a bit more cloud coming into some western areas. where we keep the clearer skies, wales, the midlands, eastern england, we are going to have a frost, whereas further west it won‘t be as cold as last night. some further showery rain across northern ireland, western scotland, and maybe som

russell bishop denies murder and the trial at the old bailey continues. a book of condolence for the victims of saturday night‘s helicopter crash at leicester city‘s ground has opened at a marquee outside the king at six o‘clock there was a queue forming and the marquee did not open until eight o‘clock. there is still plenty of media attention, fans, and people from the city who want to pay respects to vichai srivaddhanaprabha and the victims of the crash. this was supposed to be a typical match day. before the events of saturday unfolded. they were expected to place at hampton tonight and the matches postponed following the tragic crash that took the lives of the chairman, two members of his staff, the pilot and pilot‘s partner. we have seen today the marquee open outside the stadium where hundreds have queued up to sign the book of condolence and i‘m told there is a 45 minute wait currently to sign that book. six ta bles currently to sign that book. six tables are set up, each with a book, and there is an online version setup. behind floral tributes continue to grow with scarfs and flowers being laid. and leicester city player who was injured on thursday just arrived to city player who was in