congressman scott taylors on the couch with us. and new evacuation order, waters is still rising, people still in imminent danger. >> representative taylor: there's a still threat out there. you have that water, you have sewage potentially, there are a lot of threats and it's important to folks out there and texas to heed warnings of officials, but i will say, there is simply amazing stories out there from first responders, regular folks, people around the country. and virginia, there's folks helping out. in all this tragedy, there are some incredible stories out there. >> sandra: kennedy, watching agyeman right there with the cowboy hat on saying this is the saving grace to see people come together and helping out each other, helping out our neighbors. >> kennedy: absolutely. i talked to one storm survivor the other day who talked about the water rising in his house and they had to make that immediate decision to get output or a neighbor had a boat in his teenage son got on snapchat until those funds were they were and they sent a

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i'm sure scott taylor's numbers are high and in that area. let's discuss the intrigue going on here with republican congressman scott taylor. always great to have you, sir, and i will not waste the opportunity to pick your brain on what you learn when you went down and met with the leaders of different south american countries and get your perspective in venezuela. kellyanne conway say, sure his numbers have slipped a little bit, but it's because congress stinks at their job and have gotten nothing done. do you take responsibility for the president's slipping poll numbers? >> i think there's a lot of factors in there, of course. as you very well know, that's a snapshot in time. it's not a good one right now, obviously. but i think congress has been the punching bag for many presidents. when you're talking about obama attacking congress for gitmo, bush did the same think. as you know, we don't have a king, so you have to play well with others and get along with the legislative branch as well to enact your policies as a president. so i don't th

scott taylor, abc7 news. jonathan: great reminder, scott. thanks. check this out from ventura, california. it may have been thrill-seekers. you will think twice after you see what is happening here. that is a bungee jump at a county fair. it didn't go well. it was supposed to bounce. one person didn't. hanging from the cord for half an hour up in the air. two others stuck in a steel cage dangling from the crane. they were there twice as long. fire crews had to repel everyone to the ground safely. still, there is no cause on the latest fai clearwater, florida. rescue here. washing ashore and it couldn't get back in the water on its own. taking a look at this, it's a huge mammal and not easy to move. took an entire group of people on the beach and firefighters to push it back in the water. but that is what they did. the manatee was rescued. jonathan: that is cool. the japanese artist setting off 10 million bubbles in hong kong. it's a sixth level parade of bubbles. 45 machines creating 10,000 bubbles per minute. how much fun is this as a kid? the arti

i-team investigator scott taylor has that story. scott: liberty knolls is a beautiful place to live. beware o lawn. >> it's like liquid gold. >> he believes stafford county is charging too much for the water. >> one lady $887. this is a monthly bill. >> $900. >> the neighbor -- >> absolutely mind blowing. >> yolanda bell. >> $550. >> what did you think when you saw that? >> i knew there was a problem because i have been in the county all my life. we move from three miles down the street and never had a water bill like that. >> what is going on? >> jason, the director of the utilities for stafford county. >> the team spent time investigating. the bills are a result of the lawn sprinklers. >> i would say they are watering a lot in liberty knolls. >> stafford county water, sewer rate. >> but they don't believe it's the only problem. >> stafford county charges on a tiered system. the i-team did some digging. we rate to six surrounding counties. stafford had the highest ratings. for 30,000 gallons of water, stafford charges $284. prince w

new development between the homeowner and the district. "7 on your side" investigator scott taylor is live in northeast d.c. where the man chained himself to his house. scott? scott: he did that because of this alleyway. this is the house that collapsed over a year and a half ago. damaged his house. and the city has been trying to access this home for quite some time. right here. george ferris who chained himself to his front door. george, why in the world have you done that? >> i'm a disabled veteran. senior citizen and 37-year-old taxpayer for the district of columbia. the department of transportation has been neglecting the alleyway that abuts my house for 37 years for a considerable time it has caused leaking. two years ago the hydrastatic pressure from water down the alley imploded my walls into the basin. >> why won't you let the city in to fix everything? >> two reasons. one, justice for my wife and myself. i think they have taken unlawful taking of our property. we deserve to have it fixed. secondly, historical preservation. this house was built 155 years ago in 1862 in the ci

scott taylor, abc7 news. steve: the weekend is here. we are looking at the rehoboth beach, delaware. it's nice out there now. look at the beach forecast. 76 degrees now. there are scattered showers and thunderstorms. the temperatures are lower 80's. manassas is now at 83. the winchester and martinsburg and the reason they are in the lower 70's. they have showers and thunderstorms. wildly scattered at this point. we zoom in the one that is moving in the front royal area. this includes rappahannock and fauquier county and the cloud top on 40,000 feet. this is a strong storm but it is moving to the east. it will eventually move away from the front royal. we are going to look for things to improve a bit. it's capable of producing heavy downpours. upward of an inch, inch and a half of rain. the forecast tonight, shower and thunderstorms. this could be over the d.c. area. waking up tomorrow, we are this the upper 60's to 70. the future cast does want to bring the heavier rain in here tonight. we clear things out moving through the morning wit

congressman scott taylor of virginia, former navy s.e.a.l., served this country, an iraq war veteran.ve you on the show. >> good morning, chris. >> frankly, the silence is deafening. there have been tweets. we saw senator cory gourder in at a town hall talk about this in strong terms, by and large, your colleagues in your party silent about that. it's not time for that type of leadership or lack thereof. what do you think needs to be said to the american people about what they heard from their president yesterday? >> let me first give my sympathies out to health are and trooper cullen and trooper bates and their family and friends. we're thinking about this. yesterday's conference was a failure of leadership. i do think that was the case yesterd yesterday. i think the conference before that was fine and strong. yesterday was not the best day. there's no question about it. there is no moral equivalency. they should absolutely be condemned, the nazis and kkk. ironically i was in israel when i first heard about the violence on friday night and put a statement out. i had to put a second o

. >> i want to bring in republican congressman scott taylor of virginia. congressman, wow, what a week for your state, for our nation, have the president's comments in the wake of charlottesville eased racial tensions in your state? >> well, thanks for having me this afternoon. it's good to be with you, and, obviously, my sympathies from the troopers and heather's family as well. you know, look, i've been very clear the president, i think, had a strong conference first and then the last conference, you know, i've been very clear, i did not agree with it. i came out opposing what he said. that being said, i've heard things from the other side as well, too, that i don't agree with. i think that everyone, whatever platform you have, whether you're in the media -- starts at the top, let's say that first and foremost with the president, but other politicians, politics, it begins with unity, not politics. that's very dangerous, and, obviously, everyone in my state, vast majority of people in my state, black, white, broup, awny want unity and not violence and mov

we can have no tolerance for an ideology of racial hatred...virginia republican scott taylor addressed the president more directly.rep. scott taylor, -r- virginia: i think yesterday's conference was a failure of leadership. i mean i really do think that was the case yesterday.while vice president mike pence..travelin g in latin america...took quite a different tone.vice president mike pence: "i spoke at length about this heartbreaking situation on sunday night in columbia and i stand with the president and i stand by those words." republicans would much rather focus on the president's agenda -- but a senior white house official now says, quote, "everything will be harder now."in washington, i'm stacey cohan reporting. (vicki) californian's are joining in the efforts to remove confederate statues and monuments. the hollywood forever cemetery in los angeles removed its confederate memorial today. cemetary officials say there have been up to 60 calls and emails every day asking them to get rid of the monument. the decision was ultimately made by the owner of the monument who said that rem

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former navy seal scott taylor joins us now. >> good morning, everyone. todd: before we break down the policy, describe your experience in those four neighboring countries. >> as can you imagine, there is a tremendous amount of concern in the region, of course. we met with the presidents of colombia, peru, dominican republic and haiti to varying levels, of course our biggest ally colombia and south america very concerned because they have this border. the start of the humanitarian crisis for scale humanitarian crisis. venezuela making threats against colombia to mask the dessen congratulation of domestic sector, of course. they are trialing to make threats against colombia to mask what's going on in their owner failures there peru obviously is also concerned. they are allied with us as well as colombia. and their foreign minister is meeting tomorrow with other foreign ministers in the region to talk about escalating actions against venezuela because of their -- the disintegrations of democracy there they are talking about sanctio

especially in emotional times is now. >> congressman scott taylor, thank you for your words and commitmenthe country. >> thank you for having me. >> a bombshell here in washington. had just how big is the latest white house shakeup? steve bannon now out as a chief strategist. we're going to break down the possible impact it could have on the president's agenda going forward. plus, another police officer has died after three shootings, had six offices in two states. the leaves on the investigation, reaction from those in the front lines for our safety. >> we have not experienced this in over 25 years and you know they prepare for this, we trained for it but nothing compares to what they're going through right now. ugh. heartburn. sorry ma'am. no burning here. try alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. they don't taste chalky and work fast. mmmm. incredible. can i try? she doesn't have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. enjoy the relief. you're searching for something. whoooo. like the perfect deal... ...on the perfect hotel. so wouldn't it be perfect if... ....there was a sin

former navy seal sniper, republican virginiqç congressman scott taylor with us.five suspects dead, four arrested, another one on the loose. this sound like a terror cell. how are groups like this so far under the radar? why don't we know about them ahead of time? >> as you're seeing gains in iraq and syria, of course getting their butt kicked there, you're seeing them pushing out, disseminate information, lessons learned on the battle field with vehicle improvised explosive devices which particular attack could have been that as well. they messed up with the probain tanks, whatever their safe house that they had. you're seeing that information getting pushed out. frankly. very difficult, you will never have 100% security. you will never 100% be able to identify all these groups. but it is important that not only are national intelligence agencies disseminating information, but sharing information, but local authorities, not just nation people, locals on the ground. they see something, say something. you have to have those layered, layered ability to disseminate i

congressman scott taylor, thank you so much. greatly appreciate it.brett stevens, did not mention -- thanks for being with us. david ignacius. >> thanks for having me. >> so taking the president's speech last night and conversation we've had for the first couple of hours here, how do you put all the pieces together on afghanistan regionally? >> president trump, it was hard for him after saying again and again he wanted to find some different way in afghanistan. really wanted to get out. he has decided to stay. he has decided to stay for the most pragmatic reasons. i'm haunted by an image that stays in my mind from probably six years ago in kabul. i had been talking to our commanders there, and i'm out in a courtyard across from headquarters, and who do i see but h.r. mcmaster. a general who is trying to fight corruption in afghanistan. that's his assignment. h.r. looked like he was going to pop. he was just so frustrated with this mission. the government just riddled with corruption top to bottom. he basically said we've just got to keep trying to mak

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play this from scott taylor. >> i think congress has been the punching bag for many presidents. as you know, we don't have a king. you have to play well with others and you have to get along with the legislative branch as well to enact your policies. as a president. so i don't think we're to blame. absolutely not. for some things, possibly, but not everything, certainly. >> that's a -- well, i think republicans just haven't had a good answer to what have you been doing for seven years? where is your alternative? when you talk to senators that say to me off the record, we knew no one would sign it then. so these were -- these were -- not real -- not real votes but were -- >> political votes. >> political votes. and you can't say that to a constituent and expect a straight face that doesn't turn into a grimace. and that isn't the president's fault. it just isn't. that they were not prepared with something to offer when he said, okay. where's my health care reform bill? >> and the other big problem, talked a huge game coming in right after the election. paul ryan, house speaker, sa

. >>> thanks, scott. taylor drops her new single and throwing some daggers how she's firing back at all of the haters out there , is this a new taylor swift? we have not seen this kind of taylor before. >>> taylor swift new single is here and it is called look what you made me do and lyric video for it and it is already has, more than 4 million views of course people are trying to analyze and dissect what she's talking about and some think the song is written about her feud with kanye west and kim car kardashian we will play it for you. >> i'm sorry, old take already can't come to the phone right now. why? oh, because she's dead. >> i got the phone reference. >> please explain then, mike. >> the phone reference is to when kanye and i think kim might have been in the room, they called her. >> you are putting it in the wrong spot. >> you are right but it is important to mention when kanye put out a song on his last album where me and taylor could still have sex and a lot of people are like wow, wow can't believe y

scott taylor on that. what do you think, congressman? >> well, thanks for having me on, neil.ways great to be with you. i'm an optimist, so i think that we're going to get to it this year. that being said, whether it gets completely done this year or in the beginning of next year, we'll see what happens. obviously, as you very well know, politics can throw monkey wrenches into the plans. yes, sir, there are -- there is a overall, there's definitely a movement towards getting tax reform done on all three, the president, with the leader, obviously, chairman brady as well as the house. but we've got to come together, we've got to push something through. we might not get everything we want, but it's important that we push something through. neil: all right -- >> for the american people, obviously. neil: obviously. do you think that this bad blood, rift, however you want to the describe it with the president calling out mitch mcconnell in the senate and paul ryan about the failures to get certain things done he wanted done is hurting those chances, or is this just sort of like the

token dollar to one of the sons of the original family from the plantation where scott was born back in virginia. and taylorblow brought them into this courtroom and set them free in 1857. so the scotts achieved the freedom that they had fought so long to obtain while still provoking this incredibly important supreme court decision, which led the country on the road to civil war, which of course eventually freed all the slaves. dred, unfortunately, did not live very long after the decision was rendered. he died probably of tuberculosis in 1858, so only a year after the case was decided. his wife lived on until 1876. so she would have seen the civil war and she would have seen freedom come along. for a good share of their lives, the scotts lived here in st. louis. they died here. they're buried here. so in many respects we can say that the scott family were st. 9mat the scott family were st. here and in many ways ended here. and in many ways with the court case in washington and set free. >> we will hear from professors and historians on the supreme court case that upheld a monopoly of slaughter houses in ne

taylor swift groping trial. why this radio executive is saying it wasn't him. >> it's just disgusting. >>> then scott peterson, he was once called the most hated man in america on death row for the last 13 years for the murder of wife laci and their unborn son. now he breaks his silence. >> i wasn't the last one to see laci

taylor swift. a jury ruling in favor of the pop superstar in her countersuit against former denver deejay david mueller. he was fired and sued. we get more from scotter. >> reporter: a denver jury awarded taylor swift exactly what she was looking for -- $1 and vindication. swift along with her mother, andrea, and radio liaison, frank bell, were being sued by former denver deejay david mueller who claims he was fired after swift falsely accused him of groping her at a backstage meet and greet four years ago. last week, a judge ruled taylor swift was not liable in the case. now a jury of six women and two men has agreed andrea swift and frank bell are also not to blame for mueller's termination. swift was countersuing mueller for just $1, claiming assault and battery. she won. her lawyer spoke to reporters after the verdict was read in court. >> as i said in the closing, that dollar is a single dollar, and it is of immeasurable value in this ever-growing fight for us to figure out where the lines are and what's right and what's wrong and tolerance and whose body is whose. >> reporter: taylor swift put out a statement that read in part, "my hope is to

scott. 6:52. confirming what we already suspected. taylorft's finally explains her mysterious social media post over the past few days. when we can expect new music. and it is happening tomorrow. join us, fox 29 and our partners as we collect school supplies for deserving student. bring five new school supplies to clementon park and splash world. this will be tomorrow. between eight a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and you can receive admission for justin dollars by donating, plus, bob kelly will be there in the morning. >> she has been posting. >> we've been suck nerds. >> she is finally telling us what's happening. yes, dropping new albumn, and it is called reputation. so hopefully we can show again the picture because the picture she posted, if we can analyze it, it is intense, and i feel like this will be an intense albumn. look at it, see the one the top right, three different images of her wearing dark lipstick, all of these newspaper articles and things behind her. so i wonder if she will clap back to ever who ever talk about her, said things about

. >>> pop star taylor swift is in court this week facing a lawsuit and launching a countersuit over what happened at a photo op. cnn's scottin has the latest from denver. >> reporter: now at the time taylor swift says during a fan meet and greet former denver radio dj david miller lifted her dress and grabbed her bare bottom. he denies that happened but did end up losing her job. he is suing her for kaj damages. she e turned around and countersuit claiming assault and battery. a big part is going to focus on one sinal photograph from the meet and greet that shows his arm around taylor swift. but he says that the picture shows that the skirt is still in place, and there is no way he is doing what she said that he did. she says that the photo speaks for itself. she says she is quite sure of what happened. or she is absolutely sure of what happened. she said in court filings she has never been so sure of anything in her life. kygo, the station where muller worked adds a dj is a cnn affiliate. swift says she will donate any potential monetary awards to organizations dedicated to protecting women from similar acts of sexual ass

. >>> a judge rules in the taylor swift's trial but the matter goes on. >> katherine scott is at theath investigation in south philadelphia. >> reporter: matt, police found a couple dead in south philadelphia and police say something was wrapped around their necks. we have all the details at 6:30. from the time i was pregnant with him, had so much life and energy in him. he wanted out, and he wanted to conquer the world. right now, quinton's goal is to be a doctor. it's not easy being a single parent with three kids and having to provide for them. but my son will be an amazing doctor, and he'll help people that are less fortunate. no matter where you are in your college journey, sallie mae can help you find the money you need. >> good morning, everyone, beautiful sunrise you can see it on the tv screen or head outside and look to the east and see it for yourself. officially came up at 6:12 a.m. 68 degrees, not as great as yesterday, you can see more cloud cover, but all in all a good start to the workweek. >>> the army corps of engineers is making progress removing a standing ponld -

scott is buried. he was buried there in 1858. taylor blow, who freed him, decided he didn't want his friend to stay unmarked and unknow. he moved him here to calvary cemetery and bought three plots to dred could be properly buried. properly meaning a black person could not be buried next to a white person so the two plots next time him make sure of that. his wife was buried in greenwood cemetery. harriet was buried in a cemetery that was only two years old, primary for african-americans. and it was an honor for her to be buried here. a cinetap was put here by the society. this is a co-plaintiff of the dred scott decision. a merge and patriot. >> those are the closing days and memorial of the scots. what happened to roger taney? next you will listen to the clip from the president of the national constitution center talking about the rest of chief justice taney's life after this decision. >> roger taney is a constitutional tragedy. he was viewed as being a moderate when it came to the balance between state and civil power and was thought

they face them again tonight at the bank. 6:23 a.m., up next, taylor swift takes the stand in her civil trial. >> katherine scottaking details on a drive-by shooting at a traffic light. >> reporter: matt, that's right, a driver was shot at an intersection when he was shot multiple times by another driver. i'll have details on the search for the gunman at 6:30. >> more testimony the set today for taylor swift's civil trial against a denver deejay. the berks county native testimony giving specific details about groping claims. she said he reached under a skirt in 2013. a photographer who took the picture thought something was wrong. mueller is suing swift for $3 million for getting him fired. swift is counter suing for one dollar saying she was sexually assaulted. >> a reason to celebrate, oklahoma golden go go gopher hed the shirt that said congrats on earning a scholarship. he held up a shirt during a video call with his mother. [screaming] [. >> what! >>> his coach said he has never seen anyone serve or good more in the community. >> we'll root for him will unls the golden gopher play penn state. >>> governor o

. >> scott mcfarlane reports that they properly helped to save the girl. >> 14-year-old taylor died in november 2015 and a suit just filed, her mother said she suffered the asthma attack in jim class and the suit says, walton twice asked the teacher permission to leave class and retrieve her inhaler and was told no twice. the suit says the third time the girl asked, walton was asked to leave and her family alleges the girl collapsed and died soon there after and it cites the school and the teacher for wrongful death. civil suits, even wrongful death suits are not terribly uncommon in local school districts. that's on tonight on news 4 at 6:00. >> thank you, scott. >> well, turning now to the weather, doug, is it getting nicer out there? are we're done with the rain. >> in some areas, if you live in northern virginia, if you live in maryland right now, especially from 50 along 270, you'll continue to see some rain out there right now. take a look at storm team 4 radar showing where that rain is. as i mentioned, fairfax county, louden county, all clear for the most part. as we're look to

scott a story you'll see here. >> just filed in federal court in greenville. it said the girl suffered a severe asthma attack and she died soon there after. taylor walton was a student at the high school. her family's lawsuit said she was known to be asthmatic and suffered an attack previously that year. the teacher and school failed to help the teen. the suit says, she was having trouble breathing because of the start of an asthma attack. she requested permission to leave gym class. the suit continues saying she wanted to get her inhaler, says the teacher denied her request and denied her twice. according to the lawsuit, after her third request to leave walton was allowed outside, but wasn't escorted. members of the school's nursing staff observed her laying on the floor. the civil complaints as she died at the hospital and says the school district didn't reach out promptly enough in her case the family and montgomery county schools declined to comment. the school district has yet to file formal response in court. major school districts frequently face civil litigation. records obtained and the freedom of information act show at least 19 person

taylor. hey, jack. >> good morning. six teeth street headed down towards scott sirk had a little flooding going on down there unfortunately have quite a bit of rain on radar heading our way and we expect some of that to be heavy as we go through the day. so flash flood watch for most of the area around the district and maryland even off to the eastern shore through this evening. only 78 for a high temperature today, periods of rain, some heavy showers and thunderstorms. we do dryout tomorrow, low 80s, more sunshine through thursday and friday's our next chance of rain. angie. >>> thanks sheena get the latest news and weather anytime in our nbc washington app. now back to "today" after this break. ♪ >>> this morning on "today's >>> this morning on. today's take" john seen is is our celebrity co-host and we're planning summer slam fan. plus kicking it country with our star brett eldredge. and david alan grier is ready to make some snap decisions about us. coming up now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> look at that crowd. good morning, welcome to "today" on this monday mo