we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us. it's a party. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you.

that's ahead on this hour of "shepard smith reporting." i'm leland vittert in for shepard smith. brett kavanaugh is ready for hours of tough questions. president trump nominated cavanaugh to fill anthony kennedy's seat in july. kennedy was a crucial swing vote on major issues including abortion and gay rights. right now the court is split four liberals, four conservatives. so cavanaugh could get the chance to give the conservatives a solid majority. but the president's pick has to get through the senate republican as they hold a razor thin majority and cannot afford to lose a single vote if democrats hold ranks and all vote no. that is a big if. republican senator lindsey graham says he thinks a handful of democrats will defect and vote to confirm cavanaugh. garrett tenney picking up the top story live in washington. let's talk about the questions first that judge kavanaugh might face first in the coming days. >> senate sources say that democrats will ask brett kavanaugh about his views from the separation of powers of the government to abortion, voting rights, workers rights and

it's time for "shepard smith reporting." i'm dana. here's shep. >> shepard: i shepard smith in new york. we're going right back to the hearings in just a moment. but first, page k-1 where we have breaking news from the fox news deck. we just learned page k-1 that the iconic american actor burt reynolds has died. no cause of death has been released. the "new york post" is reporting at this hour that he passed away today at the age of 82. according to the post, his manager has confirmed the death of the hollywood reporter saying he died at jupiter medical in florida on the east coast. the former college football player who took up acting after an injury cut short his playing career. burt reynolds spent a decade taking on bit roles before breaking through with deliverance, the longest yard and the movies in inches probably best known, smoky and the bandit. reynolds was born in lansing michigan in 1936, february. his family settled in riviera beach, florida after his father returned from the army and a europe. he attended florida state uni

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. declaring that bill cosby is a sexually violent predator the judge sentenced the beloved actor 3 to 10 years behind bars. moments ago an i will delegable image of cosby himself walking down the hallway in handcuffs. this was the first major celebrity trial of the me too era. the first guilty verdict. and perhaps a watershed moment for all those who have stood up to say predators will no longer go unpunished. we are now waiting to hear more from both sides of this at the courthouse in norris norristown, pennsylvania. it comes five months after a jury convicted cosby on three felonies for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. that woman is draw come stad. she wacome stand. she was a basketball administrator. she said she has experienced years of pain and anxiety since the attack 14 years ago. in a victim impact statement she said quoting here, life as i knew it ended that night. dozen have accused him of sexual misconduct. this was the only case that went to trial because in

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. republican senator jeff flake from arizona voted for kavanaugh's nomination to go to the floor, but he said he wants the fbi to investigate the sexual assault accusation before he makes the decision on the final vote earlier today senator flake had said he would vote to confirm kavanaugh no strings attached. then two women confronted him in an elevator on capitol hill. >> look at me when i'm talking to you. you are telling me my assault doesn't matter. what happened to me doesn't matter. you will let people do these things into power that's what you can are telling me when you vote for him. >> senator mazie hirono on the senate floor speaking now. listen. >> in the attack judge claimed he didn't remember. a far cry from rebutting her statement. he claimed he didn't remember refused to testify and then went into hiding. patrick smythe and lee land kaiser said they simply don't remember. again, hardly a rebuttal. as dr. ford said yesterday, quote: i don't expect pj and lee land would re

let's get to it. >> shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: breaking news wep at any moment now. his first public remarks since we learned of sexual

good evening, -- good day, everyone, i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith.his comes after the senate committee chairman republican chuck grassley of iowa gave christine blasey ford until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to decide whether to testify at monday's hearing. remember, democrats say they want the fbi to investigate her claims first. chairman grassley says the committee is looking into the accusation and no outside investigation is needed. professor ford claims kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago while they were both in high school. judge kavanaugh calls the accusation completely false. we have team fox coverage. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live for us on capitol hill. but, first, to the chief white house correspondent john roberts. is he live at the white house. john? >> trace: trace. >> trace, good afternoon to you. i just received that letter in my inbox it says dear miswillie and duck staffers with the judiciary committee. i would like to set up a call with you later today to discuss the conditions under which d

it's time for "shepard smith reporting." i'm dana. shepard smith in new york. we're going right back to the hearings in just a moment. but first, page k-1 where we have breaking news from the fox news deck. we just learned page k-1 that the iconic american actor burt reynolds has died. no cause of death has been released. the "new york post" is reporting at this hour that he passed away today at the age of 82. according to the post, his manager has confirmed the death of the hollywood reporter saying he died at jupiter medical in florida on the east coast. the former college football player who took up acting after an injury cut short his playing career. burt reynolds spent

. >> shepard smith. "the five" in a moment. brand-new hurricane forecast out from the national hurricane center and they thought it would strengthen. it's gotten weaker. cat 3. 120-mile-an-hour maximum sustained winds but the core has a large, making the storm surge of even greater concern. let's go live now to ed rappaport, deputy director of the national hurricane center in south florida. >> good evening. this is a 5:00 p.m. eastern time update on hurricane florence. florence remains a dangerous hurricane closing in on the southeast coast. this hour, the center of the hurricane is looking less than 400 miles offshore approaching north carolina and south carolina. very dangerous hurricane, category 3 on the scale, winds of 120 miles per hour. don't think there will be much change in terms of intensity over the next day or two. likely to approach the coast late thursday into friday with winds near that strength. because of those wins, we are expecting a very high storm surge. as the center of the storm approached the coast, str

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. a stunning third accusation as we're just hours away from judge brett kavanaugh and his first accuser testifying in front of the senate judiciary committee. at stake is a seat on the highest court in the land and a chance to shape america's laws for generations. but earlier today another accuser came forward claiming just brett kavanaugh was present when she was gang raped at a house party sometime around 1982. attorney michael avenatti released julie swetnick's statement on his twitter account. in it, she claims she witnessed brett kavanaugh and others caused girls to become inebriated and disoriented so they could be gang-raped in a side room or bedroom by a train of numerous boys. she then reveals she was a victim of one of these gang or train rapes. kavanaugh writes in a statement, this is ridiculous and from the twilight zone. i don't know who this is. this never happened. here's what he said in an interview with fox news earlier this week. >> did you ever participate in or were

i'm shepard smith in new york. fox news channel's continuing coverage of hurricane florence. florence is a category one storm with maximum sustained winds at 75 miles an hour. its moving inland due west according to the national hurricane center at 6 miles an hour. expected to live along the southeastern coast or border, i should say, of north carolina and then slide over into south carolina in the hours ahead. i want to go to the big wall now and show you what the current situation is with the storm. you can see at a category one,

we'll have shepard smith, martha maccallum, melissa francis, cheryl casone will be with us.y. i'm talking about this being a super serious thing. but when you get to this event the feeling is so upbeat and positive. and we are there to support people. charles: we just went up another 10. $47,000 right now. >> how did we do that? charles: i don't know, people love. >> no way, that is so awesome! i can't even express how happy and excited i am. thank you. i know fox viewers are wonderful people. and i am just proud as punch to be part of this. charles: we are proud of you. thank you. love you. >>> i'll be honest. sometimes i get into arguments with progressive friends about what the current political movement requires. there are well-mepg folks, passionate about social justice who thinks things have gotten so bad the lines have been so starkly drawn that we have to fight fire with fire. in fact the more cynical people about government, the angrier and more disspiritted they are about the prospects of change, the more likely the powerful are able to maintain their power. charle

no one brings it to you like shepard smith. >> exclusive content, only on facebook.acebook. ♪ >> laura: good evening, happy labor day to all of you. i'm laura ingraham, this is a special "the ingraham angle." the seen and unseen edition. you have all come to know and love every wednesday night over the last 10 months. we bring a segment that has become one of the instant fafshts. fox news contributor, raymond arroyo joins me every week. look who is here with me. >> surprise, surprise. the idea behind seen and unseen, we pull back the curtain on cultural topics of the week. manners, lack thisof, music,

no one brings it to you like shepard smith. >> exclusive content, only on facebook. only on facebook. ♪ >> laura: good evening, happy labor day to all of you. i'm laura ingraham, this is a special "the ingraham angle." the seen and unseen edition. you have all come to know and love every wednesday night over the last 10 months. we bring a segment that has become one of the instant fafshts. fox news contributor, raymond arroyo joins me every week. look who is here with me. >> surprise, surprise. the idea behind seen and unseen, we pull back the curtain on cultural topics of the week. manners, lack thisof, music, arts, trends and fate. things that sustain us, fill our lives beyond politics. i've always believed, if you know where the culture is, not the curdled milk in the back of the fridge, the other culture, where the people are and where they are headed. >> laura: now we have a lot of fun with this segment, whether controversy surpding anthem, hollywood, me too, service animals. you cruel person. or people renting -- i kid you not, cuddles. >> that was hard. >> lau

. >> shepard smith. "the five" in a moment. hurricane forecast out from the national hurricane center and they thought it would strengthen. it's gotten weaker. cat 3. 120-mile-an-hour maximum sustained winds but the core has a large, making the storm surge of even greater concern. let's go live now to ed rappaport, deputy director of the national hurricane center in south florida. >> good evening. this is a 5:00 p.m. eastern time update on hurricane florence. florence remains a dangerous hurricane closing in on the southeast coast. this hour, the center of the hurricane is looking less

reports throughout the date that he was about to get fired or resigned, that is coming up on "shepard smithing" ." >> julie: president trump meeting south korea leaders moon jae-in. he's caring a letter from president trump from the north korean leader as a second summit meeting could soon be announced. president trump sounding optimistic this morning. listen. >> president trump: it is looking very, very well. tremendous progress from north korea. since we got here, there was a different world. it was a very dangerous time. this is one year later. a different time. >> julie: a former green beret manor and republican candidate for florida sixth congressional district. thank you very much for talking to us. the president talk today at the u.n. and says a second north korean summit is "likely happening soon." it is interesting, because things have been going well with north korea after the first summit, then, things seemed to tumble with the timing of the pyongyang d clue clear rosacea in project >> i think we have seen some progress here, but i also remain concerned. this meeting that preside

i'm leland vittert in for shepard smith. "your world" with charles payne. >> two months through the mid-terms and as the battle over capitollism is heating up, is your money at risk? the economy is going gang busters. growth up to 4.2%. but with more democrats pushing socialist ideas, are we looking at bigger taxes? bernie sanders calling for a 40% hike in the corporate tax rate. he will face ron desantis who supports tax cuts. all of this as the fox news poll shows 46% of registered voters see socialism as a good thing. that's 20% in august of 2012. how will this play out? let's ask as democratic strategist jessica tarlov, gabby is here and american majority ceo ned ryan. i have to tell you, jessica, the victory in florida to me an amazing shocker. shouldn't be a shocker anymore. the elites on both sides are not paying attention and i think what all this means a lot of americans believe they have been let down by the establishment and the current system, capitolism. >> andrew gillem is a politics. he got some help by bernie

i'm shepard smith in new york. this is fox news channel's continuing coverage of hurricane florence. florence is a category one storm with maximum sustained winds at 75 miles an hour. its moving inland due west according to the national hurricane center at 6 miles an hour. expected to live along the southeastern coast or border, i should say, of north carolina and then slide over into south carolina in the hours ahead. i want to go to the big wall now and show you what the current situation is with the storm. you can see at a category one, it's expected to trek inland just a little bit. that is 8:00 tomorrow morning on saturday. should be right along that line. still with maximum sustained winds at 65 miles an hour. then by sunday morning much further inland as a low pressure center winds of about 30 miles an hour. but still dropping a lot of rain. let's take a look at the radar map now. that was a satellite image. here's the radar for perspective. this is charleston, south carolina here, which really never got muc

i'm jon scott in today for shepard smith. the dow up about 72 points right now.and all signs are that it will, it will be the 101st record close on the dow since the trump inauguration. neil cavuto will have more on that. "your world" is next. >> neil: fox on top of whether judge brett kavanaugh's accuser will ever show up. i'm neil cavuto. and not a matter of if, just when. when will christine blasey ford testify before the senate judiciary committee. we don't know for sure but it's not looking like monday, possibly wednesday, maybe thursday. we could know soon. chuck grassley open to pushing things back but not bending on anything else, including dr. ford's lawyers demands that judge kavanaugh testify first. no one do anything until the fbi investigates all of her claims. adding to the drama today, this "new york times"

nobody brings it to you by shepard smith.atest. >> follow fox news update for exclusive content. only on facebook. ♪ >> laura: good evening. happy labor day to all of you. i'm laura ingraham. this is a special "the ingraham angle." the seen and the unseen edition. you have all come to know and love every wednesday night in the past ten months -- can you believe it? we bring you a segment that is one on the instant favorites. fox news contributor and best selling author raymond arroyo joins me to dissect the cultural stories. look who is here with me. >> surprise, surprise. the idea, we should tell everybody, behind seen and unseen is we pull back the curtain on the cultural topics of the week. manners. look

>> shepard: i'm shepard smith fly from fox news headquarters in new york, welcome to our viewers on the fox news channel and satellite and cable and on fox television stations across america. this is fox news coverage of hurricane florence. the storm made landfall this morning near wrightsville beach north carolina but fema officials warn, and i'm quoting, this is only the beginning. hundreds of rescues are underway right now. the storm has knocked out power to more than that, and this is the new number, have a million people across north carolina. forecasters say the threat of catastrophic flooding is underway now and they expect the threat of catastrophic flooding for days to come as rivers could reach historic levels. alive look on a river not far from the outer banks, i'll show you more on this at the moment. if more than 200 high water rescues they are in the mayor said more than 100 people are still waiting for rescues has the entire area is flooded. about 40 miles north and east is belhaven north carolina, also on a river. it's in the upper right of your screen here. the storm su

. >> breaking news, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: first from the fox news deck hurricane florence is getting even bigger. that's the latest from the forecasters. ordered to get out as the monster category 4 storm surges towards the east coast with the carolinas generally speaking in its crosshairs. folks there haven't faced this kind of a hurricane so large and so powerful according to the hurricane center in many decades. not just the coast line either, far from it. catastrophic flooding and torrential downpours according to the national hurricane center could spread for hundreds of miles. overflowing rivers, flash flooding in the appalachian mountains are likely, they tell us. here is what it looks like inside the storm these pictures from hurricane hunters who flew straight into the eye of florence after circling its perimeter to gather crucial information that could save so many lives. this is a time lapsed video of their flight. when they reached the center, it's beautiful and sunny as it always is in the eye of the storm. state troopers in south

. >> shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: breaking news we are waiting to hear from president trump at any moment now. his first public remarks since we learned of sexual assault accusations against his supreme court pick. reporters are with the president right now and he is speaking about other matters, i'm told, by the pool at this moment. but we'll soon know if he has anything to say about the kavanaugh fight. judge brett kavanaugh and his accuser both say they are willing to testify in front of the senate judiciary committee if necessary. the panel set to vote on his nomination this week, in fact, in just three days. 51-year-old christine blasey ford claims judge kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago while they were both high school students. she told "the washington post" newspaper it happened at a party when she was 15 and the now supreme court nominee was 17. she says kavanaugh was drunk, pinned her to a bed, groped her before she was able to escape. she says kavanaugh covered her mouth when she tried to scream. "the washington

. >> shepard: press secretary sarah huckabee sanders wrapping up today's briefing, i'm shepard smith in new york. the white house continues to deal with the fallout from a one-two punch. there is the "new york times" op-ed that a mystery senior administration official wrote about a resistance inside the administration. and now a new accusation from the journalist, bob woodward, whose book comes out tomorrow. it quotes defense secretary james mattis on the left here saying that president trump has an understanding of a fifth or sixth grader and the white house chief of staff john kelly on the right here calling the president an idiot. they have both denied that they made those statements. today bob woodward responded. >> they are not telling the truth. >> that's lying. >> look, what's going on here and my old boss at "the washington post" ben bradley, the great editor, used to say truth emerges. sometimes it takes time. these people, these are political statements to protect their jobs. >> shepard: well, president trump has called woodward's book a work of fix. now, the president says

nobody brings it to you by shepard smith. we have the latest. >> follow fox news update for exclusive content. only on facebook. ♪ >> laura: good evening. happy labor day to all of you. i'm laura ingraham. this is a special "the ingraham angle." the seen and the unseen edition. you have all come to know and love every wednesday night in the past ten months -- can you believe it? we bring you a segment that is one on the instant favorites. fox news contributor and best selling author raymond arroyo joins me to dissect the cultural stories. look who is here with me. >> surprise, surprise. the idea, we should tell everybody, behind seen and unseen is we pull back the curtain on the cultural topics of the week. manners. look thereof -- lack thereof, movies, trends. the things that sustain us beyond politics. if you know where the culture is -- i don't mean the curdled milk in the back of the fridge. the other culture. where the people are and where they are headed. >> laura: we have a lot of fun with this seg pent but whether it'

that's coming up when i fill in on shepard smith reporting. ♪ >> julie: brett kavanaugh and christine preparing to testify tomorrow before the senate judiciary committee about her allegations that brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school as a third woman comes forward today with new claims against the supreme court nominee. kavanaugh vehemently denying all the accusations i'm joined by murdock distributing editor of national review online and fox news contributor. literally moments before you stepped in the studio we heard from lindsey graham a lot of politicians making these sort of last-minute declarations before the media, will they be able to sway public opinion? what is the point of hearing from all of these senators one day before this hearing? >> well, i think we keep getting one development after another after another. i'm expecting a fourth person to come along and say brett kavanaugh is secretly the editor of hustler magazine. started off with groping allegation and now a gang rape going on. extraordinary. a lot of people trying to keep with

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. thanks for having us in. "your world" with neil cavuto starts right now. >> neil: you're looking live at a microphone and a backdrop of american flags. it's time for a press conference. this is a biggie involving the commander-in-chief, president trump is about to address reporters. his first formal foray with reporters. this is different when he stops to or on the way from marine one and does he have a lot to talk about today. not only the big hearing on capitol hill tomorrow with an accuser and the judge he will try to answer all of those accusations. we have reports now of two more women that have made similar accusations. and how they're being received on capitol hill. we have the federal reserve today busy raising interest rates and the market not liking it. you have that. of course, rod rosenstein, right? whether he will be the deputy attorney general or not after tomorrow because guess what? he's meeting with donald trump tomorrow. so much happening, so fast. who better to put it in perspective, john r

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. >> "your world" starts right now. >> neil: you are right, trace that is a record. we will get into that. in the meantime she is ready to testify. welcome, everybody, this is "your world." christine blazely ford the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of assault when they were in high school is now prepared to testify next week before the senate judiciary committee. now, the only detail here is when, john roberts at the white house with the very latest. john? >> negotiations are ongoing between attorneys for christine blasey ford and the senate judiciary committee. fox news has obtained a letter from deposit bra katz, her lead attorney, to staff members of the senate judiciary committee in which ms. katz says, quote: as you are aware, she, this is christine blasey ford, has been receiving death threats which have been reported to the bureau of federal investigation. and she and her family have been forced out of their home. she wishes to testify, provided we can agree on terms that are fair and can ensure her safety. a meeting on monday ♪ possible. the

that's coming up, when i fill in on shepard smith reporting. >> dana: as we wait for decision from christinemany people are asking how the success of this nomination will affect president trump's legacy. for that, i am joined by the author of a new book. this book is so beautiful, and you are an incredible writer. it's a real pleasure to have you here. historians have a way of helping us to look at things. when it comes to supreme court nominations, this will be president trump 'a second. president obama had to go, president george w. bush george w. bush had two. how does that shape a president's legacy? >> it's huge, no question. the president has a set of opinions, whether it's conservative or liberal, and they are illustrated in a supreme court justice, who also was a good justice and able to look at this decision as they are and becomes a legacy of the supreme court justice, it reverberates for a long period of time. >> dana: turbulent times we talk about. i want to reach you something that president -- excuse me, hillary clinton, former presidential candidate, said. she said "we need to

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. that bill cosby is a sexually violent predator the judge sentenced the beloved actor 3 to 10 years behind bars. moments ago an i will delegable image of cosby himself walking down the hallway in handcuffs. this was the first major celebrity trial of the me too era. the first guilty verdict. and perhaps a watershed moment for all those who have stood up to say predators will no longer go unpunished. we are now waiting to hear more from both sides of this he

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith.flake from arizona voted for kavanaugh's nomination to go to the floor, but he said he wants the fbi to

that's ahead on this hour of "shepard smith reporting."

. ♪ >> shepard: i'm shepard smith fly from fox news headquarters in new york, welcome to our viewersfox news channel and satellite and cable and on fox television stations across america. this is fox news coverage of hurricane florence. the storm made landfall this morning near wrightsville beach north carolina but fema officials warn, and i'm quoting, this is only the beginning. hundreds of rescues are underway right now. the storm has knocked out power to more than that, and this is the new number, have a million people across north carolina. forecasters say the threat of catastrophic flooding is underway now and they expect the threat of catastrophic flooding for days to come as river