south carolina. he cares about state politics and is watching the way things are trending and has seen a lot of abuses against black political participation in voting rights. he becomes the speaker of the south carolina state assembly for a brief period. he later goes on to serve, at the very tail end of reconstruction, as the attorney general for south carolina. afterwards, his story typifies so many of these members. once reconstruction inns, -- once reconstruction has ended, he sets up a law practice, but he gets almost no business. he is forced to move out of state and in the 1880s, he dies, in poverty. that is, sadly, the story of so many of these 19th-century individuals. they leave congress and with the onset of jim crow, their careers just dry up. that speaks to the larger political ramifications of the end of reconstruction and what that meant for political participation. >> something i find interesting is the way that works. the way jim crow ends up being promulgated in some ways, in the press. so you get no business, because of racism and because of jim crow and also it is reinforced in the

itnu will con tond m over the south carolina state and the northeast quadrants so big.ll have flooding all the way through centralor nth carolina. it rolls up through charlotte where they could get ten inches of rain it hugs around the west virginia border and comes to the northeast towardss maine a rem innocent low. but all of this moisture has go somewhere. we're going to have the effects from florence felt in our area throughout the weekend but mainlyda monday tu here we go. a few light showers here and there as we continue through the dapo of sunshine possible. especially if you're north of d.c.l weo this all again tomorrow. we'll have rain here and there. cod be heavy. especially as we get to tomorrow night. that's when the remnants start turn north. that's when we start to see the heavy rain pushing to the north and east. now, the heaviest rain looks to ne up to the west of d.c. because that's going to be closer to the center of circulation closer to the remnants of northern. current temperatures out there right no not bad. 60s and 70s. headed to around 80 today.

more questions right and that's the big question is why why was this allowed to happen while south carolina state rep joe just i'm back on byrd who is also an attorney who has represented family members of people killed by law enforcement officers he told the associated press if the road is in an area where it is a flood risk why are they driving on that road anyway people need to know exactly how it happened it seeing it makes it seem like someone took a very very risk and now you have two dead. people correct and when you look at this someone else took a risk this is the same problem with the farms in north carolina per council said the issue of the lagoons is all under control they're saying they don't have anybody any of these things flooding but mark so busy his environmental sciences professor at the university of north carolina at chapel hill actually said if farmland is completely submerged it's a good chance wind farms are completely submerged i'd like to see some evidence to show that some us wind farms on the goons have been magically spared as everything else fell under water it's a l

thousands of people in the mandatory evacuation zones behind the prisoners guards and staff at a south carolina state prison as well as three city jails in virginia because you know hey why would we bother saving their lives from potential doom and drowning their their only prisoners after all i mean there is there's only a nationwide prison strike happening all over the country right now over the mistreatment and ugly conditions found in most u.s. prisons but you know who thinks about little things like saving all lives not to mention good public relations crazy and tragically this is an old story last year during hurricane harvey prisoners who were forced to ride out that storm confined to their cells later they later complained of flooding in subhuman conditions during that storm you know ladies and gentlemen with lives on the line and global warming only getting worse i think it's time we learn from our past mistakes and start better prepping for our future and that starts with watching the hawks. as you put it out of. you know that i got. with the. world or watching the hawks i am tired rope and

south carolina before. needless to say north carolina, south carolina, virginia, maryland have all declared states of emergencyw ahead of this monster of a hurricane florence now packing category 4 winds in excess of 130 miles per hour. and moving very, very slowly. that worries a lot of the folks including our own meteorologist here saying the longer it hangs around the more flooding that will follow upwards of 2 feet of rain that could hit most of the most populated areas of this country. so we will keep you posted on that. keeping you posted on a political storm meanwhile and the prospects of a government shut down. republican does not want to see it. the question is whether they can avoid it and avoid a president who wants to find funding for a wall sort of like a potential deal breaker. chad pergram is following all of this. chad, what's the latest? >> well, right now there is an agreement between house and senate leaders to work out what we call a mini bus spending bill. the president back in march said he would veto an omnibus spending bill that quest covers all 12 sections of federal funding. what they

thousands of people in the mandatory evacuation zones behind the prisoners guards and staff at a south carolina state prison as well as three city jails in virginia because you know hey why would we bother saving their lives from potential doom and drowning their their only prisoners after all i mean there is there's only a nationwide prison strike happening all over the country right now over the mistreatment and ugly conditions found in most u.s. prisons but you know who thinks about little things like saving all lives not to mention good public relations crazy and tragically this is an old story last year during hurricane harvey prisoners who were forced to ride out that storm confined to their so.

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south carolina. jackson is ready to invade the state of south carolina. what is going to happen? mull -- nullification crisis. we are in the brink of civil war. henry clay, at the last moment, passes a compromise in the midst of this crisis that lowers the tariff gradually over a over a 10-year period. it is lowered to 25%. south carolina backs off and accepts the tariff. calhoun does not like jackson. probably does not like jackson any more than henry clay does. jackson called their bluff. the south carolina legislature nullified the force bill. jackson said, whatever. go ahead and do that. henry clay says, well, i never thought i would say this andrew, but thank you. jackson goes, oh, clay, i'm not done. clay says, you are not done? what do you mean? jackson says, there is one other thing. the bank. clay says, the bank? it's funny you mention that, because i was thinking that maybe we would go ahead and recharter this bank early. why not? we don't need to wait until the last moment. it's 1832, let's get going and recharter this bank. you are on board with that, right, mr. presi

south carolina, a lot of into south carolina, a lot of from north carolina. they said one of their big concerns is that not only will they take on water from the rain in the statef south carolina, but also all of the rain that we have seen up in north carolina that that will travel down and potentially cause big issues, river flooding and possibly potential issues with some of the basins, officials say highest priority has been the pd river basin trying to take precautions to make sure when the river flow into that and more water comes into that from north carolina and south carolina, they don't have a major issue on their hands, some people i've spoken to say they remember hurricane matthew where a lot of dams didn't hold that time around, for a lot of residents, even though they feel like this is not as bad as they were expecting, they still feel there's potential for trouble and officials are warning everybody to stay put and stay inside and wait this out, molly. >> ellison driving important points, she stands in the water about the waters continuing to rise, ellison, thank you very much. >> joining us now for a look at how the federal government is respondi

liz: get back to the tropical storm storm on the move in south carolina. this stateears ago endured epic historic flooding. half a million people evacuated in south carolina. the state faces historic flash flooding. from north carolina, rivers are pouring downstream into the state. let's get reaction from a north carolina congressman. thanks for coming on, sir. what is your reaction to the storm? it is slow moving, and about the average time a person walks. that is why it is picking up ocean water this is different from hugo, any others i've seen. we're bracing forethe tragedy that four lives lost in north carolina. can you prepare for this? no. i know all the officials, the mayors, the sheriffs, the chiefs are, have been meeting round-the-clock and they're ready to deal with whatever we have to deal with. the water, and flooding is going to be the problem. as myrtle beach is experiencing that now. charleston we're going to experience it. where i'm from is 60 miles north of columbia, and as you mentioned we had 25 dams that failed less than three years ago. it is tou

in south carolina, they were not. what did the state of south carolina say?hat did they give as justification for not evacuating prisoners? >> there was no justification. when we tried to speak with governor mcmaster at a press we were not allowed inside the press conferences. we were not allowed to interact with him at all. wey had security making sure got nowhere near him. there was no comments. there was no acknowledgment that -- of anything going on with those incarcerated. amy: kennerly smith, thank you for being with us, community organizer with the party for socialism and liberation. protesting south carolina's choice not to evacuate prisoners during hurricane florence. let me ask you quickly, is the danger over? while the storm leaves, yet this tremendous threat of flooding. water we're still getting , flooding from north carolina. we are not out of the woods yet. these people are still trapped in cells with power outages. they don't have access to fresh water. they are not out of the with yet. we won't know until we can actually get down there and se

closing in on south carolina. states of emergency in effect up and down the atlantic coast.ing felt on barrier islands. the threat from florence comes one year after hurricanes irma struck florida. phil keating is on big pine key tonight. >> carolina is stocking up and plying plywood and the people in the florida keys are still in recovery mode. >> my daughter had just moved into her house. [crying]. >> emotions are still raw after category-4 irma slammed into the florida keys one year ago today. he continues to struggle. >> a number threw in the towel. >> we met clay walking into his house and katering business to see what was left. >> we could not walk. >> he still has a hole in his roof. >> i would rather just move forward. the last year has been a tough year. >> much of the challenge for the tourist dependent businesses was the loss of thousands of hotel rooms. last week the hawks kay resort reopened with more still to come. last year irma destroyed 1 out of every 4 homes in the florida island chain making housing an enormous challenge to this day. but now these new elev

. >> you know, south carolina state motto, while i breathe i hope. and there are a lot of people who put trust and hope down here because a lot of people decided to stay, and we're seeing rescues in and around north carolina, and we'll see if that continues to be here. a lot of people made a decision that may really wind up taxing the system especially for the first responders. and again, we've seen nothing eyet. our gusts around 30 miles per hour. enough to shake these houses with the chicken legs up on stilts. but certainly nothing compared to what we'll see going forward. reed hawkens, thank you very much. that's the latest on this storm. a lot of other headlines as well. for that we've got christine romans in new york. hi, my friend. it's been a while. >> nice to see you. stay safe out there. a series of gas explosions killing man and sparking fires in dozens of homes across three massachusetts towns. at this hour technicians and first responders in andover, north andover and lawrence. an 18-year-old was killed when a chimney from a homeland on a

south carolina combined. locally we aren't seeing anywhere near the impact being felt in the carolinas. they have cancelled thef state emergency declaration. right now a group o first responders is in south carolina to help out. >> the size of the storm and the movement of the stormng is g to take awhile for it to pass over this area and as soon as it does we'll be moving in but as you have seenn the week leading up to this the storm has been unpredictable. >> fema will decide where the first responders will itgo. >> stay us for the latest on hurricane florence it will be continually updated as we get newinformation. >> one person is dead and dozens of neighborhoods are empty this moing after dozens of home explosions and gas edres. >> spa up to 80 fires across three towns. an w18-year-old man killed when a house exploded and the chimney toppled over. >> it's crazy. i've never seeng anyth like it. >> extremely scary. >> emergency management officials say too much pressure inhe gas lines caused those fires. >> new details this morning in the future o cardinal donald wuerl. he now says it's time for new leadership at t

state of emergency has been declared in north and south carolina as well as virginia. residents in all three states urged to prepare for the possibility of a natural disast disaster. kaylee hartung has more from north carolina. >> reporter: dave and christine, the sentiment in carolina beach is described as cautious optimism. you see store shelves emptying. water, bread, milk, batteries. storm essentials. you are not seeing anybody boarding up windows yet. people are waiting for more information. states of north carolina, south carolina and virginia getting farther ahead in their preparations declaring states of emergency. dave and christine. >> okay. thanks. >>> dallas police officer charged with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of the unarmed man in his own apartment. police say amber guyger was off duty when she shot botham jean at his apartment in the building where she lived. she was released from jail on sunday after posting $300,000 bond. at this point, it doesn't appear the pair had a relationship. an investigation is under way. >>> time for an early start on

. >> south carolina state troopers reversed the direction of a key interstate to try to help people thereoothly. rick leventhal is live in wrightsville beach, north carolina where people have already evacuated. what are the conditions like where you are now? >> reporter: it's a beautiful night, heather and frank. no worries at this moment, but we know what's coming. and the governor has told everyone to treat this thing seriously. the state he says is in the bull's-eye. and wrightsville beach seems to be in the crosshairs. this thing could move but the tropical storm force winds extend 170 miles out from the center in every direction. hurricane force winds in every direction. it's a monster and it's going to bring a lot of rain, and some significant they issued mandatory evacuation orders up and down the carolina coastline. and it does seem here in wrightsville beach that a lot of people have heeded the warnings. although people are still here, the roads and businesses are closed and hotels are kicking everybody out, including us tomorrow. the bridge closes tomorrow night at 8:00. once th

governor and people south carolina, from the state perspective we are set. we maybe have a few minor adjustments that were set and ready for this storm. we need the rest of teens after lenny, the citizens of south carolina to be said the governor has made some very cautious decisions to make sure that we don't gamble with peoples lives and we don't want you to gamble with your life. we are continuing to coordinate with our neighbors to the north. both of our national guard's have about 3000 people activated at this time and we are able to exchange resources on the border. so as the storm comes across the border we are prepared to deal with that. thank you, governor. >> department of transportation. >> just like to give you a quick update on the unity and traffic operations in the state. traffic has been relatively light this afternoon. our traffic funds have been dropping off steadily as the storm approaches. the reversals have been put in place a i-26 and u.s. 501 has function very well and operated as designed. i-26 in particular through noon today we moved

willie, there's a united states senator that is saying to the good people of south carolina and north carolina right now that if that is the president of the united states' idea of how you respond to a hurricane, get in your cars and leave. i mean this seriously not as a political dig. if you're in florence and considering riding it out, your president just said that a hurricane response where 3,000 died is his measure of get success. get out of there. of course, there are those that die in natural disasters that, of course, die because of nature, because of the storms themselves. but in puerto rico, so, so much negligence. such a delayed response and, again, such an unpresidential response from a man picking fights with leaders in communities there that were struggling just to get power and water back. >> yeah. obviously, we're going to be focused on what's happening or what's about to happen with hurricane florence. we've got the forecast in just a second. but this is the context for the comment the president made yesterday and it dovetails with bob woodward and a president who is n

announced the first death in the state from hurricane florence bringing the death toll from the hurricane as a whole up to six, though this is the only one in south carolina. but that doesn't mean that this entire state is out of the woods yet, as it were. now, i'm standing here in this river right in the center of colombia, south carolina. now, this is flooding its banks. this is not because of hurricane florence. this is actually in preparation for hurricane florence. a lot of the dams around the region here in midland, south carolina, have been slightly opened to allow some of the waters to come out and flood a little bit into the river ways. this is in preparation for the hurricane to avert the kind of disaster they saw here back in 2015. that's when 15 people were killed when some of the levies around the dams in the region broke and caused massive flooding throughout the region. now, so far the weather seems to be improving. and it might actually improve more and more as the weekend goes on, but the forecast says that this storm is going to be moving further west and further north. and so this is a slow motion problem for this state of south carolin

bet your life riding out a monster, that's from the north carolina governor as he issued a first of its kind evacuation order for that state. south carolina has evacuated the entire coast. fema says florence a category 4 storm is one of the strongest to target the region. so far, north and south carolina, virginia, maryland and d.c. have declared states of emergency and more than a million people are under evacuation orders. president trump is meeting with fema administrator to talk about preps for the storm. we're expecting to get video of that meeting, we'll bring that to you as it breaks. >>> from the coast of the carolinas to our weather center here in new york, let's start this hour with michelle grossman. what's the late sneft. >> ali, thanks so much. we're looking at a strong storm. it really hasn't changed much in the past four days. we are starting to see it gain strength once again you can see that perfect eye right there. we're going to see this stay in tact over the next several days. hurricane florence, 130 mile per hour winds. kind of on the everyone of a strong category three, a weak category four. here it goes thr

witness is state superintendent of south carolina. she was named south carolina state superintendent of education in january 2015. since that time she has worked to makeitize safety sure every child is on track to college or professional career. prior to her time as superintendent, she served as music teacher, public school superintendent, four term member of the south carolina house of representatives, deputy superintendent of south carolina department of education, and executive director of the south carolina association of school administrators. we thank of the four of you for coming. and we will now begin remarks. >> thank you. thank you, senator alexander, ranking member murray, and all members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to this -- discuss nebraska's implementation of the every student succeeds act. nebraska's are proud of the education system in our state. we typically rank high in various different settings, yet with other states, we have an equity issue as well. we face long-standing ga

we are hearing a lot from state partners in south carolina particularly, communications networks are getting overloaded, being compromised. amateur radio operators are there to help fill gaps. we heard from teams in myrtle beach area working with shelter teams, state capital, working with state health officials. hospitals around the state and emergency operation centers helping bring communications capabilities to add to the response. we know an event like this happens, communication networks can get overloaded quickly. >> we saw, too, it is not just the kits that are important, even extra hands on deck there. are there other folks headed in to help as well? >> right. so i spoke with the south carolina emergency coordinator this morning, he is working with our field organization in alabama to help bring additional hands on board if needed, plus there's the resident amateur operators in the effected area and they're lending a hand. it is impressive to see folks being effected by this offering that skill set to be part of the response and recovery as well. >> as you're watching the stor

south carolina. more than 960,000 customers are without power in both states, about 150,000 of them here in south carolina. the rest, vast majority obviously are in north carolina. the concerns on flooding, the rain isn't stopping, the water isn't stopping. many of the issues will come in the days ahead as we wait to see not only where it floods as the storm moves inland but as rivers begin to crest in the next three to five days. there is flooding out there, do not be fooled in terms of that. brian todd is in onslow county, north carolina at an apartment complex that's dealing with some significant flooding. i imagine, brian, those waters may have risen since we spoke a half hour, 40 minutes ago. >> reporter: they seem to have risen a little bit, erica, we are monitoring it closely. you can see we are in the middle of a flooded out apartment complex. showing you how in danger some of these are. the water in back of one unit has gone into the units. look at these cars here. they're basically union usable at this point, washed out. had to pull several people out of the apartment complex. we spoke to david

state of north carolina. >> all right. my thanks to all of you. again, in a few moments we expect to hear from the governor of the state of south carolina. we'll bring you updates as they come in. >>> coming up next, what will robert mueller do once the are russia investigation is wrapped up? who will he report his findings to? the justice department, house judiciary committee, how watergate prosecutors are helping layout a roadmap for the special counsel. (burke) that's what we call a huge drag. seriously, that's what we call it. officially. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ with its historical records... ancestry's dna test ...you could learn you're from ireland... ...donegal, ireland... ...and your ancestor was a fisherman. with blue eyes. just like you. begin your journey at ancestry.com. >>> welcome back. with paul manafort pleading guilty, we are again asking the question what will bob mueller do once he wraps up his sfles many investigation? many predict that he will send his findings to the justice department or house judic

state. >> talking with south carolina congressional candidate katy arrington about how her state has been preparing for the storm, and bring you update on hurricane path. also tonight, shameful politicalization of puerto rico's hurricane death toll. and only president trump has had the guts to call out the dems and national left wing media types who blindbl blindly accepn amazing inflated torture of death toll, almost 50 times higher than origi original cound scan any evidence to go for it how does it go from dozens after the storm to 3,000 a year later? this involves as many admissions as humanly possible, and then you watch exercise become a farce. the politicians who run from numbers, we'll show you the big problems behind those new big numbers. and twitter continuing effort to silent conservatives, have they had a change of heart or just found out, jack dorsey and his left wing coharts ar cohorts aro be. >> they should be, we take up tech industry effort to destroy free speech. former federal prosecutor sydney powell, among our guests, what is going on in sun spot, arizona? fbi evacua

south carolina's governor warning that the hurricane's impact could well be deadly. >> this is still a very, very dangerous storm. not only on the coast, but also in the interior of the state. >> lou: we'll be talking with south carolina congressional candidate katie airington about her state has been preparing for the storm and bring you update on the hurricane's path throughout the hour. also tonight, the shameful politicalization of puerto rico's hurricane death toll. only president trump has had the guts to call out the dems and the national left wing media type who blindly accepted inflated portion of the death toll, almost 50 times higher than the original count and with scant evidence to support any of it. how does the count go from dozen to the days after the storm to 3,000 a year later? well, it involves as many about demissions as -- academissins as possible. then you watch it become a farce. the politicians who are running from the numbers and we will show you the big problems behind the new big numbers. and twitter continuing its effort to silence conservatives. have they had a change of heart or just been found out? jack dorsey and his left-wing cohorts are be

south carolina, without air-conditioning, this time of year, can be absolutely miserable for folks, you know, all the way across the state of south carolina, as this storm makes its way across. >> you talked about the electric crews not being able to do anything until the storm passes through, it's the rescue teams that won't be able to get out either. almost all of them tell us that once the wind speeds go north of 45 miles per hour, they won't go out. and what's so frightening about this storm, congressman, is that the wind speeds could be higher than 45 miles per hour for two days. so people are going to be stuck for two days without any hope of getting help. >> i mean, yeah, to your point, not only from an emergency response standpoint, but the idea of sitting there, sweltering while you wait with no electricity, no lights, no air-conditioning, an awfully gloomy picture. so we'll see what comes, so i think that's what stands out for me as unusual about this storm. >> the mandatory evacuation orders that have been put in place in north carolina and south carolina have different rules. but people should know that most

south carolina's governor warning that the hurricane's impact could well be deadly. >> this is still a very, very dangerous storm. not only on the coast, but also in the interior of the state. >> lou: we'll be talking with south carolina congressional candidate katie airington about her state has been preparing for the storm and bring you update on the hurricane's path throughout the hour. also tonight, the shameful politicalization of puerto rico's hurricane death toll. only president trump has had the guts to call out the dems and the national left wing media type who blindly accepted inflated portion of the death toll, almost 50 times higher than the original count and with scant evidence to support any of it. how does the count go from dozen to the days after the storm to 3,000 a year later? well, it involves as many about demissions as -- academissins as possible. then you watch it become a farce. the politicians who are running from the numbers and we will show you the big problems behind the new big numbers. and twitter continuing its effort to silence conservatives. have they had a change of heart or just been found out? jack dorsey and his left-wing cohorts are be

as hurricanes are in so many moves and land across the states of north and south carolina it has been downgraded to a tropical storm but it is still bringing extremely heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surges hundreds i want to use power. they say you're watching t w next. we make up oh but we want tons of food that hundred twenty five we all resemble some of this is. the most of the continent's future. part of enjoying the dumpsters as they share their stories their dreams and their jump the seventy seven percent platform for africa majority.

states of north and south carolina on thursday. night only the ducks were at ease as a four hundred thousand homes were without power. the storm weaken does it cooled inland but all thirty say it remains extremely dangerous with flooding the main concern. the worst of the storm is not yet here but the easier the early warnings of the days to come. surviving this storm will be attached but durrance teamwork common sets of patients. in the philippines preparations for the arrival of an even more powerful storm typhoon man coote. thousands have been evacuated with many worried about what the storm will bring. that i'm scared i think that this is a very powerful typhoon a more powerful in the recent months when my last that's why we're frightened. typhoon man include is expected to make landfall here in the province of cagayan on saturday. this region is considered the country's breadbasket. authorities have urged farmers to bring in their rice and corn harvest early or into crops will be destroyed some five million people live in area

states. the governor wants people too prepare more with emergency kits. find more on what to include an how to prepare for a hurricane on our web site. >> reporter: south carolina declared a state of emergency. s we some people already buying up storm supplies. they loaded up on generators and ponchos. the govern wanveryone to take this storm seriously. >> it's strong storm now. it's been strong and hashe t potential to get very strong. >> north carolina has declared a state of emergency as well. >> you want to stay with storm team 4 for continuingag cov on florence. we are tracking the storm as it gets closer to the coast and y can get up-to-the-minute updates in our nbc washington app. >>> the search continues for a man fromorern virginia who disappeared while swimming in the patuxent river in marylandro he was seend 12:30 swimming off myrtle point park. the sheriff's office says the swimmer is an alexandria resident in his 20s. several agencies including the coast guard are involved in thir . >> a howard county family is safe thanks to their quick-thinking action. they escaped their home just before it exploded. this picture shows the moments after itappened

as tropical storm florence batters the states of north and south carolina the national hurricane center says the storm is moving west at just over three kilometers per hour but it's dumping dangerous amounts of rain authorities warn of catastrophic flooding and say up to two point five million people could be left without power. florence's fast. they were killed when this tree crashed their home in the coastal city of wilmington north carolina a neighbor described terrifying scenes as the storm bordine. very dark. and the wind being high like it is now higher then so all you could see was water and it was very low. so. here we figure out what's going on out there. further up the coast in new bern a huge storm surge left hundreds of residents trapped as the waters rose around them. rescue crews used boats and military vehicles to get the night. i never met so terrified of my life. it was horrifying. just wondering what's going on there and where the water's going to go and how i got to go and how we're going to get out and we're going to get trapped in the attic and. hundreds of thousand

as hurricane florence slowly moves inland across the states of north and south carolina florence has been downgraded to a tropical storm but it's still bringing extremely heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surges hundreds of thousands are without power. florence's first victims were a mother and her baby they were killed when this tree crashed their home in the coastal city of wilmington north carolina. a neighbor described terrifying scenes as the storm bordine. very dark. and the wind being higher like it is now higher then so all you could see was water and it was very low. so. here really figure out what's going on out there. further up the coast in new bern a huge storm surge left hundreds of residents trapped as the waters rose around them . so. rescue crews used boats and military vehicles to get the might. have never been so terrified my entire life. it was horrifying. just wondering what's going on in and where the water's going to go and how high it's going to go and how we're going to get out and if we're going to get trapped in the attic or. hundreds of thousands of homes

state and local officials ." governors of virginia, north carolina, and south carolina already declared states of emergency due tofficials say they are also taking precautions including-- preparing to deploy national guard troops....south carolina guardsman say part of their strategy includes sharing resources with other states. we're talking to north carolina we're getting commitments of assets from them if something happens in south carolina, and they're getting commitments from us for assets if something happens in north carolinain an effort to protect service members and military equipment, defense officials say they plan to move ships away from florence's path in the atlantic, where they will also be in better position to provide disaster relief, if needed, after the storm . in washington, brie jackson lawrence karnow: it was a gorgeous suumer day around the bay area with sunshine all the way to the coast. hgihs today were in the 80s and 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. hurricane florence is a very dangerous storm and headed toward the carolinas. olivia is about to hit the haw

south carolina. more than 700 people in bogue states are without power. most of those power outages are in north carolina. >> ache in the rain here in jacksonville but the worse may be to come as record levels are approaching on the new river. officials tell us the record level is 25.1 feet. the flood stage level is 14 feet. currently the river is at 23.77. very troubling for the residents here in jacksonville. we are standing in the parking lot of a land mark restaurant. the marina cafe. you can see it is under water. out back, the docks under 10 to 15 feet of flooding which could take months to repair and also here the operations of recovery beings halted till they get a break in the rain and the receding of this water which isn't expected for some time. the airport also under water here in jacksonville. one of the many communities as hurricane florence continues to wreak her havoc. in north carolina, fox news. >> the torrential rain brought on by florence is adding to a dire situations. earlier today we spoke with one north carolina residents who chose

more than a million people in the us state of south carolina have been told to leave their homes, as nd south carolina. it's feared that with winds of up to 140 miles an hour, the storm could cause widespread flooding. the home office is being accused of failing to understand the impact of cuts to the police service in england and wales. a report by the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, says forces have been cutting staff to save money, while arrest rates have fallen. the home office says it has increased funding this year, but it's being warned that the money isn't always spent in the right ways. public health england has compiled what it calls "the most comprehensive picture" of the nation's current health and future fitness. it's warning that a million more people will have diabetes in 20 years time, and that obesity, dementia and mental health issues are on the rise. it shows england's population is growing in size and people are living longer, but more older women are in poor health. the eu's chief negotiator says a brexit deal is possible within six to eight w

the us states of north and south carolina — as well as virginia — have declared states of emergency aheade arrival of hurricane florence. the governor of south carolina has ordered the evacuation of about a million people from coastal areas. it's strengthened to a category 4 storm. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said that if both sides are realistic then they could agree the first stage of the divorce deal with britain within six to eight weeks. he said the main risk was failure to work out how to solve the irish border question. moorland michel barnier and brexit. he warned again that several issues remain unresolved. a special brexit summit of eu leaders is expected in november. —— more on michel barnier and brexit. arriving at the office back door. work in the red box, tory woes splashed over the paper, the prime minister's clutching too. in 200 days, she's to be the leader that takes us out of the eu. but the actual deal must be done long before. today, europe's negotiator sounded more friend than foe. i think that if we are realistic, we are able to reach an ag