tracy did have stipulations for soldiers that would come into mount vernon. they had to be unarmed, and they also could not be wearing their uniforms. they would find any means to cover up, rather in shawls or clothing. so, sarah tracy kept money in the herbert bank, that was to be used to purchase mount vernon from the washington family, but during the war, washington -- union troops decided they want the money for themselves. sarah tracy refused and said she would move the money into riggs bank in washington, d.c., but she had to do this covertly. she put the money in the bottom of the basket and put eggs on top of the basket. d.c.,nt into washington, met with mr. rakes, where she sold the eggs, and she made sure the transaction was legitimate because she received a receipt for the transaction of the eggs. , we areo sarah tracy still able to enjoy and visit mount vernon today. not only were women nurses, entrepreneurs, having jobs, selling items, but women were also soldiers in the war. they had to do this in a disguise. it was frowned upon for women to joi

it all started when tracy who has down syndrome befriended vicky heath. she helped tracy get a uniform and of course those wings to be a flight attendant for the day. when the plane landed, tracy got a big round of applause. i have to say that's tough to do. she's standing in front of hundreds ever people public speaking like that. >> a well deserved round of applause. did a great job. >>> the end of summer means back to school and back to that early morning ffee. starbucks sampled the orders of its college-age customers and found that no surprise, they love espresso. by region, students in the southeast go for a double shot espres ice. the northeast prefers a white a mootogra mocha frappuccino. in the west a cinnamon dolce latte, in the southwest the ice the latte is the favorite. the most popular among colle students , you guessed it, the espresso frappuccino. a lot offe cated college students. >> bottom line, starbucks has this whole country on lock. just ahead, the uconn men's basketball team shows off serious dunking skills. the doctor just for a sho

tracie thank you. >>> 4:47 right now. on monday, bob woodward give his first live interview on the "today" show since parts of his book were leaked earlier this week. s interview will be at 7:00 a.m., following "news 4 today." >>> we're following breaking news in brazil. presidential front-runner is recovering after being stabbed at a rally. now, we're about to showou some video of the stabbing. we want to warn you, some of you could find this isturbing. th in the southern part of the country. we learned the attacker stabbed him from the front. he was able to be rushed away by some of his supporters. you can see the crowd there trying to push through and get him out of ttre into t car. but just overnight, he was able to post this photo to his twitter account. it shows him in the hospital giving a thumbs up. the man has posted ras on social media against him. >> chris laurnwrence at the liv desk, thank you. >>> new video thisorning of prince george's county police taking down a man, wanted forab ng someone at a target and

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the united nations sustainable goals summit will be joined by our south african friends from davos tracy chambers the c.e.o. of the clothing bank will discuss the circular khana meat houses and businesses make more efficient effective use of inputs and ways for increased returns and a more sustainable planet we'll talk it over with tracey we are full to the brim with cool and stimulating. let's go. a broad coalition of nations has stepped up their defiance on u.s. policy on iran by creating a finance mechanism to skirt pending sanctions on iran all while the european union's top officials for external affairs announced at the un general assembly meeting in new york this week that the remaining parties to the two thousand and fifteen iranian nuclear agreement have created what they call a special purpose vehicle that's s p v for that purpose u.s. president. donald trump renounce the arrangement but the other nations that hope to salvage the agreement russia germany france china and britain are trying to convince iran to stay in and not restart their nuclear development program despite the

trade and economic council plus we discuss the circular economy with tracy chambers the c.e.o. of the clothing bank who is fresh from the united nations sustainable goals how can businesses make more efficient effective use of inputs and ways for increased returns and a more sustainable planet i'll talk it over with tracy as we speak in appropriate break here those digits at the closing bell back in a flash. and that it was quite likely i get back on my seat that she had to get that i will. call and obviously i needed to get the money at the one of my levy to. get it if it. did it could come i think yeah and that is at the will it is how much of the island i think afghan government and not a lot about how the now growing so are in summit but i don't get just a little. bit now down my so out of town a lot of i'm up a moderate pool of. oh. yeah without a doubt i would say yeah and i could see that as i asked by the way to really. get that they did things about the so yeah i'm not it's. about keeping the last and all of the little. and with the. welcome back and updating the story

and could there soon be a train or bart service from the bay to tracy? after the break, we'll hear from local officials trying to make that happen.. new tonight at 8, a long- sought extension of aston to tracy....might be getting a little closer to becoming reality. the metropolitan transportation commission has approved a plan to spend millions of dollars... to study the idea of creating a new rail link between the bay area... and the san jaoquin valley. kron4's charles clifford has the details.. well, right now the dublin pleasanton bart station is the end of the line for riders who commute from the livermore and the central valley into the bay area. but relief could be on teh way.in the comming decades traffic along the already busy interstate 580 through castro valley, dublin pleasaton and over the altimont pass is expected to more than double.in order to releive that congestions, plans have been in the works for a long time to extend some form of rail service from the dublin pleasanton bart station into the san juaquin valley. natson wednesday, the

and six months later tracy decided she wanted to employ me. opportunity. obviously the whole three—year trip around the world is pretty amazing for any sailor. but my background academically is actually in human rights. and i would never in a million years have thought that i could combine my two passions. but when this came up it was a no—brainer. the refit has seen maiden changed from a racing yacht to one that's slightly more comfortable and with the latest equipment. so after three decades, maiden is ready to set sail once again. even in her original colours. ahead of her this time, not a race, but an equally important voyage. john maguire, bbc news, hampshire. time for a look at the weather. let me gather my thoughts. so today not looking bad at all, quite a bit of sunshine around across western parts of the uk but also a weather front approaching and that is bringing some rain into the west of scotla nd bringing some rain into the west of scotland and northern ireland. so here at some point we will need the umbrella but for most of the c

and possibly beyond. there could be stops near livermore, mountain house, downtown tracy and possibly even futher east. sot i think it would be great. that's welcome new to bart riders like neil holmes. he travels fm tracy to the bay area on a regular basis. he says fighting traffic from tracy to the bart station is brutal and that valley like is a good idea.sotthe highways are over filled. this is much more efficient. easy and faster to do that. i could ride bart all the way from tracy to san francisco.but opponents of the plan make several points. first, it's unclear who would pay for the eventual construction of the 1.8 billinon dollar valley link. critics also argue that extending bart to central califronia may not be the best way to relieve traffic congestion for bay area commuters.another argument against the valley link is that the ace train system already connects the bay area to san juaquin valley. perhaps it would be better to expand that system rather than build a new train route.in any case, it will be years possibly decades if ever before the valley link is up and running

if she doesn't want to do iten th, they'll move on on wednesday. >> tracie potts on capitol hill.nk you. >>> with more awareness about sports injuries, fewer kidsre turning out for football teams. today the virginia athletic department is wondering whether th could support it. >>> in so many sool districts is football itself getting sacked? >> a review of the kids. coaches say they worry there will be more cancellations in the future if this trendco inues. >> you're competing against the fact you can sit on the couch and engage? >> yeah, absolutely. why come out here. parents are split whetherfo ball leaves their kids too verb verbal. amy bartau has decided her kids won't be on the field. >> you can do basketball, baseball, track and field. you can do many things where it doesn't require you being knocked on yourbutt. but vanessa is fine with her son playing quarterback. >> ehry sport comes w a risk of concussion. i think so many people af not awaree fact of the training that these coaches have. >> tonight on news 4 at 0,11 the other big factor that is thinning out local ferreras-

news 4's tracie potts is on capitol hill this mornin tracie, a lot of people have criticism with thesident's response. >> reporter: they certainly do. et's because of the track record here. president calls it acc s. new numbers show instead of 64 that died during the storm, it was 3,000. it took about a year to get island.ack on across the unsung success? the mayor of san juan s s anythibut. if the president thinks 3,000 people is an unsung success, god help us all. this new storm is barrelling down. the president said the federal government is already ready. fema working with some of the states down there. although in a new report latz night we tlaernd fema lost $10 billion. >> tracie potts for us on the hill. breaking it all down. much more ahead. thanks. >>> new overnight. in remembrance of a of the people who died in the 9/11 attacks.'s 17 years since the attack. the tribute will fadeaway at dawn this morning. after the unfurling of the american flag at pentagon, people from all over the area came to the memorial toay eir respects. there were quiet songs, loving hugs, and prayers

let's go to tracy calling from texas. tracy opposes the nomination. good morning.ler: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: good morning. i did have a statement i wanted to make, regarding dr. schapiro's segment. there were faxed to what he was saying as far as how the leadership in the congress as well as the senate is becoming more and more radicalized. had spoken toma this, it is fine for people have opposing views, but when the views become so radical that there is no opportunity for consensus, it is not healthy for the country or the government. ford, i aming dr. saddened to hear so many people who are basically condemning this woman for something she did as a child. when i listen to the story, my heart went out to her. obviously no one would advise their child, their daughter, to be in that type of setting. you can relate to the fact that as a child, you are already in a situation that you know you're not supposed to be in in the first place, and this is what happens to a lot of victims. at the end of the day, you are able to comprehend that if you go to adul

and possibly beyond. there could be stops near livermore, mountain house, downtown tracy and possibly even futher east. sot i think it would be great. that's welcome new to bart riders like neil holmes. he travels from tracy to the bay area on a regular basis. he says fighting traffic from tracy to the bart station is brutal and that valley like is a good idea.sotthe highways are over filled. this is much more efficient. easy and faster to do that. i could ride bart all the way from tracy to san francisco.but opponents of the plan make several points. first, it's unclear who would pay for the eventual construction of the 1.8 billinon dollar valley link. critics also argue that extending bart to central califronia may not be the best way to relieve traffic congestion for bay area commuters.another argument against the valley link is that the ace train system already connects the bay area to san juaquin valley. perhaps it would be better to expand that system rather than build a new train route.in any case, it will be years possibly decades if ever before the valley link is up and runni

tracie when did lawmakers find out about thisac ser? >> well, democrats knew about it this summer in july when they got a letter. this woman is christine blasey ford. she said she was groped and another teenager at the time watched and theyl all f on top of each other and that's when she was able to get away. democrats say she didn't want to come forward atin that >> at this point we know democrats including the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee want to delay a vote. what's thed likelih of that happening? >> not only do they want to delay it but at let two republicans want to delay it. keep in mind there's only 11 republicans on the committee. one or twoou republicans trn the tide and get this nomination and gs confirmation stuck in committee. they want to delay it until thef can hearm ford and hear her side of the story. >> all right, tracie potts live us.capitol hill for thank you. >>> happening tonight, st. matthew's cathonc church d.c. is having another listening session in light of the on goinx church abuse scandal. th

we are looking at the commute from the tracy area. we call it the tracy super commute. lots of people are on the road from tracy going into livermore and driving along. there was some roadwork that is being picked up and on 880, looking good with no major issues. if the commute remains nice and quiet, wenice- looking drive at the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic moving okay except in some of the far left lanes with a little bit of a delay. at 445 -- at 4:45, let's bring in steve paulson. >>> i'm practicing the voice we will use. thank you, cell. >>> some very cool temps for some. san jose, 88 and livermore, 92. oakland, 76 and it looks like a carbon copy with thick morning fog and over the bridge, 60s at the coast, 80s and 90s inland and cooler for all. you can't get much cooler inland and the fog is moving up the coast. it's getting squashed by high pressure but the offshore breeze is too far to the north. it is not making it down here, still moving up the mend than yesterday. morgan hill, 51 and very cool in santa cruz, as you saw yesterday. 40s and 50s around sarat

>>l tracie, wis book be used for the president's crits? >> one book is already out talking about it. and more than00 on the inside h of the whise. and he was meticulous and he waa carefu sometimes even watergate style interviews meeting peoe late at night in their homes to get the information he needed for his book. >> live for u on capitol hill, tracy, thank you. >> this morning bob woodward will give his first live interview about his new book. that will be on the "today" show. you can see thatere at 7:00. >>> now 4:48. now to a developingtory from paris. a man is in custody after officials say he stabbed several people near a movie theater in downtown paris. the suspect allegedly of afghan nationality did not know the victims. last anight'sack left four of them with serious injuries. police are investigating the case as attempted murder. right now there's no evidence of a terrorist >>motive. new list is out this morning ranking the top colleges in the country. u.s. news and world report's annual list was released overnight. here's how l

. >> tracie potts joinse us l from capitol hill with more. tracie, howoon can we expect a final answer here? >> reporter: we don't know. we know thathe president said he will take a good, hard look at this. he will study it again over the weekend, after announcing no pay raise in january for federal workers. while he says the economy is doing well, he says economy cannot afford a pay raise for federals. work he got a lot of pushback on that. not just from the democrats, as you might expect, but from republicans, especially t who represent northern virginia where there are a lot of federal workers. criticsaying it the president's big tax cuts and promptingill that are this squeeze on the federal paycheck. >> all right, tracie. a lot of people were counting on that raise. thank you very much. >>> hearings for controversial supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh are set to begin this week. kavanaugh has met with lawmakers on capitol hilln the last few weeks. republicans are hoping to confirm him before the start o the hig court's next session and

"it's just amazing what they're doing for tracy.""t believe that she gets the opportunity to do something she's wanted to do." on a day tracy sharp got her wings...we all got to witness "thank you."this wonderful look of a dream taking flight. (jrs) the happiest place on earth is about to get a whole lot happier. and it's not just because of the star wars theme. (justine) raiders to the rescue. the football team is giving a lot of help to oakland schools in order to save sports. we were there to see the high school athletes dreams come true. (jrs) the oakland raiders made good on a promise this week by delivering a $250,000 donation to save sports programs in the oakland unified school district. the school board upset a lot of people last week, when it announced it was cutting 10- sports .. to save a half- million dollars.(justine) but the silver and black threw down the green to keep many of the programs going. natsan oversized check with a huge meaning for high school student athletesthe raiders writing it out to oakland high school

news 4's tracie potts is on capitol hill following this story.his op-ed has the same themes that are detailed in bob woodward's new book. what is the president's reaction to this new book? >> that t"the new york times" should turn this person over to the government because it's a matter of national secuanty. he said this was him getting rid of bad apples in washington, draining the swamp and the swamp is now fighting back. sarah sanders says whatever it is, should resign. an administration officia doesn't necessarily work in the white house but is described in the article in the-e someone who works for the president. >> tracie potts on the hill this g.rn thank you. >>> to a story you're seeing first on news 4, a local district is considering additional safety measures following the death of a third grader. he was helping a teacher operate the motized partition when he wamehow became caught between it and the . we've learned that not long after the accident, fairfax county public schools started asking for more information about anddional safe aa

tracy botz join us here. whataused the relationship to go south. i eat seems tstart when he reduced himself. that put others in fracharge of that ination. that seems to be out of his control. now, the president getting some ck saying, this is not a hah hah producon. but they're base ed evident. tracie potts on the hill this morning. >>> reports say gymnastics terry merry was filled with criticism over the resignation h come today. she had no experience when she took the job in december. she was recapped after it came to light that he had abused dozens of women and girls. 6. >> one of the proudest moments of history is the budget of a new movie. the new "ffilm, irst n," and "neil man" and women walking on the roone. but the iconic moment when the america blnot getting the pym. >> the flag is shown standing on the luper surface, interesting to see why he maio those situ. >>> then governors rac maryland is a krooefry fun. theyere trying to one up support krit >> looking people in the eye, shaking their hand and hearing wh they're concerned about >> ju

six months later, tracy decided she wa nted months later, tracy decided she wanted to employ me.—year trip around the world is pretty amazing for any sailor. but my background academically is actually in human rights, and i'd never in a million yea rs rights, and i'd never in a million years thought that i could combine my tee passions. so when this came out it was a no—brainer. my tee passions. so when this came out it was a no-brainer. the refit has seen maiden changed from a racing yacht the one that is slightly more comfortable, and with the latest equipment. so, after three decades, maiden is ready to set sail once again, even in her original colours. i had of her, this time, nota race, butan original colours. i had of her, this time, not a race, but an equally important voyage. —— ahead of her. backin back in sync katharine dock, tracy is with us. —— st katharine dock. what do you think of it? she looks absolutely amazing. the girls have done an incredible job, absolutely amazing. the girls have done an incrediblejob, it is fantastic. did you think you would get here over t

westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 42 minutes. dublin to mission, 15 minutes. 101 to cupertino in the green also sat 15 minutes. >>> thanks, alexis. amazon is looking to claim some of their employees are taking bribes. >> half of all calls will be spam. >> "tech bites" reports of bribery at amazon. >> according to the wall street journal, some sellers are paying workers to wipe out negative reviews. amazon is investigating. >>> streaming services are in talks with i max to show their original content in theaters. >>> hollywood recently debated whether original movies by netflix and amazon should be eligible for best picture at the on oscars. cannes film festival announce said all winners will be to be shown in theaters you will be getting more junk calls on your cell phone >> next year, almost half will be scams. it is called neighborhoods spoofing where the incoming calls appears to be from your area. >> we're already getting some of those. >> we are. >> those are your "tech bites". >> that makes me so upset. i feel like i have b

tracie potts is on capitol hill with more what is in this book.racie, good morning. >> insult and dysfction, aaron and eun. good morning everyone. according to woodward's book,is ther lot going on inside that trump white house, including people who don't necessarily see eye to eye with present trump. hi chief of staff reportedly calling him an idiot. the defayse secretaryg he operates on a fifth and sixth grade level. president trump calling his j attorney generf sessions mentally retarded and a dumb southerner. quoting from the book here,he president deghing all of this -- denying all of this. saying they're disgruntled former employees who spoke to woodward. it's not just about the insults. it's about some of the extonme ac according to the book that aides are takingo ep things going with an impulsive president. swiping informationff his desk. ignoring orders that they think are completely out of order. bu again, big pushback from the president saying not only are they all lies, but also that woodward didn't contact him or he didn't get the mess

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a political commentator is with us now and also tracy a director of the know more campaign. appreciate it. anna shay you had i think the gop is wildly underestimating his peril with dr. christine blasey ford. what peril do you the republicans getting into here? >> first of all, i think what we are seeing now is exactly why -- what we are seeing now online and in reality is exactly why women don't report and i think that the gop are wildly underestimating women and what we have to go through our entire lives. this is a spectacle to cover up no member of the gop actually care whether kavanaugh assaulted dr. ford or not. they are just trying to jam their nominee through. and it's amazing to me in 2018 the parallels that not only are we seeing with anita hill but this is a demonstration in rape culture 101. normalizing men's sexual violence and blaming women. >> tracy, help peoplend why with him or men who go through something like this do not come forward with it right away? >> i think it's really common that people don't come forward and there are so many reasons. as you said

we did have a full closure of both sides of the roadway west on of tracy boulevard. just heard from chp a couple minutes ago that the road is back open. they were doing one-way traffic control. between 20 and 40 minutes depending which direction you're going t. hopefully that will improve soon. not terrible out of the central valley. yellow, 48 minutes. 4 to concord in the green at 14. southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, still looking good in the green at 16 minutes. chp is crediting alert motorists for saving these two dogs. this happened yesterday morning. the exhausted dogs are at a local animal shelter this morning. it's unclear who the owner is. but chp is thanking drivers for calling police instead of ignoring the dogs or trying to get out of their own vehicles to save them. so definitely glad those guys are okay. >> those poor pups. >> i know. >> hopefully they'll get back to their home or find a new one soon. thank you, alexis. y e at a restaurant that uses ugly discarded food as the focus of its meals? >>> and we have new details on regulations in s

tracie, thank you. later today, journalist bob woodward speaks out in a live interview ahead of the release of that blockbuster book. >>> the east coast is preparing for the worst as hurricane florence gains strength and barrels toward the mainland. forecasters warn that the menacing storm twisting and churning over the atlantic could deliver a brutal hit when it makes landfall later this week. according to accuweather, florence is predicted to become a category 4 hurricane withstand winds of over 110 miles per hour. states of emergency have been declared in the carolinas and virginia, as the region braces for impact. as the southeast prepares, rain country. t move to higher ground. and in texas, flash flooding turned deadly, causingdrowngs n. >>> a legendary igot win. chrissy teigen taking this picture of john legend taking home a emmy for nbc's "jesus christ superstar live in concert." this makes legend the first black man to earn any emmy, grammy, oscar, and tony awards, and the youngest to ever do s

the backup to 205 into tracy. want to circle back to this high-speed pursuit that we told you about in the last segment. it was northbound 680 in the danville area. just be aware of that. we are still working to get more information. if you are on the road in the danville san ramon area keep an eye out for that. i would 24 through lafayette is a bit crowded. -- highway 24 through lafayette is a bit crowded. coming out of the calcutta tunnel in the eastbound direction there's a report of a single car crash partially blocking the slow lanere's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic looking good. cash lanes backing up a but it shouldn't take you any time to get onto the span. we are 25 or 30 minutes away from the metering lights turning on. if you're going to hit the road get out the now before the metering lights turn on. let's go back to the desk. >>> oaklands raider nation maybe saying goodbye to the teams -- to the city -- to the team sooner than expected. the possible lawsuit over the teams moved to las ve

news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more o what we can expect. e already got a preview of her opening statement, right? >> right, we've already seen the opening statements of judge calf gn -- kavanaugh, denyi all of this, and dr. ford detailing the sexual assault. she says t sheught that brett kavanaugh was going to kill her if she hadn't gotten away. kavanaugh will deny that and ano of theer allegations, including a couple new anonymous ones. he will deny that they ever happened. admitting he drankoo much sometimes in high school that, he did things that made him cringe, but they were juvenile o acts, nothinghe degree of what's being described at this point. so we'll see somethack and f with democrats asking their own questions, republicans their five minutes at a time to the attorney that they've hired to ask the questions for them. >> andtr ie, we've heard from president trump yesterday. now he says he's still h standi nominee. he did say he'd be watching closely. take a >> they're giving the women a major chance to speak. it's possible i'll h

slowdowns in our usual areas. 29 in tracy. 28 at 580. bay bridge toll plaza, same story. a stack up in the cash lanes. no delays using fast track through the middle. road work slowing you down. we'll check that out next. >> you will have to fork over some of your own treasure to get on and off treasure eye land in the future. >> a new toll is being implemented to pay for bus and ferry service to the island. amy hollyfield is live on treasure island with the details. hi, amy >> reporter: hi. this view isn't free. at least not anymore. let's take a look at what we're talking about. drivers will be charged in both

no backup going to 205 into tracy. then we will jump down to the south bay because that earlier crash on southbound 280 has been cleared out of the way. they are still in the process of it. there's another problem on northbound 101 at matilda. a large box fell off of a truck and onto another vehicle. this map we did a little too isn the process of doing a traffic break so they can move some of those vehicles off to the shoulder. 880 in oakland north of the alvarado crash we told you about, add north and southbound in oakland looks good. san mateo bridge getting a little busier as the morning goes on but no problems. bay bridge toll plaza is probably about 15 or 20 minutes away from the metering lights turning on. you can see the drive is good getting onto the span if you were one of those fast track lanes or carpool lanes. let's go back to the desk. >>> this weekends urban shield program in alameda county will be the last of its kind under the current controversial format. critics say it militarize is the police. leigh

tracie potts live for us on capitol hill. tracie, thank you. >>> it's 4:48. markcuban, the owner of the dallas mavericks, will donate $10 million to organizations supporting women'snd rights a domestic violence victims. that donation comes after a scathing report exposed sexual harassment by several employees with the teamor more than t decades. while cuban was not the subject of the allegations, the report ncluded his disciplinary decisions showed errors in judgment. >>> today marks one year since hurricane slammed into puerto rico. a year after that devastating storm, the island is still struggling to recover. some tourists have returned, but many residents have not. hundreds of homes are vacant now. full power was not restored for 11 months. the initial dea toll was recently updated from 64 to more than 2,000. theigure include deaths caused by maria's impact on fundamental needs like clean water and electricity. the white house disagrees with the number but has offered no proof it's wrong>> a massive $300 million ponzi scheme is no more this morning. feder

p >> tracis live for us in washington this morning. tracie, thank you. >> a primary night stunner in the state of massachusetts. progressive ayanna pressley upset ten term representative michael capuano. th long-time congressman conceded overnight and voiced his support for she is now set to become the first black woman to represent the state in congress. her surprise win is thees l blow for the democratic establishment. s essley's path to d.c. cleared. there is no republican on the ballot for the state's 7th which wasnal district once represented by john f. kennedy. >> the contentious confirmatio ttle over supreme court nominee brett kavanagh will pickup again in just hours. d in the first of hearings, democrats showed up ready for a fight. they were trying to throw a wrench in the proceedings by immediately calling for a ve to adjourn. and interruption from dozens of protesters only added to the chs as nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson tells us more fireworks are expected in the coming day >> reporter: no delaying

tracie potts for us. traycie, thank you. >>> dangerous rising floodo ters continue a major safety concern as tropical depression florence drenches the carolis. rescuers have already plucked hundreds of people from their waterlogged homes, and the storm has been blamed for at least 16 >> we are working now and doing everything we can to prevent more deaths. swift water rescues are going on right now. more than 900 lives have been saved by first responders. gton, north carolina flooding has left the city essentially inaccessible after drowning out portions of highdiys accor to officials. and it's not over yet. the national hurricane center warns tha flash flooding and major river flooding will continue over a sigioficant po of the carolinas. the center also says parts of western north carolina could receive an additional five to ten inches of rain with a possible total storm rainfall of over three feet in the southeastern part of the state. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: the winds may have ease

. >> nbc's tracie pots joining us from capitol hill. i can't imagine the white house is too thrilled with this book here. >> reporter: the details of the book are certainly telling as you heard the president say it's all made up. bob woodward said it's not. it comes from unnamed sources, deep sources who are familiar with what's happening in the white house. the title of the book, fear, he says actually comes from an interview that was done in 2016 with president trump where he said that real power is fear, and thus the title of the book. in it, accounts of a white house where staff members are trying to pull things together, describing it as crazy town, a white house on the verge of a nervous break down. the former economic advisor, according to the book, swiping a letter off the president's desk to keep him from pulling out of a trade agreement with south korea. the book talks about the chief of staff john kelly calling the president an idiot. he denies that. the defense secretary james mattis refusing to kill syria's president on an

news 4's tracie pottss live on capitol hill with more on what we expt to hear today.rey s tracie, you already got a look at their. hoping statemen >> exactly, so we know what dr. ford will say. alleged detail this attack in the '80s at a house party. she'll say she thought brett kavanaugh back then was accidently goingo kill her before she got away. she will also, by the way, explain why she waited manys year to talk about this, even with some of her friends. and tn we've also seen the opening statement for judge kavanaugh. absolutely denying that and other allegations. there are now two anonymous algations that republicans have received. he's denying them all, saying, yes, he did drink, sometimes more than he should have, in high school, and it resulted in what he described as some juvenile beh mior thates him cringe, but nothing like this. >> and tracie, we've heard from the president yesterday. f for now, he's stinding by his nominee. he did say he'd be watching the hearing closely. take a listen. >> they go into a room, and i guarantee you they laugh like hell. >>

>> tracie potts live for us in washington. tracie, thank you. >>> president trump is preparing for his final day at the u.n. general assembly. with plans for a press conference this evening to discuss the trip, along with news of the day according to press secretary sarah sanders. but first he'll wield the gavel as he chairs the u.n. security council meeting today after again touting his "america first" agenda in his speech to the general assembly. here's nbc's chris polone. trade and foreign policy, president trump addressed world leaders gathered in new york. >> we are s up for america the american people. and we are also standing up for the world.ute speech the presid highlighted his administration's handling of north korea, syria, and iran while also defending his use of tariffs which have angered china as well as allies in europe and canada. >> america will never apologize for protecting its citizens. >> reporter: on north korea president trump once again signaled his openness to meet again with north korea's leader kim j

coming up, tracie potts will have details from capitol hill. >>> this morning, a woman is out of the hospital app just barelyg escaping a burar. this is surveillance video from wednesday. a poweline fell on that woman's car. reshe jumped out when the started. and people nearby rushed to help drag her away from the flames.pe o is investigating what happened here.ow if a line ever falls on your car, pepco says it's important to stay in your vehicle and call for help. if a fire starts, you should jump out s your best not to touch your car as you jump ety. and you need to shuffle your feet, don't take full steps, asw you ru because the ground my be energized. >>> tonight, a historic game for the washington mystics. it will take on the in the first wnba finals. the mystics tweeted this. the storm may look strong after securing their spot in the finals earlier in the week. but the mystics are riding high after taking down the atlanta dream in the semifinals. game one tips off in seattle at 9:00. >> this could be the third championship for teams in washington. >> crossing our fingers.> rf t

tracy never wa nted favour at half—time. who took a big lead into the last quarter. but as commonwealth champions, this england tea m commonwealth champions, this england team have a new belief and they came back with a real energy. ultimately, though, australia reaffirmed their status at the best team in the world with ten months ago until the cup. but england one another despite missing key players, they were not far short. that's all from sportsday. ona on a champions league evening which has seen city lose their opening 2-12 has seen city lose their opening 2—12 lyon. better for has seen city lose their opening 2—12 lyon. betterfor their neighbours united who won three have a zero way into switzerland. although details on our website. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the brexit editor at the daily telegraph, asa bennett, and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. welcome to you both. many of tomorrow's front p

tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >> chris sanchez will join us in 30 minutes with more o the developing story. in the meantime, the allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. nbc bay area.com where you can find the latest there. florence may be weakening. people in the carolinas face dangerous conditions. a live look now. you see some of the debris there. a lot of flooding in many areas. florence now a tropical depression has dumped almost two and a half feet of rain in some places. >> the storm is responsible for the deaths of at least 17 people. at least a million people remain without power this morning. three days of relentless rain has caused dangerous flooding.g. >> when we opened the door we saw the water like, oh, my god. it was just water everywhere. >> the storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now. >> sadly in gaston county a rain-soaked tree fell on a mobile home killing a 3-month-old inside. with rain in the forecast through tomorrow the danger is far from over. >> it's 4:35 now. sexual abuse survivors from the bay area had a big goal in mind.

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tracy 71. lake for -- lakeport 44. 50s socal. campbell is 49. 61 cupertino. there has to be a little breeze there or you wouldn't see that. we're looking for mostly clear skies. any fog will get wiped out. it will be a warmer day today into tomorrow. and the transition looks to be on the weekend. let's go with two models that say the fog will come back. 60s, 70s, 80s coast and bay. 80s to low 90s inland victims have gone above the for everybody and will continue friday. i'm going a little cooler for the weekend. >>> a seven month long investigation into the dallas mavericks. up next, what mark cuban is doing after allegations of sexual harassment against the team. three it is all my dreams come true and it's also exciting because i've never done this before. >> the san jose earthquakes added a young player to the roster. the honorary captain with an inspirational story. >>> welcome back. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban is donating $10 million to women's groups. that's after the shocking results of a seven month long investigation into the team. a 43 page re

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i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >> it's hard to believe. . . >>> so is this one.pect going around the city illegally opedrng up fire ts. police say they found their man. more now on how they caught him and how the suspect may have been out there urging others to do the same. >> reporter: it's happened as many as 15 times in the past week. including four fire hydrants inside the third street >>tunne. an individual did turn on hydrants in the third street tunnel. it's a safety concern, it's a hazard. it's illegal. >> reporter: a fire hydrant fldedhis walmart store. that's when police made the arrest. >> we actually got a tip from a community member who photographed the suspect. then once our officerve rec that information, we were able to stop him shortly thereafter and identify him. >> reporter: the suspect is a 34-year-old who had a 14-inch wrench when he was arrested. he has been charged in connection with one of the illegal fire hydrant openings. lice say they are investigating whether he is responsible for the others. in august, before someone stted opening hyd

tracy to dublin is 38 minutes. what's delay free is 4, antioch to concord. 13 minute. north bay ride looking good from san rafael to san francisco. 14-minute easy trip. >>> developing news this morning, developments in the nomination of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> they are set hear from christine blasey ford. alana zach joins us for the latest >> reporter: good morning to you, matt and jessica. for days, the credibility of dr. christine blasey ford has been a matter of question even around dinner tables. now another person is coming forward saying she too would like the fbi to investigate while senate ranking member dianne feinstein wants a pause on all of these nomination hearings >> reporter: just after the senate announced the details of dr. christine blasey ford's testimony against judge brett kavanaugh a second person announced she had a me too moment with the nominee for the supreme court. this woman, deborah ramirez, a former yale university classmate, said he exposed himself to her at a party 35 years ago. the incident happened at a drunken dormito

nbc's tracie potts joins us. >> reporter: good morning. some lawmakers are wondering how forthcoming will judge cavanaugh be about his views on things liker obamacare. will he be willing to roll those back and say that before the hearings get underway this week. as you noted, they are sring n his background. >> it's not normal because we are not able to see 100,000 documents that the archivist has just -- because the administration has said we can't see them. you have a nominee who has had one of the most expansive views of presidential power that we've seen in history. >> reporter: and there are another 148,000 documents that lawmakers have seen but can't talk about publicly. nafta negotiations continue as president trump tries to revamp the free trade agreement with mexico and canada. some people wondering if the focus will only be mexico. will canada be looped in here. congress will have to eventually approve that. finally, the >> tracie, thank you. >>> the fight for the texas senate is hitting the highway. president trump is planning a

tracie, a lot of people but nearly 3,000 people during and in the five months after that quorum.'t have enough people. theyere dealing with too many emergencies. more than half ofhem weren't properly trained for the job they we doing. calling it an unsung success didn't sit well with the mayor of san juan. if that's the sse, theyd god help us all. >> tracie potts on the hill. thanks so much. >>> 5:47. new developments in the crisis in the catholic church. cardinal donald wuerhle has a heavy assertionske will pope francis for guidance about hess future of archbishop of washington. chrisawrence has more. what are we learning? >> reporter: well, eun, we just gothold ofhis letter from cardinal wuerhle in which he says he'll fly back to the vatican to speak with the pope. he's been undire since the grand jury report came out of pennsylvania. it said when he was in charge of the diocese in pittsburgh at times he went out of his way to remove so-calledr preda priests but in some casese allowed one priest who gave alcohol to boys beforely alleg molesting them. there are 80,000 signatures