homes starting this evening, with the likes of president obama and joe biden. both of them making their own separate pitches on behalf of the democrat running in the state. again, we expect the calls to start going to alabama homes tonight. the campaign is also running robocalls with the voice of alabama s other senator, republican richard shelby, who in an interview yesterday, reminded people he didn t vote for roy moore, the republican, who would be seated next to him in the u.s. congress. instead, he said he wrote in the name of another distinguished republican, as he called it. so this is a campaign, right? you re looking at doug jones, who has a field operation. they ve been out making phone calls, out canvassing. this is a candidate who is in selma, montgomery, birmingham on saturday, huntsville yesterday, meeting with staffers, meeting with field volunteers who have a full, robust operation in play. roy moore hasn t been seen in more than a week. we are in midland city, where he
however old he is in 2017? i m telling you now, he is currently a liar. he lied about me on november 27th and november 29th, and i can vouch for that. he is unfit for public service at the senate level in this nation. i want to bring in my guests on this one. nbc s vaughn hilliard, covering the race in alabama. basically his new home. noel, republican strategy. and a senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center. he s served in both the reagan and both bush administrations. vaughn, i ll start with you. roy moore has been out of the spotlight. we re hearing not just president trump but there are other big names coming out against roy moore with their own robocalls. reporter: yeah, just coming into nbc news, stephanie, from doug jones campaign officials, they expect to be sending out phone robocalls into alabama
as many as 1 million alabama homes and businesses still without power and one survivor explains what he went through. it was like some the noise, the wind and pressure from the actual suction of the thing. it is just unbelievable. on friday, fema officials have already been sent to affected areas. and people in a northwest texas community are forced to clear out as wind gusts push wildfires ever closer. part of junction, texas, which is located 140 miles west of austin was evacuated after the fire jumped containment lines and was approaching interstate 10. no word yet on how many people were affected. the texas forest service reporting extreme fire conditions across west texas and also parts of east texas. i m marianne rafferty. now, back to our special coverage of the royal wedding. for your latest headlines, go to fox news .com.