Breakfast is that a reason to get upset . Not really. The white house said yesterday that the white house chief of staff, for those of u you i dont like. I think it was cheeses. He didnt like the cheeses. So, actually, john kelly was very distressed yesterday at donald trump humiliating our nato allies. When asked why he was so distressed, he said it wasnt the fact that he was tearing to shreds 70 years of american appliance that have kept us in the center of the world, the white house said, instead, he was displeased because he was hoping for a full breakfast and they only had pastries and cheeses. That really is when you just stop trying, john meacham. Kind of like trump, that tweet last week where it had trump saying you must the response, hes not even trying any more. Sarahs leaving. She doesnt care. These people arent trying any more. Any chance she is tongue in cheek. The soul of america, the author of the bestselling book, soul of america. We found out yesterday, willie geist th
Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with president Trumps Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh whose confirmation was once seen as a sure bet, now its in question. All ten democratic members of the Senate Judiciary committee are pushing for a delay on the committee vote. But far more significantly, four republican senators including one on the committee agree, insisting that they need to hear directly from kavanaughs accuser, Christine Blasey ford, before proceeding. The president praised kavanaugh still and argued that the accusations should have been brought forward sooner by the democrats who have known about it since july. Judge kavanaugh is one of the finest people that ive ever known. Hes an outstanding intellect, outstanding judge respected by everybody. Never had even a little blemish on his record. At the same time, we want to go through a process, we want to make sure everything is perfect, everything is just right. I wish the democrats could have done this a lot sooner. Y
Could dump as much as 40 inches of rain. Listen to the power of the storm. Florence is sure to take its time calling at a speed most of us could outwalk, just two miles an hour. So far in its wake, florence has knocked out the power for more than 700,000 people, sent boats into downtown streets, decimated docks into kindling, and tore up this church like it was paper. Im not going to lie, i broke down this morning and cried. Im accepting it, it is what it is, we cant control it. We just pick up and continue, thats all we can really do. Cnns Martin Savidge is joining us from wilmington, North Carolina. Give us the latest. Reporter the weather has been off and on as far as rain and winds. Some of those rains have been heavy. I looked at the radar, ana, before we came to air. Just five miles away from us there is a virtual river of rain in the air. And that is just dumping unknown amounts of water into the inland areas. Its the inland flooding problem that is the onehat is the most urgent
Patrol. He was a serial killer who was targeted his victims. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. To say, notify your next of kin. Thats the message from one mayor in North Carolina. His city and cities across the carolinas are coping with catastrophic flooding from tropical depression florence. The cajun navy was called in to rescue hundreds of people stranded in neighborhoods. Florence is creeping along the carolinas at 3 miles per hour. Its already claimed 13 lives. Meanwhile, 800,000 customers do not have power in north and South Carolina this morning. The storm has dropped 40 inches of rain since making landfall on friday. It could be three to five days before water levels peak posing a danger not just to coastal communities but to People Living along the dozens of rivers stretching through both states. This morning we know at least three of the killed by the storm died in flash flooding. And we know downed trees and power lines are still a big concern.
Richmond, virginia. The crisis in North Carolina continues. Swollen rivers from all the rain are spilling over on the street. Water has all but cut off the city of wilmington. Crews have made hundreds of water rescues. I have never seen roads like this. This is way beyond what i expected. Typhoon mangkut slammed into heavily populated parts of asia. Millions evacuated from their home, dozens dead, and even more missing. Saw a tail, a lot thrashing. No swimming allowed at several cape cod beaches in massachusetts after a deadly shark attack over the weekend. This in essence is the new normal. I spent three or four days in my room in 2014 not wanting to be alive. Michael phelps opens up about his struggles with depression. Its not something that is going to go away. Its something that makes me who i am. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. This is our western edition. Were going to begin tonight with quickly developing news on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh and the woman wh