Tonight, a special edition of world news tonight. Hurricane florence makes landfall. We were on the air as Hurricane Florence slammed ashore, and quickly turned deadly. The storm churning at this hour. Millions still bracing. The terrifying scene. Water rising so quickly, families trapped inside their moments and apartment calling 911. Dispatchers telling them to get to the second floor, get to the attic. Our team right there. And here in wilmington, were on the scene. A mother, an infant killed. The father pulled out. The firefighters, and the prayer outside. In the dark, more than a half million without power and growing. And now, the new warnings. Flash flooding and tornadoes possible in the coming hours. My interview with the governor just moments ago. There are several other major stories this friday night. Paul manafort, pleading guilty, now cooperating with robert mueller. What does this mean for President Trump . The new letter raising questions involving Supreme Court Justice
Raging Cape Fear River and you knew it was rising and you could see the vulnerable communities. There are vulnerability communities across the state. Lets let you know where we stand. We can report a 14th stormrelated death. There are certain areas in North Carolina, one of the Major Concerns for First Responders is fuel. They need it to get to people who need help and need to be rescued. Wilmington, North Carolina. We talked so much about it. Cutoff. The mayor saying they had to turn around folks from fema because there was no safeway to get them into the city. There are Major Concerns about water. The local Water Company saying if they dont get fuel in the next 48 hours, they may not be able to continue to supply water. When it comes to the state, a number of roads closed as well. Not just the local roads, but we are talking major interstates. Large sections of 95 and interstate 40 have been closed. The North Carolina department of transportation warping your gps may be sending you o
There are several other major stories this friday night. Paul manafort, pleading guilty, now cooperating with robert mueller. What does this mean for President Trump . The new letter raising questions tonight involving Supreme Court Justice Nominee Brett Kavanaugh. What it accuses him of, involving a young woman decades ago. And why was the letter just now revealed . And the massive fires outside boston. The deadly Chain Reaction gas explosions. And what we now know. And tonight, what they saw from the air just before another possible explosion. And tonight, our persons of the week. The rescuers, the volunteers. They did not forget the pets. And good evening from wilmington, north carolina. Where Hurricane Florence slammed into this state, making landfall today and carving a deadly path. Here in wilmington, at the airport, wind gusts reaching 105 Miles Per Hour at one point. Not seen since hurricane felene in 1958. When you have a hurricane of this size and scope, this is what you see
prevagen has been shown in clinical trials to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. next tonight to the supreme court showdown. after the senate confirmation hearings of brett kavanaugh, a new allegation of sexual misconduct decades ago. republican leaders questioning the timing of the claim. here s terry moran. reporter: the controversy began 24 hours ago, with a cryptic statement from democratic senator dianne feinstein. she had received information about judge brett kavanaugh and had referred the matter to investigators. her fellow senators were stunned. i wouldn t make any judgement of it until i had more information. reporter: today, the new yorker magazine reported what that information was. that back in july feinstein had received a letter accusing kavanaugh of sexual assault. the accuser reportedly claims that more than 30 years ago, when kavanaugh and she were high school students in maryland, he