Enough to make you shift your stance. Nothing as strong as we saw in North Carolina. Now we learned there are two additional deaths attributed to hurricane and now Tropical Storm florence, the two additional deaths we learned in the last few moments in cat rack county southeast of new bern where there have been hundreds of rescues. Some waiting to be pulled out of their homes and there are 4200 homes there damaged or flooded. That coming from the mayor of new bern. In South Carolina, the major concern is water, swelling of creeks and rivers that flooded North Carolina start to pass through some of the estuaries and creeks. Nick valencia is about 20 miles from me in conway in an area prone to flooding. Theyre proving water thats coming through will be a challenge for them. Nick, what are you seeing . Reporter it is challenging now for local officials. They shut down this road. This is probably the worst of it in conway. As you mention, 20 miles from where you are, victor. Check out this
The extent of flooding, it is really something. These are really pictures that tell the tale. The area of new bern hit hard. We spoke with the mayor there earlier who told us 4,200 homes were damaged in that 300plus year old city. Want to get a sense of the conditions folks are facing. Miguel marquez has spent the last couple of days in Carolina Beach which we know was expected to be hit very hard at high tide there as well, correct . Yes, it is just coming up on high tide here. I cannot believe, erica, that im sitting here almost 48 hours later telling you about the wind and the rain and the surf and how bad conditions are here. This is the beach. I dont want to get too close here. Theres about an eightfoot drop here. Theyve lost so much of the beach here. You should be able to see about 20 or 30 feet of beach here at Carolina Beach. That may be one of the worst things, the longest term issues this community has right now. They survive on their beach here. It is all gone, all the way
Ken starr, has been there and done that. And tonight we get his take on the Mueller Operation as the 11th hour gets under way on a wednesday night. And good evening, once again, from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 601 of the Trump Administration. As this white house is preparing for a storm that would test any administration while the ongoing political and legal anxiety continues to hang over this west wing, between the mueller effort, lets not forget the approaching midterms. First, to this approaching storm, it is poised to complete an intercontinental journey from the coast of west africa to the east coast of the United States. By this time tomorrow night we will be covering the hammering of the north and South Carolina coastlines that florence will deliver. The International Space station today used their widestangle lens to fit the entire storm in one frame from 200plus miles above the storm. It was hard to shoot that picture out the window. About preparedness, th
On friday, manafort pleaded guilty to two charges filed in washington, d. C. And admitted his guilt to ten counts from his earlier trial in virginia. The white house maintains the plea agreement has nothing to do with the president. Meanwhile the president tweeted in the last hour, slamming the special counsel. Quote. While my our poll numbers are good with the economy being the best ever, if it werent for the rigged russian witch hunt, they would be 25 points higher. Highly conflicted bob mueller and the 17 angry democrats are using this phony issue to hurt us in the midterms. No collusion. With me to discuss is msnbc legal analyst katie phang along with contributor to Time Magazine jay newtonsmall. Jay, let me start with you because we have our first glimpse to how the president is reacting to the plea. Hes doing it by copying and wai pasting previous tweets. Well, david, i would say bubble, bubble, toil and trouble. There seem to be a lot of witches brewing in washington. This is th
Rainfall rainfall. Lets listen in live. If you arent watching for them, you are risking your life. I have several important warnings this morning. First, to the people who have evacuated, if you are safe, stay put. We know people are anxious to get back home. Dont go back until this storm passes and you get the official all clear. Second, know that water is rising fast everywhere, even in places that dont typically flood. This system is unloading epic amounts of rainfall. In some places, measured in feet, not inches. Many people who think the storm has missed them have yet to see its threat. Residents of charlotte, asheville, fayetteville, statesville, sand hills, the mountains, rivers will rise days after the rain has stopped. In the east, they will crest monday, tuesday and wednesday. Remember, most storm deaths occur from drowning and fresh water, often in cars. Dont drive across standing or moving water. Emergency management is sharing flood projections with local officials. If the