Pace. Thats how slowly this thing is going. And today that very slowmoving storm has been busy soaking an already water logged area with up to two feet of rain. The result is predictably disastrous thus far. When youve got rain measured in feet and not inches, thats one thing. Couple that with the storm surge of up to 10 feet. That triggered major flooding, for example, in the city of new bern, north carolina, overnight and throughout the day, hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters in new bern. At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm thus far, including a mother and baby who died when a tree fell on their house in the city of wilmington, north carolina. Tropical storm florence is now moving west. And although its winds have slowed some, theyre still very, very strong, and the storm is expected to drop torrential rain for days to come. So still a very, very dangerous situation again. Five deaths attributed to the storm already. Were going to have more on the st
Landfall didnt stop it. It has pretty much been stacked up and stationary on the carolina coast all day long today. Its moving southwest along the shoreline, but its only moving at a sluggish 3 miles an hour pace. Thats literally a human walking pace. Thats how slowly this thing is going. And today that very slowmoving storm has been busy soaking an already water logged area with up to two feet of rain. The result is predictably disastrous thus far. When youve got rain measured in feet and not inches, thats one thing. Couple that with the storm surge of up to 10 feet. That triggered major flooding, for example, in the city of new bern, north carolina, overnight and throughout the day, hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters in new bern. At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm thus far, including a mother and baby who died when a tree fell on their house in the city of wilmington, north carolina. Tropical storm florence is now moving west. And although its winds
now i can tell you exactly how it happened word for word. you ready? okay. courtroom deputy, your honor, good morning. this morning we have case number 17-201-1, the united states verdict paul manafort. mr. manafort is present in the courtroom. will parties please approach the lectern, identify yourselves for the record. good morning, your honor. mr. weissmann for the government and with me is greg andres, kyle freeny, jeannie rhee and omer meisel and jeff weiland from the fbi. the judge, all right, good morning. and good morning, your honor, richard westling, thomas zehnle and kevin downing on behalf of mr. manafort. good morning. and i note that mr. manafort is president. the judge. i understand the defendant wishes to enter a plea of guilty, is that correct?
courtroom deputy, your honor, good morning. this morning we have case number 17-201-1, the united states verdict paul manafort. will parties please approach the lectern, identify yourselves for word. good morning, your honor. mr. weissmann for the government and with me is greg andres, kyle freezing rain any, janie rhee and omer meisel and jeff wyland from the fbi. the judge, all right, good morning. and good morning, your honor, richard westing will, thomas zehnle and kevin downing on behalf of mr. manafort. good morning. i understand the defendant wishes to enter a plea of guilty. that correct? that s correct, your honor. all right, before we proceed any further, he can join you at the lectern. a and the courtroom deputy says are you paul j. manafort jr.?