Reporter good morning. There is no power at this church where evacuees have been told to go. You can see people are gathered around candles and have flashlights. The red cross is here providing blankets, food and coffee. With me i have one of the evacuees, eric, you said your family was asleep and he woke up you live in this neighborhood that had to be evacuated. What happened . We were fast asleep. We went to sleep early because of the blackout. There was really nothing much to do besides go to sleep. My mom who lives next door came banging on the door and she has a key so she came in and said wake up. Weve got to go. There is a fire. We have to evacuate. So we got dressed in a little bit of a panic. We werent sure what to take and in the end we just left. Reporter did you see the fire or smell the smoke . Smell the smoke when we went outside. Could not smell it from inside. Could not see the fire. It was on the other side of the neighborhood. Reporter described her was the neighborho
We have a scheduler, one person who handles everything, both in the district and in d. C. Shes based here in d. C. And we have a chief of staff, serves as legislator director. We have a good team, you make adjustments officer the course of months and years. And responsibilities, people come and go with life events, and thats the best way to stay organized is having a good team. How do you interact with Republican Leadership on a daily basis . Well, i you probably i would say i interact with my colleagues most on the floor. When were there for votes. Thats what happens most often. There may be events in the evening or youre able to cross paths with a particular member. At times you might be sitting in a dinner for two hours, next to a colleague. Someone maybe that youre first time youre having a conversation with them. So i would say over the course of a routine, though, here, you most frequently interact with leadership and fellow rank and file members when youre on the floor. When you
Destroyed at least 50 homes. Thats 50. In new jersey, Atlantic City was largely submerged and cutting it off from the mainland. Up and down the new jersey coast, communities are seeing significant flooding. Downto downtown hoboken and jersey city seeing water in the streets. We talked to the mayor and she said perhaps 50 of that city is underwater. Some shoreline residents in connecticut are stranded in their homes and the National Guard has been called out to rescue them. The storm damaged property from stonington to greenwich. In delaware, the storm wiped out beaches in several communities and Rehoboth Beach and dewey beach, thousands of people were evacuated from wilmington and delaware city. Now one final word, there is some word that the potomac river, specifically the area between hancock, amaryland and washington, d. C. , could begin flooding to night. The National Weather service says it could be worst flooding that area has seen in 16 years. Nbcs Michelle Franzen is at Battery
Appellate attorney here in town. I welcome you to the circuitit conference. Since we last met in chicago in 2016, a lot has happened if you havent noticed. We have a new president and more recently a new Supreme Court justice. What does the combination of events mean for the future . That is what we will be addressing today. Theres lots to discuss. We have four experts to help us sort things out. The resumes are long and their accomplishments are many as a result so as to leave as much time for the discussion isas poi possible. First we have tim bishop and appellate lawyer in chicago and he clerked for William Brennan justice of the Supreme Court. Next to him, kerry is the chiefa counsel dedicated to the rule of law with the fair judiciary. As the clerk to Justice Clarence thomas next to her we have thera member of the Supreme Court appellate practice clerk who clerked for Justice Roberts and finally last but not least. The professor of law at Indiana University in bloomington served a
Appellate attorney here in town. I welcome you to the circuitit conference. Since we last met in chicago in 2016, a lot has happened if you havent noticed. We have a new president and more recently a new Supreme Court justice. What does the combination of events mean for the future . That is what we will be addressing today. Theres lots to discuss. We have four experts to help us sort things out. The resumes are long and their accomplishments are many as a result so as to leave as much time for the discussion isas poi possible. First we have tim bishop and appellate lawyer in chicago and he clerked for William Brennan justice of the Supreme Court. Next to him, kerry is the chiefa counsel dedicated to the rule of law with the fair judiciary. As the clerk to Justice Clarence thomas next to her we have thera member of the Supreme Court appellate practice clerk who clerked for Justice Roberts and finally last but not least. The professor of law at Indiana University in bloomington served a