that can electrocute somebody. >> for the most part, good news with dawned power lines, they're not electrified. most of the city doesn't have power. as you mention, it is a danger for many folks starting to venture outside their homes. it will take some time. trees are everywhere. they have to clear those before the power crews can get back in, restore access lines and power poles. that will take time as well, alex. >> there's one fatality attributed to electrocution. thank you so much. coming up next, the allegation of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. to most people, i look like... most people. but on the inside, i feel chronic, widespread pain. fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i'm glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. for some, lyrica delivers effective relief from moderate, to even severe fibromyalgia pain and improves 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people stranded, waiting for help in new bern, north carolina. they already rescued 385 people since thursday. first responders continue to rescue hundreds trapped in flooded areas at this hour in many corners of coastal carolina towns. and now moving inland. let's go to meteorologist shanna mendiola. show moving storm bringing a lot of rain. that has to be the m.o. >> that's what's happening. if you looked at this yesterday, you would think it is the same pattern. haven't seen much movement in the storm because it is again making its way to the west, slowly at 5 miles per hour. again at a walking pace very slowly. the only thing that changed is wind speed. that's why we have seen hurricane florence turn into a tropical storm. as it continues to move west, it will become a low. we'll see weaker wind but still a lot of rain embedded in this storm as it slowly moves through the carolinas, as it does, dumping rain, fresh water on the ground on already saturated soil. the problem is when it gets to columbia and mountainous terrain, it will cause a threat of flash flooding in some neighborhoods, maybe mud slides. sunday, 2:00 a.m., columbia, south carolina and up to the north into asheville. that's going to be 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. again, you can see it will bring rain to the atlantic states. flash flood warnings for north carolina, and we'll see serious flooding for rivers, including areas near cape hatteras, neuse river as well. minor flooding stages for some. again, only a problem the next few days. doesn't matter how weak the storm sounds in terms of category, it is about the rain we're watching for the flood threat. i have another update coming up. >> thank you for that reminder, it is all about the rain now. over in carolina beach, new scenes of flooding. streets and parking lots completely submerged in storm surge from florence. let's go to kerry sanders who joins me live from there. you always seem to find yourself in the middle of the biggest messes. talk about how bad this is looking now. >> reporter: it is unrelenting. the wind has not let up. people that are here on carolina beach that decided to stay must be going stir crazy. pounding surf continues. sand dunes are doing a good job of protecting the community, but not 100%. in the northern portion of the island here, the pier according to the president of chamber of commerce by his calculation is 70% gone. it is not letting up. the concerns are the tide, wind blowing, pushing that up. downtown on the main streets, we have water. it is not particularly deep, but the longer it is here, the more damaging to foundation of buildings here. authorities say if there's any good news, residents that decide to remain have not dialed 911, needed no emergency rescues, but this is paradise island, the bridge that goes to the main land is closed off, it is isolated here and it is closed off because of the wind here, imagine you're in a car trying to go over, way too dangerous, alex. >> no way boats can come and deliver supplies, not what's in that surf. are there areas could be boat accessible on other parts where there's inlet waterway? >> no. >> no. over here you have the atlantic, on the other side of the strip of land is cape fear river. because wind is coming from the south, pushing the water up, piling it up, it is a matter of waiting it out. we keep looking at the radar loop, we have meteorologists, experts telling us, we know the tick tock of the slow moving storm, flo is going to hang around awhile, as much as everybody wants to see her go. >> we are looking at a radar loop, that's not going anywhere too fast. i'm sure we'll see you again from your perch in carolina beach. thank you so much for that. joining me now, former head of fema during george w. bush administration, joe alba. talk about the circumstances, what should fema be doing now to help the communities hit by the storm? as i was speaking with someone earlier, time for preparation is long past. >> fema prepared, have prepositioned assets and personnel, first daylight, which is about now, they're going to be out with local emergency response crews making preliminary damage assessments, figuring out what's needed. we're still in response mode now. they're trying to back stop first responders that are receiving very few 911 calls. i have to applaud the citizens and tourists for heeding warnings to bail out ahead of time. this storm will be there awhile, four to six miles per hour, dumping rain and rain. this will become a major flood event as you well know, alex. >> sure is. let's get a comparison to previous hurricanes to hit the carolinas there. i was talking about arthur i think is four years ago, floyd was big as well. where do you think florence will stand? >> in the middle. depends how much water is dumped on those states, but the worst is yet to come because of rising water is going to give a lot of people false sense of security that they can go back to their homes. they cannot go back to homes yet. it will be several days. then you have all of the downed trees that you talked about, all of the power lines down. the most organized people in the u.s., second to department of defense is probably all the public and private utilities who are about to descend on both states in mass. they're already prepositioned, they're very well organized. they'll take care of it, but it will be a long time for all of the power. it will exceed 1.2 million out of power before this is said and done. >> joe, anything to be concerned about with regard to the president declaring an emergency declaration here, having yet to declare a major disaster declaration, because there is a difference. >> well, there is a difference, but it really doesn't make a difference. that quite frankly, it makes a difference on paper but that's a formality. when the president declares any type of disaster, whatever category it is, one of paperwork more than anything else. it opens up more assets, particularly money to local officials and to individuals as things start to recover and rebound. right now they've done everything they need to do. people need to hang tight, stay out of the way, stay inside, stay safe, listen to local authorities. >> good advice. good to see you. thank you very much. coming up next, the ripple effects of the manafort plea deal. how you think the president is coping with it. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. now to the fallout over decades old allegation of sexual misconduct against brett kavanaugh. peter alexander has more on how it came to life, what it could mean for his nomination. >> reporter: supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh fighting back against the accusation of sexual misconduct. saying i categorically, unequivocally deny this allegation. i did not do this back in high school or any time. the accusation over an incident that took place more than 30 years ago, spelled out in a letter given to dianne feinstein weeks ago. "new york times" citing three people familiar with the letter reporting it says kavanaugh and male friend trapped a teenage girl in a bedroom during a high school party. kavanaugh allegedly got on top of the teenager and put a hand over her mouth before she freed herself and left the room. feinstein revealing the letter's existence thursday, saying she gave the letter to the fbi. the woman in question made it clear she did not want this information public. republicans pushing back, orrin hatch blasting it as an 11th hour accusation that democrats did not see fit to raise for over a month, and 65 women that knew kavanaugh in high school signing a letter saying for the entire time we have known brett kavanaugh, he behaved honorably, treated women with respect. the vote will still happen next week. >> bring in julia manchester, and jonathan allen, political reporter for nbc news digital. how do you see the aspect of things play out? i'll let you go first, julia. >> so it is interesting. this letter was dated july 30th, obviously republicans have pushed back saying feinstein revealed this right before the confirmation vote, saying it was politically motivated. they're circulating the letter signed by 65 women supporting kavanaugh. democrats have also pushed back on when feinstein released the letter saying she should have released it sooner. this comes into the me too era at this point. i think this could play publicly negative for kavanaugh and republicans. however, chuck grassly digging in his heals saying the confirmation vote will go as planned. we have to look at how republicans lisa murkowski, susan collins feel. they haven't spoken out yet. >> to julia's point, publicly negative, maybe a distaste in your mouth as you hear about this. does this change the confirmation hearing outcome in the process? >> i'm sorry, alex, can you repeat that? >> in general, do you think this will effect the ability for brett kavanaugh to be confirmed? >> yeah, i think unless something else comes out, unless there's corroborating information here, it is unlikely to upset his confirmation. obviously there's a bit of a delay of process here, but without any stronger allegation than we have seen so far, it is unlikely to stop him. >> let's get to the paul manafort situation. all this renewed speculation of what exactly he could be sharing as far as this cooperation agreement with special counsel mueller and whether the information is crucial enough to potentially incriminate the president and his inner circle. when i talk inner circle, talking family, donald trump jr. and jared kushner. is there a sense, julia, that the white house had any idea this was coming from paul manafort? >> yes, this was certainly a surprise for everyone watching this play out. there were some people that suspected there could be a guilty plea, but i don't think a lot of people suspected manafort would eventually flip. obviously that trump tower meeting in which manafort, jared kushner, and donald trump jr. were present at could very welcome into play with this. >> what do you think, jonathan in terms of context of this agreement with the latest developments to come out of the investigation. last weekend we talked about george papadopoulos being sentenced to prison for 14 days. how big a deal is this? jonathan, i don't know if you can hear me. julia, i'm going to ask you that if you were able to hear me. yo question. >> it's absolutely a big deal at this point. as much as the white house says that manafort, these allegations have nothing to do with the trump campaign, manafort was heading the trump campaign for a while. whether the white house an the trump campaign like it or not he is tied to that. republicans and this election which will likely be a referendum on president trump were wanting to focus on other issues and now this is tied to them. >> thank you so much for that. our coverage of tropical storm florence continues. and to my own employees. i've seen a lot of good. we've changed the way people get around. we've provided new opportunities. but moving forward, it's time to move in a new direction. and i want you to know just how excited i am, to write uber's next chapter, with you. one of our core values as a company, is to always do the right thing. and if there are times when we fall short, we commit to being open, taking responsibility for the problem, and fixing it. this begins with new leadership, and a new culture. and you're going to see improvements to our service. like enhanced background checks, 24/7 customer support, better pickups, and ride quality, for both riders, and drivers. you've got my word, that we're charting an even better road for uber, and for those that rely on us every day. ♪ your hair is so soft! did you use head and shoulders two in one? 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this storm is a major flood event. that makes me worry about dogs and cats. flood waters are contaminated. they're full of snakes, alligators all sorts of wild creatures and full of chemicals and downed power lines. it's important to keep your animals inside and safe. >> it sound like you have to treat them like you do human beings. you have to realize they have the same dangers posed to them. i'm worried about those who weren't able to be taken. what can they expect in the shelters? >> we have sent rescue trucks with rescue boats and all supplies needed. if a pet is found and is wandering, that's a time that makes me worried. we need those professional rescuers there. these animals are going to be scared. they might act aggressively. it's important to treat them with care. get them out of the flood waters as soon as possible. get them away from the downed power lines and be so careful with any animal. >> i'm glad you're giving us these pointers. we wish everyone the best of luck. thank you for your time. >> thank you a wrap of this hour. our coverage continues in just a moment. the day after chemo shouldn't mean going back to the doctor just for a shot. with neulasta onpro patients get their day back... to be with family, or just to sleep in. strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. in a key study neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the day after chemo and is used by most patients today. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving strong chemotherapy. do not take neulasta if you're allergic to it or neupogen (filgrastim). an incomplete dose could increase infection risk. ruptured spleen, sometimes fatal as well as serious lung problems, allergic reactions, kidney injuries and capillary leak syndrome have occurred. report abdominal or shoulder tip pain, trouble breathing or allergic reactions to your doctor right away. in patients with sickle cell disorders, serious, sometimes fatal crises can occur. the most common side effect is bone and muscle ache. ask your doctor about neulasta onpro. pay no more than $5 per dose with copay card. >> welcome to our special live coverage of hurricane florence. i'm in myrtle beach, south carolina l carolina. >> i'm live in new york. paul manafort agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors and hurricane florence which continues to pound south carolina. >> i want to say when people tell me they love us together, the one thing i tell us is you are protective. i know this is going to make you uncomfortable. the storm is now a tropical storm. it's moving at about five miles an hour. that's a problem. that's slower than i can walk. the winds are 50 miles an hour. they're sustained winds and most people dent experience sustained winds. with all that rain

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