the history of that building. first live to kimberly terry. reporter: the winds have kicked up in the has it few minutes. they began picking up an hour ago, now they re really blowing. let me show you i wanted to show you what s left now, just the shell of the building. no visible flames. smoke has dissipated. still at least one ladder truck continues to spray water inside. plenty of the other vehicles have left and we ve sane some weary-looking firefighters leaving the scene with their oxygen tanks and assets. we just found out two firefighters were injured during the height of this fire. they re okay, treated and released at the scene. when firefighters got here to what was the storm kntv building at park and montgomery near downtown san jose, it was engulfed in flames. firefighters say there is a group of transi don t wants known to live inside the vacant building. about eight were inside when the fire started and investigators are interviewing some of those people now
opposition wednesday to the plan as it now stands. during the panel this week, wall street journal columnist and dippy aerator dan henninger, kim strassel and kate . use of his past the house. the thing that surprised me is how little drama there was in the center did not have to break peoples arms. they got only 13 defections. is an we are seeing an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform earlier this year. what do you think that is? one reason is because healthcare reform failed and so now republicans understand their very political lives depend on passing tax reform. i think were generally picking up the pace and i think the senate now has or really wants to get this done before the alabama special election when they might lose another republican seat and have a senate majority. but they defections, the 13 defections i think 12 of them were from high tax dates, california, new jersey, new york yoin particular. that is because the state and local
the last time this senate seat was up for election was just 2014, just three years ago. and the republican won with 97% of the vote. the democrats could not get a candidate on the ballot. they couldn t talk anyone into running for senate in alabama. so if you re wondering how far we have come, this is how far we have come. and this is going to be i kept thinking about this today. this is going to be really a titanic result for both parties regardless of who wins. it would be a huge freaking deal with doug jones wins. it would be a huge freaking deal if roy moore wins. but even before we ve got the final results, the fact that it is this tight, that it s still close to call with 72% of the vote in, that itself is a really big deal in terms of understanding american politics at this point in our lives. and one more history point. this is how long it s been since we ve had a senate race this close in alabama between the democrat and republican. 1986 was the last time it wa
came back from asia. he s said not a word and ducked every question. the allegations are very serious and should be taken very seriously. ultimately, this is up to the voters in the state. we are here in washington, d.c. meanwhile, a former coworker of leigh corfman, one of moore s accusers, is backing up her story. she said she despised him. that he tried things with her. he tried to molest her. and she wanted to confront him. she was afraid. for the latest on the battle over roy moore, we have nbc s maya rodriguez following the events in birmingham, alabama, and also msnbc s kelly o donnell is at the white house for us. good day to both of you ladies. to you first, maya. from birmingham, what s the sense you re getting from voters there? reporter: listen, alex, this is an electoral that has been divided over this year. you have one camp that believe these women and another camp who do not believe these women. same thing with the voters and with the establishment h
will not seek reelection next year. he left the capitol after posting this statement on facebook. i allowed a workplace culture to take root in my office that was too permissive and decidedly unprofessional. it accommodated destructive gossip, offhand comments, off-color jokes and behavior that in general was less than professional. i allowed the personal stress of the job to manifest itself in angry outbursts, and too often a failure to treat people with the respect that they served. defiant, roy moore refusing to bow out, still not acknowledging defeat. and the battle rages on. in this race we have not received the final count to include military and provisional ballots. this has been a very close race and we are awaiting certification by the secretary of state. and badge of courage. as senator john mccain battles brain cancer, his daughter megan on the view opening up to joe biden about the painful journey both families have shared. your son bo had the same can