molly has a constitutional right not to take the stand. >> reporter: why not put molly on the stand? >> why? what burden of proof do we have? it's not up to us to prove innocence. >> reporter: and something else jurors never heard. the audio recordings molly says demonstrate jason's abuse. in their closing argument, prosecutors made it clear this case was about more than proof behind a reasonable doubt. it was personal. >> i am passionate about the case. i very much believe those two people killed a man. made orphans of two children who did not have to lose their father. that argument was for jack and for sarah. >> reporter: coming up, the verdict that shook the courtroom. and the jurors are speaking out. >> there was no doubt in my mind. >> reporter: stay with us. ring a bell? then you have to try always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. for incredible protection... ...that's surprisingly thin. so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. also in liners. i love you, droolius

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book now at choicehotels.com >> molly: hi molly and this ist. at the bottom of the hour. president trump is traveling to find it ravaged houston and lake charles, louisiana where he met with survivors in the wake of hurricane harvey. he praised officials on recovery efforts so far. >> they work so hard in the coronation between the federal, state local has been terrific. we will keep it going that way. i don't know if it gets better, but will try to make it better. i just have to say this, the cameras are blazing, you have a great, great governor. his son a fantastic job. >> molly: the visit comes with many communities facing dire conditions and rescuers working around the clock. senior correspondent rick leventhal is in texas. what's a situation where you are now? >> the moll the water is recedit this neighborhood is still in deepwater and many home surrounded. i just met a woman who moved into a house about two weeks ago. they haven't even paid the first payment on it and she was able to stay optimistic. they're able to rescue their most prized possession and it's hopel

. >> molly: irma is going to be huge. beginning with harvey folks of the northeast now pushing into portions of maine, very heavy downpour. this is the remnants of harvey. folks in new york city woke up and had rain continued to fall. it's moving to the north and east. eventually leaving the region. that's what this rain is, clearing for a lot of folks for the labor day holiday. the next system were paid attention to hurricane just copies at 113 miles per hour. the category three storm. he continues to strengthen. moving at 40 miles per hour here will be the motion of this, will be strengthening as it moves. jumping from a three to a category four hurricane before much longer. currently, this is the kind of uncertainty. it could track anywhere within the company will take over san juan, puerto rico or further north. this is taking you into friday. as a friday were looking at this over the island of puerto rico. it means were long ways off. there's still time for this to shift to the north and south worried that something

tempur-pedic sleep is power. >> molly: i molly. this is the fox report. it's the top bottom of the hour. defense secretary james madison is now threatening and overwhelming response after kim jong-un claims to have tested a hydrogen bond. this six nuclear test comes as president trump observes a national day of prayer for not victims of harvey. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> molly: national security correspondent joins us from the pentagon. jennifer, what struck you about the statement made from the white house? >> it's notable that after three our national security meeting at the white house that the president chose defense secretary mattis to deliver the message to north korea. he was flanked by general dunford, a four-star marine who serves as the chairman of the joint chief and would be responsible for resourcing any military action against north korea. it's notable that he is not joined by secretary of state, rex tillerson who lead the diplomatic efforts to isolate north korea. mattis tried to be diplomatic. >> we are not looking a

. >> molly: irma is going to be huge. beginning with harvey folks of the northeast now pushing into portions of maine, very heavy downpour. this is the remnants of harvey. folks in new york city woke up and had rain continued to fall. it's moving to the north and east. eventually leaving the region. that's what this rain is, clearing for a lot of folks for the labor day holiday. the next system were paid attention to hurricane just copies at 113 miles per hour. the category three storm. he continues to strengthen. moving at 40 miles per hour here will be the motion of this, will be strengthening as it moves. jumping from a three to a category four hurricane before much longer. currently, this is the kind of uncertainty. it could track anywhere within the company will take over san juan, puerto rico or further north. this is taking you into friday. as a friday were looking at this over the island of puerto rico. it means were long ways off. there's still time for this to shift to the north and south worried that something

>> molly: several ways. we have thousands of partners, every federal agency, fema, the department of defense, every federal agency and state agency and all the locals coming together. what's more phenomenal to me is the local support even from other states has been flowing in and unbelievable numbers. all that being coordinated through the state division of emergency management. we support them moving things out to the people working with the local judges and county officials. it's been a coordination like i've never seen before. >> molly: when you talk about the standing water that's their we just had our walk a reporter standing in front of a highway that looks like a canal. howdy major you're finding the people you need to? >> is working with the local officials to try to find the folks, they know where they are and got us in. we have aircraft during searches consistently working with other agencies with aircraft in the air. the governor did something phenomenal. he decided to push as much capability as w

>> molly: several ways. we have thousands of partners, every federal agency, fema, the department of defense, every federal agency and state agency and all the locals coming together. what's more phenomenal to me is the local support even from other states has been flowing in and unbelievable numbers. all that being coordinated through the state division of emergency management. we support them moving things out to the people working with the local judges and county officials. it's been a coordination like i've never seen before. >> molly: when you talk about the standing water that's their we just had our walk a reporter standing in front of a highway that looks like a canal. howdy major you're finding the people you need to? >> is working with the local officials to try to find the folks, they know where they are and got us in. we have aircraft during searches consistently working with other agencies with aircraft in the air. the governor did something phenomenal. he decided to push as much capability as w

molly. >> molly: rich edson in washington >> ed: for more on this dave sears is a former u.s. navy seal who served in iraq and afghanistan. good morning to you. important to have you on with the stakes so high today. first of all, what did you make of what nikki haley was just saying live on air a few moments ago on top of the as rich was saying defense secretary mattis in the driveway of the white house laying out the stakes pretty directly? >> i thought it was a great statement by ambassador haley. she laid out the history lesson everybody needs to know. it should be an embarrassment to the united states security council as well. >> ed: for sure. there has been all of this talk and very little action for so long. something else that caught my eye is the fact that what north korea is at least claiming about this last test is talking about a powerful electromagnetic pulse that they say could knock out entire cities in the u.s. it seems to me the stakes have gotten higher when this is not just a hydrogen bomb, which is massive enough, scary enough, but when you walk through thi

back to you. >> molly: the cost is a big question. thank you very much to william la jeunesse with that story. we appreciate it. >> leland: getting more information on the president's trip to texas tomorrow to check on the relief and recovery effort. that's the second hour of "happening now" ." ♪ it's time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that? the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed, plus 36 month financing. ends monday! booking a flight doesn't have to be expensive. just go to priceline. it's the best place to book a flight a few days before my trip and still save up to 40%. just tap and go... for the best savings on flights, go to priceline. >> leland: as we are learning from the day, sony people need help done in texas. on the bottom of your scre

molly: thank you very much. next, the united nations chief has urged burma's leaders to stop the nightmare faced by the rohingya minority group. more than half a million people have fled the military crackdown that the united nations has called "ethnic cleansing." scoresle have drowned, more are feared dead. this when a boat carrying families capsized off bangladesh. the un security council met to discuss the crisis. call on thee to myanmar authorities to take three immediate steps. first, and military operations, second, allow and access huhumanitarian support, and thi, allow the safe, dignified return of refugees to their area of origins. they: our reporter is near border of bangladesh. she joined us with more on thee didiplomaticesespons >> the diplomatic way still seems to be as blocked as ever, as you mentioned, on thursday. the un security council held a meeting, the first one, in fact, on burma since 2009. in that meeting, the representative denied all deadly operations that are ongoing in the state. mean

molly, leland, back to you. >> molly: we appreciate it. >> leland: as americans hit the road for the holiday weekend, everyone will see the effects of harvey as they fill up their tanks. at least two major oil pipelines have been slowed or stopped because of flooding and damage from harvey. a number of the refineries on the gulf coast are off-line. the current national price for a gallon of gas is $2.52. that's up $0.17 from the average about a week ago. an oil freighter, senior market analyst, also a fox business contributor joins us from the trading floor on what this means going forward. normally a trading floor on a friday afternoon as the first quiet time before a holiday weekend, i imagine this could change things. >> it really has, we have traders up all hours of the night watching the developments here, probably getting a few hours of sleep because what happens in houston and port arthur affects the world. not only the u.s. economy but when you think about houston, we think of houston as the refinery to the entire world. gas prices are only going up in the united states, goin

. >> good evening, molly, how are you? molly: we are doing well. we are thinking of you and your community. we are hearing the power outages are beginning to pick up. we know you guys are on the east side and the storm moved up the west. but that does not mean your area is out of danger. >> it doesn't. we have 31,000 utility customers without electricity right now. i expect that number to continue to rise. we have had squalls coming insteadly about 8:00 tonight and the winds aren't rain are getting harder as i speak to you on the phone. i was going to say i think it's important, your meteorologist just reported, this storm is 400 miles wide. it's so important for people to not let their guard down. we expect hurricane-force winds on this part of florida. that brings tornadoes and other situations. we just need to be careful. molly: the tornadoes and high winds can cause power outages. so often we hear of storm-related deaths in the wake of the storm. when people are trying to clean up the devastation and they run into something expected. one of the

. ♪ molly: now, signed, sealed, delivered. that is the tune president emmanuel macron will soon be singing. that is because this friday, he will put his signature on his controversial labor reform decrees. the changes aim to simplify employment rules and make hiring and firing easier. unions say it weakens workers rights. >> when it comes to the in's and outs of work in france, this is the bible. the french labor code. -- thents to the text text, emmanuel macron on planned to reform this past april, but has been faced by months of protesters. he decided to go another route. he packaged his reforms as by the cabinet and signed by the president, they just need to be published publicly to be applied. so how macron has enacted reforms is part of what has his opposition up in arms. >> if one can govern against the people, they can put something in place that has not been approved. they can push aside the parliament to pass labor reforms. this is important. what exactly has the macron government changed, and how will it affect worke

mollie hemingway, joe trippi, both are fox news contributor. and erin mcpike, an independent juice journalist. are the media cheering for kaepernick? mollie: this is a newsworthy story any time the president weighs in on a hot cultural topic should be covered. but there is a disconnect between people in the newsroom and the average american who have been frustrated over these protests. and whether you are disrespecting the flag. it seems clear that the media are all in on one side of this. howie: the media narrative is the president loves picking fights with people. and perhaps he would rather talk about this than the fact the healthcare bill is hanging by a thread. but he's take on athletes who have their own following. joe: the media is doing what the president wants. taking the bait. but the point our making or asking about is correct. le bron james is not rand paul. he's picked fights with -- howie: le bron made a video and his tweets are going to get retweets. howie: it combines donald trump, politics, sports and race. erin: i want to read

molly henneberger's life from washington. two we have a sense today of how well the federal government is complementing state and local efforts? >> the federal emergency management agency is out with new numbers today. fema has more than 30,000 federal staff on the ground. they're coordinating more than 43000 people who have sought refuge in red cross and partner shelshelters. 16800 people have been rescued by federal responders in 1500 pets have been rescued. texas and louisiana have requested supplies from the government and fema has responded with millions of meals and millions of liters of water, plus blankets, cots and hygiene kits. you can see how many millions of supplies have been sent to texas and louisiana. fema has appointed one of their administrators as a point person for the recovery. >> those numbers are so big, gives you an insight of how big the challenges. how involved is present trump personally? >> he left for his second trip in a week for the devastated areas. they have also donated $1 million to hurrican

molly, mike. molly: sometimes it's not the wind or storm surge, but floodwater can be dangerous. so there are a lot of things to consider. thank you for your reporting tonight. mike: thousands of members of the florida national guard reporting for duty as hurricane rrp churns towards the state. >> this storm has taken lives already, and it will take more unfortunately if we are not prepared. please take it seriously. hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it in a subaru crosstrek. mike: as irma continues to move slowly towards the florida keys, tampa is bracing for their first hurricane in more than a century. what are your biggest concerns at this hour? >> our biggest concerns are the storm surge we are turning to get updates from the national shirk center. we have been monitoring that every six hours. we are take it very seriously. mike: did the plan change when you learned irma

mollie: he didn't get some. michael: i am saying he deserves some. he should have left martha's vineyard. and george bush went way too late and it hurt him in the polls. i think trump -- it's not a question of going. going is good. and he started out on the wrong foot about that thing about how great his crowd was. howie: the effort seems to be going all right so far. this reinforces the media never has anything good to say about the president. erin: i think the president walked into the media's trap on this. one story saying he didn't need a single victim or floodwaters, but he's trying to say he's working on this problem. but the president often steps into it when he shouldn't. because he later in the week he tweeted saying he saw the devastation firsthand. then andrew base who traveled with the president tweeted he traveled with the president and would not claim to have seen the devastation firsthand. howie: the rescue efforts were taking place and the flooding was out of control. the president went to houston yesterday, he visited a place where a

. >> molly, without a doubt, happiest kid in the world and molly always smiles and always knows how to make you smile. >> molly is also fighting a disease, in one else in the entire country has been facing tonight our stephanie stahl explains the rare illness and shows you how the community is standing behind this adorable girl. >>> and these were from hurricane harvey's devastating flooding and now they are here in philadelphia helping others in a unique way, we will explain, don. >>> one family, now solved. eagles heading to kansas city to face andy reid how they are gearing up for a match up, later in you're danny? i'm steve. joseph, i'm steve. how are you? nice to meet you sir. no different from everyone else. they just want a job. they want respect and they want dignity. steve called fairly frantic. you know, he had a premature baby and i think he had just been given the diagnosis that she had down syndrome. lauren brought out the best in me. she made me a different person. lauren's the spark that started the fire. the goal is keep places like this open so all people, regardless o

molly: what did you do then? >> trying to see what hahad happened, there were ladies laying on the floor of the station. some of the police were there, calling for ambulances. people were very emotional and shocked. it was very chaotic at the time. i am afraid the police then told me to keep going, so i moved away from the confusion. tell, from what you could was it a wide area, or at the time that you were there wasn't located or confined to where the station is? -- was it located or confined to where the station is? happened just after it , even the the police were already there. iheard it happened at 8:20, got there at eight: 25. there were already five or six police cars and ambulances, also with some fire engines. i live quite close and i know at the present moment my roads have been cut off, my children more restst -- were rushed into scho. molly: are your children still in school? is the school on lockdown? has been reported that the school is safe and everyone is inside, and they are in contact with the l

molly cochran is here tracking of these major storms. molly: good is a look at jose right now. you can make out the eye nicely. some showers getting in in new york city and off the d.c. sure. and on be cloudy here, the breezy said. here are some alerts. along long island, a tropical storm watch. a tropical storm warning from nantucket to martha's vineyard and cape cod today. a look at that track taking it into the atlantic and moving away from the immediate coastline. this is a slow life and moving storm. not only that, it will be slow en over the next couple of days, and it will be hanging out over the coastline. as we look at hurricane maria, a monster of a storm, definitely bringing devastating impacts overnight tonight to the dish virgin islands and puerto rico -- british virgin miles per hour, likely to make landfall as a category 5 storm. will keep you up-to-date on this track. also, hurricane jose is inching its way toward the east coast. let's check in with suzanne kennedy at rehoboth beach with more on the impact of those a's expect to bring to the beaches. suzanne: hu

molly: there is a look at your extended forecast. we kick off fall today, but it doesn't feel much like it. you will save everyone into next week. in a noisy world ... northern virginia's own novec is listening to its cust who want reliable, affordable electricity, renewable energy options, and ways to save energy and money. novec delivers the most reliable power in the region. and customers are paying less for electricity than they did eight years ago. novec is listening and responding. that's because this not-for-profit cooperative is owned by the people it serves. novec. listening. responding. news atre watching abc7 noon, on your side. at 12: 30,ight now the race against the clock continues in mexico for dozens still missing after the deadliest earthquake to hit the country in years. with live to mexico city the latest on the search and rescue efforts. omar? omar: yeah, adrianna can with the minutes day, become that much more valuable when it comes to finding someone trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building. we heard from

molly hunter has more from naples. molly hunter: for the first time, residents of the florida keys headed back to see what is left of their homes. down the south dixie passing police checkpoints to this tiny island where 90% of homes are either destroyed or damaged. >> it was hell. you did not know if you were going to make it or not. molly: fema the national guard surveying whole houses of liberated. residents are only allowed into the first 33 miles. >> i have dogs, and i cannot get into my house. molly: elsewhere, a deadly situation at this nursing home in hollywood, florida. at least five people have died. >> at this time it might be related to the loss of power and the storm. a sad event. molly: millions have no power, and some, no running water. >> no power, no internet, tv, bath. molly: repair crews working around the clock. we saw them at all hours. >> an army of restoration workers that now is hard at work. molly: there is serious danger for those relying on generators. 20 people were taken to the hospital for

thanks so much, molly. stay with us because coming up on abc 7 news at noon, round the clock rescues continue in mexico city. one of the main focus, getting out children from beneath the rubble of a collapsed school. adrianna: well, right now at 12:30, crews are still searching for kids trapped under rubble following the deadliest earthquakes ever to hit that country. we're following the very latest on the d

mollie: he didn't get some. michael: i am saying he deserves some. he should have left martha's vineyard. and george bush went way too late and it hurt him in the polls. i think trump -- it's not a question of going. going is good. and he started out on the wrong foot about that thing about how great his crowd was. howie: the effort seems to be going all right so far. this reinforces the media never has anything good to say about the president. erin: i think the president walked into the media's trap on this. one story saying he didn't need a single victim or floodwaters, but he's trying to say he's working on this problem. but the president often steps into it when he shouldn't. because he later in the week he tweeted saying he saw the devastation firsthand. then andrew base who traveled with the president tweeted he traveled with the president and would not claim to have seen the devastation firsthand. howie: the rescue efforts were taking place and the flooding was out of control. the president went to houston yesterday, he visited a place where a

charlie hurt and mollie charlie hurt and mollie hemingway join us. ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ well i'm gone lou: last night we asked you in our online poll, is it time for the nfl to replace its gutness commissioner. only 96% of you believer that would be the appropriate thing to do. joining me, mollie hemingway, and charlie hurt. great to have you with us. molly, the president is winning the day, whether it's in the earlier polls, 68%. reuters 58%. americans are siding with this president against the nfl in their insult to all americans. poll require's a story where nervet media acts like what the president is doing is insane and when the polls come out it shows he has his pulse on the -- his finger on the pulse of the american people. one of the most of commonly cited reasons for viewers no longer watching the game is the protests during the national anthem. do you have throw out the baby with the bath water our appeal to the american founding. lou: or do what the president said, charli

molly lions for student council president. >> vote for molly. >> so you're having add vantage over your opponent. >> are you ready to do the weather are you excited? do you want to be a meteorologist, one day. >> yes. >> study math. there is a lot of math in meteorologist. >> i'll step out and ask you what's going to happen later on today that has to do with all of those leaves smalling. >> the fall equinox is starting today. >> move over, here you go. i know, it is so weird on this green screen, isn't it? okay, and what time does the autumn equinox happen? >> 4:02 p.m. today. >> what's the temperature right now in philadelphia, milliony? >> currently 72 and in philadelphia. >> right. and what's the temperature in redding? >> it is 69 degrees in reading. >> i really wish i was at the beach. what's like right now in wildwood? >> 70 degrees in wildwood. >> excellent now here is your seven day forecast, what's it going to be for the high temperature today? >> is going to be 74 a -- 84 and sun. >> i hot over the weekends. rupp kidding me? what's the temperature tomorrow? >> eighty-seven. >>

it's amazing, molly. thank you. ( ♪ ) >>> as we said earlier, dow record high, s&p record high, and the nasdaq, as well. among nasdaq movers, nvidia is the biggest s&p gainer of five-plus percent as we see a squeeze in bitcoin, amd is following suit, did have research on nvidia, as well. >> raising the price target and, yes, seems to be the beneficiary. when bitcoin goes up, it's one of the minors and that has benefited the business and the stock, after a rough week, i will say, for bitcoin. >> longest losing streak in more than a year for bitcoin. >> floyd mayweather just came out in favor, though don't want to be on the other side of him. >> generally not, no >>> and senator elizabeth warren and 11 other democrats pushing for new consumer protections legislation after that massive equifax data breach. this follows many cyber experts warnings of weakening protections. joining us now, joel brenner, senior adviser, as well as former head of u.s. counterintelligence under the director of national intellig

mollie: luther strange is sort of tied up in this thing. whamollie: i think what's goingo happen is roy moore will win in alabama. what this shows is people who support trump, that's a bigger movement than trump himself. this is a necessary moment for donald trump to understand his supporters and they are not going to follow him no matter what. it's a useful thing for him to learn. lou: president trump himself? charlie: those people coming out to support roy moore, many are the same people who supported donald trump and they are supporting roy moore for the same reason they supported donald trump. i'm not saying this is a calculation or anything like that. because i don't believe it was. but it's a situation, no matter which of these men wins, it's a win for donald trump. lou: i couldn't agree more. let's turn if we can to another failure by mitch mcconnell. does he survive this? should he survive this? and who should replace him immediately? mollie: republicans promised for so long if we gave them power they would take care of obamacare an

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molly cochran, who do you have? here by dj mark john and i feel like every tailgate has to have the jams. tell me about game day. >> weel we bring out other teams. you come out and we just have a party. ladies and gentlemen, we are passionate redskins fans here to have a good time. molly: we were talking about some of these different techniques, i am learning how to spin this morning and hit different buttons. i want to know what one of the biggest requests is on game day, number one request. it happens to be this song right here and i love playing it every time and singing it at the home games. cranking it up, every single home game, let's go redskins. molly: we got our tailgate party list coming out, and we are cranking up the jams. stay with us on "good morning washington." wrong.you are so you are not my frid they could make franchise history as early as tomorrow. win lowers the playoff number 24 so with the nats win tonight and tomorrow and the marlins lose, the nats will become the first washington baseball te

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molly hunter, abc7 news. nancy: just in from the national zoo, the giant panda will not be giving birth. keepers are saying the hormone levels are returning to normal. it's not clear if this was a pseudopregnancy where a panda shows all the signs of being pregnant or if she suffered a miscarriage but no panda cub this fall. the national zoo and the panda house will return to normal hours on saturday. alison: ahh! a lot of us were watching that closely. now we know her hormone levels. jonathan: we can all sleep easy now. coming up at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- members of congress taking up issue of child care. what it could mean for young families. alison: plus a critical deadline in the case against catherine hoggle accused in the disappearance of her two small children years ago. why she could soon walk free tomorrow. jonathan: plus, check this the mayor riding down the street in a lawnmower, on a lawnmower with a beef in the cup holdd with a beer in the cup holder. he is not in trouble. the explanation coming u

. >> molly it's good for you to join us. the president moments ago meeting with harvey victims at the nrg stadium in houston. he even paused for question and answers with reporters and some the people who are there were he praise the government and the mayor of houston. president trump saying he hopes the multibillion-dollar a package will be approved quickly by congress. >> as tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing. i think even for the country to watch of the world to watch. were signing a lot of documents now to get money. 7.9 billion. we signed it, now it's going through a quick hopefully a quick process. >> kelly: quick processes what everyone is hoping for. we have live foxton coverage. meteorologist adam is in the weather center tracking hurricane irma in the tropics. something where watching. madison beaumont, texas were search and rescue efforts enter the eighth day. we begin with peter who is following the president at this hour. he's live at the nrg stadium in houston. peter? >> the motorcade just left you

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molly hunter is live for us now in naples, florida. good morning, molly. >> reporter: tam, good morning. that's right its damage like this. look at this tree, completely toppled into that condo building and these roots taller than i'm, this is the kind of damage that people are finding back at home today. a terrifying journey for many. florida ya'ians now returning to their homes but in the keys it's nearly impossible. 90 percent of houses destroyed and damaged. >> you start over, you know, you learn to do it again. it isn't the first or the last time i'm sure. >> reporter: police checkpoints set up, residents heading down the highway but unsure what they'll find and those who stayed and survived are the lucky ones. >> i stayed in the bathroom, me and my girlfriend, donna, we stayed in the bathroom and the hallways. for two days it was hell. you didn't know if you were going to make it or nottism the storm's fury on full display here. >> when the bigger gusts came by you could feel like the floor jumping a little bit. >> reporter: on t

it's amazing, molly. thank you. ( ♪ ) plan to boost growth and performance in a 94 page white paper this week. his firm proposing changes in the organizational structure and calling for peltz to take a seat on the board the company fought back on this one and joining us now on the phone is nelson peltz thank you for calling in. >> good morning. >> good morning to you back. now there was a lot here to chew on if there's one take away you want p&g shareholders to have from your report, what is it >> look the most important me trick in the consumer space is market share and that's vital and today the markets look at market share almost even more importa importantly and people don't even pay attention to their eps and i'll tell you that the hardest thing to do in the consumer space is to regain lost market share it's one thing to get a consumer to try your product and hopefully like it. it's another thing to have a consumer try your product, use your market and then have another company give you something t

abc news molly hunter is in any smyrna beach with the latest. molly? >> reporter: it's relatively quiet where we are on the east coast and those waves are getting progressively big as we wait for irma. hurrican irma churned through the caribbean devastating the islands. it's the strongest recorded storm to hit the atlantic. >> i would not want to see it like this again. irma stayed largely offshore in st. maarten and the tiny island. barbuda taking direct hits. >> the entire country has been decimated. >> reporter: irma with winds at more than 1507 miles per hour now taking aim for the bahamas and cuba, and tomorrow south florida. here on the coast of florida, you can see people are boarding up their houses. many of these houses actually empty. people are heeding the call to get out of town. >> more than 1 million people ordered to evacuate, desperate to stock up on gas and food. >> i'm very scared, so i'm just trying to get as far north as possible. >> reporter: traffic backed up and shelves already wiped clean of bottled water. >> this storm is wider

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it's amazing, molly. thank you. ( ♪ ) >>> we got six minutes before we get to thestart of trading for another week on wall street. let's get to a mad dash. >> there is a gem in this terrific caterpillar upgrade by ubs. and it's about pipeline construction approvals. year-to-date in 2017 for federal agency regulatory commission has approved over 1,000 miles of natural gas pipelines. this is only slightly less than it was approved in all of 2016. david, you could say i want to do a pipeline through your apartment and they'll say yes. there have been some pipelines that have been approved that would have been denied for years and years under the prefs administration and that's a lot of business for cat. >> and that will continue you believe. >> yes because firk does not seem to have a problem approving pipeline. i had a pipeline -- i used to live in a house that had a pipeline. these are big jobs when you put a pipeline through and energy transfers have been building pipeline arn the clock and you need a l

molly, thank you. if you're just joining us, of course we're watching what is happening in north korea. the reports of a potential test. we do have from the u.s. geological survey reporting of an earthquake of at least 6.0 magnitude. and then another one at least of 4.0 magnitudmagnitude. and those potentially could be additional nuclear tests. the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, saying that they have concluded, japan has that north korea has conducted a nuclear test. we do not have any reporting as of yet coming out of the united states government, whether it be from the pentagon or from the white house, as of yet. nbc's ron allen has been on the ground there in south korea for us covering this story. and ron, we understand there's going to be some sort of announcement from north korea on what has happened so far. what do we expect to be said from what we know? >> well, we expect it to be a pretty triumphant statement by the north koreans for propaganda value. this is what they want. they want th

it's amazing, molly. thank you. ( ♪ ) >>> oh, well, hello there. at 26 past the hour. >> hi. >> oh. i thought we were going to willie. the reaction among republicans to everything that happened yesterday was disbelief, joe. why do you think it was so public? or was it planned? >> well, i don't know but i wanted to go to willie and mike on this about -- i mean, let's talk about, guys, the long-term effect of this. willie, i start with you. i know that paul ryan and mitch mcconnell are upset at what happened yesterday but now paul ryan can go to the freedom caucus in meadows and go "i need your vote." and if i don't get it, nancy pelosi and chuck schumer are going to write this bill and not you. so do you want 100% or would you rather have 90% of the republican bill? could that be a long-term positive effect for republicans? >> it's a long-term positive way to look at it. they say it put the democrats in the driver's seat. they've been out of the white house, out of the house and power and out of leadersh

today a rafflele to find a cure to save molly's life. >>> nice day and good cause. more ahead in the next half hour of "action news." another bachelor love connection leads to a proposal. find out what is next for taylor and derek. >> and those at the shore known for their crazy cocktail concoctions. >>> "action news" at 12:30 continues with rick williams, sara bloomquist and meteorologist, david murphy. here is the stories we are following for you now on "action news" at 12:30. we are getting a look at damage from hurricane irma. also, he was charged in the amtrak crash that took eight lives more than two years ago. today the train's engineer was back in court in philadelphia. and tragedy in wilmington when a man tried to save his wife when their house caught fire. >> now the details. the tale of misery caused by irma continues to grow and so does the human toll. it has claimed the lives of dozens of people in the caribbean and southeastern united states. >> despite being downgraded it sent four feet of ocean water into charleston, south carolina yesterday. and tha

i think mollie is right. local dynamics are going to mean more than the national dynamics but it's been fascinating to watch the primary unfold. you've had three candidates making the argument alabama voters they are more like donald trump. they are closer to donald trump and they will be more faithful to the agenda. mitch mcconnell who's been at odds with donald trump on several things as of late, ran ads in favor of luther strange. making the argument he would be more supportive of donald trump than mo brooks or roy moore. roy moore could lose in a general election and he could win. >> and away we shouldn't be too surprised this is happening. there is some precedent in past election cycles on the republican side. very passionate, out there kind of very conservative primary candidates capturing the imagination of their local electorate. christine o'donnell in delaware. and it drives the establishment crazy. what he demonstrates is in politics, and low turnout elections, off years, a guy who has the excitemen