sam brock is live in los angeles. and sam, what a night for gavin newsom and his wife, jennifer. >> reporter: what a night, jessica. and what a contrast right now. there was so many people in here 45 minutes ago to hear the governor-elect speak. now it's just the reporters and the music on the speakers. but we know that gavin newsom has had his eye on the governor's mansion for at least four years. realistically probably eight since he was elected lieutenant governor in 2010. but what's so fascinating is how he couched today's events. he said i want to congratulate you, talking to the voters, for standing up and having the courage of your convictions to elect me. now we can have change. i just think some of his verbiage was very powerful and telling. he said now america's biggest state is making the biggest statement. he sees california as a sort of melting pot and also a template for how our policy federally should work moving forward. as you just mentioned, there's divided government. he can't necessarily pull those

let's bring in sam brock with more. >> reporter: good evening. supporters call this a legal loophole that prosecutors right now have to prove that a car door is locked for it to be an auto blur auto burglary even if there is broken glass on the ground. >> it makes no sense whatsoever. if you break in by bashing in a window, you're guilty. it doesn't plattmatter whether door was locked. >> reporter: scott wiener is ready to take another stabbill prosecutors more help. >> there are times that a district attorney proved that somebody bashed in a window but can't prove that the car was locked. >> the loophole probably makes sense, 50, 60, 70 years ago when the law was written. >> reporter: but gascon says the law does not make sense today, which is why he came to wiener in the first place. >> i'm just tired. my car's been stolen before. my moving truck's been stolen. >> reporter: this video is from an incident last november. since then, conditions have improved. auto burglaries are down 16% in 2018. what a tweak in the law, they can prosecute more of

sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> let's go to the national statement. democrats are hoping to flip control of congress by focussing on health care while president trump is touting the booming economy under his watch, he traveled to indiana, ohio and missouri. allstat all states he won in 2016. >> if you want more crime, vote democrat tomorrow. >> with the number of early and absentee voters already double what we saw in 2014 and so many races neck in neck, it may take days before all the votes are counted. you can join us tomorrow starting at 7:00 p.m. our team will be cutting in with local results throughout the night. >>> our other headlines this evening. it looks like this is the end for usa gymnastics, perhaps. critics who want to shut down the organization after years of abuse by a former team doctor may get their wish. dr. larry nassar is serving time in prison. usa gymnastics just cannot overcome its troubled past. the committee says it's willing to build a new organization if it comes to that. >>> we are learning more about thepe fire at a detox

from san francisco, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> sam, thank you. now, if you haven't cast your ballot already, check out our voters guide. click on the elections tap at the top of your screen. >> new details about a deadly crash that shutdown an east bay freeway for hours. the crash happened at 10:30 on whipple road on the hayward/union city border. the tour bus driver hit two cars, killing the drivers of both vehicles. one driver was a woman from hayward. the other was a man from san leandro. no passesere on the tour bus. all lanes reopened just after 6:00 this earn montgomerie. >> a frighteningne morning just as service was starting. our nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead. police say they found a bleeding profusely from an injury to his hand. they immediately closed the station due to the large amount of blood and the station was closed for three hours while crews cleared the scene. >> new at 5:00, ransacked and ripped apart. an east bay woman snapped this photo of bart cushions on a san francisco train. many say it's just new evidence of what

but let's begin with sam brock near oroville for us, sam? >> reporter: the flames, as you mentioned, jumped lake oravilov. we are standing on this particular road, bloomer hill road. the fire line is two miles down this way. they told me it was too dangerous, so we ended up here instead. what you are looking at now are strike teams carrying out a lot of the brush and fuel, trees and breaking it all down to create multiple lines of containment in the event that they're all needed. flames continue to fester on this heil side in the area of pulga, 20 or 30 miles from the town of paradise, prompting helicopters to circle and deploy fire detar dants. you are say you are one of the lucky ones, why do you say that? >> because i'm alive. very [ bleep ] simple. i'm alive. up in paradise, concal, people got fried. burnt in their cars, burnt in their houses. i'm alive and i'm lucky. >> reporter: he watched his three homes and mechanic shop become fuel for the fire. the butte county lifer now lives in his winnebago. on the other side of the evacuation z

. >> sam brock was in oroville for a community meeting last night. >> reporter: after applause rippled through the state theater for sheriff corey honey, he told constituents this. >> i'm proud to be your sheriff and sorry we're going through it. if we're going through it, i'm glad i get to go through it with you as your sheriff. >> reporter: unbridled support, so necessary, on a day where 13 more bodies were recovered, bringing the total to an asto d astounding 42. >> ernest fost age 65. >> reporter: three victims, the eldest 77, after outlining the obstacles of recovery and notifying next of kin. residents rallied behind the public assistance, emotionally and financially. >> just the idea that you can collect unemployment insurance for being unemployed by this disaster, that will help a lot of people beyond belief. >> i have insurance. i just need to talk to them tomorrow and you know, get the ball rolling, but the thing is, you have to determine and declare your house a total loss. >> reporter: homeowners like jamie kern have a long path before them, but are boosted by the many help

in paradise, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> the politics during a natural disaster are pivotal. today governor brown and interior secretary ryan zinke put aside their political differences and toured the burn zone. both men say now is the time for cooperation and not pointing fingers. governor brown issued an executive order helping to streamline recovery efforts for the impacted communities. >>> now there's still more than 1,000 people in evacuation shelters, but to make matters worse the chico shelter is dealing with a norovirus outbreak. county health officials have taken the sick people to a separate area where nurses are caring for them. many bay area shelters are stepping up to help in the relief effort. we've been telling you about tony la russa's animal rescue foundation. it's doing all it can to help. they're taking dogs from the shelters in butte county so that more room can be made for lost pets that have been displaced from the camp fire. eight dogs that were previously in a shelter before the fire arrived at arf walnut creek facility. arf is waiving adoption fees th

. >> we begin our coverage with sam brock who is in oroville where there was a town meeting tonight. much community support and i'm sure a lot of people had a lot of questions. >> reporter: there were a lot of questions, jessica, but the good news here was a standing ovation for the sheriff of butte county and an incredible show of support for everything he has been through and what this community has been through. and what we have seen certainly is so much devastation. we're learning about the painful details of how difficult it is to identify 42 victims and counting. donations pouring in tonight. so many oroville doesn't have the space to store them all. after applause rippled through the state theater, the sheriff, the man tapped as county coroner told constituents this. >> i'm proud to be your sheriff. i'm sorry that we're going through this. but i'll tell you this. if we're going to go through it, i'm glad i get to go through it with you as your sheriff. >> reporter: unbridled support so necessary on a day where 13 more bodies were recovered, bringing the total to an astounding

nbc bay area's sam brock has the details from city hall in san francisco. >> reporter: sign up sheets and paper ballots fill the hallways of voting centers across california. but this is not your mother's or grandmother's election. according to bipartisan tracker politicaldata inc. more than a million californians have already cast ballots as registered democrats in the congressional races, or 43%. another 850,000 registered republicans, or 33%, have voted for congress. in all, almost half the voters are 65 and up and nearly 3/4 are white. >> the people who deal with the mail most regularly, the people who know where they keep their stamps and are going to be right on top of mailing the ballots back in, are these older more conservative voters. >> but paul mitchell, vice president of political data inc., points out times are changing. with more diverse voters increasingly acting earlier. >> if we start to see an uptick in young people turning out, if we start to see an uptick in latinos and in democratic voters participating, that would be the early siphons a blue wave. >> greatest nu

reporting live, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> sam, thank you. >>> sonoma state university did resume classes today, even though most other schools in sonoma county were closed. the air quality is still rated as unhealthy. sonoma state decided it is time to get back to class but the mother of two students thinks it is too soon. >> common sense says look at the sky, look at the schools around, they're closed. why would this school not be closed? it doesn't make sense. >> we're trying to figure out what is the right range to help us know when it's okay to open up as a campus. >> most high schools in sonoma county, junior highs and elementary schools are closed. sonoma state says it's handed out free n-95 masks and encouraged students to reach out to professors. take a look at this. we have a photo posted on instagram. it shows how thick the smoke it, not just in sonoma county but across the bay area. jeff ranieri will join us in about 15 minutes. >>> we did dispatch the social media team to get more information. >> they have unique access. let's bring in janelle wang with powerful photo

sam brock joins us live with what people are seeing and feeling. hopefully it's a little relief, sam. >> reporter: jessica, good evening.om afar, the skyline is shrouded in l dome is it will up in red. from the street level, things look and feel better as we await major changes mid week. on market street, the masks are still a mainstay. and smoky scenes have not by any stretch been a walk in the park. what has the last week been like for you? >> it's been crazy. i've tried to stay inside. >> a sore, scratchy throat and a lot more congestion. >> reporter: but a sliver of good news in san francisco monday. the air quality index continues to move in the right direction, down. and here's the visible proof. today, a ferry building sighting from elevation on market. last friday, the clock tower was nowhere to be seen. and maybe more sho skies. three case ago, it was ashy black. >> for this event, it's a meteorologist inea. he says technology for tracking the fire smoke has improved, and so too has the bay area's outlook for clearing out. >> it's going to

sam brock joins us live from downtown marriott in san francisco. and sam, doeshe can do to break logjam. >> jessica, the wealth disparity in san francisco gets worse by the day. that is one of the sad realities of the city. as for the marriott strikes that are going on that are so visible, they convened a special hearing to look at the situation. outside of possibly taxes down the road, it doesn't appear there's much the city can do to force a resolution. the picket signs may be frayed from weeks of protests. not the resolve of the hotel workers as they march through civic center plaza and cram into the corners of city hall to address supervisors. >> it's hard to occupy one room. but i'm fighting towards this, because i want my kids to know the value of respect and dignity. >> some could barely speak. >> sorry. >> others spoke for many. >> the average full-time marriott worker in this city earns about $44,000 a year. i don't have to tell you what you already know. that's not enough to make ends meet. >> the marriott corporation declined to attend t

sam brock has more from belmont hearts, family members of alicia castro carriers woman. >> that was her life. people and kids. she has a wonderful family from el salvador that's here with us today. >> castro's son described his mother as a parental figure for many different families. all of them now scratching their heads at what happened. alicia was discovered here on monday where a memorial now sits. police officers don't know if she was hit by a car or if she just fell. but the signs put up by neighbors, we live here, slow down, it's not worth it, suggest that speeding is an issue. >> i walk that walk almost every day for all those 40 years. it's one of the most dangerous streets in belmont. something really needs to be done about it. >> we periodically get speeding complaints. in looking at the videos that we have,e have no evidencet belmont police said today and f definitive evidence of a hit and run. >> what are you not seeing that would typically be there? >> if you're struck by a vehicle moving at any speed, you would be thrown typically or you'd have injuries such as abrasions.

sam brock is joining us. >> reporter: i think they are happy that they can breathe again. that is one. typically, when you have red roads and pre holiday travel, talking about millions of people leaving home, that would be an equation for a nightmare on the road. 280 is fairly cleared up as the rain has stopped momentarily. we did see ponding and road closures. people are grateful that the rain has come in and the smoke is out. 24 hours ago, blue skies and a wave of white clouds pave the way for today's first storm system of the season. a soggy affair that meant more than just umbrella and raincoats for san franciscans for some, the rainfall symbolizes freedom. >> even though the air quality is not perfect right now, still a lot better than it has been. i took the opportunity to get out and moving again. >> reporter: moving in on possible drain clogs. >> make sure there is not a lot of debris leaves. clean it out. >> reporter: the department offers free sandbags. missing flood barriers at trouble spots on follow som. not to mention the missionary of power poles that detach

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sam brock tells us the city is rallying around those caught in the cross hairs of the federal immigration crackdown. >> reporter: in san francisco's mission neighborhood, the signs of international flavor are everywhere. and, on this day. >> we serve everyone. i want to make sure everyone knows that. >> reporter: a resounding invitation to utilize an access point today toured by london breed. >> this is an incredible opportunity for a coordinated entry system toe help families, to help address the challenges they are having with having a roof over their head. >> reporter: it provides critical services to immigrants, many of whom come to catholic charities with no documentation. catholic charities director of immigration services is reacting to president trump's order. >> i just signed the problem cla haiti -- proclamation on asylum u. >> reporter: a move meant to prevent some from seeking asylum. >> it is an expression of the climate, and actually, yeah. fear in the community. >> reporter: civil rights groups like the aclu called the proclamation illegal and responded, so, we're suing. as

reporting from butte county this evening, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, sam. it's an agonizing wait for the families. makeshift list of the missing are popping up at the evacuation centers. some of them include handwritten notes, pictures of people with their loved ones that they're searching for. today the butte county sheriff's office published their own official list of the missing. now, as we've been telling you, 103 people are missing. we may have that number change. if you want to see the list, we've embedded it on our website. you can check it out there. it's nbcbayarea.com. >> so how big is this? the burn zone now stretches more than 200 miles. this is what it looks like. you see paradise right in the middle. chico is right over here on the edge of the burn zone. and paradise in the middle of it all. for comparison we've overlaid the burn zone in the south bay. it would encompass the east bay foothills all the way until saratoga. there's san jose. it would stretch all the way to los gatos and saratoga. another perspective. over san francisco. it would

sam brock joins us live from downtown los angeles this morning. good morning, sam. >> reporter: good morning, laura. gavin newsom had been leading in the polls on average by about 16 points in the weeks leading into the election, and lo and behold he ended up winning roughly by about 19 points. you might be asking, why is he in l.a.? that would be a very good question, and the answer is simple, for symbolism. his campaign wanted to send a message that though newsom served in san francisco's government for years and of course san francisco's mayor for years where he trailblazed on issues look gay marriage and universal health care, he's here to represent everybody in california and on election night newsom made that clear before a crowd of about 1,000 people taking on trumpism and what he called agents of anger meant to divide us. >> america's biggest state is making the biggest statement in america. we're saying unmistakably, and in unison, it's time to roll the credits on the politics of chaos and the politics of cruelty. now it's time for going

nbc bay area's sam brock joins us live in san francisco with more on the accusations and what's facebook's response. sam. >> jessica, mark lucky wrote a memo a few weeks ago that was ultimately sent to facebook employees all over the globe and his accusations go much deeper than just who facebook is and isn't hiring and how those employees are traded. mark lucky says his now viral memo saying facebook is failing its black employees and black users. it wasn't always intended for a wider audience. >> why go public with the post? >> well, i had initially planned to keep it internal but there wasn't a lot of accountability on facebook's part. there was silence from mark zuckerberg, from sheryl sandberg. >> reporter: a former manager focused on reaching underrepresented voices, lucky spells out different kinds of incidents that gave him pause. online he describes black users' attempts to find safe spaces for conversation ending with their content being removed without notice and accounts suspended indefinitely. on campus he recalls overt racism. >> my fellow co-workers would grab their purses o

sam brock has more. >> reporter: good morning. the crowds are long gone here, although we are hearing members of the newsom camp. what a night, the former los angeles stock exchange, there they are again, what is now a nightcl nightclub. 8:08 last night gavin newsom had won, polls closed at 8:00, almost immediate. he took the stage a couple hours later and told roughly 1,500 people here, this is a new day and age for california, that the politics of cruelty are over, a clear jab at the federal government. >> we don't regulate a woman's body more than we regulate assault weapons on our streets. [ cheers and applause ] we don't demean, we don't discriminate, and we don't demoralize. we don't separate families, and we don't lock kids in cages. >> reporter: there's some nice moments at the beginning and the end of his speech. he thanked john cox and said he had a great conversation with him, how generous he was and the fact that this was a hard-fought battle. on the back end, he hugged his family and said he's overcome some things him

sam brock is in los angeles at news newsom's headquarters with a report at the top of the hour. >>> live look at capitol hill. america waking up to divided government in washington. >> democrats are given control of the house of representatives and republicans are still in charge of the senate. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with reaction from the winners and the losers. >> reporter: democrats won control of the house of representatives with a record number of women elected, and the blue wave swept through places like virginia. jennifer wexton becomes the first democrat to represent her district in four decades. >> we have the power to makes things better. >> reporter: republicans hold on with ted cruz's victory in texas. >> we want a future with more jobs and more security and more freedom. >> reporter: senate republicans took seats from democrats in indiana, north dakota, and missouri, where josh holley great claire mccaskill. >> i am not going away. i love this state. i will continue to serve. >> reporter: west virginia's joe manchin heads back to washington with this message for

reporting live this evening from the outskirts of the forest, sam brock. >> we'll check back with you at 6:00 as well. this is an agonizing process for so many families. waiting to see if their loved ones survived or identifying remains. we are beginning to get information on the victims. zeus fernandez, his german sheppa shepherd king is believed to be deceased as well. and dig through the rubble is challenging and emotional. our digital team spotted this, crews searching through what used to be an facility in paradise. there are so many people still upaccount unaccounted for, the u.s. military is now part of the effort. jodi hernandez joins us at that mobile home park. >> reporter: search crews have moved out. but earlier today there maust have been 50 searchers out here. they are conducting what they call focussed searches. but the coordinator of the effort told me they plan to search every home in the burn zone. as families wait for word about their missing loved ones, the search effort is ramping up. crews from across northern california have joined, conducting focussed searches

we're going to begin with nbc bay area sam brock. he's live in downtown l.a. where newsome will soon be arriving. sam. >> reporter: janelle, behind me you see the stage is prepped on these risers. there are california reporters from all over the state covering this race. gavin newsom will tell you he is about big and bold action. this venue is kind of big and bold. this used to be the former los angeles stock exchange building, converted to a night club that is now four levels high and can accommodate 1500 people. so they are expecting a big crowd on hand for a race that has to start to feel pretty good for gavin newsom. if you look at the composite of the latest polls which is an average from real clear politics, you'll see right now newsome has an average spread of 16 1/2 points over john cox. the low in that range is 13 points, the high is 20. but that is a massive discrepancy. 16 1/2 points, that might explain why he has been campaigning for josh harder in the san joaquin county, a congressional race yesterday because he's feeling pretty confident. you mig

let's bring in nbc bay area sam brock from the fire lines. >> reporter: flames are tearing through the hillsides on both sides of highway 70 here in rock creek. about five miles south of where i'm standing, betsy lives in pulga and based on an e-mail she got from pg&e, one day before th f fire will enter its seventh day, on a streak of destruction that received an e- pg pg&e. they were coming out to do work power line three-quarters of a mile away. they would need to come back and do another power line on my property. >> reporter: she hopes to organize a class action lawsuit as she grieves for her friends. >> those people lost everything ten years ago, too. no one is talking about them. >> reporter: tonight, pg&e responded to this story telling nbc bay area, quote, based on our initial review, the e-mail correspondence was about future planned work on a different transmission line in the area. that line was deenergized and was not operational when the camp fire started. pg&e said they're cooperating fully on aninvestigation. with many neighborhoods decim e decimated, calls for more inf

here is nbc bay area sam brock. >> reporter: prosecuting an auto burglary in california requires showing the car was locked beforehand, so just broken glass is not going to do it. in a city where large percentage of the victims are actually tourist, that creates a problem for prosecutors. it might be the signature of an auto burglary epidemic, but right now, not legal proof. >> you have to convince the jury that the car was and property was taken, but also the door was locked. reporter: a bill changing the standard. >> it makes no sense. if you break in by bashing in a window, you are guilty. it doesn't matter whether the door was locked. >> reporter: first attempt by steering the legislative failed. >> there are times when a district attorney can prove someone was bashing in a window. >> my car has been stolen before. my moving truck has been stolen here. >> reporter: san francisco residents are fed up with the break-in epidemic. auto burglaries are down 16%. with the tweak in the law, he can prosecute more offenders. >> it gives us the opportunity to prove cases today we couldn't pro p

sam brock reports on the response and why several california laws already on the books could be getting more attention. >> i'll repeat high capacity magazine clips. have no place in the street. of this country. >> reporter: it's been less than 48 hours since he won the race for california governor ship. and the elect has given the order for flags to fly half staff. he processes the latest mass shooting. carried out with a man with a handgun and high capacity magazine. >> this is america. it has to change. this doesn't happen anywherbo t. one fact remains undenial. >> 2017. a ban on possession of large capacity ammunition was supposed to go into effect here in california. >> it's been held up in court by the nra. which claims it's unconstitutional. with e spoke with executive director of the law center to prevent gun violence. about a different tool available to california police officers. seizing theea't know why they dt utilize that opportunity. that option. it could have been they weren't aware of gun violence and restraining orders. it's a new law. >> co-owner of threat scenarios. an

sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> an artist is getting some sweet work tonight, the face of pecan resist. observing artist rodriguez teamed up with ben & jerry's for a flavor of resistance. her artwork features people of color. the message is anything but pint sized. ben & jerry's is taking a stand against president trump's policies. >> it's in these times where silence equals complicity. bay area shops are stocked up with this flavor. >> as voters prepare to head to the polls, some are wondering if the vote will count. the last election raised concerns. those warnings now coming from security experts. >> reporter: the machinery of an election as voters begin casting ballots in the november 6th election. they have heard from people who worry their vote won't be counted. >> a lot of concern someone could hack into a voting sk and change the results of the election. it's actually impossible. >> reporter: it's a major concern since the 2016 election when u.s. intelligence claims they tried to influence the vote. he says san francisco's voting system has safeguards which make it skier from h

. >> down in southern california, let's start with sam brock in l.a. where gavin newsom will soon arrive. sam? >> yeah, we are expecting his arrival, raj, in the next several hours, and watch party for gavin newsom, so instrictionably linked to san francisco. this is about symbolism, the biggest metro area in the state of california, people all over the golden state that he would be a governor for all. as you mentioned this race is drawing headlines, among other reasons, the fact that we are at a crossroads right now in california over a wealth gap crisis. gavin newsom has said addressing that crisis will be his number homes in the next seven years to level the playing field for what he has called the richest and poorest state. also talking about conditions that we are seeing and can identify with on the streets of san francisco. here in l.a. when you step outside, you are seeing the exact same signs of mental health and drug addiction plaguing the bay area, something that all parties want fixed. the reality is that the numbers in this case skew democr

in san francisco, sam brock, nbc bay area senator dianne feinste san francisco to cast her vote. she chatted with reporters after dropping off her vote by mail ballot. she is running for a fifth term in the senate. her opponent is kevin de leon. he won the endoshsmersement of democratic party. >>> here's an indication of how active andected to be tomorrow. early voting locations and dropoff spots are already box i overflowing in the east bay. in santa clara county, voter registration has hit a new record. nbc bay area's robert handa is in san jose with the last minute preparation for the record turnout. >> reporter: we have seen a steady stream of turnout here at the registrar's office. and the ballot box is still set up for people to drop off their ballots tonight. they have set a record for registered voters with almost 900,000. they're trying to make it as easy as possible to get the votes in and counted. >> the voters came in bunches, and many dropped off ballots in bunches. so far, santa clara county has had more than 887,000 people register to vote, an all-time high with we

. >> let's start with sam brock, following gavin newsom. sam, with this projection already out there, there's got to be a lot of excitement in the room there. >> yeah, you know, there was a reaction. nbc called this race at 8:08, so eight minutes after the polls closed. i think what occurred, it was so quick, no one was expecting it that fast. we know now, gavin newsom is expected to be the next governor of california. unlike other states we've seen, florida and georgia. which was clearly a referendum on the trump administration. that wasn't necessarily the case in this particular case. gavin newsom talked about social mobility, and he wants to try to change that cycle. he will see if he can do that. we're going to be hearing from gavin in the next two hours. it's going to be taking the stage here in very uncommon times. >> back to you. >> thank you very much, sam. >> let's go to san diego. mark matthews joins us. is mr. cox ready to concede at this point? >> we're hearing 9:00. he's planning to take the podium at 9:00, he's in the house. h

in san francisco sam brock, nbc y ood chance of snow in the sierra. this is what it looked like on 80. that is snow falling. you can see it's right near truckee. plenty of stuff coming down. now, we're going to give you a live look at our satellite radar as well. you can see it there. lots of green. chief meteorologist jaf ranieri's tracking the storm. and yes, there is another one on the way. jeff is going to join with us an update in 15 minutes and show us exactly where that green is going to stick around. >> some of our other stories tonight. it's a federal law designed to protect immigrants from spousal abuse but in the heightened climate of immigration many people say this law is being misused as a way to prevent deportation. >> foreign spouses are alleging domestic violence but many american men say it is the law that's being abused. joining us now is investigative reporter liz wagner. >> reporter: jess and raj, nearly half a million immigrants marry americans each year, but marriages can also offer an open door into the u.s. tonight you'll hear

live from san rafael, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >>> here is a live look at our satellite radar and there is still green on the screen. jeff ranieri is tracking the rain, coming in right now and another storm on the way for the weekend. jeff will rejoin us in about 15 minutes. >>> guilty, president trump's former lawyer and confidant michael cohen admitted he lied to congress about the trump corporation business ties to moscow. blayne alexander has reaction from washington, d.c. >> reporter: today michael cohen, president trump's former attorney and long-time fixer, pleading guilty in federal court to lying to congress. something cohen admits he did out of loyalty to his boss. >> he's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence so he's lying about a project that everybody knew about. >> reporter: that project, a now scrapped deal to build a trump tower in russia. according to the plea agreement with special counsel robert mueller's team, cohen lied to congress about the timing of the discussions with russia, telling the senate intelligence committee last year