that's what's making news in america this morning. making news in america this morning, judge brett kavanaugh makes one final statement before his senate make-or-break vote on his nomination to the supreme court. what kavanaugh is now saying about his tone during that contentious hearing, plus, the senators who will decide his fate. where they stand this morning. a city on edge. chicago bracing for violence today as a jury deliberates the fate of a police officer charged with murdering a black teen shooting him 16 times. why the defense argues it wasn't the cop's fault. supermarket confrontation. >> do not. y't hars people like this. >> the dramatic turn when

another woman intervenes and who is under arrest today. plus, ruffling feathers. how these birds are getting drunk and the chaos they're causing. also, the shocking discovery. the doorstop that's from out of this world literally. and a toddler finds a stash of cash in the house and sends a thousand dollars straight into the shredder. so can mom and dad get the cash replaced? and there you thought your kid was having the terrible 2s. >> tough break for them. >> it is. as we say good morning on this friday, i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm maggie rulli in for diane macedo. we're going to begin with brett kavanaugh making a last--ditch effort to sway senators ahead of a vote that could pit him one step closer to the supreme court. >> in this morning's "wall street journal," kavanaugh writes an op-ed acknowledging he may have been too emotional

during that contentious senate hearing last week, even though some of his remarks at the hearing were prepared in advance. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. we are now hours away from the next step in the process of judge kavanaugh's confirmation and as you mentioned, kendis, the supreme court nominee now saying he might have been too emotional during that testimony. after a week of silence, following that explosive testimony -- >> this is a circus. >> reporter: -- judge brett kavanaugh now defending himself in "the wall street journal" writing, my time in high school and college, more than 30 years ago, has been ridiculously distorted in addressing what some have called his disqualifying temperament last thursday. i know that my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. kavanaugh's op-ed coming at the end of a tense day in washington. arrested as senators took turns combing through the fbi report on the sex assault allegations

against kavanaugh. with only nine witnesses interviewed kavanaugh and christine blasey ford not among them, democrats are calling the investigation a sham. >> democrats agreed that the investigation scope should be limited. we did not agree that the white house should tie the fbi's hands. >> reporter: republicans including key undecideds jeff flake and susan collins say they're satisfied. >> we've seen no new credible corroboration, no new corroboration at all. >> reporter: another hold-out, republican lisa murkowski, still undecided but president trump appearing confident at a rally in minnesota. >> their rage-fueled resistance is starting to backfire at a level that nobody has ever seen before. >> reporter: and in another op-ed, a group of yale grads who describe themselves as kavanaugh's college drinking buddies said that no one should be able to lie their way onto the supreme court and that next

procedural vote is set for 10:30 eastern time. kendis and maggie, back to you. >> and the big vote possibly tomorrow on capitol hill. emily, thank you. in a rare move retired supreme court justice john paul stevens has announced he's no longer supporting brett kavanaugh's nomination. the 98-year-old stevens is now suggesting that kavanaugh lacks the temperament for the high court saying he believes there's merit to the criticism that kavanaugh showed a potential for political bias. >> i've changed my views for reasons that have no -- really no relationship to his intellectual ability or his record as a federal judge. i think that his performance during the hearings caused me to change my mind. >> stevens was a liberal justice even though he was appointed by republican president gerald ford. you can stay with abc new the abc news live app for live coverage of the kavanaugh

vote today and throughout the weekend. lots to see. we turn now to the city of chicago waiting for a possible verdict in the trial of a police officer charged with fatally shooting a black teenager, shooting him 16 times. schools and businesses are preparing for protests as the jury deliberates. this morning, chicago bracing for potentially violent protests as jurors deliberate the fate of officer jason van dyke. van dyke seen here shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald as mcdonald was walking away from officers while holding a knife. the suspended police officer is charged with first degree murder, official misconduct and 16 counts of aggravated battery for each shot he fired. prosecutors say van dyke showed no regard for mcdonald's life and claimed the officer exaggerated the threat mcdonald posed. >> he shot too early, he shot too often, and he shot for way too long. >> reporter: the defense calling the case a tragedy but not murder saying the shots were fired because mcdonald would not follow the officer's instructions. >> it is a tragedy that could

have been prevented with one simple step. had laquan mcdonald dropped that knife, he'd be here today. >> reporter: the first day of deliberations ending with van dyke getting emotional. the judge however scolding him for returning to court late. lawyers for van dyke say he was dealing with a threat made against his daughter. the judge gave van dyke until today to show proof of that threat or his bond could be revoked. the release of the shooting video in 2015 sparking months' long protests. [ chanting "16 shots" ] >> reporter: and with the verdict now possible today, businesses are preparing to shu. and to prepare for a protest, some schools will dismiss students early when the verdict is handed down and other schools have planned to hold recess inside if there's a not guilty

verdict. seven russian intelligence officers are now under indictment in the united states accused of taking part in global cyberattacks. the fbi says the targets included a nuclear energy company and the world anti-doping agency. the alleged crimes also extended to the olympics. the suspects allegedly hacked the drug test results of american athletes including venus and serena williams and simone biles. moscow denies the charges. overseas now and the tsunami zone in central indonesia. search crews thought they detected a sign of life inside this destroyed hotel in the city of palu, but after hours of combing through the concrete, they were unable to find any survivors. nearly 1,600 people are now confirmed dead. despite the devastation, there are stories of hope like this one, a 1-year-old girl was swept into the water and disappeared for 24 hours but was found alive under the rubble. to first lady melania trump who toured an orphanage for elephants this morning as she continues her visit to africa.

but while there, well, she got up close and personal with one of those elephants, look at that. watch out, first lady. he gave her a strong push there. she lost her footing. she will continue her tour in africa and be in egypt today for the final stop of her trip. >> i don't think the elephant realized she's a fellow republican. >> they should be friends. we can all get along. time for a look at your weather this friday. heavy rain triggered flash flooding in pittsburgh. several cars were stranded with knee-deep water covering some streets. the water was deep enough for this dumpster to float away. at least five people had to be rescued from their cars. the water slowly receding with dry and sunny weather expected today. looking at today's high er mpteesurat dallas, memphis and new orleans. 66 in new york. 90 degrees in south florida. nice and hot down there.

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all right, well, now turning to the most famous athlete in the world who is under new pressure as he denies rape allegations. two of cristiano ronaldo's main sponsors including nike say they're concerned about the allegationagainst the soccer star. portugal's national team has now side. lined ronaldo leaving him off the roster for two matches this month. the search for a missing teacher in maine is entering a fifth day. kristin westra's husband reported her missing monday. her phone, keys, walant t lehir. he says that she had been stressed about work and had not been sleeping well. searchers are focusing their efforts right now around the woods near her home. police say a reported sighting thursday did not pan out and so far they found no evidence of foul play. well, now a new warning about the meat in your fridge. the arizona-based company jbs tolleson is recalling 6.5 million pounds of ground beef and other products because of a salmonella outbreak.

at least 57 people in 16 states have gotten sick. the meat is sold under several brand names including walmart. you can go to our website for more details. now to this costly crash along this canal. whoops. a delivery van collided with a porsche convertible sending the vehicle careening into the water there in london. the car, which is a replica of a '50s porsche, is worth about $50,000 or i should say was worth about $50,000. >> too soon, kendis. >>ll antcory created a modern day king arthur. an 8-year-old girl swimming on vacation pulled a centuries old sword out of a lake in sweden. she and her family are from minnesota, and her dad was excited because it looks like a viking sword, and he's a huge minnesota vikings fan. well, don't want to burst your bubble. but experts say it could date back 1500 years even before the vikings. >> very cool. >> amazing. well, coming up, the problem washing up on more beaches in florida and what it could potentially cost.

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witnesses say the woman in white identified as 64-year-old linda dwire demanded two spanish speaking customers speak english while shopping. that's when kamira trent confronted dwire demanding she leave the store. >> you come from a different generation. >> no, i do not. i have respect, and it does not matter. you don't harass people like this. >> reporter: police later arrested dwire charging her with harassment. well, dwire is defending saying she's not a racist. she says she doesn't mind immigrants coming to the u.s. but says they should love the country enough to speak english. well, many of florida's pupo shut down because of red tide. red tide can cause breathing problems and is blamed for waves of dead fish. well, the tourism industry could take a financial hit worth millions of dollars as the toxic algae forces miami-dade county beaches to close. the governor announcing $3 million in aid, and the red tide is showing up along the atlantic coast this week thanks to strong winds from the gulf.

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brett kavanaugh's nomination. >> it is being called a sham as republicans insist it is time to vote. he pinned an op-ed in ethstreet journal. here's abc news reporter emily rau >> reporter: after a week of silence following the explosive testimony. >> this is a circus. >> reporter: judge brett kavanaugh now defending himself in the wall street journal saying my time in high school and college 30 years ago has been ridiculously distorted and addressing his disqualifying statement last thursday. i know my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. his op-ed coming at the end of an intense day in washingon.was. 300 protesters arrested. with only nine witnesses interviewed, kavanaugh and blasey ford not among them, democrats are calling the instigation a sham.

>> democrats agreed that the scope should be limited. we did not agree that the white house should tie the fbi's hands. >> reporter: jeff flake says he lisa murkowski still undecided. president trump appearing confident at a rally in minnesota. >> their rage-fueled resistance is starting to level that nobody has ever seen before. >> reporter: a group of yale grads said no one would be able to lie their way onto the supreme court. the next procedural vote is set for later this morning. emily rau, abc news, washington. >> abc 7 news app is where u