good morning. breaking overnight. deadline day. republicans on the senate judiciary committee reportedly set a deadline this afternoon for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser to testify. the president's tweet about his accuser sparks a nationwide conversation about sexual assault and launching a hash tag on twitter why i didn't report. sarcastic or serious? questions swirling about whether deputy attorney general rod rosenstein ever discussed taping the president or forcesing him out -- forcing him out of

office. president trump sounding off. >> you see what is happening at the fbi. there is a lingering stench. >> is this ammunition for the president to fire rosenstein? deadly confrontation. three men get into a fight over garbage. >> i'll kill you. >> you hear him say he's going to kill me? >> and then gunfire rings out. this morning, one man is dead. the others are facing murder charges. all that plus tornado touchdown. incredible video from the middle of the twister with debris flying and major damage to cars and homes. harshest campaign ad ever? >> not working for his district. >> the shocking twist that comes at the end of that ad. and super animal. a daring climb for a raccoon nine stories up. does he make it to the stop? stick around to find out.

today, saturday, september 22nd, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. we have harry smith with us this saturday morning. >> good to be here. busy. >> you are here on a busy news morning. to our top story. the deadline for the thesupreme court nomination kavanaugh is for 2:30 this afternoon. we have dolezhave kelly o'donne more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. suspense is building. no word on whether the woman accused the supreme court nominee will appear publicly. lawyers for christine blasey ford said late friday night she needed another day to decide when and whether she would appear pbpublicly to testify.

the president is making confirmation of his pick, brett kavanaugh, a midterm election issue. a campaign stop in the heartland. >> hello, missouri. >> reporter: an event planned to help a republican senate challenger. >> josh is a star. >> reporter: but quickly became a rally for the embattled supreme court nominee. >> that's right. >> reporter: the crowd chanted. the president called on supporters to do battle for brett kavanaugh. >> we have to fight for him. not worry about the other side. by the way, women are for that more than anybody would understand. >> reporter: without talking directly about the allegation made by christine blasey ford. that kavanaugh, assaulted her at a party when they were in high school, in the 1980s. a claim the judge categorically denies. the president insisted kavanaugh will be confirmed. >> he was born for the u.s.

supreme court. he was born for it. and it's going to happen. it's going to happen. >> reporter: after days of restraint, president trump tweeted friday morning challenging kavanaugh's accuser for the first time. if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed. i asked that she bring those filings forward so we can learn date, time and place. social media erupted wit with #whyididn'treport as thousands of women and men posted about sexual assault that many did not report. the political drama escalated friday when ford's lawyer responded with anger to senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley who set a 10:00 p.m. deadline. in a new letter, accused of bullying dr. ford and making a decision of life altering implications for her and her

family. and claimed that ford is subjected to harassment and hate mail and death threats. kavanaugh said he would appear monday. i remain committed to defending my integrity. ford's sister-in-law says the pressure on her is heavy. >> she is under a lot of stress and her safety is at risk and all of us feel a certain amount of pressure from that. >> reporter: the initial response from the top republican in charge of the process, senator chuck grassley, the chairman of the committee, he put out tweets around midnight saying he granted five extensions and he does want to hear from christine blasey ford and explaining he granted yet another delay hoping she will come forward. sheinelle and harry. >> we will see what happens. kelly. thank you. >> let's bring in meghan tewey and steve kornacki.

the author of the book "the red and the blue." good morning. meghan, let's start with you. storm that erupted yesterday after the president's tweet. the reaction on the internet. why i didn't report. talk about that. this is something you really know about. >> absolutely. that tweet really struck me because as one of the reporters who broke the stories about the women would came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by trump during the presidential race, i went back and reviewed my notes and presented him with the allegations. that was one of his first lines of defense. if this happened, why didn't the women go to police. >> where is the proof. >> exactly. with the thousands of women taking to the internet sdplchlt and men. >> -- internet. >> and men. >> and men. i was the reporter who broke the harvey weinstein story. we realized through reports and

research and thousands of women sharing stories is that there are so many reasons women done report at -- women don't report at the time. they are scared or not believed or smeared. there is a lot of evidence when women report allegations get swept under the rug. >> that leads me to the next question. negotiations are ongoing for dr. ford to testify before the senate judiciary committee next week. there are a lot of people saying let's stop the back and forth. why doesn't she testify on monday. based on experience, talk about the concerns surrounding this public exposure for her. >> there's -- anita hill did an incredible piece in our paper. she lamented the fact that decades after she testified and underwent this grueling and looking back people would say unfair process when she testified about her experience with clarence thomas. how outrageous there is no

protocol in place for the judiciary committee to field complaints of sexual harassment and assault. how easy it is for them to be turned into the political circus. i think what is easy to forget there is a person here and a woman who says she was a victim of sexual assault. she spent hours yesterday with the fbi reporting on the death threats she has been experiencing. while there has been a lot of political pressure and political games going on, there is a real person here who is trying to protect herself physically and psychologically. >> and alinteresting all those ago with anita hill there was an fbi investigation and now not so much. steve. >> we had an nbc news poll come out that measures the impact. you can see the nomination right now. sitting at actually more opposition than support. 38% to 34%.

a small margin. no modern supreme court nomination since robert bjork in ' ' '87. still i think the bottom line question in terms of the confirmation. republicans on paper have the votes. if they all ban together, he will be confirmed. are the poll numbers bad enough to take a susan collins or lisa murkowski from alaska and say politically i have to be against it. it hasn't reached that point yet, but suggesting it is going in the wrong direction. if this turns into full blown hearings, it could have political fallout. >> thank you. i appreciate it. we are following another huge story from washington this morning. involving one of president trump's favorite targets. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. a new york times article on friday setoff a bombshell reporting that rosenstein discussed whether the president should be removed from office.

it added fuel to the fire for president trump at the rally last night. nbc's geoff bennett has more on that. >> reporter: sheinelle and harry, good morning. the explosive report of the man in charge of the russia investigation potentially puts his job on the line. >> just look at what is now being exposed in our department of justice and fbi. >> reporter: president trump lashing out at the fbi during the friday night campaign spot in missouri. hours after the new york times reported that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein discussed invoking the 25th amendment last spring. and rosenstein even suggested wearing a wire to secretly record conversations with president trump on at least two occasions. two justice department officials tell nbc news that rosenstein was being sarcastic.

a person in the room for one of the meetings tells nbc he was serious. >> the prospect of a high level justice department official secretly recording the president in private, even in jest, that is something you do not see in past presidential history. >> reporter: rosenstein's remarks came after grew angry after the firing of james comey. rosenstein this morning denying the explosive report saying i never pursued or authorized recording the president in any suggestion that i have ever advocated for the removal of the president is absolutely false. despite the push back, the story threatens to reignite tension with mr. trump and the man overseeing the russia investigation putting rosenstein's job on the line. >> it would certainly give the president a reason, justified or not, to fire the deputy attorney

general. that would be unfortunate. in many ways, rod rosenstein is the person who is now protecting the special counsel. >> geoff, this story is fueling concerns that the president may fire rod rosenstein. what is the reaction from lawmakers so far? >> chuck schumer warned the president on seizing on the report as a reason to fire rosenstein. i think the president doing that would certainly be the disaster scenario that so many democrats and some republicans in congress have been warning about. here's the thing, sheinelle. firing rosenstein may not have the desired effect of derailing or shutting down the russia investigations since they are doling out pieces in the southern district of new york. if rosenstein goes, the investigation could continue. >> thank you, geoff. one of the most closely watched senate races in the

country. ted cruz facing off against democratic challenger indeed red texas. -- in deep red texas. last night, the two faced off in a heated debate. we have nbc's catie beck there. >> reporter: good morning, harry. this is a texas showdown. both candidates fighting hard and spending millions to win the race. this week, the politico report changed it to a toss up. that is a big deal in texas because a democrat hasn't won a statewide election in three decades. there was no easing in to the first debate. the gloves came right off. >> you just said something that i did not say. >> what did you not say? >> and attributed it to me. >> what? >> i'm not going to repeat the slander. >> reporter: trading jabs on

policy, ted cruz taking aim at his opponent for rising health care. >> voted 67 times to keep obamacare. >> reporter: and slamming cruz for missing votes during the 2016 presidential run. >> you told me you miss half the days at work and be rehired for the same job. >> reporter: on issues like immigration and criminal justice and trade policy and gun rights and taxes. common ground between the two candidates. nowhere in sight. >> senator cruz has promised to deport each and every single dreamer. >> there is a right way to come into the country. you wait in line. you follow the rules like my father did in 1957 when he came from cuba. >> reporter: the hour-long debate on the campus of southern methodist university in dallas stirring interest. texas hasn't seen a state race this close in more than 25 years. >> i think the race is four or

five points apart. for texas that is close. >> reporter: the last exchange at the debate was meant to end on a high note. each candidate saying something nice about each other. >> i have no question that senator cruz wants to do the best for america. he does so at great sacrifice to his family and kids. >> reporter: even the last words were fiery as cruz compared o'rourke to bernie sanders. >> you believe in expanding government and higher taxes. you are fighting for the principles. i respect that. >> true to form. >> reporter: political experts that watched this last night said they did not see a clear winner on the stage. both candidates performed well. neither delivering a knockout punch, but neither delivering statements damaging to campaigns. this is the first face-off. we do expect to see more

fireworks. harry and sheinelle. >> took the words out of my mouth. catie beck, thank you. to a deadly confrontation caught on camera. three neighbors arguing over trash in an alley behind their homes when words turned to gunshots. a warning you may find the video disturbing. here is nbc's tammy leitner. >> i'm at the dump, sir. put the gun up. >> reporter: it started as an argument over where to dump a mattress in the shared alley in abilene, texas. >> i'm standing my ground, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: now one man is dead and father and son facing murder charges. police say the dispute has been going on for several days. >> this triggered a back and forth between the neighbors. >> reporter: police say 37-year-old aaron howard was armed with a bat. while neighbor john miller had a gun and his son michael can be seen with a shotgun slung over his shoulders.

>> come closer and i'll kill you. >> did you hear him say he'll kill me? >> reporter: his common law wife recorded this video and made it public. >> point it at me. >> reporter: the two-minute video captures the men threatening each other. >> i promise you you're dead. >> it is an alley. >> [ bleep ] kill you. >> reporter: and then gunshots. police say john miller fired first. his son then opened fire. followed by two more rounds from his father. police say howard was unarmed at this point. howard died at the hospital. according to police, the millers admitted shooting him and in custody on $200,000 bond. >> aaron was a fighter up until the end. >> reporter: a family waiting for justice. for "today," tammy leitner, nbc

news. >> that is a story we did to the want to watch this morning. we will turn now because it is the weekend and people want to know what is going on out there. here's dylan. >> that's one way to say it, harry. what is going on in ottawa, canada? look at the tornado video that was sent in with the debris flying around homes, cars and all damaged from the flying debris. there are more than 100,000 people without power. look at cars just tossed here. incredible to see the damage from the tornado up in canada of all places. today, our biggest story is the rain down through texas. we had some areas through southern oklahoma and north central texas yesterday pick up 12 inches of rain. the rain is still heavy across eastern texas and eastern oklahoma and moving into arkansas. a stalled front. that is why we will see the threat of flooding rains today through eastern texas and parts of louisiana. we also have it trying to move into the northeast where we start off with a few spotty

showers and we are looking at the chance of perhaps an inch or two of rain in virginia. it is through arkansas and western tennessee where we could have 3 or 4 inches of rain and poss>>. >> and san francisco waking up to fog this morning. a live look. we're expecting this patchy fog to linger through the mid-morning hours as we head into the afternoon to slightly warmer temperatures as the ridge of high temperature settles over california. 57 for hayward. down through the south bay they were also in the 50s and along the peninsula expect breezy conditions this afternoon. we can expect to see those temperatures climb into the 80s for inland areas. and that's your latest forecast. >> is this not the autumnal he can -- equinox? >> it is.

i was saving it for later. today at 9:54 p.m. is when the sun is over the equator. that is the official mark. >>

we're back on saturday morning with the weekly download. the look back at the week that was. >> headlines dominated by the controversy over judge kavanaugh. there were a lot of other stories we covered with the aftermath of the gas explosions in boston.

thousands of residents near boston returned to their homes after gas explosions gutted their neighborhoods. >> 49 miles of pipeline neetd t be replaced. yutility crews making repairs. >> i hope to rebuild. wanda barzee was set free after 15 years in custody in the role of the kidnapping of elizabeth smart. >> she is now listed on the sex offender registry. >> smart speaking to students at lockhaven university. >> i will not let these people or this woman stop me from living the life that i want to live. su nee broke her silence about her husband, woody allen.

she married allen when word of the affair went public and the trouble did not end there. >> spoke out about the allegations of the adopted daughter. who claims she was molested by allen in 19976 -- 1992. >> he has been lying so long. >> she is taking advantage of the me too movement. julie chen walked away from "the talk" days after her husband les moonves leaves cbs. the network hired two law firms to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct made by a dozen women in the new yorker magazine. >> chen used her maiden name as host of "big brother." >> and unexpected proposal melted hearts during the emmys on monday. >> you wonder why i don't like

to call you my girlfriend. because i want to call you my wife. >> glenn weiss won an academy, stole the show by proposing to his girlfriend, jan, on stage. >> will you marry me? and some of the week's most candid moments caught on camera. a camel at the circus in pittsburgh got spooked and ran wild. a quick thinking police officer saved a woman from a truck flying around the corner. and a florida woman is thankful to be alive after her car was stuck on the tracks. and finally, a little girl in pennsylvania quickly bonded with her newborn sister. >> you want me to take the baby? i'll take her. can i? i'm sorry. >> the protective sibling simply shook her head to anyone who wanted to take her new friend away. >> you want me to lift her out

now? >> so sweet. >> precious. they are so comfy. still to come on "today," what may be the most take a livf good saturday morning to you. it is 5:56. here's a live look outside in san francisco. just a very top of the transamerica covered in some clouds. can't even see the bay there. thank you so much for joining

us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana today's half summer/half fall. >> we got a couple hours and we officially kick off fall and we are going to see a little bit of a shift but its not going to be huge or noticeable. san francisco 53 degrees right now. we've got that nice marine layer. san francisco is expected to climb into those 60s and we'll also start to notice a trend on the windier side but that will kick up a little more for tomorrow. wind speeds nice and calm and even in through dublin as well. temperatures are into the 50s. further into the interior valleys, we're still expecting fairly warm temperatures to start climbing into those you were 80s for today. as far as your temperatures go, we're expecting some 60s for the bay and the coast and 70s and upper areas for inland areas. >> thank you. the bay area man accused of being the north cal rapist is scheduled to be in court on monday. roy charles waller on thursday

was arrested at uc berkeley. he was breaking into homes and terrorizing women for more than 15 years. the women were attacked across six northern california counties. dna evidence led police to making the arrest. >> waller was arrested yesterday in berkeley as he arrived to work. the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that -- if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials released a statement confirming his employment. campus police will review any open assault cases to see if he could be connected to those. a shooting on a bay area freeway forced lanes to shut down for almost three hours. it happened on 980. chp opened fire on a car driving west of 580. the driver was the only person

inside. he was hurt by broken glass and was taken to the hospital. the chp believes bullets only hit that one car. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a tech giant is stepping up its security. we'll tell you about the big change coming to ebay's headquarters and why. we'll have that plus all your stop stories and weather as we transition into fall. coming up at 7:00 a.m. in the meantime we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we are back on saturday morning, september 22nd, 2018. a nice look at the new york city skyline. temperatures finally cooling off as fall arrives today. according to the new york times, the senate judiciary committee has set a deadline of 2:30 this afternoon for the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault to testify. kavanaugh attacked her decades ago while at a high school party. kavanaugh strongly denies the allegations. at the campaign rally last night, president trump said his supporters need to fight for kavanaugh to be confirmed. also at a campaign spot, the

president lashed out at the fbi. after a bombshell new york times report claiming deputy attorney general rod rosenstein discussed invoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office. rosenstein discussed secretly taping the president as well. two justice officials tell nbc news he was being sarcastic. rosenstein strongly denies the new york times report. also this morning, officials are warning the flooding danger is far from over in the carolinas in the wake of hurricane florence. transportation officials say travel remains dangerous across north carolina where hundreds of roads remain closed and rising flood waters is a serious threat. at least 43 people have died since the hurricane barrelled through a week ago. was it a bird? was it a plane? no, it was super raccoon. onlookers staring into the sky on the jersey shore. it scaled a tall building.

>> he runs away. harry, he runs away. it's okay. he jumped? >> he looks none the worse for wear. >> he wasn't too hurt. i'm panicked for a moment. he ran away. we can watch it over and over. all right. also this morning, accusers are coming forward to point the finger at a california surgeon and his girlfriend accused of sexually assaulting two women. prosecutors now say allegations first came to light and now 12 more people have come forward. we have kathy park with the latest in los angeles. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. after more than 50 calls from victims, investigators are expanding the probe and going back two decades when dr. grant robicheaux is facing a drama.

the surgeon once charmed contestants on reality tv. >> cheers to the first date. >> reporter: but now off screen, the doctor and his girlfriend, cherissa riley, are facing charges of sexually assaulting two women and drugging one of them. investigators say after more than 50 calls from potential victims this week, they now have at least a dozen credible leads in california and beyond. >> no one gets a pass to have their way with you once you are unconscious or past the point of consent. >> reporter: prosecutors claim the couple worked together getting the attention of victims before drugging and assaulting them and recording the crimes. >> we believe that robicheax and riley preyed people through dating apps. >> reporter: the couple's attorneys unequivocally deny all allegations. >> we will not try this case in the media. >> reporter: lauren hayden went on a tinder date with him at his

home. >> he would pull and try to take my top off. i remember thinking how inappropriate and disgusting. >> reporter: she said she left shaken and physically unharmed. >> i'm looking for my wife. >> reporter: once looking for courtship, a disgraced doctor headed to the court room as investigators continue to probe his past. and the couple is out on bail. they are set to be in court the next month. the d.a. says there could be additional charges. that would mean the pair would be taken into custody. sheinelle, harry. >> kathy, thank you. time for another check of the weather. dylan, good morning. >> good morning. we are looking at some very warm temperatures for the gulf coast. on the northern side of the stalled front producing periods of heavy rain. lexington at 69. raleigh at 87. tomorrow, cooler temperatures sag farther to the south. nashville at 78.

cleveland at 69. fayetteville at 84. it will stay on the cooler side in indianapolis. we rebound monday and tuesday. 71 degrees on wednesday. as we have been talking about it. fall starts at 9:54 this evening. it looks warmer in the northeast. in the southwest as we go through the next couple and we've got about 50 degrees right now in san jose. we're expecting nice calm wind speeds to take us up as we head in toward the weekend. san jose will trend on the warmer side into the afternoon temperatures, will climb to about 71 degrees by 11:00 a.m. if you notice by 1:00, we'll quickly jump into the 80s expecting mostly clear skies. inland areas are expected to climb into those upper 80s with interior valleys hitting a high of 88 degrees.

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we are talking about flood cars. vehicles which have been through storms and submerged in water and resold like nothing is wrong. hurricanes, by the way, most active in september. all of the images of hurricane florence remind us that rising waters pose a huge threat not just to people, but cars as well. the cars pose a hidden danger to all of us on the road. major mechanical failures without warning. owners spend a little money to cover damages and sell and never tell you. we have the tips to protect yourself. >> reporter: rising flood waters. cars floating. damage from hurricane florence is still being tallied. last year, more than 637,000 cars were damaged. engulfed by water as a result of harvey. some of those cars were here in the flooded car graveyard. we have the nbc drone up. we will bring you up and give you some perspective.

this is just a fraction of the flooded out cars from hurricane harvey and hurricane irma. these are the people that touched their cars in to the -- turned their cars in to the insurance companies. around here, 60% of people don't have car insurance. experts say they could try to resell the flooded cars on the open market across the country without ever telling you there's a problem. >> from all of the dirt and debris, it has been through a flood. somebody could haclean it up an sell to an unsuspecting buyer. everything is great until the electronics go out. >> reporter: canton said it happened to him. he bought the 2012 chevy silverado from a dealership in texas. the looks good. >> almost brand new. >> tires look new. no sign of water damage. >> these look pretty good. >> let me look around. this is something you see on any

car lot. let's see what it looks like here. i'm curious. it doesn't smell musty or bad. >> it smells good. >> and it's fine. it looks new for a used car. did you test drive this before you bought it? >> i test drove it. rode just fine. >> no red flags? >> no red flags. >> soon he realized something was wrong. >> automatic locks don't work. i took it to a mechanic. >> reporter: he called our affiliate in houston. the station brought the car to two independent mechanics for a full inspection. >> this has been spray painted. this is probably all rusted out and they tried to cover it up. >> this is wet. >> reporter: the national insurance crime bureau ran the vin and turns out this car was

in florida during hurricane irma. >> this car was in a storm in florida. >> it ended up in texas. >> it could impact anybody an co cross the -- across the country. >> reporter: how can you tell if you are buying a flood car? >> one is con sdensation. >> reporter: he says there are other clues. rust or corrosion. sand and dirt in unusual places like deep under the seats. a harsh reality for can tton? >> i don't drive this car ever. >> when you are at the dealership, look up the vin to see if the car you are about to buy has previous damage before you buy it. by the way, you can find the link at our web site right now.

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louise. >> >>. >> good saturday morning. here's a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. just some fog there. nothing new to see here. keep moving along, just another day in san francisco.

thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >> and we do have some fog, patchy fog over other parts of the bay area. look at this shot. this is the shot of the city. you can barely see it. what's going to happen is we'll see that marine layer deepening so we might get some of that fog to cover that golden gate bridge shot. we typically get all of it or none of it at all depending on the fog. 53 degrees in san francisco. the temperatures pretty normal for this time of year. 58 degrees in san jose. wind speeds are nice and calm for now, but we do have a couple of changes ahead. i want to show you the temperature difference and the fog that we do have hugging parts of the coastline. so if you notice through santa rosa, even into concord and hayward f you spot fog on your morning commute, we're expecting to keep those clouds lingering around to the afternoon but then we have a pretty big warmup on the way. i know we're starting fall so its backwards. i'll break it down for you at

7:00 a.m. the man accused of being the rapist is scheduled to appear on court. they arrested waller. he attacked at least ten women in six northern california counties. he was arrested thursday as he arrived at his job at uc berkeley. >> the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that he -- if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials released a statement confirming his employment at their office of environmental health. they say campus police will review any open sexual assault cases to see if he could be connected in any way. a shooting on a bay area freeway forced lanes to shut down for three hours.

it happened on 980 in oakland. the chp says someone opened fire on a car driving west of 580 the driver was the only person inside. he was hurt by broken glass and taken to the hospital. the chp believes bullets only hit that one car. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a bay area tech giant is stepping up its security. we'll tell you about the big change coming to ebay's headquarters and why. we'll have that all and all your top stories and weather. we'll send you back to the "today" show.

♪ good morning. breaking overnight, deadline day. republicans reportedly set a new deadline today for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser to reach a deal to testify. her lawyer accusing republicans of bullying the victim as the president's tweet about kavanaugh's accuser sparks a nationwide conversation about sexual assault. watch as the trending hashtag on twitter, why i didn't report. incredible images after a tornado rips through a small town. tens of thousands without power. and this morning, the cleanup begins. . and harshest campaign ad

ever? >> paul's not working for his district. >> the unbelievable twist at the end of this ad that has everyone talking. "today," september 22nd, 2018. ♪ it's my 13th birthday. >> and we're celebrating on "today". >> hello, spokane, washington. >> it's my 60th birthday. >> we are learning leaders from texas. >> principals rock. >> visit today for the first time and get a selfie with dylan. >> it's their 50th anniversary. >> aw. good morning. welcome back to "today" on this beautiful saturday morning. we have harry smith. good morning to you. you guys make me happy.

i've been saying it all morning. >> awesome crowd out here. >> dressing up too. happy birthday. >> we'll talk to you in just a bit. the big story in today's news the latest on the back and forth over whether brett kavanaugh's accuser will testify this week. overnight a new deadline was set for later today. kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president near his new jersey golf club this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the waiting game continues to find out whether dr. ford and the senate judiciary committee can come to terms so christine blasey ford can appear publicly to tell her story. the president defending brett kavanaugh, calling him straight out of central casting for the

high court. a campaign stop in the heartland. >> hello, missouri. >> it quickly became a rally for the embattled supreme court nominee. the crowd chanted. the president called on supporters to do battle for brett kavanaugh. >> we have to fight for him, not worry about the other side. >> without talking directly about the allegation that kavanaugh assaulted her at a party, the president insisted kavanaugh will be confirmed. >> he was born for the u.s. supreme court. >> after days of restraint, president trump tweeted friday mo morning, if the attack on dr.

ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed. the political drama escalated late friday when ford ee's lawy accused republicans of trying to bully dr. ford and denying her the ability to make a decision that has life-altering implications for her and her family. kavanaugh said he would appear monday. ford's sister-in-law said the pressure on her is heavy. >> that she's just under a lot of stress and her safety is at risk. and all of us feel a certain amount of pressure from that. republican chairman chuck grassley tweeted he had granted five extensions and expects to hear from christine blasey ford's lawyers today and says he does want to hear her story.

>> the president also talked last night about that "new york times" report claiming that deputy rod rosenstein considered secretly taping the president and looked for a way to remove him from office. what's the fallout been? >> there's been no specific direct comment from the white house about this, but it is an explosive allegation that says the deputy attorney general had talked to colleagues about wearing a wire to record the president, and it even considered recruiting cabinet officials to remove mr. trump from office under the 25th amendment. sources found that the comments were sarcasm about wearing the wire. this goes back to last year about the time the former fbi director was fired. rosenstein has said that any suggest that he ever tried to support a move to remove the president would be absolutely false. there is under the surface here a lot of tension between rosenstein and the white house

over this issue. a big question, will the president take any action against him now. there was a swift response on twitter in the hours after president trump tweeted about kavanaugh's accuser with hundreds of thousands using the hashtag why i didn't report. #wh. here is nbc's cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: the president's tweets about dr. ford raised the question if the assault really happened why didn't she call police. twitter exploded with tens of thousands of answers from sexual assault survivors usin using #whyididn'treport. like this one. i was 14. i wasn't where i was supposed to be and scared of getting in trouble. i got away in the end and didn't think attempted rape counted. because i didn't want to admit what happened to myself. or this one. because of the hope that if i didn't talk about it, it would go away. it didn't. the statistics are daunting.

according to one victim advocacy group, a victim is assaulted every 90 seconds. it is one of the most under reported crimes. when it comes to kids, numbers are shocking. 88% of the time no report is made to authorities. in the early 1980s when dr. ford claimed she was sexually assaulted by judge kavanaugh, which he strongly denies, linda fearsteen was the prosecutor. >> what does he not understand? >> he doesn't understand the nature of sexual assault or the impact. especially on teenage girls. acquaintance cases. cases twecbetween people who kn each other are tremendously under reported. then in the 1980s it was rare.

>> reporter: now this is raising questions for the future. for "today," cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. we have incredible video of a tornado touching down in canada overnight. look at this. the twister tore through two cities in ontario leaving a trail of destruction and injuring five people. justin trudeau urged residents to stay safe after check in with those in need. and today is round three of the pga tour championship with tiger woods sharing the lead at 7 under par along with justin ro rose. the first 36-hole lead on the tour since 2015. he finished with a two-putt birdie for a 2 under par 68 going into the weekend. it is happening at east lake. you can catch the action here on nbc. we love us some tiger woods.

>> i know someone who will be golfing later today. her name is dylan. not as good as tiger woods. i'll swing a few times. we have a lot to celebrate here on the plaza. 50th anniversary. is it true it is your first time in new york? >> yes. >> what took you so long? >> i don't know. >> 50 years. >> what do you think? >> i love it. >> great. >> exciting. >> what is your advice for being happily married for 50 years? >> let her be the boss. >> always say yes. >> him always saying yes to you? lovely to have you here. >> thank you. >> have fun. let's take a look at what you can expect this weekend across the country. we have some heavy rain that's moving through eastern texas. just like we saw yesterday. it starts to clear out of oklahoma as we go through the day. we are looking at heavy rain in southern missouri and illinois and arkansas too. a stalled front. that is why flash flooding is a possibility. the ground is dry and air is dry

in the rockies. that is a bad combination for wildfires. it is cooler across the great lakes. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. staying fall like into tomorrow. the flood threat to the east to the tennessee river . 53 degrees right now in san francisco. you can see we've got that marine layer. we've got fog and we are expecting patchy low clouds to linger into the afternoon. winds will be picking up into the evening hours. right now in san jose about 58 degrees. our temperatures will start to climb into those upper 80s as the next 24 hours or so. you can see we've got a marine layer hugging the coastline from santa rosa down through hayward into half moon bay and the clouds linger into the afternoon. your latest forecast. guys. >> thank you, dylan. still to come, a campaign ad with the twist at the end that we can pretty much guarantee you

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>> he is my brother. >> i endorse dr. david brill for congress. >> is this for real? >> yes. to be clear, six of his siblings are speaking out against their own brother and endorsing the democratic challenger of their brother. reaction was swift online. this twitter user saying the gosar christmas dinner will be epic this year. then opposing view that says disloyalty sickens me. i vote for gosar to protest people who put politics before family. i don't know. i have two older brothers. if i was running for something, they would vote for me no matter what. >> that is not what i expected. i wanted to wait and see the ad with you. i thought he would turn up at the end. they are serious. >> i know. >> it's wild. >> wow. let's "popstart." >> let's switch gears. prince fans got a rare glimpse

into the late singer's creative process last night during a paisley park listening party. held at his former home unearthed never before heard recordings. including a bare bones version of "purple rain." ♪ never meant to cause you pain ♪ >> so wild. "piano and a microphone" features nine songs. "saturday night live" is almost back. the show will welcome new faces. alec baldwin is set to return with his for traportrayal of pr trump. he showcased the role in the podcast. and ego who has made a name of herself in los angeles. she will make her debut next

saturday night here on nbc. >> good show. she's beautiful. dylan, thank you. still ahead, the inspirational dancer who did not let a cancer diagnosis stop him from his dream. but first this is "today" on nbc. in 2017, california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions

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we are back with a pretty incredible story of a dancer who hasn't let a devastating health setback get him down. >> nbc's tammy leitner has the story. >> when you tap, what is going on through your head? >> i'm trying to create music. >> reporter: for 28-year-old evan, life is a dance one beat, one step at a time. >> i started dancing when i was 5 years old. i just loved the way that your feet could make these sounds. by age 10, i auditioned for a professional tap company and got in. i was a young professional tap

dancer. >> your dream was to perform on broadway? >> yeah. >> then what happened? >> my sophomore year at school. i woke up with a pain in my right leg. just based off the pain i was in, the doctor said he wanted to operate right away. we don't wait for cancer. >> reporter: diagnosis? ostiocarcoma. >> my cancer came back. the only thing left to do was amputate my leg above the knee. i remembered a tap dancer way back in the day. >> i feel good and i'm knocking on wood. >> clayton peg leg bates. he lost his leg at the age of 12. his uncle made him a peg leg from churrutch tips. he sougtaught himself how to da. i use that as the strength to carry on. >> how do you go about teaching

yourself to tap dance again with a peg leg? >> i treated this as a new instrument on my body. i thought about the sounds of a time step. one-two-three-four. peg hop. everything started to come back. >> are people surprised when you walk out on stage and see that you only have one leg? >> yes. it is always fun to watch the audience react. >> do you think that you are the same dancer as you were before? >> oh, absolutely not. no. i think i dance now more for myself. there's so much negative that could have come out of the diagnosis of cancer and amputation. things could have gone down real fast. there were definitely dark days where i thought do i give up? do i stop?

is this it? >> why didn't you? >> family. support of my friends and my love of performing. >> do you ever feel sorry for yourself? >> i get upset about every day things. you know, sometimes living in new york city is a lot. but i go on with each day as i would if i had two legs. >> reporter: for "today," tammy leitner, new york. >> wow. >> you get a story you always remember. this is one of those. that will do it for us. tomorrow on "sunday today." tomorrow on "sunday today." willie sits down with kevin copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪ go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way, with anoro." ♪ go your own way once-daily anoro contains two medicines called bronchodilators that work together to significantly improve lung function

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o good morning. coming up next on "today in the bay." he terrorized women for more than 15 years. now police believe they've captured the nor cal rapist. where they found him was on the campus of a prestigious bay university. we'll show you the heroic rescue as a school bus catches fire on a bay area bridge. and just half the zay left of -- day left of summer as it turns to fall tonight. vianey arana is tracking the warmup for the start of the brand-new autumn season. here i-

san francisco . good saturday morning to you. it is 7:00 on the dot. here's a live look outside in san francisco towards the golden gate bridge covered in fog if you can't tell. thank you so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a