breaking overnight, it's a hearing scheduled as a sex accuser emerges as a ranking democrat calls for the fbi to intervein. he was once looked at as america's dad, but today he could be sentenced to prison for the rest of his life. the government may crack down on private drones in the u.s. by allowing feds to shoot them down if they pose a threat, if a new law comes into beat h brady. california's charlie fire almost contained as thousands of acres have gone up in smoke. "early today" starts right now. goo >> i'm frances rivera. a second woman has comeugh.

speaking to "the new yorker," deborah ramirez says kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a drunken party while both students at yale in the '80s. she also claims he thrusted in her face, causing her to inadvertently touch him. ramirez said "i knew that's not what i wanted. i was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated." >> the claims coming the same day as news that kavanaugh's accuser dr. christine blasey ford will testify to the senate judiciary committee on thursday in an open hearing. chairman chuck grassley said through a state late yesterday, he will do everything in his power to provide a safe, comfortable, and dignified forum for dr. ford to testify. but senator dianne feinstein has now called for a delay to thursday's hearings in light of the new claims against kavanaugh and has called for the fbi to investigate. ford supporters holdings vigils across the country, including in d.c., where some demonstrators held signs, saying "we believe

her," but hearing remain unresolved. nbc's nikki carvajal has more from washington. >> reporter: brett kavanaugh today is facing new claims of sexual assault. deborah ramirez tells "the new yorker" that she was at a college party with kavanaugh when he took down his pants and exposed himself to her. she admits she had been drinking and her memory is fuzzy, but she remembers pushing the man away and kavanaugh laughing and pulling up his pants. it's not clear yet if classmates of ramirez corroborate the account. minutes after the story was published, the white house and kavanaugh both issued denials, calling it a smear, plain and time for the scotus nomination. this thursday, kavanaugh and another accuser, christine blasey ford, are set toes front judge kaugis. but she should come forward. she should have her say. >> reporter: but some details of how she'avaged upon.

it's not clear who will ask questions on the gop side, if there will be additional witnesses, and how long senators will have for questions. many on both sides are galvanized, but not everyone. >> i think there are a few members of both sides, republican and democrat, where who they believe this week will make the difference in how they vote. a nomination that once seemed like a sure thing now hangs in the balance. nikki carvajal, nbc news, washington. it is the sentence day for bill cosby. in a few hours, the 81-year-old actor will learn his fate following aindecent assault against former friend andrea constand. he is charged with drugging and with each count carrying up to ten years, the entertainer could face decades behind bars. cosby continues to deny all allegations of sexnb s jay gray the montgomery county courthouse with what more we can expect. jay, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning,

frances. i can tell you, limited seating inside the courtroom for this hearing, expected to last two days. people already lined up and have been since before the sun came up here. look, when it's all over, bill cosby could go home or to jail, as you talk about, for what could be the rest of his life. as bill cosby returns to a pennsylvania courtroom, the lingering question now is how will he leave? >> often, it's the case that a defendant walking into a sentencing can plan on walking out in handcuffs. >> reporter: but in this case, there's a broad range when it comes to a possible sentence, from up t probation or electronic monitoring and home confinement. legal analysts point out, tre are serial has no previous convictions. >> his sentencing guidelines place him in the 22 to 36-month range. it gets more complicated after that. >> reporter: complications that include the entertainer's age and condition. he's 81, legally blind, and his

attorneys say in poor health. his accusers say none of those factors should affect cosby's punishment. >> i pray it's 30 years. he deserves every year. we all suffered a lot and we've stood up for many women, and he needs every single year. he needs every single year. i pray for that. >> reporter: prosecutors are expected to push for jail time and for cosby to be designated a sexually violent predator, which would mean registering as a sex offender and monthly counseling or treatment for the rest of his life. yeah, nofromhe woman at the cen this case, area cotand. however, most observers say it's highly unlikely that cosby will testify during the sentencing. >> jay gray for us, thank you. an alabama police officer is in stable condition after being shot in an apparent ambush while on patrol. investigators are still searching for the four suspects

they say followed the officer for nearly two miles to selma, where they shot at him with a high-powered rifle, managing to hit him once. bu luckily, that bullet missed all of his vital organs. authorities say the officer sped away, but his injuries caused him to lose control and crash about a block away. the officer is not identified but is a ten-year veteran. in texas, the owner of a 3d printed guns company is out of jail after an arrest for sexual assault. investigators nabbed cody wilson over the weekend when he landed in texas from taiwan, accused of paying a 16-year-old girl he met online $500 for sex. the girl told investigators they met on sugardaddymeet.com. investigators say the girl's frnd tipped wilson off, and he flew to taiwan before they could question him. they asked authorities there to send him back to texas. wilson gained notoriety for announcing plans to post blueprints to a fully 3d printed gun online. a japanese supply ship is expected to reach the

international space station on thursday. the unmanned rocket blasted off from southern japan over the weekend carrying with it five tons of water, spare parts, and experiments. once its mission is done, the cargo ship will return to earth where it's expected to burn up over the south pacific. heavy rains caused flash flooding and trench douse driving conditions in central kentucky. emergency crews in scott county were called out to help rescue people whose vehicles were stranded in high water. parts of the local highway were impassable, and several other roads had to be shut down. a flash flood watch remains in effect until 9:00 a.m. local time. an out-of-control wildfire north of santa3,000 acres. the charlie fire that began saturday forced dozens from their homes within hours and threatened at least 100 structures. oniring the fire all night, hundreds of firefighters are finally making og flames. let's turn now to nbc meteorologist bill karins to see what's in store for the hope you had a wonderful weekend. over the weekend, heaviest rains

were in the dallas area, 8 inches of rain. now we've shifted that focus through kentucky, who had some flash flooding yesterday, all because of this slow-moving storm and the surge of moisture coming off the gulf. so the worst weather this morning is around the nashville area, heading up through lexington, louisville and right into nashville. as far as the flash flood risk, a moderate risk. grounds are already saturated. we'll get a couple inches of rain on top of this, and that's why about 7 million people are under flash flood watches this morning, from nashville, including louisville, lexington and cincinnati. that's one of the areas of great concern. and tomorrow the heavy rain threat will move up into the northeast, so we'll getir the f to summer easily. rmestir in the country focused in the deserts. 104 today. week ahead forecast going to

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meghan markle, now the duchess of sussex, has been a whirlwind fairytale, and now she's opening up in a brand-new hbo documentary called "queen of the world." during filming, markle reveals some romantic details about that dress, her dress that we may have missed. the film doesn't debut until october on hbo, but sarah harmon has the latest details while we wait for it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, philip. a treat for royal fans this morning, another glimpse, the the royal family, meghan markle, or as she is officially known around these

parts, the duchess of sussex. the american royal has been reunited with her wedding dress for the first time since she married prince harry back in may. as you say, it's all part of a new hbo documentary about the queen. and in it, megan reveals a romantic secret about her big day. >> piece of blue fabric that's stitched inside was my something blue. >> no. >> it's my something blue. it's fabric from my -- >> oh, it's still in there. >> it's fabric from the dress i wore on our first date. >> and that's from the documentary film "queen of the world," which debuts october 1st on hbo. now, megan and harry have only been married for four months, but meghan is already making her mark. last week she launched her first solo project. it's a charity cookbook. and later today, we're going to see her at a mentoring event for young people. of course, next month she and harry are heading off on a two-week tour of australia and the south pacific. she may be royalty now, but

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