breaking overnight a second accuser has come forward with graphic accusations of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh exposing himself. ranking democrats on the judiciary committee, senator dianne feinstein demanding the fbi investigate all allegations. if the judge slaps the 82-year-old with sentence today. and it tiger woods capturing his 80th pga tournament. $200 billion w chineseeek. "early today" starts right now.

good to be with you.raes ri. with alfwagzs. >> and i'm philip me a second woman has come forward she says kavanaugh exposed himself to her while they were both students at yale in the 1980s and thrust it in her face, causing there inned a vartantly -- inadvertently touch him. kavanaugh responded in a statement saying in part this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. this is a smear plain and will testify supporters holding vigils . across the country including in d.c. some details remain unresolved, including who will question ford. for more let's go to washington d.c. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. so within minutes of this account being published, they push back. they say this 35-year-old uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign. this accusation coming at an already pivotal time for the nomination. christine blasey ford set to testify thursday along with kavanaugh. still to be decided are if additional witnesses will be brought forward. dr. ford wants to bring testimony from the doctor who administered her polygraph tests. and within of the biggest sticking points for both sides is who is going to ask questions on the gop side. dr. ford would like the senators to have the ask the questions themselves. and they want to bring in a

female lawyer to ask the questions. here's what one tmic senator had to say. >> if my republican colleagues don't think they can handle the challenge of respecting dr. ford and questioning her in an appropriate and supportive way, perhaps they shouldn't be serving on the committee. >> reporter: senator grassley says he's doing everything in his power to provide a safe place for dr. ford to testify in. and senator feinstein wants an investigation by the fbi. the nbc news wall street journal finds 52% of respondents prefer a democrat-controlled congress and that's an 8% increase from last month. the same poll finds president trump's approval rating virtually unchanged from august

with 44% approval and 52% disapproval. a separate poll from nbc finds overall more than 2/3 of latinos, 65% disprove of the president's job performance and those who identify as conservatives, approval is at 50% with 44% disproving of his performance in just a few hours the 81-year-old actor will learn his fate on three counts of aggravated assault. he was found to have drugged and molested her. the entertainer could face decades behind bars. continues to deny all alfwagzs of sexual misconduct. >> judgment day has finally arrived for this convicted sexual predator. >> reporter: some of bill

cosby's dozens of accusers demand thing maximum penalty. >> reporter: 30 years in prison could mean a life sentence for the 81-year-old convicted in april of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging constan. >> did you tell anybody else about what had happened at the time? >> i did not. it was bill cosby. it was dr. huxtable. i thought i was the only person he did this to. who's going to believe me? >> reporter: judge steven o'neale allowed five women to testify against cosby. to date more than 60 women have accused him of inappropriate behavior. kate spoke to 27 of them >> how many of you believe bill cosby raped you? >> reporter: but even though he

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grab his 80th career win. >> it was just a grind out there. i loved every bit of it and the fight and the grind and the touch conditions. and just have to suck up and hit shautz and loved every bit of it. >> he wasn't the only one loving every bit of the day. justin rose hit a birdie on his final hole to claim the fedex cup title and claim the $10 million cash prize. becomes the second world number one to accomplish that feet. frrjts heavy rains caused flash flooding in central kentucky. emergency crews were called out to help rescue people whose vehicles were stranded in high water. parts of 227 were impassable and the flash flood watch remains in effect until 9:00 p.m. local time flash flooding still a problem. that slow moving storm still

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cam welcome to monday morning. let's take a live look outside at this time, what a beautiful vista, looking at the bay bridge from the emeryville camera this morning. very nice way to start our monday morning. hope you're coming off a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington.

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