we have an officer down at this time. suspect still firing. use precaution. >> breaking overnight, one officer is dead, six others were injured when a man being served a warrant opened fire on law enforcement. new details ahead. t fbi's kavanaugh investigation is complete and senators will be able to read the findings in just a few hours. the white house says there's nothing in it as the clock counts down to a friday vote. fall ball is in the air as one of the most heated rivalries in professional sports is about to take shape. >> it's called the rolls-royce of whiskeys. and this bottle of spirits sold for a record $1.1 million. plus the best-selling book turned into a new movie that's

striking a cord with young people across the nation. "early today" starts right now. breaking overnight, the senate will hold a crucial vote friday forre up a senator mitch mcconnell filing weekend. the motion on the senate floor as the fbi ended its investigation into kavanaugh. >> there will be plenty of time for members to review and be briefed on the supplemental material before a friday cloture vote. so i'm filing cloture on judge kavanaugh's nomination this evening so the process can move forward. >> all 100 senators now anxiously waiting to read the agency's report this morning, which will not be made public despite bipartisan support to do so. the. >> the report expected to include summaries of the fbi's interviews but the two central figures around this whole investigation weren't questioned. judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. statement overnight. "we are profoundly disappointed that after the tremendous sacrifice she made in coming forward those directing the fbi investigation were not interested in seeking the

truth." also concerning some senators this morning president krupp's premarks about ford at a rally earlier this week. for more on this let's go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. now that the investigation is over the senators are going to get a chance to read this. when is that going to happen? >> that's going to happen this morning. they got a pecking order depending on their position in the judiciary committee. first this morning the judiciary committee chair will see that report and then the top democrat. the republicans on that committee, the democrats on that committee, and then any other republican who wants to see the report. the white house has already seen it, and this morning in a series of tweets white house spokesman raj shah talked about this being the seventh time that they have taken a look at kavanaugh's background. he says that the white house is fully confident that he will be confirmed. well, here's what the public is thinking about that. in a new npr/marist poll most

americans at least have made up their minds after this testimony. take a look at the drop in the number of people who are unsure with both brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford gaining support in terms of who americans think is telling the truth. now, the president's characterization of her testimony is drawing fire from both democrats and republicans. listen. >> the president's comments were just plain wrong. >> it's just not right. i wish he hadn't have done it t. and extraordinarily unfortunate. >> reporter: so that cloture vote is set for friday. that's the beginning of the process. republicans hoping to wrap this up with a final vote by the weekend. >> and those three republican senators, those are the key ones that are going to matter most. tracie, thank you. breaking news out of south carolina this morning, where a law enforcement officer is dead

and six more are wounded after a shooting just outside the city of florence. it all started wednesday evening when deputies arrived at this house to serve a search warrant for alleged sexual assault of a foster child. investigators say the gunman was the father of the man accused in the crime. the suspect opened fire with a high-powered rifle, holing up in the home for two hours while taking shots at responding officers. the suspect hit three deputies and four police officers before he finally surrendered. president trump tweeting his condolences, saying, "we are forever grateful for what our law enforcement officers do." nbc's dan scheneman has more. >> we have an officer down at this time. advised that suspect still firing, use precaution. >> reporter: the shooting started wednesday afternoon when florence county sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at a subdivision. >> fire was being shot all over. the way the suspect was positioned, his view of the fire

was several hundred yards. so he had an opportunity. >> reporter: soon more officers arrived. the scene was blocked off and the shooting continued. >> the subject remained barricaded in the residence with children. the standoff lasted for approximately two hours. the suspect is now in custody. >> reporter: in all seven law enforcement officers were shot. three were hospitalized. one was killed. >> pray for these officers and their speedy recovery. pray for the family who lost the bravest police officer that i have ever known. >> reporter: hours after the shooting stopped, the investigation continued. authorities have not released the suspect's name or comment on a possiblemotive. dan scheneman, nbc news. the white house is firing back this morning after a bombshell "new york times" report accused president trump of taking part in tax schemes

and fraud to further reap the riches he received from his father. the exhaustive investigation was based on tens of thousands of records including tax returns and audits from fred trump himself. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has more on the fallout from the article. >> reporter: it's the narrative that helped sweep president trump into the white house. a self-made billionaire with a little help from his real estate mogul father. >> i started off in a small office with my father in brooklyn and queens. >> reporter: but an explosive report by the "new york times" paints a very different picture. the "times" obtained tens of thousands of pages of financial records, documents nbc news has not had the opportunity to independently review. it found that mr. trump and hng deception and obfuscation," saying "much of this money came to mr. trump because he helped his parents dodge taxes. he and his siblings set up a sham corporation to disguise millions of dollars in gifts

from their parents." the paper's entire investigation documented for showtime. >> fred trump's estate tax return is in the building right now. it's incredible that we have it. and that opened a door. and then once you pull the string the whole thing unraveled. >> reporter: and while candidate trump boasted -- >> my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. >> reporter: -- the "times" says his father actually loaned him $60.7 million at the time and suggests that's not all he got. it says over the course of his life mr. trump received the equivalent today of at least $413 million from his father's real estate empire, making him a millionaire by age 8. and the "times" says he and his family avoided big tax hits on their wealth by engaging in questionable schemes. the paper calling the most overt fraud. a company created by the trumps in the early '90s which siphoned millions of dollars from fred trump's empire by manipulating prices and pouring the company. the president's private lawyer saying the transactions in question were handled and

approved by tax professionals, not family members. the white house also firing back. >> totally false attack based on an old recycled news story. i will say one thing the article did get right was that it showed that the president's father actually had a great deal of confidence in him. >> reporter: but was any of it illegal? >> i don't think it's proof positive that they submitted false documents. i do think it shows that there was gross manipulations of the valuations. it looks amazingly suspect. >> reporter: the new york state tax department is investigating, but experts agree it's highly unlikely the president would face any criminal charges given the statute of limitations. in a tweet the president called the report "a boring hit piece." phillip? >> it was quite an in-depth running back c.j. fuller has died at the age of 22. fuller was a key member of the tigers squad from 2015 to 2017, appearing in over 43 games including the 2016 national championship. news about his passing hit the

school's football program quite hard. head coach dabo swinney saying "our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies are with c.j.'s family." so far the details of his death have not been released. let's head to the diamond now for some playoff baseball. the yanks take on the a's in another wild card showdown except this one wasn't much of a contest. aaron judge setting the tone early with that two-run home run in the first inning. new york is up 2-0. the bronx zoo rocking for much of this one. and to finish it offarlo stanton with this huge blast into the left field stands. and that put theag division ser date with their arch-rival the red sox in boston on friday night. all right, bill, good morning. how are we looking for the weekend? >> extreme. depends where you are. it could be snowing in some spots and then rainy and humid others. the big, big dip in the jet stream is what's responsible for this. very unusual this time of year to go all the way down to southern arizona. it's keeping all the warm air in

the east with the summer-like highs. in the west we have cooler air. in between flood risk developing especially heavy rain over the weekend and even into the beginning of next week. some areas have the potential here already predicting up to seven inches of rainfall the next five days. watch out oklahoma and kansas especially for flooding by the end of the weekend into next f . much cooler behind the front. that's a look at your thursday forecast. >> all right, bill, thank you. fast-forwarding into thursday. os angeles courtroom, where he will be formally sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. last month knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter for running over and killing a man nearly four years ago. it a girl for actress kate hudson and her boyfriend.

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giving his children step-by-step instructions about what to poli. >> keep your hands where they can see them. >> reporter: the film is based on the best-selling novel by 30-year-old angie thomas. her first. i anger and frusio tng and that was write. >> reporter: the unarmed grant was shot and killed by a california policeo about the shooting of a young unarmed african-american. >> out of the car. >> reporter: witnessed by his friend, 16-year-old star carter. >> what did you do? >> reporter: thomas drew on her own experiences growing up in a gang-plagued neighborhood in jackson, mississippi and attending a mostly white school. >> i told people i left my house playing tupac, by the time i got to school i listened to the jonas brothers because that's what i had to do to fit in. >> trying to navigate two worlds. >> exactly.

>> and that's what your character does. >> star is played by 19-year-old enberg. >> my initial thoughts were oh, my god, i've never seen anything that represents my experience so accurately. by many readers at a recent book signing. >> hi. >> "the hate you gi favorite book because it's the realest thing i've ever read. >> reporter: thomas says that's exactly why she wrote this story, to help every kid feel a little less powerless and misunderstood. >> i wanted to say to them i hear you, i understand you, i understand your fear, your frustration, your anger and your hurt, but you have a voice, you have value, your life matters. >> we could all use a little more understanding. angie thomas's second book is due out next year. >> wow. a four-legged friend is now being hero. immediate chichi. the 4-year-old golden retriever is a quadruple amputee that lives a life of service as a

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bridge. good morning and thank you welcome to thursday morning. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge. people are up and out the door. 4:30. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's look at what we with expect as we head out. the rain is starting to clear sought. >> the rain is starting to clear out. i want to show you what's going on as we take a look at

stormranger this morning. everything is all nice and clear, i want to take you back from the past few hours where in parts of the bay area, either you got a good soaking or nothing at all. now we're starting to see things quiet