good morning. all but done. in a matter of hours, judge brett kavanaugh is expected to be officially confirmed as the next supreme court justice. this after a gripping day on capitol hill where tkey undecidd senators announced. > angry protesters showing displeasure. as the lawyers for kavanaugh's accuser blasts the fbi investigation once again. we are live with all of the drama playing out in the nation's capitol. celebration in the streets. >> this is for laquan. >> joyful marching in chicago after a white police officer was

found guilty of second-degree murder of the shooting death of a teenager four years ago. >> laquan mcdonald represents all of the victims. making peace in africa. first lady melania trump wraps up the first overseas trip today with the final stop in egypt this morning. a peace making mission talking about schools and health care and be best. and why she is coming under fire for her wardrobe choice today. and all that plus red tide. >> martinez pulls left. >> red sox power their way over the yankees for the first time in more than a decade in the post season. game one of the most heated rivalry in sports. going, going, gone. bank

banksy shreds his art work minutes after it was sold for $1 million. and al's on broadway. ♪ what falls >> mr. roker makes his debut and he is just getting started. today, saturday, october 6th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. we have dylan here and happy to have peter alexander. >> nice to see you this morning. we have his dry witory with eye capitol hill. in less than 12 hours, senators come together to officially vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination to the highest court. >> that is the top story. judge kavanaugh's confirmation is all but a sure thing after three senators would vote yes

today. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. after a bitter battle, it all comes down to today. getting this just ice on the supreme court is a major victory. when they learned they have enough votes to have kavanaugh on the court. the suspense is over, but struggle is not. through the night, senators, mostly democrats, debated the future of the supreme court. >> he's not telling the truth. >> reporter: and the fault lines over sexual misconduct claims are heard. >> i believe her. i believe dr. ford. i still believe her. >> reporter: the lone republican to oppose kavanaugh. >> this has been agonizing. >> reporter: alaska's lisa

murkowski said judge st. louis cardinals -- judge kavanaugh's behavior was too impartial. >> i could notelieve he was the privaright person for the c. >> reporter: the only democrat to back kavanaugh is joe manchin. >> shame, shame, shame. >> reporter: shouted down by protesters who believed dr. christine blasey ford's sexual misconduct allegation against kavanaugh. >> something happened to dr. ford. i don't believe the facts show it was brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: late friday, attorneys released a sworn statement from a friend should have been interviewed by the fbi. despite today's outcome, they say ford made a difference. >> victims of sexual abuse and violence say their words didn't matter. that's not true. it has been heard in a

thunderous way. >> reporter: in a dramatic turn on the senate floor friday, susan collins said she listened to >> the me too movement is real. >> reporter: but will vote for kavanaugh because there was not enough evidence to deny his presumption of innocence. >> it is when passions are most inflamed that fairness is most in jeopardy. >> reporter: friday night at princeton. sotomayor and kagan talked about trust. >> people thinking of the court as not politically divided. not an extension of politics, but instead somehow above the fray. >> reporter: and in the unusual twist today, lisa murkowski who will oppose kavanaugh, is actually voting present. she said this is a gesture in the good name of civility. she will help out a fellow republican who wants to vote for

kavanaugh on the court, but cannot be here in person because steve daines is walking his daughter down the aisle. she is getting married today. this allows the margin two votes to remain the same even though he cannot be here in person. sheinelle. peter. >> thank you. casie hunt is on capitol hill for us. casie, what will we see before the day is over in what is an afternoon vote? >> reporter: a tornado, indeed, peter. the squall will continue on the senate floor. kelly showed the senators speaking overnight. mostly democrats. you can expect more of that throughout the day. protests that have been going on all week behind our camera location have dwindled to a handful of people standing out talking. we expect that to continue through the day as well. this vote is not going to be held until 5:00 in the evening

because of the way senate rules are structured. a couple of things will be different from yesterday. kelly mentioned senator lisa murkowski will vote present. she still opposes kavanaugh. you will see the vice president mike pence in the chamber chairing during the vote. we have been warned. don't take that as a sign he needs to be there to break a tie. that is the role of the vice president typically. he just wants to be there because of the significance of the vote. >> casie, there were two major players in the episode. judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. as we saw in kelly's piece on friday, you spoke to two of dr. ford's attorneys before the vote happened. >> does she have regrets? >> she felt good what she was called to do. she had a civic duty. >> republicans calling you democratic operatives in some cases. >> there was no effort to leak the letter and have this unfold as it did.

that's an absolute falsehood. >> reporter: what would the witnesses you wanted speak to the fbi have to say? >> we keep hearing no corroborating witnesses. there are and those witnesses can say several years ago well before judge kavanaugh was ever considered for the supreme court she told me that he sexually assaulted her. >> we get the names of others. they cherry picked. >> i don't remember. where was the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. >> what was her reaction? >> she was upset by it. as any woman would be who is a victim of sexual assault who was mocked and belittled. >> what does dr. ford hope the country takes away from this? >> even if you are terrified, you need to be courageous. the world has changed. need to . the world has changed. that happened to thousands of millions of people. she pulled back the curtain on that.

>> this moment clearly was bigger than kavanaugh. a real moment for the me too movement. do we expect to hear from dr. ford going forward? >> reporter: her lawyers told me when i asked that question. does she intend to be involved in the movement or be political or run for office. she said no. they don't expect that. dr. ford really wants to go back to her normal life and job as a profess professor. she wants to teach. of course, right now, she is still not living at home because of the safety concerns. she is still getting threats. at this point, we don't know when she will do that. peter. >> casie, a heck of a week. thank you very much. >> let's bring in elise jordan. a former aide in the george w. bush white house. >> hi. >> let's put it in terms. for the president who likes to cast himself as the ultimate winner, he would say this is the best week of his presidency. second supreme court justice.

a new trade deal with mexico and canada. also an unemployment rate lowest since 1969. is this the talking point going into the midterms? >> absolutely. there's the accomplishments that donald trump wants to push forward. there was a huge "new york times" report about his family finances. donald trump is happy there were plenty of distractions this week with positive news of his agenda he can put forward. >> i want to get your thoughts on maine senator susan collins. she spoke for 45 minutes announcing voting yes to move forward on the nomination. talk about that moment. how big of a moment was that for her? >> senator collins gave one of the most important floor speeches in recent memory. she spoke for, as you said, about 45 minutes. went through her long and detailed and tortured process as

she deliberated. should she or should she not vote for judge brett kavanaugh. she went through her thought process as regarding to abortion rights. she supports abortion rights. her belief that judge kavanaugh would not do anything to threaten roe v. wade. it was a powerful moment in the senate. certainly eviseral moment. >> the president told me on the south lawn this week, it is become a rallying cry for republicans. a new poll shows that is the case. over the last three months, republican enthusiasm, people who say this midterm is very important. went up by double digits. it is even with democrats. after what happened yesterday, who does have the enthusiasm advantage going forward for the midterms? >> today we are exactly a month away from the mid-term elections. i think as people in the news and people watching politics

closely, a month could be presidential term practically in what news could happen. right now, yes, democrats, i would say have the advantage because you look at how angry their voters are about judge kavanaugh becoming justice kavanaugh. and while republicans got the immediate bump and i talked to a lot of republican strategists this week who are excited about the impact on their races. it mostly is going to help republicans who are already in red states and facing tough fights. >> people vote when they are angry. not to say thanks. >> a lot happens. elise, thank you. in chicago this morning, marchers celebrated after a white police officer found guilty earlier in the day of second-degree murder for shooting a black teenager to death in 2014. this whole episode caught on camera. nbc's ron mott is in chicago this morning with more. ron, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. jason van dyke, that police officer who shot and killed

laquan mcdonald, now faces decades in prison over the shooting. the public finally got to see the video more than a year after it happened. >> we the jury find the defendant jason van dyke guilty of second-degree murder. >> reporter: verdict met by silence in the courtroom. jason van dyke expressing no reaction. >> justice. >> reporter: outside, a different emotion. celebrations after a guilty verdict in the killing that shocked and enraged chicago. 17-year-old laquan mcdonald shot 16 times by van dyke in 2014. the dash cam video held from public view for more than a year released only after a court order. >> i'm grateful to god. i'm grateful to brandon. my community that we were able to get justice for laquan mcdonald and it is not done yet. >> reporter: van dyke was convicted on 16 counts of a aggravated battery. one for each bullet. >> 16 shots.

>> reporter: for mcdonald's family. justice. >> laquan mcdonald represents all of the victims that suffered what he suffered. >> reporter: for jurors, a just verdict. >> instead of escalating the situation, he should have deescalated. >> reporter: police responded to a burglary call when mcdonald had a knife. van dyke feared for his life and fellow officers' lives. >> he lowered his knife across his body toward my left shoulder. >> when he did that, what did you do, officer? >> i shot him. >> reporter: prosecutors said the video contradicted his account. van dyke was the only officer who fired. no matter getting the verdict many hoped for, demonstrators took to the streets to demand improvement in police/community relations. >> i think everybody running for office in the city needs to talk about excessive use of violence against black men.

>> reporter: friday's verdict does not end this case. three other police officers charged with lying in official police reports about what happened that night. peter, sheinelle. >> ron in chicago. thank you. turning overseas. first lady melania trump has just landed in egypt for the final leg of the overseas trip. she visited three other african countries. nbc's ron allen is traveling with the first lady and has more on what she is hoping to accomplish. >> reporter: today for the first lady it is egypt and warm welcome. like each stop along the way to ghana to malawi and kenya. visiting a close ally. for example, the first lady supported u.s. efforts to restore the egypt treasures like the pyramids and the economy and helping families. on the continent with so many

youngsters, mrs. trump looking for the be best initiative for children to foreign aid project. at the hospital for ghana moms and children. >> what an amazing experience meeting the children and understanding their different way of life is why i wanted to travel here. >> reporter: mr. trump tried feeding a baby elephant in kenya. when it gave her a playful nudge, secret service agent rushed to steady her. on safari, as what some see as a mi misstep, wearing a pith helmet. america's reserve understated first lady letting her presence speak for itself. leaving these words behind in the guest book along the way. >> i said thank you for your warm welcome.

with love, melania trump. >> reporter: for "today" ron allen, nbc news. and an investigation into interpol. his family hasn't heard from him since he left the interpol headquarters in france for a trip to china ten days ago. he is a chinese national and there are reports he may be under investigation by that country's government. the red sboston red sox are 1-0 over the yankees with game two tonight. they added two more in the third. the yankees aaron judge hit a ninth inning home run. that's as far as they got. earlier, the los angeles dodgers beat the braves 3-0 to take a two-game lead in the series. >> i'm a cub fan. my season ended a couple of days

ago. people are excited here. let's get to dylan with a first look at the weather. dylan is a red sox fan. >> great game last night. it is hard with these 8:30 games. i can't stay up late to watch. we have heavy rain that backed through chicago. speaking of chicago. we have heavier thunderstorms. we have the chance of flash flooding today with flash flood warnings across northern illinois. 10 million people at risk for the flooding. there is a frontal system through the midwest. if you watch it today, this area of low pressure rides along it. as we go into tomorrow, the whole system doesn't move all that much. it stays just wavering through the midwest and st. louis and chicago. as we go into monday, the same thing. the front is not moving. as long as that's the case, we have the flood risk because of the rainfall we could through monday, we see a widespread 1 to 3 inches. down across southwestern oklahoma and parts of texas, we

could have 4 to 5 or maybe 8 inches of rain. we have a colder side to the storm and higher elevations back through the northern rockies with 1 to so far the morning begins with temperatures in the 50s and a few low 60s for the morning. and high today mainly 70s in the interior valley climbing closer to 80 degrees. the big weather story, unfortunately, will be increasing fire danger as dry, gusty north winds pick up. the reason we have wind advisories from this evening to monday morning. the seven-day forecast we're watching the wind closely. tomorrow trending warmer. even for san francisco. and the dry start to the week. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. still to come, a california congress member claims his opponent has terrorist ties. what does this toddler do

we're back with the weekly download. the look back at the week that was. >> the headlines dominated with the kavanaugh nomination. there were a lot of other stories we covered. starting with the deadly shooting in south carolina. >> a community in shock. seven officers shot wednesday during a two-hour standoff in south carolina. >> officers arrived at the home in vintage place to execute a search warrant to gather evidence for alleged sexual assault with a foster child. >> the suspected shooter is the father of the alleged perpetrator. >> officers went there unknowing the fire power the suspect had.

>> one officer was killed. he served 20 years on the force. a navy veteran was arrested with suspicions of sending a ler to the white house and pentagon. >> william allen was arrested on thursday. two envelopes were addressed to top military chiefs and contained raw materials for the deadly poison ricin. >> another envelope sent to president trump never reached the white house. nearly ever smartphone user in america received a text message from the president. the test for fema's alert. >> unlike others that we are used to seeing during amber alerts or dangerous weather, the scope of the presidential alert is bigger. jason candor, a rising democratic star, once serving in afghanistan, dropped out of the race for kansas city mayor. acknowledging he has post traumatic stress.

>> he says the demons from his time in afghanistan were always lurking, writing in a facebook post, i was afraid of the stig na. i was thinking about what it could mean for my political future if someone found out. that was stupid. things have gotten even worse since. a teenager in southern california was attacked by a shark as he dove for lobsters. >> 13-year-old keene suffered a large deep shark bite through his chest wall. >> kayakers pulled him on a small boat as the shark trailed behind him. his mother thankful for their help. >> without what they did, we would be having a different scenario. some of the week's most candid moments caught on camera. utterly shocking sight near dayton, ohio. a cow hitching a ride in the back of the truck. say cheese. this family posed for a family photo. this drone hit the woman in the face. no joke.

a horse walks into a bar. literally. customers in paris scramble as the horse broke free and made its way inside. and finally this guy from alabama tried to turn the tv on using the family remote. after three tries, he gave up and tossed it in the trash. >> why did you throw it away? >> how many times have you been looking for the clicker? >> it doesn't work. what do you do if something is broken? you throw it away. >> true. smart. >> smart kid. >> my girls throw it behind the couch. that's the secret in my house. couch. that's the secret in my house. still to come on "today," the 2-year-old thought he was helpful, but shredded $1,000 in cash. could this story have a happy ending? and why one woman turns to the internet

you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. good morning. here is a live look outside. twinkling lights. it looks very clear out there. thank you so much for joining

us. i'm kira klapper. >> as we go through the weekend, we'll see mainly clear skies and unfortunately increasing wind. 50s and 60s outside and in san jose expecting a high close to 78. san francisco, of course, fleet week clear skies. hour-by-hour forecast looks great for the blue angels. tomorrow gusty winds. so stay tuned for the air show operations. tomorrow you'll see highs main any the 70s inland. fire watch goes into effect tonight. it could be upgraded to a regular gl-- red flag warning. could see gusts up to 50 miles per hour. increasing fire dangers over the weekend and tomorrow we'll see temperatures rising. >> oh, wow. the fire temperatures and the

wind. we'll check in with you. this morning police are investigating a shooting that injured at least five people in the east bay. it happened around 12:40 this morning in the area of telegraph avenue and 19th street in oakland. police aren't releasing the current condition of the victims but asking anyone with information to contact the oakland police. an update about the most closely watched repair job. the transit center crews will reinforce a second area under san francisco's brand new transit center. workers are expected to install a shoring system underneath the $2 billion building along fremont street this weekend. then they plan to do the same thing along first street. cracked beams were found on the fremont side but the structure has similar beams along first street, as well. >> they had no cracking. we've been monitoring that.

we've decided to shore up first street. >> fremont street is scheduled to reopen by october 12th. first street will not be impacted during the daytime. repairs will happen overnight from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. coming up this morning on "today in the bay." the south bay's newest secret weapon. the two items dogs are specially trained to sniff out in jail. interesting. we'll that and your top stories and the weather. hope you can join us. in the meantime, back to the "today" show.

♪ fight and when you think you can you get ♪ we are back on saturday morning october 6th, 2018. and yes, that's our papal roker making his big broadway debut with the musical. we were there. we'll have more coming up in habit. but let's begin this half hour with the check on the headlines. the supreme battle that gripped the battle ends today with the senate poised to put brett kavanaugh on the supreme court in a matter of hours. on friday key undecided

senators, collins, flake, said they would wait for kavanaugh. murkowski still only one opposing him. >> official rs said to be thrilled. overnight celebrations in the streets of chaub after a jury found a white police officer guilty of second degree murder for shooting a black teenager to death four years ago. 14-year-old was shot 16 times by officer jason vandyke. the incident all caught on cam wrath the officer could face decades in prison. soccer player renaldo is set to play despite rape allegation in the united states. a woman filed an allegation in said she was raped in las vegas in 2009. renaldo denied the allegation. this was a prank at a

seahawks sold for $1.4 million but moments in the final sell the art began to self-destruct. passed through a vedder that was hidden in the frame. he is known for provocative style. the artist posted a photo on instagram saying going, going, gone. no word on the buyer has to shell out the cash. let's turn to a story that will touch the heart of any parent. this morning a texas family is in a fight to keep their 9-year-old daughter a live. currently on life support after being declared brain dead two weeks ago. but her parents aren't ready to let go. nbc tammy lightner has their story. >> reporter: this morning a texas mother desperate fight to keep her daughter alive. >> payton is not ready to give up so i'm not. >> reporter: on september 25th, 9-year-old payton was rush today a texas hospital after she went into cardiac arrest. approximately 24 hours later she

was declared brain dead. but her parents argue she is still alive. >> i don't think any parent should be put in a situation where the hospital tells you when it's time to give up on your child. >> reporter: they filed a temporary restraining order against the hospital to keep their daughter on life support to buy her some time and search for another hospital that might take her. on friday a judge assigned an attorney to represent payton's interest and review the case. >> we wanted to come here today to extend her life and that's what we d essentially. >> reporter: payton has been on life support in cook medical center in fort worth for over a week. a larger tumor in her chest shot off her circulatory system. she showed zero brain activity and under texas law, that means payton is considered dead. the hospital has since been ordered not to speak about the case. back at home, pa community united. >> you said god as we pray, we shouldn't doubt. we believe you that you can move

a mountain. >> reporter: hoping for more time for 9-year-old payton, time for what mother is calling a miracle. >> we got more time, that gives payton more time to heal and recover and show up and show out for this miracle that's about to happen. >> reporter: for today, tam nye lightner, nbc news. now let's turn to a congressional race in southern california that's turned really nasty after the incumbent koj man released attack ad against his opponent. steve paterson has more. >> reporter: working to in filtrate congress. in a vicious ad says he has ties to terrorism. >> doesn't get his support from the people of san diego. >> reporter: now running in

republicani republican leading districts by fears. >> miss grandfather master minded the massacre. >> reporter: the 29-year-old grandfather was involved in the investigation that killed 11 israel athletes, but that was 16 years before he was born. a former white house staffer with security clearance under the obama administration. >> he's trying to talk me that has no berg on my liech. >> reporter: we spent time with him before the ad was released. >> people sitting at home seeing the attack ad his grandfather did this. how does your campaign respond to those attack sns. >> we are not going to d in the criminal indictment, the congress member and wife are

accused of using campaign funds for their lifestyle. from parties to vacations. the hunters plead not guilty calling charges purely politically motivated. a heated campaign coming down to the wire turning toxic with so much at stake. for "today," steve patterson, nbc news. let's get another check of the weather with dylan. >> sheinelle, this is a typical october set up. warm temperatures ahead of the cold front. the cold temperatures behind it. we will see the chance of temperatures getting 10 to 20 degrees above average. in buffalo, louisville, 89 degrees. atlanta, 89. wichita, kansas, 57 degrees. rapid city, 53 degrees. tomorrow, we are looking at more of the same. warmer temperatures in the ohio river valley and philadelphia up to 82. columbus, ohio, 86 for the high. green bay, 55. that is seven degrees below average.

casper, wyoming, 39 degrees for the high temperature on sunday. as we go into next week, temperatures stay in the mid-70s in the northeast. mid-80s through the midwest. charlotte in the 80s. colder temperatures in the plains and upper midwest. the rain is right through the middle of the country. that and our highs here today mostly 70s bay side a few locations well inland seeing highs closer to 80. unfortunately with increasing north wind comes increasing fire danger. fire weather watch up for the bay area. also a wind advisory where gusts could get closer to 50 miles per hour. winds are light now. check out conditions presunrise tomorrow. all that red shows increasing wind. as we wrap up the weekend along with warmer temperatures and dry conditions into early next week. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, the jersey shore's situation is headed to prison. how long he will be behind bars.

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>> reporter: football season for the family means rooting for the beloved utah utes. they got 2-year-old leo on the cheering squad. >> go utes. >> reporter: for the last year, ben and jackie had been saving up for season tickets. >> let's put cash away. >> i'm labeling it utah. >> reporter: their toddler had other plans for the cash. >> she is holding this shredder and she says i think the money is in here. we started laughing. we were baffled this could happen. >> i cried for a minute. i can't say we laughed. >> a few tears. >> reporter: this ben now staring at the benjamins shredded into pieces. >> fromthere's that 100. you shredded all that money. >> reporter: paper shredding. a practice leo picked up helping parents. >> he loved the sound.

>> it is fun. >> reporter: and while it may appear the grand is gone for good, the family is sending the money to the treasury department hoping to get new bills in return. the reimbursement claim can take up to three years. >> you leave that shredder alone. >> reporter: maybe enough time for leo to learn his lesson. >> he is grounded from the shredder forever. >> reporter: a costly move quickly forgiven for this young ute. for "today," kathy park, nbc news. >> while they wait to hear from the treasury, several companies reached out to get them tickets like dr. partnershepper and bud >> i would pull out the tape. >> the cross shredding. you can't put things back together. >> you can imagine how much fun it was for him. >> a heck of a new year's. celebrate. still to come, like mother

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good saturday morning. it's 6:26. here is a live look outside in san francisco. it looks beautiful twinkling lights there. pretty clear saturday morning. thank you so much for joining

us. i'm kira klapper. rob mayeda has a look at the forecast. >> and the forecast looks, for now, mostly clear skies. the wind will become a bit more of a story as we move forward. temperatures in the 50s to near 60s. a mild start to the day. highs close to the 0u70s in san fransisco. 80s inland. you can see the breezy part of the forecast. it's not the sea breeze. it's the increasing north wind, of course, it means a fire weather watch this evening through monday. may see it upgraded to a red flag warning later today. wind gusts will be part of the story. could see gusts near 50 miles per hour for the hill tops. notice tomorrow morning's wind a lot stronger than we're seeing now. so the weekend forecast will be watching those winds very closely along with a warmer finish to the weekend as highs for most of the valley tomorrow. the wind climbing toward the mid 80s. >> you said 50s miles per hour.

>> strongest wind gusts we've seen in awhile. >> oh, gosh. that will be scary. police this morning are investigating a shooting that injured at least five people in the east bay. it happened around 12:40 this morning in the area of telegraph avenue and 19th street in oakland. this is a picture of the scene tweeted out by the oakland police department. they aren't releasing the current condition of the victims. meanwhile, officers also are investigating a shooting on the 2100 block of franklin street in oakland. one person was shot in that shooting. oakland police are asking anyone with information on either shootings to call them. we have an update about the most closely watched repair job in the bay area. the sales force transit center. crews will reinforce a second area under san francisco's brand new transit center. workers are expected to install a shoring system along fremont street this weekend. then the plan to do the same thing along first street. cracked beams on the fremont

side but the structure has similar beams along first street. >> it has no cracking. we've been monitoring that to make sure there's no cracks that have developed. we've decided to also shore up first street. once these are available. >> fremont street is scheduled to reopen by october 12th. first street will not be impacted during the day. repairs will happen overnight from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. coming up this morning on "today in the bay." the south bay what the dogs are trained to sniff out in jail. the specific items. we'll have that plus your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. right now back to the "today" show.

good morning. all but done. later today, judge brett kavanaugh is expected to be officially confirmed as the next supreme court justice. this after a nonstop day on capitol hill where key senators finally announce intentions. three of four saying they would support the confirmation. angry protesters rallying outside. >> this is for all survivors. >> as the lawyers for kavanaugh's accuser blast the fbi investigation again. we are live. celebration in the streets. >> justice for laquan. >> peaceful marches in chicago after the white police officer found guilty of the shooting

death of the black teenager four years ago. >> laquan mcdonald represents all of the victims that suffered what he suffered. and al's on broadway. ♪ what falls >> our favorite weather man debuts in "waitress the musical." today, saturday, october 6th, 2018. ♪ take this serious we don't have to act serious ♪ >> girl trip from kentucky. >> aloha from hawaii. >> i'm from western p.a. it's my 13th birthday. hi, steph. ♪ >> shut out to airman. >> first time on the "today" show.

♪ >> good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. we have peter alexander along with dylan this morning. >> quiet week in washington. holy cow. historic one. let's get you up to date on the final half hour. we begin with the news. the upcoming vote later today on the brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. his confirmation all but a sure thing after senators on friday said they would vote yes. the trump administration is said to be celebrating the news. we hahave kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: the white house gets a legacy win if what goes as planned after three months with a raw and personal fight over the credibility and character brett kavanaugh. with protesters promising to keep fire through the midterms next month. the suspense is over, but the struggle is not.

through the night, senators mostly democrats, debated the future of the supreme court. >> not telling the truth about what he did. >> reporter: and the fought lines of sexual misconduct claims are heard. >> i believe her. i believe dr. ford. i still believe her. >> reporter: the lone republican to oppose kavanaugh. >> this has been agonizing. >> reporter: alaska's lisa murkowski said judge brett kavanaugh's conduct at the hearing was too overtly partisan for an impartial supreme court justice. >> i could not conclude he is the right person for the court at this time. >> reporter: the only democrat to back kavanaugh is west virginia's joe manchin in a tough race for re-election. >> shame. shame. >> reporter: shouted down by o protesters who believe christine blasey ford's sexual misconduct allegation against kavanaugh. >> something happened to dr.

ford. i don't believe the facts show it was brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: in a dramatic turn on the senate floor, susan collins says she listened to victims' voices. >> the me too movement is real. >> reporter: she will vote for kavanaugh because there is not enough evidence. >> it is when passions are most inflamed that fairness is most in jeopardy. >> reporter: her support brought about cheers in the west wing. a lot of relief. so far the president has tweeted his thanks to senators for advancing brett kavanaugh to the final round. today, the president heads to topeka, kansas on the campaign trail. that may be where we hear had his reaction first in public. sheinelle. >> thank you, kelly. >> quite a rally. casie hunt covers capitol hill for us. casie, what should we expect to

see? when will the vote take place? >> reporter: peter, as we saw through the night, we will see speeches on the senate floor from senators of both parties. we expect to see and hear protesters turning. they are describing a funeral march for her political career. the vote set to happen around 5:00 in the evening because of senate rules. it will look different from yesterday. the outcome is not in deputy at -- jeopardy at this point. lisa murkowski is making a switch with steve daines. he is walking his daughter down the aisle. you will see vice president mike pence in the chair presiding over the vote in the senate. you shouldn't read it as he

needs to be there. he will not break a tie. he wants to be there because it is a momentous day. of course, as we get through the weekend, monday is a holiday. columbus day. judge kavanaugh would be sworn in as soon as tuesday to become the ninth justice on the supreme court. >> all this one month to the day to the midterms. casie hunt, thank you. overnight in chicago, peaceful protests in the streets after a white police officer was found guilty earlier in the day of second-degree murder for the shooting death of the black teenager that was caught on camera in 2014. nbc's ron mott is in chicago this morning. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. verdict has so many people here hoped for, but not come down was rendered. jason van dyke found guilty of second-degree murder. you may recall that van dyke was the officer seen on the dash cam video shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 2014. that video was not released

publicly for important a year. when it was, the city erupted in protest. during the trial, prosecutors argued that van dyke had no reason to open fire on laquan mcdonald. he was the only officer on the scene who did so that night. the defense said van dyke feared for his life and he took the stand and said laquan mcdonald turned a knife toward van dyke. that is why the officer said he opened fire on the teenager. now the city was bracing for acquitt acquittal. barricades set up outside the courthouse and schools had contingency plans. there was a sigh of relief when the verdict was read. a peaceful protest, as you mentioned sheinelle. people wanting to continue relation was the police and community. the judge ordered jason van dyke back into court at the end of the month. he could potentially spend decades in prison. sheinelle. peter. >> ron mott in chicago. ron, thank you. more to get to this morning, including robert mueller moving

to seize paul manafort's assets. that means the justice department will soon own a condo at trump tower and a house in the hamptons along with with other properties and bank accounts. it is part of the plea deal that manafort signed last month. a warm welcome for first lady melania trump as she landed in egypt for the last leg of the visit to africa. the first solo trip abroad. she is working to support u.s. aid projects in the country and plans to visit the pyramids. she avoided politics, but a wardrobe choice served controversy. a white pith helmet on the safari. that is a symbol of colonial rule on the continent. dylan is on the plaza with a check of the weather. >> just having fun with the people on the plaza here. i found a beautiful couple. you guys are celebrating 50 years. >> 50. >> today is my sixth

anniversary. we share an anniversary. ho happy anniversary, brian. what is your advice? >> do what she says. >> and clearly you make each other laugh. >> he is really good at that. >> happy anniversary. nice to have you here. >> congratulations to you. >> thank you. let's look at what is going on. foliage wise. the peak of the season starting to work into parts of northern new england. we are starting to see the leaves change over. central new england is the place to be. it is creeping southward. we will see conditions continue to improve over the next several weeks. we also have pretty nice temperatures in the northeast. fall like in the 60s and 70s. tomorrow, the warm air works back in. in the meantime, a cold front in the middle of the country will bring heavy rain through parts of the midwest stretching through oklahoma and texas. snow begins to develop out in the mountains. 1 to 2 feet of snow across wyoming and utah and colorado too.

mostly the higher elevations. heavy rain is likely through the middle of the country tomorrow. temperatures get back into the 80s. close to 90 degrees. some areas 10 to 20 degrees above average as we go into tomorrow. what do we have going on out here? you have a sweet 16? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> atlanta. >> we have another group from atlanta. do you like new york city? >> yes. >> your nails are so pretty. i love that. >> thank you. >> your nails are done too? yeah the weekend shaping up pretty nicely at least temperature wise. 70s and owl. the issue will be the direction of the wind out of the north increasing later today, which, unfortunately, means increasing fire danger. fire weather watch this evening through monday morning and wind advisory. gusts could be approaching 50 miles per hour by tomorrow. look at our temperatures trending warm we are the wind,

as we head into sunday. valley temperatures in the 80s. it's a dry start to next week. so from sweet 16 to 50th birthdays. you don't know each other? >> no. >> it all comes together. >> love on the plaza. thank you, dylan. still to come, the bride-to-be with the dilemma. does she take her husband's last name or not? why this is such a hot button if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring.

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all right. back on a saturday morning with t dilemma facing a bride. >> she is going to the internet for help. >> dylan is in the orange room. >> one bride's name shannon is having a hard time. her last name is the same as her husband's. she wrote on the wedding site. my first name is my husband's last name. we will be getting married next year. i need to face the decision of what i will do. she goes on, i would like to have the same last name as my future children. i'm not against keeping my last name. has anyone else been in the situation. it turns out she has a couple options.

one suggestion is she could ask her husband to take her last name. another thing is she should embrace the double name. shannon shannon is fun and people would be tickled pink. nobody would forget you. this is your opportunity to become like cher or madonna. no last name needed. we polled on twitter. 70% said they would not take their husband's last name if it was the same as their first name. i don't know. i like shannon shannon. dylan is a popular last name. if a found a dylan. >> would you be dylan dylan? >> it is cool. >> shannon shannon embrace it? i guess what she says about kids. >> it is like "married with children." marcy darcy. my favorite counselor growing up.

>> we voted on "today." keep us posted. pop start. >> mike "the situation" from "the jersey shore" star will spend time behind bars after eight months in prison for tax evasi evasion. his cast mates were on hand on friday in a show of support before sentenced in new jersey on friday. "the situation" pleaded guilty to dodging taxes in january. he must complete 500 hours of community service. he has paid more than $120,000 in restitution. next up, a major accomplishment for denzel washington. the two-time oscar winner honored with an afi life achievement award. washington, who has won two academy awards for "glory" and "training day" will receive the award next year. he has a varied career spanning five decades. in addition to film, washington has appeared in roles on

broadway like "fences." washington will receive the award next june in los angeles. finally, kate moss, the supermodel, has taken to social media to talk about her daughter following in her footsteps. posting this picture of her 16-year-old daughter lila with the caption a beautiful start. now representing lila moss. the new face of marked beauty. she is pulling double duty as parent and agent to the daughter. the younger moss is a look alike to her mom. >> beautiful. >> cool. >> i didn't know you went to school with "the situation." >> breaking news if you have not heard. we graduated together. >> thank you, dylan. here is the moment we have been waiting for. al making his broadway debut in "waitress the musical."

hey, everybody before we go this morning we have to say a huge congratulations to the one and only al roker that made his broadway debut last night. the musical is called waitress. check him out. >> this reminds me of my third wedding to sarah marie caputo. man she was a screamer. >> joe! >> i think he crushed it. >> for the next six weeks al will be moonlighting as old joe, in addition to acting, here's the big thing, he sings too. ♪ >> along with the entire today

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. good saturday morning. it is october 6th. here is a live look. wow. beautiful pink and purple cotton candy skies over san jose. good morning and thank you for joining us on this saturday morning at 7:00. i'm kira klapper and meteorologist rob mayeda is in. youav