ad they me stomping around screaming with anger! up i my area of the white house where i live wit my wife and son, barron. they had me utreaming, sg like a lunatic. president trump calling out the press, whote repord his temper wasol vcanic as he tries onfigure out which perso his staff wrote that scathing anonymous op-ed. supreme cou nominee brett kavanaugh dodges questions on presidential power and the mueller investigation. but will that stop him from being confirmed? from college athlete to run of hollywood's most sought after actors, the man w tned down the role of "star wars's" han

solo and die hard's john mclean. a look back at the legendary burt reynolds. plus the outrageous details of just where that go fund me rt00,000 actually went. "early today" s right now. good friday morning.m arlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. raising the stakes ahead of the dtermelections. at a fiery late-night rally in billings, montana president trpore into democrats, calling them left-wing haters. he also implored supporters to go vote in november, telli them his presidency could depend on it. >> i don't even bring it up because i view its something that, you know -- they like to use the impeach word. im maxine waters, we will impeach him. but he didn't do anything wrong. it doesn't matter. we willimpeach him! >> we'll worry about that if it ever happens. but if it does happen it's your fault because you didn't go out to vote. >> the president also continued his attacks on the anonymous senior official behind a

york times" op-ed. over two dozen senior officials have released statements denying thathey are behind the essay. for more on that let's bring i nbc's tracey potts. hi there,tracie. most of those officials you just saw are cabinet members saying they were not the person who wrote this scathing editorial about psident trump and his decision-making and the led small resistance of people on the inside trying to keep america safe. now, at tha rally last night president trump talked about this. he was reportedly volcanic when the news broke. at the rally the president criticized not only the content and the person who wrote it but "the new york times" forhi publ it. >> the latest act of resistance is the op-ed published in the failing "new york times" by an anonymous -- anonymous gutless

coward. >> unelected deep state operatives who defy the voters to push their own secret agendas are truly a t deat toocracy itself. >> now, here on capitol hill and at the white house there are calls for the anonymous writer on thenside to resign, certainly to com forward and pen that editorial. but "the new york times"ey says re not revealing the name. meantime, rudy giuliani, the president's lawyer, is saying that president trump will not answer questions about obstructionn the russia investigation. back to you. >> tracie, thank you. it is day four in the bitter or supremeon battle court nominee brett kavanaugh. this morning the senate judiciary committee will questinesses about the judge's record. day three's marathon q&a session ended just before dnight. kavanaugh spent 14 hours in the hot seat getting grilled by democrats over his opinions on

oabortion ander hot-button issues. the new jersey senator cory booker stole the spotligh releasing dozens of confidential documents on kavanaugh. his risky gambit drawing the ire of republicans, w called it irresponsible. nbc's chief justice correspondent pete williams has more. >> reporter: with frustration building over access to documents marked confidential from brett kavanaugh's time in the white house, democrats began making themublic anyway despite warnings that breaking senate rules could lead to n. expuls >> i'm going to release the e-mail about racial profiling, d i understand that that -- the penalty comes with potential ousting from the senate. >> reporter: provoking this dig about senator cory booker's apparent political ambitions. >> running for president is no excuse forting the rules of the senate or of the coidentiality of the documents that we are privy to. >> reporter: other democrats jumped in. >> it is unlike any process i have ever seen. >>it we areally trying to get at the truth here. >> reporter: among the documents

this one from 2003 about a draft white house op- involving abortion. the artic said it's widely accepted by legal scholars that roe v. wadeet ised law. but kavanaugh wrote he's not sure that all legal scholars refer to roe as settled because the supreme court could always overrule it. kavanaugh said he was making a very narrow point. >> i thoughthe op-ed should be accurate about w-- in describing legal sceplars. >>orter: he also denied that he's ever talke to anyone at the law firm of mark kasowitz, a former lawyer for president trump, abouthe mueller investigation after being pressed by senator kamala harris. >> be sure about your answer, sir. >> reporter: his answer, no. >> and i haven't had any inappropriate conversations about that investigation with anyone. i've never given anyone any hints, forecasts, previews winks, nothing about my view as a judge.

>> reporter: with the hearings almost over senatajority leader mitch mcconnell is now predicting that brettavanaugh will be confirmed by the end of the month in time to take a seat on the sn reme court w convenes october 1st. phillip? >> and we'll all be watching. pete, thank you. the lights dimmed at the famous chinese theater in los angeles as the m countrns the loss of legendary actor burt reynolds. the star passed away at the age of with family by his side. he is survived by his son. at one point reynolds was hollywd's top-grossing star every year from 1978 through 1982. with classics like "deliverance," "smokey and the, band and later "boogie nights." here's nbc's cynthia mcfadden. >> repngter: on thursday mor at a florida hospital actor burt reynolds died of a heart attack. this is how we remember bum. reynolds is as much a part of american culture as hthburger on the of july. he starred in an astounding 90

movies and 300 television shows. he had a knack for films like "smokey and the bandit." >> you've got a great profile. >> yeah, i do, don't i? especially from the side. >> reporter: and for more serious fare. >> where's the >> reporter: his louis medlock in the thriller "deliverance." >> we getnected up with that body and the law, this thing's going to be hanging over us the rest of our lives. >> reporter: left no doubt he once said in either the public's mind or his own that he could act. >> to me the best acting, the very best dacting, is the k of acting that looks easy. >> reporter: burton reynolds jr. was born 82 years ago. when a knee injury made a football career impossible, reynolds turned to acting. the rest, as they y, is history. >> we've come too far together to stop now. >> reporter: for five years between 19 and 1982 reynolds wo was the d's highest-grossing movie star. "boogie nights," made when he was in his 6ims, got a golden

globe and an oscar nomination. mixed he said he had feelings about the film. he often jok he turned down rolesd he wished said yes to. han solo inar "ars." bruce willis's role in "die hard." and james bond. >> this has been a long journey for me. i'm very, very happy. >> reporter: over the years reynolds was linked with many famous women. >> as far as being a playboy is concerned, i don't think i deserve that reputation. >> reporter: though he was the first man to pose for a centerfold in "cosmo." he had a long-term with dinah shore, 20 years his senior. married judy karn and loni anderson, with whom he had a son. but earliers year a bit of a surprise when he looked back on his life with hoda tb. >> who would you consider the love of your life? >> i would say sally. i wanted her really bad for "smokey." an's they said, well, s not sexy. and i said, you don't get it. i

tale sexy. >> reporter: and those are two subjects bt reynolds knew a lot about. this evening sally field treleased following statement. "my years with burt never leave my mind. he will be in my history and my heart for as long as i reve. , buddy." back to you, marlie and phillip. >> thank y, cynthia, for that report. firefighters in northern california continue to battle the massive del w fire,ch has prompted multiple roadnd closures evacuations. six fires are burning in the state. aler they're covering more than 500,000 acres of land. let's go to nbc's miguel almaguer. >> oh, my god! i want to go! >> reporter: explodi across the hills near the california-oregon border, thele so-cald delta fire tripling in size. 300-foot flames burning along or i-5 be leaping the

interstate. >> that just caught on fire! we cannot stay right here! >> reporter: trapped, this couple capturing the terrifying moments as drivers abandon their cars and big rigs catch fire. some 45 miles of freeway shut down as the inferno closed in. >> brandon, we've got to get out and walk. >> reporter: triggeringev acuations, the blaze is engulfin r mountainges and could create its own weather. racing out of control and unchecked. a miracle police say no one was killed. this firefight still under way. a wall of flames jumping an interstate and now threatening homes. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we've finally reached the ies. open l final, and it's going to be a battle between old school and n school. 20-year-old naomi osaka continues toe rewrstory by becoming the first japanese woman to make ito a grand slam final. she beat mison keys in

straight sets to advance to the championship match on saturday. she moves ono face serena williams. after a shaky start williams cruised past h opponent in straight sets. she returns to a major final for the 31st time, still searching for that 24th grand slam title. the two are set to square off tomorrowt 4:00 p.m. now to some football. where the nfl season kicked off in philadelphia. the crowd fired up as they raised their first super bowl banner in th team's 57-year history. the game, though, got off to a bit of slow start. atlanta led at the half 6-3. but after invoking their famous philly special play the eagles found their rhythm. they scored the first touchdown of the season. that is jay ajayi. he continued the charge, bullying his way into the end ne there for another score. from there the defense put the nail in the coffin. heilly wins opener 18-12. and bill karins is here with some weather news. good morning. >> still watchingla the flood threat. just added some areas of ohio.

now up to 15 million people at s we gor flash flooding through the weekend. the heaviest rain today will be areas of arkansas, missouri into sarday. the heavy rain goes into illinois into indiana. we'll see some rain in the mid-atlantic and some thunderstorms lingering in areas of texas.im by the we get to sunday the heavy rain threat shifts into ohio, western pnsylvania and to areas of buffalo. sogh it's kind of tht of gordon along with the cold front and that's going to be a recipe for some flooding concerns.oo that's a at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. well, we do have some beautiful weather to be had in the northern rockies, northern plains, but there's all that heavy rain today from reas of southern kansas through missouri into illinois. eventually we'll still have a ch tce at some stormsay from west virginia all the way through virginia in the mid-atlantic. when we come back, we'll talk abouorence, which could be a problem along the east coast next week. >> see you in a bit. thanks, bill. two young boys in maine had a reunionor the books this week. >> there's someone here to see you.

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>> this morning, news 4 looking into the death of a loc student who fell ill on a school bus. >> what we learned about who was onboard at the time. friday is final here. the heat wave is coming to an end. but it comes at a pretty highpr e. that price, rain, likely for much of the weekend. forecast, straight ahead.

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documebout brett kavanaugh. parents voicing concerns that a new netflix show for teens might no be. what your child could be watching. it is 4:00 a.m. it's been a long week, folks. a sho week but a long week. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eunyang. the weekend is forecast approaching. but can we expect a break from all the heat? >> yes. >> we haven't askedt.huck >> that's what i feel. >> and melissahe checking commute for us. >> stay on your own turf, aaron. when i got out of the car in the parking lot, i was like -- >> i didn't know if we were imagining things. >> we've had four or five ds in a row, 90 or higher. the 0-9y