complex in the navy yard area. it forced about 100 residents to evacuate. it tk hours t get this under control. today the stunning discovery. the resident found trapped inside his home there. pat colli walked the the engineer who found him and he joins us live in southeast with this incredible story. >> after thatire they had a head count. they miss ad 74-yeaold man. he was found today fiveay later. the door warped by the fire and impossible to open. workers had to use crow bars to get inside. a 74-year-oldman, a resident of the arthur capper home.pp apparently t in his apartment since the massive fire last week.

>> madam mayor, was this man in his apartment cynic the fire? >> we believe yes. in hisrter: so he staye apartment throughout the whole fire? >> we believe yes. >> reporter: allen is a structural engineer. he was brought here to shore up the charred building. he is the one who discovered the man this morning in a second floor apartment. >> when i was messing with the door, you heard a voice. and we go, is somebody in there? and he goes yes. so i said, we'll get you t. and he said i'm not going any place. >> it was one of the largest fires in our city's recent history. it burned for hours like a flaming whack-a-mole. when they got one side knocked down over there, anotherl balf flames popped up over here. scores of rescue workers deployed. more than00 residents evacuated. except for that man in his second floor aparerent,

disc this morning. five days later. >> i went in. i asked ife wasblind. he looked like he might be. and he said i can see our [ bleep ]. and i said we'll get you out of here. he started to reach for his cane and i will we'll take you out. we put him on a kitchenhair d took him out. r eporter: the fire chief says there was a lot going on that day. it's possible someone may have been overlooked. >> we've got people coming in. ating with marines and getting people out of building so there is a chance that an part or twobe may have missed as they were trying to do that. >> nowan was taken to the hospital for treatment. he is said thave nlife threatening injuries. in the meantime, there's another searchf the building to make sure no one else was left behind. back to you. >> with his humor still intact. >> news4 was first on the scene

when the fire broke out. we have a gal rif some incredibleth images o flames and the aftermath. just go to the app andearch navy yard. >> areou sick of this rain yet? it is fall, a folks,nd it is starting to feel like it. when are we going to dry out? >> it will be a couple of days. we've got a chance of severe weather. out there now, nothing but shower activity. drizzle aund thearea. you need to keep the umbrella handy. you can see most of it in our northern zones from i-66. fredericksburg, areas like onardstown, the steadiest rain is to the north. winkler, gaithersburgtarting to see it. right around the beltway. all the way across.

it is a nasty night for they've got more rain in the forecast as we make our way into the forecast. look at thesemp ature. 65 in hagerstown. so it is cool. we go up by 20 degrees. it is going to end withhat severe weather. all right. thank you. to two potentially consequential meetings thursday on wnnsylvania avenue. while the senatl be hearing from the supreme court pick and from a woman who accused him of sexual assault, the president will be sitting down with rod rosenstein, the top doj official who is overseeing the investigation. he said he spoke with the president about rent news reports. that includesthe new york times" article which says the deputy ag discussed wearing a wire around the president and a

possible effort to invoke the 25th amendment. they are meeting later this week. pete williams with a look at that move. the idea that you somehow saved the opts by moving to it thursday, i don't think it accomplishes anything. i would be snokd after thursday rod voens i would think that would put an immediate ll over the kavanaugh hearing. >> if we oudismissed, it put the future of mueller under doubt. meanwhile, brett is dismissing a brand new allegation ofexual misconduct as pure smear. the latest accusation by a

former college classmate. on capitol hill, dozens of protesters gathered outside the offices of susanli c is that jeff flake. they hope the pair can swing vot votes. at connecticut, students sitting in at kavanaugh's alma >> a chance this could be oneinf the sgle most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. in my opion, it is totally ndlitical. kavanaugh christine blasey ford who accused him of assault in high schoolre both set to testify this thursday before the senate judiciary committee. >> the search is on for the by thewho hit a cyclist national mall and then sped off. theintersection, very busy this

afternoon. and the transpoation reporter adam tuss is there with a koerg of the victim. >> reporter: that's right. a lot of shock and disbelief. i do want to show you there are aot of cameras in this areaol and d.c. pe tell us they are making progress in identifying a vehicle. it all started as this car went throh 12th street. right into that bike. >> it has become too common. a badly damaged bike. remnant of a collision with a car. tonight the cyclist is in serious condition in e hospital and police want to know who did it. >> yeah, yeah. he rides to work every day. >> d cole works at the museum history.al he said it was a co-worker.

the car sped off. he has a theory of what happened here. >> red light runns, unfortunately, this area is known for. >> reporter: police say they'll be reviewing surveillance video to figure out what happened. there are lots of cameras. we're told there's a lead on a black colored da as for others, sad to hear that yet again we're dealing with another serious crash. they say everyone needso pay more attention on the road. >> there arehe societies there are tons of bicyclists on the road and they don't have these problems so it is possible. i think it involves a large culture change that takes time. >> reporte again, that cyclist in serious condition in the hospital tonight.ic metropolitan p tell us that they are making progress again and they could have more information later tonight. we'll bring you teup as they become available. yock to you. thank a loudoun county 7-year-old is dead after what is being called a tragic accident. police tell us that she was

swinging in a hammock in purcell ville. a tree it was. it was fastened to fell on her. her family said she is very talented on piano. her dad calls this loss tremendous. their lives will never be mended. >> and all that rain makes t trees and the roots vulnerable. well, t are some staggering numbers. 14 people shot. six people killed. >> all since friday night. w communities in the district are on edge. otu can see coming up, most of the shogs happen in southeast washington. derrick ward is there with more on the suspects. a>> reporter: investigato indeed very busy after the violence are spate this weekend.

this is in another part of town from most of those ces. the police and the mayor say they take it very seriously and theyre working on it. especially in the wart of this paularly violent weekend it spilled over to about 3:00 p.m. there were six fatal shootings which left 11 people injured between friday and vsunday. thelence and the numbers don't really tell the story. we spokeo the sound of one of the victims and he doesn't want to be identifieds father william anthony hayward was killed on 22 street early sunday. >> my father was a hard working he loved his family. he kept to himself. >> we believeot thee was a drug-related robbery. >> reporter: it isown a short distance from his moment. the d.c. police chief said progress is being made in se of those cases. >> we anticipate we will do

everything we can to bring the folks that are responsible to these cases. for these cases to justice. >> these homicides, most of which happened, were last week. some nghborhoods and some victims may get more attention than others, some say. th chief said video helped with the p street murder. >> we regard the loss of life in our city and people's sense of safety beingd viola is our top priority. >> as for the son, he still feels the loss his father. they need to get their lives together>> now, we know that the numbers don't tell the whole story but they dout things in context. last year there were 82 rders. so far this year, li5.

ve outside police headquarters. >> all right. thank you. we are jt getting started. scammers have taken over people's homes and reputations. how you canf protect yours from becoming a victim. and a look at the evidence in the mansion murders trial. one clue that's getting a lot of attention in court. attention in court. plus, a chance

this is a fight. not to the finish. attention in court. plus, a chance but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. m.

expert care for every new beginning. developing this afternoon, a warning about a pentially deadly disease in the district. the department of health has confmed a case of legionnaire's disease at englet side rock creek retirement community. >> shomari stone has been gathnfing moremation about this. >> good evening. right now theen d.c. depar of health is meeting with residents here at englewood, rock creek, community retirement home behind me. many of the residents are obviously concerned after the department ofirealth cod

that one of the residents has been diagnosed with legionnaire's disease.l let's r some video. d.c. water is helping get a water sample here. they are investigating to determine the source of the disease. they said they found out about the residents. they insist this is edisol it is a type of pneumonia caused bye breathing in bacteria. there is a full water restriction. t everyone exposed to it gets sick. the e perly aple who smoke are more susceptible after coming into contact with it. therinking waterribbled to

the overall population in northwest d.c. oside of the retirement community is fe for people to drink. they are taking theseteps as a precaution. if you do find yourself with symptomsuch as coughing, headaches, muscle aches, fever, dookt d.c. health department if you believe that you have legionnaire's disease. shomari stone, news4. ou thank you. in today we heard from a number of investigators who collected evidence from the scene of the d.c. mansion murders in upper northwest.ls we heard testimony from an expert about one of the victims' cars found burning miles away in prince george's county. >> reporter: it was a morning mostly dedicated to evidence. forensic technicians collecting

it. the prosecution seemed to focus the propped open the bathroom window in the basement. they explained to jurors how the knife was sealed in a bag and transported to the forensics lab. that same officer showed a charred shirt and a piece of a panter it was rec from a room with a 10-year-old child who was killed. they also called in another evidence technician who said he recovered the sword in the bathroom of where the little boy was burned. a few a hourser it went up in smoke, the family's blue porn was found on fire that evening in a church parking lot. prince george's county police sergeant who works with the county fire department and fire marshal investigated that scene and also took witness stand

today. they played this video car on fire and then asked about how he investigated the scene. news4 learned it is the same building where daron wint'srs family mem used to live. he is the only suspect charged in this hemurder. as seen running away. areald jurors the entire was scoured for evidence. within the last hour jurors heard testimony from a tow truck hour who said he was approached in the same area where it was burned and an or so, a couple hours before it was bued, asking him for a ride to d.c. because he neede hismini van to be towed. we'll explain how prosecutoie to show how that man asking for a ride to d.c. for

his car to be towed was don wint. >> looking at that swo and the burned clothing that belonged to the little boy, are family s memberll in court? >> that'adthest part. yes. the parents sitting in th front row, watching everything that plays out and at times very emotional. thank you. >> tomorrow we expect to learn bill cosby's fate. he faces up to 30 years in prisonex on s assault charges. the 81ear-old was found guilty, you'll recall, of they have counts of drugging and assaulting andrea constand. she took sndt today's sentencing hearing saying she wants justice a t court sees

fit. >> a manas been charged in alexandria. police say jose luna abused a child at his home on popkins lane. police are dlernld could be additional victims in this case. luna is being held without bond. a music giant buys one of the most popular streaming iservices. thact it could have out. >> plus, you can he sue rain and lots of it. lots of it. doug is back whhen w

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i was asking, does anything good come from all this rain? >> not much now. your grass is probably growing like gang busters but you can't get out to cut it. unless you got the one day, this past saturday. i had auddy of mine cut the lawn. >> 20 inches above average. 20 inches above average. most of that in july, august, september. incredibly wet september as well. you think about wheree've been. love those guys over there.

s% oftember has had cloud cover. 70%. this time of year can bring severe weather. look at this. this ishe 17th anniversary of the tornado outbreak in 2001. this was an f-3 tornado. we lost two lives that day. there were nine tornadoes that day including an ef-4. and look at that. that was people shelterering in place in college park. you know the dorms there. they definitely sustained some damage around the region. what a difference it makes. we'ralking about severe weather on wednesday. it is something that we'reor trackingyou. right now no chance of severe weather. we are stable in the. atmosphe we're seeing some height rain and drizzle. it makes tngs climbed of nasty for sure. winds out othe east at 12 miles per hour. it doesn't get much nastier.

59, leesburg. and look at this rainfall. really just area wide here. doesn't show any rain from waldorf. we're seeing som drizzle in those locations. the heaviest, toward the frederick area, winchester, you notice the beltway. specially western half of the beltway. all the way around fairfax. kind of a nasor commute sure. that's the way it will be all night. we'll see it making its way in.i we'll ce to see the showers and the drizzle. we'll see the coolers temperatures. 73. look at fredericksburg. 83. a big temperature difference. it will have a big impact. w tomor in d.c.

85 on wednesday with a goodrm chance of s late in the day. the best day of the week is friday. 78 and some sunshine. we'll show you the new way scammers are tricking people into spending thousands of dollar it was 34 years ago when her state trooper father with a murdered. now she is following her dad's footsteps and opening up about her homes to findi his killer. her homes to findi his killer. >> i'm saking forpe

i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night., lahen i had a law practice, i volulleered to help moms coect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror.

ing with the weather, you'll want to keep thes umbrel close by. we'll show y. >> an inspector at the senior apartmentpl c caught fire in d.c. madexpn uneted discovery today. a 74-year-old man trapped in his second floor apartment after firefighters put out the fire. the engineer said he was not injured and seemed to be doing

pretty well. >> it comes after the report from "the new york times" that said rosenstein discussed wearing a wire to record the president and launched an effor en invoke the 25th amendment. rosenstein hasd assertions. thousands of dollars lost. reputations tarnished. scammers taking district by storm. >> it has gotten so bad, they're warning realtors and renters who could become targets. >> if i didn't have the family support that i do, i don't know what i would do right now. >>he news4 i-team went undercover to explain how this works. our investigative reporter tells you what you need to know to avoid becoming the next victim. >> reporter: one of the hottest real este markets in the country.

goal was theo have a tn apartment ready to move into by the time got out here. >> reporter: after finishing grad scol, she landed her first job. still in california, she had to search onle to find a sleek one bedroom for $1,600 a month. >> a nicear ent, in my budget, furnished and pet friendly. >> reporter: the realtor seemed friendly toorgs. barack y. he had a good reputation. >> a real realtor. this sounds good. >> reporter: she wired him $3,200 for the security dpos and it first month's rent. he wrote back citing this e-mai allegedly from the d.c. housing authority saying renters now needed to pay a minimum of 12 months up front. she couldn't afford that so she requested a refun that never came. >> got here and looked more into barak sky and realid itsn't even him.

>> reporter: the real barak sky told ball the scammers using his naro. he's heard dozens of victims. >> they'll call me yelling frantically. i don't know what to do. i am so sorry. >> the real person doesn't post on facebook which is where many found the fake ads. he said the scammers trick people thinking they're really him with bogus e-mail addresses and phone mbs. they take real listings and sub in his name or snap pictures from an old sales listing and call it a wrenl a rate just good enough to seem like a real deal. >> scammers are getting so savvy. >> reporter: we wanted to see how savvy so we reached out on this ad. the fake barak sky sent as you

real bank account number on wire n'ney. he said we cou see it because the current occupant was still there. and in fact he was. >> hey, come on in. >> reporter: meet joe. he bought this condo last year. >> definitely not m renti part. and emthis isn't the first time scammers have targeted his home. >> when you flag it,t just goes right back up. >> reporter: carl racine has saidic his o has seen an uptick in complaints and he knows there are more. >> people who are the victims of fraud are ashame and keep it to themselves. plus, it is hard to track and even harder to st. scammers oftene cha bank accounts and contact info before authorities can find them. >> what is really important when you trags act business over the internet, never to send a wire. once that wire is nt, your money is gone. >> reporter: in a report this

summer, the website apartment list found 5.2 million u.s. renters say theve lost money to rental frd. the i-team reached out to other victims. fakebarack sky. one womanaid she wired 4,700 it was traced to nigeria. >> reporter: tracking the ultimate source, when we g into the internationni ortion, is incredibly difficult. >> she is speaking out to warn others about the hesc. she fell for a second one losing more than 7,000 total beforere alizing she had been duped. >> everybody wants to think they're smart enough not to get scamme i wa finishing graduate school and got scammed twice. it is n just stupid people, i hope. >> she did eventually find an apartment after doing what the experts recommend. she came here to see the place in person. realtors say if an a uses a specific name, go to that realtor's website a call the number listed. the attorney general says if do

you get duped, you should report it to law enforcement immediately. and a reminder, never, ever, wire money. >> y, was that frightening. she got scammed twice. $10,000. >> just over $7,000. >> for a total of $7,000. even so, yikes clam good work. thanks. >> the d.c. housing authority told the i-am agency was not aware that its name was being misused by the until news4 asked about it and the spokesperson is calling the scheme deplorable. said the agency is working with local aeral authorities to try to stop i had. >> larry hogan will have to do withoutn endorsement from the nra. he has been downgraded from an a

minus to a c rating. earned a llenge failing f-rating from the nra. something jealous touts with pride. news4 is hosting a debate in the virginia senate race. chuck todd will be moderating the debate. you can watch it all h rightere on nbc 4. next, new efforts to change some of the most uncomfortable parts of flying. and the special focus at this year's black arts festival in maryland. an early look at wha to expect. and hopefully we'll have some nice weather this weekend. we'll show that you on the te day forecast. but we're also going to show when you we can see some

when you we can see some sunshine.

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of great savings and service. with such a long history, it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just ea. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy.te hey, i got your xt- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers g you'ng to clean my gutters. ooh i should clean your gutters! great idea. it's not just easy. it's geico easy. todd, you will go make me a frittata. big news, mus lovers. sirius xm is set to buy pandora. they are expected to pay about $3.5 billion to acquire the streaming service. the company says it has more than 36 million subscribers in

north america alone while pandora has more than 70 million monthly users. this move is an effort to compete with spot five and apple music. airlines are feeling the squeeze and so arene whe it comes to airplane seats. >> thisonweek,ess is trying to stop airlines from shrinking your seats. what this mayor mean our derrieres in the future. our leg ro. >> this without a doubt the case of the incredible shrinking seat because this is something we all can relate to, of course.th faa would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on planes you saidgi ation this week. if passed, this would give all of as you break from the cramps quarters. cording to flyers' rights, the space between rows, 35 inches. it shrunk to less than 28 inches

on some airplanes and the bit of the airplane sts has declined from 18.5 inches to 17 over the past few years. now airlines say ireasing the number of seats on the airplane just helps to keep passenger prices down. of course, the moreear over the seats, the more seats and the more overpriced. there's a give and take. there is nothing grocer than feeling someone else's skin and you're stuck in there. >> with all the money the charge me for all the fees just to get on that plane -- >> i know. >> we're keeping an eye on it. next, all new, a virginia woman's push to final her father's killer and what the fbi is doing now to help her. >> nasty rainy start to the fall season. telland lauryn are back to us how long it will lastnd us how long it will lastnd wille have a w

i put criminals in prison ring the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror.

a plea for justice. it comes from the daughter of a state trooper who was murdered more than three decades ago. nicky has followed into her father's foot steps into aer ca in law enforcement. as julie carey reports, her quest comes as a daughter, not an officer. >> reporter: nicky wman never really knew her dad. she was just 2 years old when he was murdered. his restroomer friends talk about what -- his friends talk about what he was lying. >> he was just content home on the couch. apparently adored me. > reporter: that adoring d stolen from her, killed august 19, 1984, when he went to answer e door bell at the family's manassashome. an attacker stab him more than 40 times and fled.

chased briefly by his visiting brother. a wig, hard hat and glasses were left behind. >> you can stab somebody a couple times get the job when you're going on 40, 45 times. there isoo a littleuch anger going on. which makes me think it is somethingpersonal. >> reporter: nicky bowman struck by the fact her dad didn't take his weapon to the front door and that at theit openeay have suggested he knew the person on the other side. the hard hat, she thinks that was to cover their tracks. she is telling her story to news4 with the hope her voice might make a difference. might compel someone to come forward. >> i'm hoping by doing these interviews, getting my voice out there. that i'm speaking for myself and also my dad. both of usdeserve answers. >> reporter: she said even as a teen sherawn to law enforcement but didn't get her badge until she was 31 an age with special meaning.

>> it might be fate. my dad passed at 31. >> reporter: she admits it's hard patrolling the town where her dad was murdered knowing she could even encounter hiskiller now she's calling on people who have information to tell what they know. >> i'm hoping these people are still around and they have the opportunityaro come forw and i'm putting my faith in them to do that. >> news4. >> there is a $50,000 reward f information leading to an arrest. to see the new post created by andfbi, just open our a search johnny bowman. >> look at the drizzle and rai and overcast. and you see, thereme. is we could have severe weather. >> yeah. this is battle of the seasons. this isn't fall quite yet. then wednesday is summer-lying

temperures with the mid to upper 80s. rather humid and a good chance of strong to pentially severe t'orms. right now just nay. shower, drizzle, right through time period. look at the rainfall. it is raining area wide. yhere you don't see it to the south, nobods really getting out of here. look at this area around fairfax. a pretty low at of rain, 56. just a nasty goal of things. college park, 95. then toward route 7. and martinsburg, hagerstown

that's where the heavier, steadier rain is. nothing too heavy but henvy gh that you can feel it. you have more rain to the west. we'll see moris rain vening right through the day tomorrow. especially in 7:00 a.m. to aboun most of us should be dry by noon but keeping a chance of showers in there. wave good chance of rain tomorrow. at least early. wednesday, it is much later in the afternoon. but still, we're talking about it. a chance of severe weather and we think it will be in theur evening >> absolutely. with the frontal system coming rough and we'll have the roller coaster of temperatures. we've gotse t frontal systems rolling through area and today, of course, chilly withrain. that rain is leading into tomorrow morning. scattered some showers. at least through the first part of the day tomorrow. if you're north of d.c., you may add a little more rain through afternoon. otherwise, we'll start to d out wednesday morning.

but that's when we could see some showers and thunderstorms wednesday night as the coldom front through. and then a few showers possible as we get into thursday. may notally in thenoon and evening. especially south and westward. we'll keep the chance of rain as we get into saturday as well. as far as road conditions, if you got things to do tonight, running some errands, picking up the kidsrom afternoon activities. it had been wet and foggy. sa deal morrow. wet and foggy. and some roads t wetorrow afternoon. especially north but a lot of lust do ourest tory out. wet tomorrow morning drixt mostly tomorrow evening. wednesday evening should be fine for everybody but we have the stng orms. thursday, if you like showers, it shouldn't be too bad. it looks like we'll get some sunshine, especially heading to next week. >> the best day looksike

friday. egtch out for fog. wednesday, 85es with a chance of storms late in the day. just some showers and storms. notice a lot coolergo as we from 60s to 70s 8 tos. back to the 70s, to near 80 on friday. and we stay in the 70s. a chance of shower activity. but not much. we mbl be to get all of our kids games in this saturday and sunday. wouldn't that be nice? it's victory mond. >> it is the bye week. >> more on the big win over the pa >> what a difference this week makes. >> indeed. not that it was by design but maybe that loss with the colts was just what the redskins

needed. responding all week in practice. games are when it counts. onay su, the redskins looked leak they couldn't wait. after a lack luster lost, what in the world was the difference against green bay on sunday? >> we felt we were embarrassed at home. >> they were talking about green bay a aaron rodgers. we needed toarn our respectful. >> going on a high note, you can go relax. people saying, oh, you almost had him.

we have great fans. it's good for us.y' >> t all grown up. coming up, the playor the redskins game. >> they're worriedbout hearing it at the bus stop. the community i working for you celebrating art and culture from a woman's point of view. this saturday the rated pg arts festival, get it? visited with organizers 98 the north brentwood area of prince george's county african-american museum o culture. a series of workshops. it starts on saturday at the

center on rhode islandavenue. th lucooks like a lot of fun. five days after a fire, a maound alive in the building. why it took so long to find him and who may be at fault? >>first, changes inside a local jail after the suicides of

> changes in a local jail after two high profile inmate committed suicide. >> we're talking about the remontgomery county cional facility. they're taking away the sheets to reduce the o risk hangings. their trying to keep them from two to a cell to keep them from being isolated instead of one to a cell. >> jus hours before he was to go on trial for killing his pregnant girlfriend, tyler killed himself, authoritiessay. found hanging in his cell september 6, just after eating breakfast. a police investigation into his death is still ongoing. so two is this inmate weeks earlier. he was found hanging from his bed set just before the convicted killer was scheduled to be transferred to state

prison. >> what have we learned fm these two incidents? and what do you do differently? >> reporter: they questioned challengin's they said they removed all bed sheets. >> blankets are heavier, less nimble to be twisted and perhaps tied. bu they're not the final solution. >> reporter: they say they've invited nationalts exp to review it functions. >> i don't wantnyone to die in my system. period. a recent investigation found more than 400 suicide attempts in regional jails and prisons sense 2014. one former mate who served time in d.c. and virginia said they often refuse to admit suicidal thoughts. >> i think even if you take a person who never had mental health issues eprior, o

they're incarcerated, the conditions are very condmoive, encouraging one to not want to live. >> reporter: making it an ongoing battle region wide. questions swirl around two powerful men whose conditions may be injeopardy. but for entirely different reasons. >> the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein will meet with president trump this thursday amid a flurry of uncertainty of rosenstein's future. first new controversy surrounding the president's supreme court pick as a second woman comesorward to accuse judge brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. speaking the on camera to fox ne a few moments ago calls it

a smear campaign. nbc'sr repor has the story. >> reporter: good evening. this n accusation against brett kavanaugh has both sides of capitol hill digging in. after a second clafl sexual misconduct against brett kavanaugh interesting supreme court nominee is going on offensive tonight in a tv interview on fox news>> know i'm telling the truth. i know my lifelongrecord. and i'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. >> the appearance follows claim by draeb ramirez that while she and kavanaugh attended yalet drunken dorm room party in the 1980s, kavanaugh exposed himself to her. there were no dir