>> ryan mccarthy, the democrats are playing a game. c-o-n. a con game. >> is there anything -- >> they know it's a con game. they know he's high quality. >> i come back to theeed for an investigion. what are they afraid of really? i can tell you what they might be afraidof, but it would reveal. >> one step closer to thursday's ll-important hearings and this morning's breaking details on republicans' new female outside counsel whoill lead t questioning. my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. t didn't expect reaction, but that's okay.

>> a wave of laughter catchingo thender in chief off guard on the world stage as he lays out his "america first" vision. to bill cosby's new r hlity ase wakes up behind prison bars for the first time as he faces a minimum of three years incarcerated. a new security system being tested in train stations right now that could be the wave of the future. then to something fantastiho w superstar will smith decided to i ringn his 50th birthday. "early today" starts right now. good wednesday morning. i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. senate republicans haveal f revealed who will question supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser, dr. christine blasey ford, in tomorrow's hearing. attorney rachel tchell, a prosecutor from arizona with decades of experience prosecuting sex crimes. >> the judiciary committee also announcing they scheduled a vote on kavanaugh for friday morningd just a after the testimony. ranking democrat dianne feinstein called the vote

outrageous, saying it's clear republicans don't want a fair process. three yale classmates who initially endorsedavanaugh are now backtracking, telling the "washington post" they want an investigation into the claims against him. but president trump is on the offensive, fiercely attacking mocrats, tweeting last night "the democrats are playing a high-level con game in their vicious effort to destroy a fine person." here's nbc's peter alexander with more. >> reporter: president trump accusing democrats of an orchestrated effort to derail brett kavanaugh's nomination. >> the democrats are playing a con game. c-o-n. a congame. >> is there anything -- >> they know it's a con game. theyno he's high quality. and they wink at each other. they're winking. >> the president taking direct ai at kavanaugh's latest accuser, deborah ramirez. >> the second accuser has nothing. she admits she was drunk. she admits time lapses, there were time lapses.

>> reporter: ramirhe speaking to ew yorker" saying kavanaugh exposed himself to her during a drunken dorm party at yale in the 1980s but acknowledging she had memory gaps because she'd been drinking. >> it waspll messed and she doesn't know with him but it might have been him. oh, gee, let's not make him a supreme court judge because of that. >> reporter: kavanaugh with his wife ashley on fox news responding to ramirez's charge. >> never did any such thing. the other people alleged to be there don't ucrecall any thing. if such a thing had pped, it would have been the talk of campus. >> it's very difficult. it's very difficult to have these conversations with your children, which we'o had have. ome broader terms for our youngest. but they know it's brett and they know the truth. >> reporter: but new scrutiny over this answer. >> was there ever a time you drank so much you that couldn't remember what happened the nighe re? >> no. that never happened. >> reporugr: kavas college

roommate james roche disputing that writing "i did note observ specific incident in question but i d b remembertt frequently drinking excessively and becoming incoherently drunk." kavanaugh and accuser christine blasey ford are t set totify in front of congress. the top senate republican predicting kavangh will get 50 votes. er i'm confident he will be confirmed in the near future. >> reporter: still key republican lisa murkowski urging republicans not to prejudge the allegations. and on the possibility of an fbi investigation -- >> anti invesgation would certainly clear upome of the questions that are out there. reporter: heated moments. republican senator ted cruz and his wife chased out of a restaurant but anti-kavanaugh otesters. >>e believe survivors. >> reporter: democrats denouncing what they call a rush to judgment. >> i think if he gets on the court he will be there under a cloud. in will always be an asterisk next to his name. >> peter alexander reporting. let's bring in tracie potts in

washington. good morning. what more do we kno about the gop's outside counsel rachel mitchell? >> reporter: phillip, we know she's g a long history working with sex crimes. she is right now a deputy attorney in the maricopa county, arizona attorney's office. that is in the phoenix area. she has spent 25 years as the division chief for sex crimes. 12 years t working int area before that. she has a lot of experience here. and she's been hired by republicans in part to avoid this all-male panel of republicans questioning dr. ford when she comes before them tomorrow. so here's theformat. they will open up with statements from b the top republican and democrat on that committee. ford will then give an owning statement, the committee chair saying that they are trying to depoliticize this process. there will be a round of questions from senators, then a short break. then we'll hear from judge

kavanaugh with a round of questions. again, with the republican questionsoming from rachel mitchell. now, deborah ramirez, the other woman who was has accused kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, is not expected to testify. her attorney says they can'the even get republicans in charge of that cmittee to schedule a phone call. phillip? >> tracie potts live for us in washington. trac, thank u. president trump is preparing for his final day at the u.n. general assembly. with plans for a press conference this evening to discuss the trip, along with news of the day according to press secretary sarah sanders. but first he'll wield the gavel as he chairs the u.n. security council meeting today after again touting his "america first" agenda in his speech to the general assembly. here's nbc's chris polone.or >> rr: talking tough on trade and foreign policy, president trump addressed world leadersathered in newyork. >> we are standing up foram ica and for themerican

people. and we are also standing up for the world. >> reporter: during his 35-minute speech the president highlighted his administration's handling of north korea, syria, and iran while also defending his use of tariffs which have angered china as well as allies er europe and canada. >> america will n apologize for protecting its >> reporter: on north korea president trump once again s to meethis openn again with north korea's leader kim jong un. but theai president that sanctions against north korea will remain in place uil north korea dismantles its nuclear program. >> i chairman kim for his courage and for the steps he has taken. though much work remains to be . done >> reporter: the president still refuses to set up meeting with the leader of iran nd is vowing more sanctions as he stands firm on his controversial decision to pull out of the iran nuclear deal. >> we ask all nations to isolate

iran's regime. as long as its aggression continues. >> reporter: a notable moment came with audible president trump began his speech touting his administration's accomplishments. [ laughter ] >> didn't expect that reaction. but that's okay. >> reporter: president trump outlining his vision for america and the world as he meets with fellow world leaders in new york. chris pollone, nbc hews, at united nations. from america's dad to convicted sex offender, bill cosby is baking up thisni mng behind bars. sentenced to serve three to ten years in state prison folhiwing s conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in 2004. judge stephen o'neill, who presided over both cosby trials, not mincing words when ruling that cosby is a "sexually violent predator." nbc's stephanie gosk tells us more. epstephanie? >>ter: phillip, bill cosby is behind bars as we this was a decade-old crime. the first trialn ended hung

jury. the second one finally a conviction. bill cosby led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. the judge telling the oburtroom thody is above the law. and he turned to cosby and h id your time has come bill cosby led away in handcuffs. a searing image of a man once adored and celebrated now on his way to prison. the 81-year-old sentenced o'three to ten years for drugging and sexually assault former temple employee andrea constand in2004. meaning he cannot seek parole until he's served at least three years. finally, bill cosby has been unmasked and we have sn the real man as he is headed off to prison. >> reporter: the defense team ught for home arrest because of the comedian's age and health. but judge stephen o'neill was not convinced. basing his verdict, he said, on the seriousness of the crime and andrea constand's own words. she described the night p of her assault in a statement to the court.

"i couldn't move my arms or legs. couldn't speak or even remain conscious. i was completely vulnerable and powerless to protectmyself." constand testified in the trial and the retrial, was in court for both verdicts, and again this week for the sentencing. >> will miss constand be speaking at all today -- >> reporter: when she was asked to react, she just smiledoo and her head. for many of the more than 60 women who have accused cosby of sexual misconduct,ng rrom verbal abuse to rape, this sentence is vindication. >> is it relief today? >> nkyeah, i t it is. i think it's going to take time now.s to process right we're just caught in the throes of the emotion, you know. tears and laughter and nervousness a confusion. zbl. >> reporter: cosby also now classified as a sexually viont predator. after prison he has to register as a sex offender, meet with police four times a year, report any change of address and get unseling. cosby has denied the dozens of allegations against him from the beginning. this case the onl one tha led

charges.nal after court his spokesman blasted the process. >> this has been the most racist d sexist trial in the history of the united states. >> reporter: the defense team says it ll appeal. but now bill cosby will have to fight back from behin prison walls. >> reporter: there were three counts of aggvated indece assault but for the sentencing those three counts merged into one. e maximum bill cosby could have received was 10 years. the prosecution asked for five to thn. judge basically gave that to them. phlip? >> stephanie, thank you for that report. actor will smith marked his 50th bthday by facing one of his biggest fears. >> five,, four three, two, one. >> he was in the zone before that jump. that's smeith bungee jumping ou of aelicopter over a gorge near the grand canyon the jump was live-streamed to

millions of viewers on youtube. fresh fromis adrenaline rush, smith offered these wordsf wisdom will living life. >> you can't experience the joy that is intend for you in life if you don't go. you've got to go, man. >> yeah, you've got to go. >> he knows what he's talking about. will smith is lthing one o great lives on this planet right now. and if you don't believe me go check out his instagram. >> he was pretty serious when he was getting ready to leap too. >> there's only one way to do, it man. all in. >> the guy pushed him a little too. lifor today 47 m people at risk of severe storms as a cold front will roll through the northeast. you'll feel the difference today after the soaking rain in it was kind of cool during that. today's going to be more humid. this will be the typical afternoon thunderstorm type event. here's the timing of it. ohio valley storms until thi morning through this afternoon. then we'll take the storms through pennsylvania. then late this afternoon by 5:00 m. they're arriving arou scranton. they don't make it to the i-95 corridor until about 1y, 10:00

p.m. this evening. keep that in mind lor anye airport flights today. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here'soo closer at the day ahead. temperatures are much warmer today thso yesterday. touch of humidity. back behind the cold front great day today, chicago, detroit. cool fall breezeoming down from the north or from the northwest. we're also still watching the chance for heavy rain the next couple of days in the southeast. we'll talk more about that southeast rain teat coming up. >> thanks so much, bill. see you in a few. this morning an escapee remains on the loose in southern florida. a kangaroo hoppingown the street in jupiter farms to the shock of one witness.e' turns out a 5-year-old named storm who escaped from an animal sanctuary. storm was last spotted jumping into the woods. police andildlife officials say they plan to resume their search early this morning. i hope they fin him. >> it looks cute but don't get it twisted, kangaroos can be dangerous. pro tip, if you're ever squaring up and having to fight a kangaroo goehind them.

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good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. breaking news, a local police officer taken to the hospital after a crash. >> news 4 with video from the scene and how this played chuck. cloudy, gloomy again to get your day started but we'tc ng out for the chance for strong thunderstorms this afternoon. sheena will breaksow

the stages set and this morning word of a new player. anrizona prosecutord calle to question kavanaugh and his accuser. what we know about her and the place she's about to take in

american history. braving fire thick smoke and even death. witnesses mount a stunning rescue after a fiery crash. recent rains may leave your basent with ooding. the tips you need to stop major problems later. " "news 4 todtarts now. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 4:00 a.m. calm butta cloudy to the morning. storms are coming later today. >> we're just glad there's no rain thismorning. we'll check on your commute with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. first storm team 4 m beorologist chell and sheena parveen. arittle warme this morning. >> much milder, much more humid. a little hint of l semer around here. >> oh, yes, followed by some summer thunderstorms. >> absolutely right. >> this morning you don't need the r umbrellht now, but i would say take it with you because you may be running into so of these