let's get it together let's do this >> breakingow at 11:00, the vote is on. tomorrow morning,21 senators decide if judge brett kavanaugh's nomination goes forward. >> after a day ofruing testimony. >> brett's assault on my

drastically altered my life. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed. >> and anger. >> the most despicable thing i have seen in my time in politics. >> republicans and democrats still divided. >> president trump andid vice prt pence backing the nominee, demanding a vote. >> confirmation now dependent on a haful of senators who are on the fence. news 4 at 11:00 begins ws.h breaking n >> the senate judiciary committee is going to be meeting tomorrow morning to vote on thed nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. >> that vote will come justho s after this day of impassioned testimony from judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford, the womanho says he sexually assaulted her when they were in high school. >> before we get to the tolitical arguments here, this is the question t senators have to weigh. who is telling the truth? >> here now,fo dr. 's

emotional recollection of an assault, andudge kavanaugh's angry and passionate denial. >> i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me. he beg running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me and i tried to get away from him, b hisaught wweight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inneeb rated, and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the mostad and this the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe, and i thought that brett was

accidentally going to kill me. both brett and mark were drunkenly laughing during the attack. >> i categorically an unequivocally deny the allegation against me by dr. rd. i never had any sexual or physical encounter of any kind with dr. ford. i never attended a gathering like the one dr. ford describes in her allegation. i've never sexually assaulted dr. ford or anyone. again, i am not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted byso some p in some elace at some time. but i h never done that to wr or to anyone. >> people made up their minds before today's testimony on both sides heard what they wanted to hear. >> and now the parties arein se on some unanswered questions. for the republicans, they want to know who leaked dr. ford's

allegation. why did it go public at the 11th hour? >> for democrats, why n fbi investigation? why no public testimony from mark judge, the other teenager who dr. ford claims was in the room during her assault. >> we begin our team coverage tonight with nbc's blaine alexander who is on capitol hill. blaine? >> and in regard to this candidate -- >> reporter: republicansfooving ard after a hearing marked by tense emotions and two witnesses fieely sticking to their stories. >> i'm innocent. i'm innocent of this charge. >> reporter: up first, christine blasey ford, describing the night she s judge brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during a high school party. >> i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when idid, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. >> reporter: then, j ge kavanaugh fiercely denying it all. >> i was not at the party described by dr. ford.

this confirmation process has become a national disgrace. >> reporter: but in recent days, a common thread. >> i have seen my life picked apart by pple on television, on twitter. >> my family and my name have beenly tot and permanently destroyed. >> reporter: lawmakers clearly out of patience. >> this is the mostunethical sham since i've been in polics. >> reporter: after afterward, president trump clear lly pleas, tweeting his praise of judge kavanaugh's performance seconds after the hearing wrapped. now, with ami cee vote set for tomorrow morning, two lives, two reputations and a lifetime appointment hanging in the balance. bl alexander, abc news, washington. >> lock him up! >> reporter: this is jackie bensen outside the white house. a demonstration in the pouring read including a sign that "call in the fbi." >> it's important for people to come out a express their views

on this issue, because it's amp very itant issue for the country. >> reporter: earlier, prior to e start of the senate judiciary committee hearing, a group of people supporting dr. christine blasey ford marched through the streets towards the u.s. supreme court. in the halls of the u.s. capitol, more demonstrators. some of them alumnae from holton-arms in dabeth >> we're here to stand with dr. ford. we are beyond proud of her for usinger voice. >> reporter: others expressed support for supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. >> iel stronglyve there has on be justice and i expect equal justice for eve men and women. ow reporter: still more protests planned for tomoorning. live at the u.s. supreme court, jackie bensen, news 4. >> thank you, jackie. >> let's go to leon harris, on he live desk about what we can expect tomorrow and perhaps saturday, too.

leon? >> reporter: that's ysright, the next act of this incredible journey, this drama opens up tomorrow morning whenhe committee meets at 9:30 to vote on judge kavanaugh. tonight, the entire republican conference in the senate met to discuss what they heard in today's hearing. >> dr. ford is a veryreble witness. she has an allegation that three people have not supported. judge k ganaugh did aat job. i think walking through the calendar he's created, following after his father's footstep provided a lot of credibility. >> reporter: the judiciary committee is 11-10, in favor of republicans. and right now, there only blican on the committee who seems to be anywhere near sitting on the fence iseff flake, and tonight, the man from arizona is not giving any clue as to how he's going to vote. now, a full senate vote could still hpen if kavanaugh doesn't get the 11 votes he needs in the committee, but then hisur f could rest on four senators, republicans flake, susan collins, lisa murkowski

and democrat joe manchin of west virgin. they all m behind closed doors tonight and they could be the final if the full senate vote ends in a tie, then vice president mike pence gets the deciding vote and tonight pence tweeted his support for the judge, calling him a person of, quote, integrity and impeccable credentials. a lot can happen in the next 10, hours, jim. >> sure can. leon, thank you. we'll have continuing coverage of tomorro morning's vote, again, right here on nbc 4. >> and you can watch forew developments tomorrow morning on news 4 today and then live coverage on capitol hil on "the today show" that starts at 7:00. storm team, we're in four weather alert mode as i track heavy rain moving through and this is leading to flooding issues. all the countieer here are u flood warnings. these run through tomorrow morning until about 5:00, 6:00 a.m. you can download our nbc

washington app for more on the weather alerve. just aboutbody in our area is under a flood watch. and this is in effect until 4:00 a.m. we're going to have heavy rain continues overnight tonight. all north is going to and west of washington. but here in the d.c. metro area, even off to the east, we're going to see pockets of heavier rain moving through, as we're pretty much all sleeping overnight. and then the good news is as we're waking up tomorrow, this rain is pushing out. but look at the yellows here.uc prettyjust east of i- 81, this isushing to the east. i'll let you know when the rain moves out and when the sunshine retun ten minutes. >> all right, amelia. well, e anausting search came to a very sad end in north carolina today. authorities believe they have found the body of that missing 6-year-old boy who has autism. police say mdox ritch's body was discovered in a creek, more than a milerom wheree went missing last weekend. his father says his son ran away om him while they were taking a walk. andrehe area w the little boy's body was found had been

searched previously by drones and had been searched on foot. there is uneasiness tonight on the university of marylandmp . messages of hate surfacing in a dorm building and online. news 4's smari stone explains what the school is asking of students now. >> reporter: good evening. arme students here at university ofand tell me that this is disturbing and unfortunats police tell they responded here to the technology advancement program f building a hate bias incident wednesday afternoon. an empyee reported to police that they found an offensive phrase against african-americans written on the men's bathroom stall wall. police say it's the fifth alleged hate crime university this month against african-americans and the lgbtq community. >> i think seeing these hate crimes at such a derse school is extremely, like, disheartening. >> i feel like there needs to bi more hap at the school so people are more educated upon

diversity and cultural differences. >> reporter:ga invesrs released a written statement saying, quote, the university of maryland police departm these matters very seriously. as ouron investiga continue, we call on our community for their help. if you have any information, please contact us. we want to hear from you. here at university of, maryla i'm shomari stone, news 4. > next at 11:00 -- >> it's almost like a game, to really figure it out.av >> nigating the confusing street signs in d.c. >> you pk your car here, you came back, did you see a ticketc >> no, the was gone. >> the news 4 i-team looks at conflicting messages and how to conflicting messages and how to

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if i want to parky, le which one of these takes precedent? >> so, do street signs have you scratching your head sometimes? whether you're visiting, working or living in the district, parking can be a challenge. seems we've all seen those signs. >> yep. >> for many, finding t actual spot is just the first step in a very stressfulprocess. >> and as scott mcfarland and the news 4 i-team show us, the city confirms it haseen working to correct more than800 confusing parksigns.or >> repter: it's a sign of the times. more people in the city means fewer parking spaces for you. and when you do score that spot, are you really sure you can even park there?

>> we come to d.c.nough not to let this happen. but obviously weet it happen. >> reporter: phil and his wife recently scoured the streets on sunday. >> it's almost like a game to really figure it out. >> reporter: and we're overjoyed when they found a spot on 8th street northwest. >> i looked up to the top and i re sign and saw monday through friday and it was sunday, so, we thought this was a good spot. >> reporter: still concerned as they walked, she went back, just to make sure. >> turned around, ran back, looked at it again, i think it's okay. so, we had a great brunch. >> reporter: that g brunch came with a $100 ticket for parking too close to a metro bus zone. you parked your car here, you came back, did you see a ticketo >> reporter: the car was gone. >> reporter: dwight's car got towed on m fridayning from 12th street. >> yeah, the signs were confusing. >> reporter: freeman didn't knoa he parked in spot reserved for food trucks. >> says 7:00 to 6:30 p.m.

we figured it was okay to park. >> you thinkhe lower sign is the one to read. >> exactly, but lo and behold, the onebove it says no parking 10:30 to 2:00. t >> evenugh it seems rather confusing, might need a law degree for that, but doing is trying to give you a clear direction on when you can utilize our curbside. >> reporter: the d.c. department of transportation says there's a correct way to read owl those signs on one pole. start at the and read down. >> at the top is usually a prohibitive sign ws red and white, that tells you when you cannot park. below that would be something like a parking sig permissive, green and white. that tells you when you can park. en there might be a special use under it, maybe a different type of curbside use, like a loading zone. >> reporter: but paternson t admit in a city with more than 200,000 signs, mistakes ca. happen

>> we're being more proactive. >> reporter: the ns 4 i-team 0ound that ddot has received complaints about signs over the past couple of years. patterson says all but 100 of those signs have been fixed. like this one on 31st street in georgetown. but in an ever-cha those ever-changing signs can lead to problems. >> well, apparently theign has changed, so it's got commercial parking, it says, from 7:00 until 10:00. >> reporter: glen says he's parked in this spot many times without getting a ticket until e ly, that is. >> i looked at the sign, looked at the ticket, and i thought, okay, they made a mistake. >> reporter: when he noticed the new decal changing the parking time. >> very frustrating. i've had to look ato that sign three times. >> reporter: another sign that it's reallyp to drivers to decode the details or just keep looking for the n >> we parked right up the street here on 16th and i think we look gd at it three times. >> reporter: all of the parkers

we interviewed are contesting the tickets theyce ed. now, if you think you have a good read on d.c. parking signs, we put together a pking sign quiz. you can take it by going to our nbc washington app. scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >> and ddot tells us it does want to hear about any confusing or conflicting sewns around the city and you can call the mayor by dialing 311. >> it can be frust,ating. all rie've got a pretty active weather night out there. >> the rain is getting frustrating. when is the sun coming? >> the good news is, the sun is coming out tomorrow. wee going to have increasing sun throughout the day. and then the weekend, fantastic. >> all right. >> make plans outdoors. low humidity, plenty of sunshine, temperatures in the 70s. does it gette any b than that for the last weekend in september? i don't think so. as you tak a look at your weather headline, we're going to continue to track rain overnight tonight. son will be heavy in spots. rain comes to an end early tomorrow morning.

and when i say early, i think most of us are going to be drying out by about 5:00.m. an that's going to lead us to gorgeous weather for the weekend out there, overhe weekend. and as we talk about the weekend, we'll have temperatures in the 70s for both days, and so dave jo i'm going to ask you to help me out here tonight. you didn't know this.y but clicker isn't work pg, so, you're going to clickmy througgraphics. come over here. hit the space bar for me. that's -- >> i haven't worked -- >> we're going to make this work. this is team work thanks, dave. this is 2:00 a.m. we see pockets of heavy rain out there. this includes in the d.c. metro area. space bar. there we go. as we look to 4:00 a.m., the heaviest rain is east of 95. as we move into the rest of the morning hours -- space bar -- we're going to have this rain pushing out, just some l ht rain othere. you got it, dave. i don't need to tell you when to hit it. you can see clouds out there at 5:00 a.m. as we continue to move through the graphics, as we move towards the midday hours, around

lunchtime, we notice the sunshine start to break out. here's 7:00 aa.m., and we work toward noon, you notice more sunshine developing. tomorrow evening is looking ti fant 6:00 p.m., we notice clear skies, and then, we talk about our temperatures. 7:00 a.m., 57 degrees. showers coming to an end. arlund htime, we have the sunshine breaking out, 70 degrees. by 4:00 p.m. it's pleasant, 75, and 7:00 in the evening, we're at 71 degrees. just really tice finis the work week. but right now, i'm tracking this heavth rain again. is all east of i-81. this is pushing into the metro area. but t critical time for the heaviest rain, between a 2:00 4:00. showers coming to ant end of:o 6:00, 7:00 a.m. at the latest. we're waking up to refreshing air, but a damp start. take a look at your tomorrow team 4 four-day forecast. saturday and sunday, temperatures in the mid to upper

70s. plenty of sunshine. nice, low humidity. and then low 80s wednesday, mid 80s, near 90 on thursday. remember, we're inoc ber. next weekend, also is looking really nice. dave was in the s >> let's hear it for dave. space bar! >> you gotit. >> it was -- >> take a bow. >> thank you. >> fabulous. >> i'm exhausted. >> sports, weather. he can do it all. >> drawing with a sharpie tomorrow morning. watch it. thank you, amelia. coming up, the stanley c champs get a visit from another famous trophy today. famous trophy today. >> sports is comingp next. u

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this is the xfinity sports desk. all right,dave. we're going to hit the space bar every time a chighlightes up and you need a slow mo, we've got you covered. >> i thought it was lik a sobriety test, and i think i passed. >> you'll be the only one that would pass that on thi >> that is for sure. well, you know what, we got through that, butar atly my weather gig, you're safe, amelia. i still have to dosports. hey, that endless summer of good vibrations for the capitals is about to transition to the cold, yet excitin reality of defending the stanley cup. in our mind's eye, we can clearly see the games, the watch parties, the filled streets, the wendy wearing her red lipstick and predicting games. e capitals' quest for another cup begins with a less than glamorous grind. yeah, the capitals onhe ice, just two preseason games left before the season opener. capitals looking to defend that stanley cup championship.

starts on wednesday against the bruins. now, first season as the head coach, of course, for todd reirden, and it starts with a team raising that stanley cup. banner something that's been on their mind. >> yeah, i thought lot, actually. i can't wait. it's going to be a special night. live our, you know, our giant accomplishment, so, i'm looking forward to it. >> hey, the capitals had a visitor today. the english premier league trophy. some players using thepo unity, of course, for a picture, while others don't seem that impressed by it. soccer fans like nicholas back strom showing off his jersey next to it and 's aliverpool fan. alex ovechkin knows a thing or two about trophies. very excited to see the epl trophy. >> i think in every sport, you have some trophies, you have some cups and, you know, it's all about history. i mean, when you touch it, just, you know, you feel all the

energy of what this cup means and, you know, lots of people want to see it and i want to see it, as well. hey, byhe way, setting up nice l nicely, as getting closer to the postseason goal. u playererstand the need for urgency, because on saturday, the black and red play montreal, e team they're chasing for the final playoff spot. it is not a reach to say united is starting to enjoy a real home field advantage. >> the energy that the fans bring, you know, just like the players for the fans, i'm sure, it's very refreshing to go to a every timetadium and they go they make it lively for us and they make it fun for us and we have a great time out there playing. actually heard the drums? >> 100%. all the time. >> all about the fans. >> p amelia'smised us good weather and doug's going to the the drum.he'll bang >> you have to send him a cop pip of this. he'd be impressed. >> we'll be righ >> we'll be righ t

geico has over 75 years >> we'll be righ t of great savings and service. with such a long history, it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just easy. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy. hey, i got your text- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers you're going 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.

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