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involving a murder suspect, carjacking and hot pursuit. it all ended with a collision and a police car. stop me if you've hea this one. a horse walks into a bar. buckle up. "early today"notarts right good tuesday morning. i'm marlie hall. >> and i'm phillip mena. the fbi n has the white house's blessing to widen the scope of its newed probe into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. the agency now authorized to interview anyone they think necessary but must still wrap up by friday. the change coming after two key republican senators, jef flake and susan colls, each said that they spoke with the white use to ensure a full investigation. and while the president says he has no problem with an expanded scope, he' still blasting democrats over the supreme court battle. in a rally last night in tennese, the president accused the party of trying to slow down the fbi. >> the democrats only know how to obstruct, demolish, and destroy. by the way, if we took ten years, they'd want more>> time.

still, it's the white house not the fbi calling the shots. that'sse this is a relaunched background check and notve criminal igation. among the people interviewed so far, deborah ramirez, who says kavanaugh exposed himself to her whee they w at yale, which he denies. kavanaugh spoke with republicans in the senateudiciary committee just two days after ramirez went public. according to a transcugpt, kava claims ramirez was, quote, calling around to classmates to see if they remembered the incident, adding, it sounds like an orchestrated hit to take mt. and this morning, we're hearing more from kavanaugr,s third accuho sat down with nbc news. our own peter alexander has the details. >> reporter: the white house has authorized the fbi to expd its limited background investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against brett kavanaugh, giving the t fbi green light to interview anyone it deems necessary as long as the review is wrapped up by the end of the week.ac rding to a senior u.s.

official and another source briefed on the matter. >> i think the fbi should interview anybody that theywi wt in reason. but you have to say within reason. they should interview, b should also be guided, and i'm eing guided by what the senators are looking for. reporter: the key republican, jeff flake, who demanded a week-long background investigation in tst place, had earlier questioned why the white house would not give the fbi freerein. >> it does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more covepl for ex we actually need to find out what we can find out. >> reporter: he whihouse's decision, an abrupt shift after initially directing the fbi toi rview just four people, including the three witnesses christine blasey ford says wert at t alleged high school party where she says kavanaugh sexually assaultedher. among them, kavanaugh's friend, mark nbc news has learned judge has now been interviewed accord togs a senior u.s. official. previously judge h said, i never saw brett act in a manner

ford describes. also on the list, deborah ramirez, who has accused kavanaugh ofin expos himself at a college dorm otparty. r allegation he denied. nbc news has obtained this photo of kavanaugh and ramirez a a wedding ten years after the alleged incident, and text messages that a mutual friend says appear tohow kavanaugh directly communicating with friends he hoped would refute ramirez's claims. still unclear whether investigators will questione ju swetnick, who came forward through her lawyer and fiercep tr critic michael avenatti last week, accusing kavanaugh of in high sconduc school. another allegation he denies. >> should the fbi intervi all three of brett kavanaugh's accusers? >> it wouldn't bother me at all. now, it dodepends. t know all three of the accusers. certainly i imagine they're going to interview two. the third one, i don't know much about. but it wouldn't bother me at i mean i've been -- i've heard that the trd one has -- i have no idea if this is true -- has

very littleil credy. if there is any credibility, interview the third one. >> reporter: in a new interview with nbc news' kate snow, swetnick discussed kavanaugh's alleged behavior at high school parties. >> can you describe to me what you saw him do? >> he was very aggressive, very sloppy drunk, very mean drunk. i saw him go up to girls and paw on them, try to, you know, get a little too handsy touching them in private parts. i saw him try t shift clothing. >> are there people alive today -- >> yes. >> who would say, yes, i went to those parties? >> yes, there are people who know about those parties. reporter: but nbc news has not been able to independently corroborate her claims. and when we asked avenatti for -- one of them says he doesn not recall a named julie

swetnick. another of the friends she named is deceased. nbc news has reached out to the other two and has not hrd back. >> should brett kavanaugh be interviewed by the fbi? >> i think so. i think it's fine if they do. i tell you what, i happen to know some united states senators, one who is on the other side who is pretty aggressive. i've seen that person in very, very bad situations, somewhat compromising. and, you know, i think it's very unfair to -- to bring up things like this. >> reporter: the psident refusing to elaborate on that charge. no word whether kavanbegh has interviewed. so far, ford has not. peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. >> and with that friday deadline for the fbi probe, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is ready to full steam ahead, promising to bring a vote on kavanaugh by week's end. nbc's tracie potts joining us now from washington. so,tracie, if kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, how quickly could he be on t bench? >> reporter: we could see him on the bench monday if in fact he's

coirmed on friday,f in fact that vote happens. as you said, mitch mcconnell, the top republican in the senate, is n backing down off their goal to get this don ts week. and this fbi investigation and the situaon with the nomination seems to be deepenine the divide b democrats and republicans here. listen to whatccnell said about his democratic colleagues. >> if you listen carefully, mr. president, you can practically hear the sounds of the democrats movinghe goal post. but their goal hast moved an inch, not an inch. the goal's been the same allon so let me make it very clear. the time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close. >> reporter: now, we're also hearing the top democrat, chuck schumer, say, yes, it's fine to did the vote t by end of the week, but they want the investigation done. and gen the increasin number of questions and witnesses and

evidence that continues to come up, it's not clear if that will happen. but that's their deadline. phillip? knows what will emerge from that investigation? tracie, thank you. a flight leaving from jfk airport was halted after its gears caught fire on the runway. delta flight 420 heading toward ghana aborted takeoff following an air speed warning indication onboard. while taxiing back to the gate, delta officials say the brakes began to overheat. crews were able to extinguish the flames and over 200 passengers were safely evacuated without injury. a difficult and emotional da in las vegass the city marked the one-year anniversary of the deadliest masshooting modern u.s. history. resorts along the iconic strip ghrned off the b lights of their marquees in honor of the when es that were lost shots rained down on the route 91 harvest festival. the names of the victims were read as the lights dimmed and candles were lit. earlier, hundreds gathered for a

sunrise remembrance service where family members of the victims offered words of undersnding and encouragement. >> we have all changed. have all been broken, but we can fd a way to pick up those pieces and glue it all back together. yel the cracks w be seen, but it can be whole again, and h will be stronger. >> though drawne by devastating loss, survivors and victims' family memrs say they have been able to f d strength in coming to the. new white crosses in remembrance of each victim have been place front of the las vegas welcome sign along with a heart-wrenching display of pictures. president trump ameo took a to recognize those victims and their families as efforts t curb gun violence in america continue, mr. trump says the federal ban on bump stocks is in its finalstages. developing overnight, the death toll in indonesia has now grown tr o 1,234 following an earthquake and tsunami that ravaged coastal towns.

rescue teams are continuing to sh into remote areas of the country as the true extent of the devastation becomes clear. indonesia's disaster agency says been 50,000 people have misplaced in the city of palu alone. officials fear that number along with the death toll will continue to rise as areas previously cut off by storm damage are reache but relief workers are holding on to hope and hunting for survivors thought to be trapped underneath a the mud rubble. for now, rescue teams are using what littleands and equipment they have to try and reach victims as they wait for more heavy equipment to arrive. a california murder suspect is in custody this morning after leading los angeles police on a chase through the sanll fernando va. the suspect raced through red lights, sped along the wrong side of the road and just narrowly dodged several vehicles. eventually a passenger hoped out of back seat, and later the driver got out and tried to run away. he then carjacked a station wagon and took ofhe then he realized he was

surrounded, he crashed into an lapdcruiser. after a tense standoff, he surrendered. > bill karins is here with a look at our tuesday forecast. what can we expect? >> good morning. we'r watching what's happening with rosa. all that heavy rain, the flood watches continue from arizona northwards. this is kind of the main part of the event is the yellow and the reds show the heaviest rain, what's left of the storm heading up soon to the phoenix area. the timing of it should bear hopefully enough not to really impact the morning commute horribly. as far as the rainfall orecast goes, the highest totals will be from the phoenix are north wards. the red is three inches. some areas could get possibly up to six o inches rainfall. that is going to cause some flash flooding. that will cause some washouts on the road. we'll have to watch thatfu cay. the other story is what a warm start 80s widespread throughout much of the southern half of the country. that's a look at the big weather story of e da here's a closer look at your day ahead. we're watching a few srms in

areaerof southern michigan lat on this'l afternoon, watch a slight risk of some wind damage hr they travel through southern new york and alsogh pennsylvania. you can see where it's cooler behind that front today from chicago to green bay. there is a slight risk of severe weather. we'll talk more about that coming up later. thank you, bill. fast forward into your tuesday. adult film actress stormy daniels is set to release hermo titled "full disclosure." in this book, she says she's recounng herunning legal battles with president trump as well as her life as a stripper. to $367 million will be up for grabs in the mega millions jackpot drawing. and on wednesday night, you have a chance to win i $229 million the powerball lottery. finally, baby driver actor ansel el gord is set to start in steven spielberg's upcoming musical west side story. the movie is on track to start production in the summer of 2019. we'll be right back on "early today." filled

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leading the news, a pair of tragedies on the football field. in georgia, they're mouinghe loss of a 17-year-old boy who collapsed and died from a brain infery sd during a high school game. in tennessee, a college football player isis fighting for life after a separate head injury. >> both incidents have reignited questions about safety on the field. here'snb s gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: they held on to hie jersey lik they're holding ton to his memory. pike county high school in georgia is shaken after linebacker dylan thompson llapsed friday. >> a really good, kind hearted kid, loves to laugh and play >> reporter: school officials say thomas suffered a brain injury. he had walked off the field and was talking with medical staff. coach bradeber sayst the time nothing seemed out of the ordinary until thomas became incoherent and fell over. >> he loved the game of football. he would not miss practice for anything, sick, not sick. >> reporter: it was an eektional d not just here in georgia

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