>> i'm feeling it. >> he is the best. ♪>> what he's going through, 36 years ago this happened. i had one beer, right? i had one beer. well, you think it was -- nope. it was one beer. oh, good. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't rememb. how many years agoasit? i don't know. i don't know [ cheers and applaus ] president trump using the testimony of christine blasey ford to rally the crowd. this after someal controversi comments directed at boys and men on the heels of the fbi's investigation on brett kavanaugh that could wrap today. to an exhaustive report by "the new york times" on the inner workings of the trump family finances and qugstionable dealith the irs.

to the pentagon where moment letters containing ricin were intercepted before they got to the secretary ofefensend others. a new alert coming to your cell phone that will have hundreds o millions of phones blaring at the same tid today. 65 foot tall of water that was conquered for a new world record by a fearless female surfer.ar today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm m president trump switching gears as he defends his supreme court nominee and taking aim at brett kavanaughcc aer dr. christine blasey ford. at a mississippi rally last night, mr. trump took a turn from the generallye measured t he's taken toward ford, instead openly mocking her. >> 36 years ago this happened. i hbe one , right? i had one beer. well, you think it was -- nope. it was one beer. oh, good. how did you get home? i hon't remember. did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many year al wago was it?

i don't know. i don't know. and a man's life is in tatters. a l man'se is shattered. >> ford's attorney blasted the president's comments as a vicis, vile, and soulless attack, adding she is a remarkable profile in courage. he is a profile in cowardice. >> president trump also alluding to late senor john mccain and his unexpected vote on obama care. >> we had it repealed and replaced. a little shocker place early in the morning. we would have saved a trillion dollars. think of it. our country would have saved $1 trillion had we gotten that extra vote. >> that rally happening as the fbi conties itsrenewed background check on judge kavanaugh with sourc saying it could wrap up much sooner than this friday's deadline. for more on that, let's get to nbc's tracie potts. good morning. what do we know abouts t investigation thus far. >> reporter: what we know from a

couple sources familiar with that investigation, phillip, is that it cou be as soon as today. we heard last night that last night they could be donth with r work days ahead of friday's deadline. the fbi apparentlynterviewing a number of people, at least fur that we know so far including classmate mark judge, who dr. christine b wsey ford sa in the room when she was attacked. the second accuser, deborah amirez, and a couple of classmates. according to mark judge's attorney, in a statement saying that mr. judge completed his fbi interview, but they're notng commenn the questions that were asked by the fbi.no bly, not on that list of people being interviewed, dr. christine blasey ford. sources telling us that the white house bieves her testimony was sufficient. keep in mind republicans are calling for a vote to happen sometime this . that process would have to get rsarted today. while lawmaet ready to read the fbi's report and mull over the ttimony from last

week, which some considered inappropriate for a judge in terms of his temperament. we're also now hearing hillary clinton talk about the tone of that hearing. >> i think for anyone who believes there's such a thing as a judicial temperament and that we want judgrl, particu those on our highest court, to approach issues, approach plaintiffs and defendants with a sense of fairness, that there's a lot to be concerned about. >> reporter: so two things to look out for today, whether or not the fbi announces they are done with this probe, theeport uld go to senators, we're told, not go public, at least not immediately. and also look for whether or not republican leaders start the process of that vote, which is a several-day process. but it would need to start today if they want to try to get the vote in this week. leaving someght be time on the clock.

thank isu. inefense of kavanaugh, president trump also appealing to women at his rally last night,he saying fathers, husbands or sons could be hit with false allegations. that's despite studies consistently showing lowof leve alse reports. the drama now forcing families to have some tough conversations. here'sc' kristen welker with more. >> reporter: president trump putting the focus on young men. >> well, i say that it'y a ver scary time for young men in america when y can be guilty besomething that you may not guilty of. >> reporter: his comments coming a day after his son, don junior, sent a similar message. >> i got boys, and i got girls. when i see what's going on right now, it's scary for all things. who are you scared most for? your sons or your daughters? >> right now, i'd say m sons. >> reporter: with the kavanaugh story front and center, sexual conduct is being talked about by families across the country. in kansas city, missouri, college freshman brady johnstone sayse's spoken to his parents about it. >> they would turn to me and say

something, you know, you know like what's going on here and everything. one small mistake, your career can be over. you just need to be conscious d smart and be respectful. >> reporter: parent and pastor trevor atwo t innessee says he's tried to teach his sons what is and isn't appropriaor beha >> i'm going to teach them to choose to do the right thing, to treat women with honor and dignity and respect. >> reporter: still, ray allen, the father of three sons who lives in maryland, thinks the focus shouldn't be taken off women. >> i think it's aecary t for both young men and women. >> what is your message to your younger sonso going t be once their old enough to understand this moment? >> the message is the same. no means no. >> reporter: parents across the country t to turn this flashpoint into a moment of learning. kristen welker, nbc news, washington. president trump's finances facing renewed scrutinyinhis morn after a bombshell article by "the new york times," stporting an exhe investigation by the paper, 18 months in the making, diving

deep into mr. trump's wealth and concluding that he engaged in suspect tax schemes while reaping riches from his father. thert 13,000 word ale is based on tens of thousands of confidential records including tax returci and fin audits, many from the family patriarch, fred trump, and his vast array of companies. ultimately t times found that mr. trump received, quote, at least $413 million in today's dollars from his father's empire, muc of it through tax dodges in the 1990s. the report alsog refut one of the president's favorite claims he told on the campaign trail. >> it has noteen easy for me. you know, i started off in brooklyn. my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars.am iinto manhattan, and i had to pay him back, and i had to pay him back with interest but i came into manhattan. i started buying up properties and i did great. >> t times alleges that small loan of a million dollars was actually closer to $60 million and was never repaid. nbc news has not independently seen those documents or confirmedhe claims made in the

article. the white house meanwhile slammed the report, saying it s misleading attack against the trump family. and in a statement to the times, a lawyer for the president called it 100% false and highly defamatory. meanwhile new york state tax officials tell nbc news they're now reviewing the allegations and pursuing, quote, all appropriate avenues of investigation. more than a year after the violce in charlottesville, four men described as membersr associates of a militant white supremacist organization are now under arree. they accused of flying fromir california tginia with the intent to incite a riot and commit violenc at the unite the right rally.ay prosecutor they assaulted a black man, two women, and a minister. federal officials are investigating a scary scene caught on camera. a police helicopter called in to help with crowd control at a football ga, but fans say the chopper got way too close, dangerously close, and somebody could have been seriously hurt. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has the video.

>> reporter: the faa launching an investigation after footbal fa say this police helicopter flew dangerously low, thrusting projectiles through the air as thousands gatred for a penn state football game. >> what the [ bleep ]. >> i thought i was going to die. terrified of maybe it landing. maybe sometng happened with the helicopter and hitting one of us. >> reporter: police s it unfolded saturday when a tailgating cro became unruly. >> move! >> i jt got stepped on. >> reporter: after an officer was injured, the pennsylvania state police helicopter was called in. >> my first instinct was to hit the floor and cover my head because there was a ton of debris flying around. >> reporter: flying an estimated 50 feet off the ground, tents, trash, evenw grills fle across the field. >> i n wouldever use this tactic. at 50 feet, you're going toon b he ground in two to three seconds if you lose the engine

in that helicopter. and you're going into the crowd. >> reporter: after commands were ignored to leave, police insistr it isare to resort to these expanded interventions. a tactic some are calling more dangerous than the crowd itself. miguel almagu, nbc news. remnants of tropical storm roave drenched parts of the desert southwest, pflmpting flasd watches in arizona. though it's been downgraded from a hurricane, rosat dumped alm three inches of heavy rain onto phoenix, a record amount for the month of october. some areas such as towers mountain experienced 6 1/2 inches of rain with more in t forecast. over on the northeast, sonditions aren't much better rounds of thunderstorms marched across southern new york and new jersey. pennsylvania, a powerful rnado with 115-mile-per-hour winds damaged a nursing home. facility workers confirmed there were no sious injuries, but two people were hospitalized for unrelated issues. let's see what's going on

today. let's get a head up on this wednesday. >> we saw those storms rolling through pennsylvania they headed through the northeast overnight and those storms are just about finally going and exiting cape cod. up whent of people were those storms went through, areas of southern new england. aiday we're going into the northern . a new cold front is coming down. wisconsin an enhanced risk of severe weather. we may even g some tornadoes out of this, especially areas of central and northern wisconsin. it's all with thistorm system that will move through the region. the timing of the strongest storms fro 3:00 to about 7:00 p.m. is the greatest tornado oksk. here's a closer t your day ahead. you can see why we have the severe weather threat. temperatures getting into the mid-80s as far north as chicago. then we have thatolfront coming down through the northern plains. pretty classic clash of the aire mass type ont later today. how about how warm it is in the south? it looks like these warm temperatures are going t stay with us right into the weekend for many people. also some heavy rain o. well,an first lady melia

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