it has officially started. senators are reviewing an fbi report on allegations made against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. and strong reaction is already coming in. >> plus, beyond tf call duty. video of a police officer walking a wheelchair-bound woman home isoing viral this morning. >> welcome to a thursday latein mo finally the nshine coming back out. we get to enjoy today but not so much tomorrow. good morning and welcome to

"news4 midday." >> the fbi has completed itsst ination into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> it looked into the sexual assaultn accusat involving dr. christine blasey ford. here are the four things to know. republican senate judiciary committee chair grassley and top democr senator feinstein were first on the panel of the senate to view the senator grassley says it shows no hint of my conduct. a source briefed on the findings says the fbi contacted ten people and interviewed nine of them. national correspondent peter alexander looks ahead to a possible confirmation vote.te >> rep the top democrat on dianne ciary committee, feinstein, blasting the white house for not instructing the fbi to interview kavanaugh and

christine blasey ford raising, quote, serious concerns this is no a credible investigation. kavanaugh has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct against him. and also questioning any interview tt didn't interview her. "we are profoundly disappointed that after the tremendous sacrifice she made coming forward, tho directing the fbi investigation did not seek the truth. >> how did you get home? >> i don't remember. >> how did you g there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years agoas it?. i don't kn i don't know. >> reporter: those comments potentially complicating t nomination outraging three crucial swing votes. >> the president's commentsstere lain wrong. >> it's just not right.

it's just not right. i wish he hadn'tave done it. it was appalling. >> reporter: white house officials combatting -- >> he's pointin out factual inconsistencies. >> it seemsnge was sta facts that dr. ford herself laid out in her testimony. >> in about 90 minutes some big names taking part in a protest against kavanaugh. whoopi goldberg and more than 20 others actors will join in the cancel kavanaugh protest. th will be held a few blocks from the capitol at 12:30. protesters will then march to the supreme court. organizers tell us not all of the celebrities will be in the district. many will be standing in solidarity wherever they may be. >> connie chung is openi up about her own sexual assault.

she wrote anor op-ed "the washington post" and she tried to show for for christine blasey ford. e wrote, i, too, was sexual live assaulted, not 36 years ago but about 50 years ago. she went on to say i am writing to you because i know the exact dates, exact years are insignificant. we remembe exactly what ppened to us and who did it to us. she says she was assaulted by a doctor when she was in college in the 1960s. we'll have more throughout the day as more information about this fbi investigation is released. we'll also have updates on the nbc washington app. >> let's go to our weather and what is expected to be our warmest day of the week. meteorologist chuck bell joins h the latest on the summer-like forecast. good morning. >> good morning. very nice day to be outside now. after a really foggy starthis morning, the fog is all gone. that's about seven or eight

miles as the crow you can tell interest's still a lot of residual msture in the atmosphere. it will turn into a very pretty day to be outside. they were down around zer early thrning. a nice improvement from then to now. there's still moreo warmingo between now and our high temperature. this cold front will bring a chance fors, show maybe a rumble or two of thunder late this evening into the overnight hours. otherwise not a way to go. fog turning to sunshine and plan on it feeling like summertime today with a high temperature of 89 degrees. >> thank you, chuck. we want to go to new developments in theea of a teen-ager somebody shot. megan mcgrath talked to people who knew the young man. she joins use l now.

megan? t> reporter: good morning. a very diffic time for students who knew this young man. they're mourning the loss of a fellow classmate ketoday. look at this picture here. this is elijah cole. y he was 1rs old, a senior at thomas stone high school inf. wald last night he was shot in killed in what is usually a very quiet residential neighborhood. take athook a video here. it happened at this home on wil. meadow stre you can see two bullet holes in the car in the driver way. bullets alsoent through a window in the siding of the home. one or two other housesown the streets were also hit by bullets. so a lot of shots fired in that neighborhood lasnight. elijah was pronounced dead on the scene and found a few houses down. >> we're stunned because he was, like i said, a very respectful

rson. not just the teachers, the entire staff, they loved him and hspected him becausewas respectful towards all of us. very well mannered never said anything disrespectful to anyone, you know. like i said, his classmates loved him. he always had a group of frids around him. >> initial information is that alreadyp of people was standing out in front of this house and another group pulled up or walked up there may have been some kind of a dispute. at that pnt numerous shots were fired and the victim was dtruck. >> reporter: no w on what that dispute may have been about. that's where the sheriff's department is asking forfrelp the public. apparently some of the teen-agers stayed on the scene shooting. they talked to investigators but were told that a lot of the young people actually, they ran, they fled, did not stick around to talk to investigators. they want to hear from those people as the spokesperson put it to me, that are asking that the people who left do the right

thing and contact investigators, bring some more information forward so they can find the people responsible. back to you. >> megan, thank you. >> this morningom mony county police identified the suspected who allegedly raped a woman in rockville. they say he attacked a woman a she left the metro station and nds walking to a fr house. he forced her wnto theds where he beat her and sexual assaulted her. she was able to escape. he is set to appear in court later today. >> police say a man was dead in the street last night. he was found on manton way. he had beenshot. no word on suspect or motive in this case. >> parents in loudoun county have recommendations for school officials after a threat was made. parents notic a sheriff's

deputy and learned it was because someone had made threats against a staff member. the staff member's ex-boyfriend was arrested. n lastht they voted to get a full-time resource officer,he improve t system for better upgrades. >> two sheriff deputies in cafornia going above and beyond the call of duty this week. that's one deputyng pus an elderly woman whose motorized scooter broke down in the middle of the road. it was tooeavy to put in her car so they pushed her a mile, all the way home. >> that's a sweet story. >> keeping maryland safe. >> and now the moment we've all

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in law enforcement after one officer was killed, six others injured when a man opened fire on them as they were serving a search warrant in florence, south carolina. as nbc's kerry sanders reports, the alleged gunman is a disabled vietnam veteran. >> reporter: t house in this affluent enabled remains a crime scene. what no one expected is when police came here to serve a search warrant yesterday, that inside there would be a man withibed to be in his 70s a high powered rifle who would when police g knocked on the door. >> suspect h a high powered rifle and it firing at officers. >> reporter: this community was shaken to its core. >> today will mark a horrific day. >> reporter: law enfnt in florence county, south carolina, trying to come to grips with a tragy that has impacted so many of their own. seven officers struck by bullets om a high-powered rifle.

one of them killed in the line of duty. the deceased officers identifie overnight as 52-year-old terence ca carroway. >> they went there kning the fire power this suspect had. w >> reporter: tent to execute a search warrant, to gather evidence for an alleged sexual assault involving a foster child.ay authorities the suspected shooter, fred hopkins, is now in custody. he's the father of the alleged perpetrator of the sex crime that was under investigation. >> theubject remains barricaded in the residence with children. the standoff lted for approximately two hours. >> you want to shut down the entire neighborhood? >> affirmative.

at this point we don't want anybody coming it or out plea. >>ray for these officers and a recovery. pray for the family who lost the bravest police officer i have ever known. >> reporter: policeay the alleged gunman eventually came out of the house and collapsed. he was taken to theit ho. his son, seth hopkins, who was the focus of the inv tigation waot. he is now in the hospital. kerry sanders, nbc news, florence, south carolina. >> meaime a navy veteran is behind bars this morning accused of sending suspicious letters to the pentagon and white house. those letters contained a tostance initially believed be the poison ricin. the pentagon says the letters did not contain ricin as initially believed. they contained castor beans that can be turned into the poison. investigators were led to his home because his retn address was listed on the envelope.

>> right now there is a race to t aid to indonesia. >> this is new video showing the vast devastation following friday's deadly ethquake and tsunami. right now it's past 11 p.m. there and thousands of people, including children, are sleeping in tents or shelter made from debris. after a long day of trying to secure just the basics, like clean water, the united nations has announced $15 million support package and australia's air h forceas sent a pne full of supplies. more than 1,400 people were killed by the quake. ♪ ♪ >> first lady melania trump has arrived in malawi. the focus of this trip is her interest in child welfare. mrs. trump toured classrooms and observed an englishlesson. she will meet malawi'sir

lady later today. >> a mosque wants to extend its hours but neighbors say this will lead to big are traffic problems. >> reporter: when the islamic center first opened up onhis spot three years ago, they were asked how many people come to morning prayer. they said roughly ten. that was true at the time. but like much of northern virginia, this awna has g lot. so, too, has the number of folks coming to worship here the mosque community wants to expand their worship hours so as allow for early morning and late-night prayers. >> that's great for the mosque but we're concerned on the add vrs impa -- adversempact on the neighborhood. >> this restriction is impacting the free religion.

>> there is a new effort to keep schools safe. there is a new tip line where you can report threats against schools or udents.md 83-safe is anonymous. tips will go to maryland's ergency management headquarters. it is not meant to replace 911 but rather to provide an additional option. >> score! >> the fst goal of the new us season came j a few seconds into the caps' opener last night and it didn't really stop for the res of thenight. your defending champion capitals won 7-0 over the boston bruins. but even a win that big cannot overshadow this. >> the first new championship banner for any d.c. team in decades is now hanging at

capital one arena. >> c theebration flowed outside to the streets where fans were just as excited to see that new ebanner. >> ieen waiting all my life for this moment right here. all of the heart ache. go caps. >> inside the arena plenty of fans were chanting "back to back." >> but there's no break for the champs. they're on the ice tonight taking on the penguins in pittsburgh. >> oh boy. coming up, we're seein more and more electric scooters in our area. and people, businesses, now eren schools a working on how to handle them. you're going to hear the different opinions. >> a cleaning crew not getting a very good review. very good review. the messy state she

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whether you're a fan of the scooter -- >> i love . i think it's very convenient. reporter: or you are less than a fan --y' >>re so obnoxious. >> reporter: they're now a big rt of the local landscape. they can be used and parked pretty much anywhere. that's why this sign showed up at george mason's university's arngton campus. this man said scooter after scooter was being left at the front door of the school here so the sign went up. he said scooter apps tells people of proper etiquette. >> the last message is do nohi leave t in the middle of a sidewalk. >> reporter: he also says he realizes an all-out ban may be a bit soharsh. he school is now softening the no scooter zone stance a bit. >> i think it gottt thetion

of a lot of people and a little going toory, so we're tone down the messaging and just say park the scoers by the bikes. that's it. >> tcoers have a loyal following. some admit liberties can be taken but he says restrting the scooters too far could back dfire. he's gason is seizing back on its policy. >> i think that would probably hurt the number of applicants they would get to the school. itse a lot of kids my age are looking to ride scooters around and it's an easy way to get to class. >> so for now just remember t be respectful while riding. in arlington, adam tuss, news4. >> so today, national taco day. you were a taco bell once for i'm wondering if we're going to see that on social media. out there. it's on my twitter and facebook. >> just making sure. >> nice day for tacos outside?s >> i too warm for the

costume, that's for sure. i may go out as a taco salad today. very, very warm weather outside on yourthursday. plenty of sunshine after that kind of a gloomy,rt foggy s early this morning. the sun is back and it's going to feel a lot more like summer than falund here for at least the rest of today. we'll be a little bit more typical for temperatures for tomorrow. there's the sun, though. can see then, you back of the u.s. capitol building in the distance. record high temperatus today, we're going to be within the ballpark but i don't think we're going to get to any of them. dullesdied their rec high yesterday. the record today is 90 set five years ago. national arirport record is 94 and i thi those are all a couple of degrees outside the reach but could be near 90. ahead of this cold front.

you can see rain chances have broken in half. rain sure across pennsylvania, ew england.d what was a solid rain ridge now has a gap in it and that dpap is w -- gap is why i can't give you a 100% chance for rain. bright sunshine for the remainder of the daylighthours. maybe a few showers around the pson-dixon line there, in the mountains of west virginia. by 9:00, 10:00, a little better chance for showers, winchester to martinsberg a that little broken line of rain showers comes into the d.c. metro area. don't plan on a lot of rain. we don't need it. wo we're more than 20 incheshead

of last year. a lot of clouds around with that fronthe hanging in area but it doesn't have a lot of moisture so no more than a little drizzle n your saturday and back to sunshine on sunday. >> airport security taken to the next level. the country now requiring visitors to give up phone passwords? >> aewnd in this accident on 0,i-27

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police would not release the namenf the perho died in this crash, but maholand high has. >> the principal at northwest high school inan gewn said it was 17-year-old joshia snyder who was killed. this was 270 second near montross last night. justin fin is at the school with the latest. >> reporter: there isel coug today for student and staff who need it. many heavy heartg com school today with the loss of senior students joshua snyder. even at the start of school today, we saw students at the parking lotgathering. the principal announced the loss in a letter describing h as rd working, kind and having a positive impact on all who knew him. the principal saying he will be deeply missed on this campus.

the principal also knowing that montgory county police alerted him yesterday that joshua had died in a car crash. it appears he was behind the wheel of a buick sedanhat somehow veered on to the left shouldernd struck a parked box truck. there was no one in that truck, we have learned, but on sceneer joshua was pronounced dead yesterday afternoon. an y we can tell at this point, again, there will be counseling for students and staff here on c the day.ughout the crash itself is under investigation. authorities have rul out cohol as a contributing factor, but ofy course t still want to learn more about that crash that has taken this young life. >> october is actually one of the deadliest months on the roads. according to triple a, prince george's county and fairfaxty co are the most dangerous

areas to drive in virgini price georges is also the leading counting foria pedes deaths. >> there's an investigation into horrible and a very sad discovery at a local high school. price george's county police say a dead newborn was found in a room. a school resource officer found the baby. detectives believe the baby had just been born. they're trying to determine whether it was a still birth. the mother was found and is receiving medic care. >> mold inside the creative arts academys making their children sick, parents said.

>> reporter: these parents say mold in the school is making their son sick at creative ando perfnce academy in gs morne, maryland.he his f took these pictures. he said the classroom is closed. i asked where the students are being taught. >> in the hallway or sometimes in tgym. >> reporter: a spokesperson tells me the mold problem is being fixed. they are replacing stained ceiling tiles in classroom, replacing insulation on pipes ere condensation is causing water leaks, replaoong the over the library and repairing the heating and air conditioning system. >> people visiting new zealand will have to either give up privacy or a whole lot of money when they bring tir

electronics. a new law allows the government to fine you for not providing passwords to custom officials to use and unck your electronics. it let's the new zealand government copy files found on arch devices like computers and cell phones. the fine for not giving up your passwords, $3,200. >> a group of new york roommates just wantedav to their apartment cleaned. but instead they returned home to find a huge surprise. >> you're going to want to come ake a look at this one. this is what they found. one of the cleaner passed out drunk on the floor. one of the roomme says the apartment was wide open, some keys were missing, everything was knock over and smashed. they also drank nearly a liter of the roommate's vodka. and getting them out of the apartment wa theysay, no easy. >> i spent 45 minutes getting her together enough to put her

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we've got breaking news. neweaction to the fbi report on sexual assault accusations against supme court nomination brett kavanaugh. >> top democrats just had a press conference responding. here is what was said. >> i disagreeith senator

grassley's statement that there was no hin of misconduct. >> itooks to be a product of an incomplete investigation that was limited,erhaps by the white house, i don't ow. >> republican senate judiciary chair says it shows no hint of misconduct and kavanaugh has denied all accusations against him. we expect to hear from nmore senators throughout the day. >> add hugs to your list of ways to stayth he >> apparently hugs can help ease the negative impactl of persona setbacks, like a fight with a turned r maybe you g down for a promotion at your job. a study of 400 adults says the source of the hug didn't reall matter, just as long as somebody in their lives raeeached out. the benefit of human touch at

birth showed preemies that had human touch from their mom did better. >> today you don wanto have anybody near you today, it's roas >> i'll give you the full-length distance hug today becauseto it warm. upper 80s across the area. our average high is 72. that is way up in plus territory. 74 right still hanging on to a mostly cloudy sky for the mo nt. thsunshine is eating those clouds up fast and furious. 81 in lorraine, 82 fredericksburg, 82 on the eastern shore, 75 degrees at dulles. that weather front will bring a

tiny chanceho forrs late tonight. tomorrow i think it's going to be more about clouds than anything else. you can tell o heree again not a guarantee of rain, just a hit-and-misshower chance coming in here mid-to-late time frame this evening. temperature-wise easily making it into the range today. here's your friday planner. sun ier up just a 7:00. temperatures in the low 60s first thing tomorrow morning. and more clouds and sunshine ait, this weather front does not have a lot of moisture to work with. as aresult, not much in the way of rain chance. i do thi you'll see sunshine from time to time tomorrow. tomorr about average at 73. might as well keep on going down to the frach, ay, saturday and sunday dry weather at the beach. y butof cloudy on fri saturday and sunday both really nice beach days. the ocean is still 73 degrees.

nothing wrong with that. if you prefer the mountains in the autumn, you can go up to th mountains. weather for saturday and sunday, toasty warm. i'll give yhe sunday forecast when i see you next. >> thanks, chuck. eating a taco today could help feed aungry child. how your lunch break could help others. >> and princess for a day. why this is less about

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here'sd little f for thought on national taco day. americans eight more than 4.5 billion tacos last year. i think mile-per-hour kiy kids e for 50,000. >> reporter:le for many pe every day is national taco day. the mexican classic has b aome anrican staple and family favorite. and year can you eat tacos support a good cause. chef, it's great to see you. tell me about the dishes. u have some classics but some dishes with a twist. >> we've tried to have a lot of fun with it. at taco bamba, we focus on classic and traditional. today we're going to show you our take on a burger taco.

we have ground beef, cheese, onions and -- >> the rea is a cheeseburger in france, right? >> that was from "pulp fiction." >> right. >> burgers a haveays been really big with us at the restaurant. so we -- it wast very diffic to make a burger in the time that we wanted to so we settled on this taco. >> what goes in there? >> a littlear cheheese and a traditional mexican cheese. >> tell us how people can support this great charity. >>o the bamba-thon, every location is competing to sell 1,200 tacos first and every w

winner will donate $1,000 to no kid hungry. >> one in six children in this countryo ngry. >> it's a shame. >> we cal it pickled on a little bit of lettuce. >> so it like a cheeseburger in a taco >> it's everything you would want on a taco. >> i notice you have a rock the red taco. >> it's street taco made with littleand steak and a sweet chile sauce so every home caps game. >> you have anotherdish, more of an upscale mexican. >> it's also in chinatown. this is nontraditional, made out of shrimp and cuddle fish. you might b thinking th doesn't look like shrimp or cuddle fish. we makeoth into the ribbons.

what else areou putting in there? >> it's a little bit of lime juice and lobster juice and fresh herbs. >> and just throw that together? >> ye. it's all just tossed together. >> looks great. >> it's almost like a bowl of noodles. >> right. >> a little bit me coconut milk. >> so the bamba-thon is happening at allon loca >> all locations today and hopefully everyone comes out and supports chinatown. >> so tell me about the finished product here. >>s is the shrimp and cuddle fish. we'llarsh it with beautiful cilantro flowers. >> it looks beautiful. very nice. not on can you support no kid hungry but you also can support the caps with your rock theed

taco and you're a good neighborhood on top of that -- >> right next to the capitol lawn center. thank you so much for joining us. i'm very excited to eatis very good. and you can eat it with chopsticks. anks so much, chef. >> you're welcome. >> princess for a day. this is a program dedicated to empowering young people and reminding them tha they are unique, they are special and wonderful just the way they are. the founder of princess for a day joins us this morning with more. good morning. ank you so much. it's great to see you again. this is a program that's geared toward young ladies ages 3 to 16. ll us about this program and the significance behind it. it's much more about what's happening inside than just outside. >> it's more than the red carpet alk. it's about our girls knowing they can be and do anything t ty

wabe. the reason we start at age so they take ownership. we teach them empowerment, techniques, poise and etiquette. we found out that the younger ofy are, they take ownership it and so as they grow up, they feel i can bethnd do ag you want to do. >> in many cases, they do meet pagean wins arners. >> at least two titleolders will attend each rehearsal. they'll teach them the pretty pose, the wave, the hand on the hip. they'll bring in those little l them but they also t that it's more about loving who you are within yourself. that is the ultimate goal, that they lovend understand they are awesome just the way they

are. >> thosere themese're trying to understand just as adults in our own heads every day, i am way h, i am great just the i am and i don't need to compare myself to anybody. i know it's d definitelyng something for the self-esteem more importantly. you have aullying prevention seminar coming up. >> we're launching our first full rehearsal saturda at 12:00 at prince georges college. we're bringing in dr. deandra smith who will come in and talk about bullying convention. we have toake sure at princess for a day that you're not a bully. there are prerequisites. she gives them hints to understand how to maneuver understandand to they must be a good role model, they must be a goodtudent to be a part of this program. >> no mean girls allowed. >> no mean girls allowed.gh

>> all we appreciate you being here and wish you guys a successfuld week and program. >> thank you guys. kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding. that's why i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law to expand job training for young people.

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now to the best selling booc that hase a critically acclaimed movie. it's called the hate you give. >> the story's powerful message has connected with children and families across the country. lester holt has our report. >> reporter: this is how the hate you give begins. >> you got to lookcalm. answer their question, but don't tell them nothing extra. >> reporter: with a father giving his children step-by-step instructions about what to do if they're pulled over by >> keep your hands where they can see them. >> reporter: the film is based on the best selling novel by 30-year-old angie thomas, her first. what inspired you to write this? >> i was inspired by the shoong death of oscar grant in 2009. in my anger and frustration and hurt, i only knew to do onend thing ahat was write. >> reporter: the unarmed grant was shot and killed by a california police officer. thomas' novel is also about the shooting of a young, unarmed

african-american. >> out of the car. >> witnessed by his friend, 16-year-old star tcarter. >> w did you do! >> reporter: thomas drew from h her own experiences in mississippi. >> i tell people i left my house listening to tupac and when i got to school i was listening to the jones brothers, i had to fit t. >> reporter: i wan know what your reaction was when you read this book, what your thoughts were. >> my initial thoughts were, oh, my god, i've a never seenthing that represents my experience so accurately. >> reporter: an experience echoed by many reers. >>t's the realest thing i've ever read. >> reporter: thomas says thas exactly why she wrote the story, to help every kid feel a little

less powerless and misunderstood. >> i wanted to say to them hear you, i understand you, i understand your fear, your frustration, your anger and your hurt but you have a voice, you have value. your life matters. >> it's a really touching moment to see how a book, how reading something can resonate with something. like that youngy l said, that she'd never read something that was so accurate to what she knows. >> reflected how she really felt. >> yeah. >> wow. >> let's get a final check of the weather with storm team 4is meteorol chuck bell. it will be a roasty, toasty sd th. >> it certainly will. big game for the hokies this weekend. notre dame isin ca it lab mille a mild night for college football. a slight chance for a shower but shouldn't be enough with the

hokies' ability to pull off a big win. chance for a few sure late this evening. temperatures back to average for friday and saturday. there's a chance for some drizzle around here as well. sunday will be the better half of thera weekend and temres all the way through the middle parts of next week average and showers rolling in the end of next week. you're going to be watching >>lahoma-texas. y husband went to notre dame. we'll be watching that game. it's going to be good! >> thas it for "news4 midday." we're back on the air this afternoon"first a 4." >> have a great day. we'll see you back here in the morning. barbara comstock might as

well be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections for pre-existing conditions. and he sabotaged the healthcare market, hiking insurance rates up to 64 percent in virginia. barbara trumpstock agrees. voting with trump 98 percent of the time. jennifer wexton believes healthcare is a right ... and successfully fought to expand medicaid in virginia. "i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message... because change is coming."

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