>> you may have seen some of this. among those taken into custody comedian amy schumer. she i related to chuck schumer and has been an outspoken critic of brett kavanaugh. this morning we have full coverage of today's wvote. begin with a check on your drive as well as your forecast. melissa is standing by with look at the roadways and storm team 4's chuck bell is here with a little bit of a cl down. it's a cloudy start today. o knowhings you need about the forecast. no 90s now. that being saidt will very warm again starting on sunday and going through most of next week. just not 90 degrees.

temperatures on a friday morning, upper 60s. low to midun 70s a the city this morning so a mild start as well. temperatures aren't going to move a whole lot. we're in the low to mid 70s now and because of the cloud coverr we'llbly stay just about where we are for most of your friday. that lingers into your saturday as well. more about the return of sunshine and 8er degree wea when i see you in a couple of minutes. >> good morning. have a brand new problem on the roads in cheverly southbound, have the right side blocked by a crash. not seeing too much of delay yet. outer loop at 450. king a look at the rest of the

beltway, no major problems.ot that'sad at all. we'll take a look at 270 coming up in just a few. >> thank you. whether avenue gnkavanaugh gets cot may be determined soon. senate majority leader mitch mcconnel wasted no time scheduling that vote following the release of an fbi report. democrats call thea investigatin ham and want a private briefing from the investigators involved. mcconnellahot that i down. it's important to know this procedural te is a vote. it will effectively end the debate over kavanaugh and then set the stage for a final vote as early as tomorrow. >> so the kavanaugh confirmation process not only divided the country but lawmakers too. four senators are undecided and appear to be caught in the middle here. susan collins of maine, and jeff

flake a sure how they'll vote. joe manchin is too undecided. kavanaugh needs at least two of these senors to vote yes and vice president mike pence could cast a tie breaking vote a needed. keep an eye out for senator manchin. president trump won west virginiaandily and manchin could risk losing his seat in next month's election. they asked him whether he was satisfied with the handling of the fbi investigmion. >> frohat you have seen so far does it feel like t fbi talked to everyone they needed to. >> i'm just through what i have right now to be honest with you. >> he went on to say he would not make a decision on his vote until this morning. >> someone who is no doubt closely the vote count is steve daines of montana. he tweeted h support for kavanaugh but he will miss saturday's vote because his daughter is getting married that day. he knows two things will happen

over the weekend.il he wl walk his daughter down the aisl and america will have a new supreme court justice. hundreds of protestors ended up in jail yesterday. justin finch is live outside the capitol with what is expected to be a morning of heavy ooprotest >>morning. from the u.s. capitol to here at the supreme court we have seen day after day after protests as the senateears the confirmation vote of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court. hundreds were arrested and detained as they demonstrated against the confirmation. i nt to take you to video showing you amy schumer, the comedian, she was among more than 300 people arrested for

unlawful protest. she happens to also be the cousin of new york state senator chuck schumer. we can tell you this, demonstrations not only in the office buildings but also in front of u.s. capitol as well and into the streets. some in that crowd say they were ainst his confirmation. >> kavanaugh should be removed from all the courts. he never should have been put on the courtn the beginning. >> and so today, another eye will be on the streets. also these critica buildings, the u.s. capitol, supreme court as the procedural vote gets munderway in ater of hours, protests today are expected. back to yo >> thank y so much. >> nbc news will have a special

report on the proceedings there and you can look for updates in the nbc washington app. >> d.c. police are investigating a drive-by shooting in southeast. shots were fired from a ru u-haul apparently. megan is following the breaking news what can you tell us? >> is an unusual look out. the two women that were struck by thebullets, they say the shots were fired from a u-haul truc a group of five people were walking in the area when suddenly shots range out. two women were hit in the legs. they're expected to be okay and the u-haul then drove off. ther was another incident involving a u-haul last weekend. it's unclear if there's any omnnection between the incidents

and the again are going to ep okay but still no arrests. >> rublicans have a deal to give civilian employees a1.9% pay raise next year. the president decided to freeze pay ove budget concerns. it also lifts a freez on executive level jobs like t vice president. congress won't vote on it until after the >> a man accused of dragging a woman off a sidewalk and raping her will be in court. the initial hearing will continue so he could choose his own lawyer.

police say rogersttacked the woman tuesday night.ge has an extensive criminal background. he's been arrested 11 times. this morning he's still being held without bond. >> he was known a a respectful young man that had big plans for his life and this morning charles county detectives are still searching for the person that killed elijah coalhe as in a home around 8:00 wednesday night when a fight broke out outside and turned violent. someone started shooting and a stray bullet went through a window and hit him. o neighbor tried keep him alive by performing cpr but the damage was already done. he was 17 yearsold. >> news details about joshua he died in a crash wednesday. news of his death spread quickly where he went tosc ol. he was trying to learn more

about his physical thepy internship when his car veered and struck a box truck. police ruled out alcohol but they're not sure exactly what caused snyder to crash. >> concerned parents talking about walk out. >> almost 100 parents attended a meeting at the performing arts school in morning side. this is some of the mold they're concerne about. the rainy humid summer created more con sen dags on the airio condng pipes which dripped on to the ceiling tiles. now they have been wrapped and ceiling tiles have been replaced but some told us they don like the repair plan and they want kids moved to another school. >> sniffling, sneezing, mom i eave a headache. do we hhe end of the summer cold going on? what is going on. >> mold problems have been identified in several other schools in the county and work is being done to fix those

problems too another coach posted the comments, grown men fightingt a pee wee football tme today. please makes go viral. they have been disciplined. >> there are some teams around here. >> some lucky person or a group of people may have to answer the question. no one matched all 50 nbers on tuesday so folks have until 9:45 tonight to try their luck.

they're more than 1 in 302 million. good luck. >> hollywood comes tthe district. >> the local premiere of first man and we're talking to the films director. >> a link between certain over the cnter pain medications and ovarianer ca certain pills may reduce your risk while others raise >> from detergent to cleansers to flavoring your foe. i h a look at essential oils and how you can use them to mak a healthy change in your life. >> it's finally friday. school day forecast a csro b for probably not goingda toy. need brella. rain chances dried up. it will be a very cloudy day it will be a very cloudy day today.

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breaking news now. the018 nobel peace prize recipient is being announced right now. >> yeah, weust got word of the nobel committee just announced this year's winner. i want to take you into livees pictight now. you can see the ceremony there in norway. you can take look at that. i can tell you the two winners, a gynecologist from congo that ntecialized in the treatf women who are being gang raped by rebel forces and he's become the world's leading expert on how to repair the internal physic damage she is also 25 years old. he's a human rights activist. one of thousands of womened capty isis and forced into

sexual slavery and she has become a voice for girls caught up in human trafficking around the world. let's take a listen. >> and what is very important is not that this i criminal behavior- >> there are 331 candidates it's the second highest number of candidates ever. we don't knowf all the people who were nominated. there's no public list.in fact, the complete list of eligible nominees won't be tsclosed for another 50 years. but the winners this year we'll have more on this throughout the afternoon. or now at the live desk, chris

lawrence. aaron back to you. >> you're not going to work. >> that is a clip from the movie first mantarring ryan goessling as neal armstrong. that toitting place for happen. to look back at the apollo mission. the stars wer out in droves last night. claire foyighat you know from the netflix series the crown also stars in this film. >> when didou know that ryan was going to play neil? when he flew past the moon in la la land? or how did you know? >> it w actually before. i first metim to propose to him this movie and we made la lb

land first from the get-go i saw him as neil armstrongs. >> also said it was great to be he air and space museum for this premiere. first man opens nationwide a week from today. >> new research suggests that women that take aos low aspirin on regular basis may lower their risk of ovarian cancer. that's the finding from research out of the school of public health. wome that take other painkillers had a higher risklk ith your doctor before making any changes to your wdications. ann it comes to breast cancer, the arlington county sheriff' office is taking a stand. there's two rvivors. corporal sheila turner. b theyoth got life saving treatment at virginia hospital center and w thiseekend she'll be in a fund-raising campaign to bring you moneytho help patients to treatment.

>> it means a lot to me. i'm a survivor of three years. early he dex is the key. >> if you're interested in supporting, tomorrow's free event kicks off at 9:00 in the morning at the arlington county courthouse and it' going to go on until 1:00 this morning and october is breast cancer awar so there's a lot of events across the area. >> what you see is what you get r today. if you need a little cooler weather, the first snow in michigan last night, early this morning you have to start early and keep it going late into the

year. our first snow probabl at least two more months ahead. it's veteran's day november 11th but i don't see any chance for anything even close. it's 76 in washington. winds have swift direction. that will keep temperatures fron above 75 earlier on in the day. high pressure pushed the c front down to the virmg virginia-north carolina border. fat's where it's going to lie in wait today and tomorrow. it will come back as a warm front on sunday. it will last only two days. today and tomorrow. rainhances though pretty much dried up here this morning. not much rain to worry about on your f morning commute. future weather keeps all the clouds in place throughout the course of the day. may try to thin out late in the day. might be late afterno brightening of the skies but we'll not get back any time

soon. sunday looks like the better half of the weekend sofar. cloudy today. temperatures mid 70s. moreef the s tomorrow with patchy drizzle around but no real rain chance. sunday back into the 80s we go. 86 degrees and then 85 on monday for columbus day. >> looks good to me. i like this still a hangiund with the warm weather. >> the belt way earlier road work is now gone. it goingo take you 25 mes per hour arlington memorial bridge, that project here kicks back in tonight. 9:00 p.m. through monday at :00 a.m. we'll be closed on the

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sons. they help her oldest withea his y to bed, early to rise school routine. >> i diffuse to help him slee every night he says mom, did you put the diffuser in my room? so they love them. >> if you're in the market, first, some advice. >> it's important to t gethem from someone thatouan teach how to use them and use them effectively. > make sure that you buy t best. she recommends using only 100% naturally derived pure oils with no added ingredients. justin finch, news 4. >> if you want to start using essential oils it's recommended that you start with just a few. takectors also suggest y notice how your body responds to the oils. 5:26 now and coming up, the caps head to pittsburgh to defend the cup in their m rivalrych up here went well into overtime. a look at the drama-filled night

on the ice against the number one enemy. >> a lot of our local teams are on the road. maryland is up in michigan. virginia tech is hosting notre dame for the big game saturday night at 8:00. good weather for college football down in blackburg. football down in blackburg. temperatures in the mid here's to the stair takers, football down in blackburg. temperatures in the mid breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers,ea fantastic crtures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phoneilencers.if the new lease ons, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way.

>> 5:30 and a live look outside our studios right now on this friday morning. another warm morning outside as we head into the weekend. good morning, ybevy. we'll fill you in on everything you need to know before you head out the door. >> chuck and melissa are in to fill us in. we'll start with you. >> you're going to like your friday. had a couple of showers and those all dried up now and rain chances are low for today and tomorrow. that being said, there a sprinkle or a patch of drizzle around especially on your

sarday morning but your friday morning, really just the clouds are all we have to deal wi. no more 90s for now. we might have had our final 90 degree day of the year yesterday. not much of a rain threat for today or tomorrow. there's the radar for you this morning and a very mild start to the day but there won't be the big warm up like we would normally get. >> b it's frida no matter what. >> that's true.

you can see those back ups here this morning. might want to allow a little bit of extra time.ne loop and outerloop at the belt way. as you zoom in, reminder, arlington memorial bridge, that closure for the rehab project kicks back in tonight from 9:00 p.m. until monday at 5:00 a.m. total closure there. that project expected with intermittent closures for the next two years or so. 95 ounort. >> thank you. in just a few hours the first crucial vote in the confirmation process of judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court will happen. senate majorityeader mitch mcconnell called for a itocedural vote at 10:30 this morning. ould set the stage for a final vote as early as tomorrow. ahead of the action on capitol hill, judge kavanaugh admits to mistakes.

>> he wrote this op-ed last night in response to criticism overtiis parsan tone he wrote, quote, i was very emotional last thursday and i said a few things i should notave said. judge kavanaugh wrote, he reveres the constitution and gog rward, quote, i will keep an open mind in every case. >> the reasonehind one former republican supreme court justice esending his support of kavanaugh. >> plus continuing coverage on the protest expected to happen today. >> we're staying on top of breaking news in the district. police are investigating a drive-by shooting in southeast 'rwashington. told the shots were fired from a u-haul truck apparently.t megan is the 7th district police station with the latest on this. megan, good morning. >> well, good morning, guys. police are looking f who is behind a drive-by soting that

happened in southeast washington but the look out for the vehicln lved is rather unusual. the two women hit by the bullets, the say that the shots were fired from a u-haul truck so that's the look out. police looking for whoever was behind the wheel of that u-haul now t happened at 4:00n e struck. 400 block of southern avenue southeast. now two women thatere in the group were hit by the bullets in the leg. they're expected to be okay but the u-ul then drove off. police say there was another incident involving a uhaul last weekend but it's unclear if there's any connection between the two but an unusual situation. good news here is that the women are going to be okay but police are still looking for the people. no arrests have been made. back to you.

we have surveillance pictures of the person accused of attacking someone with a. hamm this man and another got into a fit thursday on 14th street northwest. the attacker ranoff. the victim is expected to rcover. >> 5:35ht now, here's our other top stories, this morning we're workingo find out more about a woman rescued from a burning home in fort washington. this was on old palmer road last night. e was taken to the hospital in critical condition. prince george's county fire chief told us the fire started in the basement. it's still not clear how it started. >> the man accused of a rape is set to return to court. the initial hearing for dustin rogers continued to he could choose hiswn lawyer. he attacked a woman tuesday night he dragged her into the ssaulted sexually her. >> this morning, a detectivesre

still searching for the person shot and killed a 17-year-old ir s county. elijah cole was at a homeund 8:00 wednesday night when a fight outside turned violent. he was a senior at thomas stone high school. >> nearly 100 parents packed into a meeting to talk about the mold pblems that at the performing arts school in morning side. it caused condensation. more needs to be done at the school and they're even discussing a possible walk out. >> the nobel prize winners have been announced they were awarhed for efforts to end the use of sexual violence as aofeapon ar and armedconflict.

we're going to give you a look inside the new d.c. arena ahead of the first musical performances >> a man arrested because of a fit bit. how that fitness tracker proved he's guilty of murder. kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learfrd hard work and a trad. then i went to honduras as a missionary i learfrd hard work and a trad. and taught kids to be carpenters and welders.

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>> it was an epic fight to the end but they couldn't pull it off. they lost 7-6. t.j. eos scoring two goals in 21 seconds to force that game into overtime. it wasn't enough to win though. the next game will be a hom against the golden knights. puck drops at 8:00 nextdn day night. >> there's a new concert venue to tell you about in d.c. also. nt andh, the entertain sports arena getting ready to celebrate the big grand opening. take a look at the video here. the arena openednt last tonight the native wale is scheduled to perform for a sold out crowd. tomorrow night, mary j.blige will take the stage. >> they went fast b we wanted this to be an opportunity for the people in d.c. to come into the building even before the

grand, grand opening on saturday. so they'll be the first ones. >> they'll perform at a second grand opening ceremony next weekend we have a chance for drizzle herut it's a dry pattern here today and up through the weekend. enjoy your weekend and it could be on the cool side today in the 60s but 70s tomorrow and back into the 80s on sunday and moay. moay. our 1nd0

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>> a water main break may have contaminated water for3,000 customers. schools will be providing boledwater. you can still shower and wash your clothd but you sho boil your water for cooking and drinking. >> well, we are working for you with team coverage of thel controvers confirmation process of judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. justin finch is outside the supreme court covering today's protes yesterday's demonstrations ended with hundreds of arrests but first w want toear from tracie potts live lawmakers ar still undecided for kavanaugh's confremation. >> t four. a democrat and two republicans although two of those republicans are leaning tow kavanaugh after seeing the fbi report. senator collins said it was ou th. senator flake said it was roassuring and showed no signs

of ration of backing up these allegations, these sexual misconduct allegations against him. k alsoanaugh speaking out for himself and explaiamng his tempt. that's been a big topic of discussion aside from the allegations. he was emotional and sometimes too emotional and mayai the wrong thing. the time line for today, 30 hours of debate with the final vote coming early as tomorrow afternoon. >> kavanaugh's behavior during last week's i hearing exactly why a supreme court justice says he does not belong on the

highest court in the ld he said at first he was all for the enfirmation but now thinks differently. >> he should have been confirmed and i think that his performance dung the hearings caused me to change my mind. >> he retired in 2010 after years of service on the supreme court. >> more protests are expectedhi ahead of morning's vote on the hill. >> justin finch is at the capi tl this morning with latest on that. what can you tell us at this point? >> just now breaking down here on the capitol grounds but as you mentioned one of many av antiaugh demonstrations all week hereol on capitill as

it nears time for his vote for confirmation to the supreme court. we saw hundreds of arrests happen here on the hill as well. among them comedian amy schumer. she was one of 300 people arrested for unlawful protest. they were t enterinse buildings to speak out against the kavanaugh nomination. these demonstrations not only spilled out into the streets but also to the capitol as well as the supreme court. we have seen a few supporters of judge kavanaugh but many were ther to fight h confirmation and one woman told us why. >> i don't think -- i think we need someone who io able represent everyone and help everyone feel safe. >> and we can tell you this morning that is relocating here on the capitol grounds and one of many more protests capitol

police are expecting today and back into the weekend. >> thank you so ch. >> we will have continuing coverage all day of the kavanaugh vote. >> and an official report m lat thning as a procedural report takes place. you can keep up on our website or app. >> a man thought he was meeting a woman for a date when he was shot and killed and now a second person is charged with his death. he was last seen alive in april of 2017. his body was found more than six months later. one man has already been charged with his murder. now the womane that was allegedly going to meet has also been arrested. she's charged with second degre murder. >> a 90-year-old man is accused in a brutal murder and a fitit tracker helped make his rest. officers believe he staged his step daughter's suicide last

month. they arrested h this week as they took a closer look at her fitness tracker. her heart rate had spiked. the afternoon of her death before stopping all together. theyt pieced t together with surveillance video showing him in her house at the time she died. he's being held with bail on suspicion of murder. >> temperatures falling a little bit here outside of our studios. just a little bit., >> ni mild start. th degrees at 1:00 in the morning but a 90 degree day in the books yesterday. that was our 45th 90 degree day of the year stillearly a 20 inch surplus today.

rain chances are ver low. the weather front is down to our south and as a result we have a northo north easterly wind now that will keep temperatures pretty much steady throughout the coursef e day future weather for you. cloudy skies this morning and cloudy skies at lunchtime. by the time you get to 5:00 or 6:00 there could be ag brightenn the sky off to the south and west of the city but no organized heavy rain. just a drizzler light rain from time to time. even less chances for sunshine tomorrow tha h what wee today. current temperatures now, 64 in ster. 72 at dulles airport.

74 in quantico. not going to budge with the cloudsround fortoday. your ten-day forecast, if you like the warm weather --ou how the 5-day. we'll give you the 10-day next time i see you. back into the 80s asea we toward sunday and most o next week. >> brand new problem for the beltway. chopper 4 on the scene here. a couple of littles vehic on the right shoulder but we also have this crash involving a spin ound as well police are there on the scene. so you can see that here on the right side ofen your sc starting to see the delays at the top of the beltway. right side blockhe by crash. a couple of miles of delays southbound and inbound on 50 through there. inbound branch avenue, have a crash reported there and taking a look in virginia, centerville

here, northbound 28 before 66.an left blocked by a crash. travel time 66 inbound. 95 northbound. no big problems there. 270 south looks good. top of the beltway looks good. no doubt that's going to slow down to getem to that pron the outer loop. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car. >> good morning. toyota is recallingic vs over an issue that could cause them to stall. about 830,000 were sold here in u.s. toyota says it's not aware of any crashes due to tha problem. with your cnbc morning business report. s >> good news for all of you out there, there is a new show that's coming right here to nbc 4 on s morning.

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>> it all begins today. u.s. senators are ready to vote in the most controversial supreme court nominee inyears. just about 6:00 a.m. on this friday morning. it's been a wild4ours in the district and the wild could get crazier. at 10:30 this t morning first vote on the kavanaugh confirmation will be held. >> hundreds of protestors were arrested at the cap ol yesterday. among those taken into custody,

comedian amy schumer. she is related to senate minority leader chuck schumeras and been an outspoken critic of judge brett kavanaugh.ll this morning w have full coverage of today's vote. >> we'll begin with a check on your morning commute as well as your forecast. melissa has a look at the road but let's turn our attention to chuck bell that says no 90s for now. >> no 90s for aittle while. we could be done with 90 degree weather for the entire yesterday. our 45th day this year 90 or higher but the latest we ever reached 90 degrees in washington, october 11th, 1919. to 99 years ago. today will not be 90 eagrees. thiser front is down to our south. we're on the cool side of it for now. that means cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s today. there's aekend, chance for drizzle and fog around early tomorrow but most of youreekend will be rain free and