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♪ what falls >> mr. roker makes his debut and he is just getting started. today, saturday, october 6th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "tod" live from studio 1ael in rockr plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday werning. have dylan here and happy to have peter alexander. >> nice to see you thiswe morni. ave his dry witory with eyes on capitol hill. in less than 12 hours, senators come together to officially vote on judge kavanah's nomination to the highest court. >> that is the top story. judge kavanah's confirmation is all but a sure thing after three senators would vote yes today. nbc's i kelly o'donne at the

white house. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. after a bitter battle, it all comes down to today. getting this just ice on the supreme court is a major victory. when they learned they have enough votes to have kavanaugh on the court. the suspense is over, but struggle is not. through thenight, senators, mostly democrats, debated the future of the supreme court. >> he's not tellingh.he tr >> reporter: and the fault lines over sexual misconduct claims are heard. >> i believe her. i believe dr. ford. i still believe her. >> reporter: lone republican to oppose kavanaugh. >> this has been agonizing. >> reporter: alaska's lisa murkowski said judge st. louis

cardinals -- judge kavanaugh'sh or was too impartial. >> i could not believe he was the privaright person for the ct >> reporte only democrat to back kavanaugh is joe manchiam >> shame, shame. >> reporter: shouted down by protesters who believed dr. christine blasey ford's sexual misconduct allegation ainst kavanaugh. >> something happened to dr. ford. i don't believe the facts show it was brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: late friday, attorneys released a sworn statement from a friend should have been interviewed by the fbi. despite today's outcome, they say ford made a difference. >> victims of sexual abuse and violence say their words didn't matter. that's not true. it has been heard in a thunderous way. >> reporter: in aramatic turn on the senate floor friday,

susan collinsaid she listened to victims' voices. >> the me too movement is real. >> reporter: but will vote for kavanaugh because there was not enough evidence to deny his presumption of innocence. >> it is when passions are most inflamed that fairness is most in jeoparte. >> rep friday night at princeton. sotomayor and kagan talked about trust. >> peopl thinking of the court is not politically divided. not an extension of politics, but instead somehow above the fr . >> reporter: and in the unusual twist today, lisa murkowski who will oppose kavanaugh, is actually voting present. she said this is a gesture in the good name of civility. she will help out a fellow republican who wants to vote for kaufr kavanaugh on the court, but cannot be here in american because steve ines is walking

his daughter down the aisle. she is getting married today. this allows the margin two votes remain the same even though he cannot be here in person. sheinelle. peter. >> thank you. casie hunt is on capitol hill for us.ca e, what will we see before the day is over in what is an afternoon vote? >> reporter: a tornado, indeed, peter. thall will continue on the senate floor. kelly showed the senators speaking overnight. mostly democrats. you can expect more of that throughout the day. protests that have been going on all week behind our cameraon loca have dwindled to a handful of people standing out talking. expect that to continue through the day as well. this vote is nothe going to be until 5:00 in the evening because of the senate rules are stctured. a couple of things will be different from yesterday. kelly mentioned senator lisa

murkowski will vote present. she still opposes kavanaugh. you will seet the vice presid mike pence in the chamber chairing during the vote. we have been warned. don't take that as a sign he needs to be there to break a tie. that is the role of the vice president typically. he just wants to be there because of the significance of the vote. >> casie, there were two major players in the episode. judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. on e saw in kelly's piece friday, you spoke to two of dr. ford's attorneys before the vote happened. >> do you swear the testimony -- >> doe h shee regrets? >> she felt good what she was called to do. lie had a civic duty. >> republicans c you democratic operatives in some cases. >> there was no effor to leak the letter and have this unfold as it di that's an absolute falsehood. >> reporter: what would the witnesses you wanted speak to

the fbi have to say? >> we keep hearing no corroborating tnesses. there are and those witnesses can say several years ago well before judge kavanaugh was ever considered for the supreme court she told me that he sexually assaulted her. >> we get the names of others. they cherry picked. >> i don't remember. where was the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. >> what was tir re? >> she was upset by it. as any woman would be who is a victim of sexual assault who was mocked andbelittled. >> what does dr. ford hope the country takes away from this? >> even if you are terrified, you need to be courageous. the world h changed. that happened to thousands of millions of people. she pulled back the curtain on that. >> this moment clearly was bigger than kavanaugh. a real moment for the me too

movement. do we expect to hear from dr. ford going forward? >> reporter: her lawyers told me when i asked that question. does s intend to be involved in the movement or be political or r foroffice. she said no. they don't expect that. dr. ford really wants to go back to her normal life and job as ar ess professor. she wants to teach. of course, right now, she is still not living at bomeause of the safety concerns. she is still getting threats. at this point, we don't know when she will dothat. peter. >> casie, a heck of a k ek. thu very much. >> let's bring in elise jordan. a former aide in the george w. bush>>hite house. hi. >> let's put it in terms. for the president who likes to cast himself as the ultimate winner, he would say this is the best week of his presidency. second supreme court justice. a new trade deal withd mexico canada. also an unemployment rate lowest

since 1969. is this the talking poi going into the midterms? >> absolutely. there's the accomplishments thap donald tants to push forward. there was a huge "new york times" report about his family finances. nald trump is happy there were plenty of distractions this week with positive news of his agenda he can put forward. >> i want to get your thoughts on maine senator susan collins. she spoke for 45 minutes announcing voting yo move forward on the nomination. talk about that moment. forbig of a moment was that her? >> senator collins gave one of the most important floor speeches in recent memory. she spoke for, as you id, about 45 minutes. went through her long and detaed andortured process as she dldiberated. shhe or should she not vote for judge brett kavanaugh.

she went through her thought process as regardi to abortion rights. she supports abortion rights. her belief that judge kavanaugh would not do anything to threaten roe v. wade. it was a powerful moment in the senate. certainly eviseral moment. p >> tsident told me on the south lawn this week, it is become a rallying cry for republicans. a new poll shows that is the case. over the las three months, republican peenthusiasmle who say this midterm is very important. went up by double digits. it is even with democrats. after what happened yesterday, who does have the enthusiasm advantage going for trd for midterms? >> today we are exactly a month away from the mid-term elections. i think as people in the news and people watching politics closely, a month could be esidential term practically in what news could happen.

right now, moyes, ats, i would say have the advantage because you look at how angry their voters are about judge kavanaugh becoming justice kavanaugh. and whileub rcans got the immediate bump and i talked to a lot of republiisn strat this week who are excited about the impact on their races. it mostly is going to help republicans who are already innd red states facing tough fights. >> people vote when they are angry. not to say thanks. >> a lot happens. elise, thank you. in chicago this morning, marchers celebrated after ait police officer found guilty earlier in the day of second-degree murder for shooting a bla teenager to death in 2014. this whole episode caughtn camera. nbc's ron mott is in chicago this morning with more. ron, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. jason van dyke, that police officer who shot and kille laquan mcdonald, now faces decades in prison over the

shooting. the public finally got to see th video more than a year after it happened. >> we the jury find the defendant jason van dyked-uilty of secdegree murder. >> reporter: verdict met by silence in the courtroom. jason van dyke expreing no reaction. >> justice.te >> repor outside, a different emotion. celebrations after a guilty verdict in the killing that shocked and enraged chicago. 17-year-old laquan mcdonald shot 16 times by van dyke in 2014. the dash c video held from public view for more than a year released only after a court lrder. >> i'm grate to god. i'm grateful to brandon. my community that we were able to get justice for laquan mcdonald and it is not done yet. >> reporter: van dyke was convicted on 16 counts of a aggravated battery. one for each bull. >> 16 shots. >> reporter: for mcdonald's family. justice. >> laquan mcdonald represents all of the victims that suffered

what he suffered. >> reporter: for jurors, a just verdict. >> instead of escalating the situation, he should have deescalated. >> reporter: police responded to a burglary call when mcdonald had a kne. van dyke feared for his life and fellow officers' >> he lowered his knife across hisow bodyd my left shoulder. hen he did that, what did you do, officer? >> i shot him. >> reporter: proseetors said ideo contradicted his account. van dyke was the only officer fired. no matter getting the verdict many hoped for, demonstrators took to the streets to demand improvement in lipoce/community relations. i think everybody running for office in the city needs to talk about excessive use of violence against black men. >> reporte friday's verdict does not end this case.

three oth police officers charged with lying in official police reports about what happened tt night. peter, sheinelle. >> ron in chicago. thank you. turning overseas. first lady melania trump has just landed in egypt for the final leg of the overseas trip. she visited three other african countries. nbc's ron aen is traveling with the first lady and has more on what shes hoping to accomplish. >> reporter: today for the first lady it is egypt and warm welcome. like each stop along the way to ghana to malawi and kenya. visiting a close ally. for example, the first ladypp ted u.s. efforts to restore the egypt treasures like the pyramids and the economy and helping families. on the continent with so many youngsters, mrs. trump looking for the be best initiative for

children to foreign aid project. at the hospital for ghana and children. >> what an amazing experience meeting the children and understanding their different way of life is why i wanted to travel here. >> reporter: mr.ru tmp tried feeding a baby elephant in kenya. when it gave her a playful nue, secret service agent rushed to steady her. on safari, as what some see as a mi misstep, wearing a pith helmet. america's reserve understated presence letting her speak for itself. leaving these words behind in the guest bk along the way. >> i said thank you for your warm welcome. with love, melania trump. >> reporter: for "today" ron

len, nbc news. and an investigation into interpol. his family hasn't heard from him since he left t interpol headquarters in france for a trip to china ten days ago. he is a chinese national andor there are r he may be under investigation by that country's government. ed sox are up oston 0 over the yankees with game two tonight. they added two more in the third. the yankees aaron judge hit a ninth inning home run. that's afar as they got. earlier, the los angeles dodgers beat the braves 3-0 to take a two-game lead in the series. >> i'm a cub fan. my season ended a couple of days ago. people are excited here. let's g to dylan with a first look at the weather.

dylan r is a sox fan. >> great game last night. it is hard with these me8:30 i can't stay up late to watch. we have heavy rain that backed through chicago. chicago. of we have heavier

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served 30 years on the force. a navy veteran with suspicions of sending a letter to the white house and pentagon. >> william allen was arrested on thursday. two envelopes were addressed to top military chiefs and contained raw materials for the poison ricin. >> another envelope sent to president trump never reached the white house. nearly ever smartphone user in america received aext message from the president. in the test for fema's alert. >> unlike

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minute r now back to the crew at the ♪ fight and when you think you can you get ♪ we are back on saturday morning. october 6, 2018. yes, that is our pal al roker making his broadway debut with the cast of aiess." dylan and i were there. it was a great time. we will have more on that coming up in abit. let's start with the check of the headlines. the supreme court battl that gripped the nation ends today with the senateut poised to brett kavanaugh on the supreme court in a matter of hours. on frid, key senators susan collins and jeff flake and joe manchin will vote for brett

kavanaugh. lisa murkowski is the only meer of her partyo oppose him. protesters shoutre displea overnight, celebrations erupted in the treats of chicago after -- streets of chicago after the jury found the white police officer guilty of shooting a black teenager four years ago.cd laquan monald was shot 16 jason van dyker the officer could face decades in prison. cristiano ronaldo is set to play in the itali league match despite the rape allegation against him in the united fates. a womed a lawsuit in nevada saying she was raped by the athlete in vegas in 2009. ronaldo has denied the allegation. this was a costlyrank in london on friday at theinuction. the ng from banksy sold for $1.4 million.

moments into the final i sale, passed through a shredder. the artist posted a photo of the moment writing, goingoing, gone. no word if the buyer has to shell out the cash. >> if you have it on hand. let's turn to a story that aill touch the heart of any parent. exas family in the fight to keep their 9-year-old daughter alive. she is on life support after being declared brain dead two weeks ago. her parents are not ready to let go. nbeis tammyer has the story. >> reporte a texas mother's fight to keep her daughter alive. >> payton is not ready to give upn >> reporter:eptember 25th, payton was rushed to the hospital after sheo went i cardiac arrest. approximately 24 hours later, she was declared brain dead. her pents argue she is still alive.

>> i don't think any parent should be put in a situation where the hospital tells you when it is time to give up on d. your ch >> reporter: they filed a temporary restraining order against the hospital to keep their daughter on life support to buy her time. and search for another hospital that might take her. on friday, a judgeig ad an attorney to represent payton's interests and review the case. >> we wanted to come and extend her life. >> reporter: payton has been on life support a cook children's medical center in ft. worth for over a week. a tumor in her chest shut off her circulatory system. payton is considered dead. the hospital has since been ordered not to speak about the case. back at ho a community united. >>, you said god as we pra and we shouldn't doubt. we believe you that you can move a mountain. >> reporter: hoping for more time for9-year-old payton. time for what one mother

calling a miracle. >> we got more time. that gives payton me time t heal and recover and show up and show o for the miracle that's about to happen. >> reporter: for "today," tammy leitner, nbcnews. now let's turn to the congressional race in california at is turning nasty after the incuent congress member released a shocking ad against his opponent. steve paterson has more. >> reporter: in an attack ad. duncan hunter slams his democratic opponent calling him a security risk with tieso islamic terrorism. >>exican m lennial doesn't get support from the people of san diego. >> reporter: now running in one ofcalifornia's most republicani lean districts. hunter stoking fears o the controversial family history. >> his grandfather masterminded

the munich olympic massacre. >> reporter: his grandfather was involved in the terrorist organization responsible for the 1972 munich olympics attack that killed 11 israeli athletes. that was 16 years before he was born. a former white house staffer with security clearancender the obama administration. >> he is trying to attack me on things that have no o bearing my life. >> reporter: we spent time with him before the ad released. >> people seeing an attack ad this guy's grandfather did this. how does you campaign respond? >> we will not dig any pnify it. hold him accountable for his actions. >> reporter: the attack ad comes as he faces legal trouble. in the criminal indictment, the conscious member and wife are accused -- the congress member and wife are accused of using campaign funds for their

lifestyle. the hunters are calling the charges politally motivated. the campaign turning toxic with so much at stake. for ay"t steve

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saturday morning. we havend peter ale along with dylan this morning. >> quiet week in washington. holy cow. historic on's l get you up to date on the finalhoalf . we begin with the news. the upcoming vote later today on the brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. his confirmation all but a sure ehing after senators on friday said they would v yes. the trump administration is said to be celebrati the news. we hahave kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: the white house gets a legacy win if what goes as planned after three months with a raw and personal fight over the credibility and character brett kavanaugh. with protesters promising to keep fire through the m.terms next m the suspense is over, bgg the stle is not. through the night, senators mostly democrats, debated the

future of the supreme court. >> not telling the truth about what he did. >> reporter: andouhet lines of sexual misconduct claims are heard. >> i believe her. i believe dr. ford. i still believe her. >> reporter: the republican to oppose kavanaugh. >> this has been agonizing. >> reporter: alaska's sisa murkowskd judge brett kavanaugh's conduct at the hearing was too overtly partisan for an impartial supreme court justice. >> i could notonclude he is the right person for the court at this time. >> reporter: the only democrat to back kavanaugh is west virginia's joe manchin in a re-election.or >> shame. shame. >> reporter: shouted down by o protesters who believe christine blasey ford's sexual misconduct allegation againva ugh. >> something happened to dr. ford. i don't believe the facts show it was brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: in a dramatic turn

on the senate floor, susan collins says she listened to victims' ic. >> the me too movement is real. >> reporter: she will vote f kavanaugh because there is not enough evidence. >> it is when passions are most inflamed that fairness is most in jeopardy. >> reporter:roer supportht about cheers in the west wing. a lot of relief. so farhe president has tweeted his thanks to senators for advancing brett kavanaugh to the final round. today, t president heads to topeka, kansas on the campaign trail. that may be where we hear had his reactioir in public. sheinelle. >> thank you, kelly. >> quite a rally. casie hunt covers capitol hill for us. casie, what should we expect to see? when will the vote take place? >> reporter: peter, ase saw through the night, we will see speeches on the senate floor

from senators of both weparties. expect to see and hear protesters turning. they are describing a funeral march for her political career. the vote set to happen around 5:00 in the b eveningause of senate rules. it will look different from yesterday. outcome inot in deputy at -- jeopardy at this point. lisa murkowski is making a switch with steve daines. he is walking his daughter down the aisle.e you will see vesident mike pence in the chair presiding over theote in the senate. you shouldn'tead it as he needs to be there. he will not break a tie. he wants to be there because it is a momentous day.

of course, as we get through the weend, monday is a holiday. columbus day. judge kavanaugh would be sworn in as soon as tuesday to become the ninth justice on the supreme court. >> all this one montho the day to the midterms. casie hunt, thank you. overnight in chicago, peaceful protests in the streets after a white police officer was ecund guilty earlier in the day ofond-degree murder for the shooting death of the black teenager that was caught on camera in 2014.on nbc'sott is in chicago this morning. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinee. verdict h so many people here hoped for, but not come down was rendered. jason van dyke found guilty of second-degree murder. you may recall that van dyke was the offer seen on the dash cam video shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 2014. sedt video was not rel publicly for important a year. when it was, the city erupted in protest.

during the trial, prosetors argued that van dyke had no reason to open fire on laquan mcdonald. he was the only officer on the scene who did so that night. the dense said van dyke feared for his life and he took the stand and said laquan mcdonald turned a knife toward van dyke. that is why the officer said he opened f on the teenager. now the city was bracing for acquitt acquittal. barricades set u outside the courthouse a schools had contingency plans. there was a sigh of relief when the verdict was read. al peace protest, as you mentioned sheinelle. people wanting to continue lation was the police and community. the judge ordered jason van dyke back into court a the end of the month. he could potentially spend decades in prison. sheinelle. peter. >> ron mott in chicago. ro m thank you. ore to get to this morning, including robert muell moving to seize paul manafort's assets.

that means the justice department will soon own a condo at trump tower and a house in the hamptons along with with other properties and bank accounts. it is part of the plea deal that manafort signed last month. a warm welcome for first lady melania trump as she landed in egyptor the last leg of the visit to africa. the first s o tripabroad. she is working to support u.s. aid projects in the country and plans to visit the pyramids. she avoided politics, but a wardrobe choice served controversy. a white pith helmet on the safari. that is a symbol of colonial rule on the continen dylan is on the plaza with a check of the weather. >> just having fun with thele peopn the plaza here. i found a beautiful couple. you guys are celebrating 50 years. >> 50. >> today is my sixth anni

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and rn toward the end we. so from sweet 16 to 50th birthdays. youac don't know other? >> no. >> it all comes together. >> love on the plaza. thank you, dylan. still to come, the bride-to-be with the dilemma. does she take her husband's last name ort? no why this is such a hot button if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting.

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all right. back on a saturday morning with t dilemma facing a bride. >> she is going to the internet for help. >> dylan is in the orange room. >> one bride's name shannon is having a hard time. her last name is the same as her husband's. she wrote on the wedding site. first name is my husband's last name. we will be getti married next year. i need to face the decision of what i will do. e goes on, iould like to drve the same last name as my future ch. i'm not against keeping my last name. has anyone else been in the situation. it turnsheut has a couple options. one suggestion is she could ask her husband to take her last name. another thing is she should

the double name shannon shannon is fun and people would be tickled pink. nobody would forget you. this is your opportunity to become lik cher or madonna. no last name needed. we polled on twitter. 70% said they would not tthe r husband's last name if it was the same as their first name. i don't know. i like shannon shannon. dylan is a popular last name. if a found a dylan. >>ould you be dylan dylan? >> it is cool. >> shannon shannon embrace it? i guess what she says about kids. >> it is like "married with children." marcy darcy. my favorite counselor growing up. >> we voted on "today." keep us pop start.

>> mike "the situation" from "the jersey ore" star will spend time behind bars after eight months in prison for tax evasi evasion. his cast mates were on hand on friday in a show of support before sentenced in new jersey on friday.at "the sin" pleaded guilty to dodging taxes in januar heust complete 500 hours of community service. he has aid more than$120,000 in restitution. next up, a mor accomplishment for denzel washington. the two-time oscar winner honored with an afi life achievement award. washington, who has won two academy ards for "glory" and "training day" will receive the award next year. he has a varie career spanning five decades. in addition to film, washington has appeared in roles on broadway like "fences."

washington willeceive the award next june in los angeles. finally, k,e mo the supermodel, has taken to socmel a to talk about her daughter following in her footsteps. posting this picre of her 16-year-old daughter lila with the caption a beautiful start. now representing lila moss. the new face of marked beauty. she is pulling double duty as paont and agent the daughter. the younger moss is a look alike to her mo >> beautiful. >> cool. >> i didn't know you went to school with "thesituation." >> breaking news if you have not heard. we graduated >> thank you, dylan. here is theoment we have been waiting for. al making his broadway i debut "waitress the musical."

hey, before we go, we have to say congratulations to al roker. he made his broadway debut last night. the musical is called "waitress." check him out. >> this reminds me of my third wedding to sarah marie caputo. ma>> joe! >> that's the line? >> i think he crushed it. >> for the next six weeks, al will moonlight a old joe. the loveable pie diner owner. in addition to acting, he sings, too. ♪ it's one hell of a ride >> oh, we are so proud. sheinelle and i were there along with the "today"how gang. we were all there to support him. ows illed up the first 20 of the auditorium.

it was -- did you feel p soud like you were watching? >>t is like you are watching your uncle on the stage. al worked hard to do this. if you think about it, when is the last time you did something completely out of your comfort zone? >> that made you nervous? >> the family surprised him. >> they came in from france. >> she was there to surprise him. it was an amazing night. al, we are so proud of you. >> if u are in newyork, check it out. that is it for us on saturday morntog. morntog. morr i'm always going to be a maker. and i think a company is the coolest thing you can build. i'm adam, and i make robots. you never know when inspiration is going to strike. so i take my surface pro everywhere. part of an entrepreneur's job is to get stuff done. i like to do, like, four things at once. the new surface pro can handle all of my programs. i can paint, i can mold, i can code. i have it on all the time, it's fantastic. we get to build toys for kids and change the world. it's a big deal.

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