election. >> and why the vehicle shouldn't have been on the road in the grst place. chances, are youot the message. now what to do about the facebook scam thais spreading like wildfire.ri ne michael is moving toward the coast. >> the category 1 storm is slamming cuba and moving toward the panhandle. >> the national guard has been activated. th i hurricanes expected to intentiondentify before it makes laughing. >> right to dougckammerer. >> this has been gaining strength all day, and now up a little bit from where it was. now the latest advisory has it at 80 miles an hour.

some wind and rain. once it moves into the gulf. even a category 2 or hurricane 3. moving to the north at nine miles an hour. become aor cat2 by tomorrow and then making landfall. by 1:00 wednesday as a category 3 hurricane. the biggest threat, storm surge warnings. that is likely the biggest impact. the extremely strong winds. winds at 130. miles an ho i expect a lot of power outages. not just here but through the southeast and we'll talk about our impact. big changes this week, partly because of michael.

you can get blerts where it is headed sent right to your me >> the protests from the h confirmatirings for brett kavanaugh. >> will the storms spawn a tornado as we head into the mid-terms? >> right now, at the white house, president trump is getting ready for the third swearing in ceremony and reminding conservative voters ey have himo thank. >> following two oaths of office over the weekend, a swearing in ceremony tonight. president trump reacted to the battle over the confirmation. >> it was a disgraceful situation. brought about by people who are evil. >> those for and against

confirmation now look to channel voters over that battle to the noveer mid-term ections. >> it certainly had a good impact for us. up. base is fired >> i think we could be surprised i the scale of the turnout among womenluding younger women in this country. >> president trump heads to fo key states on win votes for republican candates. pop icon taylor swift is encouraging voting with an instagram post, firing up young voters. early voting started today inia califos well as iowa where women dressed as sufficientra jets marched. both sides plan marches and protests in the coming weeks, perhaps designating the mid-term as the final vote. and up with of the first votes kavanaugh could cast is over top white house officials. thank you. the mid-term ens now four

weeks away from tomorrow and a new poll outives democrats a slight edge in house battle ground districts all over the country. the 16 districts in purple on this m will determine which party controls the house. this poll from the "washington post" and george mason university suggests ttikely voters in these battle ground districts prefer democratic candidates over republicans by - int margin. 50-46. two years ago,eplicans had a 15-point edge over democrats in the same districts. you can read the same surveyn our nbc washington app. >> it remains to be seen how vote r lettersct president trump's treatment of christine blasey ford. he began with respectful restraint, moved to mockery and today he called the whole thing ahoax. >> now they're thinking about impeaching a brilliant t,jury

a man who was caught up in a home that was set up by the democrats. >> how did you get home and i don't remember. whe is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? >>don't know. thought her testimony was very compelling. she looks like a very fine woman to me. a very fine woman. >> this isn't the first time president's opinion has changed on an issue involving sexual misconduct allegations. for example, bk this 2016 when the access hollywood tape came thout, one before the election, trump acknowledged makingulgar comments about women and he apologized. after he was elected, he began telling allies that he did not think he was the person on the tape. more political coverage ahead on nbc "nightly news" with lester holt rig after news4 at 6:00. ome breaking news o the

limo crash in upstate new york. he is 53-year-old scott lisnicchia. he did not have the appropriate license to operate the limo over the weekend. the government also said that the limo faile its latest inspection. of the y he is o country but the owner has not been accused of any wrongdoing. here's a closer look at the investigation, plus reaction frome family members of victims. that's coming ahead. tonight a neighborhood is on edge after a shooting on a busy d.c. skt. one man was rushed to the . hospit the shooter is still out there. >> reporter: the police tape is

gone. word is spreading across the neighborhood about what happened earlier today. the residents we spoke to are upset and disheartened and they're all asking what is ir happening to teighborhood. player you live, work or in this neighbor, it is disturbing. it is enough to makehis woman think twice about letting her young ones out to play. >> this bought tears my eyes. this could be worse. i could be preparing a funeral for my kids. >> howard w working the lunch shift inside taste of jamaica when it started. he huddled with co-workers until police arrived. he is no surprised. he remember another shooting a few weeks ago. he doesn't want to quit his job to feel safe. >> dave was on the way to lunch

and didn'w what it was. >> an army of cop cars started coming. >> it was the restaurant scene. now he wonders if he has to be just as cautious durin theday. >> there is a lot here. i'm very lucky to not be a part of it. it kind of breaksntoour reality like that. >> reporter: police tell us cte in the shooting was breathing and alert when paramedics arrived here to take itm to the ho. you have a lot of parents and business own herbs very concerned abo the fact the shooter is still out there. today the redskin biggame. the weather won't dampen the mood for fans and the team plays inside, fortunately, ia dome.

>> reporter: it's freezing here. i should have brought some gloves and a jack. it's not long before the match-up between the redskins. adrian peterson played here in new orleans. briefl not a memorable time, coming off s aprained ankle. who knewow productive he would be? also, trent had a minor procedure. will there b any ill effects? and then drew brees needs just 201 yards to become the nfl's all time leading passer.

and finally, putting the foot on the gas. last year, he blew the fourth quarter lead. coming up, we have more on what personifi andrew brees and beignets. a facebook hoax goes viral. >> what you need to knowefore sending to it your friends and your family. tragedythe beltway. a man is killed by a hit-and-run driver. and bracing for trouble. how people are prering for

♪ kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers.th i went to honduras as a missionary and taught kids to be carpenters and welde. 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. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia, we have to build an economy that works for all. so our grab and go salads,ick meals are sandwiches,ife. and snacks are completely new. wequick meals to match inyour busy schedule.you see for yourself. at giant, we're ready when you are.

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male announcer: jennifer wexton backed a deal leadin6.to massive tolls on female announcer: blatantly false. jennifer wexton fought the tolls on 66. and let'the waythis plan that it' rolled out. it's highway robbery. there's also healthcare robbery. barbara comstock voted to sreotage the healthca market, hiking premiums up to 64%. barbara trumpstock -- everything that's wrong in washington. >> there are some the disturbing new clues in the limo crash. it was taking people to birthday celebration. we know the driver did not have the right license and the limo failed its most recent ine ection and shouldn't h been on the road. it left 20 people dead and has srocked t small town outside albany. chris pillone has the latest.

as the investigation into saturday's deadly crash continues in new york, the state's governor says the stretch limousine involved should never have been on the road. it was not supposed to be on the road.ri ther did not have the appropriate license. >> that driver had 17 people heading to a birthday who died when the limoped through a stop sign across a highway, crashed into a parked car and slammed into an embankment.am ong the dead, four sisters and three oheir husbands. e fund m accounts have set up to help the victims as well as two of the children orphaned in the crash. >> coming here just hurts. >> friends and family have spent the past two days visiting for >> i just hope they didn't

suffer. i want to believe it was instt. that they never knew what happened. >> state police say this is a criminal investigation. they have seized the company's three remaining cars and have spoken with the owner who is out of the country. federal investigarers a collecting evidence about the road, the car, the driver, and possibly data from the airbag controller. similar to a black box. >> we're here to find out not just what happened but why. >> the loved ones said they wera ng the right choice, neoosing not to drive. but it t into a horrific tragedy leaving so many in the community heart broken. . the deadly crash vegascoew

ncerns about the safety of stretch limos. in 2013 five women celebrating a bachelorette party in san francisco died when their stretch limo caught fire in 2015, four women on a long island winery tour were killed when theirn lincoln t car crashed. in that case, the limo had been cut apart andebuilt to accommodate more passengers. crashes le this are rare. there were two deadly limo accidents in 2016. that's compared to seven in 2015. experts say regulations are not consistent. >> what we have now is across e nation, a patch work system when it comes to oversight of these vehicles. it is really important to re-evaluate where we are and to recognize that this frankenstein system we have across the country isn't serving consumers well.

>> federal standards require airbags in cars but stretch limos do not have that requirement. tonight the loudon county supervisor is apologizing for ho a security scare was hand handled. a m th into the schoolyear, parents at lucketts school discovered a staffer's ex-boyfriend. parents sayd they shove been told the reason from the start. the summit sent a letter to pares promising a full review writing, igi apo for the missteps in the handling of the matter in the last two months. we let you down. i am sorry. parents are upset that the deputy has been removed from the school and pushing for another school officer. another day, another data

breach. this time it's google. a software glitch may have exposed d from hundreds of thousands of users for nearly three years. because of the issue, google said it is shutting down almost all functionality. they discovered the breach in the spring time. many are questioning why it took so long to announce the breach. hurricane michael set to unleash triple trouble. heavy rainfall and vicious winds. dan sheneman shows us the urgent preparions on the gulf coast. time, a race against florida residents are getting ready for hurricane michael. >> this is fast. very fast. >> the hurricane is expected to continue gaining strength as it movess the warm gulf water toward the florida panhandle. forecast to make landfall late wednesday. possibly as a category 3. today is the time to get a

plan. do not put it off. there isn't any reason not to bn prepared andot to keep your family safe. >> people like tallahaee sident geno harris is leading the advice. >> making sure we're ready. >> the governor has declaredst e of emergency for 26 counties and activated members of the national guard in advance of the storm. >> storm surge, rain, flood, we can see tornadoes, follow the when they say evacuate, you have to evacuate. don't wait until the last minute. >> the storm is expect to bring as much as a foot of water. more coverage of hurricane michael still ahead. >> dou is t projected storm, its path and the potential affect on ourea

he turned around the naacp. businessman. "marylander of ther". ben jealous. y he's helped grow twenty companies and a thousand jobs. ben's vision: medicare for all. a plan to lower prescription drug costs and fully fund our schools. the sun says jealous has "the stature and gravita to lead maryland. we can do much betteon jobs, on education, on healthcare. but it means we've got to believe in each other. on educaben jealous.lthcare. governor.

. florence was so painful. i don't think we're ready to hearbout another storm. >> we saw the flooding that just ended the last couple days toward south carolina. now this storm michael could move int the same area of north carolina and give them a big impact, too. but first toward the gulf coast and the florida pan handle. we're justng talbout heat and humidity in october. currently at 80 degrees right now. the winds out of the south at per hour. 86 at 6:00 at night in october. 84 in manassas. the heat inde close to 90 degrees across the area. as far as rain is kernlt. a lot of showers that cameug th d.c. right from the river, right up to 70. all the way up through

clarksburg, bethesda, and now, they are right around the frederick area. it is amazing how this little shower continues. right on 7 just to theeast. making its way to the north. inirly light. but you're s it there. this is michael making its way to the north i andis intensifying. the winds at 80 miles an hour. pick up strength and speed going up to a category 3. it makes its way onland andhen as i mentioned, into the carolinas where tree damage could be a factor. there will be some impact into the day. showers is the most likely scenario f us. not even a lot of wind. the high in the mid 80s. the heat index close to90.

shower activity like oh thursday. it will race on through. that could be at 9:00 a.m. the temperatures just fall all day. the average high at 71 west head into the. i'll see y at 6:45. >> up next, a passionate plea for a driver who sbloomd her fiance and keptin >> plus, a pivotal moment. a closer look at where things stand after four weeks of testimony and what we can expect as the defense gets ready to take over. >> a locals busin owner is

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hoping someone will come forward and identify theer driv >> sonja's grand daughters are holding her close, trying offer comfort. her fiance was killed early satuay by a hit-and-run driver. he texted her as he was walking home from mgm casino. >> he said i'll be there. >> reporter: but he hadn't returned. when she saws these images, feared the worst. >> i saw eisenhowe shut down. i couldn't breathe at that point. >> reporter: state police came e her door around 7:30 a.m. to sayd been killed by a hit-and-run driver. >> you took away m future, my love, my best friend. >> reporter: the tragedy began to unfd around 1:30 in the

morning. the car hit the barrier near the ramp. then bounced to the other sided an collided with an rv. hi car badly damaged. heot out and was struck by another car. its driver fled the >> you have no heart. you have no soul. >> his he think did hits hard. >> everyone loved him. he was a gentle giant. >> now she homes state police can final the hit-and-run driver. >> i am praying that someone who sees the red sedan will report and it come forward. >>ta police have very few details about the vehicle they are seeking. witnesses described it only as a red sedan that fled the scene.

>> prince george's county police ay they found a teenager who had been missing since early last month they say 15-year-old janee deville was found safe. she was reported missing september 4th. she was seen o a surveillance camera outside of the bus terminal. she is safe, according to police. pope francis taking aggressive action over sexual abuse allegations in the catholic church. he has ordered an investigation into the former d.c. archbishop. "the new york times" says the pope wants to know how mccarrick climbed the ranks so quickly. he stripped him of his poseion in j after a man abused him of abuse in the 1970s. mccarrick has denied abusing

anyone. he said the devil is trying divide the catholic church. he asked theaith tofl pray. prosecutors could wrap up their cas a early as tomo ow. we're into the fifth week of that trial and the jury has heard fromozens of witnesses, including some of don wint's relatives. here's a closer look at some of the key testimony so far. >> reporter: for the last month, jurors have listened closely to testimon from the witnesses that the prosecution called top ove their case but last week may have been the most riveting of all as jurors heard forhe first time new details about what happened in the hours and days after threeamily members and their housekeeper were murdered. >> a juror wants to hold someone, anyone, responsible.

sso they'll the police arrested this guy. >> many legal experts stay prosecution is making a convincing case. the defense is arguing that his brothers commit the crime. the timheets show one of his brothers was at work during the time the family was held hostage and last week, jurors heard from more of his family members,in incl his brother-in-law. heaid wint showed him a wad of $100 bills a asked him to burn s mini van. hs fiance took stand and said wint stayed with after the crime. the night of may 20th, of 2015, he said she saw wint's mug shot on tvonnecting him to the murders in d.c. they fled to a 94 by hotel before he would take cab to the d.c. the next day.

and he told jurors, theroer called him may 26 asking for help to turn him into police. he said they were following behind when the marshals moved in. the prosecution is trying to show that he wasn't there. >> they're going to have to produce evidence that wint's brothers are lying. >> we did an interview with an expert who believes the prosecution has dawn good job so far ande end, he will be held accountable. >>. it was his brothers as much as proving that daron winter was

present. >> the trial is moving faster than expected. one of the biggest questions as this trial began was, how couldne person have done this wholecrime? are we any closer to getting an answer on th i? >>is still a question that lingers. we know there are some nc inconsiss in the time line of eventsxul remember when it burned, there's video of someone running from the scene that doesn't have dread locks. b so thas the question. and so far we've not heard testimony from dorell which was he other brother that the defense is trying pin this on. so is that going to be enothh fo jurors to convict with? we'll see. >> all right.

re tomorrow. it is a story that lit up facebook. scammers sending messages that say they received aca d friend request from you. then it says forward to it your friend because it is a scam but it appears, the sca is the message itself. est i and it get the message out to your friend to do the same. tonight, new questions what may be causing it. >> reporter: mama's biscuits all started right here in her kitchefour years ago when she started perfecting the perfect biscuit rewpe. there is a pretty major launch in a big store. we'll have that story coming up. >> and i'm talking aboutan hurr michael.

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now to a rare look inside the library of congress. only two times a year are visitors allowed to check out the remarkable itace. s open to anyone over the age of squeen a researcher card. buteoday peo visiting didn't need one. visitors viewed books lined on the back walls, colorful murals, the ceiling, too, and ornate architecture. this is the world's largest library. its primary purpose is to serve congress. today it was also for columbus day. some are on alert right now. several children have contracted a rareisder that is often compared to polio. it is called acute flaccid

militis.ar 7-ld quentin hill is one of six children diagnosed many minnesota in the last month. kit cause paral and there's no known treatment or cure. >> it's alarming tt we're seeing six cases in such a short period of time. usually in minnesota they see one or none per year. however, it is sll in very, very rare condition. >> itan include sudden muscle weakness in the arms and legs. drooping in the eyeli or face, trouble swallowing or slurred speech. if your child shows any of those symptoms, you should call a doctor. as for quentin, he may regain the full use of his arm. > we're lookingt menu items marked gluten-free.

columbia university researchers looked at restaurants serving gluten-free meal. 50% of pizza and pasta dishes tested positive for gluten. johns hopkins ss it will name a new building after a woman who unwigtly help the research community. henrietta lacks died of carer. ells were harvested by johns hopkins without her consent but those cells continue toepduce in test tubes to this day. they've been used inll sorts of studies. the new building is set to be completed in 2022. we have a lot more on the history of henrietta lacks. just search henrietta lacks. up next, all eyes on

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senate confirmed him by the narrowestthargin in mor a century. seat onpected to take a the wench tomorrow. by day she's an i.t. project manage in her timeoff she's the baker behind the first gourmet biscuit company. night nicole jacobs drous us to the maryland woman who is taking an old famous ripe to e shelves of walmart. >> if could you smell the aro coming from leslie riley's kitchen, it would make the taste of mama's biscuits that much more special. the back story to her creation -- >> friends and familysed to call them my business kits. >> it is special in and of itself. >> came from of course grandma. >> taking her grandma's hand written recipe. >> about 1887. >> and tweaking it to come up

with this. e exactly started h four years ago today. an anniversary she had not thought of until now. >> my goodness! oh! >>nd one so fitting for her latestmp acshment that launches today. >> and here i am, full circle. and it ises on the she of walmart. >> a chance meeting with the ut buyers summit her in front of the right people. >> they liked it. >> they chose two ofth. >> making sure you have two. >> from her blueberry lemon to cinnamon cream. their all hand made in a distribution central she built and self--funded. >> that's perfect. >> it is perfect for a small business owner whose specialie innt -- >> ve. >> is exactly what she carries from her grandmother's kitchen. >> she would be proud of me.

>> can you imagine what our newsroom would do withthat? >> i would like the try. >> her biscuits will be in 600 stores next year. incredible. >> she's taking off. going viral. so kind of warm. >> a guy named david bought a barn in michigan back in 1988. we'll get to that in a second. >> the farmer -- >> he threw in a bonus. b a rock. it weighed nearly 23 pounds. the farm heays it was a meteorite had that fallen on the property in 1930. he was using it as adioor stop an't think much of it until he saw a report thates meteoritould be worth money. he took to it a university where the professor said shet knew was the most valuable specimen she had ever held in her life.

from a scientific to a financial point of view.as it wconfirmed that it is woh cash money, $100,000. go take a closer look at the rocks in the ro. >> amazing! >> now we can talk to you. the hurricane that's coming our way? >> it seems like we're talking more summer weather. >> let's talk about winter. >> how about se ice skating? can you imagine? on a day like today. >> no. >> of course, rockefeller center, ty opened it today. the temperatures up there on the warm side, too.y hey, tot out there. have you done that? >> no. >> always packed full of people. >> i've done it once.

>>obo m. amazing, temperatures have been in the 80s. even in new york, on the warm side, too. it is open. o a signthe season for sure. a different season. this is expected to strengthen over the next couple days. we could see it as it makes the wa into the open waters up toward the florida gulf coast and thend pan of florida. the latest advisory, winds at nine miles an hour. becoming a category 2 by tomorrow morning. a category 3 making landfall. oh, this is brand new. this is now a hurricane warning. everybody here in red. a hurricane warning. it was watch but this has just been issued. now in efft for all the pan t

handle north border to tallahassee and then right along the cedar key area.we l be watching this very, very closely. down into that region, the biggest impact? let's talk about it. one of the most susceptible areas of the country in storm surge. iles an hour.0 that means trees down everywhere. a couple years ago,hu the icane came through with a category 1 storm. so a much weaker storm than this. they had 57% of the city of tallahassee without power for a week or e.at storm will be a big this is a big one, too. then tropical storm force winds expected into the carolinas. it doesn't miss us all togeth

expecting some showers on thursday. this would be a thursday event. the heaviest would be near mountains back toward the blue ridge. bigger changes come friday as the system moves out. it will bring us me big changes. winds out of the south at six miles an hour. you can probably see some rinkles. shtch out for fog tomorrow morning. ers on thursday. behind this system, and a cold front. look at the temperatures. 66. oh, that's cool. breezy and falling temperatures into the 50s. by sarm ever saturday morning, most o you in the 60s. the coole air making its way.

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the redskins down ithe big easy but there's nothing easy about it. one of the all time greats, drew rees, playing in front of a hostile crowd. >> there's someone friendly on the side line. >> hey, you guys. this is biggest game of th for the redskins. they're trying to take down a safety here.mo ay night prime time football. they have to grind three straight months starting today. they're hoping to keep the long faces around the division right where they are. the cowboys, eagles and giants

all edplay. the redskins have a chaks tonight to get the win and they're not looking to lose their chance. >> we've goto make sure we d it. >> we can't slack off. we have 13 games left to go. to get a win like this, it would be huge. >> we're number one for a reason. our job is to stay number one. i am extremely happy. >> the saints quarterback drew brees is set to make history. to put it into perspective, it is about a distance of 40 miles

which is more than it takes get from d.c. to baltimore. so drew brees trying to make story tonight to become the nfl's all t passing leader. just 201 yards away. both brett favre and peyton manning as the all time passing yards leader.il they w do their west to slow it down. he has been held to uer 200 yards. just three times since 2011. wees engineering the same comebackince last season. they know they need to limit him and they do not want to be on the wrong side of history. >> he came to the league. we got to go against that guy. i'm fair. >> he is lightning. aof hall famer.

the only goal we have is winning. he can break as many records as he wants. we just want to win. let's talk about some october baseball. the astros swept the indians and what a start in th postseason for the defending champs, uston astros. the astros bea the indians 11-3 and for the first anaheim franchise histor sep the postseason series. the red sox and yankees series, currently tied at, i was told it is drew brees and beignets. we might be able to bring these

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breaking news go tonight as w across america. a state of emergency and evacuations on the gulf coast. a major hurricane taking aim and expected to make landfall as a powerful category three. ar tonight homes ng up, businesses and universities shutting down. we have thand-new track. chilling new details on the deadly limousine horror. 20 people killed includinfour sisters. newlywed couples and young parents leaving childrenehind. >> i just hope they didn suffer. i want to believe it was instant. that they never knew what happened. >> what police have