conversation right now. our phone lines are open to are open. you can join us on twitter at c-span wj or facebook. do you feel that the supreme court is the independent branch of government? this is the cover story of the weekly standard. c-spany the event on the networks. it is on our website. more with the chief justice last tuesday. [video clip] i thought i would spend a moment or two touching on the convention that touching on the contentious events in washington. i will not criticize the political branches. we do that often enough in our opinions. [laughter] what i would like to do is emphasize how the judicial branch is and how it must be very different. i have great respect for our public officials. they speak for the people. that commands a certain degree of humility from those of us in the judicial branch who do not. we do not speak for the people. we speak for the constitution. our role is very clear. we are to interpret the constitution and laws of the united s
thanking a crowd of about 200 people tonight in logancircle. her daughter stabbed to death, just over 48 hours ago. now, police say, her killer is behind bars. good evening, i m jim i m doreen againgentzler. we ll get to the suspect in a moment. but first,iv shomari stone is with the support for martinez s family and fiance. reporter: good evening. wendy martinez s mother and fiance are understandably devastated. the past 48 hours have been awful for them. they were supposed to be happy this week, planning her wedding. ead, they re planning he funeral. my heart has been broken. in a thousand pieces. reporter: cora martinez is filled with sadness as she tearfully speaks at acandl candlelight vigil for her daughter, wendy. she passed doing what she loved to do, and that was running, so, that means a loto us. reporter: family, friends and people who live and run near lon circle holdcandles, hug and cry. wendy martinez was 35 yearswi o, a promising future. a georget
study how to fight wildfires. we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. let her say what she has to say. but they ve delayed it a week. they have to get on with it. judge cavanaugh s accuser says she ll testify next week on her own terms. ford does not want to be in the same room and wants him to testify first. severe storms ripped through southern minnesota. there were reports of tornadoes touching down. it was insane. the flooding emergency in the carolinas isn t over and may even grow worse. the flooding is like nothing we ve ever seen. the deadly mass shooting in maryland. a woman killing three before she turned the gun on herself. she didn t even aim, she just shot. the gunman was killed by police during a dramatic shootout near miami international airport. president trump s former attorney michael cohen sitting down for several hours for an interview with special counsel robert mueller. all that darn
nbc news reached out t department of justice. a senior official say it is suggestion of weang a wire was made sarcastically and the official said rosenstein did not suggest invoking the 25th amendment. the allies said he should fire rosenstein. leon? thank you so much, erika. now a tragedy in one of d.c. s busiest traffic circles.s a suv colliith a man on an electric scooter at dupont circle. he man did not survive. it s raising new questions about the safety of e-scooters. amy cho is live with the latest on the investigation. aimee? reporter: these electricot s are a familiar sight to people in the city. you pay by the minute. but as we have seen today, marks the first time somebody has died using one of these scooters in d.c. arantic rush as firefighters tried to rescue a man trapped beneath this car. an ordeal of 15 minutes before he was freed. police say the man was riding in scooter when he was hit and later died at the a man nearby didn t want to shoe his fa
fabricate this. reporter: susan collins said she is appalled by the as comp we are not attacking her. a lot of people are attacking him and his family and it s ful. reporter: negotiations around the hearing still ongoing. republicans moving the date to wednesday but with ford testifying first. shrequested the opposite. as women speak out to defend ford i think survivors need to be heard and believed. reporter: and kavanaugh brett treated me and everyone i know witect. reporter: republican senate leader mcconnell suggesting regardless of the hearing s outcome pr judge kavanaugh will be on the united states e court. reporter: reassuring conservatives they will have their man on the bench. blayne exander, nbc news, washington. the kavanaugh controversy was not a topic at today s first and perhaps only face-off today between the two womunng in virginia s 10th district for congress, one of the most watched congressional races in the nation. democrats tnk th