president trump said he would prefer not to fire rosenstein as of right now. that's it for us. thanks for being with us. two hours of full coverage they want to destroy even more. president trump rallying against president trump. as a more stunning allegations. the dow is down 106 points. yields on ten year treasury charges.

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dr. christine ford. she is ready for public testimony. this is what she will say. i don't have all of the answers and i don't remember as much as i would like too. the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i don't want to forget. ahead of all of this a new accuser has come forward she's shares the same attorney. she claims in a sworn declaration that she was drugged in gang wrapped -- gang raped at a party that cavanaugh was there. >> and the person accusing him of them heaven them went to ten different parties and

never told anybody about it. never warned her friends are called the cops. it comes from the avenue to the world. it makes zero sense. calling him a third rate lawyer who is good at making false accusation like he did on me. cavanaugh denies all of the allegations against him. he feels like he is in the toilets on. and in another bizarre twist the senate judiciary republican senate staffer has broke spoken to two men that they committed the assault that dr. ford described. good to see you. good morning. term. more allegations against brett cavanaugh. will any of the other accusers in addition to the first one. get any airtime today. it's unlikely because this is the only one scheduled to testify. it seems like all of the senators want to question

her. they have given the questioning over to this prosecutor from arizona so she is good to be the one the questions will be going through her mostly. what will she ask what should she ask? >> is a great question. were not sure what she's gonna take. people that know her say she is very fair and balanced. she's been synthetic to victims. she has is a longtime prosecutor. one of the things you're supposed to be. the line of questioning for me. listening to cavanaugh's attorney.

i wonder why that income forward when they had been in the limelight. they should have come forward before. there would've been plenty of time to do whatever they wanted to do. when they come forward. would it be fair for mitchell to ask if any of them got any money from democratic is donors or offered a book deal. they would be surprised. you don't want to ask a question that and that you don't know the answer too. the no answer will hurt her. do they think that they try to paint a clear picture. certainly one angle that she can go down. the question is 35-year-old

allegation. it's a different time and she can go down that route at the other thing is this woman was 15 at the time and also engaged in drinking. you have to wonder whether it was a single beer. and that is the more the angle that she's can go down. where did she memorialize this. who did she speak to. one of the things that comes up in this kind of prosecution is a prompt outcry. if she made a point and told anyone else this that witness could potentially testify but nothing was revealed until 2012 when she spoke to a couples counselor about this. thank you very much. >> for more on this.

kelly and is going to join us at 8:00 this morning. it all starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. and likely to go on for hours. >> he said he does not want to fire rod rosenstein. we've have a good talk. he said he never said it. he said he doesn't believe it. my preference would be to keep him. intellect and finish up. the president also says he might delay today's scheduled meeting so we can focus on the cavanaugh hearing instead. he firmly denies the report that claims that he does best recording the president and invoking the 23rd president. >> president trump is accusing china of trying to interfere in our midterm elections because of our ongoing trade war. regrettably, we found that china has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 22

election. they do not want me or us to win because i am the first president ever to challenge china on trade. there was. the foreign minister shrugging when he heard the president's comments. at the un security council yesterday. we do not and well not interfere. they also said he would call chinese president today to further discuss the trade dispute. the cost to borrow money is heading higher. they are heading to pull the trigger for the third time this year. three more in 2019. that's in line with expectations. our economy is strong. growth is running at a healthy clip unemployment is low.

the number of people working is rising steadily. inflation is low and stable. all of these are very good signs. the goldilocks economy. jay foul also telling reporters he does not see inflation rising faster than expected. we will get the final read on the second quarter gdp this morning. the gross domestic product expected to remain unchanged. they are joining a growing list of companies that are warning of the financial toll. jim hakki told bloomberg news that the tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will cost his company a billion dollars in profit. the taxes can lead to higher prices for the entire car industry. they are just some of the major tariffs.

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supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh appearance will be a closely watched event today. but do investors care. good morning david.

so that is the big question this morning do investors and traders and people on the floor of the new york stock exchange do they even care about this hearing or is it more likely that we will see volume goes down and they sit around and watch it. i think they will be watching. as a political event but is not an economic or market event. i think investors are can refocus on a lot of other things. there is a lot more to be concerned about in the market. speaking of that. a lot of headlines getting ignored. we had reports of china meddling in the midterms. china's foreign minister is denying it. what does this tell you about the state of negotiations over tariffs. does that mean that we are even further apart now.

i don't think that's true. i think china has just blanked. there is a story out yesterday in reuters. that they're actually cutting tariffs on some manufactured goods and manufactured products. china cannot win this thing. we are making inroads here. i think what the president said in the un to see other day. i think a lot of people in that room would've liked to said the same thing. he was just the one that have the guts to say it. we have a lot of companies now talking about the impacts. this seems to be the important story that is underneath everything. what's going on at the end of the day. what will we see that now is the market so not focus on

this that it will just continue muddling along. it's a risk. to be sure. the trade conflict or trade war. there are challenges here. and there will be some casualties along the way. but were only looking for three things. were looking for them to cut the tariffs. i think that's a dynamic that we would like to see go around the world. i think the president wants to reset the stage here and i applaud that. yesterday our own susan lee had a question for the president about his canceling the conversation with canada about tariffs in trade. listen. >> did you reject the one on one meeting with justin trudeau. >> because his tariffs are too high.

we are just thinking about taxing cars coming in from canada. that is the mother load, the big one. we are very unhappy with the negotiations in the negotiating style of canada. we don't like their representative very much. that was pretty intense. what do you make of that. and can we get a nafta like agreement that includes both mexico and canada can we come to a resolution with our neighbor to the north. >> i'm not sure. i like to see that happen. then we could pivot to europe and then to china. it looks like the president is 's plane a pretty tough game here. they're they are upset with the negotiating style here. david nelson, thank you so much. still ahead. just in time for the midterms. a startling new report about the vulnerability of our voting machines in the worst part is the problems come and fix a decade ago. on a brighter note you might not feel as guilty the next time you buy into that big mac.

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good morning i'm gerri willis. it is 5:30 right now. they are facing a new charge. julie is sweat julia's wet neck who shares the same attorney claims she witnessed cavanaugh gang rape girls in 1982. it is expected to be an extraordinary scene on capitol hill. they face the first accuser christine ford. emily, great to have you here. i want to start with who this woman is. this career prosecutor and what is her background.

rachel mitchell has an impeccable background. she's been a prosecutor for over 25 years in the city of arizona and not only is she the division chief including outstanding sexual assault prosecutor of the year. here's what's important about her as well. she leaves the education around the country. as you know there was some misinformation been being circulated that she was somehow part of the department when it's actually part of the county attorney department. in 2011 when the doj alleged that they were under prosecutions by the sheriffs. they implement a training and identified those that could still be prosecuted. she really has an impeccable background. and certainly she has a long career of 25 years. the big question in today's wall street journal about

rachel mitchell is she tough enough and here's why people say this. she is described as carrying an competent and competent and empathetic. but not. mason. she has not seen as incredibly tough. what i'm wondering today. is that the right thing for this hearing wears at the wrong thing. this is not a trial. this is not a celebrity studded everyone is watching this yes but this is not a trial. this is a hearing. i think is a smart move by the gop because we don't want someone there who's stuck. they lead prosecutions that really encourage the victim to come forward and feel safe while at the same time seeking retribution for these offenders. earlier there were questions on this program about should

they elicit certain admissions. that is not her job here. it's up to her to have the testimony. >> the big question right here. some of them that are gonna be making up their minds today. for republicans to say i don't know what i meant to do yet and i'm waiting till i hear the testimony to make the decision. is she the person that can bring them on board for the ministration. from all of the accounts that i understand. the ability of her to tell that line in a balance between prosecutor and that supportive alleged victim here. and ultimately the point here is to have both people testified tomorrow and be as truthful and forth coming as possible.

thank you so much for coming on and talking to us about rachel mitchell. >> the federal reserve hiking interest rates for the third time this year. how will they affect consumers in the economy. he joins us now. >> a lot of people are speculating whether the economy can handle the long-term rate of about 3%. i think you can other than one thing. when we had 2.9% rise. that leads .9 percent. households had shortened the maturity of their liabilities which means that they are more sensitive to rising short-term interest rates than they head in quite some time.

and that means at their interest expense is going up. from the shallow zero-point 9%. and that limits the overall ability of the economy to accelerate. they're hoping like the federal reserve we get back to 3% sustainable growth. i think you one -- wind up under three. the 30 year more to get rate has gone up. variable rates on credit cards. new car loans. 4.8 percent. are they feeling this already. i thank it's already starting to leak into the system. you see in terms of the fact that we can't get auto sales to accelerate anymore. they're basically dead in the water. i think both of them only go one direction from in one direction from here which is gradually downward.

they would say 15 to 20%. they were going to live off the interest. and there was no interest. now those people are starting to get interest and those are the people that deserve it. they did a great job. i don't think the net saver is the real driver economic force. we are seeing more and more savings the corporate side of the equation and that's not a bad thing. households and people that are looking at. are primarily the people that are already out of the employment spectrum. those are the retirees who have been living on fixed incomes that see a little bit of an upward boost. they are not going to drive their spending up dramatically. the damage that gets done through higher financing cost. >> i sure hope you are wrong. with christmas right around

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so much as is a writing on this. i just want to remind everyone of jfk's words. let's not seek the republican answer ignored the democratic answer but the right answer. as they sat down and they said they are reserving judgment for today. i just hope they listen to this. and really search their souls. the president will be listening watch. it's a game that there plane. the disgrace to the country. and you are going to see that in the midterms. it's just a con game. it's a high-quality person. they could do that anybody. >> i think that robin is

correct. and does have a lot at stake. purely for political reasons. they were desperate to try to do anything for fun even if it meant destroying the character of this individual with no evidence to back it up. they have no evidence on what is allegations from 36 years ago and there is no limit to what they will do. we want to ask a quick follow-up. the president is president is furious with the republicans. do you believe that. i think whenever someone comes forward with these kind of allegations is important for us to listen to them and see

what the situation is. i think when you see people coming out of the woodwork now say they attended parties when they were sophomore in college going to high school and claiming a 15-year-old judge kavanaugh was involved in that. i think were getting to a point now that they are willing to do and say anything to make sure that a pro-life individual is not put on the supreme court. and that's what it's all about. do you think voters see this there are some final accusations what this nominee. we will hear were here with one of these accusers. do you think voters see through any of the holes perhaps. it's quite possible. too often times we underestimate that the american public but they do see through and make their own assumptions and judgments here.

to follow up to ted's statement. there are corroborating witnesses who had offered to testify now. and also cavanaugh's former college roommate said he would get blackout drunk and get very aggressive. there are some corroborating elements to this. >> none of them were there on that night. >> we have with no cooperating evidence from people that were there that evening there is nobody there. that was willing to testify they were there. somehow the voters will say what they have to say. ted, thank you. make sure to stay with us for our live coverage. it starts at 10:00 eastern time this morning. it is going to be must-see

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>> yeah, certainly here in the uk we are struggling with everything in terms of brexit. all the talk about fed meeting was where neutral rate was and at which point they will stop raising rates, we will look at rate rises this year and next year as well. a lot of the focus usually will they or won't they in terms of raising rate, seems like a fore gone conclusion and the focus more was on the outlook and the outlook more rate rises for the fed. >> president trump accusing china of meddling in midterm elections, that was one to have big headlines yesterday, would this make it hard the other resolve trade dispute with that country and how closely are people in europe following this story? >> yeah, i think it's an interesting one.

look, reversibles and we are seeing china potentially involved against donald trump. apparently not. we don't necessarily know whether these rumors are true or not, levying the complaints against the chinese are certainly not going to be beneficial for a relationship, there's already fault. by in large this pushes them further away from some sort of resolution rather than closer to it. lauren: joshua, thank you very much. >> time for mornings with maria, we toss it over to maria bartiromo. maria: happy thursday to you, we will see you soon and good morning, everybody, i'm maria bartiromo, thursday september 27th, top stories right now before 6:00 a.m. on the east coast on the hot seat supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford head today capitol hill today for testimony before

senate judiciary committee over sexual assault allegations. president trump defending pick for high court and railed against democrats. >> i think when you really look at it all it's not going to change any of the democrats' minds, they are obstructionists. they are actually con artists because they know how quality this man is and they destroyed a man's reputation and they want to destroy it even more. maria: very the latest on what to expect from the hearing straight ahead. federal reserve, policy on track, signaling another rate hike is on the way. markets this morning searching for direction. take a look dow industrial down 17 points and nasdaq up 11 points. declines across the board yesterday following the fed decision, the dow industrials gave 107. in europe take a look at

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