with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> i was not at the party described by dr. ford. this conformation process has become a national disgrace. >> a defining moment in america and in the lives of two people, each with a different story to tell, a nation left to decide who to believe and a nation who will put the nominee to a vote. then to micronesia and a passenger jet goes down into open water and all the passengers survived. breaking developments and new information in the sea yhrd.

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>> i want to know what you want to do. >> i'm innocent of this charge. >> then you're prepared for an fbi investigation? >> they don't reach conclusions. you reach a conclusion. >> and the explosive testimony that turned into a partisan brawl and now the push to confirm kavanaugh continues immediately. they're expected to vote with a meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m. >> and in regard to this candidate -- >> reporter: republicans moving forward after a hearing marked by tense emotion and two witnesses fiercely sticking to their stories. >> i'm innocent. i'm innocent of this charge. >> reporter: christine blasey ford describing the night kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during a party. >> i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put a hand

over my mouth to stop me from yelling. >> i was not at the party described by dr. ford. this conformation process has become a national disgrace. >> reporter: but in recent day as common thread. >> i have seen my life picked apart by people on television, on twitter. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed. >> reporter: law makers clearly out of patience. >> this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics. >> and afterwards president trump tweeting his praise of lifetime appointment hanging in >> dr. ford's testimony is two reputation and a seemingly inspiring ulgt others to talk about their own stories. and rain saying they saw a 147% increase in calls yesterday.

nbc's kate snow with more of ford in her own words and her own voice heard publicly for the first time. >> thanks, of course, for dr. ford -- >> reporter: the moment christine blasey ford was introduced, you could see the fear in her shaken voice. >> the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i will never forget. they have been seared into my memory. >> reporter: after describing in detail what she says happened in a suburban washington bedroom in the '80s. >> both were drunkenly laughing during the attack. >> reporter: she elained why she didn't tell anyone at the time. >> i convinced didn't happen. >> reporter: over the years she did tell a husband she w assaulted but didn't name kavanaugh until 2012. she and her husband were

renovating and her husband couldn't understand why she wanted two ways out of the house. >> explaining why i wanted another door i began explaining what happened in detail and explained that the boy who did this to me could one day be on the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: but the professor of psychology says because it was so traumatic, her memory of kavanaugh's identity is vived. >> how are you so sure that was he? >> the same way that i'm sure i'm talking to you right weeks. >> reporter: the republican chairman, chuck grassley and a series of democrati senators praised ford for her bravery. >> there are literally of peopl in tears feeling pain and anguish, not just feeling your paineling. >> reporter: people like 76-year-old brenda who called to say she was molested in the

second grade. >> this brings back so much pain. i thought i was over it but i'm not. >> reporter: her family forced to move twice. >> these past couple of weeks have been the hardest of my life. i've had to relive this trauma in front of the world. >> reporter: the world heard her story. the senate judiciary committee is planning to push forward with a key vote in just hours. that would set the stage for a full senate vote on kavanaugh early next week. let's go to nbc's tracie potts on capitol hill. so what will this morning's vote mean ultimately for the nomination? >> reporter: this morning's vote is a recommendation out of the committee. and they've got several options. if all republicans stay on board, that means they can report favorably to the senate

if not they can report unfavorably, they can go without a recommendation or they can not erow port at all, which would cause the sen toot jump through hoops. bottom line it could lead to a full senate vote and the white house says they're confident kavanaugh will be confirmed. >> the president was thrilled with his testimony. he was strong, passionate, convincing and because he was telling the truth. he is going to get confirmed. >> reporter: so here's a timeline of how this could happen. the full senate is ready to take what they call a closer vote to begin this process on saturday. then they have to skip a day on sunday. then on monday they could begin up to 30 hours of debate, setting up a possible final vote as early as tuesday. >> as if the drama couldn't get

any higher. thank you. breaking news this morning. a passenger airliner over shot the runway in micronesia and began to sink in the lagoon. a group of tiny boats helped rescue more than 40 pas6gers and crew members left stranded in the water. sarah harmon live from london with the late rs. >> reporter: good morning. we're still gathering information but what we do know, the people on this plane got very, very lucky. every single one of them survived. there were a few reports of broken bones and other injuries but when you look at the images of this plane, you get the feelinging it cou feeling it could have been so much worse. it over shot the runway and hit the water. here's how a passenger on board described the moment of impact. >> i thought we landed hard until i looked over and saw a

hole in the side of the plane. we were able to get out. the water was only up to about here on me inside the plane. >> now videos on social media show dozens of people being rescued and we understand several were local fisherman who sprang into action to help. the question now what caused the crash? the maker of the plane said it was willing to provide technical assicestig no one wants their plane to crash, but if it has to, you want it to happen like this. it's already being compared to the miracle on the hudson and now it appears we have the miracle of micronesia. it was a shootout on the west coast as we head to week four of the nfl season. rams quarterback jared goff got things started with a lob to cooper cook. he would go in for the cook. it was all about the passing game.

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the contradictions between his statements and facts in evidence. >> this is not about finding the truth between dr. ford and brett kavanaugh, it's about delaying the hearing and to get past the midterms, hope they pick up the senate and allowing this seat to be filled by donald trump. i'll tell you what i think has happened here in the conforma this is the new norm, help us all. >> judge the white house's no ofe reaction from t dramatic testimony from judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. >> at work and restaurants, at home. millions across the country pause their routine to watch the historic hearing play out on capitol hill. >> reporter: daily routines in america stood still in work

places, on trains and planes. inside doctor's offices, bars and college campuses. people of all ages stopped, watched and listened, glued to the nearest screen. >> i know so many women who have been sexually assault swd i know how hard it is for them to be heard and believed. law school where vating student kavanaugh is an alum. still others firmly trust kavanaugh. >> i was pretty much mind made up before her testimony. >> reporter: and your hope is this goes through -- >> definitely, definitely. >> reporter: but for some nothing seemed certain, even after hours of emotional testimony. >> more facts on how things happened and more proof of it. >> reporter: you need more evidence? >> yes. >> reporter: with protests erespecting on both sides, some still see a silver lining

regardless of the outcome. >> hopefully other women can be empowered to speak out. >> reporter: a nation united by a hearing but still politically divided. >> a lot more people were paying attention yesterday but what did they see when they tuned in? did we find justice, truth, civility? i don't think we found any of that stuff. we can do better. don't ffweet

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>> a little bit today. >> sometimes. >> i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's look at what you can expect as you head out today, nice cool, you've got a cool condown. >> hopefully that makes you happy if you're not a fan of the 90s. 56 degrees for san francisco. 59 for san jose and it's in the upper 50s for valleys but we are expecting a