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captioning funded by cbs good morning from the cbs studio newsroom here in new york. i'm anne-marie green. senate republicans are bringing in a female sex crimes prosecutor to question the woman who accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. rachel mitchell will also question kavanaugh at tomorrow's hearing. tr the jp the jaw dithes scheduled a vote for kavanaugh on friday. meanwhile, in a tweet last night president trump challenged the credibility of kavanaugh's accusers and leveled a broadside to his democratic opponents. the democrats are playing a high-level con game in their vicious effort to destroy a fine person. it's called the politics of destruction. behind the scene the dems are laughing. pray for brett kavanaugh and his family. laura podesta has more on this. good morning, laura. >> reporter: good morning. kavanaugh and ford will be questioned separately at tomorrow's hearing. senators will have a limited amount of time to ask them

questions, the hope being that each will be given an opportunity to explain or defend their side of the story. the 11 republican men on the senate judiciary committee will have rachel mitchell, a veteran sex crimes prosecutor from arizona interview christine blasey ford and brett kavanaugh at tomorrow's hearing. >> the witness should not be uncomfortable and by having ope thir think woup think w. >> senator chuck grassley says his goal is to depoliticize the process and avoid a circus atmosphere. democrats will ask their own questions. >> i don't think we ought to be ducking and dodging our responsibility just because the issues are sensitive. >> reporter: ford claims kavanaugh held her down and gropp groped her in high s. she'll speak first and each senator will have five minutes to ask questions. >> i'm looking for a fair process. i've never sexually assaulted

anyone, not in high school, not ever. >> reporter: yesterday president trump dismissed accusations by a second woman. >> she said she was totally inebriated and she was all messed up and she doesn't know it was him but it might have been him. oh, gee, let's not make him a supreme court judge because of that. this is a con game being played by the democrats. >> reporter: ramirez told "the new yorker" kavanaugh exposed himself to her when they were in college. kavanaugh denies those claims but is expected to be asked about it tomorrow. >> reporter: aides for the republican-led judiciary have so far refused to speak on the phone to lawyers for deborah ramirez until she submits evidence in writing to them. if the vote on kavanaugh's nomination happens on friday morning, the full senate could hold a confirmation vote sometime next week. anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thanks a lot. ahead on "cbs this morning,"

we'll hear from kavanaugh's attorney. aand we'lp and we'll brirp to gavel coverage tomorrow beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern 9:00 central. and now to this morning's hearings where president trump the reside over the security council, the u.n.'s most powerful body. today's meeting is expected to focus on iran which the president spoke out in his speech to the general assembly. atanrand they laughed at t presidepresident after he bt his administration. weija has more on the speech. >> reporter: at times, president trump's promise of america first sound like more like america alone during his speech at the united nations. >> we reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism. >> reporter: the president reserved his most stern rhetorey

hphis decision to pull out iran nuclear deal. >> iran's leaders plunder the nation's resources to enrich themselves and to spread maihem. >> reporter: mr. trump commended north korea for its willingness to negotiate a deal to denuclearize. >> i would like to thank chairman kim for his courage and the steps he has taken, though much work remains to be done. >> reporter: a stark contrast to what he said during last year's speech. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> reporter: during the liveliest part of his speech, he drew ridicule when he boasted about what he's done for the u.s. >> my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. america's so true. didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay.

>> the president says he thinks his speech went great and that it was meant to get some laughter. he also got a few smirks from tr tp the germthe germae criticized them in russia. it was the only time the president mentioned russia by name. cbs news, new york. well, some of president trump's allies in congress are threatening to enforce a vote on impeaching deputy attorney general rod rosenstein if he refuses to testify before house committee. he is expected to meet with them tomorrow to discuss reports that he volunteered to secretly record the president and floated the idea of using the constitution to replace mr. trump. rosenstein met with chief staff john kelly monday amid rumors that he was going to be fired. bill cosby spent the night at a maximum security prison north of philadelphia. cosby was sentenced to at least for drugging and sexually

assaulting a woman. more than 60 women have made similar accusations. he has -- as he leveled the sentence, the judge said it is time for justice. kenneth craig reports. >> reporter: bill cosby walked out of court in handcuffs. the 81-year-old comedian was sentenced to three to ten year assaulting andrea constand in 2004. she was in the courtroom for the sentencing and left with a smile. >> this is just going to show victims that they can make it through and that there's justice at the end. and hallelujah. >> reporter: more than 60 women have accused cosby of sexual misconduct. some gathered in the pouring rain outside the courthouse. >> i feel like my mom's in heaven watching over me crying saying you did it baby, you stood up and the oogeyman going to jail. >> reporter: cosby's attorneys asked the judge to let cosby go home while he appeals, but the judge said, no, that cosby could possibly be a danger to the community.

he also labeled cosby a sexually violent predator implying a me sby's icist clm the trial was based on falsified evidence. >> we have now learned and will prove that bill cosby was denied his rights to a fair trial. >> reporter: constand didn't speak after the sentence, but she came to the press conference where the district attorney called her a rock. >> we are all better off because she is in our lives. she has been through an ordeal these past 14 years and she has been solid and steadfast. >> reporter: after the sentencing, cosby removed his watch, tie, and jacket and reported for his first night behind bars. he'll be eligible for parole after three years. kenneth craig, cbs news, north town, pennsylvania. around the clock search continues in north carolina fap. maddox ritch disappeared while at a park with his father. maddox has autism and does not

speak had the his mother says she is desperate to have her son back. >> i would appreciate it if you were at the park saturday and saw maddox to please urgently please call the tip line, please. >> investigators say his father was the last person to see maddox. a $10,000 reward is being offered. and coming up on the morning news now, new allegations against the fema chief. an investigation reveals how much brock long spent on travel expenses. and, flooding disaster. heavy rain leaves dozens of workers stranded. this is the "cbs morning news." of worke workers stranded. this is the "cbs morning news." dark chocolate is important to me so father being diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer made me think of all the things

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tthe salep the sales force openp opened laopened last a decade of construction. about 100,000 passengers were expected to use it each weekday. officials say they don't know what caused the crack and engineers are trying to determine if it's safe for people to return. the dallas news reports a founder of the texas company that sells blueprints to make 3d printed guns has resigned after having been arrested on charges of having sex with an underaged girl. he's accused of paying a 16-year-old girl to have sex with him in austin. he was arrested in taiwan last week and brought back to the u.s. over the weekend. tp the company's director developmedevelopment says he o resignatir resignation to defe distributed to take care of personal matters. she's taking wilson's place. >> we believe that people have the right to have these files, we believe we have the right to publish them. i believe very strongly in both the first and second amendment causes in this case. >r >> wils>> wilson ipr

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>> reporter: good morning. later today the federal reserve is expected to announce its third interest rate hike this year. this would be the ninth interest rate hike since late 2015. another rate hike is expected later this year. fed chairman jerome powell may offer insight about next year's plan as well as an economic forecaforecast into twenty twe. u.s. confidence hit an 18-year high, the latest in data pointing to a strong u.s. economy. the dow last 69 points, s&p shed 3, while the nasdaq gained 14. delta air lines has said it has cleared up a technical issue that grounded its planes in the u.s. last night. the delta ground stop lasted an hour. it's unclear how many passengers, wre affected or what caused the problem. delta says the impact on this morning's schedule is expected to be minimal. bmw says its sales and profits will fall short of forecasts for the year. the german luxury automaker now predicts a 7% profit margin per

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our top stories this morning. gop leaders scheduled a vote on friday by the judiciary committee on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. at tomorrow's hearing, senate republicans have enlisted an experienced female sex crimes prosecutor to question christine blasey ford and kavanaugh. ford accuses kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school and he denies the charges. in an awkward moment, delegates at the united nations laughed at president trump. this happened as mr. trump said that his administration has accomplished more than almost any other in the history of the united states while addressing the u.n. general assembly yesterday. later he said he was trying to get some laughter. today, mr. trump presides over a meeting of the u.n. security council. and bill cosby spent the

night at a maximum security prison north of philadelphia. cosby was sentenced to three to for drugging and sexually assaulting a women. more than 60 women have made similar accusations as he leveled the sentence, the judge said it is time for justice. at the united nations this week, one world leader made a big statement with diaper diplomacy. tony has more. >> reporter: this unexpected scene in the audience monday at the 73rd general assembly may end up doing more good than all those big political speeches combined. memeet plooe-month-old the daughtr daughter daughter opdaa daughtr daughter daughter opd second world leader to give birp birth in office and n second psecond to bring her unitrunitep united nati hher ownp >> is it objec>

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let's start our wednesday morning as we take a look at the bay bridge. partly foggy out there this morning. it will be of the day in traffic. good morning. i'm kenny choi. >> it is going to be a busy

morning. sales force tower is closed and there are road closures around there. the transit center temporally closed after some cracked steel was found in the sales force tower. we will keep you posted on the traffic up dates all morning long. >> absolutely. it will be a big traffic day. >> in the meantime, how are we looking in the weather? >> we are starting off the day with areas of low clouds and fog along the coast and parts of the bay. inland locations looking at clear skies. this is our san jose cam and under clear skies temperatures 57 in concord. your weather headlines, areas of patchy fog clouds and fog along the coast. and parts of the bay. the north bay getting some dense fog this morning. we will see the sunshine for

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