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and we kick off a new week. "early today" starts right now.t gobe with you. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm philip mena. a second woman has come forward with alfwagzs. he says kavanaugh exposed himself to while they were both students at yale in the 1980s and thrust it in her face, causing there inned a va antly -- inadvertently touch him. kavanaugh responde in a statement saying in part this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. this is a smear plain and simple. >> the same day as news the first accuser will testify thursday in an open g. ford supporters holding vigils across the country including in

d.c. some details remain unresolved, including who will question ford. for more let's go to washington d.c. good morning.ep >>ter: good morning. so within minutes of this account being published, they push back. they say thisr- 35-yd uncorroborated claim is the latest in a coordinated smear campaign. this accusation coming at an already pivotal time for the nomination. christine blasey ford set to testify thursday along with kavanaugh. till to be decided are if additional witnesses will be brought forward. dr. ford wants to bring testimony from the doctor who administered her polygraph tests. and within othe biggest sticking points for both sides is who isns going to ask quest

on the gop side. dr. ford would like the senators to have the ask the questions themselves. and they want to bring in female lawyer to ask the questions. here's what one tmic senator had to say. >> if my republican colleues don't think they can handle the challenge of respecting dr. ford and questioning her in anop apate and supportive way, perhaps they shouldn't be serving on the committee. >> reporter: senator grassley says he's doing everything in his power to provide a safe e for dr. ford to testif in. and senator feinstein wants an investigation the fbi. the nbc news wall street journal finds 52% of respondents prefer a democrat-controlled

onngress and that's an 8% increase from last. the same poll finds president trump's approval rating augustly unchanged from with 44% approval and 52% disapproval. a separate poll from nbc finds overl more than 2/3 of latinos, 65% disprove of the president's job performance and those who identify as nservatives, approval is at 50% with 44% vidisp of his performance in just a few hours the 81-year-old actor will learn his fate on three counts of aggravated assault. was found to have drugged and molested her. the entertainer could face decades behind bars. continues to deny all alfwagzs of sexual misconduct.

>> judgment day has finally arrived for this convicted sexual predator. >> reporter: some of bill cosby's dozens of accusers demand thing maximum penalty. >> reporter: 30 years in prison could mean a life sentence for the 81-year-old nconvicted april of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging constan. >> did you tell anybody else about what had happened at the time? >> i did not. it was bill cosby. it was dr. huxtable. i thoug i washe only person he did this to. who'sie going to b me? >> reporter: judge steven o'nealeed all five women to testify against cosby. to date more than 60 women have

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