ford's allegation, anna eshoo. congresswoman joins froes mountain view, california.gresswoman, good morning i want to start, you talked -- >> good morning to you, john. >> dickerson: what did she tell that you would convince her doubters? >> well, dr. ford called my district office and we met for quite a long while for about an hour and a half. and she told me her story. my impression of her was that she was intelligent, she spoke softly, it was wrenching for her , i think, to tell the story because there's a reexperience when the story is told. she went into many details. and at t ef our conversation i told her that i believed her and that it was important that she tell me if what she wished me to do with the information if in fact she chose another path. and she did. she said she wanted me to take it to -- down a different pathway. and of course with anonymity and privacy. that's paramount in sexual abuse allegations or cases because the individuals are terrified. this is one of the highest un reported crimes in our country so she understood the risks and the conse

>> i talked to anna eshoo's office. >> and why did you talk to congresswoman eshoo's office about that letter? >> because they were willing to hand-deliver it to senator feinstein. >> did anyone help you write the letter? >> no. >> okay. after you sent your letter, did you or anyone on your behalf speak to senator feinstein personally or with any senate staffer? >> yes. i had a phone call with senator feinstein. >> okay. when was that? >> that was while i was still in delaware, so before august 7th. >> okay. and how many times did you speak with senator feinstein? >> once. >> okay. what did you talk about? >> she asked me some questions about the incident. and -- i answered those questions. >> okay. was that the extent, the gist of the conversation? >> yes, it was a fairly brief phone call. >> okay. did you ever give senator feinstein or anyone else permission to release that letter? >> not that i know of. >> okay. between the letter date, july 30th, and august the seventh, did you speak with any other person about your allegations? >> could you see the dates again? >> between the lett

. >> tonight, insights into what christine blasey ford told california represent he have anna eshoo, plus word tonight from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >>> it is ridiculous. every time we turn around, they're getting us for another toll. more money. they need to not do this toll. >> he's got a strong opinion. paying tolls nothing new in the bay area. soon there will be a new one to access treasure island. good evening, thanks for joining us. larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. treasure island is home to 2,000 people now but there are plans to add 20,000 residents in the next 20 years, along with three hotels and a bunch of shops. >> here is a look at some of the renderings of what the island will look like from the firm that's handling the design. to manage the increased traffic, there are plans to add ferry service to san francisco, increase muni bus service, and launch ac transit bus service to oakland. >> also a toll for all drivers going both on and off the island. during peak hours on weekdays it would cost $3.50. $2 off on weekends. >> abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez j

much more of our interview with anna eshoo on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00, including advice that congresswoman gave to blasey ford after hearing what she had to say. live in palo alto, david louie, ashs 7 news. >>> thank you, david. members of her family have written an open letter of support. her honesty is above reproach and her behavior highly ethical and respectful of everyone's point of view. we believe she's acted bravely voicing her experiences from the past and we know how difficult this is for her. they also ask people to make every effort to respect the family's privacy. >>> for a complete look at the letters writte on behalf of dr. blasey ford and the updates on the supreme court showdown, go to abc7news.com as well as the abc 7 news app. >>> in sonoma county, winds and or a red flag warning today that expires tonight if all goes well. >> wayne feedman spent the day in the region joining you go from unincorporated santa rosa. excuse me. santa rosa. >> reporter: that's it. you got it right, larry. around sonoma county, they know red flags lead to red tags. they've been down that road

on july 9, i received a return phone call from the office of congresswoman anna eshoo after mr. kavanaugh had become the nominee. i met with her staff on july 18 and with her on july 20, describing the assault and discussing my fears about coming forward. later, we discussed the possibility of sending a letter to ranking member feinstein, who is one of my state senators, describing what occurred. my understanding is that representative eshoo's office delivered a copy of my letter to senator feinstein's office on july 30. the letter included my name, but also a request that it be kept confidential. my hope was that providing the information confidentially would be sufficient to allow the senate to consider mr. kavanaugh's serious misconduct without having to make myself, my family, or anyone's family vulnerable to the personal attacks and invasions of privacy that we have faced since my name became public. in a letter dated august 31, senator feinstein wrote that she would not share the letter without my explicit consent, and i appreciated this commitment. sexual assault victims

she contacted her congresswoman, anna eshoo, a democrat, sending a letter describing her allegation.resswoman anna eshoo then passed that letter along to california's senior senator, dianne feinstein, the senior democrat on the senate judiciary committee. "the new yorker" reports the woman considered speaking publicly about her experience with brett kavanaugh but, quote, after the interactions with eshoo's and feinstein's offices, the woman decided not to speak about the matter publicly. republican senator susan collins had a pre-scheduled hour-long telephone discussion with brett kavanaugh today, but senator collins made no comment, no public comment about that discussion or about the new accusation against judge kavanaugh. so what will the judiciary committee do next? after this break, we will be joined by jill wine-banks and lisa graves, who is the former chief counsel for nominations on the democratic staff of the senate judiciary committee. -computer, order pizza. -of course, daniel. -fridge, weather. -clear skies and 75. -trash can, turn on the tv. -my pleasure. -ice dispenser,

the first lawmaker chrtine blasey ford contacted about her allegations was representative anna eshoo, democrat california. shs serving her 13th term congress and she joins me now from mountain view. congresswoman eshoo, tell me, now that we've heard from christine blasey ford's attorneys, that she is prepared to testify under fair conditions, what do you make of that? doou consider that progress? >> i do consider that progress cause this is so important to the people of our country, nd i think that's an element that's been left out of this entire story. but my constituent, dr. ford,ha deserves t a fair hearing. i don't think it is unfair f her to ask that her safety be assured because of the death threats that have come since she oke out publicly to tell her story and not allow others to mischaracterize it and, also, i think that her request that the f.b.i. do the background investigation of this -- i mean, just think, sh's asking not for less scrutiny but for me, and i think it would be instructive to all of the senators from both sides of the aisle. so i think she alws -- onc she we

california congresswoman anna eshoo passed the letter on to dianne feinstein. er reports that the woman considered speaking publicly about her experience with brett kavanaugh but, quote, after the interactions with eshoo's and feinstein's offices, the woman decided not to speak about the matter publicly. republican senator susan collins had a pre-scheduled hour-long telephone discussion with brett kavanaugh today, but senator collins made no public comment about that discussion or about the new accusation against judge kavanaugh. so what will the judiciary committee do next? after this break we will be join by jill wine-banks and lisa graves, who is the former chief counsel for nominations on the democratic staff of the senate judiciary committee. judiciary committee. ♪ carla is living with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body. she's also taking prescription ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor, which is for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormon

ford first notified palo alto congresswoman anna eshoo in july. >> she answered many questions and some very specific things. and at theeporter: her office hd delivered a letter to senator dianne feinstein july 30th from ford. ford had requested anonymity to protect her children and family but stepped forward sunday after her name was leaked. >> judge kavanaugh was one of the finest people i've ever known. never had even a little blemish on his record. >> reporter: president trump acknowledged the need for a delay but stood by kavanaugh who issued a strong denial, saying this is a completely false allegation, i've never done anything like what the accuser describes to her or to anyone. arizona republican senator jeff flake told gop leaders if ford wasn't given a chance to be heard, he would vote no on the nomination. susan collins said she talked with kavanaugh friday. >> obviously if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> reporter: david lavine says both kavanaugh and ford's credibility will be on the line. >> the issue now is the veracity of some

the next i called -- anna eshoo. we spoke on the phone. she reiterated that she wanted this held confidential, and i held it confidential. up to a point where the witness was willing to come forward. and ihe think as i make my remarks, perhaps you will see why. because how women are treated in the united states with this kind of concern is really wanting a lot i of reform, and i'll get tt for a minute. but in the meantime, good morning, dr. ford. thank you for coming forward and being willing to share your story with us. i know this wasn't easy for you. but before you get to your testimony, and the chairman chose not to do this, i think it's important to make sure you are properly introduced. >> by the way, i was going to introducer, but if you want to introducer of a glad to have you do that. but i want you know i didn't forget to do because i would do that just as she was about to speak. >> thank you. i have to say when i saw your cv, i. was extremely impressed. you have a bachelors degree from university of north carolina, chapel hill,

. >> the first to learn of the accusations was congresswoman anna eshoo. she sat down with reporter david louie today. >> joining us live from palo alto. >> david? >> larry and kristen, the date was july 20th, a friday. congresswoman recalls when blasea ford arrived with no notes or anything. only recollections which are now leading to a possible hearing next week in the senate. he said/she said hearing. >> there were many things that she recalled very clearly. there were other things that she wasn't sure of. >> it was an hour and a half meeting at this conference table at congresswoman's district office. they had never met before. details came out about something that happen between blasey ford and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh during high school. details expected to emerge monday@the senate judiciary committee sdmie committee. >> there would be a cloud that hangs over the supreme court. i think the american people deserve to have this aired because long-term that confidence in our institutions in a democracy are absolutely essential. >> in that l

feinstein says she received the information from palo alto congresswoman anna eshoo. committee chair chuck grassley says he has no information beyond what he read. >> right now families are being told to leave the city. about 2 1/2 hours ago, fire started breaking out at many homes. investigators think it's an issue with the natural gas system through at least 35 fires. at one point 18 were burning at the same time. one police chief said you couldn't see the sky it was so smokey. police say currently crews are looking into 70 reports of fire, explosions or gas. people in the expected neighborhoods have been told to get out. power has been turned off. at least four people treated at the hospital. we've been waiting for news conference for officials. we'll bring you updates on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> so strange. >>> the onslaught from hurricane florence has begun. the rain and wind now bearing down. north carolina's gov noer says his state is simply on the wrong side of this thing. >>> i'm sandy patel. i'll have the latest on this large and dangerous storm. >>> the bay a

on july 9th, i received a return phone call from the office of congresswoman anna eshoo afterer mr. cobb and i had become the nominee. i met with her staff on july july 18th and was heard on july 20th describing the assault and discussing my fears about coming forward. latery we discussed the possibility of sending a letter to ranking member feinstein who is one of my state senators, describing what occurred. my understanding is that representative eshoo sophist delivered a copy of my letter to senator feinstein's office on july 30th. the letter included my name, but also i request that it be kept confidential. i hope was providing the information confidence confidentially would allow the senate to allow mr. kavanaugh of serious misconduct without having to make myself, my family or anyone's family vulnerable to the personal attacks and invasions of privacy that we have faced since my name became public. in a letter dated august 31st, senator feinstein broke that she would not share the letter without my explicit consent and i appreciated this commitment. sexual assault victims to b

. >> reporter: ford first shared ite allegation with her ressresswoman, anna eshoo, in july, but at the time she wished to remain anonymous. >> she was worried about her family. she has young children. her husband. >> reporter: eshoo helped ford write a letter detailing her claims. last week word of that letter leaked, which prompted ford to come forward. democrats had wanted the f.b.i., which conducts background checks on nominees, to look into this allegation before any public hearing. republicans called that a stalling tactic, and they're hoping, jeff, to hold that confirmation vote in the senate judiciary committee next week right after the hearing. >> glor: nancy cordes, thank you very much. n are following breaking news tonight in virginia. eevere storms and a tornado avawned by the remnants of rsorence have killed at least one person near richmond. chip reid is following this story. >> reporter: the tornado touched down in chesterfield county, just south of the virginia capital of richmond, ripping the roofs off buildings and sending countless pieces of debris swirling in the pow

congresswoman anna eshoo of palo alto earlier this summer. eshoo's office has sent that to senator dianne feinstein's office. but that letter has now been shared with u.s. senators and investigators this week. tonight the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh issuing a strongly-worded statement saying i categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. i did not do this back in high school or any time. >> i believe it's significant. >> reporter: santa clara university professor jessica fernandez says the timing of this allegation is important. >> reporter: when we look at court decisions that come out of the supreme court around women's right, around this issue that's very contentious, of course it's going to have implications on the type of voting and decisions he has a say in. we need to really scrutinize that. >> reporter: republican senator oren hatch accused the democrats of making a hit. according to "the new york times," kavanaugh and a teenaged friend cornered a girl. kavanaugh is accused of getting on top of her and putting a han

> did you talk with anybody about this letter before you sent it russian mark >> i talked with anna eshoo's office. >> okay. why did you talk to congresswoman eshoo sophist? >> because they were willing to hand deliver it to senator feinstein. >> can anyone help you write the letter? >> no. >> after you sent your letter coming did you or anyone on your behalf speak to senator feinstein personally or with any senate staffer? >> yes. i had a phone call with senator feinstein. >> and when was that? >> that was while i was still in delaware, before august 7th. >> how many times did you speak with senator feinstein? >> ones. >> what did you talk about? >> she asked me some questions about the incident and i answered those s questions. >> yes come a fairly brisk on file. >> did you care senator finds timeme to >> between the letter day, and july 30 and august 7, did you speak with any other person about yourur allegations? >> could you save the dates again? >> july 30th and august 7th, so while you were still in delaware, did you speak with any other person about your allegations? >> i'm just try

. >> reporter: ford first shared the allegation with her congresswoman anna eshoo in july.e time she wished to remain anonymous. >> she was worried about her family. she has young children. her husband. >> reporter: eshoo helped ford write a letter detailing her claims. last week, word of that letter leaked which prompted ford to come forward. democrats had wanted the fbi, which conducts background checks on nominees to look into this allegation before any public hearing. republicans called that a stalling tactic. >>> the rain and ferocious winds of hurricane florence have died down, but for millions of people in the carolinas, this is likely the calm before the next storm. record rainfall has already washed out roads and bridges and turned hundreds of neighborhoods into swamps. but the rivers there are slowly rising, threatening more wet misery. demarco morgan is in fayetteville and begins our coverage. >> reporter: the river is now the city's biggest worry. much lower than this before florence made landfall. now it's almost at 54 feet. and it's expected to go even higher.

california congresswoman anna eshoo passed that letter to senior senator diane fine teen, the "new yorker" reports the woman considered speaking publicly about her experience with brett kavanaugh but quote after the ber actions with eshoo's and feinstein's offices the woman decided not to speak about the matter publicly. susan collins had a pre scheduled hour long telephone conversation with brett kavanaugh. they made no public comment. so what will the judiciary committee do next? after this break, we will be joined by jill winebanks and the chief counsel of nominations on the democratic staff of the senate judiciary committee. >>> kavanaugh put a hand over her mouth and held her down and attempted to force himself on her. she did escape. she said in her communications and her letter on the hill, this was a traumatic incident so much so she had to seek psychological treatment for it. >> chief country sell for the senate side a deputy attorney general in the department of justice, jill winebanks is back with us, lisa no one knows more about this process tan you do, what happens next in th

bay area congresswoman anna eshoo says she was the first to hear ford's story.that she was intelligent. she spoke softly. it was wrenching for her, i think, to tell the story because there's a re-experience when the story is told. she went in to many details and at the end of our conversation i told her that i believed her."> ( james ) kavanaugh said he looks forward to testifying before the senate judiciary committee thursday and clearing his name. ( lydia ) last night a rally was held in palo alto in support of christine blawsey ford. tonight another one will be held in berkeley.( james ) that's where we find kron 4's will tran. will? ( lydia ) in the east bay... we are hearing from the victim in a freeway shooting on interstate 9-80 in oakland. the man was injured by shattered glass after someone opened fire just before 8:00 on friday night. you can see the injuries on his chin and behind his ear. the shooting happened while the man was driving in eastbound direction-- near interstate 5-80. he had been watching a dog and says he was driving to walnut creek to

. >>> christine ford first notified bay area congresswoman anna eshoo about this and she told ktvu that her office hand delivered a note to senator dianne feinstein on july 30. at the time, ford requested to remain anonymous to protect her children and family but stepped forward sunday after her name was leaked. >> she feels she is recognizing her civic responsibility. that was deeply touching to me. she is not a politician and knows nothing about the politician world. >> more than 200 former students of the high school she went to supporting her. >>> new information surrounding the investigation into a shooting at an auto parts store that killed a sacramento county sheriff's deputies and injured another. the sheriff's department identify the suspect as a man from rancho cordova and they said he got into a fight with an employee at the pep boys and rancho cordova, and witnesses said the suspect started shooting when deputies arrived before they even knew he had a gun. deputy mark stasyuk was killed as a result. >> it's incredibly difficult for all of us. i'm fortunate to find strength t

ford first notified congresswoman anna eshoo in july and we are told that the office had a hand-deliverede feinstein on july 30. ford originally requested anonymity to protect her children. >> she has two children and a wonderful husband and i believe she came forward knowing that there was a risk factor for presenting the truth. in going public, she wanted to tell her truth. my constituent has acted courageously. >> on monday, her attorney said she was willing to testify on the allegation that he sexually assaulted ford is completely false and that he had no idea who was making the accusations until she identified herself to the washington post. there are many parallels being drawn between this and the clarence thomas and anita hill hearings in 1981. anita hill accused clarence thomas of allegations but he was confirmed and remains on the supreme court. several key republicans said ford's story must be heard before they can vote on kavanaugh's confirmation. ford and kavanaugh will testify at a public hearing before the senate judiciary committee next monday. leigh martinez, ktvu fox news

>> i talked with anna eshoo's office. >> okay. y did you talk to congresswoman eshoo's office about that letter? >> they were willing to hand deliver it to senator feinstein. >> did anyone help you write the letter? >> no. >> okay. after you sent your letter, did you or anyone on your behalf speak to senator feinstein personally or with any senate staffer? >> yes. i had a phone call with senator feinstein. >> okay. when was that? >> that was while i was still in delaware. so before august 7th. >> and how times did you speak with senator feinstein? >> once. >> okay. >> what did you talk about? >> she asked me some questions about the incident. >> okay. >> and, i answered those questions. >> okay. was that the exextent of the diss of -- gist of the conversation? >> it was a phone call. >> did you ever give senator feinstein or anyone else permission to release that letter. >> not that i know of. >> okay. between the letter date, july 30th and august the 7th, did you speak with any other person about your allegations? >> could you say

blasey ford: i talked to anna eshoo's office. >> why did you talk to her office about the letter? dr. blasey ford: they were willing to hand deliver it to senator feinstein. >> did anyone help you write the letter? dr. blasey ford: no. >> after you sent the letter, did you or anyone on your behalf speak with senator feinstein personally or with any senate staffer? dr. blasey ford: i had a phone call with senator feinstein while i was still in delaware, august 7. >> how many times did you speak with her? dr. blasey ford: once. >> what did you talk about? dr. blasey ford: she asked me ,uestions about the incident and i answered those questions. >> was that the gist of the conversation? dr. blasey ford: yes, it was a fairly brief phone call. did you ever give senator feinstein or anyone else permission to release that letter? dr. blasey ford: not that i know of, no. date, julythe letter 30 and august 7, did you speak with any other person about your allegations? dr. blasey ford: could you say the dates again? of july 30er date and august 7, while you were still in delaware, did you s

on july 9, i received a call from the office of congresswoman anna eshoo after mr. kavanaugh had become the nominee. i met with her staff on july 11 on july18 and with her 20 describing the assault and discussing my fear about coming forward. later, we discussed the possibility of sending a letter to ranking member feinstein, who is one of my state's senators, describing what occurred. my understanding is that representative eshoo's office delivered a copy of my letter to senator feinstein's office on july 30. the letter included my name, but a request that it be kept confidential. my hope was that providing the information confidentially would be sufficient to allow the senate to consider mr. kavanaugh's serious misconduct without having to make myself, my family, or anyone's family vulnerable to the personal attacks and invasions of privacy we have faced since my name became public. letter dated august 31, senator feinstein wrote that she would not share the letter without my consent and i appreciated this commitment. all sexual assault victims should be able to d

woodruff: representative anna eshoo, thank you very much. >> thank you, judy. >> woodr someone who's known judge kavanaugh for more than a decade. jennifer mcott clerked for vanaugh during his first year on the u.s. court of appeals in 2006. she also clerked for supreme court justicclarence thomas. today, she's an assistant professor at george man university law school. welcome to the "newshour".be thank you fong here. you just heard what congresswoman eshoo said, that she listened for an hour and a half to prfofessor blase and believed her. >> well, yes, this is a very challenging set of circumstances and everybody should be listened to and treated with dignity and respect. my pertsonal experience h judge kavanaugh, and i've known him twelve years, him and his family, worked for him his first year on the bench and he has acted with the utmost integty and character. before and after the latestlo deents came forward, people testified to his character and my understanding he has since given a statement to chairman grassley under penalty of perjury categorically denying the ons and, you

>> i talked with anna eshoo's office. >> okay. and why did you talk to congresswoman eshoo's office about that letter? >> they were willing to hand deliver it to senator feinstein. >> okay. did anyone help you write the letter? >> no. >> okay. after you sent your letter, did you or anyone on your behalf speak to senator feinstein personally or with any senate staffer? >> yes. >> okay. i had a phone call with senator feinstein. >> okay. and when was that? >> that was while i was still in delaware. so before august 7th. >> okay. and how many times did you speak with senator feinstein? >> once. >> okay. what did you talk about? >> she asked me some questions about the incident. >> okay. >> and i answered those questions. >> okay. >> was that the extent -- the gist of the conversation? >> yeah. it was a fairly brief phone call. >> okay. did you ever give senator feinstein or anyone else the permission to release that letter? >> not that i know of. >> okay. >> between the letter date july 30th and august 7th, did you speak with any othe

i want to thank representative susan brooks and anna eshoo for their work on this legislation before us today. i strongly support this legislation, and i urge my colleagues to do the same. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from -- the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: i continue to reserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. brooks: i yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. bilirakis, who also serves on the health subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bilirakis: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, madam chair. mr. speaker, again, i want to thank congresswoman brooks that's doing an outstanding job. we both served on homeland security and we chaired the subcommittee prior to energy and commerce. she's doing an outstanding job. i rise today in strong support the pandemic and all-hazards preparedness act. from storm-related injuries and illnesses to delivery and logistics issues, last year's historically

on the house side, there's will herd and, oh, probably anna eshoo. and i'm missing some folks too. but there are folks that i have great confidence in and have chatted at length in some cases -- well, for example, whether herd about cybersecurity issues -- with will herd about cybersecurity issues. >> how did that conversation go? >> that was kind of fun because -- [laughter] i, of course, freely admit as a nerd i'm lacking in social skills, and so it's more entertaining to connect with someone who may share my issues. [laughter] was that indirect enough? is. [laughter] >> that was pretty indirect. so one more washington question here. do you think that there should be a federal antitrust investigation of google and facebook for online platform bias, quote-unquote, as the white house is considering? >> there is no bias in that sense. >> okay. >> there are a lot of good people in federal agencies still there, i met a lot when i was spending more time in washington, and i think more time is needed to investigate possible -- well, to consider why terms of service need to, how they can

anna eshoo, but she didn't want her name in the press, that's a key fact.hat month, after president trump nominated kavanaugh, ford contacted the ranking democrat on the senate judiciary committee, dianne feinstein, but still insisted she wanted to remain anonymous. that created a twist here, a tension. early august, she took a lie detector test at the suggestion of her lawyer, not the lawmakers, and "the washington post" says she passed. not admissible in court, but it is some reliability to her testimony for the court of public opinion, with alalso kno you. so why didn't we hear about it then? she didn't want to go public. she didn't want to go through the ordeal. now, senator feinstein had the information, but never mentioned it during senator kavanaugh's confirmation hearings or during the senate's private confirmation conversations with him. it was not until last week that the story broke. why then? it leaked because dr. ford came forward, the media was figuring out the details, she thought she was going to be exposed anyway. that's her call. feinstein

congress woman anna eshoo from california and jason johnson, politics from the root.com and shannon petty piece of bloomberg news and the white house constituent for them. congress woman, thank you, i've known you a long time and you're a great person. did you know, was this bad when she first came to you, this is about attempted rape and fear of being killed by this perp and what do you think of brett kavanaugh now? at the end of this day? >> well thank you, chris for having me on. i think that first of all i'm so proud of my constituent dr. ford. she offered compelling, honest, really riveting testimony, but in such an honest, clear, plain way in a very soft voice. and when you compare this morning and her testimony with this afternoon, where there was anger and sniping at senators and -- really i think a belligerence on the part of judge kavanaugh, you know, in life you listen to quiet people, they have a quiet confidence and then you listen to someone that is yelling and shouting and talking over people. and i had a sense of what is this man trying to hide. so there was a -- a clear c

that this letter was sent in july, first to the office of a california democratic congresswoman anna eshooen relayed the letter to senator feinstein's office. "the new york times" reports that last night senator feinstein told fellow democrats on the judiciary committee about the existence of this letter and its contents, though she didn't actually share the letter. "the times" reports that several of these democratic senators that feinstein spoke with advised her that she needed to take these claims to the fbi. and now she has done so. the fbi for its part says yes, they received this information and they say they have forwarded it to the white house to be part of judge kavanaugh's background file. and that means that not only the white house but potentially other senators could view it. "the new york times" reports that a copy of the letter was included in an upgraded background file sent to judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley. so the white house today did not comment on the content of this letter. the white house spokesperson instead railed trump administration style against dem

blasey ford contacted her congressmember, democrat anna eshoo, and then sent a letter via eshoo's office to senator dianne feinstein, ranking democrat on the judiciary committee. later in july, she contacted "the washington post" through a tip line. she also took a polygraph test regarding the incident, which the paper reviewed, and she passed. but for weeks she declined to go public, citing concerns about her and her family and privacy even as judge kavanaugh could still be confirmed. blasey fordd -- told "the post" -- "why suffer through the annihilation if it's not going to matter?" but last wednesday, the intercept broke the news that senator feinstein had a letter describing an incident involving kavanaugh and a woman in high school, and that feinstein was refusing to share it with her democratic colleagues. feinstein then issued a statement that the author had "strongly requested confidentiality, declined to come forward or press the matter further, and i have honored that decision. i have, however, referred the matter to federal investigative authorities." the fbi reportedly sent

ford through a member of congress, anna eshoo. when she receives the letter, it says at the top confidential. i don't want my identity to be disclosed. and senator feinstein has told me and others over and over again she felt dutybound not to victimize dr. ford who was claiming to have been victimized already. and she tried. she tried to find a way to get to the bottom of this, to establish whether dr. ford's charges were accurate, credible, and after weeks of trying, she came to the conclusion she couldn't do it. she couldn't do it through the united states senate and through the resources available to her. she spoke to dr. ford. she took the charge seriously. she was in communication with her attorneys. she tried her best to find a way to establish the credibility of these charges before moving forward, always constrained by dr. ford's admonition don't let my identity become public. and that's why it took longer than it should. now, senator mcconnell has come to the floor two straight days and somehow has suggested that the demo

. >> reporter: ford went to her congresswoman, anna eshoo, this summer and initially asked to >> she had a very strong sense that her life would be up-ended. >> reporter: on monday, kavanaugh's ally also released letters from two ex-girlfriends who said he was a thoughtful perfect gentlemen. and longtime friends like lawyer helgi walker, came to his defense. >> he's a person i've known for 25 years and a person i know to be a good and decent and honest person. >> reporter: democrats want the fib to investigate this allegation as part of its background check of kavanaugh but the fbi says there is no apparent federal crime. republicans had been hope being to hold a committee vote on kv this week. now they say they'll hold that vote next week after what is sure to be a very explosive hearing. >> nancy, thank you. >>> democratic senator kamala harris of california joins us now from capitol hill only on "cbs this morning." she's a member of the senate judiciary committee and will be part of the monday's public hearing. senator, good morning, thank you so much for joining us. >> good morni

nation here on kction, john dickerson's guest will include congressman trey gowdy and congresswoman anna eshoo, democrat of california. >>> in canned, ada, 30 people w injured, five swheers a tornado ripped-through the ottawa area near quebec. buildings and houses were flattened as the twister sent debris flying and cut a wide path of destruction on friday. >> that is terrifying video. one week after florence inundated the carolinas with torrential rain, flooding remains a big danger. a major concern is the large number of swollen rivers. many are expected to crest throughout the weekend and into next week. at least 43 deaths are blamed on the storm. we're in hard-hit conway south carolina. manuel, good morning. >> reporter: this may look like a river but it's actually a street that's under water. you can tell by the road sipes ba -- signs back there. people are in for another stressful weekend. first hurricane hit last week and now all the rain that it dumped upstream is making its way down and this flooding is only expected to get worse. florence's floodwaters are raising fears. this dam was

that's all been blown up now because the democrats whether it's senator feinstein's office, or anna eshoo'st to the media instead of taking the proper steps. no way to put the genie back in the bottle. >> you talked a little bit about areas where you would have liked to have had some additional information available, but said that you have a process concern. so why do we have to have this one day or two day deadline when we look at somebody with life at the -- lifetime tenure. >> this is not a one or two day deadline. we've had this for two weeks. the senate judiciary committee have been doing the same type of interviews that the fbi would do. senate democrats have had the opportunity to participate. in some cases they've been on the same calls and refused to ask questions out of spite, i suppose, because they keep saying only the fbi can ask questions. no, senators this is your job. the confidentiality that the fbi provides is not need. same penalties applies if this investigation was committed under penalty of perjury. >> why haven't they talked to mark judge. >> they have. they spoke to

now there is one member of congress, anna eshoo, the congresswoman who represents dr.ready snowstorm is. i want to read you her quote. she said she's soft spoken, very intelligent, very concerned about her family, measure privacy. but there was no question in my mind that at the end of our meeting that she had endured a lot and that she carried a lot of pain because of what she was subjected to. so, listen, there's no question that the timing of this is terrible and that republicans are fuming over it. but the timing of it does not make her a liar, and, you know, who is to say we won find out more about this after the fact if he's confirmed. >> interesting as you read that only a small handful of people with access to that original letter and somehow dr. ford's name became public. one of the monthly volatile democrats seeking re-election says she will vote no or kavanaugh's nomination. nevada's democratic senator also announced her opposition yesterday. with the mid-terms less than seven weeks away "the washington post" reports republicans fear the push to confirm kava

duty that originally motivated me to reach out confidentially to "the washington post" and to anna eshoo'sere was a list of extremely well qualified candidates and to senator feinstein was always there, but my fears of the consequences of speaking out started to exponentially increase. during august 2018 the press reported that mr. kavanaugh's confirmation was virtually certain. persons painted him as a champion of women's rights and empowerment. and i believed that if i came forward, my single voice would be drowned out by a chorus of powerful supporters. by the time of the confirmation hearings i had resigned myself to remaining quiet, and letting the committee and the senate make their decision without knowing what mr. kavanaugh had done to me. once the press started reporting on the existence of the letter i had sent to senator feinstein i faced mounting pressure. reporters appeared at my home and at my work place, demanding information about the letter in the presence of my graduate students. they called my bosses and coworkers and left me many messages, making it clear my name would