simply put brett was a great colleague. brett also became a close friend. our friendship was forged on 9/11, the fateful day when many of my colleagues and i hastily left the white house after being told by a secret service agent to run as fast as he could. strangers sea of walking up 17th street, scared and alone with nothing in my pocket. colleague took care of me today. and also made sure i got home safely that evening. the days were long and stressful. for me running into brett kavanaugh was a gift. most of the women -- some worked with him as young lawyers in washington or worked with him in an administration. others work for him on the d.c. court of appeals. while we all crossed paths with brett at different points in our lives in different circumstances , you'll hear a consistent theme. brett is a person of honor, integrity, and strong moral character. friend.father and good those who know him best have that theorward to say allegation being leveled against them is false, and we are proud to stand with brett. [applause] i will be back here to facilit

simply put, brett was a great colleague. brett also became a close friend. our friendship was forged on 9/11, the fateful day when many of my colleagues and i hastily left the white house after being told by a secret service agent to run as fast as he could. -- we could. within seconds, i was in a sea of strangers walking up 17th street, scared and alone with nothing in my pocket. i looked up, and there was brett kavanaugh. my colleague took care of me that day. he made sure i was safe, had food and money, and also made sure i got home safely that evening. the days after 9/11 and the white house were long and stressful. brett took the time to follow-up with me and make sure i was doing ok. for me running into brett kavanaugh was a gift. most of the women on this podium have known brett for decades. some studied side-by-side with him in school or worked with him as young lawyers in washington or like me, worked with him in an administration. yet others for him on the d.c. court of appeals. others worked court of appeals. while we all crossed paths with brett

he expressed some biscuit things about brett kava naugh‘s he expressed some biscuit things about brettarlier. —— expressed misgivings. he has given advice in the past. in bob woodward's new book it was said, pushback, contest every bit of it, never admit a thing. donald trump will be watching to see how brett kava naugh donald trump will be watching to see how brett kavanaugh handles it. he had eight certain amount of wiggle room when he was talking last night in his press conference about whether he would stand by brett kavanaugh in watching these proceedings. he said both of them had been subject to false accusations. it looks like there is the possibility that of brett kavanaugh does the possibility that of brett kava naugh does not the possibility that of brett kavanaugh does not do a good job to do, more reticent, but donald trump could move on. i got the impression but donald trump was putting brett kavanaugh on notice that he expected a better performance from him and he has so farand we performance from him and he has so far and we will see how brett kavanaugh does perform. thi

brett kavanaugh calls her claims last-minute smears. >> brett kavanaugh is also facing additional accusationsthird accuser says brett kavanaugh was present when she was drugged and gang raped. this morning we're hearing from her. >> what is it that caused you to decide to come forward at this very moment one day before the hearing to make yourself public? >> well, it wasn't that i wanted to come out one day before the hearing. just circumstances brought it out that way. this is something that occurred a long time ago, and it's not that i just thought about it. it's been on my mind ever since the occurrence. as far as it goes, brett kavanaugh is going for a seat where he's going to have that seat on the supreme court for the rest of his life. and if he's going to have that seat legitimately, all of these things should be investigated because from what i experienced first-hand i don't believe he belongs on the supreme court. >> president trump is defending his nominee, but conceding that this historic hearing this morning will decide how committee members will vote as early as tomorrow. manu ra

we talked about brett. he put it simply. brett kavanaugh is a class act. in endorsing brett, former lawyer to president bill clinton, bob bennett, called him a strong advocate of decency and civility. of all the attributes you look for in a judge, what is more important than good judgement? brett definitely showed good judgement in marrying ashley. so did she. and they're a great family. it's wonderful to have their daughters margaret and liza with us here today. brett's parents are also here. that's especially appropriate since brett's first introduction to the law came from listening to his mom practice closing arguments at the dinner table. she was a trailblazer. she went to law school at age 34 and eventually became a trial judge. brett said to him, martha kavanaugh will always be the true judge kavanaugh. during the process of this hearing, there will be more spirited discussions about brett's legal philosophy, experience and background as a lawyer and judge. i heard quite a bit of it already today. and there should be this discussion. this is about a

the president was firm in saying he backs brett kavanaugh and once a senate vote but made clear if brett kavanaugh goes down he will not sit back, he will fight. if brett kavanaugh loses i will have a new name to you in one hour. an idea how quickly they move at the white house. a republican source says it is like a buffet, some are good, some are bad. the president made clear while he backs brett kavanaugh, he will listen to christine blasey-ford's testimony, he could be persuaded by the first allegations she lodged. the newer allegation starting to fall apart, the new york times cast doubt on accuser number 2. today we learned of accuser number 3 represented by michael avenatti. the defendant in a domestic violence case and the fourth accuser turns out to be an anonymous allegation by cory gardner with no names, no return addresses, no contact info. at a washington bar brett kavanaugh assaulted a woman while drunk. he denied it. news outlets today brought in a fifth accuser. in august 1985, a close friend was sexually assaulted by two drug men identified as brett and mark, he called th

brett and mark were visibly drunk. early in the evening, i went up a very narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to a second floor to use the rest room. when i got to the top of the stairs, i was pushed from behind into a bedroom across from the bathroom. i couldn't see who pushed me. brett and mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them. there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or mark once we were tin the room. i was pushed on the bed and brett got on top of me and he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me and i tried to get away from him, but his weight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what

neither is brett kavanaugh. he has been convicted and hung by these have them high justice feminists. that is what a thinking society has devolved into. uma: senate judiciary committee will vote today on whether or not to send brett kavanaugh's nomination to the full senate. that a final confirmation vote could come tuesday of next week. democrats praised doctor ford or her bravery, one woman says they ignored her sexual assault allegations 20 years ago. remember one he about rick -- one need a brodrick? she claimed bill clinton raped her in the 70s when he was arkansas attorney general. she tried taking her allegations public in 1999 but says democrats back then refused to do anything. >> he felt compelled to speak up about the double standard. what do you say to democrats -- >> senator feinstein and senator durbin and senator schumer wanted nothing to do with my case. they should apologize for what they did to me in 1999 completely turning their backs on me. >> reporter: former president clinton denies the all

brett kavanaugh lied on that interview. i'm going to call it like i see it because you know that's what i do. he absolutely lied on that interview. he expects the american people to believe that the same boy who wrote those passages in that yearbook related to drinking and all those other references, that that same boy was focused on basketball, getting good grades, and as he said being a good friend to boys and girls. i mean, lawrence, it was laughable. the only thing he left out was helping little old ladies cross the street and bringing an apple to every teacher of every class every day. it was an absolute joke. the american people are smarter than that. and for this guy to try to sell that bill of goods to people, it's a disgrace. >> brett kavanaugh was asked about this term "devil's triangle." it appears apparently in the yearbook. he said he's never heard that word referring to sexual behavior. they then asked him why did you include the devil's triangle entry in your yearbook, and judge kavanaugh said i don't know, w

a lot of support for christine blasey-ford but also empathy for brett kavanaugh. >> i thought brett kavanaugh said what he had to say, like a job interview from hell. >> reporter: is the hearing went on and the judge got his say opinions began to sway even here in la. >> the level of his distress at having these accusations leveled against him when he so clearly felt they were unfair, i felt was very convincing. after her testimony, to hear him, i am totally swayed by him completely. >> reporter: not a scientific poll but a good blend of take aways from areas that are not necessarily called kavanaugh country. shannon: thank you very much. what do americans plan to do at the polls in november? definitely on the minds of key senators incite races as they are weighing their most tonight. we talk about the political impact. key moments in a powerful testimony today, our power panel ways in. us attorney andrew mccarthy is here live along with federal litigator harvey dylan and hillary clinton former director of strategic communication, here to weigh in on their favorite moments ahead. moments ahea

brett and mark came into the brett -- bedroom and locked the door behind them. there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or mark once we were in the room. i was pushed onto the bed and prepped -- brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me. i tried to get away from him but he was heavy. brett group to make and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very any related and because inebriated and my clothing was difficult. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth and stopped me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe, and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. both brett and mark were drunkenly laughing during the attack. they seemed to be having a very good time. mark seemed ambivalent at times, urging brett on, at times telling him to stop.

we don't know how credible brett kavanaugh will be.t the democrats will have a lot of questions about topics that brett kavanaugh does not want to address, ones that fox news somehow forgot to ask him about, ones about yearbook entries, ones about his behavior towards women at school, ones about his alcohol consumption in high school and college. now, you might think it's unfair to hold somebody responsible for whether or not they drank in the '80s in high school and college, and that's certainly anybody's prerogative to think about that, but it gets to his credibility. it gets to whether or not there might be nights he can't account for. it gets to whether or not he is, as he portrayed himself in that fox news interview as somebody devoted to his studies and church, and that's about it. >> you see chairman chuck grassley walking into the hearing room. >> that's right. also, brett kavanaugh picks up where he left off during his early september hearings where credibility became an issue. democrats really pounded away, comparing his test

the presumption of innocence applies to brett kavanaugh. see what the senate can do but vote to confirm. rob: i thought she seemed very believable and after she went i thought he was toast and then he went and i thought he seemed very believable. they both did a great job. i thought the things that hurt him the most were the fact this market judge is hiding at a beach house and doesn't want to say anything in front of the committee, that really hurt and i thought durban hit a knockout punch when he asked to call the fbi investigation, not that he wouldn't do it but wouldn't give a good explanation why he didn't want to which it is a delay tactic, you're trying to keep me off the court, he didn't have a good answer. >> i thought rachel mitchell did a good job because she established the fact that diane feinstein, senator from california was sitting on the information about this and when she interviewed brett kavanaugh, when they asked 1500 questions of brett kavanaugh they don't ask anything -- suggest the democrat did not find, did not find

ambivalent, urging brett on, and at times telling brett to stop. a couple of times i made eye contact with mark and thought he might try to help me, but he did not. during this assault, mark came over and jumped on the bed twice while brett was on top of me. and the last time he did this, we toppled over and brett was no longer on top of me. i was able to get up and run out of the room. directly across from the bedroom was a small bathroom. i ran inside the bathroom and locked the door. i heard brett and mark leave the bedroom laughing and loudly walk down the narrow stairs, pinballing off the walls on the way down. i waited and when i did not hear them come back up the stairs, i left the bathroom, went down the same stairwell, through the living room, and left the house. i remember being on the street and feeling an enormous sense of relief that i had escaped from that house and that brett and outsideere not coming after me. brett's assault on me drastically altered my life. for a very long time, i was too afraid and ashamed to tell anyone these d

he believes brett kavanagh's accuser over brett kavanagh.nd so brett kavanagh's credibility is on trial and he lied yesterday on fox news. he lied about being a legal drinker in high school. he never was. and he portrayed himself as a light drinker when he tried to and maybe succeeded at drinking a keg of beer senior year. his best friend mark judge, who dr. ford says was a witness and a participant in brett kavanagh's sexual assault on her, wrote a book about being a blackout drunk in high school. and he changed the names of real people in his high school memoir, and one of the apparently slightly fictionalized names in the book is bart o'kavanagh who wasn't a bad as brett in the book. he is hiding out after republicans subpoenaed him to testify. we will be joined later by a reporter who was part of the team who found mark judge in his hide out. so, brett kavanagh did something that no other supreme court nominee has ever done. he decided to do a television interview defending himself and he got himself in more trouble in the television int

algunos republicanos en el panel defender un efusivamente a brett kavanaugh.ra. >> serÁ su responsabilidad con este testimonio, hacer sentir a los senadores cÓmodos de que pueden votar por Él, que él no estÁ diciendo una mentira. janet: este testimonio es crÍtico para el presidente y sus asesores, que hoy insisten en mantener con vida la nominaciÓn de brett kavanaugh a la corte suprema. ilia: el presidente trump calificÓ el testimonio de brett kavanaugh como poderoso, honesto y dramÁtico, y le pidiÓ al senado que voten. de las otras cuatro mujeres que han denunciado a brett kavanaugh, dos permanecen anÓnimas y las otras dos han contado subversiones . una la acusa de haberla agredido sexualmente. la otra alega haber estado en una fiesta donde la violaron varios hombres. vilma: estas son las otras dos mujeres que presentaron serias acusaciones contra el juez brett kavanaugh. deborah ramÍrez de 53 aÑos, de raÍces puertorriqueÑas, dice que conociÓ a brett kavanaugh cuando estudiaba en la universidad de yale en los aÑos 80. asegurÓ en una entrevista durante una fie

brett kavanaugh as well.t could probably with the partisans benefit both sides. the independents being the key group. right now they are moving anti-brett kavanaugh. it depends on what happens next week. we are in uncharted territory here and whether doctor ford testifies determines the ultimate impact. shannon: washington post said red state democrats find themselves in a lose lose situation. a vote for brett cavanagh would be an easy way for democrats like senator donnelly, heidi heitkamp, joe manchin to remind voters they are not intimidated by the angry left but now it is hard to see how any democratic senate will get a pass from party leadership. >> that is a very fair proposition. with the polling i just cited democratic attitudes are hardening and it will be tough if doctor ford comes forward in some way for democrats to support her -- him, in states that are like north dakota, indiana, montana, where they need republican and republican leaning votes to get reelected in tough states that donald trump w

she wasn't sure it was brett kavanaugh. yet now this information has been distributed in the president around the country in a way that really is extraordinarily shameful. i don't say this often but good for the new york times, thanks for upholding a modicum of journalistic integrity by not reporting this uncorroborated allegation where the person who is making the accusation said i may have the wrong guy, and shame on the new yorker and others who publish this junk journalism. mister president, brett kavanaugh is not going away, as he said. despite the allegations made against him which he says are false, did not happen, despite the smear campaign on his reputation as a person of integrity, despite the threats made against him and his family, he said he will not be intimidated into withdrawing and vowed to depend both his integrity and his good name for the judiciary committee this week. as the delay tactics continue to play out and news stories continued to pile up let's not lose sight of why judge brett kavanaugh was nom

bush is rallying support for brett kavanaugh. also the american bar association is calling an judiciary committee members to delay the brett kavanaugh vote until there is an additional fbi background check. one big question, is there a middle ground that these on the fence for could pursue? they could do that if they wanted to do that. joining us now is white house principal deputy press secretary. he's been helping lead the white house confirmation process for judge brett kavanaugh. thanks for being with us. i know you are very busy. let's get right to it. do you have the votes this morning? >> john, good morning. thanks for having me on. we believe we're getting there. we think that yesterday was a strong step forward. we had compelling testimony from both judge brett kavanaugh and dr. ford, and i think the country, as well as the senate and the undecided senators got to see his very clear, categorical and unequivocal denials, very forceful testimony. >> just to be clear, those four senators we put on the screen, do you have th

bush a few days, talked about brett. he put it simply brett kavanaugh is a class act. and endorsing brett conformable to president bill clinton bob bennet called him a strong advocateet of decency and civility. by the way, of all the attribution to appoint a judge what could be more important than good judgment? but definitely showed good judgment in marrying ashley. so did she. and they are a great family. it's wonderful to have their daughters, margaret and liza with us here today. brights parents are also here. that's a special appropriate since brights first introduction to block it from listening to his mom, practice closing arguments at the dinner table. she was afi trailblazer. went to law school at age 34 and eventually became a trial judge. wright has said to him, martha kavanaugh will always be the true judge kavanaugh. during the process of st. louis more spirited discussions about brett legal flossie and his experience and background as a lawyer at a judgment i quite a bit it already today. and theyy should be this discussion. this is about a lifetimeui app

brett's assault on me drastically altered my life.or a very long time, i was too afraid and ashamed to tell anyone these details. i didn't want to tell my parents that i at age 15 was in a house without any parents present, drinking beer with boys. i convinced myself that because brett did not rape me, i should just move on and pretend that it didn't happen, end quote. she was poised. she was credible. and she should be believed. unfortunately, despite assuring dr. ford her allegations would be taken seriously, and she would be treated respectfully, that is not what ultimately happened. as i noted in my statement yesterday, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle had their minds made up before one word was uttered. a week ago, the majority leader declared, quote, in the near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. so my friends, keep the faith. don't get rattled by all this. we're going to plow right through it, end quote. this was not about insuring a fair process. this was about doing the bare minim

confirm brett kavanaugh. shannon: it was good we heard from both sides under oath before the senate, now we wait for the fbi to see what happens. thank you all very much for your time tonight. midterm elections around the corner. brett cavanagh's confirmation battling up the left and the right or both? who will be most motivated to show up at the polls? juan williams is live to weigh in. the evangelical vote and criticism they are willing to do anything the president once. is that fair? pastor robert jeffers is there, stick around. ndly packaging for restaurants. and we've grown substantially. so i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. that's right, $36,000. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. my unlimited 2% cash back is more than just a perk, it's our healthcare. can i say it? what's in your wallet? and like my dad, you might want medicare supplement insurance, too. uh oh, more re

brett kavanaugh: yes. senator lee: you do not control the fbi. you are a nominee, you're not tasked with the job of deciding how or when to conduct an investigation. when theery moment, fbi has asked questions, you have been attentive. i have colleagues today who have repeatedly asked for an fbi investigation. there is irony in this. at least one of my colleagues had access to this information many weeks before anyone else. to report they facts to the fbi, at which point they would have been investigated by the fbi. that could've been handled in a way that did not turn this into a circus. one that has turned lives upside down. givens most unfortunate, that this was entirely within the control of at least one of my democratic to do this. also, while calling repeatedly for an fbi investigation, over , whileou cannot control calling for the investigation, we're in the middle of a conversation that involves questions to you. so i asked my democratic colleagues, if you have questions, ask him. he is right here.

that brett also attended. et we did not know each other well, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982 swimming and practicing dyeing. one evening that summer after a day of diving at the club, i attended a small gathering at a house in the bethesda area. there were four boys i remember specifically being at the house. brett kavanaugh, mark judge, a boy named pj and one other boy whose name i cannot recall. it was a spur of the moment gathering. i truly wish i could be more helpful with more detailed answers to all of of the questions that have and will be asked about how i got to the party and where it took place and so forth. i don't have all the answers and i don't remember as much as i would like to, but the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i will never forget. they have bye-bye sered into my memory and haunted me as an adult. when i got to the small gathering, people were drinking beer in a small living room/family room-type area on the first floor of the house. i

brett kavanaugh's accuser dr.y ford says she wants the fbi to investigate before she testifies. the only other witness to her allegation says he doesn't want to talk about it publicly. the news comes hours after president trump says he feels so badly for brett kavanaugh whose supreme court nomination is now in peril. as for his own troubles, trump's legal team reportedly in the dark as they navigate the

brett kavanaugh's accuser dr.tine blasey ford says she wants the fbi to investigate before she testifies. the only other witness to her allegation says he doesn't want to talk about it publicly. to talk about it publicly. the news comes hours after president trump says he feels so badly for brett kavanaugh whose supreme court nomination is now in peril. as for his own troubles, trump's legal team reportedly in the dark as they navigate the mueller investigation. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a tuesday night. and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 607 of the trump administration, and there is breaking news tonight concerning the president's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. and christine blasey ford, the woman who has accused kavanaugh of sexual assault. dr. ford, a california college professor, went public with her allegation over this past weekend, an allegation that judge kavanaugh denies. tonight, dr. ford's attorney

bush because brett, was involved in shuffling it so the idea that brett kavanaugh withheld information because of that email is laughable. heather: great piece by you, we will send it out to folks, thanks for coming by. >> thank for having me past my bedtime. heather: cory booker rebuffed a reporter's question about a comparison of himself to the slave gladiator who challenged an empire. >> i appreciate comments of my colleagues, the closest i have in my life to and i am spartacus moment. heather: chuck grassley a thing or two to say about the fireworks today, next. fireworks today, next. not in ti. hey, no big deal. you've got a good record and liberty mutual won't hold a grudge by raising your rates over one mistake. you hear that, karen? liberty mutual doesn't hold grudges... how mature of them. for drivers with accident forgiveness liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty ♪ it gives me more healthy energy to keep up with my hectic schedule and you're gonna love what it does for you too. [

but you also knew brett kavanaugh.id you see anything at that time to indicate this is something that had happenhappen? >> you know, that's a trick question in some ways. i answered that question a few times, and, you know, whether i saw anything or anybody else saw something in his character really isn't all that relevant to the specific incident. you know, i didn't -- i have been very forthright that i didn't not know him well. he was in the circle. i knew who he was, but i can't speak to his character. i don't know him. i think certainly, you know, his close friend, mark judge, is someone who has proven himself not to be credible and to be an aggressive and abusive person, so at least that part of the story seems very credible. i don't know. i wasn't there. i don't know what happened. i do know that this is a chronic problem for women. >> yeah. >> and i think that christine is a very credible source, who has been very thoughtful in how she's brought this forward. >> you do know your friend. you do know christine bla

she says brett kavanaugh and his friend mark judge were there. >> brett and mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them. there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or mark once we were in the room. i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled hoping that someone downstairs might hear me, and i tried to get away from him but his weight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to breathe, and i thought brett would accidently kill me. >> reporter: ford remembers looking over at judge. >> mark seemed ambivalent, at times urging brett on, and at times telling him to stop. a couple of times i m

this is brett kavanagh's response. joining our conversations, washington attorney if you look at this declaration, it is a woman who has a history of working for the federal government, who has a history of security clearances, who is saying, and she says she's willing to say this under oath under penalty of perjury, that she was with brett kavanagh at a house party back in the 1980s, and there was grossly inappropriate behavior towards women. what happens now? >> we certainly need to do some more investigation. she brings up some very disturbing behavior and behaviors that directly contradict what brett kavanagh said in an interview with fox news. a so they go to his ethics and his credibility. there needs to be an investigation, just like there needs to be an investigation of all of these allegations. >> conservatives were recycling some old joe biden, saying the fbi can look into this thing, but the fbi doesn't say x is right, y is wrong. but the fbi can look into these things, this is 35 years ago, what can the fbi

she really want to vote for brett kavanaugh. it's been clear from the start that she wanted to credit brett kavanaugh's assertion that he sees roe v. wade as an absolute take it to the bank. you don't have to see this justice as overturning roe v. wade. now she says she wants to hear from additional witnesses. that is very significant let's slow this down sentiment from the senator. and i think it's a legitimate one because, you know, we don't have to go through months of investigation. we don't have to go through weeks of investigation. but we are going to go through a lifetime of brett kavanaugh on the supreme court if he's confirmed and we should do the work that's needed to make sure that the right decisions are being made with the necessary information. >> ruth marcus, lisa graves, thank you both for joining us tonight. >>> and when we come back, will donald trump fire rod rosenstein on thursday? ♪ take us downtown, waze. waze integration- seamlessly connecting the world inside with the world outside. making life a little e

about brett kava naugh's credibility because brett kava naugh gave kava naugh's credibility because brettschool and painted himself as kind of a choir boy, i only drank when i was above the legal age, i did service, only drank when i was above the legalage, i did service, i only drank when i was above the legal age, i did service, i was concentrating on my studies, then some of his contemporaries have said he did drink quite a lot, sometimes to excess and he went all of these parties, so he's having to roll back some of the things he already said about himself. 0ne senator told me thatis about himself. 0ne senator told me that is a question that he's going to pursue the dry on the democratic side, to question brett kavanaugh's credibility. so he has a tougherjob in some ways because he doesn't have a narrative, a story to tell, he's got to keep saying i didn't do it, and he will face tough questioning from senators, which she didn't get. at the end of the day, it is he shared, she said, and it comes down to his credibility and how persuasive he is in the arguments he put forward. i though

the reason i believe brett kavanaugh is because i believe brett kavanaugh is a man of his word.t is the person for ten years, close working relationship i have come to see and know and trust. heather: we appreciate your insight, your personal accounts with brett kavanaugh. people will make up their own minds today. hopefully it will be resolved after this hearing. thank you for joining us. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour. the flu killed 80,000 people last year. the stark new warning and what you need to do now to protect your self this flu season. menu makeover, major changes coming to a mcdonald's near you. ♪ hungry like the wolf ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamles

brett kavanaugh was there at the closest range during the george w. bush years for a lot of those years. by the time he was nominated to become a judge on the d.c. court of appeals, it was not a great time for brett kavanaugh to be such a bush guy. in large part because the country was reeling from revelations that the bush administration had been secretly writing policies to try to legally justify torturing people which they were doing in secret prisons around the world. by the time kavanaugh's confirmation hearing rolled around in 2006, his nomination was seen as highly controversial. it language wished for years. and the bush torture policy that's had been developed during kavanaugh's time in the white house, they had become a huge political problem for the bush administration. so senators, when he was up for confirmation in 2006, they wanted to ask brett kavanaugh about that issue. both because of his close proximity of the iner workings of the bush white house where those policies were developed but also because the d.c. court of appeals to which

there is absolutely no doubt, from brett kavanaugh‘s absolutely no doubt, from brett kava naugh‘s pointubt, from brett kavanaugh‘s point of view, he has been through the mill through the last few weeks. he has spoken about the impact on his family. he also doesn't want to hold up this process of being appointed to the supreme court. he wants to push ahead with it. but there was a different tone from him today. you will remember earlier in the week he had given an interview to fox news in which he had spoken sitting alongside his wife, and during that he was controlled, he was careful in his language, but he was in some ways quite defensive. this was a much more aggressive performance. as he made very clear that he wants to be a supreme court justice, made very clear that he wants to be a supreme courtjustice, that he feels the process should continue. but the senators know they have to balance that, as well, with the emotional testimony of christine blasey ford, who gave a real sense of what this attack, or this alleged attack, had done to her over the last three or four mac decades. we

while the president has made very clear he stands behind brett kavanaugh, brett kavanaugh is his guy, he will not in fact walk away from this nomination, ultimately the president can give all the support in the world and it won't matter unless those three republicans come onboard, too. i've had a couple of conversations talking through some of this. the president as you know does not have a relationship with senator jeff flake. he does not have a particularly positive relationship with susan collins or with lisa murkowski. it's not like he's going to be able to get on the phone, and if he is they frankly are not going to find that particularly persuasive coming from president trump. they have other considerations they're taking in as they decide where they go on this front. so the president can get out there, and this the lever he does have to pool by trying to sway public opinionic like he did about 40 minutes after that hearing wrapped up tonight. and he can call his allies on the hill and tell them he wants to get this done. he knows exactly what is riding on this. you talk about t

brett y mark se burlaban.amente enfrente del cuarto habÍa un baÑo muy pequeÑo, corrÍ al baÑo pequeÑo y se re --cerre la puerta con llave. cuando escuchÉ que no estaban, salÍ de la casa. recuerdo haber salido a la calle y sentÍ un alivio de que mark y brett no estaban al lado de mi. la agresiÓn de brett cambiÓ mi vida drÁsticamente. por mucho tiempo estuve muy asustada y avergonzada de hablarle alguien sobre estos detalles. no querÍa decirle a mis padres que yo a los 15 aÑos estaba en una casa sin ningÚn padre presente bebiendo cerveza con muchachos, me convencÍ de que como brett no me violÓ deberÍa continuar con mi vida y no decirle a nadie lo que habÍa sucedido. le dije a mi esposo antes de casarnos que habÍa tenido una agresiÓn sexual. nunca le habÍa dicho los detalles a nadie. los detalles especÍficos hasta mayo de 2012 durante una sesiÓn de terapia de pareja. la razÓn por la cual esto surgiÓ en la terapia es que mi esposo y yo habÍamos hecho una remodelaciÓn larga y extensa de nuestra casa y yo insistÍa en

brett and mark were visibly drunk. early in the evening, i went up a very narrow set of stairs leading from the living room to a second floor to use the restroom. when i got to the top of the stairs, i was pushed from behind into a bedroom across from the bathroom. i couldn't see who pushed me. brett and mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them. there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or mark once we were in the room. i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me, and i try to g get away from him but s weight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a one-piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. his handd, brett put over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me th

brett kava naugh.ing himself, defending his honour, defending his position on the supreme court if he gets nominated and if he gets elected. i think the white house is happy with what they've seen so far andi happy with what they've seen so far and i think that maybe at lunchtime, they thought this was not going well andi they thought this was not going well and i think if they are having an afternoon cup of tea, or a diet coke more likely in donald trump's case, they will be feeling more comfortable... the senators are about to resume that high—stakes hearing. do you thinkjudge kavanaugh took a risk being so aggressive with democratic senators and my pic and thing of being revenge for the clintons having lost him as he put it? it was that or bus, wasn't it? he had to gamble. there was no point in playing it soft because i would have done it. —— because that would not have done it. the danger within the that he would not get those votes and although i think the chairman, chuck grassley, has been try to

we talked about brett. he put it simply. brett kavanaugh is a class act. in endorsing brett, former lawyer to president bill clinton, bob bennett, called him a strong advocate of decency and civility. of all the attributes you look for in a judge, what is more important than good judgement? brett definitely showed good judgement in marrying ashley. so did she. and they're a great family. it's wonderful to have their daughters margaret and liza with us here today. brett's parents are also here. that's especially appropriate since brett's first introduction to the law came from listening to his mom practice closing arguments at the dinner table. she was a trailblazer. she went to law school at age 34 and eventually became a trial judge. brett said to him, martha kavanaugh will always be the true judge kavanaugh. during the process of this hearing, there will be more spirited discussions about brett's legal philosophy, experience and background as a lawyer and judge. i heard quite a bit of it already today. and there should be this discussion. this is about a

our next guest worked with brett kavanaugh to set the record straight. ♪ heather: brett kavanaugh's accuser if lawmakers meet her list of demands. what can we expect and will this help or hurt his chances of being confirmed? joining me is assistant professor of the antonin scalia law school of george mason university and she clerked for brett kavanaugh in his first year in the court of appeals. we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you for having me. heather: let's bring up some demands from christine ford's team. only members of the committee can question her, brett kavanaugh cannot be in the room at the time and brett kavanaugh should be questioned before her. what do you think of this list of demands and is this unprecedented, some of these demands? >> i did clerk for brett kavanaugh 12 years ago, i have known him and his family that time, always acted with care and integrity and he categorically denied allegations. my understanding is the start of this week he sat down under penalty of perjury and talked to committee staff denying the accusations. he reiterated his willingness to come