the committee subpoena mark judge who had denied any knowledge of the accusations he ever saw brett cavanaghs alleged. how is this affecting their young daughters? >> it is very difficult. very difficult to have these conversations with children which we had to have. they know brett kavanaugh, he knows the truth. we told him at the beginning of the process this will be not fun sometimes you. you will hear things people feel strongly and you need to know that and just remember you know your dad. >> you ever look at each other and say enough? just isn't worth it? >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process. we are looking for a fair process where i can be heard and defend my integrity, my lifelong record, my lifelong record of promoting dignity and equality for women starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i am not going anywhere. >> reporter: do you believe donald trump will stand by you? >> he called me this afternoon. shannon: laura cox kaplan campaigned in support of the judge with 75 other women going public, she joins us live. good to have

chuck schumer invoked this and mitch mcconnell counterpunch to, the committee hearing from brett cavanaghate is out. usually what the senate remain in session but he determined the brett kavanaugh hearing was more important. brett kavanaugh picked up a new supporter, john kyle, republican was morning, the successor to john mccain. he will support brett kavanaugh unless there is a crazy comment from outer space. the balance of power, the breakdown, 33 republicans, 28 democratic days. the democrat, the most recent want to come out against brett kavanaugh. more protestant disruptions in the hearings today, more than 50 disruptions. if you are arrested and charged with disrupting congress you get charged $50, you can come back in and if they arrest you again they will probably take you out for a couple days, you have to make bail and appear before a judge. >> last august in santa rosa, california, they ran into a homeless woman he had met before on patrol, told couple she was pregnant on valentine's day, called and asked if they would adopt her baby, they were honored, overcome some physical

she did not explicitly accuse brett cavanagh but witnessed him participating in other gain grapes. she also says she told two people about it but they have not corroborated her claims. this follows an allegation by deborah ramirez who claims brett kavanaugh exposed himself in a dorm room party and forced her to touch his penis. she was hesitant to speak up because of her memory gaps in because she was drinking when the incident took place. one former classmate told the new yorker he remembers being told about the incident at the time. several other classmates have disputed it and the new york times decided not to publish your account because the paper couldn't find anyone to corroborate her story. the paper even reported ramirez told classmates in recent weeks that she couldn't be sure brett kavanaugh was the one who exposed himself at tomorrow the focus will be entirely on christine blasey-ford who claims brett kavanaugh pinter down at a party and mark judge watched as brett kavanaugh tried to remove her clothes and held his hand over her mouth. the judge says he has no memory of t

jillian: what you think happens now to brett cavanagh and his career going forward? ey vote against brett kavanaugh based on these allegations and on this testimony i think essentially the presumption of innocence and due process has gone away in the country. it will establish such a dangerous precedent that it will be a horrible outcome and the reality is brett cavanagh will be confirmed to the supreme court, very interesting yesterday, at the end of the day it was not enough there there to do anything about it and people who want to confirm should vote that way and people that don't are not going to anyway but i don't think any having had happened yesterday will affect the outcome one way or the other. rob: party lines and manchin could be a vote for the democrats, he could lose two and break the tie by mike pence. >> what happened yesterday won't change what was going to happen before the allegations became public. we are going back to where we were a couple weeks ago. assault, now 18 a broderick is asking where the democrats then? she never received a call from fe

back to brett kavanaugh. judge cavanagh and blasey-ford will take the hot seat on capitol hill. major twist, overnight two men have come forward claiming forward may have mistaken them for brett kavanaugh. what could this mean for today's hearing, here is justin walberg. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. i went to begin with this sound from donald trump regarding brett kavanaugh. listen to this. >> giving the women a major chance to speak. it is possible i will hear that and say i am changing my mind. with all of that being said, brett cavanagh has been for many years one of the most resected people in washington. >> don't like what you are saying is there's a situation, there is a scenario under which you would withdraw brett kavanaugh's nomination. is that correct? >> if i thought he was guilty of something like this, sure. >> he has to listen to what doctor ford has to say. >> i worked with brett kavanaugh every day for a year and on a short list, without reservation and without hesitation, on this list. i understand what donald trump is saying. many men tuesday nil

good evening. >> took very little time for tom perez to demand allegations against brett cavanagh benvestigated going on quoting the american people deserve answers, not a vote that is rampant through by republicans. there is too much at stake what apparently the american people don't deserve the same answers when it comes to abuse allegations against minnesota democratic caucus and keith ellison who is accused of violently dragging his ex-girlfriend karen monahan offer but in 2016 and yelling, quote, blank, get the f out of my house, when the dnc wants but cavanagh case on the front burner it appears to be okay with the ellison case sitting on the back burner. on august 14th just hours before ellison won the democratic nomination for minnesota attorney general the dnc said it would review the abuse allegations but so far nothing. in fact the matter has been referred to minnesota state democratic official, 2020 democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has called for a full investigation into brett cavanagh while refusing to comment on ellison. karen monahan is calling her own

a lot of twists and turns today on the brett cavanagh nomination turn out the window with the announcement of another fbi probe. chad program will breakdown the next step by the numbers. >> reporter: senate action on the nomination of brett kavanaugh started like this. >> he moved to pursue executive section to calendar 11-27. all in favor say aye. >> all oppose no? the eyes appear to have it. >> reporter: the senate is a week from a confirmation vote on brett kavanaugh. the senate is debating the nomination. despite the delay, mitch mcconnell forged an agreement with democrats a little early. the original plan had the senate getting the nomination from the committee and waiting over the nomination to get debate on brett kavanaugh but the senate won't be this weekend as was the original plan. a procedural vote to break a filibuster on monday and there won't be a big confirmation vote tuesday. what is notable about the timetable is what mitch mcconnell didn't do tonight. the republican moved to overcome a filibuster. the process takes four days. on day one you moved to cut out debate, a clo

senators up in 2020 will feel intense heat for the next two years and brett cavanagh will not serve for life. a threat that he will be impeached. allen revealed the democratic playbook earlier this week saying they want to defeat brett kavanaugh and when the senate back to block donald trump from nominating anyone to the court past the 2020 election. the president tweeted he believes a search and destroy strategy, he is behind brett kavanaugh and wants the senate to move forward. shannon: alabama senator doug jones will be a no vote. he wasn't thought to be in the mix. he is a democrat from a very conservative place taking the seat that was jeff sessions's, the roy more election down there, and it up with doug jones. thank you very much. the president said he was going in with an open mind, he said yesterday he could change his mind about brett kavanaugh if he thought he was guilty. the hearing was barely over when he tweeted his support for his pick. white house spokesman for the brett cavanagh confirmation here to weigh in on how things look today. you were in the hearing room today.

. >> reporter: that has many democrats worried brett cavanagh would protect the man who nominated him for many mueller probe subpoena. >> brett kavanaugh's judicial philosophy has a monarchical view of executive power animated by a belief that our chief executive gets to play by a different set of rules. >> reporter: while working for independent counsel kenneth starr brett cavanagh advocated an aggressive approach to the extent of donald -- bill clinton's relationship with monica wednesday. metairie rooted him admitted the views have evolved as far as how the special counsel relations can be applied. >> congress taking a look at this and consider whether to have a postponement or time out. he is speaking as a thoughtful observer and not as a judge. >> reporter: republican say his views are being distorted and his record earned bipartisan praise. he hasn't voted in the election since becoming a judge. to take himself away from the political process and just to be a neutral nonpartisan judge. shannon bream, fox news. >> she will be back bright and early tomorrow to lead our coverage. t

the white house is 100% behind brett cavanagh. shannon: the senate judiciary committee started to put together their investigation he testified under penalty of felony, they have his testimony, but democrats say he needs to take another step. >> brett kavanaugh has not asked to have the fbi review these claims. is that the reaction of an innocent person? it is not. shannon: what does that say about what the fbi's role is and that brett kavanaugh has not said anything about whether an investigation should take place? >> they conducted 6 background investigations on brett kavanaugh, the allegation never emerged once. he has been vetted thoroughly by many senators at 65 meetings, i was at most of those meetings, they did happen, 30 hours of public testimony in the list goes on. a closed-door session with anything they wanted in the fbi submitted their background investigation through the senate to the white house as a courtesy and when these allegations that arise it was added to his file, given to the white house, the white house gav

brett cavanagh's accuser says she will testify on her own terms. icans say enough is enough? our next guest worked with brett kavanaugh to set the record straight. ♪ heather: brett kavanaugh's accuser agrees to testify 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

this week senator mccaskill announced she plans to vote against brett cavanagh's confirmation.ent fox news poll found a quarter of likely voters may change their mind before election day and among that group 32% said they would be less likely to support mccaskill if she opposed brett kavanaugh. tonight both her opponent and the president went after her on that issue. >> the president said he would put pro-constitution judges on the bench and he has. judges who love the constitution, judges who love our country, judges like brett kavanaugh. >> mccaskill voted no on our supreme court justice neil gorsuch. how good is he? she's not going back on a no vote on somebody who is truly spectacular. >> reporter: rex emphasis the president told his supporters a vote for any democrat in the midterm election is a vote against him and his agenda. i should note we did reach out to senator mccaskill's campaign for a statement on the president's rally. we did not receive a response. >> thanks a lot. this past tuesday a retired game warden named pete florez did something remarkable for a republi

most predictable playbook for the democrats, democrats from day one said they would not support brett cavanagh. jillian: judge brett kavanaugh at the center of the confirmation circus. jillian: what comes next after his accuser's 11th our refusal to testify in front of the american people? live in washington. >> taking other people into consideration. jillian: a hard lesson for her boule son, play nice or pay the price. rob: "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ jillian: i don't know if i got that in my ear from the control room. is that what you were doing? good morning everyone. you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning. rob: i'm not a big boy either. i am todd pyro in for rob schmidt. let's get to a fox news alert, donald trump raising north korea after the rogue nation re-commits to denuclearization. jillian: the president tweeting kim jong un agreed to allow nuclear inspection subject to final negotiations and prominently dismantle a test site and launchpad in the presence of international experts. in the meantime there will be no rocker nuclear testing. hero

look at capitol hill, small group of protesters winding up 41/2 hours ahead of testimony from brett cavanaghhe we believe christine rally planned for later this morning in opposition of brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. christine blasey-ford will testify before the senate judiciary committee. and illegal immigrant accused of murdering his shipmates on a fishing boat was a daca recipient. we are learning about his violent past. rob: jackie ibanez explains why he is not behind bars. >> reporter: new details sending shockwaves this morning, fox news learning illegal immigrant franklin vasquez was granted deferred action under the daca program in 2013. his legal status expired in 2015. he applied for renewal a year after his daca status expired but was denied after he failed to appear in court, details surfacing after vasquez was charged with killing one of his shipmate adventuring two others with a hammer and knife. is attack on board the ship off the coast of nantucket. the us coast guard releasing a disturbing made a call from the captain. >> one of the crew members went craz

brett cavanagh's elevation would result in loss of voting and abortion rights, even outright death and comedy democrats make clear they didn't want the hearing to proceed at all. >> i would like to be recognized. >> you are out of order, i will proceed. i moved to adjourn. >> should be transparent. >> reporter: santo was asked if the description was scripted over weekend conference call. >> reviewing a tweet from nbc that said democrats once coordinated protest strategy over the holiday weekend, agreed to disrupt and protest the hearing. >> one of the discussions yesterday was the question of whether this committee is going to hear a nominee for a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land without access to basic information about his public record. >> reporter: the paper trail from brett kavanaugh and not his judicial philosophy was the primary objection today claiming they have a fraction of the relevant documents from his time in the bush white house, even calling on the nominee himself to slam on the brakes. >> i ask you to help us uphold the trust. asking this committee

the president feel sorry for brett cavanagh and his family but brett kavanaugh maintains his innocence. record communications for planned parenthood and former lawyer for brett cavanagh, thank you for coming in tonight. we had so much back and forth. an attorney representing christine ford saying this has to happen before they can show up monday. >> no way they can move forward with monday. it is a job interview for brett kavanaugh to sit for a lifetime appointment for the highest court on the land. when there's a serious accusation of sexual assault, an outside investigation by the fbi. heather: anita hill, this brings a lot of 1991 for everyone going through those hearings, she said as brett cavanagh stands to gain a lifetime on the country enticed court he has the burden of persuasion and that is only fair. >> i worked for brett kavanaugh his first year on the bench and i know him and his family and he had the utmost integrity and character. people from all stages of life, he testified for 30 hours before the committee, met individually with senators, he categorically denied them, o

and according to the latest poll has a lead. >> we can for more justices like neil gorsuch and brett cavanagh, people that will uphold the constitution and defend your second amendment rights. >> reporter: tester is running an ad that highlights several bills he sponsored that were signed by donald trump but tonight trump set on issues that matter like tax cuts, border security, votes on judges he always votes with nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, from here trump travels to north dakota where he will try to unseat another democratic senator in a state he won by 20 points in montana and north dakota. he won -- wanted heidi heitkamp to be defeated so he will give a speech similar to the one we heard tonight in north dakota. heather: new reports on anonymous, trump administration official behind the new york times op-ed piece that paint a picture of resistance within the administration. the white house has a list of 12 suspect. and henry not one of them, the latest from new york. >> reporter: the new york times which published that op-ed is reporting the chief of staff john kelly had a list of a

a vote on brett cavanagh next week. let's bring in a spokesperson for the kavanaugh confirmation, i want to play something the president had to say about the second accuser who came forward to talk about brett kavanaugh. here is what he said. >> she said she was totally inebriated. it was all messed up. might have been him. let's not make him a supreme court justice. >> a couple of women's groups, planned parenthood, statements like this from the president of the united states are dangerous and irresponsible, donald trump's attacks are disgusting and cowardly. he has been very disciplined talking about these accuses. now he is more forceful in what he had to say. >> i'm a little confused because those statements are from this ramirez herself, she was so inebriated she was lying on florida fargo blurring her words, six days working with attorneys to even remember this alleged incident. she admits there were significant gaps in the story. the new york times reported miss ramirez was calling to see if they remembered the in

what she describes in a letter which has been sent to the committee as first—hand details of brett cavanagh'sand details of brett cava nagh's sexual misconduct. first—hand details of brett cavanagh's sexual misconduct. now, in this letter sent by her lawyer, they are very critical of the process which has taken place leading up to the point of potentially having this testimony. they say there has been leaks, they say there has been bullying, and they are also concerned about the terms and conditions, essentially, about how this hearing will be conducted. they say they want certain guarantees. we have already seen indications of what they are likely to be. they want brett cavanagh likely to be. they want brett cava nagh to give likely to be. they want brett cavanagh to give his destiny first. christine blasey ford does not want kavanaugh in the speech when she speaks, and she only wants to be questioned by senators. that is a problem for republicans because they only have male senators sitting on thejudiciary only have male senators sitting on the judiciary committee, and only have male senato

>> host: we were chatting before you came on, brett cavanagh had that interview aired on fox news and here's what he had to say about miss ford's allegations against him. >> i never had any sexual or physical activity with doctor ford.

worst of all it is quite clear brett cavanagh would apply his strict new principled interpretation only to affirmative regulatory initiatives and not deregulation or failure to regulate. this is not a neutral principle. brett kavanaugh often says his motivating force is the protection of individual liberty but the liberty judge brett kavanaugh embraces is badly skewed and terribly small. it is the most powerful groups to do their business unhindered by government rather than the liberty that comes from meaningful government protection against harmful human behavior. in the name of liberty brett cavanagh rejected rules addressing toxic air pollution, climate change, workplace safety and financial fraud without acknowledging that in such cases liberty sits on both sides of the legal question was on one side the liberty of regulating groups to go about their business unimpeded by federal law. on the other the liberty of the rest of us to go about our lives at home, at work, at school and in our communities with reasonable assurance that the government has our back in protecting us against

the direction from bill cosby to brett cavanagh, and plenty of critical comments. aying i love how you correlate the bill cosby case and brett kavanaugh, like saying apples and oranges are the same, stop the sensationalism. keep laughing and losing. not the least bit funny but extremely effective. with death threats, brett cavanagh receiving messages like this, so predictable. we haven't heard from doctor ford yet. let's move on. what uc berkeley is doing with universal locker rooms. >> uc berkeley opening a new locker room, universal locker room for students who need a little bit extra privacy like a transgender student or students with disabilities or those with body image issues. the students themselves are paying for this facility. they will pay $160 each, the associate directors says we heard from some students who were uncomfortable. we knew there were more. we are here to serve everyone, always thinking of ways to remove barriers to fitness and wellness. and students, and that is where the tuition is going and to tell about a universal locker room at berkeley

democrats praying for brett cavanagh and his family.avanagh's second accuser debra ramirez says he exposed himself to her, and will not testify. and michael avenatti have a third accuser coming forward, yet to accuse anything. >> democrats couldn't stop tomorrow's hearing but ramping up calls for an fbi investigation into the accusations against brett kavanaugh. rob: pam bondi says the apparent perception of guilt goes against everything our justice system stands for. >> rule of law is unraveled about the presumption of innocence. ramirez, nothing to confirm her story. she can't confirm it is brett kavanaugh. this is a good man and a strong wife, and a shame his daughters have to endure this. it has sunk to a new low to listen to this. when it thinks to this low, to serve your country and give back the vicious attacks, still despicable. >> the supreme court will begin his new term monday, most likely going to be an empty seat on the bench. rob: on the heels of his blistering speech on iran donald trump will lead the security council mee

time to move on and approve brett cavanagh.dard with keith ellison facing verifiable charges of sexual assault and 36 years ago is what is talked about. should be consistent? >> most definitely. this is a very convenient -- this is not good. keith ellison, there is evidence. she provided medical -- pete: should he drop out of the race? >> i don't know about dropping out of the race that he should step down. i talked with the dnc and they have a procedure in place. jamie harrison would be my pick to fill his shoes, deputy director. pete: thank you, good debate. we will be right back. thank you. (avo) help control cravings and lose weight with contrave. it's fda-approved to help adults who are overweight or struggle with obesity lose weight and keep it off. contrave is believed to work on two areas of the brain: your hunger center... i'm so hungry. (avo) and your reward system... ice cream. french fries. (avo) to help control cravings. one ingredient in contrave may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in some children, teens, a

senate judiciary chair chuck grassley refusing to delay monday's proposed hearing with judge brett cavanagh and his accuser. jillian: she has until tomorrow to make a decision, will she testify? live in washington. >> the closest i will never have in my life to and i is moment. jillian: mister spartacus himself eyeing the white house. rob: cory booker says it is his responsibility to run against donald trump. yes, america, selfy safe zones coming. jillian: we were denied. one state is cracking down -- "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ ♪ have each other ♪ under my umbrella ♪ jillian: stay where you are. rob: similar next level producing. heart healthy told the story. jillian: very next level. you are not dancing. rob: not a fan of the new stuff. good morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. jillian: thank you for starting your day with us. let's begin here. republicans refusing to delay brett kavanaugh's hearing set for monday. his accuser must decide by tomorrow whether she will talk to the senate judiciary committee. todd: doug luzader with what w

republicans and people who went to see brett cavanagh become justice cavanagh will believe him and many women and many democrats will believe her. the ultimate judge will come and the judgment will come in november during the midterms. if women are angry enough about the way this issue is resolved about the way she is treated, if they feel she is not given due process, they will turn out in large numbers and that could cause a wave the president says doesn't exist. >> diane feinstein had the letter for six weeks. according to her doctor for did not want to be named publicly. why didn't democrats demand a closed door hearing before this was leaked out and became public? keith ellison is accused of domestic abuse and although he denies at the wall street journal says the allegations of sexual abuse can be a politicized weapon. >> that is a danger here and it is also very dangerous to make -- say someone makes an allegation that cannot be substantiated because it kind of colors the entire process, it colors and determines the way justice cavanagh will be perceived as he sits on the court i

pence saying this, today senate republicans conducted a hearing that was fair and respectful to brett cavanaghnd doctor ford, the same cannot be said for the democrats. based on today and decades of service i stand with brett kavanaugh, a person of integrity and impeccable credentials, take the vote. republican senator bill cassidy signing and saying enough with the delays, time to confirm brett kavanaugh and bring washington democrats shameful smear campaign to a end but democratic senator cory booker addressed the accuser saying doctor ford, thank you for speaking truth to power. what you did today for survivors across this country was nothing short of hero. in all of your courage and bravery. it is up to those key swing votes. lawmakers were huddled together after the hearing and we have to wait and see. >> overall it gave politics a bad taste. >> what was up with this letter that was handed over to ford's lawyer? >> one moment peaking interest as they watched this hearing unfold, when democratic congresswoman sheila jackson lee handed an envelope to doctor ford's attorneys. you can see it

, the brett cavanagh nomination is confirmed, that helps the democrats. ll be confirmed and ultimately the die is cast on the me too movement's impact on the midterm elections and will see which base. ainsley: what did you think of the opening statement? was released, his was released at his was different, he said at the beginning of the testimony, i showed it to a former law clerk and no one else has seen it. >> he was too whiny and crying for my taste. i know i am a sexist in this regard released an old-fashioned relic of a man, i believe you've got to control those kinds of emotions. i would have preferred he had more swagger but he was definitely sincere. not my kind of guy but definitely sincere, definitely credible. there is no doubt but i believe this man will be confirmed and this woman has done the best she could to recount something she definitely believes happened to her as an example to women everywhere. they are both winners. pete: if you were in front of a body, and pleading for your career and your life, his entire life was destroyed, doctor

we saw that when brett cavanagh was nominated. we will see how much there is. jillian: at 9:15, it will be a week of it. appreciate it. as we were discussing democrats have been fighting tooth and nail to stop brett kavanaugh from making it to the supreme court bench, state department press officer morgan ortegas says the big question is not whether or not he will make it through but how the progressive base will react to another trump victory. >> no way he is not confirmed. my question, the president has other republicans, what are these wing senators going to do? how many of these democrats, it is a done deal at this point but what i'm looking to is how does a democrat progressive base react? reports they are regrettably frustrated with their leadership for being unable to prevent trump from getting a second supreme court justice. the progressive base of the party take it out on democrat leadership which is under fire even if they take back the house in november. >> reporter: the confirmation letter requires a simple majority vote. as it stands republicans ho

>> reporter: centigrams of the confirmation cannot go forward until brett cavanagh's accuser is heardother big story breaking, donald trump ordering several key fbi documents in the russia probe to be released. devon nunez says it is a critical step. >> the mainstream media is buying the kool-aid this will endanger national security, don't know how many times they will run that but it is laughable that this will endanger national security. this is full transparency for the american people, all the information the american people need to see because for two years we have been force-feeding this russia kool-aid. >> reporter: this includes the 5 that -- fisa warrant which allowed surveillance on carter page, this was unexpected, the president wants texts released from james comey and andrew mccabe and more from peter stzrok and lisa page. sheriff deputies killed in a shootout with a suspect, officers responded to a call from an auto shop near sacramento, california, no idea the suspect was armed. 27-year-old the beauty died, the suspect also died, the suspect was shot and hospitalized. a

senator grassley said this, they interviewed brett cavanagh, he doesn't hesitate, he knew it was under penalty. we invited minority staff to participate, it is all questions but minority staff declined and set interviews with two other alleged witnesses, minority staff is welcome to participate in the investigative process but they have declined. does that heard their case if they don't join in the process? >> what it illustrates, we need to take a step back and conduct a thorough independent investigation. you have heard from every democratic member of the senate judiciary committee calling for the white house to request the fbi reopened the background check on brett kavanaugh and assess the allegations that involve ford as part of that. that is what was done during the confirmation process for then judge clarence thomas and it is what should be done in this instance as well, the reason being, i am speaking for former committee counsel, not the judiciary committee but with respect to my former colleagues, we are not equipped, we are not trained to conduct the kind of forensic investig

really time i had interaction with brett cavanagh was in a social setting. naugh, he attended a wedding and that is where i had a chance to visit with him and found him to be an exceptional individual and the kind of guy we went on the court. the fact he took time to fly from dc to madison, wisconsin to attend the wedding of a young lady who was a click frame demonstrates the kind of individual he is. i hope he gets confirmed as on the court soon. pete: have you ever seen anything at the 11th hour like this where there are all these accusations? in the last 72 hours there have been five other accusations other than doctor ford's come out. whether they are credible or not is up to the community to figure out. >> it is up to the committee to figure out. i thought brett kavanaugh handled himself extremely well in his hearing a few weeks ago. i think he is so qualified and the american people want him on the court and the president is going to push and make sure he gets on the court. pete: you have not been a fan of the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. he

is right now both sides are standing ground and republicans may be edging closer to a vote on brett cavanaghaccuser has been given a deadline. and whether she will show up for the senate judiciary committee hearing on monday and a spokesman for the committee -- >> me email back and forth. in an attempt to find a comfortable setting for doctor ford to share the committee. and a public hearing and private hearing to meet with staff, we meet with her. >> the fate of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh hangs in the balance both his accuser and democrats on the hill are present for an fbi investigation. >> testify on monday or not be heard, it is fairly outrageous. there is a normal process for supreme court justice nomination. it start was a background check. >> the unknown is what happens if ford refuses to testify monday. will republicans move ahead with the hearing with brett kavanaugh alone and a vote on the nomination, what about moderate senate republicans, what will they do? will they vote for brett kavanaugh without coming forward to testify? heather: they are willing to go anywhere to

the american people see what is going on, looking at brett cavanagh, finding him less and less credible. that is why in poll after poll a plurality of american say brett kavanaugh should not be confirmed. let us get the facts. doing inn way in this chamber. i yield the floor. >> mister president, i wanted to come to the floor and talk about the unfortunate circumstances we find ourselves in as a result of the failure of the ranking member of the judiciary committee to submit a letter she got from this case. the background investigators who are bipartisan would have investigated this matter during the normal course of the confirmation process in a way that protected the anonymity and confidentiality of doctor ford as well as the nominee.

when the committee's top democrat dianne feinstein pressed brett cavanagh on the future of roe v wadee had this to say. >> it is an important precedent of the supreme court, roe v wade and planned parenthood versus casey, reaffirmed many times casey is precedent on precedent which itself is an important factor. >> an important issue is judicial independence of brett kavanaugh, said he would certainly be a fair and impartial judge despite his personal views. >> what assurances that you will not allow the president's personal views or interests to impact your decision? >> i'm independent judge. is confirmed as supreme court and sitting judge, i owe my loyalty to the constitution. if you are right under the law you prevail. >> reporter: we expected the mueller investigation has come up, senator harris asking and pointed question whether the nominee had conversations with a law firm of a former attorney of donald trump. >> have you had a conversation about that? a really specific question. >> i would like to know the person you're thinking of. >> it is someone you don't want to tell us. >

and brett cavanagh and his can excuse her will testify tomorrow.rump heads back to the united nations today. after attacking iran. investors still unnerved by those trade tensions. s&p losing three. all eyes on the fed as a central bank is expected to hike interest rates added that the u.s. stock market futures trading higher here. the nasdaq up 27. with a mixed performance in europe. with the shanghai composite. 1% higher. consumers love reward cards. but retailers actually hate them. fbn:am continues right now. we are coming up on 530 in the morning. good morning to you. i'm gerri willis in for cheryl casone. the supreme court nominee brett cavanagh and his accuser are both is set to appear before the senate judiciary committee. denying democrats demand for a delay. the republicans are bringing in rachel mitchell. she is a veteran arizona prosecutor. she would hand her or questions on their behalf. what we can expect tomorrow. it's good to see you injure. that outside counsel. is essentially the bureau chief in phoenix. what kind of questions do

most predictable playbook for the democrats, democrats from day one said they would not support brett cavanaghge brett kavanaugh at the center of the confirmation circus. jillian: what comes next after his accuser's 11th our refusal

shannon: democrats working overtime to turn brett cavanagh's confirmation hearing into an all-out circus. will the show go on today? live on capitol hill. a house divided, incredible video after the catastrophe splits this home down the middle. "fox and friends first" starts now. ♪ ♪ you can't get back until you spend a lot of money ♪ everybody is talking about it ♪ heather: a little billy joel to get you rocking and rolling out of bed this morning, you are watching "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning, 4:00 am on the east coast, thank you for starting your day with us. let's talk about those fireworks on capitol hill as donald trump's supreme court nominee takes the hot seat. >> i urge you, vote this down. heather: democrats and protesters tried to derail the hearing, griff jenkins live at the heart senate office building where there is no shortage of drama. it was unbelievable this wave of protesters that continued. >> reporter: i began my career in washington as an intern during david souter's confirmation hearings and in the many years since then i have never seen anything li

a confirmation vote on brett cavanagh is expected wednesday, september 26th. new term will begin the first monday of october. shannon: all eyes on senators collins and makowski and what they think about brett kavanaugh's comments on roe v wade. let's bring in gail and rod brown. his part of the testimony, a couple headlines, he will kill the constitution. the washington post has this. mitch mcconnell has saved the constitution because he nominated people like brett cavanagh. quite a contrast in analyses. >> it illustrates no one expected this confirmation process to be easy. we saw after what they did to merrick garland the politicalization by senate republicans from the supreme court is just at its apex. shannon: just senate republicans? >> obviously because -- shannon: bipartisan -- >> democrats -- i think what was confirmed this week is something many people, democrats and independents by how soft brett kavanaugh's pulling numbers, the softest support -- shannon: if i walked down the street in tallahassee, florida and said what is the name of the president'

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to vote on brett kavanaugh today, democrats claim he wants to overturn roe versus wade despite brett cavanagh position pretty clear. >> an important precedent of the supreme court, roe versus wade and planned parenthood, reaffirmed many times, kc is president on precedent which itself is an important factor. jillian: it seems that is not enough for democrats who insist he has another agenda. rob: are the concerns of democrats justified or is this another obstruction tactic? that is the question. here to weigh in, ryan, thanks for coming on this morning. this is a he said she said situation. what do you make of it? >> many years ago several justices wanted to overthrow roe versus wade and one more justice might be able to swing it but he said clearly in his hearing but this is not his intention, precedent upon president and justice roberts who is the chief justice who is not an activist, he will not try to make this in court but this is a chance for a lot of democrats to repair their presidential run and they scream and cry and declare they are spartacus but at the end of the day this, over th

and 930 yesterday. >> knowing the history of brett cavanagh and his political experience.d what people want to hear at home. >> senator cory booker trying to use late wednesday night confidential documents to question the nominee and senator harris making an accusation he had an inappropriate conversation about the mueller probe. it does appear big names we are hearing for the 2020 presidential campaign, using whatever they can to attack this nominee but doesn't touch on his legal record. even documents cory booker was using, that actually goes to brett kavanaugh's advantage because he was advocating a race neutral security policy following 9/11. >> he was there for 13 hours over two days, 24 hours, really unbelievable and confirmation hearings wrap up possibly, where do we go from here? >> interesting witness democrats will put on today is the guardian ad litem for the minor who sought an abortion during the court case and it was brett kavanaugh who voted not to allow her to obtain one. one witness we hear from, then after that, senator grassley, the committee next thursd

and roy motion in the us capital protesters hitting the streets to object to the nomination of brett cavanagho the country's most powerful court. i asked to run the same time the better lead divided u.s. senate judiciary committee was pushing ahead with a vote to proceed to a calvinist nomination the democrats who wanted an f.b.i. investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against cavanagh were furious. the. and the corridors outside the atmosphere was feeble and then a moment that may alter history senator jeff flake who had just declared his backing for cavanagh confronted by a sexual abuse survivor. i didn't tell anyone and you're telling all women that you don't matter that he should just stay quiet and yet you want to talk to you don't tell me that my vote doesn't matter the worst of it to me i don't think i've heard you don't want to move. something. like thirty. hours later the republican senator was back in committee and had found his voice for him to back the controversial nominee under one condition. i think it would be . proper to delay the forum. for up to but not more than on

jillian: confirmation hearings for brett cavanagh begin tuesday.more documents were released tonight to the senate judiciary committee related to his time in the bush white house. is democrats but not all the stops to block the hearings from moving forward. >> we should be pushing to postpone the brett kavanaugh hearing. 's nomination is now tainted with illegality because the president nominated brett kavanaugh, has been implicated in a criminal conspiracy. jillian: not all democrats are on the same page. >> on this one, he and i have to respectfully disagree with my friend dick blumenthal. people can disagree in a democracy. shannon: kelly will be sitting next week, joins me now to weigh in on what could be a key issue where nominees stand on religious freedom. thanks for joining us tonight. i went you to give us, something you are fighting about all the time, your view of where brett kavanaugh stands on these issues. >> we have to start with how incredibly gifted he is, an excellent jurist, fair-minded, committed to the constitution, has written

capital protesters hitting the streets to object to the nomination of brett cavanagh to the country's most powerful court. i asked to run the same time the betterly divided us senate judiciary committee was pushing ahead with a vote to proceed to a cavanagh's nomination the democrats who wanted an f.b.i. investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against cavanagh were furious. the. in the corridors outside the atmosphere was feeble and then a moment that may alter history senator jeff flake who had just declared his backing for calvin are confronted by a sexual abuse survivor. i didn't tell anybody and you're telling all women that matter that he should just stay quiet and yet you want to talk to tell me that my father. don't want me. and that you're a little less. hours later the republican senator was back in committee and had found his voice offering to back the controversial nominee under one condition. i think it would be. proper to delay the floor vote. for october not more than one week in order to let the f.b.i. . continue to do an investigation limited in time and scope.

susan collins and lisa murkowski, joe manchin and joe donnelly recognize brett cavanagh is a qualifiedate judiciary democrats urging delay of this hearing, 42,000 pages of documents were released and chuck schumer tweeting nobody will look through these documents before today. so many documents have been released, what are they looking for? what do they once? >> it is unclear. you see more documents from this nominee than the last five nominees combined in total. 10% of all that has been released and majorities of gone through every page of the documents. in the next few days democrats failed to do so also and at the end of the day the key issue is brett cavanagh's record. the reason is there is nothing there. he is an indiana judge and a good judge. >> right after that grassley got through all 42,000 pages, i thought that was interesting. interesting that these pages are withheld. i'm curious if that is commonly done in other justices cases. is their executive privilege invoked? >> absolutely. it is very common. the senate didn't even request her documents as solicitor general of the

heather: where we are in terms of brett cavanagh categorically denying sexual misconduct allegations.re the left as resistance tactics to destroy the supreme court nominee's career setting a dangerous precedent? >> they are. whether you are talking about last-minute allegations particularly the one in the new yorker with less substantiation than the previous allocation by doctor ford. no substantiation, we are seeing democrats are being true to their word. if you are number one brett cavanagh's name was flooded he was nominated they said they would stop at nothing to keep them off the bench. we have seen the tactics coming out. i think everyone wants to hear doctor ford testify thursday. they went to hear brett kavanaugh testify that there is fear about giving into these delay tactics opening the door for very incredulous allegations to come forward. heather: think the league needs to be investigated, senator feinstein did a huge disservice to doctor ford and brett kavanaugh in the way it was presented when she had ample opportunity beginning in july to take this to an investigation.

jillian: brett cavanagh will take the stand for day to of his confirmation hearing.fter it omitted the planting of the american flag, the president told the daily, quote, almost like they are embarrassed at the achievement coming from america, terrible things. buzz aldrin taking a shot at the film tweeting images of the plan -- the moment transcends borders. rob: donald trump firing back at salacious claims, bob woodward's tell all which paints an embarrassing picture of day-to-day life inside the white house, the woodward book has been refuted and discredited by james mattis and john kelly. there quotes were made up frauds, a con on the public, stories and quotes, woodward is a dem operative. notice timing? right before the midterms. is the book credible or another attempt by the left to take down the president. media dc ron meyer. a lot of books about this white house, the michael wolf book was salacious. omarosa's book who cares, but this is bob woodward, this is an incredible journalist, has been for 30 or 40 years. >> reporter: the washington post motto is democ