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trump nominee for the supreme court brett kavanah is being accused of physical and sexual assault. ford said he assaulted her at a high school party 30 years ago. ? july ford described details of the alleged attack to her local congresswoman. ford and kavanaugh have been asked to testify before the senate judiciary committee. >> and joining me now by skype from her office. is congresswoman. thank you for being here. >> good to be with you.th nk you. >> can you take us back to the day in july when you met with blasey ford in your office. how did she seem asld she you her story? >> i was struck by the she is an intelligent woman. she is highly educated. very deroted to family. concerned about her family. i think it was wrenching for her to share thy. st difficult to tell. was had a layer of emotion over it. which is no untypical of sexual abuseiims. victims of sexual abuse are terrified. terrified that their will get out. what people will wy. thll be blamed. there's a whole raft of issues to touch to that. and i also shed with her that i was not here to tell h what i thought she shou

the proof isn't there to convince me it's brett kavanah. it isn't enough to scurry a supreme court appointment. >> we want to go to capitol hill right nowhere they're measuring reactions from senators who have the final say whether the confirmation goes d. forw casey. >> i think that the conversation you've been havion is the right we're going to have to me -- i want to go back to the three people we've been focused on. lisa murkowski, juror jeff flake. he was listening intently. he was looking pained as the statent unfolded. i got a note from a top republican aide who id everybody needs to not rush to l as a judgment. we need to hear from judge kavanaugh. that's important. it also says it's clear that they realize that the itial judgment of dr. ford is one of credibility and one that does not seem to bode well for judgeg kavaultimately sitting on the supreme court. everyone is at this point keeping their initial thoughts very close to the vest beyond, of course, the obvious understandings that we have of this partisanship. w i t to go back

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter right saying judge kavanah should america exactly why i know many to ten donald trump described kavin as testimony and spiritual honest and riveting he then called in the senators to vote. correspondent my show is on capitol hill in washington i asked her how she expects the today's vote to go . well just before the committee met this morning we got breaking news that one of the senators who was considered a key swing vote who might swing this against kavanaugh was in fact going to vote yes so they are scheduled to vote in a few hours on whether or not to move his nomination to a full senate vote and it looks like at this point barring something else happening that that will actually go through and that as early as monday next week the full senate could vote on whether brett kavanaugh will be on the supreme court which weighs a vote like this ago. at this point it is looking like he could actually make it through despite what we saw yesterday despite the high emotions on the high drama of the hearing yesterday there are the r

and again and and then he denies kavanah so what brett kavanaugh are above the other very well qualified people to sit on the supreme court of the united states well brett kavanaugh had written and a couple of occasions about how a president shouldn't be impeached because it stopped him doing his job properly you've got to make your own conclusions and why donald trump would see that as being much more important to some of the other things with some of the other justices but yes the short answer to your question is republicans are very keen to get this done and possibly get it done in the coming week alan fischer in washington thank you. still ahead view here on al-jazeera comparing trump to hitler the documentary maker michael moore is raising the fahrenheit again and rising from the ashes in brazil but how long will it take to restore what is left of the national museum. hello again it's good to be back we're here across much of the we are seeing sunny skies for most people we did have some clouds passing through tehran as well as pass through baghdad as well most of the activity will

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter writing judge kavanah shoot america exactly why i know many to ten donald trump describe kavin as testimony and spiritual honest and riveting he then called on the senators to vote let's go right to capitol hill. standing by ahead of that expected committee vote do you think that the committee is going to vote in favor of cavanagh and if that does happen can we don't expect the full senate to confirm him. sumi as of right now the vote is still scheduled and is still going ahead you just start about twenty minutes half an hour there are several key senators to watch here senators who are from sort of mixed political states or who have indicated that they have not actually made up their minds but given yesterday's testimony it looks like you know republicans got what they wanted out of this which was a very defiant very angry very. very defensive nominee to the supreme court who affectively cleared his name in their eyes and so if there are republicans who are in very strongly red states states that still very much suppor

it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me well for his part kavanah denied ever committing sexual misconduct and said he would be threatened into withdrawing i'm not questioning that doctor ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time but i have never done this to her or to anyone that's not who i am it is not who i was i am innocent of this charge the palestinian president says the u.s. is no longer an independent mediator in the middle east peace process mark what about us was addressing the u.n. general assembly the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn't touch the issue in his speech instead choosing to attack iran china has accused u.s. president donald trump of slander after he accused beijing of trying to meddle in the upcoming u.s. midterm elections the two countries were already engaged in a tit for tat trade war continued to butt heads over a list of sensitive issues including the south china sea and taiwan the un special envoy to yemen says he hopes airport will reopen next week martin griffiths m

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter writing judge kavanah should america exactly why i know many to ten donald trump describe cavernous testimony and spiritual honest and riveting he then called on the senators to vote or let's get more on this with scott lucas he's a professor of american studies at the university of birmingham and the founder of the enduring america web site on u.s. politics a scott thanks for joining us what did you make of what we saw in those hearings why first of all you saw the very compelling testimony of professor ford she described her alleged encounter with wright kavanah there were people in the audience and even of senators who were crying as they heard this and then in contrast you have a very different style of right kavanah and sometimes very attacking almost shouting and then at other times portraying himself as the victim appearing to be close to tears but when he got into trouble with this when he couldn't answer for example whether there should be an f.b.i. investigation that's when you saw the republican senators jumpi

it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me over his body kavanah denied ever committing sexual misconduct and said he wouldn't be threatened into withdrawing i'm not questioning the doctor ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time but i have never done this to her or to anyone that's not who i am it is not who i was i am innocent of this charge the palestinian president says the u.s. is no longer an independent mediator in the middle east peace process mahmoud abbas was addressing the un general assembly israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu didn't touch the issue in his speech instead choosing to attack iran china has accused u.s. president donald trump of slander after he accused beijing of trying to meddle in the upcoming u.s. congressional elections the two countries already engagement tit for tat trade war continued to butt heads over a list of sensitive issues including the south china sea and taiwan the un special envoy to yemen said he looks forward to the reopening of port next week martin griffith

he would go on television to unknowns who would be then it was going to be great kavanah the reason he's keen about brett kavanaugh rather than others is that brett kavanaugh has written a paper in the past which see that a president should not be impeached while he's in office because that detracts from the job that he's trying to do of running the country no leave it to you to decide why donald trump we consider that to be very important but that is why the white house and the republicans are clinging to brett kavanaugh at the moment and in the next few hours hopefully we'll get more details of professor ford and her planned testimony and whether it will go ahead on thursday as she would like and whether or not it will happen after brett kavanaugh is questioned by this committee about the allegations that have been made thank you very much allan fish in washington well in other developments in the u.s. state of arizona siblings all the republican congressman running for reelection have launched a t.v. advert for that perfect candidate the democrat running against their brother paul's absolutely not wor

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter writing judge kavanah shoot america exactly why i know many to ten donald trump described kavin as testimony and spiritual honest and riveting he then called on the senators to vote on joining us now after some very emotional testimony this stuff simon's seven testimony today riveting one of them some of the reactions what are you hearing from the public. well the judgment of the public is actually out still i think that's a little bit close to call too close to call to judge how the public is siding or who the public is siding with but no doubt this was a first that has never ever been seen before by anybody not in political washington as well as elsewhere in the country people were glued to their televisions yesterday the television sets or radios or the internet and watched the proceedings and as you said absolutely riveting and emotional and brant kevin are coming out following blasi for its testimony guns blazing aggressive some say. and combating if blasi forward in comparison to that rather collected post very em

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter writing judge kavanah should america exactly why i know many to ten donald trump described kavin as tense to me and spiritual or nist and riveting he then called in the senators to vote. to give your correspondent stuff and signs has been following the developments in washington for us i spoke to him earlier and asked him for some of their reactions to the hearing. well the judgment of the public is actually out still i think that's a little bit close to call too close to call to judge how the public is siding or who the public is siding with but no doubt this was a first that has never ever been seen before by anybody not in political washington as well as elsewhere in the country people were glued to the televisions yesterday the television sets or radios or the internet and watched the proceedings and as you said absolutely riveting and emotional and a brand kevin are coming out following blasi ford's testimony guns blazing aggressive some say. and combating if blasi ford in comparison to that rather collected post ve

lasting impact on my life it was hard for me to breathe and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me well for his part kavanah denied ever committing sexual misconduct and said he wouldn't be threatened into withdrawing i'm not questioning that doctor ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person in some place at some time. but i have never done this to her or to anyone that's not who i am it is not who i was i am innocent of this charge i will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process you freida hard you've given it your all and no one can question your efforts but your coordinated and well funded effort to destroy my good name and destroy my family will not drag me out when rosen jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. as expected this was always going to be a very divisive and contentious hearing brett kavanaugh i really meant taining his innocence and many observers seem to think christine lacy food was credible. that's right both of very contentious during break cavanaugh testimony as well as a bit unusual paul christine blazin ford was addressing the senators because the republi

brett kavanaugh from the u.s. supreme court if he thought the kavanah was guilty of sexual misconduct three women have now made accusations against kavanah trump says he would consider changing his mind of the evidence is compelling i can always be convinced if i have to hear it it sounds like what you're saying is there is a situation there is a scenario under which you would withdraw a brett kavanaugh as nomination is that correct i thought he was about as i thought he was guilty of something like this you're sure and you will wait until tomorrow to make up your i want to watch i want to see i hope i can watch a meeting with a lot of countries tomorrow but i will certainly in some form be able to watch and a lot so rely on some very fair and talented republican senators. well earlier trump chaired a meeting of the u.n. security council which the u.s. is currently president of he used it to attack iran is calling it the world's leading sponsor of terror he also surprised many by accusing china of meddling in the upcoming midterm elections the chinese government has rejected the accusations . the party of the defeated mal

minutes after brett kavanaugh left the president took to twitter writing judge kavanah should america exactly why i nominated him donald trump described kavin as testimony and spiritual honest and riveting he then called in the senators to vote let's go right to capitol hill our correspondent my of her is standing by for us i am i get to see you so do you think that the committee is going to vote in favor of cavanagh and if that does happen will the full senate confirm him. well just before this session started we got breaking news that one of the key senators who had indicated that he was a swing vote on the kavanah nomination said that he would in fact be voting to confirm him so it is looking likely or unlikely or that not only is the senate judiciary committee going to pass him out of committee this afternoon to the full senate without the full senate will in fact vote to confirm him next week and this is what the republican party has been pushing for they want to get this nomination through the supreme court is actually due to start their new session on monday which is why they w

brett kavanaugh at a house party in washington d.c. in the one nine hundred eighty s. she said it numerous parties she witnessed kavanah and his friend mark judge drink excessively and engage in highly inappropriate conduct including being overly aggressive aggressive with girls and not taking no for an answer she said she became aware of efforts by judge and cavanagh and the other is to speak to spike the punch at these parties so that girls could be gang raped she says she remembers boys lines outside rooms waiting for their turn with a girl inside the room and in one thousand nine hundred. sixty one of these rapes and judging kavanah were also present. also in jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. at pretty explosive accusations there out what kind of reaction of we have from both trump and kavanah himself well capital released a short statement saying basically this is something out of the twilight zone of course donald trump the u.s. president is appearing publicly at a number of events at the u.n. general assembly and he was asked about it during a photo op with the japanese prime minister scenes and this

nominee brett kavanaugh has hit back at a new allegation of sexual misconduct two women have now come forward with claims kevin a sexually assaulted them and a letterman east on monday kavanah labeled a new accusation that allegedly occurred when he was in college in the one nine hundred eighty s. a grotesque and obvious character assassination cavanagh's president donald trump's second pick to join the nine member high court the president of the movies a delay yemeni has conceded defeat in sunday's election opposition leader abraham mohammad soli will be the new president after taking fifty eight percent of the vote in maine have been in charge of the indian ocean island nation for five years but he's been accused of stifling opposition here morgan has more. many had expected this president abdullah yemen to win the election then it was feared that he would not accept the results but hours after early poll results showed that his rival one yemen conceded defeat the heart of deviant people have decided what they want to the results from yesterday. has been in political turmoil under yemen during his five year tenure two former presidents a prosecutor general and a number of

kavanah offered a blanket denial in a t.v. interview john hendren reports. even. as protesters faced arrest to demonstrate against president donald trump supreme court pick brett kavanaugh striking back. appearing with his wife on fox news a day after not one but two new accusers emerged he insists he's been wrongly accused saying the truth is i've never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or otherwise i'm not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place would i know is that i've never sexually assaulted anyone kevin i was seventeen when his original accuser christine blousy forward says he tried to rape her cavanaugh and ford are scheduled to break their silence at a senate hearing on thursday but the white house considered that too late president trump is standing behind his nominee for the united states highest court say five may and we certainly hope he's going to be confirmed and quickly republican leaders in congress aren't backing down either this is what the so-called resistance has become. a smear campaign pure and simple democrats would all out of view and convey to thin

accusations by christine blasi forward against brett kavanaugh center around a party in one thousand nine hundred two according to the new york times kavanah says he has evidence of an old calendar that shows he was not at the party that night before his agreed to testify before the senate committee on thursday his cabinet is also likely to appear australia's food contamination scandal has reached new zealand after a needle was found inside a packet of strawberries the australian berries were purchased at a supermarket in all cleaned the store chain is now was drawn that brand of strawberries as a precautionary measure police are investigating more than a hundred reports of selling needles found in strawberries which have caused demand for the fruit to plummet and numbers of people have packed a square in the spanish city of barcelona to watch rival teams build human castles the annual competition is part of a traditional street festival held in honor of the city's painter and st the team's attempt different types of towers recalling coordination balance and lots of practice objective is to successfully build and dismantle a tower without

brett kav proclaiming his innocenc realg president trump for first time that we know ever since these kavanaheme courelnomin mondayng him he stands by him and overnight the presidt tweeted that kavanaugh the victim of false accusations blamin democrats ting to, in his words, destroy a wonderful man. of i am not going to let false accusatiodr me ohis process. >> ovn embattled judge brett kavgh, his wife ashley by his side, vowing he won't withdraw. >> am n going anywhere. >> reporte psint trume sup pick in an unprecedeiew with fox news defending himself after who separate sl du accusati one while he was at college at yale. the otr was a teenager in the 1908s. >> the strutrh erll assed anyone. i am not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford is at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone someplace but what i know is that i have never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reportvah deflectinen aed if he would welcan investigat instead cal for fairness and a chance to clear his name. >> i know i'm telling the truth. i didn't do this or anything resbli this. these are --

kavanah h to s. they flowed from the heart. they w listening. ginger, as you have heard, profr f said with 100% certy was, in fact, brett kah who assaulted her.udge kavanaugh then said he was absolu cer that w he not even at that party. is it possible that bh of them ? >> it's ironic that you ask that questi, craig, because just sund night i wasmaing with some friends and i made that very point. i know brekavanaugh, ind know and so, to me, it's perhaps the ly thing that could be. >> how could that be? houl be >>llg their version of the truth? well, i don't know dr. ford, but io know brett kavanaugh, and i know thatou he not never, ever, never do these .hings that he s be but i did watch dr. for yester and she was very movi. she clearly believes something happ to her, and she -- i belie tha somapned to her. i also believe that it was kavanaugh. ginger, you are say you e c absolutelytain it wasn brett kavanaugh. my understandi is that you sive known the kavanaughs for well o it pe that the brett h that you know now, judge kavanaugh, 53 ars old now, a candidate for the highest court in the land, very difft from a brett kavan at 18 years old? is