investigation after a last-minute request by republican senator jeff flake to delay judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination, so the fbi can investigate. dr. christine blasey ford's sexual assault claim that she levied against kavanaugh during a lengthy and highly emotional hearing on thursday. it's the late nest a back and forth that's continued for several weeks. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel following the latest developments from capitol hill tonight. good evening, mike. >> bret, good evening, it was massive political drama with the nation watching expecting to see judge brett kavanaugh's nomination advance in the judiciary committee. but there's a twist. moderate republican senator jeff flake met with democrats for hours and it worked. >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor

supreme court justice is set to move forward. following an emotional hearing thursday... the senate judiciary committee will decide whether or not to bring brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination to the senate floor.a historic hearing on capitol hill --it began with christine blasey ford relaying her accusation that she was physically and sexually assaulted by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in the 1980s...christine blasey ford, kavanaugh accuser: "i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me."and ended with kavanaugh proclaiming his innocence ...brett kavanaugh, supreme court nominee: "this whole two week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit."republican senator lindsay graham erupted during the hearing, calling proceedings a "sham," and a "charade" -- and reading an endorsement letter áaboutá kavanaugh from the american bar association.sen. lindsay graham, -r- south carolina: "his integrity is absolutely unquestioned..."but the american bar association is now áalsoá calling for an fbi investigation--the legal group jumped into the political fray following the hearing thursday.... issuing a strongly-worded letter to

brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "this is a circus."a defiant brett kavanaugh denying allegations of sexual assault.brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee:: "i'm innocent of this charge."the supreme court nominee shouted-nats -and at times fought back tears-nats - in front of the senate judiciary committee.brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "i'm not questioning that dr. ford may have been sexually assaulted by some person, in some time but i have never done this to her or anyone."his accuser -- christine blasey ford -- also adamantchristine blasey ford / accuses kavanaugh of sexual assault: "i believed he was going to rape me. help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling."sen. dick durbin / -d- illinois: "with what degree of certainty did brett kavanaugh assaulted you?" christine blasey ford / accuses sexual assault: "100 percent"long-time sex crimes prosecutor - rachel mitchell --- standing in for the all-male republican committee members--- attempted to poke holes in of the events. christine blasey

senate judiciary committee says he'll force a vote on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination if his accuser doesn't testify on monday christine forward as for more time she says cover not sexually assaulted her in high school u.s. president donald trump says she should have approached the police when the alleged incident took place a white house correspondent kimberly halkett reports. after days of surprising restraint u.s. president donald trump turned on christine blazin ford the woman whose testimony could to rail his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh we have to fight for him not worry about the other side and by the way women are for that more than anybody would understand on twitter trump question ford story i have no doubt that if the attack on dr ford was as bad as she says charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement for it is a california professor at the center of an explosive allegation against kavanaugh from thirty six years ago she says that while in high school kavanagh sexually assaulted her at a party attempting to remove her bathing suit

judge brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "a good judge must be an umpire"-nats- on the first dayof supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's confirmation democrats on the senate judiciary committee-- repeatedly interrupting opening statements of the committee chairman--sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "you're out of order."sen. cory booker / d- new jersey: "what is the rush, what are we trying to hide by not having the documents out front?" protesting missing documents and emails from kavanugh's tenure at the white house under president george w. bush. sen. richard blumenthal / -d- connecticut: "move to adjourn." and demanding more time to review the 42,000 pages of documents released last night. sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "we are going to be in session tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday 'til we get done this week, so however long people want to take."protesters also seeking to disrupt the proceedings for president trump's pick for the high court protester: "i would die without it. i'm a pre-existing condition."sen. orrin hatch / -r- utah: "mr. chairman i th

bombshell that rocked washington. >> first we want to begin with that allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's supreme court nominee in turmoil. >> supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh is headed back to capitol hill next week to testify about those explosive sexual assault allegations and the woman who is accusing him will likely be there, too. >> judge kavanaugh is one of the finest people that i've ever known. never had even a little blemish on his record, but with all of that being said, we want to go through the process. >> reporter: the president defending his nominee today as democrats and even a growing number of republicans raise concerns and call for a delay in the nomination process days before a key vote. >> obviously if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> i believe professor ford. i think she's credible, and i think when the investigation is finished, i think had a majority of senators will find her credible. >> judge kavanaugh's confirmation today is in doubt, but it's not yet over. >> reporter: over the weekend the accuser christ

supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh defending himself against sexual assault allegations brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "i'm not have been sexually assaulted by some person, in some place at some time, but i have never done this to her or anyone." christine blasey ford says kavanaugh assaulted her at a party more than three decades ago, when the two were in high school.sen. dick durbin / -d- illinois: "dr. ford with what degree of certainty did brett kavanaugh assaulted you?" christine blasey ford / accuses kavanaugh of sexual assault: "100 percent" long-time sex crimes prosecutor - rachel mitchell --- standing in for the all-male republican committee members--- attempted to poke holes in ford's memory of the events.christine blasey ford / accuses kavanaugh of sexual assault: "i can't give the exact date."kavanaugh insisting the allegations are part of a smear campaign.sen. dianne feinstein / -d- california: "why aren't you also asking the fbi to investigate these claims?" brett kavanaugh /supreme court nominee: "my family has been destroyed, whatever the committee decided. i a

<brett kavanaugh/supreme court nominee> "as a general proposition i understand the importance of the forth in roe v. wade." "i understand the significance of the issue, the jurisprudential issue, and i understand the significance as best i can."frustration from women on the committee. "i mean roe is 45 years old. why isn't that a thumbs up--settled law?" "none of the nine sitting supreme court justices have opined on that." "can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions about the male body?" :"i'm any right now, senator." senator." (catherine on cam) despite the fiery exchanges in this week's hearings, kavanaugh is expected to be approved. (grant) joining us now to talk about kavanaugh-- as well as the scathing op-ed piece about the white house-- is tom del beccaro.... author of "the divided era" and former california r-n-c chair. supreme court nominee brett kavana

kavanaugh supreme court nominee brett kava naugh has supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has been testifying about charges made earlier today by christine blasey ford that he sexually assaulted her in high school. he's been vehemently denied the accusation and we can rejoin the hearing now in progress. judge kavanaugh has been a great federaljudge in the second highest court in the nation. he has earned a reputation for decency. his clerks love him. his students, he teaches in law school, his students love him. his colleagues love him. this man is not a monster, nor is he what has been represented here in these hearings. we are talking today about judge kavanaugh's conduct in high school! and even then, as a freshman in college, serious allegations have been raised, ifjudge kavanaugh committed sexual assault, he should not serve on the supreme court, we all agree with that. but the circus atmosphere that has been created since by democratic colleagues for asked league dr ford's allegations to the media two weeks ago, after sitting on them for six weeks, i

supreme court nominee. president trump tweeting overnight, just started tonight. our seventh fbi investigation of judge brett kavanaugh he will someday be recognized as a truly great justice of the united states supreme court. the white house calling for it to be, quote, limited in scope and completed in less than one week. one day after the testimonies of dr. christine blasey ford and judge brett kavanaugh, the president striking a more deferential tone. are -- >> well, i'm going to let the senate handle that. they'll make their decisions. >> reporter: instead of swinging at dr. ford, he acknowledged her credibility. >> i thought her testimony was very compelling, and she looks like a very fine woman to me. >> reporter: this a reversal from the president's earlier je. >> well, it would seem that the fbi really doesn't do that. >> reporter: with the investigation now in motion, how does the fbi proceed in such a short period of time? >> i believe that both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh will have to be interviewed and in some ways interrogated about the information that they have provided because the fbi investigators h

supreme court nominee. brett kava naugh delaying a trump's supreme court nominee. brett kavanaughe on twitter. thank you for watching. hello, good morning. friday felt a little bit more like autumn because we had cooler air coming from the north, not surprisingly, the highest temperature was on the south coast, here in hampshire. still 19 degrees, pretty good. over the weekend, we've got high pressure close enough by, that whilst there will be some showers around, for the most part it will be dry with sunshine at times. but it will probably turn cooler as the weekend goes on. pretty cold at the moment, though, underneath that area of high pressure with the clearer skies. we've got more atlantic winds across the northern half of the uk and a weak weather front as well. that's where the we have this band of cloud and patchy rain. ahead of it, maybe one or two showers for scotland and northern ireland. more cloud and quite a strong westerly wind, too. england and wales, the winds are lighter as you head further south. there will be a lot of sunshine. after a cold start, we will see h

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thank you for having me. >>> people from all around the country traveled to dc to protest brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. many opposed over sexual assault claims and hear his political beliefs may rate a dose may play a role in his supreme court nominations. people in the bay also planned a protest this afternoon. they're calling for a stop to the appointment of kavanaugh to the supreme court. one set this one protest will be tonight at the corner of market and powell street in san francisco. it is being held by a group called refused fascism. stay with us as we bring you continuing coverage on the supreme court nomination. you can also follow us online, twitter, facebook and ktvu.com. >>> facebook said 50 million user accounts have been affected by a security breach. the company says hackers exploited the view ads feature which is the button you used to look at your page if you or someone else. facebook says they have alerted law enforcement. at the social media giant reset some logins. 90 million people have been logged out and will have to login again. facebook says it does not know who is

morning, we monday bring you more on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. lisa mascaro. chrisick santorum and dodd join us. be sure to watch on monday morning. >> this week on "the ynnmunicators," barry l discusses his concern over companies like google, amazon, facebook, and uber possibly becoming monopolies and threatening a free democracy. google, we might have to actually think about separating mapping also search. separating off of youtube. this sounds radical, but this is something we have gone in the past. we did it with a teeny -- at&t in 1902, with at&t in 1913. we have done it with dozens of large corporations over the years. as the people of the united states to structure the political accounting. >> watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. we look aton c-span, the upcoming midterm elections with charlie kelly, the executive director of the house majority pac. he is our guest this week on "newsmakers." we will show you the debate between candidates running in virginia's 10th congressional district, followed by house freedom caucus

kavanaugh supreme court nominee brett kava naugh has supreme court nomineene blasey ford that he sexually assaulted her in high school. he's been vehemently denied the accusation and we can rejoin the hearing now in progress. judge kavanaugh has been a great federaljudge in the second highest court in the nation. he has earned a reputation for decency. his clerks love him. his students, he teaches in law school, his students love him. his colleagues love him. this man is not a monster, nor is he what has been represented here in these hearings. we are talking today about judge kavanaugh‘s conduct in high

first the drama on capitol hill as the senate judiciary committee votes to send' brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination to the full senate but they are asking for a one-week using special for an fbi investigation into the allegations against kavanaugh. >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week noshed tore let the fbi to do an investigation, limited in time and scope. charles: minutes ago president trump did order the fbi to conduct the lup septemberal investigation. here to discuss wait all means. gregg jarrett the author of the russian hoax. and beverly halberg. high drama the last 48 hours. and then this move by senator flake. what do you make of it all and where do you think it will take us. gregg: you could see this coming. susan collins. these three republicans have decided this is their hook. we are going to demand this in exchange for a vote. but i must tell you it should take about a day to do this investigation. you can't find anywhere evidence after 36 years, want to principles testifiedified in this case. you have got affidavits fro

on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh.ay crews are preparing to do some major work at the salesforce transit center... trying to get the area safe for traffic once again. and here's a live look outside in oakland on this friday morning. mary will have your weekend forecast. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's friday, september 28-th. >>> here is a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> christine blasey ford's allegations against supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh sparks discuss about the memory of sexual assault survivors. john ramos of our san francisco station has more. >> what is the strongest memory you have? the strongest memory of the incident? something you cannot forget. >> reporter: when christine blasey ford was asked that question, it went directly to an issue a lot of people are wondering about. how reliable is the memory of someone that's been traumatized? >> i can't remember things that happened when i was 15. >> reporter: at stand, an age

not a committee vote to approve the brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination. there will be a public hearing next week. brett kavanaugh is expected to testify. his accuser is expected to testify. the allegations riled publicly and privately senate republicans for the better part of the last few days coming to a head with a reckoning and private meeting on the committee that moving forward without airing out the allegations publicly simply wasn't an option. take a look at some of the republican senators who have very real questions. >> we have a lot of questions and inconsistencies and gaps. that's why, to be fair to both, we need to know what happened. if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> we have to see it as it unfolds. like i say, these are serious allegations and as soon as she came forward, she deserved to be heard. that's what we're doing as a committee. >> reporter: the big question now is what happens at this public hearing. and in the wake of the public hearing, brett kavanaugh on the glide path to confirmation

i'm not here to speak about brett kavanaugh's quotations to -- qualifications to sit on the supreme court. no one disputes those impressive qualifications. instead, i'm here to tell you about the brett kavanaugh i've known for 38 years. a man who was in high school and is to this day a gentleman of the highest caliber who always treated women with decency and respect. the acts of which brett are accused represent a stark departure from the behavior my friends and i have witnessed for more than four decades. more than five dozen of us, the girls who were his closest friends in high school, and hung out with him virtually every weekend, had no choice but to stand up and say that's not the brett i know. he stood out as the most responsible guy who treats us -- treated us with kindness and respect. let me tell you more about the brett kavanaugh i know. the brett kavanaugh i know has the highest intellect and humility. he never spoke about himself, he was always more interested in you. he deflected comments about himself. that was true in high school and it remains true today. the brett kavana

>> less than four hours from now the senate judiciary committee is expected to vote on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination. will it advance to the full senate? they have tough decisions to make after the history-making hearing that featured emotional testimony from brett kavanaugh and christine blasey ford, the woman that claims he sexually assaulted her in high school. if the republicans get the nomination out of committee, do they have enough votes to confirm him? all key votes were seen meeting after the hearing. >> they have to decide do they believe christine blasey ford who said she was 100% certain that she was sexually assaulted by brett kavanaugh, or do they believe kavanaugh who says 100% he did not do it. we are waiting on four people. block out the yelling and screaming yesterday about partisan attacks. who do you believe? president trump called the process a sham, but does that mean christine blasey ford is a sham? remember, she is the one that said she was attacked by brett kavanaugh, not dianne feinstein. >>> george w. bush is calling senators to support kavanaugh, and that matte

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washington nelson discusse the week ahead in washington including the start of judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court hearing nominations. and author kaplan talks about his new book on the supreme court. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live this morning at 7:00 eastern. join the discussion. >> sunday night on q&a, assistant editor of the atlantic zachary would talks about his " and growingored up in a troubled home. >> my phone rings and i see it as my mom and i have a sense that this is not going to be good. i don't know what it was. i said this is not going to be good. i answered the phone. calmpoke -- she was very and kurt. zachary, child protective services are here, please come home as soon as you can. and i knew, that tone in her -- child protective services is here. i am asking myself if i'm going to live to see the next day. really. that is going through my mind. if ever at any point she and imoment alone with me make it through whatever happens and i get home to talk to them, lord knows what she is going to do. >> zachary would sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>

coming up wednesday morning, a discussion of brett kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation hearings. then, a political reporter joins us to talk about wednesday's hearings on foreign influence on social media platforms. be sure to watch washington journal thursday morning and join the discussion. >>> here is what we are covering thursday, live on the c-span networks. the house will continue work on allowing small-scale exports of liquefied natural gas. the house is on at 10:00 eastern . brett kavanaugh will take more questions from members of the senate judiciary committee at 9:30 am, eastern. you can watch that hearing on c- span2 until noon eastern, when the senate comes in to work on judicial nominations. we will bring you the entire supreme court hearing with brett kavanaugh on c-span3. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-

in the united states the senate judiciary committee has voted to advance brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination to the senate floor the committee voted along party lines eleven republicans against ten democrats that one day after dramatic test and testimony by cavanagh and one of the women who has accused him of sexual assault christine blasi forward now despite passing the judiciary committee's cavanagh's nomination could hit further trouble republican senator jeff flake says that he will only back the appointment of cavanagh if the senate agrees to give the f.b.i. a for the way to investigate the allegations against trump's nominee have a listen but i will only be comfortable moving on the floor until the f.b.i. has done more investigation than they have already. it may not take them a week i understand that some of these witnesses may not want to discuss anything further but i think where we owe them due diligence news of the potential delay reached president trump during a beating with a chill a and president a journalist asked trump what he made of flakes conditions for voting f

judge brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "a good judge must be an umpire"-nats- on the first dayett kavanaugh's confirmation democrats on the senate judiciary committee-- repeatedly interrupting opening statements of the committee chairman-- sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "you're out of order."sen. cory booker / d- new jersey: "what is the rush, what are we trying to hide by not having the documents out front?" protesting missing documents and emails from kavanugh's tenure at the white house under president george w. bush. sen. richard blumenthal / -d- connecticut: "move to adjourn."and demanding more time to review the 42,000 pages of documents released last night. sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "we are going to be in session tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday 'til we get done this week, so however long people want to take."protesters also seeking to disrupt the proceedings for president trump's pick for the high courtprotester: "i would die without it. i'm a pre- existing condition."sen. orrin hatch / -r- utah: "mr. chairman i think we ought to have this l

the senate judiciary committee plans to vote this morning on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination after an extraordinary hearing lasted nearly nine hours. christine blasey ford testified she's 100 percent certain kavanaugh attacked her in high school. the nominee testified he's 100% certain he did not. >> the american bar association called for an fbi investigation of blasey ford's allegation. we'll talk about the hearing with trump senior adviser kellyanne conway and rikki klieman and our chief correspondent jan crawford. >>> an alleged marketplace murder online. and hands over life-saving information to authorities. >> if it wasn't for "48 hour," there would have been a funeral. >> how a killing in minnesota led to a mysterious dark web where you can buy everything from hit men to drugs. >>> a marvel of engineering is getting an upgrade. the project to allow hoover dam to store electricity like a gigantic battery. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. >> this confirmati

. >>> and we begin with the stunning development in the confirmation battle over supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> republicans hit the pause button even though that really wasn't part of their plan originally. now the white house and senate the republicans agreed to a one week delay on a final senate vote. so the fbi can investigate sexual assault allegations against brett kavanaugh. >> the delay of course the result of a last minute change of heart by republican senator jeff flake seen right there, he is seen as one of three swing votes needed by republicans to confirm kavanaugh. for more on the developments, manu ra u raju is in washington. >> reporter: republicans were confident that they had the votes to quickly confirm brett kavanaugh to the supreme court,

ch day brings a new act in the drama surrounding brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. today it was a tale of competing letters. a day after a new accuser came forward, charging judge kavanaugh with sexual misconduct in college, he hit back, saying these were smears and character assassination.th bu a message from christine blasey ford was released, saying her fear will not hold her back fromyi test. our north america editor starts our coverage from new york. h donald trump arrived at the united nations we usual ring of steel around him, but eethe person in greatest nof protection is the president's ck for the supreme court brett kavanaugh, a confirmation that two weeks ago was looking routine now looks imperiled. is adent trump: there chance that this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything, but i am with judge kavanaugh. i look forward to a vote. for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago a 30 years ago and never mentioned it, all of a sudden it happens, in my opinion, it's totallypo tical. >> a second w

in the united states the senate judiciary committee has voted to advance brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination to the senate floor the committee voted along party lines eleven republicans against ten democrats that one day after a dramatic test in a testimony by cavanagh and one of the women who has accused him of sexual assault christine blasi forward now despite passing the judiciary committee's cavanagh's nomination could hit further trouble republican senator jeff flake says that he will only back the appointment of cavanagh if the senate agrees to give the f.b.i. a further week to investigate the allegations against trump's nominee have a listen but i will not be comfortable moving on the floor until the f.b.i. has done more investigation than they have already. it may not take them a week i understand that some of these witnesses may not want to discuss anything further but i think we are we owe them due diligence. news of the potential delay reached president trump during a meeting with the chilean president a journalist asked trump what he made of flake's conditions for voti

judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation hearing enters its third day today. on wednesday, capitol police arrested 73 people protesting his nomination. the protests began almost immediately when senate judiciary committee chair chair chuck grassley tried to begin the hearing. >> yesterday was just the opening statements. it was only our time as committee members that we wasted on disruption and disorder over procedural matters. but today is different. nermeen: protesters included women's march organizers from 26 states. among them was a teenager who stood on a chair and said -- "i'm 18, and i'm here for the youth of the country. you're ruining my future." when questioned about judicial independence, kavanaugh said "no one is above on the law in our constitutional system." but he refused to answer senator diane feinstein about whether a president has to respond to a subpoena. >> my time is going to run out very quickly. let me just ask you this. can a sitting president be required to respond to a subpoena? >> so that is a hypothetical question about what would

republicans tonight forced to hit the brakes on the brett kavanaugh supreme court confirmation. and president trump now direct to reopen the investigation into kavanaugh's background and christine blasey ford's claims, following a day of high drama in the senate judiciary committee. an agreement of an up to one-week delay hours after the advance his supreme but a surprise last-minute deal threw the outcome of a full confirmation vote into doubt. our coverage begins with peter alexander. >> reporter: lester, good evening. after president trump for days argued the fbi doesn't do these types of investigations, he is now ordering them to do just that, tonight authorizing a supplemental investigation into brett kavanaugh as his nomination moves to the full senate. tonight, brett kavanaugh's roller coaster confirmation battle taking another stunning turn. senate republicans abruptly reversing course, calling for a new fbi background investigation limited to current credible allegations to be completed no later than one week from today. a move democrats have been demanding for days. rep

the bay area woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault says: she's re >>now at 5:00, will she testify? the bay area woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault says she is ready to talk under one condition. >> the death toll in the carolinas climbs and thousands remain in shelters this morning. why authorities fear that the worst is yet to come. >> and tesla shares plunge as the feds launch a criminal probe into the company. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, september 19th. i'm going to get some water pretty soon. i'm michelle griego. >> where's the water? >> i know. i need some tea or something. >> there's some water. >> i'm kenny choi. we'll get that water to you in just a bit. we have a little bit of traffic in oakland looking good at this hour. semi clear conditions to start this morning, mary j. >> we'll fix that. ro i think it's a frog in the

kavanaugh, will you testify? >> first we want to begin with the allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >> president trump's supreme court nominee in turmoil. >> reporter: when christine blasey ford stepped forward in a "washington post" interview alleging that kavanaugh assaulted her while they were in high school about 35 years ago, kavanaugh denies this happened. she is now scheduled to testify in an open hearing on thursday. and today a look at a letter blasey ford senate -- sent to the senate judiciary committee. i felt that this was something that a citizen could not do. i felt agony yet urgency and a civic duty to let it be nope in a confidential manner prior to the nominee being selected. >> she clearly considers this an attempted rape. erd this is about being ics. treated fairly in a very public forum for someone that has never seen the limelight of washington, hasn't had to appear before cameras ever before. >> reporter: blasey ford says she didn't know kavanaugh well when they attended a party as teenagers back in the '80s. blasey ford claims kavanaugh and a friend were stumbling drunk wh

judge brett kavanaugh seat on the supreme court on judge brettreme court on the basis of evidence presented to us. i reopen the hearing at insistence of dr ford and judge brett kavanaugh, the hearing at insistence of dr ford andjudge brett kavanaugh, dr the hearing at insistence of dr ford and judge brett kavanaugh, dr ford wanted to be heard and he gave her that opportunity. not one question to dr ford was disrespectful in any way, she was treated with courtesy and dignity as i promised her but the questions my democratic colleagues asked judge kavanaugh where unequivocally and universally hostile. he yelled at democrats for having the temerity to express our frustration for not having access to over 90% of his record and said that some democrat members were "an embarrassment", he accused democrats of "lying in wait" and "replacing advise and consent with search and destroy". he even went so far as to say that dr ford 5 allegations were "nothing more than a calculated and orchestrated political hit fuelled with apparent pent up anger" at the 201

and also coming up on the program brett kavanaugh moving one step closer to a seat on the u.s. supreme court after emotional testimony of sexual assault allegations the vote will go to the u.s. senate with a condition. making sure that we do due diligence here we can. have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate. but first we begin in berlin where the german chancellor angela merkel and turkish president read to type and want have taken a first step toward repairing the fractured relationship between their countries aired one pointed to a win win business project on the horizon and merkel said that she was hopeful on finding common ground in their press conference on friday we heard diplomatic words that were in sharp contrast to the insults and ultimatums we have heard over the past years with germany demanding turkey improve its human rights record an era the one accusing german politicians of acting like nazis so is this now a relationship reset between two nato allies the critics are skeptical and on friday they were out in force even in germany there are sometimes mo

south lawn as he's heading to wheeling, west virginia, expressing confidence in judge brett kavanaugh, his supreme courting that the fbi probe -- a limited fbi probe may be a blessing in disguise. molly? molly: the uncertainty over kavanaugh's confirmation, big name supporters like george w. bush are making calls to undecided lawmakers. will this help to turn the tide? >>> plus, an unfolding tragedy in indonesia after a powerful earthquake and a tsunami. rescue workers are working desperately to find any survivors. those details next. ♪ ♪ when it comes to making bones stronger, are you headed in the right direction? we are. we have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture. so with our doctors we chose prolia®. to help make our bones stronger. only prolia® helps strengthen bones by stopping cells that damage them with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva® serious allergic reactions, like low blood pressure; trouble breathing; throat tightness; face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happ

where the senate judiciary committee has just delayed voting on judge brett kavanaugh nomination to the u.s. supreme court morning. >>> we believe christine. >> bay area professor professor christine for support after her testimony about judge brett kavanaugh and the sexual assault when they were teenagers. >> reporter: bart hopeses to boost safety by hire -- hopes to boost safety

at a senate judiciary business meeting, on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination, the chair, chuck grassley announced a vote would be held next week. members also voted on motions to get documents related to judge

injected himself into the court of public opinion on the fate of brett kavanaugh, all but dismissing allegations made by a second woman, deborah ramirez, who told "the new yorker" the supremeourt nominee sexually abused her at yale university. >> the second accuser has nothing. she doesn't even know, she thinks maybe it could have been him, maybe not. she admits that she was drunk. she admits time lapses, there are time lapses. >> reporter: the president told reporters too watched kavanaugh's interview on fox, offering the judge his full support. >> you know, when he said that really what he was focused on was trying to be number one in his class at yale, to me that was so believable. his wife is devastated. his children are devastated. i don't mean they're like, oh, gee, i'm a little unhappy. they're devastated! >> reporter: mr. trump's comments seemed to run counter to press secretary sarah sanders openness to hearing ramirez testify next to kavanaugh's first accuser, christine blasey ford, at a hearing set for thursday. >> certainly we would be open to that, and that process could take place on thursday. >> i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this pro

supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. here's a live look inside the senate hearing room where california senator kamala harris suggested at one point that she has information that could derail kavanaugh's confirmation to the u.s. supreme court. cbs reporter mola lenghi with the details. >> shame on my colleagues if they conceal them now. >> reporter: a balancing over the release of more than 100,000 -- battle over the release of more than 100,000 documents related to supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh dominated the first part of thursday's hearing. >> there's no classified documents here. you want to give up your e- mails right now, make them public? i don't think you do. >> reporter: democrat cory booker darrelled to face disciplinary action from -- dared to face disciplinary action from the senate for publicly releasing material the committee labeled confidential. >> i hope they bring charges against us. i'm ready to accept the full responsibility. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein questioned judge kavanaugh about

brett kavanaugh. he will some day be recognized as a truly great justice of the united states supreme court." two big messages to pull oust tweet. the first being that tpresident making sure his supporters know brett kavanaugh has been vetted known through the ranks of the federal judicial system and he'll stick with him, and even though the country may be divided whether or not brett kavanaugh should sit on the supreme court, president trump supporters and republicans by and large believe he deserves that spot. >> the president will be at a campaign rally in west virginia later tonight. any word how much of this kavanaugh process he plans to bring up? >> reporter: speaking of the president's supporters. in front of an arena full of them today heading to west virginia in support of senate candidate patrick morsi. interesting to see how he responds to all of this. of course, the president has been relatively muted in his criticism of kavanaugh's attackers. even said that they deserved to have their voices heard, and he's even endorsed this fbi investigation, even though he's not necessarily hap

senate judiciary committee has been conducting confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh nominated to be a supreme court justice by donald trump today we saw essentially what happened they took a vote to take the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the floor of the u.s. senate now as the vote was preparing we saw kind of a last minute proposal from republican senator jeff flake he proposed essentially that a final vote on the floor of the senate wouldn't take place until the f.b.i. had been able to do an investigation i do think that we can. have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate that i understand it is that some of us would have to and i'm prepared to do it make a request to the white house to ask the f.b.i. to do that investigation it would be short. and limited in scope to the current allegations that have been made i would like to support the motion for that investigation now the hearings this morning were certainly contentious there was certainly quite a bit of tension in the room as the senate judiciary committee continued its hearings regarding brett kavanaugh and his nomin

. >>> the late twist in the battle over brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. california senior senator delivering a confidential letter to the fbi. on the allegations coming a week before a confirmation vote. >> reporter: the latest drama in the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court came from the office of congresswoman an issue. cbs news has confirmed it was a letter from someone who accuses brett kavanaugh of sexual conduct in high school. that letter was delivered to senator dianne feinstein. i have received information from an individual concerning the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. that individual strongly requested confidentiality. decline to come forward or press the matter further. and i have honor that decision. i have however referred the matter to federal investigative authorities. anyone can make a referral to the fbi said it is security analyst. former assistant special agent in charge of the san francisco fbi field office. >> the doj, the arm of justice for the united states government has an ig. they certainly ca