that would really fire up democratic voters, women and men alike but i will say the day after christine blasi ford testified was an emotional day, i went out before the stream -- of the approved court but it was just one protest. the women were fired up and you had them saying i guess we will have to keep quiet and democratic women have been very fired up and very angry since trump was elected, angry because trump was elected, this has really carried through and what we've seen is the enthusiasm among democrats, especially women has been long- lasting and it seems it will keep blasting. on the republican side, republicans are also angry. they tend to think that brett kavanaugh was unfairly attacked and republicans, it also crosses gender lines, republicans are upset and the question is whether the anger could last and i think it will on the democrat side. >> aside from trump and brett kavanaugh, what are the issues women are most passionate about for november? >> healthcare is very big especially among democrats and one interesting thing i when you look at studies on this and pull voters on w

president donald trump is facing heavy criticism from fellow republicans for blocking christine blasi for the woman who says she was assaulted by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh said i said jeff flake described the president's comments as appalling while senator susan collins said his comments were just plain wrong mr trump made the comments at a campaign rally in mississippi thirty six years ago. i had one beer. right i had one beer. well you know there was one there oh good how did you get home i don't remember how did you get there i don't remember where is the place i don't remember how many years ago was it i don't know. it was are. you what neighborhood was it in i don't know where's that house on the bob stairs downstairs where was i don't know but i had one beer that's the only thing or. and imagine life is in tatters a man's life. let's go over to dublin correspondent stuff inside wins in washington welcome stephan what sort of a fad to these remarks that likely to have on senators who are getting ready to vote brett kavanaugh this nomination well first up let me say th

reaction from what the president said overnight at this political rally mocking christine blasy ford. >> this mocking attack on a powerfully elegant survivor of sexual assault is a mark of disregard and disrespect. it shows dramatically why sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the country. one-third of all women are survivors, but only a fraction come forward, because of the kind of public shaming and character assassination and other kinds of attacks that the president exemplified in this mocking of dr. blasey ford. so it's really a larger illustration of how far this country still has to go and frankly it undercuts the brett kavanaugh investigation because it reinforces the kind of vengeful acrimonious demeanor that he brought threatening members of the committee in a way that i think did his candidacy great arm. >> what you hear is that the president was making arguments about the testimony of professor ford, holes that were inside the testimony. there is a lot she did not remember about that night. there are no corroborating witness who place her in the room w

adoring crowd in mississippi and he did not hold back much when he questioned the veracity of christine blasi ford who accused supreme court nominee of sexual assault. >> where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't no. >> boards attorney went to twitter and called in a vicious, vile attack. in the meantime the fbi and we'll wrap up as early as today which could clear the way for a full senate confirmation. >> the fbi report will be finished and we will vote this week on the camera not nomination. democrats have moved beyond the report questioning kavanaugh's temperament and seeking more delays citing mcconnell's efforts to block president obama's nominee for the court, mayor garland. >> the goal of the man to complain about a one week delay when he held up a nominee for the supreme court and kept the seat vacant for 10 months is staggering. >> reporter: under a great deal of pressure, two senators from red states, joe manchin and heidi heitkamp of north dakota. their states voters decisively back kavanaugh. also important to note that both of those s

court nominee brett kavanaugh he's been accused of sexual misconduct during his college years by christine blasi forward senators have been deeply divided on the issue taking the floor since the early morning. when the history of the senate is written. this chapter will be a flashing red warning like reporting the supporting the accuser just because they felt like accusers had not been heard recently in the united states this is one year to the day of the need to movement happening on the other hand in the end people needed to make sure there was evidence and i think that's the reason why you saw so many g.o.p. senators who were might have been wavering actually go on and push the confirmation for do you think we can equate support for trump support for trump himself they're going to try to whether that's true or not it's up to everybody i don't think this issue has won people over to cross over the lines and either before or against president trump it just shows how deeply divided america is right now and that's very interesting four weeks out from a midterm election for president trump everyth

dictate the terms of the investigation but despite having respect for the process and for doctor christine blasi ford, she takes issue with senate democrats handling the sexual misconduct allegations. >> for the people it claimed to champion woman, democrats have exploited doctor ford. they've exported this process. >> reporter: the affair has now less than a week to look into the claims. it is result of the fiery testimony on thursday. a sham hearing and an insult to kavanaugh. proclaimed lindsey graham. >> it was an up -- the most unethical sham since i've been in politics. >> reporter: democrats claim republicans should seize the chance to prove they see women as equals. >> you don't respect or if you don't try to figure out what actually happened. >> reporter: at its core the investigation is a standard part of any supreme court vetting process regardless of the controversy surrounding this particular nominee. >> whaton is our ability as senators to do our advice and consent job to determine whether judge kavanaugh is credible. >> reporter: had previously under -- undergone six fbi investiga

court nominee brett kavanaugh he's been accused of sexual misconduct during his college years by christine blasi for senators who've been deeply divided on the issue had been taking the floor since the early morning. when the history of the senate is written. this chapter will be a flashing warning light what. truly. kavanagh's confirmation is. for this. country i just. don't see that somebody. thinks that the president is a. very least you should expect a nominee. i do not believe cabinet has met the standard he put on the scale of justice always towards corporate interests i knew him as an honest and dedicated public servant i was proud to be the life. of this exceptionally. i do not see. i do not see that i see a partisan ideologues who will do backflips to rule in favor of large corporations powerful. confirming. the supreme court. and undermine the court's legitimacy and continue to diminish the american people's trust in. protest is trying to stall the voting by shouting from the senate gallery and the chairman on to us for order at least a dozen times in the latest eruption of outside pro

sides and people just not willing to see the gray area here this was tough for two people dr christine blasi forward and judge kavanagh. undeniably judge kavanaugh want out he is now a justice on the highest court in our land and he was able to prevail but you know republicans are willing to leave it alone they're sort of saying you sullied the good name of a man who worked his whole life for this democrats are stomping mad feeling like you know this is just the worst thing that could happen in our lifetimes i'm sitting here saying that when are we have americans going to start acting like americans again and seeing each other for who we are our differences but under saying that there's more that unites us than divides us i'm going to save time and not ask a question go ahead richard go ahead richard go ahead. i'm not sure if this is the single worst thing that's happened in our political lifetime but it makes people gag when the president says at his swearing in ceremony he was proven innocent that's a lie it makes people gag to have him say they were roundly making fun of this woman who ye

sides and people just not willing to see the gray area here this was tough for two people dr christine blasi forward and judge kavanaugh. undeniably judge kavanaugh want out he is now a justice on the highest court in our land and he was able to prevail but you know republicans are willing to leave it alone they're sort of saying you sullied the good name of a man who worked his whole life for this democrats are stomping mad feeling like you know this is just the worst thing that could happen in our lifetimes i'm sitting here saying when are we have the next you know sort of like a demigod around there let's just admit it and i couldn't be further from supporting this president but look the thing to me is i understand that these people felt depressed they felt like donald trump offered them something and offered them so lucian's to their woes now that's remains yet to be seen right now in this moment the economy's doing great we know this may not last forever but people in my home state of west virginia felt like they wanted something else and clintonian policies and they just didn't feel th

highest court and this comes out to several women q just judged essential misconduct including christine blasi forward who testified before the senate judiciary committee last week for your. group. let's get more from the correspondence to from siemens in washington welcome stuff and so does it look like brett kavanaugh is going to get this job you know you've got it all you just played the clip with this it's over and it's actually getting better not only susan collins the g.o.p. senator everybody was wondering will she vote against or for brett kavanaugh decided to go with the republicans and vote yes for his nomination and confirmation a democrat joe manchin also just tweeted he's going to vote yes for brett kavanaugh all that means fifty one senators will vote tomorrow for the confirmation of fred governor on forty nine will probably vote against it fifty republicans one democrat voting for brett kavanaugh so it's over all the drama all the thrills looks like brett kavanaugh come very lighter now and can prep for his new job on the supreme court so you mention that it has been dramatic. th

and only came from new jersey to help spread the word and a few signs she believes christine blasi forward who testified before the senate that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school i just fired up about the idea that we would have a credibly accused sexual assailant confirmed on the supreme court is unfair unjust to women and honestly men across the country but it's not just the liberal side that is angry about this poll show that the republicans are really fired up in fact before the cabin on nomination a lot of republicans told pollsters they weren't all that excited to vote in the upcoming congressional elections that has changed many polls show democrats and republicans equally excited to vote for their side the vote was delayed by a week so the f.b.i. could investigate but their classified report has just further deepen the divide is a complete report this is a background check i'm confident the f.b.i. did a good job they were not hindered in any way so it's very frustrating even the things i read. and i heard the term of the committee say that there is no hi

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criticizing president trump's use of the speech at a rally in mississippi to mock kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasi ford. t >> i don't remember. >> how did you get there? >> i don't remember. >> to discuss something like this ata right. >> the president's comments were just plain wrong. >> the weak long investigation a result of sleek and cones and bow the fbi is checking out allegations they are confident the agency can reach their goal. >> i hope they are allowed to follow all the reasonable leads that were for -- before the committee last committee last week. they have the resources. >> attorney michael avenatti tweeted first relieving this revealing a new accuser ready to talk to the fbi today and another that say people should be outraged by a woman who claims to be sexually assaulted. senator mitch mcconnell says it has reached a fever pitch. >> i don't care how many members they chase and harass here in the halls. we will not be intimidated by these people. >> the trump administration expects an fbi report soon, perhaps as soon as today. "ktvu" fox to news. >> by any means necessary to prote

and adoring crowd in mississippi and did not hold back much when you question the veracity of christine blasi ford who is accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. >> how did you get home? >> i don't remember. >> where is the place? >> i don't remember. >> how many years was it? >> i don't remember. the fbi may wrap up its repo as early as today which could clear the way for a full senate confirmation. >> the fbi report will be finished and we will be voting this week on the kavanaugh nomination. >> democrats have moved beyond the fbi report now questioning kavanaugh's temperament and seeking more delays citing mcconnell's efforts in 2016 to successfully block president obama's nominee for the court where garlin. >> the call of the man to complain about a one week delay for fbi hearing when he held up a nominee for the supreme court and kept the seat vacant for 10 months is set -- staggering. >> under a great deal of pressure two democratic senators from red states, joe manchin from west virginia and heidi heitkamp from north dakota. their state voters decisively back

accused democrats of using lowball tactics and senator feinstein is leaking the letter from doctor christine blasiord. >> dianne feinstein, did you leak? remember her answer. did you leak the document? she said what? know. no. i did not leak it. no wait one minute. did really good. no, we did not do it. >>> appearing to respond to the comments senator feinstein tweeted of the moment i received doctor ford's letter by actions have been consistent -- has been consistent and we did not leak the contents to anyone. >> 6:27 a.m. and the death of kate steinle and the undocumented immigrant will be front and center in the courtroom today in the trial is scheduled to begin. >>> live in san francisco at pier 96 with the kick off a fleet week and the events coming this morning have nothing to do with what happens on ships but rather surviving on land after a big quake. we will speak about all of that coming up after the break. >>> this is "ktvu", 'peace in the park'. >> welcome back to "mornings on 2". despite the opening bell the indexes are set to soar on news that the u.s. has reached a trade agreement w

. >>> moments ago arizona republican senator flake said the mocking of christine blasi ford was not right and appalling. doug luzader is monitoring the latest from washington d.c. good morning. >> reporter: president trump up to this point has been restrained and talking about those bringing accusations against kavanaugh but last night frustration showing through. president based a large and adoring crowd in mississippi and he did not much when you question brett kavanaugh of assault. >> where did it happen? i don't remember. >> the attorney called it a vicious, vile and soulless attack. in the meantime the fbi may wrap up its report on kavanaugh and his accusers as early as today which could clear the way for full senate confirmation. >> the fbi report will be finished and we are voting this week on the kavanaugh nomination. >> democrats have moved beyond the fbi report now questioning kavanaugh's temperament and seeking more delays. deciding macconnell's efforts -- setting the efforts to block merrick garland. >> the goal of the man to complain about a one week delay for an fbi hearing,

feinstein repeatedly said she was not the person who released the information about doctor christine blasi ford sexual assault accusations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. >>> nikki haley has resigned and speculation about why she is leaving and doug luzader joins us live from washington, d.c., with the very latest. dog? >>> the president said he has -- >> reporter: the president knew about it for a while and they made it official yesterday. >> i want to thank you for a great term. >> the president made the announcement with nikki haley sitting right next to him. >> she has done an incredible job and she is a fantastic person, very importantly, she is also someone that gets it. >> i do think sometimes it is good to put -- to rotate other people that can put their power and energy. >> reporter: haley has been a powerful player within the administration and made it clear when she disagreed with the president she told him so. there is no indication of any kind of rift. as for replacement the president was considering five candidates and plan to name a successor. among the names

could get your reaction from what the president said overnight at this political rally mocking christine blasymocking attack on a powerfully elegant survivor of sexual assault is a mark of disregard and disrespect. it shows dramatically why sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the country. one-third of all women are survivors, but only a fraction come forward, because of the kind of public shaming and character assassination and other kinds of attacks that the president exemplified in this mocking of dr. blasey ford. so it's really a larger illustration of how far this country still has to go and frankly it undercuts the brett kavanaugh investigation because it reinforces the kind

and i believe we should respect and accuser's wishes on this, unlike what the democrats did to christine blasibut if this accuser chooses to become known and put his name to this allegation, then i think there ought to be an fbi investigation. we are talking about a sitting senator who just a couple of weeks ago in the kavanaugh context talked about how all accusers should be heard and should be believed. in this case it should be relatively easy to investigate, right? the accuser is saying that this alleged incident happened just a couple of years ago. not 40 years ago like with kavanaugh. and there should be witnesses whether or not they can place the two gentlemen together in the same place. we should either be able to verify this or not pretty easil easily. but by cory booker's own standards, this must be investigated. >> i just want to make sure -- are we equating this anonymous person with professor ford, who came before the senate and the fbi, are we making the equivalence? >> laura: let me just refresh your memory. nbc actually ran with the anonymous accusations. they said well accuser

and only came from new jersey to help spread the word and a few signs she believes christine blasi forward who testified before the senate that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were in high school i just fired up about the idea that we would have a credibly accused sexual assailant concerns on the supreme court is unfair unjust to women and honestly men across the country but it's not just the liberal side that is angry about this poll show that the republicans are really fired up in fact before the cabin on nomination a lot of republicans told pollsters they weren't all that excited to vote in the upcoming congressional elections that has changed many polls show democrats and republicans equally excited to vote for their side the vote was delayed by weeks of the f.b.i. could investigate but there classified report has just further deepen the divide is a complete report this is a background check i'm confident the f.b.i. did a good job and they were not hindered in any way so it's very frustrating and even the things i read. and i heard the term of the committee say that there is

country who do not want brett kavanaugh to become supreme court just because they do believe it was christine blasi ford had said in the senate hearing and do not see do not see greg having also been suitable judge for life on this court in the supreme court but the fun of course there are those who do like and appreciate what the f.b.i. has reached so what's next what next now. so the next step is a procedural vote tomorrow and friday looks like this is all a little bit still in motion but i think it's fair to say it's fair to assume that there will be procedural vote on the friday and then on saturday the up and down votes and that really means up and down or down votes in the senate with a republican majority without the vice president being the decisive vote there is a fifty one to forty nine and that would be the majority of the senate which would confirm that kevin us next supreme court judge stephens the ones in washington thank you. the u.s. the u.k. and the netherlands' are accusing russian spies of involvement in a series of cyber attacks now the u.s. has inducted several russian agents i

he was watching on tv and saw christine blasi ford-- and saw blasey ford give her statement, he said this is really compelling. this is a very strong statement. how is he going to respond? remember it had not happened yet so he said this really needs a strong response from brett and then he came out and gave that incredible 45 minute statement that we all saw and watched with tears in her-- tears in his eyes talking about his father and dad and everything going on in standing up for america and being a dad. standing up for having fun with his friends and coaching kids sports. i don't know what is more american than that. in my 33 years growing up in this country that's what means america to me. i think all of america watched that and said he believes that and he is a good man trying to do the right thing for his country. once trump saw that then he said c that's why i nominated him. >> if we are going to do our version shouldn't there be more yelling? >> i just wonder how many of you are member what you were doing 36 years ago. were you drinking in high school? >> how many of you lik

why people white so long to to open up and one very recent example of course is donald trump dr christine blasi forward. brett kavanaugh assaulted her and that's. why i didn't report sexual assault is very underreported in some of the tweets that we've just very sad this person writes i thought it was normal and that i thought probably in myself i thought no one would care and i thought i was an important off the ball i thought i was alarmed why i didn't report and this from the actress daryl hannah i did report it didn't i was just missed i was just and yet i still get blamed. offline if you like anonymous pieces of pipe a big type top around new york city drawing attention to the fear that many people have about coming forward from shine to the fear of not being believed now one big question a year on has an impact look i think it has it's highlighted how widespread sexual violence is it's encouraged people to speak out it's made perpetrators probably a bit scared of what they've done in the past i think it's created social change and there's still a long way of course. taking stock of the me