christine blasy ford. in the pro-tracting drama of brett kavanaugh's nomination, any connection to his past now in h future. christine blasy ford told "the washington post" she researched moving to new zealand when she learned of kavanaugh's potential nomination. he revealed they're living in a hotel. the children are staying with friends. they have looked into security escorts for those kidding. they have received death threats. her e-mail has been hacked and they met with the fbi on friday. now more developments. this morning, we spoke with james roche, brett kavanaugh's freshmanoommate at yale in the fall of 1983. as he told "the new yorker," and elaborated with abc 7 today, the supreme court nominee was "a notably heavy drinker, even by the standards of the time and became belligerent when he was very drunk. "she wrote in support of deborah ramirez, who said that kavanaugh exposed himself at a party. judge kavanaugh would have been 18 at the time, and he has sworn under oath that he never committed any

front of a senate panel lawyers for christine blasi ford is said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee had earlier delayed a vote on cavanagh's confirmation. in the mold eaves police have raided the campaign office of the opposition presidential candidate a day before the election the move comes amid a government crackdown raising fears that the vote will be rigged in favor of current president ability i mean observers have denounced a repressive campaign and lack of transparency. with the syrian government preparing to retake the last major rebel stronghold of it live there are signs the country's civil war could be entering its final stages the war drove hundreds of thousands of syrians to seek refuge in neighboring lebanon after years often three years now beirut wants them to return home to areas that have been deemed safe for one returning syrian family the last five years has been a struggle on both sides of the border. the small village of beit jr knew the

against allegations he sexually assaulted a woman when he was a teenager his accuser professor christine blasi ford says the alleged attack changed her along. with. i'm brian thomas welcome to the show european football's ruling body you a four will name the host nation of the twenty twenty four european championships and the next few hours germany and turkey are the candidates seventeen members of the way france executive committee will be voting in a ballot in switzerland germany are favorites to come out on top they were praised for their hosting of the world cup in two thousand and six and they came out better in the way france tournaments are about. they also boast of course super infrastructure but football mad turkey is desperate to host in two thousand and twenty four having made fail for the last three tournaments. and we have to now from deed of you sports to fill us in as we wait for that vote today good morning press morning press this is one of the biggest sporting events on the planet how many people are going to be watching you do the math for me twenty four nations over fifty one ga

christine blasy ford, who is accusing kavanaugh of attempted rape will testimony in about two hours. >> question want to go to tracie potts live today. a lot of people will be watching this, especially a lot in the bay area with the relation to the story. >> reporter: exactly. they'll be hearing that story in detail. we already heard part of it in the opening statement that was released in advance. we know in part what dr. christine blasy ford will have to say about her attack and about why she didn't talk about it for so long. headed into today's hearing there are now five accusations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. he denies them all. two came anonymously to republicans. in interviews with lawmakers this week, kavanaugh said he was never even there. >> this is getting into the twilight zone. you're talking about brett kavanaugh being a serial rapist during high school. >> reporter: in a sworn statement julie swetnick claims kavanaugh fondled women. >> no one has gone to the police to report those allegations. it's truly outrageous. >> reporter: in her opening stateme

he and his accusers christine blasi ford have been asked to appear. we don't know if she will appear, that could determine if kavanaugh is determined as a supreme court justice. there has been no fbi investigation of ford's claim first reported in the washington post. >> that claim that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her during party at a maryland home back in the early 1980s kavanaugh denies the allegation, jeff bennett is at the white house this afternoon, case hunt is on capitol hill. let me start with you there, jeff. we just heard from president trump saying among other things the fbi doesn't want to be a part of this thing. >> reporter: that's right, craig. let me put the president's comments in context. what you see here is the white house trying to execute what is a political tricky strategy when it comes to kavanaugh. it's a strategy that serves two goals, really, they're trying to sabotage his defenders without alienating those republicans, senate republicans whose votes they need who also say that christine blasi ford deserves a public hearin

court pick of sexual assault has just a few more hours to decide if and how she will testify christine blasi ford says brett kavanaugh assaulted her at a party in one nine hundred eighty two and is being offered the chance to go before his confirmation hearing mr cavanaugh denies the allegations and as a white house correspondent kimberly how could. 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 while holding his hand over her mouth and on behal

brett kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify in front of a senate panel lawyers for christine blasi ford are said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee had earlier delayed a vote on cavanagh's confirmation. an indian bishop accused of raping a nun has been refused bail in order to remain in police custody to face questioning bishop franco was arrested in southern corollas state after the pope suspended him from office a lookout has denied the accusations. and thousands of people have rallied in cities across russia against a planned increases in the country's pension age the proposed change would raise the retirement age for men from sixty to sixty five and from fifty five to sixty for women anger over the reform plans have hurt president vladimir putin's approval rating. the death toll in the tanzania ferry disaster has risen to two hundred nine but on saturday rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria the badly overcrowded ferry was traveling between the islands of. a way when it sank on thursday tanzania'

brett kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify in front of a senate panel lawyers for christine blasi ford are said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee had earlier delayed a vote on kavanagh's confirmation. and an indian bishop accused of raping a nun has been refused bail in order to remain in police custody to face questioning bishop franco wilkow was arrested in southern carolla state after the pope suspended him from office the lookout has denied the accusations. the death toll in the ten's anea ferry disaster has risen to two hundred and nine but on saturday rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria the badly overcrowded ferry was traveling between the islands of the. way when it sank on thursday tanzania's president has ordered the arrest of the ship's captain and declare four days of national mourning. days after the disaster and the recovery operation is far from over the search efforts now shifting their focus to identifying the bodies. as the death toll soared there was a single moment of hope afte

which threaten to derail the confirmation process of president trump supremes court nominee christine blasi ford alleges brett kavanaugh tried to assault her when they were in high school and her lawyer says she is prepared to testify publicly to the senate judiciary committee it's juta vote on his appointment this week but some members have requested a delay have an office called the accusations completely false and says he is also willing to talk to the committee to defend his integrity. well u.s. president donald trump says a little delay might be needed on the cavanagh vote but that he's still on track for superman course approval george kavanagh is one of the finest people that i've ever known. is that outstanding intellect of outstanding judge respected by everybody never had even a little below average of his record of the f.b.i. as i think going through a process six times with him over the years where he went to higher and higher positions. he is somebody very special at the same time we want to go through a process we want to make sure everything is perfect everything is just wrote to

christine blasy ford's fear will not hold her back from testifying thursday. she's accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. yesterday, another woman came forward, accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct atya.kavanaug allegations. >>> a young roommate of kavanaugh, james roche, spoke with abc news reporter wayne freedman. wayne will have more at 5:00. >>> the man suspected of being the nor cal rapist made a court today. investigators say they connected him to the assaults of ten women between 1991 and 2006. waller was arrested last week. >>> a man accused of kidnapping denise hus kins in 2015 has requested a public defender. a day before he was set to cross examine his victim. me tlatest. >> reporter: disbarred harvard attorney matthew muller facing kidnapping, rape, robbery, and false imprisonment charges, decided today he would rather not represent himself. >> this is a guy who is a premeditated, deliberate rapist, home invader, kidnapper. >> reporter: dan russo is the criminal attorney. mueller is ser

of sexual misconduct have been made against the first woman to come forward christine blasi ford says he sexually assaulted her while they were at high school the second deborah ramirez claims cover now exposed himself to her at a yale university party in the nineteen eighties a third is also expected to come forward this week i've got occasions have democrats to call for cavanaugh's nomination to the country's highest court to be blocked on thursday he will give testimony on the claims leveled against him though he does deny all allegations of a fair process at a minimum. of waters hearing from both sides before rushing to judgment we invited guests to debate the possible political motives behind the story and what's happened to the idea of innocent until proven guilty. convincing people who probably had no idea anything about this case or even that there was a supreme court nominee to suddenly think that brett kavanaugh is a monster based on these these these allegations these paintings of how he's been meanwhile all we have are the words of two people that's not to say that they ar

explosive allegation that threatens to derail his nomination it came this weekend by this woman christine blasi ford who says cavanagh attempted to sexually assault her in the one nine hundred eighty s. a charge he vehemently denies this is a completely false allegation i have never done anything like what the accuser describes to her or to anyone ford's lawyer says her client has taken a lie detector test and is now prepared to testify before congress this is not a politically motivated action in fact she was quite reluctant to come forward and she was in fact outed after she had made the decision not to come forward for does now a professor in california she says when she was fifteen a drunk seventeen year old cavanaugh pushed her into a bedroom at a party groped her attempted to remove her clothing and held her hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming kavanagh's nomination to the supreme court faces a crucial vote on thursday in a senate committee but a number of lawmakers say that vote should be delayed until the accuser is heard something even the president agrees with if it takes a li

christine blasi ford saying she was sexually assaulted by kavanaugh more than three decades ago in high school. privately officials tell cnn the president is frustrated that the star pick for the supreme court now could be in jeopardy. when we asked him about it today, the president bit his tongue for now at least. >> is this all politics? >> i don't want to say that. maybe i'll say that in a couple of days but not now. >> reporter: 50 days before the midterm elections, kavanaugh's confirmation battle is awash in politics amid a deeply serious discussion about its sexual assault allegations, lodged against a federal judge with a lifetime appointment to the supreme court. it is unfolding as washington's biggest moment of the me too era, a wave trump often diminished or dismissed and not the approach to accusations of a most important nominee. >> a delay is certainly acceptable. we want to get to the bottom of everything. we want everybody to be able to speak up and to speak out. >> reporter: as democrats call for the fbi to investigate the allegations, republicans along with the presiden

older mouth closed as she couldn't scream and grope her cavanagh's accuser research scientists christine blasi ford told the washington post quote i thought he might inadvertently kill me he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing now cavanagh denies the claims but what's most disturbing about the revelations is how politicians on both sides of the aisle are handling in this the me two era but it isn't the only capitol hill who likes to make the age of seventeen a talking point only when it suits their ideology actress and weinstein rape victim the argento went full trump and tweeted a threat of legal action against activists rose mcgowan if she didn't were tracked in apologize for the horrendous lies made against her in a statement of august twenty seventh let's keep in mind that that statement that our. first claims she reflects the thing that she is that i never had a sexual relationship with the alleged victim bennett two days later in the midst of a criminal investigation into her actions tweets revealed she had told a friend i had sex with them is felt weird i didn't know it was a mino

has proof of his whereabouts at the time of the first alleged incident those accusations by christine blasi ford center around a high school party in ninety two cabinet has denied both allegations the white house has called it a smear campaign iran's revolutionary guard says it will avenge saturday's attack on a military parade in the city of our vows that killed twenty five people iranian president has accused the us of helping support those who carried out the attack washington denies any involvement. at least one person has been killed after israeli jets fired at palestinians protesting along the gaza border fence demonstrations against the israeli blockade of the gaza strip have been going on for more than six months . in tanzania mass burials have been held for some of those who died in a very capsized on lake victoria the number of passengers and crew who drowned has risen to at least two hundred twenty four forty one people survived. and tiger woods has won the p.g.a. tour championship his first title in five years the victory in atlanta as the eighty regional title of his career woods wo

angry kavanaugh denying the allegations labeling them this just he also called into question christine blasi ford's account of the alleged attack i'm not questioning that dr 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 don't i'm you know here the big table is bores foreman he's an expert on u.s. politics and policy from bard college here in berlin a familiar face to our viewers good to see you again so we know the testimony for brit cavanaugh it's going on right now he's giving his side of the story and he has come out verbal the fighting what do you make of that or did he have a choice. to most observers that wasn't too much of a surprise he just read out his testimony which was printed of a front anyway so we were able to read it beforehand and know there are some but there's a back and forth between rachel mitchell was and was prosecuting even though that's a bit of an unlucky term for the republicans what has been surprising the was the tone o

assault has told a senate committee hearing she's absolutely certain that he was her attacker christine blasi ford gave an emotional testimony and say that she believed she was going to be raped and even killed accidentally during the alleged attack in one thousand nine hundred two ford said she had no political motivation in coming forward. i am here today not because i want to be i am terrified i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school my motivation in coming forward was to be helpful and fide facts about how mr cabinet actions have damaged my life so that you could take into a serious consideration as you make your decision about how to proceed it is not my responsibility to determine whether mr cavanagh deserves to sit on the supreme court my responsibility is to tell you the truth. before told the committee she had absolutely no doubt the brett kavanaugh was the man who sexually assaulted her doctor for with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted one hundred percent one hundred per

. >> reporter: christine blasy ford described kavanaugh in the post report as stumbling drunk at a maryland house party in the 1980s when she claims he pinned her to a bed and groped her while another teenaged boy watched. e was trying to attack me and remove my clothing. i thought he might inadvertently kill me, according to the post.o in rd's account, she broke free when kavanaugh's friend jumped on them and all three tumbled to the floor. tonight the white house reissued judge kavanaugh's friday statement. i categorically and unequivocally denys allegation. i did not do this back in high school or at any time. the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee dianne feinstein says action on kavanaugh's confiation expected this week must wait. republican senators questioned g the timf the accusation. >> if this was material to the nfirmation process, why on earth over the past four to six weeks hasn't it been discussed among the committee members? >> reporter: judiciary chairn dge kavanaugh's background has been thoroughly vetted by t fbi andalled kavanaugh a man of impeccable character.

people offered two very different versions of how their pelvis crossed thirty six years ago dr christine blasi ford recalled the terror and trauma that she experienced at a party when she was fifteen years old she told lawmakers that she is one hundred percent certain the person who sexually assaulted her was a seventeen year old named brett kavanaugh the man president has nominated to sit on the u.s. supreme court i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me he began running his hands over my body and right into me. i yelled hoping that someone downstairs might hear me and i tried to get away from him but sweet was happy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes i had a hard time because he was very angry very. and because i was wearing it one piece bathing suit underneath my clothing i believe he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help when i did brett put his hand over my mouth stop me from yelling this is what terrified me the most and this had the most lasting impact on my life. it was hard for me to grieve and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. well

president supremes court nominee of sexual misconduct says she is willing to testify publicly christine blasi ford alleges brett kavanaugh try to assault her when they were in high school and how lawyers says she's prepared to address the senate judiciary committee juta vote on his appointment this week but some members of asked for a delay kavanagh has called the accusations completely false go live to our white house correspondent kimberly whole kit and so more instability and uncertainty over callan as nomination what happens now kimberly. well the white house is vigorously defending this nomination and has sent out the statement by brett kavanaugh as you point out saying that he didn't i's these accusations and allegations of sexual misconduct some thirty five years ago now the accuser for her part didn't seem to pose a threat to this nomination late last week because she was anonymous but that changed over the weekend when she became public with her story says she is willing to speak on behalf. of the senate judiciary committee and there are now ten democrats as well as one republican that be

saying that they, not cavanaugh could've been responsible for the sexual assault described by christine blasi ford -- dr. christine blasey ford. and michael avenatti released a statement from woman who described parties she said supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh attended in high school where girls were drunk at -- drug essentially assaulted. >> bay area member experts they are more likely to recall the big picture than the details. >> find details as to what color shirt someone was wearing as opposed to a different color or whether this person's name was this or was it -- was there named shane or janice -- i know it started with the j mac. those kinds of details will be difficult to remember them. >> chester said strong emotions can enhance your ability to remember but he says in the event -- if the event is dramatic, the brain can block out and repressed memories. >> republicans have hired an outside prosecutor rachel mitchell to question dr. christine blasey ford. our analyst says she should expect tough questions. >> i expect she is going to ask some very, very tough questions about time an

respond to allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman as a teenager his accuser professor christine blasi ford says the alleged attack changed her life. thanks so much for being with us and welcome i'm brian thomas turkey's president much of type very long is starting a visit to germany today now ties between these two countries are strained over a number of human rights issues especially opposed to crackdown the lead to tens of thousands of arrests but now everyone says he wants a new start ahead of his arrival. security throughout the city is that a rare level one that's usually reserved for the american president or the prime minister of israel large parts of berlin city center completely closed off during the three day state visit protests are planned here in berlin five thousand police officers will be out on the streets over the coming days. our chief political editor michelle acuff there is covering this for us joins us now from our parliamentary studio good morning michelle why are we seeing the highest possible level of security in berlin today. well the bottom line is that there must

nbc news reached out to christine blasy ford and she has not responded. therefore, nbc news cannot independently confirm her app gaigss. a number of democrats are calling for a delay to the confirmation of brett kavanaugh. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> dangerous rising flood waters continue to be a major safety concern as tropical depression florence drenches the carolinas. rescuers have already plucked hundreds of people from their waterlogged homes and the storm has been blamed for at least 16 deaths. >> we are working now and doing everything we can to prevent more deaths. swift water rescues are going on right now. more than 900 lives have been saved by first responders. >> in wilmington, north carolina flooding has left the city essentially inaccessible after drowning out portions of highways according to officials. and it's not over yet. the national hurricane center warns that flash flooding and major river flooding will inue or a significant portion of the carolinas. >> the center also says parts of western north carolina could receive an add

claire the the question that has been coming out again and again she's basically why didn't christine blasi ford come forward sooner knowing that the. governor has been in the political end of the political life for quite some time. well the first thing i would say is it really doesn't matter when she came forward it matters whether or not you believe her allegations and whether or not you think if the allegations are true that means that brett kavanaugh is unfit to serve as supreme court justice. it may be that she was wrestling with her decision we do know from dianne feinstein that senator feinstein has been in possession of a letter from christine ford since august so she in fact did come forward sooner but she was not yet prepared to testify the decision whether or not to testify before the senate is a huge one for someone in this position as you know probably she has had to move out of her home because of the threats against her it's been a media circus for her as well anyone who gets involved in a proceeding like this is taking enormous personal and emotional wrists so it's a big decision

to respond to allegations he sexually assaulted a woman as a teenager his accuser professor christine blasi ford says the election time changed for a long. low thanks so much for being with us i'm brian thomas turkey's president tired barrel long is starting a visit to germany today ties between these two countries are strained over a number of issues but now everyone says he wants to turn over a new page security throughout berlin at this hour ahead of his arrival is that a rare level one usually reserved for the american president or the prime minister of israel large parts of berlin's city center will be closed off during this three day state visit protests are planned here in berlin five thousand police officers will be on duty in the coming days. our chief political editor michelle we're covering this worse joins us now from our parliamentary studio good morning michele why are we seeing the highest possible level of security today because wherever the turkish president goes he takes the controversies that surround him his presidency but also that involve the whole country of turkey we know

older mouth closed so she couldn't scream and grope her cavanagh's accuser research scientist christine blasi ford told the washington post quote i thought he might inadvertently kill me he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing now cavanagh denies the claims but what's most disturbing about the revelations is how politicians on both sides of the aisle are handling in this the me two era but it is the only capitol hill who likes to make the age of seventeen a talking point only when it suits their ideology actress and weinstein rape victim ozzie argento went full trump and tweeted a threat of legal action against activists rose mcgowan if she didn't were tracked and apologize for the her. brenda sly's made against her in a statement of august twenty seventh let's keep in mind that that statement that r.j. r.j. . first claimed she was reflects something that she had that i never had a sexual relationship with the alleged victim bennett two days later in the midst of a criminal investigation into her actions tweets revealed she had told a friend i had sex with them is felt weird i didn't kno

supreme court psychologist christine blasi ford accusing judge brett kavanaugh of sexual assault while high school cabin all deny the accusation republican senators are planning an initial vote on capitals now nomination later today a vote by the entire senate could go ahead next week we're going to our correspondent in washington first we have this report where the testimony you're about senators questioned christine blassie forward and supreme court nominee kavanah in separate sanctions over more than nine hours. and here today not because i want to be and terrified i'm here because they believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes i believe he was going to rape me 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 dr ford with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you o

of sexual assault both are expected to fire before a senate judiciary committee on thursday christine blasi ford says brett kavanaugh assaulted her at a party in one thousand nine hundred two when they were high school students he denies the allegations the trumpet ministration is continuing to offer strong support for mr cavanaugh. civil rights groups in the u.s. are calling for the removal of police from schools they usually room the school hallways but a new study shows a growing number of attacks the children they are supposed to protect is highly jocasta. these are not the images you would expect from school you know remember a police officer responsible for keeping students safe has put one in a choke hold the reason the boy's friends say was because he turned an orange at a wall when you're in the hallways isn't atmosphere of tension and slight worry and fear the incident in philadelphia in two thousand and sixteen sparked student protests and demands to remove police from the city's public schools the school district spends thirty million dollars a year on police deploying about three hu

she says assaulted her at a party in one thousand nine hundred two brett kavanaugh denies christine blasi ford's allegations and rescuers in tanzania have found a survivor inside a ferry which capsized two days ago a man was trapped in an ad pocket make him one of only forty one people who survived at least two hundred nine others drowned when the ferry tipped over in lake victoria. in the philippines rescuers are searching for survivors after the second major nance lied in a week in the south it happened when a mountain collapsed on several homes killing at least twenty nine people to mean an indignant report on the island of several. for decades miners have querida first stone here last week the mountain finally gave way monsoon rains triggered a landslide burying at least thirty homes the devastation is so widespread half the community have been displaced local government leaders admit they're overwhelmed but are doing their best understand it's more on the collaboration and it's overwhelming that's why do. you know when the region and of course. many rescuers come from different parts of the

which threaten to derail the confirmation process of president trump supremes court nominee christine blasi ford alleges brett kavanaugh tried to assault her when they were in high school and her lawyer says she is prepared to testify publicly to the senate judiciary committee vote on his appointment this week that some members of aust for a delay cavanagh has called the accusations completely false and says he is also willing to talk to the committee to defend his integrity let's go live now to our white house correspondent kimberly how kit what's been the reaction that to christine blasi willingness to testify publicly now. well u.s. president donald trump has just spoken publicly about it and i'm just getting those lines now essentially he is. defending his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh saying that he is one of the great he is a great intellect and one of the finest people i'd like everybody to be happy on the vote to confirm him he says you know it takes a little delay it will take a little delay shouldn't be much to lay i'm sure it will work out very well whether he has spoken with

on the woman accusing his supreme court nominee of sexual assault in a verse to professor christine blasi ford is in hiding after going public with accusations against brett cavanagh which date back to when they were school students in one thousand nine hundred eighty two trump says that if the attack was a serious as she's saying she would have gone to the police straight away. in syria protesters have been marching in rebel held it live province calling on the international community to stop president assad from cementing his grip on power demanding he be removed from office before a new constitution is drafted russia and turkey are to create a demilitarized zone separating adlib the last province in rebel hands from government held areas. and the health ministry in gaza says one palestinian has been killed and at least forty injured by israeli fire during protests on the gaza border the demonstrations against the israeli blockade on the gaza strip of been going on for more than five months now you're up to date with all of our top stories much more news coming up for at the top the next hou

cri christine blasy ford said she was certain that brett ckavanauh attacked her. >> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. fuelled with apparent pent up anger. fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the clintons and millions of dollars and money from outside left wing opposition groups. >> joining me now from washington to break all of this down two well placed guested, patti solis doyle who served as an advisor to hilly clinton. and john avlon chief speech write tore former new york mayor rudy giuliani. welcome to both of you. i guess really, i have to start by asking both of you how you think this played out. and then of course followed by a very combative and partisan brett kavanaugh. first to you, patti. >> thank you for having me. i think christine blasey ford was a compelling witness. she was courageous. she did not want to be there. and she was very relatable. when she spoke about the indelible mark of the laughter at her expense, i don't think there was any woman watching including the women in

nominee brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of assault, palo alto university professor christine blasy ford to testify next week. ford says kavanaugh attacked her when they were teenagers at a party. kavanaugh absolutely denies any wrongdoing. chairman grassley's office tells me it's extended an invitation to dr. ford to testify, but she hasn't confirmed she will. her lawyer said she would testify anywhere, any place. now, monday's hearing may be similar to the anita hill hearings, two is the woman who accused republican nominee for supreme court clarence thomas of sexually harassing her. here's a clip of that hearing. you'll hear from hill and then senator joe biden. >> i recall at least one instance in his office where he discussed some pornographic material. he brought up the substance or the content of pornographic material. >> again, it's difficult, but for the record, what substance did he bring up in this instance in his office, what was the content of what he said? >> this was a reference to an individual who -- >> reporter: we're going to stop it right there. thomas confirmed by th

your thoughts on the hearing today, what you heard from both brett kavanaugh and christine blasi d christine blasey ford. 202, 748, 8920ed . republicans, call 202-748-8921. independent callers, call 202-748-8292. a couple tweets from reporters. the associated press, tweeting that republican senators, the judiciary committee will vote friday morning on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the pbs,me court worried tweeting that the republicans plan a floor vote on the kavanaugh nomination at 12:00 noon on saturday. that will be a procedural vote. unclear if republicans have 50. committee vote happens tomorrow at 9:30, as we mentioned. and one tweet from the l.a. possible path forward. she talks about the vote tomorrow morning at 9:30, the senate procedural vote saturday afternoon, second siege will vote at monday at 1:00 a.m., she says the soonest it could be held, and a final vote tuesday at 7:00 a.m., the soonest it could be held, because of senate that is sete clock in motion once the motion to proceed is started in the nomination comes to the floor. our coverage of the u.s. senate tomorrow and c-span2, tam

doubt on the woman accusing his supremes court nominee of sexual assault university professor christine blasi ford is in hiding after going public with the accusations against bright cavanagh which date back to when they were in school in one thousand nine hundred eighty two trump says that if the attack was as serious as she's saying she would have gone to the police straight away and gaza the health ministry says one protester has been killed and at least forty injured by israeli fire on the border up the demonstrations against the israeli blockade on the gaza strip have been going on for more than five months now. or hear the u.k. prime minister to resign may's accused of failing to treat her with respect after they on a quickly rejected her breaks it plan on thursday may said her counterparts had failed to explain why a check is planned wouldn't work. throughout this process i have treated the e.u. with nothing but respect. the u.k. expects the say a good relationship at the end of this process depends on it at this late stage in the negotiations it is not acceptable to simply reject the other

those republicans who also said christine blasie ford deserved to be heard. that changed a half hour, 45 minutes ago. i have no idea if the attack is as bad as she says, charges would have been filed by law enforcement by her or her loving parents. i ask she bring that forward to determine date, time and place. why didn't someone call the fbi 36 years ago? the president is echoing what he said last night before a rally, a truck rally to fox news' shawn hannity. >> to see what is going on is very, very sad. why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago. you could say when did this all happen? what's going on? to take a man like this and -- with that said, let her have her say and see how it works out. i don't think you can delay it any longer. they have delayed it a week already. >> you have been very accommodating. >> i have been accommodating. i said let her say what she has to say and see how it comes out. but, they have delayed it a week. they have to get on with it. >> reporter: the president says they have to get on with it. what accounts for that? the w

supremes court nominee of sexual assault did not appear before the senate judiciary committee christine blasi ford says she wants an f.b.i. investigation into brett kavanaugh before she testifies publicly she's accused him of attacking her and high school education is threatening to derail kevin his confirmation to the highest court in the united states which has defended him. she shows up and makes a very good showing that would be very interesting is that you make a decision but i can only say this you said you know standing there really hard to imagine that anything that. was going on down to a white house correspondent can really help why is christine daisy ford pressing for an f.b.i. investigation. all certainly in the air of the me too movement there is a lot of support for accusers to be able to tell their story and in fact we've heard from the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee in the last couple of hours saying that he wants to give her that opportunity initially pressing for a public hearing on monday that would also include judge kavanaugh being able to share his side of

christine blasi ford and judge brett kavanaugh yesterday, and all the way through today and in each moment there was this build to what senators would do. and now we know as we look at the full senate people like jeff flake who have said, senator donnelly, now we are starting to learn what their votes would look like. >> right now republicans don't have the votes on the floor, in part because i don't know how senator collins and senator murkowski will vote. susan collins from maine and lisa murkowski from alaska. they know how joe donnelly will vote, jon tester voting no. they are obviously knows, democrats, but we don't know how senator joe manchin will vote from west virginia. doing the head count on the floor, what's going to happen is you will get this committee, whether it's a full recommendation or not the vote will move onto the floor according to mitch mcconnell, the majority leader and basically it's a head count and i think it's down to if senator murkowski and collins vote yes you may see a few other democrats in tight races vote yes as well. >> harris: there was a pitch from se

christine blasi ford remembers me as the other people in the room during the alleged assault. in fact, i have no memory of this alleged incident. we were friends in high school but i don't recall the party described in dr. ford's letter. more to the point, i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. jim, no word of any sort of effort to subpoena him or dr. ford to come. they would need a bipartisan support to do that. as you can see, no bipartisan support over the nomination so far. >> if the hearing doesn't happen on monday how will it impact the vote? >> reporter: it could be very -- it could help kavanaugh presumably. jeff flake, key republican senator who demanded to have this hearing before deciding to have a vote, said to you, jim, earlier today a very significant comments that perhaps they should move forward with the vote if dr. ford does not attend this hearing. both susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski, two republican swing votes made clear they were concerned and puzzled and thought it would be a bad idea for her not to attend so possibly to help kavan

a california professor, christine blasy ford, accusing kavanaugh of sexual assaulting her while they were teenagers in high school. kavanaugh calling it a completely false allegation. yet his confirmation now hangs in the balance. kellyanne conway, one of the highest ranking women in the white house, trying to set a tone of civility. >> on behalf of the president with whom i've spoken at length about this. she should not be ignored or insulted. she should be heard. >> reporter: sending a message to others around the president this moment is a serious one. it came after the president's son, donald trump jr., mocked want accuser in this instagram post citing judge kavanaugh's sexuality letter found by dems, will you be my girlfriend? yes, no, love brett. last year alabama republican senate candidate roy moore garnered these comments by the president la-- >> he said 40 years ago this did not happen. >> reporter: less than two months before the midterms when women voters and candidates are playing a critical conditi-- a white house is treading carefully saying kavanaugh and ford should b

supremes cool nominee of sexual assault didn't appear before the senate judiciary committee christine blasi ford says she wants an f.b.i. investigation into her allegations before she testifies publicly. reports. of an optimistic donald trump surveying the damage in north carolina from hurricane florence but back in washington trump was dealing with a very different storm surrounding his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is such an outstanding man very hard for these you imagine citizens to cavanagh's been accused of sexual assault by this woman christine blazin ford ford says she was fifteen when a drunk seventeen year old cavanaugh pushed her into a bedroom at a party groped her attempted to remove her clothing and held his hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming three years ago cavanagh hinted at the culture of his exclusive high school georgetown prep based on a very familiar phrase what happens at georgetown prep stays at georgetown prep. senators say for deserves to tell her story congress has given her the chance to speak privately with senators or publicly at a hearing on m

christine blasy ford or deborah ramirez, who we believe 100%, and you know the cost to your family, of course you're going to want to take your time and think about the implications, because the cards are stacked against you. to me, that means every single person involved in this proceeding should be thinking about why they would come forward other than this is the truth and they are trying to save this country from a terrible fate of having this man on the supreme court. he should be withdrawn immediately or else the gop and president trump are saying they don't care about the integrity of the court and they don't care about women. >> that's the question going in, as we hear from judge kavanaugh speaking out more forcefully tonight and going towards this hearing, is there going to be a hearing, does he make it to thursday? thanks to each of you. >>> coming up, there's been a lot of talk about rod rosenstein. president trump's lawyers suggesting there should be a time-out on the whole thing. >> i think it's really important there be a step back taken here, and a review. basically a tim