was a young man offer he has rejected the allegations his main accuser university professor dr christine blassie forde outlined an attack when she was in high school but those who were supposedly there couldn't corroborate the events and ensuing f.b.i. investigation also failed to prove ford's claims peered into my memory and hide to me at the thought of clea as an adult for more let's cross to washington word that stiffens in months is standing by on capitol hill stephanie the u.s. senate has now voted brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court how did the republicans and democrats vote. how republicans fifty democrats forty eight do the math well that's why it's beginning to be complicated but it's basically very easy. lisa murkowski the republican senator who said before that she will not support brett kavanaugh us confirmation to the supreme court's. cason and of sense vote and joe mentioned a democratic senator voted for grad kevin on this is all we come to fifty to forty eight with one republican senator missing because he had to walk down his daughter down the aisle the daughter got married

court nominee trump on his part use the occasion to mock the apparent holes in the testimony of christine blassie forward she appeared before a senate judiciary committee hearing last week to give her account of an alleged attack by kavanagh i had one beer. right i had one being. well is it not always wonder a 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 once and i don't know i try to face strong criticism from members of his own party on his return to washington. and the words yes. this is going to let you know that there are hearing her it is trying statements on forward have varied significantly since her testimony at first he described her as a very credible witness but days later he was highlighting gaps and her memory of a white house counselor kellyanne conway defended the president's about face she's been treated like everything i think all of us do you need a new president he's pointing out facts are inconsistent you have corroboree she put her claims and you can't excuse me can you fill in her me

university professor christine blassie ford had testified before a congressional committee that cavanaugh assaulted her in high school but a subsequent f.b.i. investigation ordered by the white house failed to corroborate her claims. those who believe ford's testimony now hope to punish the republicans in the november midterm elections. ok let's look now at some of the other stories making news around the world in haiti a magnitude five point nine earthquake has struck the islands know almost chip but the epicenter located near the city of paul to pay at least eleven people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in a post on twitter the country's wealth ortiz urging people to remain calm. international police agency interpol has made a formal request to china for information about its missing president hong way disappeared during a trip to his home country last month the hong kong newspaper says man was arrested as part of a crackdown on corruption. israel's army says a palestinian gunman has shot two israelis and wounded another at an industrial man to an israeli settlement s

university professor christine blassie ford had testified before a congressional committee that cavanaugh assaulted her in high school but a subsequent f.b.i. investigation ordered by the white house failed to corroborate her claims. those who believe ford's testimony now hope to punish the republicans in the november midterm elections. ok time now to catch up with some of the other stories making news around the wild in haiti a magnitude five point nine quake struck the island's north most of the epicenter located in the city of paul to pay at least eleven people have been killed and more than one hundred injured in a post on twitter the country's own. people to remain calm. members of last feels pro russian have been celebrating after emerging rather as the biggest party in the country's election the harmony party took twenty percent of the vote and is now likely to form a government with populist and conservative parties corruption and money laundering key issues in the election campaign. the israeli army says a palestinian gunman shot dead two israelis and wounded at a new industrial

university professor christine blassie ford had testified before a congressional committee that cavanaugh assaulted her in high school but a subsequent f.b.i. investigation ordered by the white house failed to corroborate her claims. those who believe ford's testimony now hope to punish the republicans in the november midterm elections. and in the studio with me now tyson bucca us a friend specialist with the aspen institute here in berlin tyson thanks for coming in i just want to pick up on that last point of all report the democrats hoping to punish the republicans in november as midterm elections what sort of impact do you think this whole cabin on nomination saga might have on national action let's start with the energy that you see on the street there i mean you see protests throughout the country not just in washington very energized very angry motivated base it's reminiscent of the tea party pres protests against obamacare in two thousand and ten which did lead to what they call a red wave it republican takeover of the house and major wins in the senate we're three weeks out from t

young man he offered he has rejected the allegations his main accuser university professor dr christine blassie forde outlined an attack when she was in high school but those who were supposedly there couldn't corroborate the events and ensuing f.b.i. investigation also failed to prove ford's claims feared into my memory and hide to me at the thought of clea as an adult. for more now let's cross to washington where he. is standing by on capitol hill. the u.s. senate has now voted brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court how did the democrats and republicans vote. fifty to forty eight and i know you do in the masses i'm how this is com well it's fairly easy but fairly complicated also. joe manchin a democrat voted with the republicans and lisa murkowski the republican governor senator who has said she will not vote for mr cavanaugh abstain to vote and this is how it comes to fifty two forty eight anyway this is a clear victory for the white house and for the republican party that candidate brett kavanaugh is through with the nomination and that was a heavy did heavily to test that one nasty polit

folly but let's listen to more about what presidential power to say when he was talking about christine blassie for testimony at that rally in mississippi. what neighborhood was it in i don't know where's. the upstairs downstairs where was i don't know but i had one beer at your living room. and a man's life is in tatters a man's life is shattered his wife is shattered his daughters who are beautiful incredible young kids they destroy people they want to destroy people or traumas comments have generated a strong reaction including from politicians who are part of the supreme court confirmation battle here's republican senator jeff flake. there's no time and no place for remarks like that to discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just or. just not right it's just right i wish we hadn't done it. just to say it's the start of a boeing. and many have come out in support of ford online some using the hash tag we believe doc to forward and we believe survivors and produce and the last hour says that the video of trump mocking dr ford made him feel physically sick as he says here for

court nominee trump on his part use the occasion to mock the apparent holes in the testimony of christine blassie forward she appeared before a senate judiciary committee hearing last week to give her account of an alleged attack by kavanagh i had one beer. right i had one before. well you think it was wonder a 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 once and i don't know i. tried faced strong criticism from members of his own party on his return to washington. d.c. the words yes. this is going to gradually they're enduring. it is trying to statement on forward have varied significantly since her testimony at first he described her as a very credible witness but days later he was highlighting gaps in her memory of a white house counselor kellyanne conway defended the president's about face she's been treated like every paper all of us begin with me and the president is pointing out factually consistent you have corroboration for her claims and you can't excuse making you fill in her memory gaps or ink

divisions on capitol hill investigators were called in after a senate committee heard evidence from christine blassie ford who accused kavanah of assaulting her in high school claims which he denies the senate set to hold a procedural vote on his nomination on friday there was a bicycle hey now the latest from washington d.c. .

donald trump after days of first rate is now saying very strong comments and accusations about christine blassie ford's testimony in fact saying that it is hurting men that they need to move it has take me to movement is hurting men and also questioning some of her allegations given the fact that while she says she's one hundred percent sure that judge kavanaugh sexually assaulted her donald trump pointing out that. admittedly christine ford says she cannot remember some of the other details of that evening so certainly donald trump is defending his supreme court nominee as he has denied these allegations for her part christine was the ford's attorney issuing a statement calling the president's comments vicious vile and soulless and a profile in cowardice we can tell you that some polling reflects that the comments made by the president may not be playing well with some of his supporters particularly white college educated women new research and polling numbers suggest that an approximately sixty percent or more of women with that type of background believe the claims by dr ford and do not belie

christine blassy ford's testimony. he said he was asking acting as a father, a son and a husband during his testimony. that, i'm told by sources here on capitol hill, was really geared toward those centrist republicans who are still making up their minds. vonnie: so this morning's cloture vote is really a vote to end debate on kavanaugh. it is likely to pass but that doesn't mean the same senator is -- the vote to have debate ended will vote to advance the supreme court nominee. lisa murkowski is one of those and she said she didn't have a chance to hear all the interviews and that 46-page report. what happens between, say, 10:40 or 10:50 or whenever the cloture vote finished and later today, tonight, before tomorrow's vote, kevin? kevin: i spoke with an aide to senator joe manchin and he said he is weighing carefully every facet of the decision. he was spotted going into that secure location that senators will have up until the final vote to review that document, the f.b.i. report. it has not been made public. democra

oh i he has been respectful and disciplined when talking about brett kavanaugh accuser christine blassie fort until he soaked in the atmosphere at a campaign rally in mississippi to the delight of the crowd president donald trump started talking about the woman who says she was sexually assaulted by the supreme court nominee how did you get home i don't remember how you get there i don't remember where is the place i don't remember how many years ago was and i don't know if i was but i had one beer that's the only thing i remember. the president needs republican senate votes to get his nominee over the line his comments seem to have made that job a little harder and there's there's no time and no place for remarks like that to discuss something with this sensitive at a political rally is just. just not right for somebody the president's comments for it she has really brought forth lawyers who sat by her side during her testimony last week described the president's comments as a vicious vile and so all this attack f.b.i. agents are still pushing on with an investigation into allegations o

this is the new cover of time magazine which has gone viral as well it features a portrait of christine blassie forward and it's not a photograph it's an illustration of the words and phrases from her testimony arranged into an image of her taking an oath. look at and touched us once know what you think of the story so connect us use the hash tag aging is correct and viewers are indeed letting us know what they think about this story a tweet here from a tree says i don't think anyone can reasonably expect that cavanagh would be an impartial voice on the supreme court thank you very much for your comments keep them coming on this and other stories we're covering on the news great today is hash tag eight years greats let's move on to other world news now and the twenty eighteen nobel peace prize winner as he has treated thousands of victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo she is a survivor of sexual abuse and trafficking in iraq and they've both been campaigning against the use of rape as a weapon of war congolese doctor dentist. this human rights activist nadia murat this

short but then several women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct one alleged victim christine blassieord was question by the senate committee about the night she says was the worst of her life an f.b.i. inquiry was ordered the republican said it found no evidence the democrats slammed it as a whitewash but despite that as well as weeks of public outrage the vote is set to go ahead and we're covering this story both inside capitol hill and outside the supreme court where there are protests happening right now we'll be speaking to gabriel elizondo in just a moment but first we go to mike hanna on capitol hill for us so mike it looks like cavanagh is going to be confirmed talk us through the process how soon until there's a vote well at ten thirty yesterday morning there was a cloture vote that essentially sits a time period of thirty hours within which.

short but then several women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct one alleged victim christine blassie ford was question by the senate committee about the night she says was the worst of her life an f.b.i. inquiry was ordered the republican said it found no evidence the democrat slammed it as a whitewash but despite that as well as weeks of public outrage the vote is set to go ahead and we're covering this story both inside capitol hill and outside the supreme court where there are protests happening right now we'll be speaking to gabriel elizondo in just a moment but first we go to mike hanna on capitol hill for us so mike it looks like cavanagh is going to be confirmed talk us through the process how soon until there's a vote. well at ten thirty yesterday morning there was a cloture vote that essentially sets a time period of thirty hours within which the formal confirmation vote has to take place knol senators offering that time making various statements they send through the night in the senate making statements on this whole issue but before that thirty hour period then the vote h