here's the interesting part, to honor her they had her introduced by professor christine bossi ford,st against now justice brett kavanaugh remain not just unproven, but lacking any evidence at all, none. so why the pairing? lisa boothe is a senior fellow at the independent woman's voice and she joins us tonight. thank you for coming on. is the idea that christine bossi ford somehow ascended to the pantheon of people we believe unquestioningly? she is like official victim now? >> i think that's what it looks like and i think that's the danger more broadly with the #metoo movement. it presumes that every woman is telling the truth and every man is guilty. and that's what we saw with the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings. i think that's why so many people like myself took issue with the way that he was being treated because the comparison between the two stories is both intellectually dishonest and it's just wrong. i have no problem with rachel receiving this award. she was unquestionably brave by bringing those allegations against him. there were 300 something women that stepped fo

. >>> doctor christine bossi ford made her first public appearance since the dramatic supreme court nomination hearing in december. the palo alto professor received the inspiration of the year award from sports illustrated. john hollander was the first - - she was the first person to publicly accuse larry nasser of sexual assault. more than 150 women came forward with their own stories about doctor larry nasser, accusing him of sexual assault. >>> congress is making changes in how they handle sexual assault allegations against lawmakers. changes include holding members financially liable for money paid out in retaliation involve currently, settlement claims are paid by taxpayers, costing the government $17 million since 1987. the house and the senate still need to vote on that legislation. >>> president trump and congressional democrats continue battling over the five billion dollars the government wants for a border wall. the government will go into a partial shutdown, meaning workers at several agencies will not get paid. democrats are not budging on opposition for funding the wall and repub