christine blasey ford: correcto. postrecitos revme traen recuerdos]r. tan dulces. como cuando jugÁbamos en familia... (molesta) juntos no como ahora que todos con su wi-fi. juegos tan bonitos como la... ¡la rana! ¡loterÍa! nooo. ¿otra vez? me quedÉ a una. envueltos en tradiciÓn, calidad y sabor a reciÉn horneados, los postrecitos de little debbie, son un paquete de sonrisas. ♪ ♪ jorge: continuamos con esta importante e histÓrica audiencia en un comitÉ del senado de los estados unidos. vamos a escuchar al senador. >> con valor y con corazones humanos para hablar de la verdad. sin objeciÓn, asÍ se ordena. >>doctora christine blasey ford, al elegir abogados, la ayudo alguien? christine blasey ford: varias personas me recomendaron abogados que eran conocidos en el Área de washington. yo resido en esta zona. le preguntÉ algunos parientes, algunos amigos. ellos me mandaron a diferentes abogado de divorcio que, de pronto, sabÍan de alguien. entrevistÉ a diferentes buffetes de abogados. >> alguien mÁs? christine blasey ford:

[inaudible conversations] we believe christine ford. >> we believe anita hill we believe christine ford. >> we believe anita hill. >> we believe christine ford. >> we believe anita hill. >> we believe christine ford. >> you are subject to arrest for protesting outside. do you know that. >> again the senate judiciary committee calling a hearing for monday to give judge cavanaugh along with christine ford who accuse the judge of sexually assaulting her in high school, a chance to testify. her attorney continues to call for an fbi investigation before her client testifies. we are planning live coverage monday on c-span at ten eastern. also available online at cspan.org and you can listen with the free c-span radio app. >> victoria is an attorney and the former deputy assistant attorney general from 1984 to 1988. where are you on these accusations against bret cavanaugh. >> emma for all transformer trial attorney too so i've investigated cases. it's unbelievable. just think of some he walked into an fbi office today and

we believe christine ford. we believe anita hill. we believe christine ford. we believe anita hill. we believe christine ford. we believe anita hill. we believe christine ford. we believe anita hill. we believe christine ford. >> you are subject to arrest for protesting outside. do you know that? announcer: we will have more virginiarage today as democratic senator tim kaine faces republican challenger corey stewart. it will be the first of two town halls posted by liberty university and hampton university. the topic will be domestic policy and the economy. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. and later, trumps campaign rally in las vegas. live at 10 p.m. eastern on .-span more from the campaign trail tomorrow as ted cruz faces his democratic challenger in dallas. live tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. eastern. on capitol hill, the senate judiciary committee postponed the vote on judge breye -- --ge brett kavanaugh's her lawyer says the fbi should investigate before she appears. chairman grassley has given miss ford until tomorrow morning to tell the committee

ford." dr. christiney ford has agreed to testify at 10:00 thursday morning, 10:00 eastern standard time, before the senate judiciary committee. i want to ask you one last question. rewire particularly focuses on rupert at their rights. i wanted ask you about what you see as the connection, if you see there's a connection, between, welcome to what kavanaugh is being accused of and also his views on issues like roe v. wade and was surprised many in hearings, talking about contraceptives as drugs that i induce abortions. >> well, as we all know, it is been a project for 40 years of the far right to get rid of roe v. wade and eliminate abortion in this country. if you recall, trump's promise on the campaign trail to put judges on the court that would do that. kavanaugh has a very solid record of being against abortion rights. he was the sole judge that tried to stop a young girl from getting an abortion who was in an immigrant girl in custody. he was overridden, but he personally tried to stop that abortion f

this was the on the record statement from christine ford to you. why did she come forward and tell you this story? >> she decided not to come forward after months of thinking about it, you know, but she first came to the post in early july when brett kavanaugh was on the short list before he was announced as the nominee. she really wanted to tell somebody her story and she also didn't want to have her life upended and she was terrified of what would happen if she came forward. she struggled with that all summer long. she was weighing that into late august when she made a very clear decision, i think, that she was not going to move forward. then things started to change here in washington. she had written this secret letter, or confidential letter to dianne feinstein telling her what had happened 30-odd years ago, and news of the letter started to leak, and the intercept wrote about how dianne feinstein had a secret letter and democrats were upset and that started unspooling, and the reporters started showing up at her house and calling her colleagu

ilia: primero testificÓ bajo juramento la doctora christine ford, entregando detalles del presunto ataque ford luciÓ conmovida al recordar el supuesto episodio que dice que marcÓ su vida. vamos con claudia uceda y la informaciÓn. claudia: con voz temblorosa pero firme, christine ford le contÓ su trauma al paÍs. >> fue difÍcil respirar y pensÉ que brett iba a matarme por accidente. claudia: la doctora ford y sintiÓ que el nominado para la corte suprema, brett kavanaugh, la asaltÓ sexualmente en una fiesta cuando ambos eran estudiantes de la secundaria en los aÑos 80. >> brett me manoseÓ y trato de quitarme la ropa. claudia: dijo con voz entrecortada al recordar el presunto ataque. >> pensÉ que iba a violarme. yo tratÉ de gritar pidiendo ayuda y cuando lo hice, brett puso su mano sobre mi boca. claudia: ford dijo que el amigo de brett kavanaugh mirÓ el ataque y revelÓ algo que dice que nunca olvidarÁ. >> la risa, la risa entre los dos. claudia: el interrogatorio estuvo a cargo de una fiscal especialista en delitos sexuales, contratada por los republicanos, que tratÓ de poner en duda la hist

that this decision to come forward and tell her story was obviously a very difficult one for christine ford and up until today we know that she was emphatic that her identity not be revealed, and i'm told, ana, and this is according to a person familiar with ford's story that at around the time that she sent that letter detailing that encounter with kavanaugh decades ago, ford discussed with friends how she might go public with her story, and i'm told that over the past few months ford has felt the kind of pressure on a personal level to share her storyaged has really grappled with the idea and that's partly what prompted the left and this is aau cording again to a source familiar with her story, and, of course, again today with "the washington post" story we saw how ford ultimately changed her mind and decided that if her story is going to be told, she should be the one to tell it. >> and i'm looking at "the washington post" story as to why now. it says as the story snowballed after dianne feinstein report having received this left, ford said she heard people repeating inaccuracies about h

while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. >> many in the room shedding tears during christine blasey ford'sod growing more tense as the day went on. emotions escalating into the evening as republicans who relied on prosecutor, rachel mitchell to question christine blasey ford took over, making their anger known. >> god, i hate to say it because these had been my friends, but let me tell you, when it comes to this, you are looking for a fair process, you came to the wrong town at the wrong time, my friend. >> an extraordinary hearing stepping outside the beltway trance fixing a divided nation. >> you think of some of the most-watched political events, inaugurations and key debates come to mind, and in 2018 well over 80 million people tuned if in to see hillary clinton and donald trump debating, and still waiting to see how many numbers tuned in yesterday. >> that will be fascinating. if you can believe this, it has been only twoefl da12 days sinc "washington pos "washington post" printed christine blasey ford's name. we will get to where we are now. it takes someone with experience and knowl

breaking news here, we also have a longer statement from the lawyer for christine ford. e it, we can put it on screen. dr. ford was reluctantly thrust into the public spotlight only two days ago. she's unable to go home and is receiving ongoing threats to her and her family's safety. fairness and respect for her situation dictate she should have time to deal with this. she continues to believe a full nonpartisan investigation into the matter is needed and she is willing to cooperate with the committee. however, the committee planned to move forward with a hearing with two witnesses is not a good faith investigation. there are multiple witnesses that have appeared publicly and should be included in my any proceeding. the rush to a hearing is unfess and contrary to the committee discovering the truth. joey jackson, one person they don't want to hear from is mark judge. christine ford is saying was there in the room at the time. and the judiciary committee republicans are saying theyen wont even have that person come in and testify and say what happened. or talk to the fbi a

christine blassey-ford could testify.you arbitrarily imposed just hours before, the imposition of aggressive and art official deadlines regarding the dates and conditions of any hearing has created tremendous unwarranted stress on dr. ford. your cavalier treatment of a sexual assault survivor doing her best to cooperate with a committee is completely inappropriate. yesterday, we what happened i to the was a productive dialogue dr. ford would find it successful to testify about her sexual assault involving judge brett kavenaugh, rather than continuing that dialogue, senator grassley conveyed through the media insisting she appeared on a date i expressly told you was not feasible for her. hours after those media accounts aid period, you sent me a response in good faith yesterday. you rejected a number of proposals to ensure the process would be a fair one, including subpoenaing mark judge to testify. instead you spent much of your e-mail distorting the requests we had made. it would be fruitless to review those misstatement

but christine blasey ford continues to wa nt christine blasey ford continues to want a christine blaseycontinues to wanta number of christine blasey ford continues to want a number of conditions for this hearing to take place in orderfor her to give testimony. she wants brett kava naugh to her to give testimony. she wants brett kavanaugh to give testimony first. she doesn't want him in the room when she gives testimony and she wants no time limit on the opening statement that she gives. and it seems clear at this stage that the republicans on the committee are not prepared to accept all that she is requesting, which does leave a really difficult situation here, and one that senators themselves know they have to handle carefully. so we just have a few hours left to find out whether or not she is prepared to give testimony otherwise republicans say they will press ahead. well, chris, as we wait the deadline, we should speak about developing story that the new york times is reporting on, that the us deputy attorney general suggested secretly recording president trump to expose in the white

ford. it's an job interview forjudge kavanaugh. then there was the turn of christine, nervously at first... 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. and then the distressing detail of what she said happened that night... i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me. he began moving his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me, and i tried to get away from him but his weight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take away my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated. and because i was wearing one—piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yelled for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what impacted me the most and had the most impact on my way. she then spoke of the toll this is taken since going public. my family have been the target of constant hara

we got a sense of her own senatla the when she asked christine blasey ford if she asked christine blaseyf trauma and sexual assault. no, would you believe me if isaid assault. no, would you believe me if i said that there was no study that says this setting in five increments, is the best way to do that? thank you, counsel! agreed. did you know that the best way to do it is to have a trained interviewer talked to you one—on—one in a private setting, and to let you do the talking, just to let you do the narrative. do you know that? that makes a lot of sense. it does, doesn't it, and to follow up, to fill in the details and ask for clarification, does that make sense? that makes sense. u2 she was trying to explain to people why this was not a great forum to interview someone who claimed to have suffered sexual abuse, to interview them in five minutes chunks but what she was saying they're almost spoke to the democrats because it was, she was saying we need a proper sit down cognitive interview with a trained investigator you can go through this and help you remember elements of what you we

he's known christine blasey ford for decades. so much for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> you are one of the few people that christine is talking to. you've texted with her as recently as today. how does she seem? >> she is an incredibly good natured and strong person and she is considering everything. i think she's holding up remarkably well, but obviously, she's going through a huge trauma again. >> samu, do you think she will ultimately testify? >> you know, i can't really speak to that, and i certainly would not want to put any pressure on her already, because i can only imagine, really, what she's going through, and i haven't really been mostly sending her messages of support and just letting her know that her friends back home are 100% behind her and we 100% believe that this -- what she says occurred occurred. >> you know, a lot has been made about how this happened so long ago, right? i want to play for you -- you probably heard it but here's one republican senator giving his take after he'd spoken with brett kavana

the media explosion began when christine ford told the washington post that she was the anonymous accuser charging that brett kavanaugh back in high school sexual assaulted her while drunk at a party. as kavanaugh unequivocally denied the allegations and ford reached a tentative deal with the senate judiciary committee to testify this thursday. president trump for several days refrained from criticizing the accuser. >> i really would want to see what she has to say, but i want to give it all the time they need. i think he's an extraordinary man. i think he's a man of great intellect and has unblemished record. >> we are not attacking her. a lot of people are attacking him and his family. >> moments later trump tweeted i have no idea if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement authorities by either her or her loving parents. i ask she bring those filings forward so we can learn date time and place. joining us now to analyze the coverage. emily jashinsky, the culture editor. sarah fischer and capri cafaro. the media w

christine blasey ford is -- dr. christine blasey ford's real attack a anyone who puts a board could face this kind of frenzy. -- real attacker. they say anyone could be that. >> it is not supposed to be that way. you should not be guilty until proven innocent. >> reporter: there standing behind judge brett kavanaugh and a lot may be determined after what happened at this hearing. >>> it gets underway in less than a half hour will bring alive undrafted coverage -- we will bring you live uninterrupted coverage starting at 7 am. we will update you here on mornings on 2 all morning long. >>> president donald trump says he may delay his scheduled meeting today with rod rosenstein to focus on the senate hearing. he added he would prefer not to fire rosenstein. rosenstein denied reports that he considered secretly recording the president and invoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office. firing it would likely set up a political crisis -- firing him would likely set off a political crisis. >>> they have a $2.2 billi

we heard for the first time from christine blasey ford. she told senators under are oath this is no way a case of mistaken identity. >> dr. ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> ford grew emotional as she described the assault in detail. at one point recalling her most enduring memory of the incident. >> indelible and the hippocampus is the uproarious laughter between the two and them having fun at my experience. >> kavanaugh was furious and blaming the democrats for what he called a national disgrace. >> this whole two-week effort has been an orchestrated and political hit with pent up anger of president trump and the 2016 election. fear that has been stoked about my judicial record and millions of dollars from outside left wing opposition groups. this is a circus. >> kavanaugh's anger softening at times as he was too brought to the verge of tears. >> the other night my wife and daughter, eliza, said this prayers. and eliza, 10 years old, said to ashley we should pray for the woman.

that history making hearing that featured emotional testimony from brett kavanaugh and from christine blasey ford who claims he sexually assaulted her in high school. republicans susan collins, lisa murkowski and jeff stake and jeff manchin were all seen huddling after yesterday's hearing. >> do they believe christine blasey ford who says it is 100% certain he was sexually assaulted by brett kavanaugh, or is it brett kavanaugh that says 100% he did not do it. there are major developments overnight. george w. bush is rallying support for brett kavanaugh. also the american bar association is calling an judiciary committee members to delay the brett kavanaugh vote until there is an additional fbi background check. one big question, is there a middle ground that these on the fence for could pursue? they could do that if they wanted to do that. joining us now is white house principal deputy press secretary. he's been helping lead the white house confirmation process for judge brett kavanaugh. thanks for being with us. i know you are very busy. let's get right to it. do you have the votes this morning?

blasey ford -- also adamant christine blasey ford / accuses kavanaugh of sexual assault: "i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for 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 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: "if you are confident of your position, why aren't you also asking fbi?"brett kavanaugh /supreme court nominee: "my family has been destroyed."republican senator lindsey graham blaming democratssen. lindsey graham / -r- south carolina: "this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics."as senate republica

christine blassey-ford could testify.you arbitrarily imposed just hours before, the imposition of aggressive and art official deadlines regarding the dates and conditions of any hearing has created tremendous unwarranted stress on dr. ford. your cavalier treatment of a sexual assault survivor doing her best to cooperate with a committee is completely inappropriate. yesterday, we what happened i to the was a productive dialogue about the conditions. dr. ford would find it successful to testify about her sexual assault involving judge brett kavenaugh, rather than continuing that dialogue, senator grassley conveyed through the media insisting she appeared on a date i expressly told you was not feasible for her. hours after those media accounts aid period, you sent me a response in good faith yesterday. you rejected a number of proposals to ensure the process would be a fair one, including subpoenaing mark judge to testify. instead you spent much of your e-mail distorting the requests we had made. it would be fruitless to rev

ford. it's a job interview forjudge kavanaugh. then there was the turn of christine blasey ford to set out her case — nervously at first. i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. lam 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. and then, the distressing detail of what she said happened that night. i was pushed onto the bed, and brett got on top of me. he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. i yelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me, and i tried to get away from him, but his weight was heavy. brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. he had a hard time because he was very inebriated, and because i was wearing a one—piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yelled for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most, and has had the most lasting impact on my life. she then spoke of the toll this has taken since going public.

christine ford meeting with the fbi over the death threats she's received. >> working out the testimony hours tonight.ate judiciary president trump, goes on the defensive against ford questioning her credibility. >> we have team coverage for you covering the developments and the federal building. we begin with kenneth live in washington, d.c. kenneth? >> reporter: republican leaders are giving ford until 10:00 p.m. to take their deal. one of many sticking points, senate republicans want this hearing on capitol hill to happen wednesday. ford and her team want it to happen thursday. no word on if or when brett kavanaugh's accuser will appear on the hill. gop leaders working to strike a deal about when e on capitol hill. president trump is no longer holding back, questioning christine ford's credibility. >> why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago. >> the president on fox news, then twitter. if the attack was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed. president trump asking for a police report. "the washington post" reports brett kavanaugh attacked her in the '80s.

si creÍan mÁs a brett kavanaugh o a christine blasey ford. a christine blasey ford, tambiÉn de brett kavanaugh, que se debÍa retrasar ese voto, pero no les hicieron caso. obviamente, el voto es lo que le acabamos de recortar hace unos minutos. sÍ era una recomendaciÓn y creo que es importante remarcarlo. ellos decÍan que había demasiadas evidencias y que ellos recomendaban que lo mejor que podÍan hacer era atrasar un poco esa votaciÓn, quizÁs, para que se iniciara una investigaciÓn al respecto. carolina: varios momentos que se han vuelto trending en las Últimas horas. ayer fue nueve horas. esta maÑana en la votaciÓn que se llevó a cabo en el comitÉ judicial del senado se podÍan ver cÓmo varios demÓcratas hicieron como manifestaciÓn salir del recinto. demostraron su descontento. a raÍz de todo esto la lÍnea directa nacional de christine abuso e incesto, tuvo un aumento de 147% en llamadas y conexiones online. recordemos que esta niÑa ofasistencia gratuita y confidencial las 24 horas del dÍa. recordarÁs cuando en octubre del aÑo 2016, justo un m

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 am all in immediately."republican senator lindsey graham blaming democratssen. lindsey graham / -r- south carolina: "this is the most unethical sham since i've been in politics. and if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy."kavanaugh remaining adamant -- he will stay the supreme court nominee. brett kavanaugh / supreme court nomine

where a person should be confirmed. >> so if a witness like christine ford before senate or judge kavanaugh already been interviewed about these questions, by now many times, or some of the other people christine ford managesed at that party, i it fbi just going over the same ground congressional staff has? >> yes. >> what do you expect them to find that is new anything? >> i can't see that they are going to find anything new particularly in situation where you have the press and reporters on this 24-7 huge numbers you have also the staff, of the committee. that is one of the largest staffs on the hill. >> and it is a crime to lie not only to the fbi, but also to the congressional staff you can't wink nod say you are just a staffer that is a crime. >> it is a false statement section of title xviii. >> in the send after a week of interviews i guess they could interview find more people to interview if there are names remitted to this no new names have come up in regard to christine ford i guess a couple other accusations begins a judge could interview people. >> right. but other than that --

after an extraordinary hearing that began with christine blasey ford emotionally recounting her alleged assault. >> i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. >> the proceedings later dissolving into bitter partisanship after judge kavanaugh took the stand in his own defense. >> my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed. this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and politically orchestrated hit, revenge on behalf of the clintons. >> four republican senators met privately after the hearing and could sink the nomination. susan collins left tight-lipped where ford and kavanaugh stood firm. >> dr. ford with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted you? >> 100%. >> none of these allegations are true? >> no. i am 100% certain. >> i am no one's pawn. >> what is the strongest memory you have? the strongest memory of the incident? >> indelible is the laughter, th

christine blasey ford. and against the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh. >> we had a lot of folks come through today who were speechless or crying. i gave a lot of hugs and i received a lot of hugs. it was really nice to feel like i was here for the community that needs support right now, and that is you asurvivors. >> reporter: earlier, some students found a way to support survivors of sexual assault. they created a solidarity quilt to honor dr. christine blasey ford. and the testimony she gave in washington today, many students say they believe her. they invited anyone to write their own quilt panels on fabric. for those impacted by sexual assau assault. that quilt will be on display tomorrow ahead of the kavanaugh vote. we are back live here as these activists and students began this demonstration in support of dr. ford and against the nomination of brett kavanaugh. we're live in berkeley, cornell bernard, "abc7 news." >> cornell, thank you. >>> people were glued to today's hearing. this picture was t

where a person should be confirmed. >> so if a witness like christine ford before senate or judge kavanaugh already been interviewed about these questions, by now many times, or some of the other people christine ford managesed at that party, i it fbi just going over the same ground congressional staff has? >> yes. >> what do you expect them to find that is new anything? >> i can't see that they are going to find anything new particularly in situation where you have the press and reporters on this 24-7 huge numbers you have also the staff, of the committee. that is one of the largest staffs on the hill. >> and it is a crime to lie not only to the fbi, but also to the congressional staff you can't wink nod say you are just a staffer that is a crime. >> it is a false statement section of title xviii. >> in the send after a week of interviews i guess they could interview find more people to interview if there are names remitted to this no new names have come up in regard to christine ford i guess a couple other accusations begins a judge could interview people. >> right. but other than that --

christine ford meanwhile is telling the truth because she is a woman.he is female, you must believe her. that's a command from the united states senator and it's not optional but mandatory. so repeat after maisie. men always lie, women never do. one is evil and the other is holy. that's the catechism of the church of late stage feminism. does anyone actually believe this nonsense? of course not. it's ridiculous, divisive and crazy. virtue is not restricted to a single gender or for that matter a single race. for a time it seemed like we had moved past ideas like those, they are corrosive. but now they are back in force and because the left has already decided conclusively what happened in 1982, further evidence is irrelevant. as democrats explained today, there is nothing brett kavanaugh could do to prove his innocence. senator tim came of virginia cd that's very hypothetical. while it's not very hypothetical to brett kavanaugh and his wife and their daughters. imagine you are accused of a sex crime and informed by a lawmaker that there really was reall

safe way where ckavanaugh's friend mark judge worked because it would establish timing for christine blasey fordyou heard the second bit of the strategy, which is just as important, that is donald trump and the white house and allied republicans will attack the democrats, can't attack christine blasey ford because she was so impressive last week, so instead they will attack dianne feinstein, they will try to turn this on the democrats, accusing them falsely by the way of leaking documents. anything to divert from the core of the investigation. will it work? well, specifically the question is what will those three undecided republican senators, jeff flake, lisa murkowski, and susan collins make of this? will they think a fair fbi investigation has been done or will they think that in some way the white house is trying to tilt this just like it was trying to do up until the committee vote last friday and will they react by blocking kavanaugh's confirmation. >> just one editor's note, we understand the white house pushing back against the reporting that is out there that they are providing a list o

ford -- >> reporter: the moment dr. christine blasey ford was introduced, you could see the fear in her shaking voice. >> the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i will never memory. >> reporter: after describing in detail what she says happened in a suburban washington bedroom in the early '80s -- >> both brett and mark were drunkenly laughing during the attack. they seemed to be having a very good time. >> reporter: dr. ford spoke about why she didn't tell anyone at the time. >> i convinced myself that because brett did not rape me i should just move on and just pretend that it didn't happen. >> reporter: over the years, she said she did tell a few friends and her husband that she'd been assaulted but didn't name kavanaugh until 2012. she and her husband were renovating, she said, and he couldn't understand why she wanted two ways out of the front of their house. >> in explaining why i wanted a second front door, i began to describe the assault in detail. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me

el juez brett kavanaugh nominado a la corte suprema por el presidente trump y la doctora christine fordjo juramento. kavanaugh acusado de ser un abusador sexual ratificÓ su inocencia incluso jurando por dios, mientras que ford dio dolorosos detalles del ataque sexual que habrÍa sufrido hace 36 aÑos. desde washington, claudia uceda nos tienen los detalles de esta intensa jornada. claudia: el resultado fue casi nueve horas de dramÁticos testimonios. con voz temblorosa pero firme, christine ford reviviÓ el memento en que segÚn ella, el nominado a la corte suprema la asaltÓ sexualmente. >> fue difÍcil respirar y pensÉ que iba a matarme por accidente. claudia: y no quiso dejar dudas. >> doctora ford, ¿con quÉ grado de certeza cree que brett kavanaugh la agrediÓ? >> 100%. yo pensÉ que me iba a violar. yo tratÉ de gritar pidiendo ayuda y cuando lo hice, brett puso su mano sobre mÍ para pararme. >> yo no voy a estar intimidado y no me voy a retirar de este proceso. claudia: acusÓ a los demócratas de crear un circo polÍtico. >> mi familia y mi nombre han sido totalmente y permanentemente destrui

christine ford. the president is questioning why dr. rd did not come forward sooner with the allegation of sexual assault when she and brett kavanaugh were in high school. do you believe donald trump is a relevant authority on why or why not women choose to come forward with with allegations of sexual misconduct? >> i think where the president was at before that tweet and before the rally is where we are at. >> so, do you disapprove of the tweets this morning? is that what i'm reading between the lines? >> it's not for me to disapprove of the president and his tweets? they are his tweets. as a christian ministry, we are in search of the truth. that's why we like chuck grassley for giving the opportunity to be heard. we applaud it saying to justice kavanaugh, you are willing to testify under oath. as americans, us who lead christian ministries, we should be in search of the truth. let the truth play out. >> do you believe the president's comments, this morning, about dr. ford help or hurt the conservative cause? >> i'm not sure. it's hard

christine blasey ford there.lican committee began at the beginning of this hearing by decrying the nature of the environment that she has had to operate in, he said it has not been fairto operate in, he said it has not been fair to both the witness and to brett kava naugh fair to both the witness and to brett kavanaugh and they should not have had to go through this treatment. it is worth remembering, backin treatment. it is worth remembering, back in 1991, anita hill's lawyer said that she also received death threats regarding the allegations against clarence thomas. at capitol hill it is lunch, we can surely you the senate room, there are some staff there, as of yet christine blasey ford is not back, the senators are not back, as soon as these healings resume, we will go back to them so that you can listen infor back to them so that you can listen in for yourselves. let us speak to our north america reporter. you have been watching these key rings. earlier when we spoke you said about what you would be looking

post do to verify these accusations in the make sure that what she's saying is true right so christine ford reached out a while ago before actually brett kavanaugh was the supreme court nominee but at a time when he was on a reported to be on rather the president's short list for this job she provided notes from a therapist's visit back six years ago which described a similar set of circumstances it did not name brett kavanaugh personally and there are there is one discrepancy there is a note that says there were four boys in the room where as christine ford now says there were two boys in the room the first she blames that there are or incorrectly writing that down there's also just the fact that she did reach out before brett kavanaugh was the nominee which lends credibility to her account suggests that it wasn't something that was cooked up just because he was the nominee and so we're all combing through this right now people who know christine ford say she's credible but denials have been rather firm for brett kavanaugh and his supporters there's also another angle with this story the d

to know more we need to hear from christine ford. ides once agreed on that because it's obvious she should have a chance to speak. everyone thought it was a good idea. consensus view. republicans in the senate asked ford to testify this week. she refused.d. they offered to send a staffer to her house in california and take her testimony privately. she refused that,o too. they asked her to testify this coming monday, she said she won't but won't explain why she won't. ford's lawyers are now saying she is willing to explain herself in the senate next thursday. thursday is a significant date in the story.s because of senate rules, which are complex, if ford testifies next thursday to vote on kavanaugh, it will be pushed back at least another week. in this environment, that very likely means forever. his nomination will be over and so will any trump nomination to the court. there is a time for the midterms the for the white house to introduce and vet a new candidate. the democrats will have prevented the administrationdt from filling the

allegations from christine blasey ford emerged in the media last week. gave details of an incident which she says happened when they were teenagers. mr kavanaugh has denied the allegations. our washington correspondent chris buckler has more. i think it is extremely significant, and it sets up a potentially very sensitive, but nonetheless very high—profile hearing next week. one in which he will deny these allegations that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford at his party in the 1980s. he says he wa nts to his party in the 1980s. he says he wants to clear his name following these allegations and the media. now, according to the lawyer of christine blasey ford, she too is prepared to go forward and give what she describes in a letter which has been sent to the committee as first—hand details of brett cavanagh's first—hand details of brett cava nagh's sexual misconduct. first—hand details of brett cavanagh's sexual misconduct. now, in this letter sent by her lawyer, they are very critical of the process which has taken place leading up to the point

for now it's just judge kavanaugh and christine blasey ford. kavanaugh issued forceful de denials that this happened. who will ask the question for the republican majority. blasey ford's team called for the senators themselves to question her. there is talk from republican who is said they prefer a female outside couple. a date and a time now set. thursday at 10:00 a.m. we will wait and see what other details emerge. they are pushing for other witnesses and some of them could be a polygraph examiner who administered her polygraph and two trauma experts. now that the hearing appears to be set, mazie hirono has plans on what questions she will be asking. here's what she told jake tapper earlier. >> what do you plan on asking brett kavanaugh? >> there are a lot of issues around brett involving what was happening in high school. we want to hear -- i would be wanting to hear what kind of environment it was in high school. there was a lot of drinking and partying going on. this is why we need an investigation. we need an independent investigation tha

christine blasey ford. case because she does have this background as a professor of psychology where she can bring the size into her answers as we were hearing, there. that is bolstering her credibility and making it harder for the bolstering her credibility and making it harderfor the prosecuting counsel to bring up these questions because she is somebody you know some of the science of what she's talking about, particularly the issue of memory, which is a critical around this issue of mistaken identity. she has been categorical about her memory. she has also been very clear about what she does not remember. she has said i don't remember, i don't know, i'm not sure about that, she is choosing her words very carefully. let's bring in our north america correspondent. there was a short break earlier in the morning. i was listening to fox news, which is everybody knows, is a channel in the united states that is sympathetic to president trump, a news channel that he listens to you lot and likes what he is on th

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christine ford.ats want this extended to other women who have made allegations like debra ramirez and julie swetnick. so we really don't know for sure what that would involve or, for example, what the fbi investigation would involve. and who it would talk to and how long it would take to do. we're also told republicans have an understanding that this would be no more than one week. but, all of this prompted by jeff flake, the outgoing arizona republican senator who looked like a yea vote early this morning and then something changed. we suspect this incident this morning might have been it. take a look. >> how can you be speechless? we demand to know what you're thinking. do you stand with women? >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week in order to let the fbi to do an investigation limited in time and scope. >> neil: all right, that wasn't very clear obviously the far more gripping and emotionally gripping exchange that the senator had was with a wom

now they are seaing christine blasey ford may not be able to get to washington, d.c. e was relatively measure and restrain and tweeted this about christine blasey ford. i have no doubt if the attack was as bad as she said, changes would have been filed by either her or her loving parents. let's discuss this with mark short, the former director of legislative affairs. thanks very much for coming in. you worked with the president for a long time. what's your reaction to clear change in tone as far as all of this is concerned? >> i think the president is frustrated by the process. more should be on senator feinstein, somebody who has been in washington for 25 years and an 25-year-old senator should know better than to not kavanaugh in private about it. have an opportunity to share that letter with republicans on the committee and never do that and unveil it the week before the vote is supposed to happen. it was a political move. >> she was in an awkward position because professor ford said to her and said to others i'm telling you this, but i don't want to go public and i

and christine ford has that.omething that probative and makes her claim worth listening to. worth hearing. >> i think for a lot of people, they have to ask the question, what does she gain from going public? and from what she said, she said it was her civic duty since this was a lifetime position that brett kavanaugh was taking. we will continue to follow this story. rachael denhollander, thank you for sharing your story with us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> the other person who was supposedly in the room when brett kavanaugh allegedly assaulted christine blasey ford is speaking out. in a letter sent to the senate judiciary committee, mark judge and his attorney write, brett kavanaugh and i were friends in high school. but i do not recall the party described in dr. ford's letter. more to the point, i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. the judge's past is now coming under intense scrutiny. here's cnn's jessica schneider. >> reporter: testimony from brett kavanaugh's high school classmate,

sticking for both sides is related to optics and that's whether outside counsel could question christine ford. because christine doesn't want outside counsel and republicans are very aware of the fact it's not a great look for them if they have 11 women questioning a woman as she reveals these very personal details of a sexual assault and it is only men on the republican side of the judiciary committee. so as josh has said there are all sorts of other considerations if this hearing is possible about making sure it's fair but also each side wanting it, of course, to look beneficial to them. >> i'm curious, and i want to get both of you to weigh in on this, how this confirmation battle impacts the mid-terms. i want to look at some numbers from a new wall street journal poll that came out in just the last couple of minutes showing democrats maintaining their advantage. it was up from 2 points last month. is it too soon, josh, to tell how much this confirmation fight will be a mid-term driver? >> i think people are mostly guessing when they say how they think this is going to affect the mid-terms

indicative of what the real priorities are. >> there's a different standard for those accusers than christine blasey ford. >> it's a small room. that is a small intimate room. i do wonder if the small size will increase the feeling of pressure. you get a sense right there of where christine blasey ford will be sitting and brett kavanaugh, apparently the lights only work intermittently. i want to read what ford said, it's not my responsibility to determine if kavanaugh desurerv to sit on the supreme court, but my responsibility is to tell the truth. >> cnn special coverage of today's historic hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern, and you can watch it on cnn, and online at cnn.com. >>> they are bringing in a sex crimes prosecutor to question brett kavanaugh and christine blasey ford. who is rachel mitchell? what is she about? what is she like in the courtroom? we will talk to a friend of hers that has faced her in court. cal: ellen, our certified financial planner™ professional, helps us manage our cash flow and plan for the unexpected. valerie: her experience and training gave us the courage to go for it.

the lawyers for christine blazey ford write dr. her firsthand knowledge of sexual misconduct next week. although many of the aspects of the proposal you provided are inconsistent with the committee's promise of a fair, impartial investigation into her allegations. and we are disappointed with the leaks and the bullying that have tainted the process. we are hopeful that we can reach an agreement on details. can we set up a time for later this afternoon to continue our negotiations? our supreme court reporter