n laht chuck grassley tweeted about it. there was a tweet before the gop imposed deadline to make a decision. republicans most recent offer was for testimony next wednesday. dr ford's family says safety is her main concern. >> christine is actually not taking phone calls. she's really concentrating a focusing on how to keep her and her fily safe. >> montgomery county police responded to questions aboat would happen if dr. ford filed a complaint against judge cavanaugh. police say if a clant were filed and so far that has not happened, they would investigate whether a crime was committed. th >>> this is one of the most wahed congressional debates in the country.a barb comstock is hoping to win a third term. but jennifer wexton is seen as a good competitor. they were asked whether they both need to hear frothe accuser before moving forward with the supreme courtnominee. >> i do support both of them being able to be heard. we need to have a process that needs to be fair here. id i trust the senate will do that? as a prosecutor

last night chuck grassley tweeted. an attorney sent an e-mail before the 10:00 deadline to make a decision. republicans' most recent offer gh for both ford and cavan to testify next wednesday. the family says safety is her mainnc n. >> christine is actually not taking phone she's really concentrating and focusing on how to keep her and her famil safe. >> montgomery county police responded to questions about at would happen if docr ford filed a complaint against judge cavanaugh. police say if a complaint were filed they would investigate whether a crime was committed. the cavanaugh controversy was not the only issue in the 10th district. it's one of the most watchedna congress races in the country. democrats think they can win and perhaps tak control of the house. barbara comestock is hoping to win a third term, but jennifer wexen is seen as a strong challenger. julie carry asked if they need to hear from theus a before moving forward on the supreme nominee. >> i do support both of them being able to be heard. >> we nee

. >> reporter: republican chuck grassley tweeted at midnight he granted fiveio exte and expects to hearm christine blasey ford's does s today and says he want to hear her story. sheinelle. >> kelly, the presideresident t last night about the new york times report that duty attorney general rod rosenstein considered secretly taping the president. what is the fallout been from that? >> reporter: no specific direct comment from the white house abou this, but it is an allegation. first reported by the new york times that says the deputy attorney general talked about wearing a wire toecord the president. it considered recruiting cabinet officials to rove mr. trump from office under the 25th amendment. nbc news sources found rosenstein's comments were described as satellite/radarsars rosenstein come out publicly and said that any suggestion that he had ever tried to support a move to remove the president wld be absolutely false. there is under the surface tension between rosenstein and the w te house on thisissue. the question is will the president take action against him no einelle. >> kelly

. >> wendy, as we look at how the judiciary committee has handled this, chairman chuck grassley tweetedhave granted an extension for dr. ford. if she decides that she wants to tell the senate her story. dr. ford, i want to hear your testimony, come to us or we to you. meantime, senator orrin hatch said this. >> he's a very strong, decent man. >> and you believe him? >> yeah, i sure do. >> do you believe the accuser at all? or no? >> i think she's mistaken. i think she's mistaken something. but i don't know. i mean, i don't -- i don't know her. >> wendy, is that going to encourage her to share her story? >> look, you know, orrin hatch, chuck grassley, could not be worse for women in this country. they are just the worst. and i just hope the victim understands how they're treating her and this level of disrespect is not what's going to happen to her. she will be supported. yes, there will be people against her. sadly, it's a partisan divide which makes no sense at all, but it is a political matter. i hope she understands that not everyone is going to say, oh, do we believe her or him, bec

the chairman of the committee chuck grassley tweeted if they're not ready to vote they will not vote.ns also confirming they have hired a female outside council to ask questions for republicans. during this hearing. with me right now is an influential evangelical leader praising brett kavanaugh's nomination and joan walsh. great to see you both. thank you for being here. joan, what is your take on this outside prosecutor. this was a big question. right. >> right. >> were republicans going to be asking questions. they now announce they're bringing in outside council to ask questions in the place of the eleven republican senators. >> okay can we actually use the words i believe senator mcconnell used which was female assist an the. assistant. to do the questioning. i don't know if they are trying to drive all women out of the republican party or what. but their attitude has been so condescending from the beginning. to bring this woman in, do they think we're stupid that they can hide behind the skirt of woman to do the questioning because they can't find one woman to put on the judiciar

this is a fox news alert, judiciary chairman senator chuck grassley tweeted his response to christinerneys request to have a day before she decides to testify. brett kavanaugh granted another extension to doctor ford to decide if she wants to proceed with a statement to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand it is not my normal approach to be indecisive. most-watched, most trusted and most grateful you spent the evening with us, a little breaking news, good night from washington, i like emmanuel, have a good weekend. your fantasy draft, the computer won't autodraft a kicker in the 7th round. or... you could just trust duracell. i never count the wrinkles. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protein, vitamins and minerals to my diet with boost®. new boost® high protein nutritional drink now has 33% more high-quality protein, along with 26 essential and minerals your body needs. all with guaranteed great taste. the upside- i'm just getting started. boost® high prote

and by this weekend, the president did not like chuck grassley's tweets moving back the deadline. he didn't like the sense that republicans were continuing to negotiate with her instead of setting a deadline and sticking to it. and then he called mcconnell and was frustrated himself saying we need to vote for brett kavanaugh. they have had enough time and they're not doing anything. we have seen the president grow increasingly impatient by this process. in the beginning, he was willing to get others take the lead. but as the days have ticked on, he's gotten increasingly trigger fingered and ready to get involved himself. >> thank you for sharing your reporting with us. >> thank you. >> there are too many plot developments for one chapter. we want to bring in jeffrey tubin, chief legal analyst. and karl, not to put this in too spark a perspective here, but you think the fate of rod rosenstein plays into what you see as a constitutional crisis. >> i think there is a crisis of truth. you set this section of the broadcast up by talking about two crises. there is a single crisis, and t

. >> senator chuck grassley tweeted that tomorrow he expects judge kavanaugh to answer questions aboutrd and qualifications. now as the confirmation process continues, rely on the abc 7 news app to get the latest information. it will come in handy. download the app from the play store or on the apple app store and enable push alerts. >>> an abc news/washington post poll out shows the widest midterm advantage since 2006. the poll shows a 52-38% preference for democrats over republicans. rick klein says turnout in november will be key. >> you know that you've got that motivation in the presidential year because it's all consuming as it is. it's a little bit different in a congressional election, and you need something out of the ordinary to get people out. it does appear, again, two months out that trump is that out of the ordinary thing. >> democrats need 23 seats to retake the house majority. >>> a familiar face will replace john mccain in the u.s. senate, but not for very long. this morning arizona's governor appointed former senator jon kyl to replace mccain who died on august 25th.

gop chairman chuck grassley tweeted directly to kavanaugh about the deadline extension.i hope you understand, it's not my normal approach to be indecisive. in springfield, missouri. >> that's right. that's right. >> the president rallies support for his nominee. >> we have to fight for him. . not worry about the other side. >> earlier for the first time the president mentioned blasey ford by name, tweeting if the attack on doctor ford was as bad as she says charges would have been immediately filed. the president asking blasey ford to produce a police report to back up the claim that kavanaughed attacked her at party in the 80s. maine senator susanne collins blasted the president's tweet. >> i was appalled by the president's tweet. we know that allegations of sexual assault are one of the most unreported crimes that exist. >> reporter: the "washington post" reported the california professor says she didn't come forward because she was terrified she would be in trouble if her parents realized she had been at a party where teenagers were drinking. >> she decided to confide

republican chairman chuck grassley tweeted he had granted five extensions and expects to hear from christineyers today and says he does want to hear her story. >> the president also talked last night about that "new york times" report claiming that deputy rod rosenstein considered secretly taping the president and looked for a way to remove him from office. what's the fallout been? >> there's been no specific direct comment from the white house about this, but it is an explosive allegation that says the deputy attorney general had talked to colleagues about wearing a wire to record the president, and it even considered recruiting cabinet officials to remove mr. trump from office under the 25th amendment. sources found that the comments were sarcasm about wearing the wire. this goes back to last year about the time the former fbi director was fired. rosenstein has said that any suggest that he ever tried to support a move to remove the president would be absolutely false. there is under the surface here a lot of tension between rosenstein and the white house over this issue. a big question, w

gop chairman chuck grassley tweeted directly to kavanaugh about the deadline extension, "i hope you understands not my normal approach to be indecisive." in springfield, missouri -- [ chanting ] >> that's right. that's right. >> reporter: -- the president rallied support for his nominee. >> we have to fight for him, not worry about the other side. >> reporter: earlier for the first time the president mentioned blasey ford by name tweeting, "if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says charges would have been immediately filed." the president asking blasey ford to produce a police report to back up her claim that kavanaugh attacked her at a party in the '80s. maine senator susan collins, a key republican vote, blasted the president's tweet. >> i was appalled by the president's tweet. we know that allegations of sexual assault are one of the most unreported crimes that exist. >> reporter: "the washington post" reported the california professor says she didn't come forward because she was terrified she would be in trouble if her parents realized she had been at a party where teenagers were dr

. >> the chairman senator chuck grassley tweeting just before midnight said, dr. ford, if you have changed your mind so say so we can move on. grassley had set a deadline last night of 10:00 for ford to make her decision. >> earlier in the evening as that deadline a prochd, a lawyer for ford called it arbitrary and said, quote, it's sole purpose is to bully dr. ford. president trump is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. weija is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. dr. ford's attorney says her client spent several hours with the fbi said to deal with the recent death threats she's been receiving. and she needs one more day to make her decision. senator grassley says he's already given her one five times, but added he wants to hear her testimony. meanwhile, president trump has already indicated who he believes. >> he was born for the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: president trump did not mention dr. christine blasey ford by name at a campaign rally in missouri last night, but he didn't have to as he defe

judiciary chairman chuck grassley just tweeted his response to ford's attorney's request for a delaynaugh, i just granted another extension to ford. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be indecisive. most watched, most trusted, and most grateful you spent the evening with us. good night from washington. i'm mike emmanuel. have a great weekend. you won't find that on a map. i'll take you there. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop. you hear that? (vo) our subaru outback lets us see the world. sometimes in ways we never imagined. i never count the wrinkles. and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on... is staying happy and healthy. so, i add protein, vitamins and minerals to my diet with boost®. new boost® high protein nutritional drink now has 33% more high-quality protein, along with 26 essential and minerals your body needs. all with guaranteed great taste. the upside- i'm just getting started. boost® high protein be up for life boost® high protein you need insurance.

and one of the reasons that chuck grassley put out that tweet after the notice of a scheduled vote ishat the republican senators, whose votes chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell do not yet have, did not want their constituents to think that they were rushing this, that they were going to rush it into a vote the next day and so today senator bob corker suggested, it's not just three or four republican senators whose votes might be in doubt. >> i'd say there's actually a large number of republicans that will pay a large number -- i know the media keeps characterizing three or four people, but it's a large number of them that want to see firsthand the accusation and the rebuttal. >> the large number of republicans who know that this confirmation is in trouble includes donald trump. donald trump knows it's in big trouble. and donald trump is running scared on this one and that's why donald trump has changed tactics and is now attacking brett kavanagh's second accuser, deborah ramirez. donald trump didn't do that when brett kavanagh's first accuser emerged publicly, christine blasey ford. a

senate judiciary committee republican chuck grassley sent a bizarre tweet directed toward kavanaugh

republican judiciary chair chuck grassley sent out a tweet saying it had given her an extension.re's no word on how long that extension will be. he wrote five times now, we have granted extension. that she would tell her story to the senate. dr. forbes, if you change your mind, these out so we can move on. i want to hear testimony. come to us or we will come to you. he also tweeted, with all the extensions we've given to decide if she still wants to testify, i feel like i'm playing second trombone and the judiciary orchestra -- in the judiciary orchestra and schumer is the conductor. >>> -- >> they want to get this over quickly. if they let this going on and on and on, the chances of getting kavanaugh through our is likely. if they are going to stick with kavanaugh, they need to do it quickly. >> dr. ford has asked to testify on thursday, but republicans would like her to testify a day early on wednesday. some want a female attorney to question ford. ford has that -- republicans say ford should go first. german grassly did agree to provide security for ford as you requested. it's

i read that tweet from chuck grassley, how he wants to move on.lay tape from the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, who was speaking at the value voter summit yesterday in washington, d.c. let's listen to what he had to say about this confirmation process. >> you've watched the fight. you've watched the tactics. but here's what i want to tell you. in the very near future, judge kavanaugh will be on the united states supreme court. >> solana, on that point, there's that there, seeming disagreement between him and the chairman of this committee about what's going to happen here, how much due process will happen, kellyanne conway, senior adviser to the president, talking with white house reporters saying forford should nfo christine blasey ford should not be attacked and should be heard. >> they're showing clips of jeff sessions saying i believe kavanaugh, before an investigation has happened, before anybody has had an opportunity to come out and testify, and as mitch mcconnell just indicated there, republicans don't care. you know, ultimately

tweeted about the economy earlier today. we learned about the deadline from chuck grassley, chairman of the senate judiciary committee in a tweet that read like an apology to judge brett kavanaugh. in it, he says he is typically not this indecisive. as you know, we have blown through a number of deadlines already for ford's legal team and republicans on the senate judiciary committee to come to an agreement. ford's attorneys are suggesting that grassley should be apologizing to her because of the stress that the deadlines caused her. i want to read a statement from debra katz, christine blasey ford's attorney. she writes the position of aggressive, artificial deadlines regarding the date and conditions of any hearing has created tremendous and unwarranted anxiety and stress on dr. ford. your cavalier treatment of a sexual assault survivor who has been doing her best to cooperate with the committee is completely inappropriate. senator grassley has not directly responded to that comment, but we know both sides are far apart on a number of issues, not only when christine blasey ford may testify but also who is going to be asking t

on record in the media, in the newspaper, or on social media, the counsel -- chuck grassley's senior counsel has been -- tweeted talking about brett kavanaugh's confirmation will go forward. and he's the one thatly said couldteen ford. she's not getting a fair shake here. and the audacity of men, the audacity of men in this country to basically say christine ford needs shut up, the hearing's going to go forward whether she's there or not, that's insensitive. that's sexist. and i think folks need to take a step back here. >> there's no question that christi christine ford -- assuming she believes in good faith what she says happened to her all those years ago, she's not on equal footing. there are sensitivities that should be applied. and we'll hope that those are adhered to because they're not on equal footing. there's no question about that. but you two were. symone and amy, this is a hard conversation, but it's important to have. thank you for doing it with us tonight. >> thank you. >>> there's a state assembly candidate in wisconsin. this is another tough story. she's out knocking on doors for her campaign.

senate minority leader chuck schumer tweeted last week -- "senator grassley now admitting the senateill only receive half the documents that he requested, before the hearing starts. that means senators will have seen only 6% of kavanaugh's records, & the public will have seen 3%." he continued in a second tweet -- "further, these documents aren't the official national archives' curation of white house docs, but the ones that have been pre-screened by kavanaugh's former deputy and george bush's private lawyer. the senate will likely have zero records from the archives" in time for the hearing. and "the new york times" reported in fact mitch mcconnell said when the possibility of another supreme court pick on the part of trump, do not go with brett kavanaugh because of his long paper trail. know, let me just take a moment to talk about his record on affirmative action. there are two incredibly important pieces that are moving through the courts right now. challenge to affirmative action efforts at harvard in the university of north carolina, and my organization has been involved in bot

democratic senator kirsten gillibrand, and fast-moving event, and now we have seen a tweet from senator chuck grassley that the committee staff can investigate, and they don't need the fbi, and the committee investigators are following up on the leads from the allegations, and news stories and there is no outside investigation necessary for the committee to do the investigation and don't know why the dems are refusing, and he is saying that there is no need and i hope that the dems will join me. what say you? >> what the republicans are doing is outrageous. they are creating a false choice can, and bully her into testifying monday before a full fbi check is completed. first, nomination for the supreme court and any judicial nomination, there is always an fbi investigation and they do it as part of the background check and this is new al gashgs and so they need a thorough and nonpart san review of the facts so there can be a proper hearing, but they are trying to set up a he said/she said scenario, and bullying her into testifying monday or not being heard at all. >> and as an attorney, you know how th

minority leader chuck schumer called it absurd, tweeting, not a single senator will be able to review these records before tomorrow. >> but a twitter account for republican senator chuck grassley, chairman of the senate judiciary committee, responded to senator schumer saying his team reviewed all 42,000 pages and is ready for today's hearing. anne-marie? >> laura podesta here in new york, thank you. >>> no comment from attorney general jeff sessions about president trump's latest twitter attack. this time mr. trump suggested the justice department should consider political consequences when making its decisions. the president tweeted yesterday that the justice department had put the republican control of the house in jeopardy by indicting two republican congressmen. two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. good job, jeff. well, mr. trump is referring to representative duncan hunter, charged with misuse of campaign funds, and chris collins, who's charged with insider trading. the president's tweets did draw a harsh rebuke from representative senator ben sass of nebraska. in a statement, sass said, the united states is not some banana republic with a two-tie

bob corker tweeted after learning of the allegation, chuck grassley took immediate action that both had the opportunity to be heard. if we don't hear from both sides on monday, let's vote. that is throwing down the gauntlet. how politically tenable is that in this particular time, the me too era? >> there are so many parallels to be drawn with anita hill. the he said/she said dynamics do not play well in the committee. who was talking to her in a d denigrating way. all of these sorts of things happening here and now we have this discussion about how magnanimous, all of the gesture being made to say we are bending over backwards to ensure she has a fair hearing. notion if you have the ability to have an objective independent agency, that being the fbi, the arm of our department of justice to be able to conduct inquiries into a real gap and a problem into somebody's background, why wouldn't you take the opportunity to do so unless there is some other reason to hastily put that forward. and the reason behind that why people shouldn't lose sight of this. trying to bend over backwards to giv

senate judiciary committee republican chuck grassley sent a bizarre tweet directed toward kavanaugh reading, quote, judge kavanaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. ford to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made lasts week to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be decisive. are they giving him a head's up, friends? a dm. the tweet was sent before midnight and in its own awkward way granted dr. christine blasey ford, the woman accusing kavanaugh of sexual assault when both were teenagers, one more day to decide if she will testify before the senate committee. according to the "new york times" she has until 2:30 today to decide, a deadline completely made up by chairman grassley and the republican majority. another tweet last night grassley addressed dr. ford writing five times now, we have granted extension for dr. ford to decide if she wants to proceed with her desire stated one week ago that she wants to tell senate her story. dr. ford if you changed your mind, say

sworn affidavit soon after, or around the same time that avenatti put out this tweet and republican aides to senator chuck grassleyee, issued a statement saying they were reviewing the allegations and that's essentially the extent of their comment. we have not heard democrats weigh in specifically on this yet. but typically, the way that the committee has approached allegations, not just from christine blasey ford, but also from debbie ramirez, the woman that made the allegation in the new yorker article, that kavanagh expose herself to her while they were in college. they have tried to have a private staff level conversation, either with the attorneys and as well with the accuser, to hear their side of the story, they have gone back to brett kavanagh who has now talked twice privately to staff investigators and denied those two other allegations. we'll see if they probably will follow the same protocol going forward and we're nothi getting any sense that they plan to move forward with thursday's hearing at this point. so we'll hear the reaction, formally from republicans and democrats in coming hours, but at the

chuck grassley's side has this tweet.ajority has yet to see the original unredacted letter from dr. ford to senator feinstein. good morning, sir. caller: i'm here. think?hat do you should judge brett kavanaugh be confirmed? caller: i would say no. think it is a shame the process -- the way the process is being handled. think this does not set a good example. i think the right thing to do is to have the fbi investigate that. that, the senate can go ahead and do the hearing. she says it happens and kavanaugh said it did not happen. -- see says it happened and kavanaugh said it did not happen. fbi putt we let the -?me suspects to it yet thoug - at this point, after watching the hearings for the last couple of weeks, it is really shameful. i'm china to look at from it fair perspective -- trying to look at it from a fair perspective. it is a shame. it is just a big shame. i don't think he should be confirmed. host: james from texas, good morning to you. how old are you ? about 54-55. here's a quick point. the accusation- is en

senator bob corker also weighed this, tweeting after learning of the allegation chairman chuck grassleyhat both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh have the opportunity to be heard in public or private. republicans extended a hand in good faith. if we don't hear from both sides on monday, let's vote. >> jonathan lemire, the same republicans, bob corker, lindsey graham, others, that were pushing jeff flake, that were pushing to have this hearing on monday when a lot of republicans did not want to have the hearing decided obviously after dr. ford's lawyer said she wouldn't testify until after a full fbi investigation on these matters have now decided enough is enough, there's either going to be a hearing on monday or they are going to move forward. what do you think is going to happen? do you think there is going to be an fbi investigation or what are you hearing on the hill how this is going to wrap up? >> you're right, it's certainly clear that there is now a deadline set. that they feel like the republicans feel like they can set a clock and say if she wants to testify, it's got to be monday,

. >> remember, chuck grassley wanted a team to do it. mark davies tweetedweek confirm kavanaugh. not neutral. >> when the president says this guy's been investigated by the fbi meaning kavanaugh six times, what does that mean? one assumes that means they found his life upside down. >> that's a great question. here's how it works. when you've done a federal judge five or six times and call spin, special inquiries, you work under screaming, brute call deadlines and what often happens is you re-up, re-do the credit and criminal. make sure he's not arrested for dui since last one. working in a new office. moved the house. do those neighbors. but you don't go back and start from ground zero. >> so if something were missed from 30 years or 40 years ago -- >> can't be rehashed. >> how much more serious does it get when the fbi comes to question you? right now the accuser's out there. you don't see corroborating witnesses but if a reporter called me on the phone i'm not sure i would answer. when the fbi comes, is it a lot different? >> yeah, sure. i have knocked on

we're now going to read the second tweet in just a few minutes from chuck grassley. judge kavanaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. ford. well, there's your news, to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made last week to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be indecisive. so there you have it. apparently this one-day requested extension has been granted. this is the only news we have to go on, abbreviations and all. our thanks to josh gerstein and jonathan allen. another break for us. we'll be right back after this. i love eggs, and there's a big difference between ordinary... and the best. which egg tastes more farm-fresh and delicious? only eggland's best. which egg has 6 times more vitamin d, 10 times more vitamin e, and 25% less saturated fat? only eggland's best. which egg is so special, i'd never serve my family anything else? for me, it's only eggland's best. better taste, better nutrition, better eggs. gathered here are the world's finest

we're now going to read the second tweet in just a few minutes from chuck grassley.granted another extension to dr. ford. well, there's your news, to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made last week to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be indecisive. so there you have it. apparently this one-day requested extension has been granted. this is the only news we have to go on, abbreviations and all. our thanks to josh and jonathan allen. another break for us. we'll be right back after this. >>> with us tonight to talk about everything we have witnessed today and discussed on this broadcast this evening, our friend, the pulitzer prize winning author and historian jon meach meacham, his latest book, "the soul of america, the battle for our better angels." jon, we are friends and because we're friends we can engage in good-natured ribbing. okay, mr. morning in america, mr. better angels, tell us how we're better off after just what we've covered today and t

we're now going to read the second tweet in just a few minutes from chuck grassley.anaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. ford. well, there's your news, to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made last week to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be indecisive. so there you have it. apparently this one-day requested extension has been granted. this is the only news we have to go on, abereaveiations and all. our thanks to josh and jonathan allen. another break for us. we'll be right back after this. we'll be right back after this just one free hearing test at his local miracle ear helped andrew hear more of the joy in her voice. just one hearing test is all it took for him to hear more of her laugh... and less of the background noise around him. for helen, just one visit to her local miracle-ear is all it took to learn how she can share more moments with her daughter. just one free hearing test could help you hear more... laughter...music...life.

i mean, chuck grassley sent out this flurry of tweets last night after saying, no, no, no, we're goingth the committee vote on monday if we don't hear back to you. and there was a letter from the attorney, debra katz, before he said, that's not even consistent with what we have been discussing throughout the course of the day, considering what she has been through, considering the death threats, considering the fact that she had to meet with the fbi about these threats, so that's significant. here is the other thing, neil. i just talked to a couple of sources and they tell me considering how far apart the sides are, they would be very surprised if they would actually ever hear from ford in a private or public setting. even those on the republican side of the aisle who are advocating for her, as they say, they don't want this to drag out past wednesday and thursday, and the one person who everybody is looking at is mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader who wants to move this ahead as expeditiously as possible. again, his goal has been to get brett kavanaugh onto the high court by

earlier bob corker tweeting this: after learning of the allegation, chairman chuck grassley took immediateudge kavanaugh have the opportunity to be heard in public or private. republicans extended a hand in good faith. if we don't hear from both sides on monday, let's vote. gene is a professor of political science in iona college and a former congresswoman and member of the independent forum's board of directors. known each other for a long time. goofed to have you here. the "wall street journal" board earlier today. it's called schumer's fbi ploy. all of thisunder scores the main democratic goal is to delay a vote past the november election that would spare democrats running for re-election in donald trump states from having to take a difficult confirmation vote. if democrats take the senate majority they will then insist on no vote until the new senate convenes in january. so now i will start with you. this is an attempt, i think, to figure out a way to stall and delay as they felt wrongly in their opinion that they were denied the maker garland seat. >> yes, dana. and they are hoisting

tweet. after learning of the allegation, chairman chuck grassley took immediate action to ensure both dr. ford and judge kavanagh have the opportunity to be heard in public or private. republicans extended a hand in good faith. if we don't hear from both sides on monday, let's vote. >>> now, barbara mcquade, that is something stronger than what chuck grassley is saying, and bob corker might not have known how soft chuck grassley was going to come out here tonight because chuck grassley clearly does not know what to do next as of this minute tonight. >> yeah, you know, from a matter of process, the whole nation is watching. a generation of children are watching. and it's important that we get this right as a matter of process. this is a lifetime appointment. and i understand why they want to get it done before the mid terms. . we have a couple of months before that. delaying this a week or two while we do a thorough investigation is really in everybody's interest, best interest, including brett kavanagh. if he is rushed through at this point without a thorough investigation of this allegat

chuck grassley. hearing thatnow the president is steadfastly behind his nominee. outn: sarah sanders tweeted praise for senator graham. the senior republican from texas also defended kavanaugh. the committee vote to move his confirmation to the senate floor is still scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9:30. what to watch coming up. each of the senators will have five minutes. it will appear republicans are backing off of the usage of the prosecutor, relying on her in part to avoid having to ask questions directly to dr. ford. now they are using their time to defend judge kavanaugh. senators,, harris from andfornia -- camilla harris the democrat from new jersey will be the final two to ask for the democrats. after the hearing, we will be looking to see what the white house puts out following it. what does president trump say or tweaked regarding -- say or tweet regarding the hearing. this was so different from what we saw during the confirmation hearings and what we saw during the fox news interview. this hearing has gripped the nation. this is something that will be dissected for decades. no q

ultimately, whether it is political or not, if it happened in your accusations are -- to have a tweet from chuck grassleyhe wants to proceed with her desire. she stated one week ago she was to tell the senators story. doctor ford changed your mind, say so we can move on. but i want to hear your testimony. come to us or we to you. with all the extensions we gave doctor ford, she decided she still was to testify to the senate pedophilic i'm playing second trombone in the judiciary orchestra and schumer is the conductor. >> grassley is a great guy.i think that you are hearing as best he can get to, frustration thathe wants to earnestly hear from a accuser but also , there's a process here. and it should play on because it happened 36 years ago. there are a couple of years ago. let's hear from it and move on. and wondering, it could hold through to push down the line, kick the candela line. come november and the midterms what happened, there is an upset and maybe he never gets -- >> and if the democrat wins the house and senate in august or they will investigate him. they would try to impeach him if he makes

we are going to start off this morning by three tweets sent by senator chuck grassley late last night after another day of back-and-forth with the attorney for dr. ford. here is what senator grassley had to say. five times, we have granted extensions to dr. ford to decide if she wants to proceed with her desire stated one week ago that she wants to present testimony to the senate. if you changed your mind, say so so we can move on. i granted another extension to dr. ford to testify to the senate. she should decide so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand, it is not my normal approach to be indecisive. when last week last week, with all the extensions we give dr. ford to decide if she still wants to testify, i feel like i am playing second trombone in the judiciary orchestra, and shermer is the conductor. schumer, thechuck minority leader. we will get perspective on the kavanaugh story from alex bolton. the headline to yorkie says, the gop had and cap not accuser are struggling to reach a deal. -- and kavanaugh accuser are struggling to reach a deal. rd's legal team

chuck grassley sending out a follow-up tweet about the reason for posting this hearing saying the judiciaryommittee noticed potential executive meeting on friday, taking this one step at a time. if we are ready to vote, we will vote. if we are not, we will not. the committee normally requires three-day day notice. we are following regular order. this prompted a response from senator dianne feinstein who schedulerepublicans to a vote two days before dr. blasey ford had a chance to tell her story is outrageous. republicans demanded dr. blasey ford testify immediately and now they don't even need her before they move ahead with a vote. if you follow the senate judiciary members and especially the twitter feed, that is some of what is playing out. we will go next to maryland. -- speechent's sweet at the united nations. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span. president'sur speech at the u.n. was disgusting and insult will and not the venue -- i don't know if he understands the difference a state of the union address any united nations speech. the nations standing for piece, freedom -- he did not

here's chuck grassley making a point, the head of the judiciary committee. we'll watch that and we'll tweetcan find me at twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks. happening today, a young firefighter who worked for cal fire lost everything with his girlfriend in the carr wildfire. he's talking to ellen about that nightmare experience. >> he was off fighting the ferguson fire in yosemite. she was at their redding home as the flames roared into the town where they live. she tells ellen she barely made it out alive. >> we were stuck in traffic for a good 15, 20 minutes with the flames coming behind us. it was the most terrifying thing i have ever experienced. >> now, friends of erik johnson and hope jordan are really trying to help them rebuild their lives. let's just say ellen has firefighters to thank for her own home being savedmendocino. this is an hour earlier than normal. this is due to tonight's football game right here on nbc bay area. >> i bet she offers them a little bit of help. what do you? >> think so. maybe she has them sit down with a microphone unexpectedly just to talk. >> she is

decision chuck grassley who is the republican chairman of the judiciary committee said ok we'll make it saturday afternoon in fact in about fifteen minutes from no and then he says in a tweet in the last twelve hours or so that he really wants to hear from her and so hard lawyers are saying look this is an arbitrary deadline you've just created there's no reason why it has to be two thirty on saturday fired to make a decision which has big implications for heart of the rest of our life and also our family so they're suggesting this is a bit of bullying as far as the republicans on the committee are concerned so that's where we are at this point with fifteen minutes to go how is everyone else in washington riyadh. well mike pence perhaps put their public in perspective very clearly when he was speaking to a conference of so-called values voters in the last couple of hours they are right wing conservatives people who would be right behind the idea of brett kavanaugh being on the supreme court and he says he has no doubt that the republicans on the committee are going to get this job done and brett kavanaugh will be confirmed as the next justice of the supreme court but hones

chuck schumer calling for the hearing to be delayed, tweeting, this underscores how absurd the process is, not a single senator will be able to review these records before tomorrow. staffers for senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley firing back, insisting that the majority has reviewed each and every one of the pages and is ready for today's hearing. the fight over kavanaugh's records intense fig after the trump white house decided to with hold more than 100,000 pages of documents over the weekend. siting constitutional privilege. >> this is a life time appointment to the supreme court. the trump administration simply said, nope, 100,000 documents that have to do likely with the time that kavanaugh was working in the white house are off limits. that's outrageous. >> the justice department saying in a statement saying they determined which documents were produced. noting the volume, depth and breadth of the production of judge kavanaugh's documents far surpasses the much smaller and narrower productions for previous nominees. democrats are planning to focus on four key areas targeting kavanaugh, including his truthfulness, his views on the affordable care act and pre-existing conditions, roe v. wade and executive

tweets. as a christian ministry, we are in search of the truth. that's why we like chuck grassleyor 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 for me to predict what is going to help or hurt the conservative cause. no doubt, the people that rallied around then candidate trump that made him president trump, supreme court was a big issue with him. they were thrilled when they saw gorsuch brought to the court. they are thrilled with brett kavanaugh's nomination, going through the confirmation hearing. there's no doubt, there's a pause now. people are waiting to see it. before going into the all in for brett kavanaugh or not, let's find out what is first. that's why i think senator grassley is doing a masterful job in navigating the process. >> some republicans have ins

chuck grassley. grassley spent days trying to pressure blasey ford to testify as soon as possible, but then pushing back the deadline multiple times. so on friday, he tweeted an apology to the person he's promised to investigate: "judge kavanaugh, i just granted another extension to dr. ford to decide if she wants to proceed with the statement she made last week to testify to the senate. she should decide, so we can move on. i want to hear her. i hope you understand. it's not my normal approach to be indecisive." okay, he knows this is a tweet, not a text, right? everybody can see what you're typing! "dearest judge kavanaugh, i hope this twitter letter finds you well. love to the missus. sincerely, sen. grassley. now to put this phone in an envelope and send it to you! love, chuck." [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> stephen: does anyone have a envelope? thank you. for his part calv this is a bolw department strategy, a thoupbsing, "he has calendars from the summer of 1982 that he plans to hand over to the senate judiciary committee that do not show a party consistent with the description of his accuser." he kept a calendar in high school? and

feinstein hit back, saying to the president in a tweet, "you may not respect women and the wishes of victims, but i do." aydiciary chairman chuck grassleyd mo hearing is still on, but that ford can testify eith in a public or ivate session.dr >> wf: and an update, this evening, judiciary chairman chuck grassley told committee decrats he would also be willing to have staff members interview ford privately-- including traveling to california, or anywhere else, to meet with her. now, amna nawaz joins now with more on this developing story. am na -- amna, you have been on fe phone today. aside from all turing out of what's going to happen on the hill, people who know judge kavanaugh and who know a professor fo starting to speak out. what are you learning? >> that's right, we've spoken to a numbero people who knew both in high school. the political nes are filtering down to the personal spheres of both judge kavanaugh and professor ford. last week, you will remember, there were 65 women who stepped up to sign a letter of support for judge kavanaugh, they said they knew him in high scool, were attesting to his character. this is what they had

tweeted this -- the fbi does not do investigations like this. the responsibility falls to us. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassleyin an investigation, either. >> i'm not worried on anything but focusing physician the next few days to encourage her to come. >> yet, when then-chairman joe biden called for an fbi into anita hill's sexual harassment allegations against clarence thomas in 1991, the two senators had a different view. >> xhachairman button and the ranking member, thurmond, when they heard about this the first time, they immediately ordered this fbi investigation, which was the very right thing to do. the appropriate thing to do. >> now, when the chairman of the judiciary committee and when the ranking member of the judiciary committee learned of these allegations, the fbi was immediately ordered to conduct an investigation. that investigation was completed before the senate judiciary committee voted. >> well, former fbi assistant director, tom fuentes joins me now to makeceps of all of this. thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> let's look at the judiciary committee. it's not an impartial body. it s