david vile was someone who enjoyed life, an active family man who liked to travel. lives in constant pain. hi, david. his problems started in 2007, when he suffered a prolapsed spinal disc. i needed the surgery because i couldn't function, literally. i was just in unbelievable pain. he was referred to ninewells hospital in dundee and to sam eljamel, the top consultant neurosurgeon. there, he'd have an operation on his damaged disc. i had faith in this man that he was going to sort my back. a little bit of finesse, he's a brain surgeon after all. david vile had every reason to be confident. mr eljamel was a high—flyer with a formidable cv. he was even interviewed by the bbc. with the aid of the computer, we'll be able to localise any point within that frame. he was tayside's clinical lead for neurosurgery, the head of department and a scottish government adviser. but the operation that david vile thought would be straightforward didn't work. i was in tears a lot of the time because it was so painful. mr eljamel offered him the chance of another operation. he said in

this is playing out, obviously, in the court of public opinion, but david the senators have her sworn document filled with really vile accusations, i guess i should ask david, how much stock do you think they are putting into that sworn statement michael avenatti delivered? >> we have a few allegations come out after the initial allegation from dr. ford, and that all is going to be walled off at least in terms of today's witnesses. i imagine that you might hear some of the democratic senators try to bring up some of the other allegations that have come in, and it really is going to hit a pause button on the cascading headlines one would imagine as you focus on this. i thought it was interesting in the clip you just played there, alisyn, that swetnick is taking a different approach than what ford is. you just heard her weigh in on whether kavanaugh should be sitting on the supreme court. professor ford makes clear in her statement, that's not her job whether or not to assess whether kavanaugh should sit on the supreme court, but today is to tell her story. >> doesn't it tell you how little the senate majority, the rep