dr. 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

dr. blasey 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

dr. christine blasey ford, what she plans to say, what she accuses him of, her opening statement just released tonight. and the major new development, a third accuser now revealed, describing herself as a government worker with multiple security clearances. what she >>> in other news tonight, we now hear from the father as authorities hunt for the little boy with autism. his father describing the moment the boy got away. >>> we are also watching severe storms tonight, may job travel worries from d.c. to philly, new york up to boston. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a then weight. and it has been a remarkable day. here in washington, we were outside that hearing room today where they are now preparing for brett kavanaugh and his accuser, dr. christine blasey ford, to answer questions in front of the american people, that begins tomorrow morning. but it was just moments ago, we heard the president lash out at

dr. christine blasey ford will say. what she will accuse him of with millions watching. and right there, for the first time, you're seeing dr. ford taking that polygraph test. tonight, we'll see the results of that report, as well. we have it all covered tonight, beginning with the president standing firm on kavanaugh, but also appearing to give himself the option to pick someone else. abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega leading us off. >> reporter: with his supreme court nominee in peril, tonight, abc's jonathan karl asked president trump about brett kavanaugh's three accusers. >> mr. president, there are now three women accusing judge kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. are you saying that all three of those women are liars? there is anything that can be said between today and tomorrow that could cause you to withdraw the nomination? anything at all that -- >> i won't get into that game. i only tell you this. this is one of the highest quality people that i've ever met. and everybody that knows him says the same thing. and these are all false, to me, these a

dr. christine blasey ford.rachel mitchell, the sex comes prosecutor, brought in by the republicans, never got a chance to ask follow-up round of questions. soon after, senator lindsey graham jumped in, becoming the first republican to directly question brett kavanaugh and then the others followed suit. he began by going after his democratic counterparts. >> if you wanted in fbi investigation, you could have come to us. what you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open, and hope you win in 2020. you have said that. you have got nothing to apologize for. when you see sotomayor and kagan, tell them that lindsay said -- i voted for them. i would never do to them what you have done to this guy. shamis the most unethical since i have been in politics. and if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you have done to this guy. are your gang rapist? >> no. >> i cannot imagine whatat you d your family haveve gone through. boy, you all want power. god, i hope you neve

dr. 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

dr. christine blasey ford did. >> reporter: republicans and democrats both agree that dr. christine blasey ford should have a chance to testify about the sexual assault allegations against a judge brett kavanaugh. her claim in high school he and another student quarter turn a bedroom. is >> where i am focused right now is doing everything that we can to make dr. ford comfortable. >> reporter: the judiciary committee chairman sent a letter saying she could testify behind closed doors, in private. her attorneys maintain that the fbi should conduct a nonpartisan investigation first. monday's hearing is to send.:no investigation, any legitimate one, will happen between now and monday. repack -- >> the american people need to see dr. christine blasey ford side-by-side with judge brett kavanaugh. is to make this a forcing a vote is unfair. >> saying testify on monday, or not be heard, i think it is outrageous. >> reporter: the attorney says she has moved out of her house, and has received threats. brett kavanaugh has been at the white house, preparing for monday's hearing. source

dr. christine blasey ford. our analyst says she should expect tough questions. >> i expect she is going to ask some very, very tough questions about time and place and memory and who did professor ford speak with about this over the years about the timing of this, the usual questions that one would expect in a case like this. >> each senator will be given five minutes to question ford and then five minutes to court nominee brett kavanaugh. it is expected that the 11 republican members of the committee will yield their time to the prosecutor rachel mitchell. we will brthe senate hearing later this g on mornings on 2. we will update you all morning long. >>> president donald trump says he may delay his scheduled meeting with deputy attorney rod rosenstein to focus on the senate hearings. he added that he would prefer not to fire rosenstein. rosenstein denied reports that he considered secretly recording the president and evoking the 25th amendment to remove him from office, firing rosenstein would likely set up a

dr. christine blasey ford. the california professor whose allegation has thrown a supreme court nomination into turmoil. dr. ford unwavering in her certainty that brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the nba -- in the 1980s. and judge kavanaugh appearing shortly after at times angrily, even tearfully denying it happened. there were outbursts from senators and partisan fights as millions across the country sat captivated by every moment. we have late reaction from across the capitol and at the white house. but first, nbc's peter alexander on the dramatic back and forth. >> reporter: the setting was historic, christine blasey ford's testimony at times harrowing. >> i'm here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i'm 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. >> reporter: for the first time ford speaking publicly about an alleged assault more than 30 years ago she says took place during a teenage gathering in suburban d.c

dr. christine blasey ford voiced their opinions on capitol hill. abc news anchor dion lim tells us more from washington, d.c. >> this has been nothing short of an historic hearing. dr. christine blasey ford has received so much attention, not only across the country, but around the world and also with her family receiving death threats, there has been increased security. and for the first time the public hasn't been allowed inside the room, and only a limited number of media have been allowed in the hallways. h. outside the morning began with a small group of kavanaugh supporters at a nearby park. >> i think this whole thing is just being used by the democrats to stall the confirmation because before he was even named they said they would pull out all the stops to stop whomever trump nominated. >> meanwhile, a larger croup o women's rights advocates marched in support of dr. christine blasey ford. one demonstrator from the bay area who has been arrested four times for protesting the kavanaugh confirmation hearings believes this is a turning point fo

dr. christine blasey ford and from judge brett kavanaugh a kavanaugh. defending his name and trying to save his nomination. this morning, it appeared he could have the votes. republican senator jeff flake, the key swing vote on the committee announcing that he would vote yes. then this moment right here. he was stopped in the elevator by women who said they were sexual assault survivors. tonight, it appears those women, their message was heard. senator jeff flake proposing that the fbi investigates the allegations. democrats agreeing. the president has ordered the fbi to reopen its background investigation. mary bruce tonight. >> reporter: senator jeff flake was on his way to the judiciary committee, planning to back brett kavanaugh's confirmation, when those two women stopped him in that elevator. >> you have children in your family. think about them. i have two children. i can't imagine that for the next 50 years they'll have to have someone on the supreme court who has been accused violating a young girl. what are you doing, sir? >> reporter: ana mar

christine blasey ford will say. what she will accuse him of. and right there, you're seeing dr. ford taking the polygraph test. tonight, we'll see the results of that report, as well. and look at this tonight. the note just placed on that table by the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee, in his own writing, telling the accuser, "good doctor fo dr. ford." we have it all covered tonight. abc's senior white house correspondent scecilia vega leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, abc's jonathan karl asked president trump's about brett kavanaugh's three accusers. >> mr. president, there are three women accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. there is anything that can be said between today and tomorrow that could cause you to withdraw the nomination? >> i won't get into that game. i only tell you this. this is one of the highest quality people that i've ever met. and everybody that knows him says the same thing. and these are all false, to me, these are false accusations in certain cases. >> mr. president, you have daughters. can you understand why a victim of sexual assault would not report

dr. christine blasey ford's allegations against judge brett kavanaugh after another dramatic day today. tonight, the republican senator who was stopped in the elevator by victims who told him their voices must be heard. that dr. ford deserves a fair investigation. >>> then, just as the senate judiciary committee was about to vote. that same senator, jeff flake and his bold move, pushing for a one-week pause to give the fbi time to investigate the allegations. >>> also tonight, the cameras were right there just moments after president trump learned of this surprise turn. his reaction. >>> this evening after dr. ford and judge kavanaugh, now the third man allegedly in that room, mark judge, and what is he now saying tonight. >>> the other major news this friday night. the deadly earthquake triggering a massive tsunami, sweeping away homes. new reports coming in now, the aftershocks. >>> the warning tonight from facebook. the potentially massive security breach involving millions. 90 million accounts suddenly logged off. >>> the passenger plane crashing into the sea, first responders includ

dr. christine blasey ford and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh submitted their testimony to the senate judiciary committee, paul henderson watched with a different are the most. he was working for the naacp during the clarence thomas confirmation hearings. and submitted briefs, trying to block thomas. he said dr. christine blasey ford faced a much more respectful senate than anita hill did. >> i certainly saw a lot more respect ability. given to the victim. i certainly saw poignant and pressing questions presented in a way that allowede emotion displayed displayed by dr. christine blasey ford -- >> i was pushed on the bed and he began running his hands over my body and grinding it to me. >> reporter: and by the nominee who are typically very control. >> the other night ashley and my daughter said their prayers, and my 10-year-old -- said to ashley, we should pray for the woman. >> reporter: in terms of tactics democrats and republicans seem to be playing different hands. like this outburst from lindsey graham. >> if you want an fbi investigation you could have come to us. what you want

dr. ford. >> dr. christine blasey ford testifying today. amy klobuchar of minnesota, democratic member of the judiciary committee joins us live now. senator, thanks for being was. >> thank you. >> i know this must have been an exhausting day. >> well, i just -- she was so graceful and so dignified, went through every question you could imagine, and i was just shocked by what happened actually in the afternoon. we had had a hearing where we at least got some sense of what this evidence is. of course, we still don't have the man that was in the room, mark judge, and we don't have any of the other witnesses that we've been allowed to subpoena, but in the afternoon, they just turned into it a red meat, scorched earth policy moment. they just left everything behind and decided to make it into a political circus. and i was shocked by it, but i still think america saw this woman in the morning. they saw her credibility, and they saw her answer questions. >> there was a remarkable moment in the afternoon session where you were pressing judge kavana

dr. christine blasey ford, are expected to testify. this after days of disturbing allegations regarding kavanaugh's time in high school and college brought by blasey ford, then a second accuser, deborah ramirez, a yale classmate who told her story to "the new yorker," telling the magazine that kavanaugh had exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face, caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away. kavanaugh denied it and said the alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen, this is a smear, plain and simple. in a highly unusual move kavanaugh and his wife appeared on fox news to defend his character. >> we've all done things we looked back on in high school and regret or cringe a bit. but that's not what we're talking about. we're talking about an allegation of sexual assault. i've never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: today's new allegations paint a different picture. swetnick says she's worked on and off for the federal government for years, holding security clearances for

dr. christine blasey ford over palo alto later this afternoon. since she came public, achealo altossor has been under intense pressure to testify before the senate judiciary committee. dr. ford has her supporters. many calling her brave for breaking silence on the 30-year-old allegation. she has received death threats for coming forward with her story. she and her family have is left their home. as a result, her supporters are aiming high for the sky with their message. the woman's advocacy group, ultra violet, is paying for the banner, that will read, thank you, christine. that many fly over palo alto skies beginning at 11:00 this morning. reporting live in palo alto, carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. >>> new images of a car believed to be involved in a deadly hit and run in stoney point. these are from surveillance cameras of businesses near there. a white sedan possibly with a spoiler on the back. the car should now have major damage to its front end. santa rosa police are asking anyone with information to call them. >>> monsanto is asking the judge

dr. christine blasey ford wherever she wants including here in the bay area. she must submit written testimony by friday morning. >> president trump today said if blasey ford makes a credible showing it will be, quote, very interesting and, quote, we will have to make a decision. >> and late today abc news received a statement from the attorney for dr. christine blasey ford. >> dr. ford was reluctantly thrust into the public spotlight only two days ago. she is currently unable to go home and is receiving ongoing threats to her and her family's safety. fairness and respect for her situation dictate that she should have time to deal with this. she continues to believe that a full nonpartisan investigation of this mat certificate needed and she is willing to cooperate with the committee. however, the committee's stated plan to move forward with a hearing that has only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation. >> this case is causing and prompting others to speak out. kate utehs joins us. >> reporter: as you can imagine many survivors of sexual viol

dr. christine blasey ford taking to the streets.lighting the bitter partisan divide in our nation. >> we are here today in support of brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: filling the hallways of the senate and spilling out on to the sidewalk, more than 50 people arrested on capitol hill, the explosive hearings gripped the nation. >> if i could see her right now, i would tell her i believe you. >> i don't think that it was brett kavanaugh had any part of it. >> reporter: and this evening, a press conference on capitol hill where survivors and advocates shared reactions and personal stories. >> as i thought dr. blasey ford was powerful. she was sincere. she was heartfelt. >> today's hearing, dr. blasey ford's testimony gives me great hope that the next person who comes forward and discloses their survivorship will be believed. >> reporter: one of the speakers, 25-year-old emily, herself a survivor, now an advocate. >> we stand with you. >> reporter: we met emily earlier this week at a rally in support of the women who came forward with accus

dr. ford in front of the senate, and they won't say who it is. it's a secret. nevertheless, dr. christine blasey ford is now scheduled to testify before the senate judiciary committee on this matter on thursday morning. and now this evening, senate republicans have announced that they think they'll be ready to vote on kavanaugh's nomination the very next day, first thing friday morning. which apparently means they plan to move forward on a vote without ever hearing testimony from the second accuser who came forward after christine blasey ford with a second serious claim about judge kavanaugh. her name is deborah ramirez. ms. ramirez seinfeld out her allegations against brett kavanaugh in an article in the new yorker that was published this weekend. she said essentially when she was in college and brett kavanaugh was a classmate of hers as an undergraduate, he put his genitals in her face, forcing her to touch them as she tried to push him away. quoting from the new yorker, quote, i was embarrassed and ashame and humiliated. she says she remembers brett kavanaugh standing to her right and laughin

dr. christine blasey ford accused him of sexual assault. this afternoon dr. ford's attorney sent a letter to the senate judiciary committee agreeing to proceed a fisthand account of her experience with kavanaugh next week. it is unclear what form any potential testimony would take. those terms are still under negotiation. >> he was preme court. >> reporter: even without a hearing, president trump has already indicated who he believes. >> we have to fight for him, not worry about the other side. and by the way, women are for that more than anybody would understand. >> reporter: the president unloaded his frustration toward ford on twitter friday writing if the allegation was as bad as she says, either her or her loving parents would have filed charges immediately. mr. trump also criticized democrats for their handling of the claims, accusing them of trying to obstruct and resist and delay kavanaugh's confirmation. vice president pence echoed the complaint. >> the way some democrats have conducted themselves during this process is a disgrace and a disservice to

dr. ford to tell her story. >> reporter: he said the one thing that was the emotion displayed displayed by dr. christine blasey ford -- >> i was pushed on the bed and he began running his hands over my body and grinding it to me. >> reporter: and by the nominee who are typically very control. >> the other night ashley and my daughter said their prayers, and my 10-year-old -- said to ashley, we should pray for the woman. >> reporter: in terms of tactics democrats and republicans seem to be playing different hands. like this outburst from lindsey graham. >> if you want an fbi investigation you could have come to us. what you want to do is destroy this guys life, hold tin 2020. you said that. >> seemed to be focusing primarily on the tactics of the democratic party and bringing forward the testimony. >> reporter: the question before tomorrow's vote is -- >> dr. ford seemed credible. now what do you do with that credibility? >> reporter: shades of the anita hill clarence thomas hearings. >> are the results going to be different, we don't know. >> reporter: we have learned market judge who ford said was an alert wi

blasey ford writes that she's terrified to speak out but feels it's her civic duty to do so. dr. christine blasey ford's attorneys released these photos today in the leadup to tomorrow's testimony. you can see blasey ford taking a polygraph test. a former fbi agent is said to have administered it. he asked if any part of her statement was false or made up. both answers were no. the former agent said three separate analysis said there were no deception in the test. her opening statement talks about the night of the alleged attack. she said he knew her but not well. quote, i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. that was what terrified me the most and has had the most lasting impact on my life. blasey ford says she drank one beer and that kavanaugh and his friend mark judge were visibly drunk. she says the details about that night that bring me here today are ones that i will never forget. they have haunted my episodically as an adult. blasey ford describes the lasting effect it has had on her life. and we've reported on the death thr

dr. christine blasey ford's sexual assault claim that she levied against kavanaugh during a lengthy and highly emotional hearing on thursday. it's the late nest a back and forth that's continued for several weeks. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel following the latest developments from capitol hill tonight. good evening, mike. >> bret, good evening, it was massive political drama with the nation watching expecting to see judge brett kavanaugh's nomination advance in the judiciary committee. but there's a twist. moderate republican senator jeff flake met with democrats for hours and it worked. >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor

dr. ford's allegations and the other allegations that have since followed. in the opening statement that will be delivered by dr. christine blasey ford, however, there's quite a bit of new detail and information that we have not had before. and we've got that prepared statement from her, as well. i'm not going to read all of it. it would take 15, 20 minutes to do that. but you're going to want to watch it tomorrow. i want to read you some of it now. again, this may not be what she says. these are her remarks prepared for delivery. but you should know this is some of what she's going to say. stas >> now, at this point in her testimony, dr. ford goes on to explain who else she has told over the years about this alleged assault, and under what circumstances. her lawyers today released affidavits from people, including her husband, who dr. ford told about the assault before kavanaugh was named to the supreme court. those are sworn statements filed by her lawyers today. in her testimony, she goes on to talk about how her allegations became public, how she decided to convey them to the congress, how she's interacted with the senate. y

capitol hill where professor christine blasey ford testified about her allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. abc news reporter emily row. >> reporter: drd taking the oath and beginning the process she says she never wanted. >> i am here today not because i want to be, i am terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty. detailing to senate judiciary committee and america the alleged sex assault she experienced as a 15-year-old girl in the early 1980s at the hands of who she says was brett kavanaugh and his prep school classmate. >> what is the strongest memory you have? >> the uproarious laughter between the two and their having fun at my expense. >> reporter: after her opening remarks, each senator getting five minutes to ask questions. all of the republican senators deferring their time to veteran arizona sex crimes prosecutor, rachel mitchell. >> has anyone come forward to say to you, hey, remember, i was the one that drove you home? >> no. >> dr. ford, with what degree of certainty do you believe brett kavanaugh assaulted you? >> 100%. >> reporter: kavanaugh has strongly denied all allegations. >> i'm here today to tell

dr. christine blasey ford has until friday morning to submit her testimony. grassly offered to fly senate aides to california to interview her. >> he says the hearing will go on whether she is there or not. we begin with abc news reporter in washington. >> reporter: in a letter to democrats, the chairman chuck grassley accuses them of abuse of the process. >> we have a deadline of october 1st. that's when the supreme court starts. and i think we ought to meet it. >> this nomination has been pushed and pushed and pushed with artificial ted lines. >> reporter: the attorney for dr. christine blasey ford, the woman who accused kavanaugh of sexual assault while both were in high school, says a hearing with only two witnesses is not a fair or good faith investigation. >> it seems the republicans have no sense. have they never dealt with a sexual assault victims? do they not read anything? do they not know how hard it is for someone to up forward? >> reporter: democrats still stung by republicans refusing the even meet with merrick garland, president obama's nominee

dr. christine blasey ford spoke publicly for the first time. >> that mr. sexual assaulted me. >> reporter: the testimony by dr. ford striking a chord and surfacing long repressed men menfyry -- memories for some survivors of sexual abuse. like 76-year-old brenda who called in to c-span to share her story. >> i thought i was over this and i have not brought it up for years and it is just breaking my heart. >> reporter: ford drawing support from many. >> this hearing will definitely help inspire a national conversation about this and how we as society perceive women and how they should be treated and how they should be listened to. >> reporter: but kavanaugh also finding support. >> we are here today in support of brett kavanaugh. >> i don't think that it was brett kavanaugh had any part of it. >> reporter: 17-year-old high school senior dan radka found himself swayed by both testimonies. itself h definitely ch after watching the hearings. i believe both of them. >> reporter: the hearing was a top trend worldwide on twitter. law students at judge brett kavana

dr. christine blasey ford sworn in before speaking in public for the first time. the bay area university professor told the senate that president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, sexually assaulted her 36 years ago. >> 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. it was hard for me to breathe, and i thought that brett was accidentally going to kill me. >> so what you are telling us is this could not be a case of mistaken identity? >> absolutely not. my greatest fears have been realized, and the reality has been far worse than what i expected. my family and i have been the target of constant harassment and death threats and i have been called the most vile and hateful names imaginable. these messages, while far fewer than the expressions of support, have been terrifying and have rocked me to my core. >> a riveting, incredible day on capitol hill all around the country in fact. good e

dr christine blasey ford told senators she's100% certain that it was brett kavanaugh who tried to assaultn front of the committee after dr ford, judge kavanaugh emphatically denied the allegation of sexual assault. he accused democratic senators of destroying his family and his good name for political reasons. senior republicans are now discussing a timetable for the next steps in the process to confirm mr kavanaugh. a first vote in the judiciary committe is expected on friday. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur talks to former conservative party leader, lord howard.

dr. christine blasey ford. she wants an fbi investigation first. now wants more witnesses to take part in a senate hearing. >>> meanwhile, as dr. ford says she's received threats to her life as her public testimony hangs in the balance, the president says it's very hard for him to imagine anything happening between brett kavanaugh and his accuser. >>> and trump said it's very sad he doesn't have an attorney general. though we checked, at air time jeff sessions is still in office as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a wednesday night. good evening from our nbc headquarters in new york. day six of eight in the -- 608 of the trump administration and christine blasey ford is turning uphe

dr. christine blasey ford. all of it as "the 11th hour" words when talking about the woman who started it all, dr. christine blasey ford. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a busy friday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. this was day 617 of the trump administration, and it appears that in the last 24 hours three women may have changed the course of history. they are dr. christine blasey ford, anna maria arcella and maria gallagher. dr. ford, of course, gave that emotional testimony yesterday, and those last two women's names, they are the women who stopped a u.s. senator in an elevator today. they stopped jeff flake and held that door open because he had just announced he was going to vote "yes" on judge kavanaugh. they didn't want that to happen until he had heard them out and looked into their eyes. what they said in that elevator door appears to have led a u.s. senator to change his mind and force a delay and call in the fbi. their words have

dr. christine blasey ford said she did. dr. stine blasey ford should have a chance to testify about the sexual assault allegations against judge brett kavanaugh, and her claim that in high school he and another student cornered her in a bedroom. is >> where i am focused right now is doing everything that we can to make dr. ford comfortable. >> reporter: the judiciary committee sent a letter to ford's attorney saying she could testify behind closed doors in private. her attorneys maintain that the fbi should conduct a nonpartisan investigation first. monday's hearing is too soon. >> no investigation will happen between now and monday. >> reporter: they set a ford is not testify monday, they are ready to move ahead with the boat on the brett kavanaugh nomination. >> the whole idea of having a hearing was to accommodate her request to tell her story. >> the american people need to see dr. ford side-by-side with judge cavanaugh and judge for themselves. we have a deadline of october 1. that's when everything starts. i think we ought

dr. christine blasey ford. dr. ford unwavering inr ertainty that brett kavanaugh sexual assaulted her in the and judge kavanaugh appearing shortly after at times angrily, even tearfully denying it ever happened. there were outbursts from senators and partisan fights as ll ns across the country sat captivated by every moment. weave late action from across the capitol and in the white house but first peter alexander on the dramatic back and forth. >> reporter: the setting was historic. chriine blasey ford's testimony at timing heros. >> i'm not here today not because i want to be. i a am terrified. i believe it's my civic duty the tell you what happened to me. a> reporter: ford speakiut an alleged assault more than 30 years ago she says took place during a teenge gathering suburban d.c. she says brett kavanaugh and his friend mark judge were there. nd mark came into the bedroom and locked the door behind them. there was music playing in the bedroom. it was turned up louder by either brett or mark once we wer in the r

dr. ford in front of the senate and they won't say who it is. it is a secret. >> dr. christine blasey ford is scheduled to testify on thursday. first thing friday morning, which apparently means they plan to move forward on a vote without ever hearing testimony from the second accuser who came forward after christine blasey ford with a second serious claim of judge kavanaugh. her name is debra ramirez. she personnelspelled out her al that was published this weekend. she said when she was in college and brett kavanaugh was a classmate of hers, he put his genitals in her face and forcing her to touch them as she tried to put them away. she says she was embarrassed and humiliated. she remembered brett kavanaugh standing to her right and laughing and pulling up his pants. he's laughing and i can still see his face and his hips coming forward. another male student shouting about the incident. "somebody yelled down the hall, brett kavanaugh, just put his penis in deborah's face." he said he was quote 100% sure that hef was told that the the time that brett kavanaugh was the student that is

dr. ford's allegations and the other allegations that have since followed. in the opening statement that will be delivered by dr. christine blasey ford, however, there's quite a bit of new detail and information that we have not had before. and we've got that prepared statement from her, as well. i'm not going to read all of it. it would take 15, 20 minutes to do that. but you're going to want to watch it tomorrow. and we -- i do want to read you some of it now. and, again, this may not be exactly what she says. these are her remarks as prepared for delivery. but you should know this is some of what she's going to say. >> now, at this point in her and a research psychologist at the stanford school of medicine. i was an undergraduate on the university of north carolina and earned my degree in experimental psychology in 1988. i received a masters degree from pepperdine university. in 1996, i received a phd in educational psychology from the university of southern carroll. i earned a masters degree in epideem ideology -- >> now, at this point in her testimony, dr. ford goes on to explain who else she has told over the years about t

dr. christine blasey ford will testify before the committee votes tomorrow. news. >> the hearing starts at 7:00 a.m. our time.

dr. ford -- >> reporter: the moment christine blasey ford was introduced, you could see the fear in her shaken voice. >> the details about that night that bring me here today are the ones i will never forget. they have been seared into my memory. >> reporter: after describing in detail what she says happened in a suburban washington bedroom in the '80s. >> both were drunkenly laughing during the attack. >> reporter: she elained why she didn't tell anyone at the time. >> i convinced didn't happen. >> reporter: over the years she did tell a husband she w assaulted but didn't name kavanaugh until 2012. she and her husband were renovating and her husband couldn't understand why she wanted two ways out of the house. >> explaining why i wanted another door i began explaining what happened in detail and explained that the boy who did this to me could one day be on the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: but the professor of psychology says because it was so traumatic, her memory of kavanaugh's identity is vived. >> how are you so sure that was he? >> the same way that i'm sure i'm talking to you right w

dr. christine blasey ford as courageous and brave today. palo alto's mayor says ford's story inspired her to share her own story. for the first time this week she publicly revealed she's been sexually assaulted and it happened decades ago. >> i don't think women ever get over being sexually assaulted. you can talk about it. i'm glad i've been able to talk about it, really been motivated by this. >> reporter: according to the national sexual assault hotline, in the same time period since dr. ford went public with her allegation, calls to the sexual assault hotline are up 45.6% over the same period last year. today, the organization says it saw an estimated 147% increase in calls. >> a lot of women are like, oh, my god, i now can talk about this. or i now want to discuss something that i've never felt like i've been able to discuss before. >> reporter: eva is a clinical social worker in palo alto and works with a nonprofit organization that serves women. she says dr. ford's story has triggered memories of sexual violenor share their me too mo

dr. christine blasey ford and deborah ramirez. this is tarana burke #metoo movement, who called for the national walkout monday in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence. dr. blasey ford, like anita hill before you, we applaud you and your courage. we stand with you and we will not let you labor -- your labor be in vain. juan: in a minute, we will be joined by tarana burke in d.c. not on monday night brett , kavanaugh and his wife sat down for an unprecedented interview with fox news. it was his first public comment since dr. christine blasey ford accused the judge of attempting to rape her when she was 15 years old. kavanaugh denied the allegation. >> we're looking for a fair process where i can be heard and defend my integrity, my lifelong record -- my lifelong record of promoting dignity and equality for women, starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i'm not going anywhere. i'm not going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. i have faith in god and i have faith in the fairness of the a

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's a lot of wisdom from a 10-year-old. we mean no ill will. >> senators quickly d

christine blasey ford. alana zach joins us for the latest >> reporter: good morning to you, matt and jessica. for days, the credibility of dr. christine blasey ford has been a matter of question even around dinner tables. now another person is coming forward saying she too would like the fbi to investigate while senate ranking member dianne feinstein wants a pause on all of these nomination hearings >> reporter: just after the senate announced the details of dr. christine blasey ford's testimony against judge brett kavanaugh a second person announced she had a me too moment with the nominee for the supreme court. this woman, deborah ramirez, a former yale university classmate, said he exposed himself to her at a party 35 years ago. the incident happened at a drunken dormitory party. she was forced to push his body part away from her. >> when someone steps forward and accuses someone of sexual assault, it needs to be taken seriously. >> they asked for an independent investigation. grassley has accused the democrat of playing games overnight releasing this statement, they are more interested in a political takedown than pursu

dr. christine blasey ford and brett kavanaugh, the president striking a more deferential tone. >> i'm letting the senate handle that they'll mick decisions. >> intsz of swinging at dr. ford he acknowledged her credibility. >> i thought her testimony was very compelling. and she looks like a very fine woman to me. >> this a reversal from the president's earlier objection to fbi involvement. >> well, it would seem the fisher really doesn't do that. >> with the investigation now in motion, how does the fbi proceed in such a short period of time? >> i believe that both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh will have to be interviewed, and in some ways interrogated about the information that they have provided, because the fbi investigators have to be able to test the credibility of the information that was provided and the ability to fill any gaps. >> an investigation dr. forde has welcomed. >> yes, i feel it would -- i could be more helpful in that dsh if that was the case in providing some of the details that maybe people are wanting to know about. >> abc news, washington. >>> this morning we have learn

dr. christine blasey-ford. she will be surrounded by counsel, with her friends behind her. >>> judge brett kavanaugh, to serve as associate justice on our supreme court. we will hear from two witnesses, dr. christine blasey-ford and judge kavanaugh. thanks, of course, to dr. ford and judge kavanaugh for accepting our committee's invitation to testify and also thank them for their volunteering to testify before we even invited. both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh have been through a terrible couple weeks. they and their families have received vile threats. what they have endured ought to be considered by all of us as unacceptable and a poor reflection on the state of civility in our democracy. so i want to apologize to you both for the way you've been treated. and i intend, hopefully for today's hearing, to be safe, comfortable and dignified for both of our witnesses. i hope my colleagues will join me in this effort of a show of civility. with that said, i will lament that this hearing -- how this hearing has come