will her from the commission of the fda dr. scott gottlieb. you talk about young people smoking e-cigarettes and the new fda prevention program. this is been hosted by axios in washington, d.c. introductions underway. >> we do in our events would bring our journalism to light and we also do in smart brevity can series of segments. they are digestible, , accessibe and hopefully illuminating and enjoyable for you. today we will be talking about the rapid rise in e-cigarette use, particularly in high schools, middle schools. we will touch on a number of other public health issues. there's a lot of passion around some of these issues. a personal quest as a favor to me, i'd be grateful to each of you would be respectful of all the juice that up here. my axios defends colleagues have worked hard to make sure we represent a spectrum of views.

issue we try to have some role to play. >> so backstage the fda commissioner was our next guest dr. scottd a very smart idea for a question for you. dr. gottlieb would be a good journalist so i will ask you this question, which is what level of teenage vaping is okay with you? what one would have to reach for you to change her posture? >> i look at same with the fda does pick up something that they call the population level health assessment where you only look at the users of the product, the untold users, what are they doing but the new look at youth anemone of them are transitioning to separate smoking? how many are on experimenting for suggesting 20+ days of the month? acceptable level, it depends are talking about you that using one to two days a month it was a case of our years ago, , or a we talked with increasingly the numbers where you have teens habitually using? those are two entirely different matters. >> when we were talking on the phone you told me you quit using watermelon. you have to unpack a statement from. >> in 2000 and these profits hit the market. fda under former le

thank you, dr. scott. madam secretary, please call the roll. >> clerk: for agenda item 5-a, please announce your vote when i call your name. [roll call] >> clerk: mr. vice chair, the vote is three ayes and two absent. for agenda item 5-b, commission members please announce your vote when i call your name. [roll call] >> clerk: mr. vice chair, the vote is three ayes and two absents. >> great. motion carries. madam secretary, please call the next item. thank you. >> the next order of business is agenda item 5-c, workshop on the amendment to the recognized obligation payment schedule for january 1, 2019 to june 30, 2019, including the administrative budget for the successor agency and supporting documentation. robs discussion. madam director? >> thank you. this item is a routine item. it's amendments to the fiscal year 18-19 budget that is required under the solution law, so we will have a presentation on that. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm the deputy director of finance and administration for ocii, a

a >> brangham:ll right, dr. scott gotlieb, commf.sioner of the.a., thanks very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: as part of our ongoing race matters solutions series, tonight special correspondencharlayne hunter- gault looks at how lessons from a successful interfaith effort may be used to bridge racial divisions as well. nc finding common ground while respecting differe is what brought these 450 college students and educatorsher from across the country.e theyending part of their summer vacation at this chicago hotel, learning how to bridge the toxic divides in our society. the trainers a part of the "interfaith youth core," an organization aimed ahelping people of all religis, ethnicities and beliefs. the non-prof was founded on the notion that the united states was the first country built on the prose of shared values rather than shared heritages, and that a 21st century democracy can thrive only if its citizens have the skills to successfully navigate divides of all kinds. eboo patel is the founder and president of

in a moment, i'll talk with the head of the f.d.a., dr. scott gotlieb, but first, to give you a sense of what these e- cigarettes are, and how kids are using them, here's an excerpt from a report special correspondent kavitha cardoza of "education week" did two months ago at a high school in connecticut >> reporter: fran thompson, thea princiof jonathan law high school, opens what he calls his "vaping drawer." >> these are some of the items that we have confiscated this week >> reporter: the "items" are all e-cigarettes. popular brand by far is called juul. >> this is a juul. i know it looks like a flash drive, right? so, the liquid goein here. >> reporter: basically, they're devices that often nicotine, and you inhale the vapor. >> and then they smoke it, they vape i >> reporter: kids can hide them anywhere. >> their socks, their backpacks or pockets, their wallets. their bras, back pockets, everywhere. >> anywhere, yeah. >> reporter: "juuling" as it's called has ed all over the country among youth. but unlike alcohol or cigarettes, often paren

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for more on this issue i'm joined by scott wiener, the co-author and dr. scott steiger, the deputy medical director of dhe opi treatment outpatient program at san francisco general hospital. entlemen, thanks for being here. this is a very scottish setent. e begin with you, senator wiener. this bill is not a panacea for the problems around opioid abugs but what would you hope and expect it would accomplish. >> safe injection sites are a ublic really applying a health approach to injection drug use as opposed to criminalizing people who are addicted to drugs. andcknowledging that peop are going to inject whether or not we have a safenjection site. so instead of having them inject on your front doorstep or in front of a neighborhood store or a park, let's get them inside in safe and healthy and clean environment where they could get access to recovery services and health care and ultimatel we want to get them into recovery and health care seheices, get healthy and reduce the number of overdose deaths. >> what would you add to that, dr. steiger? >> i would just add

. >> dr. scott -- commissioner scott, thank you. madam clerk, please call the roll. >> clerk: commissioners, when i announce your name, please state your vote. [roll call] >> clerk: mr. vice chair, the vote is four ayes, one absent. >> thank you. madam secretary, please call the next item. >> the next item is item 6, public comment on nonagenda items? we do not have any speaker cards. >> is there anyone that wishes to speak on public comment on nonagenda items? seeing none, i will call public comment. madam secretary? >> the next order of business is report of the chair. >> will go no business. call the next item. >> the next item is 8. item 8-a, request for proposals to develop and operate approximately 60 units of affordable family housing on block 56 in the hunters point shipyard reveemt project area. 8-b, informational on 1450 franklin franklin street. marketing outcomes report, seven for sale inclusionary below market rate units, hunters point shipyard project area. madam director? >> okay. commissioners, the first item, which

joining us is fda commissioner dr. scotte on why the agency decided to do this dr. gottlieb, thank you for being here today >> thank you >> you've talked in the past about some of the teen epidemic problems that come to this what is the situation and what do you describe as an epidemic >> well, we have access to early data that we're going to make public very soon that shows us the proportion of high school students using e-cigarettes is nothing short of an epidemic in my view. and it requires steps to take dramatic action to curtail this. and we've seen e-cigarette adult smokers trying to migrate off the products who presumably don't have all the rinks associated with combustion, but don't come with the expense of putting a whole generation of kids hooked on nicotine and tobacco products unfortunately to narrow that for kids we're going to have to remove that for adults the key is removing the flavors from the product >> that makes sense. it never made sense the argument that adults who are trying to quit smoking would sudd

now headed by my good friend and the brilliant dr. scott gottlieb. the fda's job is to keep us safe while at the same time giving the green light to potentially life-saving drugs. these responsibilities require a difficult balancing act. but incentives often place a thumb on the scale of innovation. if you approve a drug that can't be 100% guaranteed to be safe, there is a risk. however slight that people will get hurt. and then you'll be vilified in the press, you'll be dragged in front of congress for hearings, your professional reputation will be ruined. you might get some harsh tweets. if fda reviewers refuse to approve the beneficial drug, few people are going to know about it. how many people are going to read stories about fda drugs that were stuck in the pipeline. the numerous lives that could have been improved or saved are unlikely even to be acknowledged by the public so returning to the topic of digital technologies, there are some legitimate downsides we can see. i don't think we should use that as an excuse not to look at the benefits t

. >> reporter: as the county's new superintendent, dr. scott kisner isf reminded what is top of mind for students. >> make sure that it's a place where they will be safe, okay? and indstand that. >> reporter: dr. kisner believes there needs to be a balance between security and school freedoms. he doesn't want students going through a tsa-like checkpoint. >> you a go through buzzer, get pat down, through gates, that's not howchool shouldbe. >> reporter: instead, they want students and staff using technology. the school system here is ea encouragingers in some cases students to be downloading the app on theirhone. use it, pretty simple. click on the tip linen and t type your message. you can choose a range of subjects fromuling to drugs to weapons. you can specify the school and most importantly you can send anonymously. it goes to several school administrators and depending on the type of threat, the sheriff's office is notified. >> we're hoping this one here since it's an an app we can get more because kids like to use apps. >> reporter: dr. ki

dr. scott got leave talks about the steps he's taking to reduce the number of children vaping. >> and next it's the honor to have the 23rd commissioner food and drug administer of the united states. before that residency in internal medicine in new york and studied in middle town, connecticut. it's an honor to welcome the fda commissioner dr. scott got leave. thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> look, we've said along that we think e-cigarettes could be a viable alternative for adult smo smok smokers. the issues isn't nicotine. if you combine more adult smokers off of combustible products and onto nicotine replacement therapy, which is the safest form of nicotine delivery but onto e cigarettes, that would be a net public health benefit. the problem is the rising youth use. and what we've said recently, you know, is that unfortunately we think we're going to have to take step said we're going to have narrow that off-ramp for adults because of what we're seeing in the marketplace. >

. >>> and we have scott gottlieb, the head of the fda, the commissioner there, dr. scottut an interesting statement at a conference that kicked things into a fury when it comes to almond milk, soy milk, he said as far as he knows almonds don't lactate that has all kinds of people in the industry worried about what will happen he said they will be looking to modernize standards for when you can call milk milk if it doesn't lactate, is it milk >> with representative brady, on a serious note, maybe -- i would love to hear his views on if he thinks the oil thing is slowing down houston is his district. it's still an oil town >> i know. the tides rise and dip along with oil and everything that happens. you want me to ask him if he's seeing a slowdown? >> yeah. if things are good or not. >> okay. will do. >> your requestis my command >> on this jobs thursday thank you. we'll be right back with your morning rbi and compare retail to mark twain in only a way our twisted brains can do it what's critical thinking like? a basketball costs $14. what's team spirit worth? (cheers) what

. >> reporter: dr. scott glasserman is teaching his students to approach happiness as a learned skill rather than a fleet emotion. >> the question shouldn't be are you the kind of person who sees the glass half empty or half full. the question we should be how long, how closely, how consistently are you looking at the half full part. >> reporter: participants discuss different ways they find happiness in their lives, gratitude for those moments, and the humor in it all. students get homework, which includes scheduling meaningful activities or writing a letter of thanks to a special person. it's all rooted in the evidence- based field of positive psychology. >> they're able to feel a greater sense of well being and satisfaction. >> reporter: previous studies show happiness can also impact physical health, including cardiovascular benefits and boosting the immune system. >> you think these simple exercises can actually make a big difference? >> i think so. >> i feel it. how do i like? i do feel it. >> reporter:

the health committee will meet again on wednesday, august 29, when we'll hear from dr. scott gottlieb, commissioner of the food and drug administration. thank you for being here. the committee will stand adjourned. [ indistinguishable chatter ] [ proceedings concluded ] [ indiscernible speech ] >> there is a controversy at duke but is there a specific nih incident or any catalyst for that discussion, specifically. >> there are some instances which we are still exploring. we had sent letters to a few institutions saying we are concerned about an investigator on your faculty. >> more specifically than the broad letter that went out yesterday. >> the very short list of specific letters where we have somebody with a -- is getting a lot of money from a foreign government and didn't inform us on that. and they should. that is part of the grant application and asking them to look into that. >> how short is that list? >> it is about a half dozen. >> and would these go to -- does nh have any resource besides taking over the funding or would -- be a special -- >> it doesn't fit into sc

dr. ford to miss katz. >> scott, your reaction? >> yeah. hole narrative has been driven by the gop. the democrats have been put in this political prism. but the reality is that dr. ford has been telling this story since 2012. and she reached out to the dems. she wanted to be anonymous. it was only until it was leaked at the end of the nomination here that dems then said, okay, we are where we are. put it in the political prism. take us away from what is really important in regard to dr. ford and a number of women, millions if not hundreds of thousands of wanting to get to the truth. and the republicans seem like they just want this nomination approved. the democrats want the truth. and all of the women who have suffered in silence in connection to sexual assault or sexual misconduct want the truth. >> yes. >> if we get to the truth, then you vote on him. if he gets in, he gets in. if he doesn't, he doesn't. but these women are still going to vote come november 6th. i think they're going to be a big part of the blue wave. >> blue wave. grace,

dr. kim shrier's practice. >> what's rich? scottllace, he inherited $100 million but he repeatedly failed to pay his own taxes. terror high, a terrorist breeding ground. lobbying firm made millions. >> attack ads are not new but when you see the scorched earth ads being run by congressional pac, a republican pac against democrats, i thought republicans were going to run on, hey, we've got a great economy. >> tax cuts. >> keep us in power. but they can't because of the president. >> it's also pretty early for those kinds of ads, right? everyone always -- not everyone but you see scorched earth ads but you tend to see them later, right, more into october. first you do something ghazi to introduce your candidate, all the accomplishments you've had. then you go for the attack ad, traditionally. the fact that that playbook is being upended underscores how nervous republicans are about these upcoming midterms and you see that in how they're talking about the senate. for a long time they felt that it was fairly locked down. they still feel

dr. cassidy? >> thank you, senator scott. can't help but in all due respect to senator warren comment on a couple things. your analysis has total credibility with me. and i'll say it because the first time i saw that the doj was doing a major antifraud thing on all the ripoffs in south florida and louisiana on medicare, and i realize that blue cross would have done that on their own ticket, and instead, it is the doj doing it for cms, made me realize that that was not being included as part of of it, as regards the medicare for all, i can't help but mentioned that the urban institute, pretty liberal, as well as the tax policy center, have all come in with numbers roughly the same, roughly that we would, quite remarkable, medicare for all in conservative estimates would increase federal budget by a proximally $32.6 trillion in the first 10 years of implementation, we would have to double corporate and individual taxes and it would still not be enough to pay for everything. so just to say that there has to be a little bit note

dr. blasey ford. they said to look her in the eye and allow themselves to feel something. sw scott wiener said he lacks the temperament to serve as a judge. he is a political hack. and sarah sanders says lindsey graham has more decency and courage than every democrat member of the committee combined. that is in response to senator graham telling his colleagues this is the most unethical sham since he's been in politics. >> leaders say that is a prime example of what happens when people testify without an investigation. >> that means there is a focus on demeanor. it's not always the most reliable thing. for example, many people are talking about how brett kavanaugh's anger, that's how someone who had been falsely accused would react. it's also how someone caught in a lie would react. >> he is a former classmate of yale. he said he is glad the american bar association is calling for an investigation. >> on the peninsula, some of ford's neighbors rallied outside of city hall. >> nearly 150 people were at the rally organized by a group of palo alto mothers. they wanted to especially su

dr. ford and how she's being treated, but there's also this. scott, take a listen. >> you watched the fight, you 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. so, my friends, keep the faith, don't get rattled by all of this, we're going to plow right through it. and do our job. >> plow right through it, he says. clearly, scott, some would prefer this to remain private, not a public hearing. >> well, first of all, just a reminder, that is the first priority should be professor ford's security. this is a woman who at risk of herself has come forward to make these allegations. she's received abuse and death threats over this. and the hearing should be tailored. but as you heard in the clip, i'm afraid first priorities give way to politics. let's be honest, whatever you think about judge kavanaugh, the republicans have wanted to rush think there and everything else is incidental. they have withheld thousands of documents, they have raised questions about judge

dr christine blasey ford.. says she will not speak to the senate about her allegations.. unless the f-b-i investigates first. that puts monday )s scheduled senate showdown - between accused and accuser - in jeopardy. scott mcgrew has the very latest. anchor.. as you know.. senate judiciary chairman "chuck grassley" had invited both dr. ford and judge kavanaugh to testify.. under oath.. at a higial hearing on monday about school party. where.. ford says.. she was assualted. k. heavauays he was never at the party at all. but the allegation.. by a credible college professor.. has put kavanaugh )s nomination in serious doubt. grassley was sure putting them both under oath.. would give senators the information they needed to make an informed decision about who to believe.. but that )s not to be. ford says she wants an fbi investigation first. president trump could do that. it )s been done before. the fbi investigated anita hill )s claims she had been sexually harassed by it has been done before. the fbi investigated anita that sexually h sexuallyly harassed by coll cla thomas. the fbi know brett kavanaugh very well. they have investigated him several times and this hearing. if she shows up and makes a credib

dr. mike is here and scott dickson, you don't want to miss any fine gentlemen, top stories supreme court controversy, sexual misconduct allegation against brett kavanaugh threatening confirmation can lawyers for the accuser dr. kristin blasey ford, one of the lawyers spoke last night. >> she will talk to committee and not prepare today talk on monday, this came out 48 hours, no investigation, any legitimate investigation is going to happen between now and monday, this is going take some time. dagen: chuck grassley respond today a letter from doctor ford's attorney requesting fbi investigation, quote, dr. ford's testimony would reflect her personal knowledge and memory of events, nothing the fbi or any other investigator would have any bearing on what dr. ford tell it is committee, so there's no reason for any further delay. jason, your thoughts on this, i just described this as the worst of left-wing, left-wing at its worst, this is completely orchestrated to delay a vote until after the midterms, hoping that the dems win the senate. >> it does more and more the we look at this, this does

dr. ford's testimony. and if so, that's powerful corroboration for her. >> such interesting conversation. thank you for your insight and expertise. joining us now, scott jennings. also with us, nina turn, a former democratic state senator from ohio. scott, the fact that kavanaugh and ford may not be interviewed, the fact that they're not looking at his drinking history, when this investigation is over, are the american people going to have faith in this investigation? >> well, they should have faith in the investigation because this is what the democrats demanded. i don't know whether they're going to interview ford and kavanaugh. i assume things like. they both said they would cooperate with an investigation. we ought to let the fbi decide how best to conduct this background check. everything that guy you just said, i want this to last as long as possible so we can get past the election, maybe win the election and hold this thing open for two years. this is not an investigation that is designed to dig into everything that he wants to dig into. this is a subpoena . >> what do you think he shouldn't be looking into? >> they should be looking into a sub

dr. frances collins at the national institutes of health, scott gottlieb at the food and drug administration have advanced research and have created fast tracks and we have provides hundreds of millions of dollars to find that holy grail. a third is to reduce the prescriptions of opioids. -- that can be diverted so that you can reduce the chance that you might get a 60-pill bottle of opioids, use 12, take it home, put in your medicine cabinet and then your teenager takes it to a party and somebody overdoses. we authorize the food and drug administration to require manufacturers to sell these opioid pills in blighter packs of -- in blister packs of, say, three or seven. already two dozen states that established harder own limits. in ten it is a limit of three. -- in tennessee, it is a limit of three. what are the next steps for this piece of legislation, the opioids response act. i appreciate the leadership of senator mcconnell and senator schumer in creating an environment where we can move this bill rapidly. we're working with congressman waldon and congressman brady in the house, and with

scott. this is the "fox report." >>> the announcement of the public hearing after days of intense negotiations. key details of drs testimony still need to be worked out. lawmakers continue to grapple with the political fallout surrounding kavanaugh and the decades old sexual assault claim against the supreme court nominee which he denies. >> everything i know about judge kavanaugh goes against this allegation. i want to listen to dr. ford. i fee

dr. blasey ford. she asked jeff flake and ted cruz to look blasey ford in the eye and allows themselves to feel something. scottis demeanor was the opposite of judicial. he lacks the temperament to serve as a judge. he is a political hack. oh, sorry. that was his tweet. and sarah sanders says lindsey graham has more decency and courage than every democrat member of the committee combined. that is in response to senator graham telling his colleagues this is the most unethical sham since he's been in politics. >>> legal experts say the hearing is a prime example of what happens when people testify without an investigation. >> that means there is a focus on demeanor. it's not always the most reliable thing. for example, many people are talking about how brett kavanaugh's anger, that's how someone who had been falsely accused would react. it's also how someone caught in a lie would react. >> and that is mark osler, a law professor from st. paul, minnesota, and kavanaugh's former classmate at yale. he said he is glad the american bar association is calling for an investigation. >> on the peninsula, some of ford's ne

scott. this is the "fox report." >>> the announcement of the public hearing after days of intense negotiations. key details of dr. christine blasey ford's testimony still need to be worked out. lawmakers continue to grapple with the political fallout surrounding kavanaugh and the decades old sexual assault claim against the supreme court nominee which he denies. >> everything i know about judge kavanaugh goes against this allegation. i want to listen to dr. ford. i feel sorry for her, i think she's being used here. people in my view are using her. >> dr. ford has come forward understanding what she was going to face. i think it really speaks to her credibility at this moment. what in the hell did she have to gain by doing this? at this point, she's faced death threats. jon: we have fox team coverage, ellison barber with the latest reaction from the white house. first to garrett tenney. reporter: scheduled for thursday at 10:00 a.m., an open hearing and christine blasey ford will be the first to testify, lay out allegations, and then judge brett kavanaugh will have an opportunity to respond. there is a lot we don

scott mcgrew you said you thought this would happen. >> yes on tuesday's newscast. we talked about the showdown between dr.ford and kavanaugh might not happen. dr. ford accused kavanaugh of attacking her in the bed room when the two were teenagers. she now wants the fbi to investigate that claim before she testifies to the senate judiciary. this creates a conflict for senate republicans. do they accept that and continue to postpone the vote or go ahead and vote on kavanaugh. that vote could come as soon as wednesday. now the fbi doesn't generally investigate claims of sexual assault because generally speaking it doesn't involve federal law and background checks which they do on nom fins are not the same as criminal investigations. t than the fbi, john, said they background checks over the years, as judge kavanaugh has gone beautifully up the ladder. >> that said, the fbi did investigate anita hill's claims against clarence thomas back in the early '90s, at the request of then president george h.w. bush, and president trump can do the same. that investigation lasted three days, and did not find evidence to

scott: another one of their duties. victoria: yes. exactly. they are internal investigators. he goes to new york because a state dr. attorney from new york is somehow involved. waits in thead he lobby of the big post office building in manhattan for the guy to come out from lunch and ecks him, and await weight is described in "the new york times," it is hysterical. what does it say "they are rolling around in angry embrace? " and another guy when he hit him in the face. he had a temper. scott: but he was a hundred 45 pounds. william: maybe. that is what i wait. postaltalk about his inspector career. it did not get off to a rousing start. william: give her what i said before, there were some ethics codes. one of those was you had to give up whatever political campaigns you were involved in because it would be considered by us in some way. he goes off, gets his first appointment, which is down in tennessee, typical work, doing a great job. ellicotter, down in city was involved in the howard county ellicott party, and oldfield -- oldfield could not let it go. he had to get involved with the political campaign. they fi

dr. ann for helping put together this memorial adjournment. thank you. >> thank you, commissioner norton. vice president cook? >> vice president cook: yes. i'm going to acknowledge miss gladys scott reed who is the aunt. before i go into the official readings, i wanted to say i attended the memorial for milan, it was a touching credit to person. she was a superstar. she worked for the student family and community support division in the community partnership office. she was a brilliant young woman who brought excellence, innovative ideas, contagious energy to all of her work. she was a generous and supportive colleague to all. her daily work, she worked with community based organizations, provided support and assistance to develop strategies to students and families. she was the innovation award hill crest elementary school, supporting the school to build a black student union. and a mentor to high school girls for success program. she epitomized the core of the values. everyone that met her was instantly impressed with her intellect and spirit. she could work a room like no other. when she would present in front of a group of folks, she held the group's attention, put people at

scott for a quick moment from texas city, texas. >> good afternoon. thank you for taking my call. >> go ahead. >> i've become -- with the instant credibility that each side has been giving to dr. ford or judge kavanaugh. it's just become so politicized that everyone instantly has their own opinion and they're so entrenched that they won't open their ears and listen to it. thankfully we'll get to watch both sides answer questions and at that point i think we can make credibility assessments, but this is -- in the end it should come down to the burden of proof and hopefully we can get some burden of proof from one side or the other and we can make a good decision on who should and shouldn't be supreme court justice. >> thank you for the call. >> we're going just watch the room for the moment. if there is an extended break and there is tom tillis of north carolina and let me share with you the headlines of the new york times. christine blasey ford she is 100% sure that kavanaugh was her attacker and also the twitter feed and a reminder, all of our coverage is available on our website of c-span.org. our live coverage continues.

scott shane, thank you so much for joining me that. is "all in" to for this evening. the "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >> tonight, new details on the negotiations underway for dr. christine blasey ford to appear on capitol hill. it now looks like thursday at the earliest and the fate of brett kavanagh hangs on her potential testimony. plus new details on michael cohen's repeated conversations with the mueller team and what it means for the former boss, donald trump. >>> and the president goes there tonight. at a rally in las vegas, nevada, "the 11th hour" on a thursday night begins now. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 609 of the trump administration and republicans are bracing for testimony from brett kavanagh's accuser, dr. christine blasey ford after her attorney said today she is open to testifying next week, just not as early as monday. as we have been report

dr. ford was sexually assaulted by someone at some place, but what i know is i've never sexually assaulted anyone. >> out front tonight, washington post columnist, patrick healy, editor for the new york times. scottngs, former senior adviser to mitch mcconnell. patrick, before we go into this, i think it is important to say the fact that kavanaugh and his wife sitting together side by side in a television interview at this point is extraordinary. >> right, we don't see this kind of offense from a supreme court nominee. you may see it from a cabinet secretary. but not from a judge. and what was striking about this interview is that clearly he is going through a series of talking points he lit the same few phrases over and over again about wanting to have a fair process, a fair hearing, sort of like pushing a message over and over again. on thursday, if he is on the hot seat answering questions from -- united states senators, a lifetime appointment at the bench, these kind of clip sound bites in which there's no real reflection or reckoning at the kind of person he was in high school or in college or later, it's hard to see how that's going to be con sincing, especially if he's up against a witness

scott, quick comment? >> caller: good afternoon, thank you for taking my call. >> host: go ahead. >> caller: i've become frustrated with the instant credibility that each side has been giving to either dr. ford or judge kavanaugh. it's just become so politicized that everybody has instant opinions and they won't open ears or listen to it. thankfully we get to watch both sides answer questions and at that point i think we can make credibility assessment but this is the u.s. and in the end, it should come down to the burden of proof and hopefully we can get sop burden of proof from one side or the othert and can makea good decision on who should and shouldn't be supreme court justice. >> host: thank you for the call. we will just watch the room for the moment, if there's extended break we will come back to more phone calls, that's republican senator tom tillis of north carolina. christine blasey ford telling senators she's 100% sure kavanaugh was attacker. reminder, coverage available on website c-span.org, here is the chair to have committee chuck grassley. our live coverage continues. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations

dr. bunting served as indian river school district superintendent. she was a middle school language arts teacher and elementary school gifted and talented teacher. our third witness, senator scott, is hoping to introduce -- oh, excuse me. our third witness i will introduce. mr. jeffries, president of education reform now, welcome. mr. jeffries' commitment to improve education stems directly from his personal experience. he was raised by his grandmother in the southward of newark, new jersey. his grandmother, a public school teacher, instilled in him a deep respect for the value of education. he served as a former associate director of law at seton hall, social justice at newark, new jersey. our final witness is ms. molly spearman, state superintendent of south carolina. ms. spearman was named superintendent in january 2015. she's worked to prioritize school safety and instruction to ensure that every child is on track for college or professional career. prior to her time as superintendent, she served as music teacher, public school assistant superintendent, south carolina house of representatives, deputy superintendent of the south carolina department of education, and executiv

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