what are the class sizes at holton-arms? >> holton-arms is a very small school. would say it is about 80 to 100. the farther you go back in time, the smaller those class sizes are. so 1100 women on the letter is a very, very large chunk of our community. this is not a small portion of our community. this is a very significant chunk. so it shows you just how large of a presence within the holton-arms community there is standing with dr. blasey ford and d saying we supporort you. amy: alexis, thank you for being with us. who are the other people who will be a front of the supreme court today as you head off? >> i believe there's is a slew of organizations. to be honest i just saw this on twitter so i just wanted to be there in person with them. i want to show my support. this multiple groups. alexis, this is the seventh anniversary of occupy. you were very involved with occupy wall street and really ininvolved with giving economic analysis to the economic meltdown that took place. i was wondering how you can for the occupy movement to what we're seeing today, the w

holton-arms is an all-girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton-arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all-boys schools in the area, including landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, country clubs, and other places where kids and their families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years when i was 14 and 15 yearse. old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year, and it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also attended. we did not know each other well, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent almost every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer, after i day of swimming at the club, i attended a s

you'd want to interview all the holton arms classmates, and brett kavanaugh's classmates and determine whether this party happened and there are absolutely things the fbi could seek to corroborate in this case that would add to this hearing that may or may not transpire. >> zoe, do you have a sent of a unified strategy on the republican side? the republicans seem to have aligned on a strategy going forward? do you have a sense of what it is? >> a week ago the story was that there was tension among democrats on the judiciary committee about access to that letter. you know, i think that tension, if it's still there, is no longer on the surface, at least, and democrats have gotten behind the idea that there should be some further investigation, whether it's, you know, the fbi conducting further interviews, whether it's some other fact-finding investigation as anita hill has put forward, a suggestion for a neutral fact finder. democrats have really united behind this idea that the hearing shouldn't happen as quickly as it's scheduled to happen and that dr. ford's wishes should be respected

ne reporter: chris blasey ford graduated from the private holton arms sool in bethesda in 1984. more than 200 alumni have signed a petition for her, including actor julia louis-dreyfus. "i was class of nd'79 sewned this letter." the letter reads in part, dr. blasey ford's experience is all too consistent with stories we edard and l while attending holton. many of us are survivors rs ves. you may remember that letter last week signed by 65 women who said they knew brett kavanaugh in high school, vouchingis for good character. according to the online news organization politico, sev of those women who signed that letter say they still stand by m, but many others were either unreachable or unavailable for comment. live outside the u.s. supreme court, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> jackie, thank you. weave incredible video of flames that spr qd souickly through a prince george's county apartment building here. >> they're the reason 13 people need somewhere to stay tonight. news 4's shomari stone has the latest. >> this is a row of three story in t front, fou story in the rear. >> reporte

is canada's dairy industry which gets protection from foreign competition daniel lack reports from holton ontario. i don't think the supply management system should be even involved in after it was an involved twenty years ago niche and be involved now. with a herd of sixty five purebred dairy cows roland egger and his family work hard on their farm near toronto the mill quota they have with the government guarantees a fair price if they meet quality in other standards he says abolishing that system as the u.s. wants would be unfair for canadian farmers consumers and taxpayers a lot of people don't understand dairy farmers canadian supply man is farmers are not subsidized but anyway the american dairy farmers are quite heavily subsidize he always read in the press how they can't survive how the markets the milk prices so cheap. canada's dairy farmers say there is an industry that produces quality products for a local market and they're tired of trade negotiations using them as a bargaining chip for now canada's nafta negotiators are defending the canadian dairy system against u.s. demands

this morning, a number of women who attended ford's school, holton-arms support blasey ford. her experience is all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending holton. actress julia louis-dreyfus saying, i was class of 1979 and signed the letter. another alum says she believes blasey ford. >> i just want to say to her, to dr. ford, that we have your back. and, i think that's very much the holton-arms way. >> reporter: blasey ford has told friends she's been trying to forget this incident her whole life, according to a story in the local newspaper. she's bracing for attacks on her credibility. she also says, the newspaper says, that she was inspired to come forward this summer by all the women who have done so in the me too movement. >> thank you, terry. let's bring in dan abrams and sunny aghostin.ed to testy formally. democrats a are saying you have to have an fbi examination before a public hearing, say the democrats. why is that important? >> they want the fbi to follow leads. they want to talk to witnesses. et cetera. the fbi is not investigating a crime

they scrubbed all the holton arms yearbooks. we have the terror of the headline. "surprised blasey ford's yearbooks reveal fast times at holton arms." here's a key paragraph. "her own school yearbooks, and which parents two paid ads, celebrated "boys and beer" and pictured beer bottles and beer cans and scenes of boys and girl striking at parties. one published a photo of ford and other girls at a halloween party alongside a caption boasting of "passing out" after playing quarters another drinking games." the big deal. big deal. what i'm saying, if you are going to harp on brett kavanaugh's drinking, why is everybody's high school years not on the table at this point? >> because is not the part of the equation that you and your guests are leaving out, that is is, brett kavanaugh painted himself into this corner by making out like he was a choir boy that didn't drink a whole lot. >> he didn't say that. >> laura: he said he didn't blackout. >> he said he didn't -- >> laura: a lot of people don't blackout. >> i didn't say he didn't blackout. i'm talking about whether

holton arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area, including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years, when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year. and it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also attended. we did not know each other well, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent most every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland, swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer, after a day of diving at the club, i atte

holton arms is an all girl school built in 1901. during my time at the school, x, became fairly with boys from in the area, including the land school. as well as our country clubs where they socialized. this is where i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school year when i was 14, 15 years old. my group of friends intercepted brett and his friends for a short time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year and it was through that connection i attended a number of parties brett also attended. we did not know each other role, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982 like most summers, i spent every day at the columbia country club in maryland swimming as practicing diving. when evening after a day judge, a boy named tj, and one other boy whose name i cannot recall. i also remember my friend leland attending. i do not remember all the details but like many that summer it was a spur of the moment gathering. i tru

holton arms it's an all girl school that opened in one thousand one during my time at the school girls at houghton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area including the land school georgetown prep. school as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialize this is how i met brett kavanaugh the boy who sexually assaulted me let's get more on this with columns to political analyst who's been to college. and so. the main events has is now happening that christine blasi forward is still giving testimony talk us through the highlights of the last hour or so. what was most important the written testimony that she gave has been or what was submitted yesterday you could read that yesterday the big difference the power the genuineness of dr ford the emotional content the message is much stronger now when we see judge kavanaugh testify something that is important to know is he had the opportunity to have read this he also submitted testimony. he in his written testimony comes out swinging very hard it never happened complete

ford said that open arms whi-- holton-arms which is private school in bethesda. >> this is not 1991.in have changed. women have the back of other women. survivor verfs the back other survivors. >> holton-arms alumn delivered letters of support. >> happening today, the sentencing hearing begins for ra did comedian bill cosby. he could face decades in prison forexually assaulting andrea constand inis home 1 years ago. they're demanding 30 years in is . that could essentially mean life. he's 81 years old but he could get less time. they'll argue his age, philanthropy and legacy and health problems should be a much ter sentence or even house arrest. look for the latest when sentencing begins in the nbc washington p. >> d.c. police are investigating five homicides and 8 shootings since 11:00 friday night. take a look at the map here of the 8 separate shooting scenes. no word on a possible connect n connection. police only have a suspect in custody for one of those shootings. >> this morning, a deadly shooting investigation is underway in silver spring. we're told the security guard shot a c

amy: fema agency spokesperson tyler holton said -- "under no circumstances was any disaster relief funding transferred from @fema to immigration enforcement efforts. this is a sorry attempt to push a false agenda at a time when the administration is focused on assisting millions on the east coast facing a catastrophic disaster." mary, your response to this? >> i think that is just parsing words. the request that we were able to get a hold of and sure with congressional offices shows are cicely that, that money can be moved around between accounts. so to say the money that was taken was baby slated for something other than emergency response isn't responsive to the fact it could have been used for that and at a time where puerto rico is so desperately and so need of assistance, fema talking about stuffing shortages, the money could of been shifted. juan: what about the rebuilding of the rebuilding process after the storm? what is the legal situation for those who may be undocumented in terms of being able to get any kind of disaster assistance? not the best person to speak of that. go ahead

ford attended holton-arms which is a private school in bethesda. alumni held a support rally for dr. forde outsf the white house. more than a dozen women held signs saying we belie her. they also lit candles in honor of other survivors ofl sex violence. >> this is not 1991. things have changed. women have the back of other women. survivors have the back of other survivors. >> holton-arms alumni also delivered letters of support. >> happening today, the begins for earing bill cosby. he could face decades in prison for sexually assaulting andrea constand in his home they're demanding 30 years in prison. that could mean life. he is 81 years old. cosby could get much less time. the defense will likely argue hise, philanthropy, legacy and health problems. ok for the very latest once sentencing begins in the nbc washington app. >> it's 5:05. developing this morning, it was a very violent weekendn the district. >> d.c. police are investigating at least five homicides and 8 separate shootings.st finch is live with how many people have been shot. >> well se

hamilton dealing a stunning blow to sebastian vettel who suffered an early spin after contact with holton's missed sadie's that left the german playing catch up all through the race to finish fourth joining hamilton on the podium ferrari's kimmie raikkonen in second and his mercedes team mate well thirty bought us in third. you know athletics germany's former olympic discus champion robert harting ended his illustrious career on sunday at a competition here in berlin nearly fifty thousand fans on hand in the cities in the big stadium to say goodbye to the popular thirty three year old it's a venue that holds many happy memories for him. a final farewell in a stadium it's been like a bit hot seeing won his first world title here and by then in two thousand and nine he didn't see most of that tally as well as two european titles and the limpid gold in two thousand and twelve he is the most successful german athlete of the last decade. we don't know if it makes him believably proud that i've moved so many people i never thought that's the stuff of my career i've always tried to show that peopl

clai >> at the time of the alleged assault she attended -a holtons. lumni from that school held a support rally outside the white house. more than a dozen women held signs saying we believe her. they also l candles in honor of other survivors of sexual violence. >> this is not 1991. ings have changed. women have the back of other women. survivors have the back of other rvivors. >>opholton arms alumni also spet support to otherak las. >>> bill cosby could spends decan prison. some of the dozens of other accusers are demandinghe maximum penalty. 30 years in prison. that could mean life since he's 81 years old. cosbyould get much less time.ue he'll a his age, philanthropy and we'll give you the latest when sentencing begins in the nbwa ington app. >> a violent weekend in the district. d.c. police investigating five homicides and at least 8 shootings all since about 11:00 friday night. take a loo here the map on the 8 separate shooting scenes. least 14 people have been shot. this morning no word on a possible connection. police have act sus in custody for

i attended the holton arms school in bethesda maryland. holton arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area, including georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. clsms forme my freshman and sophomore year. it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also achther, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent most every day at the columbia country club swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer after a day of diving at the club, i attended a small gathering at a house in the bethesda area. there were four boys i remember s

holton-arms is an all-girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton-arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all-boys schools in the area, including landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, country clubs, and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years, when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman year, and it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also attended. we did not know each other well, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent almost every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer, after a day of swimming at the club, i attended a small gathering at a h

holton-arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton-arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area, including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year. it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also attended. we did not know each other well, but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent most every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer after a day of diving at the club, i attended a

holton arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at this school, girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boy schools in the area, including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with brett and his friends for a short period of time. i had been friendly with a classmate of brett's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year and it was through that connection that i attended a number of parties that brett also attended. we did not know each other well but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent most every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland, swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer, after a day of diving at the club, i attended

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livelihoods won't suffer as negotiators rushed to meet a fast approaching deadline daniel lack al-jazeera holton ontario a police officer in texas is expected to be charged with manslaughter after going into the wrong apartment and shooting a man mistaking him for an intruder said the unnamed dallas officer and to the apartment after her shift on thursday night she confronted the victim twenty six year old bought them shot and chain thinking he was in her flat the officer has been placed on leave. an opposition movement in the country's economic problems as a political weapon against the governing party the government is struggling to deal with a mountain of debt inherited from the previous administration when he reports from colombo. it's in the small markets that macro economic changes can often be felt most prices of sri lankan food staples like coconuts have been fluctuating at the moment buyers are enjoying a slight reprieve but in the markets of the capital colombo prices have increased about seven percent from a year ago and then in the in the limited and it's very difficult the moment be

this is the high school yearbook photo of christine blase ford in 1983 at holton arms school in bethesda, approximately a year after she says brett kavanaugh physically and soouexually assaulted her at a party when they were teenagers. >> she was terrified about going forward. she didn't want to speak on the record. >> reporter: that was in july when kavanaugh was on a short list before being nominated. following the nomination, ford sent a letter to senator dianne feinstein. she said she felt feinstein honored her request for confidentiality. but as reports surfaced last week about the later, ford had a change of heart about her anonymity. >> she felt like somebody would likely out her. >> reporter: brown says ford felt a civic duty to speak out. some are questioning what they are calling her 11th hour decision, brown says ford disclosed the alleged attack in 2012 and 2013. >> in a time of me too, this is imperative. every single woman should be behind her 100%. >> reporter: karen is an activist, arrested three times during kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. she says she paid a $35 fine

at holton-arms school. but the other breaking story is that the fuse has been lit i believe for a saturday night massacre. for over a year now president trump has dying for a way to get rid of special counsel robert mueller, and now it looks like he may have found that fuse. that's because the only man with the ultimate authority over the mueller probe is once again in trump's crosshairs. the "new york times" reported today what the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein suggested last year that he secretly record president trump, secretly record him in the white house to expose the chaos consuming his administration, and he discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment to remove mr. trump from office for being unfit. rosenstein's remarks came in a meeting with justice department and fbi officials just one week after the president's firing of james comey. the account of what happened is attributed to people briefed on the meeting as well as people familiar with the content of memos docum

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a woman who graduated from holton told me. there was nothing difficult to believe about what she's saying. how could anyone doubt this. it felt personal to a lot of us because the story is so similar to a lot of us so the attacks on her felt personal. emily joins us now. >> you know, nicolle, over the last few days i talked to seven women who went to holton arms which is a very small private school that dr. ford went to who themselves came forward with stories of sexual assault when they were students there. and what kept coming up as they shared their stories, which were all various shades or degrees similar to what dr. ford shared was that they wanted to share their stories because they wanted people to know that there was a reason they didn't come forward with their stories. many of them were telling me their stories for the first time. one woman who was sharing her story with me said she didn't tell her husband about what happened. she's been married to her husband for 19 years and she didn't tell him until last week. and

some of them alumnae from holton-arms in dabeth >> we're here to stand with dr. ford. we are beyond proud of her for usinger voice. >> reporter: others expressed support for supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. >> iel stronglyve there has on be justice and i expect equal justice for eve men and women. ow reporter: still more protests planned for tomoorning. live at the u.s. supreme court, jackie bensen, news 4. >> thank you, jackie. >> let's go to leon harris, on he live desk about what we can expect tomorrow and perhaps saturday, too. leon? >> reporter: that's ysright, the next act of this incredible journey, this drama opens up tomorrow morning whenhe committee meets at 9:30 to vote on judge kavanaugh. tonight, the entire republican conference in the senate met to discuss what they heard in today's hearing. >> dr. ford is a veryreble witness. she has an allegation that three people have not supported. judge k ganaugh did aat job. i think walking through the calendar he's created, following after his father's footstep provided a lot of credibility. >> reporter

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late this afternoon, graduates of the all-girls holton arms school delivered a letter of tepport for ford, signed by more moan 1,000 alumni to the lumgressional office of west virginia republican shelly moore capito, who went there, too. karen bralove is from the class of '63. do you think it's possible to get to the truth 36 years after 3e fact? >> we won't know until we try. >> glor: all right, so, nancy, , so so we just got a new statement from kavanaugh as we came on the air here. what is he saying tonight? >> reporter: he has sent a letter to the senate judiciary committee, jeff, saying that he will be at this hearing on monday, no matter what. and he says, "i continue to want a hearing as soon as possible so that i can clear my name." cbs news has confirmed that he and his wife have received multiple death threats, and that the u.s. marshals are now investigating. >> glor: both sides here, both dr. ford's family and judge kavanaugh's family say they've received death threats. nancy cordes, thank you very much. ede white house today released the names of two american e ldiers wh

holton arms is an all girl school that opened in 1901. at school, holton arms frequently met and became friends with all boys school in the area, land done school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school as well as our country clubs and other places where kids and families socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. during my freshman and sophomore school years, when i was 14 and 15 years old, my group of friends intersected with bret and his friend for a short. i had been friendly with classmate of bret's for a short time during my freshman and sophomore year, and through that connection i attend ad number of parties that bret also attended. we did not know each other well. but i knew him and he knew me. in the summer of 1982, like most summers, i spent most every day at the columbia country club in chevy chase, maryland, swimming and practicing diving. one evening that summer after a day of diving at the club i attended a small gathering at a house in the bethesda area. there were the four boys i remem

she attended an independent private school named holton arms. she was a year behind me. she and i did not travel in the same social circles. it is possible that we met at some point, at some of its, although i do not -- at some events, although i do not recall that. all of the people identified by dr. ford as being present at the party have said they do not remember any such party ever happening. importantly, her friend miss kaiser has not only denied knowledge of the party, she said under penalty of felony she does not know me or recall ever being at a party with me ever. -- and my two male friends who were allegedly there who knew me well, have told this committee under penalty of felony that they do not recall any such party and that i do not -- and that i never did or would not do anything like this. notford's allegations are merely uncorroborated, it is refuted by the very people she says were there. including by a longtime friend of hers, refuted. third, dr. ford has said that this event occurred at a house near columbia country club which is at the corner of conne

she attended an independent private school holton arms, and she was a year behind me. she and i did not travel in the same social circles. it's possible that we met at some point in some events although i do not recall that. to repeat, all of the people identified by dr. ford as being present at the party have said they do not remember any such party ever happening. importantly, her friend. miss keiser, has not only denied knowledge. party. miss kaiser said under penalty of felony said she does not know me, doesn't recall being an at a party with me. and my two friends who knew we well told this committee under penalty of felony and told i never did do or would do anything like this. dr. ford's allegation is not merely uncorroborated, but refuted by the people there, as well as by a long time friend of had hers, refuted. third, dr. ford said this event occurred at a house near a country club connecticut avenue and east west highway in chevy chase, maryland. in her letter to senator feinstein see says that there were four other people at the house and none of those peop

that was a group from the holton arms school where dr. christine blasey ford attended. it's located near where judge brett kavanaugh went to school. a bay area woman named karen fleshman was also there today. she is the founder of a group called racy conversations, and has been arrested four times since the confirmation hearings. she told me the hearings give her hope the political landscape is changing. >> for this young americans, especially young women, are really paying attention. and i think if the republicans pursue voting him in, they're going to be voting themselves out. >> reporter: california congresswoman jackie spear weighed in on today's hearing, calling republican claims that this hearing is a stall tactic ridiculous, and believing those supporting judge kavanaugh are nervous. >> they're very concerned and rightfully so, because the women in this country, and frankly the men who support their wives and daughters in this country, are deeply troubled by how this has been handled. when are we going to start believing the victim? >> reporter: i should point ou

late this afternoon, graduates of the all girls holton arms school delivered a letter of support for ford, signed by more than one thousand alumni to the congressional office of west virginia republican shelly moore capito, who went there too. karen braylove is from the class of '63. do you think it's possible to get to the truth 36 years after the fact? >> we won't know until we try. >>> there was terror at a rite aid distribution center in aberdeen, maryland. a female gunman opened fire inside the warehouse. she killed three people and wounded others before turning the gun on herself. chip reid begins our coverage. >> there is no question that mass shootings have become horrifyingly common, but there is one thing very uncommon about today's shooting, the perpetrator was a woman. >> any idea what the number of victims are? >> not at this time. >> one to the and, one toerfieds poured out of the rite aid center as police and medical first responders arrived, finding a horrific scene. seven people had been shot. three of the victims died. three others were seriously injured. the sevent

a large group from holton-arms s been visiting lawmakers officers delivering lette of support for dr.d. they believe an fbi investigation should move forward. >> dr. ford is our fellow alumni and asked for an fbi investigatf.n into hers that's not really something that one general asks for and she came forwardt great personal cost so we're just echoing her request. >> on the website the alumni claims she has the right to testify and share her story. >> a man faces charges for attacking and sually assaulting a woman at a popular d.c. metro station. policerrested him near the east street metro stop after a rider said he groped her on the platform and triedo rape her tuesday rning. >> it was anmo eonal day in court on day nine of the mansion murder trial here in d.c. the parents heard a detailed description of how evidence was collected from the scene. jurs were shownloody pieces of fabric from the chairs the victims were bound too. gas was poured around the bed and in the room where the couple's 10-year-old son was found. he's accused of killing the family and their housekeeper. the tri

went to school at holton-arms. several of her alumni have her back.hey even launched a website saying dr. fd has a right to testify and share her story. some of those alumni also want the fbi to move forward with an investigation of her claim. >> thank you. this morning family andarriends choosing to remember the way wendy martinez lived instead of ho she died. they held a vigil for her last night. >> the35-year-old was stabbed to death during her evening jog on tuesday. he pled with the crowd to not let the way his sister died prevent them from feeling safe in their own neighborhood. >> continue to live. li i want it. my family wants it. you know >> police arrested a suspect within 24 hours of wendy martinez's death. justin finch is live in logan circle with more on how police identified the suspect. >> well, it's clear that no one wanted this and the public here was critical speaking t detectives and sharing surveillance video doing whatever it takes toe lead pol to an arrest here and authorities say this is their spect in this case. 23-year-old ant

joining me now alexis goldstein of holton-arms school.x us, with a welcome to you, i can't help but notice the clock. we are a couple hours away from this very latest deadline. are you satisfied with this extension? >> the extension, the deadline, all of that is pretty arbitrary. the folks that signed the letter did so to say we supported dr. christine blass blasey ford. >> what if dr. blasey ford gets questioned by -- >> we put this letter together because we're trying to support dr. placie ford. my understanding from the reporting i have seen, i'm not in touch with her in any way, but my understanding is she has asked that the senators be the ones who question her. i am disappointed to see that, but i'm following the reporting just like everyone else. >> i'm going to have you listen and react to what majority leader mcconnell said yesterday. >> you have watched the fight, you have 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,

lots of students and alumni from holton-arms which is the school dr. ford attended and we have seen a large number of people supporting brett kavanaugh. saying earing shirts things like women for kavanaugh and stand with brett. we asked people why theyto want ome out in person. >> we're here to stand with our fellow alum dr. ford. we're beyond proud of her for voice. >> i strongly believe there has to be justice and i expect justice for everyone, men and women. >> looking ahead, the protests are far from over. the women's march is encouragi people to wear black and show up to the office a noon. >> it's now 6:50 developing this morning students at the iversity of maryland in college park is upset about messages on campus. this happened on weesday. employee found an offensive phrase againstfrican americans written in the men's restroom. it's the fifth hate crime this month against african americans and the lgbtq comm aity. they'reing anyone with information to contact them. >> a new sales tax hike is gtong ffect on monday in the district. the sales tax i