do you know that. >> again the senate judiciary committee calling a hearing for monday to give judge cavanaugh along with christine ford who accuse the judge of sexually assaulting her in high school, a chance to testify. her attorney continues to call for an fbi investigation before her client testifies. we are planning live coverage monday on c-span at ten eastern. also available online at cspan.org and you can listen with the free c-span radio app. >> victoria is an attorney and the former deputy assistant attorney general from 1984 to 1988. where are you on these accusations against bret cavanaugh. >> emma for all transformer trial attorney too so i've investigated cases. it's unbelievable. just think of some he walked into an fbi office today and

it might give them some cover to support judge cavanaugh. >> here is a thing. the fbi investigation is unlikely to uncover anything new. the committee has already conducted an investigation has taken statements from all of the people of the fbi the statements were made under penalty of felony. it's unlikely that we will uncover anything new. they give those wavering senators a little bit more security and doing what they think they were inclined to do anyway. >> seen how nasty this confirmation process has been. does it make you worried that this is gonna be the standard for going forward. it has been a jagged line but it has been constantly going down words from the 80s. and even lower courts are getting a giller and more personal by the year the parties are getting more polar ice. the american people are getting more polarized also. half of the country was ready to believe because that person came from the opposite political party is a troubling place where we are politically as a country i think. in your view is there any chance of judge cavanaugh wakes up a

what does this mean if the entire array of the power of the white house is behind judge cavanaugh, but there's not even an fbi investigation that the president can authorize, but he won't, which is not surprising. this whole thing, you have the power the white house, cavanaugh over here, and this totally disadvantages doctor ford, not only does it disadvantaged her, but it victimizes her. haven't we been here before? clarence thomas hearing? just as my colleague called on the women to pay attention and rise up, i expect all of us, the enlightened men in our country, because there must be millions of men in this country who are enlightened but will also rise up to say, we cannot continue the victimization of the smearing of someone like doctor ford. she is under no obligation to continue this nomination on the facts track and to participate in a smear campaign. basically, a railroad job. fred this is what they are trying to do with doctor ford. it's time for all of us to say, and this kind of treatment. people who come forward, when they don't need to to talk about very painful parts of

judge cavanaugh is one of the most distinguished judges in the entire country. he has served for over 12 years now on the u.s. court of appeals and the dc circuit. the dc circuit is often referred to as the second highest court in the land because it hears many critically important cases. >> you can see senator hatch from utah having a difficult time getting to his points there because of all of those protests. abortion expects to be one of the major issues. judge cavanaugh says he believes roe versus wade is settled law but not says if he believes it was settled appropriately. senators are likely to raise our executive power in particular if a sitting president should be shide from prosecution or intrusive probes. the affordable care act in campaign finance is also expected to be hot topics. as we saw in the last hour, california's senior senator rages the judges stands on gun control and second amendment issues. all of those issues are expected to place prominent roles in the preceding in the days to come. a lot of democratic senators under intense pressure to

judge cavanaugh is one of the most distinguished judges. mr. chairman, i think we ought to have this loudmouth removed. we shouldn't have to put up with this kind of stuff. i don't know that that committee should have put up with this kind of insolence in this room today. >> martha: good to see you tonight. >> senator hatch: nice to see you. >> martha: long day for all of you and probably judge kavanaugh more than anyone who had to wait and watch and listen to all of that. your thoughts first of all on what happened right out of the gate as chairman grassley was calling the meeting to order. kamala harris started barking at him and saying she wanted to adjourn the meeting. what did you make of that? a >> senator hatch: that's typical of opposition tactics, but they are entitled to make those points. it was kind of a stupid move. >> have you ever seen that in all your years in the senate to be at a supreme court justice hearing that the opposition attempts literally to shut down at probably 30 or 40 junctures throughout the whole thing? >> senat

senator derman said judge cavanaugh, what do you want? judge cavanaugh had no answer to that. what he really wanted was no fbi investigation. this is a huge turnaround from a couple of hours ago. why do you think senator flake changed his mind? >> we know from a couple of days ago he had a very impassioned speech. he was so much in doubt. i think what happened is that his friends reached out during their speeches and said just give us a week we need some more time. i think he heard that. also, we do have the survivors that caught the senator in the elevator. that may have had something to do with it. i think it was the behind-the- scenes discussions away from the cameras. his real friends on the other side said how can we keep this moving and have due process and fill out the picture? they came up with a compromise and i think it was terrific. >> let me ask you one more question. we know that the immigrants said that the republicans did not invite brett kavanaugh 's friend from college. >> i believe that he has indicated that he would be willing to do that. he may have sent in

attention now. >> one thing, we have a staffer saying they are unfazed and determined to appoint judge cavanaugh. -- judge kavanaugh. someone who is nonpartisan, someone who has been trained to do this level investigation, so having that quote out there, they've already decided. they don't want the facts, they don't want this investigation done. >> let me tell you why this is being so fast track. -- tracked. they need to get judge kavanaugh on the supreme court before the october term begins because there are a lot of really important cases coming before the court and the president needs -- he thinks justice cavanaugh will protect him from civil and criminal proceedings because that is what judge -- judge kavanaugh wrote. the federalist society and the hot heritage foundation people don't want anymore deadlock supreme court decision. they do just that. these two organizations want they judge -- the judge up there so he can be the fifth vote or women's reproductive choice, invite protection laws -- environment protection laws. that is why this is being fast tracked. not to mention there are elect

i expect judge cavanaugh and it's my advice to him and all nominees that a nominee should offer quote no hints nor forecasts note per views and how they will answer i do not believe it would be appropriate for me to comment on the merits other than to say that it is a set law. entitled to presidential weight. and even the continued validity are issues likely to come before the court in the future. they were satisfied with these answers unprecedented so senators should be satisfied if judge cavanaugh answer similarly. this is my 15th j supreme court hearing. they engaged in unprecedented smear campaigns. as mark said in an op dead opt the over the weekend working time special interest groups that they could demonize judicial nominees based solely on the worldview. they proved an effective tactic nearly sinking his appointment four years later. but he also said and continued to quote. by confirming judge cavanaugh the senate can go some way towards a tonyo for the shameful treatment of justice robert work . touch cavanaugh as one of the most qualified nominees. a graduate of yale law sc

guttenberg tweeted that judge cavanaugh turned his back to me and walked away. i guess he did not want to deal with reality of gun violence. many people are tweeting in support of guttenberg, but other say judge cavanaugh didn't see the man and was taken away too quickly by security. >>> the left wing of the democratic party is celebrating another upset this morning. boston's city councilwoman iona presley unseated a 10 term congressman and last nights democratic primary in massachusetts. >> it seems like change is on the way. >> presley is guaranteed to win the november general election as there are no republicans running. she supports universal healthcare and abolishing i.c.e. she received the endorsement from a group linked to vermont senator bernie sanders and alexandria kossila cortez. she has been the new york democratic socialist who stunned legal analyst by defeating congressman -- a long time and, will likely go on trial to face corr after the midterm elections. prosecution and defense lawyers agree th. they need at least a few months to go over the evi

. >> tomorrow morning the sun and the american people will hear from judge brett cavanaugh and dr. christineth blasey-ford we will hear sworn testimony from both of them. with the allegation of the misconduct that dr. ford has raised. a goes without saying mister president but it bears sexual assault is completely up for it. -- un- tolerated. i'm glad dr. ford will be heard. i would like to thank chairman grassley who worked tirelessly to establish a fair process and a secure comfortable settingd or to speak with investigators who would meet her anywayou she wished. or to conduct the entire interview by phone. he has brought a patient, professionalism to this process. one that stands in stark contrast to those on the other side of the aisle who self describe as spartacus and plate to the television cameras. dr. ford will be heard. and despite the irresponsibility. and then discarded they request for confidentiality. and then licked it to the press. i'm walk through this again. the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee. they go all the way back to july. in which they stated th

two questions for you, one on judge cavanaugh and one on trade. on judge cavanaugh, yesterday you said we want to go through a full process. you said we want to make sure everything is perfect, everything is just right. too that end, what would be the problem with the fbi reopening their background investigation into judge cavanaugh. would you support such a thing. >> it wouldn't bother me other than the fbi said they really don't do that. that's not what they do. they have done, supposedly six background checks over the years as judge cavanaugh has gone beautifully up the ladder. he is an incredible individual, great intellect, a great judge, impeccable history in every way. i feel so badly for him that he's going through this, to be honest with you. this is not a man that deserves this. this should have been brought to the fore, this should've been brought up long ago and that's what you have hearings for. you don't wait until the hearing is over and then all of a sudden bring it up. when senator feinstein sat with judge cavanaugh for a long per

on the other hand from judge cavanaugh, we had someone who was angry on occasions.republicans want everybody to refer to asa republicans want everybody to refer to as a kind of righteous anger, he spoke often shaking at times, saying he was not responsible, carefully not saying that christine blasey ford had not been attacked but simply saying that he was not in any way involved. but what we got were two different people saying two very different things about many years ago, and it was left to the committee to decide who they believed. i was pushed on bed and brett got on top of me, he began running his hands over my body and grinding into me. iyelled, hoping that someone downstairs might hear me andl that someone downstairs might hear me and i tried to get away from him but his weight was heavy. he tried to take off my clothes, he had a ha rd to take off my clothes, he had a hard time because he was very inebriated and because i was wearing a i—piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. i believed he was going to rape me. i categorically and unequivocally deny it t

right now, cavanaugh -- judge cavanaugh's nomination is on hold. can there be another delay? if you read what was agreed upon, the decision is a gentlemen's agreement. the fbi will deal with what is before them now. if something comes out in the next few days with further accusations, that is not in the scope. there is some possibility of other accusations out there. >> we are talking about judge -- judge kavanaugh demeanor. what do you think about his combative attitude? >> if you look at judge kavanaugh background, he is a political staffer. he is a federal judge now, he is also principally someone that has developed within the political mainstream of the gop. it is not surprising that he has this demeanor. the problem is not moving the judiciary committee, that is going to be the key. >> it will be a hot topic coming up next week. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> at least 20 million people watched yesterday's testimony from judge kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford . the hearings aired for almost nine hours. if you missed judge kavanaugh or dr.

cavanaugh denies it. >> i believe that judge brett cavanaugh will soon be justice brett cavanaugh. >> reporter: on saturday, vice president mike pence voiced his support for the president's circuit court pick. >> the president and i are confident that senate republicans will manage this confirmation properly, with the utmost respect for all concerned. >> he was born for the u.s. circuit court. >> reporter: but president trump has questioned ford's story, tweeting: "if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement authorities by either her or her loving parents." democrats took exception to those comments, and senator bob casey accused senate republicans of bullying ford, tweeting: "there should be a proper fbi background investigation and then a hearing ined the stead of this unnecessary rush." republicans are pushing to get cavanaugh confirmed before the circuit court starts its new session, on october 1st. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >>> several deadlines for the senate judiciary committee have come and gon

judge brett cavanaugh and one of his accusers will testify tomorrow morning.is now scheduled for friday. i think it's horrible what the democrats had done. it is a con game. the con artist. they are trying to convince they don't believe it themselves. they know he is a high-quality person. it just resists and instructs. we will talk with the very latest developments. the central bank is scheduled to raise interest rates this afternoon for the first -- a third time this year. i think they are looking like this. up across the board. s&p 500 up five. and the nasdaq up 24. that's been a third of the present on% on the nasdaq. take a look at the markets yesterday at the close. with the dow industrial the nasdaq is squeaking out to gain. a gain. the markets look like this up three points. there are 15 points. a quarter of a% higher. in the dax index down 16. a fractional loss there. in each overnight markets higher across the board. the korea markets its close for a holiday. and then there is a waking up but behind bars. bill cosby was sentenced to three to ten year

we must confirm judge cavanaugh. [applause]. because joe has got to go. joe's got to go. and it is my honor to watch him go. the one thing you'll know is that together we will continue to have them making america great again. west virginia great again. thank you very much. god bless you. [applause]. think you wow. thank you patrick. remember this about is to stand up to stand up for west virginia values of vote for me and our agenda to make america great again or as we will soon start saying keep america great. keep america great. that will be our new theme very soon. >> were not even into two years. by that time, if we go even like half of what we've done we will have the new one keep america great it's a very important election it will decide which party controls the united states senate. a democrat-controlled senate will try to take away your second amendment. they will take it away. they want to take over american healthcare industry it they want to make us venezuelan. that's what they want to do. you will have a big version of venezuela. erase the borders. we fight f

i think senator collins will be able to judge this case on the merits and given that judge cavanaughas amazing qualifications, he has the right character and temperament, he is a command of precedent, a commitment to the president, i think senator collins is a shor short. charles: i hear what you're saying, but you follow this better than anybody i know. do you think he answered the questions in a persuasive enough, a manner to overcome her worries and her concerns? >> wright, senator collins understands it's not about just one case. >> the specific issues that are bothering those two senators, do you think he convinced both of them with respect to his neutrality or that he doesn't have an agenda. >> absolutely because they understand that it's not just about one case, but on those specific cases, he showed he would abide by the law. he's not quite up but his personal policy preferences into judicial opinions and they have the proof he was on the d.c. circuit court. he wrote 1200 opinions and he is going to be independent and faithful to the constitution and that should assure both o

massachusetts have made impeachment of thomas one of the planks of her campaign and enclosing judge cavanaugh's name in nomination have raised issues of the truthfulness of his confirmation to become a judge on the d.c. circuit. his answers to this committee have not resolved the issue. thatly i am surprised judge kavanaugh is not demanding that every document that he is ever handled be reviewed by this committee unless of course there is something to hide. thankk you. >> mr. clinton. >> thank you senator grassley it is a member -- a pleasure and honor to return to the judiciary committee where i be served as a staffer couple decades ago even a bigger honor to testify in support of judge cavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court of the united states. judge kavanaugh and i met 25 years ago, working at the supreme court together during the same term for different justices although the law clerks were impressive brett immediately stood out unlike the rest of us with legalists. consisted of a single appellate clerkship he came with two under his belt already on the ninth and third circuit and als

cavanaugh -- that judge kavanaugh had sexually assaulted me. i felt very conflicted to whether -- as to whether speak out. on july 9, i received a return phone call from the office of congressman -- of a congresswoman after brett kavanaugh had become the nominee. on july 18her staff and with her on july 20, describing the assault and describing my fears about coming forward. later, we discussed the possibility of sending a letter to ranking member feinstein was one of my state senators -- who is one of my state senators, describing what occurred. my understanding is that representative -- the representative's office delivered a letter. the letter included my name but also a request that it be kept confidential. my hope was that providing the information confidentially would be sufficient to allow the senate to consider mr. cavanaugh -- judge kavanaugh's serious misconduct without making myself, my family, or anyone's family vulnerable to attacks or invasion of privacy that we have faced since my name became public. in a letter dated august 31,

>>reporter: you can the judge cavanaugh asking -- answering questions about the judicial power.ers of the executive branch. some of the topics expected to be covered earlier today, senator. dianne feinstein had her chance to ask a few questions. the california senior senator asking judge cavanaugh about gun control citing recent school shootings and asking the nominee to clarify his position on the possession of assault style weapons. the senator asked a series of questions about roe versus wade and women's access to abortion. >> what would you say about your position today on a woman's right to choose? >> as a judge it is an important precedent of the supreme court. roe versus wade and planned parenthood versus casey has been confirmed many times. casey is president on precedent. in of itself that is an important factor to remember. >>reporter: senator. feinstein asking questions about cavanaugh's experience in the kenneth starr investigation into president clinton and his later opinion about working in the bush white house that a president should not be drawn into protracted c

they had a vote on whether or not to recommend judge cavanaugh for the senate. that boat went along party lines. all 11 republicans voted in favor, all 10 the crowds voted opposed. >> this country is being ripped apart. we need to make sure that we do due diligence. this was a critical vote in favor of judge cavanaugh with the understanding that he will not support the president's nominee in a full senate vote until the fbi further investigates the allegations of sexual misconduct. >> there is some difference of opinion among us of what the fbi will exist up.

on justice sotomayor i did say we should look at her cases just as we should on judge cavanaugh's. but, but -- you neglect to mention carefully neglect to mention and i think erroneously neglect to mention, that the republicans asked for board minutes from her work at a civil rights group in the 1980s. long before she was ever even considered as a judge. you asked for that, and we got it for you. that's the difference. >> mr. chairman -- mr. chairman, you called on me. >> before senator klobuchar speaks -- we have 488,000 pages of documents. go ahead, senator klobuchar. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman. a few points here. number one, justice sotomayor never worked in the white house and none of these issues of executive privilege or other things that we've been discussing are relevant. number two, while i appreciate you granting my request, mr. chairman, on these campaign finance documents, this is all they were, this is it. this is how many pages. yet, we have 148,000 documents that we can't talk about publicly. and i will say they are illuminatin illuminating, it shows that t

ford side-by-side with judge cavanaugh and judge for themselves. we have a deadline of october 1.t's when everything starts. i think we ought to meet that. >> reporter: they say forcing a vote without hearing testimony is unfair. >> saying testify monday, or not be heard is outrageous. the fact that they don't consider having a judge to have been in the room, who documented his own history of alcoholism is shocking to me. he is not even being called.>> reporter: ford's attorney says she moved out of her house and has received threats. brett kavanaugh has been at the white house, preparing for monday's hearing. sources say he was solid, there was no wavering. house minority leader nancy pelosi says that if brett kavanaugh is telling the truth, he should take a polygraph test. >> he should have to do that just the way dr. ford did. she had a lie detector test, and she passed it. why doesn't he subject himself to one?>> reporter: he has the authority to ask for a background check. the president said he wants to leave it in the senate's answer. >> i would let the senators take their c

course when the me too era, my prediction is that they will testify on the hill and bring back judge cavanaugh and the senate judiciary committee will decide who they believe and we won't go through the gut wrenching type of hearing that we went through back in the anita hill days. >> do you think that's what should happen? in your opinion, is that what should happen next. >> i'm not unfavorable of the histrionics but i am in favor of getting this woman her fair say and giving judge cavanaugh his opportunity to deny it. the burden is on her to prove the validity. the idea that a charge is disabling is absurd. she has to prove discharge or prove it with enough evidence. thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. let's go to chad. chad, what was your sense of what this does to the process. they were scheduled to meet on thursday to move this onto the senate floor. jeff flake from arizona, who i spoke with earlier tonight, says he doesn't think they can forge ahead unless they hear from for ford. lindsay graham from south carolina also a member of that committee has suggested something. this

. >> reporter: judge cavanaugh vowing to judge on law and not his personal issue. >> i would be part of team of nine if confirmed, committed to decide cases according to the institution and laws of the united states. >> reporter: his appointment could have a right leaning court that could shift decisions on major issues. >> from civil rights to women's rights. sflp it's pretty clear your views go well beyond simply being pro-gun. >> reporter: today just opening statements. tomorrow first round of questioning. >> with the questioning period begins tomorrow, everything we saw today could continue. this was just the opening statement. tomorrow's the chance when senators will have an opportunity to actually speak their questions to the judge. >> thank you. we'll see you tomorrow night as well. senator tamala harris was especially blunt. she questioned the long career serving in a republican white house. this was years ago and whether he was too partisan. >> concerned whether you would treat every american equally or instead show allegiance to the political party and the con sefbtisef --

no one seriously questions judge cavanaugh ability to serve. it's experienced.kcavanaugh abi. it's experienced.avanaugh abili. it's experienced. with over 300 authored opinions he's a judge with a clear record demonstrating he applies the law as written and enforces the constitution. he values precedent and has written along with judge gorsich and others a starry piece. sadly, much of the discourse surrounding the nomination deals not with the content of his legal opinions, his judicial philosophy or temperament but as today's discussion has shown, the notion that our chairman has not been rigorous or fair or transparent in navigating the document production efforts required by this committee. thoe those claims are howholly witho foundation. there's been 57 days of the nomination and today's confirmation hearing. this is a longer period of time than senators had for justices sotomayor and gorsich. justice cavanaugh submitted over 17,000 pages with his questionnaire.kcavanaugh submit over 17,000 pages with his questionnaire.avanaugh submitter 17,000 pages with his questionnaire.

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confirmation hearings for judge cavanaugh is expected to begin on tuesday. cbs news, the white house. >>> both california senators sit on the judiciary committee that will be grilling cavanaugh. you will be the first democrat to speak. senator cullen harris will be the last immigrant to speak. >>> also on capitol hill, the senate intelligence hearing will hear from some of the biggest tech companies in silicon valley. the seat reserved for google will be empty. lawmakers want to know what internet giants land to do to prevent meddling in midterm elections. facebook ceo -- coo and jack both plan to attend the hearing. google's ceo declined the invitation. instead the company offered a vice president which the senate said is not good enough. this comes days after a claim that trump has made that google rigs search results. >>> coming up, the south bay mural that vanished in the night. the out raised artist is fighting tonight to have it restored. >>> one part of the bay area with bad air is now making major progress. the changes they are making to make it easie

we asked judge cavanaugh, what you think. he said it is hands off when it comes to the president during his term in office. i think that's a mistake in a major reason why people have misgivings about his nomination. >> reporter: based on the mock hearings of the last few days officials say they are confident cavanaugh will shine in his confirmation hearings and be conference in time for the supreme court's term which starts october 1. >> jon: thank you. for more this, let's bring in stephanie hamel, video columnist for the daily caller. democrats generally are pretty upset about this pick. they have been sputtering about the withholding of documents from cavanaugh's work during bush 43 white house. on that point, do they have grounds to stand on? >> they don't have grounds to stand on. what they are upset about is a few things. of course it's predictable. these are the resist trump democrats. they will do anything they can to resist his supreme court nominees. they don't have grounds to stand on. if we look at how many docume

president trump criticizing democrats for signature on this information since july. >> judge cavanaugh is one of the finest people that i've ever known. never had a little blemish on his record. they have this information for many months. and they shouldn't have waited until literally last days. >> ford attorney says her client considering distinct attempted rape. but cav gnaw calls allegation completely and categorially false saying, quote, i have never done anything like what the accuser describes to her or or to anyone and 65 former female classmates have come forward in his defense. >> all right well the death toll from florence has risen to 32. wilmington, north carolina remains mostly cutoff by flood waters and communities bracing for more flooding as rivers continue to rise. >> we'regoing to go to jeff flock live in north carolina with the very latest. good morning, scref. >> good morning to you. the scene you see bkd me is what you see across north carolina today not just wilmington cutoff but numerous roads, bridges, streets shutdown because of water. here's the hope today at

some lawmakers are wondering how forthcoming will judge cavanaugh be about his views on things liker obamacare. will he be willing to roll those back and say that before the hearings get underway this week. as you noted, they are sring n his background. >> it's not normal because we are not able to see 100,000 documents that the archivist has just -- because the administration has said we can't see them. you have a nominee who has had one of the most expansive views of presidential power that we've seen in history. >> reporter: and there are another 148,000 documents that lawmakers have seen but can't talk about publicly. nafta negotiations continue as president trump tries to revamp the free trade agreement with mexico and canada. some people wondering if the focus will only be mexico. will canada be looped in here. congress will have to eventually approve that. finally, the >> tracie, thank you. >>> the fight for the texas senate is hitting the highway. president trump is planning a trip to nex month to support his once bitter rifle senator ted cruz. latinex bought a billboard. the

in the meantime, a third woman has come forward with allegations of sexual assault by judge cavanaugh in his high school days. we have basically growing pressure on both sides, both the democrats and the republicans with a number of women senators caught in theis crosshairs. we'll keep you updated on that as it develops, and we will have more on judge cavanaugh's hearings. 11 house democrats were reelected in districts that voted for president trump in 2016, but only one of those on by a 20 pointa landslide. --, and servess as the cochair of the democratic policy and communications committee. welcome, congresswoman, and good to have you here. >> that was a doubtful, all of that. david: you have a lot on your resume. only, as i understand it, democrat from outside of chicago in the illinois delegation. is that a coincidence, or are democrats having a tough time in districts such as yours across the country? democrats have had a hard time. i think that will change in november 20 18, 41 days away. the problem was, over an eight year period, democrats lost about 1000 seats when it came to

bottom line according to judge cavanaugh, he did not at any time engage in that type of activity. i categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. i did not do this back in high school or at or any time. of course you have republicans lashing out about the timing of all of this. chuck grassley saying it's disturbing these are corroborated allegations from 35 years ago during high school would surface on the eve of a committee vote after democrats sat on them since july. but you have a number of democrats saying just the opposite. hey, wait a minute, we need to postpone that committee vote. one tweeted out we have a responsibility to scrutinize the n nominees. the vote must be delayed until there a's thor ris a thor ro-- feinstein had the note written by christine blasey ford since until. she says she's essentially making this public now. because of course you have blasey ford speaking out. why is blasey ford speaking out right now? i want to read thu kyou this ke section in which she initially says she stayed silent because she said to herself this according to the post why

judge cavanaugh -- judge kavanaugh i want to get into this question is bandied back and forth endlessly today about the fbi investigation process. because i think i want to follow up on what senator lee and senator sass have referenced. there has been a lot of talk about we need an fbi investigation. in these processes, which you been through a number of times now when the fbi does the background check with regard to a nomination, could you quickly describe that for us? what does the fbi deal? >> the fbi gather statements from people who have information. they don't resolve credibility. they gather the information and the credibility determination is made by the ultimate factfinder, which in this case is the united states senate, the committee that is gathered. >> in the fbi then gives that report to the white house if i understand in the white house then transfers it to the senate. >> that is my understanding. >> as you indicated, it has been said many times are today, the fbi does not make judgments. it gives the senate committee information. at that point in time, if i understand the

members of the media are waiting for judge cavanaugh to come in, take a seat, get all their picturesd then of course the still image of the date we're waiting for is when he rises and he is just walking into the back of the hearing room. he will be sworn in, take his seat and then we will be under way. you saw there briefly senator john, no relation, kennedy, republican, of louisiana, being interviewed in the hallway. there's chuck grassley. the republican chairman. here is the judge coming in. father of two daughters. let's listen in. perhaps it's no accident that some of the cameras can sound like incoming machine-gun fire. for as much as the digital photography era has changed photography, you can still count on hearing the rapid fire shutters. this is where all of the stills, our colleagues in the still photography business get to lean in and take those pictures, some of them for prosperity, some of them for the covers, digital and paper, of various news magazines we'll be seeing for some time. soon they'll be given the command to pull out of there. you see don mcgahn and the jud

. >> judge cavanaugh has denied any wrongdoing and says he will continue to cooperate. >> we learned new tonight that a man who barricaded himself inside an alexandria area hotel escaped through a ceiling. this is a picture of the t. he was holed up in a motel on rip monday highway most of they a woman was with him but came out. police say he made threats against himself. officers were there to arrest him on a war that included grand larceny and credit card theft. slerths looked at video that showed him escaping and realized he escapes through the ceiling andhenhe attic. they want you to call police if you've seen him. >>> "saturday night live" is coming up next and we've got a t of breaking news. kanye west is not the music guest. yea is. the rapper told followers this morning he'sng cg his name. it's a big night fauria. he's dropping a new album, shocking, rig in the "snl" coming up after this broadcast. >>>tsea dropped h he may run for president. cop elizabeth warren beat him to it? the democrat making an announcemeut her political future. >>> and this drone footage giving us a ne

ford filed a complaint against judge cavanaugh. police say if a clant were filed and so far that has not happened, they would investigate whether a crime was committed. th >>> this is one of the most wahed congressional debates in the country.a barb comstock is hoping to win a third term. but jennifer wexton is seen as a good competitor. they were asked whether they both need to hear frothe accuser before moving forward with the supreme courtnominee. >> i do support both of them being able to be heard. we need to have a process that needs to be fair here. id i trust the senate will do that? as a prosecutor, so i believe in invesfogations and owing the facts where they lead. there's no reason to have to rush this through. i don't see why the senate doesn't conduct a full investigation. >>> yesterday's debate was the only one scheduled soar in that race. >>> deputy attorney general rod rosenstein issued a second statement in response to a new york times report that suggested that he secretly recordepr ident trump. he discussed invoki

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part of a this flood letting that happens in washington. >> they will hold a hearing where both judge cavanaughccuser wul testify under eethnixt monday. the white house saying he stands red ey to defend his name and saif. grrchlts and that gist means pressure is gilding. >>> republican say if cavanaugh laws. they called for the kours to bow aurd. hide camp is among a fb of vulnerable democrats up for election in states he wants. the president ordering the intelligence dmunt declassify a trove of fbi documents related to the russia investigation. they involve people we had believes were bris against him. . the and the two ex-fbi officials ahead the election. tpgs sigh it's a frantic response to a recent decision by paul manafort to cooperate with the special counsel. >> and turning to the of hurricane florence. >> a truck got stuck crossing a rain swollen river. and moments later the man's wife, is eight months pregnant, boy the way and their young daughter were also rescued friendship >> one person was killed when a twister touched down in virginia. most of the deaths were in north carolina whe

but by the same token, judge cavanaugh has issued a denial. it's very hard to prove what goes on behind closed doors with only a couple of people in the room. so it will be very important for the senate to have the opportunity to speak under oath with both of these people and with anyone else who has information. so the senate can fully perform its duty under the constitution to advise and consent with the president on his supreme court nominee. >> let's talk about the body of evidence here that she accumulated herself. she retained an attorney. on the adviesz ce of her attorn she submitted to a polygraph examination. she passed that. they were given to "the washington post." they saw them as well. she has done a lot here to prepare herself for the scrutiny she's likely to face. >> that's right. of course everyone knows polygraphs aren't admissible in court, but this is a political proceeding. certainly it can be considered. it can be readministered if she'll consent. i suspect the fbi would spend a lot of time interviewing her in quite some a

. >>> we're learning more about the bay area woman who is accusing judge cavanaugh of sexual misconduct. kpix's maria medina on the encounter that could derail his nomination to the supreme court. >> days before a key vote to advance the confirmation of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, his accuser stepped out of the shadows and into the national spotlight. >> i think she is extremely brave. >> reporter: her name is christine blasey ford. a professor at palo alto university. her next-door neighbor for the past decade praised her for coming out to the washington post. >> i think it was necessary. that's what i mean when i say it was praise -- brave. >> reporter: she was in high school when she said that judge kavanaugh and a friend pinned her to a bed and groped her over her close, grinding his body against hers. when she tried to scream, he put his hand over her mouth. she was able to escape that day, but not the memory of the alleged incident. >> the d.c. circuit and the administrative office of the courts should open an investigation. >> reporter: stanford law professor said that

that judge cavanaugh drank in high school or college does not make him guilty of every terrible thing that he's recently been in theui accused up. a lifetime of respect and equal treatment ought to mean something in assessing allegations that are inconsistent with the course of a person's entire adult life. like to ask you a few questions and if you can be short in your answers it would help me get through a bunch of them. about how this process has unfolded. when did you first learned of doctor ford's allegations against you? >> a week ago sunday. >> isn't that amazing. did the ranking members raise these allegations in your one-on-one meeting last month. >> she didzi not. >> to the ranking member raise them at your public hearing earlier this month. >> notes elected the ranking member raise them at the close of session that followed the public hearing. >> she was not there. >> to the ranking member or any of her colleagues raise them in the 1300 written questions that were submitted to you following the hearing two no two when was the first time the ranking member or her staff asked

a >> judge cavanaugh should subject himself to a lie detector test, just the way dr. christine blasey ford did. she had a lie detector test . she passed it, why doesn't he subject himself to one? >> reporter: president trump can ask the fbi for another background check on brett kavanaugh. he said on wednesday, he wants to leave it in the senate's hands. is >> if she shows up and makes a credible showing, that would be very interesting. we will have to make a decision.>> reporter: the senator sent a letter to diane fence sign saying, 10 am friday is the deadline for dr. christine blasey ford's decision. >>> the attorney general of louisiana wants the federal government to break up facebook, google, and twitter. he says he is learning to ask u.s. attorney general jeff sessions next week it to use antitrust laws to break up the companies a lot like the government did to standard oil back in 1911. he argues that the social media companies are suppressing conservative views, and stifling competition. attorney general sessions planned a meeting of state attorney generals in

judge cavanaugh -- judge kavanaugh i want to get into this question is bandied back and forth endlessly today about the fbi investigation process. because i think i want to follow up on what senator lee and senator sass have referenced. there has been a lot of talk about we need an fbi investigation. in these processes, which you been through a number of times now when the fbi does the background check with regard to a nomination, could you quickly describe that for us? what does the fbi deal? >> the fbi gather statements from people who have information. they don't resolve credibility. they gather the information and the credibility determination is made by the ultimate factfinder, which in this case is the united states senate, the committee that is gathered. >> in the fbi then gives that report to the white house if i understand in the white house then transfers it to the senate. >> that is my understanding. >> as you indicated, it has been said many times are today, the fbi does not make judgments. it gives the senate committee information. at that point in time, if i understand the

today judge cavanaugh can expect pretty tough questions from democrats about his views on abortion, gun control, healthcare, and his ties president trump. we will have a live report from washington d.c. coming up at 4:30. >>> a southern california couple during the bay area is accused of robbing and carjacking an uber driver in sausalito. debora villalon spoke on the phone with one of the suspects who told her the charges are false but he hung up when she asked him what happened. >> reporter: when a man and woman made their way into this san francisco hotel past midnight no one here knew the car they parked at the curb was stolen. carjacked from an uber driver 7 miles away. the bartender at the no name bar on bridgeway members serving if you rounds to them off. his role, if you cannot stand you cannot stay. >> they were dancing and had a little incident with the band and lost their balance and another incident the hit a table full of drinks. >> reporter: they are nex-rad was a patrol car. from the marin county's sheriffs facebook page 2 suspects, on the left 50-year-old tyson polk count

with respect to senator booker's question to judge cavanaugh, my friend from new jersey asked the nominee to answer some questions regarding an email exchange from over 15 years ago. without showing the nominee the email in question. and then you know what happened? the senator from new jersey blamed it on the fact that the email was blamed "committee confidential. well, there was nothing preventing any senator from asking me before the hearing, to get this document publicly released. in fact, the request was made to release these documents for the first time last night, after the senator asked the question of the nominee. we didn't get some requests until after midnight. and we quite frankly had to have quite an argument with people in the department of just to get these released and all the redactions that have to be done. what senator would want to release their emails? with all the emails and everything, without redaction of phone numbers? social security numbers? addresses. and social security numbers? that all has to be done. under law. to reduce this. but i think that we have the d

." >> reporter: it all comes as judge cavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford prepare to testify on capitol hill. dr. ford says kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. >> i am not questioning and have not questioned that perhaps dr. ford at some point in her life was sexually assaulted by someone in some place. but what i know is i've never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: president trump, standing by his nominee. >> i am with judge kavanaugh. and i look forward to a vote and for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mention it and all the sudden it happens, in my opinion, it's totally political. it is totally political. >> going to be a big week in washington. terry moran live at the supreme court tonight. and judge kavanaugh and dr. ford are both expected to testify on thursday. no other witnesses, just the two of them. and dr. ford will go first? >> reporter: that's right, david. she will go first, followed only by brett kavanaugh. she had wanted to call witnesses, a man she says