back -- kavanaugh nomination. that gives him leverage. we have to make sure we do all due diligence with this nomination after extracting a promise from republican leaders to delay a vote on the nomination until after the investigation. this country is being ripped apart here." we want to know what you think about the fbi reopening the investigation into brett kavanaugh. if you support him, call (202) 748-8001 --(202) 748-8000. if you oppose him, call (202) 748-8001. if you are not sure, call (202) 748-8002.we are to have john calling from california. john opposes brett kavanaugh. good morning. caller: good morning. ppose him.ose -- o i am also very disappointed in this process. it is just not going to make any difference taking a one-week hiatus for the fbi to do an investigation. i think we all know that. they will just find another excuse to delay. host: let's go to lori calling from maryland. she supports brett kavanaugh. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: hi support kavanaugh -- i support kavanaugh simply base

i want judge kavanaugh's responses to my colleagues during his initial nomination hearings. i examined his judicial writings and past public statements. i reviewed the limited number of documents that republicans shared about judge kavanaugh's time working in the white house. what the totality of this record makes abundantly clear is that on issue after issue, judge kavanaugh has promoted a judicial philosophy that diminishes the rights of individuals, particularly women and people of color, puts corporations before people and promotes a partisan right wing ideology at odds with the will of the american people. but in addition to a record and an outlook that is disqualifying, there's judge kavanaugh's lack of credibility. even in his initial hearings, judge kavanaugh raised serious questions of his credibility about a lack of -- with his time in the starr investigation and questions about his response to multiple allegations of sexual assault he is now facing by evidenced by those who knew him coming forward to dispute his statements. mr. president, the eyes of the country an

kavanaugh at 1:45 area call the role. we're going to go with the question . [roll call] with that vote, i now moved to report from the committeethe nomination of brett kavanaugh to be associate justice of the supreme courtafter debate on september 20 at 1:40 5 pm . >> mister chairman, could i ask for a question . you're saying by setting a time for that, you're going to break with the tradition of this committee, tradition of state rules also, certainly the tradition in the 40 some odd years i've been here for all members, the amount of time they need to debate? what you're saying by setting the time, you could raise it very easily that only one person would be allowed to debate it up to that time. that i would say has never been done certainly over the last four years under republican or democrat. >> it was done in 2003 by chairman hatch. >> that's when he broke the rules on debate and everybody realized he had broken the rules. the fact is that you're saying you're going to set a time and you may not intend to do this but you could talk right up to the time of that and nobody republican or democrat wouldbe allowed to speak . wouldn't it make a lot more sens

kavanaugh's u.s. supreme court nomination. limited fbi investigation of the allegations against judge kavanaugh after a day of shocking twists and turns in the senate. let's bring in our correspondents and analysts, dana bash. an incredible 24 hours. walk us through how all of this unfolded. >> well, when jeff flake earlier today announced in a very clear written statement that he was going to support brett kavanaugh's confirmation, he was going to vote for him, it actually surprised some people who know him from across the aisle that he was that sort of forward leaning, including and especially senator chris coons of delaware, who actually had an uncharacteristically profane, on-the-record response in the hallway when he heard about it. >> they're good friends, too. >> they're good friends. the reason for that reaction is remember jeff flake is leaving. he's retiring from the senate. part of his mantra for the past year, even two years, has been this country is torn apart. it is too -- it is too divisive. so that is why at the

kavanaugh's credibility has already been seriously questioned in the aftermath of his testimony regarding e-mails stolen from the judiciary committee by a republican member, by his involvement in the nomination of judge william pryor, and other controversies. in all of these cases, judge kavanaugh's credibility was questioned because documents reveal that he was far more involved than he head on to when he testified. -- than he led on to when he testified. and now he has unequivocally denied this. there is an issue of credibility here. you have two people with diametrically opposed views as to what happened. and this is not just an argument for its open sake. it is for nomination to the supreme court, the highest court in the land that terms through their legal rulings the lives of americans, and in many instances is seen as the arbiter of right and wrong. are we going to let this happen, not even hear what someone who believes she was terribly aggrieved -- and i believe her -- has to say? when the credibility of a supreme court justice is on the line, we're going to just brush it under the rug? and again, after delaying merrick garland for over a year with no explanation as to why we can't

kavanaugh. they say quote while we previously endorsed the nomination of judge kavanaugh on the basis of his legal credentials and reputation is now clear that the nomination should be withdrawn. as senate republicans proceed with this nomination they will be prioritizing policy aim to over a woman's report of an assault. i ask unanimous consent that a copy of this article be entered into the record. >> without objection. >> in addition, robert issued a letter urging the judiciary committee in the senate to not vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination until there's an fbi investigation and doctor ford account of sexual assault. they explain that decided to proceed without conducting the investigation would not only have a lasting impact on the senate reputation but also negatively affect the great trust necessary for the american people to have in the supreme court. i agree. brett kavanaugh does not have the credibility, candor, character or i would say the temperament to be on the supreme court. his presence on the court under this cloud will weaken the court. i cannot support this nomination. madam

one of three republican senators who are not a solid yes vote for kavanaugh's nomination . the supreme court confirmation seems nearly a done deal despite any doubts raised by professor christine blasey ford that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school senator flake said he was a yes, but then in the elevator on his way to the judicial committee vote to women confronted the father of five daughters and called for a change of heart. >> look at me when i'm talking to you, you are telling me that my assaults does not matter, that what happened to me does not matter and you are going to let people do these things. that's what you tell me when you vote for him. >> reporter: the committee members argued back and forth, flake and to democratic senators walked out. in a side room they called rob rosenstein who said an fbi background check could be done in one week. flake returned and dropped a bombshell. >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor about four up to but not more than one week in order to let the fbi do an investigation limited in time and scope. >> repor

if you support the brett kavanaugh nomination, call the numbers on your screen.you oppose, call the numbers ice cream. -- number on the screen. once again, you can always reach us on social media on twitter and facebook. let's go to tracy calling from texas. tracy opposes the nomination. good morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: good morning. i did have a statement i wanted to make, regarding dr. schapiro's segment. there were faxed to what he was saying as far as how the leadership in the congress as well as the senate is becoming more and more radicalized. had spoken toma this, it is fine for people have opposing views, but when the views become so radical that there is no opportunity for consensus, it is not healthy for the country or the government. ford, i aming dr. saddened to hear so many people who are basically condemning this woman for something she did as a child. when i listen to the story, my heart went out to her. obviously no one would advise their child, their daughter, to be in that type of setting. you can relate to the fact th

-- kavanaugh's nomination this week. i think this will be a center point of the speech. host: he serves as the washington correspondent. thank you for your time. announcer: c-span 2 will have live coverage when president trump holds that rally in support of josh hawley. live coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. eastern. be c-span network, your primary source for campaign 2018. q&a, cbs news chief white house correspondent major garrett talks about his book "mr. trump's wild ride." >> it's not about partisanship, it transcends party. i describe president trump as proto-partisan. he is bigger than partisanship because there is this emotional dynamo that he spins within people. he does it intentionally. sometimes he does not even know he is doing it. that it happens is influencing every aspect of american life. culture, economics, politics, and in ways you have detected, the way journalists interact with this ongoing story. announcer: tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. campaigns across the country are trying to figure out ho

after a last-minute request by republican senator jeff flake to delay judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination, so the fbi can investigate. dr. christine blasey ford's sexual assault claim that she levied against kavanaugh during a lengthy and highly emotional hearing on thursday. it's the late nest a back and forth that's continued for several weeks. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel following the latest developments from capitol hill tonight. good evening, mike. >> bret, good evening, it was massive political drama with the nation watching expecting to see judge brett kavanaugh's nomination advance in the judiciary committee. but there's a twist. moderate republican senator jeff flake met with democrats for hours and it worked. >> i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to but not more than one week. in order to let the fbi continue to do an investigation, limited in time and scope. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> the committee vote was 11 to 10 along party lines with republicans just barely staying unified. >> it is my hope that we could work together on a

the hearing from doctor ford and brett kavanaugh and yesterday, a well respected judge,re endorsed judge kavanau. they said, while we previously endorsed the nomination of judge kavanaugh on the basis of hisat legal credential, and his representations, it is now clear that the nomination should be withdrawn. as they proceed with nominations, they will be prioritizing ames over a woman's report of assault. in addition, robert, president of american bar association, issued a letter urging that the committee of the senate to not vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination until there is an embed fbi investigation on her assault claim. what this would not only have a lasting impact on the senate's reputation but it will also negatively affect for the american people to have inup the supreme court. i agree that kavanaugh does not have credibility, character or as we saw yesterday, a temperament. to be on the supreme court. under this kind of cloud where we can support. i cannot support this nomination. i would like to end with what i would have given. i would like to say that my colleague, senator jeff has said that he would not be able to vote on the confirmati

the senate judiciary committee will decide whether or not to bring brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination to the senate floor.a historic hearing on capitol hill --it began with christine blasey ford relaying her accusation that she was physically and sexually assaulted by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in the 1980s...christine blasey ford, kavanaugh accuser: "i was pushed onto the bed and brett got on top of me."and ended with kavanaugh proclaiming his innocence ...brett kavanaugh, supreme court nominee: "this whole two week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit."republican senator lindsay graham erupted during the hearing, calling proceedings a "sham," and a "charade" -- and reading an endorsement letter áaboutá kavanaugh from the american bar association.sen. lindsay graham, -r- south carolina: "his integrity is absolutely unquestioned..."but the american bar association is now áalsoá calling for an fbi investigation--the legal group jumped into the political fray following the hearing thursday.... issuing a strongly-worded letter to the judiciary committee.

if anything, republicans have gotten more aggressive to move forward with the brett kavanaugh nomination. top republican aides saying to me, one in particular saying, they are more angry than worried about the nomination. believing the allegations are related to a democratic smear campaign. the democrats on the other side of thing saying this is more of a reason to have an expanded fbi background check and hold on the hearing with christine blasey ford, the initial accuser. this is a testimony with enormous stakes for the supreme court nomination and stakes for how the senate deals with allegations like this. stakes for the country given the moment we are in. what will happen after the hearing? mitch mcconnell made no bones about it. he said explicitly brett kavanaugh will get a vote no matter what happens on thursday. will they have the vote? that is still an open question. dave and christine. >> thank you. christine blasey ford in a letter to senate judiciary committee chairman graswachuck grassley says she is frightened, but it will not hold her back from testifying. some republicans

judge kavanaugh's nomination to be justice kavanaugh on the supreme court. let me begin, mr. president, by saying the senate has been hard at work vetting and confirming good judges to the bench. so far the senate has confirmed 60 of president trump's judicial nominees, an historic pace that includes 36 circuit judges, 33 district court judges and kneel gorsuch to the supreme court. this week we'll confirm even more as the confirmation process continues for president trump's second nominee, judge brett kavanaugh. in the last week or two the democratic minority has been very cooperative with this, appointing good conservative republicans to the district and circuit courts. but let me continue about judge kavanaugh, first let's just say that he is well regarded by his peers. he's a mainstream independent jurist well regarded across the political spectrum. look at his professional career to see why. his record at the supreme court is stellar. excuse me, as a circuit court judge with -- i'm sorry. at a circuit court judge which was then reviewed by the supreme court. the supreme

so with defenders like sexual assaulter donald trump the kavanaugh nomination is now on life support.ne told donald trump that he should not call all of the women making accusations against brett kavanaugh liar as he always does with any woman who makes accusations against him. and so the president tried to shift focus. he tried to do that. he tried to avoid attacking the women, and he tried instead to shift the focus to attacking democrats. donald trump's job today was to try to hold onto the vote of senator susan collins, lisa murkowski and possibly jeff flake, the three republican senators who might, just might not vote for brett kavanaugh's confirmation. and donald trump did not say one word to solidify those votes. he shifted the focus as much as he could from the women making the accusations to the democrats in the senate. calling the democrats what trump has been called his whole life. >> they're actually con-artists, and they know it's a big, fat con job. this is big con job. a big fought con, and then you have this other con-artist, avenatti. schumer and the con-artists. thes

. >> tonight, mounting evidence, the kavanaugh nomination is in serious trouble. >> do you have 50 voteso confirm judge kavanaugh? >> i believe he'll be confirmed, yes. >> and my interview with senator kirsten gillibrand. >> she's being disparaged publicly by this president, it's disgraceful. >> mitch mcconnell's new hire. >> we have hired a female assistant. >> and the growing concerns about a rigged hearing. >>> how brett kavanaugh is widening his own credibility gap. >> the vast majority of time i spent in high school was studying. >> and making sense of donald trump's unexpected laugh line at the u.n. >> didn't expect that reaction, but that's okay. >>> "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. it is a striking testament to the politics of this moment in america, 2018, that today, as brett kavanaugh, supreme court nomination, threatening to fall apart over sexual assault allegation which he is denying. bill cosby was sentenced to three to ten years in prison for his own sexual assault conviction, and that, outside the courtroom, cosby's spokesman drew an

now after 31 hours of hearings for brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court, it is becoming clear that democrats are proceeding -- republicans are broegs that very, very nomination in mind. there have been some forgive me, i think there's been quite a lot of facile commentary. i don't mean that to be snarky but i think there's been a ton of facile commentary and some headlines suggesting that they're trying to make a spectacle because the democrats are in the minority and there's no way they can stop this nomination so they're setting off fireworks pointlessly to make a scene. you've seen that's what the democrats have been doing. with the stunts, releasing documents from kavanaugh's history, are documents that the republicans say should be confidential. if democrats were just trying to make a spectacle out of it, if they knew it was a futile effort, he was definitely going to be confirmed anyway no matter what, if they just wanted to make a stink, there are easier and fun ways to do it. that's not what they're doing. what's becoming clear is the democrats aren't just trying

kavanaugh. some said it clawed his way out and back to the top. >> ultimately we all may be worse off for it. the nomination to the supreme court hanging in the balance as the senate judiciary committee prepares to vote this morning. members of the committee heard dramatic testimony from brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. the woman what says he sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. now in the hands of four key senators. republican susan collins and lisa murkowski and jeff flake and joe manchin. >> collins left capitol hill without commenting. manchin says quote there are concerns people have. murkowski says she needs a chance to think about all that's gone on. a gop source close to the process tells cnn they are not sure they have the votes to push kavanaugh across the finish line. it is definitely close. we have phil mattingly with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: christine and dave, republicans are moving forward. every one of them is staring with wrapped attention. gripping testimony from christine blasey ford and supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. after the testimony was o

remember, three weeks ago kavanaugh's nomination looked pretty certain, despite so many embarrassing theatrics by democrats while kavanaugh sailed through his hearings, unscathed. at the 11th hour, what did diane feinstein do? she drops a bomb. anonymous sexual assault allegation. this hadn't happened in 40 years in this man's adult life until, what, 12 days ago. she made no mention of this allegation during her lengthy private meetings with kavanaugh. she made no mention during his public hearing. she had the information back in july. now, remember. professor ford said she didn't want to go public. her confidentiality privacy could have been protected. but that's not how it went down. now, there were no calls for an fbi investigation then. no inquiries made back in july. in fact, these claims were not sent to any law enforcement body for weeks. they sat on it. and come to find out at the very same time, yes, the ranking member, diane feinstein, was actually leading and interviewing judge kavanaugh alone, her office was secretly advising professor ford on what attorneys to hire. she e

judge brett kavanaugh's nominated to replace retired justice anthony kennedy. today justice kennedy returned to the northern california roots with a warning. >> talking about the importance of civility and the -- and the decent civil discourse that's necessary if the constitution is to survive. >> justice kennedy spoke to students from a sacramento alma mater in sacramento county at the courthouse popular we were there we'll have a live report with more details for you coming up right here at 6:00 p.m. if you want to watch some of the clips of wrangling happening in that senate hearing room this morning, we have made it easy for you. we put it on the website. you can see everything from senator jeff flake's call for the investigation to the democrats getting up and walking out. all of that on the website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> an unusual and high tech homicide investigation in the south bay lead police to a 90-year-old suspect. anthony is accused of killing his 67-year-old step daughter at her home in the east san jose foot hls. she was found slumped over her kit

ford's words, republicans were projecting absolute confidence they would hold this vote and kavanaugh's nomination would head to the full senate, as mitch mcconnell put it, quote, in the coming days. this morning, even moderate republicans who were still on the fence about brett kavanaugh appeared to be falling in line. senator jeff flake, who was as of last night telling reporters that this was a tough decision for him and who was reportedly visibly torn over whether or not to confirm kavanaugh announced this morning that in fact he would vote to confirm kavanaugh to the supreme court. the white house expressed pleasure with the decision, as did republican senators. there were even reports this morning that democratic senator joe manchin had decided to join and vote to confirm kavanaugh as well. his office later denied those reports. this morning, it really felt like this was it, game over. until suddenly, it wasn't. throughout the morning, hundreds of protesters swarmed senate office buildings. their chants echoing through the halls, "we believe survivors." some protesters were arrested. ahead o

kavanaugh. they said, quote, while we previously endorsed the nomination of judge kavanaugh on the basis of his legal credentials and his reputations as a committed technicallualist, it is now clear that the nomination should be withdrawn. if senate republicans proceed with this nomination, they will be prioritizing policy aims over a woman's report of an assault, end quote. i ask unanimous consent, madam president, that a copy of this article be entered into the record. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. hirono: in addition, robert carlson, president of the american bar association, the a.b.a., issued a letter urging the judiciary committee and the senate to not vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination until there is an f.b.i. investigation and dr. ford's -- on dr. ford's account of sexual assault. the a.b.a. explained that, quote, deciding to proceed without conducting additional investigation would not only have a lasting impact on the senate's reputation, but it will also negatively affect the great trust necessary for the american people to have in the supreme court, end quote. i agr

remember, three weeks ago kavanaugh's nomination looked pretty certain, despite so many embarrassing theatrics by democrats while kavanaugh sailed through his hearings, unscathed. at the 11th hour, what did diane feinstein do? she drops a bomb. anonymous sexual assault allegation. this hadn't happened in 40 years in this man's adult life until, what, 12 days ago. she made no mention of this allegation during her lengthy private meetings with kavanaugh. she made no mention during his public hearing. she had the information back in july. now, remember. professor ford said she didn't want to go public. her confidentiality privacy could have been protected. but that's not how it went down. now, there were no calls for an fbi investigation then. no inquiries made back in july. in fact, these claims were not sent to any law enforcement body for weeks. they sat on it. and come to find out at the very same time, yes, the ranking member, diane feinstein, was actually leading and interviewing judge kavanaugh alone, her office was secretly advising professor ford on what attorneys to hire. she e

defense does -- just after the hearing wrapped up president trump tweeted, judge kavanaugh showed america exactly why i nominated him. the senate must vote. >> doing this through i don't think it's fair. >> reporter: democrats continue to call for delays. kavanaugh supporters want this finished. >> to my republican covote no you are legitimizing the most despicable thing i have seen in my time in politics >> reporter: last night a republican on the bench, bob corker of tennessee, doubts he would vote yes, bringing kavanaugh one step closer, but still not assured of winning confirmation. one person to watch today would be arizona senator jeff flake. he could be the deciding vote. >>> thank you an update for judiford was a victim of a crim i do not believe judge kavanaugh committed it and no corroborating evidence suggests he did consider oakland congresswoman and democrat arthur lee said doctor ford showed, for, it will and grace in the face of terrible trauma. she says judge kavanaugh should not be can and the fact that the senate will proceed with a vote shows a deep disrespect for doctor blazek forward. surviv

president, i rise to speak about judge kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. and i urge myea colleagues to actually listen to dr. blasey ford intrigued her with the respect she deserves. she deserves better than to set up she is walking in to tomorrow. i want to take a step back for a second and look at the big picture of what is actually going on with this nomination. we

the judiciary committee is scheduled to vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination on friday. i hope that tomorrow's hearingnc gives us some guidance on how we are to vote. those of us on the committee have to be prepared for the possibility, indeed the likelihood that there will be no definitive answers to the large questions before us. in legal terms of the outcome might not be dispositive. while we can only vote yes or no, i hope that we in this body will acknowledge that we don't have all the others. we are imperfect humans. we will make imperfect decision. this monumental decision will no doubt that that description. up or down, yes or no, however this vote goes, i am confident in saying that it will forever be steeped in doubt. this doubt is the only thing of which i am confident about this process. i say to all of my colleagues, for this process to be a process, we have to have open minds. we must listen. we must do our best, seek the truth in good faith. that is our only duty. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. >> mr. president, i come to the floor today to

if you are woman who supports brett kavanaugh's nomination, give us a call at 202-748-8000. you oppose judge kavanaugh's confirmation, 202-748-8001 is the number. if you are a woman and unsure where you stand on brett kavanaugh's confirmation, 202-748-8002. you can also catch up with us on social media. on twitter it is @cspanwj. on facebook it is facebook.com/cspan. a very good wednesday morning to you. you can start calling now. women only in this first segment of the "washington journal." the washington post was the first news outlet christine blasey ford detailed her allegations on judge brett kavanaugh. the washington post puts it in the lead spot, qs or wants probe of nominee, but says she would testify after. it is unclear if the fbi inquiry will happen. diss lazy ford -- blasey for indicated earlier her client was willing to testify. is prepared to cooperate with the committee and any law enforcement investigation and that has been her position and continues to be her position. we will cooperate with the committee in whatever form that takes and it remains to be seen

today the senate judiciary committee began hearings on judge brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. democrats on the committee have pointed out that over 40,000, 40,000 of judge kavanaugh's documents were handed over to the committee last night. it's the latest insult in what has been an insulting process for reviewing the nominee's record on the issues. not just insulting to democrats in the senate, insulting to the senate as a whole and insulting to the american people, like, you know we can jam this through and it doesn't matter what you think, what you need to know. more than 90% of the nominee's record has been shielded from public scrutiny. the chairman keeps claiming, well, there are several hundred thousand pages made available. that is not the point. if only 7% of the documents are made available, the question is what looms in the other 93%. it's the percentage that matters. because we want to know what's hidden. furthermore, we have no knowledge of why we were given these documents and not given the vast bulk of the documents. what is the rule? is there some objecti

the committee approved brett kavanaugh's nomination but with the request that the full senate order aning of the fbi background check into mr. kavanaugh. at the white house, the president did not seem entirely sure wd.t had just happe president trump: i'm going to let the senate handle that. hethey will make t decisions. they have been doing a good job, very professional. >>ie back in congress, awere offering to explain. >> some but got to play mr. trump. i guess that will be my j --ot somebody has go explain this to mr. trump. i guess that will be my job. >> delay is what the republicans were desperate to avoid but it looks like what they have got. hill, thisitol depicts grief in mourning. it has been a painful week for a bitterly disunited states -- united states. anchor: a brief time ago, i spoke with our north america rerter. anthony, anga inveson called for by senator flake. we now have an update on the innvstigation. >>tigation granted. the president just statement saying he was instructing the fbi toth reopen investigation into brett kavanaugh's background under the limits the

kavanaugh. the senate is debating the nomination. despite the delay, mitch mcconnell forged an agreement with democrats a little early. the original plan had the senate getting the nomination from the committee and waiting over the nomination to get debate on brett kavanaugh but the senate won't be this weekend as was the original plan. a procedural vote to break a filibuster on monday and there won't be a big confirmation vote tuesday. what is notable about the timetable is what mitch mcconnell didn't do tonight. the republican moved to overcome a filibuster. the process takes four days. on day one you moved to cut out debate, a cloture petition the senate. a full calendar data lapse in between, the next day too. the vote to break the filibuster and end debate occurs on day 3. if the senate votes to crack the filibuster opponent of the nomination are allotted 30 hours to make their last stand. confirmation vote up or down is on day 4. that means we might not have a confirmation vote on brett kavanaugh until next weekend or even as l

at a senate judiciary business meeting, on brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination, the chair, chuck grassley announced a vote would be held next week. members also voted on motions to get documents related to judge kavanaugh's work in the george w. bush white house. >> i am holding over the nomination. sen. blumenthal: mr. chairman, i moved to adjourn. you ruled that our hearing that my motion to adjourn was out of order at that time. i believe it was pending before this committee and so i moved to adjourn. we lack the time, we lack the documents, and we need witnesses before we can proceed further with this meeting mr. chairman. sen. grassley: i have already taken the action of holding kavanaugh over. i would entertain your motion but as long as we have a quorum here -- sen. blumenthal: with all do respect, that motion was proper before began business. sen. grassley: you did not have the floor, i had the floor. sen. blumenthal: the motion was pending and i asked for a vote on it to proceed with any business. sen. grassley: just so anybody understands, the reason i want -- we have s

sounds like what you're saying is, there is a scenario under which you would withdraw brett kavanaugh's nomination. is that correct? >> if i thought he was -- >> have you talked about that -- >> if i thought he was guilty of something like this, yeah, sure. >> you will wait until tomorrow to make up your mind? >> i want to watch, i want to see, i hope i can watch. >> reporter: all this drama unfolding on the eve of thursday's highly anticipated senate hearing before the judiciary committee, where kavanaugh and one of his accuser, dr. christine blasey ford, are expected to testify. this after days of disturbing allegations regarding kavanaugh's time in high school and college brought by blasey ford, then a second accuser, deborah ramirez, a yale classmate who told her story to "the new yorker," telling the magazine that kavanaugh had exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face, caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away. kavanaugh denied it and said the alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen, this is a smear, plain and simple. in a highl

kavanaugh of assault. he denied the allegations. this is just possible confrontation has alteredco the se of the supreme court nomination. g me that what happened to me does not matter! >> republican senator jeff flake, the key swing vote on the committee, had just announced he would back judge kavanaugh. these women were not impressed. in do you think he is tell the truth? committee, had justdo you thinke truth to the country? >> what they said clearly left an impression after yesterday's visceral testimony. >> brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most. >> i have never done this to her or to anyone. >> what is the strongest memory yo he? >> uproarious laughter between funtwo, and they're having at my expense. >> youha are saying ther never been a case where you drank so much you did not remember what happened the night before or part of what happened? >> if you're asking about blackout, i don't know, have you? could you answer the question, judge? >> y yh, and i'm curious have. >> i have no drinking problem. >> nor di. >> brett kavanaugh's appearance with senator flake o

i had the floor, there was a quorum present and i as one of this committee held over kavanaugh nomination. i had that right. we will hear from other standards. >> i'm a little confused by senator blumenthal. he moved to adjourn after you took the action to burn the hold on judge kavanaugh, and if he wants to adjourn, we've got other important business on the agenda, including some important legislation, victims of child abuse act reauthorization act of 2018. it is determined to adjourn, then that means we won't be able to get to that important piece of legislation nor the other nominations on the agenda. but if it all record here as a repetition of the speeches that we heard during the hearing last week, i'm doubtful we will be very productive in terms of doing what the committees business, and so i'm tempted to join him to second his motion to adjourn if all we're going here as a repetition of the speeches. i i think that would be a shame given the important legislation that we've got pending in the other nominations, but i'm just about ready to join in in second his motion to adjourn. >

there is judge kavanaugh's nomination. he deserves to be treated fairly. ms.said this happened to me and i had a hard time wrestling with whether to go public, but now i do. there is the issues of the balance of court being at stake. there is an election 50 days from now where the women view as the key constituency. how is this in a way that is respectful to everybody? do you believe if she is going to testify publicly, senate republicans can say we will go ahead with the confirmation vote without her testifying publicly? >> i suspect my bet since we are in the polling business and our job is to forecast what's to come, what i forecast is going to be a lot of ugliness. i don't forecast this will be done in a way where everybody is satisfied that both sides are heard and the vote proceeds and we move on. from a political perspective, the kavanaugh nomination in the data i was seeing is not something that was a big driver or factor in something thinking about the mid-terms. in red states you had some folks who voted for president trump and wanted to see his nomi

judge kavanaugh showed america why i nominated him. his testimony was powerful, honest and riveting. the democratic search and destroy process has been a total sham. an effort to delay, obstruct and resist. the senate must vote. of course, no mention in that statement about christine blasey ford. that was someone the president was watching testify intently. he called her testimony, i'm told, compelling. he found her believable. he clearly wanted to hear from judge kavanaugh. he wanted to hear anger and push back from judge kavanaugh. that is what judge kavanaugh gave him. i'm told he prepared the opening statement which turned that hearing around with the audience of one. president trump. the judge wanting to keep the president on board and did not want him to lose faith in his nomination. that, in turn, rallied the conservative base. this is not a done deal at all. as this week ends at the white house, president trump certainly feeling better about the supreme court nominee than he has in more than a week. dave and christine. >> jeff

howard: fox news poll out this morning says that 50% of those surveyed oppose kavanaugh's nomination, 40% support. by slight plurality more believe christine ford than judge kavanaugh, many undecided. so let's talk about kavanaugh who flatly denies that anything happened. i mean he's being attacked by some commentators as a predator, as a sex offender, that even if he gets confirmed, this is going to stain his reputation permanently because a woman said this happened 36 years ago and he says it did not. >> right, exactly, not only that, but now we have people who were identified by ford as the people being at the party saying they don't remember the incident, they don't remember the allegations and on top of this, it is not being helped by people like joe biden who have very powerful voices and were coming up to the year mark of the me too movement are saying when women step forward with stories like this, we should presume they are telling the truth, that the essence of what they are saying is real. that's why you see people like joy behar saying what she said on the view that kavana

and i,a quorum president as one member of this committee held over kavanaugh's nomination. i have that right. we will hear from other senators as well. confused byttle sen. blumenthal:. he moved to adjourn after you took the action to burn the hold on judge kavanaugh. if he wants to adjourn, we have other important business on the agenda. including some important legislation, the victims of child abuse reauthorization act of 2018. then thatt to adjourn means we won't be able to get to that important piece of legislation or the other nominations on the agenda. if all we are going to hear is a repetition of the speeches that we heard during the hearing last goingi am doubtful we are to be very productive in terms of doing what the committee's business and so i am tempted to join him to second his motion to adjourn if all we are going to hear is a repetition of speeches. i think that would be a shame given the important legislation that we have pending. i am just about ready to join him in seconding his motion. sen. grassley: i would like to do the business committee. we have a

after more than 31 hours of confirmation hearing for brett kavanaugh's nomination for the supreme court this week, it is becoming clear that democrats are proceeding on the nomination of brett kavanaugh with that very, very narrow vote margin in mind. there have been some -- forgive me, i think there has been some quite a lot of commentary. i don't mean that to be snarky, and some headlines you may have seen suggesting that democrats are trying to make a big spectacle out of the kavanaugh's confirmation process. the democrats are in the minorities and no way they can stop this nomination. they're setting off fireworks pointlessly to try to make attention and make a scene. you have see reporting and commentary and that's particular of what democrats are doing, releasing documents from kavanaugh history. you know what -- if democrats knew it was a feudal effort and he was going to be confirmed anyway no matter what they did. there are easy and more fun way of doing it. what's clear of three long days of hearing that the democrats are not trying to make a spectacle of the confirmation proc

kavanaugh. he accused the senators of coordinating a plot to sabotage his nomination. clearly he was speaking to an audience of one, president trump. a nominee for the supreme court so rattled that he would buy into a vast conspiracy theory is astounding and dangerous. let's not forget his exact words judge kavanaugh said and i quote this whole two week effort, he said, has been a coagulate could you lated and/or committees straighted political hit fueled with apparent pent up anger about president trump and the 2016 election. fear that had been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the clintons and manages of dollars in money from outside left wing opposition groups. end quote. with that nakedly political screed, brett kavanaugh showed us who he really is. a partisan political operative with an agenda the very worry that kept him from the d.c. circuit for three years. >> trace: you see mazie hirono who has been anti-brett kavanaugh before these allegations came forward. she of course is speaking about yesterday where dr. christine blasey ford

nbc news has just published new polling data on kavanaugh's nomination. the first time they polled on kavanaugh was in july, and in july kavanaugh had historically low levels of support in the nbc poll. the raw numbers were 32% of americans wanted to confirm him. 26% did not. it's sort of easiest just to look at the total -- the right column there, right? 32% in support. 26% not supporting him. that means he was plus 6 in terms of the difference between the number of people who wanted him on the court and the number of people who did not want him on the court. plus 6 is really, really low for a supreme court nominee that was july. then the next month in august, nbc did the exact same poll, and his support actually dropped a little bit. he went from plus 6 in july down to plus 4 in august. well, now nbc tonight has just unveiled new polling that's been in the field since this serious allegation was made against brett kavanaugh by dr. christine blasey ford and support for him already historically low by just plus 6, plus 4, support for him now has fallen off

kavanaugh. and the nomination on the floor, monday a procedural vote to end the debate on brett kavanaugh's nominationnd tuesday the actual vote that will determine the fate of brett kavanaugh and it will be close. three key republican votes will likely decide this, senators collins, murkowski and flake are undecided, 47 republicans. a democrat to watch joe manchin appears to lean towards yes, that could be a huge factor. donald trump was glued to the hearings and standing behind his nominee, brett kavanaugh showed america why i nominated him come his testimony was powerful, honest and limiting. this process has been a total sham in an effort to delay, obstruct and resist, the senate must vote. one thing you elected to hear more about his democrats continue to call for fbi investigation, the american bar association weighing in urging the senate to delay the vote until the guy could investigate. >> the next person who refers to an fbi report as being worth anything doesn't understand anything. the fbi explicitly does not in this or any other case reach a conclusion, period. >> reporter: finally this m