job was at the "l.a. times" at washington, d.c. bureau >> fantastic let me speak to a man who i know you're excited to hear about patrick soon-shiong, the owner of the "l.a. times." nice to see you. i know you're doing 100 things at the moment. you have blown my mind with the stuff you're working on with n, storage. using the human body as an engine to fight disease. we'll come to that in a few moments time, if i may take on this topic of press, press freedoms, impartiality that the president is taking so much to heart at the moment, having a huge debate about the impartiality of the established press in the united states do you want to jump into this debate on how you feel about the president's accusations and whether there's voracity in those? >> we've taken the position very publicly at the "l.a. times" to have an independent view my fear is there's an eco chamber on the right, an eco chamber on the left. when you look at the events with the mccain funeral and how he tried to actually show bipartisanship will be so critical for

. >>> and later, billionaire owner of "the l.a. times" and part owner of the l.a. lakers, dr.atrick soon-shiong joins us right here in just a few minutes. stay with us this isn't just any moving day. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. click, call or visit a store today. >>> an update on comcast acquisition of sky after that headline last hour, david? >> one question we had after comcast won the bidding for sky was whether fox, which owns 39% of the company, would tender its shares into that 1728 deal to acquire the company. many thought that would be the case given the high price and in fact they were correct this morning. fox confirming it will sell its 39% stake in sky a company of cour

this morning, a new headline from the l.a. times years later, al qaeda may be stronger than ever. quote, far from vanquishing the group and the franchises, critics say u.s. policies in the mideast encouraged the spread. joining me now is the author of the threat correspondent for the l.a. times. thank you for being with us. you report the group has the largest fighting force in its exi existence. how have they gotten so much force since 9/11 and where is it the strongest today? >> it's a simple matter of the chaos that has been caused in the 17 years since the u.s. went into iraq. if you look at the region, across the region, libya, yemen, iraq, syria, et cetera and add islamic state is a group of al qaeda. one has to add that tally as well, you are talking tens of thousands of fighters. in syria alone, 10,000-15,000 fighters there. they are mostly in the northwestern province of italy. you look, also, at what else is happening in yemen, thousands of fighters making the franchise there, one of the largest for al qaeda, similar to so

biotechp, a surgeon and entrepreneur and owner of the l.a. times.be revolutionizing the energy sector. we'll discuss next. still to come, asteroid mining may be around the corner. mission by a japanese aerospace expiration agency would change the way we think about how we get precious resources in space. this is bloomberg. ♪ brad: over 100 years ago thomas edison attempted to create batteries from zinc. it was unsuccessful and since then lithium ion batteries have become the norm for electric panels and winter vines and while electric cars and solar panels become more common, listhium batteres are contribute into our carbon footprint. now the development of a first rechargeable zinc battery, and says it will make use of abundant resources at significantly lower cost than lithium. first of all, give us a history lesson. a century ago addison tried to pioneer this technology. what were the limits he hit on? >> it's exciting that 100 years ago he filed the first patent. being theue for zinc one of the most signatures is the issue of re-charge ability.

difference in cost so as not to take any public funding for the added service de becker told the l.a. times that shortly after the announcement of his mentor his company saw more than twelve hundred sign ups for membership almost immediately including lawyers entertainment executives and media types the website claims that the average traveler going through l.a.x. must walk approximately twenty two hundred steps before finally boarding their flight members of the private suite walk under one hundred modeled after a high end luxury hotels these private suites boast fine wines sure could reply outers cheese is fresh and organic fruits a stocked mini bar and more and if your sweet is missing any of. your favorite creature comforts your private concierge can fetch it for you within airport grounds along with your concierge your head of state experience provides you with eight staffers assigned to you from the moment you enter the facility all the way through until you're escorted off the luxury sedan onto your flight directly onto the tarmac. de becker along with the los angeles world airports

when he was appointed the "l.a. times" wrote this editorial. some people, maybe a lot of people will see the appointment of austin whitener as if it ture for charter schools. he certainly has ties to charter schools and a close relationship with a billionaire. this was not the first time he had hoped to put his man in place. in 2011 he had hand selected john d.c. as superintendent and john d.c. had worked at the gates foundation before becoming superintendent. he was appointed with the expectation that the charter school system but he was forced to resign in 2014 when he decided he would use $1.3 billion to school construction bond fund money that was supposed to go for shoring up crumbling school at the structure to buy ipads. at the time when geise was forced out he wrote this about geise. geise's worst resignation angered a lot of people probably nobody more than himself. geise has doubled down on his relationship joining the foundation of residents and leaving many to speculate that they are gearing up for an aggressive campaign to change t

. >> reporter: the "l.a. timesports abc will include a public service announcement on suicide at the end of tonight's episode. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> you can watch the premiere of "a million little things" right here tonight and meet a bay area woman who tried to take her own life and survived. see how she's part of a growing movement of suicide survivors giving hope and helping others. we'll be right back. >>> the asian art museum, the mayor was among those in attendance last night for the ground breaking ceremoy on a major expansion project. the museum on larkin is adding a new exhibition pavilion with a huge open floor space. there will also be an art terrace where the museum can host programs and special events. the museum will be open during construction. a reminder, we're on 24/7 on the abc 7 news app and and and and d get details on everything from crowds to closures, and we just learned that janet jackson has been added to tonight's usf benioff children's hospital benefit concert. it's $1,000, by the w

patrick sun chun bough the "l.a. times" this year. as bezos said when he took over "the post," quote, we're not trying to mak money, we think this is important. they want a bigger voice. benioff has shied away from criticizing the president b he supports liberal policies when it comes to gay rights and gender. equali this could make him more of a target for the president. president trump has criticized time for negive coverage but praised the magazine in 2016 when they named him person of the year. for "nightly business report," i'm robert frank. >>> before we go, a quick update on our top story etonight. hite house has released details of the new tariffs on chinese impororth approximately $200 billion. the tariffs willto into eff september 24th. the rate will start at 10% and go up to 25% by the end of the year. about 300 product categories were removed from the original list. the administration says it remains open to negotiations with china. we'll see if they answer these now. >> ongoing story. >>> that does it for "nightly busines

this year in the twenty sixteen for example of war joints naval and maneuvers in the south sea one l.a. time twenty seventeen that that war exercises in the balkans and the same time this approach might be limited as both nations have many differences and both nations clearly are competitors look china is already a superpower russia on the other hand is trying to regain its status after the end of the stop if you china is investing heavily in infrastructure in central asia and sailing to russia from its own backyard also china doesn't like russia breaking international law and annexing the ukrainian finance of crimea another example is afghanistan while in afghanistan russia called the race with a radical islamic taleban china is seeking a peace agreement there all these all this makes this military alliance quite strange bots both countries have similar ideas on what to do what a volt or the should be strong states weak civil society in north american coalition say yes to coalitions with other us especially anti american countries did abuse moscow bureau chief yuri rashad oh thanks very muc

difference in cost so as not to take any public funding for the added service de becker told the l.a. times that shortly after the announcement of his mentor his company saw more than twelve hundred sign ups for membership almost immediately including lawyers entertainment executives and media types the website claims that the average traveler going through l.a.x. must walk approximately twenty two hundred steps before finally boarding their flight members of the private suite walk under one hundred modeled after a high end luxury hotels these private suites boast fine wines sure could reply outers cheese is fresh and organic fruits a stocked mini bar and more and if your sweet is missing any of. your favorite creature comforts your private concierge can fetch it for you within airport grounds along with your concierge your head of state experience provides you with eight staffers assigned to you from the moment you enter the facility all the way through until you're escorted off the luxury sedan onto your flight directly onto the tarmac. de becker along with the los angeles world airports

when the l.a. times said that the new face of homelessness is single mothers and children, we heeded to that call. we need to get women and children off the streets, and i am just so proud to be a strong partner along with mayor breed and assembly member david chiu. this is an issue that we all care deeply about. we can end homelessness, and i'm so glad that compass is going to have a seat in the middle of our city that they can provide the services. i just want to take a moment to thank the staff at compass family services. this work is so difficult to do. [applause] >> supervisor kim: and you are at the front lines of doing this work, and it's always amazing to ask staff members how long they've been at this organization. and i think it's pretty astounding, the tenacity, and the faith of the workers in the field. i was pretty touched when one of our compatriots used to serve, when the chronicle asked him if it was incredibly depressing to work in the field of homelessness over 40 years because it doesn

. >> laura: john, the l.a. times had a piece. the title was this. former fbi agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic kavanaugh hearing. there is plenty of lead value in the testimony that was provided during the confirmation hearing and plenty of living witnessess that can be identified, contacted and interviewed, said james. they can do this very quickly. john. >> the fbi can do this quickly. it's what the fbi does, it's what the fbi is good at. sure, there is tons of leads, there is people you can talk to. but just because there's leads doesn't mean there's going to be evidence that something is going to come back showing that someone engaged in some sort of behavior. the fbi will go out, gather what fact are available and bring them back so the politicians can decide. >> danny, i'm going back to thit language of current credible allegations and what my mind is going to, putting myself in the position of some of the twisted democrats, brett kavanaugh, he drank too much. for instance, they think that's a credible allegation that he didn'

i've been reading him in the l.a. times forever. he's a really good reporter. >> it's amazing how he got -- [inaudible] >> i know. >> yeah, yeah. so -- [inaudible] >> you can't do anything without the wall. >> yes. [inaudible] >> tell the president -- [inaudible] nice to meet you, handsome art. >> ann, i'm brian. >> i know you're brian. >> i work for the -- [inaudible] secretary azar at hhs. >> oh! >> we're delighted that you're doing this event, thank you. >> i watched his swearing in, and i realized the reason i was watching it is, it's trump, who knew? he might start making fun of elizabeth warren. >> so nice to see you. thank you. >> i know. you're so pretty. what a nice outfit that is. >> [inaudible] >> marlene -- [inaudible] beautiful name. >> thank you. i like you. >> marlena. isn't there a song -- >> [inaudible] >> yeah. >> [inaudible] >> okay. >> thank you. >> thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> nice to meet you! >> i've been here forever. i met megan and -- [inaudible] >> oh! >> [inaudible] he was in the bush white hou

i think reading him in the "l.a. times" ever. he's a really good reporter. >> it's amazing how he -- [inaudible] >> i know. >> we can't do anything without the wall. nice to meet you. >> ann, i am brian. >> i know you are brine. >> i work for the president and the secretary of hhs. delighted you doing this event. >> i watched this were in and realize the reason i was watching it is, it's trump. who knows, he might start making fun of elizabeth warren. >> thank you. >> you are so pretty. nice outfit. >> thank you. [inaudible] >> beautiful name. >> thank you. >> isn't there a song -- [inaudible] thank you. >> thank you. >> nice to meet you. i've been there forever. i met megan. he was in the bush white house. >> i know no one. [inaudible] >> amazing how few people i know. >> they know you. >> thank you. keep up the good work. hello. i'm very comfortable, thank you. you are the best. thank you. what a great party. >> he's the best. >> i know. roderigo. >> i agree with you 100% on so many topics. >> thank you, roderigo. [inaudible] >

. >> the l.a. times had a piece that they put up this afternoon. the title was this: "former fbi agents say there are clues to follow from dramatic kavanaugh hearing." and this is the graph i pulled. "there is plenty of lead value in the testimony that was provided in the hearing and there are plenty of witnesses that can be identified, contacted, and interviewed," said a former top fbi official. they can do this very quickly. john. >> the fbi can do this very quickly. it's what the fbi does and what they're good at. sure, there's tons of leads and people you can talk to, but just because there's leads doesn't mean there's going to be evidence, that something's going to come back conclusively showing that someone engaged in some sort of behavior. the fbi nonetheless will go out, gather what facts are available and bring them back so the politicians can decide. >> i'm going back to this language. brett kavanaugh, he drank too much. for instance, they think that's a credible allegation that he didn't refute. he claims he didn't ever black out but tha

the l.a. times reports discussions for a debate have fallen apart. the democratic candidate had agreed that the republican candidate expressed concerns over the format and the moderators. coxes agreed to four other debates but newsome has declined to take part. >>> a former football player has been found guilty of rape. how i snapchat video helped convict him. this isn't just any long-distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity delivers the fastest, most reliable internet learn more, or get started for $29.99 a month for 12 months. click, call or visit a store today. saving people money on car insurance. department is ordering a full review of her officers actions >>> the chief of the dallas police department is ordering of full review of her officers actions during protests monday night. a reporter captured this video

." >> well, he is owner of "the l.a. timese lakers he's got a new battery out that could compete with elon musk and tesla. we'll hear from him coming up. [ upbeat music ] i'm ready to crush ap english. i'm ready to do what no one on my block has done before. forget that. what no one in the world has done before. all i need access, tools, connections. high-speed connections. is the world ready for me? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than six-million low-income people to low-cost, high-speed internet at home. i'm trying to do some homework here. so they're ready for anything. >>> welcome back to "squawk on the street." stocks edging higher ahead of the fed rate decision this afternoon. among the names leading the group to the upside, facebook, netflix and video game makers, activision and blizzard arts shares of viacom are higher by more than 3% after another analyst upgrade, citing momentum for media consolidation. the firm says viacom and cbs are next on deck for m & a i'll send it back down to you guys

. >> hi, tim crews and air from "the l.a. times" or president trump has stated publicly he's not thrilled with interest rate hikes. do they have any impact on you or your colleagues, were his comments discussed at the meeting do you have concerns about the effect of these types of comments on the perception of the monetary policy? >> we've been given an important job to do on behalf of the american people by congress and we've been given the tools to do it. my colleagues and i are focused but visibly on carrying out that mission. we consider the best thinking, best eerie and best evidence of disparate point of views which we come to a perspective and try to set monetary policy to achieve maximum employment in a context of price stability. that's what we do. we don't consider political factors or things like that. that is who we are. that is what we do a nauseous the way it's always going to be for us. [inaudible] >> seabreeze for you. thank you, mr. chairman. can you explain how the stock market be very tight, how does the level of

last year, the l.a. times published an article talked about how la la land boosted the city's profile worldwide, raising the prospect of new tourists coming to experience everything l.a. has to offer, and this idea is no different for san francisco. this year, we celebrate the 50th movie of bullitt, the movie with steve mcqueen. when people see it from all around the world, they will see at that time, the pioneer filming of cops chasing down the streets of san francisco. it's so exciting. i mean, everybody come to san francisco would want to go see those iconic scenes they saw on t. t.v and movies. so the importance of films has economic and tourist benefits. in the state of california alone, six counties have such rebait programs. i urge we continue this so that san francisco can remain competitive in this, in the filming world so that our city and residents can benefit. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you, commissioner. next speaker. miss desmond, i didn't see you in the back when i started talking abo

. >> we had patrick on the show yesterday, talked about what he is doing in media at the l.a. times and beyond his view is that subscription models are the future that they have to be, and i wonder if you're seeing examples of what the new proxy for a media or social media business model will look like, is it sub based >> yeah. i think what susan said is very important. it is important to explore new revenue models so you're not wholly dependent on advertisers that want more and more than just regular demographics. they want more and more specific things here's the important point too if you invent or create some social media platform that will verify where the user was paying, you could end spam, you could end the spreading of lies and bullying you could provide a real service that a lot of people might want. it may not be as easy to scale i trust zuckerberg he says it is hard to scale that but it is worth trying saying we're creating a social media environment where the people use it are paying for it, we're not just selling for the advertisers, and secondly because they're paying

sometimes we hear from the l.a. times or yesterday by supervisor peskin that we're tarnishing our reputation. whatever you do with the hetch hetchy capital improvement program or others, please do san franciscans a favor and keep our environment-friendly reputation intact. thank you. >> president kwon: thank you for your comment. any our public comment on this item? yes, sir. [laughter] he's preparing for the next topic. the acting director for the sewer system improvement program. >> can we have the slides, please? >> good afternoon. i'm howard fung, senior project management southeast plan and wastewater program. i have the quarterly report followed by the wastewater enterprise quarterly report. the 70 projects in stage 1 representing $2.79 billion are 25% complete with $649 million at the close of june. there are 18 projects in construction represented by the green. it's still the biggest piece of the pie with the largest, dollar-value projects that are in this phase. the team is working diligently on design. we antici

. >> this move reminds me of bezos and patrick with the "l.a. times.his is a big national brand. >> yep. >> costing hundreds of millions of dollars is this a new trend for billion ara airs to do this? >> it started with putting money into -- the one in hawaii and things like that when he was buying, he said he doesn't like sports teams, this is the version of sports teams for these guys, he is like i don't like a football team but i want this. i think it is an interesting way. they're all interested in media. years ago the google guys and eric sh my eric smith were going to buy "new york times. this has always been of interest to tech people it is not a surprise i think you're going to see a lot more going forward. >> is it political they say it is not they say they're not getting involved in editorial goings on of "time" magazine bezos said he is not getting involved in editorial goings on in the post. but in a way when the idea of objective facts is under assault, "time" magazine was based originally on the idea of we're going to tell you what's impo

times. when i first came to l.a. i used to pretend i was american. to the truth as possible. i'd say, i'm from scotland but my dad is american, or canadian maybe. then i had to develop this accent that is slightly scottish, slightly canadian. >> jimmy: and why would you do that? to give them confidence you can do the job? >> i just want the job. >> jimmy: i see. >> i've said i can ride a horse, juggle, tightrope walk, all of it. >> jimmy: can you ride a horse, juggle, tightrope walk? >> no. >> jimmy: none of those things. >> none of those. >> jimmy: do you find yourself on a horse, juggling, anything like that? >> i had a few situations especially when i started out as an actor, i found myself being chased by a posse on a horse that i couldn't control at all, down a ravine. when i got off the horse i was shaking. i didn't fall off the horse. i was shaking. the director comes over and says, do you want to do it again? i was like, i'd love to, love to! yeah. >> jimmy: acting is lying, though. in a way. it's like kind of a bigger form of lying. you're p

"l.a. times," "chicago tribune" "new york post."the shoe is the most instagrammed sneaker ever. >> yeah. and i think he even called it the biggest launch in adidas company history, which is very, you know -- much like the way kanye talks a lot. but what's interesting is these are going for a sale on ebay now. people are trying to sell these collectors' editions. the paper, just an ad by kanye west. some are going for $10. i saw one for 100 dps. >> yeah, it's really cool. it looks like it's just inclusive of everyone we love. but it's pretty cool and you don't see that too often on "the chronicle" there. >> yeah. so get it while you can. >> we'll have more coming up, including harassed by a california lottery executive. this misconduct accusation sparking a state investigation. investigation ... but not for money-related issues. >>> the california lottery is under investigation, but not for money-related issues. the attorney general is reviewing an alleged misconduct case. according to the "sacramento bee." this comes one month after

. >> we are going on to jennifer from the l.a. times. >> you want to talk about orange county? there are four in orange county? dana rohrbacher, mimi walters and the two open seats. we have two great recruits. i thought it was just the first korean american female. diane harkey who is and 49 and there'll isis seat. i feel really good about those races. if you look at the ads that are out in the rohrbacher seat, the opposition research on dana's opponent is thick. i think that is going to leave a mark. mimi walters is a pro. i think she is another candidate who has asked me to not spend in her race. i feel confident. she knows what she is doing. she has connected deeply with her community and what she has done on human trafficking. what she has done on other issues is making a difference for californians every day. i feel confident she will win. she told me don't buy into my race. that is okay. >> i will not because she asked me not to. both 39 and 49 are winnable. they are ahead today. we need to make sure they finish strong and i feel good about those races. another expensive

a report in the l.a. times's aggressive testimony may have saved his nomination, but his partnership may have undermined his credibility after he portrayed a vengeful attack against democrats. lindsey graham weighed in. >> he was treated very badly and had every right to do what he did. a new standard here. you destroy a man's life, then you say he's unfit to judge you because of the way you treated him. we're not going to play that game. this is not going to be the future of the nomination process in the committee, where you accuse a guy of being a gang rapist, an alcoholic, bumbling, stumbling sexual predator, and you get upset when he forcefully fights back against liberal smears. >> he came up at that hearing, which was shocking to me, that he would accuse democrats of some kind of a vast conspiracy to do him in and even dragged in hillary clinton. i found that bizarre, but we hardly need somebody on the supreme court who has these conspiracy theory notions. >> joining me now is equal rights attorney tamara

officers to request court orders preventing people believed to be dangerous from having guns but the "l.a. timesrts fewer than 200 gun restraining orders were issued in the first two years of a law being in effect. >>> california doctors will now have to tell patients if they are on probation for sexual misconduct or any other wrongdoing according to a new bill just signed into law by governor brown. patient can already find information online about which doctors are on probation. the new bill forces doctors to tell patients about their probation status and basic details. >>> it is 5:55. we are learning more about what might have gone wrong when two mental health patients drowned in a transport van in the wake of florence. >> reporter: plus, after an unexpected delay, the verdict in a 35-year-old cold case murder is expected to be read today in martinez. sexual misconduct after republican lawmakers impose a new deadline... and a bay area family is desperate >>> the clock is ticking for the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct after republican lawmakers impose

. >> reporter: the l.a. timese a public service announcement on suicide at the end of tonight's episode. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> and you can watch the premiere of "a million little things" tonight at 10:00 here on abc 7. then on abc 7 news at 11:00, meet a bay area woman who tried to take her own life and survived. see how she's part of a growing movement of suicide survivors giving hope and help to others. >>> a double treat for marvel fans tonight. abc 7 news was at at&t park arv. this event time to celebrate the digital and blu-ray release of "antman and the wasp." it was a big hit with fans. fishburne counts himself among the faithful. >> it's weird because i'm one of those people. i literally am a marvel fan and have been since i was a kid growing up in new york. so far me this is, like -- i can't even tell you how happy this makes me that i'm actually involved in this. >> and some lucky fans arriving at tonight's giants/padres game with special event tickets will get an antman bobble head. >> a lot of fu

the director tells "the l.a. times" he was aiming for the private moments of the lunar trip.he controversy over this, it was marco rubio tweeting frustration and anger. >> i just watched the trailer. it seems this is about the private moments of him and director said it is not about the public images which you have seen. when i first saw the controversy, the american controversy. because claire danes is not american? >> everything is a divisive issue today. >>> ahead, a stunner under the lights at the u.s. open. roger federer, the five-time champ, goes down to an unseeded opponent. andy scholes has the highlights in the bleacher report effects. -- next. he beat goes o it looks like jonathan on a date with his wife. ♪ la-di-la-di. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps your heart... so you can keep on doing what you love. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. it helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death t

i'd like to introduce into the record an op ed from the "l.a. times" editorial board entitled can the supreme court confirmation process ever be repaired, from 2003 from judge kavanaugh's class, a letter from georgia's secretary of state brian kemp, an op ed by mississippi governor bill bryant. so i ask that that would be allowed. just say without objection. that's good. thank you, judge. there are several things i want to go over with you. one, i want to complement senator leahy in this regard that he worked with senator grassley to get what had been previously committee confidential released to the public and sort of that's the way it works around here. you don't always get what you want but you try to work with your colleagues and many times you can succeed. from the public's point of view, it's got to work this way. you just can't do everything you want in a electilek legislative. there are rules and it's frustrating to be told no on something you're passionate about, but i'm often asked, people wonder are these hearings turning into a circus. and

. >>> a new report in the "l.a. times" showing a large number of complaints against california law enforcement officers are ruled in officers' favor without any explanation. "the times" looked at nearly 200,000 complaints filed over the last ten years. only 8% of the cases were ruled against officers. these investigations are being done by the california department of justice. there is a new bill setting on the governor's desk right now that would force internal investigations into police shootings be made public. >>> prince harry and meghan markle's royal wedding was seen by millions around the world. now we're learning what the something new kari down the aisle was. >> something blue. you know the something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. this is unique. in the upcoming documentary markle reveals the something blue was the piece of the dress she wore on the first datire. the piece of blue fabric was woven into meghan's veil. she hasn't said what the something new or old was. kind of a cool tradit

well, "the l.a. times", jennifer habercorn has written, the fbi moved immediately given the short time frame. by friday night, agents had sought to schedule an interview with one of two other women who, after blasey ford went public, made accusations of their own about alleged assaults dating to kavanaugh's days in high school and at yale university. according to two sources here who asked to remain unidentified, fbi investigators contacted the attorneys for the woman and asked to interview her as early as tonight. can't emphasize how unusual that is. according to one of the sources, her attorneys countered with a later time but the interview could occur this weekend, the sources said. all of this by way of bringing in our very germane next two guests, barbara mcquade, former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan, and frank figure lew circumstance former fbi an activitient director for counter intelligence who in the past worked for robert mueller. frank, i was going to ask you if this were a

nancy pelosi saying that the tax cuts would lead to an armageddon, an economic armageddon, "the l.a. timestrump thinks he can get more than 3% growth he is dreaming. these people were so wrong, why should we believe that president obama is now right? >> i think, listen i think we should all be pretty happy where the economy is right now. fallacy in thinking donald trump all that had much to do with it. let me finish -- david: you knew i was going to yum in. >> i sure in. i've been on the show once or twice before. david: go ahead. >> we're in history, one of longest periods of economic expansion going on nine years right now. david: yes. >> donald trump has been president for less than two years. so you do the math. it didn't start under him. david: we have done the math. kayleigh, so have people inside the white house of course. kevin hassett, one of his chief economists was at the press briefing. let's listen to a little what he said. >> i think that if anyone were to assert that the capital spending boom we're seeing right now right now the trend president trump inherited, they wouldn't

very issue of anonymous sources and the opening question is from jack nelson, i believe, of the "l.a. times." let's take a listen. >> i think what disturbs a lot of journalists about the book is the methodology used. both of you say the book is journalism, and yet you've written it from an omniscient viewpoint. that is, you get into the minds of people, you said you made no judgments, but, in fact, you made hundreds of judgments in the book about how people feel about how they think, about whether they're sad or happy. and you do all this from an omniscient standpoint. and what i wonder is is this the full flowering of the new journalism, and do you think this is healthy for journalism? journalism already has a problem of credibility with the public and the public ceasees this as journalism, i wonder if it's health? >> it's not new journalism, it's not psycho history. it's very simply reporting, the most basic empirical type of reporting you and i do every day. in fact, the real similarity is to be seen in your own stories and this particular piece of work. we do use anonymous sources just

i would like to introduce an op-ed from the "l.a. times" entitled can the supreme court confirmation process ever be repaired? a letter from 23 of judge kavanaugh's classmates at yale, a letter signed from georgia -- i ask that be allowed. just say without objection. thank you, judge. there are several things i want to go over with you. i want to compliment senator leahy in this regard. he worked with senator grassley to get what had been previously committee confidential release to the public. that's the way it works around here. you don't always get what you want. but you try to work with your colleagues. many times you can succeed. from a public point of view, it has to work this way. you just can't do everything you want in a legislative body. there are rules. it's frustrating to be told no on something you are passionate about. but i'm often asked, people wonder, are these hearings turning into a circus? i want to defend circuses. circuses are entertaining. you can take your children to them. this hearing is neither entertaining nor a

the "l.a. timesoke to several people who have known ford professionally and personally for years. one professor telling the "times," quote, i know her to be an honorable, honest, straightforward, decent person. i can't conceive of her doing this for any other reason than she is honestly reporting what she's experienced. "outfront" now is one of the reporters who wrote this story here. i understand you spoke with several people who know christine blasey ford well and have known her for a number of years. what is the common thread you've heard from them? >> reporter: they held her in very high regard. they have a lot of respect for her. i spoke to two stanford professors, both of whom have worked with her for over ten years, have written scholarly papers with her, have taught grad students with her. both of them said that she's very well liked by students. she's lovely to work with. she's professional. she has a lot of integrity. and a lot of her work centers on statistics, and in analyzing massive amo