of the charges of the allegations against judge kavanaugh. mr. president, we are dealing not only with judge kavanaugh's right-wing political philosophy. we are dealing here not only with the serious allegations of sexual assault, which have to be thoroughly investigated. we are dealing with another very important issue, and that is the issue of veracity, whether or not judge kavanaugh was honest and truthful in terms of his responses to questions asked of him recently in years before when you came before the judiciary committee. -- when he came before. i have heard colleagues say rightfully that regardless of philosophy if somebody lies to a u.s. senate committee, that person should not be seated. so what we need right now, not in a few days, we need a thorough investigation not only of the charges, the allegations of sexual assault, but also issues of whether or not judge kavanaugh has been honest when he came before the judiciary committee. let me give you just a few examples of what i i mean that need to be explored. it is previous testimony b

mr. kavanaugh there were people coming forward saying they were opposed to the nomination. i plead guilty, i was one of those people. and i announced my opposition to judge kavanaugh probably a day after trump made that nomination. and let me tell you exactly why i came out early against judge kavanaugh. and the reason is that for years now, there has been a hard-right 5 to 4 majority on the supreme court who have time and time again made rulings that represented the wealthy and the powerful, rulings against the interests of working families, women, the environment, children, and the -- and based on the statements that kavanaugh had made over the years, and based on his judicial rulings, i had no doubt that if seated kavanaugh would become part of that hard-right majority. i should tell you now based on the last hearing, that took place before the judiciary committee, where we saw mr. kavanaugh's politics come right out, by initial judgment turned out to be exactly right. if he is seated, he will be part of a hard-right. a hard-right that ruled on citizens united that billio

mr. kavanaugh's confirmation was virtually certain. i believed that if i came forward, my single voice would be drowned out by a chorus of powerful supporters. >> i believed if i came forward, my voice would be drowned out by a chorus of powerful supporters. but despite that fear, she did, of course, come forward. even though she knew what would happen as a result. we know that she saw it coming. she knew that this, in fact, would be the result. >> they just about destroyed a good person to be on the supreme court. hopefully we're 48 hours away from having a new person on the supreme court. >> i believe that we should and we did treat dr. ford the same way i would want my daughters or my wife or my mother treated under similar circumstances. so now is the time to quit all of these antics, these high jinx. >> this is a man of outstanding character who has lived an exemplary life. >> we need to confirm him right away. i think he's one of the best nominees i've seen in my 42 years in the united states senate. and i apologize to him for th

kavanaugh belongs on the nation's highest bench. and by the end of this week, it will be time to put him there. enough is enough. >> mr. president, last week the senate judiciary committee heard testimony from dr. christine blasey ford and judge brett kavanaugh about dr. ford's account of an attack on her by judge kavanaugh and a friend when they were all teenagers. dr. ford acquitted herself with grace and courage. recounting the terrifying experience that has had a lasting effect on her life. in his own testimony, judge kavanaugh dropped the mrit ven near he presented at the confirmation hearing when he complimented all the senators he met with and told the committee that quote, the supreme court must never be viewed as a partisan institution, end quote. last thursday, he launched into a partisan political screed that contradicted everything he has ever professed to believe about the way judges should behave. he said, i quote, this whole two week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit fueled with apparent pent up anger about president trump and the 2016 election. that has been unfairly stoked abou

mr. kavanaugh's junior year resulted in mr. kavanaugh and four other men being questioned by the new haven police department. mr. kavanaugh was not arrested, but the police report stated that a 21-year-old man accused mr. kavanaugh of throwing ice on him for some unknown reason. a witness to the fight said that chris dudley, a yale basketball player who is friends with mr. kavanaugh then threw a glass that hit the 21-year-old man in the ear, according to the police report. the report said that the victim was bleeding from the right ear and was later treated at a local hospital. mr. dudley denied the allegation, according to the report, but for his part, speaking to the officers, mr. kavanaugh did not want to say if he threw the ice or not. the police report said. the police report referred to the altercation, which occurred at a ball called demery's as an assault. it did not say whether anyone was arrested, and there is no indication that charges were filed. "the times" also reporting tonight that chad luddington, who first desc

mr. kavanaugh. number three the available documents contradict statements mr. kavanaugh made under oath. i would like to back up these three points with statements made by the fbi document, explicit statements that should be available for the american people to see that the republicans have blocked the documents behind closed doors with no plans to reform the american public of any new information about the kavanaugh nomination. the kavanaugh nomination was a sham and that is the president's faultpresidentsfault because the president is the one who limited the scope of the investigation and refused to allow me to continue more than a few days and refused to ensure the fbi completed a thorough investigation including interviews with all relevant witnesses. the statements the president made about the scope of the investigation were false. and if that were not bad enough, the president viciously attacked doctor ford for coming forward briefly to tell her story. how could any senator accept this sham? republicans want to confirm judge kavanaugh to the supreme court

mr. kavanaugh was throwing beer, not ice. definitely alcohol was involved in some way. >> has kavanaugh made any comment about this? >> we quacontacted the white ho a few hours ago. so far all we can get is he was not arrested and we're seeking additional comment. we're waiting to hear back from them. >> thank you. >> thanks so much. >> what do you make about this bar altercation he was questioned about? >> it's not proof in and of itself that either the kavanaugh did anything wrong at the time or he was drunk. it fits with a pattern of what several wntitnesses are saying he was around alcohol a lot when he was an undergraduate. that doesn't mean he lied about -- in his testimony before the judiciary committee but it also suggests that a thorough investigation of whether he lied would take some time. there will be people you'll want to identify and interview if you really care about whether he told the truth. >> support of the judge, i wondering does this bar incident concern you. others have said he was a sloppy drunk. >> he

mr. kavanaugh was not a victim in the fight, correct. >> so someone in kavanaugh's group allegedly hit this person with a glass? >> that's correct. threw a glass and the glass hit him in the right ear and the person started bleeding. the police were called and the victim went to the hospital, correct. >> is there any indication about alcohol being involved in this? >> well, it was a bar and it was the -- >> this was at demries in new haven. >> correct. demries in new haven. and the report reflects the detective was called around 1:20 a.m., so it was after this concert. so, you know, it's unclear definitively how much drinking was involved. but it involved mr. ludington's telling of it there was alcohol involved and the police report makes reference to memories and sorts of the night of the drinking. >> it's sort of hard to imagine you're hanging out at demries past midnight and you're not drinking. >> right. and, you know, the glass that was thrown described in the police report was a tall collins glass, and then mr. ludington described mr. kavanaugh actually throwing beer, not ice. there's

mr. kavanaugh, judge kavanaugh, had directly engaged in massively inappropriate sexual behavior. and when women come forward to share these experiences, we need to treat them with respect. we need to treat them with dignity. we need to hear them. we need to understand their pain. but what did the senators on the senate judiciary committee majority do? they hired a prosecutor in order to treat her as a criminal. yes, the 11 republican men hired a prosecutor to treat dr. ford as a criminal when she appeared before the committee. now, she asked for an f.b.i. investigation. the committee didn't want to give it to her. the leadership of the committee didn't want to give it to her. i praised my colleague from arizona who said it's so important to investigate the credibility of her story, to talk to those who have additional information. she asked for that. she invited that. she wanted that. and she provided a list of eight individuals that if you want to corroborate her story, these are the people you should talk to. so the president at the request of my good friend from arizona said y

mr. kavanaugh serious misconduct without having toam make myself, my famy or anyone's family folder bubbled the personal attack that we have faced since my name became public. she wasn't motivated by revenge on anybody's behalf. she had no part in any opposition. she wasn't fueled by pent-up anger or resentment. if she could only wha let the president know what kavanaugh did to her she would choose someone else. but he attacked and tried to turn her honest effort to into something of a dark and ugly ambush. and the conspiracy seeking to irail his nomination. in fact, when the senator asked judge kavanaugh if he blamed doctor ford for the effort against him, judge kavanaugh said there was no ill will and people in the hearing room, not doctor ford, were against him. we allar saw something about the temperament and character that theyfy that should disqualify hm from serving on the supreme court of the united states. he was angry, belligerent, partisan, he went on the attack against senators questioning him. these are not qualities we look for in a supreme court justice or a judge for that ma

mr. kavanaugh the then mr. kavanaugh, why was nothing done about it? why weren't these leads followed up on? that is the one thing that was mentioned that really disturbs me, and in closing i will continue to vote independent. >> guest: all right lin, chris, in hawaii, democrat. chris what the do you think. >> caller: first of all i'd like to address the issue of the fairness of this whole process. the republicans and general public of this country cannot see that the republicans continue to be blamed. the democrats were a scwarys or a sham. procedure. people seem to forget that. when obama had a nominee available for 10-12 months they refused to give him a hearing. that aside, the american people should be ashamed on both sides for republicans and democrats. secondly, it's sad to say that this country is only going backwards in the past two years, set us back 100 years, and they're sitting amongst us, as citizens and it's sad, and as a vet to defend the democracy that i did makes me wonder was it all worth it. right now we have no democracy in this co

mr. kavanaugh then hit the man in the ear with a glass, according to the police report. mr. kavanaugh did not want to say if he threw the ice or not, the police report said. the police report referred to the incident as quote, an assault. professor ludington told the story this way to "the new york times." mr. kavanaugh threw his beer at the guy, the guy swung at brett, mr. ludington, continued. at that point mr. dudley took his beer and smashed it into the head of the guy who by now had brett in an embrace. i then tried to pull chris back, and a bunch of other guys tried to pull the other guy back. i don't know what brett was doing in the mele, but there was blood, there was glass, beer and shouting and the police showed up. and so his statement in the new haven police report now add more corroboration to deborah ramirez's description of brett kavanaugh of being physically aggressive and abusive while drunk. abc news is reporting tonight brett kavanaugh was working on his defense against deborah ramirez's accusations before her accusation became public, and that is direct co

president trump opened proceedings, and apologised for the difficult confirmation process mr kavanaughad to go through. justice kavanaugh insisted he had no bitterness over his nomination process, where allegations of sexual misconduct dominated proceedings. republicans said the claims were part of a dirty tricks campaign. an extra fbi probe, which media reports say was drastically curtailed by the white house, seems to have found no evidence to act on. justice kavanaugh has vowed to be a team player, and thanked the president for his continued commitment to him. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. i take this office with gratitude, and no bitterness. on the supreme court, i will seek to be a force for stability and unity. my goal is to be a great justice for all americans. and for all of america. i will work very ha rd to and for all of america. i will work very hard to achieve that goal. i was not appointed to serve one party oi’ was not appointed to serve one party or one interest, but to serve one nation. america's constitutional laws protect every person, of every beli

president trump said mr kavanaugh was owed an apology. on behalf of oui’ was owed an apology. alf of our nation, i want to apologise to break and the entire kavanaugh family fought the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. what happened to the kavanaugh family endure. what happened to the kava naugh family violates endure. what happened to the kavanaugh family violates every notion of fairness, decency and due process. justice kavanaugh thanked the president for what he called his stead fast and unwavering support throughout the process. stead fast and unwavering support throughout the processli stead fast and unwavering support throughout the process. i am grateful to you and mrs trump for the exceptional overwhelming courtesy yet extended to my family and me. mr president, thank you for everything. mr kavanaugh also adopted a tone of reconciliation. the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that process is over. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. i take this office with gratitude and no bitterness. on the supreme court i

mr. kavanaugh. they didn't talk to the dozens of individuals deborah ramirez said could potentially corroborate her story. they closed the investigation a full day ahead of the arbitrary deadline, and it's not clear why. based on that, in my view, this investigation was a whitewash. it was not legitimate. it was a product of intense political meddling, in my view, by the trump administration. that means if brett kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, there are going to be questions about his legitimacy looming large for years to come. mr. president, i believe dr. ford. i heard you discussing this this morning on television. i respectfully would say, i know you don't share my view, but i felt that brett kavanaugh's behavior before the senate last week ought to be disqualifying on its own. and if you compare what he said last week to what he wrote ought to be the requirements for how a judge behaves. there is a very large gap between what brett kavanaugh said ought to be expected of a judge's behavior a

president trump opened proceedings and apologised for the difficult confirmation process mr kavanaughad to go through. for his part, justice kavanaugh insisted he had "no bitterness" over his nomination process and vowed to be a "team player". he thanked the president for his continued commitment to him. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. i take this office with gratitude, and no bitterness. on the supreme court, i will seek to be a force for stability and unity. my goal is to be a great justice for all americans, and for all of america. i will work very hard to achieve that goal. i was not appointed to serve one party or one interest, but to serve one nation. america's constitutional laws protect every person, of every belief and every background. every litigant in the supreme court can be assured that i will listen to their arguments with respect and an open mind. every american can be assured that i will be an independent and impartial justice, devoted to equaljustice under law. our north america correspondent, peter bowes gave me more details onjustice kavanaugh's spe

retired supreme courtjustice john paul stevens says mr kavanaugh does not belong on the highest courtaljudge but his performance during the supreme court hearing is causing to change his mind. it is tainted, the supreme court. i think it is interesting, that if indeed judge kavanaugh believes that this did not happen, that he is not the person who committed the offence that doctor ford is alleging, that it happened but it was someone else, not him, one can understand his frustration and his anger. but where does that fit in to being a judge? that is why that thing of unsuitability... it is interesting, it is not interesting, but given the circumstances, that he could have reduced himself and said actually, now, ican could have reduced himself and said actually, now, i can see that the supreme court is a bigger institution than me and i am damaging it, the perception of the supreme court, and theirfourfor that reason i am going to stand down. he has the unwavering backing of the president. you have donald trumps standing up at a rally in mississippi this week and mocking doctor ford. h

he chose brett kavanaugh to get the job done. mr. president, if this chamber confirms judge kavanaugh, i have no doubt the supreme court will take away women's reproductive rights. i have no doubt that the supreme court will move to tell women that they aren't allowed, aren't allowed to make their own decisions with their own doctors about their own health. and i want to speak about another part of his record. judge kavanaugh wrote an opinion that the president doesn't like a law, that a president could ignore the law and ignore the courts. this is what he said. and, mr. president, as you listen to this, let me know if you think this was judicially sound judgment. he wrote -- under the constitution, the president may decline to enforce a statute that regulates private individuals when the president deems the statute unconstitutional. even if a court has held or would hold the statute constitutional. anyone with the most basic understanding of how our constitutional system of government works knows that this is not what our founding fa

weeks more for us to do a thorough investigation of the charges of the allegations against judge kavanaugh. mr. president, we're dealing not only with judge kavanaugh's right-wing political philosophy, we are dealing here not only with the serious allegations of sexual assault, which have to be thoroughly investigated, we're dealing with another very important issue, and that is the issue of veracity, whether or not judge kavanaugh was honest and truthful in terms of his responses to questions asked of him recently and years before when he came before the judiciary committee. and i have heard colleagues here say, i think rightfully, that regardless of philosophy, if somebody lies to a u.s. senate committee, that person should not be seated. so what we need right now, not in a few disappeared, we need a -- days period, we need an investigation of not only the charges of sexual assault, but also issues of whether or not judge kavanaugh has been honest when he came before the judiciary committee. and let me give you just a few examples of what i mean that need to be explored. it is -- in his prev

mr. kavanaugh. so i think, you know, when he was questioned about it, having seen the results, he chose not to say whether or not he had or had not. >> does the report say anything about the level of intoxication of the assailants? >> it does not. >> it does not? >> it does not mention it for any parties involved. >> is it common for charges not to be filed in incidents like these? >> in many instances, it depends upon the officer's discretion, and it also could be that the report does indicate that a detective was notified after the incident, which could mean that follow-up investigative services would have been performed with a warrant that would have been applied for -- if an on-site arrest had not been done right then and there. >> do you know if anyone in this report listed here -- if they were known to police? is there any indication at the department knew who they were? >> no indication as of this time. >> has the fbi gotten in touch with you about this report? >> they have not, not as of yet

president trump said mr kavanaugh was owed an apology. kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. justice kava naugh thanked the president for what he called his steadfast, unwavering support throughout the process. i'm grateful to you and mrs trump for the exceptional, overwhelming courtesy you have extended to my family and me. mr president, thank you for everything. applause. but mr kavanaugh also adopted a tone of reconciliation. the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that process is over. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. this chapter in the extremely acrimonious appointment of a supreme courtjudge may be closing, but with the us mid—term elections just four weeks away, the politicalfallout could be critical to the future of donald trump's presidency. peter bowes, bbc news. a new report says a man with a history of mental illness had told nhs staff that he had fantasies about murdering and raping women before he killed a young teacher in a horrific sex at

president trump said mr kavanaugh was owed an apology. n, i want to apologise to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. justice kava naugh thanked the president for what he called his steadfast, unwavering support throughout the process. i'm grateful to you and mrs trump for the exceptional, overwhelming courtesy you have extended to my family and me. mr president, thank you for everything. applause mr kavanaugh also adopted a tone of reconciliation. the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that process is over. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. this chapter in the extremely acrimonious appointment of a supreme courtjudge may be closing, but with the us mid—term elections just four weeks away, the politicalfallout could be critical to the future of donald trump's presidency. peter bowes, bbc news. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, will deliver her key speech to the scottish national party conference today. she is expected to renew call

mr. kavanaugh. well, when you go through your freshman year and you're a suite mate, you share a common living area and there's one bedroom here and one bedroom here so you're with each other all the time. you know a lot about the other folks. well, that's a pretty powerful association. and that individual is now a professor at princeton theological seminary. and i heard this story when it happened. he heard it about it and he lived right there in the suite and he thought it was horrific. so i heard some colleagues say there was no one who could substantiate her story. that is simply false. and it is shameful to allege that there is no one when you know there is. it is unacceptable to call something fair when you deliberately instruct or encourage the president to make sure that the people who can provide the information are not talked to. now this individual now a professor at princeton theological seminary, very fine reputation, he was so upset about this, he talked about it with his roommate his

mr. kavanaugh . >> thank you for inviting me today to discuss how aledade is partnering with independent businesses that us physicians to reduce cost and improve outcomes. my name is shawn kavanaugh and i'm the chief administrative officer at aledade. prior i served at cms for six years as director of the innovation center in three years as a deputy administrator where i supported the movement to value-based models. i'm proud to continue that work at aledade. we bring together independent primary care practices to commit to value-based care and form a acl and joining the medicare saved -- shared savings program. we provide data informed population health tools enter warming how the practices deliver care. we also negotiate value-based contracts with commercial pairs so physicians can transform care for patients. we helped independent physicians deliver more primary care reducing unnecessary hospitalizations, typically by 10% and shorten postacute care stays by 22% on average. like the rest of the program results improved as well as the practice is working with us. one of our strategies is

investigation because judge kavanaugh had thrown ice at someone in college. ice, mr. president. apparently throwing ice in college is now grounds for an f.b.i. investigation. what's next? an f.b.i. investigation because judge kavanaugh stole another kid's toy in preschool? because he didn't share his swing on the playground during recess? the confirmation process for judge kavanaugh has gotten particularly ugly in the last couple of weeks, but the truth is it was ugly from the beginning. long before dr. ford had made any accusations, one democrat senator on the judiciary committee said those who supported judge kavanaugh would be complicit and eve -- complicit in evil. in evil, mr. president. for stearts, let's point -- starters, let's point out that judge kavanaugh is a mainstream judge. during his time on the d.c. circuit, judge kavanaugh's democrat-appointed colleagues have been just as likely to join his majority opinions as his republican-appointed colleagues. just as likely. judge kavanaugh has won admiration from across the political spectrum for his intellect, his fairnes

mr. kavanaugh. we have that fbi background we will see how that -- i >> i did, too. i thought there was feedback. >> a reminder in this national a majority of voters do want him confir >> conservativ voters are joe manchin and heidi hide camp the judicial will pressure them they are waiting until the last will not have to take a positi that's probably wishful thinking at thipoint. >> i think that the extent to countr a red state democr even though the state is red, they have to this, could a joe manchin lose court because the women and the it's hard to imagine the dynami >> they know those dynamics. they say there are so many in the end, they have to make a there a republican argument forced withdraw, that would they would come rushing out. here's rush limbaugh saying >> it's very easy to sit here not sworn in. take that moment where kavanaugh is not sworn in and not think it's going to be easy for we are in the majority and we you need to vote fus. you need to vote for us. how does that work? >> how does that work? >> pretty good point. i don' that any of the don't

new investigation on friday, as the senate delayed a final confirmation vote on that would make mr kavanaughritish brexit secretary, dominic raab is to say that britain's willingness to compromise in the brexit negotiations "is not without limits". mr raab will today tell the conservative party conference that the government is willing to leave the eu without a deal if necessary. it went to the wire but it looks like we have a new version of nafta. the deadline for negotiations between the us and canada expired half an hour ago. mexico has already agreed to new terms. jonathan charles, director of communications at the european bank of reconstruction and developmentjoins me now. a lot has been happening. so, we do have a deal and it would seem that president trump is confirming it and justin trudeau, the canadian prime minister. but we don't know the detail, do we? no. it looked like it went to the wire. it also looks at it will not be called nafta any more but it looks the kit could he called the us — canada— mexico agreement, a bit of a mouthful. 0ne the us — canada— mexico agreement, a bi

mr. kavanaugh shape the high court?'s ask attorney misty maris, and senior league fellow for the heritage foundation, hans spakovsky. if we listen to the critics and those upset about his appointment, roe v. wade will be overturned. >> i just don't think that is the case and the reason is, part of the conservative principles is a belief in stare decisis, upholding precedent. ashley: right. >> we heard judge kavanaugh say that during the course of his confirmation hearing. so to say that is an absolute just not true. what we're going to see, there is certainly majority on the court but we're going to see held to the text of the constitution and to not have a judge as a legislator but judge is to act in the unbiased role to uphold the constitution instead of an activist. ashley: what a concept. hans, let me bring in, he replaces justice kennedy how does that differ or reshape the how the court acts? >> i agree with misty. the problem with kennedy he was an inconsistent conservative. in majority of cases he agreed with the

president trump said mr kavanaugh was owed an apology. i want to apologise to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. justice kava naugh thanked the president for what he called his steadfast, unwavering support throughout the process. i'm grateful to you and mrs trump for the exceptional, overwhelming courtesy you have extended to my family and me. mr president, thank you for everything. applause mr kavanaugh also adopted a tone of reconciliation. the senate confirmation process was contentious and emotional. that process is over. my focus now is to be the bestjustice i can be. this chapter in the extremely acrimonious appointment of a supreme courtjudge may be closing, but with the us mid—term elections just four weeks away, the politicalfallout could be critical to the future of donald trump's presidency. peter bowes, bbc news. let's look at some of the other stories making the news. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the ukraine following a larg

mr. mcconnell: the national spectacle the professional left has created around judge brett kavanaugh confirmation process has now reached some kind of fever pitch. in 17 days, since dr. ford's confidential correspondence, was leaked to the press, 17 days mr. president, of a feepgd frenzy on judge kavanaugh and his family, unlike anything we have seen in recent memory. since then, a literal mudslide. mudslide of wild, uncron rated accusations has poured out more outlandish than the last. and this mudslide has been actively embraced urged on and capitalized upon by democrats inside this chamber and organized far-left special interest outside. it hasn't been about getting to the truth or giving anyone a fair hearing it's only been about one thing. the far-left's hunger to bring down judge kavanaugh's nomination by any means necessary. any means necessary facts, and evidence couldn't get the job done, then intimidation tactics and bullying would have to do. sometimes this intimidation campaign has been aimed at the nominee, colleagues including my friend the democrat leader have tried to get judge pv

mr. kavanaugh. the way they treated mr. akes joe mccarthy look like george washington or thomas jefferson by comparison. the way they treated him will be shameful for all eternity. i think democrats do well in elections and midterms. i don't think they beat out the republicans. i think republicans have new surge of anger and energy i think they hold on to the congress. i could be totally wrong about this. i'm very often wrong but i think democrats went way, way too far believing these insane, literally insane allegations about his sex life. david: ben stein, love having you on, ben. thank you very much. good stuff. >> i love being here with you, david. god bless you. david: susan. susan: tracking the path of the storm. florida and the gulf coast are preparing for a potentially life-threatening hurricane. a live update from the weather center coming your way next. lors portfolios to your goals and needs. some only call when they have something to sell. fisher calls regularly so you stay informed. and while some advisors are h

mr kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault.he vatican's announced that pope francis has ordered a thorough review of all the documents related to accusations of sexual abuse against a former us cardinal — theodore mccarrick. the pope accepted cardinal mccarrick‘s resignation in july. he'd been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. on the eve of brazil's presidential election the far—right candidate and front—runnerjair bolsonaro has vowed to tackle crime and reduce record high murder rates. mr bolsonaro accused previous governments of leniency in the treatment of criminals. he's denied claims he is racist, sexist and a homophobe. air pollution in parts of england is much worse than previously thought, according to new scientific data released by the government. it shows that nitrogen dioxide — which is emitted from vehicles and can cause heart and lung disease — will not fall to legal levels for another ten years. ministers have ordered eight local authorities to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide at pol

mr. kavanaugh. >> reporter: still, some republicans worry the president's sharp words could backfire, exacerbating the already large gender gap that democrats have with women voters, lester. >> all right, countries pkristen welker, thank you. >>> in moments like this, we like to turn to chuck todd. chuck, there's always a political calculation and a political price. what is the price here and who pays it? >> we'll see. there's going to be some short term price in the midterm elections. the ramped-up republican enthusiasm, if it's sustained, i have to say voters usually don't rush to the polls to say thank you, they usually rush to the polls to say something else. but if they sustain that, we could look back and say the repercussions were kavanaugh saved the republican majority in the senate. simultaneously, when you see all of these fights and battle for the control of the house of representatives, it's in suburban america. and women in particular in the suburbs of this country have been moving in the democrats' direction. and this could actually accelerate it if that's possible. so it's possible

in an interview with the wall streetjournal, mr kavanaugh said his testimony last week was "too emotionalngton correspondent chris buckler reports. the senate, like america, is divided, and protesters have been doing all they can to be heard by the small handful of politicians who are still deciding whether they will vote for brett kavanaugh. a vote for kavanaugh is a vote saying women don't matter. yes. let's stay together, let's fight, let's keep showing up! cheering. before the senate'sjudiciary committee, christine blasey ford accused brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her decades ago at a party when they were both teenagers. his at times angry denials in which he attacked the democrats, led almost 2,500 law professors to question whether he has the temperament to become a supreme courtjustice. in an article for the wall streetjournal, judge kavanaugh has now admitted, "i might have been too emotional at times. i know that my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said." but donald trump is continuing to fiercely defend the man he selected for the supreme court.

kavanaugh should be reported out with a favorable recommendation and every democrat voted in opposition. and in some cases before he or anyone had even been nominated. and they didn't mince any words, mr. president. the way one democratic member of the judiciary committee put it, supporters of judge kavanaugh are, quote, listen to this, complicit and evil. that's the democratic member of the judiciary committee. another democrat on the committee before judge kavanaugh was even named described an almost apocalyptic terms, the consequences of whomof the president might -- whomever might nominate. here is the quote. we're looking at the destruction of the constitution of the united states as far as i can tell. and here is the democratic leader just hours after judge kavanaugh was nominated. i will oppose him with everything i've got. well, they've certainly done just that. they've done just that. the ranking democrat on the committee first heard from dr. ford on july 30. did our colleague alert the chairman so the committee could do due diligence in a confidential way consistent with dr. ford's wishes? no. no, she did not. did she discreetly raise the issue with judge kavanaugh during hi

mr kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault. the turkish authorities say they believe a prominent saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi, has been murdered inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul. mr khashoggi, who has criticised some of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman‘s policies, has not been seen since entering the consulate last tuesday. the vatican's announced that pope francis has ordered a thorough review of all the documents related to accusations of sexual abuse against a former us cardinal, theodore mccarrick. the pope accepted cardinal mccarrick‘s resignation in july. he'd been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: we're feeling the love whilst the robots do the work. and i'd better start packing for the moon. you want to go? is that really right? yeah! i'm if we want to take a quick snap these days, we tend to use one of these. but if you're serious about those photos, then this is still the camera of choice — the dslr. of course, it's n

mr. kavanaugh. >> reporter: still, some republicans worry thpresident's sharp words could backfire k exacerbating the gender gap. >> at moments like this we like to turn to moderator of "meet the press", chucdd there is always a political calculations and price. what is the price and who pays it? >> we'll see. there will be short term price in the midterm elections. we'll see it's possible, the ramped up republican enthusiasm if sustains, until election day, and i have to say voters don't usually rush to the polls to say thank you but something else. if they sustain that, we could look back a see the repercussions were kavanaugh saved the republican majority in the senate. simultaneously, when you see all of these fights in the battle for the control of the house of representatives, it's in suburban america and women in particular in the suburbs of this country have been moving in the cemocrats' direction and thld accelerate it if possible. it's possible that's the short term consequence but this is -- kavanaugh is going leave a mark on politics much more than this election. >> chuck todd with pe

mr. kavanaugh, i was ashamed.k durbin, the way he talked to kavanaugh like he was his pawn and he was supposed to bow down to him, give me a break. i will tell you, you ask people if it has changed the way they anticipate voting, i will never vote democrat again, period, until they get rid of people .ike durban and booker and i am glad to see flake go, for heaven's sakes. he has been more a liberal than a conservative this whole time and the only reason he is not running is because he only had a 17% approval rating at the beginning of this year in his own district. i wish kavanaugh and his family all the well wishes and i feel sorry for his daughters and his wife and his parents that have to listen to this garbage they are throwing at him just because democrats are trying to stall his confirmation until the next vote. host: bill mentioned senator jeff flake. he is one of the undecided votes and people will be watching him this morning. reporters likely following him, protesters expected as well on capitol hill. ho

mr kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault.ions of sexual abuse against a former us cardinal — theodore mccarrick. the pope accepted cardinal mccarrick‘s resignation in july. he'd been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. the uk government has voiced its concern over hong kong's decision not to renew a work visa for a british journalist. victor mallet is vice—president of the city's foreign correspondents' club. it was criticised by beijing after it hosted an event in august this year — featuring a pro—independence activist.

mr kavanaugh has denied allegations of sexual assault.list, jamal khashoggi, has been murdered inside the kingdom's consulate in istanbul. mr khashoggi, who has criticised some of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman‘s policies, has not been seen since entering the consulate last tuesday. the vatican's announced that pope francis has ordered a thorough review of all the documents related to accusations of sexual abuse against a former us cardinal, theodore mccarrick. the pope accepted cardinal mccarrick‘s resignation in july. he'd been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week:

mr. kavanaugh the entire time. otherwise, he would not be a justifiable today. >> without a doubt, that a mere morality republican establishment president probably would have bailed very early on in this fight because it got so hot. it got so nasty. but you have this guy who is just used to fighting and, of course, it's the reason a lot of good conservatives don't like him. it happens to be the reason i did like him. he is a fighter and he doesn't back down. the key moment in this whole sorted process was when brett kavanaugh went back before the committee. he said, look, i'm not going to quit. i will never back down. you have to vote and kill my nomination. but i'm never going away. when he did that, i think that was a message to the president that he is going to stick with him and they are going to go to the bitter end. >> one thing that should be clear, i would say we got two supreme court justifiables seated. it was a tough fight, we got it through. big picture so important for the supreme court not to seem pol

mr. kavanaugh. >> reporter: as protesters spoke out, u.s. senators learned they will review the newly compiled fbi report on kavanaugh thursday morning. sources tell nbc news agents spoke to kavanaugh's high school friend mark judge, to the two witnesses ford says were at the legend party, as well as the second accuser deborah ramirez. kavanaugh denies both allegations. one current and two former fbi officials tell nbc news dozens of others have come forward, saying they have information on kavanaugh, but the sources say agents have not been allowed to talk to many of them. tonight the white house says senators must focus on the facts. >> the testimony by dr. ford was compelling, but you can't make this decision based on emotion. >> reporter: in morgan hill some survivors shouted support for kavanaugh. opponents hope senators vote against him. >> i hope they read the fbi report and actually take some action with it. area news. >>> more rallies across the country. about a dozen rallies across the bay area this evening. this group at city hall