rick smith/former fbi agentit's a 36 year old case.here's not that many people involved that will testify or can be identified and it's old, so to expect to get a lot of evidentiary information or corroborating evidence difficult to imagine that happening. it's a long time ago and that's why there are statue of limitations because of the time that passes. people's memory changes. you don't recollect stuff.but the fbi has a key witness, that they refused to subpoena ahead of thisweek's hearings. ford says.. kavanaugh's friend mark judge was in the room during the assault. through his lawyer.. judge now says.. he is willing to cooperate with the investigation. rick smith/former fbi agentwhat develops out of a case is witness testimony which would allow for one side to be more believable than the other. who knows what's going to happen but if people have already testified or provided statements indicating they weren't there. so it's hard to believe that it will be that much different than it is right now. (pam) for many survivors of sexua

rick smith/former fbi agentit's a 36 year old case.here's not that many people involved that will testify or can be identified and it's old, so to expect to get a lot of evidentiary information or corroborating evidence difficult to imagine that happening. this investigation satisfies some requirement based on where they are right now, they're kind of stuck and so if that's accomplished and you can move forward and vote based on what's uncovered and not uncovered. i think we're very likely to end up where we are right now at the end of this background because of the time that has passed. it's a long time ago and that's why there are statue of limitations because of the time that passes. people's memory changes. you don't recollect stuff.but the fbi has a key witness, that they refused to subpoena ahead of thisweek's hearings. ford says.. kavanaugh's friend mark judge was in the room during the assault. through his lawyer.. judge now says.. he is willing to cooperate with the investigation. rick smith/former fbi agentwhat develops out o

. >>> sometime for magic with rick smith jr. what do you have in your right hand?nt. a traditional magic. >> what do you have in your hand right now? >> one. >> would you be impressed if there was two? >> i would be. >> check it out. >> he's making them jump from one hand to the other. >> how many do you have in your left hand? >> two. >> holdt gh i'm going to eeswitidoul it go, yes or no? >> no. >> you got to be honest? >> okay. >> you have to say yes one of these times. one, two, three, did you feel it go? >> not yet. >> show the hand. once in my hand, one in my pocket, you tell me i'm going to give you a souvenir you can keep forever. one. >> you know what, i'm a nice guy. why don't i do this, why don't i give you this nice watch. >> oh! >> many magicians are just thieves with a conscience. you notice that watch from that guy's wrist. he first goes to that first hand to make sure he does all of those squeezing things to condition him to expect it. >> don't let the wind -- >> got it? >> yeah. >> he's touching his wrist and hand. he just panned around the whole ti

san francisco based security expert and former fbi agent rick smith says it's difficult to know how long a threat might last without knowing about the person making the threat and because the situation is still ongoing. >> when there's a political situation like this, there's far left and far right, that voice their concerns. sometimes it's just that. they're expressing themselves and they're never going to followthrough and it's just rhetoric. normal people don't do that. normal people with normal emotions don't do that. >> reporter: smith says it's likely the family has been advised to hire its own private security. for that reason go fund me campaigns have appeared to raise money to defray the cost. one site was started by a law university in washington, d.c. she admits she doesn't know the family. that site has raised just over $100,000 to help with security costs. however, there's probably no way to calculate the price for the loss of privacy as well as inconvenience the family is facing. >> david, thank you. >>> now the woman who accused supreme court justice clarence thomas of sex

. >> what will this investigation accomplish in today we talked to rick smith, a private investigatornd former fbi agent here in san francisco. >> his advice, manage your expectations. >> i don't think the public should expect a whole lot different from what we have right now because it is a he said/she said case. it is 36 years ago. >> christine blasey ford has taken a polygraph that showed no signs of deception. brett kavanaugh has not taken one, but smith does not think it would make a difference. >> the polygraph will tell -- will tell the fbi if someone believes it happened. it doesn't mean it happened. it means that the person, the person passed the test because they believed something happened. >> governor brown was asked about brett kavanaugh following an event honoring native americans at the state capital today. >> lies i think are relatively well-proven. i hope the fbi can figure that out. >> a nation trans fixed by the kavanaugh drama is now a country more divided than ever. >> and we turn now to "abc 7 news" reporter lyanne melendez who is live in downtown san francisco w

corporate security investigator and former fbi agent rick smith says normal people don't make death threats. >> you know, sometimes it is just that, that they're expressing themselves and they're never going to follow through and it is just rhetoric. but, you know, normal people don't do that. normal people with normal emotions don't do that. >> reporter: the hope is that any threat that was made against the blasey fords was done so hastily with no criminal intent. however, the family is nonetheless paying a price, losing their privacy as well as their sense of well-being. larry, ama. >> so, david, what is the penalty though for someone who makes a death threat? >> reporter: well, it depends on the severity of the threat as well as the criminal past of the suspect. it can be handled both as a misdemeanor or as a felony. now, the most serious threats could result in a sentence that exceeds three years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. >> david, thank you. >>> friends of blasey ford have written a letter in support to senate judicial committee chair chuck grassley and ranking member dian

joining our closing bell exchange today we have hank smith and rick santelli. we obviously had that better than expected wage number on friday >> at center stone we are value investors. we tend to not incorporate shorlt-term moves. we do but clearly it's a discounting mechanism that has felt some what vulnerable. we'll see if they will continue on the gradual approach. >> what's driving yields and the dollar today issues at home or issues abroad? >> i think it's a combination of both i think with central bank meetings coming up, the ecb two weeks from tomorrow. it most likely results in a rate increase as we get close we always find the same dynamics. we see the short end of many of the markets moving higher in yield. we want to pay close attention to the dollar. whether may or august of this year the dollar index wasn't highly correlated with what the fed was doing. it is going to be interesting this time around what some of the global issues a little hotter than they were to watch in particular the pound, euro and the green back >> and sticking with currency