. >> and joining us on this is ktvu political analysis dose -- analyst, ryan sobel. >> most of the charges go back 30-35 years. at this point the republicans are pushing this to a vote. and, it's up or down at this point. >> brian, what is your thought on scheduling abort those vote -- scheduling a boat for friday morning? >> well, my thinking, for many senators they are going to be troubled by that. but on the other hand, in fairness this has been an ongoing set of hearings for this nominee for a while now. and i think people actually on both sides of the aisle are concerned about timing questions. >> brian, prosecutor rachel mitchell has been chosen to be the lead questioner tomorrow. what kind of questions are we going to expect from her? >> reporter: she's going to ask some very very tough questions about time and place and memory. and who did professor ford speak with about this over the years about the timing of this? the usual questions that one would expect in a case like this. >> brian, i thought it was interesting how the president commented about judge kavanaugh , and said i thi