came up, now testimony withjudge kavanaugh, this never came up, now it testimony withjudge kavanaugh, this never came up, now it comes up at the last second and legal ambushed by the process. on the line is chris tim clark. —— 0n the line is kristen clarke, president and executive director of the national lawyers committee for civil rights under law. she's been on capitol hill all day following dr ford's testimony. i had the opportunity to sit a few seats behind doctor ford during her testimony. it was striking listening to. you could hear her voice cracking. what was most true was honestly, her truthfulness, the clarity with which she recalled some the most horrendous acts of the alleged assault, at the hands of kavanaugh. it was interesting having a bird's eye view of the senators as they listen her. it was compelling listening to her account. i don't know what the senate does at this stage but it would be irresponsible and reckless to move forward with the boat tomorrow. hanging in the air is the fact that there is not been professionally conducted investigation into these facts.

i am very happy withjudge kavanaugh and i hope he gets confirmed.e still innocent until proven guilty, and they have not proven anything. she said to lawmakers what motivated her to come forward was truth... no, it was democrat politics, that's what has motivated her. this country has been deeply divided ever since the 2016 election. the supreme court is supposed to be above the political fray, but this hearing has shown the nation is more divided than ever. nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania. our north america editor... a really riveting day. where is the domination right now?” riveting day. where is the domination right now? i chose the two parts of today. —— that shows the. the knife fight. he got in intense human drama. asa as a committee room ever seen such raw room ever seen such raw emotion in the course of one day from two people giving very different accounts? my assessment of this is, in the assessment changes... i think, actually can if republican for whatever reason to get back on board with brett kavanaugh, they've been provided with i

i'm very happy withjudge kavanaugh, and i hope that he gets confirmed.ll innocent until proven guilty, and they've not proven anything. she's said to lawmakers that what's motivated her is truth, to come forward. no, what has motivated her is democrat politics. that's what's motivated her. this country has been deeply divided ever since the 2016 presidential election. the supreme court is supposed to be above the political fray, but this hearing has shown that the nation is more divided than ever. nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania. the population of the planet's killer whales is under threat, as a banned chemical once used as a flame retardant and coolant, has built up in the mammals' bodies, preventing them from reproducing. scientists from the zoological society of london say killer whales in british waters are likely to be extinct within a century. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has more details. there are some distressing images in this report. the ultimate marine predator is falling prey to an invisible threat — manufactured chemicals lin

i'm very happy withjudge kavanaugh, and i hope that he gets confirmed.is country, you're still innocent until proven guilty, and they've not proven anything. she has said to lawmakers that what has motivated her is truth, to come forward. no, what has motivated her is democrat politics. that's what's motivated her. this country has been deeply divided ever since the 2016 presidential election. the supreme court is supposed to be above the political fray, but this hearing has shown that the nation is more divided than ever. nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania. the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire in london, which claimed 72 lives, has been hearing testimony from the commissioner of the london fire brigade. dany cotton said the fire in the tower was unprecedented, and like a scene from a disaster movie. she said it could not have been extinguished, and said she feared some of the firefighters going into the building would not survive. our correspondent tom symonds reports. in amongst her team, commissioner dany cotton in the lobby of grenfell tower. sh

i‘m very happy withjudge kavanaugh, and i hope that he gets confirmed. they've not proven anything. she‘s said to lawmakers that what‘s motivated her is truth, to come forward. no, what has motivated her is democrat politics. that's what motivated her. this country has been deeply divided ever since the 2016 presidential election. the supreme court is supposed to be above the political fray, but this hearing has shown that the nation is more divided than ever. nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania. you have been watching newsday. i‘m kasia madera in london. and i‘m rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. tesla shares nose—dive as the sec announces that it will sue elon musk. we have more on that on asia business report. and before we go, a recap of our top story: 30 minutes ago... president trump‘s supreme court nominee, brett kava naugh, has described his confirmation process as a national disgrace while giving testimony before a us senate committee. mr kavanaugh angrily rejected accusations that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford when they were t

but i am withjudge kavanaugh and i look forward to the vote.e out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mention it, and all of a sudden it happens, in my opinion, it's totally political. and this was the argument given by white house counselor kellyanne conway this morning. indeed this is starting to feel like a vast left—wing conspiracy. are we going to put decades of pent—up demand for women to feel whole on one man's shoulders? what exactly is the standard for ruining one man's life based on decades of allegations that have nothing to do with him? and joining us now from new york is the bbc‘s north america correspondent nick bryant. before we get to you there is a letter that has come in from brett kavanaugh in which she says... i will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process. the coordinated effort to destroy my good name will not drive me out. so clearly brett kavanaugh saying he will not go and the president also clearly saying he is sticking by his nominee. donald trump called brett kavanaugh a fantast

and then they started withjudge kavanaugh.pain for doctor ford? none of them said one nice thing about her. they all watched in disbelief. what charade this was. and to hide behind a woman so that it does not look like it did 21 yea rs it does not look like it did 21 years ago, so this was just a sham, not taking care of the victim? suddenly the victim wasjudge cavanaugh, according to the senators that were there. i don't knowjudge cavanaugh. i won't passjudgment that were there. i don't knowjudge cavanaugh. i won't pass judgment on him. but! cavanaugh. i won't pass judgment on him. but i will defend doctor ford for everything she has gone through and to defend this charade of the hearing knowing that what was intended was to get him through and have this perfunctory process is a laughing matterfor them. have this perfunctory process is a laughing matter for them. and have this perfunctory process is a laughing matterfor them. and for all of us who have been victims of sexual violence this is no laughing matter. thank you all