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i'm wolf blitzer. >> and i'm jake tapper. a historic moment in time.tine blasey ford will testify before the senate judiciary committee and accuse brett kavanaugh under oath of sexually assaulting her in high school. she will tell lawmakers brett's assault on me drastically altered my life. brett kavanaugh will repeat his denials of ford's claims. brett kavanaugh calls her claims last-minute smears. >> brett kavanaugh is also facing additional accusations. the third accuser says brett kavanaugh was present when she was drugged and gang raped. this morning we're hearing from her. >> what is it that caused you to decide to come forward at this very moment one day before the hearing to make yourself public? >> well, it wasn't that i wanted to come out one day before the hearing. just circumstances brought it out that way. this is something that occurred a long time ago, and it's not that i just thought about it. it's been on my mind ever since the occurrence. as far as it goes, brett kavanaugh is going for a seat where he's going to have that seat on the

i want to toss it over to wolf blitzer in d.c. who is monitoring the events. ut paul manafort. wolf? >> thanks, anderson. wolf blitzer in washington and we bring you special live coverage of hurricane florence as it batters the carolinas. more than a half million people without power as we speak. we will go in the middle of the damaging winds. we have major breaking news here in washington as well. paul manafort is a major government cooperator and a potential witness. just a little while ago pleaded guilty to one count of experience and one count of witness tampering. manifort agreed to extensively cooperate with the government. we heard from manafort's lawyer. update him on what he said and how this is playing out. he is completing guilty to one count. that covers pretty much all of the charges he was facing here in court in d.c. it leads the admission doing work for the government. the pro russian government here that he laundered more than $30 million over the year cheated the u.s. government oust $15 million in

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jim acosta is here for wolf blitzer and starts right now. >>> i'm jim acosta for wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 in washington. president trump speaks out about his embattled supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. moments ago he defended kavanaugh and blamed democrats for the turmoil surrounding his nomination. >> this is a terrible thing that took place. it's frankly a terrible thing that this information was not given to us a long time ago. months ago when they got it. instead of waiting until - everything was finish and spring it. that's what the democrats do. that's what they do. it's obstruction and resist and whatever to you have to do. it's a process and we all feel speaking for all of the republicans, we feel we want to go through the process and give everybody a chance to say what they have to say. >> the statement is set for an extraordinary public showdown over the kavanaugh nomination, if it happens. kavanaugh and his accuser, christine blasey ford have been invited to testify on monday, but gop senate leaders say ford has not responded to the invitation. her accusation th

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wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim sciutto and you're in "the situation room." >>> this is "the situation room" special report. president trump attacks attorney general sessions for prosecuting two republican lawmakers ahead of the midterm elections. congressman collins and hunter, the first two house members to endorse the trump candidacy are charged with financial crimes, serious ones. president tweeting, quote, two easy wins now in doubt. i'll speak with congressman jer jerry connelly and our correspondents and specialists standing by with full coverage. we begin with our breaking news and cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny. jeff, a stunning attack by the president and attorney general, he, of course, appointed and saying here in effect the prosecutions have no merit because of the politics. >> reporter: jim, it was stunning attack because of the substance of aural of this. of course, he's gone after jeff sessions routinely now. you know, for more than a year. but he's never before suggested th

i'm wolf blitzer. breaking news coverage continues right now with earn burnett "out front." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "out front" we are following breaking news. strengthening. hurricane florence strengthening and growing in size and intensity. winds up to 105 miles per hour. we're going to show you looking at live pictures right there out of the outer banks in north carolina where the first impact of this dangerous hurricane is being felt. the hurricane bringing with it potentially catastrophic storm surge. forecast to dump record amounts of rain. we could also be talking about 10 trillion gallons of water.

jim acosta is here for wolf blitzer and starts right now. >>> i'm jim acosta for wolf blitzer.. president trump speaks out about his embattled supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. moments ago he defended kavanaugh and blamed democrats for the turmoil surrounding his nomination. >> this is a terrible thing that took place. it's frankly a terrible thing that this information was not given to us a long time ago. months ago when they got it. instead of waiting until - everything was finish and spring it. that's what the democrats do. that's what they do. it's obstruction

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >>> we're following breaking news with huge implications for the russia investigation. president trump is set to meet with his deputy attorney general on thursday amid new indications that rod rosenstein might be fired or forced to resign. tonight mr. trump is refusing to confirm or deny whether he's getting ready to oust the man who oversees robert mueller's russia probe. >>> also breaking, embattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh speaking out tonight. he's vowing to keep fighting allegations by professor christine blasey ford as well as a second woman who's now come forward. as kavanaugh and ford prepare to thursday, ford says she has only one motivation, to tell the truth. i'll talk with a ranking member of the house intelligence committee, congressman adam schiff. and with senate judiciary committee member richard blumenthal. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first to our chief white hous

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >>> we're following breaking news on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination as republicans get more combative in their defense and more dismissive of his accusers. tonight senate judiciary committee republicans are again refusing to delay a thursday hearing with kavanaugh and christine blasey ford. they've now hired an outside counsel to ask questions, something ford specifically opposed. this as the president is attacking the credibility of the second foaccuser, deborah ramir, suggesting she is part of a con game by democrats. lisa murkowski, a potential swing vote, urging them to take the accusers seriously. he will be confirmed possibly this weekend. i will get reaction from democratic senator merkley. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first to our white house correspondent jim acosta. he is in new york covering the president. jim, the president's u.n. speech was overshadowed today once again by t

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim acosta and you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> president trump repeatedly offered sympathy for judge kavanaugh in a news conference late today saying that the supreme court nominee is not a man who deserves this and while he says he wants the process to play out tonight mr. trump is refusing to order the fbi to investigate college professor ford's accusation that kavanaugh tried to sexually assault her when they were teenagers. meanwhile, republican senators offering ford the option to testify in public or private. i'll ask democratic senator jones of alabama about the controversial hearing and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. let's begin at the white house with the correspondent kaitlan collins. president said he feels badly for judge kavanaugh and he is still leaving a lot unsaid at this point. right? >> reporter: he is, jim. he's hinting that he has a lot more to say because though president trump has been pretty measured in the

>>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. president trump is joining senate republicans in an aggressive defense of the supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. judiciary committee republicans have hired a female outside counsel to question kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of sexual assault, christine blasey ford. the president is accusing democrats of mounting, his words, a con job. and even though he himself has been accused by numerous women of past sexual harassment, he has dropped all caution, this time directly attacking a second kavanaugh accuser, saying she was drunk and has nothing. republican senators suggest they'll push for quick votes following thursday's hearing. i'll speak with democratic senator ben cardin and our correspondents and specialists are standing by with full coverage. president trump takes the spotlight at the u.n. and uses it to attack one of the women of accusing his supreme court nominee of sexu

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >>> breaking news tonight. a republican senator now says there will be a full opportunity for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser to be heard in public. we're learning more about that as kavanaugh is talking by phone tonight with staffers on the senate judiciary committee. his accuser is offering to talk to committee members under oath about her claim that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both teenagers. i'll get reaction from democratic senator tammy duckworth. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, the president, he is standing by kavanaugh. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. the white house has just released a statement about this late-breaking development that there should be a hearing next week for brett kavanaugh to address these allegations of sexual assault dating back to his high school days.

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> its beyond stunning. in his latest book, bob woodward presents a devastating look behind the scenes of the trump white house. top members of the president's inner circle speak very bluntly about the dysfunction, the chaos stemming from what they portray as the president's ignorance and erratic behavior. they've taken extraordinary steps to prevent of the president from harming u.s. national security. the woodward book is managing to overshadow the confirmation hearing for the president's supreme court nominee which quickly broke down into a free for all as democrats angrily protested the conservative pick, brett kavanaugh. i'll speak with democratic senator ben cardin and our correspondents and specialists are all standing by with full coverage. let's begin with the breaking news. the truly shocking and disturbing revelations in bod woodward's new book, fear and trump in the white house. first up, cnn's chie

i'm wolf blitzer.tuation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >>> breaking news tonight. a republican senator now says there will be a full opportunity for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his

. >> i'm wolf blitzer, alongside jake tapper. you've been watching cnn's special coverage of the confirmation hearings for the president's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. we'll take you back to the testimony shortly but first, president trump just weighed in on the kavanaugh nomination, the confirmation hearings, also on the explosive new book by bob woodward, as he hosts the amir of kuwait. let's listen to the q & a. >> i am. i'm happy with the kavanaugh hearings. i watched today for a little while. i saw some incredible answers to very complex questions. he is an outstanding intellect. he's an outstanding judge. he was born for the position. i heard as long as ten years ago people were saying he should be a supreme court judge. i didn't know him at the time. but i was hearing from a lot of people, friends of mine from washington and other places saying that brett kavanaugh should be a supreme court judge some day. and i'm honored that i gave him the chance. i've watched his remarks. i've watched his performance. i've wa

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. extraordinary new information about the man overseeing the russia investigation. the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein. sources are telling cnn that after president trump fired the fbi director, james comey, last year, rosenstein discussed secretly recording the president and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th amendment to remove him from office. the "new york times" first reported the information. rosenstein has responded with a statement calling the "times" story, and i'm quoting now, inaccurate and factually incorrect. we'll talk about that much more with congressman jim himes of the intelligence committee. and our correspondent, specialists and analysts are also standing by. first let's get details on the breaking news. our evan perez and crime and justice reporter are both working the story for us. evan, break down all the information involving this explosive report.

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news. there are stunning new twists in the explosive and searing confirmation battle over the u.s. supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. republican senator, jeff flake, backed by undecided colleagues, has succeeded in delaying a final senate vote by up to a week, forcing the gop leadership to seek an fbi investigation. for the latest allegations against kavanaugh. the white house now says the president will order such an fbi probe. and a lawyer says kavanaugh's high school friend, mark judge, at the center of these allegations, will cooperate with any law enforcement investigation. i'll speak with senator mazie hirono, and our correspondents, analysts and specialists. they are standing by with full coverage of the day's top stories. let's begin with our senior congressional correspondent, manu raju, in the truly extraordinary developments unfolding up on capitol hill. so manu, where do things stand

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. the first sentence is handed down for a former trump campaign aide. george papadopoulos given two weeks in prison after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators. he says he can't guarantee he told the campaign that the russians had dirt on hillary clinton as the special investigation closes in. president trump said he doesn't want to be, quote, set up by a perjury trap and insisting yet again there was no collusion. and furious over the scathing anonymous "the new york times" op-ed, written by one of his senior officials, president trump calls on the attorney general jeff sessions to uncover the identity of the author. sources say meantime that after constant attacks by the president sessions is ready for whatever outcome awaits him including being fired. our correspondents and specialists are all standing by with full coverage. let's get to the breaking news first. the former trump campaign aide george papadopoulos is sentenced to a brief prison term for lying to investigato

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following multiple breaking stories this hour, including a truly extraordinary attack on president trump by one of his own senior administration officials. that person writing anonymously in a "the new york times" op-ed says the president is acting in a manner detrimental to the country and many administration officials are working from within to, quote, frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. and that seems to corroborate the explosive reporting of the president in the new book by journalist woodward. cnn learned the president telling aides to find who talked to woodward. covering the breaking news with correspondents, specialists and analysts and let's go to senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny. this is truly a remarkable inside attack on the president. >> reporter: wolf, no question. we have not seen anything like this so far from this administration. it is, indeed, a sign of a war within this administration. perha

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. new questions tonight about president trump's fitness for office amid a devastating newpo new portrait of the president painted by top administration officials. in a truly explosive new book by "washington post" journalist bob woodward, they're quoted describing mr. trump as an idiot and a liar with the understanding of a fifth or sixth grader. we'll talk about it with top democrat in the house intelligence committee, congressman adam schiff, and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. >>> first, let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, this book shows a white house truly gripped by chaos. >> reporter: fear and loathing over here at the white house, wolf. the white house released a statement this afternoon, slamming the woodward book. press secretary sarah sanders said, quote, this book is nothing more than fabricated stories, many by former disgruntled em

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. hurricane florence is making its initial assault on the carolinas and gradually intensify. a new forecast shows the storm has slowed down after doubling its size. it's difficult to overstate how much catastrophic damage this form is fully capable of unleashing tonight and into the weekend as it churns and churns toward the coast. the hurricane force winds covering an area larger than massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island combined. also breaking, multiple suspected gas explosions have set several structures on fire and forced major evacuations in lawrence and north andover, massachusetts. we hav

. >>> hello, i'm jim acosta in for wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 in washington. the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanagh show up and testify or we vote. this as she demands an investigation first. the president giving no sign dhs that he'll give the fbi orders to reopen the background check on kavanagh. so as the clock ticks toward the midterms, what's the standoff? >>> president trump bluntly says he gudoesn't have an attorney general. up first, there is no reason for further delay, that is what senate judiciary chairman charles grassley says about the supreme court nomination of brett kavanagh, but christine blasey ford wants the fbi to investigate the claims before senators hold a hearing on the matter. grassley says that's not necessary, in a statement he said dr. ford's memory would reflect her personal knowledge and memory, nothing the fbi or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there's no reason for any further delay. our senior investigative correspondent, manu raju. how risky is all th

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. thank you very much for joining us. we begin with breaking news. the latest counter proposal in negotiations with the u.s. supreme court nominee. attorney for christine blasey ford said she is willing to testify about the sexual assault accusation against kavanaugh. holding the hearing on monday would be a deal breaker. now republicans are responding with their latest offer. let's go to manu raju. what's the latest? what are you hearing? one thing they discussed is christine blasey ford did not want to testify about on monday, there will not be a monday hearing. she proposed that brett kavanaugh would testify first and she would go second. they want to come back and say they want kavanaugh to go first and whether or not outside counsel would be allowed to question both ford and kavanaugh at that hearing. republicans were concerned about the optics of having 11 men on the panel question ford. they thought about bringing in a female to question her. republicans are discussing that as a

>>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer, it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. thank you so much for joining us. the bull's-eye gets bigger on the east coast on a collision course with hurricane florence. moolg meteorologists predict it will take a left turn and slam areas of north carolina. that means places they c s like beach are right in the path. so we're's frorlorence now and where is it headed? our meteorologist is tracking this storm. what does it mean for the people in the track of this storm. >> the storm will approach the coast of north carolina, but the track has changed, a 120-mile-per-hour storm, the track shows it just meandering down the coast. that's important, some of the models show this storm just hovering just offshore and meandering to the south. other models bring it just onshore and doing that. if it comes onshore, we will start to see the storm weaken faster than if it hangs out offshore. so that's very important. incredible impacts all along the coast, just as we were talking about yesterday, but now we're including more of south carolina and even georgia that needs to

>>> i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 p.m. in washington. thank you very much for joining us. a nomination in turmoil. the president's supreme court pick issuing a forceful denial after a woman accuses him of physical and sexual assault as she is willing to testify publicly. he is revealing his next move. as more lawmakers call on republicans to delay the confirmation vote, how will this impact red state democrats and republicans who are undecided about sending him to the u.s. supreme court. an entire region now under water. disastrous flooding wreaking havoc across the carolinas as the number of rescues grow and the rising waters threaten entire towns. all that coming up. let's begin with the scramble to salvage the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh. an allegation of sexual assault from more than 30 years ago threatens to derail his nomination. christine blasey ford has gone forward. she alleges he sexually assaulted her in high school. he said that never happened and he said this and i'm quoting. this is a completely false allegation. i have never done anything lik

. >> stephen: i'd like to take a moment right now to apologize to wolf blitzer's beard for copyright infringement. ( laughter ) i'll see you in beard court. so much happened while we were gone-- we were off for, like, 19 days, something like that. the news was jufd packed. every day crazy stuff happening, historically crazy stuff happening. we were prepared to talk about all of it. but it seems like an explosive book about the trump white house comes out every few... minute at this point. we had omarosa, "unhinged," we had "fire and fury," and of course the novel "crazy rich caucasians." such a landmark book. such a landmark book. now, today, "the washington post" has released some of bob woodward's expose of the trump administration, "fear--" a book named after the emotion trump feels whenever he sees a book. ( laughter ) bob woodward is going to be here monday? he will be on this show monday to talk all about the book. according to bobby dubs, nobody in the white house likes the president very much-- least of all, chief of staff john kelly, who allegedly said, "i don't even know wh

>>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 here in washington. thank you very much for joining us. we start with breaking news. very soon later this hour, the disgraced comedian bill cosby will learn his sentence. he was found guilty in april of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea in 2004. joining us from outside the court. the judge just classified cosby as a sexually violent predator for the rest of his life. tell us more. >> reporter: well, in that courtroom when the judge made his decision and it's a backed room, bill cosby did not flinch. he was asked if he understand what that meant and that he would have to register for a time and there were courses and coupling he would have to take. it is not known if it will be in prison or home confinement or at his home and third, that this community where temple university started it all where bill cosby was the board of trustee that he is a sexually violent tread topredator. it will be about 30 minutes that he is deciding what is appropriate under the law. the state is asking that bi

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington.hanks very much for joining us. we start with break news. rod rosenstein's future is up in the air. a source said he expects to be fired, but not yet. the white house saying moments ago that president trump will meet with rosenstein on thursday when the president returns to washington. this comes just days after a truly stunning report saying rosenstein actually suggested secretly recording president trump after he fired james comey in 2017 and discussed using the 25th amendment to the constitution to oust him. both claims rosenstein denieden. what's the latest, evan and what are you learning? >> the very latest is that rod rosenstein is on the way back to the justice department where he met with the steve of staff. how much longer is he going to stay in that job? he has a meeting scheduled with the president on thursday where they will discuss the comments you mentioned. these reports emerged about comments he made last year. weeks into his tenure and whether or not he will be able to

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 here in washington. thank you very much for joining us.his hour, the disgraced comedian bill cosby will learn his sentence. he was found guilty in april of three counts of aggravated indecent assault for drugging and sexually assaulting andrea in 2004.

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jim sciutto for wolf blitzer today. >>> up next, newsroom with brooke baldwin and that starts right nowdwin. thank you for being with me this tuesday afternoon. it could pack the winds of irma and rain of harvey. it is forcing more than a million people to get out of the way. look at me. interstate 26 where there's only one direction in which you can travel and that's far from the coast. texas suffered through harvey, puerto rico survived maria, and florida withstood i remember a. now looks like hurricane florence has its eyes on the carolinas. it is that gargantuan of a storm wi

i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett starts now. >> up next, the world laughs, president trump boasts the u.n. met with ridiculed now he says he was in on the joke, really? plus seek rel lawyers hired to question brett kavanaugh and accuser. why not reveal her name? and in trump company where a district trump won by double digits now a toss up. let's go up front. good evening everyone i'm kate baldwin in for erin burnett. out front. the world laughs before president trump. the president before 193 countries in a major address to the world and leader and how did they respond, by laughing, he started off touting his accomplishments. but wait for the reaction. >> my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. america's -- so true. [ laughter ] didn't expect that reaction. but that's okay. >> didn't expect that reaction, maybe not, but it was the reaction, and it did not just stay inside that room. i'm going to show you the headlines from around the world in

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington.ry much for joining us. we start with break news. rod rosenstein's future is up in the air. a source said he expects to be fired, but not yet. the white house saying moments ago that president trump will meet with rosenstein on thursday when the president returns to washington. this comes just days after a truly stunning report saying rosenstein actually suggested secretly recording president trump after he fired

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 in washington.r surrounding brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. christine blasey ford accuses him and faces a deadline. a source said she has not closed the door on testifying. the chairman chuck grassley gave ford until tomorrow to decide and grassley rejected her call for an fbi investigation first. in a letter to ford and i'm quoting, the constitution assigns the senate and only the senate with the task of advising the president and his nominee and consenting to the nomination if they meri

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news. a weather disaster playing out right now in the carolinas. florence is parked and almost sitting in place, slamming the region with wind and rain. we're seeing dramatic flood rescues with many people still trapped and they are pleading right now for help. and now florence is a killer storm with reports of the first deaths coming in. we'll talk about the breaking news from the commandant with the coast guard. we have key locations throughout the disaster zone. let's begin with the dramatic rescues taking place right now. cnn's ed lavandera in the areas hardest hit. some people are still waiting for help. what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, wolf. it's been a dramatic day here. very reminiscent of what happened a year ago during hurricane harvey in houston where private citizens descended on the small town, launching their own boats in the water to carry out rescue missions out of these neighborhoods. you can see the amount of water that has been taken on in many of these neighborhoods w

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington.h for joining us. we begin with breaking news. the latest counter proposal in negotiations with the u.s. supreme court nominee. attorney for christine blasey ford said she is willing to testify about the sexual assault accusation against kavanaugh. holding the hearing on monday would be a deal breaker. now republicans are responding with their latest offer. let's go to manu raju. what's the latest? what are you hearing?

i'm wolf blitzer in washington. this is day two of what will be at least four days of public vetting for the president's pick to succeed justice anthony kennedy and where kennedy for 30 years was a frequently pivotal swing vote, kavanaugh is widely expected to tilt the nation's highest court to the right, perhaps for decades. today will be the first chance for the 21 members of the senate judiciary committee to question kavanaugh who is currently a federal appeals court judge right here in washington. we're going to bring that to you live. our coverage will begin shortly. >>> first, president trump and the white house are in attack mode this morning. they're intensifying efforts to discredit the legendary investigative journalist bob woodward as excerpts from his box shell new book entitled fear portray a president who is unstable and unfit for office. a president that is careening toward what he describes as a nervous breakdown. just a little while ago, president trump fired off a new tweet saying, and i'm quoting

. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer and it's 1:00 in washington. up first, the clock is ticking on the political cliff hanger surrounding brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. christine blasey ford accuses him and faces a deadline. a source said she has not closed the door on testifying. the chairman chuck grassley gave ford until tomorrow to decide and grassley rejected her call for an fbi investigation first. in a letter to ford and i'm quoting, the constitution assigns the senate and only the senate with the task of advising the president and his nominee and consenting to the nomination if they merit. we have no agency into conducting our due diligence. let's bring in manu and kate rin c collins. what are you lawyering about whether or not ford will be willing to testify? >> both sides expect that it's possible that she could very welcome on monday. both sides, republicans and democrats will tell you they don't know exactly what will happen before chuck grassley's friday deadline for her attorneys to respond to that offer to testify on mon

jim sciutto for wolf blitzer today. >>> up next, newsroom with brooke baldwin and that starts right now. >>> i am brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me this tuesday afternoon. it could pack the winds of irma and rain of harvey. it is forcing more than a million people to get out of the way. look at me. interstate 26 where there's only one direction in which you can travel and that's far from the coast. texas suffered through harvey, puerto rico survived maria, and florida withstood i remember a. now looks like hurricane florence has its eyes on the carolinas. it is that gargantuan of a storm with that much brute force, and it is forecasted to dump a deluge of rain, possibly 20 inches in some areas. so much water that the risk of flooding extends miles beyond the coast of the carolinas days into next week. and that not only effects what you look at on the screen in places like ohio, maryland, west virginia and georgia. more than 20 million face the threat of the storm and more than 1.5 million are under a mandatory evacuation. plus assuming forecasts are accurate, florence will hit

i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight. the first former member of the trump campaign sentenced in the russia investigation. after appealing for leniency, george papadopoulos ordered to serve 14 days in prison for lying to investigators about his russia connected contacts. also breaking. a new call by president trump for the attorney general. he loves to berate in public to do his bidding. he says he wants jeff sessions to investigate who wrote that anonymous op-ed about a resistance movement within the trump administration. this hour, i'll speak with former u.s. attorney, preet bharara. first, let's go to sarah murray with more on the papadopoulos sentencing. he got two weeks in prison and a fine. >> that's right, wolf. it seems the judge did really believe george papadopoulos felt bald for lying to investigators and so he will be incarcerated, but not for long. tonight, george papadopoulos, a former foreign policy adviser to the trump campaign, sentenced to two weeks in prison and a 9500 fine. papadopoulos expressing reg

much for watching, i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room, erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> a game of chicken, will the president fire rod rosenstein or could the deputy attorney general quit first. >>> plus, brett kavanaugh fights back, going public with his wife on national tv tonight. would he be doing this if he didn't hthink his nomination wa in serious jeopardy. >>> and family feud. his brothers and sisters are one candidate's new opponents. >>> good evening, i'm kate bowled w baldwin in for erin better net. a convenient foil or something else? this as the president won't give clearances about rosenstein's fate. instead, leaving rosenstein twisting in the wind until they meet face to face. >> my meeting with rod rosenstein on thursday when i get back from all of these meetings, we'll be meeting at the white house, and we'll be determining what's going on. we want to have transparency, openness, and i look forward to meeting with rod at that time. >> recognizen stein's job hanging in the balance since the bombshell report that he discussed invoking the 25th amendment.

i'm wolf blitzer you're in ""the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following two breaking stories including michael cohen's cooperation with prosecutors. abc news is reporter that the president's former lawyer has been interviewed by the special counsel's team for hours and hours on the president's russia dealings, possible collusion and whether anyone from the trump camp spoke to cohen about a pardon. >>> also breaking brett kavanaugh's awe caccuser, christine blasey ford, wants to testify next week if the terms are fair, but ruling out a monday hearing. i'll talk to preet bharara and jake sullivan. first let's go to evan perez, and cara a nell. tell us more about the new report on michael cohen. >> abc news is reporting a pretty big development that michael cohen, the president's former personal lawyer and someone who for a long time said he was willing to take a bullet for the president has gone in for what was hours of interviews with the special counsel robert mueller's team. now this is a big deal because according to the abc news report they'r