they have been making calls to witnesses. they have been reaching out to people. but the big question right now is will they get any cooperation not just from ford but from democrats. in the meantime, the big question to go along with that is where other republicans stand. republicans who haven't committed whether or not they want to vote and we're hearing those republicans want to see a hearing. take a listen to it what susan collins said earlier today. >> i think it's not fair to judge kavanaugh for her not to come forward and testify. >> the sub text to that, something we heard from several republicans, if there's no hearing on monday, if she does not show up on monday, it's very likely that republicans are just going to move forward and have a vote on the nomination. democrats have stood firm and aligned themselves with professor ford saying there does need to be an fbi investigation saying the hearing should be