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Remind you, this is not a sporting event and lives are at stake in this and reputation s are at stake, and having set it up that way, do you think theres been a bit of a momentum shift? we felt we saw one last night when the republicans seemed to be saying, were going through with this whether we see her on monday or not. as joyce puts it, maybe the accuser has gotten the upper hand, dr. ford? >> i think its so hard to predict politically how this plays out because its changing so quickly and yo...

And you will recover. >> reporter: the president toured a flood ravaged neighborhood in north carolina. handing out lunches. and hugs. the president also asked about something close to his heart. >> how is lake norman. that area? i love that area. i cant tell you why. i love it. >> reporter: the trump national golf club located on the the shores near charlotte. that largely escaped the storms wrath. after spending much of the day in the carolinas the president back at the white house now answeri...

>> theres political risk here also in what charles is detailing, and heres how i see it, which i think is also being ignored although it doesnt matter as much as what charles is talking about, which is being ignored. you think youre doing kavanaugh a favor by tearing her down and by questioning her story and the time and the ability to put it together and the fact the judge says it didnt happen. but remember what that does to kavanaugh. one, he says this didnt happen. but you are attacking the a...

Whether or not mondays highly anticipated hearing with judge kavanaugh and dr. ford, his accuser, happens at all, what do we know? this is a critical moment in history. what will unfold will have an i pact on the shape of our highest court and the state of the nation in decades to come. john dean, president nixons white house counsel, no stranger to such consequential moments. counsel counselor, a pleasure. >> thank you. >> the fbi cant do this. its not a criminal prosecution. its not in their j...

To claimed on social media this week who claimed to have info related to dr. fords allegations. committee has yet yet heard back. they are elm if a siding they are following up on information professor ford has provided. other republicans say they have to judge brett kavanaugh on what is known. >> we heard his denials. and i imagine thats what we would hear again on monday at that hearing. and then, based on that information, and not just that but everything else we know about judge kavanaugh, w...

Judge kavanaugh already passed 6 investigations. you look at what happened with the accuser. her lawyers went to the "washington post" to tell the story. then they said they would let her testify. then 36 hours later they said she was not going to. senator grassley should be commended. and said we will fly to california and do something public or private to get her story out there. they want to take her seriously. i think the fact is this is a partisan smear and attempt to delay. its falling apa...

Investigation. dr. ford is saying let me participate in an investigation and kavanaugh is saying no fbi. the republicans dont want it. also telling is that they are allowing mr. judge who dr. ford said was actually a participant in the assault, they are allowing him to say i dont want the to testify. and as we know from anita hill, she had corroborating witnesses who were not allowed to testify. has anything changed since 1991? except that now et we dont even pretend to have due process for the ...

Kavanaughs credibility and christine fords credibility. >> and frankly, going into the midterm elections, if they are so desperately worried about that, they should be worried about what it looks like if they do try to hurry rush this, look at the accused or at the accuser in the face, saying, hurry up, thats not a good look for republicans. >> speaking of looks or how things look, it seems republicans get that on some level because sources are telling cnn tonight that republicans on the committ...

We hope the best for you and your residence there. please stay safe. because thank you for your time. >> bill: extraordinary. the clock is ticking on brett kavanaughs accuser. she has until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow as to whether she will show up on monday. he supports his nomination. the latest on that is next. >> moving to the goalpost. all i can say is i hope she comes monday. i think it would be a huge mistake if she doesnt to look at me now, you dont see psoriasis.

Weird standoff. the headline in "the new york times" is a good way to put it, an impasse between the two sides. what republicans say is they thought they were calling the bluff of the accuser. they said lets call on her to testify. they thought she wouldnt. at first, she said that she did. heres the risk for republicans. democrats say that perhaps republicans will win on this, if she doesnt testify next week, but could they lose in the long run if among women voters in particular it looks like t...