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Out supportive women who will back kavanaughs character, including some of the 65 women who signed that letter of support when the sexual assault claims surfaced. meanwhile, president trump continues to defend his supreme court pick and the president is showing uncommon restraint in not attacking kavanaughs accuser. the president will hold a news conference at the white house later today. lets begin with cnns suzanne malveaux live on capitol hill with the latest. what is the latest? >> reporter:...

About. i have no memory of this. i dont even remember being at that party. and so that is driving the strategy around what he will do or what he will say. with regard to how to treat the accuser here, it was fascinating. it is fascinating that president trump, whose m.o., particularly with his own accusations about him is to go out guns blazing and double down saying no way, no how was so restrained. i was told a couple of things. one, that he saw the interviews yesterday morning, understood and...

Figu ing for a yes from kavanaughs accuser. >> has she agreed to come? >> no. we have reached out to her in the last 36 hours, three or four times by e-mail and have not heard from them. it raises the question, do they want to come to the public hearing or not? >> the other side of this, senator dianne feinstein, the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee is blast in grassley. chairman grassley today said there would be only two witnesses invited to testify at the kavanaugh hearing on ...

Reports she has had to leave her home, that shes staying elsewhere, that her kids are staying elsewhere, shes off of social media. the scrutiny and the pressure on someone who is, again, a private citizen, it is extremely intense. you could see why she would take her time making this decision. >> david swerdlick, i mean she does potentially, would be setting the stage to become sort of the next anita hill, who was the accuser during the clarence thomas saga, and anita hill did resurface to write...

Room, according to the accuser. who do you think has the burden of proof here, ford or kavanaugh? >> to talk about a burden of proof is to analogize it to a trial. here were making a choice about the next supreme court justice, whose integrity and qualifications really have to be established. and this claim -- and by the way, i believe dr. ford, this survivor. theres every reason to believe her. she has come forward knowing that she faces a nightmare of hostile and probably vicious scrutiny. the...

But him and kellyanne conway said exactly what should be said every time out, which is, hear out the person with the accusation. lets hear from the other side, and let decisions be based off information, at least in the court of public opinion. the law is different. do you believe that we are headed for a proper outcome starting monday, angela? >> well, i dont know what the outcome will be, but i think that it is great that the senate will provide an opportunity for brett kavanaughs accuser to b...

Say the monday hearing is crucial to determine how they vote on kavanaughs nomination. we have congressional correspondent phil mattingly with the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: christine and dave, there will be a public hearing. not a committee vote to approve the brett kavanaugh supreme court nomination. there will be a public hearing next week. brett kavanaugh is expected to testify. his accuser is expected to testify. the allegations riled publicly and privately senate republicans an...

Women of sexual misconduct. including roy moore. >> youre talking about he said 40 years ago this didnt happen. >> less than two months before the midterm elections where women voters and candidates play a critical role. lt white house is treading lightly. for now at least. saying both should be heard. >> judge kavanaugh spent nearly nine hours at the white house today. working behind the scenes with his confirmation team. one described his as shaken but focussed on defending his integrity. he a...

The accuser in the clarence thomas hearing in the early 90s, lets talk about this. she is weighing in on all of this. the "new york times" op-ed. she called for a neutral party to investigate brett kavanaugh and writes as judge kavanaugh stands to gain the lifetime privilege of serving on the countrys highest court, he has the burden of persuasion here and that is only fair. does anita hill have a point and when do you start to bring in a neutral party that should investigate all of this. you ar...

This. >> reporter: kavanaugh has denied the obligation and the president is blaming democrats, claiming they waited too long to release the womans claim. >> because they obstruct and resist, thats the name of their campaign against me. so i dont want to play into their hands. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein was made aware of the allegations earlier this summer, but she says she kept them confidential at the request of the accuser. trump disagreed with senate democrats who say the fbi shoul...