Meanwhile, fox news confirming that the agency is already reaching out to a second woman who also made accusations against kavanaugh. Debra ramirez. The white house continues to stand by its nominee. The senate has asked for something. The president has ordered it. We will see what comes back. We believe firmly and confide confidently in judge kavanaughs denials. Their backed up by three other individuals under penalty of felony who were said to be at that event. His contemporaneous calendars dont put him at such an event. And theres really no evidence to back up dr. Fords account. We have complete fox team coverage. We will get to ellison barber in wheeling, West Virginia, later on, for a preview of the president s rally. But there is Leland Vittert who will delve more into the specifics of the fbi investigation. But we begin with rich edson who is live on capitol hill. Rich . Good afternoon, molly. There are several senators who are hit holding their decisions withholding their decis
And you know if it was anybody else they would havent taken as seriously, we know, chris, we travel a lot. He trust chris coons and thats one to have reasons that he decided to push for the oneweek investigation n. The time period he asked for it, there was this poynant moment in an elevator in capitol hill. Youre telling me that my assault doesnt matter, what happened to me doesnt matter and that youre going to let people do these things into power. Thats what youre telling me when you vote for him. In the interview with the atlantic he says hes predisposed to vote unless something comes up to investigation because kavanaugh is a conservative and hes a conservative. Hes essentially in the same boat with a number of democrats and republicans that are looking for investigation and waiting to be concluded for the next week before they decide how they are going to vote. Lisa murkowski, republican of alaska, she writes, its important to have fair process for sake of judge kavanaugh and dr.
Supreme court looking less and less certain right now. Judge Brett Kavanagh going on tv tonight trying to fight back against accusations of Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct when he was a student. Plus questions tonight about the fate of the man regarded as the firewall between the president and the special Counsel Robert Mueller and the russia investigation. After the New York Times reported on claims that Rod Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording the president , discuss the 25th amendment, many thought the Deputy Attorney generals days were numbered. This morning Rod Rosenstein met with the chief of staff john kelly expectsing to be fired. White house Officials Say rosenstein will stay in his job for now. President trump who is in new york for the u. N. General Assembly Says he is planning to meet with his Deputy Attorney general on thursday when he returns to d. C. So the clock, well, it is ticking. I want to bring in now erika, columbus, cnn official. Fbi Senior Intelligen
What we know about what the fbi will be investigating. Mark judge was a friend of he ours in high school. And reaction from the family of Christine Blasey ford. I am here today, not because i want to be. I am terrified. When all in starts right now. I am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and i were in high school. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes, it is not over. One day after the nation watched transfixed and horrified, a Senate Hearing unlike anything anyone has ever seen, and after it appeared that judge Brett Kavanaugh was on a gop party line path to confirmation to the United States Supreme Court, despite testimony by dr. Christine blasey ford, that he sexually assaulted her, a monumental turn of events today, a bipartisan agreement to delay the final vote on kavanaugh for, an investigation and an order on President Trump to conduct the investigation. Senator jeff flake at the center of todays remarkable deve
Delay the floor vote in order to let the fbi do an investigation. The fbi investigation has to be very thorough, complete. This is ripping the country apart. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Good morning, everyone to you, one minute past 7 00 on a saturday morning. Just when the gop maybe felt confident that they had the votes to put Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court by the end of next week, he along with everyone else has to wait as the fbi conducts this few background check that has been ordered by President Trump. The drama started when senator jeff flake had, lets call them second thoughts, and joined other senators saying that he would not vote yes on kavanaugh without an fbi investigation. As he announced the probe, the president said he is still backing his noiminee. The president is in West Virginia later for a reelection rally. He started at the white house, and thats where we find ryan nobles. Good to see you. What are you hearing . Reporter good mo