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Survivors, those who had been through this. she said thats what was different today when you had christine blasey ford going out there. it was sending a message perhaps that she began sending that message back in 1991. your reaction to that, how far weve come since 1991. >> we have come a long way. we obviously have a lot further to go. but the day after president trumps inauguration, when women from across the country went out in every city in this country and marched as a unified force, that w...

Are by this one-week delay. as a surprise. it seems like we were ready to move forward and that the senate would be voting on the judges nomination early next week. they didnt vote on the nomination did report him to the senate floor but with this condition that driven by senator flake. its a reminder of how much an individual senator can control the rhythm of things here in congress especially when the senate is so closely divided. they have a huge amount of leverage. they had spoken close to t...

>> reporter: we got a praeview f what president trump may say in two hours when the rally begins. he spoke as he was deporting the white house to reporters. we are working to get that tape on the air. president trump was asked about this nomination process for judge brett kavanaugh, and he says he believes it is going very well. he believes the fbi is all over it. he says of judge kavanaugh that he is a high quality person. he is expecting this to turn out well. he also said notably that the fbi...

Test for kavanaugh. is he under any obligation, and if he passes, -- if he says no, i dont want to take one, does it get noted somewhere? >> absolutely it will be offered, and i have seen it done. i have personally been involved in derogatory allegations against nominees where a polygraph was taken, and, in fact, in those cases it has cleared the nominee. so dr. ford took a polygraph exam. judge kavanaugh will be offered one, and if he refuses it will be noted. im going to tell you something. wi...

But starting at the white house. what are you hearing from the white house this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you. and the white house obviously not happy with this latest development in the nomination process for judge brett kavanaugh. they wanted to see him confirmed as soon as this weekend but its going to have to wait at least a week and thats because of this dramatic move to say he would not vote for the nomination without giving the fbi one more chance to look into kavanaughs backg...

Veteran agent. let me ask you about a polygraph test for kavanaugh. is he under any obligation, and if he passes, -- if he says no, i dont want to take one, does it get noted somewhere? >> absolutely it will be offered, and i have seen it done. i have personally been involved in derogatory allegations against nominees where a polygraph was taken, and, in fact, in those cases it has cleared the nominee. so dr. ford took a polygraph exam. judge kavanaugh will be offered one, and if he refuses it w...

And i think that i dont know if this is going to continue onward or were going to get a vote. but, again, im here, so im not out there watching. because i cant be. out of great respect. although maybe well go watch together. okay? well watch together. but i think it will work out very well for the country. i just want it to work out well for the country. if that happens, im happy. >> reporter: so some remarkable untrumpian restraint from the president there during that brief opportunity to talk ...

Would say when it comes to the judicial nomination process, every cost on senate has embraced before kavanaugh has been pretty much destroyed. here is what im going to say. somebody dismisses this letter, they leak it to the press, not giving of damn about her for political purposes. slow this vote down, try to destroy judge kavanaugh, completely indifferent to the effects that it had on dr. ford. what i do not believe, it was dianne feinstein. i like dianne feinstein, i dont believe she would d...

Raised funds in favor of kavanaughs nomination process. thank you for being on this morning. >> thanks for being here. if you were watching most of the networks, but even fox news, it was a tale of two hearings after dr. ford, you had a lot of people, chris wallace talking about what a persuasive witness dr. ford was. then after judge kavanaugh, they said the same thing. at the end of the day, are you still supportive and is your group still just as supportive of judge kavanaugh as you were at t...

>> collins left capitol hill without commenting. manchin says quote there are concerns people have. a gop source close to the nomination process says they are not sure they have the votes to push kavanaugh across the finish line. it is definitely close. we have cnns phil mattingly reporting from capitol hill. >> reporter: christine and dave, republicans are moving forward. every one of them is staring with wrapped attention. gripping testimony from christine blasey ford and supreme court nominee...