president trump bluntly says he gudoesn't have an attorney general. up first, there is no reason for further delay, that is what senate judiciary chairman charles grassley says about the supreme court nomination of brett kavanagh, but christine blasey ford wants the fbi to investigate the claims before senators hold a hearing on the matter. grassley says that's not necessary, in a statement he said dr. ford's memory would reflect her personal knowledge and memory, nothing the fbi or any other investigator does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there's no reason for any further delay. our senior investigative correspondent, manu raju. how risky is all this? >> reporter: it's certainly a roll of the dice, but republicans will privately say