Protesters rattle the Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings with a critical day of questioning ahead. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. We will get to hear from Brett Kavanaugh today. Yes, we will. Which will be refreshing. Wednesday, september 5th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. Well get to that forecast straight ahead, but we start with the breaking news overnight. Politically, a new democratic primary upset from the left. In massachusetts, boston city councilwoman Ayanna Pressley soundly defeating tenterm incumbent congressman mike capuano. The 44yearold pressley joins a growing list of younger, more progressive democrats, many of them women and people of color, winning competitive primaries. Miguel marquez from the victory celebration. Reporter christine, dave, just an absolute upset here in the seventh district of massachusetts. This district had been tested two times by pollster, in february and this august. In february, capuano was up by 12 points. This august, just a few weeks ago, he was up by 13 points. She got people out that dont typically vote. Shes a city councilperson in boston. And even though she was part of the political establishment, even though he was a far left by american standards, a progressive, liberal democrat, she was able to best him by getting people out with the Campaign Slogan that change cant wait. She wanted a bolder campaign. Tonight she talked about doing this not only for women but for africanamerican men behind the wall in prison, for immigrants. Heres a little of how she addressed the crowd tonight when she thanked Michael Capuano for making her a better candidate. Mike capuano is unapologetically himself. On many occasions throughout the years when there was a strike or a rally, i would find myself sharing a stage, a microphone, or a bullhorn with him. And, well, he forced me to bring my best, just like in this race, and i thank him for his 20 years of service. Reporter certainly, this is an indication that that insurgent energy amongst democrats across the country, whether its florida or georgia or new york state, and now here in massachusetts, is alive and well. Within an hour and a half of the polls closing, Michael Capuano had conceded this race. He clearly knew that the votes were just there for her in a very big way. It seems he may be the victim of a very blue wave already. Christine, dave . All right, miguel. Thank you for that. Michael capuano could not have been more gracious in his concession speech. The tenterm incumbent had never faced a serious challenge since first winning the seat in 1998. He took that stunning defeat in stride, calling it a sign of the times. Clearly, the district wanted a lot of change. And apparently, the district just is very upset with lots of things that are going on. I dont blame them. Im just as upset as they are. But so be it. This is the way life goes. Capuano praised ayanna presley, told supporters she will be a good congresswoman who will serve massachusetts well. Tropical storm gordon making landfall late last night west of alabama mississippi, on the border. It has already turned deadly. A child killed in pensacola, florida, when a tree fell on top of a mobile home. Strong winds from the storm also knocking out power in the Florida Panhandle and southern alabama, leaving thousands in the dark this morning. Cnn meteorologist Jennifer Gray joining us live now from gulfport, mississippi, with the latest. Jennifer, good morning. What are you seeing . Reporter good morning, guys. Yeah, the storm made landfall late last night between just west of the alabama border and the center of the storm now is well north of us. Its close to hattisburg. And the rain from the storm is pretty much east of mobile, through the Florida Panhandle. We do have flood warnings in effect around gulf shores as well as pensacola, seeing 2 inches an hour. Were seeing the storms hitting the same spots, so a little bit of flooding going on there. Also, about 2,000 people without power in mississippi. However, i think things will be quickly getting back to normal, especially around gulfport, where we are. We barely had any rain from the storm at all. Most of the storm was to the east of us, so things getting back to normal here in gulfport, guys. All right, Jennifer Gray, sounds like it could have been worse. Thank you. All right, President Trump on a twitter tirade last night, seeking to discredit a bombshell, new book by Washington Post reporter bob woodward. The president suggesting baselessly in one tweet that the awardwinning veteran journalist is a democratic operative because the book released two months before the midterms portrays chaos inside the white house. Cnns jamie gangel has more on woodwards meticulously reported book. Reporter dave and christine, this explosive, new book from legendary Journalist Bob Woodward goes inside the Trump White House with woodward detailing extraordinary measures that senior aides have taken to circumvent the president , to, in effect, step in and stop what they saw as President Trumps most and this is a quote dangerous impulses, including stealing and hiding documents right off his oval office desk. There are also some stunning revelations about the russia investigation. Woodward recounts a dramatic session at the white house in which trumps then personal attorney, john dowd, puts the president through a mock interview to see if he is capable of testifying to special Counsel Robert Mueller without perjuring himself. Woodward reports that trump fails the test. And whats even more remarkable is that dowd and trumps current attorney, jay sekulow, then go and reenact the scene to Robert Mueller himself in an attempt to convince mueller that trump is incapable of getting through an interview. According to woodward, mueller isnt convinced and responds, quote, i need the president s testimony. And then mueller says, i want to know what was his intent on comey. I want to see if there was corrupt intent. Dave, christine . All right, jamie, thank you. Some of the most startling quotes in woodwards book come from two of the president s top aides. Chief of staff john kelly in the book is reported to have called President Trump an idiot, erratic, and unhinged. Woodward reports an irate kelly ranted at a staff meeting, were in crazy town. This is the worst job ive ever had. The book portrays defense secretary james mattis as exasperated and alarmed by the president. Mattis is quoted as saying trump has the understanding of a fifth or sixth grader. Both men among the chorus of Administration Officials pushing back on the book. Chief of staff kelly says he and the president have an incredibly candid and strong relationship. He calls the story total bs. Mattis also denied that he uttered the contemptuous words attributed to him, describing woodwards book as fiction. One important player not appearing in the book is President Trump himself, and thats why woodward decided to release audio recordings to prove he did make an effort to interview the president , get his side of the story. Listen now to the conversation between woodward and mr. Trump when they connected by phone three weeks ago. And as you know and are living, we are at a pivot point in history. Right. And i would have liked to have done that, and i maximized my effort. Right. And somehow, it didnt get to you or its really too bad, because nobody told me about it and i would have loved to have spoken to you. You know im very open to you. I think youve always been fair, but well see what happens. The president did later acknowledge Lindsey Graham told him that bob woodward wanted to interview him. Also note that the president concedes on tape that woodward has always been fair. Overnight, mr. Trump suggested the legendary journalist included lies and phony sources in his book. It appears less likely special Counsel Robert Mueller will subpoena testimony from the president. Muellers investigators making a concession to the trump legal team. They say they will accept written responses from the president on whether the Trump Campaign conspired with russia to sway the 2016 election in his favor. Sources say a letter from muellers team left open the possibility of an inperson interview as part of the wideranging russia probe. Today, day two for Brett Kavanaughs confirmation hearings after what happened yesterday. Boy, an ugly scene. Warring senators, jeering protesters, dramatic demonstrations rocking kavanaughs hearing on tuesday. Democrats came ready to attack. Senator richard blumenthal, one of the leading voices opposing President Trumps Supreme Court nominee, called for the hearing to be adjourned almost as soon as it began. He said his colleagues had not had time to review the tens of thousands of documents from kavanaughs time at the bush white house. Mr. Chairman, we have been denied real access to the documents we need to advise mr. Chairman, regular order is called for. Which turns this hearing into a charade and a mockery of our norms. Well and mr. Chairman, i therefore move to adjourn this hearing. Kavanaughs views on reproductive rights and Environmental Protection have been under a microscope since the moment he was nominated, but one senator on the judiciary committee, senator ben sasse says opponents hysteria has nothing to do with kavanaugh and everything to do with congress. 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And this is a step in the right direction and its for the reason of there are kids looking at that and saying, well, you know, if i take a risk like colin and speak my mind and tell the truth, am i going to be kind of shut out from the mainstream . And nikes doing a good job of reinforcing that thats not true. Now, the nfl is also standing up for kaepernick. It released a statement yesterday saying the league believes in dialogue, understanding, and unity. The social justice issues that colin and other professional athletes have raised deserves our attention and action. Meantime, the first billboard featuring kaepernick went up in San Francisco yesterday, you know, the city where he used to play quarterback now, if you went to bed early, you missed an epic match at the u. S. Open. Top seed rafael nadal does deep to win the longest match of the tournament. Defending champion lost the first set 60, but he stormed back after a nearly fivehour battle that just ended just after 2 00 a. M. 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