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FOXNEWSW Your World With Neil Cavuto October 8, 2018 20:00:00

Tonight, the ceremonial swearing in of Justice Brett kavanaugh well carry it live here on fox news. 7 00 eastern time. 6 00 central. Your world with neil cavuto is coming up right now. Neil you are looking live at latham, new york. A little more than two miles north of manhattan where we are trying to come to grips how it was 20 people were killed in a limo accident including two pedestrians. This is the deadliest transportation disaster to hit the United States in nine years. Normally when you look at casualties, of that degree you are thinking of plane crash. It is the worst accident we have had in American History since a plane crash in buffalo, new york some nine years ago in ms13 officials take Tntsb Officialstake to the. All attention tonight on the president of the United States as He Ceremonially swears in his choice for the u. S. Supreme court. And he says is he looking forward to it. We will perform the swearing in 7 00 tonight at the white house. I leave here and guy home and swear in a man who will be a truly great United States Supreme Court justice. Thats going to be my honor. Neil and it will be a big event 7 00 p. M. Eastern. 3 hours from now. Of course, fox news will be carrying that john roberts though, the real detail is Justice Kavanaugh is a justice now. And he is already doing some work, right . Yeah. He went right to work at his chambers on sunday getting ready for the updodge week, neil. You dont want to miss a beat whether you have got a job that important. The president down there in orlando today for the International Association of chiefs of police convention. An enthusiastic reception there and appreciation for the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. The president clearly showing that the political wounds of this are not going to heal any time soon. The president very, very critical of the democrats for the way that they handled the confirmation process. Listen here. It was very, very unfair what happened to him. False charges. False accusations. Horrible statements that were totally untrue that he knew nothing about frankly terms that he probably never heard of his life. He was this he was that never heard of these terms was a disgraceful situation brought about by people that are evil and he toughed it out. Both republicans and democrats think they can gain some political advantage from what happened with the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh. President trump believes that there is a renewed intensity among Republican Voters to get out to the polls on november 6th. Some democrats are saying well, listen, give us control of the house and we will reopen the investigation into judge kavanaughs background and perhaps even pursue Impeachment Proceedings against him. That doesnt sit well with the president who had some very angry words to say about that in the south lawn of the white house as he was leaving for orlando. The president also brought along a guest with him on Board Air Force one none other than the embattled attorney general Rod Rosenstein. The president is coming down the steps there off of air force one. Soon to be followed by Rod Rosenstein who was with Chief Of Staff john kelly. There you see the two of them coming down the steps. Just two and a half weeks ago it looked like rosenstein might be headed for the trash heap. The president has had a conversation with him aBoard Air Force one and on the way to orlando this morning told us he has gotten to know Rod Rosenstein and understands him a little more than he did in the past. Listen here. I didnt know rod before. I have gotten to know him and i have gotten along very well with him. Rod rosenstein was reported to him via the new york times. Trying to garner support to remoft president by using the 25th Amendment last year. Even suggested that he might wear a wire to get some of the goods on him. But, rosenstein has vigorously denied those accusations, neil, it looks like he is not headed for the scrap heap, that the president says he is not going to fire him. So i expect that rosenstein will be around at least until the end of the mueller investigation. And we will see after that. Neil i remember a distinct young man who took the odds and did not think he was going to be fired when that was not the consensus. Did you take that bet . I cant remember. Neil i dont know anything about that i just know that you were right. Thank you john roberts. Lets get the political read from cross current. Showing a narrowing in terms of who should take over congress between democrats and republicans. Hayworth with the independent womens forum. Democratic strike that just Adrienne Elrod and g. O. P. Fundraiser noel pick nic purr. Advantage republicans, you argue that could go differently depending on whether its house or the senate. Yeah, neil, you are right. Like at a couple of things. One of the things that i have noticed on the republican side since the kavanaugh trials have been the uptick in small donors. And i deal, you know with a major bunsd lers and major donors. One of the things is the small donors are telling me is the fact that when the small donor gives money in little increamments, 50, 20, 100, you can count on them to vote. You can count on them to be very active. And that is where the momentum and the groundswell is coming; so, i really think that nobody really knows who is going to come out on the Top Of The Heap here. But, what i am noticing. I assumed you guys did. Adrienne, you could argue right now that its going to be harder, obviously, to disrupt the mow momentum democrats assume they have going into the house races. A little problematic for the senate. How do you see this galvanizing from the democratic side is the women vote . Well, we have got a lot of attributes in our favor right now on the democratic side. First of all, you have a lot of angry and upset Women In America right now including independence and some moderate republicans who have already made it clear that they plan to vote with the democrat in some of these very close house districts. Neil is that monolithic. Women have sons. Is that that monolithic. What do i know is that when you look at 2016 the white suburban College Educated women vote that block of voters was a very key block in 2016. Its going to be a very key vote now for democrats. You know, Hillary Clinton unfortunately didnt get enough of those votes in 2016. Neil won that vote not specific but in general. He did. That vote is swinging back towards democrats now. A lot of those voters are disappointed in the way the president has governed. They are not happy with the way our country is going. Real real really. Not happy with the economy . Not happy with the conduct and candor of the United States. Neil i will come back to you but i want to get your sense of who benefit in this. A loosm were upset with the way the president was he can treated. They are upset the way the doctor was treated, his accuser. I am just curious how you think it all washes out. Having served a Swing District in congress it really does come down to the composition of these districts on the ground. The Senate Map Favors Republicans for a lot of reasons and they have a lot of good tail winds. As noel pointed out. I think in a lot of thieves suburban districts what republicans need to do is emphasize to suburban women countering accusations that were completely unfounded towards judge Kavanaugh Now justice does not equate in any way with disregarding women, with disrespecting women. Not indeed with compassion for victims. And i would like to point out that it was g. O. P. Women in the house of representatives who led the Sexual Assault survivors rights bill that was signed into law by president obama passed by both Republican House and senate in 2016. Republicans have womens interest and every citizens interest at their hearts. Neil i dont mean to interrupt you again but the ntsb are on horrific crash over the memo. They are taking to the microphone now. Our Closing Reconstruction Unit will perform a mechanical examination of the limo to determine if it was mechanically sound. They are also collecting data from the scene along with measurements and that information will then be examined and analyzed. Were also in possession of the airbag control module. What would be considered the vehicles black box. That is being analyzed for post crash data. We have our investigators who are continuing with introduce of witnesses and Family Members. An autopsautopsy of the victimsl being met. Limo Company Prestige of Saratoga County and also the driver of the limo did not have the appropriate license to operate that vehicle. In new york state a limo with 15 or more Seats Available falls under the definition of a bus and requires passenger endorsement. A p endorsement. The operated limo in this crash required a p endorsement which he did not have. I will not release a list of the names until all the victims are positively identified and the families have been notified. Due to the severity of the crash, the process is taking some time. We do know the victims were active on cell phones prior to the crash both texting and on social media. We are asking anyone who may have been in contact with the victims give us a call at 5186301700. I will open up to questions, you know, tough understand this is ongoing Criminal Investigation at this point. Early in the investigation, could you tell us whether or not that vehicle should have been on the road now you say the driver didnt even have a license to operate it. The driver didnt have the proper license to operate it so no, it shouldnt have been on the road. How about the vehicle . Was it outdated properly fit. The company and that vehicle have been under scrutiny of the d. O. T. In the past. Is there negligence on the part of someone though allow in this on the road. Thats part of our Criminal Investigation. Driver in terms of a criminal history and a driving history where he was in previous accidents . Were not not releasing any information in that regard [inaudible] seize the vehicle. We seized their vehicle based on a search warrant. How many . Three vehicles in addition to the one that crashed. Can you explain what kind of vehicles they were . Are they stretch limo bus. I believe two of them were town car stretch limos. Remarkable that in this case up all the people who were in the limo and two by standers who are now deceased who would have been, i imagine, pretty good witnesses to what was happening prior to the crash. You talked about Text Messages. We have already seen reports that people in the limo were sending out Text Messages potentially talking about the fact that the very loud. It seemed unkempf. Can you talk about what you are learning from people who are stepping forward offering that you information and how critical is that putting the pieces of this Together Without Living Witnesses . All the information we can get is critical. The black box information. The crime scene investigation. Interviews, Text Messages anything we can find put together full Picture Credibility on anyone. Were people complaining via these texts that you have seen that maybe something wasnt right. Im not going to get into. Do you know if Family Members have told you at this point that the victims had sought a bus rather than a limo . I believe that they had tried to hire a different vehicle but it cancelled for some reason so so the subject in charge of think excursion abled. A bus something lancasterer . I dont know. Was it the same company . Excuse me . Have you spoken with the owner of the company . Have you located him. We have spoken to the owner of the company [inaudible] yes. His sons are running it. One at a time, guys. Involved in [inaudible] excuse me . Mr. Hussein the same man who Testified In Federal Criminal Case Against [inaudible] i would refer tout fbi. Can you tell me whether the driver was texting . That will all be part of our investigation. The vehicle to be clear governor said that the vehicle had been inspected last month by the u. S. Department of transportation. And failed inspection. Ed. Vehicle has been inspected in the past and has failed inspections. Can you say what that was . You have to talk to dot about that. Is the owner still out of the country . Yes, he is. He faces criminal charges . That will be part of our investigation. Well determine if there is any criminal culpability on the part of anyone. If there is, we will hold them accountable for it. Doing the autopsies, im wondering how those folks and medical staff is doing as they embark on this. Are you in touch with them and how is that going for them . Its very difficult investigation for us to do. You know, we investigate fatal crashes all the time year around. But this one is magnitude of this one is different for us. How about the road there . It comes down a big hill. What have you learned about the dangerousness of that hill . Thats all part of the investigation. Last question, thank you. Put a car like this on the road . Excuse me . How dangerous for someone to put a car like this on the road knowing the problems . We will determine that. And if its criminal we will prosecute. [inaudible] how can a modified vehicle like this. Ntsb. Were going to take a five minute break. Neil you heard that new york Safety Police updating on this accident just 40 miles west of albany, new york that claimed 20 lives waiting for the ntsb to come up here and when they resume we will be going back there much has been said of this limousine Company Prestige limousine who had repeatedly failed comption inspections. Those in the memo had repeatedly been crashing minutes of the cash had texted that the car was in her words in thecialg cfn we are hearing terrible boards as keel well this is not the winery tour and ultimately settled on this vehicle. Again, that had failed multiple inspections. We are learning more about 20 victims without giving away names that ascertain to authorities right now. 18 were in that vehicle, including the driver. There was a husband and a wife, who, of course, celebrating her 30th birthday. And her Three Sisters as well as another couple recently married. And a young cousin. They were all adults but they were all very, very young. Were learning that two pedestrians were killed because they were along the path of this vehicle as it came careening through that stop sign at speeds in excess of 60 Miles Per Hour. The irony of all of this cannot be lost upon those thinking do the right thing if you are going to go out and you are going to have a good time to play it safe have someone else do the driving. They did all of that and now questions about all of this amp this. After this. Tech so you think this chip is nothing to worry about . Well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. These friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. So they scheduled at safelite. Com. They didnt have to change their plans or worry about a thing. Ill see you all in a little bit. And i fixed it right away with a strong repair they can trust. Plus, with most insurance a Safelite Repair is no cost to you. Customer really . tech being there whenever you need us thats another safelite advantage. Singers Safelite Repair, safelite replace. Captured lightning in a bottle. Over 260 years later as the nations leader in Energy Storage were ensuring americans have the energy they need, whenever they need it nextera energy. But prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered. In jellyfish. In clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Neil already on the court but that doesnt mean that Brett Kavanaugh isnt in the eyes of some democrats going to stay on the court. A number of leading efforts especially if they gain the majority in the house to begin Impeachment Proceedings against him. Gray the former white House Counsel for Ronald Reagan and George Herbert walker bush expert in all these matters. I dont see where that would go. But where do you think they would go. I dont see where it would go either. You can impeach and indictment. Trial in the senate. Takes two thirds to convict. Its really impossible to see how you could get two thirds of the vote now and especially if the voters can pick up a seat or two which is entirely possible. I dont see where it goes except more embarrassment, more, you know, harm to the court. And if the intention is the media against the legitimacy of the Justice Brett<\/a> kavanaugh well carry it live here on fox news. 7 00 eastern time. 6 00 central. Your world with neil cavuto is coming up right now. Neil you are looking live at latham, new york. A little more than two miles north of manhattan where we are trying to come to grips how it was 20 people were killed in a limo accident including two pedestrians. This is the deadliest transportation disaster to hit the United States<\/a> in nine years. Normally when you look at casualties, of that degree you are thinking of plane crash. It is the worst accident we have had in American History<\/a> since a plane crash in buffalo, new york some nine years ago in ms13 officials take Tntsb Officialstake<\/a> to the. All attention tonight on the president of the United States<\/a> as He Ceremonially<\/a> swears in his choice for the u. S. Supreme court. And he says is he looking forward to it. We will perform the swearing in 7 00 tonight at the white house. I leave here and guy home and swear in a man who will be a truly great United States<\/a> Supreme Court<\/a> justice. Thats going to be my honor. Neil and it will be a big event 7 00 p. M. Eastern. 3 hours from now. Of course, fox news will be carrying that john roberts though, the real detail is Justice Kavanaugh<\/a> is a justice now. And he is already doing some work, right . Yeah. He went right to work at his chambers on sunday getting ready for the updodge week, neil. You dont want to miss a beat whether you have got a job that important. The president down there in orlando today for the International Association<\/a> of chiefs of police convention. An enthusiastic reception there and appreciation for the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh<\/a>. The president clearly showing that the political wounds of this are not going to heal any time soon. The president very, very critical of the democrats for the way that they handled the confirmation process. Listen here. It was very, very unfair what happened to him. False charges. False accusations. Horrible statements that were totally untrue that he knew nothing about frankly terms that he probably never heard of his life. He was this he was that never heard of these terms was a disgraceful situation brought about by people that are evil and he toughed it out. Both republicans and democrats think they can gain some political advantage from what happened with the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh<\/a>. President trump believes that there is a renewed intensity among Republican Voters<\/a> to get out to the polls on november 6th. Some democrats are saying well, listen, give us control of the house and we will reopen the investigation into judge kavanaughs background and perhaps even pursue Impeachment Proceedings<\/a> against him. That doesnt sit well with the president who had some very angry words to say about that in the south lawn of the white house as he was leaving for orlando. The president also brought along a guest with him on Board Air Force<\/a> one none other than the embattled attorney general Rod Rosenstein<\/a>. The president is coming down the steps there off of air force one. Soon to be followed by Rod Rosenstein<\/a> who was with Chief Of Staff<\/a> john kelly. There you see the two of them coming down the steps. Just two and a half weeks ago it looked like rosenstein might be headed for the trash heap. The president has had a conversation with him aBoard Air Force<\/a> one and on the way to orlando this morning told us he has gotten to know Rod Rosenstein<\/a> and understands him a little more than he did in the past. Listen here. I didnt know rod before. I have gotten to know him and i have gotten along very\rwell with him. Rod rosenstein was reported to him via the new york times. Trying to garner support to remoft president by using the 25th Amendment<\/a> last year. Even suggested that he might wear a wire to get some of the goods on him. But, rosenstein has vigorously denied those accusations, neil, it looks like he is not headed for the scrap heap, that the president says he is not going to fire him. So i expect that rosenstein will be around at least until the end of the mueller investigation. And we will see after that. Neil i remember a distinct young man who took the odds and did not think he was going to be fired when that was not the consensus. Did you take that bet . I cant remember. Neil i dont know anything about that i just know that you were right. Thank you john roberts. Lets get the political read from cross current. Showing a narrowing in terms of who should take over congress between democrats and republicans. Hayworth with the independent womens forum. Democratic strike that just Adrienne Elrod<\/a> and\rg. O. P. Fundraiser noel pick nic purr. Advantage republicans, you argue that could go differently depending on whether its house or the senate. Yeah, neil, you are right. Like at a couple of things. One of the things that i have noticed on the republican side since the kavanaugh trials have been the uptick in small donors. And i deal, you know with a major bunsd lers and major donors. One of the things is the small donors are telling me is the fact that when the small donor gives money in little increamments, 50, 20, 100, you can count on them to vote. You can count on them to be very active. And that is where the momentum and the groundswell is coming; so, i really think that nobody really knows who is going to come out on the Top Of The Heap<\/a> here. But, what i am noticing. I assumed you guys did. Adrienne, you could argue right now that its going to be harder, obviously, to disrupt the mow momentum democrats assume they have going into the house races. A little problematic for the senate. How do you see this galvanizing from the democratic side is the women vote . Well, we have got a lot of attributes in our favor right now on the democratic side. First of all, you have a lot of angry and upset Women In America<\/a> right now including independence and some moderate republicans who have already made it clear that they plan to vote with the democrat in some of these very close house districts. Neil is that monolithic. Women have sons. Is that that monolithic. What do i know is that when you look at 2016 the white suburban College Educated<\/a> women vote that block of voters was a very key block in 2016. Its going to be a very key vote now for democrats. You know, Hillary Clinton<\/a> unfortunately didnt get enough of those votes in 2016. Neil won that vote not specific but in general. He did. That vote is swinging back towards democrats now. A lot of those voters are disappointed in the way the president has governed. They are not happy with the way our country is going. Real real really. Not happy with the economy . Not happy with the conduct and candor of the United States<\/a>. Neil i will come back to you but i want to get your sense of who benefit in this. A loosm were upset with the way the president was he can treated. They are upset the way the doctor was treated, his accuser. I am just curious how you think it all washes out. Having served a Swing District<\/a> in congress it really does come down to the composition of these districts on the ground. The Senate Map Favors Republicans<\/a> for a lot of reasons and they have a lot of good tail winds. As noel pointed out. I think in a lot of thieves suburban districts what republicans need to do is emphasize to suburban women countering accusations that were completely unfounded towards judge Kavanaugh Now<\/a> justice does not equate in any way with disregarding women, with disrespecting women. Not indeed with compassion for victims. And i would like to point out that it was g. O. P. Women in the house of representatives who led the Sexual Assault<\/a> survivors rights bill that was signed into law by president obama passed by both Republican House<\/a> and senate in 2016. Republicans have womens interest and every citizens interest at their hearts. Neil i dont mean to interrupt you again but the ntsb are on horrific crash over the memo. They are taking to the microphone now. Our Closing Reconstruction Unit<\/a> will perform a mechanical examination of the limo to determine if it was mechanically sound. They are also collecting\rdata from the scene along with measurements and that information will then be examined and analyzed. Were also in possession of the airbag control module. What would be considered the vehicles black box. That is being analyzed for post crash data. We have our investigators who are continuing with introduce of witnesses and Family Members<\/a>. An autopsautopsy of the victimsl being met. Limo Company Prestige<\/a> of Saratoga County<\/a> and also the driver of the limo did not have the appropriate license to operate that vehicle. In new york state a limo with 15 or more Seats Available<\/a> falls under the definition of a bus and requires passenger endorsement. A p endorsement. The operated limo in this crash required a p endorsement which he did not have. I will not release a list of\rthe names until all the victims are positively identified and the families have been notified. Due to the severity of the crash, the process is taking some time. We do know the victims were active on cell phones prior to the crash both texting and on social media. We are asking anyone who may have been in contact with the victims give us a call at 5186301700. I will open up to questions, you know, tough understand this is ongoing Criminal Investigation<\/a> at this point. Early in the investigation, could you tell us whether or not that vehicle should have been on the road now you say the driver didnt even have a license to operate it. The driver didnt have the proper license to operate it so no, it shouldnt have been on the road. How about the vehicle . Was it outdated properly fit. The company and that vehicle have been under scrutiny of the d. O. T. In the past. Is there negligence on\rthe part of someone though allow in this on the road. Thats part of our Criminal Investigation<\/a>. Driver in terms of a criminal history and a driving history where he was in previous accidents . Were not not releasing any information in that regard [inaudible] seize the vehicle. We seized their vehicle based on a search warrant. How many . Three vehicles in addition to the one that crashed. Can you explain what kind of vehicles they were . Are they stretch limo bus. I believe two of them were town car stretch limos. Remarkable that in this case up all the people who were in the limo and two by standers who are now deceased who would have been, i imagine, pretty good witnesses to what was happening prior to the crash. You talked about Text Messages<\/a>. We have already seen reports that people in the limo were sending out Text Messages<\/a> potentially talking about the fact that the very loud. It seemed unkempf. Can you talk about what you are learning from people who are stepping forward\roffering that you information and how critical is that putting the pieces of this Together Without Living Witnesses<\/a> . All the information we can get is critical. The black box information. The crime scene investigation. Interviews, Text Messages<\/a> anything we can find put together full Picture Credibility<\/a> on anyone. Were people complaining via these texts that you have seen that maybe something wasnt right. Im not going to get into. Do you know if Family Members<\/a> have told you at this point that the victims had sought a bus rather than a limo . I believe that they had tried to hire a different vehicle but it cancelled for some reason so so the subject in charge of think excursion abled. A bus something lancasterer . I dont know. Was it the same company . Excuse me . Have you spoken with the owner of the company . Have you located him. We have spoken to the owner of the company [inaudible] yes. His sons are running it. One at a time, guys. Involved in [inaudible] excuse me . Mr. Hussein the same man who Testified In Federal Criminal Case Against<\/a> [inaudible] i would refer tout fbi. Can you tell me whether the driver was texting . That will all be part of our investigation. The vehicle to be clear governor said that the vehicle had been inspected last month by the u. S. Department of transportation. And failed inspection. Ed. Vehicle has been inspected in the past and has failed inspections. Can you say what that was . You have to talk to dot about that. Is the owner still out of the country . Yes, he is. He faces criminal charges . That will be part of our investigation. Well determine if there is any criminal culpability on the part of anyone. If there is, we will hold them accountable for it. Doing the autopsies, im wondering how those folks and medical staff is doing as they embark on this. Are you in touch with them and how is that going for them . Its very difficult investigation for us to do. You know, we investigate fatal crashes all the time year around. But this one is magnitude of this one is different for us. How about the road there . It comes down a big hill. What have you learned about the dangerousness of that hill . Thats all part of the investigation. Last question, thank you. Put a car like this on the road . Excuse me . How dangerous for someone to put a car like this on the road knowing the problems . We will determine that. And if its criminal we will prosecute. [inaudible] how can a modified vehicle like this. Ntsb. Were going to take a\rfive minute break. Neil you heard that new york Safety Police<\/a> updating on this accident just 40 miles west of albany, new york that claimed 20 lives waiting for the ntsb to come up here and when they resume we will be going back there much has been said of this limousine Company Prestige<\/a> limousine who had repeatedly failed comption inspections. Those in the memo had repeatedly been crashing minutes of the cash had texted that the car was in her words in thecialg cfn we are hearing terrible boards as keel well this is not the winery tour and ultimately settled on this vehicle. Again, that had failed multiple inspections. We are learning more about 20 victims without giving away names that ascertain to\rauthorities right now. 18 were in that vehicle, including the driver. There was a husband and a wife, who, of course, celebrating her 30th birthday. And her Three Sisters<\/a> as well as another couple recently married. And a young cousin. They were all adults but they were all very, very young. Were learning that two pedestrians were killed because they were along the path of this vehicle as it came careening through that stop sign at speeds in excess of 60 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. The irony of all of this cannot be lost upon those thinking do the right thing if you are going to go out and you are going to have a good time to play it safe have someone else do the driving. They did all of that and now questions about all of this amp this. After this. Tech so you think this chip is nothing to worry about . Well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. These friends were on a trip\rwhen their windshield got chipped. So they scheduled at safelite. Com. They didnt have to change their plans or worry about a thing. Ill see you all in a little bit. And i fixed it right away with a strong repair they can trust. Plus, with most insurance a Safelite Repair<\/a> is no cost to you. Customer really . tech being there whenever you need us thats another safelite advantage. Singers Safelite Repair<\/a>, safelite replace. Captured lightning in a bottle. Over 260 years later as the nations leader in Energy Storage<\/a> were ensuring americans have the energy they need, whenever they need it nextera energy. But prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered. In jellyfish. In clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Neil already on the court but that doesnt mean that Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> isnt in the eyes of some democrats going to stay on the court. A number of leading efforts especially if they gain the majority in the house to begin Impeachment Proceedings<\/a> against him. Gray the former white House Counsel<\/a> for Ronald Reagan<\/a> and George Herbert<\/a> walker bush expert in all these matters. I dont see where that would go. But where do you think they would go. I dont see where it would go either. You can impeach and indictment. Trial in the senate. Takes two thirds to convict. Its really impossible to see how you could get two thirds of the vote now and especially if the voters can pick up a seat or two which is entirely possible. I dont see where it goes except more embarrassment, more, you know, harm to the court. And if the intention is the media against the legitimacy of the Supreme Court<\/a>, that is really dangerous in my view. Neil now, you dealt with this, whether Clarence Thomas<\/a> in the capacity as being an advisor to him. And he always had like a target on him. And im wondering did that ever dissipate after those controversial hearings he was approved 5248 in the Democratic Senate<\/a> we might point out. It was tooth and nail the whole battle promises like in this case to make him a marked man. I dont think it works. And remember he got 11 democratic votes. Neil you are absolutely right. This is not a partisan thing. I think he suffered something of a cloud for a few years. Is he now one of the most respected members of the court. He is known by democratic scholars as well as republican or conservative if you will as being one of the leaders of the court. He got to men often when they cant remember what they decided 15 years\rearlier in a particular case. Is he adored by his colleagues. And he is one of the most fun people to be with and is he very, very fun even though he doesnt talk. Neil thats right. I forgot about that. One of the things i have heard about trying to pursue impeachment is that the judge kavanaugh perjured himself. Im not an alawyer or expert on these things, you are. I started to digging into this how purger himself. Minimize how often he got drunk in high school. Im thinking to myself boy, are you kidding me . What did you make of that. My gosh, i thank god im never going to be questioned about my drinking in high school and college. Neil dont go there we dont want to open a can of worms. Thats really what it comes down. To say thats where he was not very honest or forthcoming about something he was doing in high school. Well, i got the impression, listening to the hearings without the commentary that he liked beer and he drank a lot. I never had any different\rview. He liked to drink. And that happenings to people in college. It happens to people in high school. And, you know, most of us grow out of it but i cant say that i would be in the same pickle is he in if i were in his shoes. Because i cant make a relative judgment about my own drinking when i was in college andy some things that i regret today. And wouldnt do again. And have done everything to make sure that my one daughter doesnt do, hasnt done. Neil you know, i see a method to this. Again, no legal expertise, thats why im happy to have you here create doubts his authenticity under oath that he might have misstate or blacked out after fallen asleep thereby making possible the claims of dr. Ford. I know what they are getting at here. It does seem a stretch and maybe a dangerous precedent to use that as precedent in\rfuture, you know, Supreme Court<\/a> picks and will go that far back and ask those type of questions. I think thats a very dangerous route to take. If they do that they open up they take a risk that i wouldnt take if i were they. They open u up de blasio herself to the same kind of scrutiny. Im not sure she comes out well if she is put under the spotlight the way they might do to him. So, what is needed by the country is some sort of, you know, all right. Congratulations, guys, you won. Let by gones be by gones. We will see you in court on another day and lets accept this outcome and, you know, get together because the court is one of the prized crown jewels of our electoral system. Neil fair enough, c. Gordon gray, thank you very much. All right. I want to switch to upstate\rnew york and now the ntsb turn to try to get behind the fact what happened one of the worst transportation 20 are now dead. And now the ntsb is asking the questions. And designate parties to the ntsbs investigation. Now, the ntsb investigates those organizations that can provide Technical Expertise<\/a> to our investigation. We designate those organizations as parties to the investigation. And at this point, the parties to the investigation are the new York State Police<\/a> and the new York Department<\/a> of transportation. As i mentioned yesterday, our investigation is separate and apart from the new York State Police<\/a> investigation. They are conducting their investigation as they do for any fatal highway crash. And we are conducting our safety investigation. So they really are distinct. Sharing information on those areas that would be of common interest. We have had several briefings with the new York State Police<\/a> leadership, to discuss our processes and to discuss best ways to Work Together<\/a> soar that into the encroaching in on their investigation. And we certainly appreciate their cooperation and assistance in coordination going along. Our teams are examining several different areas. We have we break our investigations into several disciplines. As far as the operator, we have a group looking at the operator and when i refer to the operator, i mean the motor carrier. The Limousine Company<\/a>. We have had an initial meeting with the Limousine Company<\/a> and as major as\rthe major indicated, willingness to cooperate with our records request. He would will be looking at the operations of the driver and the motor carrier. Actual operations of it. Were looking at the limousine operators compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. We will also look at the oversight and actual oversight by the state and federal oversight authorities, agencies, the companys safety culture. The companys records, records of prior crashes. Their management of drivers. The fatigue management program. Vehicle maintenance. Driver fitness for duty. We want to look at everything we can relate to the company that operated that limousine. The vehicle itself, of\rcourse, we are interested in the mechanical condition of the vehicle. Inspections of the vehicle. Subsystems. Breaking, steering, suspension systems, tires. Making sure the right size tires are on there. The age of the tires. Were looking for any possible corrosion that may have existed in the vehicle as well as any vehicle body and frame the vehicle body and frame integrity. And, of course, this vehicle in 2001 Ford Expedition<\/a> started out life as a traditional expedition and then it was stretched, so we want to make sure that the vehicle, when it was converted, that that was the conversion was conducted in accordance with federal regulations. Now, the Seating Configuration<\/a>, the vehicle was seated was configured\rfor 19 seats. It had a drivers seat and a driver and front seat passenger seat. So two upfront. Right behind that there is, of course, there is a partition. And there would be a rear facing seat and then in the very rear of the vehicle a forward facing seat. And then down both sides would be big seats. With a bar located also on the a bar and door located on the right side of the vehicle. One of the things we look at is to see whether or not the Seating Configuration<\/a> may have may have contributed to the injuries. Thats the type of thing that we typically look at. We have had questions as to whether or not the seats were equipped with seat belts. Some seats we know at this time some seats were equipped with lap shoulder\rbelts. At this point we are not sure if all seats, seating positions, were equipped with seat belts. And we are not sure at this point whether or not the seat belts were warn by worny anyone. Usual we can tell whether or not a seat belt was worn by anyone looking at the seat belt itself. The webbing might be stretched. The attach point for the seat belts and medical examination will oftentimes indicate whether or not a seat belt was worn at the time of a can a litigation. Now, in the state of new york, seat belts are required to be worn in limousines. They are required to be worn by the driver and front seat passengers. They are not required to be worn by occupants in the rear of the vehicle. Our initial examination has indicated that some of the seats remained anchored to the floor and the reason i say some of the seats is that as the vehicle is right now, when the Emergency Response<\/a> crews are through getting the victims and the wrecker crew is ready to take the car, the car has been cut open with the jaws of life, so its not exactly in the configuration that it was at the time of impact, furthermore sights have been removed to extract extricate the victims. After they are through with that they just take all of that and place it back in the vehicle and so its not exactly like you can just look inside the car and say oh, there is a seat belt, there is one. There are a lot of items that have been placed back\rin the vehicle. Over the next five days we have secured a tent over the vehicle and our investigators will get in there along with the new york Safety Police<\/a> and tart recreating. This removing that debris that has been haled black in it. As far as the damage to the limousine, just a visual examination would reveal there is ents tips densive damage done to the front of the car. Buy a lot of Damage Intrusion Engine Indictment<\/a> pushed back into the front of the car. Certainly indications of high energy impact. Tomorrow, once the federal and State Offices<\/a> once the federal offices reopen after\rtodays holiday. We will be able to get in touch with the dots, the u. S. Department of transaction, federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration<\/a> to get more complete run down on the motor carrier. The Limousine Company<\/a> itself highway factors. We certainly want to look at the highway. The roadways, as you know, the roadway was 30, highway 30 coming down the hill was reconfigured a few years ago from the current t configuration that it currently has. It used to be as you come down the hill, the road veered off to the left, instead of a 90degree angle that it intersects 30 a now. We want to look at the roadway configuration. Reroadway conditions,\rsignage, geometric of the highway. Lighting, traffic volume. Any prior crash history that may involve that intersection. And we want to make sure that it complies with the design manuals, highways should be compliant with. We flew a drone today over the sight. And we will compare the present roadway with the way the roadway was configured a few years ago. We will also be conducting additional Drone Measurements<\/a> and scans tomorrow and that will involve some Lane Closures<\/a> tomorrow. Human performance. Yes, we are certainly interested in any driver medical fitness issues that may be there. We dont know if there are. But we will be looking into that. We will be looking to see if fatigue may have been an issue. The toxicology results, they will be sent to the u. S. Department of\rtransportations Civil Air Medical Institute In<\/a> oklahoma city. Where they will look at over a thousand different possible drugs that may be in someones system were, of course, interested in the driver qualifications. We heard the major commenting on that earlier. And including any crash history or driving infractions. Emergency response, we are looking at the overall Emergency Response<\/a>. And we want to thank the First Responders<\/a> and were in the process of obtaining 911 records, call logs. Our investigators will be here probably about five days at this point. While they are here, they are not here to speculate. They are not here to determine the cause. What they are here to do at this point is to collect the\rparablparishable information and information that can go away with the passage of time. Our mission is to find out not only what happened we know what happened. A Car Aparpghtsdly Ran A<\/a> stop sign and had a tragic result. So were here not to find out just what happened but why it happened and our ultimate goal is to keep things from happening like this again. For the Littest Information Fossilling<\/a> you on twitter. Our sign at ntsb Underscore Newsroom<\/a> or you can follow us at our website ntsb. Gov. In a moment i will call for questions. What i would like to you do is raise your hand. When i call on you please state your name of and the affiliation. Spectrum news. As far as you know, was that vehicle of the crash due to Operator Error<\/a> . The question is as far as i know is the crash due to Operator Error<\/a> . That would be speculation and we want to get all the fact and once we have the facts and carefully analyzed those, we issue a probable cause. But, at this point, we are here just to collect the factual information. There is a question right here. Can you explain how that expedition was modified to people at home who are wondering if it is actually broken it in half and stretched out and could have had the brakes for an suv not as a large vehicle . Yes. Thank you ohio it occur and pete cue take that one . In the federal Motor Vehicle<\/a> Safety Standards<\/a> there is requirements about breaking system on\rschedules. Thats one of the things open in this investigation. We spoke earlier they will be exfd in this case. Thank you. That i think. There is a question right here. Robin gavin certainly high energy impact. Whuf say that, what remember talking about. When when we about high energy interact look at the cruren deck throughout the week though see in an entire engine block is basically movedbackenned and crushed there was a lot of the force anden ins in that crash. Speeding. We dcketd say speeding. We secretary of defense kinetic. Mass times one times squared, whatever that means. [laughter] a combination of the mass and the speed of the vehicle which would create that type\rof type of damage. So, one of the thinks that we hope to continue continue is what the vehicle of the speed was at the collision. We have the means to do that. There is a question right here. Can you state at this point whether there is any evidence that the brakes were being applied at all to slow down . Is there any evidence at all that the brakes were being applied . There is no apparent skid marks. However, i want to point out that like today and yesterday on saturday it was misting. So, that could perhaps damp road could perhaps mitigate any skid marks. Also, antilock braking these days are designed to keep cars from skidding. One of the things we should be able to do and you heard the major say i think they recovered the engine control module. Airbag. Oh, the airbag. And the airbags can tell us pulses decelerate pulses, possibly. We do not know the speed the vehicle at the Point Of Impact<\/a> right here. Michael with syracuse. First of all welcome to the outtowners. You came from different parts of the country. Investigating this crash here in our neck of the would see. Im wondering what different about this investigation and crash from perspective all the brain power you have got here thats flown in from all over the country. First plurek, what ask it . This question is first crash to others i have investigated. The things striking to me and our team is the unfortunate number of fatalities. We have got 20 fatalities. Thats very striking. And as i mentioned yesterday, this is the most deadly Transportation Accident<\/a> or crash that we have seen on u. S. Soil since\rfebruary of 2009. So, its definitely something that were very interested in. And we will follow up and complete recommendations that hopefully will improve the safety of this industry. Mr. Costello . Mr. Sum walt. Do you have any indication whether that vehicle had the socalled black box that a modern vehicle would have or was it too old . Pete, what does this vehicle have in terms of black boxes . Pete was talking earlier today. I will let you make an answer on that. Thats an area thats still being addressed. We do know and that was reported earlier by the major, the one component that was recovered is the airbag module. Vehicles change over time. Technology changes over time. We have not had completed our expectation nor have the\rstate Police Looking<\/a> at what other components on the week. Passengers vehicle equip physically not owe equipped. There is a question in the back. [inaudible] wall street journal. Limousine need to have a federal six of modification to build correctly. Was that in place for this week . And also we heard from the say police the operation failed. State or federal. Okay, a lot of questions there. I think the first question you he this had a Dot Wheaferls First Part<\/a> of the question . Does it have any Diversification Certification<\/a> . And so one of the things we want to look at is was that certification done in compliance with the federal requirements for a conversion . As far as the other questions you asked about\rwhat the major mentioned earlier today or about the driver the drivers qualifications thats really in their wheel house right now and we will eventually get that information but right now thats parted of the new York State Police<\/a>s wheel house and you wanted to follow up on that, i think. Federal inspection of the vehicle not the driver. When was there a recent inspection . Yeah. Its not a federal. [inaudible] okay. Thank you. So those are the types of documents that we hope to obtain. You might i know everybody here wants the answers. Yall have questions. We have a lot of questions. Were really just on basically our first real day of getting here. And we will eventually get those answers. Right now we dont have them. Question right here. We dont know the exact cause of this as the investigation goes on. Is there a greater concern\rabout limos in general as we talk about here these things are cut up and put together second hand . Are you concerned . The question is should there be a greater concern with the Traveling Pluck<\/a> about limb sabrinas. We are here to investigate this particular crash to stanchsd the facts, circumstance and conditions surrounding this crash. However, we cant prevent this accident have happening. Our larger goal is to see if this is in fact a widespread issue. Were just on this one crash. If we find there are issues there that affect the industry at large, we will address those. Yes, maam. I want to make sure we are clear on this. The Governor Cuomo<\/a> said new York State Department<\/a> presentation last mongted inspected this month. The vehicle failed\rinspection. Can you confirm that. Can i confirm what Governor Cuomo<\/a> said this morning at 11 00 . No, i cannot because we dont have that information. One other question to follow up Structural Integrity<\/a> these vehicles are stretched and they have to meet certain guidelines. Ca can you talk but it will be harmed by stretching a vehicle this way . The question is how are these modifications concerted. I want to be clear we did not safely stretch limousines bl less safe than other individuals. We want to look at the federal requirements but we want to make sure that the federal requirements are sufficient to ensure there is no different level of safety between a car that rolls off the Production Line<\/a> and one that is converted to a limousine. Last question. Mr. Chairman. Question right here. Jeff from the new york times. So, you dont know whether or not this vehicle had federal certification . The vehicle is not required to have a federal certification. Conversion certification . Im going to turn that one over to pete. That is one of the things. When vehicles or manufactured. They have to be in compliance with the certain federal investigators tenelding on the involved. In this particular case because of the damage, physically plates that you norm live see are a mane they are in view. They are not in this particular case there is information we need to see seek back. Federal standards applicable to this standard. Identifying marks that would tell you whether or not this conversion was legal . Typically there is a\rplate thats attached very similar to the vin number on the vehicle. Because of the damage its not visible to us at this time. So there are other means that we have to look at to verify that information. And were in the process of gathering that now. Do you think it exists . You havent found it yet . Yes. You think it exists but you just cant find it . At this point we have not located. Thats correct. So i want to thank you all very much. You can follow us on our twitter handle or at ntsb for future updates. Thank you very much. Were you in touch with the white house at bull this crash . Neil striking event here when the you have the ntsb explaining what was a Limousine Accident<\/a> that killed 20 people. 182341818 in the vehicle, two on the ground. Biggest accident since 2009 in accident that killed 50 people. So much we do not know. What we do know is those that gathered in this vehicle were out for winery tour. They included four service is teres, two brothers, three young couple to be safe. Then all of the sudden reports of a Screeching Halt<\/a> going 50 Miles Per Hour<\/a> in that are a jean there was no stopping at aural Will Autopsies<\/a> are yawn going. What is unknown at this point is how any of this happened and how on an otherwise Beautiful Day<\/a> it occurred. And 20 lives have been snuffed out. So much we dont know. All their families are asking is how could it have happened . Back after this. No matter who rides point, there are over 10,000 allstate agents riding sweep. And just like tyrone taylor, they know what it takes to help keep you protected. Are you in good hands . Billions of problems. Dry mouth . Parched mouth . Cotton mouth . Theres a therabreath for you. Therabreath oral rinse and lozenges. Help relieve dry mouth using natural enzymes to soothe and moisturize. So you can. Breathe easy, theres therabreath at walmart. Minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. Proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding Industry Practice<\/a> of paying emts and paramedics to remain oncall during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. Vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 Emergency Care<\/a> is there when you or your love one need it. Neil the president has arrived back in washington. He was in florida today Law Enforcement<\/a> Community Annual<\/a> convention. He was there with governor rick scott who is dealing with yet another hurricane about to hit his space. He had already asked the president Governor Scott<\/a> for Emergency Relief<\/a> ahead of this thing. Even heading around. We are taking about hurricane michael. I believe a category 2 storm right now. It could get worse. Adam klotz has been following it adam . Yeah. You are absolutely right. This one is likely going to get worse. Probably intensifying up to a category 3. It is still sitting at category 1 and going to be intensifying. At least forecasted for the next couple hours. Voters already in place advisories in effect. All spots where hurricane. Category 1 likely to category 2. Getting up to a category 3. That is now wednesday at\r8 00 a. M. So just off the coast thats when winds are getting up to 120 Miles Per Hour<\/a> as it gets closer and closer to working its way on shore. You need 80degree temperatures to kind of fuel these things. What we are looking at Gulf Temperatures<\/a> currently closer to 85 degrees. The heat is there. Its going to allow this to continue to pick up. Now, there is a little bit of indecision still in the models. This is a run of all the models and each one of these lines would be the center of the storm. Several taking you over towards pensacola others getting you farther off towards the east closer to getting over towards panama city or even farther east apalachicola. It is going to cover a wide area before its all said and done. See it here with the winds. This is the winged field and remember the Hurricane Force<\/a> winds up to 120 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. There is your center of circulation right there. It could be covering a large area here the entire panhandle with tropical force type winds. Going to hit and continue to move. Its not going to be a\rhurricane florence situation. Florence sat there and spun and spun and spun off the coast. This one is going to hit and keep moving. Still going to see rain and flooding. Likely heavier spot 8 to 12 inches. Not the 40 inches that we saw with florence. This is probably going to be a bigger wind impact than we saw with florence. Probably going to bring more storm surge than we saw with florence either. Neil all right, adam, thank you very much. Adam klotz following these developments. The president was talking about this storm and floridians whatever they help they needed they would get. The governor already asked for Emergency Aid<\/a> before it hits land and the president granted him that the president also in florida today talking up the midterm elections. He believes that the treatment of Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> is going to be a deal changer here and this consensus thats forming that democrats have all to gain and republicans all to lose isnt going to measure up. Now there are conflicting views on that and different opinions on that. Thats why we sent\rmcConnell Mcshane<\/a> out across the country in key Battle Ground<\/a> states. Chief among them, texas. You heard me right. Texas. Its kind of a Battle Ground<\/a> right now. Council, how is it looking there . Well, you know, no democrat as you know, neil, has won here statewide since 1994. This congressman beto owe rosenbacher has a lot of Energy Around<\/a> his campaign. We were at one of his College Campus<\/a> rallies earlier today. I will tell you he really packs in the young people. The key though will be taking that group, not especiallily known for turning out to vote and getting them to the polls in a month. When i caught one him today after the rally, thats what i asked him how he plans to do it. I dont know. I have never asked somebody who has come to an event of ours their party affiliation. Never limited it to one party over another. Im interested in representing all texans. All texans know this is a defining moment of truth for this country. And whether its the next Supreme Court<\/a> justice nomination, whether its moving from least insured in the country to leadingth way on universal healthcare or getting behind our public\rschool teachers. The issues most important to them and their lives that will drive the turnout not party and differences in other years would otherwise divide us. I feel really good about this stated coming together right now. He feels good about it but senator cruz tells me does as well. With all the talk about this race is cruz suspect six. The average of real clear politics. He seemed to tell me a Momentum Shift<\/a> that he is focused on in his favor here the last couple weeks. Take a listen. Our economy is booming. We have got nationally, you saw just this week the lowest Unemployment Rate<\/a> since 1969. Right. Thats why im surprised its even a close race here. The danger is politics can be strange. Success can breed complacency. The danger in this race is that west Texas Oil Field<\/a> work going to work and church and taking care of his kids and when election day comes along the urgency\rmay not be there and he or she stays home. Thats how you lose the elections, anker is a motivator. When people are ticked off, they are certain to come and vote. And cruz says the difference now, neil, is they are. The republicans he says are angry. Angry at Senate Democrats<\/a> over the kavanaugh confirmation process. He says thats adding a lot of energy to his campaign. We will see if he is right here in about a month. Neil Connell Mcshane<\/a> in texas. In the meantime get the read whats at stake a couple hours from now. Already a Supreme Court<\/a> justice but the president will ceremonially, say that five times fast. Be swearing in his choice Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> to be on the Supreme Court<\/a> after a raucous fight he is going to certainly hold this moment as is no doubt. Mr. Kavanaugh, axios reporter, they obviously did want this ceremonial event, stephan, they are go going to get that the president this is going to work to our benefit, referring to republicans is that true . I think we have already seen republicans just seem\rmore enthusiasm Going Forward<\/a> from this nomination. There are Republican Voters<\/a> who are angry at democrats for the way that Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> was treated. And they see this as a big win for the president. I think Mitch Mcconnell<\/a> and donald trump are very aware of the fact that this is a really big moment for republicans and comes at a very crucial time heading into the midterms. I think we are going to see the president and Mitch Mcconnell<\/a> continue to keep kavanaugh in the news. Continue to talk about how great an accomplishment this is and how long lasting of an accomplishment this is for the republican party. Neil how is this resonating with him. They are going to try hard. They say there is already passion among women who feel that dr. Ford was treated poorly and they are going to galvanize female voters like they did in 92 the Clirns Thomas Hearings<\/a> the year before. We need to keep eye on women voters, especially\rsuburban College Educated<\/a> women who are always a crucial vote when it comes to any election. Neil is it a given they are going to be a lock and disenfranchised as they where Anita Hill Hill<\/a> that seems to be monolithic statement about women that all go one way . Absolutely. I dont think every single woman who votes is going to feel angry about the fact that Brett Kavanaugh<\/a> has been is not going to be on the Supreme Court<\/a>. But i do think there are a lot of women who did believe dr. Fords testimony and did think that dr. Ford was mistreated. I think we have seen over the past several years this me too Movement Come<\/a> forward and i think to pretend thats nothing isnt wise. So, again, i think there are women who have sons and hursts who they are concerned about and they are coming from that angle and they think that this has actually been a step backwards but i do believe there could be issues with republicans as well. 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