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Summary of those interviews. and any other evidence that those interviews lead them to. so what i think happens next is that the fbi will go out and not just interview the two witnesses that the committee heard from yesterday, but the witnesses who would have been there or could corroborate the evidence that was discussed at yesterday's hearing. but as i'm sure you know, what's different about this is it should have been done before the hearing. what's happened today is the decision to send the fbi out to do its supplemental background check after the hearing has already occurred, which is str...

Just interview the two witnesses that the committee heard from yesterday, but the witnesses who would have been there or could corroborate the evidence that was discussed at yesterday's hearing. but as i'm sure you know, what's different about this is it should have been done before the hearing. what's happened today is the decision to send the fbi out to do its supplemental background check after the hearing has already occurred, which is strange. >> i will note that i think it was 13 days ago that dr. ford first came forward and they're doing it in a week. they could have just assented to it...

If you don't give the accuser and accused in the fair process. that's what i'm going to do thursday. >> neil: do you know whether the lawyer then has the authority to question judge kavanaugh? >> yes, she does. >> neil: so it will be dr. ford first, senator, she then leaves the room, judge kavanaugh enters. >> yes. and we're doing a lot of this, neil, at dr. ford's suggestion. >> neil: okay. >> she wanted a smaller room. we are having it in a small room. she wanted one camera. we have one camera. she wanted frequent breaks. we are having frequent breaks. she wanted one round of questioning. we...

Grassley said it last week, he said we will have to be the jury. we have to listen to the evidence, weigh the evidence and be the jury. i will not be surprised if mcconnell's prediction comes to past and there is a vote and that would likely be early next week, neil? >> neil: john roberts, thank you very much to karl rove right now the former white house chief of staff bestselling author. karl, where do you think this is going? >> well, i think it is going to depend heavily upon the presentation of the two individuals on thursday. dr. ford first and brett kavanaugh. i'm a little biased here be...

The committee should hear from ford in person before voting. republicans can only afford to lose one vote. >> several democrats calling for delay. including dianne feinstein and chuck schumer. she is the senator ford first reached out to with the allegations. she is a constituent of feinstein. but the chairman chuck grassley calls the timing of the allegations disturbing. the committee's vote on kavanaugh is still scheduled for thursday afternoon. supreme court reporter ariane duvogue has more. >> reporter: christine and dave, christine blasey ford has come forward and alleged that brett kavan...