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>> i thought her testimony was compelling, and she looks like a very fine woman. i thought bret's testimony likewise was really something that i haven't seen before. it was incredible. it was an incredible moment i think in the history of our country. >> reporter: so this rare reversal, him now ordering this fbi investigation that he initially resisted reflects the political reality, without the full support from senator flake, lisa murkowski, susan collins, republicans cannot get believe kavanaugh confirmed. >> it looks as if he didn't have a choice. geoff, thank you so much. thank you. wen...

Needs, is to allow a week for an fbi investigation to back up dr. ford or back up judge kavanaugh, either/or, then this is the right thing to do. >> do you, ashley, see the democrats' efforts as a delay tactic? >> i don't see it as a delay tactic. i see it as something that needs to happen. they were able to get republicans to come to the table on that. i fully applaud and support senator flake for coming out and doing this. he really showed he was willing to put principle over party and he has done this time and time again. i think the protester, the young woman who came forward to speak with...

Woman who risked abuse and ridicule, a woman whose own safety and that of her family is at stake all because she had the courage to tell her story, to answer every question put to her, questions about a devastating and intensely personal experience. we heard her voice. we heard the voices of the women who confronted senator flake, and we've heard the voices of women across the country demanding an investigation, demanding the truth, voices of courage. and like i said, courage is contagious. i really want that to be true. we've got a lot to talk mr. john avalon here is, philip mudd. they're all...

And now that she's done her part, she's left it in our hands to decide what to do with this information she's brought forward. >> so let's talk now about what happened today. does she feel vindicated with the president now ordering an fbi investigation? >> you know, i haven't talked to her today. you know, gratefully she's had a little bit of a break here as she starts to put her life back together again. i can speak for those of us around her. i'm not sure i would say we feel vindicated. i think we feel like the process has been really backwards and, you know, yeah, it's great that they're go...

Facebo facebook.com/full circle. welcome to "primetime." another wild day in washington and it's only friday. it would really go all weekend long. the good news is senators from both part aides found common ground on brett kavanaugh and called for further review surround thing judge. the bad news is that people keep discussing this development in terms that are not accurate. we're going to tell you the truth about what this week extension is and is not. more impressive than what happened is how it happened. this scene that you're watching put heads on a swivel. senators flake and coons frien...