supreme court nomination as republicans get more combative in their defense and more dismissive of his accusers. tonight senate judiciary committee republicans are again refusing to delay a thursday hearing with kavanaugh and christine blasey ford. they've now hired an outside counsel to ask questions, something ford specifically opposed. this as the president is attacking the credibility of the second foaccuser, deborah ramir, suggesting she is part of a con game by democrats. lisa murkowski, a potential swing vote, urging them to take the accusers seriously. he will be confirmed possibly this weekend. i will get reaction from democratic senator merkley. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first to our white house correspondent jim acosta. he is in new york covering the president. jim, the president's u.n. speech