tonight, the president taking aim after days of what many consider uncharacteristic restraint. the president today unloading on dr. christine blasey ford. and susan collins saying she's appalled by the president's attack. that the judiciary committee and the american people haven't even heard from the accuser yet. cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: after days of uncharacteristic restraint that surprised even those in his own inner circle, president trump no longer holding back. attacking the credibility of the woman who accuses his supreme court pick of sexual assault. >> to see what's going on is just very, very sad. you say, why didn't somebody call the fbi 36 years ago? >> reporter: for the first time today, he mentioned christine blasey ford by name, tweeting, i have no doubt if the attack on dr. ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local law enforcement authorities by either her or her loving parents.