A convenient foil or Something Else . This as the president wont give clearances about rosensteins fate. Instead, leaving rosenstein twisting in the wind until they meet face to face. My meeting with Rod Rosenstein on thursday when i get back from all of these meetings, well be meeting at the white house, and well be determining whats going on. We want to have transparency, openness, and i look forward to meeting with rod at that time. Recognizen steins job hanging in the balance since the bombshell report that he discussed invoking the 25th amendment. And raised the prospect to secretly record the president. And as the clock ticks down to trumps meeting with rosenstein, theres been a fleury of developments. Sources say rosenstein offered his resignation to john kelly on friday. Heres the thing, kelly accepted it. But then today pure utter and confusion, thats the on way to describe it, as the president seems more than happy to let the uncertainty linger. In the meantime, republicans are pouncing, the president s attorney saying, if rosenstein goes, the russia investigation should pause. I think its really important that there be a step back taken here, and a review, and i think its a review that has to be thorough and complete, and a review that has to include an investigation of what has transpired with all of these statements and all of these allegations, going back to. And basically a time out on this inquiry. Not just a time out, on capitol hill, one of the president s closest allies, mark meadows seized on the reports about rosenstein to further discredit the justice department, whether or not the latest reports on rosenstein are true, one thing is clear. What is happening at the department of justice is a travesty, this is disastrous, and it needs to end now. A lot to get to tonight. Lets start with jeff zeleny. Any signs what the president might do on thursday . That is an open question. Were not sure the president is sure of what hes going to do exactly. He did start the day as you said, he was prepared to leave his job. Either in a resignation or by firing, its not at all clear that that is what the president is going to do on thursday. Its almost a certainty that it happens at some point. But the question is when, so many republicans are urging the president not to get involved with this, during the midterm elections, were some five week as way before the midterm elections. Half of the president s staff was leer at trump tower watching all of this unfold in washington. Rosenstein was at the white house. One thing is clear, we have seen the president be so angry at the attorney general. But he hasnt fired him. Its unclear if hes going to fire Rod Rosenstein on thursday. One thing is clear, this is all playing out as World Leaders here in new york city are getting a front row seat to this dysfunction inside this administration, and that annoys the president were told by officials. Of course, all thislings on the russia investigation, which is something he cannot get beyond. What happens between now and thursday . He wants to take off some of the spotlight of the Supreme Court hearing in the senate, so thats why the meeting was scheduled on thursday as well. But unclear what hes going to do on thursday, kate . We dont know. After programming himself. So much can happen between now and then, sore now and five minutes from now. Out front now, james trusty. The former chief of the organized crime section of the fbi. Gloria borger is here. And anne millgrim is here. James, when we spoke last week, you called rosenstein very fatalistic, that hes the guy that would ride this out. Why would he be offering to resign then . The biggest question. Theres a lot of uncertainty here, lets start with that, whats clear is nothings clear, in terms of rod, you know, he may be offering a fuse length. Im offering my resignation, im going to leave at the beginning of the year. Im real curious, if thats what hes doing, if hes offering a resignation, is he whetting it to the completion of the probe, or is he picking some date meaning im out of here. Thats assuming hes offering a resignation, as opposed to facing firing. I think a lot of this has to wait until thursday to have any certainty as to what hes saying. That was some of the reporting, there was a conversation with john kelly about a resignation, timing was a condition, and kelly and the white house did not accept it, that was some of the reporting, that gets to exactly what youre thinking about. Why is this all so confusing . I mean, either youre fired or you resign or you have your job. And lets move on, how can there be an in between with this . Have you ever heard of i quit youre fired . Thats what this seems to be a version of. This story from the New York Times on friday in which rosenstein is talking about wiring himself not as a joke, not sarcastically was difficult for him. And he was going to be called to capitol hill to testify about it, before republicans, i dont think its something he looked forward to. And our reporting and other reporting is, he thought a lot over the weekend about offering his resignation, talked to various people at the white house about it. Including don mcgann, who was busy with the kavanaugh nomination. I think today he expected when he went to the white house, he expected that he was going to be fired, except he wasnt. Because the president and his supporters dont think that would be good to do this heading into the midterm elections. It is chaotic, it is confusing. The president doesnt like him, he does want him gone. I think the question is, when . What do you make of trumps attorney saying, if rosenstein goes, the russia probe should come to a halt . Should come to at least a pause or a timeout, as he talked about it . Would you give him a nice try or is there something to it . I dont think theres anything to it, the department of justice, what they do is prosecute cases this is mueller out there looking into what happened with the russia probe. There have already been countless criminal prosecutions, we have manafort pleading guilty just a week and a half ago. It feels like seven years ago. It does. Theres increasingly more and more evidence of the importance of the probe, not less. The idea that you would hit pause on a criminal investigation, thats just not how criminal investigations work. Mueller has to work quickly to figure out what happened. That task is still the same, what happened, was there any wrongdoing and should people be charged . This idea feels incredibly political for me. Shocking. Shocking that it seems political to you. James, what happens on thursday, what is the message that you think rose rosenstein brings to the president . I think hes going to go into it with his head held high. Hes not going to grovel for the job. Hes a historical minded person. Hes not thinking egotistically historical, but thinking, hey, i have a job to do, im going to lay out my concerns, why i might want to leave, if thats what it is. But hes going to be dignified on both ends. Walk out the same guy when he leaves, and hell have a Bright Future in some other realm. Maybe not Public Service any more. I think hell conduct himself very well. Hes going to talk about the job of the attorney general and supervising the mueller probe. The politics surrounding rosenstein have changed since this all came out on friday. At first trumps allies were saying, fire rosenstein immediately. And now his allies, like fox host sean hannity are saying, do not fire anybody, it is a trap. What is going on behind the scenes there . Theres some theory that this is a setup by liberals to get the president a position where he fires rosenstein and then democrats go after him for trying to blow up the mueller probe, or see this as an act of obstruction. And they believe that the president should not walk into that trap. I dont know what the motivation of this was, i think they have a good political theory here, which is that this is not the best time to fire Rod Rosenstein, the question is whether he says, i have to go. I doubt he would do that, but if the president and he agree, you leave in january or on november 10th, maybe theyll agree to that, rosenstein not only overseas bob mueller, but he is the Deputy Attorney general, and as Deputy Attorney general, you do a lot of stuff, and i think sessions depends on him in a lot of ways. Does the president want it to look like hes completely cleaning house on november 10th . Thats another thing to keep in mind too. Firing your attorney general, your Deputy Attorney general all at once. Maybe not a great idea. This gets to, anne in the flurry of responses today especially, theres been one common theme against democrats that weve heard from, everyone talking about saturday night massacre, listen to this. This is the next step in a slowly evolving, saturday night massacre. This looks to me like a slow moving saturday night massacre. We hear the term all the time when it comes to the threats, the maybes, the this and that. Do you think this is an over reaction . It feels like rosenstein is on his way out, whether its tomorrow or next week or at the end of the year, i think the question is, what happens to the mueller probe, right . And we dont have an answer to that yet. I dont think it will be positive, i think the best that people can hope for right now is that its equal. But its more likely its going to be bad. That trump will put someone in who will try to control the investigation. And this does lead to all kinds of questions, are they trying to obstruct the investigation. Are they trying to subvert the rule of law. I dont think were there, but i do think this raises serious jeopardy for the investigation. And for the truth coming out to the American People. I wonder this a lot. And i wonder it again tonight. Bob mueller sees all of this playing out and he thinks what . We dont know, thats the thing. Hes the only one in washington who isnt talking. Out front for us next. A Top Republican says reports show theres a bureaucratic coupe happening under donald trump. Is it just pair know gentleman . Brett kavanaugh on the attack tonight. A sign of determination or desperation. And Noel Francisco, get used to hearing that name. He may end up overseeing the mueller probe. A hotel can make or break a trip. And at expedia, we dont think you should be rushed into booking one. Thats why we created expedias addon advantage. 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Former head of fbis office of Congressional Affairs under james comey. Francine, is there something going on here, or is this paranoia . I dont think its paranoia. I think it started under president obama. High level officials who wanted to believe that President Trump was including with russia to throw the election, so they garn investigating. There was talk about preventing trump from being inaugurated. Or he would have to resign, what would happen with mike pence taking over. I think there is some evidence of some action by those at the top of the bureaucracy. I dont see any evidence of that at all. I think what we see is with respect to the Political Leadership of the department of justice and the career men and women at the department, including the fbi, we see a few things, a steadfast commitment to defending the institution. The independence of the institution of the doj and the fbi. We see a steadfast determination to uphold the rule of law, a commitment to not allowing the special counsels investigation to be undermind for political reasons. And we see a commitment to national security. Thats it, the same exact things any american would expect from the doj and fbi i think we see playing out here, despite what the conspiracy theorists out there may want to come up with. Is it a Conspiracy Theory that youre open to here . No, im not a tinfoil hat wearer. I worked inside the department of justice for decades. Those who say things like, well, lets just wait out the president ial appointees, we dont have to implement this policy, because theyll be gone soon. These are high level bureaucrats who run the department of the justify is between administrations. I think we have evidence here that theres lies that have taken place. I understand what greg is saying, but a desire to uphold the law is not shown through lying to the fisa court. Let me be clear, theres no evidence that anybody lied to the fisa court. The department of justice Inspector General is reviewing that process now. This goes to an application to sur veil carter page . Thats right. Thats a right wing talking point. We have to remember those who are leading doj and fbi right now, and with whom the buck stops on all of these issues are trump appointees. Jeff sessions, Rod Rosenstein. That goes for every other senior at the department of justice. They have a civil division. Every single Senior Leader is a trump appointee. Its nonsense to suggest that somehow the will of those appointees is being subverted by some conspiratorial career people who are out to get this president. Its nonsense, no evidence of that. He has a point. Were well beyond just the beginning of this add american station, and these are people the president put in place. What greg doesnt remember is that you have an entire level, about three levels down from the attorney general who are put in and are career employees. Theyre career employees. The attorney general overseas that, stops them, observes them, controls them . They cant be fired, except for misconduct because theyre protected federal employees. Im not saying theres some massive government wide conspiracy to take down the president , youre misunderstanding, thats not what i said. What im saying is, i think there are a few high level people inside the department of justice and the fbi and the cia who took it upon themselves to engage in conduct that looks unlawful. Greg let me go ahead. Let me be clear about this. All of the final decisions that happens within the department of justice all of those decisions are made by trump appointees. The buck stops with them. The career people. Who may have nefarious intent. Those people cant do anything without the ultimate Decision Making being approved by trump appointees. And jeff sessions, Rod Rosenstein, chris wray and others could be offended and think its laughable to think that somehow their will, their Decision Making their power is somehow being undermined by others who are subordinate to them. It simply doesnt work that way. Would it be a manage take if the president fired Rod Rosenstein at this point . When it comes to signing things like fisa warrants have to take the word of the career level people that the facts are as theyve been described. What it be a mistake to fire him . Politically it might be, but i have to say, if im the ceo of the company or the president of the United States, and somehow working for me has been subverting my will, has claimed im unfit, and is trying to get cabinet members to sign off on the president is removed from office, id fire him. Do you believe his denials . I get a sense youre skeptical . Im saying if what theyre saying is true, what the media is reporting, if rosenstein engaged in that kind of conduct where hes tryabinet level officials to sign off on the 25th amendment, the president would be right to fire him. I appreciate your time, thank you so much. Greg, thanks so much, appreciate it. Out front next, who oversees the russia investigation if rosenstein goes. Breaking news, an unprecedented moment, Brett Kavanaugh goes on National Television with his wife sitting by his side before his confirmation has been considered by the senate. Will the pr push work . Ughhh, i cant stream music out here. Well, joy can, shes got the new iphone on verizon. Yep, just got it. Nice. Great, problem solved. I have the acoustic version of this. Not long ago, ronda started here. And then, more jobs began to appear. These techs in a lab. This builder in a hardhat. The welders and electricians who do all of that. The diner staffed up cause they all needed lunch. Teachers. Doctors. 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Scott jennings, former Senior Adviser to mitch mcconnell. Patrick, before we go into this, i think it is important to say the fact that kavanaugh and his wife sitting together side by side in a Television Interview at this point is extraordinary. Right, we dont see this kind of offense from a Supreme Court nominee. You may see it from a cabinet secretary. But not from a judge. And what was striking about this interview is that clearly he is going through a series of talking points he lit the same few phrases over and over again about wanting to have a fair process, a fair hearing, sort of like pushing a message over and over again. On thursday, if he is on the hot seat answering questions from United States senators, a lifetime appointment at the bench, these kind of clip sound bites in which theres no real reflection or reckoning at the kind of person he was in high school or in college or later, its hard to see how thats going to be con sincing, especially if hes up against a witness who many people may find very sympathetic or at least is telling a personal story, its hard in these situations when youre telling a personal story. One witness and the other is sticking to these scripted talking points. Would this even be happening, though. If kavanaugh didnt think his appointment was in serious trouble . Absolutely. I think it reflects the fact that everyone recognizes that he is hes got a very narrow lane here. He cannot afford to lose two republican votes. And so i think he is speaking to the conservative base that hes doing this on fox news, and, you know, i think he probably helped himself tonight. He choked up a couple times, he came across as pretty straightforward on this, he avoided attacking her personally. He really stuck with her story. I want to play a bit more from kavanaugh. Heres what he says a little bit more about that party. Listen. I was never at any such party. The other people who alleged to be present said they dont remember any such party. A woman who was president who is dr. Fords lifelong friend has said that she doesnt know me, and never remembers being at a party with me at any time in her life. I was listening to that, and thinking, this is exactly what were going to hear on thursday when he testifies before the committee, why not wait . I dont know. I honestly dont know. Kate. Im going to say, look, i expected this to be a bunch of softball questions, i thought he was going to the Trump Organization and he would be treated with kid gloves. That did not happen. I rarely if ever disagree with karen, my friend, but i think this was a disaster. The repetition of fair process, respecting the dignity and honor of women, also, i hate to say this, but this is the turf were on. He went into a long soliliquoy of all i did in high school was study and play ball. He opened up terry now for i think Democratic Senators to ask questions about that. He painted a picture of himself, i had a few beers, but its in variance with what is already on the record 37. And also his speeches over the years. Saying im glad everything stayed at georgetown prep. I think this is over. I have said since this weekend they should put him on television about it was sat on for two months by dianne feinstein, they chose not to bring this up during his confirmation hearings, they could have done that, but they didnt, they waited for the hearings to end, forcing us into this situation here between you go back and talk about that, but i want to get your take on this. Why do you think it was a good idea to have him im surprised you said it. This is so extraordinary. A couple things. He would be on tv, before hes been voted in . Yeah, look, theres no third party that puts Brett Kavanaugh in any of the locations where the allegations have been said to have taken place. And theres no credible third party that can say for sure that he did anything thats being alleged. The only people that can speak about this are the accuser and the accused, Brett Kavanaugh is the most credible spokesperson for his case. He went on tv tonight and made an unequivocal credible statement that he did not do this, he is the best spokesperson for his side of this, he needed to get it out there, i think the narrative has been controlled by the democrats for the last week since the democrats choreographed and dropped all of this out after his confirmation hearings, im glad he was out there defending himself tonight. Hes the best person to look into a Television Camera and tell the American People this did not happen. And i think the objective was achieved. I would just i think theres choreography on both sides if we want to be really honest here, karen, stick with me, im going to have to come back, we have much more of this interview coming in. Outfront for us next, all eyes on kavanaughs wife ashley, what she is now saying about the allegations against her husband. And solicitor general, Noel Francisco, if rosenstein is out, he could become a household name. Sometimes bipolar i disorder can really get you going. But mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. Help take control by asking your Healthcare Provider about vraylar. Vraylar treats acute mania of bipolar i disorder. Vraylar significantly reduces overall manic symptoms,. And was proven in adults with mixed episodes who have both mania and depression. Vraylar should not be used in elderly patients with dementia, due to increased risk of death or stroke. 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Vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 Emergency Care is there when you or your love one need it. Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his wife ashley breaking their silence moments ago, its the first time were hearing from kavanaughs wife amid the allegations. When you hear women say that they repressed the memory they were struggling with, they never wanted to say anything, years later, in this situation, Christine Ford says, i felt i wanted to submit what i knew about Brett Kavanaugh into his file, because i heard he was up for this important position. I didnt want to come forward, but i wanted to make sure they had that information, because she felt it was important that they know. I truly, i dont understand it. I know brett, i know who he is. Do you sympathize with the idea that some women would suppress a memory or wouldnt want to share it . Or would not be able to talk about it until many years later . I dont know what happened to her. And i dont want to go in. I feel badly for her family, i feel badly for her, through this process, this process is not right. Do you believe there should be an fbi investigation into these allegations and a pause should happen and sort it all out . If theres nothing to worry about and nothing to hide, why not have that process . Ive said all along, i want to be heard fascinating. My guests are back with me. I have to tell you, throughout the clips that ive seen, i was not watching the judge, ive been watching his wife wondering what she was thinking. How powerful is it that shes sitting there with him . I dont know that she adds much to it, usually when we see the spouse, the wife next to a man in a situation like this, its because something has happened that affects the marriage. And the bwife is there to send message, this is nobodys business but ours. I think in this case, and you usually see her greatly pained. This is a case where she is sitting there as his character reference, and the character references have not really accomplished in his case what i think he and his allies have hoped. Do you think he would have been better served to do this alone and not bring his wife along. If someone started calling you a rapist for a week, that would tend to think, i should talk about this with my wife and she would be a great character reference. I tell you what i saw in the faces of both of them tonight opinion emotion, you cannot coach emotion. Kavanaugh was breaking up during his answers, she was emotional. It was right to put her up there next to him, so when he is sitting there saying, unequivocally i did not do this, she can say, this is not the Brett Kavanaugh that i know. It was a great 12 punch. I dont think they should stop, i think they should go out tomorrow, and wednesday, and keep doing this until the hearing on thursday. What is the point of the hearing, this is what i dont understand. If its to get confirmed, why doesnt he go before the committee and answer the questions, if he says hes already spoken enough, why is he going on this pr road show . Right, and dr. Ford has come out and sid shes been asked multiple times as we know, to do interviews and shes said no. She talked to the Washington Post. She was the first person to talk. Were talking about have been restated on television no, no, scott, youre right, she did talk to the Washington Post, but joans said she has been invited to speak on camera her words have gotten plenty of air time versus kavanaugh, come on, guys, she was the first person to do a media interview. I promise you, the statement of the president , just in conjunction any time anyone listen to this, you guys. I am looking for a fair process, a process where i can defend my integrity. And clear my name all im asking for is fairness, and that i be heard in this process. Ashley what has this been like for you. I know youve had death threats. How does that feel . This process is incredibly difficult. Harder than we imagined, and we imagined it might be hard. At the end of the day, our faith is strong, and we know that were on the rights path, were going to stick to it, ive known him for 17 years and this is not at all its really hard to believe. Hes decent, kind, good. I know his heart. This is not consistent with brett. Its impossible to know. But what is the impact of this on whats going to happen thursday . At least in terms of this interview, and Brett Kavanaugh is saying he wants to be heard, he wants to be able to go in front of the senate and to have a fair minded process where hopefully senators are keeping an open mind and he is appealing to a very american sense of fairness, innocent until proven guilty. The flip side of this, though, this is a lifetime appointment to the court. America doesnt give out mr. Lifetime appointments. The reality is, youre going to come under tough scrutiny when youre up for a lifetime appointment. Whether its your words, ruling or in this case, a credible person coming forward with an allegation. If there were concerns about the process, one could argue the republicans could have asked the fbi to do an investigation, and then all sides could have said, were not commenting on this until the fbi is done. So instead youre having this day to day public sort of Public Square discussion where people are going on tv and putting out their words. Give me your final thought . I think we need to remember that a confirmation hearing is not a court proceeding. Its not you dont have to prove something beyond a shadow of a doubt, what you have to prove is that you are fit for office. Thats another reason hes getting out ahead of this hearing, knowing that people are getting their impressions of him right now. Great to see you guys, thank you so much. 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This is the destruction of a cancer cell by the bodys own immune system, thanks to medicine that didnt exist until now. And today can save your life. What happens to Robert Muellers russia investigation if Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein quits or gets fired . Its a question thats easy to ask, but hard to answer. But we do know who would likely replace rosenstein. The man mueller would report to is solicitor general, noel francis francisco. Tom foreman is outfront. If my first year on the job has taught me anything, its to expect the unexpected. Reporter Noel Francisco is an experienced lawyer, a staunch conservative, and may be the answer to President Trumps endless frustration with the russia probe. I would call it the rigged witch hunt. Phony witch hunt. Its a which hunt hoax. Reporter some legal watchers firmly believe if francisco is given oversight of special counsel robert mueller, he could severely tighten the reins. Hes wary of the power of an independent prosecutor like that, and believes in a strong executive with a capability to fire any executive employee of which mueller is certainly one of them. The department of justices goal is not just to win, but to ensure that justice is served. Reporter franciscos legal pedigree is long. He clerked for the late conservative justice antonin scalia, he was on george w. Bushs legal team during the hanging chad recount vote in florida, then served in bushs justice department. Arguing for the president s controversial choice to suddenly fire more than a half dozen u. S. Attorneys. Theres no evidence that there is anything even remotely like a politically motivated or politically targeted prosecution. Reporter as part of his current job, hes defended some of President Trumps policies before the Supreme Court. The president has made Crystal Clear on september 25th that he had no intention of imposing the muslim ban. Reporter however, he was also in the same law firm with outgoing trump attorney don mcgahn. And that could present a conflict of interest. At least in the opinion of a former head of the government ethics office, walter schaub, who says even if francisco steps up, he should recuse himself from the russia case. Just like attorney general jeff sessions. And the white house should not interfere. They have the power to grant him a waiver, saying the ethics rules dont apply to you because we dont want them. Reporter you think that would be a mistake. I think that would be terrible. Reporter of course, none of this is a sure thing, Francisco May not get the job. If he does do the job, he may not do what President Trump wants or expects. But in the longrunning soap opera of the rush is a probe, a cast change seems like it might be coming and with it, a plot twist, too. Kate . Or three or four. Great to see you, tom. Thank you. Coming up next, family feud like youve never seen it before. 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Awesome. Stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and twohour appointment windows. Click, call or visit a store today. Tonight, a republican congressman from arizona is running for reelection and facing a slew of new opponents. Im not even talking about the democrats on the ballot. Heres jeanne moos. Reporter arizona congressman paul gosar may have expected his opponent to attack him, but not six of his siblings. Its horrible to have to do this. Reporter the political ads sneak up on you. Speakers identified only by first name and profession. Pauls absolutely not working for his district. Hes not listening to you. Reporter and then, wham. My name is tim gosar. David gosar. Grace gosar. Jennifer gosar. Paul gosar is my brother. Reporter republican congressman paul gosar tweeted my siblings to chose to film ads against me are all liberal democrats who hate President Trump. Actually theyre not all democrats, but after paul made comments wouldnt it be interesting to find out . Reporter about the Charlottesville White nationalist rally, six of his nine siblings living outside arizona went public. You know, paul shoots himself in the foot fairly regularly, and every day, he comes armed with plenty of ammunition. Reporter his sister, grace, did a spot arguing for health care, describing her terminal cancer without insurance, i would not be here. Reporter someone on the staff of congressman gosars opponent noticed david gosars twitter account where he calls his brother a weasel. Siblings agreed to do ads getting no pay. And i endorse dr. Brill. Im dr. David brill and i approve this message. Reporter siblings 85yearold mom doesnt. She says she was shocked and crushed that her son, paul, had done a hell of a job for arizona and they love him. To which representative gosar replied, i guess i really am moms favorite. And to the six angry democrat gosars, see you at mom and dads house. I was willing to never have a thanksgiving dinner again with paul and maybe even my parents because i felt so much that this was important. Reporter commenters imagine family gettogethers would look like food fights. Someone tweeted a turkey tv dinner to the congressman saying, heres your thanksgiving dinner which will be waiting for you in the shed. Congressman gosar probably never thought his siblings would go so far. Jeanne moos, cnn, new york. Grace gosar. David. Literally cannot make this stuff up. All right. Thanks so much for joining us tonight. A. C. 360 starts right now. Good evening, a second accuser emerges in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight. So do questions about the specifics of what she is alleging and her memory of it. The new yorkers ronan farrow did the reporting. Ronan farrow joins us shortly tonight. Theres the question of whether the man overseeing the russia investigation will have a job anymore and why if Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein is gone, some folks including our own Jeffrey Toobin says it could spell the end of the mueller investigation. Theres a very big night ahead. We begin with the Supreme Court nominee ahead of crucial hearings going on National Television, in this case, fox news, to defend himself against allegations of wrongdoing. Im not going to let false accusations drive us out of this