Both in high school says through her attorney that she is willing to testify before lawmakers. Offering more detail on exactly what she said happened that night. The reason she felt that he might inadvertently kill her is he had his hand over her mouth, and she was having a difficult time breathing. And he is larger, and he was pressing his weight against her. And so inebriated, he was ignoring the fact she was attempting to scream and having a difficult time breathing. She believes that but for his inebriation and his inability to take her clothes off, he would have raped her. Our Cnn Supreme Court reporter, Sunlen Serfaty is on capitol hill for us. Judge cavanaugh, hes putting out a new statement today. What is he saying . We just got this statement from judge kavanaugh. Let me read it for you. He said this is a completely false allegation. I have never done anything like what the accuser describes to her or to anyone. Because this never happened, i had no idea who was making this ac
Continues. Bizarre story. Welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is monday, september 17th. 5 00 a. M. In the east. We start with the Supreme Court latest. Brett kavanaughs nomination faces new concerns. Her name is christine ford. Now her identity is known and with the clock ticking toward Senate Confirmation vote, the Senate Judiciary committee is trying to arrange staff phone calls with her and kavanaugh. But already some republicans are showing signs of concern. Here is senator lisa murkowski. There are more questions that need to be asked than answered. I think it would be appropriate to allow for that time. Bob corker and jeff flake who are on the Senate Judiciary committee believe the committee should hear from ford 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. She is a constituent of feinstein. But the chairman
Richmond, virginia. The crisis in North Carolina continues. Swollen rivers from all the rain are spilling over on the street. Water has all but cut off the city of wilmington. Crews have made hundreds of water rescues. I have never seen roads like this. This is way beyond what i expected. Typhoon mangkut slammed into heavily populated parts of asia. Millions evacuated from their home, dozens dead, and even more missing. Saw a tail, a lot thrashing. No swimming allowed at several cape cod beaches in massachusetts after a deadly shark attack over the weekend. This in essence is the new normal. I spent three or four days in my room in 2014 not wanting to be alive. Michael phelps opens up about his struggles with depression. Its not something that is going to go away. Its something that makes me who i am. Glor good evening. Im jeff glor. This is our western edition. Were going to begin tonight with quickly developing news on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh and the woman wh
This is new day weekend with Christi Blackwell and victor blackwell. Tropical storm florence brought catastrophic flooding and the worst is on its way. Florence is creeping across the carolinas right now, just 3 Miles Per Hour. Already 13 people have died. Meanwhile, 800,000 customers do not have power this morning in both states. And hundreds are still stranded in their homes. The storm has dropped 40 inches of rain since making landfall friday morning. It could be three to five days before the water levels peak. And that could pose problems to those along the coastal communities and the dozens of rivers stretching among the states. This morning three of the People Killed were killed by the flash flooding. And we know downed trees and power lines are still a very big concern there. Kaylee hartung is in fayetteville, North Carolina. First of all, what are things like where you are, kaylee . Reporter christi, when florence barreled through here with the eye coming through wilmington on
The death toll climbing with rising waters. We are live this morning in North Carolina. Would you quit your job halfway through the workday . One nfl player says he ditched football for good at halftime. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Good to have you back. Good to be back. Im dave briggs. Monday, september 17th. We start with the Supreme Court late latest. Brett kavanaughs nomination faces new concerns. The woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh coming forward and adding explosive details to the claims in the interview with the Washington Post. Now the identity is known and with the clock ticking toward the Senate Confirmation vote, the Senate Judiciary committee is trying to arrange phone calls. But this is raising concerns. Here is lisa murkowski. There are more questions that need to be asked than answered. I think it would be appropriate to allow for that time. Bob corker and jeff flake believe the committee should hear her out before voting. Republicans can only afford to l