Major hearing. Really, they are hurting somebodys life very badly. Its very unfair, i think, to as you know Justice Kavanagh has been treated very tough. His family, i think it is a very unfair thing what is going on. I do think this, they have given it a lot of time. They will continue to give it a lot of time. Really, its up to the senate. Lets go to the white house. A whole lot of news made in those five minutes. Reporter thats right. President trump walking a fine line there, not really questioning the credibility of Christine Ford or the allegations that she has made against judge Brett Kavanagh but still defending the choice. The president effectively saying he believes senators should be in charge of carrying out the investigation and not the fbi. He says the fbi has already investigated judge kavanagh six times. He says they know kavanagh well. Of course, there is precedent for fbi investigation. The fbi investigated allegations made against Clarence Thomas. The president said
Sympathy for Brett Kavanaugh but not the woman. The president , calling it interesting, if, in his view, ford makes a credible showing and unfortunate if she doesnt show up at a hearing monday that may or may not happen. Well have more of those comments and the ones on the attorney general. Yes, we have heard this tune before, but not this loudly. The president claiming he doesnt have an attorney general anymore. Fact check, he does. Its Jeff Sessions, whether he likes it or not. And the president does not. The reason why hes so upset, not just the russian recusal and comparing his fight to the fbi with eradicating cancer. A lot to get to as the president is expected to, this hour, land in North Carolina. More reaction from his team then. Our team is on the ground from the white house over to capitol hill. Lets start by showing you what the president is saying about the man he hopes to sit on the Supreme Court soon, Brett Kavanaugh. Seems the fbi doesnt do that. They have investigated
We begin with fox team coverage. We will go to steve herrigan. Steve . Reporter the North Carolina governor a short time ago called this storm relentless and excruciating. While those Hurricane Force winds have now left the North Carolina coast, the rain continues. It has been more than 24 hours of a steady downpour here, at least 20 inches have already fallen where i am and we could see another 20 inches. That is creating very dangerous situations on the roads for anyone trying to move around. We got a look with the police at the damage along the coast this morning. Some of the houses suffering significant damage, some roofs off and mobile homes were hit the hardest. The real question now is trying to get electricity back up for so many people. Hundreds of thousands of people in the dark, often cut off by the water. Power crews have been out around the clock to try and make those houses much more liveable situation. As far as the rescues go, we have seen more than 500 water rescues, a
And trading punches, china hitting back, imposing 60 billion in tariffs on u. S. Goods, prompting President Trump to threaten even more tariffs. But could this trade war actually be helping china . We begin this morning with a standoff in the u. S. Senate. Top democrats joining Christine Ford demanding an investigation into her allegations of Sexual Misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh before she sits down to testify. But republicans, they say no investigation, no delay. Shes got one shot to tell her story, monday on the hill, take it or leave it. I have a great team here to help break all of it down. But first, let me explain exactly where things stand right now. It is looking more and more like Christine Blasey ford is going to have to make a decision whether or not to show up at 10 00 a. M. On monday even if she does not get that investigation shes calling for. Senators on both sides say they want to hear from kavanaugh and ford. But she might only get one chance. On tuesday, fords at
She slowly treks across the carolinas bringing torrential downpour that will linger for days. You can see they are dealing with a mess. The images and numbers are devastating, four people dead, nearly 1 million without power. Hundreds of rescue operations, dozens remain trapped at this hour. Residents are told to expect the years worth of rain before this deluge is over. Connell correspondence on the field covering the storm zone, how long this will last. One thing we know is it will take months if not years for victims of florence to recover. Jillian a break in the rain from Morehead City, North Carolina after two days that dropped two feet of rain on the city. Griff jenkins is there. You have been there this morning. You have been showing us the damage. What are you seeing across that area . Reporter a welcome more free from the rain. A few drops coming, much like everyone else that is not good news. There is a lot of wind damage at Morehead City where we get you to the videos coming