Good morning. It is tuesday, september 18th. Im ayman mohyeldin. Republicans called for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey ford, the woman accusing him of Sexual Assault, to testify publicly next week at a hearing that could potentially determine the fate of his nomination. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley announced the hearing will be next monday after fellow republicans called for an open examination of the allegations. Grassley said his staff tried reaching out the ford, but democrats refused to participate in that process. Gop leaders had initially signalled their preference for telephone interviews with kavanaugh and ford, but Senate Democrats rejected that plan, saying the seriousness of the charges merited a full fbi investigation. Republican susan collins, a key swing vote in the senate, pushed for both to testify under oath telling reporters that the truthfulness of kavanaughs testimony could put his nomination in jeopardy. If judge ka