finally wins. by then you re already a week in caucus, you haven t taken up obamacare. you haven t taken up the notion that is so important to the people that we represent and paychecks are not where they should be. it s all been about you selfishly, about you, not about the american people. congresswoman norton, who knows her way around some of these issues, thanks for joining us tonight. my pleasure. straight ahead, we turn to the power to investigate, the incoming oversight committee chair for the dems dishing on key plans for the mueller report and key witnesses. also, another broken promise from donald trump, this time following the money that he promised mid western states in that trade wash. and a surprise appearance from barack obama. that s later on the beat. e frm barack obama that s later on the beat. if you have moderate to severe
to this hearing. you can have the fbi do it. they can then work with the committee. or you can bring those witnesses before the committee. now, if there s any other alternative, as a member of congress i don t know what it is. as someone who advocated for anita hill,ings, if ford does end up testifying, what advice would you give her going into it? i think she has been able i think dr. ford has been able to tell her story to professionals, that is to say, to a therapist. she apparently spoke to her own congresswoman and told her story there. she is herself apparently a very intelligent professional. so i would just say to her tell it straight. tell it the way you ve been telling it to all those who say they believe you. congressman norton, appreciate your time. thank you. i want to broaden the conversation. back with us tonight is former federal judge nancy gertner. now a lecturer at harvard
now, if there s any other alternative, as a member of congress i don t know what it is. as someone who advocated for anita hill, if ford did end up testifying what advice would you give her going into it? i think she has been able i think dr. ford has been able to tell her story to professionals, that is to say, to a therapist. she apparently spoke to her own congresswoman and told her story there. she is herself apparently a very intelligent professional. so i would just say to her tell it straight. tell it the way you ve been telling it to all those who say they believe you. congressman norton, appreciate your time. thank you. i want to broaden the conversation. back with us tonight is former federal judge nancy gertner. now a elect yourer at harvard university s law school. there is cnn political analyst gloria borger and david gergen. judge gertner, when you hear
from the white house on the possibility of a hearing or a late hearing? reporter: well, the president as you know left for this rally that s going to happen in las vegas later on this evening. but the deputy chief of staff bill shine spoke to reporters just briefly and said the white house stands behind judge kavanaugh 100%. he has been engaged in these prep sessions all week long. i talked to a source familiar with these prep sessions who said that judge kavanaugh was ready on monday, he was ready on tuesday, he was ready on wednesday. he s ready to go. he wants to clear his name. and in fact, the white house did put out a statement from judge kavanaugh earlier this evening saying he wants to do just that. he continues to maintain he s innocent in all this. thanks very much. jim acosta. joining us is someone who s seen this before in the anita hill clarence thomas face-off. congresswoman norton who represents the district of columbia. in the letter from ford s attorney it says for
of congress and you lie, that s just like lying to the fbi. that is their position here. that s really unlikely to change. it s not likely they re going to go along with this fbi investigation simply because this woman who has come forward with her allegation now decides that is what they would like before they move forward with any testimony. kaitlan collins, thanks very much. if you get a response from the white house, we will come back to you. want to get perspective from someone who was here when anita hill came forward in the fight over clarence thomas. she was the first woman to chair the federal equal employment opportunity commission, congresswoman norton, thanks for being with us. of course. you heard from the attorney for the professor. is it reasonable that she not appear at this hearing on monday until there s an investigation? anderson, i m not surprised. but i m relieved she still wants