Im brooke baldwin. You are watching special coverage of the intensifying crises facing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The confirmation of kavanaugh is now in serious, serious question. Kavanaugh is vying for a position he will hold for the rest of his life. Justices decide of law of the land for every single american, man and woman. Less than 24 hours before kavanaugh is set to testify on allegations he sexually assaulted a teenager in high school, a third woman is now coming forward making explosive, graphic allegations against him. Among them, she is accusing Brett Kavanaugh and others of being present at parties where young women were getting gang raped, as she describes in a side room or bedroom by a train, her word, a train of numerous boys. The allegations are graphic, they are horrific and well get into them in just a second. These new allegations come from a woman named Julie Swetnick in a sworn affidavit. She is a government worker, went to another local high school at
Interviewed him. Not for this investigation or he says for any of the other investigations over the years. You say that judge kavanaugh lied under oath when he testified last week. Can you explain how you know that he lied . I can. I wasnt able to watch the testimony. I was in an airplane but i read the testimony the next day and i was struck as i was reading it that you know, i know debbie. And. Debbie ramirez. Debbie ramirez and i know from my experience with her that at least from my perspective, there is zero chance shes making up the story and i heard dr. Blasey fords or ride her testimony and heard some of it later. I believe shes telling the truth but then when bret started saying things about his drinking and his use of certain words sexually oriented words, i knew he was lying because he was my roommate. We were in a room together. Our beds were ten feet apart for a couple of months. What struck me and made me more interested in smoking out about it is not only did i know that
Friends but not friendly when it comes to thoughts about kavanaughs fitness. Lets go outside. What happened next will be talked about for a long time, and really only two men know exactly how this went down and one of them is here tonight. Democrat from delaware, senator chris coons. And if the fbi looks into the allegations with any depth kavanaughs truth about his partying may become relevant. Did he lie under oath . We have someone who can help answer that question from firsthand experience. Friday night. Lets get after it. One week. Thats what the fbi is being told they have to conduct a supplemental investigation into the shocking allegations against judge kavanaugh. Big turn of events that unfolded in the final minutes before a critical vote this afternoon that could have set the stage for kavanaughs swift confirmation. Not now. So it seems it was all set in motion after republican senator jeff flake, who was seen as a swing vote, announced he was a yes on kavanaugh, delighting r
Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Once again weve been watching the u. S. Supreme court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, respond to the Sexual Assault allegations by professor Christine Blasey ford. The judge and the professor testifying separately today before the Senate Judiciary committee. This is truly an extraordinary daylong hearing. It started at 10 00 a. M. Eastern, what now eight hours later it continues. Theyre in a brief break right now. It will resume shortly. But there has been enormous fireworks throughout the day. It continues at least for now with no end in sight. Gloria, it looks like its going to continue and it looks like theyre going to make a major decision whether to have a vote in the committee tomorrow or not. And Phil Mattingly and lauren fox up on the hill are reporting that theres going to be a Senate Republican Conference Meeting tonight for leaders to take the temperature of the nomination and decide the next steps. So once youre done with the hearing, theyre
And tonight, what theyre now saying. Dangerous flash flood fears in the northeast and now the next system right behind it. D. C. To philly, new york to boston, set to get hit tomorrow. Rob standing by. President trump at the u. N. Today. What he declared, his boast, that drew laughter from World Leaders. The uncomfortable moment, even the president then addressing it. And the dramatic takedown on this bridge after a man is thrown off the side. Good evening. And its great to have you with us on this here on a tuesday night. And we begin tonight with bill cosby. Once a beloved tv dad. And tonight a judge now determining that he is a sexually violent predator, ordering cosby cuffed and immediately rtuse today. The 81yearold cosby handcuffed, being led away there. His legal Team Responding a short time later with anger. What they declared. Cosby, his booking photo just in tonight, sentenced to three to ten years behind bars. He was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea const