mistaken identity. it s already a circus, and that degrading spectacle will probably continue today. it didn t have to be this way. senator dye can january feinstein knew dye job feinstein knew about the allegations back in july but chose to reveal it on the at the last minute. there could have been a thorough investigation already. my opinion, the democrats have deliberately slimed judge kavanaugh, stained the supreme court and undermined the confirmation process for if all candidates for public office because they can t allow a conservative on the supreme court who might reverse the liberal dominance of our culture. there is other news. number one, an astonishing press conference from president trump. you ve never seen a press conference like this before. he broke news on trade. we are talking about the president said, look, we re talking about a bilateral deal with japan, and that was new. and he told our own susan lee, quote: we re not happy with canada s trade negotiat
tell me when you re ready. i m ready. i m going to wait for senator feinstein. do you want me to go ahead? wait for her. nod conversation [inaudible conversations] senator haley. thank you, mr. chairman. judge, you said before and again today that mark judge was a close friend of yours in high school. now, dr. ford, as you know, has said he was in the room when she was attacked. also says you were, too. unfortunately the fbi has never interviewed him. we have not been able to have his attendance here. the chairman refuses to call him. fifth she shade mark judge was in the room then, he should be in the room her today. would you want him called as a witness? senator, this allegation came into the committee no i m just asking a question. would you want him to be here as a witness. he has already provided sworn testimony this has been didn t. has not been vehicled by the fbi. the committee has reaccused to allow it to be. it was dropped it wag sprung.
kavanaugh, if they, indeed, do want to take their time. and cokie roberts, the battle lines are drawn right now, as we ve said. also the arguments are drawn right now. it s all on democratic side, fair process, demands an fbi hearing, republicans saying, you had your chance, you had this information for months. now it is all about how those arguments are received by fewer than ten senators. right. i can t imagine every senator will not take his or her time on national television to ask questions. they didn t take their time this morning. well, but that was a different situation. but the the fact is, it is probably three, if that starting at three, but you can radiate out. well, except for my sense is the battle lines are getting drawn harder and harder as this day progresses. and purely partisan. totally partisan. and not only is this happening in this hearing, it s going to effect everything that happens in this senate from here on out. if we thought it
afternoon hours. away from the coast in the 60s. humidity starts dropping as we head into the afternoon hours. just a random shower. hopefully the commute is a little better. here s alexis. yeah. not too bad. off to a why set start, mike. a lot of green showing up on our traffic maps. one spot where we had yellow and red was eastbound 80. road work between the bridge and redwood parkway. i think they got it done a few minutes ahead of schedule because we re fully back in the green. it should not be a concern for you. the bay bridge toll plaza, right side cash lanes are definitely heavy. left side, not too bad. no metering lights yet. we should have until 5:20 until they turn them on. next update at 5:10. from our live desk, a live look at capitol hill right now. the senate now has the fbi s background investigation and members are going to start going through it under restrictions. here s what we know. there is just one copy available for all 100 senators. democrats and r
background investigation on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. that could determine his fate. a procedural vote is scheduled for tomorrow. a bay area man who knew kavanaugh is speaking out. reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says only senators are going to see this report that you just referred to. democrats and republicans will take turns looking at the findings today. but democrats argue the american people deserve to see those results, as well. last week, senators called on the fbi to look into sexual misconduct accusations against brett kavanaugh. it did so the without interviewing the judge or accuser, palo alto professor christine blasey ford. the ceo of a san mateo software company and former college roommate of brett kavanaugh is publicly contradicting kavanaugh s testimony in front of a senate committee. he said on cnn last night that kavanaugh was lying about his alcohol consumption. my recollection of my experience with him was that he was d