live where you live, this is abc7 news. i m not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process. and we re looking for a fair process. where i can be heard, defending my life long record, my record of promoting equality for women, starting with the women from when i was 14 years old. we are hearing from brett kavanaugh for the first time since the accusations of assault. today, kavanaugh and his wife appeared on fox news saying they are not going anywhere. good afternoon. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. new developments in the supreme court showdown. in about one hour, a rally against brett kavanaugh is due to get under way at uc berkeley. this comes as the rhetoric for and against him ratcheting up in washington, d.c. hey hey, ho ho, kavanaugh has got to go. dozens staged vocal protests outside the supreme court and on capitol hill. a number of arrests were made. the demonstrations come a day after a new allegation emerged against the nominee, deb
who claims kavanaugh exposed himself to her in the early 80s. susan collins announced that ramirez should speak to the senate. ford and kavanaugh will testify on thursday. he, once again, denying being at that party, where ford claims she was attacked. the other people who are alleged to be present have said they do not remember any such party. a woman who was present, another woman who was present, who was dr. ford s life long friend, has said she doesn t know me and never remembers being at a party with me at any time in her life. as for ford, she sent a letter to chairman chuck grassley, writing i will answer any questions you have. i have one motivation in coming forward, to tell the truth about what mr. kavanaugh and his friend, mark judge, did to me. a rally is being held right now in berkeley for dr. ford. wayne freedman is live on the cal campus with more on that. wayne? reporter: it is a small rally but just started. they re calling it a national call to
7 news reporter wayne freedman. hear why he backs the story of the second woman to accuse the supreme court justice nominee of sexual misconduct. a big business deal for the east bay. tonight live in oakland exploring what pandora s multi-billion dollar sale could mean for this community. plus, what is next for the 49ers now that we know quarterback jimmy garoppolo suffered a season-ending injury. live where you live, this is abc 7 news. you are looking live at the campus of uc berkley where a rally is wrapping up just now with people who want to see brett kavanaugh s nomination to the supreme court defeated. new information released today about the multiple women now accusing him of sexual assault. could play a role in the result. good evening. i m kristen sze. i m eric thomas. we are getting a lot more information about brett kavanaugh and his accusers. two women publicly accused kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, christine blasey ford and palo alto and deborah
this part of the hearing is an hour and half the entire senate judiciary committee hearing including all of yesterday s session is available at c-span .org. .. .. i never to testify before we en invited. the dr. ford and judge kavanaugh have been through a terrible couple weeks. they and their families have received file threats. what they have endured ought to be considered by all of us as unacceptable and a poor reflection on the state of civility in our democracy. so i want to apologize to you both for the way you have been treated, and i intend, hopefully, for today s hearing to be safe, comfortable and dignified to both of our witnesses. i hope my colleagues will join me in this effort of the show of civility. with that said i lament that this hearing, how this hearing has come about. on july 9, 2018, the president announced judge kavanaugh s nomination to serve on the supreme court. judge kavanaugh has served on the most important federal. appellate court for 12 years.
his side, kavanaugh told us that he focused on academics and never made a sexual advance, toward anyone. kavanaugh s interview comes days ahead of a critical hearing. a woman said that he tried to sexually assault her while they were in high school. both are expected to testify. in tonight s interview, he restated that he has no plans to withdraw his name from consideration. an east bay man who was his roommate spoke out after a second woman came forward with new allegations. he told nbc bay area in a written statement, he was adrin standa standards at the time and hshe in question, but i remember brett frequently drinking excessively and becoming incoherently drunk. james roche said he was friends with the second accuser and that he knows her as an honest person and based on my time with brett, he and his social circle were capable of the actions that debbie described. but kavanaugh stands by his record and the statements made by friends supporting him. i m not going let