oath before the senate and the nation, before my family and god, i am innocent of this charge. charge. we are live at the dirksen senate office building on capitol hill where the senate judiciary committee are meeting to vote on brett kavanaugh s supreme court nomination. the committee s vote goes to the full senate as a recommendation for or against the confirmation. the 21-person committee consists of 11 republicans and 10 democrats. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell plans to hold a vote to move forward on the confirmation tomorrow, saturday, which sets up a second possible procedural vote on monday and final confirmation vote tuesday. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]
admitting he was often scared and crying. what he did to stay alive. plus, we hear from two patients previously paralyzed now walking again thanks to a breakthrough treatment. and special delivery. two doctors called in to deliver a baby orangutan into the world. and that will be our cuteness alert for this tuesday morning as we say hello, everyone. i m kendis gibson. and i m stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. we begin this morning with supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh making his case on national tv just days before he defends his name under oath. kavanaugh sat for a rare interview along with his wife and he denied claims of sexual assault making it clear he has no plans to withdraw. the nomination battle is sparking heated protests on capitol hill where more than 100 demonstrators were arrested monday as republican leaders dismissed the allegations against kavanaugh as a smear campaign. abc s lana zak has the latest from washington. good morning, lana. r
mile in petaluma. sue tells me the waldo grade is really foggy. yes. let s get you out the door with what s going to happen with my 12-hour accuweather planner. we ll be in the 60s at the coast. low 80s at noon inland to low 90s at 4:00 and back in the 50s, 60s and 70s respectively by 7:00. let s get more on that from sue. we re headed to the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see minor backups for cash-paying folks in right and left lanes. we have a full road closures highway 1 in pacifica due to roadwork. there s a detour in place. i m not seeing a lot of slow traffic in the area. be prepared to slow due to limited visibility and fog. we ll check back on this and more in a couple of minutes. sue, thank you. judge brett kavanaugh says he has no plans to withdrawal his nomination from the supreme court. in an interview with fox news, kavanaugh and his wife addressed the sexual assault allegations against him. lana zak joins us live from washington. president tr
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working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. t have any experience in running up a $4 trillion debt. i don t have any experience in gridlocked government. i don t have any experience in creating one of the most violent crime-ridden society in the industrialized world, but i do have a lot of experience in getting things done. - and a vote for conscience, a vote for your hope, those are the votes that you need to register, not a lesser of two evils, where, at the end of the day, you re still left with evil. when they call someone a spoiler, they re saying, shut up. - as a nation, we ve become used to the idea that running for president is a two-party affair, but that s not the way it has to be. and back in 1992, that meant ross perot, a short texas