christine: no. one of the reasons i joined was the managing partner of the paris office was a woman. she was a role model for me. david: for those who don't know, baker mckenzie was one of the largest law firms in the world. christine: the largest, yes. david: and it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman. it is a male firm, you are from france, it is a chicago-based american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director of the entire firm and move to chicago? christine: i love to think it is and quality of work i was doing. it's interesting, actually. i became managing partner in the paris office. gradually i was doing a decent job. i was picked up by the nominating committee, who selected me to join the executive committee. i was the first woman to be on that executive committee. then i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the i.t. budget was completely out of order. the knowledge

christine: yes. david: he called you to be minister of trade you went back, and and served as minister of trade for a couple of years. christine: yeah. david: how did you like the job? christine: i really loved it. i really loved it. it was a massive change in my life, geographically, socially, financially, as well. david: i assume the income was not the same as you had before? christine: it was like divided by 10, that's what it was. but i loved it because -- i think it was the job i most enjoyed in government. because i was selling france around the world. and i think president chirac, he knew i was this strange animal coming out of private sector and private and corporate life. i think he had a lot of respect for me, and i had a huge respect for him. david: sarkozy does get elected. christine: then minister of agriculture, which i had no clue about. but i was prepared to learn. david: you did that for just a few months. christine: i did that for two months because then he asked me to become minist

christine: no. one reason i joined was the managing partner was a woman and she was a role model to me. david: baker mckenzie was one of the largest law firms in the world and it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman. it is a male firm. you are from france. it is an american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director and moved -- and moved to chicago? christine: the quality of the work i was doing. it is interesting. i was doing a decent job. i was pegged up by the nominating committee who selected me to join the executive committee and i was the first woman to be on that committee. i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the i.t. budget was out of order. the system was a disaster. management was not trusted. the nominating committee had a tough time selecting somebody. it is in those situations a woman arises. i was selected as chairman of the firm. david: the imf managing direct

christine: no. one of the reasons i joined was the managing partner of the paris office was a woman. she was a role model for me. david: baker mckenzie was one of the largest law firms in the world. it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman, it is a male firm, you are from france, it is a chicago-based american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director of the entire firm and moved to chicago? christine: i love to think it is pure merits and polity of work i was doing. it's interesting, actually. i became managing partner in the paris office. i was doing a decent job. i was picked up by the nominating committee, who joined me to -- nominated me to join the election community -- committee. i was the first want to be on the committee. then i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the it budget was completely out of order. the knowledge management system was a complete disaster. manage

christine: no. one reason i joined was the managing partner was a woman and she was a role model to me. david: baker mckenzie was one of the largest -- in the world and it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman. it is a male firm. you are from france. it is an american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director and moved to chicago? christine: i would love to think it was merits and the quality of the work i was doing. it is interesting. i was doing a decent job. i was picked up on the nominating committee who selected me to join the executive committee and i was the first woman to be on that committee. i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the i.t. budget was out of order. the system was a disaster. management was not trusted. the eliminating committee had a tough time selecting somebody. it is in those situations a woman arises. david: the imf managing director position opens u

christine: no. one of the reasons i joined was the managing partner of the paris office was a woman. she was a role model for me. david: baker mckenzie was one of the largest law firms in the world. it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman, it is a male firm, you are from france, it is a chicago-based american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director of the entire firm and moved to chicago? christine: i love to think it is pure merits and polity of work i quality of the work i was doing. it's interesting, actually. i became managing partner in the paris office. i was doing a decent job. i was picked up by the nominating committee, who joined me to -- nominated me to join the election community -- committee. i was the first want to be on the committee. then i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the it budget was completely out of order. the knowledge management system was a com

christine: no. one reason i joined was the managing partner was a woman and she was a role model to me. david: baker mckenzie was one of the largest law firms in the world and it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman. it is a male firm. you are from france. it is an american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director and moved to chicago? christine: i would love to think that it was pure merits and the quality of the work i was doing. it is interesting. i was doing a decent job. i was on a committee who selected me to join the executive committee and i was the first woman to be on that committee. i went back to practice. happily. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. the i.t. budget was out of order. the system was a disaster. management was not trusted. the eliminating committee had a tough time selecting somebody. nominating committee had a tough time selecting somebody. it is in those situations a wo

christine: no. one reason i joined was the managing partner was a woman and she was a role model to me. david: baker mckenzie was one of in the world and it was based in chicago. at some point, how did you get to be the head of the entire firm? you are a woman. it is a male firm. you are from france. it is an american firm. how did you get elected to be the managing director and moved to chicago? the quality of the work i was doing. it is interesting. i was doing a decent job. whos on a committee selected me to join the executive committee and i was the first woman to be on that committee. i went back to practice. they came back to get me. by that time, it was a mess. was out ofdget order. disaster. was a management was not trusted. the eliminating committee had a tough time selecting somebody. it is in those situations a woman arises. directore imf managing position opens up. did you want the job? christine: so many things happened out of the right mying, the right people and sense of, all right, l

[christine laughs] christine: the pool doesn't open until 6:00. i have to do a bit of gym before that. david: so let me go back. what did you study in college? christine: i had a very classic education. i studied, you know, the basic subjects i suppose everybody studies, which is french, math, english, geography, history, chemistry, and physics. plus some sports, which were not so important in those days in france. david: but very often, leaders in france go to certain schools. and they go to these great, prestigious schools. did you go to one of those schools? christine: no, i failed miserably. david: because? christine: because the first time, i was in love with somebody who was going to become my husband. and i did not study very hard. and the second year, i did study really hard with a group of others who studied equally hard. and i totally missed the date of registration to actually take the various exams. david: so you became a lawyer though. and what propelled you to want to become a lawyer? christine: the death penalty. i wanted to partici

christine: yes. david: what did your parents do? were they educators? were they in government? christine: they were both professors. my father was professor of english at a university. my mother was teaching french grammar, latin and ancient greek. that is the universe that populated my childhood. a lot of literature. david: growing up with parents like that, i guess you are really good at languages? they made sure that you know all those languages? christine: no, i was hopeless. i was really bad, actually. david: i doubt that. isc and that you were a very good student. you were also interested in synchronized swimming at that time? can you explain what synchronized swimming really is and how you came to be on the national team of france? christine: the athletic activities had to do with the riots we had in france in the 1968. students were taking to the streets. my parents were terrified i would do that too. so they allowed me to go to the swimming pool of the club so i could skip school and spent a

christine hallquist is a democrat. she won a four-way primary in august to be a prick she is the first transgender major party candidate in america to run for governor. she is the moderator of the town meeting day in hyde park and a former ceo of vermont electric co-op. she is married with three kids, she is 62. republican phil scott is the incumbent. he is running for his second term. he beat one challenger in the august primary, used to own a construction company. is a time racecar driver at thunder road. he is married with two children. he is 60. >> before the debate we had a coin toss to see who would enter the first question. it was determined that governor scott would go first. here's a a quick look at the rules. for each question candidates will get between 30 and 90 seconds 90 seconds. >> there will always be rebuttals but when we have them candidates will get 30 seconds and it candidate will get one minute to make a closing statement. >> the question of becoming from multiple directions. we will be asking some

"asian pacific america" met up with vacaville native, christine bunuan. she plays the role of gigi and is currently back in town for the production's san francisco show at the shn orpheum theatre, part of its national tour. christine bunuan: this story is about a mother's sacrifice and love for her child. it is set during the vietnam war. and it is also a love story between kim and chris. and we see kim's journey in trying to bring her son to america and what she sacrifices to give her son a better life. announcer: christine's musical upbringing and involvement in school productions were what sparked her passion for acting. christine: music has always been a part of our family ly gonna be, like, an extracurricular 'cause i did all of the shows at my high school. when i realized that i really wanted to be an actor. and when i started to pursue that as a college career, there was a little bit of pushback, i have to admit, 'cause i come from a family of nurses, engineers, businesspeople. and so, there was a little bit of pushback, but at the end, my mom and

dave and christine. >> remarkable. piece of reality television. 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >>> the president's legal team is answering questions from special counsel robert mueller. the questions are focused on possible collusion and russians seeking to influence the 2016 election. still no agreement if the president is interviewed in person. the president is suggesting he is not ruling it out. >> it seems ridiculous i have to do it when everybody says there is no collusion. i'll do what is necessary to get it over with. >> the first round of questions may not be the last. the special counsel negotiated an opportunity for follow-up questions before they begin the process. >>> the white house is now eyeing nancy brinker as replacement to nicki haley as the u.n. ambassador. she would beconfirmation. she served as ambassador to hungary in 2001. d dina powell is out of the running. she is keeping her job at goldman sachs. her nomination escalated with the saudi arabia issues. >>> and cnn is working on the assumption that th

and democratic challenger christine hallquist. if elected she would be the nation's 1st transgendered governor. >> welcome to campaign 2018, today's has so many debate. >> the 2 major party candidates for governor face off right here in our wca x studio. democrat christine hallquist and republican phil scott. >> our political reporter will be watching all the action from the newsroom and we will check in with him for his analysis through the evening. >> galen and is in the studio monitoring facebook and twitter. to see what you're saying about the debate. >> if you have something to say, use the hashtag wca x debates, you see it on your screen . >> 1st let's get to know the candidates, christine phil scott is a democrat.

christine hallquest for you. the proposal off sort thousand to people who work no vermont and telecommunity sparked interests but there's a lot of unanswered question. who gets how much, there is enough to go around? if you become governor would you try make this program work and how? you have one minute. >> i absolutely think that's a ridiculous program. the idea of bringing people to vermont here when they don't have the infrastructure, i'm going to point out that no young person or entrepreneur will come and live in rural vermont, two-thirds of vermont america technically rural vermont. they can't get connected. octobertivity is as important as electricity -- connectivity is as important as water, sewer, road. we connect people. we'll have people flocking to vermont and grow the type of businesses we want. >>> we won't tracheenergy intensesive businesses and compete with tax dollars. we'll grow the businesses that are right for vermont and you have absolutely have to build the infrastructure. have -- i'm bulli

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. after a difficult day, the question is this morning is it over? series of mail bombs sent to democrats and cnn here in new york. none exploded, but a source telling cnn the fbi is handling the investigation as domestic terrorism. the bureau says more devices could have been mailed to other locations and the police commissioner in new york echoed that concern. >> this is open-ended. we have to operate under the assumption there are more out there. >> law enforcement trying to track down a package addressed to former vice president joe biden. that packaged considered suspicious because of similarities to others. it was misaddressed and sent back to the same address printed on the other packages. debbie wasserman schultz. on monday, a package sent to george soros. >> and another package addressed to the clinton's new york home. wednesday's explosives on the way to the obamas d.c. home. and then maxine waters' with a device at the mail facility. and a package for john brennan addressed he

dave and christine? >> jeff zeleny, thank you. >>> christine blasey ford's lawyer outraged by the president's comments, accusing mr. trump of a, quote, vicious, vile, and soulless attack on his client. he went on to call the president a profile in cowardice. >>> four minutes past the hour. the president's message about false accusations against men echoed his words earlier at the white house. >> it's a very scary time for young men in america when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of. somebody could accuse you of something -- and you're automatically guilty. but in this realm, you are truly guilty until proven innocent. >> the president was asked if he had anything to say to young women. he replied women are doing great. >>> in the 1983 letter written by kavanaugh and obtained by "the new york times," the future judge describes himself and his friends as, quote, loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers. not exactly the image kavanaugh tried to project in his senate testimony. o

dave and christine. >> john works. i'll take john. >> at this hour, michael remains a tropical storm packing 50-mile-an-hour winds. nearly 60 million people under a flash flood watch. in philadelphia, new york and boston, tropical moisture coming binding with -- combining with a cold front to reduce flooding. we have karen maginnis tracking that from the cnn weather center. what are you seeing? >> we know thousands of people are impacted from michael which made landfall 48 hours ago. the damage wasn't just in mexico beach or just in panama city, but the beautiful communities along the coastal areas. downed trees. downpo power lines. cars floated away. it has been devastating. not just there. we have seen the devastation continue across the mid-atlantic. this is the dollar general store in millville, florida. right next door to panama city, florida. the devastation impacted mexico beach. a lot of people did not leave when the warnings and watches were issued in the coastal area. we know the death toll now stands at six.

christine, where is this headed? peter navarro wrote an interesting piece in "the new york times" today. one of the advisers of the president on trade. you should read one of his books. it gives you insight into the presidential adviser. >> he has been hawkish on china for a long time. laying over the economic nationalism and defense vulnerabilities. the report that shows 300 vulnerabilities because of outsourcing over the years and not paying attention to make sure america is not vulnerable. thank you, will ripley. >>> to the other confrontation, russia taking aim at the u.s. after the justice department indicts several officers in international hacking schemes. we have fred pleitgen with more on the key evidence on counter intelligence officers. fred, good morning. what are we learning? >> reporter: good morning, dave. apparently the russians hacked into the world anti-doping agency and also some labs in the united states as well and exposed the medical data and names of 250 athletes and from other countries as wel

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dave and christine. >> boris, thank you. a yale classmate claims brett kavanaugh is not telling the truth about his drinking habits in college. chad ludington says the judge was a frequent and heavy drinker and mischaracterizes his conduct at yale in the senate testimony. ludington said he often drank with kavanaugh. he made small contributions to democrat candidates. >> jeff flake telling "60 minutes" that kavanaugh's nomination is done if he lied to the committee. flake backed kavanaugh in the committee vote, but said he would not vote for him on the senate floor without an fbi investigation. >> what are you doing, sir? >> the decision to bring the process to a halt followed that confrontation with the two women in the capitol hill elevator. the senator claiming the decision of not running for re-election allowed him to act. >> could you have done this if you were running for re-election? >> not a chance. >> not a chance. >> no. >> because politics has become too sharp? >> there's no value to reaching across the aisle. the

dave and christine? >> boris, thank you for that. >>> talk of sanctions hitting saudi arabia's stock market. riyadh's main index fell 7% sunday wiping out billions of dollars in market value for top saudi companies. the stocks have dropped as much as 9% since jamal khashoggi disappeared october 2. saudi arabia has been working to diversify their economy away from just oil. but khashoggi's disappearance is prompting some big-name business partners to cut ties. richard branson suspended investment talks and many are pulling out of the conference dubbed davos in the desert. many media partners have pulled sponsorerships including "the new york times" and jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon will no longer attend. and ford executive chairman bill ford will no longer go to scheduling and steve mnuchin plans to be on there, at least for now. >>> president trump admits vladimir putin is probably involved in assassinations and poisonings and he doesn't seem too worried about it. in an interview with "60 minutes" he wa

he's defending the attack on christine blasey ford. >> yeah, he is. i have known lindsay graham for long time and knew john mccain for a long time, and that's the sort of behavior on the part of trump, john mccain would not have approved of. we are seeing intense tribalization in american politics. if you are a republican you now, because in part of the kavanaugh nomination and the fight around it, you are lined up with your tribe and if you are not in that tribe you are in the other tribe. lindsay graham who had a representation of somewhat an independent thinker is now firmly and enthusiastically aligned with the president. >> he knows this is being discussed about him, and does he have an explanation about this? >> i can't peer into his soul. i take him at his word that this is how he feels, he feels this process has gone off the rails and brett kavanaugh is being treated unfairly. so he was booed yesterday at certain moments when he was defending the president, and every time he is booed, that's 1,000 more republicans in south carolina who had the

dave and christine? >>> christine blasey ford's lawyer outraged by the president's comments, accusing mr. trump of a, quote, vicious, vile, and soulless attack on his client. he went on to call the president a profile in cowardice. >>> the president's message about false accusations against men echoed his words earlier at the white house. >> it's a very scary time for young men in america when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of. somebody could accuse you of something -- and you're automatically guilty. but in this realm, you are truly guilty until proven innocent. >> the president was asked if he had anything to say to young women. he replied women are doing great. >>> in the 1983 letter written by kavanaugh and obtained by "the new york times," the future judge describes himself and his friends as, quote, loud, obnoxious drunks with prolific pukers among us. that is not the image kavanaugh tried to project in his senate testimony. of note, kavanaugh signed the letter "bart." yo

christine holquist. campaign 2018 governors debate. campaignand welcome to 2018. >> tonight, the two major party candidates for governor these off in rw cx studio. our political reporter will be watching all of the action from the newsroom and will check in with analysis. >> we are also monitoring facebook and twitter to see what you are saying about the debate. >> use the #wca asked debate. let's get to know the candidates. christine holquist is a who won a four-way primary in august to be here. she is the first transgender major party candidate in america to run for governor. she is the moderator of town meeting in the park and the former ceo of vermont electric collapse. she is married with three children and a 62 years old. republican phil scott is the his secondunning for two-year term. he beat a challenger in the august primary. you stone devoid construction. he is a longtime racecar driver. he is married with two children. he is 60 years old. see whod a coin toss to would answer the first question. governor scott will go first.

christine hallquist: the nice thing -- gov. phil scott: the nice thing about being governor is you have all the resources available at the state. certainly, i would not approach it that way because i have more authority as governor. gov. phil scott: again, we need to be upfront and honest about the cost of everything. after that with single-payer. we were stranded as an economy for five years waiting to determine how much it would cost. we came to the conclusion that it was a $4 billion price tag. things into place without knowing how much they will cost or not being upfront isut what they will cost, not instilling faith and trust in vermonters. >> problems continue to mount for consolidated communications. broke a story about consolidated response rates during outages. the landline outages should be prepared -- repaired in 24 hours. consolidated communications only fixed 30% of outages in one day. elites have 60 seconds. -- you each have 60 seconds. what are you doing about it? gov. phil scott: it came upon us suddenly. they w

like christine bray. after battling ovarian cancer for several years, her test results revealed a potential treatment not considered previously a drug therapy that targeted her tumor. today, christine's metastatic cancer is in remission. this is precision cancer treatment. because at cancer treatment centers of america. we're not just fighting cancer. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com and schedule an appointment with our cancer care specialists today. >>> all right. the reports are in. ten people have been interviewed. that's what we're told from two sources. kavanaugh, ford, they were not reinterviewed after their testimony by the fbi. they weren't interviewed at all, not re-interviewed. so what will it mean? not that much. wasn't that much time. didn't have the tactics. and that wasn't the intent. this has never been about finding the truth, my friends. it's been trying to get past what may be true to get kavanaugh in. how do we know? listen to the president last night. listen to baby trump,

christine blasey ford herself and brett kavanaugh. democrats including today, dianne feinstein said an investigation without their input was incomplete. the white house counsel's office pushed back in recent days, saying that all senators had the time to get their stories because the hearing was just last week and both of them testified. christine blasey ford's attorneys are not satisfied and released this statement. they said an fbi supplemental back ground investigation did not include an interview of dr. christine blasey ford nor the witnesses who corroborate her testimony. they cannot be called an investigation. we are profoundly disappointed that after the sacrifice she made coming forward, those directing the fbi investigation were not interested in seeking the truth. they continue to hammer this point. in fact, ford's attorneys just released the letter to the fbi suggesting eight people the fbi should talk to. they are still pressing this point among the list of names that included ford's husband and the former agent who admini

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christine blasey ford, and the character issues around brett kavanaugh. after she made it clear there would be enough, even though it's just a two-vote margin, the white house, of course, erupted in cheers and the west wing offices relieved that they will get their nominee on to the high court after a difficult fight. today the president hits the campaign trail himself heading to topeka, kansas, where we will expect to hear some public reaction for the first time about all of this, and that may come after the final vote late today. alex? >> all right, kelly o. at the white house. long day ahead. we will see you again. thank you so much. >>> also new today a report that u.s. congressman jared nadler is promising to investigate brett kavanaugh if democrats win control of the house in november. joining me now, congressman meeks and member of the foreign affairs committee and others. good morning, my friend. get to it here. if democrats were to try to investigate judge kavanaugh after being seated on the court, to what end? what would you be looking for? >> w

like christine bray. after battling ovarian cancer for several years, her test results revealed a potential treatment not considered previously a drug therapy that targeted her tumor. today, christine's metastatic cancer is in remission. this is precision cancer treatment. because at cancer treatment centers of america. we're not just fighting cancer. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com and schedule an appointment with our cancer care specialists today. >>> the quincy, illinois detective was trying to understand why a 38-year-old woman had died suddenly. as he looked for clues inside corey lovelace's home filled with the clutter of young family life, jeff baird noticed one item in particular, a white cup by her bedside. >> i checked an unknown liquid that smelled faintly from alcohol. >> the detective asked her husband curtis what it was. did she tell you she liked to have a vodka and on theic? >> yes. >> that was likely in the styrofoam? >> yes. >> the 24 ounce glass in. >> yes. >> he told us th

like christine bray. after battling ovarian cancer for several years, her test results revealed a potential treatment not considered previously a drug therapy that targeted her tumor. today, christine's metastatic cancer is in remission. this is precision cancer treatment. because at cancer treatment centers of america. we're not just fighting cancer. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com and schedule an appointment with our cancer care specialists today. >>> investigators focusing on florida as they look for the bomber who tried to wipe out a legion of political leaders. all have been attacked by the president. >>> the white house reportedly considering a travel ban along the southern border 11 days to the midterms. >>> drowning in student loans? one state is willing to help you pay them off. if you move there. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> a special birthday treat for a school custodian who is hearing impaired. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. happy friday. >> i'm christine romans. it i

. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday. a lot going on this morning. >> her work is never done. >> it is friday, october 26th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. the manhunt for bhowhoever is behind the biggest political targets in years is focusing on florida. authorities believe several of the pipe bombs mailed to critics of the president and cnn at the postal processing center at opa-locka north of miami. we have rosa flower -- rosa flores near the mail center at opa-locka. >> reporter: christine, some of the packages have been processed in the mail facility behind me. the 24/7 facility. i can tell you some of the resources out here that law enforcement has to investigate. as you mentioned, this is a manhunt for clues as authorities try to figure out who is behind this. there are some very visible resources. we have seen the bomb squad out here until late yesterday and k-9 units from miami-dade. some resources are not visible. i can tell you from talking to an employee there are at least 20 inspectors inside the facilities which are

like christine bray. after battling ovarian cancer for several years, her test results revealed a potential treatment not considered previously a drug therapy that targeted her tumor. today, christine's metastatic cancer is in remission. this is precision cancer treatment. because at cancer treatment centers of america. we're not just fighting cancer. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com and schedule an appointment with our cancer care specialists today. >>> facebook heads to capitol hill this week working with law makers as it faces more regulation. facebook confirmed to cnn it sent a representative to d.c. and briefing congressional staff about the data breach. facebook announced the biggest security breach ever last week. 50 million users breached through a security flaw. facebook patched the flaw. it says it is keeping lawmakers in the loop. facebook is trying to work with washington. it sent mark zuckerberg to testify in april. facebook faces intentitense scr. >>> seven sheriff's officers sho

what do you think when you hear donald trump mocking christine blasey ford? >> i think kavanaugh's chances of being confirmed are lower today than yesterday as a result of president trump. i think there's really an audience of three that the president has to convince. that is the three senators who are wavering, and they are going to decide whether or not the nomination is moving forward or not. i think the president's tone last night was disgusting. i have questions about dr. ford's testimony, and i have raised them before, but you don't mock her. you don't make fun of her. you treat her with respect and frankly this is going to, i think, make it more difficult for the fbi's investigation to have the wait that it should have. i am somebody that supports brett kavanaugh, and i am somebody who is hoping the fbi investigation is going to not produce evidence that corroborates her story because i would like to see him on this supreme court, but the president did everybody a disservice last night. >> i want to say if i can for one more second with you, linda, bec

the president publicly ridicules kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford, as his supporters cheer him on. tonight, the white house is denying that reality as even some republicans call mr. trump's remarks wrong and appalling. >>> the boring defense. the president slams a new report in "the new york times" that shows how much of his wealth came from his father and from dubious tax schemes. new york state is now investigating the allegations that mr. trump dismisses as dull. >>> and worldwide provocation? we're learning about a possible show of force by the u.s. military in november from asia to south america. did the idea for a global muscle-flex come from the commander in chief? . >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >>> we're following breaking news on the investigation of u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. a source tells cnn that the white house expects the fbi to turn over its notes on the probe soon. then the information will be sent to capit

christine quin and rick santorum. so, what do you think, rick, is this a winning proposition for the president to say here they come, this is the example of the problem coming this way, we've got to stop them? will that bring your people to the to the polls? >> there is a concern about illegal immigration. you've made it sound like the president is against all immigration. the is not against -- >> he does want to reduce legal immigration, many forms of it. >> he wants to ends the visa lottery -- >> family reunification. >> which has bipartisan support. the idea that the president has some radical view of immigration policy is absolutely not true. he has, he has a view that used to be the democrat view. >> really? >> absolutely. if you go back to the clinton administration, barbara jordan at a commission that she chaired where she said very clearly that, you know, the american public has a right to control its border and limit illegal immigration -- >> i don't think anybody is saying that's what the proposition is. chr

christine blasey ford, imitating her while onstage. tonight, the white house now saying he was not mocking her at all. and this evening, the key senators to watch. what each of them said today. their votes will determine the fate of brett kavanaugh. >>> breaking news coming in right now. a house surrounded, after that ricin scare. three envelopes sent. among them, one addressed to the president. another to the defense secretary. tactical teams on the scene right now, and what we know about the suspect. >>> the emergency unfolding a short time ago. word a united pilot called in mayday. the plane from los angeles landing with more than 200 onboard moments ago. what triggered the alarm? >>> and there is another major tornado threat tonight, after at least ten tornadoes overnight. one on new york'son island, in pennsylvania and connecticut. the states we're watching tonight. >>> and that deadly earthquake and tsunami. and tonight, now, the volcano erupting. and our team making it to ground zero. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you

i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in of the east. >>> the lion air passenger jet crashing overnight during a short flight from the capital of jakarta to the island of banka. i want to bring in will ripley. he is monitoring the breaking news live from hong kong. what do we know? do they think there were any survivors? >> reporter: it doesn't look good, christine. the images we have of the family members waiting at the airport in pangkal, it was supposed to be an hour flight, think nothing of it. obviously it never arrived. they have been waiting there for hours. with each passing hour, an image of debris some 35 nautical miles off jakarta. the plane rose up to 5,000 feet and made a rapid decescent. there are conflicting reports if the pilots asked to turn around. indonesian authorities said they did that. it is a mystery of how this could have happened. how the plane could have crashed and broken apart. it was just delivered to the airline in august. a boeing 737. 800 flight hours on the aircraft. the pilot and co-pilo

>> they are essentially standing by what president trump said last night saying that christine blasey ford's memory is fair game here. kellyanne conway took issue with the media saying president trump was mocking christine blasey ford saying that wasn't the word she would use even though he was clearly making fun of her and her lack of memory of certain details from the alleged incident. kellyanne conway says the white house has been nothing but respectful of christine blasey ford, adding this. >> he is pointing out inconsistencies. can you fill in her memory gaps, that is why the evidence gathering process and any hunt for truth are already -- >> so you see there she is giving a passionate defense on what president trump said. what we are seeing is president trump who is uncharacteristically restrained from the days after she made the allegations is realizing that some supporters agree with him on the fact that they believe there are holes in her memory. the president is making it clear saying his supporters at the rallies are coming to the defense of brett kavanaugh. you see he says

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christine blasey ford. i think brett kavanaugh's reaction hurt him with the mainstream of the country but it probably helped him with republican because it mobilized trump behind him and mobilized the republican base behind him. politically, it was probably a smart thing to do, but i think it's going to hurt the supreme court in the long run and further politicize the court. who could imagine in the future a justice brett kavanaugh is going to be impartial when he has liberal plaintiffs coming before him. >> i want all of you to take a look at there. this is an ad which is targeting senator joe manchin for staying "silent while kavanaugh's family was the story. >> west virginia senator joe manchin spends a lot of time shoot hoog up pieces of paper to try to make a point. but when he sat silently as a democratic mob tried to end the nomination of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court with uncorroborated allegations, he shot a much bigger hole in something far more important. joe manchin was silent on due proc

>> christine, i have been watching this spin all night. at time it is looked like it would -- at times it looked like it would explode. it is still a category one. we will get an update at the top of the hour for you. it is holding at gusts of 115. moving northwest at 12 miles an hour. not much as far as hurricane warnings. pensacola to cedar key. you have tropical storm watches and warning. you will have strong winds and heavy rains. not the catastrophic effects of a category three. 8:00 p.m., 120-mile-an-hour winds. it will pull to the north and northeast. destin, panama city. on the eastern flank of this. if that happens, the gulf of mexico is coming to you and in that direction will be terrible for this area. this area is prone to storm surge. 8 to 12 feet. these islands are flat. a foot aboveground. the buildings are taller than that. some will be impacted if we're talking 6 to 9 feet in panama city. we had florence with the incredible amounts of rain for the carolinas. that is on the way. that is stage two of the storm. it is strengt

christine blasey ford. and i think that brett kavanaugh's reaction hurt him with the mainstream of the country but it probably helped him with republicans because it mobilized trump behind him and mobilized the republican base behind him. so politically, i think it was probably a smart thing to do, but i think it's going to hurt the supreme court in the long run and further politicize the court. and who could ever imagine in the future that a justice brett kavanaugh is going to be impartial when he has liberal plaintiffs coming before him? >> i want all of you to take a look at this. >> okay, but -- >> hold on. this is an ad which is targeting senator joe manchin for staying "silent while kavanaugh's family was destroyed." watch this. >> west virginia senator joe manchin spends a lot of time shooting up pieces of paper to try to make a point. but when he sat silently as a democratic mob tried to end the nomination of judge kavanaugh to the supreme court with uncorroborated allegations, he shot a much bigger

he practice that clear lamade t when he mocked christine blasey ford questioning her recollection of what she says was a sexual assault committed by judge brett kavanaugh. and wolf, the white house has been somewhat on the defensive on all of this earlier this morning, kellyanne conway said that she feels that christine blasey ford has been treated as f egg, handled with kid xwlufrs. but we're getting the sense that the glovers are coming off and perhaps they know that this is going to be a very close vote. but as in so many cases with the president when he makes comments of that magnitude, it has a toxic effect. and it is turning off members of his own party. you just played some of that sound from senator jeff flake who has been successful in delaying in process, but also senator collins and senator lisa murkowski have also come out that this was wrong in the words of senator collins, lisa murkowski said that this wauns acceptable and that she was taking everything into account. that was a pretty stern warning from the senator from alaska that the president's comments may be backfi

christine hallquist is a democrat. she won a four-way primary in august to be a prick she is the first transgender major party candidate in america to run for governor. she is the moderator of the town meeting day in hyde park and a former ceo of vermont electric co-op. she is married with three kids, she is 62. republican phil scott is the incumbent. he is running for his second term. he beat one challenger in the

christine blasey-ford was not testifying for herself up there during that hearing but instead it was amy schumer playing christine blasey-ford. >> creative. >> it's creative and that's the kind of stuff we're seeing in the dark corners of the internet these days. >> wow! who can compete with that? >> i don't think i can. what are the great ironies is that republican candidates were actively supporting efforts to undermine or overturn the affordable care act, critical component which is the protections for previous conditions, josh holley of missouri, includes dana rohrbacher, opening a door for insurers to charge people more. health care is the top issue on the minds of many voters according to the polls. what republicans are trying to do is tie democrats to singer payer and shift the conversation. >> health care. >> i'll stay on health care. one of the provisions in the large opioid bill would require the use of u.s. postal service to screen for fentanyl. before this, you could presumably get it delivered to your doorstep. but more broadly, this opioid bill is a few thing that senat

does that mean he did what christine blasey ford alleges? no. >> but doesn't it mean he was not credible or trustworthy when he was speaking to the senate judiciary committee. >> i think this is really important, the point, this is not a court of law. i always remind people. this is not an issue. this is called a job interview, called a political process, call it what you want, this is not is he innocent or guilty? it's is he worthy of being on the supreme court? just because the independent prosecutor said we would not have enough information to charge him, that's not what we are talking about here. >> to agree with myself -- >> well done. >> the point here is not whether there was proof beyond a reasonable doubt, the question is if you heard, and you were thinking of hiring a babysitter, who -- >> yeah. >> and you heard, well, there are three sexual assault allegations, but they are in dispute, that's the question, would you hire the babysitter, not is the babysitter guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. that i think is the more appropriate pe

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christine blasey ford's testimonial evidence is just that. the notes that she gave to her therapist is just notes. yes, it is, because that's what is accepted as evidence. if we want to talk about court standards, that is evidence for the purposes of court. testimonial evidence that you've gifr given to other people and that you've discussed with other people -- >> she testified she actually read there were 12 testimonies, not just four, and she still found there to be enough evidence. >> on wednesday, the senate had their hands on a report that was supposed to take a whole week, that didn't talk to the victim? come on now, this was ain't reasonable investigation. it was done for show so the republicans didn't lose 100% of their women base. >> senator feinstein held onto that information for political purposes. >> for christine blasey ford to stand in front of the world and say she was sexually assaulted, to say that's not evidence again is an insult and it shows again why the republican party is so out of touch with mainstream america and pa