Here's how to watch Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify at Senate hearing

All eyes are on the Senate floor Thursday morning. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will testify to refute allegations of sexual misconduct, while his high school acquaintance, Christine Blasey Ford, will testify regarding her claim that Kavanaugh forcibly groped her in the 1980s.

Ford is one of three women publicly accusing Kavanaugh of wrongdoing, but the only one testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee ahead of the scheduled vote on his confirmation. Senate Republicans have hired Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question her on their behalf; Kavanaugh will testify after Ford.

In his prepared opening statement, Kavanaugh decries "grotesque and obvious character assassination" but says he "did things in high school that make me cringe now." Ford will identify Kavanaugh as her assailant, say she "believed he was going to rape me," and affirm that the details "have been seared into my memory and have haunted me episodically as an adult." The hearing begins at 10 a.m. ET. Watch it below, via NBC News. Summer Meza

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