joe manchin voted yes. it's possible that collins and manchin could switch and vote no on final passage. but late today they seemed to seal it for kavanaugh saying they would vote yes on the nomination itself. collins delivered a blisters message to the left and how they used dr. ford and manchin is facing the wrath of the resistance. watch. >> watching her, mr. president, i could not help but feel that some people who wanted to engineer the defeat of this nomination cared little, if at all, for her well-being. it's >> you mentioned the mid terms. we've seen a surge for some republicans in key matchups. president trump said the fight is not over. the democrats will do everything they can to impeach kavanaugh if they take control of congress, this is war, time to fight. vote november 6 to protect the supreme court. you can see it as a rallying cry. there's going to be a vote tomorrow mid to late afternoon in the senate. expected to be a formality, that kavanaugh will be confirmed. as you've seen, tucker, it'

three of them are collins, joe manchin and jeff flake voted yes today. jeff flake said he will vote to confirm kavanaugh unless something big happens. susan collins hasn't said how she will vote on the actual nomination. we're watching the republican senator lisa murkowski of alaska. she voted against advancing kavanaugh's nomination. normally if you go against your own party in the motion to proceed, you'll stay the course and do it again in the motion to confirm. she also said today kavanaugh is in her view maybe not the right man for the court at this time. the truth is, the republicans don't really need her. if susan collins votes yes, that is likely the whole ball game. down this home stretch, top senators are making a final push on the senate floor. >> what left wing groups and their democratic allies have done to judge kavanaugh so nothing short of monstrous. >> judges are expected to be

she's in a different position than joe manchin. >> joe manchin, even though the presidential vote in 2016 was similar, and we have seen the same exact poll numbers about if you are less likely or more likely to vote for joe manchin depending on how he votes for kavanaugh. he is in a much more vulnerable position in that politics matter more to him, and so as somebody said it wise on twitter, whichever way the vote goes is the way joe manchin will vote, and he doesn't want to be responsible for anything. >> he doesn't want to be the deciding vote. how much of this in what you have seen out there is enough to push turnout out? we are still talking about a mid-term election, and we are talking about maybe it's enthusiasm or anger or the supreme court, and at the end of the day midterms are not known for high voter turnout. do you think that changes? >> in a pew research poll, people were more enthusiastic about the supreme court than usual. if we look at the difference between registered voters and likely voters before this whole kavanaugh mess unfolded versus now, we see no difference.

joe manchin voted yes. it's possible that collins and manchin could switch and vote no on final passage. but late today they seemed to seal it for kavanaugh saying they would vote yes on the nomination itself. collins delivered a blisters message to the left and how they used dr. ford and manchin is facing the wrath of the resistance. watch. >> watching her, mr. president, i could not help but feel that some people who wanted to engineer the defeat of this nomination cared little, if at all, for her well-being. >> you mentioned the mid terms. we've seen a surge for some republicans in key matchups. president trump said the fight is not over. the democrats will do everything they can to impeach kavanaugh if they take control of congress, this is war, time to fight. vote november 6 to protect the supreme court. you can see it as a rallying cry. there's going to be a vote tomorrow mid to late afternoon in the senate. expected to be a formality, that kavanaugh will be confirmed. as you've seen, tucker, it's bee

it incdes wesvirginia's joe manchin, a democrat. and then you have lisa murkowski, a republican saying she won't do it. what is in it for manchin? >> great to seeyo well, joe manchin took cover behindan s collins. right after she had her aispeec he oh, yeah, i'll vote for him, too. joe manchin is doing something he thinks is in his political best interests as he fights for his political fe. >> right as susan collins wraps up her speech and ches broke out in the would you tell us press shop, they were watching this unfold just like the rest us a they weren't sure with the hour long speech about where she w end up. whether she would support him oe wouldn't. but you have her, jeff flake who is suggesting thate will vote and support brett kavanaugh. as i sit here and talk to you now, it looks like after saturday afternoon, brett kavanaugh will emerge as the supreme urt candidate. the senate has confirmed twova consve justices to the court all really filling this prome that he's madeo his supporters that he will cement the right leaning

i say that so sue collins, and flake and murkowski and joe manchin. people want you to be courageous, they want you to say caution to the wind it's a conscience vote. >> jim, how broken is this? i mean, i think we're dealing with a process that's been broken in many different ways over a long period of time. but this seems to me like the final kind of crack in the entirety of the way that the court is filled, and what's going to happen going forward in terms of legitimacy of the court as an institution. >> not only calls into question once again the legitimacy of the court as an institution but again shows some significant fractures in the senate itself. the level of ugly rhetoric that i've heard thrown by republicans against their fellow democratic colleagues over the last two weeks is something i have never seen before in my entire life. >> you really mean that? >> i utterly and truly mean it. i mean, some of the stuff that these republicans have been tweeting about, and talking about, about their colleagues is unprecedented. and, again, it's anothe

senate are not inclined to vote for him except for one person who has considered a swing vote joe manchin we don't know how he's going to vote when they take the final vote for haphazardly is saturday afternoon but he was one of the fifty one senators to vote to start this final period of debate before the vote and so there is still a lot of logging to try to get joe manchin to stand with his fellow democrats who almost to a person are opposed to brett kavanaugh meanwhile the republicans have their own effort to try to keep their voting block together even though they control the senate lisa murkowski the republican from alaska has said that after much consideration she has decided not to support brett kavanaugh she told reporters a short while ago that there are other fine candidates that kavanagh is a good man but because of these allegations of sexual assault as well as the ongoing questions about his temperament she did not feel that she can support him so. that's a sense of some of the official reaction right there also been thousands of people up here on capitol hill protesting and

lisa murkowski, susan collins, jeff flake, joe manchin. based on my own reporting, i think lisa murkowski feels least likely to vote for judge kavanaugh. if you recall, there's the native alaskan issue. it feels like manchin and collins will go together. the one i have a doubt about is jeff flake. i think he's -- i think -- i'm less -- i'm more convinced he votes yes today, but i wouldn't assume a yes today for him would be a yes tomorrow. today, remember, this is just breaking the filibuster. >> this is ending the debate to move on. >> it used to be 60 votes, today

now, on the kavanaugh vote, this is joe manchin at his absolute worst. i think he has shown he has been gutless here. what he has done is delayed and delayed and delayed, even though the democrats knew about this letter months and months ago, they just wanted to not vote on a trump pick before the mid-terms. and i think joe manchin is in power with chuck schumer. he hasn't led. this is consistent with a guy who voted for 95% of barack obama's appointments. so i think that's what we see. >> bill: could you see senator manchin voting to approve kavanaugh to the supreme court and if so, does it neutralize part of your argument? >> i think he will vote for kavanaugh. at the end of the day people will know that joe manchin would only do that because it's an election year. his history shows he is more liberal than people give him credit for. 95% of the obama's nominees to the judiciary is a big thing. we're optimistic. people don't want someone who will vote for someone after the vote is decided. that's what manchin will do. once the republicans lock down the

so is democrat joe manchin. so is democrat joe manchin. one senator has made a decision, heidi heitkamp. she tells fargo station wday news she's opposing kavanaugh even if it costs her her job. >> if this were a political decision for me i certainly would be deciding this the other way. you know, there is an old saying history will judge you but most importantly you'll judge yourself and that's really what i'm saying. i can't get up in the morning and look at the life experience that i've had and say, yes to judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: on capitol hill the political pressure is tremendous. >> this one vote we won't know until the vote is cast. >> reporter: protesters making their voices heard. >> why aren't you -- why aren't you brave enough to talk to us and exchange with us? don't you wave your hand at me. i wave my hand at you. >> you grow up. >> when i grow up? >> how dare you talk to women that way. how dare you. how dare you. >> reporter: while in the basement of the capitol senators shuffle in and out of this controlled room to rev

red state democrat joe manchin. lisa murkowski and jeff flake. will they vote for or against brett kavanaugh? and certainly republican leaders in the past 24 hours have been trying to project confidence, but at the end of the day, they still do not know where they are going to vote. certainly it seems that at least a few of these senators are actively deliberating this decision at this late hour. we know susan collins was shuffling in and out of that secure location here at the hill three times yesterday late into the hour reading that fbi report. we know that senator manchin intends to check out that report again this morning, adding into their important late in the game decision this morning. >> remember where we were last friday. it looked like it was in bag and then things change. >> the elevator, jeff flake and everything that ensues. sources tell cnn the idea for that op ed came from brett kavanaugh himself. our supreme court reporter is here with her reporting on that. some are looking at that this morning and saying was that a desperate m

i say that so sue collins, and flake and murkowski and joe manchin. people want you to be courageous, they want you to say caution to the wind it's a conscience vote. >> jim, how broken is this? i mean, i think we're dealing with a process that's been broken in many different ways over a long period of time. i but this seems to me like the final kind of crack in the entirety of the way that the court is filled, and what's going to happen going forward in terms of legitimacy of the court as an institution. >> not only calls into question once again the legitimacy of the court as an institution but again shows some significant n fractures in the senate itself. the level of ugly rhetoric that i've heard thrown by republicans against their fellow democratic colleagues over the last two weeks is something i have never seen before in my entire life.ng >> you really mean that? >> i utterly and truly mean it. i mean, some of the stuff that these republicans have been th tweeting about, and talking b about, about their colleagues is unprecedented. and, again,

the opposite is true for joe manchin in west virginia, the democrat who crossed over and voted with the republicans. he's in a state that all of the counties went to president trump in the last election. they also went to mitt romney in the previous one. so, this is a very red state and so, for him, there is no reason to not do anything to make too angry, some of those republican voters, who might vote for the republican at the top of the ticket, but vote for joe manchin, their former governor in the senate race. >> quijano: john dickerson in washington, thank you. >> thanks elaine. >> quijano: in an act of twitter diplomacy today, president trump said he is looking forward to meeting again with north korea leader kim jong-un in the near future. this follows word from secretary of state mike pompeo that he had a productive meeting with kim in north korea. errol barnett is traveling with secretary pompeo. >> thank you for hosting us. president trump sends his regards. >> reporter: by the time secretary of state mike pompeo met with north korean dictator kim jung-un for lunch on sunday, t

joe manchin is not going to step up. he is not going to deliver -- he is not going to deliver kavanaugh. he would support kavanaugh if kavanaugh is delivered. unless he is going to do something he hasn't done before. pete: what a model of courage. brian: i'm not saying he isn't capable of doing it but he hasn't done it yet. however, for joe manchin, if he does do that and stares down his party and says this guy has too much going for him and 90% of west virginians support kavanaugh. i'm from west virginia. so, therefore, i'm going to do it. joe manchin would set himself up as one of the most powerful people in washington over the next six years because in theory, he would get those six years. pete: you don't want it to be about politics but we all know it becomes that at the very end. lisa murkowski did vote for gulch but voted against sotomayor and kagan. so far has voted along party lines. a lot of those as we pointed out votes were 60-30 votes. few votes either way didn't matter. this is going to be 50-50. ainsley: vo

but democrat joe manchin, jeff flake and susan collins said they were voting yes. collins, it was clear from the first 30 seconds, she had been a yes all along. in her speech she misrepresented some facts, criticized protesters, and she said she wanted you to know she believed dr. blasey ford although, you know, not really. the question now is what republicans have unleashed. protesters swarmed the capitol again today, many of them trying to get senators to listen to harrowing stories of sexual assault. they chanted shame at joe manchin as he defended his decision and cried as they listened to susan collins announce her decision. a fund to whoever runs against collins in 2020 if she backed kavanaugh flew past the $2 million mark as collins spoke. the man we elected president says the women telling their stories of surviving sexual assaults are all lying, paid professionals paid for by george soros, the mainstream view of susan collins' republican party. >> do you believe george soros is behind all of this, paying these people to get you and your colleagues in eleva

. >> let me ask you this, joe manchin voted against him. >> he's a democrat and we appreciate his vote for judge kavanaugh. i think it was the right thing to do but we're trying to win seats and ironically the behavior of the democrats on the senate judiciary committee and then the overreach of the protesters at the capitol actually energy -- gave energy to the seats where we're trying to pick up states. i want to thank them for the tactic energized our voters. >> why after reducing regulations and passing a tax cut bill was the republican base not energized and required this?

so is joe manchin. senator jeff flake, also a yes. but lisa murkowski votes no, the only republican to break with her party. later swarmed by reporters, she explains her decision. >> i did not come to a decision on this until walking into the floor this morning. i believe that brett kavanaugh is a good man. it just may be that in my view, he's not the right man for the court at this time. >> reporter: leaving the capitol, flake, who demanded the fbi do its investigation, makes clear he stands with kavanaugh. >> do you plan to vote yes tomorrow? >> unless something big changed, i don't see what would, but anyway, i'm glad we had a better process. >> reporter: what about susan collins? her office all day flooded with protesters. she takes to the senate floor. >> vote no! vote no! >> reporter: for 45 minutes, she meticulously outlines kavanaugh's judicial record, insisting he is more of a centrist than his critics contend. collins is pro-choice, and she says in one-on-one meetings kavanaugh convinced her he would respect the precedent of

joe manchin -- never did a break from the groups. this is a moment you can see dirty tricks played in the senate in this process united the base, not just the party but specifically the members of the senate who tend to be dysfunctional sometimes. >> you overhand -- >> that's not fair. >> the president just ruin their chances to take back the house and even the senate? breakdown how today's outcome may impact the polls next. the media already melting down. diamond and silk are here live this hour. >> two out of tween 9 sitting justices have been accused of sexual misconduct and go on to be confirmed anyway. >> many are looking to the vote's impact on the midterm elections. those who say midterms are, quote, very important dropping from attending lead in july 2nd two points today, a tie. here is jim mclaughlin, good morning. what is going to be the impact of what we have just gone through in the midterms? >> polling in the last week, couple weeks ago things were not looking good for republicans but over the last week you see republica

along with joe manchin. >> this is almost rock bottom. >> supporters, dissenters, even brett kavanaugh making a final pitch for a seat on the supreme court on the line today. >>> u.s. waging new battles against two super powers. china and russia. now responding. we are live this morning in hong kong and moscow. >>> and in one hour, the world finds out who wins the 2018 nob nobel peace prize. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> happy friday. i'm dave briggs. you can bet on the nobel peace prize. it is october 5th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we will get a clue in a few hours if brett kavanaugh has the votes to join the supreme court. mitch mcconnell set a key procedural vote for 10:30 a.m. then senators still weighing how to play their hands have to show their cards. the final case coming from kavanaugh himself in the wall street journal op-ed. admitting he quote might have been too emotional before the senate judiciary committee last week. >> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. >> kavanaugh now writes, at times my testimony reflect

i hope they do the right thing, joe manchin has a lot to lose because he will be in a lot of trouble with patrick morrissey as the next u.s. senator from west virginia if he doesn't vote yes for this. and patrick probably still will beat him. the senators need to take notice and they need to those to do tt thing. >> sean: predictions? >> he will be confirmed. >> he will be confirmed. >> sean: hopefully optimistic. i'm irish, don't worry, it's normal. when we come back, we will have more on the reaction. what will these three republicans do and how it will impact america's future, straight ahead. ♪ -computer, order pizza. -of course, daniel. -fridge, weather. -clear skies and 75. -trash can, turn on the tv. -my pleasure. -ice dispenser, find me a dog sitter. -okay. -and make ice. -pizza delivered. -what's happened to my son? -i think that's just what people are like now. i mean, with progressive, you can quote your insurance on just about any device. even on social media. he'll be fine. -[ laughs ] -will he? -i don't know. minutes can mean the difference between life and death. prop

joe manchin voted to confirm neil gorsuch, heidi hand camp and joe doll end up voting against judge kavanaugh. but that doesn't surprise me. that's who joe manchin is prayed i would rather have him than a republican. that whole argument, with democrat single because we are going to come for joe manchin," he represents his voters. >> harris: i do think some of them are democrats? >> jessica: i think a lot of them are. west virginia voted for trump like 42 points or something insane like that. he was doing what he thought was right. i think she was telling the truth when she said there was no political calculus. it's not a wow movement. when she says she doesn't believe dr. ford was attacked by judge kavanaugh, she really reinforces the narrative about women that they don't remember things. they are hysterical. lisa murkowski -- >> i think the fact that your members things, i don't think that's because her character. i think that speaks to her memory. >> she was very clear, doctor said she was 100% certain it was judge kavanaugh. she cannot remember anything else. >> let's not relitigate the he

contrast that with joe manchin of west virginia. he was the only democrat to vote for kavanaugh. despite the fact that west virginia is the seventh most republican state in the country 538's forecast gives manchin a 7-8 chance of winning re-election. will this moment allow republicans a chance to turn the tide on the midterm elections? we'll discuss that and more with the powerhouse round table coming up next. with the powerhouse round table coming up next. of women-owned businesses in the u.s. it's really this constant juxtaposition when you're a mom and an entrepreneur. with more businesses starting every day, how i am very mindful of the fsacrifices that i make. so i have to manage my time wisely. plan your financial life with prudential. bring your challenges. ...from far away. but they harryonly see his wrinkles. if only harry used some... ...bounce, to dry. he would be a less wrinkly, winning guy. a moment of joy. a source of inspiration. an act of kindness. an old friend. a new beginning. some welcome relief... or a cause for celebration. ♪ what's inside? ♪ [laughter]

murkowski republican and joe manchin a democrat. in a hall way interview with demonstrators against kavanaugh shouting disapproval. manchin offered third-degree about his vote and whether politics plaid a part. >> you're up for reelection. are you concerned lt basis of revolt? >> one person noticed about his political party. former congressman. at odds with the new republican party. thanks for being with us. when you're a lawmakers do you vote along the lines of what citizens want or believe they want? or conscious tells you to do. there are times when they are in conflict. >> you tend to do both. it depends on the issue. follow your conscious or constituents and there can be conflict. in the case of joe manchin, from a purely political perspective he did the right thing. i don't think that'll suffer a big consequence as a result of this. he's his primary is behind him. even six years from now at reelection. even if they did, he could change parties and run as republican. and probably win. murkowski should be remembered in 2010 was

that would mean joe manchin is in play. i don't think he wants to be the decisive vote for confirmation as a democrat. it is one thing to be an outlier, but to be the one that puts him to the supreme court would be powerful stuff and stay in the democratic caucus. i think it would be a shocker. shockers occur. >> a shocker occurred a week ago when john meacham and stephanie and i were on tv waiting for the vote, when jeff flake stayed huddled on the side of the anti-chamber and cut a deal to have the investigation carry on one more week, and at the time, john, you were commenting from a historical perspective that there was probably going to be a cloud over the nomination by virtue of the fact that nobody dpreed to more of an fbi investigation -- agreed to more of an fbi investigation. and then describing it the worst of all worlds, the fbi investigation was extended and a lot said it wasn't done in a way that lifts the cloud. what happens next. if susan collins says she's going to support brett kavanaugh, what happens next

moments after she finished, joe manchin the final outstanding vote on this, he said he would be for it, as well. that is why we expect this to pass. let's go from the protests outside the capitol, let's go inside the capitol. garrett haake has been following the action inside there today. again, we expect the bottom line to be brett kavanaugh confirmed to the supreme court about half an hour from now. take us through what we can expect when the vote is called. what's happening inside the chamber. >> reporter: we've had passionate speakers on the floor. but the political result here is more or less completely locked in. here's what we expect to see over the next half hour. the senators at the center of this will be speaking. chuck grassley on the floor now. we'll hear from chuck schumer, majority leader mitch mcconnell and then when had he call the vote, the majority leader has asked all senators to be present and in their seats when this happens. this won't be like we see so many times with senators ducking into the cham baernz ducking out. it speaks to the momentousness of this occasi

. >> joe manchin is in a tough reelection fight. chuck schumer have given him a lot more leeway than harry reid used to the feel like he has to vote the way he needs to vote to keep his constituents happy in west virginia. i don't think there is a clap back if you will against joe manchin. lisa murkowski had her own political feefdom in alaska. she lost her republican primary in 2010 and won as a right in candidate with the name like murkowski. she's politically powerful in her own right as a local figuring in alaska. she's the republican's only female committee chairman. susan collins shares a standing committee on aging. lisa murkowski is a powerful figure in the republican party. i don't see her being punished for this especially her loss won't cause them anything. she did make the gracious move towards steve danes tonight, saying she would vote present to allow steve danes to stay away and not let it affect the total ratio. she wanted it to be a big statement about how these nominations should be handle ed with more grace and cl

susan collins and joe manchin. i'm ed henry in for martha maccallum. this is "the story" tonight. the republican from main with a big reveal this afternoon. liberal protesters tried to cut her off. >> thank you, mr. president -- >> vote no! >> collins making her case, laying out what she calls the judge's extensive qualifications and delivering this blistering message to the left on how they used christine blasey ford for her own purposes. >> watching her, mr. president, i could not help but feel that some people who wanted to engineer the defeat of this nomination cared little, if at all, for her well-being. >> also, helping to solidify the victory for the president, the support of joe manchin. a democrat facing a tight re-election. he's facing the wrath of the resistance for breaking party ranks to back kavanaugh. >> you betrayed america. shame on you! all of this as new questions swirl and dianne feinstein's role amid the new allegations that the final fbi report concluded evidence that various witnesses were being coached to change their stories to hurt the president's nominee

you know, schumer almost all the time, joe manchin voting for, the president single-handedly saving the coal mine industry, creating jobs for people in west virginia. joe was against the tax cuts, joe supports the disaster of obamacare, not free-market solutions. obthis would be a huge come-from-behind win for morrissey, who is up against joe manchin, who is undergoing an election year transformation to a moderate. kavanaugh supporting democrat. okay, the only one. in new jersey, look at this, senator bob menendez, locked in a very tight race. new jersey could actually turn red. remember, christie todd whitman. remember, governor christie. all from new jersey, all republicans. it can happen. in missouri, democrat claire mccaskill, she's showing more signs of desperation in her race against republican josh hawley, who is now waiting in the polls there, releasing an ad where she is calling her own party crazy. i'm not going to disagree with that part. take a look. >> paid for by mccaskill for senate. >> i'm claire mccaskill, and i approve this message. speak of what you know about this jo

i do think joe manchin is in trouble. i think nelson is in trouble, donnelly, claire mccaskill, heidi heitkamp, down 12 in the fox paul mack. tester in montana. there's a lot that can happen, some of these races, some of these incumbent democrats -- >> i think the senate, we are very -- by the way, i think in minnesota, you will have a very real possibility of an upset because i think that the republican nominee is a very attractive woman and the democratic nominee who was a lieutenant governor has to carry this whole burden of keith ellison. given everything democrats haveo said about unsubstantiated allegations, how did she campaign on the ticket with a guy who was at two different women say that he abused them? >> sean: why didn't they ask for an fbi investigation into him? if we'll go back to kavanaugh's teenage years, we could go back to the time that bill clinton was the arkansas attorney general, t can't we? >> once you open this up -- i just think the president will be in minnesota tomorrow. he will have a chance

. >> reporter: after she announced her decision joe manchin announced he tweeted he would vote for kavanaugh. they are support signals kavanaugh is likely to be confirmed despite allegations of sexual misconduct against him. another key senator, lisa murkowski, voted no in the procedural vote. >> we are here to thank the senator for her amazing coverage today. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters have been arrested as they have been lobbying senators. president trump tweeted he is proud of the senate for advancing the nomination. several white house officials say they are hopeful kavanaugh will ultimately be confirmed. >> we certainly hope the senate will vote. >> reporter: sarah sanders tweeted a thank you to susan collins for her support. democrats say they are deeply disappointed in her decision. nicole killian, cbs news. >>> chopper 5 over in an apartment building where a fire broke out this afternoon. inside flames caused extensive damage to four units. two others have smoke damage. one victim was taken to the hospital after suffering burns. firefighters say that person has burns to 40%

democrat senator joe manchin said he will vote with the republican party. e with the republican party i am joined now by a democratic strategyist and michael steel, the former republican chair of the national committee. ayesha, where do you see guts on the side you like in. >> ha, where do i see guts? look the democrats have done the best they can, especially the judiciary committee have done the best to hold this nominee back. the truth is they not hard. i think it was very gutsy the way that pamela harris and corey booker and all the democrats frankly went after the truth and tried to reveal the truth. but, clearly, the republicans don't care about the truth. they didn't want an investigation into who brett kavanaugh really was. that was gutless, unfortunately this is a travesty for america right now. >> what about heitcamp? >> i think look at her polk numbers, it was gutsy of her. i hate to credit people with being gutsy when they're doing the right thing. the problem with america right now is we've lost a moral compass. i am thankful no senator heitcamp

. >> sean:ou joe manchin? >> i think joe manchin will vote for kavanaugh.'t if joe manchin doesn't vote for kavanaugh, they definitely should bring kavanaugh back up because after the election, joe manchin will have disappeared. >> sean: we have gotten too used to -- i worn this audience, my radio audience every two or four years. racist, sexist, misogynist, xenophobe, islamophobic, dirty air, water, killed children, kill grandma, i watched her go through this. i was there. i saw it all. but there is a certain embracing of slander now where it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter whose family is hearing this. it doesn't matter what d they ae saying. >> you they score points with her crazed friends, the more vicious you are, the more your friends celebrate you. the nastier you are, the more your friends celebrate you. i mean, that is what people don't understand. we are in a moment, the selection as well as about two americas. about an america that thinks pulling you in a restaurant, pulling you in an elevator, harassing you, destroying you, smearing you, shamin

the democrat joe manchin speaking on brett kavanaugh. listen. >> we'll look to see how -- what the report says. >> senator, have you heard about the text messages that brett kavanaugh sent to lawmakers last week? you expect that to be part of the report? >> i don't know. first time i heard about it. >> [question inaudible] >> we're looking at the facts right now. >> [question inaudible] >> what are you looking for at this point? >> i'm looking for clarity. >> [question inaudible] >> i can't judge anything. how many times i got to tell ya'll? i just want to see the report. once i see the report, you're asking is it too much, not enough? let me see it first. >> [question inaudible] >> it's been horrible. a circus. >> how it makes your vote more challenging. does that -- >> i'm looking at the gentleman as an adult. 31 years of professional service. i'm looking at his father as a person in the community. i am looking at everything. i'm trying to put the human side to it. i'm looking at the human side of it also. every aspect has to be looked

. >>> reporter: we got the word today from three key senators, jeff flake, joe manchin and susan collins that they will be giving the thumbs up to the kavanaugh nomination. >> mr. president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: maine saw in susan collins breaking her silence on the senate floor saying she will vote yes on brett kavanaugh's confirmation. earlier today, collins was joined by arizona's jeff flake and west virginia democrat joe manchin in voting to end debate on the matter. [ chanting ] >> reporter: meanwhile, protestors continued to voice their opposition in washington against manchin, the lone democrat, to support kavanaugh. >> whoo! >> ah!! >> reporter: and for alaska senator lisa murkowski the lone republican to vote against ending debate. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: with cloture invoked, a full senate vote is now expected tomorrow afternoon. >> however vote today was important not only because it will allow us to move forward and conclusion this confirmation process, but it was important because it showed that the united states senate will n

i would like to thank senator joe manchin for voting for justice kavanaugh. i really -- i watched every bit of this and i really thought he was an innocent man and i think our country will be better for him being in the supreme court. and thank you. >> thank you for the call. this is another viewer saying a room full of white men and few women. this watts justice -- this was justice and any kennedy who stepped down from the court and did the ceremonial swearing in and the official swearing in was done yesterday at -- by the chief justice of the united states. tomorrow will be the first day of oral arguments for justice kavanaugh. hits daughters -- his daughters lb attending as well. joanna, republican line. what are you seeing tonight? >> thank you so much for taking my call. this is the first time -- this is my first time voting and turning into a republican was voting for trump. i did my literature on it, and i understand what women are going through, but you know, we have to also show respectable in our speech and behavior. we have to also make, you know,

joe manchin was silent on due process. the rights of the accused and whether you are innocent until proven guilty. >> steve, it shows you the pressure she is senators are under, a ton of pressure on this vote especially joe manchin and the other three. >> for sure. i think it's wrong for us to pretend somehow that the court is bob politics. that's just not the reality of the history of the court or the court at present. ruth bader ginsburg for instance called our president a fake. that was an exact quote from her, a sitting justice. we see former justice zeempbs come out and get extremely partisan. >> and brett kavanaugh apologized to senator klobuchar for the comments he made at the hearing and he has further explained. >> he didn't apologize. >> yes, he did in the hearing. yes, he did. >> i'm not talking about that. >> he said i'm sorry. >> he did not apologize for anything that he wrote in this op-ed. he just said he gave reasons for why he was emotional. there was no apology that said i'm sorry for saying these things.

claire mccaskill, joe manchin, joe donnelly among them. and i think this really does potentially shift the ground for them. and there's been some increasing angst among democrats in the senate that i'm hearing from sources who are feeling like, we were on pretty good footing and now not necessarily. joe manchin's vote is pretty interesting to me, steve. because i've talked to him about this all the way through the process. and when kavanaugh was first nominated, the joe manchin i was talking to was the one who would say, well, this guy might vote against pre-existing conditions. my constituents care a lot about their health care. they all have pre-existing conditions. he seemed to be leaning towards not wanting to anger members of his caucus. he likes to be liked. that was the way he was trending. once kavanaugh became the litmus test and everyone was paying attention, suddenly the game really changed for him. you know, he's had a six or so point lead over his opponent who republicans don't necessarily think is the best possible opponent f

may i ask, though, the sentiment of the fellow democrats for joe manch manchin's actions. do you have a read on that? >> a lot of them are not surprised, to be honest with you. again, you know, chuck schumer wasn't going to try to whip manchin or even heitkamp, who is another centrist democrat who ultimately decided she's going to vote against kavanaugh. that came as a surprise to manchin. they usually, the two of them, end up on the same side of votes. they both voted for neil gorsuch, trump's other supreme court pick, but, you know, i think democrats as whole, the ones opposed to kavanaugh are sad, they're frustrated, but i don't expect them to be attacking manchin or taking any of their anger out on him. >> so this fbi report, jonathan. do we know what's in it? will it ever be released to the public? >> we have characterizations of it, alex, but, no, we don't know what's in it, and i'm not sure it ever will be released to the public. you would think something like that would come out at some point. that little bits, if they're leaking here and there and you see reports

joe manchin, an individual the white house is zeroing in on. he said, if he wants to secure re-election, he will vote yes. if he wants to start a knife fight, he's going to vote no. ayman. >> a 70 or an 80 being the estimate. i want to bring in my panel. ashley parker, white house reporter for "the washington pos post". and evan siegfried, a republican strategist here in new york with us. picking up on that last piece of data there, ashley, are you surprised that mcconnell is going ahead with the vote without knowing that it is going to be a solid 100% success? >> yes and no. leader mcconnell, he's very savvy. he often knows a bit more than he lets on. and so it is a true mix. there is some nervousness about not quite knowing where everyone falls. especially it's worth singling out senator murkowski. she all along has been the biggest wild card, at least from the republican leadership's point of view on this. in part just because she very much keeps her own counsel and has not given many clues as to where she is. i'm hearing that from inside an

democratic senator joe manchin undecided about voting for brett cavanagh. how could that decision impact his bid for reelection? a prediction from his republican opponent. women in power, the law in california. is it forcing companies to promote women in the workforce by forcing them to promote them? is that insulting? live with that. ♪ blue your mind ♪ ♪ i need a volunteer ♪ how about you heather: the fbi meets with a friend of brett cavanagh over allegations of sexual assault. mark judge said to be with him during one of the alleged incidents which she says he has no memory of. his large about provide details of an interview adding more meetings could take place. brett kavanaugh's third accuser walking back her accusations and an nbc interview. >> i was physically assaulted in every way you can physically assault a woman. it was horrible. >> wondering if you were one of those people with brett cavanagh? >> i cannot specifically say that he was one of the ones who assaulted me. heather: cannot say anything about anything. she attended parties in th

. >> speaking of governors and senators, joe manchin has been up for re-election and he was one of the targeted democrats, and west virginia is such a red state, but he has a comfortable lead. >> yeah, pretty much all of the polls have him up. what is interesting about west virginia, it still has a democratic party registration advantage. some of that is people who have not switched. look at gallup polling, and you match that up against president trump's approval rating, and in most states it's a millennial relationship, and it's off given president trump's approval rating and joe manchin is taking advantage of it. >> it's an open question how much pressure they will be able to exert. >> joe manchin says he has not made up his mind and i think he will probably make a decision, but the thing that i would perhaps say is i would go the way you are going to go. i am not entirely sure that there are that many swing voters that will make up their mind based on this but the partisans will make up their mind. >> it's the intensity of support, and we could see that in the president's approval n

joe manchin is the one democrat in play. susan collins and missa miss --a murkowski. you go from 100 senators to 99. 51 republicans to 50. so they need to keep all of those republican senators together just to get to 50 votes, unless they get joe manchin involved here. for a long time we have not thought joe manchin would be the deciding vote unless the republicans could demonstrate they had the votes. with only 99 senators present, you can't have a die. the vice president can only cast a vote if there be a tie. so that those that scenario out the window. here is the timetable. the procedural vote tomorrow. we are told steve d air, nes will be there. and 5, 5:30 is when that final confirmation vote would be taken. kennedy: we have been reading today that senators flake and collins said they can't see any corroborating evidence. so you could assume the implication is they are moving into the yes column. if you are the last holdout, do you get something pretty great from the president? is there some benefit to being the last yes? reporter: some people think that's what'

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we are watching the senators along with joe manchin and jeff flake. miss murkowski has said she will vote against it. what are the chances of that he will be defeated? it looks right now like it is going forward to confirmation. changesif susan collins her vote to vote no, he could still advance as long as joe manchin and jeff flake foe yes and vice -- both yes and vice president mike pence comes into rate vitae. we would need -- comes into break the tie. we would need two senators. david: thank you. we want to go to brazil. gounderstand there are does candidates who might make it through to the last round of voting. >> we have two front runners, doir bolsonaro and fernan haddad. has are looking, bolsonaro 35% of votes. they will go on to a runoff at the end of the month. one further question, we do not know very much about the candidate. we do know what the workers party would do. do know something about polson's economic advisor who trained in the university of chicago. he wants to privatize everything. what we do not know is if jair bolsonaro will

. >> do you think joe manchin would have voted yes if susan collins had not? >> that was the apocalyptic scenario is that collins would vote no and then joe manchin would reverse his vote. >> what do you think would have happened? >> i think that's probably what he would have done given it was in a profile encouraged. he announced he would say yes on brett kavanaugh only after susan collins announced she was also a yes. >> what about president trump, did he hurt or help? >> for the most part, i think it was mostly helpful and that he stayed mostly quiet. i think is one for ray into this not improve the process. i think doctor forgot respectful treatment. i think president trump for the most part was helpful but mostly by staying silent. >> republicans were nervous about this. how women might react. the hearing ultimately ended up being an emotional event by and large have the credit lindsey graham as well for taking the spirit of the moment and just attacking the democrats in a way that i think pulled the republicans together. they stayed the course. judge kav

susan collins and joe manchin thought the supplemental fbi review was sufficient and barroso folks are thinking those two senators will vote yes. lisa murkowski has a lot of pressure in alaska and some supporters, the indigenous community which had her in tight elections in the past, she's concerned about that and we are hearing about her office, with people who met with her in her office, indicating she is struggling to get to yes. jeff flake, we have seen he was very determinant in the judiciary committee in allowing this nomination to move forward and has consideration how he wants to vote. he's not up for reelection. he decided to leave the senate but who his successor will be a tight race between two members of congress. rob: let's see the information. we have 48 confirmed yeses on the republican side and as you said, indications from collins and manchin, he needs to vote yes to maintain the lead in west virginia. if you get those two you are at 50 and they are in. what do you think the odds are that they get this through? looks like the odds are pretty good. >> reporter: it is lo

moments later, democratic vote, joe manchin from deep red west virginia, a state president trump won by 42 points, also backing the judge. >> something happened to dr. ford. i don't believe the facts showed that it was brett kavanaugh. >> reporter: all of itctuatinge fiercest fights in the country. >> it has shamed us all. >> never before have we had a nominee display such flagrant participa partisanship and open hostility at a hearing. >> reporter: kavanaugh responding to that criticism, delivering his own closing argument, writing in "the wall street journal," i might have been too emotional at times, adding, i he everyonele as a son, husband, and dad after. tomorrow's vote it appears all but certain he'll also be a supreme court justice. peter alexander, nbc news, washington. >> reporter: ai'm kasie hunt on capitol hill where we have a final answer after a day of high wire indecision, one that left even republican leaders unsure how it would go. >> maybe 99% of the time we know how a vote is going to go before it goes. this is one vote that we probably won't know until the votes a