judge mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. we watch as our senior capitol hill producer there, chad pergram, follows along lisa murkowski. lisa, collins, murkowski and flake have the most sought after comments in the country this day. mike emanuel, are you there? >> absolutely. can you hear me? >> shepard: yes. >> sorry about that, shep. yeah, we have cameras following these senators everywhere they go here on capitol hill. you can tell they're getting weary from all of the intense scrutiny that they're getting. lots of questions about how they'll vote, what they react to in terms of the latest developments, how they react to what the president said last night on the stump in mississippi. so it's been a withering process here on capitol hill. very intense time. protesters here and the female senators are getting a lot of pressure from a variety of groups, women's groups, abortion rights, et cetera. so they want to see this fbi report and the pressure is really getting intense. >> shepard: the question is mitch mcconnell has sa

our chief congressional corpghts mike emanuel -- mike, hold on one second if you will. i want to go back to the medal of honor ceremony. we talked about this earlier. it's beginning right now. let's listen. ♪ ♪ >> let us pray. god of all mercy, we ask for both your presence and your piece for all those gathered here this day. we give you thanks for this celebration, for this redemption, for this day to reflect on what you provide and what we need, for reminding us of the dignity of life, of service, of sacrifice and of true heroism. inspire us, lord, to hold fiercely to your gifts of hope and grace and passion, mate acts, the heroic acts of staff sergeant ronald shurer move us all to greater acts of goodness, of love, to serving our soldiers, our families, our nation and our world. for it is before you that we humbly ask these things and greatly -- greatfully say amen. >> amen. >> thank you very much, please. thank you, chaplain hurley. thank you to vice president mike pence for joining us for today's ceremony. today it's my privilege to award the congressional meda

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republicans are still down but the gap is really close. >> the republican fella that mike emanuel had on that said looks like normal midterm. no, it does not. it is starting to look almost like a quadrennial electorate. presidential year. generally speaking, the rule of thumb is a third fewer people vote in midterm elections that they do in presidential years. that's the norm. let's say it's two-thirds of eligible voters in a good year, presidential year. dramatically fewer. last time was one of the lowest turnout, 2014 was one of the lowest turnout years on record. we are approaching a number that's looking like 50%, maybe more than 50%. both sides fully engaged. both sides fully energized, and i don't think -- i certainly haven't seen anything like this in my career. you probably have to go to the 1960s to find anything, during the peak of the conflict over vietnam, go back to find a meal looks like this >> shannon: when you are not yet alive. we have talked about the generic ballot many times and it does give you a sense of how the countries feeling that these house districts are s

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has details on where the cabin on nomination stands with senators on capitol hill. correspondent peter doocy but you get how the confirmation vote could affect one senator's reelection bid and fox news' senior political analyst brit hume is in the studio without or similar analysis on the investigation. but we begin tonight with correspondents kevin corke who was at today's combative project on my press conference. good evening, kevin. >> i wish you were over here. it was quite the scene as you can imagine. actually pretty counterintuitive when you consider the tranquility of the white house rose garden, the president is really taking shots at democrats who have been quite critical of his supreme court nominee, judge brett kavanaugh. in particular for his drinking habits during high school. >> look at blumenthal. he lied about vietnam. he never went to vietnam. and he's up there saying, we need honesty and we need integrity. >> in a caustic defense of his embattled supreme court nominee, president trump today ridiculed senate democrats who

mike emanuel for us. thanks. and america's election headquarters, president trump won the state by 20 points in 2, democratic senator jon tester has been leading the charge against the administration every step of the way. including saying he will vote no on kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. but will's approach work this november? correspondent peter doocy has the story from bozeman, montana. ♪ >> at a rally in big sky country, the vice president got the biggest rise out of the crowd when he mentioned brett kavanaugh. >> president trump and i believe that judge brett kavanaugh will be confirmed. [cheers and applause] >> potentials in montana and behalf of matt rosendale, the state auditor trying to unseat democratic senator jon tester and leads -- it has galvanize the republican voters. >> his big complaint, tester never met with cavanagh. >> the man didn't even take the time to exercise one of the most important jobs that are senator house, which is to confirm a united states supreme court justice.

. >> dana: kristen fisher with an update on the fbi investigation, but we begin with mike emanuel. mike? >> reporter: dana, good afternoon. there are reporters and news crews following key senators all over capitol hill these days. a short time ago we had an unusual instance where you had lisa murkowski talking to reporters. she jumps in with maine susan collins another critical senator on the kavanaugh nomination. murkowski told us she's been told the fbi will be thorough. >> what i have been assured is that they are conducting this background investigation as they do all background investigations, allowing for the investigation to take its course. that's important. but what i think we all need to do now is to wait and see exactly what comes back. >> i don't think it's proper for the senate to be telling the fbi how do their job. they know how to do this. they do it regularly. it should be devoid of politics. but it also represents what many have observed as moving the goal post. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell continues saying the united states senate will vote this week on the judg

mike emanuel, fox news. >> twitter refusing to ban farrakhan but facebook taking action removing his anti-semitic video. the time is 27 minutes after the top of the hour. attacks on republicans a disturbing trend among democrats. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for. >> they go low. >> reporter: what happens if the left takes control after the midterms? political panel on deck to debate it. >> secretary of state mike pompeo will sit down with mexican officials to talk about ways to stop the migrant caravan inching closer to the us. donald trump railing against democrats for refusing to work with them on immigration reform during last night's rally in montana. >> i want to thank the mexican government because they are stopping at hopefully before it ever gets to mexico. i am willing to send the military to defend our southern border if necessary. because of the illegal immigration onslaught brought by the democrats because they refuse to acknowledge or change the laws. they like it. heather: the mexican government calling on the un to

first, mike emanuel who is live on capitol hill. they are singing "we shall overcome" outside the office, this is her moment. >> no question, shep. republicans are hopeful but eager to hair from maine's susan collins who as you laid out is a critical vote. jeff flake was a yes earlier. he said he's a yes tomorrow unless something big changes. fox has confirmed that mitch mcconnell had lunch with senator collins. after lunch, collins said we're heading toward the final vote tomorrow afternoon and i am optimistic. earlier a senior republican called today an important step forward. >> our vote today was important not only because it will allow us to move forward an conclude this process but it was important because it showed the united states senate will not be intimidated. we will not be bullied by the screams of paid protesters and name calling by the mob. >> with a vote 51-49 earlier today, these are still very, very anxious times. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel, what are we hearing from democrats here in the final hours? >> the one

that gap. >> mike emanuel said this looks like a normal midterm electorate, no it does not. it looks nothing like a normal midterm electorate. it is looking like a quadrennial electorate presidential year. generally speaking the rule of thumb is a third fewer people vote in midterm elections than presidential years, that is the norm. that is 2 thirds of eligible voters in a good year, presidential year vote for president but dramatically fewer so last time was one of the lowest turnouts, 2014 one of the lowest on record. now we are approaching a number that is 50% or more, both sides fully engaged and energized and i don't think, i have not seen anything like this in my career. you have to go back to the 1960s to find anything, the conflict over vietnam, to find something that looks like this. i was not yet alive. >> this too. we talk about the generic ballot and it tells you how the country is feeling but house districts are so individual, democrats are still preferred in the national poll overall but their advantage has vanished in house districts that matter most. >> they

first to mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike? >> shep, good afternoon. a democrat up for re-election in a conservative state, heidi heitkamp of north dakota came out and said she is a no saying "in addition to the concerns about his past conduct last thursday's hearing called into question judge kavanaugh's temperament and impartiality. these are critical traits for anybody to serve on the highest court in our country. and then the three key undecided republicans, murkowski, collins and flake. collins and flake said they're pleased with the product they're reviewing. the senate chairman urged his colleagues to confirm kavanaugh. >> this person is well-qualified. a person that believes in the principles of due process, the presumption of innocence and readiness to serve or recognize. so judge kavanaugh should be confirmed on saturday. >> you can probably hear it in his voice. things are tense here on capitol hill ahead of critical votes. >> shepard: what more are republicans and democrats saying about the particulars of the report, mike? >> very different

mike emanuel live with more on this. >> it appears it will be quite challenging for republicans to hold onto the house majority in 19 days. 49% of likely voters back to the democratic candidate in their house district, while 42% support the republican. that seven-point gap has remained consistent from last month and it's outside the poll's margin of error. that leads the pollster to conclude the house would likely flip if the poll were conducted today. from republican leader who hopes to be the next house speaker told us he senses things are tightening up. >> the intensity level, there was an advantage on the democratic side but that has narrowed after reviewing what the democrats have done to kavanaugh, i see the intensity level shifting. >> the latest polling suggests republican members and candidates have their work cut out for them and republicans appear to be facing a significant gender gap. the latest fox poll has women favoring the democratic candidate by 18 points while men support the republican by six. looking deeper into the numbers, democrats are up by 56 points among not wh

mike emanuel is tracking it all on hill. >> security is tight and the tension is rising as the senate appears to start the clock on the confirmation process. >> the fbi is finishing up a supplemental background investigation, they will soon add this information to his file for senators consideration. >> the simmering tension has reached a full boil. >> classic diversionary blame the other person tactics when he himself is the master of delay. >> sources tell fox news that g.o.p. leadership plans a tight lid on the fbi reports access with only a single copy to be available on request to senators and secured in a combination safe. senators are looking at a four day effort. date two is a layover day, day three, procedural vote on whether to end debate and today four the senate votes on confirmation. patients among the cited republicans is running thin. >> it's time for senators to be senators, for women to women up, men to man up. >> i'm looking at the gentleman as an adult. i'm trying to put the human side to it. >> everyone has asked what's it going to say, how my going to react? i hav

mike emanuel is live up on capitol hill. congressional offices also getting advice hahn how to handle the mail. >> that's right. senate staffers saying under no circumstances should anyone ever bring unopened mail or packages outside the senate into their offices. every staffer received a reminder of the mail security guidelines obtained by fox. remain calm, do not open mail any further, show to others or empty contents. notified local authorities by calling 911. do not leave the office or let anyone enter the area. move as far away as possible from the letter or package. lawmakers warning those behind these attacks will be held accountab accountable. >> it's an attack on america, terrorism. whoever is behind this, even though our politics because we're a free people, if you attack one of us, you attacked all of us. you'll hear from us on it. >> another gop senator described the situation as frightening, shep. >> shepard: mike, what are you hearing from democrats? >> many sources have directed me to u.s. capitol police which

>> harris: mike emanuel live at capitol hill. mike? >> breaking news, fox has learned that the fbi has spoken with leave in kaiser, who is a friend of christine bossi ford. he/she is a friend who said she believes professor ford, but doesn't recall the party she has mentioned. she says she has not met judge brett kavanaugh. fox news is learning that the fbi spoke with her on saturday. meanwhile, the fa seems to be making progress, speaking with a lot of brett cavanaugh's high school friends. and an attorney fox "he completed the fbi interview. we are not commenting on the questions they asked mr. judge. the attorney for another high school friend saying last night to fox news "patrick jay smith has fully cooperated with the fbi investigation in this matter. he truthfully answered and indicated he has no knowledge of the small party or gathering described by dr. christine blasey ford. nor does he have any knowledge of what was against brett kavanaugh. foxes learn the fbi has not yet contacted christine blasey ford, the initial accuser o

mike emanuel with the drama on the hill. mike? >> leading republicans are praising the fbi's work under intense pressure and clearly pleased with what the they're reading. >> there's no way anything we did would satisfy the democrats. they've always got a reason why the goal posts need to be moved further down the field. nothing we could do would satisfy them. they're dug in. you've seen it from the beginning. >> leading democrats are not happy. chuck schumer and the top democrat on the judiciary committee, dianne feinstein spoke with reporters earlier. feinstein says what is notable is what is not in it in terms of suggesting the report is incomplete. schumer is given an incomplete as well and criticizing president trump's white house. >> the white house two choices. they can admit it or if they deny it, they should at the very minimum make the directive that they sent to the fbi public. >> as for the undecided senator susan collins and jeff flake have made positive comments. collins calling it a thorough review. flake said there

the key congressional correspond mike emanuel's level capitol hill. mike? >> melissa, good afternoon. they will be plenty of conversations among senators and some arm twisting between now and tomorrow afternoon. he is part of the closing argument between the senate judiciary chairman. >> there is simply no reason, then, to deny judge kavanaugh a seat on the supreme court on the basis of the evidence presented to us. the democratic strategy used against judge kavanaugh has made one thing clear -- they will never be satisfied, no matter how fair and thorough the process is. >> judge brett kavanaugh defended his name and integrity in that high-stakes high-pressure hearing last week. some democrats have complained has passionate defense went too far for a judge. >> judges are expected to be "even-handed, unbiased, impartial, and courteous." however, at the hearing last week, we saw a man filled with anger and aggression. >> first thing yesterday morning, senators have had a chance to review the fbi's a module probe into the accusations against kavanaugh. the mo

>> shepard: mike emanuel, thanks. and talk about money, oh my goodness the money. even before the midterms some democrats are reportedly looking ahead to 2020. the biggest prizes obviously the presidency. senator warren appears to political observers to be one of the political candidates in an associated press profile that's out today. some of them are household names. sue them on your screen. others not so much. others on the list the mayor of los angeles eric garcetti has handed out $100,000 checks to democratic party chair men from 10 different states. but really without any clear frontrunner this early, far from it the fight is on now for the future of the identity of the democratic party. and maybe most important for the party to consider who can win both a democratic primary and then beat the sitting president. one of the co-writers of the associated press article on presidential hopefuls is here. steve people's is the national political reporter at ap. good to have you. >> hey, shep, good to be here. >> shepard: a lot of money. it's crazy. garcetti handed ou

. >> harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel now reporting from capitol hill with the latest. >> good afternoon. without a vote earlier, 51-49, every vote counts. earlier, we had chuck grassley arguing tannish passionately te kavanaugh has not been treated fairly. >> we had a campaign of distraction from his outstanding qualifications, a campaign of destruction of this fine individual. what we have learned is the resistance that has existed since the day after the novembe. centered right here on capitol hill. if they have encouraged mob rule. >> the top democrat on the judicial committee argued to the impact judge kavanaugh could have on the high court for decades. >> he would be a deciding vote on the most important issues affecting our country. in every american for generations to come. based on all the factors we have before us. i do not believe judge kavanaugh has earned this seat. >> the senate democratic leader urged his colleagues to say no. >> democrat and republican for all the controversy, all the heavy handedness of the process, all the hyperbole and vilific

mike emanuel. good stuff. melissa. melissa: deepening divide on capitol hill, across the country, a appeal for return to civility an bipartisanship over battle for judge kavanaugh. free barnes from "the weekly standard" responds. ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. >> what i would like to do when we get all done because this is almost rock bottom, i would like to have the future mending things so we can do things in a collegial way that the united states senate ought to do and particularly when it comes to supreme court nominations. melissa: love it when chuck grassley yells at us. senator grassley calling for a return to normally when the kavanaugh process ends with a confirmation vote tomorrow. joining us fred

. >> harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live in capitol hill with the latest. great to see one is monday. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell praising his colleagues to standing up for what he calls the mom attacking judge brett kavanaugh and harassing lawmakers. also defending this verse is how he handled president obama's last nominee, judge merrick garland. >> schumer himself said 18 months before the end of the bush tenure that if a vacancy occurred, they would fill it. so what we did was follow tradition. but we didn't attack the nominee, didn't go on a search and destroy mission. i agree with chuck schumer, that has been a low point in the senate. i have a different view about who caused the low point. >> republican senator susan collins is being hailed as a hero after her detailed speech laying out the case for brett kavanaugh and her essential yes vote. some women's groups are furious and promising to go after her and is already talk about who could run against her in 2020. collins acknowledges she may pay a political price. >> that is likely true

. >> harris: mike emanuel lever on capitol hill. wow, a lot of drama today. >> no question about it, harris. good afternoon to you. senders are getting a look at that fbi report, and they will need to draw their own conclusions about judge brett kavanaugh. ultimately, the vote. chairman chuck grassley of iowa who has been in the middle of this process told reporters this morning "after viewing the affair report, there is absolutely no corroboration about the allegations against judge kavanaugh." a short time ago, he said "the way many democrats have treated kavanaugh is totally unfair." >> forgiveness for goodness' ss the united states of america. nobody's supposed to be guilty until proven innocent in this country. nobody is supposed to be guilty until proven innocent in the united states of america. >> democrats chuck schumer and dianne feinstein spoke to reporters late this morning after viewing the fbi's work. the top democrat on judiciary, feinstein, says what's notable is what isn't in it, suggesting is not detailed enough. th

mike emanuel with more from washington. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> in what majority leader mitch mcconnell called one of the best he ever heard. maine senator susan col stlins drew the applause of fellow republicans after her speech. >> when passions from most of inflamed, that fairness is most of in jeopardy. reporter: her vote essentially makes brett kavanaugh the 114th justice in saturday's swing vote. joe manchin quickly followed and protesters drowned him out when asked about his decision. no longer on the fence, arizona republican jeff flake says he sees nothing to presprenlt a yes vote. >> the yeas are 51, the nos are 49. the motion is agreed to. spring senators collins, flake and collins all voted yes. the senate majority leader said lawmakers would not be intimidated by mob rule. >> the uncorroborated mud and physical intimidation of members in the senate will not have the final say around here. the senate will have the final say. reporter: but his rhetorical sparring partner on the political opposing side said the gop had a failed nominee. >> it's a shamefu

mike emanuel is waiting in the wings on capitol hill. want to bring in mike for a moment here and just give us a sense, mike, of how it will proceed now. >> they'll call the roll, bill and you will hear the senators names and hear them say aye or nay and basically old-fashioned we'll count the votes as they come through. obviously lawmakers have known this was the time, 10:30 and they filed into their december exxon the senate floor. we expect it to be rather timely. timing on the floor is not always swift. a 15-minute vote but you would think with this level of anticipation it would happen pretty promptly and we would have a sense whether they advance the nomination. >> it's voice vote. let's listen. [roll call vote] [roll call vote of senators] [roll call vote of senators] >> mr. tester, mr. tillis, mr. toomey. mr. udall. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. ms. warren. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> senators voting in the affirmative. alexander, blunt, bozeman, burr, cap tow, cassidy, collins, corker, cornyn, cotton, crep

mike emanuel joins us. mike, how are the candidates selling themselves in conservative north dakota? >> reporter: dana, good afternoon. the debate was very interesting. certainly the stakes are quite high. heidi heitkamp said she is a true moderate. kevin kramer showed strong support for president trump. they both criticized the nasty fight over justice brett kavanaugh's confirmation. the tpaoeuftiest moment is when kramer went after heitkamp over a controversial ad. >> i still want to get to your thinking when you authorize the ad saying that i voted for a $23,000 raise for myself. that i gave myself a raise. you know that's not true. you know that's impossible. you know that's against the rules. >> reporter: heitkamp did not back down. >> you were elected with that salary. you should maintain that salary. it should only be increased when that salary is in, in fact, part of the next term. >> reporter: they also clashed over an ad she didn't like. >> i think any ad that says i don't support veterans, that i

we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel with all of the drama on capitals. >> intense drama all day. first passing a critical procedural vote. late today swing senators announced they will vote to confirm. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> in what mitch mcconnell called the best he ever hear. susan collins drew the applause of fellow republicans after her dramatic speech. >> when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. >> her vote makes brett kavanaugh the 114th justice on saturday. joe manchin followed collins's lead announcing his support becoming kavanaugh's sole democratic vote and protestors drowned him out when asked about his decision. no long or the fence arizona republican jeff flake said he sees nothing to prevent a yes vote. >> the motion is agreed to. >> kavanaugh's supreme court nomination passed a hurdle morning. collins, flake and joe manchin voted yes. murkowski joined with democrats to vote no. the senate majority leader said lawmakers won't be intimidated by mob rule. >> you won't have the final say around here. the senat

but for us to mike emanuel with the latest on where things stand on capitol hill. good evening, mike. >> at this critical stage all our reading body language and hanging on every word from undecided senators. emotions are clearly running high ahead of a critical vote, make or break vote on the senate store. >> dueling activists converge on capitol hill. while on the other side, critics are calling on senators to cancel kavanaugh. >> i am angry, and i own it. >> but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said lawmakers will not be intimidated. >> it's a senate that's on trial here mr. president, can we be scared with all of these people are rampaging through the halls? >> senators in the mic and a handful of authorized staffers have been moving in and out to identify the supplemental report on kavanaugh, and judiciary committee say they must now settle. >> we are dealing with the demolition derby and they just about destroyed a good person. >> democrats argue the fbi review was incomplete and suggested they didn't completely exonerate kavanaugh. >> i disagree with s

we've hit bottom and started to dig. >> bill: mike emanuel picks up the coverage from the hill. what's the state of play this hour there on the hill? >> there is a definite focus on addressing the concerns of a few key moderates. republican susan collins of maine, jeff flake of arizona and lisa murcowski of alaska are critical. leadership can only afford to lose one and affirm judge kavanaugh. flake talked about this moment in new hampshire last night. >> we all have to have a process that we can have faith in. i for one am waiting for the additional information that will come from the supplemental f.b.i. investigation to inform my decision on judge kavanaugh's nomination. >> mitch mcconnell wants to make sure those senators are comfortable but he says democrats will never be satisfied. >> in my judgment the pattern of behavior we've seen confirms what democrats' own public statements have told us. they are committed to delaying, obstructing, and resisting this nomination with everything they've got. >> the senate is starting this hour. >> bill: mcconnell says the goal hasn't mo

senior political correspondent mike emanuel with more from washington. mike? >> good afternoon. aides to chuck grassley say those issues could be critical based on the way democrats handle justice kavanaugh and the caravan, which they maintain has resulted in a backlash of voter disapproval of those tactics. the thinking of senator grassley and others as americans pair them i care about the principles of due process, fairness, and their presumption of innocence and reject what aides chuck grassley call mob rule. president trump has emphasized a number of hot-button issue, including illegal immigration and sending our troops to protect the southern border. the president has also said he's operating by using common sense. a short time ago in battleground ohio, this was the message from vice president mike pence. >> these caravans are being driven by leftist organizations in central america and by human traffickers who you need to know have no regard for human life. >> on the democrat side, former president obama and vice president biden are on the campaign trail trying to help dem

fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel with more from capitol hill. >> dueling activists converge on capitol hill. supporters urging senators to stand with brett. while on the other side, critics are calling on senators to cancel kavanaugh. >> i am angry. i own it. >> but senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says lawmakers will not be intim tated. >intimidated.>> it's the senatel here, mr. president. can we be scared by all of the people ram packaging through the halls? >> senators have been filing in and out of a secure facility to review the supplemental report on judge kavanaugh and the judiciary chairman says the lawmakers must now act. >> the downhill slope that schumer has put us on is dealing with a demolition derby. and they just about destroyed a good person. >> democrats argue the fbi review was incomplete and suggest it didn't completely exonerate kavanaugh. >> i disagree with senator grassley's statement that there was no hint of misexuct. >> heidi high camp says she's a no. but a judiciary democrat says he will likely be confirmed. >> it will be a close vot

we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel with all of the drama

mike: i am mike emanuel in for eric shawn. handing president trump a major political victory. the battle surrounding the nomination raising questions about whether judge kavanaugh this time on the bench will be seen as tarnished, this

. >> dana: mike emanuel is on capitol hill. mike, there's disagreement about the scope and time of this investigation. >> reporter: dana, you're right. republicans want to get moving as swiftly as possible. once the fbi has taken a closer look at these allegation. the original deal announced by senator jeff flake was that the fbi would get one week. so a deadline, this coming friday. but today democrats are seeking to expand the probe. >> we are demanding that 23 separate individuals be interviewed as part of this investigation. these 23 individuals have relevant knowledge to corroborate the credible allegations made by these survivors. they must be interviewed. and any other leads must be followed coming from those interviews. >> reporter: senator blumenthal is also accusing the white house of micromanaging this fbi probe, something president trump swiftly rejected. dana? >> dana: let me ask you this about timing. could the confirmation vote be held this week? >> reporter: yes, potentially. but the united states senate typical

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has the numbers for us. >> president trump's message to his cabinet today it was, it's time to get a handle on spendin spending. >> i would like you to come back with a 5% cut. get rid of the fat. get rid of the waste. and i'm sure you can do it. i'm sure everybody at this table can do it. it'll have a huge impact. >> that would likely mean finding savings for the fiscal 2020 budget proposal that will be sent to congress early this year. while the president makes his recommendations every year, congress controls the power of the purse and lawmakers will do their own spending plan. comes as the treasury reports the deficit rose 70% over the previous year to $739 billion. that's the highest since 2012 and that has upset fiscal hawks. today senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told reporters he'd like to cut spending too but noted republicans believe the military needed to be rebuilt with a the range of threats around the world. mcconnell saying, "my opinion is to spend as little as possible. i don't get to make that decision. we have to ne

. >> harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has more from capitol hill. might? >> several of the republican votes sound upbeat after an initial review of the fbi report. the three senators at all are watching at this point, susan collins, jeff flake, and lisa murkowski of alaska. collins told reporters the fbi probe appears to be a very thorough investigation but she says she will go back later to read more. blake says he saw no additional corroborating information in terms of the allegations but he is reading more. a key republican on the judiciary committee praised the work of the fbi. >> they interviewed ten witnesses, they followed leads from interviews that made sense to me. it's a complete report, background check, i am confident the fbi did a good job. they were not hindered in any way. the focus of the background check is on credible allegations before the committee. >> chris it says he doesn't think the fbi review is thorough enough, he believes they could have interviewed more people. he is a key lawmaker who helped orchestrate giving the fbi more time

mike emanuel. >> good afternoon. president trump says political violence of any kind has no place in the united states and the president promised law enforcement will get to the bottom of it. >> a major federal investigation is now underway. the full weight of our government is being deployed to conduct this investigation and bring those responsible for those despicable acts to justice. >> moments ago, the top democrats on capitol hill, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi issued a joint states "we listened with great interest to the president's remarks this afternoon. we all take and oath to support the constitution and protect the american people. however, president trump's words ring hollow until he reverses his statements that condoned acts of violence, this comes as the. and many lawmakers are doing many events ahead of the elections. the president is expected to make a campaign appearance in wisconsin. today a republican senator sounded alarmed about these packages being sent. >> it's very frightening. i think that t

here is mike emanuel. >> election day maybe next tuesday but nancy pelosi it says it might as well be over. >> what i'm saying now is we will win. [laughs] [applause] spigot we will win. >> this is not the outcome we wanted. >> that led stephen colbert to remind nancy pelosi of the last time democrats were supremely confident. >> do you want to say that on hillary clinton's fireworks barge? >> democrats will carry the house, the senate, governorship, is going to be a great night for america. >> despite her role in trying to lead her party back to the majority, at least 46 at democrats on the ballot have said they won't support nancy pelosi pour speaker. >> we need a new wave of leadership, we need new voices directing the conversation in washington. >> nancy pelosi has floated the idea of holding the speaker's gavel short gavel short-term. >> i have things to do, places to go. >> pelosi and her allies have eagerly started to lay out an agenda. democrats would use her first month to make major changes to campaign and ethics laws, restrict gerrymandering, and require outside political g

mike emanuel shows us. >> to the members of the jewish community that don't like me. thank you very much. for putting my name all over the planet. >> >> for those who did not see them deliver the speech, he tweeted it out to make sure his message was heard. he attacked the jewish community in front of a friendly audience. >> when they talk about me and call me a hater, do you know what they do? they call me an anti-semite. stop it. i am anti-termite. >> that she drew a from chelsea clinton who tweeted, comparing to termites is wrong and dangerous. the response of laughter makes my skin crawl. at aretha franklin's funeral in august bill clinton assured this stage with him. critics say his language is clearly full of hatred and all decent people including former president barack obama must condemn him. >> the analogy of termites comes from a playbook. not to use the word termites consistently to dehumanize. a special obligation on people on the left to go out of their way to condemn this. >> this puts prominent muslim americans, keith ellison in an awkward spot running

mike emanuel is live with more on that part of the story. he's live on the hill. hi, mike. >> good afternoon. bipartisan lawmakers are saying if it's true, the saudi regime murdered this "washington post" journalist, there would be u.s. -- severe consequences. >> as they are telling us these incredulous things, all they're doing is, again, undermining their relationship. if they killed this journalist, the relationship will be severely altered and will change much of the die -- dynamic. >> murder is murder. i don't care who he may get upset with doing that. you repress the people. that won't play more in any religious group than it plays into the hands of extreme religious groups. murder is murder. >> already some leading lawmakers on both said of the aisle are talking about the possible need to punish the saudi regime. shep? >> shepard: mike, some lawmakers say that the president should get tough on saudi arabia right now. >> no question about it. we've heard from some leading democrats saying that if the u.s. does not get tough, it will signal to this regime and

we begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. he is live on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: this is the point when there's a great deal of study of body language of undecided senators and careful scrutiny of their every word. susan collins and jeff flake have said positive things about the fbi review. collins calling it a thorough review. flake saying there is no additional corroborating information in the fbi report. lisa murkowski is more difficult to read, saying she has made no decision and says she wants to read the full report herself. south carolina's lindsey graham said the fbi was not hindered in any way and did a good job looking into the allegations. >> the idea that the fbi looked at the committee's work product, i didn't need it, but it's done. put a stamp on it. these three in good faith tried to find out what happened here and what's best for the country. >> reporter: leading democrats are not happy. chuck shumer and the top democrat diane feinstein spoke to reporters earlier. feinstein said what is notable is what is not in it, in terms of what's

but we begin with mike emanuel. he's on capitol hill. how's it going up there, mike? >> reporter: good afternoon. very tense. 51-49, it is very close. one of those key swing senators who voted yes earlier told reporters he intends to vote yes on confirmation, too. do you plan to vote yes tomorrow? [ inaudible ] >> anyway, i'm glad we have the process. >> what did you think of murkowski voting no? >> i admire her. a lot. a lot. everybody has to make their own decision. i think the world of her. >> reporter: other critical swing voters, republican susan collins of main and joe manchin of west virginia. they both spent a lot of time reviewing the fbi supplemental report on the allegations against judge kavanaugh. collins is due to speak next hour about how she intends to vote tomorrow. we expect a paper statement at some point from senator manchin. alaska republican lisa murkowski joined with democrats in voting no. democrat senators are not trying to pick apart kavanaugh's rulings as a judge. they're trying to convince some senators who were a yes earlier to say no tomo

. >> dana: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. things are heating up, mike. >> reporter: dana, no question. the fbi is expected to sends a single copy of its report to capitol hill after it sends it to the white house, which i'm told will be kept in a safe just to show you how tight security concerns are here. all 100 senators and nine staffers will be authorized to read it. >> i'm not worried about a leak. i'm confident there will be leaks. something will say something. that's not unreasonable. when the fbi information comes out, all of us have a response bltd to read through it and go through it, the same way we have access to the previous fbi investigations that judge kavanaugh went through. >> reporter: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has promised a vote on the kavanaugh nomination this week. here's how it would go down. day one, senator mcconnell would file closure. day two a layover day for the petition. day three would be a procedural vote on whether to end debate. they four would be the senate voting on final confir

with more on this and how it's all going down for brett kavanaugh come mike emanuel on capitol hill. >> the plan is to have the senate vote to you by the end of the week and clearly senate leaders are expecting to hear from the fbi shortly. >> you need to be briefed by the fbi, by the agent in charge. we can do it in the skiff. on the extent of the investigation before there is a vote. >> at the senate republican whip says democrats are starting to feel hopeless. >> now they want to focus on judge kavanaugh's high school yearbook. give me a break. that just shows the sort of desperation that the other side has to not only deny the nominee a fair and dignified confirmation process, but to turn this into a three-ring circus. >> but leading democrats say they clearly need an opportunity to review the fbi's findings. >> we need to have the time to at least read it. i've gotten the impression listening to senator mcconnell, is hell-bent on bringing the vote in this week. judge kavanaugh has been praised by some for fighting for his name in his integrity, yet the swing republican senator w

mike emanuel is here with the story from the 1998 midterms, and how they foreshadowed what's to come. >> there are certainly some interesting shouldn't tell max similarities between now and 20 years ago. they had strong economies going in their favor and each have criticized what they consider to be unfair media coverage. the 42nd and 45th president had to deal with special legal probes and in clinton's era it was kind of star and now president trump is dealing with special counsel robert mueller performing an investigation. >> i can't get into specifics that will impact the election. and the president wants to see more people that support has policies elected than not. >> back in 1998, newt gingrich says the box talks with him. >> i'm the leader so i should take responsibility. we should probably have aggressively pushing taxes and saving social security much harder than we did this year. >> this time republican leaders are campaigning against nancy pelosi becoming speaker again and warning that democrats like adam schiff and maxine waters could be committee chairs of democrats are i