just a few hours ago, the u.s. senate confirmed judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> taking credit on the campaign trail, a big win for the u.s. president after senators confirmed his second supreme court justice. a prominent saudi journalist has been missing in turkey since tuesday and reports cite unnamed officials saying he was murdered inside the consulate. also ahead this hour, one of

the most anticipated nights in the ultimate fighting championship overshadowed by a fight that happened outside the ring. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. the "cnn newsroom" starts right now. at 5:01 on the u.s. east coast, the u.s. supreme court now has nine members with a narrow confirmation of brett kavanaugh as an associate justice. >> on this vote, the ayes are 50, the nays are 48. the nomination of brett m. kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. >> and with his family looking on, kavanaugh was officially sworn into the role. the final senate vote 50-48.

the closest for the high court since 1881. the supreme court will now lean to the right, more conservative in the foreseeable future. republicans are thrilled. taking a victory lap. >> a good day for america. and an important day for the senate. we stood up for the presumption of innocence. we refused to be intimidated by the mob of people that were coming after republican members at their homes in the halls. i couldn't be prouder of the senate republican conference. we also want to thank senator manchin for helping us. >> again, it's a big win for the u.s. president. mr. trump took the stage in the u.s. state of kansas to rally his base. >> i stand before you today on

the heels of a tremendous victory for our nation, our people, and our beloved constituti constitution. just a few hours ago, the u.s. senate confirmed judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. >> and looking ahead, the president has his next challenge in the next few weeks. the midterm elections. our sarah westwood has that part of the story from topeka, kansas. >> reporter: justice kavanaugh's confirmation was the first topic out of president trump's mouth during his rally here in topeka, kansas. he commended the republicans who refu refused to waver in their support of kavanaugh. and he previewed something that may be central to his messaging during this packed political

schedule that he's keeping up over the next 30 days. campaigning for republicans across the country. and that's using the bitter confirmation battle in the senate that kavanaugh just endured as something to motivate republican voters. and as an example to warn republicans of the consequences of what might happen if democrats take back control of the house and congress, which is a real possibility heading into november. here's what president trump had to say about the midterms. >> you don't hand matches to an arsonist and you don't give power to an angry left wing mob. and that's what they've become. the democrats have become too extreme and too dangerous to govern. republicans believe in the role layoff, n

of law, not the rule of the mob. >> reporter: there were historic events unfolding back home but mr. trump couldn't miss a chance to campaign for chris kobak. republicans running in close races here in kansas. he also went after potential 2020 candidates, including cory booker, elizabeth warren, former vice president joe biden, senator richard blumenthal. but it was clear that trump was eager to take credit for salvaging the nomination of brett kavanaugh which at one point looked to be doomed in the senate and previewed a lot of what we'll hear as republicans close in on one month until the midterms. a lot of republicans and president trump celebrate kavanaugh's confirmation. the allegations against brett kavanaugh prompted protests around the united states. look at the scene in seattle, washington, just outside the federal courthouse there.

hundreds of people marched to make their voices heard. they marched for victims of sexual crimes and against justice kavanaugh. this, the scene in new york city. dozens of people there gathered at washington park to show solidarity with those who accused kavanaugh. also the scene in the capitol of texas there on congress avenue. protesters made a human chain blocking that bridge. police eventually arrested 14 people. the biggest protest was in front of the steps of the supreme court itself. our miguel marquez was there. miguel filed this report for us. >> reporter: so it was anger, tears and defiance as brett kavanaugh was being confirmed in the senate. and then turned into civil disobedience and some pretty hairy moments in front of the supreme court. police officers from both the supreme court and the capitol police moving the barrier across the front area of the supreme court trying to move everybody out after some tense moments. the crowd that had been here

much of the day moved up onto the steps and then right to the doors of the supreme court itself. they were pounding on the doors. about 12 members of the supreme court police formed a wall along that door keeping the protesters from getting to the doors. the point, they say, is that their frustration with this nomination process, they want to make sure that brett kavanaugh, who they believe was in there being sworn in at the time the protest was happening, actually heard their protest. they also chanted we believe survivors, as that swearing in was going on. the other theme for the day and what protesters have been chanting, we've heard it on the senate floor as well is that remember in november. they want to take the anger that they have here and turn it into votes on november 6th. miguel marquez, cnn, washington. let's talk more about this with scott lucas. a professor of international

politics at the university of birmingham, live from birmingham, england. thanks for your time. let's talk about the topics that hang in the balance. topics from immigration, affirmative action, women's reproductive rights. is there a chance that any member could be that middle swing vote? >> the question is whether we have a swing vote. you'll see a lot of analysis now that whereas we talked about anthony kennedy as being someone who on occasions would side with the moderates, about 20% of the time on key issues, now you look to chief justice john roberts. but john roberts has very rarely sided with what we might call the moderate faction of the court. you're not talking as much about a swing vote as will we get a conservative 5-4 majority to overturn or alter key laws? now people obviously will be looking at roe v. wade on abortion. i think that may be a fairly

high challenge for the court to take on, but i think the court may be stripping away state gun control laws. they may be strip away environmental regulations. they may be roll back campaign finance law. and i think they may even be looking at, at least if we look at judge kavanaugh's record, expanding presidential powers and indeed possibly insulating donald trump and his family from not only the question of impeachment but also any criminal charges at the state level. in theory if not in practice. >> clearly, we're looking at a shift to the right with the addition of justice kavanaugh. can the supreme court maintain the perception of being impartial, given the things we heard from brett kavanaugh during his testimony? >> certainly, it doesn't have that appearance now because, let's be cleerks what's happened over the past few weeks has not been as much a process to respect the integrity of the court in these hearings as much

as it has been a political mission which is primarily by the white house, the gop leadership in the senate, including mitch mcconnell to get another conservative on the court. to get that majority that they want. and in pursuit of that political mission, the idea of a nonpartisan court is gone. brett kavanaugh was partisan when he went after and said it is democrats who are to blame for my predicament. it is the clintons to blame for my predicament. the media to blame for my predicament. the question is not, is the court nonpartisan now, but can you restore it as an institution? which tries to aspire to that. because i need to have one thing here and that's from day one, donald trump, whatever you think of him, you need to be clear he doesn't look at the judiciary as an independent branch. he looks at it as an institution to be controlled or even overrun. he's insulted judges on issues from the trump university case to immigration to the muslim ban. and the idea here is not so much to get a court which can review

what he does but one that he sees as being compliant with it. how long that can last, that's going to be an interesting question. >> mr. trump is warning voters not to be complacent come midterms and turn the power over to a mob, as he describes it. mob is the word that republicans, mr. trump, seem to be using. seems to be trending right now among those circles. does that message work to rally republicans that might be quite satisfied with what's happened here the past few weeks against democrats who have been energized since mr. trump took office? >> well, i wouldn't want to predict what's going to happen in the election in four weeks time, george. but what i will say is that the tactics of the trump administration and of the republican leadership is now to link this to the kavanaugh issue is to treat those who claim sexual assault as being part of the mob. it is to treat those who have spoken up on this issue, including the demonstrators this

week, as being part not only of a mob but supposedly a mob financed by the jewish billionaire george soros. it is to portray all of these people who are raising issues as radical. now this is beyond democratic versus republican. are you honestly saying that anyone who raises an issue, whether it's women's rights or other social issues, whether it's economic issues, is simply a mob of extremists? is an enemy? because it is an issue that goes beyond the november elections because if this continues, talking about the mob, talking about extremists, just portraying an enemy within, then you damage u.s. society and you damage u.s. politics well beyond november. >> we'll see where things go. scott lucas live for us in birmingham, england. thank you for the time and perspective. >> thank you. america's top diplomat has arrived to south korea. but before that, he met with north korean leader kim jong-un in pyongyang. what we're learning about those

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korea just a short time ago. this after meet with kim jong-un in pyongyang. that followed his stop in japan. pompeo tweeted this picture of himself with mr. kim. he wrote, had a good trip to pyongyang and met with chairman kim. we continue to make progress on agreements made at the singapore summit. thanks for hosting me and my team. the talks may have focused on denuclearization. pompeo could be laying the groundwork for another summit with mr. kim and the u.s. president donald trump. following the story, cnn's alexandra field. and it's talk of good discussions there from mike pompeo. what does this mean for south korea? >> well, south korea is going to be debriefed on what happened in pyongyang in the coming hours when secretary of state mike pompeo meets with his counterpart near seoul and also with the south korean president. they've been very much engaged with the idea of talks between the u.s. and north korea and

brokering those talks when they've come to an impasse. so they are very much going to be motivated by any signs of progress, and certainly we're hearing some indication of progress from secretary of state mike pompeo who seems to be characterizing this trip as successful. you saw it with that tweet there. we understand as soon as he landed in south korea, he was briefing members of president trump's team on what had transpired. it was a closed door meeting that happened in north korea, absent any cameras to record the moments when pompeo was sitting down with kim jong-un but top north korean officials greeted the secretary of state when he arrived in pyongyang. then a two-hour closed door meet with the secretary of state and the north korean dictator's very small teams present at the table. after that, cameras were able to capture the two men together, exchanging some pleasantries and even going on to have a lunch together that was attended by not only kim jong-un but his sister and kim jong chul, the former top spy chief who

travelled to washington, d.c., to the white house itself, just a couple months ago to deliver a letter from kim jong-un on president trump himself. so what exactly happened in that meeting? that's something we don't know but an official on this trip said it seemed to be a more successful trip, or a better trip than the last time but indicated there was still a long haul ahead. you'll remember, george, that secretary pompeo last visited pyongyang in july. at the time he said meetings were productive but didn't meet face-to-face with kim jong-un. north korean state media blasted pompeo for his ganger-like behavior. this was a more cordial visit. the plan was to set in motion plans for another sit-down between kim jong-un and president trump himself. george? >> alexandra, we have the images of the two together, pompeo and kim jong-un. there's the description of good talks. but again, these slow walking

nuclear talks, slow walk nuclear talks. it seems the question here is this more advantage north korea, is it more advantage u.s.? who is really coming out ahead with these slow and fuzzy, nebulous talks? >> well, both sides wanted to declare victory after the singapore summit. president trump and kim jong-un touting the success there. they had essentially come to an agreement they'd work toward denuclearization. the world has not seen any concrete steps toward denuclearization since then and you've seen a difficult and tenuous process unfold. the lack of tangible progress, but also some stalemates, some talks that had stopped and then started again. what's happening right now is something that both sides want to see happen. they want these images projected to the world. on the one hand, count them both as winners because this is what they want the world to see. you have two leaders who were eager to meet last time and want a round two.

president trump and kim jong-un have talked about wanting another sit-down. this is interesting. there has not been concrete progress from those talks, but the trump administration is really heralding the lowering of tensions on the peninsula and the strengthening of the relationship between these two leaders as what they consider progress. both sides are going to count this as a win for now, george. >> for sure a lot of insta perfect pictures. and at least we're not talking about nuclear armageddon. thank you for the time. we'll stay in touch with you. there's a new twist in the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a prominent critic of saudi arabia. unnamed turkish officials are now saying journalist jamal khashogchaskhashoggi was killed inside this building. that's the saudi consulate in istanbul where he was last seen on tuesday. these reports coming from "the washington post" and the reuters news agency. cnn has not been able to independently confirm their

reporting. following the story, jamoni jamonica raja. the sheer possibility that this journalist, frankly anyone, could be killed inside a consulate office is beyond distu disturbing. >> reporter: and very terrifying for many, george. not just for saudis who fled the country in the midst of that crackdown on critics who just the thought of this possibly happening would terrify them. so many dissidents who have sought refuge in istanbul, thinking this place is safe for them. but the fact of the matter is we don't really know for certain what happened to jamal khashoggi. what everyone knows and agrees on in this mystery is he did enter this building behind me, the saudi consulate at lunchtime on tuesday. he hasn't been seen or heard from since.

we've heard from the turkish government over the past week insisting that he did not leave the consulate after he entered about 1:00 local time. now the saudis have said that, yes, he entered the consulate but left a short time after that. and, of course, the disturbing developments, these reports that cnn has not been able to confirm yet coming from "the washington post" for whom khashoggi was a contributor to their global opinions section and the reuters news agency. quoting two unnamed turkish officials as telling them that khashoggi was killed inside the consulate. we've heard from the saudis, through a consular official telling their state news agency, denying these reports calling them baseless allegations. also saying that an investigative team from saudi arabia arrived in istanbul to assist with this investigation on saturday. of course, turkey announced it's begun a criminal investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. right now everyone is waiting to

see if we're going to hear any sort of official confirmation of these reports that he may have been killed as reported by these media organizations. president erdogan is set to speak in about 90 minutes or so. all eyes on that to see if he does mention the disappearance of jamal khashoggi or has any confirmation in these reports. >> these disturbing reports coming from "the washington post" and the reuters news agency. cnn not yet able to independently confirm them, but we continue following the story. jamonika, thank you. we're following developments as well outside haiti. in haiti after a deadly earthquake just hours ago off the northern coast. the 5.9 magnitude earthquake was felt across the country. at least 10 people were killed there. some 130 people reported injured. haiti's president tweeted there's damage reported near the northwest coast on the country. our meteorologist derek van dam is here to tell us more about

it. what more are you learning? >> this is one of the strongest earthquakes to strike haiti. the island nation since the devastating 2010 earthquake that killed over 200,000 people. there are still tens of thousands of people that have been displaced from the 2010 earthquake. you can imagine how vulnerable people are within this country. magnitude 5.9. there was no tsunami warning issued. the good news is, considering the proximity, the coastline of this epicenter. now the usgs has the ability to compare previous earthquakes with similar depths, magnitudes and can address the estimated fatalities. they expect the highest probability of having 10 to near 100 fatalities from this size and magnitude of an earthquake. it's the most likely scenario. we already know of ten fatalities, unfortunately, and over 100 injuries. now there was moderate to strong shaking felt by well over 300,000 people across this

northwestern section of haiti. this all falls on the ring of fire. we talk about it so much. tectonic plates shift and move. over 90% of the world's earthquakes occur here. the latest 5:00 a.m. national hurricane center advisory has come out. we have a new tropical depression that's formed just off the yucatan peninsula. this is tropical depression 14. it will soon be tropical storm michael, likely by tonight. the latest advisory has the storm intensifying in the gulf of mexico to a category 1 hurricane before making landfall along the big bend of florida's coast. this is something we're going to monitor for the next 48 to 72 hours. all models and computer agreement that it will take a sharp northeasterly bend. this is important because along the coastal areas of south and north carolina where hurricane florence struck not three weeks ago, significant amounts of flooding and rain for this area. it has the potential to draw in

moisture and produce significant amounts of rainfall in that area. not only will it bring wind threat but the flooding threat back to the atlantic coast. a lot of water across the gulf of mexico and the wind shear is expected to die down. so these are all the conditions necessary for hurricanes to develop and unfortunately, if you recall, exactly one year ago, i was in biloxi, mississippi, covering hurricane nate, almost the same trajectory as this hurricane that's forming. and, not a good sign. >> okay. so derek, another hurricane. >> it looks as if it's going to happen again. >> almost want to cover my ears. >> we all know what that means. >> thank you very much. still ahead here on "newsroom," a victory lap for the republicans after they get brett kavanaugh on the supreme court. and they're ramping up attacks on democrats. listen. >> i want to thank our incredible republican senators for refusing to back down in the

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good day to you. you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. i'm george howell with the headlines we're following. at least ten people have been killed after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of haiti saturday night. some 130 people reported injured so far and are being treated in hospital. most of the damage is in the northwest of that country. last week's earthquake and

tsunami in indonesia has claimed more lives. the country's disaster agency has updated the official death toll now to 1,763. some 5,000 people are feared to be missing, and more than 62,000 have been displaced by the natural disasters. reports say this missing saudi journalist and government critic was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. killed inside it. that's where jamal khashoggi was last seen on tuesday. they are citing two unnamed turkish officials. cnn has not been able to independe independently confirm their reporting. the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is in sout korea following talks with kim jong-un in pyongyang. the two were set to discuss denuclearization among other issues. a new summit with mr. kim and donald trump could also be in the works. in politics, there are winners and there are losers.

and this round seems to go to republicans. their pick for the u.s. proem court brett kavanaugh was sworn in on saturday as the newest justice. kavanaugh's confirmation shifts the high court to the right for the foreseeable future. but now that it's over, our phil mattingly takes a look at what's next and the mood in washington, d.c. >> reporter: brett kavanaugh has been confirmed. brett kavanaugh has been sworn in. brett kavanaugh is now a justice on the supreme court. it's what's lying in the wake of this confirmation battle, one of the most bitter i've ever seen about a nomination either. what happens next? the senate? what happens next in the supreme court? what happens next politically? you get a gauge of that in just about a month with the midterm elections. what kind of impact, if any, will this have? no question it's rallied both sides. the bases of both sides. will it help one side or the other? it's something that mitch mcconnell weighed in on. take a listen. >> our base is fired up. we finally discovered the one thing that would fire up the

republican base, and we didn't think of it. i was talking to two of my political advisers yesterday about the adventure that these guys by their tactics have given to us going into these red state competitive races. and we're pretty excited. they managed to deliver the only thing we had not been able to figure out how to do which was to get our folks fired up. the other side is obviously fired up. they have been all year. >> if you listen closely to the last point, mcconnell pointed out the democratic base is very riled up. the democratic base is very motivated. will the democratic base come out in a midterm where they traditionally struggle and not just help them flip the house to the democratic side but give them a chance in the senate? that's the open question. also a broader question of what happens next beyond just the politics. for the institutions, the united states senate, supreme court and the country. i don't know anybody that came out of this feeling good about the process that just occurred. you could talk to senators in both parties who acknowledge

they were angry, were disappointed, who acknowledged they aren't very happy with one another right now. it's a question i asked mcconnell. he said the country has been through worst times and the country will move through this and the senate as well. is this a rock-bottom moment, a moment where people take a step back and figure cooling down may be the better option? right now it seems unlikely. one senior gop aide i talked to yesterday said just bluntly, it's only going to get worse from here. not a lot of optimism but the base line is nobody has an answer of what is next. everyone can agree what just happened probably wasn't the best thing. phil mattingly, cnn, capitol hill. >> phil, thank you. all this comes after a long, after a contentious nomination process that prompted thousands of people to protest in cities across the united states. this was the scene just outside the federal courthouse -- or the supreme court i'm looking at here in washington, d.c.

people chanting. they carried signs referencing some of the most contested issues. issues like abortion, lgbt rights, the scope of presidential powers and the role of religion in society. for his part, the u.s. president donald trump has a new term for the democrats. he calls them an angry mob. >> it's unthinkable. unthinkable. in their quest for power, the radical democrats have turned into an angry mob. you saw that today with the screaming and the shouting. not from the 200 people or less that were -- you know what? those people, they couldn't fit in the front row. look what we have here tonight? they threw away and threw aside every notion of fairness, of justice, of decency and of due process. nobody has seen anything like it.

>> angry mob is what he's calling them now. and part of that angry mob mr. trump spoke of was a group of sexual assault survivors who confronted the u.s. senator jeff flake in an elevator. one of those women is anna maria achila. on saturday, she shared her feelings about brett kavanaugh's confirmation. listen. >> i feel like it is a demonstration that we have elected officials that don't know how to listen. i think that the fact that so many people went to senator collins' office to tell their stories. not just of sexual assault but of their fears of losing their health care, their fears of losing their rights. i was in that elevator as a mother, deadly afraid that my children will have fewer rights than i do today. and also extremely worried about a country that was willing to put someone that was accused of sexual assault in this -- in the highest court of the land. i feel, you know, a combination

of pain and frustration and i also know that what women and survivors are doing in these moments is we are transforming that pain and that rage into power. >> as for senator jeff flake, she says she's disappointed with his decision. she adds he could have signaled that he understood the experience of women who are abused and could have made a difference. now to brazil and a few hours time, brazilians will vote their next president. the far right candidate is leading the polls. he's been dubbed brazil's trump. former president lula da silva is no longer running, but his influence is still being felt. shasta darlington explains from sao paulo. >> reporter: this was the scene just a few months ago. adoring crowds greet the man leading the polls by a wide margin. former president luis lula da

silva. that was just hours before he handed himself in to police to serve a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. >> translator: the more days they leave me in there the more lulas are going to be born. >> reporter: but the man known as lula sidelined, a far right former army captain jumped to the head of the race. but last month, he was stabbed in the stomach at a campaign rally and spent weeks recovering in hospital posting selfies and defiant videos. this country is ours. brazil above all, god above everyone. he shouts in a recorded message for his supporters. for years, the congressman made headlines for his support of the military dictatorship and attacks on women, gays and blacks. here telling a fellow lawmaker he wouldn't rape her because she doesn't deserve it.

but with the country's major political parties engulfed in a corruption scandal and the economy sputtering, he has convinced voters he's brazil's donald trump. an anti-establishment candidate who will drain the swamp and tackle brazil's endemic violence. he's going to win because he wants to make it easier to own guns, and that will help good citizens, says this waitress. a message that resonates in a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world. 175 homicides a day, according to a recent study. in a crowded field of candidates, his main rival is fernando adage, handpicked by lula to replace him on the ballot by the workers party. here in the heart of sao paulo's financial district there's definitely more support for bolsanaro. but on both sides people are

often voting more against a candidate than for a candidate. my vote is just an attempt to avoid a worse person getting in office, says this man. these elections brought hate and division. you can't talk about politics if you don't want to lose a friend or a job, she says. rejection rates run high for both candidates. tens of thousands of women organized protests against bolsanaro a week before elections declaring not him. but with brazil's powerful evangelical lobby and agribusiness leaders lining up behind him in the last week of campaigning, the not him crowds are being drowned out. shasta darlington for cnn, in sao paulo. a trial is about to get under way for the wife of the israeli prime minister. the charges against sarah

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a fraud trial is set to get under way for the wife of the israeli prime minister. sarah netanyahu is accused of misusing state funds to pay for meals and catering. her husband prime minister benjamin jnet janyahu is also facing corruption charges. orrin lieberman is outside the

courthouse. this trial set to begin in less than an hour's time. what are some of the expectations ahead of this trial? >> reporter: this is just the beginning of the trial, day one. it's not a trial in the sense we're used to where you get opening statements and arguments. day one of a trial here focuses on procedures, the timeline, rules for how this will proceed. the trial is expected to take months. day two isn't tomorrow as we'd be used to in a traditional u.s. trial. it will be weeks if not months away. this will be drawn out as it has been over the last few years although all of israel and beyond will be watching what happens in the courtroom. sarah netanyahu is the constant companion to her prime minister husband. always by his side whether it's a first visit to india or welcoming close friends to israel. the people of israel love us. unlike the media she told the trumps. one half of the power couple in

israeli politics, netanyahu's third wife regularly hosts leaders. always in the picture. this time she has the headlines all to herself. sarah netanyahu's trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust is set to begin. the trial focussing on the alleged misuse of taxpayer dollars at the couple's official residence. the case is all about catered meals. prosecutors say sarah netanyahu ordered approximately $100,000 in meals and spent thousands of dollars more on high-end chefs, illegal under israeli law when there's already a chef in the residence. she's maintained her innocence. her lawyer called the indictment false and hallucinatory. it's the first time the wife of a leader is put on trial for food entrees. we're certain in the end that justice will speak. truth and logic will prevail. her husband also faces serious

allegations. benjamin netanyahu was a suspect in three separate criminal investigations. police say they have enough evidence to charge him with fraud, bribery and breach of trust. he, too has repeatedly insisted he's innocent, often saying there will be nothing because there is nothing. in one of those cases, investigators have said sarah netanyahu is also suspected of bribery. her lawyer is firing back calling it an absurd suspicion and saying these things never happened. formal charges in all of these cases remain in the hands of israel's attorney general. for now it is sarah netanyahu alone who is on trial. and her legal team has fired off a response in the public domain. in a statement earlier today, they pinned the blame on this for the former caretaker who has led his own protests and larger protests against what he says is alleged corruption in the prime minister's residence. sarah netanyahu's legal team say the laws that governing ordering

meals inside the residence. perhaps a preview of the legal defense they'll mount. >> where do things stand with the corruption probes regarding her husband? >> benjamin netanyahu was just questioned for the third time as those probes have lasted more than a year now and have been ongoing here. the decision now is the attorney general, whether he makes the decision to indict. only a slight preview of when he'd make that decision when one of the police investigators or attorneys involved there said that it would come some time in the next six months. still quite open-ended on the timeline of when the attorney general will make his decision in the investigations against the prime minister. >> oren liebermann following this trial set to start in an hour's time. still ahead here on "newsroom," the former ufc champ connor mcgregor. saturday's match was far from a comeback. in fact, a total beatdown. not for the reasons you'd

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