populati population, they can stem the losses. 28 days is a long time in politics. a week is a long time. >> 28 days is a long time, but it's a fascinating year and we will keep track of it. don't go anywhere. more breaking news. wolf starts right now. have a great day. thanks very much for joining us. we start with a shocker. the resignation of nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations that takes effect at the end of this year. she was in the west wing to talk about it with the president. the two of them spoke about suck sess and the reasons for the resignation. >> she's done a fantastic and together we solved a lot of problems and we are in the process of solving a lot of problems.

we are happy for you in one way, but hate to lose you. hopefully you will come back at some point. maybe a different capacity. you can have your pick. >> there is no personal reasons. it's very important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. i have given everything i've got these last eight years and i do think that sometimes it's good to rotate in other people who can put that same energy and power into it. >> let's go to the chief kor respondent. how much of a surprise was this announcement for members of the trump administration? what about the timing of this? awkward a month before the mid-terms. >> that's right. usually when you have a senior official like the person who stepped down today, nikki haley, that person usually waits until after the mid-terms so you don't create additional stories that may not bode well for the administration or the white house. this happened today and we are

still trying to sort out exactly why. we know that nikki haley met with the president on october 3rd last week and she handed him the letter of resignation and thanking him for allowing her to be part of his administration, but in terms of the specific reasons as to why she is stepping down at this time, she said when she was in the oval office with the president earlier this morning, that listen, she wants to have a break, especially. she has been doing this for sometime, being governor of the state of south carolina and a top level member of this administration. one thing we should point out is this departure of nikki haley is setting off all kinds of speculation as to what is going to happen next and who is going to replace nikki haley. the president's daughter's name is being floated. ivanka trump laughed when she was told of the speculation that

she could replace nikki haley. it's not a total denial that she laughed when told of the speculation. people were talking about the u.s. ambassador to germany because he has been such a full throated supporter of this administration at times. he has been perceived as being too political in the job as the ambassador to germany and well liked in the white house. the white house is saying that they will have a decision within the next few weeks. nikki haley is expected to stay around until the end of the year. when someone like nikki haley leaves the administration, that leaves a pretty intense ripple effect. one source said there is also talk in the white house as to where nickykki haley is going n. she said she wants to have a break, however there is speculation in the west wing

that lindsey graham's stock is on the rise and people inside the white house have been cheering him on during this whole process. this nomination process of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court and potentially the senator from south carolina could join the administration in some capacity. whether that's replacing jeff sessions who a lot of people think may step down after the mid-terms. that could be a landing point and nikki haley could potentially be appointed to serve out lindsey graham's term as u.s. senator again. that is simply some of the discussions and speculation going on in the west wing. it goes to show you that when someone like nikki haley leaves the administration, it has a major ripple effect across the entire administration. >> the president said we will have an announcement in the next two to three weeks. global affairs analyst's

brand-new book entitled cot roe corrosion of conservative and why i left the right. we have military diplomatic analyst and admiral john kirby and global affairs and staff writer for t"the new yorker" magazi magazine. there is a lot presumably going on that we don't know behind the scenes. >> right. we have been reporting all morning that it hasn't been all sweetness and light within the administration. i knew you would be shocked by that. nikki haley graded a little bit about not having as much influence because of the enormous influence of john bolton coming in. both bolton and secretary of state pompeo were surprised by this announcement. that's also interesting. we don't know exactly why the ta timing was today, but there are

always other reasons. we will have to find out what it was, but she disagreed with folks in this administration. the most famous may have been in mid-april when she said there would be sanctions against russia and there weren't and the president said there weren't and i believe larry kudlow said she must have been confusion and she said i don't get confused. there have been tugs of war here and she has been on the losing end of some. >> it is important to note that we don't have the back story on this yet. but the coincidence and time figure that's what it is will be remarked upon that the president is losing his most senior and public, by far, female official. she is the most senior woman in national security or foreign policy in the trump administration. literally hours after brett kavanaugh is vetted at the white house and there is a major election issue brewing over the

role of gender in the politics of this election year, it might be through coincidence. she handed in her letter in the midst of this fight and she said wait until it's over. that's one factor to consider. as i wait to hear what we are told as far as the back story goes, i keep in mind that she is a politician and she is running for something, we just don't know what yesterday. >> when you heard about it, were you surprised? >> absolutely surprised. we don't know the reason, but i have to think that it has something to do with the mid-terms coming up. maybe it's a good calculation that to get out before there is a shelac so it doesn't look like you are reacting to that on the back end. >> what did you think? there was a lot of speculation she wanted out before the mid-terms if there was going to be a major republican set back.

>> she is a political operator and my immediate thought was to think of a picture that flashed around the world in 2016 before the south carolina primary in which nikki haley endorsed marco rubio and it was a picture of nikki haley, marco rubio and senator tim scott. at indian woman, hispanic man and african-american man. nikki haley came to prominence initially by opposing the confederate flag and monuments in south carolina, showing she is a new kind of southerner and the republican party has gone in a different direction under donald trump, embracing white nationalism and populism. nikki haley has written the transformation in the most skillful fashion. she has served in the trump administration and kept trump's confidence and was not public low at odds, but kept some distance and independence and

maintained a reputation for integrity. that's a skillful balancing act she pulled off. i think she is one of the few people who can emerge from the trump administration with her political prospects enhanced rather than diminished. >> she spent six years as governor of south carolina and almost two years as un ambassador. she didn't have a lot of foreign policy experience going in, but she has considerable experience now. >> she broadened her reach considerably. if she were to run for president, nobody could say she has no foreign policy experience. the person she works for had no experience, one could argue. look, i think she positioned herself very smartly and we don't know what she is going to do next in the next couple of years. if there is a possibility that donald trump doesn't run, she will run. there is no doubt about it. she is a political creature and i think getting out in front of

all the line of people who are going to -- as john was saying, all the people who will be fired or gone, distances her from those people who might be beheaded as opposed to leaving of her own volition. >> major changes in the first year and a half, almost two years in the trump administration. the national security adviser and the initial two gone. the secretary of state, rex tillerson is gone and the new people coming in are clearly -- they seem to be much more aligned with the president of the united states politically. >> it's important because it seems that there was less running room for nicky haily in this current set up where you have john bolton and mike pompeo working by all accounts more closely with the president.

nikki haley was not just at odds with the president's 50 secretary of state, but dramatically so. she was reported both in the and helped to encourage president trump to push him out and she was there at the meeting with hr mcmaster before he sent his namous twenam famous tweet. she can play inside baseball politics as well as the external positioning that max alluded to. you will see going forward, the national security adviser is an enemy of the united nations and has been a long time skeptic and critic of the institution to the extend that she was there sticking up for the institutional prerogatives. she will be gone in the short-term and this will strengthen john bolton's hand and does reflect how much room

there is left for a more traditional view of foreign policy which she held and donald trump does not. >> i agree. the job there is difficult and it's not about foreign policy expertise. it is about working across a big bureaucracy. they said it's like trying to be heard at an irish dipper table. she has worked the room very well. >> decent relationship with the career diplomats. >> and very well respected in the halls of the un and the state department. she was seen as a credible voice. you can take issue with it, but she was a credible voice for it. >> i want you to listen. this is what she said earlier today in the oval office about her future. listen to this. >> thank you, mr. president. it has been an honor of a lifetime. i will say this for all of you that are going to ask about

2020. no, i am not running for 2020. i can promise you what i will be doing is cal paining for this one. i look forward to supporting the president in the next election. >> she is breaking the hearts of never trump conservatives like me who want to see a more mainstream conservative. she would be a great candidate and she is taking herself out of the running, positioning herself for 2024. she is one of the few people who emerges with credibility and tact from the trump administration. one point is talking about a successor, that will be an interesting indicator of where the trump administration stands in terms of anti-globalist agenda. if somebody like the ambassador to germany who was a hard edge trumpian who has teed off parties, if someone like him is promoted, that will show john

bolton's view who is very hostile to international institutions. on the other hand, if you see someone like the former national security adviser and somebody who used to work at goldman sachs, that will be an indication that they are trying to replace her with somebody who is has a more internationalist and moderate reputation. stay tuned for that. >> which direct will he go? >> with this administration it's a safe bet to bet on extremism and ultra nationalism. that would be my bet with someone like john bolton with the international criminal court and the un. he wants to make that a pillar of u.s. policy. that when he bashes the international institutions, i think he finds in donald trump who has isolation instincts,

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time to move on. that's what we are hearing from nikki haley, u.s. ambassador to the united nations announcing her resignation effective at the end of the year. a surprise for many, including mike pompeo. ed markey is a democrat and member of the senate foreign relations committee. what do you think of the sudden resignation and what impact will it have on american foreign policy? >> first i want to thank her for her service to our country. she clearly is committed to service and we thank her for that, but at the same time a new nominee for this very important job will give us a chance to review the trump administration's views on the critical issues facing the plan ets. the united nations issued an

absolutely scary report about how much more dangerous the threat of climate change and global warming is to the planet and the fact that the actions we are taking as a planet are not sufficient and clearly the united states is not any longer the leader, but the lager because of not only did the president, but nikki haley defended the decision to pull out of the paris agreement. thus far there have been no meaningful concessions in terms of dismantlement of the nuclear program conceded by kim. in burma, there is a mass extermination taking place of the rohingya and while the administration says the right things, we haven't taken concrete steps to assert leadership to protect upwards of

a million people evicted from the country. >> you will have to go through the issues and hearings that take place before the committee. i'm sure you will raise the issues. some colleagues of yours on the committee already started thinking about who might replace nikki haley. you have seen the speculation. one name being floated is i varc vanka trump. >> it's impossible for me or anyone to get inside of the workings of donald trump's brain. what he might be thinking. i think it's wise for everyone rather than engaging in ramp apt speck ulz ulation to wait until nominates and we can begin the deliberation over that person's credentials and qualifications to have the job of the united nations ambassador.

>> we will make an document over the next two to weeks and we will have you at the mid-term elections exactly weeks away and starting in some places as you know. the house speaker, paul ryan said the battle over justice kavanaugh is making a big difference for voters. listen to this. >> still 29 days away. in this day and age is a long time. i think the analysis that the republican base is very much activated as a result of this, the democrat base was already there. if anything, in the wash of it all, this definitely -- i can see it from traveling around the country in the last few days. traveling around wisconsin. the republican base is definitely animated after this. >> i assume you agree, right? >> it's not as galvanized as the democratic base. it's not as galvanized as those who were outraged at the way in

which dr. blasey ford was treated before the senate judiciary committee and then entire process for the confirmation of brett kavanaugh. what we are seeing here is an historic uprising, especially of women in our country who really do feel that this president has to have a check be placed upon him. otherwise preexisting conditions which are protections for those who have health care needs or the entire affordable care act or roe vs. wade can all just be swept away. it can be completely overturned by brett kavanaugh's vote on the supreme court. this is going to be a revereferm on donald trump. on brett kavanaugh, on the key votes which he can now cast that undermines protections for women in our country and families in general. >> president trump said the claims against justice kavanaugh

were all a democratic party hoax. in hindsight, would you change how democrats handled this confirmation battle? >> well, donald trump is, i think, in a small minority of people who think dr. blasey ford's accusations were a hoax. i think she was highly credible. i think across this country, people know that she was sincere. she was absolutely fearless in coming forward even though there would be huge negative consequences for her personally. the real hoax now that is attempting to be perpetrated is by donald trump that will contend there was nothing to any of these accusations made about brett kavanaugh. i think the american people know who watched that process very closely over a two-week period know that is not the case. he doesn't have the temperament or the credibility to serve on the supreme court and that will be the single most powerful

animating force for the next 28 days across this country. there is an up rising of people who will get to the polls. we lost when we should not have lost and there was nothing more motivating than that in politics. >> thanks very much for that. zeroing in on the most consequence races. next tuesday i will moderate the final debate between rick scott and bill nelson, both battling to represent florida in the united states senate. on thursday, our dana bash will host a town hall with ted and beto o'rourke and cruz declined the invitation to participate. the democrat and republican, ron

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>> we are exactly four weeks out until voters head to the polls. here's a closer look at the latest polls. >> the mid-term vote four weeks from today and the new numbers are showing democrats have a very favorable climate heading

into the final stretch. let's look at the numbers. a double-digit lead when we asked likely voters which party will you likely support, 54% of likely voters say democrats. 41% say republicans. a double-digit lead for the democrats. if that holds up for weeks and that is the case on election day, it is almost guaranteed they will pick up the seats they need for the house the probably more than that. it will keep the senate in play, but a double digiid advantage told the democrats we still have a chance in the senate races. mid-term election years are about the president and his approval rating. 41% said they will vote republican for congress and the president is under water at 41% and that is hurting his party. let's take a look at the history and go back to 2010. barack obama, the president of the united states, 45% four weeks out and 44% on election

day and his party takes a beating in the senate and especially in the house. the republicans take charge. that's a reminder that if you are below 45%, you are in trouble. president trump is. the second bush mid-term, 2006, same thing. 43% on election day and a shelac for the republicans, losing six in the senate and 30 in the house. democrats take power in the house. this president is lower than president bush was. back to 1994, president clinton at 42%, about where president trump is four weeks out and he got up to 44% on e delection da but they lost eight seats in the senate and 52 in the house. this president at 41%, only 41% said they plan to vote republican for congress. 28 days is a long time, but right now, the president's party is in trouble. the democrats optimistic heading

into the stretch. >> early voting starting in some places. thanks for that explanation. on the ballot four weeks from today, 36 governor's races and 35 senate seats and all 435 seats in the house of representatives. joining us now is chris stewart, a republican and key member of the house intelligence committee. thanks so much for joining us. >> good morning. good to be with you. >> is the kavanaugh fight the rallying point that republicans needed to keep up with clearly a growing democratic voter enthusiasm? >> yeah, it's really made a difference and i can see it from talking to folks back home and around the country. i have been on your show a number of times. i don't think i'm bombastic. i try to be levelheaded. i can tell you, i never have been as angry over politics as i was watching the hearings. not just for mr. kavanaugh, but for dr. ford as well. why didn't dianne feinstein

release this information to be treated seriously? why did they leak her name when she didn't want it leaked. why did they force her into the circus when she could have been questioned privately? the most outrageous accusations, multiple episodes of gang rain said millions of americans would die. i think most americans shook their head and know many conservatives did. it stirred up a lot of emotion and anger. the president is calling the claims by blasey ford and her supporters and saying it's a hoax perpetrated by the democrats. our new poll shows his approval rating among women nationwide is just 34% compared to 52% among men. how do republicans combat what clearly seems to be a major gender gap? >> yeah, i think we do it by trying to be fair about this and

saying as most of us have said, all of us have said that i'm aware of. if someone has an accusation, they need to be treated fairly and listened to and given the support and the legal structure so those accusations are taken seriously and investigated. at the same time you can still protect the rule of law. you can protect this idea that we had for going on 1,000 years nearly to the magna carta that someone has a right to face their accuser and we are presumed innocent not just based upon an accusation, but the presumption of innocence that prevails. those are not mutually exclusive. you can do both of those. most fair minded americans realize you have to do both of those. i think if we make that argument whether you are a man or a woman, whether you are conservative or democrat, black or white, most americans will say that's a fair approach to take in these circumstances. >> we're will see the impact of

this so-called gender gap and see what it is four weeks from today. let me get your reaction to the resignation of the u.s. ambassador of the un, nikki haley. a total prize for so many of us including top officials including the secretary of state, mike pompeo himself. what does it mean from your perspective to the administration and its foreign policy? >> well, president trump has an extraordinary foreign policy team. mike pompeo is a good friend of mine and served together on intel. general mattis. the national security adviser and cia director and nikki haley was an important part. it is surprise in this day she held this close to her vest. i can tell you she is going to be missed. i don't know a single person, republican or democrat, who doesn't respect and admire her. she has been so strong on putting america's interest before the un and putting america's interest before the

world at large. i wish she was staying because i have so much respect for her, but she feels like there is other things she can do. i look forward to seeing who the new ambassador will be and someone as extraordinary as miss haley has been. >> we will see who the nominee is going to be. want to get your thoughts because you are on the committee. you saw the "new york times" report that former trump campaign rick gates was during the campaign considering hiring an israeli firm to create false online identities to help then candidate trump hurt his republican rivals, especially senator ted cruz who was a leading republican candidate. eventually hurt hillary clinton in the campaign. what are your thoughts and it was never implemented, but they were willing to consider creating these false online personas. >> yeah.

i think virtually every campaign had proposals put before them. i can guarantee that hillary clinton was given much of the same information and most federal campaigns are. the bottom line is they didn't do it. they indicated they were not interested. i don't think it's a meaningful story. i don't think we will be talking about this in a week or a month. it seems that many campaigns have considered this. they had these proposals and they rejected it. i don't know who else we say about it. >> they were seriously considering creating the fake identities to try to influence the republican national convention because they wanted to hurt then one of the front-runners, ted cruz. even the fact that they were considering it and using a foreign company to get involved in domestic american politics, that doesn't bother you? >> i don't know that we know they were considering it. as i understand this, this was a

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state, mike pompeo, to walk out of the west wing to make a statement to reporters, i assume it's going to be on nikki haley, the u.n. ambassador who has announced she is effectively resigning at the end of the year. we'll have coverage of that. as brett kavanaugh spend his first day on the supreme court, a new cnn poll shows 51% of americans opposed justice kavanaugh's confirmation, up from 39% who opposed it in early september because of accusations of sexual mis conduconduct. let's go to our supreme court reporter. what cases did the court hear today, all nine justices there? >> reporter: absolutely right. justice brett kavanaugh had his first day on the bench and he looked at ease, almost grateful to be back in the judicial robes after those polarizing hearings, his wife and daughter were

there. chief justice roberts welcomed hmm, said we wished you lot of years in your calling. on my way out here today, i ran into justice kennedy and i said are you happy to be retired? he said i'm happy to be a spectator, i read briefs for more than 40 years. the case inside wasn't a great blockbuster today but kavanaugh asked several questions but coming up, wolf, are several big issues that are currently percolating in the courts below. we should see those here soon, either this term or next. keep in mind with kavanaugh on this bench now, wolf, this court is taking a hard right turn. >> so talk a little bit about those other cases while i have you ariane. >> keep in mind, one is on the

affordable care act and the whole case on the administration and how it wants to phase out daca. either will make their way up to this court, at full strength now with the new members. >> justice kavanaugh taking a seat on the supreme court. he's going to be there, a lifetime appointment, for a long, long time. you see the marine guards opening and closing the doors. we anticipate mike pompeo will make a statement shortly. stay with us.

hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. we begin with the stunning departure of a trump appointee just as another makes a new arrival. hours after the celebration of his new supreme court justice, br brett kavanaugh, president trump has accepted the resignation