that is the scene right now inside the supreme court, judge brett kavanugh is now associate justice kavanugh. he was sworn in a short while ago making him the 114th justice of the supreme court. and check this out, this is the crowd awaiting president trump's arrival in topeka. they seem pretty fired up. let's bring in our panel now. charlie hurts opinion editor of the washington timings, chief counsel for the judicial crisis network and founding executive director at the georgetown institute of politics. we have seen a lot today, a lot over the past few weeks. i think everybody has been pushed to their breaking points at some point during this. we officially have a new justice. your final thoughts on what we have seen and been through? >> i'm pretty sad today. and not because i opposed justice kavanugh's nomination. i personally did, but the system played out, and president got his guy. what makes me sad is i saw these past few weeks as part of a bigger cultural rift that we're going through right now. people out there who truly supported him who are upset because they felt like the rule of

chris: newly confirmed supreme court justice brett kavanugh headed to the supreme court at this hourassing on the front steps of the court. let's go straight to leland vittert who is right in the middle of all the action. leland? >> hey, chris, just when we sort of thought the protesters were dwindling, those who were left here rushed up the steps of the supreme court, and you can see that line of people who have their backs to you. that's where the steps end. they had one or two protesters run up. one person started doing yoga of all things on the steps of the supreme court, then you had about 200 protesters rush up. now it is kind of in the hands of the police in terms of how far they want to press this. all day we have seen this back and forth between protesters -- all week really in terms of who wants to get arrested who doesn't want to get arrested. you can see some of the signs and what's going on up there. there's all sorts of chants, whose court our court. whose streets our streets. black lives matter, etc., etc. now it is up to the police, are they going to tell people eithe

mitch mcconnell has been speaking to reporters — giving his reaction to that crucial vote on brett kavanughere kind of boring anyway, i had a chance to speak to justice kavanagh, boring anyway, i had a chance to speak tojustice kavanagh, and congratulate him on his victory. also, the president, it's a good day for america. and, umm, also, the president, it's a good day foramerica. and, umm, an important day for the senate. we stood up for the presumption of innocence, and we refused to be intimidated by a mob of people that were coming after republican members and their homes, andi republican members and their homes, and i could not be prouder of the republican conference. we want to thank you for helping us and i would be happy to take a few questions. reporter: i'm just interested, be happy to take a few questions. reporter: i'mjust interested, based on what you have seen in the last few weeks, where... how did you get to that point? sorry to interrupt, you say both sides of the senate during the same period? in that same period, we were having this huge argument over the supreme court. w

supreme court justice brett kavanugh says he is moving forward after a contentious confirmation...he hours g senators about his past after palo alto professor christine blasey ford accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school. (grant)before judge kavanaugh spoke today president trump apologized to the him and his family saying they endured terrible pain. those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception. what happened to the kavanaugh family violates every notion of fairness decency and due process. our country, a man or a woman, must always be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. and with that, i must state that you sir, under historic scrutiny, were proven innocent. (grant)kavanaugh had previously apologized for appearing "too emotional" during his testimony, where at times he accused democrats of orchestrating a political hit on him. (ken)president trump also commenting on a move made by a pop star taylor swift. swift is brushing

a key senate vote in the process of nominating brett kavanugh to the supreme court.( james ) with theting for kavanagh. in total there are 51 republicans, 49 democrats. if every single democrat votes no against kavanaugh, republicans are going to need every single g.o.p. vote to get brett kavanaugh across the finish line. vice president mike pence could cast a tie- breaking vote this weekend if neccessary. the contentious voting process comes as kavanaugh is accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. ( darya ) including christine blasey ford, a bay area professor who who alleges he pinned her down to a bed at a high school party in the early 80's and tried to forcibly remove her clothes. kavanaugh denies those claims and now republicans say the latest f-b-i investigation did not corroborate any of the allegations. ( darya ) back in the bay area.. ford's neighbors and friends in palo alto want her to know her they are supporting her throughout this whole process. her palo alto neighbor helped organize a rally outside the town and country village shopping center. people carried sig

brett kavanaugh as a judge on the us supreme courtjustice has energised the republican campaign for the us midterm elections. the nomination was finalised last night, despite allegations of sexual misconduct denied byjudge kavanughhe row showed what is at stake. from washington, barbara plett—usher reports. the brutal partisan fight over brett kava naugh's nomination is over. his conservative views or will shape the supreme court stance on issues such as abortion and done right. but battlelines have been drawn ahead of an election. president trump is on the campaign trail. he did a victory lap over his supreme court success, but pivoted quickly to mid—term elections. on november sixth, you will have the chance to stop the radical democrats, and that's what they've become, by electing a republican house and a republican senate. we will increase our majorities. republican control of congress will be contested next month and the —— anger over the cavenagh domination is increasing. those on the left accused republicans of soft—pedalling sexual assault. those on the right accused the democrats of weaponising the me too movement. democrats, too, are capitalising on that anger. this is not a time to curl up. it is not

brett kavanaugh will not be teaching at harvard law school next year. the school informed students that kavanugh melania trump has arrived in ghana to open her first major solo international trip as first lady. she landed this morning and was welcomed to the west african nation with schoolchildren waving mini u.s. flags. mrs. trump also plans to visit a hospital neonatal intensive care unit. she'll also visit malawi, kenya and egypt. ( james ) in the north bay...shoppers in corte madera might notice a slight increase es as a new sales tax is now in effect. it kicked in yesterday. corte madera voters approved the one-quarter percent tax hike in last june's election.... bringing t sales tax to 9 percent. the three-point-five million dollars it's expected to generate will go into the city's general fund. ( james ) coming up after the break... we continue to track the rain in the bay area. taking a live look at strom tracker 4 radar. john shrable will have an update coming up after the break. this is customizable streaming tv for your family. ...whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel

brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. take a look. "is this a win you can be proud of?""yeh i could tell everyone in american really really wanted kavanaugh""what happened with the kavanughe.oh the dems lost it's what we do now" >> male announcer: the following program is sponsored by mercy ships. they're desperate. children and parents line up by the thousands for a chance to get the surgery that will save them. many have suffered for most of their lives, living in the shadows. they've been outcast, shunned, treated as subhuman. children with painful burns or twisted limbs, people suffering from facial tumors that threaten their lives, kids with cleft lips who endure isolation and ridicule, young moms blinded by cataracts, unable to care for their children. for most, their only hope is a floating hospital called mercy ships, bringing hopend