on donald trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh as deep and partisan divisions on capitol hill democrats have described it as a whitewash and republicans say that vindicated investigators have been looking into sexual misconduct allegations after a senate committee had evidence from christine blousy forward who accused kevin r. of assaulting her in high school a claim he denies the senate is set to hold a procedural vote on his nomination on friday the world health organization says about ten thousand suspected cases of cholera are reported in yemen every week really a third of them affect children under five intensified fighting between the saudi led coalition and who the rebels has damaged much of the country's water supply. that's the top stories next up it's one of one east to stay with us if you can i finish. if the wild west if a way the average path couldn't touch and tell if a post had been set on height or if not why does this updated nath to have the kind of support that he needs for we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost on al

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on capitol hill, democrats and republicans are lashrgely in lo step.hey have been across the board threatening sanctions and other types of punishment. we've seen senator lindsey graham saying these going to sanction the hell out of saudi arabia. he went so far as to call on king salman to replace his son as the crown prince. so that's quite dramatic. staying here in d.c., the damage goes even deeper. saudi arabia is known here for spending millions across town on lobbyists and public relations but grover park lobbying group announced they are ending their $150,000 a month contract. another lobbying company, harbor group, is also doing the same. all of that, brooke, putting a lot of attention, all eyes on treasury secretary steven mnuchin, who for now is still going to that conference in riyadh. he said he's going to wait until mike pompeo comes back and briefs the president. he'll be making that decision on thursday and it will be a real indication of how the trump administration plans to treat this relationship with the saudis going forward. brooke?

appreciate you coming on the show. >> thanks. >> live look back here at home on capitol hill. democratsutes from now are going to be at that podium to talk about the fbi report on brett kavanaugh. the ranking member of the judiciary, dianne feinstein, along with democratic leader chuck schumer are briefing members of their party. we'll hear from them shortly. another story we're watching comes from south carolina. ambush from police officers overnight. one of them was killed. six others hurt. investigators say somebody opened fire on the officers while they were serving a search warrant. the shooter then barricaded himself inside a home, taking some kids hostage for two agonizing hours. he is now under arrest and in custody. he is now under arrest custody. don't forget that the past can speak to the future. ♪ ♪ i'm going to be your substitute teacher. don't assume the substitute teacher has nothing to offer... same goes for a neighborhood. don't forget that friendships last longer than any broadway run. mr. president. (laughing) don't settle for your first draft. or your 10th draft. ♪ ♪

donald trump's supremes court nominee brett kavanaugh has deepened parties and divisions on capitol hill democrats have described it as a whitewash and republicans say they stand vindicated f.b.i. investigators have been looking into sexual misconduct allegations after a senate committee had evidence from christine was a forward who accused of assaulting her in high school claims he denies the senate is set to hold a procedural vote on his nomination on friday u.s. vice president has accused china of interfering with american politics and technology might pence says beijing is using economic and military tools as well as propaganda to advance interests in the u.s. his comments come after president trump accused china of interfering in the upcoming midterm elections these and other actions taken as a whole constitute an intensifying effort to shift american public opinion. and policy away from the american first leadership of president donald trump but our message to china's rulers is this this president will not back down out of there has been given rare access to the vast and desert on the iraqi

. >>> we follow a tense scene on capitol hill. democrats republicans making fiery speeches of whether judge brett kavanaugh should be elevated to the supreme court. protesters outside and inside the building rallying against kavanaugh trying to keep the pressure on the key senators and going to capitol hill next and first counting down to the midterm elections now. you are watching "velshi & ruhle." ok everyone! our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure. now up to 30 grams of protein for strength and energy! discover.o. i like your card, but i'm absolutely not paying an annual fee. discover has no annual fees. really? yeah. we just don't believe in them. oh nice. you would not believe how long i've been rehearsing that. no annual fee on any card. only from discover. >>> it's very rare for senators who vote yes on cloture to then flip and vote no on final but it's happened. there have been recent hi

so a lot of emotions on capitol hill. democrats spoke to, left the senate vote resigned to the fact there's a new supreme court justice. they couldn't stop the vote from taking place today and they lost 50-48. back to you. shannon: jennifer, let me ask you. a lot of the different members we talked to this week have been resistant, a lot of them don't like to have security or capital police with them, they like to walk around capitol hill to their homes or whatever they want to do. many said they were left with no option. is that still the feeling out there or some of the folks you run into, are they on their own? are they with staff? what's the sense today? >> reporter: i think it calmed down from yesterday's. yesterday was intense. the public was allowed into senate office buildings. it was very tense. the consistent front stations in front of office -- confrontations in front of offices, senator jeff flake couldn't return to his senate office and wase seen on the house side -- was seen on the house side yesterday because of so ma

perfectly, problems with immigration law and how the border is handled left and right from capitol hill, democrat, republican, they agree that immigration law needs to be reformed, but that required bipartisanship and compromise, and there's no way in any figment of anyone's imagination that's happening now, and that's why we're seeing what we're seeing. >> absolutely. when people talk about a guest worker program, they're describing the way it used to be. let them come, pick a crop of lettuce, and let them come home. you don't let them vote, don't let them collect welfare, don't let their kids into school. that's the argument over that, but this is the result of a broken immigration system. i think both parties can agree on that. >> thank you, bill. i really appreciate it. >> joining me right now is former republican congressman david jolly. so you have -- you have the president -- you have what we're talking about, the caravan, and you have fact challenged assertions coming from the president when it comes to the caravan. you also have fact-challenged assertions when it comes to the what the pr

coming up in a fews,minu live report from capitol hill callisome democrats are for president trump to tone down his rhetoric and david will have the latest from pittsburgh. you can also find updates in the nbc washington app. >> we're staying on top of breaking news. families are searching for answers after a lion airplane with 189 people on board crashed at se it crashed minutes after taking off from inapnesia's col this morning. they located the wreckage and the black box and according to the associatedpress, the president of lion air said the plane had some kind of technical problem on the previous flight. he said the problem was fixe but did not elaborate. >> developing this morning, the secret service and d.c. police aren't taking any chances following last week's mailed package bombs. they shutdown wisconsin avenue after a suspicious package was rerted outside of the russian embassy. it was not a threat. the man that terrorized the country with the package bombs will make his first court appearance in miami. he's charged with sending 14 pipe bombs through the mail to former pres

he's up on capitol hill. phil, democrats on the senate judiciary committee just sent a new letter. ll us about that? >> reporter: yeah, just to give you a sense of how heated things have gotten on capitol hill and really the divide between republicans and democrats, at least eight democrats on the judiciary committee seizing on a tweet from the republican staff of the judiciary committee that said in the tweet that in previous background checks with brett kavanaugh, he's had six during his time in government service, there had been no whiff of sexual impropriety or alcohol allegations. woo the democrats said in a response in a letter to chairman chuck grassley said was this. each of us has reviewed the confidential background investigation of judge kavanaugh before the hearing. while we are limited in what we can say about this background investigation in a public setting, we are compelled to state for the record that there is information in the second post that is not accurate. the second post being the tweet about no whiff of allegations. we urge you to ensure these twitter posts

joining us now from capitol hill, the democrat from oregon. senator, thanks for joining us. >> you are very welcome. good to be with you. >> have you had a chance to go through the report on judge kavanaugh? >> yes, i have. >> what's your reaction? >> it's a complete cover up. just as it was explained that deborah ramirez's team, they provided 20 people who should be interviewed because they had information and none of them were talked to. dr. ford provided eight names and none of them were talked to. this was a cherry picking of a few individuals to pretend to do an investigation. this is a complete embarrassment on the reputation of the fbi. if they did this at the direction of the president, it's a massive abuse of fairness and justice to the women who came forward to share their experiences. >> the senate judiciary committee and republican leadership said there is nothing in the new report that they didn't know before and you didn't know before either. what do you say to that there is nothing new to learn. >> there are a few details, but n

this is capitol hill, outside the capitol building. inside, democraticors continue their all nighter into the early morning, speaking against the kavanaugh nomination. joining us live from the capitol, manu raju. we are still hours out from the official vote but democrats held the floor all night. what are we expecting today? >> reporter: expect more democrats to rail against this nomination process, raise concerns about allegations of sexual misconduct that have come out against brett kavanaugh which he has furiously denied. they spent the night going to the floor, hour after hour, raising concerns. jeff reading stories. one after another speaks. we were expecting when the vote takes place later this afternoon that only two senators, one on each side will break rank, break from party leadership. one, lisa murkowski of alaska who went to the floor last night to explain why she is voting no. >> after the hearing that we all watched last week, last thursday, it became clear to me or was becoming clearer that that appearance of impropriety has become unavoi

the democratic witch hunt is officially over, their delay tactics have hit a dead end, but the crybaby smear merchants on the left are still grandstanding. holding protest on it capitol hill. senate democrats bashing the fbi tonight in their investigation. democrats across america -- well, they are extreme they worried because their shameful attempts to ruin a man's life for political gains have now been exposed and we are just 33 days away from the important midterm elections, and what do we see in the polling tonight? republican candidates are now surging. truth, justice, common sense, it might prevail after all. judge kavanaugh is once again coming to his own defense and a brand-new op-ed just released. sit tight, buckle up, it is time for our breaking news, busy news night, opening monologue. ♪ >> sean: the seventh fbi background check into judge kavanaugh is finished, and now a confirmation vote for judge brett kavanaugh could come as early as saturday. president trump, he is looking forward to this boat. -- vote. >> president trump: the democrats have been trying to destroy judge brett kavanaugh. [boos] since the very first second he was announced, and he was announ

name who is responsible and initiate sanctions against those people so members on capitol hill republicans and democrats are very concerned and they're talking about killing the one hundred ten billion dollar arms deal between the u.s. and saudi arabia that president trump personally forged in his first trip outside of the united states to saudi arabia with king salmon there so we have members of the u.s. senate who are of the president's own party now who are challenging him here you heard president trump in that story. with concerns about the economic impact of revoking that deal nevertheless just a year ago a republican senator and a democratic senator sought to kill a saudi arms deal that has never been done in the history of this act and they came for votes shy of doing that now there's an uproar on capitol hill corker says that relations between the u.s. and saudi arabia have never been worse and now they threaten derren to go off the cliff he says and there was a state department briefing today wasn't that thing up to. well heather nauert the state department spokesman works for president trump a

capitol hill. there is not an empathetic republican or democratic capitol hill when it comes to the saudis, crown prince or any patience left with any explanation. and i think that -- i think the president is sort of bowing to the political reality here at home, which is, look, the saudis, you know, had enjoyed sort of almost unprecedented access to the powers of washington for decades, but over -- post 9/11 patience with the saudi government has been waning for years when it comes to democrats and republicans and i think this is one of those moments where the president is realizing the saudis don't have any political capital on capitol hill and maybe he shouldn't be expending his on them either. >> i guess the question what exactly is he going to be doing about it. >>> i want to go back to the caravan, chuck, because the president has been out doing rallies, several in the last week or so and talking about the theme that he wants emphasized for the 2018, kavanaugh, the caravan and what he calls these mobs of progressive and liberal protestors that we see across the country. on the caravan question as w

one day before a final floor vote, protests continue on capitol hill as democrats fight kavanaugh's confirmation. >> judge kavanaugh has made it very clear to the american public that he is biased. >> reporter: the "four on 2" starts now. >>> three key senators have announced their support for brett kavanaugh with just hours to go until a final confirmation vote. their decisions assure that he will be confirmed to sit on the supreme court. the vote tomorrow likely to be one of the slimmest margins ever for a supreme court justice. welcome to the four for. i'm alex savidge. >> and nice to be back with you all on this friday. i'm heather holmes. protestors and democrats alike are still voicing their opposition to the nominee who was accused of sexual assault by a bay area woman. >> ray bogan reports from washington. >>> reporter: we got the word today from three key senators, jeff flake, joe manchin and susan collins that they will be giving the thumbs up to the kavanaugh nomination. >> mr. president, i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: maine saw in susan collins breaking her sile

capitol hill. senate democrats about to hold a press conference.that new supplemental fbi investigation. we know that democrats on the judiciary committee, republicans on the judiciary committee have now reviewed it. we heard from republicans in the white house saying they saw nothing new in there. i imagine the democrats are going to have a different view. >> yeah. >> on another story, lawmakers have set aside their differences to fight another battle. this one against opioids. in a rare form of unity, they agreed to prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid addiction. >> they came together because this is a sweeping piece of legislation. and it includes promoting research to find new pain management options. you know, that's why a lot of people get addicted to these, is pills prescribed by their doctor. the president praised congress for this, for what he called an extraordinary bipartisan effort. the bill will now go to his desk. he is expected to sign it, and the cdc estimates 72,000 americans died from drug overdosed last year. the bulk of

democrat, i take everything for myself. >> shannon: i'm not going to touch that. welcome to "fox news at night." we begin with a fox news alert's. thousands of activists flooding capitol hill to pressure key undecided senators and they are still here tonight. they will not leave until they get their way. democrats want to move on from kavanaugh, they are not to let go. their tactics cause a backlash? rand paul's wife, kelly is speaking out about threats so violent that she is now sleeping by a loaded gun. the g.o.p. is pushing forward, refusing to vouch for what he calls progressive scare tactics. member is here tonight. we began come alive on the floor of the senate. what's going on over there? >> >> shannon, much of the filibuster has ended. there are a few diehards left. when nancy pelosi left so to the 30 or so protesters. she said, i'm outraged they are not more people here. there were a lot more people here earlier today, both outside and then inside the senate office buildings where there were a little more than 300 arrests where people refused to leave many cases it appeared arrests was the protesters goal. it was a bit about half a dozen senators. here they are. h

leftist protesters harassing another conservative on capitol hill, the billionaire democratic donor tiedotest when carly shimkus joins us live up next. good morning. - i think the best company's succeed as a team and our shirts from custom ink help bring us together. we order custom ink to welcome new employees, personalize team shirts, and even for company events. the design lab is so easy to use. we just upload out logo and if we have any questions, customer service is there to help. seeing our team together in custom ink gear is an amazing reminder of how far we've come as a business. - [narrator] custom ink has hundreds of products to help you look and feel like a team. upload your logo or start your design today at customink.com heather: first it was ted cruz, then mitch mcconnell and now you can add senator bill cassidy to the list of republicans harassed by anti-kavanaugh protesters. >> are you okay as a person to go ahead and accept an uncorroborated charge -- >> carly shimkus with serious xm 115 has reaction to the new revelation that the democratic billionaire may be funding th

capitol hill as early as today. it would be a very fast timeline but we're hearing that it could happen. these f.b.i. agents have been working around the clock to try to meet the deadlines. democrats on capitol hill keep continuing to try to expand the scope of the investigation. >> i believe nothing about this investigation until i actually see that the f.b.i. is talking to those 25 witnesses on the list i compiled. expanding the scope of this investigation means we're going from 4 to 6 witnesses. that ain't good enough for me. >> republican senators say that no amount of witnesses will ever be good enough for democrats. >> if you think it's going to change the mind of a single democrat, like i say, put down the bong, man, put down the bong. >> that's right. he said put down the bong. sandra, that's what it has come to here on capitol hill. >> sandra: senator kennedy there. frequent guest on this program always has interesting words to share. thank you very much. >> bill: he had a few gems in that interview. more to come. jonathan swan, reporter for axios, welcome to "america's newsroom." take us inside the west wing and your reporting. is the president all in on brett kavanaugh

both republicans and democrats on capitol hill say if saudi arabia is responsible, it warrants a tough response from the white house. >> reporter: president trump admitted to cbs in an interview that saudi arabia could be to blame for the disappearance and murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. but he emphasized so far the saudis deny responsibility. if an investigation proves their guilt the president says the united states would inflect severe punishment but sanked the royal -- took the table of sanctioning the royal family off the table. when asked why, he said an arm's deal with the saudis. making it clear his priorities are to protect u.s. profits. >> if they don't buy it from us they will buy from someone else. >> reporter: saudi arabia has maintained a hard line on this issue, deny, deny, deny. but yesterday they echo's president's reasoning about the global economy. if it is targeted with any action that will respond with greater action. and the economy is effected only 92 iimpact of the global economy. on capitol hill, condemnation has been swift and bipartisan. >> just b

great again hat off a student's head, capital police arrested a man who worked for several democrats on capitol hill, accused of posting personal information from 3 republican senators including home addresses and telephone numbers. the stanford dropping documents. capital police arresting jackson costco who recently worked as a staffer for sheila jackson lee. he allegedly targeted three gop members of the senate judiciary committee during or after the hearings with brett kavanaugh and accuser doctor blasey-ford. is this going to a new political low? on the other side of the aisle gop senators say the president's remarks last night were appalling and an acceptable and plain wrong. the administration fighting back. as soon as the fbi reports, the white house does get the first look, the president stand by his nominee. sean hannity with his fox news at night debut. >> congrats on the show. i haven't been on the show. you have done amazing work over the years and you know this issue very well. the sad part to me, is when politicians are saying get in their face and following sarah sanders's family out

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 views base

democratic strategists are warning members to move away from the brett kavanaugh nomination after the confirmation vote which could be a tall order considering the ongoing vigils and protests on capitol hilld the democratic base including celebrities who are vowing to fight on. model and actress emily reddick ascii tweeted i was arrested protesting the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh, a man who has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, men who hurt women can no longer be placed in positions of power. if or when brett kavanaugh is confirmed to the high court it is possible the tone and tenor on the left may soften but it won't be immediate. shannon: thank you very much. donald trump fired up his rally over new poll numbers and more. >> their rage fueled resistance is starting to backfire at a level that nobody has ever seen before, up 11, up 10, 14, nobody has ever seen this before. shannon: chris, okay, you look like you have something to say. >> i forgot the enjoyment of donald trump making up stuff about polls. shannon: we had this conversation before, most humans in america did not think he had a chance to win. according to the polls. >> neither did he. that is

on capitol hill, new york's democratic senator chuck schumer as you pointed out said today he has seen plenty. in fact, he seen enough to vote no on judge kavanaugh to matter what the fbi finds. >> the question of judge kavanaugh's credibility is one that weighs on us today on his behavior right now. it is not a question about what judge kavanaugh did as a 16 or 17-year-old but what he said is a 53-year-old nominee to the court. >> staying on capitol hill, we also heard from the senate majority leader of the great state of kentucky, the commonwealth there. he said the democrats are simply trying to slow down the process and doing it for purely political processes. >> there committed to delaying, obstructing, and resisting this nomination with everything they've got. they just want to delay this matter past the election. that's not my supposition, mr. president, that's my plan. >> meanwhile, last night at a rally in tennessee, president trump had a similar message for the overflow crowd in johnson city. >> democrats only know how to obstruct, demolish, and destroy as we've seen in recen

capitol police two has worked for several democrats on capitol hill.g personal information for three republican senators on the internet including things like home addresses and cell phone numbers. capital police arresting 27-year-old justin cocteau mike jackson costco. sheila jackson lee. he allegedly targeted three g.o.p. members of the senate judiciary committee during or shortly after thursday's hearing with judge kavanaugh and accuser dr. christine blasey ford. is this taking us to a new political low on the other side of the argument key g.o.p. senators say that residents remarks about blasey ford are appalling, unacceptable and just plain wrong. if the now fighting back. as soon as that fbi report, the seventh on kavanaugh, is completed, the white house does get the first love. will he continue to stand by his nominee? the one and only sean hannity in his "fox news @ night" debut. >> thank you for having me. congrats michelle. you are doing great and it's an honor to be with you. i haven't been on the show. you've done amazing work on supreme co

, the democrats to vote to confirm justice kavanagh, joe manchin, was actually thanked by his republican colleagues on friday and saturday even as he was shouted down by protesters on capitol hill. by the way the fact he voted the gop is still no guarantee. the prison wall campaign against him between now and the midterm. >> still a democrat and we are trying to hold the majority. we appreciate his vote for judge kavanaugh. i think it was the right thing to do. we are trying to win seats. reporter: trying to win seats. will the gop picking up a couple or maybe even a few? we will find out in about a month. the president playing planned a little golf in potomac falls. tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at the white house has opportunity to sway her in justice brett kavanaugh. gillian. gillian: kevin, thank you for that. leland: someone getting a visit from the president this week. pennsylvania congressman mike kelly, thank you unappreciated. the president seems to fail no matter what he needs to be on the campaign trail. how do republicans keep the momentum going? >> you know what, leland, there's simultaneous to play through the whistle. we are talking about the echo of the whistle. a

capitol hill. ted lue, democrat from california, on the house foreign affairs committee, said this.m pleased that saudi arabia has finally realized that when you cut up a human being into the pieces they will, in fact, be dead. it's outrageous president trump continues to defend saudi arabia. clearly the crown prince it's they are implicated in that or responsible. it is his government and he has a lot of explaining to do. just some of the early reaction. we'll likely hear more coming hours including that statement from the white house. we're back with the panel. a.b., of the options that the president has, what do you think is most likely? he said the other day, there could be very severe consequences. a change in tone. what might those look like? >> he was leaving himself some space for various facts that can come out, that might conflict. again, i reiterate, i really believe conflicting information could mess up the saudi story within the next couple of days. the president was trying to do on one hand, on the other hand there are ways for -- that steve ma chuch in, the treasury s

democrat's lawyers. and now they want to impeach him. i've heard this for many people. i think it is an insult to the american public. >> harris: peter doocy is live on capitol hill. r? >> harris, democratic leaders don't want their rank and file members to be discouraged by the kavanaugh confirmation, so nancy pelosi just wrote them all a letter. all of her colleagues a letter, where she explains this -- "to preserve the record of this dark chapter, i am filing a request of the republic can see the fbi report, transcripts of interviews, and any can indication to the fbi from senate republicans regarding the scope of the investigation. this is important to set the record straight. we must not agonize. we must organize. people must vote." her democratic colleagues on the senate side are now saying that they don't think kavanaugh will ever shake of a controversy from this confirmation. >> he is going to be on the supreme court with a huge asterisk after his name. the partisanship that he showed was astounding. the conspiracy theory that he accused us of behaving in was bizarre. >> talk like that already has a public and leaders accusing democrats of not acting in goo

capitol hill. all among democrats. >> a bit of a head scratcher. we're still trying to figure out what's up with the "resistance" there. >> i don't know why he's saying it with the accent, it's very bizarre. >> maybe a "south park" -- >> i think what's happening on capitol hill, very angry. like uncontrol age rage. the incandescent right below the surface. what we're hearing from ford and other women, it mirrors our own experiences. women go through this. we're always thinking about ways to protect ourselves from male violence. for male senators, all white, all 80 years old, standing up there and basically telling us we're historical and we should calm down, it just makes us more angry. so these are not funded protests. these are women who are flying from alaska, flying from -- coming from maine to go to d.c. to tell their senators their stories. i think that's part of the democratic process. if we're not going to listen to women, then are we second class citizens in this country? if we're not going to take the story seriously and actually try to p

family the security it needs at a price you can afford. >>> all eyes are on capitol hill as senators, republican and democratnto a secured room in the capitol to take a look at the one document everyone wants to see. the further fbi investigation into the background and allegations against supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. coming out, we are getting a lot of important reaction from democrats and republicans. senator lindsey graham viewed the document and came out and spoke with reporters a short time ago. >> i'm confident the fbi did a good job. they were not hindered in any way. the focus of the background check was on credible allegations before the committee. i was looking for certain things to be answered by witnesses. i'm more confident than ever that what the committee found held up and then some. the main thing for me is that you need to go to the fbi and you need to ask them, did they feel like they were able to do their job without interference and i think the answer is yes. they interviewed over 150 people throughout the course of brett kavanaugh's life. for those who suggest he had a problem

and the democrats on capitol hill have released a statement slamming the president's response and accusinger has accused some employers of using non—disclosure agreements "unethically" when workers raise claims of harassment. theresa may told mps that the government would act to tighten up when they were used. the issue was raised in the commons after the daily telegraph outlined the case of a high—profile businessman said to be accused of racial and sexual harassment who has won a temporary injunction at the court of appeal to prevent the paper revealing the details. here's our special correspondent lucy manning. who is he? the businessman who can't be named, accused of sexually harassing and racially abusing some of his staff. he's gone to court to stop his identity being revealed. the telegraph, prevented from publishing full details of their story, which claimed the businessman was hiding his behaviour behind ndas — nondisclosure agreements. these nondisclosure agreements have overshot their remit. they're actually now being misused by powerful people in business to effectively gag emp

capitol hill. they have encouraged mob rule. >> senate democrats arguing many voters, especially women, are still furious. hawaii senator hirono says voters will be highly motivated to punish the republicans in november. >> he will be on the court with a huge taint and astersisk after his name. the partisanship he showed was astounding. the conspiracy theory he accused us of was bizarre. >> and susan collins, one of the swing votes, talking about defending kavanaugh. she said he stepped over the line, but had some justification. >> i put myself in his shoes. he is coming forward and answering an allegation that includes that he was involved in gang raping and doping girls. that is so devastating. and i think he reacted with anger and anguish as a father of two young girls. >> collins says she believes christine blasey ford was assaulted, but she does not believe brett kavanaugh was her assailant. >>> in a move generously described as hypocritical, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell is leaving the door open to confirming a supreme court nominee in 2020. during the last presidential election in 2016,

acknowledging khashoggi died inside the consulate, there's a lot of skepticism on capitol hill among republicans and democrats alike that the saudis are telling the truth. for example, richard blumenthal, democrat of connecticut, saying they're trying to buy time. lindsey graham, a close ally of president trump's, saying he's deeply skeptical of what the saudis are saying, as well. president trump likely to come under an enormous amount of pressure not to take the saudis at their word and to impose the severe punishments he once threatened against saudi arabia if it turns out khashoggi was murdered in the consulate. >> lots of skepticism. sarah westwood, thank you very much. >>> let's bring in cnn political commentator and political anchor for spectrum news, airlierrol l a and diplomatic editor nic robertson. the claims of the saudis credible that puts them at odds with the u.s. intelligence community. what is the world saying about the saudi statement, and does it put him at odds with the global community, as well? >> you know, the british right now are saying that they need to investigate further and examin

up on capitol hill, republicans and democrats are in lockstep, mulling sanctions and possible punishment for the saudis. >> the only two things that could have happened is, he's alive and somehow still in there, or he's dead and the saudis are the ones who did it. there is no other explanation for it. >> reporter: senator marco rubio, among others, disagreeing with treasury secretary, steve mnuchin's decision to still attend an economic conference hosted by the crown prince in riyadh. >> i don't think he should go. i don't think any of our government officials should be going and pretending as it's business as usual until we know exactly what's happened here. >> and jake, even if secretary mnuchin does end up going, it would be highly embarrassing for mbs to host that conference with some of the biggest names not attending. it reads like a who's who of the business world. the ceos of job morgue chase, master card and uber, along with media companies like the "new york times" and cnn. so it remains to be seen whether mbs mbs can convince the business world he was not involved in this. >>

crisis for him you could hear him trying to justify that arms deal but on capitol hill a year ago a couple of senators a democrat and republican tried to block a saudi arms deal and they came for votes shy of that now there is an uproar on capitol hill and some of those senators say they believe they can do it bob corker who you saw in that story said that saudi u.s. relationships have rarely been lower and they might now in his words fall off a cliff and there was a state department briefing today wasn't that did that clarify anything at all. well the state department briefing really didn't clarify things a lot there and in fact you have to remember that heather nauert the state department spokeswoman who held that briefing works for donald trump donald trump is very concerned about that relationship with the saudi arabian government here a few things that she had to say she said we're concerned about the whereabouts of jamal khashoggi she said we don't know what happened to him that is despite the fact that we know that the administration and on capitol hill that they have access to intelligence that has not b

of enough senators — although he's still facing ferocious opposition from the democrats, and protestors outside capitol hillt reports from washington. # hey, hey, ho, ho. # kavanaugh has got to go #. the protests are continuing but the fight now is over. brett kavanaugh will be confirmed by the us senate, on a day that could change america for decades, a milestone moment with the potential to make this a more conservative country. inside the halls of congress, protests in the offices of wavering senators who've ended up backing brett kavanaugh‘s nomination. manchin, do the right thing. one of them is democratjoe manchin, who's broken with his party and who was heckled as he tried to explain his decision. the senate was in session all night, recriminations round—the—clock. every american is entitled to the benefit of the doubt but nobody is entitled to a seat on the united states supreme court. this body has had a test and we are failing that test. this body has had a chance. this body has had a responsibility and we have surrendered that responsibility. the supreme court wields society—changing power. in th

. >> last question for you, ken, you spent a lot of time talking on capitol hill and your colleagues, democrats and republicans. >> they're all in. literally, i have never seen someone like lindsey graham or mitch mcconnell essentially saying thank you. >> there is an awkward relationship between the president and some of these lawmakers and they are all in as they're 23 days out and they're fired up. i interview senator jones new york and she was on the campaign trail. truly she was grateful to go back to iowa the day after justice brett kavanaugh was confirmed to talk to her voters because they felt that she had something to deliver to them. we are living in polarized time. >> all right, we'll come back here. >> up next, jared kushner is under fire fore his cozy relationship with the saudis and "the new york times" reports found that jared kushner has not paid taxes. >> he's that guy in the room, the sad thing about jared is that he does not know how stupid he sounds when he's talking and listening. >> oh, i am learning. eric always wanted to be a professional basketball player. instead, he's

capitol hill. addressed to democratic congresswoman, maxine waters, a frequent target of president trump. >> yes, she is a low i.q. individual. maxine waters. >> reporter: earlier this week on monday, a bomb was sent to the upstate new york home of wealthy democratic donor, george soros, another favorite target of trump and right wing conspiracy theorists. because of an incorrect address, another package, which was intended for former attorney general, eric holder, was sent back to the return address. the same return address on the packages intended for brennan, clinton and obama. an office of democratic congresswoman, debbie wasserman schultz in florida. today president trump spoke out against the threats. >> in these times, we have to unify. we have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message that acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the united states of america. >> reporter: however, the president has often inflamed the political rhetoric. his crowd in houston on monday broke into a cnn sucks chant. >> i don't like 'em either. >> reporter: t

trail and when it became clear today that all the recipients of these mail bombs were democrats reporters on capitol hill they began asking republican lawmakers for their reaction he was in the door and hatch from utah he was asked and he was posed the question has the president trumped by calling the mainstream media the enemy of the people has he contributed to the attacks that we sold today here's how he responded. there are a lot of things going to contribute to that that we are that our society is becoming not very complex and. we think people out of moderate their position on both do you think you know i should embrace the i'm going to run i don't see anything really wrong with the pressure i think that you know he sort of tough position is attacked on all sides and like yeah to be able to express themselves. so you've got orrin hatch there not surprisingly saying that he doesn't see anything wrong with the u.s. president i mean the message there is that republicans don't see any need to find common ground and he's saying that with less than two weeks before the midterm elections that can't bode we

i think that's going to be what we're all looking toward and what certainly democrats on capitol hillre going to be looking at. we already have heard house democrats say they want to try to impeach brett kavanaugh when he is installed on the court if the vote goes the way people think it will tomorrow, the way it looks almost certain to tomorrow. you know, one of the things that susan collins was very concerned about in her consideration of brett kavanaugh was whether he would uphold the precedent in roe v. wade, and she had said previously that she felt comfortable after having talked to him that he would and that he would not vote to overturn roe, and that was a huge thing for her. i think that's very much in doubt. we don't know what he's going to do. we don't know what the conservative majority may decide to do on that question. certainly the last couple of weeks of his appearances on capitol hill put in some doubt whether what he told senators behind closed doors is what he would be saying publicly when the court is dealing with precedents like that, affirmative action, gay marri

. >> bill: capitol hill police arresting a democratic intern allegedly posting the personal information at least three republican senators online during last week's kavanaugh hearing. police are now investigating two more incidents, one of them targeting senator rand paul. jason chaffetz former u.s. congressman, fox news contributor, how are you doing and good morning to you. how does an intern do this, 27-year-old jackson cost co-, how does that happen? >> it doesn't smell right on the surface but what's fascinating there are seven different charges, identity theft, second degree burglary, witness tampering. where does witness tampering come into this? it's more than just stealing senator mike lee's personal information and posting it to wikipedia. there is something more here. >> bill: i don't get it. did the intern get the information or someone give it to him? there is your question. >> again, i'm looking at the charges just like everybody else but it sounds a little bit more sophisticated and the fact that how quickly they arrested this person and charged with person. and again, wi

capitol hill. that's where some democrats are calling for president trump to tone dn his rhetoric. in the next half hour, david culver will have morero pittsburgh. >> the transit ancy is unveiling a new budget and it could have an impact on your commute. >> adam is live with all the details on this. what'sup? >> guys, this is massive.s this what metro riders have been waiting for for ag l time. he's talking about expanding rush hour and cutting the weekend fair to a $2 flat rate. extending the yellow line all the way up to greenbelt. he's talking aut running the red line to glenmont at all times of theday. he's talking about tllrains being theum maximength 8 cars to cut down on crowding.ee metro hn losing riders for some time here. we're talking about they are down 100,000 trips per work day. this is an ambitious plan to bring riders back to the system. you can imagine the cheering this news. >> the fact that they cut the services causes people to not ride. you're not going to have the amount of money that you ed. >> so this is a budget proposal right now. they have to decid whethe

there are already called up on capitol hill from democrats to impeach the newest supreme court justice very, very unlikely scenario considering one democrats would have to take back the house into, even if that were to happen, two thirds of the senate would have to go along with that process. president trump before leaving florida is asked about the democrats newest calls and he likened what brett kavanaugh had went through as going through a hoax. watch your. president trump: now they're thinking about impeaching a brilliant jurist, a man who did nothing wrong, a man who was caught up in a hoax that was set up by the democrats using the democrat lawyers and now they want to impeach him. i've heard this from many people and i think it's an insult to the american public. i thank you will see a lot of things happen on november 6 that would not have happened before. reporter: barely interesting thing before we thought air force one land and put up because after the present came off the plane to the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein were told those two met aboard air force one, spoke