collins. and everyonese ads agrees their wallpaper at this point, if you could give a quick yes or no answer, would you support a constitutional amendment to change the rules to regulate that kind of money, which citizens united allows to happen? sen. collins? sen. collins: overturning citizens united would not to anything too bad dark money. host: so, no constitutional amendment on this? sen. collins: and it would take years. the better thing is to pass legislation that requires all donors to be disclosed, all of them. that is the way you and dark money. host:? constitutional amendment spkr. -- in: yes, actually absolutely support a constitutional amendment to overturn citizens united. max: it seems a comic show between these two, sara and susan, raising over hundred million dollars of dark money. host: what you support a constitutional amendment? max: yes and that is what my website is about. host: ms. savage, would you support such amendment? lisa: i would. corporations are not people. and

collins? sen. collins: there are three key factors when it comes to health care. first of all we need transparency in pricing. you should know what the medical procedure is going to cost before you have it. second, we need to ensure access. that means maintaining our rural hospitals. the proposal that sara has endorsed would destroy our rural hospitals because they would be reimbursed under the medicare or medicaid rate. that is not enough for them to survive, and making critical access hospitals does not solve the problem. we need to make it more affordable. there is a huge difference in sara and me on the issue of the individual mandate. , whichports this tax falls 80% of those who pay the tax for not having insurance that they can't afford, make under $50,000 per year. what she is proposing is that a single mom pay a tax penalty of $1000 if she cannot afford insurance. pat: speaker gideon, quick rebuttal? mr. linn: the -- rep. gideon: thank you very much. senator collins mentioned the individual

collins.r. adams, welcome. dr. adams: thank you, committee members for allowing me to address the importance of childhood and adult immunizations in the context of covid-19. my central message is this. equitable vaccination of america's children and adults against preventable diseases is safe, smart, good for the economy and critical in our fight against covid-19. the science is clear. vaccines save lives and the u.s. vaccine supply is the safest in history and in the world and they are a great value as every dollar invested in the measles vaccine saves society up to $20. this is because vaccines prevent disease keeping people out of the hospital and clinics and keeping employees and parents in the workplace. yet, despite these benefits, less than half of adults get a yearly flu vaccine. flu vaccines reduce a pregnant woman's risk of hospitalization by 40% and a newborn baby's risk by 72%. however only half of all pregnant women get recommended flu and whooping cough vaccinations. pregnant afr

>>host: gail collins how did you get from cincinnati to new york?went to college in milwaukee and i was there studying journalism in the sixties and seventies revolt. because of that i and all my friends who are working with me head incompletes and ethics of journalism because the professor was very conservative. was graduated i was in graduate one - - graduate school three months before he finally handed me my diploma. >>host: and then to "the new york times"? [laughter] >>guest: i moved to connecticut my husband got a job in new haven and there were no jobs for journalist at that point i couldn't find anything. i finally did and went around to the little papers and i got about 30 of them to agreed to ten or $20 a week to send things back every week and what this meant to waterbury or legislator was up to that week i can't tell you how hard i worked i was writing 30 or 40 stories a week it really put down the barrier for me so now it's the same as talking i feel any barrier at all is just the way i communicate every day all the time. then i got a j

susan collins has been a u.s. collins since bill clinton was president, a long time. a fifth term. but she is in the fight of her political life. susan collins has been a u.s. senator for almost a quarter century. the republican senior senator bills herself as the most bipartisan member. a reputation that's helped her win re-election in a state where there are more democrats and even more independents than there are republicans. >> there is no one who has worked harder for the people of maine all the people of maine and delivered more to them than i have. >> reporter: but one thing she helped deliver is proving politically troublesome for her. susan collins helped deliver a supreme court seat to brett kavanaugh in 2018. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: she voted to confirm despite sexual assault allegations against kavanaugh from his high school days. her democratic opponent is the speaker of the maine house of representatives. at this campaign event, listen to what this man tells gideon. >> i never would vote for susan after she voted for kavan

vulnerable gop senator, susan collins, now saying, wait a minute. the vacancy should be filled by whoever wins the presidential election. as senate democrats send an open letter to judiciary chairman, lindsey graham, making that same argument. let's go, right now, to capitol hill. our senior congressional correspondent, manu raju, is there. manu, tell us more about senator collins' statement and what it could mean for the path forward. >> well, i could tell you this had been expected from the republican leadership. collins had signalled, first, for a couple of weeks that she was unlikely to get behind any effort to fill a supreme court vacancy, should one occur. and in the aftermath of ruth bader ginsburg's death, she's making her first statement making it clear she did not think it makes sense or the appropriate move to fill this seat. she says, in this statement that she just put out, given a the proximity of the presidential election, however, i do not believe the senate should vote on the nominee prior to the election, in fairness to the america

either way collins has a tough fight ahead of her. >> i'm sorry, i cannot say susan collins has stoodhave always put the people of maine first, and i always will. >> to charlotte, north carolina, where president trump is speaking about health care. >> bringing millions and millions of people lured into our country. as long as we are president, we will safeguard our borders an our seniors. we're pleased to be joined by secretary of health and human services, done a great job, alex azar. alex. hi, alex. and very importantly cms administrator seema verma. thank you, seema. a great friend of mine and a great friend of health care, frankly, senator bill cassidy. bill. representatives michael burgess and greg murphy, so instrumental. thank you, fellas. many, many state and local officials are here with us. thank you very much. since the plague arrived from china, we've seen our doctors, nurses, first responders, scientists and researchers at their very best. we slashed red tape to accelerate the development of

susan collins does not think so. she's in a tough race. heard some discussion about thom tillis in north carolina. you've got martha mcsally out in arizona, gary peters in michigan, doug jones in georgia. there's a lot on both sides. remember, it's a 53/47 senate, so it's a very title senate. the republicans can't afford to lose anybody if they're going to get a nominee through before the election and, frankly, after the election. so if mcsally loses and kelly comes in early. that's another piece of the dynamic that could change things, yasmin. >> you also said it's sad to see that this issue has become so politicized so quickly just 24 hours or so after the death of justice ginsburg, considering the legacy in which the justice has left behind. >> it was amazing to see chuck schumer's first tweet was not about ginsburg and her legacy. first was about the nominee and how the process should go forward. much mcconnell, similar, he did start a statement with a tribute to justice ginsburg and her legacy but immediately followed with what it loo

her statement comes as collins faces a heated reelection battle in her home state of maine.e important senate race. >> once a republican stronghold may have new england's last serving republican congress, senator susan collins, the 67-year-old known for her independent streak is seeking a fifth term and in the toughest race of her career. >> this is sarah gideon, the democratic challenger is speaker of the maine house of representatives. as main politics go the 48-year-old is a relative newcomer having moved to the state in 2004. but the latest new york times siena college polls show her with a small lead, at a sawmill tour she touted her deep state routes taken a job at her opponent. >> a rookie senator simply does not have the experience or the seniority to deliver for the people of maine. >> gideons husband while firm took up to 2 million tellers from the program. >> or federal data, the racism most expensive in-state history. >> susan is not the same susan we sent to washington, the airway saturated with ads. collins did not vote for trump in 2016 and has repeatedly refu

. >> kaitlan collins, thank you so much. abby, mcconnell just said on the senate floor that the president's nominee will get a vote this year. susan collins and lisa murkowski have said mcconnell should delay any action until we know who wins the presidency november 3rd. do you think any additional republicans will join those two, thus, theoretically, at least, being able to block mcconnell from proceeding to a vote? >> well, i think it's a possibility. the list of people who could be in the company of susan collins and lisa murkowski are pretty limited. you are talking maybe three or four other republicans who might be open to it. >> many haven't said where they stand. but i did think it was notable that mcconnell said today this nominee will get a vote this year. he did not say before the election. it is possible that mcconnell is trying to feel out the senate republicans that he represents effectively and saying to them would you be open to this if we held a vote after the november election? that might be more likely to h

the prospects of two additional republicans saying what murkowski and collins are saying. what are you hearing on that front? >> this rule of four is familiar to anyone paying attention during impeachment. i have a hard time seeing how democrats get the two additional votes they need. the universe of people who might break with mitch mcconnell and break with the president on something as important to the republican base as a supreme court nominee is vanishing small. we're watching three senators who haven't committed yet which way they would go. cory gardner in a tough re-election fight in colorado. although he's proven time and time again he's unlikely to break with the president. chuck grassley the former chairman of the judiciary committee and you think an unlikely choice here. this was a theoretical discussion as early as last week. he was saying perhaps not best to move forward this close to the election. i'm watching him and then mitt romney who is a complete sion ts and on the one hand he voted to remove this president from office but on the other hand and i think t

senator susan collins in the state of maine. and now just moments ago lisa murkowski a fiercely independent republican from the state of alaska who has crossed party lines before, especially on fights over the supreme court. if you remember, she voted against brett kavanaugh just a few years ago. so they're certainly lining up. but, remember, mcconnell needs to hold his conference together. but democrats need four republicans to cross the aisle and vote with them. right now they only have two. and these statements are really interesting because essentially what these two women are saying is they are not comfortable

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>> senator collins, susan collins. >> well, i totally disagree with her. we have an obligation.ick who we want. that's not the next president. hopefully i will be the next president. but we're here now, right now we're here, and we have an obligation to the voters, all of the people, the millions of people that put us here, in the form of a victory. we have an obligation to them, to all of those voters, and it's a very simple thing. so i would disagree. if that's what she said, that's not the way i read it. i read it differently, but if that's what she said, i totally disagree. >> [inaudible]. >> i do. i have a short list. i've had a short list for a while. we added a number of people on to the list previously. we have about 45 all together. i do indeed have a short list. i've gotten to know many of them. i think it's probably from a legal standpoint, from a sophisticated understanding of the law, from a constitutional standpoint, i think it's the greatest list ever assembled. and i think that the other side should show their radical left list, and i think you will be surprised.

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but collins did recently win an endorsement from an unlikely source. a former democratic vice presidential nominee. >> i'm a life long democrat but i put my country first, always. that's why i'm supporting susan collins for senate. i served with susan in the senate. she's independent, thoughtful, and a fighter for women's issues. susan always stands up for maine. she's worked to create jobs and improve health care and protect maine's environment. you don't get many like susan collins and when you do, you keep them. >> and joining me now is former vice presidential nominee, joe lieberman. thank you for being here this morning. >> thanks, jonathan, good to be with you. >> so senator, please explain why endorse republican senator susan collins over democrat sarah gideon. >> yeah, well, being a democrat is important to me and i have been a democrat since i registered when john f. kennedy, my hero, was president. but -- where the problem in washington these days is people have become so loyal to party they forget other things. one of the things is friendshi

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senator susan collins.ar-old known for her independent streak is seeking a fifth term and she's in the toughest race of her career. the democratic challenger, sarah gideon, is the speaker of the main house of representatives. the 48-year-old is a relative newcomer having moved to the state in 2004. the latest "new york times" sienna college poll shows her with a small lead. collins touted her roots taking a jab at her opponent. >> a rookie senator does not have the clout, the experience or the seniority to deliver for the people of maine. >> per federal data, the race is the most expensive in state history. >> susan is not the same susan that we sent to washington. >> the airwaves saturated with ads. collins did not vote for trump in 2016 and has repeated to say if she will vote for him again. at a recent debate, gideon slammed collins. >> senator collins does not stand up to donald trump. >> collins broke with her party to oppose the repeal of obamacare but voted for the president's acquittal and cast a de

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megan collins. it is green on the screen, a couple of days left in september trading but the dow is the outperform her thanks to boeing, up 1.9%. the s&p 500 is up 1.6%. boeing said that it would make more cuts to staff than anticipated and to some of those in the c suite. the dollar index, weaker today, although some strength for the pound sterling, up .8%. by $.29,still higher $49.54. for more on the global equity rally, let's get to dan. thanks for joining. thatthis rally inspire you we will see more boost to equities in the days to come, or is this a one-time phenomenon? dan: thank you for having me. we are seeing a bit of a bounceback from the 10% correction that we experienced over the last four weeks. we thought that was healthy, that markets needed to work off some of the excesses. markets were frothy, a lot of bullish sentiment. remains to be seen whether the 10% drawdown is enough to correct some of those excesses. we think that it has helped. vix at we are seeing the 26, so not as elevate

lisa murkowski and susan collins believes no vote should be hel before the election. earlier today the democratic nominee for joe biden says whoever winning the election should get to make the pick. >> to jam this through the senate is an exercise in raw political power. i don't believe the people of this nation will stand for it. even if president trump wants to put forward a name now, the senate should not act until the american people select their next president, their next congress, their next senate. >>> cnn's lauren fox is joining us. alexander was seeing as a possibly opponent to a speedy vote. tell us what he's saying and why it's so significant. >> essential the math this weekend was two reps, both much them had said they were uncomfortable moving forward with a supreme court vote to fill that vacancy. in fact, susan collins was very clear she said she didn't even want anybody who didn't win the election to select the supreme court replacement. that was very important. we were just looking for two more members. alexander was someone we were keeping a close ey

>> bret: somebody like susan collins is in a tough spot as is. she's getting pushback in maine for the brett kavanaugh decision and voting for brett kavanaugh. some of these can go either way and not only that but it fires up both bases. let's make sure not only on the right side of the left will be immensely fired up to make sure they get control of the senate. ideally in their view, they have this chance to block or possibly move forward with this justice. >> tucker: a dramatic season just got so much more so. thanks so much, i hope we see you next week. an opinion host with the hill newspaper, we were happy to have him on tonight. what do you think republicans should do after they pause and acknowledge that a human being has passed, someone who served in the court for 27 years but as a political matter, what are they go now? >> like you said, that is the question being asked in washington right now. he made a key point, this puts the issue of the court front and center in every single election, that could be great for some republicans which ar

and then of course a clear indication to see can and can and collins. and fortunately there was a spy. for the apartheid regime within their group they've been very close friends like a family living together. and the m.m. inadvertently found out about. this by when he heard the special branch over speaking and saying there's barney you know that kenny sold him out now that made perfect sense because of all the other people that were in the room but this is something the in my overheard so this is this kind of information is contained. in this part of the document there's the other side of the of the of the cracka so i think that this information when they do open an inquest into the death of the m one will now be able to lay to rest who actually betrayed betrayed. the are you are. wrong the are the unable to visit the emotion while he was in detention his family grew increasingly concerned about him. support came from a british born south african politician catherine taylor who raised the mom's detention in parliament. the police minister replied that

president trump: i think susan collins is hurt in their race. murkowski is badly hurt and doesn't run for two years but i think this will follow her. reporter: the family of ruth bader ginsburg will sit shiva until saturday night and president trump says the nomination will be coming soon. president trump: i think it will be on friday or saturday. we want to pay respect. it looks like, it looks like we will have probably services on thursday or friday as i understand it. i think, you know due respect we should wait until the ises are over. reporter: think will be the closest toe an election they have ever considered a supreme court justice. as you say, this kind of puts off to the side any talk about government funding and also trying to get some sort of a covid-19 bill through. they are probably going to move the government shutdown bill to keep the lights on until december. that will advance in the house of representatives this week. back to you, neil. neil: chad, protocol question. i know where lisa murkowski and susan collins stand not wanti

correspondent: republican senator susan collins is already in a tough reelection fight, and her reactionident trump's decision to move ahead with a supreme court before the election may not have danger much support among independent voters or moderate republicans. toxic national politics are destroying her position, according to her former campaign manager. >> the president unleashed a new way of doing business. he is insult driven, petty grievance, a retaliatory method of politics, and it has sadly spread not just to republicans, it spread into both parties. so the cancel culture, the outrage,, the same italian tory issues people accuse donald trump -- the same retaliatory issues that people accuse donald trp trump of, people are using against susan collins. correspondent: maine used to be a state where voting for the candidate, at the party, used to be common. but that is a most unthinkable now. >> they want to divide us. it is easier to control a divided nation. that is the goal. maine is like much of the rest of the country. we are divided. >> it didn't used to be like that? >> no, b

susan collins was the senator who ate the 11th hour r his defense and clinched the nomination. now sitting on that bench. w, can she do at again? will she do that again? she has so far said that she should take place until thee people decide who should be the next president. buif a vote does come to the floor, she has not made it clear whether or not she willote, and if she does, what will she do? she is very much a wildcard in this. it has put extra pressure on her reection campaign here, which is not going very well at all. >> historically, supreme court nomination pcesses are thought to have galvanized republican voters more than they galvanized democratic voters. is that the case in this election in 2020? >> again, very hard to say at the moment. he in maine for sure, susan collins is facing prdesure on all a lot of republicans do not trust her because she is a moderate. a lot of independents don't like her because she voted for brett kavanaugh and she voted against donald trump's impeachment. a lot of republicans who don't like trump are not keen on r either because they t

collins would be quote very badly hurt by moving forward before the election and collins in a difficult race, most difficult of her career up in maine. there are other senators who have not said how they will come down. chuck grassley of iowa told me in late july they should not move forward with a vacancy this election year. of course where will mitt romney come down? i'm told that he is not going to weigh in after he meets with republican senators tomorrow so a lot of questions about whether to get it done before the election or after the election, particularly if trump loses but those are aumoll the questions y have to grapple with today. >> dramatic few days in washington. a punch from cory gardner trying to figure out the politics. grateful. we'll stay in touch. >>> let's continue the conversation with chief political correspondent dana bash and errol lewis. the president sportsnet the weekend reaching out to advisers and he is conflicted. >> very conflicted. i spoke to a source familiar with the president's thinking who said he is really appears to be torn between at this point th

here in maine for sure, susan collins is facing pressure on all sides. of republicans do not trust her because she is a moderate. a lot of independents don't like her because she voted for brett kavanaugh and she voted against donald trump's impeachment. a lot of republicans who don't like trump are not keen on her either because they think likewise that she cited too much with the president. she is under intense pressure. whether or not the importance of the senate in this race and the focus on the senate, the depth of ruth bader ginsburg has now created will change the dynamics, will get more republicans out or more independents or more democrats is very difficult, especially when the polls in the state are really still a little bit too close to call. >> ok. jane o'brien up there in portland, maine. thank you very much. i spoke to someone from the trump campaign this weekend who suggested they felt this helped the trump campaign because it took the conversation away from the coronavirus. i spoke to one democrat who said they hop this would galvanized d

caitlin collins joins us now.o this is exactly what public health officials on the white house's own task force are begging people not to do, what we are looking at right now. >> reporter: yeah, and dr. anthony fauci said he's frustrated by seeing images like this. this isn't a rarity, this is the new normal for the trump campaign. and this is their plan going forward until november. these rallies where they can be half inside, half outside because they're in an airport hangar with the door open. but people are crowded together not wearing masks, despite the fact that the campaign does hand them out, they do not require them. the crowd even booed the announcer when asked to put masks on. tonight the president was in michigan. earlier this week they were in north carolina. and the governor there has bans on gatherings of more than 50 people. there was many more than 50 people that night. and the president flouted a rule put in place about wearing a mask, something the head republican said the president should follo

. >> that as senator susan collins dissents. given the proximity, i do not believe they should vote on the nominee prior to the election. the president, no surprise, does not agree. >> we have an obligation. >> move forward. >> sometimes in an election, things don't work out well? >> this is a fact check for the president of the united states, do not lose a presidential election. this was president trump. the poison ricin addressed to the president was intercepted by law enforcement. according to two law enforcement officials. the package came from canada. authorities are examining similar, we're living in really unusual times, the president's attempt through the supreme court nominee. in the face of all this, the hypocrisy of senate republicans is really stunning. not surprising. when you can blatantly knowingly contradict your own words, words you know are on tape, that takes a special kind of hypocrisy. this is mitch mcconnell in 2016. and have a profound impact on our country. >> mcconnell saying this, hours after the death

, so the susan collins of 2020 should certainly agree with the susan collins of 2016 that they shoulde taking an up or down vote. >> tucker: interesting. nice point. congressman, congrats on the book, by the way. >> i wrote in our how you and i stopped the war with iran a few times, people should check it out. >> tucker: great to see you, thank you. again and again over the past three months we have watched people get arrested and then walk rightet out. prosecutors in many places aren't enforcing the law. they are not prosecuting. how do these people get in office, and who's funding them? we will tell you with some detail. plus, we are monitoring the trump rally in the state of ohio, the president said he will announce his supreme court nominee soon. here it nc is. >> as our nation mourns the loss ofe supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, i will soon announce a nominee for the united states supreme court. [cheers and applause] they say it's the most important thing a president can do. ♪ ♪ >> protests pandemonium going from 0 to 100 in downtown miami moments after demonstrators de

that is also what susan collins of maine has said. so we have two gop senators not moving forward with that. we're waiting to hear from staples from others, whether it is mitt romney or cory gardner, some others that could sway that vote and make a difference one way or another if it did come to the floor. but as we're out here today, talking to people coming to celebrate ruth bader ginsburg legacy and hearing from young families and from parents who bring their children about wanting to share the lessons and what she worked toward for equality and women's rights. take a listen to what some of them told me. >> it was so they could see that the -- the impact she had on so many women and people in general and i wanted to let our children see that you could make a difference and she really did. >> reporter: so, alex, we're continuing to see a celebration sort of emerge here on the steps of the supreme court. earlier there was a somber tone and now we have some music going and other folks dancing a bit. and earlier in the day, prayer circ

susan collins in her race felt she needed to come out and be pretty absolute about what she would and would not accept. but you're not hearing a lot from other republican senators who are very much in going to determine the outcome here. >> as we wait for the president's pick, and as we try to count the votes in the senate, that's washington parlor game to a degree, it is almost impossible to exaggerate the significance of this when you look at the potential issues that now that -- the issues we know will come before a court that could potentially now go from a narrow 5-4 conservative majority to a clear 6-3 conservative majority. they include the fate of obamacare, whether insurance companies can deny you coverage for existing conditions, abortion rights, environmental regulations, and a fight over the counts in the election because of the fights over mail-in balloting, marriage equality issues, you could go on and on and on. the issues before this current court now 4-4 waiting to see who that other justice will be are remarkable. >> that's right. and you can anticipate the biden cam

susan collins, again, going back to my grandma ma, susan collins didn't need this.. i never really knew what that meant. but susan collins needed this like she -- like she needed another tough vote. no. this is -- this is a nightmare for susan collins. even if she votes against it. this is a nightmare for cory gardner. the last thing he needs -- again, stay with me. i'm a guy that voted pro-life nonstop. stay with me. this is just basic politics. cory had the 29% already. those suburbs of denver, oh, my god, the voting turnout in denver among suburbanites. claire mccaskill, this is not wishful thinking on my part at all. this is just politics 101. and i'd actually tweeted the night of rbg's death, pray for her family, okay, and save your hot takes because they're all wrong. this is a nightmare for republicans. as somebody said on twitter, i'm quoting them, not me, donald trump's just too dumb politically to figure that out right now. >> yeah, i was watching kasie -- congratulations, kasie, by the way, on "way too early" and i heard the representative from axios say

that's a big part of sarah gideon's campaign is a susan collins, she may say she's a moderate but he'sctually very much in the trump camp. we document that in the book and we show how she went through this whole process and ultimately came down on all trump side. >> another thing that i think has implications that go beyond the trump presidency is that over and over again in this book what you see is the career of public servants are being vilified over and over again as some sort of hostile deep state, in the case of lieutenant colonel benjamin, somebody who literally has bled for his country. what you think the long-term implications of that are for the morale of public servants and also the willingness of people to take on these careers in the future? >> it's massive, absolutely massive. Ãhad a long tradition in the country of having civil service career professionals who are experts in foreign policy and health and taxation and whatever else it is, they don't make policies, the president makes policies the administration makes policy but you have to be able to rely on well-informed

francis collins. thank you so much for joining us. i know you say you are surprised by the uproar around treatment guidelines for convelescent palace nah. given the incredibly inconsistent messages we're getting from the federal government including accusations of political influence, tell us why you are surprised. >> well, i think i was surprised yesterday that a simple statement from a group of clinical experts intended to help to guide physicians about how best to care for patients with covid-19 suddenly became a new story. what the guidelines basically said was exactly what the fda said when they issued the emergency use authorization for convelescent plasma. namely that there is some evidence that this might be beneficial but it is not conclusive. and it is probably safe and therefore the sort of thing the fda did not want to block people's access to, hence they issued this eua. that is what the treatment guidelines said but suddenly it became a story. we actually had that statement cleared by the fda and they approved the wordin

and they honed in on his friendship with canon john collins whom the mom had 1st met on the steps of st paul's cathedral in london. so while the police asked a lot of questions it seemed they already knew the answers him on her own waited for the police to press charges but yet none came. remembered i have of that day of the race was still very much its in my mind and i remember. the police coming in the morning to our home i wonder at school and they my math father adam among the thought of the telling my mother that is painted into colored and square that they want to speak to him at the callan square that is one of the prison. in the city have kept out the message that the police gave to the community they could see that the it world had this power to galvanize this community which is very small but quite strong economically and strong in history in the country and very close community. so i think it was this preemptive strike that they wanted to take him or to shake it up before he had the chance to gather a body of people. coming up when friends become enemies and those you trus

delay votes to collins and murkowski. from what we saw from joe biden, the democratic nominee today, wu trying to put political pressure on to appeal to republicans to turn down the national temperature t very vicive year. that's consistent with his unifying campaign message and the other thing he did was turn it to bread and butter sand say if the senate confirms another nominee, that would wipe out the affordable care act and that would take away direct benefits from the blue collar voters. >> these are all potential nominees in their 40s, say, they could be on the u.s. supreme court for the next 30, maybe 40 years. these are lifetime appointments. so once they're kwconfirmed, th u.s. senate, they could have an enormous impact on so much going on here in the united states. john harwood at the white house, stand by, we'll be get k bating to you. meanwhile, joe biden says he doesn't expect to change president trump's mind on pushing through a supreme court nominee before the november 3rd election, but he is reaching out t

we have senators lisa murkowski and susan collins now saying any move to replace