and heidi heitkamp did in 2012. and strong native american support for heidi heitkamp in north dakota is a big reason why right now there is a democratic held u.s. senate seat from that red state. and the closest of heitkamp's last race, the crucial support that she got from native american voters, that did not escape notice among republicans. and in particular, among republicans who are now making decisions about whose going to be allowed to vote this next time and who might find it exceedingly difficult to vote this next time. and you may be noticing a sort of theme these days in the news, right? we're 22 days out from the midterm elections as of right now. late last week we reported a story out of waller county, texas. waller county is a county that is about 70% white, but it's also home to a historically black college, prairie view a&m, where the student body is over 80% black. under constitutional law, under crystal clear supreme court precedent, college students are allowed to vote wherever they live, which in

heidi heitkamp is apologising...t taking sexual abuse seriously enough contained the names of 130 women, all victims. but astonishingly, without getting consent for the publication of their names beforehand. cue full—scale contrition. the only thing i can do is say, i am so sorry. trump: you need a senator who doesn'tjust talk like they're from north dakota... the republican candidate is kevin cramer. his campaign is accusing heidi heitkamp of re—victimising the victims. well, it's just terrible for the individuals that have been identified by the campaign without their approval. does it affect the campaign, does it affect the race? 0h, absolutely. it'sjust shy of 1,500 miles from washington, dc to here in fargo, but the race here is being watched incredibly closely in the nation's capital. if the democrats have any chance of retaking the senate, they need to hold onto this state. but their chances of doing so have taken a massive blow with this colossal act of political ineptitude. at an event last night in fargo fo

heidi heitkamp is apologising...riously enough contained the names of 130 women, all victims. but astonishingly, without getting consent for the publication of their names beforehand. cue full—scale contrition. the only thing i can do is say, i am so sorry. you need a senator who doesn't just talk like they're from north dakota... the republican candidate is kevin cramer. his campaign is accusing heidi heitkamp of re—victimising the victims. it's just terrible for the individuals who have been identified by the campaign without their approval. does it affect the campaign, does it affect the race? absolutely. it'sjust shy of 1,500 miles from washington, dc to here in fargo, but the race here is being watched incredibly closely in the nation's capital. if the democrats have any chance of retaking the senate, they need to hold onto this state. but their chances of doing so have taken a massive blow with this colossal act of political ineptitude. atan at an event last night for female voters, i spoke to some of her suppo

we know now that heidi heitkamp is out of the mix. she will vote no. so that means joe manchin as the only democrat plus these three o outstand republican out standistanding republicans. from this press conference, i would in-fear that they are pretty convinced that they will have the news that they want from take grohat group of peopl those decisions still haven't been made. if they do proceed, we are looking at cloture, to end the debate, it only takes 50 votes. so that will probably happen at some point tomorrow. i've heard midday. but everything is very fluid, so i'm not sure that that is still the case. but that would set up a vote, final confirmation vote to put kavanaugh on the court sometime on saturday. >> all right. we'll stay close to both of you as you get more information. the vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination comes just weeks before the midterm elections. democrats have the momentum going into the november vote, but the momentum seems to be building on the other side of the aisle as well. top republicans say the battle over the supreme

i never thought heidi heitkamp was going to be the 50th vote to confirm brett kavanaugh. i don't think joe manchin will be the 50th vote. if they are the decider and two republicans say no and they need that democratic vote to confirm them, heidi heitkamp is not going to be that person, joe manchin is not going to be that person. the pressure from the democratic side to not be that person would be immense. could i see joe manchin being the 52nd vote? sure. >> when you look at the polling that's come out in the last couple of days, you do see the gap closing with republicans and democrats. >> no question. >> it seems to imply that republicans have a little bit of momentum right now. >> yes. remember, and this has been true since judges existed until today, the republican base cares deeply about the federal judiciary. the appeals court but especially the supreme court. these fights animate them period. now that this fight has turned into what they believe to be and donald trump a smear campaign, hatchet job, has made them even more engaged. there is a lot of polling that su

so i think when heidi heitkamp made her decision, it was certainly a huge political risk for one of the more vulnerable democrats in the senate. but i also think she does have an opportunity to appeal to some of those women voters who are frustrated, especially the independent-minded and suburban women voters who could make all of the difference, especially when we talk about turnout and how close it could be in november. >> congressman, i'm coming for you next. we're going to fit in a break first. both our guests will stay with us. when we come back, we'll talk more about the influence of women voters one month from now. including the opinion of a prominent tennessee native, that one. cancer ... it's very personal. each of us is different. and each cancer is different. how it reacts, how it evades and adapts. and how we attack it. that's why at cancer treatment centers of america, we use diagnostic tools that help us better understand what drives each person's cancer. this is what we mean by outsmarting cancer. and for some, it may uncover more effective treatment options. like christi

that is senator heidi heitkamp who told the voters in north dakota today something that most of them nt to hear. >> i will be voting no on judge kavanaugh. >> senator heitkamp announced that decision on north dakota tv today where she has been facing tv ads like this. >> the liberal mob and their media allies tried to ruin a good man with smears. >> you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy. >> judge kavanaugh fought back clearing his name, defending his honor. now senator heitkamp has a choice. stand with president trump, judge kavanaugh and all who thought this was a national disgrace or stand with them. tell heidi heitkamp you'll never forget how she votes. >> polls show heidi heitkamp trailing in her re-election campaign to her republican challenger. but she said she kept politics out of her decision. >>, you know, the easiest thing in the world for me would have been take a yes vote, get this over with. that would -- would presumably be -- make my path to re-election easier. i didn't come here to do the easy thing. i came here to do the right thing. >> senator

heidi heitkamp saying she is going to vote no. know you don't have a vote but you're watching closely and of course the supreme court nomination, the supreme court in general is a potentially voter igniting issue. you're there on the house judiciary committee. do you believe this fbi report should be made public? >> good afternoon, ana. yes, it should be made public, but it should be a much bigger report. it's concerning that they would limit the scope of their investigation. and the fact that the white house had limited the scope of the investigation to me represents a consciousness of guilt, a fear of what they would find if they had heard from other potential witnesses provided by debbie ramirez, of what they would found if they had interviewed judge kavanaugh and dr. ford. >> why do you think they would have found something differently? >> well, certainly dr. ford and debbie ramirez offered a number of other corroborating witnesses. dr. ford had her therapist, her husband, her friends she had on the beach in her surfing group

heidi heitkamp is apologising... of 130 women, all victims. but astonishingly, without getting consent for the publication of their names beforehand. cue full—scale contrition. the only thing i can do is say, i am so sorry. you need a senator who doesn't just talk like they're from north dakota... the republican candidate is kevin cramer. his campaign is accusing heidi heitkamp of re—victimising the victims. it's just terrible for the individuals who have been identified by the campaign without their approval. does it affect the campaign, does it affect the race? absolutely. it's just shy of 1500 miles from washington, dc to here in fargo, but the race here is being watched incredibly closely in the nation's capital. if the democrats have any chance of retaking the senate, they need to hold onto this state. but their chances of doing so have taken a massive blow with this colossal act of political ineptitude. we can't harvest soybeans with snow on the ground... her only hope might be donald trump's trade war with chi

what would heidi heitkamp consider now she faces kevin cramer? heidi heitkamp, the statements she made on that were striking. i could i do not think look myself in the mirror if i voted for brett kavanaugh. she does look like she is in trouble. i will say though the moment she made that statement and said the way her vote was going to fall, i saw various liberal groups on twitter saying, we are going to raise money for her. this has the potential to fire people up either way. host: when it comes to money raising, what about republican groups lined up with the help and senate and democratic groups? what are they casting for women? hast: the democratic side more infrastructure. small in theout 90's or late 80's. if you are a woman candidate and heck ofsupport, that is a forced to have behind you. has susan ban side anthony. it is tied to being pro-life. on the democratic side, you have that 500 pound curtain role of that supports women candidates so they tend to have more of that. and, independent mine. caller: how are you? -- wanted to you ask you

new polling showing a widening gap between kevin kramer and his race to unseat heidi heitkamp. a poll showing kramer with a ten point lead 51 to 41 over heitkamp. the same poll also shows north dakota residents support confirming brett kavanaugh by more than a 2:1 margin. i'm very fortunate to be joined by the national editor of the political report. one of the best people to follow anywhere especially on twitter. few races to go through. i did want to get your take on this. heidi heitkamp had been named the most vulnerable senator up for re-election. is that proving to be true? >> yes. i think both sides would agree to that. what heidi heitkamp has been able to do, it's a very small state, very republican state. because it's such a small state, she has a personal relationship with voters there. we don't have to put them in the same category. what this vote does, however, it nationalizes heidi heitkamp, whatever vote that she decides to take. if she votes against kavanaugh, she will be taking the side of national democrats as you can see from that poll in that state, it's not a

heidi heitkamp coming out against. in an interview, she said this. >> if this were a political decision for me, i certainly would be deciding this the other way. you know, there is an old saying. history will judge you. i can't get up in the morning and look at the life experience that i've had and say yes to judge kavanaugh. >> that decision met with this response by protesters in front of the supreme court. >> senator heidi heitkamp is on the right side of history. >> four remaining senators still undecided after getting a look at the fbi report on kavanaugh. that supplemental background check includes 45 pages of interview summaries and 1,600 pages of information collected through the fbi tip line. clos closed door sessions went last into last night. manu raju reporting that it does appear to be shifting toward kavanaugh. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. all eyes on senate floor in a matter of hours. later this morning, the senate women take a key -- the submit will take a key procedural vote to advanc

heidi heitkamp is in trouble.woman is out of her mind, in arizona and come i don't and she wins against martha mcsally. i think dean heller rolls on. if people in indiana don't vote libertarian, you are splitting the ticket. and i think dean heller is holding on a slight margin, tight race will be there. the house, it is going to be two, three, four seats either way. >> the way i see it, sean, the house i think is not 25-26, 27 democrats. >> sean: split margin. >> i wish i could sit here and tell you you are wrong about the senate. i would say we have a chance as democrats to pick up nevada and arizona, but other than that, i think there is a decisive movement to the republicans. >> sean: kyrsten sinema, caught on tape calling them the meth lab of democracy, the people of our state crazy, the fact -- >> a moderate democrat, sean. >> sean: arizona state, a radical attorney for the blind, okay to join the taliban. really, you're going to bet on that one? >> right now the polls have her even or slightly -- >> sean: m

is what heidi heitkamp said yesterday, is that a message democrats want to hear?orget she's in a red state and fighting for her job, right? >> i think heidi heitkamp saw what happened in the senate hearings and really listened. she saw a woman who was literally terrified, poised, honest and courageous. she also saw a man who was belligerent and angry, someone who screamed at senators and evaded tough questions, but also who was blatantly partisan. and she knows that we expect our justices, especially those who had received a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land, to be impartial and objective, and he was anything but that. so i applaud senator heitkamp for standing up, for being a leader and taking a strong stand against someone who should never be on the supreme court. >> how about the signs you're going to be looking for which will tell you exactly the kind of supreme court justice that brett kavanaugh will be? >> well, we need supreme court justices who are going to listen, who are going to be objective and impartial. i think brett kavanaugh was

ron desantis is governor and heidi heitkamp is toast in north carolina. then you have john tester in the fight of his life. he could lose in montana. i hope the people in indiana reject the libertarian so then joe is toast. it's the house i am worried about. >> president trump with 15 days. that's a lot of time on the clock to get his message out. look what happened to us during the campaign. everybody counted us out after the access hollywood tape and wham he is the 45th president of the united states. that was only 30 days. 15 days, that's a mooch and a half. >> sean: [laughing]. i want to applaud you. you captured something in your book. it's on amazon.com. trump the blue collar president. the people he is helping are the

>> harry. >> harry, heidi heitkamp is in big trouble. >> polls have her down double digits. t has her down around 5 percentage points. the other thing i will note, some of the polls were bad in 2012. but heitkamp's own polls actually had her ahead. the fact that she is down, now, it is not much hope for her in this race. >> what's the next story? >> i think there are key numbers from the poll. number one, his approval rating among registered voters is higher than all voters. 43% among registered voters. that's key because not eight all adults will turn out to vote in the election. he is given more of a boost to republicans nationwide. i will point out if his approval rate can go get north of 45% then it is a very, very different ball game and we still have a month to go. we are right in the margin of error where hey maybe if he gets higher he won't be that harmful for republicans nationwide. >> our poll is not alone here in showing the numbers going up. >> a gallup poll has him up just lick our poll among registered voters does. that's what i look at. is our poll an outlier?

they talked a great deal about that so that same calculus heidi heitkamp was talking about may be the one murkowski will look to to say i may have a lot ride thong but i have to be true to myself and stated principles. >>> stand by, there's more breaking news we're following. we'll have more on the fbi's report on sexual misconduct allegatia allegations against brett kavanaugh. was it just a cover, as some democrats are claiming, with critical witnesses excluded? when i was shopping fothe choice was easy. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. excuse me... winner! that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. hi! geico has licensed agents who i can reach 24/7. great savings and round the clock service? now that's a win-win. winner. winner. yay me! oh, hi! good luck. switch to geico®. it's a win-win. to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. my mom's pain from moderate i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us, which is kind of, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse? joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop

what would you be advising joe donnelly at this point at heidi heitkamp?ote for the interest of their state and represent their state. that is what they are doing. claire mccaskill came out against brett kavanaugh because his decisions gave a clear path for more special interests, unreported money into the political process. jon tester for montana opposed judge kavanaugh because he was considered a privacy issue. >> martha: i'm talking about donnelly and heidi heitkamp, they have not decided. >> they have to watch the fbi report to see what it says, they have to look at his decisions and how it impacts their state for the bottom line of the entire discussion is, this is not going to be the deciding factor in the states. the reason in these red states democrats are within the margin of error across the board is because of donald trump. the fact that according to the fox news poll, he is running at 35% believes he cares about people like them at "the wall street journal" poll shows that 53%, including majority of republicans -- >> martha: you are telling hei

senator heidi heitkamp is up for reelection this year. and joe martialing of west virginia, she did not vote yes. she voted now. more on that from cnn as dana bash. >> heidi heitkamp have been fund walking in a classic north dakota parade. >> hi there. >> reporter: her smile marvs her political reality. he is the most endangered senate democrat, and knows voting against brett kavanaugh probably didn't help. >> it's been a tough week for because, you know, the political rhetoric is you can't vote that way if you expect to come back. i tell people, rthey raised me o vote the right way. >> reporter: reminders that president trump carried this state by 36 points. >> i don't know we're ever going to get over that. >> reporter: so you're obviously a north dakota voter, udisappointed with her vote against kavanaugh? >> yes. >> reporter: her republican challenger, kevin cramer well ahead in the polls was shocked. >> i fully expected her to vote yes. >> reporter: why? >> she had been building her entire brand as the bipartisan senator from a north

so how does heidi heitkamp make this work for her? kevin kramer right now and how does she save her seat? >> heidi heitkamp has been involved in north dakota politics for a very long time. both she and kramer are extremely experienced, political dreamers and they now how to campaign in the state. for heidi heitkamp its bringing back the issues there. there's also been some developments out there. so for her the key is spending a tremendous amount of time on the ground. in a state with a small population going to very real towns, very rural communities and mobilizing voters who are, you know, inclined to vote for her, remember people think of north dakota as certainly a presidential state. but you need to understand if we go over the last 50 years we will see a huge amount of the time north dakota has had democratic senators. >> is the polling flawed or wrong in north dakota because it was six years ago? and people who think have got to be looking at that polling and saying something's wrong with it. >> yeah, it's been profoundly flawe

heidi heitkamp having fun, walk anything a classic north dakota parade.er smile masks her political reality. >> we're going to win this. >> reporter: she is the most endangered senate democrat and voting against brett kavanaugh probably didn't help. >> it's been a tough week for me because the political rhetoric is you can't vote that way if you expect to come back. and i tell people i wasn't raised to vote a certain way so i could win. they raised me to vote the right way. >> reporter: applause here, but elsewhere reminders that president trump carried this state by 36 points. >> i don't know how we're going to ever get over that. >> reporter: so you're obviously a north dakota voter. you're disappointed with her vote against brett kavanaugh? >> yes. >> reporter: her republican challenger well ahead in the polls said he was shocked. >> i really fully expected her to vote yes. >> reporter: why. >> she had been building her entire brand as the bipartisan senator from north dakota. >> reporter: she voted for neil gorsich and planned to do so for brett kavan

could heidi heitkamp lose the seat after voting no?> reporter: heidi heitkamp having fun, walking in a classic north dakota parade. >> hi there. >> hi. >> reporter: her smile masks her political reality. she's the most endangered senate democrat. and those voting against brett kavanaugh probably didn't help. >> it's been a tough week for me. the political rhetoric is, you can't vote that way if you expect to come back. and i tell people, my parents didn't raise me to vote a certain way so i could win. they raised me to vote the right way. >> reporter: applause here, but elsewhere, reminders that president trump carried the state by 36 points. >> i don't know how we're going to ever get over that. >> you're obviously a north dakota voter, you're disappointed with her vote against kavanaugh? >> yes. >> her republican challenger well ahead in the polls, said he was shocked. >> i really fully expected her to vote yes. >> why? >> she had been building her entire brand as the bipartisan senator from north dakota. >> she voted for gorsuch and

what each of them said today, and the dramatic moment senator heidi heitkamp reveals she will vote no, even if it costs her her senate seat. >>> also tonight, the video emerging. we're on the scene tonight. seven officers shot, one dead. the gunman, a former lawyer who was disbarred, a veteran, and word coming in tonight, the gunman wasn't the man authorities were after. >>> also tonight, the manhunt in another case. two victims shot and killed in random attacks. one of them out walking his dogs. the surveillance tonight, authorities want you to see it. they need your help. >>> the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and now that volcano. tonight, the sound. the moment the earthquake strikes. >>> and the deadly car explosion, the father and young son killed inside. another man killed, too. and tonight, the letters now received by police explaining who was behind it. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. and we begin tonight with the supreme court showdown. that fbi investigation into allegations against judge brett kavanaugh is now finished,

that's as much as we know on facebook. >> senator heidi heitkamp is considered one of the most vulnerableate democrats this cycle. she voted against justice brett kavanaugh when most of voters supported it. heitkamp lost support among women and analysts say perhaps that who the open letter word named alec aimed at aimed at. >> sexual violence in general has been an important part of her port portfolio. a question if this ends up hurting her -- previous work on that will botch her. >> we invited senator heitkamp to speak with us. her campaign said she's in north dakota right now and unavailable, but the campaign did tell fox news they fired a staffer who worked on that letter. they did not name the staffer. >> bret: less than three weeks to go until the midterm elections. when we come back, the panel comes back to talk about the saudi investigation and what the administration will do. i think it will fit. ♪ want a performance car that actually fits your life? introducing the new 2019 ford edge st. capability meets power. in the first suv from the ford performance team. the new 2019 ford ed

where they stand but at least two key democrats that we think the same thing, joe manchin and heidi heitkamp. it's very, very closely, and the bottom line is to woo those democrats might be as big of an opportunity for republicans as well. kristin fisher on where that pressure is going. kristin? >> these red state democrats are really feeling the heat. there have been protests that there campaign offices and hundreds of thousands of dollars in ads have been spent to try to sway their vote but, today senator joe manchin, he's waiting to see what this fbi investigation turns up before deciding how he will vote. >> is important to get the facts, really, it's important to get the facts and that's all we are asking for. to the investigation and do it thoroughly. i think the president will do it intensely, concisely come up to where there is no question. >> kristin: that response was more than reporters got from another undecided red state democrat, heidi heitkamp from north dakota. she deftly dodged of questions and she is in a tough fight to get reelected. her republican opponent kevin kramer's

so i think when heidi heitkamp made her decision, it was certainly a huge political risk for one of theore vulnerable democrats in the senate. but i also think she does have an opportunity to appeal to some of those women voters who are frustrat frustrated, especially the independent-minded and suburban women voters who could make all of the difference, especially when we talk about turnout and how close it could be in november. >> congressman, i'm coming for you next. we're going to fit in a break first. both our guests will stay with us. when we come back, we'll talk more about the influence of women voters one month from now. including the opinion of a prominent tennessee native, that one. one. i wanted more from my copd medicine... ...that's why i've got the power of 1-2-3 medicines with trelegy. the only fda-approved 3-in-1 copd treatment. ♪ trelegy. the power of 1-2-3 ♪ trelegy 1-2-3 trelegy with trelegy and the power of 1-2-3, i'm breathing better. trelegy works 3 ways to... ...open airways,... ...keep them open... ...and reduce inflammation... ...for 24 hours of better breathing

i remember in 2016 when a poll came out like five days before the election that showed heidi heitkamp points, and she went on to win by a point on the same ballot as barack obama who lost by a lot in that state. on one hand, i think she did the right thing. on the other hand, i think she's an incredibly tough, strong person who knows her state and is going to run the race through the finish line. >> we'll see. guy, doug, great to see you. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, a new timing update on the russia investigation and spoiler alert, the president's not going to like it. details ahead. t the engine linep ford is cooking up for the ford f-150. you want the most torque? you got it. you want the best towing. all yours. or maybe you want best-in-class fuel economy. no problem. or how about brand spankn' new diesel? sure. you want fries with that? crazy. it's like a power smorgasbord. this is the ford f-150. it doesn't just raise the bar, pal. it is the bar. it doesn't just raise the bar, pal. another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle r

heidi heitkamp, north dakota, the resurrected lord could not get heidi heitkamp over the finish line r. she looks all done. >> martha: let's put the heitkamp numbers on the screen. donald trump's approval rating in north dakota a 64% at this point, chris. >> she is absolutely done in. her voters whatever she wants to do. whatever she wants to do, she can do. she can suck up to the voters at home or suck up to democrats in the hopes of favorable treatment later on. she gets a freebie. donnelly is in a brutally difficult situation. it is so hard for him, because he does have a democratic base in indiana. there are liberal democratic voters in indiana. it is pretty close paired mike braun is not a great candidate. this brace is infuriating close for republicans, and this is the vote that may decide eight. >> martha: obviously, the voters to watch in the course of this, and when you look at these folks on the bubble, jeff flake and lisa murkowski and susan collins, flake is not running again, murkowski and collins are not up for reelection again, so they have space to work it out with the

group of women who were part of the stream on facebook, as much as what we know right now. >> heidi heitkamps considered one of the most vulnerable senate democrats this election cycle, she voted against brett kavanaugh. the majority of north dakota voters supported him. latest fox news poll put kramer ahead of heitkamp by 12 points. a month ago he was only up by four. heitkamp lost support among women and analysts say perhaps that is who the obama losing that. >> she exploited people for political gain. we invited her to speak with us, her campaign said she is in north dakota and unavailable but they said the campaign fired the staffer who worked on that letter but they did not name the staffer. reporting in washington, allison barber, fox news. >> we have a chance to become filthy rich. the powerball jackpot storing to $430 million after another night without a winner but we are going to give you the numbers anyway, 3, 50, 7, 64, 68, 69 and powerball of 15. the next drying is saturday and that is your next shot at big bucks. the mega millions jackpot $900 million drawing in tomorrow. we gi

senator heidi heitkamp is in a tough re-election race this year. when she first won her seat in 2012, she won it in a squeaker, the margin she won by was less than 1% of the vote. in terms of the number of votes, she won by less than 3,000 votes statewide. one of the things crucial to that victory in 2012, which again put a democrat in the u.s. senate from north dakota, one of the things that was absolutely crucial was the strong support she got from native american voters in that state. and the two majority native american counties in north dakota, heidi heitkamp got really strong support. something like 70% plus of the votes in those counties. in a race that close, that was absolutely enough to put her over the top. well, as soon as heidi heitkamp was sworn in, in 2013, the republican-led legislature in that state got to work, basically trying to take care of that little problem. they designed a new law for the state, which says you can't vote if your i.d. doesn't have a residential address on it, a street address. conveniently enough, if you're

that puts all the attention on heidi heitkamp.s a yes vote reduce the intensity of the republicans who want to vote against her, vote her out of office, including representative cramer? i don't know. out.e still 30 days there is a lot that can happen between this confirmation vote and election day. this will be a tough choice for her. david: heidi heitkamp was thought to be vulnerable. what about claire mccaskill? that is a closer race. but that has shifted in the polling. thinkhink this cap -- i mccaskill has been lucky in her opponents in the past. this is an increasingly red state. the president when it won -- won it by a huge number. david: let's talk about the house. it was always something of a long for the democrats to take it over. how confident are you that the democrats -- yes, the democrats could take back the house? >> it is entirely possible, but not a foregone conclusion. if you look at the districts where the democrats should have the advantage, urc poll after poll -- you are seeing poll after poll where republicans

heidi heitkamp has a decision to make.sure voting for kavanaugh will help her all that much, especially being down double digits. if i were advising her, i would say vote the way you were going to vote no matter what. if you're down 12, maybe if you vote for the president's nominee, you pick up a couple points, but she's so far behind, i'm not sure it will make that big of a difference. >> big question again, i'm asking you this almost every day because it's key. both sides claim that the kavanaugh vote is mobilizing for their voters. democrats say women will come out in numbers because they feel offended, silences. republicans say they feel kavanaugh has been treated unfairly. i know it's too early to give a definitive answer to that, but smart people have told me the loser typically is more energized. if democrats, if he's confirmed, they're going to be more mobilized. if he's not, republicans will be. is thereidaty that shows that? >> that would not surprise me. so far what we're seeing is the way i measure is enthusias

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if heidi heitkamp, if that race were closer, do you think she would have voted no?ht have, but i think she would have been more likely that she voted yes. if she voted no, she would have done with claire mchaskell did, do it before the hearing and blame it on something else. claire mchaskell said he won't give me an answer on soft money. >> dana: she was thinking way ahead. all right, karl rove, thank you. vice president mike pence with some really tough talk on china, making new accusations against beijing. and do you have a question about the fbi report or about what's next in the senate on the kavanaugh vote? i'll host a facebook live with our senior producer right after this show and we'll try to answer as many of your questions as we can. go to facebook.com/daily briefing fnc. post your question. we'll try to get to it on air. a, because i know so many of you have served our country honorably. one of the benefits that we as a country give you as a veteran is the eligibility for a va loan for up to 100% of your home's value. if you need cash for your family, cal

and it's worth noting that heidi heitkamp's opponent, this isn't the first controversial remark he has made with respect to brett kavanaugh. he was also in the headlines just a couple of weeks ago for stating that even if dr. christine blasey ford's allegations were true it should not disqualify judge kavanaugh from being confirmed to the supreme court because ultimately the attempted rape did not go anywhere. i think that it really does reinforce, though, the dynamics that are playing out in the two parties where republicans are broadly being propelled by male voters, whereas you are also seeing that same gender gap manifest itself among democrats, where women are, according to several polls, more likely to support democratic candidates in a gender gap that is roughly in the double digits now. i think it was 14 points, according to a new "washington post" poll that's just out today. so i think when heidi heitkamp made her decision, it was certainly a huge political risk for one of the more vulnerable democrats in the senate. but i also think she does have an opportunity to appeal to s

i think it was taken the night of the healthcare vote of heidi heitkamp and susan collins together in an elevator, they had this moment after all this pressure. there are only seven female the senators total in this body. they are by nature a close group. heitkamp and collins as collins being one of the more liberal republicans, heigtkamp being a more conservative democrat, they work together on a lot of thichgs athichg things and find themselves central on a lot of debates. i think the way they view these issues are similar if not exactly the same. so, yes, i think heitkamp's personal closeness here -- this is the great thing about the senate. this is a small body, these people know each other. that personal closeness matters. and politically heitkamp's no vote makes it harder for joe manchin. >> i will intervurupt you. as it turns out, we have confirmed jeff flake is a yes on the cloture vote. he has now voted, i'm being told. that's confirmed. he will move forward now along with susan collins to continue -- to move to this final vote on brett kavanaugh. >> hang on. hang on. sorry,

i would also look at heidi heitkamp, democrat from north dakota. those of the two main operatives and the democrats that might be in play to vote for brett kavanaugh. >> shannon: how tense are things on capitol hill with all of this going on? with her quite a bit but what you are experiencing there and the members as well. >> it's been absolutely supercharged. protesters in the hallway. expecting more protesters tomorrow. u.s. capitol police escorting senators to and from the capital when they had to come in vote. we had a story brick tonight where an unpaid democratic intern for sheila jackson lee has been arrested by the u.s. capitol police for dioxane three of the republican senators on the judiciary committee. he was caught in a capitol hill office last night and arrested at home by the u.s. capitol police today. you had mitch mcconnell saying we are not going to be intimidated by these protesters harassing republican senators in the hall and then you had chuck schumer, the minority leader basically going right up to the edge where he almost ca

obviously, as you noted heidi heitkamp is officially a no, put out a very strong statement as to why. senator joe manchin, a lot of people thought these senators would vote together. told us earlier today, heidi has her vote, i have my vote. they're not a monolithic group right now. they're each coming to their own conclusion here. the question on that, kalt, is going to be when, obviously i can tell you republican leaders feel optimistic right now, feel like they're in a good place but as you know better than anybody, until those votes are cast and those senators walk on to the floor it really is still a jump ball at this moment. >> don't kaucount them yet. long night, early morning ahead for you. >>> with me now, john avalon, glor gloria berger and phil. i know you can't count the votes but what is your gut telling you tonight? is kavanaugh all but confirmed? >> i'm with mattingly. we know that jeff flake, you listed the senators, we know that jeff flakements to get to yes. he voted for kavanaugh in the committee. and i think murkowski is a real question mark here. and we just -- we

, one of the red state democrats also thought to be a swing vote on the kavanaugh nomination, heidi heitkamp from north dakota, announced she'd vote no on kavanaugh. >> the process has been bad, but at the end of the day, you have to make a decision, and i've made that decision. >> and that decision will be what, senator? >> i will be voting no on judge kavanaugh. >> amid the growing uproar from protesters, chuck schumer calling for the fbi background check to be made public. >> one, we had many fears that this was a very limited process that would constrain the fbi from getting all the facts. having received a thorough briefing on the documents, those fears have been realized. second, i disagree having received this briefing on all of the documents, i disagree with senator grassley's statement that there was no hint of misconduct. and third, we are reiterating our call, given how limited this -- these documents were and how limited the scope of this investigation was, we are reiterating our call that the documents with proper redaction be made public. why shouldn't all of america see the fa

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> heidi heitkamp said she'll vote against brett kavanaugh for the supreme court.ut at the end of the day you have to make a decision. the other senate democrat who has yet to announce a position is joe manchin of virginia. on the republican side we are still waiting to hear from senators jeff flake of arizona, susan collins of maine and lisa murkowski of alaska. senators are now reviewing the fbi report into sexual assault allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we expect a vote to limit debate tomorrow with the final confirmation vote possible this weekend. meanwhile, senate floor debate continues on the nomination which you can watch live on c-span2. we will also replay all of today's senate debate this evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. president trump holds a rally later today in minnesota. he's on the road to campaign for republican candidates running for the u.s. senate, u.s. house and governors seat. you can see live coverage at 7:30 eastern on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> this weekend on american history tv on