--s nomination host: you mean kavanaugh? guest: yes. this nomination merited more time. that was the argument the democrats made because kavanaugh has such a long record. and because of these sexual assault allegations, they needed more time for the fbi investigation. averagel stuck with the for confirming -- the average time spent for confirming injustice. i think they went a little over it. that may be used in the future to say this is the time that is allotted to confirm these guys, even if there are extenuating circumstances. host: do you expect to see changes in the background nominees?ions done on or is that out of the senate hands and completely up to the white house? guest: i don't think so. morning aboutthis the decision making at the white house and how expensive the supplemental fbi background check would be. there was a finding that there was no legal basis for using subpoenas to aggressively investigate someone's background if there isn't an actual allegation of a crime or a criminal charge being investigated. some sort ofd probable cause, a prosecutor pushin

now there are a lot of reasons to oppose judge kavanaugh's nomination. i want to discuss three of them. his record, the broken and biased confirmation process, and the allegations of sexual assault. let's start with judge kavanaugh's record. judge kavanaugh has spent 12 years on the d.c. circuit court. his rulings demonstrate why radical right-wing groups and their friends in the senate are so eager to give him a seat on the supreme court. pick an issue, almost any issue, and there is ample reason to be alarmed. a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. when the donald trump sought to block a young immigrant woman's right to access abortion care, judge kavanaugh sided with the government, claiming that allowing the woman who had done everything necessary to obtain access to an abortion, should be further delayed in obtaining that care, a delay that would likely have prevented her from obtaining an abortion. and when religious organizations challenged the contraceptive care requirement of the affordable care act, judge kavanaugh again opposed

judge kavanaugh's nomination ultimately does not only encompass questions of ideology or credentials but questions of character. here again, judge kavanaugh falls woefully short of what americans expect and deserve in a supreme court justice. he has repeatedly misled the senate about his involvement in some of the most serious controversies of the bush administration, including warrantless wiretapping of american citizens, our policy against torture, the theft of electronic records from democratic senators, and his involvement in the nomination of very controversial judges. faced with credible allegations of various types of misconduct, judge kavanaugh's credibility was again tested. and he continued to dissemble and even prevaricate about easily refuted facts. beyond the issue of credibility, judge kavanaugh presented to the senate the bitterest partisan testimony i have ever heard coming from a candidate seeking the senate's approval, whether they be for the bench or the executive branch. now, there are many who think that what happened when judge kavanaugh was 17 years old should n

there's a lot of reasons to oppose judge kavanaugh's nomination. the record record with a broken and the broken and biased confirmation process in allegations of sexual assault. let's start with judge kavanaugh's d record. judge kavanaugh spent 12 years on the dc circuit court. his rulings demonstrate while the radical groups in france in the senate are so eager to give him a seat on the supreme court. any issue and therere is ample reason to be alarmed. a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. when the trump administration fought to flock and immigrant woman's right to access abortion care, judge kavanaugh sided withnt government claiming allowing the woman who'd done everything necessary to obtain access to an abortion should be further delayed in obtaining that care and a delay that would likely have prevented her from obtaining an abortion. every religious organization challenges the requirement of the affordable care act. judge kavanaugh again opposed reproductive care. ultimately the religious nonprofits to submit a simple form a

they will not be satisfied unless they have brought down judge kavanaugh's nomination. it started with straightforward political ma maneuvering. none of it worked, of course, but whatever excuses they could find to delay, delay, delay. first back in june the democrats tried to argue the supreme court shouldn't confirm -- democrats tried to argue the senate shouldn't confirm a supreme court justice in any even-numbered year. any even-numbered year. then they were reminded that justices kagan, breyer and suter are all confirmed during even-numbered years, and that a all e evaporated. next the process should be delayed because too few documents were available from judge kavanaugh's past public service. well, then they received the most pages of documents ever priced for a supreme court nomination, so guess what came next? the goalpost moved down the field, and the democrats called forhe delay because there were o many documents for them to read. i wish this fight could have remained in the realm of normalcy. but when none of these tactics worked, when judge kavanaugh demon

this morning the full senate will vote to limit debate on the kavanaugh nomination. that procedural vote is set for 10:30 eastern. if that passes we could see a final vote for judge kavanaugh to be on the supreme court by tomorrow. now, live to the senate floor on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, our help in ages past and hope for years to come, we honor your name. today, have mercy upon us according to your loving kindness and tender mercies. have your way in this chamber and in the hearts of our lawmakrs. lord, our senators are the clay and you are the divine potter. using your wisdom, mercy,and might, mold and make our legislators to be instruments of your divine purposes. give them the courage and wisdom to surrender and yield to the unfolding of your unstoppable providence, as they acknowledge that our times are in your hands. we pray in your sovereign name, amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of alleg

kavanaugh supreme court nomination. they also agreed to a five-year rethroes of the faa which includes $1.68 billion for hurricane florence relief, and lawmakers sent opioid abuse legislation to the president. live coverage of the senate when they return right on c-span 2. the hill tonight reports that senators will get to read the fbi's report on brett kavanaugh tomorrow. with the single copy being made available for the entire senate. according to democratic dic durban as quoted in the article, each party will take turn reviewing the document in one-hour blocks of time. durban was on the floor earl yrp. >> mr. mcconnell: the national spectacle the professional left has created around judge brett kavanaugh confirmation process has now reached some kind of fever pitch. in 17 days, since dr. ford's confidential correspondence, was leaked to the press, 17 days mr. president, of a feepgd frenzy on judge kavanaugh and his family, unlike anything we have seen in recent memory. since then, a literal mudslide. mudslide of wild

waiting to hear from her about her decision and how she will vote when it comes to judge brett kavanaugh's nomination. right now she is talking about his stellar career and what she calls a very good record. about certain people who have advised her for the evaluation of judge kavanaugh. i'm talking about bipartisan attorneys who she has spoke to who have given great recommendations when it comes to kavanaugh. also other people who have advised her as well. >> she is a republican senator from maine. many consider her a gop swing vote. as well as jeff flake. we will see, early this morning the nomination process continuing where the senators are voting. 51-49. tomorrow would be the confirmation full senate vote. we will have much more when we come back. labor market.. the unemployment rate fell to 3-point 7 percent la >>> another strong month for the labor market. the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent last month. that's the lowest unemployment rate since december 1969. analysts say this is the longest streak of hiring on record. putting millions of americans back to work since the great recession.

judge kavanaugh's nomination ultimately does not only encompass questions of ideology or credentials, but questions of character. here again judge kavanaugh falls woefully short of what americans expect and deserve in a supreme court justice. he has repeatedly misled the senate about his involvement in some of the most serious controversies of the bush administration including warrantless wiretapping of american citizens, our policy against torture, the theft of electronic records from democratic senators, and his involvement in the nomination of very controversial judges. faced with credible allegations of various types of misconduct, judge kavanaugh's credibility was again tested and he continued to dessemble about easily refuted facts. beyond the issue of credibility judge kavanaugh precepted to the senate the bitterest partisan testimony i have ever heard coming from a candidate seeking the senate's approval, whether they be for the bench or the executive branch. now there are many who think that what happened when judge kavanaugh was 17 years old should not be dispositive. even i

the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell moving brett kavanaugh's nomination forward, a final vote on saturday. that's as brett kavanaugh's yale roommate is speaking out. and what he said on cnn just a little while ago is really pretty stunning. he said he thinks deborah ramirez who accused kavanaugh of exposing himself to her is telling the truth and he said kavanaugh lied under oath about his drinking and about the meaning of some clearly sexual references in his yearbook. but has he said

the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell moving brett kavanaugh's nomination forward, a final vote d take place on saturday. that's as brett kavanaugh's yale roommate is speaking out. and what he said on cnn just a little while ago is really pretty stunning. he said he thinks deborah ramirez who accused kavanaugh of exposing himself to her is telling the truth and he said kavanaugh lied under oath about his drinking and about the meaning of some clearly sexual references in his yearbook. but has he said this to the fbi? no, because they have not interviewed him. not for this investigation or he says for any of the other investigations over the years. >> you say that judge kavanaugh lied under oath when he testified last week. can you explain how you know that he lied? >> i can. i wasn't able to watch the testimony. i was in an airplane but i read the testimony the next day and i was struck as i was reading it that you know, i know debbie. and. >> debbie ramirez. >> debbie ramirez and i know from my experience with her that at least from my perspective, there is zero chance she's mak

it's only been about one thing -- the far-left's hunger to bring down judge kavanaugh's nomination by any means necessary, any means necessary. if facts and evidence couldn't get the job done, then intimidation tactics and bullying would have to do. sometimes this intimidation campaign has been aimed at the nominee. colleagues, including my friend, the democratic leader, have tried to get judge kavanaugh to withdraw from this process because of these uncorroborated and sometimes absolutely ridiculous allegations. and when that didn't work, then the far left tried to bully and intimidate members of this body, republican united states senators. they've tried to bully and intimidate us. one of our colleagues and his family were effectively run out of a restaurant in recent days by these people. another reported having protesters physically block his car door. and some have seen organized far-left protesters camp out at their homes. i'm not suggesting we're the victims here, mr. president, but i want to make it clear to these people who are chasing my members around the hall here or haras

first chance for all senators to indicate where they stand on this nomination. if kavanaughat that 10:30 a.m. vote, he's dead. his nomination is dead. if he does get those votes, he's not confirmed. then the nomination goes to one more vote. the senate will have to hold up to 30 hours of debate before that could happen, which would put it around 5:00 p.m. eastern on saturday. it's a separate vote for yes tomorrow on moving forward and still vote no on saturday to still confirm kavanaugh to the court. the game so far that opponents of the nomination need every democrat to vote no plus two republicans. here's that slight sort of twist in that calculation. there's a republican senator from montana named steve deigns, not a high profile senator, but he said last week that he looks forward to casting his vote to confirm kavanaugh. an nbc reporter in montana, though, now says senator deigns now has a serious schedule conflict this weekend. he will be home in montana and not in d.c. this weekend no matter what because his daughter is getting married and he's walking her down the ai

>> laura podesta in new york, thank you so much, laura. >>> the kavanaugh nomination has divided the nation. anti-kavanaugh demonstrators gathered on capitol hill yesterday pleading with republican senator. capitol police say they arrested 302 protesters. mola lenghi has more. >> reporter: the nomination of judge brett kavanaugh to the supreme court has fueled a divide across the u.s. protesters organized by the center for popular democracy began their rally at the u.s. district court where judge kavanaugh currently works and marched to the supreme court where they say he doesn't belong. >> kavanaugh has terrible policies, doesn't care about women's rights and i think, you know, people need to come out and show that they believe dr. ford. >> reporter: protesters confronted individual senators on capitol hill. >> america is watching. >> reporter: the aclu created an ad with a back-to-back comparison, kavanaugh's denial of sexual assault with denials made by bill clinton and bill cosby as part of a $1 million ad campaign. >> we cannot have any doubt. >> reporter: and more than a thousan

orchestrated smear campaign that you've been part of, mom, the first preliminary vote on the kavanaugh nomination is now scheduled for 10:30 tomorrow morning eastern time. and even though as predicted, a chorus of kavanaugh's supporters drowning out her voice, that is what dr. christine blasey ford predict and had she saw coming. despite her expectation, her accurate expectation, that is how she would be treated. she did decide to come forward anyway. because she did, when that vote happens 10:30 tomorrow morning eastern time, indellably this is what that vote is going to be about. >> i attended the school in bethesda, maryland from 1978 to 1984. holt on arms is an all girls school that opened in 1901. during my time at the school, girls at holton arms frequently met and became friendly with boys from all boys schools in the area including the landon school, georgetown prep, gonzaga high school, wells our country clubs and others where friends and family socialized. this is how i met brett kavanaugh, the boy who sexually assaulted me. i am here today not because i want to be. i am terrified. i am

of that now. >> you can practically hear the democrats try to move the goalposts on judge kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. remember, before judge kavanaugh was even named, several democrats on the judiciary committee indicated they would oppose whomever, whomever the nominee might turn out to be. the junior senator from california, for example, explained on television that whoever president trump chose would bring about quote, the destruction of the constitution ofit the united states, as far s i can tell. that incredibly enough was a member of the judiciary committee. of course mere hours after judge kavanaugh was announced my for the democratically made the announcement that he is now become famous, i will oppose and with everything i've got, he said. and not long after that another democrat on the judiciary committee proclaim that anyone supporting judge kavanaugh's confirmation was quote, listen to this, complicit in the evil. complicit in the evil. these statements are the context for every action the democrats have taken during this entire process. these statements remind us de

kavanaugh. advancing his nomination. vote is set for tomorrow evening pay less than 30 hours from now. this is outnumbered, i melissa francis. here today is harris faulkner, fox news can your bitter lisa boothe, host of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy, and joining us on the couch, jake maccoby, former chief speechwriter. for former attorney general loretta lynch, and former policy advisor to the hillary clinton

judge kavanaugh's nomination is out of committee. we are considering it here on the floor and, mr. president, we'll be voting this week. . >> mr. president, after the tumultuous week just past, after the fireworks during the kavanaugh hearing, the second hearing, i think we all needed a little bit of time to decompress and too digest what exactly happened. i'm, of course, referring to this contentious hearing over the confirmation of judge brett kavanaugh. it was fair and necessary, in my view to hold the hearing because dr. christine ford, against her wishes, as it turned out, was thrust into the national spotlight by her democratic colleagues. once there, we believe she deserved the chance to tell her story. and just as importantly, judge kavanaugh deserved a chance to speak to the american people and to clear his name. i've told people before and i'll say it again, i want to make sure that dr. ford is treated no worse than my own daughters would be if they found themselves in this unfortunate circumstances or my mother, or my wife. similarly, i think judge kavanaugh should be tre

before any floor vote on the kavanaugh nomination. end quote. these are requests having to do with the most recent f.b.i. investigation. and we asked for a meeting between the chairman and the minority members to establish bipartisan ground rules for public discussion of the information provided by the f.b.i. and this most recent totally truncated and inadequate investigation. those last were my words. both requests were rejected. i had hoped the f.b.i. would exhaust all possible avenues of investigation relevant to whether judge kavanaugh had a pattern of drinking that resulted in aggression and belligerence toward women. i had hoped they will follow leads given to them by dr. ford and merchandise ramirez. -- and ms. ramirez. i had hoped they would be permitted to do the job we know they can do, the job former director james comey said they could do. instead as we now know, they were only allowed to do the bare minimum. as we know from news reports, there are dozens of people with relevant information, some of whom say they have corroborating e

>>> on judge kavanaugh's nomination this evening so the process can move forward. >> the senate. poised for final vote on brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination on saturday. the fbi report will be in the hands of senators at 8:00 a.m. this morning. >>> the show of force says the u.s. tries to counter china's military aggression. the vice president will declare russia's action pale in comparison to beijing. >>> one officer dead and six others under fire in south carolina. >>> and here come the yankees. there goes that ball. the bombers headed for a showdown with the red sox after disposing of the cinderella a's. i'm dave briggs. welcome to "early start." >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. senators starting the clock on the final vote on the brett kavanaugh nomination to the supreme court. mitch mcconnell filing a motion to end the debate. that move will come to an end this week with the final vote as soon as saturday. >> the timing driven by the fbi renewed background investigation on kavanaugh. senators will read the investigation at 8:00 a.m. the white hous

the day after judge kavanaugh was nominated, i also said we will defend the record of judge kavanaugh, who is a thoughtful public servant, against deliberate attempts to denigrate him. i stand by that statement, and we have defended him. but not just defended him, but defended the constitution, fundamental notions of fairness and fair play that are reflected in our commitment to due process of law and the rights of somebody accused of a crime, which judge kavanaugh has been accused of on multiple occasions. even as the mud has been slung on all of us, even as insults have been hurled against this nominee and his family has faced ridicule over atrocious exploits that never even happened, at least i think we can be proud of the fact we tried to defend the constitution, this institution of the senate, and pushed back with everything we have against mob rule. unfortunately those who wanted to take down this nominee have viewed judge kavanaugh as a sacrificial lamb in some sort of vengeance campaign that thankfully they have not failed to stop his nomination from going forward -- they have

brett kavanaugh's nomination was not the longest nomination battle in recent history. if you set aside for a moment the merrick garland debacle because, of course, his nomination was never actually taken up by the senate, thanks to mitch mcconnell, then kavanaugh clocks in as the second longest in the last 27 years. the longest was clarence thomas. on an october night in 1991, after the senate had debated all day long and narrowly confirmed him, clarence thomas, the newly confirmed supreme court justice, spoke. something he really doesn't do that much anymore. he emerged from his home in alexandria, virginia, and addressed the nation. accompanied by his wife, future tea party activist virginia thomas and the nearly 90-year-old arch segregationist strom theuthurmund. >> what a great day it is. >> my wife and i came out just to say a few words. first of all, i'd like to say that i'm thankful, we're thankful that the process is over, that it's finally come to a conclusion after 3 1/2 months. this is more a time for healing, not a time for anger or for animus or animosity.

. >> madam president, seems like light years ago, it was july 9th when donald trump nominated brett kavanaugh to be the next justice of the supreme court. i want to recap like everybody's memory what has happened since july 9th and explain briefly why i will be voting for brett kavanaugh to be the next associate justice on the supreme court. most importantly i want to make one point emphatically clear. the senate should not be intimidated under the circus-like atmosphere that has unfortunately surrounded this entire confirmation process. we should not be intimidated and we should not be complicit in the orchestrated attempt to assassinate one man's character and destroy his career and further delay this confirmation vote. when brett cavanagh was nominated it quickly became clear we were dealing with someone who was well-qualified and well respected. there for 12 years on the dc circuit court of appeals, he was well-known for his expertise and talent and experience. former colleagues and judges said that. lawyers who argue before him on the dc circuit said that. former law clerks said that. le

like a red state democrat, joe manchin, has confirmed he will also vote in favor of brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. looks like we have reached past the majority vote to confirm brett kavanaugh to the highest court in the land. your reaction? >> that's a great reaction. the vice president doesn't have to cast the tie-breaking vote. you would late to hahate to hav nomination decided that way. good for senator danes, he can go to lhis daughter's wedding. giving away his daughter's hand in marriage. i did that last fall and it's a very special occasion. what i hope for for our country is in the future, we don't go through this sort of character assassination. it's going to be very hard to get people to want to run these gauntlets if this is the way it's going to be. susan: it's a mob process and media meddling at this point. what does this mean for the midterms? does this galvanize republicans at the polls? >> i'm hearing that. the democrats have been fired up anyway. i think we are getting anecdotal evidence and i hear it from b barbara comstock there are more republicans all of

we're about to vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination, as we should be. i can't help but reflect on the process of getting here. i'd like to ask my democrat colleagues if this is what they think the process should look like going forward. do they really think that supreme court confirmation should be characterized by intense partisanship and unsubstantiated character attacks? do they really want to do away with the presumption of innocence and allow innuendo to substitute for evidence? do they really think it's okay to stop at nothing to tank a nomination? mr. president, tomorrow and saturday i will be casting my vote for judge kavanaugh. i'll be voting for him because he is supremely qualified. we all know that. the democrats know that. i'll be voting for him because he is a man of character and integrity and i will be voting for him because i know that he can be relied on to uphold the rule of law and the constitution. and i invite not just my republican but my independent-thinking democrat colleagues to join me. it's not too late to say no to the polit

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i have said from the day the president announced judge kavanaugh's nomination on july 9 that judge kavanaugh is quite possibly the most qualified person ever nominated to the supreme court. he has spent 25 years of his career at the highest levels of the government, including the last 12 years as a judge on the second most important federal court. judge kavanaugh's record on the d.c. circuit has been remarkable, outstandingly remarkable. on a court containing some of the brightest legal minds, judge kavanaugh has set himself apart. the supreme court in at least 12 separate cases adopted positions advanced in judge kavanaugh's lower court opinions. as liberal law professor amir wrote in "the new york times," quote, good appellate judges faithfully follow the supreme court. great ones influence and help steer it. several of judge kavanaugh's most important ideas and arguments have found their way into supreme court opinions. end of professor amar's quote. judge kavanaugh will not only bring his keen intellect and deep knowledge of the law to the supreme court, he will bring some other very imp

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those three gop republican senators are not full-fledged behind the kavanaugh nomination effort.o, these are the critical votes in a vote which is supposed to be happening on friday after the fbi report will be released. now, having said friday, today on wednesday there were rumors the fbi report was ready to be released. the gop had indicated that, the republicans had indicated that, but that does not seem to be the case. but there is a deadline friday for the fbi to file the report. a reminder here, the fbi in this report will not draw any conclusions. they will interview and talk to people, they will write down what they have learned from those people in those interviews and make this available to the white house and to the senate. phil: so if brett kavanaugh's nomination falls, won't democrats end up with someone even more unpalatable? stefan: that's absolutely a great question number one, and two it's absolutely possible. however, democrats are probably speculating, and shared by most observers here, that democrats are trying to de-track this nomination of kavanaugh for two

democrats pulled an all nighter as they continue to speak against kavanaugh's nomination. >> kavanaugh is picking up an unexpected defender, the first lady after arriving in egypt took questions from reporters, defended her husband's policies as well. watch. >> how was your time in africa so far? >> incredible, unforgettable. >> what is the message you want to send to the world on behalf of your husband's administration on this trip? >> that we care and want to show the world that we care and i am working with the u.s. aid and meeting some of them here as well. and that's all i want to show, that we care. >> do you plan to push for more funding for u.s. aid when you get back? >> pardon me. >> do you plan to ask for more funding for u.s. aid when you get back? >> we are having funding, we are helping the countries and working hard for helping them and we will continue to do so. >> mrs. trump, given your husband's comments -- >> i was so busy, i didn't have time, i will when i come back. >> given the derogatory comments reported about african countries, what will you tell him in response

the president nominated brett kavanaugh on july 9. within moments of that announcement, special interest groups raced to be the first to oppose him, including one organization that did not even bother to fill in the judge's name on its prewritten press release. they simply wrote that they opposed donald trump's thenation of "xx" to supreme court of the united states. a number of senators joined the ranks to announce their opposition, but they were beaten to the punch by one of our colleagues who actually announced opposition before the nominee's identity was even known. time, we have seen special interest groups with their followers into a frenzy by spreading misrepresentations and outright falsehoods about judge kavanaugh's judicial record. and-the-top rhetoric distortions of his record and testimony at his first hearing produced short-lived headlines which although debunked hours later continued to live on and be spread through social media. interest groups have also spent an unprecedented amount of dark money opposing this nominati

trying to move the goalpost on judge kavanaugh's nomination to supreme court. remember, before judge kavanaugh was even named, several democrats on the judiciary committee indicated they opposed whomever, whomever the nominee might turn out to be. the junior senator from california, for example, explained on television that whoever president trump chose would bring about, quote, the destruction of the constitution ofn the united states as far ai can tell. that, incredibly enough, is a member of the judiciary committee. of course, mere hours after judge kavanaugh was announced, my friend, the democratic leader, made the announcement that has now become famous: i will oppose him with everything i've got, heot said. and not long after that, another democrat on the judiciary committee proclaimed that anyone supporting young kavanaugh's confirmation was quote, listen to this, complicit9 in the evil.

as the senate prepares to vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme, dr. christine blasey ford's sister-in-law hopes kavanaugh will withdraw his nomination. >> because me being a supreme court justice at this time in this country is not good for this country, and i care more about my country than i care about my own personal ambition and there's time for me maybe in the future, but right now is not the time. >> reporter: sandra ford mendler describes watching her sister-in-law who she knows as chrissy testify that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were in high school. >> i definitely shed tears when watching that. >> as for kavanaugh's testimony -- >> kind of a jaw-dropping experience to imagine that was the behavior of somebody that would be a supreme court justice. >> reporter: she questions the fbi's investigation. >> she wasn't even interviewed. she was expecting to be. >> reporter: and is saddened by president donald trump's remarks at a political rally in mississippi. >> when did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't

this morning the full senate will vote to limit debate on the kavanaugh nomination. that procedural vote is set for 10:30 eastern. if that passes we could see a final vote for judge kavanaugh to be on the supreme court by tomorrow. now, live to the senate floor on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, our help in ages past and hope for years to come, we honor your name. today, have mercy upon us according to your loving kindness and tender mercies. have your way in this chamber and in the hearts of our

not conclude that he is the right person for the court. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> the nominationt m. kavanaugh of maryland to be the associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. >> senator, do you think that there's still a place in the democratic party for you after this? >> kavanaugh has got to go! >> just an extraordinary person, a great, great talent and i think he is going to make us all very proud. >> and joining me now, jennifer reuben, opinion writer for "the washington post" and josh barrow, business columnist for "new york magazine." jennifer, first, just thinking back here, you know, over the last week or two when you had that testimony in front of the judiciary committee of christine blasey ford, i think in that window between her testimony and when the world heard from brett kavanaugh, i think if there was conventional wisdom that formed in the moment it was that the nomination might be finished. what was key when you look at it now? what was key to him actually being able to get confirmed? what happened? what was he able to tap into? wha

. >>> i'm filing cloture on the judge kavanaugh nomination this evening so the process can move forward. >> a full senate vote on brett kavanaugh as soon as saturday. the fbi report on his conduct will be in the hands of senators in just three hours. >>> degrgrowing concern of the a military in the south china sea. even russia's actions pale in comparison. >>> and one officer dead and six others coming under fire in south carolina. >>> and here come the yankees. bronx bombers headed for a showdown with the red sox after disposing the oakland a's. good morning. welcome to k"early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. thursday, october 4th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. in a bit, we will tell you which senators will say we all know the president cannot lead us through this time. we start with breaking news. senate republican leaders starting the clock for the final vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. majority leader mitch mcconnell filing motion to end the debate. the final vote on the nomination as soon as saturday. >> the timing driven by the fbi of the renew

before any floor vote on the kavanaugh nomination. end quote. these are requests having to do with the most recent f.b.i. investigation. and we asked for a meeting between the chairman and the minority members to establish bipartisan ground rules for public discussion of the information provided by the f.b.i. and this most recent totally truncated and inadequate investigation. those last were my words. both requests were rejected. i had hoped the f.b.i. would exhaust all possible avenues of investigation relevant to whether judge kavanaugh had a pattern of drinking that resulted in aggression and belligerence toward women. i had hoped they will follow leads given to them by dr. ford and merchandise ramirez. -- and ms. ramirez. i had hoped they would be permitted to do the job we know they can do, the job former director james comey said they could do. instead as we now know, they were only allowed to do the bare minimum. as we know from news reports, there are dozens of people with relevant information, some of whom say they have corroborating e

now there are a lot of reasons to oppose judge kavanaugh's nomination. want to discuss three of them. his record, the broken and biased confirmation process, and the allegations of sexual assault. let's start with judge kavanaugh's record. judge kavanaugh has spent 12 years on the d.c. circuit court. his rulings demonstrate why radical right-wing groups and their friends in the senate are so eager to give him a seat on the supreme court. pick an issue, almost any issue, and there is ample reason to be alarmed. a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. when the donald trump sought to block a young immigrant woman's right to access abortion care, judge kavanaugh sided with the government, claiming that allowing the woman who had done everything necessary to obtain access to an abortion, should be further delayed in obtaining that care, a delay that would likely have prevented her from obtaining an abortion. and when religious organizations challenged the contraceptive care requirement of the affordable care act, judge kavanaugh again opposed r

she voted against advancing kavanaugh's nomination. normally if you go against your own party in the motion to proceed, you'll stay the course and do it again in the motion to confirm. she also said today kavanaugh is in her view maybe not the right man for the court at this time. the truth is, the republicans don't really need her. if susan collins votes yes, that is likely the whole ball game. down this home stretch, top senators are making a final push on the senate floor. >> what left wing groups and their democratic allies have done to judge kavanaugh so nothing short of monstrous. >> judges are expected to be

supreme court protesting the nomination of brett kavanaugh to be a supreme court justice.onstration, but a lot of them are pretty angry, especially as it looks like he may have the upper hand in getting confirmed, at least right now. a procedural vote scheduled for tomorrow. three voices may ring loudest when all is said and done. we are talking about jeff flake of arizona and lisa murkowski of alaska. all republicans said they wanted to see the fbi report before making up their minds. senator flake said there was no additional corroborating investigation. senator collins said the investigation appears have been thorough. senator murkowski said she is still reviewing the report. in senator murkowski's state of alaska and collins's home state of main, what kind of pressure has lisa murkowski been getting from constituents? >> the pressure is intense. how will she vote? figuring out the answer is a popular partic popular. >> parlor game here in alaska. if anyone knows the answer, they are lying. she is very popular because she has bipartisan support. she had her own me too m

made small contributions to democrat candidates. >> jeff flake telling "60 minutes" that kavanaugh's nomination is done if he lied to the committee. flake backed kavanaugh in the committee vote, but said he would not vote for him on the senate floor without an fbi investigation. >> what are you doing, sir? >> the decision to bring the process to a halt followed that confrontation with the two women in the capitol hill elevator. the senator claiming the decision of not running for re-election allowed him to act. >> could you have done this if you were running for re-election? >> not a chance. >> not a chance. >> no. >> because politics has become too sharp? >> there's no value to reaching across the aisle. there's no currency. no incentive. >> that we can all agree. rachel mitchell, the sex crimes prosecutor hired by republicans to question christine blasey ford written a memo saying a reasonable prosecutor would not bring a case against kavanaugh. she claimed the activities of democrats and dr. ford's attorneys likely affected her testimony. she does point out a senate hearing is not a trial an

with the fbi report done, the vote for kavanaugh's nomination appears to be on track to happen this weekend. however, as to whether we are closer to knowing if the man who may be the next supreme court justice committed sexual assault as a teen-ager, the answer remains as mired in partisanship as ever. >> the fact is, these allegations have not been corroborated. none of these allegations have been corroborated in the seven investigations. not in the new fbi investigation, not anywhere. >> the most notable part of this report is what's not in it.

brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. opponents protested all night outside the high court. we'll talk with the senate's number two democrat, durbin, and dan senor. >> the candidates in the highly charged texas senate race talk with us. democratic congressman betto o'rourke's progressive campaign in a red state brings him within striking distance of republican senator ted cruz. >> also, only on "cbs this morning," a woman who claims she

kavanaugh. advancing his nomination. and now, the moment of truth for kavanaugh as the final vote is set for tomorrow evening pay less than 30 hours from now. this is outnumbered, i melissa francis. here today is harris faulkner, fox news can your bitter lisa boothe, host of kennedy on the fox business network, kennedy, and joining us on the couch, jake maccoby, former chief speechwriter. for former attorney general loretta lynch, and former policy advisor to the hillary clinton campaign. thank you so much for joining us today. i love your socks. fancy socks for us. keeping it cheerful, i love it. >> harris: that's what we've come to know about you. it >> jake: it's a tough day. >> harris: show your toughness. >> melissa: welcome. kavanaugh moving one step closer to sitting on the highest court in the land, admitted what has become a brutal showdown over his nomination. big questions now over some key swing votes that will decide his fate in the senate. three of those four senators voting yes on closure today. g.o.p. sena

>> i have been alarmed and disturbed however by some who have suggested that unless judge kavanaugh's nomination is rejected, the senate is somehow condoning sexual assault. nothing could be further from the truth. >> so her point there that voting yes to kavanaugh is not the senate condoning sexual assault. obviously there are a lot of survivors that believe otherwise. gloria, what message in your mind does his confirmation send to those who can ofs themselves a part of the -- who consider themselves a part of the me too movement. >> i think it is truly ironic that women would be the cornerstone to the kavanaugh confirmation. you have to think about all of the work that went into getting women into positions of political power, and this is after anita hill, of course, and then to turn around and say that despite the me too movement, despite all that we learned as women, it would be women who put the vote over the top. it is so ironic, it is so disappointing, and now we have to look at the right women. it is not enough to just be female. what are the politics, what are the -- what is the backgro

there are large crowd protesting the nomination of brett kavanaugh.nd president trump is arriving at a rally. after sparking outrage from mocking christine blasey ford, today the president opted not to speak with reporters just before he departed for this campaign event in minneapolis. let's bring in jason carroll who is in minneapolis. the president is just about to headline that fund-raiser. do you think he's going to hail today's event to the people there? >> reporter: absolutely without question. it is a private fund-raiser, we should point out, that's expected to get off just as soon as he exits air force one. there's also going to be a roundtable, we're told, who also tells me the topics of discussion -- the lead topic of discussion will obviously be kavanaugh. a number of folks here on the ground, ana, feeling encouraged and excited about what this white house has done in terms of its handling of the nomination so far. other topics of discussion said to be at the roundtable, issues involving the mining industry and the economy as well. it's rea

the democrats and many on this the left worked around the clock to kill brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. but i think they made a fatal miscalculation. they thought it was okay along the way to jettison the principle of due process, and to use victims to pursue a radical political agenda.