reena. >> ninan: carter evans, thank you. ext, a spacecraft takes off a seven-year mission to mercury. of >> ninan: the european and japanese space agencies launched an unmanned spacecraft into orbit today on a mission to mercury, the closest planet to the sun. about seven years from now, it will launch two satellites. it will investigate the planet's surface and magnetic field. during the day on mercury, it's about 800 degrees fahrenheit. at night, it cools down to minus 290 degrees. royal mania rolls on in australia. prince harry and his american bride, meghan markle, attended the opening ceremony of the invictus games in sydney. harry launched the international paralympic event in 2014 to honor military members wounded in action. the duke and duchess of sussex are expecting their first baby next spring. still ahead, we'll go inside the new national law enforcement museum, where visitors are getting hands-on police experience. >> ninan: the national law enforcement museum opened last week in washington. it has police artifac

i'm reena ninan. on a day of drama in the senate and demonstrations in the streets, brett kavanaugh was confirmed as the 114th justice of the supreme court. >> the nomination of brett m. kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is confirmed. >> ninan: the final vote, 50-48, was the closest confirmation vote for a supreme court nominee since 1881. kavanaugh was sworn in at the supreme court this evening by chief justice john roberts and retired justice anthony kennedy, who kavanaugh now replaces. president trump on twitter congratulated the senate for confirming his "great nominee." demonstrations for and against kavanaugh were held in washington and across the country today, exactly one month before the congressional midterm elections. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. >> throw him out! throw him out! >> reporter: as protesters from both sides chanted at the supreme court... >> vote him out! >> reporter: and the capitol... >> november is coming! ( shout