senator dick durbin of illinois and the vice chairman of the republican senate campaign committee, tom tillis of north carolina. plus is the republican post kavanaugh surge real or are we just seeing a natural closing of the midterms? we have a brand new nbc news "wall street journal" poll out this morning with some unusual results that should make both parties a little nervous. >>> and the man whose expletive filled interview got him fired from the white house. former communications director anthony scaramucci joins moo oh what it's like to work with president trump. joining for me insight and analysis are katr tur, eugene robinson, peggy noonan and david brody, chief political analyst for cbn news. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press". >>> good sunday morning and welcome to the choose your own adventure midterm laek election. is there a democratic wave coming? as a surge of post kavanaugh enthusiasm turned back the democrats momentum, there's data to support that. or could this be a typical midterm with democrats making modest gains? there's data to support that too. we have plenty of n

cruz,hatch, mike lee, ted then staff, jeff lake, tom tillis, and john f. kennedy. kennedy.ob portman sitting here. finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that would parents -- passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. [applause} brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of the yell and yell lost cool. he is tied -- as a graduate of yale and harvard. he is given back to his community. he said 26 years in public service. he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, he was a judge on the pcs if the court of appeals. our nation's second-highest court. offered overr he 300 opinions. charge, he isge's and b-minded, i'm biased, anderson the justice must be divorced from passions of the day. have they did not state to the foundation of our republican. soon, justice kennedy will mr. the judicial of two kavanaugh like he did last year for justice gorsuch. this will be the first time a supreme court justice has ever sw

on the phone with us, north carolina republican senator tom tillis. thanks for taking the time. much to ask you, sir, concerning pastor brunson. what do you know about when he's supposed to land in germany or anything like that? >> he's in route. turkey cleared him. we had wheels up at 4:00. we've been working on that since this morning. he will be in germany briefly and then up to pastor brunson and his wife as to the next steps. >> senator, if i could move on to the jamal khaishoggi situation. records are from the turks is he was murdered by the saudis within their embassy in istanbul. we don't have confirmation of that one way or the other. they say they have video and audio proof. do you know that to be the case? >> we have not had any briefing to that effect. either classified or otherwise. i do agree with chairman corker and lindsey graham that this is serious and we have to hold saudi arabia accountable. there's a number of ways to do it. i agree with the president. we have a number of options. the arms sale is one of them. there's got to be a consequence. >> the connecti

lindsey graham, john cornyn, orrin hatch, mike lee, ,ed cruz, ben says, jeff flake mike crapo, tom tillis, and john kennedy. [applause] pres. trump: thank you also to rob portman, sitting right here. [applause] pres. trump: and finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins, for her brave and eloquent speech, and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true, how true. how true. [applause] kavanaugh isbrett a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both heal college and yield law school -- yale college and law school, he has taught at yale and georgetown. he spent 26 years of public service, and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, he was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, widely regarded as our nations second-highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. judge, he is aes fair-minded, unbiased, and evenhanded person. that justice must be divorced f

killed in mass killings and some people are not waiting to condemn this as a hate crime senator tom tillis of north carolina writes beyond disturbing that anti semitism still continues to exist and fuels such evil and we've had response from figures throughout the world binyamin netanyahu of israel said the entire people of israel grieve for the dead emmanuel mccrone the french prime minister expressed sadness and support so around the world this is really resoundingly even as the information remains preliminary right now. that exactly what happened there come off telling this political already john but it does come in the thick of this and if it is a hate crime as president trump has already spoken about the as he says that the hate that is going on in america at the moment when we're only what a week and a half out from going to the ballot boxes that's right and president trump has gotten his back up on the mail bombings around the united states while he condemned those he also blamed the media there were some conspiracy theories that democrats had somehow been involved in what they woul

senators lindsey graham, john cornyn orrin hatch mike lee, ted cruz, ben sasse, jeff flake, mike crapo tom tillis, and john kennedy. (applause) a thank you also to rob portman sitting right here. thank you, rob. and, finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed fairness is most in jeopardy. how true, how true. (applause). brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yael college and -- jail -- yale college and yale law school. he spent 26 years in public service, and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, widely regarded as our nation's second highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair-minded, unbiassed, even-handed person. he understands that justice be divorced from the pagsz of the -- passions of the day t

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. -- senator tom tillis. where is he? i found him. a lot of people tom great job tom they are putting all these people in different locations normally they are in one location. sir, everybody is on the right now they are all over the place. [laughter] and where is -- patrick meehan -- patrick mchenry? he has the greatest name in politics. they are toying with us. the greatest name in politics one of the most talented people in politics that is more important to me patrick. you are doing a fantastic job also a man who has become so popular and i was with him from almost before he announced. and i will never forget, a couple of years ago he was running, and he was favored so much that nobody went out to vote. that can happen i called him and said that was closer than we thought literally they love him but that will never happen again. he still won by a lot but a lot of people did not vote. a man named ralph norman wherever you are. [applause] remember i called you? i said never be so far in front they don't want to vote. [laughter] neve

people like mike pence, people like tom tillis, senator from north carolina put in a lot of work because this is important to evangelicals in the united states. >> pastor brunson said this. it's been an extremely difficult time for our family and we want to express our appreciation to the millions around the world that have prayed for this day. right before benjamin hall came on, we played a sound bite from pastor brunson's sister. she said take a cue from pastor brunson. he's on his way home now. she's saying we should forgive. >> for his faith, as an evangelical christian, what more powerful witness could there be to forgive his persecutors. that's the cornerstone of the faith he's preaching and there he is living it out. if you recall when the congregants at the church in south carolina, it's the power of forgiveness that is a big deal. >> turkey in the news a lot. this columnist, mr. khaishoggi, who has not been seen, we don't have the details yet, but what we're hearing doesn't sound good. senator cory gardner saying this. >> i think it's very concerning situation. that's why i join

lindsey graham, john corneren, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sass, jeff flake, mike crapo, tom tillis and john kennedy. [ crowd applauds ] >> thank you also to rob portman sitting right here. thank you, rob. and finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true? how true? brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yale college and yale law school, he's taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he's not working or with his family, he's giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service. and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. widely regarded as our nation's second highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair minded, unbiased and even handed

bob corker, tom tillis, rand paul all expressing extreme skepticism for the saudi story on the sunday shows yesterday. none more notably than rand paul. lee let's listen to that. >> the saudis are an auth authoritarian government. you don't have people just going off and doing things on their own. i feel certain the crown prince was involved and he directed this. that's why i think we cannot continue to have relations with him. i think he will have to be replaced. >> he's talking about replacing him. the president of the united states in a new interview says nobody told him that the crown prince is responsible. nobody's told him he's not responsible. they haven't reached that point. there's a possibility it could be found out afterwards. you also have jared kushner who is telling a reporter at cnn that he has nothing to do with this. this is not his purview and this doesn't involve him. he's the one that's close to nbs. he's been on the phone. this juggling act that the administration is doing, what happens next? will there be breaking point between congress and the president? >> righ

judiciary member senator tom tillis here. leland is live on the steps of the senate for the peoples filibuster. >> reporter: much of the filibuster has ended. when nancy pelosi left so did 30 or so protesters. one protester who showed upset i'm outraged there is not more people here. there were a lot more people here earlier today both outside and inside the senate office buildings where there were a little more than 300 arrests for people refusing to leave. in many cases it appeared rest was the protesters goal, they aimed at half a dozen senators. here they are, heidi heitkamp of north dakota told a local tv station she was a know. the white house think they could change the mind of joe donnelly leaving joe manchin who is up for reelection in west virginia in a state the president won by 42 points. he told reporters senators go to read the fbi report. i tried to read as fast as i can but wanted to make sure i comprehend it so i was sitting on the ones i want to make sure and there were some more to get through so i will fin

lindsey graham, john cornyn, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sasse, jeff flake, mike crapo, tom tillis and john kennedy. and thank you also to rob portman, sitting right here. thank you, rob portman. and finally, we are indebted to senator susan collins for her brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true. how true. how true. brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intelect, a brilliant scholar and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of both yale college and yale law school, he has taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he's not working or with his family, he's giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service, and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. for the last 12 years, brett was a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals, widely regarded as our nation's second highest court. during his tenure, he authored over 300 opinions, distinguished by their masterful and impartial reasoning. known as a judge's judge, he is a fair-minded, unbiased and even-handed

lindsey graham, john cornyn, orrin hatch, mike lee, ted cruz, ben sass, jeff flake, mike crapo, tom tillis, and john kennedy. [applause] >> and thank you also to rob portman, sitting here. [applause] indebted toare senators susan collins for brave and eloquent speech and her declaration that when passions are most inflamed, fairness is most in jeopardy. how true. [applause] brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar, and his credentials are unsurpassed. yale collegef both and law school, he has taught at both harvard and georgetown. he is giving back to his community. spent 26 years in public service and just like justice gorsuch, he clerked for justice kennedy. wasthe last 12 years, judge -- heidi: president trump speaking at the ceremonial swearing in of of theest justice supreme court, brett kavanaugh. in that3 weeks ago that room, the nomination of brett kavanaugh was announced. a lot has happened since then. it has been one of the most divisive confirmation processes seen in america along with the allegations against brett fbinaugh and an fbi fda -- investi