controle if democrats the u.s. senate, you will see one come out of the committee and passed by the senate. let me say what i just repeated a few moments ago. i believe our nation has turned its back on our family of immigrants that we have betrayed american children. we have hunted down their mothers and fathers, pursued them with our ice agents. let me tell you a story about a constituent of my. he is a hard-working, loving father of two daughters. stopped and apprehended just one block before he was dropping off his daughter. dehumanized right in front of his daughters. he was detained in jail. i and others intervened to secure his release. his story is not unique. millions here of in california and throughout the country. action in the lack of washington, i have had to lead in california by moving forward and attempting california families from donald trump by moving forward century state measures, which is now the law of land in california, even though we were sued by attorney general jeff sessions. we had a republic

the u.s. senate. >> now we going to our question portion. in a debate at the state fair you said u.s. senators overstay their welcome's after two terms. you said 18 years as a long time to be in the swamp. explain why it is time for a change? mr. newberger: that is an excellent question. being in government is a privilege. it is something we do as a service to the people who elect us to be there. what were you doing 18 years ago? ask that to anybody. 18 years is too much. you become part of the institution. you become part of the problem in many cases. i believe that 12 years is enough. go in, serve your 12 years and be done. as your next u.s. senator that is what i will do. i have in pose my own term limits. i currently serve in the minnesota house of representatives. i am in my third term. i am in a red district. i have a great relationship with the folks in my district and with my community leaders. i have a placing government. if i wanted to stay put, i could. that is not the right thing to do. i

later u.s. senate contenders in arizona. the seat opened up by retiring republican senator jeff flake. live coverage begins at 9:00 .m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up this morning "new york times" federal reserve correspondent on recent stock market losses and the role of the federal reserve. improving health care on the state level. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the >> tonight, on the communicators, the association of public safety communications about emergency communications and what has changed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. he is interviewed by politico technology reporter john hendel. >> the challenges when someone is inside a building. champion a term called dispatch abu location. the door to kick down. if someone is behind and apartment door or office suite, 911 needs to know where to send responders. is a tough technological challenge. in 2015, the fcc adopted in order which was groundbreaking. it was for the first time applying requirements on the carriers

what the state here, in my running for the u.s. senate is being this would vote in the u.s. senate. based on kavanaugh's position, that he is a constitutional judge, was a constitutional judge, i would have voted yes for kavanaugh. i do believe there is innocent until proven guilty. >> thank you. >> i think what we are talking about here and why we are talking so much about the kavanaugh nomination is, the wrestling that we are going through with regard to sexual misconduct in this country. i think that's a heart of this issue. i voted against judge kavanaugh in part because of his judicial rulings in the past. he is someone who believes and has ruled that corporations are people and money is speech. i think that is really at the heart of what is eating away at our political process today. but i also believe that it's important to take survivors at the word. to believe survivors and to listen to their stories. when i saw the president mocking the survivor had the guts to come forward, i was really deeply disappointed in where our politics have taken us. i think we can do better than

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candidates from arizona's u.s. senate seat, debates republican congresswoman rep. mcsally:. republican senator jeff flake is retiring. what coverage tonight on 90's to. your primary source for camping 2018. that's campaign 2018. >> pc fan buses traveling across the country on our 50 capitals tour. we recently stopped in columbus, ohio. looking for to the november midterm elections, we're asking folks which party should control congress and why. >> i believe congress should remain in republican hands. >> possibly the largest one is it has been stated that if the democratic party takes control, they will go out of their way to signing presidents of legislation for good. if we want anything to happen, any legislation to pass. i think that we need a congress to step behind the president. -- it ist is this pushing behind his less thought out ideas. >> democrat-controlled the congress and the senate. it is long overdue. we seem to be getting dementia and possibly worse. she seems dangerous to the country. i was democrats take over. >> voices from the states, part of c-span cities

ree-way race for u.s. senate this is an hour. >> live on c-span, we take you to new mexico for a debate between senate candidates. in a critic senator martin heinrich faces republican mick rich and former governor gary johnson, who is running as a libertarian. gov. johnson: i am gary ohnson, running for the u.s. senate. >> before we get started let's look at the rules for tonight's debate. candidates get 90 seconds for an opening statement in an order we drew a short time ago and we'll take a few questions from shelly and kent and they'll have 1:15 to respond and a 30-second rebuttal opportunity. twice during the debate each candidate will ask a question of one of their opponents and at the end of the night they'll get one minute for a closing statement. now for the drawing, gary johnson will go first with your opening statement. gov. johnson: i am gary johnson, running for the u.s. senate. i grew up in new mexico. i started a handyman business in purkpurk and grew it to 1,000 employees. i got elected governor of

later, u.s. senate contenders in arizona. mocratic representative kyrsten sinema will replace republican martha but sally for the seat opened up by rick -- tiring publics -- republican senator jeff flake. your primary source for campaign 2018. next, tucker carlson talking fools.is book, ship of british prime minister theresa may takes questions from members of the house of commons. then, a discussion on u.s.-russia relations. >> this week on q&a, fox news host tucker carlson on his new book "ship of fools." >> this week on "q&a," fox news host tucker carlson discusses his book "ship of fools: how a selfish ruling class is bringing america to the brink of revolution." >> tucker carlson, author of the book "ship of fools." who is mrs. raymond? tucker: mrs. raymond was my first grade teacher in california and the school year of 1975, 1976. she was the liberal archetype of

u.s. senator debbie stabenow. senator stabenow: thank you so much, and thank you to grand valley for hosting this forum. i'm so honored to be your united states senator. i have lived in michigan my whole life. i am very lucky my whole family is here, including my 92-year-old mom, and every day i go into washington at the beginning of the week, suit up for michigan, go in and fight for you, and then come home on the weekends. i know that these are incredibly divisive times, but i also know that you want me to keep my head down and get things done for you. and that's what i do, and that's the trademark i have of working across the aisle. 133 different pieces of legislation of mine are now law in the senate. 15 public acts in state government. but it's not about the numbers. it's about you and your family. this week i was so honored to be at the white house as the president signed a bipartisan bill of mine that makes sure that the pharmacists can tell you the lowest price at the counter. i passed not one, but two bipa

u.s. senator and democrat tammy baldwin. >> [applause] >> and her challenger, a state senator and republican, we have a clear -- republican leah vukmir. thank you both for being here. for the first time we are streaming live on twitter. youcan follow the hashtag see at the bottom of your screen. we will pick at least one question for the end of the debate. >> candidates have 90 seconds to respond to a question, 30 seconds to respond to any follow-up. if the candidate runs over time, you will hear this. >> [ringing] >> we are allowing the candidates to challenge one statement from their opponent. first topic is health care. ms. baldwin, you have cosponsored senator bernie sanders's national health-insurance proposal. some studies have put this other price tag of $32 trillion over 10 years. what will it cost taxpayers, and would require higher payroll and/or income taxes? >> i believe as a fundamental deserveat all americans affordable and quality health insurance. the study you cite actually shows doing nothing would cost more. plans to repeal the affordable care act and go back to those old

u.s. senator who is going to speak up and say, enough is enough, we need to do something else. d i will be on the streets of baltimore to fix it. senator, on too many days would report on mass shootings across the country and sadly, here in maryland, the most recent that the rite aid distribution center in hartford county, where a woman killed three coworkers and herself using a gun she purchased legally. she had previously been diagnosed with a mental illness. too oftenness is all the common denominator we see in these mass shootings. you believe laws need to be changed to keep guns out of the mentally ill -- out of the hands of the mentally ill, and how do you do that in keeping with the second amendment? senator cardin: we need stronger logs that are dashed stronger laws that are consistent with the second amendment. makes sensible restrictions on who is entitled to have a handgun. we need universal background checks so if people have mental illness or are known to be sex offenders or domestic abusers don't get guns. we also need to pass a national law to prohibit the private

u.s. senator. not only that, he stood by while other states took our f-22's from holloman air force base, our f-16s were stripped from our air national guard, and here it is in lasalle most labs. it looks like savannah river is trying to get the leadership alamos labs. it looks like savannah river is trying to get the leadership role for nuclear deterrence for our country. mr. heinrich has been standing on the sidelines. doug: mr. johnson, ask the next question. gov. johnson: martin heinrich, when iran for reelection as governor, i controlled the debate process. i debated my opponent 28 times. marty and i debated 28 times. f-16s, holloman is slated to become the largest f-16 base in the world. you had a widely publicized letter that opposed the expansion of the airspace that holloman needs to accommodate those f-16s. have i got it wrong? it is great to see you, because we have not seen each other this whole time. it would be wonderful to debate, going onward. doug: you are out of time. sen. heinric

the u.s. senate has now voted brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court how did the democrats and republicans vote. fifty to forty eight and i know you do in the masses i'm how this is com well it's fairly easy but fairly complicated also. joe manchin a democrat voted with the republicans and lisa murkowski the republican governor senator who has said she will not vote for mr cavanaugh abstain to vote and this is how it comes to fifty two forty eight anyway this is a clear victory for the white house and for the republican party that candidate brett kavanaugh is through with the nomination and that was a heavy did heavily to test that one nasty political infighting and battling here between democrats and republicans as you know and let me just fill you in what's going to happen or what's happening right now here i am right in front of the supreme court building and the protesters behind me i'm going to step out of the picture to let you take this in a little bit they just took about half an hour ago to

my concern is that the u.s. senate has given up its sovereignty. that the u.s. nate in the constitution is supposed to make the law. unfortunately in the last couple of decades what it has done is to punted sovereignty over to the supreme court. nine people who are unelected and unaccountable can make the rules up for the entire country. it is the congress's job to make laws. unfortunately we have career politicians who just want to get reelected. that is why this was such a political nightmare in the last couple of months. isre we were two months ago exactly where we went up yesterday with a vote, along party lines and in the meantime we had a lot of political drama the did not amount to much. >> mr. simon, what would your vote have been? >> thank you to sinclair and everyone else who helped organize the debate. i have neil simon. i spent my career building companies and creating jobs and serving my community. you are going to hear about two choices you have in the election, one is the other two candidates who will follow their parties and contribute to the part

u.s. senator debby stabenow is currently serving her third term in the u.s. senate and is ranking member of the agriculture committee and is a senior member of the finance committee, energy committee and budget committee. the senator tells us she is focused on standing up for michigan families, helping michigan businesses create jobs here at home and protecting our great lakes and outdoor heritage. republican john james resides in farmington hills. he's president of his family-owned business james group international. james, a west point grad served as a ranger qualified apache attack helicopter pilot with distinction during operation iraqi freedom. he's pro-life, pro 2nd amendment and pro business. john's wife elizabeth is from ada and together they have two young boys with another one on the way. thank you both for joining us today. leading off with opening statements is u.s. senator debbie stabenow. >> thank you very much and thank you to grand valley and wjbu for hosting this for us. i'm so honored to be your united states senator. i lived in michigan my w

u.s. senator. jennifer: mr. simon? senator cardin: the baltimore education system is unacceptably poor, and it's part of a bigger issue in baltimore. it's part of a city that's in decline with increasing substance abuse rates, increasing crime rates, the murder capital of the world. it needs to be addressed. we need to do with urban blight. it's a complicated problem and it starts with caring, it starts with leadership that is going to bring the right people together with a plan to turn that city around. senator cardin has represented baltimore for 52 years and he has let this happen. jennifer: senator cardin. senator cardin: i want control of our schools to be with local governments. i would don't -- i don't want the federal government to control our local schools. i strongly support local education agencies having power over their system, but the federal government has a role. the every child succeeds act, a bipartisan bill passed recently, provides a proper role of the federal government to provide resources, and we

u.s. senator from illinois. in the united states senate, alan dixon was still al the pal, but he was not a really high profile senator. you know how there are all those little sidebar stories today about the timing of the brett kavanaugh vote this weekend might be upended because senator steve daines of montana has his daughter's wedding to go to? with every story there is a picture of steve daines, but literally that picture could be any guy on earth that could just be clip art because you have never seen steve daines before, and there is no way you would know he was a senator without google. that was alan dixon. he was like not a household name, not a recognizable figure. and part that of is because he wasn't controversial at all. he was go along to get along. he was a centrist. he was a moderate. he was sort of low profile. the other senator from illinois was liberal, wore a bow tie, he was instantly recognizable. paul simon was the one from illinois who ran for president. al the pal, the other senator from il

u.s. senator from illinois. in the united states senate, alan dixon was still al the pal, but he was not a really high-profile senator. you know how there are all those little sidebar stories today about the timing of the brett kavanaugh vote this weekend might be upended because senator steve daines of montana has his daughter's wedding to go to? with every story there is a picture of steve daines, but literally that picture could be any guy on earth, that could just be clip art because you have never seen steve daines before, and there is no way you would know he was a senator without google. that was alan dixon. he was not a household name, not a recognizable figure. and part that of is because he wasn't controversial at all. he was go along to get along. he was a centrist. he was a moderate. he was sort of low profile. the other senator from illinois was paul simon, a liberal, wore a bow tie, he was instantly recognizable. paul simon was the one from illinois who ran for president. al the pal, the other senat

senator,xico's u.s. how many bills have you authorized and sponsored -- and i mean sponsored -- that passed into law since you have been a senator in washington? sen. heinrich: off the top of my head, we passed legislation that was signed by president trump , the federalc energy regulatory commission, and in the last few weeks i've passed legislation through the senate. more important, it is not about whose name comes first on a bill. what i have learned in washington is, if you are not trying to grab the credit all the time, you can do amazing things for the state of new mexico. the national defense authorization act happens every single year. i am part of that. this year, it had john mccain's name on it, which is only right. that is how i have been able to grow thousands of jobs at our national assets -- sandia national lab, los alamos. we have grown 3500 jobs during the course of my first term in the united states senate. it should not just be about credit. it should be about getting good things done.

and of the woman who's accused him of attempted rape thirty six years ago testified before the u.s. senate judiciary committee into a lot of attention across the country with tens of millions of people tuning in. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be on the u.s. supreme court i denied the allegation immediately categorically and unequivocal i am here today not because i want to be and terrified my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed my family and i have been the target of constant harassment and threats i intend no wheel well to dr ford and her family the other night actually and my daughter lies or said their prayers and little lies all of ten years old. said to actually we should pray for the woman. it's a lot of wisdom from a ten year olds. we need we know well. i believe that if i came forward my single voice would be drowned out by have a chorus of powerful supporters this is a circus well following another round of hearings in the senate judiciary committee a republican senator called for the postponement of the full senate confirma

it was an important, contested u.s. senate race in north dakota in 2012. that senate race in north dakota in 2012 was won by the democratic candidate, won by heidi heitkamp, just barely. in 2012 in north dakota, heidi heitkamp won that senate seat by a margin of less than 1% of the vote. and in a state with the population as small as north dakota's, that means the absolute number of votes we're talking about sheer incredibly small. heidi heitkamp won that seat in 2012 by a margin of less than 3,000 votes statewide. but, again, look at how the vote came in. i mean if you're a democratic candidate, you're barack obama. you're running in north dakota. it's a race -- it's not going to be all that close. you're not going lose in the end. it's probably still nice to get huge concentrations of democratic votes in majority native american parts of the state, right? but if you're heidi heitkamp, and you know it's not going to be a blowout. you're running a race that is close, that you might actually a chance to win. if you are in a race that is as tight as that sena

u.s. senator and democrat tammy baldwin. [applause] >> and her challenger, a state senator and republican leah vukmir. [applause] >> thank you both for being here. want to go over a couple of things. we are streaming live on twitter. you can follow by the hashtag you see at the bottom of your screen and we will pick at least one question to ask. >> our rules are very simple. candidates have 90 seconds to respond to a question. 30 seconds to respond to any follow-ups. if a candidate runs over time, you will hear this. >> we are also allowing the candidates to challenge one statement from their opponent. >> let's get to the first topic. it is health care. ms. baldwin, you will have the first response. you have cosponsored senator bernie sanders medicare for all national healthcare proposal. some studies have put this at a price tag of $32 trillion over 10 years. what will it cost taxpayers and would it require higher payroll and/or income taxes? sen. baldwin: thank you. i believe as a fundamental value, all americans deserve af

u.s. senators from both parties are pushing for a vote in congress to block sales to saudi arabia but president trump says ending the one hundred ten billion dollar deal would hurt u.s. defense companies stephanie decker has more from outside the saudi consulate in istanbul. the president's spokesperson announcing that a joint working group will be set up between turkey and saudi arabia according to sources at the request of the saudis to carry out an investigation into what happened to you we do understand however that the turks will be carrying out an independent investigation as well they've been waiting to go into the consulate the saudi consulate before what we understand the saudis have been making that difficult perhaps this working group will mean that there will be some movement on that in the next few days also we understand from intelligence sources security sources that the turks have informed washington of their findings that they firmly believe that the saudi journalist has been killed and they say they know where it happened this is all part of a wider campaign of leaks by ankara

u.s. senators have just voted and brett kavanaugh has been voted in as a supreme court judge the vote was expected to be close but when two republican swing senators on friday finally announced that they would vote in favor of kavanagh it meant that he would probably win by at least a couple of voice votes the appointment has been divisive as several women accuse kavanaugh sexual misconduct staff and the voting is done what's the reaction. here i. have to tell you the crowd here outside. at the supreme court and it's about i would say four to five from the people here were not very happy were frustrated or angry about this they don't even have the news yet that the vote has been down there of a thing for the speaker on the stage behind me to announce this and the work can trickle through yet so you can bet that as soon as they hear there will be a storm here deafening storm erupting here. out of hundreds of people and they will voice their disapproval in all ways and all kinds and that's basically the bottom line here those people here they know that any i knew for quite some time for a fe

that will tear this country apart the u.s. senate judiciary committee has been conducting confirmation hearings for brett kavanaugh nominated to be a supreme court justice by donald trump they took a vote to take the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the floor of the u.s. senate now as the vote was preparing we saw kind of a last minute proposal from republican senator jeff flake he proposed essentially that a final vote on the floor of the senate wouldn't take place until the f.b.i. had been able to do an investigation i do think that we can. have a short pause and make sure that the f.b.i. can investigate and i understand it is that some of us would have to and i'm prepared to do it make a request to the white house to ask the f.b.i. to do that investigation it would be short. and limited in scope to the current allegations that have been made i would like to support the motion for that investigation i've explained many times a mother if the investigation is not necessary the nomination of brett kavanaugh has certainly divided the u

today, the u.s. senatee in washington state between democratic senator maria cantwell and republican susan hutchinson, live at 6:00 p.m. eastern. at 7:00, we will take you to ohio for the second debate between democratic senator sherrod brown and republican congressman jim renee c. announcer: with the midterm elections days away, watch the competition for the control of congress. on c-span. see for yourself, the candidates and the debates from key house and senate races. make c-span your primary source for a campaign 2018. c-span student can competition is in full swing. what does it mean to be american? students and teachers from around the country have taken to social media, posting about their entry. one tweeted, glad to share a few moments with drupal i of montgomery blair high school as they seek to produce a documentary to enter the c-span studentcam documentary competition. myther tweeted they created america collages, to bring -- brainstorm for c-span classroom studentcam 2019. company -- that compe

then, a debate for the u.s. senate seat in ohio because -- between incumbent u.s. senator sherrod brown and republican enacci.sman james ren with 17 days before the election, make c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. >> former vice president joe biden visited las vegas today to jackyt senate candidate rosen. the former vice president is expected to make a number of campaign stops for democratic candidates for election day. his comments to union members in nevada are just over half an hour. thank kathryn and say good morning, las vegas. , goodreally want to say 6, you are looking good. i know it's early but i always start a rally like this. eight no party like a democratic party because the democratic party don't stop. great to see all of you out here on the first day of early vote. a big thank you to vice president joe biden. he is joining us this morning. and of course all of my amazing 6.iends at 22 i was a member about 40 years ago and it helped me pay my college tuition, and i was always grateful for that union card i held then. [applause] we are facing

schiff in the u.s. senate has now voted brett kavanaugh on to the supreme court fifty votes to forty eight what is the mood like on capitol hill. seem to have a bit of a technical problem connecting it to stephens e-mails but we'll be getting back to him when we can in the coming minutes now to some of the other stories making news around the world in contrast to the political akara monye back home in washington the u.s. first lady millennia trump has spent the last leg of her low key tour of africa visiting the egyptian pyramids and the sphinx her trip took her to three other african countries where she spent time promoting her charity work. and at least fifty people have been killed in the democratic republic of congo after an oil tanker collided with another truck authorities say at least one hundred people were injured the tanker was on its way from the western city of metacity to the capital kinshasa it is not yet clear what caused the collision. and people in brazil are preparing to go to the polls to el

contested racely for u.s. senate. menendez arrived to ago sodio short while did his republican challenger bob hugin. pbs news hour lisa chief political correspondent michael. >> we've called in top strategist to help us walk issues.the first question to the state chairs. jersey political watchers say that this campaign has reached level of nastiness. ofyou find that this level discourse increases voter turnout or makes people want to stay home? >> it confuses people. been a furiouss fighter for the state of new jersey. a tonight.g to see i think that's what's important. his opponent has spent over ads.illion on attack h >> ty voters want to see a honor in ethics to the u.s. senate. a 14-year marine. he's got a record of honor and integrity. he's going up against a career has a record of corruption and self-serving. to feel confident their elected officials represent their interests and own.heir >> when was the last time someone in the oval office looms midtermge in the election? >> i can't think of a time when actual

in a few minutes, the u.s. senate will vote on the future of the supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. will he take the swing seat on the high court, shifting the balance towards conservatives for decades to come? or will the gop come up a vote or two short? it's unclear right now what the final vote on the senate floor will be. republican leaders said this morning they did not, they did not yet have all the votes they need, but they also said they remain confident they can get to the crucial number. that number is 50 votes. they need 50 votes. if it's a tie, 50/50, the vice president of the united states, mike pence, he breaks the tie in favor of confirmation. there are 51 republicans in the u.s. senate, 49 democrats. two of whom are independents, but caucus with the democrats. 51/49. this is going to be a critical moment. right now, manu raju is up on capitol hill. manu, expecting to hear from chuck schumer, mitch mcconnell, lots of speakers, a few more speakers before this critically important procedural vot

. >> the u.s. senate race. tonight, the candidates debate , sponsored by wuwm, and usa today network. from the university of wisconsin milwaukee campus, here are your moderators. >> and good evening, and welcome. i am charles benson. >> i'm shannon simms. tonight, the candidates for the u.s. senate debate. >> the general election is november 6, and let's welcome the candidates to the stage. we have the current incumbent, u.s. senator and democrat tammy baldwin. [applause] and her challenger, a state senator and republican leah vukmir. [applause] >> thank you both for being here. want to go over a couple of things. for the very first time, we are streaming live on twitter. you can follow by the hashtag you see at the bottom of your screen, and we will pick at least one question to ask. >> our rules are very simple. candidates have 90 seconds to respond to a question. 30 seconds to respond to any follow-ups. if a candidate runs over time, you will hear this. [ding] >> we are also allowing the candidates to challe

u.s. senators. was last seen and trying to solve the consulate in istanbul over a week ago the washington post says prince mohammed bin salam ordered operation to detain him and take him to a yard and reports from washington d.c. . or not know what everybody else was in just twenty four hours u.s. president donald trump went from no one knows what happened to jamal khashoggi to. we need to find out we demanding everything we want to see what's going on here that's a bad situation it's a very serious situation for us for this way we do see. what is going on now will be the subject of an official investigation after twenty two senators sent this letter to the white house invoking the magnitsky act it gives the administration four months to determine if the show g.'s human rights were violated and if so by law they will have to place sanctions potentially on people high up in the saudi government the outcry is bipartisan and growing and that this man was murdered in saudi consulate in istanbul across e

announcer 2: in the tennessee u.s. senate race, marsha blackburn and phil brotherson participated in the last scheduled debate before election day. there in the race to succeed senator bob corker who is retiring. they talked about a number of issues including gun control, health care, and immigration. tonight, all eyes on tennessee. from two sides of the aisle. the only democratic politician with a fighting chance. go head-to-head on one stage. dubbed the most important senate state -- senate race in the country. paul's show a dead heat. is too close to call. tonight, your chance to hear from the candidates in their final debate before election night. your local election headquarters welcomes you to tonight's tennessee debate. we are broadcasting live from the bigger center on the university of tennessee campus in knoxville. wam evening anchor for etienne in memphis and i will be your guide this evening for this presentation. let's go right ahead and introduce you to the candidates who are running for u.s. senate. former gove

another u.s. senate debate them a this one in ohio. nachis challenger in the first of three planned debates. heading into the debate, senator brown held a 15 point lead in polls. according to the real clear politics average. ♪ >> good evening from the westfield studio theater. the playhouse square in cleveland. i am russ mitchell. anchoring and managing editor. and ann fisher, : host and executive producer of all sides in columbus. welcome to the first senate debate presented by the ohio

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the u.s. senate is now taking what should be the final step needed to approve brett kavanaugh for the u.s. supreme court thirty hours of debate and a vote the process has been delayed for nearly three weeks due to allegations of sexual assault a special senate hearing to review the allegations and a one week delay for so the f.b.i. could investigate. senator jeff flake a swing vote was pressured by sexual assault victims into calling for the delay and yet despite protests out of his office and a review of the f.b.i. support flake says he will vote yes on kavanaugh a new kind of oh yes tomorrow. something big change so i don't see. what would but . but anyway i'm glad we had a better process kavanaugh was already a contentious choice because of his conservative views on abortion gun laws and presidential powers but in mid september it was revealed christine blazin ford had accused him of trying to rape her when they were teenagers i've never sexually assaulted dr ford or anyone or as capitol tried to

u.s. senators former staunch allies big defenders of saudi arabia people like senator lindsey graham saying that if this is true and these are his words they'll be hell to pay so we're seeing a bipartisan growing calls for the u.s. to demand answers and if the answers come back as many fear then they say there will be repercussions and we know that some of the competence mohamed bin some on was on tour in the u.s. back in march establishing relations with the u.s. so what happens now. well what we're seeing is this was a coordinated highly paid for p.r. tour it was all across the country from new york to california washington d.c. you're trying to basically say to people come do business in saudi arabia he met with the most powerful and most popular people in this country celebrities billionaires what we're seeing now in social media is a growing call for those very people to denounce the crown prince muhammad bin psalm we're also seeing concrete steps president barack obama's former energy secretary was on the border that was going to look at building that brand new city in saudi arabia he

so when the u.s. senate says as we heard from jeff flake that we cannot do business with saudi arabia there are serious repercussions if the u.s. senate follows through on that and we've got a clock that's ticking now barbara with the triggering bipartisan effort we should point out of both democrats and republicans triggering the global magnitsky act there are now hundred twenty days and till the u.s. for a century the white house would be potentially forced to put in place sanctions and the appetite to do that seems to be growing by the day we're hearing very strong comments coming out of republican senators like the ranking member bob corker of the senate foreign relations committee saying that already saudi u.s. relations were fragile but now in his words they may be going off a cliff because the intelligence that the senators believe they have had access to seems to conclusively in their mind show that the saudis have been involved in the disappearance of jim. and they believe that if he died in the sau

the u.s. senate is due to hold its first crucial vote on president trump's nomination for the supreme court and the coming hour the senate is currently debating the controversial choice of brett kavanaugh you can see chuck schumer the senate democratic leader cavanagh's nominations been marred by allegations of sexual assault by at least three women the vote is taking place today after an f.b.i. report into the allegations which cavanagh to nine. she's live for us and washington d.c. just talk us through what's happening in the senate specifically today. well specific this is what they call it cloture vote it's basically a vote to end the debate on it the nomination and to then proceed in the next day or so to a final vote on brett kavanaugh its nomination to become the ninth member of the u.s. supreme court so of course because this is been such a controversial and contentious nomination process pretty much any senator who wants to comment on the merits and the merits of the nation is taking an oppo