u.s. supreme court has become a political battleground. alan fischer al-jazeera at the u.s. supreme court in washington. now for the first time in decades a jury in chicago has convicted a white police officer of murdering a black teenager the city was preparing for riots of demonstrators weren't satisfied with the outcome but outside the courthouse and in the city instead there was celebration john hendren reports from chicago. where it's the verdict that for weeks put an anxious and divided city on edge we've been hearing that day and guilty of second degree. a white chicago police officer jason van dyke was found guilty of the killing of a black teen a crime that carries a sentence of up to twenty years in prison then sixteen times. but i've heard that there's more than one for each bullet he fired into a seventeen year old look kwan mcdonald in two thousand and fourteen van dyke was convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm the teen was armed with a knife later found closed and shown walking away on police video it was vandyke who emptied the chamber the only officer

u.s. supreme court has become a political battle groet. alan fischer. at the u.s. supreme court in washington. saudi arabia says it well out turkey's a search at the consulate in istanbul of a prominent saudi journalist and a soggy as he went missing three days ago after entering the compound crown prince mohammed bin salmond's of saudi arabia has nothing to hide but rights groups according on riyadh to verify his whereabouts jamal cell reports the site outside the saudi arabian consulate in istanbul resembles a crime scene more than it does a diplomatic mission police have cordoned off the entire area around the building monitoring anyone who enters or exits three days have passed since renown journalist jamal khashoggi went missing after entering the consulate to protest paperwork on friday photojournalists and human rights activists gathered to demand his release they believe that the saudi authorities kidnapped him and are either holding him hostage inside the building or have secretly sent him abroad the man we don't know what it's like suddenly genocide is wha

u.s. supreme court after clearing the first of two crucial senate votes a chicago police officer who killed a black teenager four years ago shooting him sixteen times is found guilty of murder this year's nobel peace prize is awarded to yazidi campaign an idea mirage and dr dennis moore great day for their work to end sexual violence. and fears more than a thousand people are still buried under a hotel and housing complex flaxen by the quake and tsunami in indonesia. with all your store intruding or you would see for yourself with only one face. city's opponent by turning up late on the way this news will have to wait. or we start with a day of political drama in washington where brett kavanaugh now appears to be on track to secure a lifetime job on the u.s. supreme court two senators who held the swing vote over cavanagh's fate of now announced they will back donald trump's nominee has been a fierce public and political backlash to cavanagh after three women accused him of sexual misconduct in jordan joins us live now from capitol hill and we were watching the announcement of senator susan

u.s. supreme court after clearing the first of two crucial senate votes. in london you know with al jazeera coming up this year's nobel peace prize is awarded to pain and. and congolese dr dennis mcguire gave for their work to end sexual violence and war. the search is on for the president of interpol as main hallway vanishes on a trip to his native china and a chicago police officer who killed a black teenager four years ago shooting him sixteen times is found guilty of murder. we start with another day of political drama in washington where brett kavanaugh now appears to be on track to secure a lifetime job on the u.s. supreme court two senators who held the swing vote over kavanagh's fate have now announced they will back donald trump's nominee has been a fierce public and political backlash to cavanagh after three women accused him of sexual misconduct rosen in jordan reports now from capitol hill. the motion is agreed to. 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 hou

u.s. supreme court. he was sworn in during a private ceremony at the u.s. supreme court last night. the u.s. senate voted 50-48 to confirm judge kavanaugh, the slimmest margin for any supreme court justice in more than a century but enough to give the supreme court a conservative majority that could last for decades. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell said a vote had to be taken this weekend. >> i never considered for a moment quitting. that would be unfair to kavanaugh. his reputation had been dragged through the mud for two weeks. >> throughout the day yesterday protestors gathered at the back entrance of the u.s. supreme court. more than 150 demonstrators were arrested in washington, d.c. throughout the day. senate minority leader chuck schumer says this battle is over but people unhappy with the results can still take action at the ballot bo >> but i say to you, my fellow americans, there is one answer, vote. >> meanwhile president trump declared the confirmation of brett kavanaugh a tremendous victory for our nation. the court is scheduled to hear four cases this week. and

u.s. supreme court is one step closer to his goal republicans say an f.b.i. investigation didn't find any evidence supporting sexual misconduct allegations against him but democrats say the probe was a sham the senate now agreed to advance cabin his nomination and a final vote is due on saturday as a result in jordan as more from washington d.c. the motion is agreed to. 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 so the f.b.i. could investigate thank you. 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 capital and you kind of oh yes tomorrow. something big change so i don't see. what would but to. but anyway i'm glad we had a better pr

u.s. supreme court is one step closer to his goal republicans say an f.b.i. investigation didn't find any evidence supporting sexual misconduct allegations against him but democrats say the probe was a sham the senate now agreed to advance common his nomination and a final vote on saturday was in jordan as more from washington d.c. the motion is agreed to. 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 al

u.s. supreme court. the state court did overturn the congressional plan and ordered -- actually drew a map for them and require the legislature to turn over data and they got in a battle with their own state court over who had access to the data. you know, it's used for redistricting. the question whether or not that was constitutional or not, of course, the court ruled on it. you can appeal a state supreme court ruling to the u.s. supreme court. i don't know if that was the case there. obviously, it was not taken up. it was never overturned. that's where it stands today. >> james in silver springs. >> good morning. one of my and the whole reason we have the electoral college is to try to balance the weight of both among the states. so why do we have districting in the first place? why don't we just have everyone votes and whoever wins the state wins the state. >> yeah. that's a good question. the electoral college applies to the election for the president. that's a 50 state election, not a national elect

u.s. supreme court on saturday. er a long and contentious nomination process which prompted thousands of people to protest at the supreme court and across the united states. >>> the uss secretary of state has just arrived in south korea. it's the latest stop for mike pompeo across asia who just wrapped up a meeting with north korea's leader kim jong-un. >>> in haiti, at least ten people have been killed after a 5.2 earthquake hit across the north section of that nation saturday night. 100 people are reported injured so far. haiti's civil protection agency says most of the damage is in the northwest of the country. >>> now, to the confirmation of judge brett kavanaugh, now justice brett kavanaugh of the u.s. supreme court. it came about with an unusual amount of controversy. contentious hearings made headlines around the world, mainly because of the person you see right here, christine blasey ford, she instead offed to the senate that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her some 36 years ago. that's one reason that thousands

u.s. senate has voted to approve president trump supreme court nominee geysers fifty. the nays are forty eight. vice president mike pence confirms a close result it means brett kavanaugh will now sit as a judge in the united states highest court and the position is for life. brazilians prepare to go to the polls this weekend in a presidential election that's been mired in division and controversy even including the stabbing of one of the front runners. and byron munich have slumped to another defeat in the bundesliga they suffered a heavy loss at the hands of boras should mention the. controversial us judge brett kavanaugh has just been appointed to the u.s. supreme court by a majority of american senators the case has thrown open partisan politics in the country with kavanagh having been accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women when he was a young man after much wrangling at a senate hearing earlier in the week vice president mike pence who presided over the vote made the announcement after the ballots were counted on this vote the ayes are fifty the nays are

u.s. supreme court justice john paul stevens called kavanaugh unfit for the post to the supporters called this criticism slander and insist kavanaugh should be approved judge kavanaugh was publicly accused of a crime and his reputation and livelihood weren't stake so it was only fair that his accuser have the burden to prove the consensus is that the burden was not met republican lisa murkowski said on friday she would not vote and kavanagh's favor but two other so-called swing senators signed off in support of the nominee moving capitals confirmation that much closer to the finish line i didn't know if i had him for the day and i will go to canned firm chad's cabin. the u.s. president donald trump has chaired the u.s. senate's decision to hold its final debate and vote but the outcome won't be known until all of the senators have actually cast their ballot and not a second before the in jordan al-jazeera capitol hill jurors in the u.s. city of chicago have convicted a white police officer over the shooting of a black teenager officer jason van dyke has been found guilty of the second deg

u.s. supreme court. or fifty. two nays are forty eight by president mike pence confirmed the close result of a divisive vote in the senate it means brett kavanaugh will now sit as a judge in the court for life. brazilians prepare to go to the polls this weekend in a presidential election that's been mired in division and controversy even including the stabbing of one of the front runners. and byron munich have slumped to another defeat in the bundesliga they suffered a heavy loss at the hands of voters should mention blackbox. controversial u.s. judge brett kavanaugh has been sworn in as a justice of the u.s. supreme court the inauguration took place in a small private ceremony around an hour earlier a narrow majority of u.s. senators voted to approve kavanagh's nomination the cases thrown open partisan politics in the country with kavanagh having been accused of sexual misconduct by president mike pence who presided over the vote made the announcement after the ballots were counted. expressions of approval or dev

cavanaugh will be a another or a new judge on the supreme court no matter what those demonstrators are protesters you want and wish for. us to see once the u.s. supreme court thank you. now there are some of the other stories making news around the world german chancellor angela merkel has met israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a two day visit to jerusalem with the king to emphasize the strong bilateral relations despite disagreements on several issues including the iran nuclear deal germany wants to preserve the accord while israel wants it scrapped but they both agree that iran should be prevented from acquiring nuclear weapons on. the last privately operated ship dedicated to saving refugees from drowning in the mediterranean has docked in moscow the aquarius had panamanian registration but had its flag but its flag has now been revoked meaning that it can no longer legally say the operators say part of ma is bearing to pressure from italy which is cracking down on illegal migration they say the movie is putting people's lives at risk. romania is preparing for a referendum on whether to limit the definition of family to

u.s. supreme court is one step closer to being appointed republican say that an f.b.i. investigation didn't find any evidence supporting sexual misconduct allegations against him democrats say the probe was a sham the senate narrowly agreed to advance covered his nomination and a final vote is due on saturday roselyn jordan reports from washington. the motion is agreed to. 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 said the f.b.i. could investigate the same day that the 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 cap and on a new kind of oh yes tomorrow. something big change to see. what would happen. but anyway i'm glad we had a better

u.s. supreme court if you're just joining us on al jazeera x. fifteen hundred hours g.m.t. and we are in washington this hour where there's been an important vote in the u.s. senate with the republican controlled senate voting fifty one to forty nine to set up a mighty final vote on brett kavanaugh sconce from ation as the next u.s. supreme court an important development happening right now that was in jordan has been updating us about wrong again.

u.s. supreme court justice because work is. this story next graveyard soil coffin nails and some revenge oil that's what a cover of which is you hear me correctly in new york of used to place a hex on said u.s. supreme court justice brett kavanaugh this past weekend he was recently appointed a cause to the lifetime position after facing those sexual misconduct allegations the event was met with protesters condemning the sorcery while a catholic priest in exorcism attempted to counter the dark magic by saying a mass. killer was spellbound. so we're here in brooklyn where a group of pagan witches have gathered to place a hex on the newly confirmed supreme court justice brett kavanaugh now in the statement for the event essentially they said that black magic is a mechanism for exacting justice by women who have been wronged by men just like him now the ceremony is taking place in this occult book store behind me. now here in liberal brooklyn witchcraft wicca might just be considered be another hobby or fascination but in some part

u.s. supreme court. senators waiting for the fbi to wrap up its investigation of a sexual assault charge against judge kavanaugh. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he intends to hold the final confirmation vote this week. and senators working on a five year authorization of the f.a.a. including 1.7 billion dollar for hurricane florence relief. a final vote on the measure scheduled today at noon eastern and the chamber is also expected to take up opioid legislation later today. live senate coverage now here on c-span2. ... the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. o lord our god, restorer of the joy of those who find you, we praise your holy name. today, strengthen our senators.

u.s. supreme court and cnn's miguel marquez is there. miguel, even before justice kavanaugh was confirmed by the senate, people started gathering thereon, and they are growing in numbers and in their passion. what are you hearing from them? >> reporter: i wouldn't say their growing in numbers. the number have come down through the day, but there were many arrests before the process -- before the vote on his conformation began, and then most of the people crossed the street over to the supreme court where they stayed on the sidewalk for much of the day, and then right toward the end there was one protester who went up on the steps just about as justice kavanaugh was about to be sworn in, and the entire group rushed. this is the back entrance. we believe justice kavanaugh will leave soon. the crowd has been gathered here for some time, chanting, wanting to expression their displeasure with his being seated on the supreme court. there's also another exit down on the south side that he may competent from as well. a couple civilian vehicles l

u.s. supreme court is one step closer to being appointed republican say that an f.b.i. . investigation didn't find any evidence supporting sexual misconduct allegations against him democrats say the probe was a sham the senate narrowly agreed to advance governor's nomination and a final vote is due on saturday also in jordan reports now from washington the motion is agreed to. 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 so the f.b.i. could investigate thank you. 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 blake says he will vote yes on capital a new kind of oh yes motto. something big change see. what would happen to. but anyway i'm glad we had a better process kavanaugh was

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u.s. supreme court judge the bitterness and anger of his opponents over his appointment remains as roles ever kill him up at night it's a look at how it could hurt of long lasting political repercussions. after a great deal of controversy brett kavanaugh has been confirmed on to the u.s. supreme court as a justice now as if all that controversy weren't enough we now have donald trump throwing some fuel on the fire on behalf of our nation i want to apologize to bread and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure that's after civility disappeared as certain elements just wanted to stop brett kavanaugh in the twitter verse things got particularly ugly a late show writer boasted about having ruined kavanagh's life whatever happens i'm just not bieber and brett kavanaugh and i and furthermore we got a google exact who had to delete the following tweet. you are finished g.o.p. you polish the final nail for your own coffin you all to hell it wasn't just on social media things got pretty nasty in real life with activists harassing senators and it t

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u.s. court is accused of sexual misconduct there was already a lot at stake kavanagh's appointment would likely tipped the supreme court to the right with huge implications for a whole range of social cultural and political issues but there may be more immediate consequences at next month's midterm elections allegations that the judge sexually assaulted a student while at college have prompted angry protests with claims kavanagh's not fit to sit on america's highest court if that translates into votes in the november poll it could swing congress to the democrats undercutting trump's legislative agenda the controversy has prompted one former supreme court justice who initially backed kavanagh's nomination to change his mind john paul stevens now says kavanagh might not have the right temperament for the job. his performance during the hearings caused me to change my murder i think there's several. taters larry tribe among loons of those two to open professor that have ever. heard of or have written written. pieces in which they suggest that he has alienated he has. demonstrated a potential bias and unearth a poten

u.s. supreme court after an ugly fight in the senate. this gives the court its biggest majority -- its biggest conservative majority. google says goodbye to google plus after the internet giant discovered a security flaw. baker's in france give their baguettes a twist to raise money for aids. first, our top story live from paris. here in france, president macron is announcing a government reshuffle. he is trying to kickstart his cabinet after a rough couple of months marked by scandal, resignations, and record low apprproval ratings. chris, what has been happening there so far? mr.he french friend print adouard philippe -- prime , wester edward philippe understand the existing french government will take part in question time. there are a number of potential -- including the resignation and nomination ahead of the naming of a new government. evidential vote on that team tomorrow. that depends on the timing and site of the announcement. commentators and france have been focusing on why this is taking so long. that reflects the position of

u.s. supreme court justice with hundreds of people protesting on capitol hill the senate voted fifty in favor to forty eight against to confirm donald trump's nominee to the nation's highest court calvin has been accused of sexual misconduct during his high school and college years by several women senators who've been deeply divided on the issue had been taking the floor since the early morning. when the history of the senate is written. this chapter will be a flashing warning light of what to avoid. truly. judge kavanagh's confirmation is a low moment for the senate. for the court. for the country. i just. don't see how we can put somebody on the supreme court who thinks that the president is above the law that very least we should expect a nominee for our highest court street but. i do not believe judge kavanagh has met the standard he puts his thumb on the scales of justice in all ways where the bias towards corporate interests i knew him as an honest and dedicated public servant i was proud to be at the white house as president trump announced the nomination of this exceptionally qualifi

i see a combination of supreme court police and u.s. capitol police. they had a number of protesters there taking to the steps and gone up towards the front door of the supreme court, somewhere we don't normally see the crowds allowed to go. the two police forces are working together to send the folks down back towards the sidewalk, which traditionally big cases, big days, we see that street there in front of the supreme court and the sidewalks on either side -- just across the street is the u.s. capitol, normally people don't advance to the stairs. we see the supreme court and u.s. capitol police working together. it appears they are pushing back the protesters, whether that's with counselling, whether there are any arrests underway, we don't know at this point. chris: i have to say, it is pretty peaceful, as somebody who grew up in the vietnam protests, it looks more to me like the police are ushering them off the steps. shannon: i would say so. as leland has been saying nobody has been acting violent. people are spirited and chanting but he hasn't se

u.s. supreme court. the highest court in the land for a lifetime appointment. that weighs in to all of what we have to make the determinations that we have to think about when we are making this decision. >> lisa murkowski voting no today. the republican senator from alaska. would you anticipate the same totals tomorrow, 51 in favor and 49 opposed? >> i don't know. i have seen it go both ways. the short time that i have been here. some will stick with their votes and some may change them. we have seen that happen on the affordable care act vote at the end of the day. i think right now, it really is a concern for many of us that we should be looking at this to get the right person. this is bigger than one individual. this is a lifetime appointment. i have said i'm not supporting judge kavanaugh not only because i disagree with his judicial philosophy, but what i saw from a sitting appellate judge, he sits on the d.c. court of appeals and the lack of temperament and impartiality that he displayed, i thought it was just to me a disqualifying factsor. that's not so

u.s. supreme court. just a little while ago, republican senator susan collins announced she will support kavanaugh in tomorrow's final vote. another key republican, senator jeff flake, of arizona, as well as democratic senator, joe manchin of west virginia, also say they will vote yes. tonight, kavanaugh's opponents are applying enormous political pressure, trying to change senators' minds, even at this very last moment. we're going to get reaction from democratic senator, mazie hirono of the judiciary committee, and our correspondents, analysts and specialists, they're standing by to provide full coverage. let's begin with our senior congressional correspondent, manu raju, up on political. manu, senator collins seems to have been the most important remaining question mark. >> yeah. and for much of the day, wolf, republican and democratic leaders did not know how she would ultimately vote. everybody was waiting for her speech this afternoon. and after she made her remarks, the red state democratic govern

u.s. supreme court. you know i'm in london you know with al jazeera also coming up this year's nobel peace prize is awarded to yazidi campaign. and dr dennis gave for that work to end sexual violence in war. tens of thousands of indonesians still waiting for aid in basic facilities a week after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed their homes and interpol chief main hallway vanishes on a trip to his native china. donald trump supremes court nominee has cleared one of the final hurdles towards clinching a job on america's top judicial body on this vote the yeas are fifty one the nos are forty nine the motion is agreed to. the republican controlled senate voted fifty one to forty nine to set up a final likely final vote on brett kavanaugh his confirmation on saturday it was largely along party lines with just one democrat voting for him and one republican against all eyes will be on key republican senators who remain undecided over cavanagh's nomination democrats oppose him because of sexual misconduct alle

u.s. supreme court is a step closer to being appointed republican say that an f.b.i. investigation didn't find any evidence supporting sexual misconduct allegations against him democrats say the probe was a sham the senate narrowly agreed to advance governor's nomination and a final vote is due on saturday was lynn jordan reports from washington the motion is agreed to. 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 thank you. 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 cap and on 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

u.s. supremes court justice with hundreds of people protesting on capitol hill the senate voted fifty in favor to forty eight against to confirm donald trump's nominee to the nation's highest court calvin has been accused of sexual misconduct during his high school and college years by several women senators who have been deeply divided on the issue had been taking the floor since the early morning. when the history of the senate is written. this chapter will be a flashing warning light of what to avoid. truly. judge kavanagh's confirmation is a low moment for the senate. but the core. of the country. i just. don't see how we can put somebody on the supreme court. thinks that the president is above the law that very least we should expect a nominee for how to work. but. i do not believe judge cabinet has met the standard he puts his thumb on the scales of justice in all ways where the bias towards corporate interests i knew him as an honest and dedicated public servant i was proud to be at the white house as president trump announced the nomination of this exceptionally qualified. i do not see

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 that my understanding 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 the mother if the investigation how close that was to the drugs through that is being set up by the authorities here it's just overhead systems throughway and instead of using the facility that was available they decided

court of justice trying to win back two billion dollars from the u.s. government brett kavanaugh has been sworn in as a new justice of the u.s. supremecourt follows a bitter nomination process and accusations of sexual assault prompted an f.b.i. investigation and women's rights protests against the appointment of a serb nationalist who wants to break up bosnia and herzegovina has won a seat in the presidency after sunday's election the office of the presidency must contain one one bosniak and a croat is a legacy of the peace deal that ended three years of war in the one nine hundred ninety s. when a spanish court has freed a doctor found guilty of stealing and selling a baby during general franco's dictatorship the court said eighty five year old eduardo took a newborn in one nine hundred sixty nine but he couldn't be convicted because too much time had passed since the crime around thirty thousand children removed from families that franco's regime deemed as left wing well those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story station that's a lot. plus his deepening ethnic divisions out in the open a hard

supreme court. and undermine the court's legitimacy and continue to diminish the american people's trust in it. i'm the police arrested over one hundred fifty demonstrators on the steps of the u.s. capitol in washington on saturday some protesters continually still voting shouting from the senate gallery on the chair u.s. vice president mike pence even to order over a dozen times. sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the sergeant at arms were restored in the gallery. sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. donald trump has denounced how democrats conducted themselves likening their actions to mo brew earlier i discussed the issue with the schools you know hughes the america's evening news host who thinks that kevin is confirmation highlights the deep split in america of november's mid-term elections brail to pull back and say no facts matter we actually need to see what we have hard evidence on that might hurt long term the women's movement here in the united states as many women were supporting the supporting the accuser just because they felt like accusers had not been heard recently in the united

u.s. supremes court justice but deep divisions only within the senate but the entire country. confirmation is a low moment for the senate. for the court. for the country exceptionally. among the week's top stories the west gets out of russia's military intelligence service exposing an alleged campaign of global cyber attacks. are joining us this is the weekly here. russia's undefeated and then a fighter. defended his u.f.c. lightweight title beating mcgregor the event though was mobbed by a mass brawl right at the end of these correspond to reports from the russian chumps. absolute scenes in mechanical ocean yet to see plunging in a little while this guy says happy going to is still the champion of u.s.c. and these people are going absolutely bonkers right. but. it's important to know that most of these legal did not sleep tonight and they were waiting for the slice. it was pretty loud i have to say out in the street celebrating for many it has been not only a sleepless night but probably a sleepless week because the broadcast from last vegas started at five o'clock in the mor

u.s. supreme court is that justice now as if all that controversy weren't enough we now have donald trump throwing some fuel on the fire on behalf of our nation i want to apologize. to bread and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure that's after civility disappeared as certain elements just wanted to stop brett kavanaugh in the twitter verse things got particularly ugly a late show writer boasted about having ruined kavanagh's life whatever happens i'm just not bieber and brant have an awesome life and furthermore we've got a google exact who had to delete the following tweet you are finished g.o.p. you polish the final nail for your own coffin you all to hell it wasn't just on social media things got pretty nasty in real life with activists harassing senators and it turns out that some of them were actually on the quad getting paid well they did it. there were people who are paid by organizations like ultraviolet to try to harness that energy and i think men are are not going to allow this to continue and we're going to take back t

u.s. supreme court is that justice now as if all that controversy weren't enough we now have donald trump throwing some fuel on the fire on behalf of our nation i want to apologize. to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure that's after civility disappeared as certain elements just wanted to stop brett kavanaugh in the twitter verse things got particularly ugly a late show writer boasted about having ruined kavanagh's life whatever happens i'm just not bieber and brett kavanaugh and i kill you. and children stop raping them and stop starving them mr clooney actually got detained for that your favorite t.v. or music stars are all over the place with their movements campaigns charities some end up in the news for their political messages more often then for what they're famous in the first place and damn it within a matter of weeks society is not working the way you used to think me to for a sec sexual abuse has been institutionalized in this country i think women i think survivors i think men are are not going to allow this

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u.s. supreme court. as of right now, he has the votes to be confirmed, this after two previously undecided republicans and a single democratic senator announced that they would support him. looking at live images now at washington, d.c. democrats holding the senate floor open for debate tonight. cnn's manu raju has the latest now from capitol hill. >> reporter: after one of the most intensely fought confirmation battles in a generation, brett kavanaugh now headed to the supreme court. >> i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. >> reporter: a key republican senator susan collins announcing that she would vote to confirm kavanaugh for a lifetime seat. and handing president trump a historic victory, amid furious protests over kavanaugh's nomination and sexual assault allegations. >> we will be ill-served in the long run if we abandon the presumption of innocence and fairness tempting though it may be. the facts presented do not mean that professor ford was not sexually assaulted that night or at some other

u.s. supreme court justice made bad deep divisions not only within the senate but country. confirmation is a low. for the senate. for the court. for the country exceptionally qualified. and among the week's top stories the west heads out and russia's g.r.u. military intelligence service exposing alleged campaign of global cyber attacks. a very warm welcome you're watching the weekend here on r.t. international good to have you with us as our top story russia's undefeated m.m.a. fight to have beaten him a government of has defended his u.f.c. lightweight title beating islands called the macgregor but the event was mauled by a mass brawl at the end sports correspondent. reports from the russian champs hometown. absolute scenes in my house because she needed to keep learning you know a little while this guy says how the money out of it is still the champion of u.s.c. and these people are going absolutely bonkers right. but. it's important to know that most of these legal did not sleep tonight and they were waiting for the slight. i. was pretty loud i have to say out in the str

u.s. supreme court.avanaugh will sit on the bench tuesday after being sworn in last night. >> i'm happy that those who tried to destroy his life fell short. i'm glad those who tried to overturn the rule of law lost. i never have been more missed in my life. i would never have done this to sotomayor or kagan. >> the mob descended on capitol hill and tried to intimidate our members into opposing this good man's nomination. we stood up to the mob and established the presumption of innocence and i'm proud of my colleagues. this is an important day for the u.s. senate. >> the president's base is hoping to ride this wave of victory to the polls. fired up democrats are vowing revenge in november. sarah westwood is joining us now. president trump is getting ready for a busy week. what's on tap? >> that's right, fred. there are no signs that president trump will be leading up on this celebration of his administration's string of recent wins. among them, the confirmation of kavanaugh to the supreme court by senate