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Immigration for a moment. jesse, this caravan is continuing to move forward. super organized. nancy pel ro si and chuck shumer put out a joint statement saying this is just a distraction from the real issue which is preexisting conditions. it >>s quite alarming. this countrys a fair country. we believe in immigration. we want people to come here in an ordinarily and lawful fashion. we dont want people just coming in demanding to be american citizens. being an american is a privilege. its not a r...

Security perspective, our education system, our health care systems. this has to be enforced. i dont think its unreasonable for our president to say were going to enforce our laws. >> dana: listen to what chuck shumer and nancy pelosi said. the president knows healthcare is the number one issue americans care ability. republicans in washington are causing premiums to increase and care to decrease. youve been out on the campaign trail. seems to me theyre the ones trying to make it about healthcar...

Listen to what the republican said last night. >> i think what you should have gotten from the recent spectacle there is that the democrats, including joe donnelly, will do or say anything when it comes to their political interest. it is a blood sport. as long as its like that, youre gonna have decisions made based not on what hoosiers want. based on what chuck shumer wants. >> dana: josh, unlike north dakota, the race in indiana is very close. do you think brett kavanaughs confirmation can help...

Can override the presumption of innocence or well reaffirm that in the united states of america, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: no doubt there is so much at stake for the senate, for the supreme court, for the entire country. but, dana, this is truly a legacy making moment for mitch mcconnell. >> dana: the senate race in one reliably red state is heating up. why tennessee is suddenly in play. but the democrats turning brett kavanaugh into a political punching bag but has ...

Very same standard. >> dana: kristin fischer is on capitol hill. kristen? >> reporter: senate majority leader chuck shumer -- excuse me. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, he is already a master at getting conservative judges confirmed. right now he has a perfect track record 26 for 26 in terms of confirming president trump appeals court nominees. last year he easily got neil gorsuch to a seat on the supreme court. year before he kept a liberal judge off it, judge garland. this time what he...

Give me a break. >> reporter: whether you like mcconnells politics or not, its hard to argue with the fact that his tactics have proven to be truly effective, highly effective in terms of what hes been able to do. dana, hes on the cusp of what could be one of his greatest accomplishments in his entire 33 years in the senate. >> dana: that is saying something, kristen. has he said anything about the impact this particular vote will have on his own legacy. hes a man of few words. >> reporter: he i...

Rating. he said i was prepared to say yes prior to dr. fords coming forward. while the subsequent event making it a much closer call and i am missing key pieces of information that a sitting senator has, i am still a yes. that statement look bredesen awhile. he did not weigh in for weeks. we got the statement in our inbox today at the same time that senators were voting. >> dana: how does marcia blackburn think the kavanaugh process has impacted her campaign? across the board the republicans are...

Confirmed. and they have watched this campaign of personal destruction and character assassination play out. and they are absolutely horrified as to what that could mean for their children or their siblings or their spouse. >> reporter: this morning at a breakfast in lawrenceburg blackburns biggest applause lines were all about the supreme court. she even had a crowd of tennessee voters booing californias democratic senator dianne feinstein. the things that had the voters most riled up today wer...

Looking into the allegations. >> the idea that the fbi looked at the committees work product, i didnt need it, but its done. put a stamp on it. these three in good faith tried to find out what happened here and whats best for the country. >> reporter: leading democrats are not happy. chuck shumer and the top democrat diane feinstein spoke to reporters earlier. feinstein said what is notable is what is not in it, in terms of whats not in the report, saying it was not detailed enough. new jersey d...

2:20, two minutes later. unlike amber alerts or national emergency alerts, you cannot undo a presidential alert or abstain from receiving. youll get it regardless of if you want it or not. at the same time, the president cannot use it to send you personal messages. he cant ask for campaign donations. he cant say such things as chuck shumers mother wears combat boots. there is a tiny risk in all of this, dana, we we create some panic. lot of americans are not -- lot of americans were called the b...