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Overlooked. in short, his views on honoring precedent would preclude attempts to do by self that which one has committed not to do overtly. >> mind you, her reliable republican ally senator lisa murkowski of alaska announced she would break with her party and vote for against beer chugging judge. collins vote helped deliver the 50 votes kavanaugh need and by doing so the so-called ally of abortion rights co-signed their demise. at the time collins was pressed by cnns dana bash if she was sure ka...

Pending anybody extraordinary happening, we believe that brett kavanaugh will be confirmed. as we watch the vote tallies come in later, senator lisa murkowski from alaska, the republican, the big no-vote, she will technically today be voting present. she it this out of courtesy, something weve seen happen in the past, but out of courtesy to senator danes. he is going to be walking his daughter down the aisle today at her wedding in montana. so he could not be here for the vote. essentially their...

Always been a guy i thought was fair and reasonable. i havent talked to hum. i havent seen the footage but i know it came off not the way anyone would want it to. and im sure he regrets saying it. >> one other thing. a cnn contributor tweeted out who wants to run for senate in maine? there would be an army with you and susan rice responded me. are you convinced the dissatisfaction of the collins vote will still be potent two years down the line when collins is up for reelection for ambassador ri...

For trump. >> the drop to the unemployment rate to a 49-year low. expect to hear about all of it when the president tramvels to kansas for a campaign rally. joe johns, the president has a lot to brag about over the last seven days. >> reporter: certainly does. the 49-year unemployment low goes back to 1969, the last time the jobless rate was this low. the president and people at the capitol, at the white house were focused on the susan collins speech. probably the moment of the week the last sev...

Decisions. and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our ohioest court is restored -- highest court is restored. >> i believe that judge kavanaugh is a good man, but in my conscience, because thats how i have to vote, the end of the day is with my conscience, i could not conclude that he is the right person for the court at this time. >> reporter: overnight the senate floor was held open where we saw a series of democrats take to the senate floor. youre now looking at live pictures of s...

Polls shrinkage in the enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans which suggests that the president and his team are scoring a win in terms of their relative chances of doing better than they would have otherwise done in november elections. on the other hand, historically, elections show that anger is a better motivator for bringing out voters than happiness. if you take the two competing wins, its hard to predict how this will happen. thats why the senators are working the issues so hard ...

Well-known service on the supreme court. >> we heard from senator collins saying she hopes he is less een divisiveness. does any of the lead up -- today there are going to be a lot of protests out there. a lot of women who say i want my voice to be hrksd and they believe that this -- heard, and they believe this vote cancels it out. is there any way that the lead up we have seen to whats going to happen later today is an indication of how hell or will shape how he will rule on the bench? i mean,...

Battle that gripped the political world at least for weeks and continued overnight. senators, mostly democrats, were there on the floor. joining us for a closer look at how this will unfold, sunlen surfaty on capitol hill. busy couple of weeks winding down to the vote later today. tell us what to expect. >> reporter: thats right. it certainly has been a busy few weeks. and theres been so many twists and turns into the story and really a bitter partisan battle every step along the way. republican...

While the president has kept a campaign promise, getting another apparently jurist on the supreme court on the conservative side, the left has been very much galvanized, as well, in this fight over this nomination. we expect the president in topeka, at a campaign rally, trying to get house members shored up as we move tsoward th midterm elections. he is expected to appear before the cameras on his way to topeka before that vote. hes also expected to have that rally after the vote. a couple oppor...

Court at this time. >> so i say to every american that is hurting tonight, every american thats angry tonight, tomorrow we face a defeat, but we shall not be defeated. this is "new day weekend," with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> well, we have had votes, explained decisions, explained as to why people are voting the way they are on the senate. now all thats left is really to make it official, a senate confirmation vote on supreme court nomination brett kavanaugh is forthcoming here. >>...