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Chairman of the senate jacket, he was in judiciary committee. None of them know exactly what senator collins is going to do. Just to set the stakes here, wolf, you named senator jeff flake. Thats 49. If he stays where he is, thats 49 senators, republicans need 50 and the tie breaking vote from Vice President pence. If Susan Collins says she will vote yes on the nomination, that is the vote that they need. Obviously were still waiting to hear from senator joe manchin, whether he plans to maintain...

Sports-like reaction. she was a bit tearful. they held hands and embraced. and had that moment where they could each sort of see this important personal but much larger moment coming together. today, for those who are outside the washington area, we have pleasant weather, which we have not had in days. so, to be able to have a beautiful event on the south lawn after weve had days and days of rain is itself kind of a parting of the clouds after what has been a contentious conformation process and...

And they say she is someone who was a serious student, who had been working for a long time to be a judge, for a long time tabe in this position. they said they were pained to watch her supreme court hearings and she, herself, was at times dirs rbed. but because of her background, as a descendant of enslaved people and parents who were both lawyers and educators, that she was ready for this moimt. and one of her friends said she was very caring and texting on her at 2:00 in the morning, checking...

House here because you mentioned ron clan. and you have to consider the fact that president biden was the chairman of the senate judiciary committee for many years. between the two of them, they know how to get somebody through the conformation process. as for justice breyer giving a speech in france, he taught himself french. and he once told a small group of us, you know you can learn french. you can teach it to yourself. for its easy. which i think speaks to his mental capacity. hes certainly...

As the presidents self-impose monday deadline approaches, sources tell nbc news the president spoke with two federal judges, ketanji brown jackson and california supreme court justice, kruger. joining us is barbara mcquaid. always good to see you. were down to the wire. any moment this could come between now and march first. so, what do you think would help make the final decision, presuming you have well qualified potential nominees? >> no doubt the three nominees are imminently qualified based...

Law, she clerked on the supreme court for justice stephen breyer, the man shes nominated to replace. another first: jackson would be the courts first former federal public defender. >> i take extra care to communicate with the defendants who come before me in the courtroom. >> reporter: a mother of two daughters, jackson acknowledged the gravity of her nomination. >> i can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the constitution, and my commitment to upholding the rule of ...

Explaining why he was for the process and letting it get to a final no vote but then at the end of the day had to be against. >> the reason were talking about joe manchin is were minutes away from susan collins making her decision. youre so right, mark. this historically is not the way it works. its gotten more and more partisan as time has gone on. and by "it," i mean the conformation process. >> it also means two things for collins. it means, first of all, she was the one who wanted those fbi ...

Are appointed by the white house. those with with judicial positions, all of them require background and who could do the background on is to be obtained by the white house. that would go norm theel white house attorney for their review. in this case you have one more step because ja senate committee in vauvled in this. but thuis is different than a criminal investigation and it would be to edetermine what needs to be done and how to go forward. >> final question for both of you. whats the likel...

This weeks kavanaugh/ford hearing. while kavanaugh frequently interrupted his question airs, ford took a soft spoken accommodating approach >> im here today not because i want to be. im tirified. i iumler here because i believe its my stiffic duty. al the constitution gives the senate an important role in the conformation process. but you have replaced advice and consent with search and destroy. >> at the end of the day both were praised as effective and convince ig. but the same have been true ...

Judge kavanaugh was 17 when the allegations took place. >> so much of the focus seems to be on judge kavanaugh and fact checking his testimony. does dr. ford also run some riskz in this process? >> she has bp because her credibility is essential. she cant recall where this took place or who was there or cant quite place all the facts thats going to be a major difficulty for her story going forward. whenner the fbi starts looking into her background, did she have a problem drinking too much or pr...