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Vote. Then the announcement came with Vice President mike pence in the chair. On this vote, the ayes are 50 the nays are 48. The nomination of brett m. Kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. Just before that critical final vote, the Senate Majority leader made a passionate appeal on behalf of judge kavanaugh. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is among the very best our nation has to offer. He will make the senate and the country proud. He wil...

Books playing out right now on capitol hill. Just hours away, probably less than that right now. Senators we expect will confirm by a very narrow margin Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court unless, of course, there was some lastminute unforeseen surprise. If kavanaugh is confirmed, it would potentially shift the balance of the high court to the conservative side again. Potentially for years to come. At the same time as we await that vote in the senate, thousands of protesters now swarming the ca...

And the republican majority. I want it to be comprehensive. I actually think its a good thing for judge kavanaugh. I think its actually a good thing. Not a bad thing. My white house will do whatever the senators want. We dont want to go on a witch hunt, do we . Should the fbi interview all three of Brett Kavanaughs accusers . It wouldnt bother me at all. Now, it depends. I dont know all three of the accusers. Certainly, i imagine, theyre going to interview two. The third one, i dont know much ab...

The most anticipated nights in the ultimate fighting championship overshadowed by a fight that happened outside the ring. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im George Howell. The cnn newsroom starts right now. At 5 01 on the u. S. East coast, the u. S. Supreme court now has nine members with a narrow confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice. On this vote, the ayes are 50, the nays are 48. ...

Incident at some point in her life and you are sympathetic to that and but your reputation is on the line, and i hope people understand the gravity of the charges made against you and what a fair process looks like. Senator klobuchar. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Judge, were talking here about decency, and you understand we have this constitutional duty to advise and consent. And for me when this evidence came forward, i decided that i needed to look at this and i needed to find out about it and i n...

Had an incident at some point in her life and you are sympathetic to that, but your reputation is on the line, and i hope people understand the gravity of the charges made against you and what a fair process looks like. For klobuchar. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Judge, were talking here about decency, and you understand we have this constitutional duty to advise and consent. And for me when this evidence came forward, i decided that i needed to look at this and i needed to find out about it and i n...

Her life and you are sympathetic to that. But your reputation is on the line. And i hope people understand the gravity of the charges made against you and what a fair process look like. Senator klobuchar. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Judge, we are talking here about decency and you understand we have this constitutional duty to advise and consent. For me, when this evidence came forward, i decided that i needed to look at this and i needed to find out about it and i needed to ask you questions about...

Capitol hill. What do you hear from people. Whats the smell of the crowd . It seems to me theyre not quitting . Reporter no, theyre not quitting. There is a sense of at least a temporary defeat here. Democratic lawmakers who thought perhaps in this last week long extension they may have found a way to derail this nomination. And the protesters you can see in much smaller numbers outside. More than 160 arrested, theyre fired up right now. Were going to find out in a month or so if this nomination...

Individual. I think thats really what we are celebrating today. The traditions of how we mourn a passing president , has it evolved a lot . When nixon died you had five president s there. None of them dared say the word water gate. You make sure that it is really used to heal the country. Right now the word is civility. The nation is hungering for civility. We are tell ing all these storis of a man who epitomizes that. There is the cia club and the Intelligence Club and the washington insiders c...

Seen christmas traditions and they tell you i will get you. The atmosphere at this french Film Festival is always i see in the best sense of the wood that is because that the backdrop to the event is one of the largest ski resorts in europe the festival which they features of course screenings actors and directors on hands to answer questions the festival is only celebrating its tenth anniversary this year but its celebrity status is growing. From the three thousand meter summit you can ski righ...