Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. Judge Brett Kavanaugh is now on the brink of confirmation. And the senator from maine, Susan Collins, one of the senators who saved his nomination. What she said today, with millions watching. The verdict is in tonight. The Deadly Police shooting. The officer, and the black teenager shot 16 times. What the jury decided late today. The break in the case. A wife, teacher, and mother of two who went missing in the middle of the night. The discovery, and what her husband is now saying. Hes one of the most famous athletes in the world. Soccer star cristiano ronaldo, on countless covers. Tonight, police have reopened a case of alleged sexual assault. And this evening, you will see the video from las vegas that investigators will likely see, too. Were watching storms on the move right now. Drivers caught in flash floods. Where the system is headed. And a threat in the tropics. There is a 70 chance itll soon be named, and could it be h
and the protesters there all day, packing the hallways. and this moment here, shouting down the democrat who will vote yet, joe manchin. revealing his intention late today. the math is in tonight. it appears president trump s nominee will be confirmed. in front of a divided country. mary bruce with the story. reporter: with the fate of judge kavanaugh hanging in the balance, the day began with key senators still undecided. with just one hour to go before the crucial vote, democrat joe manchin racing back to that secure room to review the fbi investigation into kavanaugh s alleged sexual misconduct. for manchin and the three undecided republicans, susan collins, jeff flake, and lisa murkowski, the pressure is monumental. many women live in fear. how do you think kavanaugh will make us feel? reporter: when it comes time
to vote, collins is a yes. so is joe manchin. senator jeff flake, also a yes. but lisa murkowski votes no, the only republican to break with her party. later swarmed by reporters, she explains her decision. i did not come to a decision on this until walking into the floor this morning. i believe that brett kavanaugh is a good man. it just may be that in my view, he s not the right man for the court at this time. reporter: leaving the capitol, flake, who demanded the fbi do its investigation, makes clear he stands with kavanaugh. do you plan to vote yes tomorrow? unless something big changed, i don t see what would, but anyway, i m glad we had a better process. reporter: what about susan collins? her office all day flooded with protesters. she takes to the senate floor. vote no!
breaking news in our politics lead. the other man then teenager allegedly in the room according to brett kavanaugh s accuser professor ford is breaking his silence. mark judge, a former classmate of kavanaughs that denies the incident took place. judge says he has no memory of the incident, nothing the offer the senate judiciary committee according to a new letter to the committee. quote, we were friends in high school. i don t remember the party and never saw brett describe in the manner described. but the days are drawing fresh scrutiny of kavanaugh and judge were stumbling drunk that evening. jessica schneider reports. reporter: testimony of brett kavanaugh s high school classmate mark judge in demand
the fbi and said, we have this question about a nominee, would you look into it, of course they do. you don t call up and say, hey, there s a crime here. go get the bank robber. that s not the case. we ask, find out. we have some conflicting testimony here. go and get us the facts. do it impartial, nonpartisan way. if the republican chairman asked for it, it would be done. listen to president trump earlier today. when senator feinstein sat with judge kavanaugh for a long period of time, a long, long meeting, she had this letter. why didn t she bring it up? why didn t she bring it up then? why didn t the democrats bring it up then? because they obstruct and because they resist. i understand feinstein says she was trying to protect ford s confidentiality. ford at the time had not yet said she was willing to be named. do you think feinstein should