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Us a short time ago shes read all the interviews and obviously is going to be making a decision very soon. but, no announcement tonight. flake noted earlier there is no additional corroborating information in the fbi report. and murkowski is hard to read at this point, saying she has made no decision. earlier the senate majority leader emphasize this point. >> what we know for sure is an fbi report did not corroborate any of the allegations against judge kavanaugh. >> democratic leaders are not ...

Comments from last night. i thought that they were wrong, and extraordinarily unfortunate. >> all right, so big questions remain at this hour. did the president make it more difficult for senators flake and collins and murkowski to get to yes? did he make other republicans think twice about their vote? and the biggest unknown -- what is actually in that fbi report? will it contain some truths about brett kavanaugh or will it be an unfinished document hampered by a constrained investigation leavi...

We dont know that right now. it is interesting they didnt interview her, just in terms of a sense of completion and thoroughness for sort of the public facing narrative, that probably would have been a good move on the fbis part. were going to know more tomorrow because the senate never leaks except 30 seconds after they get information. >> have you ever heard of the sieve? >> yeah. >> so its flake, collins and murkowski. each of them came out today saying all right, the president mocking christ...

Of a few doubts like senator collins and murkowski, i think lindsey graham is like. they are really united. they are as united as theyve been since may be 9/11. even establishment types, the ones you just heard, i cant remember a time where they sounded better. because they recognize now that when -- even a moderate bush republican like brett kavanaugh could be treated this way? any republican is vulnerable. now, how are the voters processing all of this? here are some of my collars from todays ...

Immediate aftermath for what youre looking for? >> its very much if these four or five senators who are somewhere on the fence about where theyre going to go on that. there will be swarms around senator collins and murkowski and flake when they come out of this room. look at the democrats and see who they flip. we talked about this, the kavanaugh effect. how are they going to vote? >> were seeing some of them with security detail as far as escorting them out. as always, thank you so much for you...

It is an absolutely abhorrent. they have tried to weaponize false charges of sexual assault. i think they all ought to be ashamed of themselves. im certainly hopeful he will be confirmed. brian: i know how you would vote. we dont know how susan collins or senator murkowski will vote. as a woman is there extra special pressure to take an extra look at dr. fords claims because of things that have maybe happened in previous generations? >> look, i think that all of us as elected officials and proba...

Hear. but we are talking about collins, flake, murkowski. i do not think this is going to make christine fords testimony any more credible. do you think that they are going to buck the president on this for any reason at this point? >> no, i dont think they are going to do that at all. this is why the president got elected. its very important to the revoking voters across this country to send donald trump toe white house that he gets the supreme court nominee through. we will get kavanaugh throu...

Are joined at the hip. you cant find one without another. >> laura, can you hear me? i couldnt hear chris hahn at all. >> laura: its basically a series of sound bites, republicans, murkowski criticizing the senate. >> you were going to come with me with a question? >> laura: chris, ill take you on one on one. youve got three republicans that are critical. flake, murkowski, collins. they were not wild about the presidents comments last night. but thats not going to move their vote one way or anot...

Fbi has gone about what they wanted to do with the direction of the white house, and you had reporters and witnesses and folks who can corroborate come forward over the last couple of days as well. perhaps this is something, if you are murkowski, you with ille into account, do they take what kavanaugh presented, which was somebody who was quite partisan and somebody that believes this is a clinton hit job, and is that the kind of temperament they think is suitable for somebody to be on the supre...

Democratic side and the republicans didnt really ask him any questions. there are lots of questions to ask him. but in addition to that you have to -- as congressman lou says you have to follow the witnesses. what were going to hear tomorrow is that theres no corroboration. but what is happening here is that the fbi is not being permitted to pursue corroboration or not corroboration because, of course, this could all come out that there is no corroboration and judge kavanaugh looks much better f...