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Kavanaugh supporters here, too. we of course caught up with some of them. listen to what one of them had to say. >> his credibility is spot on. i believe hes a man of god, he was appointed and chosen by god. >> theres just so much emotion on both sides of this issue, neil. you know, its hard to walk around the walls of the capitol without running into a few protesters. theyve been doing their best to sway these critical swing senators. but neil, it seemed that most of these senators have already...

We have fox team coverage. jillian turner is covering the protests rocking senate offices as we speak. but we begin with mike emanuel. hes on capitol hill. hows it going up there, mike? >> reporter: good afternoon. very tense. 51-49, it is very close. one of those key swing senators who voted yes earlier told reporters he intends to vote yes on confirmation, too. do you plan to vote yes tomorrow? [ inaudible ] >> anyway, im glad we have the process. >> what did you think of murkowski voting no? ...

First-hand witnesses. we watched more for the votes. thank you all for joining us. fox news alert, president trump holding another rally. mentioning judge kavanaugh again. gingerly trying to bring swing senators into the poll after they were pushed to the edge by the presidents comments at his last rally earlier this week. christine blasey ford. live in rochester where the president had to talk tonight. hello. >> hi, the presidents rally here in rochester last about an hour and 50 minutes. he co...

Been an eyewitness, reported secondhand or through hearsay, we are where we are and we wait for the vote. thank you for joining us. fox news alert, donald trump holding another rally, even as the vote counted on capitol hill gingerly tried to bring swing senators into the fold after they were pushed to the edge by the presidents comments, when he went after professor christine blasey-ford. in rochester, minnesota, what the president had to say tonight. >> reporter: the presidents rally lasted an...

Fbi. i cant get into too much more information, but i can say that certain potential witnesses were followed up with. what i will say is that the senate -- the white house didnt micro manage the fbi. the fbi has done what they done. theyre trained professionals. its been sent to the senate. no white house editing. and, you know, they will be able to make a clear decision. >> last question. are the votes there? does brett kavanaugh become confirmed tomorrow? >> well, we think that some of the swi...

Li lines to begin with. we know the odds are objectively high in a senate controlled by republicans. to stop kavanaugh were still in place where, and you look at this and the undecideds, you need to flip two and they would have to hold onto every democratic vote if they want this change. im joined by christina greer. thanks for being here. the fbi report moves forward and any moment could go to the senate. theres not a lot of expectation that its going to change the bottom line calculus. >> i th...

Sometimes you dont have a choice. but it doesnt mean you cant get back on track. great. yeah, great. id like to go back to bermuda. i hear its nice. yeah, id like to see it. no judgment. just guidance. td ameritrade. as weve reported the brett kavanaugh nomination depends upon an fbi investigation ordered by the white house and just what three senators thinks about what that investigation finds and what has already been said by christine blasey ford. what is the latest youre hearing from those...

Few weeks ago, six points higher. among women, the opposition has grown even more. it is 55% now oppose the confirmation of brett kavanaugh. i wonder, as a political force, if that might be persuasive to some of these senators on the fence. >> john, i think we always have to look at which women when we talk about womens votes. i thought it was really interesting when you look at the quinnipiac numbers the racial break down. the voters the most loyal overwhelmingly believe dr. blasey ford and thi...

Leland, thank you. all right. for more on all of this, we go to chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner. susan, thanks for being here. the big question of course whats going on behind the scenes. how will republicans keep this vote on track as their goal might be there are just a handful of swing senators. will they stick together? will they work as a team? >> -- three republicans and one democrat, its not guaranteed they will, but theyre talking and i think their forming...

Gets to what laura was saying, today was not about who is telling the truth. today is not going to be about fact finding and actually get to the root of what happened in 1982. thats not what today is about. today is about a credibility test, and its about a credibility test of each of the witnesses that are there, and its so important to understand that so much hangs tkr-- the president said it himself yesterday, the truth hangs in the balance here, and really for those key swing senators. the p...