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That was where he was at. i think he would be the biggest surprise. we will tune in in an hour and 42 minutes to see if, indeed, susan collins has an argument to make as to why if she decided to flip, why she would be voting no. why she wanteded to move on procedurally to get to had to this place. i dont know how to rate the chances, wolf. susan collins clearly wanted to carve out a moment in time to get all the attention on her to make a statement about this. she is going to have that moment at...

Economy is great again. he can go out and campaign. this will have been a terrific week for donald trump. >> the question is, though, what i heard on the campaign trail and some of these tough house races is the feeling of chaos. the frustration with the chaos in washington could overshadow the genuinely good data points. >> its a real question and the question continues. he will keep tweeting and speaking in public. you can get a win in the trump administration, but you can get a clean win. he ...

Administration that would be as politically successful and potent a moment as this one would be for the president. >> lets go to jeff zeleny, our white house correspondent. jeff, there are a lot of smiles over there at the white house right now. >> wolf, theres no question, and the president, im told, was watching the vote right there on the senate floor just a few moments ago like everyone else. most cloture votes are not as dramatic, but the president is in the residence of the white house thi...

Jeff flake, of arizona, as well as democratic senator, joe manchin of west virginia, also say they will vote yes. tonight, kavanaughs opponents are applying enormous political pressure, trying to change senators minds, even at this very last moment. were going to get reaction from democratic senator, mazie hirono of the judiciary committee, and our correspondents, analysts and specialists, theyre standing by to provide full coverage. lets begin with our senior congressional correspondent, manu r...

Wolf? >> manu, very dramatic moment indeed. meanwhile, president trump is keeping a rather low profile, at least today, staying off camera as the drama plays out up on capitol hill. lets go to our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, youre getting some behind the scenes information about the level of concern over at the white house over the way senator collins would vote. but they must be very happy right now. >> reporter: they are very happy. we understand the president was watchin...

Not just with ideology and how their face might change, but their relationships with him. lets take the chief justice. he worked with brett kavanaugh in the 90s. he has known brett kavanaugh for many years and brett kavanaugh even had a hand in george w. bush choosing john roberts for the supreme court, but he is also very concerned about the reputation of the court. wondering how this will all shake out. bottom line, wolf, brett kavanaugh would give him a solid fifth vote for his side of the co...

Bigger midterm election issue, a rallying point for conservatives. but make no mistake, this president, this white house, certainly leader mcconnell, want to get this confirmation through. so at this point, they are feeling confident. the vice president was here as well watching all this unfold, ready to head up to the senate at a moments notice if he was needed. hes going to continue on with his schedule, which includes flying to new york city but he will be back this evening, im told, if he is...

Qualities. not only the right temperament can be impartial and has the ability to be the right person there. wolf, keep this in mind. there are so many qualified people out there. many qualified people that we can find and that we can work together and find that right person. thats why i think this is bigger than any one nominee. the process has been broken from the beginning and we center to get back to a point where we are working together with the white house to find the right person to sit o...

But senator lisa murkowski of alaska quietly voted no. >> miss murkowski. >> she later told reporters, it was the most difficult evaluation shes had to make, saying, hes not the right man for the court at this time. and the vote tomorrow to confirm brett kavanaugh will occur tomorrow afternoon. we expect potentially one republican senator, steve danes, to not attend that, because hes walking his daughter down the aisle at her wedding. so he will be confirmed tomorrow by probably a 50-49 vote. th...

Cnns tom foreman is on the streets. what are you seeing, tom? >> reporter: wolf, exactly what you explained. there are a lot of people who see this as a last-ditch effort to try to derail this confirmation. here on capitol hill over in front of the supreme court and importantly in the hallways outside senators offices, weve seen small groups of protesters today trying any way they can to engage any senator they can. many started the day and are still saying they expect brett kavanaugh will proba...