the end for kavanaugh. who knows whether they would actually vote against kavanaugh when push came to shove, but if he did -- >> and i think that's why it's a very wise strategy that jeff zeleny laid out that the white house is about to go through that they're going to essentially prepare for the possibility of three different justices so the president who has been known to change his mind at the last minute can do so so if mitch mcconnell is getting these phone calls and realizes the person he was going to put forth isn't going to get the votes, they can do so. these are the things we see campaigns do when they are going to make a vp candidate. in the trump era, it seems all the more important. >> i'd like to see the ledger mitch mcconnell is keeping up here about the vote counts. that will tell you where this is going to end up. the controversies and scandals that keep adding up for pruitt. as we go to break, it's independence day. let's check out mcallen, texas, a bit earlier this morning.