if not, judge kavanaugh, we will let your staff know if it's going to be a little later because you never know what happens in the united states senate when you have a vote. >> i'm wolf blitzer in washington alongside jake tapper. this is cnn's special coverage of the confirmation hearings of the u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. if kavanaugh makes it through the process before the senate judiciary committee, he'll become the fifth conservative leaning justice on the highest court in the land. >> and that legal watchers believe will cement the court's conservative majority. it will also become arguably president trump's most enduring legacy on the second day of hearings, protesters once again began their disruptions early. [ protester yelling ] >> that continues throughout the hearing but senators were able to get to the heart of the concerns that kavanaugh's critics have, as well as the