or their decisions? to your point, it's political cover too. it's for senators who weren't quite there yet and are unsettled by the allegations but perhaps believed brett kavanaugh or watched his testimony and were convinced by brett kavanaugh. they recognize that on their own or in isolation they probably couldn't move forward. this now gives them the veneer of we have an investigation. this makes it a bitter process and, therefore, we can move forward. >> phil, thank you. if we need you, we'll get you back. we appreciate that. this is very short. this is just coming off now, the information. we're getting it in the email. mitch mcconnell files cloture on kavanaugh nomination for the supreme court, setting up a friday procedural vote and a saturday final vote. stay tuned. we're going to have more on our breaking news. brett kavanaugh's yale roommate, though, is speaking out, and we need to talk about that. his name is james roche, and he's telling anderson cooper just a little while ago that he believes deborah ramirez's accusations that kavanaugh exposed himself to her. watch this.