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Overlooked. in short, his views on honoring precedent would preclude attempts to do by self that which one has committed not to do overtly. >> mind you, her reliable republican ally senator lisa murkowski of alaska announced she would break with her party and vote for against beer chugging judge. collins vote helped deliver the 50 votes kavanaugh need and by doing so the so-called ally of abortion rights co-signed their demise. at the time collins was pressed by cnn's dana bash if she was sure kavanaugh wouldn't undermine precedent. here is what she said, indignant the question was posed. >> i...

Pending anybody extraordinary happening, we believe that brett kavanaugh will be confirmed. as we watch the vote tallies come in later, senator lisa murkowski from alaska, the republican, the big no-vote, she will technically today be voting present. she it this out of courtesy, something we've seen happen in the past, but out of courtesy to senator danes. he is going to be walking his daughter down the aisle today at her wedding in montana. so he could not be here for the vote. essentially their votes cancel each other out. they are paired up, and the margin there in the end will be the same....

Always been a guy i thought was fair and reasonable. i haven't talked to hum. i haven't seen the footage but i know it came off not the way anyone would want it to. and i'm sure he regrets saying it. >> one other thing. a cnn contributor tweeted out who wants to run for senate in maine? there would be an army with you and susan rice responded me. are you convinced the dissatisfaction of the collins vote will still be potent two years down the line when collins is up for reelection for ambassador rice or anybody else? >> absolutely, victor. i have already been invited to start knocking on doors...

For trump. >> the drop to the unemployment rate to a 49-year low. expect to hear about all of it when the president tramvels to kansas for a campaign rally. joe johns, the president has a lot to brag about over the last seven days. >> reporter: certainly does. the 49-year unemployment low goes back to 1969, the last time the jobless rate was this low. the president and people at the capitol, at the white house were focused on the susan collins speech. probably the moment of the week the last seven days or so when susan collins of maine, the senator, went to the floor to explainler reasoning, h...

Decisions. and so that public confidence in our judiciary and our ohioest court is restored -- highest court is restored. >> i believe that judge kavanaugh is a good man, but in my conscience, because that's how i have to vote, the end of the day is with my conscience, i could not conclude that he is the right person for the court at this time. >> reporter: overnight the senate floor was held open where we saw a series of democrats take to the senate floor. you're now looking at live pictures of senator gillibrand speaking on the senate floor this morning. senators essentially venting about th...