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For collins or flake to take that where the fbi is stopped by a brick wall where they want to go on. i don't think that would serve the purpose republicans hope to accomplish, which is get collins, flake, murkowski to say yes. the fbi got this lead. wanted to call the next person on the original list and they were stopped. >> want to jump in? >> there has been a lot of misunderstanding about what the fbi does in this process. i used to do this daily and when we -- when the senate sends the fbi back again, there is a limited scope. there is something in there the senators are worried about. we ...

Calls for an fbi probe. but with flake backed bylaws murkows murkowski, republican leaders had no choice. what happens if the fbi is not done with this background investigation within a week? >> one, you can have the fbi, cia and the foreign legion and they won't tell you anything more than you know now. that is my view. but we'll see what happens. he said he will -- a week is enough for him or maybe less. so we're not playing this game of opening this up and it goes on forever. what he said was that i would feel better if they had a week to look at what is in front of us. no more. >> reporter...

Murkows murkowski, undecided about brett kavanaugh's confirmation and vote to confirm him, they truly do want to hear from the woman in, you know, whatever setting she chooses. so the real -- the major question that will determine the path forward for all this right now is if she does end up talking to the senate judiciary committee. >> phil rucker, i'm struck by how low the bar is. i talkeded to ed tto a couple ae president, they said wasn't the president restrained? i said a normal person would be knocked -- >> relatively. >> -- for simply expressing simpympathy for the accused. a normal per...

Come up in her lower court hearing. so i don't think that strategy would help with collins and murkows murkowski. >> and this sound is reminding everyone how the president has been, you know, so committed to dismantle willing roe v. wade. here you go. >> do you want to see the court overturn roe v. wade? >> if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that is really what will happen. >> will you you appoint, are you looking to appoint a justice who wants to overturn roe v. wade? >> here's what is going to happen. i'm going -- i'm pro-life. the judges will be pro-life. >> are you looking...

Senator in order to flip someone's vote, whether yours or murkows murkowski's or mccain's, the president seems to be threatening to cut off funding for the health care plans that members of congress receive. would that kind of pressure change your vote? >> no. but you know, the ball is really in our court right now. there are serious problems with the aca. we're seeing collapsing markets in some areas of the country where even though people have subsidies they're not going to be able to buy an insurance policy. so our job is not done. and what we need to do is to remember my friend lamar alexa...