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Mark judge holed up in row hoe bath or wherever he was didn't make much sense, and i thought it was terrible optics, and i do think for someone such as senator collins, senator myrrh c -- murkowski, senator flake, they tend to always reflect a real consciousness and independence and be able to explain how they're going to vote to the other side in a way that even if they don't agree with the vote, even if they might be reluctant to want to agree, they still respect the procedure and pattern by which they got there. i think what senator flake did today is going to really outrage the right becau...

And i think it also forced senator flake to realize this is the time that you don't make spee speeches. you take action. and i think a lot of people were looking to see him do that. and he did. that's a important first step. >> it was undoubtedly a powerful moment. setting aside what happened in the elevator there, i think jeff flake is a thoughtful person. i was impressed with chris coons in this. i thought of all the democrats, he was the most thoughtful. so it's not surprising that they got together. and ultimately, we know that senators murkowski and collins wanted this, implied it publicl...

Whatever, i feel like there is some real enmity, some real grudges that have been formed over these last couple of weeks. >> harris: i had on senator daines a few minutes ago and he talked about calling judge brett kavanaugh and giving his support and saying how proud he was of him. we know there been some other types of phone calls that have gone on in this process today. you mentioned collins and the other what we would call a swing voter, getting calls from george w. bush and condoleezza rice and some shoring up, if you will. how important is it for us to see that process play out? senators...

Has been done in this country to many people. >> senator flake said that moment affected him. >> i think everything that i've seen and viewed and experienced in the last couple of weeks has had an impact. so it's been everything. >> mike conley has no obligation to honor this commitment. senators murkowski, collins, mansion and heitkamp endorsed the move that the fbi do more investigation and all of them are seen as pooiflt votes when it comes to the judge kavanaugh's nomination. here's what moscow moscsenator . >> i think it was a good step today. >> joined by kornet kasie hunt, michelle gold...

Senators murkowski and flake. senator cornyn telling us that there will be an fbi background check investigation lasting no more than one week so we're not sure what they know that we don't, if they have been in communication with the president who would have to authorize that, but that is a marked difference from leadership who had previously until this time been saying there was no need to do that, that they were going to push full steam ahead no matter what. this is the result of what we have seen unfold over the course of the past few -- i was going to say past few days. it's actually been...