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Was very partisan, very aggressive, not very judicious. and he tried to walk it back a little bit. but when a judge is saying i am not a partisan, that's like a president saying i am not a crook. the fact he's saying kind of defeats the message he's trying to convey. and i thought what senator murkowski said was very thoughtful and made a lot of sense to me. because i was somebody like her who was prepared to support his confirmation. but then seeing the way he acted and and i understand he got angry because he felt he was unjustifiably accused, but nevertheless his over the top partisanship a...

Think in good faith reached a different judgment. i love senator murkowski's tone which was very calm, very civil, very rational and she agonized over, and that's the right way to behave. and unfortunately, not enough senators behaved that way. >> rich, were you surprised senator collins ended up voting yes? >> yeah, i saw it was a really a tremendous performance by her this afternoon. there's been so much emotion in this process, seeming to believe just the sheer expression of emotion should pea enough to move someone to your position. with lisa murkowski tonight and susan collins this aftern...

So we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. so the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, we're building a better california. as we reported tonight two senators. murkowski republican and joe manchin a democrat. in a hall way interview with demonstrators against kavanaugh shouting disapproval. manchin offered third-degree about his vote and whether politics plaid a part. >> y...

Thanks for being with us. when you're a lawmakers do you vote along the lines of what citizens want or believe they want? or conscious tells you to do. there are times when they are in conflict. >> you tend to do both. it depends on the issue. follow your conscious or constituents and there can be conflict. in the case of joe manchin, from a purely political perspective he did the right thing. i don't think that'll suffer a big consequence as a result of this. he's his primary is behind him. even six years from now at reelection. even if they did, he could change parties and run as republican....

I don't think murkowski will face a heavy penalty from republicans voters in alaska. >> with manchin, who is obviously democratic conservative state. would there have been political deal with him for that vote? or was that mostly based on him wanting to lock up reelection in west virginia? obviously some votes people reach out to you, deals are made. >> i think it's tricky to make deal in this case. i can't imagine joe man chi wanted to be the one democrat voting voting for brett kavanaugh. he doesn't like being in that position at all. but i suspect with joe manchin political calculation he n...