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In the end with senator john mccain casting the decisive final no vote. siding lisa murkowski and susan collins who voiced disapproval on every measure voted this week. the republicans' last-ditch amendment, the skinny deal voted down 49-51. >> this is a disappointment. i regret that our efforts were simply not enough this time. >> reporter: mccain rejecting despress plea was vice president -- desperate pleas from vice president and mitch mcconnell. none of it swaying the veteran senator who lived up to his nickname, the maverick. >> tonight was an unfortunate night. it was a sad night. i don'...

Trump's pick for attorney general, senator jeff sessions, tonight's vote capping off an especially bitter fight marked by allegations of racism. that fight boiling over when mitch mcconnell used a rarely invoked senate rule to silence senator elizabeth warren. she was reading a 30-year-old letter from martin luther king's widow opposing jeff sessions' nomination for federal judge. today an angry warren spoke out to our manu raju. >> you knew it was potentially a violation when they warned you, why not just move on? >> i was moving on. i was moving on to talk about the facts of what jeff sessio...