>> supporters, dissenters, even brett kavanaugh making a final pitch for a seat on the supreme court on the line today. u.s. waging new battles against two super powers. china and russia. now responding. we are live this morning in hong kong and moscow. and in one hour, the world finds out who wins the 2018 nob nobel peace prize. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> happy friday. i'm dave briggs. you can bet on the nobel peace prize. it is october 5th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we will get a clue in a few hours if brett kavanaugh has the votes to join the supreme court. mitch mcconnell set a key procedural vote for 10:30 a.m. then senators still weighing how to play their hands have to show