of abortion this week during his confirmation hearings. but this time he said roe v. wade was an important precedent of the supreme court. republicans are expecting at least a few democrats to come over as well, targeting senators manchin, heitkamp and donnelly who are all up for reelection in states that president trump won, so at this point, g.o.p. leaders don't expect to have any problems getting kavanaugh confirmed and seated by the end of the month. jon? jon: garrett tenney in washington, thanks, garrett. after reentering the political arena in illinois on friday, former president barack obama gave another stump speech on behalf of democratic candidates today. this time in orange county, california. a traditional g.o.p. stronghold. but unlike yesterday, he did not mention president trump by name. >> the fact is that if we don't step up, things can get worse. where there's a vacuum in our democracy, when we are not