That was just moments ago where protesters are rallying in washington ahead of a historic moment. Were just hours away now from the final vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senators believe they have the votes to push him through to the nations highest court after weeks of tense debate and hi heightened emotions. Cnns senior Congressional Correspondent manu raju, give us an update as to where we are in this process. We expect in a matter of hours the decisive vote will happen. Putting to rest this very bitter and grueling confirmation process. He will be confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh, to the Supreme Court by a vote, as were expecting, 5048, with one senator voting present. Thats lisa murkowski. The republican senator. Who opposes this nomination. But shes only voting present as a courtesy to one senator, the montana senator, steve danes, who is not attending this vote because he is at his daughters wedding. Therefore, to keep this marble margin the narrowist. Democrats taking to the floor, railing against this nomination. The republicans have appeared to defend this nomination. Some democrats are starting to talk about what went wrong. One question thats remained is whether or not, whether this third allegation that came forward, a woman named julie swetnick, whos represented by the attorney michael avenatti, was used by republicans as a way to contend this is all part of a democratic Smear Campaign going after brett kb. Some democrats said perhaps they should have focused instead on christy blasey fords accusations and deborah ramirezs as well. Do you think the allegation that came forward from avenatti, the one he made, was aware of gang rape, is that something credible in your view . There are all sorts of accusations. It turns it into a circus atmosphere. Thats not where we should be. These are very serious allegations. Certainly people believe those allegations should be investigated. They should be done in a fair impartial way. But we understand i understand that theres a lot of noise. But our job is to cut through that noise and get to the substance whach were really dealing with. Did you think that avenatti was helpful in this process . Well, i think we should have focused on the serious allegations that certainly appeared very credible to me. That would be the our best course of action. The serious allegations that democrats in particular are referring to of course Christine Blasey ford alleging that kavanaugh tried to rape her when they were teenagers. Ramirez who alleged that kavanaugh exposed himself to her while they were in college. All of which kavanaugh furiously denied. His denials won over at least two key senators who are going to turn this vote today. Joe manchin will vote yes. He said he believed kavanaugh did not do that to Christine Blasey ford. Also Susan Collins, maine, questioning that on the floor today. Enough to give him that lifetime seat, ending this very bitty chapter over the Supreme Court nominee, ryan. All right, probably not how any of us saw it playing out. Thats where we stand today. Manu raju, thank you. When kavanaugh is confirmed, it will be a big moment for President Trump. After less than two years in office, he will have successfully placed two justices on the highest court. Cnn washington correspondent joe johns joins me now. Whats the story from the white house . Well, thats certainly right, this really will turn the administration of donald trump into a very consequential presidency, now naming and getting through the second Supreme Court justice in his very first term as president of the United States. Obviously, the kavanaugh confirmation is on the president s mind today. Me tweeted out the very same message twice. Apparently the second time just to correct a spelling error. Heres that message. Women for kavanaugh and many others who support this very good man are gathering all over capitol hill in preparation for a 3 00 to 5 00 p. M. Vote. Its a beautiful thing to see. They are not paid professional protesters who are handed expensive signs. Big day for america. We do expect to see the president of the United States as he leaves the white house today on his way to to peca, kansas, where hes going to hold a big political rally there, trying to shore up support for some members of congress who apparently need it. The president will speak this evening after the vote. Hes expected to leave before the vote. So a couple opportunities. We hope to be able to see the president. He was described as in a good mood. Yesterday, after watching Susan Collins, the senator from maine, give her speech on the senate floor and then say to america that she will vote for the nomination of mr. Kavanaugh. So thats the story from the white house, back to you. All right, joe johns, thank you for that report. We appreciate it. Now, lets expand this conversation and discuss what kavanaughs confirmation will mean. Joining me now, wheolivia wheel for the hill, and cnn president ial historian doug brinkl brinkley, whos also a professor at rice university. How does this nomination change the Supreme Court . Kavanaugh is a staunch conservative. Hes replacing kennedy, who is a more moderate judge. He was known as it is swing voter on the bench. This nomination, this confirmation, is going to shift the Supreme Court decisively to the right for about a generation to come. Lets turn to you now. I want you to listen to what kavanaugh from just two weeks ago when he testified before the Senate Judiciary committee. Listen to what he had to say. This whole twoweek effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. Fueled with apparent pent up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election. The behavior of several of the democratic members of this committee at my hearing a few weeks ago was an embarrassment. What goes around comes around. So that was obviously an unprecedented style of delivery by a Supreme Court nominee. Do you think that that vitriolic confirmation process will change how the future proceedings will be conducted . Im afraid not. At least not for a while. Every time an election is lost, like when al gore win s the popular vote and lost in 2000. Or Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. People talk about lets do away with the electoral college. Right now in the heat of the moment people want to reform the Supreme Court justice process but the republicans have power and theyre looking to get yet a third Supreme Court justice. In the coming years. So theyre not going to be in the mood for doing massive reform on a process thats given them goresuch and now kavanaugh. Right, right. Lydia, i mean, how do you think the kavanaugh confirmation process could impact the midterms . Obviously there was a degree of enthusiasm from democrats. Many are upset with the way this played out. We could also see a bump in enthusiasm from republicans as well. I think theres a lot of Republican Voters that are angry about this. They see that they think that democrats orchestrated this political hit against their guy, Brett Kavanaugh. And i think what were goinging to see and what pollsters are saying is that the gop is going to use that anger and try to harness it to drive enthusiasm and get their voters out to the polls to match the intensity that weve seen from democrats. Whether or not they will be able to maintain that leading up to the midterms remains to be seen. Were still about five weeks out. And that is an eternity when you think of news cycles. Especially in the trump era. There could be four controversi controversies between now and election day. Doug, i wonder from an historic perspective, if this, now, puts a new level of scrutiny on the chief justice, john roberts . Weve seen in the past hes been willing to not necessarily go down the Political Party line with some of his votes. He obviously cares a lot about the legacy of the Supreme Court and his court as it were long term. Could this perhaps change his behavior as chief justice and perhaps make him look at some of these cases a bit differently . Well, its a good question. I think a key one. John roberts, because of his some of his decisions on the Affordable Care act, seen as perhaps the new swing vote and the Supreme Court. I wouldnt be too if youre on the liberal side, i wouldnt be too hopeful about that. Roberts is a rock rib conservative federalist, you know, society jurist, but he is a personal of great intellect. And somebody who very well may surprise us. I do think hes a person of historic stature. Meaning he wants to go down in history like a great judge. Like brandice or scalia. He might be somebody we can count on to try to make the Supreme Court less partisan. And the partisanship of the Supreme Court is a concern for a lot of americans but its also a concern for some of those justices that are currently sitting on the Supreme Court. Elena kagan who of course is an obama appointee. She stressed importance of the impartial ya chutiality of the court. Take a listen. Part of the courts legitimacy depends on the people not seeing the court in the way that people see the rest of the governing structures of this country now. In other words, people thinking of the court as not politically divided in the same way. Its not an extension of politics. But instead somehow above the fray. Duoug, do you think the Supreme Court is becoming more partisan or the nation is more tee sided so were paying more attention to it . I think its been like this all along. Obviously, it has up, and downs. Im a scholar of frank lylin roosevelt and, you know, he famously tried to pack the Supreme Court, go from 9 justices to 15. And he had a big impact, fdr, for generationings. You wouldnt have the 1960s Counterculture Movement without supreme people like william o. Doug has appointed by fdr, you know, to continue the progressive movement. So i think the courts been fairly politicized. They used to form their own little club, their exclusive club, of deep selfrespect with each other. I think that may continue. Theyre all brilliant people on the Supreme Court. They have to realize that part of their job is to help our country heal from this kind of neocivil war thats going on right now. Wow, thats a great way to put it. Lydia, i want to talk about the 2,400 law professors that signed a letter opposing his nomination. They say including some of the things they believe he lied about in his background. Hes going to become a Supreme Court justice as soon as tonight. Should we be concerned these issues are lingering in his background . I think that remains to be seen once he gets on the bench how democrats will react to this. My sources are telling meg that yes, he showed a level of partisanship that is unusual for nominees to the Supreme Court. And that theyre concerned that maybe he will carry over some of those biases on to the bench. And so we can be assured that outside groups are going to be calling for him to recuse himself from certain issues, particularly those that where a democrat or democratically aligned groups are challenging republican action. Divisive, we kind of assume this person goes on the court and then we just move on. Theres a chance in the case of kavanaugh this could potentially linger on into the future. Doug, did you want to make a point on that . Its just like Clarence Thomas. If you say his name, we dont really know about his decisions. People just remember anita hill. This is the stigma, the stain that Justice Kavanaughs going to carry for the rest of his life. Can he make can he kind of erase it and make it better . Well tell in coming decades. Right now, hes been bruised and battered in the annals of history. This fight will be in the opening paragraph of his obituary some day. Douglas brinkley, thank you so much for joining me. Appreciate it. This is cnns manu raju with the Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley. I get mad at people downstairs doing that so can you talk about the process that got us here . Regrets about the nature of it . Yes, that we couldnt keep on the qualifications of the man going to be on the Supreme Court. I think should have been focused on that. And for two months it was, and when that didnt work, they dug up everything they could, include ug the legitimate accusation of Sexual Assault. Senator, can you explain the comments you made yesterday about women on your panel, workload . Sure, sure. You know what, ill give you at least one sentence and ill back it up with one sentence. And that is, i should have said that its even hard to get men to serve on the committee and three people are on the committee because the leader had to talk them into being on the committee. Because nobody wants to serve on the committee. For two reasons. One, it has executive session every thursday or at least most thursdays. And another thing is its so ideologically divided. Do you need more women on the committee . I would encourage women to get on the committee. I ask a woman yesterday if shed like to be on the committee next year. She said no. Is that collins . Well, i dont want to identify senator, what do you make of the the protests outside, theres a lot of really angry people about the way this has gone down. How do you fix this process . How do you get people to feel like this is a legitimate thing they can buy into . I have to give you an historic answer. Maybe some of you have heard me say this in the last four or five days. Im one of four or five people who are still around from the Clarence Thomas thing. And young journalists like you are young today. Were back there asking me the very same question. I was very concerned about it. Looking back 28 years. You dont see the partisanship that was predicted at that time evolve. I dont expect it to happen after kavanaugh because these justices are insulated from public opinion. And they have to operate within their agenda. And theyll do their work and they dont worry about politics. The justice says the court has no center and thats regrettable at this point. Do you agree . No, i cant judge that. Because ive seen at least three occasions since roberts has been chief justice that i expected him to rule otherwise. But he ruled the way he did because he thought he thought it was different and appointed towards the center. So just whos going to create the center . Its going to be judge roberts. The white house senator, the white house has said there were four witnesses that the senate gave the white house said there were four witnesses that the senate gave to interview as part of the fbi investigation. Did you provide witness names for the white house . No, i was not on the telephone call. With the white house after our meeting, 3 00, last week ago, yesterday. I was not on that phone. Who limited it . Youll have to ask youll have to ask the message to the protesters who are still so upset about this . Thank god that youre willing to exercise your First Amendment rights of association and free speech. Keep it up. Because its going to make america stronger. Thank you, all. Thanks, senator. Okay, so that was the senator Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley speaking to reporters in the senate ahead of this important and crucial vote of Brett Kavanaugh to become the next Supreme Court justice. Among the things he talked about, manu raju asked him about the comments he made about it being difficult for republicans to find women to sit on the Senate Judiciary committee and he attempted to clarify that, saying it was difficult to find men as well. He also said he actually asked an unnamed republican female senator to serve and she told him no. I believe now were going to go to tom foreman . Oh, the panel. The panels still with me. Lydia wheeler and doug brinkley. Interesting, from your perspective, what you heard there from grassley, we talked a little bit about this idea of the comments that he made. I know youre responding to that. These comments he made about republican female senators not being willing to serve. Do you think hes explaining this any better than the original statement . I think he might be trying to walk back that original statement a little bit that seemed to have gotten him into trouble, especially in this era of the me too movement where women feel empowered. Might offend, in ill taste, so i think hes saying now he didnt mean that. It does seem to be to a certain extent an image problem for republicans when questioning someone like dr. Ford when there were only male republican senators available. Do you think that the republicans have gotten the message at all about what this looks like and how this may impact these conversations Going Forward . Oh, we dont have douglas. Im sorry. Okay, but manu raju is ready. Some fascinating stuff there from Chuck Grassley. What stood out most to you during those comments from the Judiciary Committee chairman . A couple of things. One, he had gotten under a lot of criticism over last day because of comments he made yesterday to reporters when asked why there werent any women serving on the Judiciary Committee. He clarified that yesterday, saying his workload was too intense for men and women. Thats why they didnt want to serve. He didnt seem too disturbed, the fact we were asking about, that he actually welcomed the opportunity to say he tried to get women on the committee. But men and women did not want to serve on such a labor intensive committee. And, also, the last question that i tried to put to him about this investigation that occurred by the fbi. Theres still a lot of questions about limits that were placed on it. Certainly democrats have raised a lot of those concerns. The white house has said it was the senate that put those limits on. It was the senate that initially gave him a list of only a handful of witnesses to interview. I asked Chuck Grassley. He said he was not on any sort of phone call with the white house to limit witnesses. I said, well who limited it. He said, youll have to ask them. Referring to the white house. We continue to have some back and forth about the extend of that investigation. But at the end of the day, perhaps that issue all moot, because were headed to that confirmation vote in just a matter of hours. They Just Announced that vote. 3 30 p. M. Will start this afternoon. That is new information. Glad you pointed that out. The vote officially set to take place at 3 30. Also thought his comments about the protesters were interesting. You know, there have been a lot of republicans who have been maybe annoyed is the right word with the volume of people in the halls of the capitol. Weve seen intense moments between senators and some of these protesters. Senator grassley seemed to think their contribution to this conversation, even though they might be on the other side of him, was still a positive thing. Certainly did. Perhaps one reason why theyre feeling good right now is because theyre going to win this vote this afternoon. So clearly the judiciary chairman in a very good mood today. This after he himself, his office, has been flooded by protester, mostly antikavanaugh protesters. He has faced a lot of that pressure and criticism itself. But trying to tamp things down a bit as we head into this decisive vote this afternoon. No question about it, sending a positive note ahead of what will be a positive result for the republicans in just a matter of hours. No doubt about that. Manu raju, again with that breaking news. A vote set to take place at 3 30. He just spoke with the chairman Chuck Grassley. Man u manu, thank you. We have protests across the country, activists outraged over the nomination of kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Its a lot easier to make decisions when you know what comes next. If you move your old 401 k to a fidelity ira, we make sure youre in the loop at every step from the moment you decide to move your money to the instant your new retirement account is funded. 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This follows days of protests on capitol hill where over 400 people were arrested in just the last two days. Cnns tom foreman is live outside the Supreme Court. Thats right across the street from the capitol. What is the scene like there . Hi, ryan. This may well have been the High Water Mark of the past few days. Finishing up arresting what looked like probably 150 people or so who actually made it up on to the steps of the capitol and sat down. The crowd out here of course cheering for them and waving signs to them. But Capitol Police have taken it sort of slowly here. Let them sit for a while. Theyve let the crowd gather here for a while. They have, however, also made it very clear that this is an illegal gathering. Thats what theyre basing these arrests on. Theres no permit for people to be up here so theyre not going to let people stay but will push them back. After what was several hours of very quietly gathering and just chanting in front of the Supreme Court, the quick march over here is clearly being seen as a victory of sorts to get close to the capitol and how they hope theyll carry that energy into the elections coming up in about a month, ryan. Tom foreman, live in front of the capitol. We now know two hours away from the start of the voting process to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Coming up, dr. Christine blasey ford says she has no regrets about speaking up about an alleged assault. But her attorneys say she does feel very hurt by something President Trump had to say. Well hear from those attorneys next. Making my dreams a reality takes more than just investment advice. From insurance to savings to retirement, it takes someone with experience and knowledge who can help me build a complete plan. Brian, my certified financial planner™ professional, is committed to working in my best interest. 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I think when her sexual trauma, you know, involved being laughed at and being helpless and both of those things have happened. Shes been laughed at by the president of the United States with people applauding and laughing. She is probably feeling a whole host of terrible feelings right now. Dr. Fords lawyers say she has no regrets about testifying but theyre blasting senators for false claims about the fbi investigations. Have you heard any regrets from her about coming out the way she did . I dont think she has any regrets. I think she feels like she did the right thing. And this was what she wanted to do, which was provide this information to the committee so they could make the best decision possible. And i think she still feels that that was the right thick ng to. If you were to do it over again, knowing what you know now, could this have been done in a different way . With regard to senator feinstein, the fact she didnt tell anybody . She says it was because she was abiding by the wishes of professor ford. In retrospect, knowing what you know, could it have been done differently . I cant speak to the process. What i can speak to is when victims of Sexual Assault and violence go to their congress people, when they go to their senators and they ask for their information to be kept confidential, i think that thats a request that needs to be respected. Victims get to control when and how and where their allegations get made public. Now, if we want to look at all the things that went wrong in in this process, there are many. There are many process issues that need to be addressed. But i think senator feinstein respected the wishes of her constituent. That was the right thing to do. Does professor ford feel that way as well . Absolutely. President trump im sure you saw mocked your clients testimony at a mississippi rally tuesday night. The crowd, obviously big trump supporters, applauded. Did you speak to professor fahd. Did she see that . She did. She was upset by it. It was very hurtful, as it would be, to any survivor who had the courage to come forward, only to be mocked and belittleled by anyone really. Certainly by the president of the United States. It was very upsetting. It was very hurtful. So one of the things that has gotten republicans really enraged is the fact that during her testimony, professor ford told the committee that she wasnt clear that there was an offer to you, her legal team, from committee to have the committee fly out to california and have a private conversation with her, interview with her, as opposed to flying her for a public hearing. Is that true . No. As her counsel informed her of all options made available to us by the committee, we showed her all of the correspondence and what they were offering was to send staffers to california to interview her. Dr. Ford wanted to speak to the Committee Members themselves. And i think what you saw in the hearing was that dr. Ford got a little confused and thought that senator grassley was suggesting that he himself would have come to california, which was not what he offered at all. The allegation that theyre making very blatantly is she has lawyers who are democrats who wanted to have a public spectacle. Dana, that is such ludicrous accusation. Weve been listening to it. We have not wanted to respond to it because its such a distraction, deflection. Our client was advised of every single option given to her by the committee. She saw every single communication. Shes a smart woman. She wanted to testify before the Senate Judiciary committee. If judge kavanaugh becomes Justice Kavanaugh or even if he stays on the federal bench, would professor ford like impeachment proceedings to begin . Professor fourth has not asked for anything of the sort. What she did was come forward and testify and agree to cooperate with any investigation by the fbi. And thats what she sought to do here. 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So now you can eat tough food without worry. Fixodent and forget it. In about two hours, senator cole collins will vote to confirm kavanaugh. Protesters are out. Some have been arested. Some have shown up at the office of senator collins in d. C. And in maine. When she revealed her position in a long awaited speech yesterday. Mr. President , we heard a lot of charges and countercharges about judge kavanaugh. But as those who have known him best have attested, he has been an exemplary public service, judge, teacher, coach, husband and father. Despite the turbulent bitter fight surrounding his nomination, my fervent hope is that Brett Kavanaugh will work to lessen the divisions in the Supreme Court. So that we have far fewer 54 decisions and so Public Confidence in our judiciary and in our highest court is restored. Mr. President , i will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh. Polo sandoval is in portland where protesters are expected to make a final plea. Just give us the view of whats happening in maine. Except for the occasional protester outside collins office, things have been quiet here in portland. I can tell you of course everything is possible. But there is this consensus here and everybody seems to know theres little to no expectation the senator will change her mind and vote yes for the nomination and the appointment of judge kavanaugh. I think what weve seen here the last 18, almost 24 hours here, have been many of her constituents bracing for that vote. And we have seen disappointment, anger, and to a certain extent, even a galvanizing cry from some of the progressives here to essentially gather funds and donations for somebody who could potentially run against the senator, should she choose to run for reelection in the next two years. So i think thats what were seeing here on the ground. Theres no expectations she will change her mind. 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Aid, and i am meeting some of them here as well, and thats all i want to show, that we care. You plan to push for more funding for u. S. Aid when you get back . Do you plan to ask your husband for more funding for u. S. Aid when you get back . We are having planning, so we are helping the country, and we are working help for helping them and we will continue to do so. Mrs. Trump, given your husbands comments i will when i come back to washington, d. C. Given some of the derogatory reports reported about african countries, what will you tell them in response to that and did you discuss that on your trip, did anybody discuss that with you . Nobody discussed that with me. And i never heard anybody say that. And that was an anonymous source and i will leave it at that. Back at home, there is a debate with your husband, and given your trip has centered on women and girls well, i will say that, if were talking about the Supreme Court and judge kavanaugh, i think he is highly qualified for the Supreme Court. Im that dr. Ford was heard. Im glad that judge kavanaugh was heard. The fbi investigation was done, is completed. And senate voted. Did you believe Christine Ford . I will stay on that and the victims, we need to help all of the victims no matter what kind of abuse they had. But i am against any kind of abuse or violence. Mrs. Trump, can you discuss your role advising your husband . Some people interpret some of the decisions he has made, you have made, such as coming to africa and your tweets as a way as not necessarily undermining but poking at him a little bit, trying to influence him. Can you describe that . I dont always agree with what he tweets. And i tell him that. I give him my honest opinion and honest advice. And sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesnt, but i have my own voice, and my opinions, and it is very important for me that i express what i feel. So sometimes you are trying to steer him maybe to be a little bit more polite in his public discourse, and to maybe be a little bit more sensitive no i tell him my opinions, what i believe, and maybe in some of them, we maybe dont agree, he is i am not elected. He is the president. Have you ever told him to tone it down yes. And we had a discussion about your hat yesterday. You know what . We just completed an amazing trip. We went to ghana. We went to malawi. We went to kenya. Here, we are in egypt. I want to talk about my trip and not what i wear, and that is very important what i do, what we do with u. S. Aid, and i do with my initiative, and i wish people would focus on what i do, not what i wear. That is Melania Trump, she leaves egypt after a long trip through africa. Protesters arrested on the steps of capitol hill. 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