Next associate justice of the Supreme Court. Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. Judge kavanaugh has impeccable credentials, unsurpassed qualifications and a proven commitment to equal justice under the law. A graduate of yale college and yale law school, judge kavanaugh currently teaches at harvard, yale, and georgetown. Throughout legal circles, he is considered a judges judge. A true leader among his peers. Hes a brilliant jurist with a clear and effective writing style universally regarded as one of the finest and sharpest legal minds of our time. Some background now on judge kavanaugh in addition to what you just heard the president said. In addition to being a graduate of yale, yale law school. Hes a former clerk to Anthony Kennedy and that is critical. He served as an associate counsel to ken starr during white water. He was staff secretary to president george w. Bush and served on the d. C. Circuit of the federal bench since 06. He married the personal sec
White house ceremony that looked more like a victory lap last night. On behalf of the nation, i want to apologize to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. I must state that you, sir, under historic scrutiny were proven innocent. Thank you. Every american can be assured that i will be an independent and impartial justice, devoted to equal justice under law. And gaining strength, Hurricane Michael, picking up speed and taking direct aim at the Florida Panhandle. The time to evacuate and heed the local warnings is now. Hurricane mike is going to be a devastatinging storm. And good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington with the big breaking news today. Nikki haley, one of the first cabinet choices are resigning in a move that surprised the white house and state Department Official officials al alike. But when did the president first know . He is not saying. Both he and haley are trying to smooth over the shakeup in the Sec
Players while omarosa takes some swings at him in her new book. All of it part of the 11th hour on a friday night. Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. Day 56 of the Trump Administration. Like openie and anthony and mike and the mad dog before them, the president s lead lawyers jay and rudy cohosted a radio show today. It was Sean Hannitys daily radio show. So their appearance suited everyone involved in this way. Hannity was off and needed someone to fill in and it allows the lawyers to road test some of tear theories and their defense of the president of the United States. Welcome to the sean hannity show. Jay sekulow and mayor Rudy Giuliani. How about that, giuliani and sekul sekulow. For purposes of right now my colleague and cocounsel in a case involving a russia inquiry that were engaged in. You may have read something about it. Were also going to be taking your calls. These two attorneys are now a big part of the effort to discredit the investigati
Michael cohen back in 2016 with thenpresident ial candidate donald trump. In the recording which first aired tonight on cnn, cohen and trump appear to be heard discussing arrangements surrounding payment to former play boy Karen Mcdougall. David pecker was head of the km that owns and publishes the international inquirer. Lanny davis supplied the tape to cnn tonight. Youll hear at first, the president , who appears to be finishing up a phone call. We do not know if there had been any editing or altaring. Heaters in its entirety. We know whats happening, ok . Oh. Oh maybe because of this it would be better if you didnt go. You know. Maybe because of this for that one, you know to get rid of this, because its so false what theyre saying and sexual [ bleep ]. I think i did this goes away quickly. I think what its better to do the charleston thing, just this time. Yeah, in two weeks its fine. I think right now its better you know . Ok. Honey, you take care of yourself. Thanks. Talking to y
Joins me live. And with rescues under way. What we know about the damage caused by hurricane florence. Its still a very hairy situation out here. But all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. Tonight on another staggering day of news were tracking three huge stories, Tropical Storm florence, now downgraded from a hurricane, which is still battering the carolinas as it slowly grinds its way inland, already resulting in at least five deaths. And newly surfaced Sexual Assault allegations against judge Brett Kavanaugh who is on the brink of being confirmed to the Supreme Court. But we begin tonight with the single Biggest Development in the entire course, a special counsel Robert Muellers investigation, Donald Trumps Worst Nightmare just came true. Paul manafort has flipped. Paul manafort has flipped. The president had floated a pardon for manafort, openly urged him to stay strong, tweeting last month that his Campaign Chairman refused to break. Such respect for