Books playing out right now on capitol hill. Just hours away, probably less than that right now. Senators we expect will confirm by a very narrow margin Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court unless, of course, there was some lastminute unforeseen surprise. If kavanaugh is confirmed, it would potentially shift the balance of the high court to the conservative side again. Potentially for years to come. At the same time as we await that vote in the senate, thousands of protesters now swarming the capitol making their voices of dissent heard. We are beginning with raw emotions spilling over on capitol hill. Minutes ago dozens of antikavanaugh protesters were arrested on the front steps of the capitol. This as Senate Democrats continue to blast away on that impending it seems likely now confirmation of kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. To set this up, it is exactly one month from today that the midterm elections, the pivotal midterm elections will take place as the president and republicans pr
For now the schedule is procedural vote until tomorrow morning. If they do get 50 final vote by late saturday. Its hard to imagine republican senators relish holding this open any longer than they absolutely have to. But every day something new comes up, and whatever happens well all be here covering it tonight. Now its time for last word with lawrence odonnell. Good evening, rachel. And theres this thing weve seen many times in the senate where some people will stand up there and say im voting for closure, meaning i am voting to end the debate, but it does not mean i am going to vote positively at the next stage. That pretty much never happens in confirmations, but weve seen a lot of firsts in this one so far. Could you imagine any senators im trying to imagine the argument that would lead a senator to do that. The argument is the belief that the nominee or the bill in some cases deserves an actual up and down vote. And i am willing to proceed it to a nonvote. In fact, a lot of senato
Out of the Supreme Court . Record low. The same day President Trump gets an apparent victory on the Supreme Court, the u. S. Unemployment rate hits its lowest point in 49 years. Will voters give President Trump the credit . And after a rocky summer, is the president having his best day in office . And the missing man. A top official of one of the worlds leading crimefighting agencies vanishes without a trace. Could a man known for solving International Crimes now be at the center of one . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news in the dramatic, very emotional fight to confirm judge Brett Kavanaugh to the u. S. Supreme court. Just a little while ago, republican senator Susan Collins announced she will support kavanaugh in tomorrows final vote. Another key republican, senator jeff flake, of arizona, as well as democratic senator, joe manchin of West Virginia, also say they will vote yes. Tonight, kavanaughs opponents
Closure, meaning i am voting to end the debate, but it does not mean i am going to vote positively at the next stage. That pretty much never happens in confirmations, but weve seen a lot of firsts in this one so far. Could you imagine any senators im trying to imagine the argument that would lead a senator to do that. The argument is the belief that the nominee or the bill in some cases deserves an actual up and down vote. And i am willing to proceed it to a nonvote. In fact, a lot of senators used to do this a lot of the time in the past. Its a very common thing. You never took the closure vote to mean the guarantee on what the next vote would be. It was simply senators saying, well, of course, this should go to a final vote. And so thats also a possibility here. And it does feel like every day this story takes another twist, this nomination takes another twist. There is a new either external or intrinsic factor that we werent factoring in, and so this is real news time. And youre rig
The Susan Collins way or the protest way. Who do you want to run the government . This man has been mistreated and they were designed to trip him up. 14 men arrested as the crowd cheered them on. The mob was not able to intimidate the senate. We did the right thing for a good man. Good saturday morning, we start with the fox news alert, confirmation confirmed, senator Susan Collins sealed the deal for Brett Kavanaugh and the senate will head to final floor vote later today. Rachel and chris this morning, it was historic. Senator collins is not the favorite of the Republican Base but was the hero yesterday. A joke that Susan Collins is on the fence about an issue here and there but mark my words, the words of senator collins on the floor yesterday will be referred to in the near future time and time again . For the stance she took on principle of the presumption of innocence. Here is what senator collins said yesterday, take a listen. Brett kavanaugh received rave reviews for his 12 you