discover the story only your dna can tell. order your kit now at ancestrydna.com. welcome back. this was one for the history books today. for the first time ever a vice president came to the senate to cast a tie-breaking vote on a president's cabinet nominee. vice president mike pence had to break a razor thin 50/50 tie to confirm betsy devos, president trump's pick for education secretary. devos's confirmation has been the most contentious of the president's cabinet nominees so far. senators offices were inundated with calls and messages to oppose her. we're expecting devos to be sworn in a little later. and you're looking life right now at the senate floor where senate democrats are holding their second talk-a-thon in as many days. this time, it's an opposition to senator jeff sessions nomination for attorney general. it's unclear wlo weather they'll pull another all nighter as they