this job, trump s legal team is now ordered to prove his claims alleging the doj planted evidence in those many classified documents seized from mar-a-lago last month. also, we spoke with the ceo of one of the largest companies in the world, salesforce. you ll want to stick around for this one. there are surprises in store. let s begin, though, with the sham votes unfolding as we speak in eastern ukraine. cnn senior international correspo correspondent ben wedeman is north of the regions in kharkiv. this is straight out of the russian playbook. they ve done it before. they don t even hold free elections in their country. see how. the vote got off this morning. 50% of the population has fled. there are two armed men going door to door to collect votes. they called upon the residents of occupied territories. they say if strangers show up at your door, don t open them. we understand the polling is partially online, partially this door by door and partially in person at the vot
Stay tuned. Well have senator Susan Collins announcement as soon as she comes to the floor. From there well know more. Thanks for joining us. Ill be on the five at 5 00. Im dana. Heres shep. Shepard the vote is tomorrow, but the big moment is right now. A live look. The floor of the United States senate where were about to witness what could be the Tipping Point for judge Brett Kavanaughs Supreme Court nomination. At any moment now, the key republican senator from maine will announce how she plans to vote tomorrow. Susan collins holds all the cards. If shes a yes on Brett Kavanaugh, he is likely the next associate justice of the Supreme Court. Big picture, theres four key senators today. Three of them are collins, joe manchin and jeff flake voted yes today. Jeff flake said he will vote to confirm kavanaugh unless Something Big happens. Susan collins hasnt said how she will vote on the actual nomination. Were watching the republican senator Lisa Murkowski of alaska. She voted against a
Thank you. What a busy afternoon we are about to have. You have the busiest hour of the day. Lot of people asking why did Susan Collins decide 3 00 is when she is i dont have a good answer, but we will hear it moments from now. We dont have an answer, why are you asking the question. Other people are asking me the question, thats our job to figure it out. It appears we will hear from her in moments. History is about to be made in the United States capitol. The final confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court count will come down to two undecided senators. One is about to make her decision public, republican senator Susan Collins is set to take the senate floor moments from now to announce how she will vote on Brett Kavanaugh. The stakes could not be higher. Li Lisa Murkowski of alaska, republican, saying she will vote no. Jeff flake from arizona,
republican, not running for reelection says he will vote yes. If collins joins the yes column, this is a done deal. Kavanaugh will
talking to chris wallace. it will be a variety of voices, media moguls, ceos, hollywood versions. there will be an interview with the associate justice of the supreme court stephen breyer. here is a preview. there have been delays, you know, in the party split between control over the senate and control of the presidency. and sometimes long times past and i would prefer that my own retirement, my own membership on the court not get involved in what i call those purely political issues. so the fact it was a democratic president and a democratic majority in the senate played a role? you have to be able to play some role, could have but depending on who the republicans were. you really think there was a possibility if the senate was
kate, i want to begin with where shannon left off. it has been a tough few months, frankly. the war in ukraine is bringing bad news, and inflation is on the rise even though wages are up, it s not quite as high as inflation so people can feel like they are not making as much money as they were. the economy is doing well. we have added jobs, but the president s poll numbers don t seem to reflect that. i wonder in this moment in getting this confirmation, how is the white house planning to capitalize on it? well, i mean, katy, this is not a moment for politics. this is a moment today to celebrate an incredibly historic and historically qualified nominee, and now associate justice of the supreme court, i think, you know, i can say that