accused of murdering a black teenager. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. well, today the senate is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh. now, final vote could come tomorrow. following the release of an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by kavanaugh, gop leaders are confident the nomination will proceed. democrats are challenging the legitimacy of the investigation. in an opinion article, kavanaugh said he is an impartial judge who may have been too emotional during his confirmation hearing. laura podesta is here in new york. laura, good morning. good morning. yes, kavanaugh offered one last of himself, hoping to sway the few undecided senators. two republican no votes could sink his nomination. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is defending his emotional testimony last week. this confirmation process has b