If confirmed by the senate, i will keep an open mind in every case and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the United States and the american rule of law. So kavanaugh is a graduate of Yale Law School and clerked for Justice Kennedy. In 1993 he met ken starr during a Justice Department fellowship and became a key staff member when starr was the independent counsel investigating the white water and clinton lieu ensky scandals. Kavanaugh helped write the final report to congress that laid out 11 possible grounds for impeaching president bill clinton. He served as george w. Bushs white House Counsel and Staff Secretary before he was nominated to be a federal judge in 2006. He was confirmed at that time by a vote of 5736. Now, Brett Kavanaughs nomination sets up an extremely
consequential confirmation battle. Within minutes of trumps announcement, several Top Democrats voicing their intention to vote against him. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer put out a saying that b
issue in the history of the united kingdom and the european union. hearing that from the top official inside the commission gives you an idea what we will hear in the brussels discussions. look for president trump to come and say outrageous things about brexit to make it more complicated for theresa may. the question is, of course, will he do it before he meets with her, will he do it before he meets with the queen, yasmin. quickly, i read reports that boris johnson could beguning for theresa may s job here. yeah, look, it seems as though that s his play, he wants to be prime minister. i would tell you it is impossible for a politician/celebrity to run a country, but it is 2018 so anything is possible. that s the play, that s the play. will he become prime minister. anything is possible, cal perry. thanks, cal. reporter: yeah. let s get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, tropical chris is safely off the north carolina coast, but it could turn i
will sit off the southeast coast. it has a 50% chance of redeveloping over the next five days. this one, just like chris, looks like it will stay off the southeast coast. the bottom line for all of the storms, rough surf, rip current threat for all of the beaches through the upcoming weekend. thanks, bill. still ahead, everybody, roger federer and raphael roll on while serena continues to dominate the highlights. .aging everything. we also have the age-old problem of bias in the workplace. really. never heard of it. the question is. who s going to fix all of this? an actor? probably not. but you know who can solve it? business. because solving big problems is what business does best. so let s take on the wage gap, the opportunity gap, the achievement gap. whatever the problem, business can help. and i know who can help them do it. the world is full of different hair.