would be biased as survivors of assault, while we let us alters -- let assaulters sit on the supreme court? [applause] [crowd chanting] >> we believe survivors. we believe survivors. >> thank you. the vice president: as a reminder to our guests in the galleries, expressions of approval or disapproval are not permitted in the senate galleries. under the previous question,

all postcloture time has expired. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the vice president: is there a sufficient second? there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll.

the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. vote: the vice president: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the vice president: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the vice president: the sergeant at arms has restored order in the gallery. the sergeant at arms will

restore order in the gallery. the clerk may continue. vote:

the vice president: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the clerk may continue. vote: the vice president: the senator will suspend. the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the vice president: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the clerk will resume. vote:

the vice president: the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. continue. vote:

the vice president: the clerk will suspend. the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the sergeant at arms will restore order in the gallery. the clerk may continue. vote: ms. murkowski: my friend,

the senator from montana, senator daines who is walking his daughter down the aisle this afternoon. if if he were present and voting, he would have voted aye. i have voted no. the pair will not change the outcome of the vote. i therefore withdraw my vote. the vice president: the senator

has that right. vote:

the vice president: expressions of approval or disapproval are not permitted in the senate

gallery. are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change a vote? if not, on this vote the ayes are 50. the nays are 48. the nomination of brett m. kavanaugh of maryland to be an associate justice of the supreme >> "washington journal" every day. coming up this morning, daily beast correspondent in discuss thexaminer supreme court nomination. as part of our hawaii weekend, blue planet foundation director talks but renewable energy and the hawaii clean energy

initiative. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. q&a, yale on university historian on her book , >> you end up with scores of congressman in a mass of the whole -- brawl. it's dramatic. guy throwing punches, spittoon's, it was a massive encounter. what was interesting to me is that people at the time looked at it and what they saw was a group of northerners and a group of southerners, lots of them armed brunning at each other in the house of representatives and several of them said this doesn't look like a normal congressional fight for it it looks like north against south. it looks like a battle. that is really striking.