Brett Kavanaugh closer to the SC, Viet Nam vet kills injures 6 officers

The 45th's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Supreme Court cleared an important procedural hurdle on Friday when the Senate voted to limit debate on the controversial nominee.The Republican-controlled Senate voted 51-49 final vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation on Saturday. However there was no guarantee senators will go the same way on the final vote.  One wavering Republican senator, Susan Collins of Maine, voted yes on Friday but said she would announce her final decision later in the day. Another key senator, Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has been a prominent critic of Mr Trump and steps down in January, also voted yes, but it is unclear if his mind is now set. Mr Manchin, the only Democrat to have voted for Mr Kavanaugh, is facing re-election next month in West Virginia, a state which Mr Trump won comfortably in the 2016 presidential election. Mr Kavanaugh's nomination stoked controversy and bitter political debate after he was accused of sexual assault by three women, something he strongly denied.

Sgt. Terrance Carraway, just shy of 31 years on the Florence Police Department, died of his wounds Wednesday night. He was well known in the community and coached in the Police Youth Athletic League. On Thursday his body was returned to Florence after undergoing an autopsy in Charleston."He had the ability to bring a sense of order and temperament to the most difficult situations," Florence Mayor Stephen Wukela said. "That's what made him a great human being."

A 74-year-old Vietnam War veteran and disbarred attorney who is known to law enforcement as an accomplished marksmen. Florence Police Chief Allen Heidler said the officers were overwhelmed during the ambush."It is my understanding that they didn't know the level of fire power that they were going into," he said