It'll be a "yes" vote on Brett Kavanaugh from one of the most closely watched Republican senators who's determining the fate of the Supreme Court nominee.
The announcement from Arizona's Jeff Flake that he'll vote to confirm Kavanaugh virtually ensures that the nomination will advance to the full Senate from the Judiciary Committee.
The committee is expected to vote Friday — and if the nomination advances to the full Senate, then senators could begin voting as early as Saturday.
Flake says he wishes he could express the confidence in Kavanaugh that some of his other GOP colleagues have. But Flakes says in a statement he still has "much doubt" after the committee's explosive hearing Thursday.
Kavanaugh has denied Christine Blasey Ford's allegation that he sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers.
Flake says that without evidence to corroborate Ford's story, he believes "our system of justice affords a presumption of innocence."
