be beholden to the president who put his or her name forward. hat is the burden that judge gorsuch comes into the hearing with, to show he is not someone politicalrt to follow agenda, he will follow the law and constitution where it leads. elizabeth eard from wydra, president of the ccountability center, u.s. constitution.org, is the website. carrie severino, judicial crisis network, chief counsel and policy director. thank you very much. guest: thank you. hearing takes place 11:00 on c-span. go to our website for more information. in the last half-hour, talk about the hearing, what you heard from the guests, want to talkif you on that matter or want to talk about the hearing that takes of thingsussia, a lot happening this week. 202-748-8000, for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans and independents, 202-748-8002. again, the topics are supreme

ourt hearing, intelligence hearing on russia, we are slowly starting theoom or process, the room that hearing will take place featuring judge will see as we go along the morning to 10:00 and their place. we had a chance to talk to members of the judiciary topic.ee about the one member, senator pat leahy, about his -span philosophy going into today's hearing. i think it is a chance for he american people to have a window on supreme court justices think. court is one court that doesn't allow cameras in it. i think it is aistake. i think the american people have if cameras, anding but at least in the hearings there are cameras, usually it, others will be covering it, you will know what

they say. how many confirmation hearings have you done, how many for judge gorsuch? been here for 16, but i was couple and ranking member of a couple others. different. they're all different. trying to get some idea who the person is in ront of us because if they are confirmed, you never ever in to life will have a chance ask them another question. host: as you prepare for the the years,anged over 16 times ago? i think in some way its is more intense going into it. things i might consider routine before i look at more intently. do you predict where they automatic no real predicting, but i think mistake

into hearing, i ask question and learn everything i need in the it is like an iceberg, the hearing is the tip thousands of , pages we go through before the hearing is the iceberg. >> do you coordinate with other senators when it comes to nominee? to ask the >> i talk to other senators about what they think. i found a number of senators who judiciary the committee will talk to me and say, are you going to ask this, going to ask that? they have an interest. tis impossible not republicans and democrats, diane feinstein, democratic side, had a number of meetings discussed with us, to ask s, they have whether let's see if we are

covering everything. > "washington journal" continues. host: a lot of video to show you today. this is the live shot of the featuring the f.b.i. director james comey, rogers, house intelligence committee looking at russia, its ctivities during the election, and other topics, as well. you heard the guests earlier talk about those coming up during the course of the interviewing interrogation of and the nsa rector director, this takes place in intelligence side. 10:00 is when the hearing starts, you can see it on c-span2 or c-span.org, for more information on it. hat is just one thing we're talking about today. obviously, the other thing, first of several days of hearings for supreme court nominee judge gorsuch, neil gorsuch. showing you that room, as well. not some people filtering, that doesn't start until 11:00. we'll show you both of those and

for topics, topic conversation as we finish out the show this morning for the half-hour. 202-748-8000 for democrats. republicans. for and 202-748-8002 for independents. we go into the events of this day, president of the nited states tweeting on these topics saying this this morning, what about all of the contact ith clinton campaign and russians, also, is it true the f.b.i. in ot let the to look? tweets from the president of the topics.states on these you can comment on the russia hearing, supreme court hearing nd that is what we'll start with. marty, abilene, texas, republican line. you are on.ead, caller: yes, good morning. host: hi. caller: israel, really have read read on g that can be judge gorsuch. host: okay.

caller: i think he would make an excellent judge. is not biassed. he's not, you know, he goes with parties, as far as his decisions. he's been an excellent and on the r intelligence committee meeting, a real problem with that political hink the problems have caused all the hoohah, of what is going on think that the -- i elieve that the republicans should ask the really tough uestions because the democrats are throwing everything in the whatever they can find to stop our president. to don, donlet's go in south carolina. democrats line. don, good morning. morning, pedro. sumter.ce here,

everyone is blaming each other cooperating, to a degree that is absolutely true. that some is time actions be taken that aren't the procedure, that it is time for us to change and do things maybe a little differently to try and deal with find rcumstances that we ourselves in. that approve why don't they both judge -- both judges, the the bama put forward and one that trump is putting forward and have obama's judge his slot and t then have trump's judge take the becomes slot that available? this would free up some of the in es that are just hanging there, you know, because of and they positioning would possibly retire.

a truey, that would show effort at cooperation between republicans and the democrats. now, i know that's not set in procedures, but we have the ability to change some stuff and procedures to deal ith the situation that we're under. and that is about all i got. host: akron, ohio, republican line. ahead. go caller: good morning, i thought that guy was on to something cooperation and changing the way things are done. have the republican vote for the democrat. anyway, today is going to be a great day, we'll put this behind us and e really move on to legislateing and doing something for the people, what we'll find out today, this whole russia bunch of othing but a nonsense. host: do you think that is going

the f.b.i. ied by director? caller: i hope so. i mean, i hope so. time to move on. everybody knows there is no ollusion between the trump campaign and the russians. we know the russians medaled, for decades, it is okay, nothing to do with trump. time to get going here. you.k host: the room shot you saw earlier where the hearing will house ace on russia and intelligence committee. we will show you that starts illing up at 10:00 this morning, we'll continue to show you those as we go throughout. winter park, florida, democrats line. was r: yeah, basically i listening to these people before, it is gorsuch, if nominated he's going to have right after his put in there was against the constitution because hey broke the constitution in order to be able to dominate him

in the first place and to say pro-constitution when they are breaking the is just ion unbelievable that you don't even stop them. constitutional if -- very ecause he existence he is there at all because you have broken the constitution. host: you mean breaking the onstitution by not giving garland a hearing, is that what you are suggesting? example of one hundreds. but, yeah, that would in big asterisk e a after his name for all of because he got there by getting a hearing. his name will be forever to against the

constitution and all this talk nothing favor of the constitution, only in favor of the constitution to twist it to want, what it actually meant is totally dfrnlt than what they say. in florida. go gorsuch, the announcement that was made by president trump january 31, he gave a short in accepting nomination and talked about his rule or hinking as judge about the and the process lawmaking process that congress makes versus judicial branch and role they serve. here is his thoughts from of this year. >> i respect too, the fact in legal order it is for congress courts to write new laws. judges to le of apply, not alter work of the representatives. every outcome e is likely a bad judge, stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands.

midland, in, from texas, independent line. calleryes, sir, supreme court that we issues have and ther justices -- should be loyal to the u.s. constitution which says government must compensate when private know.ty is used, you these justices and justice and politicians are -- loyalty to this amendment because they without work with -- compensating, disobeying the amendment.itution , new ow, this thing president is telling us he's going to make this country great. country has never been great because of business, this

country has been great because -- and you are not paying me, to print ing my money used todollars, which i president clinton and even now me, you are paying just using this -- without compensation, you know. host: okay, vincent, carolina.le, north republican line. caller: hi, thank you for having me. couple o make a bservations in terms of this trade extreme obstruction against neil gorsuch. this is my first election i've voted in and observation, yes, donald trump did not get majority, neither did hillary clinton. matter of legitimacy to the the table.is off it is a legitimate presidency. hasnd of all, judge gorsuch gotten pretty sterling

endorsements from all sides of most recently from the american bar association, pols is impartial to and even from a former obama general. gorsuch would make excellent addition to the supreme court and so do many the political of spectrum. host: will you watch the today, sir? caller: absolutely. host: invite tou watch it on our network. is the ram it will take place. hat is the senate side, where judge gorsuch will appear at least in the first of several ays, opening statements from the legislators and opening gorsuch, more ge questions to follow in next couple, on tuesday, but that this f sets the stage of process as president trump's ominee to supreme court, judge neil gorsuch gets considered today. we'll show you that and again, later this morning from

virginia, independent line. go ahead. good morning. host: hi. caller: thank you for taking my call. with regard to the gentleman who minutes ago saying that the hearings on the russian election ce with our are nothing and that we should cancel them and move on, that is the case at all. they are preoccupying. issue, for ns at example, why did three-star flynn, lie to al the vice president of the united tates about his earlier contacts with the russians? example, did the now confirmed attorney general, mr. sessions, lie during his his rmation hearings about contacts with the russian ambassador? for example, are

over ent trump's comments contacts regard to his or alleged contacts with russians inconsistent during the campaign, he bragged about being a friend of putin. since said that he's not been in contact with putin. the point being is that with regard to different high-level being in fficials ontact with high-level russian officials, there are a lot of questions. why are they lying about it? why is trump inconsistent about it? something there that a american high-level officials want to hide. host: okay, the room you are seeing now is the room where the will take place, not judge gorsuch but house on russiace committee taking place at 10:00.

ew ways to watch it, if you stick to this network, cuwatch it starting at 10 and to about comes in, flip over to c-span2, you can, c-span3, i'm sorry, that will start at 10 and go until the hearing is finished. you get your c-span radio appalachian on the phone, watch website at to the c-span.org, several ways you can information about the day's hearing and how to view them at c-span.org. massachusetts, democrats line. caller: this is democratic cowboy from massachusetts, thank you for taking my call. i believe trump doing a good job and everything, you can't be one-sided. republicans, the senate's republican, i'm worried and people dicaid that the meal program out in everything, you know, and the bears up in

alaska, you know. russians, this thing, i think that independent track, right on the believe me, he should win the democratic cowboy award, right track, i'm fed up with this whole thing being one sided. democrats come back and i warren tries to get presidency t, the down the road. we have good people out, kennedy, if you are listening, it, presidency down the patrick, get the kennedys back and have a wonderful life again. all one sided, that is my opinion. host: robert, let's hear another ian, oceanside, new york, republican line. from brennan, d out.morrell calm what is true is leaks, who is has to beuff and that found out and they're going to

be held accountable. not just urinium rights there was intelligence half millionlinton dollar speechs and then military intelligence was given to the russians, but we work with the russians, one way or the other pay $80 grandhts, to get our boys in space, we do them, so let's work with them for the better, not the worse. democrats call him hitler, back before the primaries even, a lot of things democratic side are just trying to throw smoke there is absolutely no fire, but on that side, there is fire. gather nothing light of the start of the theing 59 10:00, you see in room there, that is the room we will show you up until 10:00 starts.e hearing awe kepel stories in the paper, way from the senate hearing on judge gorsuch and hearing on

russia. his deals with promise or campaign promise by the president of the united states in regard to wall along southern border. the agency taking bids for the wall saying u.s. custom and officially ction open the process to accept these bids to build a wall physically imposing in height some details include the document saying the overnment will consider proposal for two designs, solid of rete wall and wall made alternative material. both call for wall from san iego to brownsville, texas to be minimum of 18-feet high, equest the government "nominal concept for 30 foot wall also saying that in the bidding border the customs and protection said the wall should to prevent below tunnelling and the government oted component the barrier ideal and said the law should include sliding gate to allow cars and pedestrians to pass through. that is in the "wall street journal," if you go to the

mexican times, the perspective on this spreading webber, ity, jude bidding on trump wall, mexico 700 ing bidders saying companies registered pretenders for the 30-foot high structure 2000 mile border between the u.s. and mexico need o prevent, immigrants from scaling top or digging beneath it. mexico foreign minister urged domestic companies to think before bidding to put their highlights some mexico-based f -- announced ovider interest and acknowledged chances are slim because of u.s. offersence for home-grown and a big materials group that sales from if .s. the contracts president told provide he would gladly an estimate.

aside, the stipulated by the tender document would workers infortune to country where daily minimum wage $1.19 current exchange rate. landon, from ahead.vania, go caller: my comments on the intel intong, i hope we will get the technical aspect of things with regard to dnc leak of e-mails and everything that followed. i do hope we're going through focusing on russia. hope that we're going to get into the source of the leaks, maybe have information revealed publicly before from mr. james comey or others involved. what people s expect to hear from the hearing today. it is important we don't or ask e russia questions until we understand

here the leaks came from, why the stuff that happened and that sort of thing. really important that everybody get to the root of the issue before attributing partisan argument or anything like that. before we get right to the hearing. i hope that is what we hear today and that is my comment and hope the american people are with me and trying to respect the intelligence first before we and make conclusions partisan arguments about this sort of thing. today. my comment host: rockville, maryland, hello. caller: -- on, caller, go ahead. back to y, we'll come you. let's go to jim, mel rose, massachusetts, democrats line. calling, go ahead. caller: good morning, pedro. i you are rief, i know off at 10. --m one, the person from the

said that he is against the one-sidedness. one sided in referring to all the kennedys. are dly, many republicans consciousous and i give the democrats much encouragement they keep fightineven though they are minority in both seem be sn't detriment to their hard work. reason why justice -- 'm sorry, projected justice gorsuch will be nominated, he seems like a good man. have.s all i host: mike is next, mike is from entucky and he is on the line for republicans, hi, mike, go ahead. are my hey, pedro, you favorite host. thank you for allowing people to call in. are real media, i love you guys, i think the supreme a rt justice nominee will do great job and i love alex jones,

he let's people call in, too. you, pedro, have a blessed day. host: what do you hope to learn today?dge gorsuch caller: i hope to hear his views rom a judge standpoint, not political standpoint, and that's about it. vivian shepherdson, post comments on twitter this morning to the conversation saying that, i thought this hearing was about russian elected, not ith about collusion, where did collusion come from? are most likely, you heard if you were watching previous guest, talking about several topic necessary to russia expected to come up today with the hearing eaturing f.b.i. director and nsa director, we've been showing you as that hearing starts at filling up oom is and people getting ready for that. that will start at 10. gorsuch will be later this

morning. new rochelle, new york. caller: how you doing? concept of about the judges. i think it is strange have hearing in getting two months on a judge and almost a year not obama to esident it. andlso likeo ask you would possible, you take certain e-mails or whatever, it is could set up you text line for those who don't that omputers to go with line. host: you mean like if you were texting on your phone? out w that technology is there, we made attempts at it, would that be easier than think?, do you caller: yeah, i don't have a computer, i'm in my 60s, i had a i was 50 and like i'm a mess, i can't afford to technology and the times, but i have

text-ability. maybe you could set up a line for people to text. host: got you. for the suggestion. last call we will take today as e take you to the house intelligence committee on this hearing, taking a look at russian activities in the election. we take you to it now.