compares is 1968 when you had lyndon johnson and the terrible assassination of bobby kennedy, nixon, the riots. john: chris wallace, see you on sunday. catch this on foxnewssunday. heather: the white house ready for a showdown, senate republicans, the president on wednesday nominated federal appeals court, merrick garland hold a vacant seat, there will be no confirmation hearings for him but today garland is meeting senate democrats on capitol hill. the very latest from this front. >> reporter: good morning. today is the easy part, merrick garland will be among friends when he meets with harry reid and patrick leahy. the hard part going forward will be trying to find a way to convince republicans to give him a hearing, something they have adamantly vowed not to do until the next president is elected. last night josh earnest laid out the administration's plan to overcome that, pointing out how republicans previously praised garland. >> this is someone with a long track record, a track record that has been praised by republicans. not long ago orin hatch described him as a consensus nominee. not much has chan