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unbridled partisan escalation with overwhelm our basic inclination to work together and frustrate our efforts to pull back, blocking us from steering the ship of the senate away from the rocks. there's a reason it was dubbed the nuclear option. it's the most extreme measure with the most extreme consequences. and while i'm sure we will continue to debate what got us here, i know that in 20, 30, or 40 years we will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the senate and the supreme court. this is a day when we irrevocably move away from the principles our founders intended for these institutions, principles of bipartisanship, moderation and conse >> the sentence -- listen it went on to confirm neil gorsuch. every republican except senator johnny isakson voted, who was not present for the vote. after the final vote senate judiciary chair chuck grassley spoke with reporters about the judge neiln of gorsuch. he was asked about the changing of the rules for supreme court nominees and what his committee will be working on next. this is 10 minutes. >> hi everyone. i just got

scenes outside kensington palace, unbridled mourning for a woman very few new.>> my way of dealing with it was stick might head in the sand, refusing to think about my mum, because why would that help? it is only going to make you sad not going to bring her back. >> shows you what an umter nightmare he has had. also the bravery, the courage that he has got to go out and talk publicly about this. so that it helps other people understand their own mental health. >> he is now at the other side, happy, apparently excited to become a father sometime and using his clut to -- his clout. could there be a better way to use royalty, strange celebrity. i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> up next, what did this to megan lindsey's face. "the voice" finalist waking up to nerve pain and a shocking discovery. ♪ ooh love ♪ love hurts >> announcer: abc news "nightline," brought to you by geico. where's frank? it's league night! 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country. bowl without me. frank.' i'm going to get nachos. snack bar's closed.

whether to have an unbridled right to have arms, death penalty, mass incarceration on a scale not only on a new jersey american -- unprecedented in american history and the history of human kind, whether it is appropriate to reintroduce torture as a way of fighting terrorism in modern civilization. these are issues the heart of the u.s. political debate and again, there they are not controversial or much less controversial elsewhere in the west and that's what makes america unique for better or worse. >> host: do you have a point of view on those issues? >> guest: the -- of american society is a different dimension of american exceptionalism, and it undermines the great contributions that america has met to spread democracy in human rights throughout the world. four factors the heart of my book. the anti-intel electrickism in - intellectualism in the nation which fosters conspiracy, disinformation, the spread of deliberately false information as a political strategy and also the way that christian fundamentalism, a little interpretation of the bible and also very hardline views on a br

. >> isis's unbridled brutality yielded huge gains on the battlefield.he group would soon declare it had carved out a caliphate, the size of michigan according to u.s. authorities ruled under its version of sharia law. unez denies committing atrocities in syria. you didn't commit any crimes while you were there? >> no. >> it's hard to fathom how anyone can endure tactics so ruthless that even al qaeda -- >> it depends on which content in america you are executing people with needles, with electric chairs. it's also execution. >> amid the rubble and death and chaos of the civil war, there was an allure for young zealots. the jihady lifestyle looked cool at least in the online postings. they presented themselves as god's warriors, islamic bad asses. and jihadists here point one finger for one god, a sign of the ilaumic proclamation of faith. there is no god but one god. a message set to the a cappella. >> you can snap your finger and you had two recruits. it was definitely the feeling of brotherhood. being in a community that helps you out when you're in -

. >> her ability to travel across racial lines, and to bring an unbridled power, sexuality, but alsoof our people. >> we are black! our noses are broad! our lips are thick! our hair is nappy! and we are beautiful! and we are beautiful! we are beautiful! >> the early '60s, you have the hymns of unity and change. once the black power movement comes along, the hymns fade and are replaced by much more milita militant sentiments of the movement. the rhythms, and the sort of starkness. >> the white people who know right and want to do right. but there's so few. if 10,000 rattlesnakes was coming down and i had a door i could shut, and of the 10,000, 1,000 meant right, 1,000 didn't want to bite me, i knew they were good, should i let all these rattlesnakes come down and get together and form a shield? or should i just close the door and stay safe? >> you couldn't see people that had big fros, dichiccies and fist bumps saying we shall overcome. it just seemed incongruent. >> there was a sense of identity through style. and music. james brown. i'm black and i'm proud. and the feeling, of cours

and the mess, the unbridled mess, anderson, this is gone around the world and back over the last 24 hours really quite extraordinary. >> yeah. i mean, john, what kind of rights do passengers have in these kind of scenarios? >> well, breaking it down, really two categories. you have the voluntary bump and the involuntary bump. this particular situation got to an involuntary bump. the maximum passenger is entitled to is $1,350. on the voluntary side of it, it can escalate up depending on really kind of a negotiation process with the gate agent obviously that also entails a bit of supervisor approval based on how high it goes. but passenger perspective, that contract of carriage is there to protect the airline and protect you as far as being a traveler goes. >> yeah. richard, i mean, think about the economic hit united has taken from this compared to what, you know, they could have offered the passengers to kind of avoid this whole situation. the fact of the matter, though, richard, flying in today's world, there are few options. most of the big airlines merged so if you need to get from poi

. >> i love your unbridled through enthusiasm. >> the hardest part of our weather this week to deal withg to be today and tomorrow and early saturday. >> that's too much green. >> i'm sorry. >> too much green on that screen. >> going to be yellow, orange, possibly red later. this is as good as it gets. reggie mentioned, green on there, but a lot not making it to the ground. the air is too dry below 10,000 feet, and one of the first areas that should be wet, looks light. gray for the rest of the day until we get to the evening commute and that's when the steadier and heavier showers start to roll in and an hour by hour look at that coming up. >>> and then northbound 680, you have a traffic collision at marina vista road. and you should have gotten up a little earlier, because the bay bridge toll plaza is just starting to back up. metering lights definitely on and that's a long line of traffic. we will be continuing to look at this throughout the morning. >>> happening today the tallest building west of chicago gets topped off in downtown san francisco, right, here -- >> a major milestone

a day when adversity and expectations were met and defeated by positive vibes and unbridled determination. let's go down to dottie. dottie: jim, thank you. justin, if you had to choose one word to describe what your emotions are right now, what would that be? maybe more than one. >> i mean, disappointed. it's pretty simple, i suppose. a lot of good things happened today. it was a wonderful battle with sergio. you can't feel bad for me. if there's anyone who deserves it out here, it's sergio. he's had his share of heartbreak. i felt like i had it under control at the turn -- turn. playing great golf. just one or two putts to four coming in. he rallied. he birdied 14, eagled 15. we separated from the field. it was sergio's run around 13, 14, and eagle 15. that put him back in the tournament and then he had it won. dottie: if there was one shot you could have back, what would it be? >> maybe the putt at 17. it was fairly straight. less than a putt. slower than i thought. it was a putt i think i could have been more aggressive with at the time. i played the last hole with a one-shot lead, obv

today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation can ultimately overwhelm ourt basic inclination to work together. >> saying he advised his predecessor, harry reid, against going nuclear to no avail. the republicans did heed such counsel once before in 2005 when they contemplated going nuclear but stepped back from the brink. eight years away from pressing the nuclear button themselves, democrats blasted the g.o.p.'s shortsightedness. >> there will be no check on their power. >> and i pray god when the democrats take back control we don't make the kind of naked power grab you are doing paid >> it hurts all of us to think not just about winning every debate but about protecting free and democratic debate. >> at at this point, only one nuclear button remains unprocessed. both senate leaders have sought to assure americans this week that there is, within their ranks, no appetite for that mushroom cloud. >> james, thank you. you think politics is tough here, will conservative french candidate today was doused with flour, scene throwing flower at the candidate as he

. >> today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation can ultimately overwhelmic inclination to work together. >> reporter: republicans repeatedly touting nominee neil gorsuch's qualifications and blaming anger at trump for the democratic block aid. >> the opposition to this particular nominee is more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> you know that he'll be confirmed and you know in your hearts of heart that he deserves to be confirmed, and that's why this is especially sad state of affairs. >> reporter: the change, that so-called nuclear option, dropped the threshold to advance gorsuch's nomination from 60 to just 51 votes, giving republicans who hold 52 seats in the chamber the ability to work with no democratic help. >> in a post-nuclear world, if the senate and the presidency are in the hands of the same party there's no incentive to even speak to the senate minority. that's a recipe for more conflict and bad blood between the parties, not less. >> reporter: the move marks a culmination or perhaps conti

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also labeling macron as the heir to the unpopular president francois hollande and she's framed on unbridledbalization which she said is threatening french civilization. all in all, her task is tough. highlighted by how quickly we saw severe protests breakout against it here's the videos in paris. those who did not vote for marine le pen. the bottom line, as you've already pointed out, though, markets polls all point to a strong macron victory on the 6th of may. >> so, wilfred, what's the path from here? do the two campaign? all of the stories this morning are focusing on the fact that these two are going to paint very different pictures of france and of the eu. and it's going to be a major decision. what do we watch from here? >> reporter: absolutely. and, yes, they do campaign from here. they hit the campaign trail fresh again this morning. let's just have a look. because the key's going to be how much turnout do the two big third and fourth place supporters go to either candidate. let's have a quick look at jean-luc melenchon. he's the far right. he got 20% roughly. he has a shared opinio

. >> today's vote was a cautionary tale about how unbridled are partisan can overwhelm our basic inclinationether. >> we can argue together about where this slippery slope started but tomorrow, neil gouch wille reconfirmed as the ninth member bust the senate has been changed forever and perhaps how judges are put on the bench. joining me now, michael bennett, one of only four democrats how opposed the filibuster of neil gorsuch. welcome. >> thanks for having me. good to be with you. >> you are in fact the only senate on essentially split your vote. you voted for bringing neil gorsuch's nomination to the floor. but you said, when the nomination comes up, he will vote against him. explain your decision for voting, for not filibustering him. is it only because he's from colorado or is there more to it? >> no. there's more to it i'm proud that he is from colorado. as he very conservative judge. the reason i voted that way is because it is not the right fight. we knew we would end up one way or another, we would end up with neil gorsuch on the supreme court. through normal process or the use of t

decades ago that we would change the rules for nominees, today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation with overwhelm our basic inclination to work together and frustrate our efforts to pull back, blocking us from steering the ship of the senate away from the rocks. there's a reason it was dubbed the nuclear option. it's the most extreme measure with the most extreme consequences. and while i'm sure we will continue to debate what got us here, i know that in 20, 30, or 40 years we will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the senate and the supreme court. this is a day when we irrevocably move away from the principles our founders intended for these institutions, principles of

. >> today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation can ultimately overwhelmasic inclination to work together. >> reporter: republicans repeatedly touting nominee neal gorsuch's qualifications. >> it's more about the man that nominated him and the party he represents than the nominee himself. >> you know that he'll be confirmed and you know in your hearts of heart that he deserves to be confirmed and that's why this is especially sad state of i a fairs. >> reporter: the change, that so-called nuclear option dropped the threshold to confirm him from 60 to just 51 votes giving republicans who hold 52 seats in the chamber the ability to work with no democratic help. >> in a post nuclear world if the president and his presidency are in the hands of the party there's no reason to speak to the senate minority. that's a recipe for more conflict and bad blood between the parties, not less. loip the move marks a culmination or perhaps continuation of events set into motion over years of mistrust and partisanship. it follows the 2013 democratic move that made the same c

few decades ago that we change the rules for nominees, today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridledcalation can ultimately overwhelming our basic inclination to work together. >> reporter: this week senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vowing that is not on the table. >> there's not a single senator in the majority who thinks we ought to change the legislative filibuster, not one. there's no threat to the legislative filibuster. >> reporter: meantime as all of this was unfolding today here in washington, neil gorsuch was over a thousand miles away keeping tabs on these procedural moves in the senate from his home in colorado. his final confirmation vote will come tomorrow night here in the senate. he will be confirmed and go on to become the next supreme court justice. >> he's only 49 years old. he'll be potentially for 30 or 40 years, long after the trump presidency is concerned. these decisions have enormous impact. thank you very much. i want to bring back senator jeff flake of arizona. senator, you know what? there's a majority/minorities in the senate of democrats were to gai

total unbridled discretion by the airline to throw you off the plane.now the stage is set because so many people are outraged for getting the passenger bill of rights legislation through congress, which has been mired for decades because of the airline lobby. it all started with a lawsuit. amy: to see the whole interview with ralph nader, you can go to democracynow.org. ralph nader is the founder of the american museum of tort law, which is located in his hometown of winstead, connecticut. it has been reported that all of the passengers on the united flight have been offered a refund by united if they sign on the dotted line that they will not sue the airlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we go now to washington state, wherere hundreds of undocumented immigrants are on hunger strike to protest the conditions and extremely low wages at the for-profit immigrant prison, the northwest detention center in tacoma. on thursday morning, activists say women imprisoned within the prison joined the strike, w

decades ago that we would change the rules for nominees, today's vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation with overwhelm our basic inclination to work together and frustrate our efforts to pull back, blocking us from steering the ship of the senate away from the rocks. there's a reason it was dubbed the nuclear option. it's the most extreme measure with the most extreme consequences. and while i'm sure we will continue to debate what got us here, i know that in 20, 30, or 40 years we will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the senate and the supreme court. this is a day when we irrevocably move away from the principles our founders intended for these institutions, principles of bipartisanship, moderation and consensus. let us go no further on this path. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on on the nomination of neil gorsuch of colorado to be an associate justice of the

a sheer unbridled cruelty by leaders and commanders as we await the investigation to confirm which ones. just a few days ago two more hospitals were rendered inoperable after reported air strikes that led to the death and injury of civilians including children. at least six hospitals and three schools have been impacted in april alone. a call from the humanitarian coordinators that attacks against medical facilities are completely unacceptable and must stop. what purpose can the use of such military tactics bring? well, certainly not peace. nor any benefit to any syrian. these gross tactics will only cause further human suffering, human suffering born prime layerly by the civilian population, and for which perpetrators much, and we are determined to be held to account. if not now, in the near future. beyond these attacks, that have so shocked the world, as i've said to you, i'm also gravely concerned about the situation in eastern guta out damascus, where civilians remain trapped in reports of relentless shelling, and ground fighting. the last informal access routes have been closed to

deliberate, planned, predetermined by other humans against their own fellow human beings, sheer unbridled cruelty by leaders and commanders and we're awaiting the investigation to confirm which ones. just a few days ago two more hospitals were renldered inoperable after reported air strikes that also led to the deaths and injury of civilians including children. at least six hospitals and three schools have been impacted in april alone. i echoed a call from our coordinators that the attacks against medical facilities are completely unacceptable and must stop. what purpose can the use of such military tactics bring? well, certainly not peace. nor any benefit to any syrian. these gross tactics will only cause further human suffering, human suffering primarily by the civilian population. and for which they must and we are determined to be held to account if not now in the nearest future possible. beyond these attacks, this was so shocked the world, as i said to you, i am also gravely concerned about the situation in besieged eastern -- where civilians remain trapped amid reports of relent els