fill themed, he will seat of justice antonin scalia a who died last year. here is the president's announcement. [applause] president trump: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. when justice scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the american people. if i were elected president, i would find the very best judge in the country for the supreme court. i promised to select someone who respects our laws and is representative of our constitution and who loves our constitution. and someone who will interpret them as written. this may be the most transparent judicial selection process in history. months ago as a candidate, i publicly presented a list of brilliant and accomplished people to the american electorate and pledged to make my choice from among that list. millions of voters said this was the single most important issue to them when they voted for me for president. i am a man of my word. i will do as i say. something that the american people have been asking for from washington for a ve

because this is antonin scalia a four antonin scalia up. it is another scalia. replacing a conservative with a conservative, heart argument, and the argument for liberal groups entering the hearings this is thes that only one to focus on. let's not strategize. let's not talk ourselves out of going to the mat on this. by saying, what happens if mcconnell goes nuclear and gets rid of the filibuster. they feel they are in it to win it. who knows what comes up. who knows if it is a smoking gun. who knows what questions cannot at the hearings. who knows if democrats will not wrong,g -- i'm saying is who knows if they won't get the filibuster out of the democratic party? that if they did the opposite and preserve the filibuster and you get to a situation down the road where it replacing --trump mcconnell could get rid of the filibuster than if you can't get 60 votes so the same thing would happen. they might as well go to the mat this time. this is the c-span audience, they know capitol hill ready well. but what with the applications be -- nan aron implicated that if

if confirmed he would replace justice antonin scalia who passed away last year. president trump will meet with microsoft cofouchblder bill gates as well as the iraqi prime minister at the white house today. anne-marie? >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you, hena. >>> ahead, we'll talk with adam schiff about the president's allegations of wiretapping and the investigation into russia's attempt to influence the presidential election. >>> well, man who drove up to a white house security checkpoint saturday night and told the secret service he had a bomb has been arrested. there was no bomb and he was charged with false bomb threats. earlier saturday a man jumped over a low metal barrier just outside the white house fence. he was arrested for unlawful entry. president trump was not at the white house during either incident. >>> north korea tested a high-performance rocket engine. it's believed north korea is working to develop a nuclear warhead missile capable of reaching the u.s. north korea leader kim jong-un says the text marked a new birth for his rocket te

jaffer is with george mason university and the antonin scalia a law school, serving as the founder of the national security institute. guest: thank you for having me. host: we want to talk about fisa and its role in the intelligence gathering process. it was established in 1978, in large part the aftereffects of watergate. from theates a judge 11th federal district to review all the warrant applications. judges are drawn from at least seven of the judicial circuits. each judge serves a term of at least seven years. residef the judges must within 20 miles of the district of columbia. what does that mean? guest: the foreign intelligence surveillance court generally sits and classified session. it reviews applications by the government for surveillance generally of people in the united states or americans around the world. it approves what amounts to warrants, actually court orders for surveillance. regular judgese from around the country who come in for a week at a time and here applications. they rotate through. the reason we have a number of judges in the immediate area is in case the

the president tapped the colorado judge to replace the late antonin scalia. the full senate is expected to vote on his nomination next month. (james) the new republican bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act heads to the house rules committee later this week. house speaker paul ryan says he is willing to make changes to the bill. ryan says he'll seek changes to provide more help to older people who are not yet eligible for medicare. ( james ) the bill has already passed two committee votes in the house. a full house vote on the bill is set for thursday. <8 seconds: right side possibly, montana looking, looking throwing in the end zone. caught it! áfans cheeringá>(darya) a big story we are following this morning 49er legend dwight clark announces that he

of people on the left saying this is not the nomination to go to the mat about because this is antonin scalia for scalia. it is another scalia. replacing a conservative with a conservative. her argument and the argument , for liberal groups entering the hearings this month is that this is the only one to focus on. let's not strategize. let's not talk ourselves out of going to the mat on this. by saying what happens if leader mcconnell goes nuclear and gets rid of the filibuster. then what would happen the next time, etc. they feel they are in it to win it. who knows what comes up. who knows if it is a smoking gun. who knows what questions cannot -- will be of the hearings. who knows if 8 democrats will not go along -- i'm saying is wrong, who knows if they won't get the filibuster out of the democratic party? they will just go to the mat. the truth is that if they did the opposite and preserve the filibuster and you get to a situation down the road where it it is president trump replacing a ginsburg or a briar or a mcconnell could get rid of the filibuster than if you can't get 60 votes. the

. >> in the president's box five guests including widow of the late supreme court justice antonin scalia and in the speech navy s.e.a.l. rhino when's wife killed one month ago. >> ryan legacy is etched into eternity, thank you. >> delivering the democrats rebuttal former red state kentucky governor steve astrong supporter of obamacare and medicade expansion. >> every he republican idea to replace the affordable care act would reduce the number of americans covered despite your promises to the contrary. >> governor have a sheer went on to see the president is acting reckless when he attacks the intelligence actions, courts and press. joe walden, fox news. >> lawmakers on both sides are he responding to the president's speech. >> democratic representative jerry conley and republican rob whittman. heeshz what they have to say. >> he didn't give us much to work with. there were broad asker pir rational points that seemed like something we would quork with on infrastructure and on childcare. and on women's health issues and on family leave. but on the other hand, there was so little specifici

picture that you brought to us what looks like hiking or a fishing trip, this is with the late antonin scalia, and you talk about adding a conservative onto the united states supreme court, this is inscribed by scalia. as democrats look down the road, why do you think it's important, first of all, to back neil gorsuch? i mean, i would imagine that your fight is going to come later with the next seat that you have to fill on the supreme court. >> i can't speak for all democrats, and i'm certainly no expert in politics, but you know, at this point, judge gorsuch is the nominee. he's an excellent nominee. he's going to make an extraordinary supreme court justice. harris: all right. one last thought you from, because i know that some of your cohorts will be watching this hearing. will you watch this week, and what will you be watching for? >> i will be watching this week. i think, you know, i'm excited for the senate judiciary committee and the american people to get to know the judge gorsuch that so many of his clerks know. brilliant man who's warm and kind hearted and would make a great supreme

when he was first nominated, he praised antonin scalia a >> justice scalia was the line of the law. agree or disagree with him, all of his colleagues on the bench chairs his wisdom and his humor. and like them, i miss him. amy: as a judge on the tenth circuit, gorsuch ruled in favor of hobby lobby in the case deciding whether the company should -- could refuse to provide birth control coverage to employees as required by obamacare. judge gorsuch also has a long history of ruling against employees in cases involving federal race, sex, age, disability and political , discrimination and retaliation claims. gorsuch is a member of the federalist society and has close ties to conservative colorado billionaire philip anschutz who owns "the weekly standard" and " the washington examiner." gorsuch also comes from a deeply conservative family. his mother, anne gorsuch burford, briefly served as president reagan's epa administrator, where she slashed staff and eviscerated anti-pollution regulations before resigning amidst scandal. we begin our coverage of george best search -- judge gorsuch wi

antonin scalia. the hearing is expected to last four days. republicans vote fhopefully nex month. >> they are very angry of the treatment of the candidate under president obama. >>> exciting week in general. we have healthcare reform. a top priority for president trump. meeting with house speaker paul ryan and tom price and the key architect of obamacare. they need to pass the repeal and replace bill. more than two dozen republicans, 26 i think is the number here, against the measure or leaning against the measure. that is enough to kill the bill if no minds are changed. the trump administration says it may be willing to phase out medicaid earlier to satisfy. >> republican leaders are aware the further the bill is moved to the right, the harder it is to pass in the senate as the medicaid changes are on older americans. the house needs better support on that demographic. >> we believe we need to ada additional assistance to the people into the older system. you are right in saying we agree and we believe we should have more assistance. that is

on the long view of it all whether in court or politics, sometimes both, this from justice antonin scaliaaid quote "wing and losing, that's never been my objective. it's my hope in the fullness of time the majority of the court will come to see things as i do." senate majority leader mitch mcconnell issues a grave warning to dems who oppose neil gorsuch. >> it looks to me like they are putting themselves in a very untenable position which if carried to it extreme means you wouldn't fill it at all. lou: who said you need snow to ski? we'll show saw different way. we'll show you this incredible one of a kind stunt coming up next. the amazing video much more straight ahead. we'll be right back. uilding a c. i came to ibm to manage global clients and big data. but i found so much more. ( ♪ ) it's really a melting pot of activities and people. (applause, cheering) new york state is filled with bright minds like victoria's. to find the companies and talent of tomorrow, search for our page, jobsinnewyorkstate on linkedin. juswho own them,ople search for our page, every business is different. but

on the long view of it all whether in court or politics, sometimes both, this from justice antonin scalia who said quote "wing and losing, that's never been my objective. it's my hope in the fullness of time the majority of the court will come to see things as i do." senate majority leader mitch mcconnell issues a grave warning to dems who oppose neil gorsuch. >> it looks to me like they are putting themselves in a very untenable position which if carried to it extreme means you wouldn't fill it at all. lou: who said you need snow to ski? we'll show saw different way. we'll show you this incredible one of a kind stunt coming up ngie's list, we believe there are certain things you can count on, like what goes down doesn't always come back up. [ toilet flushes ] so when you need a plumber, you can count on us to help you find the right person for the job. discover all the ways we can help at angie's list. t when we brought smoking. our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. a

have reached this moment.he it's been more than a year since the untimely passing of justice antonin scalia and bev morey of 2016. under article ii, section 2 of the united states constitution make president barack obama had a duty to make a nomination to fill that vacancy. he met that obligation by

, many republicans say they want judge gorsuch to be as close as possible to the late justice antonin scalia's clearly a different person, but are his views different from those of justice scalia? >> well, i think the difference is only in the sense of degrees, and i don't know whether there is been enough comparison to his writings with justice scalia, but from the standpoint of being a strict constructionist of the constitution and following the intent of congress and not legislating from the bench, i think, in that general way, he fits well in with scalia. quite frankly, i don't know whether anybody can replace scalia. >> well, we noticed senator grassley democrats on the judiciary committee today said they're concerned about judge gorsuch. among other things, we heard senator pat lahey say he's got support from conservative interest groups that are anti-choice, anti-environment, pro-corporate. are these areas, though, that republicans, conservatives, are counting on him to reflect? >> well, i think that you're not going to get any opinion out of him other than what he said in his cases,

to sit in the chair of the late antonin scalia. one of the primary complaints regarding past nominees has been lack och writings or opinions. such individuals can make for good nominees. they do not make for great justices. judge gorsuch is a refreshing departure from that trend. he has a record of well considered writings both as a judge and as an author so this is not a blind date. we have a very good idea of who judge gorsuch is and the type of justice he will be. in my wri >> in my testimony i focused on two aspects of the nomination. first, i just the criteria usedh to evaluate nominee and i have looked at the cases by judge gore search on separation of powers, agency review and chevron. every president senator has placed the best and brightest on the court although few would agree on the measures to guarantee that. historically the is not encouraging. our respect from towering figures to virtual nonentities. to be blunt, we have had moree mrs. then hits when it has come to plymouth on the court. top candidates are rejected du

president obama was just starting the eighth year in office when antonin scalia died.urse, president obama obama nominated and they decided to not take action which was unprecedented. i think there are plenty of democrats who are very mad about that. a lot of this anger is still left over from last year. the liberal base tells them don't let go. you were talking about the old ones that seem to run so deep. who would've thought that democrats would be willing to filibuster the nomination of the judge. one way or another the judge or be concerned before the senate goes home. he is on course to be confirmed but i do think it's looking increasingly like it will require mitch mcconnell. it will require all the republicans to hang together. all the republicans are out with back surgery. the 51 will have to vote for this. it's looking likely. david, let me ask you Ãif they exercise the nuclear option as early and president trump's presidency, what will this spell or forecast for the future. >> remember that harry reid exercise one option four years ago. they did away with all

on the long view of it all whether in court or politics, sometimes both, this from justice antonin scalia who said quote "wing and losing, that's never been my objective. it's my hope in the fullness of time the majority of the court will come to see things as i do." senate majority leader mitch mcconnell issues a grave warning to dems who oppose neil gorsuch. >> it looks to me like they are putting themselves in a very untenable position which if carried to it extreme means you wouldn't fill it at all. lou: who said you need snow to ski? we'll show saw different way. we'll show you this incredible one of a kind stunt coming up next. lou: supreme court nominee neil gorsuch facing partisan attacks today. deck dur bib challenging his decision in the hobby lobby case. >> congress can chain the law. it can go back to smith versus maryland if it wants to. it could say that only natural persons have rights. it could lower the test and strict scrutiny to a lower degree of review fit wished. it has all of those options available, senator. if we got it wrong, i'm sorry. but we did our level best a

reporter: good morning, 13 months since antonin scalia passed away vacancy on court 4-4 split would be a moment for president trump to try and tip balance on court first bike one that he has been hailed wild by conservatives for picking a sharp legal mind in judge neil gorsuch democrats flummox objectioned -- flummoxed talking about a possibly phil nil filibuster to it, graduates from columbia university honest harvard law school s court of appeals a law clerk on supreme court. including for kennedy not a hard-core conservative more mainstream conservative fusing krim lead senator ted toed to say likely to be confirmed. >> 50-50 whether democrats filibuster don't have good arguments against gorsuch but furious that we are going to have a conservative nominated confirmed. >> i believe within, a month or two, neil gorsuch will be an associate justice of the supreme court. >> now, there are in thats like richard blumenthal of connecticut making noise about a potential filibuster tweeting last night if judge gorsuch doesn't reject trump's litmus test i will' his scotus nomination relentles

senate will decide whether to confirm appeals court judge neil gorsuch to replace antonin scalia on the supreme court. the judiciary committee will vote on his nomination monday. if the committee votes in favor gorsuch, the mobile move to the full senate. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he plans to hold the final photo week from today. live coverage of the u.s. senate is on c-span2. met with trump manufacturing executives this morning and talked about 2 executive orders he plans to sign that would identify trade abuses by other countries and step up collection of fees levied against foreign governments that subsidize products that can be sold at a low cost next on c-span, president trump's remarks and then the executive answer questions following the meeting. president trump: hi, everybody. thank you very much. we have some really good news today that's really fantastic -- these numbers. today i'm delighted to welcome the national association of manufacturers to the white house. it's a great group of people. i know many of them well. and i want to thank your president and ceo, jay

such an outstanding individual to fill the seat that was held by my friend, the late justice antonin scalia for nearly three decades. in the weeks since judge gorsuch's nomination, i've done my best to make the case that he is exactly the type of and kind of justice we need, onehat will in the words of marbury vs. madison, say what the law is, not what he wishes it to be. my view is his outstanding credentials and understanding of the proper role of a judge under our constitution make him a choice that should command universal support. unfortunately, this feeling does not appear to be as broadly shared as it should be. left-wing activists are demanding a scorched-earth approach to judge gorsuch's nomination, and i'm afraid that some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle appear to have been swept up in this fervor. their opposition stems from two sources and taken two different forms. the first cause is the visceral reaction among some to our new president. after last year's bitterly fought election campaign, many on the left simply refuse to accept the legitimacy of the new admini

justice antonin scalia, who died february of last year. the opening statements are tomorrow. questioning begins on tuesday. on the other side at 10:00 , james time on c-span3 comey will testify before the house intelligence committee. those will be the two topics tomorrow morning as we focus in our 8:00 hour on the russia hiking hearing and allegations that president in our 8:00 o'clock hour on the ussia hacking hearing and also allegations that president obama tapped into president trump's lines at trump tower. "washington journal" is every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. o'clock for those of you on the west coast. thank you for joining us on this sunday. news makers is next. have a great week ahead. >>> a group of about three dozen law makers who support open and to talk aboutment the debate ove

joining us now to talk about it is jamil jaffer at the antonin scalia law professor. are also a law clerk -- very timely here. one way or another, gorsuch will be sworn in. if democrats filibuster, republicans can change the rules to eliminate the supermajority. but his confirmation be easy? >> i certainly hope so. judge gorsuch is a highly qualified nominee, a very clear tenure record on the bench is doing the job of the judge fairly in an evenhanded manner. there's no reason we should see a filibuster here because judge gorsuch should get plenty of those can be confirmed easily. unfortunately, the political environment may make that harder. nicole: tell us what you think the timing could be. how quickly could we see this confirmation? >> in an ideal world if all goes well, the judiciary committee could mark him as soon as the politics of the typically a couple weeks later they could go straight to the floor. he should be concerned before congress goes up for the april recess, easter recess. lauren: what would be the democrats or the opposition biggest argument again

gorsuch praised the late judge antonin scalia a, describing him as his mentor. speaking about president trump, he was on the hill trying to close the deal on the american health care act but made no mention of what happened 24 hours prior when james comey said the and that -- the agency is investigating the campaign's contact with russia. they are dropping names like chairman paul manafort who was fired from the campaign. >> paul manafort, who played a very limited role for a limited amount of time. >> he was the chairman. jummy: the white says it still has complete confidence in the fbi director and this morning paul ryan said nothing new was learned from comey's testimony. happening right now, the u.s. government taking extraordinary steps to keep settlers -- travelers safe. senior u.s. official others -- officials banned large electronic items leaving from certain middle eastern countries. sam sweeney is at dulles airport. tight andity is police tell abc this is the saturation event. and a passenger flying out of dulles will encounter a law enforcement office

he's also been compared to antonin scalia. some democrats argue that he is too extreme. >> our judges play a crucial but limited role. >> as a judge he sided with the powerful against the powerless. >> today's hearing will feature opening statements. and questioning is expected to begin tomorrow. votes are not expected until next month. >>> companies could soon be able to test your genetics. >>> and the clothes in your closet may contribute to pollution in the ocean. what scientists found floating. ,, (upbeat music) - [voiceover] you are san francisco. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san francisco, and you bring out the best in us. care. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital and trauma center. genetic test. ompanies >>> new at noon, it could soon be legal for your employer to force you to get a genetic test. a new bill will let companies request genetic testing and charge more for health insurance if they refuse. the north carolin

that's more liberal, that will be the real fight. >> this judge neil gorsuch that will place antonin scalia, how -- >> he hasn't -- but they're taking a lot of comfort in the fact that he shares the same conservative judicial philosophy as justice scalia. so they think that even though he may not have ruled on these tough questions like roe v. wade, they take comfort that at the end of the day, most of what he believes they like. they believe with gorsuch's general overall philosophy. >> thanks so much. >>> this week the fate of the gop's health care plan is also on the line. the republicans' bill heads to the house on thursday, will the holdouts come around and vote yes? that's next. why are you checking your credit score? you don't want to drive old blue forever, do you? [brakes squeak] credit karma, huh? yep, it's free. credit karma. give yourself some credit. has been a struggle. i considered all my options with my doctor, who recommended once-daily toujeo®. now i'm on the path to better blood sugar control. toujeo® is a long-acting insulin from the makers of lantus®. it releases slowly

then, we are not talking about antonin scalia.e are talking about antonin scalia for someone on the court who shares our values. >> martha: dr. charles krauthammer joins us now. good evening to you. good to have you here tonight. what do you make of how this is going? >> i think claire mccaskill should be a pundit. her analysis is exactly right. i think she is mourning her party, they are a little bit heady because of the victory of sorts that they have had on health care and they are feeling their oats. they don't have a lot of oats. gorsuch is going to be on the supreme court, no matter what. the only question is, will it require 51 or 60 votes. it would make no sense at all for democrats to force mitch mcconnell to abolish the filibuster if the democrats do not produce the votes for closure, meaning ending the debate. you've got to have a democrats who agree not to support core gorsuch, but simply to end the filibuster. if they don't produce that, they will get an abolition of the filibuster. the reason this is all important, t

. >> reporter: justice antonin scalia, who died suddenly last year, was her friend with whom she shared her love of opera. and opera always makes a lively conversation with her friend justice was once, a working mother. >> i am seeing recently, i saw her when she was about 8 or 9. and now how old? >> she's 12. but she looks a bit older. >> yes, yes. she's very tall. very thin, very tall. >> reporter: ruth and martin ginsburg raised two children. had grandchildren. and before his death, they had lived a 56-year-long love affair. she says her daughter, a lawyer now, is also a good cook like her father was. >> she wants to make sure i'm properly nourished. she comes once a month, fills my freezer with individual dinners. >> reporter: family, friends and her many, many fans want ruth bader ginsburg to stay healthy and have a long, long life. >> very good advice. eat, eat, cab. >> wonderful woman. justice ginsburg says she's very mm she told barbara she sticks to a regular exercise regime twice a week. >>> when we come back, white house tours resumed this week. some guests get a special >>>

such an outstanding individual to fill the seat that was held by my friend, the late justice antonin scalia for nearly three decades. in the weeks since judge gorsuch's nomination, i've done my best to make the case that he is exactly the type of and kind of justice weeed, one that will in the words of marbury vs. mason, say what the law is, not what he wishes it to be. my view is his outstanding credentials and understanding of the proper role of a judge under our constitution make him a choice that should command universal support. unfortunately, this feeling does not appear to be as broadly shared as it should be. left-wing activists are demanding a scorched-earth approach to judge gorsuch's nomination, and i'm afraid that some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle appear to have been swept up in this fervor. their opposition stems from two sources and taken two different forms. the first cause is the visceral reaction among some to our new president. after last year's bitterly fought election campaign, many on the left simply refuse to accept the legitimacy of the new administ

is the president's choice to fill the supreme court seat that is left vacant with the death of antonin scalia last year. >> justice scalia was a mentor, too. he reminded us that words >> i had the fortune to clerk for kennedy and he showed me that they can disagree without being disagreeable. >> it included the statements by senate judiciary committee. the direct questioning beginnings -- begins tomorrow. michelle: two security incidents at the white house. a man was arrest after driving up to the security checkpoint saturday night and claiming to have a bomb in a stolen car. he told investigators he communicates telepathically with the president. this along with another man roaming on the grounds for more than 15 minutes placed renewed urgency on a taller fence now in the works. an 11-nt for a man shot by officers. larry dawson pleaded guilty to pulling out b.b. gun at check point. the officers shot him when they saw the b.b. gun that looked like a real handgun. as part of the sentence he will receive mental health treatment. jonathan: now a developing story of arrest in the smash and the gr

if seat left empty since the death of antonin scalia. jonathan: the "cat in the hat" delivered a simple message to congress. hands off the pbs kids. president trump's proposal cuts funding to the public broadcasting and congress has not presented a plan of yet. michelle: the president meanwhile on the hill stumping for the republican healthcare bill. many republicans are on the fence that would repeal obamacare. the house is set to vote on thursday. jonathan: a year after the d.c. turned to the private ambulances to get help to critical patients faster a major change is brewing. sam ford breaks down the attempt to unionize. sam: for a year, they worked the d.c. streets transporting the less critical patients to hospitals so the d.c. fire and e.m.s. units are free from serious ones. now they want a union. polling going on today for 200 william schoolfield voted yes. >> i was trying to go to school for plobotomy but i couldn't. sam: in a joint letter to management, 20 a.m.r. employees announced the idea of unionizing. if president said we

one place where he may make a difference, what we think of as antonin scalia today, the fully formed scalia was a man of strong opinions, not necessarily a persuader of the court. he staked his position and dared other people to join him. the other judges who talk about neil gorsuch say he, perhaps, is more of a somebody who can build coalitions. he could be more influential as a conservative than scalia was in terms of aractinvotes. >> pete willia, whose counsel we are going to seek early and often throughout the day. thank you very much. we have been told from the folks at the white house, the president has departed the white house on his way to capitol hill where i believe we have live cameras outside where i'm just being told now this is his motorcade arriving on capitol hill. remember, he goes inside and suddenly, there are -- here come the two limousines, the one carrying the president and the decoy. suddenly, the subject change goes from everything we have been dealing with the last two days to health care, where it is easy to forget there is a scheduled vote coming up on thurs

thirteen months after the death of justice antonin scalia. today gorsuch and the judiciary committee's 20 members will give opening statements who will answer questions tomorrow and wednesday, outside witnesses will testify on thursday. >> secret service investigating security instances, near the white house, sister station wusa in washington, picks p up the store. >> i it was the check point last night, where dc police say 29 year old sean keying and pulled up in a stolen car. he claimed to have a bomb in the trunk, while passing? his hand. he told officers this is a test. >> the incident happened at 11:00 saturday night. that driver is now in custody. >> i mean, i think that there probably should be more security. >> completely concerned. any time that your citizens are trying to roll on the person they elected in, that's scar. >> i the third security breach in eight days. just hours before someone else - >> that person has been identified as 58 year old william rollinson, he didn't get any further than this first so-called bike rack fencin

the seat has been empty since antonin scalia up died last february and senate republicans refuse to consider president obama's nominee to fill the position. >> now your stormwatch 7 forecast. steve: watching showers to the further to the south and east, clipping the southern portions of the capital beltway later tonight come into the early morning. 60's,ooking good, middle with sunshine later in the day. the big cold out on the way is set to arrive wednesday, -- the big cooldown on the way is set to arrive wednesday, but we have temperatures in 70's in the weekend. alison: happening now, dozens of firefighters are knocking out hotspots after a monster fire near kansas city at a construction site that jumped from home to home. michelle marsh is standing by and has been tracking the story. what's the latest? this was incredible video. michelle: it was truly stunning when you watch the apartment building go up in flames. jat is even more the expanded shot. fire officials say at least a dozen homes in the oberland park neighborhood caught fire. this started in an apartment complex that luckily w

that special moment with his wife talked about his role models and the man he would replace, antonin scaliacribed how he comes to decisions. >> my judgment have never reflected the people before me. only the facts and law in each particular case. >> democrats on the committee called on gorsuch to prove his independence from trump. >> for almost a decade, philadelphia has been the scene of a cinco de mayo celebration. on this coming may 5th, latinos will forego the party. no festival this year. live at 7th and federal, christie ileto. what are the per received issues of immigration policies changing plans. >> jim, event organizers say they voted unanimously to cancel this less out of fear but mostly out of caution of what could happen. >> the dancing, masks and feathers. our carnival has drawn thousand to celebrate cinco de mayo. >> we are fearful that if people came to this, the feds may come too. >> we didn't think it would happen, necessary, but we didn't want to risk it. >> the group announced its decision to scrap the festivities on its facebook page. >> we know pretty much i.c.e. is dr

democrats clearly still seething about the fact that president obama's nominee after the death of antonin scalia, 401 days ago, merck garland never got a hearing. we heard his name today, almost as much from the democrats as we heard the name of the actual nominee himself. and then in addition to that was clear that they were also listening on what was going on in the comey hearing. and richard bloomen that will who has been one of the most vocal people about all of this had this to say about what was going on over on the house side. >> we meet this week in the midst of a looming constitutional crisis. just hours ago, not far from here, the director of the fbi revealed that his agency is investigating potential ties between president trump's associates and russian med national league our election, and the possibility of the supreme court needing to enforce a subpoena against the president is no longer idle speculation. >> reporter: so absolutely no doubt about where richard blooming that will stood on what was going on on the other side of the hill here. he has said that he not only will vote to

scalia, the late wife of antonin scalia, will be in attendance. the confirmation hearing getting underway on march 20. we will have live coverage. let's give you a sense of what is happening. we expect the president and first lady to depart momentarily. there is steve annan. -- there is steve bannon. [an audible conversation -- conversation] >> they call that the beast. the cadillac is used to travel and firstdent trump lady melania trump. the senate is also in session gathering right now as they make their way from one end of the capital to the other. as soon as the president moves out we will take you there as well. [indistinct conversation] >> the president traveling along the motorcade from the white house, 16 blocks on a rainy thursday evening as members of the u.s. senate make their way along the u.s. capitol as well. we will have live coverage of the president's speech. this is his first speech before a joint session of congress, a tradition that dates back to president ronald reagan. one of the things we like to do here is let you watch th

if confirmed, he would fill the seat justice antonin scalia a last year. the president was on the hill, stumping for the health care bill. he delivered a warning to members of the gop behind closed doors. alison: happening now, d.c. police are looking for the person who shot and killed a college student in town for spring break. we spoke to her family tonight. jay korff joins us in the studio with more on the heartbreaking story. jay: we spoke with her family members, and they say that mcallister, a criminal justice major, loved fashion, played basketball at largo high school, but her life was cut short i seemingly random act of violence. >> i don't know exactly what happened, but i feel i do not have my baby girl. jay: anthony says he is numb and in disbelief following the shooting family members say mcallister monday night, while on spring break, was in this northeast d.c. parking lot watching the filming of a friend's rap video when she was shot. this 18-year-old who participated in the maryland state police cadet program was hit by gunfire and died tue

he is set to replace antonin scalia a who died last year.epublicans in 2016 refused to even consider his left-leaning picked to fill the seat. a date has been set for the official start to brexit. a spokesperson for theresa may says she will trigger article 50 on march 29. in france, the first round of the presidential election is less than five weeks away. the latest polls say the clear winner would be centrist a formermacron, investment banker. the polls say he would beat in the second round. three other main candidates are taking part in a live tv debate tonight. it is vital for the former front runner and now scandal p plagued conserervative candidate francos fillon. as for the left-leaning candidates, they are now just trying to stay in the game. martin pollard reports. heldver before has france televised debates with presidential candidates ahead of the first round of voting. this year there will be three. the first will be held this shoutednd it has been in controversy. that's because the private channel has chosen to invite only the

. >> shepard: judge gorsuch face as marathon of questioning after judge antonin scalia died last year. chuck grassley's hearing could last ten hours or more. shannon bream is live with more. good to see you. it's widely believed that he will be confirmed in one way or another. we'll get to the particulars of that a minute. in the big picture, was there anything that happened today so far that might change anybody's mind one way or the other? >> you know what, shep? i don't think any republicans will change their minds. we don't know where a number of democrats are. they have said they'll be open-minded. they have grievances, the fact that president obama's nominee never got to this point. judge merrick garland. they brought that up. but they say they have an open mind about judge gorsuch about his ability to fill the seat. but they had a number of implications and allegations against july gorsuch. he's been able to talk through those and many times he takes those questions and says, i thank you for the opportunity to let me explain that. so some of the things that they came with today

he spoke of the late justice antonin scalia, the man he's nominated to replace. >> words matter. the judge's job is to follow the words that are in the law, not replace them with those that aren't. >> democrats called the circumstances of this week's hearings disappointing. former president obama's nominee, judge merrick garland never got a single hearing. if judge gorsuch gets confirmed he could be on the bench by early april, perhaps in time to hear a case about president trump's executive order on immigration. >>> heroin, cocaine, guns and cash, all picked up in a drug bust in alexandria. these are 10 of the 11 suspects just arrested. a series of overdoses in alexandria spurred the investigation. police arrested this woman's two sons along with her grandson. her sons have drug but she doesn't think they're dealers. >> it's not true. they are not in no drug dealing ring. >> the commonwealth's attorney says he hasn't tied the suspects to any heroin overdose deaths, but the investigation is still open. >>> just in tonight, after months of controversy, action on the future of a po

senate will decide whether to confirm judge gorsuch to replace antonin scalia. the senate judiciary committee will vote on monday. if it votes in favor of judge gorsuch, the nomination moves to the full senate. mitch mcconnell will hold the final vote on friday, april 7.