he's served in the same court that produced supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg, antonin scalia john roberts. kavanaugh has been reliably conservative throughout most of his career dating back to 1989 when he was a student writing for the yale law journal. >> he ultimately was one of the authors of the starr report to congress that recommended a number of grounds for impeaching president clinton including, you know, a number of misstatements, obstruction of justice, things of that nature. >> reporter: kavanaugh went on to serve as counsel under the bush administration and is considered an establishment choice for the nomination. >> you'll find him to be a very calm and thoughtful man. >> reporter: tom bossert, former homeland security adviser under president trump, knows brett kavanaugh well from his time at the bush white house. >> what people will be most surprised about over the coming days and weeks will probably be the human side of judge kavanaugh. he is a very soft, very kind, very smart individual. >> reporter: despite overwhelming support tonight, his record has raised

last year, i nominated judge neil gorsuch to replace the late great justice antonin scalia. i chose justice gorsuch because i knew that he just like justice scalia would be a faithful servant of our constitution. we are honored to be joined tonight by justice scalia's beloved wife maureen. both justice kennedy is that justice scalia were appointed by a please understood the best defense of our liberty and a judicial branch immune from political prejudice were judges that fly constitution as written. that president happened to be ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we are joined by ronald reagan's attorney general, edwin meese. i speak for everyone, thank you for everything you've done to protect our nation's great legal heritage. and keeping with president reagan's legacy, i do not ask about a nominee's personal opinions. what matters is not a judge's political views, but whether they can set aside those views to do what is law and the constitution require. i am pleased to say that i have found without doubt such a person. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to

we are honored to be joined tonight by justice antonin scalia's lovely wife, maureen. pplause] both justice kennedy and justice scalia were appointed by a president who understood that the best defense of our liberty and the judicial branch, immune from political prejudice, were judges that apply the constitution as written. that president happen to be ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we are joined by edwin meese. [applause] and i speak for everyone, thank you for everything you have done to protect our nations great legal heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i do not ask about a nominee's personal opinions, what matters is not a judge's political views but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the constitution require. i am pleased to say that i have found without doubt such a person. tonight it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [applause] >> president trump: i know the people in this room very well, they do not stand and give applau

last year, i nominated judge neil gorsuch to replace the late great justice antonin scalia. [applause] i chose just as gorsuch because i knew that he, just like justice scalia, would be a faithful servant of our constitution. we are honored to be joined tonight by justice scalia's beloved wife. [applause] >> books justice kennedy and justice scalia were appointed by a president who understood that the best defense of our liberty and a judicial branch, a man from political pressures, where judges that apply the constitution as written. happened to the ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we're joined by ronald reagan's attorney general. [applause] >> thank you for everything you have done to protect our nations great they will heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i did not ask about a nominees personal opinions. not a judge'ss political views but whether they can set aside those his to do what the law and the constitution required. say, i have to doubt, such a a person. tonight, it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge bre

get confirmed and there is amy barrett, the only female finalist, she has 7 children, click to antonin scaliadevout catholic but her writings on overturning judicial precedent raise a red flag with susan collins who fears she might overturn roe v wade but democrats say no one on the shortlist is acceptable. chuck schumer urged the president to pick merrick garland who was first nominated by pres. obama. and key republican senators lisa murkowski and susan collins. >> we asked who you would like to see the president choose. mike tweets i like cavanaugh but don't think he would be confirmed. judge barrett would be my pick if it were my decision. >> hon. amy barrett once again the progressive democrat will expose himself giving the voter another opportunity to redeem himself. >> matthew rights all great candidates go with the young. people want the 46-year-old individual to be on the court for potentially four decades. 36 after the hour things going bad to worse for heather locklear, the 1-time hollywood beauty could be facing a lawsuit linked to the latest arrest. >> he stole a teenager's make

last year, i nominated judge neil gorsuch to replace the late, great, justice antonin scalia. [applause] pres. trump: i chose justice gorsuch because i knew that he, just like justice scalia, would be a faithful servant of our constitution. we are honored to be joined tonight by justice scalia's beloved wife, maureen. maureen? [applause] pres. trump: thank you, maureen. both justice kennedy and justice scalia were appointed by a president who understood that the best defense of our liberty -- and a judicial branch immune from political prejudice -- were judges that apply the constitution as written. that president happened to be ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we are joined by ronald reagan's attorney general, edwin meese. [applause] pres. trump: and i speak for everyone, thank you for everything you have done to protect our nation's great legal heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i do not ask about a nominee's personal opinions. what matters is not a judge's political views but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the

then there is amy barrett the only female finalist, she has 7e children, clerk to antonin scalia and devout catholic but her writings on overturning judicial precedent raised a red flag with a critical republican senator, susan collins who fears she might overturn roe v wade. donald trump thanked justice kennedy for stepping down when he did. >> he had confidence in me, he left because he said you're going to fix of a great. >> reporter: democrats say no one on the short list is acceptable. chuck schumer privately urged the president to pick mary garland who was first nominated by pres. obama. of the democrats are putting pressure a on two key republica senators, lisa murkowski and susan collins. one liberal group is planning to spend millions of s dollars on advertising and activism in the sen.'s home state of alaska and maine, the same strategy that helps republican efforts to repeal obamacare. ed: mike pompeo expected to arrive in north korea with details on the agreement kim jong un of the pres. signed during their historic summit though there are concernshe kim may be backpedali

that's what it means to be an originalist, that is what antonin scalia, clarence thomas, samuel alito clearly understand who they are and what it is they revere. their friends the left-wing media, none of this matters. judge kavanaugh's impressive track record and resume doesn't seem to matter at all. the left in this country they want what's called a judicial activist. someone who will throw the constitution to the wind and write laws and legislate from the bench. someone who will use international law, not our constitution as a basis for their findings. most of all, democrats want everybody not staffed by president trump who you the american people elected. they are attacking us in trump's take before they even knew who it was and they would've attacked anybody that he chose. take a look at how members of the left are already sharpening their spears before the president's announcement last night, take a look. >> you have to remember how extensive the conservative agenda is here for the supreme court. it's not rolling back abortion rights, is not willing back gay rights, is not elimi

steppingstone, supreme court justices served on that bench before joining the high court as did antonin scaliaon the dc circuit poised to make the leap but if history is any guide you could face a tough senate confirmation so here's a look at judge cavanagh. >> i, brett cavanagh, do solemnly swear. >> the image that may cement or sink the supreme court not aspirations of brett cavanagh. >> his breadth of experience and the strength of his character. >> before 8 to george w. bush, close friend and advisor as a white house lawyer and staff secretary traveling in the top dc legal and political circles earning confidence of power players like karl rove loses elevation to the federal appeals court was celebrated in the rose garden swearing-in by justice anthony kennedy for whom cavanagh served as a law clerk in 1993 after two years of contentious delay tactics by democrats who claimed cavanagh was overly partisan. >> you could not think of another nomination given mr. cavanagh's record more designed to divide us. this nomination appears to be judicial payment for political services rendered. >> rep

bader ginsburg was attending a play about her good friend antonin scalia. bader ginsburg added it is not the bald eagle, but the pendulum which is a symbol of the united states. once it moves far in one direction, you can count on it moving back. >>> and garrett thomas capturing the -- geraint thomas wins the tour de france. he won by 1:51. chris froome came in third. with thomas' win, team sky has won six of the last seven tour de france titles. thomas telling the bbc the win is incredible. the stuff of dreams. >>> take a look at this. former president barack obama and michelle obama jamming out at the beyonce and jay-z concert on saturday night. videos of the pair getting down in the box seats with several filming their moves on their phones. she attended a concert in paris just two weeks ago where she was caught on video dancing with queen bey's mom. did you attend? >> i did not. i could not make it. who doesn't love beyonce and jay-z? >> i'm more of a beyonce fan. >> it is a dynamic duo. >>> president trump launching one of the most direct attacks yet o

he's interesting because he was the runner-up the last time around for justice antonin scalia's seat. really likes his life story. first one ever in his family to graduate college, drove a cab for a while. he also has a second amendment opinion that conservatives really like. finally, there's judge amy coney barrett. she's a trump nominee just recently. she hasn't got that many opinions, right, but she was at notre dame law school for years, and she wrote a lot about religion. during her recent confirmation hearings, the democrats, diane feinstein particularly kind of went after her on her religion and said something like the dogma lives loudly in you. and afterwards, conservatives were furious. they said, look, feinstein is looking for a litmus test here on religion, but they also think that she might be a vote to overturn roe v. wade. so that's sort of the top list. that's where we are. >> in politics, a lot of people outside the beltway think that if you have a clean slate and people haven't seen that many votes that you've taken, then that's good if you want to ascend to higher of

come on. >> antonin scalia: would i lie? t, right? ( laughs ) >> clarence thomas: this is what we spent our time doing this, still got it. ( laughs ) >> kroft: scalia's fellow conservative, justice clarence thomas, grew up poor in georgia. indoor plumbing? >> thomas: no, goodness, no. there was an outhouse that we shared with some other families. >> welcome to your old neighborhood. >> sonia sotomayor: gracias. >> kroft: justice sonia sotomayor; her parents sh up in aublic hog projt in y >> pelou know, yr brother told us that, more than once in this neighborhood, he at up. >> sotomayor: alaughst)wi t >> why don't you just stop filming now? >> kroft: "60 minutes" has done its fair share of exposeÉs, lare and small. congressman! congressman! we blew the whistle on insider trading in congress. >> we'll make a deal, okay. >> kroft: and the never-ending parade of small-time cons, like turning back the odometers on used cars to get a better price. this is not exactly legal, right? >> bill whitlow: this is not exactly legal, no. ( l

antonin scalia was 98-0. i hope everyone recognizes that.ed it like a mad scientist, all different factors. many which everybody heard, don't want to repeat them, brett kavanaugh a leading choice. all four, look at it globally, come from the united states court of appeals. that is not surprising. that is the training ground. eight of the nine current justice, including justice kennedy came from court of appeals. elena kagan came from better spot, solicitor general. the 10th justice, the solicitor general appears. themy pick i feel that thomas hardiman may get the nod. it is kind of a gut feeling. connell: feels like his stock is rising for whatever reason. we don't know the reason, unlike other decisions made in washington this one really hasn't leaked. we found out the president made a decision. we don't know who. some of the stories last few days. hardiman was the number two pick. he was runner-up to gorsuch. >> to put it in colloquial terms, if that is the right word, if the president feels bridesmaid should be the bride, complete the ana

he was a finalist to replace justice antonin scalia two years ago when justice scalia died. he explained what he believes are the judge. >> a judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the a judge must interpret statutes as written. and interpret the constiby hist tradition and precedent. >> now the republicans hold a slim majority in the u.s. senate with 51 republicans, 47 comes, and two independents who usually vote with the democrats. now the president is looking to several democrats to help him win confirmation for judge kavanaugh. >> bay area congresswoman -- brett kavanaugh's nomination is a grave threat to our reproductive freedoms, civil liberties, and the well being of the american people. the senate must do everything possible to stop this pick. >> john mccain tweeted judge brett kavanaugh has impeccable credentials and a strong record of upholding the constitution. he is widely respected as a fair, independent, and mainstream judge. i look forward to the senate moving forward with a fair and thorough confirmation process. brian-- he will face q

suspense much greater this time than his selection of neil gorsuch last time after the death of antonin scalia because of his role as a swing vote on the court. the final four appear to be four conservative judges carefully vetted by an outside screening group. nbc news is reporting the president's greatest focus appears to be in these closing days on brett kavanaugh and thomas hardiman, both former clerks to justice kennedy. hardiman was the runner-up to justice gorsuch last year. joining me now, nbc's justice correspondent pete williams and kristen welker, robert costa, the national political reporter at "the washington post" and moderator of "washington week." and adam white, research fellow at the hoover institution and director for the study of the administrative state at george mason university's antonin scalia law school. thank you very much. pete, set the stage for us. we understand these are the four finalists. you never know what the president might do. how do you see the -- them stacking up in these closing hours? >> yeah, i don't even know if they know who he's chosen. remember las

she is also finally former law clerk of antonin scalia. >> shannon: not a former clerk of justice scalia>> that is to her credit. i agree with the statement that she is a superb lawyer. all the candidates are superb lawyers. i think is a straw man to make the argument that she's being attacked because of her religion. that is not what she's being attacked for. she's being attacked for suggestions that she's made that her faith in catholicism should become -- should come before her faith in the constitution. >> shannon: she's been very clear in the hearings when this came up that she would never -- >> there was an article she wrote that suggested otherwise. there is some ambiguity there. >> shannon: not from her. >> she disavowed it -- an article that she wrote that she cosigne. she also suggested elsewhere that roe may have been wrongly decided and should be overturned if it was wrongly decided. i think she is out there far more on abortion. i don't -- whether you want to call this politics or not, i think this discussion should be broader than her religion and abortion. the fact of the

she was a clerk for justice antonin scalia, and she has a law professor and writer profession. judge thomas hardiman likes things from guns to religious liberty. he was a first and his family to graduate from college and he put himself through georgetown law school by driving a taxi. no matter whom the president picks, with senator mccain away from washington, the democrats are facing enormous pressure to stick together to help they can pull away a republican or two as well. >> ed: i will tell you though if simple math tells with jonathan mccain is absent, one republican senator can decide any supreme court nominee. >> shannon: all of them have run the gauntlet before but they are likely to face a much more difficult road this time around. that's a different ball game when you talk about the supreme court. so far, you may remember the white house brought to justice gorsuch in on a military transport plane last time around, they were very secretive about this. but as you know, we will know shortly after 9:00. >> ed: i have a source that tells me last night they were getting indi

coney barrett, she is -- sits on the seventh circuit currently and clerked for former justice antonin scalia and at 46 the youngest of the top prospects, also amul thapar, on the sixth circuit, would be the first justice of south asian descent and also raymond kethledge of the sixth circuit. the president spoke with senator mike lee of utah today about his supreme court pick, although we do not believe that mike lee is on the president's short list. whomever the president ultimately settles on, people here in west virginia and the heart of trump country say they want the president to pick a centrist. they do not want an ultraconservative in the mold of some of the folks the president has nominated to the lower courts. take a look at what people had to say today. >> i think he needs to wait and see who that person is and i kind of like what he's been doing, to be honest. he's pretty conservative in my mind, but he's not so conservative that he's unreasonable. >> the president you mean? >> well, no, i'm talking about joe. >> so west virginia's democratic senator joe manchin has a big role to p

last year i nominated judge neil gorsuch to replace the late, great justice antonin scalia. [applause] >> i chose justice gorsuch because i knew that he, just like justice scalia, would be a faithful servant of our constitution. we are honored to be joined tonight by justice scalia's beloved wife maureen. [applause] >> thank you, maureen. both justice kennedy and justice scalia were appointed by a president who understood that the best defense of our liberty and a judicial branch, immune from political prejudice, were judges that apply the constitution as written. that president happened to be ronald reagan. for this evening's announcement, we are joined by ronald reagan's attorney general, edwin meese. ed? [applause] >> and, ed, i speak for everyone, thank you for everything you've done to protect your nation's great legal heritage. in keeping with president reagan's legacy, i do not ask about a nominee's personal opinions. what matters is not a judge's political views, but whether they can set aside those views to do what the law and the constitution require. i am pleased t

court of appeals in chicago, for the 7th district, and has clerked for supreme court justice antonin scaliaile explored barrett's membership in a group called "people of praise" -- a christian organization that the article says has life long loyalty oaths, requires submission to advisors of the same gender, and believes in prophesy. in 2006, barrett told notre dame graduates that "your legal career is but a means to an end, and that end is building the kingdom of god." democrat dianne feinstein: "when you read your speeches, um the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you. and that's of concern.... "despite barrett's comment that she believed roe v. wade would not be overturned...amy coney barrett: "i would have no interest in as a court of appeals judge challenging that precedent." new york senator chuck schumer criticized barrett on twitter, calling her an "activist judge" who will be the deciding vote to overturn roe v wade. three judges.. three very different backgrounds... the nomination process awaits.. randi kaye cnn new york. ( marty ) president trump is expect

he has turned out to be even more conservative than antonin scalia.n for the evangelical base for the federalist society. if you don't think the federalist society knows what they're getting, just look at what they've got son faten so f. >> let's get final words from everybody. jennifer, how big a battle is this one for the democrats? is this nominee the hill to die on? >> it is a huge battle, and it is a battle that we must wage. we didn't talk, you and i, about the roe versus wade issue. it is clear he would not be on the list but for his decision or his agreement that roe v. wade should be overturned. in fact, he gave a big speech at the heritage foundation which actually praised rehnquist's dissent in roe versus wade. there's no question he would overturn it. i think jeff toobin a week ago or so said there would be 20 states immediately who, if that happened, would see abortion as illegal. there are 33 states right now controlled in the house and senate by republicans. 32 states and 33 republican governors. i'm just saying i think it's much bigger

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raymond kethledge of michigan, both former anthony kennedy clerks and amy coney barrett a former antonin scalia clerk. >> we can't under estimate how important the second amendment is to the president's base. judge kethledge is an avid outdoors man and hunter. >> reporter: kavanagh faces some conservative opposition over his time serving in the bush white house. he says that's a plus. >> be i believe my white house experience made me a more knowledgeable judge essential and also a more independent judge. >> reporter: and barrett a mike lee despite an endorsement from senator ted cruz of texas who says lee'sm would be a sure thing. democrats are still smarting over the senate's refusal two years ago to even consider president obama's final nominee merrick garland. senator chuck schumer says nominating garland now would unify the country. the choice will be revealed monday night, 9:00 p.m., at the white house. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> unrelenting weather is assaulting much of the united states with heavy flooding on the east coast, ravaging wildfires in the west and the first major

. >> reporter: voting for a conservative to replace conservative antonin scalia will prove to be very different than voting for a nominee like brett kavanagh who could tip the supreme court toward conservatives so this is sure to be a fight. janai norman, abc7 news from the supreme court. >> now, at the heart of the debate about judge brett kavanagh is women's reproductive rights. abc7 news reporter kate lawyer son discuss-- larson discussed s with a esct guy eve by conservative. any decision he might make about overturning roe would have to be weighed against the legitimacy of the supreme court. >> my d.c. clielolleagues who wd with him lierk him like him a lot. >> reporter: he said he briefly worked with him at former san francisco law firm at howard weiss. he remembers kavanagh was very smart. mayor says if confirm, kavanagh will fall left of justice neil gorsuch. president trump's first supreme court appointment. he says kavanagh will still fit comfortably in a new conservative majority on the court. >> i think it's fair to say that justice kavanagh is certainly no friend of abort

and amy coney barrett and joan larsen who clerked for the late justice antonin scalia.resident is also said to be considering amul thapar and thomas hardiman, who was runner-up to gorsuch. all candidates are in their 40s or low 50s - a sign the president is intent on leaving a long and lasting legacy.president donald trump"we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that is going to be there for 40 years, 45 years." ( james ) that was jeff zeleny reporting for us this morning. president trump's pick for the supreme court is expected to create a strong conservative majority on the bench. justice kennedy was a moderate conservative who was considered a swing vote because he often sided with liberal justices. ( darya ) in the east bay.... animal activists crashed a free block party in oakland as people were celebrating the fourth of july. about 60 protesters showed up woth fake butcher knives and fake blood spattered on their shirts... they call bar-b-qing 'violence against animals.' but that didn't stop the thousands of people who came out to enjoy the festivites. lo

sheas been a federal judge for about a year and once clerked for the late justice antonin scalia. >>>hael jones talked about what each nominee might meanor business and federal regulation riverchael is chairman of front regulations. >> good to see you again. welcde back. >> go be back. >> you think all three are pro-business and the business world should welcome them and let's start with miss barrett. you call her the biggest question mark. why? >> when you look at justice barrett? she is fairly newly arriv from e arena from academia. she hasn't had time to compile much of a track kind of cases and the areas that are of interest to financial markets and most of her am demmic career involves social issues that will be very much of interest in any confirmation hearing and aren't as central to what financial markets want to know. biggestould be the question mark in terms of her approach to taxation, regulation and so forth and therefore, markets don't like uncertainy and she would probably be the least favorite of the three nominees from aar financialt perspective. >> let's turn to brett

when he was being considered for the supreme court was up for a hard right conservatives seat, antonin scalia of. so anthony kennedy was more in the middle, so this has taken on much, much greater significance. it has also taken on greater meaning, i think, because the president has laid out very specifically -- in fact, when he was running for office, that if elected, he would appoint an individual who met two very specific criteria: one, he was looking for someone who was against the affordable care and two, he was looking specifically for an individual who would oppose roe versus wade. himself,president has set out a very volatile process by setting out criteria, outsourcing the choice to two "heritageoups, action" and "federal society, ,", showing is that he would turn the clock back. siobhan: do democrats have a realistic chance of stopping this nominee? i would say that democrats and republicans have a moment,c chance, at the the only thing we know which is significant, about brett kavanaugh, is, one, we know what donald -- donald trump was looking for. two, we and others as well are re

circles and they have been gaining mostly because of the legacy and the lifetime of service of antonin scalia textualism refers to looking at statues as sandy mentioned earlier looking at the actual language what is the language of the last say and interpret ing it very specifically originalism looks at the intent of the founders at the time the constitution was written and so if you are an originalist and you are a textualist you look at those two things and you look at every decision through that lens i don't think in the short term or even in the medium term roe versus wade is likely to be overturned what i do think you might see is restrictions on how it can how it can work going forward you might see additional restrictions perhaps late term abortion could be outlawed for example but even if it were overturned let's say were overturned two years from now it would not be illegal it would then go to the states and you would likely have thirty or thirty five or forty states. where it would probably be legal so i think there's a couple points here on roe versus wade that need to be put on th

he was then president obama's choice to replace the late justin antonin scalia but was blocked by senate republicans. >>> now to that big breaking news out of northern thailand. a rescue diver has died some two weeks into that desperate race to free the 12 boys and their coach from the flooded cave. that diver was a 38-year-old retired thai navy s.e.a.l. he ran out of oxygen while trying to place oxygen canisters along a possible evacuation route for the team. it comes as crews rush to drain those floodwaters ahead of a fresh onslaught of downpours. here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: the pressure mounting, the race is on for rescuers to stay ahead of mother nature delivering air tanks, wet suits and life jackets to the soccer team before the monsoon rains move in. inside divers are putting in ropes for the boys as a guide through the cave. outside experts are training new divers, building dams and running pumps day and night and on thursday, the thai navy s.e.a.l.s releasing these new pictures showing crews making progress and just how much of the water has been drained. but as of

neil gorsuch, when he was being considered for the supreme court, was up for antonin scalia's seat hard right. anthony kennedy more the man in the middle. therefore, this has taken on much, much greater significance. it's also taken on greater meaning, i think, because the out very as laid specifically -- in fact, while he was running for his office, that if elected he would appoint an individual who met two very specific riteria. one, he was looking for someone who was against the affordable care act, and two he was specifically looking for an individual who would oppose roe vs. wade. so, this president has himself set out a very volatile process by setting out criteria, utsourcing the choice to two outside groups, heritage action, federal society and coming up with a nominee on a number of issues related to american life has shown us he would turn the clock back. siobhan: given the stakes you laid out from your perspective do democrats have a realistic chance of stopping this nominee? nan: i would say democrats and republicans have a realistic chance of stopping this nomination. at th

made that commitment and comment after attending a play about her late friend and former justice antonin scaliansburg has successfully battled cancer and other ailments during her near 25 years on the bench. >>> parents of picky eaters have been worrying in vain. british researchers found children who are fuzzy about what they eat end up healthier, bulkier and taller than their counterparts at the age of 17. they say you shouldn't force kids to eat things they didn't like. researchers at the university of michigan agree. they found pressuring picky eaters had no effect on their likes or dislikes. >>> coming up, lebron james jr. puts on quite a show at age 13. we'll show you. >> future king. >>> first, the tsa explains why it was tracking u.s. citizens not on any watch list or suspected of any crime. >>> and the obscure law that could force a man to pay his lover's husband nearly $9 million. lover's husband nearly $9 million. derwear is so light, you won't even notice you're wearing it. now, are you really not going to notice the underwear you're wearing? no. no, you are not... excuse me, do hav

judges amy coney barrett of indiana and joan larsen of michigan, both clerked for the late justice antonin scalia, a conservative titan on the bench and both are trump appointees to the court of appeals. they were asked about abortion during their recent joint confirmation hearing. >> i would be bound by the precedents of the supreme court. >> i agree with justice larsen. >> reporter: the nominee hasn't even been named and outside groups are pledging millions for the confirmation battle. >> president trump has proven that he wants the best of the best on the supreme court. >> reporter: the conservative judicial crisis network launched this ad supporting the president's potential nominees and attacking democrats calling them extremists. the liberal group demand justice plans to roll out health care and abortion rights ads targeting moderate senators like republican susan collins of maine. we've learned president trump also interviewed gop senator mike lee of utah by phone. the president once again is expected to make his big announcement monday. kendis and diane. >> kenneth moton live from d.c., t

and amy coney barrett and joan larsen who clerked for the late justice antonin scalia.he president is also said to be considering amul thapar and thomas hardiman, who was runner-up to gorsuch. all candidates are in their 40s or low 50s - a sign the president is intent on leaving a long and lasting legacy.president donald trump"we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that is going to be there for 40 years, 45 years."tonight, the president is also facing another decision -- how long to keep embattled epa administrator scott pruitt in his cabinet.president donald trump "i'm not happy about certain things, i'll be honest."for months, the president has kept pruitt on the job despite more than a dozen investigations and far more controversies over his ethical conduct. but one administration official telling cnn the white house is reaching "a tipping point" on pruitt.yet pruitt is attending the fourth of july picnic at the white house tonight. president donald trump"happy fourth of july to everybody." all this as new details are emerging about the president openly con

in other words, and because so many of these people on his short list are scholars of the late antonin scalia, we will not accept any giga report agree on roe versus wade or any applesauce answers on the formal care act. the standard is high, the burden is new because of trump's own litmus tests on these two issues. and we were going to be holding him to that higher standard. with that, i believe we have a quick video we want to play that is just a reminder to everyone of what donald trump himself said during a campaign would be his standard for appointing judges when he came to the issue of roe versus wade in a women's right to abortion. [video clip[ ] ♪ >> do you want to see the court overturn roe versus wade? president trump: we put another two or three justices on, that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the court. >> next we will hear from planned parenthood. >> good morning, everyone, thank you for being here. as brian here we are here because donald trump must be taken at his word. that he wants to overturn roe v wade criminalized abortion

it's one thing to vote for neil gorsuch, a conservative replacing conservative antonin scalia, it's another thing altogether to vote for a swing justice who could overturn roe versus wade. >> for folks at home, it's not just the three democrats, there's two republicans being watched. senators susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska, both moderates. and terry, they'll be crucial votes here, particularly on the issue of a woman's right to choose, as we just heard from senator collins. >> reporter: that's right. that is her red line. and they are under tremendous pressure, as well. both of them were also invited to the primetime announcement and both of them respectfully declined, as well. it just shows how the cross currents of this nomination battle are going to cut in particular against those few senators left in the middle. >> all right, terry moran live at the supreme court. terry, we'll see you shortly. and george will be right here with live coverage of president trump's supreme court announcement, that's at 9:00 p.m. eastern, right here. >>> meantime, also developing at this h

a top finalist to replace justice antonin scalia, sources say pryor has been eliminated this time. two leading contenders, sources say, are federal appeals court judges brett kavanaugh and amy coney barrett. kavanaugh has the elite credentials the president wants, and is a favorite of the conservative legal establishment. at his confirmation hearing in 2006 to the prestigious d.c. circuit, he said as an appellate judge, he considered roe "settled law." >> if confirmed to the d.c. circuit, i would follow roe v. wade faithfully and fully. >> reporter: barrett is a favorite of the grassroots, and would most fire up the base. >> my personal church affiliation, or my religious beliefs would not bear on my duties as a judge. >> reporter: at her appeals court confirmation hearing last year, democrats focused on her catholic faith to suggest she would overturn roe v. wade. >> dogma lives loudly within you. and that's of concern. >> reporter: that backfired on democrats amid allegations of anti-religious bias. barrett was narrowly confirmed, garnering three democratic votes. >> glor: pretty

hearing and in other words because so many people on trumps shortlist are scholars of the late antonin scalia we're not going to accept any [inaudible] on roe v. wade or applesauce answers on the affordable care act. the standard is high in the burden is new because of the litmus tests. we will be holding them to that high standard. with that, i believe we have a quick video we want to play that as a reminder to everyone of what donald trump himself said during the campaign would be a standard for appointing judges when it came to roe v. wade and abortion. ♪ >> do you want to see the court overturned roe v. wade? >> if we get a couple judges on that will happen automatically because i will put pro-life justices on the court. >> next we will hear from planned parenthood. >> good morning. thank you for being here. as brian said we are here because donald trump must be taken at his word that he wants to overturn roe v. wade, criminalize abortion and punish women who have had abortions. donald trump has clearly established his personal litmus test for potential nominees to fill the seat on the su