in the meantime, opening statements earlier today from senate judiciary can be chair dick durbin -- senate judiciary committee chair dick durbin and ranking member chuck grassley. chair durbin: 108 have been white men. none have been a black woman. you, judge committed can be the first. prepared to

chair durbin: no evidence? mr. drayton: no evidence. judge williams: not just the individuals who were listed there that the nominee selects, but beyond that, to test her ability, to test her integrity, to test her ability to be a fair and impartial jurist, and it never came up in any group. chair durbin: the assertion was made over and over and over again that judge jackson was soft on crime when it came to prosecution versus defense, that her background as a public defender, the fact she would consider representing a detainee being detained at guantanamo bay raised a question on whether she was soft on crime. i assume that means releases people who would be a danger to the community. did you find any evidence from all the people you interviewed of that assertion? judge williams: none whatsoever. jean veta did most of the work in that area. ms. veta: mr. chairman, in response to the question you raised, we heard consistently from not only defense counsel but prosecutors how unbiased judge jackson is. we heard phrases like, doing things

chair durbin: thank you, senator hawley. certainly the judge deserves to be heard on that type of a charge. senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. judge jackson, a low hot. i know there are people here to support you. aloha to all of you. congratulations, judge jackson, to all that you have accomplished throughout your life and career. i know a lot of your backgrounds and experiences have been cited, but some things are worth repeating, so i am going to repeat them. you are the national champion of speech and debate as a highschooler. you have undergraduate and law degrees from harvard, each with honors, three clerkships of federal court, including one for justice breyer, who you have been nominated to replace. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 21, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable donald s.beyer jr. to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house o

chair durbin: the u.s.arshal from the northern district of illinois is also in senator cotton's list. senator klobuchar: and a marshal in the state of minnesota. senator: you can understand why i and others from texas are proud of the work you and dallas police have done in the support you have gotten from leadership like mayor johnson in the city council. i appreciate your being here and sharing your formula for success. is there a reason why other cities couldn't embrace your approach in dallas? chief garcia: there is no reason. some have reached out to us, but there is no reason why other agencies can't be doing the same things. senator:, correct in assuming that, since carjacking involves the threat or actual use of violence, that overwhelmingly eight involves a firearm? chief garcia: overwhelmingly. senator: you and mr. clawe both mentioned project safe neighborhood, a federal program designed to go after violent offenders that use a firearm, felons and others, and use mandatory minimums available. it

i think chair durbin has set the best tone for this hearing. everybody knows how much time they are supposed to have and how much they will have. most importantly, when you set aside the rhetoric you here, i hope the american people hear her answer. we should be there to ask those questions, not to aim for soundbites for political reasons, but to ask questions so the american people know who this is, and what she will mean to the supreme court of the united states. >> should we turn it over to questions? any questions? >> we heard a lot of republicans arguing about the way you handled confirmation hearings like the kavanaugh hearing. how come we did not hear any pushback from democrats? >> this is not a history class. we learn from past experiences, some of which we could control and some we could not. we could go chapter and verse through each of the nominees and what happened. this committee is looking forward to work with the biden administration to bring the very best of the federal judiciary and i think she is one of those people. we all l

. >> thank you, chair durbin. judge, congratulations again on your nomination to our nation's highest court. you're an impressive jurist. i hope the broader public sees that and enjoy the opportunity to meet your family here yesterday. before my questions, i was going to respond to something the junior senator from texas said yesterday. he suggested democrats exacted a political agenda by opposing the nominations in judge gorsuch to the supreme court. i kind of chuckle at that because along with others, others repeatedly and clearly stated substantive concerns with justice gorsuch's nomination. i explained my votes on the record. there's no political agenda. i contrast that with republicans' treatment of judge merrick garland. we're still waiting for the substantive concerns with merrick garland. they blocked him for over a year and wouldn't even allow a vote on his nomination. apparently because of a politically driven agenda. all i'm saying is let's make history this week. let's not rewrite it. this is a histori

chair durbin: senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. know a lot of hard work went into what you have produced. i want to ask a question, generally about the american bar association. i have been a member of the american bar association in the past. frankly, on occasion, i have been troubled by some of the public advocacy of the american bar association on behalf of of the legal profession that did not represent my views. i am looking for example at the website of the american bar association and under a heading, it says what is new in washington. the aba president wrote a letter to the secretary of homeland security urging temporary protected status for people who are refugees from ukraine. that is obviously a matter of great public interest. some of the areas that the aba president has also opined on, for example, opposing certain provisions of florida legislation, florida senate bill 1843 and house bill1557, which concerns parental rights in education. that is obviously another matter of ferment is public interest and discussion in th

followed by minority leader mitch mcconnell judiciary committee chair durbin. >> madam president, first i want to complement senator lahey, senate pro tem for his wonderful leading of george washington's address, this is a tradition in the senate and ino am glad we ae continuing. on world affairs, madam president today i chose the colors of my and my tie in honor of the ukrainian flag. in solidarity with the people of ukraine in these hard times, i'll have more to say about this later on in my speech. first, i was deeply saddened this morning to learn of the passing of my friend and our dear colleague, husband of over 40 years to our friend and colleague, senator feinstein. she's arsenic colleague and also a colleague because his friend and advisors to so many of us. in his 86 years, he truly been a remarkable life, he was a force of nature, gifted withle a winng smile and he applied to the benefit of california, america and even international causes including the american himalayan foundation, he cared so much about those folks. every now and t then, he would call me with his frequentl

chair durbin: thank you. >> welcome to the members of the panel. i do not know any of you and i do not know your backgrounds, >> we will leave this here to go live to remarks from president biden, speaking following an emergency meeting of russia's invasion of ukraine. president biden: if i had your voice, i would have been elected earlier. >> can you talk to us about two things? since your conversation with president xi of china, have you seen any indication of action or lack of action from china that has led you to believe whether they will intervene russia with the sale of arms, support the war in ukraine? secondly, can you say whether the conversation has turned to the subject of food shortages and what the u.s. will do to addressed wheat shortages in particular as a result of this war russian mark thank you. president biden: on the first question related to xi jinping of china, i had a very straightforward conversation with xi. i guess now seven days ago, six days ago, and that range. i made it clear to him -- i made no threats -- but i made i

chair durbin: thank you, senator hawley. certainly the judge deserves to be heard on that type of a charge. senator hirono? sen. hirono: thank you, mr. chairman. judge jackson, aloha. i know there are people here to support you. aloha to all of you. congratulations, judge jackson, to all that you have accomplished throughout your life and career. i know a lot of your backgrounds and experiences have been cited, but some things are worth repeating, so i am going to repeat them. you are the national champion of speech and debate as a highschooler. you have undergraduate and law degrees from harvard, each with honors, three clerkships of federal court, including one for justice breyer, who you have been nominated to replace. in washington dc to to public school teachers. you moved to miami, florida at a young age. that way your deck to go to law school. you are inspired to pursue a career in law by watching your dad study his law classes at the kitchen table. you considered attending harvard, i thought that had not previously e

chair durbin: thank you. . mr. bryant. vaughn: my name is von bryant, i'm executive director of the division of metropolitan family services. metropolitan family services has helped chicago families meet the hardships of poverty, natural disasters, wars and economic downturns since 1857. in 2016, we formed peace initiatives to put power in community hands and engage residents to participate in the solution of gun violence. i came to this having grown up in detroit, michigan. i am the son of a detroit police officer and a product of the police athletic league, where officers coached me in football, bass or coal -- football, basketball and baseball before i became a fourth-round draft pick. it is my privilege to introduce to you my metropolitan peace initiative, which coordinates support across agencies made up of local organizations rooted in violent areas in chicago. for the first time in chicago history, organization with -- organizations with proven violence prevention outcomes have come together dedicated to preventing

look like that is going to happen, but if it does happen, which seems extremely unlikely, then chair durbin did the right thing today. anything for a vote. dick durbin is the chairman of the judiciary committee because democrats lost confidence in 88 year old diane feinstein's ability to run leadership hearings like this. so, she was beside in favor of dick durbin. the ability to run a hearing is not based on age, as senator patrick leahy showed when he jumped in to show dick durbin how to shut down interruptions from republican senators. >> -- >> -- -- >> -- >> mister chairman. >> i know the junior senator from texas. i used to get on television. but most have been here a long time, we try to follow the rules. and i can very easily hand you a letter to go to the record, he is saying this to do and help senator hawley. let's get back to -- >> senator hawley did not write the letter. >> republicans spent the day saying that they don't think that the prison sentences that judge jackson gave to defendants who possessed child pornography were long enough. lindsey graham said that the lightest s

today began with judiciary chair dick durbin, democrat of illinois, giving judge jackson an opportunityo preempt

chair. sen. durbin: mr. president, i was disappointed but not surprised that senator mcconnell came to the floor and announced he would not support the nomination of ketanji brown jackson to the vacancy of stephen breyer on the supreme court. we wrapped up the four process from the judiciary committee considering her nomination. that is why some of the statements which the senator made in justifying his opposition, i believe, need to be addressed. it seems he is concerned as many republicans art with the notion of packing the court. the notion behind that is that the democrats are inspired to appoint some number of new justices to that court, maybe four, and thereby tip the balance back toward the democratic side. the question before us is where does that idea come from? even as chairman of the committee, i do not know. i suppose there are some academics and theorists and researchers who believe that is well worthy of conversation. but let's be honest about this issue which seems to consume the republicans i

followed by minority leader mitch mcconnell judiciary committee chair durbin.

. >> senate judiciary chair dick durbin talk to reporters after meeting with supreme court nominee.confirmation hearings which are set to begin march 21. senator durbin said he's not a post in-person hearings, but the decision has yet to be made because of the covid 19 pandemic. >> i just had an opportunity to sit down with ketanji brown jackson, the nominee from president biden to fill the vacancy is not the first time he

he got into a spat with senate judiciary chair durbin. >> i've never seen the chairman refused to allowo answer a question. you can bank as far as you want. >> sometime you have to go over the rules. >> will you answer the question? kennedy: remember when democrats were interrupting chairman grassley and he's like stop it, i am losing patience democrats hope to finish the hearing tomorrow. what does it mean to play as out? is this more about the nominee or senators will help to be president? joining me now, the fantastic promised at the national review, fox news contributor, andy mccarthy is back. welcome back, andy. >> i'm good, how are you? kennedy: i find this to be fascinating, it's a fun game, i feel like i've been to this rodeo before. judge brown jackson obviously, she throws a bone here or there, the original variety to conservatives and libertarians but is it possible to get a true glimpse affect judicial philosophy she's constantly deflecting to talk about her methodology? technology obviously is so much more. [laughter] >> i think one thing she's right about his she does have

chair durbin: 108 have been white men. none have been a black woman. you, judge committed can be the first. prepared to face i kind of heat, scrutiny, the national spotlight, but your presence here today to brave this process will give inspiration to millions who see themselves in you. as i mentioned to you, i was on the steps of the supreme court this morning, and there were so many young african-american women who see your pursuit. the nominees that come before us, president biden, your qualifications are outstanding. and your experience tell us what kind of lawyer, what kind of person, guiding your life and work, but the constitution, not just the wealthy and powerful, favoritism and the judiciary must live above the entrance, equal justice under law. so today is a proud day for america. we have come a long way, and we know that we still have to form a more perfect union. it is a moment something that the late senator said to judge ruth bader ginsburg, at her confirmation hearing, he said you face this committee, and that judgment is likely to revol

. >> senate judiciary chair dick durbin talk to reporters after meeting with supreme court nominee. he gave a timeline for confirmation hearings which are set to begin march 21. senator durbin said he's not a post in-person hearings, but the decision has yet to be made because of the covid 19 pandemic. >> i just had an opportunity to sit down with ketanji brown jackson, the nominee from president biden to fill the vacancy is not the first time he met. in fact is not the first time she was in my office. she was there, we think we were trying to guess and 2011 as a member of the sentencing commission. i had passed a reform of sentencing on crack cocaine and she was a member of the sentencing commission that ultimately, unanimously decided to make that decision retroactive. included support of conservative republicans and others on the bipartisan basis. let me tell you why i believe this woman is ready to make history and america. she is an extra name back if you're going to be the first in america you better bring credentials to the task and she does. she has been an outstanding law s

>> thank you, chair durbin. judge, congratulations again on your nomination to our nation's highest court. you're an impressive jurist. i hope the broader public sees that and i enjoyed the opportunity to meet your family here yesterday, and i thought before i begin my questions, the junior senator from texas suggested that the democrats have exacted a political agenda by op potion the nomination of judge gorsuch to the supreme court. i kind of chuckle at that because along with others, i -- others repeatedly and clearly established the nomination and i explained my votes on the record. there's no political agenda. i contrast that with the republicans' treatment of judge merrick garland. we are still waiting today for republicans to explain on the record what concerns they had with merrick garland that they blocked him for over a year and would not allow -- even allow a vote on his nomination apparently because of a politically driven agenda. all i'm saying is let's make history this week, but let's not re-write

>> thank you for that question, chair durbin. working to ensure that our local and state law enforcement agencies are doing a better job capturing data is one of our top priorities at the justice department. we are working to provide guidance and working to shine a light on this issue. we know that accurate data is critical to ensuring we are deploying resources to the right places, critical to identifying hotspots, critical to preventing violent hate crimes from happening. so this is one of our top priorities. in terms of our current, present-day efforts to counter white supremacy, this is also a top priority for us. you noted the history that led to the founding of the justice department, and attorney general merrick garland speaks to that history often. and sadly, too many of the events we see unfolding in our communities across the country today remind us that while we have made progress, racially motivated hate remains a stark problem in our nation today. the justice department's recent conviction secured against the three m

chair durbin, i would ask that the letter from the fraternal order of police be included in the record. >> without objection. >> now, that's a statement from the largest law enforcement labor organization in the united states. what do you say to people who say you're soft on crime or even anti-law enforcement, because you accepted your duties as a public defender? >> i would make three observations in response to those critiques. the first is that as someone who has had family members on patrol and in the line of fire, i care deeply about public safety. i know what it's like to have loved ones who go off to protect and to serve and the fear of not knowing whether or not they're going to come home again, because of crime in the community. as you say, my brother patrolled the streets of baltimore. and i had two uncles that were career law enforcement, including one who became the chief of police of the city of miami police department in the 1990s. so crime and the effects on the community and the need for law enforcement, those are not abstract concepts or political slogans to me. the se

committee chair, durbin, try to call for order.point, chairman durbin said to judge jackson, there is no pointing responding. he's going to interrupt. you after that barrage of incessant -- meaningful responses, senator alex monday of, california, asked judge jackson which she would say to young people watching who might doubt that they can achieve what she has. >> i hope to inspire people to try to follow. this past, because i love this country. because i love the law. because i think it is important that we all in bass. in our future. the young people are the future. i want them to know that they can do and be anything. i went to public school and i didn't know anything about harvard until my debate coach took me there to interest me in competition. i get there and, wow. so different. i was really questioning, do i belong here? can i make it in this environment? i was walking through the yard in the evening and a black woman i did not know was passing me on the sidewalk. she looked at me, i guess she knew how i was feeling. she l

committee will begin the nomination process for judge ketanji brown jackson on march. 21st committee chair durbin announced the schedule today as jackson held her first meetings with senators on capitol hill, including with majority leader chuck schumer and republican mitch mcconnell. the hearings will last for 4 days with opening statements followed by questioning and testimony. if confirmed, jackson will be the first black woman to serve on the high court. let's talk about our weather forecast right now as we take a live look outside right here. a nice close-up shot of the bay bridge. rain is going to be moving into the bay area. starting tonight. our meteorologist rodriguez is here now with a look at the timing of this next. it's not really a storm per se. next wet weather. how would you categorize next? sprinkles showers. i think it's a store >> what what you've been talking to, what this were you getting your sources? let's take a look at the golden gate bridge were dragging that increase in high cloud cover and let's take a look at your forecast because radar for going to show an increase i

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the committee's democratic chair, dick durbin, opened the hearing and gave jackson the chance to respond to their expected lines of attack, that as a judge she's been lenient in sentencing child pornography offenders. >> as a mother and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: that was a preview of one of the more intense exchanges with senator ted cruz. >> do you believe the voice of the children is heard? >> yes, senator, i do. >> could you explain how? >> your chart does not include all of the factors that congress has told judges to consider. >> reporter: on tuesday judge jackson expressed broad support for americans' first and second amendment rights. she also weighed in on the issue of abortion. >> roe and casey are the settled law of the supreme court concerning the right to terminate a woman's pregnancy. >> reporter: on wednesday, jackson will undergo another round of questioning before her confirmation hearing wraps up the next day. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> there are breaking developm

. >> reporter: democratic judiciary committee chair dick durbin opened the day with questions from theplay book, giving jackson a chance to preempt expected lines of attack, including allegations as a judge she was lenient in sentencing child pornography offenders. >> as a mother and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth.orr: that was a previw of one of the day's testier exchanges with senator ted cruz, a harvard law school classmate. >> do you believe the voice of the children is heard? >> yes, senator, i do. >> could you explain how? >> your chart does not include all of the factors that congress has told judges to. has told judges to consider. >> reporter: two major law enforcement organizations have endorsed jackson and even some opponents have called similar attacks baseless. >> in every case, i did my duty to hold the defendants accountable in light of the evidence and the information that was presented to me. >> reporter: republicans also focused on her representation of detainees at guantanamo, and whether she

he had a heated exchange with senate judiciary chair dick durbin. sen. graham: being a public defender, did you consider that rewarding? judge jackson: yes i did. public service is very important to me. it is an important family value. it is something that now i have dedicated my career to. deserve a system that can keep terrorists off the battlefield that understands the difference between war and crime. you considered 9/11 you set a terrible tragic event. would you consider it an act of war? judge jackson: yes. sen. graham: i would too. you are rightly proud of your service as a public defender. you represented gizmo day chinese -- gitmo detainees, part of our system. what is the recidivism rate at gitmo? judge jackson: i'm not aware. sen. graham: 31%. how does that strike you? judge jackson: i don't know how it strikes me. sen. graham: it strikes me as terrible. judge jackson: that's what i was going to say. sen. graham: of the 229 -- 749 chinese release from gitmo 220 nice -- of the 749 detainees from gitmo 229 went back. a former gitmo detainee was

>> critically important, chair durbin. america's history is one where we've seen great progress, and we continue to work to make real the promises underlying the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. sadly, we know that racial discrimination, racial harassment, racially motivated violence continue to be problems that threaten the safety of people living in their communities. they threaten our children, who are learning in school environments, pose threats to workers in the workplace. so it's important that we understand our history and that we continue to focus today on these longstanding problems that have loomed heavy throughout our nation's history. >> thank you, general clarke. senator grassley? >> welcome, general. general clarke, you're sitting alone here today, but you shouldn't be. the fbi declined to appear for this hearing, and i believe they put you forward to answer questions for them. i've heard some concerns about the fbi's response to hate crimes. i've heard they've been uncoordinated and that the fbi hasn't alway

. >> reporter: democratic judiciary committee chair dick durbin opened the day with questions from the book, giving jackson a chance to preempt expected lines of attack, including allegations as a judge she was lenient in sentencing child pornography offenders. >> as a mother and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: that was a preview of one of the day's testier exchanges with senator ted cruz, a harvard law school classmate. >> do you believe the voice of the children is heard? >> yes, senator, i do. >> could you explain how? >> your chart does not include all of the factors that congress has told judges to. >> reporter: two major law enforcement organizations have endorsed jackson and even some opponents have called similar attacks baseless. >> in every case, i did my duty to hold the defendants accountable in light of the evidence and the information that was presented to me. >> reporter: republicans also focused on her representation of detainees at guantanamo, and whether she would consider race in

today began with judiciary chair dick durbin, democrat of illinois, giving judge jackson an opportunity to preempt republicans' criticism of the record -- cover record including the contention that she was lenient on defendants and child cases. let me address another issue that came up yesterday in the opening phase of this nomination hearing it is the issue involving child pornography. -- defend dance raised several times primarily by the senator from missouri. he was questioning your sentencing record in child pornography cases that do not involve the production of pornographic material. i wanted to put some context here. the senator from missouri has said in tweets of your position on this issue " joe jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and her. -- judge jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and are -- offenders." i thought of these charges as i watched you and your family listening closely yesterday. it made me wonder how you felt as your friends and family heard those charges that your sentencing endanger children. could you tell us what was going

. >> shannon: the chair, dick durbin, clearly a democratic senator, controlling the flow and pace todayt whether there were lessons to be learned from contentious recent hearings. >> regrets for the way you handled the kavanaugh hearing? >> we have all learned from life experiences. i hope you do. i do. some of these were in our control and some out of her control. i don't want to lose relive that history. we are pushing forward. >> shannon: democrats wouldn't want to relive the history but i got -- because it got really ugly. many senators on both sides of the aisle, it was not a fun place to be at that time. >> it was not a fun place and it wasn't a safe place. not here, not in our home districts, not for our families. i bet they don't want to relive it because they are humility by the way they behaved, by the way they took a decent, honest man and engaged in the politics of personal destruction of the first order. it was wrong. for them to sidestep it in any way, to pretend this was anyone's fault other than their own, anything other than a conscious deliberate choice on their part t

separately, lindsey graham stormed out of the hearing after he clashed with senate judiciary chair dick durbin over the ongoing detention of guantanamo prisoners, some of whom jackson represented as an attorney. we'll have more on that issue, and day 2 of ketanji brown jackson's historic confirmation hearings after headlines. in coronavirus news, new york city and other parts of the northeast have reported an uptick in cases as the omicron subvariant ba.2 spreads. one genomics firm estimates ba.2 now represents between 50% to 70% of all u.s. cases, though many health experts say they do not expect a major surge. new york city mayor eric adams announced the city's mask mandate for children under five will be dropped on april 4 if officials deem case numbers remain low enough. this comes as the biden administration said this week it does not have sufficient funds to purchase a fourth vaccine dose for all u.s. citizens if called for and urged lawmakers to pass a stalled $15 billion funding package. white house press secretary jen psaki has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time i

coming up, judiciary committee chair dick durbin will talk about the latest response to the war. the interview on this week at 8:00 this morning. we are constantly updating our bay area streaming app the latest updates on ukraine. the app is available for roku, amazon fire, apple, android tv. developing news, 20 people were shot, including children at a car show in arkansas. at least one person has died. this happened 90 miles southeast of little rock last night. children are among those injured and the shooting -- did not have a pacific number. please continue to investigate if more people may have been involved. it's unclear what caused the shooting or the conditions of those injured. more developing news, crews are battling deadly wildfires in texas. wendy goss and dry grass or fueling the fires that destroyed 50 homes west of fort worth. officers went from door to door, urging residents to get out. a sheriff's deputy died helping an elderly person evacuate. many families of lost everything. the fires of burned 125,000. the cause of the crash that left four marines debt is und

judiciary senate chair dick durbin of illinois is a co-sponsor of the bill. >> we've been waiting a longperative. it's two areas in the federal government that is not governed by an ethics committee. i think that's long overdue. >> joining us now, congress 'correspondent for "washington post" our friend jackie alemany. what is the sense of how that impacts the january 6 cases? >> i'm not sure it is going to impact the investigation. clarence thomas at the end of the day was the lone justice to dissent when it came to the case about the national archives handing over documents to the january 6 committee. but, you know, again, if you look at the numbers here, that wouldn't have necessarily made a difference. but i think from an optics perspective, it does make a difference. and the courts all along have been on the side of the january 6 committee. that's why we've seen such swift action, records handed over in a much tighter fashion than in previous impeachment and investigations. i think, you know, justice thomas recusing himself would also lend itself to sort of bolstering this idea that

senator --chair sen. durbin: senator, i don't know where their members of your carcass stand on the basic question of his -- of this nomination. they can decide on their own and they will, and they should because that is the response billy. i think i know where you are headed. i would suggest that we should think long and hard, my friends, about members of the judiciary committee endangering the lives of innocent people to pursue this line of questioning. spent two days, 15, 16, 17, 18 hours and a large part of it on this issue. i don't believe these presentencing reports are going to change anyone's disposition if they're going to vote on this issue. i do not want it weighing on my conscience that i gave the green light to release this information so that it might endanger the lives of innocent victims. i am sorry, that is a bridge too far for me. i think the issue before us on sentencing, you each have a chance to hear plenty of testimony on. i believe this should be taken up with individual caucuses on both s

the committee's chair, dick durbin, has set april 4th for the confirmation by the committee and foughtic questioning by some republicans. the counterpoint came from senator cory booker, who moved the judge to tears for a second time with a powerful and emotional tribute. >> it's hard for me not to look at you and not see my mom, not to see my cousins. you have earned this spot. you are worthy. you are a great american when that final vote happens. and you ascend onto the highest court in the land. i'm going to rejoice. >> let's go straight to our panel, ali vitali on capitol hill, u.s. former national bar association president c.k. hoffler and kimberly atkins stohr. c.k., watching the questioning in the past couple days was exhausting. so we can only imagine what it was like to be in the line of fire. and then cory booker both days kind of providing an outlet for all that emotion, maybe especially for judge jackson. and i want to get to the point of what's supposed to be a key part of this process, right, temperament, demeanor, never took the bait. your thoughts. >> no, i agree. i thin