with has been in lockstep none other than clarence thomas.olks who thought he was going to be another scalia, he is far to the right of him. in some cases there was thought he would be a centrist. thus far, he has really staked out the most extreme conservative positions, both on the church-state case we talked about. he would have gone much farther than even the majority went, but also he dissented from a decision not to hear a major case out of arkansas about putting same-sex parents, both of their names on birth certificates, and wrote a scorching dissent suggesting sex decision did not control in this instance. time after time we have seen him emerge as quite a bit further to the right than even we expected. amy: on even the issue of gay rights, anthony kennedy, you say there is a whispering campaign he might step down, came down forcefully in 2013 in favor of marriage equality, was the swing vote in the court's landmark decision striking down a key portion of the defense of marriage act. the significance of the rise of gorsuch, who was a

you know, that was actually in one of the dissents from the supreme court, clarence thomas, very concerned that this is simply unworkable. while we expect the airports to be slightly more orderly, this is certainly not the end of litigation back and forth. >> the new i guess watered down travel ban -- and i know, you know, i've been hearing from pro bono law groups saying they'll be having all the big major airports with hundreds and hundreds of lawyers there for the next, you know, 48 hours to help people who might have legal questions or legal troubles stemming from all this. let's talk about health care and where it is, i guess in the triage unit at the moment in the senate. the president -- you know, against the backdrop of the chicago cubs at the white house, that's there's a surprise coming. listen to the president himself. >> health care is working along very well. we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. so now they're happy. >> what do you mean by big surprise, sir? >> a great, great surprise. going to be great. >> a great, great surprise. i'm sure he's not t

yale, then went to university of chicago law school in judged -- did a clerkship for justice clarence thomas of the supreme court after spending a few years in private practice she served as associate counsel and special assistant to the president with a career in academia and currently teaches at george mason where she is also the founder and director of center for a the administrative state. there is little doubt at this point to implement federal regulatory policy is simply unacceptable for years businesses have complained about the administrative process that is not responsible to produce results to harm economic growth while involving public health and welfare. over a span of several past administrations the consensus has formed an apparent step to streamline that process has powered ira the administrator but it professor rao is supremely in a uniquely qualified to step into this role in but her watch we can expect ira to scrutinize the of rules with a cost benefit analysis. we cannot take our eye off the ball we need more than just exceptional care. the legislative branch must do its p

. >> reporter: of the clarence thomas-anita hill scandal.lic hearings have become part politics, part theater. americans watched as bill clinton became the second president in u.s. history to undergo an impeachment trial. >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word "is" is. >> that's exactly what we did. >> reporter: and then watched again when hillary clinton endured an 11-hour grilling from the house benghazi committee. >> i have been racking my brain about what more could have been done or should have been done. >> reporter: the most explosive hearing of all was watergate. >> these mistakes were made by only a few participants in the campaign. >> reporter: it uncovered the extent of the cover-up by the nixon administration. >> i began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency. >> reporter: what began with a burglary ended with president nixon's resignation. >> so of course it leads up to these comey hearings, which create a sense of anticipation that people may hear something that's going to change the

he's clearly aligned himself time and time again actually with clarence thomas more than right to anyoned today especially just a whole raft of decisions that came from him that show he is going to be anti-same-sex marriage, very, very eager to pull down the wall between church and state. and as we saw on the travel ban, really eager to afford trump broad, broad executive power. so this is not your center right justice. this is somebody who i think in hindsight, when dems decided to filibuster him, i think they knew what was coming up the pike. >> dahlia lithwick, it's great to see you. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. i noticed it as soon as we moved into the new house. ♪ a lot of people have vertical blinds. well, if a lot of people jumped off a bridge, would you? you hungry? i'm okay right -- i'm... i'm becoming my, uh, mother. it's been hard, but some of the stuff he says is actually pretty helpful. pumpkin, bundling our home and auto insurance is a good deal! like buying in bulk! that's fun, right? progressive can't protect you fr

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gorsuch is proving to be clarence thomas-like in his conservatism, very conservative across the boardvoted in 15 cases, the only justice he's voted with in all 15 cases is clarence thomas. >> the democrats said he may need congenal but what will he be getting inside the room, we're seeing now. jeffrey toobin perfect as always. >>> and to you our international viewers, thank you for watching. for you, "cnn newsroom" will be next. for our u.s. viewers we have a big day in a battle over health care. this cbo score, what this bill means for families like yours is going to make a difference. what do you say? let's get to it. >> this cbo report should be the end of the road for trumpcare. >> we are no longer forcing someone by a policy that they don't want. >> if you're on the fence i'm mott so sure this report helps you much. >> he wants a bill that has heart, wants to make sure people have access and that it's affordable. >> these are our families that are being impacted, so let's please get it right. >> the trump administration says syria could be preparing another chemical attack. >> it

he's clearly aligned himself time and time again actually with clarence thomas more than right to anyoneially just a whole raft of decisions that came from him that show he is going to be anti-same-sex marriage, very, very eager to pull down the wall between church and state. and as we saw on the travel ban, really eager to afford trump broad, broad executive power. so this is not your center right justice. this is somebody who i think in hindsight, when dems decided to filibuster him, i think they knew what was coming up the pike. >> dahlia lithwick, it's great to see you. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> all right. we'll be right back. stay with us. ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. pain's kind of self-defining. not when it hurts, it hurts. when i can't do something, it makes me feel isolated. with aleve, you can stay strong longer because only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. i get to be presen

. >> reporter: anita hill's accusations against supreme court nominee clarence thomas spurred debatehis denial and slamming of the committee even more talk. >> as far as i'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppedy blacks. >> reporter: hearings have brought impeachment, corruption probes, harsh accusations against the irs -- >> i have not broken any laws. >> reporter: scathing words for cigarette-makers. >> the difference between cigarettes and twinkies and the other products you mentioned is death. >> reporter: and outraged questions for the secret service. >> we're talking about a respected member of the secret service who was absolutely drunk! >> reporter: admittedly, congressional hearings often lead to nothing, but every now and then, this unique type of political theater collides with something important, and then it really can be a show worth watching. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> absolutely. that was a fun trip down memory lane. i mean, the anita hill/clarence thomas stuff, that was totally appointment viewing when it was happening. >> it's true, because it was fu

go to the famous hearing the confirmation hearing for clarence thomas for the supreme court. anita hill made a very impressive performance but in the end clarence thomas called it a high-tech lynching. it often doesn't come in the opening statement or any kind of prepared remarks. it comes in the give and take of a multi-hour hearing. but that could have a dramatic effect politically and i think we have to watch for that today. the president's numbers are already very low. latest poll he is down in the mid 30s. there may be no hard evidence of an obstruction of justice but it could be damaging to the president as james comey, who is a very experienced, very savvy and very dramatic witness on capitol hill tells his story. you have to remember, he got fired by donald trump. he has no interest at all in protecting the president. he has primarily an interest, my guess is, in redeeming his own reputation. >> shannon: i want to bring you in and ask you, dana. separate branches. all eyes accost the country and world are focusing on the hearing today. there is still business at the w

statements under oath, false statements -- >> reporter: earlier sexual harassment allegations against clarence thomas he denied. the drama playing out in realtime. more than 20 million tuning in. conversation to a discussion of sexual matters. his conversations were very vivid. >> this is a circus, a national disgrace. and from my standpoint, as a black american, as far as i am concerned it is a -- >> in the 80s, oliver north brought his feisty lawyer to answer questions about iran-contra. >> letting the witness on jkt if -- letting the witness object if he wishes to. >> maybe most famous of all, the investigation into watergate. >> i'm not a crook. >> reporter: that had the most dramatic finale of all. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> reporter: the famous wave and unforgettable exit on live television. tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> quite a few big moment there in the history. >> at the very least get watching. >> that is true. >> "the mix" is next. we'll be right back. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medi

i am admirer of clarence thomas and other black conservatives law and civil-rights i understood how bad the movement had become anything thomas is a great guy on those issues the very wise man unknown to 99% of today's youth to have a stranglehold on the university. >> caller: it is wonderful to listen to you. i was born 1950 force schools were integrated it was inspiring because my african classmates were into the civil-rights movement as a positive culture so to contrast that to the culture now which is so negative and destructive it is incredible senate this will rights movement was destroyed by those to race hustlers who would line their own pockets by attacking white people basically. is a terrible thing what it has done but to tell them that the system is rigged against you and then that is denying them an incredible opportunity that this country affords. and as a talented comedian. it is a great country a. in the censorship issue is huge. my book is 10 weeks on the new york times best-seller list. by the l.a. times and "washington post" and have the new york review for the indust

well, we are now just hours from what might be the most highly anticipated senate hearing since clarence thomas and anita hill. today we got a seven-page preview of what director comey will say, his opening statement outlining the discomfort with the conversations with the president, the need to break precedent he says and document them and the president's efforts to get him to drop the investigation of fired national security adviser michael flynn. along with the senate, the house intelligence committee is also investigating. joining us is a member of the house committee, jim himes of connecticut. based on what you heard from the opening, what you read in the opening statement, is there obstruction of justice? >> well, you know, this is ultimately a complicated question that's going to center for all the noise you're going to hear and hear a lot of noise seeing an effort being ramped up right now to damage the credibility of jim comey, this all boils down and i'm probably not the right person on the panel to make this definitive judgment, this thing boils down to the question of whether the pr

justice clarence thomas warned the court's compromise was unworkable and will invite a flood of litigation until this case is finally resolved on the merits. now, the justices scheduled arguments on the merits for october, but by then the whole case could be moot. the administration said it needed a temporary ban while it reviewed immigration vetting procedures. by october, anthony, that review should be complete. >> mason: jan crawford at the supreme court, thanks. a reporter asked the president today how he feels about the court ruling. he replied, "very good, thank you, very good." earlier the president tweeted, "very grateful for the 9-0 decision. we must keep america safe." and in a written statement, he called the decision a clear victory for our national security. the non-partisan congressional budget office projected today that the senate healthcare bill would drive up the number of uninsured americans. that could make it tougher to win the support of undecided republicans. here's chief congressional correspondent nancy cordes. >> obviously it's not good news. >> reporter: arizona'

three of the court's more conservative justices, clarence thomas, neil gorsuch, samuel alito said the court remedy will prove unworkable and invite a flood of lawsuits. >> this is going to be a lit the bit of a logistical nightmare because authorities are now going to have to decide when someone aps for a visa from one of these six muslim countries does this person have enough of a connection to the united states? >> reporter: the travel industry is already raising concerns. the ceo of airbnb on twitter saying a travel ban has always been bad policy. trip adviser still concerned about the impact on refugees. and the chief executive from royal caribbean cruise line urging caution. >> travel business, you don't like any kind of a travel ban. >> reporter: the travel ban is part of a bigger struggle between the trump administration and business. some of the same high-tech firms that met last week with president trump at the white house have filed briefs saying the travel ban hurts u.s. competitiveness and there were reports apple ceo tim cook told president trump technology employees are

that part of the court's decision and in his dissent, clarenc thomas warned that the court's compromise unworkable and will invite a flood of litigation until this case is finally resolved on the merits. >> now the justices, scheduled arguments on the merits. but by then the case would be moot. the administration said it needed the temporary plan while it reviewed vetting procedures. by october the review should be complete. >> supreme court decision touched off tweet storm from president trump and white house officials. chip reid has that story. >> reporter: in a tweet he wrote, very grateful for the 9-# decision from the u.s. supreme court. we must keep america safe. in a written statement he called the decision a clear victory for our national security. >> the cbs "overnight news" will be right back. it says you apply the blue one ok, letto me. this. here? no. have a little fun together, or a lot. k-y yours and mine. two sensations that work together, so you can play together. thanks for tnorfolk!around and i just wanted to say, geico is proud to have served the military for over 75

i am an admirer of clarence thomas and other blackence conservatives.i was turned around on the civil rights. .. great guy on those issues the very wise man unknown to 99% of today's youth to have a stranglehold on the university. >> caller: it is wonderful to listen to you. i was born our schools were all integrated and it was truly inspiring because my african-american classmates and so on were into civil rights and there was such a positive culture. that contrast with the culture now which is so negative and destructive and, it's you know, incredible to me. from speed to the civil rights movement was destroyed by the two races that was an extortionist who lined their own pockets by attacking white people, basically.eo they held them white companies and it's a terrible thing that the civil rights has done. to tell young back people that the system is rigged against you is to deny them an incredible opportunity that this country affords.un just think of it, snoop doggy dog was in wisconsin and now he's worth $200 million, talented comedian. is a great

you know, i'm an admirer of cheryl clark for that reason, clarence thomas and other black conservatives. i was turned around on civil rights. i understood how bad the civil rights movement had become bit-- by reading thomas souls broke "civil rights rhetoric, a reality" and thomas soul has been a great guide on racial relations for conservatives, very wise man. on known to 99% of today's college students because of the leftist stranglehold on our universities. host: mike is calling from detroit as well. hello. calle caller: it's wonderful to listen i was born in 1950, in grade school, junior high school, high school our schools were integrated and it was really inspiring because my african-american classmates and so on were into the civil rights movement, such a positive culture. you can kind of contrast that to the culture now, which is so negative and destructive under the democrats. it's just really incredible to me. guest: the civil rights movement was destroyed by sharpton and jackson, two extortionists whoet line their own pockets by attacking white people, basically, and holding

justices clarence thomas, samuel alito, and neil gorsuch said they would have let the entire ban takeffect immediately. prime minister modi it will visit with trump today. a few people expect -- few people expect breakthroughs on issues like immigration. british prime minister theresa may is trying to use anxiety over how e.u. citizens living in the u.k. will be treated after brexit. she spoke earlier to parliament. >> under these plans, no e.u. citizen currently in the u.k. lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the u.k. leaves the e.u. we want you to stay. in the u.k.izen with five years continuous residence will be granted settled stasis -- status. emma: meanwhile, the dup will support may's conservatives in return for action funding and northern ireland. martin shkreli goes on trial today for securities fraud. usingutors accuse him of $11 billion in stock to pay off investors. he has pleaded not guilty. startingter known for turing pharmaceuticals and raising the price of an hiv drug 5000%. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in mor

clarence thomas, his view of the travel ban.s that attorney from what he wrote and not opinion. >> it makes it very clear that the supreme court is unanimous, that trump has authority over these immigration issues, that the president can pass a travel ban in his executive capacity in the situation i'm like what the lower circuit court had found. that's what it says. some conservative judges would've said what they did here was take a middle road. they've had the executive with this bona fide connection. >> can you explain the bona fide test for viewers out there and how it's anything in your opinion could create many americans on board with the full travel ban, could that create a false sense of security? >> a bit of a hedge because the administration is going to have to look at the connections that these people who want to edge the country to the united states. what does that mean? the court gave a few examples. didn't accept u.s. universities, people accepted job offers in the united states and people that a family in the mid-

did not support as a supreme court justice, he's joined two of the most conservative justices, clarence thomas and al lito and the court to take the position that the entire injunction should have been lifted. this is like the three horsemen of the apocalypse, they're waiting for the fourth one to come along so they can go on their trend to what i call our extremism. and that's exactly not surprised at all that neil gorsuch is right in there with thomas alito pretty much telling the president, you go right ahead, impose a muslim ban, i'm glad the other justices are not there quite yet. >> thank you so much, thanks for being with us and good luck with your treatment in the coming days and weeks. >> thank you so much. >> and coming up, on the front lines in the overdose capital of america, what is at stake in the health care battle, extraordinaextror. americans - 83% try to eat healthy. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day 50+ a complete multi-vitamin with 100% daily value of more than 15 key nutrients. one a day 50+. "how to win at busines

clarence thomas, samuel alito, and neil gorsuch said they would have let the entire fan take effect immediatelyd a statement released by the white house, the president says the court's decision "today's ruling allows me to use the important tool for protecting the nation's homeland." the supreme court has refused to consider loosening restrictions on carrying guns in public. the justices rejecting an appeal by gun rights advocates in california. they declined to carve out new constitutional protections for firearm owners outside the home. in london today, the british prime minister theresa may has reached a governing deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists. she needs the party support on key votes after her conservatives lost a majority in parliament. the two sides agreed on extra funding for northern ireland and on payments for the elderly. the president of cyprus has rejected a united nations document that was supposed to act as a guide during the crucial peace summit later this week. the nation's president says the document disregards "issues of essential importance to the greek cy

decision didn't go far enough and should have allowed the full travel ban to go into effect, just as clarence thomasd the piecemale approach may be unworkable, writing, today's compromise will burden executive officials with the task of deciding on peril of contempt whether individuals from the six affected nations who wish to enter the united states have a sufficient connection to a person or entity in this country. he joined the most conservative member and agreed the travel ban should go into effect. >> it's a pretty strong vote, it's a pretty strong show of support for the president by his senate. >> reporter: the full court said today it will hear critical arguments in the fall. lawyers for those who are for the ban will be speaking ahead. >> we'll be counting on the supreme court to affirm what the american people have made so clear, that there's no place in this country for any policy that attempts to discriminate or divide us based on how we pray, what we look like or where we come from. >> we want to restore the executive branch crucial and long held constitutional authority to defend our n

the same thing with clarence thomas when he ruled on the citizens united about what kind of groups can buy elections. later on that day his wife went out and started such a group. that is not a crime someone can be convicted of but it is an appearance of impropriety. any other judge in the united dates would have been removed for what i just described of scalia and thomas. supreme court justices should also be removed but the senate would have to impeach them. i don't know why it hasn't happened. it should happen every time there is such an appearance of impropriety. norman, thank you. one of the decisions or at least the court watchers are looking for today is what decision will be made about the travel ban. that was desired by the trump administration, stopped in the lower court, asked for review by the supreme court. the possible options the court could apply to this request, saying that with the votes of five justices the court could agree to the administration's request to immediately reinstate the travel ban which would go into effect 72 hours after a favorable court ruling. the

appears splitting the baby in the way the majority is doing is going to be unworkable and justice clarence thomas says, the day the compromise will burden executive officials with the task of deciding on peril of on contempt, whether individuals from the six affected nations who wish to enter the u.s. have a sufficient connection to a person or entity in this country, wolf. now the ball is in the government's court to figure out how to do this in a way that avoids some of the chaos that we saw last time around, wolf. >> all right. laura jarrett reporting for us. thanks very much. get more insight on this important travel ban decision. what it means. our senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin joining us from new york. here in washington, cnn politics reporter and editor at large chris slis a and laura coates i with us as well. jeffrey what do you make of the decision to let parts of the ban take effect? give us clues, for example, how the arguments might go when the full court takes up the case in october? >> i think this is definitely much more of a win than a loss for the trump administration. ther

. >> reporter: enforcement of the order could be an issue and in fact in the opinion, justice clarence thomas said he is worried this decision will put an unfair burden on federal officials while they try to figure out whether the person trying to come to the u.s. has a bona fide relationship with someone in this country. the high court will hear arguments on the revised travel ban this october. >>> the supreme court also agreed to hear the appeal from the owner of the colorado bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for the same-sex couple in 2012. jack phillips, the owner of the masterpiece cake shop told a gay couple they would not make the wedding cake due to his religious beliefs. the couple filed a discrimination complaint and the colorado court ruled against phillips and they have petition the supreme court claiming the ruling violates his freedom of speech, and the case will be heard in the fall. >>> some senate republicans are expressing doubt about holding the bill on the healthcare and waiting for the nonpartisan congressional budget office and so far five republican senators op

adam: that is right, the three most conservative justices, clarence thomas, --, neil gorsuch, all saidt is fine so much as it goes. we would exclude the people with no connections to the united states. but we also want to let the president in this area exercise maximum power and let them make to decision about who exclude. they would've allowed president trump to exclude everyone in this period. charlie: this goes into effect immediately? adam: the administration says they need 72 hours to get up to speed. but for all intents and purposes, this will be the new normal throughout the summer until the court decides in october. it will go into effect very fast. it is not the clearest guidance you have heard. there was a lot of dispute at the administrative level, conflicts at embassies around the world, whether someone has this bona fide connection to the united states. there may well be litigation over these issues in the summer. charlie: a victory for donald trump? adam: he says it is a 100% running away victory. i would say he is better off after this move than he was before. recall, he

did not support as a supreme court justice has joined two of the most conservative justices, clarence thomasd justice alito to take the position that the entire injunction should have been lifted. this is like the three horsemen of the apocalypse and they are waiting for the fourth one to come along so that they can go on the trend for extremism. >> bill: that is some loaded answers. is this the way this going to go? >> sounds like extreme rhetoric. the decisions showed quite a few justices focusing on constitutional jurisprudence. it was a great and exciting day for gorsuch watchers pair people know he was a strong constitutionalist. one of the things i thought was interesting is that he went to the court to protect a second amendment case. free expression issues and the first amendment. second amendment issues and then you have his position on this travel ban, all comforting to people who are hoping for a good justice for a long time to come. >> bill: do we get the sense the court changed? >> i don't think we can read into the numbers -- the numbers are good but i don't think we can read i

comey's testimony is so highly anticipated it's drawing comparisons to anita hill and the clarence thomase gives us a time line of the events and interaction that's comey will almost certainly be asked about. >> in january this year, a dinner at the white house, now under scrutiny. dining together, president donald trump and then fbi director james comey. mr. trump had been sworn in seven days earlier and on that night a source says the president asked comey to pledge his loyalty to him. >> i think he asked for the dinner. he wanted to stay on as fbi head. and i said, you know, i'll consider. we'll see what happens. >> wow. a full house. >> reporter: the white house pushed back on the loyalty question. >> in the din that's right president had with james comey earlier in january, did the president implore him to pledge his loyalty to the president? is that true? >> no. >> did that happen? >> reporter: the president says comey also told him at dinner that he was not under investigation. and that comey repeated it again twice later. >> that time he told me you're not under investigation. the

those justices were clarence thomas, alito, and neil gorsuch. the presence appointed.nd alice say that the timing and this is interesting. the ban is for the most part supposed to last just 90 days. it could effectively be over by the time they hear full arguments in the fall. peter doocy's at the white house with reaction. was the white house ain't about today's ruling, peter? >> they are knocking to to do anything differently. officials have long argued that the president has the constitutional authority and who cannot. because the supreme court today says he does not have the constitutional authority, they are going to basically say, keep going forward, implementing this plan or lease planning to implement this plan. we just heard this from the press secretary, sean spicer and a briefing that was audio only. the reason i was not on digital card, because he wants president trump to be the only one at the white house who is on the evening newscasts tonight. here is a sean spicer, audio only, talking travel ban. >> with respect to the supreme court decision on the exec

just as clarence thomas argued that the peaceable approach may be unworkable adding, today's burden may compromise the task on deciding whether individuals from the six affected nations who wish to enter the united states have a sufficient connection to a person or entity in this country. justice neil gorsuch goind in that dissent as he started to show his leenanings as the newe member of the course. he has sided several times with justice thomas, the most senior member, and agreed the travel ban should go into effect. >> it's a pretty strong vote and a pretty strong show of support for the president. >> reporter: but this decision is only temporary. the court has not yet determined whether the ban is constitutional or whether it violates immigration law. the full court said today it will hear those critical arguments in the fall. lawyers for those who challenge the ban are focused on the bigger fight ahead. >> we are counting on the supreme court to affirm what the american people have made so clear, that there's no place in this country in any way that attempts to discriminate or divi

my other experience includes several and clerking for justice clarence thomas and seeing.nt h my academic background of practical experience oria all three branches of the government has help me see the regulatory process and respective roles of congress, the president and administration. since congress established ira has operated with a consistent mission to them proof the administering of agencies and the coordination of the polici policies. ira plays an invite of role to ensure the initiative agencies follow the law, base their decisions on the best possible economic and technical analysis and fulfill presidential priorities. within the requirements set bycg congress, i wrote works with the overriding goal of creating the greatest benefits for the american people while minimizing regulatory burdens. reading through the statutory as well as the consecutive orders of omb guidance i've been struck by the consistency of the principles guiding the work of the office across the ministration. perhaps is one reason why so many talented work and stay for many years serving president of differe

same thing for clarence thomas when he ruled on the citizens united about what kind of groups can basically buy elections. then later on in that day, his wife started such a group. that's not a crime somebody can be convicted of. it's an appearance of impropriety. any other judge in the united states would have been removed what i just described scalia and thomas done. supreme court justices should also be removed but the senate would have to impeach them. i don't know it hasn't happened. it should happen every time there's an appearance of impropriety. host: one of the decisions, at least things court watchers are looking for today, what decisions will be made about the travel ban. that was desired by the trump administration stopped in the lower court as for review by the supreme court. abc news takes a possible options that the court should apply this request. saying with the votes of five justices the court could agree to the administration request to immediately reinstate the travel ban which trump will go into effect 72 hours. the -- mr. trump issued in march avoid chaos and distribut

reading one of the more interesting excerpts from the opinions of the various justices from justice clarence thomas in writing a dissent saying in part, today's compromise and that's in effect what they worked out, will burden executive officials with the task of deciding on parallel contempt whether individuals from six affected nations who wish to enter the united states have sufficient connections. he also cuts to the chase the compromise will also invite a flood of litigation until this case is finally resolved on the merits back over to you >> when i read online what i see when it comes to what they're going to allow and disallow in term of people being able to come into the country, if you don't have some bonniefied connection to the united states, you can be subject to the an do i understand that correctly >> that's a pretty good early read absolutely >> so when you have a dissent, he's saying it's going to be too hard to figure out who fits into that category and who doesn't? >> yeah. i mean, it's setting up it's own set of brand new problems until we really cut to the chase this fall and h

. >> look, i think it's the biggest tempo tensionally since clarence thomas and anita hill. washington and in the nation. >> we'll have live coverage starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern and we'll be watching every second. chris, thank you. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room,". the white house press briefing is about to get under way. in the meantime, the news continues right now. >>> hello. i'm ana cabrera in for brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me. there is not just one but three major story lines developing. any moment now, the white house press briefing is set to begin as the administration admits the russia probe is impacting the president's agenda. at the same time, the state department is expected to brief reporters and this, as president trump seems to be taking sides in the worst diplomatic crisis in decades to hit several arab states. >>> and finally, breaking details on the attack against police in paris. was it a terrorist at

three of the court's conservative justices justice clarence thomas, justin samuel alito and new justice neil gorsuch said they would have permitted the entire ban to take effect, without exceptions. the travel ban sparked massive protests and lawsuits but the supreme court says that the lower court that is blocked the travel policy went too far in limiting the president's authority. the justices are expected to hear full arguments in october weijia jiang for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> president trump is criticizing president obama for not acting sooner when he learned vladamire putin ordered hack tours medicine will in the 2016 election. report says cia first told president obama about the hacking in august, and president trump says meddling should not have gone unanswered. >> question is if he had information why didn't he do something bit. he should have done something bit. >> former obama administration officials reportedly said they failed to act sooner because they did not want to be seen as interfering in the elections, on behalf of hillary clinton. >> today is practically a per

. >> shepard: maybe the most significant matter since clarence thomas and anita hill? >> easily. >> shepard: if not going to watergate. >> easily. >> shepard: thanks, judge. >> you're welcome. >> shepard: more on james comey's testimony ahead of the senate hearing. we'll speak with a senior reporter from politico. there's a lot of unanswered questions and james comey is under no obligation to follow justice department rules. they fired him, remember? that's coming up. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell y

testimony is being compared to some like anita hill who testified she had been sexually harassed by clarence thomas> no. it is not a big deal because we have the notes. there will be no major surprises. >> we don't have the notes of what they purportedly say. >> and the notes will come out and he has the notes and knows what they will say. he will stick very very close to the notes. the reason this may end up being good for trump, not bad for him, is there will be an opportunity for republicans to cross examine him very harshly. he is hated by the democrats and republicans and the democrats believe he turned the election over to the republicans and the republicans because they now think she's turning against their president. he will have a pretty hard time in front of that congressional committee. the other myth that has to be dissipated that somehow mueller has to give him permission to testify. congress comes first. the justice department comes second. congress is an independent branch of government. they have the right to sympathy and demand the notes and he can't just say, i don't want to turn

you have to go back to anita hill and the clarence thomas confirmation fight on the supreme court, oliverwell. this is going to be very big stakes and must-watch tv on what comes up next week. >> we'll be glued to it. mark, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> new information on both these stories on news4 at 6:00 and also on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> prince william county may shooting and killing a man who was pumping gas in manassas in 2002 when the snipers had their reign of terror in our area. the reason for this is because malvo is scheduled to be resentenced in montgomery county because life without parole has been ruled unconstitutional for juveniles. and he was a juvenile when he was tried. prince william county's prosecutor paul ebert had originally opted not to try him in prince william county because the teenager had already been sentenced for other murders and was going to go away for life. well, now ebert tells wtop, that if there's a chance malvo could get out of jail, he will indeed prosecute him for this 2002 murder. >>> some neighbors in the district are getti