. >> collett sympathy or prejudice, but whatever it is, it is not a wall. >> her mother is a theater in the hearings. she lived in public housing in the bronx as a girl. she says her background helped her grasp a case, but not the side it. >> a professional experiences help me to listen and understand with the lal always commanded the result in every case. -- law always commanding the result in every case. >> an influential republican offered a prediction. >> unless you have a complete meltdown, you are going to get confirmed. [laughter] i do not think you will. >> the opposite will remove the person. >> anti-abortion protesters interrupted the hearings several times. there are strong feelings behind this lifetime appointment. the committee members had half an hour to question sonia sotomayor. her goal is to avoid the gap that could derail her confirmation. nbc news. >>> president obama has nominated dr. regina as the nation's top doctor. for the past two decades, she has been a family physician in alabama. she made headlines after rebuilding her nonprofit medical clinic in the after

. >> collett sympathy or prejudice, but whatever it is -- call it sympathy or prejudice, but whatever it is, it is not justice. >> sonia sotomayor says her background helps her grasp a case, not the side it. >> my professional experiences help me to listen and understand with pilau always commanding -- with the law always commending the result in every case. >> she has had a brilliant judicial career. >> one person offers this prediction. >> unless you get -- have a complete meltdown, you will get confirmed. i do not think you will. >> the officer will remove this person. >> anti-abortion advocates interrupted the hearings. each of the members has happened hour to question the judge. her goal is to avoid anything that could derail her confirmation. nbc news. >>> a lawyer says a board should resign to settle racial discrimination charges against them. they will make a determination against eight swim club after blacks and latinos were kept from participating in activities there after they paid their dues. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. should the board of pennsy

maybe toni collette.e could get their first nominations because of that extra slot. >> how does it work this year? you know, it used to be that critics would vote. but now everybody gets to vote? >> it used to be panels of academy members that would narrow the field down and then the whole body would vote. this time it was more of a popular vote amongst the tv industry. >> does that make it sound more like the golden globes or something like that? >> i think it makes it sound a little more democratic actually. hopefully it might have some new faces in there. >> all right. six nominees in some of the major categories. that makes the actual awards show longer, too. >> if they show clips, yes. >> right now to the golden theater located in north hollywood, and we're about to get the nominations, this time prime-time emmys. >> good morning. i'm john chaffer in chairman of the board of the academy of television arts and sciences and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 61st prime-time emmy awards announcemen

collett and the, prejudice, sympathy. what ever it is, it is not law. >> what has been a brilliant legal and judicial career. >> republicans admit sotomayor looks like a shoe in. but first, the focus will be on the nominee's 17-year record as a judge and on her controversial speech. >> questions by individual senators and the pressure on sotomayor will be intense. >> you can see judge sotomayor's hearings on our website. we have video from today's hearings under "national news." you can watch tomorrow live. >> president obama has name his choice for surgeon general. she is a family physician who has a rebuild and nonprofit medical clinic twice after first being destroyed by hurricane katrina and then by a fire. >> i promise to communicate directly with the american people to help guide them through whatever changes may come with health care reform. i want to ensure that no one falls through the cracks as we improve our health care system. >> the president says dr. benjamin and steve the needs of the -- dr. benjamin unders

mobilize people to go out and do something i'm most proud of the people in our church, the stanton collettd. >> do something. if they don't want to get involved and do something there at the wrong place. so it is very exciting to see the church growth not only in numbers but in activity and creating ministries anyway could be lost want to find a way to be found and we minister to everyone and san diego. >> mike: defined that because you're in the nfl have an entrÉe to the players and athletes many of us would not have because you understand the culture? >> sure. i've relationships with the players in all sports but definitely be charter players and there are guys in the nfl who are committed to the lord and searching. these are regular people are we have to forget they can play football but they are human just like everybody else and have exactly the same struggles like everybody else. and they need real people who will talk honestly with them and straight with them. too many times people tell them what they want to hear and they start to believe that over time. but they really respect peo

sara viller haveman, tan ya faye, toni collette, and marie louise parker.in a comedy series are, tony shalhoub. steve carell, "the office." alec baldwin, "30 rock, ft. "charlie sheen, "two and a half men," and jim parsons, "the big -- >> this is a trickfest. well, chandra, back to -- let's complete the emmy announcements by bringing back john schaffner, to announce the final category. you're a tricky man. >> i'm shaking. >> hello again. the nominations in the comedy series are, "entourage," "family guy," "flight of the concords," "how i met your brother," "the office," "30 rock," and "weeds." chandra, jim, you have been great hosts this morning. it is completely coincidental that you have both been nominated. but chandra, i have even more good news for you. you have also been nominated in the supporting actress category for your performance on "grey's anatomy." >> okay. >> i cannot tell you -- i wish i could -- you know, it's inappropriate to say how surprised we were, that you were both nominated. but how thrilled we are, too. >> thank you very much. >> so

. >> yore yeah ellis has worked as a teacher's aide at saint collette's, a school for students with disabilitiesoria was abandoned by her mom. spending her first years in an orphanage. >> she was very badly treated there. so i think rather than making her hardened, it made her empathetic. >> marrying her high school sweetheart, gloria had twin boys. after separating, reconciling and a third son, gloria's husband was murered. her son caleb was only 10 months old. >> despite anything that has ever gone on in her personal life she still is here for these students for the peoe she works with. she gives 100% in everything she does. >> she is a darling human being, and probably the finest person i ever met. >> that is why we chose her for duchess for a day. and we sent in our real-live duchess to make it happen. >> i'm here in d.c. ande're about to meet gloria, and she has absolutely no idea at all that we're about to surprise her. >> nice to meet you. >> hi. >> very nice to meet you. >> after watching gloria's gift with the students. >> smile. >> it was time to give back to her. >> what would your ad

we have some of the finest officers anywhere in the country serving as collette -- capitol police, and they do a great job. it is as with any profession or job, you even have members of congress that would probably get a bad impression, make us look bad as well. that is certainly no occupation or profession is immune from that. i think it is important that people who come here to the capital, and maybe the officer is having a bad day. it is important they do everything they can to show courtesy and that safety is their number-one concern. >> i just have a couple more questions. chief morris, it was brought to my attention recently and without asking questions and drawing conclusions by an adult -- by anecdote, on the gallery visitation project. it was described to me, people who wanted to go through the gallery, they had a whole bunch of stuff with them, bags and things like that. they came upstairs, said they were doing the gallery first and back to the cvc later. we were in the middle of a series of votes po. they wanted to watch the debate and they were urged to go see it. i guess t