remember, we have 11 senators. 10 of whom are democrats. on paper, we have almost 30 senators who seem to be skeptical about a possible johnson nomination. the johnson white house staff does not detect this. just at the time as the griffin round robin is coming out. johnson's liaison team in the white house that basically counts votes in congress prepared these documents for lbj. they say this is a shoe in. we have roughly 70% of the support in the senate. we have a handful of opponents but you don't need to worry. fortas is going to get confirmed. on paper, from the president's standpoint, this nomination seems to have gone very well. in reality there are big problems emerging that they do not seem to be detecting. johnson privately in late june and early july of 1968 is telling his aides that griffin is bluffing. yes, there are 19 republicans who have signed this letter, but in reality all of them will not vote against fortas and thornberry. they will back down when the nominees get to the floor. this is not what happens. johnson does not

ted kennedy, democratic senator from massachusetts. a very young ted kennedy at this point had been elected in 1962 to take the seat that his brother had once occupied. kennedy's name to the judiciary committee. point the democrats people on civil rights issues throughout the 1960's. he served three terms from indiana, he very conservative state then and now. he narrowly was elected in 1962, narrowly reelected in 1968, narrowly reelected in 1974, and finally gets crushed in 1980 by dan quayle who will la h wpop up as george bush's vice president. even though he was from a conservative state, he he took liberal positions. he was a democratic activist on constitutional issues. he is critical of haynesworth as well. he is worried that from the court, the result will be a string of anti-civil rights decisions. the striking thing about the haynesworth vote is not the kennedy opposable. ition. it is we have all of these red dots on the rollcall chart. these are senate republicans who cast votes against haynesworth's confirmation. were we have

the democratic senator from mrs. b. ardent segregationist. had voted against thurgood marshall's confirmation, against the civil rights act, the voting rights act. the second ranking democrat on the committee john mcclellan. democratic senator from arkansas. had been absent from the marshall confirmations but had made clear he opposed marshall. had voted against the voting rights act and the civil rights act. and sam ervin who we will attend -- encounter again in this class had voted against the marshall confirmations and the voting rights act and the civil rights act. the three most senior democrats on the judiciary committee. these are senators who today would be among the most conservative members of the senate. they are at her critics of the war in court and the warren court's key decisions. so essentially what they decide among themselves and eastland is whochair of the committee controls how the process operates. thanks to the examples of the last few weeks the key person in the kavanaugh hearings was chuck grassley. what eastland mcclel

correct that we have seen delay innted obstruction from senate democrats? that has obstruction no comparable analog in the history of the senate. to give specifics -- in the first congress for each of the preceding presidents, bill clinton was president, the first congress, there were a total of four cloture votes on his nominees. for george w. bush, likewise, there were a total of four cloture votes for his nominees. to barack obama, it went up 10. for donald trump, senate democrats have forced not four cloture votes, not 10 cloture votes.127 cloture delay and obstruction that is truly unprecedented. is that correct? >> i believe there are 127 votes. and 128 cloture >> so it is even worse? -- as ar from illinois justification for this unprecedented delay and obstruction from senate democrats. chairman,rect, mr. that garlands nomination occurred in the year of a presidential nomination, it has been over 80 years since the senate confirmed a supreme court nominee for a vacancy that occurred in the year of a presidential election? and the senate followed the j

is not beyond your reach, as senator schumer's found some democratic votes when necessary to establish the comity that we both want to see. the sooner we can return to that the better, but why are we considering a permanent rules change in the senate to resolve this? we know it isn't necessary when it comes to judges. we don't use the 30 hours, and when it comes to subcabinet posts, i can't guarantee what the outcome will be, but time and again senator schumer said there's been one sticking point and we note know what it is. if we can get beyond that perhaps we can return to solving this without a permanent rules change. >> senator alexander. >> thank you, mr. chairman. to my friend from illinois, i've heard a lot about merrick garland. there's the thurmon leahy rule, for years we have not confirmed supreme court nominees after about june before a presidential election. democrats said that. republicans said that. it's true that senator mcconnell advanced that about six weeks. merrick garland was nominated in march, he might have been confirmed in may. so, there's a certain amount-- six

it not correct that we have seen unprecedented delay and obstruction from senate democrats? delay and obstruction that has no comparable analog in the history of the senate and to give specifics, in the first congress for each of the preceding presidents when bill clinton was president in the first congress there were a total of four closure votes on his nominees. for george w. bush and likewise for the first congress there were a total of four cloture votes on his nominees. for barack obama increased a little bit it went from four all the way up to 10 and yet for donald trump senate democrats have forced not for four cloture votes but 127 cloture votes for president trump delay and obstruction that is truly unprecedented is that correct mr. chairman? >> i believe there are 127 individuals and 120 cloture votes for that 127 individuals. >> so it is even worse than i have. >> even worse. >> a fourth question. senator from illinois referenced the vacancy as the justification for this unprecedented delay in obstruction from senate democrats but is it correct mr. chairman that me

(ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senatorory democratic new jersey crowded --little more yet. left. progressive energize the progressive left. (catherine) that was jason carroll reporting. there's no specific date set for the introduction of the green new deal legislation. it's still being worked on, so there's no final text yet. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced today he is running. he released a video that shows him walking through his newark new jersey neighborhood. booker announced his candidacy on the first day of black history month and mentions the discrimination his family faced when he was growing up. at 49-years-old, booker is one of the youngest candidates from the senate. he is also unmarried and vegan. today booker spoke to a crowd in newark after he announced his candidacy. he talked about his reasons for runi

the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 —mising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime, the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england, has risen by more than 50 % in five years. staff at london zoo say they are devastated after an endangered sumatran tiger is killed by another tiger. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield. we'll have more on that in sportsday at 6:30. in the last half hour, buckingham palace has announced the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving license. lets speak to our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, hejoins me on the line. tell us more of what we know. this is just over three weeks since the collision between the duke of‘s car, which overturned and ended up on its side, and another car, just beyond the estate reading to adults injured and the duke

the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020,mising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime — the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england has risen by more than 50% in5years. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers nigel nelson, who's the political editor of both the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. stay with us for that. the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence. in a statement this evening, buckingham palace said that prince philip had made the decision after careful consideration. it comes after the 97—year—old duke apologised over a car crash last month, near the sandringham estate in norfolk, in which his vehicle landed on its side after a c

i am wondering what senate democrats who have lost a few seats this last cycle -- what do senate democrats -- what is your answer to addressing these questions? what are you offering the american people and how are you approaching it? senator durbin: first, let me go to the cultural issue. that is one i want to take head-on. we can't back off who we are as democrats when it comes to equality and opportunity. we can't sell our soul to win an election. we have got to basically -- as we did during the civil rights movement and other times during history -- confront this head on. to work on educating people who feel frightened by the woman getting an opportunity for a job she never had before in previous generations. the african-american, and the immigrant. that is part of this debate, too. the fallback position historically around the world, if things are going on it's because of those people, for god's sake. what are he they doing in our country? they don't speak our language. they go to some building and worship something that doesn't sound like anything i've ever heard of and i can't stand

democratic senator tina smith from minnesota, thanks for joining us this morning. >> happy to join you today. >> is congress going to take this step to stop the president? >> well, i think it is clear that the president has circumvented the will of congress. a couple of days ago, congress voted overwhelmingly for a package of border security that included 1.375 billion for a border wall. now less than two days later, the president has come out with an emergency declaration that i don't think he has power to sustain. even the president yesterday indicated that he wasn't sure, he knew he would be challenged in court on this. i think it is important that congress stand up for our constitutional responsibilities and duties as described in the constitution. >> you said the president should spend more time reading the constitution, less time on attempts for a power grab.

yet the democrats lost two seats in the senate. in 2016, hillary clinton got 3 million more votes than donald trump yet lost the white house. the problem is obvious to anybody who looks at the map. democrats are clustered in a handful of coastal states, overrepresented in those states, and too thin on the ground in places like ohio, missouri, wisconsin and so forth. >> this is from "the new york times." for those who forgot on election night, donald trump winning the electoral vote with 306. hillary clinton at 232. these states, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, wisconsin and iowa, were considered key to the democrats. you can see as you mentioned the coastal states, the upper midwest and out west, this is a county by county breakdown. you can see the sea of red with the blue along the coast and in colorado. primarily, the flyover country is republican country. >> that's right. democrats have been wringing their hands trying to figure out how they can win given this democr geographic spread. there's hope they can do better in the south,

senate democrat chris murphy cosponsored green new deal in the senate last week calling for sweeping entire us economy in 10 years. >> it is absolutely realistic and we need to set our sights high. >> i noted with great interest the green new deal. we are going to be voting on that in the senate and give everybody an opportunity to go on record and see how they feel. >> reporter: mcconnell opposes the green a deal. in this case he wants to show where democrats stand on the green new deal especially the 2020 hopefuls. kirsten gillibrand, amy klbuc r klbuchar, elizabeth ward of massachusetts, even possible candidates like bernie sanders and sherrod brown but there is a risk for some republicans too. such a vote would force for us cory gardner colorado and susan collins of maine to weigh in as well, both face challenging reelection bid next year. >> republicans should answer, what is their answer on climate change? what are they going to put forward? >> reporter: two years ago republicans tried to pin down democratic senators on how they would vote on bernie sanders's medicare for all p

the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 —ng to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. counting the cost of knife crime, the number of young victims admitted to hospitals in england has risen by more than 50 per cent in 5 years. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield. and one of the world s greatest sports stars, billiejean king talks to the bbc‘s sue barker on a range of topics from her sexuality to her struggle for social justice. that's a special programme — billiejean king: born to lead — at half past eight. the duke of edinburgh has voluntarily given up his driving licence. in a statement this evening — buckingham palace said that prince philip had made the decision "after careful consideration". prince philip, who is 97, was involved in a crash near the sandringham estate last month in which a woman suffered a broken wrist. norfolk p

the 69—year—old democratic senator has always positioned herself on the left of the party.taught bankruptcy law. she first emerged as a consumer activist during the financial crisis and she's a critic of big banks and unregulated capitalism. let's cross to washington and to our correspondent, chris buckler. iamjust i am just looking at the venue, in lawrence mags chew sets but the important thing is here elizabeth warren she hasjoined important thing is here elizabeth warren she has joined an increasingly crowded pool of contenders how is she branding herself in the battle to become the democratic candidate for 2020 has begun. begun. we have kamala harris, cory bewicker, there is a suggestion thatjoe biden the former vice—president is considering a run but litvinenko beth warren gets headlines because of that animosity there is between her and president trump. you might remember that president trump has called her pocahontas, mocking what she says is her native american heritageship although she has got in trouble claiming it in the past, and she has to apologise to the che

the 69 year old democratic senator has always positioned herself on the left of the party.ssor at harvard law school, where she taught bankruptcy law. she first emerged as a consumer activist during the financial crisis and she's a critic of big banks and unregulated capitalism. speaking in the last few minutes senator warren says big structural change is needed to improve the lives of americans. today, millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been raped, raided by the wealthy and the well—connected. hard—working people we re well—connected. hard—working people were up against a small group at that hose file —— far too much power not just that hose file —— far too much power notjust in our economy but also in oui’ notjust in our economy but also in our democracy. —— rigged. like the women of lawrence, we are here to say, enough is enough. let's cross to washington and to our correspondent, chris buckler. chrissy been following this, how is a lunch going? you get a real sense about what she's trying to do her

i was talking to some leadership within the senat democrats. they are frustrated. quite frankly, they ssaid, tom sherwood was reporting, they met last night. they heard from the he said his plans were to meet with his pastor, pray, along with his wifeni last t, and come to a decision, which we do expect will come out at some point this morning. we're standing by for whatever that may be. as soon as we get it, we're ing to relay it to you. i'm keeping an eye out. we know, obviously, the governor is here. next to it, to set the scene, is building,k henry which is generally where they do some of the announcements. it is not clear if folks willha mobilize way. on the back edge, you have the capitol. as soon as we get more details as to when that will come down and what tt will look like, i'll relay that to you. if not on air, we'll push it out through the nbc washington app. i'll keep you updated on we twitter, as. certainly, the growing pressure this morning is for governor ralph northam totepaside. we'll see if he follows through with that. >> you've bn all on t of t

senate. she's the chair of the democratic policy communications committee. you can say dpcc, which handles research policy and communications. she's the ranking member of the senate agriculture committee. it's our honor to welcome to he ax yose stage, senator -- axios stage, senator be debbie stabenow. thank you for joining us. senator stabenow: thank you. happy valentine's day. happy two-year anniversary. difficult toddler years. >> terrific to -- so, senator, you're just back from dearborn saluting chairman john dingell. you called him my dear friend. he was the dean of the house. you served with him in the house. senator stabenow: i did. i served with john for four years before coming into the u.s. senate. and, you know, as someone who literally grew up with john dingell at his being -- mike: did you remind him of that? senator stabenow: i did remind him of that. you have heard and you know the extraordinary ways that he's made a difference for the country as well as the state. but someone who was there, not just for the affordable care act, but for medica

leader of the senate, the first african-american leader of the state senate, a leader of our democratic senate senator andrea stewart cousins. [applause] let me ask all the members of the democratic senate to stand up so we can give you a round of applause. stand up. [applause] [cheering] thank you, thank you, welcome the new york state assembly for many, many years was the progressive champion in the state of new york for many years when it was hard when we had a republican conservative leadership trying to push the state backwards as the new york state assembly that stood up and is only shown the way and they shown the way again. i believe they are the most progressive advanced legislative body in the united states of america and let's give them a round of applause. [applause] [cheering] a great senator and a good friend, joe grupo is with here today. stan joe please thank you very much. [cheering] , we have assembly minority leader mr. cole. thank you ryan call. and we have the chief judge of the court of appeals, janet difiore. and pleasure to be with you judge. please stand. we recognize.

the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020,romising to champion ordinary, working people. millions and millions and millions of american families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. also coming up, more violence on the streets of paris. tens of thousands of people take to the streets of the french capital, for the thirteenth consecutive saturday of the so—called "yellow vest" protests. and in the six nations, ireland beat scotland 22—13 at murrayfield. we'll have more on that in sportsday at 6.30. a controversial ferry contract, awarded to a company which had no ships, has been scrapped. seaborne freight would have earned £118 million, under a deal with the department for transport, intended to provide extra capacity in the event of a "no—deal brexit". the transport secretary, chris grayling, had defended the deal, saying he would make no apologies for supporting a new british business . his department says it's cancelled the contract, because the compan

the democratic party is up for election this year. all 140 seats of the legislature, 40n the senate, 40 in the house -- 100 in the house, are all up. all the democrats are within votes of takinover the legislatu legislature. they depend on african-american voters. they cannot have ralph northam leading the charge to take over the legislature. we have -- you've seen all the democratic presidential candidates saying he should resign. >> sure. >> even the former governor. >> right. >> here's the problem, they're not going to campaign in virginia. virginia is a crucial state for the democrats in 2020. al, you have to know why this hurts so much. at is the racist, segregated history of virginia. it was the center of the civil war. in the '50s, massive resistance again against separation in schools. we have the death of the womuy from the driving the car in charlottesville. there is a terriblehistory. republicans, democrats, all have been trying to overcome. that's why cory stert did so badly in the senate race last year. >> sure. ov >> he didn'tcome that. he stood on history, on the wron

the conversation tonight is branded as the senate democratic agenda and i want to get into what senate democrats have done. i want to take a step back and go globally for a second. last year, you are across the pond at oxford giving a speech on the state of american politics and the rise of authoritarianism. how it isout something we are seeing across the globe. i am wondering if maybe you could set the stage by telling us a little bit of your thoughts on what are the dynamics that are leading to this rise of authoritarianism globally. sen. durbin: let me say first it is good to be back. my past to georgetown university and the school of foreign service is nothing short of bizarre, transferring to come out to a city i had never visited to a campus i had never been at and didn't know anyone who attended. somehow, i got here and somehow they accepted me. it was my good fortune and your good fortune, too, if you're a part of this great university. i would not be where i'm sitting today if it were not for a georgetown education and some struggles i had trying to understand things which wer

racist photo that surfaced today., >> ye there's now a growing chorus from virginia democrats for him to resign. the senatend house democratic northam toing for step down tonight. the governor spoke to both groups tonight. >> he's under fire over this photo from his'84 medical school yearbook. northam's predecessor, governor terry mcauliffe, also says it's time for the govnor toer alexa, play weekend mix. ♪ the new lincoln mkc. connecting the world inside, with the world outside. ♪ so you can move through both a little easier. ♪ introducing the well-connected 2019 lincoln mkc. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- anthony mackie,

host: a democratic senator from ohio is on a tour through iowa. busy resonating among rural americans -- is he resonating among rural americans? guest: i believe he is. he is kind of a straight arrow midwest guy. when he sits down with farmers, they are telling him sort of what we reported in our magazine , which is you want -- if you want to reach farmers, talk about industry concentration. host: let's get to some phone calls. blake is joining us from maryland. caller: how are you doing? host: fine. caller: i listened to the north and comments. i was surprised that nobody calling in nor the moderator -- software was called to be used and it looks like you should try to look at the facts before deciding something as important as whether a governor should beat each round. host: -- be de-throned. host: thank you for the call. guest: it does not look good for the governor. there is a groundswell of support for him to go. democrats have a pretty strong within a governor waiting in the wings. i don't know the truth of the accusations, but i can't imagi

we hope to continue in that tradition. >> that was early in 2005 after the democrats got the senate. >> the democrats were still a minority. they had 45 seats. they were well in the minority. in 2006, there were more democrats up for reelection than republican seats. when the democrats picked up six majority, and then they picked up another nine seats eventually. to 59. and then harry reid got arlen specter to switch parties. that is the history there. it was such a huge upset. you could see that there was going to be a wave in the house. like what we saw this year in 2018. but the senate races broke late. it still was not known until election day. it came down to some really close races. where schumer scored some points is in recruiting bob casey and pennsylvania. a pro-life democrat. son of a pro-life democratic governor who had real credibility in the state. it does not seem like such a surprising group in retrospect, but at the time it was smart to go against his party to pick someone who was pro-life to run and win that state. also jim webb in virginia. that was the race that gav

networks -- >> c-span's road to the white house coverage continues now with remarks from minnesota democratic senator, amy klobuchar. she spoke in new hampshire and explained her policy priorities and how she would run against president trump in the 2020 presidential election. this is 45 minutes. >> there's a lot of room over here. i don't want to get you shut out there. there you go. we are all good. anyway, i want to thank you so much and this is a home they made for a house party. it is great to be back in new

chamber, youin the might see many of the house democratic women and senate democratic women wearing white. here's a picture of them from earlier today. we are going to need a bigger staircase, tweets out one of the congresswomen. they are wearing white to mark the suffrage movement and women's rights. congressman max rose, freshman from new york, important visit this morning with my guy to make sure i'm ready for state of the union. steve? steve: the house speaker nancy pelosi, no stranger. she served as how speech or -- house speaker previously. a very different feel for the president as he looks out at a divided congress. earlier about the themes, themes of unity and choosing american greatness. he will be focusing on a couple of key areas including

four democratic candidates senators kamala harris, cory booker, elizabeth warren, kirsten gillibrand, all support it. but many centrist democrats are wary of taking on so much. even house speaker nancy pelosi had some concerns. before the measure was introduced, she told politico the green dream or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is. she later walked that back saying she welcomes it and any other climate change proposals. miguel marquez has more on what is in this plan. >> reporter: alexandria ocasio-cortez, the freshman democrat, is introducing the first piece of legislation that she herself has sponsored, it is a resolution which means it is nonbinding, called the green new deal. it calls for a ten year national mobilization, the goal, in one short decade to bring greenhouse gas emissions to zero, meet 100% of energy needs by renewable source, overhaul transportation systems, creative millions of high paying jobs, bring equality in health care and equal justice for underserved minority and impoverished communities. now, this new deal goes beyond climate change, way beyon

a lot of fanfare today freshman democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez joined with massachusetts democrat senatorrkey to roll out ambitious plans for democratic policy. even before it launched, the most powerful member of the house down played the green new deal. and, after, well, a lot of people, many in her own party were having to dodge questions about the plan's specifics. the reason, many lawmakers find it pretty far-fetched to eliminate flat late cows and air travel in just 10 years' time. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel joins us from capitol hill with the green new deal fallout. good evening, bret. >> bret, good evening to you. it was stunning how quickly some democrats jumped on this proposal eager to link themselves to the left's star of the moment. >> i am so incredibly excited. >> the green new deal has an estimated price tag of $7 trillion but its freshman champion congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez doesn't want to talk about that. >> so the resolution itself does not have a price tag on it which is why we address each individual project on its own. >> it is certain

, highlighted to work across the aisle, fifth democratic senatorannounce bid or formation of exploratory committee. as to how she hopes to differentiate herself. >> i don't have a political machine but what i do have is this, i have grit. i -- i have family, i have friends, i have neighbors and i have all of you. >> all this comes amid report that klobuchar had bad reputation over treatment of staff that a number of staffers withdrew from consideration to manage campaign and in response klobuchar told reporters, yes, i can be tough and i can push people, i have high expectations for myself, i have high expectations for the people that work for me and i have high expectations for the country. klobuchar not only the one trying to rally support, cory booker criss-crossed iowa first time as presidential candidate this weekend promising to pull a divided nation back together, missing out on an opportunity to reach voters in iowa this week gabbart canceled an event in des moines over travel complications. we are getting warmed up. rob: good way to open i

monday senate democrats tried to advance a bill to block the move.till, the president is expected to use his speech to call for unity in washington. suggesting he will implore lawmakers to break decades of political stalemates and build new coalitions to unlock the extraordinary promise of america's future. the state of the union is pretty much put to bed. but a tweak or two could happen. our coverage begins at 8 p.m. eastern time. back to you. >> bret: kevin, thanks. president trump is nominating david bernhart to replace sinkey. he worked for oil and gas companies. president trump tweeted that he has done a fantastic job. democrats and environmental groups believe he is vulnerable to conflicts of interest. the dow up today. the s&p 500 rose 18 and the nasdaq ahead 84 points. up next. nicholas slams president trump trying to hold on to pour in venezuela. and what other fox affiliates are covering. boston will host a victory parade for the new england patriots who beat the rams in the lowest tv rating game in 10 years and the lowest scoring super bow

so i want to turn now to massachusetts democrat senator ed markey, who is the top democrat on the senate foreign relations subcommittee responsible for u.s. policy on north korea. before we get, there i'd like do you weigh in on this, this declaration of the national emergency. is congress powerless to stop the president? >> it's a clear usurpation of congressional authority. there will be a resolution of disapproval, which most likely will pass in the house of representatives this week. then it will come over to the united states senate. it's uncertain whether there are enough -- >> brennan: well, the president says he's going to veto it. >> even if there are small handful of republicans who are willing to volt for that resolution of disapproval, the president says he's going to veto it, and then it will come back to the house and senate, and i believe it's highly unlikely that there will be two-thirds of the house and senate who will vote that way given the base support of the republican party for president trump and his actions, and then it will go to the courts. and i think in the co

let's grow to democratic senator jack reed.ood to have you here. >> thank you. >> neil: should there be a third meeting? >> the negotiation process should continue. right now we have to re-establish the maximum pressure campaign, to make sure that the north koreans understand we're willing to talk but we're willing to put pressure on their regime. that will require that china and the other regional powers cooperate. that's the next real step. reapplying the pressure. if they come back to the table, they'll be willing to deal, not just for the sake of a photo op. >> neil: a lot of people making a big deal of the president walking away. ronald reagan walked away in iceland in 1985. came back to secure a better deal. if you think about it, john f. kennedy, the new president had a rough meeting with crew -- nikita crew where does this go? >> for a meeting with president reagan, they went in detailed guidelines or pathways that they were going to pursue. they didn't have this in this case. the second mistake in singapore, president

mostly the senate democratic conference is more liberal. he has less concerned about that spread in his party, his party is pretty united now, and a little more cohesive on policy than theyey were -- were. folks, andsome senator schumer, he spent a lot of energy defending democrats. now he does not have that, he is more on often. it is the republicans who have people in trouble. it has really shifted for him since the election, in terms of his own caucus. like any good politician, there was a saying that "only the paranoid survive." there are always looking off to the horizon to see what is the next development. schumer is at the top of his game and a massive fundraiser, but just like mcconnell, he never rests on his laurels. mcconnell probably has a safe reelection, he is not letting ,nything between amateur because he knows in politics, once you are in trouble, it is almost too late. i think that explains what we have seen from schumer over the last two years. ,he pivot i mentioned earlier we are willing to work with shop , shifting a mont

but a few democratic senators remain skeptical.hey're urging the administration to remain aggressive in the negotiations. making it official, new jersey senator cory booker throwing his hat into the ring for 2020. what his presidential bid could be mean for what is already a crowded democratic field. melissa: back to the markets, the dow ending in the green pushed higher by visa, exxonmobil, intel. kristina partsinevelos on floor of new york stock exchange. christina? >> we're at session highs but nonetheless closed in the green. what has contributed? you alluded to the jobs numbers. we also got ism manufacturing numbers. for the jobs report, really beat analyst expectations. economists expecting a lot less. look at those numbers 304,000 jobs added. we had the partial shutdown. the shutdown did contribute though to the unemployment rate which hike ad little higher to the 4%. also some positives. focus on positives. you saw wage growth up 3.2% compared to last year and seems like a lot of furloughed workers, those working for the fe

democratic senator elizabeth moran participates in a campaign organizing event in new hampshire. 2:30coverage begins at p.m. eastern, right here on c-span. 116th congress includes many newcomers, but also lawmakers with diverse backgrounds, including a former franchise owner of mcdonald's. you have referred to yourself "freshmore" what does that mean? in the majority for that amount of time? got his newssman job last year so the seat was they can. under law, he finished the term for the two months and then will flip over. >> what were you doing before you >> became a congressman? -- before you begin a congressman? >> i have been a businessman my whole life. i own a mcdonald's franchise for 22 years. estaten banking and real banking and technology companies. we have a total of 1000 employees. inundergraduate is engineering. i was working when the space shuttle blow up and the industry changed forever. i got into the mcdonald's franchise business in 1987. i worked 10 years but my first restaurant. that is the last time i received money from anyone else. i signed my own paycheck. >> what does th

the left—wing democratic senator, elizabeth warren, has announced that she's standing for the us presidencyght against economic inequality the centrepiece of her campaign. she's been speaking at a rally in the city of lawrence in her home state of massachusetts — at the site of a historic labour strike in 1912 that was led by women and immigrants. look at any other major issue in america. gun violence. student loan debt. the crushing cost of health care. mistreatment of our veterans. a broken criminaljustice system. an immigration system that lacks common sense and under this administration lacks a conscience. cheering and applause. overwhelming majorities of americans want action. huge crowds march on washington demanding change. letters, phone calls, protest, but nothing happens. nothing. why? because if you do not have money and you don't have connections, washington does not wa nt to connections, washington does not want to hear from you. when government works, only for the wealthy and the well—connected, that is corruption, plain and simple and we need to call it out. well a little ear

all of the senate democrats voted against the bill are running for president except one p. no. how would ed markey voted if elizabeth wa elizabeth warner d elizabe elizabeth warren did not run? senator markey's staff told us he voted against the bill because u.s. immigration and custom enforcement have been over spending its budget and expanding its detention capacities by manipulating the program. we did not hear from senator booker or gillibrand or klobachar on why they voted the way they did. with so many senators running for president now. every major senate vote is going to be an important campaign moment because now, now before these senators vote, they're going to have to know how they'll defend that vote on the presidential debate stage which is now only four months away. that's tonight's last word. t "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. tonight the after math of comey's firing. the discussion of removing trump from office from stunning details from what it is like on the inside? robert mueller has a new supervisor freshly sworn in, william barr. why is th

virginia's democratic senators were stunned. >> i'm shocked. incredibly disappointed. this has been an awful week for virginia. >> this week has just made me sick. it's just made me sick. from friday to now, it's been one bit of bad news after the next, and it's all been shocking. >> asked for governor northam, he is still weighing whether or not to resign, after admitting that he come too, wore a base. many congressional democrats have already for his resignation while others are reserving judgments. >> we ought to let due process take its course, and then we ought to then act once that's done. take all these allegations seriously, investigate them, and then make a decision afterwards. >> and then there's the lieutenant governor, justin fairfax, who is facing sexual assault accusations from 2004. just two hours ago, abc news reported that virginia democratic congressman bobby scott was aware of those allegations over a year ago when he was made aware of this allegations by the alleged victim herself. fairfax describes the encounter is consensual but today the accuser

virtually the entire democratic establishment including virginia's two democratic senators has called for his resignation. and northam's press conference only accelerated those calls. pretty much the democrat we haven't heard from is barack obama. the political climate has clearly changed. democrats in particular are showing zero-tolerance especially among their own for behavior that they have condemned president trump for. and if northam won't go on his own, what do democrats do? joining me now are two members of the congressional black caucus. karen bass of california is the chair of cbc who is joining us from los angeles and also donald mceachin, an important player in virginia politics going back to the mid 1990s. welcome to both of you. mr. mceachin, let me start with you. i know you've called for his resignation. is there anything that he could do that would somehow convince you to give him more time in office? >> no, and i consider ralph a friend. we were elected to the same senate at the same time. but, look, he's lost the authority to lead. he's lost the authority to govern.

the democratic senator, elizabeth warren, launches her bid to become the party's candidate for 2020 —can families are also struggling to survive in a system that has been rigged, rigged by the wealthy and the well—connected. the duke of edinburgh surrenders his driving licencejust weeks after a crash that overturned his car and injured two women. seven jihadists are sentenced to life in prison in tunisia over attacks that killed dozens of people in 2015. and five paintings by adolf hilter went under the hammer today, but failed to sell. we'll be live in the netherlands to find out what went wrong.

all the democratic presidential candidates and the senate voted against this bill. all of them. that brings us to tonight's history lesson. while actively rooting against president trump because that then gets in the way of the desired power, their own track record in foreign policy has been an absolute disgrace. frankly another failure. they are a failed strategy can be summed up with two words: international bribery. suck up to dictators and pay them the money to like us. 1994, then president bill linton bragging about giving north korea the world in exchange for just a promise not to build the nuke. it didn't last long. take a look. >> this is a good deal for the united states, north korea will freeze and dismantle its nuclear program and south korea and other acolytes will be better protected and the entire world will decipher as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. south korea will support japan and other nations and will bear most of the cost of providing north korea with fuel to make us the nuclear energy it is losing. and they will pay for alternative power system for

former democratic senator from indiana, evan buy.republican encouragement from you utah, jason chaffetz d also fox news contributor. history being made. jason? >> event elmendorf, it's an important large base paid a lot of good men and women served there. i'm glad he's taking an opportunity to visit on a very historic time that he has in vietnam. >> harris: when you don't get a deal, people will talk about that part. but i'm hearing some democrats say if it was going to be a good deal the president spread about this. >> that's right. the one thing that kim jong un understands is force and power. to play nice with him, and make concessions. that's not going to work. perhaps the president walking away sense and may signal that he needs to be serious. otherwise the sanctions will not be lifted. >> harris: and what do you make with the president now coming home? we've seen some competing images in american media. some criticism today. why not push back the michael cohen hearings until the president is back on u.s. soil? by the way, now h

the measure likely to pass a democratic support and could also pass the senate with some g.o.p. support. one of those who could buck the president, right now he has made up his mind. >> i don't know yet. i don't like the process. i don't think the emergency declaration law was written to deal with things that the president asked the congress to do, and then the congress didn't do. it's never been used that way before. i want to look carefully at the law. i want to hear what the president's lawyers have to say about it. >> melissa: even if the measure lands on the president's desk, he has promised a veto. lawmakers are skeptical they would have the votes to override it. house republicans adam kinzinger recently got back from the air national guard deployment to the port. he says the president's right about the situation down there. watch. >> i support the emergency declaration. when i went down there, there's a lot of immigration issues. we sought a lot of groups coming across the border illegally. but we saw a lot of drugs, a lot of human trafficking. by the way, i have done thr

democratic senator kamala harris passed herself off as an advocate for illegal immigrants but skepticismprogressives where he of her record is a law and order prosecutor. and other prominent democrat vows to into the ring, stick around for 2020. vicks vapocool and vaporize it. ahhhhh! shhhhh! new nyquil severe with vicks vapocool. the vaporizing, nightime coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. >> shannon: the race for the white house is in full swing. >> race to the white house in full swing, here's your 2020 update in 60 seconds. 2020 candidates kamala harris facing new scrutiny of the decisions she made as california's attorney general. cnn reporting see supported a policy that turned over young illegals to ice. she is one of many democrats trying to put up a fire on their past. cory booker grilled judicial nominee naomi row on her religious beliefs president to admit if she thought gay marriage was a sin raising consent from republicans is a questions in 5 person can be rejected from public service based on their religious beliefs and not their actual track r

weren't also faces a very crowded field of democratic contenders on average this year one new entrant into that race per week that includes three other senators who are popular with the democratic base as well as former vice president joe biden who despite not having entered the race is already leading the pack in polling. some news from haiti now more protests taking place there the opposition is reportedly trying to shut down the country as it tries to oust the president on thursday to protest has died in demonstrations against seven employees rule government says fourteen police were injured when the protests in the capital port au prince turned violent demonstrators accuse government leaders of being involved in a corruption scandal the president reached out to the protesters with this message on friday. we went to elections a part of the population voted i am president i am ready to speak to all my brothers and sisters over the difficulties of the country is facing to my brothers and sisters in the opposition the doors open to us to reach a solution. yellow vest protests have been out on the streets of the french capital for a thirteenth

and i hope people figure out how to do the right thing as soon as possible. >> chris: that's democratic senatorcott racking to the latest revelations from virginia. they keep coming while northam decides whether to step down fairfax's accuser comes forward. mark herring admits he wore blackface in college. time to wring in our panel to sort this all out. jason riley from the "wall street journal" and manhattan institute. mara liasson of "national public radio" and national security analyst morgan ortegas. jason, what on earth is going on in virginia? [laughter] >> well, i think what surprised a lot of people, chris, is not only how commonplace this sort of behavior seems to have been. >> chris: you are talking about the blackface but how recently it was still so commonplace, at least in certain parts of the country and in certain social circles. i would like to reiterate something senator scott said here. what we see out is a cautionary tale in politicizing racism. this is not a partisan issue. neither party is unblemished here. you have had democrats in recent years try to pretend that republi