hardiman is a registered republican, considered conservative. especially on matters relating to gun ownership. but whatever his leanings those who know or know of him say hardiman is the real deal. >> debra gross chancellor of the philadelphia bar association says for hardiman the law is all consuming passion. >> he's very careful and in his decisions and his analysis. making sure that he has followed, um, you know the law the president and he doesn't -- doesn't create law. how is that? he's following the law. >> reporter: temple university law school professor mary levee argued cases before the third circuit and says hardiman enjoys a sterling reputation even among those on the other side of the political aisle. >> he applies -- he applies the law very fairly in all of his cases much he's extremely well prepared. he's just -- he's a terrific judge and highly qualified. >> reporter: remember that vote for president you cast back in november? or didn't cast because you were too busy or didn't much care for either candidate. keep that in mind when

hardiman is a registered republican, considered conservative. relating to gun ownership. but whatever his leanings those who know or know of him say hardiman is the real deal. >> debra gross chancellor of the philadelphia bar association says for hardiman the law is

he is first member of his college to go to college, judge hardiman sits on the third circuit court of appeals based in philadelphia but he works from pittsburgh. the his views are unclear. he has this is ruled on an abortion case, hardiman is known to be supporter of the second amendment rights and ruled on the federal case out of new jersey and agreeing with the jail's policy to strip search all detainees, he held in high regard by many in the the law enforcement the community. >> within the just last few minutes cbs news has been reporting that choices going to be between judge gorsuch and judge hardiman. judge hardy hand from pennsylvania is a close confident, of former senator rick santorum and known as a strong conservative also a collogue of the president's older sister, judge marry ann trump barry also of the third circuit court of appeals. that announcement ukee and jessica set to take lays tonight at 8:00 o'clock. i will be inside east room for that announcement and have live reports from the white house at ten and 11:00 o'clock on cbs-3 "eyewitness news". reporting live from

thomas hardiman is a notre dame graduate, went to georgetown law school. he paid his way through college with scholarships and driving a taxi. he has a personal connection to the president because he sits on the third circuit with president trump's sister. in 2003, when he was nominated to a lower court, he said i don't believe that judges should seek to achieve the legal, political or philosophical goals of ones friends or party. shep, those two quotes will be music to conservative's ears. >> shepard: based on your reporting, shannon, how much of a fight are we see with this confirmation proceed something. >> you know they can get ugly. you've seen how democrats have responded to the cabinet nominees, delaying and putting off votes. we expect more of that. chuck schumer promised a nasty battle over the supreme court nominee. yesterday we heard from jeff merkley out of oregon. this is what he said. "this is a stolen seat. this is the first time a senate majority has stolen a seat. we'll use every lever in our power to stop this. it's important to note that

>> reporter: while judge hardiman was heading to the capitol -- >> it's lovely to be here. >> reporter: -- sources tell cnn increasing indications is trump's big is judge neil gorsuch of colorado and he's already in d.c. his judicial philosophy aligns with the conservative icon he could replace, justice antonin scalia and believes in scalia did in the literal interpretation of the constitution, the two men seen her fly fishing in colorado were said to be close friends. >> the world suffered a seismic shock with the loss of justice scalia. >> reporter: judge gorsuch, harvard law graduate who clerked at the supreme court has not ruled on abortion from the bench, but legal opinions on religious liberty attracted the attention of those helping trump make his pick. >> separate church and state! >> reporter: in the hobby lobby case he sided with the corporations who claimed the so-called continue seraceptive penned a book arguing against assisted suicide and euthanasia, writing, "the idea that all human beings are intrinsically valuable and intentional taking of human life by private persons

and thomas hardiman. he happens to serve on the same court as donald trump's sister does, which some people might elevate his chances. if he was to appoint thomas hardiman, he might be seen as doing a favor to his sister. and then william pryor on the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta is also said to be on the list. as i understand it, shep, his chances have been waning for a week or so. >> shepard: big shakeup at the national security council before i let you go. they're pushing back on that by saying, it's not a big changeup on the national security council. >> the biggest move is to put the president's steve strategist, steve bannon, on the security council. you might remember in the bush administration, they were thinking of karl rove who had a similar position. he was denied. what people are focusing on is language that sin included in the new makeup of the national security council principle's committee. the language of 2009 and 2017 of who is on the council. the language in 2017 says that th

, hardiman's colleague on the bench in philadelphia. the court a critical issue for mr. trump's supporters in the campaign, and he knew it. >> you have to vote for me anyway, you know why? supreme court judges. supreme court judges. >> reporter: whoever wins the prize from the president tonight with this appointment, the court's delicate balance won't change. president trump's pick replacing justice scalia to form the four-man conservative block squaring off against the four liberals, three of them women, with justice anthony kennedy, 80 years old, the crucial swing vote. >> you look at scalia, if you could do that, if you could duplicate that -- as far as i'm concerned, it would be absolutely perfect. >> reporter: the court's agenda in the coming years expected to include abortion rights cases, the battle to overturn roe v. wade still raging. >> i am pro-life and i will be appointing pro-life judges. >> reporter: and cases driven by president trump's nationalist agenda, like immigration and refugee issues, including the president's con

judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania. confirmation won't be a gimme. republicans will need eight democratic votes. democrats changed the rule for everything but the supreme court nominees and during sean hannity's meeting with president trump last week he said he would favor the nuclear option if that is what it comes to. which would mean you don't need the 60 but 51. watch that story. we'll sort through it as we get it. one at a time. >> shannon: judges hardiman and gorsuch got through unanimous voice votes. pryor was a much tougher fight and that might factor into the consideration that president trump is making. >> bill: we're looking at three. it could be one of these three? >> shannon: i think it could be two. we'll know before 8:00 but we'll see. there is a list of 21. >> bill: now you know and here we go. >> shannon: president trump's controversial travel and refugee ban, critics say the muslim ban is -- where was all the outrage from democrats and the opposition party, the media, when our jobs were fleeing our country? the former senior advisor

clayton: hardiman would be the first. what would you say?would probably say hardiman as of right now but gorsuch has a good chance. apparently trump has pick and will be coming out at 8:00 p.m. tonight from the white house. clayton: we will see, great to see you. let's check with brian kilmeade to check out what's happening in "fox & friends". brian: congressman is going to be coming on our show, he's going to be talking what's happening with republicans sometimes going against president trump when it comes to this controversial regarding homeland security and sandra lee will be here, she's very good at cooking. we will talk to you about politics, laura engram, she has an opinion on the way the media is handling donald trump and the arguments coming this direction. late last night, did you see tucker carlson, the firing of the acting attorney general, what went into that. he'll be joining us live and what happens today after donald trump reclaims the phrase you're fired last night. a wild three hours, don't miss a minute. i can't way to see

the two front-runners are judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. gorsuch is a natural choice for any republican president and expected to have similar principles as the late justice antonin scalia. hardiman is a solid conservative who was active in republican pol federal bench. the third choice - william pryor is still in the running but is fading, according to people familiar with the search process. all three met with trump in new york during the transition period. the president will announce his final pick at eight o'clock tonight. meanwhile-- on the steps of the supreme court- top democrats- rallied against president trump's controversial immigration ban last night. several lawmakers taking part in the demonstration-- including maryland senator ben cardin and vermont senator bernie sanders. tom roussey has more. developing now-- police in canada are police in canada are questioning a man now charged with a shooting spree inside a mosque in quebec city. after a frantic search-- police now say they believe all the violence, was the result of a si

, hardiman's colleague on the bench in philadelphia. the court a critical issue for mr. trump's supporters in the campaign, and he knew it. >> you have to vote for me anyway, you know why? supreme court judges. supreme court judges. >> reporter: whoever wins the prize from the president tonight with this appointment, the court's delicate balance won't change. president trump's pick replacing justice scalia to form the four-man conservative block squaring off against the four liberals, three of them women, with justice anthony kennedy, 80 years old, the crucial swing vote. >> you look at scalia, if you could do that, if you could duplicate that -- as far as i'm concerned, it would be absolutely perfect. >> reporter: the court's agenda in the coming years expected to include abortion rights cases, the battle to overturn roe v. wade still raging. >> i am pro-life and i will be appointing pro-life judges. >> reporter: and cases driven by president trump's nationalist agenda, like immigration and refugee issues, including the president's con

and the other man is named thomas hardiman from pittsburgh and on the u.s. appeals for the 3rd circuit. two different stories. thomas hardiman paid his way working as a taxi driver, and neil gorsuch was a page here in d.c. and has inside the beltway credentials. >> the smart money, i guess s. on hardiman, and we have been told he sits on the bench with trump's sister, and she likes him, and trump likes loyalty and maybe that's who he will go to. >> possibly. if he does. he will be able to roll out a narrative of somebody that is not an ivy league skwraourist, but it's tough. i think it's neck and neck. in going to what you said in the opening about how do these things turn out in the end, i think what the trump team is looking for is not just a personal story but somebody who they can count on to rule in the ways that they want their appointee to rule, you know. they want the solid credentials. one thing about judge hardiman, we are not sure. >> yeah, and so talk to us about what this means to be conservative? it's not the same thing as it means politically.

argue cases on the federal level, and knows judge hardiman. >> i've argued before judge hardiman several times, i've both won cases and lost cases before him. based on that experience i would say that he is an excellent judge. >> and in addition to judge hardiman, federal appeals court pryor, and gorsuch. >> cbs news will have live coverage of president trump's voice for the supreme court, that airs tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> well, family is grieving the loss of two sisters killed in a hit-and-run crash in oxford circle. emotional tribute was held at large and the boulevard last night for to remember ten year old and her 19 year old sister. the mother of two. "eyewitness news" spoke with the family member who says they recently moved to the area. >> the purpose from my sister moving west philly because of all of the gunfire, come down here northeast, good neighborhood, and then to have their lives take friend somebody from careless and wreckless, you know, sad. >> police say driver kenneth rough was speed to go beat the changing light. he hit the sisters just after 11:30 sat

. >> the nominee today is thomas michael hardiman. >> reporter: mr. trump's other finalist, judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania, who like bojorquez, sailed through his confirmation hearing to the federal appeals court. interpret the law. >> reporter: if gorsuch is blue blood, hardiman is blue collar, first member of his family to graduate from college, he put himself through georgetown law driving a taxi. no matter who the president nominates, democrats have said they are going to fight. they are going to try to block this nominee, just like republicans blocked president obama's choice of merrick garland. >> pelley: jan crawford for us tonight, jan, thank you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the president's announcement. as mr. trump said, it's coming up at 8:00 eastern time, 7:00 central. our cbs news political director john dickerson is joining us tonight from the set of "face the nation" in washington. john, with 41% or so of americans against the travel ban, is this having an effect on the president's ability to govern? >> well, in the

as far as hardiman goes he's from pittsburgh. he works with president trump's sister who is a judge there in philadelphia so they're in the same circuit court. this judge also is considered very conservative. >> all right. edward lawrence, live on capitol hill for us. >>> students plan to join those protesti protesting president trump's travel ban. they plan to rally at the school's clock tower this afternoon. >>> more than 400 d.c. elementary students including many who speak english as a second language will soon have access to a new school building. the d.c. by lingual charter school will take control of the school on northeast. undocumented immigrant families police are forced to act as immigration agents. >> we have seen the amount of emotion and fear and anxiety in all of our children. >> now, a guide on immigration policies is expected to go out to all d.c. charter schools tomorrow. >>> renting out your home on airbnb and other sites could come with new restrictions in the district. a bill will be introduced today to limit

you look at gorsuch and hardiman.are wonderful people with wonderful families and their families will support them through this and it will be tough but with their records the aba has said they're well qualified. i think democrats will have a tough time and will look particularly vicious and unfair if they attack these two men. >> shannon: now we'll await to see whether the republicans are forced to go the nuclear option route taking the voting threshold from 60 to require them to get democrats on board down to 51. great to see you as we await this important vote. thank you for your time. >> bill: i don't know what else is going on. here we go. are you ready? coming at you like a big old hose in the garden. dianne feinstein. we await the vote on jeff sessions in committee. at the same time we're waiting on how republican leadership. should see paul ryan in a matter of moments. when that happens we'll take you there live. also happening now tom price, steve mnuchin in the senate finance committee. they should get a vot

other name we are hearing a lot is thomas hardiman.peals judge for the third circuit which includes pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware and the virgin island. he lives in suburban pittsburgh. it was interesting to read his back story. first in his family to go to college. i see you cheer. >> i'm doing the taxi. i mean, everybody knows that he drove a taxi. >> you were doing this. >> that's his thing. he drove a taxi. >> he drove a taxi. >> it makes him, you know, if you want to call neil gorsuch blue blood, oxford and harvard, hardiman is blue collar. he is really from a working class. his dad drove a cab. he drove a cab. so you really i think got that array of you know, trump could be either picking really really what looks like a pa trishian pick or somebody who you know he says he wants to put on the court an every day working guy. >> hardiman i think would be the first justice on the bench to not have an ivy league de agree. i would note he went to georgetown. one of my alma maters. what's his take on the law? what would we expect i

. >> i have argued before judge hardiman several times. and i have both won cases and lost cases before him. based on that experience i would say that he is an excellent judge. >> also under consideration, in addition to judge hardiman, federal appeals court judges neil gorsuch, and william pryor, replacing judge scalia, died last february. >> community lounger the loss of two sisters after deadly hit-and-run crash in oxford circle. candlelight vigil held at large street and the boulevard last night to remember ten year old loraya braxton and her sister kimberly phillips mother of two boys. two lived in the area for just ten days. >> the purpose of my sister moving from west philly is because of all of the gunfire, then to come down here, to the northeast, a good neighborhood. then to have it taken, their lives take friend somebody from careless and wreckless, you know, sad. >> and police say the driver, kenneth rough, hit the sisters just after 11:30 saturday night. he was apparently speed to go beat the changing light. he's now facing se

you lean a little bit toward hardiman, he drove a cab. >> he is not the classical ivy leaguer guy, butame and georgetown are not too shabby. he is not quite as conservative as others. but he is plenty conservative. on the social issues, he leans to questioning and challenging certain private businesses providing birth controls and things like that. there is enough satisfactory conservative meat there to satisfy most looking at him for a perspective replacement for justice scalia. charles: listen to what he said yesterday, it gets to your point of navigating through the approval process. >> what great about both tom hardiman and neil gorsuch they have that strength, that independents that fairness. there will be some opinions in their record that the conservatives like, some opinions in their records that liberals like, and a bunch of opinions that everyone will find quite good. charles: we know that evangelicals got candidates trump over the top, i think this is one thing they want from him more than anything else. all of the other things are great, but they want to make sure this is t

federal appeals court hardiman, 51, serves on the same court as the president. the third circuit court of appeals is based in philadelphia, but judge hardiman works out of pittsburgh. >> i have argued before judge hard man, several times, and i have both won cases and lost cases before him. based on that experience i would say that he is an excellent judge. >> the choice would replace the late justice anthony scale ya who died last february. cbs news will have live coverage of president trump pick for the supreme court that coverage begins tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >>> and in other news the fbi and philadelphia police hope you can help them ida bank robbery suspect. take a look, they believe this man walked into the bb and c branch 1600 block of market street monday morning, handed the tell area threatening note, and left with cash. of course if you have any information call the fbi or philadelphia police. >>> well, family and friend are in mourning after hit-and-run crashed two sisters. candlelight vigil held at large street and the boulevard last ni

hardiman as you say has a little more of a mixed background. he's from massachusetts, he drove a cab for his father's cab company. went to notre dame in georgetown, not a harvard law school graduate. gorsuch knows washington. his mother was the administrator r if the environmental protection agency under reagan. first woman to have that job. and he was a senate page while she came back here. he also clerked for justice byron white who was another coloradan like neil gorsuch and anthony kennedy. hardiman has not been a clerk. one has trial judge experience, the other doesn't. so there are differences between the two, but i would say of the two on balance scores gorsuch is slightly more conservative. >> the city to watch. i grew up around there. i like getting that one in there. pete williams in washington, thank you for that. >>> take a quick break he. up next, the opposition amid the swied spread outrage over the executive order. democrats are gearing up for a fight. and they are not stopping with this order. i'm going to talk about it with dem

judge hardiman i do not know.interesting to note this is the earliest a supreme court nomination has happened, this soon in administration in modern history. the good news for the trump team is that on the senate side, the republican side, you have veterans of four recent supreme court nominations. in addition to that, there's a group called the judicial crisis network. a group of conservatives, they have a $10 million fund in order to help support the efforts to get this nominee confirmed, and so i think when you look at the nine vulnerable senate democrats were up for reelection in 2018, they will feel some pressure, including senator manchin. and the senator from north dakota. i think you'll see there will be some senate democrats who decide to confirm this nominee. >> juan: eric, there was some concern in conservative circles that gorsuch, who looks to be the favorite, as we sit here this afternoon, has not written on abortion. do you think that's a problem? >> eric: common wisdom is that gorsuch or hardiman,

the choice comes down to neil gorsuch of the tenth circuit court of appeals or judge thomas hardiman of the third circuit court of appeals. it could expose rifts. how far are senate democrats willing to go and will it be far enough for the democratic base and will senate republicans defy the president and their base if president trump wants to go nuclear. never mind by the way, if somehow there's an ideological issue with one of the picks. pete williams, give me the baseball card stats for our two finalists here. gorsuch and hardiman. >> neil gorsuch, 49, fourth generation coloradan from denver on the tenth circuit court of appeals which hears from six western states. he went to harvard law. so he's an ivy league graduate. thorough going westerner, loves to hike, fish, hunt, ski, he's a big fan of antonin scalia, no big supreme court -- no big rulings on questions like abortion, but he has been very strong on freedom of religion. thomas hardiman, 51, from originally massachusetts where he drove a cab for his father's cab company. moved to pittsburgh, married the daughter of a promine

thomas hardiman from pittsburgh and neil gorsuch from denver. both are federal appeals court judges. if confirmed by the senate the nomination would fill the seat left vacant since the death of justice scalia. >> and president trump fired the acting attorney general sally yates after she told attorneys not to defend the controversial immigration order. she was immediately replaced by day that boente, the u.s. attorney for the eastern district of virginia. angie has more on why this is being called the monday night massacre. >> three words, monday night massacre. we're trending within an hour on twitter. political reporters, commentators using this term referring to the firing of a special prosecutor in 1973 then president nixon. nixon making the decision because cox would not obey nixon's order to stop investigating water gate. that was called saturday night massacre. although it's part of the executive branch many are pointing out there's a reason by tradition that the justice department operates free from influence from the white house. >>> co

the other top contender is judged thomas hardiman. he has a personal connection to president trump because he served on the same bench with president trump's sister on the third circuit, so they know each other, there is a personal connection. he has that blue-collar story that is a bit of an outsider, something we have seen president trump be fond of, throwing a wrench in the system and doing something a little different. judge hardiman went to notre dame, first-person and his family to graduate from college. helped put himself through school by driving a taxi. what is interesting is looking back over his confirmation hearing from his earlier post on the federal bench back in 2003 when he was testifying about his qualifications come he talked about some of his most memorable and important work he had ever done was pro bono work for people who had come to the country without going through the proper channels. it is interesting to read how he talks about that and how he helped people fight for political asylum and refugee status in lig

first up judge thomas hardiman , 51 years old serving in the u.s. court of on peels, he served in pittsburgh where he lived with his wife but now serving in the philadelphia area. the second pick is neil gor such, 49 year-old judge serving in the tenth circuit court of appeals in denver. president trump will choose one to relays late justice antonin scalia. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected, and i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> president trump will keep his promise to the american people and he will nominate the a strict constructionist to the supreme court in the traditional belief and great justice antonin scalia. >> reporter: the fight for this seat is expected to be a really big battle, the seat was left vacant last february when barack obama made his pick, republicans blocked him for 11 months. thomas and karen, democrats still very bitter we don't know what will happen with this process. we will watch ande. >> we will tonight at 8:00. >>> yet another new executive order, targeting government regulations on

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the two front-runners are judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman.hoice for any republican president and expected to have similar principles as the late justice antonin scalia. hardiman is a solid conservative who was active in republican politics before joining the federal bench. the third choice - william pryor is still in the running but is fading, according to people familiar with the search process. all three met with trump in new york during the transition period. the president will announce his final pick at eight o'clock tonight. new developments regarding the prince george's county liquor board.. county executive rushern baker is calling for new legislation that would dramatically strenghen oversight of the board. he wants control shifted from the state to the county, in order to reduce corruption. earlier this month, the fbi raided the liquor board. two board officials and two liquor store owners were arrested. charges against them include conspiracy and bribery. under baker's proposal, the county executive, not the governor, would appoint

thomas hardiman sits on the third circuit out of pittsburgh. he was educated at notre dame and georgetown, two fine universities but not the ivies that usually end up on the supreme court. his family started a cab business and he drove a cab to support himself through law school. >> how about that? so you have gone through both of the credentials, so it's important to under score while this is huge huge huge, this would not change the balance, so i'm wondering if the democrats would put up a fight this go rounds or the next one? >> i think the republicans might be thinking that, too, because he's replacing things in the status quo, but supporters of trump are really hoping he might get a second vacancy, for instance if justice kennedy would step down or justice ruth baiter ginsburg, that would be big for the topics like abortion. so they know with three justices in their 70s and early 80s they might very soon be back at this debate and may want to have some stored up ammunition to be used for those hearings. >> possibility. we watch, wait for t

barry highly recommended hardiman to her brother. he serves on the tenth circuit court of a peechlts he's called scalia 2.0. he echoes his philosophy and writing style. both men are young and could serve for decades on the court. but in the short run, neither would tip the balance on the court because president trump's conservative nominee would replace another conservative on the bench. >> regardless who have is picked, there would be an all-out confirmation battle. they're upset that president obama's pick for the seat never each got a hearing. from the supreme court, elizabeth hur, abc news. >>> there will be a special report on the choice for supreme court nominee. we'll carry that live at 5:00 p.m. you can also watch the announcement live on our abc 7 news app and streaming on abc 7 news.com. >>> new this morning, president trump plans to continue at least one executive order signed by his predecessor. the white house says mr. trump will maintain a 2014 executive order signed by president obama protecting federal employees from

judges neil gorsich and thomas hardiman. he serves on the third court of appeals with president trump's sister. sources tell abc news berry highly recommended hardiman to her brother. gorsich serves on the 10th circuit court of appeals and has been so-called scalia 2.0 because he echos scalia's judicial philosophy and writing style. both men are young and could serve on the court for decades. but in the short run, neither would tip the court because president trump's conservative nominee would be replacing another conservative on the bench. regardless of who is picked, there will be an all out confirmation battle in the senate. with democrats so very upset president obama's pick for the seat never even got a hearing. from the supreme court, elizabeth hur, abc news. melanie: today, we are hearing an amazing story of survival from a california man. he was trapped for two days after his vehicle plunged off the side of a road. hunter kittle's vehicle went 75 feet down a steep hill. it flipped over and crashed into a tree. he suf

that could mack a dns we're told it's really between gosuch and hardiman. people have told us both ways. we're just not confident we know what it is. the administration is successful in keeping they very closely held. >> pete williams, we'll check back in with you for later more reporting. we are going to take a break here on msnbc after the next three minutes. stick around. here? (becky) i've seen such a change in einstein since he started eating beneful. the number one ingredient in it is beef. (einstein) the beef is fantastic! (becky) he's a very active dog. he never stops moving. he has enough energy to believe that he can jump high enough to catch a bird. it has real beef, grains, vegetables, and he loves it. well, we were coming for an interview... so he wanted to wear his tie. (einstein) it's my power tie. it gives me power. (vo) try beneful originals with beef. with real beef as the number one ingredient. healthful. flavorful. beneful. >>> we >>> we are looking live now at the senate panel debating the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney genera

. >> they are down to two, hardiman serves on the first court of appeal with president trump's sister. barry highly recommended hardiman to her brother and the 10th consider sut of appeals and called scalia 2.0. both men are young and could serve on the court tore decades but another would tip the ambulance on the court bought president trump's nominee would replace another conservative on the bench. >> regardless of who is picked there will be an all out confirmation battle. with democrats upset that president obama's pick for the seat never even got a hearing. >> you can watch the president's supreme court nomination live on 6 abc. abc news conference started at 8:00, 6 abc will have the announce many live. >>> and people were denied access no the u.s. at the philadelphia airport thanks to donald trump's traffic ban filed a lawsuit today. they spoke to the immediamedia . they argue that it guarantees due process under the law. >> it was shock to hear they were sent back the way they were. unamerican, unethical, not a phone call or translator or attorney, to give them the option, how

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is considered a law and order jud hardiman is blue collar.e's the first member of his family to graduate from college. notre dame with honors. he put himself through georgetown law driving a taxi. he would be the only justice outside of an ivy league. >> i think we should have people from other law schools. it's all harvard and yale. >> now, mr. trump said yesterday, he's already made up his mind, but whichever judge he's chosen, democrats are ready for a fight. they are vowing to block this nominee, just like republicans blocked president obama's nominee of merrick garland. charlie. >> "face the nation's" john dickerson is here. john, how is it with the development of the immigration ban even within the trump admnistration? >> well, dangerous and risky, i don't know. the danger would come from overseas. that the ban was propaganda for isis. in margaret's report you have state department officials agreeing with that. so that's where the danger comes in. in the sense this steps up a religious fight between a christian united states and muslims

nbc news has learned there are two, neil gorsuch and tom hardiman. hardiman is based in pittsburgh. >>> are you sick of all the political debate on your facebook feed? >> some people told us they're losing sleep over the constant social media bickering. nbc 10's tim furlong gets doctor'sed ed advice. >> reporter: we're starting to see more posts like rachel's. >> i'm so sick of all things election. >> reporter: facebook fatigue from all the political stuff. and please start posting vacation pictures the and kids pictures and dog picture. i don't even care. >> reporter: many of the people who reached out to me on facebook say they do care deeply about the country and do have thoughts on the political situation, they just don't feel they need to constantly see everyone's opinions, including mine, yours and everyone they know on facebook. you wouldn't walk up to someone on the street but on facebook everybody gets to be a big shot and many don't care about the potential real life repercuss n repercussions. like nasty replies and unfriending, even real l

among the top two, judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. we'll have more on the frontrunners coming up at 5:30. president trump will announce his decision at 8:00 tonight. you can watch this live here on 6 abc. >> pennsylvania state senate is expected to vote today on a bill that will with hole state grants from sanctuary cities from philadelphia. this comes on the heels of the executive order last week threatening to pull grants from sanctuary cities nationwide and jim kenney responded today. >> philadelphia and the southeast portion of pennsylvania contributes more to the commonwealth than we get back. it's kind of ironic that they are moving in this discretion, hopefully the governor will veto it and we'll fight it in court. >> the city's status has helped philadelphia hit a 40 year low in crime by providing sanctuary to immigrants that come forward to report crimes or act aswities. >>> another chitty day in the delaware and lehigh valley. and parts had an additional taste of winter, this was the scene in allentown today. enough snow to

they are neil gorsuch from colorado and thomas hardiman from pennsylvania.upreme court first to identify the judges on the president's short list, jan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, down to two judges whose background could not be any more different but they have one thing in mon, both are considered solid conservatives. >> i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> reporter: with president trump just hours away from announcing the supreme court nominee. one is straight out of central casting with degrees from halve vast and oxford, established credibles, jump neil gorsuch had the philosophy modeled after the justice he replaced. >> people talk about the profession. i often have a difficult time understanding the analyses. not just with justice scalia. >> reporter: a conservative that sided with religious believerers. with the obamacare contraceptive mandates, he argues for the sanctity of life. >> our nominee today is thomas michael hardiman. >> reporter: also on the short list, judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania, his nomination i

i kind of like hardiman. right now the smart money seems to be out gorsuch but i like hardiman.reme court justice who is not from an ivy league school. i am all for the underdog. >> it's a tough decision for democrats because they look at it and go, this is the fight he wouldn't necessarily pick because it is replacing scalia and we made the point that later down the road, you want to look for someone replacing someone further from the left. but how do you resist a big fight? everybody gets a juiced from a fight. the ag gets fired, hitter speaking fees go through the roof. >> kimberly: she didn't follow it. she did it for her own opportunity and career advancement. and set of national security and following the law that she swore an oath to take. disgusting. there are millions of americans, conservatives were, republicans, moderate democrats voted for president trump because they wanted to make sure that hillary clinton did not take the next united states supreme court justice. i believe the president will not disappoint the people who voted who came out to support him and he wi

also thomas hardiman sits on the appeals court in philadelphia. he attended notre dame and later georgetown law where he drove a cab to help pay for college. hardiman is also conservative, often ruling in gun cases in favor of the second amendment, the right to bear arms. also willian pry iaiam pryor. he called roe v wade an abomination. what's next? since 1975 nominees waited on average 67 days between their nomination and an actual vote. confirmation requires a simple majority. keep it right here tonight on nbc 4 throughout the evening. nbc news will have a special report on president trump's announcement. that's expected at 8:00 tonight. >>> meantime, on capitol hill we've seen some action surrounding seven of president trump's cabinet nominees. the president's pick for transportation, elaine chow passed the full nate by a vote of 93-6. she is married to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. three other nominees betsy devos for education, rick perry for energy and ryan zing for through committee. democrats delayed a vote on jeff sessi session

neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. he's a federal judge there.s with donald trump's sister who is a judge out of philadelphia. they're in the same circuit court. we also know that hardiman is a staunch gun rights supporter. >> how about the other judge on this list, neil gorsuch? what do we know about him? >> he works out in colorado. he's a federal judge there. we do know that he is anti assisted suicide from his rulings. we do not know about his abortion stance. he has not ruled on an abortion case, but many believe because of his rulings on assisted suicide he's also anti abortion. >> all right. thank you. >>> news for your health now, bullying at school can take a toll on a kid's self-esteem and their grades. new study from arizona state univer children from kindergarten through high school. researchers found kids who were bullied were more likely to have poor grades, feel less intelligence and dislike school. once the bullying started to subside children had fewer academic problems. >>> changing minds in fairfax county now. free mental healt

neil kor sitand thomas hardiman. hardiman sits on the bench in pittsburgh.ce to replace antonin scalia. seat has been open since he died nearly a year ago. >>> three minutes before 7. today is the last day to sign up for health insurance coverage for 2017 if you want it through the affordable care act. in some places enrollment is down slightly. think it might be because some people think the aca has gone away. it hasn't. republicans are working to repeal it. that hasn't happened. there will be a long transition period if it does. >>> deadly market street building collapse civil trial. jury will have to decide who, if anyone, should pay tajs frdamag the june 2013 collapse sha killed seven people and injured many others. contractor and developer could be held liable for the collapse that flattened a salvation army. >>> good morning, checking on delays right now. watching the schuylkill. no surprise there are delays here. earlier accident on belmont over on the right hand shoulder. now seeing traffic moving by. it is still slow. eastbound and center city from

good liberty issues as well as hardiman, both have very good records on those issues. when we say good records, interpreting the constitution as originalists, those are the qualities of judicial philosophy the president stated he was going to pursue. to his credit, that is exactly what he has done every step of the way in his first week is that he has -- starting with his inaugural speech that many criticized, it was a continuation of his campaign. that takes people by surprise. normally politicians change once they win election. we will dial that back a little bit. he has continued saying and doing the things he said he would do. host: what about when he actually makes the announcement? of course he has to be confirmed by the senate, and there is remarks made by the democratic leadership in the senate, chuck schumer of new york, that this candidate needs to be mainstream. it does not sound like these three judges are in the mainstream of what democrats would like. if there is a battle to get him confirmed by the senate, what is the role of your group, and will you ste

thomas hardiman has a personal connection to the president, serving on the same bench as the president's sister, the third circuit. he was the first person's family to graduate from college, got through with scholarships and by driving a taxi. in a 2003 questionnaire he said "i do not believe that judges should seek to achieve the legal, political, or philosophical goals of one's friends or a clinical party." the president is well aware that conservatives expect him to deliver on this pick. more than 1 of 5 voters have this room court was the most important factor for them in casting their vote in the presidential election. of those, 56% voted for mr. trump and 41% for mrs. clinton. across the board, conservatives generally say they are thrilled with these potential picks although there some caution on the issue of abortion. neither of them has a long paper trail on that issue and that worries some. democrats have said they plan to oppose whoever the nominee is. these two judges sailed through the senate without opposition in 2006 and 2007. a lot of those top democrats who were okay with

three contenders are judge neil gorsuch from colorado, william pryor from alabama and judge thomas hardiman from pennsylvania. they are federal judges. during his campaign candidate trump put out a list of two toss even judges he would consider nominated to the supreme court. the here's what the president said at the white house just yesterday. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected and i think you will be very impressed with this person. it will be 8:00 o'clock tomorrow night at the white house, from the white house. >> reporter: all three candidates said to be conservative judges, from the federal bench, all around the country alabama colorado and pennsylvania, and pittsburgh. that announcement coming up tonight at 8:00. first at 6:00 i will go into a little bit of history with judge thomas hardiman, the judge from pennsylvania, what does he stand for? what are his positions i'll talk bay connection he has with a prominent trump family member. that is coming up tonight live at 6:00 o'clock. live from the white house, i'm david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will see yo

whereas the other side is going to probably paint him as -- him or if it's just hardiman as narrowly's not fair for consumer rights, not fair for employee rights. he keeps people, either individual could probably be accused of narrowly construing the right to bring civil rights cases to the supreme court. so, this is -- tomorrow will be the big day as this all really rolls out in a more substantive way. >> my understanding and correct me if i'm wrong, but my understanding is that neither gorsuch nor hardiman have ever weighed in directly on abortion as opposed to the third individual, judge prior, who is no longer on the list of potential nominees as far as we know. gorsuch did side with hobby lobby, however, which felt that the contraceptive mandate in obamacare violated religious beliefs. that might play out, right? >> right. first of all, you rightly home in on abortion because the president said when he was running for office that that's exactly what he wanted to reverse, roe v. wade, the precedent from the '7 0s that made abortion legal nationwide. he said he wanted it returned

thomas hardiman and nio gourd itch. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected and i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> reporter: democrats say they will look at the nominees' positions and fight if needed. >> if they're fire breathers from the right or left, day need not apply as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: the president is making his selection as he fires the acting attorney general, sally yates sent a letter to the justice department, saying she's not convinced the executive order instituting a limited travel ban is legal. hours after sending the letter, president trump fired her, elevating another lawyer, who he says will uphold the ban. >> he's made sure that every way possible we get down the path of securing this country. >> reporter: the travel ban may be one of the big cases the supreme court could decide. the new justice could swing the court to the right. >> judging is about, ultimately, the law as it is, and not the law as it should be, according to the subjective beliefs of the judge. >> reporter: house and senate democrats kept that in mi