israel's high court had ruled thatjewish west bank.hatjewish families build their homes here on private palestinian land. and after years of delay, police moved in to clear the site. now the israeli parliament has narrowly passed a highly controversial law to protect other outposts, built without government permits. a victory for nationalists, who stressed biblical ties to the land. we are voting tonight on our right to the land, under continuous connection of 3000 years. we are voting tonight for the connection between the jewish voting tonight for the connection between thejewish people and its land, the whole land is ours, all of it. a small outburst in the public gallery was quickly curbed. but opposition politicians and the government's top legal adviser believes this law is unconstitutional. translation: do not give your hand to this insane law that threatens to destroy israeli democracy, israel's international standing, that threatens military commanders and leaders and stands in complete opposition to the opinion of the attorne

then of course the government took it to the high court. so a great deal of courage.at she is saying is what we would expect it to say. she is going to the lords to try to soften brexit and she sees the prime minister... cheesy turning up in house of lords as somehow being a bully, breathing down their next. it will be increasingly divisive. a quick look at the sunday times. they've got another angle on the whole brexit story. a story about an offence from migrants and of this revolution. an interesting story that we just seeing. trade deals on the sidelines. what we are talking about is the right to migrants, both those who might come in the future and those who are already here, but we think this is most interesting for a very interesting date. is the cut—off date at which you can stay here, if you are an eu migrant, the date of the referendum, or is it the date of the referendum, or is it the date on which we trigger article 50? i think this is going to be a cause of huge dispute. this particular article suggests that the lawyers have looked at this and what they a

high court said no, the case has to play out in the appeals court.ity said a long drawn out process will delay funding for education and other programs. >>> chris christie promises to veto a bill that protects states in danger of losing federal funding. camden could lose money under president trump's executive order. the bill backed by democrats would give grants to city that have federal cuts. it could cost the state billions. joining the governor over outcry of animal abuse information from the website. senator board member menendez and 17 other democratic lawmakers are calling for that information to be put back on the site. u.s. da related all public records related to puppy mills, laboratories, roadside zoos and traveling animal shows earlier this month. the move is to address privacy concerns. also says it's not a final decision. a pennsylvania state capital in harrisburg will be back open today after a vandal caused damage. four floors off office on the senate capital were shut down yed. broke into the building in early morning hours and grabb

on one hand the high court usually defers to the president on issues with immigration or national security. on the other, the supreme court is one justice short, and this case would likely lead to a 4-4 tie meaning that the lower court ruling would stand. senate republicans are looking for a way to speed up the nomination of judge neil gorsuch. he is president trump's nominee to fill the ninth seat on the high court. he has been making the rounds on capitol hill. his confirmation hearings could begin as soon as next month. >>> you have made it perfectly clear through e-mails and tweets to us you want the whole story, all the time, and if you think we have missed the mark, you call us out. verify what stories are ue and which aren't. it's a commitment you will see on the air every night. think we screwed up? we will invite you in and lay out the facts this is an e-mail from a woman named susan accusing us of misrepresenting facts saying she was very hti heartened and shame on us for a story we had on our 5:00 newscast. >> here it is. democratic senator richard bloomenthal meeting with neil

the painting because they bother you so i am confident we will win in the next court, the federal high courtofjustice. we have heard a lot about fake news recently but what about fake news recently but what about false publicity? that is what the head of lithuania's tourist department has done, using these pictures as part of a publicity campaign. but if you look closely, none of the pictures are actually from lithuania but from finland and slovakia. she has had to resign and this is what the prime minister said. translation: this is what the prime minister said. translationzlj this is what the prime minister said. translation: i think this is what the prime minister said. translation: ithink the situation that we have is not normal. when we try to promote our country, these images were not from lithuania, it is very strange. we paid huge amounts of money for these kinds of projects and i think in essence, it discredits the whole idea. you could say that (i) the prime minister showed he had a sense of humour by posting this picture on his facebook page and captioning it as the new lithuanian

campaigners will go to the high court later to challenge the government's handling of the arrival ofed child refugees from europe. ministers have decided to end the scheme once 350 vulnerable children have been admitted. the campaigners argue that the government has failed to work closely enough with local councils who end up looking after the children. and we will be talking to a counsellor and somebody who came to the uk as an uncompanied child refugee. rail ticket machines cause so much confusion that a fifth of passengers who use them end up buying the wrong ticket, according to the rail regulator. it also found that while 7% of travellers underpay and could be fined, 13% are paying too much. the office of rail and road wants train companies to refund passengers who accidentally buy tickets which are too expensive for their journey. train operators say they're planning to simplify fares. one in five students in independent schools received extra time to complete gcse and a—level exams last year. that's significantly higher than those who received the special measure in state scho

it does make its way to the supreme court, what are some of the issues likely to come up at the high court level? will they even discuss the merits of the case or is it going to be much more narrow? >> well, it will be an appeal of the ninth circuit ruling which was in itself a narrow ruling only about the question whether the court should stay judge robart's order below, putting forth the temporary restraining order. it's the same set of questions, whether the government has met its burden to show that the ban should be reinstated. or whether the challenger states have shown that there's a good reason to withhold enforcement of the ban while more information is gathered. so we'll see a little bit of discussion of the merits because that's part of the standard for deciding whether or not a temporary restraining order can remain in effect. but it won't be the kind of elaborate discussion of the merits that you would ordinarily see in a case that is squarely about the constitutionality of the order. >> they could decide just not to take it up? >> they could, yes. >> it's early in the process

out of the high court and they will probably struggle now.scow was "weaponising misinformation" to expand its sphere of influence. speaking last night at st andrew's university, sir michael called on nato to strengthen its cyber defences — and tackle what he called the "false reality" being propagated by the kremlin. a north yorkshire town that was split in two by the boxing day floods in 2015 will be reunited later today when its only road bridge is reopened. up until now, residents in tadcaster could only cross the river wharfe via a temporary footbridge. our correspondent jayne mccubbin reports. all hands on deck. the 13—month, £4 million rebuild nears completion. are we all excited? yes, we are! oh yeah, we are, yeah! we are. i can't imagine it. can you, tomorrow, at two o'clock, is that right? i don't know. what has the last 13 months been like? a nuisance, to put it mildly. ah, the yorkshire art of understatement. because these were the scenes when storm eva hit on boxing day 2015 and days later, this was the outcome. tadcaster town has

the israeli high court had ruled that the settle m e nt high court had ruled that the settlement waso weeks. our middle east correspondent has the story. settlers tried to block and barricaded themselves in their away by police many had to be dragged away by about 50 families were living in this outpost some had been here for 20 years, but had been told to some had been here for 20 years, but had been told to it is a very sad what can we the verge of tears right i am on the verge of tears right i am on the verge of tears right now. and man watch and the israelis were moved from his land. israeli satisfaction has been short lived. actions to remove this outpost are being rapidly expanded. let‘s return to debate at the commons about whether theresa may is allowed to trigger article 50. our chief political correspondent is there. everyone is trying to get their two pennies in. a lots of passion has been shown. the result of the vote in a couple of hours isn‘t in doubt, is it? of the vote in a couple of hours isn't in doubt, is it? no, it isn't. particularly the 48% of people who thought

kenneth noye, who's serving a life sentence for murdering a man in a road—rage attack, has won a high courtto move him to an open prison. noye, who is 69, stabbed stephen cameron to death in 1996 on the m25 in kent. he'd argued that it was unfair and irrational not to allow him to go to a jail with lower security. a man has beenjailed for six years for killing an innocent bystander in an unprovoked attack. trevor timon, who's 31, admitted the manslaughter of oliver dearlove in blackheath in south—east london last august, but was cleared of murder. the judge said the "senseless" attack had caused "untold misery" for mr dearlove's family. iraqi troops have entered western mosulfor the first time in their offensive to drive out so—called islamic state from the country's second city. west mosul is the last is stronghold in iraq. they're surrounded, along with an estimated three quarters of a million civilians. however, government forces today met fierce resistance, as they fought their way into the city from the airport. 0ur correspondent quentin somerville and cameraman nick millard were the f

mr platt challenged his fine in the high court, and won. 0ur education correspondent gillian hargreaveshting in the highest court of the united kingdom. jon clarke fighting in the highest court of the united kingdomm jon clarke fighting in the highest court of the united kingdom. it is a shocking situation that if i lose today any unauthorised absence of any child in any school in england, that a criminal offence will be committed. warm seas, soft sand, trying to book a family break trying terbeekarfazzsilybreak. . ,, ,, ,. . . . ,. 3:71 % inggrring " ' ' ~ trying terbeeieafazzsilybreak. . w w w . . . w 2" % insurring an ' ' " trying terbeeieafazzsilybreak. . w w w . . . w 2" % insurring an ' in " companies as? 553,377. a the school holidays is a big challenge for most families. they shouldn't take weeks and weeks out of school but i don't think one family holiday per year is going to affect a child's education. leigh it isa affect a child's education. leigh it is a little bit too inflexible of a system i guess because there can be lots of mitigating sort of family circumstances. if it

some breaks news from the high court where the government has won its action trying to block sought anave been instructed to withdraw from a range of what are called voluntary roles which include working as a first aiderfor hostage roles which include working as a first aider for hostage negotiator, but according to the latest information from the high court, judges have said that constitutes industrial action and therefore, breaches the prison officers pledge not to take part in industrial action so the details are now being discussed according to our correspondent daniel sandford, but it does appear the government has won that high court action for an injunction to block the industrial action. we will be talking to daniel later on. chief constable bailey said that earlier that the system had reached saturation point with 400 men a month being arrested. he said police should focus on those who pose the greatest threat to children. dan johnson reports. as more and more images of child abuse end up online, more people are being discovered viewing them. and the senior officer in charge o

confident of what supreme court will do, a 4-4 court, neil gorsuch, the president's nominee to high courttake the seat of schal scalia he does not want anyone to criticize a court, he sees a court system that is a finer, purer place than ever demonstrated by 9th circuit court of appeal, i think this court needs great scrutiny, and not not less. >> i think a no comment would have been a more. >> yomore. >more. >> yo judishous thing for the judge to say, i tell you, what i think a break up of the 9th circuit, would be a very first concrete measure, that would benefit american law abiding citizens. and congress could certainly, has had that on the plate for a long time, and done nothing about it. what is the point of having republican majority, if they are not going to do what is in their power kerr enl currently to rein in the courts run amuck. lou: i understand reasoning to split the court but with 9 of 13 circuits dominated by the left. i think we would only add you know, another circuit. and have likely two more courts that are left wing instead of reducing them removing then both. we'll

revealing his first supreme court nominee well respected conservative judge neil gorsuch to be on the high courthe praised the credentials and his ability to attract bipartisan support. >> judge gorsuch is a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline and. when he was nominated to the 10th circuit court of appeals, he was confirmed by the senate unanimously. that's unanimous. can you believe that nowadays with what's going on? trying to accept the nomination, praised the late justice scully a period >> justice scalia was the line of the law. agree or disagree, all collect some of them share wisdom and humor. like them, i miss him. lauren: democrats getting ready for war of the nomination. senate majority leader chuck schumer saying he had serious doubts about gorsuch. while he did vote for him when he was nominated to the 10th circuit court of appeals. other senators including elizabeth warren and sharad are vowing to oppose his nomination. a very strong endorsement from at least one liberal. obama administration solicitor general plays on trent praised the judge. he brings a sense of fairness and dec

the legislation passed, but the bill is likely to head to israel's high court. under the law, the government can seize private palestinian property, although the owner will be compmpensated. the move is drawing protests from palestinians and the global community. >>> hundreds of thousands of jews live in settlemented built in occupied territories of the west bank and east jerusalem. the settlements are considered illegal under international law. israel has been stepping up moves to build more settler homes after donald trump took office with his pro-israel stance. the subjects of settlements and the peace process are expected to be on the agenda when prime minister benjamin netanyahu meets donald trump next week in washington. >>> the race to elect hong kokong's next leader is heating up, and the chinenese governmen seems to have a clearar favorit. hong kong media say china he'e' highest rankingng leader, z zha dejiang has hired leaders to back lamb as chief exec dif.f. some of them belong to the election committee. they will vote for the next leader on march 26

at 49 years old, gorsuch is the youngest nominee to the country's high court in more than 25 years. tracie potts has more on this announcement. [ applause ] >> reporter: neil gorsuch, a federal appeals court judge with a conservative record is president trump's choice to sit on the u.s. supreme court. >> the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he's the man of our country and a man who our country really needs. >> reporter: confirmed unanimously in 2006, gorsuch clerked for the high court and graduated harvard and columbia with antonin scalia's widow looking on, he promised to uphold the same principles. >> judge scalia was a lion of the law. agree or disagree with him, all his colleagues on the bench share his wisdom and humor. >> reporter: demonstrators showed up at the supreme court tonight, civil rights, human rights and gun violence groups question his record on gun rights, religious freedom and police brutality. the alliance for justice calls gorsuch a disastrous choice. the senate's top democrat tonight said the line has been drawn, proving gorsuch will need 60

today, at the high court, they lost their case, but claimed the detail of the judgment meant they‘d wont this impacts our private and family life. all three rejected the argument that we could just get married. all three emphasised that the government cannot maintain the status quo for much longer. the judges said they thought government should have more time. we are handing down ourjudgments today... ministers have been wrestling about what to do about civil partner partnerships ever since same—sex marriage became legal in 201a. it is an important matter of social policy. ministers ordered a review, which under helpfully simply told them the public was deeply divided on the issue, keeping them as they are, extending them to all or abolishing them completely all options on civil partnerships were opposed so the government decided to do nothing. some dismissed civil partnerships as a political stopgap, a second rate marriage. they confer the same rights as marriage, the right to be next of kin, access to your partner‘s estate and their pension but, unlike marriage, adultery is not ground

as we know three of the high court justices are in 80s or 70s so may not be donald trump's last time to nominate a high court justice. >> bring in rick santorum -- a guide for vote rz, and jeffrey toobin via skype. senator you're pleased with the pick because you think it reassures republicans who are concerned about the rocky first couple of days and maybe brought him breathing room. >> scalia is icon among republicans and conservatives and this was big issue in the campaign for all conservatives. when donald trump called me in june after ted cruz got out, asked if i would endorse him, i said would vote for you, you're the nominee but i need assurances on the supreme court. and he said i'm working on a list. i said great. when that list comes out and you say you'll pick from it, i'll endorse you. he did within a few days publish that list and that became the issue for every conservative. fact that he picked from that list -- not the original but expanded list also properly vetted is hugely important for the base who turned out for a guy -- >> your guy wasn't picked. hardiman is your

is that as this is either adjudicated through the courts or another executive order is issued or high court takes it up, whatever the corrective course and whatever the remedy ends up being that will have to dig into something that's not yet been dug into. because we were talking about a tro. here we'll be talking about the merits. we'll be talking about does a president in fact have the type of constitutional statutory authority that would allow him or her to exact this kind of temporary halt on travel from seven narrowly prescribed countries protecting those who, the lprs, legal permanent residents, who have the green cards, and making clear why this would be an effect. what it is the president is trying to -- who the president is trying to protect. what he is trying to accomplish. and of course, we respect the three branchs of government. we respect the three branches of government. they are separate and equal. they are checks and balances to the other. so far, a lot of the coverage has been on the court. and what the court has done. and there hasn't really been as much coverage as to in

in fact the battle is already heating up with protests underway ton the steps of high court, his choice of neil gorsuch. >> i always felt the most important decision a president of the yielts can make is t-- united states can make. -- he is the man of our country and a man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice. >> gorsuch would fill the void made by scalia when he passed away. he could perhaps become one of the most conservative justices in years. if confirmed he would be the youngest supreme court justice in over three decades. with his college sweetheart wife go r gorsuch accepted the nomination. >> i pledge if i'm confirmed i will do all of my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution of laws. mr. president, i am honored and i am humbled. thank you very much. >> congressional republicans praised mr. trump's conservative pick. it comes after two extremely volatile weeks for the trump administration. it was met with protests on the steps of the supreme court as democrats began to sound the alarmt. senators warren

israel high court has ordered 40 families who live there to leave.has approved 3,000 new settlements in the west bank, drawing criticism from palestinians and the eu. most see the settlements as obstacles to a peace deal between israelis and palestinians. >>> donald trump's immigration ban is triggering a flurry of lawsuits. when we come back, we'll have a rundown of all of the major challenges. >> but there is support for president trump's move. a muslim activist will explain why she thinks the ban is okay in certain cases. drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. >>> rarely has there been a time in american history of such national division and discord. and in the past few days of protest and litigation are any guide, the supreme court could have the final say on many of president trump's controversial policies. for more now on the implications of the president's nominee by the court, we're joined by cnn's legal analyst who's been

this is clearly a decision issued by one of the high court of the country, the second—highest, and thismous decision. these were judges who were appointed both by republicans and democrats. people have to live with the decisions that we re have to live with the decisions that were made. i think the court in this particular case was keen to point out that assertions of national security are subject to review by courts, that you can't take the word of the president in saying that national security is at stake, the courts are responsible under our constitutional democracy to second—guess that. constitutional democracy to second-guess that. i suppose the president doesn't really have to live with it, does he? he can appeal and he could even rip up the executive order and start again, couldn't he? he has a couple of choices. he can go to the full court of appeals of the ninth circuit, and ask to this 5 court i court 2 e: a we review of thiserder. ante—believe review of thisrereer. ante—believe is more likely, that he will go review of thisrereer. ante—believe is rto e likely, that he will go

at 49 years old gorsuch is among the youngest of recent high court nominees. his conservative vote could remain on the court for a generation and become one of trump's most lasting legacies. >> if he serves for 30 or 35 years he could certainly have an enormous impact on the law of the land, especially if president trump gets another glooifrnlgsz a confirmation or two ndur his sxlns like neil gorsuch as opposed to anthony kennedy zbloufrps a veteran of d.c. diernlthz when president reagan chose his mother to be the first woman to head the environmental protection agency. he clerked for two supreme court justices -- byron white and anthony kennedy, and went on to become a partner at a prestigious d.c. law firm. then a senior official at the department of justice. while he sailed through his senate confirmation in 2006 when president george w. bush nominated him fought federal bench, senate democrats have been vowing payback for republicans' refusal to even grant a hearing for president obama's pick for scalia's seat, judge merit garland. >> we will do our best t

the tokyo high court reversed that ruling. e supreme court said internet searches are an important means for getting information from a vast fulull of data. the court dismissed the plaintiff's petition.. it sayays thatat child prostitu must be strongly condemned and society focuses a great deal of attention on such crime. >>> it's been two years since islamic state militants announced the death of goto. >> reporter: two years after the announcement of the death of kenji goto, his friend is still trying to piece together what happened. >> hello. >> reporter: hello. >> so it is -- i've written this. >> reporter: the paraspace journalist recently published a tribute to goto's life titled "a message of life." >> translator: at the time, the air raids on isil territory were becoming more and more intense, but no media was inside the territory to tell stories about ordinary people who were affected there. i believe he wanted to go inside there to find out how the lives of innocent civilians really were. >> reporter: kenny goto was a

israel's high court has ruled that jewish families built their homes here on private palestinian landyears of delay, police moved in to clear the site. now the israeli parliament has narrowly passed a highly controversial law protect other outposts built without government permits. a victory for nationalists who stressed biblical ties to the land. translation: we are voting tonight on our right to the land and the continuous connection of 3000 years. we are voting tonight for the connection between thejewish people and its land. the whole land is ours, all of it. a small outburst in the public gallery was quickly curbed. but opposition politicians and the government's top legal adviser believe this law is unconstitutional. translation: do not give your hand to this insane law that threatens to destroy israeli democracy, israel's international standing, that threatens military commanders and leaders of this state and stands in complete opposition to the opinion of the attorney general. many experts predict this law will not stand up to challenges in israel's supreme court. but it is be

pakistan's high court outlaws valentine's day. court decision symbol he said it's not you, it's us.tudy says married men are happier than their single counterparts. watch tom shillue shamelessly pretend to agree straight ahead. back to you,

the tokyo high court reversed that ruling. the supreme court said internet searches are an important means for getting information from a vast pool of data and judgments should be made based on the level of social interest and the potential damage to the individual. it added child prostitution must be strongly condemned. >>> there could be new hope for people suffering from serious eye disease. japanese researchers are one step closer to a medical first, treating them by using a special type of cells from someone other than the patient. an advisory panel to japan's health ministry has approved an application by research firms. they propose using a special type of ips cell which can develop into any type of tissue. they would use it to make retinal tissue and say it would be less likely to be rejected by the patient. researchers plan to treat age-related macular degeneration and say it would make surgery much cheaper and could drastically shorten wait times. >> translator: i'm grateful for this step forward in the treatment of t

he intends to send a judge with a conservative voting record to the high court. >> a judge that likesvery outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. >> reporter: and judge neil gorsuch's prior decisions reflect that limited view of the court's power. as a potential replacement for scalia, his selection will hearten conservatives who have been weary of trump's ideology. while his views on abortion are not entirely clear, they will point to obamacare including the hobby lobby case. there has already been a small protest outside of the court. >> there are real concerns about his record. and there are real concerns about whether he will have the independence and judicial -- the judicial temperament to be -- to be a justice for all of the people. >> reporter: but can democrats in the senate really block him. senate rules require 60 votes to confirm a supreme court justice which means that republicans would need some democrats. but they can do what democrats did when they were last in control, limiting the power of the

he's made statements against at the courts saying they're dumber than dumb high school students, it was it wasn't law. then if he backs off and doesn't go to the supreme court because given the customary in between the branch, if he asked the supreme court to review a case which he's named as a defendant. court would grant that review. they might rule against him but they're not going to turn him aside. it would create an appearance if he backs down this phase in his own words, well, are you eating crow? you call the opinions poitics and not law >> you mentioned even if it goes to the supreme court, right now, at the court stands this could very well end up in a 4-4 >> it wouldn't do anything other than make the 9th district court of appeals even solid er. my view also is he has been so strident in attempting to intimidate the court by basically name calling and suggesting it's not playing a role as a juryist but politics and denying his this national security power, the court is likely to want to rule unanimously because they would fear he might flout their order. i remember i was arou

the state's high court didn't rule on the merits of his argument allowing him to seek a trial. >> senocoe county. the company is seeking to hire 20 people at the complex. the new openings are for technicians and supervisors. >> the language horn middletown fire company started a new tradition tonight with the first annual member years of service recognition event. among the honorees was fire lieutenant william meredith active within the department for 70 years since the age of 16. he has worked as everything from a driver to firefighter to engineer. >>> the childhood home of a philadelphia princess will reopen to the public next year. grace kelley's son, pris edward of monaco bought it for $754,000 last year. albert said once renovated, it will house the regional offices for the princess grace foundation and the extension of the princess grace irish library. it will be made public for public events. >> i wonder if there are weddings there? >> wouldn't doubt it. >> nice. >> lots of celebrations are going on there. >> you may want to celebrate january almost over. it wasn't that tough, tho

leading newspaper says the order is the result of a petition submitted to the high court by a private citizen. the person described valentine's promotions on mainstream and social media as against islamic teachings adding that they should be banned immediately. in major cities, bakeries, restaurants and related businesses often promote the occasion. they urged people not to celebrate the day saying that it was not a part of muslim tradition but a western one. >>> as many as 1.5 million tokyoites could need to leave their homes in the event of flooding in the east. that's assessment of a government panel. it also says it would take hours for most of them to reach safety. the panel is looking at the possible impact of flooding and ways to deal with it in the low lying area, the five wards are along the river. large sections are at sea level and vulnerable to flooding. the residents pay face difficulty getting away from flood waters. bad weather, traffic congestion and disrupted train services could slow them down. panel members plan to discuss ways to mitigate these problems. they'll re

will the president's high court pick go public with his remarks? >>> counselor counsel, a day after the president calls nordstrom unfair for dropping his daughter's clothing line, top advisor kellyanne conway urges people to buy ivanka trump's merchandise during a live tv interview from the white house. did her plug violate federal law? >>> firing back, in an exclusive interview, the man who stepped down as the nation's spy chief just days ago characterizes president trump's travel ban as dangerous and unnecessary. is it helping isis recruit new terrorists? >>> and nonstarter, president trump denounces key nuclear arms deal in his first phone call with vladimir putin. i'll talk to a u.s. senator who says president trump is ignorant about nuclear weapons and policy. she calls the president negligent. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news including denials by president trump and his press secretary. they are rejecting the fact that the president's supreme court nomi

should never factor in their political convictions when reaching a and gorsuch is no stranger to the high courtving clerked for both justices byron white and anthony kennedy, and if confirmed, would be the first clerk to sit on the bench alongside his former boss now as a for justice. >> judge gorsuch is really a good pick to phil scully is quite big shoes, especially his big rhetorical shoes. he is a very good writer. >> and gorsuch is keenly aware of just how nasty a confirmation battle can be. writing in a 2005 national review essay, "nominees are now routinely subjected to ideological litmus tests, the busters, and vicious attacks postcard. gorsuch also, in that same piece, wrote that it had turned into political warfare. we will see if that is the case for him. he has been called unanimously well-qualified by the not so conservative american bar association, and in 2006, he sailed through the senate with no opposition when he was confirmed to his current post. bret, we will save it is different this time around. >> bret: shannon bream putting in a long day. by the way, at the early sources

judges in the pretoria high court ruling that the decision was invalid and unconstitutional. the judges found that only parliament has the power to make this decision and not the executive. it has ordered that the decision the minister of international relations and the minister of justice withdraw their letter to the icc. >> why did south africa make this decision in the first place? in 2015 from of african union summit was held in south africa. omar was allowed to enter the country. the south african government they didhe time that not invite him and he was invited by the african union and therefore enjoyed immunity. south africa is involved in peacekeeping and remediation on the african continent. they find themselves in a catch-22 situation and dilemma in that on the one hand, it's involved in remediation while at the same time it is expected because of its membership of the international criminal court, it is expected to hand over these icc.rs wanted by the south africa felt because of the dynamic it is facing come it would be better for them to withdraw from the icc in

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. >> reporter: a small group of protesters protested outside the high court the beginning of what will be a long and contentious fight. craig boswell, cbs news, the supreme court. >>> well, it didn't take long for senate democrats to react to the gore such nomination. senator minority leader chuck schumer promised to fight tooth and nail and there's a growing chance they'll filibuster the choice. >> john, it does look like there's a fight coming up. >> there is going to be a fight brewing because democrats have to show a couple of things. one, that they're going to pay back the republicans in the senate who delayed barack obama's pick of merrick garland. secondly, democrats are in a mood out in the country. they're in a mood to fight president trump. and so they want to see the senate democrats fight on those grounds. the challenge for senate democrats is with a candidate or nominee who has such sterling credentials, can they find a reason other than the fact that they don't like donald trump because after a while they're going need that and not just want to be totally obstructionist b

and gorsuch is no stranger to the high court, having clerked for both justices byron white and anthonynedy, and if confirmed, would be the first clerk to sit on the bench alongside his former boss now as a for justice. >> judge gorsuch is really a good pick to phil scully is quite big shoes, especially his big rhetorical shoes. he is a very good writer. >> and gorsuch is keenly aware of just how nasty a confirmation battle can be. writing in a 2005 national review essay, "nominees are now routinely subjected to ideological litmus tests, the busters, and vicious attacks postcard. gorsuch also, in that same piece, wrote that it had turned into political warfare. we will see if that is the case for him. he has been called unanimously well-qualified by the not so conservative american bar association, and in 2006, he sailed through the senate with no opposition when he was confirmed to his current post. bret, we will save it is different this time around. >> bret: shannon bream putting in a long day. by the way, at the early sources on gorsuch with our producer. all right, shannon, thank y

and the high court has also said, es are not supposed to second guess and intve in part because judgest have classified intelligence on national security. the president does. and yet, these judges last night were essentially asking, give us the classified information so we can decide whether the president is making a good or bad decision. presidents are allowed to even make bad decisions. but as long as they're doing it based on national security to protect americans, it's legal. david: the point is, this thing is going to the supreme court at some point no matter who wins or loses. that means it could be months, right? >> no. except this. look, this is just a placeholder order by the president, to buy some time to put his extreme vetting in order. he can accelerate that. he can put it in place, next two three, four weeks. when he does that he revokes the earlier order and poof, all of these lawsuits go away because there is nothing for the judges to resolve. david: but it's a teaching moment. it's a moment when we really realize how judges are trying to make law from the bench rather

the high court said no. the case must play out in appeals court. the city said a long drawn out process will delay funding for education and other programs. >>> a man is facing assault charge after philadelphia police say he grabbed a septa officer and kissed her against her will. police arrested the man yesterday. the officer was not hurt. >>> delaware county will be the end of the line for a new propane and natural gas pipeline across pennsylvania. got state approval yesterday. the pipeline will run more than 300 miles from washington county to refinery at marcus hook. company says it will provide four times the capacity of the existing pipeline. >>> in montgomery county, septa expand horsham breeze bus route by splitting in two. choice of red line and blue line. two separate smaller routes will help get riders to where they're going faster. >>> happening today, a push to get self-driving cars on the road more quickly. hear from an executive at general motors, volvo, toyota and lyft. expected to ask for currently safety rules to be developed so t

the israel high court ruled that jewish settlements built their homes on private palestinian land. .hey moved into clear the site the israeli parliament has narrowly passed a highly controversial law to protect outposts built without government permits. a victory for -- lists who stress biblical rights to the land. >> we are voting on our rights to the land on the continuous connection of 3000 years. we are voting for the connection between the jewish people and the land. the whole land is ours, all of it. reporter: a small outburst in the public gallery was quickly curbed. do not give your hand to this in same law that threatens to destroy israel a democracy, israel's international standing, threatens military commanders of the state, and is in opposition of the opinion of the attorney general. reporter: many experts protect this law will not stand up to challenges in the israeli supreme court, but it is seen as how the government feels emboldened. though there has been international condemnation on expanding settlements, donald trump is taking a much softer stance than former u.s. pre

the travel ban was set to end in 90 days so it could expire before the high court decides to take up the issue. the president could also reissue the executive order with some modifications. with the ban still suspended, people from the seven majority muslim countries can continue entering the country. anne-marie? >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> breaking overnight, the war of words between the u.s. and iran is escalating. the president of iran says its country will stand up to war-mongering in the united states. today president hassan rouhani said some inexperienced figures in the region and america are threatening iran. they should know that the language of threats has never worked with iran. today iran is celebrating the 38th vrz of the 1979 oust tur of the shah. >>> also the president is taming his tough talk on china. in a phone call last night mr. trump agreed to respect the "one china policy." before taking office mr. trump questioned the longstanding policy acknowledged by the u.s. that there's only one chinese government, beijing, and not recogni

battle over supreme court choice is already heating up with protests underway on the steps of the high court as mr. trump revealed his choice of neil gorsuch during a prime time address to the nation. >> i have always felt after the defense of our nation the most important decision a president of the united states can make is the appointment of a supreme court justice. the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is a man of our country and a man who our country really needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and rule of justice. >> gorsuch would fill the void by scalia when he passed one year ago. according to the north korld according to the "new york times," if confirmed gorsuch would be the youngest supreme court justice in decades, and he gladly accepted the nomination. if i am confirmed i will dowel all my powers permit. mr. president, i am honored and i am humbled. thank you very much. >> congressional republicans praised mr. trump's conservative choice. the nomination comes after two extremely volatile weeks. it was met with protests on the steps of the supreme c

. >> the travel ban was set to end in 90 days and could expire before the high court decides to take up the issue. >>> protestors block the entrance to a public middle school in washington d.c. where education secretary betsy devos was scheduled to speak. one woman jumped in front of her car. devos faced lots of opposition in the senate. vice president mike pence cast the deciding vote to confirm her nomination. >>> still ahead finding a fix in a northern california dam. >> plus even with the travel ban on hold airlines are feeling the pinch. the losses in the millions since it first started. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the transit agency voted on a plan t early >>> bart is hoping the days of riders being squished in cars like sardines will be a thing of the past soon. they voted on a plan to get rid of 2500 seats to make more standing room and new electronic bike walkers in most stations and plans to roll out the changes next year. >>> water customers in the east bay could be in for sticker shock. the water district just voted to hike rate by 20% this year and another 5% next year. officials say

could be in the works soon and he won't file an appeal now but he is leaving the door open to a high courtenge later. the president spoke with reporters aboard air force