representative susan brooks of indiana's congressional announced plans to retire, a debate between the candidates buying to fill the seats, democrat christina and republican victoria sparks ♪ >> the fifth district congressional town hall is made possible through the support of central indiana community foundation, and aarp indiana ♪ >> good evening and welcome, this is a congressional town hall meeting featuring candidates for the united states house of representatives in the fifth district of indiana, they are democrat christina hale and republican victoria sparks, this town hall is presented with t te help of w fyi by indiana town hall, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, please check out our website at indiana town halls.org. we begin with an opening statement from christina hale. >> jim, victoria it's good to be here with you tonight, indiana town hall, thank you for having this and thank you for everyone watching and listening, i'm christina hale, i'm running for congress because i believe we need problem solvers in washington and we need people who will reach across the aisle an

indiana town halls.org.e begin with an opening statement from christina hale. >> jim, victoria it's good to be here with you tonight, indiana town hall, thank you for having this and thank you for everyone watching and listening, i'm christina hale, i'm running for congress because i believe we need problem solvers in washington and we need people who will reach across the aisle and get things done, that is what i did as a youngle single mom, i learned the hard way putting myself through purdue university and work in the job that i needed to to pay our bills and put my son to school as well. that's what i learned that the top executive as a global ecdedicated public health into children's issues, headquartered right here in our district, and the international, that's what i learned at the state legislator where every single bill i passed, i passed as a democrat with a republican partner helping me by my side. i believe that we need to go to washington, reach across the aisle and get things done and i am that

the gentleman from indiana. mr. visclosky: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from maryland, majority leader, mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished majority leader is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank the ranking ember for her leadership and always trying to be responsible. i thank mr. visclosky and the appropriations committee for their work. madam speaker, i rise in support of this agreement between the two parties. and between the administration and the congress. and i'm hopeful that it will pass overwhelmingly. and i have a little statement here which i'll submit. but, briefly, because we want to get this business done, briefly i want to say to the appropriations committee, congratulations. for doing your work. i know there was controversy. everybody didn't support it. but we passed 10 of the 12 appropriation bills almost two months ago. clearly sufficient time to have reached agreement and passed the appropriation bills. not

senator lugar was a true led the life of service to indiana and this country. as mayor of indiana, dick lugar's vision transformed our state's capital city. he left aana senator, lasting legacy of domestic and global affairs. state is greater and our nation is stronger because of richard g. lugar. proud and humbled to stand with my colleagues to honor the hoosier.his great rise today to bring attention to important and positive news to infrastructure in the hoosier state. the u.s. department of ransportation is awarding a grant of $22.5 million to the indiana department of the portation to improve infrastructure on i-70. hoosiers deserve the best and that means making sure our interstates are s safe and efficient as possible. i hear from constituents frequently about i-70 and i'm announce a huge improvement is heading towards the sixth district. hank you to the trump administration for continuing to be committed to improving the nation.ucture of our mr. speaker, i rise today to amazing hoosier agricultural community. farmers across our nation work each day, ens

david: that is mike braun of indiana. coming up, the new government agency casting an outside shadow on everything from sourcing to peace negotiation. , ceolk with adam boehler of the u.s. international development finance corporation. ons is "balance of power" bloomberg. ♪ david: this is "balance of power" on deliver television and radio. we turn to mark crumpton for first word news. mark: president trump has announced a further reduction of u.s. troops in iraq. the white house has troops will be cut from 5200 to 3000. the president has pledged to exit what he calls endless wars in the middle east. the president's relations with the military are increasingly tense, with mr. trump denying report in the atlantic magazine he called soldiers who died in combat "losers." u.s. infectious diseases chief dr. anthony fauci is countering something president trump has said. this time dr. fauci a says it is unlikely a kronos vaccine will be available by election day. -- of coronavirus vaccine will be available by election day. the p

he is a native of indiana where he graduated from the indiana university school of law.er graduating, vice president pence practiced law of the indiana policy review foundation. in 2000, he lost a successful bid for a congressional seat in indiana and was reelected six times to congress. elected to the position of governor of indiana in 2016, president trump selected mike pence as his running mate. on januaryd office 20, 2017. please join me in giving vice president mike pence a great dairyland and la crosse welcome. [applause] ♪ vp pence: well hello, wisconsin. it is great to be with all of you on a great american holiday. secretary jean scalia, our great friend, senator ron johnson. [applause] to all of our fellow americans from near and far, all across the badger state. it is great to be with you here in la crosse. and i cannot think of a better place to be on an american holiday where we celebrate america's tradition of hard work and the american dream. for 79 years you have in keeping the lights on here in wisconsin. so to all of the men and women here and every ame

y se encuentra en el estado de indiana.s] [intérprete] me preocupa que si la gente no responde al censo y no tenemos cifras exactas de cuánto somos, nuestra comunidad podría ser afectada. angie: aunque esta es una competencia sin trofeo, dicen aquí. [intérprete] si logramos que una familia que nunca participó en el censo complete el formulario eso representa cien mil dólares que le llegarán a la comunidad. angie: durante el censo del 2010 merrillville quedó en cuarto puesto a nivel estatal y según el funcionario la ciudad no recibió los fondos federales que pudiera haber recibido. este años sus residentes están decididos a no repetir los errores del pasado. adam: con la ayuda de todos los habitantes aquí vamos a ganar el premio mayor. [habla en inglés] angie: adam espinosa, dueño de este restaurante, ya respondió el llamado del gobierno local colocando carteles que le piden al público que no se olviden de llenar y enviar las planillas del censo. adam: todo depende del censo. entonces, yo quiero que estemos contados para que

navy reserve before attending indiana university. at indiana university, he studied economics and journalism nd wrote for the student newspaper. during world war ii, pyle served as a war correspondent. frontlines from the of both the atlantic and pacific theaters of war. accounts from the front helped provide americans with unseen perspectives of war. his reporting helped lead to the pay.ion of combat near the end of the war in pril, 1945, pyle was reporting in the island of iwo jima when a lone japanese machine gunner. he was awarded the pulitzer rize for journalism as well as the medal for merit and the purple heart. urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. mrs. maloney: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york reserves. texas is man from recognized. mr. cloud: mr. speaker, i yield four minutes to the gentleman from indiana, mr. bucshon. the peaker pro tempore:

indiana senator mike braun will give us the his take and a lot more after the break climate change is the fight of our generation. the biggest obstacle right now is that we're running out of time. amazon now has a goal to be net zero carbon by 2040. we don't really know exactly how we are going to get there. it's going to be pretty hard. but one way or another we're going to reduce our carbon footprint to net zero. i want my son to know that i tried my hardest to make things better for his generation.

and then comes indiana, with another 10%, or just under 100,000. and the bad news is the infection rate in indiana is skyrocketing, powered by a lethal combination of overcrowding and poverty. while indiana struggles with its first wave, israel confronted its second with another national lockdown. facing a serious surge, police set up roadblocks on the eve of the jewish new year to enforce travel restrictions, and normally crowded beaches are di deserted. this week prime minister bortion johnson set new limits on social gatherings in the u.k.. >> indoor, maximum, and six outdoors, maximum. >> reporter: in spain, the situation is critical. from under 300 new cases a day in june, the number had soared yesterday to more than 10,000 and counting. covid is surging in france, too, but not in the tour de france. incredibly in three weeks, scenes like this, and not a single rider has tested positive for covid. and today the youngest rider in more than a century, 21-year-old tade pagatchar, is set to win the race. finally in two wan taiwan, a, you might say

in indiana, they started to open. the pandemic has helped the drive-through make a comeback. >> we got things lined up for concerts, whether they be live or on screen. we have comedy acts that are planning on coming in here so that we can have a wide variety of entertainment over the summer. >> gathering together outside is an idea that's caught on. we've seen it since. music stores going on virtual tour, their concerts played out on big screens and socially distanced graduations held at drive-in venues. as the weather warmed, people were clearly itching to get outside and start summer. and the president leaned in. >> a permanent lockdown is not a strategy for a healthy state or a healthy country. our country wasn't meant to be shut down. >> as some states reopened bars and restaurants, some did not. in places people could drive out of quarantine, many did. and by memorial day america had broken out. lake geneva, wisconsin, is is a "a" drive from chicago. >> we ran from chicago to have fun in wisconsin. >> this is rid

time inte american history, we certainly have a legacy of systemic racism and you need to go to her indiana state museum to see the proof and you can see our governor, half our state legislature, just 100 years ago routed for being members of the kkk and today our young people are african-american adults and neighbors and friends are seen on cell phone videos, people who have suffered horrific deaths such as george floyd, this is something that we have to pay attention to and we have to honor and it's a shame to politicize this, people have a right to peaceful protest and i will stand up forp that right, writing is never okay but people have a right to their constitutional right to protest and that is so important as americans. >> what should be done to reform

so indiana was not like that.got a very v-shaped recovery and most of what i've been hearing from business owners would be trouble getting people back during that stretch when the unemployment was out there. you know i this incentivizing some not to come back. different story every state. charles: yeah. you know, someone who watch this is very closely my great fear is that we're going to fall off an economic cliff before congress getting its act together. you know, just remember with 30 million people getting some form of unemployment benefits, some pockets of the economy states are doing well but it is just too dangerous for the entire country not to get one more jolt. i want to get back to your comments with respect the supreme court. you think president trump should nominate amy coney barrett to the supreme court. what put the her at the top of your list? >> number one, she is from indiana. that is important. we know her. i watched her probably more closely. i never met her, when i look at her record, she is a

host: deborah in indiana, thank you. caller: very interesting call -- guest: -- very interesting call. respect is important. i think the american people should decide the fate of our president, our president. i respect him. i respect the office. there are many things he has done that all of us should be proud of. obviously, there are imperfect things that we would like to november, no in matter what they may tell us, when he was challenged by hillary clinton that he had no chance of winning. but i respect the american voter. i respect the will of the people. and whatever the american people decide, whoever will lead this country is who i will embrace as president. i respect democracy. there will be a peaceful transition and i think we should respect the will of the people. host: we do not have time to fully examine it, but in your book you talk about your relationship you had with south carolina senator strom thurmond. remind people who use and your relationship. guest: he was a former segregationist. my father want me t

the people of indiana in particular want me to act on this forthcoming nomination. historical precedent supports action in a case like this clearly. the president put forward a list of incredibly talented potential nominees, including indiana's own judge amy coney barrett. any of the judges that the president has been discussing in recent days would be an excellent choice. it is my intention to dutifully evaluate the records of whomever the president's ultimately actiones to ensure bold following his nomination. i have high confidence the american people will be impressed by a constitutionalist nominee and proud of the person who becomes the next associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. sen. mcconnell: one further observation you might enjoy. as we celebrate the life of justice ginsburg, there is currently pending before the judiciary committee a nominee i recommended to the president for to district court who went columbia, had originally applied for justice scalia. justice scalia ended up being full. picked up the phone and called his friend ru

and this is -- this is where they met in indiana.y were as close as two political people can be. and as director of national intelligence, i think people get lost in the jargon and the hierarchy, but he's the number one intelligence officer he oversees the cia and everything. >> james mattis says to him at some point in their grief about this situation what would make a difference and the next line is, if the senate stood up, coats said. he knew the senate intimately, especially the republicans he had served 16 years and he kept in touch with half a dozen republican senators who were friends. none were bailing on trump not out of conviction, but for political survival the senate is not going to stand up bob, are you as surprised as i am, having watched washington adds long as you have, having watched the republican party as long as you have and the republicans in the senate at the way they have treated the trump presidency, including violating many of the positions they all held before -- policy positions they held before donald trum

had we not won in missouri and indiana, of course, i wouldn't be here.would not be in the majority as well. that's the lesson that we can tern to of how important it is. >> neil: lisa murkowski of alaska, susan collins of maine didn't want to be a part of this process right now. i don't know what they could do if they wait till a final vote, if they vote. what do you think of them and how they should move right now? they have indicated they're against this, so i assume they sit it out. >> it depends on their motivation, which i'm not sure what it is, if it's the timing. i think there could be a change of heart. if it's the nominee, which i think is going to be different, too, the kavanaugh hearings were about as histrionic and belabored as you'll get. when you look at who i'm hoping who is nominated, amy coney barrett from indiana, she has a stellar record. a constitutional list, one that won't legislate from the bench and a woman to boot that is going to -- trump has said it will be a female nominee. i wonder if there might be a change of heart. then we

so the detective called the indiana state police. >> the indiana state police came back, that day, and dr. garcia purchasing, specifically, a smith & wesson shortly before the brownback murders. well, obviously, that's very significant to us. >> yeah. >> now, he needed to know whether anthony garcia was in omaha on mother's day, 2013. with little to go on, the detective decided to follow the money. >> i wanted to find out where he had active credit cards and/or bank or checking accounts. >> a credit card issued to anthony garcia had been used twice in the omaha area on mother's day 2013. the first charge was at around 12:30 p.m. at casey's general store just outside omaha. this is store video of garcia buying beer. the second was two hours later, at a chicken joint in west omaha called the wing stop. the wing stop is about a mile from dr. butra's home. >> i was able to get a receipt that showed it at 2:26. well, i knew that dr. butra's alarm on her house had gone off at 2:19. and that was about a mile away from the restaurant. >> so your thinking is he tries to get into the butra house

we know judge barrett has left her house already in indiana. we saw her leaving with several of her children and we expect her to be the pick today. there's no question that this will be a momentous decision for the president to make and one he'll be savoring today. he talked about privately and publicly nominating justices to the supreme court is one of the most important things he can do as president, aside from matters of war and passengers there's no he question that he views this as a fundamental part of his legacy and certainly it will be, anna, if this nominee goes through it will solidify a conservative majority on the supreme court for decades to come. >> she's just 48 years old. mom of seven children. jeremy diamond we'll let you move on to get set up at the rose garden where this big announcement is to happen in a couple of hours. let's gate closer look at what's happening and what's to come. this expected nomination of amy coney barrett to the supreme court would mark a sharp turn from the late liberal justice ruth bader ginsburg po

indiana considering a similar move right now.hose states would be among the more aggressive to return what it was like before all of this hit but that can count and cut both ways. if there are problems, the lawsuits could start running fast and heavy. judge andrew napolitano with us now on that. it is risky to do all of this. there is still a lot of critic last is going on in florida. judge, as you know where the governor encountered resistance saying now is not the time even though the cases new cases subsided substantially. there is a risk. when i hear risk i often hear lawsuits. what do you think? >> well, this is, good afternoon, neil. always a pleasure to be with you. this is virginal territory for litigation. the question is, is the pandemic a act of nature? if it is a act of nature akin to an earthquake or a hurricane it is probably exempt from a lot of liability coverage, meaning if you are a business and you do open and somebody pate patronize your business get suck, suffer and sue you will not have insurance coverage. s

while they're playing football here in south bend, across the state in indiana, indiana university, andersity, they're not playing football because the big ten postponed their seasons due to coronavirus concerns. i'll show you a map. these are the power five schools that are playing today that are allowing fans at their games. now, virginia tech is not playing today and they announced just this morning that their opener against virginia scheduled for next saturday has been postponed due to coronavirus issues with the team. and i don't know, because of so many cancellations, notre dame is playing as a member of the acc this year. and despite having outbreaks on campus and even suspending in-person learning for a two-week period earlier, head coach brian kelly says he thinks they can play safely. >> i really had a hard time envisioning not playing because i didn't know anything else for 30 years. but now it's hard to imagine that we've gotten here. we knew we had good procedures and protocols, that we had good science, that we had doctors that were really following what they believe to be

as a representative from indiana's sixth district, i promise to uphold the constitution. mr. speaker, i rise today to applaud the trump administration's commitment to our great american farmers. this week the usda announced $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs due to covid-19. president trump made a promise to put american farmers first, and he's doing just that. this commitment to farmers has helped the hardworking sixth district hoosier farmers who have been impacted by this pandemic. our ag community feeds this facial and i applaud the trump administration's unwavering support. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman from new york, mr. jacobs, for five minutes. mr. jacobs: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, of the many excellent provisions in the cares act which was passed by this body, undoubtedly one of the most successful was the p.p.p., the paycheck protection program. which literally helped thousands of small businesses and over 50 mill

in 2013 vice president pence was elected governor of indiana and in 2016 resident donald trump elected mike pence as his running mate president trump and vice president pence entered office on january 20, 2017. join me in giving vice president mike pence of their great barry lyndon lacrosse welcomed. >>. [music] >> hello wisconsin. it is great to be with all of you on a beautiful american holiday . secretary jean scalia, our great friend senator ron johnson. the derek van or into all of our fellow americans fromnear and far . all across the badgers state it is great to be with you here in la crosse and i can't think of a betterplace to be . on an american holiday where we celebrate america's tradition of hard work and the american dream for 79 years you've been keeping the lights on here in wisconsin so to all the hard-working men and women of dairyland power and to every american worker across wisconsin, happy labor day. [applause] you can grab a seat if you got one. before i go any further, allow me to bring greetings from another friend of mine. who loves the badgers state, who i th

the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. braun: in 2002, 18 years ago, senator tom daschle raced a similar resolution -- raised a similar resolution, a resolution on the importance of the pledge of allegiance. with unanimous support from the u.s. senate. it passed on the floor uneventfully without amendment. today this body can choose to do the same to reaffirm our support for the pledge of allegiance. i rise today also to honor a hoosier who understood the innate value of the pledge of allegiance to civic education. in 1969, red skelton, an american comedian and entertainer, who was well known for his program on cbs, "the red skelton hour," wrote a speech on the importance of the pledge. reflecting on his time in vincennes, indiana, he wanted to talk about how important the value instilled by it is still applicable today. and after the performance of his speech, cbs received 200,000 requests for copies. the speech would go on to be sold as a single by columbia records and performed at the white house. i think it would be an

comes from the arizona delegation and this is done by acclamation as announced by the chairman of indiana>> the chair declares that vice president richard emmett nixon has been unanimously nominated to be the candidate of the republican party for the office of president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the party spells unity for its candidate, richard milhouse nixon. the 47-year-old californian vice president for the past seven and half years. [cheers and applause] later, vice president nixon chooses as his running mate united nations on what henry cabot lodge. the 58-year-old mr. lodge is shown with his wife, chicago bound, to accept the party mandate. ambassador lodge is asked by a newsman >> how do you feel about the chances of a nixon lodge ticket? >> i am optimistic. i think it will be an exciting campaign, exciting, interesting. i am optimistic of the outcome because i think people taking the situation of the united states in the world today seriously. and they arrived. -- they are right and they ought , to. i think they are worried about the world. it is like a man wh

one pro-klan organization excuse me, magazine in indiana put it this way. it the writing of the 18th amendment was the crystallization of nationwide christian sentiment. the enemy liquor gang, angry, vindictive unpatriotic is seeking the overthrow of the highest authority in the land. they can count on the hoodlums, the crooks, the advice joints, the whiskey loving aliens and the indifferent citizen to help them win. can they count on you? here's was a larger purpose of the klan as stated by hiram evans who is who was the grand wizard of the klan through the mid-1920s. and you can see the racial exclusivity of the klan in this quotation but you can also i think see what you might call a populist edge to the klan. the klan grew large. it was enlisting people mostly in the working class and lower middle class of white protestant society. it wasn't getting richer people, and it wasn't getting the poorest white people either. it was getting people who were, as it says, farmers, artisans, people who really felt that they had gained something but not very much in

one pro-clan organization in indiana put it this way. the riding at the 18th amendment was the crystallization of nationwide christian sentiment. the enemy liquor gang, angry, vindictive, unpatriotic. seeking to overthrow the highest authority in the land. they can count on the hoodlums, the crooks, the vice joints, the whiskey loving aliens and the indifferent citizen to help them when. can they count on you? 1920s. you can see the racial exclusivity of the klan in this quotation, but you can also see what you might call the populist edge to the clan. this is the clan who was enlisting people who are mostly in the working class and lower middle class of white protestant society. it wasn't getting richer people and it wasn't getting the poorest white people either. it was getting people who were farmers, artisans. people who felt they gained something, but not very much in american society and those games were under attack by these new groups coming into the country. native white protestant supremacy. traditional moral standards went by

indiana has relaxed all kinds of restrictions.out this blue state, red state divide. i think the virus has escalated trends which were already in place. and the movement of people out of high tax towards low tax is something really been speeded up by this, by the virus. while we've got you here i just want to ask you about this. we've got moody's saying that a biden win is better for the economy. take it in pieces, please, steve. >> [laughter]. i don't know what bubble or planet they're on or what kool-aid they're drinking this weekend whenever they made that statement. a 40% capital gains, stuart, we haven't seen that since the 1970s, a miserable decade staffing nation, economic stagnation and inflation. raising income taxes, raising regulations. that is just a recipe, especially for an economy trying to recover from this covid crisis. that is a recipe for a disaster. you will see stagnation. you will see inflation. remember that word stagflation from the 1970s. that is going to come back again. so i don't know what planet moody'

cameras captured barrett and her family leaving their south bend, indiana home. she didn't answer questions being shouted to her about her nomination. with just 38 days until voters head to the polls, the president claims a new justice should be seated before the election to help decide any potential disputes over the final vote. today's nomination comes as the president continues to baselessly cast doubt and uncertainty about the legitimacy of the upcoming election and whether or not he'll actually accept the results. and at a rally last night in virginia, he repeated his claims that the only way he will lose is if the vote is rigged. president trump will hold another campaign rally moments after announcing his supreme court justice nominee. all of this coming as the u.s. just surpassed two grim milestones in the pandemic. the number of cases now exceeds 7 million, and the death toll is over 200,000. and now health experts are warning of a major surge in cases in the next few months. let's begin at the white house with sarah westwood. the president is once again

but she's a very beloved person in her hometown of -- where she lives in south bend, indiana, where she was a law professor for 15 years. and still teaches at notre dame. and she's beloved by -- a diversity of people for whom she is enormously generous. that does not address the question of course of her idea loling -- ideology which is more than conservative. it is right up there with the man she clerked for, justice antonin scalia, a ferocious opponent of abortion. and judge barrett of course has also weighed in on obamacare saying that she's been very critical of chief justice roberts' opinion when he cast his fifth and deciding vote to uphold obamacare. and we're going to have a wk after the election, we're going to have arguments in the third challenge to obamacare. robert: following up on nina's point there, how are democrats on the senate jewish committee goin to handle this? -- judiciary committee going to handle this? will it be a broader argument against her on health care? what are you learning? seung: so there are a couple of decisions that democrats have to make when it com

this lake outing near indiana university. and all of it as we head into the fall, with the flu season on the way. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: tonight, the labor day weekend dealing this country a crucial test in its battle against the coronavirus. in las vegas, crowds spotted with little to no social distancing, many not wearing masks. >> the tourists that are coming into town that are -- not staying six feet away from each other, but it looks like they're social distancing six inches away from each other. >> reporter: record-breaking heat out west sending thousands to seek relief on the beach in santa monica. crowds also flocking to downtown nashville, as restaurants and bars eased restrictions. >> i feel safe. if i were scared, i would just stay home. >> reporter: just a week ago, cases were increasing in 13 states. today, they are climbing in 30. but it will be weeks before we know whether labor day weekend triggers a spike like the ones after memorial day and the fourth of july. >> i am very worried that if

indiana universities and the crowds on party boats nearby. about 100 college communities reporting a surge. >>> two months until the presidential election. the race under way. president trump facing new fallout tonight, after that report claiming he called fallen american troops losers and suckers. the president responding to that report and what he has now said about his top military leaders. tonight, the army's top general now responding. and joe biden jumping in, too. >>> there is breaking news from rochester, new york, at this hour. the mayor speaking a short time ago. the major police sheikhup. the police chief and his entire command staff leaving their positions. >>> the chilling investigation. the bolds of an american couple recovered from a well in mexico. >>> and the senior kicked off a flight, reportedly telling a flight attendant to put on her mask during the safety briefing and what the airline is now saying tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to be back with all of you at home after this labor day holiday. and we do have sev

york times" and other news outlets tonight president trump has settled on judge amy con barrett of indiana. barrett is a favorite of conservatives and her nomination hearings next month wod likely become a brutal political battleground. roiling the presidential campaign and all those debates over abortion rights and health care. senate republicans are determined to move quickly and ho a final vote on the nomination before the election. what does this mean for the g.o.p. and for vice president biden? and what about american democracy? with the senate and the court now front and center, we've gathered three of the best journalists on those beats. carl hulse, chief washington correspondent for "the new york times" and author of bias, inside washington's war over the supreme court from scalia's death to justice kavanaugh. seung min kim, white house reporter for "the washington post." and nina totenberg, legal affairs correspondent for national public radio. nina, i would like to begin with you. welcome back to "washington week." a 6-3 conservative majority is now on the horizon for the nation,

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well, last night we got a glimpse of justice barrett at her home in indiana.a ian cole has more on who she is along with reaction from a former judge who knows her. ♪ >> reporter: judge amy coney barrett ignored reporters' shouted questions as she arrived home friday night in south bend, indiana. nbc news has learned president trump plans to nominate barrett to the supreme court. she has been on the 7th circuit court of appeals for three years. in 2018 she spoke to the stanford federalist society around the time she was added to the president's short list. >> she is a person of impeccable personal character. >> reporter: michael mcconnell is a former judge on the 10th circuit and has known barrett professionally for years. while so many are eyeing her views on abortion rights as a catholic, he says you never know how a justice will vote until they're there. >> cases like roe v. wade are hard because they've been on the books for so long, and i think any judge has to have respect for the past and especially for decisions that have been around for decades. >> re

ganguli is a professor of political science at indiana university he expressed cautious optimism about the deal. this deal is significant but on the other hand i am still cautious because it let's we'll wait and see what transpires in the next few weeks and months that will be a crucial test and yes i think both sides can have considerable reasons to deescalate but in the indian case the indian economy has cratered in the wake of the covert 19 crisis and the shambolic handling their roles and consequently india can ill afford to devote significant resources to the military at this particular juncture on the chinese side i think the chinese did not want this to become a major distraction as their economy is finally recovering and they are focused on the november elections in the united states big stream be keen on seeing what the outcome is the would probably involve withdrawing troops from eyeball to eyeball contact with one another they would probably involve reducing certain kinds of actual deployments of artillery and other weaponry along a particular band of territory periodic meet

tonight we got a glimpse of justice barrett at her home in indiana. nbc bay area's ian cull has more on who she is along with reaction from a former judge who knows her. >> reporter: judge amy coney barrett ignored reporters' shouted questions as she arrived home friday night in south bend, indiana. nbc news has learned president trump plans to nominate barrett to the supreme court. she's been on the 7th circuit court of appeals for three years. in 2018, she spoke to the stanford federalist society around the time she was added to the president's shortlist. >> she is a person of impeccable personal character. >> a former judge on the 10th circuit has known barrett professionally for years. while so many are eyeing her views on abortion rights as a catholic, he says you never know how a justice will vote until they're there. >> cases like roe v. wade are hard because they've been on the books for so long, and i think any judge has to have respect for the past and especially for decisions that have been around for decades. >> reporter: barrett is 48 and

arms under a treaty well let's bring in schmidt ganguli he's a professor of political science at indiana university in bloomington. we've seen a number of serious clashes recently along the line of control between both sides how significant is this deal and how much pressure was there on both india and china to deescalate tensions. well i think this deal is significant but on the other hand i am still cautious because if you do let's we'll wait and see what transpires in the next few weeks and months. that will be the crucial test and yes i think both sides had can considerable reasons to deescalate in the indian case the indian economy has cratered in the wake of the covert 19 crisis and the shambolic handling their art and consequently india can ill afford to devote significant resources to the military at this particular juncture on the chinese side i think the chinese did not want this to become a major distraction as their economy is finally recovering and they are focused on the november elections in the united states extraordinary keen on seeing what the outcome is and both sides

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