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william barber. nomination of jeff sessions.re are people trying say personally he is respectable and nice, but his policies are mean and racist and extreme. and we wanted to say that this is not about left versus right, conservative versus liberal. it's about what's right. we even had evangelicals with us who understand justice. all of us were there today. we delivered it. we are clear this is a first action, not a last action, because we're committed all the way, even to civil -- even if he gets appointed we'll stand every time that he does things that are contrary of our constitution. >> there's an interesting breakdown of people coming forward, for and against jeff sessions. you had kazir khan who came out and denounced jeff sessions in a letter because of his path saying there's no reason to believe he has changed. on the other side of that you have condoleeza rice, who's from alabama, and she says essentially jeff sessions has helped to heal the wounds of the country's racist past. but i want to read you a little bit of bi

we are live in washington on another historic today along with shelly william, i'm brian. >> jeff chirico along the parkway, hi, jeff. >> reporter: walter, many of the signs remain behind me. they've left them here on this cable. it gives you a sense of where near concern is. the mayor's office estimates 50,000 people participate dad. twice as many as the women's march organizers had expected. ♪ . >> reporter: with instruments, signs and their voices, passionate protesters took to the streets of philadelphia, a massive show of unit about their show of concern for donald trump administration >> rights for women will be eroded and all the progress made in the lgbt community >> i believe it has become a threat to many minorities, including women and people of color >> i think it says we're not going to lie down, we're not going to lie down during this presidency, we have rights we need fight for >> estimated 50,000 men women and children. she saw too much progress to sit back and watch >> i feel deeply about the position of our country ai don' want the to be accompany play sent, they gathere

fresh off his arrest for a sit in at the office of senator jeff sessions, we will speak with naacp president cornell william brooks, whose called on sessions to withdraw from consideration for attorney general because of .is positions lawe thoughtfully wrote the -- broke the law so we might have someone who will enforce all of the laws as our chief law enforcement officer of the united states. amy: and we will speak with naacp chief brooks about the sentencing of dylan roof, who said in court wednesday "i am not sorry. i have not shed a tear for the innocent people i killed." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. republicans in the newly sworn in 115th congress moved swiftly on wednesday to repeal the affordable care act, president obama's signature heath care law. by a vote of 51 to 48, the senate approved a procedural measure clearing a way for a budget resolution that could repeal major sections of the law. the charge was led by vice president-elect mike pence, who admitted republicans have not yet decided how to replace the

jeff sessions was defending her. where are you at? >> again, william, you're making a lot of assumptions. >> i'm asking you a question. >> that's fine. >> let her answer. >> you've attacked me on my human decency -- >> i'm asking you about jeff sessions. >> you know where i was when he was fighting for civil rights. what i will tell you is -- >> you don't know his record. you have a bunch of rhetoric. >> these are the facts. you don't like them, because you're the one black guy he hired on the committee doesn't make him a civil rights, it doesn't, i'm going to leave it da. >> you can leave it at that, because you have nothing. >> i have a lot. i gave you a list, but you don't like the list. >> appreciate your perspective. angela rye, as well. >>> we have information on an alleged beating that was broadcast on the internet, shocking video, the story ahead. knows how it feels to seees your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 pre

when did you hear me say -- yes, i have met jeff sessions. >> you have not spent 10 minutes with him. >> william, let me help you. even though we are both attorneys, you missed what i said. what i said repeatedly is i don't know if jeff sessions is a racist. i don't know if he is a bigot. i gave you the fruit. i know one thing. we know a tree by the fruit it bears. i don't know if he is racist or not. >> you don't like jeff sessions. >> let her respond. >> you don't like his policies and that's your big problem. the american people like the policies jeff sessions has come up with. that's why he has been reelected and the american people said we stand with jeff sessions. >> the american people have not said that. >> voters have voted. >> in alabama. >> to be their senator for many, many years. he put himself in the public arena. >> but we have people who vote in the south that don't stand where i stand on voting rights. jeff sessions had the opportunity to work to ensure it was easier for people to vote and he -- >> how did he vote on the voting rights act. he voted for. where were you at? >> wha

controversial nominees, senator jeff sessions spent more than eight hours today fielding questions at a hearing about his nomination for attorney general. pete williams has our report. >> senator sessions served as an -- >> reporter: jeff sessions held a granddaughter in his lap prepared to go before the very committee he was a member of but voted against him in 1986 when he was nominated to be a federal judge, concerned about his record on several rights. >> the caricature credited of me was not accurate. it wasn't accurate then and it's not accurate now. >> reporter: in a hearing interrupted nine times by protesters, he said he would be against any blanket ban. he said he would step aside if investigations of the clinton e-mails or foundation came up. >> with regard to secretary clinton and some of the comments i made, i do believe that that could place my objectivity in question. >> reporter: he was also asked about mr. trump's claim about women in the "access hollywood" video. >> is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent, is that sexual assault? >> clearly it would be. >> reporter: senator sessions has long opposed the supreme court dec

day on capitol hill as senator jeff sessions spent more than eight hours tuesday fielding questions at a hearing about his nomination for attorney general. pete williams has more. >> reporter: jeff sessions held a granddaughter in his lap and prepared to go before the very committee that he was a member of but voted against him in 1986 when he was nominated to be a federal judge, concerned then about his record on civil rights. >> the caricature was not accurate then and not now. >> reporter: in a hearing interrupted nine times by protesters, sessions said he would oppose any blanket ban on muslim immigrants, referring to things he said during the campaign. he said he would step aside if investigations of the clinton e-mails or foundation came up? >> with regard to secretary clinton and some of the comments i made, i do believe that that could place my objectivity in question. >> he was also asked about mr. trump's claim about women in the "access hollywood" video. >> is grabbing a woman by her gentles without her consent sexual assault? >> clearly it would be. >> reporter: senator sessions said he would support revoking president obama's executive or

williams. we have jeff sessions and you have the supreme court nominee tonight. take your pick. what do you see coming out as a headline tonight. >> obviously sessions is going to be approved on this committee vote. and in terms of the big news today, it will be the president's nomination for the supreme court. that will have a much more lasting impact because whoever he chooses, it's either going to be 49-year-old neil gorsuch, or 51-year-old tom hardiman. either of them are young and in goode health and will be able to serve for years. the trump impact would be if they get another vacancy. 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

start with william pryor, federal judge, this is a favorite of many conservatives. he was the attorney general of alabama. close to jeff sessions, but our own pete williams reporting now, pryor may be out of the mix. more on that in just a second, who else would be in the mix though? if that's true, it may be down to these two. neil gorsuch, federal judge, this is somebody who like antonin scalia in terms of philosophy, but not in terms a personality. low key antonin scalia. another option, another federal judge, this is thames hardiman, the biography might be comp compelling. blue collar background, did not go to the ivy leagues, drove a taxi in college, he may be under consideration. you know who knows more than i do? nbc justice correspondent pete williams. take us through, it sounds like your reporting may be down to the last two i mentioned. >> that's what we've been told the last couple of day us. it's hardiman or gorsuch, people who are talking to us don't know. we don't know who it's going to be. it's going to be one of the two, steve. >> the difference, if you're donald trump and you're deciding between those

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the -- herbert, just of rich, and william yeoman. " the attorney general jeff sessions is trying to mislead his colleagues in the country to believe he is a check in for civil rights. we are former civil rights lawyers who worked on the cases that sessions cites as evidence for his claim, so we know the record is not sessions to burnish. mistake let the nominee his civil rights history to get the job of the nation's chief law enforcement officer. sessions listed for civil rights cases among the 10 most significant that he litigated personally as a u.s. attorney of alabama during the 1980's. three involve voting rights, while the fourth was a school desegregation case. following criticism for exaggerating his role, he then claimed that he provided "assistance and guidance" on these cases. we handle three of the four ourselves. we can state categorically that stations had no substantive involvement in any of them. he did what any u.s. attorney would have had to do could he signed his name on the complaint and we added his name on emotions or briefs. that is it."

i think you can see from his testimony he is going to do an outstanding job. >> william smith worked with senator jeff sessions. thanks for being with us. appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> we are still keeping an eye on that confirmation hearing. we have been showing you live pictures on the left side of your screen. trust me we have people monitoring every word being said and we will bring it to you as soon as there are nows worthy moments. >>> plus we are minutes away from the start of a second confirmation hearing. this won for john kelly, donald trump's pick for homeland security. when we come back, we'll have a member of the panel that kelly will face is in just a few minutes. we'll talk to him when we come back. with 4 ounce, individually wrapped velveeta mini blocks, dinner's never been easier. introducing four ounce, individually wrapped velveeta mini blocks. the easiest way to make this. and this. and this. with perfectly-portioned velveeta mini blocks, you've got endless, melty gold. these numbers are off the charts...this? sir! what's the status? there's a meteor hurtling toward

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william smith there. who testified for sessions, he worked him, he was approached for a job offer, a black gentleman lawyer, he talked about birth of his second child, jeffsions came to his house, he paused, choking back true emotions. >> yes, william -- william was a. charles: that spoke volumes. >> absolutely. charles: we have to leave it there. >> major averages bieve it or not ended the day higher. today was a test, it proved it today, i hope you are in it, my market camtary is next -- commentary is next. charles: border battle is brewing, mexico doubles down on its vow not to pay for donald trump's wall, an international war of words, we'll be right back. charles: it was an extra or extraordinary news conference, making for an extraordinary day on the stack market. -- stork market. make sure that taxpayer spend as little as possible on anything from fighter jets to medicine, his comments on spending, for a new bidding process, spooked drugs and biotech stocks, but donald trump did not say anything new, but he reminded the business world that things will be different. including giving shout outs. now market in my mind will have to learn how to deal w

jeff sessions. he's denied making racist remarks in the past. allegati allegation cornell william brooks will join us live to talk about it. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." two days before donald trump is set to be briefed on cyber attacks, sources tell cnn his twitter attacks have intelligence officials on edge with one describing the relationship with trump as potentially hostile. republicans have made their first move to repealing the health care act. president obama was warning them to let gop lawmakers go it alone as they seek to replace the law with what he calls trump care. fellow reality tv star omarosa manigault trump has named communications director for the office of public liaison. during the campaign she said a trump victory would be the ultimate revenge and that every critic and detractor would have to, quote, bow down to president trump. and six people including the head of the naacp were arrested at a sit-in protesting the nomination of senator jeff sessions of alabama to be

. >> senator jeff sessions addressing accusation that he has denied. part of -- former ted williamsnd katey joins us. how did sessions do? >> i think he did a great job. facing hours and hours of questioning by former colleagues. his emotional reaction. he said he would follow the law that's what we want to hear from the attorney general of the united states. the perfect example being, today he said if the law says it's not appropriate he will not support water boarding, that's the stuff you want to know. >> issue of same sex marriage, he said it is the law of the land. he will enforce that. there was other things that he departed with president-elect donald trump on issue of banning muslims he not in favor of that. tell me. >> while these are hearings of significant important, the history of the person is also very important. there are allegations because nobody come forward so far at these hearings to testify to this, that there were racially insensitive remarks he used in the '80s. >> we're not in -- >> one way you think a leopard may or may not change his spots overnight. we kno

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jeff sessions already is promising some fireworks. when one of his most vocal critics testifies, kor nell williams brooks leading a sit-in this last week in mobile, alabama. the civil rights group broadcasting its peaceful confrontation with police on facebook live before brooks and others were taken away in a police van. brooks tweeting his mug shot after being booked. part of his ongoing sessions against williams. brooks joining us now from washington. thanks for being here with us. good to see you again. >> good to be with you, richard. >> tell me what you need to hear this week when jeff sessions sits in the senate. what do you want him to say? >> we want the senator to address the record. in other words, he cannot coast by on any presumptions by fellow senators. in other words, this fundamentally this is not a matter of the college y'allty to sit in the senator, but rather the constitution suitability to lead the department of justice. it means addressing his record on voting rights and addressing his record with respect to immigration reform. he needs to agres the fact that his support of voting rights in this country has been in

university who's known for opinions favoring gun rights, and william pryor, former alabama attorney general and attorney general under jeffons, a vocal opponent of roe v. wade. joining us now se cease richa-- cecile richards. and the advocacy director for united we dream and a doca beneficiary. your reaction to this short list for the next supreme court nominee? >> grateful for the two women that president obama put on the supreme court, maria sotomayor and kagen. as we know verse roe v. wade hangs in the balance. we look forward to scrutinizing the record of anyone put up for the supreme court or federal opening. >> if you had to rank these three tonight, is it possible to distinguish between them in terms of which one would be -- i don't know what to call it but maybe the least objectionable? >> no, there isn't. these are -- as sort of a lot of donald trump's nominees are unacceptable to communities like myself. they present a clear and present danger to my way r way of life, the way of life of women and people of color in the country. we will see what they come up with but no good news here. >> this is what i have alwa

jeff sessions. this is in washington, d.c. this video posted on facebook shows police handcuffing the demonstrators yesterday evening in montgomery, actually there is was oh, down in the office in alabama. naacp president colonel williams brooks took part in this protest. he says the group held a demonstration to oppose jeff sessions' nomination as attorney general of the united states. and b dock, brian dawkins one step closer to the nfl hall of fame watch we found out about his chances to be inducted, into the class of 2017. but first, we have some lottery numbers for you. b dawk. looks like we're still a man short. not anymore. gus! the second most famous groundhog in pennsylvania. let's hit the ice. whoaaa! take the shot! (buzzer) that shot was one in a million. so's this. all the money millionaire edition, new from the pennsylvania lottery. with five top prizes of a million bucks. it's a real game changer. (giggles) keep on scratchin' >> good morning, sixers trying to get revenge against the timber wolves. they need it every ten of a second to do so. down by three, second left, and with the wide open three, to tie the game up. now, 1.6 seconds left. brett brown dials up a perfect play. robert covington right now w

. >>> now for adam joseph jaime apody and jeff skversky and monica malpass and the entire "action news" team i'm rick williamsnice evening. good night. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rogers meteorologist, cecily tynan and jim gardner. >>> wednesdayight and accuweather is tracking friday's snow and a septa bus driver is convicted of homicide charges for a deadly crash in montgomery county. but the big story on "action news" tonight. is the initial court appearance of an alleged cold blooded killer. 22-year-old jeremiah monell appeared before a judge today in bridgeton. monell was arraigned for murdering hisranged wife by slitting her throat. gray hall is outside of the courthouse tonight. >> reporter: well jim, the victims family was visibly shaken and upset by the crime and now betting on the legal system to keep the suspect behind bars. >> the judge read off a list of charges and jail time. jeremiah monell stood stone faced. and onlyns from a judge. he is accused of murdering his he is strained wife tara oshea. she filed a restraining order and was in an abusive relation

one of the leading contenders is william pryor, a protege of trump's attorney general nominee, jeff sessions. president trump's new executive orders on immigration and extreme vetting could be one early test for the supreme court. joining me now, vince warren, executive director of the center for constitutional rights, and elizabeth wydra, president of the constitutional accountability center. let me start with you, elizabeth. president trump will make an announcement thursday. he will make it in the midst of this executive order that's to have extreme vetting and to ban people from seven countries, at least until the extreme vetting is done. in light of that, if he puts someone on the court that will in many ways be in line with that, couldn't we be looking at the fact that we would really be changing from, on a permanent level, or at least as long as that court is not overturned at some future date, immigration policy and immigration law in this country? >> thanks, reverend al. that's a really important question. obviously, the supreme court is important, no matter the context. every year

:00 now for meteorologist adam joseph cecily tynan jaime apody jeff skversky monica malpass the entire "action news" team. i'm rick williamsend. >> good night. >> the good night. ly. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> ♪ >> friday night, prosecutors will not pursue misconduct charges against new jersey governor chris christie and officials investigate a suspicious fire that destroyed a salem county medical office. but the big story on "action news" tonight is the future of the delaware river turnpike bridge. it has been a week now since it closed for repairs and officials still have no idea how long the bridge that connects the pennsylvania and new jersey turnpikes will remain closed. and that's a problem because tens of thousands of motorists are seriously being inconvenienced. "action news" reporter bob brooks is live on the pennsylvania side of the bridge. bob, what's the latest here? >> reporter: jim, good evening. i can tell you progress is being made in the form of eight 80-foot towers that are going to be brought in here to

william pomerantz and james lewis about u.s. russian relations in cyber security. on the republican line, jeff is calling from nebraska. good morning jeff. >> caller: good morning. it is just so gross watching the gentleman sit there and smirked and smiled and we've caught mr. trump, seem to be president, with his pants down. alright, we've, we've got him. good for you there gentleman, i'll tell you what, it's ourul country here on the line if you don't mind, trying to be a little more serious about this, why don't we look at what old hillary did. did you catch her? why did you go back and warn her, you should be doing that' >> let's give mr. pomerantz a chance to respond. >> guest: we are in this unique position where the situation has bubbled up and it has occurred before donald trump is in a position of authority to put hie stamp on what he wants to do and how he wants to react. we have this interim where it's in the press. no one is saying he won the election because of vladimir putin. that has been argued by republican and democraticc leadership, and during the i hearings yesterday, it was emphasis the emphasized

jeff sessions, the trump nominee to be attorney general. black leaders have strongly criticized the alabama senator and, william brangham reports, their views a full airing today. >> i know it is exceptional for a senator to testify against another senator... >> reporter: jeff sessions was not in the room to hear it, but his nomination drew a rare rebuke from a senate colleague-- democrat cory booker of new jersey: >> he'll be expected to defend the equal rights of gay and lesbian and transgender americans, but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend voting rights, but his record indicates that he won't. >> reporter: georgia congressman and civil rights icon john lewis also spoke against the nomination. >> it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you, but we need someone who's going to stand up. speak up. and speak out. for the people that need help, for people that have been discriminated against. >> reporter: three black officials who worked with sessions in the past gave their support to the attorney general- designate. >> senator sessions is unquestionably qu

in stark contrast is william pryor, he's from alabama, a very good friend of jeff sessions.ade an abomination. that could be a big fight when it comes to the hill. finally, thomas hardiman out of pittsburgh, the first to graduate from his family from college, he drove a cab for a period of time, and sits on the bench with trump's sister. those are the three we'll be looking for to see who he sits. >> could the democrats in the end block any of these nominees? >> reporter: well, don't forget the democrats will make these hearings not only about the nominee but about the fact that merrick garland, obama's nominee, never got hearings. they plan to look at it and really go after republicans for that. schumer has said he wants a mainstream candidate. but he hasn't really defined what mainstream is. keep in mind, the democrats changed the rules in 2013 when it came to lower court judges. the question is whether the republicans this time might try to change those rules again for the supreme court. we'll have to see. >> ariane de vogue this morning, thank you. could legal questions

. >> reporter: cornell williams brooke and several other members of the civil rights group were led away in handcuffs from senator jeff sessions office in mobile, alabama. this were pre sessions his record or civil rights, and voting rights enforcement and civil rights. >> he is not for civil rights, spoken out against voter suppression. his record in the senate is abysmal when it comes to civil rights. and, his record with the respect to criminal justice reform is spotty at best and horrific when it comes to immigration rights. >> now, neither sessions or his staff made the call to remove protesters are now free, on bond, that came from building management. sessions who had no comment will undergo confirmation hearings next week. >>> if you are going to d.c. for the presidential inauguration, you might catch a strong smell of marijuana on the national mall. d.c. cannabis coalition will be handing out free joints. the founder of the group says they are just part of the effort to legalize cannabis at the federal level, marijuana give away is, legal, as long as it is done on d.c. land and they plan to light up, at exact

jeff session's office in alabama. video posted on social media shows cornell william brooks and the others being handcuffed.aacp was protesting sessions' nomination as u.s. attorney general. they say sessions has a questionable civil rights record and should withdraw from the nomination. a sessions spokeswoman says the republican has dedicated his career to upholding the rule of law and ensuring public safety. >> in today's tech bytes a preview of this week's super bowl for gadget gurus consumer electronics show in vegas. >> chrysler is showing offer the future of minivans. this is the all electric portal that can operate without a driver. >> it recognizes who is in it and can adjust lighting temperature and music. it's a concept for now. >> also a gaming laptop called predator by acer features a 21-inch curved screen and four speakers. >> price tag $9,000. it will be available next month. good luck buying. >> and mattel is coming out with an artificial intelligence device to help keep an eye on your baby. it's similar to the amazon echo. >> the aristotle can instantly respond to your infant's cry by playin

vowing to stay until senator jeff sessions or trump withdraw his name or until the protesters are arrested. i'll talk to the head of the naacp, cornell william brooks, he's anotht that protest. >>> tweet revenge. trump puts north korea on notice via twitter, warning the u.s. will prevent the kim jong-un regime from developing a nuclear weapon that could strike the american shores. could this prove to be trump's most dangerous tweet? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's not the headline the gop wanted to see on this the first day of the 115th congress. but when president-elect donald trump tweeted his displeasure at a plan to gut an independent congressional ethics panel, house republicans were forced to convene an emergency meeting and scuttle their effort. and new tonight, cnn has learned the classified report president obama ordered on election cyber attacks is expected to be ready as early as this week. a source also says trump who's cast doubt on russia's involvement is expected to be briefed on the findings by the director of national int

williams. kelly o'donnell on capitol hill racing toward someone. what do you have? >> reporter: senator jeff sessions just went into the room where he's going to be having lunch, and taking his break here, brian. we were guessing at doors on capitol hill. i was a little off but we saw him briefly. he bolted from the hearing room into this space. this is a suite of offices where senator sessions has his representation for the state of alabama. joining him i saw senator john kyl, former senator from arizona who has been part of that so-called team helping to prepare sessions. we've been through the hallway seeing protesters, some young people tell me they have here to represent dreamers, those who are brought here undocumented as children, and have been seeking help from the obama administration to remain here in the country. that's a big concern because of the hard line views that jeff sessions has when it comes to immigration. earlier we also saw that there was a sit-in, inis office with some other students who were concerd about the allegations of race that have been made against senator se

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jeff sessions. >>> and president trump plans to announce his nominee for the supreme court tonight. federal appeals court judges kneel gorsuch, thomas hardiman, william pryor seen as leading candidates, took to the president to discuss the vacancy that a rose when antoine scalia died a year ago. will air special report on president trump's supreme court nominee, that airs tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> the man accused of killing six people in a mosque shooting in quebec city made his first court appearance yesterday. prime minister says the shooting was act of terror, attack on all muslims. brook silva bragga reports from new york. >> reporter: there is one person in custody at the moment. alexander, appeared briefly in court monday evening wearing a white prison jumpsuit. charged with six counts of first degree murder, and five count every attempted murder, go not end area plea. gunfire errupted inside this mosque, affect cities sunday night during evening prayers. first responders rushed inside to save the wounded, prime minister justin trudeau addressed the attack from the parliament. >> this was group every innocent targeted for practici

i was unable to participate we had our deputy chief of administration, ramona williams as well's assistant deputy chief jeffnie and tony rivera participate with a black firefighters association and the march which began at fourth and townsend and appreciate you represented their permit for that event. on the 17th, we had our monthly labor-management meeting with a local 798 to discuss various issues and concerns and it was good productive discussion and resolution [inaudible] we do need monthly local 798 pit on the 18th and 19th, department of human resources administered the battalion chiefs civil service examination get my understanding were 44 captains that set for that examination or two days. the results will be forthcoming for that examination. the battalion chief that is currently in place that is due to expire next month. also on the 18th-and i'll pass out to commissioner hardeman, thank you, something that i think is wonderful. it's a collaboration that lots of people and are determined to be at knowledge. what we are starting this year and were going to 12 sessions to correspond with the 12 months

william smith. we will talk about the arguments that have been offered by both those who oppose and support jeff sessions. c-span's "washington journal," join the discussion. senate and the house are back in session tomorrow. legislative business begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. this week, the house is expected to take up reducing federal regulations and repeal the health care law. they resume debate on repealing the health care law with one vote scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern. watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span2. c-span studentcam video documentary competition is underway and students across the country are busy at work and sharing their experience with us through twitter. it is not too late to enter. our deadline is january 20, 2017. in your documentary, tell us what is the most urgent issue for the new president and congress to address in 2017. our competition is open to all middle school and high school students grades six-12 with $100,000 awarded in cash prizes. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry and the remaining cash money will be

person who is mentioned by the people close to the president is william pryor, who is perhaps the most conservative, 54, from alabama, as is jeff sessions, the nominee to be attorney general but he said some pretty strong things about the roe v. wade abortion decision calling it the worst supreme court decision and atrocious decision that legalized murdering young children, so he might be i think the thinking gs right now the toughest sell politically. we hear various things about the president's thinking on this, but it does seem to be between gorsuch and hardiman at this point. >> tom goldstein, would any of these three be considered main stream, could any three overcome let's just call it the schumer objections? >> well democratic senators certainly wouldn't regard any of them as mainstream because they're not people a democratic president would have nominated. you can fairly say they are within main stream conservatism, particularly gorsuch and hardiman. it's a question of your perspective. testimo democrats are lined up given what happened with president obama's nominee to vehemently oppose oessentially anybody trup sends

nominee senator jeff sessions of alabama and no less drama in this fight as african-american members of congress spoke out today against the nomination. our justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: senator cory booker, democrat of new jersey, became the first ever to testify against a colleague's nomination. >> i want an attorney general who is committed to supporting law enforcement and securing law and order but that is not enough. >> reporter: joining him is congressman john lewis of georgia who survived police beatings and civil rights marches. >> it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you. we need someone who can stand up, speak up and speak out for the people that need help. >> reporter: a former republican attorney general, michael mukasey, praised sessions, so did the president of the fraternal order of police and two men who worked with him when he was u.s. attorney in alabama. but the chairman of the congressional black caucus said putting the all-black panel at the end was a snub. >> to have a senator, a house member and a living civil rights legend testify at the end of all of this is th

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speakers include president cornell william brooks, author and professor michael eric dyson, u.s. jeff merkley and washington dc mayor bowser. this is one hour and 15 minutes. good morning, all. the ariel bowser and i am mayor of the best city in the world and i want to welcome the national action network to washington, d.c. i want to welcome you all to my hometown in your nation's capital and i want to thank and forgnize our reverend al his leadership, our reverend al for his vision and our reverend al for standing up for all of us . over the last several months, we have been reminded of the values we have to fight for. we have been reminded of reverend dr. martin luther king and what he stood for. how he told us that we had to look beyond ourselves, look beyond our own generation and make sure this was an america that was worthy of us all. in my own hometown that we have to fight on a local level, a state level and a federal level and that is why we are truly blessed that reverend al has called us together. it is not where we start but where we are growing and i am proud that in wash

nominee for attorney general republican senator jeff sessions, was to reap -- reputedly interrupted by protesters. we will get response from whorend dr. william barber led a protest of hundreds on monday in the capital and with democratic commerce member luis gutierrez. >> let me tell you where i will not be on inauguration day. i will not be here or outside at the ceremony. event i'm going to is on generate 21st. the women's march on washington. amy: we will get response from president obama's farewell address in chicago tuesday night. pres. obama: after my election there was talk of a post-racial america. in such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. and often divisive force in our society. amy: we will speak with dr. william barber and congressman to tears about how white supremacist and convicted murderer dylann roof has received the death penalty for murdering nine black worshipers. we will talk about the push for president obama to grant clemency to oscar lopez rivera. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peacace report. i'm amy goodman. potentially explosive news surface