if joe jackson is confirmed, her job will be civil. leave the legislative to congress and to elected accountable officeholders in our state and municipalities, protected the separation of powers and don't overturn laws unless they violate the constitution. i look forward to these hearings. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> judge, your honor, very good to see you. when you were in my office, you were focused on the hearings. i could not stop being joyous that you were sitting in my office and i could not stop ringing up to the historical nature of this. forgive me, i grew up in a small black church where i was taught to make a joyous noise under the lord and this is not a normal day for americans. we have never had this moment before. i just want to talk about the joy. i know that tomorrow we will have tough and hard questions. please let me acknowledge the fact that this is not normal. it has never happened before. the senate is poised right now to break another barry. we are on the precipice of sediment another glass ceiling. it i

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joe jackson deserves to be confirmed as an act just as supreme court. some republicans have a hughes jackson of being the favored choice of far left groups, but the same senate confirmed her to her appeals cor position a year ago with support from 3 republicans. jackson were replaced another liberal stephen briar, the justice she once clerked for, and she would be the 1st black woman to join the u. s. supreme court. i can only hope that my life and career my love of this country and the constitution and my commitment to upholding the rule of law and the sacred principles upon which this great nation was founded will inspire future generations of americans. even me, when i think about myself as a, as a lawyer, i didn't house many people to look up to that looked like i did. and so i think for young girls to be able to look at justice jackson and see where she is and, and how she's com is really, really going to be an important moment. jackson has seen her future clearly since high school telling a yearbook editor she wanted to go on to law and eventually

no personal attacks against joe jackson. democrats say his attacks are already happening. >> as the senate judiciary committee begins, high-profile come from ation hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell pledges that republicans will be respectful during the hearings. she'll be treated. much better than democrats are typically treated republican nominees like clarence thomas and brett kavanaugh. but the attacks have already started. missouri senator josh hawley is accusing jackson of being too soft on crimes against children. he has a record of being consistently lenient too soft on child offenders. but chair of the senate judiciary committee, illinois senator durbin calls the claims against jackson false and says she has the support of law enforcement for senator hawley is concerned. >> here's the bottom line. he's wrong. he's an accurate and unfair and his analysis. >> and the white house is also pushing back against the claims, calling their nominee an excellent choice. >> this a

she believes shows joe jacksons leniency for child offenders. are we going to be able to have access to those memos? what would you think as a mother, your daughter? >> or your child? i would think this is a act that is reckless. republican senator josh hawley says either way he's not. i think that we ought to be protecting the victims. and so i'm going to vote no in washington. raquel martin. >> after yesterday's hearing, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that he'd vote against confirming judge jackson. >> the senate committee is expected to vote on her nomination april 4th. >> the debate continues between lawmakers and the governor on the best way to get cash to californians. >> several proposals aimed to address rising prices of gas and inflation. kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala is tracking them all. and she spoke with the governor. >> it was another historic day for gas prices here in california with the statewide average now at $5.88 a gallon, according to aaa here at this gas station in napa county, guess is a

. >> collins is the only gop senator so far to say that she will support joe jackson's nomination. ublican senators voted in favor of jackson in 2021, when the senate confirmed her to the powerful dc-based appellate board. collins, lindsey graham, murkowski, and graham, not yet saying where they stand with jackson's nomination. senator mitt romney has also not yet said whether she will support jackson after accessing openness to vote in favor of her nomination. all the coverage of this, as the boat nears. up next, empty promises from the kremlin. >>> claims of de-escalation, proven false. in all his attacks, ongoing here in ukraine. we'll continue our live coverage right after this.s. for people living with h-i-v, keep being you. and ask your doctor about biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in certain adults. it's t a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to and stay undetectable. that's when the amount of virus is so low it cannot be measured by a lab test. research shows people who take h-i-v treatment ever

she believes shows joe jacksons leniency for child offenders. are we going to be able to have access to those memos? what would you think as a mother, your daughter or your child? i would think this is a act that is reckless. republican senator josh hawley says either way he's not. i think that we ought to be protecting the victims. and so i'm going vote no in washington, raquel martin. >> and 6 tennis time we've already heard from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. he says he will not be supporting judge jackson either. the senate committee is expected to vote on her nomination on april 4th. >> still ahead, president biden will travel to poland today for a briefing on the humanitarian crisis sparked by the war in ukraine. how he plans to help. plus expensive housing in the south bay where san jose ranks among the highest rents across the country and the bay area. and after the break, drought conditions worsen in parts of the bay area. we have an update on the outlook. our reza force and the drought, john and a mix of clouds and sunshine

she believes shows joe jacksons leniency for child offenders. are we going to be able to have access to those memos? what would you think is a mother your daughter or your child? i would think this is a act that is reckless. republican senator josh hawley says either way he's not. i think that we ought to be protecting the victims. and so i'm going to vote no in washington. raquel martin. house speaker nancy pelosi is celebrating the return of the violence against women act. >> and san francisco today she joined domestic violence survivors and others for a roundtable discussion. the recently renewed legislation expand services and support for women, including those in the lgbtq community, native americans advocates say the move is vital to keeping those groups safe. >> i know in my bone marrow that culturally specific and culturally grounded programs are the essential bridge between so many individuals and communities and families and safety that they've never been able to access before. >> the first violence against women act was signed into la

she believes shows joe jacksons leniency for child offenders. are we going to be able to have access to those memos? what would you think is a mother for your daughter? >> or your child? i would think this is a act that is reckless. republican senator josh hawley says either way he's not. i think that we ought to be protecting the victims. and so i'm going vote no in washington, raquel >> after yesterday's hearing, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that he'd vote against. >> confirming judge jackson, the senate committee is expected to vote on her nomination on april 4th. so we'll see what happens. >> still ahead, president biden will travel to poland today for a briefing on the humanitarian crisis sparked by the war in ukraine. how he plans to help. plus expensive housing in the south bay where san jose ranks among the highest rents across the country and the bay area. and after the break, drought conditions worsen in parts of the bay area. we're going to have an update on the outlook for our reservoirs and the drought. john. >> yea

she believes shows joe jacksons leniency for child offenders. are we going to be able to have access to those memos? what would you think as a mother, your daughter? >> or your child? i would think this is a act that is reckless. republican senator josh hawley says either way he's not. i think that we ought to be protecting the victims. and so i'm going to vote no in washington. raquel martin. >> after today's hearing, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said that he will vote against confirming judge jackson. >> the senate committee is expected to vote on her nomination on april 4th. the debate continues between lawmakers and the governor over the best way to get cash to california. several proposals are >> aimed at tackling the high price of gas along with inflation. governor newsome is defending his plan to send $400 debit cards to california car owners. critics argue the payments would be based on car registration, not income tax records. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala talked to the governor about that today. >> someone an indivi

the senator from missouri has said in tweets of your position on this issue " joe jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and her. -- judge jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and are -- offenders." i thought of these charges as i watched you and your family listening closely yesterday. it made me wonder how you felt as your friends and family heard those charges that your sentencing endanger children. could you tell us what was going through your mind at that point? judge jackson: as a mother and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth. these are some of the most difficult cases that a judge has to deal with because we are talking about pictures of sex abuse of children. we are talking about graphic descriptions that judges have to read and consider when they decide how to sentence in these cases and there is a statute that tells judges what they are supposed to do. congress has decided what it is that judges have to do in this or any other case. that statute does not say " look only at t

. >>> confirmation hearings begin today for ketanji brown jackson, joe biden's pick to join the supremert. we have more on the woman who could make history. >> my nominee for the united states supreme court is judge ketanji jackson. >> reporter: the name judge ketanji brown jackson may be new to many americans, but not these three women. >> i remember thinking, oh, my gosh, what we saw so many years ago is really coming to pass right now in this moment. >> i can only hope that my life and career, my love of this country and the constitution, will inspire future generations of americans. >> reporter: antoinette coakley, a professor at northeastern law, lisa fairfax, a law professor at the university of pennsylvania, and nina simmons, a corporate lawyer, met the federal court judge when they were all college freshman at harvard. >> it was very clear from the first time that we met her, that ketanji was special. >> i remember telling her, when we were in our dorm, you are going to be the first black woman on the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: back then, they called themselves the ladies.

the senator from missouri has said in tweets of your position on this issue " joe jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and her. -- judge jackson has a record of letting off child pornography and are -- offenders." i thought of these charges as i watched you and your family listening closely yesterday. it made me wonder how you felt as your friends and family heard those charges that your sentencing endanger children. could you tell us what was going through your mind at that point? judge jackson: as a mother and a judge who has had to deal with these cases, i was thinking that nothing could be further from the truth. these are some of the most difficult cases that a judge has to deal with because we are talking about pictures of sex abuse of children. we are talking about graphic descriptions that judges have to read and consider when they decide how to sentence in these cases and there is a statute that tells judges what they are supposed to do. congress has decided what it is that judges have to do in this or any other case. that statute does not say " look only at t

once it does judge jackson have enough support people like joe judge jackson kyrsten sinema, could beand then. jeff? >> look, even though sinema and manchin have really bedeviled so much of joe biden's domestic agenda, when it comes to judges they have voted in support of all of his judicial nominees so far. so it looks like democrats do have the 50 votes they need, and to joyce's great point as to whether or not there will be republicans who come on board our team spoke with senators collins and romney today, and neither of them were in anyway moved by the lines of attack that we heard today from senators cruz, hawley, and later you can add blackburn. the conservative national review saying that hawley accusations against judge jackson were merit-less to the point of demagoguery, and there are certainly more republicans than those who work at the national review who believe that stuff. >> merit-less to the point of demagoguery, the words of the national review, we're gonna leave it there. our thanks to joy events and jeff bennett on this tuesday night. thanks guys. coming up, the 9/1

now, next, madam president, on judge ketanji brown jackson, on friday joe biden, president biden made history, wonderful history by announcing his nominee to replace stephen breyer on this u.s. supreme court. judge ketanji brown jackson, as promised, president biden named for the first time in history, the first time in history a black woman to sit on the high court. as promised, his nominee is beyond qualified and brilliant. and as promised, the senate will now begin the work of quickly confirming judge jackson to the supreme court of the united states of america. appointing individuals to the high court, as we all know, is truly one of the awesome responsibilities of any president. and in choosing judge jackson, president biden has hit a home run with an evenhanded and so gifted jurist. more importantly, i congratulate judge jackson for this historic honor, one that reflects her skills, her accomplishments, and above all, her dedication to our democracy. i've been doing a lot of reading on judge jackson over the last month, and i cannot recall any one of her colleagues, anyone from

reporter: when joe biden first nominated judge jackson, there was a suggestion from some republicansgo after the nomination because it was so historic, suggesting she was a beneficiary of affirmative action. that line of attack was not on display during the opening statements at the senate on monday. instead, we saw two lines of attack. one, that she was soft on crime because she was a public defender and once advocated for lower sentences for drug offenses, for example. and two, she was part of the general progressive left attack on law and order itself, a theme we are expecting to see more of as we get into the midterm elections later this year. for her part, judge jackson kept her opening statements very general i had of what is expected to be two days of intense questioning. >> if i am confirmed, i commit to you that i will work productively to support and defend the constitution. reporter: democrats don't need any republican votes to see her confirmed. she may even get three republican votes in early april. >> the coldest places on earth have been hit by extreme heat. both of th

aga joe castro reports can tangy round. jackson grew up in a middle class suburb of miami, where both parents worked as school teachers and where she made a name for herself and debate competitions. by writing her name contain g on the chalkboard for all to see. she would have to speak before largely white audiences and had to sort of bridge that gap and convey to them instantaneously in case there was any subtle bias were just lack of celerity with her just starting from her name. steven rosenthal was jackson's classmate from an early age. he says he never doubted that one day his charismatic friend would achieve these heights. so she just drew people toward her. and people wanted to support her and respected her. so she just had all the tools. in addition to being roja to succeed in whatever she chose to do, jackson has been a federal judge for 9 years and currently sits on the dc court of appeals. she's issued about 500 opinions, but none on the hot button, issues of abortion, gun rights, and freedom of religion. she did game fa

s. supreme court nominee judge kit tangy brown jackson has appeared for of, for the 1st of for confirmation hearings. president joe biden nominated the federal judge to the country's highest court. she's the 1st black woman ever to be selected for. the post. judge jackson is said to succeed, judge justice, steven a briar who will retire in june. she returns he has more. when joe biden 1st nominated john jackson, there was a suggestion from some republicans that they would go off to the nomination precisely because it was so historic suggesting that she was a beneficiary of affirmative action. but that line of attack was not on display during the opening statements at the senate district committee. on monday instead, we saw 2 lines of attack, one that she was soft on crime because she was once a public defender and once advocated for lower sentences. for drug offenses, for example, and to she was part with general progressive left attack on lauren order itself. a theme that we're expecting to see much more of as we get into the mid term elections later this year. for hope. john jackson kept roping statements very g

she's incurious to know that judge jackson was nominated because of race and after joe biden bragged atedly that judge jackson was for her race and sex. they are apoplectic if you dare to repeat what they say. once the message? you aren't allowed to talk to him no more insolence, serve! thankfully , in the hearings today, a few senators did ask relative questions be here is josh hawley. >> this is a child case for the defendant this routed multiple images of child porn, the federal guidelines recommend a sentence to 121 months in prison. prosecutors recommended 24 months in prison. judge jackson gave the defendant three months in prison. >> tucker: hm! that's pretty serious. why did she do that, judge jackson question mike here's the response. >> the guideline was based originally on a statutory scheme and on directives, specific directives by congress at a time in which more serious child pornography were defined on the volume, the number of photographs they received in the mail peer that made total sense before when we didn't have the internet, when we didn't have distribution. but

jackson on her merits. >> so they expended a lot of ink and paper pushing arguments that range from irrelevant to downright misleading. the white house says president joes impressed by jackson's performance in the hearing so far. he's also struck by how she swiftly dismantled conspiracy theories put forward in bad faith. >> now the hearing will continue tomorrow and 09:00am reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john basil, a just a moment did judge jackson respond to the allegations from republicans around child cases. >> yes, well, actually, senator durbin gave judge jackson a moment the beginning of the in order to address this in get in front of because obviously you had republicans yesterday they were saying, quote, that she was a general alarm ing pattern of leniency when it came sentences when it came to child offender. she basically said that whenever she had a deal. >> with these cases, she emphasized to the offenders, the kind of punishment that they would be getting for the kinds of crimes that they committed. but that still didn't stop senators like texas senator ted cruz or even a senator. josh hawley who pressed questioning why she wasn

james happening now it's day two of the confirmation hearing for judge joe brown jackson will bring ine hearing is now underway. the 22 members of the senate judiciary committee or directly questioning the u. s supreme court nominee the senators gave opening statements yesterday. every senator on the committee, including california senator dianne feinstein, has up to 30 minutes to question the judge. if confirmed by the senate. judge, jackson would be the first black woman to serve on the supreme court. what supreme court scholar tells ktvu that she expects judge jackson to defend her record against expected attacks from republicans. she's going to say you've confirmed me three times for different positions, but twice to be a federal judge, and there's nothing in her record when i look at it that indicates that she somehow becomes softer on crime or soft on crime since she was confirmed almost a year ago to this really important position on the d. c court of appeals. so i think what she'll say is let's actually look at the facts here. let's look at whether or not i complied with senten

throughout her career, joe jackson has demonstrated deep knowledge and respect for law -- judge jackson has demonstrated deep knowledge and respect for law. endorsing judge jackson. she has a unique perspective on the needs of law enforcement through the association upper family members in the profession. judge jackson has two officers, one was a detective for the miami county and the other for miami police apartment. in addition, it is our opinion that the relation with the complexity challenges and opportunity within law enforcement divides perspective on criminal justice issues that can reassess through the supreme court. in evaluating in track record, other law enforcement organizations that based on the facts and apply to laws. she has been twice confirmed as a full senate as recently as 2021. she was also confirmed in 2010 as vice chair of the u.s. citizens commission. it is hoped that she will receive a bipartisan support for the most nominations to the nation's highest courts. in closing, this is a watershed moment. in our nations history. she is a stellar nominee with a extraor

jackson on her merits. >> so they expended a lot of ink and paper pushing arguments that range from irrelevant to downright misleading. the white house says president joeimpressed by jackson's performance in the hearing so far. he's also struck by how she swiftly dismantled conspiracy theories put forward in bad faith. >> the hearing will continue tomorrow at 09:00am reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> an update now on a story we brought you yesterday. a santa clara county supervisors have approved the purchase of land to build hundreds of affordable housing units. those homes will be built in 3 different cities. there will be 73 apartment homes and morgan hill and san jose. there will be 171. they'll be in 2 different spots in santa clara. there will be 80 homes. the goal is to provide affordable housing for veterans, seniors, farm workers, people who are recently homeless and families who meet the minimum income requirement. construction is scheduled to begin this spring and be completed by august. bart's. red line is back in service for riders. the red line goes between richmond and no bright. >> the service has been restored some 16 days a

jackson. >> reporter: president joe biden ramping up the economic sanctions even more. >> each of our nations will take steps to deny the most favored nation status to russia. >> reporter: in cheering the way for increased tariffs on russian imports. the president still needs congress to take action. >> we're also taking a further step of banning imports of goods from several signature sectors including seafood, vodka and diamonds. >> reporter: it comes as russian troops close in on kyiv. the u.s. defense officials say forces could encircle the city in one to two weeks. >> to monitor -- >> reporter: one of america's top diplomats is among those accusing russia of war crimes. >> they constitute warcrimes, there are attacks civilians cannot justified by y, ny waywhatsoever >> repor while in poland, vice president kamala harris backed calls for an investigation and visited u.s. troops. >> we take seriously our commitment to defend if necessary every inch of nato territory. >> reporter: the trip follows a disconnect over poland's plan to send fighter jets to ukraine. something top republicans are

judge ketanji brown jackson, joe biden's first pick for supreme court justice was front and center this day one of her confirmation hearings. >> during this hearing, i hope that you will see how much i love our country. and the constitution and the rights that make us free. i have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the supreme court building equal justice under law are a reality. >> brian: if confirmed judge jackson would be the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. republicans have questions if she is really the best person for the job which senator ted cruz made clear today has nothing to do with race. >> this is not about race. we will see democrats in the media suggest that any senator that is skeptical of your nomination, that questions you vigorously or dares to vote against you must somehow harbor racial animus. >> if that were the standard, i would note we are sitting on a committee where multiple members of this committee, the senior democrats on the committee happily filibustered judge janice rogers brown. a very qualifi

for justice breyer, the very same justice whose seat she wants to philpart is a district judge joe jackson landed more than 550 rulings rarely reversed by higher courts. when you meet with her mr. president you see that because of what she has brought without broad experience and adopted it in to her being she empathizes with people. she emphasized to me that the judge she should try to understand both sides and you could tell when you met her that she really believed it and has integrated all of her experiences into her being. she is incredibly phenomenal interview as well is an amazing record. for all these reasons judge jackson's nomination has already won support by individuals and organizations across the political spectrum. she is supported by civil rights activist. she is supported by conservative judges and lawyers. ccip ported by the paternal order of police. someone who was a public defender now supported by the paternal order up police you can't get much better than that. and she supported by scores of men and women who've had the honor of working with her for years. i went thro

jackson to say something wrong. it's going to be. and really i think that joe match, i think krysten sinema would it would be. career be very bad for reelection prospects and she not vote for judge jackson. but joe match, it's kind of in that in that soft spot. and i think i think he's pretty safe on this. but again, any mistake could do that. but again, but i i see this is something where, you know, vice president harris is going to be standing very close to the u.s. capitol. just in case it does become close. but i think i think with senators lisa murkowski of alaska and susan collins of maine degrees, we need to do some serious penance for kavanaugh vote. i think that she's in pretty some pretty ok shape. >> all right. we're looking at a very interesting and historic week. coming up. michael yaki, thank you as always for helping us out with what's going on in washington. all right. and speaking of the supreme court, we're following developing news out of washington, d.c., where justice clarence thomas is hospitalized because of an infection. the statement from the court says the thomas has been at washingto

to change senator as have begun confirmation hearings from judge catan g brown, jackson, who was nominated by president joe biden. last month, she has 2 degrees from harvard university and once served as editor of the harvard law review. jackson worked as a law clerk for justice, steven brier, the man that she has meant to replace the 51 year old as being a federal judge for the last 9 years and has been serving on the influential u. s. court of appeals in washington, d. c. since june, if confirmed, she would also only be the 6 that a woman to ever serve on the supreme bench. shebra can see has been following the 1st day of proceedings. when joe biden 1st nominated john jackson, there was a suggestion from some republicans that they would go off to the nomination precisely because it was so historic suggesting that she was a beneficiary of affirmative action. but that line of attack was not on display during the opening statements at the senate district committee. on monday instead, we saw 2 lines of attack, one that she was soft on crime because she was once a public defender and once advocated for lower

another note, there was a historic announcement last friday when president joe biden announced that judge ketanji brown jackson is his choice to serve as associate justice of the supreme court. i'm going to speak about her nomination at length tomorrow but a few words now. she's an extraordinary person to become the first african american woman to serve on the supreme court you have to be the best. and she's proven throughout her life that she is. she was a clerk to the retiring justice stephen breyer whose seat she now aspires to. she worked in the practice of law in so many different aspects and then on three different occasions, came before this united states senate for approval, advise and consent on all three occasions she emerged with bipartisan support. we certainly hope to see that revisited again. she's authored some 500 different opinions so there will be no mystery about her jurisprudence or her judicial philosophy. she's also been a person who has come before our committee just even as soon as last year. she's recently -- as recently as last year when she was approved by the committee in june to se

jackson? >> reporter: just while you were talking to lester, we heard this meeting with joe manchin and judge ll over an hour and you're right, manchin is one of those people that you, i, all the other folks up here on the hill regularly look to at the pivotal moments when it comes to the senate to vote. this is certainly no exception. manchin is someone who has voted to confirm jackson before, but in this moment, someone who is a stickler for process, wanting to make sure that he and his colleagues will have enough time to vet her, to consider the kind of justice she could be, certainly this meeting was a big step for him, in moving forward towards that. and it is not the only one that she had today or even this week. it is really been a merry-go-round of meetings here on capitol hill, with republicans and democrats alike. one of those catching our attention yesterday was senator susan collins, a key republican who could make this a bipartisan confirmation, should she choose to vote for jackson. this is what she told reporters right after that meeting. >> she explained in great depth the meth

historic confirmation hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson get under way tomorrow ali vitali has a preview of what to expect. >> reporter: president joe biden's first supreme court nominee, judge ketanji brown jackson, begins confirmation hearings in front of the senate judiciary committee. four jam-packed days on the hill, with jackson facing lawmakers' questions tuesday and wednesday. if confirmed, jackson would be the first black woman to sit on the nation's highest court. she's already met with dozens of senators, earning bipartisan praise >> her credentials and the breadth of her experience are impressive. >> reporter: her resume, scrutinized now in the new light of a lifetime nomination, is already known to senators, who voted to confirm her to her current role on the d.c. court just last year. >> three previous times she came through with flying colors and bipartisan support. >> reporter: though she could be confirmed simply by all 50 democrats backing her, the white house hoping bipartisanship prevails again senator minority leader mitch mcconnell leaving that door open. >> i haven't made a final decision as to how i'm going t

joe: it's entirely possible not a single republican will vote for kentucky brent jackson, though she d still be per -- confirmed by democratic votes in a party line. we will find out some days from now. matt: joe, always great to hear from you. his program airs at 5 p.m. eastern every weekday on merck radio. -- on bloomberg radio. this is bloomberg. ♪ as a small business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving with comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to $500 a year. so boost your bottom line by switching today. get the new samsung galaxy s22 series on comcast business mobile and for a limited time save up to $750 on a new samsung device with eligible trade-in. >> welcome to the bnn bloomberg audience with first news. the united states is considering sending more troops -- taking sending more troops off the table. >> the security environment in europe is now changed and will stay changed, given what mr. pay

jackson. west virginia senator joe manchin announcing he will support her nomination, nearly ensuring jackson'se court. but this week's hearings revealing the realities, facing ambitious block, something just jackson spoke to when she said this about her law school experience. >> it was rough. it was different from anything i've known. there are lots of students there who are prep school kids like my husband. who knew all about [laughs] who knew all about harvard, and that was not me. i think the first semester, i was really homesick. i was really questioning, do i belong here? can i make it in this environment? and i was walking through the yard in the evening. and a black woman i did not know was passing me on the sidewalk. and she looked at me, and i guess she knew how i was feeling. when she leaned over, as we crossed, she said, persevere. >> she did indeed persevere. graduating from one of the best law schools and the nation, working her way up to the federal bench, ultimately becoming the first black woman nominated to the supreme court. democrats highlighted her accomplishments, a record

jackson. she is president joe biden's choice for supreme court justice. we just heard remarks from california senator alex padilla and georgia senator jon ossoff. both men discussing the historic implications of the hearing. jackson would be the first black woman to sit on the high court hearings are expected to last for the next 4 days. our national correspondent joe khaleel has a wrap-up on what we can expect from these hearings. >>it's likely the beginning of a historic week. senate democrats moving to confirm judge ketanji brown jackson, the first black female nominee to the supreme court. it's an important moment. historic moment. she is successful, i think she will be dick durban, chairman of the senate judiciary committee tells us he knows he'll have the support of own party, hoping at least some republicans approve judge jackson as well. how important is it to you to have bipartisan support for a nominee like this? that's my goal. and i think it's good for >>tradition community, it's good for the senate and it's really good for the supreme court. t

. >> judge ketanji brown jackson, president joe biden's overwhelmingly qualified pick. >> gorsuch, kavanaugh with the real right-wing lunatic. >> make the sense the right will come for criminal justice reform. that is the only thing they can do this woman is so -- >> unasailable. >> she is unassailable. elizabeth: your reaction? >> it is ridiculous from what i've seen and read. the woman has not answered a lot of the questions. she somehow able to evade them which i find astonishing. we need to really know where she stands. from what i know there is a radical lib and things she supports and promotes are very concerning and she should not be on the supreme court. elizabeth: deneen borelli, always great to have you on. come back soon. you're a great writer too. >> thanks. elizabeth: more big stock trades by nancy pelosi's husband adding fire to the controversy with the congressman making big bucks while trading own the job. we have that next on "the evening edit" i recommend salonpas. agreed... my patients like these patches because they work for up to 12 hours, even on moderate pain. salonpas

jackson. president joe biden's first nominee to the supreme court.o serve on the court. while democrats paid tribute to that significant milestone, republicans on the senate judiciary committee spent a lot of the day whining. and that's even though the conservative supreme court justices have a very solid supermajority, which they got from three appointed judge justices by donald trump, and they're using that majority to push through some pretty radical decisions. even though judge jackson, if confirmed, would alter that majority. looking senators nevertheless spent a lot of the day looking backwards. they spend much of their time, like i said, complaining, whining, when jing about past hearings where nominees. not only for 2020's cody barrett, who was nominated before bodies were on the ground, or the controversial hearings for a judge of a no, who is accused of sexual assault. who are talking about deep cuts, hearings for judges going back decades, both of whom were nominated to federal courts by then president george w. bush. setting judge clarenc

the change. senators have begun confirmation hearings for judge cassandra brown jackson, who was nominated by president joe biden last month. she has 2 degrees from harvard university and once served as editor of the harvard law review. jackson worked as a law clerk for justice. steven brier, the man that she's meant to replace the 51 year old has been a federal judge for the last 9 years and has been serving on the influential you as court of appeals in washington, d. c. since june. if confirmed, she would also only be the 6 that woman to serve on the supreme bench shepherd tansy has been following the 1st day of proceedings when joe biden 1st nominated drug drugs. and i was a suggestion from some republicans that they would go off to the no motion, precisely because it was so historic suggested that she was a beneficiary of affirmative action. but that line of attack was not on display during the opening statements at the summit to sri committee. on monday instead, we saw 2 lines of attack one, but she was soft on crime because she was once a public defender and once advocated for a lower sentences for t