>> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! [indiscernible] >> the crowd marched to the martin luther king memorial about a mile away. you can watch anytime at c-span.org. >> on tuesday, treasury secretary steven mnuchin testifies before the house oversight and reform committee on the urgent need for additional coronavirus economic relief for children, workers, family, and the administration's implementation of key stimulus programs implemented earlier this year. watch on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ c-span, yourtching unfiltered view of government, created by america's cable television company as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider.

even as a nice justice is added. -- a ninth justice is added. academics studies have shown a meaningful correlation between the party of the president to appointed a justice or judge and the way the justice or judge appointed votes in certain sorts of cases. listing names like warren, blackmun, stevens does not gainsay the general point. of course, it is true that elections matter in this regard. that said, however, the data does not show that the political background of a justice is dispositive. indeed, there is ample evidence in the same literature that there is often agreement in cases notwithstanding different political background where the pushed to a certain result. a specific instance where i saw him engage in magnificent thought and treatment of nuance and complexity involved a first amendment challenge to a federal requirement that tv networks provide time to candidates for federal office. a divided panel of the court of appeals had upheld the requirement, with the majority opinion written by the chief's long-standing bitter adversary.

and justice roberts. at 61, the youngest justice. long a conservative. and charles evans hughes, 75. chief justice since 1930. sometimes conservative, sometimes liberal. >> president roosevelt goes on the air in an appeal for popular support for his plan to reorganize the federal judiciary. it is his second such appeal within six days. he tells the people that his plan would protect them. >> those opposing the plan have sots to so prejudice and fear by saying i am seeking to pack the supreme court. what did they mean by "packing the supreme court"? let me answer this question with a bluntness that will and all honest misunderstanding of my purpose. is by that phrase it is charged -- if by that phrase is charged i wish to place on the bench spineless puppets to disregard the law and decide specific cases as i wish them to be decided, i make this answer. that no president's bid for his office would appoint and no senate of honorable men bid for their office would confirm that kind of appointee to the supreme court of the united states. we what a supreme co

>> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! [indiscernible] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> on tuesday, steven mnuchin testifies before the oversight and reform committee on the need for additional economic relief for children, workers, and families and the implementation of stimulus programs up her -- approved earlier this year. watch coverage at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or the c-span radio app. >> coming up, author and historian harold holzer examines the relationship between the media and presidents going back to george washington. in the first interview, he talks about presidents prior to franklin roosevelt. after that, a forum on how foreign policy plays into voters choosing a president. then from washington journal foreign policy analyst and author brandon weikert talks about his latest book on the impor

i got it. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> no justicebreathe. i can't breathe. >> everybody out here right now, our leaders need to follow us while we are marchin, to enact laws -- while we are marching, to enough laws that will protect us. it's hard, man. [applause] >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> my brother george is looking down right now and he is doing right now. saw a lot of empathy -- and. i am enjoying every last bit of it right now. -- and passion. last bit ofg every it right now. you all are keeping me running. i have to advocate for everybody, because right now, hard to talk- it's right now, shot seven times, man, with his kids, that's painful. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> i am george floyd's sister. [applause] guys to ask yourself right now, how would the history books remember you? what will be your legacy? will

associate justice alito.rior to becoming assistant attorney general, she was a litigation and appellate partner of a national law firm. cases in federal and state courts across the country. she also served as chair of the women's leadership initiative in washington, d.c.. she received a pro bono award seven years in a row. with that, i will turn it over to our opening speaker, assistant attorney general beth williams. >> thank you for that kind introduction. i wish i could join you all in person. it is a real pleasure to be here with you all. for the past three years, i have been blessed to serve and what i believed to be one of the best jobs in the federal government, leading the office of legal policy. policy advisor and we participate in the selection, vetting, and a selection. that affords a unique opportunity to where we are and how far we have come. our panelists will share their insights into the most notable of the 63 decisions issued this term. to putit is important that number into perspective. in 2

justice, justice, justice, justice, it's on the ballot in november it will be the agenda next generale republicans continue to be obstinate, then we will just have to change the filibuster rules in order to get that agenda passed. because america can't wait. justice must be delivered. especially to those essential workers in our country who right now are rain the risk of catching the coronavirus and giving that to their whole family. we see with the are, they're poor, the black, or immigrants i we need to make sure he put an agenda on the books at the republicans if they block it cannot stop because we just change the rules. >> thank you congressman kenned kennedy. return to bipartisanship is that naÏve and out of touch? >> i hope not. but i fear so. and that's why i would pointed to the way which i have got about my job over the course of the past four terms in congress. the majority of those under republican control paid the bills i referenced a moment ago, all passed under republican control of the house. i was able to find areas to push that legislation through. the difference of

>> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice!> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! [indiscernible] >> the crowd marched from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king memorial. you can watch this any at c-span.org. >> monday night on the communicators, texas republican talksssman will hurd about cyber issues facing the u.s. and why things china wants to surpass the united states as a superpower. >> by 2049, they want to surpassed united states of america as the sole superpower in the world. that's 100 years of communist rule in mainland china. the way they are going to surpassed the united states as the sole hegemon in this world is by being a leader in future technology, ai, quantum, 5g, and that's why they have been stealing intellectual property. that's why they have been other countries in order to buy their products and that's why they are trying to be a leader. on "theessman will hurd communicators" on c-span2. >> louisiana governor john bel edwards describes recovery efforts and his estate in the aftermath of hurric

on criminal justice. justice, justice, justice.t is on the ballot in november and it will be on the agenda in january. if the republicans continue to be obstinate, we will have to change the filibuster rules to get the agenda passed because america cannot wait. justice must be delivered, especially to those essential workers who right now are running the risk of catching coronavirus and giving it to their own family. we can see who they are. they are poor, black, brown and immigrants and we to ensure we put an agenda on the board that republicans cannot stop it because they change the rule. host: senator kennedy, is it naive or out of touch? rep. kennedy: i hope not, but i fear so. i would point you to the way i have gone about my job over the course of the past four terms in congress. the majority of those under republican control. the bills i referenced a moment ago all past under republican control of the house. but i was able to find areas of overlap and push that legislation through. the difference between myself and senator m

it's got to be healthcare justice, educational justice, economic justice, environmental justice. justice on the ballot this november which is why we have to get rid of this racist, criminally negligent president, and next january at noon on january 20 we have to begin a process of putting justice into law in our country. and the repeal of qualified immunity is a big part of this but we just have to keep going down the list in order to make sure that we take each and every part of these issues and we have our own moment. this is a moment of reckoning in our country. the qualified immunity is part of that, and elizabeth and i are committed, as is ayanna, to repeal leak it. but have to go further than that to make sure that we look at every single place where structural racism is built into our system. and we know that the criminal justice system is the best example of how black and brown people do not receive full justice in our country. and that has to be our goal next year. >> tank your congressman. we have time for just one more question -- thank you, congressman. i have so many

as a liberal justice.e with you on a number of things. i'm sure you disagree with me. but that isn't the issue, is it? frankly, i admire you. you've earned the right, in my opinion, to be on the supreme court. >> she was confirmed 96-3. you would argue it's not as partisan as it is now, but it was pretty partisan. >> defending the constitution, pioneering advocate ruth bader-ginsberg has been sworn in as the second woman on the u.s. supreme court bench. >> i will well and flaflly discharge -- >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> owe at the the duties of the office about which i am about to enter -- >> so help me god. >> -- so help me god. >> it was extremely exciting because this powerful little woman was going on the supreme court. that meant there were going to be two. ded network. i'm on my phone 24/7. then, for the first time ever, give families more entertainment with disney+, hulu, and espn+ now all included, we're a big soccer family. handmaid's tale. i love "frozen." then, g

daca -- department of justice? miss yates: i believe they have a duty to the department of justice. chmn. graham: do believe they fulfilled that duty? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: knowing now what -- then what you know now, would you sign that application? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: that document was a fraud. is that accurate? miss yates: i would not sign anything i knew to include errors or omissions. chmn. graham: did that include errors and omissions? miss yates: yes. you. graham: i believe would not knowingly sign it if it errors and omissions. thank you. do you agree with me that it did include incorrect information? miss yates: i know that no -- now based on the horwitz investigation. aboutgraham: let's talk january 5 meeting. was the vice president there? miss yates: yes, he was. chmn. graham: did he mention the logan act? miss yates: i do not remember the vice president saying much of anything. chmn. graham: so you don't remember him mentioning the logan act? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: did anyone men

in justice. thank you foru that and for the people watching this hearing we don't want them to have a different impression of you. it's really important as we look at the questioning not to lose sight of the context of which the investigation to michael flynn and carter page took place which is a concerted effort to interfere with our elections and a continues totoefte this day. it has been public with classified briefings i cannot go into but we know this is continuing as deputy attorney general he received and reviewed intelligence of russia interference in the 2016 election to coordinate response. what was your understanding on that attack which was is verified by a trump intelligence and those appointed by this president with the director of intelligence who said they were emboldened and getting bolder? has united states ever confronted a coordinated wefort of this magnitude to interfere in our election? >> thank you for your kind words. you are spot on. let's be clear. this was an attack on

having spent nearly three decades at the justice thattment, do you believe obstruction of justice conduct as described in the mueller report was enough to indict donald trump and would he be indicted if he was not the president of the united states? ms. yates: [indiscernible] having been a prosecutor for a number of years -- officials at the doj signed a letter saying that the evidence provided would have led to him being prosecuted. sen. hirono: you agree with that assessment? ms. yates: i'm not here to take sides, i just want to look at the specific allegations. but there are some very troubling allegations. in. hirono: resulting multiple felony charges for obstruction of justice were he not a sitting president. that -- certainly the mueller report made it clear that that was a stumbling block for his being able to make a conclusion about obstruction. sen. hirono: thank you very much. >> thank you. i think i was a great exchange. you can't tell us whether or not you agree with the conclusion there was no conspiracy between the trump campaign and the russians but you sure as hell feelia

tolman is being disingenuous because the justice department spaces that -- justice department's basis to drop the case because there was nothing there, that was before it was revealed he was talking to the russians and lying about it. there, the case only went forward because new information was revealed, and i believe already that barr and trump have damaged the justice department's role with the american people. thanks for c-span, and have a good day. host: brett tolman, you have the last minute and a half. guest: the caller points out that he was already talking to the russians and that he lied about it. let's take those one at a time. there is nothing wrong with him talking to the russians. he was going to be in a significant position, in an incoming administration. conversations with the russians, that would be understandable. the question about whether he lied is really at the heart of whether or not there was a case to pursue. you have the director of the fbi indicating to the president and others that he did not believe there was anything untoward, in terms of general flynn's

daca -- department of justice? miss yates: i believe they have a duty to the department of justice. chmn. graham: do believe they fulfilled that duty? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: knowing now what -- then what you know now, would you sign that application? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: that document was a fraud. is that accurate? miss yates: i would not sign anything i knew to include errors or omissions. chmn. graham: did that include errors and omissions? miss yates: yes. you. graham: i believe would not knowingly sign it if it errors and omissions. thank you. do you agree with me that it did include incorrect information? miss yates: i know that no -- now based on the horwitz investigation. aboutgraham: let's talk january 5 meeting. was the vice president there? miss yates: yes, he was. chmn. graham: did he mention the logan act? miss yates: i do not remember the vice president saying much of anything. chmn. graham: so you don't remember him mentioning the logan act? miss yates: no. chmn. graham: did anyone men

no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> there are two systems of justice in the united states. there's a white system and there's a black system. the black system ain't doing so well. but we're going to stand up. every black person in the united states is going to stand up. we're tired! i'm tired! of looking at cameras and seeing these young, black and brown people suffer. we're going to hold court today. we're going to hold court. on systematic racism. it's going to -- we will have court right now. guilty! guilty! guilty! racism against all of us. guilty! guilty! racism against trayvon martin! we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against george floyd. we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against jacob blake! >> come on. >> if i said the name wrong allah forgive me. guilty! >> guilty! >> we're not taking it anymore. i ask everyone to stand up. no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> i met this man when i was 7 years old. how did i know

yates and the department of justice? if so, why? the bottom line about the january 5th meeting is to find out how the number two at the department of justice was unaware of this event and to the public, why does this matter to you? general flynn was the incoming national security advisor. the election was over. trump had won. he had picked his team. general flynn was going to be the national security advisor replacing susan rice. what have we learned? that there were intercepts between general flynn and the russian ambassador in december. flynn was talking to the ambassador about russian sanctions imposed by the obama administration. those conversations have been released to the public, and he was talking to the russians about give us a chance to come in. don't escalate now. let's see if we can work through this. here's what's so stunning to me. there were people at the fbi considering that a violation of the logan act. what is the logan act? it is a law that was written in 1799 that prohibits american citizens without permission fr

come to know the truth yet what is left is justice to be administered and justice to be done today i have a. new demand following the catastrophe and the disaster that hit lebanon on. the fault for. the demand is the truth established today will behave the way for establishing that truth. behind. closed and to administer justice to the relatives of the victims and those who have lost their livelihood without any cause all justifications as we did not give up on the blood of the victims of a how do you assess a nation we will not give up. the blood of the victims of those who have fallen in the beirut airport explosion. this is our demand. today and by virtue of the efforts exerted by this tribunals and for the 1st time. following a long series of political assassinations the lebanese have come to know the truth and for the 1st saw him justice is served this is. moment as it gives out. and message. to those who have fair trade in this terrorist crimes that. the planners and the parapet traitors and their message. the time of impunity. has gone. this is the message given by their tribe

the criminal justice system so we're preventing things on the front end. joe biden and kamala harris don't believe anyone should be in jail for drug offenses only. they believe that marijuana should be decriminalized and folks with marijuana convictions

so this is targeting a specific need that has been highlighted for the department of justice. i think covid made the need all the more urgent. in many cases, victims find themselves sheltering in place, with their traffickers, without another option. so like with so many other things, covid has really underscored urgent -- [no audio] [inaudible] >> ivanka trump, thank you very much. attorney general barr, thank you. my name is brooke rollins. i have the incredible blessing of working alongside ivanka and general barr and most importantly this president every single day as we work to lift all americans to a real shot at the american dream. this president from day one talked about he was coming to washington, most unlikely and unexpected president having never run for office as a private businessman from new york city to fight for all americans, but especially the forgotten men and women of this country, forgotten no more. and as we move forward, i think there's no doubt all of you ladies sitting around the table, and general barr, but all of you ladies sitting around the table,

and in our system of justice, we must achieve actual justice and also the appearance of justice.nvestigations. i talked about a national standard for use of forc pattern and practice investigations. when i was the attorney of california, i investigated law law enforcement agencies that were alleged to have a pattern and practice of discrimination. that should be happening in the united states department of justice, no thanks to bill barr and donald trump, virtuallyr tho them the subpoena power to investigate police departments even if they don't want to be investigated. >> stephen: because you were the attorney general of california for, i believe six years? >> yes, that's right. >> stephen: sometime you some of the actions you took as attorney general, but does it also give you the ability to explain to the police and to those who may not understand what "defund the police" means. some people may understand demilitarize the police, or enr "defund" can you explain that in a way that doesn't scare some people? >> first, i just want to say that i have seen in my career as a prosecu

we need justice and safety in america. we're facing multiple crises. crises under president trump have kept multiplying. president trump failed to protect america, now he's trying to scare america. >> the speech is in direct response to president trump, who blames recent violence on democratic run cities, going all out on a fear campaign down the homestretch of this 2020 race. guid biden highlighting that violence in some cities is happening under the current president's watch. this forceful rebuke comes as president trump defies the governor of wisconsin where one week ago, a 29-year-old father of three children, was shot seven times in the back. trump has no plans to meet with the family or the families of the victims of a deadly shooting that took place during protests there, as well. he will, however, meet with local law enforcement and business owners impacted by this unrest. all of this after violence broke out in portland over the weekend, a man shot and killed amid clashes between black lives matter protesters and pro trump activists. president

no justice -- >> no peace! >> no justice -- >> no peace!ustice -- >> no peace! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> there are two systems of justice in the united states. there's a white system and there's a plaque system. the plaque system ainblack syst well. but we're going to stand up. every black person in the united states is going to stand up. we're tired! i'm tired of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer. we're going to hold court today. we're going to hold court on systematic racism. we're going to have court right now. guilty! guilty! >> yes! >> guilty! >> guilty! racism against all of us. guilty! >> it guilty! >> it guilty! racism against trayvon martin! we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against george floyd. we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against jacob blake, abdul due walla. if i said the name wrong, a lll, forgive me. >> guilty! >> and we're not taking it anymore! i ask everyone to stand up, no justice -- >> no pe

and d for the fair administration of justice. and that's concerning: it indicates that it would be wrong to pursue a case any further and it wishes to dismiss it, i would like to see that happen when judicial branch grant that and move on but the president has the prerogative, i'm certain he'll look at that decision, judge sullivan appears to be playing political games in this case, whether it's causing delay in order to stretch this out until after the election or whether he built up personal animals towards general flynn, either way it's inappropriate right now with whatt is happenig and i hope there is relief soon but i'm more concerned about the integrity of the separation of her branches of government. >> c-span "washington journal" every day we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and will discuss policy issues that impact you, coming up thursday morning with the announcement of kamala harris as a vice presidential nominee we will talk about campaign 2020 as the major parties heading to the respectiv

justice department because it's a long-standing justice department policy and practice that within 90 days of an election, the justice department doesn't take any publicly observable steps in any case, in any matter, that might have an impact on that next election, on candidates in that election or on political parties in that next election. attorney general william barr in february actually tweaked that justice department policy to centralize those decisions in him personally. he now has personal authority as attorney general over all potentially politically sensitive actions by the department ahead of an election. william barr has also said publicly that he intends to ignore that general rule about the justice department not acting in any way that might influence the next election when it comes to two specific investigations he has ordered and he has been overseeing into the obama administration. both of them about the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election and the potential involvement of the trump campaign in that russian crime. those investigations william b

that attorney has close ties to the obama justice department. cases from 2008 to 2012. he also represented trump impeachment witness jennifer williams last year. he also said this about james comey in october 2016 as obamagate was well underway. quote: there's no one, in my view, more qualified for the job than james comey. he's truly a talented lawyer, and his dedication the public service is unsurpassed. well, joining us tonight is "just the news" editor-in-chief john solomon, author of "fallout: nuclear bribes, russian spies and the washington lies that enriched the clinton and biden dynasties." john, great to have you with us. >> thank you. lou: the attorney seems like another in the washington web of deep state and radical dem, shall we say, swamp. >> let's keep in mind his own client, according to the inspector general's report, engaged in anti-trump text messaging or messaging when he was inside the fbi. his client now is going to admit he falsified a document. that the doesn't suggest he was trying to mislead, it shows he was trying to m

, and racial justice law clinics.he wrote a "new york times" op-ed last year headlined "kamala harris was not a 'progressive prosecutor'." but also joining us is niki solis, san francisco deputy public defender who has written a piece for "usa today" headlined, "i worked with kamala harris. she was the most progressive da in california." we welcome youou both to democry now!w! we're going to begin wiwith niki solilis, san francisco deputy public defender. but we're going to go first to lara bazelon to fix a technical problem that we have. lara bazelon, can you talk about your c concerns that you laid ot in your op-ed for "the new york times" about the record of commonly harris as -- kamala harris as attorney general and da a and then her record as a senatotor? >> thehe concerns i laid out had to do with her embrace of policies that in some ways were regressive. for example, when she w was attorney general, and d this isy biggest coconcern, herer office fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful c convictions that in som

that group is called the, quote, truth justice and reconciliation commission and justice system is operatingay it was designed and function and that's why we are imagining and building something new. political action committee cofounded by king has also supported several soros-backed prosecutors and state attorneys generals since 2018. one of their candidates is mike smith who has become top prosecutor, that's right, portland oregon. his term begins this saturday in this critical moment when left- wing anarchists are attacking law enforcement including federal agents protecting the federal courthouse. schmidtt telling that he would drop charges from nonviolent protestors. if he can find nonviolent protestor with supporting video that would be quite astonishing itself. former president today in atlanta for the john lewis services. the former president chose moment to raise his voice to further attack the trump administration and support mail-in voting. >> there are those in power who are doing their darndest to discourage people from voting by closing polling locations and targeting minoritie

i don't think you'll see the justice department doing that, if it means that the justice department hasgo against the wishes of the trump campaign. and beyond that, the justice department should be leading these efforts. you know, the voting rights act was gutted in the shelby county decision, but the justice department still has enormous amounts of power it can use to bring on behalf of the american people to try to make sure that their rights are protected. this administration, this justice department has given no indication that they are about that. the attorney general talks about, you know, the possibilities of all kinds of fraud and abuse with regard to the use of voting by mail. and yet there is no proof of that. there is no proof of that. and yet he spouts these kinds of things, more as a political operative than as the chief law enforcement officer of this country that. is a very dangerous thing, to have the attorney general of the united states, be a political operative and have the justice department on the sidelines or taking apart in an inappropriate way. this is something

and for the fair administration of justice. that is concerning. >> you think president trump could step in and issue a pardon for general fund? >> but certainly within his prerogative to do so. i would like to see the judicial branch acknowledged and recognized that we have given all of the prosecutorial power to the executive branch and the department of justice. the attorney general of the united states indicates that it would be wrong to pursue a case any further. and wishes to dismiss it. i would like to see that happen. i like to see them grant that and move on. but the president has that prerogative i'm certain he will look at that decision. judge solon appears to be playing political games in thisbe case. whether it's causing delay in order to stretch this out until after the election or whether it is because he builtt up personal animus towards general flynn, either way it is inappropriate right now with what is happening. and i hope there is relief soon. but i am more concerned about the integrity of the separation of

, the issues of justice in policing, black lives matter. all of those are part of a movement she has responded to. so look, i think the movement continues to push everyone in the senate and congress to adopt policies that a lot of people support. you know, moving resources from policing to housing and social services. many people, over time, have gone from believing that marijuana should be -- that marijuana possession should be a or now,o a misdemeanor in california, 100% legal. i think kamala harris is a leader that has evolved over time. her presence on the ticket is incredible. she has the most or one of the most progressive voting records, up there with elizabeth warren is bernie sanders, and that who she is in the moment. for that reason, i think she is the right leader to help us get through this crisis. host: from georgia, democrats align, next up is lanice. hello. caller: my question is for miss allison. and yourself. "whitee of those suburban housewives" that supposedly support trump. we do not. if i am an example. i believe to so

justice system.sident trump stepped up to be able to do that. given a second term, he will again fight to be able to bring the levels of justice fairly for the american people. >> trey: mr. terrel, i know you are an outstanding lawyer, i can't compete with you on legal issues so let me ask you a political one. i think kamala harris is historically significant but i felt the same way about me you d i have course feel the same way about tim scott but that has not kept the democrats were trying to beat them at the election box. how do you acknowledge the historical significance of someone while at the same time disagreeing with them about the issues and try to defeat them on the issues? >> before i answer, let me give my background set up -- let me ask you the question. the problem is very simple, kamala harris was picked for the wrong reason. she was picked as a way to insulate joe biden from racism. joe biden has been a person who said if you don't vote for me, you ain't black. black people think the

"justice with judge jeanine" is next. remember, i'm watters and this is my world. [♪] judge jeanine: welcome to justice. i'm judge jeanine pirro. thanks for being with us tonight. let's get right to my open. what is right and what is wrong? it's time to make up your own mind. you are simply going to have to rely on yourself. exhibit one. you can't open your business if you own a gym. in fact you risk arrest and loss of your license no matter how hard you try to comply with the rules, how hard you clean the facility, how much distance you put between gym members. if you want a mass protest, have at it. governor phil purchase city exempted political protests from pandemic restrictions and joined thousands to protest. go for it, it's your time, but don't you dare go to work. just today gym owners made up their own minds as to what was wrong and forced to open up their gym that had been barricade by the state. consequences of their actions are yet to be seen. exhibit two, you cannot go to church, synagogue or mosque in number