kennedy's murder. just. at the time robert kennedy was running for the u.s. senate in new york he took time off from the campaign to reflect on the years he had devoted to his brother's political career he was overcome by anger but where did this anger come from and as he himself moved on to the political stage he sought to learn from the mistakes it made for example when he was u.s. attorney general had he gone too far in his effort to convict teamsters union president jimmy hoffa it might help but get up because there is absolutely no question about the goal and evidently you think papa had been the focus of kennedy's first great moral crusade and he was a fitting opponent but what was the motivation for this crusade. what were. the teamsters union represented truck drivers across america many top union leaders was sent to have had ties to the mob. robert kennedy the campaign against tougher represented a battle between good and evil a battle that would allow him to portray himself as the toughest kennedy a son his father would be proud of. office have mana

the other half of bobby kennedy back then was bobby kennedy the realist. bobby kennedy who knew someday he wanted his brother to be president, and new -- and he knew someday he might run for office himself. he went to the funeral. he showed up and he was darned welcome to make sure nobody was going to see him and anybody who saw him wasn't going to talk about it -- he was darned well going to make sure. that is who america was back then in the conservative era of eisenhower. so he starts out the ultimate cold warrior much like his dad , joe kennedy, was. you from the take year, 19 57 -- if he ever had an epiphany moment in his life, it was in november 1963. in 1963, her day had come home from work from the justice department. he had had a swim in his pool in hickory hill, outside of washington, in mclean, virginia. he was sitting down for lunch before getting back to work. the phone rings, and it is the hotline to the white house. by the way, there were more hotlines to the white house in his estate in hickory hill, than there were in the vice 's states, w

kennedy!addition to his opposition to the war, kennedy addresses the racial strife growing in the country. on april 4, 1968, he is on his way to campaign in an african-american section of indianapolis when he learns that martin luther king junior has been assassinated. the responsibility falls on kennedy to inform the crowd about the tragedy. >> i have some very sad news for all of you. and i think sad news for all of our fellow citizens and people who love peace all over the world. that is that martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight in memphis, tennessee. >> he got up on the bed of a truck, surrounded by angry people. that night he talked about why it was important for us to remember martin luther king junior's message of non-violence. people listened. >> for those of you who are black and are tempted to be filled with hate and distrust, i had a member of my family killed. but he was killed by a white man. >> the assassination of his brother was not something that he would easily

kennedy's popularity just. specially in black communities in the deep south and among young people walk in class white voters. his supporters believe that bobby kennedy could revive the american dream. and then tragedy struck again. that one day we will be able to work program upgrade recover some don't forget about the current fair open go right for freedom to go. on the false kennedy was flying to a campaign stop in indianapolis when he first heard the news he told the audience what had happened. i have some very sad news for all of you and people who love peace all over the world martin luther king was shot and was killed tonight remember. those of you who are. black. and are tempted to feel with be filled with hatred and distrust. of the injustice of such an act. against all white people. i would only say that i can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling. i had a member of my family killed. but he was killed by a white man. bobby kennedy in our pants and many americans and not just blacks as the

at the kennedy comp. around on cape cod kennedy clan gathered to watch the election results on t.v. . bobby had heard the reports of voter fraud particularly in the city of chicago and in the state of texas and the allegations that his father joe kennedy had had business dealings with organized crime figures. john kennedy won the election by the narrowest popular vote margin in u.s. history. but his presidency are should in a new era one characterized by youth and clamor. bobby kennedy had worked tirelessly to put his brother in the white house but his behind the scenes work left him frustrated one concern was the persistent reports of voter fraud. the election victory seemed somehow hollow. the president-elect offered his brother the post of attorney general but bobby refused at first he wanted to prove himself on his own not merely as john kennedy's right hand man. in one thousand nine hundred fifty bobby had married at all a devout catholic like himself the marriage was a happy one and the couple had e

robert f kennedy. eunice kennedy is at right. robert received his law degree in 1951 and became widely known in the years immediately following. first is a counsel for senator joseph mccarthy's subcommittee in the senate. later as chief counsel for the subcommittee. he and ethel began raising a family in those years. one of the most controversial episodes in his career, a subject often brought up by political opponents, was his service as assistant counsel to the mccarthy committee. 1953 when mccarthy, after rocking the nation with charges of communism and high places became embroiled in a battle with army officials represented by joseph welch. the hearings, which arose from claims of subversion and army camp led to the eclipse of senator mccarthy's career and to the resignation of robert kennedy from the committee after six-month service. kennedy had been feuding with the chief counsel. he was to return to the committee as counsel for the democrats and ultimately succeeded with chief counsel. in 1957, kennedy stepped into a role

there was a robert kennedy to .love, and a robert kennedy to hate. a robert kennedy to trust.ert kennedy to suspect. his idolaters were matched in the intensity of their affection for him. it is easier to say who is not a great memento is. we all bestow greatness quicker on our artists and politicians. history will find it someplace robert kennedy. he was at a time or physical comfort was the object of desire, a hard driving and fearless adventurer whose --l atlas energy took him him toess energy took the tops of mountains. through dangerous rapids. down snow-covered slopes on excursions into the african bush. he seemed driven by an urge to risk his life on frequent occasions. he was among overblown politicians a cool political realist whose relentless aggressiveness was relieved by a sometimes irrepressible sense of hur, which he employed at s own expense. >> i asked my wife as i was coming down whether she could think of a joke. she said, if they look at the top of your head, they will laugh. >> at a time when the young were confused and rebellious, he was a political apostl

kennedy. live in 2016.ded it's about an hour. >> tonight we will join in conversation with the noted , who has been a whirlwind of activity the last several days. bill green became a congressman father, succeeding his william j. green. his father was instrumental in the election of president john f. kennedy. bill green served as a congressman until 1976 during which time he took on the oil oilanies, helped defeat the depletion allowance. he became the mayor of philadelphia -- the 94th mayor of philadelphia -- in 1980 and i'm pleased to say i was in his administration. during his term, he took on a lot of special interests and actually implemented the first deadly force policy in the united states. he has also set a interesting things, which i won't repeat here, about santa claus doesn't live here anymore and city council is the worst legislative body in the free world. and iays had a debate, said he should not have limited to the free world. he should have said the world. but that's beside the

kennedy. the procession is to bring the body of senator kennedy here instant expected for -- isn't expected for another two hours, but already, there must be 1000 or 2000 people gathered on fifth which in front of stores, have the picture of senator kennedy on them. -- hisy will arrive near body will arrive in two hours, and will be met by terence cooke, the new archbishop of new york. and tomorrow, all of these people who are waiting to pay their last respects to senator kennedy, in the state from which he was elected to the senate, will have a chance to view his body. the body of the senator will lie in state at st. patrick's all day before the mass on saturday morning. walter: we will be there when the plane arrives at laguardia and proceeds to st. patrick's cathedral. at this time, we would like to present a report on the life on robert f. kennedy. walter: these last few weeks,, robert francis kennedy was enjoying himself. there was a good fight to fight, and he was a fighter. ideals were

kennedy, senator kennedy. behind them other members of family, and then president johnson, apparently another change in plans. [cannon sale] >> in 1964, kennedy won the democratic nomination for u.s. senator from new york. >> i accept your nomination gratefully. the campaign, kennedy's critics called him an interloper, running for york, although he lived in virginia and voted in massachusetts. insisted the basic question was who was best suited to represent the state of new york? many who were pleased that he had changed locale. >> president kennedy said have the capacity to make this the best generation in the history of man kind or make it the last. think we can make it the best generation in the history of man kind. us joinedl of together can make that difference. just walk a few blocks and go down and register? is that asking too much? do you want to sing the song? sing a song. we shall overcome. shall overcome ♪ overcome ♪ overcome ♪ ♪someday [speaking spanish] >> very good, they said that was very good.

a supportive kennedy's nomination, i think his this strikes him, justice kennedy has terribly unfair that anyone in the didn't-- individual should be limited by bear being classed as a member of a group and treated in accordance with that group membership rather than what they deserve to receive as individuals. that perfectly sums up the humane element of kennedy's jurisprudence. with the government treats people differently because of their race, even if this treatment is positive kennedy says that only strict scrutiny will do. it is worth noting, however, that really this is strict scrutiny according to justice kennedy. his formulation of this test is not one that finds much agreement on the court and it certainly is one that although in the race based cases generates a colorblind reading of the constitution. that colorblind reading certainly is nothing like his absolutist as that is within the jurisprudence of some conservative colleagues. now, this brings me to a warning to anyone who wants to write about a justice who is still on the court. first of all, you encounter problems o

kennedy: oh boy. the administration is holding immigrants who illegally cross the border for prosecution and separating parents from children. critics are calling the policy cruel and inhumane. but this afternoon the department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen said claims that the administration plans to separate parents and kids are offensive and that officials are doing their job enforcing the law. like the president laid the responsibility on congress saying they're the only ones with the ability to fix the crisis. watch. >> congress and the courts created this problem and congress alone with fix it. until then we will enforce every law we have on the books to defend the sovereignty and security of the united states. kennedy: all right. who is to blame for this mess. let me bring in senior editor at the federalist mollie hemingway. welcome back. >> great to be here with you. kennedy: let's talk a little bit about the people coming over. because after the president was elected we saw

kennedy: well here you go. the policy affects travelers from five countries with overwhelmingly muslim populations, iran, libya, somalia, syria and yemen and also two nonmuslim countries, north korea and venezuela. critics have long claimed the rules are racist in their root and they exceed the president's authority under immigration law as well as under the constitution. the supreme court today disagreeing. democrats saying while they respect the decision, the ruling was un-american. here's illinois senator dick durbin. >> we need to keep out every dangerous person who tries to come to this country. but to categorially ban people because of the country they're in is not the way we should do things in america. kennedy: he wouldn't be saying that if this were president obama's edict. what does the ruling mean and is the battle over or just begun. joining me now, the host of fox news at night, it is shannon bream, the resident supreme court mistressf all. shannon, i'm really curious to see how this version differ

kennedy vice president. bobby kennedy was attorney general and treated lbj very poorly when he was president they didn't like each other. that is a euphemism. they hated each other, just despised each other. johnson becomes president when kennedy is assassinated. bobby kennedy stole his attorney general for a period of time, but the friction is tense between them. interestingly if you go back and look at the archives, even then he was giving private historical interviews to the library not to be released for many years and he starts working on lyndon johnson and can't stop. this is back in 64 committees and animal, just a horrible guy who and he was still trying to maneuver himself as the vice presidential running mate in 64. they gave a serious thought to put him on the ticket he was going to have to reach out to kennedy supporters once they got the nomination he told his supporters that said i don't need bobby kennedy anymore you don't want to come out and say publicly i don't want him to be my vice presid

kennedy is not in it. his thoughts live on. in this institution, members of the senate, we should carry those thoughts forward on the important issues he addressed of war and poverty and bigotry and discrimination, of ensuring opportunities for all. in his speech to students in cape town, south africa, robert kennedy said"each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the l o others, or stkes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and crossing each other from a million different centers thosergy and daring, ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." that is advice we need now more than ever. we need to each work to create those ripples that, together, can create a mighty current to wh it comes to war, we have not one, but many. the war in afghanistan used on false assumptions, a war iir based on falsified information, wars in africa, syria, and yemen for which the issue of upper -- authorization has never been debated on the floor of this sena

kennedy. he talks about mr. kennedy's life and his impact on the united states history. >> today we remember robt f. kennedy whose life was brutally savagely cut short 50 years ago. robert kennedy was a presidential candidate, a united states senator, member of this chamber, an attorney general, a naval officer, a father, a son, a husband, a brother, but more than all of that he was a beacon of hope amidst turbulent and difficult times in our nation. and he was an inspiration to generations of americans. speaking at his younger brother's funeral, our former colleague senator ted kennedy said that robert kennedy, quote, need not be idolized ornlarge in death beyond what he was in life, that he can be remembered simply as a goo and dent man ,aw suffeng tried to right heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. i was inspid hffts to right wrong and heal suffering and stop war. inspired enough that when i beor and was assigned an office, that happened to be the former office of rert f. kennedy in the russell building, i

kennedy: sean spicer, thank you so much. kennedy: is kim jong-un trustworthy? president trump told george stephanopoulos yes. president trump: he knows no other president could have done this. he knows the presidents. he knows who we had in front of me. he said no other president this. i think he trusts me, and i trust him. kennedy: a lot of experts sceptical because in the past north korea has lied to us. is it good for the president to cozy up him so early in this relationship? gordon chang is here. what do you think of some of the president's word about kim jong-un. do you think he really trusts the leader of north korea. >> i don't think so. president trump has this america first notion. meansvery country itself. you just assume other countries are not trustworthy and their leaders will lie to you because they will defend their own interests. some of the language from president trump is a little over the top. especially with kim jong-un, a family that has been horrific for decade. but i think kim jong-un, murderous dictator gets one president trump said heh

kennedy: me than yeah. a in a white house full of leaks, the first lady's team didn't leak anything about the first lady. for 20-something days? like nothing? kennedy: it means the difference is she inspires a very specific kind of loyalty. that's something her husband has not yet mastered. >> if the president shot somebody on fifth avenue i would be out there burying the body. it's a metaphor. kennedy: are you saying people are so loyal? he's inspired a form of loyalty -- tino a lot of people at the white house that love the president and would do anything for him. kennedy: a lot but not all. not all people feel the same creepy way you do. >> i am using that as a metaphor because the president used it as a metaphor before. as the white house was bd built out it was filled by a lot of people who wanted to success vert the president. kennedy: why are we still seeing leaks? >> i think the only way to do that is to clear out entire departments. but the team first lady built out is unbelievably loyal. kennedy:

kennedy: you are right. people on both sides know what they don't like, therein they are very, very loud and emotional about what they hate. but both sides are very bad about putting ford something that is work agent and popular and passable. >> well put. kennedy: thank you. it's just the inspiration of having you here. there are a ton of legal issues. central american asylum seekers are suing the trump administration over the zero' tolerance policy. there are allegations of abuse in one shelter. immigration courts are so overwhelmed by the number of cases, there aren't enough judges or lawyers to handle it all. let's talk about the president's executive order. what does this do for the situation in the short term before there could be a legislative fix. >> there is a legal dilemma. the executive order says keep the families together. but there is a doj agreement out of california that says no minor can be held in detention centers. therefore what do we do? we can't put the families in detention centers. if

kennedy: welcome back.resident trump has been pushing his america first agenda since before he was in office. and tomorrow he'll take that interesting nationalist approach to the g-7 summit. and of course he's ruffled a few feathers when he slapped steel and aluminum tariffs on our allies. he'll see all of them except mexico in quebec. the president says his moves are necessary for national security reasons. but the trump administration also just revised a deal with the massive and controversial chinese telecommunications firm zte which the administration had put penalties on for violating sanctions. now his critics are asking which one is an actual threat to american security. they have been spying on us for years. they are look at you right now, those red perverts. joining me, tim carney. earlier i was talking about the president's many sides. he's a mercurial yet brilliant man according to newt gingrich, and he can go into the room with both barrels blazing. and say i don't care what you say, you have be

kennedy's vice president. bobby kennedy was attorney general and treat lbj very poorly when he was vice-president. they did not like each other. that is a euphemism. they hated eve other. just despised each other. johnson becomes president when president kennedy is assassinated. bobby kennedy is still his attorney general for a period of time but the friction is very tense between them. interestingly, if you go back and look into the archives, bobby kennedy even then was giving private historical interviews to the kennedy library, not be released for many years, and he starts riffing on lyndon johnson and can't stop. this is back in 1964. an animal, not even a human. this horrible, horrible guy. while he was doing that, he was still trying to maneuver himself as johnson roz vice presidential running mate in 19684. lbj gave very seisorsing you thought for hitting on the tim for burn won't. her as afraid if nelson rockefeller got the rescue nomination for president, he would have to reach out to kennedy supporte

garrett haake is having a conversation with senator john kennedy. a different kennedy. let's listen in. >> he was very unpredictable. that's the way you ought to be. >> there are some democrats saying this should not be done in an election year. mcconnell held a seat occupy during an election year. why not hold a seat open? >> what mcconnell did was follow the bad rule. which former vice president biden then senator biden established when he was chairman of judiciary was that you don't consider a supreme court nominee during a presidential election year because obviously the president, whom ever it is appoint the nominee. >> but the -- >> we just confirm. we advise and offer consent. if it were an election year we could have that debate for a president. but it's not a presidential election year and the biden rule doesn't apply. all senator mcconnell did was follow senator biden's advice when he held up the appointment to wait on the past presidential election. >> just looking at my twitter feed i can tell you liberals, democrats are fired up about this right now. >> sur

justice kennedy has been key. and what is different this time around is that the senate has both the majority and the filibuster rules have been changed. it will be an easier time frankly for the republicans to get their appointee in place. >> i'm curious, when you say the justices were more casual and you saw justice kennedy he's wi there, when you say casual, how do you mean? do you think they knew? >> i'll tell you what i saw and we can just take it from there. so i'm sitting there, they come in, while justice alito was reading that labor union case that we've been talking about, justices breyer and clarence thomas were kind of chatting quietly on the side, laughing agent bit. justice breyer when he read his decision in a separate case, he was very ease going. i'm telling you, the liberals' life has really changed as of this moment because anytime that they were able to win, it was because of justice anthony kennedy. now, you know, maybe i should have said why is that man smiling. his life is about to be change

kennedy: let's make a deal. make pompeo says the president made it very clear to kim jong-un that the full verification would be necessary for the u to freeze its war games with south korea and all ofhi comes as two norwegian lawmakers nominated the president for the nobel prize. so does president trump deserve the top honor or are we putting the copenhagen cart before the host. joining me now, cohost of the five ron womans and former utah congressman and fox news contributor jason chaffetz. welcome, gentlemen. here's what i think. it doesn't matter what the president came back with. the democrats said we'll be so supportive, we're so excited for peace on the korean peninsula. it wouldn't matter what he signed or if they wrestled shirt unless a vat of extra virgin olive oil, there would hav been nay saying. >> i want to sigh that. to see that. that would be some fun. a reality show. the president set a high bar. in a way he's unfair to himself because he said basically the goal is denuclearization of north korea

kennedy: you met your bio dad. it meeting him for the first time. >> it was weird, i never saw anyone looking like me before. he was sitting in a car and i was sitting in a car. i have never sat with a parent and had an actual conversation. to sit with my biological father who i haven't seen in 30 years and talk like humans. that was big for me because it never happened in my life. whatever kind of expert i am. i'm lettering. and that's what i wanted to show in the first chapter. i am learning as much as i am dispensing advice. that's what the book is about. kennedy: the other thing i like is you surround yourself with people who make fun of you. >> that's true, like yourself. kennedy: he's such a good guy. the "topical storm" is next. please stay here. it's so good. coppertone sport. proven to protect street skaters and freestylers. stops up to 97% uv. lasts through heat. through sweat. coppertone. proven to protect. at fidelity, our online u.s. equity trades are just $4.95. so no matter what you trade, or where y

kennedy: one seems to precede the other. people on the president's team say if he did self-pardon that would lead to impeachment. that's what rudy giuliani said. >> they love to talk about this issue.i think it's apparent why. nonetheless, we have a lot of other issues to talk about. issues they don't want to talk about. that's why they keep returning to this one. kennedy: i think it's a big distraction. is the president using it to his advantage? >> i don't know. only time will tell whether he's using it his advantage. but it's important to remember we do have a constitutional system. the system works well. ey they talkbout this, they speak of it as if it's a separation of powers issue. the tension between the special counsel and the presidency creates a separation of powers issue. the executive branch of government is in fact answerable to him. kennedy: that was part of basis of the 20-page memo that fox news got ahold of that leaked over the weekend. we talk about the constitutional crises and the rule of law and checks a

more conservative than kennedy. the way donald trump used that list during the campaign was to show the conservative movement, hey, i'm one of you. i may be from new york city, but i will appoint judges who reflect the values of the evangelical conservative movement. and the president has kept his word on that. these are across the board conservatives. now, the question is whether the rest of the country wants to live in a world that judges like that supervise. that is a separate question. but in terms of is the president being candid in telling us what kind of judges he is going to appoint, i think the answer is clearly yes. >> and during the campaign, donald trump had to prove himself because of course at one point in his career he was pro-choice and then he became pro-life. and he had to prove to conservatives that he was conservative. he had to prove to evangelicals that he would represent them on the issue of abortion. and he did that. and i think there is no doubt that he will do it again. i should also add wi

kennedy: i understand that. rod rosenstein is another looming figure here who is so involved in so many areas. the fact that he has oversight of the department of justice. but he's the one who briefed the president on this massive report. and he recommended comey be fired. >> not true. he wrote the memo that was used for justification. the memo did not call for his firing. sessions came out yesterday and said that he was the one that recommended trump fire comey, not rosenstein. kennedy: hillary was probably in her cozy armchair screaming at the tv because she is not in power. with that incompetence, why would you -- >> whether he deserved to be fired, he went on record and said yes was fired. >> this entire investigation shouldn't be political. for years the democratic party talked about corruption in the criminal justice system. you would think somehow during this investigation that they would rally around and say this was an opportunity for the democrats and republicans to finally agree that our justice syste

we want kennedy! problems and the troubles and the difficulties that face the whole of the united states. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president and the next president of the united states, hubert h. humphrey. >> i shall seek the nomination of the democratic party. >> when humphrey came in as a candidate, he was regarded as a johnson surrogate. >> i will run on the record of the johnson/humphrey administrations, but i will not rest on it. >> and it was very clear to everybody that johnson controlled the party. >> president johnson will do what he can to help humphrey win the nomination and to see that senator robert kennedy does not get the nomination. >> who would be nominated by the democratic party wasn't necessarily going to be determined by the primaries. >> it would be nominated by the people who controlled the levers of power, and that was lyndon johnson and his political machine. and it was vice president hubert humphrey who would be the beneficiary. >> nevertheless, if mccarthy, kennedy

kennedy? >> kennedy: instantly, it's fergie glamorous.he bglam. i know it's not punk rock. she feels it therefore i feel it i run so fast i break my foot. >> greg: jesse? >> jesse: i like the last song you pumped in with. can we get that again. candace and i were rocking to that beat. >> greg: that was pollca. pock a forgotten. >> juan: friday night just got paid. bruno mars tends to be upbeat type stuff. uptown funk. i like that kind of thing. i like oh happy day it's a very positive song. >> greg: how about you candace. >> bruno mars uptown funk or-kanye -- the album is amazing. it actually is number one 83 countries. >> greg: i'm torn either honey bucket or it's raining men. joke. >> kennedy: very dangerous but still quite fun. >> greg: i don't condone raining men. all right, kate l. facebook question. what is your favorite ride at amusement parks. candace? >> candace: absolutely whatever roller coaster is high. i hate it but i make this really bad face and i like to be tortured on these roller coasters. >> greg: that is weird. >> cand

kennedy. negr r will be e free to voteo,o,es to leaearn, and to en their way into sure the cision government which in turn shaped their lives. amy: we will speak with michael eric dyson about his new book "what truth sounds like: roberet f.f. kennedy, james baldwin, and our unfinished conversation about race in america." all of that a more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. presidenent trump and north korn leader kim jong-un have arrived in singapore ahead of tuesday's planned summit, slated to be the first-ever meeting between an american president and a north korean leader. the summit will be held at the capella resort on sentosa island. trump is slated to meet alone with kim jong-un, along with just there to translators. moments ago secretary of state , mike pompeo held a news conference in which he said korea unedented securityer north assurances, although he did not specify what these guarantees would be. the official north

kennedy. they knew they would have to win him over. so for him to leave and the president to have an opportunity to nominate somebody from the list he's out and and conservatives say they're happy on any one of them on the list. this appointment, this nomination, could be seismic for president trump. you talk about tough in the senate. there's pressure on capitol hill on justice kennedy to step down because senators have said, listen, we feel good about holding on to the senate for the fall. we need 51 votes to confirm a supreme court justice. but anything can happen. we're nervous. some of them have lobbied him and tried to talk him through the fact that they didn't want a bruising fight if they didn't have 51 in the senate. so whatever his reasons, he may felt he accomplished everything he wanted to do. he turned 82 next month. he's decided that's it next month. >> shepard: and the impact of his absence. >> yes. you touched on different issues abortion rights, the lgbtq rights. he closed his

why is kennedy leaving now? >> reporter: he said he has a deep desire to spend more time and comfortable with president trump and the kind of person the president would nominate to succeed him. he had ivanka up here after the inauguration. he's simply ready to step down. >> let me ask you about abortion rights and gay marriage with kennedy gone. could they be overturned? >> reporter: only clarence thomas is on record opposing roe v. wade and if the other three conservatives join him, it's by no means certain chief justice john roberts would follow them and overturn a president. about gay marriage, the court didn't make it the law of the land until it was already legal in 27 states so i would say a rollback there likely. -- is unlikely. >> justice kennedy did have a final big vote today, right? >> yes, he voted to conservative unions that represent unionship and influence. if they don't want to belong to a union, they don't have to contribute union fees. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> kennedy's announcement kic

. >> justice anthony keedy. >> justice kennedy. >> reporter: justice kennedy slipping into the west wing for what the president caed a ep discussion. >> he's displayed tremendous vision and tremendous heart and he will be missed and g opefully we're go to pick somebody who will be as outstanding. >> reporte who will you pick to replace him, sir? >> well, we have a list of 25 people that i actually had during my election. >> reporter: that list consists mostly of conservative-leading judges including brett and thomas hardman. whoever the president picks, could reshape the court for a algeneration and dond trump knows it. >> some people think outside of the most important thing that you can have >> reporter: the president's choice will have confirmed by the senate, setting up a bitter political cright. demoats are demanding any ftonformation vote happen the november midterms. pointing to how republicans, back before the 2016 election refused to a hoote on then president obama's pick but mitch mcconnell today is rejecting that comparison. >> we will vote to confirm justice kennedy's success