amy: kristen clarke, thank you for being with us. we will cover these hearings all week.y begin today. kristen clarke is president and executive director of the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law, which also leads the non-partisan election protection coalition. we will link to this reporort yu kavanaugh'sbrett record on cases concerning civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights fair housing, education, , reproductive rights, environmental justice and access to justice, and also issued a desk the group -- the group issued a statement opposing kavanaugh's s nomination to the supreme court. when we come back, a major decision around the transcananda pipelines and oil politics on this continent. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: randy weston. he performed this song in 2012 on democracy now! he died at home this week in a brooklyn, new york. to see our interview, you can go to democracynow.org. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: in a major victory for indigenous groups and environmentalists, canada's federal court of appeals has rejected the government's

kristen clarke, let me go to you on this. what is the significance here? what is the point t that senator harris is making? >> we need justices on our nation's highest court who will be truthful of the highest integrity. justices where there is no question about their veracity and ability to always be forthcoming and honest. i must say that it was painful listening to senator harris ask very clear questions about kavanaugh and his contact with lawyers from that firm. at every turn, he seemed to be incredibly evasive. amy: let's go to another turn of kavanaugh on thursday. >> were you a party y to a conversation that occurred regardrdg special counsel mueller investigation and simply yes or no is fine. cooks about his investigation. are you referring to a specific person? >> i'm referring to a specific subject and a specific person i'm referring to is you. >> whoho was the conversrsation with? you said you had information. >> that is that the subject of thee q question, sir. the subject of thehe question is you and whether you were part of a conversation re

kristen clark, president and executive director lawyers' committee for civil rights. and picking the growth greats, president and ceo national women'ss law center. i would also like to recognize fred gutenberg, the father of jeannie, one of 17 killed in the park when shooting. kelly gregory, former chairman first-class, single mothers, business owner living with stae four metastatic breast cancer. sarah mcbride, and advocate for lgbt rights and protections for patients.ri tf who works a map of people with disabilities. angel young, an enrolled member of the standing rock lakota, and a veteran. kim jorgensen gain who advocates for a woman's right to choose. bobby jenkins, a longtime resident of randolph county, georgia and a voting rights advocate. kerry chen who's been fighting for marriage benefits for same-sex couples. car loaded, a member of little rock nine. thank you for this courtesy. >> mr. chairman, i will ask you, the last few bits a lot of rhetoric. i think. it might serve the committee well to have some reality. i i served in the senate for 44 years. during

let's speak to kristen clarke, the president and executive director of the national lawyers' committeemmittee to you at the hearing. what was to be in the room? it was very powerful today. i was seated just a few rows behind dr christine blasey ford this morning, andi christine blasey ford this morning, and i found her christine blasey ford this morning, and ifound her incredibly compelling. she, ithought, presented her testimony with great clarity. she did not embellish, when she was asked to repeat her account to several senators, there was tremendous consistency in her account. she was honest about the things that she did not remember, and she was followed byjudge brett kavanaugh and she was followed byjudge brett kava naugh who and she was followed byjudge brett kavanaugh who came out in a startlingly, in a very startling and angry fashion. i thought his tone was incredibly belligerent and it was incredibly belligerent and it was shocking and not becoming of someone was shocking and not becoming of someone who seeks a lifetime appointment to a nation's highest court. my hope is tha

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kristen clark, president and executive director, lawyers committee for civil rights and fatima gross graves, president and ceo, national womens law center. i would also like the recognize fred gutenberg, the father of jamie, one of 17 killed in the parkland shooting, kelly gregory, former airman first class, single mother, business owner, living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. sarah mcbrierksd an bride, advoe for lbgt rights. tia ellis that works on behalf of people with disabilities. angel young, an enrolled member of the standing rock lakota and a veteran. kim jorgenson-gaines who had advocates for a woman's right to choose, bobby jenkins a long-time resident of georgia and a voting rights advocate. kerry chin, who has been fighting for marriage benefits for same sex couples and carlota lanier a member of little rock nine, thank you for this courtesy. i really appreciate it. >> senator leahy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i was perfectly happy to yield to senator fine sign feinstein . mr. chairman, the last few minutes, we've heard a lot of rhetoric. i think it might serve the

. —— 0n the line is kristen clarke, president and executive director of the national lawyers committeeowing dr ford's testimony. i had the opportunity to sit a few seats behind doctor ford during her testimony. it was striking listening to. you could hear her voice cracking. what was most true was honestly, her truthfulness, the clarity with which she recalled some the most horrendous acts of the alleged assault, at the hands of kavanaugh. it was interesting having a bird's eye view of the senators as they listen her. it was compelling listening to her account. i don't know what the senate does at this stage but it would be irresponsible and reckless to move forward with the boat tomorrow. hanging in the air is the fact that there is not been professionally conducted investigation into these facts. we heard from doctor ford that she could put a more perfect time period if there was a way to get the records from markjudge's alleged employment tenure by a supermarket. we understand that he does not want to testify and he is holed up, he does not want to hand —— put his hand up and testif

clark. i know where steve paulson is. >>> kristen says, steve, this month has been perfect weather.id livermore hit 100 this summer at all? yes, once, august august 9th. there was a couple 99s. but it was a far cry from last summer endless 100-degree days. santa rosa was below. if you're inland, it was a cool month. and if you're by the coast and the city, it's been really cool. 62 to 80. low clouds or in place again and the upper air pattern. it may stick around into wednesday, and thursday friday looking warmer. 50s on the temperatures. and livermore 51 what is normal for this time of year, 52. so it will be below and high. and out by the concord pavilion, what is next? 45 cool degrees. and low clouds will give way. and we'll have sunshine and below temperatures, 60s, 70s to near 80. 7:30 and the traffic is? >> moderate. we have some heavy traffic and light traffic and we have most of it moderate. let's start off with the east shore. we have to keep going back. and most people are getting on the freeway. this is due to an earlier problem. is it slow all the way into berkley. it ge

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