lastly, i want to thank carol kyl. she has been so kind and giving and selfless, and we so sincerely appreciate her. thank you, carol. no question, these are difficult circumstances, but we are blessed to have the leadership and statesmanship of jon kyl as we come together and move forward. thank you. >> good morning. i'm grateful for governor ducey's confidence in me and honored to accept this appointment. saddened by the circumstances that require the appointment. i appreciate there is only one john mccain. john and i served the people of arizona together for nearly 20 irit, alongn that sp with senator flake, i will do my best to assure the arizonans continue to be well presented in the u.s. senate. governor asked me to serve for the remainder of the term, and he's made some very convincing points. i'm committed to serving to the second session of the 115th congress. i do not seek the seat in 2020 or any other office in the future. i'm accepting this appointment to fill the seat they by the passing of idea front beca

you also have new republican senator jon kyl, actually a former united states senator appointed recently to fill john mccain's seat. jon kyl had been working as basically brett kavanagh's guide through the senate confirmation process as a friend of all the republican senators. any indication whether senator jon kyl or senator jeff flake were involved in the selection of an arizona local prosecutor to come 2000 miles to washington to do this job? >> you know, lawrence, there is no indication yet, but we're still reporting this story right now. and, you know, the senator that you mentioned certainly have played a key role in this overall process. as you mention, senator kyle was basically kavanagh's guide, attended meetings with him on capitol hill with senators. and jeff flake of arizona is a key swing vote in this nomination process.

jon kyl. there is no one in arizona with the stature of senator jon kyl.without comparable peer. with nearly two decades' experience in the senate, serving alongside john mccain, senator kyl is prepared to hit the ground running. over the last few months, senator kyl has been working closely with the white house on the senate confirmation of president donald trump's nominee to the u.s. supreme court, brett kavanaugh. now senator kyl can cast a vote for kavanaugh's confirmation. senator kyl's a beacon of integrity, highly regarded by people on both sides of the aisle, and able to work across party lines to get results. there's a reason he was considered one of the best senators in the country. it's because he was. he's an expert on the matters facing arizona, water, land use, and issues facing our native american communities. i want someone who can enter and lead on those conversations. for those reasons, i have asked senator jon kyl to step forward once again in the spirit of service to aid our state and serve in the seat vacated by arizona's most beloved

jon kyl. arizona withne in at the stature of senator jon kyl. he is a man, without comparable. -- comparable peer. with nearly does go decades in the senate, serving alongside john mccain. he is ready to hit the ground running, over the last few months, he has been working closely with the white house. ofthe senate confirmation president trump's nominee to the u.s. supreme court, brett kavanaugh. kyl can cast a vote for his confirmation. is a begin of integrity, highly regarded by people on both sides of the aisle, and able to work across party lines to get results. wase is a reason he considered one of the best senators in the country. it's because he was. he is an expert on the matters water, land use, and issues facing our native american communities. enter,someone who can and lead on those conversations. for those reasons, i have asked senator jon kyl to step forward once again in the spirit of service to aid our state and serve in the seat vacated by arizona's most beloved adopted son, john mccain. people automatically assume that this appo

he reportedly will name former senator jon kyl as a replacement for john mccain.antime, cindy mccain has tweeted that jon kyl is a dear friend and it is a great tribute to him that he is prepared to go back and the public service to help the state of arizona. it's not confirmed but the reports are that he will be nominated to replace john mccain in the u.s. senate. he served john mccain and he rose as the second highest level of republican the senate. and establish senator maybe going back. to first word news we turn to kaylee. rahm emanuel, near chicago, says he will not -- on 2019. the mayor has been a job of a lifetime but it's not a job for a lifetime, he was part of obama's former beat -- chief of staff, and he has been in office for more than seven years. the environmental protection isncy's internal watchdog criticizing the agency for spending millions of dollars around-the-clock security for former head of the agency's got prewitt. they say that they failed to document why he needed more than double the security of his predecessor. the iranian president sa

speaker ryan: i'm a big believer in jon kyl. great guy. but i haven't even thought of that. never brought to my attention. reporter: is it something you want to see? speaker ryan: i want to pass it. i always wanted to. i don't know that we could -- i can't imagine -- i haven't even thought about it. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

and soon kyl will be voting on kavanaugh's confirmation.far, kyl says he's only committed to feeling mccain's seat until the new year. >> the governor asked me to serve for the remainder of the term and he's made some very convincing points. i have committed to serving at least through the second session of the 115th congress. i do know i will not seek the seat in 2020, nor any other office in the future. >> retiring senator jeff flake called jon kyl a worthy choice to fill john mccain's seat. >> they worked together for 18 years, they served together. so i think he'll fit right in. he obviously shared senator mccain's views on most things. perfect guy. >> i'm told committee assignments for kyl are still being worked out. bret? >> bret: mike emanuel ahmed hill. thanks. someone is lying. members of the trump administration are vigorously denying various insults and slights against the president attributed to them in a new book by bob woodward. the author says he talked with people who saw and heard them. so who should you believe? chief whit

kyl is the attorney who's been advising brett kavanaugh.w he gets to vote on his confirmation. >>> it is my honor to be helping on the kavanaugh nomination. i believe in judge kavanaugh. and in that capacity, i've been able to support not just judge kavanaugh, but the administration, and i think the proper administration of justice. >> kyr is well liked by the president's political team and mccain family. he says he won't be running for re-election, leaving open a bruising primary in 2020. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel says he will not seek a third term. he announced the decision at a city hall news conference alongside his wife. >> this has been the job of a lifetime but it is not a job for a lifetime. amy and i have decided it is time to write another chapter together. we have more to do, and from now until then, we'll do everything in our power to get it done and walk out the door, hopefully, leaving chicago and chicagoans in a stronger place. >> emanuel previously represented chicago in the u.s. house and was president obama's chief of

and now senator jon kyl is afraid to even say that he still supports brett kavanagh's nomination.ccording to politico, jon kyl declined to commit to a yes vote for kavanagh if and when the time comes. when republican senators are running scared, they don't want you to know that. they want you to think that they're confident, and so mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are trying to pretend that the kavanagh confirmation is a done deal. but there is no reason to believe that. mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are actually desperately trying to build confidence among republican senators by announcing the scheduling much a committee vote on brett kavanagh's nomination the day after the hearing, friday, at 9:30 a.m. scheduling of that vote. and it is actually the rescheduling -- it says it right up there -- the rescheduling of a notice of a vote on the kavanagh confirmation that chuck grassley had already scheduled for yesterday, for monday morning. this notice has no more validity than the first time that this notice was issued for yesterday morning. this notice simply means that the

speaker ryan: i'm a big believer in jon kyl. great guy. but i haven't even thought of that. never brought to my attention. reporter: is it something you want to see? speaker ryan: i want to pass it. i always wanted to. i don't know that we could -- i can't imagine -- i haven't even hought about it. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national able satellite corp. 2018] >> house minority leader nancy pelosi also held her weekly briefing this morning. she spoke about health care and prescription drug prices and the unanimous "new york times" op-ed on the trump administration. this is half an hour. appropriations -- ms. pelosi: good morning, everyone. elcome back. in congress you're always an appropriator, the appropriations committee, left to its own devices, can act in a bipartisan way.

speaker ryan: i'm a big believer in jon kyl. great guy. but i haven't even thought of that. never brought to my attention. reporter: is it something you want to see? speaker ryan: i want to pass it. i always wanted to. i don't know that we could -- i can't imagine -- i haven't even thought about it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> reminder that the u.s. house returns for legislative business at noon eastern. we'll have live coverage here on c-span. right now a look at the texas senate race. on. in the weeks leading up to the november elections, we are going to highlight certain races throughout the country. we start the texas senate race. joining us on skype to give us a sense of where it is is patrick of the texas tribune, the political reporter. good morning. >> thanks for having me. host: tell us about the texas senate race and why it is gaining so much attention. your republican ted cruz taking his second ter

kyl is a republican who rerepresented arizona in the senanate for 18 years. after retiring from congress in 2013, , kyl joined the prominent law fifirm covington & bururlin, where he worked as a lobbyist on behalf of clients from wall street, big pharma, and the weapapons industry. kyl l also worked to advance jue brett kavanaugh's suprpreme cout nomination through the senate. kyl has said he e will serve as arizona's junior senator until a special election i in 2020. in c chicago, jury selection is underway in the murder trial of white police officer jason van dyke, who's charged in the killing of 17-year-old african american laquan mcdonald in october of 2014. the killing was captured on a police dash cam video released under court order, which clearly contradicted police claims about the shooting. the video shows the teenagerer posing no threat and walking away from the officers before van dyke opened fire 16 times. on wednesday, about 100 protesters gathered near the cook county criminal courthouse as the trial got underway. this is activist williamam cal

no one in the state of arizona has the stature of jon kyl. i asked and i'm grateful that he accepted. >> woodruff: mccain's term runs until 2022but kyl says he will serve only through january. arizona's governor would then have to name a new, interim senator until a special election in 2020. louisiana, mississippi and alabama are under states of emergency tonight, as the storm dubbed "gordon" comes ashore. it drove across the gulf of mexico today, growing toward hurricane strength. coastal residents in louisiana readied sandbags, wh mississippi's governor warned that even a minimal hurricane can be dangerous. >> we want people to take this very seriously. it's not time to be playing in the surf. it's not bwindboarding. it is time to take this as a serious storm and be prepared to react to it. >> woodruff: as a precaution, the coast guard today closed the ports of gulfport and pascagoula in mississippi, and mobile, alabama, until the storm passes. a typhoon ripped through the western coast of japan today, the strongest to make landfall there i

kyl is a republican who retired in 2012, after tee terms. he's currently guiding the kavanaugh nomination for the supreme court. republican governor doug ducey made the appointment today, and lauded kyl's eerience. >> i wanted to pick possible person regardless of politics. there is big work to be do in the united states senate. no one in the state of arizona has the stature of jon kyl. i asked and i'm grateful that he accepted. >> woodruff: mccain's term runs until 2022, but kyl says he e ll sely through january. arizona's governor would then have to name a new, interim senator until a special election in 2020. louisiana, mississippi and alabama are under states of emergency tonight, as the storm dubbed "gordon" comes ashore. it drove across the gulf of mexi today, growing toward hurricane strength. coastal residents in louisiana readied sandbags, while mississippi's governor warned that even a minimal hurricane can be dangerous. >> we want people to take this very seriouslyit not time to be playing in the surf. ti's not be windboarding. it

it was so and returned to kyl longley now to hear how lbj meant them. i'm very happy to introduce kyl who happens to be onest sff meme national archives and records administration. in late july kano became the first director of the lyndon baines johnson library in austin, texas. he came to us from arizona state university where he is a professor history and clinical science and held administrative positions including associate director of the school of historical philosophical and religious studies and head of the history department. he's active in national academic organizations including the american historical association, organization of american historians and society of historians of american foreign relations. pilots mostly prize-winning author who has published or edited eight books with another in january 2019. he's also contributed to "newsweek," the "washington post," "new york times" and "the los angeles times." ladies and gentlemen, please welcome kyl longley. [applause] >> i'm so happy to be here in d.c. although i joke we've had two weeks

jon kyl is a dear friend of mine and john's. it is a great tribute to john that he is prepared to go back into public service to help the state of arizona so jon kyl expected to step into that seat. the arizona governor will hold a news conference at 1:00 p.m. eastern time scott, back to you. >> sue, we appreciate it welcome back to "the halftime report." we're kicking off a special series today called the ultimate portfol portfolio. all week we're showcasing the traders' five best ideas right now, stocks, etfs, whatever they think would comprise the ultimate portfolio and how to invest in a market that is near all-time highs stephanie link, you are up first. do you want to give me the names? >> cisco, eog, southwest air, goldman and united rentals. >> talk to me about why. the ultimate portfolio for somebody that professionally has 55 stocks. >> yeah. and i own all five of them i was trying to find some laggards but also trying to continue on with some winners. i'm looking for best in breed in each industry. that's kind of my s

speaker ryan: i'm a big believer in jon kyl. great guy. but i haven't even thought of that. never brought to my attention. reporter: is it something you want to see? speaker ryan: i want to pass it. i always wanted to. i don't know that we could -- i can't imagine -- i haven't even thought about it. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: house minority leader nancy pelosi also held her weekly briefing this morning. she spoke about health care and prescription drug prices and the unanimous new york times op-ed on the trump administration. this is half an hour. nancy pelosi: good morning, everyone. welcome back. we only have eight legislative days before the end of the fiscal year. the pressure -- and appropriations committee left to their own devices can work in an independent way. i do want to commend congresswoman nita lowey, our ranking member, on the appropriations committee, for the outstanding leadership she has provided there. and the victories that democrats ha

former arizona senator jon kyl has been chosen to replace the late john mccain in the u.s. senate.he appointment comes at a critical juncture since kyl will participate in the controversial vote for supreme court judge brett kavanaugh. here in germany, thousands of people urgently need a replacement organ, like a heart or a kidney. but fewer and fewer people are apparently registering as organ donors. currently organ donation is allowed only if permission has been given by the donor or if close relatives allow it. but that could change if the country's health minister gets his way. he has proposed that organ donations should be made automatic unless people explicitly declare that they do not want their organs used. 18 european countries have the so-called opt-out systems in place. spain is one of them, and last year it had the most organ donations in all of europe. some 2183 organ donations. germany with a much larger population did not even manage 800 donors last year. so, the hope is that by changing from opt-in to opt-out, organ donations in germany will rise. reporter: phillip

republicans, even with jon kyl's vote, don't have enough votes in the senate. host: as far as the timeline, walk us through these efforts and how soon we may see action. guest: with the house efforts, they are meeting later today to discuss how they are going to move forward on it. the senate this week is really focused on the kavanaugh nomination, as well as the opioid package. host: talk about the effort by the senate, what is being done on the front of opioids. guest: they have finally come to an agreement after months of negotiations on what they want to see in this bill. the opioid crisis involves overdoses from heroine, prescription painkillers, and an especially potent opioid, fentanyl. thousands of deaths every year, sort of an out-of-control public health issue that congress has tried to tackle. they have a lot of things they can do in terms of adding additional funding, removing regulations, speeding up the development of different drugs to treat addiction and pain. they have a giant package of 70 measures that they've cobbled together to try to reach

went someone who can enter and senator jon kyl to step forward once again in the spirit of service to aid our state and serve in a seat vacated by arizona's most beloved adopted son, john mccain. announcer: next, national intelligence director dan coats on threats to the u.s.. he addressed what he referred to as the big 4,, russia, china, iran and north korea. this 25 minute speech was hosted communicationse and electronics association and

jon kyl is wree replacing john mccain. jon kyl is committed to serving through january.overnor will have to pick another replacement to serve until 2020. kyl is expected to be sworn in today. he previously represented arizona for three terms in the senate. >>> ayanna pressley won the primary in the boston district once served by john f. kennedy. she upset ten-term incumbent capuano. the republicans are not putting up a candidate for the election. >> it was a big deal there. >>> mayor rahm emmanuel has announced he will not run for a third term. he abruptly dropped his bid for reelection after raising more than $10 million for his campaign. he was chief of staff for president obama and didn't give a specific reason for his decision, but he was plagued by chicago's persistent gun violence and police relations and troubled with the schools there. >>> now to an incendiary new book about president trump and a tumultuous white house. the president is attacking the author, bob woodward, the reporter who broke the watergate scandal. in the book aides scrambled to keep the presid

just in the last hour, breaking news out of arizona, governor ducey nominating jon kyl to get senator mccain's seat. now we're at 51-49. that is the balance of power. a couple of republicans is on the fence. one is lisa murkowski, and as well as other senator, worried about the socialist used with this nominee. do you think any would flip over to the other side? >> no, i don't. in fact the same kinds of arguments about judge kavanaugh's qualifications and his judicial philosophy will appeal to at least a few democrats as they will appeal to senators collins and murkowski. i think with steve, i think he will be confirmed and with, at least a few democratic votes. i want to point out though, that today, with the goings on you were describing, don't forget that every single democrat on the judiciary committee announced their opposition to kavanaugh weeks ago. so they can talk all they want about we need thousands of more documents before having a hearing. they didn't need those documents to decide to oppose him. they needed to know one piece of information that kavanaugh was nominated by

this morning arizona's governor appointed former senator jon kyl to replace mccain who died on augustblican agreed to fill the seat temporarily. >> i'm accepting this appointment to fill the seat vacated by the passing of my dear friend because of my sense of duty to the state i love and the institution of the senate in which i served for 18 years. and because the governor asked for my help. and because i'm putting my country first. >> kyl could be sworn in as early as tomorrow. >>> the u.s. naval academy is changing its rules for women's hair styles. female midshipmen will now be allowed to wear their hair in ponytails and braids. the goal is to make the navy more inclusive. the incoming class of the academy is one of the most diverse. 28% of the class is made up of women. >>> well, companies that are based in california may soon have to hire more women on their boards. >> that's right. a bill passed by the state senate is now sitting on the governor's desk waitings for his signature. >> lyanne melendez has more on the controversy this proposed requirement draws. >> williams-sonoma i

kyl previously served with mccains the other senator from arizona until he retired in 2012. kyl says he's committed to staying on until the end of the current congressional term, which is in january. >>> separation of power, pardons, abortion and campaign finance. those are just a few othe topics that lawmakers posed to supreme court nominee brettna kah on this second day of his confirmation hearing. that hearing expected to last several more hours. leon harris in the newsroom now with a look at some of the respons from judge kavanaugh today. leon? >> it's been a long one, j. questions began just after 9:30 this morning and they could go until 9:30 or even later tonight. each member of the sjuate ciary committee gets 30 minutes to question judge brett kavanaugh. like yesterda the lawmakers and kavanaugh have faced a long stream of interruptions throughout the day. in his responses, kavanaugh says he i an independe judge and that no one is above the law. he said as a judge he owes his loyalty to the constitution not to a president, but kavanaugh dodged several questions relat

it's a two-year plus tenure. >> kyl is someone who's respected.e's had relationships on both sides of the aisle. conservatives are going to be very happy about this because he's a reliable conservative vote. yet, mcconnell undoubtedly happy. he's been a trusted loyal adviser for a very long time to senator mcconnell. mcconnell is one who recommended he be the sherpa for brett kavanaugh. undoubtedly good news. it also underscores the fact that the republicans can now lose two votes in the kavanaugh nomination. before with mccain's illness, they could lose one with his absence. that gives them an extra buffer. >> important math for senate republicans on the supreme court issue and on other issues. again, jon kyl, former arizona republican who retired, coming back to complete two more years of john mccain's term. we'll work on the tieming of al that as we follow the brett kavanaugh hearings. we'll be back in just a moment. (vo) when bandits stole the lockbox from the wells fargo stagecoach, agent beekman was one step ahead of them. because he hid his

that will be jon kyl who is a former senator who was hired after three terms.e's 76 years old, agreed to serve through the end of the current senate term. he says he will not run for the seat when it opens in 2020. john mccain's family says they support kyl's appointment. >>> the book schbt even on store shelves, but the white house pushing -- they reported on the watte president's men. this reveals details about president trump's inner circle and it describes a white house in disarray. >> the book is full of scenes, vivid scenes about top advisers to presi papers off of his desk, trade agreements, to try to keep the president away from making decisions they find alarming. >> president trump was not interviewed for the book and says he wasn't told woodward requested an interview. the white house calls it nothing more than fabricate stories. >>> we're tracking a fire in the tahoe national forest. the north fire broke out yesterday afternoon near immigrant gas. firefighters evacuated three campgrounds and some homes. the u.s. forest service says the fire burned a

. >>> if you hours ago, we learned that former republican senator jon kyl will fill the seat left by john mccain. mccain's widow tweeted out the announcement this morning moments before the arizona governor, doug ducey, was due to make the formal announcement. jon kyl is currently shepherding the announcement of brett kavanaugh and this may make it possible for him to vote for the nomination but he is expected to be a placeholder, not a candidate for 2020. voters will decide who fills the remainder of senator mccain's seat through 2022. >>> we are following the latest developments from placer county. what we are learning about a wildfire burning close to a popular campground that forced hundreds to evacuate. >>> smoke from the fires in california means another error advisory for people in the bay area. we will bring in the bay area forecast when we come back. he could possibly... he likes to collect things. oh! wow, you got all this stuff from ikea? what do you like not let your kids in here? oh, no, they moved in here. here. this is where i hide all the cords and the remotes, and th

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neil: so, obviously jon kyl, being announced, the former senator to fill senator john mccain's seat,f course, when senator mccain was ailing, there were serious concerns whether he would be able to vote himself, if he had survived. now you have a guaranteed vote, in this case, for the judge, does that change the math at all, what republicans have to do to reach across the aisle to try to pick up a vote or two? because then you would be at 50 firm votes for confirmation, right? >> well, the margin now is 51-49, rather than 50-49. so as a matter of simple math, in theory, republicans can lose a republican vote to have enough votes to have vice president pence cast a tie-breaking vote. we will not see that scenario. we will see majority of all republicans hold together and a couple democrats come aboard. neil: in this process, i was told a vice president can't breaks a tie? you say i can? >> under the constitution the vice president has tie breaking votes on all votes. neil: on all votes, including for those on the supreme court? >> absolutely. neil: thank you very much. we'll watch clo

the senate is expected to swear in kyl later today.indy mccain says -- - nbc news' kelly o'donnell reports cindy mccains next steps are to travel the world and hold people accountable for picking on the little guy. still ahead, chicago's mayor reverses course, announcing he won't seek re-election. where rahm emanuel won't run for a third term in office. >>> bill kierans is checking the latest on tropical storm gordon as the system makes its way through the southeast. stay with us. to look at me now, you don't see psoriasis. you see clear skin. you see me. but if you saw me before cosentyx... ♪ i was covered. it was awful. but i didn't give up. i kept fighting. stay with us. stay with us 3 years and counting. clear skin can last. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you. cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered abili

. >> vice president mike pence swore in jon kyl on the senate floor. kyl once sved in the senate alongside mccain died last month from brain cancer. kyie is exped at foreign policy and will be joining narrowly dividedenate where republicans could gain or lose seats in november. >>> let's turn now to your forecast. it's hot and h this afternoon, that's for sure, but we're almost through this heatwave, folks. >> chief meteorologist dougit cammer what's next. >> we've got one more really hot and humid day and then on friday i think we do get some relief before a major shift in the pattern coming this tweaked. hot and humid to say the least. we're in the 90s just about everywhere, ocean city, though, beautiful there. temperature there at 85 degrees but still on the humid side. the heat index up to 101. 104 down towards the river. no heatdvory today, although this would be the criteria today, at least come close to i think we'll have a heat advisory tomorrow. one more hot one tomorrow. showers and storms on friday. i'm going to break that down for you if yo

arizona govnor dougucey announced john kyl will take the sleep.e's curre shepherding brett kavanaugh, served as an arizona senator from 1997 to 2013 before announcing he would not seek re-election. kyl says he's only doing this temporarily and he doesn't plan toeek re-election in 2020. mccain's widow cindy called the choice a great tribute to john mccain. >> so how was yourommute this morning? the september slowdown begins. >> transportation reporter adam tuss is working for you and when he expects then congesto be at the worse as summer draws to a close. >> and howhey are dealing with the oppressive heat. >> and three clicks of her heels got dorothy home to kans, but it took 13 years to find julie it took 13 years to find julie garland's famous ruby red as your home becomes more connected, you need fios to keep up and os is the 100% fiber-opttwork... which means you get phenomenal capacity for your tech. now, ggo $200 toward a range oft and nest sma home devices plus the fastest internet available, up to 200 tv channels, pho g, and a 2-year prira

senator jon kyl came in, 52- 49. two republicans would have to flip. all the democrats would have to stay together. i see a justice kavanaugh. >> thank you. >>> we have newly released video of an attack on a fox station in dallas. you can see the driver slammed his pickup truck into the k dfw studios in -- kdfw studios in downtown dallas this morning. no injuries, but the building was damaged. the driver started ranting and placing flyers on the ground. a reporter at the station said the man was saying something about high treason but a motive for the attack remains unclear tonight. police eventually arrested the driver, michael frye. the bomb squad was called in because frye had left a bag on the ground there and authorities didn't know what it was. it turned out not to be anything dangerous. >>> a flight from dubai was quarantined on the runway at jfk today after more than a dozen passengers and crew were sick. 19 people had flu like symptoms, all 500 passengers and crew eventually allowed off the plane and through customs. three passengers and seven

went someone who can enter and senator jon kyl to step forward once again in the spirit of service to aid our state and serve in a seat vacated by arizona's most beloved adopted son, john mccain. announcer: next, national intelligence director dan coats on threats to the u.s.. he addressed what he referred to as the big 4,, russia, china, iran and north korea. this 25 minute speech was hosted communicationse and electronics association and the intelligence and national security alliance. national security alliance into the armed forces in electronics association. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [applause] our mission is to lead intelligence integration and form an intelligence committee that delivers the most insightful intelligence possible. this is the mission statement of the officer of the director of national intelligence, integrating the incredible people abilities of the 17 elements of the u.s. intelligence community, forging seamless collaboration and innovation across intelligence intelligencehuman air, space, land, sea, and cyber-domains, and leverag

john kyl represented arizona until 2012 when he decided not to run for reelection.he also happens to the be the man who is helping to guide brett kavanaugh through the supreme court nominee process, and is considered a solid vote to send him to the high court. he has agreed to remain in the senate until at least the end of the year. >>> kes new ad has a lot of peop up tonight at 5:30, marketing experts tell as nike knew exactly what they were doing by making colin kaepernick the latest star of the just do it campaign. >>> also had, justice, decades after their mothers were killed. two murders linked to one-man. now, they know how long the killer will spend behind bars. >>> plus -- >> it happened again over the weekend as thieves continue to target apple stores all over the bay area. we are live in los straightahead, the larger law enforcement investigation underway. >>> we've got some fog and smoke in the atmosphere. a spare the air day again today. temperatures will generally warm up. i'll have details after the break. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they'

that's as long as kyl is willing to do this. what happens then?eculation, martha mcsally falls short in november, does he appoint her to hold that seat through 2020. >> there's one more scenario i heard. if deucy loses, that was the other one. >> raise the other question. which one of those would prompt bigger backlash. the pers-- either way you're in uncharted territory. mcsally is sort of their future in arizona, they've seen her that way for a long time. putting her in a tough environment against a strong opponent. what happens if she loses. >> and i think a lot of republicans are nostalgic for the way it was. that state is changing. mcsally, yes, is the future. if that future is a little more left of center, i don't know. >> deucy and mcsally both to me are the perfect bridge for mccain flake. but the problem is that ain't what the base wants. you watch martha mcsally, she's trying to -- desperately trying to channel the energy and rage of the base without having to side with them. tough call for her. patriotism thing they're doing is fascinat

mccain's wife cindy, tweeting, jon kyl is a dear friend of mine and john's. it's a great tribute to jon is he prepared to go back into public service to help the state of arizona. kyle is highly rehe can ifed among congressional republicans an helping guide kavanaugh through the process. david: that is great to have cindy's check-off. she should have a say. >>> brett kavanaugh expected to make some remarks soon on the first day of the his senate judiciary committee hearing. we'll take you back live as soon as this man begins to talk. tomorrow, heated questioning from democrats will start on his key stance on issues. why they haven't been given access to thousands of docuements. former assistant u.s. attorney to andrew mccarthy sounding off. melissa: new reports republicans may abandon a second round of tax cuts planned ahead of the midterms. no. new york congressman tom reed on if this is indeed the case and why. david: also president trump says he is ready to cut canada out of a trade deal if necessary as details emerge from a new book alleging a former econ

former senator jon kyl will tee eat that mccain held for six years. the timing is wrategic. l give republicans another vote in the confirmation figh he will only serve through january 3rdiz after that, a's governor will have to appoint someone else to serve the final two years mfccain's term. >>> president trump is blasting teran journalist bob woodward's book about his presidency. it's called fear i trump the white house. on twitter, president trump said it was filled with so many lies and sources. >> he also quotes others who claim they james mattis had the prehengs of a fifth or sixth graders. he said he reached out to interview mr. trump for the b k book. >>> the board is considering hiring armed officers to patrol elementary schools. prince william county recently gave the district half a million dollars to test the new program. ithe allows district to hire five safety officers and one supervisor. they willmo rotate all county elementary schools. rhe county will use retired police officers he job. >>> 4:10 is the time now. a look inside a starbucks location unlike any y

former arizona senator, jon kyl, was appointed by the governor today. he's actually been on the hill the last few months, shepherding brett kavanaugh through the confirmation process. >>> now the latest controversy for one of the world's best known brands, nike, tapping colin kaniad campaign. tonight the nfl is responding fo part, the social justice issues that colin and other professional athletes have raised zeb oraise raised deserve our attention and action. more from miguel almaguer. >> reporter: speaking volumes without saying a word, nike and colin says it means something believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything. the bold move coming with risk. kaepernick became a lightning rod in 2016 when the nfl quarterback took a knee to stand up against social injustice a silent protest he says that cost him his job. >> this country stands for freedom, liberty, justice for all. it's not happening for all. >> reporter: no stranger to controversy, having worn socks depicting police as pigs, kaepernick part of nike's "just do it" campaign. wi

kyl previously served in the senate for 18 years, before retiring in 2012., on wall street the dow jones industrial average gained 22 points to close below 25,975. the nasdaq fell 96 points, and the s-and-p 500 slipped eight. still to come on the newshour: social media giants called to account on capitol hill. how a toxic algae bloom is devastating the florida coast. >> woodruff: now, back to capitol hill. top leaders of social media giants facebook antwitter appeared before senate and housy committees t as nick schifrin reports, they appear over their ability to police their platforms, and questions of whether they shou regulated. >> schifrin: in front of the senate committee investigating russia's offensive tactics during u.s. elections, the world's largest social media companies said they'd improved their defenses. >> when bad content violates our policies, we will take it down. and when opponents use new techniques, we will share them, so we can strethen our collective effort >> we're identifying and challenging 8 to 10 million suspicious accounts every

or someone like former senator jon kyl but people wondering what he'll do here, dana. >> it's diversityem an incumbent for the next election or someone like jon kyl a caretaker. >> reporter: placeholder, yeah. >> doug doocy with his own election coming up. the president endorsed him in the primary last week. is there any evidence of the white house swaging tying his decision? >> reporter: as we saw this past weekend, ivanka trump and her husband jared sat next to the governor and might have been conversations there and trying to thread the needle here, trying trying to please that pro-trump wing of the party and showing honor and deference to the family. so, a lot of pressure's weighing on him in his own re-election bid this november, da in. >> it really is among the toughest decisions. i mean, for anybody to be chosen to fill this seat and then when you have the divisions within the republican party you laid out so clearly it makes it so much harder and why he had a whole week to think about it and presumably will be hearing about it soon. >> reporter: keeping it close to the vest. tha

i talked to senator kyl about it today. >> the next question from steve goldstein for mr. garcia. >> why isn't arizona a leader as many people think it should be as far as solar energy is concerned? how important is solar and how important is it to arizona? >> let me start about talking about another broken promise on behalf of my opponent. this was a major issue. water was a major issue when he walked in the door. it's a common theme of a broken promise and half measure on behalf of my opponent. with respect to solar energy, arizona should be a leader in solar energy. we should be a solar superpower. from my perspective we're going to focus on solar energy and renewable energy sources because beyond water we also need to look at the sustainability and long-term aspects of our economy and of our energy structure. it has not come about because we have particularly energy companies locally who are not investing as much as they used to in everyday arizonans. for that to happen, we need leadership that's going to make it a priority that we become a solar superpower, focus on s

former arizona senator, jon kyl, was appointed by the governor today. te's actually been on the hi last few months shepparding brett kavaugh. >>> now the latest controversy for one of the world's best known brands, nike, tping colin kaepernick to a newd campaign and saying for the first time the socl justice issues that colin and other professional athletes have deserve our attention and action. more from miguel almaguer. >> reporteaking volumes without saying a word, nike and colin says it means something without sacrificing everything. the bold move becoming -- coming with sk. epernick became a lightning rod in 2016 when the nfl quarterback took a against social p injustice a silent protest he says that cost him his job. >> this country stands ib for freedom,ty, justice for all. it's not happening for all. >> reporter: no stranger to controversy, having worn socks depicting police as pigs, kaepernick part of ke "just do it" campaign. with its stock dropping 3%, the backlash trending on twitter. some destroying their apparel and others including high p

guest: not particularly about this effort, but jon kyl, replacing the late senator john mccain, has said that he would vote to repeal obama care. we don't know if that means he would vote for the repeal and replace bill, the skinny repeal, the different measures that republicans the forward. even if he were to do so, you still have two centrist senators, lisa murkowski and susan collins have essentially said they want to work with obamacare, want to make it better, or against repeal. kyl'sicans, even with jon vote, don't have enough votes in the senate. host: as far as the timeline, walk us through these efforts and how soon we may see action. guest: the house efforts, they are meeting later today to discuss how they are going to move forward on it. the senate this week is really focused on cap and on as well as the opioid package. kavanaugh nomination, as well as the opioid package. host: talk about the effort by the senate, what is being done on the front of opioids. come tohey have finally an agreement after months of negotiations on what they want to see in this bill. the opioid cris