. >> new york representative alexandria cortez announced ed markey reintroduce a resolution in support of a comprehensive plan to fight climate change . >> -- >> thank you to everyone for joining us this morning near the national mall. which was a major renovation project, of franklin delano roosevelt's new deal. it was funding made available through the public works administration in the 1930s at me the national mall literal living proof of the power of the new deal. and investments from the federal government to transform our country. my deepest gratitude to my good friend congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. it's a privilege to work with you and stand shoulder to shoulder with you, to rattle cages with you and to fight together for the future of the people of this country and the planet and i could not be prouder to be working with you on this issue and so many others. as my colleague alex padilla from california, congressman jared huffman, congresswoman corey busch of missouri, we thank you for your leadership and coming here today to speak. i also want to recognize our allies s

that is what ed markey told us.even from the grave, supreme court justices get to determine who replaces them. but now, ruth bader ginsburg, rest in peace, is no longer useful to people like ed markey, so they want you to forget what she herself said about court packing about a year before she died. >> i have heard that there are some people on the democratic side who would like to increase the number of judges. if anything, it would make the court appear partisan. it would be that one side thing. >> tucker: now, at the time, it was, i think a federal law, that all democrats had to agree with ruth bader ginsburg, so joe biden did. >> i would not get into court packing. we at three justices, next time around, we lose control, they add three justices, we begin to lose any credibility te court has at all. >> tucker: we can go on and on. we've got a lot of tape. these are all sound bites we can play you of democrats telling you "no, no, no we need nine justices." but we are not going to. brazen hypocrisy is starting to

senator markey, representative jones.k johnson, and i have the privilege of chairing the house judiciary committee subcommittee on court's intellectual property and the internet. as a criminal defense lawyer for 27 years and a magistrate court judge for 12 of those years, prior to coming to congress, 27 years as a criminal defense lawyer, i have a great deal of respect for the judicial branch, the third co-equal branch of government. and the independence of the court is critical. most folks assume that the constitution mandates the number of justices on the supreme court must be nine. but nowhere in the constitution is it written just how many justices should sit on the supreme court. i would submit that the reason why the framers did not enumerate how large the court should be is because they envisioned the legislative branch would need to have flexibility in the ending to the court's operations from time to time. so the constitution does not require that there be a nine justices sitting on the supreme court. the fact is

suspect thank you so much senator markey. today is just such a wonderfully momentous and joyous day. pardon? speak up? you've got it, today is such a wonderfully momentous enjoys day. so if got semi- hair in my mouth going on here. and i mean i want to first start off by thanking so many of the people reiterating that gratitude that senator markey has already expressed. to him as a legislative partner and also to all of our legislative partners that are here today, the oh geez that were original cosponsors at the beginning are new recruits in the fight for environmental, social and economic racial justice. this legislation in our future does not move forward without you all. i wanted to underscore that. a lot has happened in suite introduce this resolution two years ago. and >> introduce this resolution two years ago, every single member that was here and cosponsor this legislation took a risk. and senator markey first and foremost took an enormous risk. and he did it for us. he did it for our planet. to take a risk working w

senator ed markey joins me now.e u.s. code. it would increase the number of supreme court justices from nine to 13. the number nine is not in the united states constitution. originally we only had six supreme court justices. so the number has been changed six or seven times in our history. and it just requires an alteration of the u.s. code and it would be done by congress. and so we want to begin this debate because of the historically unprecedented actions which the republicans have taken over the last five years to steal two supreme court seats. >> you know, the historic precedent here that people i think call to mind is fdr and the new deal. he was pushing this new progressive legislation at a time of national crisis. he inherited a very conservative court which kept striking it down, striking it down. people see it as an iconic example of overreach. what do you say to people who say this is dangerous and crazy and wild-eyed? >> i would say the republicans just engaged in crazy, wild overreach when justice scali

that's okay, thank you, senator markey. sorry, everybody, good morning, everyone. thank you to representative jones, representative nadler, senator markey for their leadership on this bill today, my name is megan hatcher mays, director of democracy policy and founder of the undrinkable courts coalition, a coalition dedicated to restoring balance to the courts which of course starts right here today with the introduction of the judiciary act of 2021. the supreme court derives its legitimacy from the trust we all put into it. and that trust has been eroded thanks to a decades long assault on our judiciary in general and the supreme court in particular. by corporate interests, conservative dark money groups and the republican enablers in congress. the last four years especially show just how little regard republicans, led by donald trump and mitch mcconnell, have for any political judiciary. trump and mcconnell confirmed hundreds of judges including three supreme court justices all of whom were handpicked because of their loyalty not to the constitution but took conse

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"to the best campaign manager in ed markey's or anyone else's 1984 senate campaign. days of your campaign are in september, that means you lost in the democratic primary. joining us now, the first person in history to lose a campaign run by ron klain, senator ed markey of massachusetts. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> well, actually, to clarify, i didn't run. and so the reality was that if i had the final days, ron klain would have been the perfect person, but unfortunately, i decided i would rather be the chairman of the energy and environment committee in the house of representatives. so i did not run in 1984, although ron klain was my legislative staff director and brilliant at it, and the campaign manager for the race that i decided not to complete. >> that's the kind of campaign that i could run, the one that you don't actually run in. that would be the one i could do. senator, so when you were in the house in the 1980s and certainly the end of the 1980s, the last big infrastructure bill was done in 1991 with that democratic congress with

so senator markey's and -- senator markey and house members joining him said, we need to add four judges. if that was successful it won't be too long before there's a republican president and republican senate and then i guess the same standard would be, we'd add five justices that would be a terrible road to head down. and on the part of the 36-member commission, i think that commission looking at the way it's put together is almost certain to suggest that we add judges to the court. and they'll do that after having hearings and talking about the conduct of the court and how they're doing those jobs. when you really think of that, an administration-appointed commission to publicly evaluate the court and how they're doing their jobs gets pretty far into the balance of power that the constitution established. the constitution, i don't think, ever would have anticipated that either of the -- that either the legislative branch or the executive branch would have public hearings to determine whether the court was doing a good job or not. we haven't ever done that before in the country. and i

and you people like jerry nadler and ed markey saying we are going to pack the corporate thing peopleitutional amendment. we need nine for it's really funny because ed markey on 2016 was standing in front of a # we need nine which was also what to advertise, go ahead. >> we have markey and nadler heading up an effort and pelosi saying i'm not going to bring it to the floor you note the seriousness of this is. really, if anything is strength to toss a bone to the left wing base. also it may be trying to roberson brett kavanaugh little bit. probably like michael corleone he's tried to get out of the immediate attention but they keep bringing the court. and you know what, i agree with joe biden. all this clips you paid for know who else, bernie sanders of the two last man standing in the democratic primaries pretty much the only two candidate for the presidency on the democratic side that were against court packing for those reasons that biden said craig sanders i'm not going to the accent is that if we do this and the republicans do it organ of 87 justices it's crazy i agree, vertebrate

ed markey in 2016 saying we only needed nine.ed markey did not have double standards, he would have no standards at all. now, joe biden got the ball rolling when he formed of a supreme court commission last week. but democrats know this bill is a hard sell. take nancy pelosi. she said she won't even bring it to the floor for a vote, but ed markey thinks she will come around, and when she does, he will be ready to get rid of the filibuster and pass it anyway. >> well, ultimately, we have to repeal the filibuster. and then we can move this legislation, as they can move the legislation in the house of representatives right now with a majority of the votes. >> lawrence: see, if you noticed, democrats have us all planned out. they want to abolish the filibuster, jam through their radical agenda, and pack the court to uphold their outrageous laws. all in the name of restoring democracy. that leaves me to ask one question: have democrats lost control of their party? or has the party just lost its mind? anyway, joining me now's karl rove

the senator who propose that bill which -- ed markey joins me now.l senator markey, talk me through if you are successful, how the bill would work? >> well, the bill would amend the u.s. code and it would increase the number of supreme court justices from 9 to 13. the number nine is not in the united states constitution. originally, we only had six supreme court justices. the number has been changed, 6 to 7 times in our history. it just requires an alteration of the u.s. code and it would be done by congress and so, we want to begin this debate, because of the historically unprecedented actions which the republicans have taken over the last five years to seal two supreme seats. >> the historic precedent here that people i think are called to mind is the new deal, he was pushing this new progressive legislation in a time of crisis with the conservative court and they kept striking it down. but, that is also, i think, it is an iconic example of overreach. would you say to people who say that this is a -- that is dangerous and crazy and wild eyed? >> we

pedro: you are probably aware of this legislative effort by senator ed markey and others to expand the court. they appeared in front of the court to make their case. i want you to listen to a little bit of what they had to say and then get your response to it. senator markey: republicans stole two seats on the supreme court and it is now up to us to repair that damage. our democracy is in jeopardy today because the supreme court's sit standing -- court's standing is sorely damage. the way we repair it is straightforward, we undo the damage republicans have done by restoring balance and we do it by adding four seats to the court to create a 13-member supreme court. these four new seats to be filled by president biden will reconstitute the united states supreme court. the bench will then rightly reflect the values of the majority of the american people on whose behalf they serve. expanding the court is constitutional. congress has done it before and congress must do it again. we must expand the court and must abolish the filibuster to do it. the words etched above the main entrance of th

now leaders in congress including ed markey on the senate side and mondaire jones, new york congressman jerry nadler, the chairman of the house judiciary committee, offered this proposal to add four seats to the supreme court. it is not in the constitution the number of justices on the court. it is up to congress to set that number. congress has changed the number seven times in history. it is the most constitutional way to achieve violence and undo the lopsided super majority. i wrote that op-ed the other day to draw attention to new polling to show that the proposal is supported by a plurality of the american voters. more people support adding seats than do not. host: you mentioned the late justice bader ginsburg. you have probably seen stories that she had said that may be expanding the court was not a good idea. justice breyer is saying so in recent days. what you think about members of the court being hesitant? guest: i have been asked about a -- that a lot. i was a, what do you expect them to say? as sitting justices, they are going to say there is nothing illegitimate about the i

senator ed markey argued the supreme court's conservative majority is illegitimate. republicans refused to give merrick garland a hearing in 2016 holding the seat open, which president trump later filled. went back on their own policy and rushed justice justice barrett's confirmation ahead of the election depriving biden of the same chance. >> it's going to become clear as decision after decision emanates from this supreme court that there needs the be a historic balance, which is restored. so we begin this debate, i believe, that ultimately it's going to be very clear that this legislation has to pass. >> now, a lot of people ask how likely is this to pass? the answer is without filibuster reform, zero. right now senate majority leader chuck schumer is encouraging democrats to have more conversations with the republicans to try to reach consensus on other issues. the expectation is that effort won't go anywhere and then it will wet the appetite among more democrats to pursue filibuster reform. senator joe manchin holding the line against big shakeups said today he h

>> well, you know, one of my colleagues senator markey just this week filed a bill to add four members to the court. i think the court is the right size. it's been that size since 1868. there's no -- the constitution doesn't talk about the size of the court. it's always been something that early on was left to the congress. i guess still this but again since 150 150 years the size court hasn't changed. justice ginsburg said late in her incredibly significant career that she thought nine was about the right size. justice breyer just last week said that nine was the right size. i don't think the court gains by making it bigger. one of the lessons that democrats and republicans should have learned over the last few years is that when you begin to change the norm, you change the norm of future behavior as well, you know. president trump was able to nominate and a republican senate confirmed three justices, and so senator markey and house members joining him and said well, , we need to now add four judges. and if that was successful it won't be too long before there's a republican president

this is the green new deal, senator ed markey.ublicans are wrong on this, congresswoman. he says republicans in congress say the ambitious goals of the green new deal are radical. to most americans, they're common sense. the green new deal is a bold plan and time has come. so how do you respond to markey making the case this is what the american people want? >> if you can't get a single republican on the green new deal, then no, it's not common sense. it's not pragmatic. the best thing we can do for the american people is to work together and do this. republicans and democrats alike. that's the way that we can bring together people all across this country, this is an opportunity for us to lead and once again they're doing this in a very partisan manner and trying to shove this down the throats of the american people. there's no way that we can afford this without the largest tax hike in american history. i don't care if you're a republican or a democrat. none of us can afford that right now. >> nancy mace, we appreciate you coming

ed markey and others.pand the court. they make their case. i want you to listen to a little bit of what they have to say and get a response. >> republican stole two seats on the supreme court, and now it is up to us to repair that damage. our democracy is in jeopardy today because the supreme court standing is sorely damaged, and that way we repair it is straightforward. we undo the damage that the republicans have done by restoring balance. we do it by adding watch proceeds to the court to create a 13 member supreme court. these four new seats to be filled by president biden will reconstitute united states supreme court. at the bench will then rightly reflect the values of the majority of the american people on whose behalf they serve. expanding the court is constitutional. congress has done it before, and congress must do it again. we must expand the court and abolish the filibuster to do it. the words etched above the main entrance of the supreme court building behind us express the ultimate responsibil

ashley: i want to get to senator markey on calls for the majority.ervative majority on the court that has caused this crisis of confidence. the republicans stole two seat on the supreme court and now it is up to us to repair that damage. ashley: representative mullin, your reaction to that? >> just because you don't like the idea doesn't make it illegitimate. this is exactly what socialists do. we see this over and over again when they try to take over a country, once they get in power they take over the courts this. is exactly what they are trying to do. s isn't it interesting that they're trying to put it to 13 which is just one over giving them the majority that they want? you know, joe biden said when he -- in 1983 when he was talking about president roosevelt trying to pack the courts he said, quote: it's a bone-headed idea. we can't allow this to happen because, if we do when does it stop? because if the democrats pack the court now, republicans will surely pack the court in 2025. before long what you can see is one justice from each state. thi

now, ed markey five years ago was at the supreme court standing in the exact same spot he was yesterday, calling for adding justices to the supreme court and saying nine was enough, that we did not need to change the supreme court. so, see, this is an argument to say you're making because they think this is their time to destroy our institution. they railed against donald trump for four years because they did not like what he was doing, standing on the constitution. so, griff, they are taking this opportunity to take about adding two new states, about packing the courts, removing the electoral college, federalizing elections, all these leftist, progressive policies that they have tried to push, they are now going into overdrive, trying to get these because they know they are going to lose the house and the senate in 2022. >> well, we'll see. senator, let me ask you, on the progressive point though, is what this group of progressives doing from ed markey to jerry nadler, does it undermine the president's own commission to study it for six months? >> i think what they're doing is trying t

here's a little bit of what senator markey said today about why this is necessary.four seats. >> too many americans question the court's legitimacy. the consequence is the rights of all americans, but especially of the people of color, women, and our immigrant communities are at risk. >> shanon: john, would you make of that assessment of the supreme court? >> first, it should be people who are most vulnerable, people who are minorities, people who have been oppressed are those who want to fiddle with the supreme court, the count to act against the popular will. if you were to manipulate the size of the courts, whenever you're in power you add more justices and you turn into another federal agency that's responsible for those in power. the courts will never stand up for individual rights and individual liberty, and for those that were oppressed. what democrats are talking about is having unintended terrible consequences for those that want to protect individual liberties under the constitution. >> shanon: flights get to another debate that's reaching today here in wa

democratic senator ed markey blames republicans. >> the republicans stole two seats on the supreme court and now it is up to us to repair that damage republicans say look no further than the words of ruth bathed quincy goldberg to explain why packing the court is a bad thing. >> if anything would make the court appear partisan it would be that. in 1983 joe biden called. >> it was a bone head idea. it was a terrible, terrible mistake to make. >> today republicans on capitol hill reminded now president biden of what he said nearly 40 years ago. >> we may not agree on much when it comes to policy president biden and i certainly agree on this point that it ask a terrible terrible mistake to make. >> it was a bad idea when fdr tried to do it it's a terrible idea now. >> on the campaign trail then candidate biden said he still was not a fan of adding more justices to the supreme court. >> i would not get in court-packing. >> when pressed where the president stood today the white house press secretary said: >> his position was not changed. >> but just last week the president created a commissio

by the way, the republicans can filibuster it, but jerry nadler and senator markey admit this saying conservatives on the court, and they're calling that court packing. >> of course it's just, i mean, that's just playing with words. court packing is to fill vacancies when they arrive. there have been aggressive fights in confirmation battles op both sides going back decades, and maybe that's regrettable, and maybe we should turn down the temperature on how we fill say vacancies, but there was no attempt to completely subvert the court as we're talking about here here. elizabeth: okay. pelosi says she has no plans immediately to bring legislation are to the floor. she did say it's not completely out of the question, and kevin mccarthy doesn't trust pelosi on this. watch this. >> do not trust nancy pelosi when she says she will not move it. remember, that's what she said about impeachment before she moved it twice. we've watched her time and time again to come to what the socialists actually can for. she surrendered to the socialists many timeses before, and she will do it again. eliza

you have a bill introduced in the senate by ed markey that is a sign of weakness, not strength.hat the leftists who are pushing this are trying to show some sign of life for this proposal, given that president biden's, commissioner he set up clearly is not going to be interested in this. i think this is really a way to agitate the base of the democratic party. elizabeth: yeah. we hear what you're saying. we know what it feels like. you don't, you're not winning by the old rules. change entire institutions to get what you want. just feels like that. because now, ed, we have one democrat saying, you know what? it should be at least 13 justices. so what, when does it end? 1300 justices? you know what i mean? by the way, republicans could take advantage of this too down the road. i don't get this infinity hall of mirrors they're talking about. go ahead, ed. >> absolutely. they would destroy the supreme court in the process of trying to steal it. you're exactly right, there would be repeated escalations over the years. the strategists proposing this never seem to have looked more tha

. >> juan: dana, why all the attention to ed markey and alexandria ocasio-cortez and the green new dealappens will have to go through moderate joe manchin environmental committee in the senate. why pay attention to them? >> dana: i think the people most paying attention to markey and ocasio-cortez are the republican operatives that will use it as a bludgeon to basically take back the house and attempt to try the take back the senate next year. they learned nothing. nancy pelosi must be absolutely wanting to pull her hair out. then when biden is going to make the pledge tomorrow first of all there is no binding commitment. nothing that says that you have to do it. it's about as meaningful as the paris climate accords. so i don't see that as going too far. look, america has already cut emissions so much through innovation and basically efficiency over the last several years it could be -- you could basically hit that target if the technology is there. >> juan: right. dagen, moody's says that even with the green new deal, you know, at least in terms -- the biden terms as we just heard, far

senator markey, we a picture here of him in front of a podium saying "we need nine" during the garlandront of a different sign that says "expand the court." quick thought on that and then ask you about afghanistan. >> really quick, you know, i like senator markey wants an outcome. they don't give a damn how they get. they'll turn the senate rules upside-down to get their way. the elections matter. in 2022, if we can get one more republican in the senate, we'll stop this stuff. elections matter. >> with afghanistan, we watched closely what you had to say yesterday on this topic. today the taliban puts out a message after hearing about this september 11th deadline for withdrawal saying the u.s. must leave now or face consequences. what do you say? >> i think what president biden has done is put our nation at risk. do you really expect the taliban to make sure al-quaida and isis do not come back in afghanistan? general keane said yesterday on your show, have we learned nothing from iraq? if you give sanctuary to radical islam like we did in iraq, they will regenerate and attack us. my big

ed markey five years ago stood on the supreme court steps with a sign reading we need nine as he pushed for president obama's nominee merrick garland to get a hearing and vote. >> it is not seeking for a more just justice system but seeking for a liberal court. >> and if you go back in time, i remember a time when many of these democrats were saying nine is the right number. but now they've changed their tune. >> this bill has no shot of passing without filibuster reform but the expectation is that if democrats can't work with republicans to pass more of president biden's agenda, more democrats may warm to that idea. harris. >> harris: jackie, thank you very much. republican senator tom cotton of the senate judiciary and intelligence committees joins me now. great to have you on the program. thank you. >> good morning, good to be on with you. >> harris: so explain to me what the whole point of this is if democrats actually might not be able to get court packing passed? and those democrats who were pushing against it, what is the political play here for them? >> the whole point is the de

here is senator markey of massachusetts. [video clip] >>

once again, a house that is very narrowly divided but the green new deal programs, as senator ed markeynate co-sponsor of this, he talked about the green new deal ideas have been embedded into the dna like electrifying vehicles, spending hundreds of millions of dollars and getting into corporate culture like gm talking about moving to all electric vehicles in the future. so, again, the same political barriers to the green new deal exist, but the cultural landscape in which it's being discussed and its component parts brought forward is very different. >> we have representative ocasio-cortez and senator markey introduces this. what do we know of the support of this green new deal? >> reporter: in the biden administration's programs the infrastructure bill contains hundreds of billions for electric cars, for the economy things like paid family leave. the idea the biden administration is not fully behind as a package i think is something we know. whether there are elements of green new deal concepts that can pass in other pieces or can be embedded in other programs i think is something dem

senator ed markey plans to reintroduce legislation this year that would change the seatback standard. kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >> next on the cbs weekend news, why nasa's new helicopter on mars is grounded for now. reason rescue operations are under way in indonesia after a deadly earthquake rocked java's main island on saturday, at least eight people were killed when the magnitude 6 quake struck, just days after a deadly cyclone hit java. today was the day nasa's new helicopter on mars was supposed to take flight. but ingenuity seen here in animation is grounded. the flight test for the helicopter was delayed friday because of a computer-related rotor issue. nationala-- nasa says the chopper is safe and healthy and will try to take off again later this week. when we return, the performing arts makes a comeback at one of the country's greatest venues. guess where. 7 >> finally tonight the world stages fell silent when covid struck but as cbs's nancy chen in new york reports, live music is again being heard. >> hon a spring day full of new beginnings, these prt first soun

and in the senate by senator ed markey of massachusetts. again, packing the supreme cou

here is senator markey of massachusetts.video clip] >> republicans stole two seats on the supreme court, and now it is up to us to repair that damage. our democracy is in jeopardy today because the supreme court 's standing is sorely damaged. in the way we repair it is straightforward. we undo the damage republicans have done by restoring balance, and we do it by adding four seats to the court to create a 13 member supreme court. these four new seats, to be filled by president biden, will reconstitute the united states supreme court. the bench will then rightly reflect the values of the majority of the american people on whose behalf they serve. expanding the court is constitutional. congress has done it before and congress must do it again. host: one of several stories we will talk about this first half-hour on the program, asking you your top lyrical news story of the week come of that the story about the administration with sanctions imposed on russia and also an update on the chauvin trial and other police shooting news.

. >> massachusetts senator ed markey says republicans have done damage to the judicial branch making americans lose faith in the high court. and make no mistake about it, the court is broken because leader mitch mcconnell, his senate republican colleagues and donald trump broke it. but republicans like south carolina senator lindsey graham say this is a terrible idea you make the supreme court. basically a political football. >> it loses independents is consistency and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says it is an attempt to threaten current supreme court justices and responsible people across the political spectrum. >> have an absolute duty. good enough says. >> now during his campaign, president biden said he was not a fan of expanding the courts. but he is allowing this commission to look into the idea reporting live in washington. i'm basil john. >> is there any likelihood of the bill passing in getting to the president's desk. >> well, certainly the main objective would usually be to get that majority within the senate because that's usually where most of these face diffi

senator ed markey and congressman jerry nadler t chairman of the house judiciary committee.rence in front of the supreme court. there are also co-sponsors that will be there. >> even when our troops come home, our partnership with afghanistan will continue. our security partnership will endure. there is strong bipartisan support for that commitment to the afghan security forces. >> secretary of state state anthony blinken going to afghanistan to make the case for president biden's decision to withdraw u.s. troops by september 11. it's hardly the only foreign policy challenge facing the president. as hot spots overseas heat up. griff jenkins live at the white house with more on this. >> good morning, trace. no shortage of hot spots or foreign policy challenges for the president and secretary blinken's surprise trip to kabul isn't the only thing he is making news with. the secretary announcing new sanctions against the kremlin to hold the government accountable for the solar winds breach as well as the reports of bounties on u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. now, these new sanctio

. >> reporter: democratic senators ed markey and richard blumenthal are hoping to pass this as part ofresident's infrastructure bill. the national highway traffic safety administration, the regulator, declined to comment on proposed legislation. norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. hollywood's biggest night certainly had a different look in the pandemic year. it was a night of firsts with a plot twist at the very end. here's cbs' carter evans.arter . >> reporter: and >> reporter: and the oscar goes to nomads. >> i am just... houseless. >> reporter: immigrants. and a messiah. >> i am a revolutionary. >> reporter: women won a record 17 oscars include best director chloe zhao for "nomadland." >> this is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves. >> reporter: the film's star, frances mcdormand, won best actress-- her third oscar. it was a celebration of diversity both in front of theth camera and behind. jamika wilson and mia neal are the first african-american women to win for makeup and hair. ( applause ) >> i can picture black tran

. >> massachusetts senator ed markey says republicans have done damage to the judicial branch making americans lose faith in the high court. and make no mistake about it, the court is broken because leader mitch mcconnell, his senate republican colleagues and donald trump broke it. but republicans like south carolina senator lindsey graham say this is a terrible idea you make the supreme court basically a political football. >> it loses his independence is consistency and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says it is an attempt to threaten current supreme court justices and responsible people across the political spectrum. >> have an absolute duty could announce this. >> during his campaign. president biden said he was not a fan of expanding the courts. but he is allowing this commission to look at this idea reporting live in washington. i'm basil john. >> appreciate a basal. other national news now today president biden announced he has signed an executive order aimed at russia, including sanctions and diplomatic expulsions. >> today i read through several steps, including expul

. >> massachusetts democratic senator ed markey says the court is broken. >> mitch mcconnell, his senate republican colleagues and donald trump broke it. >> but hse speaker nancy pelosi said thursday she is not ready to support the bill. >> i don't know that that's a good idea or bad idea. i think an idea that should be considered. >> pelosi does support president biden's plan creating a bipartisan commission to study expanding the high court republicans like south carolina senator lindsey graham and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell called the idea a power grab by democrats. >> if they tried to expand the court to dilute a conservative majority. the next time republicans in power we change the number. >> and responsible people across the political spectrum. have an absolute duty could announce this. >> now the bill is unlikely to become law given the slim majority democrats hold in congress in washington, rashad hudson back to you. thank you for that report was shot. >> well, coming up, getting more bang for your buck. the employee exodus from san francisco and silicon valley is le

you have ed markey on the senate side, and mondaire jones, as well as jerry nadler who happens to be chairman of the house judiciary committee, they have this proposal to add four seats to the supreme court. it's not in the constitution, the number of justices on the court rate it's up to congress to set that number. congress has changed the number seven times in our nations history area it's within congress's power tomorrow -- move in a straightforward unconstitutional constitutional way to achieve balance to this lopsided 6-3 super majority that exists. so i wrote that op-ed the other day. and new polling came out that the proposal introduced to add four seats is supported by a plurality of the american voters by six points. more people support adding seats than don'ts. host: since you mentioned delay justice bader ginsburg -- you mentioned the late just escape -- justice bader ginsburg. what do you think about members of the court itself who had this idea? guest: i have been asked about this whenever i am, i say they are on the court, what do you expect them to say? as sitting jus

now, it's going to be led by senators ed markey and senator jerry nadler. with hank johnson and jones. and they are going to bring the total number mo it from 9 to 13. now, here is the current makeup of our court just so everyone is clear about it. nine justices and six justices. barrett, kavanaugh, gulch, alito, thomas and chief justice roberts. three liberals, sotomayor, kagan and breyer. president biden's sudden change of heart on their about packing the court is far cry from his views when he was in the 180s a senator on the senate judiciary committee and even as a candidate last october. watch. >> it was a bone-head idea. it was a terrible, terrible mistake to make. >> it you will know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over. there has never been a court appointment once an election begun. will. griff: make no mistake this is a progressive dream to take this action. but conservatives, republicans are staunchly opposed. last night the former white house chief of staff mark meadows had this to say. >> they have gone so far left they have go

markey: mr. president, the methane president is not a new one. it has quickly and drastically warmed our planet since the industrial revolution. and today it accounts for one-quarter of global warming. we have no time to lose. in the short term, mect thain is more than -- methane is more than 80 times more powerful and damaging than its better known cow sin named co -- cousin named co2. while we've made progress, reducing our carbon dioxide levels, methane pollution has continued to surge in the background. even last year with more cars off the road and many stuck in their homes, methane pollution levels just kept rising. and it arose in record amounts. in 2020 we saw the largest ever annual increase in methane emissions. if we continue to fail to act, methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is projected to cause as much near-term global warming as 260 coal-fired power plants every year by 2025. this is a crisis brought on by humanity, but thankfully it is one that we can solve as well by humanity. we have the technology and we understand

jordan and the republican and you've heard it, they'll they have had jerrold nadler together with ed markeybecause mitch mcconnell and president trump packed it in a way that conservatives can for now in decades and years to come. >> this is about raw political power. why not just go from -- because four gives them a 7-6 majority. this is raw political power from the left and it was no accident, they introduced this bill one day after they passed through the oversight committee and the bill to get them to more democratic senators by making d.c. estate. it's all about raw political power and think about this, the left can controls everything. and they control hollywood, and the one institution in this house, they don't control the court. this is the quest for power that the left had, and i don't think they will stand for it. be one he doesn't think is a good idea and neither does philip hamburger who wrote an op-ed of "the threat of court packing is vandalism far beyond the scale of destruction of statute. it undermines judicial duty and independence and destroy the legitimacy of the supreme