melissa quinn, thank you for joining us.will touch base with you in a little bit. >> thank you. >>> former television and raid wrote host ed schultz died of natural causes at his home in washington, d.c. from 2009 to 2015 he hosted the "ed schultz show" here on msnbc and later moved on to the kremlin-backed media organization rt america. he is survived by his wife wendy and six children. he was 64 years old. >>> still ahead, president trump compares immigration enforcement to keeping people off your front lawn. the latest on his escalating rhetoric. plus, president trump has the weekend to settle on a supreme court nominee. what we know this morning about the top contenders. those stories and a check on weather when we come right back. ♪ ♪ a hotel can make or break a trip. and at expedia, we don't think you should be rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. ♪ add-on advantage. discounted hotel

for more on the president is impending decision, let's bring in melissa quinn, reporter at the washington examiner. thanks for being here tonight. anthony kennedy was confirmed in 1987 on a vote of 97-0. unanimous, basically, within the united states senate. is anything like that going to happen this time around? >> i think it's very unlikely. it's like was mentioned earlier. you're seeing a number of senate democrats pledge to come out and oppose whoever president trump's nominee is. what's more telling is there could also be some republican senators, namely susan collins, also oppose the president's nominee. that depends on where they stand on the issue of roe v wade. there is a bright light for the white house. there were three senate democrats who are all up for re-election this fall who did support justice neil gorsuch last year when he was confirmed by the full senate. so even though whoever the president's nominee is may not be confirmed unanimously, we could see some crossover and support from democrats. jon: john roberts was confirmed on a 78-22 vote. some of the other sitting ju