i am a big mike lee fan.hink hem is one of the more conservative people being put in this conversation that actually could get confirmed. >> judge jeanine: what you think about the w fact that he's never been a judge? >> well, look, he probably understands the constitution better than every single left-wing person on the court right now. i would say that. he is a student of his theory, comes from -- his father was a high-ranking judge, his brothers on the short-list, he understands the constitution, understand the rule of law. the constitution doesn't say you have to be a judge, that you've ruled on cases, it doesn't even say that there has to be nine justices. there's an argument to be made that if you pick someone out of the body of the senate, it will be difficult for senators to vote against that individual. you could also -- he could also voteoo for himself, which would be unusual. he loves the constitution. he's very young. >> judge jeanine: the last time someone was nominated to the united states supre

i'm a big mike lee fan.ink he is one of the more conservative people being put in this conversation actually. >> judge jeanine: what you think about the fact that he has never been a judge? >> look, he probably understands the constitution better than every left wing person on the court. he is a student of history. his father was a very high ranking george brett his brother is on the short-list. he understands the constitution and the rule of law. it is for sale to a judge. it doesn't even say he has two have rolled on cases. if you pick someone out of of the body of senate, it will be difficult for them to vote against them. he can also look for himself, it would be a little unusual. >> judge jeanine: all right, he loves the constitution. the last time someone was nominated to the united states supreme court who is not a judge, even a lower court judge, i think a half-century ago. it just doesn't happen. >> can put you. >> judge jeanine: i didn't hear what you said. >> i said, we can put you there. i think

i know the president had a conversation with mike lee.ll we can hope is his unpredictability rears his head and mike lee is the surprise pick monday. >> the other three picks i think are fine. i think coney barrett would be the best followed by kavanaugh. having read many of his decisions, it seems like he's have much in line with justice roberts which could be too clever by half. but when it came to roberts' opinion of obamacare, he suggested it was a tax rather than a fine. that came from and kavanaugh opinion on the d.c. court of appeal. team bush knew him way back when. he's a d.c. insider. i think the kethledge pick would be more what krorns are looking for. kennedy: birth is young, she is 46. but she does have what diane personally attacked her on is more an informed philosophy based on her religion. you can see the left will adamantly go after someone like that. >> the fact that the left is going to attack an observant catholic for being an observant catholic. if they want to go after a mother of 7 who has written on catholicism an

i like mike lee as a california gun owner i wish there were more mike lees which is the reason he wouldn'tapproved. i was impressed by trump's stewardship of the neil gorsuch nomination. and i would say this time to get what you want in the long run, if i were him i would nominate the crip night and get a woman there. susan collins and lisa murkowski, it's not in their dna to oppose a woman. all she has to say is why would you oppose a woman. in my perfect world there would be nine mike leets with secret underwear. kennedy: i love the idea of a constitutionalist. it's almost impossible to take some of these opinions other judges have delivered and try to project it on to future cases. >> we have one supreme justice and maybe two or three in the next years. so it's an exciting time for the republican party and for our country. kennedy: what is the difference versus the president's foreign policy? the process he goes through finding of the supreme court justices is almost antithetical to the rest of the way he governs. 's methodical and thoughtful. he seeks outside counsel. what is it about

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the most, more sure option they'll vote along with the conservative ideology. >> trace: senator mike leerview with the president, and some are saying it wasn't an interview, the president was using senator lee to get his opinion on who he thinks might be the best pick. what are the odds of a mike lee being the dark horse in this race? >> from what sources close to trump tell us, mike lee is definitely the senator, a bit of a long shot, he was on the list but not really on the short list or top contender throughout thes proper is. but i do think that senator ted cruz does raise a point he is very conservative and he does settle some of those fears that people on the right have. but at the same time the president also, remember mike lee didn't vote for trump in the 2016 election, he voted for an independent candidates what he called a protest vote that. 's something the president doesn't forget and i'm sure it's coming no play. >> trace: you look at amy coney barrett, brett kavanaugh, and raymond kethledge they're in their late 40s, early 50s, they could be on the court for years and years

there's a senator on the list we're told for supreme court mike lee of utah.k and forth as to whether he talked to the president or not. i don't know whether that complicates things, having a united states senator on a list, whether he votes for himself, whether he has to step down. it's a mess. john roberts is keeping track of this. where does this stand, john? >> the president continues to interview people for the job. a senior administration official tells fox news that the president spoke with as many as three people today. some of them by telephone. we know that there were only two names that were remaining on the short list as it's been circulated of candidates. those are joan larsen of the sixth circuit court of appeals and thomas hardiman. he was under consideration last year to feel the vacancy left by the death of antonin scalia. the president met with four candidates. amy barrett, brett kavanaugh, ray kethledge and amul thapar. the president saying he's not looking to any specific decisions or the way that a justice would rule on any particular case

. >> i think we can probably agree that the phone call to mike lee was just being nice to mike lee. i don't think you're going to pick someone for the supreme court if you don't even invite them over to the house. but mike lee is a member of the judiciary committee. he'd be part of the confirmation process. so perhaps president trump simply wanted to elevate mike lee's standing back home in utah. but john harwood, we have an nbc news poll showing that 61% want roe versus wade to be upheld, only 31% want it to be overturned. and that would seem to indicate that that's where the democrats should be putting the pressure as this confirmation process unfolds. >> right. and you know, all of these nominees as neera indicated are people who ideologically are at odds with the majority of the american people. that's why i think the stakes for the individual candidates are big. the stakes for different factions of the conservative movement, mitch mcconnell's got a candidate, bill bennett's got a candidate. there are various ones and each faction will fly speck the records of the others. but fo

sources say they include appellate court judges joan larson and thomas hardeman and utah senator mike lee bringing to seven the total number of candidates the president has interviewed to replace justice kennedy. despite critics charge that president trump is seeking to overturn roe vs. wade, the white house insists there is no litmus test. >> the main thing the president is looking for our people that set the qualifications that you would want in a supreme court justice. a tremendous intellect, someone who will stick to upholding the constitution, and somebody who has great judicial temperament. >> the white house is also only too happy to turn the waters and speculation surrounding the president's pick. this afternoon, confirming the president's conversation with senator lee. lee told fox news i thought it went well. it very hard predict. sources involved in the selection process to tell fox news it's hardly likely that he will become the next supreme court justice. white house officials were amused to watch stories of his possible elevation to the supreme court catch fire. as the presi

there does seem to be seven on the list plus mike lee, what are you hearing? >> reporter: the president at one point used the number five. then said it might be six or seven. then when you have a potential candidate like mike lee, the senator from utah, republican, of course, who does have a lot of legal respect in the community, it shows us that there's a little elasticity in this process. at the same time, the president has put this deadline on himself, in order to have the announcement and the early sort of fallout, or celebration, depending on how people view the selection that he makes, before he takes his next overseas trip. so, that's part of how he's bracketing the timing. of course, it's fourth of july. and there are fireworks on everyone's minds and it certainly plays into the supreme court selection process. so, of the list, of course, was whittled down from a much larger list that the president had published as a candidate. it's been revised to date over time. what's key over time are jurists who have been vetted at least in the wide ranging sense

but i think -- and i guess this mike lee thing came out yesterday. but they have been pretty clear about the fact -- people advising the president that they want someone who's been a judge. somebody who's been an appeals court judge. somebody with a clearly established judicial record. not to say they don't think mike lee is a perfectly wonderful guy, and a strong conservative whom they support very much. but the mantra throughout this whole process has been no more suitors. referencing david suitor who was lauded by conservatives and then frequently joined the liberals when he got on the supreme court. so they want someone with a clear judicial record. someone who's decided cases. that they can go back and look at. and that would seem to basically leave out any sitting senator. >> what do we know about the leading contenders? >> well, i think it's pretty clear that the two that are drawing the most attention from the white house are amy barrett and brett kavanaugh. barrett, a law professor at nd before president trump put her on the supreme court la

within the caucus and mike lee is very conservative, obviously.nd ted cruz has been pushing him for this spot. he got his name included on the list for supreme court when the president expanded that list before the 2016 election, along with justice gorsuch who was nominated, of course. i'm not sure if it is a possibility. i think that it hurt lee the other day to openly talk it a bit. we've seen it in the past where the person comes out, saying, yes, i want this job and usually they do not get it. it is a wait-and-see approach but i would be cautiously pessimistic about lee getting nominated to the court. >> so, al, on this independence day, how do you help a particular judge without going too far and turning off president trump and his white house team? take us behind the curtain. >> one thing that is good for kavanaugh, he has 12 years on the d.c. circuit which is big for him, you have barrett who is the other top candidate for the spot and she just got on the court last year, viewed as a little bit green and someone who does not have legal writ

neil: mike lee would be problematic, senator and then select replacement.uld add time potentially. >> i think the person who would block him from nominee is mitch mcconnell, majority leader. it probably looks at the moment and we have until monday that it's coming from bret kavanaungh and raymond ketlledge and they both have one thing that's interesting in common, they were law clerks to justice kennedy and it makes you wonder when kennedy said he would resigned whether he leaned on president trump to pick one of his law clerks. neil: yeah. katie, does this move the needle politically one way or the other? >> oh, of course, if anything i think the needle probably all over the place especially with mid terms coming up. we have the new nbc poll that majority of americans 62% want this to happen, they want the supreme court appointment to happen before midterms, you democrats panicking because of what this could do at midterms and what it could mean for the next 40 or yo years, if anything, i'm worried that it is going to encourage the worser behaviors we have

. >> what about mike lee. >> let me finish, jason. over 250 radical groups, planned parenthood, common cause, every left group is against them. steve hilton has spoken out in favor. mark laven. all of these people, every major figure in america scholar or television person spoke out about it. >> no, that's not true. >> hang on. let's make sure everyone can hear. >> jason, go with that point about the alleys. >> i just would argue that every single conservative person has spoken out on this. i disagree. >> i didn't say that. >> mark, please. senator mike lee. there are a lot of people that oppose this and it scarce them. the idea is you don't know what the rules will be if you have one of these. i don't believe getting this group together to reconfigure regurgitate the constitution with 20 plus amendments that are out there is necessarily the recipe. i appreciate the conservatives. we'll have more conservative judges and a more conservative approach. i'm totally onboard. i don't think this is the right way to do this. tommy and last wo

joining me, utah no mike lee. obviously everyone in that room is not used to hearing such a forceful tone. and that's what a lot of people, whether they are pun did or leaders, that's what they are hung up on. but talk about the message the president was sending. is it a legitimate one? >> absolutely. i think we need top have this discussion as americans. we have been footing the bill for the nato alliance for a long time. we have all these countries that agreed to devote 2% of gdp per year and they haven't done that or even come close. they are moving down the road of european-style socialism. and they are expecting us to provide their defense needs. kennedy: a lot of those countries, they can't afford to spend 2% of gdp on this defense alliance. that's understandable. but you have to look at where their money is going, and a fact a lot of their economics are in fact cratering. germany's is not. they are doing quite well. they are being hypocritical asking to pay less than 2% and benefiting from open trade with r

i don't think mike lee's turn -- >> you think the democrats would vote yes on lee? >> claire mccaskill. there's gradations of the resistance in the democrats. claire mccaskill is much more part of the camp than heidi heitkamp that gets on air force one, talks about tax cuts, talks about voting with the president. >> exactly. >> and you might even pick up a couple more of them. it will be interesting. i'm watching with susan collins and lisa murkowski, pro choice republicans, what they're going to do. they say we can't vote for someone that is openly hostile to roe v. wade and they're not going to talk about it and a assume you will respect precedent. >> you have to keep your caucus if you're a democrat or a republican. it's up to mitch mcconnell. >> and it's up to chuck schumer to keep his party in line. the funniest thing about this is the fact that the president keeps saying i'm going to announce it in prime time at 9:00 p.m. monday night. it's like "the bachelor." we're going to see who gets the rose. >> it will be interrupting "the bachelor". >> way to get in th

i like the the approach that mike e lee you just mentioned mike lee lee davidson approach and mike pleas saying good conservative sender he's saying congress ought to be a partner, the president whether it is a president of the democrat or republican party they should not have the ability to pick and choose winners and losers from a 15 trillion dollar yearly economy charles. >> let e me jump in because okay, what i'm asking, though, is -- that solution now, a lot of people say just now john lei field should have our european partnership be helping us. you're saying congress should be involved. i think that american public believes that a european part are useless that they don't step up to plate that they're gutless. listen they don't want to get out of the iranian deal but help against china be honest about that. it is as far as getting congress involved do nothing congress objectist congress president trump will be wasting its time trying to get everyone involved. ingdz where you're come from but how do we get china to stop if we don't take this approach? what else do they respect? >>

welcome back, republican senator mike lee. take a look, the top economies in europe and who is paying up and making this commitment because it is a goal to get to 2%, germany is at 1.24, france, italy and spain still far off. how do you intend to change that? >> 5428 nato allies are meeting this commitment so i introduced legislation to require a report so we know who is doing what so we can follow who is taking unfair advantage of this alliance that we have been disproportionately funding for a long time. >> the defense department have to can file the information to senate and house committees but what happens? public accounting and shaming to get them to do this? >> mostly about public accounting. more is about what happens within congress, what we do with that information, once we have that information. >> what do you make of the president's visit with our nato allies? one of them said he is tough and ruffled some feathers but behind closed doors he got a lot accomplished, and actually enjoyed being with him but a lot say h

>> amy coney barrett, brett ka nau kavanaugh, and mike lee and thomas cahehardman is teven names thathe two of themre listening to. two are-r the froners, kavanaugh and barrett. he is aurrent appeals court judge. barrett, the president likes very much. a female justice to be put on the court. >> she drew somehe attention she was being concerned. under questioning from the senate, several asked about her catholic fate and how that would inform her cisions. she' favorite of conservatives, guys. >> chris, thank you. >>. >>> rescuers are working as quickly as possible to get the players and their coach out of video. >> we howed you the dive teams inned that cave. the hike out of that game will fake well over five hours. narrow passageways, some of which cdo have it down to the ceil. they ve.practicing with the su scuba gear. some of the guys are only 11 years old. that's risky. heavy e rain ected on saturday. that could make it impossible to get the boys out. if they aregh trapped thr the trainy southbound, they might be stuck down there until ptember. >> we were fixated for this story an

kennedy: how about mike lee? >> i would love mike lee on the supreme court. kennedy: it looks like the president will have one more shot. we are not soothe sayers here. we are only analysts and those serving in congress. i won't tell you which one is which. thank you so much. in washington, d.c., it doesn't matter if you are qualified. the opposition party will fight tooth and nail. is it wise for democrats to put up a big fight now and what will that mean for the mid-term. welcome back to the show, chris. so can we expect the democrats to vote for kavanaugh, those who voted for gorsuch? >> yeah, and maybe even one or two more. kavanaugh is easy for most democrats to oppose because it's the republicans' pick. and because of the bush stuff and those things. the little matter of the iraq war and the global war and terror and all of that. so it's easy for most of of them. but for four or five or maybe as many as six there is good cause to vote for him baits shows you are consensus minds and willing to work the president of the opposite party, especially if you a

including mike lee and brett kavanaugh. it also includes two women, appellate court judge amy coney barrett and joan larsen. the president interviewed mante of the candi in person and he will announce his new nominee next monday. >>> we are hearing from a mother who confronted the controvsial leader of the environmental protection agency. kristen mink and her family were at a restaurant in d.c. when they spotted scott pruitt. mink, who is a teacher, walked over to his table with her 2-year-old son. listen. >> i wan yd to urge to resign because of what you're doing to the envirment and our country. my son, he loves animals, wants clean air. he loves city water. we deserve to have somebody in office -- i would urge you to resign. >>> mink sds pruitt s nothing and he and his security dae tail left the restaurant before she got back to her seat. this happened at a cafe in. he's the subject of 13 federaln ethicstigations. the president is concerned about the probes but has nothing to announce personnelwise at the moment. >>> 6:0

seven candidates a under consideration including mike lee d brett kavanaugh. they include amy coney barrett and sixth circuit court of appeals judge joan rsen. e president interviewed many of the candidates in person and he will announce h new nominee next monday. >>> 5:07 now. m we're learninge about a mother confronting the controversial leader of the environmental protection agency. kristen mink and her family were at a restaurant in d.c. when they spotted scott brute. mink, a teacher, she walked over with her 2-year-old son in her arms and listen to what she said. >> i wanted to urge you to au resign b of what you're doing to the environment. my son loves air, he loves the water. we deserve to have somebody at the epa who actually does -- we urgeou to resign. >> mink says pruitt said nothing and he and his security detl left the restaurant before she got back to her seat. a this w a japanese cafe. pruitt is the subject of at least 13 federal ethics investigations. the president is said to be concerned about the probes but has nothing to announce personn pe

i'm told by people close to the process that mike lee as the next supreme court judge is not likely. cavanaugh and kethledge is a frontrunner. cavanaugh i'm told is the one that looks the most like neil gorsuch. some people have a problem with the ruling he made on obamacare. some people say the criticism is not merited. the president expecting a big fight from democrats because they believe that roe v. wade is on the line here. the next supreme court judge can tip the way in a way that would overturn roe v. wade and more moderate republicans of maine have expressed concern about the judicial philosophy of the next supreme court justice. she believes that roe v. wade is established law and doesn't need opening again. >> john roberts, thank you. we'll take a closer look at the top supreme court contenders and confirmation battle ahead. that, plus permits for lemonade stands and the bear that wanted more. stay with us. good to have you on this tuesday afternoon. get your groove on with one a day 50+. ♪ get ready for the wild life ♪ complete multivitamins with key nutrients that address

mike lee is not a proven jurist. can we rule him out? >> there's an indication he isn't at the top of the list. he would be an interesting choice. he's thought about the supreme court for a long time. having clerked there. been involved in these issues for a long time. i think the president is trying to check a few other boxes. it would present the fascinating scenario where he cast the deciding vote in the senate in favor of his own confirmation for the supreme court. >> people anticipate this decision for the president. where do you think the real flash points are. are we overstating the potential reve reversal of roe v wade. he said he's picking on monday. it's almost like lebron picking a team. the flash points would be roe v wade. could be voting rights. >> are we overstating roe v wade. has it been established law in effect for long enough this is perhaps the democrats forcing this issue or is there real potential there? >> there is a potential. when people testify on the hill during their confirmation hearings they are not always

community and it worked out, in his eyes. >> phillip, not on that list of seven people is senator mike lee of utah who has confirmed that he's spoken to the president. where does he fit into this? >> from people i've spoken to on the hill, the conversation between senator lee and president trump went far better than either had anticipated. there is an expectation that this was a courtesy phone call, a nod to say, look, senators, i'm considering one of your own. but in the process of the conversation, both sides came away feeling a little better about this. i'm still not convinced that the math makes sense, to take a sitting republican senator out of it. and the more and more the president think about it, he's a little skittish about this. after all, utah should be a safe seat. but we heard that about doug jones as well. >> let me ask you, phillip, about amy coney barrett. there are a lot of republicans who are energized about the idea of a conservative woman being the fifth conservative justice on a supreme court that has to deal with a lot of issues that conservatives hold very close to t

we also have thomas hardiman on the short list and don't forget mike lee of utah, maybe that's one cht one thing for sure that you will not see is merrick garland, was oehme's nominee that mitch mcconnell didn't bring so that's why democrats are opposed to any nominee. >>> over the weekend president trump made an imprompt thank you promptu wedding in marijuana marijuana. he was at trump national golf course in new jersey, popped in on this young couple's wedding reception. the president congratulated the bride and grood and greeted the guests and posted for pictures. he popped in at another wedding held at that golf club last year. >>> more trouble for the battled company at the tra tech. they are now facing a lawsuit filed by thousands of people. >>> plus, the county fire crossing over into the bay area now. the new evacuation orders in place and for firefighters on the containment. >>> good morning, you can see traffic is moving along okay on highway four coming in through the willow pass grade and concord. >>> we're joined by low clouds at the coastline this morning. i think we will

they include utah senator mike lee and the d.c. court of appeals judge brett cavanagh. they also include two women. the appellate court judge and the sixth circuit court of appeals. the white house sti keeping the list confidential. sarah sanders confird that mr. trump is still reviewing ndidates. >>> new reaction from the white house after a mother confront the embattled leader of the environmental protection agency. a spokesperson for president trump calls reports against scott pruitt troublesome. yesterday, kristin and her family were at a restaurant when they spotted pruitt. he walked over with her 2-year-old son. listen. >> they said they left the restaurant before she got bacer to seat. pruitt is in 13 ethics vehicles. the president is said to be concerned about the probe but has nothing to announce at this time. >>> next, risky rescue. why it could take tonths get a young soccer team trapped in a land.d cave back on dry >> plus, a local man takes out the trash only to find this creeping in his backyard. creeping in his backyard. >> and a dangerous hea wavet ♪ ♪ ♪

he says he likes mike lee and obviously he's considering him. these are four very, very serious competitors. >> shannon: you think maybe he'll interview one are two more? we get a decision you think jul? it's a big decision. >> he said july 9th. i'm not sure people would want to cross them on that. >> shannon: okay. leonard leo, thanks for dropping in. we know what to buy the time for you. an ad war is brewing over the supreme court with that vacancy. big money pouring in. liberal group demand justice plans to spend $5 million opposing the president's back, we do know who it is yet for the judicial crisis network launches a seven-figure add urging another great justice counting dresses neil gorsuch. >> like they did before, extremists rely and attack the nominee. but don't be fooled. president trump celeste includes the best of the best. >> shannon: chief counsel of the judicial council network joins us live. >> thank you. >> shannon: did you ever expect there will be a second seat open this quickly for president trump? >> i think it was only a

they include utah senator mike lee and d.c. couf appeals judge brett cavanaugh.heyinclude two women. joan larsen being one. the president interviewed many of the candidates in person and will announce his new nominee next monday. >>> learning more about a mother, a controversial leader ever the environmental protection agency. they were at a restaurant in d.c. and spotted scott pruitt, mink a teacher, walked over to his table with her 2-year-old son. listen to the exchange here. >> i wanted to -- [ inaudible ] this is my son. he loves anals. actually does the -- i would urge you to resign. >> mink says pruitt said nothing and he and his security guards left the restaurant before she got back to her seat this all took place at a japanese cafe in ten prquarter. tt is the subject of at least 13 federal ethics investigations the president is said to bene concerd about the probe but has nothing to announce personnelwise at the moment. >>> the trump administration will not encourage schools to consider race as a part of t admission -- aimed to promote diversity in scho

not believe that mike lee is on the president's short list. whomever the president ultimately settles on, people here in west virginia and the heart of trump country say they want the president to pick a centrist. they do not want an ultraconservative in the mold of some of the folks the president has nominated to the lower courts. take a look at what people had to say today. >> i think he needs to wait and see who that person is and i kind of like what he's been doing, to be honest. he's pretty conservative in my mind, but he's not so conservative that he's unreasonable. >> the president you mean? >> well, no, i'm talking about joe. >> so west virginia's democratic senator joe manchin has a big role to play in this as does other red state democrats. manchin was the first of three democrats to split with the party and support neil gorsuch, president trump's first supreme court pick. man ch manchin is in the throes of contested senate re-election bid, this is a state that broke for president trump. manchin has a choice to make, stick with the p

mike lee is also on the senate judiciary committee so there is a little bit of uncertainty about how much of a candidate he is for this job but this search continues and the white house says we can expect more interviews this week. erica? >> abby phillip with the latest this morning. abby, thank you. >>> joining me now, cnn political analyst ryan lizza, national political reporter at real clear politics, kaitlin huey burns and law professor at the university of texas, steve vladdic. let's start off with scott pruitt here. interesting laura ingraham of foox ne fox news tweeting "pruitt is the swamp, train it." it's the second time she has been called for pruitt to be fired. apparently there's starting to be concern that maybe these ethics issues can be used the political attack ads. does she need to say this on air for the message to start getting through to the white house? >> happy fourth. >> happy fourth. >> i don't know. i think sometimes we can exaggerate how much a single fox news host, how influential they are. it does show cracks among trump's most vociferous supporters and ki

not on the short list, mike lee despite an endorsement from ted cruz of texas. democrats are still smarting over the senate's refusal two years ago to even consider president obama's final nominee, garland. center chuck schumer says it would unify the country. the choice will be revealed monday night at 9:00 p.m. at the white house. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> now to the race against time at the flooded cave in thailand where a boy's soccer team has been trapped now for nearly two weeks. officials are about to make a critical decision, do they attempt a dangerous rescue mission before monsoon rains return. nbc's bill neely is at the cave with the latest. >> reporter: the world is watching them but they want out. a dozen boys with brave faces, their rescuers with one huge problem, flood water. divers struggling to fight it. the boys still too weak to cross it. they can't swim and it's six hours to the cave entrance. they are getting a crash course on diving but the risks are deadly, the narrow passageways are trapped, even for the experts. >> it's qu

a candidate mike lee, a senator from utah, he is an attorney but he's never served as a judge. thomas hardiman was a second to neil gorsuch. >>> still ahead, the struggle to keep shelves stocked. what happened that's likely to lead to a marijuana shortage at bay area dispensaries. >>> plus hired to help someone move, but things didn't go as planned. the valuable things the deputies say they stole even without knowing it. >>> i'll have your fourth of july forecast, hotter weather ahead, plus how hurricane fabio will impact the west coast. ( ♪ ) pixar pier has arrived! prepare to be awed. prepare to be moved. prepare to make a mad dash... ( ♪ ) ...because with the incredicoaster, pixar pal-a-round, and a bunch of your favorite pixar characters, it's going to be pretty incredible. pixar pier is now open! only at disney california adventure park. cew vid what's left of a fireworks warehouse in missouri. the building was engulfed and explosions could be heard inside. it took 90 firefighters to put it out. a woman was trapped inside. she was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital,

>> well, you liked mike lee, i did too.is a conventional conservative choice. i mean, he has a long track record. he's not some stealth david souder or squishy anthony kennedy. he's really good on the constitution's structural protections for liberty like kennedy was and pushing back on administrative law. hopefully, he locks arms with neil gorsuch on that project. kennedy: what does that mean for the president? >> well, it means the president took the advice of his closest legal ad seesers. it was well known -- advisers. it was well known that don mcgahn, the white house come, was championing kavanaugh, and he had a lot of friends in insider d.c. legal elite types -- so much for draining the swamp, i guess. but it means trump is ready to go with someone who has a strong record of pushing back on government power in those structural ways. and you asked about civil rights. it just depends. he doesn't have a full panoply of rulings on a lot of issues because in the d.c. circuit he's mostly dealing with big government agencies

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. >> reporter: and barrett a mike lee despite an endorsement from senator ted cruz of texas who says lee'sm would be a sure thing. democrats are still smarting over the senate's refusal two years ago to even consider president obama's final nominee merrick garland. senator chuck schumer says nominating garland now would unify the country. the choice will be revealed monday night, 9:00 p.m., at the white house. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> unrelenting weather is assaulting much of the united states with heavy flooding on the east coast, ravaging wildfires in the west and the first major dust storm of the monsoon season rolling through the phoenix area. experts are calling the massive blazes out west the worst in decades during an unusually active season. in colorado the spring creek fire, the largest in the state, burned 16 acres every minute. in wine country, the county fire is jeopardizing over 1500 homes and structures and in pittsburgh people there are suffering the onslaught as are stranded as th head out in the rains and doors extreme record flooding. the dust whippin

is mike lee harvey full of the special studio in the haas of moscow. beautiful evening and some beautiful much the full we've seen here of why the upgrade to the quarter finals after they defeated european champions political scene goals this is how it played out like a volley started the move on seven minutes but watch as far as he is and he returns the favor nothing a back in here and this is a perfect ball in your guy then sat back a little bit had four sometimes five at the back and then three in front of them and kept the block very very tight and then one fifty five minutes they had a corner and everyone kept an eye on ronaldo and here you see pepe it's a really really good header when you have someone like pepper in the team he pops up and score goals like we've just seen but he also makes stupid decisions in a game and for the second goal that come on he scored he made a really stupid decision to go in trying to win when they had a way she just stayed back and i was trying to win that header he left such a massive gap it's a path into him and h

democrats are criticizing the choice but republican senator, mike lee, who is on the shortlist for theition, thanks judge kavanaugh will still be confirmed. >> i nonetheless believe, and i predict will end up with every republican supporting judge kavanaugh. i think we will also end up with a few democrats.>> eric: will live with more. hi lauren? >> reporter: this week is certainly an indication that democrats are gearing up for a full-court press against the nominee for the u.s. supreme court, brett kavanaugh. hillary clinton and elizabeth warren speaking out looking more like a presidential candidate, a speech was given to the american federation of teachers union and downtown pittsburgh. she equated this with every change -- >> a story that they wanted to turn the clock back to the 1950s. now i'm where they want to turn it back to the 1850s. >> reporter: also speaking to the union today, senator warren, vilify the choice for the union as per the two voices add to a course of democrats singing the same tune. >> if you care about common sense, gun violence protection, judge kavanaugh

we've learned president trump also interviewed gop senator mike lee of utah by phone. the president once again is expected to make his big announcement monday. kendis and diane. >> kenneth moton live from d.c., thank you. >>> and civil rights groups are blasting the trump administration for rescinding an obama era affirmative action policy that was intended to promote diversity in schools. administration officials say the old guidance for colleges to consider race in the admissions process went beyond the requirements of the constitution. the move comes as harvard university faces a lawsuit alleging its affirmative action policy discriminates against asian students, but the school says it will continue to use race as a factor to maintain diversity. attorney general jeff sessions has threatened to sue schools that discriminate against white applicants. >>> republican congressman jim jordan of ohio is denying claims that he failed to address allegations of sexual abuse by a team doctor at ohio state university when he was a wrestling coach more than 20 years ago. now, tw