a few days ago he nominated someone who fits this description to a tee judge neil m. gorsuch. he's a worthy successor to justice antonin scalia. i believe neil gorsuch will soon take his seat as an associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. [applause] >>> when you get down to it, he's one of the most main stream respected and acceptionly equal -- exceptionally qualified supreme court nominees in american history. that was the conclusion of the american bar association in 2016. after president george w. bush nominated him to the tenth circuit court of appeals he received the highest possible recommendation from the aba. and the united states senate agreed. only two months after his nomination the senate confirmed him by a unanimous voice vote. and nearly a third of those senators on both sides of the aisle are still serving in the senate today. a unanimous vote. as president trump asked on tuesday, can you believe that? [laughter] >> oh, yes, you can. when you look at judge gorsuch's record ever since. he's established himself as a fair and impartial judge he's

neil m. gorsuch met with vice president mike pence, mitch mcconnell and other senators, neil m. gorsuch served on the 10th 10th circuit court of appeals before the nomination. president obama nominated merrick garland to fill this seat but republicans blocked that appointment. senator schummer insisted that neil m. gorsuch will need 60 votes to be confirmed. >> if this nominee cannot meet the same standard that the republicans insisted upon for president obama's supreme court nominees, then the problem lies not with the senate but with the nominee. >>> today president trump said if the senate democrats try to block the nomination, republicans should use the nuclear option, changing the long held senate rules to although the judge to be approved with 51 votes. >>> today the senate confirmed president donald trump's choice for secretary of state. >> reporter: rex tillerson was confirmed to be the next secretary secretary of state of the united states. >> yes, 56, no, 43. >> reporter: but it did not stop republicans from taking shots at democrats. >> our cletion are in a resistance

has an associate justice nominee to the supreme court faced a successful filibuster and judge neil m. gorsuch should not be the first. [applause] vice pres. pence: let me say, president trump and i have full confidence that judge gorsuch will be confirmed but rest assured, we will work with the senate leadership to ensure that judge gorsuch gets an up or down vote on the senate floor one way or the other. [applause] this seat does not belong to any party or ideology or interest group. this seat on the supreme court belongs to the american people, and the american people deserve a vote on the floor of the united states senate. [applause] vice pres. pence: my friends, this is a historic time for our country. we are on the verge, literally, of reaffirming the supremacy of the constitution in our nation's supreme court. we're giving a new voice to the age-old vision of our founding fathers. we're rededicating ourselves and our country to the timeless principles proclaimed only a few steps away from where we're standing today. under president trump's leadership, we're returning power to the americ

meanwhile controversy over another trump appointment as neil m. gorsuch told several senators that president donald trump's attacks on the judiciary are demoralizing. it comes after prum has been blasting the federal district court and the ninth circuit court of appeals for holding up his travel ban. his concern today, however, was also over a department store dropping his daughter's clothing line. >> there is an attempt for him to stand up for her because she is being maligned base they have a problem with his policies. >> reporter: his policies and appointments are still a problem in the senate. >> people hate trump behind the scenes, they are not going to be of new assistance to the senate. >>> as far as the department store's decision, they said it was because of poor sales of ivanka trump's clothing line. also many people point out that there was no danger of dangerous people getting into the country if the travel ban ended. >>> also betsy devos gave her first speech to the department of education, she said getting through the nomination process was

. >> reporter: meanwhile president donald trump is insisting that the comments made by neil m. gorsuch are misrepresented and he said he still backs the supreme court pick. >>> in the meantime, the white house said it counseled kellyanne conway after she went on tv and urged people to go buy yie trump's clothing line. federal employees are not allowed to use their -- ivanka trump's clothing line. federal employees are not allowed to use their office to sell products. >>> we have ross here, what is your reaction to the decision to overturn the travel ban. >> it's indicative of what will be going on over the next month. that is that there will be challenges to what prum does, we -- president donald trump does, we should all be excited about the idea that in a case like this, the law prevails, mean people feel like donald trump has unlimited powers, what we learned today is that the courts of the united states are more powerful than the president of the united states. >> how much do you think that the ruling hurts the president's agenda. >> it's early in his time in office, he has had his

meanwhile, controversy as neil m. gorsuch said president donald trump's comments on the judiciary are demoralizing. this comes after president donald trump has been talking about the courts. but president donald trump's concern today was also over his daughter's clothing business after a department store dropped her clothing line. he said ivanka trump is a great thing. >> he was standing up for her. >> reporter: his policies and appointments are still an issue in the senate where even his new attorney general believes that the difficulty and drum will continue. >> they hate trump behind the scenes, they are not going to be of any assistance to the president. >> the department store said it was a business decision based on pour sales, also president donald trump said he wanted to wait a month for the travel ban but his advisers said it's dangerous. >>> president donald trump is facing historic delays when it comes to his cabinet nominees. >> he has had five cabinet members confirmed. he has 10 outstanding. by now president oba

judge neil m. gorsuch. [ applause ] my friends, i can say with the utmost confidence, judge gorsuch is a worthy successor to justice antonin scalia. by the grace of god, i believe neil gorsuch will send take his seat as an associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. [ applause ] you get right down to it, judge gorsuch is one of the most main stream respected and qualified supreme court nominees in american history. don't take my word for it. that was it conclusion of the american bar association in 2006 after he was nominated to the 10th court of appeals. he had the highest possible recommendation. and the the united states senate agreed. only two months after neil gorsuch's nomination to the court of appeals, the senate confirmed him by a unanimous voice vote. and nearly a third of those senators on both sides of the aisle are still serving in the senate today. a unanimous vote. as president trump asked on tuesday, can you believe that? yes, you can. when you look at judge gorsuch's recor

judge neil m. gorsuch. judge gorsuch is a worthy successor to justice scalia. by the grace of god and with what i know will be the tireless effort of everyone in this room, i believe neil gorsuch will soon take his seat as an associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. judge gorsuch plain and sim p principle is one of the most mainstream, respected and exceptionally qualified in american history. but don't take my word for it. that was the conclusion of the american bar association in 2006. after president bush nominated him to the tenth circuit court of appeal, he got a unanimous rating of well qualified, the highest possible recommendation an the united states senate agreed. only two months after neil gorsuch's nomination to the court of appeals, the senate confirmed him by a unanimous voice vote. and nearly a third of those senators on both sides of the aisle are still serving in the senate today. a unanimous vote. as president trump asked tuesday, can you believe that? well, yes, you can. >> when you look at judge gorsuch's record ever since

and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> reporter: at least one democrat senator has pledged to block the nomination. pence said gorsuch met with 12 senators from both sides of the aisle and seeks to meet with all 100. reporting live in stat center, alexandria hoff cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> thank you so much. >>> meantime the department of homeland security is no longer ordering airlines to stop visa holders from countries affected by the travel ban from flying to the united states. last night, a federal judge ordered a temporary stop to president trump's executive order. correspond windy gilette picks up the story. >> reporter: travelers from seven muslim dominated countries can travel to the united states after a federal court judge in washington issued a restraining order on president trump's executive order that banned their entry >> it's not the loudest voice that prevails in a courtroom. it's the constitution. >> state department spokesman says up to 60,000 foreigns who whose visas were cancelled had that action reversed be the the it's unclear for those who were physi

president donald trump nominee neil gorsuch. >> never before in the history of our country has associate justice nominee to the supreme court faced successful filibuster. and judge neil msuch should not be the first. >>> and demonstrators also marched in old city and center city yesterday. they were protesting the president's executive orders on immigration and refugees. >> well the pennsylvania gaming control board has slapped a casino with $25,000 fine for serving gambler 27 drinks in a nine hour period. officials say it happened at mt. airy casino resort in monroe county last october. customer waist playing table top slot machines at the bar when he was served. investigators found the customer showing signs every intoxication after nine drinks the casino has fired the three bartenders who served him. >>> no, it is not a school day , student in south jersey are up early making and selling hundreds of hoagies today. cherri gregg from sister station "kyw news radio" live at clearview regional high school. good morning, there is good cause behind all of this? >> reporter: yes, it is, rahel good morning. i'm here at the third annual hoagies for hope fundraiser, here is t

and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> back outside market street was temporarily shutdown as protesters peacefully marched midday traffic coupled with the movement of the vice president's motorcade. one scene both tez and his add vaux cares shared appreciation for founding principal's that forced here in philadelphia. >> anybody can be anybody because of the significance tell of lib earth that i we have been trying in the constitution and the founding documents of this nation. >> on that supreme court pick, at least one democratic senator has pledged to block the president's nomination. pence said today that gorsuch is has already met with 12 senators from both sides of the aisle, and seek to be with all 100. reporting live in the sat center, alexandria hoff, cbs-3 , "eyewitness news." >> details into the investigation into the deadly prison scanned stand-off at the vaughn correctional center in smirn a delaware police say they've wrapped up their investigation in building c, the location of the building uprising, now turned back over to the delaware department of correcti

. >> reporter: there has been talk on capitol hill about rushing through the nomination of neil m. gorsuch to be the ninth justice on the supreme court. >>> on our website, ktvu.com, we have posted a link to the document issued by the ninth ninth circuit court. click on web links on the home page. >>> coming up, we have the senior political writer from the san francisco chronicle to talk about the decision later. >>> the city attorney, dennis herrera, is suing to ban the sale of high capacity magazines. he said that companies are selling the magazines, which are not allowed to be sold, in pieces. california law has banned the sale of large capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. a new state law bans people from having the magazines, the people that have them are required to turn them into police or store them out of state. >>> an emergency spill -- spillway will likely be used for the floods. >> traffic is not bad at the bay bridge. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break . >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the san francisco police investigate a shoo

and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. [applaus [applause] >> let me say, president trump and i have full confidence that judge gorsuch will be confirmed, but rest assured, we will work with the senate leadership to ensure that judge gorsuch gets an up or down vote on the senate floor, one way or the other. [applause]. [applause]. >> . elizabet elizabeth:. >> this seat does not belong to any ideology or party or interest group. this seat on the supreme court belong to the american people and american people deserve a vote on the floor of the united states senate. [applaus [applause] >> my friends, this is a historic time for our country. we're on the verge, literally, of reaffirming the supremacy of the constitution in our nation's supreme court. we're giving a new voice to the age old vision of our founding fathers, rededicating and our country to the timeless principles that they proclaimed only a few steps away from right where we're standing today. under president trump's leadership we're returning power to the american

and judge neil m gorsuch should not be the first. >> back outside, market street was temporarily shutdown as protesters peacefully marched midday traffic coupled with the movement of the vice president's motorcade. one scene boasts pence and his advosaries shared, appreciation for the nation's founding principals of course here in philadelphia. (protesting). >> for anybody can be anybody because of the system of lib earth that i we have enshrined in the constitution, the founding documents of this nation. >> penned vaitd loor in philadelphia, gore such has already met with 12 senators on both sides of the aisle, hopes to meet with all 100. reporting from the sat center, alexandria hoff, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> new details in the investigation into the deadly prison stand-off at the james t vaughn correctional center in smirn a delaware state police say they've wrapped up their investigation in building c, that's the location of the inmate uprising. the building now turned back over to the delaware department of corrections. lieutenant steven floyd died in the stands offer one of fou

hatch: i rise in support of the nomination of judge neil m. gorsuch to serve as the next associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. judge gorsuch has been nominated to fill the seat left vacant by the late justice antonin scalia. justice scalia was a dear friend of mine and his death was a great loss to me and to our country, not just for me personally but for the whole nation. justice scalia joined the supreme court after years of unbridled activism by the court during which time justices imposed their own left wing views completely unmoored from the law as written on the american people. in response, he led a much needed revolution based on the enduring principle that the role of a judge is to say what the law is, not what a judge wishes it were. as the intellectual architect of the effort to restore the judiciary to its proper role under the constitution, justice scalia was a singularly influential jurist. to say that he leaves big shoes to fill is an understatement. any successor to his legacy would not only be committed to conti

i rise to discuss president trump's supreme court nominee judge neil m. gorsuch. as you know the vacancy exists because last year supreme court justice antonin scalia died at the age of 79 leaving an unexpected vacancy on our nation's highest court. mr. rounds: as i said at the time of his passing replacing justice scalia, one of the court's strongest defenders of our constitution would be extremely difficult. for nearly three decades with his brilliant legal mind and animated character, justice scalia fiercely fought against judicial activism and legislating from the bench. to say our next justice has big shoes to fill would be an incredible understatement. that is why the decision was made by leader mcconnell and others to give the american people a voice in this process by waiting to confirm the next justice until the 45th president was in office and able to nominate someone him or herself. we held that belief even when it looked like our party would not win the presidency. as we have as we have been reminded before, elections have consequences, and the america

judge neil m. gorsuchplause ] my friends, i can say with the utmost confidence, judge gorsuch is a worthy successor to justice antonin scalia. by the grace of god and the tireless efforts of everyone in this room, i believe neil gorsuch will soon take his seat as an associate justice on the supreme court of the united states. when you get right down to it. judge gorsuch is one of the most mainstream, respected, and exceptionally qualified supreme court nominees in american history. but don't take my word for it. that was actually the conclusion of the american bar association in 2006. after president george w. bush nominated him to the tenth circuit cough of appeals he got a highest possible recommendation. and the united states senate agreed. only two months of his nomination to the court of appeals, the senate confirmed him by a unanimous voice vote. and ... nearly a third of those senators on both sides of the aisle are still serving in the senate today. a unanimous vote. as president trump said tuesday

m. eastern sunday on c-span >> after weeks of speculation, president trump announced his pick for u.s. supreme court, naming 10th circuit court judge neil gorsuch as his choice to replace the late antonin scalia a. the president made this announcement from the white house. this is 15 minutes. president trump: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the american people -- if i were elected president, i would find the very best judge in the country for the supreme court. i promised to select someone who respects our laws and is represented of our constitution and who loves our constitution and someone who will interpret them as written. this may be the most transparent judicial selection process in history. months ago, as a candidate, i publicly presented a list of brilliant and accomplished people to the american electorate and pledged to make from among that list. millions of voters said this was the single most important issue to them when they voted for me for president. . am a man of my word i will do as i say. something that the amer

m. eastern sunday on c-span >> after weeks of speculation, president trump announced his pick for u.s. supreme court, naming 10th circuit court judge neil gorsuch as his choice to replace the late antonin scalia a. the president made this announcement from the white house. this is 15 minutes. president trump: thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. scalia passed away suddenly last february, i made a promise to the american people -- if i were elected president, i would find the very best judge in the country for the supreme court. i promised to select someone who respects our laws and is represented of our constitution and who loves our constitution and someone who will interpret them as written. this may be the most transparent judicial selection process in history. months

appeals court judge neil gorsuch picked to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. >> let look at the supremes court and later today judge m gorsuch will head toe capitol hill to meet with lawmakers. >> melanie, joining us with the latest. >> well, steve, allison, at 49, gorsuch would be youngest member of current supreme court bench and he better bring stamina to capitol hill which promises to be a long and contentious battle. >> judge neil gorsuch of the united states supreme court to be of court. >> the introduction a bit awkward but message clear. >> and reaches a likely bad judge stretching for results he he prefers rather than those the law demand. >> and gorsuch's prior decisions reflect that limited view of the court's power. and as potential replacement forioustis antonin scalia his suggestion will hearten conservatives who are weary of trump ideology. his views on abortion are not entirely clear but liberals point to decisions on obamacare and hobby lobby case backed religious exceptions to coverage and there's been a small protest outside the court. >> his real concern is about his record and real concerns about

neil gorsuch. the judge and his wife were brought to washington in secret and another potential candidate was later sent home. mr trump candidate was later sent home. mr tru m sent home. mr trump clearly relished the game show theatrics. wasn't that a surprise? but also the reputation of his nominee. judge or such has earned bipartisan support. 49 he is the youngest appointed and it is a job for life. he stuck to it carefully neutral script. does for the congress are not the court to write laws. it is for the judges to apply and not alter them work of the people's resent it is. ajudge who likes all the outcomes he reaches is very likely a bad judge, stretching for the result he prefers rather than as the law stands. since the death ofjudge antonin scalia last year, the court has been split down the middle. he was a conservative so some see this as restoring the status quo. we do not know how future justice gorsuch status quo. we do not know how futurejustice gorsuch will vote on every issue. some say he will be more conservative thanjustice scalia in some areas. what does that mean? on gun control casesjudge gorsuch is likely to protect the historic and rig

neil gorsuch. a clerk for the judge at the tenth circuit court of appeals joins us tonight. thank you for being here. wendy knew clerk for him? >>mto 2009, a relatively young judge. >> bret: the tenth circuit is in denver. tell us something about him. obviously america is just meeting him, they will meet him much more over the coming days, but tell me about working for him. >> just an incredible experience. i think that for any lawyer working for any judge at that point early in the career really has a great impact on you. three things stick out to me from my time as clerk for him. one is his real deep reverence and love for the constitution and the rule of law, which came forth on a daily basis. two was his deeply held belief in the role of the judge in our constitutional framework, which is that the judge is not there to play politics. the judge is there to enforce a law that congress wrote, the constitution that the founders drafted for us. and, three, just an incredibly kind, decent, good man. >> bret: we have a sound bite from april 2016 from a university school of law. >> it seems to me that an assiduous focus on text, stru

neil gorsuch because he interpreted the first amendment to mean what it says. congress shall make no law interfering with thefi free exercise of religion. whether it is a mom and pop m operation or a corporation or a bigger corporation, you are exactly right.om the government cannot force you to give a benefit toto your employee when the giving of that benefit violates your religious beliefs and when the employee can get the benefit elsewhere. and the supreme court upheld that decision of judge gorsuch. that is a small picture that i am happy about. the big picture is judge gorsuch as you know embraces the idea of originalism which simply means the meaning of the constitution was fixed at the time it was ratified and it has only been changed each time it was amended, 27 times. if it's going to be changed again, the states have to amend it. the court cannot amend it. it's not what justice ginsburg thinks it is, a living breathing document the changes when the politicians need to change.at >> tucker: what's interesting is that originalists tend to take a view of executive orderst because it specifies congress make the laws, not the executive. i wonder since the last s