election and the supreme court might have to step in that has a lot of people very concerned the country was of course bitterly divided over this nomination and the issues that the new supreme court justices set to rule on like public health care that's another issue coming up you mentioned the election could be won do you see barack putting her stamp on things from the very beginning beginning with for example health care. this is very contentious and the democrats have been emphasizing that 20 millions might be left uninsured if the affordable care act was to be ruled on unconstitutional however i mean the supreme court has already ruled on it twice and has upheld its constitutionality so whether barrett is actually going to tip the scale here is not entirely clear also one thing we shouldn't forget is that oftentimes conservative members of the supreme court think also of course are kavanaugh we've also been heavily criticized do tend to become more liberal in the specific institutional context of the supreme court so this is something that might also happen with it because. the democrats have been saying one way to address some of the concerns you've stated is t

supreme court nomination hearings. join us with your tweets, facebook comments, and phone calls. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. ♪ court againsupreme its newm hearing -- began its new term hearing oral arguments. today, listen live to two cases. -- listenarguments in to the live arguments live or c-span.org/ supremecourt. are live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span live coverage begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. sen. graham: all of us on this side accepted she was highly qualified. what i want the american people to know, it is

new just stating the fact. 15 times in american history during a presidential election year, new supreme court vacancies have arisen and presidents have made nominations. seven of the 15 times, voters had elected an opposite party senate to check and balance the sitting president. not surprisingly, in those situations, only two of the seven were confirmed and none, none 1888. the other eight times, the same party controlled the senate and the white house. seven of those eight were confirmed, all but one. the one exception unraveled in a scandal. in 2016wed precedent and we are following precedent this week. number two. that --een claimed broke the rules with the nomination. thursday,firmed on standing rule 26 of the senate president are crystal clear. committeeity of the is physically present in votes in favor of a nomination, it is a valid action irrespective of what committee rules may say. chairman graham did not violate the rules of his own committee. chairman lee and the democratic judgesy voted multiple to the floor without members of a minority present just a few years ago. unprecedente

president trump has notched a victory with his pick for the new supreme court justice, amy coney barrettnfirmed by the senate. we will have more on that shortly. first, both candidates have been campaigning in the states crucial to winning the election. president trump has started his campaign today at a rally in michigan before heading off to wisconsin and nebraska. here is what he had to say before leaving washington. president trump: we have a full day of rallies and they are very well attend, thousands and thousands at each one. our poll numbers are phenomenal, our real poll numbers, not the fake numbers that the media gives. but real numbers are very strong. >> that was president trump speaking before he left washington. live pictures now from his rally in michigan. he has arrived. he won the state in 2016 by a narrow margin, just over 10,000 votes. he'll be speaking a little later on. we will bring you some of that if and when he arrives. meanwhile, joe biden been speaking in georgia. usually a staunchly republican state but there are some indications it could swing to mr. biden th

republicans are determined to make certain that the new supreme court justice is on the court in time for an oral argument seven days after the election and they believe that she will vote with them to eliminate the affordable care act. have photographs and stories over and over again, the real-life impact that this political strategy -- people who will pay the price are innocent people living in illinois and connecticut and across the united states who are counting on health insurance and may lose it because of this republican tactic and filling this nomination in the way they have it breaks my heart. i don't want to dwell on my own personal story but i was stuck like many of these families without health insurance at a moment when i had a sick child, i will never forget it. as fromsee these ple people, i take it personally. i think a lot of us take it personally as well. i will turn it over to my colleague from connecticut and thank him for his loyalty and service on this committee. we have more work to do but i believe we have asked the important questions and done it in the right

monday morning, we will preview the new supreme court term and the upcoming hearings for dodge amy coney barrett with our supreme court correspondent and a discussion about the 25th amendment and continuity of government with a law professor. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, text messages, and tweets. ♪ the supreme court begins its new term monday hearing arguments via conference call. listen to the arguments live or on-demand at c-span.org/supremecourt. lindsey graham announced yesterday he intends to move forward with his planned confirmation hearing for nominee amy coney barrett starting october 12. earlier, the nominee met with mitch mcconnell along with other republican senators on capitol hill including mike lee, who later tested positive for covid-19. we are pleased to welcome judge barrett to begin the process in the senate. she will be visiting with members who are interested in talking to her during the course of the next few days. we are glad to have your here and glad to get the process started.

did not wear a mask at that event as well during that same event, i mentioned it was for the new supreme courtominee judge amy coney barrett. we now know that judge amy coney barrett contracted the disease back in the summer she was positive for covid-19 during the summer months she recovered from covid-19 and has been tested again today and is negative for covid-19 that's where the questions about antibodies come in and whether it's possible that she has some degree of immunity from it, at least in the short-term, which would be, i think, probably, melissa, a better question for dr. gottlieb but at any rate, that saturday event for the supreme court nominee appears to be at least an event in which a number of people who were in attendance have now tested positive whether that could have been a super spreader event is likely reporting for another day, but by tuesday we just got reporting that, in fact, both of the candidates has been tested and tested negative. the truth is you can have been exposed and not yet test negative over a period of days there's an incubation period that varies from p

viewers familiar with jess bravin, wall street journal supreme court correspondent, joining us via zoom, on the opening day of the new supreme court. an update on judge amy coney barrett's confirmation, timeline

supreme court justice nominee confirmed as early as tomorrow. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell set by tomorrow evening there will be a new supreme court justice, yet there hasn't been the same level of urgency to get a stimulus plan going. so many people are not going to be able to make their rent again, their mortgage other even put foot on the table. what are your concerns and what's your messaging? >> senator mcconnell contacted the white house last week and said don't waste any more time on this, we're not going to pass a covid-19 bill, the republicans are in control and we have a higher priority. we need to fill a vacancy on the supreme court so the justice is in place to eliminate the affordable care act and take health insurance away. think about that. taking health insurance away from 23 million americans amid a pandemic, that's the priority of a republican-control operation. it is not covid-19. >> are you concerned of those voters who get to take advantage of early voting, they will feel this is deincentivizing to vote, because i feel like the priorities are not that of the american welfare? >> i hope those voters realize i can't tim

a big step forward today and the confirmation of a new supreme court justice. today, the centage judiciary committee is expected to be in four days of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee amy coney barrett. judge barrett's opening statement was released yesterday in advance of today's hearing. she is expected to focus on how her family, faith, and mentors influenced her opportunity to be nominated to the supreme court. she would fill the seat of the late justice ruth bader ginsburg who died last month. democrats have been opposing their nomination by president donald trump, saying whomever wins the november election should make the choice. >>> calls to delay the hearing. we will take you live to d.c. for a special report as the hearing begins. >>> now to our fire watch. r col. fire in contra costa here is video from last night when it erupted on irvine drives . you can see all of the smoke but thankfully no damage was done. >>> many classifier evacuees are now allowed to return home. in napa county, most of the deerpark community is no longer under an

briefly, the main news again, president trump's supreme court nominee face hours of questioning.r barrett repeatedly declined to answer questions about her views on same—sex marriage, obama care and abortion. she was asked if she was aware of comments by donald trump who said he would appoint a judge who would scrap obama care. she said she did not recall such comments before her nomination. thank you for watching. hello. some sunshine on the way for the majority of us today, albeit with some showers coming in from the east, as the day pans out. there will be quite a chilly breeze as well, again, coming in from the north—east and that is what will drive the showers a little bit further westwards through the course of the day. but overall, what we're looking at in terms of our weather pattern for the next few days is high pressure coming to dominate. though it will become increasingly quieter through the end of the week and into the weekend. first thing wednesday, a little bit more in the way of persistent rain and some stubborn cloud across southern scotland. it should get bright

respectful 4 days of hearings to let you know the world but america get to know who this potential new supreme court nominee will be and democrats are walking that fine line not to attack her personally but to say that she's completely out of step with what a many americans find important especially when it comes to health care which with the backdrop of coronavirus is something that they're really trying to make a big election issue it's pretty clear that democrats know they're not really going to win this battle they're not really going to keep keep her off of the court and keep republicans from confirming her both out of this committee and then after that from the full senate this is very much an election pitch there speaking to americans to try to remind them what is at stake which is 1st and foremost the affordable care act otherwise known as obamacare which is something that republicans are trying to dismantle for years now democrats have been defending many american support and will be coming up in the next you know supreme court period which could be very decisive in putting a final nail in

we have a new supreme court justice. court power structure now goes 6-3 in favor of conservatives, meaning that chief justice roberts, even if he wanted to have influence, better make a friend because even if he doesn't vote with conservatives, they still have a 5-4 majority. nina totenberg was talking about what this could mean. the justice is now making remarks. >> thank you all for being here tonight and thank you, president trump, for selecting me to serve as an associate justice of the united states supreme court. it's a privilege to be asked to serve my country in this office, and i stand here tonight truly honored and humbled. thanks also to the senate for giving its consent to my appointment. i am grateful for the confidence you have expressed in me, and i pledge to you and to the american people that i will discharge my duties to the very best of my ability. this was a rigorous confirmation process, and i thank all of you, especially leader mcconnell and chairman graham, for helping me to navigate it. my heartfel

new attack on donald trump. the president on the trail, trying to defend three states he won in 2016. and taking a supreme court victory lap. new justice amy coney barrett officially sworn in today the coronavirus spreading faster than ever in the u.s., 71,000 cases a day tonight, our cross america series brings us to wisconsin, just as that state breaks its daily record for cases and deaths and the anger over new crackdowns overseas. the disturbing video police in philadelphia fatally shooting a black man, they say he had a knife. violent protests erupting 30 officers injured. the city braces for more unrest tonight. massive walls of fire explode in california. over 90,000 evacuated as firefighters are critically injured racing from zeta a hurricane warning on the gulf coast evacuations ordered. the new track. the leader of nxvium described by prosecutors as a cult-like group, facing his victims in court. >>> and new screening guidelines for the same kind of cancer chadwick bozeman battled. what you need to know. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from wisconsin. >>> good evenin

now with an election just one week away, senate republicans are scrambling to confirm a new supreme court justice in order to tip the balance of the court in favor ofit the lawsuits aimig to destroy the affordable care act.t to follow what they established not only do they support the decision on dismantling the healthcare law but if confirmed, she could very well be the deciding vote to undo the affordable care act and take healthcare away from millions of americans. judge barrett's hostility is on the record and we have seen a long extensive paper trail outlining her opposition. past comments paint a bleak picture of what the future would look like. to put it simply this attempt to use the court to take away america's health insurance and raise the cost of care especially at this moment during a global pandemic is not only cruel and reckless, it is deadly. i've met many families and heard stories from men, women and children whose lives would be devastated without the act. cancer survivors, people with diabetes, asthma, cystic fibrosis and countless other pre-existing conditions that af

news. supreme court nominee, amy coney barrett, will not say whether she things roe v. decision that established the right to abortion in the united states should be struck down. judge barrett has questions about the landmark case from top democrat, dianne feinstein. barrettestioning judge refused to promise to disqualify herself from any dispute involving the impending presidential election. house speaker nancy pelosi says president trump's latest stimulus proposal fall short of what is needed to shore up the economic recovery and battle the pandemic. in a letter to a democratic colleagues, the speaker said significant changes must be made to remedy what she says are deficiencies in the plan. pelosi and steve mnuchin negotiated over the weekend on the administration's $1.8 trillion proposal. no new talks have been announced. italy is seeing another spike in case

supreme court. why the long legal fight for marriage rights might not be over.>> reporter: the comments monday came as a shock on the first day of the newsupreme court session, justice clarence thomas who rarely speaks at all issued a joint statement with justice samuel alito that the courts 2015 rolling right to same-sex marriage even though that right is found nowhere in the text of the constitution. and he says it comes at the expense of the religious liberty of those who might object. >> we want to take another look at whether or not that's unconstitutionally sound grounds and the court can do it if there is a case that gives them the opportunity to do it.>> reporter: the retired judge believes justice thomas comments are an open invitation to opponents of gay marriage to begin filing lawsuits.>> they are inviting people to get litigation going that will give the court the opportunity to again look at the issue.>> reporter: with the passing of ruth bader ginsburg and the nomination of amy coney barrett conservatives might have a 6-3 majority on the court and the power to amend or even reverse the ruling. in 2015 they were literally

the new supreme court could make a decision to have major ramifications for womens health for decadeso come. this is pivotal moment for reproductive freedom. no sitting senator has ever before gone public with a personal story like this, but gary peters just has. joining us now is senator gary peters from the great state of michigan. senator, i know it's a busy time right now in the senate and your re-election campaign. >> good to be with you, rachel. >> so i know being a public servant and being a public figure necessarily go hand in hand, but i have to imagine it still must have been a hard decision for you and your family to tell the world about this experience, to put this out to the world. >> well, it is tough. it's not easy. and even though it occurred many years ago when you relive the experience it still brings great pain. and the mental anguish that heidi went through, that i went through lives on. and i think it's just so important that folks understand that people can be put in these situations that are so difficult. and people go through these today and on a regular basis.

must listen to our constituents and protect their access to healthcare and wait to confirm a new supreme court justice until after americans decide who they want in the white house. thank you. chairman graham: thank you, senator harris. senator kennedy. sen. kennedy: you have a beautiful family, judge. we claim you, in louisiana. we're proud of the fact, in louisiana, that you were born in metairie, a suburb of new orleans. we're proud of the fact that you got a solid education at st. mary's dominican high school. come back and visit us. i know your mom and dad still live there, and we're very proud of you and your career. this is a solemn occasion, as it should be. i can't think of another position, at least not a position that is for life, not a position in which the occupant is not elected by the people, that is more powerful, at least not in the western world, than an associate justice of the supreme court. and this process is not supposed to be the big rock candy mountain. our job is to advise and consent. that's one way of saying that we're supposed to make sure that whatever president m

protect theirust access to health care and weight to confirm a new supreme court justice until after americans thede who they want in white house. thank you. >> thank you, senator harris. >> this committee is gathered today for what i consider one of its most solemn duties and one take seriously. federal judges, senators, the president of the united states, we all take an oath to uphold the constitution. we make promises to do justice, to tell the truth. at its core, that's what judges do, right? figure out the truth, figure out justice.

america has a new supreme court justice. one week before election day.resident trump celebrates amy coney barrett's confirmation after a bitter partisan fight. what it could mean for the presidential race. >> the nation's coronavirus crisis threatens to overwhelm hospitals. hear from the doctors on the front lines. >>> breaking overnight. protests erupt in philadelphia after police shoot and kill a black man allegedly carrying a knife. why demonstrators believe police used excessive force. >> fast-moving wildfires in the midwest are whipped up by hurricane-force

. >>> and there is a new supreme court justice in washington. a look at her first day on the high court. >>> and today's crowded campaign trail as we enter the home stretch. good morning. it's tuesday, october 27th. >>> we want to get another check of weather with mary lee and that high fire danger continues. >> yeah. we are not over yet. we just have to get through the next 12 hours or so with the gusty off shore winds and low humidity values. really -- elevations to the north bay mountains, east bay hills and diablo range under that red flag warning until 5:00 p.m. today. looking at relative humidity values down to the single digits and teens as we go through our afternoon and right now relative humidity values down to 11% in napa. 13% in livermore. lookingat 24% in fairfield. the winds will let up as we go through the day. the extremely low relative humidity values. that's request we are still be looking at dangerous fire weather conditions. temperatures with the sun. upper 70's. low 80's inland. in the 70 he around the country and upper 60's

viewers familiar with jess bravin, wall street journal supreme court correspondent, joining us via zoom, on the opening day of the new supreme court. an update on judge amy coney barrett's confirmation, timeline and what impact the president's diagnosis and two members of the senate judiciary committees diagnosis will have on her supreme court nomination. guest: so far, according to the chairman of the judiciary committee, senator lindsey graham, no effect at all. full steam ahead. hearings will begin next week as he has announced. the committee put out a fact howt last night, explaining many hearings they have had so far. some members have participated remotely. the anticipation from republican leadership is to move as quickly as possible to attempt to confirm judge merrick -- judge barrett before the election. we will find out if perhaps something comes up. democrats on the committee have been demanding that the hearings take place in person, they say. they are also saying that it is too dangerous to have but they do not have the votes to enforce that if the republicans stick together. host: you talk about having t

this is the life swearing-in summary going in at the white house, the new supreme court member, amy coney barrett, and let's listen in. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >>> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. >>> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the state. >>> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to this date. >>> that i take this obligation freely. >>> that i take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office of which i'm about to enter. so help me god. >>> thank you all for being here tonight. and thank you, president trump, for selecting me to serve as an associate justice of the united states supreme court. it is a privilege to be asked to serve my country and the sophist and i stand here tonight, truly honored and humbled. thanks also to the senate, forgiving its consent to my appointment. i am grateful for the confidence

down jordan this is our jazeera live from doha also coming up the push to get a new supreme court justice before the election the u.s. senate begins hearings for a macone barret. they are going to mount a cease fire between us and armenia falters russia tries to get them back to talks . raise their voices against government reforms in the handling of the pandemic. the us president donald trump is back out with the crowds trying to fire up a campaign interrupted by his coded 19 infection rallied with supporters in florida taking to the stage without a mask after the white house doctor confirmed he tested negative for the virus but he's been criticized by his democratic rival joe biden for reckless behavior at a galaxy reports now from miami. after a dramatic 2 weeks seen president donald trump contract with 19 into the walter reed medical center and make an apparent speedy recovery he's now back on the camp . payne trail his 1st stop central florida where thousands gathered to welcome him back following the example of the president many in the crowd didn't wear masks and social distancing

and this is our 0 live from doha also coming up the push to get a new supreme court justice before the election and u.s. senate begins hearings for a macone. we are going to mount as a ceasefire between as a by john and armenia falters russia tries to get them back to talks. and a delayed start to school for millions of students in nigeria after their class is put off because of the pandemic. as a parent i'm actually excited at the same time a half mixed feelings. u.s. president donald trump is back out with the crowds trying to fire up a campaign interrupted by his own code 19 infection he's been rallying supporters in florida the 1st of several key states he's visiting this week trump took to the stage without a mask after the white house doctor confirmed he tested negative for the virus but shortly before that the nation's top infectious disease expert said the u.s. could face a whole lot of trouble people didn't avoid mass gatherings or failed to wear masks . if you vote for me prosperity will search normal life that's all we were we wanted normal life will fully resume and the flo

supreme court begins its new term monday, hearing oral arguments via conference call. listen to the oral arguments live or on-demand at she stand.org/supreme -- c-span.org/supreme court. >> boris johnson talked about the government's response to the pandemic following a surge in positive cases and new restrictions across the country. he spoke before members of the house of commons. trust in this house and not treat with the contempt it has shown. >> we come to questions for jacob mccartney. >> the whole house will want to join me in conveying deep sympathies to the friends of sergeant matt rataknow who was killed on friday, the huge debt we owe to those who put their own lives at risk to keep us safe every day. they make a huge difference to the national and cultural life, helping to make britain a better place to be but this is a moment to celebrate their contribution to our country. i have meetings with ministerial colleagues and others later today. >> the events sector, with music events, supported million jobs, devoted to the uk economy. it is devastated by covid-19

and right now when we're in the midst of a debate for a new supreme court justice that may overrule roe v. wade, this is going to become an important issue. it's important for these stories to go told. i know the anguish you go through losing a child. i experienced it with my wife. it's the whole family. it's husbands. it's other loved ones. these are decisions that need to be made by a woman. they are incredibly difficult, hard, hard decisions. they need to be made with the advice of a physician and the medical advice and folks that the woman may want to bring into that decision. but to have it second guessed by a hospital board who is bound by some sort of politics or whatever it may be, you know, as you mentioned, i will never forget that recording. to get that news, that horrible news, on a recording machine and understand that we needed to find someone right away. now, we were fortunate. we knew someone who could get her into -- heidi into the -- actually the department head for obgyn who could look at her and said immediately we have to do this action. this is very, very serious.

we begin with the historic white house event last night to swear in the new supreme court justice, amy coney barrett. a large crowd gathered but this time most people were wearing a mask and were socially distanced. >> it comes as the presidential campaign enters the final stretch. both candidates announcing more trips to swing states. joe biden is defending his smaller events saying he's being responsible in the age of covid. but the trump campaign claims biden could never get the crowds the president gets. >> a record shattering 64 million votes have been cast and melania trump hits the campaign trail today. >> we begin with history at the white house last night. this morning, a political win for president trump one week before the election. judge amy coney barrett will replace ruth bader ginsburg on the supreme court after taking the constitutional oath from justice clarence thomas during a rare evening ceremony at the white house. >> so help me god. [ applause ] >> reporter: with most other people at the event wearing a mask, barrett tried to distance herself from the politics swir

. >>> one step closer to confirming a new supreme court justice.emocrats to delay. >>> covid testing beginning at bay area airports. what you need to know about this program if you want to head to hawaii. doesn't that sound nice right about now. >>> it sounds nice but this does not, a flex alert this afternoon when things really heat up. let's go to mary lee with the dangerous weather conditions. >>> here we go again talking about extreme heat and critical conditions. i am watching gusty offshore winds this morning, peak of the event happening now. here is the red flag warning in effect

supreme court nominee? guest: yes. that would be. in 2019, he is a new judiciary chairman. this is going to be the big time for him. however, it is not going to be his first big moment. fidemented his bona amongst the brett kavanaugh sneered aten he democrats, he said they had tried to destroy justice kavanaugh's life and he hopes they never get power because of what they would do with it. host: let me play feel the comments of lindsey graham. the most recent things we are hearing. on handlinganning the hearings beginning tomorrow. [video clip] askeduary 2019, i was what would you do if there is an opening? wasugust of this year, i asked by nbc if there is an opening on the supreme court, what would you do? we will see what the market bears. i am going to lead the charge to confirm judge amy barrett to the court, and i can tell you this. if chuck schumer and democrats were in charge, they would be doing the same thing. we have had 19 nominations in an election year, 17 of the 19 have been confirmed when the president's of the same party as the senate. when it comes to democ

coming up monday morning, we will preview the new supreme court term and the upcoming confirmation hearings for job -- judge amy coney barrett with supreme court correspondent jeff raven and a discussion about the 20 fit amendment and continuity of government with michigan state university law professor brian called. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. be sure to join the discussion with the phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. watch live coverage of the senate confirmation hearings or starting coney barrett monday, october 12, with opening statements by judiciary committee embers and judge barrett. live coverage on c-span and c-span.org. listen live on the c-span radio app and visit c-span.org to view a playlist of amy coney barrett's political views. >> the competition is on. dos year studentcam competition. middleton high school students, be the start of a natural conversation by making a 5-6 minute documentary exploring the issues you want the president and congress to address in 2021. we bawled with you documentary. show supporting and o

a new supreme court nominee. >> a judge must apply the law as it is written not as she wishes it were>> what it could mean for roe-v-wade. >> we need to block this nomination. >> we are a pro-life generation and we want amy coney barrett nominated to the supreme court. >> "nightline" will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> thanks for joining us, tonight, we are with staunch activists in a political clash away from the campaign trail, the struggle over the future of the supreme court, the passing of ruth bader ginsburg making way for a nominee who some say may reshape weapon's reproductive rights for decades to come. >> hey y'all, the time is 7:50 and we are on our way to our location. we have our cart ready to go. and we are excited. the rain is starting to pour a little bit. that is not going to stop the pro-life generation. >> for melanie, a 20-year-old senior this moment is history in the making. she is joining four other women, the self described scotus squad. . >> we want to motivate and activate the pro-life generation right now to vote pro-life first and be a voice for the pre-born.

. >>> confirming a new supreme court justice. the opening statements expected in just one hour. a big morning. >>> i'm anne makovec. len has the morning off . >> welcome back. it is so good to see you. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of our weather with gianna on this mond happy monday to you. we are still looking at that good quality and that sunshine with temperatures warming up just a bit. we will talk about that big warm-up as we head through the week. also, those offshore winds kicking back and for us. here is a live look as we look north at our

supreme court begins its new term today, hearing oral arguments via conference call. en to the oral arguments live or on-demand at www.c-span.org/supreme court. evening, democratic senator ed markey and u.s. senate republican candidate kevin o'connor participate in a televised debate sponsored by gbh news. watch live at seven eastern on c-span or on www.c-span.org announcer: this morning, "wall street journal"'s jess bravin previews the new supreme court term and confirmation hearings for judge amy coney barrett, and later michigan state university , law professor brian kalt discusses the 25th amendment and continuity of government plans. we also take your calls. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. it is monday, october 5. this is a live shot to walter reed in bethesda, maryland, where president trump is receiving treatment for covid-19. while his medical team indicated he could be released to the white house as early as today, mixed messaging over the weekend from his staff and attending physician,

second day of hearings, but nothing is getting in the way of the republicanh to confirm the new supreme court. amy coney barrett came prepared for confrontation, confident and her record and memory. she spoke without notes, unlike many of the senators grilling her. judge barrett got a softball start, asked to introduce her family. the questions pivod to issue were democrats fear she'd undermined existing rights, such as abortion. >> do you agree with justice scalia's view that roe was wrongly decided? >> i have no agenda to overrule. i have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come. >> it's rather a fundamental point for large numbers of people in this country. >> she sidestepped specific questions on some matters that could come before the court. she said she wld take a conservative approach that not an activist one. >> judges cannot wake up one day and fair have an agenda. and a walk in like a royal clean and impose their wilon the world. you have to wait for cases and controversies. >> democrats pressed her on an ongoing controversy over health care. they a worrie

from the new supreme court nominee to the debate to the rally. >> retracing the president's every moves entirely possible that he got infected over the weekend. >> and the first family's medical treatment straight from dr. oz. >> when you heard

and this is our 0 live from doha also coming up the push to get a new supreme court justice before the election and u.s. senate begins hearings are. going to mount.

and of course, that includes wisconsin now, after that new supreme court ruling. but if for some reason you don't get them in the mail or worried they won't get there in time, what do you do? >> reporter: well, there are options, david. you can take your mail-in or absentee ballot and bring it in yourself, either at a drop box in several states or directly at the county clerk's office. so, the bottom line is, if you want to be absolutely sure that your ballot gets there, you can bring it there yourself. >> and no matter what, we heard from authorities in several states saying just get it done soon. all right, jon. >> reporter: do it now. >> thank you, jon. >>> as you heard jon report there, from latino voters in this country, in several states both campaigns recog neez latinos could make the difference between a trump or biden victory in that state. so, let's bring in cecilia vega with us live tonight. and cecilia, we just heard there in jon's piece, latinos make up the largest racial and ethnic minority voting bloc in this election. more latinos eligible to vote

agree with him and rather see a stimulus to help the economy and their open situation than a new supreme court judge. >> a lot of back and forth. thank you, scott. we will take you back live to take a look at the hearing that is happening right now. we will continue to monitor for major developments. you can watch it for yourself. we are streaming it on our free nbc bay area app where you can get the updates from our social media platforms. >>> turning to decision 2010. thousands of people have voted and mail-in votes are counted in the bay area. we are live in redwood city with sharon. >> reporter: this elections office has been so busy. a steady stream of voters here you see here to cast their ballots. l election officials tell me they are taking many steps to make sure your vote is counted. they showed us new technology and processes the mail-in ballots this election. >> the first pass-through is to count how many ballots we receive today. the second one will take a picture of the actual ballot and the signature on that ballot. that picture is then sent over to our signature verification un

on the phone this morning and wished himself and talked about the speedy confirmation of his new supreme court justice nominee amy coney barrett. so there is -- that is causing a lot of concern the lack of cooperation and communication with the white house. and then on the testing front, shep, there is a lot of concern up here as well. there is still no rapid testing for members of congress or staff like they have at the white house. and there is no widespread mask testing either so it is not like a lawmaker could walk up and not display any systems and get a test just because they want to staff can't do that either so there has been a lot of consternation from rank and file members who are pushing for a long time to get this mask rapid testing system in place. there has been a lot of resistance, not only from the speaker of the house, but also the majority leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. so this is renewing those calls and then we also have the democratic leader chuck schumer. he's calling on a strict and big contact tracing system to -- because there was a lot of white house officials

we are just hours away from amy coney barrett taking her second and final oath as the new supreme court justice. barrett was sworn in tonight after a marathon 30-hour debate on the senate floor. >> reporter: this marks a huge victory for president trump and for republicans. after the vote the white house held an event to honor the newest associate justice on the white house south lawn. hundreds attended. the president called today a momentous day. supreme court justice clarence thomas administered the official constitutional oath to judge amy coney barrett on the south lawn of the white house. >> even though we judges don't face elections, we still work for you. it is your constitution that establishes the rule of law and the judicial independence that is so central to it. >> reporter: the several hundred attendees at monday night's event appear to be socially distanced and wearing masks in sharp contrast to barrett's nomination exactly one month ago which has been called a coronavirus super spreader event. judge barrett is president trump's third justice to the supreme court. her swear