and on his impact across oklahoma city. look, he brought the basketball team, he brought the seattle supersonics to oklahoma, and his restaurants were all over oklahoma city. you know, he really was the guy. i just wonder from your experience as well, what kind of void that leaves? >> he certainly had a vision for oklahoma city. if you were ever on that campus, the initiatives he took to allow oklahoma city to compete with dallas and houston for young talent is very impressive. but on the flip side, it's important to think about what that did to the company's ability to generate strong returns on capital and to achieve the financial metrics that a lot of investors wanted to see, so it was a double-edged sword, in that he benefited the community, but perhaps a leaner organization with electric complexity may have done better for chesapeake investors. >> who fills that void, though, now in the industry? >> clearly his role had changed the last four years especially after he left chesapeake p. >> a lot of large well capitalized

this is according to oklahoma city police.e was driving a chevy tahoe, and the car was exceeding the engulfed inand was flames. alix: and we are getting a statement from chesapeake energy. i reached out to the company to see if they had a statement on this, and they said, we are deeply saddened by the news today, and our thoughts and prayers are with the mcclendon family. of course, their relationship did not and very well, aubrey mcclendon and chesapeake, using it to get some money on a loan, and that was causing some difficulties between him and the company, and he eventually ended up leaving the company and starting another one, but again, they are riding that chesapeake is deeply saddened by the news, and our thoughts and prayers are with the mcclendon family at this time. anchor: it was a really tumultuous time, it it was trading below four dollars, and today it is up 30 percent. this is presumably unrelated in many ways, but the stock is seeing a comeback from the bottom, i guess, in the price of oil. what is happening w

he is one of the owners of the oklahoma city thunder, a centerpiece agenda and oklahoma city.s my own experience, he the most generous person i have ever known. when my wife and i chaired the salvation army, move the fundraising campaign, he gave $5 million to the campaign, business school at oklahoma wesleyan, anybody who needed help, any project needed to be funded, he did. he was a person of interest goodwill, enormous personality. obvously, he was a swashbuckler. he was a giant in the energy business. if there is any connection and thehis death department of justice, i think it would be very tragic. anyey mcclendon is resistant indispensable citizen. there is no point about it. was 56 at his passing. had you spoken with aubrey mcclendon recently? >> i had lunch with him about a week ago. we just talked about this shale revolution. he was very instrumental in making america energy independent. oiled about how the low prices were impacting him, how $30 oil does not help anyone who is out there searching, exploring, and producing, but he was very up read, very happy, always h

his life experience, his experience in places like oklahoma city is more than an exercise. he understands the way life people's lives in a big, complicated democracy and in rapidly changing times, and throughout his jurisprudence runs a common thread, a dedication to protecting the basic rights of every american, a conviction that in a democracy, powerful voices must not be allowed to drown out the voices of everyday americans. to find someone with such a long career of public service marked by complex and sensitive issues. to find someone who just about everyone not only respects, but genuinely likes, that is rare, and it speaks to who merrick garland is not just as a lawyer, but as a man. people respect the way he eats others. his genuine courtesy and respect for his colleagues and those who come before his court. mindedness, mentoring his clerks throughout their careers and urging them to serve their communities. tutoring a young student at a northeast d.c. ementary school each year for the past 18 years. they're moved by his deep devotion to his family. lynn, his wife o

including overseeing every aspect of the federal response to the oklahoma city bombing. in the aftermath of that act of terror, when 168 people, many of them small children, were murdered, merrick had one evening to say goodbye to his own young daughters before he boarded a plane to oklahoma city and he would remain there for weeks. he worked side by side with first responders, rescue workers, local and federal law enforcement. he led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought timothy mcveigh to justice. but perhaps most important is the way he did it. throughout the process, merrick took pains to do everything by the book. when people offered to turn over evidence voluntarily he refused, , taking the harder root of obtaining the proper subpoenas instead because merrick would take no chances that someone who murdered innocent americans might go free on a technicality. merrick also made a concerted effort to reach out to the victims and their families. updating them frequently on the case's progress. everywhere he went he carried with him in his briefca

court of oversaw the oklahoma city bombing in the unabomber cases. and a long-time judge on the federal bench. >> of course, a lot at stake. it's an election year. senate republicans vowed to block any nomination that comes from the president. we're going to talk about the pick with chuck todd in a moment. justice correspondent pete williams. what do we know about him, and what message is the president sending with this pick? >> the message is that he's trying to make it harder for senate republicans to oppose someone who is not only well-liked but has a good reputation in town and a wide breadth of experience. we expect, matt and savannah, to hear from judge garland when the ceremony begins. that's the usual tradition here. the white house is already saying he has more federal judicial experience than any other supreme court nominee in history. >> pete, that brings me to chuck. certainly, the white house is trying to put senate republicans who vowed to not even bring any nominee up for a vote in a tighter spot, in an election non-idealogical judge.

including overseeing every aspect of the federal response to the oklahoma city bombing. in the aftermath of that act of terror, when 168 people, many of them small children, were murdered, merrick had one evening to say good-bye to his own young daughters before he boarded a plane to oklahoma city. and he would remain there for weeks. he worked side by side with first responders, rescue workers, local and federal law enforcement. he led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought timothy mcveigh to justice. but perhaps most important is the way he did it. throughout the process, merrick took pains to do everything by the book. when people offered to turn over evidence voluntarily, he refused. taking the harder route of obtaining the proper subpoenas instead, because merrick would take no chances that someone who murdered innocent americans might go free on a technicality. merrick also made a concerted effort to reach out to the victims and their families. updating them frequently on the case's progress. everywhere he went, he carried with him in his bri

the people of oklahoma city, we did everything to work up to it.rust that justice will be done in courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in large part distinguish hes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution, statutes passed by congress, he or she must put aside personal views or preferences and follow the law, not make it. fidelity to the constitution has been the cornerstone of my professional life. it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me for the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mister president, it is a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i am grateful beyond words. [applause] >> a friendly crowd in the rose garden applauding as president obama nominates merrick garland, chief judge of the dc court of appeals to the us supre

the people of oklahoma city gave us our trust and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice would be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust he or she must be faceful to the constitution and to the statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life and it's the hall mark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me for the position for which i have been nominated today i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i at grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. >> thank you. congratulations. good job. [ applause ] >> that is the president nominating d.c. court of appeals judge

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the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what, in a large part, distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution and to the statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law. not make it. this has been the cornerstone of my professional life. and it's the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. [ applause ] >> merrick garland nominated by the president of the united states to be his supreme court justice speaking

his life experience, his experience in places like oklahoma city forms his view that the law is more than an intellectual exercise. he understands the way law effects the daily reality of people's lives in rapidly changing times. and out there his juris prudence runs a common thread, a dedication to protecting the rights of every american. and make sure powerful voices not be allowed to drown out the voices of every day americans. to find someone with such a long career of public service, marked by complex and sensitive issues, to find someone who just about everyone not only respects, but genuinely likes, that is rare. and speaks to who merrick garland is, not just as a lawyer, but as a man. people respect the way he treats others, his genuine courtesy and respect for his colleagues and those who come before his court. they admire his civic mindedness, urging his clerks to use their legal training to serve their communities, setting his own example by tutoring a young student each year for the past 18 years. they are moved by his deep devotion to his family. lynn, his wife of nearly

including overseeing every aspect of the federal response to the oklahoma city bombing. in the aftermath of that act of terror, when 168 people, many of them small children, were murdered, merrick had one evening to say goodbye to his own young daughters before he boarded a plane to oklahoma city and he would remain there for weeks. he worked side by side with first responders, rescue workers, local and federal law enforcement. he led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought timothy mcveigh to justice. but perhaps most important is the way he did it. throughout the process, merrick took pains to do everything by the book. when people offered to turn over evidence voluntarily, he refused, taking the harder root of obtaining the proper subpoenas instead because merrick would take no chances that someone who murdered innocent americans might go free on a technicality. merrick also made a concerted effort to reach out to the victims and their families. updating them frequently on the case's progress. everywhere he went he carried with him in his briefcas

mcclendon was indicted by the justice department yesterday of basically rigging bids and leases in oklahoma cityhat charge vehemently, saying all he was trying to do is bring jobs to oklahoma and oklahoma city. if he had been convicted of that crime, it was punishable by ten years in prison and would have been the first person, his team says, charged under the sherman act in 110 years. once again, the police department in oklahoma city confirming that the victim was aubrey mcclendon. we're monitoring the news confirm. we'll bring it to you when it does. >> the crash, sue, was when? this morning? >> this morning, and a single-car accident, brian. the video showed a burned-out car under an overpass. there is speculation out there that nbc and cnbc has not confirmed that it was a possible suicide, driving under the influence, something along those lines, but once again, that is simply speculation. we have no confirmation of that. we are waiting to see whether we do get some comment on that from the oklahoma city police department when they begin their news confirms. >>> we talked a lot about him at

oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang with you saturday night primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. >> get you back to your normal partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff tirico saying so long from san here on the home of the nba sherry hughes will let us know when it' new information we've learned about the man arrested at today's donald trump rally in dayton, and plans for tomorrow's west chester stop. and a bizarre snowmobile crash leaves one racing dog dead, a man in police custody, and people asking a lot of questions. a protester, arrested and charged after rushing the stage at today's donald trump event in dayton, ohio.he was just one, among thousands of supporters who crowded the dayton international airport to hear the frontrunner speak. it happened just a day after trump cancelled a chicago rally, due to protest

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oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang with you saturday night primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. >> get you back to your normal partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff van gundy and lisa salters, mike tirico saying so long from san antonio where the spurs win by 8 here on the home of the nba finals abc. domestic violence through membered at a vigil in prince trump swarmed by secret service agents at a rally. the moments leading up to it and what prompted the scare. d.c. republicans had hoped to have a real say in the nomination process. today, they got that chance. the long lines to cast votes. >> now, abc seven news at 11:00 am on your side. hugerly: tonight, a turnout at suit when high school where he community remembered a woman who was murdered come along with her half-sister, in with the police believe was an act o

oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff van gundy and lisa salters, mike tirico saying so long from san antonio where the spurs win by 8 here on the home of the nba two candidates bring their message to cleveland. >> do we love our protesters? get them out. >> donald trump coming off ab moments on the campaign trail. and hillary clinton relying more than ever on ohio voters deals with a protester of her own but keeps on point. >> but the ugly, divisive rhetoric from donald trump, not only wrong but dangerous. >> it has been a wild 24 hours ojts campaign trail. it started last night when hundreds of protesters got into a trump rally in chicago and shut it down. but not without violence inside and outside that event. thrown -- then today in dayton tr

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oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang with you saturday night primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. >> get you back to your normal partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff van gundy and lisa salters, mike tirico saying so long from san antonio where the spurs win by 8 here on the home of the nba . >> good evening and thank you so much for joining us, everyone. >>> tonight the bay area is mourning the loss of a deputy killed in a devastating wrong way crash. >> died overnight the wrong way driver also died. >> more about the deputy who died doing what he loved and the concerns stemming from this tragedy. >> tonight flags are flying half staff in memory of and as those here continue to mourn some of also asking whether enough is being done to prevent wrong way crashes. >> the crews are ripped apart. the deputy behind the whee

led the prosecutions of the oklahoma city bombing and of the uni-bomber.nce that way. those were depth penalties as well. he is a judge's judge. seen among his colleagues as the kind of judge who takes each case as it comes. reads the briefs, checks the law. you can't predict where he's going to come out. in fact, liberals have not been happy with his name surfacing in previous supreme court vacancies. this is a nomination that president obama is saying to the senate here's somebody that we can do business with, take him and see him for what he is, the distinguished moderate judge. however, these are not reasonable times. >> senators led by republican leader mitch mcconnell said us not about the individual, it's about be process. jon karl at the white house. jon, so far no signs that opposition is going to crack? >> no signs at all. we have heard this morning from several republicans or their spokes people on the committee saying not only will there not be a confirmation vote on the president's pick on garland but there won't be a hearing of the committee.

oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang with you saturday night primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. >> get you back to your normal partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff van gundy and lisa salters, mike tirico saying so long from san antonio where the spurs win by 8 here on the home of the nba finals abc. >>> the family of a man shot and killed held a vigil in his memory tonight. >> calm all week, but tracking a chance of wendy hates dirty lawn furniture. that' s why she uses scotts outdoor cleaner plus oxi-clean. it cleans all of wendy' s lawn furniture without damaging any of wendy' s lawn. scotts. it' s good out here. she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indiff

as the oklahoma city case was that oklahoma city case. it's no surprise after oklahoma city he was nominated to what is called the second- highest court in the land: the d.c. circuit court. received overwhelming bipartisan praise from senators and legislators and law enforcement alike. orrin hatch supported the nomination of garland. arlen will be confirmed with bipartisan support when he went to the d.c. circuit. three years ago he was elevated to chief judge of that court. he has had diligence and compassion and unwavering commitment to rule of law. the circuit court is a load of four broad--fair minded judge follows the law. he can show a rare ability to bring of odd couples together. his record on the bench shows is fundamental temperament and all use turn is a respectful hearing. he believes in understanding before disagreeing and then that disagreeing with that disagreeable.--with out disagreeable. he is more than brilliant legal mind and understand the justices more than abstract legal theory. as i experience, his experience in pla

oklahoma city's best players only one of nine from three. as a team oklahoma city only 17 points, shooting six of 18 in the fourth quarter. guys, thanks for letting me hang with you saturday night primetime. >> mark: it's been a pleasure. >> get you back to your normal partner. mike can deal with you the rest of the year on saturday nights. >> jeff: no rush. >> mike: with mark jackson, jeff van gundy and lisa salters, mike tirico saying so long from san antonio where the spurs win by 8 here on the home of the nba finals abc. >>> a police captain from chester is in the hospital tonight following a chase that ended with a violent confrontation with three suspect car thieves. this new video you will only see on "action news" reveals moments just before the suspect as opened fire. the saturday night i'm walter perez. the big story on "action news" is shooting on the streets of chester delaware county. authority have just released the name of the police captain, captain allen davis, and tonight he is in stable condition at the hospital and one of

the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust, and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in large part distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution and to the statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law, not make it. fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. and it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicogoan. [laughter] i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions

this morning, and aubrey mcclendon, the former ceo of chesapeake energy, was identified by the oklahoma city police department as being the victim in this one-car accident that occurred on a country road in hockey hockey city. here is what paco baldarama had to say about the circumstances surrounding the accident.

you are both in oklahoma city? >> yeah, i know, i just heard this news a few minutes ago. look, he was a larger than life character in oklahoma. in good ways and bad ways and he was a colorful and controversial character, but, yes, i met him a couple of times and we had a billboard that he could see outside his office window and kept calling our company, and we ended up doing a horse trade to give him that billboard. but it's a sad day for his family, i'm sure. liz: certainly, dan, thank you for joining us, of canary, saying that the number of bankruptcies this year will be worse than last year. last year we saw 67 bankruptcies. we'll be right back. dow is up to the upside, up 6 points. the microsoft cloud allows us to access information from anywhere. the microsoft cloud allows us to scale up. microsoft cloud changes our world dramatically. it wasn't too long ago it would take two weeks to sequence and analyze a genome. now, we can do a hundred per day. with the microsoft cloud we don't have to build server rooms. we have instant scale. the microsoft cloud is helping us t

the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust and we did everything we could to live up to it.r courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in a large part distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law, and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust he or she must be faithful to the constitution and to the statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law, not make it. fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. and it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it is a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. thank you. >> thank you. congratulations. >> good job. [ applause ] >> and there you have it, the president of the united s

he died this morning in a single car crash in oklahoma city. the only occupant in a sport utility vehicle that slammed into a concrete bridge support. >> he went left of center, traveling at a high rate of speed, and collided into the west embankment wall of the overpass. his vehicle was engulfed if flam he did not survive the accident. >> reporter: mcclendon's death follows an announcementen on tuesday that he had been indicted for allegedly conspireing to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in northwest oklahoma between december of 2007 and march 2012. mcclendon, a key player in the u.s. shale boom, helped to found chesapeake energy in 1989. before stepping down in 2013 after a series of investigations into his business practices. chesapeake filed a lawsuit against him in 2015 accusing him of misappropriating company data. he founded american energy partners after leaving chesapeake where he served as chief executive. the company put out this statement. "aubrey's tremendous leadership, vision, and passion for the energy industry had an

the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in a , large part distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution and , to statutes passed by the congress, he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law. not make it. fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. and is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan, i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. thank you. [applause] congratulations tores. obama you. good job. [applause] on thursday,

the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust, and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in large part distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution and to the statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law, not make it. fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. and it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicogoan. [laughter] i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. [applause] we will start with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. lea

n-k-u's president tells us what it was like to work with him on the oklahoma city bombing case. 3 march madness kicking into high gear. we preview tonight's u-k game in des moine. 3 and an all-day celebration in the tri-state. many irish pubs will open early for saint patrick's day. 3 good morning 3 cincinnati.thanks for joining us on this *******i'm john lomax.and i'm sheila gray.the stories of the day are coming up. first a check of the weather. here's meterologist john gumm. 3 we begin this morning warren county. a woman is in jail, suspected in the death of her stepson police say she used a cruel punishment at a home on boulder drive in franklin. anna ritch is accused of putting the four-year old victim's legs in scalding hot water. austin derrick cooper was reportedly not breathing yesterday morning and died at the hospital. right now, ritch is only charged with child endangering. investigators are still trying to determine how austin died and if the charges should be upgraded. 3 loved ones of a girl who police say died at the hands of her boyfriend are speaking out. hailey hall wa

a judge who took on timothy mcveigh after oklahoma city. who took on the unibomber. but now he faces republican leaders who have intention of taking any action. tonight, the phone call the republican leader who called the judge. >>> the race for the white house. fresh off major victories for donald trump, tonight, trump's new warning. could there be riots if republicans try to block him at a contested convention? >>> new details emerging tonight. the young, undercover detective shot and killed by a fellow officer.

including overseeing every aspect of the federal response to the oklahoma city bombing. in the aftermath of that act of terror, when 168 people, many of them small children, were murdered, merrick had one evening to say goodbye to his own young daughters before he boarded a plane to oklahoma city and he would remain there for weeks. he worked side by side with first responders, rescue workers, local and federal law enforcement. he led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought timothy mcveigh to justice. but perhaps most important is the way he did it. throughout the process, merrick took pains to do everything by the book. when people offered to turn over evidence voluntarily, he refused, taking the harder root of obtaining the proper subpoenas instead because merrick would take no chances that someone who murdered innocent americans might go free on a technicality. merrick also made a concerted effort to reach out to the victims and their families. updating them frequently on the case's progress. everywhere he went he carried with him in his briefcas

the people of oklahoma city gave us their trust and we did everything we could to live up to it. trust that justice will be done in our courts without prejudice or partisanship is what in a large part distinguishes this country from others. people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust he or she must be faithful to the constitution and to statutes passed by the congress. he or she must put aside his personal views or preferences and follow the law. not make it. fidelity to the constitution and the law has been the cornerstone of my professional life. it is the hallmark of the kind of judge i have tried to be for the past 18 years. if the senate sees fit to confirm me to the position for which i have been nominated today, i promise to continue on that course. mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. congratulations. ood job. >> joining us now to discuss the

merrick garland is an accomplished judge who oversaw the prosecution of oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. president obama said of his pick, quote, he is the right man for the job. he deserves to be confirmed. >> bob redell joins us with more on who that federal judge is and why the republicans may not be willing to give him the nod. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, kris and sam. the republican senate majority leader just reiterated that it's a no-go for president obama's supreme court nominee, even though federal judge merrick garland is a nominee republicans have voted for before. senator mitch mcconnell is holding his stance it should be up to the next president to fill the vacancy left by justice antonin skacalia. president obama reiterated the senate just give him a fair hearing and up or down vote. garland is 63 years old and like the president from chicago. he is currently the chief judge for the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. the senate confirmed him to that circuit back in 1997 with a vote of 76-23 with 30 republican senato

oklahoma city police say the 56-year-old drove his suv straight into a wall yesterday. the former ceo of chesapeake energy was a pioneer in natural gas boom and part owner of the oklahoma city thunder. >>> deadspin reports that the erin andrews people video was rep for the hotel she is suing. the executive says a friend showed it while they were dining at a restaurant. andrews says she was traumatizedent viral. a psychologist testified that andrews had a mild case of ptsd. >> she is a resilient, stable ions fairly well psychologically, despite the horrible experiences she has been through. >> andrews 75 million dollar suithville hotel helped the stalker who shot the video. >>> the palm beach post reports on an upcoming mental exam for a a doctor.ed the test after malachi love-robinson was rearrested on new charges tuesday. he is suspected of stealing more than $34,000 from an elderly >>> in touch weekly reports that jared fogle has gained 30 pounds just three months into his 16-year prison term. the former subway spokesman claimed hes eating the chain's sandwiches. he w

he was killed in a single car crash in oklahoma city. police say the 56 was the only person in the s.u.v. when it slammed into a concrete bridge pillar. his death comes after he was indicted for allegedly conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in oklahoma. it is too early to tell if it was expense intentional. barbara: malichi love robinson is facing charges for a third time after making a house call he sold her phony vitamins and stole her checkbook swiping $30,000 so he could pay bills. in court yesterday a judge ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation. john: final ruling when it comes to smoking e-cigarettes on commercial flights. the transportation department says not allowed. the secretary said the rule will protect passengers from exposure to unwanted fumes. cigarettes and other tobacco products have been banned on planes for years. barbara: he chases birds and animals off runways for a living at michigan airport. piper a border collie is an internet superstar. nearly four million can clicked on it. he is calle

again, that's scott cohn, who's live in oklahoma city for us. reaction coming in from people both inside and outside the oil industry. in a statement, boone pickens says, i've known aubrey mcclendon for nearly 25 years. he was a major player in leading the stunning energy renaissance in america. he was charismatic and a true american entrepreneur. no individual is without flaws, but his impact on american energy will be long lasting. and carl icahn tweeting, aubrey mcclendon was one of the brightest men i've ever dealt with. i've always personally found him to be a gentleman in our interactions. andrew? >> for more, let's bring in a reporter with "the wall street journal." put his career in perspective, then i want to talk about the implications of all this going forward. >> so aubrey mcclendon was an empire builder in shale, in oklahoma city, in basically everything he did. i think we talked to a lot of people yesterday who said he's pretty much one of the most important, if not the most important figures in the shale boom. he basically set the

oklahoma city, i don't know how many people have been there but it's a really fascinating interesting city in large part because of chesapeake and the vision of aubrey mcclendon, the industry has been improved by him. young people are moving out of little towns in pennsylvania and other places that have no future and then found lots of natural gas and oil and kept moving back but there's a lot that we can thank him for. >> i appreciate your thoughts today. >> sure. >> thanks for coming on. >> coming up, new developments in the ackman versus herbalife story. why the stock is down nearly 8% today and what is next on the on going saga. plus clean up in aisle two. has the kroger trade reached it's expiration date? we'll debate that and take a look at the s&p sector heat map. there you go lead by telecom and industrials today. s&p is a slight loser by 6 points. halftime back after this. at ally bank, no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like grandkids equals free tech support. oh, look at you, so great to see you! none of this works. come on in. we believe in the power of a

a constant searing reminder of why he had to succeed. >> he's kaurld his work on the oklahoma city case most important thing he's ever done. laura sanchez has a look back. >> reporter: with debris still smoldering in the streets and bodies still buried in the rubble of the alfred p. murrah federal building in oklahoma city, colleagues say federal prosecutor merrick garland saw an opportunity to serve. >> i was given one evening to pack and say good-bye to my 3-year-old and 5-year-old daughters and my wife and we began from there trying to find out who had blown up the building and where the ryder truck was from. >> reporter: as the name timothy mcveigh made national headlines in april 1995, garland was getting an up close look at the destruction. among rescue workers digging a massive crime scene for signs of life. the harvard graduate took command of an enormous investigation. >> witnesses that can tie him to the mercury and the ryder truck. >> reporter: piecing together evidence to try and bring justice for the 168 victims, including 19 children and their families. >> merrick was on t

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let's listen to the chief of the oklahoma city police.d atained that approximately 88, about 180 nine feet across the centerline to the point of impact. it also shows he tapped his brakes, touched his brakes several times at some point between that 189 feet and point of impact. when i say that and you look at the diagram, it shows track marks on your diagram. those track marks are not skidmarks. investigator, don't .et confused on your diagram basically it is just wheel marks. sometimes 189 feet across the centerline and actually hitting the wall, he did tapped his brakes several times. it is not enough to really consider breakage. downd not slow the vehicle . the vehicle maintained about 88 miles an hour, even when he was touching his brakes. left theels eventually roadway and went left before hitting impact. completely let off the break 31 feet prior to impacting the wall. this bead and showed he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. it shows the speed at five seconds out to the point of impact where it estimates 78 miles an hour and shows he wa

. >>> police in oklahoma city say it is too early to tell in the death of a gas industry heavyweight was intentional. aubrey mcclendon was killed in a fiery crash. his suv slammed into a concrete bridge embankment. he was not wearing a seat belt. his death followed his indictment for allegedly conspiring to rig bids for oil and natural gas leases. mcclendon denied any wrongdoing. >>> debris that washed up in mozambique has been tentatively linked to malaysia flight 370. we've learned that an american seattle resident blaine gibson says he chartered a boat to search a remote sand bar for debris and made similar searches in other parts of the world. it disappeared two years ago with 239 people on board. >>> now to the latest twist in the legal battle of "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews. andrews has filed a $75 million lawsuit against a nashville, tennessee, marriott and the man who secretly recorded her nude in her hotel room. well, now a woman has tweeted that she saw a representative for that hotel watching the video on tuesday at a restaurant with friends. she says the gro

the oklahoma city thunder. energy leases in oklahoma. on wednesday morning at 9:00 o'clock, he was driving an suv into crashed himself straight into a bridge. he was expected to turn himself in. a story with a lot of? 's. his background is a little tricky. they're looking into potential suicide. >> it looks like he had many chances to turn away. he could have correct it himself. >> all right. the department of transportation. juliet: the sets are saying that they took action to illuminate any confusion. nobody smoking on any flights. protecting passengers and crews. also applies to all carriers. ben: thank you. our temperatures will be climbing as we have do the next seven days. 36 degrees only. tomorrow also some snow in the mix. forty-five-46. all right. let's bring in ines and see what is going on. ines rosales. she has the details. jackknifed tractor-trailer. we have a shot of the new jersey turnpike. this is a shot of that. doctor arthur trailer jackknifed. let's talk about the hudson river crossings. taking that to grand central, n