for me, roe v. wade hits close to home because i come from the state for the lead plaintiff is n living at the time of this now famous lawsuit. when you hear about jane and roe v. wade, she never actually went forward with an abortion. she gave birth instead and her child was adopted and she later became an influential pro-life advocate. her story should give us cause for hope that change is possible, change of the human heart the change in the direction of the country when it comes to unborn children. associate events like the march for life that happened in washington where more than 100,000 pro-life men and women, young00 and old descended on the nation's capital. i want to applaud th the presidt trump for becoming the nation's first sitting executive to address the march. hope is increasingly being provided by advances in science which have dispelled some of the mythology associated with abortion. technology is making it easier for me to see the humanity of a growing child and revise it does have mor

for me, roe v. wade hits close to home because i come from a state where lead plaintiff was living at the time of that now famous lawsuit. her name was norma mccorby or jane roe in the case. she was from dallas, texas. what is unknown but interesting is that what is left out of the story when you hear about jane roe in roe v. wade. mrs. mccorby never went forward with the abortion and she later became an influential pro-life advocate. her story should give us cause for hope that change is possible, change of the human heart, change in the direction of the country when it comes to unborn children. so should events like the march for life that happened earlier this month here in washington where more than 100,000 pro-life men and women, young and old, descended on our nation's capital. i want to applaud president trump for becoming the first sitting executive for dreation the march. hope advances by science has dissupposed -- dispelled some myths. it shows the humanity of a growing child and realize it has

debating on legislation that would drive us back to pre-roe v wade. i remember those days. i know what it was like. we knew that and we know today that banning abortions just means women undergo unsafe procedures and lives are lost. it is 2018. women are more than half the population of this country. we run fortune 500 companies, we are leaders in our government, we are the heads of households. the constitution of the united states guarantees our right to privacy and our right to access reproductive health care. i for one will not see these rights stripped away. thank you very much, mister president. i yield the floor. >> senator from south carolina. >> i ask unanimous consent for remarks. >> on this side of the aisle, joining this debate and having voices heard. on the right side of history, america will be just a matter of time until we get there. my colleagues on the other side i appreciate your passion but i you are on the wrong side of history. will be are trying to do here today is proceed to a bill called motion to proceed. what i we are trying to do is proceed to a

in 1973 the supreme court stepped up. 45 years after roe v. wade, abortions are safer than getting your tonsils out. a lot of women are had a live today -- a lot of women are alive today because of roe. nearly 70% of americans agree, roe v. wade is worth support something. and i wish i were here today to acknowledge the impact of roe. instead, i'm here to defend it from attack. last week president trump marked the anniversary of roe v. wade by calling for a ban on a rare category of abortions, ones that take place after 20 weeks of pregnancy. so today the senate is voting on a bill to do exactly that. now, let's be honest about why this vote is happening now. today's vote is happening because politicians who have never been pregnant, who have never had an abortion, who have never had to make a wrenching decision after learning that the child they're carrying won't survive childbirth, those politicians want to score political points at the expense of women and their families. we are having this vote today because president trump asked for it. if it

in 1973 the supreme court stepped up. 45 years after roe v. wade, abortions are safer than getting your tonsils out. a lot of women are had a live today -- a lot of women are alive today because of roe. nearly 70% of americans agree, roe v. wade is worth support something. and i wish i were here today to acknowledge the impact of roe. instead, i'm here to defend it from attack. last week president trump marked the anniversary of roe v. wade by calling for a ban on a rare category of abortions, ones that take place after 20 weeks of pregnancy. so today the senate is voting on a bill to do exactly that. now, let's be honest about why this vote is happening now. today's vote is happening because politicians who have never been pregnant, who have never had an abortion, who have never had to make a wrenching decision after learning that the child they're carrying won't survive childbirth, those politicians want to score political points at the expense of women and their families. we are having this vote today because president trump asked for it. if it

roe v wade says there is a lot to protectff the unborn with viability 1973 and 2018 we are providing a new theory. can the legislative body prohibit the abortion on demand when a baby feels excruciating pain? or that parents should sing to their child that this baby has well-connected tissue and can feel pain on occasion can survive. my answer is yes they can pass a law to disallow abortion on demand there is exceptions but it will be fair so what are we trying to do? to proceed forward and get out of a club with only six other members. and to reconcile the law with other side listen to scientist with climate change. climate changes real. it listen to what medical science is able to do and to make it. that the unborn child in the fifth month. and america does not want to be in the club or where the vote would turn out. but for those who believe in the issue and better place that the law would be there for the child. and to reconcile the laws to science. o so the losses they can be aborted on demand. for what is right. i don't -- this makes us a better nation to allow this process to

and so i think that the reasoning of roe v. wadeeven though it has been criticized remains very, very important. and despite medical advances which has created issues also. >> guest: sure. i recognize that, that you talk about viability, medical science is going to and the point of viability is going to come closer to conception. i said that any opinion, no question that would happen. >> host: that opinion was privacy. >> guest: yes. >> host: it was the underpinning. i think that's really important point. >> guest: right. >> host: so let me ask you about the court of appeals in terms of your contributions there. what do you think have been the highlights in terms of specific cases that have come before you? >> guest: well, unfair question. i mostly because when you write, i think i've written 1300 opinions, it's a little hard to keep the whole body in front of you. some are more important than others. we had a couple cases the last three years about the drone strikes, not so much the legality of a drone strikes the weather the depar

it's been 45 years since roe v. wade, 45 years since women gained the constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. 45 years since the days of illegal abortions. i've lived in that america. i've lived in the world of back alley butchers and wrecked lives, and we are not going back, not now, not ever. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. ms. hirono: madam president, i would like to thank my friend, senator murray, for organizing this block of time for us. you just heard from senator warren and for all the work senator murray has done to fight for women all across the country. today's debate is the latest battle in the continuing assault on a woman's constitutionally protected right to an abortion. as decided by the supreme court in roe and reaffirmed in casey, the right to an abortion is rooted fundamentally in a woman's right to privacy. but the supreme court's recognition of this constitutionally protected right has not prevented continuous efforts to limit tha

and that was before roe v wade because that is why it was interesting.i thought they were protecting marital privacy i thought that meant in the early stages of pregnancy protect of the right of a woman to make her own decision but also the state interest to regulate the situation would change after it became viable because they can't survive outside the womb and i suggested the viability might be the line that separate from permissible state regulation. and he reported my opinion and recommended it to harry blackmun who wrote the opinion and said in urging viability is a very strong argument finding its way into the opinion. and to have an effect on the outcome so they at least knew about that opinion. >> in the powell letter david who has written the greatest book on this route a fabulous book about it he prints the letter and i do the excerpt. that is where it comes to life. >> as a historical footnote to the author of roe v wade in here before i became a law clerk mentioning your opinions and thought it was instrumental to not determine the outcomes

day marks roe v. wade's 45th anniversary. since that decision, over 60 million precious, innocent, unborn babies have been intentionally killed by abortions in the united states. in light of the anniversary and the march for life event, i would like to share the words of the late mother teresa. i quote, i feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion. because it is a war against the child. a direct killing of the innocent child. murder by the mother herself. and if we accept that a mother can killeen her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? how do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? as always, we must persuade her with love. we must remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. jesus gave even his life to love us. , so the mother who is think -- so, the mother who is thinking of abortion should be helpful to love. that is, to give until it hurts. her plans or her free time. to respect the life of her child. the father of that child, whoever he is, mus

i would add is a historical footnote as the author of roe v. wadein the year before i became a law clerk that he mentioned the opinion and the first as well and he thought it had been instrumental in the courts briefing as may be using up determining the outcome. he was admiring of the reasons. it must'v must have had some efn establishing that rationale that enabled the court to find grounds tthegrounds to reach ths they wanted and had to be intellectually sort of honest and i wonder given the years that have passed since then is the rationale and reasoning still -- >> guest: i thought the time it was a very close decision if i had to make it again and be still a close decision. i wrote what i thought was a fair reading of the liberty clause particularly in light of what the supreme court itself had said. if they never decided griswold whether it would have come out of the same way, i don't know that i was then on the district court doing my best to follow what i thought was the supreme court's decision and information for the future. so after thin

snuffed out by short-sightedness because of the permissability of the supreme court decision in 1973, roe v. wade and doe v. bolten. and we're here in this town today marching. marching from the mall to the supreme court building, for the -- i guess it would be technically the 44th time. and what did we accomplish? some things. we supported henry hyde. the hyde amendment, mexico city policy has saved about two million lives. we banned partial birth abortion. we've passed a bill off the house of representatives that bans abortion after 20 weeks. when we believed that they are -- and they are pain-capable of suffering that grueling pain of an abortion. we've done. that but we sit here with the heart beat bill -- we've done that. but we sit here with the heart beat bill. it is the strongest, best supported pro-life bill at this stage of it that is before the united states house of representatives ever. even pain-capable came into the announcement that there would be a floor vote on it with about 151 or 153 signatures on it. the heart beat bill that requires the abortionist to check for a beating hea

as you all know, roe v. wade has resulted in some of the most permissive abortion laws anywhere in the world. it isample, in the u.s. one of only seven countries to allow a collective late term abortions along with china, north korea, and others. right now, and a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's month. the ninth it is wrong, it has to change. americans are more and more pro-life. you see that all the time. in fact, only 12% of americans support abortion on demand at any time. under my administration, we will always defend the very first right in the declaration of independence. that is the right to life. tomorrow will mark exactly one year since i took the oath of office. i will say that our country is doing really well. our economy is perhaps the best it has ever been. you look at the job numbers. you look at the companies pouring back into our country. you look at the stock market at an all-time high. unemployment at a 17 year low. unemployment for african-american wor

the annual walk for life comes just days after the 45th anniversary of the supreme court case roe v. wade. >> reporter: a week after the women's march san francisco's civic plaza filled with new demonstrators. the pro life rally walk for life has organizers saying they're not anti-women but use the event to connect people with services and reach out to women hurt by abortion. >> i'm a woman. and i truly believe that it's a baby. i truly believe that it has rights that it needs to be protected and i don't understand how it can be that if the mother wants the child, it's a baby. and if the mother doesn't want the child it's a bunch of cells that can be killed. >> saturday's rally comes after the 45th anniversary of the supreme court case roe v. wade. president trump became the first sitting president to acknowledge the march for life. he said ending abortion will be one of his priorities while in office. >> i think a lot of pro life people are happy with president trump. he has acted pro life. he's done a lot of great things to cut funding for americans paying for abortions. overseas he nam

the cornerstone of that crumbling edifice is roe v. wade the 1973 supreme court case that invented a right to abortion in the constitution. and in so doing, stripped the unborn of their right to life. the principal effect of roe v. wade on our culture has been to cheapen the value of humanity itself. roe has insinuated into the law a poisonous notion, a notion that some human beings may be treated as things, as objects to be discarded when they're inconvenient. we've seen this before in human history. but an unintended effect of roe has been to kick start a movement that has lasted four and a half decades. roe did not resolve the abortion debate, although it tried to. rather it intensified that very debate. the nation's conscience was not deadened by roe's euphemisms and evasions. rather it was brought to life like a fire bell in the night, roe awakened a generation of americans to the injustice of abortion. countless thousands of them are marching in washington, d.c. and salt lake city and in cities all across the country today. but the in

president, last week marked the 45th anniversary of roe v. wade, but many of us were not

forty-five years since rv weighed on -- roe v wade. giving the constitutional right for an abortion i lived in that america and i lived in the world of the back alley butchers and we are not going back. not now, not ever. >> i yield the floor in the senator from hawaii. >> i would like to thank my friend senator murray for organizing this and for all the work senator murray has doney' so today is a latest battle with the continuing assault on a woman's constitutionally protected right for an abortion. d as provided by the supreme court the right to an abortion fundamentally is a woman's right but that recognition of the constitutionally protected right with those efforts to limit that right i asked my republican colleagues who are on a mission they would like to choose what is more private than her own body but to literally own her body? what could be more private they have that? that is what is at stake as we debate the bill before us today. the first day in the country to legalize abortion and continues to be at the forefront of prot

in 1973 roe v. wade passed through the supreme court in their decision, in a split decision there this week, in 1973. we still have this dialogue. there's still an ongoing argument about looking into the womb. we know a lot more now about science now than they knew in 1973. we know a lot more about the development of a child now than what they knew in 1973. and we're still having this ongoing debate that i think is a righteous debate, quite frankly. i think it's entirely appropriate for us to be able to talk about these kind of difficult issues and to try to find some resolution. the american people have these dialogues. we should have them here and to be able to bring the debate to the forefront. this is not about people that we hate, and it's always interesting to be able to get the dialogue and push back from people saying you just hate people because of whatever true. it actually that we love children. that'slly the issue. there is a vulnerable child in the middle of this conversation. sometimes they

they are not resizing roe v. wade. is an action that demoralizes other students for no reason whatsoever. i think that is an easy case for some kind of punishment. if i am right about that, that is hate speech regulation. i echo eric. what value are these racist slurs adding to the vibrancy of the institution? very little. you can protect speech as speech generally, but it's not an enriching exchange on campus. second, it raises another report in point. we caricature as hate coming from the fringe right or the fringe left. but this fraternity illustrates that it also arises from spaces and gradients along the political spectrum that are not on the fringe right and the fringe left. i wonder what kind of role these fringe actors on both sides of the extreme are actually activating fraternities, other organizations on campus to partake in racist activity or spew these racial slurs on campus. it might have some sort of process where they are inspiring or endangering some organizations on campus, especially in a place like

in the mall from washington to hear the march for life marking anniversary of the supreme court roe v wade decision. >> my name is genie man secini. i am honored to be the president of the march

organizers say they are hopeful roe v wade is overturned. the group of pro choice demonstrators were on hand as well. >> we are very pleased with the justices and the laws and what he is trying to do in the pro-life movement. we're sitting back hopeful, crossing our finger praying for him. >> we think people come out to the streets to raise voices is going to help push back their offensive and we can defend our right to abortion and access to health care. >> the walk for life comes days after the 45th anniversary of roe versus wade, the supreme court decision legalizing abortion. >>> we're getting our first look at what president trump will focus on in his state of the union address on tuesday. the president has the challenge of speaking to a country divided in a preview one senior administration official said the theme of the address is building a safe, strong and proud america. and the president will aim for a tone of unity and optimism. he wants to include jobs, the economy tack cuts and immigration reform. >> it gives him a chance to mak

. >> this would be a first since roe v wade on these demonstrations, rallies, what everyone call thisyou'll be the first time a sitting u.s. president has addressed them in this manner. that's coming up, more after this. >> going to the white house right now what the vice president preparing to introduce the president of the united states who will talk to those gathering outside the supreme court. it's just a few blocks away from where they are. right to life looking at the 45h anniversary of roe v wade and telling those pro-lifers i hear you, i sympathize with you, i support you. >> love save lives. no as you march for life, your compassion, your persistence, your activism and your prayers are saving lives. this pro-life generation should never doubt, we are with you. this president stands with you. and he who said before i formed you in the women i knew you is with you as well. i believe with all my heart, with your continued dedication and compassion, with pro-life majorities in congress, with president donald trump in this white house, and with god's help, we will restore the sanc

>> reporter: the event came days after the 45th anniversary of the supreme court's decision on roe v. wade that legalized abortion. many keeping an eye on the ballot. >> obviously i would like to have it banned all together. >> it's none of their business. >> reporter: molly hafer joined counterdemonstrators. is. >> we have the right to have abortion, to have birth control, that is our right and they can't take it away because their senator said so. >> reporter: some said the me too movement and women's march have been an awakening. at one point both sides were on market street separated by police as they passed. >> we think people coming out to the streets to raise their voices is going to help push back their offenses and we can defend our right to abortion and access to health care. >> reporter: those with the walk for life say it's hard to know how many people came out today but their estimates were at least earlier that it could be upwards of 50,000 people. reporting live from san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, christie. >>> we have breaking news out of sa

. >>> opposing groups gathered at the state capitol marking the roe v. wade. anti abortion activists also gathered at the capitol saying they are protecting the of life. >>> decrease of bridge patrol teams that looks for people trying to jump. the number of interventions went up. the bridge team helping 245 people. still plans to install a net to prevent suicide. it is supposed to be finished by 2021. >>> a street artist put u u u fake sign on the freeway. >> reporter: within an icon like this, you would think l.a. would know something about signs. this traffic sign went months before anyone realized it was bogus. then it hit him. i realized there wasn't any sign. i am a sign guy. i can do this. >> reporter: so he made his own sign and installed it and it sat there for nine months. >> saw how motorists kept missing the turn. >> i had my 15 minutes of fame. >> reporter: the sign lasted eight years. in the 15 years since the fake sign went up, the city of glendale commissioned an artist to install this zen like signs. >> you can make the world a better place. >>

. >>> opposing groups gathered at the state capitol marking the roe v. wade. anti abortion activists also gathered at the capitol saying they are protecting the sanctity of life. >>> decrease of bridge patrol teams that looks for trying to jump. the number of interventions went up. the bridge team helping 245 people. still plans to install a net to prevent suicide. it is supposed to be finished by 2021. >>> a street artist put up a fake sign on the freeway. >> reporter: within an icon like this, you would think l.a. would know something about signs. this traffic sign went months before anyone realized it was bogus. then it hit him. i realized there wasn't any sign. i am a sign guy. i can do this. >> reporter: so he made his own sign and installed it and it sat there for nine months. >> saw how motorists kept missing the turn. >> i had my 15 minutes of fame. >> reporter: the sign lasted eight years. in the 15 years since the fake sign went up, the city of glendale commissioned an artist to install this zen like signs. >> you can make the world a better place. >

(grant) it's been 45 years since roe v. wade.ow -- days after women's marches across the country -- supporters voice their support for a slew of issues affecting females in 2018..(vicki) our capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz was at that rally today. he joins us live from the state capitol. kody? (kody) good evening vicki and grant... not just roe v wade case but a number of topics talked about at today's rally ...sexual assault awareness... ...abortion rights... ...and health care to name a few. the theme of the rally -- can you hear us? well -- being at the footsteps of the state capitol -- some state lawmakers took the time to come out and answer that question.. "we hear you (cheers). more than 100 people came out to rally today... ...with signs in tow to show support for planned parenthood, women's health and the time's up movement. sexual assault and sexual harrassment problems have come to the forefront of national headlines in recent months. california -- no different - - with sexual assault scandals like harvey weinst

organizers say they )re hopeful roe v. wade can be overturned under his watch.choice demonstrators were on hand as well... demonstrators were there as well. >> we certainly have -- very pleased with the justices and laws and what he's trying to do in the pro life movement. we're sitting back, hopeful, crossing our fingers, praying for him. >> we think that people coming out to the streets to raise their voices is going to help push back their offenses and we can defend our right to abortion and access to healthcare. >> the walk for life comes just 45th anniversary of rowe versus wade, that of wh course, is the supreme court ih decision thatis legalized abortion. >>> we are now getting our firsr look at what president trump will focusth on in his state of the unionn address on tuesday. the president has the challenge of speaking to a country is: divided. in a a preview one senior administration official says the theme of the address is building a safe,im strong andism. proud america. president trump will aim for a u tone ofde, tax cu unity and opt. key points inc

by illegal, unsafe abortions which cause iny of us to be mutilated and like i'll must died when roe v. wade was not yet the law and abortions were illegal. resist. insist. persist. elect. we demand the right to have contraceptives when men are getting viagra. resist. insist. persist. elect. of sexualthe end harassment and all violence against women and girls most of resist. persist. insist. elect. we demand the enforcement of child support laws so mothers can support their children and not be forced onto welfare and lives of poverty. resist. insist. persist. elect. of pregnancy end discrimination in the workplace. resist. insist. persist. a liked. and we demand the passage of "rights amendment that inequality of rights shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on the counts of sex. resist. persist. elect. and don't forget, insist. let me tell you, utah, we have 36 states who have ratified the equal rights amendment, most recently, nevada, and now it is time for utah. resist. insist. persist. elect. and give a hearing to the yard a in --era in utah. yes, let's hear

(vicki) it's been 45 years since roe v. wade... supporters of the landmark supreme court case rallied at the state capitol to make their voices heard. the theme of the rally was "can you hear us?" and some state lawmakers took the time to come out and answer that question.. <"we hear you (cheers).> (vicki) more than 100 people came out to rally today...with signs in tow to show support for planned parenthood, women's health and the time's up movement. last week -- assembly members introduced a bill to combat workplace harrassment. we'll continue to follow that bill.. (grant) a formal funeral tomorrow -- with full military honors -- will be held in colma ...for 22 year old private first class james leonard junior of san francisco his remains were returned to the bay area just this weekend. private leonard was killed in 1950.. the korean war ... but was only positively identified this summer. for decades.. keeping these memories alive was the mission of what's known as "gold star families." but as our washington reporter brie jackson

overturning roe v wade. 40 million lives extinguished before having a chance to have their own say. that's what they're here for. about the supreme court and abortion. and they simply have made a deal with the person that they believe will be true to their deal. by the way they have every reason to believe he will be true to the deal because they got gorsuch. by the way, to be clear, you know, i am explaining the circumstances. why i'm not a member of the evangelical religious right -- i'm explaining that part of the republican and conservative coalition. >> it's deeper than abortion it's not just like that donald trump is the world's worst messenger for pro-life politics no matter what he says. it exposes the fact that the and must is about culture war. it's not christian values. family values. imagine for a second if president obama had impeccable record in office when it comes to character and personal scandals imagine anything like that you can't imagine because it's not on the men u. >> i can imagine with bill clinton. that was a terrible choice. >> it would have been an obsess

embarrassed therefore if catholics were other come forward to thank me for my position concerning roe v. wade i must tell them that i deserved no thing but that position is not a virtuous affirmation o viy religious belief or policy choice simply the product of the analysis of constitutional text and tradition and that of legal analysts produced the opposite conclusion i would have had to come out the other way regardless of the views concerning abortion. my religious faith can give me a personal view on the right or the wrong of abortion but it cannot make a text say yes where is in fact says no were we permit when it's said that we forbid. if my position were a reflection of the beliefs and policy preferences then i would say it not only permits the banning of abortion that requires it. imagine if the judges derived dd results which were implausible from the provision of the constitution says no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of the law intact however the constitution doesn't ban abortion any more than it confers the right and no amount of religiou

fact that increasingly, these abduction narratives focus on reproductive experimentation after the roe v. wade decision in the '70s, and especially in line with the culture wars over abortion in the '80s. >> do you think there's a separation between people who look into this as a conspiracy or an interest versus like the issue of how it relates to religion and the fact that is almost has like a basis in science and like study -- like extraterrestrials are here to study us. they're not here to, like, i don't know, like save us or like take us back to their planet or something like that, but they're here to like, in this case, like study reproductive, like, systems of humans or, like, take over your brain or something like that. is that kind of like the opposite -- like, to me it seems like kind of the opposite side of religion, because like -- >> okay. >> people who look at this kind of can say that there's a basis of scientific evidence or scientific -- maybe not evidence but theories behind it. >> that there is a rational motive behind why. >> instead of just like an angel flying through the

cuomo: i propose the legislative contraceptive care act, and finally pass roe v. wade. [applause] i propose the legislature pass a government-wide, independent and anonymous whistleblower process , so victims are free to communicate complaints without fear of retaliation. [applause] and i propose that we really seize the opportunity. that new york enact a strict new uniform code of sexual harassment policy, binding on all state employees in all branches and all authorities and agencies, and on local governments. and set a new national standard of respect for women, and we set the bar high. let new york stand and say we are not the state of denial. we acknowledge the long-standing bias and abuse against women, and new york says it stops now. we will set the standard for other governments and industries to follow, and that is the new york way. [applause] gov. cuomo: the truth is, racism and discrimination still exist. , i sued the kuud klux klan for televised racist assaults. men with hoods spewing venom. today it is more insidious. discrimination is marbleized throughout

in the mall from washington to hear the march for life marking anniversary of the supreme court roe v wade decision. >> my name is genie man secini. i am honored to be the president of the march for life. you're an easy crowd. on behalf of the board and the whole march for life team i would like to welcome you to the 45th annual march for life. [ cheers and applause ] you are part of the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world. we will begin just as we should. i will welcome to the stage to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. he is from the knights of columbus of catholic university of america. >>> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. now i'm absolutely delighted to introduce you to mckenna donahue, a ninth grade student who travelled from buzzards bay, massachusetts. she going to lead us in the national anthem. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the

he looks forward to the end of roe v. wade, the ash heap of history. so, what are we going to do? we are going to elect a u.s. senate that will never again vote to confirm an antiabortion radical to the supreme court. we are going to vote for jacky rosen and we are going to work for her and make phone calls and write her checks. we are going to go there and knock on doors for her. and we are going to vote for christian cinema from arizona. we are going to flip the senate. [applause] we must work for those running for the house. we need to collect a house of representatives that won't pass a 20 week ban on abortions or heartbeat protection acts or any other unconstitutional measures republicans use to derive women of their rightful health care. one year ago, a woman in hawaii went online to start what became the largest single political demonstration in washington since the vietnam war. yeah, the women's march change that narrative during trump's first week in office and he's never gotten over that. [applause] today, we are sending trump another message. look out your window. [appl

supreme court decision legalizing abortion in roe v. wade, also the 45th annual march for life. live coverage starts at noon on c-span2. you can also watch it on c-span.org and, of course, through the c-span radio app. plenty to watch and listen to over the next 48 hours here on c-span. we're glad you're with us this morning, as we're asking this question -- can congress avoid a government shutdown tomorrow at midnight? jim's been waiting in missouri, line for democrats. jim, go ahead. caller: howdy. mitch mcconnell yesterday was talking about the problems dealing with the president, his lack of a clear agenda. he said bring me a bipartisan bill, i'll pass it. apparently that's not the case anymore. in my opinion, mcconnell and the house should pass their bipartisan bill and let the president veto it, and then override the veto in a bipartisan way. to me, that would fix it and show mr. trump that he is -- host: jim, to be clear, you're talking about the immigration debate as opposed to specifically a spending bill to keep the government open

the march has been held each year since 1973 roe v. wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. this was the first time a sitting president addressed the rally. >>> the sentencing of former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar resumes on monday. the judge extended the sentencing so that more of nassar's 140 victims can get the chance to deliver their impact statements, face-to-face, after they were sexually abused under the guise of medical treatment. dr. jon lapook has more from the michigan courthouse following a fourth day of power 68 confrontations. >> i am here to tell you i will not rest until every last trace of your influence on this sport has been destroyed like the cancer it is. >> reporter: team usa gymnast aly raisman summoned the courage to make a surprise appearance to confront the man who abused her, larry nassar. >> larry, you do realize now that we, this group of women you so heartlessly abused over such a long period of time are now a force and you are nothing. >> reporter: raisman then expressed and addressed new head of

i'm alarmed by his extreme and out of touch views on roe v. wade as shown by his support for legislation and political candidates who were undermine the constitutional rights enshrined in this important decision and his use of ideologic rhetoric in discussing the rights guaranteed to women by that landmark case. unfortunately, mr. azar is the latest in a string of ideologically driven health care appointees for president trump. we cannot tolerate one more nominee overseeing a woman's health care program who is more focused on undermining that than on advancing that. and finally, i'm alarmed by his track record at the pharmaceutical company eli lilly. as a nominee, mr. azar has said we need to fight to lower drug prices. but during his time as president of lilly, that company tripled the price of insulin. and mr. azar personally approved significant prices increases for some of the company's drugs. as a nominee, mr. azar may try to assure us he will fight for patients and protect the health of our communities, but after looking at his record, after

since the supreme court issued the decision in roe v. wade, tens of thousan of tion procedures have been ormed throughout the united states. although consistent attempts to overturn has fallen short, support for federal pro-life policies has remained strong. we will witness this strength friday when americans from all corners of the country will march on washington to highlight the progress the pro-life movement and encourage strong support moving forward. president trump will address the marchers from the rose garden and show his commitment to protecting the onborn. he's the first sitting president to address the event via satellite in the event's 45-year history. president trump has remained steadfast to advance pro-life policy. one of his first actions in 2017 was an executive order reinstating the mexico city policy which bars nongovernmental organizations that perform or promote abortions from receiving funding from the u.s. government. helps ensure taxpayer dollars are not used to fund abortions overseas. members of this house also pass

it marks the anniversary of the supreme court's roe v. wadelegalizing abortion in the united states. watch live coverage of the march for life rally friday at noon eastern on c-span three come in on saturday, live coverage of the women's march on washington 2018, march on the polls. it is the one-year anniversary of the way 17 women's march. watch live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the march for life on c-span3, and on saturday, the women's march for washington on c-span. on q&a, an author and harvard law professor on his book about james madison. >> the constitution is medicines monument. it is all around you when you come to washington, d c. the way the government interacts, the way the exercise -- the way the exercise free speech. when you seek his monument, look around you, if you seek his monument in washington, look around you. easterny night at 8:00 on c-span. >> this past weekend, to house democrats representing connecticut districts held a point out hall meeting at manchester community college. congressman john larson and

marchant: this year marks 45 years since roe v. wade legalized abortion in our country. since 1974, generations of americans have braved the elements and marched on washington to pray for our nation and be the voice of the most vulnerable members of our society, the unborn. as a member of the pro-life caucus, i will continue to fight for legislation that values and protects the sanctity of innocent life. i applaud these courageous participants and i stand with you in this movement. there is no more basic human right than the right to life. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. wserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong opposition to the absurdly title born alive survivors protection act. this bill is yet another attempt by the republican to inti

he looks forward to the end of roe v. wade, the ash heap of history. so, what are we going to do?e court. we are going to vote for jacky rosen and we are going to work for her and make phone calls and write her checks. we are going to go there and knock on doors for her. and we are going to vote for christian cinema from arizona. we are going to flip the senate. [applause] we must work for those running for the house. we need to collect a house of representatives that won't pass a 20 week ban on abortions or heartbeat protection acts or any other unconstitutional measures republicans use to derive women of their rightful health care. one year ago, a woman in hawaii went online to start what became the largest single political demonstration in washington since the vietnam war. yeah, the women's march change that narrative during trump's first week in office and he's never gotten over that. [applause] today, we are sending trump another message. look out your window. [applause] cs. hear us -- see us. hear us. feel our power. you can't stop us with your tweets. you can't stop us with

the annual rally is washington's protest of the roe v. wader pro-life-supporters. that is later today. i'm out of words. ainsley. ainsley: five democratic lawmakers will boycott president trump's first official state of the union address. there are the pictures. does this send the wrong message using his sweep for their political gain? we have the host of the "the property man," with bob massi. good morning. >> good morning, answerly. ainsley: why do they think they can use the president's speech as a political statement. >> i to be clear, when ted cruz decided to boycott. i believe this is the most reverent chamber of government in the world. for them to use it as a platform to basically send a message, shows disrespect to the office itself. if you disagree with the man, disagree with him, but at least respect the office that he holds. the other thing is, ainsley, and i say this very carefully, when is, does racism come the other way? in other words, is this a political statement, or are these people also as they call the president a racist,

federal, the supreme court passed the roe v. wade.here is about 30 million african-americans in this country, i could be wrong on that a little bit, but i do know millionmillion -- 20 african-american baby girls and boys were aborted. host: ok, bob in california. caller: hello there. - am ap or of our president - president. of our i was born in los angeles. i got to live in colorado when i was, up till nine years old. and i came back to california. my little town in colorado never saw a black. our closest town, trinidad, colorado, they never saw a black, because they were all caps where they were supposed to they were, because all caps where they were supposed to be kept. i came back to california and blacks were still fighting to go to public schools, they had segregated schools, and i was here in the western state of california, the progressive state of california. we have just as many races as they do in the slave states. the only thing is, they are not afraid to express their racism and they do it more stinky. obama did cause on t

in 1973 when roe v. wade passed, the supreme court at that time determined children that were viable -- and that's the definition they left out there -- children that were viable, there's a governmental interest in being able to engage with those children. viability in 1973 is very different than what it is now, decades later. 1973 viable was a much older child. now we know a lot more. a lot more children survive. children born at 22 weeks gestation have between a 50% to 60% chance of survival now. that was not so in 1973. the rest of the world has caught up to this technology, and their government has acknowledged this issue of a child that has ten fingers and ten toes and a beating heart, they suck their thumb in the womb, they yawn, they stretch, they move, that is a child. now, i understand there's wide argument about a child at eight weeks that i believe is a child, but others look at it and say it doesn't look like a child yet. but a child at 20, 22, 24 weeks of gestation, that child even looks like a c