from mitt romney now to president trump speaking to the u.n.e. >> while allowing flights to leave china and infect the world. china condemned my travel ban on their country even as they canceled domestic flights and locked citizens in their homes. the chinese government and the world health organization, which is virtually controlled by china, falsely declared that there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. later they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease. the united nations must hold china accountable for their actions. in addition, every year china dumps millions and millions of tons of plastic and trash into the oceans. over fishes other country's waters, destroys vast swaths of corral reef and emits more toxic mercury into the atmosphere than any country anywhere in the world. china's carbon emissions are nearly twice what the u.s. has and it's rising fast. by contrast, after i withdrew from the one-sided paris climate accord, last year america reduced its carbon emissions by more than any country in t

kasie, what do we know about what went into romney's decision? >> andrea, he didn't want to be rushed, he wanted a minute to stop and think about it and walk through the options presented by his colleagues. i spoke with several sources about this, at the end of the day, over the weekend, mitt romney has clearly shown he has problems with president trump, he obviously voted to impeach president trump, and that was different from all of his colleagues. but the reality of this is not the same. it is instead part and parcel of what many republicans have said is t romney is not one of those people. but they're all here to do just this, they say, that their constituents sent them here to washington to appoint conservative justices to the supreme court. romney was among those who signed a brief saying roe v. wade should be overturned. he ran during his presidential campaign in 2012 as a social conservative. and so that all plays a role here. and remember too, it's hard to be ostracized as a member of the senate. that's part of why mitch mcconnell is so

during impeachment, i covered mitt romney for a long time. if he's been consistent on anything, he likes conservative judges and he does like following the rules as they're technically written. and you heard that in his statement, he said the constitution says the president nominates, we advice and concept, those are the rules, that's what i'm going to do. so, you know, this basically seals things off for democrats. it is very hard to look at the makeup of the republican senate conference and see where they could find two other votes that might break from the president on such an important issue. so now the question just comes down to timing, and mitch mcconnell is on the floor now, talking about wanting to move forward here. but the senate is essentially in a waiting game now. they need donald trump to put forward a nominee and then we're going to work really quickly to try to get this done. >> garrett, you mentioned senator mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. we're showing our viewers that live. listening in for news from him. i want to as

romney was a little bit of both. he likes to sit around and have conversations about his policy and potential answers to questions. but when it came time to have a game day situation, there was very serious mock debate moving into the session. that normally happens. other candidates just want to sit around and toss questions out. other candidates, there is no discipline. our experience is that a small number of people are much better at debate than a large group, then in a debate session where there are 15 plus people in the room. any time you get 15 or more people in a room with a presidential candidate, everybody has to be the smart's person in the room and everybody has to tell the candidate exactly how to answer the question even though it has already been answered and has been answered well. things wind up becoming not particularly protective, and -- productive, and have seen candidates literally kick everybody out and reestablish a debate practice may be an hour later with a smaller core of maybe three or four

romney was a little bit of both. he liked to sit around and have conversations about policy and potential answers to questions , but when it came time to have a game day situation there was serious mock debates moving into the session and that is what normally happens. other candidates want to sit around and toss questions out. other candidates there was no discipline as to who is in the room. our experience is that a small number of people is a much better debate than a large group. i have been in debate sessions where there are 15 plus people in the room, and as you know, anytime you get 15 more people in a room with a presidential candidate, everybody has to be the smartest person in the room. everybody has to tell the candidate exactly how to answer the question, even if it has already been answered or was answered well. so these wind up becoming not particularly productive. i have seen candidates literally kick everybody out and then reestablish a debate practice, maybe an hour later, with a much smaller core of

the supreme court is different, and mitt romney is a true conservative. i mean, he ran for president of the united states as a republican and promising to fill the court with the kinds of nominees that we've seen president trump do, and so that is really important. this gives mitt romney the opportunity to stand up for the conservative principles he has espoused his whole life separate and apart from the things that he obviously does not like about donald trump. >> yeah. john harwood, the president has searched for a campaign message for november 3rd. he had hoped it would be the economy. the pandemic took that away. he had pushed concern about violence in the streets for a number of weeks, law and order. we saw him tweet that many times. this is now his new election issue, i imagine. >> yes. he's going to emphasize this theme, but i think it's important to recognize a couple of things. first of all, the polling in this race has been incredibly stable throughout the year. before the pandemic ever hit, joe biden had a lead in the polls over donald trump co

todd: with senator romney on board donald trump is almost certain to get his pick through the senate. jillian: marsha blackburn says this will only further inflame the left as they push to pack the court. >> joe biden won't tell you who he will nominate because what they are looking for his activists that are going to rule against our freedom, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, our second amendment rights and turn the supreme court, expand it and turn it into another legislative branch. jillian: as we expected but now we can confirm the supreme court vacancy is going to be one of the topics discussed at the first presidential debate which is happening tuesday the 20 ninth moderated by chris wallace. that is one of the topics, we can bring the other ones up for you, trump biden record, covid-19, the economy, race and violence, the integrity of the election. todd: obviously this is ground breaking news, all eyes will be on the supreme court nomination, but let's not forget about violence in the cities. for donald trump, for his perspective, he needs to stay on message between now a

now the white house siding with romney in a consequential way. there there been any communication, what can you tell us? >> reporter: i know there are white house aides who are nervous about what romney was going to do. they have certainly put him in the uncertain basket. at this point, there was an acknowledge that nothing that the white house can do or president trump can do or say that's going to sway romney. he is someone who is being driven by his own beliefs and principles and views about the way things should be conducted in the senate. of course, has a long history of supporting conservative justices. so, no, direct outreach from the white house there. but certainly, a sigh of relief coming from aides once he put out a statement. because i think he really was the one question mark. collins, murkowski, they knew were probably gone because they typically didn't have a lot of strong position -- or a lot of support for justices who were pro-life. grassley, they felt was going to be in their pocket, despite some talk where he might be, but rom

and mitt romney was appealing to them. he was appealing to what he saw as a bigger pool of the like-minded people. rinos, if you will. that were going to block the president. it didn't work. he wants to be liked. he is still a politician. >> brian: i wonder what it's like when cornyn and graham and the others in a battle. does it help or hurt? >> harris: yeah. i want to brush up and see, you know, does it matter if they vote before november 3 or after since we will still have a majority of republicans in the senate until the ends of the year. and president trump will still be in office until the end of the year. some of the nomenclature is getting this done before the end of the year. i said that three times but worth the question. we'll move on. more and more, democrats are threatening to pack the u.s. supreme court. if republicans confirm the president's nominee ahead of election day. so, what does democratic presidential nominee joe biden say about all of that? next. veteran homeowners: newday's helping thousands of vet

>> i haven't spoken to him about romney but senator romney is recognizing what any of us who take a clear-eyedlook at precedent recognize that the precedent is on our side here. 29 times has there been an appointment in an election year. 29 times. when you break down the numbers, 19 times when the nominations were made the senate and the president were of the same party. 17 of those 19 times, that nominee went on to be confirmed. the ten times when it was a difference in party between the republicans and the democrats in the senate and the presidency, only two went on to be confirmed. so precedent is on our side. the democrats are trying to have it both ways here. i would cite dan mclaughlin of national review who said choosing not to fill a vacancy would be a historically unprecedented act of the unilateral disarmment. >> let me follow up. timing is next issue. the president will have 37 to 38 days from the time he makes the announcement to the last time he could have a vote before the election. past years, stephens was confirmed in 19 days. chief justice roberts, 24. justice o'connor in 33.

i've covered mitt romney for going on a decade now, i can tell you he likes conservative judges just as much as the next republican and he's a stickler for the rules and all their undersentimental technicality. that's what you heard from him explaining his decision a short time ago. listen to what he said. >> the idea that the merrick

romney, i don't know if it proves he is conservative.ou look at his whole career really hard to tell what exactly he believes given he has move ad bit but i think what it does show is a recognition this is the appropriate thing that many times in election years they have filled seats and that, i think also you see all the republicans lining up. i think they are confident that you're going to get from president trump and, for mitch mcconnell's leadership what they have seen for years now, which is, highly qualified, prudential, impressive people being put up as nominees. they don't know who it is yet but i think they know from the list that has been put out. they know from justice, justices gorsuch and kavanaugh beforehand, you will get a blue chip legal scholar with a high level of intellectual horsepower. melissa: james, great points on romney too. i would love to talk more. but we're ought out of time. you're the best. connell. connell: quick note on football. the nfl standing firm on its mask policy. the league fined several head coac

eporter: to clarify on the romney development. with senator romney's announcement, does the president think he has a bulletproof group of republicans who will vote no matter what even before the nominee is named? does he fear some detractors after the nominee is named? kayleigh: he thinks his nominee will be someone with a stellar track record, several of the qualities i mentioned, text yulist, originalist, and someone we believe republicans will rally around. senator graham said he believes that he'll have the votes. leave it to the senators at this point. but this will be a nominee that will really, i think, unify republicans. >> does he think -- reporter: he's been a pretty good nose counter, does he think he has 51? kayleigh: i think at this point he's just trying to select the nominee. i haven't spoken to him about the vote count. we believe republicans will remain unified and this nominee will get across the finish line. reporter: the president is giving a health care speech on thursday. is there a doubt that a comprehensive

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especially, never trumpers, it was never republican like mitt romney. donald trump has done so much for america has spoken what a lot of people in america feel. we have been sold out not only by the democratic party, but the republican party. the democratic party is a party against the people of america. they are not for america. anytime you support anyone who says it is all right to murder a baby in the womb of to the ninth month and you can support someone like that, in time a party says, no, god does not care who you love, but he cares about who you marry. i cannot support someone who does not stand for the word of god. and joe biden, he has never been for the black race, he has always been against it. as far as black lives matter and in tivo. and i have been watching what is been going on in this united states, it reminds me of the kkk and sends me back when we had to get on the back of a cotton truck and leave mississippi from the burning, looting, and murder of black people. and you can get people to support this party and urge people to say to go

you mentioned mitt romney.e tell you 24 hours ago you and i were talking about a looming g.o.p. showdown but unlikely hero was romney delivering the key g.o.p. vote to push the confirmation process forward after collins and murkowski were going to oppose. the president expressed his gratitude for romney's vote. listen. >> romney was very good today. i have to tell you. he was good today. now i'm happy, thank you, thank you. so, he was very good. very positive statement. griff: the utah senator explaining his decision to reporters in the hallway on the hill. >> what i intend to do is to proceed with the consideration process and if a nominee actually reaches the floor then i will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee. griff: now with romney's support the proverbial math. 51 senators in favor. two oppose. 47 senators opposed. pat ward confirmation. even with the numbers against him, democrats with fighting back with calls to pack the court. that means if democrats win in november, they willed a seats

one senator met romney, former governor mitt romney said he was going to be okay with voting for the. opened the door to this path that seems inevitable. >> this is one of those one areas where republicans both conservative and folks who are more in the establishment really do stay united and all along in talking with the people who are at the center of this discussion, people on the judiciary committee, i was hearing all along that they expected met romney to be a "yes" and he confirmed it this morning. there is no gamesmanship here, no hand-wringing. people want to move forward and want to do it for the most part what i'm hearing is they want to do it with the choice who isn't a stealth candidate who doesn't have a short record that can't be dealt with in political terms. instead, would prefer to work with someone who they are familiar with, who is already proven to have steel in their spine and that's an indication to me that i think amy comey barrett is preferred by a number of the key senators in this ca case. >> bret: obviously, she's been through vetting before. she is someone

you know, we heard what mitt romney had to say, he's also making the argument the u.s.is a center-right nation. do you agree with that? doesn't make sense to have the u.s. supreme court reflect that? >> well, i am not surprised that the republicans are pushing ahead, including because when merrick garland, was nominated by president obama, and mitch mcconnell was explaining this rationale for election-year rationale for holding him up. he at the same time said to a group of supporters, that if the situation were reversed, of course he would push ahead. he would want to push ahead. i ink that is really what is at bottom of this. the republicans, including mitch mcconnell, have made the transformation of the court a priority issufor many years. they've done a very good job in pushing through. towards objective. and, the bottom line is that certainly, the republicans want to see a pointed to the supreme court, into the lower courts, judges and a justice, who shares their view of the constitution. >> whatis your response to this argument that it's hypocritical for republica

utah senator mitt romney the last 3 and a half years the president and romney have found themselves atodds . they said unkind if not in for things about each other, how is the presidentfeeling about mitt romney today . >> the president has spoken to him about senator romney is recognizing what any of us who take it clear i precedent recognized, that the president is onour side here . a nine times has there been an appointment during election year, 29 times and when you break down those numbers, 19 times and those nominations were made the senate and president were of the same party. 17 of those 19 times nominee went on to the conference. the 10 times when it was a different and party between republicans and democrats and the presidency only two went on to be confirmed so precedent is on our side. democrats are trying to have it both ways here and i would cite down the blocking of national review who said he's right, choosing not to fill a vacancy would be a historically unprecedented unilateral dismemberment. >> so timing out is the next issue, the president will have 37 to 38 days fro

well the last census senator romney now says he supports about spike to the democrcrats objections that it's too close. to the number of third presidential election. this is like a tax. thank you very much for being with us the u. k. prime minister boris johnson has introduced new draconian measures in reaction to the steep rise in popositive covered nineteteen casess in england speaking in the house of commons this afternoon he won't people they cannot expect to return to normal. for at least the next six months johnson is now asking those who can to work from home intel team sports such as five a side football and i found a partial return of spectators to sports events has been pushed back weddings and a limited just fifteen guests i'm thirty mourners for funeral. mass wearing is to become a little bit of retail and hospitality hospitality stuff but also for passages in any tax let's say from johnson who addressed the u. k. little elia. on national television. we knew alas the- bar. is not less fatal than it was in the spring. and the vast majority of our people are not- less. suscept

>> number one on the suspect list is mitt romney. he voted to convict the president on impeachment charges, but he has not said that he wants to withhold this nominati nomination. so we do not know what he's going to do. he wasn't in the senate in 2016 when that last fight took place. then you've got the question of lamar alexander. he's an institutionalist, somebody who is concerned about the proper functioning of the senate, but he's also close to mitch mcconnell and he's tended to, when the chips are down, vote with mcconnell. so not clear there. then a couple senators who made pledges in 2016 not to change their principle if and when there was a republican president in office. one of these is lindsey graham. he has already said publicly he will change his view. chuck grassley also, but he's pretty conservative and represents a conservative state. i don't think anyone is counting on chuck grassley sitting with the opponents here in trying to put this off. >> we know both parties are fund-raising off this. act blue, a fund-raising

. >> mitt romney said -- >> trevor: yes, my friends, even mitt romney, the dad you ask when your othern dads say no is going along with mitch mcconnell's plan. and i know, some people were holding out hope that he would refuse to help the republicans push through before the election, but for some reason people always forget mitt romney is still a conservative senator from one of the most conservative states. people think mitt romney came into the senate with a pussy hat on but, no. getting a majority on the supreme court is what romney and other republicans have been dreaming about for 50 years. on his bedroom wall growing up, he had a poster of superman, a horse and an empty seat on the supreme court. there's nothing democrats can do to stop mcconnell. now they get revenge. >> the democratic leadership vowing to fight back even considering increasing the number of judges on the supreme court. >> we first have to win the majority before that can happen, but once we win the majority, god willing, everything is on the table. >> mitch mcconnell, we need to tell him that he is playing with

listen to senator romney saying he's one they were hoping for and mitt romney saying we know he is not a big fan of the president but america deserves a conservative court. >> the decision to proceed now with the president trump's nominee is also consistent with history. i came down on the side of the constitution and precedent as i studied it and also appropriate for a nation that is if you will center right to have a court to reflect center right points of view and not changing the law but following the law and the constitution. >> a 6-3 supreme court majority is a republican dream that may happen in a trump presidency but almost nothing to do with president trump. >> that's -- to a point. it does have something to do with president trump. he could say no but it is true that president trump did not come into the white house with some clearly defined ideology. this is a program on judge that is's been constructed by a number of people over the years. this will be what the president knows he will be remembered for. i think the people who thought that mitt romney was a resistance figure

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the president praising mitt romney, which is something you do not often hear.hen, tonight, after the president made that comment, romney put out a statement. and he said, fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power. and without that, there is belarus. of course, we've all seen what is happening there with the president. and he said any suggestion that a president might not respect the constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable. so, of course, that is not likely a statement from mitt romney that is likely to win praise like his one about the supreme court did. >> kaitlan collins, thank you very much. i appreciate your reporting. i want to bring in now cnn election law analyst, rick hassen, and also, staff writer at the atlantic with more on the president's refusal tonight to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election. good evening, gentlemen. rick, i'm going to start with you because you said that you have never been more worried about american democracy than you are right now. did the president's comments

here's what mitt romney said when that was put to him., i think at this stage, it is appropriate to look at the constitution and look at the precedent that has existed since the beginning of our country's history. and a circumstance where a nominee ofa and a circumstance where a nominee of a president is for a different party than the senate, then more often than not, the sender does not confirm. so, the decision was consistent with that. on the other hand, when there is nominee of a party that is in the same party as the senate, then typically they do confirm. so, the decision was consistent with that in the decision to proceed now with the president trump, nomination was consistent with that. that could potentially have long—lasting consequences for the future of the united states. let's see what else is hitting headlines in the world now. there's been a big explosion in the south of lebanon, which security sources say has caused a number of injuries. a witness said blast made the ground shake beneath their feet. it's not yet known what

last week the president saying this about romney -- >> he's another beauty, mitt romney. he's a real beauty. he couldn't get elected dog catcher in utah. >> reporter: then there's mark kelly the former astronaut. he's the husband of ex representative gabby gifford. the democrat is favored to win his special election in arizona. he hopes to fill the seat vacated by the late john mccain. if he wins kelly could take office as early as november 30th, possibly in time for a vote on ginsburg's replacement. in the meantime the fearless girl statue dressed in one of her iconic collars. former president bill clinton who nominated ginsburg to the court in 1993 remembering his friend. >> in a time where people are so cynical ruth ginsburg symbolizes everything that's best about america. >> late sunday lamar alexander said he supports a confirmation vote in the election year ending speculation that the retiring senator might break party lines. >>> now to breaking news overnight. a woman is under arrest accused of sending president trump a letter laced with poison. investigators say t

if called on open letter to mitt romney. he says, senator, it may not have been your destiny to be president but it still euros to show americans what it means to be courageous by way of sound and independent judgment urging him not to go along with mitch mcconnell and lindsey graham. what is your message to mitt romney tonight? >> i think the people in utah are pretty pro-life. we have to judge who will protect the first amendment and second amendment rights and follow the constitution. i think the folks in utah understand all of that and that will have an influence on senator romney. it looks like based on what we are hearing even if he was about the wrong way and not support the president's nominee, it looks like we got unfolds in the senate to confirm with the president puts forward. >> shannon: okay. brian fallon formally of the printing campaign said, booking the g.o.p.'s own role from 2016 to beat trump on november 3rd and keep the seat open till biden office. if g.o.p. ramps tromp through and this is the play, there

>> i talked with sources and romney's political orbit. i think he has inherited the john mccain maverick role. i think detractors would say he has inherited the jeff flake rule in the senate. to balance of the republican party. i think he enjoys that. he is a crucial vote. you've got mikulski and colin said romney in the mix, he has got a lot of power. tom: what are you looking forward to today? >> fiscal stimulus. when you look at the onslaught of poor economic data that has dripped out of wall street, does the scotus pick drown out stimulus? it is looking like it will, but we do not know. franciene: thank you so much. kevin cirilli. coming up on "bloomberg markets," jay powell and steven mnuchin testify to the house financial services committee. live coverage begins at 10:30 new york. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: francine lacqua and tom keene. today, markets quieter than yesterday with nice rebounds. futures flat. nasdaq gives me a bit of a lift as well. we have been distracted by other issues. -- russt rich joins us koesterich joins us wi

the key is that mitt romney, republican senator from utah, he gave the green light to go ahead. now we're trying to figure out what the timing is on this. here's mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader. >> the next step will be for chairman graham to lay out the way to handle this in committee. and when the nomination comes out of committee, then i'll decide when and how to proceed. >> democrats are still fuming over the way republicans blocked president obama's nominee for the supreme court in 2016, merrick garland. senate democratic leader chuck schumer said the republicans should pick the next nominee and he accused the republicans of duplicity. >> we're supposed to be this specious, flimsy and dishonest argument that it's about the orientation of the senate and the presidency. or how angry republicans are at democrats and all the big scary things that we might do in the future. >> so it's unclear just how quickly they can get this process started, maybe have a confirmation vote in the committee in the next couple weeks. they don't know if they would do this vote on the f

mitt romney says he will vote almost guaranteeing new supreme court justice by election day. she blasts those using feminism to try to block president trump's pick. all that and much more on "making money". ♪. charles: well it is a tenuous start to the session today as vast improvement over monday's start. remember yesterday, right? so invest doors they continue to grapple with a whole lot of unknowns. what happens with aid or potential aid from the federal government. also the federal reserve. what happens with the election. what happens when covid-19 cases increase in the fall? meanwhile investors decided that growth names that have pulled back enough just now to become safe havens once again as tech sector was the only winner in yesterday's session. it is powering ahead along with communications services. so what happens next? i want to bring in bny mellon strategist, alicia levine. with blueprint advisor ceo, jacob walter. let me start with you. the thoughts on the pullback, how much further do we have to go. shake out where these markets stand at this moment? >> charles,

one of them is mitt romney of utah who voted with republicans on one article of impeachment so that was an independent streak that took part this year. but how you get to number four, that gets even tougher because you have to remember we might be looking at people like senator lamar alexander, he is retooring at the errand of the year and not a political or personal cost if he decides to vote with democrats. no tweet awaiting from the president if he decides to vote with democrats.

back in 2016 donald trump's path to victory was fairly simple, he had to win all of mitt romney states and then he had to win florida, ohio, and pennsylvania. he did that and then he threw in

senator mitt romney after days of silence announcing in the last hour he will support a vote this year on that open seat. >> i recognize that we may have a court which has more of a conservative bent than it's had over the last few decades, but my liberal friends have over many decades gotten very used to the idea of having a liberal court. that's not written in the stars. >> the fight energizing voters. moments ago senator kamala harris landed for a couple of campaign stops in michigan. as a member of the senate judiciary committee, senator harris could be a defining yig your in this fight on both capitol hill and the campaign trail. right now for his president, president trump pushing forward with the nomination already, meeting with one of the judges on the short list. he said this morning he's going to be announcing his choice on saturday. let's get right to our reporters covering this fast-moving supreme court fight. garrett haake on capitol hill. shannon pettypiece covering the white house for us. mr. headache, i'll start with you. hopes among democrats that senator rm any would

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election day and two gop senators viewed as potential obstacles to that fast-track approach, mitt romney of utah and shelly moore of west virginia, say they are on board with the president's plan and there's also quite a crowded day on the campaign trail. we're now six weeks from today we count the vote. president trump heading to battleground pennsylvania and joe biden heads to new hampshire and kamala harris is in battleground michigan but we begin with a new interview and new warnings from dr. anthony fauci. >> what worries me the most, is what worries me is that in those areas of the country which is a large country heterogenous in many ways, if you don't have the control now as we get towards the end of september of getting such a low percentage that it is entirely manageable, we know we could get into serious trouble if we don't do certain things, and i hope that that understanding is not going to frighten people but will jolt them into realizing that it is within our hands to prevent that. >> dr. fauci says a false slide into more hospitalizations and deaths is not inevitable but

the republican national committee and mitt romney's campaign dropped sproul's firm.as back working for the rnc and the trump campaign. sproul says this time he's working for west because kanye 2020 transcends traditional partisan labels. west's campaign has drawn support from gop operatives across the country and scorn from critics who say republicans are taking advantage of the music mogul. west has said he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and doesn't take regular medication for it. his wife has asked the public for compassion and empathy for west, who appears undeterred in his pursuit of the white house. >> i shall be president at some point in our lifetime. >> reporter: nathan says his company always follows the law. he says any employees to violate their standard will be dismissed. as for the president, in his campaign, they say they have nothing to do with kanye west's presidential bid. >> all right. sarah murray, thank you so much. >>> today is national voter registration day. earlier today i spoke with veep star julia louis-dreyfous about the importanc

last night in pennsylvania, the president thanking romney. >> now i'm happy. thank you, mitt. thank you. >> reporter: last week before ginsburg's death, trump saying this about the utah senator. >> mitt romney, he's a real beauty. he couldn't get elected dogcatcher right now in utah. >> reporter: the president has the constitutional authority to nominate a justice regardless of how close the election is, but democrats argue there should be no confirmation process to replace ginsburg yet because early voting is already under way in some states. >> if leader mcconnell presses forward, the republican majority will have stolen two supreme court seats four years apart using completely contradictory rationales. >> reporter: but in 2016, months before election day, democrats worked to push through president obama's nominee before republican leaders blocked the vote in the gop-controlled senate. >> do you understand why many americans view this as a double standard? >> i can only repeat that we have an obligation under the constitution should we choose to take advantage of it to fill

romney who tends to represent more traditional republican values often disagrees with the president. he was the only republican to vote to impeach, you will recall. now, there was some question as to whether romney would participate because of that promise that leading republicans made the last time a president had to name a new nominee near an election. it was of course president barack obama. republicans refused to take a a's pick because, they said, the election with a year away, and that was too soon, they said. here's lindsey graham saying if we had a republican president, which now we do, there is no way we would do this so close to an election. he invited us to play back this tape if he ever broke this promise. >> i want you to use my words against me. if there is a republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say lindsey graham said let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination. and you could use my words against me, and you'd be absolutely right. >> reporter: of course that was 2016, not 2020, lindsey

what is your message to mitt romney? >> people in utah are pretty pro-life, they understand the sanctity of human life, want to judge on the court who will protect lives, follow the constitution. i think the folks in utah understand all that and that will have an influence on senator romney but it looks like based on what we are hearing even if he would vote the wrong way and not support the president's nominee looks like we have enough votes in the senate to confirm who the president puts forward. shannon: brian fallon of the clinton campaign said this, opposed trump's nominee prior to the election by the gop's owners from 2016 to be trump on november 3rd, keep the seat open until biden takes office, if gop rams trump pics through anyway, this is the way, there is no other way. there was talk of packing the court, impeaching the president or the attorney general, getting rid of the filibuster, democrats say you are going to pay if you push this. >> i don't think the american people like being. you have never, schumer, p

here's what mitt romney said when that was put to him.tage, it is appropriate to look at the constitution and look at the precedent that has existed since the beginning of our country's history. and it is circumstance where a nominee of a president is from a different party than the senate, then more often than not, the sender does not confirm. so, the garland decision was consistent with that. 0n the other hand, when there is nominee of a party that is in the same party as the senate, then typically they do confirm. so, the garland decision was consistent with that in the decision to proceed now with the president trump, nomination was consistent with history. let's get some of the day's other news there's been a big explosion in the south of lebanon, which security sources say has caused a number of injuries. a witness said blast made the ground shake beneath their feet. it's not yet known what caused the explosion. the south of lebanon is a political stronghold of hezbollah and its ally amal. the city of louisville in kentucky has issu

tonight involving senator romney? >> reporter: david, we learned that mitt romney won't be speaking out on this issue until he's had a chance to meet face to take with his republican colleagues here tomorrow. and just moments ago, we heard from another critical republican, senator chuck grassley of iowa. he is making it clear tonight he supports moving ahead with this c confirmation process. david? >> all right, mary bruce with us tonight, as well. thank you, mary. >>> now to the coronavirus here in the u.s., as this country is set to mark that awful milestone, 200,000 lives lost now. the president saying, "i deserve an a-plus." and the cdc with another major reversal after quietly posting growing evidence that the virus can also be spread by tiny particles in the air. by midday today, that evidence was taken down, that guidance. the cdc saying it was only a draft. abc's steve osunsami at the cdc tonight. >> reporter: it's heartbreaking figure. scientists at johns hopkins university are reporting this evening that nea