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among the top two, judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. we'll have more on the frontrunners coming up at 5:30. president trump will announce his decision at 8:00 tonight. you can watch this live here on 6 abc. >> pennsylvania state senate is expected to vote today on a bill that will with hole state grants from sanctuary cities from philadelphia. this comes on the heels of the executive order last week threatening to pull grants from sanctuary cities nationwide and jim kenney responded today. >> philadelphia and the southeast portion of pennsylvania contributes more to the commonwealth than we get back. it's kind of ironic that they are moving in this discretion, hopefully the governor will veto it and we'll fight it in court. >> the city's status has helped philadelphia hit a 40 year low in crime by providing sanctuary to immigrants that come forward to report crimes or act aswities. >>> another chitty day in the delaware and lehigh valley. and parts had an additional taste of winter, this was the scene in allentown today. enough snow to

and the other man is named thomas hardiman from pittsburgh and on the u.s. appeals for the 3rd circuit. two different stories. thomas hardiman paid his way working as a taxi driver, and neil gorsuch was a page here in d.c. and has inside the beltway credentials. >> the smart money, i guess s. on hardiman, and we have been told he sits on the bench with trump's sister, and she likes him, and trump likes loyalty and maybe that's who he will go to. >> possibly. if he does. he will be able to roll out a narrative of somebody that is not an ivy league skwraourist, but it's tough. i think it's neck and neck. in going to what you said in the opening about how do these things turn out in the end, i think what the trump team is looking for is not just a personal story but somebody who they can count on to rule in the ways that they want their appointee to rule, you know. they want the solid credentials. one thing about judge hardiman, we are not sure. >> yeah, and so talk to us about what this means to be conservative? it's not the same thing as it means politically.

likely pick but some believe trump hey pick a pennsylvania judge for the supreme court, judge thomas hardiman is known as a solid conservative with quite a personal story. he is first member of his college to go to college, judge hardiman sits on the third circuit court of appeals based in philadelphia but he works from pittsburgh. the his views are unclear. he has this is ruled on an abortion case, hardiman is known to be supporter of the second amendment rights and ruled on the federal case out of new jersey and agreeing with the jail's policy to strip search all detainees, he held in high regard by many in the the law enforcement the community. >> within the just last few minutes cbs news has been reporting that choices going to be between judge gorsuch and judge hardiman. judge hardy hand from pennsylvania is a close confident, of former senator rick santorum and known as a strong conservative also a collogue of the president's older sister, judge marry ann trump barry also of the third circuit court of appeals. that announcement ukee and jessica set to take lays tonight at 8:00 o'clock.

thomas hardiman from pittsburgh, is son of a cab driver, once drove cab himself also in the lead for the running. he wants that primetime audience, which is typically a daytime announcement to 8:00 p.m. eastern. the environment all in the balance. abc's terry moran leads us off from the supreme court tonight. >> reporter: at the white house today, president trump, a born showman, setting the scene for his prime-time announcement. >> we'll be announcing a supreme court justice who i think everybody is going to be very, very impressed with. so we'll see you at about 8:00. >> reporter: sources say the choice comes down to two men, both of whom have reportedly come to washington tonight, almost like some kind of reality tv show. one of the finalists, judge thomas hardiman, spotted on the road pumping gas. >> can i ask about your trip to d.c.? are you the potential supreme court pick? >> reporter: he's the 51-year-old judge on the federal appeals court in philadelphia. he's got a blue-collar background. first in his family to go to college, notre dame, known as a strong law-and-order judg

thomas hardiman has a personal connection to the president, serving on the same bench as the president's sister, the third circuit. he was the first person's family to graduate from college, got through with scholarships and by driving a taxi. in a 2003 questionnaire he said "i do not believe that judges should seek to achieve the legal, political, or philosophical goals of one's friends or a clinical party." the president is well aware that conservatives expect him to deliver on this pick. more than 1 of 5 voters have this room court was the most important factor for them in casting their vote in the presidential election. of those, 56% voted for mr. trump and 41% for mrs. clinton. across the board, conservatives generally say they are thrilled with these potential picks although there some caution on the issue of abortion. neither of them has a long paper trail on that issue and that worries some. democrats have said they plan to oppose whoever the nominee is. these two judges sailed through the senate without opposition in 2006 and 2007. a lot of those top democrats who were okay with

first at 6:00 i will go into a little bit of history with judge thomas hardiman, the judge from pennsylvania, what does he stand for? what are his positions i'll talk bay connection he has with a prominent trump family member. that is coming up tonight live at 6:00 o'clock. live from the white house, i'm david spunt for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> we will see you then, thank you. >>> cbs news will have live coverage of the president trump's choice for supreme court, again, airing tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >>> school bus full of children had to be evacuated in gloucester county today after smoke started coming from the bus, chopper three over the scene just around 12:45 on i295 southbound near exit number 18. the driver pulled the bus over when he noticed smoke coming from the engine. fortunate thely all of the students were able to get off of the bus and no one was hurt >>> a nine two-year old woman is dead after being pulled from a fire in bucks county. fire started in a home in the 2200 block of byberry road in bensalem. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh tells us why it was su

thomas hardiman is a notre dame graduate, went to georgetown law school. he paid his way through college with scholarships and driving a taxi. he has a personal connection to the president because he sits on the third circuit with president trump's sister. in 2003, when he was nominated to a lower court, he said i don't believe that judges should seek to achieve the legal, political or philosophical goals of ones friends or party. shep, those two quotes will be music to conservative's ears. >> shepard: based on your reporting, shannon, how much of a fight are we see with this confirmation proceed something. >> you know they can get ugly. you've seen how democrats have responded to the cabinet nominees, delaying and putting off votes. we expect more of that. chuck schumer promised a nasty battle over the supreme court nominee. yesterday we heard from jeff merkley out of oregon. this is what he said. "this is a stolen seat. this is the first time a senate majority has stolen a seat. we'll use every lever in our power to stop this. it's important to note that

apparent favorites to fill the vacancy on the supreme court that might decide this issue judge thomas hardiman for nearly a decade a philadelphia based member of the federal third circuit court of appeals. hardiman is a registered republican considered conservative especially in matters of gun ownership. that will no doubt give democrats pause. temple university law professor mary levee who are a argued cases before the third circuit he's qualified tour high court. >> he's very fair minded. he's intellectual much he's hard working he has a terrific reputation in the third circuit. >> reporter: the attorneys behind that federal lawsuit against the trump administration hope to have their case heard within the next few days. they want the families in question to be allowed to return to the us this time at our government's expense. stay tuned for that ruling and of course decision on who may be the newest member of the the high court. lucy. >> thank you very much, bruce. stay with fox 29 for continuing coverage of president trauma pops first 100 days. airing supreme court announcement live tonight

the other top contender is judged thomas hardiman. he has a personal connection to president trump because he served on the same bench with president trump's sister on the third circuit, so they know each other, there is a personal connection. he has that blue-collar story that is a bit of an outsider, something we have seen president trump be fond of, throwing a wrench in the system and doing something a little different. judge hardiman went to notre dame, first-person and his family to graduate from college. helped put himself through school by driving a taxi. what is interesting is looking back over his confirmation hearing from his earlier post on the federal bench back in 2003 when he was testifying about his qualifications come he talked about some of his most memorable and important work he had ever done was pro bono work for people who had come to the country without going through the proper channels. it is interesting to read how he talks about that and how he helped people fight for political asylum and refugee status in lig

thomas hardiman from pittsburgh, is son of a cab driver, once drove cab himself also in the lead for the running. he wants that primetime audience, which is typically a daytime announcement to 8:00 p.m. eastern. the environment all in the balance. abc's terry moran leads us off from the supreme court tonight. >> reporter: at the white house today, president trump, a born showman, setting the scene for his prime-time announcement. >> we'll be announcing a supreme court justice who i think everybody is going to be very, very impressed with. so we'll see you at about 8:00. >> reporter: sources say the choice comes down to two men, both of whom have reportedly come to washington tonight, almost like some kind of reality tv show. one of the finalists, judge thomas hardiman, spotted on the road pumping gas. >> can i ask about your trip to d.c.? are you the potential supreme court pick? >> reporter: he's the 51-year-old judge on the federal appeals court in philadelphia. he's got a blue-collar background. first in his family to go to college, notre dame, known as a strong law-and-order judg

the two front-runners are judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. gorsuch is a natural choice for any republican president and expected to have similar principles as the late justice antonin scalia. hardiman is a solid conservative who was active in republican pol federal bench. the third choice - william pryor is still in the running but is fading, according to people familiar with the search process. all three met with trump in new york during the transition period. the president will announce his final pick at eight o'clock tonight. meanwhile-- on the steps of the supreme court- top democrats- rallied against president trump's controversial immigration ban last night. several lawmakers taking part in the demonstration-- including maryland senator ben cardin and vermont senator bernie sanders. tom roussey has more. developing now-- police in canada are police in canada are questioning a man now charged with a shooting spree inside a mosque in quebec city. after a frantic search-- police now say they believe all the violence, was the result of a si

neil kor sitand thomas hardiman. hardiman sits on the bench in pittsburgh.ce to replace antonin scalia. seat has been open since he died nearly a year ago. >>> three minutes before 7. today is the last day to sign up for health insurance coverage for 2017 if you want it through the affordable care act. in some places enrollment is down slightly. think it might be because some people think the aca has gone away. it hasn't. republicans are working to repeal it. that hasn't happened. there will be a long transition period if it does. >>> deadly market street building collapse civil trial. jury will have to decide who, if anyone, should pay tajs frdamag the june 2013 collapse sha killed seven people and injured many others. contractor and developer could be held liable for the collapse that flattened a salvation army. >>> good morning, checking on delays right now. watching the schuylkill. no surprise there are delays here. earlier accident on belmont over on the right hand shoulder. now seeing traffic moving by. it is still slow. eastbound and center city from

thomas hardiman sits on the third circuit out of pittsburgh. he was educated at notre dame and georgetown, two fine universities but not the ivies that usually end up on the supreme court. his family started a cab business and he drove a cab to support himself through law school. >> how about that? so you have gone through both of the credentials, so it's important to under score while this is huge huge huge, this would not change the balance, so i'm wondering if the democrats would put up a fight this go rounds or the next one? >> i think the republicans might be thinking that, too, because he's replacing things in the status quo, but supporters of trump are really hoping he might get a second vacancy, for instance if justice kennedy would step down or justice ruth baiter ginsburg, that would be big for the topics like abortion. so they know with three justices in their 70s and early 80s they might very soon be back at this debate and may want to have some stored up ammunition to be used for those hearings. >> possibility. we watch, wait for t

neil gorsuch, thomas hardiman and william pryor jr. despite options, democrats are concerned republicans would deploy the nuclear option and reducing the threshold for declare aing a filibuster from votes to 51. >>> stoking concerns on wall street this morning. the tax cuts are not the priority. the dow tumbled for the biggest loss since the election. the growing fear of divisions with republicans could stall the number one goal of investors. in a meeting with small business leaders monday, the president brushed aside criticism of the rally he started. >> the stock market has gone up massively since the election. everyone is saying the market will go down. the market's not going down. the smart people know me. the business people know me. they know what i'm about. the market went massively up. when i was elected, a lot of the really smart people went out and bought a lot of stock. they have been rewarded. >> actually as he is speaking, the stock market was tumbling. it is so rare to see a sitting president and the press secretary on th

trump's other finalist, judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania, who like bojorquez, sailed through his confirmation hearing to the federal appeals court. interpret the law. >> reporter: if gorsuch is blue blood, hardiman is blue collar, first member of his family to graduate from college, he put himself through georgetown law driving a taxi. no matter who the president nominates, democrats have said they are going to fight. they are going to try to block this nominee, just like republicans blocked president obama's choice of merrick garland. >> pelley: jan crawford for us tonight, jan, thank you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the president's announcement. as mr. trump said, it's coming up at 8:00 eastern time, 7:00 central. our cbs news political director john dickerson is joining us tonight from the set of "face the nation" in washington. john, with 41% or so of americans against the travel ban, is this having an effect on the president's ability to govern? >> well, in the sense that he is implementing his vision, he's been quite successful in governing so far, but the bris

judge gorsuch, and judge thomas hardiman are the two candidates. sources say gorsuch has emerged as the leading contender, both are in washington ahead of tonight's big announcement. check this out. cnn cameras capture judge hard man pumping gas. i know we've got cameras everywhere. this is high stakes, sir. >> you know as well as i did if he only said there's only one person in running and only brought one person out you guys would have followed him. >> we weren't the only ones too. >> that's true. >> did you know anything about this friend of yours being flown in to d.c. today. did you get any scoop? >> no, of course not they're very careful about keeping these things under wraps. >> tell me about him, i'm quoting a person who is unbelievably widely respected. we know about his rÉsume, tell me about him as a man. >> he's a very down to earth person, very easy person to spend time with, from my perspective i see him more as an advocate though i've been on panels with him, but as an advocate he was a pleasure to argue in front of because he was som

judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania. confirmation won't be a gimme. republicans will need eight democratic votes. democrats changed the rule for everything but the supreme court nominees and during sean hannity's meeting with president trump last week he said he would favor the nuclear option if that is what it comes to. which would mean you don't need the 60 but 51. watch that story. we'll sort through it as we get it. one at a time. >> shannon: judges hardiman and gorsuch got through unanimous voice votes. pryor was a much tougher fight and that might factor into the consideration that president trump is making. >> bill: we're looking at three. it could be one of these three? >> shannon: i think it could be two. we'll know before 8:00 but we'll see. there is a list of 21. >> bill: now you know and here we go. >> shannon: president trump's controversial travel and refugee ban, critics say the muslim ban is -- where was all the outrage from democrats and the opposition party, the media, when our jobs were fleeing our country? the former senior advisor

and thomas hardiman. he happens to serve on the same court as donald trump's sister does, which some people might elevate his chances. if he was to appoint thomas hardiman, he might be seen as doing a favor to his sister. and then william pryor on the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta is also said to be on the list. as i understand it, shep, his chances have been waning for a week or so. >> shepard: big shakeup at the national security council before i let you go. they're pushing back on that by saying, it's not a big changeup on the national security council. >> the biggest move is to put the president's steve strategist, steve bannon, on the security council. you might remember in the bush administration, they were thinking of karl rove who had a similar position. he was denied. what people are focusing on is language that sin included in the new makeup of the national security council principle's committee. the language of 2009 and 2017 of who is on the council. the language in 2017 says that th

also thomas hardiman sits on the appeals court in philadelphia. he attended notre dame and later georgetown law where he drove a cab to help pay for college. hardiman is also conservative, often ruling in gun cases in favor of the second amendment, the right to bear arms. also willian pry iaiam pryor. he called roe v wade an abomination. what's next? since 1975 nominees waited on average 67 days between their nomination and an actual vote. confirmation requires a simple majority. keep it right here tonight on nbc 4 throughout the evening. nbc news will have a special report on president trump's announcement. that's expected at 8:00 tonight. >>> meantime, on capitol hill we've seen some action surrounding seven of president trump's cabinet nominees. the president's pick for transportation, elaine chow passed the full nate by a vote of 93-6. she is married to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. three other nominees betsy devos for education, rick perry for energy and ryan zing for through committee. democrats delayed a vote on jeff sessi session

and thomas hardiman is 51 years old, and he is the first in his family to graduate college and drove a cab for a while to make money, and conservatives like his defense of the second amendment, and he sits on the bench with donald trump's sister, and the two of them we are told are friendly, and they are making these final preparations today for tonight's announcement, and we are told they have not been informed about the president's choice but one member acknowledged the immigration order, quote, certainly doesn't make this any easier, carol. >> still to come, we are moments away of what is expected to be a fiery meeting on the hill. sessions' vote coming hours after president trump fires the acting attorney general in place. we'll break it all down for you next. bp gives its offshore teams 24/7 support from onshore experts, so we have extra sets of eyes on our wells every day. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. pay stubs and bank statements to refinance your home. w2s, because safety is never being satisfied. or you could push that button. [do

reveal his the fronts runners are federal appeals court judges william pryor, neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman there's been an opening on the high court for almost a year now. >> president trump made another change in administration appointed thomas d. holeman as acting director of u.s. immigrations and custom enforcement replacing formerer acting ice director daniel ragsdale no reason was given for his dismissal. >> developing right now police are searching for a gunman that shot and killed a man at the bp gas station on walters lane in disstrict heights. "fox5" was first on the scene. they do not know if the shooting was random or targeted but it appears to be a robbery. >> the man suspected of kid fanning and forceing a georgetown student top withdrawal cash from atms in the ea january 26 in the 3400 block o street northwest and the suspect's vehicle is described as light gray or silver suv. >> and 5:06 is the time. michael thomas you certainly are a man of the morning. bringing you back in to talk about the cold temperatures. >> i'm more relaxed than yesterday all that chaos. >> there was

neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. he's a federal judge there. with donald trump's sister who is a judge out of philadelphia. they're in the same circuit court. we also know that hardiman is a staunch gun rights supporter. >> how about the other judge on this list, neil gorsuch? what do we know about him? >> he works out in colorado. he's a federal judge there. we do know that he is anti assisted suicide from his rulings. we do not know about his abortion stance. he has not ruled on an abortion case, but many believe because of his rulings on assisted suicide he's also anti abortion. >> all right. thank you. >>> news for your health now, bullying at school can take a toll on a kid's self-esteem and their grades. new study from arizona state univer children from kindergarten through high school. researchers found kids who were bullied were more likely to have poor grades, feel less intelligence and dislike school. once the bullying started to subside children had fewer academic problems. >>> changing minds in fairfax county now. free mental health

other candidate judge thomas hardiman sits on the 3rd circuit court of appeals where trump's sister is a senior judge. now even before president trump names his nominees some democrats are already threatening a fight. senator jeff americacally said he would filibuster any nominee that's not merrick garland saying this "is a stolen seat." it's likely going to be a tough confirmation battle ahead. >>> asian markets mostly lower following a tumble on wall street blamed on the president's travel ban. all three of wall street's major averages lost ground on monday. the dow dropped more than 122 points, its worst loss this year. among the biggest losers energy cans airlines purchase good news for dog lovers. three new breeds added to the westminster kennel club. the pumi comes from an ancient hungarian herding breed. they can manage 200 sleep. it was a rare briefed sight hound from the northern african countries of morocco, libya and algeria and the third is a spunky american hairless terrier that descends from the rat terrier. more than 2800 dogs are expected to compete last month. >>> jame

thomas hardiman and nio gourd itch. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected and i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> reporter: democrats say they will look at the nominees' positions and fight if needed. >> if they're fire breathers from the right or left, day need not apply as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: the president is making his selection as he fires the acting attorney general, sally yates sent a letter to the justice department, saying she's not convinced the executive order instituting a limited travel ban is legal. hours after sending the letter, president trump fired her, elevating another lawyer, who he says will uphold the ban. >> he's made sure that every way possible we get down the path of securing this country. >> reporter: the travel ban may be one of the big cases the supreme court could decide. the new justice could swing the court to the right. >> judging is about, ultimately, the law as it is, and not the law as it should be, according to the subjective beliefs of the judge. >> reporter: house and senate democrats kept that in mi

first up judge thomas hardiman , 51 years old serving in the u.s. court of on peels, he served in pittsburgh where he lived with his wife but now serving in the philadelphia area. the second pick is neil gor such, 49 year-old judge serving in the tenth circuit court of appeals in denver. president trump will choose one to relays late justice antonin scalia. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected, and i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> president trump will keep his promise to the american people and he will nominate the a strict constructionist to the supreme court in the traditional belief and great justice antonin scalia. >> reporter: the fight for this seat is expected to be a really big battle, the seat was left vacant last february when barack obama made his pick, republicans blocked him for 11 months. thomas and karen, democrats still very bitter we don't know what will happen with this process. we will watch ande. >> we will tonight at 8:00. >>> yet another new executive order, targeting government regulations on

neil gorsuch, thomas hardiman and women pryor are federal appeal court junchs. pryor is considered the most staunch having said roe versus wade was an abomination. and download our app for free and enable push alerts to get news updates as they happen. >>> new this morning, a murder suspect is making the first court appearance in the disappearance and death of a 70-year-old cupertino man. tommy shwe was a realtor and expected member of the chinese-american community. we are live in cupertino where investigators just wrapped up a news conference. alys alyssa? >> reporter: we learned that the victim and suspect knew each other. they had a working relationship. the suspect did handiwork for the man who investigators say he killed. here is a look at his mug shot. this is christopher ellebracht. he was arrested for the murder of gin lieu shwe. he was last seen at a 24 hour fitness in sunnyvale. shwe never showed up for a work meeting at coldwell banker where he was a sales associate. a week later that search comes to an end. his body was found. he was strangled to de

thomas hardiman is 51, federal appeals court from judge pennsylvania.serves on the third circuit court of appeals, and so does the president's sister, mary-ann trump barry who is a judge who spoke up for his nomination. and the other under consideration is neil gorsuch, he's 49, federal appeals court from the tenth circuit court of appeals in denver. he would bring a westerner's perspective to the supreme court. he also clerked for two supreme court justices, byron white, a fellow coloradan and anthony kennedy. both of them have been on the federal appeals court for just shy of a decade. >> pete williams in washington, thank you very much as we just showed you, president trump meeting at the white house in the last hour for a briefing on cyber security. while the president is continuing on with this agenda, the white house was playing defense today over highs executive order on friday. focussing on refugees and immigration. press secretary sean spicer starting today's briefing criticizing the media for language it used when reporting the president's act

it is down to three choices, federal appeals court judges neil gorsuch, thomas hardiman, and williamor. working with eight justices since justice antoine scalia died nearly a year ago. >> of course cbs news will cover president trump's announcement for the supreme court starts at 8:00 tonight. watch it here on cbs-3. >> tax season is officially open. there are a few things that are different this year. >> cbs business analyst jill schlessinger joins us live from new york what we need to know the dreaded process of preparing our returns. good morning, jill. >> good morning. >> jill, what's new this year? >> well, thank your friends down in d.c. because of special holiday in the district, tax filing deadline is april 18th, not april 15th. that means you procrastinators, three extra days. now, for early birds, also some good news. under provisions of the protecting americans from tax hike act, employers now required to file their copies every w-2s and certain 1099's by today. that means you're going to have what you need to get started within the next few days. thanks investment, mail a

thomas hardiman, strong on the right to have a gun outside the home. less likely is william pryor of birmingham. conservatives like they all have a record of ruling. >> we heard the expression no more suitors. there's a reluctance to put somebody on the bench based on winks and nods saying i know this person. >> reporter: it would not alter the court's make up but the trump choice is in for a fight. democrats are furious that president obama's nominee never got a hearing. republican leaders insist they will do whatever it takes to win confirmation. it takes an average of 70 days from nomination to confirmation. that would put the new justice on the court in late april in time to hear and vote on the last few cases of this current supreme court term. lester. >> pete williams, thank you. >>> it's been another day of brutal weather. a nor'easter battling homes and states leaving homes and businesses without power. kristen dahlgren has it all covered from portland, maine. >> reporter: it pounds the east coast. >> it's brutal. wind slapping you in the face.

neil gorsuch of colorado and thomas hardiman who's from pennsylvania. you can watch live coverage of the announcement at 5 p.m. right here on kpix 5. >>> today the defense will get their turn in the trial of the man accused of killing 15-year- old sierra lamar. the trial began yesterday. lamar went missing nearly five years ago on the way to a bus stop and her body has never been found. the prosecution's case is circumstance, although they say they do have dna evidence linking garcia torrez to her murder. if convicted garcia torrez could be sentenced to death. >>> oakland's i-980 freeway made a national list for necessary teardowns according to a new report by a national urban planning nonprofit. the 2-mile stretch of road was originally constructed back in 1985 as a highway to a bridge that was never built. according to a uc berkeley study, it's under utilized reaching only 41% capacity during peak hours. and now the downtown oakland association director is pushing for the teardown in hopes of reclaiming valuable real estate for affordable housing. >>

the two front-runners are judges neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman.hoice for any republican president and expected to have similar principles as the late justice antonin scalia. hardiman is a solid conservative who was active in republican politics before joining the federal bench. the third choice - william pryor is still in the running but is fading, according to people familiar with the search process. all three met with trump in new york during the transition period. the president will announce his final pick at eight o'clock tonight. new developments regarding the prince george's county liquor board.. county executive rushern baker is calling for new legislation that would dramatically strenghen oversight of the board. he wants control shifted from the state to the county, in order to reduce corruption. earlier this month, the fbi raided the liquor board. two board officials and two liquor store owners were arrested. charges against them include conspiracy and bribery. under baker's proposal, the county executive, not the governor, would appoint

president's big primetime announcement, cnn caught up with one of his two top contenders, judge thomas hardiman on his way to washington stopping to gas up in bedford, pennsylvania. >> can i ask about your trip to d.c.? or are you the potential supreme court pick? >> reporter: while judge hardiman was heading to the capitol -- >> it's lovely to be here. >> reporter: -- sources tell cnn increasing indications is trump's big is judge neil gorsuch of colorado and he's already in d.c. his judicial philosophy aligns with the conservative icon he could replace, justice antonin scalia and believes in scalia did in the literal interpretation of the constitution, the two men seen her fly fishing in colorado were said to be close friends. >> the world suffered a seismic shock with the loss of justice scalia. >> reporter: judge gorsuch, harvard law graduate who clerked at the supreme court has not ruled on abortion from the bench, but legal opinions on religious liberty attracted the attention of those helping trump make his pick. >> separate church and state! >> reporter: in the hobby lobby case he sided

pundants say appeals court judges kneel gore such thomas hardiman and william pry your or the front runners. president will name his nom 93 next week. >>> and next stop for president donald trump is the city of brotherly love. fences going up in center city. fox 29's chris o'connell live outside the lowes hotel where thousands of protester cos very well show up to greet the president. chris? >> reporter: preparations in full swing tonight here in center city for president trump's visit on thursday. take look behind me. you see those two officers you see there, u.s. capitol police. they're also followed by us secret service. next to them here you see barricades now set up along market street and really not going to be the only guest here. congressional republican leaders will gather here at the lowes hotel for three day retreat joining them on thursday president donald trump in what's expected to be his first trip outside of washington, d.c. since stepping into the i don't feel office but he is not the only visitor. thousands of protesters are expected over a couple of days here. demonstrati

trump planned to announce thursday the front runners are william prior, neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. there's been an opening ton on the high court almost a year following the death of an nine scalia. >>> police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man inside a gas station in distrt fox 5 was first on the scene and lindsay watts there with the latest. >> reporter: police don't know if this was a random or a a arcticed killing. they say it didn't appear to be a robbery and the man who was shot inside this gas station was visiting. he did not work here. you can see the b p is back open tonight. we'll show you video of what it looked like earlier. it was around 4:45 when the young man was killed. investigators say he looked to be either a teenager or in his early 20's. police say they're not ready to identify himself yet. looking into the store, we can see few evidence markers, a lot of police in and out over the course of about four hours. police say there were witnesses that they interviewed but tonight they're still looking to speak to anyone who might know anything or mi

. >> his short list is down to neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. he serves with president's trump's sister mary anne trump barry. barry highly recommended hardiman to her brother. he serves on the tenth circuit court of a peechlts he's called scalia 2.0. he echoes his philosophy and writing style. both men are young and could serve for decades on the court. but in the short run, neither would tip the balance on the court because president trump's conservative nominee would replace another conservative on the bench. >> regardless who have is picked, there would be an all-out confirmation battle. they're upset that president obama's pick for the seat never each got a hearing. from the supreme court, elizabeth hur, abc news. >>> there will be a special report on the choice for supreme court nominee. we'll carry that live at 5:00 p.m. you can also watch the announcement live on our abc 7 news app and streaming on abc 7 news.com. >>> new this morning, president trump plans to continue at least one executive order signed by his predecessor. the white hou

has now learned he's narrowed his choice to neil gorsuch, the front-runner and new york's judge thomas hardiman. kellyanne conway said they will oppose abortion rights. >> i can guarantee the promise that president trump made will continue. he's a pro-life president and he has promised he will promote pro-life judges including to the supreme court. >> conway says trump will nominate someone who will honor the constitution. >>> a member with the u.s. naesh unit credited with killing osama bin laden was killed. they targeted an al qaeda branch that had been previously attacked by drones. al qaeda said 30 people were killed including women and children. jonathan vigliotti reports. >> it was planned during the obama administration and authorized by president trump. it was carried out just before dawn. their tar debt was the headquarters believed to contain vital intelligence inside that warranted a ground operation but when the team arrived they were confronted by fierce gunfire. the pentagon said one u.s. serviceman was kill and three others injured. at least four jihadists were killed. the raid w

two finalists for the nomination to succeed the late justice antonin scalia, neil gorsuch and thomas hardimangorsuch was confirmed by a voice vote in 2006 and has ruled in favor of companies objecting on religious grounds to mandatory coverage under obamacare of female contraception. like the late justice scalia come he adheres to a philosophy of judicial interpretation and is known for a certain flair with words for thomas hardiman sits on the third circuit in philadelphia having arrived there with a vote of 95-0 back in 2008. he has broadly supported done ownership rights and is reported to have the blessings of president trump's sister who is a judge on the same bench. democrats are still angry that the republican led senate did not even convene a hearing last year for president obama's nominee to fill that scalia seat judge merrick garland, yet democratic leaders must weigh how forcefully to oppose the pick or whether to save their gunpowder for a more incendiary nominee. in this, the democrats are receiving counsel from liberal activist groups. >> i think this might move is for president

the choice comes down to neil gorsuch of the tenth circuit court of appeals or judge thomas hardiman of the third circuit court of appeals. it could expose rifts. how far are senate democrats willing to go and will it be far enough for the democratic base and will senate republicans defy the president and their base if president trump wants to go nuclear. never mind by the way, if somehow there's an ideological issue with one of the picks. pete williams, give me the baseball card stats for our two finalists here. gorsuch and hardiman. >> neil gorsuch, 49, fourth generation coloradan from denver on the tenth circuit court of appeals which hears from six western states. he went to harvard law. so he's an ivy league graduate. thorough going westerner, loves to hike, fish, hunt, ski, he's a big fan of antonin scalia, no big supreme court -- no big rulings on questions like abortion, but he has been very strong on freedom of religion. thomas hardiman, 51, from originally massachusetts where he drove a cab for his father's cab company. moved to pittsburgh, married the daughter of a promine

other name we are hearing a lot is thomas hardiman.peals judge for the third circuit which includes pennsylvania, new jersey, delaware and the virgin island. he lives in suburban pittsburgh. it was interesting to read his back story. first in his family to go to college. i see you cheer. >> i'm doing the taxi. i mean, everybody knows that he drove a taxi. >> you were doing this. >> that's his thing. he drove a taxi. >> he drove a taxi. >> it makes him, you know, if you want to call neil gorsuch blue blood, oxford and harvard, hardiman is blue collar. he is really from a working class. his dad drove a cab. he drove a cab. so you really i think got that array of you know, trump could be either picking really really what looks like a pa trishian pick or somebody who you know he says he wants to put on the court an every day working guy. >> hardiman i think would be the first justice on the bench to not have an ivy league de agree. i would note he went to georgetown. one of my alma maters. what's his take on the law? what would we expect i

. >> reporter: also on the short list, judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania, his nominationn the fall of 2006 to the federal appeals court was so controversial just one senator attended the hearing. >> our role as judges is to interpret the law. >> reporter: hardiman is considered a law and order jud hardiman is blue collar. he's the first member of his family to graduate from college. notre dame with honors. he put himself through georgetown law driving a taxi. he would be the only justice outside of an ivy league. >> i think we should have people from other law schools. it's all harvard and yale. >> now, mr. trump said yesterday, he's already made up his mind, but whichever judge he's chosen, democrats are ready for a fight. they are vowing to block this nominee, just like republicans blocked president obama's nominee of merrick garland. charlie. >> "face the nation's" john dickerson is here. john, how is it with the development of the immigration ban even within the trump admnistration? >> well, dangerous and risky, i don't know. the danger would come from overseas. that

another top contender judge thomas hardiman of pennsylvania, the 51-year-old seen always a solid conservative. he serves on the same court as president trump's sister. cement, tomorrow at 5 p-m. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the president's supreme court announcement tomorrow at 5 p.m. >>> it's been almost five years since a morgan hill teenager sierra lamarre disappeared. her body was never found, but tonight her murder trial is underway. kpix5's degrees in fehely was there -- devin fehely was there for the emotional opening statements. >> reporter: prosecutors addressed the sad reality and central challenge of their case with their opening statement proving that sierra lamarre is not just missing but was murdered. nearly five years after the 15- year-old disappeared on her way to the bus stop prosecutors began the much delayed trial of anthony garcia torres in dramatic fashion gesturing to the defendant while telling jurors he was responsible for her death. her family, friends and supporters say stoically in the courtroom as prosecutors laid out the evidence against torres. they

judges neil gorsich and thomas hardiman. he serves on the third court of appeals with president trump's sister. sources tell abc news berry highly recommended hardiman to her brother. gorsich serves on the 10th circuit court of appeals and has been so-called scalia 2.0 because he echos scalia's judicial philosophy and writing style. both men are young and could serve on the court for decades. but in the short run, neither would tip the court because president trump's conservative nominee would be replacing another conservative on the bench. regardless of who is picked, there will be an all out confirmation battle in the senate. with democrats so very upset president obama's pick for the seat never even got a hearing. from the supreme court, elizabeth hur, abc news. melanie: today, we are hearing an amazing story of survival from a california man. he was trapped for two days after his vehicle plunged off the side of a road. hunter kittle's vehicle went 75 feet down a steep hill. it flipped over and crashed into a tree. he suf

nbc10 news has learned there are two finalists neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. both are appeals court judges. president trump is nominating a justice to replace anthony scalia. and also happening tomorrow the deadline to sign up for health care under the affordable care act. >> tonight philadelphia's mayor is sending a message from city hall to the u.s. capitol, he says a repeal of the act without replacement will leave more than 2,000 people ininsured in the city of brotherly love. >> good evening. these are the joint letters right here from philadelphia's mayor and city controller. they say a repeal of obamacare would jeopardize lives. the city wants people to sign up for the existing program. >> reporter: says the decision to come to this west philly community center is about as important as it gets. >> i'm getting older that's first and foremost and i need to take care of my health. >> tonight she enrolled through health care.gov. >> today has been my busiest day. >> we spoke with this marketplace navigator people have been confused and worry about the futur

according to sources federal appeals court judge neil go such, william pryor and thomas hardiman from pennsylvania are front run tours fill the seat of the late justice antonin scalia. meantime president trump's administration is defending, his executive order, that bans people from traveling to the u.s. from seven muslim majority countries. >> his focus on securing on borders and our home land was obviously a major part of what the president campaigned on and he is doing exactly what the american people, exactly what he told the american people that he would do. the president will always put the safety and prosperity of our country first and foremost >> fifteen states and district of columbia say they are filing legal challenging the to the travel bans. >>> or upset with the way this ban was rolled out saying it led to confusion. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden and anita oh have been looking in the ban even further. lets begin with joe holden live on the villanova university campus, joe. >> reporter: we have been monitoring reaction from the united states senate floor where bat