we know, and we know for sure, that any of trump's list of 25 will vote to decimate our rights as enshrined under roefull stop. let's lay it out. president trump and vice president mike pence ran for office on the promise to -- to only appoint supreme court justices that would gut roe v. w ade. they did it to win the support of anti-choice organizations, but they did it because they share the ideology, they appointed justice courses, a mercenary on the court who after his term has proven his critics true. at the state level, radical state legislators are already passing taccone and abortion restrictions and-- d raconian abortion restrictions. and we know there were back channels to encourage justice kennedy to retire in this moment. their intent is not subtle. it is not a mystery. it is obvious. they want to turn back the clock, criminalize abortion and punish women severely for living our own lives. let me be clear. as a woman who has been public about my own abortion, i take this personally. for that reason, for the reason that our lives are on the line, the burden of proof is now on them. donald t

roe v. wade. we don't need to guess. president trump has said time and time again he would appoint judges that would do those two things -- overturn roe v. wade, overturn health care protections. on november 11, 2016, then president-elect trump said, quote, i am pro-life. good judges will be pro-life. in a debate against secretary clinton, then-candidate trump said, because i am pro-life and i will be appointing pro-life judges, i think that we will go back to the individual states. unquote. it is impossibly -- i am -- it is impossible to conclude that president trump will appoint a justice whom we can have faith will leave roe v. wade unsettled law. president trump said in his own words that he wants to give them a justice to give the court a majority to overturn roe v. wade. so count on it. president trump will in all likelihood nominate a justice willing to send roe, quote, back to the states. again, those are president trump's own words, where several are preparing, if not already prepared, to roll back a woman's right to choose. in

we consider no track record under president trumps promises a bad track record that will got roe v. de. so, we believe them and we believe mike pence and don trump and we believe their actions. the question is whether senators will also believe them and we believe that they must incorporate their personal liberty standard not only because of what is at stake but because that is what their constituents want them to do. brian spoke about the majority of the senators being on her side when it comes to state a commitment and let me look at the majority of americans. we know that seven out of ten americans support legal access to abortion and we know that since kennedy's announcement that 73% of voters in the swing state believe trumps nominee will overturn roe and especially democratic and independent that these senators need to win are ready to support them if they will protect our constitutional freedoms. right now, this is the fight but women have been appearing for since 5 million of us marched in the streets on january 201st 2017 and we knew that the state was coming and we are prep

trump here because donald must be taken at his word, that he wants to overturn roe v. iminalize abortion and punish women who have had abortions. donald trump has clearly established his personal litmus tot for potential nominees fill justice kennedy's seat on the supreme court and any nominee from the trump list without real evidence to the contrary must be believed to be someone who, in the president's own words, would automatically overturn roe v. wade. if donald trump and mike hance have their way, millions will lose their right to safe, legal abortion that has been the law of the land for 45 years. during past senate hearings, we have heard nominees answer these critical and fundamental questions by saying they will respect precedent. immediately after being sworn in, those now justices turn around and rule in ways that ignore precedent and would have eviscerated our fundamental rights had those justices been in the majority. clearly saying precedent alone can no longer be an acceptable answer or standard by which senators can accurately judge. that's why today, pl

ofknow for sure that any trumps list of 25 will vote to decimate our rights as enshrined under roe. it out -- president trump and vice president mike pence ran for office on the promise to only appoint supreme court justices that would gut roe v. wade. they did it to win the support of radical multimillion dollar anti-choice organizations but they did it because they share

we already know the president trump nominee will be prepared to overturn the precedents of roe v. wade. we know that because president trump has said so. when the president has a litmus test for his nominees and only chooses from a preapproved list of nominees designed to satisfy that litmus test it is certainly not enough for a judge to pay his or her moderation by invoking settled case. the respect the president can become an almost meaningless bar to set for supreme court nominee. at this critical juncture with so many rights and liberties at stake us senators and the american people should expect an affirmative statement of support for the personal liberties of all americans from the next supreme court nominee. the american people deserve to know what kind of a justice president trump nominee would be. president trump is the one who made the litmus test for his nominee, not us. the onus is on his nominee to show where he or she might stand. considering the ample evidence that president trump will only select a nominee who will undermine protection for americans with pre-existin

president trump repeatedly promised to nominate justices who would overturn roe v wade and would undermine our health care laws. this did not come out of the clear blue. president trump promised it. here's what he said. he would only take "pro-life judges" who would "automatically reverse roe v. wade." president trump actually went so far as to say that women should be punished for their health care choices. hissident trump also said, " judicial appointments would do the right thing unlike justice roberts on health care." that is president trump's litmus test and it could not be clearer. during the campaign, president trump commissioned a list of 25 people who would meet the litmus test, that were vetted and approved by two organizations that represent the heart right, the federalist society led by a man named leonard leo, whose goal in life has been to overturn roe v wade, and the heritage foundation, whose goal is to strike down health care law because they don't want the government to help people out when they have pre-existing conditions or other health care needs. here is what edward

roe v. wade. he said it was a freewheeling decision. you wrote an opinion just last year that used a -- took very aggressive postures so the trump administration could literally imprison women to delay their ability to have an abortion. this is s not a guy who is going to statate his hand when it t cs to roe v. wade. i think mr. leo once to muddy the waters a bit because there are two republican senators, susan collins and lisa murkowski, who claimed to be pro-choice. at the very least, they want to have deniability if they vote for kavanaugh. there is no deniability here. this is the fifth vote to overturn roe v. wade, period. amy: we will talk about that in our next segment. ian millhiser, thank you for being with us senior fellow at , the center for american progress action fund and the editor of thinkprogress justice. peacel link to your "who is brett kavanaugh, trump's pick to replace anthony kennedy?" stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: as we continue our discussion on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court, we're

dissent in this case is a view of someone chosen for a reason, ready to fulfill donald trump's campaign promise to see roe vs wade overturned this fight matters. who sits on our courts matters and how we exercise our constitutional duty to examine a nom fee for the highest court in our land matters. justice will finance conservative interest spent deck cates setting the stage for the court packing going on today. those of us who oppose this agenda need to mobilize, resist and stay engaged for the long haul in the fight for a fair and independent judiciary. mr. president, i yield the floor. floor. >> my gosh. today on c-span live coverage of the house starts at 10:00 eastern as members work on the annual intelligence authorization bill. senate will debate judicial and executive branch nominations. live coverage on c-span2. live at 10 eastern on c-span 3, a joint house committee hearing on fbi and justice department actions in the 2016 election, with testimony from fbi assista assistant deputy director peter strzok. this is president trump arriving at nato for day two. and criticized for not spending enough

trump. >> i would not support a nominee who demonstrated hostility to roe v. wade. >> a warning shot from one of the republicans critical to confirming the next supreme court just. susan collins wants precedented perspective for a woman's right to choose. >>> and lebron goes hollywood. the nba superstar signs a four-year deal with the lakers. i expect lebron to be its own sign there next to the hollywood sign. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." a parade for lebron's arrival in l.a. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with this. breaking overnight upheaval in mexico. winning the mexican presidency in a landslide, and he will be the country's first leftist president. the the former mexico city mayor triumphed against the two parties that have ruled mexico city for nearly a century. >> after the victory lopez obrador vowed to seek friendship with the united states with the quote always rooted in mutual respect and in defense of our migrant countrymen. >> reporter: what many are calling a revolution for this country. you see people pouring i

because president trump repeatedly promised to nominate justices who will overturn roe v. wade and who will undermine our health care laws. this didn't come out of a clear blue. president trump promised it. here's what he said. he would only pick, quote, pro-life judges who would, quote, automatically reverse roe v. wade. president trump actually went so far as to say that women should be punished for their health care choices. president trump also said, quote, his judicial appointments would do the right thing, unlike justice roberts on health care. that is president trump's litmus test, and it couldn't be clearer, and during the campaign, president trump commissioned a list of 25 people who would meet the litmus test. they were vetted and approved by two organizations that represent the hard right -- the federalist society led by a man named leonard leo whose goal in life has been to overturn roe v. wade. and the heritage foundation whose goal is to strike down the health care law because they don't want the government to help people out when they have preexisting conditi

because president trump promised to nominate justices who'll overturn roe versus wade and will undermined our healthcare loss. this did not come out of the clear blue. president trump promised it. here's what he said. he would only pick quote pro-life judges who would automatically reverse roe versus wade. president trump went so far as to say women should be punished for their healthcare choices. president trump also said quote, his judicial appointments would do the right things, unlike justice roberts on healthcare. that is president trumps limits test and it cannot be clear. during the campaign, he commissioned a list of 25 people who would meet the litmus test the represent the hard right, the federalist society led by leonard leo whose goal in life has been to overturn roe versus wade. and the heritage foundation, whose goal is to strike down healthcare law because they don't want the government to help people out and they have pre-existing conditions or other healthcare needs. here's what edward wailing, prominent activists a about leonard leo, the man who puts together the list th

roe vs. wade and criminalizing abortion. there could not be more at stake in this fight. donald trump promised, promised to only nominate justices to the court who would gut roe, criminalize abortion, and punish women. he campaigned on that promise. he won political support from radical anti-choice groups with that promise. and we know for sure he will deliver on that promise. brett kavanaugh is a sure fire vote to carry that promise out. penned a naugh -- opinion that a young undocumented women should be kept in jail rather than be granted the right to terminate her pregnancy. he is a dangerous man who will endanger our fundamental freedoms. we are at naral pro-choice america are here. the stakes are high to control our lives and to make our own decisions and deep in our hearts and deepen the fabric of america. we know all of our rights are linked and together we will prevail. we know that people are behind us. seven out of 10 americans support abortion remaining legal and we know the majority of americans support our senators voting against brett kavanaugh who will gut our rights. t

we already know that president trump's nominee will be repaired to overturn the precedence of roe v. wade. we know that because president trump has said so. when the president has a litmus test for his nominees and only chooses from a preapproved list of nominees designed to satisfy that litmus test, it is certainly not enough for a judge to prove his or her moderation by invoke iing desigh sis and respect for precedent have become a meaningless bar to set for a supreme court nominee. at this critical juncture with so many rights and liberties at stake, u.s. stharts and the american people should expect an affirmative statement of support for the personal liberties of all americans from the next supreme court nominee. the american people deserve to know what kind of a justice president trump's nominee would be. president trump is the one who made the litmus test for his nominee, not us. the honous is on his nominee to show where he or she might stand. considering the ample evidence that president trump will only select a nominee who will undermine protection for americans with preexis

roe versus wade. those are his words. charles: charles schumer on the hilda. everyone expected him to challenge president trump'secision on roe versus wade. ashleigh mar mcenany'. i guess roe versus wade is such a flash point and hot button issue. democrats are clinging to it. it's something you used to rally the troops. are they going too far damning who the nominee is before they even know a name? >> we only talk about the constitution in our party and they talk about politics and roe versus wade. i don't know if schumer doesn't have staffers check his speeches. he mentioned the constitution zero times in a 10-minute speech about the supreme court. they are attack for no reason. it's all about politics. charles: robin? what do you think? >> i don't disagree. i think chuck schumer, it's time for him to go. he's not doing us any favor and neither is nancy pelosi. what democrats would be wise to do is basically do a thorough vetting of whoever the nominee is then suck it up and lose this fight and ultimately win the battle. get this nominee confirmed before the mid-terms because we cannot afford to have an open s

trump should be above the law. and, conservatives know he would overturn roe versus wade. i will be voting no. applause]d >> president trump has made his pick but donald trump is not a king. no one makes it to the united states supreme court without getting a majority in the senate. and now the attention turns to the united states senate and the senate needs to hear from you. over the next few weeks and the next few months, it is clear. our job is to raise our voices. are you ready to be heard? people in the senate need to hear you loud and clear. are you ready? are you ready? are you ready? crowd: yes! warren: a i know this will be hard, but we did not get into this fight because it is easy. we did not get into this fight because the odds would be stacked and our favor. we got into this fight to build a country that embodies the best in america. and building that country starts with raising our voices. voicesople raise their in a democracy it is amazing what can be done. you know, we did not have the votes to stop the repeal of obamacare. but we raised our voices together. you raised your voic

roe v wade is doomed, it is gone. jillian: getting ready to derail donald trump's nominee but should roe versus wade be the make or breakustice? coming your way. >> donald trump defending ice as democrats ramp up call to abolish the agency. >> a helping hand from mexico to stop illegals from crossing the border. more on that. >> the rhetoric heating up in the political battle over immigration. ice is at the center with democratic protesters calling for the agency to be disbanded or restarted. dozens of protesters in los angeles blocking entrances to the city's ice detention center and 18 were arrested. donald trump defend the agency claiming call to abolish ice may backfire think will make these people will be voting for republicans in november and in many cases joining the republican party, this comes as federal district court for the district of columbia ruling asylum-seekers cannot be indefinitely detained if they have chosen critical evidence that fleeing persecution in their home nations, atty. gen. jeff sessions, they are abusing the system to win entry into the us. this case covers 1000 asylum-seekers in 5 ice fi

some of the most pro-trump states in the country. if becomes about roeion, is there almost an insensitive for the democrats in those states not to be with the party on it. >> there is a lot of incentive. but i want to back up a minute and talk about women. we are looking at a situation where women are going to probably change the narrative and the conversation about the supreme court pick period. i think that other republican men might listen. so it might be interesting to see how the narrative burgeons up. >> the cynical take on this is this whole confirmation is almost down to a science where the nominee is going to go up there and give a muddled statement and not say anything one way or another. everybody is going to have their suspicions and no evidence. and defaults to a party line vote. >> given the limited power that the democrats have. it looks like, again, we will know the nominee on monday. what kind of factor does this play in the midterms. we have seen republicans have been organized on the issue of the supreme court fight. and court fights i

president trump told us, his nominee would automatically overturn roe v. wade. he berated chief justice roberts for upholding bottle health care protections in his decisive swing vote -- vital health care protections in his decisive swing vote. on the president tells you that he is trying to eliminate basic rights and liberties, you take him at his word. and, i do. . if his words were not evidence enough, he has also allowed himself to become a puppet of right-wing fringe groups, the federal society and the heritage foundation, that have been trying to strike down roe v. wade for decades. working to undermine vital reforms to our health care laws since the very day they were passed. these prospects are not abstract. in the blink of an eye, the court could return us to the dark days when women died because he lacked access to .afe, legal , reproductive health care it could return us to the days when americans with high blood pressure or even pregnant women, could be denied health coverage because an insurance company classified them as having a pre-existing condi

roe. if that happened, if donald trump were to appoint a justice who would uphold the holding of roe workservatives feel angry and betrayed? >> i think you only have to look back to 1992. i think that was one of the key elements that led to george h.w. bush being defeated, that and the tax hike. i think those are the to things that as a republican president you cannot do, which is number one raise taxes and number two appoint a liberal justice to the supreme court. in previous years yeah but it's become such a people on both sides of this great ditch throwing lava at each other that any more i don't think that that's going to happen. p and i would say it's not just republicans who are concerned -- >> just to -- hold on a second. when you say not going to happen, what do you mean won't happen? >> well, i mean, i just think if he does it i do think that he runs the risk of maybe somebody like john kasich getting traction as a third-party candidate, kind of what napped 1929, some independent coming up and taking 10% and throwing it to the democrats. i don't think he'll lose in the republican

roe v. wade could be overturned if trump appoints another person to the supreme court. roe v.decided 45 years ago is a well established precedent. the opposition has loaded up everything on the idea that roe would be overturned it doesn't matter to them whether it's brett kavanaugh or raymon colette kethledge. david souter said they would overturn roe v. wade. those were the co-authors of planned parenthood v. casey which affirmed roe v. wade. >> dana: that was in 1992. the quinnipiac poll that came out yesterday asked do you agree or disagree with roe v. wade? the public in this poll 63% agree with it and would not want to see it overturned. do you think because it's been in place for 45 years that maybe the justices would not want to overturn it? >> i doubt that there sal juvenile court on this court to lirttlely overturn roe v. wade. talking about the core right to abortion. that doesn't mean the public is in favor of unlimited abortion as some democrats and liberals want. nor would they be opposed to some states refining that right within those states the core right establ

trump campaigned on overturning roe v.wade. the president got a conservative vote. ump campaigned on appointing justices who would overturn roe v. wade and it's been the issue with the base. a funny thing happened across the country in the year since roe v.wade, american attitudes have changed. 71% of those polled believe that it should not be overturned. that is believed to be aed modern day high for the poll. 23% think it should be reversed, and let's break it down by party. those that support abortion rights include 88% of democrats, 76% of independents, and a narrow majority, 52% of republicans. with only 39% of republicans saying that flat out, it should be overturned. those polled said they are more likely to vote for a pro choice candidate in the mid terms. numbers are beyond interesting because of the full tilt fight expected in the streets and the u.s. senate and because of the up coming elections. there's 535 elected seats in grerks no -- in congress. these numbers may truly take on a deeper meaning. >>> that is our broadcast on a monday night as we start o

trump. we're focusing now on roe v. wade. o hear a lot more about some of the stuff that trump is doing regarding the supreme court. i think susan has a great point. how can you appoint a supreme court justice who is going to end up ruling on whether you should be president of the united states or not? >> well, all right, you two. it's good to talk to both of you, as always. good sunday and have a happy fourth. >>> on capitol hill, are house congressmen doing the president's bidding? we've got some answers next. breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of her body. she's also taking prescription ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor, which is for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole was significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus letrozole. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell counts, which may cause serious infections that can lead to death. before taki

one litmus test on supreme court justices while campaigning to be president and that is donald trump and roe versus wade. he put out a list that had criteria for the list. the burden of proof is emphatically on this administration, any nominee they put forward and every sitting senator to be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is not a justice that would undue decades of progress for us and put our lives and our bodies on the line. that's what i'm hearing from women all over this country and a lot of men, too. i have to be honest with you. and our presumption, our baseline presumption is everyone on that list, whether they have a record or not, meets that criteria. we want to hear this nominee say the opposite. say that they understand that the intent of roe versus wade was to allow women to rule our own personal decisions that affect everything else in our lives that we have the constitutional right to do that and that that will remain the law of the land. >> let me ask you when you put on the political calculus on one side you have republican senators like susan collins and they a

democrats say if president trump gets his pick, roe v wade will be overturned. >> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe versus wade? >> that's a big one. and probably not. they're all saying don't do that, you don't do that, you shouldn't do that, but i'm putting conservative people on. >> reporter: some say it doesn't matter if he asks the candidate about roe v wade because of the candidates on his list were vetted by the conservative federalist society and most of them would naturally, based on the ideals of that society, not be pro-choice. jon? jon: allison, thank you. president trump vetting candidates to fill the soon to be vacant seat of retired supreme court justice anthony kennedy, retiring, i should say. as he aims for a swift confirmation, much like justice neil gorsuch received last year. already facing pushback from democrats, the president must also deal with concerns in his own party. senator susan collins of maine, considered a crucial vote, saying she has urged the president to widen his search beyond his list of 25 candidates. >> ther

roe. with the replacement, this takes really could not be higher. i don't know why someone would say it was a strong argument. the people who voted for trumpe would appoint someone to the bench would overturn roe certainly thinks so and those of us who are deeply concerned that that's constitutional right to liberty and bodily integrity and privacy could be compromised are certainly not thinking that it's a strong argument. >> shannon: kelly, let me ask you. you are part of a huge meeting of key evangelicals meeting with then candidate trump and you like to ask you about this and talk to him about the kind of judges he would appoint. did he promise you roe v. wade would be gone? >> it was almost exactly two years ago when these national leaders came together and i asked him about judges and what kind of judges he was going to appoint not only supreme court but all the way up and down and he promised to appoint judges who weren't going to be politicians, who are actually going to act like judges and were going to d for their own beliefs and actually try to apply the law. what's amazing is if you look at gorsuch, you look at all the lower co

. >> do you want to see thcourt overturn roe v pres. trump: we put another two or three justices on, that is what will happen, and that willa happomatically in my opinion because i'm putting po-life justices on the court. katty: could tho-life, more conservative justices do what was until recently unthinkable and overturn the legislation that legalized abortion in the u.s.? >> in a landmark ruling, the supreme court today legalized abortions. katty: t 1973 case roe v wade legalized abortion in all 50 states based oa woman's right to privacy as laid out in the u.s. constitution. but the rulingnly applied to the first trimester of a woman's pregnancy. after that, individual states could make their own rings. more and more of them are doing so, effectively restrictingac ss to abortion. it is abu bit complicated nearly 20 states already have bans on abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. others like mississippi and iowa are trying to make it even earlier. we have also seen more restrictions on waiting periods and the use of private insurance

trump is looking for someone who will uphold the constitution. she repeats that he will not talking to him about any specific case, including roe v. wade. >> reporter: president trump will continue meeting this week with potential supreme court nominees, after narrowing down his list to seven candidates. >> i think the person that is chosen will be outstanding. >> the president interviewed four candidates monday. according to the washington post, they are federal appeals court judges. bret cavanaugh, amy conybeareet; at judge cavanaugh's appointment, he said he would consider roe v. wade as law. >> and barrett defended her catholic faith in her confirmation hearing. >> my religious belief would not bear on my discharge of duties. >> press secretary sarah sanders reitit reiterated that the president is not going to make his decision based on a specific case, like roe v. wade. >> he'd like somebody with a right judicial temperament and somebody who will be focused on upholding the constitution. >> reporter: republicans only have a slim majority in the senate. so president trump's pick to replace retiring justice kennedy will need the

trump's pick. and already vowing to block any nominee he may pick that would overturn roe v. wade. there are sources close to the white house saying trump has already made this decision. no clear leaks who it would be but rumors about four finalists and two front runners. judges kavanaugh. he has worked for the supreme court as a clerk and ken starr and also wrote a controversial decision against an immigrant's right to seek an abortion in the united states. this is brand new, you can see a "new york times" reporter posting on twitter kavanaugh was seen leaving washington in a black sedan, accompanied with four suvs, security agents, a big clue that is a formal security. the other front-runner, hardiman serves on the same appellate court as trump's sister. his background is appealing to donald trump. he overturned the conviction of anti-abortion protester and seen as a very reliable supporter of individual gun rights. meanwhile, the president has been hyping the run-up to tonight's event. >> i believe this person will do a great job. i'm very close to making a decision. i have not m

roe v wade could be overturned. that would be a huge victory for mr. trump's chriian base. nearly half of conservative republicans say that abortion was a very important factor inth r vote in 2016.fo white evangelicals, the number is even higher. >> what do we want? >> abortion rights! attty: but here's the twist -- polls also show thmericans want to keep abortion legal. a survey released after the news that justice kennedy was stepping down shows that two thirds of americans think the supreme court should simply leave the law alone. abortion is the most contentious issue this nomination, but there are a host of ways that a right-leaning court could change life in america. laura: that was katty kay reporting there. thousandse world cup of fans with disabilities have gone to russia in support of their national teams. more than tickets have been sold. is it really that easy to getar nd?po our er went to meet an england fan with limited mobility to find out. l >> man, ks dangerous. i won't try that. that is meant for people with wheelchas. my name is paul, and iave a chronic n

roe v. wade. women were prosecuted and women died and were also denied contraception. >> president trump also said in a sunday interview he's not likely to ask potential nominees their views on roe v. wade. but democrats says he won't need to since the list was help koreans are completing a major expansion of a key missile manufacturing plant. "the wall street journal" cites researchers who have examined satellite photos from a private california imaging company. meanwhile the trump administration says it has a plan to dismantle new york's nuclear program in time. at a summit last month, kim jong-un committed to completing denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >>> on "face the nation" yesterday, john bolton said the elimination of nuclear weapons would benefit the north. >> senator secretary of state mike pompeo will be discussing this in the near future with north korea about dismantling their nuclear missiles and weapons within a year. if they're cooperative, we can move very quickly. numb of missiles it has in at k other parts of its nuclear program. >>> the president-elect of mexicoromis p

roe v wade decision. joining us is ilise hogue. take a listen to - -. he put together the supreme court list for president trump but i don't think it's about roe v wade. it's about having judges on the court will interpret the constitution the way it's written. >> part of interpreting the constitution is taking into account major precedents and that will happen. >>dana: he says the concern over roe v wade is more a scare tactic than reality but how do you see it? >> we take the president and his word and he's the first major party nominee to put a litmus test on supreme court justices. that was to actually overturn roe v wade. so we believe him. he's got a vice president whose on the - - of history. we think that's the mindset many americans are going into this with because is of such a vocal talking point for him. we also know the backpedaling happening now from people have long been critics of roe v wade is personally because they know what we know is most american people, regardless of how they feel personally about abortion, believe that legal access is core to our country. >>dana: i have some poles. public

. >> president trump said he's not going to ask the candidates whether they would vote to overturn roe v wade today. i want you to listen to what he told me about this issue during the very first days of his candidacy on his show. take a listen. >> i know you're opposed to abortion. how important is that issue to you know when president trump picks supreme court justices? would that be a litmus test? >> it is. >> he was saying abortion is a litmus test for him. you say roe is settled law. given the president's comments, is it fair to expect that any nominee he selects will vote to overturn roe v wade? >> the president told me in our meeting that he would not ask that question. that is what he has most recently said on the advice of his attorney. i think what he said as a candidate may not have been informed by the legal advice that he now has that it would be inappropriate for him to ask a nominee how he or she would rule on a specific issue. >> with all due respect, the supreme court overturns its own rulings all the time. it's overruled 200 of its own decisions. once just last week.

this is the same the federalist society assured president trump would satisfy his litmus test of overturning roe v. wade and a striking down critical health care protections. this is the same set of candidates for which the president selected meal fo and o seek the senate republicans stole when they violated all of the norms of the senate procedure by refusing even to hold a hearing on president obama's nominee. the federalist society promised that he would be. the dc circuit judge kavanaugh was on that list as well and with the president's nomination to the nation's highest court, the president has found another federalist society approved jurist who he believes will pass the litmus test and that should concern every single american. he is a judicial conservative's dream come true. a young journalist who will push the supreme court to the right for decades to come. his record on issues such as access to health care, consumer and environmental protections and a free and open internet portend a rubberstamp for a conservative right-wing agenda that would move us backwards as a nation. at the same

trump took a step that millions of americans fear he would take. nominated to the supreme court someone who would fill his campaign promise to overturn roe and declare health care for americans unconstitutional. with judge kavanaugh's nomination, the president has put women's reproductive rights and vital health care particularly those that protect families with pre-existing conditions at grave risk. the american people cannot afford either. for every american who cares about women's health, about protections for people with pre-existing conditions, about civil rights come a labor rights, lgbtq writes, environmental rights, now is the time to fight. now. now is the time for american people to make their voices heard loudly, clearly from one end of this country to the other . now is the time to demand a justice who will protect our health care, not strike it down. now is the time to demand a justice who recognizes a woman's personal liberty, her right to make her own health care choices . instead of one who will put the government between a woman and her doctor. for thehe time to fight freedoms and rights all americans deserve. that is what is at sta

president trump will in all likelihood, nominate a justice willing to send roe back to the states. ose are president trump's own words. several are preparing, if not already prepared, to roll back a woman's right to choose. to an institute, there are 18 states where abortion would be illegal almost immediately. that is against what america wants. ands because the president his heart rate ideological -- hard right ideological judicial acolytes are far away from the american people and are trying to create a court that would turn the clock backward in many ways. roe is at the top of the list. host: for the first hour, we are asking you if the upcoming nomination is going to be a battle over abortion or is it about something else? give us a call. democrats, [laughter] ,- democrats, (202) 748-8000 republicans, (202) 748-8001, independence, (202) 748-8002 or you can catch up with us on social media. abortion,writes same-sex marriage, this is a battle of our lifetime and liberals cannot lose. blue horseshoe says the battle is the survival of the democratic party. they are on life support.

we already know that president trump's nominee will be prepared to overturn the precedent of roe v. wade. nfib versus sobelius. we know that because president trump has said so. when the president has a litmus test for his nominees, and only chooses from a preapproved list of nominees designed to satisfy that litmus test, it is certainly not enough for a judge to prove his or her moderation by invoking stare decisis. stare decisis and respect for precedent have become an almost meaningless bar to set for a supreme court nominee. at this critical juncture, u.s. senators and the american people should expect an affirmative statement of support for the personal liberties of all americans from the next supreme court nominee. >> we're listening to schumer. we'll monitor that. i've got geoff rosen with me. we have reporting in from cnbc, gentlemen that says president trump has decided on who he will nominate. according to a person familiar with the matter. we do not know who that is. if either of you do, please chime in. >> i'll keep you posted. >> all right, so he's now landing on one per

roe vs. wade suggesting that women would be arrested. in addition toch whis president trumpndidateit from pointed o would go back to the statyi. odm not sa it's not a big deal, buty is suggesting that women woulde arrested if roe vs. wade were overturned. >> senatorisurbin: the basic sue at hand here is whether or not a womanhe has t power to make decisio, the freedom to make decisions regarding her own body and her own life. that is the fundamental issue here and when you start denying that to women across america those are fighting words because these women believe that they have to make this decision, they have the right to make this ercision. those on the othide disagree. it gets down to that fundamental principle. >> chris: to have any chance to win you n only are going least oto pick off at of the republican senators when we talked about the two republican pro-choice wom senators, you are also going to have to keep all 49 of oour democratn board and the fact is during the neil gorsuchen nomination, prt trump's nomination of neil gorsuch last year, three red state democ

trump is walking that statement back. we know that the majority of the country does not want to see roe v. wade overturned. sure if his handlers have convinced him to walk back his statements but we still do take trump at his word and we can trust that he has gotten a list given to him by the federalist society, a conservative organization that does not believe that the constitution protects a woman's right to have an abortion and so we'll take him at his word. >> dana: i did a piece at the start o of the show talking abot the roe v. wade decision, even judge ginsberg said that it was not a good decision and the the way that they got to it, the constitution does not say in there, that there is a right to privacy which is what this really hinges on but i will give you your point, 63% of people in the poll say that they are -- well, do not want to see roe v. wade overturned. and so there is a lot of activity. i know that you are planning ads in all 50 states and a lot of activity that you will put into the effort and what do you hope would be the ultimate good outcome for you on this if the president actually

roe. that would raise questions like barrett than the other two candidates not that she may not vote for any of them. t that would be a tougher sell. but i think for president trump himselwhy he has said that roe v. wade that it's gone in his presidency, he said that in his campaign.t he has fou against what he sees judicial activists, democratic judges who he thinks arean biase will rule against some of his administration's policies. this list whiz compiled by nservative -- this list was compiled by conservative groups. has a list of people who he thinks are conservatives, who are republicans and who will rule on his side. i don't think he has a big problem sticking wit. rort: you've been covering the senate for years. can umnator s keep his conference together? does he let some red state de fcrats go and vote the nominee? >> he is under tremendous pressure from the base to keep his caucus together. he was able to keep them together t repeal the affordable care act usi collins and mercove ski who would fight back against repeal. you're dealing with really complicated midterm elections who hav 10 democratic senators that trump won in 2016. and three of them voted

because president trump repeatedly promised to nominate justices who will overturn roe v. wade and who will undermine our health care laws. this didn't come out of a clear blue. president trump promised it. here's what he said. he would only pick, quote, pro-life judges who would, quote, automatically reverse roe v. wade. president trump actually went so far as to say that women should be punished for their health care choices. president trump also said, quote, his judicial appointments would do the right thing, unlike justice roberts on health care. that is president trump's litmus test, and it couldn't be clearer, and during the campaign, president trump commissioned a list of 25 people who would meet the litmus test. they were vetted and approved by two organizations that represent the hard right -- the federalist society led by a man named leonard leo whose goal in life has been to overturn roe v. wade. and the heritage foundation whose goal is to strike down the health care law because they don't want the government to help people out when they have preexisting conditi

trump's picks is essentially a leonard leo pick. and that nominee will hold in their hands the future of legalized abortion, of roe v. wade, the almost certain collision course as well between president trump and the mueller investigation, with questions about whether the president himself is above the law, as well as of course a whole raft of questions about civil rights, labor rights, consumer rights, regulation that have already been chipped away by the court's majority. senator richard blulen that'll, member of the senate judiciary committee, joins me now. i want to start with something that your colleague senator bob casey said today and get your reaction. "we'll see what they do tonight but i'm going to be a no, and that's because it's a corrupt process. when you can only pick from 25 people from a list generated by and developed by the heritage foundation and federalist society and funded by the corporate right i cannot support that. it's a flawed system." do you agree with him? >> i agree totally. and the reason is quite simply that every one of the names and nominees potentially on this list has been vetted a