appellate division the supreme court of new york, and then there will be an appeal to the new york court of appeals, the state's highest court. this case may end up before the u.st again, because there are constitutional issues when it comes to presidential immunity. we know the president has a receptive audience, because at least four of the justices were willing to grant that emergency appeal, which would have been extraordinary. the supreme court typically does not hear appeals like that until he conviction is finalized. the president will have three chances to get this conviction overturned on appeal. caitriona: we heard from trump that he had tried to use the supreme court ruling on presidential immunity. will it likely have any impact on the appeal process is outlined? -- they appeal process you have outlined? >> i think so. that is the strongest argument the president has, because a different majority of the supreme court, 6-3, ruled last summer that a president's immunity is very broad. anything that is arguably an official act is subject to immunity. even evidence of official acts cannot come into trial. the president is arguing his tweets about michae

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u.s. supreme court. this case involving tiktok. where does it stand? >> yeah. court spent hours debating that issue today. now, unless the supreme court intervenes, it looks like tiktok will cease to operate in the u.s. january 19th. that's the result of a law that was passed with large bipartisan majority. president biden signed it into law last april. tiktok says this is a first amendment issue. but skeptics say its parent company bytedance has too many ties to china's communist government and that the app. is allowing china to collect information, not only from its 170 million users here in the u.s. but also people in their contacts list even scooping up private messages. justice kavanaugh talked about his concerns today about what could happen to that data. >> they would use that information over time to develop spo turn people, to blackmail people. people who a generation from now will be working and the fbi or at cia or in the state department. >> most of the justices seemed very skeptical of upending what congress passed in the lawful matter and they are

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u.s. supreme court, they are requesting that the justices step in under the argument that an automatic stayuld go into effect until the appeals court in new york is able to hear the case presented by trump's legal team, the appeal of the jury verdict back in may, but also arguing that this is a particularly moment in time, the transition, especially coming after the certification on january 6th, that formally will make donald trump the next president, that this is a time that amounts to donald trump being the president. under the immunity decision of the supreme court, of course a president while in office cannot be prosecuted. trump's legal team arguing to the supreme court that that time period should also include the transition period after not only been elected but certified by the congress. >> vaughn hillyard, thank you. >>> lisa, is this the last legal maneuver trump's legal team can pull here? i guess what is it that the justices are considering? >> never say never, and also i want to flag for you and our viewers trump's team actually filed two things simultaneously. they did go to n

u.s. supreme court today will hear an important case that may help protect kids online.ll have the very latest out to the futures this morning. we get important inflation data again today. markets look like they're in a good mood so far. i think my husband was infected in a cult classic reimagined the new horror film that might make you howl at the moon. we talk with one of the film stars, julia garner. keep itere. you're hwa at 513. as we take a look at what to expect in livermore today. we're starting out in the 30s, still very chilly and may even frosty in some spots going throughout the day. at noon. we're in the upper 50s and making it briefly into the low 60s for this afternoon. it's still warmer than normal, even though we do have such a cold start. as we're heading out now, we'll talk about what's ahead in our microclimate forecast coming up. well, the drive is a breeze through the area, out of livermore and into dublin for these headlights. westbound 580 moves nicely. just your typical bit of slowing out of the altamont pass. nothing dramatic. i'm tracking a cra

u.s. supreme court. more black women in the courts of appeal than every other previous administration of history combined. [applause] hispanic americans, asian americans, muslim americans, the list goes on. for the first time in a long time, we have a bench that looks like and represents all of america. a special thank you again to leader schubert and chair durbin working tirelessly to move this through committee on the floor in a contentious political period in american history. one-vote majority. it's amazing what they did. republicans and democrats filling vacancies in their states, all the republican senators, we got back to the basics. finding basic movements to civil liberties and civil rights, whether your counterpart in the republican party, we got people who understand the constitutional limitations and safeguards. i don't want to get anyone in trouble, especially my conservative friends in indiana, south dakota and texas but they were all fairly appointed and they are not democrats. they underst

u.s. supreme court.ocial media platform will argue against a law that would lead to its ban here in the u.s. the law in question requires china based tiktok owner bytedance to cut ties from the company before january 19th, or lose access to the app store and web hosting services here in the u.s. [music] russia's that fast. >> it was a beautiful ceremony. the nation's capital came together for a final farewell to former president jimmy carter. he was honored with a state funeral at the washington national cathedral before his casket was flown to georgia to be buried alongside his wife, rosalynn. now, all five living presidents were at the funeral to pay their respects. president obama and president elect donald trump sat next to each other, even shared a laugh together. president joe biden delivered the eulogy, and he remembered jimmy carter as being a humble man of deep faith. colleagues and family members also honored the former president's legacy of selfless leadership and service. >> people here in th

u.s. supreme court immunity was applied to this case, they may end up back at the u.s. supreme court.aybe playing a game this time. >> lawrence: peculiar situation, during the trial, they tried to build their case based on he signed the checks from the oval and they use people to testify in their capacity of being in executive office of the president. to have that introduced in the court tainted the jury. how can the case stand if they used all of that size evidence. >> shannon: that is top argument on the trial. hope hicks or madeline westerhaus, they took the stand, testimony from them is tied to their white house role. that is the kind of thing trump legal team objected to and they feel will give them a victory. it good take months, years or after president trump is done with his second term. it will be a big part of their primary argument on appeal. >> steve: later today supreme court will hear oral argument on this tiktok ban. the tiktok ban is supposed to go into effect january 19th, day before donald trump takes over. whole idea to get rid of it because it is a national securit

supreme court was going to take their side. were you surprised by this? >> i was surprised it was this close. caitlyn we were one vote away from the u.s. upreme court preventing donald trump from getting sentenced by zoom to nothing. i mean, that would have damaged the supreme court's credibility beyond all recognition. and i think the opinion that came down 5 to 4, letting the sentencing go, i think it was perfectly sound. basically, the justices in the majority said two things. first of all, they said, what's the harm? you're going to get sentenced to zero. you can do it by zoom. you can roll out of bed and do it. and second of all, you do maybe have substantial issues. i think he has substantial issues on appeal, but you can handle them through the full appeal process that will follow your sentencing. >> they're saying you don't need to do this right now. there are normal channels to handle this through, but trump just doesn't want it to happen before he becomes president. >> and you know what's maybe ironic about it? trump actually gets a benefit by being sentenced tomorrow, which is once that sentencing is over as of tomorrow morni

supreme court is going to take their side. were you surprised by this? >> i was surprised it was this close. caitlyn. we were one vote away from the u.s. upreme court preventing donald trump from getting sentenced by zoom to nothing. i mean, that would have damaged the supreme court's credibility beyond all recognition. and i think the opinion that came down 5 to 4, letting the sentencing go, i think it was perfectly sound. basically, the justices in the majority said two things. first of all, they said, what's the harm? you're going to get sentenced to zero. you can do it by zoom. you can roll out of bed and do it. and second of all, you do maybe have substantial issues. i think he has substantial issues on appeal, but you can handle them through the full appeal process that will follow your sentencing. >> they're saying you don't need to do this right now. there are normal channels to handle this through, but trump just doesn't want it to happen before he becomes president. >> and you know what's maybe ironic about it? trump actually gets a benefit by being sentenced tomorrow, which is once that sentencing is over as of tomorrow morni

supreme court can just let it happen. and tiktok will be banned. >> if the u.s. uphold the law, then tiktok could be shut down as early as january 19th. reporting from san francisco jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> the u.s. economy added more jobs than expected last month. the labor department says 256,000 new jobs were created in december, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. health care was the biggest sector for hiring, followed by retail. tonight, president biden addressed the nation from the white house and touted his administration's efforts to create jobs. >> and all told, in four years, we've created 16.6 million new jobs, the most of any single presidential term in history. there wasn't a month, not a single month, when the economy lost jobs. another record for any presidency. >> the higher than expected jobs report proved to be bad for wall street, as the higher job numbers dashed hopes for future rate cuts by the federal reserve. the dow dropped 696 points, the nasdaq slipped 317, and the s&p sank 91 points. >> well, more sunshine in your

u.s. supreme court to get this stopped.arantee that when president trump takes the oath of office he will be the first felon to ever become president. i think it is a terrible thing for our political system. it is just going to make sure lawfare continues into the future. >> bill: you are reading politics into this. here is what trump said late sunday night. the legal system is broken and businesses can't take a chance in getting caught up in the quicksand. it is all rigged in this case against a political opponent, me. andy mccarthy echoes you. he says there is no public clamor to see trump sentenced prior to taking the nation's highest office. there is a spiteful new york progressive democratic interest in branding the republican president-elect a convicted felon. i think that reflects what you are saying. trump also said in his statement that bragg, alvin bragg, the d.a. in new york, did not want to bring the case but the judge went forward anyway. merchan works for bragg, doesn't he? >> he doesn't work for bragg. the co

u.s. supreme court is set to hear tiktok's final plea against the blanket ban.e'll have details after this break. ♪ ♪ with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites. get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month. >>> welcome back to the show. as we approach the end of the show, here are the four things to get you up to speed ahead of the open on wall street. u.s. equity opens for trade after the closure to honor former president jimmy carter. our u.s. colleagues will speak to the delta airlines ceo after the carrier reports fourth quarter earnings later today. >>> the president-elect donald trump is set to be sentenced in his new york hush money case. the judge indicated, however, trump will not face jail time. >>> in the fate of tiktok in the u.s. is at stake with the hearing over whether a ban on the app is constitutional later today. >>> speaking of which, the u.s. supreme court is set to hear arguments if tiktok should be banned

did not get to put a person on the supreme court, but he did put ruth bader ginsburg and stephen breyer on the lower federal courts, and that was their entree to the u.sa: where to you does jimmy carter sit in the context of modern presidents? judy: he sits apart in many ways. peanut farmer from rural georgia who rose, as andy young said today, how unlikely it is that someone would come from a place population 200-something to the presidency. so, unlikely, but remarkable in many ways because of everything we have been discussing here, all the things he tried to do. and i would say the force of his moral character, who he was. that morality, his deep faith, his belief that something drove him every day to want to make life better for the american people. and after he was president, for everybody on earth. that is an incredible ambition for someone to have and that is what drove him for a century. amna: we may have to leave it there, i am so sorry, we are out of time. i know we could speak for many more minutes. but we thank you so much for being here. stuart: thanks for having us. ♪ geoff: the republican majority closes out the first week of the new co

u.s. supreme court. high court will hear more than two hours of arguments over whether a tiktok ban is allowed under the first amendment. biden signed a law allowing the ban last spring if at least five justices say yes, tiktok would either need to find a new owner or shut down in the u.s. by january 19th. >> so many san francisco san francisco businesses rely on big conventions, and the first major one of the year is about to begin. the j.p. morgan healthcare conference returns to the city next week, and abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn takes a look at the impact for this conference and the city's new mayor. >> san francisco's sights and sounds draw scores of tourists every year, but it's the convention business that really packs an economic punch. the westin saint francis hotel in union square will once again be host for one of the biggest conventions in the city. the j.p. morgan healthcare conference. the conference includes global industry leaders, investors and tech creators. >> the j.p. morgan

u.s. supreme court as his likely last option to prevent that hearing from taking place.he president-elect's legal team has filed its final reply brief. in the process. saying, quote: president trump, the constitutional structure, and the nation are irreparably harmed by letting the sentencing go forward. the supreme court could respond tonight. we're on standby to see what happens. the biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking a plea deal for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. the government initially agreed to the arraignment with accused 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed. defense lawyers describe the attempts to throw out the agreement as the latest in two decades of fitful and negligent mishandling of the case by the u.s. military in successive administrations. a federal judge in kentucky is blockings the biden administration's attempt to redefine sex in title ix as the gender identity. the ruling strikes down the change nationwide. the ruling came months after the u.s. supreme court rejected the administration's emergency request to enf

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u.s. supreme court. wow. i mean, what do i know? that doesn't seem like a very current judgment, considering it was, what, 152 years ago before i was born, right? and before i was born. my kids love to say i was born in the 1900s. i'm like, yes, but not as early as you say. not the 18th. right? thanks, larry. as always, great to see you. it is 52 past the hour. up next we have a quick look at the top stories we're following including crab season. finally here. this is a live look in san francisco as people line up at fisherman's wharf ready to buy that fresh had a busy early morning for police in oakland, where they are working to figure out if several crimes are connected. opd first responded to the extra mile gas station at 17th and castro. an employee told police that a group shattered the front door, made their way inside and stole the cash register. the employee was not hurt. then, about 30 minutes later, around 3 a.m, another group, perhaps the same one, broke into a safeway at the ridge shopping centeon broadway. employees te

u.s. supreme court where he is resident, and the u.s. court will have to say this original trial violated its executive immunity decision and has to be redone, if not thrown out altogether. >> edward: so tom, this is unprecedented sort of legal territory where we are, where we have a soon to be sitting president of the united states being sentenced by a local judge in new york. does this, would this hangover the first part of president trump's presidency, in terms of his being able to do his job? >> well, that's the thing. i think judge merchan thought wrongly that he was striking an appropriate middle ground here by on one hand not dismissing the case entirely but on the other hand not really imposing any punishment on trump. but your point is right in that the whole idea of presidential immunity as you can't burden a president of the united states with having to litigate a criminal defense while he is president. but what judge merchan is doing is he is forcing trump to litigate his appeal of this conviction while he is president of the

home. ♪ >>> the fate of tiktok is in the hands of the supreme court tonight with the clock ticking on a law that could effectively ban it here in the u.snah sellers was in court. >> reporter: supreme court justices today grilling the lawyers trying to save social media giant tiktok. representatives for the company arguing that the law requiring tiktok to sever its ties to china or cease operations in the u.s. by january 19th violates frfree speecprotections. >> am i right that the algorithm is the speech here? >> yes, your honor. it's basically how we predict what our customers want to see. >> reporter: both liberal and conservative members of the court skeptical over the premise that an algorithm is speech. >> how are those first amendment rights really being implicated here? >> the court has never held that a foreign government has free speech rights. >> reporter: and justice ketanji brown jackson pointing out that the law is not an outright ban. >> you're wrong about the statute being read as saying tiktok you have to go mute. because tiktok can continue to operate on its own algorithm, its own terms as long as it's not associated w

u.s. went to the united states supreme court today. at issue can congress ban the social media app because of who owns it? let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. you've been tracking this story for months. you listened to the hearing today, right? the whole thing. all right. so any idea which side you think the justices are leaning toward? it's hard to say. kris. it's a little early, and the justices have not so far made their decision public. but, you know, guessing from some of the questions, they seemed a little skeptical about tiktok's claim that this harms the first amendment rights of its users. and that's really the argument that tiktok is putting forward. so we don't know how it will go. but most of those who listen to that are far more experienced in legal matters than me seem to think they were leaning in a direction that is not pro tiktok, but instead would support the ban. okay, and we're about ten days away from this going into effect, right? ten would be the 19th of january. yes. okay. so could presid

u.s. supreme court. this woman who markets her cookies on tiktok is one of the litigants in the case. she and others made a last ditch public appeal to the court over the weekend. i rely almost entirely on tiktok to market my products. to say tiktok changed my life is an understatement. tiktok is the place where people told me i could do so much more with my life than i ever believed. now, less than a week to go until the ban on tiktok, or at least it has to sell itself or face a ban. but we should get a supreme court decision before then. i'll be curious to see it. oh my goodness yes. thanks, scott. you bebet. well, turning back now to our coverage of the los angeles wildfires as crews work around the clock to try to contain the flames, there are some signs of hope left among the smoldering rubble. sobrevivir en esta casa. es nada mas y menos cu la estatua de un angel. there y see it? there there's a statue of an angel still standing in a home in altadena which burned in the eaton fire. a reporter from our sister station, telemundo 48, captured the moving moment, saying, it is very sy

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u.s. supreme court appears likely to uphold a law to effectively ban tiktok in the u.s. the court heard oral arguments in the case today. the law in question requires china based tiktok owner bytedance to divest itself of the company. if no sale takes place, the platform would go dark in the u.s. on january 19th. the justices did not appear convinced by tiktok's free speech arguments, but uncertainty remains over how the court will handle the case, especially with president elect trump taking office one day after the ban takes effect. a preliminary decision is expected in the coming days. facebook's parent company, meta, announced it's ending a number of diversity, equitand inclusion programs in a memo to employees. meta said it's ending internal programs that were created to increase the company's hiring of diverse candidates. it also announced its chief diversity officer will move into a new role. in its memo, meta said it continues to value diversity, and it still has a principle of serving everyone. both the warriors and the sharks were a long way from home. the dove

u.s. and on creators and small businesses who could lose billions of dollars is enormous. but that's all balanced against serious national security concerns, which makes the pending supreme courtision so momentous. the nation's highest court. tonight, on the brink of deciding whether to uphold a controversial ban of tiktok in the u.s., a ban already approved by congress and signed into law by president biden. tiktok arguing a ban would violate free speech. >> there is a compelling first amendment issue here, which is that this involves the access to information on behalf of tens of millions of americans, specifically, more than 170 million americans who use tiktok, according to the platform. >> more than half the u.s. population. but tonight, it appears a majority of the supreme court is likely to uphold the tiktok ban. some, including chief justice john roberts countering tiktok's lawyers for free speech argument. >> it seems to me that you're ignoring the major concern here of congress, which was chinese manipulation of the content and acquisition and harvesting of the content. >> tiktok is owned by a chinese company that u.s. officials worry could be beholden to the communi

u.s. supreme court. the high court will hear more than two hours of arguments over whether a tiktok ban is allowed under the first amendment. biden signed a law allowing the ban last spring if at least five justices say yes, tiktok would either need to find a new owner or shut down in the u.s. by january 19th. >> so many san francisco san francisco businesses rely on big conventions, and the first major one of the year is about to begin. the j.p. morgan healthcare conference returns to the city next week, and abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn takes a look at the impact for this conference and the city's new mayor. >> san francisco's sights and sounds draw scores of tourists every year, but it's the convention business that really packs an economic punch. the westin saint francis hotel in union square will once again be host for one of the biggest conventions in the city. the j.p. morgan healthcare conference. the conference includes global industry leaders, investors and tech creators. >> the j.p. morg

u.s. supreme court chief justice roberts warned of the dangers of sh conduct. "public officials, too, regrettably, have engaged in recent attempts to intimidate judges. for example, suggesting political bias in the judge's adverse rulings without credible basis for such allegations. -- allegations." chief justice rober continued, "attempt to intimidate judges forheir rulings are inappropriate and should be vigorously oosed. public officials certainly have a right to criticize the work of the judiciary. but they should be mindf that in temperance in their statemen when it comes to judges may prompt dangerous reactions by others. chief justice roberts also spoke of the dangers of disinformation , which are "magnified by social mea, which provides a ready channel to instantly spread rumor and false information. put simply, this defendant has caused endurin damage to public percepti of the criminal justice syem and has placed officers of the court in harm's way. in the provisional crt which we just received this morning, the author had interviewed the defendant and

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we've just learned, as you heard in caitlin's report, that supreme court justice alito spoke with trump just before the president elect asked the u.s. supreme court to delay a sentencing in his new york criminal case. do you think it's appropriate for trump to be speaking with someone who will actually be deciding a case against him? >> i do think it's appropriate he is the incoming president. he's a former president, and he's very soon. he's going to be the current president. so i think to me, it's a positive thing that president trump is meeting with the senate, that he's meeting with the house, that he's willing to have conversations with the supreme court. to me, that's what i look for in a president. i want to have more of that dialog. and the more openness and the more transparency that we can have, i think the better it is for all americans. i think that's one of the issues that a lot of people were frustrated with. the biden administration. just transparency. let's just talk about these things. so i think it's very positive that president trump and his team are having conversations across the board throughout all aspects of

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u.s. supreme court today, and now, 170 million users here in the u.s. will probably know in just days what happens next. our business and tech reporter following the story, scott budman, you were listening in, what is the latest? you know, it's interesting. no decision yet from the high court on what happens next with tiktok. but barring a last second stay, this could be the company's last stand before its parent company has to make a decision to sell to an american company or be banned from american app stores. on january 19th, just nine days away, here's how we got to this point. congress approved that ban due to concerns that tiktok is a national security risk. that's because it's owned by a chinese company, bytedance, which they believe is susceptible to the influence of the chinese government. today, tiktok argued that such a ban would violate the first amendment rights of its millions of users, but it faces the rare combination of both democrats and republicans favoring a ban. court watchers say the questions from the justices today hint that they

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u.s. supreme court to bypass president elect donald trump's influence. attorneys for trump filed a motion with the highest court to block the law that would ban tiktok here in the u.s. if its parent company bytedance does not sell it. attorney general merrick garland maintains of the popular social media platform is a threat to national security because of potential chinese government access to u.s.. consumer data. >> governor gavin newsom provides a budget preview for the next fiscal year. capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you about some of the governor's proposed the governor's proposed spending priorities ry excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comc

u.s. supreme court appears likely to uphold a law to effectively ban tiktok in the u.s. the court heard oral arguments in the case today. the law in question requires china based tiktok owner bytedance to divest itself of the company. if no sale takes place, the platform would go dark in the u.s. on january 19th. the justices did not appear convinced by tiktok's free speech arguments, but uncertainty remains over how the court will handle the case, especially with president elect trump taking office one day after the ban takes effect. a preliminary decision is expected in the coming days. facebook's parent company, meta, announced it's ending a number of diversity, equity and inclusion programs in a memo to employees. meta said it's ending internal programs that were created to increase the company's hiring of diverse candidates. it also announced its chief diversity officer will move into a new role. in its memo, meta said it continues to value diversity, and it still has a principle of serving everyone. both the warriors and the sharks were a long way from home. the do

u.s. supreme court has shut down meta's bid to avoid a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit.ng meta, saying that the company inflated the number of people its ads would reach. well, meta argues that the advertisers are too diverse to combine into a single lawsuit, but the judge's decision today means that advertisers can continue to band together to seek damages from meta. coming up, we're going to take a look at the wildfires burning in southern california. i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] take that up a little bit higher. you should feel that, [jolike, right back here.t. oh, yeah, i felt that! good, that is so much better than la

u.s. supreme court, as the social media giant fights a law that it says will shut it down in nine days ifld by its chinese parent company. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us now from the newsroom with more on those arguments. well, hi there, marcus and chris. so as we have been reporting for months now, lawmakers gave the company a way to stay in business in the u.s, which has to divest from its chinese parent company. lawmakers were acting on concerns over tiktok's connections to china, national security issues and concernss over americans privacy. the arguments are counter to much of the lighthearted content of the platform. the case centers on the april 2024 law ordering that tiktok exists independently from that chinese parent company i in order to deter content manipulation and unreasonable data collection. how quickly tiktok and content creators made arguments about free speech. tiktok's team argues that this is an unprecedented shutdown of a major media platform that will impact the free speech of 170 million users. here's a bit of the back and forth we've been talking about. con

u.s. supreme court and a record number of women, black, latino and lgbtq judges to lower courts, proud of the legacy that re for a nation that 235 judges mark, the largest number of confirmations in a single term since the carter administration heritage foundation, senior legal fellow thomas chipping says too much emphasis on race or gender of judges can hurt public perception of the judiciary in jax that the degree of any allergy york politics. >> into the law that i think. >> it's very dangerous. budgeting says the number of confirmations shows the power of a unified senate and white house democrats demonstrated. >> determined. partnership between the president and the senate and the senate judiciary committee can accomplish great deal. when president-elect trump takes office, he'll have an opportunity to appoint and have confirmed roughly 200 judges assuming 40 to 50 vacancies a year. >> shipping says when combined with his first term that could be more than 430, far more than any single president in american history. in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> preparations are ramped up

u.s. supreme court about whether or not the sentencing in his new york criminal trial will be clayed.ow it's scheduled to the happen tomorrow, and he will have the appear at least virtually for it. back to you, stuart. stuart: nate foy, we'll take it. now this. listen to the what trump said after his meeting with senate republicans on capitol hill. >> we had a, a great meeting. there's great unity. whether it's one bill or two bills, it's going to get done one way or the other. i think there's a lot of talk about two, and there's a lot of talk about one, but it doesn't matter. the end result is the same. we're going to be reducing taxes and creating a lot of jobs and all of the other things that that you know about. but this was a really unified meeting. stuart: florida congressman byron donalds joins me now. here's my question, congressman: you put it all together in one big bill, doesn't that that raise the danger of it not passing? because you can't satisfy everybody. >> well, i mean, look, to be blunt with you, one bill, two bill, i don't really care. it's really about the details

u.s. supreme court will hear emergency arguments over the ban on tiktok.is set to be removed from app stores a week from sunday. its parent company, bytedance, will try to argue that ban is a violation of american free speech. american lawmakers worry that china is using tiktok to spy on americans. lawyers filed their final briefs with the court this morning. do keep in mind as we listen to arguments before the high court tomorrow. no one has actually publicly proven tiktok spies on americans. and no more restrictions or more restrictions on the number of powerful nvidia ai chips that can be sold overseas, even to friendly countries. bloomberg, the first to report that full allies like canada, australia and most of europe can still buy all they want and google the latest company to donate to donald trump's inauguration. the new york times reports this morning. the fund is now so big on pace to run $200 million that inaugural officials are running out of vip opportunities and benefits to offer donors. back to you. happening today. a peninsula man accused of

>> todd: federal prosecutor katie cherkasky joins us now when carley talks about the supreme court, this is the u.sigh as you can go. how should the court go. >> the supreme court should absolutely stay the sentencing and there is a very good reason for that in terms of the timing, this is really a crisis of judge merchan's own making. a manufactured crisis in terms of the timing. he has known all along that the snowrtd's immunity decision came down in july explicitly use of presidential immunity or acts that are entitles the defendant to immediately appeal that order because, if you are immune from prosecution or if there is evidence immune from having used against you. needs to be reviewed immediately before any further stepping can be taken. especially including sentencing. for that reason i think the court should pause the sentencing to review whether this case is irreparably harmed and needs to be reversed. >> carley: if the sentencing does happen, i'm sure many people are wondering this, what do you think it could possibly be? >> well, according to what we already saw from judge merchan, prom