weapons of death also tonight, michael cohen joins me to talk about what weaponization of government really looks like. as jim jordan plays make believe on the issue in an embarrassing field hearing of the once respected house judiciary committee. plus, justice clarence thomas is promising to fix his financial irregularities as a whole new set of questions come to light and we begin tonight with more young americans fighting for their lives at this country s massacre epidemic rages on following a spate otmass shootings less than three weeks since the children of nashville were buried, this is a feeling of an accelerating gun culture and the carnage and death that comes with it. the fear, the violence, they can feel unstoppable, even all consuming at times and it isn t just because of america s indifference to gun violence it feels like parts of this country are engaged in a celebration of gun violence. a veneration and devotion that has turned america into the most heav
friend and may be your closest confidant who stabs you right in the back. i made the whole thing up. don t fire me. i don t know if i can trust you. you can t. i promise i never betray you never. jesse: democrats have someone to worry about. this time democrats don t need to turn around. they can see the knife going in. it s one of their power players, up and comer, darling of the left, aoc. she s already on thin ice after not endorsing joe. president biden, he is saying he s going to run again in 2024. will you support him? if the president chooses to run again in 2024, first of all, i m focused on winning majority now. we ll cross that bridge. i think if the president has a vision and that s something we re all willing to entertain and examine when the time comes. that s not a yes. i think we should endorse when we get to it. jesse: she s now aoc is starting to sound like a defactor. she s saying lot more than she should. it s not like this is totally
Reporter. Stay tuned to our show tomorrow. Thanks very much. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] announcer washington journal continues [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016] on this president s day holiday, heres a look at some of the programming we have for you on cspan. Saturdaysext, last republican presence of the bait from greenville, South Carolina, presented by cbs news. Wrote to the white house coverage will be live tonight at 6 00 p. M. Eastern when we bring you a rally in charleston, s. C. Where jeb bush will be joined by his brother, former president george w. Bush. Eastern, at 8 00 p. M. Chief Justice John Roberts sits down for a lengthy discussion hosted by the knowing loss will in one of his last appearances for the death of Supreme Court Justice Anthony shkrelantonin scalia. Justice john roberts talks about the confirmation process. I do not think the p
Democrats condyle and at 202 7488000 can dial in at 202 7488000. An independents can dial in at 202 7488002. You can also comment on twitter wj. Span the white house proceed with plans to pick a successor to scalia within weeks. In the washington post, obama, senate gop group for battle. The white house mulls scalia successor. The storya today, is scalia the battle begins. Even before the American Flag outside the Supreme Court has been lowered to half staff in honor of justice Antonin Scalia, the political battle over who would replace him and who gets to choose was broiling. While on ated death hunting trip in west texas could affect the ideological tilt of the nations top court as it considers abortion rights, immigration law, and other landmark cases. The debate over his successor and fling the 2016 present will race and it is likely to become a divided vote contest to determine control of the senate in november. Here are present obamas comments. [video clip] a plentiful so fulfill
This morning, break down what his death means for the court and the country. We begin with pierre thomas. Good morning. Reporter good norng, george. Flags here at the Supreme Court and across the nation at half staff as the court mourns the loss of Justice Scalia. His death had has enormous legal and political ramifications. He apparently died in his sleep on a quail hunting trip. His body was discovered after he failed the appear for a breakfast gathering. U. S. Marshals came to the scene. Law enforcement Officials Say there appears to be no foul play. The longest serving justice on the court, he was appointed by ronald ragen in 1986. An astute legal mind, he became a champion ofonservative causus. Presidenenobama called scalias son to offer condolences and interrupted a trip to california to address the nation. He influenced a generation of and pro foundly shaped the legal landscape. Reporter his body has arrived in el paso. No word on memorial services. Tributes will likely come. Al