With scott pelley. Pelley today president obama said his Supreme Court nominee would head to capitol hill for meetings tomorrow, but hours later Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell phoned nominee Merrick Garland to say, dont bother coming. I wont meet with you and the senate wont act on your nomination. The president named garland, a liberal to, replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. Garland is chief judge on whats considered to be the second most powerful court in the land, the washington, d. C. , Circuit Court of appeals. He was appointed by president clinton. Garland is 63, chicagoborn, harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. [applause] reporter his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. His credentials unquestioned. Temperament. To find someone who just about everyone not only respects but genuinely likes, that is rare. Reporter garland seemed a lo
And norma at 90 having the time of her life. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today president obama said his Supreme Court nominee would head to capitol hill for meetings tomorrow, but hours later Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell phoned nominee Merrick Garland to say, dont bother coming. I wont meet with you and the senate wont act on your nomination. The president named garland, a liberal to, replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. Garland is chief judge on whats considered to be the second most powerful court in the land, the washington, d. C. , Circuit Court of appeals. He was appointed by president clinton. Garland is 63, chicagoborn, harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. Reporter his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. His credentials unquestioned. But the president today said what sets garl
Hours later Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell phoned nominee Merrick Garland to say, dont bother coming. I wont meet with you and the senate wont act on your nomination. The president named garland, a liberal to, replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. Garland is chief judge on whats considered to be the second most powerful court in the land, the washington, d. C. , Circuit Court of appeals. He was appointed by president clinton. Garland is 63, chicagoborn, harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. [applause] reporter his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. His credentials unquestioned. But the president today said what sets garland apart is his temperament. To find someone who just about everyone not only but genuinely likes, that is rare. Reporter garland seemed a long shot, the oldest nominee in modern history, hes been on the short list for prev
And, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley will kid it. Scott, this is a political gamble. Republicans want to appear strong but not obstructionist, which could backfire to the benefit of democrats. Margaret brennan at the white house. Thank you. Today the nations second busiest system was shut down so problems could be inspected in its electrical system. The d. C. Metro serves about 700,000 riders a day. And jeff pegues is following this. Reporter emergency inspections have been under way since early this morning. In all, 91 stations have been closed as two dozen teams fanned out among 100 miles of track. Looking for damage to third rail cables that could lead to smoke and fire. Manager paul wedifield. Since we began. Booths exists. On monday a cable fire led to major delays during the morning commute. Now open the doors. Reporter similar to a serious incident last year that killed a woman and injured dozens. The safety concerns are not new for the 40yearold metro system.
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