Eric the president made it clear about the billing his constitutional requirements. There are no caveats. Exemptions include for election years for the presence last term in office. So i acknowledge your skepticism here, because we do know this is a republican congress. This is a Republican Party leadership that shut down the government in 2013, that brought us to the brink of defunding the department of Homeland Security just last year, and just last week announced they will not even have a hearing on the president s budget, but i also want to point out that this is not the first time that republicans have come out with a lot of bluster only to have reality set in. Republicans have threatened to keep sequesterlevel funding for the government. They have threatened to not raise the debt limit. They have threatened to not reauthorize the import export bank, and they threatened to up ease the deal with iran. They tried to play politics, but ultimately, they were not able to back up their
Votes. Similar to Justice Alito who got hardly any democratic votes. Back in 2006. I think we will see a lot of republican opposition. There may be an interesting calculus in the republican about republican senators from democratic leaning states who are up for reelection. That is a wise vote for them or not. Well have to see how it plays out. Interest of all the republican members of the senate may not be in alignment why comes to this issue. Wheres the interests of all the democrats in the senate are in alignment. Host our topic is the death of Justice Scalia who died yesterday at the age of 79. Jess covers the Supreme Court for the wall street journal. We welcome listeners who are listening to us on sirius radio. Big debate last night in greenville South Carolina. Jeb bush if i am president i people who have a proven record in the judiciary. Problem is we have appointed people thinking you can get through the senate because they didnt have a record. The problem is that sometimes we
Leader for on aftermath Justice Scalias death. Again republican senator from maine. Heres what she said among other things. I thought it was a shame instead of honor his life and legacy and extend our condolences already where in a political fight. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went a step further urging the committee to hold hearings. Governor christie said i believe absolute right thing to do is to have hearings. People cant vote up or down they choose the hearings should be held. There is no reason for them to not take on this nomination. Governor christie this right. Theres no reason for the Supreme Court nomination not to have a full hearing and a vote. Theres a resource or republicans not to give a nominee to the Supreme Court and the income hearing and a vote. All were saying is do your job. One Republican Congress and republican i repeat published an editorial in one of the largest newspapers in the entire state urging Republican Leaders to give president obamas nominee al
Want to get in the mood, just look at the weather. Its just the beginning. That is hot. Real hot. It looks like its all downhill. We of light snow showers possible. Best chance is south of 80. It is cold outside. Its 15 at midway. Valparaiso is at 17. The wind chill is 10 in aurora. Still zero in aware. The snow is coming in from the west. A chance of letters in Charlotte South of 80 is where it will be. Temperatures are cool. 32 yesterday. 19 at 5 00 today. We reached 21 for a high. Snuggle weather. Tomorrow High Temperatures are 21. Cuddle up. That was part of the best Weather Forecast you ever given. Top five. Mind traffic is going to be pretty poor. Not a lot going on. Everything is looking good. We do have crews busy digging up the road in rosemont where a gas leak happened. That was at technology boulevard. From foster to balmoral is closed. The gas is shut off. The only major hotel affected is the intercontinental. Most of the cartels are north. They didnt say when they hope to
Bay bridge. In San Francisco you see a finger of fog starting to move over San Francisco. That is when we are also going to be waking up to. Some patchy fog in some areas will burn off later on, leaving us mostly sunshine and light winds today. Dry and mild week ahead. In fact, lets take a look at our threeday forecast and see how weather is going to be treating us across the bay area. We are going to be seeing pretty much mid60s to upper 50s along the coast there. As we head into tuesday, though, it is going to be a longer day now that the sun is staying up longer. Its going to stay warm and the cooldown comes later on this week. Carolyn. Lela, thank you. Breaking news in the east bay. A freeway shooting has injured one person. A red cadillac he is ka lid with four people inside was coming from an oakland club early this morning and driving along westbound 580 near 880 when another car came alongside it. Witnesses said the passenger in the second car opened fire, hitting the escalade