bill: this was a town hall for jason chaffetz in utah. the question is whose side were they on? again, a home state town hall. we ll show you the rest of that and who was there in person coming up. everyone can complain and you don t show up and put your money where your mouth is no one is going to change anything. at bp, we empower anyone to stop a job if something doesn t seem right, so everyone comes home safely. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better.
bill: it is not over until it s over. that s the message from the white house. president trump vowing to fight on after the ninth circuit court of appeals refuses to restore his travel ban. the snow is melting. 6 to 10 inches? i took the under and you took the over. it was nine inches, you won. melissa: i like that. what am i getting? bill: we ll figure it out. i m bill hemmer. it s friday in america s newsroom. melissa: happy friday to you. i m melissa francis. the panel of three judges on the ninth circuit ruling against the temporary travel ban. president trump accusing the court of playing politics instead of following the rule of law. this could go all the way to the top. here is the president reacting last night. president trump: it s a political decision and we ll see them in court.
steve mnuchin s vote will come monday. linda mcmahon will get a confirmation vote late tuesday morning. melissa: democrats hate him. i don t think that s too strong a word. what are chief among their complaints? they re warning obviously he is going to lead the charge to dismantle obamacare and one democratic critic talked about dr. price and says he is going to go after those healthcare entitlements. congressman price has a lot of experience in healthcare policy. yes, he has experience but it is the kind of experience that should horrify you if you care about medicare and medicaid or if you care about your own insurance coverage. despite that protest he was confirmed late last night and be sworn in as secretary of health and human services today. melissa: thank you. bill: we have breaking developments on a terror plot
deserves over 60 votes. i m hopeful that is going to happen. but i know i ve also heard from the senate majority leader that he will be confirmed one way or the other. bill: chuck schumer says he is avoiding his questions. i think the phrase was the issues, avoiding them like the plague. were through for that meeting? i was present. let s just be clear. so the senate minority leader was asking the judge directly about cases that could potentially come before the united states supreme court and the way those questions were asked and judge gorsuch, as he has done in every meeting, has been very thoughtful and careful trying to answer the questions but also being mindful that he has to maintain his independence. he has to maintain the ability, if he serves on the nation s highest court, to be able to be on those cases. so i think the questions asked by senator schumer were very direct but not the type of questions that judge gorsuch
judge is highly qualified. he is someone that believes firmly in the independent judiciary. he has been having very good discussions with the senators he met with but just like other prior nominees to the supreme court he has to be careful not to weigh in on any particular current matter that could come before the court and he has done that. and he also has to be mindful he is a current sitting judge in the 10th circuit where he served for 10 years and he continues to be in that capacity and he obviously is a judge s judge and will be a very thoughtful in answering these questions from senators. bill: i m assuming he gets 52 republican votes, is that fair? well, certainly i don t want to presume what any of my colleagues will do. they ve been very favorable to him because of his excellent qualifications and the way he conducts himself. bill: that leads me to my next obvious question. how many votes will he get from democrats? well, yesterday the