an idyllic spring morning. no hint of what is to come that night. the nine justices of the supreme court attend a memorial service for one of their own, the late john paul stevens. the end of the court s term is just weeks away. a whole host of consequential decisions to come. a bitterly divided country awaits a momentous decision. is this the end of roe v. wade? of law and of life. reporter: at the service the judges look collegial. they call themselves a happy family. beneath the surface there is much more to this story. they not only aren t getting along with each other, they don t like each other. people die! it is a court at war with itself. and in the center stands chief justice john roberts. john roberts is someone who is used to winning. he s very much a judicial conservative. not a fan of roe vs wade. but the chief is stayed to be keenly aware that abolishing roe could tear america apart. he cared more about preserving the legitimacy of th
We dont know how they were using this money is not factually true. You heard mcclk chin tok saying he had the mcclintock saying that he had the prosecutor fired. Yet those talking points are respited despite the fact theyre not based on fact. Its an important moment. I want to get your sense of the history of what were about to see. You see the members showing up, the staff, theyre showing up. The witnesses will be there. Theyll be sworn in as well. Its a moment that doesnt happen very often if american history. It doesnt and it shouldnt. Because its so important you think about the the way constitution set up our democratic structure here and were looking back right now to say what did the founded fathers envision about the country that we are now in . What did the separation of powers mean . Are there truly three coequal
branches of government or can one thumb their nose that leads to an authoritarian regime . We are looking at a very historic moment. Looking at what the power of con
To have very different worlds. We certainly will. This is a moment that a lot of people have been waiting for. Well see what happens. We will have special live coverage throughout the night, of course. Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Our special impeachment coverage continues right now with erin burnett out front. This is cnn breaking news. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. The House Judiciary Committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. Trump. This is only the fourth time in American History that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. Members are getting seated. This is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. This is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee jerry nadler is about
Broadcast on a wednesday night. Thank you so very much for being here with us. Good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were in the midst of live, ongoing coverage of the house judiciariry committee markup. The two articles ever impeachment against the president of the United States that of course congressman jim jordan of ohio speaking right now. This is a standard part of legislative process, the markup. It happens all time. But tonight obviously its quite difference in the import because it is the most serious constitutional activity the Judiciary Committee can pursue. Tonight the committee will be hearing different amendments and debating the two articles before
them. We expect them to be voted on by the full committee tomorrow. Weve already heard Opening Statements from House Judiciary Chair jerry nadler and Ranking Member doug collins. Heres how the chair presented tonights meeting. Taken together, the two Articles Ch
Much . Maybe but i dont think hes going after it the way he should. Maybe he was telling us less about clinton than he was revealing about himself, donald trump. All in with chris hayes starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were in the midst of the House Judiciary Committee markup of the two articles of the president of the United States. This is a standard part of the legislative process, thats the markup. It happens all the time. But tonight is obviously quite different in the stakes and import because it is the most serious constitutional undertaking this committee where are the Judiciary Committee can pursue. Tonight the committee will be hearing different amendments and debating the two articles before them. And we expect them to be voted on by the full committee tomorrow. Weve already heard Opening Statements from House Judiciary Chair jerry nadler and ranking
member doug collins. Heres how the chair presented tonights meeting. Taken together the two Auric