Democracy and the role of the Judiciary Branch and preserving it. This is in rhode island. [laughter] [applause] thank you so much. Can i say how glad i am to be here . We are thrilled to have you here. This is that its not my first trip to newport. This is not my first trip to newport. It is a beautiful city and such a beautiful campus and the more i have learned about this university and the in the days and weeks leading up to the events, the more impressed i have become so it is a real honor to be here and to be with people who are so deeply committed to Public Service of various kinds so thank you very much. We are thrilled to have you here and most of the folks here who are under crack undergraduates, i know you do events like this this at law school it has been a while since i have been at college. If i ever start being too in the weeds about just tell me. The law students might be interested in that but not here. I wonder if you could take us back to your life as undergraduate s
Because the moment in history which it comes. Lets make no mistake about it. The unique moment of this i believe that a greater question transcends the issue of this nomination. That question is, will we were tree from our traditional progress or will we move forward continuing to expand and envelop the rights of individuals in a changing world which is bound impact upon those individual sense of who they are and what they can do . Will these noble human rights and Human Dignity, which is a legacy of the past two centuries, continue to mark the journey of our people . Judge, as you well know, this is no ordinary nomination not merely because you are there. I must say to you, it is somewhat daunting for as experienced as you are, to sit there with an array of people about to question you. It is not an easy position to be in. I am confident that you will handle it well. Nonetheless, it is an easy position. This nomination is with all due respect judge, has been about you. The passing on
Progress or will we move forward continuing to expand and envelop the rights of individuals in a changing world which is bound impact upon those individual sense of who they are and what they can do . Will these noble human rights and Human Dignity, which is a legacy of the past two centuries, continue to mark the journey of our people . Judge, as you well know, this is no ordinary nomination, not merely because you are there. I must say to you, it is somewhat daunting for as experienced as you are, to sit there with an array of people about to question you. It is not an easy position to be in. I am confident that you will handle it well. Nonetheless, it is an, not an easy position. This nomination is with all due respect judge, has been about you. The passing on of this Supreme Court nomination we must also pass judgment on whether or not your philosophy is an appropriate one at this time in our history. That was senator joe biden in september of 1987. He was addressing Supreme Court
Happy friday, everyone. Im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. Im john muller. Well begin with the dangerous cold now dipping into the deep south. People in atlanta, georgia, not used to seeing this kind of thing. A water fountain partially frozen over with temperatures near single digits. Weather being blamed for this pileup in indiana. Mary bruce has the details. Reporter it seems never ending. Im losing my mind its so cold. Reporter and the deep freeze is only getting deeper. 195 million americans locked into its frigid grip. At least 35 states from the midwest to the gulf experiencing temperatures below freezing. Crews bracing for ice as far south as texas. Nothing is enough here. Im sorry. I need layers on my face. Reporter in indiana whitecaught conditions caused a massive pileup. Big rigs and cars tangled. More than 40 vehicles smashed together. Three people dead, more than 20 injured. The collision was boom. Louder than a gunshot. I mean you heard it and it was this is crazy. I
Away from it. One even left the department of justice altogether in protest. We have our sara murray and evan perez outside the courthouse here in washington, and evan, i want to start with you. The attorney general said ultimately the decision lies with the judge here, judge Amy Berman Jackson. Just break down this decision for us on the seven counts and how she explained her sentencing decision. Reporter well, brianna, one of the things she said was she wasnt going to listen to the prosecutions memos, the memos that became so controversial. Youll remember the first one recommended seven to nine years. The second one said we leave it up to the judge. The judge says, i wasnt going to go with seven to nine years. She ended up at 40 months, which is about three and a half years in prison. And she said thats where she was going to go all along. But she did have the prosecutors talk a little bit about what happened behind the scenes. They said it was a miscommunication. She assured the jud