President , you and your team have shown me great courtesy in this process. And he entrusted me with the most solemn assignment. I respect, too, in our legal order it is for congress and not the courts to write new laws. It is the role of judges to apply not alter the work of the peoples representatives. A judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. Stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. California senator Dianne Feinstein is the top democrat on the Senate Judiciary committee. Shes expected to aggressively crossexamine the nominee during the hearings he especially beca of the fact that the obamas nominee garland never got a hearing. Chuck schumer, a democrat, tweeted gorsuch put corporations over workers. Hes been ideolog ideologue, so that is a hint of the battle to come. Analysts say gorsuch is just to the right of scalia on the conservative spectrum. Gorsuch will go through a tough Senate Judicial hearing, and thats expected to
Gorsuch to fill the ninth and final seat on the Supreme Court. Good evening, thank you for joining us tonight. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. This could be one of the longest lasting acts of the presidency. Justices often serve until their deaths. Kristen sze with what to expect. Neil gorsuch is the youngest nominee in a quarter century. If confirmed he could shape our nation for decades to come. Gorsuch has served on the 10th Circuit Court of appeals in denver for more than ten years, attended Harvard Law School with former president barack obama, in fact, before getting his ph. D. At oxford. Hes had prestigious clerkships including for retired Justice Byron white and anthony kennedy. Gorsuch is originally from colorado but spent years in washington. His mother was actually head of the epa for Ronald Reagan before being forced out because of a toxic waste cleanup scandal. Will replace justice Antonin Scalia, a man he looked up to and paid tribute to. As for how he would rule gorsuch
Grant lodes is here to break down todays big announcement. The pick itself is not at all a shock. The president is relpacing justice antonin scalia, who died suddenly nearly one year ago. With another conservative. Neil gorsuch. He made the announcement tonight in prime time at the white house. Gorsuch is a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of appeals in denver. The 49yearold supports religious freedom. Hes thought to be pro life. And like the majority of the Supreme Court, is harvard educated. Now the question is. How much of fight will democrats in the senate mount . With three Court Members in their 80s or near 80. All three liberal or moderate. Pres ident trump could easily have one or more additional appointments. And those could really shift the way the court leans. Some think the demoncrats should wait to make a stand. But Many Democrats are still bitter. Last year, republicans refused to consider president obamas nominee for the seat. Merrick garland. That was a big gamble leadin
With a surfer directly in its path. And we do say good morning, everybody, on this monday. Im kendis gibson. And im Mara Schiavocampo in for diane. We begin with a midmarch storm gaining strength as it treks across the country. We want to first up show you the radar, and you can see the storm system. Snow is falling in several states right now, iowa, wisconsin, illinois and indiana. And heres a live picture out of chicago right outside of wrigley field. Well see that in just a second. In chicago about half a foot of snow is possible. Thats a rare sight this winter for people in the windy city. That last measurable snowfall for chicago was december 17th. And well work on getting you a live picture. In fact, hawaii has had more snow than chicago. Unbelievable. Thats so unusual. So, that storm system will converge with another one that you see there and form that monster system and take aim at the east coast and heres what things will look like by tuesday evening. More than a foot expecte
Thats right. James comey confirmed that the fbi is looking for links between President Trump and the russian government. But so far, the only missing link theyve found is eric. [ laughter ] james comey also said today that he has found no information that supports President Trumps tweets that former president Obama Wiretapped trump tower. Added comey, to be fair, the only place weve checked is hillarys emails. [ laughter and applause ] you cant check her emails enough. According to a new survey, only 43 of u. S. Voters can name a Supreme Court justice. Said one voter, hey, i tried to name one, but they wouldnt let me. [ laughter ] so [ cheers and applause ] Hillary Clinton said during a speech on friday that she is ready to come out of the woods. Oh, thats cool. I wonder why . Oh, yeah, you got to get out of there [ laughter ] donald trump jr. Is in the woods. [ light laughter ] a moscow zoo is suing a company that hired one of its raccoons to appear in a commercial, saying that when t