I dont see where its ever going to get more reasonable. The stakes are very high. Not only are both sides at fault , but the other thing to keep in mind is that both sides often overwhelmingly vote to confirm judges because they are put forward and are overwhelmingly qualified. This complicates the situation. Its one of the reasons why republicans dont even want to hold hearings because someone like david kelly being confirmed by 96 to zero in iowa, virtually any of the names that you heard floated or potential picks by president obama. There are republican senators, like orrin hatch, who have come out and said extremely positive things about them because they are very qualified. Once you begin the process there is the danger that there is no way to stop it. Host bottom line, does know me know from senator senator mcconnell . Sen. Leahy yes mr. Bresnahan yes. Host to both of you, thank you for being with us on newsmakers. We appreciate it. [captioning performed by the national captioni
And today, you are joining us on a very special day. Were broadcasting here from the historic pastor reading room. Where for the past 80 years , scholars from around the globe have come to use the largest shakespeare collection in the world. I would like to extend a warm welcome to you today who joining us on cspan2. And those of you joining us forhe live feed, thanks making it possible for shakespeare fans to enjoy this special day. Shakespeares influence goes beyond the written word, your arrival was accompanied by the folger consort. Ourfolger consort is inhouse ensemble. If you are interested in their music, you can find it on itunes and have a look at the wonder of will room that has been created by itunes. Apple has partnered with us so we collect shakespeare material for everyone who wants to celebrate. Today, we are here to celebrate the legacy of the worlds greatest storyteller. And what better way to do that than pay tribute with stories. People are celebrating shakespeare al
It will bounce back to the mid and upper 40s for the afternoon. Heres the next weathermaker out of the midwest. Its going to be a rain maker, thats overnight tonight. During the day, were fine. Mostly cloudy. 46 now. 42 by noon time. Forecasting high of 47 degrees. Rain and wind on the way. Well get to that in a little bit. First check on the 1st of march on the commute. Heres lauren. Good morning, chris, good morning, everybody. Were heading northbound watch out for an accident in the right lane, exit 1a. If youre headed to the holland tunnel, youll need to avoid this. Right now, the government of the city of patterson is partially shut down due to a budget crisis. This morning, an emergency plan they walk to school. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is in patterson with details of the shutdown. Good morning. Reporter darlene, good morning to you, you will see crossing guards today, but here at this train station you likely wont run into other city workers, over 1,000 were told to sta
Police arrest a suspect in her death. A woman believed to be behind the plot nabbed in mexico. This is days after listed as the one of the fbis most wanted. And spacex success. Part of the rocket headed to the International Space station and the rocket lands on the platform floating in the middle of an ocean. Its the first after several failed missions proving the fifth time is the charm. Today, saturday, april 9th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. Im sheinelle jones. Did you see that . They have on coats. Big coats. Its cold in the east. It wouldnt be so bad if it wasnt in the 70s weeks ago. Thats what makes it hurt. We had a bit of a tease. Quite the tease. That is the top story. Another blast of winter here in april. 100 Million People under freeze advisories this weekend. And it seems like we just cant say goodbye to that snow. Parts of the sneenortheast coule a few in
For today, and will end up being a nice day. Generally, temperatures right around 50. 50 right now in alexandria. The planner for today shows the wind picking up as we head towards the afternoon. Right now, a cool 50. By lunchtime we re at 56. A high today around 62 degrees. Still on the mild side for this time of the year but colder days are coming. Celebrate all the basketball today. Kyla road to looking good, as you get ready to head out in will see. Clear, dry rod ads, heading north or south bunny should be good there. Same thing along 74, not an issue to be found. We are Clear Conditions along i71. , not started on this thursday. Lisa in commitment 2016. No rest for the candidates on the campaign trail. Tuesday president ial hopefuls are working hard to gain support dan griffin is live with the latest on the race for the white house. Dan the campaign trail just the fight on the republican side has garnered a lot of attention so far here in ohio. Donald trump warning if the party t