ten foreclosure lists. not good news at all. cnn newsroom continues right now, with kyra phillips! tony, thanks so much. you know, something s up when the sheriff starts making charles manson comparisons. we re on the murder case in the florida panhandle. you got to wonder when s the dam going to break? i m a foreign exchange student, get me out of here. these kids wanted to experience the land of the free and the home of the brave, but instead they get a host neglect, filth and potential danger. and they are not liking this. a bouncing bundle of price-fixing allegations against babies r us. hello, everyone, i m kyra phillips, live at the cnn headquarters in atlanta. you re live in the cnn you re live in the cnn newsroom. captions by vitac www.vitac.com well, we re keeping a close eye on capitol hill and the historic senate hearings for supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor. if confirmed, she would be the first hispanic and the only or only the third
but let me ask you if you agree with martin luther king when he said he dreamed of a day when his children would be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. do you agree with that? i think every american agrees with that. amen. thank you, senator cornyn. we re going to go to senator specter, who is a long-time member of this committee and one of the most senior members here. and i would once senator specter s questions are finished, we will take a very short break. and does that work for you, judge? it most certainly does. thank you. so, senator specter is recognized for up to 20 minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. judge sotomayor, you have been characterized as running a hot courtroom, asking tough questions. what we see popping out of the supreme court opinions from time to time, statements about putting tough ideological battles in their conference room. and justice scalia was quoeted s saying, the court must live in anothe