Good morning. We begin with breaking news. Were just learning that president obama plans to announce his nominee to replace Supreme Court justice antonin scalia, who died in february. The white house says the president will make the announcement at 11 00 a. M. Eastern time in the rose garden. According to reuters, the president s nominee will be either sri srinivasan, who if nominated would be the first indianaamerican, first asianamerican, and first hindu justice on the Supreme Court, or merrick garland, who became chief judge in 2013. Most Senate Republicans have vowed not to consider anyone the president puts forward. Senate republicans have vowed there will be no hearing and no votes for a new justice until president obama is out of office. Of course, nbc news will have live coverage of the president s announcement when it happens. Another primary tuesday, another big night for donald trump, and an even bigger one for Hillary Clinton. Trump dominated if florida, winning by nearly 2
Brown. Here is mayor de blasio today calling for demonstrations and protests to at least pause in reading from the same script at two separate events. Regardless of peoples viewpoints, and everyone recognizes its a time to step back and just focus on these families. I think its a time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in due time. Im asking everyone, and this is across the spectrum, to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations, until these funerals are passed. Lets focus on these families and what theyve lost. . lou this, of course, the same mayor who met with the antipolice demonstrator leaders last friday. The same mayor who insisted on describing a demonstrators assault on two Police Lieutenants as an alleged attack, despite the overwhelming Video Evidence that absolutely and clearly supported the Police Officers. And the same mayor who today refused to acknowledge his role in what has been a campa
Here is mayor de blasio today calling for demonstrations and protests to at least pause in reading from the same script at two separate events. Regardless of peoples viewpoints, and everyone recognizes its a time to step back and just focus on these families. I think its a time for everyone to put aside political debates, put aside protests, put aside all of the things that we will talk about in due time. Im asking everyone, and this is across the spectrum, to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations, until these funerals are passed. Lets focus on these families and what theyve lost. . lou this, of course, the same mayor who met with the antipolice demonstrator leaders last friday. The same mayor who insisted on describing a demonstrators assault on two Police Lieutenants as an alleged attack, despite the overwhelming Video Evidence that absolutely and clearly supported the Police Officers. And the same mayor who today refused to acknowledge his role in what has been a campaign of
As for the assault weapons ban in particular, i think he said it on sunday in plarticular, i know he believes this needs to come to a vote. And he believes it should come to a vote. Also, today, a bipartisan gun trafficking bill is gaining more republican support. Three republicans join three democrats getting behind the alreadybipartisan gun trafficking act. The gun makes its illegal to buy a gun and transfer it to someone who cant pass a background check. Democrats and republicans working together on gun safety. This is progress. Also today, more signs of fighting the nra, the gun lobby. A group of celebrity activists coming to capitol hill, calling for congress to act now. Theyre part of the group and this is a demand they continued to make as part of the plank. Congress must now act on a sensible plan to keep assault weapons out of our neighborhoods, out of our schools and guns out of the hands of dangerous and compromised people. Doing nothing has failed. To people who questioned
With the rich paying their fair share. They recognize that the sequester is a bad idea. But what theyve suggested is that the only way to replace it right now is for us to cut Social Security, cut medicare, and not close a single loophole. I have to tell you, if thats an argument that they want to have before the court of public opinion, that is an argument im more than willing to engage in because i believe the American People understand i believe the American People understand that yes, we need to reduce the deficit, but it shouldnt just be on the backs of seniors. It shouldnt just be on the backs of young people trying to get a college education. The president won the fairness debate in the fall. Thats what the election was all about. Today, the president said that argument will define the fight ahead on guns, immigration, womens rights, gay rights. The whole agenda. The question i will ask myself on every item, every issue, is is this helping to make sure that everybody has got a f