Lawn. Im Melissa Francis in new york. This is after the bell. Hey, connell. Connell im connell mcshane, reporting live at this hour the state of pennsylvania. Start of after the bell series on swing state economies. We have three states in three days. Heading to michigan tomorrow, wisconsin on wednesday. These states helped put President Trump in the white house. Their economies may very well decide if he stays there, when America Votes this week, next year. Our host is from a company in chesser county. They specialize in automation. You will hear about later on in the hour. We begin with the records melissa talking about in the markets. Jackie deangelis on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Jackie. Reporter connell, records across the board. Market locked in gains with the dow up 115 point like at the settle. Three things traders are talking about. Positive earnings adding to the momentum. Optimism on trade, certainly a factor out there. Also some residual excitement about the
second day in a row. the man accused of murdering his wife and one of his sons took to the stand, saying it wasn t him, but people who hated his son, paul. disgraced attorney alex murdaugh spent six hours on the stand friday, admitting he lied, had a drug problem, but believes the deaths of his wife, maggie, and son, paul, stemmed from someone who had it out for paul. the person, or people, who did what i saw on june the 7th, they hated paul murdaugh and they had anger in their heart. paul is facing charges in the february 2019 boating wreck that killed 19-year-old malory beach. murdaugh clarifying he didn t think anyone on the boat that night was responsible, but someone who had heard about it. because i did not and would not hurt my wife and my child. but prosecutors pressed murdaugh about trying to manufacture an alibi, which he denies. they then reminded him there is evidence he lied to police about where he was on the night of the murders. other than lying to t
independent candidate evan mcmullin as he faces off against incumbent republican mike lee. and tesla is under criminal investigation over claims the company s electric vehicles can drive themselves. we ll get to that. willie? let s begin this hour in georgia, where this morning there is a new allegation against herschel walker. another woman has come forward accusing the candidate of pressuring her into having an abortion. the women appeared anonymously yesterday with her attorney, gloria allred. she claims she became involved with the former football player in 1987 while he was married and became pregnant with his child in 1993. she said walker encouraged her several times to have an abortion and she eventually went to a clinic in dallas to have the procedure but she did not go through with it, which she alleges made walker upset. she claims he then drove her to the clinic and waited outside in the parking lot for hours until she came outside. here s what she said about
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
I pledge that if im confirmed i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. President trumps primetime pick. In an announcement made for tv the 45th president revealed his conservative choice for the open seat on the Supreme Court. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. President trump built up the suspense to tonights Supreme Court announcement making the revelation in primetime, when much of the country would normally be watching their favorite tv shows. Neil gorsuch is currently a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of appeals. Tonight republicans are applauding the president s choice, but among democrats theres already talk of a filibuster. Abc 7 News Reporter lisa gull ezian. He is considered uncontroversial but still very conservative. Conservative Appellate Court judge neil gorsuch is President Trumps pick for the Supreme Court. Judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, a