A look at the days news and headlines. At low containment. Bill its a big job. Probably something we deal with all week. Thank you live in redding, california. Sandra President Trump raising the stakes in the battle over the border wall threatening to shut down the government if he doesnt get the funding he has been demanding. The President Firing off this warning a short time ago tweeting quote, i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us the votes for Border Security. Which includes the wall. Must get rid of lottery, Catch And Release, etc. And go to system of immigration based on merit. We need great people coming into our country. Doug mcelway live at the white house this morning. Doug, an interesting tactic to see a republican president embracing the prospects of a Government Shutdown. It sure is. History has shown that whenever there has been a Government Shutdown in the past it is the Republican Party that takes the blame for it and in the aftermat
this committee i have never seen a nominee for any position behave in that matte manner. enner. judge cavanaugh used as much political rhetoric as my republican colleagues, what s fraur he s gone on the attack. i ve never heard a more compelling defense of one s hawnerer and integrity than brett kavanaugh. she shared a raw, veseral, incredible, a profoundly powerful testimony and shiez was believable. i believe her. if we want to show dr. ford respect, we give her the resbekt of having her case heard and the evidence looked at. i like at it as what are you hiding?
optimistic. he has a proven record. that s what the president made this nomination about. that s the message we ll carry to the senate. we remain confident that before the fall is out, judge bret kavanaugh will about justice brett cavanaugh. sandra: judge andrew napolitano joining us. good monday morning to you. administration, the vice president sounding very optimistic about the confirmation process. should they be? yes, i think they should be. it seems that the republicans are supporting judge kavanaugh. look, there is a little bit of concern on the part of senators collins and murcowski about his attitude about roe versus wade and then on the other end there is concern by senators lee and paul about his attitude about i ve spoken with them about domestic spying. i think he has overcome their concerns so the only real republican concerns are
explore. i think you brought up a good point in the break as you were sitting here. you said the big question is whether he will answer questions about it meaning many the confirmation hearings. that s right. it s fair game for questioning. i think it s fair game for questioning and they should question him on it. he wants to put the final nail in the ruling deeply, deeply troubling, he said. is it enough to compel him to recuse from the mueller probe? i don t think what the democrats are trying to do here and i understand is look for any way they can to derail cavanaugh s nomination. the only way they be do that is get to the more centrist minded republican who is are protective of the mueller investigation and thinking of collins and some of
democrats are calling supreme court brett cavanaugh, over his public comments two years ago. he says he wants to uphold a constitutional that create a independent counsel. i want to bring in julia rogers and cnn political, david drucker, who is a senior congressional correspondent for the washington examiner. good evening to both of you. as if we re wondering why this choice, when you consider what s said in the past. it s so obvious, a sitting president should not be prosecuted. and an independent counsel. after his remarks about the independent counsel and they