Today i am nominated chief judge Merrick Garland to join the Supreme Court. President obama nominating his pick for the Supreme Court today. Im thomas roberts. We remain live here at the bayside marketplace. Beautiful downtown miami where its a breezy 81 degrees and a big day in news in the 2016 race, with super tuesday Election Results that enforce campaigns, ended campaigns, and basically changed everything. First, president obamas much anticipated nomination of judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Garland is a chief judge on the u. S. Court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit. The most important federal Appeals Court in the nation. The 63yearold clerked for Supreme Court Justice William brennan and is a harvard grad as well. Thank you, mr. President. This is the greatest honor of my life. Other than lynn agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. With the court now evenly divided with four liberal and four conservative justices, Senate Republicans are vowing to block this nomination. An
Im bill hemmer. Martha im martha maccallum. Donald trump winning at least three states. One is too close to call. It includes a knockout victory in senator rubios home state of florida. We are going to win, win, win and have great victories for our country. Martha trump took the Sunshine State by nearly 20 points. And that meant it was the end of the road for marco rubio. While its not gods plan i be president in 2017. The fact i have even come this far is evidence of how special america is. Bill john kasich won ohio in a winner take all, getting 6 delegates. We are going all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination. Martha where i this whole thing headed . Senator ted cruz still hoping for a win in missouri. Boy, is that a squeaker. Cruz says hes Going Forward. He believes the mom nation is between himself and donald trump. Tonight we continue to gain delegates and continue our march toward 1,237. After tonight america has a clear choice Going Forward. Martha Tucker C
Republicans who have refused to hold a nomination hearing during an Election Year to do what he says is their constitutional duty. I have fulfilled my constitutional duty. Now it is time for the senate to do theirs. President s do not stop working in the final year of their term. Neither should a senator. Harris we have this reaction from the Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell who repeated the republicans position that this is for the next president to decide. The senate will continue to observe the biden rule, so that the American People have a voice in this momentous decision. The American People may well elect a president who decides to nominate judge garland for senate consideration. The next president may also nominate somebody very different. Either way, our view is this. Give the people a voice in filling this vacancy. Harris that was just moments after the announcement of the nomination, so very quick news happening in the past hour. Some details to know about judge garland
Disconnect between his take on what he should be doing as the president and all of the political advisers in the world. I think what hes saying with this is, im going to go out and pick the most apolitical, most qualified person i could find. I dont care how old they are. This person is 14 years older than srinivasan. I dont care if its going to motivate the democratic base. I know the person, im not particularly concerned about whether this could get better coverage. Im just picking the most qualified person i can dpientd. Probably didnt hurt hes. A fellow chicagoan. Isnt it true, tom, that the more life youve lived, the more jobs youve had, the more decisions youve handed down, especially if youre a judge, sometimes president s pick politicians as Supreme Court justices. California governor earl warren as chief justice comes to mind. In this atmosphere, everything youve uttered or written is potentially held against you . Theres no question that it is, in one sense, dangerous to pick
Dozens of those twisters have been tearing through the heartland for weeks now bringing the potential for historic flooding across the region. Here is what we know so far about what happened overnight. A series of twisters reported in indiana and ohio. There is significant damage but no deaths reported so far. In ohio crews there going doortodoor this morning checking for survivors. Bill the survivors you heard from one there, here are a few more now describing the terrifying experience in the dead of night. The walls shaking back and forth. There is wind from the tornadoes pushing through up through the vent into my face and im freaking out sitting there. It lasted 10 to 15 seconds, scariest 15 seconds of my life. We knew exactly it was a tornado going over. There was just no doubt. Everything they ever said about a tornado was really true about sounding like a Freight Train coming through and it was very, very frightening. The damage was significant and many citizens and folks are st