a california man sacrificing himself to save his nephew. that man jumping into the river although he did not know how to swim. good morning. welcome to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. it is thursday, june 28th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. the president relishing the chance to fill another seat on the u.s. supreme court as anthony kennedy announces he will step down. all signs say the president will replace the swing vote with a conservative. a man or woman who could change the high court and decisions it makes for generations. the justice met with the president and then went on the road. he intends to put a lasting stamp on the court. the travel ban ruling underscores how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution. remember this so we have a pick to come up.
the president relishing the chance to fill another seat on the u.s. supreme court as anthony kennedy announces he will step down. all signs say the president will replace the swing vote with a conservative. a man or woman who could change the high court and decisions it makes for generations. the president took his piece acknowledge to north dakota took his message to north dakota saying he intends to put a lasting stamp on the supreme court. the travel ban ruling underscores how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution. remember this so we have a pick to come up. we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that is going to be there for 40 years or 45 years. to get a justice confirmed, the president has to navigate a slim majority in the senate. senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny has more from fargo. reporter: christine and dave, president trump making clear the retirement of kennedy is a midterm election issue. he will pick the replac
wade, a candidate donald trump promised if given the chance to stack the high court with conservatives. he was also the one to recognize the right to same-sex marriage. president trump s court pick in just his second year in office could reshape american law for decades. the travel ban ruling underscores just how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution, and i m very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office, because he felt confident in me to make the right choice and carry on his great legacy. that s why he s there. so we have a pick to come up. we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that s going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. the timing adds to the already overwhelming drama here. midterm election years are
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retirement from justice kennedy. the travel ban ruling underscoring just how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution. and remember this, so we have a pick to come up, we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that s going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. we neat intellect, we need so many thing to go. there s so many elements go into the making of great justice of the supreme court, you got to hit every one of them. so, gloria, the president has had a huge win for his travel ban and he knows it. this is a huge victory for the president. this is going to be one of the most consequential decisions of his presidency. what it is going to do, is set a huge part of his legacy, and it is going to determine, and it could determine the directions of the supreme court for generations.