And in the lungs, in the chest, in the throat. I slit his throat. Why . I do not know. Reporter you can see the expression on some of the victims family faces as they had to listen to this all over again. This was used in that 2003 case against him that led to him being and then, also, of course, that first death sentence. Coming up at 5, we will have a little bit more of what he told those state Police Investigators about how these murders made him feel. We are live in boston outside the federal courthouse, robert goulston, fox25 news. Turning now outside. Pretty much all day long. Chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz joins us now. You are forecasting some cooler weather as we head to the weekend. Kevin a gradual cooldown northwest will bring in that cooler and drier air. Talking about showers coming in and heaviest north of the massachusetts border. Remember we talked about that yesterday . That certainly has happened. Thoughts of more showers coming in during evening commute. Not mu
Past; you are our hope for the years to come. Thank you for leading us beside the still waters of your wisdom and through the Green Pastures of your peace. Empower our senators for the task of this day. May they put right before expediency, others before self, principle before partisanship, and you before all else. Lord, keep our lawmakers under the canopy of your care, sustaining them with your grace amid all sunshine and shadow. And, lord, thank you that america still stands with lamp held aloft as a beacon of freedom for our world. We pray in your sacred name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell p later this morning the senate will have an opportunity to pass the f.
Minds, but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even handedness, and excellence. Garland, a federal Appeals Court judge is known for his more centrist and moderate views. He was confirmed to the d. C. Circuit in 1997 and held the support of seven current gop senators including orrin hatch who said his intelligence and scholarship cannot be ask questioned. Garland is also a former prosecutor who led the prosecution of Timothy Mcveigh as well as Unabomber Ted kaczynski. His confirmation wont be smooth sailing. Lets let the American People decide. The senate will revisit the matter when it considers the qualifications of the nominee the next president nominates. Nbcs tracie potts joins us now with more. Whats the issue of this nomination . Well at issue is whether or not this president should be nominating someone at all. And right now there is a political showdown going on between the white house and capitol hill over that. This nomination less than 24
Federal Appeals Court judge merik garland, for his pick, to replace Antonin Scalia. Now the president s choice is not without controversy. Correspondent Craig Boswell explains why the nomination is sure to lead to big fight in the senate. President obama introduced his Supreme Court nominee, in the white house rose garden. After completing this exhaustive process, ive made my decision nominating to Supreme Court. Sixtythree year old meiit became chief judge on the us court of appeals in washington dc in 2013. Hes respected liberal born in chicago, he graduated from harvard law school. The president in selecting Merrick Garland has gone with the safest possible pick, he has long record of highly regarded by conservatives, and liberals across the spectrum. If confirmed, the new justice will replace conservative Antonin Scalia who died last month k change the ideological ball of the court for years to come. Hell be facing bitter opposition in congress. After the next president is sworn in
It was an easy book to write. Book stf tapes hundreds of author programs throughout the country. All year long. Heres a look at some of the events well be cover oing this week. On monday journal fist john and karen have a history of awe psm in new york city. That evening were also at the w hotel in washington, d. C. For former defense secretary robert gates talk on leadership and public an private sec porps on tuesday were off to the Jewish Community center in boca raton, pht for look at the history of assassination attempts on the president. Wednesday, its back to washington for jesses recount of the lives of slaves in the white house at busboys and poets on saturday, just a couple of miles from our studios in washington, well be covering two programs at politics and pros bookstore. First, magdz poundser and jim wallace looks from a christian perspective and later that evening david will remember his decision to turn it in his brother the unabomber ted. Thats a look at some of the aut