Harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. [applause] reporter his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. His credentials unquestioned. But the president today said what sets garland apart is his temperament. To find someone who just about everyone not only respects but genuinely likes, that is rare. Reporter garland seemed a long shot, the oldest nominee in modern history, hes been on the short list for previous vacancies and passed over. Today, finally, was garlands moment. This is the greatest honor of my life other than my wife agreeing to marry me 28 years ago. Reporter his wife and one of his daughters were among more than 100 supporters in the rose garden. I only wish my father were here to see this today. Taught my older daughter to be so adventurous that she would be hiking in the mountains out of cell service range. [laughter] when the president called. Reporter ga
The delegates that remain, we are in a among a u. S. Army veteran who served in iraq and afghanistan was stabbed to death today by a palestinian while visiting israeli coastal city of jafa. He was from lubbock, texas. Margaret, what can you tell us . 28yearold taylor force was fatally stabbed just outside tel aviv today. Tv running this unconfirmed eyewitness video of the alleged killer running away from the scene. Now he was gunned down and killed. But not before he injured nine force was in is israel to study tech startups, a student at vanderbilt, a west point grad who served in the u. S. Army as you say in both iraq and afghanistan. Now, scott, the white house has already labeled this a terror attack. And it actually took place as Vice President joe biden was in israel for an official visit. In fact, just a mile away when it happened. Margaret brennan, tonight, thank you. Tonight the Southern Plains are getting pounded by violent weather including tornado thousands, hail, high wate
Nominee Merrick Garland to say, dont bother coming. I wont meet with you and the senate wont act on your nomination. The president named garland, a liberal to, replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. Garland is chief judge on whats considered to be the second most powerful court in the land, the washington, d. C. , Circuit Court of appeals. He was appointed by president clinton. Garland is 63, chicagoborn, harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. [applause] reporter his experience as a federal appellate judge is deep. His credentials unquestioned. But the president today said what sets garland apart is his temperament. To find someone who just about everyone not only respects but genuinely likes, that is reporter garland seemed a long shot, the oldest nominee in modern history, hes been on the short list for previous vacancies and passed over. Today, finally, was garla
Spent on hitting somebody than was spent on me. And between that and people saying things and you know, lindsay graham, he is a nasty person. First of all he is wrong on the military. This is why, i have been doing this for 15 years. Thats right, fighting a war with 15 years, with this kind of thinking. If you are going to fight a war, win the war. Lets get back to rebuilding our country, okay. I watch him. If you think about it every Single Person that has attacked me has gone down. Okay. I dont want to mention names. Lets not mention names theyre out. Theyre gone. Youve can take a look at virtually every Single Person. We started off with 17. Were done to four. Of the four, theyre pretty much all gone. Pretty much. They didnt do so well, tonight, i will not say any body didnt do well. They didnt do ale. There is only one person did well, tonight, donald trump, i will tell you. Listen, we are very pleased when you think about where we have come in the great state of michigan from basi
Of her life. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley today president obama said his Supreme Court nominee would head to capitol hill for meetings tomorrow, but hours later Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell phoned nominee Merrick Garland to say, dont bother coming. I wont meet with you and the senate wont act on your nomination. The president named garland, a liberal to, replace the late conservative justice antonin scalia. Garland is chief judge on whats considered to be the second most powerful court in the land, the washington, d. C. , Circuit Court of appeals. He was appointed by president clinton. Garland is 63, chicagoborn, harvard law. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Today i am not indicating chief judge Merrick Brian Garland to join the Supreme Court. [applause] reporter his experience as his credentials unquestioned. But the president today said what sets garland apart is his temperament. To find someone who just a