Judge kennedy in an of itself is a superb candidate for united stes Supreme Court. In comparison to do not this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know your keys highly intelligent of his academic record. We can discern that come and his experience, 12 years on the Appellate Court in california and in the western area demonstrates a level that very few nominees to the Supreme Court demonstrate. Obviously, judge kennedy is a conservative, and here represented are here as democrats. We support him because of our personal knowledge of judge kennedy. I look back in Sacramento County where he grew up and where i grew up, and i can talk to the 1 Million People in Sacramento County, and that one of them would have anything negative to say about this candidate. One individual when asked by a reporter what they thought of him said, they noticed a lack of an observable ego. Judge kennedy is a man of humility, a man of compassion. Hes an individual that really
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
Current justices. We begin with the longest serving member of the court, anthony kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan after the failed nomination of robert pork. Confirmed unanimously in 1988, replacing and nixon appointee, Justice Lewis powell, and previoly served on the nth ciuit court of appeals. Heres a brief portion of the Justice Kennedy confirmation hearing, beginning with an introduction by robert matsui. Mr. Matsui its too bad that two individuals preceded judge kennedy for this nomination. I noticed the editorial in the New York Times this morning, they made reference to judge bork and judge ginsburg and i say its a shame because we shouldnt be here today comparing judge kennedy to his two previous nominees. Judge kennedy in and of himself is a superb candidate for the United States Supreme Court. And comparisons do not do this gentleman justice. He has a deep compassion for the law, as many of you know. Hes highly intelligent from his academic record. We can discern that. And
And to the right of it in particular, its moving north at 12. By 2 00 a. M. , near savannah, georgia, the question is, inlands at that point, or is it still over the water, hugging the coastline, churning up by charleston and myrtle beach by 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow afternoon. Theres going to be some of that rain surging northward towards southern new england too, ill show you how that impacts your weekend plans just ahead. Vanessa as matthew dumps inch after inch of rain, this here is what officials are worried about storm surge. It happens when rising water is pushed o everything in its path. This home is inundated with its water in palm coast florida this morning. Do we have that picture for you . Apparently not. Officials across the south are expecting more scenes like this in the coming hours. We are very concerned about the storm surge, and the worst effects are still likely to come. Storm force winds are affecting the state of georgia and will continue to do so and we are fold for th
Cell phone carriers, and a big blow to samsung over fears of exploding phones. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. 29 days until election day and our new poll numbers out tonight speak to the urgent crisis exploding inside the Republican Party from the top down. With Donald Trumps fortunes fading over his lewd comments about women, a civil war has broken out. At its center, Party Loyalty versus selfsurvival. The crisis underscored by a new nbc news wall street journal poll taken after the controversy and before last nights debate, showing Hillary Clinton with an 11point lead over trump nationally among likely voters. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has late details. Reporter tonight, abandonment and astonishment as the countrys Top Republican walks away House Speaker paul ryan telling his colleagues on a conference call, he wont defend donald trump anymore, Wont Campaign for him. Essentially conceding