Proposal that senator crapo, our colleague from idaho, and i with a large group of bipartisan senators are proposing to change the way in which forests are managed and reduce the likelihood of some of what i call these infernos, mr. President. These are fires that are bigger, they are hotter, they are more damaging, and they act like a wrecking ball pounding at the rural west. And what has happened over the years is that the preventative efforts in the west in terms of our forests are underfunded. There isnt enough effort that goes to hazardous fuels, management and thinning and program that reduce the huge load on the forest floor. And i was just this past weekend both in medford, oregon, rural Southern Oregon and in portland, meeting with the Forest Service and bureau of Land Management, and they told me about the problem that senator crapo and i are trying to address in a Bipartisan Legislation that chair mikulski has included in her appropriation bill. Appropriations bill. And the
Relishing that, as well. Boris sanchez at the white house, thank you. Lets dig into the poll numbers with our guests, former u. S. Attorney and former Deputy Attorney general harry litman and kelly jane torrance. Guys, the polls for neil gorsuch showed he had 29 . Why do you think kavanaghs support at just 37 is so low . I think it actually reflects the overall support for the president which is low and falling. Of course, they havent heard from kavanagh yet. It is, of course, exquisitely close in the senate, as well, but if 51 republicans who overall, by the way, represent only about 40 of the Population Wind Up Voting for him as seems to be the indication for now,
before any of that comes to the floor you just mentioned two really important memos he wrote in the 90s. You are going to see a major storm starting on tuesday, democrats complaining that to date they have gotten less than ten percent of the memos that he produced during that time and zero from when he was Staff Secretary w
It just is somebody that was so unique. I dont know what really shaped him. I dont know if it was his father, i dont know if it was the time. You didnt want to spend a lot of time talking about being in the hanoi hilton. He didnt want to talk too much about that. He just had a very quiet pride and a great humility and great sense of humor. A great determination. And great strength. You may have read all of the statements coming from former president s. But if thats any indication ive person that Wwas Boabove P statements from the clones, statements from barack obama as well as every george w. Bush all of these folks not necessarily in the history of his relationships with them were always good necessarily. Well, look the thing youve got to realize, this is something that is missing in todays politics. Being willing to stand up and take a principled position you know that was rational, something that made sense, it earns Great Respect. Even among people that dont agree with you. The abi
And a massive tornado touches down in michigan, as a line of intense storms roars across the midwest. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. Lawmakers are getting ready for an allout battle over president Trumps Supreme Court nominee brett kavanaugh. The Senate Confirmation hearings begin on tuesday. Democrats are accusing the white house of withholding thousands of pages of documents related to the judge. Weijia jiang reports. They are suppressing these documents. Reporter democratic senator g ck durbin is demanding trump release the records for Brett Kavanaughs work in the white ouse for former president george w. Bush. If were lucky we will see 6 6 of all of the documents reat have been produced. An, if he so proud of his conservative credentials, show us the record, stand before us. Trust the american people, and theyll trust you. Reporter the Trump Administration is citing executive privilege to withhold 100,000 pages of records. An attorney for mr. Bush revealed the decision in
Ahead. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im George Howell, the cnn newsroom starts right now. Around the world good day to you at 4 01 on the u. S. East coast. Four days of Memorial Services nund the late senator john mccain will be laid to rest in the coming hours. On saturday there were displays of unity, friends, family, colleagues, many people came together celebrating his life, his service, and impact around the world. Two of mccains once political rivals, george w. Bush and barack obama spoke for him sending a message of bipartisan at a time when washington is deeply divided. Our jeff zeleny has more. Reporter washington paid tribute and bid farewell to john mccain, an American Patriot and politician. At the Washington National cathedral, a tablo of history, assembly to say good buy to a war hero and veteran republican senator. Mccains daughter meghan over come with emotion throughout th