The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. The presiding officer madam president , last week the Judiciary Committee held its hearing on judge Amy Coney Barretts nomination and it was easy to see why judge barrett is held in such high regard by her colleagues, students, and peers and why the American Bar Association gave her its highest rating of well qualified. We knew well before the hearing that judge barrett possesses an extraordinary intelligence and comprehensive command of the law. After three days of testimony americans got to see her qualifications for themselves. They saw why she has been described as a jurist, a formidable intellect, a brilliant and conscientious lawyer and staggering academic mind. Even the democratRanking Member on the committee couldnt hide the fact that she was impressed. Judge barrett understands the proper role of a judge in our system of government. As judge barrett made clear, she understands the job of a judge is to interpret the law, not
Oakland marathon and half marathon. The starting line taking off any minute now. Hopefully, youre cozy at home. Thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. Im kira klapper. Cinthia pimentel has a look at our microclimate forecast. Looks a little chilly. We are starting off in the 40s this morning. We have a little bit more of that cloud cover, patchy fog. Look at San Francisco. Our camera just blanketing the city. We should be in for another lovely day with the 70s. I did, however, want to go into oakland as People Get Ready not only to race but to cheer those people on. Well see a few of the clouds lingering around the mid morning. More sunshine and we continue with those temperatures in the upper 60s there in oakland. We have the dublin festival. Ill have that forecast for you, too. The rest of our microclimate temperatures and whats ahead in the sevenday forecast as we look forward to spring. Not only that, but then some changes in the weather pattern ahead. We need
The president today would be dancing in the streets. Reporter perhaps more controversial the timing as the fbi investigates possible ties between russia and the trump campaign. Sources on capitol hill tell that comey asked for more money and more power for that investigation just days before his firing but the Justice Department says thats not true. That has democrats crying foul and demanding an independent prosecutor. There is a clear and present danger of a coverup. It certainly appears that the president is trying to frustrate this investigation, trying to upend it. Reporter the white house insists Rod Rosenstein recommended comeys firing. The president over the last several months lost confidence in director comey. The doj lost confidence in director comey. Reporter for President Trump today an Oval Office Meeting with russias top diplomat and russians u. S. Ambassador center. Reporter in a tweet of his own the president lashing out at critics of comeys termination promising when
Research. Committee on oversight and government reform will come to order. Without obsession t chair is authorized to declare a recess at anytime. We have a very important hearing this morning. A federally funded Cancer Research in innovation. This one some hearings are more important than others. I wish it were the type of hearing that was on the headline at the top of the fold of every newspaper that we have. But it is cancer is something that statistically is going to touch every family in some way, shape, or form. And unfortunately ive had that personal experience myself and lost my mom to breast cancer. She fought it for some tenplus years and passed away in 1995. My dad who was old school, my dad was the kind of guy who never thought he had to have a checkup. Hed be just fine. He felt fine. He didnt need a checkup. Unfortunately he got colon cancer and doctors told me if he had any checkup in the eight or ten years preceding that hed probably with be us today. And i passed away a
Now a staff at the white house. You can bidding you can begin dialing at 202 7488001, republicans. 202 7488000, democrats. 202 7488002, independent colors. What do you think about the insolence of ivanka trump and the administration . A new tweet by the way, from donald trump. Anybody who thinks the repeal and replace of obamacare is dead does not know the love and strength of the Republican Party. That was from just a moment ago from donald trump. Again, our phone lines are 202 7488000, democrats. 202 7488001, republicans. 202 7488002, independent colors. There are you calling from . Hello . You are on the air. Caller i would like to provide the democratic response to ivanka trump and Jared Kushner being in the white house . Host please go ahead. Caller i am calling from ohio. Have aould like to question answered about how they have not been properly vetted, in terms of the Financial Issues . They still make money off the trump property that is in washington, d. C. I do not see how th