remarks, he mentioned neil gorsuch. ence: by nominating judge neil gorsuch, president trump has kept his word to nominate a justice to the spring court who will keep faith to the constitution and who will and hold -- uphold the god-given liberties that are enshrined there. [applause] week.ce: you saw it this my daughter was off work. she got to watch a lot of judge gorsuch's testimony before the senate. three days of powerful testimony before the senate. judge gorsuch made it clear why donald trump nominated him to the highest court in the land, then it he -- didn't he? is, america's all this week what president trump saw when he made that decision. judge neil gorsuch is one of the most respected, qualified, and mainstream nominees to the supreme court in american history. [applause] it is true. it is true. but remarkable, this week, senator chuck schumer and the in his party in the senate actually announced that the democrats plan to filibuster george gorsuch's -- a judge gorsuch's nomination to be an associate justice

now we know it's neil gorsuch. is that an appointment the republicans will be pleased with as opposed to going to someone pleased with as opposed to going to someone else equally conservative? the republicans were going to be happy with any of the finalists. they were all acceptable to the vast majority of republicans. the debate among republicans was which one was the most conservative. they really weren't sure. many of them picked gorsuch because his mother actually served in ronald reagan's cabinet and was very conservative and actually had to resign for various reasons, she was the head of the epa. they are familiar with the gorsuch family and they believe he will uphold the family tradition. larry sbata, we thank you for your time and we appreciate your reaction to the breaking news that donald trump has appointed neil gorsuch. —— sabato. trump has appointed neil gorsuch. —— sa bato. let's listen trump has appointed neil gorsuch. —— sabato. let's listen to the moment donald trump made the announcem

neil gorsuch will match that. but in addition to that, what makes neil gorsuch unusual is that he wants to dismantle the difference that courts have typically played the federal agencies. it is a very technical issue but it is also very important. it goes to whether or not when the people elected -- elect the democratic president, that democratic president is going to be able to protect the environment, to protect workers, to make wages go up, or whether they will be at the mercy of a republican-controlled court. so his primary agenda is to shift power toward the judiciary at the very moment that the republican party is consolidating its control over the judiciary. and i think that leads to very dangerous places. amy: he has been hailed as a man who is deeply. i'd, a great writer, a classmate of president obama at harvard law school. this, across the spectrum, your thoughts? >> he is a very smart guy. to some extent, that is what makes him dangerous. this is someone who is going to a great precision, great intelli

here this money to support neil gorsuch and his nomination. mole cell what to say it and see what the committee has to say, what questions they're going to ask him. quite frankly i don't see how we doesn't get, not nominate but confirmed by the senate. >> who are you with? >> i'm sorry? >> are you with a group? what do you do for a living? >> i'm sorry, i'm an internet just asked for the morning off to come over here. >> where do you entered? >> i'm interning with the young leaders program at the heritage foundation. >> and tell us what you like about judge neil gorsuch. what if you learned about him that you think you should be confirmed? >> i really like that judge neil gorsuch is a constitutional conservative. one of my favorite quotes find that came up recently asked a judge if the like all your decisions are almost certainly a bad judge. basically just speaking to the fact that you can have the law your weight and you can't just put your own feelings, your own emotions and what you think is the correct interpretation of the law. the corre

#weobject to tell why you object to neil gorsuch. all theearing about reasons neil gorsuch would be a disaster for a lifetime appointment to the supreme court, so send the picture, send a tweet, let donald trump know we object and we will not back down without a fight. thank you all. [cheers and applause] a please welcome representative from the byp 100. [cheers and applause] >> hi. [cheers and applause] >> i am so glad to be here to 0, a national 10 organization that has a chapter here in d.c.. we advocate for rachel justice through a black queer lens and strongly stand with we object. 45 has nominated nothing but racist, misogynist, and ill-prepared people one after the other. jeff sessions was a push to close the civil rights division of the department of justice. devos is more concerned about grizzly bears than protecting our children, especially black children. she said she wants schools to be ft.ected like uber and lyfy that is not going to work for our education system. , anotherudge gorsuch conservative. he is not legally all

are entitled to an up or down vote on judge neil gorsuch. show of hands a on who will vote for the nuclear option? do that.not going to >> no? [laughter] >> what you say to mayor portland in this situation? merrick garland -- garland? - >> i am going to do whatever it takes to get gorsuch on the supreme court. i'm going to do whatever it takes to get gorsuch on the supreme court. andre the republicans angry are they prepared [indiscernible ] -- considering what everyone said four years ago? >> there was not a filibuster of a judge at all until george w. bush became president of the united states. it was always a possibility but because of chuck schumer, because of a number of liberal up thiss, they cooked idea that you could establish a 60-vote threshold, a majority vote threshold. this is, in many ways after a long, painful detour a return to from thes quo back george w. bush presidency. that means president trump will be able to get his supreme court justices confirmed with a majority vote but that also means the next democrat president wi

that's how careful neil gorsuch is. obviously, the best clues from one kind of justice neil gorsuch will be are in the 800 published opinions he's issued as a judge of the united states court of appeals to the 10th circuit and with us today are three distinguished former law clerks to judge, soon to be justice gorsuch, who are going to describe for you what those opinions tell us about his way of being a judge. i will tell you we've been fortunate enough, our little firm, to work with two of those three. sorry we missed out on the third, and neil has done a fabulous job early on in his tenure as a judge of really taking care to find the very best law clerks. they sent a lot off to the u.s. supreme court. he gets great people, helps him do a great job, and that's something you should take note of. on the supreme court, he's likely to do the same thing. think of it, neil has written 800 majority opinions. that's about 80 a year. the u.s. supreme court takes up roughly merits cases a year. so, you learn a lot from the opin

in particular, to oppose the nomination of john neil gorsuch to the supreme court. -- justice neil gorsuch to the supreme court. i'm also here today to share a personal story about an experience that nearly brought my life to an early end. traveling for work in asheville, north carolina, i found myself caught in a house fire. as the building quickly went up in flames and smoke, i realized that my only chance of escape and survival was to climb out on to the roof and jump from the third floor. i fractured my spine in four places, broke every rib on the left side that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks body, punctured my left lung, collapsed my right lung, shattered my left shoulder, and suffered several other serious injuries. i then laid in a ditch for two hours completely paralyzed from the neck down but fully if conscious waiting for the firefighters to find me. fortunately i did make a full recovery and in some ways i'm perhaps stronger now than maybe i ever was before. but were it not for the affordable care act i would not have had health ins

[ laughter ] i know neil gorsuch, and i worked with him for a decade. we practiced civil trial law together, across the united states, in a variety of cases, and i'm happy to be able to tell you what that experience may suggest to you and to the public about what kind of supreme court justice he will be likely to be. unlike our president, who can't serve longer than eight years, neil gorsuch could be there for 40, 50 years. he's only 49 years old, and he's in great physical condition. do not let that gray hair dye fool you. obviously, the best clues for what kind of justice neil gorsuch will be are in the 800 opinions he's published as a judge for the tenth circuit. and we us, are distinguished clerks who will tell us about his way of being a judge. we've been fortunate enough to work with two of the three. i'm sorry we missed out on the third. and neil has done a fabulous job of taking care to find the very best law clerks. they send a lot of them off to the u.s. supreme court. and think of it, neil has written 800 majority opinions. that's about 80 a

meanwhile a critical week for nomination of neil gorsuch. three days of formal debate begin tuesday, with republicans hoping to confirm gorsuch by friday. 52 republicans and eight democrats are needed for nomination. senator joe donnelly the latest to get on board. dozens of democrats vowing a filibuster. >>> and mitch mcconnell vowing to change the votes. >> neil gorsuch will be confirmed this week. how that happens really depend on our democratic friends, how much of them are willing to close -- to kill a supreme court nominee? never before happened in history. >> he would be able to join the supreme court this month in time to participate in the final cases of this year's term. we get more. >> reporter: christine and dave, today is a big day for neil gorsuch. the senate judiciary committee will vote on his nomination, he's expect today vote on party lines but also get a glicmpse o the democrats, it all comes down to the math. it takes 60 votes to confirm him and more than 30 democrats led by chuck schumer said they plan to filibuster the

one, neil gorsuch is donald trump's judge. and in that respect his record reflects those of many of his cabinet officials. if you look at his views on corporate rights, hobby lobby his views on allowing right to choose access to reproductive health services, his views on corporate rights, consumers environmentalists, he's very much in line with many if not most of trump's cabinet initials, number one. number two, we always expect at the beginning, when a candidate is going around and meeting senators that that candidate will be most polite, that the press will focus on those interviews, not so much the subs of the inter-- substance of the interviews but the presentation, how it looks, how he presents so i think we aren't yet at the point, and we will be approaching it next week, where we begin to focus on his record. and i think that once the democrats, once the public has an opportunity to learn about judge gorsuch's record, they will come to the conclusion that he is not fit to serve on the supreme court. that he will, if co

but then he put up a second list with neil gorsuch and neil gorsuch's name continued to rise on that list. and so while i do not think there have been conversations between donald trump and judge gorsuch, what we can ascertain is that donald trump obviously has been speaking to republicans and two people in republicans and two people in republican circles who actually think very highly ofjudge gorsuch. —— to. that is why you are seeing this take place. also, more importantly, he has received enormous bipartisan support. i ensure donald trump and his team will be thinking this is an individual who could get through a very ugly nomination fight. individual who could get through a very ugly nomination fightm individual who could get through a very ugly nomination fight. it is a lwa ys very ugly nomination fight. it is always enlightening to have you on the programme. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much. the start of donald trump's presidency is proving to be fiercely controversial. his decision to build a wall on the mexican border and the order to temporarily ban muslim

neil gorsuch talking about bringing people together. >> judge neil gorsuch whose hearing is underway in the senate, i urge members of both parties to swiftly approve his nomination. he is an outstanding man. >> i have participated in 2700 appeals. my law clerks tell me 97% of those 2700 cases i have decided were decided unanimously. i have been the majority 99% of the time. >> democrats get their first crack at questioning neil gorsuch today, across examination during day 2 of these hearings, they will try to paint him as a tool of corporations was he will push back by saying cases he stood up for disabled students which he will make the case he is not just a consensus builder but all about applicability. abby: watching the first hundred days, martha commented that he is a fisherman so he has that. >> a humble guy in washington, you don't hear that very often. talking this morning, slamming democrats for putting politics over their own voter base as a reason to vote against neil gorsuch. >> reality is there is a guy in front of us who knows what a judge's job is that he should be con

that is not neil gorsuch. this is not a bomb thrower, someone in any way who doesn't believe in the judicial branch and in that sense it's surprising because i think disrupters are kind of trump's things so this is an incredibly solid respectable conventional pick that anyone would have made. in once sense it's surprising for trump because trump promised us a blue-collar non-ivy non-fancy pants guy and gorsuch was on the short list. so in that sense it's a funny pick but in every other sense conventional. >> he's sort of in the same way that the president attacked goldman sachs for having captured hillary clinton and having been the great downfall of ted cruz's ties to goldman sachs and then he brings on six people from goldman sachs into the administration. he is famous for the hobby lobby case, for his role at the appeals court level while that case made its way to the supreme court. i described that in a short way. tell me 23 i got that right and why that might be important in terms of controversies or impo

she made neil gorsuch squirm in his seat. she put his feet to the fire and she is now said that allah will she vote against this judge, bt she's going to stand with the people and filibuster his nomination. [cheers and applause] please welcome to the stage senator hirono from the great state of hawaii. [cheers and applause] >> aloha, everybody. so how many of you watched all four days of the gorsuch hearings? i have to hand it to you guys. after what we refer to as the vent and we have to to all my g, what happened? some of us call it the event, and as we decided what the heck is going to happen to a country, what happened was the very next day after the inauguration you had the march on washington and -- [cheers and applause] and that started with a retired attorney. her name is teresa shook and she use social media and within a day 10,000 people people said we will do something, and all across the country and all over the world. and this activism, this engagement has not stopped since. that's because of you guys and all of

neil gorsuch is conservative. president trump got elected and he got elected. >> elections have consequences. >> elections have consequences but in the democrats mind, so do what the republicans did to mere ri merrick garland. >> mitch mcconnell says judge gorsuch is going to be confirmed one way or the other. it's probably going to happen by friday. they have the numbers. so what realistically will democrats have gained if you do end up filibustering the supreme court nominee? >> we've got to make it clear that what has happened to the selection process for federal judges across america needs to come to an end. we have to make a stand. this is not just a one-off decision when it comes to the supreme court. we've seen now almost for ten years an effort by the republican to dominate the federal judiciary. they used the filibuster in the senate to the point where we couldn't get judges approved. that's why the rules were changed. then when president obama tried toill the supreme court vacancy,ch mcconnell said no, m

neil gorsuch is anything but an ideologue. he's as fine a judge as we have in this country, albeit conservative in nature. he has as fine an academic background as anybody on the court ever. and he's a terrific human being on top of all that, a good husband, father, a terrific judge on the tenth circuit court of appeals. to be honest with you, i thought it was really nice to have somebody picked from the west. it might bring a western perspective of freedom into the judicial system. and i have no doubt that neil gorsuch will do that. now, to make this a big political issue it seems to me is beyond you00 -- 100%. mr. president, as we all know now, this chamber will consider the nomination of neil gorsuch to serve as the next justice on the united states supreme court. yesterday i talked a little bit about his qualifications, his background and his temperament. and as the nation saw back during the 20 hours of hearings that we had before the judiciary committee, i think people saw the real neil gorsuch, somebody who, again, by v

all eyes were on neil gorsuch yesterday. senator cruz's expression, some describing it as respect, and kyle griffin on twitter saying, ted cruz looks at neil gorsuch and falling, you could replace neil gorsuch with anything, holding a stack of hamburgers with this photo of paul ryan working out so it looks like ted cruz -- it appears congresswoman maxine waters president trump's time in office will be short-lived and california democrat sending this week, get ready for impeachment. waters didn't provide any context or confirm she was referring to president of specifically each and comments was osmosis joe asked did you gather the evidence? until james comey comes back with definitive charges against donald trump, impeachment is a damn pipe dream. eric says this lady is bonkers if she thinks trump will be impeached, he committed no crimes. rof l which means roman on the floor laughing. learn something new every day. this has me questioning a lot of things, new pink kitchen products, you can't do that, no pink it's products. k

neil gorsuch squirm and his seat. she put his feet to the fire and she is now saying not only will she vote against him, but she will stand with the people and filibuster his nomination. [applause] welcome the senator from the great state of hawaii. [applause] a loja everybody -- aloha everybody. how many of you watch all four days of the gorsuch hearing? you,e to hand this to after but we referred to as the --nt and we kind of had to the event, the election. what was going to happen to our country, what happened was the very next day, he you had the march on washington and that started with a retired attorney of molly -- maui. a day, 10,000 people have said they were going to do something. activism has not stopped since. it is because of you guys that all of us who have worked with trumpcare.e stopped was the labor secretary nominee dropped out. i have heard from more of my constituents in the time that the president has been in office than in the entire years that i have served in the house and senate. hawaii, 4000,

the american people expect an up or down vote on neil gorsuch. and the american people are entitled to an up or down vote on neil gorsuch. some of our democratic colleagues are going to try to prevent that vote. that would be wrong. and i don't think the american people will agree with it. >> forgive me, there's some of you. let's just get a show of hands who here will vote for the nuclear option. >> we're not going to show hands. >> senator grassley, what do you say to merrick garland in this situation? >> there was a biden rule, and if there hadn't been a biden rule, garland would be on the supreme court right now. >> do you argue with the nuclear option -- >> i'm going to do whatever it takes to get gorsuch on the supreme court. >> so that's a yes? >> i'm going to do whatever it takes to get gorsuch on the supreme court. >> senators, republicans are so angry -- >> you just saw a number of republicans on the senate judiciary committee explaining why they voted yes for neil gorsuch and why they feel the democrats need to vote yes as well. you al

that's how careful neil gorsuch is. obviously, the best clue is what kind of justice neil gorsuch will be are in the 800 published opinions issued as a judge and court of appeals to the tenth circuit and with us today, three distinguished former law clerks and judges, soon to be justices to describe what those opinions tell us about his way of being a judge. i'll tell you we've been fortunate enough, in our firm, to work with two of the three. sorry we didn't his omiss odut think third. we sent them off to the supreme court and a virtuous cycle. he gets great people and help them do a great job an on the supreme court, he's likely to do the same thing. think of it. written 800 majority opinions. that's like 80 a year. the supreme court takes up roughly 80 merit cases a year. so we learn a lot from the opinions and neil writes well. there's a lot of commentary. he is a good, careful writer and tells us what he thinks, why he thinks it. you could pull down those opinions and many scholars have done or will do. i want to t

neil gorsuch has to clear the senate judiciary committee. you look at all the senators gathering there. this should begin at any moment. >> yeah, the big drama this week is what happens if democrats are able to successfully filibuster this nomination? can they get 40 democrats to try to stand in the way? that means that republicans would have to go nuclear. cnn's sunlen serfaty on capitol hill to set the stage. and you know, i do expect we will see some drama here today, sunlen. >> reporter: that's right, john, the drama starts right now, where you have the senate judiciary committee at this moment gathering to meet. this is a committee vote. democrats have the minority in the committee, 9-11. so in all likelihood, neil gorsuch will get out of the committee today just fine, and that sets up the true showdown later in the week once neil gorsuch is considered on the full senate floor. of course, a lot of questions over this filibuster, a lot of questions over this so-called nuclear option, but heading into that dramatic moment near the end of

neil gorsuch in 2013. tonight, selected by donald trump as his pick to fill the ninth seat of the u.s. supreme court. let's hear reaction from washington, new jersey. dean on the democrats line. caller: i just watched tonight, the selection, the process of the supreme court judge. happy to see the temperament of the president tonight and i really enjoyed the tonight.'s speech it was very heartfelt. i don't know anything about him, but i think he will make a difference in our country.' not so much make the country great again, but make the country greater. host: you mentioned the temperament of the president tonight. what were you expecting? what were you concerned about? caller: i actually thought it would be a train wreck. it turned out to be quite enjoyable to watch. trumpk -- i'm not at rum supporter but i think with the temperament he had tonight of trying to bring people together, i think if he continues with that spirit that it will be better for him in the long run. it will be better for the country

what is your feeling about this selection of neil gorsuch? does it work for rank and file republicans in the house? what do you think happens in the senate? >> i think it goes beyond just republicans. when you look at his background and just listening to him, you know, this is a man from the education -- from the work he's done and even when he had to be confirmed with the senate it was unanimous 95-0. very few people get that position. i thought the way he carried himself listening to him, this is a judge's judge. you listen to the written word from the cases he's gotten. this is not one people should fight over. >> reporter: what do you think about the fact he's 49? this gives president trump a chance to shake this court for decades, putting neil gorsuch on the court and potentially have more picks in the future. >> gives an opportunity for america to have somebody on the court for a while. this is an individual that clerked for two supreme court justices. he understands he's prepared, look at his educational background. look where he's gon

amy: supreme court confirmation hearings again today for neil gorsuch. we will look at his record, what it means for workers, women, and voting rights. plus, we look back at his time as the student activist when he criticized anti-apartheid protesters at columbia university. then we go to vermont where the immigrant community has been shaken after ice detained three prominent immigrant rights activists, including a member of the state attorney general's immigration task force. >> when i was detained, they stood up for me in the mobilized the community to fight for my freedom. and i was freed. so now i am here to fight for of these men because they deserve their freedom, too. amy: and recent spike in casualties in u.s. airstrikes abroad and nearly 49. in syria with the u.s. struck a mosque and iraq u.s. air sex continue in mosul. often coast of yemen, saudi arabia is accused of using a u.s. apache helicopter to kill refugees on a boat. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. con

neil gorsuch. i know his name and i worked with him for a decade. we practiced civil trial law together. across the united states. a variety of cases. and i'm happy to be here today to tell you what that experience might suggest to you and to the public about the kind of supreme court justice neil gorsuch is likely to be. unlike our president, who is going to be turned out either four years from now or eight years from now, he can't serve longer than eight years, neil gorsuch, who is being appointed, nominated and is confirmed to the supreme court, could be there for 40 years, 50 years. think about it. neil is only 49 years old. he's in great physical condition. do not let that gray hair dye fool you. he's been applying that since georgetown prep, just so he could be considered for a supreme court nomination. that's how he is. [laughter] obviously the best clue for what kind of justice neil gorsuch will be are in the 800 published opinions he's issueds a judge es cou united statrt o appeals to the

. >> neil gorsuch is monument alley qualified to be on the supreme court. you watched the hearings, he's a man of intelligence and integrity. all you need to do is read his long history of rulings. he's a man that's independent as well. so we're all going to be asked to cast a consequential vote coming up of a justice who will apply the law and not legislate from the bench. this filibuster moving forth is truly historic and even the "the washington post" in their editorial this morning made that comment. they say democrats are preparing to filibuster a well-qualified judge marking the first time a partisan filibuster has been mounted against a high court nominee. this is not the about principal, this is about political pressure from the far left, come the end of the week neil gorsuch will be confirmed, will be on the supreme court and the country, all of us, will be pearl as a result. >> by friday of this week, we will know whether or not the architect of obstruction is successfully in changing 200 years of senate custom. we've seen a lot of people make sta

judge neil gorsuch. on the first telephone call judge gorsuch received about his nomination was not from the white house.se it was from the federalist society. one of those republican advocacy groups. eventually judge gorsuch it to the interview stage with president trump's inner circle meeting with steve bannon, reince priebus and president trump himself. those men each took the measure of judge gorsuch gave him theire approval to study for a lifetime appointment on the highest couro in the land to president trump who had announced numerous litmus test for judicialap nominations appeared area satisfied with neil gorsuch as his nominee. i the present chief of staff reince priebus said and i quote neil gorsuch represents the type of judge that has the vision of donald trump closed quote. there is certainly no political certainty and that the dilation but after judge gorsuch's phoneician with amounts dark money shifted. national campaign costing at least $10 billion was launched to support the gorsuch thee

that is not neil gorsuch. this is not a bomb thrower, someone in any way who doesn't believe in the judicial branch and in that sense it's surprising because i think disrupters are kind of trump's things so this is an incredibly solid respectable conventional pick that anyone would have made. in once sense it's surprising for trump because trump promised us a blue-collar non-ivy non-fancy pants guy and gorsuch was on the short list. so in that sense it's a funny pick but in every other sense conventional. >> he's sort of in the same way that the president attacked goldman sachs for having captured hillary clinton and having been the great downfall of ted cruz's ties to goldman sachs and then he brings on six people from goldman sachs into the administration. he is famous for the hobby lobby case, for his role at the appeals court level while that case made its way to the supreme court. i described that in a short way. tell me 23 i got that right and why that might be important in terms of controversies or impo

supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. garrett tenney is live for us at the white house, how much resistance do we expect to see from democrats? >> not as much as you typically expect, democrats had been so busy keeping up with the other political battles over the past few months, everything from the confirmation hearings to the health care bill as well as the president's travel ban. but there has been a bit of renewed saber-rattling over the last few days by senate democrats, many of whom are still upset with republicans over president obama's supreme court nominee merrick garland who never got a hearing. they are threatening to return the favor so to speak, by filibustering, threatening to filibuster any vote to confirm judge neil gorsuch. republican leadership plan to get him confirmed by any means necessary, though, which is a not so subtle reference to willingness to use the so-called nuclear option. that would change senate rules so judge gorsuch could be confirmed with 51 vote instead of 60. that's why this morning

she made neil gorsuch as squirm in his seat. she put his seat to the fire and she is now said not only will she vote against this judge, but she is going to stand with the people and filibuster his nomination. [applause] please welcome to the stage the senator from the great state of hawaii. [applause] >> aloha everybody. how many of you wash all four days of the gorsuch hearings? i have to hand it to you guys, after what we heard for as the events, week some of us call it the event, as we decided what the heck is going to happen to our country, what happened is the next after the inauguration you had the march on washington and that started with a retired attorney, her name is teresa and she used social media and within a day 10000 people had said were going to do something and all across the country and all over the world this activism has not stopped since. that's because of you guys and all of us who have worked with you and are with you, that we stop trump care. [applause] . . >> >> every tuesday to make sure i stated cours

isi think judge neil gorsuch an exceptional choice for president trump. the people that are in this country are -- were all but were foreigners -- were americans second, and we are americans because of the constitution, and we need a judge who abides by the constitution. calling. for to another democratic collar, larry in richmond, kentucky now. larry.d, >> ok, my name is larry, and i fora policeman in kentucky a time -- >> let me interrupt for just a second. could you turn your tv down? we're getting a little delayed audio in the background. or have someone do it for you. go ahead with your comment. >> ok then. as a democrat, you know, i am very, very -- well, i tell you what. let me let my wife talk to you about this, ok? >> this is martha. way, i sure any would love to let trump know that i pray for him. i believe in him. i'm crazy about him. i think he is what we need, and i'm very patriotic. i'm a conservative republican. i believe what it says in the bible, and i do not believe it is fair that we have to, as christians, go against what is in the bib

neil gorsuch, from the denver federal appeals court, is 49. he's the youngest supreme court nominee in a quarter of a century, and could now sit for decades to come. he fills the seat left vacant for a year by the death of antonin scalia. president obama's nominee was blocked last year by the republican—controlled congress. sarah corker reports. there was a hint of reality tv drama. president trump's nominee for the supreme court revealed during a prime time televised address. today, i am keeping another promise to the american people by nominating judge neil gorsuch. supreme court justices are appointed for life. president trump's choice, a staunch conservative judge who will help shape law for years to come on things like gun control and religious rights. judge gorsich has a tremendous mind and tremendous discipline. he has earned bipartisan support. what do we know about judge neil gorsuch? he is 49 and lives in denver, colorado. a graduate of columbia university and harvard law school. he served on the 10th us circuit court of appeal sin

i, neil m gorsuch do solemnly swear -- justice gorsuch: icom and neil m gorsuch do solemnly swear that i will -- and to equal rights. andthat i will faithfully -- discharge and perform all of me asties incumbent upon associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. under the constitution and laws of the united states. so help me god. congratulations. [applause] metice gorsuch: i see before so many to whom i owe so much. i know i would not be here today without your friendship and support. bottom ofall from the my heart. i want to thank the president for nominating me. and for the great confidence and trust he proposed in me. i want to thank the vice president for his constant encouragement and friendship throughout this process. it is not possible to mention here everyone i should mention. that i would be remiss if i did not think the president's counsel don mcgann and the vice and everys council single person in the white house counsel's office for their tremendous and tireless route -- support. i want to thank kelly ayotte for .y day-to-day team for the humor, sage advice

gorsuc neil gorsuch. judge gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline, and has earned bipartisan support. >> if i am confirmed, i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. in our legal order, it is for congress and not the courts to write new laws. it is the role of judges to apply, not alter, the work of the people's representatives. >> bret: well, that is the pick, judge neil gorsuch, made tonight by president trump. charles hurt, opinion editor for "the washington times." national political correspondent of national public radio. mollie hemingway, senior editor at "the federalist," and charles krauthammer. i'm getting all these tweets that i should have pointed out in the last segment that when it was said it was a muslim ban that is not a muslim ban because of indonesia and other countries, the 40-such countries that are not included in the muslim ban, that is fine. we were talking supreme court pick. ju

confirmation hearings get underway for judge neil gorsuch they really had a clear path to the bench. we will take a look. lauren: 19 points on friday after slightly on the week. u.s. stock market futures at the moment starting a new week with down aerospace seen slight weakness at the last check in the futures market. nicole: japanese markets closed for holiday and will give you those numbers as well. lauren: volatile oil prices and a half a percent less we continue to be vital. nicole: over loses jeff jones after just six months on the job. lauren: march madness after usc fails to mount a comeback against baylor which is headed to the sweet 16. we will have the highlights for you. nicole: 5:01 a.m. in new york. we welcome you to "fbn:am" on this first day of spring. your first look at what's living in today's markets in the latest breaking news. lauren: i sure hope it feels that way today. a major congressional hearings set to begin today into russia's hacking attack on the democratic national committee. fbi director james comey to testify before the committee. the chair of that com

neil gorsuch to the tenth circuit court. senator leahy, a member of the judiciary committee did not object to judge gorsuch. senator feinstein, another member of the judiciary committee didn't oppose neil gorsuch. senator durbin, the minority whip, did not oppose neil gorsuch 11 years ago. senator cantwell, senator carper, senator menendez, senator murray, noun of them opposed judge gorsuch's confirmation to the tenth circuit court. senator reed, senator wyden, all of them are here today. none of them objected to neil gorsuch. it's even more than that. then senator barack obama did not object to judge gorsuch's confirmation. then senator hillary clinton didn't object to judge gorsuch's nomination. and then senator joe biden helped pass his confirmation, his appointment, make sure it cleared on a voice vote. and so to hear the partisan bickering here is extremely disappointing and disingenuous. and so i hope this chamber will do what we do best in this country and that's come together on issues of doing our job of confirming

judge neil gorsuch was born and raised in colorado. and was taught the value of independence, hard work and public service. while in law school he demonstrated a commitment to helping the less fortunate. he worked in both harvard prison legal assistance projects and harvard defenders program. brilliance being assured i studied every aspect of his life. he could have had any job at any law firm for any amount of money. but what he wanted to do with his career was to be a judge to write decision and to make an impact by upholding our laws and constitution. the qualifications of judge neil gorsuch are beyond dispute. he is the man of our country and a man who our country needs and needs badly to ensure the rule of law and the rule of justice. i would like to thank senate leadership. i only hope that both democrats and republicans can come together for once for the good of the country. congratulations to you and your family. may god bless you. may god bless our glorious nation, judge neil gorsuch, the podium, sir, is yours. [ applause ] >>

let's go over to pete williams and talk a little bit about neil gorsuch. a lot of controversy right now about whether or not neil gorsuch has the obligation to go out in front of the american people and say, listen, i am independent. i am going to prove to you that i'm independent by saying, yes, i was disheartened. i was demoralized by donald trump's comments instead of saying it privately to senators. is there any chance that we see him do that? >> none whatsoever. there's no obligation to do it. he will follow the iron rule of supreme court numbominees. once they're nominated and make that speech thanking the president, they don't say anything in public until their confirmation hearings. when there are those photo-ops in senator's offices, they stand there and smile at the cameras and they don't say anything. not even good morning or good afternoon. so that's just not going to happen that he's going to say anything publicly. let me put it this way. it would be surprising if he said anything publicly. the supreme court nominees are pretty careful about s