. >> reporter: that's chuck grassley from iowa. democrats say that the nominee should get a vetting process, even if they are not confirmed, they should at least have hearings, and we heard diane feinstein point out that there have been 14 justices confirmed in presidential election years. >> so i am appealing to the better angels of your nature. when there is a nominee, do as we have done in the past. give the nominee careful consideration. meet with the nominee. ask the nominee questions. hold a hearing, and then hold a vote, both here and on the floor. vote no if you want. but let's have the fair process that is our tradition. that's our job, and we should do it. >> reporter: senator feinstein says that in 100 years, no nominee has been denied at least a looking into. democrats and republicans totally divided on this issue, richelle. >> the president actually spoke about this, this morning. what did he have to say? >> reporter: yeah, he is siding with democrats, no surprise there. the president urging republicans to take a look

meet him face to face, said there was no point, the phone call was a matter of politeness and charles grassley the important around influential chairman of the judiciary committee, the long and the shot of this is that tonight it seems very difficult to see a path for this nomination to confirmation anyway. back to you. >> thank you john. so who exactly is the judge at the center of the confirmation standoff? how merrick garland became the pick. >> mr. president, it is a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. >> garland practiced corporate law as arnold and porter one of the nation's most respected firms. he became a partner after only four years and four years after that he ditched wealth and prestige to join the justice department as an entry level prosecutor. >> it was a sense of responsibility to serve the community instilled by my parents that led me to leave my law firm obecome a line prosecutor in 1989. >> in 1990s, president clinton appointed garland to the federal bench. he is known as a judicial moderate, a consensus-builder and likable. >> because he is so impeccably

chuck grassley has said he is prepared to meet after the recess which comes up today for two weeks. and then we have this full-screen graphic to show you three republican politicians, all of whom have budged a little bit. jeff blake, susan collins, and kelly ayotte from new hampshire. jeff and susan says they will sit down with judge garland. kelly has said the same thing. she is in a tough reelection battle in a very democratic-lanes state. and orrin hatch says he is open to a hearing. and jim inhoff tweeted this >>> so there are chinks of light, and that's why the white house are putting out those videos and that sort of thing in the hopes that they will break the republicans down. >> two female senators in there. i'll just going to say women get things done. john terrett. women get things done. thank you. >> thank you. >>> the obama administration is demanding the immediate release of an american student being held in north korea. the white house says he is being used as a pawn. the university of washington student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for stealing a propagan

i was confirmed as the assistant secretary, and i went through an audit of my taxes because senator grassley's staff had retained a consultant from the irs who was virtually auditing every secretary's tax records. we have reached a point where we need to take off those that need senate confirm nation. when i was working on executive appointments at the white house, we had a very hard time convincing the best and brightest americans to serve their country because they were not willing to go through the rigors of the confirmation process, and that's another example of how our system is broken in washington. >> is that it for you? >> never say never. there's an election coming up, you know? one of the most important things one can do is saving our country, and attracting the best and the brightest is huge for the sake of our country. and there is, i believe, for a number of folks, a bipartisan group who have written about how broken our nomination process s. and i guess this i'm basicallien optimist. i'm hoping that reason will prevail. the issues, and the work that needs to be done, it's importa

chuck grassley of iowa very powerful member of the judiciary committee, he has said he is prepared to meet with the judge after the recess is over, if somebody organizes it for him. mark kirk from illinois, and kelly ayotte from new hampshire both facing democratic challenges in very democratic states have said they are prepared to met. and orrin hatch from utah, he said that he is open to the possibility of a hearing, richelle. >> okay. maybe that's a tad bit of progress. we'll have to keep an eye on it. john terrett live for us in washington. senator ted cruz is a former supreme court clerk and is mocking his republican presidential challengers for dropping out of next week's debate. donald trump was the first to back out. he said there have been too many debates. that prompted john saysic to pull out too. fox news said it can't hold a debate with only one participant so it has been canceled. >>> there is still no clear winner in missouri. donald trump and hillary clinton hold slim leads, but absentee ballots are still being counted. whoever comes in second can demand a recount. >>>

he will sit down with mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley. both say there will be no vote on anyone the president chooses. white house house spokesman says president obama wants to have a serious discussion about filling the vacancy. >>> more of osama bin laden personal documents seized have been released to the public. one of the papers was the handwritten will. in it bin law din claimed he had around $29 million in personal wealth, the bulk of which he wanted to spend on jihad for the sake of god. >>> coming up, mission complete. scott kelly prepares to return to earth after nearly a year in space. >>> and another elephant attack in india, this time creating chaos at an annual holy festival. ((úz@úxóxkxÑ($9 al jazeera america.xkxÑ($9 >>> scary moments here as you can see in india. this is an elephant that broke free. the elephant was one of five lined up during a ritual. nearly 30 vehicles were damaged, but no injury reported. >>> and less than 24 hours two astronauts will return to earth after nearly a year. >> scott and misha, cong

to discuss his plan to fill the supreme court vacancy, sitting down with mitch mcconnell and senator grassley who heads the judiciary committee. both say there will not be a vote. josh earnest said president obama wants a serious discussion about filling the vacancy issues the supreme court is hearing arguments today and all eyes may be on clarence tomas. on monday, the justice asked a series of questions from the bench for the first time in a decade in a gun rights case. he last asked a question in february, 2006. justice tomas maintains his colleagues ask too many questions and don't let the lawyers make their arguments. >> apple and f.b.i. are taking their fight over unlocking an encrypted phone to congress today. a judge said apple does not have to unlock a phone in a separate case. ahead of the hearing, an apple executive wrote an open letter saying that he has no sympathy for terrorists but creating a back door to iphones would be too dangerous. apple has been criticized by some lawmakers but the company standing firm to not write software that would allow the f.b.i. to hack into the ph

iowa senator chuck grassley said they will not hold a confirmation hearing. and mitch mcconnell has said he won't even meet with an obama nominee. they said in a statement, we look forward to reiterating to him directly that the american people will be heard, and the next supreme court justice will be determined once elections are complete. a leading democratic accused republicans of shirking their responsibility to consider a nominee. >> this is a political calculation they are willing to take. in the hopes that a president trump will pick someone to fill this vacancy or some other republican president in the future. that's what they are counting on. that's political. politics shouldn't trump the constitution. >> reporter: and vice president joe biden was also in meeting with the president today. along with senator reid, and patrick leahy, the leading democrat in the judicial committee. richelle. >> there is obviously a big gap between these two camps. so what is likely to actually come out of this meeting? >> president obama and his allies would like to con

chuck grassley, the powerful and influential chairman of the judiciary committee, he has said he will meet with judge garland if it's organized for him after the recess. we have three politicians. this is jeff flake. he's a member of the judiciary committee. susan collins, who is a moderate republican, and kelly ayotte of new hampshire. now flake and collins have said they will sit down with the judge, and kelly ayotte is indicating the same. there's orrin hatch of utah who is saying that he's inclined to allow a hearing. it was orrin hatch who recommended the judge for his present position in the d.c. circuit court. now jim inhofe from oklahoma is 80 years old, by the way, and he tweeted out this morning, while i will evaluate the nomination of judge garland, the next president should be the one to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. you can see the republicans pretty much on message that there are one or two who might be prepared to move this along, and we should just have to wait and see. >> yes, we will. john live for us in washington. thank you. >> thanks. >>> the obama admini

she is from iowa, the home state of snoot judiciary committee grassley. he has said he won't hold nomination hearings for anyone the president nominates this time around. >>> maryland will hear the case of several officers in the death of freddie gray, deciding whether one officer cab forced to testify against colleagues. his trial ended in a hung jury. prosecutors want him to testify against two other officers. former baltimore city prosecutor said the case against all the officers is in limbo in my the appeal is decided. >> the state i think is really now on a slippery slope and the dominos are rolling not necessarily in their favor, anytime you have to have an appeal. the state didn't anticipate a mistrial. that is no fault of theirs, because mistrials are so repair, they wanted officer porter to have his trial first and then regardless of what happens, whether there was a conviction, which they hoped for or whether this was an acquittal, he would have been free without any issues of jeopardy or any issues of self incrimination to testify against the o

the president will meet mitch mcconnell con gradual and senator grassley, both men saying there will not be a vote on anyone the president chooses. white house spokesman josh all the wayest saying president obama wants to have a serious discussion about filling the vacancy left by the death of justice scalia. >>> supreme court justice clarence tomas spoke, breaking his silence on the bench involving a gun rights case on monday. tomas asked a government attorney a series of questions about taking away the right to own a gun. he last asked a question back in february of 2006. that time, it was a death penalty case. tomas maintains his colleagues ask too many questions and don't let the lawyers make they are arguments. >>> a 14-year-old boy opened fire in a high school cafeteria in butler county in southwestern ohio. the sheriff says the shooter is in custody and will be tried as a juvenile. four students were hurt but all are expected to survive. >> the funeral will be held today for a police officer killed on her first day on the job. ashley gyndon was killed at a domestic situation c

also to charles grassley, chairman of the judiciary committee. he says he will meet with garland, if a meeting is scheduled for him. you know paul it seems as if the republicans are really pinning their hopes on a republican win in the 2016 race for the white house. they know that the risk is that hillary clinton may win it and appoint somebody who is far younger far more to the left than merrick garland is. paul. >> they are placing their bets now, john terret in washington, thank you. >>> the political world and rest of us will all be hearing the name merrick garland, in the next few months pfn who i. who is he? david schuster has the story. >> raised in the midwest, merrick garland may as well have been issued from central casting. garland practice corporate law at arnold and porter one of the nation's most respected firms. he became a partner after only four years and four years after that he ditched wealth and prestige to join the justice department as an entry-level federal prosecutor. >> it was the sense of responsibility to serve the comm

and jane kelly, an iowa judge, from chairman chuck grassley. >> we're seeing from the white house, the election process is guided by raw calculation, what they think will ex certificate the most political pressure on me. >> reporter: republican lindsey graham had frustration with congress, but that won't stop him from siding with his gop colleagues, even if it makes the gridlock worse. >> we're setting a precedent today, republicans r. that in the last year, at least of a lame duck eight--year term, i say it's going to be a four--year term, that you're not going to fill the vacancy of the supreme court based on what we're doing today. >> reporter: the president could announce his nominee any day now, but even as spring comes to the nation's capital, there's no sign of a partisan thaw any time soon. republicans are betraying their constitutional principles if they won't hold a hearing. richelle. >> gack to parts of louisiana because of the rain, it's far from over. and nicole mitchell is here with the forecast. tell us more. >> it's a heavy area, and it's slow moving, so it gets the cha

and jane kelly from the home state of judiciary chairman chuck grassley. >> we are seeing reports from the white house, the election process guarded by political calculation of what they thing will extert the most political pressure on me. >> republican lindsay graham admitted frustration, but said that will not stop him siding with the colleagues. >> we are setting a president here today. republicans are. >> in the last year. at least of a lame duck. i would say there is a four year term. that you are not going to fill the vacancy of a supreme court. the president could announce the nominee. as spring comes to the capital there are no signs of a bipartisan thaw any time soon. president obama said today that republicans are betraying the constitutional principals if they won't hold a hearing. that's because of an electioneering politics. >> thank you. >> coming up next. how the state taxes is fighting the zika virus. >>> texas confirmed 19 cases of zika virus contracted oversees, as the mosquito season gets started, that could change. heath clinics are preparing for a rash of cases esp

and jane kelly, an iowa judge from the home state of judish chairman chuck grassley. >> we are even seeing reports from the white house, election process is guided by raw political calculation sglvenl republican lindsey graham admitted frustration. he said that won't stop him with siding with his g.o.p. colleagues even if it makes the gridlock worse. >> republicans are setting a precedent that in the last year, at least of a lame-duck, 8-year term -- i would say it's going to be a 4-year term, you are not going to fill the vacancy of the supreme court based upon what we are doing here today. >> the fate of a controversial education bill in the hands of virginia governor. it would allow parents to stop their kids from reading any sexually ex plicit content. free speech groups say it threatens public education and could lead to classic literature being banned. the governor there not saying yet whether he will sign or veto that bill. >>> there has been a defendant major shake-up this morning at the wounded warrior charity. the top two executives are out amid allegations they spent too much mo

president joe biden and two leading senate democrats, the president sat down with republican senators chuck grassley and mitch mcconnell. both have said the appointment should be made by the next president. after the meeting, senator mcconnell reality rate that had view. >> i would tell you if the shoe were on the foot, do any of you think the democratic majority in the senate would be confirming a republican penalty's nomination in the last year of his term? of course not. this is going to be decided by the american people and the next president, whoever that may be will fill this vacancy. >> white house spokesman said president obama asked the two republican senators for suggestions on a nominee, but democratic leader harry reid came out saying the republicans didn't bring up any names. >> never in the history of the country has anything like this happened, where they won't meet with a person, won't hold hearings, won't nominate. we're going to continue beating the drums and all we want them to do is fulfill their constitutional duty, and do their job and at this stage, they've decided not to do t

chuck grassley has won a lot. how can you make the claim he's out of touch with what iowans think about this issue given his track record? >> well, we've been watching him over the last few months and definitely believe that public opinion is not with him. i think he is very vulnerable on this issue. and we intend to keep it in front of the public. i think it is having a real effect on him. his answers are just not -- don't hold much water. and iowans see through that. you know, we pride ourselves in our politics and people can see a lot of double speak when they hear it. >> do you predict he'll lose the general election regardless of whether you're the nominee or not if he doesn't hold a hearing? >> you know, i think i'm the best candidate or i wouldn't have gotten into the race. we know that it takes someone with some name identification and someone that can seriously challenge him. as you said, i've won a lot. i've lost a few. i am a known person here in the state as chuck grassley is and i think this is going

mark: i will republicans crank up the pressure on grassley, let's see if grassley fold. it is safe to say, the wikipedia page has gotten a major update since this morning. president obama introduced him to the nation as a public-school educated, harvard graduate from chicago. in his first remarks to the garland himself gave us more information on his biography. >> my grandparents came from western russia in the early 1900s, fleeing anti-semitism, hoping to make a better life for their children in america. they settled in the midwest, eventually making their way to chicago. my father ran the smallest of small businesses, from a room in our basement. , as he madeith him the rounds to his customers, always impressing upon me the importance of hard work, and fair dealing. so this is president obama's third opportunity to nominate someone to the supreme court. the first two were women. already, progressive groups like democracy for america expressing frustration that the president miss an opportunity to select a more liberal nominee, maybe someone to bring more diversity to c

they can get him confirmed so the key is grassley and the early signs, grassley has not moved, other republicans have. >> we have seen susan collins and kelly i ought. some are public into her up for reelection recognize that being in transit be a political problem and look, merrick harland is a constant washington insider. this is a rare moment where barack obama is playing the beltway inside game. he has conservative friends including john roberts and has worked with her pelicans on the is if you did this were not going to pick someone like ryan sandoval, this is the closest you can do to make republicans in this town feel uncomfortable about not giving this guy his due. a lot of -- i think the president has done a pretty smart pick for a variety of reasons. we will talk more about this aat you can see there is not lockstep thing. not everyone is falling in line with mitch mcconnell right off the bat. grassley faults. it is safe to assume that his wikipedia page has gotten a major update. a harvardroduced as graduate and a fellow harvard graduate from chicago. in his first remarks

bring pressure on to senator grassley. gov. judge: i started talking about this issue very soon after would notalia's death must immediately a chuck grassley informed us that he was not going to hold any hearings and he is evidently not ever backing off of that. i think that is the wrong approach and that that is an obstructionist way of handling government and we deserve better. with the name garland put forth by the president yesterday, i think that we should need to have a hearing and learn about this gentleman. i think that a senator grassley's job as the chairman of the judiciary committee. john: the on the merits of the argument, talk to me about the politics and explain the theory of the case by which you think this is a case by which he could be vulnerable? believe he is vulnerable on this issue. this election cycle we really have seen so much dissatisfaction with politics as politicalplaying games i think because the voting public across this country and definitely here in iowa is fed up with that. we saw that in our c

what do you think flip senator grassley from no hearing to a hearing? >> i think it is an instrumental process. some republicans are already saying they will meet with judge garland. i think once people meet with him i think it will be hard to , say no to a hearing. i understand we are a polarized country, but it is a fair country. the idea someone who is as distinguished and qualified is garland does not get a chance to make his case and get a hearing will rub people as unfair and wrong. i think that will play out. this whole thing is different once there is an actual nominee, once you see merrick, you see the tape the white house released of him telling his life story. i think you'll be hard for people to say he does not even get a hearing. >> what do you think flipped grassley to get a hearing? >> it does not have to flip grassley. it has to flip mcconnell and that is a harder proposition. i don't think people bump mcconnell unless there is a complete revolution, unless they think this becomes a major electoral issue, and i still have a hard time bel

john: what do you think flipped grassley to get a hearing? nina: it does not have to flip grassley. it has to flip mcconnell and that is a harder proposition. i don't think people bump mcconnell unless there is a complete revolution, unless they think this becomes a major electoral issue, and i still have a hard time believing it is ever a major electoral issue. except for the true believers who are already decided anyway. this is a process. the white house did not just release tape of merrick garland talking about being a judge. it also released tape of him at essentially ground zero at the oklahoma city bombing. the president talked about that in his remarks. you could see, when the president was talking, you could see that was the moment when judge garland actually almost lost his composure. he feels very passionately about being somebody to protect victims and convict the guilty. he is a judge, but he was a prosecutor all of his life. they will ride that horse to town, you can be sure of that. ron: there are a couple of republicans we have heard today that have broken with senat

of iowa, what are the realistic chances chuck grassley -- that judge garland it's a hearing at this point? >> very slim. the entire nomination process is being shaped by the republican presidential race where you have seen voters have an uprising against the establishment. this is another case where they are being put to the test whether they will cave in to the president or stand up against him. it seems like based on the republican presidential nomination that republicans have the incentive to stand their ground. that is what mitch mcconnell said he would do a few minutes ago. thank you so much. by our journalists. thank you so much. back to you in london. mark: thank you my much. coming up over this. exploring what this would mean ahead of the bank of england policy decision. all eyes are on the bed today. will janet yellen change the outlook for interest rate or will she stay the course? we will take you live to westminster. more budget reaction from chose, chairman of the office of budget responsibility. ♪ mark: live from london and new york. i am mark barton. you are watchin

but to people that voted against the court of appeals, one was mitch mcconnell, the other was chuck grassley, chairman of the judiciary committee. adam: he was hardly confirmed by unanimous vote, but he has been on the court for 20 years. his work is truly highly regarded. it is not just is that thing you say about every prominent judge. he is held in regard by many supreme court justices as a charlie: and you know him, you clerks for him. tell me about him. jay: what was moving for me was about how merrick garland to the man appeared. he had a human face, and working for him, this is someone of superior integrity who is incredibly hard-working, not just as a law clerk in 1998. i was a young, budding lawyer just out of law school, and what an honor to reason through the lot with a mind like judge garland. there were judges on the circuit who i once named, people felt like, they tell their clerks how they want the case to come out, and the clerks fill in the legal details. judge garland was never like that. it was really working through the law with him stage by stage. i had a very vicarious

the only way to get a hearing is for grassley to hold it. john: i will also point out that although we love joe biden, the argument he made about what he said in the past was not compelling on its own. mark: as we say in delaware, nice try. coming up, what do wisconsin and new york have in common? the upcoming contests in both parties that we're watching very closely. we will take a look at the political calendar in our near future, coming up after this word from our sponsors. ♪ mark: april is nigh, time to flip through our calendar cards and review where we stand. first on the democratic side, there are three caucus states this saturday, alaska, hawaii, and washington state. next up, wisconsin on april 5, and two weeks after that on april 19 is new york, followed by a whole bunch in north, eastern, and mid-atlantic states. that is connecticut, maryland, april 26, pennsylvania, and rhode island. john, what are you looking at in this democratic calendar? john: the most important thing, one, alaska, hawaii, wisconsin, wyoming, new york, six

two years ago, there was a memo that charles grassley read on the floor of the senate raising these very distance. the gao followed up months ago with similar questions. mark: we said in the beginning there is nothing illegal about the program, and all the optics might be bad, trump could argue that this is just good business. he is getting into a project with his son-in-law that does not require much from them and does not require the same rate of return. >> that is true but he is raising money from a government program which all of government overseers see as troubled and could enable a lot of dirty money coming into the country. mark: could be. more due diligence. john: coming up, we check in with tim miller on his efforts to keep the republican nomination away from donald trump. ♪ john: if anyone is capable of stopping trump, perhaps it is our next guest, the former communications director for jeb bush, tim miller. good to see you. an important goal by yours and many others. tell me, right now, what are you doing today that is different from what you are doing yesterday to stop tru

but to people that voted against the court of appeals, one was mitch mcconnell , the other was chuck grassley, chairman of the dish tv midi -- chairman of the judiciary committee. was hardly confirmed by unanimous vote, but he has been on the court for 20 years. his work is truly highly regarded. it is not just is that you think about -- thing you say about every prominent judge. regard by many supreme court justices as a supreme judge. charlie: and you know him, you clerks for him. tell me about him. what was moving for me was about how merrick garland to the man appeared. he had a human face, and working for him, this is someone of superior integrity who is incredibly hard-working, not just as a law clerk in 1998. i was a young, budding lawyer just out of law school, and what an honor to reason through the lot with a mind like judge garland. there were judges on the circuit who i once named, people felt like, they tell their clerks how they want the case to come out, and the clerks fill in the legal details. judge garland was never like that. it was really working through the law with him s

charles grassley accused the democrats of playing politics. francine: let's take a look at the ecb mayion -- finally turning its nose up at currency wars. joining us from our london office is jane. when you look at euro-dollar, it was tracking mario draghi's every word. is the bigger story what happened on the back of the week dollar? >> i do think this is all about the euro right now, and the foreign exchange market -- the fact that he said there would be no more interest rate cuts -- does that mean that the euro cannot go down any further? the bigger picture, maybe the ecb was trying to come away from currency wars and instead look at the real economy. if that is the case, then this should be perhaps a positive for the global economy. francine: so what happens from now on? does europe continue rallying? >> i'm not sure if it will continue rallying, but the downside potential is more limited. of course, we need to see whether this can be successful and you they can be quite skeptical. but there are central bank that will be quite relieved it

grassley and o'connell think it should be filled by the next president. in north korea, an american college student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for what the government called crimes against the country. he was accused of taking down a propaganda sign last month. the obama administration has ordered another round of sanctions against north korea. there is said to be in response to the countries so-called illicit nuclear missile test. there are recent sanctions that have been approved unanimously by the un security council. kim jong-un said his country would soon it a nuclear warhead and been left missiles, capable of carrying the warhead. in thelt, a new twist country's corruption investigation. the former president would join the current presidents chief of staff. he faces criminal charges, and joining the cabinet would make it tougher to prosecute him. day,l news, 24 hours a powered by over 2400 journalists in 150 bureaus around the world, from the bloomberg news r.i.m., i am mark crumpton. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is "bloomber

chairmane judiciary chuck grassley is not budging on the republican decision to block a supreme court nominee by president obama this year. the chairman says that the -- that democrats are only criticizing the strategy to score political points. there is growing concern about at hundreds water of u.s. military sites. the possible cause? chemicals from firefighting. they began sampling water at pieces in december. checks are being conducted at training sites. confirmed the first openly gay member of the military services. eric fanning was approved to be the army secretary. he is the 22nd person to hold the position. global news 24 hours a day, 24 hundred journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. at some ofs look today's biggest movers. gold rallied. gold is up 19% this year as the demand for haven surges. choppy trading for crude today. meanwhile, iran is seeking to rebuild its exports. get more on the latest agreement between the u.s. and canada. josh when grove joins us from washington. how big a deal is this? are these significant changes? reporter: i think the jur

two years ago, there was a memo that charles grassley read on the floor of the senate raising these very questions. the gao followed up months ago with similar questions. mark: we said in the beginning there is nothing illegal about the program, and all the optics might be bad, trump could argue that this is just good business. he is getting into a project with his son-in-law that does not require much from them and does not require the same rate of return. >> that is true but he is raising money from a government program which all of government overseers see as troubled and could enable a lot of dirty money coming into the country. more due diligence. mark: could be. more due diligence. john: coming up, we check in with tim miller on his efforts to keep the republican nomination away from donald trump. ♪ john: if anyone is capable of stopping trump, perhaps it is our next guest, the former communications director for jeb bush, tim miller. good to see you. an important goal by yours and many others. tell me, right now, what are you doing today that is different from what you are doing

what do you think flipped senator grassley? >> i think it is an instrumental process. some republicans are already saying they will meet with judge garland, and once they do others will. i think it will be hard to say no to a hearing. i understand we are a polarized country, and there are a lot of politics out there, but it is a fair country and someone who is as distinguished and qualified is not even get it herein, it will rub people as unfair and wrong. this whole thing is different once there is an actual nominee, once you see merrick, you see the tape the white house released of him telling his life story. i think it will be hard to say he does not even get a hearing. >> it has to flip mcconnell and that is a harder proposition. unless there is a complete revolution, unless they think this becomes a major electoral issue, and i still have a hard time believing it is ever a major electoral issue. this is a process and the white house did not just release tape of merrick garland talking about being a judge, also tape of him at essentially ground zero at the oklahoma

senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley isn't budging on the president's decision to block his nominee. after ronald reagan presidential library thousands of people have filed past the casket of nancy reagan as to pay their respects. her funeral is tomorrow. attendees will include first lady michelle obama, and hillary clinton. it's two wins in a row for google alpha go. they beat the top ranked player of the board game go for the second time this week. go is a 2500-year-old strategy game for capturing territory. the victors are being hailed as a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. global news 24 hours a day, powers by 2400 journalist around the world. from bloomberg world headquarters i'm mark crumpton. it's after 6:30 p.m. here in new york. 10:30 friday morning in sydney. we're joined by bloomberg's david fickling with a look at the markets. good morning. david: good morning. it's not happening in asia today. looking at the new zealand index, turned down for the first time in nine days. the australian s&p 200 index also down shortly after the open. it

grassley and o'connell think it should be filled by the next president. in north korea, an american college student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for what the government called crimes against the country. he was accused of taking down a propaganda sign last month. the obama administration has ordered another round of sanctions against north korea. there is said to be in response to the countries so-called illicit nuclear missile test. there are recent sanctions that have been approved unanimously by the un security council. kim jong-un said his country would soon it a nuclear warhead and been left missiles, capable of carrying the warhead. in result, a new twist in the country's corruption investigation. the former president would join the current presidents chief of staff. he faces criminal charges, and joining the cabinet would make it tougher to prosecute him. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2400 journalists in 150 bureaus around the world, from the bloomberg news r.i.m., i am mark crumpton. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and thi

what he think flipped senator grassley. >> i think it is an instrumental process. some republicans are already saying they will meet with judge garland, and once they do others will. i think once they meet with him, it will be hard to say no to a hearing. i understand we are a polarized country in their is a lot of politics out there, but it is a fair country, and that someone is as distinguished and qualified as merrick garland and does not even get a hearing, rub people asto unfair and wrong. i think that will play out. the last thing i was on your, i made the point that this whole thing is different once there is an actual nominee and once you see merrick and you see the tape the white house released today, telling his life story, i think it will be hard to say he does not even get a hearing. mark: what do you think changed him? >> it is not going to flip him it has to flip mcconnell. that is a much harder proposition. i do not think they flip on this unless there is a major revolution, a major electoral issue, and i still have a hard time believing the supreme

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senator grassley, senator mcconnell still seek pretty dug in to me. al: yeah. i agree. look for it in the lame duck. mark: all right. check out bloombergpolitics.com for all your campaign tracking. delegate counting and other needs. if you're watching us in washington, you can now listen to us on the radio, on bloomberg 99.1 f.m. coming up on bloomberg tv, "bloomberg west." emily chang talks to the head of daniel o'brien. our thanks to al hunt for sitting in. john heilemann out on the road. we'll be back on monday. until then, thanks for watching. ♪ mark: you're watching "bloomberg west." first word news. after an intense four-month international manhunt, police today captured the top fugitive in the paris terror attacks. he was cornered by security forces during a raid in the same brussels neighborhood where he grew up. he was shot in the leg and detained by police. two other suspects are also in custody. multiple explosions were heard as officers with riot shields cortened off the area. drp the european union and turkey has have reached agreement to curb migration a

two years ago, there was an internal department of homeland security memo that senator charles grassley read on the floor that raised these very questions. just a few months ago, the gao followed up with a similar question. mark: we have to go in a second. there is nothing illegal, obviously, about this program. although the optics might be bad trump could argue that this is , good business. he is getting investment for a project that does not require anything much from them and does not have to pay the same rate of return. jesse: that is true. but he is raising money through a government program that basically all government overseers of u.s. troubled and , could be enabling dirty money to enter the country. mark: could be. more due diligence coming up. jesse, thanks very much. coming up, steak. you will see what i mean in a moment. if you are watching in washington dc, you can now listen to us on bloomberg radio, radio 99.1. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ mark: the stakes in this election are really high, so last night on "the circus, we " the show we produce, we featured a dinner tha

senator grassley, senator mcconnell still seek pretty dug in to me. al: yeah. i agree. look for it in the lame duck. mark: all right. check out bloombergpolitics.com for all your campaign tracking. delegate counting and other needs. if you're watching us in washington, you can now listen to us on the radio radio, on bloomberg 99.1 f.m. coming up on bloomberg tv, "bloomberg west." emily chang talks to the head of daniel o'brien. our thanks to al hunt for sitting in. john heilemann out on the road. we'll be back on monday. until then, thanks for watching. sayonara . ♪ ♪ announcer: "brilliant ideas" powered by hyundai motors. ♪ narrator: the contemporary art world is vibrant and booming as never before. it is a 21st century phenomenon, a global industry in its own right. "brilliant ideas" looks at the artists at the heart of this. they have a unique power to inspire, astonish, provoke, and shock. in this program, we meet the mad and brilliant heri dono. ♪

chuck grassley is not budging on the republican's decision to lock a supreme court nomination this year. democratsrassley said are only criticizing the decision to score political points and efforts to change his mind are futile. democrats lamed the gop for deciding not to hold hearings or a vote. the republican party chairman says he wants tonight's republican presidential debate to be more of a g rated event than recent showdowns. before remaining candidates hold their last -- their latest debate at the university of miami. senator ted cruz is looking for an endorsement from former presidential candidate and ask florida governor jeb bush. the florida primary is next tuesday. in michigan, the city of flint has temporarily suspended water bills. officials are trying to figure out how to apply $30 million from the state. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news euros around the world. i'm mark crumpton. brazil's political crisis is escorting. prosecutors at qc former president of hiding assets after a separate probe into his role in a corruption sc

but also paul ryan, as well as senator grassley, the judiciary committee who came out immediate throw say we shouldn't be doing this and it seems to me it's pretty simple. he battle is joined. the republicans are not having any problem. they're saying we should wait for the election which i find ironic. they don't want to politicize it. they want to turn it into a presidential election. bonnie: exactly. and they are using the same rhetoric. they're talking about basic principles. and paul ryan and mitch mcconnell are responding within minutes and this is preplanned and they're using the biden rule. and it's going to be difficult to come up with a response to that. but just to get to the issue at hand. this is, of course, the nomination of merrick garland. what would happen, david? if this is stalled, could we be talking about merrick garland against next january? david: it went through the process and they didn't nominate then president clinton who renominated again. you have to pick up on what mitch mcconnell said that he isn't nominating him to get him confirmed. tow ask yourself wh

republicans have vowed not to hold confirmation hearings but nominating her may put pressure on charles grassley. the republican establishment is stepping up its campaign against presidential front runner donald trump. former presidential candidate mitt romney will make his case why donald trump should not be the nominee. in prepared remarks, he said donald trump is a phony, abroad broad and his promises are is worthless as a degree from trump university and is domestic lcs would lead to recession and his foreign policies would make america and the world less safe. trump says romney ran a terrible campaign four years ago. there is a republican debate tonight in detroit. global news 24 hours per day for more than 150 news bureaus around the world. tom: nicely reported, that was well done, capturing the tone of governor romney of massachusetts. he's got a little bit of that western edge to him from his utah days. i heard it in those comments. francine: i don't know if we understand what that means in europe. at donald trump from europe but is there a chance that this will split the republican part

senator chuck grassley of iowa. 20 fingers at the congressional very hearing today on flint water. snyder's blaming a failure of government at all levels, including the epa. theynation occurred after switched flint water source to the flint river. the u.s. is opposing more economic sanctions over its weapons program. the yvonne man ministration has blacklisted more than a dozen agencies and companies in response to what the u.s. calls test -- powered by more than 150 news bureaus around the world, stephanie, back to you. stephanie: i am missing a beat here because i am still hurting over battle of the chart. i did not wear green today, i'm getting beat on. the tie for me is losing. i am hurting. not to add insult to injury, but this is a great one hillary made this morning. 582. as we speak about gold, some people consider gold to be the best inflation had. ist is interesting is here straight up gold and here. a big surge recently in gold going above $2400 an ounce. if you inflation-adjusted, it does not look quite as good. jonathan: an exclusive interview. take a listen. >> it is

. >> reporter: chuck grassley may meet with garland in april after the break. others are undecided. >> if i do meet with him, it may not be a good use of his time because i'm not going to change my position because it's based on the principle. >> reporter: the senate's top republican spoke with garland by phone but says he won't meet face to face. majority leader mitchell mcconnell calls waiting for the president's next nominee a fair and reasonable compromise. the house speaker agrees. >> the president has every right to nominate whoever he wants to, but the senate, which is a co co-equal branch of government, has every right not to act on that nomination. >> reporter: democrats will rally outside the supreme court, urging republicans to act. >> if merrick garland can't get bipartisan support, then nobody can. >> have the guts to vote yes or no. >> reporter: but for now, republicans vow no hearing, no vote. we are also hearing from the nra, national rifle association. they say that they're strongly opposing this nomination because their review of judge garland

met with mitch mcconnell and senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley along with vice president biden in the oval office. laf rof calling for the syrian/turkish border to be closed. he spoke to the united nation human rights council in geneva. >>> ted cruz voting earlier today in the texas primary. polls show cruz leading in his home state but trailing donald trump in the 11 other states voting today in this super tuesday. >>> new york mets, $75 million outfielder came to practice as you can see there on a house. along with his pitcher. cespedes has been coming to the ballpark in a different luxury vehicle. it looks like a nice horse. he bout a 270 pound champion hog for $7,000. i guess you could say knows how to bring home the bacon. >> work with me. >> you're producer, rich fishman is very proud of that line. >> i know he is. >> well done, rick. >> i tried to deliver it. >> you could point out he's riding in on a white horse, right? >> this is true. trying to save the mets this season. >> a palomino. >> thank you, sue. >> see you in an hour. >> different one every day. i think the j

senator grassley and i are trying to stop that. we have no right to negotiate under medicare part "d." that's push pentagon prices up. there's a lot of things we can do. >> that was going to be my question, senator. what would you do? obviously you can't use this rather technical patent-based solution in that hundreds of cases where americans pay more than people in other countries for drugs i? assume that the main thing you would try and do is -- is allow medicare to negotiate prices as health systems in other countries do? is that the main tool, hammer that you would apply here? >> that's what i'd like to see, i'm leading a -- think of all the taxpayer money put into drugs and then to be charged an exorbitant rate when it's our people who paid for the research, our country, a tool we should look at using more and i don't think we'd be there if in fact there were other mechanisms in place including stopping the pay for delay deal. >> senator, just to take the other side of this. ucla has vastly benefited pand they are saying they

subsequently went as fbi director and in front of the senate committee that was confirming him, senator grassley's committee he went off on a discussion about the unique culture of bridgewater and how many some of those principles could be incorporated in the fbi. that's a good example where jim found lots that was special at bridgewater and many of us are there are the same. >> how much of this company now is becoming a technology company. one of the things we saw in the past week you hired a former executive from apple, your co-ceo which is not usually the type of people you see as your co-ceo. this is a totally different thing. >> goes back to the first question this management transition. when you think about that transition not from an array to a single person but a team of people. you think about a group of people that are committed to that culture, a way of operating and abilities to lead and shape and create but also some unique expertise in skills. so jon is a great example who has been an incredible creator in the silicon valley with the ipod. very successful working with steve jobs. he'

he is saying okay, we are willing to sit and meet with garland, including grassley, they will reiterate they will not consider him as a nominee or any nominee for that matter right now. the white house believes there is a chance some vulnerable incumbent republicans could be won over and public pressure will be strong. now the white house is using a lot of twitter, special hash tags. yesterday, the president had a phone call with progressives. he urged them to get out and involved and get their voices heard and work on this to show that garland should have a fair shot. it is strange. on the one hand republicans are saying i don't know why we're talking about this. we made it clear we're not going to hold hearings, but you have the white house expressing confidence that this nominee will ultimately be confirmed. what it will boil down to is what do republicans see as their least damaging optioning to consider this consensus nominee or wait and see if there is is a democratic president, who they would bring forward. is it better to be seen now as not obstructing the process or as some rep