so patrick leahy he or patrick smith coming forward and that's where i want a supreme court justice. so i am pleased with the president's nomination. i think that what you see is what you get. there is no hidden agenda. he's made it very clear where he stands. now i am proud to serve in the senate as we took an oath to uphold the constitution. and now let's just do that and follow the constitution. you don't have any questions probably but if you do, go ahead. >> [inaudible] i wonder if you can talk about how difficult. >> i didn't have to talk about it because you've seen a republican leadership say they don't care what the constitution says they are going to ignore it and i hope that will change. if we follow our normal routine, we could have the hearings, the debate, the background and the vote by memorial day. we are seeking an unprecedented number of resources both last year and this year. if we don't have time, cancel a couple. we are paid every single day whether we are here or not. there is no reason why especially somebody as noncontroversial as the chief judge there is no q

i've also said would it make any difference coming in the greatest patrick leahy from vermont or patrick smith from vermont coming forward and that's the part i want him to supreme court justice. so i am pleased with the president's nomination. i think that what you see is what you get with him. there hasn't no hidden agenda. he's been very clear where he stands and constitutional law and now i'm proud to serve in the senate but i wish they would remember each of us took an oath to uphold the constitution and let's just follow the constitution. you probably don't have any questions but if you do, go ahead. >> [inaudible] i'm wondering if you can talk about how difficult [inaudible] >> well, i didn't have to talk about it because you've seen some in the republican leadership say they don't care what the constitution says. they are going to ignore it and i'm hoping that will change. we followed our normal routine. we could easily have the hearings, the debate, the background and the vote by memorial day. we are taking an unprecedented number of resources both last year and this year. cance

>> senator patrick leahy from vermont, ranking member 0 on the judiciary committee who met with judge garland today. what can you tell us about the meeting? >> i thought it was a good meeting. of course i knew him anyway, i voted on his confirmation before, confirmation times when he's been confirmed overwhelmingly by both republicans and democrats voting for him. i'm very impressed with his background. we were both prosecutors. i talked to him how well he handled the oklahoma city bombing case. but made sure he was independent on the bench, sometimes ruling with the government, sometimes ruling against the government. it was just nice to spend some time with somebody with such a first-rate legal mind. >> so, were you able to give him any assurances about what's happening on the democratic side in the senate to give him a hearing, before all of this happened and the republicans made it clear that they didn't think that it was for the president to do this or at least they were not going to take it up? the question was, who would put themselves through this if there's no chance of them

and from patrick leahy from vermont, he says for more than 40 years the senate has held confirmation votes on supreme court nominees on average, 70 days after the former nomination the senate should afford chief justice garland with a fair hearing in april and nomination by may 25th. in those two things, the graphic that we put on screen from patrick leahy and the coat from mitch mcconnell you can see how the battle lines are being drawn. we shall see. >> what a year it has been so far. well, coming up this term, the high court basis several landmark decisions including cases on affirmative action, minimum gas station and abortion. earlier we spoke with boston college law professor who said its hard to gain how garland will go if he's confirmed to the supreme court. >> even if we can read his paper trail on the court of appeals, and it is a moderate paper trail, it is unknown how he'll vote on the supreme court. there are justice who is join the court and then see the change of reviews over time. byron white appointed by president kennedy became more confidentiality over the years he

leahy met with the judge and spoke to reporters after the meeting. >> i know you may have questions but i just had a good meeting with the judge. i've known him for a long time but we had a couple interesting conversations. we are both former prosecutors

host: senator patrick leahy, thank you very much for being with us. we appreciate it. and we continue our conversation with john bresnahan and david herszenhorn. thent to consider conversation about the election and who the president puts forth. mr. herszenhorn: this is a very theoretical fight until the president makes a nomination. once the president makes a nomination -- it is a different situation. it is unprecedented. the republicans have been clear they will not move on this. some democrats think the nominee should be part of the messaging. you heard from senator leahy, who has been part of many of these, this is a risky business. he does not think that will happen at all. there is no doubt this will have more messaging around this nomination than any we have seen in the past. host: let's talk about timeline -- when you think the president will make a nomination? what are you hearing from the hill and on the white house --and the white house? mr. bresnahan: the talk is the president is scheduled to go to cuba late in the month. there is a strong sense of monks se

let's bring in democratic senator patrick leahy of vermont. he's the ranking member, the democrat on the senate judiciary committee. senator leahy, thanks for being here. we appreciate it. >> happy to be. >> you just left a meeting with judge garland. republicans say they will not hold hearings. so what is the democratic game plan here, sir? >> i don't think it's a game plan. we're saying the constitution requires the president nominate somebody. he fulfilled the constitution. they talk about advise and consent, which we've done for -- ever since there's been a judiciary committee. but democrats are saying we should do our job. we did when there were republican presidents as well as democratic presidents. we're not afraid to do our job. i think if we take a few less recesses around here and actually do what we're paid to do and vote up or vote down. >> but do you see any sign that republicans are going to give on this point and hold hearings? have you had conversations with republican colleagues that lead you to believe that if you keep up thi

former ag chair senator patrick leahy from vermont says the senate bill undermines the public right to know and it tramples on state rights. he says replaces them with a voluntary standard that already exists and would block other states bills like alaska's and virginia's, "i think it's a solution looking for a non-existent problem. it's a last minute attack on vermont's laws. vermont is right to set priorities at the state government level." leahy adds there is a grace period of a year after the vermont law goes into effect. iowa senator joni ernst is also at her home of montgomery county where household incomes average in the $40,000 range. she says mandatory labeling could affect all consumers, "if we are to go ahead and implement vermont's law, and as that would affect consumers nationwide to the tune of about 1,052 dollars per household, we're already stretching our incomes pretty thin." ernst says she understands the need to know but there's an impact to consumers and it is challenging for low to moderate income families. final results are still piling in today from a big day of

he met with patrick leahy the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee. some have expressed an openness to meet with garland. senator lindsey graham endorsed senator ted cruz for president. in february senator graham wasn't supportive. >> if you kill ted cruz on the floor of the senate and the trial was in the senate nobody could convict you. [laughter] mark: he says rallying around ted cruz may be the only way to stop donald trump. blocked the cabinet. he says he was an attempt to hide him from a corruption

the 63-year-old moderate appellate judge also sat down with ranking democrat patrick leahy ...during his first official visit to capitol hill. leahy wants a vote on merrick by memorial day. florida senator marco rubio is ready to move on after dropping out of the presidential race this week.. and he says he's leaving politics altogether. butted to he says that frontrunner donald trump could be damaging to the republican party and hopes that he can still be stopped. closing arguments will begin this morning in hulk hogan's trial against the website, gawker. the former a leaked sex tape. on thursday, attorneys for both sides worked with the judge to figure out what evidence will be submitted to deliberations. it was determined the jury will only see the edited version of the sex tape. court starts at and 10 news will be to watch the trial live, download our 10 news app. kicks off at macdill air force base. get ready for the best show on in years. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the air force sarah, organizers are making a big push to keep this show around. yes, the future i

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in western and cleveland and

on the hill, president the supreme for court began me senate minority leader harry reid and patrick leahy, the ranking member on the judiciary committee. republicans are backing garland's nomination --blocking garland's nomination. >> he is leading his troops over the cliff. republican say with less than a year in obama's term, the next president should be the one to choose the nominee. garland is the chief judge of the federal appeals court in washington. -- details on a consumer alert involving popular brands of canned tuna. more possible snowflakes on the way. forecast coming up. ♪ ♪ kimberly: unfathomable, that is how the prince george's county fire chief is describing actions putting firefighters at risk. somebody is intentionally destroying firefighters gear. brad: firefighting is a dangerous job. this video taken just this week in montgomery county. >> whoa! brad: a burning town house collapses, eight firefighters have to be helped from the rubble. they are safe with minor injuries things in large part to their protective gear. that's why tonight prince george's county firefigh

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leahy vermont. this photo of was taken before judge garland met with senator majority leader harry reid. also on thursday, senate democrats held a press conference on the steps of the supreme court denouncing republicans for fusing to hold a confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee judge merrick garland. this is 20 minutes. >> after speaking at the center for american progress, senator reid returned to capitol hill where he and other democrats met with president obama's nominee to the supreme court. merrick garland. democrats denounced republicans for refusing to hold a hearing on the nominee. they spoke for about 20 minutes. senator reid: merrick garland is a fineman in every way. his character is impeccable. his record of public service is unsurpassed and his time on the bench has been really very, very exemplary. all we're asking is for the republicans to do their job. now, mitch mcconnell set out and did it publicly his number one goal is to make sure president obama was not reelected. he

anchor: senator patrick leahy is traveling with the president. he's been a leading force for normalization of relations. anchor: since you came to the senate in 1975 you have wanted to see new relations between cuba and the a's states. what does this mean to you? leahy: i hoped an american president would visit cuba. i didn't know whether i would actually see it when i was in a senate. 50 years of shunning them in the embargo did not work. do we agree with everything in cuba? of course not. to have theoolish embargo. i was in a position to bring messages back and forth between the two countries. we saw the steps being taken. anchor: in january the cuban government arrested 1400 activist. is the leopard changing its spots? etc. leahy: that action goes beyond stupid. i have told them that. understand that it is a different world. if they really want to take advantage of this opportunity, you can't run it as an old soviet style country. it has neither the power nor the resources to do that. they know that with a declining birthrate and an aging popu

merrick garland met with several top democratic senators including patrick leahy of vermont and the court would be justice. no gop senators met with him. republican leaders are refusing to hold confirmation hearings. they want the next president to nominate the next supreme court justice. >>> it is a big day for senior medical students across the country and right here in tampa. today is match day. that's the day they'll find out where they are going to spend the next three to seven years of their lives. it's called match day because the students are matched one a hospital or medical facility to do their residencies. the students will open sealed envelopes and tell where you they will receive the specialized post-graduate training. >>> spring officially begins on sunday. with the change of seasons, you might be looking for a little home improvement. >> we'll let you learn what projects are available. >> the tampa home show is at the florida state fairgrounds. to give you an idea of what you'll find there, we'll be live at the home show. >>> the best thing about the home show this weekend,

he met with the vermont senator patrick leahy and democratic leader harry reed. leahy says the court would be better off with garland as a justice. but republicans have made it clear they won't budge from the refusal to consider a president barbara: welcome back. north korea has fired a medium range ballistics missile into the sea. the lawful is days after their leader ordered weapons test and fore vials of u. inspect resolutions. the pentagon confirmed it was fired from a poebl launch earn. plunged to his death after falling from a sky scraper. he was not supposed to be above the third floor but he was 53 floors up. it was his second day on the job. two people face charges in connection with a double murder in johnston county the gerald paul jr. is charged with murder and kara wilson in the death of matthew jones and jessica pyatte. they were found dead with gunshot wounds the john: the college opportunity who went on ap but nothing to indicate he was directed by them. the family of a woman found dead a judge ordered the f.b.i. to allow sap tkra brand's family t

so far democrats have formally agreed to meet with him, including harry reid and patrick leahy. democrats are highlighting their meetings to push for a though republicans say neither will happen. do you think that could be changed? >> i hope it will be changed. because i cannot imagine any senator standing up and saying, i'm not going to do any duty. >> reporter: eight republicans are open at least to meeting with garland, though some say that may not be productive. >> i'm not going to change my position, because it's based on the principle of this nominee having the possibility of reshaping the court for generations. i think it's best to allow the american that. >> reporter: no commitment yet from other republicans who voted 19 years ago to done firm garland as an appeals court judge. orrin hatch first raised the possibility after the presidential election, but no longer, now in line with his party. >> the right thing to do is put this over to the next president. >> reporter: the real concern, antonin scalia's death leaves the supreme court ideologically split, to the left. eve

than an hour and featured mitch mcconnell, democratic senator, patrick leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and w

than an hour and featured mitch mcconnell, democratic senator, patrick leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in western and clev

leahy and vice president joe biden. since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. birmingham. the o oy problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in western and cleveland and pittsburgh, numerous snow showers. we'r

leahy and vice president joe biden. since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different pnts of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the lala year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their c cstitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill kakans is here with our wednesday forecast. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. weweave a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in western and cleveland andpit

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we clevelan

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in western and cle

leahy and vice president joe biden. republicans say they think the next president should fill the vacancy on the court. it's the first time the leaders have met since justice antonin scalia's death, last month. (matt) still to come on live at five... another feather in the cap of the hard rock hotel. triple-a offers a glowing the hard rock hotel and casino is now the fourth hotel in iowa from triple-a. (sheila) the rating follows an unannouced evaluation from triple-a back in 2015. triple-a described the hard rock hotel as "refined, stylish with upscale physical attributes." hard rock general manager todd moyer says this honor wasn't possible without the hard work, and presence, of the team members. "people feel welcomed, they make others feel welcome. it's about showing people a great experience. memberable experiences, that's our mission statement and we do it here every day," said todd moyer, general manager, hard rock hotel & casino. a triple-a representativ e says the process to become a four diamond hotel isn't ea

. >> reporter: the 63-year-old moderate appellate judge also sat down with ranking democrat patrick leahy during his first office visit to capitol hill. >> you guys are paid to do your job. make up your mind. >> reporter: garland did not meet with republicans opposed to granting him a confirmation hearing. senate majority leader mitchell mcconnell laid the visit as a stunt orchestrated by the white house. former presidential contender marco rubio also stood firm. >> i don't think we should be moving forward on a nominee in the last year of this president's term. i would say that if it was a republican senate. >> reporter: a handful of republican senators up for re-election this fall have indicated they are open to meeting with garland including committee chair chuck grassley. >> if i can meet with a dictator in uganda,ertainly meet with a decent person in america. >> reporter: the white house says it will set up with meetings when lawmakers return weeks. garland has spoken majority leader mcconnell over the phone. this morning, some republicans are toying with the idea of confirming garla

. >> reporter: the 63-year-old moderate appellate judge also sat down with ranking democrat patrick leahy during his first office visit to capitol hill. >> you guys are paid to do your job. make up your mind. >> reporter: garland did not meet with republicans opposed to granting him a confirmation hearing. senate majority leader mitchell mcconnell laid the visit as a stunt orchestrated by the white house. former presidential contender marco rubio also stood firm. >> i don't think we should be moving forward on a nominee in the last year of this president's term. i would say that if it was a republican senate. >> reporter: a handful of republican senators up for re-election this fall have indicated they are open to meeting with garland including committee chair chuck grassley. >> if i can meet with a dictator in uganda, i can certainly meet >> reporter: the white house says it will set up with meetings when lawmakers return from their easter recess in two weeks. garland has spoken with senate majority leader mcconnell over the phone. this morning, some republicans are toying with the idea

so far democrats have formally agreed to meet with him, including harry reid and patrick leahy. democrats are highlighting their meetings to push for a hearing in a vote, though republicans say neither will happen. do you think that could be changed? >> i hope it will be changed. because i cannot imagine any senator standing up and saying, i'm not going to do any duty. >> reporter: eight republicans are open at least to meeting with garland, though some say that may not be productive. >> i'm not going to change my position, because it's based on the principle of this nominee having the possibility of reshaping the court for generations. i think it's best to allow the american people to weigh in on that. >> reporter: no commitment yet from other republicans who voted 19 years ago to done firm garland as an appeals court orrin hatch first raised the possibility after the presidential election, but no longer, now in line with his party. >> the right thing to do is put this over to the next president. >> reporter: the real concern, antonin scalia's death leaves the supreme court ide

he sat down with vermont senator patrick leahy, this after senate republicans refused to budge on giving judge garland a hearing. they say the next president should fill the vacancy. >> he has more federal judicial experience than any supreme court nominee in u.s. history and during the time i knew him and during the time since. that's his reputation, meticulous detail oriented, absolutely struggling to get every aspect of the case right. >> profess or green worked for judge garland at court of a peels in d.c. from 1999 to 2000. and we'll share more into the inside of president obama's nominee this sunday morning right after "meet the press" only on nbc 10. >>> new at 11:00. strike averted for now. teachers in nazareth will be in their classrooms tomorrow instead of walking the picket lines. the teachers threatened to walk off the job after fighting with the school district over money and health care. the school district says a strike would be illegal. there's still no deal but negotiations will continue next week. >>> to philadelphia where parents, teachers, and the naacp say they're pr

today garland met with vermont senator patrick leahy, the ranking member o judiciary committee. the white house is waging an unprecedented social media campaign on the judge's behalf. the effort includes strategies the administration did not use for its two previous supreme court nominees. >> some of it is that we have access to tools we didn't have frankly early on in the presidency. we have been more effective at using things like facebook. maureen: mr. obama nominated garland to replace the late justice antonin scalia. republican leaders plan to block the nomination saying the next president should choose scalia's successor. leon: how about choosing your words carefully? that is what you are doing in maryland. they are looking to get rid of northern scum. those words and other pro-southern pre-civil war phrases are part of the state song. "maryland, my maryland." i bet you didn't know that. it also calls president abraham lincoln with despot. they are looking to replace it with a poem. the house has to approve the measure. that protects firefighters as they risk their lives i

instead, garland started with minority leader harry reid and patrick leahy, ranking democrat on the senate judiciary committee. leahy said the judge won't be commenting on the political fight. >> he's not going to go out before the press like i am. where he gets his chance to tell his side of the story is at a hearing, and that's what he ought to have. >> woodruff: a spokesman for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called the visits a "stunt" orchestrated by the white house. we'll take a closer look at the nomination politics in the senate, later in the program. in the presidential race, house speaker paul ryan tried again to shut down speculation that he might agree to be the republican nominee, instead of donald trump, if there's a contested convention. he said anyone who's saying otherwise should "knock it off." but at a weekly briefing, ryan also criticized trump for warning his supporters might riot if he's denied the nomination. >> nobody should say such things in my opinion, because to even address or hint to violence is unacceptable. >> woodruff: the republican frontrunner also

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all sn

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we

garland met patrick leahy from vermont and harry reid. leahy said it is the most important vote politicians have to make along with going to war. >> this is too important. they shouldn't talk to him by phone. they should do what we have always done. >> reporter: he was referring to mitch mcconnell who spoke only by phone to garland on wednesday, telling him he has no plans to schedule a hearing. on the senate floor mcconnell noted how the nomination could change the supreme court for a generation. >> we just disagree in this instance and as a result we lonlicily act as a check and balance. >> reporter: mcconnell's opposite number met with garland. afterwards reid said americans were begging republicans to do their job. >> my job is to study the qualifications of these people going on this court behind me. it's an awesome responsibility they have, and i think all of us agree that we should take a look at the record as we are begging the republicans to do. >> reporter: the white house is pushing its man as hard as it can, releasing this vid

he meets with senate minority leader harry reid and senator patrick leahy. republicans have vowed to block the nomination, although some gop senators say they will meet with him. the chief judge in the federal appeals court in washington was nominated to fill the seat of the late justice antonin scalia. democratic and republican primaries in missouri remain too close to call after two days. hillary clinton maintains a to tens of a person's lead over bernie sanders, the same is true for donald trump and ted cruz on the gop side. the markets are closed for the losing candidate in either race to request a recount. the next primaries are tuesday in utah and arizona. coming up at noon, more changes coming to see world. we will tell you what's ahead alert about the alarming rise of accidental overdoses in children. i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood c

leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have sno

leahy and vice president joe biden. since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in we

leahy and vice president joe biden. republicans say they think the next president should fill the vacancy on the court. it's the first time the leleers have met since j jtice antonin scalia's unexpected death last month set off a clash over the supreme court. neither side has indicated it is expecting any shift in the standoff. shooting at an ohio high school went before a judge this momoing. authoritits say 14-year- old james hancock-- armed with a handgun-- opened fire inside the cafeteria at madison junior- senior high school in butler county. four students suffered non life- threatening injuries. hancock faces several charges including attempted murder... felonious assault and making terroristic threats. authorities say they have an idea of the motive for the shooting, but they are not yet releasing it. a guilty plea from jonathan neunaber in the murder of his mother. the akron, iowa man pleaded guilty to second- degree murder and willful injury as part of a plea agreement monday in plplouth county court. the 46-yea

so the detail today is he is going to meet with patrick leahy at 2:30. and the republicans are determined to reject the nomination. nothing personal, it's just that they don't want a nomination from this president at this time. they are adamant that there will be no confirmation hearings. so you have this man who appears to be a darling grandfather type figure who is right now caught in the midst of this gigantic political battle. president obama stared down his republican opponents, announcing a nominee to replace ultra conservative justice scalia, who died last month. >> he is not only one of the sharpest legal minds but someone who brings a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even handedness. >> reporter: he is the chief judge of the d.c. appeals circuit. earlier in his career, he oversaw the federal prosecution of oklahoma bomber timothy mcveigh, and unibomber. >> people must be confident that a judge's decisions are determined by the law and only the law. for a judge to be worthy of such trust, he or she must be faithful to the constitution, and

the meeting which lasted less than an hour and featured mcconnell, democratic senator, patrick leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justicea's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the twos expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. ofe just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i guess. . >> senator reed added after an hey spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage nearrmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, the white is all snow and we have snow in western and cleveland and pittsburgh, showers. we're watching a lot of snow and sleet mix

leahy. republicans are refusing to meet with him. >>> d.c.'s metro subway is back up and running this noon, commuters return to their regular routines after an impressive day long shut down of the nation's second largest subway system. it was shut down for 29 hours so electrical cables could be inspected. they found 26 areas need of replacement or repair. >>> sea world announced they are ending their whale breeding program. the current generation of whales is the last they will keep in captivity. this after recent criticism and ending all of their signature or can a shows. >> current orcas under our care will be the last. sea world announced they will begin working with the humane society and work together to bring an end to commercial whaling and sea hunts. >>> and if your kid has trouble tying his or her shoes, nike may have the answer. >> and we serve the country in women's history month. restore rhythm with imodium. aren't moving in the right direction,bers it can be a burden. but what i

along with senate minority leader harry reid and senator patrick leahy of the judiciary committee. president obama has vowed to send a nomination to the senate within the next few weeks. and after spending nearly a year in space... astronaut scott kelly is returning home tonight. kelly... along with russian cosmonaut mikhail kornienko... have spent 340 days in space and station tonight...about 10 minutes ago....they will land in kazakhstan later tonight. kelly's closest u.s. contender for the longest time spent in space trails him by 125 days. his visit to the space station was to study the effects of a long-term stay in orbit on the human body. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. still to come on channel 2 news... talking to older loved ones about their medications is often overlooked, but the accidental misuse of prescriptions is one of the highest health risks for seniors. details on a program welcome back... in health watch... studies show that the majority of seniors take more than four prescriptions medications a day... and the unintentional misu

garland also met with the top democrat on the judiciary committee, patrick leahy. we could easily have hearings, a debate, a background and the vote by memorial day. the republican leadership is refusing to budge on giving judge garland a hearing, majority leader mcconnell writing in usa today, quote "the american people deserve a voice in such a momentous decision." president obama says the people did have a voice when they twice elected him president, he told supporters in a phone call, "they didn't add a caveat that said we want you to be president except for last 300 days when you don't have to fulfill your duties." while mcconnell refuses to even of republicans now say they are open to meeting with him, some are facing re=election, including judiciary committee chair charles grassley. "if i can meet with a dictator in uganda, i can certainly meet with a decent person in america." grassley says he agreed to a meeting with garland. but that there will be no confirmation hearing until a new president is in office. >> britteny: and even 80s like norman map 80 degr

and we have a full screen graphic to ill state the next comment which comes from patrick leahy from vermont: so in that sound bite and graphic, you are already seeing the battle lines drawn, not that they weren't drawn even before today, but this is going to be a monumental fight, richelle. >> john, thank you. >>> coming up this term, the high court faces several landmark decisions including cases on affirmative action, immigration and abortion. we spoke so boston college law professor, who said it is hard to gauge how he would vote if confirmed. >> even if we can read his paper trail, it's unknown, really, how someone will vote once they become a justice on the supreme court. and there has famously been justices that join the court and then seem to change their views over time. so, you know, byron white appointed by president kennedy became more conservative over the decades he was on the court. some say david suitor became more liberal. so who knows how he would actually vote. >> if garland is concerned he would be working alongside a former colleague, john roberts. >>> the nomination of

merrick garland first met with patrick leahy as the top democrat on the judiciary committee and told reporters the court would be better off with garland as a justice. garland also met with senate minority leader harry reid even before his visit, republicans made it clear they are refusing to consider a nominee until the next president takes office. >>> there were a lot of apologies and finger-pointing during today's congressional hearing on the water crisis in flint. the folks who live there say they want accountability. michigan governor rick snyder apologized for his role but blamed bureaucrats in his state contaminated water. meanwhile the epa blamed snyder and other state leaders. democrats want snyder to resign while republicans say the head of the epa should be fired. >>> this next story is heartbreaking and disturbing. it happened in western pennsylvania. a mother and father arrested after their toddler was left in a car seat for 13 hours and died. the parents were arrested during a custody hearing for their other two children. investigators say they're 23 or month -- 23 mont

he met with the the judiciary committee, vermont senator 'patrick - leahy'... and senate minority leader 'harry - reid'. president obama named garland yesterday to fill the seat left open by the death of justice 'antonin - scalia'. even before today's meetings -- senate republicans made it clear that they won't consider a new justice until the next president takes office in january. 'proof' -- of "racial bias" behind the wheel... now 'out in numbers' -- for the 'durham police department'. the department... pledging to enter a "wave of transparency"... opening its files -- to have an 'independent company' -- review 'years' of traffic stops. angelica alvarez... 'breaking down' the numbers for us tonight -- from the durham police department... the interim police chief says they heard what the public was saying... and believe this study... now out in the open... is a sign that they are working to do better. "cautiously optimistic." fred foster... with durham's naacp... treading lightly with new numbers of 'racial disparity' in 'traffic stops'. two hours before inte

than an hour and featured mitch mcconnell, democratic senator, patrick leahy and vice president joe biden. it's the first time they met since justice antonin scalia's death. . and the republicans reiterated their stance that they won't take up a president obama nomination this year. afterwards, the two senate leaders expressed their drastically different points of view. >> if the shoe was on the other foot, the democrats the majority would be confirming a republican president's nomination in the last year of his term. of course not. >> we just want them to fulfill their constitutional duty and do their job and at this stage they decided not to do that. they're going to wait and see what president trump will do, i impass, they spend the rest of the time talking about basketball. >>> nbc's meteorologist bill karins is here with our wednesday forecast. >> we had severe storms yesterday. alabama got hit. some of the worst damage near birmingham. the only problem spots are northern new england. we have a wintry mess. some freezing rain, others sleet. the white is all snow and we have snow in w