ketanji brown jackson to serve as associate justice in the u.s. supreme court it was an opportunity to learn a lot about her, her qualifications, her experience, her approach to cases, her

ketanji brown jackson to serve as associate justice in the u.s. supreme court it was an opportunity to learn a lot about her, her qualifications, her experience, her approach to cases, her judicial temperament and temperament before the committee she proved to the public what many of us suspected than some new, she's without a doubt ready to serve on the supreme court. in a spoken to you before about judge ketanji brown jackson's background in the qualifications and it repeating it because this is the critical week before we consider her nomination next week on the floor the senate she's the daughter of two schoolteachers, public school teachers, and judge ketanji brown jackson, her passion for the law at the age of four, her dad decided to give up teaching, he had another profession in mind, he was would become a lawyer predict and so he would sit at the kitchen table with his law books all stacked up and judge ketanji brown jackson at the age of forward together or covering the books and sit next to her daddy, is going to study as well and she b

jackson and by now i'm sure thatle you have heard about ave experience, ketanji brown jackson has more to the upper of fiduciary most would consider any court courtship as an achievement they can brag about it for years and she served as the clerk at every level of the federal treasury include the supreme court and she served many roles in the courtroom in public defender, a lawyer in private pack practice and district in circuit court judge of the federal level and she was confirmed by the senate unanimously to serve in the u.s. sentencing commission and she would be the first justice since marshall, considerable criminal defense experience and qualifications are exceptional and every rule she filled she's even handedness and - and just as impressive with judge ketanji brown jackson is record as her character and if limit, humble, personable, she dedicated herself to making her legal system moreur understandable, ad more accessible for having when it came to the courtroom and finally of course there's a perspective that judge ketanji brown jackson will bring to the high court over the

judge ketanji brown jackson's in the mainstream of sentencing when it comes to these cases. seventy-eight -- 80% of federal judges divert from the guidelines as she is in some cases. and let me add, her accusers have been voting for federal judges proposed by president trump right and left who do exactly the same thing she does. i asked consent to enter into the record "new york times" article of march 25, 2022. entitled jackson's critics back judges with like rulings. >> without objection. >> it tells a story and the story is very clear. we have a situation in the country were we have not upgraded child pornography and sexual misconduct statutes in years. across the board 70 -- 80% of federal judges take the same position as judge ketanji brown jackson the so-called deviations from the guidelines has become commonplace as i said the overwhelming majority of federal judges are doing this. is there event problem? there is the problem is we have not upgraded the statute. we bear responsibility for this. the decision was made with for the supreme court these guidelines would no

for all of the focus that my colleagues had been limited hope that judge ketanji brown jackson would come ready to tell us about hers but she didn't and instead she came armed with a methodology that spoke to her process that said very little about her approach, the constitutional interpretation and after the hysteria they came out at amy coney barrett, that we might discover what my democratic colleagues think would be more effective than a constitutionalist but i will note, to ask that, you are not supposed to do that, but suddenly, judicial philosophy meant nothing, they said don't asked that question, what roll thehe constitution place in jude ketanji brown jackson meant nothing to them and to ask that question. wanted to be very bad news but this is not a subject the american people are willing to ignore, they want you to ask the question, they get answers and they don't expect it to agree with the justice 100 percent of the time, but they do expect those nominees to appear to have standards and they want the constitutional list, not the judicial activist, and at this point comi

watch. >> after judge jackson's name was announced... >> is ketanji brown jackson... >> tucker carlson on his fox news program ignored her nine years on the federal bench and instead wandered about her scores on the lsat. >> you do not hear substantive legal arguments on her decision making coming from the people. all they've got is the racism. >> i'm not going to curse because it's sunday and i'd get fired, but can you talk about why what tucker carlson just said is so repugnant? >> they imply that you are solely nominated due to your race and not for other factors. apparently some have complained that you need to show your lsat scores to determine whether you are a top legal mind. this is incredibly offensive and condescending. >> tucker: "it's repugnant! incredibly offensive!" "she's a top legal mind! shut up, you aren't allowed to ask for proof." you've got mazie hirono, the senate's dumbest member, don't you to ask for her test scores. we know what they are. she's incurious to know that judge jackson was nominated because of race and after joe biden bragged repeatedly that judge j

ketanji brown jackson. she is more qualified than anyone sitting on the bench. if you look at her record, lindsey graham, josh hawley, and ted cruz and the rest of them tried to disparage her by calling her literally un-american. she is more qualified than them to even be senators. i am disappointed. this particular seat they want to get down. when cavanagh was going through his stuff -- when judge kavanaugh was going through his stuff and he -- they brought accusations against him and amy coney barrett. she based her whole career on faith answer comes lindsey graham nt once political theatrics. that is all it is. host: william in new york, good morning. caller: i oppose this lady, she is a wolf in sheep's clothing -- a wolf in sheep's clothing. she is into critical race theory and she wants to train up kids to be racist. host: why do you think she wants to train people to be racist? caller: because she is in this public school in d.c. she lied that she is not in this committee with all of these books. host

supreme court nominee judge kentucky brown jackson was on capitol hill for the first day -- ketanji brown jackson was on capitol hill for the first day of her confirmation hearings. >> i come here today as a retired federal appears court judge with 15 years of experience on the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. i come as a jurist appointed by george w. bush. i come here as someone who understands that there are few greater responsibilities under the it takes a jurist of high character, keen intellect, deep legal knowledge, and broad experience to ensure judiciary plays its unique role under the constitution. ce to ensure that the judiciary placed its unique role , to uphold the rule of law impartially and not to be "par tisans in robes." i have the high honor to introduce judge ketanji brown jackson, a jurist who has all those qualities. when president biden introduced her, the american people got their first glimpse of judge jackson's character. she began her remarks with an expression of her faith in god and her gratitude for this nation, which she rightly observed is the grea

judge brown jackson will get confirmed. probably will not get just susan collins but one or two other senator republicans. there is a vulnerability there not just with brown jackson but democrats and their views on crime. >> bret: vice-president harris was leading this search or said to. one thing she was to do. this made the rounds on social media. take a listen. >> the governor and i and we were all doing the tour of the library here. talking about the significance of the passage of time. right. the significance of the passage of time. when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of times of what we need to do to create these jobs. there is such great significance to the passage of time when we think about a day in the life of our children. >> bret: a lot of passage of time in that sound bite. it comes as a new book comes out. it's by our friend. politico has a write up. harris allies complain that she was handled an impossible portfolio. bettingfield noted this was not the first time that harris ha

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host: a wrap up of day one of judge brown jackson -- to tonja brown jackson's -- can tonja brown jackson -- kentaji brown jackson's supreme court nomination. we saw a lot of long speeches but not just the nominee but members of congress themselves. expectations for what happens on day two and day three and four. >> today is the day gets interesting because she gets to answer questions and respond to some of those concerns and attacks she heard yesterday from republicans will have a full round of questioning today. everybody gets 30 minutes to ask questions. she will come back tomorrow for more questions a bit shorter and then they will go into an executive session which they do for every nominee where they in private talk about anything that might be sensitive and then on the fourth day there will be outside witnesses testifying and that usually gets less attention. >> do we know who will be testifying on day four? guest: i do but i can't tell you who. host: your take away from yesterday and expectations. guest: a lot of it was what we expected based on what senators had been saying befo

we will talk about ketanji brown jackson being a former public defender. can you talk about the judge's record on these guantÁnamo cases and the allegations made by both john cornyn and lindsey graham? >> sure. thank you. judge jackson was one of many hundreds of lawyers who joined the project to challenge this remarkable authoritarian experiment in guantanamo that purported -- that actually held muslims on an island without any protection for lower t they were subject to persistent torture and arbitrary attention based on say so. sort of criticized her work in that project is nonsensical. she is operating in the highest position of the law. [indiscernible] lies about things like hune treatment, lies about national security and compliance with law. in terms of -- graham is living in a post-9/11 fever dream where he wants to fight these old battles. the 31% recidivism number is made up soviet-style number design to mask come again, fundamental lies about guantanamo. overwhelming majority has absolutely nothing to do with initiating any fighting, let alone

that is not the fault of ketanji brown jackson. apparently, according to lindsey graham, she needs to pay for that. i'm going let you say your thoughts. >> well, you know, i think this is an interesting point to start with. i look at this very much tailored to confirmations. if you look at the demeanor that ketanji brown jackson displayed throughout her hearing, she's been poised, unflappable, she's been brilliant. imagine if she had the same misdemeanor brett kavanaugh had. at one point, kavanaugh literally said i drink beer because i like beer. he was being requested about legitimate allegations of sexual assault and criminal act. here you have a woman, a black woman, who was being questioned about things that one decision and one sentencing out of literally hundreds we're not talking about something criminal yet she's expected to have the poise and demeanor she's sitting there and listening to questions that are ridiculous and still smiling and maintaining her composure. when you consider how it plays out with respect to the fac

we will talk about ketanji brown jackson being a former public defender. can you talk about the judge's record on these guantÁnamo cases and the allegations made by both john cornyn and lindsey graham? >> sure. thank you. judge jackson was o ofany hundreds of lawyers who joined the pject to challenge this remarkable authoritarian experiment in guantanamo that purported -- that actually held muslims on an island without any protection for lower they were suect to persistent torture and arbitrary attention based on say so. sort of criticized her work in that project is nonsensical. she is operating in the highest position of the law. [indiscernible] lies about things like humane treatment, lies about national security and compliance with law. in terms of -- graham is living in a post-9/11 fever dream where he wants to fight these old batts. the 31% recidivism number is made up soviet-style number design to mask come again, fundamental lies about guantanamo. overwhelming majority has absolutely nothing to do with initiating any fighting, let alone returning

judge ketanji brown jackson begins her confirmation hearing, before the senate judiciary committee. the first black woman nominated to the court gives an opening statement tomorrow before answering senator's questions tuesday. the larger question, will any republicans vote with democrats to confirm judge jackson, who was rated well qualified by the american bar association. republican leader mitch mcconnell told "face the nation" he's not decided how he will vote. >> i haven't made a final decision as to how i'm going to vote. i'm willing to listen to the testimony. that's why we have hearings. >> and scott mcfarland joins me now. scott, a lot of people no doubt will be tuning in to watch the confirmation hearings. can you give us a sense of what to expect in terms of the process this week? >> reporter: opening statements tomorrow including from judge jackson. tuesday, the senate judiciary committee begins its questions. each member gets 30 minutes. i'm told some will focus on judge jackson's work as a federal defender. in the past, some senators have not used their time just for qu

so how did ketanji k brown jackson do in the lsat? sorry you'reet not allowed to ak because asking is racism. >> watch after judge jackson's name was announced, so is was announced... >> ketanji brown jackson tucker carlson on his fox news program ignores her nearly nine years on the federal bench and instead wondered about her scores on the lsat. do here substantive legal arguments about her actual decision making process coming from these people? all they've got is the racism they're going to gong about the lsat scores. i'm not going r to curse because it's sunday and i get fired. but can you talk about why what tucker carlson just said is so repugnant and you have implied you were solely nominated due to your race and not four other factors. apparently some have even claimed that you need to show your ellis' at schaus to t determine whether you are a topu legal mind. this is incredibly offensiveth and condescendingis. it's repugnant. it's incredibly offensive to the top legal minds. shut up. we don't have to show you proof. you're

jobina: confirmation hearings kickoff today for ketanji brown jackson. the key things to look for, the easy way to watch, and the crucial role we could see vice president harris play in the process. reggie: good morning. jobina: we have sue with a nice forecast. drew: yesterday, sunshine. warm weather continues before the next couple of days. some 50's out there in antioch. those warmer temperatures will be found across the region later. plenty of stars out there. sunrise at 7:11. 60's by noon. by 4:00 p.m., warm and receipt. a closer look at afternoon highs in the warmer day coming up. jobina: gas races crushing us at the pump. a strike could make them go up higher. hundreds of workers in richmond walked off the job at midnight. >> they are out here on the picket line this morning. we have some video of them pulling up this morning very early to get ready 500 workers here at the chevron refinery have decided to walk of the job and will be on strike. that is about one third of the workforce. the union wants chevron to keep wages up with rising inflation.

then to the confirmation hearings for supreme court justice nominee ketanji brown jackson. she appears poised to become the first black woman on the supreme court. >> today you are my star. you are my harbinger of hope. this country is getting better and better and better. when that final vote happens and you ascend to the highest court of the land, i am going to rejoice. amy: we will air part of senator cory booker's remarks and talk to legalist analyst imani gandy and dahlia lithwick. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the united nations says more than half of ukraine's children have been forced to flee their homes in the month since russia invaded ukraine. it's one of the largest mass displacements of children since the second world war. this morning, ukraine's military said it destroyed a large russian landing ship docked in the occupied city of berdyansk on the black sea. in northern ukraine, about 150,000 residents of chernihiv are without heat and electricity and have been forced to ra

we will return to the supreme court hearing of judge ketanji brown jackson senator hirono continuing her comments. sen. hirono:

judge ketanji brown jackson is delivering her opening remark. she's be introduced by retired judge thomas griffith and lisa fairfax. professor from the university of pennsylvania. >> i come here as someone who understands that there are few greater responsibilities under the constitution than serving as a justice on the united states supreme court. it takes a jurist of high character, keen intellect, deep legal knowledge and broad experience to ensure that the judiciary plays its unique role under the constitution. to uphold the rule of law impartially and not to be, in the words of justice stephen breyer, partisans in robe. i have the high honor to introduce judge ketanji brown jackson, a jurist with all of those qualifications. when president biden introduced her three weeks ago, the american people caught their first glimpse of judge jackson's character. she began her remarks with an expression of her faith in god and her gratitude for this nation, which she rightly observed is the greatest beacon of hope and democracy the world has ever know

senator marsha blackburn of tennessee is now questioning judge ketanji brown-jackson. if you don't mind staying with me. let's listen. >> she's a mom and grandma mom, and she is -- this is a question that is important to her, to look at life. and senator feinstein talked about that issue with you a little earlier today. you've also said today that it would be an appropriate for you to show your views on political issues are issues that may become -- may come before the court, like abortion. but i want to go to you on something you said when you were in private practice. you made your views on pro-life and the pro-life movement very clear. in fact, you attacked pro-life women. and this was in a brief that you wrote. you describe them, and i am quoting, hostile, noisy crowd of in your face protesters. and quote. and you advocated against these women's first amendment right to express their sincerely hailed views regarding the sanctity of each individual live. i'm a pro-life woman. 79% of the american women support restrictions of some type on abortion. and so, i find it

the answer bite ketanji brown jackson, the federal judge of the d.c. circuit judge, was an obvious answer. when asked if she wants to pack the court, she said that is not my job. you would have the power if you wished to change the composition of the court. i as a judge do not have that authority. think of the number one reason why you can't support her is less than compelling. the second thing he raised is something we heard over and over again. judge jackson, what is your philosophy? tell us your philosophy when it comes to the work. we want to make sure we know when it comes to the constitution. anton's glia was originalist and supreme court justice kavanaugh is a contextual list. there have been many other schools of thought. the bottom line is that she has said, i have published 573 opinions. here is my body of work. take a look at it. almost every topic under the sun. so if you want to know how she thinks, she can reference however she wishes, but her words already speak for herself and she has provided 12,000 pages from her time on the sentencin

host: 51-year-old judge ketanji brown jackson yesterday. today she will be back in that seat in less than two hours. you will be able to watch it right here on c-span. that is why this program is ending around 9:00 a.m. eastern instead of our usual 10:00 a.m. a question for you, should judge jackson be confirmed to the supreme court? lines for those who say yes and no. this is herbert out of river edge, new jersey on the line for yes. caller: good morning. i am very much in favor of the confirmation of the judge jackson. i just think she is deserving of an apology from lindsey graham, who spoke to her with such anger and mostly because his nominee was not the one the president nominated. host: that is herbert in new jersey. john in bentleyville, pennsylvania who said no. good morning. caller: good morning, john. how are you? host: doing well. caller: i call on the no with some reluctance. i listened to the proceedings yesterday and i liked judge brown. she seems to be very insightful and knowledgeable. i have no problem with her being an af

it's day two of judge ketanji brown jackson's confirmation hearings. now, this morning a lot of people will be gathering at the senate judiciary committee room as the process is expected to get under way in about an hour. >> while judge jackson was received bipartisan support, republicans are previewing the line of questioning we'll hear as they attempt to criticize president biden's supreme court pick. "today in the bay's" brie jackson is in washington with a look at what we can anticipate. >> reporter: good morning, marcus, laura. well, today we expect judge ketanji brown jackson to face about 12 hours of questioning from senators on the senate judiciary committee. now, republicans have made it clear they plan to target her record, in particular her record on crime, something that the white house says that judge jackson is ready to defend. >> i do. >> reporter: judge ketanji brown jackson stepping into the hot seat today, after making her case to become the first black woman on the supreme court. >> to inspire future generations and to ensure liberty

sabemos que la jueza brown jackson podría ocupar el lugar si el senado la confirma. de ser así sería la primera vez que cuatro mujeres presentarían en el máximo tribunal del país. brown jackson nacida en washington dc creció miami florida estudió la universidad de harvard. está casada desde 1996 y tiene dos hijas. y podría convertirse en la sexta mujer en la historia en servicio la corte suprema de justicia de estados unidos. su nominación histórica llena de orgullo a la comunidad afroamericana, sin embargo detractores la acusan de defender a homosexuales y terrortas. >>su nominación viene marcada por la historia, brown jackson en la primera mujer negra nominada a la corte suprema en los más de 200 años del tribunal estadounidense. ahora se enfrenta a los cuestionamientos del comité judicial del senado, sobre todo del lado republicano uno de sus fuertes críticos es el republicano josh thomson hawl que forma parte del comité que la interrogará y se le acusa de defender depredadores sexuales contra menores. a lo que la casa blanca no dudó en defender

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claudia: la jueza ketanji brown jackson enfrentÓ otra jornada de preguntas. destacÓ su relaciÓn con las cosas del orden. [hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] claudia: jackson quien podrÍa convertirse en la primera mujer afroamericana en la corte suprema volviÓ a enfrentar acusaciones de los republicanos de ser blanda con los abusadores sexuales de menores. [hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] [hablan en inglÉs] claudia: el senador republicano la acusÓ de ser activista en un caso en el que impidiÓ que el gobierno de donald trump expandiera sus poderes de deportaciones rÁpidas. la jueza se mostraba calmada, tomando el dirigidos, a pesar de interrupciones, el senador republicano de texas cruz la acusÓ de no contestar sus preguntas. [hablan en inglÉs] claudia: la jueza le dijo que no dijo que no iba a contestar. entre tanto, afuera del comitÉ, muchos hacÍan fila para escuchar a jackson. "esto significa para mÍ. es importante ver diversidad en la corte" dijo esta agudeza. maÑana se espera otra ronda de pr

let's switch to the hearings of judge ketanji brown jackson. you not only got a front row seat, but unfortunately, you had to witness the attacks on judge jackson's character by senate republicans. despite the onslaught of this, judge jackson handled herself with intellect, grace, and poise under pressure. we could all learn a thing or two from her. now democrats expect judge jackson to receive full support from their 50 members caucus, but there are still a few who haven't made their preference known. that's not enough to get her appointed. it's still up in the air whether any republicans will support her at all. what can you tell where you are, where are we in this process now? what are the next steps, and do you think it is important to have a bipartisan vote? >> first of all, al, she's going to walk with her head high when she walks into that supreme court. pillar of strength. every little girl and boy in this country is going to know anything and everything is possible. she was an incredible nominee, dodging the worst of the questions, and

reggie: confirmation of katarzyna brown jackson. what can we expect to see? jobina: disney resort with no visitors today. reggie: good morning. it is march 21. jobina: let's talk about the weather yesterday. drew: really ramps up tuesday and wednesday. we are finding me clear skies, just patchy clouds along the immediate coast line. half moon bay dealing with fog but not too thick. temperature is basically in the 40's and 50's. san48 i compton. pretty calm conditions from this vantage point. most of us waking up to clear skies this morning. sunrise at 7:11 this morning, climbing into the 60's by lunchtime. by 4:00, getting close to 80 degrees. even warmer weather set to move in tomorrow. we will show you those numbers in about seven minutes. reggie: following breaking news out of china this morning. a boeing 737 plant with more than 100 people aboard has crashed. this is from flight radar 24, showing the path of the flight. video from chinese state media shows rescuers rushing to the scene and looking at the debris. there were 123 passengers and nine crew mem

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so they're very concerned about blocking ketanji brown jackson. and being labeled and painted as continued racists. the fact of the matter is that we do have two members of the senate, mitch mcconnell and josh holly. already making noise about painting ketanji brown jackson as procriminal. and so it's going to be interesting to see how far they take the dialogue. we do know ketanji brown jackson is highly qualified, highly educated. and very worthy of the position. and so, there are advocates on the sidelines waiting to hit back with everything they got. for every message that is sent by the republicans against her nomination. >> we're hearing questions being raised that are very insulting. they never asked any of the others that were nominated by donald trump. briefly, what's your take on the nomination hearings, will they be over will republicans be sof in their approach, even as some of them have, as i said, come with some very offensive questions already in trying to, as maya said, paint her as pro-criminal when the record clearly does not spe

ketanji brown jackson agrees with him. this should be enough for republicans to say there is agreement here. ten years of judicial experience. we should be able to pass people -- howard: well -- >> what i found was, is that instead they're trying to find arguments to vote against her like we saw with child porn. ideal how she treated gitmo detainees, et cetera. howard: yeah, susan makes the point democrats do the same thing when they're vetting a republican nominated justice. susan conservative pundits are having a good time mocking jackson's answer on defining a woman. she is not a biologist. aren't the media playing along with the game here, what she was trying to do avoid being drawn into discussion of transgender rights and trans athletes? >> that is such an important issue. happening in real time this debate all over the country. that is how the question ended up emerging during this hearing. it started with questioning her about the vmi ruling in 1996 which ended all male admission to the virginia military institute

of judge ketanji brown jackson's qualifications. here is what graham cruz, holy, and cotton, refused to listen to the. >> for almost 70 years, the senate committee has been asked to present to this committee our peer reviewed independent nonpartisan, comprehensive readings on the professional qualifications of lifetime appointed federal judges. the standing committee is made up of outstanding lawyers from every circuit, with very backgrounds, professional experiences, and practicing in law firms with 6 to 2000 lawyers. on eight -- march 18th, the standing committee voted unanimously that judge jackson earned our highest rating, well qualified for an appointment to the supreme court. why? quite frankly, well qualified was, a rating we were compelled to reach after our exhaustive comprehensive peer review. to get that well qualified rating, a supreme court nominee must be preeminent member of the legal profession, have outstanding legal ability, have exceptional breadth of experience, and meet the very highest standards of integrity,

brown jackson. this is "outnumbered" baird hello come everyone come i'm kayleigh mcenany here with my cohost, emily compagno and harris faulkner. also joining us cheryl stone and will cain. you know, emily, that was quite an exchange we just heard. matt whitlock at this observation based on some of the media coverage we've seen come even bring up lights and the thing of sexual predators come you have republican senators called supporters and sympathizers with qanon leading matt whitlock -- very legitimate questioning of judge jackson's sentencing history. this is outrageous. but wait, emily commit is coming from the white house comms team. this always "the new york times" is in sync with the white house comms team. bring in andrew bates, white house press secretary, listen to what he had to say. all of these embarrassing qanon signaling has been fact-checked. as the white house taking orders from the press? the press taking orders from the white house? it seems like a big cabal. >> it's the same cho

let's talk about the hearings on judge ketanji brown jackson. in an effort to smear this highly qualified nominee, republicans have been trafficking some pretty outlandish theories. senator brown from indiana said this week he thought individual stake should be able to decide whether interracial marriage is legal. senator braun's claim that he misunderstood the question. he was given a second opportunity to clear up his position. but i'm wondering if what really happened is a senator said the quiet part out loud. is the ugliness of the kgb hearings really about the fact that republicans still haven't accepted the gains made during the civil rights era, even after over half a century? >> they were perturbed by the fact that the president said he was going to nominate a black woman, and that reaction spewed into the hearing room. republicans launched every racist, harmful it's like that they could. tech crews even asked of babies were racist. they even went the transphobic route, and then they went to the soft on crime route. all of these issues t

federal appeals court judge, ketanji brown jackson. lindsey graham, who's the second longest serving republican on the judicial committee asked the first question that is unconstitutional in our government and would violate the law if you asked this question in a job interview. lindsey graham and the rest of the members of the committee have never faced a more qualified nominee for the united states supreme court. none of the 115 members of the supreme court in the courts 232 year history have been more qualified to serve on the court then judge ketanji brown-jackson. a few nominees may have been as qualified as judge jackson, but absolutely none of them have been more qualified. that didn't mean that republicans came to the hearing today with smarter questions, it means they reached for a new lows. beginning with lindsey graham's first question which was, what faith are you? never mind the improper use of the verb to be, a person is not a faith or religion, a person is a member or follower of a religion. and that religion can change.

we will return to the supreme court hearing of judge ketanji brown jackson senator hirono continuing her comments. sen. hirono: -- as the first black woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. a group of law enforcement officers from across the country said judge jackson bridges a depth -- brings a depth of character, public service, and judicial service that leads to but one conclusion -- she is eminently qualified to serve on the supreme court of the united states. you are an accomplished jurist, having issued nearly 600 opinions that demonstrate a clear, evenhanded approach to the law. you have cited with workers, employers, for and against the government, for prosecutors, and for criminal defendants. judge thomas griffith, a george w. bush appointee, summed it up best when he said you, judge jackson, work based on the fact and the law and not as a partisan. having reviewed your record, i strongly agree with this statement, but you are not just extremely qualified to serve at the supreme court, your nomination is, of course, a historical and you're the supreme court has existed for

jackson. debra alfarone has more on how she is introducing herself to the nation. >> reporter: judge ketanji brown jackson has talked about how she is dedicating her career to making sure that the words that are engraved on the door as you walk into the supreme court as they say, equal justice on the law are a reality and not just an idea. >> reporter: judge ketanji brown jackson are introduced herself to the family, with tears and smiles. >> unlike the many barriers my family had to face growing up, my path was clearer. if i worked hard and i believed in myself, in america, i could do anything, or be anything i wanted to be. >> the first black woman in its long past time. >> reporter: delving into topics that will likely be held for questioning. >> the argument steve made representing people who have committed terrorist acts against the united states. >> the court is considering a woman's fundamental right to control her own body. >> united states versus hawkins was a child pornography case.

we are moments away from a crucial third day for the supreme court hearing for judge ketanji brown jackson. we are keeping a close eye on breaking developments unfolding regarding ukraine. president biden left the white house, departing soon for brussels for that critical meeting with nato allies tomorrow, and then a visit to poland on friday. he's also expected to announce new sanctions against russia. there was also some big news overnight. nbc news confirming ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy will address tomorrow's nato summit virtually. we're going to have live updates on ukraine throughout the morning. now, back on capitol hill, today's confirmation hearing for judge jackson picks up after more than 13 hours of questioning by 20 senators on tuesday. in just moments, the two remaining senators will question the judge, and then the committee moves on to the second round with senators getting 20 additional minutes for questioning. today's session begins after, let's say, some heated moments with republicans yesterday over everything from court packing to critical race theory, to s

if you judge ketanji brown jackson by her record, the fact this was the fourth time she appeared before the judiciary committee admitted prove the three previous times serving on the commission and so many other things you'll know an outstanding and a stellar record but you know it almost has to beat. if you want to be the first you have to be the best. she is the best despite some of the thingsod have been thrown at her today and other places. the american people came out of that hearing felt better and stronger about her h nomination tthem before the hearing began. because evidence of the strengths that she brings to this nomination and the value that she will bring to the supreme court, yield the floor precooked metal president the reason i am here is to announce my intention to vote for judge ketanji brown jackson to be an associate justice of the supreme court. and to congratulate her on the grace and dignity with which she withstood what chairman durbin called her trial by ordeal in the judiciary committee. last week, judge jackson that the gold standard for patients, and courtesy

senator sheldon whitehouse is still questioning ketanji brown jackson. let's listen in. >> so you having lived in both of those houses, the trial court house and the appellate court house, tell me a little bit about what that change meant to you as you went from being a trial judge to an appellate judge. >> thank you, senator. it is a really big difference. as you mentioned at the trial court, you are on the ground level. parties have filed the case. you have all of the issues, usually, at the trial level because you'll have the complaint, if it's a civil case, and there will be a lot of litigation about the development of the facts in the case. in civil cases you have a period of discovery in many cases that is really about the development of the record. what actually happened in this case. sometimes there's even a trial and that, too, is a part of the development of the facts in the case because a jury will be charged with responsibility of determining what happened. who is guilty, for example, if it's a criminal case or who is liable if any, if it's a

that is again, for ketanji brown-jackson. does not look like that is going to happen, but if it does happen, which seems extremely unlikely, then chair durbin did the right thing today. anything for a vote. dick durbin is the chairman of the judiciary committee because democrats lost confidence in 88 year old diane feinstein's ability to run leadership hearings like this. so, she was beside in favor of dick durbin. the ability to run a hearing is not based on age, as senator patrick leahy showed when he jumped in to show dick durbin how to shut down interruptions from republican senators. >> -- >> -- -- >> -- >> mister chairman. >> i know the junior senator from texas. i used to get on television. but most have been here a long time, we try to follow the rules. and i can very easily hand you a letter to go to the record, he is saying this to do and help senator hawley. let's get back to -- >> senator hawley did not write the letter. >> republicans spent the day saying that they don't think that the prison sentences that judge

elizabeth: happening now supreme court nominee judge brown jackson, she revealed disturbing positions on crime sentencing setting off another fiery hearing. the media is bashing the gop for having the audacity to ask questions about the judge's own record. tougher sanctions on russia is expected as the president lands in russia. what law make remembers doing now with your tax money. it is sparking outrage. joining us tonight congressman greg stuebe, tim burchett, michael waltz, forbes media chair editor-in-chief steve forbes, congresswoman beth van duyne, national border patrol council president art del cueto and deneen borelli. we have a new report from the associated press. cities and states wasted hundreds of millions of dollars of pandemic relief money, your money on pork projects that have nothing to do with the pandemic. we're talking golf courses, key slopes, a baseball park. also this outrage after "the new york times" reported that the cdc did bury and hide covid-19 data fearing vaccines might be seen as ineffective. this is contrary to white house political goals. for all th

history making confirmation hearings for ketanji brown jackson, the first black woman named to the court. senator cory booker has just questioned judge jackson and the proceedings have broken for 20 minutes with three more senators remaining. senator amy klobuchar joins us shortly. we begin with the evening's other big story, russia's continued assault on ukraine. we got new video of the battle on the outskirts of kyiv. what you're about to see is a firefight along a rail line about 18 miles northeast of the city. you're going to hear one of the soldiers who managed to get off three rpg rounds in quick succession shout allah akbar. the one who published this are chickeneck chechen fighters. cnn cannot emindependently confm this. with that in mind, here's the video. [ gunfire ] . [ gunfire ] [ gunfire ] >> i'll talk more about this later tonight with cnn military analyst and retired three-star general mark hertling. ukrainian forces also pushed back west of kyiv, the area extensively damaged is important for ukrainians to try to control because it might help prevent russian forces from en

senator marsha blackburn o tennessee is now questioning judge ketanji brown-jackson. if you don't mind staying with me let's listen >> she's a mom and grandma, an she is - this is a question that is important to her, to look at life and senator feinstein talked about that issue with you little earlier today you've also said today that it would be an appropriate for yo to show your views on politica issues or issues that ma become - may come before the court, lik abortion but i want to go to you on something you said when yo were in private practice you made your views on pro-lif and the pro-life movement very clear. in fact, you attacked pro-life women. and this was in a brief that you wrote. you described them, and i am quoting, hostile, noisy crow of in your face protesters end quote. and you advocated against thes women's first amendment righ to express their sincerely hel views regarding the sanctity o each individual live i'm a pro-life woman 79% of the american wome support restrictions of some type on abortion and so, i find it incredibly concerning that someon

federal supreme court -- ketanji brown-jackson. lindsey graham, who is the second longest serving republican on the senate judiciary committee passed the first question, that is cannes constitutional in ou government, and would violat the law if you asked thi question in a job interview. lindsey graham, and the rest o the members of the committee have never faced a mor qualified nominee for th united states supreme court. none of the -- 232 year history have been mor qualified to serve on the cour than judge could donahue brown-jackson. a few nominees may have been a qualified as judge jackson, bu absolutely none of them have been more qualified that didn' mean that republicans came t the hearing today with smarter questions, it means they reached for a new lows beginning with lindsey graham' first question which was, what faith are you? never mind the improper use of the verb to be, a person is no a faith or religion, a perso is a member or follower of a religion and that religion can change just ask marco rubio who wen from catho

right now, in washington, president joe biden's supreme court nominee, judge ketanji brown jackson, is in front of the senate judiciary committee for day one of her confirmation hearings. we'll have more on that in just a few minutes, but we begin this hour in ukraine. cctv capturing a moment that the russian rocket struck a shopping center in kyiv killing at least eight people. and the attack demolished everything in sight. in mykolaiv, you can see firefighters sprinting to a blast site rocked by russian strikes. in mariupol as well, ukraine's president says 400 people may be trapped after a russian bomb hit an art school. russia had been demanding that the besieged city lay down its weapons and surrender, but ukrainian forces have refused. and so we start our coverage in dnipro where ivan watson is there. and ivan, it's a life or death situation today and for the last several days in mariupol. what is going on there and where you are in dnipro? >> right. in mariupol, there's been a russian siege where the city has been encircled. it's a port on the sea of asov and the russian forces,

supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson sits down with a new challenge. anchor: call it lunchflation. the popular item that had prices go berserk in u.s. cities. all right. i don't use that word often. >> i'm welcoming it back. it hasn't been part of my vocabulary for a long time. that's berserk. anchor: what song is that in? yeah. this weather. would we go berserk? here we go. drew: 20 to 25 degrees where we should be this time year. the shorts, t-shirts, sunglasses, hat, sunscreen. you need it later this afternoon. it sounds weird to say that we are tracking

supreme court one block away, and those words were echoed today as a judge ketanji brown jackson vows he is dedicated of making her entire career working those were the reality versus an ideal as supreme court nominee, the judge ketanji brown jackson reintroduced yourself to her country and her family sat behind her, with tears and smiles. >> my family talk me that unlike any barriers they had to face growing up that my path was clearer. so if i worked hard, and i believed in myself and america that i could do anything or be anything i wanted to be.>> you are the first black woman and it is long past time heard >> earlier all 22 members of the senate judiciary committee gave opening remarks delving into topics that will likely dominate the next two days of questioning it >> i'm a bit troubled by some of the positions you've taken guyo made present people that terracts ag the court is considering a woman's fundamental right to control her own body.>> the united states versus hawkins and this was a child pornography case, secures recommended 24 months in prison and judge jackson gave th