bill: have you spoken to mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley? >> yes, and we are sticking to our plan, the plan we outlined a few weeks ago. bill: do you know what was discussed two weeks ago when mcconnell and grassley weren't to meet with the president? >> i'm not certain what was discussed. i had a brief conversation with senator mcconnell afterwar i believe senator mcconnell communicated again the message we communicated in recent weeks. bill: does your position of no, and if the committee continues along that line, what is the impact on the chances of half a dozen republican senators up for reelection in november, what does it do to their campaigns? >> what i heard from most of them so far, perhaps all of them, they understand the need to do this. they understand it's not an easy thing to do, but sometimes this job isn't about being easy. it's about standing behind what we believe is the right thing to do. bill: the white house referred to justice kennedy in the 1980s when president ray began was in his second term. the bruising battle with

committee, gaveled in by chuck grassley. it is about an hour and 45 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> i know we are going to have the floor ines on the committee on this subject. i did not know we had a vote scheduled. i would like to finish about 11:40, so we all get a chance to vote. we have several bills on the agenda for the first time, as well as for nominees, three of those are right for a vote. i would hope to move those three out of committee.

senator chuck grassley to the white house today to discuss the supreme court justice vacancy. grassley -- who heads the judiciary committee -- has said he will not consider a nominee until after the presidential election. president obama would like to make the replacement before then. senate majority leader mitch mcconnel will also be there for the meeting. people in the grimes area will no longer have a new ymca facility to look forward to. this land along highway 141 is where a new y-m-c-a facility was supposed to go up. knapp properties donated the land a decade ago, but the "y" still rents out space at the grimes community center. now the "y" says it's selling the land, and ditching the project completely. in a statement released yesterday, the company said it will put the money toward other projects already underway -- which could include the still unfinished pool in downtown des moines. the iowa events center is busy that's where a top chef style event is putting them head-to-head at the stovetop. channel 13's josh nugyen is live from the convention center this morning t

we also expect her to name-check both senator chuck grassley and republican presidential front-runner, donald trump. she is going to be calling on grassley. he's the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, she will call on him to do his job, at least has she defines that job, arguing that the court job should be at the top of voters' minds and that voters should be concerned about the kind of nominee trump might put forward. it's an issue where she appears to have the electorate on her side. our new nbc news/survey monkey online national poll as well as other polls have consistently shown the majority would like to see senators take up the nomination, rather than punting to the next administration. you see the numbers on your screen right there. and to that end, merrick garland, the nominee, was on capitol hill today. he was meeting with two democratic senators, joe donnelly from indiana, and ben cardin from maryland. and in this clinton speech, the one we're waiting for any minute now -- in fact, it looks like it's about the to start now. so let's listen into hillary clinton on t

that was chuck grassley back then. we are going to get in a couple more phone calls if we can, but i need to squeeze in some campaign 2016 news. the front page of the washington times, the rnc moves to scrap the convention rulebook. try to forceill more transparency at the convention in july, aiming to scrap their rulebook in favor of .impler procedures the changes would not guarantee mr. trump the nod but would make it easier for all sides to see what sorts of changes anti-trump factions are attempting. some members of the rnc want to ditch that massive roll book which is based on the parliamentary handbook of the u.s. house, and instead use robert's rules of order to govern for action at the convention. call for these to presidential primaries in missouri. you can see there that hillary andton has 310,602 votes bernie sanders has 300-9000 and 71 votes. votes, about three percentage points apart. says thengton post race is in limbo pending a recount decision by bernie sanders. the paper saying that democratic front ru

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

just as chuck grassley is. i think this is going to be a good head to head contest. >> tell me, governor, what your sense is beyond this issue or the other areas in which senator grassley is vulnerable? he obviously has been in that office for a pretty long time now and seems to be one, not just won a number of election gs, but won them commandingly. what are the other issues on which you think he would take the fight if you're the nominee? >> well, you know, we never know in an election how things will turn from now until next fall, but i definitely believe that he is vulnerable on issues like protecting social security, affordable health care, affordable college, raising the minimum wage. these are all issues that should be happening. he and the republican leadership are stone walling on them, and there are things we need to make happen. and soon, after this next election. >> just a political analysis for your state, it has become a battle ground at the presidential level has gone blue the last couple cycles,

"this isn't the chuck grassley we thought we knew." i again repeat two iowans, former lieutenant governors, joy corning, a republican, and sally pederson, a democrat. last week, they co-authored an op-ed in the des moines register talking about the senior senator from iowa not doing his duties by blocking the supreme court nominee by president obama. the op-ed reads, among other things, iowans are known for being hard workers and we appreciate that quality in our elected officials. we wake up every day ready to do our part and get the job done. we also understand the constitution and know when an elected official is more eager to find excuses than create solutions. unfortunately, senator chuck grassley is refusing to do his job as described in article 2 of the constitution which states giving advice and consents on the president's upcoming nomination to the supreme court. i continue the quote -- "grassley is threatening to use his powerful post as chairman of the judiciary committee while hearing any nominee regardless of how qualified

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

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

i'm also told that chuck grassley of iowa also on the ballot is facing heat from democrats and he's starting to complain at a minimum that he's not getting enough cover from his republicans. >> this is the genius of the garland pick. not only is he imminently qualified as a judicial mind, i think that's fact. that's there. viewers can dispute that, but whatever. he's a brilliant legal mind. if you were at the white house and you're thinking, we need to find a guy who ticks off or causes trouble for mark kirk, kelly ayotte, rob portman and what the heck, chuck grassley, you found it because he's the chairman of the judiciary committee. he's up for re-election. iowans will not tolerate this. already there's been an editorial page -- essays about this saying just hold a hearing. you know who else probably wants a hearing? ted cruz. he's a member of the judiciary committee. what better than to go back to washington and quiz the guy that he'd like to block and earn some free air time in the process? so i suspect there will at least be a hearing. whether he gets a vote before the election, though,

this morning iowa senator chuck grassley and u-s senate majority leader mitch mcconnell discussed the supreme court justice vacancy...with president obama himself... grassley...the chairman of the judiciary committee... says he will not consider a nominee but...president obama says he would like to find a replacement before then. two newton inmates are still missing after making a run for it this weekend and correctional officers say it feels like deja vu.... michael amodeo and jessy foley were nowhere to be found saturday night during a routine check. the two are now the second and third inmates to escape the confines of newton's facility in just one month. 28-year-old edward shorter attempted the same thing when he walked away from the facility. he was captured a day later in des moines. the department of corrections says it can't say for sure whether the latest escapees pose a threat to the public.... most people, if they make this choice, they dont want to get caught, so a lot of times they try to stay hidden as much as they can so its a real difficult question to answer as far as

. >>> ahead of the speech urging republican lawmakers to hold hearings on the nominee, chuck grassley told politico quote, with all of the troubles she's getting on e-mail and the fbi's going to question her, i would imagine she'd want to change the tone of her campaign. as expected, clinton returned fire in wisconsin saying this about the republican senator from iowa. >> senator chuck grassley, the head of the judiciary committee, could hold a hearing tomorrow if he wanted. but he says we should wait for a new president because and i quote, the american people shouldn't be denied a voice. well, as one of the more than 65 million americans who voted to re-elect barack obama, i'd say my voice is being ignored right now because of their obstructionism. >>> last night, president obama chose the dias of one of the most prestigious places of journalism. while speaking at the toner awards dinner, he called on the fourth estate to hold themselves to the higher standard and while taking some responsibility for the divisive culture in american politics, he called on american companies to inves

new tonight...he what iowa senator chuck grassley had to s s after discussing a supreme court vacancy with president obama. obama."and after a very cold night tonight, more snow enters the forecast tomorrow night. we'll tell you how much you can expect." expect."this is fox 28 news at nine. fox 28 news startwith the biggest super tuesday in american history.right now, seven candidites are hoping to see their delegate counts rise. rise.democrats are fighting over 865 delegates tonight. republicans areoping to snag some of the 595 awarded in the super tuesday contests. contests.tonight's vote 2016 coverage begins with the republican race. right now,dald trump has solidified his status as thehe clear front runner in the republican race. race.so far tonight, trump is projected to win contests in alabama, georgia, massachusetts , tennessee and virginitrump is locked in a tight three-way battle in arkansas right now. in vermont from ohio governor john kasich.and there are still l sults yet t tcome later tonight from minnesota and alaska. texas senator ted cruz admitted that his hopes of ove

>> do we know when that meeting will happen with chuck grassley? >> we do not. we just know he spoke with him by phone and publicly said i will meet with him. but it is different than any other supreme court battle we have seen. >> ari, thanks so much. from new york. let's flip over to washington. president obama's court pick is meeting with democrats today. merrick garland just wrapped up a meeting in fact on capitol hill with senator patrick deahy, ranking member, as ari just said, ranking member of the senate judiciary committee. let's break in luke russert on that. what did we learn from pat leahy? >> if this was a normal process, he would come here and this would be the first step. you meet the member of the party of the president who is relevant on the judiciary committee. in this case, senator leahy of vermont. they had a very positive meeting. senator leahy said he with like to see a confirmation vote done by may 25th. mitch mcconnell will not allow that to happen. and take a listen to lachey's comments on the meeting. >> an unprecedented number of reces

the judicial committee chairman chuck grassley saying okay we will met with garland, but in some cases, including grassley, they will reiterate they will not consider him as a nominee or any nominee for that matter right now. the white house believes there is a chance that some vulnerable incumbent republicans could be won over and public pressure will be strong. the white house is using twitter and hash tags. the president urged people to get involved and get voices heard and work on this to show that garland should have a fair shot. it is strange. on the one hand republicans are saying i don't know why we're talking about this. we made it clear we're not going to hold hearings. you have white house expressing confidence that this nominee will ultimately be confirmed. what it will boil down to is what do republicans see as their least damaging option to consider this consensus nominee or wait and see if there is is a democratic president and who they would bring forward. is it better to be seen now as not obstructing the process or as some republicans believe, are voters going to be m

yesterday as the nation went out to vote, president obama held a meeting with iowa senator chuck grassley and other lawmakers at the white house. grassley has been vocal about who he thinks should pick a nominee -- the next president. pushing for the process to happen now, under the current president. grassley says the talk lasted only about 20 minutes and was more cordial than he expected. we spoke with him yesterday following the meeting, here is what he had to say. this is not about a person. it doesn't matter who it is. it's also a matter of the very important role that the supreme court takes in our process. both sides say they have the constitution on their side. the debate will continue as president obama gets closer to selecting a nominee. today the statehouse turns its attention to a plan to help ease the transition to privatized medicaid. yesterday state lawmakers got a sneak peak at a bill that would provide more oversight to the changes. democratic supporters say it's designed to safeguard the more than half-a-million iowans who use medicaid, plus encourage others to use it. b

chuck grassley discussed the vacancy with the president and other top senators... it was an attempt to bridge a standoff over whether president obama should send a nomination to the senate. but grassley says he won't consider a nominee until after the presidential election. i spoke for the position of 52 of the 54 republicans that the people should have a voice in this through the next election. grassley chairs the judiciary committee. majority leader mitch mcconnell and democratic leader harry reid also took part in the meeting. we're nearing the end of one of the biggest days on the election calender... today is an enormously important day. super tuesday i believe is the twelve states choose candidates today - ten where both parties compete, plus the democrats in colorado and the republicans in alaska. the latest polls show donald trump and hillary clinton hold commanding leads. and it appears clinton is eager to take trump on... at some point you can't just say whatever pops into your head if you want to be the president of the united states of america. polls in

but it's in the hands of what the political standing of chuck grassley in the next six weeks. great panel. great discussions. that's all we have for this week. we'll be back next week after >>> it's monday march 21st. coming up on early today. history. president obama is the first u.s. president to visit cuba in almost 90 years. donald trump plans to beef up his campaign rallies. >>> the captured suspect in the paris terror attacks is squealing to authorities. we have new details ahead. >>> plus, an 11-year-old joy ride aboard a cement mixer. >>> yes, pains at the pump as prices skyrocket and fantastic finishes as march madness heads into the sweet 16. "early today" starts right now. >>> well, good monday morning, everybody. thanks for waking up with us today. i'm betty nguyen. the president of the united states is waking up in cuba today. president obama is the first sitting president in 88 years to visit the country, a trip he hopes will be lasting part of his legacy, but there are still nbc's jay gray is in havana with more. >> reporter: after visiting old havana yesterday

president obama is calling senator chuck grassley to the white house today to discuss the supreme court justice vacancy. grassley -- who heads the judiciary committee -- has said he will not consider a nominee until after the presidential election. president obama would like to make the replacement before then. senate majority leader mitch mcconnel will also be there for the partially and mostly snow covered roads in northern and northeastern iowa this morning. snow will continue to lift north and east out of the state through 8 am. the northwestern us has another storms system coming on shore today with strong storms moving across arkansas this morning. temperatures will be very chilly in the upper midwest today as another cold blast sinks south for the start of march. people in the grimes area will forward to. this land along highway 141 is where a new y-m-c-a facility was supposed to go up. knapp properties donated the land a decade ago, but the "y" still rents out space at the grimes community center. now the "y" says it's selling the land, and ditching the project completely. in a

grassley said today he hasn't changed his mind about whether to consider a supreme court nominee from president barack obama. that's after grassley and other republican senators met with obama earlier today. grassley says he thinks the next president should select the nominee after being sworn in. but obama and other democrats want to fill the seat sooner than that. let's go back to joe now for a final look at tononht's forecast. after winter roared back into portions of the state to start the month of march, the weather quiets down tonight. clearing continues and the winds die down leaving to lows in the teens for most of eastern iowa. anotherer system, very similar to the previous one quickly zips through the region late tomorrow and early >>> breaking news tonight. the first major clues coming in right now. the super tuesday showdown. as we come on the air, the first exit polls are in. what the voters are saying. what's driving them at the polls. can donald trump be stopped? dozen states. >>> trump and his 11th hour pitch. >> i can do practically anything. >> marco rubio and ted cr

mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are expected at the white house for a sitdown with biden, and top democratic lawmakers to discuss a successor to antonin scalia. >>> apples fun encryption battle with the fbi is a subject of capitol hill hearings today. the hearing comes as a big cybersecurity conference gets underway in san francisco. yesterday federal judge in new york handed apple a big win saying the government cannot force the company to unlock the phone. >>> a major milestone and space travel. he will return to earth the day after spreading through the 40 days aboard the space station. the mission will be used to test the impact of a long-term space flight d8on the human body. sanchez will look at changes to analyze the impact of living in space. >>> the last will and testament of al qaeda leader osama bin laden has been released today. bin laden claimed he had closed the $29 million and personal wealth, the boko but she wanted to be used on jihad for the sake of allah. >>> for the first time one of googles self driving cars caused a crash. no one was hurt. according to the ac

he won't get a confirmation hearing but there is talk of a possible meeting with chuck grassley. pamela brown is working the story for us. what are you learning? >> we've learned the new nominee merrick garland began reaching out to senators shortly after the president made the announcement. before he heads to the hill tomorrow. and now we're learning the senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley is considering meet with garland in person after recess. the president is clear this decision is about his legacy, not the election. >> today i am nominating chief judge merrick brian garland to join the supreme court. >> reporter: president obama made his case for 63-year-old merrick garland, chief judge for the d.c. appeals court. >> i've selected a nominee who is widely recognized not only as one of america's sharpest legal minds but someone who brings to his work a spirit of decency, modesty, integrity, even-handedness and excellence. >> reporter: an emotional judge garland with his family looking on introduced himself to the nation. >> this is the greatest honor of my life. other tha

if anyone knows his own mind, it is senator chuck grassley. he has served on the judiciary committee longer than all but four senators in the committee's history. no one is more dedicated to the judiciary committee and to the senate than chuck grassley is. each of us is entitled to our own opinions or positions on issues that come before this body, even controversial ones. each of us can feel as strongly as we want about those issues, but i want to categoryically reject the notion that a difference of opinion means that someone like senator grassley is compromising the integrity or independence of the judiciary committee. that comes very close to impugning his character and that sort of attack is beneath the dignity of this body because everybody in this body knows that chuck grassley is a man of great character, great honesty, great service, hard work, and care for this wonderful country. it's irritating to me to see the personal attacks that have been made. i don't think we should be personally attacking each other. we can find fault with ea

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

also happening today, iowa senator chuck grassley is heading to the white house. shaina humphries is following this. shaina, what is he doing there shaina: eric, senator grassley is actually expected to meet with president obama today. he and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will speak with the president about the current supreme court vacancy. the republican leaders have vowed to block any nomination president obama makes. vice president joe biden and democratic senators harry reid and patrick leahy are also expected at the meeting. our own steve karlin is in washington, d.c. right now to cover this. he's set to sit down with senator grassley for a one-on-one interview after his meeting with the president. you can catch steve's reports tonight on to subject at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00. developing overnight in california, police are searching for a man in orange county, suspected of kidnapping his girlfriend and her two children monday. police say the suspect led them on an hours-long chase, before stopping and engaging in a standoff. overnight he agreed to rele

this morning, we're hearing from iowa senator chuck grassley after his special meeting with president obama. leaders to talk about the supreme court vacancy. grassley chairs the powerful senate committee that holds hearings for nominees. the president plans to nominate someone -- but republicans say they won't vote on it. so what came out of yesterday's get together at the white house? republican position, i added a president as well as from our side that it wasn't a meeting where we were trying to change people's minds. democrats say the president is willing to consider a list of names -- if republicans have one. demonstrators settle in outside the supreme court where today -- justices hear arguments on abortion. today, the court will review a texas case. the focus is whether laws that restrict abortions to promote women's health are truly in the interest back in iowa -- state lawmakers are taking a hard look at a bill more than 90 business leaders sent lawmakers a letter, asking them to debate and pass it. the bill would give the state the authority to create two growing facilities

. >> chuck grassley may meet with garland in april after the break.. others are undecided. >> if i do meet with him, it may not be a good usese of his time because i'm not going to change my position because it's based on the principle -- >> reporter: they spoke with garland by phone and won't meet face-tomface. mitch mcconnell called waiting for the next president's nominee compromise. the house speaker agrees. >> the president has every right to no, ma'amminate who he wants to, but the senate which is a -equal branch has every right not to act on that the nomination. >> if merrick garland can't get bipartisan support, then nobody can. >> we are hearing from the nra, the national rifle association, they say they have gone through the judge's record and will strongly oppose his nomination. tracie potts. nbc news washingto >>> governor rick insider -- snyder in washington, d.c. today testifying about the ongoing water crisis in flint, michigan. this is the third and final hearing in front of a house committee on the water crisis when the state decided t

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if she is nominated that would put republican senator chuck grassley in a bind. he's in charge of confirmation hearings and supported kelly in the past. republicans in the senate said they would not vote on a nominee this year. ((sen. mitch mcconnell / r-kentucky)) this vacancy will not be filled this year. other possible judges on the president's short list are sri srinivasan, a u-s circuit court judge in d-c, and patricia millett, a u-s appeals court judge, also in d-c. there's even talk of attorney general lorettea lynch as a potential nominee. today the united state's olympic committee will discuss athlete's growing concerns about the zika virus. the committee formed an infectious disease advisory group last week. the olympics start in august, which is brazil's cool season. organizers expect the infected mosquito their concerns about contracting the virus that has led to birth defects. a strong el nino weather pattern brought a lot of rain to parts of california. check out this flooding in a neighborhood north of sacramento. police say one woman died after 8

the chairman of that committee, the judiciary exciteey, chuck grassley. very good to have you. >> thank you very much, neil. i'm glad to be with you. >> same here. your thoughts on the whole thing, the president sounds leak he's going to submit a name, had a big pow-wow. interesting you were not in the pow-wow to talk about his plans. if he submits a name you stand by waiting until after the election. caucusñl have the same view thai have. all the members of the judiciary have the view, and a kind of follows on something that we believe but also several democratic senators of the past the cor rosesive -- crosssive environment of the president al eelection, unfair to the court and the country and the nominee to carry on that sort of debate in the middle of a presidential election,. so put it off for the new president to make a decision. then of course there's a second reason as well. it's what you call checks and balances of the government. unlike when the president says that he has a pen and a phone and if congress won't, he will, he can act some on his

if she is nominated that would put republican senator chuck grassley in a bind. he's in charge of confirmation hearings and supported kelly in the past. republicans in the senate said they would not vote on a nominee this year. ((sen. mitch mcconnell / r-kentucky)) this vacancy will not be filled this year. other possible judges on the president's short list are sri srinivasan, a u-s circuit court judge in d-c, and patricia millett, a u-s appeals court judge, also in d-c. there's even talk of attorney general lorettea lynch as a potential nominee. today the united state's olympic committee will discuss athlete's growing concerns about the zika virus. the committee formed an infectious disease advisory group last week. the olympics start in august, which is brazil's cool season. organizers expect the infected mosquito many athletes voiced their concerns about contracting the virus that has led to birth defects. a strong el nino weather pattern brought a lot of rain to parts of california. check out this flooding in a neighborhood north of sacramento. police say on

. >>> iowa senator chuck grassley met wiwi president obama to talk about the vacant seat on the supreme court. they were joined by senate majority leader mitchell mcconnell. both senators vowed to block any nomination hearings until after the election. this was the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders since the death of justice scalia. >>> tomorrow, high court will hear argumumts on ononof the most significant hot-button issues in years. the case challenges a texas law that drat dramatically reduces the number of abortion clinics in the state. ththlaw quired doctors to have privileges at nearby hospitals and require their practices to meet standards of outpatieie surgical centers. that law forced many abortionon the case will be argued before a changed court after the death of justice scalia. he was one of the most zealous s abortiti opponents among the nine judges. >>> here in iowa, a law is moving forward that would give women of any age access to birth control pills without a doctor's prescription and does not include age little mitts or requirements for parental involvemen

senator chuck grassley, of iowa, chairs the judiciary committee, which holds hearings on supreme court nominees. grassley was at a white house meeting, along with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, senate democrats harry reid and patrick 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 stateme

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 garland in the lame hing the white house has dismissed. >> don champion here in new york, thanks a lot, don. and the secret service are investigating a suspicious letter sent to the home of eric trump, one of donald trump's sons. police responded to a call about eric trump's new york city apartment last night. a source tells cbs news the letter contained a white powder but that it did not appear to be hazardous. close to the investigation says the lerp threat letter threatened harm to donald trump's family if he didn't get race. >>> conservative leaders and donors held meetings in washington and florida to with efforts to try and stop him, but others are resigned to the idea that he will be the nominee. mark albert has more. >> reporter: former presidential candidat

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 of confirming garland in the lame duck session, something the white house has dismissed. >> don champion here in new york, thanks a lot, don. >>> new york city police and the secret service are investigating a suspicious letter sent to the home of eric trump, one of donald trump's sons. police responded to a call about the letter at eric trump's new york city apartment last night. a source tells cbs news the letter contained a white powder but that it did not appear to be hazardous. a source close to the investigation says the lerp threat letter threatened harm to donald trump's family if he didn't get >>> conservative leaders and donors held meetings in washington and florida to consider the trump campaign. some want to press ahead with efforts to try and stop him

if chuck grassley gets a poll that shows him under 50%, i guarantee you the next day he's calling up garland and saying what time can you get here for a hearing. he's trying to keep his conference together. the base of the republican party continues to care more about judicial issues than the base of the democratic party. i believe in the long run this is still -- it is probably better politics for mcconnell to hold the line on this. it may not be good swing state politics but in the long run there's more punishment for a republican on caving on judiciary issues in a way that i think sometimes we in the washington world forget. >> but, chuck, aren't the republicans taking a bit of a chance in that. if hillary clinton is elected -- >> big chance. >> -- in november, she's not going to nominate a moderate judge in his 60s. >> this is the monty hall situation. they're absolutely rolling the dice. maybe that's why maybe he'll get his hearing but not a vote but if hillary clinton wins the presidency he somehow gets a vote in december before she takes offic what does hillary clinton say abo

grassley, who has been here a long, long time, has joined in this. the committee system here used to be powerful. they would not take orders from some republican leader or donald trump, and now senator grassley just capitulate on it, and whatever o'connell wants, that is what i will do. fernando: this is your final year here. what is a pending, major item in your agenda you would like to see past? sen. reid: i would, first of all, like to see some degree of order. i would hope we could do funding of the government without a lot of fanfare. i hope something on comprehensive immigration reform. i've spent more time on copper has immigration reform that anything else. fernando: thank you for inviting us here today. i appreciate it. senator reid has long been a proponent for immigration reform. next month, the supreme court will hear arguments in a case challenging the president's executive actions on the issue. the ruling could come down in june, just weeks before the presidential conventions. announcer: coming up, could clinton's candidacy be hacked by

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley are sitting down with the president, vice president, and select senate democrats to talk about the standoff. the republicans want to wait for the next president to fill that vacancy. it is the first time that both sides have met on this issue. >>> coming up next, it is day two of tearful testimony in erin andrews' $75 million civil suit. the fear that she says upsets her to this day is coming up next. >>> and the rolling stones about to do something that has not happened in over 50 years. it's a big one. we'll explain coming up. >>> and we're got a big warmup headed our way, but we've got to get through some rain, windy conditions, and colder temps first. we'll gich you all the times stay with us. >>> coming up next on "new york live" at 12:30 which former child star just wowed the coaches on the voice. we've got the scoop on the early favorite. behind the scenes of broadway's school of rock. and laura prepon stops by. >>> police need your help identifying a hospital patient. the jersey city medical center released a picture of this 62

the senate judiciary senator chuck grassley, met obama at the white about why they hearings on any possible supreme court nominee the president picks. grassley said afterward that about some other big issues, including the opioid epidemic and criminal justice reform. but they're sticking by their decision to not hold supreme court justice hearings. jack: grassley's said, quote, "we all know that considering a nomination in the middle of a heated presidential campaign is bad for the nominee, bad for the court, bad for the process, and ultimately bad for the nation." jack: the iowa democratic party sent out a statement in reaction . "this is partisan obstructionism at its worst. it's time for grassley to put aside partisan political games, and do his job." stephanie/ram: turning now to the day in court... and the boone county case that's taken years to get in front of a jury. it's day six of the alexander fazzino murder trial. fazzino is the death of his wife emily, who was found dead in the bathtub. his defense team says prescription drug abuse is to blame. stephanie: her own mother told the

iowa's senator - judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley were among the big players in the meeting. senator grassley released this statement after the meeting. in the six years since obama has appointed two justices, the american people's disapproval of the supreme court jumped from 28 percent disapproval in 2009 to 50 percent disapproval in 2015 dog owners in one community are on egde after numerous large dogs have gone missing. the owners believe they've been kidnapped. kwwl's shirley descorbeth is live from the t-h media newsroom shirley....this is happening just over the border in grant, county wisconsin. you went there today... that's right. dog owners who live in cuba city aren't taking this lightly. i spoke to one couple who are taking extra precautions after hearing of the dog nappings. take a look at this sign... it reads -- attention dog napper, my other dog, is a glock! the sign is posted right in front of the married couple's home. their dog is this large yellow labrador -- a beloved member of their family. his owners say they recently saw a suspicious car driving back

chuck grassley and john cornyn. and they said it would be a mistake to consider garland during the lame duck session after the elections. grassley called it intellectually dishonest since the republican party line all along has been to let the people decide in the upcoming election. other republican sources i've spoken to have said garland has the best chance of getting through in a lame duck if a democrat is elected president so we'll certainly have to see what happens here. >> pamela brown, we'll be watching. >>> announcing that nomination, president obama talked about garland's work at the justice department where he oversaw the federal spbs to the oklahoma city bombing. in the aftermath of the devastation that left 168 people dead, including many children, the president noted how garland worked side by side with first responders and served a community that was in obvious, horrible pain. >> merrick also made a concerted effort to reach out to the victims and their families. updating them frequently on the case's

i put -- harris: senator chuck grassley just weighed in. forgive me, peter, i want to get this sent to me. lifetime appointment could dramatically impact individual freedoms and change the direction of the court for a generation is too important to get bogged down in politics. american people should not be denied a voice. do we want a court that interprets law or want a court that acts as unelected super legislature? this year is tremendous opportunity your country to have sincere honest debate about the role of the supreme court and our constitutional system of government. he is making this broader issue than this candidate. >> so shortsighted. orrin hatch, this is orrin hatch said this last week. obama could easily name merrick garland, a fine man. he probably won't do that, because this appointment is about the election. i'm sure he names someone liberal base wants. that was orrin hatch last week and walked into barack obama's trap. andrea: checkmated. >> the problem if they persist in this obstructionism, get a liberal young judge chang

grassley. grasslsl is the chair of the senate judiciary committee and holds a powerful role in deciding who will replace the late supremecourt justice antonin scalia, who died last month.so far, grassley and other republicans have vowed to block any nominee, saying the next president should choose.obama is expected to try to take time tw try to negotiate with the senators. apple receivededa big win in its fight against the f-b-i. f-b-i.a federal judge has ruled that investigators *cannot force the company to unlock an phone owned by a york.that comes after another judge ruled it must comply with the feds, to unlock the i-phone that was used by san bernardino attacker syed farook.apple says creating that software would invade the prpracy of applelecustumers. attorney's in new york are investigating cases involving 175 apple products, with encryptions similar to syed farook's i-phone. right now, the man who could be the next leader of the university of iowa police department is accused of interfe

grassley, who has been here a the committee system here used to be powerful. they would not take orders from some republican leader or donald trump, and now senator grassley just capitulate on it, and whatever o' connell wants, that is what i will do. fernando: this is your final year here. what is a pending, major item in your agenda you would like to see past? sen. reid: i would, first of all, like to see some degree of order. i would hope we could do funding of the government without a lot of fanfare. i hope something on reform. i' ve spent more time on copper has immigration reform that anything else. fernando: thank you for inviting us here today. i appreciate it. senator reid has long been a proponent for immigration reform. next month, the supreme court will hear arguments in a case challenging the president' s executive actions on the issue. the ruling could come down in june, just weeks before the presidential conventions. announcer: coming up, could >> hillary clinton is not going fight. announcer and, stealing union s most powerful player deliver th

. >> we hope they will prevail on chuck grassley and on mitch mcconnell to do their job. >> reporter: for garland, this day is especially poignant, having been passed over twice before for a seat on the high court. >> mr. president, it's a great privilege to be nominated by a fellow chicagoan. i am grateful beyond words for the honor you have bestowed upon me. >> pamela brown joins me. is the judge himself going to meet with skeptical republicans or can he? >> well, there certainly is a divide in the republican party with the senators, who is going to meet with garland and who isn't. so the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell spoke to him on the phone but said he will not meet with him in person. chuck grassley, the chairman of the judiciary committee, seems to be noncomittal and then there are other who say they will be happy to meet with him in person, such as senator collins. but what's clear here, most of the republicans are sticking to the party line that they will not hold a hearing. they are sticking to that and the white house, though, is holding out hope that without the p

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

grassley. whether or not jane kelly is ultimately president obama's nominee for the high court, her name being floated is designed to put chuck grassley on the spot about his decision he's not going to hold hearings or take meetings with any nominee no matter who that nominee is. thinking is it will become particularly hard for senator grassley to defend that stance about holding this vacancy open on the supreme court no matter who the nominee is. the thinking is that will become particularly hard for him to defend if the nominee is someone he praises as qualified to be a federal judge. i bring this up not only because it's news, and it's an interesting story about what might happen on the supreme court, i also bring it up to show, to prove to you that there are some aspects of what's going on in the news right now that are kind of normal. where even on very important matters political figures are taking interesting and explicable political action designed to elicit political responses from the

the reason i have been disappointed for a lot of different reasons -- the judiciary committee -- chuck grassley, who has been here a long, long time, has joined in the committee system here used to be powerful. they would not take orders from some republican leader or donald trump, and now senator grassley just capitulate on it, and connell wants, that is what i will do. fernando: this is your final year here. what is a pending, major item in see past? sen. reid: i would, first of all, like to see some degree of order. of the government without a lot of fanfare. i hope something on comprehensive immigration reform. i' ve spent more time on copper has immigration reform that anything else. fernando: thank you for inviting us here today. i appreciate it. senator reid has long been a proponent for immigration reform. next month, the supreme court challenging the president' s executive actions on the issue. the ruling could come down in june, just weeks before the presidential conventions. announcer: coming up, could clinton' her e-mail controversy? >> hillary clinton is not going fight. a

but chuck grassley, if a poll comes back and he's under 50 in his election, i think that's the one way we could see it. >> you're saying we could see them? >> there's more chance of hearings than we realize. the political standing of chuck grassley in the next six weeks. great panel. great discussions. that's all we have for this week. we'll be back next week after more primaries, because if it's