senator dianne feinstein is going to be the leader on the force as to the nomination. she could move off that committee, but her incredibly inept behavior during jchlt barrett's confirmation hearing helped the forces that dianne feinstein has spent her entire year fighting against. that's just what happened. democrats have to decide if they want that to happen again. >> she did have bipartisan support for the seventh circuit court of appeals. a brief statement, a tweet from kamela harris, the vice presidential nominee. president trump's pick makes it clear they intend to destroy the affordable care act and overturn roe. this would clear the way and harm millions of americans. senator kamela harris is a member of the judiciary committee. we're getting other statements, gloria, as well. >> to jeffrey's point, kamala harris as you point out is on the judiciary committee. and the fact is whether they'll let her take the lead as the vice presidential nominee on handling this nomination, and i think that might be wise, and i think what you hear kamela harris saying and other

june when dianne feinstein wrote a letter demanding everybody wear masks and airports. feinstein wrote that we need a mandatory mask policy for all airport and airline employees and passengers. "the agency head so confusion among passengers about whether masks are necessary but there enougnecessary. well, given that today this show exclusively obtained photographed -- this will rock your world, dianne feinstein in a private terminal in the dallas airport. on friday. in the photographs, feinstein can see and be smiling without a mask on. she's so in confusion about whether masks are necessary, a pilot with a mask is walking in front of her carrying a bag and a dog. we reached out to dianne feinstein's office about the photograp photograph but wee sure of one thing. it's not her fault especially when the hair hair salon framedt nancy pelosi. it dallas airport, the diabolical fbo masterminds of the whole thing. we will stay on top of the story and bring in more evidence of the guilt as we inevitably find it. just last year, joe biden was in his mid-70s was giving us more p

. >> for her part, senator dianne feinstein said in a statement, quote, simply put, we can't have different sets of rules for presidents of different parties. that not only undermines congress, it also undermines confidence in the objectivity of our entire judicial system. >>> federal judge in san francisco stepped in at the 11th hour to block a midnight ban on downloading the wechat app, owned by chinese tech giant 10cent, the messaging app serves as a lifeline between many chinese-speaking americans and their friends, family, and business contacts in china. the commerce department sought restrictions on the app contending the chinese government uses it for surveillance and data collection within the united states. >> when they remove wechat, i won't be able to communicate

. >> for her part, senator dianne feinstein said in a statement, quote, simply put, we can't have different sets of rules for presidents of different parties. that not only undermines congress, it also undermines confidence in the objectivity of our entire judicial system. >>> federal judge in san francisco stepped in at the 11th hour to block a midnight ban on downloading the wechat app, owned by chinese tech giant 10cent, the messaging app serves as a lifeline between many chinese-speaking americans and their friends, family, and business contacts in china. the commerce department sought restrictions on the app contending the chinese government uses it for surveillance and data collection within the united states. >> when they remove wechat, i won't be able to communicate with them. that's pretty sad. >> in a ruling late yesterday,

senator dianne feinstein's pandemic. todd: a writer for vanity fair slams for questioning how amy coney barrett can balance being a justice and a mom. >> it is just wrong, not a qualification of the job. >> kristin tate with young americans for liberty says it is conservatives to different standards, she will explain next. make fast family-sized meals in the time it takes some ovens to preheat. with ninja's super-heated air, you can air fry for extra crispy, guilt-free, delicious results. and because it's a ninja foodi, it can do things that no other oven can, and even flip up and out of the way. the ninja foodi air fry oven. the oven that crisps and flips away. todd: six topics on the agenda for the debate but which do americans care about the most and what do voters need to hear from each candidate. panelist for young americans for liberty kristin tate, great to have you. a fox news polls as voters say they are most concerned about, 87% unemployment, 83% coronavirus, 64% crime and violence. is biden going to go all in

dianne feinstein? how she is responding to concerns about her ability to handle supreme court battle. >>> and berkeley once again cracking down on junk food, six years ago it became the first city to pass a soda tax, so now, it is targeting the grocery checkout aisle. good evening, i am ken bastida. >> i was with cook. the city of berkeley again trying to change diet habits. don ford says that means changes in the checkout line. >> reporter: they will put a stop to that. it is a temptation to start to control, they say, something had to be done. >> last night the berkeley city council universally past the healthy checkout ordinance, the first in the world, to require that food right of the cash register be healthy choices. >> reporter: stores larger than 2500 ft.b2 must have only wholesome food for you to look at while waiting to check out. one of those stores is. they say the last minute shopping impulse is real. >> we know as people tend to purchase that which is accessible to them at the last minute

. >>> center dianne feinstein husband of the middle of the latest admissions scandal. how he is being accused of we saw the cloud of smoke and my heart fell. i knew we'd lose our home... and we did. over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. wildfire victims need help so i'm voting 'yes' on 19. it limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. you never know what you'll be faced with. please, vote 'yes' on 19. >>> taking a live look at the u.s. supreme court and washington, dc. all day political leaders and americans have been paying their respects to late justice ruth bader ginsburg. earlier today, president trump and the first lady visited the casket. they stood behind the courts massive columns. a short distance away, some people started loudly booing them and chanting vote him out. the president says he will name his nominee to the court on saturday. today house speaker pelosi slammed republicans in the senate for their plans to vote on that nominee before the november elect

house dianne feinstein's husband is explaining using his clout to help a student. >>> and outdoor dining work in the tenderloin? san francisco's new experiments. >>> original series project home, are the suburbs under siege? president trump insists that if joe biden is elected, we can say goodbye to the burbs. good evening, i am is with cook. >>> house is taking center stage in the selection. susie steimle talks to some suburban voters about what is like to be targeted. >> if they gain power, no city, town or suburban our country will be safe. >> in a series of speeches, tweets and campaign ads. >> suburbia will be no longer. >> reporter: he has made it clear, he wants suburban voters to deal as though their safety is at stake. >> they want to defund and abolish the police and law- enforcement, while at the same time, destroying our great suburbs. >> reporter: it is a tone reminiscent of 1968. when rights broke out in response to the assassination of dr. martin luther king jr., and then candidate richard nixon, spoke of the silent majority. >> it is the voice of the great majority, the f

here is a portion of that hearing where amy coney barrett spoke about abortion with senator dianne feinstein. you are controversial. let's start with that. you are controversial because many of us that have lived our lives as women really recognize being ablef finally to control our reproductive entered intooe that, obviously. i listened to your answers to senator grassley's question and it leaves me puzzled because you have a long history of believing beliefsr religious should prevail. let me ask a question. argued13 article, you that the supreme court precedent does not derive from any decision by the courts, but rather because litigants don't challenge the decisions. you listed supreme court super presidents but you left out roe v. wade, you suggested that roe is not a super president because litigants continue to challenge it. however, as a textbook co-authored by neil gorsuch, roe is super president because it has survived more than three dozen attempts to overturn it. residents,ng super why did you focus on the fact that roe has been challenged on so many occasions and not on the fact

. >>> george washington, abraham lincoln, dianne feinstein, names that could soon be scrubbed from san francisco schools. why alumnis say the efforts are misguided. abc7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> temperatures are about to soar in the bay area as dangerous fire weather returns. tonight pg&e is warning about potential blackouts, some in napa county. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel begins our team coverage with what we can expect this weekend. sandhya? >> yeah, dangerous conditions are expected this weekend, dan and dion. two rounds of gusty winds tomorrow night and sunday night. critically low humidity will mean extreme fire behavior is certainly possible. red flag warning goes up 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, runs into 8:00 a.m. monday. in the hills wind gusts to 50 miles per hour. the fire danger will be elevated. the areas in red are the north and east bay hills, the east bay valleys, solano county and the higher elevations of lake county. let's look at those hour-by-hour winds. you notice the brighter orang

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not that dianne feinstein who is not a lawyer has ever read the constitution. if she did, she didn't comprehend it. it will be an attack on amy coney barrett. but she is the kind of person articulate and poised and intelligent who can well handle it. >> sean: all right. professor dershowitz -- >> we need a serious confirmation process. >> sean: i hope you are right. i know you would do it seriously. you and i have different judicial philosophies. i'm more in the camp of scalia and thomas. interesting how scalia, thomas, and ruth bader ginsberg got along famously with such ideological differences. you and i have many -- >> you got along with scalia very well. we have to get along. we have to -- yep. we have to have reasonable arguments and debates. there are good questions to be asked. but not about religion. they did it to brandice and tried to keep him off the court because he was jewish. hopefully those days are in the past forever. >> sean: it didn't sound like dianne feinstein the last time. from your lips, professor. we agree on that. you are coming around

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. >>> george washington, abraham lincoln, dianne feinstein, names that could soon be scrubbed from san francisco schools. why alumnis say the efforts are misguided. abc7 news starts right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> temperatures are about to soar in the bay area as dangerous fire weather returns. tonight pg&e is warning about potential blackouts, some in napa county. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel begins our team coverage with what we can expect this weekend. sandhya? >> yeah, dangerous conditions are expected this weekend, dan and dion. two rounds of gusty winds tomorrow night and sunday night. critically low humidity will mean extreme fire behavior is certainly possible. red flag warning goes up 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, runs into 8:00 a.m. monday. in the hills wind gusts to 50 miles per hour. the fire danger will be elevated. the areas in red are the north and east bay hills, the east bay valleys, solano county and the higher elevations of lake county. let's look at those hour-by-hour winds. you notice the brighter orang

one of the things that came up and it's a famous line now used by dianne feinstein when she said the dogma lives loudly within you, that her faith, cat holicism, will be a front and center issue. what do you think? >> i do think democrats, in washington d.c. at least, are threatened by catholicism, threatened by people of faith, who actually live their faith. not just oh, yeah that's something i do on the weekends but actually live their faith. she lives her faith, in a way which i'm told that they knew they would have a child with down's syndrome but nonetheless still bore the child and love the child and raise the child. as the uncle of a down's child i so appreciate that. she walks the talk. i think washington d.c. democrat s fear that. neil: senator cassidy thank you very much coming in on a saturday we appreciate that. continued good health to you, you had a scare with that covid thing i'm glad you're doing well , be well, senator bill cassidy. meanwhile i want to go to rich e tson, because pressure is building on joe biden not only to spell out whether he would have a list of c

when it comes to dianne feinstein, if i can say, i think she may realize after the debacle of kavanaugh and certainly the debacle of impeachment, both of which helped republicans and helped donald trump. she understands that, look. you can't do the shock and all here because that backfires on us. usually the democrats, they never learn. they go too far and all of these comments indicate this is why democrat cities are inflamed. because of the democrats and their knee-jerk reaction now is to go literally and figuratively burn things down. americans don't like it and we rejected it in 2016 throughout trump's presidency. we've been rejecting their approach and now they have to pony up to show that they are actually states people and doing things in a persuasive way. >> sean: last word, matt gaetz, you have 30 seconds. >> joe biden taking abuse of power is like the richest of irony. what we learned today exposes the biden-obama administration is one of the most corrupt in history because they were willing to weaponize our fbi and our intelligence community against our country. we told ameri

california senator dianne feinstein told barrett at the time the dogma lives loudly within you. you're a catholic. do you think it's appropriate for democratic senators to ask judge barrett about her catholic faith? >> i think it's appropriate for people to ask her about how faithful she would be to the constitution of the united states, whatever her faith. it doesn't matter what her faith is or what religion she believes in. what matters is does she believe in the constitution of the united states. does she believe in the precedent on the supreme court that has upheld the affordable care act? this is, again, directly related to, a major concern of the american people, as it was in 2018. health care, health care, health care. the three most important issues in this election. even more so than in '18 because of the pandemic, which the president has failed to address and caused some of the over 200,000 deaths, nearly 7 million. in fact, i think it's over 7 million now infected. understand the power of people and their connection to their health care, to their children's health car

. ♪ >> more lawmakers are calling for nationwide roles for wearing face coverings, dianne feinstein rented two organizations for asking for an >> tucker: that was news footage from june. demanding everyone wear masks and airports, feinstein wrote that we need a mandatory mask policy forrp all airline passengers. there was confusion about whether they are necessary, but they are necessary says diana feinstein. well, given that, today that show exclusively attained photographs of dianne feinstein in a private terminal at dallas airport. and fbo as they say. in the photographs, feinstein can be seen smiling without a mask on. one might even say she's sowing confusion about whether or not masks are necessary bit a pilot and mask in front of her carrying a bag and a dog. we reached out to her about these photographs, we haven't heard back. we can be sure of one thing. this isn't really diane feinstein's fault. salonike when the hair. framed nancy pelosi caught not wearing a mask while getting her hair done. dallas airport, the diabolical fbo, probably mastermind the whole m thing. we are going

when it comes to dianne feinstein, if i can say, i think she may realize after the debacle of kavanaugh and the debacle of the impeachment, both of which help the republicans and donald trump, she understands that you can't do the shock and awe because that backfires on us. usually the democrats, they never learn, they go too far, and all of these comments indicate this is why democrat cities are in flames, because the democrats, they are reaction now is to go to literally and figuratively burn things down. americans don't like it. we rejected it in 2016, throughout trump's presidency, we've been rejecting their approach, and now they are really going to have to pony up to show that they can actually be states people and to do things in a normal, persuasive weight, but i don't think we are going to see it. >> sean: last word, matt gaetz, 30 seconds. >> joe biden accusing this president of an abuse of power is the richest of ironies. the democrats always accuse us of the stuff they are doing. what we learned today exposes the biden-obama administration as one of the most corrupt in histo

here is a portion of that hearing where amy coney barrett spoke about abortion with senator dianne feinstein. you are controversial. let's start with that. you are controversial because many of us that have lived our lives as women really recognize being ablef finally

her religious views during the 27000 appeals court confirmation hearings and into california senator dianne feinstein was even accused of anti-catholic bigotry i think york case professor when you read your speeches. the conclusion one draws is that the dog lives loudly within you barrett has said repeatedly that her faith would not interfere with her judicial decisions if barrett is confirmed to be for election day on november 3rd one of the 1st cases in front of her will be about the fate of the affordable care act known as obamacare trump wants to invalidate the law which provides health care to millions of americans. i am now joined by the washington bureau chief in s. pole going to tell us about amy callie barrett and what effect appointment would have on the supreme court. well trump could hardly have found a more of a polar opposite to late justice ginsburg a pioneering champion of women thrives and a leader of the liberal wing of the court well however the 48 year old amy coney barrett said she is a faithful catholic and critics fear that she would not only invalidate the affordable

imagine dianne feinstein saying that to a muslim nominee. [cackles] you can't imagine that. at the same hearing, senator dick durbin also pressed barrett on her faith, believe it or not. watch this. >> do you consider yourself an orthodox catholic? >> i am a catholic, senator, but if you're asking whether i take my faith seriously and i'm a faithful catholic, i am, although i would stress that my personal church affiliation or my religious belief would not bear on my discharge a duty as a judge. >> tucker: can you even imagine? needless to say, our media faithfully echoed the democratic attacks, they always do. one headline written by a political activist posing ase a reporter read this way. "handmaid's tale? u.s. supreme court religious community under scrutiny." reuters later edited that headline. we will see what happens if amy coney barrett gets the nomination. we think we have a template. steve is watching carefully, editor of the fourth watch newsletter and podcast, we are happy to have them on the show tonight. thanks so much for coming on. it's hard to believe that t

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that didn't stop senator dianne feinstein from grilling judge barrett over her catholic faith in 2017. pretty disgusting display. this was during her circuit court of appeals hearing. buckle up. preview of coming attractions. take a look. >> i think whatever a religion is, it has its own dogma. the law is totally different. i think in your case, professor, when you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you. that's of concern. >> sean: your comments are of concern. that was 2017. my prediction it will only get worse. they will continue to attack her over her deeply held religious convictions and faith. they will try to paint her as some kind of antiabortion extremist. she is not. they will probably even accuse her of racism before this is all done. by the way you might remove what they did to robert bork and justice thomas. take a look. >> robert bork's america is a land in which women would be forced into back alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters. rogue police could break down citizens' doors and midnight raids, an

you might remember senator dianne feinstein's comment, "the dogma lives loudly and you." she said it would never be appropriate for a judge to impose her personal convictions including her faith on due issues of law. now, judge barbara lagoa from florida, she's only been on the federal bench for less than a year at this point. she was a first female latina to be appointed to state supreme court, compelling personal story, her parents said they gave up their dreams because they wanted their kids to have their dreams, she is a columbia law grad, really colors the way that she sees the u.s., constitution, rule of law and finally judge allison jones rushing, the youngest, the president seemed very excited about the possibility of giving the democrats are 38-year-old nominee, very well respected, she was a battle in the senate and made it through our own vo vote. she's also clerked at the supreme court for justin's clarence thomas. a lot of her work with the group, the alliance defending freedom came as part of a debate in the senate, the left because i a hate group, she said

eric: that was appeals court amy coney barrett fending off concern from senator dianne feinstein about her faith, catholicism. that could affect her judicial decisions. as you saw the judge pushed back. barrett is expected to be nominated to the supreme court less than three hours from now. amid growing concerns among some liberals over those conservative religious beliefs. we will hear more when she sits behind the witness table at the senate judiciary committee confirmation hearings expected to start within weeks. what can we expect? former chief nominations counsel to that committee, played a role in confirmation of two supreme court justices. greg, you know the process from the inside. in 2016 in an interview with the judge she said the hearings have become more contentious than ever. what do you think she will be hit with? >> the hearings have become tougher and tougher over the last few decades. it used to be a he have simple process to get confirmed in the senate. it took a few days. there were no hearings at all. now hearings go on for four-days. they're a grueling process. the

. >> dianne feinstein of the senate judiciary committee took issue with her faith during her confirmation hearing for the seventh circuit court of appeals in 2017. the "new york times" headline read "some worry about judicial nominee's tonight to a religious group." reuters said -- >> 60 years ago, a democrat running for president faced similar scrutiny about his roman catholic faith. a young john kennedy. >> i believe in an america where the separation of church and state is absolute. where no catholic will tell the president how to act. >> biden has faced no superintendent scrutiny. this sunday npr profiled how joe biden's faith shapes his politics. when he seeks to inspire or comfort, he turns to his faith. his speeches are woven with references to god or the pope. they write biden who carry as rosary in his pocket and attends mass every sunday is a devout person of faith. cnn headlined joe biden as a man of faith. that could help win over some white evangelicals. democrat joe lieberman is known for his active jewish faith. he has a warning for those that don't treat amy coney barrett'

what did you make of dianne feinstein's attack on judge barrett? >> it is absolutely disgusting, sean. what the democrats are trying to do is disqualify you if you are a person of faith. so you have amy coney barrett and you have barbara lagoa, each are catholics. what they are going to do is try to disqualify them. their standard would be, if you're an atheist or a secularist, then you can be a judge. but look at where the left has gone on religion. look at some of the actions that they have taken lately. and this is what they are continuing to do. joe biden won't tell you who he's going to nominate because what they are looking for is activists that are going to rule against our freedoms. our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our second amendment rights. and turn the supreme court, expand it and turn it into another legislative branch. >> sean: if they do what they did to robert bork and clarence thomas and justice kavanaugh again, what would be the reaction in your view of the american people, senator? >> the american people have about

he also fielded this question from california senator dianne feinstein. >> are you concerned that trump will embrace and use russian interference efforts to his advantage as he did in 2016? >> i'm a private citizen now. is a private citizen, yes. >>orter: e results show moscow sought to enforce the 2016 elecldrump and that the tr campaign had contacts with russia. >>> president donald trump's supreme court nominee, amy coney barrett, is back for a second day of meetings with republican senators. among the 10 today, indiana senator todd young. barrett also met with tim scott. >>> kentucky's attorney general is asking for a one week delay in the release of the grand jury recordings and the breonna taylor case. he argues he needs more time to redact the identities of witnesses and private citizens named in the recording. the public release had been expected to day. a decision on the kentucky attorney general's request could come later. >>> a settlement approved for victims of the las vegas shooting. details, coming up. >>> the bay area school district that just got the green light to send

lawmakers bracing for a battle over the open seat on the supreme court, dianne feinstein says she does not have the power to block president trump's nominee. let's bring in mike davis, former law clerk for justice neil gorsuch. good to see you this afternoon. she said neither this committee nor the senate should consider a nomination at this time. i recognize i don't have the power to carry that through but i feel it very deeply. is there any way for the democrats to block the president's nominee? >> no and this is a much different tune from 2016 when the democrats, including joe biden and chuck schumer and dianne feinstein were saying it was the senate's constitutional duty to confirm president's supreme court nominee even in a presidential election year. >> john: we don't know the schedule just yet, only a rough idea of it. after the president announces the nominee but as we understand it, hill visits with the nominee will likely start on tuesday, that's when mark meadows and pat cipollone will accompany the nominee to be the senate leadership. we may get three days of hearings begin

dianne feinstein has been revealed as one of the mystery regions involved in the latest you see admission scandal. the state auditor's office says that richard blom sent in an inappropriate letter on behalf of of a waitlisted student who was later admitted to cal. it was one of the findings of an explosive audit released earlier this week. he determined that dozens of borderline students were wrongly admitted to the elite public system over more qualified applicants as favors to wealthy and well-connected people. we reached out to him for comment, we have not heard back but he told the chronicle he has done nothing wrong, and he has used his clout to get friends and family into the you see system for years. >>> sports now, it looks like there will be college football in the bay area after all. dennis o'donnell is here, and finally the wait is over. >> good news. they made official late this afternoon, university of, voting to play football in the fall. so the conference will begin play on november 6, and play a seven-game season with a pac-12 championship on december 18. the pac-12 previo

durbin: dianne feinstein is the ranking democrat. we have worked together over the years, and we met several times today on the phone and floor talking about how to approach this. she has reached out to the other members of the senate judiciary committee for their input, doing exactly what we want her to do. in terms of where this is headed, in terms of the hearing, we are waiting for a final announcement on the actual hearing date. i'm told it might be the middle of october. we hope there is going to be information given to us. we are talking about a lifetime appointment to the highest court in the land. we use to take the time to really analyze and investigate the people who were seeking those positions. i hope we don't short-circuit it. lisa: you mentioned the coronavirus earlier. i know i'm talking to businesses who are worried they might not make it another month. relief is frozen in congress. what should democrats be doing to get those talks restarted? sen. durbin: it was a little over a week ago the president in one shining mo

lindsey graham chairs the committee and the top democrat is senator dianne feinstein. >> thank you very much for being with us. you could raise your right hand, please. do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give the committee is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god. >> i do. >> thank you. you'd like to make an opening statement. you may if you like. >> i have no opening statement. i'm ready for your questions. >> thank you. and i'll take a little more than five minutes here but we'll try to plow through it. mr. comey, on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the top of the line, how would you rate the cross hire hurricane investigation in terms of being done thoroughly by the book and investigation the fbi should be proud of? >> i'm not sure i could apply a number scale. but i would say in the main it was done by the book. it was appropriate and it was essential that it be done. >> okay. so you're proud of it? >> overall i'm proud of the work. there are parts of it that are concerning, which i'm sure we'll talk about. but overall i'm p

to dianne feinstein, that's dogma living loud within a nominee. i think the most ordinary people, being christian and serious about it is not only permissible but in many cases a highly desirable quality in anybody. we are in for a battle here, martha. it could be worse than anything we've seen so far. i hope not but i fear it may be so and this is a very kind of claim that she has some sort of religious extremist that i'm afraid we are going to hear. >> martha: you think back, whether other people of different religions have been sort of questions in the same manner about having a base which amy coney barrett certainly hasn't she made it clear in her response to senator feinstein that it would not come into play with regard to her interpretation of the constitution and cases that might come before her. i expect we're going to hear a lot of that back and back-and-forth. with regard to the prior statements that have been made and here's one of them back in 2016. senator lindsey graham. let's listen. >> i want you to use my words against me. if ther

her appeals court appointment, that of course was the famous exchange with dianne feinstein. what we know, we know. there will be very few surprises and the administration wants to make this as quick a process as possible. is that influencing the president on this ultimate choice? >> it should influence the president's choice. does he have a candidate who has not been vetted and you are giving democrats and the opposition a reason to call for more hearings and delay the process. we are around 40 days to the election. republicans want to see this pushed through as fast -- as quickly as possible and you have a few decisions that i'm sure will be questioned. barrett's opinion on campus sexual assault and allowing defendants to sue campuses over their handling of the cases certainly will be coming into question. but there is at least hope for some police reform advocates and libertarians, civil libertarians, you talk about her role, her opinion on qualified immunity and that there was basically a detective who wasn't eligible for it because they falsified information to get an ar

dianne feinstein issued a statement on the shooting, calling it is senseless and unforgivable act of violence. there is no place in our society for such savagery. the statement goes on to say my thoughts are with the deputies, and their families. >>> the california highway patrol says drunk driving may have been the cause of a fatal crash in hayward. it happened around 2:30 this morning on eastbound highway 84. chp says a bmw we rented a motorcycle. that writer was killed. another motorcyclist is taken to the hospital as well. authorities do not release the extent of those injuries. highway patrol says the driver of a bmw was arrested on suspicion of dui. >>> a major disruption kept large trains from running this morning, shortly after 5:00 this morning a systemwide computer problem prevented them from beginning service as scheduled at 8 am. at least 18,000 people ride every sunday and that the pandemic. a spokesperson says thousands were impacted by the shutdown. buses help transport commuters while technicians worked to fix this problem. service was or sport -- restored systemwide.

her religious views during the 27000 appeals court confirmation hearings and in california senator dianne feinstein was even accused of anti-catholic bigotry i think york case professor when you read your speeches. the conclusion one draws is that the dog lives loudly within you barrett has said repeatedly that her faith would not interfere with her judicial decisions if barrett is confirmed to be for election day on november 3rd one of the 1st cases in front of her will be about the fate of the affordable care act known as obamacare trump wants to invalidate the law which provides health care to millions of americans. talk more about this i'm joined by the washington bureau chief and his poll ines what do we know about amy connie barrett if you tell us the effect appointment will have on the supreme court. well tommy trump could have hardly have found a more polar opposite to lade justice ginsburg a pioneering temp you know remains rides and leader of the liberal wing of the court so the 40 year old amy cohen he buried said she is a faithful catholic and critics fear that she would not o

we already saw the attack by dianne feinstein and others on amy coney barrett based on her religion. how do you prepare for something like that? >> well, we saw a test run of this on her, for her 7th circuit. leland: exactly. >> confirmation hearing. i was a staff leader to are that on the judiciary committee. we saw senator dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the committee, with her anti-catholic dog whistle and bigotry saying that the dogma lives loudly within you and that's disturbing. that's what senator feinstein said to amy coney barrett. that's going to backfire spectacularly if the democrats do that. leland: we've heard the political argument that it will backfire spectacularly and spoke with swing folks. it's interesting that history does not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. you didn't see amy coney barrett come back with the fiery counter punch to dianne feinstein in the way that say brett kavanaugh came back when he was attacked with accusations against him. there going to be any sort of change based on the test run you guys saw in 2017? what would be your advice

. >> i happen to agree with and senator dianne feinstein and what many consider religious attacks we know what her response was what was her persona or her body language and what did you learn from that how she will handle attacks within the hearing itself? >> that's what she will be great she was poised people are asking unfair question that particular question insulted me as a roman catholic. we think she demonstrated ways and understands she is there to answer questions related to law and nothing more i think the personal tax will bother her she will stay focused she is disciplined and brilliant and i will come across in the hearing hearings. i will be there for the duration. i am looking forward to it . i think she will do very well. it will be unfair in many cases but at the end of the day the american people were watching will see we have someone who is an extraordinary pick for the us supreme court. >> given that some democrats voted for her in her appointment we will see if they do at this time thank you for joining us senator tillis and dan bongino is up next but what does a

her religious views during the 27000 appeals court confirmation hearings and it california senator dianne feinstein was even accused of anti-catholic bigotry i think york case professor when you read your speeches. the conclusion one draws is that the dog lives loudly within you barrett has said repeatedly that her faith would not interfere with her judicial decisions if barrett is confirmed before election day on november 3rd one of the 1st case this in front of her will be about the fate of the affordable care act known as obamacare trump wants to invalidate the law which provides health care to millions of americans. for more i am now joined by the washington bureau chief in s. paul going to tell us about amy callie barrett and what effect appointment would have on the supreme court. well trump could hardly have found a more of a polar opposite to lave justice ginsberg a pioneering champion of women and leader of the liberal wing of the court well however the 48 year old amy coney barrett said she is a faithful catholic and critics fear that she would not only invalidate the affordable

we did see in her confirmation process to the appellate court senator dianne feinstein, who really did attacker on her faith, asked her if she was orthodox catholic, said that the dogma -- people scratched her head, wondering where she was going. there is no religious test for office. they make -- there may be people going that way with moderate democrat saying that would be a horrible mistake but some people on the left saying nothing south the table. you know i think that will be the big mystery. will we see personal attacks like that? again, we obviously saw some of that going on against kavanaugh. so that, instead of having people arrested, that might be the drama for the hearings this time. host: do you think that there will be questions about the association with the group people of praise as a part of the process? guest: that's what we are already seeing, my goodness, this group -- many of these things are shared by large numbers of christians but also other religions in the country. i think it's a bad look and i think again, there's a constitutional standard here that we cannot

. >> i happen to agree with and senator dianne feinstein and what many consider religious attacks we know what her response was what was her persona or her body language and what did you learn from that how she will handle attacks within the hearing itself? >> that's what she will be great she was poised people are asking unfair question that particular question insulted me as a roman catholic. we think she demonstrated ways and understands she is there to answer questions related to law and nothing more i think the personal tax will bother her she will stay focused she is disciplined and brilliant and i will come across in the hearing hearings. i will be there for the duration. i am looking forward to it . i think she will do very well. it will be unfair in many cases but at the end of the day the american people were watching will see we have someone who is an extraordinary pick for the us supreme court. >> given that some democrats voted for her in her appointment we will see if they do at this time thank you for joining us senator tillis and dan bongino is up next but what does a

todd: during the previous confirmation hearing, circuit court, dianne feinstein making the switch, the dogma lives loudly within you, that is a powerful statement, offensive statements too many, interesting to see if a similar line of questioning attacking her religion, we just heard kelsey in the last half-hour. >> barbara let go a, 52 years old, former justice on the supreme court of florida in reference to that in the election. >> cuban-american, very proud latino community in florida and you probably will if you are donald trump get all if not most of the cuban vote you are not expected to get all the latino vote. the question is will picking her help that along? jillian: young 38-year-old, allison jones rushing who worked for justice clarence thomas. imagine being 38 and being nominated for that. todd: we have been joking about this, i am 42, i was a lawyer. this was an amazing accomplishment. there are concerns and some that she is being rushed through but nevertheless if you are 38 and in the discussion that is impressive. jillian: we haven't heard much from amy coney barrett's

imagine dianne feinstein saying that to a muslim nominee. you can't imagine that. at the same hearing, senator dick durbin also pressed to bear it on her faith, believe it or not. listen to this. >> do you consider yourself an orthodox catholic? >> i am a catholic, and if you ask if i'm taking my faith seriously and i am catholic, i am, although i would stress that my personal church affiliation or my religious belief would not bear in the discharge of my duties as a judge. >> tucker: can you even imagine, needless to say our media faithfully echoed those democratic party attacks. one headline written by a political activists said, handmaid's tale. writers later edited that headline. we will see what happens if amy coney barrett gets the nomination but we think we have the template for what is going to do. steve krakow as an editor of the podcast, thanks so much for coming on. it's hard to believe that the media would attack a nominee's religious faith and 2,020, but do you think they will? >> i don't think there's this group of militant atheists in the media who a

you are there with senator dianne feinstein what many considered a religious attack, your dog will speak loudly within your. a we know her response was but it was her persona, body language and what did you learn from that in terms of how she will handle within the hearing itself? >> that's why i think she's going to be great in the hearing. she was poised when people were asking unclear questions. that particular question insulted me as a roman catholic but i think she just demonstrated poised and she understands, she's there to under stand questions related to law and nothing more. the personal attacks, i don't think going to bother her, i think she will stay focused,rs she's very disciplined and brilliant. i think it will come across in the earnings. i'm looking forward to being there, i will be there for theh duration and i am looking forward to it. i think she will do very well, it will be very difficult, it will be unfair in many cases but i think at the end of the day, the american people watching will see with got someone who's an extraordinary pic for the u.s. supreme court. jud

. >>> senator dianne feinstein's husband has been named in the college admissions scandal at uc berkeley. uc regent wrote a letter that help the student that had been placed on a wait list, gain admission to uc berkeley. estate audit released on tuesday found dozens of students were admitted ahead of more qualified applicants because of exaggerated abilities or privilege. bluhm said he never thought the letters he wrote had much influence. >>> the district attorney is making the controversial move to stop prosecuting up first- time offenders on a minor drug offense. this is part of criminal justice reform. >> they take up a tremendous amount of resources. >> the time has come to stop prosecuting people for minor drug offenses. >> we not only focus on the violent crimes but these entry points into our criminal justice systems. >> reporter: first time offenders won't go to court. they will re-be referred to social services so they can be treated. >> we increase our footprint towards incarceration. >> reporter: a group of california das focused on reforming the criminal justice system. mino

the husband of dianne feinstein is one of several people named in a scathing report for helping an unqualified students get into the competitive university of california system. richard bloom has been named as the u.c. regent who sent a letter of application. that student was on the wait list and had a 26% chance of getting in on merit. senator feinstein's spokesman failed to comments. >> this is the last of the power five to return to play. if everything goes according to plan, the league will kick off on the 6th. fell i they'll have a championship game on the 16th of december. they decided to postpone play until the spring. the sec and big 12 start their seasons this weekend. the acc began play in september and the big ten kicks off in late october. >>> meantime, lebron james didn't hide his emotions last night when speaking out for the first time against the decision in breonna taylor's case. he called it one that hits very close to home. >> we want justice no matter how -- you know, how long it takes even though it's been so many days. so many hours. so many minutes for her family, for her