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To the supreme court. the first jewish person after the turn of the last century. of course more familiarly, the first african american, thurgood marshall, 1967. the first woman, sandra day oconnor in the first hispanic, sonia sotomayor in 2009 and now the first african american woman. i mean, this is an example of how the changes in american life are reflected in the supreme court, and, you know, assuming that judge jackson or one of the other african american women the president is considering...

Higher level. there will be politics and republicans who have had a different contender in mind. there was a lot support of michelle childs in south carolina. that moment has now passed and and the focus now will be for judge jackson. thatll begin in earnest with the hopes of getting this done quickly. >> two years to date since he made that promise. thank you pete williams and kelly odonell and omiko, thank you for being with us. up next, well bring you the dramatic scenes at the border. you ar...

To be made particularly with somebody with the credentials of judge jackson. >> stellar legal potential. >> ketanji brown jackson the overwhelmingly qualified pick. >> trace: brought to you by the same people a few years back brought out michael avenatti to call judge kavanaugh a gang rapist. the convicted criminal avenatti saying kavanaugh is a gang rapist. zero evidence. >> avenatti the presidential contender and now he is in a cell block in l.a. fascinating to seem some piously preach about d...

Were older teenagers, were older victims, attempting to take into account all of the relevant factors and do justice individually in each case. >> but senator holly, a likely 2024 presidential contender did not seem terribly interested in judge jacksons analysis. instead, using her record as a dog whistle to appeal to q-anon which of course has had a strong focus on democrats and pedophilia. >> judge jackson also faced questions over critical race theory. why is that even brought up, paula? >> s...

Chooild pornography cases get a sentence in the guidelines. 70% of judges agree the sentencing guidelines on those particular types of cases are actually too severe. so shes absolutely in the mainstream in this regard. so theres nothing thats extraordinary about it at all. if you treat her or take into account that shes like all other federal judges, this should not be an issue at all. it should not be of concern at all. >> as well, obviously -- >> sorry, excuse me. >> go ahead. >> it wasnt of c...

>> that makes sense. it is an astute analysis. and some may say not surprised, politicians and right-wing but you are making a point that bears some study here and the hearings have resumed an the judge is there speaking with senator kennedy on the republican side. and were monitoring that. so if anything big happens well go into it. although i feel confident saying weve monitored a lot of this so were covering it not to just be airing whatever the latest question is. and so mia, dahlia makes th...

Another hot contender in the best actress category is jessica chastain for the eyes of tammy faye, an intimate look at the rise, fall and redemption of the televangelist. whats incredible about it is, as an actress, you spend so many years waiting for someone to give you a job, waiting for someone to tell you, like, 0k, youre worthy of this work. and then to have the performance be recognised, and in recognising my performance youre recognising her, its really emotional and meaningful to me. whe...

Well start with cricket, and contrasting fortunes for england. a good day for the women in new zealand, but notjoe root�*s side in the caribbean. he says he wants to carry on as skipper, despite a humbling ten—wicket defeat in the final test that also saw the west indies clinch the series. the match in grenada was all over by lunch on day four. heres our sports correspondent, joe wilson. where is the best view in grenada? thats a contender. from jack leecheds perspective... west indies were ...

Second, and i do like his little blue bracelet, and it is amazing how, even when he was really ratcheting up the pen, it does not matter how he dressed it today, every single sentence, ended with the voice of gloom and doom, even when he is ratcheting up the pain, he has that cheery chipmunk temperament and the beautiful delivery that does make you feel at least he knows what hes doing, even if you do not agree with it and here, at least he knows how to fill a car... ~ , ,., here, at least he kn...

From climate change to vietnam, the podium at the oscars has been often used to deliver bold political statements. this year, -- that is turning heads. troy kotsur, the worlds first deaf actor to be nominated for an oscar. casey reports. >> it is a simple story, but coda it is one of the most radical oscar contender this year. authentically cast, and revolutionary in the way it offers insights to deaf culture. less than a decade ago, in the original french film that it is based on, most of the d...