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Free. as you say, criminal defense lawyers perform a service and our system is exemplary throughout the world precisely because we insure that people who are accused of crimes are treated fairly. its very important to me in that capacity as a lawyer and as a citizen. i was just going to say the third thing i would say is as a judge. as a judge, i care deeply about the rule of law. and i know that in order for us to have a functioning society, we have to have people being held accountable for com...

Lawyers perform a service and our system is exemplary throughout the world, precisely because we ensure that people who are accused of crimes are treated fairly. its very important to me in that capacity, as a lawyer and as a citizen. im sorry. i was just going to say, the third thing i would say is, as a judge. as a judge, i care deeply about the rule of law and i know that in order for us to have a functioning society, we have to have people being held accountable for committing crimes. but we...

New york and boston. the tornado% down to 5%. we could see a cooler trend. enjoy the warmth across atlanta. temperatures in the 70s. colder air back here arrives across portions of the southern u.s. as well. >> many thanks for that, pedram. appreciate it. the first african-american woman nominated to the u.s. supreme court will be back on capitol hill for another marathon day of questions. republicans are taking aim at judge ketanji brown jackson on crime, racial justice and jessica schneider ...

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0 misleading the public but taking the court out of context. she repeated testimony from someone else and he says it is her quote. hawley praised her experience and said he looks forward to questioning her today. also important to note many questions about her time as a public defender and for her to get on the bench this time where she was now at the court of appeals three republicans, murcowski, collins and graham all voted in favor. well see what they do this time. >> trace: david spunt live ...

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But what i hear you say is, we cant run the risk of shutting down the economy, shutting down our lifestyle, shutting down a functioning society for the ten days of isolation. did i get that right? >> well, i wouldnt use the word economic, michael. when you shut down society, when you shut down the country, there is a lot of deleterious affects that go along with that go well beyond the economy, is the availability of people to get things done for their own health. when you shut down the country,...

>> well, phil, im relieved that the cdc came out with this guidance because we are facing the imminent collapse of so many functions in our society. we already are about to surpass the peak of covid cases last winter, and by the way, were vastly undercounting rather because people are unable to get tests and also rapid tests are not being reported to public health authorities. we could very well get to the point of having a million new covid infections every day. when were at that kind of level ...

Roys happening. u i want to be careful not to use this rationalization to go back to what it was. >> im not suggesting that. you want to go forward, but you have to rejust and find your problems like mayor eric adams is trying to do. >> im a cop, this stuff is happening, people walking in and cleaning out the shelves, thats got to stop. we cant have chaos in our city. yes, i was a new york city police officer but i was a thorn in their side because we were calling for reforms. yes, we need to ch...

When the u.s. targeted an airstrike on what they said were suicide bombers at the airport, an nbc producer, a journalist working for cnn in kabul. were avoiding by-lines to try to protect people who are in afghanistan. is there a fear that the country will become a black hole for news? >> thats exactly the word i would use, is a black hole. the journalism will not just dissipate but disappear completely. that is a very, very real concern. of course, we have heard the taliban on their offensive s...