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Senate. 48 democrats. looks pretty much along party lines. the only way he isnt confirmed if there are some republican senators who bolt and i wonder if this crisis that were seeing right now is going to impact them. >> right. you were just talking to the other guest that was trying to text with some republicans to try to get the answer to that question. i think people are digesting this news as they have been over the past couple of days, but particularly with this latest news that evan broke. ...

In, and says youre going to defend this and orders his lawyers to do that -- >> which he cant. >> which he will, likely will. these will be powerful, powerful words that will be used by the plaintiffs, people challenging the executive order and challenging it. >> is it too early to say were about to see a constitutional crisis? >> it is a little early. we dont know whats going to happen. we dont know if the white house decides sally yates needs to get out of the way. a few days before jeff sessi...

During the transition is based on studies and evidence. he has though produced no evidence. also president trump saying today that he will announce his choice to fill the vacant seat on the supreme court next week. this coming after a meeting with autoexecutives on how to bring jobs back to the country. and also today, house speaker paul ryan announcing that the president will address a joint session of congress on february 28th. several of president trumps cabinet picks are a step closer to bei...

It >>its true that he said that, yes. >> so not that hes ever done this before, but did the president lie? did the president lie about this that hes not working with you? he said hes working with you. i know we dont use the word here lie because were polite when presidents say statements that arent true but did he lie to the public about working with you? >> ive had conversations with the president about health care, yes. >> oh, a diplomatic answer there. kasie hunt, capitol hill correspondent g...

>> democrats have delayed the confirmation actis of the some e presidents cab knows, jeff sessions, betsy devos, tom price. what do democrats accomplish by doing that? >> i think its important to make sure that the folks who are going to serve in these cabinet positions are qualified. good example of that was the questioning of betsy devos, who is up for the education secretary position, and folks saw very clearly that basic questions, basic questions about th education system were asked of her,...

Him, worked with him 20 years ago they know the rumors that came up 30 years ago are not true. i think he is doing quite a well job in the hearing today. >> to be clear there were comments back in 1986 when he was up for that federal judgeship. and casey hunt alluded to this, that he had said disparaging things, that he commented that the naacp and the aclu were un-american. do you believe those comments were never made, that thats simply not part of the senators history? >> i can tell you no ra...

Boss, his candidate that he had supported throughout the campaign. >> khizr khan, gold star father. its nice to have your perspective today. thanks for stopping by. >> thank you. joining us now, william smith, a former senior council of the senate judiciary committee, the committee holding the hearing right now and the committee that used to be head by jeff session you worked under jeff sessions. nice to have you with us as well. >> thank you for having me. >> from what i understand you are a ...

Hope youve been eating your wheaties, hydrating and maybe going to the gym. i havent been so i wouldnt have seen you if you were. new years resolutions, i think they have a long sort of tail. anyway, this week is going to be your first endurance test of the new administration. there are at least nine cabinet nominees that are going to have their confirmation hearings this week, including five that will happen all at once, all on wednesday. that same day, the president-elect is due to give his fi...

Homeland security secretary. thats the senate homeland security and government affairs committee just getting underway. on the right side of our screen we are in hour five, i believe, of senator jeff sessions sitting before the senate judiciary committee for his confirmation hearing. we have teams of people listening in on both hearings. well get back to that in just a moment. we also want to tell you about president obama. he is traveling to his hometown of chicago later today where he is set...

Nominees that are going to have their confirmation hearings this week, including five that will happen all at once, all on wednesday. that same day, the president-elect is due to give his first press conference since july. tomorrow night is president obamas big farewell address in chicago. well have more on that later. tomorrow during the day, its the first of two days of confirmation hearings for arguably the most controversial trump nominee of all, jeff sessions iii who has been nominated to b...