there s a long history of limiting people who come from particular countries, that are deemed dangerous. i just don t think you can find this to be a muslim ban. if it were a muslim ban it would apply to indonesia. it is a ban that is designed to prevent islamic extremists terrorists. and of course they re going to come from muslim countries, that s where islamic extremism comes from. it reminds me of the bank robber willie sutton. they asked him why do you rob banks? that s where the money is. why do you pick these countries, that s where islamic radical terrorism comes from and where there s no vetting process. it s a perfectly rational decision and i think it will be upheld by the supreme court. i hear you say it s the vetting piece that could be critical here, too. so when you talk about the supreme court, that moves me along to what we re also watching this week. with nominee judge neil gorsuch set to begin herings on monday.
much for joining us with your insights. thank you, uma. rick: confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch to begin monday. president trump picking gorsuch after justice antonin scalia died last february. so what can we expect there these hearings? fox news chief legal corps respondent shannon bream heavy some answers. he will uphold and defend the constitution of the united states. reporter: it s something judge neil gorsuch himself vowed to do the night his supreme court nomination was rolled out in prime time. i pledge that if i m confirmed, i will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great country. reporter: it s no surprise though advocacy groups on the left and the right split on that proposition as they ramp up their arguments and ads ahead of confirmation hearings for gorsuch which kick off on monday. donald trump s nominee for the supreme court, neil gorsuch, doesn t respect the constitution.
there s no denying next week logic big for congress and could be a mixed bag on how it all unfolds. monday confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch in the senate. also monday, fbi director jim comey testifying for the first time before the house intel committee about any russian interference in the presidential election and trump s wiretapping claims, get your popcorn. as if that wasn t enough, house republicans now saying they think they ll have enough support for a full vote on health carrie peel as soon as thursday. today some members of the republican study committee are saying they will support the bill after some alleged concessions from the president. our panel is back. what a panel it is. zerlina and erin. this was a big issue in the campaign. i mentioned you worked for hillary. yes. donald trump didn t win more votes but he did win the thing that matters, electoral college. yes. he ran 100% on repealing obamacare. it is proving harder, though.
democratic senator elizabeth warren will be barred from speaking on the floor while her debate over at senator jeff sessions, the attorney general nominee. the senate chair rules that warren was out of order when she called sessions a disgrace. louisiana under a state of emergency this morning after three tornadoes filed through the southeastern region of the state. no one was killed but, but the storm demolished houses, overturned vehicles, and left 10,000 homes without power. some of the worst damage can be seen with east new orleans, which is still recovering from hurricane katrina, which happened back in 2005. two opposing thoughts about supreme court nominee judge from leading democrats. a member of the senate judiciary committee said she was left with a very good impression from gorsuch after meeting him. chuck schumer says he has very
police storming the james t. vaughn correction center near dover early this morning following an 18-hour siege. four prison workers were captured in all including a woman identified as a counselor who was rescued unharmed. two other guards escaped wednesday night. officials announcing the death of another guard sergeant steven floyd, a 16-year veteran. investigators say they re considering all 120 inmates in the building as suspects. supreme court nominee neil gorsuch spending a second day making rounds on capitol hill, meeting with tennessee senator bob corker and other top lawmakers. and with democrats promising a full on fight, one moderate democrat is urging his party not to replicate how republicans treated former president obama s last nominee judge garland. the 60 rule is something which we should work hard to protect. we should all look openly at president trump s nominee. now the democrats, my democratic