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Been absolutely lights out. The best november since time began, and maybe that is what we have, whatever you view on the election. But with the bombshell from pfizer on a vaccine, the market goes straight up. The president radio salad for four days, and we get a tweet for fourdio silent days, and we get a tweet out this morning. In this moment, we continue to see i am going to call it a second surge of market performance. Jonathan this morning is not about the politics. It is about the science. ...

Colorado and minnesota, most of this clears out. The bigger problem i would say some of these temperatures, sub zero, northern parts of minnesota, minus 13 in international falls, that might keep you home instead of off to the polls this morning. Nicole, thank you very much. Weve been talking about super tuesday, but lots more to get you caught up on, including a showdown over security. Apple and f. B. I. Go to congress in a fight over unlocking the San Bernardino shooters phone. President obama...

Sort of timing which has become standard in modern confirmation process. Indeed, in american history, only one attempt to push through september or october confirmation was the failed campaign to approve fortiss no president , 1968. Mr. I cannot believe anyone would want to repeat that experience in todays climate. Moreover, of the five justices confirmed in the summer of an election year, all five were nominated for vacancies that had a reason before the summer had began. August justice griers ...

Differently than the preceding ones. President , the pressure and tension on the existing process which exploded during the thomas nomination fight make a restoration of what came before judge thomas nomination, even it was desirable, a practical impossibility. That we face my immediate question, can our Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process so rectified discord and bitterness be repaired and it president ial Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us that this is extremely u...

Lastly, selfrestraint, which checks the wellintentioned urge to shortcircuit government by the people, the kind of restraint that jefferson spoke of when he warned of the unbridled third branch. I want to quote jefferson, our peculiar security is in the possession of a written constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction. Or the kind of restraint hamilton spoke of when he said in 1978 that the judiciary was beyond comparison, the weakest of three departments, having Neither For...

Up next on booktv after words with guest host Michael Meyers executive director of the new york civil rights coalition. This week jason sokol in his latest book all eyes are upon us. In that the historian argues that while the northeast enjoyed a reputation as a bastion for racial equality in reality blacks were relegated to living in ghettos and working menial jobs until Northern Leaders challenged citizens to practice what they were preaching. This program contains language that some may find ...

7 00. We continue to follow developing news in france. Police are locked in two different standoffs right now. One involves the gunman in the newspaper masacre. The other is with a man suspected of killing a female Police Officer. Coming up in two minutes, alex savidge will explain why police now believe it is all connected. Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Its friday, january 9th. Im tori campbell. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets talk about your weather and traffic and get you moving t...

Think some of my dearest friends are wrong. A trade war broke out between democrats. In the cross hairs, a bill before congress to give president obama a fast track to congressional approval for the trade deal he is negotiating with 11 pacific rim countries. President oh bambama considers the transagreement a cornerstone ironically mr. Obamas main opposition includes Progressive Senate senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren whom he singled out for individual criticism. Shes absolutely wrong...

Which clear [ music ] [ music ] hello. Good morning everybody. Welcome to this great land of ours. Ours. Its hard to say which is a big story. News breaking eight senators four republicans led by john mccain. Four led by john schumer who have come up with a come comprehensive immigration plan bipartisan they are going to announce today which includes a path to citizenship as well as tougher enforcement at the border all contained in one bill. President obama will talk about it in las vegas tomor...

Until december 6th. They battled to a draw, neither got 50, between Mary Landrieu and bill cassidy and rob maness, 14 , where do the votes go on december 6th. History made in iowa, joni ernst becoming the states first female senator. She succeeds retiring democrat tom harken and over in kansas, cnn projects pat roberts keeps his seat. The polls show a close race with independent greg orman and cory gardner has won the senate race in colorado. Cnn projecting that he defeats incumbent senator mark...