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Hour talk about the supreme court back and forth that we heard between schumer and mcconnell. when we come back, cyber expert clint watts. not only did the russians create fake news that president trump unwitting

Not just on judge gorsuch because hes going to get through no matter what. its the next one that really matters as judith was saying, and the interesting gamut that schumer has to go through in his head is, is it worth it? you will have democrats peel off the red states. theyre going to say why should i walk the plank for chuck schumer on should, when i know that this judge is going to be approved in the end anyway. if that breaks on this vote, then chuck schumers power in the senate and his abi...

Filibuster. mitch mcconnell said he would trigger the nuclear option. schumer suggested a different plan. >> do you have the votes to change the republicans. do you have all republicans to stand behind you. do you have the votes to change the rules. >> what i can tell you is that neil gorsuch will be confirmed this week. how that happens really depends on our democratic friends. how many are willing to oppose closure on a partisan basis so kill a supreme court nominee. never happened before in h...

Heard between schumer and mcconnell. that was wild. when we come back, cyber expert clint watts. not only did the russians create fake news that candidate trump unwittingly repeated he said theyre still at it, all in an effort to win a second cold war. my bargain detergent couldnt keep up. so, i switched to tide pods. theyre super concentrated, so i get a better clean. number one trusted. number one awarded. its got to be tide

40 or so democrats who have their opinions. but the fact is that those opinions are balanced by stingy facts. immovable facts. he does his job well. >> i think it is up -- you vote based on your constituents. and when your constituents are blowing up your phone, you see mark warner with a constituent saying you need to vote. >> that is good for the american public? >> it is good for his constituents. why would they call them if not? >> i think collectively of the american public at -- >> collect...

>> every time he reaches over and picks off someone in the freedom caucus he loses moderate republicans and senate vote at that point. >> at 38% he doesnt have a lot of leverage to scare people. he tried that with the freedom caucus and they basically flipped him the bird. >> where can they both reach out to each other? at what point? >> at this point, i think the atmosphere is so poisonous in washington i dont think he can get anything done, i really dont. the things he had to say -- chuck schu...

Because hes going to get through no matter what. its the next one that really matters as judith was saying, and the interesting gamut that schumer has to go through in his head is, is it worth it? you will have democrats peel off the red states. theyre going to say why should i walk the plank for chuck schumer on should, when i know that this judge is going to be approved in the end anyway. if that breaks on this vote, then chuck schumers power in the senate and his ability to influence is going...

Manchin supreme court no, maam to me. thats trumps nominee. want him on the court he has got to get down there and campaign for him. thats what we are not seeing from this white house. >> martha: alex, do you agree. >> i dont agree at all. only a few weeks ago when president trump rolled out the nominee in fantastic prime time event in the east wing of the white house. very well received. and then from there its not appropriate for the president to be strong arming members. of the nominee should...

>> we hope that her praise leads to additional support and her support. its hard to the find any reason except for obstructionism to see why fellow democrats in her caucus have not been able to join them. >> reporter: but mccaskill offered this warning should justice kennedy or ginsburg or breyer leave the high court in the next couple of years. >> so they pick another one off the list and they bring it over to the senate and we say, no, no, no, this is worse, and theres not enough votes to conf...

>> mccaskill had a warning should justice kennedy origins ginsburg leave the court. and take it off the list and take to the senate, no, no, theyre not going to let us do too long until they move to 51 votes. >> shes talking about the threat of the so-called nuclear option if invoked by leader mcconnell would allow to change the rules for a supreme court justice with a simple majority vote. >> if it comes it a rules change, and i sincerely hope that it does not for the sake of the grand traditio...