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Hello, im wolf blitzer. Wherever youre watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. We begin with breaking news this hour at the white house and up on capitol hill. Take a look at live pictures coming in from inside the White House Briefing room. Just a little while from now, the press Secretary Sean Spicer will be taking reporters questions again. Well bring it to you live as soon as it begins. The Trump Administration is celebrating the announcement of the president S Supre...

Plus, james mattis embarks on his first overseas trip as secretary of defense while laying out a new spending plan to expand and upgrade u. S. Military might. And remembering an american hero. Chief special Warfare Operator William Ryan Owens killed in the first counterterrorism rate of the Trump Administration. It is all happening now. Jenna we begin with a fox news alert on another busy day in our Nations Capital as the new Administration Takes shape. Welcome to the second hour of happening no...

Sunlen serfaty. Good morning. What a night it was. Reporter it certainly was, poppy. Democrats continued their marathon talk thon all night into the morning and continue at this hour on the senate floor in protest of senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general. It was that moment, just a remarkable confrontation between senator Elizabeth Warren and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell which signified how hostile this battle over trumps nominations has become. Senator has impugned the motives an...

Exercise of the vote by black citizens. I call the senator to order under the provisions of rule xix. Mr. President . Senator from massachusetts. Mr. President , i am surprised that the words of Coretta Scott king are not suitable for debate in the United States senate. I ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. Is there objection . Object. I appeal the ruling objection is heard. The senator will take her seat. According to majority leader mcconnells staff warren is now banned from speaki...

And as senator mcconnell might say, youve been warned. Unusually strong criticism tonight from President Trumps own Supreme Court nominee neil gorsuch. He is disheartened by the demoralizing and abhorrent comments made by President Trump. The not understanding of the separation of powers within our government should be of concern to every american. The Senate Voting to confirm Jeff Sessions for attorney general after a bitter 24 hours. The facts may hurt, but were not in the United States senate...

Supreme court. We have team coverage. Dan springer is in seattle. First, to chief White House Correspondent john roberts life on the north lawn. James, good evening. The sharp language the president has used in attacking the ruling against his immigration ban. Neil gorsuch telling Richard Blumenthal he found the verbal attacks that president has been leveling at members of the judiciary disheartening and demoralizing. White house officials as judge gorsuch was merely stating his views and theres...

I am surprised that the words of Coretta Scott king are not suitable for debate in the United States senate p. I ask leave of the senate to continue my remarks. Is there objection . Object. I appeal the ruling the objection is heard. The senator will take her seat. Democrats are now making up for it in reading the letter on the senate floor today. Mr. Sessions conduct as u. S. Attorney from his politically motivated voting fraud prosecutions, criminal violations of civil rights laws cates indica...

Of Coretta Scott king are not suitable for debate in the United States senate. She is speaking out to msnbc. Mission withdrawn. And yemen said the. S. Cano longer run ground operations in their country. We are waiting for the president to speak and we will bring that to you as soon as it begins. At the same time, this is true u. S. Politics. We are watching for this, our 18 of the talkathon on the senate floor now focussing on attorney general nominee, overnight, turn up the volume on this one, ...

Hypothetically, an isis killer could board a plane in, say, tripoli, libya, with a fake passport, then fly to paris, twohour flight, change planes, fly onto new york city. Nobody in libya will vet that man. So he would arrive here with a decent chance of entry. Therefore, the president wantsof to impose Stronger Security oversight on nations like libya and six others that are essentially in chaos. Ya federal law seems to favor the president. Section 212 states, whenever the president finds that ...

The facts may hurt. But were not in the United States senate to ignore facts. Were in the United States senate to exercise our constitutional responsibility. Democrats spending the last 24 hours making a big show trying to stop Jeff Sessions nomination for attorney general. The clock though, about to expire. Also on our agenda, a family affair. For pulling his daughters clothing line. The company saying that ivanka left a month ago. And the northeast, about to get walloped by the first big snows...