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Would be if x happened, then x happens and we have to figure out what you do the next day. this is the way it goes and we dont know what happens next? or do you feel like we have a sort of tale foretold in terms of what happens now. >> i think this happens forever. something fundamental and you put it perfectly. what we learned with mitch mcconnell says that obstructing merrick garland was one of the proudest moments of his career, that this is about power now. its not about senate norms that su...

Happened, then x happens and we have to figure out what you do the next day. this is the way it goes and we dont know what happens next? or do you feel like we have a sort of tale foretold in terms of what happens now. >> i think this happens forever. something fundamental broke you and pit perfectly. what we and learned we learned with mitch mcconnell says that obstructing maker garland was one of the proudest moments of his career, that this is about power now. its not about senate norms that ...

I asked him about that. >> there was no contact with russia. the rest of the world understands that we took justifiable action based on the tragic actions that the assad regime took. this is an action that cannot be tolerated. >> heres where the tale will be told. rex tillerson is headed to moscow next week where he will meet with his russian counter part. talk about being a fly on the wall, that will be an interesting one to be a participant in. shep? >> shepard: stay warm, john. looks nice the...

There as if the value of human life is to be subjected to his maintenance of power. to me, i agree with president trump. this is just an atrocity. >> sandra: he said this strike was in vital national security interest of the united states. >> kennedy: my biggest concern with this, and of course, assad is a horrible person. hes an awful human being who despises freedom, which is what this country ultimately stands for. i understand that, but my biggest concern is, does it end with a single air st...

You. >> that was jimmy fallon, but today fellow comedian jimmy kimmel tweeted out, 90 years werent enough. >> on to our national lead and the tale of a powerful figure brout down by journalists, in this case high school journalists writing about their incoming principal, amy robinson, who was hired last month. journalists writing for their school paper discovered that her university was not accredited. the investigation raised more questions than answers about the new principals credentials. the...

The growing instinct of both parties is to retreat to the respective bases. and were in a zero sum game. guess what? politically, it is hard to find a reward for any politician these days for crossing the aisle anymore. so the result in some cases was inevitable. >> this result was pre ordained. >> im sorry. i love the senate. >> todays vote was a cautionary tale about how unbridled are partisan can overwhelm our basic inclination to work together. >> we can argue together about where this sl...

Nominee neal gore such. theyre talking ability other openings coming up on the court. here he is. >> judge gorsuch is a great person and hopefully if there is a second one made by our administration -- there could be as many as four. under a certain scenario, there could be more than that. >> a bit morbid. phil mattingly is out front. >> reporter: tonight senate republicans have triggered the so-called nuclear action. >> therefore, i raise the point of order that the cloche chur set is a majorit...

President trumps nominee to the u.s. supreme court, judge neil gorsuch. lets get details from our congressional correspondent phil mattingly. phil, this was a bitter fight. update our viewers. >> reporter: thats exactly right, wolf. no shortage of finger pointing accusations thrown about, but no shortage of regret even among republican senators who say they wish it wouldnt have gotten to this point, but it did. republicans made very clear they were moving forward on the supreme court nominee. to...

Different tune. >> i am disheartened that we are here. todays vote is a cautionary tale about how unbridled partisan escalation can ultimately overwhelm our most basic inclination to work together. >> saying he advised his predecessor, harry reid, against going nuclear to no avail. the republicans did heed such counsel once before in 2005 when they contemplated going nuclear but stepped back from the brink. eight years away from pressing the nuclear button themselves, democrats blasted the g.o.p...

The explicit need to work together. >> the senate should be different. the senate should not be the house with a six year term. >> reporter: that deterioration started years ago. >> weve already slid down the slope. thats harry reid decided that executive nominations would be done by simple majority and we simply went with the harry reid rule today. >> reporter: fresh concern that republicans eager to get president trumps agenda through could use similar procedural tactics beyond just supreme co...