♪ ♪ >> we are just minutes away from senator jeff sessions' confirmation hearing. he is expected to be one of the most contentious of any of trump's nominees, and democrats are planning on interrogating him on a number of fronts especially his record on race and civil liberties and this is a concern for many of the congressional black caucus, including new york democratic congressman, jefferies. we appreciate you joining us. as you know the trump transition team is making the argument when he was a u.s. attorney, jeff sessions prosecuted and sought the death penalty successfully for a member of the klan, and what are your concerns? >> well, i think there are several. first of all, this is a very divided country and a very