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And the Supreme Leader of iran says his country will stand firm in the face of american threats. Ayatollah kahmeini urges huge protests this friday, for the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. Hello and welcome to 100 days. From the moment she was first introduced in late november as President Trumps nominee for education secretary, betsy devos has been taking the heat. Shes a millionaire Christian Conservative philanthropist who critics said knew very little about the job she was up for. And she was widely ridiculed in her Confirmation Hearings when she was asked about having guns in schools....

Or you could barely see or hear he was isolated from the world. I find that terrifying that devry now if if i mean that i see but only the know but there he was nearly blind and couldnt hear much what was in fact a kind of isolationism let me down and these are let me go. With thanks to his zest for life and positive attitude he compensated for that with friendships and a core base sas he often said now i am very a lot more than that but he tried to take every day as it came living day to day that wasnt a problem for him you know what though they were alive. Thats a comfort to me and im happy ...

The confirmation hearing process, where she was asked questions that were ranging from asinine to completely irrelevant, trying to get an audience at the electorate, opposed to understanding who she would be as a jurist. to have her endure that with the dignity, the grace, and to be as, you know, willing to answer the questions and do so with such poise really show sod many people what she would be like and have been as a jurist. for me, as a mother, as a black woman, as an attorney, i cannot tell you how much it straightened my spine even further. how much with every single "no" i heard this ...

Become the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. manu raju, nia-malika henderson and joan biskupic are back with us. also joining us is laura coates. let's hear from you. what's going through your mind right now as we are watching history about to be made? >> it is a really joyous day. not just for myself but for every lawyer, every woman, every black woman. this is a confirmation hearing that actually is an affirmation. it's a validation. this should have really happened generations ago, as one senator also pointed out today, but it's happening now. and it's happened after...

What they might hope to accomplish by having a conservative on the supreme court. most of the undecided senators would prefer a conservative supreme court. but i think they have to weigh it against fitness and character and a number of things that were said in the course of the confirmation hearing process. i think there's plenty of evidence out there that should give someone real pause about supporting the nomination of judge kavanaugh. >> well, we'll all be watching. this has been some process to behold. you were one of the bright spots. you and jeff flake. you did something that was about m...