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Functioning society we might not have. yet, as you just said to folks, we're talking about because where the system ultimately under certain pressures did work which is part of how you have some level of a corrective. so aim glad we got you in here. always good to see you even on tough news days. i appreciate you. tell folks what is am kog up. there is a backlash to florida republicans in what many activists are calling the don't say gay bill. but first, as gas prices surge, you probably heard about that, we have a sliver of what some are calling good news with electric cars helping energy ind...

Rights that make us free. as you say, criminal defense lawyers perform a service and our system is exemplary throughout the world precisely because we ensure that people who are accused of crimes are treated fairly. it's very important to me in that spacapacity as a lawyer ans a citizen. i'm sorry, i was just going to say, the third thing i was going to say is as a judge, as a judge, i care deeply about the rule of law, and i know that in order for us to have a functioning society, we have to have people being held accountable for committing crimes, but we have to do so fairly, under our const...

As democrats praised jackson other republicans ripped into the nominee with many accusations from, frankly, the fringe right. as we standby cnn's jessica schneider takes us through the most contentious moments of the day so far. >> reporter: ketanji brown jackson defending her record during hours of intense questioning from republican senators, push back against their broad characterization that she's, quote, soft on crime. >> in order for us to have a functioning society, we have to have people being held accountable for committing crimes. but we have to do so fairly under our constitution. a...