address this issue? i think we have to consid pe truth about what happened with clarence thomas and neil gorsuch. aishah: critics say democrats are towing a very dangerous line focusing on justices they don t like, and putting our judicial independence at risk. shannon bream joins us later this hour to explain the controversy at the nation s highest court. plus this. john: we have all seen the videos of parents out of control at the little league field. well now, t-ball fights back. little leagues across the country telling parents prove you can do better than the umpire. who better than brian kilmeade to call the call to call the balls and strikes on this one coming up. i would make a lousy umpire. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. john roberts in washington. aishah, you would make a great umpire. aishah: i was a referee back in the day. i m in for sandra smith. everyone is talking about in washington today, coming from the white house.
that we can answer. so we ask for your understanding as it relates to that. and i will turn it over to d.a. mulroy and did i mention that we will take questions after, but they will be, we have a really limited amount of time. so thank you. thank you, erica. good afternoon, everybody, thank you for coming. i m joined today, as ms. williams has already said, with the director of the tennessee bureau of investigation, david rauche, as well as assistant director josh melton, i m also joined by other members of my staff, including mr. brooks, but also most relevant for today, the trial team in the tyre nichols case including paul haggerman and tenisha johnson, another member of the trial team is unavailable. we re here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply, but also hurts us all. the death of tyre nichols. we understand and acknowledge the grief that the friends and family of tyre nichols are experiencing right now, as well as the great concern throughout all