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Matter is left entirely to the agency discretion. and she then went ahead and ruled on it and the circuit said the statute expressly says you can't do what you just did. >> harris: well, and my quick interjection with a follow-up. what philosophy could she have that would be counter? what would you be looking for if she were to answer non-generically which she did previously? >> i expect her to be very general in response to these questions. the most forthcoming of the nominee that i've seen and i've covered virtually everyone on the court and their confirmation hearings was barrett. she was v...

Signalled yesterday they're ready for a fight, but ketanji brown jackson is not only experienced, she's had intense practice sessions, so intention, i think they're sometimes called murder boards. what are you watching for today? what does judge jackson need to do? >> yeah, chris, i've been involved in murder boards in the past for other nominees, and you know, i think there's -- it's very hard to find a nominee as qualified as judge jackson or, frankly, as savvy in answering questions, and so you've got to feel bad for the republicans. they signalled yesterday that they are vehemently opposed...

She has a tremendous reputation. i spoke to the federal judges who think the world of her and she brings a couple of things that are refreshing. she was a trial court judge. that's a perspective missing often on the court. she was a federal public defender and most of the justices don't have that type of litigation experience. those are all pluses for her. and i think she will do quite well in responding to these questions. >> harris: just in case somebody happened to tip in murder boards are those phony mock question periods, non-literal in the meeting just want the say that. i know people tu...

Across town to get her here today and she has been very busy since being announced. meeting with various senators who will eventually vote on her and murder boards where they try to prep her for what she will face this week. republicans are raising questions, josh hawley one of them, who said he wants to probe her on whether she is soft on crime and sentencing decisions she made as a judge for child porn convicted offenders. his take on that. >> to the extent we can find her cases she has had 10 we believe with child porn offenders. in every one where she had discretion she sentenced below wha...

Strong economic recovery. the fed will continue to hike rates until inflation comes under control. and he signaled the action may be even more aggressive than last week's increase which was the first rate hike in more than three years. inflation, are as we have said is running at its highest level in 40 years. stock market didn't particularly light the fed's hawkish comments today. the dow lost 202. the s&p 500 fell 2. the nasdaq dropped 555. confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson ban today up on capitol hill. if confirmed she will be the first black woman ...