keep and mind the white house must weigh a liberal appeals court in san francisco, and dianne feinstein says there is "no doubt this will go to the supreme court." but wait, there is more. weekend goter the to digest mr. trump signing of executive actions on friday that starts chipping away at financial regulations through dodd-frank. he has blamed dodd-frank from keeping loan origination down, but loans have risen 75% since dodd-frank was an active, and lending is at a 70-year high. the s&p financial sector got a trump bumper friday on the news. netanyahu meets theresa may later today. later this week, he will be at the white house. this start to talk about discussion between benjamin netanyahu and theresa may. what will benjamin netanyahu focus on? >> i think prime minister notnyahu said he is necessary targeting the deal, criticals been quite of the deal in the past, and i think the idea that there is a come outand to strongly from the start of the trump administration, and the cohesion we seem to be seeing with the u.k. on that front. this is a big year, reelection year in may, what

even dianne feinstein wasn't quite hugging him, but was a lot more enthusiastic about him after she spent an hour and a half chatting with him. kennedy: can he make a case to someone like charles schumer who has come out -- >> i don't think so. i don't think they will waste their time with that. right now they have all republicans and 7 democrats ready to vote to break a fill filibuster of 59 votes. if it comes to that, i think they will get it. if the filibuster rule meaning -- they -- meaning 60 votes to pass. if he doesn't have to get 60 votes to pass, they will vote tomorrow. joe manchin is in fave so it's 63. kennedy: so good to talk to you about that. the party panel returns. lena dunham says trump's presidency is hurting the country and her health. now? excuse me. again? be right back. always running to the bathroom because your bladder is calling the shots? you may have oab. enough of this. we're going to the doctor. take charge and ask your doctor about myrbetriq. that's myr-be-triq, the first and only treatment in its class for oab symptoms of urgency frequency, and leakage. myr

feinstein. how will he handle an investigation and prosecution into an unprosecuted major intrusion into the president of the united states. can he be independent of the white house? she said she does not believe that he can just after sessions was confirmed. the american civil liberties union sent this tweet, if he violates the constitution, they'll sue. >>> president trump has promised to separate his businesses from his presidency. today he went to twitter to blast a department store for blocking his daughter's clothing line. >> he promised to cut ties with his family's business interests. today the commander in chief lashing out at nordstrom for dropping ivanka trump's fashion line. >> my daughter has been treated so unfairly by nordstrom. she's a great person, always pushing me to do the right thing. terrible. it was retweeted from his official presidential account and reinforced by the white house press secretary. >> it's a targeting of her brand. this is a direct attack on his policies an

dianne feinstein will retire. >> greg: oprah-clooney. >> eric: i think jimmy kimmel is going to come out and kill it, be hilarious. i want these actors to accept their awards, pat themselves on the back and get off the stage. >> bob: don't have so many people go up with you. we don't want to see your aunts and uncles. >> eric: i like when the host has some fun and pokes fun. >> bob: johnny carson was the best at that. anyway. guess what. this is my segment. 42 seconds. "one more thing" is up next. your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says, "you picked the wrong insurance plan." no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with new car replacement™, we'll replace the full value of your car plus depreciation. liberty mutual insurance. mattress firmness? enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. sale ends sunday! go to sleepnumber.com for a store near you. [he has a new business teaching lessons. rodney wanted t

california senator dianne feinstein is responding to the federal appeals' court refusal and appeared on fox news and senator feinstein says, "the executive order has caused tension between the three branches of government." >> this is done within the scope of executive power and the challenge to executive power i think can be made, is appropriate to be made when you think it's succeeded and people in terms of particularly the muslim ban aspect of this believes that the president's executive power has been exceeded. >> senator feinstein says she has no doubt this will go all the way to the supreme court to decide whether president trump has exceeded his authority. >>> surprising video shows a laptop computer exploding into flames. security cameras at a home in thousand oaks in southern california show flames shooting out of a 4-year-old dell laptop plugged in and placed on a couch. it happened twice inside the home and then twice after it was unplugged and brought outside. >> i was just like in shock. i didn't know what was happening. i didn't really know what to do. >> the family say

even dianne feinstein wasn't quite hugging him, but was a lot more enthusiastic about him after she spent an hour and a half chatting with him. kennedy: can he make a case to someone like charles schumer who has come out -- >> i don't think so. i don't think they will waste their time with that. right now they have all republicans and 7 democrats ready to vote to break a fill filibuster of 59 votes. if it comes to that, i think they will get it. if the filibuster rule meaning -- they -- meaning 60 votes to pass. if he doesn't have to get 60 votes to pass, they will vote tomorrow. joe manchin is in fave so it's 63. kennedy: so good to talk to you about that. the party panel returns. lena dunham says trump's presidency is hurting the country and her health. [♪] kennedy: let's have some fun. lena dunham has a trump allergy and she says it's affecting her health. on howard stern's radio show she said quote donald trump became president and i stopped being able to eat food. everyone has been asking, what have you been doing? i say try soul-crushing pain and devastation and hopelessness and y

some of the senators who were there and didn't object like senators dianne feinstein and chuck schumer. they are still on the hill now. who knows if they will vote differently now that this is a trump nominee. lou: their defines of obstructionism is probably i amr probably immutable. but we can't wait. i know you are as anxious as anyone in the country save for a few people. the chairman of the american conservative union, matt schlapp. good to have you with us. are both of these folks -- these judges, are they exciting to you as a conservative? do you have a reference? >> maybe my preference is the younger guy, lou. we have watched the court color outside the bounds of the constitution and issue after issue. when i look at the full list that candidate donald trump came out with, and i'm not a lawyer, thank god. when i talk to all the people in the legal community that i trust. they told me it was a rock solid list. and the final three candidates, it makes everybody who is a conservative extremely pleased. lou: i should point out that list, two lists. one of 10 and another of 11 put to

they called it an empty tall help meeting with dianne feinstein. the center was not there. her office said she cannot be there because she was traveling to washington. indivisible -- they are been showing up at town hall meetings showing their opposition to president. trump and his policies. some people compare it to the tea party movement which has different goals was successfully used similar tactics.>> it is our turn to be loud. >> we are in a special place in the country. we have a opportunity to push ahead and continue to be progress of despite everything that's happening.>> they expect many more events like this will be held in the days and weeks to come. you can hear more about the groups goals coming up -- two members will be joining us in our studios. >>> lawmakers return to washington as trump prepares to deliver his first address to congress. he is promising to lay out and aggressive agenda. democrats are laying out the groundwork to oppose him.>> reporter: this is going to be a big week for the congress and the white house. the biggest speech so far for the pres

they called it an empty chair town hall -- dianne feinstein. the center was not there. members of the group called indivisible have been showing up at congressional town hall meetings around the country. showing opposition to president. trump and his policies. some of the papal -- some of the people compare it to the tea party movement. they demand members of congress resist the agenda of the sitting president. >>> the tables have turned. it is our turn to be loud. >> we are in a special place in the country. we have an opportunity to push ahead and continue to be progressive. despite what is happening. >> they knew diane feinstein would not be at the town hall. her office said she was on her way to washington dc. the people at this empty chair town hall say they expect there will be many more events like this in the days and weeks to come. >>> a state education leaders are urging people to apply for financial aid for the dream act before a deadline. the state assembly voted in favor last week encouraging students to apply before march 2 despite concerns about the immig

and senator dianne feinstein said this is all a bit of karma for the republicans. >> we listened for months while republicans said that obama was issuing too many executive orders and exceeding his authority on executive orders. so, you know, what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. >> we haven't heard from the president on twitter, but we are being told they are having meetings at the trump international golf club. later today he will have phone calls with international leaders including the secretary general of nato and the prime minister of new zealand. tonight like most of the country he will be watching the super bowl. but we can tell you he does make a prediction and you will have to tune in to this interview with bill o'reilly. eric: that breaking news we are not going to report now on the fox news flannel? reporter: i wish we could. arthel: you have got to watch bill o'reilly. he will go one-on-one with the president in pre-game coverage for the super bowl. it includes the exchange about russian path vladimi president r putin. bill: do you respect putin. >> i do.

chuck schumer, dianne feinstein, they all voted for it then and now they are seeing a completely different tune. the question is going to be the funding aspect because it's got to get done in congress and in senate where republicans only have 52 seats. i think the funding is the question but as far as the existing wall, the democrats actually -- >> kimberly: they have it set aside. >> eric: speaker ryan said it's going to be paid for by us. >> kimberly: guess what? who cares. get it done. build it. >> eric: he said we will pay for it first and they will pass back. there are so many ways to make them pay us back. a ton of ways. but you don't think they're going to pay? >> bob: no, they're not going to pay. no politician in that country. are you kidding me? the first year that more undocumented people left the united states then came into the united states. >> eric: workers to build a wall, that's one way to help pay for it. final thoughts, anyone? >> bob: are they going to use undocumented workers? >> greg: sell california to mexico grade use that money for the wall. >> kimberly: how much w

the center dianne feinstein was not there. it was called the group indivisible. they've been showing up across the country to show opposition to president. trump's policies. some people compared it to the tea party movement which has different goals but both groups use public pressure to demand congress resist the agenda of the president. >>> it is our turn to be loud. >> we are in a special place in the country. i think that we have an opportunity to push ahead and continue to be progress of despite everything happening. >> organizers say they knew senator. feinstein would not be attending the town hall. her office said she was traveling back to washington. people at this empty chair town hall say they will expect there will be many more events like this in the days and weeks to come. >>> and unbelievable mistake at the oscars after the wrong film was announced as the winner for best picture. what officials are saying what happened. and we hear from the bay area's own about how he felt hearing his film moonlight was the actual winner for best picture. >>> a cool

dianne feinstein was on fox news sunday and talked a little bit about the president's executive actions. >> this is not one thing. this is what they call shock and all -- awe. and they have every right for some want to go to court to see if the shock and awe is constitutional. he is not a dictator. he is the chief executive of our country. there is a tension between the breasts of government specifically what the framers that's between the branches of government specifically what the framers of our constitution -- should be done within the scope of lawmaking. this is done within the scope of executive power. the challenge to executive power can be made, is appropriate to be made when you think it succeeded. there are people in terms of particularly the muslim ban aspect of this that believe that the president's executive power has been exceeded. we will see. the courts response has to be made to the court that tomorrow. it will go to the ninth circuit. it will be reviewed. i have no doubt it will go to this up in court and probably some judgments will be made whether this president has

. >> reporter: now, the two top senators on the judiciary committee, dianne feinstein but republican chuck grassley are saying they want to be briefed by the fbi director and the attorney general about what exactly was going on in the contacts between general flynn and the rugs. >> can you tell us more about the reaction from congress concerning the president saying about the leaks? >> reporter: well, there's now a new letter out from the two top republicans over on the house side asking the department of justice's internal watchdog to investigate leaks. this is exactly what president trump is looking for. they are basically responding not so much to the controversy about the contacts with russia but they want to investigate the leaks coming out of the fbi. >> all right, jon, thank you. >> the president had a tweet a minute ago saying those leakers will be caught. let's get a closer look on where things stand on the flynn investigation from pierre thomas and the big question will he face charges for those phone calls to the russian ambassador? the white house said their counsel deter

in the last 10 minutes, the republican chuck grassley at dianne feinstein sending this letter to the attorney general and fbi director. "seeking the content of the national former security advisor flynn." information about protect all my potential links about information, as the president blamed politics in the media for his national security advisor's exit. >> people are trying to cover up for a terrible loss that the democrats had under hillary clinton. i think it is very, very unfair, what has happened to general flynn, the way he was treated, and the documents and papers that were illegally -- i stress that -- illegally leaked. >> also come out later today, naming the middle east on harvard as flynn's replacement. the trump administration having the it -- hoping it will blunt further comments. fox news is contacting former intelligence an obama administration officials separately and directly. in the meantime, the washington free beacon reports that ben rhodes is the center of the iran deal and the benghazi terrorist attacks is the main driver of the leaks. there is no further co

tonight, the republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee chuck grassley and dianne feinstein sending this letter to the attorney general and fbi director, any evidence that will resolve pssified info. >> ed: thank you, catherine. there were no real fireworks in today's joint news conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. neither of the reporters pressed the president about his contact with russia. he did briefly ask about michael flynn in the context of this broader question. >> thank you, mr. president. prime minister. both of you have criticized the iran nuclear deal and at times even called for its repeal. i wonder if you are concerned at all, not just about michael flynn but about some of those events that have been going on with communication and russia, if that will hamper the deal at all, whether it would keep iran from becoming a nuclear state. >> ed: mr. brodie's question and others, any difficult questions from the press but is that a fair criticism? david brody joins us live. these news conferences, the president is calling on conservative news out

feinstein. >> is part of a nationwide trend where people are bringing new light to townhall. our reporter is live in our newsroom on this growing push to hold people accountable. >> it is to encourage feinstein to hold a town hall meeting. this group probably will not get an audience with her because they're protesting outside of a closed meeting she is holding with the public policy institute this morning. this all comes after very fiery town hall meetings this week, held by congressional republicans. >> do your job! >> you work for us. >> reporter: people across the country, demanding the representatives and senators hold open meetings with constituents. when they do, many of those representatives are getting an earful like iowa senator chuck grassley who held a town hall on issues ranging from obamacare to immigration. >> why would you vote to jeopardize iowa's quality of education and qualified candidates for your vote? >> [ applause ] >> a president gets elected, and has to carry out the responsibilities of when she was elected, that that person ought to have the team th

this morning on fox news sunday, dianne feinstein suggested that this is a bit of a karma for republicans. >> we listened for months while republicans said that obama was issuing too many executive orders and exceeding his authority on executive orders. so, you know, what is soft for the goose is soft for the gander. >> earlier today, the president had meetings with his advisors at trump international golf course and played a few holes there as well. this hour he has a couple of phone calls with international leaders including the secretary general of nato, as well as the prime minister of new zealand. later tonight he will be with his family at the mar-a-lago watching the super bowl. >> a little work. a little play. >> a legal challenges to the president span in federal court stretching from massachusetts to hawaii. lawmakers on capitol hill are weighing in on whether or not the order should be reinstated or if a block by the judge in seattle will continue and be upheld. molly joins us now with more from washington. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals does ask the states of washington

chuck grassley, the chairman of the senate judiciary committee along with dianne feinstein, the democrat who is the ranking member on this committee asking for transcripts of intercepted calls as well as a briefing from justice department officials and fbi officials on what led up to michael flynn's resignations, and they say in their letter media reports raise substantial questions about the content and context of mr. flin's discussions with russian officials. the conclusions reached by the justice department and the actions it took as well as possible leaks of classified information by current and former government employees. so that's the status, a little bit of one thing on the house side, a little bit of something else on the senate side. >> joe johns at the white house. with us, cnn washington correspondent brianna keilar, paul lewis and matt, i want to start with you. i watch you on tv. you've been seeing a risk for the trump white house is it doesn't have a lot of loyalty on capitol hill among republicans. when you see jason chaffetz, david nunez, none of them seem to be launchin

feinstein and they're asking for more information, briefings, documents, from the department of justice about this investigation. i think that is something that while we may not have immediate headlines out of it is something that could potentially generate significant information here. you have on the one hand concerns from many republicans about the nature of the conversations between the russian government, the trump campaign, michael flynn, the ousted national security adviser. on the other, republicans are pursuing the leaking. >> thank you. joining me is stephanie ruhle back to talk about some of this. you've got a business background. tell us a little bit about this guy, stephen feinberg, how you see his role unfolding in the white house. >> in is amazing. yes, he's a billionaire. he co-founted a privaded privat firms. this guy is a wrecking ball. he lacks for companies and cuts them out. people have heard his name before. they one of the main investors in remington. after that massacre at the grade school in connecticut, one of the largest investors said if you don't pull out of

i don't think dianne feinstein wants to go any favors for donald trump. mark warren has raised questions, there are six partisan democrats on that committee. i think the best place to start is on the committees, and if they find stuff, you can get an independent investigation et cetera, but i think you stick with the standing committees right now. >> what do you think when you heard darrell issa call for a special proutsecutor. >> i think the rush to a special prosecutor is always a dangerous thing. we have already usurped the -- the intelligence committee is by partisan, it's not a partisan committee. let them do their job, let them investigate. i'm not at all concerned that democrats and republicans in looking at the facts won't come up with something that's very reasonable. >> playing devil's advocate, they were told that the fbi reports given to cnn were wrong and they wanted to get that out there. >> you just don't reach out to the people that were investigating, period. but let me just say, sean spicer, you talk about this fake news and he banned ce

and he met with the top democrat on the judiciary committee, dianne feinstein part also california democrat maxine waters was confronted about tweeting her greatest desire was leading president trump right to impeachment. >> i have not called for the impeachment yet. he is doing it himself. eventually we've got to do something about him. >> it put nancy pelosi in an awkward spot. >> i'm not here to talk about impeachment. >> house democrats talking impeachment two weeks into a new administration tells you how toxic things are in congress right now. the nasty tone is having an impact on everything. >> bill: mike emanuel, thank you. stocks were down. dow lost 19 points. s&p 500 finished down 5 and the nasdaq gave back three points in trading earlier. in a moment, president trump brings his orders to beat isis directly to the commanders responsible. here is what some of our fox affiliates are watching tonight. fox 29 in philadelphia, commuters face delays after cracks were founded to subway cars. dozens of similar cars were taken out of service for inspection after a crack was found on a major

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feinstein, senator leahy were all in office when he was first confirmed without opposition in 2006. with as many as eight democrats, like blumenthal and mccaskill, there's no question that he is a widely respected jurist who deserves to have his nomination fairly decided upon by the united states senate. now that judge gorsuch has been officially named, i hope you'll allow me to talk about how exceptionally qualified he is to succeed the late great antonin scalia. his record is impeccable. the president holds education in the highest regard. judge gorsuch graed phi cappa beta and attended oxford. like justice scalia, the cornerstone of judge gorsuch's judicial philosophy is fidelity to the text. he doesn't believe judges should base their decisions solely on the law -- he believes -- sorry. i don't want to screw that one up. that his decision should be based slowly on the law and the constitution, not on their own policy preferences or personal feelings. he'll be a reliable on the bench regardless of background. i would note, i think -- and i always want to caveat this, but to my un

feinstein serves as the highest ranking democrat. >>> first protestors deleted the uber app and now have demands for the company's ceo. maria medina medical is live in palo alto where the protest planned across the country at the company's offices. maria. >> reporter: good morning, kenny. these protests planned for this afternoon and they are called hashtag #uberrideswithhate. this comes just days after uber caught some serious heat. formulas weekend during protests at airports because of president donald trump's travel restrictions, taxi drivers refused to pick up passengers at jfk where two iraqis were being detained. uber picked up people but turned off its surge prices. so many protested uber by deleting the app and now fast forward to today. protestors are demanding uber's ceo travis kalanick step down from trump's economic council and stand women grants and refugees the company relies on every day. now, kalanick is responding. trump's first meeting with the council that kalanick is on is tomorrow. the first meeting is tomorrow. kalanick promises his customers he will bring up

feinstein, grassley is asking the trump administration for a full briefing on the circumstances surrounding michael flynn's ouster as national security adviser including any transcripts of flynn's intercepted calls with the russian ambassador. and that is just one of several probes into different aspects of the russia scandal. the house and senate intelligence committees are investigating russia's alleged interference in the 2016 election. the ladder receiving a classified briefing from fbi director james comey. overhe weekend, reuters reported the fbi is pursuing three separate probes into russia's hacking of the dnc and john podesta's server. now, one, trying to identify the people behind breaches of the democratic national committee's computer system, another who tried to posted e-mails stolen from john podesta's account and a third pursuing leads from informants and foreign communications intercepts. that comes amid mounting questions about whether the justice department can investigate the russia issue independently under the leadership of attorney general jeff sessions who was, of cou

. >> california senator dianne feinstein is the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee. she's expected to aggressively cross-examine the nominee during the hearings he especially beca of the fact that the obama's nominee garland never got a hearing. chuck schumer, a democrat, tweeted gorsuch put corporations over workers. he's been ideolog ideologue, so that is a hint of the battle to come. analysts say gorsuch is just to the right of scalia on the conservative spectrum. gorsuch will go through a tough senate judicial hearing, and that's expected to begin in a few weeks. dan and ama? >> justice antonin scalia died last february. in mid-march, as kristen mentioned, then president obama named garland as his nominee to replace scalia. republicans refused to hold confirmation hearings saying they felt the new president should be the one to nominate a new justice. now democrats may choose to take the same action. >>> san francisco filed a lawsuit against president trump today claiming his order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities is unconstitutional. san francisco is one o

. >>> and coming up, the top democratic on the senate judiciary committee, dianne feinstein, joining me next, right here. stay with us. >>> and within the last hour, the senate judiciary committee approved jeff sessions who voted against sessions' nomination. it was an 11-9 vote. why were you among the 9 voting against? >> i feel strongly he's the wrong man for the time. i've known him for 20 years. i know the record. i know the views. he's trump partisan in the campaign and i think what the attorney general has to do and senator sessions has alluded to this in the questioning, in the committee, is be prepared to say to the president of the united states and i cannot see jeff sessions with his record and i don't e him doing that. so i don't think that he will be the kind of attorney general independent from the executive representing the law, representing the constitution and representing the people. not representing donald trump. >> has the firing of acting attorney general yates and the rollout of the executive orders made it more difficult for the two parties to work together? you

judiciary committee focusing specifically on flynn with chairman chuck grassley and dianne feinstein requesting a briefing from the justice department and transcripts of flynn's calls. remember how important those transcripts could be. the three house investigations appear much more political in nature. not to be critical. you judge for yourself. the intel committee has agreed to look into both the hacking and connections between trump's campaign, but there is a heavy emphasis and sharp divide within this committee about the necessity of that probe and you have chairman nunez also pledging to investigate the leaks. you'll hear about that on the house side. leaks are just as important as the substance evof those leaks. the judiciary saying only that they will look into the broad issue of improper interference in the election. we don't even know what that means. jason chaffetz says he doesn't intend to investigate the trump/russia investigation or flynn's communications, but he did join with representative julian cummings in requesting information about flynn's attendance at gala in of

nancy pelosi, dianne feinstein, a lot of the people you know, but you don't know them the way i know them, and reading the book you will know them the way i know them. barbara mikulski, how many of you have heard of barbara? what an amazing woman and someone who was a mentor to me. well, so i wanted to tell those stories and also wanted to share, how do you get through some of these times? when people are calling you dates and tried to shut you up and tried to shut you down. because i believe in life. we face those things regardless of whether we are in politics, whether we are in a community situation, at work, in our family. there are people who will try to shut you down. and how do you retain your toughness? how do you summon your toughness? so in many ways it's an impairment -- empowerment book as well. i had -- how did i get the name? while i was writing this book during that period of time people would keep coming up to me and say, how did you get to be so tough? how did you get to be -- and i was on the top, just, i was born in brooklyn. i mean -- [laughter] i'm just who i am

dianne feinstein says that she is worried about the increased raids. these reports show the serious consequences of the president's executive order which allows all undocumented immigrants to be categorized as criminals and requires increased enforcement in communities rather than prioritizing dangerous criminals. >>> homeowners in a sinking bay area skyscraper lawyer up. the legal fight over a fix to the millennium tower. >> and a girl scout cookie stand robbed at gunpoint. our first sketch of the suspect behind a brazen bay area holdup. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a homeowners association for pe ing at the sinking um tower... now plans to take the developer to court. the high-rise in downtown san francisco has settled 16 inches >>> a homeowners association for people living at the sinking millennium tower now plans to take the developer to court. the high-rise in downtown san francisco has sunk 16 inches in a few years and also leaning. attorneys have been in talks for months with the millennium partners. as a group the residents have not filed lawsuits but no

dianne feinstein is the ranking member. it's 11 republicans to nine democrats. the questioning for judge gorsuch, will it be limited? how many rounds? >> i don't want to be arguing, taking half a day to argue what we are going to do. i think we are going to let people ask the questions they want to ask your kid if it's one round, two rounds, three rounds. the longer it goes on, they have to realize we have to get this done and we stain session until we get it done. >> there is a time component. key things are pending in the courts, big cases that is been really held back to final arguments in april, waiting for potentially a ninth justice. do you feel confident that you can move judge gorsuch through the process in that time? >> just so people understand, there is nothing arbitrary about this. we know what it has taken to get other people through the supreme court justice process for the hearing and everything else. they generally follow a pattern, so i would guess that we ought to be able to have this on the senate floor the first week of april if senator mccon

. >> senator dianne feinstein issued a statement saying she a alarmed by these arrests. san francisco mayor ed lee says he understands the wave of fear and will work to protect all law-abiding residents. >>> it is 7:08. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, why mother nature is forcing this rapid release from a reservoir in the south bay. >>> plus -- >> very, very scary. >> a girl scout and her mother robbed at gunpoint. they share their frightening encounter with an armed robber outside a bay area supermarket. quilted northern works so well people can forget their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an outlet for a face. >>> welcome back. it is 7:10. here's a live look outside. beautiful sunrise with cloudy skies providing some drama in san jose from communications hill. we won't be seeing any rain today or tomorrow, and some sun. so enjoy it while it lasts. >>> who would steal from a girl scout? police have released this sketch of the teen they say pulled off an armed robbery on a 12-year-old girl scout

feinstein, others pray they will say it ist because he has a record. but he is their worst nightmare. he cofounded a paper when he was at columbia called "the fed" because he thought there was too much pc on campus. this is not the kind of guy they want to see take the seat and felt that ninth position. he has critical of the left. let me read you something he has wrote. "american liberals have been addicted to the courtroom, relying on judges and lawyers rather than elected leaders and the ballot box. instead of getting there attended on the ballot box and to convince voters, and to go get their arguments, they have increasingly relied on judges to be activists for them." he called them out, the left is not going to like any of that. >> bill: they are not going to like that. we all know about that. it is about the stability of the debate. i think that if the left starts to smear him, that is just going to be another nail in the progressive coffin. i don't think americans are going to really want to see that were tolerated that. shannon, we appreciate

. >> at the same time, dianne feinstein is assembling a reelection committee. the idea of replacing or has california politicians thinking about running for governor. >> it moves the funnel to the governorship. people may be waiting and would say, i'd rather shoot for the senate. now, a decision on 2018. >> lots of openings. john chung is leaving the treasurer's job and so far, the treasury and there will be someone looking at the lieutenant governor's slot. the lieutenant governor is talking about running for governor. there are a lot of options available to you if you want to run statewide. >> yes. but, those options -- find me one of 100 who can tell you what the treasurer does and what the lieutenant governor does, even in governor newsom said he didn't know what the lieutenant governor did until he got into office. >> not exactly a list. >> you might recall, we talked him into moving away because we knew we couldn't beat jerry brown and running for lieutenant governor, that put him in it position where he was dominant at the moment by virtue of the poles.

feinstein. and democrats continue to debate how hard to fight the pick for the high court, this as senate majority leader is not ruling out getting him confirmed using the nuclear option which throws out the rule of requiring 60 votes. >> i would say that that is up to our democratic friend. end. anyone senator can require the entire senate to cast 60 votes to stop a filibuster and move to what we call an up or down vote, simple majority vote on a nominee. anyone anyone senator can make it. >> the first impressions of gorsuch seem positive, 49% say that they should vote him thoroughly, roughly, the same debt -- you see it right there, the proof is in the polling right there. there is a lot of support around him. i cannot find anything that you would not -- i do not understand why there are any problems with putting him through other that he is conservative? >> talking about how your life will be in danger if this guy gets on the board or your children are going to die, everyone is going to have

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. >> california senator dianne feinstein is the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee. she's expected to aggressively cross-examine the nominee during the hearings he especially beca of the fact that the obama's nominee garland never got a hearing. chuck schumer, a democrat, tweeted gorsuch put corporations over workers. he's been ideolog ideologue, so that is a hint of the battle to come. analysts say gorsuch is just to the right of scalia on the conservative spectrum. gorsuch will go through a tough senate judicial hearing, and that's expected to begin in a few weeks. dan and ama? >> justice antonin scalia died last february. inmid-march, as kristen mentioned, then president obama named garland as his nominee to replace scalia. republicans refused to hold confirmation hearings saying they felt the new president should be the one to nominate a new justice. now democrats may choose to take the same action. >>> san francisco filed a lawsuit against president trump today claiming his order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities is unconstitutional. san francisco is one of

president trump supreme court nominee is going to meet with dianne feinstein today. and democrats could try to filibuster him. an attorney covering the supreme court for two decades, love talking to tim about the issues. great to having you back on the program. >> always a pleasure. >> jenna: a lot of news about the administration and congress coming on the philosophical question just to start off here. is this the way that the government was set up to a function where there will be a lot of tension between all of the branches of government? >> yes, it was. i think the framers of the constitution envisioned hard-fought fights, but maybe not the extent that we are getting now. we expect congress and the white house and the courts to disagree. that is why you have separation of powers. it does not trouble me. i think in the end it will all be resolved. >> jenna: a lot of headlines on that, that's why i ask the big picture question. when it comes to the potential confirmation of neil gorsuch, do you see what is happening about these debates over whether there will be a

california democratic senator dianne feinstein put out the statement, these reports show the serious consequences of the president's executive order, rather than prioritizing dangerous criminals. is that the case? are all undocumented immigrants right now being categorizing as criminals and could be picked up and deported? >> i believe the trump administration, under the leadership of secretary kelly now is, again, still prioritizing gang members, drug dealers, human traffickers, criminals. they are still prioritizing that. but they are just stepping up enforcement activity. i don't think the obama administration adequately enforced immigration laws. this administration will. >> senator johnson, thanks very much for joining us. >> have a great day. >>> coming up members of president trump's team make new claims of voter fraud, but do they have any proof? we are checking the facts. ♪ when you have digestive sensitivities, life can feel like a never ending search for food that won't cause bloating, gas, or inner turmoil. try pronourish. a delicious nutritional drink that makes a grea

republican senator chuck grassley of iowa joined california democratic senator dianne feinstein wednesday in a letter to the justice department askiking for transcrcripts of fr national securitity advisor mimichael flynn's calls with the russian ambassador last before trump's inauguration. december the call broke u.s. law and led to flynn's resignation on monday. at wednesday's press conference, president trump defended flynn. pres. trump: michael flynn, general flynn, is s a wonderful man. i thihink he hass been treated very, very unfairly by the media . as i called it, the fake media, in many caseses. sad thing is a really that he was treated so badly. amy: trump's comments came a day after his press secretary sean spicer said the level of trust between the president and flynn had eroded to the point where trump had to demand flynn's resignation. "the wall street journal" is reporting u.s. intelligence officials are withholding sensitive intelligence from president trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised. "the new york times" is reporting trump is considering

in a meeting with california senator dianne feinstein, who is the top democrat on the judiciary committee, she talked about this nomination on fox news sunday. >> the minority party challenge to do a full and fair hearing, and to have that time to garner the facts, to really understand the history of this nominee. >> republicans have been praising the gorsuch nomination, this afternoon the outreach to democrats begins. >> jon: if things slow down a bit on capitol hill, does your workload slow down as well? >> we will be here, whatever you need. >> jon: we will count on you, thank you. >> jenna: the betsy devos nomination as a prime example of the tough time the president is having getting his cabinet confirmed, a publication writing this. "it was not supposed to be like this, total control of the g.o.p. of washington should mean he gets whatever he wants but senate democrats the last line of democratic defense are slow bucking the installation of trump's cabinet to a historic degree. so much so that republicans have not even started yet on trump's legislative agenda. republicans will even

this is democratic senator dianne feinstein of california. >> instead, he has been the fiercest, most dedicated and most loyal promoter in congress of the trump agenda, and has played a critical role in the clearinghouse for policy and philosophy to undergird the implementation of that agenda. with this in mind, i must vote no. amy: senator sessions' confirmation has faced a series of protests over his opposition to the voting rights act and his history of making racist comments. on monday, about 30 members of the naacp, including president cornell william brooks, were arrested at a sit-in at sessions' office in mobile, alabama. it is the second naacp sit-in where brooks was arrested. on tuesday, retired army colonel ann wright disrupted the senate judiciary committee in protest of sessions. >> no to the ban on refugees. i will go out, but you do not need to drag me. i am 70 years old and i can make it out on my own, but no racism, no to hate, no to jeff sessions. amy: more protests against jeff sessions and trump's other cabinet nominations erupted tuesday. in new york city, thousand

senator dianne feinstein is among the democrats wreg whether sessions can act independently of president trump. >>> the nation has a new border patrol chief this morning. he is a career official with the department joining more than 30 years ago and serving as deputy chief during former president obama's administration. he will lead the department as president trump tries to build a wall along the mexican border and add thousands of agents to the department. >>> closer to home t legal battle against president trump's immigration order is heating up. san francisco became the first city to file a federal lawsuit against the order yesterday and now santa clara county plans to do the same thing and it could happen as early as tomorrow. the president's order strips sanctuary cities of federal funding. both san francisco and santa clara county believe that order is unconstitutional and they stand to lose $1 billion each in funding. >>> homeland security says 872 refugees will get waivers to enter the u.s. this week. the agency clarifies they were already cleared to enter before the president s