branch of government. we're elected. i think the history of special prosecutors is mixed. at this point, what are we going to appoint a special prosecutor to do exactly? to chase stories of american citizens that end of the cash and the in newspaper articles? end up the newspaper articles? right now, look, at some point we have serious crimes that have been committed. it would be something that we would consider. at this but we don't have that. the only serious crimes we have are leaks that have come out of our government to the press and others. yes? >> [inaudible] mr. nunes: i wrote the letter and obviously, it is a classified letter. there is a classified and unclassified version and we are expecting answers to that. i think we have some briefings this week and next week. and those briefings will continue. reporter: are you committing resources to investigate these leaks? mr. nunes: well, as anything we can't -- it is very similar to us not having any evidence of who -- of these american citizens that w

the president is the head of the executive branch, officials in the executive branch work for him. he can tell them what to do. under some circumstances, i guess if they think it violates the law or the constitution, those officials can say, no, i won't do this, i can't do this consistent with my oath to the constitution. but then it's certainly within the president's power to fire those people and replace them with someone who is more willing to execute his policies. >> wasn't it really a moot point then when we talk about salary yates? because she was going to be replaced anyway. >> it was a moot point for a couple of reasons. one is, yes, she was going to be replaced. she was an obama holdover. she was going to be out. the other is, people argue about whether she should have resigned or whether it was appropriate for her just to refuse and say no, the justice department won't defend this executive order. because the president clearly had the authority to fire her, which he did, that didn't really make much of a difference. >> here is a question for you. does the president have t

of government, the executive branch and the congress, and the courts. and that when you have a considered judgment of the democratically accountable branches of government that this is the appropriate social policy, done after very thorough investigation and very thorough consideration, representing the will of the people, expressed through the legislative process, that the courts ought to be very deferential in those circumstances. so that was an effort to actually drain the partisanship out of the argument and talk about structural factors under our constitution. but that is just the way it looks to the american people, isn't it? well, it's a shame because, at the end of the day, although i can't get inside the mind of the chiefjustice, i do think his vote to uphold the law was very likely based on his sense that that was correct. sure, but he had the casting vote, and in that one he went on your side. but the bottom line is this supreme court and even more right now that it's an eight—person court, because the ninth nominee hasn't yet been confirme

of the legislative branch of government. yes? >> is there a difference between the white house asking you to call a reporter, and asking the fbi to knock down a particular story? >> well, look, i don't believe that the -- first of all, i believe that the white house talking to, and having a reporter, and if the reporter asks the white house, and whatever the story is about, and as it relates to the fbi, i believe what happened with the white house as i understand it in my limited conversations that i have had i think it is an obvious question that one would ask, if there is no evidence here, can krou talk about it? and the fbi of course normally does not talk about leaks, and whether or not they are investigating or not, and other issues of who is under investigation, and it is pretty standard for the fbi not to comment on this. that is pretty unusual if they do comment, and so, obviously, when -- so i don't know how true that story is. i would go to the white house, and ask what conversations actually occurred, but i don't

of the legislative branch of government. yes. reporter: is there a difference between the white house asking you to call a reporter and asking the f.b.i. to knock down a particular story? mr. nunes: first of all, the white house talking to -- having a reporter -- if a reporter asks the white house, hey, can you get a hold of whatever member of congress, i don't know what the issue is. as it relates to the f.b.i., i believe what happened with the white house, as i understand it, and my limited conversations that i had, i just think it was an obvious question that was asked if there's no evidence was here can you talk about it? and the f.b.i. doesn't normally talk about leaks and whether or not they're investigating or other issues of who's under investigation. i think it's pretty standard for the f.b.i. not to comment on this. that's pretty unusual if they do comment. and so obviously when -- so i don't even know how true that story is. i would go to the white house and ask what conversations actually occurred but i don't thi

so branches of the government should be attacking other branches. we should hold each other to more account and we have not done that for a long time. >> senator, do you believe the president right now is trying to consolidate power? >> i think that we are going back 80, 90 years where every new executive branch that comes to power tries to consolidate more power. so, my concern isn't something in the last 15 to 16 days, it's something that goes back to teddy roosevelt to republican andwood row wilson, a democrat who thought that democracy was clunky and people couldn't be trusted and legislatures were going to be bought off. you needed more power in the branch of the experts, the executive branch. i think the article one branch, the legislature is a huge part yf we have all these article two executive problems. we have executive overreach? again, not just this administration, but administration over administration because we've had decades of legislative underreach where the number one priority of most people who serve in the congress is their own

i'm assuming it does concern you, looking at the branch of the u.s. government that the president of the united states could be in violation of the united states constitution. >> i just don't see it like that, wolf. i just don't. i just -- i've looked at this. i've had people pepper me -- >> should you have hearings on it? >> no, look, i never did this type of investigation on barack obama. i never did this on hillary clinton. and unless there is some real cause to do it, i don't intend to do that on donald trump. there is no way to suggest he's profiting from an inordinary way from the fact that he's the president of the united states. he does have vast interest on a variety of things. you can go look at the financial disclosures. but if there is something that rose to the surface that was extraordinary, of course, we would look at it. i don't see the evidence of that. >> congressman, barack obama, he didn't have any businesses. i don't think he had any businesses at all when he was elected president. >> how did you walk out such a rich person. >> he

is the people's branch. it is the people's participation in our government and democracy. i think the premise for what he wanted to put came from his experience as an ordinary citizen and our democracy experiencing some of the frustrations with partisanship and the failure of the two-party system and gridlock in government and so on. for me, my perspective changed after retro congress in 2014. it opened my eyes to this functionality many things. next comes from the fact that we are in uncharted territory. we've never been a nation of this many millions of people. we've never been a nation that has an economy that move from manufacturing to services and the technical side of the economic equation. we've never had a democracy that had to function with this much diversity and this many complications in the worldwide economy. so we need a democracy that is able to adapt to this new world that we live in. and unfortunately, it seems that we are stuck in some of our old ways. to take one example, we have not made

please, the executive branch has to work with the legislative branch. we need to work together. >> and there was no coordination between the president, the executive branch of the government and the congressional, the legislative branch in this particular order. in the same statement you released, senator, you did express support for what the president likes to call extreme vetting. what specifically should extreme vetting look like? >> well, first of all, if you go back to -- i think referring back to president obama in 2011, and the bowling green, as you call them, ken cannot, the situation where two people down there were identified and how they got to this country and changes need to be made. at first he put a 90-day -- 60-day stay in iraq and that was expanded to six other countries. you had a total of seven countries involved. they were basically known to harbor terrorists and be supporting of terrorists. so, with the extreme vetting, we want to make sure areas that we know and know, our intelligence knows they are harboring and basically supporti

there's fidelity to your party over fidelity to the legislative branch. and with merrick garland, people felt like that's what happened. ultimately it was our team says we're not giving this guy a vote so we can preserve it for our party as opposed to we will play the constitutionally prescribed role of advising and consenting. >> well, the legislature didn't consent so you're right there was a decision not to consent but your broader point is surely true which is the founders envisioned a world where when you serve in the legislature you don't have partisan lenses as the first thing you think about. you should think about jealously guarding your prerogatives for the branch. i'm the third most conservative guy by voting record but i'm not partisan. when i think about what matters as a dad and father and husker football fan, i don't start with party loyalty in that top eight or ten and it would be great if the senate were again the greatest deliberative body in the world. it's a fanciful excuse and if you look at c-span 2, there's one person in there talki

you can see the smaller branches and the, when the pick up,ment -- the everywhere. if you're heading to the airport, check with your carrier, because the winds couldon thert. live along the parkway katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> when the winds subside 6abc.com/wealatest on what next. updated hourly t of our meteorost. >> reporter: police are to two intruders shot the animal during 89 break suscts out if anyone else w small drove into utility poles and the driver fled the scene inenton. the crash knocked out power to a nearby hospi holmes. nora mscen the veh authorities are hoping to find. nora >> reporter: hi, sarah, we have a mess on berk street which is next to the saint francis medical center in trenton. snapped behind one of two broken in half. the t the downed power lines left behind ftal to swivment to emergency -- switch to emergency power. >> w maintain the hospital. >> repor at 9:30.afficas diverted on to a side str dug authorities say a small tractor-tr on to avenue next to saints million center caugh wires and snapped two poles in half and se

like the legislative branch and equal branch. do you think the president understands there are three branches of government, they're all equal and they're meant to offer checks and balances? >> well, i think, wolf, it's clear that he does. i won't always be responding to every single thing that president trump tweets or says as i didn't with barack obama. i know that he's disappointed with the ruling in seattle, but he is following the ruling. his government has said that they are upholding that ruling. they are not implementing the executive order and at root that's what matters most. he respects the judgments of the courts. look, in politics emotions can run high and we can lose our temper sometimes. it's a understandable. happened on the senate floor last night. in general, though, it's best to try to keep these disagreements impersonal and focus on the merits and have a debate. >> i would point out it's not just one time. there is now a history of the president demeaning federal judges, going back to during the campaign, fede

each branch must respect the other branches. so the president executes the law. but the courts interpret the law. here you have two judges, one from washington, one from massachusetts, they have conflicting interpretations. and that must be decided by the court. you're going to appeal to the court of appeals, ninth circuit, first circuit. they'll make a decision. this will eventually go to the supreme court. that's what's supposed to happen. that's what makes our country so special. >> governor ensley, you're an attorney as well, correct? >> correct. >> how long given the circumstances of the information that we have now, the statement from the white house, what the judge ordered earlier, how long will it take to play out and unraffle? >> i can't predict that. we don't know the answer to that. >> we're not looking at a matter of a couple of days? >> it's possible the court of appeals could act with that a lack rah at this. >> it's important that people understand that. i do believe, at least in my lifetime, except when president nixon was around, this is the mome

of their own prerogatives, defending your own branch is not to attack another branch. and so as i've read the media reports this morning of who said what to whom and who shouted at whom and who argued about what, what if we just paused and reflected again on what it means to believe in a constitution that has three separate but equal branches that are supposed to check and balance one another? so i happen to have on my desk -- i went and looked after seeing some media reports this morning -- i happen to have the breast pocket card i had in my suit two days ago when i met with the judge and i asked him about the comments coming from the white house criticizing a so-called judge. so i just would like to share with this body some of the comments that the judge made to me when i asked him what he thought about the criticism of the so-called judge, because we don't have so-called judges. we don't have so-called presidents, and we don't have so-called senators. we have people from three branches that have taken an oath to a constitution. so here's some of what the judge told

but to question the integrity of the judge and say so-called, that is an attack of a branch, and remember, donald trump, during the campaign the university was -- referring to his mexican heritage. i'm afraid this is very troubling. >> i have to interrupt you. your audio is awful. we will try and sort that out. bring you back after the break.

the straggler in all of this is the federal legislative branch. so one of the things we're working on as we resist these nominees, as we exercise our duties under advice and consent is to try to find that bipartisan majority to stand up as a senate, as a legislature on behalf of constitutional government and lawful government. it's going to take a while because we are the branch with elected officials and it's extremely difficult for some of these republicans even the ones that are sort of at least alarmed if not disgusted at what's happening, for them to get all the way to no so early in this presidency but you can see the dam starting to break. you see ben sasse, you see senator john mccain and i don't think you can go and do battle with the whole legislative branch. not just democrats but republicans, committee chairmen trying to bully them over time is going to backfire. i wish it would happen tomorrow morning but i am confident that it will eventually happen. >> senator brian schatz from hawaii, thank you very much, appreciate. >> it thank yo

you cannot have one branch of government trying to say that another branch, a co-equal branch of government is somehow illegitimate. he did this when a judge had gone into his dealings, his business dealings, which were very questionable. the judge pointed out that they were questionable. and mr. trump's reaction was, well, his parents were from mexico. so he is not qualified. now, he is saying that a judge who was not nominated by a republican president, confirmed by a republican senate, actually with a unanimous vote, he is not a real judge. you can't do that. our system of government works only if there is a separation of powers and a respect for that separation. >> i want to ask you about the supreme court, sir. you have said that the president's actions demand a thorough and unsparing examination in your words of his justice nominee, neil gorsuch. why are they so interconnected? do you not think that gorsuch would make up his own mind in rulings? >> he has to be asked. the trump organization bragged that they had outsourced to some alt right groups, many of whom are lobbying groups to

bill: why is 1978 so important to the marine corps as a military branch? nathan: it was the year legislation was passed making the commandant of the marine corps a full member of the joint chiefs of staff. it was important because it basically opened the door for marines to serve at the highest levels. for example, the vice-chairman or the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. there is currently marine serving is the chairman. that was not possible right to -- prior to 1978. serving as the commanders of the different command, it was not possible prior to 1978. so that change allowed for marines to play a greater role in the military establishment. the two key players or -- >> who were some of the key marines or members getting that through? the two key players or commandants lewis wilson and the senator from the head of the senate armed services committee. those two gentlemen have known each other for a long time and had close personal ties. it was really that relationship. there were other players such as the commandant's legislative position -- assistan

is the only branch that legislates, that the executive branch carries it out. and there's only one branch that interprets the law. that's the courts. if we were to move back to that simple model, it gives balance and consistency to all individuals to be able to know what the law says, what is the law and to be able to actually push that out in such a way that people can trust it stays consistent. i'm proud to be able to sit down and have conversations with neil gorsuch in the days ahead. i'm looking forward to getting a chance to meet with him in my office and to be able to work through other areas and issues that he faces. but when president trump selected neil gorsuch and suggested him for the bench, as i have mentioned before, my first thought was we couldn't have a better judge to be able to come out of the midwest and to be able to speak out for the issues that real americans want to be able to speak out for and to be able to have a court that is consistently speaking what does the law say when it was written. let's just do that. now, there are a lot of ot

the nation's secondest biggest bank is testing three such branches in denver and minneapolis. they have atms and video conferencing equipment so customers can actually ask questions to someone. the branches only have one employee to help use the equipment and are much smaller than traditional bank branches. >> one of the questions you might want to ask the computer, can i get more money out to buy the new iphone, because prices for the iphone 8 reportedly will start at more than $1,000. another report says it may have facial recognition and a 3d camera. this is the tenth anniversary of the iphone, and there's also a rumor that apple might push the new addition's announcement up to june in order to mark the anniversary. >> and i'm one of those who just got a new one and will get the new one as soon as -- >> i'm the opposite. i would still have the startech flip phone. >> if you could. >> if it still worked. >>> when we come back, the high-wire act that went wrong. a well-known performer among those involved in a frightening fall. >>> and a leopard pounces on a film crew. see ho

branch is a very safe environment. we have an incredible diverse population of students and teachers and we work very hard to make people feel safe and are really conflicted times in our nation >> i think sometimes kids take some things out of context. they are kids. but that's where education comes into play from the parents as well as the school. >> i'm not going to lie. th i was shocked. but when i heard people talking about it. they were -- i thought it was just jokes. >> that's how i feel. >> reporter: this isn't the first racial incident to happen at a montgomery county public school in recent months. in fact, you may remember back in november, the superintendent released the statement after racist graffiti was found in several schools including swastikas, called the incident disturbing and offensive. reporting in burtonsville alexandra limon fox 5 local news >>> the man charge with killing three members of. during a hearing in dc supreme court prosecutors and defense lawyers agreed to begin picking a jury in sep

but they haven't attacked the independent judicial branch. not the way -- and there's not even a ruling yet and he's attacking them. >> here's where the president has to worry is that it gives an opening, jennifer, to -- it could open the door to republican criticism of their own president. >> and it is. >> and it is. even neil gorsuch apparently is saying -- and there isn't a member of the supreme court, all nine of them, all eight of them -- >> john roberts, fierce dender of the judiciary committee. >> this is what mitch mcconnell said when another president attacked the supreme court. president's attempt to falls well beyond distasteful politics. demonstrates respect for our system of politics. that was in 2012. which was probably was a very mild criticism kbared to what we're seeing today. >> you heard the president take it to the people this morning. he's trying to win over the general public. he was saying this is a statute that any one of any age can understand public it's to precise, beautifully written, and he was trying to say trust

we talked after world war ii, branches seeking to downsize. was there still that rivalry in 1978 and what other challenges to gety have to overcome this placement on the joint chiefs? nathan: there was no opposition to this. one thing that was pointed out was, when i look back, the comet on has been at 99% of these meetings. that when the national security act was passed, the common on can participate when there are matters pertaining to the supreme -- the marine corps being discussed. on -- the a common inmandant was sitting in these meetings. there was no opposition on it. the legislation passed 9-3. hey, this is the right thing to do. tell us more about the office of legislative affairs, what day-to-day function and what congressional committees do they interact with? nathan: established in 1952, civiliansabout 50 working in that office. office in thean pentagon and at key locations throughout the united states. the types of things they do most importantly, the national defense authorization act, the legislation passed every year where cong

of course one branch can criticize another branch of government. it's ludicrous to say that congress can criticize the president and the president can criticize congress and judges can criticize the president, but the president can't criticize judges. chris: so neil gore -- neil gorsuch was wrong? >> i have my opinions, and judge gorsuch had his comments misinterpreted by senator blumenthal who, as we all know be, has profound credibility issues. chris: wait, wait. first of all, on the question of his saying that he found these remarks disheartening and demoralizing, it wasn't -- >> that's different than saying -- chris: wait a minute -- >> that's different than saying you can't criticize a judge. i don't think judge gorsuch would say you can't criticize -- chris: no, he said these comments were disheartening and demoralizing. he said it not only to senator blumenthal, he said it to ben sass, a republican. >> kelly ayotte put out a statement, that is not what she said he said. what we do know is senator blumenthal -- we all know his vietnam scandal

this is a separate branch of government. he's not the first president to get frustrated with the ruling from a court. i think what's most important are the actions. this administration is honoring the ruling, and this administration is going through the proper procedures to deal with the ruling to try and get the ruling overturned. they are going through the appeals process. they are respecting the separation of powers and the process. he's an unconventional president and gets frustrated with judges. but he's respecting the process and that's what counts at the end of the day. >> the president also talked about a timeline for changing the current health care system. he put that at a year. is that a time you're comfortable with? is he getting that from you or -- >> there's a little confusion here. the legislation is going to be done this year. we are going to be done legislate with respect to health care and obamacare this year. the question is, how long does it take to implement the full replacement of obamacare? that's why

the branch has as much as power as he has. we have an example just handful of judges stopping an order from coming into effect. that's teachable moment for us. even if we end up in great conflict with a lot of noise, we have to use this as a teachable moment. i would hope that donald trump is capable of learning and reading the opinion and understanding how come flikts this issue is. they can help america by still going back rescinding order and coming up with a new one that's more balanced and lick likely to survive a constitutional attack. >> i have been handed -- a that -- i'll real it to you. statement on ninth decision. here statement. today uphold victory for washington state. and entire country. thank you for purcell for diligent work on behalf of the state. -- emphasis that no one is above the law, not even the president. since the restraining order was issued, we have seen a man united with his family, a graduate student return to continue to his important work. i'm proud that washington leader in the fight. we were f

, the executive branch does more legislating than the legislative branch and their pushing out 3000, 4000 lawless, -- 3000, 4000 lawless, regulations every year. isn't there a law that congress passed itself aims, that empowers itself to do something about this? sen. cruz: that should be one of the singular priorities of this new administration, reining in the out-of-control regulatory states. the rains act would require congress to approve any regulation that would have an impact of greater than $100 million on the economy. you talk about a basic, common sense step. if the federal government is is going to cost $100 million or more of your job going away, at a minimum the people elected by mr. pence: he is supporting law $100 million or more of your job going away, at a minimum the people elected by the government have to vote and say yes, i support taking away your job or no, i don't support taking away your job. [applause] sen. cruz: and part of the regulatory states, what the framers understood was accountability. the constitution is brilliant for accountability, for opposing fac

there are some branches hanging on top or laying on top of the branches there. there is the light right there, you can see there is nothing happening and this whole stretch of road here at great falls and hunting avenue, great falls street and hunting avenue shut down. we are in a residential neighborhood. no power in this area. i'm not sure how many people are impacted by this particular tree and power line problem here in this part of town, we're still working on that information for you. we're live here this morning in mcclain. back to you. >> thank you, mollet. >> and a lot of people in the dark. >> that's right. here's the breakdown for you. dominion customers, 17,600 in northern virginia without power. novec customers a little more than 4,000 out there. pepco not that many. you can see a little more than 1,000 and over in maryland, first energy a similar number, about 1,500 in the dark. bge 571 outages. now back to you. >>> adding to the danger of the high winds that are knocking down trees on to roads and yards. take a look at this scene here. it is going

and congressional branch but you have a sprawling executive branch bureaucracy and make sure that all of your ducks in a row. this order didn't quite work. there's legal ramifications but as we now know the white house didn't communicate with the executive agencies charged with carrying this out. that lead to indecision and chaos as to how it was supposed to work and even though those sorts of things are not supposed to matter when you go before a court, when there's an argument the executive branch doesn't know who they're doing. >> just disability of this case whether they're standing, whether the court will check all of the boxes it needs to to review the case is up in the air. it's not an easy call but politically how did it play for the president so far, especially with his comments. is it written off the way the vice president wants it to be. he is allowed to criticize other branches of government. that's all it is. >> mike pence was playing the role again of what president trump meant to say was he wasn't just criticizing the ruling. he was calling this judge a so-called judge.

, the legislative branch and judicial branch. there has to be respect for the other branches as well. >> and of course, this raises the question, what does the president's nominee to the supreme court neil gorsuch say when somebody asks him a question during his confirmation hearing about when this judge is a so-called judge, what do you have to say about that? >> i think that judge gorsuch will always respond in an appropriate manner, in a manner that is respectful of his colleagues on the bench, whether it's the federal bench or supreme court. so i don't have any worries about how judge gorsuch might respond to that kind of a question, but this is the environment in which we find ourselves. this is a very different time. this is a very different president who has a very different tempment so these are the challenges that are faced at this time. >> christine, let's get you in here. what do you make of the president's posture towards this federal judge? >> well, first of all, i think that the immoral and unconstitutional mouz lim

i view this as two separate branches of the legislative branch of government. yes. >> reporter: is there a difference between the white house asking you to call a reporter and asking the fbi to knock down particular stories? >> well, look, i don't think -- first of all, the white house talking to -- having a reporter, if a reporter asks the white house, hey, can you get ahold of whatever member of congress, i don't think there's any issue there, i don't know what the story is about. as it relates to -- as it relates to the fbi, what i believe happened with the white house, as i understand it in the limited conversation that i've had, i think it was an obvious question that one would ask, if there's no evidence here, can you talk about it. and the fbi of course normally doesn't talk about leaks and whether or not they're investigating or other issues of who is under investigation. i think it's pretty standard for the fbi not to comment on this. it's pretty unusual if they do comment. and so, you know, obviously when -- so i don't even know how true that story is

head to head with the judicial branch? >> in a word, yes, and frankly, i'm glad to see it. i think we have had an executive branch that has emasculated itself by surrendering constantly to the idea that once the court says something, that's it, it's the law of the land. >> professor, i have never heard anybody talk like that. i keep thinking of little l rock back in the '50s and the federal troops coming in. yes, the courts have a right. even richard nixon, whatever you say about nixons he buckled to the supreme court and turned over the tapes because he knew they were the boss. >> yes. and the good news is that the trump administration is now finally doing that. so they're abiding by the order. they're following lawful process despite what the president is saying. they're appeal to the 9th circuit, exactly the process we would expect and want to happen. >> what would be a judge's reaction -- first of all, the mexican-american judge attacked because of his heritage, trump i guess was suggesting he must not like me is what

of course a branch can size another branch. it is ludicrous to say that they can criticize congress, and judges can criticize their president, but the president cannot criticize judges. he has had his comments as you know misinterpreted and missed understood. as we all know he has a profound credibility issues. >> chris: wait, on the question. first of all, the question of his saying that he found these remarks disheartening and demoralizing, it was not -- >> i don't think that he would say that you cannot criticize a judge. >> chris: no, he said it not only to richard blumenthal, but the republican. >> that is not what the statements, that is not what she said. you were not in the room, i was not in the room. we do know that senator blumenthal, and we all know the vietnam scandal. we know how he has a credibility problem. it is a serious problem. that should be the focus of the conversation. it is where the senator has a serious credibility issue. we are going all over the place. let's just be very clear and straightforward sa

the real question is whether or not the judiciary branch is going to reign him in. reminds me of fdr during world war ii where franklin roosevelt reimagined the constitution when it came to the japanese internment camps. imagine whether or not you could impact the supreme court. not suggesting he's reimagining things. he's making us think a lot. and he's also making us feel very, very uncomfortable about where we're going. here's what we know, a republican president who's -- i'm sorry, a republican judge who is very thoughtful ruled against this president. my understanding he is is judge's judge -- go ahead. >> you finish that thought. >> my understanding is he really does interpret this as hmm, this was pushing the envelope way too far. >> mainstream republican according to folks who know him. we were talking about the judge. let me put up a tweet from yesterday. cannot believe a judge would put the dmrnt such peril. if something happens, blame him and court system. people pouring in, bad. what are the political consequences of saying something like that? it appear

we are separate branch of government and we need to behave like one. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> a federal judge who had the courage to fight for the rights of civil rights marchers in selma. john lewis told me about it when i read the book years ago i thought everyone was aspiring to be a federal judge at every level to know what it takes to be courageous in history. so i get that to him as a gift gift as he came by the office. he has an impressive resume in terms of service as a judge and his court before that. his a very thoughtful person and answered as many questions as he was able to, as although as you can imagine, most supreme court nominees are extremely careful that they don't go too far in their answers. what's interesting when i asked about merrick garland he told me that merrick garland was the first person he called after leaving the east room of the white house. he he knows him and respects and i wanted to get in touch with him as he started this journey. he described described him as a model nominate f

we count on them to constrain the executive branch when the executive branch overreaches. we not only to expect them to resist being used as political tools be i the president, we expect them to independently investigate the executive branch when there are serious questions about the behavior of that branch of government. that's how our rule of law works, right? late last night in the middle of the night the national security advisor to the president resigned, was fired? resigned? was fired? we don't know. he's out. national security advisor michael flynn. being national security advisor is a hard job. there have been a bunch of scandals surrounding the national security advisor position or the person holding that position over the decades. it's thought of one of those jobs that's hard to hold on to for a long time. a lot of turnover in that job. previous record for the shortest term ever as national security advisor, though, was somhing like two and a half years. that was the previous shorst term ever. michael flynn lasted 24 days. and there are a number of things about t

the branches they're hanging on those wires there. there's a big tree branch down there on the ground here in mcclain. that's davis street that you're looking at. the fairfax county police just told me minutes o virginia dominion power, of course those crews have had to shut down the grid to deenergize those lines and then the work begins to remove those tree branches and fix the power pole as well that is caught up in all of this. fairfax county police telling me, this is an 8 to 10-hour repair here in this community. just spoke to a resident who came out to walk his dog. told me he woke up to find that there was no power in his home. no power throughout this entire residential community here at great falls street and hunting avenue for several blocks here. that's a big impact to the folks many this community. two schools very nearby. that's the latest on this situation here. no power in this community and it could take up to 8 to 10 hours to get it all fixed. back to you. >>> thank you. wasn'ts we saw just ago have died down just a

branches. in lynchburg, virginia, they had the collegiate and industrial college. it was a branch of morgan from 1891 to 1917. on that site, it was a 12 acre site that have a single building. you will notice this is the same building at edmondson and fulton. they hired the same market to create a brand for the university. they were going to build the signature campus buildings have these different branches. -- at these different branches. this was the collegiate site. in 1917, this building was destroyed by fire. it was the only building on that site, and the students who were at that location were rescued by harriet wilford, a faculty member at that location. she saved all the persons from that fire and later died from pneumonia. on the campus today, if you visited the wilford in vermont in honor of harry at wilford for her heroic efforts of the lynchburg campus. in 1917, the university purchased the current site where the university is presently located. on this site we have morgan to 1949 wh

togress has a responsibility hold the executive branch of government to the highest standard of transparency to ensure the public interest is placed first. whereas according to the tax presidentoject, every since gerald ford has disclosed their tax reform -- tax information to the public. provide anx reforms important baseline disclosure. --y contain highly information including whether the candidate paid taxes, what they own, but they have borrowed and whether they have made any charitable donations, and whether they have taken advantage of tax loopholes. whereas, disclosure of the president's tax returns could help those investigating the russian influence if there was any influence in the 2016 to understand the president's financial ties to the russian federation and russian citizens. including debts own. whether he shares any partnership ventures, equity interest, joint ventures or licensing agreements with russia or russian spirit were as the new york times has reported that president trump's close page,rs, including carter paul matter for, roger stone, general michael flynn have been u

host: you think tweets like that undermined the judiciary branch? caller: no, i don't. that's what the separate branches of government are for. they are to keep one another in check. i have no problem in believing that if the legislative plant or judicial branch see something trump does, they will call him out. we have seen that time and time again. i don't know why people want to deny trump the right to call the judicial branch out when he sees something as blatant as this take place. the judge does need to think about that. are families who have suffered through terrorist attacks here in the united states. that is something that cannot be healed. host: stephanie from indiana. matthew in bradford, pennsylvania. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. say, i don't to necessarily agree with the court's getting involved with the whole vetting thing that's going on. host: why not? caller: firstly, i agree with everything he's doing with doing this travel ban. i know it is a temporary thing for the time being that he's doing. everything we've been

that's the leader of the executive branch. you know, that made a lot of people uncomfortable. i know your answer is hey, this is donald trump, people need to get used to it, but there is a tendency here to just not take critics -- not take criticism constructively or seriously. he accused chuck schumer of having fake tears. it's like any time he gets some sort of critique he wants to commune ify them and make them go away. is that healthy? >> the look, the president of the united states has every right to criticize the other branch of government, we have a long history of that in our country. >> is this a way to do it? >> i think people find it not only refreshing that they understand the president's mind and how he feels about things and he expresses himself in a unique way, and again, the judge's actions -- look, the judge's actions in this case in washington which are adodds with the federal district court in boston that upheld the constitutionality, the federal judge making decisions about american foreign policy and national security, it is frustrating to the president an

watch for branchs in lower merion. llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerych wyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch -- and there's traffic signals down from earlier, and earlier crash there, and just around eastern road, back to you. >>. >>> philadelphia police say an argument may have led to a shooting of a man in a wheelchair. he was watching tv when hit by the bullet. police say someone opened fire from outside the man's home last night. nbc 10 spoke exclusively to the vict victim's brother. >> this is a bad area. any time drugs involved, you're going to have violence and all that kind of stuff. >> investigators said an argument involving several people happened before the shooting, they left, and then the victim was shot. he's in critical condition. police are not sure if he was the intended target. >>> college basketball player from philadelphia wounded in a drive-by shooting is recovering. john davis plays for thomas university near baltimore leading the team over a win saturday night. it was a homecoming of sorts for davis. he playe