ducey, your opening statement. gov. ducey: thank you. my name is doug ducey. andehalf of my wife angela, our sons, it has been my honor to be a governor. i have worked hard to bring business principles to state government and arizona is a different state today than it was four years ago. our budget was broken. our economy was flat. our budget is balanced. lawsuits are behind us, and our economy is booming to a degree where we can deliver teacher pay to our teachers. our relationship with mexico has never been better, and we are focused on border security. i'm running for governor because i want to secure arizona's future and there's more work to do. i have been to southern arizona 56 times since i was elected. i realize the issues in tucson and pima county are special, unique, and different and i am looking for to the discussion about what we have been able to arizona headed the right direction and i would like to do it for the next four years. think you, mr. -- thank you, mr. ducey. because this question comes from christopher conover. schoolhe end of the las

ducey. >> my name is doug ducey. on behalf of my wife angela, mary 28 years this october, and my three sons, it has been my honor to be your governor these past four years. i have worked hard to bring business and supposed to state government. arizona is a different state today than it was four years ago. our budget was broken, our education system was mired in a years long's lawsuit and the economy was flat. today, our budget is balanced. the lawsuits are behind us and our economy is booming. we can deliver teacher pay k-12s of 20% for public education teachers with more to do. our relationship with mexico has never been better. we are able to focus on border security. i'm running for governor because i want to secure arizona's future and there's a lot more work to do. i have been to southern arizona. 56 times since i have been elected. i realize that the issues in tucson and pima county are special, unique, and differed. i'm looking forward to the discussion about what we have been able to do to get arizona heading

tuesday, arizona governor doug ducey announced that former senator john kyle would temporarily fill the setat of te late senator john mccain. was in the senate from 1995-23 said he was committed to serving until january of next year. a special election will be to happen in 20 to find a permanent successor to fill the remainder of senator mccain's term. from the arizona state capitol in phoenix, this is 15 minutes. gov. ducey: we have just concluded a very difficult week for our state and our country. john mccain was an american hero and we were very blessed to have him as our senator. we're all aware of the size of the void john mccain leaves. our prayers and our heart remain with cindy mccain and the entire mccain family and we will continue to celebrate the life of john mccain. i want to start off by saying that we all hoped today would never come. but it has come. i realize what an important decision this is and that there is no replacing senator john mccain. but the law requires me to do it, and the people of arizona deserve representation in the u.s. senate. it's the decision that

in arizona governor doug ducey announced former senator john kyle will replace the late senator, john mccain. he will serve in the senate until her placement is elected in a special election scheduled for 2020. here's the governor's announcement. >> we had just concluded a very difficult week for our state and our country. john mccain was an american hero and we were very blessed to have him as our senator. we are all aware of the size of the void john mccain leaves. our prayers and our heart remain with sydney mccain and the entire working family and we will continue to celebrate the life of john mccain. i want to start off by saying that we all hoped today would never come. but it has come. i realize what an important decision this is in there is no replacing senator mccain. the law requires me to do it. and the people of arizona deserve representation in the u.s. senate. the decision that i made with careful and thoughtful deliberation. as you can imagine i received a lot of advice from people about this selection and most of it unsolicited. the best piece of advice i received was

coming up, doug ducey is about to name senator john mccain's replacement. we will have that next, this is bloomberg. ♪ this isn't just any moving day. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. click, call or visit a store today. >> i'm kailey leinz, let's get to first word news. former senator jon kyl will fill the senator seat left in the doubt -- with the death of john mccain. 2020 -- affect a run in he is not expected to run in 2020. he spent 20 years representing the sea before becoming an attorney and lobbyist. abiola repping for senate confirmation of brett kavanaugh. chuck grassley refused to the democrats demand to adjourn the meeting, democrats wanted more time to

with senator mccain laid to rest, who will governor doug ducey pick to fill his seat? others hoping for someone who closely align with the president. whomever the governor picks will fill the seat until 2020. >> if you want proof that bipartisanship is possible, dave, i want to show you the sweet moments. former president george w. bush sneaking a piece of candy from laura bush and giving it to michelle obama. it shows humanity still exists when they are on the opposite ends of the political spectrum. >> you wonder if we will ever see that progress with president trump next to those presidents? i don't know. it is doubtful. you hope that continuity we mains. it would be -- remains. it would be shocking. >>> senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh begin tomorrow. democrats are complaining about the trump administration decision to withhold more than 1 100,000 pages of documents. the pages are proptected by executive privilege. >> chuck schumer calling it a friday night document massacre. the documents which were released are simply schedul

>>> former senator jon kyl tapped by arizona governor doug ducey to replace the late john mccain. kyl happens to be the republican attorney who's been advising president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. now he gets to vote on his confirmation. >> it is my honor to be helping on the kavanaugh nomination. i believe in judge kavanaugh. and in that capacity, i've been able to support not just judge kavanaugh, but the administration, and i think the proper administration of justice. >> kyl is well liked by the president's political team and by the mccain family. he says he won't be running for re-election, leaving open the possibility of a bruising primary in 2020. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel says he will not seek a third term. he announced the decision at a city hall news conference alongside his wife. >> this has been the job of a lifetime but it is not a job for a lifetime. amy and i have decided it's time to write another chapter together. we have more to do. and from now until then, we'll do everything in our power to get it done and walk out the door, hopefully,

doug ducey's state supreme court sent back democracy in arizona. what doug ducey did to arizona, donald trump will do to america with this supreme court. we cannot let that happen. my colleagues in the senate should reject judge kavanaugh's nomination. our democracy depends on it and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentleman from ohio, mr. wenstrup, for five minutes. mr. wenstrup: mr. speaker, i rise to sound the alarm about an ominous trend that seems to be taking hold in our nation. in june, a self-devout democrat socialist jumped into the spotlight in her quest to join this body. a new socialist trend among some in the united states, so i ask, what would that socialist -- what would socialist policies mean for our country's future? i've come to realize a whole generation of americans have grown up for whom the soviet union is just a distant historical memory. many have no personal memory of when the soviet union came crashing down in 1991, which was dramatic proof that its socialist system was a dismal failure

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arizona governor doug ducey will appoint someone to fill the seat until 2020. some names include the late senator's widow, cindy mccain and john kyle, a former arizona senator. it could influence voters centered her -- voter sentiment ahead of the midterm. it could influence latinos turned off by president donald trump's stance on immigration. >> it could shape the way the state looks in the political campaign, not just midterms, but the 2020 presidential election, as well. >> the florida's governor race is another one closely watched. republican rhonda santos supported by president donald trump will face off against the mayor of tallahassee, andrew gillum, who scored a surprise win in the primary. >>> we are hearing from people at the delmar racetrack near san diego where a man started shooting in a crowded area. witnesses said the man was angry when he couldn't buy a ticket to the sold-out rapper ice cube concert near san diego sunday night. people said everyone seemed everyone stopped in their tracks. next thing you know, you heard the shots back to back. it

doug ducey will be out moments from now, you can follow us online or stay with us, david westin is joining me now to talk a little bit about jon kyl, his and whether this is an interim position and how he could have some impact. >> is well-known to the people of arizona, he served them for three terms in the senate, serving with john mccain. he was the number two most powerful republican in the senate. he would has been very influential and well-respected. senate,18 years in the how long has he been out? >> almost exactly one term. it's interesting that as someone on your show put it, he is been shepherding brett kavanaugh. a sherpa, he's been the sherpa for mr. kavanaugh who is testifying right now. vonnie: what happens in an instance like that? jon kyl, a former senator bringing brett kavanaugh around to other senators to answer questions, which they will now ask publicly. >> which is tradition for a former senator to usher him around. that former senator knows the current senators. vonnie: the governor of arizona is just about to give his speech. >> we have just concluded a very difficu

the governor of arizona, doug ducey, is expected to move quickly to appoint someone to fill the seat. some names that have surface include the late senator's widow cindy mccain and john kyle. the decision could influence voter sentiment ahead of the midterms. >> it could shape the way that state looks in political campaigns not just for these midterms but in the 2020 presidential election as well. >> florida may also have influence in the midterms with its ra governor in the spotlight. president trump backed publican ron desantis will face off against the democratic mayor of tallahassee. >>> hundreds of kaiser workers marched in oakland today to protest the healthcare giant's proposed job cuts. the union workers marched and say kaiser plans to move jobs to other parts of the state where workers will be paid less. >> kaiser wants to outsource 260 of our classifications including our pharmacy workers, lvns, shuttle drivers. >> the hospital issued a statement in response today, saying the protesters chose to, quote, mischaracterize kaiser permanente's strong commitment to labor. >>> the

it will be official, when governor doug ducey announces this we're told in about half an hour. jon kyl is his choice to replace john mccain. >>> meantime looking at amazon hitting that trillion dollar market cap, this as the back and forth between bernie sanders and jeff bezos continues. deirdre bolton has the details. if that were somehow to hit the stock, it had a funny way of showing it. >> it had a funny way of showing it. amazon five weeks lagging for doing the kind of little dogs that you see at a county fair, right, hitting that trillion dollar mark to your point but it just underlines how much money founder and ceo jeff bezos is making and catching the attention of senator sanders who spoke at this labor day event in new hampshire, essentially saying, i will quote senator sanders here, i'm uncomfortable, one person, wealthiest guy in the world, jeff bezos watches his wealth increase today by $250 million but there are thousands of workers employed by him who are earning wages so low they're on food stamps and medicaid and subsidized housing. normally jeff bezos kind of

tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey and david garcia on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> cia air gina haspel outlined workforce diversity, language training, combating terrorism and counternarcotics operations. she spoke at her alma mater, university of louisville. we hear first from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and president of the university. this is just under an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good morning. thank you for braving this weather. i am

republican governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia live at 10:00 p.m. eastern. and the senate armed services committee held a confirmation hearing for army general robert abrams as well as navy vice admiral craig. we'll be showing the hearing tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and professor ford has agreed to testify thursday before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation teens supreme court nominee brett calf -- allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we will have live coverage thursday starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen live on he c-span radio app. >> president trump addressed the united nations general assembly in new york city this morning. he touched on a number of topics and spoke against what he calls "globalization." his remarks ran just short of 40 minutes. >> the assembly will hear an address by his excellency, donald trump, president of the united states of america. i request protocol to escort his excellency. >> on behalf of the gener

tuesday, arizona governor doug ducey announced that former senator john kyle would temporarily fill the setat of te late senator john mccain. was in the senate from 1995-23 said he was committed to serving until january of next year. a special election will be to happen in 20 to find a permanent successor to fill the remainder of senator mccain's term. from the arizona state capitol in phoenix, this is 15 minutes. gov. ducey: we have just concluded a ve d

david garcia is challenging the incumbent republican governor, doug ducey. this exchange on the issue of ice and immigration. >> you've made some comments in support of replacing ice, opposing a border wall. if there is no wall and no enforcement of immigration in that sense, does that jeopardize the public safety of arizona residents? and as a follow up, do you have a follow-up plan? >> both of those statements are not true. i am against trump's wall because it is the wrong message to send to our largest trading partner to the south. in addition, we are talking about ice because of the historic cruelties that they have been inflicting. separating families. i will always stand up against the separation of families. it, let me i've said tell you what i've done. i took a note when i was 17 to join the army. defend theoath to constitution, which i take seriously to this day and i will take it with me to the governor's office. with respect to protecting arizona, what the state needs to ourthe governor needs to do job. the border sheriffs have made it clear that

tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey and david garcia on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> cia air gina haspel outlined workforce diversity, language training, combating terrorism and counternarcotics operations. she spoke at her alma mater, university of louisville. we hear first from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and president of the university. this is just under an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> well, good morning. thank you for braving this weather. i am so surprised at this audience. it speaks for your perseverance to get through the mud puddle in for the importance of this event. my name is gary craig and the director of the mcconnell center. it's been my privilege to direct the center for the last 18 years and see a lot of familiar faces. i thank you all for coming out today. madam provost, board of trustees, members, mcconnell center board, lots of people in the audience today deserves some recognition. i'm just going to call out one small group that we have with us today because they are the future in so many ways, but par

. >> that was arizona senator doug ducey. kyle has been on the hill in the recent months acting as the sherpa by guiding him through the process. kyle will be a dependable vote. let's watch kyle on trump. >> i don't like his style. much of it, is boarish, i think he's his own worst enemy, he could be much more effective if he were more politic, more diplomatic, of course that's one of the things that people like about him. senator kyle, impact on life on this planet? >> place holder. status quo. >> for a senator to beat ducey. i'm sorry, call me a cynic. >> you are a cynic. >> he said he was going to pick somebody who was going to run for election in two years, he picked someone who promised he won't run. >> opportunity, right? and kyle is a safe pick. i think arizona is a changing state. the more interesting is the dead heat that the arizona senate race is right now. demographic shifts are changing that place. >> there is some significance with kyle. number one, he not only checks the box, he is not mccain and going to put h

arizona governor doug ducey will appoint someone to fill that seat until 2020. some names have include -- have included the late senator's widow and a former arizona senator. democrats are optimistic about support from latinos, who are turned off by president donald trump's stance on immigration. >> it could shape the way the state looks for political campaigns in the midterms and the 2020 election, as well. >> yes. >>> florida's governor's race is being closely watched. republican, ron desantis, supported by president donald trump will face off against the mayor of tallahassee, andrew gillum. he scored a surprise win in the primaries. >>> we are hearing some prepared statements. brett kavanaugh will make them before the judiciary committee of his supreme court confirmation hearing this morning. doug luzader joins us from washington, d.c. with a preview of what judge kavanaugh is expected to say. >> reporter: it will be a day of opening statements and we will hear from every senator on the judiciary committee. that will take it well and then we will hear from br

mccain's widow tweeted out the announcement this morning moments before the arizona governor, doug ducey, was due to make the formal announcement. jon kyl is currently shepherding the announcement of brett kavanaugh and this may make it possible for him to vote for the nomination but he is expected to be a placeholder, not a candidate for 2020. voters will decide who fills the remainder of senator mccain's seat through 2022. >>> we are following the latest developments from placer county. what we are learning about a wildfire burning close to a popular campground that forced hundreds to evacuate. >>> smoke from the fires in california means another error advisory for people in the bay area. we will bring in the bay area forecast when we come back. he could possibly... he likes to collect things. oh! wow, you got all this stuff from ikea? what do you like not let your kids in here? oh, no, they moved in here. here. this is where i hide all the cords and the remotes, and those clack-clack-clack things. oh and we have an entire comic book store and i managed to wedge a candle in there. oh i

tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia on c-span come your primary source for campaign 2018. >> cia director gina haspel outlines the rarities for her agency including workforce diversity, combating terrorism and counternarcotics operations. she spoke better on the monitor, the university of louisville. we hear first from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and the president of the university. this is just under anun hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. thank you for braving the sweater. i'm so pleasantly surprised at the size of the saudi today. it speaks a lot for your perseverance to get through and for the importance of thisr event. my name is gary craig amanda direct to her ofra the mcconnell center. it's been my privilege to direct the center for the last 18 years and see a lot of familiar faces. thank you all for coming out today. bottom provosts from the board of trustees, members, mcconnell center board, lots of people in the audience today deserves some recognition. i'm just going to call out one s

arizona governor doug ducey will appoint someone to fill the seat until 2020. some names have surfaced including cindy mccain, and john kyle, a former arizona senator. the decision could influence voter sentiment ahead of the midterms. democrats optimistic about support from latinos, turned off by president donald trump's stance on immigration. >> it could shape the way that state looks in political campaigns. not just the midterms, but the 2020 presidential election, as well. >> the florida governor's race is another one being closely watched in the midterms. republican ron desantis, supported by president donald trump will face off against the democratic mayor of tallahassee, andrew gillum, who scored a surprise win in the primaries. >>> former vice president joe biden is apparently still considering a run for the presidency in 2020. he attended a labor day parade in pittsburgh yesterday and said he would make up his mind about this by january. some parade goers encouraged joe biden to get in the race. >> is the first time to come to the labor day parade and

a cnn poll finds republican governor doug ducey leading his democratic opponent garcia but that's within the poll's margin of error. democratic senator tammy baldwin with an 11-point lead over her republican challenger and in texas a poll shows republican senator, ted cruz ahead of congressman orork. that is a wider spread than other polls showed. >>> and after meeting with the president of poland yesterday, president trump says the united states is considering a request for a permanent u.s. military base. poland has long sought a permanent u.s. military presence to help act as deterrent to russia. they even offered naming rights as a new incentive. >> translator: i said i would very much like for us to set up permanent american bases in poland which we would call fort trump and i firmly believe this is possible. >> the president also said publicly that he would pay the united states -- meaning poland would be paying billions of dollars for this and we're looking at that more and more from the standpoint of defending really wealthy countries and not being paid. >> fort trump in poland. >

that seat from arizona still vacant right now governor doug ducey says he will not fill it until after the services are done and there, of course, you see robert dole, former senator robert dole, republican leader, presidential candidate. another man who could fight fiercely, cokie roberts, but could work across party lines. >> in his farewell speech to the senate when he was running for president in 199 of the people he singled out were almost all democrats that he talked about that day. he was particularly proud of his work on the americans with disabilities act. of course, from his own experience, again. he's now in his 90s. and still greeting world war ii veterans. at the world war ii memorial on a regular basis so that bond of being veterans together is very, very strong and, again, that is something we're missing in the congress today. it used to be that almost everybody in congress had been a veteran at some point or was a veteran and now we have hardly any and it does affect how they see the country. >> that may be changing again. a number of veterans running for congress this

the governor of arizona, doug ducey, will appoint someone to fill the seat until 2020. some names include cindy mccain and john kyle, a former arizona senator. the decision could influence voter sentiment ahead of the midterms with democrats optimistic about support from latinos who are turned off by president trump's stance on immigration. >> they could shape the way that state looks in political campaigns, not just for these midterms, but in the 2020 presidential election as well. >> and florida is also wielding influence in the midterms with the race for governor in the spotlight. trump backed republican ron desantis will face off against democratic mayor andrew gilum who scored a surprise win. >>> a white car rolling through a stop sign and ramming into two children riding their bikes. the driver then backed up and took off. tonight san jose police are still searching for that driver. if the driver is caught, they'll face felony charges. >> reporter: the video is enough to stop your heart. two children riding their bikes home from school last monday. as they approac

we have not heard from arizona governor, doug ducey on this. he wanted to wait for the funeral to wrap up before he would make the announcement. we are predicting a very conservative senator from arizona to replace senator john mccain. it would be nice if we could have that extra one person to change the margin on this. again, i think there are the votes for cavanaugh in this. even though it is very razor thin. >> jon: i am reminded that when justice kennedy was conference, the vote was something like 97 . those days seem to be long gone. it doesn't seem like we're going to be getting almost unanimous confirmation on any nominee from the president of either party. >> clearly times have changed. things are polarized. but i am expecting is a lot of political theater. there is no reason to object to cavanaugh. his resume alone is outstanding, as well as, he has shown a commitment to the constitution and he is a family man. this is an exceptional human. but we have seen from the left is they haven't had strong arguments against cavanaugh. we origin

the high stakes decision now in the hands of arizona governor doug ducey, the republican governor who faces his own re-election next november. he must decide someone who is more in line with john mccain's maverick decisions or more of a trump loyalist. do you have any idea who the governor might choose? >> it is a very long list, as you well know. governor ducey has kept it very close to the vest over the last weeks and months. obviously, this was something that no one in arizona wanted to talk about. during the last week of services, you know, his advisors would not talk who is on the list. atop the list is cindy mccain, who is popular but not within the right wing of the republican party. and the governor is facing political challenges of his own. the thinking is he might be someone how is more of a consensus pick, john kyle or john shad i go, matt salmon, or potentially someone pushed by the business community who is lesser known like the state treasurer, a woman who would be more of a diversity pick. we know they want to act quickly but also look respectful to the legacy of john m

the governor of arizona, doug ducey, said he would wait until after funeral services to fill the seat for 2020. some names include the late senators widow, cindy mccain, and jon kyl, a former u.s. senator. >> an arizona governor will have to name the replacement for senator mccain in the next few days. arizona is a state the democrats are really keeping an eye on. >> reporter: democrats are optimistic about support from hispanic voters turned off by president donald trump stance on immigration. >> it could shape the way that state looks for political campaigns, not midterms but the 2028 presidential campaign as well. >> reporter: florida also has a race for governor in the spotlight, president donald trump governor, ron desantis, will face off against the democratic mayor of tallahassee, andrew gillum who pulled off a surprise win in the primary. >> this will be one of the most closely watched races in the fall campaign. >> reporter: the democratic party traditionally had the backing of african-american waiters but a recent reuters poll shows that support is down 7 point since the 201

and tonight at 10 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia. that's on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> thursday morning we're live in indianapolis, indiana, for the 42nd stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. indiana attorney general curtis hill will be our guest during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> professor christine blasey ford has agreed to testify thursday before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. judge kavanaugh will also testify at that hearing. we'll have live coverage thursday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> craigslist found per craig newmark -- founder craig new mark recently donated $20 million to mark-up, a new nonprofit journalism organization aimed at understanding the impact of technology on society. from the national press club, this is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] of the national press club

ducey, said he will wait until after funeral services to appoint someone to fill the sea after 2020. names that surfaced include cindy mccain, the late senator's wife and jon kyl, a former senator. >> they will have to name a replacement in the next few days, arizona is a state the democrats are keeping an eye on. >> reporter: democrats are optimistic about support from hispanic voters turned off by president donald trump's stance on immigration. >> they could shape the way that that state looks in political campaigns, not just for the midterms but the 2020 presidential election. >> reporter: florida is wielding influence in the midterms and the race forgotten about our is in the spotlight, ron desantis will face off against andrew gillum, who pulled off a surprise win in the primary. >> this will become one of the most closely watched races in the fall campaign. >> reporter: the democratic party traditionally had the backing of african-american voters, but a recent reuters poll shows that support is down 7 points since the 2012 election. joey piazza, fox news. >>> the personal infor

i'm doug ducey in behalf of my wife, we'll be married 28 years. my sons, jack joe and sam. it is my honor to be the governor the past four years. i work hard to bring principles to the government. it was -- our beverage it was broken, education -- our economy was flat. today our budget is balanced. the lawsuits are behind us and our economy is booming. to a degree where we can deliver teacher pay raises of 20% to our public k-12 education, teachers with more to do. our relationship with mexico is never been better, and we are able to focus on border security. i'm running for governor because i want to secure arizona's future and there's a lot more work to do. i bend so than ever arizona 56 times. i realize the issues in tucson and pima county are special, unique and different. i'm looking forward to the discussion about what we've been able to do to get arizona heading in the right direction and i would like to do it for the next four years. thank you. >> thank you. onto the questions. this round will be on education. the first question goes to mr. garcia. >> at the end of

republican governor doug ducey made the appointment today, and lauded kyl's experienc wanted to pick the best possible person regardless of politics. there is big work to be done in the united states senate. no one in the state of arizona has the stature of jon kyl. i asked and i'm grateful that he accepted. >> woodruff: mccain's term runs until 2022but kyl says he will serve only through january. arizona's governor would then have to name a new, interim senator until a special election in 2020. louisiana, mississippi and alabama are under states of emergency tonight, as the storm dubbed "gordon" comes ashore. it drove across the gulf of mexico today, growing toward hurricane strength. coastal residents in louisiana readied sandbags, wh mississippi's governor warned that even a minimal hurricane can be dangerous. >> we want people to take this very seriously. it's not time to be playing in the surf. it's not bwindboarding. it is time to take this as a serious storm and be prepared to react to it. >> woodruff: as a precaution, the coast guard today closed the ports of gulfport and pas

., we are live in phoenix for the governor debate between governor doug ducey and his democratic challenger dave garcia. on c-span2 at 8:00 a.m., xe host posts the commission on the rise and risks of vaping among teenagers. in the senate, members consider the nomination of peter feldman to be on the consumer products safety commission. c-span3 at 9:30 a.m., the armed services committee considers military command nominations. at 1:30 p.m., sylvia burwell is in conversation without going senator -- with outgoing senator bob porter. then, the senate health committee examines health care in rural america. secretary of state mike pompeo, u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley and national security adviser john bolton held a news conference on the sidelines of the un's general assembly in new york city. they preview the president's schedule and priorities and answered questions on plans for a second u.s., north korea summit. they were also asked about rod -- deputy attorney general general -- deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. this is 20 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. it is a

., we are live in phoenix for the arizona governor's debate between governor doug ducey and his democratic challenger david garcia. a.m., the fda8:00 commissioner on the rise and risk of vaping among teenagers. ofthe senate, the nomination peter feldman to be on the consumer product safety commission. on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m., the senate armed services committee considers military command nominations. at 1:30 p.m., university --sident sylvia burrell well burwell is in a conversation with senator bob corker and then health care in rural america at 3:00 p.m. thursday morning, we are live in indianapolis, indiana, for the 42nd stop on the capital cities tour. >> coming up in an hour, eleanor smeal, president of the feminist majority foundation discusses brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. at 8:30, judicial watch president tom

ducey they are some common interest and that might make things improve in the future. >> a positive note, that's always good. so let's turn to the audience. with only a few minutes remaining. again, okay, so mike. >> thank you. i'm interested in your thoughts on whether you think the u.s. is a reliable negotiator in these talks? christie answered the question i think she was negotiating with ambassador lighthizer, and get the u.s. has to deliver both congress and the president on any deal. >> couple. let's take three actually. >> mine is in the similar vein because i agree that i guess there's a larger strategic question which is given that the united states is the dominant player, did she miss player him by walking away or staying away from the tables for so long? doesn't that give some credence to the criticism from premier ford? >> and one more here. >> i have a couple questions actually and i should preface this by six i negotiated two chapters and the new nafta but the question on the minimum wage commitment and are not being enforced, is that it does become a binding agreement

visit ncicap.org] arizona governor doug ducey announced tuesday that former senator john keio would fill the late senator john mccain's seat in the u.s. senate. the former senators served in until 2013,rom 1995 and said he will serve until january 2019. here is a look at a portion of the announcement. an importantwhat decision this is, and that there is no replacing senator john mccain. it the law requires me to do , and the people of arizona deserve representation in the u.s. senate. it is a decision that i made with careful and thoughtful deliberation. as you can imagine, i received a lot of advice for people about this selection, most of it unsolicited. however, the best piece of advice that i received was from another governor, who said, "just do the right thing. pick the best possible person, regardless of politics." andas really good advice clarifying advice, and it made my job easy. as i contemplated who could best serve our state in the u.s. senate, i kept coming back to kylname and one person, jon . there is no one in arizona with the stature of the senator. he is a man without

arizona governor doug ducey is seeking a second term this november against democratic challenger david garcia. the two met tuesday for a debate that focused on education, border security, and infrastructure. from tucson, this is an hour. ♪ >> welcome to the gubernatorial debate presented by arizona public media, cage azz, and arizona daily star. good evening. we will spend the next hour with the 2018 candidates for arizona governments. good evening. thank you for being here. studio,.he

that is doug ducey, naming john mccain's replacement. >> he is irreplaceable. >> reporter: he refused to mention any potential candidates until senator mccain was late to rest. by law, a republican by mccain has to be appointed. >> what would john mccain do in this situation? >> reporter: but the real question may be what would president trump do? politico reporting ducey following the senator's death, ducey needs the president's help in his own re-election bid come november, and president trump likely won't want a maverick like mccain who is likely to break with his party. mccain giving that thumbs down vote on the plan to repeal obamacare, which infuriated the president. some called for another to fill the seat, possibly cindy mccain, the late senator's wife. it may not be that easy because of the prickly relationship with president trump. over the weekend, daughter meghan mccain eulogizing her father and delivering this stinging statement many saw as a knock on the president. >> we gather here to honor the passing of american greatness. not cheap men who will never give the sacrifi

in arizona governor doug ducey announced former senator john kyle will replace the late senator, john mccain. he will serve in the senate until her placement is elected in a special election scheduled for 2020. here's the governor's announcement. >> we had just concluded a very difficult week for our state and our country. john mccain was an american hero and we were very blessed to have

david garcia is challenging the incumbent republican governor, doug ducey. this exchange on the issue of ice and immigration. >> you've made some comments in support of replacing ice, opposing a border wall. if there is no wall and no enforcement of immigration in that sense, does that jeopardize the public safety of arizona residents? and as a follow up, do you have a follow-up plan? >> both of those statements are not true. i am against trump's wall because it is the wrong message to send to our largest trading partner to the south. in addition, we are talking about ice because of the historic cruelties that they have been inflicting. separating families. i will always stand up against the separation of families. it, let me i've said tell you what i've done. i took a note when i was 17 to join the army. defend theoath to constitution, which i take seriously to this day and i will take it with me to the governor's office. with respect to protecting arizona, what the state needs to ourthe governor needs to do job. the border sheriffs have made it clear that

and also yesterday, the arizona governor doug ducey announced that jon kyl, the former senator and colleague of the late john mccain has been appointed to .ill out mccain's senate seat we got governor ducey's announcement with jon kyl by his side, but if you missed it, go to our. we got governor ducey's announcement with jon kyl by, ad you can watch the announcement there. back to our question, bob woodward the new book. -- bob woodward's new book. our next caller, go ahead. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. c-span -- you guys are probably the most respected because of your format in terms of reporting the news and events. but you have the responsibility to help end this confusion that is going on in this country. for example, when the president tweets out a cryptic attack on sessions and says the obama administration had these two investigations and now sessions took these investigations and two arrested republicans -- that is not true. you have to point that out. and if you do not do that, you abdicate your responsibility. and this is why you have all this confusion from

arizona governor doug ducey will send it reliable conservative voice for at least of the end of the year. he is appointed another personal mentor who is 18 years experience in the senate. he rejoined after nearly six years away. it will not retain his seniority in the u.s. senate. integrityeacon of highly regarded by people on both sides of the aisle and able to work across party lines to get results." governor ducey going on to say there is a reason he was considered one of the best senators in the country because he was. that was going on as far as the replacement of senator mccain. when it comes with positioning congress, the chairmanship that he served on the senate armed services committee now has to be changed. that is senator jim in half. is been the base the last five months and now he is going to officially lead it. mitch mcconnell announced that in half of oklahoma will be the new chairman of the committee on wednesday, formally recognized him as the chop desktop voice on defense policy issues. california's next, republican line. caller: i like your suits today. i think the op-

bret: to think the chances are that cindy mccain becomes the pic for doug ducey, arizona governor for the sitting senator? >> some reports say she's not interested in it. i cannot imagine she would especially want to do that and i would think that he would want to put someone in that job not just as a caretaker for a couple of the years but somebody who can take a platform of being a u.s. senator for a couple of years and use that to run for reelection in 2020. and to represent the republican party for a period of time. i could be perfectly wrong but i will be surprised, wouldn't you? >> i would. he has talked about the decision. he has told people that he wants to talk to the family and when the decision is made he will obviously not make it until after the burial at the naval academy. i think we're going to see soon, the motorcade going past the vice president residence here. as it makes its way to the national cathedral. people packed in their, they just said an email saying it is packed with a lot of military blue-and-white uniforms. and she obviously is a close friend of megan mc

ducey. i said earlier that he was the sherpa in the hearing room. he was absent today and that's why. >> he says he won't run in 2020. the going to have another race ahead of them in a senate race in arizona. a quick break, we'll be right back with more coverage of the senate judiciary hearing for judge kavanaugh. >> welcome back, everybody. i martha maccallum. >> bret: and i bret baier. it's been quite a morning already heading into the afternoon. a bit of a lunch break, and we are hearing from all of the senators, their opening statements. then we will hear from the nominee himself, brett kavanaugh. shannon bream is on capitol hill standing vigil over the committee hearing, there. quite a start, shannon. >> it's quieter now, but there are plenty of dust up happening with all the various democrat senators trying to make their points, trying to move to adjourn, arguing back and forth with the chairman, senator chuck grassley. he said "listen, i've got plenty of patients. we can be here satur

tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia on c-span come your primary source for campaign 2018. >> cia director gina haspel outlines the rarities for her agency including workforce diversity, combating terrorism and counternarcotics

and tonight at 10 eastern, arizona governor doug ducey debates democratic challenger david garcia. that's on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> thursday morning we're live in indianapolis, indiana, for the 42nd stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. indiana attorney general curtis hill will be our guest during "washington journal" starting at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> professor christine blasey ford has agreed to testify thursday before the senate judiciary committee about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. judge kavanaugh will also testify at that hearing. we'll have live coverage thursday starting at 10 a.m. eastern on