ABOUT SENDING TROOPS SOUTH OF
THE BORDER, INTO MEXICO.
NIGHTBEAT'S BETTY YU REPORTS..
THAT'S NOT ALL THE PRESIDENT IS
THREATENING TO DO TONIGHT.
betty standup intro)
ACCORDING TO THE "ASSOCIATED
PRESS":
PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENED TO
SEND U-S TROOPS TO STOP
SO-CALLED "BAD HOMBRES DOWN
THERE"... UNLESS THE MEXICAN
MILITARY DOES MORE TO CONTROL
THEM. (PKG)
(SHOW TRUMP AND ENRIQUE
PENA NIETO)
(BHDN_PO-68FR_TRUMP
SPEAKS ON PHONE WITH MEXICAN
PRESIDENT_CNNA-
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THAT'S ACCORDING TO A TRANSCRIPT
OF A PHONE CALL BETWEEN MISTER
TRUMP.. AND MEXICAN PRESIDENT
"ENRIQUE PENA NIETO." IT IS
UNCLEAR WHO PRESIDENT TRUMP
CONSIDERS TO BE "BAD HOMBRES."
AND THE TRANSCRIPT DID NOT
CONTAIN PRESIDENT NIETO'S
RESPONSE. MEXICO IS CALLING THE
REPORT INACCURATE.
(EVENING NEWS/NEWSPATH)
TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ALSO
THREATENING TO - QUOTE - "GO
NUCLEAR."
HE'S REFERRING TO THE SHOWDOWN
OVER HIS U-S SUPREME COURT
NOMINEE.
TODAY JUDGE "NEIL GORSUCH
(GORE-SITCH)
" MET SENATORS ON CAPITOL HILL.
sen. mitch mcconnell/(r)
majority leader
im looking foward to getting the
confirmation process started
REPUBLICANS PRAISED HIS
QUALIFICATIONS.
DEMOCRATS PROMISED A FIGHT. sen.
ed markey/(d)
massachusetts
I think the democrats should do
everything they can in order to
block his nomination from being
successful
UNDER SENATE RULES: IT TAKES 60
VOTES TO CONFIRM A SUPREME COURT
NOMINEE. BUT THERE IS A
POLITICAL MANEUVER.. CALLED THE
"NUCLEAR OPTION".. THAT CAN
CHANGE THAT TO A SIMPLE
MAJORITY.
MISTER TRUMP IS URGING MAJORITY
LEADER "MITCH MCCONNELL" TO DO
THAT.. IF DEMOCRATS HOLD UP THE
NOMINATION.
president trump
if we end up with that gridlock
i would say if you can mitch go
nuclear
(BETTY CLOSE)
AND TONIGHT, ANOTHER MEMBER OF
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NATIONAL
SECURITY IS IN PLACE. THE SENATE
CONFIRMED "REX TILLERSON" AS
SECRETARY OF STATE.
BETTY YU, KPIX 5.
COMING UP:
A BAY AREA DEPUTY OPENS FIRE..
INSIDE HIS OWN HOME.