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TRT: 1:31 31-37 47-54 TODAY.. THE PRESIDENT IS TOUTING HIS JUDICIAL CONFIRMATIONS AS THE MOST DIVERSE GROUP YET. HE APPOINTED ABOUT A QUARTER OF ALL ACTIVE FEDERAL JUDGES DURING HIS TERM. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT MADDIE BIERTEMPFEL (BEER-temple) REPORTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS.. AND THE OPPORTUNITY REPUBLICANS WILL SOON HAVE TO RESHAPE THE JUDICIARY. " These judges will be independent, they'll be fair and they'll be impartial." PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN APPOINTED AND THE SENATE CONFIRMED 235 JUDGES TO THE FEDERAL BENCH-- ONE MORE THAN PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP IN HIS FIRST TERM. "When I ran for president, I made a promise I'd have a bench that looks like America." THE CONFIRMATIONS INCLUDE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.. AND A RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN, BLACK, LATINO, AND LGBTQ JUDGES TO LOWER COURTS. "proud of the legacy we leave for our nation." THE 235 JUDGES MARK THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CONFIRMATIONS IN A SINGLE TERM SINCE THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION.HERITAGE FOUNDATION SENIOR LEGAL FELLOW THOMAS JIPPING SAYS TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON RACE OR GENDER OF JUDGES CAN HURT PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE JUDICIARY."It injects a degree of ideology or politics into the law that I think is very dangerous." JIPPING SAYS THE *NUMBER* OF CONFIRMATIONS SHOWS THE POWER OF A UNIFIED SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE."Democrats demonstrated that a determined partnership between the President and the Senate and the Senate Judiciary Comittee can accomplish a great deal" WHEN PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TAKES OFFICE.. HE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT AND HAVE CONFIRMED ROUGHLY 200 JUDGES.. ASSUMING 40 TO 50 VACANCIES A YEAR. JIPPING SAYS... WHEN COMBINED WITH HIS FIRST TERM.. THAT COULD BE MORE THAN 430."Far more than any single president in American history." IN WASHINGTON I'M MADDIE BIERTEMPFEL.

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Top law enforcement officials are briefing President Joe Biden and Congress on two deadly New Year's Day attacks... one in New Orleans... the other at President-elect Donald Trump's hotel in Las Vegas. Washington Correspondent Jessi Turnure has the latest on the federal government's response.Officials say there is no evidence the two incidents were connected... but both investigations continue... and lawmakers are already requesting congressional hearings on them."New Orleans is a city of tremendous spirit. You can't keep it down."President Joe Biden is trying to heal a grieving nation... after the FBI says a U.S. Army veteran killed at least 14 people and injured dozens of others when he drove a pickup truck into a Bourbon Street crowd early New Year's Day."This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act."The FBI says the driver...a U.S. citizen from Texas... acted alone... reversing its position from a day earlier. But the agency says it's sure of his motive."He was 100 percent inspired by ISIS."Police killed the driver during a shootout... and also found guns and explosive devices in the area. The FBI briefed Lawmakers including New York Congressman Nick LaLota on the investigation this morning."This incident is very fresh."Just hours later... a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas Hotel."luckily, except for the person in the car, there was no further loss of life"Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen says she's been in touch with the head of the Las Vegas Police Department to make sure they're equipped to handle the investigation."I want to be sure he has all the resources that he needs, he assured me he did""Not all of our questions are going to be answered in the first couple of days."At the briefing... LaLota says the FBI confirmed this about the two New Year's events..."So far there's no evidence that they were connected."The New Orleans attack prompted officials to postpone the Sugar Bowl game between Georgia and Notre Dame to this afternoon. in Washington I'm Jessi Turnure.

CYBERTRUCK PRESSER-PKG_DESKTOP-12L2DTK_kvalena_20250102_144401.mxf Team Coverage bombing at trump hotel ----------0-5---------LOWER 3RD Team Coverage police ID driver as 37-year-old colorado man Matthew Livelsberger was active member of u.s. army----------5-10---------LOWER 3RD Team Coverage sheriff kevin mcmahill clark county----------30-35---------LOWER 3RD Team Coverage voice of: kenny cooper atf----------1:17-1:22---------LOWER 3RD Team Coverage Spencer Evans FBI Special Agent in Charge----------1:36-1:41---------LOWER 3RD[TAKE PKG OUTCUE:REASONING BEHIND IT DURATION:1:49] {***PKG***} [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:11] {***SOT FULL***} DAVID{***David Charns***} IT'S A CASE THAT ROCKED LAS VEGAS NEW YEAR'S DAY -- A DRIVER LOADING FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES IN A TESLA CYBERTRUCK -- LEADING TO AN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL. METRO POLICE BELIEVE THAT DRIVER IS 37-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW LIVELSBERGER... AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMY BASED IN COLORADO. POLICE FINDING HIS PASSPORT AND CREDIT CARDS NEARBY. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:09] {***SOT FULL***} DAVID{***David Charns***} OFFICIALS WITH THE A-T-F SAYING LIVELSBERGER BOUGHT TWO GUNS POLICE LOCATED IN THAT TRUCK TWO DAYS BEFORE THE BOMBING ON DECEMBER 30TH. THAT DAY -- THEY SAY HE LEFT THE COLORADO SPRINGS AREA IN THE RENTED CYBERTRUCK HEADED FOR LAS VEGAS... CHARGING THE CAR IN THE NEW MEXICO AND HEADING WEST THROUGH ARIZONA BEFORE ARRIVING HERE EARLY NEW YEAR'S DAY. VIDEO SHOWS HIM DRIVING INTO THE TRUMP HOTEL VALET AREA AN HOUR *BEFORE THE BOMBING -- THEN RETURNING AND DETONATING THE COMPONENTS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. INVESTIGATORS SAYING THURSDAY THEY'RE NOT YET SURE HOW HE DID IT. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:09] {***SOT FULL***} DAVID {***David Charns***} THE BIG QUESTION -- WHY... AND IS THERE A CONNECTION TO TERROR. THE F-B-I NOT RULING IT OUT... BUT NOT YET FINDING THAT ANSWER JUST YET. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:15] {***SOT FULL***}

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