WITH THE PRESIDENT. SHE’S NEAR HER NEW JERSEY HOME.
KELLY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING,
CHANEL.
CHANEL. THE PRESIDENT HAS PACKED HIS
SUPREME COURT SHORT LIST FOR HIS
WEEKEND STAY AT HIS HOME ON THE
GROUNDS OF HIS NEW JERSEY GOLF
CLUB.
CLUB. THAT LIST, WE’RE TOLD, WILL
RANGE FROM FIVE TO AS MANY AS
SEVEN NAMES.
SEVEN NAMES. THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE FORMAL
SEARCH PROCESS BEGINS MONDAY BUT
THIS WEEKEND COULD BE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE SELECTION.
THE PRESIDENT RETURNED TO HIS
NEW JERSEY ESTATE FRIDAY FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN NEARLY NINE
MONTHS.
MONTHS. WHILE ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, HE
REVEALED THAT HIS LEGACY-MAKING
DECISION, HIS SECOND SUPREME
COURT NOMINEE, BILL BE ANNOUNCED
JULY 9th.
JULY 9th. NARROWED DOWN FROM HIS WORKING
LIST OF 25.
>> LOOK, I LIKE THEM ALL.
I’VE GOT IT DOWN TO ABOUT FIVE.
>> Reporter: AND HIS BEDMINSTER
HOME COULD BE THE SITE FOR
INTERVIEWS, MUCH LIKE WHEN HE
FILLED OUT HIS CABINET.
>> I MAY HAVE TWO OF THEM COME
LIKE THE OLD DAYS WITH
BEDMINSTER, RIGHT?
BEDMINSTER, RIGHT? REMEMBER?
REMEMBER? >> Reporter: IN AN INTERVIEW
SUNDAY ON FOX BUSINESS, THE
PRESIDENT WAS ASKED IF HE WOULD
DISCUSS ABORTION RIGHTS WITH JOB
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. >> THAT’S A BIG ONE.
PROBABLY NOT.
PROBABLY NOT. THEY’RE ALL SAYING DON’T DO
THAT.
THAT. YOU SHOULDN’T DO THAT, BUT I’M
PUTTING CONSERVATIVE PEOPLE ON.
>> Reporter: JUDGING A CALLER’S
TRUE IDENTITY GOT BY WHITE HOUSE
OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE FRIDAY
NIGHT, THE PRESIDENT WAS
PANICKED BY RADIO PERSONALITY
JOHN MELENDEZ, A FORMER HOWARD
STERN SIDEKICK.
STERN SIDEKICK. >> HI, BOB.
>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT
APPARENTLY THOUGHT HE WAS
TALKING TO NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ.
THE PHONY CALLER EVEN ASKED
ABOUT IMMIGRATION.
ABOUT IMMIGRATION. >> THEY’VE GOT TO HAVE SECURITY
AT THE BORDER, AND THAT’S A GOOD
ISSUE FOR THE DEMOCRATS, TOO,
BOB.
BOB. IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S GOOD FOR YOU
OR GOOD FOR ME, IT’S GOOD FOR
BOTH OF US.
>> Reporter: THE AUTHENTIC
SENATOR MENENDEZ USED THE JOKE
TO MAKE A STATEMENT, SAYING, I
WELCOME ANY OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
A REAL CONVERSATION WITH THE
PRESIDENT ON HOW TO UPHOLD
AMERICAN VALUES.
AMERICAN VALUES. NBC WAS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY
CONFIRM THAT PRANK CALL, WHICH
WAS PUBLISHED ON THE COMEDIAN’S
PODCAST.
PODCAST. WE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, ASKING
THE WHITE HOUSE, AND NOTABLY
THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DENY
THAT’S THE PRESIDENT’S VOICE.
CHANEL?
CHANEL? CRAIG?
CRAIG? >> THIS GOES WAY BEYOND A PRANK
PHONE CALL TO THE PRESIDENT.
PEOPLE NATIONWIDE ARE PLANNING
TO PROTEST THE PRESIDENT’S ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY.
TOLERANCE POLICY. >> Reporter: CHANEL, WE EXPECT
ACCORDING TO ORGANIZERS AS MANY
AS 50,000 DEMONSTRATORS IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. THEY’LL BE OUTSIDE THE WHITE
HOUSE MARCHING TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE.
OF JUSTICE. THEY ENCOURAGE THEM TO WEAR
WHITE SO THEY WILL STAND OUT ON
THIS INCREDIBLE AND HOT WEEKEND.
ALSO LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, THE
FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF
"HAMILTON" WILL BE AMONG THE
PROTESTERS THERE.
PROTESTERS THERE. EXTENDED TO SEVERAL CITIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY, LARGE AND
SMALL, TRYING TO URGE THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION TO WORK ON
REUNIFICATION AND PROTEST THEIR
IMMIGRATION POLICY.
IMMIGRATION POLICY. CHANEL?
CHANEL? >> KELLY, THANK YOU.
>> STEVE KORNACKI IS AN NBC NEWS
NATIONAL POLITICAL
NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT.
CORRESPONDENT. ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.
THESE PROTESTS, IMMIGRATION
PROTESTS, THOUSANDS OF FOLKS
EXPECTED TO HIT THE STREETS TO
PROTEST THE PRESIDENT’S ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY.
TOLERANCE POLICY. WHAT’S IT LIKELY THIS IS AN
ISSUE THAT CARRIES INTO THE FALL
AND --
AND -- >> ENERGY THERE ON THE LEFT.
ENERGY AMONG THE PRESIDENT’S
CRITICS, SOMETHING THAT
CERTAINLY COULD ADD TO THAT
HEADING INTO THE FALL.
THE FLIP SIDE IS I THINK THE
POLLING ON THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE COMPLICATED SOMETIMES THAN
WE REALIZE.
WE REALIZE. THE FAMILY SEPARATION ASPECT OF
THIS HAS DOMINATED THE NEWS FOR
THE LAST FEW WEEKS IS DEEPLY
UNPOPULAR.
UNPOPULAR. THAT GOES ACROSS PARTY LINES.
THAT’S SOMETHING CERTAINLY THAT
WORKS AGAINST REPUBLICANS, BUT
THE UNDERLYING SO-CALLED ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY, THIS IDEA OF,
HEY, IF YOU’VE GOT FOLKS
CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY,
DO YOU PROSECUTE THEM, DO YOU
DETAIN AND PROSECUTE THEM OR DO
YOU RELEASE THEM IN THE UNITED
STATES AND DO SOMETHING LATER
ON?
ON? THAT DETAINMENT OPTION, CHILDREN
WITH FAMILIES, THE SINGLE MOST
POPULAR OPTION FOR BOTH PARTIES,
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
THAT MIGHT CHANGE AS THE
POLITICS EVOLVE BUT I THINK THE
GUTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE MORE
CONFLICTED THAN WE REALIZE.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT TRUMP
SUPREME COURT NOMINEE.
IF SEEMS LIKE REPLACING JUSTICE
KENNEDY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
MOVE THE COURT TO THE FAR-RIGHT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SENATORS ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.
WHO SHOULD WE BE WATCHING.
>> I THINK THE BALL GAME IS LISA
MURKOWSKI, REPUBLICAN FROM
ALASKA, SUSAN COLLINS,
REPUBLICAN FROM MAINE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS EVEN IF
DEMOCRATS LINED EVERYBODY ON
THEIR SIDE UP, THAT INCLUDES RED
STATE DEMOCRATS, TRUMP STATE
DEMOCRATS LIKE JOE MANCHIN AND
JOHN TESTER.
JOHN TESTER. EVEN IF THEY LINE THEM UP, THEY
HAVE 49.
HAVE 49. THERE IS NO FILIBUSTER ON THIS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. THEY NEED REPUBLICAN HELP.
IF THEY’RE GOING TO GET
REPUBLICAN HELP, THEORETICALLY
THE ONLY TWO OUT THERE I SEE
RIGHT NOW ARE COLLINS AND
MURKOWSKI, SPECIFICALLY THE
ISSUE OF ROE V. WADE.
THESE ARE PRO-CHOICE REPUBLICAN
SENATORS.
SENATORS. A POTENTIAL SWING VOTE.
I’D KEEP UN EYE ON THEM.
>> ANY CHANCE THEY DELAY THE
VOTE AT ALL?
DEMOCRATS CALLING ON McCONNELL
TO PUSH THIS THING BACK TO AFTER
THE MIDTERMS.
THE MIDTERMS. >> I’VE SEEN NO EVIDENCE.
IF THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO DO
IT, THEY WILL DO IT.
>> STEVE ADDING AUTHOR TO HIS