DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: A new round of Senate confirmation hearings gets underway this week.</s>DEBORAH MARCHINI, CNN ANCHOR: Linda has details now -- Linda.</s>LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: That's right, the first of several Senate confirmation hearings planned for this week may be the most controversial of the bunch. Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft gets his turn to defend himself before the Judiciary Committee this afternoon. And Democrats are ready to grill him on some very tough issue. So, for a look at what is expected today on Capitol Hill, we turn to CNN national correspondent Bob Franken. Bob, good early morning to you.</s>BOB FRANKEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. And he's going to be asked questions about his record on civil rights, questions about his adamant opposition to abortion, views on the school desegregation, gun control; all issues where there are laws of the land, which he opposes, that he would be called upon to enforce as the attorney general. That's the issue that is facing the Democrats and his adversaries. Republicans say that he has promised that he would enforce the laws that are on the book. And that he has a record as doing so. We are going to go over his public record when we report in the 7:00 hour -- Linda.</s>STOUFFER: Bob Franken, we will see you then. Thank you very much.
Ashcroft Confirmation Hearings Set to Begin