美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-04-06（在线收听）

This is AP news minute. 

1. The senate appears to head for a showdown over president Donald Trump's supreme court nominee. Democrats have secured the votes for filibuster to block the nominee of Neil Gorsuch. But senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is poised to change long standing senate rules, the so-called nuclear operation to get Gorsuch confirmed . 

2. The White House is condemning what it describes as a "Heinous" criminal attack against civilians by the Syrian government. Spokesman Sean Spicer said the attack is reprehensible and can't be ignored by the civilized world. 

3. A spring storm has dumped up to a foot of snow in some parts of Colorado. Forecasters have predicted about an inch but the snow storm dumped  at least 8 inches in Denver and up to a foot in the mountains. 

4. And a stunning almost 60 carat diamond known as the "Pink Star" sold for a record $71.2 millions at the Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The sale of the Oval mixed-cut diamond reportedly set a new world record for any diamond or jewel sell. 

Suzanne Yee Gaffney,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.