ginsburg was about to go in for fairly serious surgery today. this morning, doctors removed a portion of her left lung containing two cancerous growths. she is resting comfortably and will remain in the hospital for a few days. doctors stay nodules were cancerous, with this surgery there is no sign of cancer anywhere else in her body and she has no further treatment plan. she is 85 years old, has survived a bout of pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and she has had a accident put in an artery and now this. she has never missed a single day for oral arguments in her 25 years on the court. the next day for scheduled oral arguments is january th. justice ginsburg's plan is to be back in the saddle for those arguments, too. joining us now, julie cohen