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Heated in seattle and other major cities. Well show you. Plus, well also show you the way a d. C. Opera company honored the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Because, you know, she loved her opera. Were live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Im natalie allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you so much for joining us. Our top story, it now appears all but certain that Amy Coney Barrett will be confirmed to the u. S. Supreme court just days before the u. S. President ial election. And that could eventually have a profound effect on the future of healthcare for millions of americans plus a host of other social and political issues. President trump nominated the federal Appeals Court judge on saturday to fill the seat of late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Heres what the president said about his choice. Amy Coney Barrett will decide cases based on the text of the constitution as written. As amy has said, being a judge takes courage. You are not there to decide cases as you may prefer, you are there to do your duty, and to follow the law, wherever it may take you. Republicans are thrilled at the prospect of a sixth conservative justice on the bench. Her confirmation hearings set to begin october 12th. And Senate Republicans appear to have the votes to get her confirmed before election day, november 3rd. Democrats are dismayed over barrett, and the rushed process, but there is very little they can do since they are the Minority Party in the senate. The u. S. Supreme court is set to hear arguments against the Affordable Care act just one week after the election. With barrett on the bench, this new challenge has the potential to end obamacare and leave millions of people with preexisting conditions without healthcare. Cnns Jeremy Diamond has more on this high stakes pick. Reporter President Donald Trump on saturday officially nominating judge Amy Coney Barrett to the u. S. Supreme court. This is his third nomination and the first woman that the president has nominated to put on the bench. The president certainly relishing this moment, after all the president has really talked about how appointing justices to the u. S. Supreme court is one of the most important things that he does as president. Certainly he views this as a critical part of his legacy and it is one of those reasons why so many conservatives including those social conservatives who are perhaps turned off by the president s brash political style ultimately flocked it his campaign and have supported him during his four years in the white house. You know, the president really is remaking the balance of the Supreme Court. There was already a republican a conservative majority on the Supreme Court and now if judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed and becomes the next Supreme Court justice, you will have a 63 conservative majority on that court and that could have an impact for decades. Particularly given the fact that judge Amy Coney Barrett is 48 years old. She could serve on this bench for a long time to come. But, of course, there are political implications in the shortterm as well. The president and his campaign certainly hoping that this will rev up his conservative base, encourage them to turn out to the polls on november 3rd in droves. There is a question about the impact this will have on the left. Democrats who have been criticizing President Trump for moving ahead with this nomination before election day, they are driving home the point that this could really not only fundamentally alter the balance of power on the Supreme Court, but put into question things like obamacare and those preexisting conditions, the protections for those preexisting conditions. A case on obamacare is coming before the court in a matter of weeks and the white house certainly hopes that judge Amy Coney Barrett will be on the court by that point. We should note, of course, a majority of americans, nearly 6 in 10 americans, believe it is the president who is elected in this november 3rd, 2020 election, who should pick the next justice of the u. S. Supreme court. The president not at all abiding by that timeline. Really pushing to have judge Amy Coney Barrett confirmed before that november 3rd election on saturday the white house chief of staff mark meadows saying he believes if everything goes smoothly, that they could have Amy Coney Barrett confirmed by november 1st. Jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. Top democrats are denouncing the barrett nomination. They call it a power grab designed to gut president obamas signature Affordable Care act. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden was obamas Vice President. Biden says judge barrett has a written track record of disagreeing with the courts 2012 decision to uphold obamacare. Biden also said this, quote, the senate should not act on this vacancy until after the American People select their next president. And the next congress. End quote. With coronavirus deaths in the u. S. Surpassing 204,000 now, safety protocols were all but missing at that Supreme Court announcement. Many people simply did not wear them. Guests appeared to be seated closer and standing closer than six feet or about two meters apart. Covid tests needed for anyone interacting with the president were not required of others. Alex azar ahead of the health and Human Services department wore his mask some of the time, but not when he first bump fist bumped others. A spokesperson put it this way, the questioning, secretary azar wore a mask the majority of the event, and consistently communicates and practices the three ws of wearing a mask, watching your distance and washing your hands. In this circumstance, everyone he had contact with, including the secretary, tested negative before the event. President trump spent the rest of his saturday in pennsylvania, a battleground state he won in 2016 and launched into another round of baseless attacks on mailin voting. Cnns ryan noble was there. Reporter President Trump making a visit to the key swing state of pennsylvania, and at a rally here in middletown, pennsylvania, outside of harrisburg, the president brought up an issue here in pennsylvania, attempting to sow doubt in the electoral district. The president didnt necessarily tell the whole complete story, he used it as a vehicle to undermine the electoral process. Theyre going to try to steal the election. Look at this crowd. The only way they can win pennsylvania, frankly is to cheat on the ballots. Reporter and pennsylvania isnt first state where President Trump is suggesting that if he doesnt win, something fraudulent would have happened. He said this in a number of swing states around the country, even brought iowa up on saturday night. Somehow saying that the problems with counting ballots in the Iowa Caucuses in february had to do with absentee ballots. The caucuses did allow for a small number of absentee ballots, the counting process had nothing to do with mailin ballots but the president continuing to sow confusion on all levels. This as absentee ballots are being mailed out around the country and voters are starting to send them back in. Ryan nobles, cnn, middletown, pennsylvania. Joining me now in austin, texas, president ial historian Douglas Brinkley. Thank you for coming on. Thank you for having me. First up, what does Amy Coney Barretts nomination signal for the Supreme Court and the balance of power . This is a giant moment for donald trump. If he can actually pull off getting three justices into the Supreme Court during his first term or only term, thats something to reckon with in the history books. But it is falling at such a moment here, right with the election going on, that i think President Trumps got to be talking about her nonstop. Like, waving her photograph, putting her out everywhere out there, he had a real deficit with women and the idea he might be able to show Something Different than a bad economy, covid and impeachment and instead talk about his three justices is in the president s favor. Well, she invoked the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg when she spoke during the rose garden ceremony when he nominated her. But she would be a very different justice than the late miss ginsburg, would she not . Oh, boy. So different than the late ginsburg. She is an arch conservative. She was a worked for justice scalia. She is about as far right as we have seen anybody that would enter the Supreme Court. But the this happens in american history. There is suddenly, you know, the courts can become very ideological. It doesnt mean she may not change down the line. I mean, when we look at when Dwight Eisenhower picked warren of the Supreme Court, nobody could believe he would turn progressive but he did in many ways. You never can tell. But for donald trump, the timing of this could not have been a better political moment for him. And i think well see it front and center on the debate this coming tuesday where trump is trying to brag about, you know, Coney Barrett. Well, speaking of timing, has the Supreme Court confirmation ever begun this close to a president ial election . You know, we never had such a thing of a Supreme Court being jammed down peoples throats right before an election. And particularly in a climate like were in right now. I mean, this is just unprecedented territory were in. If it was a proper order out there, President Trump would wait until after the election. But he is an opportunist and he sees this is a moment to change the conversation to the fact that he got kavanaugh and gorsuch in and now Coney Barrett and thats thats a big laurel hes going to wave and boast about and he really, i think it was hes moving at such lightning speed on this that it is almost blinding. Well have to see how it pans out and her confirmation hearing in the senate is obviously going to be very controversial and youre going to har a lot of dissent from all of the democrats. They dont want her. And she has been outspoken in her opposition to the Affordable Care act. She is a devout catholic and she joins many other catholics on the Supreme Court. So what issues do you expect will be at the forefront during her confirmation proceedings . Right off the bat, the Affordable Care act, obamas great signature, you know, act, you know, that he was able to get through, thats on the line. And unwinding or unschooling roe v. Wade, she is a fierce antiabortion voice. Probably out of anybody he was looking at, she is, you know, the loudest megaphone against roe v. Wade in her own ways or at least in early in her career. So i think that is going to frighten many women in the Womens Movement that she is somebody that is really to the right of Clarence Thomas and one didnt think you could get somebody on the Supreme Court more right than that. Well, do democrats have a hand to play here . Could they, if this election tilts in their favor, move to put more justices on the Supreme Court up from the nine . I dont think so. I think the democrats are just stuck with this. The idea that youre going to go in and try to find enough votes to be able to blow up the nine justices, it is obviously not in our constitution nine. But when fdr tried to pack the Supreme Court, it went haywire on him. Members of his own party turning against him. I think it is a lot of bluster when the democrats say theyre going to try to do that, if, you know, biden became president , they got control over the senate. This just tells us elections matter. For democrats, the timing of Justice Ginsburgs death was not good. And that we have to live with these things. There is there is not much the democrats can do, except protest right now, try to get media moments against her, talk about and use her selection by trump to motivate people to register to vote for biden and other democrats, meaning people that dont like what her judicial views are, get out there and vote for another president. Because trump got a second term, he could easily have a fourth and maybe even a fifth Supreme Court justice and we will be living in the age for of trump for a very long time. Well, we know when she was nominated that the democrats raised a lot of money. So as you mentioned, the debate coming up will be interesting to see how this plays out there. Thank you so much for your insights, your expertise, Douglas Brinkley for us. Thank you. A day of competing protests in portland, oregon. Just ahead here, how police kept far right and far left Groups Holding rallies there peaceful. Also, florida bars and restaurants can now operate at full capacity despite being third in the nation in coronavirus case numbers. Well have more about it straight ahead. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Beautiful. But support the leg when i started cobra kai, the lack of control over my business made me a little intense. But now i practice a different philosophy. Quickbooks helps me get paid, manage cash flow, and run payroll. And now im back on top. With koala kai. Hey more mercy. Save over 30 hours a month with intuit quickbooks. The easy way to a happier business. Robinwithout the commission fees. So, you can start investing today wherever you are even hanging with your dog. So, what are you waiting for . Download now and get your first stock on us. Robinhood. Authorities say they arrested seven people after protests turned violent in seattle saturday night. Police tweeted photos showing smashed windows and graffiti, they say protesters caused during a march to city hall. They ordered the crowd to disperse after some in the group began setting fires and throwing rocks and bottles at officers. Recent protests there have been part of a nationwide reaction to to the lack of charges in the policeinvolved shooting death of Breonna Taylor in kentucky. Police in portland, oregon, have arrested more than a dozen people after crowds through rocks and other projects as police tried to clear the streets. Hundreds of protesters gathered at three opposing rallies. One group, the far right crowd boys. They carried firearms, wore body armor and voiced their support of donald trump. Nearby antifascist and black lives matter groups held their own rallies. Cnns dan simon is in portland. Here is his report from a short time ago. Reporter we are in downtown portland, and what youre seeing behind me is pretty much the same thing in terms of what we have seen over the last several months where you have a group of protesters here downtown, theyre in front of the justice center, and right now were not seeing much of a police presence, but earlier in the night we did see some protesters clash with police. Protesters throwing Different Things and more than a dozen people were arrested. I have to say, there was a concern things could have been a lot worse today. You did have members from the crowd boys group hold a mass rally, more than 200 people showed up at a local park. The crowd boys, of course, an extremist group, Southern Poverty Law Center said theyre a hate group. They showed up with their weapons, they applied for a permit from the city, were denied due to covid19 concerns but came anyway. As a result of that, you did have several hundred left leaning protesters, counterprotesters come it a separate rally and fortunately no clashes between them. Police really fanned out across the city. They did their best to try to keep the two groups separate. And fortunately we didnt see any violence between those two groups. But now as we approach the midnight hour, here in downtown portland, there is a concern that once again we could see more violence, more clashes between protesters and police. Well ahave to see what happene. Dan simon, cnn, portland, oregon. A curfew is in effect for louisville, kentucky, for the fourth night in a row. Crowds gathered in the streets there on saturday to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, killed by police during that botched drug raid in march. This follows wednesdays announcement that none of the officers involved in her death are being charged directly. Cnns Shimon Prokupecz has an update for us from louisville. Reporter after spending hours inside Jefferson Square park, vowing not to leave as curfew approached the 9 00 p. M. , the protesters also left after police made several announcements warning them if they did not leave, they would be arrested. As the 9 00 hour approached, the police started to move in, they brought in some of their tactical vehicles, National Guard came in, and all of the protesters, by then, had left and came to this church behind me which they have been coming to every night, which has been serving as a sanctuary so they can stay on the property, the church allowed them to stay on the property so they could avoid arrest. Shimon prokupecz, cnn, louisville, kentucky. The United States has reported more than 7 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began according to Johns Hopkins university. The death toll, now stands at over 204,000. Many states have case numbers that are trending up. The top u. S. Infectious disease expert is sounding an optimistic note. Here is cnns Polo Sandoval with more. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci says vaccinations could start bit end of the year. In reality, by the time you get enough people vaccinated so you can feel you had an impact on the outbreak, so that you can start thinking about maybe getting a little bit more towards normality, that very likely as i and others have said would be maybe the Third Quarter or so of 2021, maybe even into the fourth quarter. But the availability and starting vaccination could very likely start in november or december. Reporter faucis comments come as the u. S. Passed 7 million confirmed cases of covid19 according to data from Johns Hopkins university. More than 203,000 people have been killed by the virus. Dr. Fauci raising concerns about fighting covid as we head into the fall and winter. If you look at some of the super spreading type things that have occurred, almost all of them occurred in indoor situations. Youre going to have to do a lot of things indoors out of necessity of temperature. And im afraid with that being the case, if we dont carefully follow the guidelines, the other guidelines, the masking, the distance, the crowds, that we may see another surge. Reporter casewise california is the first state to surpass 800,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. Despite the states rising infections, Florida Governor ron desantis says the state was moving into phase three of reopening, allowing restaurants and bars to fully reopen. Desantis also said he expects the state to host a full super bowl by this february. I also want to be able to show were going to be able to host the super bowl in february. We expect to do a full super bowl. And were going to show that were going to be able to do that. Reporter new york city mayor bill de blasio announced the citys Outdoor Dining will be permanent, allowing restaurants to keep using sidewalks and streets for seating. New york deputy mayor for operations laura england crediting it with saving jobs and called it a lifeline for the struggling restaurant industry. About 12 states are now seeing mask usage rates above 50 , according to researchers for the university of washingtons institute for Health Metrics and evaluation. The ihme said more than 95,000 lives could be saved by january, if 95 of americans wore masks. Theikely reality of a third justice on the Supreme Court is changing the dynamic of the president ial race. The confirmation hearing is set to begin just weeks before the election. We take a look at the route ahead and more about the nominee. Plus, later, a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg that might have had the late Supreme Court justice remarking bravo. Nah. Here . Nope. Here. When the middle of nowhere. Is somewhere. The allnew chevy trailblazer. Mucinex cold flu allinone. Fights. Oh no. Nonono. Did you really need the caps lock . Mucinex cold and flu allinone. 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Two days before the president ial election. Confirmation hearings for federal Appeals Court judge Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin october 12th. Its a lifetime appointment, and the republican majority in the senate appears to have the votes to get her on the bench quickly. Democrats bluntly warn that putting a sixth conservative justice on the high court will spell the end of obamacare and abortion rights. And have a profound decades long impact on immigration and many other social and political issues. So President Trumps nomination of miss Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is official. But now what . Cnns Phil Mattingly explains the next steps for the nominee for republicans and for democrats. Reporter in the words of one republican official i spoke to after the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, this is Mitch Mcconnells ball game now, the Senate Majority leader who made very clear judicial appointments have been the focal point of President Trumps term for him, hes moved more than 200 through the process up to this point, including two Supreme Court justices. Now hes moving towards a third and hes going to move fast. In fact, republican sources say the calendar has already been circulated for hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, starting on october 12th. A tentative calendar, nothing locked in yet, but just underscores how fast republicans plan to move. They want to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before the november 3rd election and theyre laying out a process to do just that. Heres how things will work over the course of the next couple of weeks. Next week, the nominee will start her visits with senators, starting with Mitch Mcconnell on tuesday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham will follow shortly there after. Other rank and file senators who would like to speak with the nominee will have the opportunity to do so. That will lead up to the october 12th hearings. It will be four days of hearings, opening statements, two days of questioning and outside witnesses as well. That will tee up a Senate Floor Vote after the Committee Approves the nomination. Now, i say after the Committee Approves the nomination, the expectation they will all vote for Amy Coney Barrett. Democrats made clear theyre unified in their opposition, not just to the nominee, but to the process itself. However, they have very little in the form of things they can do to slow things up or stop it altogether. There are procedural tactics they can deploy and plan to deploy in the committee and on the senate floor, the reality is, as long as republicans have their votes, there is nothing democrats can do to stop them. Thats why democrats are targeting before the election to confirm President Trumps third Supreme Court justice through the court. Right now, all signs foi s poin that almost assuredly happening. Phil mattingly, cnn, capitol hill. For more on the showdown, lets bring in julie norman, a lecturer in politics at University College london. Good morning, professor. Thank you for coming on. Good morning. Well, i guess i should say it may not be a showdown so much since we know that the republicans have a majority for this process. But what did you think of the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, her opening remarks, and President Trumps move to fill this seat so quickly . Yeah, well, natalie, i dont think that Amy Coney Barretts nomination was a surprise. Shes been a long Time Favorite of trump, and really for conservatives more broadly. Shes a member of the federalist society, she was a clerk for scalia, so she really was a pretty solid pick and will appeal to a lot of trumps voters. And trump trying to move this through fast, we heard the senate trying to move it through quickly, and, again, this is what we expected as well. And as we heard, there is not going to be much that the democrats can do to stop that. So, we expect this nomination to be moving forward quickly and to be hearing a lot more from Amy Coney Barrett in these upcoming days and weeks. What implications will the likely tilt of the court to a 63 conservative have . Well, this is significant. Of course, the court has already had the 54 conservative majority for quite a while. But with roberts in there, there has been an element of a swing vote. A lot of issues that will be much more likely to come forward now around abortion, around other rights such as gun rights, affirmative action, voting rights, these will be more of a slam dunk now for the conservative leaning justices. That will affect not only the rulings, and the willingness or unwillingness to look for a compromise or consensus, but also just the kinds of cases that the justices are willing to take on, if theyre more confident about getting that kind of decision. You mentioned abortion there have been cases before the court in the past that resulted in limiting abortion. But could this nominees presence on the court see roe v. Wade overturned . Well, natalie th, this is onf the big concerns now for democrats. Amy Connie Barrett is pretty forward about her stances, has ruled against abortion in several cases on the federal bench so far. And in terms of overturning roe v. Wade, though, that would be a pretty big move. One that even though trump has pushed for it in the past would really be quite significant. What is more likely is probably to see more cases coming forward that would restrict abortion rights in terms of certain kinds of procedures and in terms of timing, in terms of regulations, that would constrain roe more than it has been already. Well, the Supreme Court now has galvanized both president ial campaigns, this issue has. How do you see this affecting trump or biden in the election . Yeah, it is going to affect both campaigns significantly. And quite crucially for trump just being able to change the news cycle from the pandemic and issues where hes polling quite poorly to focus on this nomination sis a boon for him. This nomination allows trump to try to court voters who are perhaps still very committed to conservative values and ideas, but maybe werent so enthusiastic about him, and also quite crucially to try and get more women to come out in support for trump, which is a demographic he has struggled with. So it really is quite a boon for trump and republicans in that way. But as you mentioned, of course, democrats who will be trying to leverage this will be trying to galvanize more enthusiasm for voters, who, again, maybe were not super keen on biden, but feel strongly about some of the yi issues that are going to be going up before the court and we have seen this in terms of the small donor donations that are coming in, not only to the president ial campaign, but also to many senate races that will hopefully for these voters galvanize the democrats. Finally, what if the results of the election were to reach the Supreme Court as we saw in 2000 . Well, that certainly is a big question, one that trump himself put on the table by saying that he wants to get a justice in place for just that reason. If that were the case, three of the nine justices would be trump appointees, so would the court would be slanted in his favor. Your democrats will probably be pushing for if shes confirmed to recuse herself from that. But the extent to which they would have any leverage in that kind of pressure is really unforeseen. But the important thing, i think, to underscore is that is still a big if, it is certainly a possibility, but not strongly likely at this point that the election will necessarily get to that point. Well, we appreciate your insight and hope to talk with you again as we inch closer to that day. Julie norman in london, thank you so much. Thank you, natalie. New coronavirus cases are surging in the united kingdom. This was the scene in Central London saturday. These protesters want virus restrictions lifted, regardless of the number of cases. Well have a live report from london for you next. Also, tuesdays first president ial debate between donald trump and joe biden wont be anything like we have seen before. Youll see it here on cnn. Well explain how the pandemic forced major changes to a staple of american elections. Love them, hate their laundry, protection. Lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99. 9 of bacteria. Detergent alone cant. Lysol. What it takes to protect. ® what if you can have direct access to certified personal what doesecurity agentsel safe . 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Protest organizers called saturdays march a rehearsal inauguration for the main opposition candidate. Police arrested at least 79 people including 6 journalists, according to a human rights group. Here is another remarkable image. One protester handing out flowers to Police Officers as they usher her into a van. Israel has shattered its record for daily coronavirus cases. On saturday, it counted more than 8300 new infections. The number of patients in serious condition and on ventilators are apparently climbing too. People arent happy with how the government is handling the crisis and theyre taking their anger to the streets. Thousands gathering outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus residence on saturday demanding he resign. They are outraged over new lockdown measures meant to restrict protests. Mr. Netanyahu as you may recall also faces corruption charges. Saturday also saw protests in london against the british governments covid lockdown measures. Police eventually broke up the demonstration after people failed to follow social distancing guidelines. The uk now has more than 431,000 cases, according to Johns Hopkins university. Lets get more about it from scott mclean standing by live for us in london. It is really interesting, scott, we see this in many countries, even though cases are on the rise, people do not want their freedoms encroached upon. Yeah, you know, a lot of people look at those protest pictures and wonder how protests is allowed in this type of climate. Believe it or not, protests are perfectly fine. Provided that the organizers submit a plan for risk assessment, and then commit to social distancing, wearing masks, things like that. Then theyre allowed to go ahead. Despite the fact that the uk has limited social gatherings to six people, the police in this case felt that the crowd wasnt adhering to the plan that it had put forward in the first place. The bottom line is in the uk, cases are rising quickly. Pretty alarming rate. For the last couple of days we had more than 6,000 new confirmed cases every single day. The government last week said the virus is doubling about every seven days. The number of people, the total number of people in the hospital is rising by about 100 per day for the last week or so. And as a result, the government has put in new restrictions. I mentioned the social gatherings, mandating bars and restaurants close early, mandates or guidelines to wear masks inside stores and shops have become legal requirements. The government is trying to really address two things. Enforcement and education. And for good reason. Earlier this week, Kings College study came out and said less than half of the British Public could not name the key covid19 symptoms, thats high temperature, cough, and loss of taste or smell. That sounds unusual with all the news over the coronavirus. Want to ask you, though, do the new restrictions affect schools . Yes, so, when it comes to younger students, masks are not required. Each school is sort of left to its own devices to make a plan that is safe. With the exception of places that are in specific localized lockdown conditions. When it comes to older students, universities, they have their own set of conditions depending on where they are. One good example, university in manchester, on friday, is mandating that students in two different dormitories selfisolate for the next two weeks after 127 cases were reported on campus. Friday was also the same day that scotland announced the University Students are barred from going to pubs, cafes, restaurants, all of this is an effort to keep the virus contained on these campuses so they dont spread out to the wider parts of the population, of course. Thats when the virus may come into contact with much older, much more vulnerable people. And earlier this week the Health Secretary was actually asked whether or not there is any possibility that these restrictions could bar students from returning home for christmas or around the holidays, and he said, look, ive learned not rule anything out. Natalie . All right, we appreciate it. Scott mclean in london for us. After being idle for five months because of the pandemic, the beijing International Auto hoe is n show is in full gear. 800 models are on display from china and beyond that includes 147 new Energy Vehicles as well as concept cars from around the world. Among them, a car based on 5g technology with electronic mirror and microrobots. The first president ial debate between trump and biden just days away now. Well have a preview of what we might expect coming up right after this. Want to brain better . Unlike ordinary memory supplements. Neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Memory. Focus. Accuracy. 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But, of course, it will be a much different affair than in the past, due to the pandemic. At a rally on saturday, in pennsylvania, President Trump noted that his democratic challenger is the more seasoned debater, but only after he repeatedly insulted the former Vice President. Here he is. Thats what you call a really dishonest, dumb politician. A dumb guy. Dumb. Always known as a dumb guy. But we look forward to seeing him in the debate. Hes got a lot more experience. Hes got 47 years. Ive got three and a half years. So well see. Hes got 47 years of experience. For his part, biden says the president lies and isnt smart. Jessica dean has a preview of tuesdays debate. Reporter former Vice President joe biden spending this weekend focusing heavily on his debate preparations as he gets ready to face off against President Trump in their first debate together for this 2020 general election. It will happen in cleveland, ohio, on tuesday. Were told that the former Vice President when hes going through the preparations really likes his aides to pepper hip rapid fire with questions about policy as opposed to a mock debate. Were also told his former chief of staff ron klain is heavily involved in his debate pretty. Klain was also very much involved in Hillary Clintons preparations for debating then candidate trump back in 2016. Now, in previous weeks, biden had been studying a briefing books, holding smaller sessions with policy aides, really drilling down on details. He also told the traveling press hes been paying close attention to what President Trump has said and what President Trump has not said. And to that end, the biden team believes that trump will be pretty unpredictable on that stage. And that they believe he will tell a number of lies or falsehoods. Theyre relying on the moderator, in this case, Chris Wallace from fox news to really call that out, thinking that it is not wise or maybe even possible for biden to be the sole fact checker on that debate stage. What they want to do is what biden has been doing for the past months on the campaign trail, really draw the focus back to President Trumps response to the covid19 pandemic. And the ensuing Health Crisis and economic crisis the u. S. Is facing and laying that at his feet, it is President Trumps fault and his lack of response the fact that he bungled the response, that the United States is struggling so mightily with the covid19 pandemic and, again, the ensuing economic crisis as well. Now, as for the debate itself, there are going to be changes made to that because of the pandemic. It already moved locations, going from notre dame to case western in cleveland, ohio. Were also told there will be a much smaller audience, typically you would average around 900 people, well this time were told to expect between 60 and 70, all of whom will have been tested for covid before they can go inside. And also something were really used to seeing at these debates, spin rooms with crowds of people and Campaign Surrogates walking through with media following their every move. Well, you cant do that in this age, social distancing practically impossible in that way. There will be no spin room post debate. Instead, Television Networks will make special appointments with Campaign Surrogates and thats how they get their interviews. A lot of changes as we look toward tuesdays debate. In washington, jessica dean, cnn. Cnn will carry tuesdays debate live, our special coverage beginning at 7 00 p. M. Eastern. Thats midnight, wednesday morning, in london. 7 00 a. M. In hong kong for our international viewers. The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg had a deep passion for the law and also famously for opera. The liberal judge even shared those powerful feelings with the late conservative justice ant e antonin scalia, helping to bridge their differences they went to the opera together. It was no surprise when an Opera Company staged a musical tribute to ginsburg near the steps of the Supreme Court. Photojournalist andrew crissman takes us there. Reporter we mix opera, theater and social justice. And we know that music was Justice Ginsburgs release, her escape, we thought it was the one gift we could offer her now. Rbg meant so much as a woman growing up in the 20th and 21st century. Her we are si her persistent fight for women to have a say in equal decisions. She was an opera fan. For me, nspires people, and that is exactly what were trying to do here today. Thank you for watching cnn newsroom. Im natalie allen. Kims up next with more news for you. See you soon. President trump announces his Supreme Court nominee, a choice that if confirmed by the senate could solidify the courts conservative majority for decades. Also on display at the white house, distinct lack of masks or social distancing, including from one of the Top Public Health officials in the country. More details on that. And this church in louisville, kentucky, has offered sanctuary to protesters for the past few nights. So ill speak to the pastor for her views on the unrest rocking the city. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome