And thanks for being with us. Well, the u. S. Is still mourning the passing of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, an icon of the u. S. Supreme court. And we begin with a somber sight, a black crepe on the seat ginsburg occupied for nearly three decades, but u. S. President donald trump is already scrambling to fill that seat with less than two months to go until the president ial election. His campaign is even telling tshirts calling for just that. Mr. Trump says he plans to pick a woman for the job, possibly this week, if hes able to push through another lifetime appointee. It will cement a 63 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. And that will affect millions of lives for decades to come. U. S. Democratic president ial nominee joe biden is asking republicans to think before they vote. Dont vote to confirm anyone nominated under the circumstances President Trump and senator mcconnell have created. Dont go there. Uphold your constitutional duty. Your conscience. Let the people speak. C
Them. Im going to make a decision on either friday or saturday. I will announce it either friday or saturday, and and then the work begins. The president says the senate can and should confirm a new justice before november 3rd, before election day. Democrats scream republican hypocrisy. Remember, the same republican Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell refused to hold an electionyear court pick back in 2016. The question is how will this shape the final weeks of the campaign . President trump will be in ohio and joe biden in wisconsin. The republicans have no qualms of putting power over precedent or principle and theres a chance for republicans to create a decisive 63 conservative majority. Judicial picks was an issue that clearly helped candidate trump back in 2016 but democrats believe 2020 can be different as liberals face the very real prospect of a court with three trump justices and a court with the votes to throw out obamacare and to erase or at least weaken roe v. Wade. The first t
Well, this may be a sign of just how polarized american politics has become. In the face of a Supreme Court vacancy, lawmakers are divided not over the nominee, not yet anyway, but over when to start the confirmation process. The battle over replacing the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg begins in earnest in the coming hours when senators return to capitol hill. President trump says hell name his nominee this week, but democrats dont want to move forward until after the election. President ial nominee joe biden had a message for senators on sunday. Dont vote to confirm anyone nominated under the circumstances President Trump and senator mcconnell have created. Dont go there. Uphold your constitutional duty. Your conscience. Let the people speak. Cool the flames that have been engulfing our country. We cant keep rewriting history. Now, if youre feeling a bit of deja vu, youre not alone. Four years ago, the senate refused to confirm Barack Obamas nominee during an election year, but then it was
To Donald Trumps replacement announcement tomorrow. A world war ii veteran passing on todays arsenal of democracy. Todd his sons tribute to him. Fox and friends first on friday morning continues right now. Jillian this is one of my favorite songs right now. Todd this is my 3yearold nices favorite song. Mixed tapes. Friday morning, i am todd piro. We begin with a fox news alert, police in louisville overnight, protesters are seen smashing windows. Jillian 23 people arrested during the unrest, including a state lawmakers in louisville. A busy night for Louisville Police and firefighters, still working over my shoulder. They are trying to find out if it is connected to the demonstration last night, we wont know for sure. Police making 24 arrests on top of the arrests weve seen earlier this week, people smashing windows, spray painting graffiti and setting fire in downtown louisville. City leaders called on these protests. Public safety and the work for Racial Equity and justice can and mu
Course the election being just a few weeks away, and having denied president obama the same right many months before an election in 2016. We are following all of these developments, but first, the u. S. This morning is on the verge of surpassing 200,000 coronavirus deaths. Cases are rising in 28 states, and the former fda head this morning is warning the country needs to brace for a very difficult road ahead. Listen to this. Well i think we have at least one more cycle with this virus headed into the fall and winter. If you look at whats happening around the country, there is an unmistakable spike in new infections and youre seeing declines in hospitalizations that we were achieving starting to level off. I expect them to start going up again as well. Still though, despite that, and despite the numbers and the very sad death toll that were approaching, the president this morning just moments ago said again that were rounding the corner in this pandemic. Lets begin with our alexandra fi