Focus on the loss of the justice and her enduring legacy. Jedediah overnight, hundreds gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court to mourn Justice Ginsburg. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered flags to fly at halfstaff at the u. S. Capitol. Shannon bream has more on her remarkable life and the legacy she leaves behind. I, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, do solemnly swear. She might have seemed small in stature as the second woman to be nominated to the u. S. Supreme court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a trailblazer for womens rights and a champion for civil liberties. Ginsburg was born Ruth Joan Bader on march 15th, 1933. In a working class neighborhood in brooklyn, new york. The daughter of nathan and celia bay der. Ginsburgs mother died when she was just 17, the day before she graduated from high school. It was one of the most trying times in my life. But i knew that she wanted me to study hard and get good grades and succeed in life. So, thats what i did. She finished first in her class at Corne
Constitutional law, wouldnt love being having that moniker. But actually, even when that came to her in her 80s, she seemed to enjoy it. We were present a number of times when it was in front of a young audience, kind of telling the joke that her and the notorious b. I. G. Had quite a bit in common because they were born and bred in brooklyn. And the crowd would laugh. And she would eat it up. She enjoyed the fact that young people were seeing her as a pop star. I have to say, in this moment, i dont want to let anyone down. This is important, especially for women. Im being told by my good friend, katie couric, irin, that im pronouncing your name wrong. Emphasis on rin. I want to tell the story about a workout for a second. Go on, please. I love that tell this story. When i interviewed her in 2015, i asked her if it was true, before we had Video Evidence of this, if she could do 20 pushups. And she was so precise. She was the most factual unerrorly. We do ten pushups, i take a breath, a
She was so precise, she was the most factual, and just person i have ever encountered in my life. And she said, yes, but, we do ten push ups and i take a breath and do ten more. And i thought that defined her so. Occasionally she needed to take a breath to have good friends, to go to the opra and enjoy life she she was always there for round two of the ten push ups that got her to 20. It was that tenacity and perseverance that captured the millions people that looked up to her. I thank you for coming on this evening. And paying tribute to her. And i thank you for all of your words and for doing this film. We really appreciate it and im sorry that i mispronounced your name. Sorry for your loss. Thanks, don. Make sure you tune in tomorrow night for the cnn films documentary, rbg. And this is cnn tonight, im don lemon, its 11 00 p. M. On the east coast. Our historic breaking news, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she passed away surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer. She w
In the coming hour well look at who knew her best and whether the president will try to fill her position with the election fast approaching. Joining us right now is our cnn analyst lori berger and also on the phone is jeff toobin and our dr. Sanjay gupta. Talk about Justice Ginsburg. Testi jeff toobin, can you hear me . Lets check in with sanjay gupta. Pancreatic cancer is an extremely difficult form. She has been through so much, there were so many people pulling for her hoping she would go on for years. Yeah, she dealt with a lot. You go back to 1999, 20 years ago, she was dealing with colon cancer and she was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in 2009. 11 years ago. That time i think maybe she had been able to really get through that and now she was sort of diseasefree. In january of this year, she made an announcement that she was cancerfree and two years before this she had lung cancer and may of this year you may remember when she had this reoccurrence and then again in
Well bring you the latest international reaction, as World Leaders send messages wishing the president well. We all want to send our best wishes to the president and the first lady and im sure that they will both stage a very strong recovery. Well have the latest on how Global Markets have reacted in the us, the dowjones fell by around 1 on opening. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. President trump and his wife melania have gone into quarantine in the white house, after testing positive for covid 19. He is experiencing mild symptoms. Mr trump, whos often downplayed the virus and seldom uses a mask said they would get through it together. Heres mark meadows, white house chief of staff. He spoke told reporters what measures have been in place. We what measures have been in place. Have tested all and we have tested all of our core staff and