Im rebecca richs welcome to the program the number of corona virus infections in the United States has risen above 7000000 the Johns Hopkins university tally passed the landmark figure on friday afternoon the u. S. Has the highest number of confirmed cases in the world followed by india and brazil kovac 19 has already killed more than 200000 people in the us it is also the highest number in the world President Donald Trump has faced Harsh Criticism for his response to the outbreak after he downplayed the dangers of the disease. Well carolina has more on the situation from washington d. C. But this country has desktop more than 7000000 current a virus cases and over 200000 there its more than any other country according to the Data Collected by the Johns Hopkins university despite having less than 5 percent of the global population in the United States has halfords more than 20 percent of covered 19 deaths or old why people know that they also suffer the economic consequences of the pan
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A surge in new infections and experts expect the trend to continue as cold weather sets in and people move into rules. Class into nature is placing it on a steady increase of covert 19 cases with no signs of the government has managed to flatly curb. Im Rebecca Richards welcome to the program the man designated to be the next Prime Minister of lebanon has resigned amid an impasse in efforts to form a new government mustafa it was parachuted into the position in the wake of august devastating blast in the capital beirut and the subsequent resignation of the government the former ambassador to germany that they cited political infighting over the appointment of cabinet positions as the reason for his decision to step down. Lets cross straight to beirut where d. W. Correspondent basil radio is standing by basil nice to see another stalemate in the ongoing political impasse what more can you tell us. In fact we can say that the country lebanon and today in your political toward more left o
Justice for the senate to consider. President trump prepares a nomination. Mitch mcconnell pledges a vote. The democrats promise a fight. An epic showdown with just 44 days until the final votes. Our guests this is morning, bill clinton who nominated Ruth Ginsburg in 1993. Americas top elected democrat now, nancy pelosi, and republican senator ted cruz. Plus, analysis from our powerhouse round table. Good morning, and welcome to this week. Call it the year of chaos. The 2020 election has already seen it all. Impeachment, a pandemic, economic turmoil. Racial protests scarred at times by violence, and friday night, the loss of an american giant, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. A champion of equality, she broke barriers as a law professor and advocate, achieving greatness in the words of Supreme Court colleague david souter before she became a great justice. Outside the court where ginsburg served for 27 years, admirers have been gathering to mourn her passing, prepare for the
This philosophy that some historians have called right related liberalism. The idea that liberalism was primarily devoted to the protection of individual rights. As a result, the Supreme Court became an important mechanism for this. One problem, which is that if you are going to govern, you have to be able to appoint Supreme Court justices. This becomes an increasingly fraught prospect for liberals. So the backdrop. Lbj. After 1964 with the Civil Rights Act, 1965 with the Voting Rights act, he has a sense that the Supreme Court will be significant. Unlike with kennedy, there are no openings on the court. Johnson essentially creates one. The first one comes in 1965. It is a custom which dates back to the wilson administration. There was one jewish member on the court. The jewish member on the court in the early 1960s was arthur goldberg. He had been appointed by jfk. Johnson however wants to appoint this man, his longtime lawyer and fairly close personal friend and advisor, abe fortas.