Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has stood up for women, for diverse communities. She has been one of the most progressive voices on the Supreme Court pushing an agenda of justice for all, which is what this country is founded on. Its a huge loss, it is a huge loss. The mayor of San Francisco speaking with us about the contributions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Good evening, im andre senior. And im christina run down. Justice ginsburg died at her home in washington, d. C. From pancreatic cancer. Family was by her side, she was 87 years old. Chief Justice John Roberts announced her passing earlier this evening saying quote, our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice. People sang Amazing Grace outside the Supreme Court tonight in honor of the late justice. Throughout the night m
The flag at the white house was lowered to half staff following the announcement of ginsburgs death. The vacancy on the high court has sparked a highstakes political battle in washington, d. C. Over naming a replacement. We begin our coverage in washington, d. C. An Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is dead at age 87 as the nation reflects on her legacy questions are already stirring about her replacement. That death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is sending shockwaves around the world. The president was informed after a political rally in minnesota. She just died . While. I didnt know that. Youre telling me now for the first time. She let an amazing life she was an amazing woman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg sten for all of us. But there is no doubt , let me be clear, that the voters should take the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. Reporter ginsburg, and icon of the liberal wing of the court, now front and center of a political fight brewing. With the p
Eye on their progress. A massive effort to clean up one of san joses biggest Illegal Dumping sites. Crews are tackling the trash at the notorious Monterey High School highway dumping ground. Things are starting to look a lot different. Reporter you know come this problem is so big and there is so much junk here that the work crews that started today say that it will probably take them a week to clean this up. The view from chopper five shows pile upon pile of trash in narrow, Illegal Dumping ground that goes on for a quarter of a mile on the southern tip of san jose. On the ground, work crews used heavy equipment to begin cleaning it up as well as hard labor. Its horrible, it is terrible. Reporter she lives in a homeless camp nearby, she said people began dropping off a few items at the beginning of the pandemic, supposedly as donations for homeless people. Then it just grew. They just show up in cars, trucks, and whatever and they do it fast, too, they pull up and they just dump right
To sipriani boulevard. Well update this two situation as it develops. It doesnt appear that the fire is completely out, but based on the amount of smoke, it certainly looks like they are making good progress. As we get more information, well bring it to you. Back now to the problems with the edd. If you need to file for new unemployment payments, youll have to wait two weeks. Thats because the state says the two week shut down should help speed up problems with the system and help get your payments. Tom evacuation joins us now live with a look at some of the big problems facing the systems and how they plan to fix it. Tom . Well, advised that given the States History of making changes, the edd is making plans in this plan goes awry. The backlog has been grow big 10,000 applications every day, is over the weekend, the edd announced it will not accept new Unemployment Insurance applications for two weeks, so it can install a new system to speed up the whole process. This will process abo
A nominee friday or saturday. Senator majority leader mitch mccolonel elhas already vowed to hold a vote. Elections have consequences. Its called you pick people for the Supreme Court. Reporter the president previously said hell pick a woman. The choice has become a central focus of the election and could give the president a boost, especially with conservatives. I think that there is a potential advantage this gives the president , maybe even those running for senate. It is going to be, you know, buckle up. Speaking to those republicans out there, senate republicans, who know deep down what is right for the country and consistent with the constitution. Reporter democratic president ial nominee joe biden spoke directly to those gop senators, pleading with them not to follow mcconnell. Biden centered his argument arout round the issue of healthcare and the Affordable Care act. When a vacancy occurs if the last year of the first term, you can see Lindsey Graham said lets let the next pre