Seat on the court, just about 50 days before election day. Nbcs tracie potts has a look at Justice Ginsburgs life. Reporter Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg spent more than a quarter century on the u. S. Supreme court and spent much of her career fighting for equality. How wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like. Reporter born in brooklyn, new york, she tied for first in her class at columbia law. But with no job offers from law firms, this was the late 50s, she taught at columbia, then worked on the womens rights project in the 70s. As their lawyer she won five of six cases before the us Supreme Court. Her ultimately goal was to get sex discrimination treated by the Supreme Court the same way race discrimination was treated. Reporter president clinton made her the second female on the nations highest court where she continued to even the playing field, supporting reproductive rights and the lgbtq community. While her rulings leaned liberal, off the bench she was Clo
Also this morning a potential breakthrough in the middle east. Israel, the uae and bahrain set for a historic signing ceremony at the white house. Jared kushner who helped broker the deal joins us live. Under investigation. The breakout star of the netflix hit cheer, 21yearold jerry harris whose popularity skyrocketed this year, now reportedly being investigated by the fbi for allegedly soliciting minors. What he is saying this morning. Mask up. The eyeopening demonstration and why that important metal nose strip is crucial. Plus how superstar paul rudd is teaming up with governor cuomo. Want a challenge . How about a stop the pandemic challenge. What about that . For a masked message for millennials this morning. Oh, wanna dance with somebody and that blockbuster return to the ballroom. Welcome to dancing with the stars. Tyras big debut, derek dancing over to the judges table. Fans flipping out for nelly and all eyes on the tiger queen. Good morning, america. Its great to be with you,
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That congress isnt in the 21th century and that we cant vote remotely i mean you have cases that congresswoman katie porter and congresswoman diana ross legal may have called in 19 they obviously cant come in they should be able to vote a remotely of people have resisted this in congress out of tradition but we need to get into the 21th century and do what almost every other Major Institution does which is half the provisions tha will work remotely. So is anyone even talking about it congressman. Yes, i mean, frankly its a generational issue all of the most of the members under 50 who have worked inthe private sector and understand what techlogy has done that written a letter saying that the Congress Needs that remote voting. I mean imagine if there was another catastrophe or god forbid something happened to washington dc we have no Emergency Preparedness plan. I mean most companies have better plans. And uh we just need leadership and thats going to get congress into the 21th century
Mostly cloudy day today, maybe a few sprinkles, numbers in the mid to upper 50s. That sun setting at 5 19. Then the rain moves in overnight. Jobina, i hope its quiet out there. It certainly is. Just want to let you know about our mass transit updates, ac transit will be operating on a sunday schedule, b. A. R. T. , modified saturday schedule. San francisco to sfo, 9 minutes. Highway 238 to the maze, 13 minutes had. Highway 58 to the san jose airport, 11 minutes. All right. Its the story of the day in the bay area. The niners beating the packers 3720 to punch their ticket t take on the chiefs in the super bowl. The 49ers never had a doubt. Jimmy g. Only threw the ball eight times. Raheem mostert had quite the game. His first big play was a 36yard touchdown. One of four in the game. At the end of the game, after the 49ers field goal, the packers had one last chance to score. Air it out, downfield. And picked Richard Sherman gets his fourth in his postseason career and ends this game. The