The highest number of coronavirus deaths in 4 months in the u. K. Also warns of curves. And we begin with breaking news from the United States where a Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg has died of complications from pancreatic cancer the 87 year old had been a champion of womens rights and the leader of the courts liberal wing her death gives President Trumpet chance to dramatically expand the courts conservative majority at a time when america is deeply divided and the president ial vote is just over 6 weeks away heidi jocasta begins our coverage with a look back at Ruth Bader Ginsburgs life and legacy. Physically Ruth Bader Ginsburg was diminutive but she loomed large on the u. S. Supreme Court Ginsburg was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the bench warrant to jewish immigrants in Brooklyn New York in 1933 ginsburg was a brilliant student she was one of only 9 women to enroll in Harvard University law school in 1956 later transferring
About the agency being politicized since its head, michael pack, started the job the june. The executives were fired or quit working for the agency. The committee on Foreign Affairs will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any point and all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material and questions for the record subject to the length limitation in the rules. To insert something into the record please have your staff email the previously circulated address or Contact Committee staff. As a reminder to member staff and others physically present in this room for guidance from the office of attending physician, masks must be worn at all times during todays proceedings except when a member or witness is speaking. Please also sanitize your seating area. The chair views these measures as a safety issue and therefore an important matter of order and decorum in this proceeding. For members participating remote
Check us out at our website. Host from the perspective you take, when you consider someone like Amy Coney Barrett constantly possibly going to the Supreme Court, what are the concerns from the stands she takes on interpreting the constitution . First of all, i think that its improper to even be considering a nominee right now when we are in the middle of an election. Not just an election year, the election is happening right now with half a million ballots already cast in early voting states. Not to mention that we are in the middle of the pandemic and the senate is taking away an important time that should be devoted to dealing with those virgin, crucial issues in these next five weeks. Aside, i thinkt theres a real legitimacy question when you have the public voting right now for the president and the senate, the folks thatof the deal with nomination and confirmation of a Supreme Court justice, and if there is a lack of public space in the way that process works, there is going to be
Times that has just been reverberating for me when he said only 11, that there were only 11 republicans who voted against the statements of Congresswoman Greene today in the House Of Representatives. And he was so disappointed in that, that 199 voted to support everything shes ever said. You know it was i think theres a thread to pullon, though, with the break down of those numbers. With 3 of those 11 being the 3 republican members of the house from South Florida all of whom were contacted by parkland families saying stand with us and not with her, please. For our kids, our families for what weve been through and all 3 of the south Florida Republicans did that. There is something there thats powerful in terms of what those families have been able to do to turn their grief and loss into something constructive for the country and also to use it to force people to confront the humanity behind these issues. And it is Fred Gutenberg is an incredible spokesman for what he believes but theres
Hazy conditions. 61 in san jose. Right now current air quality conditions are good. We are in the green all around the bay area, but that should be changing from the north and over the east bay today. That pink indicates, yes, that hazy smoky air pushing down into the north bay due to some northerly winds. Now, its not going to be as bad as it was like we had a week ago but we are looking at a spaer the air alert today for poor air quality, our north bay and inland east bay and its going to get even warmer tomorrow. Throughout the day today looking at hazy skies mainly north and east. Highs will reach the low to mid80s inland by about 4b. Mid to upper 70s around the bay and thafo clearinng of fall when we see you liz . Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has died. Ginsberg was 87 and had been battling pancreatic cancer. She leaves behind two children and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, marty. And heres a live look right now at washington,