On cspans q a. Next, a hearing to examine the issue of College Athlete compensation. The Senate Health education and Labor Committee heard from College Athletic programs about how athletes could be compensated for their name, image, and likeness, which organization should oversee these decisions, and what implications it could have on the student athlete model. This is two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible] good morning. The committee will come to order. There is no room for the public. The press is covering it as a pool. You can watch this on streaming or there will be an unedited recording that everyone can watch. All of our Witnesses Today and some senators are participating by videoconference. I would like to Say Something about masks. The office of attending physician has advised that senators and witnesses may remove their masks to talk into the microphones since our chairs are six feet apart. Thats why my mask is off when im not back here. Im grateful to the rules committee, the
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
Tonight people gathered in San Francisco to honor her kron fours gayle ong was there and she joins us now with more on what this evening was like gayle. And again at least 200 people showed up in the castro tonight we want to go to that video taken earlier this vigil started around 7 oclock this evening. It was planned minutes. After the news of her passing this is on the corner of the market people supporters honoring her as a fighter for gender equality and having a powerful voice in the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. Organizers say set this up because they want to remember her legacy and they wanted this to be a time for everyone to come together not only to honor her life but to honor and her legacy and of course doing the work going forward. Justice ginsburg, the first jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court on the eve and she died on the eve of russia shot there was a prayer with the rabbi before the group marched down castro. Over to harvey milks camera store and heres wh
Professor thanks for being with us tonight just your basic reaction we all knew she was battling cancer, but it kind of caught everybody off guard tonight didnt it. Yes, i mean i think like so Many Americans i was shocked even though of course she was 87 and had had a lot of mental, i mean excuse me physical Health Issues when i when i heard the news like many people i got very teary eyed because it was shocking and we thought of her as kind of a rock and someone who even though shes been through a lot of physical adversity an emotional unversity her husband passed away had been someone who we thought and we would be here forever. The second woman on the United States Supreme Court made quite an impact more than many of the men over these many many years why do you think that is. I think she had this really extraordinary combination incredible forward thinking this with respect to the kind of race that she wanted to promote and that was especially the rights of people who are marginali
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