Bader ginsburg. Chief Justice John Roberts made the announcement last night. She was a jurist of historic stature. He added today we mourn and confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We remember her a tireless champion of justice. Pete williams takes a look back on her life and legacy. Reporter Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of the u. S. Moderate to liberal members. A lawyer and judge and justice. She believed the constitution guaranteed women greater rights. Over the course of now over two centuries, it has grown and developed some more and more people are included in the concept, we the people. Reporter rejected after law school for a clerk ship because she was a woman, she started her career as a law professor. Arguing a string of cases before the Supreme Court that made it easier to sue for sex discrimination. It was president carter who appointed her to be a federal judge. Clinton put her on the Supreme Court. It contributes to the end of the days when w
Pancreatic cancer. Her last wishes were for the country and politicians to step back, pause and wait until november. Wait until the Voters Decide who will be the next president before pushing ahead to fill her seat. Let the Voters Decide as republicans demanded and forced just four years ago. But those same republicans now seem to be changing their tune as theyre faced with the possibility of losing the white house and the senate. Sadly, people who knew Justice Ginsburg will have mourn her loss while a political discussion swirls around her and that has already begun. Just shortly after news broke of her death, uts Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell promised to fully support President Trump and the partisan process to find Justice Ginsburg successor. Cnn congressional reporter lauren fox is on capitol hill. Lauren, Justice Ginsburg reportedly told her granddaughter a few days ago she wanted her replacement to be named by the next u. S. President. Doesnt seem like that is going to h
Of the government aid bill. Without this bipartisan bill being funded government aid will be delayed and the government will shut down on monday. Leaders on capitol hill are simultaneously grapple with the president s veto of a massive and overwhelmingly bipartisan defense bill to fund the military which congress will soon try to override. And in addition to the chaos on capitol hill, the president is also sparking controversy with his latest round of pardons. Paul manafort, roger stone, Jared Kushners father charles. They headline a group of Close Associates and individuals that have some legal experts wondering whether President Trump will select rudy giuliani, his adult children, or even himself to be part of the next round of pardons. Lets get started with garrett haak haake. House republicans trying to spin what they are seeing as them standing with the president on funding foreign aid. Is this a message that will resonate with americans . The foreign aid portion, its almost impos
So new zealands already there. Were only a few hours away. Thats right. Lets take a look at what it looks like in new zealand. Wow, that is a fantastic, majestic fireworks display. June, its rousing, even in a horrible year, particularly maybe in a horrible year, its stirring to see this celebration. And folks in new zealand, they got to celebrate it out in public, because thats a country that got hammered. That is really telling. Here in the u. S. , as we countdown the final hours of 2020, we are again shattering records in the pandemic. 3,744 americans reported dead on wednesday. The cdc now projects another 81,000 americans will die in just the next three weeks. And more than 125,000 are now hospitalized with coronavirus. Thats a new alltime high. As you know, theres this new case of a highly contagious strain of coronavirus. It has now been found in southern california. Health officials confirmed the strain in a 30yearold man from san diego, who has not recently traveled. Hospitals
Americans. And there are now 424,000 covid deaths by january 23. And also breaking news on which i will, where efforts to increase individual pandemic relief checks to 2 thousand dollars appear increasingly unlikely. Nick watt is in los angeles with the latest. And the Trump Administration painted a much rosier picture of the reality than where we are. Reporter you know, we saw it with the testing, they talk a very big game and then just kind of fail to deliver as admiral bret giroir said this afternoon. We need to be doing a better job. But all vaccine programs start somewhat slow. Nearly 2. 6 million americans have actually gotten their first dose of vaccine. But the goal was 20 million. By end of day tomorrow. There are two holliday, three major snowstorms, numerous facto facto factors. And were lagging behind other countries. I think that it comes down to really just a lack of a National Strategy on this vaccine disthrough big distribution. Reporter and the astrazenecas vaccine was