but i think he wanted to do the right thing. i think he was very interested in a just result all the time. you never thought, when you watched the people s court with wapner, i could do that better, at some point? oh, i thought that every day, that i could do that better. - ( laughing ) - did you were you ever interested in it? i did, as a matter of fact. and i said, you know what? wapner is retiring, i probably could do that job. and i got the telephone number of the office. and i called and somebody answered the phone, and i said, hi, my name is judge judy sheindlin and i m a judge, i m from new york. did you guys ever think of doing a distaff female people s court. and whoever was on the phone was a woman and she said to me, lady, we re packing up, the show is over, good-bye. - and hung up the phone. - that really happened? that really happened. but everything turns out for a reason. judith sheindlin. judge judith sheindlin. and if you find her a little bit shrill,
hatfields and mccoys. he told carson daly earlier this month he considered himself a working actor and the tributes from his fellow actors and actresses are pouring in. jamie lee curtis tweeted a pictures of herself and paxton in the movie owe tr true lies. writing the following. and tom hanks writing this. he leaves behind two children and his wife of 30 years, lewis. bill paxton is dead at 61 ir. the country is remembering judge wapner. he was a world war ii veteran and wounded by sniper fire in the pacific and served two decades in the california courts. on the show that made him a
judge joseph wapner, you know judge wapner of the people s court passed away at 97 years old. the father of the navy s.e.a.l. that was killed in late january during a raid in yemen that left as many as 29 civilians dead. his father, bill owens is telling the miami herald, not only did he refuse a meeting with the president, but he wants an investigation into the first counter terrorist operation approved by president trump. hans, walk me through what happened here. usually after a combat death, there is an investigation. how unusual is it for a family member of a fallen soldier, just weeks after, to call for one? somewhat unusual but it s because of the unusual nature of this. it s in yemen. there s that aspect of it.
cultural institution, he could be curt with plaintiffs and defendants but known for fairness in his decisions. a the washington post poll from 1989 found that while more than 60% of americans couldn t make a supreme court justice but 54% of could name judge wapner. he died in los angeles. he was 97 years old. still ahead one debate the new national security adviser h.r. mcmaster seems to be closer to president obama s position than president trump. we will explain what that is ahead. want longer lasting heartburn relief?
and served for two decades in california courts and presided over the divorce of jack cook. on the show that made him an institution, he was known for his fairness and decisions. in a washington post poll from 1989, get this, it found that while more than 60% of the americans couldn t name a supreme court justice, 54% of americans could definitely name judge wapner. he died at home in los angeles at the age of 97. now we ll check on the weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. today is looking pretty quiet today. it s not bad today. we have had a lot of thunderstorm outbreaks for this month of february and it will continue. in northern mississippi, this is not severe weather, just a soaking rain. that s going to slide to nashville this morning. so we re kind of quiet today. if we get any isolated severe storms, maybe southern mississippi and southern portions of alabama late tonight in arkansas and missouri. but once we get to tuesday