Pandemmys, and the shows that swept the comedy category and adding in a few friends, too a busy week ahead. Early today starts right now good morning im philip mena. And im frances rivera. A giant of the Supreme Court now casts a long shadow over the 2020 election. The late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg was truey an icon, an inspiration to a generation. Her impact felt in the growing memorials outside the Supreme Court and across the country her death on friday has already torn open a fierce new political schism President Trump and Top Republicans are vowing to quickly fill the vacancy, while joe biden says a senate vote before the election could create a constitutional crisis. Former president obama echoed his running mate, calling on republican senators to honor the same standard they set with Merrick Garland 4 1 2 years ago. The stakes dont get any higher than this, tracy reporter no, frances, they dont, because if President Trump nominates a conservative to the court, it could tip th
The nation passes 200,000 related deaths another super ee ozarks what does the latest tik tok deal mean for fans its monday. Its early today starts right now. A giant of a Supreme Court now cast a long shadow over the 2020 election. The late Justice Ruth Baden Ginsburg was truly an icon, an inspiration to an entire generation her Lasting Impact felt across the country. Her death on friday tore open a fierce new schism. President trump and Top Republicans want to quickly fill the vacancy. Former president obama called on republican senators to honor the same standard they set with merritt garland four and a half years ago. Tracie potts joins with us the latest the stakese of the court and af decisions for years even a an a saw four years ago when republicans held up the nomination of judge merritt garland for months before the election and democrats insisted it needed to happen under the current president. Now the roles are reversed, and theres a big fight on capitol hill about how to r
Expected to visit kenosha, wisconsin. The latest city racked by protests over Racial Injustice following the Police Shooting of a black man. Mr. Trumps visit comes as he and his democratic opponent joe biden trade barbs over who was responsible for the violent demonstrations that continue to rock the city after jacob blake was shot by police last month. Laura podesta is in new york. Laura, the former Vice President came out hard against the president on this very topic. Reporter he sure did. Good morning. At a Campaign Stop in pittsburgh yesterday joe biden said the president is to blame for the escalating violence throughout the country. But he was very careful not to appear antilaw and order saying if he were to be elected president he would not defund the police. In fact, he would add about 300 million in federal funding to their local budgets. Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting. Reporter democratic president ial nominee joe biden formice presidt blament r fanni fl
New effort to learn once and for all if there was ever life on the red planet. And final farewell. Congressman john lewis will be laid to rest in atlanta today in a ceremony attended by three former president s. Hear lewis final message to america in a new essay released this morning. Its powerful. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. This is the fastest a vaccine has ever been developed. Together we will end the plague from china. We will defeat the virus. The National Death toll from the coronavirus has now passed 150,000. The president has also retweeted a tweet which said that you are misleading the american public. No, categorically, i have not misled the american public. Congressman Louie Gohmert tested positive for covid19 and he had contact with william barr without his mask. I might have put some of the virus onto the mask and breathed it in. Big tech giants testified on capitol hill on a heated hearing about whether they have too much power. Big t
Great military equipment, however, does not mean we have to use it. Reporter the president said he would be responding with economic sanctions after iran launched more than a dozen missiles at two iraqi bases housing u. S. Troops. These powerful sanctions will remain until iran changes its behavior. Reporter the white house now wants to negotiate a new nuclear deal. Yesterday there was a closed door meeting with administration lcied gofeneral qassem soleimanini. That was insulting. Reporter two republican senators spoke out saying the president needs to be held in check if theres further military escalation. It is not acceptable for officials within the executive branch to come in and tell us that we cant debate and discuss the appropriateness of military intervention against iran. Reporter in a rare act of defiance utah senator mike lee and kentuckys rand paul now say they will join democrats in voting for a war powers resolution. We need to have a debate about separation of powers. R