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[applause] pres. Trump thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. I stand before you today to fulfill one of my highest and most important duties under the United States constitution, the nomination of a Supreme Court justice. [applause] this is my third such nomination after Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh and it is a very proud moment indeed. Over the past week, our nation has mourned the loss of a true american legend, Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg was a legal giant and a pioneer for women. Her extraordinary life and legacy will inspire americans for generations to come. Now, we gather in the rose garden to continue our neverending task of ensuring equal justice and preserving the impartial rule of law. Today, it is my honor to nominate one of our nations most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court. She is a woman of unparalleled achievement. Towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the constitution. Judge Amy Coney Barrett. [applause] p
Southwest england for an animal hunted to extinction 400 years ago is making a comeback attracting tourists and helping to reduce flooding. Welcome to the program our top story this hour tributes are being paid to u. S. Supremes Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died aged 87. 00 while many are remembering her legacy as a champion of womens rights a political fight is also brewing over what happens next republicans want to name her successor immediately President Donald Trump is tweeted hell do so without delay but democrat challenger joe biden is saying the next president should decide alan fischer reports. Became tilly tributes to pay their respects to mark the passing of a woman few here knew but all respected a loss they felt personally even if Ruth Bader Ginsburgs decisions from the Supreme Court mean not to touch their lives she was physically small but her presence loomed large on the court she was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the
A surprise announcement from the oval office of. Israels. Fight. Now. Same stuff some for you said tom. I know others call an election nearing for trump and ya. Know i mean the sitting in for richard good and youre watching the listening post working from home here are the media stories were covering this week the Abraham Accords behind all the talk about peace between israel and the gulf states there is a lot of posturing and even more p. R. In the United States an affiliate of the un does either network 80 plus is ordered to the edge as a Foreign Agent. Theyve reported on mounting crises a chronically corrupt government a collapsing state and then came the blast whats it like to be a journalist in lebanon today. And a saudi musician teams up with an israeli one to create one of the many more the videos that have come in the wake of the Abraham Accords. The talk in the middle east these days is of normalization between gulf states and israel just this past week the United Arab Emirate
Expect dont trump said hes going to push ahead with the nomination hes already unveiled a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court if he was given a 2nd term well pick one of those names and put it into the mix Mitch Mcconnell who is the leader of the Senate Republicans he said he will take that nomination and he will put it to a vote as quickly as he possibly can and thats interesting because 4 years ago when Antonin Scalia a conservative justice died Mitch Mcconnell said that he wouldnt put forward anyone for a vote during an election year. More than 600000 people have now been affected by flooding in sudan at least 100 people have been killed while the river nile not expected to return to normal levels for days there are warnings that fresh rain on Higher Ground could cause more flash flooding downstream International Agencies are increasing their support to fight any outbreaks of disease chemicals have been sprayed to fight malaria with many people also now risk of