Im told me on the article glad to have you with us top story of the moment the vacancy on the u. S. Supreme court and the intense political fight surrounding it president all trump is about to name his choice for that seat media reports say he will nominate Amy Kone Barrett she would replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week and al barrett currently serves as a federal Appeals Court judge and is known for her conservative religious views. On friday he had made up his mind but he refused to confirm the speculation ahead of an official announcement on saturday. With me now here in the studio is an. Associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations and. In washington our bureau chief in home lets start with. If you were in washington what do we know. About. Well if she will get picked donald trump would have hardly found anybody who is such in the poem and of the late ruth gaiter Bader Ginsburg a pioneer of womens rights she was for abortion rights she faults the discrimina
Disappeared in mexico new arrest warrants issued for members of the mexican military. And we look at the state election thats delivered a boost from malaysias beleaguered Prime Minister. Im side of all the latest sports news including and its caused an injury time penalty to down brighton and Manchester United their 1st me when of the season. We begin in washington this hour where the u. S. President donald trump will soon nominate the person he wants to replace the late Supremes Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg its widely expected that he will nominate judge amy carney barretts a favorite among religious conservatives and if confirmed her appointment would cement a solid conservative majority on the court potentially for decades to come so lets go live now to the white house and al jazeera can really help it so this is the formal announcement were about to get from President Trump but it wont be a big reveal kimberly. And we expect that we already know that it will be judge kone barr
Created by americas public Cable Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh Mcenany this morning held a meeting with reporters at the white house. This is about 25 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Three years ago today 58 people lost their lives and hundreds more were wounded in the horrific las vegas music festival. Three eye years ago today. On behalf of the president , they are in our prayers today. Fulfilling a section 2 obligation and following wellstaeshed precedent, President Trump nominated an imminently qualified candidate for the Supreme Court. Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Judge barrett is extremely wellqualified, graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School and received the hoins prize receiving beth effort in scholarship and a scholar. Carter sneed says there is just consensus. Amy barrett is the best student, the smartest and most talented person to ever come through the university of Notre D
puerto rico today, devastated by hurricane fiona two weeks ago and the president and white house officials did their part to try to tamp down that controversy. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. white house officials are putting out the word that federal help is on the way for people who need it the most. race is not going to be a factor, despite what the vice president said. hello. surveying damage from hurricane fiona. president biden is already sounding the alarm about storms that won t hit for years. today i m announcing more than $60 million in funding to help coastal areas in puerto rico. [applause] become better prepared for the glorm he says his response doesn t favor friends. times like these our nation comes together, put aside our difference our political differences and get to work. we show up. that s different than what vice president harris suggeste
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