After a dramatic turnaround. A political battle is shaping up in america following the death at the age of 87 of the Supreme Courtjudge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of womens and minority rights. Donald trump says hes likely to put forward a woman as his nominee. He told reporters he expected to make his choice next week. But his democrat rival, joe biden, insists the decision must wait until after the november poll. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. No, not the death of a rock star or a movie legend. This spontaneous vigil in washington last night is for a judge. The Supreme Court plays a Critical Role in American Life and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or rbg, became a cultural icon. It was beyond my wildest imagination that i would one day become the notorious rbg. I, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She helped define modern america with the force of her legal argument on equal pay, abortion, the disabled, healthca re. And a determination that women should play as big a part in American Publi
Hello. Just the past couple of hours its been announced that all pubs and restaurants in england will have to close from 10pm from thursday onward. Table service only will be allowed the governments chief scientific adviser warned that without action there is a chance that 50,000 people could becoming infected with the coronavirus every day. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. No one wants to see another huge wave of covid cases in hospital, with nhs staff working round the clock in ppe. But the governments key advisers on the pandemic delivered a sombre warning although hospital cases are lower now compared to april, that could all change. If we dont do enough, the virus will take off, and at the moment, that is the path that we clearly are on, and if we do not change course, then we are going to find ourselves in a very difficult problem. Its thought the epidemic is doubling in size in the uk every week. Now, if that was to happen for the next four weeks we could have nearly 50,
In several countries. And the story behind this Award Winning image from eastern russia that took months to capture. President trumps nominee to the Us Supreme Court has been meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill for the second day of her confirmation hearing. Amy Coney Barrett spent a lot of the time telling senators she will not use a seat on the Supreme Court to impose her conservative views on american law. Democrats spent a lot of time trying to prove she will. The democratic partys Vice President ial candidate, kamala harris, questioned judge coney barratt at Thejudiciary Committee hearing. This report from Barbara Plett usher. Protesters rallied on the second day of hearings, but nothings getting in the way of the republican rush to confirm the new Supreme Courtjustice. Amy Coney Barrett came prepared for confrontation, confident in her record and her memory. She spoke without notes, unlike many of the senators who were grilling her. My sister megan and my sister. Judge barrett
A very warm welcome to you. President trumps nominee to the Us Supreme Court has been meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill for the second day of her confirmation hearing. Amy Coney Barrett spent a lot of the time telling senators she will not use a seat on the Supreme Court to impose her conservative views on american law. Democrats spent a lot of time trying to prove she will. The democratic partys Vice President ial candidate, kamala harris, questioned judge Coney Barrett at Thejudiciary Committee hearing. This report from Barbara Plett usher. Protesters rallied on the second day of hearings, but nothings getting in the way of the republican rush to confirm the new Supreme Courtjustice. Amy Coney Barrett came prepared for confrontation, confident in her record and her memory. She spoke without notes, unlike many of the senators who were grilling her. My my sister megan and my sister. Judge barrett got a softball start, asked to introduce herfamily. But questioning quickly pivoted t
So youll come out with a clear decision before election day. Yes. Depending on how they handle this. A lot of people is have asked you will you accept a peaceful transfer of power. They spied on my campaign and they got caught, and they spied heavily on my campaign, and they tried to take down a dulyelected sitting president , and then they talk about will you accept a peaceful transfer. And the answer is, yes, i will, but i want it to be an honest election, and so does everybody else. Paul this as Senate Republicans called on twitter and facebook to testify on capitol hill following the social media platforms decision to block reporting by the New York Post about joe biden and his son hunter, prompting new accusations of big tech bias and censorship in the closing weeks of a campaign. Lets bring in our panel, wall street journal columnist and deputy Editorial Page Editor dan henninger, columnist kim strassel and Editorial Board member kyle peterson. Dan, lets start with you and, dan,