Keep women not on a pedestal, but in a cage. She is, in my view, one of the most important americans ever to live. Now, Justice Ginsburgs law clerks, a select group of her confidantes, who helped her shape the law on the Supreme Court for a quarter century, tell us how she changed their lives and the nation. She thinks of her clerks as kind of an extended family. She is a superhuman. Its like clerking for madonna. Justice ginsburg impacted the law, in a way that made countless peoples lives better. Its bizarre to see Justice Ginsburg, whos this very buttoneddown person, very establishment oriented. Loves opera. Certainly, doesnt have a very radical selfpresentation, right . Why is she the notorious rbg . She doesnt always speak in the loudest voice. But she is extraordinarily strong. I box. As you might imagine, professional boxers are very tough people, but theyre not the toughest people ive ever dealt with. The toughest person ive ever dealt with is actually Justice Ginsburg. She dra
Announcer this is an msnbc special presentation its amazing that at the advanced age of 86, Everyone Wants to take a picture with me. She became a pop culture legend as an octogenarian. Ruth Bader Ginsburg [ applause ] also known as the notorious rbg. Laws of this quality help to keep women not on a pedestal but in a cage. She is, in my view, one of the most important americans ever to live. Now Justice Ginsburgs law clerks, a select group of her confidants who helped her shape the law on the Supreme Court for a quarter century, tell us how she changed thei i feel so lucky to have had her as a model. Her even temperament, her careful attention to language, her fair dealing with others. I would never call her the r word. It is always justice, and that will never change. Away from the court, ruth Bader Ginsburg has of course become a pop culture icon known as notorious rbg. Some diehard fans have even gotten rbg tattoos. Why would you make something that cant be removed on yourself . Not
Are always important, but never more so important than the time that were living in. We heard former president bill clinton use the words total class. And we heard former president barack obama, a democrat, say a gentleman. And i think civility, his graciousness, the way he handled himself is a role model we all will miss. Jamie, dana, thank you. This is cnn breaking news. Im don lemon. It is the top of the hour. Here is our breaking news. The 41st president of the United States, george h. W. Bush has died at the age of 94. The flag at the white house flying at halfstaff right now as flowers pile up outside the bush home in houston, texas. Tributes are pouring in from President Trump and former president S Barack Obama and bill clinton. As well as former Vice President al gore and condoleezza rice, james baker, and so many more. The nation mourning the man who devoted his life to service to his country and to his family. Cnns john king now with the story of george h. W. Bush, the polit
Its possible as the aircraft broke up, if you were still strapped into your seat, you would realize something terrible was happening. Plus, more bloodshed on both sides of the israeli gaza border. Israeli forces are showing battles with hamas live inside israel. Well talk live inside the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. We begin with a stunning new claim in the shootdown of Malaysian Airlines flight 17. Just a short time ago ukraines director of informational security made the most blunt accusation yet against russia. He says he is certain a russian officer personally pushed the button and fired that missile that brought down the plane. Minutes ago, russian president Vladimir Putin vowed to use his influence with the rebels to push for a full investigation. Putin was meeting with his defense and security teams. Also, bittersweet news for the grieving families. They are one step closer to claiming their loved ones. The refranlg rafridge rated car
Win brings royals fans to their feet. All these young fans get a chance to see a win after 30 years. This is what the world series champs look like. Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. This morning, mystery surrounds a Russian Airliner crash that killed all 224 people on board. Officials initially dismiss claims of responsibility by isislinked militanmilitants, t kremlin says it cannot rule out terrorism. Airline Officials Say only an external influence could have caused the plane to virtually disintegrate in the air. Arwa damon is in iroh. Cairo. A medical source tells us of the 175 bodies he saw, around 60 to 70 of them were still in tact. None of them had any sort of burn injuries or burn scars. But the more information thats coming out from the various different individuals and government parties that are involved, the more convoluted and mysterious the reasons behind the downing of the aircraft become. Reporter th