You can also join us on twitter at cspan. Or if you go to facebook. Com cspan. We will get your thoughts here just a minute. First, but sure you obama yesterday talking about what qualifications he is looking for in his next Supreme Court nominee. President obama we will do the same thing we did to respect to justice kagans nomination. We will find somebody who is an outstanding legal mind. Somebody who cares deeply about our democracy and rule of law. There will not be any particular issue that determines whether or not i will nominate somebody. Ill present somebody who indisputably is qualified for the seat. Person, fairminded even somebody who disagrees with my politics would say they would serve with honor and integrity on the court. Host that is the heaven on the front page of the Washington Post. Obama pledges qualified nominee. He said any fairminded person could appreciate his pick. By the way, at the Supreme Court now, the Supreme Court has marked justice antonin scalias drape
Court seat. We will look at what his death means for the future of the court and this is president ial race as well as scalias judicial record from backing the Citizens United Campaign Finance decision to striking down parts of the Voting Rights act at which he called perpetuation of racial entitlement. I think it is a true bit of, very likely to be double, the phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement. It has been written about, whenever society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them to the normal political process. Amy plus, we will discuss the latest Republican Debate, where donald trump accused george bush of lying to invade iraq. All of that and more coming up. , welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at the age of 79. For nearly 30 years, scalia was the leading conservative force on the bench, known among other things, for his opposition t
Pass. Thats a little unusual for this time of morning. A new crash just in before 101. Well get more details. Dont see any slowing there or on the approach to the bay bridge. Back to you z. At 5 01, we do have an update to breaking news for you this morning. Human rights activists say russian war planes have destroyed a Doctors Without Borders facility in northern syria. They say ten died, dozens others were hurt. One activist tells the Associated Press the entire building collapsed and all medical team members inside the facility were killed. Syrian troops have been on the offensive in northern syria. Under the cover of russian air strikes. Just on friday, the u. S. And russia brokered a truth for a ceasefire in syria. A popular bay area Tourist Destination has turned crime scene and police are trying to piece together clues into a double homicide at twin peaks over the weekend. Stephanie chuang is live there with the latest. Good morning, steph. Good morning, laura and sam. On a clea
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Yearold julio perez, both santa rosa. A third man was shot and remained hospitalized with life threatening injuries. The motive is not clear. Sources tell ktvu they do not believe the shooter knew the victim. Monday evening investigator spotted the suspect leaving the home in richmond and following in a car. They initiated a traffic stop and he was arrested. Around the corner from where the gunman had been staying was a dark gray gmc yukon denali. It was stolen from two tourists after the shooting. With the suspect in custody, that stolen suv recovered, the search for additional evidence began tonight. We were here just about an hour ago when that swat team moved in on the house. They were searching for any link to the deadly killings. We watched them as they searched the area and then left. No additional arrests made. The suspect is right now in the process of being booked, for of attempted murder, as well as Heather Holmes tonight in richmond, thank you. In oakland, investigators are