ary memo. margaret conley is in tokyo with the latest. reporter: whether or not you believe the decision to use atomic weapons was right or wrong, 65 years later the ceremony remains as emotionally charged as ever and the united states attended for the first time. a peace toll marked the minute the first atomic bomb hit hiroshima 65 years ago. 140,000 people died. few survived. fewer lived to share their stories. for decades after the end of world war ii, many japanese hid that they were survivors. exposure to radiation was seen as a terrible stigma. they had they speak out for recognition and medical aid and provide an oral history for future generations. translator: it was a burnt, black piece of mass dripping with bodily fluids. my mother was killed as a thing, not as a human. reporter: their voices had been heard by representatives from over 70 countries. and united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. the united states, britain, and france were there for the firs
good evening. we are here in washington on the day a new voice joins the supreme court. elena kagan, the third woman currently on the court. a woman with a reputation for holding her own in any room, and our jonathan karl is right here to tell us about the big vote right over there on capitol hill. and i want to know what happens, when a new justice dons the robe for the first time. jon? reporter: it s a big day here. in all of american history, the senate has confirmed only 112 justices, and even if you include retired justin sandra day o connor, only four of them have been women. the tally is 63-37. reporter: elena kagan was easily confirmed in a vote the president hailed as historic. for nearly two centuries, there wasn t a single woman on our nation s highest court. reporter: kagan faced last minute attacks from republicans who branded her a liberal activist with absolutely no judicial experience. her lack of judicial experience striking. is not suited.
of course being the target of an american atomic bomb. and there is something different about this year s anniversary memorial. margaret conley is in tokyo with the latest. reporter: whether or not you believe the decision to use atomic weapons was right or wrong, 65 years later the ceremony remains as emotionally charged as ever and the united states attended for the first time. a peace toll marked the minute the first atomic bomb hit hiroshima 65 years ago. 140,000 people died. few survived. fewer lived to share their stories. for decades after the end of world war ii, many japanese hid that they were survivors. exposure to radiation was seen as a terrible stigma. they had they speak out for recognition and medical aid and provide an oral history for future generations. translator: it was a burnt, black piece of mass dripping with bodily fluids. my mother was killed as a thing, not as a human. reporter: their voices had been heard by representatives from over 70 cou