Underway. President biden sitting down with House Democratic leaders, this is as Congress Pushes forward with his 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package. Republicans so far have pushed back on the size and scope. They proposed less than a third of that value. But democrats do have the votes to pass their own bill. Putting the president s call for bipartisanship and unity to the test. We are also watching less than an hour from now, the white house covid19 team holds a Press Conference as we get new warnings on Coronavirus Variants rapidly spreading across the country. Lets begin with manu raju on the hill. John harwood joins us from the white house. Manu, it is really interesting, Jared Bernstein said, no, were still negotiating but still full steam ahead into not needing a single republican vote. It is unlikely that this bill will win over any republicans, certainly not any Senate Republicans based on the size and scope of the legislation. They are pursuing this morning, early this mornin
To impeach him. Also ahead demonstrators are back on the streets of thailand tens of thousands are expected to turn out against the government. People across the United States and beyond and are paying tribute to the u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg she died at the age of 87. 00 she had pancreatic cancer her death has significant political implications too and comes just weeks before the u. S. President ial election ginsburg was a champion of womens rights and the leader of the courts liberal wing alan fischer looks at her life and her legacy. They started to gather on the steps of the Supreme Court in washington as news of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death broke it brought flowers and candles the number swelled people marking a loss they felt personally. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was physically small but her presence loomed large on the court she was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the bench born to jewish immigrants in Brooklyn New York in
A camp thousands of refugees are relocated on the greek island of less was but there are new fears for their health. And in sport patrick reid has a halfway lead at golfs u. S. Help then the 20000 masters champion is a need to win his 2nd major title. Shes been a pillar of the fight for womens rights a liberal icon in the us now the death of long serving Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is poised to trigger a significant political battle just weeks ahead of the president ial election even as the 87 year old was dying from panda cam pantry pancreatic cancer she passed on a plea that there should be no rush to fill a vacancy at americas highest court. Aljazeera alan fischer looks at ginsburgs legacy. They started to gather on the steps of the Supreme Court in washington as news of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death broke it brought flowers and candles the number swelled people marking a loss they felt personally. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was physically small but her presence loomed large on
Horns with dortmund on saturday in a david versus goliath match. Im way im glad welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has nominated conservative federal judge any conant bear to succeed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg an outspoken voice of the courts liberal side who died earlier this month if confirmed by the Republican Controlled Senate trump will have put 3 of the 7 justices on the top court possibly handing conservatives long sought wins over contentious legal issues like abortion and gun rights in a News Conference the president praised barrett as a woman of remarkable intellect and character. The stakes for our country are incredibly high rulings that the Supreme Court will issue in the coming years will decide the survival of our 2nd amendment or religious liberty their Public Safety and so much more to maintain security liberty and prosperity we must preserve our priceless heritage of a nation of laws and there is no one better to do that than amy kone b
And whether to extend the statutory deadline. S hearing. Pursuant to house rules, some members will appear in person, and others will appear remotely via webx. Since some members are appearing in person, let me first remind everyone that pursuant to the latest guidance from the house attending physician, all individuals attending this hearing in person must wear a face unless they are talking. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those in person. You will only see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you. When they are speaking in what is known in webx as an active speaker view. A temer is visible in front of you. For timer is visible in front of you. Let me remind everyone of a few points. For members appearing remotely, i know you are familiar and here are the points. First, you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing, whether in person or remote, as long as you have you