Hello, mark. Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history before being a Supreme Court justice. She was fighting for equality. Now, she attended some of the top universities, harvard, cornell and columbia. She worked as a law firm in new york and helping to launch the a. C. L. U. Womens rights project and before being on the Supreme Court, the court of appeals. After president clinton nominated her, she was the second woman to sister of on the nations highest court and president clinton said of her 27 years in the court that exceeded his highest expectations. And john roberts released a statement on behalf of the court our nation has lost a jurist of supreme stature. Future generations will remember Justice Ginsburg as we knew her a tiredless and resolute champion of justice. All morning long weve seen people come back to pay respects, many bringing by flowers, cards, candles, beautiful as the sun was coming up. Vicepresident ial candidate Kamala Harris stopped by and we didnt know that she was he
It is the last day of whats feared to be a superspreader event in missouri as more than 200,000 people died from covid in the United States. Expanding evacuations near l. A. A nerveracking night as wildfires explode in size spreading in different directions. Plus, its the final stage of the Tour De France and todays winner could be the youngest in more than a century. Where were you the day he was born . That is not the question i expected to wake up to this morning. Ill ponder it later. Well go live to paris and champselysees. As we say good morning as well to norfolk, virginia, a beautiful start to the morning there on the east coast. Early voting started in virginia. It did. It is under way right now. Long lines already even though theres plenty of time. It is a good sign right there. We begin right now in washington, d. C. , where President Trump says he intends to name a nominee to the Supreme Court as early as this week, and it sets up a massive battle on capitol hill. Already we
The last full day of summer. 5 a. M. In new york. 43 days until the election. Theres an Epic Supreme Court fight now at hand. The political stress test is escalating by the day. The battle to fill the seat of Ruth Bader Ginsberg comes on top of the Ferocious Campaign and the pandemic about to claim the 200th american life. 200,000 deaths. President trump reinforcing a generational majority on the nations highest court. Cnns manu raju has the latest. Reporter good morning. The fight begins in earnest when senators return to washington later today. The big question is whether or not they should be delayed. Whether or not the nomination fight to go and vote after the november election. Were just 43 days after election. Typically it takes two to three months to get through a nomination. They said let the people decide. Now things are different because the republicans control the senate and white house. Back then a democrat was in the white house. Nevertheless, some republicans say they don
Senator kaine . I want to say a word to you senator alexander, how much ill mitt you as chairman of this committee. I learned a lot how to be a good senator from working with and also observing you and ill miss your friendship and leadership. Also i just want to acknowledge what it means to have 200,000 people in this country who are no longer with us. My wife and i have four friends who have died of coronavirus. We have preexisting conditions now and hopefully antibodies that might do something. Both have had coronavirus. I agree with the chairman. Opening comment as of march 1, john hopkins best prepared to deal with this and i believe that. Yet i think the management beginning with our preparation and resources we have as a country, the management of this crisis has been one of the worst failures of domestic governance in the history of this country. And dont believe me. I mean, im just a u. S. Senator. But when people who are staffers on the task force are resigning and saying the
And i think thats what were seeing as much as anything. But before Justice Ginsburg passed last night, the last justice to die while he was still a member of the court was Justice Ginsburgs friend, the deeply conservative scalia. Justice scalia died unexpectedly in february 2016 on a hunting trip. On a ranch in texas. Of course because he died in february 2016, that means that barack obama was president. The republicans had control of the senate, but the democratic president held the white house. Within one hour of the announcement of Justice Scalias passing in february 2016, the republican leader in the senate, the majority leader, senator mcconnell, issued this statement. He said, quote, the American People should have a voice in the selection of their next supreme Court Justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. Now, in february 2016 there wasnt even a republican nominee for president. There was no democratic nominee either. The president ia