National journal and bloomberg about her legacy and what is next for the court and the nomination process. We will also take your phone calls and tweets, live on cspans washington journal. Ginsburg wasder illegal embodiment of the womens rights movement. Her years on the Supreme Court made her the liberal standardbearer for the Progressive Movement in the u. S. C died she died friday. Chief Justice John Roberts has called her a justice of historic stature and attributes are pouring in for the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Her powerful for dissents, as well as her strong opinions, ginsberg will be known not only as a powerful justice, but as a crusading lawyer whose work changed the United States. He will spend todays show remembering and talking about the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We are going to open up regional lines. That means if you are in the eastern or central time zones. Ou will call 202 7488000 if you are in the mountain and pacific time zones we wan
Reading it properly. Again, im concerned that the democrats put him. They should choose somebody else m concerned about the decision. Back in february of this year Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell went on fox newss special report and was asked if he would hold the scotu s seat open if a vacancy happened before the november election and was asked about his decision to block judge Merrick Garland back in 2016 and that position came open while president obama was in his last year of office. Here is what Mitch Mcconnell said. If a Supreme Court seat were to open up, you hold that seat open like you did for mary garland Merrick Garland . Let me remind you of what i said in 2016. I said you have to go back to the 1880s find the last time a vacancy on the Supreme Court occurring during a president ial Election Year was confirmed by a senate of a Different Party than the president. That was the situation in 2016. That would not be the situation in 2020. I am not aware of any vacancy, but
Announcer President Trump is in fayetteville, North Carolina holding a rally that Campaign Officials are calling a Great American comeback event because he carried the state in 2016. It should be noted that mailin balloting has begun in North Carolina. The president is making his fourth trip to the tar heel state in as many weeks. Vice President Joe Biden has released campaign ads directed at military service members. Washington journal viewers this morning reacted to the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. We will show you some of that programming until the rally begins. We are doing the show today on the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who died friday at the age of 87 at her home in washington, d. C. We want to know what you think about Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and her life and legacy. We are opening regional lines, which means if youre the in the eastern or regional time zone, once again, we are dedicating the show to what you think about the life and legacy of R
Announcer now from abc7, live breaking news. In my 32year career, this is the worst day that ive ever experienced. Our breaking news is in Santa Cruz County where a sheriffs deputy is dead after being shot in what investigators say was an ambush attack. They say along with guns, the suspect had improvised explosive devices. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Thanks for joining us. This happened in ben lomond in Santa Cruz County south of san jose. The deputy was married, had one young child and another on the way. Abc7 reporter Lauren Martinez is live in Santa Cruz County with more on guthwiller and the suspect who was caught. Lauren . Reporter eric, the last time Santa Cruz County lost one of their own was in the early 1980s. They said the sergeant was a beloved figure in the department. They are grieving his loss. Now, the District Attorneys Office and the fbi are now investigating what happened this afternoon. Today we lost one of our own and he was a true hero. Reporter the Santa Cruz S
32yearold steven corillo was stocked one a van full of guns and i dereds. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez has more on this attack the deputies never saw coming. Today we lost one of our own, and he was a true hero. Reporter the Santa Cruz Sheriffs Office are mourning the loss of 38yearold damon gutsweiler. A person reported seeing a van with guns and bombmaking devic devices. The van was parked off waldenberg avenue in ben lomond, they were attacked. As deputies began began began investigating they were ambushed with gunfire. Officer down, lz set up by highlands park, officer down at 1430. The insurgent was shot and taken to the hospital, where he died. Another deputy was either shot or struck by shrapnel from the bomb. Investigators say the suspect is steven corillo of ben lomond, taken down with the help from neighbors. My dog immediately went after the guy that was being tackled. Reporter he was shot during at rest. He survived and being treated at a hospital and hell be arreste