Hello and welcome to bbc news for President Trumps Reelection Campaign is expected to receive a major boost within the next couple of hours, with the confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, amy Coney Barrett. So, lets just take you to the scene live from the Centre Forward democrats have been trying to delay the vote making speech distressed the vote making speech distressed the debate to its maximum limit. But the debate to its maximum limit. But the Republican Chamber has all but certain to confirm judge barrett to the lifetime position. That would result in a 6 3 conservative majority on the 9 member court to its ideological balance to potentially decades to come. Lebo diseko is on capitol hill for us. Where are we with this . As you said the senators are at the moment on the senators are at the moment on the floor of the house, they are making speeches and we are expecting in the next half hour or so they will take that vote and probably ta ke will take that vote and prob
Against coronavirus as some hospitals in belgium ask infected staff without symptoms to carry on working. And why patches of hidden water could boost plans to build a Permanent Base on the moon. The newest member of the us Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney barrett, has been sworn into office at a white house ceremony. She is President Trumps third appointment to the nations top court, and cements a conservative majority on the bench. The Republican Majority Senate voted largely along party lines, as expected, to confirm her to the lifetime post. She is 48. The democrats had accused the republicans of hypocrisy for confirming a newjustice so close to an election, when they had refused to consider president obamas nominee back in 2016. This is the moment judge barretts appointment was confirmed by the senate. On this vote, the ays are 52, the nays are 48. The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett of indiana to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is confirmed. Event
At ten oclock Reeta Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, as America Votes for its next president , clive myrie visits the crucial state of arizona, revealing a nation unable to agree on fundamental issues like race, immigration and how best to tackle covid 19. From cowboys to covid, clive crosses a vast state getting under the skin of the things that divide and unite americans. A warning this programme contains some distressing images. Music this is america by Childish Gambino america isntjust a place. Its an idea. And the enduring power of the American Dream is that its universal. The craving for a better life. Im the last mohican. Donald trump said the dream was dying and hed make America Great again. I know that we will win they want to rob you of your hope. But how great is america now as trump seeks reelection . The guy in the white house right now is crazier than a loon. Welcome to arizona, americas backyard with mexico and a state threatening to
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Hello and welcome. President trumps Reelection Campaign is expected to receive a major boost within the next hour or so, with the confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. It could be much sooner as voting has started. This is why from the senate forward democrats have been trying to delete this current vote taking place making speech after speech to stretch the debate to its maximum limit. However, the republican controlled chamber is all but certain to confirm judge barrett to the lifetime position. That would result in a 6 3 conservative majority on the nine member court, tilting its ideological balance for potentially decades to come. Lebo diseko is on capitol hill for us. You can see her on the screen now. Here we go, the democrats took it right up to the wire, didnt they with those speeches but the voting has started. Absolutely, the voting is under way now i think from the sounds of things around me, i am way now i think from the sounds of things aroun