Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She has stood up for women, for diverse communities. She has been one of the most progressive voices on the Supreme Court pushing an agenda of justice for all, which is what this country is founded on. Its a huge loss, it is a huge loss. The mayor of San Francisco speaking with us about the contributions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Good evening, im andre senior. And im christina run down. Justice ginsburg died at her home in washington, d. C. From pancreatic cancer. Family was by her side, she was 87 years old. Chief Justice John Roberts announced her passing earlier this evening saying quote, our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her, a tireless and resolute champion of justice. People sang Amazing Grace outside the Supreme Court tonight in honor of the late justice. Throughout the night m
The flag at the white house was lowered to half staff following the announcement of ginsburgs death. The vacancy on the high court has sparked a highstakes political battle in washington, d. C. Over naming a replacement. We begin our coverage in washington, d. C. An Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is dead at age 87 as the nation reflects on her legacy questions are already stirring about her replacement. That death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is sending shockwaves around the world. The president was informed after a political rally in minnesota. She just died . While. I didnt know that. Youre telling me now for the first time. She let an amazing life she was an amazing woman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg sten for all of us. But there is no doubt , let me be clear, that the voters should take the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. Reporter ginsburg, and icon of the liberal wing of the court, now front and center of a political fight brewing. With the p
Address the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in new york city discuss the prospects for peace in the middle east, saying that israeli saudi relations could encourage more peace in the arab world including palestine. This is 25 minutes. [applause] [applause] [applause] [applause] thank you, mr. President. Ladies and gentlemen, over three millennial ago our great leader moses address the people of israel as they were about to enter the promised land. D,he said they would find it the their tomountains facing one an. These sites on which a great blessing would be proclaimed and the sites of a great curse. Moses said that the peoples fate would be determined by the choice theyhe made between the blessing and the curse. That same choice has echoed down the ages. Not just for the people of israel but for all humanity. We face such a choice today. It will determine whether we enjoy the blessings of historic peace, of boundless prosperity and hope, or suffer the curse of a ho
after a year of coronavirus, senior government figures tell say we should have locked down earlier in the autumn. i love you. no, you don t. know, i don t-u and a red carpet of british talent and diversity is among this year s oscar nominations. good evening. germany, italy, and france are among several european countries that have now suspended the use of the oxford astrazeneca covid vaccine. it follows cases of blood clotting reported in some people after having the jab. so, is the astrazeneca vaccine safe? experts here say it is, and the number of blood clots reported after the vaccine are no more than those typically reported within the general population. and the world health organization says there is no evidence of a link between the vaccine and reported blood clots. our medical editor fergus walsh has more. a public display of confidence in the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine from northern ireland chief medical officer today. by contrast, you cannot have the jab in the i
A shadow over the holy land on Christmas Eve the u. S. Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital c. Heightened tensions in the region. And the u. S. Plans to supply antitank missiles to ukraine to provide it with quote and hence defensive capabilities russia says the move though is fueling a war. Also coming up to help us all have a merry Little Christmas twenty eight thousand fans throng to a neon verlyn soccer stadium to sing carols and what has become an annual holiday tradition. And welcome to the program some two hundred people are dead in the philippines after a Tropical Storm brought devastation to the south of the country rescue operations are underway to find dozens who remain missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the island of mindanao leaving destruction and its wake. Tropical storms rarely hit mindanao in the south of the philippines ten being proved a brutal and deadly exception. The heavy rains caused massive floodin