To keep up the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko. And disharmony in chile avi Indigenous People in boiled in a land dispute thats getting more dangerous. And i welcome to the program our top story democratic president ial nominee joe biden as Senate Republicans to do what is right following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking at a Campaign Event in pennsylvania he also said the Late Supreme Court justices wish not to be replaced until after the election should be on it President Donald Trump is that hell announce a nominee to replace series early as next week alan fischer reports now from washington. The Supreme Court has suddenly become the dominant election issue in the United States donald trump says hes going to move forward with filling a big can see this week democratic challenger joe biden says with ellie voting already underway that simply wrong the people of this nation are choosing their future right now as they vote to jam this nomination through the senate is
Election day. Thats cutting it close. And while Mitch Mcconnell is confident he has the votes to confirm the president s choice for the high court, the radical dems are acting like agents of a foreign power rather than members of the loyal opposition. The democrats have already attacked judge barretts role as a working mother of seven. Thats right, attacking her as a mother of seven. They have implied she is racist, they have further implied she is a religious fanatic. President trump calls the attacks of the left on her straightforwardly anticatholic prejudice. I thought we settled this 60 years ago with the election of john f. Kennedy, but seriously theyre going after her catholicism. I will stand with her, fight with her, and we will make sure that these attacks stop, because they really its unprecedented. Theyre basically fighting a major religion in our country. This is incredible. Lou at least four of the radical dem senators say they wont even meet with judge barrett, they refus
Everyone. Thank you for your patienc rep. Jeffries good morning, everyone. Thank you for your patience. The caucus call just ended, lasted approximately an hour and 45 minutes. We had a very robust discussion as to where we are in the context of the covid19 pandemic. Continuedneed for a aggressive and transformational response. This is a very simple question. We all at the capital have to ask and answer. Events an extraordinary that has afflicted the American People or not . Event,s an extraordinary the congressional covid19 Pandemic Response should be extraordinary as well. We as House Democrats believe it is an extraordinary event. Almost 200,000 americans have died. That is more than the number of americans who died during the war, ther, the vietnam iraq,ar, 9 11, the war in and the war in a guinness stand combined afghanistan combined. More than 100,000 Small Businesses have permanently closed. More than 6 million americans have been infected by the coronavirus and counting. Americ
I attended a mass earlier today and prayed for Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and her family. The nation lost an eye kahn, and they also lost a mother and a matriarch. Do you know how hard it is to watch the cruelty of cancer . Spoke to her daughter and granddaughter last night expressing my whole familys soreo. Particularly my grown granddaughters. One of whom was a student of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs daughter. They made clear to me, the daughter and granddaughter that until the very end Justice Ginsburg displayed the character and courage we expect thed of her. Said she held her hands and gave them strength and purpose to carry on. Its been noted that she passed away on rash hash ana. By tradition, a person who dies during the jewish new year is considered a soul of great righteousness. That was Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It was my honor when i was in the senate to predecide over her confirmation hearings and strongly support her asession to the escort bench. Justice ginsburg received a standing
Courts liberal block through the decades, also a pop culture icon, the subject of books, documentaries, and movies. 65 years ago, it would have been unimaginable that my daughter would aspire to a career. And while americans mourn her passing, this morning, the fight has already begun over filling her seat on the nations highest court. Ginsburg saying on her deathbed, the decision should be left to the next president , but Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says hes ready to move ahead, as a battle brews in washington, well look back at Ruth Bader Ginsburgs life and the legacy she leaves behind. Today, saturday, september 19th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer. And welcome to today and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. It is a somber day. Flags are here in the nations capital, from the white house to the Supreme Court, all in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she was small in stature, peter, but