A camp thousands of refugees are relocated on the greek island of less was but there are new fears for their health. And in sport patrick reid has a halfway lead at golfs u. S. Help then the 20000 masters champion is a need to win his 2nd major title. Shes been a pillar of the fight for womens rights a liberal icon in the us now the death of long serving Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsburg is poised to trigger a significant political battle just weeks ahead of the president ial election even as the 87 year old was dying from panda cam pantry pancreatic cancer she passed on a plea that there should be no rush to fill a vacancy at americas highest court. Aljazeera alan fischer looks at ginsburgs legacy. They started to gather on the steps of the Supreme Court in washington as news of Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death broke it brought flowers and candles the number swelled people marking a loss they felt personally. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was physically small but her presence loomed large on the court she was a blunt talking liberal who often challenge her conservative colleagues on the bench born to jewish immigrants in Brooklyn New York in 1033 ginsburg was a brilliant student she was one of only one woman to enroll in Harvard University law school in 1956 later transferring to Columbia University where she graduated at the top of her class the skins book told one Television Interviewer no law firms wanted to hire a married mother i had 3 strikes against me when i was jewish. I was the mother of a 4 year old. But as the sixtys and seventys launched the Womens Movement ginsburg found a place in academia then as cofounder of a womens rights project for the American Civil Liberties union she wrote the 1st Supreme Court brief on gender discrimination after 12 years as an Appeals Court judge in washington d. C. President bill clinton appointed gives birth to the u. S. Supreme court in 1993 ginsburg proved to be a consistent liberal voice on the increasingly conservative high court she supported abortion rights and gender equality she also advocated using International Laws to shape u. S. Laws there spoke in ginsburg fought several battles with cancer her dying wish was the vacancy her passing creates will not be filled until after the election. Id say the court one trump supporter with a megaphone the president to move quickly he was joined by the chants of others the president has already unveiled a list of people he wants to put on the court if he wins a 2nd term but leaving a rally he only praised justice ginsburg. Basically. What else can you say she was an amazing woman. She was an amazing woman. And 2016 Justice Antonin Scalia a republican choice passed before the president ial election the senate refused to confirm a democrat successor named by president obama democratic candidate this time around joe biden says there must be no decision until the election has passed voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider this was the position of the Republican Senate took in 2060. Or almost 10 months to go before the election thats the position the state senate must take today ginsburg strive to maintain strong liberal voices on the Supreme Court to balance the conservative wants now her own voice has been silenced that balance under threat. Well as you heard in allans report Republican SenateMajority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says that whoever President Trump nominates as Bader Ginsburg replacement will receive a vote in the u. S. Senate even with the election just 6 weeks away but that wasnt the case 4 years ago when a democratic president was in office in february 26th Justice Antonin Scalia died he was 79 years old and it served on the court for 3 decades but it took just one hour for Mitch Mcconnell to then say that this vacancy shouldnt be filled until we have a new president at that stage the election to replace president obama was still 9 months away even so obama nominated Merrick Garland a moderate to full scale u. S. Position but the republican led senate refused to hold any hearings or votes and left his nomination to expire after donald trump won the election he nominated neil gore such a conservative the still vacant post who was easily confirmed by the senate trump went on to a nominate and to confirm another conservative Supreme Court judge in july 28th seen but was Brett Kavanaugh who faced allegations of Sexual Assault prior to his confirmation lets go live now to washington alan fischer is outside the Supreme Court as if the water enough controversy ahead of the embers election the vacant positions of the Supreme Court and who will fill it and when its certain to add another layer to it isnt it. Well it certainly Mitch Mcconnell who is the leader of the republicans in the senate he is intent on pushing ahead with the nominating process the difficulty of gold hes got of course is that its not absolutely guaranteed that all republican senators will vote along the way that he wants them to vote because many of them have questioned the validity of putting someone into office in the Discipline Court during an Election Year one of them is Lindsey Graham though he is facing a very tight senate race of course was a big critic of donald trump and then became one of his biggest supporters he is on record several times as saying save the tape you should not appoint a justice in an Election Year so would he vote to give donald trump a 3rd choice for the Supreme Court theres mitt romney who has been a critic of donald trump he might also not vote and then Susan Collins shes involved in a very tight race in maine another republican senator could she risk alienating people in her own state if she decided that she would back Mitch Mcconnells idea so what could possibly happen well donald trump has already produced a list of people he would like to see on the Supreme Court if he was given a 2nd term he could take one of those names he could put it forward as a nomination it would then go to the Judiciary Committee in the senate they would hear and have hearings about that the justice would be questioned if he passed a vote there or she passed there it would then go to the full senate where the republicans have a majority you know heres the difficulty there is the possibility that this process could be done before we get to november the 3rd but its highly unlikely more likely what youre talking about is perhaps having someone who could take up the poorest by the time of the inauguration in january imagine that a republican justice is nominated they only get in place sometime after the election but before the inauguration and joe biden wins the election that is the basis. Of a constitutional crisis here in the United States so while accusations of hypocrisy against Senate Republicans affect their chances of reelection could that impact upon the president s Election Campaign. Well within the Bader Ginsburgs passing Mitch Mcconnell had his explanation is clearly something hes been working on well known Ruth Bader Ginsburg hasnt been well for a while and he was saying that in 2016 if you go back to the midterms and 24000 republicans were given the majority in the senate to act as a check and a balance on the dying days of the Obama Presidency that is why they were not going to as republicans give the democrats a choice for the Supreme Court he says its different this time because they have a republican president and the republican majority you know people will accuse him of being duplicitous of saying one thing in 2016 when it suits his party and then saying another thing in 2020 when it suits his party again but thats not going to stop Mitch Mcconnell he stayed in power and the leader of the republicans in the senate for a long time because he had a very wily political operator the problem hes got is making sure he marshals all the votes why is this so important well if donald trump was to get his choice that would put a 63. 00 slant on the court 6 conservative voices 3 liberal voices that changes the whole face of jurisprudence in the United States not just for an election cycle but perhaps for a generation or 2 heres another thing if the election is a tall contested and there are 6 republican justices that would make people very uncomfortable heres another thing if donald trump is facing some sort of criminal procedures because of things that hes done during his time in office it is likely that any of those cases will end up in the Supreme Court and its just possible that of the 9 justices 3 of them will have been appointed by donald trump and they might not recuse themselves from the case so you can see why this is very important you can see why democrats are very exercised by this you can see why this is going to take up a lot of column inches in the newspapers and a lot of time on the american t. V. Networks in the coming days and weeks. Alan fischer outside the Supreme Court in washington many thanks indeed allan tens of thousands of people are running against the Thai Government in the capital bangkok the demonstrations began at the university where hundreds forced their way through the campus gates its the latest and largest to happen in months of student that protests calling for a new election the constitution to be rewritten and for the monarchy to be reformed to serious way to hate is that. Its very much a festive atmosphere at the moment this is the largest political gathering weve seen in thailand since a military coup in 2014 this movement was started by students and certainly they are still at the center of it but its gone way beyond just a student protest and certainly this crowd is the most diverse that we have seen in recent months there are reasons for that the demands that the students have been making for political change in thailand for political reforms are resonating in many different sectors of thai society and this is also the anniversary of the military coup in 2006 that saw the democratically elected government led by former Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra removed from office and many supporters of him and his government have come out to join this protest that started at thomas thought university across the road even though the University Said that they couldnt gather there the gates are eventually open and they were able to go into the University Grounds and now they have spread their protest across the road here to a park known as someone its a Historic Site used by many royal ceremonies over the centuries but in recent years its been off limits to the public its been fenced off the protest leaders say they want to take it back for the people and thats exactly what the. President has survived an impeachment version congress wanting this kata denied accusations of corruption and of interfering in an investigation into government contracts awarded to a friend to serious money on a sunday shows reports from lima. They voted against their own intentions one week after a majority of lawmakers decided to impeach a president at the risk of a for moral incapacity many voted against unseating him legislators said it was for the benefit of the country but due in the impeachment proceedings many had accused the scott over interfering in an investigation into a government contract awarded to a friend the president denied any wrongdoing he said he did. Why are we here whats the basis that motivates this congress to impeach me which is the justified cause that until now cant be proven i mean come on man but many lawmakers who voted to impeach didnt give him the benefit of the doubt blank yet manage his idea all politicians must be ethical and we must demand Good Behavior thats why we must penalize the behaviors that go against the dignity appropriate for the most important job in the country. There were many different opinions throughout the proceedings some lawmakers condemned the president others said he was morally unfit to govern but the consensus was that he must be investigated but the law protects president s from prosecution until the end of their term recommission. I will not accept the accusations against me by a biased i ask what is the crime im not saying things shouldnt be investigated on the contrary im the 1st to be interested that the truth is known. Since he took over the presidency met these cover confronted political enemies 7 cabinets ousted more than 60 ministers resigned he deserved Congress Last year despite surviving the impeachment the 57 year old leader has only a few allies in the legislature with little support he must rely on Popular Support from peruvians and with 10 months to go until his term ends 79 percent said he should stay and yes im just im just. This is the news hour from aljazeera still to come on the program calls for years for sudans government to do more to prevent future disasters as it tackles the worst flooding in a century. And in the u. K. As the government there fails to meet demand for coronavirus testing leading to long delays. And in sports n. B. A. Superstar Le Bron James isnt happy about a rare 2nd place finish far will be able to add to the rest of the days action little ace. Alexina valmy is walking again after emerging from a coma a few days ago the russian Opposition Leader says that his recovery is going well but it will take a long time hes being treated in germany is dont to say that he was poisoned with the russian nerve agent nor the chalk last month the kremlin denies involvement but speaks to alex teves off whos a specialist on russia at a lecture in modern european history at Queens University belfast good to have you with us next election of ali says that he wants to return to russia eventually how much will this situation of of help to standing in the country or perhaps hollande it. Well its very do if you could to tell in the moment but i think theres a very big gap between khalid street in the west his his boys in how its received in russia and in russia its old been tied up in various conspiracy theories as you would expect but also additional fact is the very heavy western crush on russia to investigate and threats over a sanctions but if youre from the u. N. The recent announcement by the European Parliament of calls for socalled no on the sanctions i think this will impact the law as he is standing with the with the public if those sanctions were implemented and were named after him so its its a double edged sword his supporters are still committed and. Enthusiastic about him bots the wider public the hops who have a different pinball who having left the country he was very sick obviously unconscious when he was flown to germany had little choice in the matter those around it made the decision for him to be able to return to the country. Well i mean it so the russian authorities will be very. Kind of faced with a very hard dynamic in a sense that. Hes returned if he returns and he resumes he has to just be sure there was dont like the weve got much less room for them to do anything about it because theyll be such so much more. International attention paid to whatever they do the kind of paint him on the regular basis as they used to of the guns which in the jail in certain of the companies in him again if it was then we did it but at the same time the laws on the vine need self yes to kind of tread very careful line in a sense that he doesnt want to be a bit too long but realistic you know russian the russian public and there is weston calls the sanctions imposed in russia on individuals but also on. The gas pipeline which is being built and so forth really make make hes situation within russia a little bit more precarious as well i would say with the public as well as the thought that he has a long road to recovery as he himself has as admitted if and when he is fit enough to resume his political campaigning will he be a strong as he as he once was is his political career over do you think now because of everything thats happened to some extent those who set out to kill him didnt kill him but they may well have ended up ending his p