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Neville. President trump says he could reveal his pick to replace Justice Ginsburg as early as this week and at rally in North Carolina last night, he announced that he will nominate a woman to fill the court vacancy. We have Fox Team Coverage on this. Jacqui heinrich has the latest from the Bidenharris Campaign in wilmington de, delaware and mike emanuel from washington. President trump will nominate a woman to the Supreme Court this week. This is a decision thats already shaping up the campaign in the final stretch. Both campaigns i should mention. President trump talked at length with supporters last night in fayetteville, North Carolina. I will be putting forth a nominee next week. It will be a woman. It will be a woman, a very talented, very brilliant woman. [cheers and applause] we havent chosen yet but we have numerous women on the list. At one point the point started chanting fill that seat. The president said he wanted this campaign to start coming up with tshirts with that on there and attacked joe biden over not putting list of potential nominees. Back here in washington, the decision to nominate the justice weeks before the election will no doubt leave the president and opposition on capitol hill. The president layed out reasoning something that we would hear about this week. You know, its called fill that seat and thats what we are doing. The Supreme Court was a very central issue in both the 2016 president ial and midterm election. It remains unclear when the president may make such an announcement. He has a busy schedule ahead like ohio, florida. Its possible in between the rallies when hes back in dc he may meet face to face with people on the short list. I want to give you an idea on some of the names that the white house put forth earlier this year. Amy Coney Barrett from 27th court of appeals, judge Allison Jones rushing and barbara lagao. The president may want to go a different direction. It is a Beautiful Day here in washington, the president is out to his golf club in virginia, if anything pops up on the schedule, arthel, i will be sure to let you know. Arthel please do. Mark meredith. Arthel the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will most likely prove to be a pivotal movement in race of 2020. Joe biden says the next nominee should be picked by the president , candidate who wins in lets go with Jackie Heinrich with more on this. Jackie. Reporter arthel, the surprise trip was announced this morning. The former Vice President will address the country from here in philadelphia in about 2 hours focusing on the prospect of President Trump nominating a third justice to the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death on friday. The president is expected to announce his pick this week. Yesterday the Campaign Rally he declared it will be a woman and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declared the nominee will get a vote on the floor. Biden and the democrats reportedly plan to adopt the same strategy in midterms making health care a foccal point, focal point and link Supreme Court vacancy to health care. Biden accused President Trump of trying to eliminate protections and according to New York Times shy of liberal justice to put in place. Biden raising concern about abortion rights if president s nominee is confirmed. Judge amy barrett is a front runner and favored among antiabortion conservatives. Biden called on the senate to stall any confirmation until after the election. Voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. This was the position the Republican Senate took in 2016 when there were almost 10 months to go before the election. Thats the position the United States senate must take today. Reporter aoc called vacancy earth shattering and she told progressives voting for joe biden is not about whether you agree with him, its a vote to let democracy live another day. Arthel. Arthel all right, jackie, thank you so much. Eric. Eric arthel, we will delve into the president s potential picks including judge amy Coney Barrett in just a few moments and we will take a look at some of the others that are in consideration also. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell, hes making it clear that he does intend to hold a vote on the nominee as soon as possible. As you heard democrats slamming the speed of which republicans are going, they promise to try and block any of the gop moves to make sure a confirmation hearing and vote do not happen until after the election and at least one republican senator Susan Collins of maine has said shes not on board with mcconnells plan. Mike emanuel live in washington with the very latest on what we can expect in congress, hey, mike. Mike with 5347 republican majority in the senate, Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell cannot afford too many defections, maine senator Susan Collins who is facing a tough reelection and alaska senator Lisa Murkowski are opposed to holding a confirmation vote before election day. One of their conservative colleagues tried to make the case today why this is different than when president obama tried to fill a vacancy in 2016. The vacancy occurs in an election year, of the 29 times of those 19 the Senate Confirmed 17 times. If the parties are same, the Senate Confirms the nominee. When the parties are different, thats happened ten times, Merrick Garland was one of them, of those ten, the Senate Confirmed the nominees only twice. Democrats are furious that mcconnell never gave president obamas nominee consideration. Today a key judiciary democrat suggested a swift confirmation would do damage. For the republican majority just 44 days before the next president ial election to rush through a new justice in a partisan confirmation process will further divide our country, will further challenge the legitimacy of the court and i think would dishonor Justice Ginsburgs legacy. Mike the judge will be making the rounds on capitol hill meeting with senators and whether she receives lifetime appointment to the high court. The big wild card a floor vote if a floor vote would come before or avenue the or after the november 3rd election. Eric its moving fast, arthel. Arthel one of the courts liberal voices, the passing of ruth bader ginsburg, President Trump and Top Republicans pushing for a vote to replace Justice Ginsburg as soon as possible as democrats accused them of hypocrisy. Lets bring in reuters jeff mason, with you i want to discuss the notion that president will likely nominate a woman, presumably a conservative based on the frontrunners which would satisfy the president s base and other conservatives, however, would that garner votes from the women who revereed Justice Ginsburg and what she stood for and should that even be a consideration . Well, i think its kind of hard to imagine that because the people who supported Justice Ginsburg are no doubt progressives and liberalleaning supporters who would be more likely to back joe biden. That said, his choice and his announcement that he would choose a woman is politically wise because hes replacing a woman with a woman if he makes that choice and he is also needing politically to reach out particularly to suburban women right now who he needs to vote for him in key states like florida, arizona and the other swing states that are critical in this election. Politically it would help him but im not sure that it would be swinging voters who were fans of Justice Ginsburg. Arthel lets listen right now to senator Lindsey Graham, his his voice, his statement on march tenth, 2016. I want you to use my words against me. If theres a republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term, you can say Lindsey Graham said lets let the next president whoever it might be make the nomination and you could use my words against me and youd be absolutely right. Arthel senator graham has changed position and majority leader mcconnell who as you know denied president obama a Supreme Court nominee ten months before the 2016 election, saying that President Trumps nominee was less than 50 days before the election will get a senate vote because the scenario is different now and that the republicans rule the senate, therefore, this republican president should get to pick the nominee for life, the lifelong seat in the Supreme Court. Jeff, a, is this hypocritical as democrats claim or this cast doubt in the highest court of the nation . I think the answer to the question is certainly an argument that the democrats are going to make but theyve also made argument with very contentious hearing with now justice kavanaugh. As regards to your first question, its not my job to make that decision but certainly the comments that you just played from senator graham give lots to call for democracy. Arthel he did say if a republican president is in office at this point. But lets move on his quote is very clear. Its a very clear quote and a challenge, really, its a challenge to be used against him and thats exactly what democrats will do. Arthel the news of senator control Susan Collins of maine says the nomination should be left to winner of president ial election and senator murkowski of alaska on friday before the unfortunate passing of Justice Ginsburg, she told Alaska Public Media that she would not vote to confirm a justice before the election either. So what happens if senator mitt romney feels that same way that according to senator Mcconnell Mcconnell in 2016, quote, that was too close to an election and that the people needed to decide. Well, if they, meaning the democrats, can persuade mitt romney and perhaps another senator then the republicans are in trouble in terms of their ability to get a nominee through. But thats a big if. Mitt romney obviously did not make any friends in the white house when he voted for one the articles of impeachment but hes nonetheless a conservative senator and we will just have to see where he goes on this. I think the fact that Susan Collins has come out with a position that she has is not surprising either. Shes in a very, very competitive race for her own reelection in maine, and she lives in and represents a moderate state. So this is no doubt an attempt on her behalf to say, you know, look, im reaching out to the voters who who would find this very upsetting in my state but that may not be that probably wont be enough to stop this from happening unless more senators more republican senators come on board. Arthel all right, jeff mason, thank you very much, jeff. Eric. Eric jeff and arthel, who would President Trump nominate to the high court as he said he says it will be a woman. Up next some of the reported candidates as the nation honors and remembers Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg who left legacy on the high court and on the laws of our nation. Upbeat music singers safelite repair, safelite replace. And mines unlisted. Try boost® high protein. With 20 grams of protein for Muscle Health versus only 16 grams in ensure® high protein. And now enjoy boost® high protein in new cafe mocha flavor. Arthel the steps to the highest court in the nation now a shrine to Justice Ginsburg as mourners gather outside of the Supreme Court of the United States to honor her this weekend. David spunt is also there with more. Hi, david. David hi, arthel, i have been out here for two days and steady stream of mourners out here to honor the second woman to sit on the high court of the United States. The late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Many people out here today honoring her in a somber tone and also very respective and reflective i should say. Last night we saw more people, several thousand people pack the street in front of the u. S. Supreme court to honor the late Justice Ginsburg. Many people came out and right here you see this morning, this is House Speaker nancy pelosi, she was out here this morning, she paid respects, didnt say much but she did want to honor ginsburg and known her for years and thousands that got in front of Supreme Court n front of the street really to to not only honor but to talk about her legacy, to talk about some of the things that she held dear. Elizabeth warren, the senator of massachusetts, she was the keynote speaker, if you will, last night. She came to vigil and here is what she said, take a listen. Mitch mcconnell and his hingeman believe that they can ram through a Supreme Court justice only 45 days from the election. Rbg really changed the shape of our country forever and she is a lot to defend both womens and mens rights and defending both women and mens rights showed that everyone should be treated the same. David first jewish woman to sit on Supreme Court. Shes proud of jewish faith. Theyll be private ceremony in arlington with close friends. As what happens in u. S. Supreme court maybe public viewing and details are still being worked out obviously with covid. As soon as details come about, of course, we will pass them along, arthel. Arthel boy, its going to be a this is really sad story for everyone, it doesnt matter your politics. David spunt, thank you. We said that if for any reason we have a vacancy in the United States Supreme Court, we will fill the vacancy, i will be putting forth a nominee next week. It will be a woman. Eric President Trump at rally in fayetteville, North Carolina promising nomination for the Supreme Court vacancy will come this week. So who would it be, as you heard the president say the nominee will be a woman. That narrows down the list. So, jim, besides gender, what are the qualities do you think the president is looking for in a jurist . He wants somebody who is going to be on that side of the aisle and thats no surprise to anyone. So i think hes going to get that. I think there are some awfully big shoes to fill when it comes to Justice Ginsburg, iconic figure. But hes got a pretty short list of female jurists that he seems to be pumping out there right now. Eric yeah, here is what the president said when he was leaving for the rally yesterday. Ive gotten to know many of them. I think its probably from a legal standpoint, from a sophisticated understanding of the law, from a constitutional standpoint, i think its the greatest list ever assembled. And i think that the other side should show their radical left list and i think youll be surprised. Eric hes pointing out the radical left list. Does he look at specific issues . What is the thinking that goes into this choice . I think theres a couple of things. Hes mentioning amy Coney Barrett and barbara labao and both of them dont have very long track records. They are both right around 50 years old, so theres the trend that we are seeing that really started during the Obama Administration of picking people that you want to get on the bench for a long time, recognizing that a 50yearold judge or justice is going to be on that seat for decades as opposed to somebody who might have more experience but be in 70s or even older. Its going to be a very interesting ride. The other thing that seems to be commonality here is picking people who dont have a particular long judicial record. If you go back, kavanaugh had a long record but they didnt attack him on it. You have two leading female jurists on the list that really dont have a lot in terms of judicial background. Theyve got some experience and some public positions an questioning at confirmation hearings before but not the kind of track record that you might see from a longtime federal judge. Eric lots for the democrats to attack. Amy Coney Barrett set to be front runner, conservative catholic from south bend, indiana, notre dame.

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