Seat on the court, just about 50 days before election day. Nbcs tracie potts has a look at Justice Ginsburgs life. Reporter Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg spent more than a quarter century on the u. S. Supreme court and spent much of her career fighting for equality. How wrong it is to judge people on the basis of what they look like. Reporter born in brooklyn, new york, she tied for first in her class at columbia law. But with no job offers from law firms, this was the late 50s, she taught at columbia, then worked on the womens rights project in the 70s. As their lawyer she won five of six cases before the us Supreme Court. Her ultimately goal was to get sex discrimination treated by the Supreme Court the same way race discrimination was treated. Reporter president clinton made her the second female on the nations highest court where she continued to even the playing field, supporting reproductive rights and the lgbtq community. While her rulings leaned liberal, off the bench she was Clo
Now at 5 00, Movie Theaters reopening in one bay area county. But the strict guidelines were expecting. And fertility fraud, and athome dna test leads an east bay woman to sue her former doctor. The unexpected results uncovered 40 years later. And heavy smoke impacted yosemite. Mike is looking at our air quality. Good morning, everybody. It is friday, september 18. Good to see you guys. It was really weird to hear that yosemite, i was supposed to go there last weekend and we had to postpone the trip. But now seeing the park being closed all together, it is weird yeah, it has just got worse as the wind shifted. You cant escape it. And it is going to be there for the better part of the weekend. Plus they have the high fire danger right near the red flag warning. And back here at home, still green. How about that for the third consecutive morning. We do have a few clouds out there as a dold frocold front w through today andbring us a touch of autumn. And katrina is to our south and that i
Primetime showdown. Joe biden and President Trump battling it out in battleground states overnight. Biden ripping into the president s response to the pandemic. He knew it. He knew it and did nothing. Its close to criminal. What he said about the vaccine and whether hed accept the results of the election. New trouble for Jerry Falwell jr. The 911 call now revealed. His wife becki desperately asking for help just days after those allegations emerge about their relationship with the pool attendant. Arrested. Breakout cheer star jerry harris waking up behind bars. The charge hes now facing and this morning the new bombshell allegation rocking the world of cheerleading. The exclusive usa today investigation about misconduct involving coaches, choreographers and more. Emmy countdown. Oneonone with Host Jimmy Kimmel. How hes pulling off tvs biggest night on a stage all by himself. How hell play off the winners and the surprise guests revealed right here on gma this morning. Its never really
You cant get through. The regular Customer Service line 8 00 to noon, forget it. Reporter Michael Hurley has been waiting since june. No faith in the system, none at all. Reporter the e. D. D. Blocked benefits saying they needed to prove they are who they say they are, like thousands of others they mailed in paper documents verifying their identity and then heard nothing back. I think im now in another reporter kim was told to wait eight weeks. I was upset. Because how would it be eight weeks to find my identity . I sent why eight weeks . Reporter the e. D. D. Required thousands of workers to verify their identities as it tries to weed out rampant fraud. But the Governors Task force found scammers still got paid while honest workers were blocked from benefits. During a twoweek reset, the e. D. D. Will install new technology that automatically verifies an k57pplicaapplicant identity and speed up new claims even as it doesnt address the old ones. Good afternoon, governor. Are you confide
Outbreak early today starts right now. Dispose of. Reporter at the National Cathedral they pause for every good morning on a thursday. Life lost. Their names and lives are not im cori coffin. Im frances rivera. Forgotten. Reporter but there are also there are growing fears that daily reminders of hope. States in the middle of the country could be the next to see in new york, a standing ovation dangerous outbreaks grow as hot for detective mike smith after a spots like florida and california report more 100 day battle against covid fatalities the death toll is a moment of inspiration for a over 252,000 nation in need of just that. The United States is reporting hospitalization rates and single nbc news, los angeles. Day death tolls that we havent as the pandemic continues seen since may more and more americans are joe biden is attacking struggling to put food on the President Trump for defending a table. More than 10 say they are food video of doctors who falsely claimed that hydroxychl