The highest court in the u. S. Amy Coney Barretts confirmation cements a conservative majority in the chamber also coming up. Tough new restrictions look likely in germany as a new covert 19 and faction so war chancellor america is reportedly considering drastic measures to slow the spread of the virus. And well take a look at the Game Changing discovery that could transform space travel scientists confirmed there is all lot more water on the moon than anyone thought. Welcome to the show. The United States senate has confirmed any Coney Barrett as the 115th u. S. Supreme Court Justice locking in a conservative majority for years to come. Republicans won the vote 52 to 48 after overcoming efforts from the democrats to slow the confirmation down until after the election tony barrett was President Trumps pick to fill the vacancy left by the late liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg the vote secures a 6 to 3 conservative majority on the court but tension the opening a new era of rulings on
Achieve, to participate in and contribute to society violates the equal protection clause. 81, massive victory. I thought it was very interesting her points she often made in the dissent. The Supreme Court argued in the 2007 case ledbetter versus Goodyear Tire and rubber company, the majority saitd, you know what . If you have been discriminated against in pay in your job, and you learn about it years later, you can no longer appeal for redress because you had to have come to the court at the moment the discrimination first occurred. Of course, that was a catch22, an impossible situation. If you didnt know about it, you couldnt possibly come to the court. And she addressed this, and she said comprehend she said the majority does not comprehend or is indifferent to the insidious way in which women can be victims of pay discrimination. So she called on congress to act to address really this mistaken opinion of the court, and we did in 2009, the first year i came to the senate. And anothe
In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
Good morning. It is sunday, may 5th. We have symone and michael in washington d. C. This morning, donald trump delivers unhinged remarks to donors in florida attacking federal prosecutors and comparing the Biden Administration to nazis. The president ial Medal Of Freedom recipient congressman jim clyburn joins us after another busy week in court after the criminal trial resumes tomorrow morning in new york. To get your coffee and settle in. Welcome to the weekend. Take a deep breath, friends. The 2024 election is exactly six months away. Donald trumps increasingly bizarre behavior was on full display saturday embraced by the Republican Party. Nbc news reports that at the rnc Spring Meeting in florida, trump called special counsel jack smith deranged and an evil thug. And compare the Biden Administration to the secret police force of nazi germany saying, these people are running a gestapo administration. And started with the recording of the National Anthem performed by none other than
Sounds a bit like home yes, more of that income, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds overnight. We will also be looking further afield where gita, a cyclone, is currently hitting tonga. Thanks. Also coming up. Thats cool scientists release the first video of a giant iceberg thats broken off the Antarctic Ice shelf its four times the size of london and weighs i trillion tonnes. Well be talking to a member of the British Antarctic survey. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. As though dealing with a sex scandal on its own wasnt bad enough now oxfam is facing claims of a cover up claims it denies. Senior officials from the charity are in emergency talks with the International Development secretary, to try to prevent government funding being cut, following the scandal involving some of its aid workers and prostitutes. Its claimed the charity failed to give full details of what happened in the wake of the devastating earthquake in haiti in 2010. All this as many do