Democrats in the battle over replacing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Senatomitt hes on board with the Senate Taking up a vote on a nominee ahead of the election. He had been viewed as a possible holdout. Meantime, a public memorial takes place today for justice ginsburg. Her body will arrive in front of the Supreme Court at around 9 30 eastern. That is where Laura Podesta is just outside of the Supreme Court. What can we expect to see today . Reporter good morning. People are coming from all over the country to pay their respects to justice ginsburg. Were expecting some long lines, huge crowds. She will lay in repose at the top of the steps right behind me here from 11 00 a. M. To 10 00 p. M. Today and all day tomorrow. Final preparations were finished yesterday outside the Supreme Court where Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will lie in repose today and tomorrow. Important for us to come down and have our children see what an impact that she has made. Reporter next door at the
Ronen absent. Safai absent. We have corium. Thank you madam clerk. Do you have any announcements . Gentlemyes, i would like to announcement about Public Comment. Please proceed. Public comment will be available for each item via telephone by calling 8882045987 and the access code is on the screen. Dial 10 to speak. Each call will be allowed 2 minutes. Calls will be taken in the order which they are received. Best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of anything around you. That completes my announcement. Thank you, could use please read the next item. Sorry, this is commissioner ronen. I can sort of hear you. Did you hear me when i said i was here. Now we can hear you, see you, and you are counted present. Good morning commissioner ronen. I think were just missing commissioner safai. With that, could use please read the second item madam clerk. Yes, item two, chairs report. This is an information item. Good morning chair peskin, vice chair mandelman and comm
The nation passes 200,000 related deaths another super ee ozarks what does the latest tik tok deal mean for fans its monday. Its early today starts right now. A giant of a Supreme Court now cast a long shadow over the 2020 election. The late Justice Ruth Baden Ginsburg was truly an icon, an inspiration to an entire generation her Lasting Impact felt across the country. Her death on friday tore open a fierce new schism. President trump and Top Republicans want to quickly fill the vacancy. Former president obama called on republican senators to honor the same standard they set with merritt garland four and a half years ago. Tracie potts joins with us the latest the stakese of the court and af decisions for years even a an a saw four years ago when republicans held up the nomination of judge merritt garland for months before the election and democrats insisted it needed to happen under the current president. Now the roles are reversed, and theres a big fight on capitol hill about how to r
The San Francisco county Transportation Commission for our meeting, september 15, 2020. Our clerk is ms. Brittany. Can you please call the roll. Yes. Commissioner fewer. Present. Commission haney. Present. Commissioner mandelman. Present. [roll call] ronen absent. Safai absent. We have corium. Thank you madam clerk. Do you have any announcements . Gentlemyes, i would like to announcement about Public Comment. Please proceed. Public comment will be available for each item via telephone by calling 8882045987 and the access code is on the screen. Dial 10 to speak. Each call will be allowed 2 minutes. Calls will be taken in the order which they are received. Best practices are to speak slowly, clearly, and turn down the volume of anything around you. That completes my announcement. Thank you, could use please read the next item. Sorry, this is commissioner ronen. I can sort of hear you. Did you hear me when i said i was here. Now we can hear you, see you, and you are counted present. Good
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