To affect over 800000 people. And told me all laddie welcome to the program the u. S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died a Statement Released by the court said the 87 year old died of pancreatic cancer at home in washington d. C. Ginsburg was seen as a champion of womens rights and a cultural icon and also the leader of the courts liberal wing of passing now gives President Donald Trump a chance to shore up the conservative majority when choosing a replacement. Ruth Bader Ginsberg was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993 the champion of womens rights became only the 2nd female supreme Court Justice a new 27 years of service she became seen asean question leader of the courts liberal wing. That it was women in this. Almost explicit. What remains is often been called unconscious by. The Supreme Court announced death in a statement saying she died with her family at her side President Trump was given the news after addressing a Campaign Rally in minnesota. Basically. Wha
Frances Folsom Cleveland was a celebrity first lady unlike almost any before her, and the mass production of her image to sell a variety of goods by the American Consumer industry in the mid1880s angered both her and her husband, president Grover Cleveland. To help us understand the Frances Cleveland sensation sweeping the country, we begin our story inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue as a curious nation waited for the details of a 49yearold bachelor president marrying his 21yearold bride inside the white house for the first and only time in our countrys history, launching Frances Cleveland into instant celebrity. Youre standing in the cross hall of the modern white house. Its the same basic layout as it would have been on june 2, 1886, when president Grover Cleveland and his bridetobe, Frances Folsom, came down what was then the large staircase to the family quarters at the west end of this corridor. They would have proceeded down the hallway. The music started up at the east side behind
And in new york the governor threatens to shut down again after crowded weekend scenes like this. There are large gatherings, social distancing is being violated, people are not wearing masks. The latest on the virus just ahead. Breaking overnight convicted. A former marine found guilty of spying in russia sentenced to 16 years behind bars. His family blasting the verdict. U. S. Officials calling the trial unfair well have the very latest start your engines nascar holds its first major race with spectators in the stands as the world of sports mounts a weekend comeback all that plus summers here. Im looking forward to getting back in the swing of things. New jerseys reopening enters a key new phase. Where better to mark the occasion than live from the jersey shore today, june 15th, 2020 announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie from asbury park, new jersey and hoda kotb live from studio 1a live in Rockefeller Plaza morning, everybody. Welcome to today. It is monday mor
Its back, and the good news is that the protests, which were tangible, premuch remain calm. It was the most historic day of protests i have ever seen in new york, happening right outside my house, to be honest. There was a helicopter propped over my bedroom for a good 30 minutes as thousands of protesters went by come up madison avenue and up 3rd avenue as well. That wakes upca to a most difficult labor economy. We have had three days of labor the friday eagerly anticipated jobs report. Francine we have a lot of time to talk about america and the protests. To start us off with bloomberg first word news in london is dani burger. Dani as you said, thousands of people took to the street again across america, to protest police brutality. But there appeared to be less violence than there had been for several nights before. Curfews went into effect to stem unrest over the killing of george floyd, a black man in police custody. The pentagon is distancing itself from President Trumps warning t
Are gradually lifting lockdown measures which is understandable as economies sort of falling apart and people need to get back to work but it is this is still with us there are new cases all the time look at germany look at south korea would you say its too early to start looking like dollars frictions oh 1st thank you for having me its a pleasure to be here and i think the concern that you raise is a very important question when exactly to reopen aggressively do we reopen because people are getting understandably anxious either from. Being unable to work just being at home Mental Illness is you start to kick in and yet at the same time we know as you mentioned there are plenty of asymptomatic cases theres plenty of spread yet to happen and its a very delicate balance between when should we reopen and when can we go ahead with many antivirals Vaccine Research everything that we can do to help those who are afflicted as the disease spreads so this is a very unique time in Human History