not for sandra day o'connor. she saw big problems living in the country and she decided to do something about it. she became concerned that citizens were disengaged from their democracy. she looked to the future and she saw so clearly decades before anyone else that our democracy could not be taken for granted. she could not have been more pressient. she started i-civics to teach young people how or government and our democracy work. using online, interactive, role-based games and great content. all for free. the concept took off. today, it's used by half of all middle school and high school kids in this country in over half the schools. to your -- our mother led a startup. within ten years, she achieved over 85% market share and 50% market penetration. not too shabby. church is a place for confession. i feel i need to come clean. years ago, while going through my mom's papers, i came across a box containing her report cards from middle school and high school. of course, her marks were sterling, until i was shock

not for sandra day o'connor.it. she became concerned that citizens were increasingly disengaged from their democracy. she looked to the future and she saw so clearly, decades before anyone else, that our democracy could not be taken for granted. she could not have been more precedent. she started a nonprofit that you've heard about today already, designed to teach young people how our government and democracy work in a way that is really fun and engaging using online, interactive role-based games all for free. today it is used by half of all middle school and high school kids in this country and over half the schools. business types, let me put her accomplishment in another way. at the age of 78, our mom founded and led a hot, tech-based nonprofit startup. within 10 years she had achieved 85% market share and 55% market penetration. not too shabby. church is a place for confession and i feel the need to come clean on a family secret that we protected for decades related to this very topic. years ago, while going

not for sandra day o'connor. she saw big problem looming in the country and she decided to do something about it. she become concerned that citizens were increase ingly disengaged from their democracy. she looked to the future and she saw so clearly decades before anyone else that our democracy could not be taken for granted. she could not have been more present. so she start a nonprofit and designed to teach young people how our government and how our democracy work. in a way that's really fun and engaging. using online, interactive, role-based games and great content all for free. the concept took off. today it's used by half of all middle school and high school kids in this country and over half the schools. business types let me put her accomplishment in another way. at the age of 78, our mom founded and led a hot tech-based nonprofit startup. within ten years, she had had achieved over 85% market share and 50% market penetration. not too shabby. church is a place for confession. and i feel the need to come c

classic sandra day o'connor.er i met and married my beautiful wife heather, it was unclear who loved heather moore. my mom or me. i say it was me, but it was close. she buried her approaches with each of her sons based on her different interests and personalities. with her hardcharging eldest son scott, getting him to 5:30 am swim practice every morning helped him become an all-american swimmer at stanford. with her thrill-seeking middle son, ryan, it was a different story and different approach. when brian was in high school, he decided to secretly take hang gliding lessons. he knew our parents would not be thrilled. when my mother discovered a receipt dropped on the bedroom floor, smooth move, brian, there was quite a discussion that night at the dinner table. our parents said, hang gliding is literally the most dangerous sport in the world. we give you boys a lot of latitude, but we draw the line at hang gliding. for all we care, you could take up parachuting. naturally, the next weekend, brian took up parachu

classic sandra day o'connor. i met and married my beautiful wife heather, it was unclear who loved heather moore. my mom or me. i say it was me, but it was close. she buried her approaches with each of her sons based on her different interests and personalities. with her hardcharging eldest son scott, getting him to 5:30 am swim practice every morning helped him become an all-american swimmer at stanford. with her thrill-seeking middle son, ryan, it was a different story and different approach. when brian was in high school, he decided to secretly take hang gliding lessons. he knew our parents would not be thrilled. when my mother discovered a receipt dropped on the bedroom floor, smooth move, brian, there was quite a discussion that night at the dinner table. our parents said, hang gliding is literally the most dangerous sport in the world. we give you boys a lot of latitude, but we draw the line at hang gliding. for all we care, you could take up parachuting. naturally, the next weekend, brian took up parachuti

when sandra day o'connor arrived at the u.s.half the justices showed up. so she made it her business to make the justices come to lunch. not to talk about cases or argue over the law, but to get to know each other. if they didn't go to lunch, she would go to their chambers and sit there until they did. when justice clarence thomas came on the court he later told me, he didn't much feel like going to lunch. but after conference, justice o'connor would walk with him down the hallway saying, clarence, you need to come to lunch. so finally as he told me, i started going to lunch. he felt he belonged. he said, she was the glue, the reason this place was civil was sandra day o'connor. justice o'connor, who had rounded up cattle as a teenage girl, expected you to do your job thoroughly and without complaint. one of her law clerks taped on the wall a photocopy of justice o'connor's hand with in message, if you want a pat on the back, lean here. she was tough, and she could be, as she called herself, bossy. every year she marched her cle

day o'connor for advice, and sandra day o'connor told her -- imitation of her very distinctive voice and said, just put one foot in front of the other. just do it. do it. and it's that encouragement, that sisterhood that she reached out it someone of a completely different background and ideology, the werner versus the new york city ruth bader ginsburg and different religions, different backgrounds. she became very close. it was, i think, to her regret, you know, she did her duty herself in stepping down when she felt her husband for whom she was a caregiver. he came with her to the court, and advanced stage of the alzheimer's and she stepped down before she was ready to because she thought that justice rehnquist would still be there and then it was to her regret, or a lot of her friends' regret that she had because he then had his health issues and stepped down. she could have stayed. she was doing it for reasons of giving a republican president a chance to appoint a successor. and then according to her close friends, she herself had suffered from alzheimer's, but another great trag

the reason this place was civil was sandra day o'connor. without complaint. one of her law clerks taped on the wall a photo copy of justice o'connor's hand with this message. if you want a pat on the back, lean here. she was tough, and she could be as she called herself bossy is. every year she marched her clerks off to look at the cherry blossoms, even when it was 40 degrees and raining. she took them on fishing trips, and when she caught a really big one, she would yell, hot digitty dog. she was actually modelling a balanced life, recalled one of her clerks. make time for your family, take care of yourself, get exercise, experience the outdoors. have a sense of the wider culture. the clerk said, we were getting not just an apprenticeship in law, but in life. she was never small minded. but justices can be critical of each other and their opinions. she didn't do that. when one of her clerks included a sharp rejoinder, she looked up and said, a little snippy, aren't we? and crossed it out. she knew how to be selfless. in 1996 in united stat

justice sandra day o'connor. to remember the ways her life touched ours, to entrust her to the keeping of her god. we also gather to surround her family with our love and support in their time of grief. she was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister. she was also a trusted court colleague. a cherished mentor. a friend, and a trailblazing inspiration to many. most of us gathered here were part of her court family. and this space, this building was a kind of holy space for us, the place where we had our most sustained interactions with her. in our shared sorrow, we gather to draw strength from one another and from the holy one upon whom the justice called throughout her life. let us pray. eternal god, lord of life and death, we thank you for your servant sandra and for the love and mercy she received from you and gave to us. in these moments of grateful remembrance, gather our pain into the piece of your presence. and assure us that not even death can separate us from your infinite mercy. amen. justice o'connor some

another student named john o'connor courted sandra day. the 2 quickly became inseparable after meeting on an assignment at the stanford law review. we're top firms offered mister o'connor a job right out of law school. know firms would hire sandra misses o'connor turned down the chance to be a legal secretary. and instead work for free in the san mateo county attorney's office. she quickly earned respect and a promotion to become the deputy county attorney. their 3 children talked about what it was like growing up in the o'connor household. and in 1980, president ronald reagan fulfilled a campaign promise when he nominated o'connor to the nation's highest court. i will send to the senate. >> the nomination of judge sandra day o'connor of arizona court of appeals for confirmation as an associate justice of the united states supreme court. >> she filled the seat of retiring justice potter stewart by a unanimous vote. >> joy, with expression of support from the fed up. >> mississippi university for women v hogan was the first case for which o

sandra day o'connor is another example of that. we're here for the reagan defense forum happening every year the first weekend in december. starts later today and all day saturday. trying to bring some of the best minds in america together to try to figure out where we are in the world and where we go next. and how best does america make these decisions? remember peace through strength. it means a lot of things right now in today's world whether it's ukraine, middle east, china, taiwan. we'll go through all that over the weekend here and you will see that beautiful boeing 707 behind me. it will be displayed masterly as the centerpiece of this fantastic library. >> dana: even tyrus couldn't move it. >> bill: right. i saw that. listen, we have a sunrise in southern california. it is beautiful to see. there is other news to get to. why don't we do that now? here we go. >> dana: right now we are awaiting for the house vote on whether to expel congressman george santos. house speaker mike johnson saying a short time ago he plans to vote

andrea, you have known and covered sandra day o'connor for many, many years.hought there were so many wonderful moments that brought both tears and smiles and laughter and applause. tell us what you'll take away from this, what stood out to you. >> reporter: well, what stood out to me and thank you so much for having me on this day of sorrow, but also of joy in remembering the memory for this extraordinary woman, a pioneer, a cow girl as she would describe herself. she came from the lazy b ranch. when i first covered her, i remember going back to the national airport, now reagan national airport, and we were able to go right to the gate, a group of reporters, and she was extraordinary. she was a consensus builder. she was lauded today as someone who was a patriot, who was wise, who had a conscience, who believed in people beyond herself. she was also thinking of other people. of course, it was president biden eulogizing her and chief justice roberts who said she commented when he first got confirmed to take her seat, that he was just -- she was just sorry that

sandra, may you rest in peace. >> those remarks from yesterday as the late justice sandra day o'connor lay in repose at the u.s. supreme court. we are live at national cathedral in washington, d.c. where her funeral service will be held in 45 minutes. president

sandra day o'connor, the former u.s. is being remembered today. >> president biden: to the o'connor family my wife jill and i send our love from a grateful nation for her service. i'm humbled to be asked to speak today. to the members of the clergy, the chief justice of the supreme court, past and present, members of the bench and bar, members of the congress, distinguished guests and other americans. 40 years ago in september of 1981 the senate judiciary committee came to order. i was the ranking member of that committee and the day's business was momentous. the nomination of sandra day o'connor to become the first woman in american history to serve as a supreme court justice on the united states supreme court. announcing her nomination earlier that summer, president reagan described her as, and i quote, a person for all seasons. and it was a person for all seasons. we saw in that hearing and the americans and the world would see through her extraordinary service as a justice, and i might add as a citizen. gracious and

and former supreme court justice sandra day o'connor has died. and now we are hearing that elise stefanik is moving to save george santos from expulsion. and that vote is happening any moment. much more is ahead. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> former supreme court justice sandra day o'connor, the first woman to sit on the highest court of the land has died. her passing announced this morning by the supreme court. cnn's jessica schneider has more. ♪ >> reporter: sandra day o'connor grew up a cowgirl in arizona 25 miles from the nearest town. >> i became a little bit of a pragmatist, because we have to solve all of our own problems on the ranch. if the truck broke down, we had to fix it. if some animal needed medical attention, we had to provide it. there is not much that we didn't have to do. >> reporter: she had the toughness that ranch life could breed. >> she was incredibly fearless, and part of it was because early life was hard. the parents died and grandparents died, and she was shuttled back and forth from the ranch to relatives in texa

welcome to the coverage of the funeral service for the late justice, sandra day o'connor.vice comes one day after she lay in repose of the court building where

and ceo at the sandra day o'connor institute.rst woman to be a supreme courtjustice, what do you say is her legacy? figs a supreme courtjustice, what do you say is her legacy? as he stated, do you say is her legacy? as he stated. she _ do you say is her legacy? as he stated, she was _ do you say is her legacy? as he stated, she was the _ do you say is her legacy? as he stated, she was the first - do you say is her legacy? as he | stated, she was the first woman on the united states supreme court and she shattered the glass ceiling for an equal branch of power within our governmental structure. it is extraordinary.— extraordinary. talking about shattering — extraordinary. talking about shattering the _ extraordinary. talking about shattering the glass - extraordinary. talking about shattering the glass ceiling, j shattering the glass ceiling, do you think she faced challenges as a woman? i read despite getting very good grades in law school she then struggled even to find a job when she was out of university? that is true. she grad

supreme court, sandra day o'connor, dies at the age of 93. we're taking a look back at her trail blazing career and her role in shaping american history and the bay area. >>> we appreciate having you with us for this midday newscast. i'm kris sanchez. laura and marcus are off. sandra day o'connor's vote was the deciding vote in some of the court's most controversial cases, and her ties to the bay area were a pivotal part of her historic career. here's a live look at her alma mater this morning, stanford, where she enrolled at just the age of 16. she earned a degree in economics before going on to stanford law school. o'connor later served as a deputy county attorney for san mateo county in 1952, which we'll get to more on in just a few moments. first, nbc news' jarrett jarrett laura jarrett as a look back at o'connor's life and legacy. >> reporter: keeping a campaign promise to put the first woman on the supreme court, ronald reagan nominated sandra day o'connor in 1981. the daughter of an arizona rancher, she came highly recommended as a con

>>> and remembering a trailblazer, sandra day o'connor, the first woman who served on the supreme court starts in an hour. we will go to the washington national cathedral for the service. i'm sara sidner alongside kate bolduan. john berman is off today. this is cnn "news central." >>> today, nearly every 2024 republican presidential candidate is in one place, iowa, and maybe not surprisingly for some final and truly critical prechristmas campaigning. they are right up against it, folks. january 15th is caucus day, and this morning we are learning more about the donald trump campaign test case. the strategy they are trying to deploy in iowa and why they are hoping it sets a model for the general. cnn's alalaiyna treene has thisr us. >> well, what they are trying to do is to go after the not only caucusgoers, but to try to create and go after first-time caucusgoers, and expand the electorate in donald trump's favor and they think by doing this, they can turn out a lot more people on caucus day for donald trump than anyone was anticipating, and if that strategy is successful in iowa and th

. >> reporter: the path sandra day o'connor blazed changed the nation. and as she was laid to rest, thousands came to pay respects to the historic first. >> may god bless sandra day o'connor. >> reporter: the president was in the senate 42 years ago when she was confirmed unanimously, something unimaginable today. but as chief justice john roberts said, she lived her life showing what was possible. >> sandra day o'connor had to study and launch a career in the law when most men in the established profession did not want women lawyers, let alone judges. >> reporter: she learned the values of hard work and independence growing up on an arizona cattle ranch. perseverance when no law firm would hire her as a top graduate from stanford, and political savvy in the arizona senate. on the supreme court, she was known as a swing vote, who opposed overturning roe v. wade. she was revered for helping her colleagues find common ground. >> quite simply, she was a force of nature. >> reporter: jay o'connor, the youngest of her three sons, said she wrote instructions f

supreme court justice, sandra day o'connor. brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines and much more. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: for the first time in more than two decades, congress has expelled one of its own. as congressional correspondent lisa desjardins explains, representative george santos is out of a job. >> the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. lisa: the new speaker of the house announced the result solemnly -- the first expulsion of a republican from congress, and more than 100 republicans voted to do it. >> the clerk will notify the governor of the state of new york. lisa: it was an historic turn of events. >> this is a personal race. lisa: last year, he was a little-known congressional candidate, running as a trump supporter who embraced long island's diversity, and was tough on crime. >> george santos vows to tackle crime head on in our district. lisa: he wo

justice sandra day o'connor. remember -- to remember the way her live touched hours, to entrust her to the keeping of her god. we also gather to surround her family with our love and support in their time of grief. she was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister. she was also a trusted court colleague. a cherished mentor. a friend and a trailblazing inspiration to many. most of us gathered here were part of her court family. this space, this building was a kind of holy space for us, the place where we had our most sustained interactions with her. in our shared sorrow, we gather to draw strength from one another and from the holy one upon whom the justice called throughout her life. let us pray. eternal god, lord of life and death, we thank you for your service -- your servant sandra and for the love and mercy she received from you and gave to us. in these moments a grateful remembrance, gather our pain into the piece of your presence. and assure us that not even death can separate us from your infinite mercy. amen.

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. >> reporter: the path sandra day o'connor blazed change the nation.was laid to rest, thousands came to pay respects to the historic first. >> may god bless sandra day o'connor. >> congratulations. >> reporter: the president was in the senate 42 years ago, when she was confirmed unanimously,% something unimaginable today. as chief justice john roberts said, she lived her life showing what it was possible. >> sandra day o'connor had to study and launch a career in the law when most men in the established profession did not want women lawyers, let alone judges. >> reporter: she learned the values of hard work and independence growing up on an arizona cattle ranch. perseverance when no law firm would hire her as a top graduate from sanford with political savvy in the arizona senate be up on the supreme court she was known as a swing vote, opposed overturning roe vs. wade, she was revered for helping her colleagues find common ground >> quite simply, she was a force of nature. >> reporter: jay o'connor, the youngest of her three sons, said she rode instruc

another student named john o'connor courted sandra day. the 2 quickly became inseparable after meeting on an assignment at the stanford law review. we're top firms offered mister o'connor a job right out of law school. know firms would hire sandra misses o'connor turned down the chance to be a legal secretary. and instead work for free in the san mateo county attorney's office. she quickly earned respect and a promotion to become the deputy county attorney. their 3 children talked about what it was like growing up in the o'connor household. and in 1980, president ronald reagan fulfilled a campaign promise when he nominated o'connor to the nation's highest court. i will send to the senate. >> the nomination of judge sandra day o'connor of arizona court of appeals for confirmation as an associate justice of the united states supreme court. >> she filled the seat of retiring justice potter stewart by a unanimous vote. >> joy, with expression of support from the fed up. >> mississippi university for women v hogan was the first case for which o

supreme court justice sandra day o'connor.oks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the week's political headlines. plus much more. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: for the first time in more than two decades, congress has expelled one of its own. as congressional correspondent lisa desjardins explains, representative george santos is out of a job. >> the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. lisa: the new speaker of the house announced the result solemnly -- the first expulsion of a republican from congress, and more than 100 republicans voted to do it. >> the clerk will notify the governor of the state of new york. lisa: it was an historic turn of events. >> this is a personal race. lisa: last year, he was a little-known congressional candidate, running as a trump supporter who embraced long island's diversity, and was tough on crime. >> george santos vows to tackle crime head on in our district. lisa: he won

sandra day o'connor was 93—years—old. i'm helena humphrey, good to have you with us.g has resumed in gaza after a seven—day ceasefire between israel and hamas expired. israel says it's hit 200 �*terror targets�* since its bombardment of the gaza strip resumed. hamas health officials say nearly 180 people have been killed, including three journalists. both sides blame each other for the collapse of the seven day ceasefire. before the temporary ceasefire, israel's military had focused on the north of gaza, including gaza city. but on friday morning, israeli jets dropped leaflets close to the city of khan younis, telling people to "evacuate immediately and go to shelters in rafah" in the south of the territory near the egyptian border. israel's military went on to hit targets in both rafah and khan younis. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tel aviv — and a warning that viewers may find it distressing. gaza awoke to this. this a new day of israeli bombing. skies darkened by ash and debris. in rafah, survivors snatched from the rubble

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oh >> reporter: the path sandra day o'connor blazed change the nation.was laid to rest, thousands came to pay respects to the historic first. >> may god bless sandra day o'connor. >> congratulations. >> reporter: the president was in the senate 42 years ago, when she was confirmed unanimously, something unimaginable today. as chief justice john roberts said, she lived her life showing what it was possible. >> sandra day o'connor had to study and launch a career in the law when most men in the established profession did not want women lawyers, let alone judges. >> reporter: she learned the values of hard work and independence growing up on an arizona cattle ranch. perseverance when no law firm would hire her as a top graduate from stanford with political savvy in the arizona senate be up on the supreme court she was known as a swing vote, opposed overturning roe vs. wade, she was revered for helping her colleagues find common ground. >> quite simply, she was a forc of nature. >> reporter: jay o'connor, the youngest of her three sons, said she wrote instru

president biden and chief justice roberts leading a final farewell to sandra day o'connor >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news from colorado, where the state supreme court has just disqualified former president donald trump from colorado's 2024 primary election ballot in its ruling, the court cited the 14th amendment, finding that mr. trump engaged in insurrection for his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol today's ruling is stayed until january 4th to allow for an appeal, and the legal fight is just beginning. and late word the trump campaign is responding tonight garrett haake is following this he has the latest details for us garrett, could this have an impact on the republican front-runner >> reporter: it absolutely could, lester this is a stunning decision from the colorado supreme court, which tonight ruled that former president trump is disqualified from serving as president again, citing his actions on january 6th then ruling that, quote, because he is disqualified,

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remember sandra day o'connor. (car engine revs) (engine accelerating) (texting clicks) (tires squeal) (glass shattering) (loose gravel clanking) >> welcome back fox news obtained a video from a source and in malibu, california showing up and about suspect a bit of immigrants a landing on the beach earlier this week. it's rare to see this kind of activity and malibu which is more than 100 miles from the border. it's unclear whether anyone in the group was apprehended. the federal appeals court ruled that texas must remove the buoy of plays in the rio grande rive among the mexican border. meant to discourage migrant crossings. the buoys are a threat to navigation and a potential threat to human life. texas governor craddick abbotts is the bullying is wrong and will be appealed. and a top security officials ar going to discuss the biggest threats facing the us at the en reagan national defense a forum tomorrow southern california. cheap national security correspondent jennifer griffin is there. she has a preview for

sandra day o'connor, the first woman to become a u.s. supreme court justice. laura jarrett on the tributes pouring in tonight. >> reporter: remembered tonight as a pioneer, tributes for u.s. supreme court justice sandra day o'connor including chief justice john roberts saying, she blazed a historic trail as our nation's first female justice she met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor. >> it's thrilling in a way to be the first to do something, the first woman to ever serve on the court, but it's dreadful if you're the last. >> reporter: the daughter of a cattle rancher, o'connor grew up in arizona, a republican lawmaker and a judge before being nominated to the supreme court in 1981 after president reagan's campaign pledge to nominate a woman. >> i was concerned about whether i could do the job well enough to deserve saying yes. [ applause ] >> reporter: confirmed unanimously by the senate, she served on the court for 24 years holding a pivotal swing vote >> it really was the o'connor court for more than a dec

supreme court justice sandra day o'connor thchl is her beautiful funeral today. listen in and watch together. >> i was proud to be part of her team. i thought our group did a pretty good job. after all the justice was confirmed 99-0 and we must have had something to do with that. only many years later was i told she thought i had been slow in getting material to her. i should have learned that when she had a challenge or responsibility before her, her approach was simple and direct. get it done. the way she participated in oral argument at the court is a good example. justices have many styles on the bench. some like the back-and-forth of debates, others pose unusual hypotheticals, some badger counsel to get concessions and others spell out a particular theory at length and ask for comment. all this is fine and good. but justice o'connor was different. after the advocate had gotten through a couple sentences, the justice would jump in before her colleagues with a well-prepared question. the question was clear, direct, even enunciated carefully and went to the hea

sandra day o'connor the ceremony about to begin in washington, d.c. cool stuff. 14 past the hour now. >> dana: incredible scenes along the southern border. tidal wave of migrants surging across in numbers never seen before. 12,000 since yesterday and more than 1,000 miles away new york's governor is saying migrants are no longer welcome in the empire state. plus this. >> bill: pete buttigieg is talking about the holiday travel and update from reagan national in washington, d.c. we might see some bad weather. it happens, right? it's december. and if it happens to you, we will send you our best wishes and hope that you pack the highest amount of patience you possibly can during the holiday travel season. last year was a mess. they don't want a repeat. let's hope it is not the case. >> dana: indeed. but we know christmas isn't about something you buy at a store. it's about something so much greater. it is the day we celebrate the incredible truth that god so loved the world that he gave his only son. it's not about presents. it's about jesus. join me thi

president biden and chief justice roberts leading a final farewell to sandra day o'connor. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. we begin tonight with breaking news from colorado where the state supreme court has just disqualified former president donald trump from colorado's 2024 primary election ballot. in its ruling, the court cited the 14th amend. finding that mr. trump engaged in insurrection for his role in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. today's ruling is stayed until january 4th to allow for an appeal, and the legal fight is just beginning, and late word the trump campaign is responding tonight. garrett haake is following this. he has the latest details for us. garrett, could this have an impact on the republican front-runner? >> reporter: it absolutely could. this is a stunning decision from the colorado supreme court, which tonight ruled that former president trump is disqualified from serving as president again citing his actions on january 6th then ruling that, quote, because he is disqualified, it wou

. >> supreme court justice sandra day o'connor. we'll take a look back at her life and her lasting influence right here in the bay area from ktvu fox two news. >> this is the four marking the 35th annual world aids day held every year on december 1st. >> right now here in the united states, there are nearly 1.2 million people living with hiv and aids. with more than 150,000 of those people unaware they are hiv positive. the fight against the aids epidemic is clearly still ongoing, with nearly 35,000 new hiv infections diagnosed here in the us each year. welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. i'm alex savage. >> good afternoon. i'm frank mallicoat. ktvu's christien kafton. he joins us live from the national aids memorial in san francisco's golden gate park. christian >> yeah, guys, as you said, it has been 35 years since the heights of the aids crisis. but the cdc says that 13,000 americans still die from hiv aids every year. san francisco marked the 35th world aids day with reflection, looking at how far the world has come in,

it's o'connor lane that leads you to stanford law school where it all started for sandra day o'connor at stanford university. michael thomas kron. 4 >> and the contra costa county probation department is% partnering with toys for tots to host for public drop-off sites for this year's toy drive. the campaign asked for new and unwrapped toys to be dropped off at the locations on your screen right there. they include delta fair boulevard in antioch, douglas, drive in glacier, drive in martinez and richmond parkway in richmond. these locations will accept donations from 08:00am to 05:00pm monday to friday until december, the 15th. so lots of options for those looking to give back this holiday season. and take a look at this right here. caltrain has unveiled its annual holiday train. this is really cool. that rain is decorated with more than 75,000 lights and we'll be collecting gifts at each of its stops this weekend to help families in need. now at each stop this weekend, you'll be able to find and missus, claus frosty the snowman and rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. and this beautiful ba

former congressman, carlos curbello, thank you. >>> justice sandra day o'connor has passed at the age of 93. what a life and legacy. i want to bring in chief washington correspondent, host of "andrea mitchell reports," thank you for joining us on this. she was the first female supreme court justice. what message did her time on the bench send to women? >>> it was extraordinary. i cannot overstate when he was appointed and confirmed she was the most powerful woman in america, clearly. she was a role model. she was very strong, you know, shy when she arrived. i was there when she arrived at the airport, assigned to cover her on the way in, surrounded by people, always very polite. she gradually became such a force for women in particular. she was a mentor for ruth bader ginsburg, helped her navigate her way when she was first on the court, and she was just very strong, very determined. she was a key vote on that court on major decisions, upholding race-based affirmative action, which has since been recently overturned. upholding roe v. wade, also overturned. campaign finance reform, in

sandra day o'connor fue una pionera.> el mismo gobernador del estado lo reconoce como un legado y una inspiración para todos aquellos que quieren precisamente entrar a esto. >> descanse en paz. tenemos más. tras la pausa, una comunidad de san josé dice estar harta de la prostitución y aplaude el esfuerzo de la fiscalía de otorgar orden de alejamiento a quienes enfrenten cargos. por este motivo, y hoy se realizó un evento para estudiantes al este de la bahía, donde se habló sobre ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería, matemáticas y todo para motivar a los estudiantes. >> hay una advertencia para los consumidores por melones contaminados con salmones, la alerta al regresar. salud. salud es rodearte de quienes te hacen sentir bien. en kaiser permanente, trabajamos juntos para cuidar de todo lo que tú eres. contaminados con salmonela. >> nuestra reportera de protección al consumidor ha preparado esto para ustedes. arlen fernández nos explica sobre la alerta. >> los centros para el control y prevención de enfermedades alertan sobre

of speaking today in honor of my life role model, sandra day o'connor. i start where i believe she would have started by introducing her beloved family. scott o'connor and his wife, joni with their two children courtney, adam, and keeley. brian o'connor and his wife, sean, and their children weston and sawyer. j o'connor and his wife and their sons. over the years i've had the pleasure of spending time with some of the o'connor family. and serving alongside jay on the civics board where we worked to continue sandra's initiative in civics education. we are here today to mark the passing of a truly remarkable person. to honor and remand better -- and remember sondra for not only her work as a judge but her humanity, leadership, determination and vision. we cannot do that without giving thanks to each of you in the o'connor family for sharing shut -- first staring sean -- sa ndra with us, including your father who she adored and made the greatest of sacrifices to father -- to follow her to washington, d.c.. all of us owe you that gratitude. i know how preci

evan, it's great to talk to you about sandra day o'connor.hanks for being on. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, one of the nation's largest book publisher's best-selling authors and educators is suing iowa over book bans. >>> iowa's largest teachers union, four best seller, and a publisher are suing iowa over a new book-banning law, the second federal lawsuit filed against iowa after its republican legislature passed a law this year making it illegal for school libraries, including high school libraries, to offer books that describe sex. the law also forbids teachers from raising any issues about gender identity or lesbian and gay issues for kids from kindergarten through sixth grade. let's talk to cnn correspondent rene marsh about their argument against this new law. rene. >> penguin random house is saying this is a violation of freedom of speech under the first amendment of the constitution and a violation of the 14th amendment that calls for equal protection under the law. the publisher is saying, look, every book is not for every pers