germany's reunification. 2312 w. . this is news live from berlin u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has died the death of the liberal judge at 87 gives president donald trump a chance to expand the conservative majority on the court as he faces reelection we'll examine her legacy also coming up pro-democracy demonstrators in thailand begin a week of mass protests rallies are expected to draw tens of thousands calling for

the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the monarchy. and districts of the spanish capital the trade head for partial lockdown cases saw the restrictions due on monday to affect over 800000 people. and told me on a lot of well 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 her home in washington d.c. ginsburg was seen as a champion of women's rights a cultural icon and the leader of the court's 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 1903

the champion of women's rights became only the 2nd female supreme court justice and in the 27 years of service she became seen as the unquestioned leader of the court's liberal wing. there was nothing subtle about it was women can't do this and they can't do that almost explicit barrier is. what remains is often called unconscious by the supreme court announced ginsberg's death in a statement saying she died with her family at a side president trump was given the news after addressing a campaign rally in minnesota. basically. what else can you say she was an amazing woman. she was an amazing woman.

thank you very much. trumps democratic presidential challenger joe biden also paid tribute to ginsburg but said her successor should not be chosen until after the upcoming election but there is no doubt let me be clear that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick that justice for the senate to consider. but it's a senate fight to filkins' vice place on the supreme court seem sure majority leader mitch mcconnell said a vote on the top nominee would take place with much of u.s. politics hamstrung by deep polarization the makeup of the supreme court is crucial in shaping law on fundamental issues such as abortion but justice ginsburg had a critical view of the politicize ation of the nomination process. i don't know what it will take. but we really get.

to do with what happens when people who are example. of someone to be. rather than trying to get is. more mislead congress for ginsberg on the steps of the supreme court while there was praise for her legacy from across the political divide the search for her successor threatens to be less dignified. correspondent karen you know chinmoy joins me now from washington this news comes just weeks ahead of the u.s. elections 0 how will it impact the race well this will definitely have an impact on the race we should not forget that we're talking about the high court in the country the highest court in the country this court decides a vote very important questions such as the rights of. people of women

and that is why this woman ginsburg has become an icon in the united states because of her clear liberal views now and the constitution says that donald trump the current president would have the right to choose a new track for the supreme court for the lifetime so this is why this decision is that important now there are different views on this democrat says that he would not be allowed to make this choice only $45.00 days before the election so there are different opinions and there is majority leader mitch mcconnell in the senate said for example that donald trump has to choose someone for the supreme court this year so what when would we expect him to maine this replacement.

some say donald trump should to me this is in the next days and democrats say this would not be the allowed because our own e-coli and mcconnell the majority leader in the senate said back in 2016 to obama that he was not allowed to make that choice he also had the opportunity to make that choice before the election 10 days before the election and mitch mcconnell did that vote on the same day that is why obama was. allowed to choose for 10 days before the election so democrats are trying to apply the same or itself mitch mcconnell to this current time but they're going to be definitely more debates about that and experts are going to be heard before before there is a decision about this and you. write me that the next judge will have this job for life how will this person shape the u.s. in years to come while the supreme court

has 5. and there are 4 there where 4 liberal ones and 5 conservatives with a lot of ginsberg because they are not only 3 and probably if donald trump has the a for too needy to choose someone he will choose a conservative one this will have a big impact definitely for women. and don't forget if there is doubt about the elections and about the results of the elections probably the supreme court is going to have the last word ok kurgan much more in washington d.c. thank you thank let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world. russian opposition leader alexina vonnie has posted another picture of himself recovering in hospital the caption of the photo he shared on instagram said his path to recovery it was

clear although long live army is being treated in hospital after being poisoned with a nerve agent that has been used before against kremlin critics thousands of people have again taken to the streets in the russian city of cutoffs to protest the detention of their regional leader governor. was arrested in july in a murder probe setting off months of protest in the far eastern city he believes that his supporters believe the charges against the opposition leader are politically motivated. the un is stepping up its support for refugees in the greek island of lesbos after a migrant camp burnt down last week a new shelters of the set up alongside new kovan 1000 testing sites the greek government says around 3 quarters of the some 12000 people left homeless by the fire now have a place to stay thousands of pro-democracy protesters are rallying in the streets

of thailand of thailand's capital bangkok to demand democratic reforms the student led demonstrations are calling for the prime minister's resignation and changes in tough laws against criticizing the monarchy organizers say tens of thousands have turned out that would make it the biggest protest since a 2014 went now prime minister pro huge china took power authorities have warned against holding demonstrations amid fears that the corona virus could spread rapidly among participants. for more let's bring in our correspondent florian who is following the story for us in bangkok florrie and it's dark now as you can see are protesters still out. absolutely and that does not come as a surprise because the organizers had made it clear from the beginning that they would hold

a rally that would not only. you know be bigger in terms of participants but also bigger in terms of duration so. the main speakers about to get on stage as we speak now so around 9 o'clock local time here in bangkok. we have heard some pretty spicy stuff or i should say dicey stuff already but as i said the main act still to come and we'll have to wait and see how these protests will unfold even further. these people were warned not to protest what's been the police response so far. the police have actually remained quite lenient as they have been all through those last weeks they might have realised that if they were to crack down on those

people on those protesters they might have an even bigger problem at hand because there are just so many people organizers are saying that we actually have 100000 protesters by now and so in order to disperse such a crowd this would need massive force and the police have decided not to use that massive force now at the same time they have said that the students have to obey the rules there has not been any violence yet but as i said the main speeches are still to come and those main speeches will deal with the monarchy and by thai law criticising the morning he can land you in jail so we'll have to see if the police will stay lenient as they have been so far ok flora nourish in bangkok thank you for that update several countries in europe are facing a surge in corona virus infections leading to new restrictions across the continent

spain was one of the hardest hit during the 1st wave of the pandemic the situation there has again been deteriorating in recent weeks but authorities want to avoid the nationwide lockdown ordered in march and are opting for more localized measures instead. rapidly rising infections in madrid have sent the spanish capital into a partial 2nd looked at the areas most affected by the new restrictions of the densely populated low income neighborhoods in the sight of the city movement will be restricted and all bars and restaurants will be limited to 50 percent capacity. in the moment and they're going to i understand that we need to save the economy and move forward but health is more important without health there's no money. right experience i know and i think it's good to avoid making the situation worse because there are people who go when they don't have to. do mrs you've got to let

those who really need to go do so so they don't lose their jobs. so they don't lose what little they have been ok we hope you don't get lucky and. even those in the hardest hit regions will not be stopped from going to work as happened to non essential workers during the initial wave of the pandemic i give you that we need to avoid a state of emergency and a hard look done we need to avoid economic disaster hard look down and state of emergency are an economic disaster and we need to avoid that by all means. regional health officials say madrid's health care system is under growing pressure as hospitals struggle to operate with limited health workers and resources. to sports now on the opening night of the bundesliga whereby in munich 8 time defending champions have already put themselves on top of the league in the new season just 4 minutes in and were ahead thanks to serge gnabry it was

a blowout in the making after the break you come into the act with an assist chase down the ball and left it for the gnabry to score his 2nd of 3 on the night 8 mil was the final score. now it's not only humans who enjoy art in london an exhibition aimed at man's best friend has opened showcasing designs for dogs are not just the subject of the show they can torrid to the traveling exhibition is the brainchild of japanese designer kenya who launched it in 2012 before unless leasing it now in london architecture for dogs runs through january 10th don't forget to bring treats. here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. us supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has died of pancreatic cancer was seen as the leader of the liberal

of the liberal wing of the court passing now gives president donald trump the chance to increase the court's conservative majority in the world said her dying wish was for her successor to be chosen after the new president is sworn in. you're watching the news live from.