good morning. it is sunday, september 20th. 7:00 on the dot as we take a live look outside in downtown san jose on this last sunday of summer. hard to believe the first day of fall is tuesday. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a look at your microclimate forecast. yesterday turned out to be quite lovely, hazy. depending on where you were, as we predicted, the majority of

the unhealthy air quality stayed to the north. right now we are expecting to see those hazy skies throughout. 59 degrees. there is no spare the air alert in effect for today. we're starting to notice some numbers in the 50s now in concord, livermore and in san jose. when it comes to the air quality which means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. as far as the rest of the bay area, we're in the green sensors for now and your temperatures, one more thing you'll notice today, they will be warmer. about five-plus degrees, maybe even eight. noticeably warmer afternoon. i'll go into more detail on that and what we're heading into in the workweek. kira? >> we'll see you in a few. for the second straight night people across the bay area and across the country gathered to share stories about the late

justice ruth bader ginsburg, landmarks illuminated in her honor. this scene from new york city where buildings were lit in blue to honor ginsburg who was born and raised in brooklyn. here locally on the steps of one courthouse it was turned into a memorial. "today in the bay's" marianne favro reports from the peninsula. >> reporter: 60 seconds of silence to honor a woman who spend decades fighting for equality. more than 120 people gathered to say good-bye and thank you to u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, a woman organizer jennifer considers an american hero. >> ruth, back in her time, did things that were unheard of and demanded equality in ways that were unheard of and thought to be radical that women were equal, that women could hold jobs. >> reporter: ryan says she made a difference in his life. >> i wouldn't be married today if it weren't for her and for the work that she did. and not just marriage but being able to find a community and

find acceptance. her work really built the foundation for that. >> reporter: as a tribute to her contributions when ryan married his partner last year they danced with a giant cardboard cutout of ginsburg. others, who say they met ginsburg, says she gave them a voice when they were outnumbered. as people celebrate ginsburg's legacy, some look ahead with dread wondering what life without her will look like. >> and i think we'll be taking a huge step back in time, and that scares me. >> reporter: in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. at a campaign rally yesterday president donald trump promised to nominate a woman to without delay. the president made hisanuncemend in north carolina. he also characterized his right to fill the seat as a, quote, moral duty to fulfill promises made to voters. >> so we will uphold equal

justice under the law for citizens of every race, color, religion and creed. i will be putting forth a nominee next week. it will be a woman. >> according to nbc news source as favored choice by president trump is appeals court judge amy barrett from the seventh circuit in chicago. she is 48. was appointed by the president and was on the short list to replace justice anthony kennedy when he retired in 2018. experts say barrett's stance on abortion is a stark contrast to ginsburg. another front-runner is 11th circuit court judge barbara lagoa. she is from miami. both women recently were appointed to those courts by president trump. back here locally in please on ton supporters of the president gathered for a truck rally planned before justice ginsburg's passing, but her death was undoubtedly a main point of discussion. supporters of the president tell us they trust he will make the right decision.

>> trump has proven himself over and over again that he knows how to make good decisions. if he decides to make that choice to replace her now, i'm right behind him on that. >> there was a small number of counter decisions to say it should be up to the next president elect. as people remember the impact justice ginsburg had on the fight for gender equality, one bay area man has a very personal story. his front row seat to justice ginsburg's fight for equality for a man he knew. jim wallace of san francisco was in high school when in 1972 when math teacher paula weisenfeld died during childbirth. her husband was not entitled to any social security benefits because he was not a widow. at the time only women who lost a spouse were eligible. the case known as weinberger versus weisenfeld and won. >> she sued all the way up to the supreme court, and she won

equal rights for this man and his son for his ability to be able to collect social security benefits, the same as a woman would under the same circumstances. >> at the time ginsburg argued that weisenfeld's contributions to social security were not treated on an equal basis to a man's salary. so she and her husband were being discriminated against. it was just one case of several in which ginsburg proved to be a pioneer in the fight for gender equality. next month's "time" magazine cover will honor ginsburg. and now the purn who toerson wh photo is speaking out about his time with the justice. this captures her essence because of the knowing look on her face and the twinkle in her eye. he added he ib honored to have her personality. our coverage of the late justice's legacy continues on our website. we've posted a photo gallery of

her life over the years and a look back at some of her biggest cases. that's all on nbcbayarea.com. just click on the remembering rbg link at the top of our home page. back to our other top story now. the country has reached a sobering milestone in the fight against covid-19. now more than 200,000 americans have lost their lives to the virus. to give you some perspective to that grim number it is more than the number of americans who lost their lives in world war i and vietnam combined. nationwide there have been more than 6.7 million cases reported so far. santa clara county now reporting more than 20,000 reported cases of coronavirus. alameda county has also reached that number of cases as well. so far the bay area has reported more than 96,000 infections in total. and happening today the archbishop of san francisco plans to lead demonstrations demanding churches be allowed to

reopen. the protests are planned all throughout the morning at churches across san francisco. at least two catholic churches in the city have been cited for ignoring health guidelines and holding events like weddings indoors. runners may be allowed to exercise in san francisco, but it is still unsafe to hold marathons. you may recall the san francisco marathon is usually held in july this year it was moved to november because of the pandemic. but now marathon leaders have decided to cancel the event altogether. they say there's still too much uncertainty surrounding the spread of covid-19. so runners can either participate virtually or wait until next year. anyone with small children knows it has been tough to have them stuck inside during the pandemic, but very soon children in napa county will be able to get on the playgrounds again. county health leaders announced that playgrounds can reopen beginning friday, october 2nd.

so in a few weeks. in the meantime workers will be out over the next few weeks getting the playgrounds ready and cleaning up ash left on the play structures from our wildfires. it is almost 7:09. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we take you live to our weekly conversation with chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." and the fate of one of the most popular apps in the world now in the hands of the trump administration. the president now explains how tiktok operations will work if it makes a deal with the bay area tech giant.

welcome back. we now bring in chuck todd, nbc news political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. as always, thanks for joining us this morning. of course right down to the nitty-gritty about the supreme court opening from the loss of

justice ruth bader ginsbu, repu mitch mcconnell have the votes to replace her before the november 3rd election given so many republican senators are in tight re-election races, at least three off the top of my head. what do you think? >> well, right now, that looks like he doesn't have the votes and, frankly, he may prefer not to try to confirm a justice before the election. and here is why. he probably wouldn't have the votes to do it. he may calculate and some sources of ours tell us this that it might be easier to get some folks to vote for this confirmation after the election not before the election. i think the most likely scenario, you'll see the president name somebody, probably some time this week. i was told before the first presidential debate, which is about nine days away. so that gets done. you'll have confirmation

hearings because republicans would like nothing more than to make this the issue everybody is talking about in the month of october so that people stop talking about the virus or stop talking about other stuff. that will be why they want the hearings so front and center. and then after the election, at the end of the day everybody i've talk with, nobody expects the republicans to find the votes to confirm a justice if the president loses. and ultimately i still believe that whoever wins the presidential election will end up filling the supreme court seat. nobody is saying it that way yet but the way the politics are aligned here, that is still my gut how i think this will end up being even if it's not the desire of those involved. t sti that topic, you did mention the desire to shift away from covid-19 in october. so what about that stimulus deadlock in congress? earlier this week the president

wanted those $1,200 stimulus checks to come through. what are the chances that congress will even get to compromise on any of this for struggling americans? >> i'm stunned that they're going -- that they're this close to the election and they never did anything. i have to be honest with you, i can't believe any of these elected officials plan to go home in the month of october going, well, we wish we could have done "x" and point a finger and say that. i think maybe the partisans left and right will hear your rationale but i don't know if voters in the middle were. that is where we're headed and where i think there's a lot of risk for senate republicans in particular. they're not been very aggressive at trying to do coronavirus relief. suddenly a senate that doesn't seem to be able to do anything can get ready to do a supreme court nomination in record time?

the priority as far as voters are concerned between coronavirus relief or political power is a contrast that i think senate republicans ought to be careful about. >> and just sad to think so many americans are still struggling six months later. we look forward to seeing you next sunday and we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." he will have an exclusive interview with former secretary of state hillary clinton and will talk with american legal affairs correspondent for national public radio. you may not know she was close with ruth bader ginsburg. she will reflect on their nearly 50-year friendship. it all began with a phone call when she was a new reporter and ginsburg was a law professor. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. right after this newscast. we hope you stick here. coming up in 30 minutes from now we will talk with our political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment. we'll take a deeper look into

ruth bader ginsburg's lasting legacy and president trump's plans on filling the late justice's seat, quote, without delay. speaking of president trump, he says he is giving his blessing to a deal between tiktok's parent company oracle and walmart. the deal makes oracle responsible for hosting all of tiktok's u.s. data and making sure security requirements are met. walmart would control other aspects of the popular video app. the deal still isn't finalized but tiktok will not be restricted beginning today after getting that thumbs up from the president. >> i think it's a great deal for america. they will be hiring at least 25,000 people. it'll most likely be incorporated in texas. it'll be a brand-new company. >> tiktok struck a deal with oracle allowing the company to move headquarters to the u.s. tiktok's original owners

bytedance will retain a majority ownership but security will now be handled by u.s. companies if this goes through. now to our microclimate weather coverage. a live look in dublin this morning. hazy, cloudy, but still that beautiful sun is breaking through. the tri-valley has been one of the hottest spots when the smoke drifts over the bay the air quality is always a concern there. and in pleasanton many people out and about yesterday as the air quality remained moderate there. the mood at the farmers market wildly different than last weekend when smoke kept so many people inside. both shoppers and vendors are hoping the smoky conditions don't return. >> here we go again. to deal with this ton top of it is devastating. >> we don't want our pickers out there when the air quality is really poor. we also care about their lungs

and work quality. >> no spare the air is in effect for today. thank goodness. 7:17. perfect time now to check in with vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast. at this point i can't even keep track of what's happening. >> i know. we're trying to do our best. we've got you so there is no spare the air alert but that doesn't mean we're in the clear, seeing the arrival of more smoke. the possibility of seeing smoke yet again making its return to tomorrow. it will be quite nice. a great view over san francisco. using our weather underground cameras, not as foggy as what we saw yesterday morning and our current temperatures about 59 degrees.

notice that it's hazy. that's what we will be noticing today, those hazy skies, current temperatures comfortable in the 50s. air quality management district. air quality can change depending on the winds, shift, containment of fires, et cetera. areas like concord, livermore and san jose is starting to move into that moderate range just above 50 which means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. if you are in that range and suffer respiratory illness we'll keep looking out for those numbers. how long will we stay in the green for the rest of the bay area? here is the thing, heading into monday a change as well. the thing today is the increase in temperatures between five to

eight degrees. it will be noticeably hotter especially for the interior valleys. if today is the last day of summer officially, the last sunday of summer, we're going to feel that way. 92 degrees in morgan hill. 86 in san jose. 90 in danville. oakland, 78. hayward, 80. it will be comfortable around the peninsula. noticeably hotter in san francisco as well. we're going to see good to moderate air quality, pay attention to see how these winds shift heading into the start of the week. mild to start. good to moderate. and then heading into friday a storm just to our north. you can see it near seattle. that will bring a chance of seeing rain but pretty far north. not necessarily to us here in the bay area and then pushing this out towards monday and tuesday we're going to see the

return of high pressure and guess what will happen, we'll start to see the return of the 90s throughout. we're going to cool off a little bit tomorrow. breezy conditions. 82 degrees by tuesday. notice what happens on saturday, we go back up to 90. monday breezy winds. also somebody tweeted me where i got this, it was a gift. i believe at san pedro square. >> love it. a live tweet reply. thank you so much. much more ahead on "today in the bay." to this local black-owned bakery determined to succeed despite racial realities.

now to making it in the bai black-owned businesses and the extra strug face the

pandemic. joe rosato jr. takes to us a bakery to show how they're rising to the top. you have to put love in the product you make. it definitely shows when you do that. >> reporter: in the bustling kitchen of valley hose' hummingbird bakery, love is doled out by the spoonful. >> apples and cinnamon. >> reporter: these sisters launched the bakery more than a dozen years ago, a newspaper article called it a dream come true. >> it was a dream come true until we saw the line around the block. it scared us. >> reporter: there's been a line ever since. >> i drive from fairfield to get my bakeries. yes, i do. >> always a lot going on in that kitchen. >> reporter: 13 different cupcakes a day, pies, cakes, cookies. >> i have no feeling in my fingers anymore. >> reporter: the kitchen was so busy a year ago they moved to a

bigger space and were just finding their stride again. >> then this virus knocked us right back down. >> reporter: the virus sent business into a spin. they were closed for two weeks, reopened and had to close again. >> we couldn't get flour. we couldn't get sugar. >> reporter: they found themselves on the cool end of federal statistics which found black-owned businesses were denied financing at higher rates than their white counterparts. >> i applied and applied and applied. we never received a loan. >> our neighbors got one. >> reporter: but like a cake, business is slowly rising again even with many celebrations on hold. >> we've given lots of money back. >> peanut butter and jelly. >> reporter: the sisters say the joy in baking is teaching the trade to young people. >> we're getting older. maybe they can take over this business. >> reporter: a business that

comes with a lesson in riding out hard times. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> at 7:25 we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up as front-runners emerge we explore the short list of who can be nominated to fill the seat left vacant by justice ginsburg. plus, a few of the justice's long time colleagues remember their friend.

good morning. it is sunday, september 20th. it is 7:28. as we take a look at the sun rising over san francisco. nice to finally see the transamerica pyramid not covered in ash or smoke, nothing, all sorts of things. the golden gate bridge definitely shrouded in low-lying clouds. on this last sunday of summer, hard to believe. i mean, this year has honestly been a blur. it was interesting to look at the calendar and see, oh, summer is ending and fall is joining us

on tuesday. thanks for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana will explain all of this for us in your microclimate forecast. kira, i'm with you on that. usually i'm like, yes, the weather, it's fall! i'm not going anywhere so i'm just going to stay inside. i don't need new sweaters. tell your same thing when you're online shopping like me. i do a lot of that. current temperatures in san francisco, 59 degrees right now. as you can see as kira mentioned it is beautiful out there but it will be hazy yet again today. hour by hour temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s. by 12:00 we'll be in the upper 70s. patchy fog and then notice what happens just moving the time line forward in through tonight and into monday we'll see hotter temps in the 80s and 90s and then that hazy sunshine is going to start turning breezy heading into monday night. so tomorrow another warm day but today will be our warmest day which is sort of appropriate

considering it's our last sunday of summer. i'll go into more detail of what to expect. kira? >> i was laughing at your sweater comment but my mic was closed so you couldn't hear me. we'll see you in about 15, vianey. thanks so much. people around the bay area and across the u.s. gathered for the second night to mourn the loss of justice ruth bader ginsburg. in new york city landmarks were illuminated in blue to honor ginsburg, who was born and raised in brooklyn. here locally the steps of the courthouse were turned into a memorial by fans of the late justice. "today in the bay's" marianne favro takes us to the peninsula. >> reporter: 60 seconds of silence to honor a woman who spent decades fighting for equality. more than 120 people gathered to say good-bye and thank you to u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, a woman organizer jennifer dibrienza considers an american hero. >> ruth, back in her time, did things that were unheard of and

demanded equality in ways that were unheard of and thought to be radical, that women were equal, that women could hold jobs. >> reporter: ryan globus says she made a difference in his life. >> i wouldn't be married today if it weren't for her and for the work that she did, and not just married but also being able to find a community and find acceptance. her work really built the foundation for that. >> reporter: as a tribute to her contributions when ryan married his partner last year they danced with a giant cardboard cutout of ginsburg. others, who say they met ginsburg, says she gave them a voice when they were outnumbered. as people celebrate ginsburg's legacy some look ahead with dread wondering what life without her will look like. >> and ink we'll be taking a huge step back in time, and that scares me. >> reporter: in palo alto, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. it will be a woman, a very

talented, very brilliant woman. >> president trump vowing to nominate a woman to take the seat vacated by justice ginsburg, quote, without delay. he made the comments at a north carolina rally yesterday saying it was his, quote, moral duty to fulfill promises made to voters. front-runners are emerging. an announcement on a potential nominee could come in the next few days. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana reports. this can only happen to me. >> reporter: speaking to a rally in north carolina president donald trump made his intentions very clear on picking a supreme court nominee. >> i think it should be a woman because i actually like women much more than i like men. >> reporter: university of san francisco political science professor james taylor says people should not surprised president trump is moving so lo planning for any vacancy. and for them to move quickly seems rather quick to us given

especially we haven't had a funeral or any sort of memorial. >> reporter: according to nbc news source as favorite choice is appeals court judge amy barrett from the seventh circuit in chicago. she's 48 and was on a short list to replace justice anthony kennedy when he retired in 2018. progressives worry her stance on abortion is a stark contrast to ginsburg's. another front-runner is 11th circuit court judge barbara lagoa from miami, both recently appointed to those courts by president trump. a rush to field ginsburg's open seats puts pressure on senator susan collins from maine who tweeted this afternoon she does not support a rush to replace justice ruth bader ginsburg. a decision on a lifetime appointment to the supreme court should be made by the president elected on november 3rd. collins, along with colorado senator cory gardner and arizona senator mcsally are currently behind in their races and could lose their seats if they're forced to confirm an ultra

conservative supreme court nominee. other vulnerable senators include north carolina's tom tillis who seems comfortable moving ahead. >> the timing is up to the president. i intend to vote for the nominee. >> reporter: and south carolina senator lindsey graham, who is in a dead heat race against his challenger and famously criticized his own party when they held up barack obama's nomination of garland. >> if there's a republican president in 2016 and a vacancy occurs in the last year of the first term you can say lindsey graham said let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination. and you can use my words against me and you would be absolutely right. >> reporter: president trump says he plans on nominating a woman to replace ginsburg and will likely make his pick next week. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. the remaining supreme court justices are also remembering justice ginsburg. chief justice john roberts said, quote, we at the supreme court have lost a cherished colleague. we mourn but with confidence that future generations will

remember ruth bader ginsburg as we knew her -- a tireless and resolute champion of justice. justice clarence thomas said in part, quote, she was a superb judge who gave her best and exacted the best from each of us whether in agreement or disagreement. and, as outstanding as she was as a judge, she was an even better colleague. and justice sonia sotomayor saying my dear friend and colleague ruth bader ginsburg was an american hero. she served our court and country with consummate dedication, tirelessness, and passion for justice. in pleasanton supporters of president trump gathered for a truck rally yesterday. it was planned before justice ginsburg passed away, but her passing was undoubtedly a main point of discussion. supporters of the president say they trust he will make the right decision. >> trump has proven himself over and over again that he knows how to make really good decisions. if he decides to make that choice to replace her now, i'm

right behind him on that. >> there was a small group of counter demonstrators who said the decision should be up to the next president elect. and as people across the nation remember the impact the justice had on their lives one bay area man has a very personal story, his front row seat to justice, ginsburg's fight for equality, for a man he knew. jim wallace of san francisco was in high school in 1972 when math teacher paula weisenfeld died during childbirth. but her husband was not entitled to any social security benefits because he was not a widow. at the time only women who lost a spouse were eligible. justice ginsburg, then an attorney, took the landmark case known as weinberger versus weisenfeld, and won. >> she sued all the way up to the supreme court. she won equal rights for this man and his son for his ability to be able to collect social

security benefits the same as a woman would under the same circumstances. >> justice ginsburg argued that weisenfeld's contributions to social security were not treated on an equal basis to a man's salary, therefore, she and her husband were being discriminated against. it was one of several ginsburg proved to be a pioneer in the fight for men and women's equality. the democratic party already has seen a huge surge in donations since justice ginsburg's death. the party's online fund-raising platform says it has raised more than $70 million within 24 hours of ginsburg's passing. experts say it demonstrates how contentious the nomination fight for ginsburg's replacement is and is galvanizing the party ace base. the 2020 race had already broken records. our coverage of justice ginsburg's legacy continues on

our website. we have a photo gallery of her life over the years and also a look back at some of her biggest cases. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on remembering rbg right at the top of our home page. back to our other continuing top story, the country has reached a sobering milestone in the fight against covid-19. now more than 200,000 americans have lost their lives to the virus. to give you some perspective it is more than the number of americans who lost their lives in world war i and vietnam combined. nationwide there have been more than 6.7 million cases so far. you can now get tested for covid-19 and get your fluho pla least in santa clara county. the county is offering free walk-up flu shots and testing at the county fairgrounds in san jose. it's a push to ensure people get a flu shot this year. something considered especially important during this pandemic.

>> right now there's no vaccine against covid but there is a virus you can protect yourself against, and that's the influenza virus with a flu shot. >> the hope if more people get a flu shot it could reduce the stram strain on the medical system. 7:39 right now. still to come on "today in the bay," we look back at the incredible life of supreme court justice ginsburg plus president trump's plan on filling her vacant seat in january. political analyst larry gerston joins us live in just a few minutes. first, shifting gears, the a's dominate the giants in oakland. where the giants' playoff hopes stand now after a second straight loss in the bay bridge series. anthony flores is next with sports. and my heart fell. i knew we'd lose our home... and we did. over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. wildfire victims need help

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good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. the a's are in but as of right now the giants are on the outside looking in the

postseason picture. the a's taking game two of the bay bridge series in lazardo pitched six shutout innings. the a's scored five runs in the seventh. jake lamb crushes his first homer since joining the a's. they shut out the giants 6-0. back-to-back losses drop the giants from one of the eight playoff spots in the national league. >> i think what we need to do going forward is have a healthy balance of a sense of urgency because of how many games we have left and where we are in the playoff chase and balance that with a calm, reasoned, even demeanor. we can do those two things at the same time. >> the a's will go for the series sweep later today. the injury bug continues to sting the 49ers. dee ford has been downgraded to out at the new york jets. he's still battling that sore

neck. the niners will also be without all-pro cornerback richard sherman. he was put on i.r. earlier this week. all-pro tight end kittle will not play because of a strained knee. overcoming adversity is part of every nfl season. the 49ers are really being challenged early by losing some key playmakers on both sides of the ball. >> a pretty normal situation. we do have some injuries. i thought we had some last week, also. that stuff you've been dealing with, i thought we dealt with that last year when we started, too, and then going on the road and there's not much difference between playing at home or on the road. i'm actually looking forward to that. the time change will be different as it always is. i think our guys are looking forward to a nice plane ride we can relax and change the environment up. >> the 49ers will take on the jets this morning at 10:00. to the links and the third round of the u.s. open played in new york, it was a brutal day except for a few players. bryson dechambeau, he's from the central valley, check out this

birdie putt on 15. he's two shots off the lead at 3 under. 21-year-old matthew wolff, the story of round three, hit just two fairways and a 5 under 65. you're not supposed to be able to do that at a u.s. open. he's your leader heading into today's final round. to the pitch the quake taking on portland at earthquake stadium, down 2-0. the lead is cut in half. that made it 2-1. after that it was all portland. the timber scored four more times in the second half and portland beat san jose. your final, 6-1. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores. the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99!

is it the juicy 100% all-white meat? or because you can spice them up or cool them down? or because a little birdie told me you wanted them back really bad... get my spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99. welcome back. as we've been discussing the passing of justice ruth bader ginsburg represents the loss of an esteemed supreme court member, it also may well signify the end of one era and the

beginning of another. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us. as always, great to see you that morning. how will justice ginsburg be remembered? >> i think the word passion is what comes to mind before any other, kira. she was passionate about her discipline, passionate about equality in every sense of the term. we know a lot about what she said about women, what kind of a role model she was for women, lawyers, judges, but, more than that, she was a role model for other issues of equality such as the disabled, other kinds -- lgbtq -- all kinds of groups that have been in the shadows who she brought out because she said everybody should have the same kind of opportunities. >> so the justice was more well known for being -- having a liberal voice and many

conservatives think that it may have shrouded her jurisprudence. what do you think we should know about justice ginsburg's judicial philosophy? >> well, she was a liberal. there's no question about it, and that's where the equality ideas came from. she was not hesitant, by the way, even when she lost, to go ahead and express fiery dissents. she said a dissent today could be the basis for a majority opinion the next day or the next year or the next decade. she made herself known. one of the reasons why, quite frankly, she didn't step down because she said who are you going to find who is as liberal on the issues as i am? for those reasons among many she maintained her status on the court until the very very end of her breath. >> she fought to the end to be sure. president trump is expected to nominate a new justice soon, as we've been discussing. and it could come very soon.

what sort of person do you think we should expect? >> obviously we should expect a conservative and the president last night, i think it was, stated that it would in all likelihood be a woman which many of us expected. we're all looking around for the justices or proposed justices we think would fit the bill. amy coney barrett has been discussed, an appellate judge. my own favorite in the race would be barbara lagoa of florida. think about it. florida, a latina, a hispanic, that's a pretty good combination for what the president needs and she's from florida. no doubt about it, it will be a good fight. >> and it would be a woman, the president has promised, which will really be the only thing they have in common. it won't be like a gorsuch

replacing scalia or a kavanaugh replacing kennedy in terms of a liberal stance. what do you think about the senate? how is the republican majority likely to proceed? >> mitch mcconnell has some choices here. he can go ahead and try to get a vote before the election. he can go ahead and try to get a vote after the election. there are pros and cons in both cases. he has 53. that's a majority of the 100-member senate. but some of those votes are squishy. several people are up for re-election and are in extraordinarily tight races. think of susan collins, cory gardner, martha mcsally, three -- maine, colorado, arizona. others say we won't vote before the election. that's romney, mitt romney, for one of them, and also the alaska senator. so you have a couple of things going there that might make it

hard for him. of course if he waits until after the election, number one, he might not have the votes. they still would be there but people like collins, let's say she loses, she's likely to say, you know what, now we're going to wait. he has himself a pretty good problem here. he'll know what to do. he's a very smart guy, but either way there are going to be pros and cons on how he goes forward. >> and just to clarify why would voting before or after the presidential election matter since the new congress wouldn't begin until january? >> it's just because he has votes. right now he has the votes. it may be squishy but he has the votes. after the election and in january there's a very good chance the democrats will have the majority. and at that point all bets are off, of course, and the new president, or even trump if he's still the president, would have to deal with a contentious senate dominated by democrats. one way or the other mcconnell has to get this done before the end of the year. whether he goes before the election or after, that's

another story. i kind of agree with chuck todd who you spoke with earlier. i think his best shot is after even though he may lose a vote because in arizona there's a replacement election, a democrat replacing martha mcsally which would lower the edge to two. either way. but i suspect it will be after the election when some of the dust will be settled. >> mark kelly, who famously married to gabby giffords and he was an astronaut and now running to fill that seat. i think we have time for one more question before we let you go. can you quickly break down how the court would change? i believe it would be like a six conservative to three liberal, is that right? >> right. and that's where we get to how we're talking about a new era. there's no question about it. if confirmation takes place, five solid conservative votes and roberts who often is conservative. i think many pressing questions that are looming before the court will appear.

questions, for example, dealing with the right to choose, obamacare, desegregation and perhaps most pressing, at least in the immediate sense, is who can and who cannot vote? there are about 300 different challenges right now working their way through the courts. the supreme court will deal with many of them and that can determine whose votes count and whose votes don't. >> oh, boy. as always, so much to cover. larry, we appreciate your insight and we thank you for your time. we'll be back with vianey's final look at weather.

hi, good morning. right now we're seeing pretty good skies overall. it will be a hazy afternoon with lovely temperatures but a little bit warmer than yesterday. a lot warmer in some spots. we'll be in the 90s. let's take a great view of san francisco right now because you can see less fog than yesterday. we're still seeing a little bit of the orange glow. 59 degrees right now. no spare the air alert today. what does that mean for us? before i get to the air quality i want to show you that great shot of san jose. 61 degrees. our current temperature throughout are cool and comfortable. here it is the bay area air quality management district, the hourly numbers change, as you know, and we're starting to notice moderate numbers starting to climb over the 50 mark in concord, livermore and san jose. so those three areas likely to start noticing more of the haze into the afternoon. some parts including napa starting to climb into that

orange glow through the afternoon but at least there's no spare the air alert today which is fantastic. now we could see some changes coming into tomorrow. we'll talk about your microclimate highs. i said it would be warmer. san jose, 86. morgan hill, 92. 90s from walnut creek to livermore to pleasanton. 78 for oakland. we're talking 80s as well and in san francisco a very mild but comfortable 74. 71 for the embarcadero and 90s for santa rosa, novato, 87. we have good to moderate air quality to start the workweek. breezier into tomorrow. by wednesday notice that low-pressure system just to our north, that storm will bring changes and cooling to the middle of the week. we'll go from 90s to 80s to 60s for san francisco and then by next week, next week, high pressure makes its return and met life stadium kickoff will not be worried about the air

quality at all in the niners against the jets. kira? vianey, thank you for that and thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. no 5:00 or 6:00 news tonight. it's "sunday football night in america." a special edition of nbc bay area news at 9:00. have a great sunday.

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vote for their confirmation. but democrats insist the senate should