at a confirmation hearing two decades ago, judge david souter had his confirmation hearing. this is something i brought up with her. that worries me because courts should never fill voids left by congress. judge david souter's decision on the supreme court, i believe, demonstrates that he does believe courts do indeed fill vacuums in the law, and in the only case of voting for a supreme court judge either by a republican or democrat, i regretted my vote to confirm him ever since. so i have asked several supreme court nominees about courts filling vacuums at their hearings. judge sonia sotomayor's lukewarm answer left me with the same kid in my stomach that i have had that justice david souter's rulings, that i hoped to have cured with his retirement. it reinforces my concerns with her hearing testimony cases. in conclusion, all judges must have a healthy respect, judicial restraint. auld judges must about the the words of the constitution and legal precedent. supreme court judges, special opposition with respect to her decision making process. justices on the supreme court h

>sotomayor will replace justice david souter. they will vote at 3:00 this afternoon. >> how much will her appointment change the ideological makeup of the high court? >> not much. davis said -- david souter was appointed by a republican president, but his decisions are more liberal. they expect sonia sotomayor to follow a similar pattern. >> problems continue on the roads up there. we have an accident coming up southbound on the j.f.x. we will let you know if we have any lane closures. this is a speed sensor of the absolute west side 11 miles per hour. the right disclosed so stated that if you have to travel on the west side this morning. this is slick out there. there are water main break repairs causing some delays. 25 minutes, your outer loop delay. that is as you make your way from 795 to 95. here is a live view of what is going on because of one accident. here is a live view of the fort mchenry where we have some delays forming in. that is the latest on traffic posted 11. -- traffic pulse 11. >> expect showers to hang around

she will take the high court seat vacated about i david souter. >>> shelia dixon has a new trial. the judge put off the mayor's trial on theft and perjury charges until november 9th. the trial had been scheduled for september 8th but delayed as prosecutors obtained a new indictment. the mayor is accused of stealing gift cards and failing to report gifts on ethics forms. her attorneys will argue that the state prosecutors has abused the grand jury process. >> and discovery under the new charges and once we go through that we expect we'll be filing a new motion as well as other issues that we're going to be filing. >> i anticipate that the defense will bring up any motion. >> it's not surprising, another hear something set for september 30th. >>> it appears there are no more options for saving towson high school. a lawsuit keeping it open was dismissed. archdiocese had to shut down because of low enromment and funds. >>> david hernandez on the hill for the os. jeremy guthrie took to the mind last night. it was scoreless until the 5th when the tigers got a solo homerun. o's lose 4-2.

supreme court will be deciding, based on what we know of her as an appellate court judge and david souter's record, is there any way to predict where we are going to see the first manifestations of the changed court? the kinds of decisions we get with her, but wouldn't have got been souter? >> the most obvious came to her confirmation hearing. her hearing like previous hearings for roberts, alito and others was virtually devoid of contact. there was only one moment which there was something constructive. that was very surprising when judge sotomayor, soon justice sotomayor, said she did not believe foreign judgments and sources should influence decisions of the court. that really was quite surprising because just in the case involving simmons this was a case involving the execution of juveniles, the supreme court voted 5-4 and relied upon those types of foreign authorities. she said she doesn't believe the court should rely on those sources. that decision was 5-4. the person she is replacing was in the group of five, so many people are looking, many civil libertarians are looking with great

is qualified torjudge, we don't want someone because of his color or -- >> sotomayor replaces david souter who announced his retirement in may. her first case -- campaign finance. from the u.s. supreme court, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> richard, thank you. two people died in a small plane crash in maryland this morning. the plane went down in a corn field in carroll county just minutes after taking off from the keymar airport. 61-year-old robert kociemba and 66-year-old letty williams were killed in the crash. members of congress getting an earful as they hold town hall meetings with constituents on health care reform. >> i want an answer to the question. is the money coming out of my pay check? >> many events like this one have been disrupted by people opposed to health care reform. some opponents have gotten so loud at times, security has been called in. >> most of this is legitimate local dissent. some of it expressed very elegantly, some very vocally. >> some members of congress say they have received threatening phone calls. others have stopped doing town hall meetings all together.

. >> reporter: sotomayor was nominated to replace retiring david david souter, a liberal justice. she is not expected to shift the balance of the high court. now the 55-year-old appeals court judge will leave behind her native new york city and move to washington, ready to begin her lifetime appointment to the high court when the new term begins this fall. joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> this morning pakistan's foreign minister says he's received unconfirmed information that the taliban leader in pakistan is dead. baitullah mehsud is one of the world's most hunted terrorists. communications say that mehsud was killed in a missile strike on his father-in-law's home on wednesday. there's been no official confirmation, but an official tells cbs news there's reason to believe the report. mehsud had a $5 million bounty on his head. it's believed he's responsible for a series of suicide attacks and suspected in the assassination of former pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto. >>> meantime, the pakistanis thought they killed at taliban leader more than a year ago, but reports of

the senate will have debated her nomination to replace justice david souter for about two days. >> former president clinton will be in harlem today to make a major announcement. mr. clinton will be joined by leading drug manufacturers to make a major hiv health initi s initiative announce. . since 2002, the clinton hiv aids initiative has assisted countries in treatment and prevention programs. it's a project of the will yil j. clinton foundation. >> the hurricane update comes as the season enters its peak period from august through october. this year has been less active than other years due to cooler watt temperatures in the atlantic. hurricane season runs through the end of november. >> when conan o'brien took over as host of the,000 back in may, it didn't moon jay leno was gone for good. >> he's preparing to return to nbc with an even bigger show starting in september. mark barger has a preview. >> reporter: it was back in may when jay leno said his "the tonight show" farewell. >> good night. >> reporter: now after a summer break from tv -- >> tell your wife you're going out for a cok

sotomayor is not expected to change the balance of the court, she's replacing liberal justice david souter. >> jan, you have carried the court, a little window into the culture the junior justice now faces. >> david, they talk about how the work is overwhelming at first. it starts to don on them, cases are complex and they'll have the importance to the u.s. this is place were very much bound by seniority. it's just the nine of them sitting around the table. if someone knocks on the door, to give a message, it's the junior justice who gets up to answer. >> the rookie of the court. >>> now to the battle over president obama's plan to overhaul the health care plan. it's growing more heated tonight. former vice presidential candidate sah palin is weighing in, calling obama's plan, downright evil. what's the president now saying? here's rachel martin. >> reporter: the debate over health care gettitingouder both sides. >> i don't want them telling what kind of care i'm going to receive down the road. >> it's a fear echoed at town halls and stoked by conservative pundits. now sarah palin has ente

she workplace justice david souter, one of the most liberal ones on the supreme court for many years.uming that she rules in a similar manner and it is not clear that you will, but if she does, it will not change the overall composition. if there is an opening to replace one of the current conservative justices, then i suspect we would expect a much larger, a prominent battle over ideology. >> leaving that aside, how important is it in american life to have a hispanic woman nominated and perhaps getting it? >> it is certainly another barrier been broken, one that opens the opportunities for everyone else. it comes on the heels of the first african-american president elected. she will be the only third female on the court. it breaks down the walls. the future appointments we can expect perhaps the first jewish justice, any number of other possibilities. >> david mark, thank you for your time. it is now three months since the egyptian government order the controversial slaughter of all the countries pigs in a futile attempt to stop the spread of swine flu. the parliament proceeded even

sotomayor replaces retiring justice david souter. >>> a philadelphia grand jury clears the police officers involved in the videotaped beating of three suspects after a car chase. the grand jury found that no excessive use of force was used. individual wrote taken from a helicopter last may shows police cars chasing the suspect's car for more than two miles before the driver pulls over. officers broke out a window and pulled the men from the car on to the ground. the city police commissioner fired four officers. four others were disciplined, and the department was ordered to be retrained on the use of force. >>> a quiet start to the atlantic hurricane season so far there have been no main storms in the first two months of the six-month period, which is prime time for the tropical storm development. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is now predicting a near normal to below normal season due to the calming effects of the el niqo water pattern. but forecasters warn people to remain vigilant, because the peak periods for hurricanes run through october. the updated forecast cal

she's replacing david souter, who turned out to be far more liberal than the first bush white house expected. >> my sense is she is going to be moderately liberal, like justice souter was, and in some ways more conservative. >> reporter: her day of work comes early. the court season officially begins in october but there's a special session on campaign finance reform in september. her colleagues say she's already started studying the case. jeff. >> glor: all right, kimberly dozier in washington this evening. kimberly, thank you. we've heard a lot of past couple of months about justice sonia sotomayor's long career as a lawyer, prosecutor, and federal judge. but her friends say she has another, more personable side. wyatt andrews has that story. >> reporter: what you might not know about sonia sotomayor is that she's not always the reserved, workaholic judge she portrayed in the senate hearings. >> judge sotomayor, she's so different. ( applause ) >> reporter: different because, according to friends like former law clerk allison barked of,let judge has a big, engaging, new york personality. >

he is quoting david souter. souter rights the principal dissent. he says i am david souter, you know nothing of my work. it is just like the scene in annie hall. an allegation of significance to subordinates. he does not think twombley should have been extended in this case. i predict it will be the site is the most frequently in the pleadings and friday. let me conclude, having mentioned in justice souter just a few brief thoughts about the transition we are about to see. i think justice souter has been a magnificent justice or any of us who had the privilege of arguing before him and the court. we all know that he was extraordinarily well-prepared, fair minded, extraordinarily probing, and a lucid questioner. he was one knew i would hark back to the great moment when i was able to persuade justice souter to come out to present a eulogy to my late, great colleague and mentor, gerald gunther. justice souter is not a man who likes to travel. he likes new hampshire. i called up his secretary. he loved gerald's but because he said he should approach e

he is quoting david souter. souter rights the principal dissent.says i am david souter, you know nothing of my work. it is just like the scene in annie hall. an allegation of significance to subordinates. he does not think twombley should have been extended in this case. i predict it will be the site is the most frequently in the pleadings and friday. let me conclude, having mentioned in justice souter just a few brief thoughts about the transition we are about to see. i think justice souter has been a magnificent justice or any of us who had the privilege of arguing before him and the court. we all know that he was extraordinarily well-prepared, fair minded, extraordinarily probing, and a lucid questioner. he was one knew i would hark back to the great moment when i was able to persuade justice souter to come out to present a eulogy to my late, great colleague and mentor, gerald gunther. justice souter is not a man who likes to travel. he likes new hampshire. i called up his secretary. he loved gerald's but because he said he should approach each

several other justices are among those celebrating and she's replacing david souter. >>> karl rove deeply involved in the firings of at least one u.s. attorney. white house e-mails show that he made exchanges with miers about federal prosecutors. he was one of nine fired for not being loyal enough to the bush administration. this lead to the resignation of gonzales. >>> chris dodd is in the hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous prostate. the surgery was successful and he'll be there a few days and then return home to connecticut. >>> as the world mourns the loss of eunice kennedy shriver, we're learning that shebe layed to rest in massachusetts and a public memorial and wake will be tomorrow and then a funeral mass friday. >>> meantime, statements are e e ing in from around th rld in remembrance of mrs. shriver. she changed the lives of generations of disabled people by cating the special olympics and one of the athletes was here this morning talking about how it changed his life. >> i wanted to express how wonderful a life she's had. and that she helped create special olympics

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she will replace david souter and because the third justice to sit on the high court.sident obama's cash for clunkers program on thursday. the white house needs another $2 billion by friday to keep the program alive. the house is already approved the extra cash. the offer car buyers rebates. the offer for up to $4,500. we will now return to "on the record." thank you for watching the fox news channel. greta: president obama has a problem with us, yes, us, cable news, and the president is not shy about it. >> there are a number of people out there looking to defend the status quo. there are those who want to seek political advantage. they want to oppose these efforts. some of them caused the problems we have in the first place, and suddenly, and they are blaming others for it. they do not want to be confronted. they do not want to be constructive. they just want to get into the usual political fights back and forth, and sometimes that is fed by all of the cable chapter in the media. greta: well, this is something to consider -- all of the table chatter. -- cable chatter

david souter was my friend. she did things socially and we had meals together. what a wonderful human being. i'll miss him. he's always been a powerful defender of constitutional rights, whether it is the state of new hampshire constitutional rights or our country's constitutional rights. all americans thank this good man for his decades of service to this nation. and he has more to give. i'm confident, though, that judge sotomayor will soon build upon her impressive record, which is already very impressive when she is across the street at supreme court. i'm certain she'll leave the -- leave the writing of the law to those of us on this side of the street. and that's our job. and that she will impartially an faithfully fulfill her constitutional duty to apply only the laws that we pass here. now, i also -- i'm also convinced, mr. president, she'll pledge when she soon takes the same oath, every justice before her has taken, i'm convinced she'll administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the rich and to the poor. sonia sotomayor has risen

david souter was my friend. she did things socially and we had meals together. what a wonderful human being. i'll miss him. he's always been a powerful defender of constitutional rights, whether it is the state of new hampshire constitutional rights or our country's constitutional rights. all americans thank this good man for his decades of service to this nation. and he has more to give. i'm confident, though, that judge sotomayor will soon build upon her impressive record, which is already very impressive when she is across the street at supreme court. i'm certain she'll leave the -- leave the writing of the law to those of us on this side of the street. and that's our job. and that she will impartially an faithfully fulfill her constitutional duty to apply only the laws that we pass here. now, i also -- i'm also convinced, mr. president, she'll pledge when she soon takes the same oath, every justice before her has taken, i'm convinced she'll administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the rich and to the poor. sonia sotomayor has risen

following a 68-31 confirmation vote, she replaces justice david souter to retire this summer after 19ears on the high court. chief justice john roberts officiates at the ceremony. >> we are administering the oath this morning so that she can begin work as an associate justice without delay. i would like to invite mrs. sotomayor, the judges mother, and her brother to come forward. are you prepared to take the of? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me -- i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear that i will administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich and that i will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. under the constitution and laws of the united states. so help me god. congratulations and welcome to the court. [applause] [applause] [no audio] >> the white house held a reception yesterday for justice sotomayor, the newest member of the supreme court. the president, firstly, and senator patrick leahy were among the

just the third woman to become a member of the supreme court as she replaces retiring justice david soutermore on her path to the high court and what comes next. >> the senate confirmed a sotomayor by eight and they don't party lines though nine republicans voted for her. most democrats say her career on the bench shows she is a moderate well within the mainstream. in-service issues of a girl who bring her personal bias to the court as evidenced by her comment a wise looking woman would come to a better decision than a white male. court watchers will check out everything she does a month from now when the court takes up a campaign-finance case a rare early hearing before the usual october start. most justices take at least one of these olds and a big public ceremony at the white house. instead she will have an reception in her honor next week. julie? b-1 bomber the hour time for the top of the news and breaking news here on "the fox report" rated nine people feared dead after a midair collision over the hudson river. the crash between a new york city tour helicopter and a small plane sendi

she replaced retiring justice david souter who was viewed as a liberal even though he was elected by george h.w. bush. >>> cash for clunkers may gea green light. the bill would pump an additional 2 billion in to cash for clunkers. the toyota corolla is the top selling vehicle on the list followed by the ford focus, honda civic toyota prius us and camry. the senate vote is expected later today. >>> congressional committee is looking into what can be done to make flying safer for americans. this follows a crash of a regional airlines in buffalo in february. the flight data recorders reveals mistakes made by the pilots and possible fatigue may have been involved in the crash. they are pressing airlines on stress. >>> a security scare in fairfax county. has mad crews were called out. part of the building was evacuated as a precaution. it wasn't anything serious. investigators later gave the all clear around noon. >>> capitol police reopened washington avenue and c street a short time ago after a scare earlier today. some of the search dogs appeared to detect something suspicious on a wor

conducting a fair and thorough hearing on the nomination of judge sotomayor to replace justice david souter. i came to the process wanting to vote. i like justice sotomayor, and respect her commitment to the nation. i know her service will continue for years to come. i spent a great deal of time reading her speeches, articles, and cases, and participated in all three rounds of questions. i wrestled with this decision. i did not use the standard taken by barack obama in 2005 when he voted against justice roberts, that is, of voting no even though he was qualified and had the temperament to be a good judge. obama voted against roberts because he thought his perspectives and and that he would lead him to results that senator obama would not like. i cannot accept that standard. the proper role focuses on the interpretation of the walk that leads to results, not results themselves. in the process, judges must solve consciously and deliberately set aside personal views, but these, and prejudices so that the law, not the judge, determines the results. >> it will be in the record. >> let me say tha

tially take her seat next month replacing david souter who stepped down in june. >>> from the nation's capital, washington correspondent. >> reporter: good morning. >> the gop went into hiding over this the last few weeks. didn't they? have they moved over to the health care bizarre? >> true. reached a point of no return publicly on opposing her, although i still shocked how many opposed her. you have to look how bad things are for the republicans among hispanics to realize the political implications of this, a poll last week showed that the approval rating of the republican party is 85% disapproval and 4% approval. i mean, you just -- it's very hard to get numbers like that. >> but they've done a good job. does this, the fact that there was no, you know, last-minute self-immolation, i mean, there were the nine votes. does this take the gloss off what would ord nirly be a triumph, first supreme court nominee and they get two-thirds of the vote, one way or the other? >> reporter: true. a little bit. washington is kind of like wall street in way. all about expectations and whether you be

judge sotomayor will take the place of retiring justice david souter who though nominated by president george h.w. bush, became a reliable liberal vote. her seating is not expected to change the court's ideological divide. she will be sworn in saturday, allowing her to take part in a special re-argument of a campaign finance case the court will hear next month. now for some perspective on what today's confirmation means to the hispanic community and beyond, we turn to: ramona romero, president of the hispanic national bar association; danny vargas, chairman of the republican national hispanic assembly; and andrew kohut, president of the pew research center for the people and the press. ramona romero: what does the confirmation mean to you? >> to me it's a dream come true. it's a reaffirmation that we latinos can be recognized as contributing members of our society and there are no limits to what we can achieve. >> reporter: danny vary gas, what does it mean to you? >> it's a great american story. a woman who worked hard, two educated, did the right things and was able to succeed in her

sotomayor will replace justice david souter. will become the fired third woman on the bench -- she will become the third woman on the bench and the first latina. >>> governor kaine is telling set agencies to prepare for more budget cuts. the "washington post" reports an additional $700 million will need to be slashed this rear with that figure possibly going as high as one and a half billion dollars. kaine says that means there will be layoffs. he has is the a deadline of labor day to announce what will have to be cut. >>> metro is getting more money to keep riders safe but this time it is not about trouble on the tracks. the transit agency is getting nine and a half million dollars in grant money from the department of homeland security for counterterrorism. metro is looking intlaunching antiterror teams, expanding the chemical detection program and upbreading radio communications. but in the wake of the worst accident in metro's history, some riders would like to see that money go elsewhere. >> i have a few other things i need

taking empathy into account it is worth noting judge sotomayor replaces retired associate number of david souter. although he was appointed by a republican president, he was considered a liberal. therefore, judge sotomayor is not expected to have any major impact on the court's balance. but you never know, do you? shannon bream covers the court for us. she is live on capitol hill. shannon, when does judge sotomayor get sworn in? >> shep, it's official on saturday. there will be two ceremonies. there are two different oaths to be administered. both will be done by the chief justice john roberts and both at the supreme court building. the first will be privately with justice sotomayor family. the second much more public because we believe it's going to be the very first time ever that television cameras are allowed to cover the portion of the swearing of in a supreme court justice. shepard: republicans lost the battle today. it looks like they were laying a groundwork for tomorrow. >> they are. going they are going to keep an eye on this justice. they say that, you know, the empathy standard, some

she replaces judge david souter, who he retired this summer after nearly 19 years on the court. she also becomes the court's third female justice and its first hispanic justice. chief justice john roberts administered the oath. >> good morning and welcome to the court. judge sotomayor will be invested as a member of the court on september 8 in a special session of the court. we are administering the oath this morning simply so that she can begin work as an associate justice without delay. and now i'd like to invite mrs. sotomayor, the judge's mother, and her brother, dr. sotomayor, to come forward. >> judge sotomayor, are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> and that i will f

, there have been a happenedful of justices -- who have been -- justice sotomayor is replacing david souter who was a surprise, certainly to president bush who nominated him and to some of those pro predicted how he might act as a justice. nan talked also a little bit about the kinds of experiences that justicings have had. given the importance of the supreme court to the public, what can the public do, what should the public do, to influence justices as they develop, particularly, new ones, to influence the choices, the kinds of experiences that we're looking for, in judges and justices? what should the american public do to manifest the very important interest in what the supreme court does that you talked about earlier. >> i think one of the best things people can do is to stay involved in politics both that the local level and the state and national level especially, and i know, now, one of the ways is we have an election every couple of years, where we reelect folks in the house and a third of the senate, at the national level, and i'm sure that representative nadler is all too aware o

she replaces david souter who is rereti retiring. >> buhler? buhler? buhler?> the man who created that classic moment has passed away. john hughes had a heart attack yesterday while taking a walk in manhattan. he wrote or directed '80s classics like "16 candles," "the breakfast club" and the list goes on. his teen comedies dominated the box office. john hughes was 59. mastermind of many great movies. >>> the picture brought tears to your eyes. euna lee seeing her daughter for the first time in months. the 4-year-old had the highest hopes for her mom when she was coming home even though she faced 12 years of hard labor in north korea. >> she just maintained such an incredible spirit. the day of when we were watching on television and on cnn of the plane arriving in burbank, she was exuberant saying mommy is on that plane. you saw her skipping up to the plane. it was just something that completely brought tears to all of our eyes because it's just been a long time coming. >> she said she won't let her mom out of her sight now. lee and her sister did cross into n

she's replacing the liberal justice david souter.l be sworn in on saturday in a ceremony here at the court becoming the nation's 111th justice. >> in suburban pittsburgh people shaken by a deadly shooting rampage in a health club paid tribute to the victims. dozens of people turned out for a vigil in memory of the three women who died offering prayer, lighting candles and observing a moment of silence. flowers were left outside the health club. four women shot in the attack are still recovering in the hospital. >> firefighters in southern california are getting control of a wind-driven brushfire. at one point it was burning dangerously close to about 50 homes in winchester. mandatory evacuations were ordered. that has been lifted and the damage was very limited. so good news there. now for your friday forecast. thunderstorms from the dakotas to illinois which could turn severe later in the day with large hail, damagiine wd and tornadoes. heavy rain for eastern oregon, idaho and montana and scattered showers in northern new england. >

commission, fred hyatt in "the washington post" suggests this morning, senator dan connor and david soutering them down, set it up and answer some factual questions. for example, khalid shaikh mohammed was rhett sent. he was waterboarded 183 times and became loquacious. did it have something to do with that and was he useful because whether or not these techniques are immoral or how immoral they are surely depends on whether or not they work. >> and how useful the information was, whether it could have been gotten in other ways. >> right, because the cia's own office of legal counsel raised questions about how effective they are and the worst thing is do something wrong and have it been ineffective. >> and it saves lives and that may be. >> if it saved lives. >> hold on. >> if you read the documents that were released. >> -- let me just answer -- >> let you answer, sam, liz. go. >> i'm with admiral blair our top intelligence guy supposedly everybody cops under him. he said he thought we did receive some useful information from these techniques. he then said, part that's left out by people

that's a good line right there and justice david souter once described coming to court as walking through a tidal wave. so we get a little bit of an inkling of what she'll be facing. i thank you both for joining us. pete williams, taking us through it. hitting perfectly at the top. and patricia millett. >> thank you. >>> there are some new details this morning surrounding that deadly wrong-way crash in new york. state police say there was no evidence that diane schuler was impaired just hours before the tragedy. we'll have more on that straight ahead. plus the wife of south carolina governor mark sanford is moving out. what are her plans? we'll talk about it coming up on msnbc saturday. when i really liked to be outside, i did not like suffering from nasal allergy symptoms like congestion. but nasonex relief may i say... bee-utiful! prescription nasonex is proven to help relieve indoor and outdoor nasal allergy symptoms like congestion, runny and itchy nose and sneezing. (announcer) side effects were generally mild and included headache. viral infection, sore throat, nosebleeds and coughi

if confirmed, she would replace retiring justice david souter. jon: arlen specter is facing a new challenge in the primary. a former navy vice admiral plans to run against him. arlen specter removed his ties to the republican party earlier in the year, hoping to change election results. jane: 3 more are under arrest after a dramatic rescue operation in riverside, california. a swat team arrived, surprising kidnappers, and they stormed the home. they ended up negotiating a peaceful surrender. the man inside had been a hostage for four days. they also found a large amount of drugs. the victim is said to be in stable condition at this morning at a hospital. jon: 8 toxic leak in a trash facility sent more than 102 the hospital. investigators are returning to the scene today, trying to figure out what caused toxic fumes. 119 people hospitalized, and two are in more than critical condition. they are trying to figure out whether this was an accident or not. jane: in california, three teenagers slammed a stolen car into a house. it was a carjacked vehicl

trace: david souter did not vote the way they all thought he was going to vote. she gets on the supreme court. shepherd, thank you very much. we are joined by an attorney who argues a lot of cases before the supreme court. it is a very good point. we really do not know exactly what sonia sotomayor will do on the court. >> i think that is true at some level about any justice. it is a very different job than a court of appeals judge. you are not bound by supreme court precedent. you also have control over your pockedocket. it is a very different job. it takes everybody time to get their sea legs. you are likely to see a jurisprudence that evolves over years and years, if not decades. trace: below you is videotape of sonia sotomayor. on the left-hand side of the screen is harry reid, the majority leader. he is the last speaker before they begin to vote. after the vote, we assume there is no mystery that she will be confirmed. at what point in time issues one in? does it happen now? do we have to wait for weeks or until the court convenes in october? >> the next step

senate is gearing up for a final debate on judge sonia sotomayor, president obama's pick to replace david souter on the supreme court. now, you've heard the talking points from the hearings, the committee vote, and countless interviews and talk shows, but the floor debate sets the stage for a make-or-break, up-or-or down vote on thursday. they set the tone. >> judge sotomayor is certainly a fine person, with an impressive story and a distinguished background, but a judge must be able to check his or her personal or political agenda at the courtroom door and do justice evenhandedly as the judicial oath requires. this is the most fundamental test. it's a test that judge sotomayor does not pass. >> the nominee has more than enough votes to be confirmed. and some will come from republicans, but not many. >>> look who's back in the huddle. not in an nfl huddle yet. small steps first for michael vick. >>> so, is this what a house of horrors looks like? behind closed doors cops say sexual abuse and kiddie porn. they've got the suspects in custody. it's the victims they're still looking for. ies who nee

she will replace justice david souter. see sotomayor's swearing-in ceremony on cnn when it happens right here on saturday. >>> well, as we focus on health care reform and the ailing economy, half a world away, millions live on less than a dollar a day, and health care options, well, they're often nonexistent. i'm talking about vietnam, where i was born. i just returned from a humanitarian aid trip that showcases the importance of international aid organizations even during a recession. >> reporter: our journey begins at the crack of dawn. as relief supplies are loaded onto a bus. we're headed away from the hustle and bustle of ho chi minh city, formerly known as saigon, to poor farming villages in southern vietnam. it's a long and bumpy ride. and once we arrive, the heavy lifting begins. all this aid was donated through the nonprofit my family founded called help the hungry. now that this boat has been loaded with supplies, we're headed to remote villages along the mekong delta to give you an indication indication of this

sotomayor is replacing retiring justice david souter. back to the live pictures.welcome sotomayor, the governor of new york. here you see the new supreme court justice along with president obama and the justice. both are expected to make some remarks here and you see the podium set up. this has got to be an incredibly proud day for the woman to be the first sitting hispanic on the nation's highest court. >> historic. >> the role of strong mothers everywhere for how she was raised and nurtured. >> also here today, justice ruth bader ginsburg and john paul stevens welcoming their newest colleague. a proud day for her family as well. they are joining her spp he. she has three members of her family at least in the audience. i mentioned governor david patterson of her home state is there. also other legislators and other individuals. >> look at this picture. you have a black president of america introducing a latino supreme court judge. >> and a really overwhelming warm reception. i don't remember applause like that for previous supreme court justices. >> let's listen

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she will replace riring justice david souter. >>> today, virginians are getting a break on back-to-schoolhopping. the sales tax holiday kicks in today. the tax break this weekend applies to clothing and footwear under $100 and school supplies under $20. >> the postal service is in big trouble. it's strapped for cash, billions in the red. that's why the postmaster general was on capitol hill yesterday to ask congress for help. tracie potts explains. >> reporter: many of us are e-mailing now instead of buying stamps so mail carriers are delivering fewer letters to more homes, and the postal service is losing money. >> post offices got to adjust to it or they will go the way of the horse and buggy a the bridals. >> reporter: even after getting rid of mailboxes and raising prices and soliciting new business online -- >> give flat rate boxes a try. >> reporter: -- the agency will end this year $7 billion in the red and won't me a $5.5 billion retiree health insurance payment due september 30th. >> somebody's going to pay for it. somebody is. that somebody is either going to be a rate payer or

president obama nominated sotomayor to replace retiring justice david souter.sotomayor is not expected to change the supreme court's idealogical balance. >>> investigators say a deadly health club shooting i pittsburgh was sparked by the gunman's inability to attract women. on tuesday, 48-year-old george sodini shot and killed three women at the la fitness club in bridgeville. he did not have a relationship with any of the victims. nine others were wounded in the shooting. >> there are some shocking allegations against some local police officers this morning. it's the late necessary a series of negative events surrounding the alexandria police department. megan mcgrath joins you live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. two alexandria police officers are the focus of an internal investigation. sources tell news 4 that investigation centers on claims that are sexual in nature and involve a woman who was pulled over by police. sources tell news 4 that internal affairs has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving two alexan

some of the reasons why i cannot support the nomination of judge sotomayor to replace justice david souter, and i will mention a few others today. these are a few points, her record conflicts with principles about the judiciary in which i deeply believe. i wish president obama had chosen a hispanic nominee whom all senators could support. during the debate this week many of my democratic friends read judge sotomayor resume rather than reviewing her record. nearly every speaker said that she has more federal judicial experience than any supreme court nominee in a century. i believe she does, and i respect her for it. but justice samuel alito only had one less year of judicial experience an five more years on the federal court of appeals when he was nominated. he had been a prosecutor and received a unanimous well-qualified rating from the a.b.a. 19 current democratic senators threatened to filibuster his nomination, including the president. other senators emphasized the importance of appointing someone with judge sotomayor's inspiring life story and ethnic heritage. once again, i do not dis

following a 68-31 senate confirmation vote, she replaces justice david souter, who retired this summerfter nearly 19 years on the high court. chief justice john roberts officiates at the ceremony. >> midmorning, and welcome to the court. judge sotomayor will be invested as a member of the court on september 8 in a special session of the court. we are administering the oath this morning, simply so that she can begin work as an associate justice without delay. now i would like to indicate missus up sotomayor, her mother, and her brother, dr. sotomayor to come forward. >> judge sotomayor, are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear that i will administer justice without respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and to the ridge and that i will faithfully and m partially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states, under the constitution and laws of the united states, so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome t