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known her initials, rbg, it her popularity has given rise to a moniker.iminutive justice is known as the notorious rbg, a play on the name of the late rapper the notorious big. there is even a notorious rbg official music video. >> ♪ pave the way for the next generation ♪ >> not usual for someone famous in the law to become a celebrity , not usual for a woman in her 80's to skyrocket to start them. atbut s what happened for justice ginsburg. tom: ruth bader ginsburg is a polarizing figure.a rge part of her repeal isis sheen as a foil to the voices on the right. >> i think there is a poisonous atmosphere in the world, and wen have to cously, as justice ginsburg does, persuade with the argument that is not destroy people but that connects people. i think she is rocky, what can i say? tom: some conservatives think mu of the adoration of ruth bader ginsburg is misplaced. >> with bader ginsburg is -- ruth baderinsburg is a small, slightly woman, kind of mumbly. seems funny to portray her as this mighty force for change and put a crown on her and compare her to

and in rbg's life in general, just how supportive her husband was, your uncle was. and it's totally swoon-worthy, played by armey hammer. [laughter] >> actually, when we first met ruth, we were nervously waiting outside her office, and then when we went in, she just couldn't take her eyes off armey hammer. of laugh -- [laughter] she is human. [laughter] >> again, like, a big differential too. >> exactly, exactly. we were both like this, like, hi, ami. >> yeah, it's great. super supportive, it's the 50s, '60s, even now, right? felicity, have you had to experience finding someone in your life who was that supportive? have you had trouble finding people to get on your level? >> well, you know, for myself i've been married for 32 years, and -- which is, i don't know how that happened. [laughter] but, you know, in many ways he's very much like marty, you know? we have a daughter, and we really have an equal partnership. as marty and ruth had. and, you know, which is really a metaphor for the film, equal partnership. and, you know, he was a real renaissance man. the way h

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felicity, how did playing rbg color your perspective? >> well, we had such a phenomenal impact in our world, obviously, and laid the foundations for much of the equality that we see today. and it has just been extraordinary, particularly in the last year, with the me too movement, how that fight is still continuing, and how much we still need to fight. and it's, i mean me too has had an incredible impact in the sense that it has made an industry that was a very private industry to a certain extent, there was a lot of abuse going on in it, and the transparency which we are now have, i definitely feel, has made it much better for all of us working in that environment. >> definitely. she gave you the blessing to make this firm and what did she think about it? >> for context martin ginsburg was my mother's oldest brother, so when i, i heard the story for the first time, at his funeral, actually, and a friend of his got up and mentioned a eulogy and the only case ruth and marty ever argued together and that would be an incredible film. and i

while the woman lovingly dubbed the notorious rbg, she's super tough. but you knew that by her workouts. on friday afternoon, justice ginsburg cast a decisive vote against the president's immigration ban. by friday night, she was sitting up in a chair and calling friends who said she sounded strong and pretty chipper. by sunday, she was up and working from her hospital room. and on christmas day, she went home, where she'll spend the rest of the holiday recuperating. as julie cohen who directed the mu question v"rbg" she was takig a page out of sandra day's playbook. she's never missed a single day of oral arguments in her 25 plus years on the bench. the next oral arguments are january 7th the smart way to go is always bet on rbg. she'll be back at that bench. watch this space. ch watch this space bring all the gifts for under the tree. and while you're at it... bring the tree. ford f-150 best-in-class payload. best-in-class towing. built for the holidays. hurry! it's the final days to get 0% financing for 72 months on ford f-150. see your ford dealer t

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rbg liked the movie. comes out on christmasday.t's neat because so many millennials ve ab idea of her as this superhero, but to learn about her earlier life and what put her on that path is really something. t could be something ver inspirational in a way because it sort of demythology jazs r and she turns into a human being that could beul ed. >> last night they said she's in good health and he was there. in her own part of th archive so you didn't get to meet her, but she's doing well after her recentealth scare. >> he's a tough lady. >> can't wait to see that. new c up, old bay and bay. the seasoning situation set to spice up a courtroom. >>> how happy are yout work? >>> how happy are yout work? brand new numbers on it hasn't always been eas it? ♪ there have been days when you doubted yourself. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but you didn't. because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering] iall yourtreams come t

as excited as it is to have rbg with us, equally excited is due welcome brian johnson of the u.s.trict court. he just happens to be the person who called our ceremony to order. he also happens to be the justices personal trainer. and he has written a terrific rgb workout." please welcome justice ginsburg. [applause] justice ginsburg: thank you, thank you. thank you, my fellow americans. it is my great privilege to welcome you to citizenship in the democracy that is the usa. you number 31 and came here from ,6 countries, alphabetically from china to venezuela. than 20u join more million current citizens born in other lands who chose, as you have, to make the united states of america their home. byare a nation made strong people like you. people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles, and made tremendous acrifices, all to provide better life for themselves and their families. my own father arrived in this 13 with no fortune and speaking no english. my mother was born four months after her parents, with several children in tow, came by ship dallas island -- came by shi

it happens this time kavanaugh did not side with rbg. he sided with the law.ice provision in medicaid. it is stated the ninth and 10th circuits pointed out and the supreme court some of the justices realize it's the law. let it be followed. >> shannon: tod, the left says don't let this be a place where you cave on kavanaugh. you can't trust what they did here. kavanaugh is playing possum for now and won't be for language. progressives need to get serious. >> we know what happens with the possum, it becomes road kill. i am not just where judge kavanaugh will fall. look at the chief justice and his record on obamacare. didn't turnout the way conservatives hoped. republicans presidents going back forever have a bad track record putting constitutionalists on the highest court of the london. >> shannon: robert and kavanaugh stuck together on this thing. the supreme court conservative revolution will wait another day. roberts may have a moderating effect on the conservative wingof the court with kavanaugh as his ally. that has to be music to your ears. >> my hope is

. >>> joining us now, julie cohen she directed the smash hit documentary film rbg.here. >> good to be here. all know not under the best circumstances. >> i have to ask you, it is okay if you don't want to talk in detail, about you do you have anything you can tell us about the people close to the justice and anything about her current status? >> i did ask for an update from a close family member this afternoon who said, you know, she's -- did well, went well through the surgery and that the doctors told her afterward they have ever reason to be optimistic. optimism is a hallmark of her life. she will take everything optimistically, it served her well. >> it is not something she knew was coming for a long while. the fall in which she broke her ribs was in early november. >> that's right. >> it seems like in assessing her after that injury, that's when she recognized she had nodules that needed to be checked. she didn't go through surgery immediately. she went through three weeks. i have a colleague who was on the shuttle flight with her from dc to new york yesterday

the notorious rbg, you know, the subject of books and movies, but also, she holds such a key position on the liberal wing of a very divided 5-4 court. if anything were to happen to her that would cause her to step down, president donald trump would get a third appointee so early in his tenure, and that could really tip the balance of this court. so progressives, women, all sorts of people who are her fans, but also people who care about the law in america, are watching to see what happens to her. >> you know, and ginsburg is known to be a real workaholic. she does not miss a beat. and even with all of this going on, she participated this week in a vote that upheld a lower court ban, striking down new restrictions on asylum seekers. and talk to us about her fortitude, why it is so important for her, to matter, you know, and to weigh in, no matter what. >> that's so true. i remember in 2009, when she had just come off of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, and she insisted on attending a joint session of congress, where president obama was speaking for the first time, and at that moment, s

. >>> also an update on the unstoppable rbg. we'll tell you how supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is doing following her cancer surgery. >>> and get the tissues out. a major league rookie gives his parents a gift they never expected. >>> here's a story now for every parent who has ever gone to their kids' sports games, lent support, helped with the carpool, baked cookies, you name from a rooki to his mom and dad is making a splash. >> reporter: he's got a major league facebook. this christmas brady singer threw his parents a curve. >> dear mom and dad, i just want to say thank you for everything you've done to help me reach my dreams. >> reporter: leaving his mom speechless. >> i am paying off the loan from the bank. also i paid off all your debt as well. what! >> reporter: no more mortgage. a gift of financial freedom from a 22-year-old pitching prospect who earned a $4.25 million signing bonus from the kansas city royals. he posted the video to his twitter feed. the emotional letter he sent to his folks viewed more tha

even rbg vastly admire can sometimes be wrong.number two i think we should more thoroughly think about what her message was about roe v wade and her approach to equal protection issues one reason she was wrong about that analysis too far too fast do people in this room know that the next two confirmations of the supreme court justices how many questions were asked about roe v wade? zero. that is how uncontroversial that decision was. ginsberg focus is a radical leader including doing her women's rights equal protection litigation and it talks about going too far in front. >> there are a lot of questions is there a question. >> we have a lot of folks in line. >> i would just appreciate it if you would address of what she was getting at and also on gay rights and same-sex basically the court followed her advice they did do that the first timeout is of that right? they waited to a large number of states. >> i agree with same-sex marriage they were more incremental i do think that is correct. i'm not sure how to address the rest of yo

as exciting as it is to have rbg is us, equally exciting is to i welcome back brian johnson from thedistrict court. from the district of columbia who happens to be the person who called our ceremony to order, which he has done for many years. he also happens to be the justice's personal trainer. [laughter] and as written a terrific book, the lbg workout, how she stays strong, and you can too. please welcome justice ginsburg. [applause] >> thank you. thank you my fellow americans. it is my great privilege to welcome you to citizenship in the democracy that is the usa. you number 31 and came from 26 countries alphabetically from china to venezuela. today you join more than 20 million current citizens born in other lands who chose as you have to make the united united s of america their home. we are a nation made strong by people like you. people who traveled long distances overcame great obstacles, and made tremendous sacrifices all to provide a better life for themselves and their families. my own father arrived in this land at age 13 with no fortune and speaking no english. my mother

[laughter] >> has written a terrific book, the rbg workout, how she stays strong and you can too.lcome justice ginsburg. [applause] >> thank you, thank you, thank you, my fellow americans. it is my great privilege to welcome you to citizenship in a democracy that is the usa. number 31 in 26 countries offer better clay from china to venezuela. today, we join 20 million current citizens born in other lands who chose, as you have, to make the united states of america their home. we are a nation made strong by people like you. people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles, and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families. my own father arrived in this land at age 13 speaking no english. my mother was born four months after her parents, with several children in so, came by ship to ellis island. my father and my grandparents reached, as you do, for the american dream. as testament to our nation's promise, the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants sits on the highest court in the land. in america, land of opportunity, that p

. >>> the notorious rbg is back at work.me court spokeswoman says ruth bader ginsberg is still in a new york hospital after a cancer surgery on friday. while there she did cast the vote against president trump's proposed asylum restrictions. it's not known when the associate justice will return to washington. the court next meets again on january 7th and the 85-year-old ginsberg has never missed arguments. >> good old rbg. >>> well, it's looking like a white christmas for some in the northeast as weather continues to cause headaches for holiday travellers. another storm is moving into the pacific northwest this morning. it will bring with it more mountain rain, snow and gusty winds. light snow is expected in parts of the northeast and new england. >>> snow in the northwest made a mess of the roads. look at this. it caused major problems for drivers. let's go to accuweather's paul williams for the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, zachary, janai. low pressure system will push quickly along the northwest, keeping

. >> we recently saw you appear on rbg's documentary. i'm assuming you have a lot of interaction with the justices. >> i have some. i have a lot with some and less with some of the others. there's some i've known -- the ones i know the best are the ones i knew well, well before they became justices. so i've known justice ginsburg since she was in her 30s and i was in my 20s. that's a long time. it's like 50 years. and i first met her, quote/unquote, when i was in my early 20s and i was assigned to cover the supreme court and i didn't know anything really about the supreme court. i was frantically reading everything i could. fortunately, i worked for the long-dead now "national observer," but it was a weekly. so i had time. i wasn't on a daily deadline. and i was reading this brief in reed v. reed and thought to myself, wow, i don't really get it. i thought the 14th amendment was for african-americans. it was in the reconstruction period. and i flipped to the front of the brief, and it was written by a professor at rutgers named ruth bade

the notorious rbg is now a pop culture icon, with legions of fans and we are thrilled to have her with us today. as exciting as it is to have rbg morning,ith us this equally exciting is to welcome back brian johnson of the u.s. district court for the district of columbia. he just happens to be the person who calls our ceremony to order. he also happens to be the justices personal trainer. and he has written a terrific book, "the rgb workout." please welcome justice ginsburg. [applause] justice ginsburg: thank you, thank you. thank you, my fellow americans. it is my great privilege to welcome you to citizenship in the democracy that is the usa. you number 31 and came here from 26 countries, alphabetically, from china to venezuela. today, you join more than 20 million current citizens born in other lands who chose, as you have, to make the united states of america their home. we are a nation made strong by people like you. people who traveled long distances, overcame great obstacles, and made tremendous sacrifices, all to provide a better life for themselves and their families. my own fa

he got elected for the first time in 20 12-rbgs six years here. he has that going for him. not having a lot of experience the president has more to deal with then just the mueller probe with john kelly leaving and mcmaster being out. with the president saying general man is mayb manis maybee secretary of defense. that's a weak spot for med oegs not having the foreign policy, military experience running something as those men. have. >> the political play book in the afternoon edition i read before coming out here, they say mark meadows is thoepb as a deal maker of the freedom caucus. the most con genial to get things done. if the president wants legislative wins before his reelection he has to compromise with the democrats as they take over the house. let me read a quote from matthew dick in son. >> what i ask you, john. the president has relied successfully on his instincts. maybe unconventional, seems disruptive and not always strategic but he's able to win. >> that's true. on various things. a lot of his wins in terms of policy for taxes. that was a win in concert with th

rbg told the crowd, she herself is a daughter and grand dghter of immigrants. in fact coming through ellis land. >> what is the difference between a bookkeeper andew york city's garment district? a supreme court justice. one generation. my own life bears witness. >> if this video seems a bit dark, it is nothing to do with your tv. the national archives is dimly lit because it protects some of our nation's most importa documents. >>> some good news for an afternoon peck me upffill your co may be able to come to you. when starbucks will start deliveries. >>> plus, a program that expresses itself in some very s.werful way hey, batter, batter, batter, batter. [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a by life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our customers' time is valuable. that's why we have 2-hour appointment windows,cl ing nights and weekends. so you can do more of what you love. my name is tito, and i'm a techps manager at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> james beard was a renowne

the film titled "on the basis of sex" chronicles the early chapter of rbg's fight for equality.o the movie's star and the screenwriter, who is also justithe justice's nephew. >> i read that after you were cast you went out to dinner with her. and also what observations about you take to use in the film? >> initially it was hugely nerve racking. >> was it? >> very intimidating to be playing someone who is so hugely beloved and adored and has got to the position she's in because of her integrity and her sheer hard work. so initially, you know, you just sort of -- you're taking it all in. but i mean, she's phenomenal. the way that she managed to change a system that didn't even want her there. the system was saying you should be in the kitchen, what the hell are you doing trying to enter the courts? and the way she managed to navigate that and harness that frustration and turn it into something incredibly positive is just remarkable. >> to get her blessing for this film, was it easy? >> her response was, "if that's how you want to spend your time." for me the hardest time was askin

cnn lit up the documentary scene with rbg and three identical strangers. >> i tell them it's the storyve been on the front page of every newspaper in the world. >> it blew my mind. it was amazing. >> thank you, young man. >> in animation, incredibles 2 and ralph breaks the internet hit box office gold, but isle of dogs was the real treasure. >> i don't think i can stomach nymph this garbage. >> same year. >> i want to give the audience a song that they can perform. >> what's the lyric? ♪ we will we will rock you >> and so it went with dozens of films making their mark from queens of old to the modern musical variety. ♪ i'll never beat the ground >> hey? >> what? >> i just want to take another look at you. >> the genre that rocked in 2018 was horror from hereditary, the latest version of halloween. >> it's nice to see them after all these years. >> and a quiet place. they were scary good. >> the acting is amazing, the wright is amazing, the director, the visuals are so beautiful and incredible and creative that this genre can't with written off anymore. it has too much to say. >> easy t

joining us now is julie cohen, she co-directed the film "rbg." thank you for being here. do you have anything that you can tell us in terms of people close to the justice, anything about her current status? >> i heard from a close family member late this afternoon, she did well, it went well through the surgery and the doctors told her afterward that they have every reason to be optimistic. optimism is kind of a hallmark of justice ginsburg's life. she'll take everything optimistically. and it's served her well. >> this is not something she knew but coming for a long while. but the fall in which she broke her ribs was in early november. >> that's right. >> and it seems like, correct me if the timing is wrong, but it seems like in assessing her after that injury, that's when they checked the nodules. so they didn't put her in for surgery immediately. she went through these few weeks, but now -- i have a colleague who was on the shuttle flight with her from d.c. to new york yesterday and said she was fine, working the whole time. five days ago, no indication that anything w

joining us now is julie cohen, she co-directed the film "rbg." thank you for being here.ing that you can tell us in terms of people close to the justice, anything about her current status? >> i heard from a close family member late this afternoon, she did well, it went well through the surgery and the doctors told her afterward that they have every reason to be optimistic. optimism is kind of a hallmark of justice ginsburg's life. she'll take everything optimistically. and it's served her well. >> this is not something she knew but coming for a long while. but the fall in which she broke her ribs was in early november. >> that's right. >> and it seems like, correct me if the timing is wrong, but it seems like in assessing her after that injury, that's when they checked the nodules. she went through these few weeks, but now -- i have a colleague who was on the shuttle flight with her from d.c. to new york yesterday and said she was fine, working the whole time. five days ago, no indication that anything was up. she had to know she was going in for this surgery, though. >>

rbg. is it ruth bader ginsburg?lty. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg -- >> three names and we get to say the mall. announcing she plans to retire from the supreme court three years into president trump's second term. >> i am 84 years old and everybody wants to take a picture. >> tucker: you are right. janice dean setting up a tie. 1-1, moving into question three. it will not be tied at the end of this. there's the question. over the past week and brought and michelle obama were caught on tape dancing at a concert, who was performing? >> jay-z and beyonce! >> tucker: jay-z and beyonce says the former canadian dj janice dean. was it jay-z and/or beyonce? roll tape. >> the former president and first lady at this weekends beyonce and jay-z concert dancing and waving their hands in the air. and of course about a thousand people close to the moment of social media. at one person saying the obama's are living their best lives. and why not? >> tucker: adam, she's a force of nature, i warned you. it's to have bee

. >>> rbg is recovering from surgery.dules from her left lung friday. they were discovered after a fall last month. she fractured three ribs then. >> just a rock star based on her resilience. more on her treatment. >> the operation took this cancer out. they're treating this as if the only treatment he will need. now it is a big operation at any age. the recovery will be the most significant over the next several days. we don't know if she had an opening of the chest or if she had something done less invasively which would shorten the operation and shorten the recovery time as well. we'll know for sure what cells these were that were found in the nodule and that will give us a better idea going forward. she said she will serve on the supreme court as long as she is able to do so. >> we wish her well. >> to outer space we go and a large asteroid zooming past earth as we speak. this thing is shaped like a sweet potato and it's making its way past earth right now. >> the object is about a mile long, or 1.5 kilometers. it wou

. >> reporter: it seems like she has quite the following with many calling her the notorious rbg.the hospital recovering and doctors say they found no other evidence of the disease and that no more treatment is planned. rk. ie rulli, abc news, new > airport is open after being shut down again over yet another drone sighting. authorities stopped all takeoffs and departures 80 minutes just as a precaution. officials say military measures reopen britain's sedecond busie airport. they didn't elaborate on the measures. drone sightings shut down the airport on wednesday night and all day yesterday. >>> today marks the 50th anniversary of america's first manned mission to the moon. steph curry -- >> i forgot about that. apollo eight was launched on this date in 1968 with frank boreman and william anders and jim level aboard. >> they became the first humans to leave low earth orbit and reach the moon and fly around it and then return home. >> their mission provided the first ever photograph of the entire earth. check it out. and set the stage for the eventu eventual moon landing by apollo

army hammer is her husband covering about 15 year of her life before she was known as the notorious rbgt differentiate on the basis of sex. we have to get credit cards in our husbands' names. >> you think you can clang the country? >> changing the culture means nothing if the law doesn't change. >> what did you say your name was? >> ruth baiter ginsberg. >> great to have you guys in washington. >> thanks for having us. >> she showed up and watched the movie. >> for the third time. she loves the movie. she thought it was magnificent. she is very proud of it. she felt it was joyous. during the 60s and 70s it was a joyous time for her. she felt that that really came across and that we got her work right in the womens right movement and it was men bashing. >> one of the things you mostly focus on is the one she argued before the supreme court in 1992. discrimination against demand. why was that kind of a big point for this movie? >> well, because as our movie shows discrimination on the basis of sex effects us all. it is an injustice to us all. she made the country a fair and better place.

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the documents about notorious rbg.t supreme court justices are anonymous, but not so much here. >> no, especially about young women. they adore her and look up to her. sandra day o'connor had this popularity in an earlier time. all of us do sgloin wishing her the best. it is notable that they discovered this more than a month ago and waited until now to operate on her. that must mean they didn't feel an urgency about it. they thought they could control it. that's good news. >> it is good news. a little bit of context. i was talking to you earlier. careening towards a shut down and resignation of the defense secretary. this is the nation's highest court. president trump just installed his second justice. what does a scare like this do to the conversations in washington? >> well, all the democrats are rooting for her. republicans have mixed views. they are the opposition party. they would like to have the more seat during donald trump's first term to secure the future of the court. but people have to be very, very carefu

at 85, she is more famous than ever, the subject of both a hit documentary, notorious rbg and the upcoming movie "on the basis of sex" which i think came out on christmas. this is her third bout with cancer and has never missed a day of work on the bench. i'll have what she's having. >>> the mueller investigation has reached the supreme court. chief justice john roberts issued a week long pause in a dispute with a grand jury subpoena involving mueller and a company that is owned by a foreign government. that will give the supreme court seven days to decide if the justices want to intervene. we know little about the subpoena fight including what the company does and which government is backing it. a lower court ruled that this foreign backed company was in contempt of court and issued fines every day it didn't comply. this comes amid an nbc news report that mueller will issue a report to the attorney general as early as february. for more on where the investigation goes in the new year, i'm joined by charlie savage, a national security and legal reporter for the "new york times" and a forme

she wrote "notorious rbg." she's also a cnn contributor. so good to have you here this morning. all came about, that, yes, she's vigilant with screenings but really this came because of the incident with her ribs, correct? >> correct. good morning, leyla. great to be with you. justice ginsburg actually, as you mentioned, she's had two brushes with cancer in the past. in 1999 she had a fairly serious bout of colorectal cancer. in 1999 she was in the same kind of situation. she was being screened and they found pancreatic cancer extremely early which is usually a pretty fatal diagnosis. because they found it so early they were able to obviously extend her life and her contributions to the court to this day. but yes, because she broke her ribs in a fall in her chambers, they actually were able to, in x-rays and in screenings, locate these nod ruules on her lungs a remove them. as far as they can tell currently, they have not found cancer elsewhere in her body. >> that is certainly good news. one of the incredible things about this, the timing of this, is not only that she's been ab

justice ruth bader ginsburg affectionately known as notorious rbg had just started working out this week after fracturing her ribs. she was attending events, but also undergoing tests, and that's when doctors discovered those two cancerous growths. this morning, supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is recovering at a hospital in new york city after having two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung. this is ginsburg's third bout with cancer since she joined the high court in 1993. ginsburg's office releasing this statement friday saying, there was no evidence of any remaining disease and no further treatment is planned. >> the fact that she has survived two cancers suggests that she is as iron willed as many people believe she is and makes me fully believe that she will recover. >> i divided the argument with -- >> reporter: ginsburg's lung cancer is just the latest in a string of health scares she's recovered from. the two nodules were discovered on her left lung by coincidence when she had tests performed after she fractured three ribs during a fall in her office in november.

rbg. stay with msnbc all day. here's ali velshi for "velshi & ruhle." >> have a good afternoon. good afternoon to all of you. i'm ali velshi. stephanie ruhle is off. this is "velshi & ruhle." >> any measure that funds the government must include border security. has to. >> something's got to give over the next little fwoitbit to avo partial government shutdown. $5 billion for his border wall. >> we were being asked and i voted for it, a $5 billion plus up for the wall and disaster relief funded to get a bill out of the house. no one really knows what the next step is. >> there are not the votes in the senate for an expensive taxpayer funded border wall. so, president trump, you will not get your wall. abandon your shutdown strategy. you're not getting the wall today. next week. or on january 3rd when democrats take control of the house. >> let's advance this legislation, mr. president. let's pass it. finish our work for this year. let's secure our country. >> republicans are in charge. and so, the shutdown is on us. if we can't figure this out. >> you are in charge of the house,

rbg. stay with msnbc all day. here's ali velshi for "velshi & ruhle." >> have a good afternoon.ood afternoon to all of you. i'm ali velshi. stephanie ruhle is off. this is "velshi & ruhle." >> any measure that funds the government must include border security. has to. >> something's got to give over the next little fwoitbit to avo partial government shutdown. $5 billion for his border wall. >> we were being asked and i voted for it, a $5 billion plus up for the wall and disaster relief funded to get a bill out of the house. no one really knows what the next step is. >> there are not the votes in the senate for an expensive taxpayer

i had been writing this program and dislike which called rbg and i was tired of it and so i decided to write a sentence propublica since that was on hot stick it is southern louisiana the fire ants swarmed. now, i knew that was a good life. i read a lot of books and i said that would be a good line. i knew it was fiction because i've never been appellees in at the time and i'd i've never sea fire in. i'm going to try to be a writer. i kept trying. i finally made it. >> host: who inspired you? >> guest: no one. honestly, lots, you have to say everyone. when i was a kid, when i get that i was 34. before i was 34 i never thought thought about being a writer. when i was a kid my father was the greatest storyteller. i love to because you my father and a wonderful storyteller but when we have parties can there would be 20 people around and my father would start telling stories to everybody would be worried or moved or whatever. i think that kind of again unconsciously my father said this this is a you should become you should cook and you should tell these stories. >> host: janet in mississi

. >> notorious rbg. >> she is amazing. >> please keep doing the planks. >> and teach me.azing. whoo what a great panel. thank you all. happy holidays to all of you. >>> coming up, the sad and sorry postscript, tale of good old house speaker paul ryan. the meeting of the executive finance committee is now in session. and... adjourned. business loans for eligible card members up to fifty thousand dollars, decided in as little as 60 seconds. the powerful backing of american express. don't do business without it. take your razor, yup. up and down, never side to side, shaquem, you got it? come on stay focused. hard work baby, it gonna pay off. >>> by now you may have seen this video of a high school wrestler in new jersey having his dreads cut off before winning a where he is with link match. the referee who forced that stunt to decide between forfeiting the match or cutting off his hair has now been benched. the school says that the referee was enforcing head gear and hair length regulations and that the student was not influenced by any school officials in his decision to le

loved figure, so deeply revered so definitely at first it was intimidating taking on the notorious rbging and had time to get to know her on a personal level so we went to her office and then i spent time in her apartment and she was showing me old photos of her and marty, her husband and i could just see at that moment a deep, deep love in that relationship. >> would she give you notes? what note do you remember getting from her? >> she was involved from the very beginning. her nephew wrote to screenplay and so from the beginning she was giving me diticulous notes e that good lawyer she is and those notes were interestingly often about the law and not being completely correct and also about their relationship and party and how he was conveyed but there was nothing whatsoever that came from any vanity about how she was presented which is testament to the woj she is and the integrity she has. >> that clip we showed where a man says "keep your emotions in check" and she has the perfect rejoinder. did she talk about that? wh >> when she was starting out, she was in a system that didn't wa

she's gained cult status known to some of her fans as the notorious rbg. she was the subject of a documentary last summer and her trailblazing fight against gender discrimination is the subject of the fourth coming film on the basis of sex. >> you don't get to tell me when to quit. >> at a screening for that movie last week, she told the audience she was getting ready to resume her workout routine, which she showcased for late night host stephen colbert back in march. >> you want to show us that? >> pretty good. >> thanks. >> her brilliance was on display just hours after friday's surgery. she cast a decisive vote as the supreme court struck down a key piece of president trump's immigration policy. an attempted ban an asylum for immigrants who had legally crossed the u.s./mexico border. cbs sunday morning anchor jane paulie interviewed her in 2016. the supreme court justice says she hopes to serve until the next democratic president can appoint her replacement. >> at my age you have to take it year by year. so this year i know i'm fine. what will be next y

meanwhile, rbg is up and working as she recuperates from cancer surgery on friday. she remains in new york at memorial cell phosloan keterrin. in word on when she can return home now if you have presents to buy, you are not alone. the national retail federation says about 7% of americans will be out in force today most retailers opened early today. they will close by dinner time ron years ago when he was still a bachelor, he would start his christmas shopping about now, as a matter of fact he loved the energy of the last minute shopping. he would be out there playing tug of war over sweaters with old ladies e loved that stuff >> i love that i've sat already opened all my gifts. i did christmas over the weekend. >> that's cheating well, instead of celebrating on my own >> are you celebrating boxing day today then >> or more yesterday saturday sunday thing. >> merry christmas, bill see you next hour. >> thanks, bill. >> right, up to markets, which are selling off sharply in this 28 minutes left of trading on christmas eve. bertha coombs is at the nasdaq for an update.

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