over to hug the rather fierce but rather small figure of 79-year-old supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburgy at the capitol luncheon that was filled with all the washington vips, and president obama had that moment with ruth bader ginsburg, that physical contact, that hug between that particular justice and this particular president was a very real manifestation of the consequences of this election we just had. today outside the supreme court, as they do every year on the anniversary of roe, anti-abortion groups protested, expressing their view that it should be illegal to get an abortion in this country. there were also counter-protests, people and groups supporting the decision defending abortion rights. the anniversary of the roe v. wade decision at the supreme court is one of the rare places where you actually see scenes like this where you have demonstrators who are against abortion rights right along side demonstrators who are for abortion rights. and they're all showing up together on this day at the same place with their duelling messages. you rarely see that. but you see that today

elite group, joining fellow justices sandra day o'connor, here with dan quayle in 1989 and ruth bader ginsburgore in 1997, and u.s. district judge sarah hughes who was summoned to duty aboard air force one with lyndon johnson following a national tragedy, for the fourth time in our nation's history a woman has sworn in either the president or the vice president of the united states. i had a chance to sit down with justice sotomayor this week to talk about her historic moment. >> i was thinking just a couple of days ago if i think back of when i was a kid, which of the two events would have seemed more improbable to me. i realized each one was so far fetched that i couldn't have imagined either. >> supreme court, swearing in the vice president? >> supreme court or swearing in the vice president in front of the nation and the world. >> does it make you anxious? >> anxiety is not the word. >> and you talked to her, soledad, about how she's perceived on the bench. >> yeah. and she's considered to be very tough and she doesn't really mind or care what people have -- have that analysis of how she is

but the good news, ruth bader ginsburg can finally pick out the retirement villa. while the national numbers show abortion rights with solid support, conservative state governments are moving the other way. according to the guttmacher institute which follows the trends, 19 states last year passed a total of 43 provisions aimed at restricts access to abortion including laws that impose mandatory unnecessary ultrasound procedures on women seeking abortions including the invasive transvaginal procedure. laws providing abortion providers make fetal heart beats audible prior to procedures. restrictive regulations affecting abortion providers. laws that ban abortion prior to fetal viability and attempts to ban abortion coverage in afor thible care act exchanges. for more on the present and future of roe v. wade, i'm happy to be joined by congresswoman karen bass, democrat of california. >> thanks for having me on. >> john: the latest polls show a majority of americans support abortion rights in all or most cases. to you does this represent a turning point in this debate

. >> there are four justices in their 70s, ruth bader ginsburg is 79. leave in the next four years but she is a liberal member of the court f she is replaced by president obama, the balance will not change. the two people to keep an eye on are antonin scalia and anthony kennedy, both 76 years old. if either of them were to leave and obama could replace them, his legacy would be dramatically different. >> in both cases, they seem pretty healthy and they both seem that they want to go on. >> absolutely. and they don't want to give the seat to barack obama. these justices are very aware of which president picks their replacement and they don't want to undo their own legacy by giving a president of the other party the chance to replace them h >> the swearing-in ceremony for the president of the united states coming up at 11:55 a.m. eastern. we will, of course, have live coverage of that live coverage in the next hour, the president heading over to arlington national sell tamper you saw the motorcade leaving the white house there is the tomb of the unknown.

i got to meet justice ruth bader ginsburg. i also was the first ordinary citizen to testify for elena kagan when she was confirmed. i didn't take that lightly. i found out her background and look there that could have been supported her and that is the first one to testify for her. so it has been an awesome journey. it really has. when i did the thing with valerie garrett and the president come he told me he was getting me tired of getting me a proof to get the white house. a lot of people think i only went one time. but i was supposed to have been there last monday, but i heard he had the commitment to california and i've never missed a commitment yet. the guy said, could you stand out. it's a podium for 15 minutes then we've got people staying here to montgomery from birmingham and surrounding areas. so i got my person to drive me, so i haven't missed one yet. i'm getting close though. >> it's amazing. >> any other questions? i've got one in the back of the room. he's got the night. >> in a movie, who would you pick to play

i got to meet justice ruth bader ginsburg.o was the first ordinary citizen to testify for elena kagan when she was confirmed. i didn't take that lightly. i found out her background and look there that could have been supported her and that is the first one to testify for her. so it has been an awesome journey. it really has. when i did the thing with valerie garrett and the president come he told me he was getting me tired of getting me a proof to get the white house. a lot of people think i only went one time. but i was supposed to have been there last monday, but i heard he had the commitment to california and i've never missed a commitment yet. the guy said, could you stand out. it's a podium for 15 minutes then we've got people staying here to montgomery from birmingham and surrounding areas. so i got my person to drive me, so i haven't missed one yet. i'm getting close though. >> it's amazing. >> any other questions? i've got one in the back of the room. he's got the night. >> in a movie, who would you pick to play the pa

. >> the four justices now in the 70's including ruth bader ginsburg who will be 80, president obamaly have an opportunity to nomination a justice or two. with justices sotomayor and kagan, the court is viewed as evenly split along ideology with reagan appointee justice kennedy the swing vote on key cases. president obama won bipartisan support for the first two picks but there is plenty of speculation he could go where a more progressive nominee if he gets another chance. >> you are going to hear a lot of his base and a lot of the activist groups pushing hard to make a home run appointment who is an outspoken liberal who can send the message, articulate the liberal positions on the issues. >> any nominee has to get through the senate where republicans say they feel obligated to defer to the president's picks unless they are clearly outside the mainstream of legal thought. the court could be tilted to the left if the g.o.p. does not get its act together. >> i want a win. you cannot expect to change 200 years of history, to lose the election and still get control who goes on the court

ruth bader ginsburg is a conscientious woman. if you are talking about the egyptian constitution, that is up to them. there are some issues about that constitution. some of that phrasing is vague. i'm interested in the transition. i have urged both sides to improve their political skills so they can deal with each other better and make some compromise. i would offer that same advice to the united states congress. caller: you did not answer my question and you took a lot of time sidelining my question. which begun about ginsburg's prepping of our constitution to the egyptians? she said it is old and no longer relevant. guest: i misunderstood your question. i don't recall that statement by ruth bader ginsberg. times the constitution is interpreted in ways i do not agree with. her comments were of a more generalized nature, so be it. i am surprised to hear her say we should rip up the constitution. i think our constitution is an impressive document. host: this is from twitter. guest: dod does execute some drone strikes. there are tw

ruth bader ginsburg is a conscientious woman.you are talking about the egyptian constitution, that is up to them. there are some issues about that constitution. some of that phrasing is vague. i'm interested in the transition. i have urged both sides to improve their political skills so they can deal with each other better and make some compromise. i would offer that same advice to the united states congress. caller: you did not answer my question and you took a lot of time sidelining my question. which begun about ginsburg's prepping of our constitution to the egyptians? she said it is old and no longer relevant. guest: i misunderstood your question. byon't recall that statement ruth getter ginsberg -- ruth ginsberg.n spurrruth times the constitution is interpreted in ways i do not agree with. her comments were of a more generalized nature, so be it. i am surprised to hear her say we should rip up the constitution. i think our constitution is an impressive document. host: this is from twitter. guest: dod does execute some drone

moments ago we saw justice ruth bader ginsburg, one of the more, if not the most liberal justice on the retire, a bill clinton appointee, they like to step down if they're appointed by a democrat, under a democrat. and she had an infamiliar must incident on the high court, fell asleep during one of the important arguments after justice alito had ascended to the bench and he didn't know what to do, i was in the court. whether to poke her in the side and asleep most of the argument. if who was next to him and what responsibility if any did they feel. >> . >> bret: we apologize, congressman adler was not asleep, but we did get e-mails that he may have been. and justice roberts is there and secretary clinton, i want perspective on the speech and reaction from syndicated columnist charles krauthammer on the inaugural address, charles? >> i thought it was an amazing speech. historically very important. not memorable, not a line here that will ever be repeated, but i think very important historically because this this was really obama unbound. and i think what's most interesting is that obama

. >> and justice ruth bader ginsburg.e basement of the capitol. >> there's the vice president coming. the crypt is the room under the rotunda. and it has the structure for the rotunda. it was originally designed as burial place for george washington. and underneath it, is the place where people lie in state in the rotunda, as recently happened to senator daniel inouye. it is kept down there. the congress and president adams wanted president washington to be buried there. martha washington did not. but she said she'd do it. but in the end, he was buried at mt. vernon. so, the crypt is just a crypt in name. there is no body. >> there's president obama, accompanied by the chair of the ceremony, chuck schumer of new york. eric cantor, and democratic leader, nancy pelosi. look at that big screen out on the mall. >> i believe we heard the president say, this is great. >> speaker john boehner, and harry reid, as well, accompanies the president. and then, we see eva longoria, one of the honorary co-chairs of the president's inaug

ruth bader ginsburg on the left part. jeffrey toobin and kate bolduan.and democratic leadership and others. you can see the head table, the vice president joe biden sitting there with dr. jill biden. >> this is actually a very interesting lunch pairing right there. >> what is nice, jeffrey, you have all three branches of government at this luncheon on capitol hill right now. >> it's wonderful. and it was actually a very sad occasion four years ago because both senator edward kennedy and senator -- hold on, hold on. the chairman of the inauguration committee, chuck schumer of new york is going to be speaking now. let's listen in, because he is going to be offering a toast. >> i hope everyone has enjoyed the lunch. i think we really deserve a round of applause to our chef and our caterer, all the people who served the meal so expertly. they have done a great job. so it is now my honor to invite the speaker of the house, the john boehner to the podium to present the official flags. [ applause ] >> senator, thank you. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the old