they did not know judge sonia sotomayor.isten into those hearings, as interesting as they were in fits and starts, when it was over, i learned that she is good under pressure. on the issues, i did not learn anything. >> that is right. shepard: i am not sure that is good for all of us. >> it is a terrible thing for us. the score is governing our lives in many ways and making moral decisions for us -- this court is the governing our lives in many ways. and the public does not understand that fully. and the questioning did not bring it out adequately. shepard: why aren't you b itter? >> what is the point? no, i am not bitter. shepard: a good lesson for all of us. judge robert bork, great to talk to you. the senate is next, expected to vote on extending the popular cash for clunkers program. it would give car owners the money and more time to hand in their old cars. is that a good program? is it a stimulus that is working? why are people against it? the latest on all of that is coming up. . limb: dude that was sick! i've been ha

judge sonia sotomayor is well qualified. she has the highest rating in the american buyers association. one need look no further than her experience, her ability, temperament or judgment. the president nominated a person with more federal judiciary experience than anyone nominated to the u.s. supreme court in nearly 100 years. he nominated somebody with federal trial judge experience, the only member of the supreme court with federal trial judge experience, and tremendous experience, the most active prosecutor's office in this country. as her testimony for the committee reenforce, she is a restrained judge who applies a lot to the facts. ironically, the few decisions for which she has been criticized are cases in which she did not reach out to change the law or defile judicial precedent. in other words, cases in which she refused to be an activist judge and make law from the bench. in her 17 years on the bench, there's not one example, loan a pattern, of her ruling based on bias or prejudice or sympathy. she has been true to

sobre lo que significa para los hispanos la confirmaciÓn de sonia sotomayor.> vam a sacramento. allÍ, arnaldo torres nos harÁ sus impresiones sobre la votaciÓn en el senado para la confirmaciÓn de la jueza sotomayor. es la primera juez es para la cortsuprema de justicia de los estados unidos, ¿quÉ mensaje le envÍa esto al libro de la historia de este paÍs a quienes no subirÁn del otro lado de la frontera? >> como obama hizo para este paÍs sotomayor hizo para muchos latinos y jÓvenes,p comenzÓ a dar medida a muchos sueÑos para muchos en este paÍs. es un dÍa esencial para muchos pero especialmente para nuestra raza en nuestro paÍs nos indica que el h@sueÑo icano realmente se puede cumplir con este ejemplo de sotomayor, siendo confirmada. >> criterios tales como su visiÓn sobre el aborto y la caÑas ante armas siguen haciendo a la jueza sotomayor centra las crÍticas de aquellos que la votarÁn en contra incluso de aquellos que votaron a favor. ¿hasta quÉ punto eso puede influir en las decisiones con la aplicaciÓn de la ley en un tm voto dado? >> nunca vamos a saber

la confirmación de la jueza sonia sotomayor.carne. de una empacadora en california. el motivo se lo diremos esta noche la emisión de última hora. regresamos contigo jorge. >>> gracias una pausa más y volvemos con la noticia del día la nominación de la jueza sotomayor a la corte sprel. y una joven muy especial que quiere seguir sus pasos. tw]dk@ >>> retomar la noticia del día sotomayor como jueza de corte supremh@ una pasos de sotomayor y nuestro corresponsal desde david en california tiene a su cargo este emotivo relato. >>> los sueños de sara fueron destruidos por un accidente. su padre temía que no saliera del estado de coma. >>> consultaron a la familia si querían que des conexo tarn las máquinas. >>> increíblemente sara sobrevivió y quedó paralizada del cuello hacia abajo y necesita una máquina para poder respirar. tw desafío diario. . >>> toma aproximadamente 2 horas y de trabajo continuo el poner una otra cosa, ves tirla, poner una silla y todo. entonces, nos vamos y en 20 minutos salimos de la casa. ella no lo puede hace

and let's be clear, given the facts, given the evidence before us sonia sotomayor is one of the most qualified and exceptionally experienced nominees to come before the senate. of where she came from, not because we share a proud ethnicity, but because of judge sotomayor's experience and vast knowledge of the law. i am proud to stand in favor of her nomination, not because she is an hispanic woman but because of her commitment to the rule of law and her respect for the constitution; not because of the depth of her theoretical knowledge and respect for precedent but also because of theoretical knowledge and of respect for precedent but because of her practical experience fighting crime. not because of one statement she may have made years ago, outside of the court room, but because of a career long proven record of dedication to equal justice under law. nothing, i repeat nothing, should be more important to any nominees and a dedication to those simple words chiseled above the entrance to the supreme court, equal justice under law. these are the reasons that i am proud to stand in supp

sonia sotomayor toma posesión como jueza.artínez renunció como senador. >>> este es su noticiero. >>> comenzamos con una buena noticia, el mes pasado bajó el desemple esta es una señal queh fondo. tú]qgbuldkph@ la bolsa de valor cerrando en alza, el mes pasado el índice de desempleo bajó a 9. 4%, el porcentaje más bajo desde abril del 2008. >>> el presidente dijo que el país está yendo en la dirección correcta, y aunque lo peor puede haber pasado todavía hay mucho por hacer, el gobierno está gastando millones de dólares para estimular la económica. hoy el presidente firmó una popular ley para que cambien los autos ineficientes. >>> la mayoría de los fondos no llega a la comunidad, 75% de los fondos tienen que llegar, y va a llegar en forma de proyectos de construcciones. >>> y una encuesta se muestra más optimista, pero es temprano para celebrar, y muchos que han abandonado la búsqueda ya no son co.ados. >>> no es algo que se confirme, tenemos que esperar unos meses más. >>> varios economistas y la misma casa blanca coinciden

appreciate it. >> sure. >>> reminder of our counting down to the hi toishg swearing-in ceremony of sonia sotomayor. we have new video from the supreme court's east conference room where sotomayor will take the oath of office in less than an hour. going to be a new supreme court justice. >>> up next, one of the best things about new orleans and one of the best ways to steer that city children from a life of violence. you'll want to watch the cnn "heroes" heartwarming success "heroes" heartwarming success story. e working from the road >>> they like to say, let the good times roll in new orleans. did you know it also has the highest murder rate in the nation and one of the highest crime rates in general? two murders involved kids who were just 14. cnn's "heroes" of the week fighting to keep kids off the street and out of trouble using the power of the news. >> always be with you. i keep drum sticks in my hand. life after katrina was really hard for kids. violence. the drug life. i'm just tired of it. my aim is to get kids off the streets. my name is derek and i started a free music education program

these kittic critics are wrong t the president, they are wrong about sonia sotomayor. t's leave off the rhetoric and go to the facts. when the president announced choice of judge sotomayor ten weeks ago he focused on the qualities he sought in a nominee. he started with rigorous intellect, mastery of the law. we should all agree with that. he then referred to recognition of the limits of the judicial role when he talked about an understanding that a judge's job was to interpret not make laws; to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. but, rather, a commitment to impartial justice, a respect for precedents, a determination to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand. that's what president obama said. and then he went on to mention experience. he said "experience being tested by those suffering barriers and hardship and misfortune, experience in persisting and ultimately overcoming the barriers." it is the experience that can give a person a common touch and a sense of compassion and understanding how the world works and now ordinary people liv

trace: below you is videotape of sonia sotomayor.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 is a historic fleet technical one. the president has to commissioia commission to ge. the president has control over the timing of that. then she is sworn in. that is something that is done without the full court in session when the full court is in session, she ceremonially takes her seat. this year, they will not be coming back in october. they will be back september 9. she will have to hit the ground running. in about one month, she will have her first oral argument before her to their having a special sitting to address a very important constitutional question about election law. martha: was will that include? >> it is very interesting. it is a case that was argued last year before the supreme

now to say some remarks. >> i am deeply gratified that the senate has voted to confirm judge sonia sotomayor as our nation's 111th supreme court justice. i want to thank the supreme court judiciary committee, senator leahy as well as senator sessions for giving judge sotomayor a thorough and civil hearing and i thank them for doing so in a timely manner so she can be fully prepared to take her seat when the court begins begin in september. the members of our supreme court are granted life tenure and charged with the vital task of applying principals that are necessary for our time. over the past ten weeks, members of the committee have discussed her fitness for this work. they scrutinized her work as a lit gator and a judge. they have gauged her respect for the proper role of each branch of our government, her commitment to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand and the determination to protect our constitutional rights and freedoms. with this historic hope, the senate has affirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence

h@tmmhué sonia sotomayor, fue confirmada con 68 votos a favor y 31 en contra. en la historia de los estados unidos habÍa habido una mujer latina en la corte, es algo realmente histÓrico. tenemos a tres grandes mujeres latinas, que en sus distintas Áreas, han roto barreras. la primer congresista hispana en 1989, la principal asesor del expresidente clinton, y dolores huerta que defiende los derechos de los campesinos. < > su primera reacciÓn ante la llegada de soÑar sotomayor? pasaron 233 aÑos para que llegara una mujer a la corte suprema? >> es un dÍa de mucha felicidad para todos los americanos. este bello paÍs nos da una oportunidad, una persona pobre que estaba en unos apartamentos en el bronx, ha llegado a este puesto. en que otro paÍs puede pasar esto? felicitaciones para sotomayor y para el senado, hasta los que estaban en contra la trataron con mucho respeto. >> sigue si mÁs difÍcil ser una mujer latina que un hombre blanco?h@h@h@tmmhuéqspkph@h@h@t aspiramos, hubo unas preguntas que si ella hubiera sido un hombre blanco, no sÉ si hubieran estado, h@pero

senate confirms judge sonia sotomayor for the supreme court. >> the yeas are 68 and the nays are 31. ebate was feisty and the politics now are intriguing. >> judge sotomayor does not faithfully apply the laws we legislators enact. >> a closer look at the vote by some of the senators up for re-election next year. >>> the mistress testifies, the woman at the heart of john edwards sex scandal appears before a grand jury with her baby. could edwards face criminal charges for misusing campaign money he got to run for president? >>> the nine lives of marian barry, the crack cocaine conviction, the drunk driving charges, allegations of stalking. tax evasion. can you believe he survived it all? the former d.c. mayor and city council member joining us live. >>> later the republican view of democrat lawmakers town halls. >> they have come back from their districts with town hall meetings and they almost got lynched. >> the right wing interruptions now feature foul language and even a death threat. conservative sites are posting this image of president obama. where is the bashing going to lead?

while roadside bombs struck shiite pilgrims in baghdad. >> jamie: we're 10 minutes away, judge sonia sotomayor will become associate justice sotomayor in the first televised oath taking the supreme court ceremonies the first time we have been able to see inside as it is going on, live, and we'll have it for you right here and she'll be the third female justice to sit on the nation's highest court, and also, the first hispanic in history. joining me now, new york congressman, jose serrano who testified at judge sotomayor's confirmation hearings, great to have you with us, congressman. >> thank you, thank you for having me on again, really a wonderful day, and a wonderful celebration. >> jamie: what do you think it is like for justice, soon to be, sotomayor? >> oh, i know that she is concentrating totally on the fact that this is also a great day for her mom. for her family, as you know, she grew up with a single mom in a -- went to night school to become a nurse, and we know the story about the public housing project, so, every time i see her, every time i hear her, she wants to make this part

. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear -- >> sonia sotomayor becomes america's newest supre court justice, first on many fronts. >>> end of the road. tonight, after you get the cash, where old clunkers go to die. >>> and abbey road, why fans are once again pouring into one of >>> and abbey road, why fans are once again pouring into one of the most famous streets. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin with a horrible air disaster here in new york city today. a sightseeing helicopter carrying a group of italian tourists collided in midair with a small single engine private plane. tonight, a total of nine people are feared dead. it hand in clear skies above the hudson river. stunned onlookers on both sides of river watched as the aircraft fell to the water and hurled debris onto the new jersey water front. we have two reports on the collision and the many safety questions it is sure to prompt. let's start with nbc's jeff rossin here in manhattan with the latest. jeff? >> lester, good evening to you. here's what we know at this hour and the story is still de

vamos a comenzar con la gran noticia de la semana, sonia sotomayor.e parte de republicanos. >> los nueva republicanos que votaron a favor fue positivo. fue un voto partidista. lo importante esta designaciÓn es que el hecho que por primera vez la comunidad hispana se estÁ viendo representaban una instancia tan importante como la justicia. tambien desde el nto de vista legal.h@h@tdbpwmbó]kph@h@tdbpwm@ >> un tema que sigue dando que hablar, tÚ es venezolana y tu colombianoÑ >> pero no trabajo para colombia. >> colombia y venezuela han estado en serio conflicto. chÁvez habla de una posibilidad de una guerra. en sudamericana encontrado armamento de las farc que provenÍa de venezuela. venezuela se queja de que colombia estÁ permitiendo que militares norteamericanos se infiltran. quÉ estÁ pasan? >> un capÍtulo mÁs en esta situaciÓn mplicada. el presidente uribe tuvo que salir en una gira para tratar de defender su posiciÓn de estas bases norteamericanas. >> no es la creaciÓn de bases norteamericanas. >> por ley son 800 efectivos. pero lo importante, la crÍti

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. >> yeah. she is fun. she-- she works hard and plays hard. >> she's incredibly funny. >> reporter: melissa murray clerked for two federal judges, including sotomayor, and when both judges came to melissa's wedding, sotomayor challenged the other judge to a dance-off. >> i think people enjoyed seeing that, seeing two federal judges duel it out on the dance floor. >> reporter: the judge is also known for her cant-miss christmas parties which included salsa dancing inside the federal court of appeals in manhattan. >> out in the hallway. >> of the courthouse. >> in the courthouse with a great spread of food and usually a d.j.. >> reporter: but what allison always recalled from the party and sotomayor knew and invite

i, sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do saum solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect for person. >> that i will administer justice without respect to person. >> and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich. >> and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> and that i will faithfully and impartially. >> discharge and perform. >> discharge and perform. >> all the do you wanties incumbent upon me. >> all of the duties incumbent upon me. >> as associate justice ever the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome to the court. >> and there you have it. history has been made. justice sonia sotomayor has officially been sworn in. her title now will indeed be associate justice, and i want to bring in cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin, who has done a

hispanic woman to serve on the bench. >> i have the upmost faith in sonia sotomayor. the president made an excellent nomination. >> barring a surprise turn of evens, sonia sotomayor's place on the high court is assured. democrats hold the majority in the senate and she managed to pick up the support of several republicans as well. >> i have concluded that judge sonia sotomayor should be confirmed as the next associate justice of the supreme court. three-quarters of the gop senators say they cannot support her saying she would bring personal sympathies and like really bias to the bench. >> i believe her viewpoint is something other than what i see in the constitution. >> reporter: some are concerned about her views on gun rights. >> i respectfully oppose her nomination, because she's given no assurances that the second amendment is an individual, fundamental right. >> reporter: despite the day's long debate, democrats are ready to claim victory. there's little question she will be confirmed and be on the bench when the court begins the fall session. joel brown, cbs new

leahy, in support of senator sonia sotomayor -- in support of sonia sotomayor.his week we have the opportunity to make history, to bring an hispanic and only the third woman to the united states supreme court. senator klobuchar spoke eloquently about the challenges women faced and i'm pleased to say as governor i appointed the first woman to the new hampshire supreme court. i come today to the floor to speak in support of sonia sotomayor's nomination, however not because of the historic nature of that nomination, but because she is more than qualified to sit on the supreme court. i'm really somewhat perplexed by why the vote on her nomination will not be unanimous. judge sotomayor is immensely qualified. the nonpartisan american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary, which has evaluated the professional qualifications of nominees to the federal bench since 1948, unanimously -- unanimously -- rated sotomayor as well-qualified to be a supreme court justice after carefully considering her integrity, professional competence and judicial tempera

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brian moore has the story from washington. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> judge sonia sotomayor made history becoming the first hispanic, third woman and 111th justice on the supreme court. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. welcome to the court. >> it was an emotional moment for sotomayor's puerto rican mother. a widow who encouraged her daughter to reach far beyond her bronx roots. in new york, a group of students the judge once helped gathered to watch her dream become reality. >> definitely one day i will be walking in her footsteps. i believe i am stepping in them right now hopefully. >> critics concede her journey is inspirational. supporters say her legal experience is even more rich. >> 17 years on the bench. the opportunity that she had to be a prosecutor. and to also work on the private sector. it is a unique set of skills she has been able to accomplish on her 30-year plus career. >> for the first time in some 70 years the new justice wasn't sworn in at the white house. president obama decided not to attend emphasizing the court's independence. though few doubted

title -- justice sonia sotomayor. a ceremony this morning sotomayor was sworn in as the newest member of the supreme court. >> 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 faithfully and impartially. >> discharge and perform. >> discharge and perform. >> all the duties incumbent upon me. >> all of the duties incumbent upon me. >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> sotomayor is now the third woman and the fir

incluÍa a los >> al regresar de la Última pausa, lo que piensan otros abogados de sonia sotomayor, seos traen sus opiniones. >> ¿como Éstas? >> segÚn abogadas como carmen, es imposible estar en esta profesiÓn sin saber quiÉn es sonia sotomayor, esto es mucho antes de que se convirtiera en jueza de la corte suprema. >> yo he vivido de manera un poco distinta, pero no tan distinta la vida que ella viviÓ. sÉ lo que es caminar por ese camino y por lo tanto las reacciones profunda alegrÍa. >> estudiÓ en tres universidades, las mÁs prestigiosas de la naciÓn. como lo hizo sotomayor, al igual que ella, muchas abogadas latinas dicen identificarse con lo que la jueza sintiÓ cuando estuvo en el tianguis de universitario. >> se siente como que viene otra parte, uno siempre se siente que tiene que estar tratando de probar que uno es mÁs para que lo tratÉ mÁs o menos igual que el resto de la gente. >> sotomayor se graduÓ con honores, en nueva york fue abogada y jueza federal en el distrito sur. formÓ parte de la junta de directores del entonces fondo legal portorriqueÑo. >> se distingue en el que v

they'll borrow more and spend more. >> susan roberts in washington, thank you. >>> sonia sotomayor will be sworn in tomorrow as the 111th justice of the united states supreme court. the court's third woman and its first hispanic. sotomayor was confirmed yesterday. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes, but nine republicans also voted for sotomayor's confirmation. jill brown reports. >> reporter: just hours after making history, sonia sotomayor walked out of the federal courthouse in new york city ready for her new job. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: president obama's choice for the supreme court is the first hispanic woman elevated to that bench. >> this is a wonderful day for judge sotomayor and her family, but i also think it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter: the senate's vote on sotomayor's nomination comes after three days of debate over whether or not she's the right choice. sotomayor earned yes votes from every democrat and a handful of republicans, but nearly three-quarters of the gop senators r

i, sonia sotomayor to solemnly swear. >> i sonia sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> 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 faith alley and impartially... >> discharge and perform... >> discharge and perform... >> all of the duties incumbent upon me... >> all of the duties incumbent upon me... >> as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> as an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states. >> under the constitution and laws of the united states... >> under the constitution and laws of the united states... >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, and welcome to the court. [applause] [applause] >> rick: with that solemn oath, sonia sotomayor, sworn in as the supreme court justice, of the united states. and the first hispanic member of the court, the third woman on the court, she now, 55 year

joel brown has more. >> reporter: republican senators are lining up to criticize sonia sotomayor. president obama's choice for the supreme court. >> my fear is that she was unable to separate her personal belief system from that of the letter of the law. >> reporter: nearly three- quarters of gop senators will vote against sonia sotomayor. but that won't be enough to block her confirmation. a handful has joined the democratic majority in favor of confirming the judge to the high court. >> i'm perplexed by why the vote on her nomination won't be unanimous. >> reporter: barring any major surprises, sonia sotomayor will be the first hispanic woman on the supreme court. the 55-year-old from the bronx is not expected to shift the courts ideological balance, but republicans insist she is a judicial activist that will bring bias to the high court. they pointed where she ruled against gun rights, property rights and claims of discrimination for white employees. >> the judge gave me her assurances she would stick to the letter of the law. her judicial record indicates otherwise. >> reporte

. >>> sonia sotomayor was sworn in today as the first hispanic justice of the supreme court. >> i sonia sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> justice sonia sotomayor took the oath twice t first time in a private ceremony at the high court the second time it was the first televised swearing in ceremony. she is the first hispanic the third woman and the third minority on the high court. >> i'm filled with pride in this achievement. and great confidence that judge sonia sotomayor will make an outstanding supreme court justice. >> president obama will host a reception for the newest member of the supreme court at the white house on wednesday and the supreme court will hold a formal ceremony sometime next month. justice sonia sotomayor's first case should come in early september. >>> hundreds turn out for the funerals of two victims of the gunman's rampage at a pennsylvania health club. a classmate of one of the victims says the 49-year-old was a beautiful warm ray of sunshine to everyone she ever met. >> her smile was contagious. she loved life. everybody loved her. she was just awesome. you cou

these kittic critics are wrong t the president, they are wrong about sonia sotomayor. let's leave off the rhetoric and go to the facts. when the president announced choice of judge sotomayor ten weeks ago he focused on the qualities he sought in a nominee. he started with rigorous intellect, mastery of the law. we should all agree with that. he then referred to recognition of the limits of the judicial role when he talked about an understanding that a judge's job was to interpret not make laws; to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. but, rather, a commitment to impartial justice, a respect for precedents, a determination to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand. that's what president obama said. and then he went on to mention experience. he said "experience being tested by those suffering barriers and hardship and misfortune, experience in persisting and ultimately overcoming the barriers." it is the experience that can give a person a common touch and a sense of compassion and understanding how the world works and now ordinary people l

the panel weighs in on the confirmation of sonia sotomayor and the political >> the senate has affirmedjudge sotomayor has the intellect, temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court. chris: that was presidentÑñ?ñ?ñ obama this afternoon commanding the senate after it voted to confirm sonia sotomayor as the first hispanic justice to the supreme court. we're back now with our panel. so let's put up the numbers that he show how sonia sotomayor did and we'll show you in comparison to the two previous supreme court nominees. she got 68 yeas and 31 nays and the 68 yeas includinged nine republicans who voted for her. now let's look at alito and roberts. alito got 58 yeas including only four democratic votes. roberts, chief justice john roberts got 78 votes including 22 democratic votes, so steve hayes, it looks like that sonia sotomayor got a little bit better bipartisan support than alito but not nearly as muching as roberts. >> right. that's the trend if you look historically going back 15 years, 20 years, you can see that r

on the agenda is cash for clunkers and voting for judge sonia sotomayor. >> jay leno gives us a sneak peek at what we can expect for his new prime-time show. we will take a look. >> rain is passing through our area right now. how long will it last? we will tell you as "11 news today" continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us. >> we will get to a big story in just a minute. first let's check with sandra shaw on the forecast. >> a friend is making its way through in the area. a batch of showers is moving through this morning. we will have a brief break and then another round. mainly on the eastern shore and southern maryland today. there may be some showers passed through baltimore until 4:00. in the front will clear and we will be cold. -- cool. 78 degrees-83 degrees. we are ready for the weekend. what is going on a the roadways? >> good morning. let's check what is going on up there. the rain is impacting the committee. we had this accident on

>>> hoy en primer impacto el senado de estados unidos, confirma a sonia sotomayor, como jueza de la corte suprema. - una mujer contrató a un asesino para quitarle la vida a su esposo. tenemos la reacción de la consternada víctima. - arriesgan su vida para salvar a unos heridos, en u rescate de impacto. - salen a la luz videos del criminal que abrió fuego en un gimnasio y luego se quitó la - encuentran 5 cuerpos dentro de una furgoneta y uno de ellos está decapitado. >>> una cámara indiscreta vuelve a sorprender a luis miguel muy bien acompañado. >>> las reveladoras fotos de la habitación donde michael jackson se despidió para siempre de la vida ahora mismo en primer impacto. >>> los senadores se pusieron de pie para ejercer el voto y sonia sotomayor fue confirmada. la jueza puertorriqueña es la primera hispana que integra la corte suprema en una hibt rica votación. hola que tal, bienvenidos a primer impacto. les saluda ilia calderón. hoy es un día histórico para estados unidos y para todos nosotros los hispanos. con una votación de 68 ah@tw]dy como la primera jueza hispana en la corte de

history is made at the senate, sonia sotomayor will join the supreme court. and the power of the white house joins the battle for virginia. a >> we will make a commitment at the national level. about the president's message to voters. -- >> the president's message to voters. >>> we begin tonight with a developing story out of montgomery county. a 20-year veteran of the montgomery county fire department faces serious charges after police say he tried to solicit sex from a teenaged girl. wayne mothershead adadveisold -- of a police officer posing as a 16-year-old girl. >> when the suspect arrived, he was arrested. he was charged with a sexual solicitation of a minor. >> the police say mothershead is one of the 20 people lost it. onight, he is out on bond. if convicted, he faces 10 years behind bars. >>> president obama makes a big campaign stop for the democrats vying to become virginia's next governor. he stumped for creeeddes deeds - creigh deeds. john gonzalez has the latest. >> was this rally the saving grace for creigh deeds, who trails his opponent? tonig

sonia sotomayor, the girl from the projects, who became an aaccomplished prosecutor, lawyer and jurist becomes justice sotomayor the moment she is formally sworn in this saturday. >> it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter: the president called it another broken barrier a step toward a more perfect union. >> i'm filled with pride in this achievement, and great confidence that judge sotomayor will make an outstanding supreme court justice. >> reporter: the vote was 68-31, with nine republicans joining all democrats saying yes, but with all 31 no votes coming from republicans. it was not quite as bipartisan as are vote for chief justice roberts at 78-22 but it was 10 votes higher than vote for justice let'so. republicans were under pressure from their conservative base and the n.r.a., but they said the judge had revealed an ethnic bias that would lead to rulings not in law... >> but in the realm of sympathyes and prejudices. >> this is an extraordinary nominee. >> reporter: democrats dismiss that charge as one based on politics not on her record. >> judge sotomayor has demonstrated

if you're just joining us, he plans to vote against sonia sotomayor.n mccain specifically, john mccain has been speaking recently about this issue, the issue of the gop and hispanics. it may have actually cost john mccain the election, this hispanic problem as some might call it. almost caused him to lose his own state, the state of arizona. and it was a double whammy because many republicans voted against john mccain for trying to help hispanics when he was pushing immigration reform through. so now consider all that when you see this. john mccain talking about this issue to our own john king. >> i'm of the belief that unless we reverse the trend of hispanic voter registration, that we have a very, very deep hole that we've got to come out of. >> once again, add the caveat now that moments ago, we received information that john mccain will vote down against -- will vote against the confirmation of sonia sotomayor. move that up a little bit. i want to catch up to see if we're still going to do the cuba story. yeah, we are. >>> meanwhile, speaking of hi

went up against, sonia sotomayor, and someone who is against. gwen: john cornyn in texas -- or kay bailey hutchinson running for governor of texas who you would think would want to support the first hispanic nominee but who are balancing out the pressure. >> exactly. they feel the n.r.a. will be far more important to their political future than perhaps the hispanic vote. they made a calculated decision. >> and one tie-in on the health care debate, if lip rams inside the congress and outside are somewhat unhappy with obama and others that are letting this senate finance committee look for this big compromise and they're saying, why are you trying to pick up some republicans? look, you can't even get a handful of them to vote for sonia sotomayor, why are we chasing this bipartisanship that's a phantom, let's just go ahead and particular with -- stick with our liberal ideals and get this through because we have large majorities on the house and national. you're hearing that on the right and the left. gwen: in fact you talked to mitch mcconnell, the

these kittic critics are wrong t the president, they are wrong about sonia sotomayor. let's leave off the rhetoric and go to the facts. when the president announced choice of judge sotomayor ten weeks ago he focused on the qualities he sought in a nominee. he started with rigorous intellect, mastery of the law. we should all agree with that. he then referred to recognition of the limits of the judicial role when he talked about an understanding that a judge's job was to interpret not make laws; to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. but, rather, a commitment to impartial justice, a respect for precedents, a determination to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand. that's what president obama said. and then he went on to mention experience. he said "experience being tested by those suffering barriers and hardship and misfortune, experience in persisting and ultimately overcoming the barriers." it is the experience that can give a person a common touch and a sense of compassion and understanding how the world works and now ordinary people l

we have the story from washington. >> i, sonia sotomayor -- >> judge sonia sotomayor made history, becoming the first hispanic and third woman on the united states supreme court. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> it was an emotional moment for sotomayor's mother, a widow who encouraged her mother -- and her daughter to reach beyond roots. a group of students the judge once helped gathered to watch her dreams become reality. >> fascinating. one day, i will be walking in her footsteps. >> critics say her journey is inspirational. supporters say legal experience is even more rich. >> 17 years on the bench, the opportunity she had to be a prosecutor, and to work on the private sector, it is a unique set of skills she has been able to accomplish in her career. >> for the first time in 70 years, the new justice was not sworn in at the white house. president obama decided not to attend, emphasizing the court's independent. few doubt if she would win her senate confirmation. sotomayor was forced to explain some rulings and defend her 2001 comment that a wise lateen a judge might make

these kittic critics are wrong t the president, they are wrong about sonia sotomayor. let's leave off the rhetoric and go to the facts. when the president announced choice of judge sotomayor ten weeks ago he focused on the qualities he sought in a nominee. he started with rigorous intellect, mastery of the law. we should all agree with that. he then referred to recognition of the limits of the judicial role when he talked about an understanding that a judge's job was to interpret not make laws; to approach decisions without any particular ideology or agenda. but, rather, a commitment to impartial justice, a respect for precedents, a determination to faithfully apply the law to the facts at hand. that's what president obama said. and then he went on to mention experience. he said "experience being tested by those suffering barriers and hardship and misfortune, experience in persisting and ultimately overcoming the barriers." it is the experience that can give a person a common touch and a sense of compassion and understanding how the world works and now ordinary people l

judge sonia sotomayor is confirmed as first hispanic justice, and americans across the country celebrate the shattering of yet another glass ceiling. >>> and we blew out 16 candles, we ate at the breakfast club and we rooted for ferris bueller on his day off. today, filmmaker john hughes whose movies defined a generation has passed away. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. he had no prior criminal record, he had no known history of mental illness. but george sodini was a tortured soul with deep psychological problems. they were apparent in the provies that he produced at his home in pittsburgh and then posted on the internet. a profile develops of a gunman who was badly in need of help, but never received it. as john berman now reports. >> in pittsburgh tonight, a vigil for the three women killed. for the families torn apart. and an outward display of emotion over the destruction caused by a man whose twisted inner life is coming into greater and greater focus. >> it is easy for me to hide from my emotions for one more day. take a long drive in the car. listen to some music.

[applause] >> we are also honored to be joined by justice sonia sotomayor's colleagues.e have justice ginsberg, who is here, as well as justice stevens -- [applause] and so, i want to thank both justices for being here today but for your extraordinary service on the corporate i know you'll be giving justice of the motte york -- just as sotomayor's some tips. [laughter] i also want to thank those who got us to this day. i want to thank senator patrick leahy. [applause] as well as our senate majority leader, harry reid, for their outstanding work -- [applause] for their outstanding work to complete this process before the august recess. i want to thank senator schumer, senator phil gramm, who are both -- gilebrtand, who are just a sonia sotomayor's home senators. i want to thank everybody who was involved in motivating these efforts from the beginning. your efforts were critical to our success. i appreciate all you have done for a pat yourself on the back. [applause] two members of congress that i especially want to acknowledge -- senator bob menendez who worked so hard on

supreme court will be sonia sotomayor. nnesota senator al franken presiding over the vote announcing the final tally on sotomayor's nomination. 65 ayes, 31 nays. 68 yeses. let me get that right. sotomayor will be sworn in on saturday. succeeding justice david suitor. she'll be the 111th justice to sit on the supreme court. the third woman and the first latina. president obama said he's deeply gratified the senate confirmed sotomayor. he calls it a great day for her family and a great day for america. we'll have more on that in just a bit. >>> it looks like he'll get another chance to make a deal on your old gas guzzler. senate democrats said they have enough votes to add $2 billion more to the cash for clunkers program. the vote is expected some time this afternoon. it would extend the program through labor day. the house has already approved more money. most of the original billion dollars has already been spent. spent very quickly. >>> thousands of twitter fans were jonesing for a fix today. the service crashed because of

captioning by, closed captioning services, inc. >> and the day is here for judge sonia sotomayor, hello and welcome to a special edition of america's news headquarters from new york city, i'm rick folbaum. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby, great to have you with us on this exciting day and if you are tuning in for the cost of freedom, no worries it will air later today at 12:00 eastern and only one hour remains now, before judge sotomayor takes her oath and becomes the 111th supreme court justice, caroline shivley is live after the supreme court monitoring the excitement. hi, caroline. >> reporter: hey there, jamie. it an historic day today, becoming the first hispanic justice, on the supreme court, sonia sotomayor and also as you said the first time cameras will be inside the supreme court building and we'll get to see it broadcast live less than an hour from now and here's the breakdown of what we'll see at 11:00 local, first, sotomayor will take the constitutional oath administered by chief justice con robert and a private -- in a private ceremony and her family is allowed in for that and n

tomorrow sonia sotomayor will be swosh sworn in as the nation's first latino supreme court leader. >>this vote, the yeas are 68 and the nyays are 31. the nomination of sonia sotomayor to be the supreme court justice of the united states is confirmed. >> that is an amazing seen. al frank, the former "saturday night live" comedian and long delayed senator of minnesota announce the sotomayor's confirmation. i'm joined by frances who is a director of the center of study for ethnicity and race at columbia university and joined by alicia menendez of "the stimulus." harold ford is back with us as well. we were talking about this yesterday. is this just good news or a larger meaning here? is this a larger tipping point for latino empowerment and latino, if you will, integration here in the u.s.? >> i do feel it's a huge moment and i think it's a huge moment for different latino population for slightly different reasons. for puerto ricans, it's a huge moment. the supreme court has played a huge role in puerto rican history and to have a puerto rican in the supreme court when the supreme court

the senate votes today on confirming sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. >>> caught on tape. a former congressman is convicted of bribery and money laundering. >>> and homecoming hugs. an emotional family reunion for two american journalists held captive in north korea. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm karen brown in for michelle guillen. the outcome is all but certain, but the vote is historic. this afternoon the senate votes on the confirmation of sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. she would be the first hispanic to sit on the nation's highest court. susan roberts is in washington with more. good morning, susan. >> reporter: karen, good morning to you. the federal judge gained even more momentum on wednesday, when she picked up two more republican senators who announced their support for her. her confirmation is how considered to be a certainty. the nation's highest court is on track to get its first hispanic justice. >> i'm confident that judge sotomayor will make an outstanding justice of the united states supreme court. >

i am happy to have sen. 7 now here to talk about sonia sotomayor -- stabanow to speak about sonia sotomayorher wonderful words about judge sotomayor, as well as her advocacy on behalf of minnesota we have a lot in common between minnesota and michigan and so it's always a pleasure to be with the senator from minnesota. mr. president, i rise today to strongly support the confirmation of judge sonia sotomayor as the next justice of the supreme court. over 230 years ago alexander hamilton called experience that best oracle of wisdom. and his words continue to ring true today. judge sotomayor has over 17 years of experience on the federal bench. she will be the most experienced supreme court justice in over 100 years. our lifetime. but it isn't just her years of experience that will make her a great justice. it will be the experience of a uniquely american life. the american dream. she was raised in a south bronx housing project where her families instilled in her values of hard work and sacrifice. at the age of 9, her father, a tool and dye worker, died tragically. after that, her mother, a nu

sonya vote sonia sotomayor easily made it through the senate today. shannon bream has the story from capitol hill. >> if there are two words that sum up this nomination, it is these -- it's time. >> emphasizing her diversity in both background and professional experience, democrats said today sonia sotomayor will be a brilliant supreme court justice, and they didn't shy away from something that bothers conservatives most, the allegation that she will go beyond the text of the constitution to arrive at her decision. >> a nominee must give light and meaning to the principles of the constitution, equality before the law, due process, freedom of conscience, individual responsibility and the expansion of opportunity. >> republicans say they have real concerns about justice how far sotomayor may take that concept. >> i hope that she sees the constitution, both the words and its meaning as something that she must follow rather than something she can change at will. >> despite those reservations and others involving gun rights, international law and personal