no. >> the yays are 68 and the nays are 31. >> reporter: confirmed as a supreme court justice sonja sotomayor 57, raised poor in new york, parents from puerto rico, a brilliant student, a prosecutor, a federal judge for 17 years. nominated by presidentobama, sotomayor will be the first has panic to sit o the supreme court. every democrat heaped on praise. >> she is extremely intelligent and she represents the american ideal that at the end of the day race and ethnicity and class aren't supposed to predetermine anything. >> reporter: nine republicans voted yes. >> judge sotomayor's decisions, while not always the decisions i would render, are not outsid the legal mainstream. >> reporter: many are worried sotomayor has a liberal bias. >> we need judges who uphold the rights of all, not just some. >> i am very, very concerned about this nomination. i feel badly have to vote negatively. >> reporter: after his nominee, one confirmation, president obama at the white house. >> this is a wonderful day for judge sotomayor and her family, but i think it's a wonderful day for americans. >> reporter: up

breaking news where the senate confirmed sonja sotomayor to the supreme court. tomayor will be the nation's first hispanic supreme court justice. she will be sworn in saturday morning. a vigil is planned for tonight in pittsburgh in memory of the three women killed in tuesday night's shooting at a fitness club. elizabeth began none, heidi obermayer and jody billingsmeyer were killed by sodini. he then turned the gun on himself. tomorrow virginia kicks off its annual tax-free shopping weekend. customers don't have to pay that 5% tax on school supplies and scloeting. supplies that cost $20 or less and clothing and foot wr that cost $100 or less qualified. >> in the control room now, the united states is still trying to secure the release of three merican tourists being held in or feganll ially crossing the llrder. abin rnoreage riou tsts were i tstouse wer doranianut atiho authoritiesri edck them up near iraq's kurdish border. richard engel has that story. >> reporter: iran remained silent about where they are being held and how long. kurdish officials are giving n

sonja sotomayor is the first latina justice on the high court. sotomayor becomes the 111th justice and the third woman to sit on the court. president obama called the vote a wonderful moment for the country. >> these core american ideals, justice, equality and opportunity are the very ideals that have made judge sotomayor's own uniquely american journey possible. >> sotomayor's swearing in is just a few days away. for more on today's historic vo vote, let's go to miguel almaguer. what is the reaction? >> reporter: reaction of a community that feels happy and in a certain way united by this historic day. as you know, the hispanic community is not a monolithic block. there are conservatives, democrats and republicans. i think every latino in this country has to feel proud. now they see latinos are on the radar screen even at the highest court of the land. after next year's census, i thick a lot of people will be surprised how many hispanics actually live and produce in this country. >> as you said in fairness to the latino community, they all don't

now we have a new supreme court with sonja sotomayor but without david souter on it. joining us is jonathan turley, professor of constitutional law at georgetown university law school. >> hi, rachel. >> nice to see you. who do you think judge sotomayor is going to be a surprise to once she settles in on the court? >> i think she is going to surprise both sides of our political debate. the entire controversy over her nomination was remarkably decatched from her actual opinions. your show is one the of the few shows that dealt with real opinion. in fact, sonja sotomayor is not nearly as liberal as either the liberals or conservatives seem to think. in fact, if she votes the way she did on the second circuit, liberals will lose ground on the supreme court. the funny thing with the charge she was bias, quite to the contrary, she voted on both sides of the political controversy in many cases. i think liberals might be disappointed with that voting record if she continues it on the supreme court. >> do we know where judge sotomayor stands on issues of executive power? you an

i, sonja sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> i sonja 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 faithly and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states of america. under the constitution and laws of the united states. so help me god. >> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> lots of firsts taking place today. it's the first swearing in to be televised. this one taking place at the white house. that's why we go to elaine. the first hispanic american. give me an idea what meeting will take place between she and the president? >> that's right. of course this is a huge victory for president obama, his first high court appointee getting sworn in today. an emotional moment, first of all, as sonia sotomayor was sworn in by chief justice roberts and her mother and brother looking on ther

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om te s>>ofop look al stories ghtom.ng >>> today the full senate is expected to weigh in on sonja sotomayor's nomination to the supreme court. the senators are expected to begin debating today and a final vote expected on thursday. sotomayor receive add profl from the senate judiciary committee last week, but the confirmation must be approved by the full senate. if confirmed, sotomayor will become the supreme court's first hispanic and third female justice. >>> president obama turns 48 years old today. it's his first birthday in office. mr. oma will spend part of his day working. the white house has not saidow he'll spend the rest of they. da you can cash in onhe t birthday ur zburger will be offg uer free luncheinon h oeorthf president's birthyou yth can stop by for a free burger or piece of cake between now and 2:00 p.m. happy birthday. >>> our time is 11:25. still 81 degrees here. next at 11:30, they're not popular, but see how far some are going to makeheir feelings about speed cameras known. >>> also ahead at 11:30, the newest player to emerge in the custody battle over michael jackson's