i voted for sotomayor and kagan. nobody would have cared if i got mad about brett kavanaugh, just one more person. but i had something that nobody else had. the ability to look the democrats in the eye and say what the hell are you doing? i would have never done this for sotomayor and kagan. you want to keep this seat open, you don't care how qualified he is. you want to paint the picture for 2020 and you were dumb enough to say that. what got me going is i have known brett kavanaugh for almost 20 years. i know him to be one of the most capable people any republican president would nominate to the supreme court. here is the one thing that united the party. brett kavanaugh was the private secretary of president george w. bush. he met his wife working for the bush administration. president bush was on the phone day in and day out, calling republican senators, vouching for him. so you had the bush group, the trump group, the mccain group and romney group. all of us believed that anybody on the republican side would have

she was very excited to be joined by justices sotomayor and justice kagan.her decision not to step down during president obama's first term was because she wanted to be part of the court when it was a third women. and she was clear that a woman's voice was really important. one case that comes to mind is stafford union school district when reading took up a strip search of a 13-year-old girl. the court found the search unconstitutional, but justice ginsburg later noted that she didn't think her male colleagues really understood how humiliating and undignified it was for a young 13-year-old girl to be strip searched by the principal and vice principal of her school but something she would have found issue with when she was 13. so a woman's voice really mattered to her and more women's voices would have been exactly what she wanted. >> ruth marcus, collegiality is another part of justice ginsburg's legacy. she herself talked about how important it was to have it inside that chamber with those nine folks. obviously, we've heard a lot about her personal friendsh

we have justice sotomayor. before bader ginsburg, we had sandra day o'connor. what does she add into thimix? >> she often talked about how justice o'connor sort of-- "mentored" may have been a strong word, but really sort of helped her along when she arrived on the bench and, you know, when she was assigned her first opinion. frequently, the first opinion for a new justice is a relatively straightforward one, butustice ginsburg thought it was a relatively complicated one, and justice o'connor, who was, you know, really just sort of no nonsense, said to her, "just-- just get it done, ruth, before the-- he assigns you the next opinion." and i think she tried to carry that forward with the new female justices, trying to, you know, to help them get settled in. >> sreenivasan: what was she like on the bench? what did she add to the questioning process? >> she was very straightforward, matter of fact. she was often the first justice to ask a question, although justice sotomayor, think, has surpassed her in that. but she was very articulate, very pointed. she ao was a

she said that along with sotomayor when they were asked why they did not vote like everyone else did. again, she said i put my political beliefs, i do not vote the constitution. i cannot imagine justice ruth bader ginsburg or justice sotomayor your ever saying those anytime come in the privacy of their own home, in the public, i cannot imagine them saying that, i have never heard that before. they are people who follow the constitution. to protect the equality and justice that it guarantees. i would strongly disagree with you on that particular point and certainly there have been instances over time where democrats and republicans have switched to vote for nominees, so i think i disagree with you on pretty much all of the fact that you just put out in your call and i would encourage people to really pay attention to the actual fax of what is going on right now with this nomination, because the stakes could not be higher when it comes to things that americans care deeply about like health care, like making decisions, like having a court that works for everyone including those of us who

if you came to an argument these days, you would see that justice sotomayor and justice kagan are not shrinking violets. they're very active in the colloquy that goes on at oral arguing. during the years justice scalia and sotomayor overlapped, they were in competition for the justice who asked the most questions at oral arguments. [laughter] scalia generally edged her out just by a bit, but, but nowadays she wins hands down. [laughter] >> hello, my name is priya and i'm a freshman. i was wondering if any of the ways in which you approach adversity in your professional career helped you, and, combating any challenges you faced as a mother and in your courageous battle with cancer? justice ginsburg: it is never to have a defeatist attitude. i told the story earlier this afternoon about my model, when i had pancreatic cancer, was the great mezzo-soprano, marilyn horne. when she was diagnosed with that often deadly disease, she said, "i will live." not that "i hope to live." so that was my attitude too. i was going to beat this. one of the things i did and after the colorectal cancer bou

justice sonia sotomayor visited us when i was a child. it was great to see a woman of color speak to my community. my question is, what type of people do you speak to, and what type of people do you aim to inspire? justice ginsburg: what type of people do i speak to? i speak to students from the second grade to the postgraduate level. we are often visited by school groups. i speak to about half a dozen law schools every year. just before i came to stanford, i was visiting the virginia military law institute, which has done a great job in integrating women. and washington and lee, its neighbor school. >> i'm a sophomore. my question for you is, i find myself in arguments a lot and i'm curious to know how you see best to construct a sound argument that is purposeful in persuading people from the other side to kind of get on board with you? [laughter] justice ginsburg: we are trying to persuade each other all the time. it begins when we are considering what request to review, to grant. then in oral argument, questions are asked, not just to

corte suprema de estados unidos sería la segunda persona hispana en ocupar el cargo después de sonia sotomayora, nos vamos a la costa del golfo, la tormenta tropical ebta zonas cubiertas de agua, (hablan todos) . >>> aquí en la ciudad el condado galveston miles de residentes se han visto afectados, más temprano quedaron atrapados. >>> ha estado ocasiondo estragos. >>> de inundaciones . >>> las fuertes marejadas ciclónicas provocó serias inundaciones en la ciudad dejando carreteras intransitables y viviendas que parecían islas rodeadas de agua, mientras que algunas familias se preparaban a último minuto promete traer poderosas ráfagas de viento. >>> pero como tener cuidado. >>> no se puede salir, uno quiere salir con los niños y así no se puede. >>> miles de residentes incluyendo los que residen en otras zonas costeras como la península bolívar están bajo orden de evacuación voluntaria, son áreas de alto riesgo en peligro de sufrir los embates de las inclemencias del tiempo. >>> los factores preocupantes de la tormenta tropical son los aguaceros y las marejadas ciclónicas, autoridades locales e

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sotomayor confirmed 68-31. gorsuch, 54-45. cavanaugh, 50-48. the trend there, it doesn't take a statistician to show the increasingly narrow margins. is the continuation of that trend inevitable or cannot be reversed? or is it like a door that only swings in one direction. he showed it a bit as to how , but harry reid did more to unleash the sources than anybody in recent memory. changing the rules to a majority vote and a circuit court of appeals. when they had power, they went away from the 60 vote requirement to 50 votes. here is i think you're going to have more ideologically driven nominees because you don't need to reach across the aisle and pick up a vote like you used to. we had to change the rules for gorsuch to stop his filibuster twice and i would say after gorsuch, nobody can look you in the eye and say they are not qualified. so the point is that conservative nominees have been treated critically unfairly. it all christian. with cavanaugh --n harry reid signed decided to change the rules that change the nomination process and what

mariana sotomayor is joining us. joe biden is pushing back on the comments, right? >> reporter: that's right, alex. yesterday he was angry, saying himself he had to control his temper and was never as frustrated in responding to any comment the president has made before. and as kelly noted, vice president biden does believe that "the atlantic" article is true, calling the president's remarks deplorable, disparaging and even unamerican. and just to understand why he was so visibly upset, one of the things that biden has said unprompted and repeatedly on the campaign trail is that the number one sacred duty for a president and also the u.s. government is to protect the lives of those who go abroad, because they are willingly protecting americans and democracy. so, take a listen to just a bit of his remarks yesterday, where he says and demands for the president to apologize. >> if what is written in "the atlantic" is true, it's disgusting. if these statements are true, the president should humbly apologize to every gold star mother and father and every blue star family

marianna sotomayor, thank you. >> joining us now is the correspondent for "usa today." i have not seen the white house jump into action into a news story like this. is the white house caught off guard or did they know it was coming and they needed to attack aggressively? >> the white house and trump really came out as you mentioned aggressively and angrily defended the president on friday. we had robert o'brien and kayleigh mcenany strike. we had fox news report on the story. the issue here is that none of the sources have been willing to go on the record. you know, the white house has been able to dismiss it as false reporting. as kelly noted earlier, the language does fit with the language the president used in the past. specifically his desk pisparagi comments about john mccain and the gold star family in 2016. the context doesn't look good for the president. he has been able to weather a lot of these stories that have come out from former administration officials which aides point to. the thing is the military has been a big part of his administration. we'll have to

sotomayor. all of them. so it's going to be a conundrum for the president and not being willing to show their hands enough to make the senate not want to confirm them. >> laura coates, thank you. and again, laura, i really appreciate you helping us out. and in long evening. i will see you soon. i want to bring in now, joan. joan, appreciate you joining us. you spent a lot time in chambers with justice ginsburg. 20 years of conversations. i'm sorry for your loss. i should say that. but what was she like? >> thanks, don. you know, i -- i was with her as a journalist. but she -- she would tell me so many things. just in january, of this year, i remember going to see her. and she said to me, with so much enthusiasm that it's hard to talk about it now, i'm cancer free, she said, because she was getting checked all the time. remember, her cancer episodes date back to 1999. and with the colorectal cancer. and then, 2009 was when she first had the pancreatic. but it's obviously the pancreatic and the liver that meta

marianna sotomayor joins us from washington. good morning. how are the candidates shifting from the virtual trail to the real campaign trail? >> reporter: well, geoff, the biden campaign is excited and feeling confident they could make that transition. of course, the first test of this unconventional campaign trail started back in march where many critics doubts that the campaign to take off given they didn't have a blueprint for how to run a virtual campaign. touting that success is the reason why they're pushing back on criticism of now whether it is too late or too son to the finish line for the biden team to be traveling and going to battleground states in person. we saw them ramp that up last week with the former vice president traveling to pennsylvania, giving her remarks in wilmington, delaware and also to wisconsin. in harrisburg, he will meet with union leader this is labor day. and the day after on tuesday heading straight to michigan. we're still waiting to hear what he'll be doing. but he was meeting with auto workers and talking

i want to bring back in with us melissa murray who served as a law clerk to justice sotomayor.my howell, founder of scotus blog is with us. and lilly led better, she was a plaintiff in a case where she sued her employer, goodyear, over pay discrimination, arguing she was paid less than her male colleagues because shes with a wom was a woman. the coral rule e court ruled ag. two years after that decision, congress passed and president obama signed into law the lily ledbetter fair pay act. justice ginsburg had a framed copy of that bill inside her chambers at the supreme court. lilly, i'm so appreciative of you being here this morning. i know justice ginsburg became a friend of yours in the aftermath of all this. can you tell me what you're thinking and feeling this morning as we have been living in these services for the justice. >> she is -- was such a huge person in my life and she made such a tremendous difference in my life when she challenged congress to take up the ball. she said justice is in your court, it is up to you. and she did. she changed and challenged congress so

marianna sotomayor is joining us from delaware. another good sunday to you. what is the main takeaway from biden's remarks in the last hour. >> reporter: well the former vice president was very blunt with why he believes donald trump is trying to quickly move through this confirmation process. and as you mentioned, it health care, health care, health care. the threat of someone like judge amy coney barrett who has been critical especially about the affordable care act and what her placement to the supreme court might mean. as you've mentioned before, as well, the supreme court will be hearing a case on the legality of the affordable care act and the biden campaign, including the former vice president and also senator kamala harris are stressing to voters that if the affordable care act is found to be unconstitutional and is reversed, it would threaten millions of people who have pre-existing conditions and have gained access to health care in the last several years. biden also said that it shouldn't be a coincidence that people that trump nominated coney barr

middle.ose to the justice kagan is on my left, justice sotomayor on my right. the children in school, and watch what is going on in the court, and they see the women are not there just to look good. my colleagues are likely -- lively participants in oral argument. anyone who has been to the court knows that. last year some of the journalist counted number of questions each justice asked and they decided justice sotomayor won the prize even more than justice scalia. ,[laughter] the women are not shrinking violets. >> not by any means. >> it was very lonely being the only woman. maybe it was better for sandra because she was more of an imposing presence. >> i don't think there is anyone questioning how imposing you are. [laughter] you can take both questions. >> if i am asked if it's a coincidence that women are more liberal this is for social psychological research. i think you are right that women are more on the liberal side. not only when we are talking about gender and women's rights, but somehow, and i don't know why it's true that most of the , women justi

now that by itself doesn't tell you much because as everyone knows a religion like that goes from sotomayor all the way to judge barrett so they can see the chief justice will no longer be the swing vote in coming elections that it's clearly part of the plan ed that's clearly planted if she is in fact trump's nomination how likely is she to actually get that seat i mean the republicans certainly have the numbers. barring unforeseen. skeletons in her closet which strikes me as unlikely given that she's already been through a pretty serious vetting. it's a done deal they knew that before trump even announced it which made it was also sort of peculiar they said we have proven we don't know who he's going to name which isn't a rather odd way of doing things so the republicans are going to stand behind this nomination so turning to another big factor in this election all together the krona virus pandemic of course the united states has hit another new milestone let's get this right 7000000 cases now more than 200000 deaths how significant is this likely to be going into the election in november

but that by itself doesn't tell you much because as everyone knows a religion like that goes from sotomayor all the way to judge barrett so the concern is the chief justice will no longer be the swing vote in coming elections and it's clearly part of the plan at that's clearly planning if she is in fact trumps nomination how likely is she to actually get that seat i mean the republicans certainly have the numbers barring unforeseen. skeletons in her closet which strikes me as unlikely given that she's already been through a pretty serious vetting. it's a done deal they knew that before trump even announced it which made it was also sort of peculiar they said we have proven we don't know who he's going to name which isn't a rather odd way of doing things so the republicans are going to stand behind this nomination so turning to another big factor in this election all together the coronavirus pandemic of course the united states has hit another new milestone let's get this right 7000000 cases now more than 200000 deaths how significant is this likely to be going into the election in november

but that by itself doesn't tell you much because as everyone knows a religion like that goes from sotomayor all the way to judge barrett so the concern is the chief justice will no longer be the swing vote in coming elections and it's clearly part of the plan ed that's clearly planted if she is in fact trump's nomination how likely is she to actually get that seat i mean the republicans certainly have the numbers barring unforeseen. skeletons in her closet which strikes me as unlikely given that she's already been through a pretty serious vetting. it's a done deal they knew that before trump even announced it which made it was also sort of peculiar they said we have proven we don't know who he's going to name which isn't a rather odd way of doing things so the republicans are going to stand behind this nomination so turning to another big factor in this election all together the coronavirus pandemic of course the united states has hit another new milestone let's get this right 7000000 cases now more than 200000 deaths how significant is this likely to be going into the election in november

all of them, justice ginsburg, kagan, sotomayor, breyer included have said that in certain cases we need to overrule this case because it is so wrong. there is a set of balancing attempts that the judges will apply in terms of how wrong. i don't think that what she said is particularly surprising. it's different from what any justice would do. what differs is how those balancing tests get applied and which cases the justices would feel like are the ones that are wrongly decided. joiningrrie severino us. from maine, joe, biddeford, you are on with our guest. good morning. good morning, pedro. i guess my question is in two parts. the president said that judge ginsburg did not say on her deathbed that we should wait. that we should not make it political and we should wait until after the election. do you agree with that? yes or no. my second question is this. if she's such a perfect replacement for judge ginsberg. , why isn't she honoring her deathbed request? i'm -- i will keep talking if you want, but i'm sure pedro will cut me off. host: you asked the question, let her respond. guest: he

justice sotomayor said i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone i could always rely on. she was the essence of civility and dignity. she was a superb judge whether in agreement or disagreement. i had a chance to see her several times in the courtroom the last couple months. but covid really put the justices apart from each other. they had to do the conferences on the phone calls. but she was always incredibly engaged. we know she'll be interred at arlington cemetery. the rest being worked out by officials at the supreme court. judge jeanine: david spunt, thanks for joining us. 45 days until the election and the political mudslinging over ginsburg's death and what is next. here to join us chad pergram who knows capitol hill like no other. >> the strategizing is starting on the right and the left. let me start with the democrats. democrats in the senate held a conference call to figure out what to do, they they would try to oppose this nominee. chuck schumer said anything is on the table, including possibly trying to eliminate a fili

justice sotomayor said i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone i could always rely on. she was the essence of civility and dignity. she was a superb judge whether in agreement or disagreement. i had a chance to see her several times in the courtroom the last couple months. but covid really put the justices apart from each other. they had to do the conferences on the phone calls. but she was always incredibly engaged. we know she'll be interred at arlington cemetery. the rest being worked out by officials at the supreme court. judge jeanine: david spunt, thanks for joining us. 45 days until the election and the political mudslinging over ginsburg's death and what is next. here to join us chad pergram who knows capitol hill like no other. >> the strategizing is starting on the right and the left. let me start with the democrats. democrats in the senate held a conference call to figure out what to do, they they would try to oppose this nominee. chuck schumer said anything is on the table, including possibly trying to eliminate a fili

between justice scalia and justice sotomayor.t seems to me appropriate since we began this interview. talking about justice scalia. we should end it in some ways there.om because the two of you were such pals for so many decades. it was such an unlikely friendship to the people from the outside. what did you love about him so much. he was a very funny man. we had been buddies on the dc circuit before he was appointed to the supreme court. that was a three judge bench. sometimes he would whisper something to me that was so funny i have everything i could do to contain myself. and when we didn't sick -- sit next to each other. he would send me notes. i can't repeat to this audience with some of them were. there is a common opera. our reverence for the court as an institution and for our constitution it was just a small sample this very amusing opera the opening aria. it goes like this. the justice is blind how can they possibly do this. the constitution says absolutely nothing about this. and then i answer him. dear justice scalia

compare the treatment of clarence thomas and brett kavanaugh to that of ruth bader ginsburg, sonya sotomayor and elana kagan, and it is clear that there is already one set of rules for a republican president and one for a democratic president. therefore i think it is important that we proceed to process any nomination made by president trump to fill the vacancy." what do you thing about that reasoning? guest: he is donald trump's golf partner, that is what he wants to maintain. he could give a damn about the nomination. he wants to stay in the donald trump good graces,. . host: we have something from a social media follower. you can answer this. "does mr. wilson agree with john kasich that some issues like abortion are dwarfed by the need to remove donald trump from office? god help us if he does." guest: the need to remove donald trump is driven by a fantastic array of reasons. they include his continued mishandling of a virus that has killed 200,000 americans. they include the mishandling of the office of the president, turning it into a swamp of corruption, banality and nepotism. they inc

treatment of clarence thomas, samuel alito, to brett kavanaugh compared ruth bader ginsburg, sonia sotomayor, and elena kagan, it is clear that there is one set andules for a democratic one set of rules for a republican nomination. we should support any nomination by president trump. what do you think? guest: senator graham is donald trump's bis golf partner pete he can give a damn about any nomination whatsoever. host: we have another question that came from one of our social media followers, and i will put this to you. kasich thath john some issues like abortion are dwarfed by the need to remove donald trump from office? god help us if he does. what is your response to that? guest: the need to remove donald trump from office is driven by a fantastic array of recents. they include his continued mishandling of a virus that has killed 200,000 americans. they include the mishandling of the office of the president and turning it into a swamp of corruption, and nepotism. they include his bowing down to foreign dictators and emulating them on our streets. they include the fact that donald trump i

sandra day o'connor, sonia sotomayor, and elena kagan. >> when do you think it will be enough?there be enough women on the court? my answer is when there are nine. [laughter] [applause] >> she had a big personality, that is for sure. marcia is a newshour regular. all of this news is still happening. the reaction is pouring in. you have covered justice ginsburg just about more than anybody for decades. he spent time with her, she was sick for a long time. want to get your gut reaction tonight to this news. >> my reaction was on several levels. initially, shock. she had been through so much in recent months that you had a sense she could go on forever. [indiscernible] you're right -- for seven years -- i interviewed at times, we don't become friends because of the journalist relationship, but you do get to know these justices over a period of time and there is a certain amount of sadness when they pass. i am also sad because regardless of politics, this is --[indiscernible] both men and women -- [indiscernible] she was an incredible leader before she became a judge. before being

substantial conservative majority if one of these justices is confirmed leaving only three liberals, sotomayoryer and kagan. >> and simpimplications would b enormous. what would it mean for obamacare which currently hanging very much in the balance? >> yeah, not looking great for obamacare. as he points out, there are long ter implications. and immediate too and obamacare is one of them. as people i think know, case is winding up through the courts and will be heard a week after the election. and so one question is, will there be a new justice in place by then and that will be what the fight will be about over the coming weeks. but either there is a new justice installed and likelihood is that that justice would be a particular conservative mindset and would not uphold the law. or someone is not installed and it is 4-4 and in that circumstance even with justice roberts voting in favor of the law, a 4-4 vote would basically reinforce the underlying decision which struck down key provision of obamacare. so if biden gets elected and you have this bad result for those folks in the supreme court, y

i believe that is justice sotomayor wearing the full face shield there. very small ceremony. there will be a larger memorial in the capitol on friday morning where justice ginsburg will lie in state. the first woman in the united states history to lie in state in the u.s. capitol. rosa parks was given the honor of lying in repose. justice ginsburg will be the first woman to officially lie in state. >> you may be seated. [ spe blessed is god the true judge. [ speaking foreign language ] god has given. god has taken. praise be the name. psalm 23. [ speaking foreign language ] [ singing in foreign language ] ♪ the psalm of david, the lord is my shepherd. i shall not want. god makes me lie down in green pastures. god leads me beside the still waters. god restores my soul. god guides me in the straight paths for god's namesake. yea, though i walk through the shadow of the valley of death, i will fear no evil for you are with me. your rod and your staff, they comfort me. you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. you have anointed my head with oil, my cup runs ove

justice sotomayor said i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone i could always rely on. she was the essence of civility and dignity. she was a superb judge whether in agreement or disagreement. i had a chance to see her several times in the courtroom the last couple months. but covid really put the justices apart from each other. they had to do the conferences on the phone calls. but she was always incredibly engaged. we know she'll be interred at arlington cemetery. the rest being worked out by officials at the supreme court. judge jeanine: david spunt, thanks for joining us. 45 days until the election and the political mudslinging over ginsburg's death and what is next. here to join us chad pergram who knows capitol hill like no other. >> the strategizing is starting on the right and the left. let me start with the democrats. democrats in the senate held a conference call to figure out what to do, they they would try to oppose this nominee. chuck schumer said anything is on the table, including possibly trying to eliminate a fili

she said that along with sotomayor when they were asked why they did not vote like everyone else did.e said i put my political beliefs, i do not vote the constitution. i cannot imagine justice ruth bader ginsburg or justice sotomayor your ever saying those anytime come in the privacy of their own home, in the public, i cannot imagine them saying that, i have never heard that before. they are people who follow the constitution. to protect the equality and justice that it guarantees. i would strongly disagree with you on that particular point and certainly there have been instances over time where democrats and republicans have switched to vote for nominees, so i think i disagree with you on pretty much all of the fact that you just put out in your call and i would encourage people to really pay attention to the actual fax of what is going on right now with this nomination, because the stakes could not be higher when it comes to things that americans care deeply about like health care, like making decisions, like having a court that works for everyone including those of us who are worki

when we confirmed justice sotomayor, i don't recall weeks of character assassination. when we confirmed justice kagan, i don't recall mainstream media declaring it the death of democracy. for half a century, we have seen this double standard. when a democratic president makes a nomination, it's a nonevent by comparison. the coastal political class and their friends in the media allow our national life to go on like normal. but whenever, whenever a republican dares to nominate someone, the same people declare it a state of emergency. so sadly, we already know what the reaction we will see on saturday. fill in the blank opposition. remember, in 2017, we saw literal fill in the blank opposition. demonstrators wanted to assemble outside the court before they even knew who president trump would name, so they literally brought stacks of signs that says oppose blank, and they brought markers so they could scribble in the name during the president's remarks before the tv cameras cut to them. in 2018, moments after the president announced now-justice kavanaugh, one left-wing gr

. >> it was president barack obama who nominated two other women, sonia sotomayor and elena kagan tonch. >> during the obama administration, some of her supporters were saying, okay, justice ginsburg. you've done a great job. you need to retire now so that your successor can be nominated by a democratic president. i think she really resented that, and she would often say, who are you going to find that's better than me? >> but in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign, rbg made a statement that led many to question her impartiality. >> recent comments by justice ruth bader ginsburg about donald trump have even some of her supporters wondering if she went too far. >> ginsburg said this. he's a faker. he has no consistency about him. he says whatever comes to his head at the moment. he really has an ego. how has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? the press seems to be very gentle with him on that. >> she even said at one point, you know, i think if he gets elected, i'm moving to new zealand. that raised a lot of hackles. >> something happened recently where just

nbc's marianna sotomayor. thank you. >>> we have breaking news in rochester, new york. early this morning police say two people are dead and two injured after responding to a backyard party. they found approximately 100 people running down the street away from at least one gunman. investigators are now looking into the cause. they do not have a suspect in custody. we're going to bring you the very latest as this story develops, but a mass shooting at a backyard party in rochester, new york, as we slept. >>> still ahead, we're going to talk to somebody who's been in the middle of a supreme court nominating process. we're going to ask you why this one is like no other. >>> and you'll hear from rachel maddow about rbg. you'll hear from her coming up. g you'll hear from her coming up how about no no uh uh, no way come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. than rheumatoid arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz... a pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis when methotrexate has not helped enough. xelja

i don't think whoever the president is should dilly dally, i think justice sotomayor said, justice ginsburglf said it at the same time. the president does not stop being the president during an election year, so the president has done his duty and now, of course, it is up to the senate to determine are these considerations that professor tribe are articulating, are those weighty enough to say we are not going to go forward or are we going to wait until after the election and so forth. but the president has chosen a superb nominee. we saw that yesterday, and no one is questioning her abilities, her integrity, her temperament and the like. so let's have a good confirmation hearing and air out all of the issues including how are you going to vote on some of these thorny questions. brit: let me get to that because it's being stated with some certainty -- just a second professor tribe. i will get back to you. professor tribe was pretty specific about the issues on which he believes that he can predict or it's clear how judge barrett will vote, abortion and a number of others that he mentioned. w

nbc, mariana sotomayor tweeted out an hour after mr. biden stepped off the stage, a post debate briefing call that biden is going to show up at the next two debates. we don't know how many different ways we can say yes, we are going to the debates. the campaign asked about whether he would continue on with the next debates. john harwood of cnn tweets out trump debate advisor chris christie was on abc after the debate and told abc about trump's performance. that was too hot. with all that heat, you lose the light. that potentially can be fixed. maybe or maybe not. kamala harris was on cnn. like biden during the debate, she wouldn't answer when asked about adding seats to the supreme court. "we will deal with that later," she told cnn. this from "the hill." celebrate online after trump debate. stand back, standby, comment. aslet's hear your voices well. cement in simpsonville, south carolina on our support vice president biden line. what did you think of tonight's debate? was a little aggravating to watch. i'm glad joe biden answered. the

. >> sean: repubepublicans never d this to elena kagan or justice breyer or justice sotomayor or or ruth bader ginsburg who i think only have votes against her. everybody knew they were pretty radical, hard left. recently the same democrats, we all watch and witness their efforts to destroy, smear, slander, besmirch, ruin the life of justice kavanaugh. never forget what they did to him. justice thomas and robert bork. make no mistake. they will do it again and again no matter who the president nominates. here with reaction, author of the new book "the mind of a conservative woman: seeking the best for our family and country," senator marsha blackburn what did you make of dianne feinstein's attack on judge barrett? >> it is absolutely disgusting, sean. what the democrats are trying to do is disqualify you if you are a person of faith. so you have amy coney barrett and you have barbara lagoa, each are catholics. what they are going to do is try to disqualify them. their standard would be, if you're an atheist or a secularist, then you can be a judge. but look at where the left has gone on

to hear justices sotomayor and kagen talk about her and how they felt their path had been made so muchhe fact that she had cleared away. even chief justice roberts last night issued a poignant statement. he said our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. we at the supreme court have lost a cherished colleague. today we mourn. but with confidence that future generations will remember ruth baden ginsburg as we knew her. a tireless and resolute champion of justice. that's what chief justice roberts said. >> so dedicated even during all those health challenges to listen to or arguments and participate. she will certainly be mied by those people we saw there last night. thank you so much. >> political implications of this. a white house reporter from "the washington post" is with us now. so good to see you this morning. up to this point, this election has been swirling around covid. we're all waking up this morning to what may be a very different dynamic and trajectory in this election. walk us through that, will you please? >> yeah. that's exactly right. this election really has cha

justice elena kagan, justice sonia sotomayor.hey said their path was clear because of ruth bader ginsburg. ginsburg was the second woman to be put on the court and when the two other women joined for a while, she served alone. she said i look to the right, there's a woman. to the left, i'm alone. i have to talk about a blockbuster turn, we had so many big cases coming up before she was diagnosed of course, back in february. she kept it quiet from the public. instead, she kept her led low. she was just a dominant point in an abortion case. in another case, the courthouse doors shut because of covid. and the justices can having oral arguments by phone, ruth bader ginsburg had a health mishap, she was in a hospital bed and she said she loved her mission but no longer had the steam to continue with it. three weeks ago, she was working with one of her clerks on a book. she did, she worked to her very end to a legacy. >> grit and strength. zblauft not just lassas a legacy on the court, but as you mentioned there are aren't many kids th

and justice sonia sotomayor saying my dear friend and colleague ruth bader ginsburg was an american hero. she served our court and country with consummate dedication, tirelessness, and passion for justice. >>> in pleasanton supporters of president trump gathered for a truck rally yesterday. it was planned before justice ginsburg passed away, but her passing was undoubtedly a main point of discussion. supporters of the president say they trust he will make the right decision. >> trump has proven himself over and over again that he knows how to make really good decisions. if he decides to make that choice to replace her now, i'm right behind him on that. >> there was a small group of counter demonstrators who said the decision should be up to the next president elect. >>> and as people across the nation remember the impact the justice had on their lives one bay area man has a very personal story, his front row seat to justice, ginsburg's fight for equality, for a man he knew. jim wallace of san francisco was in high school in 1972 when math teacher paula weisenfeld died during childbirth.

or wrong from mitch mcconnell because prior to that, we had lindsey graham for example voting for sotomayorst of the votes prior to that were overwhelmingly in favor of the president's choice and after that moment, we did see a very big change in how all of this plays out. what do you think? >> we certainly had a very contentious and tumultuous supreme court battle starting back under reagan and certainly with the clarence thomas nomination, not nice smooth battles at all as you may know, and i think as we think about this whole situation that you touched on a little bit, we have to think about the wise words of none other than ruth bader ginsburg who said there's nothing in the constitution that says the president stops being president and his last year and it's his constitutional duty to fill this vacancy in the senate's duty to advise consent and they need to move forward on this and i think the reason is they've got this incredibly complicated, bizarre election with all these mass mail in ballots flying around all over the place and we make it to a situation where we have to have the su

amy: dahlia lithwick, she wasn't the most progressive member, probably sononia sotomayor is. in the last years, she sided with conservative majority when it came to building a natural gas pipeline, when it came to approving the trump administration policy of expediting deportation of people seeking asylum, ultimately calling:'s mood to take a knee dumumb. >> i think the ways that we misapprehended ginsburg are really at the core of what you just said, which is i really truly belieieve that she was the small conservrvative rep the court. if you thought she wasas out burning her bra, breaking thihis down, taking things apart, then yoyou kinda missed thehe real s. because shshe was fundamentallya creaturere of the 1950's and 1960's. she was very, very much not a 191970's radical, certainly nota pipink pussy hat radical. when s she was on the d.c.c. cot circuit -- court of appeals, like turbos with antoninin scala a morere than anyone else.e. she was fundamentally a moderate centririst, often conservative, jurist. she was very, very, very much given a not for nott hiring nearly e

justice sonia sotomayor called ginsburg an american hero adding quote she welcomed me to the court with a warmth i could not have expected. and i came to feel a special kinship with her. she was someone whose wisdom kindness and unwavering support i could always rely on. i will forever cherish the moments we shared with ginsburg's death the court now split between 5 conservative justices in 3 liberal justices that is until a replacement is confirmed. >>our 4 zone forecast is up next as we take a live look outside at san francisco international airport. it's a lovely evening out there across all the bay area. yeah, definitely a gorgeous day outside spoke returned a little bit but the good news was we still saw some blue skies but hopefully. >>all the smoke will be gone soon. here's meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez, yeah we're definitely heading in the right direction, some unhealthy air particles over parts of the bay area but tomorrow. >>we're going to notice better air quality and warmer temperatures as well in fact taking a live look outside marine le or non-existent very shallow if an