nina totenberg. [laughter] [applause] now, here is the last thing i want to say, and i am confident i speak for everyone in this -- only one person here appointed her, and one person, senator david pryor, voted for her, but all of us hope that she will stay on that court forever. [cheers and applause] fmr. pres. clinton: ladies and gentlemen, justice ginsburg and nina totenberg. [applause] all justice ginsburg: thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] [chanting] >> rbg! >> rbg! >> rbg! justice ginsburg: thank you, thank you! thank you! >> rbg! >> rbg! >> rbg! ms. totenberg: thank you all for coming. i think justice ginsburg and i have never, ever, appeared before an audience this large before. [laughter] [cheers and applause] i understand that normally this is, i guess, recently the worldwide wrestling entertainment -- [laughter] we are not going to wrestle each other. [laughter] we are going to try to entertain you a bit and inform you. you have heard president clinton describing why he picked ju

totenberg: thank you to our terrific moderator, nina totenberg. [applause] ms. totenberg: and of course the remarkable, the notorious r.b.g., justice ruth bader ginsburg. [applause] ms. totenberg: on behalf clinton foundation, that clinton school of public service, thanks to all of you who are here and who watched us online. we hope to see you at the presidential center very soon, good night. [applause] ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: >> margaret o'mara talks about "the code." after that, did it from the house of commons.

totenberg: how do you keep going? i mean, you have -- i took a ton of briefs with me on the plane here, d i managed about an hour and a half, and then i was ready for a break. you did this when you are sometimes feeling really rotten in the last year. how do you keep going? justice ginsburg: i think my work is what saved me, because instead of dwelling on my physical discomfort, if i have an opinion to write, or i have a brief to read, i know i have just got to get it done, and so, i have to get over it. this is another instance where i got very good advice from justice o'connor. justice o'connor had a mastectomy and she was on the bench nine days after her surgery. she told me in my first cancer bout with colorectal cancer -- "ruth, you schedule your chemotherapy for a friday, then you can get over it saturday and sunday and be back in court on monday." [laughter] [applause] ms. totenberg: but you have done this really all of your life. cancer is not a stranger to you. your mother died the day before your graduation.

nina totenberg. [applause] here is the last thing i want to say and i'm confident i speak for everyone in this vast arena. only one person here appointed her in one person, senator david prior voted for her, but all of hope that she will stay on that course for -- on that court forever. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, justice ginsburg and nina totenberg. [applause] justice ginsburg: thank you. thank you. [applause] >> rbg! [chanting] ms. totenberg: thank you all for coming. i think justice ginsburg and i have never, ever. before an audience this large before. [applause] i understand that normally this is recently the worldwide wrestling entertainment -- [laughter] we are not going to wrestle each other. we are going to try to entertain you a bit, inform you. clinton heard president describing why he picked justice ginsburg, but i think i should start this interview asking you about that interview. let me set the stage. 1993, the new president is flirting with all manner of potential supreme the name

chief antonio terrorists while their inaction drew a scolding from teenage activists gretta totenberg as jonah hole reports from the un i'm announcing that earlier this morning we have filed an official complaint under the convention on the rights of the child. weld leaders don't like being told what to do much less by a group of school children including a certain swedish teenager who decided to take them to court my name is to get the tune that i am 16 years old and i'm doing this because well it is off failing to protect the rights of the child by continue to ignore the climate crisis a summit on climate change is the centerpiece of this year's general assembly and grettir totenberg it stand strong. it's a shift in emphasis 1st secretary general antonio tennis who came to office focusing on conflict resolution but instead has watched peace escaped the likes of syria yemen and libya with a new cold flick looming in the gulf it is that sense of urgency but i have to say the secretary general didn't do it alone i think all you had to do is watch the millions of people especially young

tears climate activists credit totenberg has hit back at critics who tried to ridicule her at a rally in monterrey el said her advice to her adversaries mockery of children showed that her climate protection message was threatening their world view and heading back now a video making fun of adults who have attacked the activist has gone viral. i'm a middle aged man with an interesting problem. racially angry swedish. wants to save the planet. luckily he's now a number i can call. help. if you unfortunately there is no real helpline for middle aged men angry with the environmentalist this is the work of australian satirists but the verbal abuse and mockery aimed at is real and it intensified this week after she spoke at the united nations this is all wrong. i shouldn't be apia. i should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. yes you'll come to us young people for hope how do you. since then she's been attacked by some in the right wing media and a canadian lawmaker called her mentally unstable. has been open about her asper just diagnosis which is not a mental illness a type

climate them urgency summit at the united nations in new york the teenager swedish activist gretta totenberg gave an impassioned address accusing leaders of making empty promises. coming up next stephen beardsley will have the details the business news that after a short break stay tipped. my 1st vice like a muscle sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this notion for. something as simple as learning how to write them by said posies and. since i was a little girl i wanted to have a bicycle off my home and it took me as them until. finally they gave up invented by me and i say this country turns because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more affluent for girls than rising up by. knowledge i want to meet those woman back home bloodhounds by the 2 teams and social rooms and informed them own dead basic rights my name is them out of the hood and i wore them. the world's oldest travel agency stops in the straps thomas cook is bankrupt leaving the british government to ferry tens of thousands back hold we'll tell you what happens one of the travel industry standard bearers. and we

we're joined by swedish activist gretta totenberg and her march outside the white house today hundreds of mostly young people took part in the demonstration demanding action on climate change tony burke has been in the u.s. raising awareness of the human suffering. a 4th person has died after another day after actual rains in southeastern spain hundreds of people have been evacuated from the regions of island and mercia transport networks have seen significant disruptions some municipalities have the ported record rainfall. across southeastern spain streets have become rivers. and many of the rivers have broken their banks. some municipalities have reported the heaviest rainfall on record. we. throughout the night in the last 24 hours almost 200 liters of rainfall or if you put importantly in the last 6 hours alone there have been 120 liters according to experts this will not be repeated in 100 years. present rain continues to soak the region's military units have been dispatched to assist. but there's only so much they can do against the forces of nature. landscapes are underwater the

were joined by teenage activists got a totenberg on friday as she's in the united states raising awareness and head of a human summit on climate change hundreds of mostly young people took part in the demonstration across the street from the white house demanding that lawmakers take action on global warming interviewed before the rally the swedish teenager contrasted attitudes in the us where president drug questions climate science with those of her home country. if this is not a lot of differences and also in the way we. we talk about the climate crisis of course here it's more like it's more like some things you either believe in or not believe in. where i run from it's more like. it's a fact. thank you. thank you i'm sacked of his gratitude. to zimbabwe where they disputed over the final resting place of the country's former president robert mugabe appears to have been resolved a spokesman for his family says they have agreed to allow him to be buried up the monument to national heroes in harare family and government had been at odds over this previously say they wanted to bury him in

helped broker the 2015 powers climate of chord praised as one of the planet's greatest advocates totenberg is in the u.s. for next week's un climate summit and use it to take part in friday's global climate strike in new york. and new york has become the 1st u.s. state to outlaw the silo flavored in cigarettes authorities voted to impose an immediate ban amid growing health concerns and the surging popularity of fighting among young people the ban does not apply to tobacco fly food in cigarettes. well a surgeon and the far end of violence is taking a toll on south africa's biggest city johannesburg that's in addition to an economic downturn that's already hurting the country businesses are keeping the jewels closed and visitors the canceling trips to one of the city's most popular areas because of the recent unrest it's a toxic mix that's threatening efforts to turn slums into neighborhoods. to johannesburg in a city has been rocked by troops with violence frankly mopes looting and destroying anything in the park with foreign owned businesses here in the front hoping that there is nothing

climate them urgency summit at the united nations in new york the teenager swedish activist aggressive totenberg gave an impassioned address accusing leaders of making empty promises. coming up next steven beardsley we'll have the details for you business news that after a short break stay tipped. my 1st vice a morsel sewing machine. where i come from women are bound by this notion for. something as simple as learning how to write them by said poses and. since i was a little girl i wanted to have a bicycle of my home and it took me years them until. finally they gave up and went on buying and i say this but returns because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more afro for me for girls than rising i'm biased.

about cokie's life and legacy fromf her .ong-time colleagues and friends who helped shape n nina totenberglegal affairs corespondent at npr. and linda wertheimer is senior national correspondent they, along with cokie, are often referred to as the "founding motherg of national radio. and welcome to both of you, tona you, and to you, linda. i knew cokie and admired her so much, but to the rest of us the three of ye ou werinseparable. i'm so sorry for your loss. >> well, i guwe've had a little longer to get used to it than other people, but itself a terrible loss for everybody. my phone, mymail, they're all bursting with tears. some pretty hard-bitten female rellrters me bawling on the phone. it's a terrible loss for those of us who loved her and knew her for a long kime andw what she meant to journalism and to women. >> woodruff: linda, whaar you thinking about today? are you thinking back to those early days when it was the three ofyeou? >> it was an interesting time. and cokie and i workedoher to on the hill during pea time and together on the cam pawn when we were cating the bus, riding

we young people are unstoppable activist grettir totenberg opens the fast un youth climate summit think she and others won't rest until there's action on global warming. hello i'm the star of the attain this is al jazeera live from tehran also coming up . for months on end showing no signs of abating another round of protests in hong kong and in street battles arrests and tear gas. calls to free people arrested in egypt during rare protests against president arafat's health c.c. . this is a. saudi arabia again blames iran the for attacking its oil plans but is yet to decide how to retaliate. now the fast at youth summit on climate change is taking place in new york it was opened by a 16 year old swedish campaign aggressor 20 bag who inspired a global environmental protest led by young people on friday organizers estimate 4000000 people of all ages took past speaking at the u.n. bags paid tribute to young activists everywhere. yesterday millions of people across the globe. marched and demanded real climate action especially young people. we showed that we we are united and that we young

the momentum for this protest was created by swedish teenager credit totenberg as we know she is the one who started these fridays for future strikes today she spearheading a rally in new york she traveled to the u.s. a few weeks ago to be there for the net for next week's un climate summit it was her efforts which began as a one woman demonstration that energized the young and spurred them to action. why he was god why do we want. scientists and veyron mental organizations and politicians have been trying for years to make the climate a matter of urgency in vain 16 year old clinton has done it to him bird braved the open sea on a 2 week voyage aboard a yacht from europe to the u.s. to bring her message to the american president a self-proclaimed climate skeptic in person the media follow the trip closely the climate and ecological crisis is a global crisis and the biggest crisis you manage he has to face and if we don't manage to work together to cooperate and to to work together despite our differences they we will fail so we need to. to stand together and support each other and. t

these climate summit was opened by teenage campaign aggressor totenberg who inspired friday's demonstrations are diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations headquarters. the day after people around the world led by the youth took to the streets here young people taking over one of the global halls of power this is the u.n. youth summit but the most powerful person was not here to speak u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists was billed as the keynote this snow and these are among the speeches he heard these negotiations and climate change policy started in 1902 even before most of my generation was fine for over 25 years and the emissions have only reson. we appreciate that you there are no other table we had the discussions are being held but our voices and our imports must be allowed to influence this disease yesterday millions of people across the globe. marched and amanda's real climate action especially young people. we showed that we we are united and that we young people are unstoppable the u.n. is hoping to leverage the people power we've seen in recent days

when very few women were presenting or shaping the news but also along with susan stamberg nina totenberg and linda one timer created the very concept of what n.p.r. has become in her expansive 4 decade career cokie roberts won 3 emmys wrote 6 books mainly about the women history for guess was a clear living legend by the library of congress and was regularly known to file stories for 4 different shows on 2 different networks in a single day cokie roberts revolutionized the world in which i report to you today and i leave you with her advice for young women entering this still somewhat male dominated industry and world she said don't get all involved in the politics of your institution or competition in your institution just do your work and get it on the air and then people will see if you're good here's to cokie roberts who told us all told us all to be brave be bold and please trails wherever you may go. runnable job as you said. putting in like 4 stories the day to 2 different sets of serious work it was she was i was working both at n.p.r. and at a.b.c. news for a long time and she w

crisis a summit on climate change is the centerpiece of this year's general assembly and grettir totenberg it stand up strong. it's a shift in emphasis 1st secretary general antonio terrorists who came to office focusing on conflict resolution but instead has watched peace escape the likes of syria yemen and libya with a new conflict looming in the gulf it is that sense of urgency but i have to say the secretary general didn't do it alone i think all you had to do is watch the millions of people especially young people that were in the streets on friday and the secretary general's fully aware that he may have been speaking but in the back there were millions of young people screaming and pushing and demanding action that it takes children to call world leaders to account on something like climate change says a lot about the state of global diplomacy as it does about the ever more elusive search for consensus that the u.n. and this vast gathering are supposed to be about 193 countries represented more than 500 side events a blizzard of activity but how much can actually be achieved for the

must be at least tripled to meet the goals of the 2015 paris agreement teenage activists gretta totenberg delivered a scathing speech and we she told leaders you have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. dozens of people have been killed. the. official said the. close to a wedding celebration the. explosion. likely killed many people following the. headlines the news continues here. stay with us. throughout the world live large and small of the arab diaspora men women and children who have settled on the road to. why people move varies greatly persecution and conflict ask those millions of arabs to leave their homelands others leave for economic reasons or to follow their families. no 2 stories are the same yet what binds each of them is a connection to their arab heritage 'd. europe has long been a favored destination for many from the middle east so many abdul qadeer lives in italy where she works as a public representative her is a remarkable success story as milan's 1st muslim female council member. sumi arbil car that was born in the italian city of beirut to jord

nina totenberg. so -- [cheers and applause] the notorious rbg! [cheers and applause] >> please be seated. [applause] >> and i have to tell you before i leave the stage, i want to shake her hand. [cheers and applause] >> well, i want to give her a hug, but that would be very unprofessional. so this is quite an amazing group, and i'm very admiring of all the people who have been on line for so many hours and waiting to see the justice. there's a lot to see even though she's a pretty little person. [laughter] so how about jlo? what was -- how did that happen? >> i was called about a month or so ago by jennifer lopez, and she said she would like to meet me and introduce her fiance e, alex rodriguez. [laughter] so they came to chambers, and we had a very nice visit. she mostly wanted to ask if i had any secret about a happy marriage. but now a-rod is traveling with her to concerts all over the world. [laughter] >> so what was your secret to a happy marriage? did you pass on your mother-in-law's secrets? [laughter] >> on the day i was married, my mothe

anti climate change movement fridays for a future which was started by the swedish teenager gretta totenberg and moscow greenpeace activists took over a stadium calling for action on climate change the room was one of the 180 cities and towns in italy where mass protests took place with many schools letting students out early coming out now man made on the trail stay with us. i'm going to move this pile of real west that i've been down here looking for to us that tugs on a property tugs gives a little indication and provide a clue as to who owned it we used it be it in holland general denmark spain wherever it would help me get to the bottom of this dumping to get to. these higher public places universities hospitals and a lot more the 1st one that i found was like ages ago they're very both even my luggage so i'll need to cut them sort of fit into. the idea is to take these pills but to the previous will is the original and these are easy with the belong to people in the u.k. i was in class. jims us to call these things go to go if they have any idea. what goes around comes around. somebody

crisis a summit on climate change is the centerpiece of this year's general assembly and grettir totenberg it stand strong. it's a shift in emphasis 1st secretary general antonio terrorists who came to office focusing on conflict resolution but instead has watched peace escaped the likes of syria yemen and libya with a new cold flick looming in the gulf it is that sense of urgency but i have to say the secretary general didn't do it alone i think all you had to do is watch the millions of people especially young people that were in the streets on friday and the secretary general's fully aware that he may have been speaking but in the back there were millions of young people screaming and pushing and demanding action that it takes children to call world leaders to account on something like climate change says a lot about the state of global diplomacy as it does about the ever more elusive search for consensus that the u.n. and this vast gathering are supposed to be about 193 countries represented more than 500 side events a blizzard of activity but how much can actually be achieved for the

change but climate crisis is very much the message from the youth activists and you heard grettir totenbergwhen she talked moments ago making it quite clear that she doesn't believe the current projections on the course the world is on in terms of the paris deal which clearly some countries notably the u.s. are not sticking with isn't enough to get us where we need to be in terms of reducing emissions and saving the planet and making sure that climate change is not irreversible. and so james have there been i understand the the session has only just has only just opened but has there been some indication of a willingness to take certain measures have any ideas been forces at this stage an action plan as. no what we're expecting to hear or what certainly the u.n. secretary general is hoping to hear is individual commitments that go beyond what countries have already proposed so he's hoping that each country is going to come up and say well in addition to what we've already committed this is where we're going to go now some of those leaders for the 1st time are now taking to the stage prime m

nina totenberg is legairs corespondent at npr. and nda wertheimer is senior national correspondent.y, aloneywith cokie, are often referred tas the "founding mothers" of national public radio. and welcome to both of you, to nda. nina, and to you, li i knew cokie and admired her so much, but to the rest of us the three of you were inseparable. i'm so sorry foryour loss. >> well, i guess we've had a little longeto get used it than other people, but itself a terrible loss for everybody. my phone, my e-mail, they're all bursti with tears. some pretty hard-bitten female reporters called me bawling on the phe. 's a terrible loss for those of us who loved her and knew her for a long time and knew what she meant to journalism and to women. >> woodruff: linda, what are you thinking about today? are you thinking back to those early days when it was the three of you? >> yes. it was an interesting time. and cokie and ti workegether to on the hill during peace time and together on the cam pawn when we were catching the bus, riding the plane. i stayed on the plane a she stayed on the ground talkin

of course everyone is aware of greta totenberg, who is in new york at the moment.talks, they've been quite pivotal? no doubt about it. the youth of today are really driving politicians to up their ambitions. it is absolutely right that here in the uk, we will be seeing the same pressures to make sure the climate talks in the uk are very ambitious. let's face it, there are going to be the generation that will be suffering the consequences of this, and it is really important that the youth voice is heard in this. i think at the talks, we will see a number of hot topics there, like what is the role of youth in driving ambition, what is the ambition itself that the country is prepared to step up? and what is the role of so—called nature —based solutions, like forests and pete fogs, or oceans which are all really important to restore... only if they are healthy. bring it back to the uk, what commitments, seeing as glasgow are hosting it, will the uk sign up to? i hope between now and that talk, we will put the pressure on uk to up its ambition. they've shown world leade

she sat down with the conversation with npr's nina totenberg. this is about 90 minutes. >> wow. look at this crowd. [applause]