let me say this about justice ginsberg. whether you agreed with the legal position or not, she was a very, very smart brilliant lawyer, advocate and justice. even when she disagreed with me, which was frequent, but not always, i always remembered fondly that my mother went to the same high school as justice ginsberg, james madison in new york. while i made oral arguments in front of the supreme court with justice ginsberg, reminded me of the arguments i had with my mother growing up, a degreessive but not hostile. this is a day to reflect on the good things. that is that this is a woman that made some real history, she also -- whether you agreed with her legal position or disagreeds with it, you knew where she stood. as someone that argued in front of her, you had to be very, very on your game when it was time for justice ginsberg to ask those questions. she always got right to the heart of it. as recently as may when we were on a series of three cases. so i want to think about that right this moment. but again, it's a hist

ginsberg was 87 and had been battling pan crealtic cancer. she leaves behind two children and several grandchildren. she was preceded in death by her beloved husband marty. here's a live look at washington, d.c. this morning where it's 9:01 there. flags are flying at half staffer atitol and supreme court to honor ginsberg. she served on the court for decades, a pioneer there on the court. abc news reporter karen travers has more on the justice's legacy. >> reporter: she was just the second woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court but ruth bader ginsberg's true legacy may be as a legal architect of the equal rights movement. her career began in the 1950s when sexual and racial discrimination was a fact of life. >> not a law firm in the entire city of new york bid for my employment as a lawyer. >> reporter: eventually she was hired by the american civil liberties union. there she would lead a movement that would lead the nation. she was appoint today the high court by president clinton in 19 >>ner behalf of thecompil reporter: as a supreme cour

my mom and justice ginsberg were friends and marty ginsberg, justin ginsberg's late husband, they gathered together often. marty was a great cook. my dad liked to eat. so that helped the friendship along, too. >> laura: one thing that is refreshing but it shouldn't be, chris and you touched on it, this idea that politics or what you do for a living has to define all of your relationships. if there's one that i've hated the last couple of years, the last ten years in washington is how that has infected everything, from entertainment industry to sports to -- we can't get away from politics in these pitcheded idealogical balls. that really shouldn't be anything about a relationship. friendship, family. it's a bygone era now. maybe that's washington d.c. >> yeah. a lot of us have friends that disagree with us. we're friends for other reasons. maybe things -- maybe that is becoming more and more difficult. one of the reasons that people really kind of look up to the friendship that they had was because they -- not just because it seems rare but because deep down they know it's possible and they

ginsberg is a loss for the nation. it's a loss for the world. it's one more loss that was reasonable, articulate and able to make an argument vote against you and still come back and face you the next day. and that's something we could sorely use more of these days. >> mater points to ginsberg's friendship with the late justice antnen scalia as an example of her civility. now, as news broke of ginsberg's death we used the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert. you can download that app so you'll know the news as soon as it breaks. wow, talk about a friday night surprise, lisa, last night. >> yes, so sad. and what a legend for sure. well, good morning, everyone. we're back to just a little bit of patchy fog along the coast, but more importantly a wind shift and arriving, and that's going to bring in some smoke throughout the bay warmer day for your sunday. cleaner air as fall arrives all next with my accuweather seven day forecast. >>> also next young voters are stepping up to work the polls since covid-19 is keepi

the country is mourning the death of ruth bader ginsberg, me, too, as any lawyer would be. she paved the way for all of us to be in the legal profession today. unfortunately the republicans are not honoring her legacy or her dying wish, which is to have her replacement by the next president of the united states. i have absolutely no faith that the two republicans that have come forward or that there will be two others that have come forward. we saw it play out before. we saw it with brett kavanaugh. several senators said they would be voting against brett kavanaugh yet they changed their votes when the time actually came. i don't think democrats can depend upon the republicans doing the right thing. very clear they made that very clear given the statements that have been issued to date. >> if they can't rely on the republicans, what are the options available to democrats going forward? >> i think chuck schumer put it best when he said all options are on the table. if they're successful in winning back the senate come this november, i think you will see them considering pack

the pause to remember ginsberg and the push to move on. >> any minute justice ginsberg casket will arrive at the supreme court. >> justice ruth bader ginsberg is lying in state at this moment. she is the first woman ever to do so. >> donald trump take time this morning to pay his respects. >> vote him out. vote him out. >> president trump says he's going to announce his pick to replace ruth bader ginsberg this saturday. >> he's showing no respect to her at all. at least wait until the woman is buried next week before you do that. >> we're going to fill that seat. and we're going to do it. we're going to do it in an election year. >> president trump's nominee for this vacancy will receive a vote on the floor of the senate. >> this is what leader mcconnell said in 2016. >> if a nominee actually reaches the floor, then i will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee. >> the president prepares to announce his nominee to the supreme court. >> judge amy coney barrett. >> after the announcement president trump boarded air force one en route to harrisburg, pennsylvania. he's holding a r

ruth bader ginsberg fought for equality. she made her name arguing for equality and earning a seat on the u.s. supreme court. yesterday in a final honor for the trail blazer, she was the first woman to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. it is no wonder that ruth bader ginsberg became an inspiration for young women everywhere. nbc's kristin welker has more. >> reporter: outside the supreme court from these young girls, a unanimous opinion honoring justice ruth bader ginsberg. >> changed her life and ours. >> reporter: 10-year-old olivia sangua began learning about the feminist icon when she was in third grade. >> what do you like about justice ruth bader ginsberg? >> i really like the fact that she stood up for everybody's rights, men and women. she used her mind to fight for what she believed in. >> i don't think she could have a better role model than ruth bader ginsberg. >> she wrote about her. >> ruth is important because she tried to make woman's rights equal. ruth is strong and tough when things get bad. >> reporter: her

we return to honoring the legacy of the honorable ruth bader ginsberg. the supreme court showdown on a potential new nominee just a month and a half from the presidential election. >>> also san francisco chefs serving up indoors, what it will take to reopen by the end of the month, but another big question, is >>> good morning, everybody. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us again. and if you are just joining us we have a lot more to get to but a quick look at the forecast and e sky atoy. >> right now air quality is good, liz, as we look outside here. you can see the sun here on the bay. it is 60 downtown, 63 in san jose, a mild 66 over in oakland. and this is san jose where we have low clouds here. your air quality should be good all throughout the day. we're looking at north winds and bringing in tnd east bay valleys. 59 in napa, 60 by the delta, and fog has been a problem from napa to santa rosa. otherwise low clouds here at the surface, but we are looking at that poor air quality throughout the afternoon in the north bay and in our inland east ba

and i suspect that justice bader ginsberg, that's not what she wanted. i suspect that that's why she tried to hang on until at least we had made it through the election and made it through inauguration. >> reporter: craig, just to be clear, those opinions fell right along party lines. those voting for donald trump said, "fill the seat now." those voting for joe biden said, "wait until after the election." craig? >> all right. ali velshi there in wisconsin. let's go west now. vaughn hilliard standing by there in arizona. vaughn, tell us why arizona, first of all, could play a key role in filling this vacancy. >> reporter: the arizona senate race, craig, you're right, already had heightened attention on it because of its closeness and the potential that democrat mark kelly could knock off republican martha mcsally, who is currently the incumbent in this position. but it is important to remember why this is important. it is technically a special election. you'll recall, mcsally filled the vacancy that was left by the late senator john mccain. because it is

justice ginsberg had a distinguished legal career. the first jewish woman to serve on the highest court in our land.

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg has topped. the death of a liberal judge at 87 gives president donald trump a chance to expand the conservative majority on the court as he faces reelection also coming up pro-democracy demonstrators in thailand to kick off a weekend of mass protest rallies are expected to draw tens of thousands calling for the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the march. and a new bonus league season starts with a familiar story champion spider munich's and shall kataki with an 8 mil crowd. next peiser welcome to the program the us supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has died a statement released by the court said the 87 year old had died of pancreatic cancer at her home in washington ginsberg was seen as a champion of women's rights a popular icon and the leader of the court's liberal wing her passing now gives president donald trump the chance to shore up the conservative majority when choosing a replacement. ruth bader ginsberg was appointed to the supreme court in 1993 the champion of women's

there is that incredible video of justice ginsberg's trainer doing pushups before her casket. i wonder what you can tell us about their relationship. >> you know, justice ginsberg once left dinner with obama at the white house so she wouldn't miss her workout. he called her tough as nails, bryant johnson. they had a really warm relationship. certainly for me and shawna that got to do the workout with him on msnbc air, it was amazing to see that tribute. they had an amazing relationship. >> authors of "notorious rbg." thank you so much. >>> we continue with the nomination of amy coney barrett. what we know about the contentious fight. just over five weeks until election day. >>> plus, we go live to louisville as protests are now underway. demonstrators still calling for justice for breonna taylor. get real-time insights in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading technology for smarter trading decisions. fidelity. ( ♪ ) ready to juvÉderm it? correct age-related volume loss in cheeks with juvÉderm voluma xc, add fullness to lips with juvÉderm ultra xc and sm

ruth bader ginsberg was appointed to the supreme court in 1903 the champion of women's rights became only the 2nd female supreme court justice and in the 27 years of service she became seen as the unquestioned leader of the court's liberal wing. there was nothing subtle about it was women can't do this and they can't do that almost explicit barrier is. what remains is often called unconscious by the supreme court announced ginsberg's death in a statement saying she died with her family at a side president trump was given the news after addressing a campaign rally in minnesota. basically. what else can you say she was an amazing woman. she was an amazing woman. thank you very much. trumps democratic presidential challenger joe biden also paid tribute to ginsburg but said her successor should not be chosen until after the upcoming election but there is no doubt let me be clear that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick that justice for the senate to consider. but it's a senate fight to filkins' vice place on the supreme court seem sure majority leader mitch

it certainly not something that fits into the ginsberg legacy. this from twitter, janet makes the comment that she's been a judge for less than three years and adds that her lack of courtroom experience is glaring. she has more experience than three of the sitting members of the supreme court. justice kagan had zero experience as a judge. justice thomas and justice roberts, they had less experience as a judge when they came onto the court. i think that's something where there's a lot of debate as to whether -- president obama said maybe we should have more politicians like chief justice earl warren, who had no experience as a judge before coming on the court. there are many illustrious judges in the history of this country who had that. there's a lot of people who say -- look at her record. she actually has a much longer judicial record than many of these people. you can see her approach. and you can see it in her scholarship as she wrote clearly about the way judges should behave, she has clearly thought through these things deeply. if you look

>>> as america mourns the late justice ruth bader ginsberg, a political battle looms over who will replace her weeks before the election. >>> plus, most u.s. states seeing coronavirus numbers climb. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, this is "early start." i'm boris sanchez in for laura jarrett. >> great to see you, boris. i'm christine romans. the last full day of summer. 5 a.m. in new york. 43 days until the election. there's an epic supreme court fight now at hand. the political stress test is escalating by the day. the battle to fill the seat of ruth bader ginsberg comes on top of the ferocious campaign and the pandemic about to claim the 200th american life. 200,000 deaths. president trump reinforcing a generational majority on the nation's highest court. cnn's manu raju has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the fight begins in earnest when senators return to washington later today. the big question is whether or not they should be delayed. whether or not the nomination fight to go and vote after the november election. we're just 43 days after e

ginsberg's nomination was 42 days. so certainly doable. but that's a political question more than a legal or practical one. >> bill: i was trying to slip that in and embarrass you. i failed again. jim, always good having you, friend. >> thanks. >> neil: in the case of justice ginsberg, she was approved 96-3. gone are those days. what about the fast approval day? sandra day o'connor, took her 33 days. the guy that wrote the book on that after this. fine, no one leaves the table until your finished. fine, we'll sleep here. ♪ it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win. to save you up to 60%. these are all great. and when you get a big deal... ♪ ...you feel like a big deal. ♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. my wife and daughter had been killed in an automobile crash, and lying in the bed were my two little boys. i couldn't have imagined what it would've been like if i didn't have insurance to cover them immediately and fully. forty years later, one of those little boys, my son beau, was diagnosed with termin

coming up, ben ginsberg -- ben ginsberg is here to tell us what we might be in for. ons is "balance of power" bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. i'm david westin. maybe one of year the most contentious in some years with over 200 lawsuits already filed around the country , and president trump saying yesterday he was not sure he would accept a result showing him to have lost. rid of therump: get ballots and there will not be a transfer, there will be a continuation. the ballots are out of control. you know it. you know who else knows it better than anybody else? the democrats. david: we welcome the lawyer at the center of the last presidential fight, ben ginsberg. he ran the legal team for george w. bush. theting all the way to supreme court, as we remember. thank you for being here. i have seen a large number of lawsuits already filed. how concerned should we be about these lawsuits? it sounds like it will be more litigation than ever before. ben: there is more litigation than we have seen before,

ginsberg's death means the court has a 5-3 conservative majority, a trump appointment would extend. >>> u.s. media are reporting authorities detained a woman suspected of mailing a deadly peyton to president trump. this follows reports last week that officials intercepted an envelope addressed to trump containing ricin. the e mode media quotedd law enfoforcement officials as sayi the authorities detained the woman as she was trying to enter the state of new york from canada. she was reportedly carrying a gun. some media also said the woman had been deported to canada from the u.s. last year, but details are not yet known. fbi officials on sunday did not respond to nhk about whether the arrest was linked to the ricin-tainted envelope, but they revealed they had detained a person on suspicion of sending irregular mail items. >>> now to mounting tensions between washington and beijing. a u.s. court blocked the trump administration's ban on downloads of the chinese-owned messaging app, we chat. the u.s. administration says china could misuse data from the app, threatening national securit

rooud bader ginsberg loved opera. we have learned that presidential candidate joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden will be there as well. jessica snider, cnn, washington. >>> lying in state in the u.s. capitol is extremely rare. fewer than 40 people have received that honor since the practice began in 1852. after the capitol ceremonies ginsberg's casket will be transported to arlington national cemetery for burial. >>> protests over the police shooting death of breonna taylor have turned violent in hollywood. one person was struck by a vehicle there thursday night. stephanie elam was there and explains how the events unfolded. >> we've been out here following these protests in hollywood, california, in the name of breonna taylor. it started over by a cemetery where there are people speaking and then they began to march and as they were marching they got to one intersection in hollywood where a car either came into the crowd or proceeded to move through the crowd. it did sound like some of the protesters then started

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg the legal better instead think now it's a partisan battle over who will replace her we'll take a look at the latest issues dividing america. and its beer time and unique again pandemic claims the city's famous october fest is canceled the show grounds remain deserted but local drinking halls are keeping the spirit alive with celebrations on a smaller scale. unexpired sir welcome to the program. pro-democracy protesters have saved their breath huge rally in the thai capital bangkok thousands joined in a rare challenge to the monarchy they want curbs on the king's power fresh elections and democratic reform marchers handed a letter to guards at the royal palace containing a list of demands to the king is include removing the prime minister from office and a new constitution activist installed a plaque symbolizing thailand's trends just transition to democracy the latest protests are seeing is the biggest in thailand this year. and our correspondent flora nish is following the stories for us in bangkok florent how significant are the scenes that hav

. >>> and a serious blow to democrats hoping to stop republicans from replacing ruth bader ginsberg on the supreme court. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, this is "early start." i'm boris sanchez in for laura jarrett. >> nice to see you this morning, boris. it's tuesday, september 22nd. it is officially the first day of autumn. 5 a.m. in new york. six weeks until the election and a day before the debate. the u.s. is far outpacing the world no matter how you parse these numbers. america has lost more lives to get ready. >> close to 6 million deaths. you can't look at that and say, that's terrific. >> there are signs of more trouble ahead. the 7-day moving average of new cases has crept above 40,000 for the first time since labor day. cases are now increasing in 24 states with the western half of the country a really big concern now. >> to put a face on these numbers, we want to share with you two of the latest victims. 67-year-old johnny lee peoples and his wife kathy. the north carolina couple was together for more than 50 years and they died just minut

in simple terms, chief justice roberts eulogized ginsberg. chief roberts: tough, brave, fighter, a winner, but also thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest. yamiche: reflecting on her ability to break through ideological barriers. chief roberts: many have seen the famous picture of justice scalia and justice ginsburg riding atop an elephant in india. in the photograph, she is riding th a dear friend, a friend with divergent views. there is no indication that either was poised to push the other off. yamiche: it is a spirit of collegiality that has vanished from the hal of congress. democrats blasted republicans for rushing to fill ginsberg's seat before the election. senator minority leader chuck schumer -- >> there is no, no, no precedent for confirming a supreme court justice between july and election day. yamiche: majority leader mitch mcconnell rejected accusatns of hypocrisy. he already has the votes to push through the confirmation. >> there is one right path before us. it does right by the judiciary, the senate, the yet-unnamed nomin

. >>> president trump is narrowing his list to replace supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg. he says he will announce his decision towards the end of the week. cnn has confirmed that one of the front-runners, amy coney barrett, was at the white house monday and met with president trump. meanwhile, justice ginsberg will become the first woman ever to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. that will take place on friday. on wednesday and thursday she will lie in repose at the supreme court so the public can pay their respects. one of president trump's most ardent supporters is vowing to confirm any supreme court nominee before election day. lindsey graham, who chairs the senate judiciary committee, says senate republicans have the numbers to proceed. >> we've got the votes to confirm justice ginsberg's replacement before the election. we're going to move forward in the committee. we're going to report the nomination out of the committee to the floor of the united states senate so we can vote before the election. >> and a quick confirmation vote could so lidify the conservative's gra

i point them to the words of justice ginsberg who called court packing a bad idea. she called it partisan. nine seems to be a good number, she said. i think packing the court was a bad idea when franklin roosevelt tried it and i'm not in favor of all of that. yes? anita? >> i had a question on the virus. but i want to followup on justin. he asked about the speaker. has the president called the speaker about the recovery bill? why not if he wants to get this done? is he calling other lawmakers as well? >> i'm not aware of any conversation that they have had. there have been communications through the chief of staff. through the secretary of treasury. but until speaker pelosi is serious in her negotiating instead of engaging in the political drama, we are really at a stalemate. it's, really, the ball is in her court to become serious in the negotiations. >> it would carry more weight if the president called than mark meadows. correct? >> they have been negotiating and when we believe the speaker is in a serious spot we can move forward with other conversations. but at

ruth bader ginsberg was marking it up. she often said she was going to do the job until she could no longer do the job, that's what's really extraordinary about it, that she was working right up to the end on her legacy, and on the issues that defined her legacy. >> we have amanda tyler joining us now. >>amanda, thank you for being with us, thank you for the loss for you. can you just talk about your thoughts tonight, and also, the woman that you came to know? >> devastated. i have -- there's no other word. i think all of us who had the privilege and true honor of serving as a law clerk to the justice are -- we're just reeling tonight. it was one of the greatest honors of my life to be her law clerk. it was so extraordinary of an experience -- it was such an extraordinary experience. she was my idol, you know, and how many people get to say that they worked for their idol? >> did you interview with her for the job? >> i did. >> that's got to be intimidating. >> it was. but she put me at ease right away. i was pretty nervou

they are huge role within government and extraordinary, iconic status of ruth baker ginsberg, —— ruth bader ginsberg, then notorious are bg, a woman's his opinion was always worth hearing and hearing other peoples opinion, stop her death has come under texture ordering time in the election and trump says he wants to appoint a woman in her place and it looks as most of the senate will get behind him on this. however, there is an example of what happened during the la st example of what happened during the last few months at the 0bama administration where he was not allowed to appoint anybody to the supreme court on the basis that it was too late in his presidency. this is probably taken the american election down the slightly different path,itis election down the slightly different path, it is going to make a lot of vote rs path, it is going to make a lot of voters who are not quite decided yet, wonder how they stand on the kind of issues that ruth bader ginsberg makes champion. the sunday times, unsafe flats pa ralyse the sunday times, unsafe flats paralyse housing market. 1.5 million

across the street, the battle over ginsberg's replacement is raging. >> they're fighting to reverse ginsberg's legacy, not honor it. all of the speeches of praise are totally hollow. >> reporter: and president trump declaring he wants his nominee confirmed quickly, in case the election results are disputed. >> i think this will end up in the supreme court. and i think it's very important that we have nine justices. >> reporter: it's not just the election. among the first big cases on the docket here, whether the affordable care act, obamacare, should be struck down in its entirety, leaving 130 million americans with pre-existing conditions without guaranteed access to health care. president trump supporting that effort. he says he has a plan to protect those americans. but he's been saying that for a year and there's no sign of it. terry moran, abc news, the supreme court. >> all right. we appreciate that, terry. thank you. >>> and now, to the town holst holstho holliston, west of boston. >> this is what the balancing rock used to look like. it doesn't look like that. 20 feet long. that boulde

ginsberge justice impressed upon you. was definitely big on working really hard and she would never expect more of us than she expected of herself. she gave us a very high bar to meet. she was very focused on precision. you have to get everything right. and theit to the court lawyers. she was very clear on not wasting time and energy looking backwards on regrets. if you made a mistake, tried to do better next time. learn from your mistakes and move forward. she used her energy well. very good. amountarned and enormous about the craft of the law and how much it requires such , and that hasail never left me. , it was nottime just in the service of technical proficiency. she had a humane vision that shaped the way she approached it be she believed we owe it to litigants and the law, to the .ourt, to get it right people have spoken, i think wendy in particular, about her attention to the facts. those were really important to her. these are humans who are trying under difficult circumstances, and she wanted to know exactly wha

. >> there will be several chances this week to honor the late justice ginsberg. wednesday and thursday, her casket will be outside the supreme court for the public to pay their respects. theay, she will become first woman ever to lie in state at the u.s. capitol. that occurs before a private ceremony is held next week at arlington national summit torrey, where she will be laid --rest with her late husband arlington national cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her late husband. theynate republicans say will move forward with naming a replacement for the supreme court. mitch mcconnell spoke about his intentions from the senate floor shortly after paying tribute to the life and legacy of justice ginsburg. following the end of an exceptional american life. justice ruth bader ginsburg added so much to our country. first and foremost, she was a brilliant generational legal that climbed one obstacle ther another to summit pinnacle of her profession. she was a fixture on the nation's highest court for more than a quarter of a century. she was not just a lawyer.

her personal life, her marriage to marty ginsberg. marty was a dear colleague of ours at georgetown law. we knew him well. and famously, he was a great cook. i would repeatedly run into him at the checkout line at the grocery store. he was confident enough to boost ruth without needing to compete with her. without ever feeling diminished by her success. how can we carry on the legacy of ruth bader ginsburg? i would say that all of you who know a woman who could benefit from the kind of love and support that marty gave to ruth, it's on you to honor ginsburg by women theirose marty's. thank you. >> thank you for thinking in that powerful way about how we honor her legacy. thank you. our final speaker before we go to questions is professor mary harnett, who is also working on the biography of the justice. professor harnett: thank you, dean and colleagues. justice ginsburg so loved students. her students, our students, all students, which is why she found so much time to them, for you. even during her busiest days she found time to meet w

a minute ago, i was asking you about justice ginsberg's legacy. you told me that her work spans the arc of your life. what do you think her lasting impact will be? >> i think it will be very lasting, long after the mcconnells have lived in the footnotes. she will endure as some of the very strong women have endured over the last 150 years of hard work getting here. i am touched by these notes that are handwritten notes from young -- i assume young little girls and young women. it's a sacred place here for me now, this supreme court. >> reporter: thanks for your time this hallie, the presupreme court hat announced how they'll observe and honor justice ginsberg's death, but we expect her body to lie in repose for two days, followed by a private service at arlington national cemetery across the river, where her late husband martin was laid to rest. hallie? >> her beloved marty. geoff bennett live outside the court. thank you for being with us. thank you for watching this busy hour of msnbc live. i'll see you tomorrow. for now, we have much more with

it's really hard to articulate just how significant the faded ginsberg was to people. you go to any shop here in washington, dc and you can find her on t—shirts and books and tote bags and, you know, she was a liberal icon and ice baked to lots of people asking what she meant and they said she set the standards for progressive values in america. she was the second woman appointed to supreme court and really admired by young people as well. 87 years of age and loved by teenagers. she was nicknamed the note aureus are bg in reference to the rapper biggie smalls. —— nicknamed the notorious rbg. she was asked about that once and said she really enjoyed that. the legacy is really clear but the full legacy ofa is really clear but the full legacy of a supreme courtjustice in the end is defined by whoever replaces her and that has now turned into a political firestorm in the her and that has now turned into a politicalfirestorm in the us. the democrats and the republicans now battling over the seat that she has left va ca nt. battling over the seat that she has left vaca

yesterday misses ginsberg died. both people were highly respected all over planet earth with integrity and compassion. above political party. the whole world is a better place because of eisenhower and misses ginsberg. familycompassion for her whene need to -- even president trump gives her adulation's, that shows we need to get back to being america with this kind of way of dealing with life. thank you. host: let's talk to carlos, was calling from land o lakes, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to thank justin -- justice ginsburg for the perspective she has given us, the inspiration for our whole country. regarding nominating somebody else, the president has been there for four years. with the senate being republican, i can understand -- it doesn't matter who is president. every president in office under this situation would vote for a new one. it would also force biden to put out his list, is a huge factor in how people are going to vote. i think it's only good for the country and i think he has

. >> what is the connection between your parents and this to ginsberg? -- and mr. ginsberg? >> my parents were good friends with marty ginsburg's parents. we were all from new york. we had a commonplace that we club.o that was a country not a fancy place, a wonderful place to play golf and socialize. when marty engaged to ruth, she was so excited. along, walking along, he had a great smile on his face and he said to me i want you to meet my future wife, ruth. it was a thrill. just wonderful. >> thank you for sharing that story with us. is a republican from florida. go ahead. >> thank you for taking my call. we are going to need everything to keep this country great and do the things we need to do. >> next up is annabelle in new york and independent. >> thank you for taking my call. -- i amanted to say very pleased with trump's decision on nominating amy coney barrett because she is an incredible woman. she loves her family, she loves the constitution and she loves this country. she is not partisan to either side. really feel that she did a beautiful job speaking tonight. the

sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, septemr 19: remembering supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg. and, the political battle ahead over who fills her seat, and when. next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. barbara hope zuckerberg. the leonard and norma klorfine foundaon. charles rosenblum. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. mutual of america financial group, retirement services and investments. additional support has been provided by: consumer cellular. and by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. ruth bader ginsburg, the second woman to serve as a u.s. supreme court justice, who became the leader of

and his general counsel for the aclu,, ginsberg began appearing before the supreme court . she argued six cases for women's rights before president jimmy carter nominated her storm on of appeals for the dc circuit . and then in 1993, president bill clinton nominated her to the nation's highest courts. she was only the second woman to serve on the supreme court . on the first jewish woman. >> i i would always we have come in this nation . >> after a series hearings, the senate confirmed ginsberg to the post by vote of 96 - three. >> ruth bader ginsburg, i believe the nation is getting just as they will be in guarding of liberty for all americans and insured of equal justice under law. >> on the bench was known to the left of center her favorite caution and restraint in her decisions. foster never claimed to have ade favorites opinion. >> my favoritee opinion was like asking me which of my four grandchildren - [laughter]. >> she said in the wert virginia institute case which prohibited the state to operating in all male institution with taxpayer dollars give or tremendouss sa

on wednesday ginsberg will be the first woman to lie in state at the capitol. president trump will announce ginsberg's replacement on saturday. >>> one of the world's top opera companies has canceled its entire 2020-2021 season due to covid concerns. new york's metropolitan opera took the advice and decided it's too dangerous for them to rehearse and work together until a vaccine is available. the met says it will reopen next month, and it seems like a very, very long time ago but this is how we rang in the new year last year at times square. >> 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 1! >> savor that memory. like so much right now, coronavirus is playing havoc with this year's plans. organizers are planning on a virtual ball drop. the festivities will take place visually. thank you so much for being with us. "early start" is next. i'm rosemary church. download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. what if you can have direct access to certified personal what doesecurity agentsel safe? i was just wondering if you can keep an eye on me until i get home of course

ruth bader ginsberg was appointed to the supreme call to $993.00 the champion of women's rights became only the 2nd female supreme court justice and now 27 years of service she became c newseum question leader of the colts liberal wing . there were. women. that. almost explicit. what remains is often called unconscious by the supreme court announced death in a statement saying she died with her family at her side president trump was given the news after addressing a campaign rally in minnesota. basically. what else can you say she was an amazing woman. she was an amazing woman. in there. thank you very much. trumps democratic presidential challenger joe biden also paid tribute to ginsburg but said her successor should not be chosen until after the upcoming election but there is no doubt let me be clear that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick just those 4 to consider. but it's a senate fight to fill ginsburg's place on the supreme court seem sure majority leader mitch mcconnell said a vote on the top nominee would take place with much of u.s. politics ham

the steps of the supreme court have become a makeshift memorial to ruth bader ginsberg the collection of flowers and cards grew throughout the day. in the eyes of some people ginsberg was more than a leading judge a champion of women's rights even a liberal icon. it was because of the work that she's done that i was able to have a good job that allowed me as a single woman to support myself and 6 years to have a family to have reproductive choices that allowed me to. delay pregnancy and so i was ready for it and then to choose to do it on my own. the next supreme court judge could be very different for some grieve ginsburg's passing moves to find their replacements are gathering pace. president trumps ac could send a nomination to the senate as soon as next week the process will move i think it's going to move very quickly actually i agree with this statement put out by ridge the gunnel. doing that actually 100 percent i put out a very similar statement you saw so i think we're going to start the process extremely soon. we will have a nominee version of the statement president trump i

supreme court. [ applause ] >> what an amazing story that ruth bader ginsberg ended up in the supreme court because private sector opportunities were not open to them. joining me now, fatemah, president and ceo of the national women's law center and cofounder of the time's up legal defense fund. and joyce vance, former u.s. attorney in alabama and a key msnbc contributor. thanks to both of you for being with us. fatemah, because ruth bader ginsberg made it look easy, it can escape some people that this woman's life was a remarkable struggle. she had great support from her husband. she had the mental akwqueuety tt she needed to achieve what she needed to do. but it was never easy for her and she has been a role model to so many women, girls, children, civil rights workers, and men. >> that's right. you know, women in this country, and people in this country are grieving this morning. she was a giant in american history. she was the architect so many of our foundational rights. and as she joked, she did it at a time where she had to create things that were not there. she came up with th

i never did. >> ben ginsberg, i want to start with you on this. as the president undermined his own argument here by essentially endorsing attempted voter fraud. >> well, the clip had some mangled syntax in it, but there are -- there are any number of states which do allow voters to vote absentee, to be able to track their ballots and see if they're received or not and if they're declared valid by the local jurisdiction. if they're not, those states do have ways for people to go in and cure whatever happened to their absentee ballot in arriving. you'll vote a provisional ballot or in some states you'll just void the absentee if it comes in, but there is a way to do that perfectly legitimately if your absentee ballot is not received. >> you know, mark elias, could you see a scenario where essentially a state like north carolina is flooded with basically people that wanted to be sure their vote was counted, showed up twice and only lengthening the amount of time it takes to even find out whose votes are legit or not? >> well look, i hope the people

here, ruth bader ginsberg is going to have another first. the first woman to lie in state. >> even in death. >>> let us turn now to mr. roker for the first check of weather on a thursday morning. good to see you back. >> good to be back. we're still talking about beta. it is a post-tropical storm. 55 miles west/southwest of jackson, mississippi. 30-mile-per-hour winds. it is picking up forward speed northeast at 12 miles per hour. we do have flash flood watches from mississippi all the way into tennessee, as that rain pushes ahead. we are going to be looking at a lot of rain stretching from mississippi all the way into the carolinas. some spots picking up to 5 inches of rain and may cause some flooding out there. for the rest of the country, we have a beautiful day from new england, the northeast, across the upper mississippi river valley. we're going to see an increase in the fire risk out west. we're going to look at that coming up in the next half hour. of course, the heavy rain down to the southeast, and the sunshine abundant from texas

it's mark elias and ben ginsberg when we say recent with ben, we mean this past week recent ben, welcome to retirement, i guess, and welcome back to the show mark elias, to both of you let me start with just doing the landscape of lawsuits as we stand right now. more than we've ever seen for one election cycle the rnc is involved with 41 lawsuits in 19 states. the democrats have 18 different lawsuits in 17 states. we know it's more than we've ever seen before yes, some of this is covid-related. mark elias, since you're involved in many of these suits, let me start with you. of all of these lawsuits that are out there, what are the one or two that you think most urgently need to be decided and resolved for us to understand what's going to happen in november >> well, first of all, thank you, chuck, for having me on ben, congratulations on your retirement i think that there are a few categories of lawsuits that need to be resolved and pretty quickly. the biggest ones have to do with the rules involving the processing of absentee ballots some states ballots have to be received by election da