Supreme court. Live pictures right now. People leaving flowers, taking pictures and flags are flying at half staff at the white house, the u. S. Capitol and the Supreme Court. The 87yearold leaves behind a rich legacy. Her passing sets up a historic political battle over her replacement and the future of the nations highest court. The battle lines already being drawn. Today the president tweeting that republicans have an obligation to select a Justice Nominee without delay. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell vowing the president s pick will get a senate vote. All of this, despite begiginsbu final wish that someone not be selected until after the election. The 2020 race has just intensified. We have a team of correspondents and Analysts Covering all of these developments. Lets begin with the fierce political battle over her replacement. Lauren fox is on capitol hill for us. Lauren, minority leader Chuck Schumer just spoke on a phone call with democrats and what was said . Reporter w
Ill speak with democratic senator Amy Klobuchar and Top White House official marc short next. Plus, staggering toll. The u. S. Nears 200,000 coronavirus deaths. How did this happen, and how much worse will it get . Wearing a mask when you cant physically distance is absolutely critical. White House Coronavirus Task force member Admiral Brett Giroir joins me to discuss, ahead. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is remembering an american icon. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead at the age of 87. She was only the second woman appointed to the u. S. Supreme court. She spent her career fighting against discrimination on the basis of sex, becoming a hugely possible feminist figure later in life, affectionately called the notorious rbg. Now in death, her vacancy is already reshaping the president ial race and setting up an epic preelection class between parties on capitol hill, as Many Senate Republicans make it clear that their 2016 call to let t
Election, Top Republican senators vow to give president Trumps Supreme Court pick a vote. I will be putting forth a nominee next week. It will be a woman. How might that affect the president ial race and the future of the Supreme Court . Ill speak with democratic senator Amy Klobuchar and Top White House official marc short next. Plus, staggering toll. The u. S. Nears 200,000 coronavirus deaths. How did this happen, and how much worse will it get . Wearing a mask when you cant physically distance is absolutely critical. White House Coronavirus Task force member Admiral Brett Giroir joins me to discuss, ahead. Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is remembering an american icon. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead at the age of 87. She was only the second woman appointed to the u. S. Supreme court. She spent her career fighting against discrimination on the basis of sex, becoming a hugely popular feminist figure later in life, affectionately cal
Now. Doctors familiar with covid19 say that would seem an Early Release for an 74yearold patient we know is getting two experimental treatments, at least twice has needed oxygen to help him breathe and is generally taking a steroid reserved for covid cases. But the president saying he needs to get back to work and the campaign. He tweeted a video saying being infected is like going to covid school. Maybe, but the president is again learning the wrong lessons. He insisted the secret service take him for this joyride sunday. Secret Service Agents locked inside a sealed suv with a covid patient. Dr. Anthony fauci tells cnn today hes not involved in the president s treatment but his doctors are excellent. The president s sunday drive was four or five days into his symptoms. Way too soon. When is it safe for the person to go out from the time they get symptoms is probably 10 days from the onset of symptoms. You usually have no virus and in the studies done, those people are generally not at
With cases still climbing. The question is, how long before hospitals and morgues reach a breaking point . Plus, new reporting on Donald Trumps lastditch effort to take the election away from joe biden. But given that the plan is illegal in the state that delivered bidens win, the question is, whats the real end game here . And the president elect increases pressure on the Trump Administration to officially greenlight his transition. The question is whether the General Services administration is breaking the law by delaying the certification of bidens win. Its way too early for this. Good morning, and welcome to way too early. Im kasie hunt on this thursday, november 19th. Well start with the news. The United States has now reported more than 250,000 deaths from covid19. Thats 19 of total covid deaths worldwide, and it comes nine months after the first u. S. Fatality from the virus back in early february. Covid deaths have increased by 42 over the last four weeks. Thats a pace we haven