Kansas City, nation react to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a longtime member of the United States Supreme Court, has died at the age of 87, the court confirmed in a statement.

BREAKING NEWS AT TEN --PEOPLE ARE GATHERIOUTSIDE THE SUPREMECOURT TO HONOR JUSTICERUTH BADER GINSBURG.SHE DIED THIS EVENINGAT HER WASHINGTON D-CHOME SURROUNDED BYFAMILY.GINSBURG DIED FROMCOMPLICATIONS OFMETASTATIC PANCREASCANCER.SHE WAS 87.TONIGHT -- THE WORLD ISREACTING TO THE LOSS...AND HONORING HERLEGACY."This was somebody who reallyshaped American life"It was her style, her grace,her wit,but also her tenacity.""She is an example of the greatjustices.

Ones who came to thecouralready with a reputation asbeingsignificant forces in the law."HERE'S A LIVE LOOK ATTHE WHITE HOUSE --THE FLAGS ARE NOW ATHALFSTAFF TO HONORGINSBURG -- THERE ANDAT THE CAPITOL.WE HAVE LIVE TEAMCOVERAGE TONIGHT ONJUSTICE GINSBURG'SLEGACY.... LOCALREACTION FROM THOSESHE IMPACTED -- ANDWHAT'S NEXT FOR THESUPREME COURT.BUT FIRST WE START WITN-B-C'S TRACIE POTTS ONHOW R-B-G BECAME THEWOMAN SHE WAS.JUSTICE RUTH BADERGINSBURG SPENT MORETHAN A QUARTERCENTURY ON THE U-SSUPREME COURT ANDSPENT MUCH OF HERCAREER FIGHTING FOREQUALITYJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Supreme Court of the UnitedStates :"How wrong it is to judge peopleonthe basis of what they looklikeBORN IN BROOKLYN, NEWYORK -- SHE TIED FORFIRST IN HER CLASS ATCOLUMBIA LAW, BUT WITHNO JOB OFFERS FROM LAWFIRMS - THIS WAS THELATE 50s - SHE TAUGHT ATRUTGERS AND COLUMBIATHEN HELPED LAUNCH THEA-C-L-U WOMEN'S RIGHTSPROJECT IN THE 70s.LATER, AS THEIR LAWYER,SHE WON FIVE OF SIXCASES BEFORE THE U-SSUPREME COURT.Lenora Lapidus/ ACLU WomenRights Project :"Her ultimate goal was to getsexdiscrimination treated by theSupreme Court - the same waythrace discrimination wastreated."FROM THE COURT OFAPPEALS, PRESIDENTCLINTON MADE HER THESECOND FEMALE ON THENATION'S HIGHEST COURT-- WHERE SHE CONTINUEDTO EVEN THE PLAYINFIELD -- ENDING MALE-ONLY COLLEGEADMISSIONS SUPPORTINGREPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSAND THE LGBT-QCOMMUNITY.WHILE HER RULINGLEANED LIBERAL..

OFF THEBENCH SHE WAS CLOSEFRIENDS WITH THE LATCONSERVATIVE JUSTICEANTONIN SCALIA.IN HER EIGHTIES -GINSBURG BECAMEPOPULAR WITH A NEWGENERATION ...CELEBRATED IN THE BOOK- "THE NOTORIOUS R-B-G."AND PARODIED ON"SATURDAY NIGHT LI"I'm never gonna step downnow.

You can't get rid of me!"Lenora Lapidus/ ACLU - Women'sRights Proje"There's this whole newgenerationof young people really admireherand think of her as - you know -kiof a rock star."JUSTICE GINSBURG SPOKEOUT ABOUT THE "ME TOO"MOVEMENT.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Supreme Court of the UnitedStates"... that it is AS effective -for thwoman who works as a maid in ahotel -- as it is for -Hollywood stars."A WIFE, A MOTHER, AGRANDMOTHER -- ANADVOCATE FOREQUALITY... FOR NEARLYHALF A CENTURY.TRACIE POTTS - NNEWS.AS PEOPLE GATHERED ATHE SUPREME COURTTONIGHT...MANY OF THEM PLACEDFLOWERS AND CANDLESON THE STEPSOUR WASHINGTONCORRESPONDENT JOE ST.GEORGE TAKES US TO THESCENA powerful and emotionalscene tonight on the steps ofthe U.S. Supreme Court asthe nation begins to rememberthe life of Justice Ruth BaderGinsberg.

Thousands ofpeople descending upon tsupreme upon hearing thenews.

Candles burning in hermemory hugs and tears shedby those here.

Of course aspeople here look back they arealso looking forward.

The bigquestion mark is whathappens now.

For the momentthe Supreme Court has 8justices on it heading into anelection where a case couldend up here.

Now RepublicanSenate Leader MitchMcConnell has said tonight hewill move forward withPresident Trump's pick for tSupreme Court.

What'sunclear tonight though iswhether he has the votes tget someone on the HighCourt before the election.

InWashington I'm Joe SGeorgePRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP LEARNED ABOUTHER DEATH AFTER HISCAMPAIGN RALLY.HE MADE A BRIECOMMENT TO REPORTERSAS HE BOARDED HIS PLANE-- SAYING GINSBURG WAS AGREAT WOMAN."she led an amazing life.

Whatelsecan you say?

She was an amazingwoman.

Whether you agreed ornot,she was an amazing woman who ledan amazing life."PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATEJOE BIDEN ALSORESPONDED TO TODAY'SNEWS.HE ACTUALLY PRESIDEDOVER GINSBURG'SCONFIRMATION HEARING.Joe Biden, DemocraticPresidentialCandidat"She has been an absolutelyconsistent reliable voice forfreedomand opportunity for everyone."LOCAL LAWMAKERS ANDLEADERS FROM BOTHSIDES OF THE POLITICALAISLE ARE SHARING THEIRCONDOLENCES FOR THFAMILY OF RUTH BADERGINSBURG.THEIR OUTPOURINGINCLUDES MEMORIES OFTHE LATE JUSTICE'S LIFE--AND HOW SHE IMPACTEDTHEM.GOVERNOR LAURA KELLYSAID"I'M INCREDIBLYSADDENED BY THIS NEWS.JUSTICE RUTH BADERGINSBURG SPENT HER LIFESERVING OUR COUNTRYWITH PASSION ANDINTEGRITY.SHE WAS AN AGENT FCHANGE, AN ADVOCATEFOR THE VOICELESS, ANDHER LEGACY WILL LIVE ONIN DECISIONS THAT MADEAMERICA MORE EQUITABLEFOR ALL OF US."MISSOURI GOVERNORMIKE PARSON TWEETED:"JUSTICE RUTH BADERGINSBURG WAS ATRAILBLAZER AND ANINSPIRATION TO SO MANYAMERICANS.TERESA AND I JOINMISSOURIANS INMOURNING HER PASSINGAND SEND OUR PRAYERSTO THE FAMILY AND LOVEDONES OF JUSTICEGINSBURG."REPRESENTATIEMANUEL CLEAVERWROTE:"WHAT A TERRIBLE LOSSFOR THE NATION.JUSTICE GINSBURG WAS ABRILLIANT MIND ANDDEDICATED HER LIFE TUPHOLDING THE RULE OFLAW AND PUSHING FOR AMORE EQUITABLE SOCIETYIN AMERICA.MAY SHE FOREVER REIN PEACE."AND THE MISSOURI HOUSEDEMOCRATIC CAUCUTWEETED:"THIS IS DEVASTATINGNEWS.RUTH BADER GINSBURGWAS A FERVENT ADVOCATEFOR GENDER EQUALITYAND AN INSIGHTFUL JURISTON THE SUPREME COURT.BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,AT EVERY STAGE IN HERILLUSTRIOUS CAREER, SHEWAS A FIGHTER."REACTION TO JUSTICEGINSBURG'S DEATH WASSWIFT THROUGHOUT THISCOMMUNITY.TONIGHT -- SOME PEOPLEHERE LOCALLY ARESHARING THE TRUEIMPACT OF THIS LOSS.LIKE SO MANY IN OURNATION -- THE LEGAPROFESSION IS MOURNINGTHE LOSS OF JUSTICERUTH BADER GINSBURG.David Achtenberg/UMKC LawProfesso"She is an example of thgreat justices.

Ones whocame to the court already witha reputation as beingsignificant forces in the law."She was the second womanon the court.

So in a way, itwas not quite thegroundbreaking.

We alreadyhad decided how we weregoing to deal with the fact thatthere is no longer misterjustice so and so, but she wthe great women's advocateon the court and a greatadvocate for other areas ofhuman rights and civil rights."UNLIKE OTHERS ON THECOURT BEFORE HER --GINSBURG CRAFTED HEROWN IDENTITY ANDBECAME AN ICON ACROSSSEVERAL GENERATIONS.Jean Peters Baker/Jackson CountyProsecut"It was her style, her grace,her wit, but also her tenacity."David Achtenberg/UMKC LawProfesso"Like Thurgood Marshall, likeOral Warren, Ruth BaderGinsburg believed that lawexisted to be sure that peoplehad a voice and that thavoice was equal and that thegovernment protected thosewho wouldn't necessarilyalways win"She was a wonderful personand a wonderful story.Someone who was first in herclass in law school, whofought her way up in an erawhen being a woman in thelegal profession and at the toplevels of the legal professionwas very, very hard.-- RUTH BADER GINSBURG.JUSTICE -- WIFE -- MOTHER-- AND ADVOCATE FORWOMENS, HUMAN ANDCIVIL RIGHTS.A LEGACY THAT WILL LIVEON IN AMERICAN HISTORY.THE LAST CASE RUTHBADER GINSBURG ARGUEDBEFORE THE SUPREMECOURT WAS DUREN V.MISSOURI BACK IN 1978.IT ENSURED THAT WOMENWOULD HAVE EQUALREPRESENTATION ONJURIES ACROSS THESTATE.THE LEAVENWORTHCOUNTY D-A -- TODDTHOMPSON -- TWEETED:"WHEN I WAS SWORN INTOTHE BAR OF THE U-SSUPREME COURT, I HADTHE OPPORTUNITY TOMEET JUSTICE GINSBURGAND SCALIA CAME TOGREET US.JUSTICE GINSBURGWALKED IN ANDIMMEDIATELYAPPROACHED ME ANDSAID, 'THEY ARE GETTINGSO YOUNG.'YES, IT WAS A WHILEAGO."KANSAS CITY MAYOQUINTON LUCAS REACTINGTO THE NEWS OFGINSBURG'S DEATH....RECALLING HIS DAYS ASBOTH A LAW STUDENT ANDPROFESSOR ... AND HOWFROM DAY ONE YOU JUSKNEW OF HER LEGALPROWESS FIGHTING FOREQUAL RIGHTS LONGBEFORE SHE WAS AJUDGE.Mayor LucasSThis was somebody whoreally shaped American life,American law for the last gosh25 years and so we are sohonored to- I think- I have anopportunity to have lived in acountry where she was one ofour great jurists.LucasSShe crept into so many ofmy law school lessons but herlegacy will simply be someonewho is brilliant and someonewho cared and someone whowas able to use institutions asthey existed and was able tomold them in a way to reallycreate equality and justice.LucasSshe was someone whosaw the fact that there wanot frankly equality for womenin so many areas and wasable to really shapeAmerican law in a directionthat made us more equal.SLUCAS SAYS HE WILLALWAYS REMEMBER HERAS SOMEONE WHO SAWINEQUALITY AND FOUGHTTO CHANGE THAT U