0 lisa bolloom, we'll talk to youn a little bit. we'll discuss the impacts of the closing arguments with our legal panel in about 30 minutes. we are on verdict watch right here at msnbc. be sure to stay with us for the very latest in the george zimmerman trial. now to another story developing today. this one in texas. a drawn-out battle over access to abortion is entering another crucial phase. texas, now set to become the next state to adopt one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country, after a late-night session, the senate passed a bill that will ban abortions after 20 weeks among several restrictions. the bill now goes to governor rick perry, who is poised to sign that. inside and outside of the state capital in austin, both sides of the debate voiced their own opinions, including one protester who was carried out of the chamber. >> because women's lives are on the line! >> birdwell? duncan? >> i want to be able to have the option of getting an abortion. it's my choice and no one else's. >> we're going to push it all the way to the point where abortion is called what it really is, which is the murder of a child. and that's murder, that should be illegal. >> nbc's charles hadlock is in austin. good day to you, charles. walk us through the bill and what this may mean to women who want to have an abortion there? >> the republican senate voted late into the night to approve these new restrictions that would limit abortions to 20 weeks of pregnancy. the bill would also restrict abortions at ambulatory -- they would have to be at ambulatory centers within 30 miles of a hospital that a doctor is affiliated with. and supporters say that this is a bill that is all meant to improve the safety of health care for women in texas. but critics of this bill say it does quite the opposite, that it will limit abortions in texas and that 41 of the state's abortion clinics would be now the house needs to act so i can sign common sense immigration reform into law. >> the president was referring to former president george w. bush speaking earlier this week, highlighting the importance of immigration reform. also, president obama is praising janet napolitano for her work as secretary of homeland security. napolitano announced friday she'll be stepping down from the position in about six weeks to take over as president of the university of california system. meanwhile, former florida governor jeb bush and florida senator, marco rubio, will be speaking today at the annual maverick pac three-day conference in miami. the organization's goal is to engage young republicans in the political process. and in orlando, the naacp kicks off its 104th national convention today. it runs through wednesday. let's get you some weather. where the weekend is kicking off right now. and we get some wet starts for some parts of the country. the southeast, residents there are dealing with remnants of tropical storm chantal. this is the scene in north carolina, where heavy downpours there have caused severe flooding. in arizona, you could say the opposite problem there. no rain, but a huge dust storm, quite a picture there. and let's go right to dylan dreyer for the weather across the country. dylan, a day of opposites, i guess. >> yes, that's for sure. and heat right in the middle of the country. for today, anyway. we are going to see it get up to about 100 degrees later on today across parts of the plains, well it is already well into the 80s and 90s. san antonio at 90 degrees right now. boston's only at 70, though. it is still very humid in the northeast, but not nearly as warm as it has been. you can see those showers making their way onshore. it is the remnants of what was tropical storm chantal. that is because it's tropical in nature, going to produce some heavier downpours, especially across parts of northern florida, where you can see some thunderstorms and also across the coast of both north and south carolina, and into the southeast coast of georgia as well. so heavy downpours likely in the southeast today. we also could see some stronger storms develop across the dakotas and into west central parts of minnesota. biggest threat would be for some wind gusts and some isolated large hail. but you could see right into the middle of the country, from southwest nebraska into kansas and oklahoma and texas, temperatures will be above 100 degrees, but then tomorrow, we are going to see it cool back down into the 80s. in fact, by the time we get into monday, the middle of the country will be about 20 degrees below normal, with temperatures only into the 70s, and possibly lots of rain out that way, but in the northeast, we're going to get into another heat wave. by sunday, new york city should hit 88 degrees and by monday, we're looking at most of the northeast to be back into the 90s. that comes with the humidity, too. so it is going to get very uncomfortable for most of next week. but, it is july. richard? >> it is july. those amazing pictures, there, out of that dust storm in arizona, right? i was thinking of the favorite word of one al roker, he loves to call those haboobs. >> they are haboobs. insert chuckle here. >> we had to quote him there. >> funny rove lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. 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