answer let s get started. countdown to a showdown the supreme court keeps access to a commonly use abortion pil for a few more days. the dire deadline ahead an what this means for the battle for reproductive rights in america. two women who were denied kara nearly died because of florida s abortion ban join me to share their harrowing stories. plus, fatal attraction - just days after the nation s s deadly mass shooting, gu enthusiasts and presidential hopefuls celebrate their lov for weapons of war at the nra annual meeting inside the outrageous messagin the gop is pushing instead o actual policies. later, feeling the pride - miami beach pride kicks off as a crackdown on the lgbtq community ramps up even more across the country what one drag performer has to say about the latest republican-led attack. all of that and more is coming up a good saturday morning to you i am katie phang we start today s show with the supreme court once again weighing in on the fate of abortion
manhattan d.a. alvin bragg taking legal action agains republican jim jordan, and president biden s latest comments on his plans for 2024 let s take a look at some of the week s top stories the manhattan district attorne leading the prosecution of donald trump is now suing a to house republican alvin bragg filed the lawsui against judiciary committe chairman jim jordan yesterda in response to what bragg call a brazen and unconstitutiona attack by members of congres on an ongoing criminal prosecution. bragg has come under increased scrutiny to put it mildly by the ohio republican since it became lightly that the former president would be charged i new york city. calling on the game solved t testify before congress, jorda issued a subpoena last week, ordering a former prosecutor i the case to appear before th judiciary committee. in the new lawsuit, the de asked a court to block tha subpoena, arguing that it coul cause irreparable harm to th case if certain secret materia is dis
on thursday, voters legislator passed a total abortion ba that will have dir consequences for people living across the south within hours of its passage, ron desantis quietly signed th bill into law. that would ban abortion afte six weeks of pregnancy that is before many women know that they re even pregnant law won t take into effect until they resolve a chanc 15-week abortion ban that is signed into law last year florida s one blast places where people can access care i the south. it has quickly become unde abortion desert. when the six-week ban goes int effect, abortion will be entirely banned throughout the southern united states meanwhile, the fight to keep a decades old drug legal and accessible throughout th country has now reached th supreme court. yesterday justice alito paused the court ruling that woul have restricted access t nationwide to the bill for stone. for now, at least until next week, access has bee preserved. the issue however is far fro resolved and fut
you can be all of these things and not only can you be here you can lead just like me. setting a legacy she hope will be followed molly hunter, nbc news a nerd, a crier, and a hug. or jacinda ardern, reminding u all that we all have what it takes to lead. and on that beautiful note, wish you all a very good night and a happy passover to thos who celebrate. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late wit us i will see you at the end of tomorrow if you are a superstitiou person, as i am, then maybe yo are familiar with the notion that bad things happen i threes for, example you might get a flat tire and spill coffee all over yourself, and then sprain your ankle all in the same day or if you re donald trump, you might get arrested on stat level charges, and grapple wit a major setback in a federal investigation, and then be forced to face the specter o an ongoing fraud investigation all in the same week the bad things range but le
tornadoes. we will have a live report ahead. in the next 48 hours, donald trump is expected to travel to new york walk into a manhattan courtroo and be officially charged in about 30 criminal counts the former president announced plans for a big post arraignment speech those connected to the cas were sharing their thought ahead of the big day tuesday alvin bragg - 2000-pound anvil accountabilit right onto his lap since the first time in hi life that he s going to be hel accountable for his own dirt deeds. anything at the arraignment that would be showmanship an nothing more we have not seen the indictmen yet. i would be mindful of not committing some other criminal events, like instruction o governmental interference whic is interfering with by threa or otherwise the operation o government new york city police ar tightening security around the manhattan courthouse for the - it is not clear if trump wil get the massive protests h craves we are here in front of trum