and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: protests outside the supreme court following two monumental rulings. in a 6-3 vote the high court ruled in favor of a colorado graphic designer who refused to design a custom wedding website for same-sex couples arguing at conflict with her christian faith. the majority putting her first amendment rights above the state s nondiscrimination law. today is certainly a day of victory but not just for me, for all americans. affirmed the government cannot force anyone to say something it doesn t believe. joey:the justices struck down president biden s $430 billion student loan bill. it would have allowed eligible borrowers to cancel $20,000 in debt. president biden: i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. rachel: this follows a
they re donating 15, 25, $100 because they believe in donald trump. they re not giving him that money so he can pay his personal legal fees, and let s remember something he s a billionaire, self-professed billionaire. why can t he use his own money to pay his personal legal fees and not use money coming from the public? it s disgrateful. some straight talk there as presidential candidate chris christie essentially calls donald trump a grifter there on cnn as he continues his anti-trump campaign in the early stages of the 2024 race. meanwhile a book from former trump s chief of staff seems to dispute the former president s latest claim he did not show-off u.s. attack plans to people at his new jersey golf club. and president joe biden hits the road to highlight how bidennomics is helping every day americans. good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. let s get right to the headlines here.
weekend. beaches are packed and grills ready to be fired up. and fox nation host abby hornacek is gearing up for fox news big independence day show, out in west jordan, utah, right now. abby, how s it going? judge, it couldn t be better. kind of like you mentioned, we are here all weekend long, because obviously the fourth of july is meant to celebrate for the whole weekend. it s not just about the day of. it s about all the day beading up to it as well. our time kicked off at the stadium of fire, where patriotism definitely took center stage. tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate family, faith, freedom, music, and of course fireworks. the night started with a flyover by f-35s as fireworks burst into the air, people cheered, and even told me it was their favorite part of the night. there was a special performance by the legendary people band, which people absolutely loved. for the grand finale of the night, they did light things up with the largest stadium fire
i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. attack and defend. while donald trump and his allies blast away at special counsel jack smith, one of trump s former attorneys tries to explain away those classified documents. so, if they weren t originals, just copies, does that mean there s no crime? plus, the air in this city today isn t just nasty, it s historically bad. forcing the closure of everything from broadway to the bronx zoo. the thickening blanket of smoke now settling over philly, wilmington and beyond as well. so when is it going to go away? and a truly surprising decision. a pair of conservatives on the supreme court helping deliver a big win for voting rights in the deep south. we ll explain that in just a minute. we begin with federal prosecutors putting to rest any doubt about whether or not donald trump is directly in the special counsel s sights. nbc news has learned that jack smith informed trump s team on monday that their client
quality concerns, images coming in. smoke from canadian fires filling the skies over several major cities, including philadelphia. rob marciano times this out. tonight, a store owner facing a murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy he accused of shoplifting. the teen shot in the back while running away. police did find a gun. and what we ve learned tonight about that store owner before. the apartment building collapse. authorities now using drones to search for the missing. our team in iowa. the war in ukraine tonight and the missile debris raining down on the ukrainian capital of kyiv. this as ukraine launches new attacks inside russia. the russian refinery tonight set ablaze. here in the u.s., the race for the white house. ron desantis taking aim at president biden and former president trump, saying we don t need an entertainer as president. jon karl in iowa. the breaking news actor danny masterson of that 70s show convicted of rape a short tim