also right here on msnbc. from all of our colleagues across the network of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i ll see you this weekend. ou this weekend. thanks to you at home for joining us this evening, we have some big breaking news, nbc news has now confirmed the former vice president, mike pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel, jack smith. the man who is overseeing the investigation into trump s effort to overturn the results of the 2020. election including the attack on the u.s. capital. the news was first reported by abc news. we don t know exactly what information was sought, in that subpoena, but according to abc it comes after months of negotiations between federal prosecutors and pence s legal team. both the special counsel s office and the spokesman for the former vice president are declining to comment to nbc about this new development. but, this is the first time the former vice president has been subpoenaed in any matters, related to the 2020 elect
your vote, you can act. you can have the final word. this is not over. we went off the air at 10:00 a.m. on friday, and ten minutes later, this. this is an nbc news special report. . we have just received word of a decision in one of the most consequential cases before the supreme court in decades. the monumental ruling by the supreme court finally handed down more than a month after that unprecedented leak of a draft opinion suggesting the nation s highest court was poised to overturn the landmark 1973 roe v. wade case. the nation s highest court ruling 6-3 to uphold the mississippi abortion ban being challenged. chief justice john roberts supported that, but stopped short of overturning roe. that vote was 5-4, ending the constitutional protected right to abortion after nearly 50 years. the results follow decades after opponents of abortion made possible by three appointees to the high court by former presidential donald trump. the ruling reversed planned parenthoo
holiday just ahead. and also we will bring you the breaking news out of the middle east where a hostage and prisoner release between israel and hamas is expected to happen about one hour from now. the deal comes after weeks of negotiations bringing hope that a humanitarian pause can hold paving the way for more aid into gaza. we ll also have a live report from tel aviv straight ahead. good morning, and welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this friday, november 24th. i m jonathan lemire. we hope you had a happy thanksgiving and we appreciate you joining us this morning, and we ll begin with major developments in the war between israel and hamas. just a short time ago, a temporary truce took effect, a so-called humanitarian pause. it comes after both sides agreed to a prisoner exchange. the release of 50 israeli hostages in gaza and 150 palestinians held by israel. addition, moreumanitarian aid will be allowed into gaza with one border official saying that at least 60 trucks
has a very anti abortion, anti contraception record. so, the concern is that he could well rule that the fda although, again, baseless that the fda should not approved s, which would mean he might enjoying its use across the nation. we are of heightened concern about that. but again, your listeners she had no, that medication abortion is safe, effective, 22 years plus. over 5 million women in the united states have used medication abortion. as you pointed out, it s the method of choice for most people in the united states. what s the recourse here? the biden administration is likely to file an appeal. but if there s not a stay on the injunction, this freezes access to mifepristone across the country. there could be women who need abortions in the next days and weeks. what recourse they have in a moment like this? well, right. first of all, it would create
fascism. against an extreme autocratic anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-contraception, who dominate the trump wing of today s republican party. a group of fascists who even refuse to investigate the violent riots that their president launched on january 6th to overthrow a legitimately elected presidential. why? because they are fascists. and now they re claiming control over your bodies, your health, your life. and they ve promised they re coming next to take away your birth control homes, and what you do with another adult in the privacy of your bedroom. to call to our democracy. they are fascists who have