at harvard a black plicatae cream of the crop had a 56% chance while whites and asians with the same qualifications had a 15%. a black applicant had a higher chance to get in than a top asian or white student t supreme court ruled 6-3 that s unconstitutional racial discrimination probed by the equal protection clause t14th amendment. chief justice john roberts who authored the majority says this, quote. eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it. the guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. roberts is saying, basically, you can t unfairly discriminate against whites in order to help blacks. all discrimination s wrong. harvard university made race a factor in every single step of of the application process, from the second they accepted the application to the second they accepted or rejected it, race was used in their decisions. the court says harvard s ad
capitol. welcome it our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is early start. i m laura jarrett. and i m christine romans. it s wednesday, march 10th, good morning, everyone. in nearly a year since the pandemic hit this could be one of the most consequential days in american history. the president s $1.9 trillion recovery plan is near. and defying health experts by dropping public health measures. as for the recovery package it could deliver a generational transformation of the economy. poll after poll shows broad public support but the measure has no republican backing in the house or the senate. daniella diaz is live on capitol hill with the very latest, daniella, good morning. huge day on capitol hill. reporter: good morning, laura. that s right, the house is going to vote on this massive stimulus package today marking the last step before it ends up on biden s desk and he signs this legislation into law. this is a major achievement for the bi
significant is his departure? chris skidmore has significant is his departure? chris skidmore has long significant is his departure? (ct 3 skidmore has long spoken significant is his departure? (t 3 skidmore has long spoken out significant is his departure? tt 3 skidmore has long spoken out about green issues but as you say there is a specific issue on monday that he says he can t vote for this bill, which would mean more gas and oil licenses, even though the government saysin licenses, even though the government says in the transition to net zero we can t rely on foreign supply, so we can t rely on foreign supply, so we need it, but it s the criticism mr skidmore is very critical of rishi sunak, he accuses him of rowing back from climate commitments, he says it s a tragedy that the uk is losing its climate leadership, and that the future will judge harshly those that support the bill on monday. if the criticism wasn t bad enough, the other headache for mr sunak is that mr skidmore
we re vetoing bills. we re still doing all of that. jesse: you re doing both, running for president and governing. i m just sleeping less. yeah. we vetoed a bill on monday, they wanted to raise interest rates on consumer loans i m thinking they already have enough biden flailings let s stand up for the little guy so we did that. we signed some good legislation this week and we did more. you just have to prioritize. i don t watch tv or do other stuff, i look after my wife and kids with them, do what i have to do as governor and do this. you watch fox though. we do. we re definitely going to have to start watching at 8:00 when you take over. congratulations. thank you very much. i appreciate that. is this where you expected to be right now when you announced right now you re about 30 maybe 40 points down? the primary. how would you assess yourself? yeah, look, i mean, most people aren t even paying attention. i don t expect to see any major shakeup. i think as we ll go, we re
they aren t affected by the cdc s move yesterday but again they have their own moratorium in plates and landlords can t evict if people are trashing their apartments. bill: the sand is moving beneath them as we speak. thanks for that. dana: police and first responders in one new york county could be able to sue protestors who harass, attack or hurt them simply because of their job. the nasa county legislature advancing the bill on monday. the measure needs to be signed by the county executive who says she will consult with the state s attorney general before making a final decision. bill: interesting story, right? nypd blue stood on the street taking it in 2020. austin, texas had to spend $10,000 a day on anti-racist training for police officers in this town after the city cut $150 million from the budget last year. it is now losing 15 to 20 officers a month and seeing a 96% increase in crime.