A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre freaking out right now. One admissions official told me, some colleges are so worried about being sued in the wake of this decision that theyre thinking about scrubbing racial and ethnic data from their websites. There has to be some discrimination here. There has to be something against Asian Americans specifically. This case is going to be something more than just about admissions. The notion that noticing race is per se unconstitutional could be devastating for a number of areas of the law. An
Anger, grief, and frustration in israel real as protesters call for an immediate Ceasefire Deal with Hamas after israels military recovered bodies of six hostages murdered in gaza in jail just Hours President Biden and Vice President harris will meet with the us team working on a negotiated deal and new this morning, President Biden making the shift from candidate to surrogate as he It Turns to the Campaign Trail in pennsylvania. And the Labor Day Travel rush is on millions of people passing through airports at highways. Kate is one of them. Shes out im John Berman with Sara Sidner and this is a special Holiday Edition of a show like no other Cnn News central all right john, i always try to take over. Thats what happened at the beginning of the show and a Holiday Weekend all right. Happening right now, there are mass protests intensifying in israel as Grief And Outrage over the killings of six hostages in gaza. Now threatened cripple Israels Economy overnight. Police using tear Gas And
Week when i had a little bit of a bug. I really appreciate it. You are welcome and the best news, you ve gotten better, so you have a great labor day weekend. Thanks, chris. You know, labor day weekend, it s finally here. The next three days are the time when americans everywhere try to get the most out of their summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout for beach trip before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But in an election year like this one, labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race and for the campaigns this is a moment when every detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a two day bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Last night the vice president sat down for her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of
The operation involved israeli forces raiding the cities ofjenin, tulkarm, nablus and tubas, on a scale that hasnt happened for decades. Lucy williamson sent this report. It was a message of force, delivered quietly at first. Israeli soldiers seeking their targets, Street By Palestinian street. By morning, hundreds of troops backed by Armoured Bulldozers had arrived in the Refugee Camps of tulkarem, nablus, tubas, jenin. Home to armed palestinian groups and unarmed civilians. At least ten palestinians have been killed. Hamas says six of them were its fighters. Masoud najjar said he was injured when he opened the door of his house to young men asking for water. Translation we felt like something came down on us from the sky and there was an explosion. I was unaware of what was going on. When i put my hand on my chest, it was all shrapnel and blood. Injenin, Army Vehicles surrounded the citys two main hospitals. Ambulances stopped and checked by militaryjeeps. Israels Foreign Minister ha
A story. The pentagon says the Trump Campaign was warned. Its not disney world, it is arlington national cemetery and it should be respected. Tonight the controversy over the altercation at arlington cemetery. On the practical reality of political shockwaves from Donald Trumps latest indictment. Is the former president going to show up in court to file a plea with these new charges . Plus, as the Harriswalz Campaign looks for votes in the rural south, a republican nominee taps and antivax Conspiracy Theorist for his Transition Team and thats only half of it. And also cut the head off of a dead Beach Ball with a chainsaw and tied it to the roof of his car to take home. Good evening from New York, i am chris hayes. Were 69 days out from the president ial election and if there is one thing we know about Donald Trump No Matter where we are in the campaign, No Matter where the polls are up or down is that he is going to be exactly who he is, all the time every day No Matter what. Nothing ev