daniela, thank you very much, great reporting. in just a few minutes, we are going to talk about the story about the former president reportedly pressuring arizona governor doug doocy to overturn the 2020 election. do you see just issuing a response we are going to have that for you. plus, supreme court followed. the new help being offered a student loan borrowers following yesterday s rejection. as i bet you another good day from nbc news here in los angeles, we are at the top of the hour so i welcome you to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with new reaction to the latest round of supreme court rulings and a look at some of today s head lines. they washington courts conservatives flex their strength, the los angeles time, justices washed student debt relief. from the gazette in colorado, christian designer can turn away same-sex wedding business. the new york times highlighting both rulings, one congressman telling me that he feels the pain of students with high debt.
find enough votes for him to win the state in 2020. turns out, trump may have tried to pressure the governor of arizona, as well. plus, florida governor and 2024 candidate ron desantis facing new pushback after his campaign released a video mocking donald trump s past support for lgbtq issues. what transportation secretary pete buttigieg had to say about that. also this morning, what we re learning about a mass shooting in baltimore yesterday that left two people dead and more than two dozen injured. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, july 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. alongside the bbc s katty kay. joe, mika and willie all have the morning off. we are glad you re starting your way with us. with us, we have former white house director of communications to president obama, jen palmieri. the president of the national action network and host of msnbc s politics nation, the reverend al sharpton. and white house editor for politico, sam stein. good morn
diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this, we have nbc news correspondent julia ainsley, who is outside the supreme court, we have reverend al sharpton there in the center of the screen, president of the national action network and host of politics nation on msnbc, as well as maya riley, president of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. welcome to you all on this extraordinary news day. julia, what more did the justices have to say in their decision? reporter: well, in short, they have ended affirmative action as we
of sight since trump s charges were filed, but that ends today. an event set to begin any minute now is focused on violent crime, but the real question is will he talk about trump or special counsel jack smith? and a group of kids suing the state of montana over their right to a healthy, livable climate. is it meant to make a political point or is it a real case based in the law? but we start with brand new nbc reporting from inside trump world that the former president is bracing now for even more indictments. a source in contact with donald trump also says he knows that means a long and uncertain period of legal battles, even as he s telling allies he can t believe the florida case has gotten this far. but while trump seems to know that the level of legal peril is shifting, he s sticking to a tried and true political strategy, attacking his enemies while insisting he did nothing wrong. today we witnessed the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our c
hello and thank you so much for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera alongside my friend and colleague jose diaz-balart, reporting from miami today. and welcome to the start of a monumental day. in just a few hours, donald trump will become the first former president to ever enter a plea in a federal courthouse. a grand jury voted to indict the 45th commander in chief with 37 counts relating to his handling of classified documents at his alleged obstruction of justice. now, trump has repeatedly stated he plans to enter a not guilty plea. and he will be presumed innocent just like any other american citizen. this won t be like any other trial. no other trial. outside doral, trump supporters and protesters made their voices heard. and on the campaign trail, the current front-runner for the republican nomination is starting to take criticism from his own party. if this indictment is true, president trump was incredibly reckless with our national security. how a