Repercussions as 2024 candidates and the white house respond to the recent Major Supreme Court decisions. We are moving forward with another pathway to debt relief. Reporter President Biden racing to find new ways to erase student loan debt, a decision that candidate donald trump praised in South Carolina saturday. They ruled against it, 100 against it, amazing. Reporter another controversial decision is stoking divisions over gay rights, the high court found that a colorado christian web designer has a free speech right to refuse to create gay wedding web sites. Its a real victory for religious liberty. Reporter it comes as trumps main rival, Florida Governor ron desantis is under fire for his campaigns new video posted On The Last Day of pride month. Attacking trump for his past support of the lgbtq community. The video then features a sequence showing desantis hard line drag shows, transgender policy, interspersed with images of shirtless men and photos of brad pitt in the movie tro
former vice president and current 2024 rival. i did check in with not only the governor, but other governors in states going through the legal process of reviewing their election results but there was no pressure. involved. also in baltimore, the search for suspects intensifying after a weekend mass shooting at a neighborhood street party killing two with dozens of more wounded. three critically. many of them teenagers. the mayor of baltimore reacting on morning joe ahead of his press conference this hour. we re not going to stop until we find those people and hold them accountable. we re not just going to stop there. we re going to find out who trafficked the gun, sold that gun and even if it s the manufacturer, everybody in the chain has to be held accountable. and millions and millions of americans are under extreme weather threats today including severe storm and hail warnings along the east coast. temperatures that could hit 120 degrees in the california desert
and it has been ten years since the yarnell hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firemen. we ll look back at their legacy, how that wildfire and climate change have crews changing their strategies. that s coming up. we re going to start, though, with extreme weather across the country, from heat waves to heavy winds and rain, cancelled outdoor celebrations and even ruined some travel plans over the holiday weekend. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, with what we can expect. and first, here s blayne alexander. reporter: there s no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it, just step outside. millions of americans are dealing with record-breaking temperatures, and it s not just inconvenient, it s dangerous. between the dangerous heat and severe storms, mother nature really is bringing a one-two punch. overnight, we saw severe weather hit places in alabama. we ve also seen the weather turned deadly, turns trees over, including crushing one woman in her car in missouri
repercussions as 2024 candidates and the white house respond to the recent major supreme court decisions. we are moving forward with another pathway to debt relief. reporter: president biden racing to find new ways to erase student loan debt, a decision that candidate donald trump praised in south carolina saturday. they ruled against it, 100% against it, amazing. reporter: another controversial decision is stoking divisions over gay rights, the high court found that a colorado christian web designer has a free speech right to refuse to create gay wedding web sites. it s a real victory for religious liberty. reporter: it comes as trump s main rival, florida governor ron desantis is under fire for his campaign s new video posted on the last day of pride month. attacking trump for his past support of the lgbtq community. the video then features a sequence showing desantis hard line drag shows, transgender policy, interspersed with images of shirtless men and photos
following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla