n. chris jansing reports starts now. good day, guilty on all cobs, robert bowers convicted on all charges how the community that lost 11 members is reacting now. we ll have the very latest coming up. plus, as donald trump rails against the government for seizing his classified documents, we re learning more about what his staff calls a beautiful mind connection to those piles of boxes at mar-a-lago. and this is all that s left of perrytown, texas, much of that town wiped off the map by a tornado. right now, more than 50 million americans are at risk of severe weather from florida to west of denver. we ll have the details and the forecast coming up. but we start with breaking news out of pittsburgh, where a jury just took just five hours to convict robert bowers. 11 people were shot and killed resulting in 63 federal charges against bowers, including federal hate crimes. he was convicted on every single one. up next will be the sentencing phase which will include the
support. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. monday america celebrates the third ever federal holiday of juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans. as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college admissions. does that mean it achieved its purpose or we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we ll soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race-conscious admissions will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body. kwoet quote teas, however, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several cases involve ing affirmative action over time. justice sandra day o connor wrote we expect 25 years from now the us
donald trump defies legal advice one-on-one. the former president with a live speech. he also made a big admission about the classified document at the center of the classified indictment. plus, mike pence says he cannot defend trump s conduct while nickki haley is trying to get the answer just right. and dangles a potential pardon. and the house speaker breaks a floor freeze by hard-liners, establishment replicans will run out of what to give away. i m dana bash, let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, donald trump celebrates his 77th birthday at his golf club. look at the front pages of major papers, usa today, the wall street journal, the washington post, every head line flashes in big bold face type. the indictment is the political story of the moment. trump followed his federal court appearance with a defiant speech, to his team, the politics are clear and winning. but what is also clear, mr. trump is not helping his lawyers every time he
hello, everyone. good to be with you, i m chris jansing, the death toll from this weekend s extreme weather across the south has risen to six. half a million people remain without power across multiple states after a series of vicious storms and tornadoes and the extreme heat isn t letting up either we re on the ground in texas where temperatures have soared above 120 degrees in some spots. how residents are coping. and secretary of state antony blinken wrapping up his two-day visit to china, but how much progress was actually made in his high stakes meeting with president xi jinping meanwhile in florida, we have movement in the classified documents case what a magistrate judge just blocked donald trump from doing, and what options his legal team could be weighing to put the trial off for as long as possible and juneteenth celebrations underway across the country. how states are marking this federal holiday. but we begin with the dangerous storms in the south thatch l
donald trump is said to be arraigned in federal court. the former president said to appear in court at 3:00 p.m. eastern time in miami. and he is expected to enter an initial plea of not guilty to the charges. a judge ruled no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom. and sources tell cnn that he spent yesterday searching for another potential lawyer to bolster his legal team. all while law enforcement officials say that they are ready for the appearance and any protests that it hey bring. and they are coordinating with federal partners to make sure the courthouse is secure. and chris christie railed against his former boss. in a cnn town hall last night, the once ally and campaign adviser called trump s actions, quote, vanity run amok. and trump s allies continued to defend hill. marjorie taylor greene announcing that she plans to introduce a measure to defund the special counsel and his investigation. cnn this morning special coverage starts right now. just hour