for the most outstanding journalism of the year, and they delivered this warning. on the political fronts, i think, it is clear that the nation is facing the most serious internal attacks on the fundamental values and institutional structures that define a democracy. since the pulitzer s were introduced a century ago. then precisely, to counteract problematic authoritarian tendencies, throughout the society. now that warning was followed by the announcement of that year s pulitzer prize for national reporting, which went to the new york times and the washington post for quote, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest on russian interference in the 2016 election and its connection to the trump campaign, the presidents elects transition team, and his eventual administration. that choice naturally drew the ire of then president donald trump, who did not stop complaining about the decision, even after he left the white house. it actually lead the pulitzer board t
tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i.r.a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they could get them ahead of the midterms. vice president, kamala harris, casting the tie breaking vote on the motion to proceed. the senate has, officially, begun debating the legislation. joining me now, norman ornstein, who is an emerita scholar in american enterprise institute. he is also a contributing editor from the atlan
to the senate s efforts for the association bill. plus, the ripple effects of the kansas bill to protect abortion rights. what it could signal for the midterms. and, what goes around, comes around. alex jones has been ordered to pay more than $49 million to the parents of a sandy hook shooting victim. let s get started. tonight, we begin with breaking news. the senate is in a rare, saturday night session, as democrats work to advance their sweeping health care, and climate bill, towards final passage. passage that could come as soon as this weekend. the bill, and the inflation reduction act, the i. r. a., would represent the largest climate investment in u.s. history. it will make major health policy by giving medicare the power, for the first time ever, to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs. the package is the product of painstaking negotiations, and it would give democrats a chance to achieve major policy objectives. ones that they sought for decades. they c
hour. a small aircraft caught fire after crashing into a bridge in miami, this afternoon. you see some of the images there. officials saying that that plane possibly crashed into some vehicles on the bridge. miami authorities confirming at least two patients were transported to an area hospitals. a total of five people were involved in the crash. we are going to bring you updates on this, as we get more. those images are starting to see. want to go to our nation s capital, as well, thousands of demonstrators gathering in support of abortion rights to oppose the leaked supreme court draft decision that would overturn roe. it is one of more than 300 rallies happening across the country, right now. nbc s antonia hilton is following this for us, in washington d.c.. antonia, good to see you once again. i see that you have moved locations now as this rally is continuing to go on and throughout the day here. bring us up to date as to what more you are hearing from folks. hi yasmin
Room. Hi everyone. Im jessica dean in new york and we begin this hour with israels military ramping up operations in gaza, ordering the immediate evacuation of several more neighborhoods in the Southern City of rafah. Thats where more than 1 million displaced palestinians have been taking refuge its the idf saying about 300,000 have already fled. Now this is happening as a newly released state Department Report finds it, quote, reasonable to assess that america in weapons have been used by Israeli Forces in gaza in ways quote inconsistent with International Humanitarian law. We have cnns Priscilla Alvarez with more fallout from that poor but first lets go to cnn correspondent scott mclean in the dire situation in gaza and scott, israels military confirming war airstrikes. Today, this as hundreds of thousands of people are trying to leave rafah, what do we know . Yeah. So the Israeli Military ordered two parts of gaza to be evacuated, several areas of Northern Gaza. And also several par