washington. republicans are not opposed to any substance. i think it s a political move, and i think it s disgusting. it really is an ongoing crisis here at a scale that is almost unimaginable. you can see some of the garbage that is still over here. and you can actually see how high the water has come. this is what we do not want to see a flood watch. with more rain coming, we expect the water to rise even higher. you re live in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this hour with the passing of two legends who were both game-changers in their respective fields. basketball great bill russell led the boston celtics to 11 nba championships. his final two titles as the first black head coach in a major american sports league. and he was also a tireless champion for racial justice and civil rights, working alongside dr. martin luther king jr. and muhammed ali. in 2011, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom. and we re also remembering nichelle nichols, who playe
but senior republicans including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell welcome the ruling saying it s a victory for the unborn. fifty years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith is at the supreme court for us now. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 yea
supermarket in the middle of the black community here to saturdays ago and killed ten people and wounded others. at the services today, it was highlighted by the vice president of the united states kamala harris, journey to buffalo to attend the services. she said she didn t want to speak, she just wanted to sit in the services. she met with members of the other ten victims families and private and came down to the services. but being the eulogist, i broke pour a protocol and asked her to have some words anyways. because i felt it was important that this nation see and hear from her. i thought it was important since this was clearly a racial shooting, that young black women and men see the first woman vice president, first black woman vice president, speak from the heart. at the funeral of an 86 year old black woman, who lived through jim crow, to raise children, one became a fire commissioner here in buffalo. let me share with you some of with the vice president had to say.
Arraignment week. All eyes will be split between atlanta and, d. C. This, week in georgia on wednesday, arraignment day for the 19 defendants and the case led by Fulton County d. A. Fani willis. Trump pleaded not guilty and 11 of his codefendants waived their right to a day in court. Meanwhile, key witness and former white house Chief Of Staff mark meadows is waiting to hear if his georgia case will move up to Federal Court. And the Georgia Special grand jury report is set to be released on friday. Trump, by the way, it is fundraising like crazy off his mugshot. I want to know who are those people who give money to the socalled billionaire so he can cover his Legal Expenses . Oh, and in case you were wondering, a recent Wall Street Journal poll of republicans put trumps support, a stunning 46 higher than the second place ron desantis. And in our nations capital, congress will begin to return to work in washington on tuesday, with just a few more days until another possible government s
President say, 100 of first female black Vice President s. Its important what he has highlighted. It speaks to a concern that folks have about the support of hbcus, 16 billion is not cheap. Simone, thank you so very much. Its a pleasure to see you. Catch simone saturday and Sunday Morning at 8 00 a. M. Eastern as she cohosts the weekend right here on msnbc. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news next. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden trying to fire up lagging support from black voters, speaking at the National Museum for African American history on the anniversary of the Brown Versus Board Of Education decision and facing an uncertain reception when he delivers the Commencement Speech at moorehouse. Sparks fly between Marjorie Taylor greene and aoc. How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person. Oh, girl, baby girl. The trump Hush Money Case moves closer to Closing Arguments and going to the jury, how much impact will the showdown between Donald Tr