legislature called today s single issue special election they want to increase the threshold and signature requirements for the constitution. activists gains enough support to put a constitutional amendment on the fall ballot. and now republicans are trying to change the rules ahead of the game. looking at early turnout, it could be a big disappointment. it s hard to read, not get too ahead of ourselves. nbc s ali vitali is on the ground and knows a lot more in columbus, ohio. so, ali, the early voting was massive, they say. but is there any way to really know which side is turning out? and it s a little mottled because it s not a fewer abortion vote as in kansas, it s a two-step process, but that s certainly under the context
defense, even though many legal experts say that shouldn t be the case, is not for the court of law? that s right, the conspiracy is not protected by the first amendment but i think this is setting up another fight down the road which is at what point do donald trump s lawyers and judges and witnesses cross the line for a criminal defendant. the d.c. rules do impose restrictions on what lawyers from both sides can say about the evidence. they re really not supposed to go on tv and describe the in evidence detail. but as you said, he s running for president so he s got a right to a first amendment right to speak. and then at what point does the judge say hey there s a line and if she crosses that, of course, there s appeal. the lawyers did say here, roger stone, the previous defendant so close to donald trump had crossed it when he put a target, like a bull s-eye on the judge s face, superimposed on it.
also hearing testimony on that case before a second grand jury in d.c. and this hour in ohio, voters are voting on a state constitutional amendment that could make it harder to pass ballot issues including the right to an abortion. a big test in a critical election state. and it s too darn hot for millions of americans continuing to feel the impact of blazing summer heat causing severe summer storms, storm damage. flight cancellations across the midwest and again on the east coast. and good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington where u.s. district judge tanya chutkan has ordered a hearing no later than this friday on what is usually a standard order in the d.c.
senate said. he said this is 100% about keeping a radical pro-abortion amendment out of our constitution. going on to say, the left wants to jam it in there coming november so yes, it s abortion. and a handful of protesters to my side deterred him from doing a press today. when you talk about voters and the reaction they re having, i just had a phone bank yesterday with an abortion advocacy group and this is what they re hearing, watch. there s a lot of anger when people find out the details in issue 1. i hear a lot of anger than i have since the beginning. and i ve heard that around the state. and people do connect it to the november election with the freedom amendment. reporter: in a red state? oh yes, oh, yes. reporter: so everyone here is