a debate coming up. john: begin with the supreme court hearing arguments today on what could be one of the most consequential rulings for higher education in decades. hello, john roberts in washington and hello to you this afternoon. gillian: good to be with you, john, on this spooky halloween. john: good to be with you as well. gillian: i m gillian turner. whether to end affirmative action policies in a pair of cases. john: opponents argue the criteria has harmed millions of students, particularly asian-americans. david spunt starts us off live outside the supreme court. did justice brown jackson recuse herself. that s right, because of her position on the harvard board of overseers, and her connections to harvard university. she thought it was best she sits out. there are two separate cases, overall affirmative action affects millions of students across the country and the justices began hearing two arguments three hours ago. started with the case out of the uni
That will be nothing short of consequential, im dana perino and bill is off today. Good morning, gillian. Gillian thanks for having me im Gillian Turner and this is americas newsroom. Well begin out of new york. Former President Trump just received a heros welcome preparing for day seven of his criminal trial. [crowd chanting we love trump, we love trump] dana the former president meeting with Construction Workers before heading back to Court Earlier this morning. Today former magazine executive david pecker will resume his testimony and were also waiting to see if the judge holds trump in contempt for accusations of violating a gag order. That kicks off at 9 30 a. M. Eastern. Gillian the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the Justice Department can prosecute trump for interfering in the 2020 election. The question before the court is quote, whether and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy president ial immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged t
sort of racial bigotry going on and it s all part of a broader racial equity agenda promoted by radicals and extremists and they make everything in our society about race. almost every aspect of our public discourse these days is about who is the oppressed, and who is the oppressor based on skin color. gillian: the supreme court justices this hour will have their chance to weigh in, things may move in a different direction. we have to leave it there. thanks for joining us. john: more with jonathan turley in the next hour. massive barrage of russian airstrikes knocking out power and water, spoke to residents how they are coping with the war. gillian: millions hit hard on two fronts in america s energy crisis. home heating bills and the supply chain coming up next.
pennsylvania and new jersey. more boots on the ground as tropical storm else i could hit south florida next week. that s exactly one week to the day since half of the building pancakes to the ground. the federal structural investigation is also now underway launching yesterday, it s a rare investigation nationwide but the same team to the same thing after 9/11. john? john: phil keating on the ground and surfside. gillian: the supreme court the first is a major victory for conservative profit with the high court room. the state of california can compel mother of the groups major donors. the second ruling on arizona s voting law prevents about harvesting. these decisions come amid swirling questions over whether justice stephen breyer is planning to step down eminently