one-on-one with vice president kamala harris. her take as such a pivotal decision divides the nation. and the cost of living. a closer look at sky-high rent prices and the crippling effect on so many people just trying to get by. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead. and fallout from the monumental supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. today, a portrait of an increasingly divided america. at least ten states now have effectively banned abortion with varying exceptions or none at all. another handful of states are expected to enact bans in the coming days and weeks. meanwhile, abortion rights activists are launching new legal challenges on the state level while democratic governors are promising to expand abortion access and protect people who travel there for care. a fourth day of protests is planned in cities across the country today after a weekend of marches, rallies, and at times violent demonstratio
on this map before you eased it. the 26 states that are highlighted in red here are the states that have already banned abortion or are likely to ban it very soon. this does not tell the complete story of the legal battles and complications happening on the ground right now. all of these 26 states where abortion rights are over or about to be over. as of today, you cannot access an abortion in just these nine states that are in the deeper red. total abortion bans enough fully in effect and six of these nine states. the other three, arizona, wisconsin, and west virginia, the laws remain unclear. they pose enough of a legal risk that people have stopped offering abortion care entirely. there s no abortion services whatsoever at any point. in the states alone, they re 14 and a half million women of reproductive age who no longer have any access to abortion services within their state if they need it. we can see the number the states in the south. you cannot get an abortion anywh
procedure. get this, not states have abortion bans have already gone into effect. and that represents 7.2 million women of reproductive age who just saw their autonomy erased, yesterday on friday. if you had taxes, which is we already operating under a total ban, that makes another 7 million. that is 14 million fellow american woman, who have been deemed by the supreme court that s they aren t equal citizens anymore. who their autonomy and their decisions about their future have been erased. altogether, 26 states are likely to ban abortion care in the coming days and months. according to the guttmacher institute, with just a research and policy organization that advocates reproductive rights. this court decision sets us back 50 years, and americans across the country are moving forward in protest. demonstrations began just hours after the supreme court decision dropped, and they are expected to continue today. nbc s jessi hart is tracking those developments for us, from manha
several calls with several republican senators. if president trump was not calling law enforcement or military leaders, whether president trump spent his time doing that afternoon? while he for settled into the dining room? he was calling senators to encourage them to delay or object to the certification. here is kayleigh mcenany, his press secretary to explain. all, right back there and he wants the list of senators. that he is calling bill would buy, one to know youth color? to buy recollection, though. there is a searing made a strong case that trump did not fail to act to set the bounds, he refused to this by police from the top aides and family members. if he was not a failure to act or ineptitude it was a strategy. he was not feeling to stop interaction about waiting to see if it worked. as the camera field, when the attack failed to stop the certification of the election, there was one person to home trump directed his eye at. on the screen is the last photog
justice clarence thomas condemning the leak, saying it s destroyed trust in the nation s highest court. breaking news from miami. at least one person killed when a small plane crashing into a car on a busy bridge and bursting into flames. patients rushed to hospitals. the desperate search for baby formula across this country. mothers scouring store shelves. the states most affected, and how long this could last. plus, advice on what parents should and shouldn t do. a major show of support for ukraine. senate republican leaders making an unannounced visit as russian forces retreat from ukraine s second largest city. and vladimir putin s new warning to finland not to join nato. plus, the urgent manhunt for an escaped killer in texas. new information on his ties to a mexican gang. how he broke out of a prison bus, and the reward now for information leading to his capture. and the dramatic water rescue. how a state trooper and firefighter got a woman out of her suv as it sank