free while the cause is thelive same. everyone has a different reason for serving free.e ca. maybe they re following in their father s footsteps, orserv they felt a calling after terrorists tore down the twin towersa call. for me, it was a patriotictr parade or a series oiotif them f a small town memorial day and the 4th of july parades in a tiny farm town in southern minnesota where my parents grewm up. the whole town linedinnesota wh on the side of the tree lined main street, waiting for the veterans u to walk by. and when they came, older vets u and younger vets, the crowd clapped and salutes,d. the reverence that town had for the veterans made me say, wow, those men really did something special, somethingme did biggern this town, something bigger than themselves. these men were willing to put on a uniform and facet fo danger for me. a kid they never met. it was just a handful of veterans from one town. but rans from one town. gave men like that. out of sheer patriot
we are the heirs of that first revolution. we are the keepers of the flame of liberty. we hold it high tonight for the world to see. we will safeguard our values. we will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. we can make the years ahead the best years our nation has ever had. there is new ground to be broken and new action to be taken. america has always been greatest when we dared to be great. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. the ideals of july 4th, 1776, still speak to all humanity, and the revolution declared that day goes on. happy, happy fourth of july america, to all of you out there welcome to our big independence day special celebration live here in new york city where it is 80 degrees, very hot and humid. i m aishah hasnie here tonight with joey jones carley shimkus and joey failla and we have a jam packed two hours ahead including live pe
back in 1969. today, conservative justices are acting like a super legislative body to roll back rights, pushing a right wing agenda that the majority of americans do not want. also tonight, the culture of violence in america. and how the powerful gun lobbyists created a permission structure where it s not just about the right to own guns, it s fair game to use them. and sinking in the polls. ron desantis is now pushing his vulgar, hate-filled anti-lgbtq message all across america in lieu of any actual policy proposals to help the american people. but we begin tonight with the supreme court, which now days is acting more like a super congress, with last week s rulings on affirmative action and lgbtq rights and on everything from voting rights to women s right, labor policies and guns, they acted like unelected politicians and not a court. it s the result of a long game from a right wing that recognizes that they have lost the culture wars. so instead, they say fine. we
biden isn t a king. but don t take that from me. people think that the president of the united states has the power for debt forgiveness. he does not. he can postpone, he can delay. but he does not have that power. that has to be an act of congress. so catch this. the court citeded that exact line from pelosi when they slapped down biden s bailout. one of the very few times nancy and i agree on anything. but that hasn t stopped the media from losing it. if you think about all the grievances that are brought about the trump election, what you re seeing is severe backlash in the sense that people do not want to see black and brown people excel in this country. do you think it s a setback for gender equality? well, it s definitely a setback for social mobility through education. these decisions over the last 24 hours are essentially making it harder for a range of communities to go to college and seek a higher education. this represents an extremist minority who s
overseas business dealings and him millions of dollars of cash. he was in a meeting with the chinese company. climate regulations taking a bite out of the iconic new york pizza slice. some more important things to worry about. pizzerias with coal and wood burning ovens will be forced to install pricy emission devices. give us pizza or give us death. audit yes emerging of president trump discussing highly confidential documents detailing attack on iran. ainsley: tape being used as evidence in the indictment handling classified information. steve: gillian turner joins us from the white house with more. good morning, gillian. good morning to you guys. the federal criminal indictment against trump references as you just mentioned the specific audio from back in july of 2021 taken at bedminster in new jersey. the indictment says that in it in this will tape what you hear is the former president showing classified information to a writer and publisher about the gove