we re sitting in front of it. you can probably see those demonstrators behind me. we are in this live special coverage now today ahead of those oral arguments in a key mississippi case. the justices are going to hear those arguments from attorneys about the law in that state that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. it directly challenges roe versus wade, which as you know has guaranteed women the right to a safe abortion for nearly half a century. we re going to bring you those arguments live once they start. it s also important to take a step back and talk about how we got here. in january 1973 the supreme court ruled 7-2 that the constitution protects a pregnant woman s right to an abortion without government restriction. jane roe, a pseudonym for norma mckorvey, a 22-year-old woman who was not married, dealing with drug addiction and poverty. she filed suit against henry wade challenging the texas law that prevented her from getting an abortion. the man who literally wr
they give us too much to handle. i think they enjoy it. too much to handle. too much to follow. too much to absorb. certainly too much to report on in any sort of orderly fashion. i can prove it to you. today we went back and looked up in the archives the broadcast from nbc news the nitro vs. wade was first decided by the supreme court in january, 1973. it s not like we know now roe was a big deal but at the time they didn t recognize it. no. at the time they knew it was a huge deal. abortion was a really controversial thing then as it is now. in 1973 abortion was illegal in most states in the country. but the roe decision came down like a lightning bolt and roe mental of a sudden overnight legal abortion everywhere for all american women. it was a huge deal. they knew it was a huge deal when it happened. i was expecting one thing when i went back and looked in the archives as to what nbc nightly news was like that night. i was wrong.
thank you. deanne criswell is the administrator of the federal emergency management agency, under president biden. at times like this it is sometimes helpful to remember that the news gods, just do this to us sometimes. they give us too much to handle. i think they enjoy it. it s too much to handle, too much to follow, too much to absorb, certainly too much to report on in any sort of humanly fashion, i can prove it to you, today we went back and looked up in the archives, the broadcast from nbc nightly news, the night that roe v. wade was first decided by the supreme court in january 1973. and it s not like we know now that roe was a big deal, but at the time they didn t recognize it. no. at the time they knew it was a huge deal. abortion was a very controversial thing that is it is now. in 1973 abortion was illegal in most states in the country. but the road decision came down like a lightning bolt, and roma all of the sudden, overnight, legal abortion everywhere, for all america
given what a big deal it was and how big they knew it was at the time, i will tell you, i was shocked to learn that that supreme court decision, january, 1973, did not come up in that night s network news broadcast until 11 minutes in. 11 minutes in to their 30-minute broadcast. then even when they tried to bring it up it got pushed down by further breaking news. now, what was going on is that this was two days after nixon had just been inaugurated for a second term. so that was going on. the first 11 minutes of the newscast that night was about the paris peace talks to supposedly end the vietnam war. that takes them through the first 11 minutes of the broadcast. in the middle of minute 11 they try to get to the roe vs. wade decision, but more breaking news comes in on the phone. we have just received a bulletin from the associated press from texas that reports that former president lyndon
huge deal. and they knew it was a huge deal when it happened. i was expecting one thing when i went back and looked in the archives as to nbc news was like that night. i was wrong. given one a big deal it was, and how big the deal they knew it was at the time, i will tell, you i was shocked to learn, that that supreme court decision, january 1973, did not come up in that night s neck were news broadcast, until 11 minutes in. 11 minutes into their 30-minute broadcast. and then, even when they tried to bring it, up it got pushed down by further breaking news. now, what was going on. is this was two days after nixon had just been inaugurated for a second term. the first 11 minutes of the newscast, that night, was about the paris peace talks. two supposedly and the vietnam war. that takes them through the first 11 minutes of the broadcast. in the minute of minute 11, they try to get to the roe v.