over the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave pete: celebration and outrage across the nation as the supreme court strikes down roe v wade. [chanting] throw them out! throw them out! will: protesters take to the street or some lawmakers call the court a legitimate. rachel: alexandria, what is the latest? reporter: all is quiet as of this morning. we see a lot of extra security outside the supreme court steps, we had this barrier up for quite some time but we expect crowds to grow later today. an american flag was burned as the crowd grew as the night went on. anger and sadness after the supreme court removed the protections drove v wade granted women seeking abortions nationwide. joy and gratitude spilled out of p
ugh. woke. no, no. don t pay attention. it s all just nonsense. don t get caught up. this too shall pass. wokeness is divisive, exclusionary, and hateful. are you even woke? woke culture is garbage. oh, god. so much yelling. so much fighting. this is where woke goes to die. getting critical race theory out of our schools is a matter of national survival. aren t things bad enough? do we have to fight about this word? woke. woke. woke. you are so woke. you woke the sleeping giant. critical race theory is bigoted. it is a lie. and it is every bit as racist as the klansmen in white sheets. okay. i m going to wade in and try to explain woke. all right. open my eyes. take a deep breath. oh, no. i m in arizona. all right. this is where we re at in america, everybody. we have a new enemy and it is woke. not the word. the idea. actually also the word. maybe mostly the word. putin ain t woke. he is anti-woke. i want florida to be known as the bri
taiwan in six different locations opening fire. so what is the cost/benefit analysis of this trip here? live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is thursday, august 4, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and 11:00 a.m. in moscow where closing arguments are expected in just a few hours in the trial of u.s. back star brittney griner. it is the second hearing so far this week for griner who was arrested at a moscow airport back this february. she is being held on drug charges after being caught with cannabis oil in her luggage. griner pleaded guilty to the charges against her in hopes of securing a lighter sentence. the u.s. has attempted to broker a prisoner swap with moscow, but so far no agreement. fred pleitgen isle following the developments for us from moscow. and this could be the final day, we could get the result. reporter: we could indeed. certainly something that is not set in stone and isn t necessarily on the official agenda.
in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 4th and i m brianna keilar with john avalon in for john berman. good morning. good morning. we begin with a surreal intersection of the defamation case against conspiracy theorist alex jones and the investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. jones is on trial in texas for the lies that he spread about the sandy hook massacre and in a jaw-dropping moment in court a lawyer for the sandy hook parents revealed this did you know that 12 days ago 12 days ago your attorneys messed up and sent me an entire digital copy of your entire cellphone with every text message you ve sent for the past two years and when informed did not take any steps to identify it as privileged or protected in any way, and as of two days ago it fell free and clear into my possession and that is how i know you lied to me? cellphone records appear to show jones had, in fact, texted about the sandy hook shooting even thou
liz truss of trying to avoid scrutiny of her economic plans as she prepares for an emergency budget if she becomes prime minister. a bbc investigation unmasks the man responsible for a huge online community which traded non consensual sexual images and videos of more than a hundred woman. and as a new law to make school uniforms more affordable in england misses the start of the academic year let us know about the cost of kitting out your children and whether you ve been able to make any savings. you can contact me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. and knock, knock. who s there? that s right it s the funniest joke at the edinburgh fringe comedy festival, but what is it? find out later this hour. welcome to bbc news. in the last few minutes we have got a result amongst barristers in england and wales. they have voted to go on an all out strike in england and wales next month, with almost 80% of those who took part in the ballot voting for an escal