endorsed the big lie that donald trump should somehow still be president. again, that s a lie. so let s get right to it. you know who i m talking about, steve kornacki back at the big board. where do things stand right now? the biggest story of the night this one, kansas. constitutional amendment that would say the constitution in the statet of kansas does not provide for the right to abortion goes down tofo defeat, goes down to defeat, overwhelmingly. this is a tremendous surprise what happened here. a lot of people did not see the fact of no winning coming nor the magnitude of it. ite will be significant politil repercussions from this result. also the potential here just in terms of you see where the no vote, a lot of energy in the suburbs ofin kansas city. democrats have been saying, hey, that s the area that those are the kinds of voters who will turn out in november, too, for f democrats. we ll see if that happens. this is the biggest headline of the hour certainly. a
strained relationship between china and the united states. and on capitol hill, kyrsten sinema is in the spotlight. the arizona senator is staying sigh leapt on whether she will support a major bill for her own party. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we re going to begin with that major victory for abortion rights. voters in kansas have rejected an effort to remove the right to the procedure from the state s constitution. this marks the first time abortion rights was put to a vote since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade back in june. with the november midterms coming up, the kansas vote signals that abortion could be an energizing issue. according to an associated press estimate, turnout for yesterday s primary far exceeded other recent contests with about 900,000 kansas voters casting a ballot. president biden celebrated the win, writing in part, this vote makes clear what
timberlake in police custody this morning. what we know about his overnight dwi arrest in the hamptons. also ahead, extreme weather. wildfires raging out west as brutal heat descends on tens of millions across the country. how hot will it get? and later, the ceo of boeing taking the hot seat on capitol hill, even as his company faces several investigations following multiple scares in the air. good morning. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news from the white house, where, today, president biden will announce a sweeping new executive action that will protect nearly half a million undocumented immigrants from deportation. specifically the spouses of american citizens. one official telling nbc news, this action is, quote, the biggest thing since daca. gabe gutierrez is live from the white house. dave noriega joins us from los angeles. and also with us, hala ramos, an msnbc contributor. so, gabe, walk us through this late
in ukraine. this is what s keeping the war going. the fastest way to end the war is for putin to be disabused of the notion he can outlast ukraine and all of ukraine s supporters. also,s rebid president bide unveiling a new immigration policy. it s a big primary day for two republican incumbents facing different challenges in oklahoma and virginia. a heat wave, as dangerous temperatures head towards triple digits from iowa to maine. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. secretary of state blinken just wrapping up a pressing and wide ranging event with nato secretary-general stoltenberg citing nearly a dozen bilateral security deals between ukraine and nato allies as evidence our collective defense is the best way to combat vladimir putin s aggression. this is proof clear proof that all of our countries are with ukraine for the long haul. and that if mr. putin is counting on outlasting ukraine or any of us, he is misguided. he is wrong. addi
that s next. josé, take it away. good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern. 8:00 a.m. pacific. i amjosé diaz-balart. in a few moments, a major announcement from the white house. today president biden is set to announce new actions that would protect undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from being deported. the policy would allow them to obtain work permits on a case by case basis, and they must have lived in the u.s. as for three years as of yesterday. and it would allow daca recipients to have work permits. joining me, monica alba and julia ainsley. what else do we know about the president s executive actions and when could families begin to apply? it s significant, josé, for several reasons. first of which this is the component president biden was teasing when he announced he would use the authority and executive action to temporarily shut down the border to certain asylum seekers, and he said in the weeks to come he would announce new steps to make the immigration syste