first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the court on
now after hearing underwater noises they are redirecting their search zone, hoping they could close in on the vessel and find the five people on board still alive. for now, there are only theories about what could have gone wrong, did it get stuck under something or caught within something. was it within the titanic itself, and if so, when will rescuers, any sort of robotic ship or whatever, be able to get down there. time and oxygen are running out. but the u.s. coast guard insists that this is still a rescue mission. sometimes you re in a position where you have to make a tough decision. we re not there yet. joining us from newfoundland is ron allen and from boston, nbc news correspondent kristen dahlgren. ron, you just got done with a news conference up there with the people behind the vessel, the ship that the submersible launched from. what did we learn? reporter: yeah, a company called horizon maritime services, the polar prince. it s the first time we have heard
investigation. also this morning, we are on the ground following a growing humanitarian crisis on the southern border. as the secretary of homeland security heads to the border in anticipation of a mass influx of migrants. border towns looking for answers, migrants looking for help. are you desperate? i m very desperate she tells us. i don t have anything to eat. we have people sleeping on our streets. this isn t sustainable. it s not normal. please help us, and enough with the politics of it. and new controversy with justice clarence thomas. first it was reporting about luxury trips and yachts and a real estate deal, and now propublica has new reporting about a billionaire gop donor paying private school tuition for a thomas relative. i ll talk to the reporter behind that story, how that donor is responding and the larger ethical questions it s raising. but we begin with the suspect in a georgia mass shooting in custody this morning as we learn more about the inves
answer so let s get started breaking news, access to the abortion pill, mid upper stone and legal limbo after duelin federal rulings. what does this mean fo tightening reproductive rights in america plus, support for the tennesse through pouring in, by s president kamala harris me yesterday with the lawmakers after the republican-controlle house votes to kick two of the out of the state legislature i will speak with the member who managed to hang on to he seat by just one vote. and later, michael cohen i will go one-on-one with th star witness in th unprecedented indictment of former president all of that and more is coming up our good saturday morning to you i am katie phang we begin today show with breaking news out of texas the fate of abortion access fo tens of millions americans i now uncertain after conflictin decisions by two separat federal judges late lost night first, a texas judge blocks th food and drug administration s approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone
against the white woman state representative who joined with them in the protests we called for you all to ban assault weapons. and you respond with an assault on democracy i can say to you, the movement for justice can never die because the heart for justice can never be killed. we will talk about what the republican-led legislature did and the state s racial legacy with one of the ousted lawmakers. this hour, boiling point in the holy land on passover. ramadan and holy week, ahead of easter sunday, israel retaliates with air strikes, rockets fired after violence between had a m had a mass and gaga and israel evan gershkovich getting a hearing day in two weeks he has not been able to see u.s. diplomats. the former u.s. ambassador to russia john sullivan joining us today. good day, everyone i m andrea mitchell in washington with the fallout from the unprecedented move by a republican super majority of state lawmakers in tennessee, expelling the two 27-year-old bla