standardized tests and their grades and then they argued with harvard and north carolina that they were starting to only allow a certain percentage of them to come to the school at some of the most prestigious colleges in the country. this is a big deal. chief justice roberts writing in his decision many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the touchstone of an individual s identity is not challenges bested, skills built or lessons learned but the color of their skin. our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice. then we heard from president biden. here s what he said. i strongly disagree with the court s decision. we cannot let this decision be the last word. discrimination still exists in america. martha: okay. winsom sears and marc are here. first, to shannon bream who has been excellent in coverage of this today. we ll have more tomorrow. she was outside the supreme court. hi, shannon. hi
Center of them all, donald trump and his unlawful attempts to get in power and stay in power. First, in the state of new york, one of the star witnesses in trumps criminal trial was back on the stand for a third day of testimony. The prosecutors finished their questioning of former National Enquirer publisher david pecker. Where he acknowledged that the purpose of catching and Killing Playboy model Karen Mcdougals story about an affair with trump was to help trump during the 2016 election cycle. And pecker said he was aware that he was breaking Campaign Finance laws. Pecker also testified that he discussed mcdougal with trump while he was in the white house. This comes less than a day after 18 people were indicted in arizona for their roles in an attempt to overturn trumps loss in the 2020 election there. Including 11 Fake Electors who submitted a document to congress falsely declaring that trump won the state. Along with several trump aides including rudy giuliani, mark meadows, and b
But, our warm up is going to be rapid. It will be just unbelievable. Spectacular weather at 9 00 a. M. When it is 65 degrees. By noon, when it is 75, fabulous weather and we will be completely speechless by 3 00 p. M. At 80 degrees, just wonderful looking day, so all of the weather systems go for gorgeous weather temperatures will be as high as theyve been since last september. But, next week, we do start out casino of soggy. Still there is weekend looks spectacular, nicole, im detail today tomorrow, and the rest of the week coming up. Looking forward to that carol, thank you. New this morning, there is a fire in northeast philadelphia. And it is at Apartment Building it, sent two people to the hospital. This all happened at green terrace amounts on the 2200 block of tray month avenue just before midnight. The victims were taken to area torresdale. Work to go get an update on their condition. Firefighter also checked out at the scene for minor injury. Right now, there is no word on tha
They could be at least twice as effective. We could have 500,000 rather than a quarter of a Million People enrolled. One level oft have government firmly holding the reins, it takes time. It is natural. We all get upset and exercise over the initial numbers. There is a huge news hole to fill looking for todays news. It is incumbent upon us to take a deep breath and realize some there are going to be problems early on. Over time there is reason for optimism. Thank you. We are going to turn to gretel, who is worth alabama medicaid. She is the director of the Technical Support division the Medicaid Agency. Tell us about your experience. What did you learn over the course of this program . How will lessons influence your medicaidation in the enrollment that has gone on in tandem . Thank you for allowing me to speak for alabama medicaid. As youve said before, it is on everybodys mind on how these eligibility systems are working in getting everybody enrolled in health care. That is one of th
As a nation, this is the kind of the best of america in action. This is something we do well and this is a living History Lesson today. Yes, all of us who are here to cover it love this sort of thing and wouldnt miss it for the world, but this is how an interest in history and politics can get kindled at a young age. And its one of the great spectacles available for free from home. Savannah guthrie, i heard someone say this past week that this time around, four years later, the highs are not so high and the lows are not so low, meaning yes, the crowd wont number 2 million. The history of this administration has already been made. But also the economy isnt in a fr fr freefall. It doesnt feel as dire as it did. As you mentioned, this is one of these moments. This is one of the symbols that we who love this democracy cherish so much. The president using this opportunity. We talk about the big moments in a presidency. This is one of them. Im told this is an inaugural address that will be f