racial discrimination. the president said he s directing his department of education to light the way, so on the subject of what happens next, let us ask the head of that department. united states education secretary miguel cardona, who joins us now. mr. secretary, thank you very much for being here. i know how you feel about this decision, that you said it takes our country backward, the president, though, in trying to look forward as we head into a new era says he wants you, as the department of education to light the way, find new areas. how is that going to look? how is it going to work? thank you for having me. first of all, my message to the students and families who are listening to this decision and worrying, we re going to keep fighting you. as the president said, this is not the last word and we have a plan on trying to make sure we continue to promote rich diversity on our campuses. we know that makes learning better, and everyone wins when they re learning in a
just in the last hour, a major report from the justice department details what they call critical failures by law enforcement in response to the massacre at robb elementary school. we ll take you live to uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland will give remarks next hour. happening right now, former president trump s defamation trial is back under way in new york after yesterday s chaotic day. plus, new attacks in yemen overnight, adding to concerns of a greater conflict in the middle east. and in texas, a standoff between the biden administration and the state over access to the border. we ll break down what could happen next. we begin this morning with breaking news. the justice department has released its findings of nearly year long investigation into the mass shooting at robb elementy took law enforcement 77 minutes, an hour 17 to take the gunman down. right now texas state senator rowland gutierrez is sharing live remarks about the report. nbc justice and
queer and trans nuns. correspondent jeff paul tracking that story from our west coast news room, hey, jeff. weeks of controversy for the dodgers finally coming to an end tonight, uninvited then reinvited lgbtq+ group of satirical nuns known as the sisters of perpetual indulgence with the team s community hero award. one hour before the game started and as can you probably see by this video that captured the moment, the stands were mostly empty. outside the stadium the message of thousands of protesters that they were sending it was abundantly clear. from fans to catholics, high ranking leadership within the church itself, and people of other faiths, well they are not too happy about the group being honored, grievances don t have to do with the group s charitable work, outrage is aimed at the over the top outfit that many feel mock not only nuns but the religion itself, calling it out right blasphemy, held a mass today to heal the harm caused by the dodgers. i have no id
greg: love it! yes! [cheers] greg: thank you. sit down. sit down! you girl scouts over there, sit down. all right. it s friday, so you know what that means. let s welcome tonight s guests. his favorite karaoke song is pledge of allegiance. she took her driver s test on a tractor. co-host of the bottom line. [cheers] greg: she s lean, keen and can pass for a teen. best-selling author, kat, and the statue of liberty looks up to him. former wwe world champion. all right. before we get to some new stories let s do this. greg s leftovers. it s leftovers where i read the jokes we didn t use this week. as always it s my first time reading them so if they suck we ll rojo mackey up in a carpet and toss him off the bridge. [laughter] greg: all right. here we go. harvard president claudine gay resigned after accusations of plagiarism. gay said she would have caught the errors if she had a larger pair of glasses. not surprisingly people said there was something familiar obj
bouncing into the bullpen. carley: which party won t the congressional baseball team. i want to tell you now. todd: steube can rake. carley: i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro, more coming up. marine daniel penny indicted on second-degree manslaughter charge in new york city subway last month. carley: ashley strohmier has the details. ashley: the da is expected to announcement the indictment later this morning. penny has been out on bond after being charged by manhattan prosecutor for second-degree manslaughter. in state of new york, second degree could carry maximum of 15 years in prison weeks after deadly confrontation on the subway. penny s lawyer said his client thought his life and others were in danger. the standard in new york city, you don t have to wait until someone physically attacks or is lying on the ground or worse. the standard is whether a reasonable person in my client s position would have feared eminent harm. ashley: penny spoke out ear