rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history, and that s what i meant by not normal. that was president joe biden on msnbc yesterday reacting to rulings from the supreme court overturning affirmative action in college admissions. we ll break down these landmark decisions. meanwhile we re just a few hours away from two more major rulings from the high court, one of which addresses the legality of an executive action from the president. plus, we ll take a look how americans feel about the issue of affirmative action and the growing calls to expand the highest court in the land. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, june 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us, and we ll begin this morning with the landmark decisions from the supreme court ending the systematic consideration of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. the court ruled that the programs at the university of north carolina and one at harva
i will see you tomorrow. happening now, donald trump takes the stand in the civil seve defamation trial against him and what he said under oath and why the judge struck down his testimonies as they head into closing arguments. an unprecedented move to declare trump the presumptive gop presidential nominee siding with the former president and against his remaining opponent, nikki haley. i ll get reaction from the top haley supporters chris sununu. and breaking news, a record close on wall street after evidence of a booming u.s. economy with growth expectation and as he visits a key 2024 battle growth fund state and ramps up for his expected rematch with trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with donald trump on the witness stand testifying in one of the slew of court cases where the former president is now a defendant. cnn s kara scannell has our report. in an extra
michael steele. these are some of the stories we are following today. donald trump s attorney and e. jean carroll s defamation case renewing calls for a mistrial. congressman jim hines is here to discuss the improving biden economy, and we are just 72 hours from primary day in new hampshire where the states could not be higher for republicans in for this country. grab your coffee, settle, and welcome to the weekend. we begin this hour with newly-released video from donald trump s april 2023 deposition and the new york civil trial trial against him and his company. during the interview, trump not only bragged about his finances and his brand, but also claimed his presidency save the planet from a quote, nuclear holocaust. you re too busy for the company? anyway, yeah. i can say, it another way of saying. it i was very busy. i consider this the most important job in the world, saving millions of jobs. i think we would ve had nuclear holocaust if i didn t deal with n
good day from msnbc reports. welcome to alex reports. i m christine romans in for alex today. we begin at a live look at the beautiful snow scene in pittsburgh new hampshire. the big story today, of course, as the countdown to tuesdays first-in-the-nation primary. it is a busy day for republicans as well as democrats making closing arguments for voters. they re nikki haley and donald trump are holding in-person events this weekend and new hampshire while rhonda santas is putting more of his chips on south carolina. from the democratic side, president joe biden is not on the ballot. his supporters are staging a write in campaign. his challengers, congressman dean phillips and author mary and williams are stumping for votes ahead of the states unsanctioned democratic primary. nikki haley s camp just got some good news today. a new polls shows her as a republican favor in new hampshire a head to head general election match with president biden. trump is expected to win the repub
[laughter] dana: if you do, i hear it counts for two votes. bret: two votes, all right. thank you bret: good evening. i m bret baier, we are coming to you live from bedford, new hampshire for the second voting and first primary of the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will set the stage tonight for the now two candidate race in tomorrow s primary election in just a moment. first breaking tonight, federal agents can begin removing razor wire southern border in an area texas has taken over. 5-4 decision seen as a big win for the biden administration and comes as texas officials officials are refusing to back down installing new barbed wire fencing in that area. immigration and border patrol officers, the border issues actually were top issues for voters during the iowa caucuses. they are trending issues here new hampshire. bret, the decision that came down just hours ago, really does effect what happens here in shelby park. can i tell you border patrol from what i co