years of precedent and overturn roe versus wade, it was far from the final battle on either side over access to abortion health care in america. among independent voters, democratic voters and large numbers of republican voters, it s been a political spark that continues to jolt and potentially reshape our politics the power of the courts assault on a right supported by a majority of all americans is only exacerbated by the right s ongoing assault on access to reproductive health care the gop s war on women s reproductive freedom reached a new crescendo on friday night in the form of a ruling from a right-wing federal judge who was hand picked to make a decision that would further eliminate access to reproductive health care judge matthew kacsmaryk ordered the 23-year long fda approval of a drug called mifepristone be put on hold in every single state. it s one half of the two-drug regimen used in medication abortions. he gave the government seven days to appeal his ruling w
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with melissa murray in for ari starts right now. hi, nicolle thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we re tracking breaking news out of tennessee these are pictures of celebrations in nashville, tennessee. just moments ago, the national metro council voted to reappointment justin jones jones was one of the two lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for tougher gun laws here is the moment that the council voted to reappointment him. justin jones has been elected as the interim successor for the vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, pursuant to the state law and the rule of governing a metropolitan council. jones is expected to retake his seat in the legislature tonight. and the legislature is gathering into session this hour so we could see justin jones dramatic return to the floor secondly, later this week, a different local council in the
careful of when we say she went back at him, because she was quiet and dignified, pushing back. but she said, you can t beat me up for not screaming. and the part that you quoted, came soon afterwards, she, said he raped me, whether i screamed or not. in other words, please stop going down this road. because you are trying to persuade people that something that i know to my core happened, didn t. on the basis of my not behaving the way you think a real rape victims should. and then her addressing the jury to say, he raped me, whether i screamed or not. some women are screamers, some women are not. lisa, thank you so much for the great conflict of this. we rely heavily of this, we rely on your analysis. we have an nbc analyst and legal and later. straight ahead, americas split screen analyst, on president biden launching his reelection campaign, in the other, trump attacking his political rivals alike. a lot has changed is the last time these two men faced off as candidate
after another judge rules in favor of the pill will the supreme court decide the issue? is there a mole in the pentagon the race to find out who may be leaking top-secret intelligence the department of justice and pentagon now investigating. it puts ourselves at risk. it puts our allies at risk. china s major escalation, launching massive military drills off taiwan s coast just as u.s. lawmakers visit the island our correspondent is there. gunfire at the beach. six people shot, most of them teenagers enjoying a senior skip day. video shows the chaotic moments shots were fired. terrifying new footage of trees falling at the masters. are these the luckiest people on earth? watch as three trees just barely miss them. bam, trees are falling on the ground. why play was halted again today. and the need for speed. the new push across the country to raise the speed limits how fast is too fast announcer: this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good even
appointed judge spends the fda s approval on america most used abortion pill as another federal judge ordere the feds to maintain access to the abortion medication. what does it mean for you? also this hour, one of the tennessee three is with us she is the only one not to b removed from her legislative body for demanding gun safet laws it is her race, the reason why i m gonna ask tennesse congresswoman gloria johnson plus, california congressman eric swalwell on what to mak of the indictment of donal trump. and the work ahead when it comes to gender roles that won t end at home. how maggie smith realizes ther is more to do in the lens of her own success. this is american voices. we begin this hour with a court ruling that threatens to ban access to medication abortion, not just i republican-controlled states that would be devastatin enough, but in every state i the nation even states where reproductive freedom is guaranteed like new york, california will be affected