Cases currently addressing the issues. This is an hour and 20 minutes. [ applause ] so ladies and gentlemen, lets get to the heart of the matter. Are you ready . Over the last ten years, the right to vote African Americans who have been under pernicious, intentional, deliberate, orchestrated and clever. Theres been no period since the 1965 Voting Rights act has passed that these efforts have been so sustained. I like to think the attack is coming from three main fronts or what i like to call the terrible trio. The first member of the trio is the United States Supreme Court. Which in 2013, the year of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington in a poorly in an inexplicable decision that i predict will go down like dread and plessy as low moments in the history of american jurisprudence. Nokt out an important provision of the Voting Rights act. That provision required Southern States to gain Justice Department approval before they change their voting laws. What has happened since t
Us were campuses are bracing for another night of violence. This hour. It comes after tensions at ucla when Counter Protesters attacked a camp set up by pro palestinian demonstrators. The governor of california has condemned the Police Response to clashes at ucla on tuesday, calling it delayed and unacceptable. Emma vardy reports from los angeles. This was the moment tensions between rival protesters boiled over. Pro palestinian activists and a counterdemonstration by pro israel supporters became violent. Fireworks were thrown over a screaming crowd, and wood used as weapons. We had people beating us with sticks, throwing whatever they could to us. Im kind of annoyed at myself for not seeing it coming, but i didnt think it would ever get to this, escalate to this level. The Los Angeles Police were called by The University. The Vice Chancellor has condemned last nights events as a horrific act of violence. Eventually, officers separated the rival groups. Im a ucla student. We pay tuitio
Right now. Here you can see police there with their riot gear on Campus Handling and confronting protesters there who have been in an encampment. These are the propalestinian protests weve seen breaking out across the country. Also with us retired Seattle Police chief and msnbc Law Enforcement analyst, carmen best. Tim, thank you for taking a moment to join us. Walk us through what youre seeing and whats happening there. Well, ana, its absolute chaos here on campus, if im honest with you here at wb madison. Ill step out of the way. Law enforcement officials are in the distance. They have their riot shields out, and theyve been advancing on protesters all morning long. They are clearing out an encampment thats been here since Monday Morning at around 9 00 a. M. That encampment consisted of about two dozen or so tents, but most of those tents are now gone and Law Enforcement are going tent by tent taking them down. I want to walk you over here as well to where the protesters are. You can
About a Serious Health issue here that almost ended his career. Plus the Big New Project he has out now leading this, our Breaking News moments ago, the Arizona State senate voted to repeal that states civil war era abortion ban, a law that was first introduced in 18 64 before women had the right to vote. And when the age of consent in arizona, according to some historians, was ten, the law bans abortion at all stages of pregnancy except to save the life of the mother. Lets get straight to cnns natasha. Natasha, What Happens Next . And what does this mean for the ability to get an abortion . In arizona jake, theres a lot of whiplash for arizonans. What were expecting now is for the house to receive what the senate just repealed and send it onto the governors desk where she is expected to sign it, but the repeal wouldnt take effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends. So right now, the earliest this could go into effect is june 20 the Attorney General of arizona has, howeve
Whats going on janelle . I have been searching our camera and trying to find some fog, most of it is up in the st. Pete area. If you are head to the sky way or traveling on 275 over in Pinellas County, use some caution out there as we are seeing some fog. We have one crash here southbound i75 right after state road 52 reports of a patrol car. No word of anyinjuries. I will keep my eye on it if we hear anything. Right now, i dont think you will see any backup there. Across the bay right now, across the bridges is still looking good. The cause way is 6 minutes at the franklin and 7 minutes at the gandy bridge. Update of a firefighter after he was hurt last night. We are told the fire destroyed the home on howell road and the firefighter was hurt after all the flames were out. Neighbors tell us there was a man who rarely left that house and he lives there and still no word on his condition right now. Fire crews tell us one person was hurt in this fire. Firefighters tell us four apartment