it is topsy-turvy live news event kind of day. case in point, in a matter of about two minutes, we expect to hear from president biden. he will address the nation live on a number of topics, not the least of which is the abrupt stepback our country took today away from fairness and progress toward intolerance and discrimination. the conservative supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a colorado web designer, an evangelical named lori smith who refused to work on same sex weddings. the court said that the first amendment protected her from punishment. and it is a turning point decision that will flip the state of equal protections on its head and allow business owners to likewise evade punishment under similar laws in 29 states. and in the longer term, it could again signal a threat to the landmark decision of the 2015 case establishing the case of same sex couples to marry. and if you are wondering of the same sex couple, what they are doing, after being denied basic human decen
6-3, the new numbers reshaping american life. the lead starts right now. 40 million americans will not get the student loan forgiveness president biden promised them after the supreme court rejects his plan. and the president says it is unforgivable. then a key ruling on lgbtq rights and freedom of speech involving a wedding website designer and the state of colorado. what it means for anti-discrimination laws across the country. plus as millions of americans plan to take to the roads and skies this holiday weekend, a look at what cities are experiencing turmoil after days of delays. and welcome to the lead. i m abby philip in for jake tapper. today we begin with our law and justice lead. at moment now president joe biden will address the nation after the supreme court today issued two major rulings. one that blocks president biden s student loan forgiveness program rejecting a program that would have delivered debt relief to millions of americans. and the other ruling th
tapper. wolf blitzer is over in the situation room. have a great day. happening now, president biden just announced new action aimed at easing student debt after the u.s. supreme court blocked his loan forgiveness program. he s slamming the ruling as wrong and accusing republicans of hypocrisy. we re also following the fallout from the high court s other major decision today putting limits on lgbtq protections. the senators warn the ruling may open the door to discrimination of all sorts of protected minority groups. and growing questions right now about the fate of the russian mutiny leader yevgeny prigozhin. are kremlin spies plotting to kill him as ukraine s intelligence chief claims? i ll ask top white house official john kirby about that and much more. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and you re in the situation room. we begin with today s one-two punch by the u.s. supreme court, decisions limiting lgbtq protect
it s going to be an era of the supreme court really being run by the american political right. friends, thank you very much. really great to get all of your perspectives. i want to turn now to former secretary of education arne duncan. secretary duncan, thanks for being here. as you heard us talking, president biden today explained that he has a new plan to help students who now feel left in the lurch. here s what he said about that. creating a temporary 12-month, what we re calling on-ramp repayment program. now, this is not the same as the student loan pause. if you miss payments this on-ramp temporarily removes the threat of default or having your credit harmed. okay, so help us understand how this will work. well, it s not easy, and president biden is a fighter. he ll leave no stone unturned and look at his authority under
decade. and it means it s going to be an era of the supreme court really being run by the american political right. friends, thank you very much. really great to get all of your perspectives this evening. i want to turn now to former secretary of education arne duncan. secretary duncan, thanks so much for being here. as you just heard us talking, president biden today explained he has a new plan to help students who now feel left in the lurch. here s what he said about that. we re creating a temporary 12-month, what we re calling on-ramp repayment program. now, this is not the same as the student loan pause. if you miss payments, this on-ramp will temporarily remove the threat of default or having your credit harmed. help us understand how this will work. well, it s not easy, and president biden is a fighter. he ll leave no stone unturned. he ll look at his authority under the higher education act.