families haven t had that peace of mind. they see hate, anger, violence walking the streets of america. and they just want to feel safe again. they want to feel a sense of security. when it comes to public safety in this nation, the answer is not defund the police. it is fund the police. [cheering and applause] republicans say actions speak louder than words. this is just a blatant kind of pathetic political stunt in the run-up in the mid-terms. if he is serious about law and order and wants the take on supporting the police. instead of trying the cheap spin on republicans that he knows backs our law enforcement, how about he have some courage and take on the left that wants to defund police unapologetically? the nationwide crime crisis hitting democrat led cities the hardest. crime in new york city, philadelphia and chicago all up now more than 25% compared to just last year. peter doocy is live at the white house. what are you hearing there? when we look at all this
down the legal ladder, keeping it on the market for the foreseeable future. also, the president of the united states huddling with world leaders at the g7 summit in italy ahead of a highly anticipated news conference with ukraine s president zelenskyy. the former president returns to the capitol right near the scene of the most controversial moment of his time in office on january 6th, shoring up support among republican lawmakers and business leaders with hopes of returning to the white house. a very good day to all of you. i m alex witt in for andrea mitchell. a major ruling from the supreme court today. it s unanimous. the widely used abortion pill mifepristone can stay on the market. the supreme court rejected a challenge to the drug brought by anti-abortion doctors who question the food and drug administration s authority to ease access to the pill saying the groups had no legal standing. writing for the court, justice kavanaugh said, while plaintiffs have since
desire to make a drug class available for others does not establish standing to sue. this is the most significant abortion ruling from the supreme court since it overturned roe v. wade nearly 2 years ago. joining us now, nbc news washington correspondent outside the supreme court. nbc news senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett. what more does this ruling say? reporter: is a significant ruling. this willing says the drug, this drug continues to be accessible for women across the country who use medication warming as their form of abortion. we ve seen studies that show 63% of women use abortion medication for their means of accessing abortion care. this ruling was unanimous from the 673 conservative majority. the doctors and antiabortion groups here do not have standing. that is important because the same it is a merit to this case, they are saying the people who brought this case to have standing needed. during oral argument, there were hints this was the way the court
protest works. the fact that the information of you voting or not voting is public record. that s information that people should understand. i know running for office many years a perfect example i have is when you are at the supermarket and somebody walks by you and if they take a palm card the next person will. it is social proof. if the person denies it the next person denies it. it is the social proof. understanding you are part of the community, that your vote matters and trying to encourage people that you have to pay attention, you have to figure out who you support, and make sure your voice is heard. sandra: i have a hard time shaming anybody into doing anything is a good strategy. shaming is a term you are using. i think that the term shaming might be the wrong word. i think people all have to understand that whether someone votes or not is a public record. i actually want more people to vote. i look at the polls that show
an or if the president had opted to put one of those statements out. evidently i didn t, mark came back from the oval dining room and put the palm card on my desk with illegally crossed out and said we didn t need to take further action on that statement. so to your knowledge, this statement was never issued. to my knowledge, it was never issued. did you understand that ivanka trump wanted her father to send people home? my understanding, yes. play a clip of you addressing that issue. i remember her saying at various points now she wants him, she wanted her dad to send them home, she wanted her dad to tell them to go home peacefully and wanted to include a line he was not necessarily on board with at the time. you will hear more about this