because once he was arrested, ethan was given a psychiatrist, a psychologist. he told them he lied in those texts. he hadn t asked his parents for help. that did not come before the jury because they re privileged medical records of ethan crumbley. how did the mother describe the meeting with school officials that happened as people might remember, the morning before the school shooting happened? reporter: remember, that morning she had been sent a math sheet where he had bullets and blood and my life is worthless and the world is dead. she was asked to go to the school immediately. she texted her husband, emergency, we have to go to the school. i ll let her describe what the meeting was like. it was pretty nonchalant, pretty brief. he told us that he didn t ffeel d my son was a risk and gave him the option if he wanted to stay at school or go home. my son wanted to stay at home. we all discussed that. reporter: so he did say he wanted mental health treatment for thei
watching symone. a bad week for freedom, that s what democrats described the latest controversial decisions from the supreme court, one ruling opens the door for businesses to discriminate against the lgbtq+ community with the three or three we talk to colorado attorney general phil wiser about the case that originated in his state. when it comes to 2024 elections, most acute into the presidential race. what about the dozens of senate seats up for grabs and the governor mentions and lieutenants and a lot of states? we re launching a new series today talking to tenants explain the issues on the ballots, and first up is josh fine horse to beat the next governor of north carolina. plus our culture critics are going to weigh in on this bad incident. it s getting out of control. i am symone towns in, and i have something to say. on the last day of pride month, the supreme court delivered a decision with devastating consequences for the lgbtq+ community and the laws designe
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
, . . a candidates age and camp competency are always fair game in politics. even biden conceded earlier this month that he took a hard look at his age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection. one of the things people are going to find out, they re going to see a race and going to judge whether or not i have it or don t have it. i expect them to take a hard look at it, i take a hard look at it as well. i took a hard look at it before i started to run. i feel good, i feel excited about the prospects. but there are other truths that must be considered. as i wrote in the times, headlines and polls don t just measure and reflect public sentiments. they also influenced public sentiment. the persistence of a theme elevates and validates that theme. it s true that if he is reelected biden would be the oldest president we ve ever had. but he is already the oldest president we ve already had the first time he was elected. so what has changed? i would argue that the biggest
of legislation names after him. no politics is not known for setting proper expectations. but we can. if republicans win the house, but not the senate, that s the end of the biden legislative agenda, whatever ideas exist on the left will not become law, because they will never see the floor of the house, the majority controls the floor, if republicans win the house and the senate, it gets more interesting because then you will see the contrast that used to inform politics, then republican majorities could pass bills and present them to president biden and he would veto those bills but at least you would see the contrast between what is and what could be. that contrast would serve you well heading to another presidential race in 2024. realistic expectation does not include any republican ideas actually becoming law, it does mean democrat ideas will not becam law it means the end of what many consider to be bad ideas, and stopping bad ideas has merit it isn t exciting or great