7488003. Or you can join us on twitter, cspanwj, or facebook. Com cspan. We will get your thoughts here in just a minute, but first joining us on the phone here is lawrence hurley, a Supreme Court correspondent. What was the question put to the courts and what did they decide . Guest thanks. The question is whether sex discrimination within the title vii, which is the federal law that bars employment discrimination, whether sex discrimination applied to Sexual Orientation and gender identity. The court in the ruling ,esterday said that it does which was surprising to some because you had chief Justice Roberts and justice and neil gorsuch joining the four liberals, as you mentioned, in that ruling. The court basically said that any kind of discrimination on the basis of sex is kind of a broad concept and that can include elements of discrimination that concern Sexual Orientation or gender identity. It reads prohibits employment through discrimination based on color, sex, andigion, natio
Mitt romney takes to the streets with protesters. Now former secretary of state colin powell says hes voting for joe biden calling the president a divider who lies all the time. Cristobal making landfall lashing the gulf coast with storm surges and flash flooding, neighborhoods under water. The storm spinning out nine reported tornadoes in florida. We are tracking the latest this morning. Ready to reopen. 400,000 people back to work in hardhit new york city, 100 first reported covid case. Governor andrew cuomo declaring the city has crushed the curve as cases increase in 20 other states across the country. The death toll in the u. S. Climbing past 110,000. And our abc news exclusive. The new evidence that coronavirus may have been spreading through wuhan long before Chinese Health officials sounded the alarm. Dramatic takedown. Good samaratins capture a suspected cop killer. We are holding him on the ground right here. After a deadly ambush involving gunfire and explosives killing a ca
Frmr v. P. Biden in case youre wondering, im on my back porch in our madeup studio and its hot as the devil and thats why i dont have a coat and tie on. I wish we were together this year in differt circumstances. Separated by the deadly virus, more than 100,000 lives lost and millions out of work. And once again, the words i cant breathe echoing in our ears. As we watched the brutal killing of george floyd. It is time to take a hard and uncomfortable look at the truth. Its time to face the deep and systemic wound of racism in our nation. Nothing about this is easy. Or comfortable. We cant allow this scab over once more without treating the underlying injury. Ive said from the beginning that the soul of this nation is at stake and that is why im running for president and why i stand united with everything single democrat behind our mission to beat donald trump and restore real leadership to the white house. But we have to do a lot more than just beat donald trump. We have to keep the ho
Today is saturday. It is a nice day in albany. Half. Time and im happy. None of which i get. Today, we have one of the lowest hospitalization rates since this began and really good news, we have the lowest death rate, down. O 35 ive been asking all the experts who will talk to me, what is the lowest that number can go . When it gets this low, it is really a question of what they are attributing as the cause of death. In other words, you have people who are gravely ill who are ifng to die of something and they get covid virus, the attribute it to the covid virus, but there is a number when it gets down this low, it is really a question of what that hospital certifies as a cause of death, so we would like to see nobody die in the state of new york this is really, really good news. Compared to where we were, this is a big sigh of relief. We talked about calibrating the control of the reopening based on the metrics that we have seen. We said this from day one. We then did this graphic that
Outrage. Black people are three times more likely to be killed than white people. We can take steps and make reforms to combat Police Violence and systemic racism within enforcement. Together we can work to redefine look safety so it recognizes the humanity and dignity of every person. This townhome is part of an ongoing my brothers keeper series. It was launched by president obama in 2014 after the tragic killing of trayvon martin. The president called on america and everybody to do whatever they could in their power to make sure young men of color new knew that they matter and to reduce the systemic barriers that stand in their way to make sure every young person has every opportunity to reach their dreams. Today, the work of my brothers keeper continues at the Obama Foundation, where we lead a network of more than 250 communities and a massive call to action to businesses, mayors, and other folks across the country. Our mission is to build safe and supportive communities where young