A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre freaking out right now. One admissions official told me, some colleges are so worried about being sued in the wake of this decision that theyre thinking about scrubbing racial and ethnic data from their websites. There has to be some discrimination here. There has to be something against Asian Americans specifically. This case is going to be something more than just about admissions. The notion that noticing race is per se unconstitutional could be devastating for a number of areas of the law. An
Tonight 99 souls are listed as unaccounted for officially. Theres been one fatality. Crews have been on the scene for almost 24 hours now using extrication tools, their hands, search dogs, microphones. Earlier today a boy who was trapped in the debris was pulled out alive. For the very latest, were joined tonight by telephone by charles briquette, the mayor of surfside, florida. Joining us by telephone, because the weather has turned so suddenly severe, we cant get a tv signal out of there, which also means think of the underground rescue effort and how that will be slowed down and hampered by rainfall. Mr. Mayor, ive been watching you on television all day. I think were pretty close to the same age. When i woke up this morning, saw the pictures in your town, i thought of the Marine Barracks bombing. I thought of oklahoma city. And then ive seen your comment all day long. Buildings dont fall down like this in america. Obviously theres that investigation, but update us tonight on the se
Legal basis for directing National Security agencies to take such an extreme action. As we reported on this broadcast yesterday the New York Times lays out the multipronged effort by trump and his allies to get just one federal agency to bite and join the crusade to overturn the result by seizing machines. Trump reportedly tried to get doj to seize the machines and then rejected by ag bill barr so then a plan for the Defense Department to do it. Only to get pushback from white House Counsel and Lo And Behold his own lawyer Rudy Giuliani. So then giuliani was asked if he could look into whether dhs could seize the machines. Giuliani said, sure. He tried but then he too was rebuffed by secretary Ken Cuccinelli and now another attempt by trump to get an official to agree to the plan. The New York Times Reporting This, quote, Cuccinelli Who told giuliani that the Homeland Security department didnt have the authority to impound the machines later encountered trump at a meeting on a differen
I would say we are there to compete. Do not risk incurring anger of the Chinese Government. I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that. But i also worry about what the Chinese Government might do. Through their reputation, to their families. Coming up gop leader Kevin Mccarthy on china, the democrats and the upcoming midterm elections. Plus wisconsin represent of Mike Gallagher and his investigation who in the United Statess covered up the origins of covid19 while getting paid by china . Then, the threat here at home. Judging pigs strategize with Vladimir Putins joe biden gives into a run for the Secretary Of State under the Trump Administration, mike pompeo on the Foreign Press that are heating up. Plus the truckers get railroaded. Go fund me force a Backcheck Fat the first trying to seize the truckers 10 million and vaccine protest fundraising. Say it will give the money to other charities. Coming up texas senator ted cruz on a
I would say we are there to compete. Do not risk incurring anger of the Chinese Government. I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that. But i also worry about what the Chinese Government might do. Through their reputation, to their families. Coming up gop leader Kevin Mccarthy on china, the democrats and the upcoming midterm elections. Plus wisconsin represent of Mike Gallagher and his investigation who in the United Statess covered up the origins of covid19 while getting paid by china . Then, the threat here at home. Judging pigs strategize with Vladimir Putins joe biden gives into a run for the Secretary Of State under the Trump Administration, mike pompeo on the Foreign Press that are heating up. Plus the truckers get railroaded. Go fund me force a Backcheck Fat the first trying to seize the truckers 10 million and vaccine protest fundraising. Say it will give the money to other charities. Coming up texas senator ted cruz on a