shut down, in some cases, doctors stopped performing what had been routine medical care out of fear of litigation or imprisonment, leaving some women with life altering conditions and scarring, both physical and emotional. on the broad end, more than 25 million women of child bearing age from 14 to 44 live in states where it is hard or impossible to get full reproductive care. millions more say those restrictions and bans go too far. by more than a two to one ratio, voters say abortion access across the country has become too difficult, rather than too easy. when put directly to the people, abortion access has largely been a winning issue. we ve seen it time and time again. but when left to state lawmakers, buffeted by the safety of their gerrymandered districts, that access has been rolled back systematically. do those truths hold? how long will abortion be a motivating issue. and are those districts really all that safe when the vast majority of women and most men say lawma
Evening. You can hear the famous play from the bugle then we will see the Kentucky Derby begin and we will watch to see the Track Conditions because of the weather yesterday. It is clear and sunny now. Clouds in the distance. Hopefully we will have clear skies for a milestone moment here at Churchill Downs. Less than four hours away for that. In your perfectly attired pink linen shirt for the occasion. Moments we have Steve Kornacki at the big board with his take on the derby favorites and the new trouble in texas. Damage left by severe flooding and the risk that lies ahead tomorrow. And the testimony of hope hicks. What she were helpful to the prosecution or the defense . A good day to all of you from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. Welcome to alex witt reports. We will take you to george solis. He is standing by the University Of Pennsylvania campus in philadelphia. Keep an eye not only on activities there for what we are getting from virginia, specifically charlotte sphere, th
both those and issues are likely to be center stage tonight in a historic presidential debate here in atlanta, president biden will face donald trump in a primetime show down here at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. and america. of course, the world will be watching take a look at this new york times sienna college poll shows nearly three out of four registered voters in the united states plan to watch tonight s debate. let s begin this hour over at the supreme court, seen as pamela brown, who s joining us right now. pamela, what can you tell us first of all, about the abortion rulings handed down just minutes ago well, wolfe, what the high court did today with this opinion officially released, we should note is it essentially put the near total abortion ban and idaho temporarily on hold. so what this means is that women in idaho, they can get an abortion if there is a medical emergency, not just when they re life is on the line when this near-total abortion ban was i
Tell you about this warning for Contra Costa County. A bat. It did test positive for rabies. We will tell you where it was found and Officials Say you should do if you find one. If you ride muni there will be new testing on that new fleet. Service will be affected and we will talk about what stations will be closed and for how long. Good to know if you are moving in around San Francisco. Frank says he likes the forecast today. He guarantees that you like it. You will. And if you dont. Just travel. Or you can blame rosemary. We got heat coming our way for our inland communities and the trend going to last. We are looking at temperatures near 100 degrees for our inland community. Giving you a look here across San Francisco where we do have fog and it has to do with the High Pressure that is strengthening over the area and pushing that fog a little bit closer to the ground this morning. Here is a view over oakland. Oakland starting out 57 degrees and San Francisco, good morning to you at
Seconds. Good evening. Im rebecca jarvis. We begin with a controversial movement gaining ground on social media, giving a new voice to the abortion debate. The fate of it all, a young woman who made waves by announcing she had no regrets others were eager to follow suit. Heres abcs aditi roy. I had an abortion last year. It was an incredibly positive experience for me because i didnt want to become a mother. Reporter so confident in her choice, last month 30yearold amelia bono decided to share her experience on facebook. I really did it on a whim. Like i was running out the door, i was like, i need to mop my kitchen, and i just was like, no. Im not going to mop the kitchen, im going to tell everyone i had an abortion. Plenty of people still believe that on some level if you are a good woman, abortion is a choice which should be accompanied by some level of sadness, shame or regret. But you know what . I have a good heart and having an abortion made me happy in a totally unqualified way