amendment. now effecting millions of students and colleges across the country. justice clarence thomas, who has acknowledged affirmative action helped him, against the policy now, describing a color blind constitution. justice ketanji brown jackson, the court s first black woman justice, calling the decision, quote, a tragedy for us all. saying deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. tonight, president biden, again saying this is not a normal court, when asked a question today at the white house. you ll see the moment. terry moran at the court. mary bruce in the studio with me. and rachel scott on how this immediatelying bes an issue in the race for president. also tonight, more than 130 million americans under air quality alerts tonight. millions more suffering from that intense heat. growing more deadly today. the smoke from the canadian wildfires now blanketing 23 states, from wisconsin to the northeast. washington, d.c. and detroit with the worst air
that officer acquitted on all charges. victor oquendo from florida. reporter: tonight, more than five years after the massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school, a not guilty verdict for the school s resource officer who stayed outside, failing to confront the gunman. we the jury find as follows as to the defendant in this case, the defendant is not guilty. so say we all. the defendant is not guilty. so say we all. we the jury find as follow as to the defendant in this case, the defendant is not guilty. so say we all. reporter: former sheriff s deputy scot the jury acquitted him on all 11 counts including child neglect, culpable negligence, and perjury for the deaths and injuries of ten people on the third floor, which occurred while peterson stood outside. that infamous video sparked outrage, peterson branded a coward for taking cover for more than 40 minutes with gun drawn. today s verdict leaving families of the victims in disbelief.