morning it is saturday. april 15th. i m aymara walker. i m victor blackwell. it is so good to be with you on this saturday morning. we got a lot going on today. it s been a very busy last several days. indeed. here s what we re watching for you. president biden is weighing in on the supreme court s decision to temporarily extend access to an abortion drug while it considers the case. the next steps in the process, and why next wednesday could be a pivotal day in the abortion fight. this is not just about taking home documents. a 21 year old airman charged in connection with the leak of classified documents appeared in front of a federal judge friday. what we re learning about him and the questions being raised about who should have access to classified information yourself, florida are drying out, or at least draining out now after the floods this week with some areas they got nearly two ft of rain. we ll talk about where the recovery efforts stand and where we re seeing the
mike pence have asked in recent days about conversations with ump from, his lawyers and others in his inner circle who sought to substitute trump allies for certified electors from some states joe biden won. that s according to two people familiar with the matter, both spoke anonymously. prosecutors asked hours of detailed questions about meetings trump led in december 2020 and january 2021. his pressure campaign on pence to overturn the election and what instructions trump gave his lawyers and advisors about fake electors and sending electors back to the states. some of the questions focused directly on the extent of trump s involvement in this fake electorate effort led by outside lawyers including eastman and rudy giuliani and yet another sign of just how far the doj probe has advanced, the post is also reporting that prosecutors have their hands on the phone records of some key trump officials and aides including those of former white house chief of staff mark meadows. of
they got nearly two ft of rain. we ll talk about where the recovery efforts stand and where we re seeing the threat of severe storms for today. i was proud to be the most pro gun pro second amendment president you ve ever had in the white house will stand with each and every one of you and protection of what we all know. it comes it a concealed weapons permit holder myself. republican presidential hopefuls descend on the nra convention in indiana to pitch themselves as the most pro second amendment person, but not all of them got a warm reception. we begin with women and health care providers across the us being allowed to still at least for now, access one of the most common abortion drugs this morning last night, the supreme court temporarily halted ruling from a federal judge in texas justice samuel alito extended access to the abortion drug kristen, while the full court
americans support stricter gun laws. when you go through specific things that have been on the table over recent years, there s upwards of 80% support of some of the measures that no one wants to get done. this is raising the legal age to buy a gun to 21, 75% of all americans talk about banning assault weapons. where do you think the breakdown is between what the public wants and what our leaders will do. so i guess that s the question here. it s inexplicable, there are very few places in public life where there is as much consensus as there is for adopting these sorts of smart controls on guns. you know, like miles i m a second amendment person. we do own guns. we live in the deep south. we all know how to use them, and i also view these measures that congress has taken as surprisingly tepid to use miles characterization. in light of the public support, something that people who are familiar with guns appreciate is that many people would support
people talking, you know, the nra or i m a second amendment person. or whatever. thank goodness is right. and that is why it was so extraordinary to see that unfold. absolutely. look, at the beginning it was really unclear how it was going to go. but then once mr. pollack stood up and talked about the fact that he had three sons there and he would have to visit his daughter at the cemetery from now on, it was just extraordinary. and the fact that he is expressing his anger understandable anger in the white house with the president listening. it is amazing. it is a moment frankly i think for the history books. and i do believe that as much as sort of intellectually all of us who have covered these horrible events over and over again have seen the call for doing something and then for that to