back in 1969. today, conservative justices are acting like a super legislative body to roll back rights, pushing a right wing agenda that the majority of americans do not want. also tonight, the culture of violence in america. and how the powerful gun lobbyists created a permission structure where it s not just about the right to own guns, it s fair game to use them. and sinking in the polls. ron desantis is now pushing his vulgar, hate-filled anti-lgbtq message all across america in lieu of any actual policy proposals to help the american people. but we begin tonight with the supreme court, which now days is acting more like a super congress, with last week s rulings on affirmative action and lgbtq rights and on everything from voting rights to women s right, labor policies and guns, they acted like unelected politicians and not a court. it s the result of a long game from a right wing that recognizes that they have lost the culture wars. so instead, they say fine. we
fox news top of the hour, three big stories topping the news. china s military carrying out massive blockade drills around taiwan today. china announced three days of drills on saturday after taiwan s president met in california with house speaker kevin mccarthy. protests expected in tennessee today where the state legislature is back in session for the first time since it voted to expel two democrats for their role in a chaotic gun control protest. a at the detention of erin gershkovitch. more on those stories throughout the hour. first. someone got shot. dana: the army sergeant convicted in the death of a black lives protestors in 2020 says it is self-defense but facing a possible sentence of life in prison. texas governor abbott is calling for the state to grant a pardon. that is developing now. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. good morning. bill: i know you had a good weekend. excellent. great easter weekend, thank you. i m bill hemmer
people killed this morning during a shooting at a bank in louisville, kentucky. the 24-year-old shooter livestreamed that attack on social media until he was taken down by authorities. the man employee at the bank. three police officers are among nine wounded. one who has been on the job in less than two weeks is in critical but stable condition tonight. garrett tenney is in louisville with the latest. good evening, garrett. tonight, investigators are searching the suspect s home and digital footprint seeking explanation for why he carried out this horrific attack killing four of his co-workers and injuring nine others this morning when he walked into old national bank in downtown louisville with a rifle of some kind it and started shooting. forcing to run for their lives as he social media. opened the door to see where he was at. i could see him shooting. see his face. i took out running out the front door and i saw a rifle. we heard it click. and the lady next to me tur
this tuesday i m ana cabrera. it is 10:00 eastern. we re here in new york and right now we re tracking calls for justice in kansas city after a 16-year-old was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell 84-year-old andrew lester is the white homeowner now facing two felony charges for shooting ralph yarl police say there was a racial component to the shooting, but haven t provided details and an arrest warrant has been issued but lester is still not in custody. this morning, the 16-year-old s mother described his injuries. he had the bullet in the up here for about, let s say, up to 12 hours before it was taken out. also this morning, a rejected appeal a moscow court has ruled against evan gerstovitz. he will be detained in prison until he goes on trial next month on espionage charges the u.s. government calling the entire process a sham. the charges against evan are baseless and we call on the russian federation to immediately release him. and one of the mos
weapons of death also tonight, michael cohen joins me to talk about what weaponization of government really looks like. as jim jordan plays make believe on the issue in an embarrassing field hearing of the once respected house judiciary committee. plus, justice clarence thomas is promising to fix his financial irregularities as a whole new set of questions come to light and we begin tonight with more young americans fighting for their lives at this country s massacre epidemic rages on following a spate otmass shootings less than three weeks since the children of nashville were buried, this is a feeling of an accelerating gun culture and the carnage and death that comes with it. the fear, the violence, they can feel unstoppable, even all consuming at times and it isn t just because of america s indifference to gun violence it feels like parts of this country are engaged in a celebration of gun violence. a veneration and devotion that has turned america into the most heav