authorities now reviewing footage. they re calling it a reckless and cowardly act. another mass shooting in wichita, kansas, seven wounded there. one suspect in custody. ike ejiochi on the ground in baltimore. july 4th travel chaos on the ground and in the air. severe thunderstorms forcing delays. new details on which airports are impacted, and then this scare in the skies. a hawaiian airlines flight hit by severe turbulence. this morning, a southwest flight forced to divert and land after troubles with cabin pressure. jacklyn lee from newark airport. tonight more than 100 million under heat and severe weather alerts. strong winds, possible tornadoes, the northeast feeling the impacts today and tomorrow. flash flooding leaving drivers stranded in chicago. in the south, no break from the intense heat. temperatures spiking well into the triple digits. residents trying to stay cool however they can. elwyn lopez in atlanta. rob marciano timing it all out. the bomb supreme c
he was born in 1827, he was a minister in the church, he served as a chaplain for the union army during the american civil war. then in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislature to the united states senate believe it or not. the first ever black man stand to either body of congress in our country s history, was him. it is sort of hard to imagine that today, mississippi was the first day to actually send a black man to the, congress but they did. and they did it all the way back in 1870. and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. that s the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and you re probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was actually able to make history like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states n
now. good morning, i am lindsey reiser. we are going to begin with breaking news from the u.s. supreme court. two huge decisions on the final day of its term. moments ago the justices striking down president biden s plan to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt. the high court says it needed to be approved by congress and they also ruled that colorado website designer can refuse to create a website for a samecouples saying that the first amendment allows her to refuse to invoice it endorsed messages. colorado seeks to force an individual that. with us now to start off our coverage this hour, nbc news correspondent outside of the court. catherine christian. now an msnbc legal analyst. first, to you here. two huge cases. what did the supreme court have to stay on both of those? well, on that case regarding lgbtq rights. that was the case where now, the opinion, they said that the web design was within her rights and that colorado, which regarded this as an an
ironic it is that your the justice says when they re nominate and they re going through the confirmation process, they say we don t like to comment on hypothetical cases. and it was watching the opening segment and it was like no one is aggrieved, there actually is no case here, but they have no problem making decisions about hypothetical cases if, that, say someone one day was aggrieved. that s a great point. they re-found their ability to weigh in on high post. exactly. great show as always, my friend. great to see, you enjoy the rest of your evening off. and thanks to at-home for joining us tonight. alex has the night off. i m filling in for her this evening. but we begin tonight with the supreme court. and his name was jerome rebels he was born in 1827 he was a minister in the amy church. he served as a chaplain for the army for the american civil war. and in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislator to the united states senate believe it or not. the firs
i think what s really revealing is that there s no evidence that this web designer was ever even approached by a same-sex couple looking for service supporting their wedding. reporter: democrats also critical of the court striking down biden s student debt relief plan. i m fortunate now and been able to pay them off, but this is a real hardship. reporter: former vice president mike pence says biden s student loan plan would ve mostly benefited people with multiple graduate degrees. so you re going to say to working americans, to truck drivers, to people working in the trades, we re going to take your taxes and pay down a part of the student debt of doctors and lawyers and ph.d.s. alex presha joins us now live from the supreme court. alex, with this term now wrapped up, what more is our abc news poll telling us about how americans view the court? reporter: rachel, that poll shows an increasing number of americans view the supreme court as political.