minutes. we will bring that to you when it begins. alabama governor kay ive tweeted, this morning, i agree with the people of dadeville and my fellow alabamians violent crime has no place i our state, and we are stayin closely updated by law enforcement has details emerge again, we are expecting a news conference momentarily and wil bring it to you as soon as i starts but for now we turn t the race for the 202 republican presidentia nomination as it gets going there is broader discussion underwa about what the future of the republican party will look like in a private retreated nationa this weekend that was a centra theme for speakers and attendees alike. former vice president mike pence and new hampshir governor christen uno both perspective personal strateg candidates that spoke at the retreat made big appeals to th republican party to move o from donald trump. the former, president however, gave the keynote speech last night. and according to a copy of his remarks obtained
from s&p sea world headquarter here in new york welcome to alex witt reports we begin this hour outside a serving court in washingto d.c. there you see protesters gathering, it s happening today, over the next few days as th showdown over reproductive rights returns to the nation s highest court. mifepristone, the drug at th center of this legal battle, remains available to women across the u.s., at least unti wednesday, while the court way the latest gop led efforts t ban the drug a new reaction this hour t comments made at the nra convention, including donald trump s remarks that mas shootings are not a gu problem. here s what to advocates for reform told my colleague jonathan capehart. camilla congress, and to se the cowardice from my go colleagues is just gross everyone is too comfortable. we walk around with our suits, we talk to our donors, w raised all of this money, an then we go on banded kne pandering to the nra are you kidding me the united states o america s o
justice samuel alito ordered a ruling that would restrict nationwide access to mifepristone justices this alito s orde merely maintains the status qu until wednesday. at 11:59 pm. that will allow the justices time to consider the issue mifepristone, in combination with another key abortion, pal is an extremely safe and prove effective method of abortion u until about ten week gestation. what the supreme court doesn t next could torment a future of miss mifepristone access in th u.s. if the pause nifty approval of the drug is allowed to tak effect, it would mean tighte restrictions in how the drug i used and distributed joining me now is fatima grass graves, president and ceo of the national women s law cente and president of the nationa women s law center action fund thank you for joining me supreme court justice alit ordered a stay on the judges ruling, which basically buys
overturning of roe v. wade so as a result of that, florid since that decision has seen a major uptick in patients traveling from out of stat into florida to get this typ of care. i do want to emphasize that th six-week ban does not take effect immediately it does not take effect 30 days for now it really is based upon if th states current 15-week ban i upheld because it is an ongoin court battle that is surrounding the right to privacy, including abortion. if the six-week ban does tak effect, what it does do is i would impact floridians an also the whole entir southeastern region of the u.s and the caribbean. so many people would have to travel even further for care o they wouldn t be able to get i at all okay. thank you very much, chloe atkins, for that let s go to nbc, julia - julie, welcome, is there any indication that congress has t get involved in this look, alex. they re getting involved to th
observer enlightened by the specific historical context contemporary public statements and specific events would conclude that the executive order was issued with a purpose to disfavor a particular religion. so, he finds that it would violate the constitution s ban on religious discrimination. so for that reason, the judge in hawaii has blocked enforcement of the order, not just in hawaii, but in total. it applies to all of the federal officials. it s similar in scope to the original executive order ban that came from washington state. ironically, it appears that the judge in washington is not going to block it, but the judge in hawaii has. so that s the one that will count. so the new executive order that was tak effect tomorrow will not. so as a practical matter right now, nothing changes. the old executive order wasn t