loif. again. the justices say affirmative action is wrong. the conservative majority s ruling will change how college admissions decisions are made everywhere. plus personal and pointed. the two black justices on the bench use their opinions to litigate a fight over the role of race in american society. and the ruling is making waves already on the 2024 campaign trail. president trump calls it a great day for america. president biden set to speak in minutes from the white house. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. the supreme court undoes decades of law and precedent. the justices today ruled to gut affirmative action, and it will scramble how colleges pick and choose who gets into their schools. it will also likely force students, especially black and brown students torks rethink where they even apply for college. i want to get straugt to jessica snider in washington. so jessica, this is a major, major ruling. it is. and at this point,
who are already regardlessing the value of diversity should not use this decision as an excuse to turn away from diversity, either. we can t go backwards. i know today s court decision is a severe disappointment to so many people, including me, but we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country. we need to keep an open door of opportunities. diversity is our strength. we have to find a way forward. we need to remember the promise of america is big enough for everyone to succeed. that s the work of my administration. i want to thank you all. i know you ve been told i have a helicopter out there waiting to do an interview in new york. i ll be talking more about this, but thank you very much. we ll have plenty of time to talk about this, but we re not going to let this break us. thank you. reporter: the black caucus said the supreme court questioned its own legitimacy. is this a rogue court?
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stated that we are going to look at this gun violence and we re not going to allow it to continue. well, some in the president s party are you listening can learn from the mayor s approach. it s not about defunding the police. it never has been for joe biden, even though you ll hear that from republicans and right-wing media. joe biden has never said he wants to defund the police. but did you notice his change of tone on the crime bill that was such a big issue for him in the campaign? what s your view on the crime bill that you wrote in 1994 which showed prejudice against minorities? where do you stand today on that? well, first of all, things have changed drastically. that crime bill, the black caucus voted for it, every black mayor supported it across the board. was it a mistake to support it? yes, it was. but here is here is where the mistake came. the mistake came in terms of what the states did locally. now, he is using it to make the point that he is not soft o
down until officers arrived on the scene. i m the one who took him down. reporter: the judge issued a statement affiliate katc saying i was given a sedative at the time of the video. i have zero recollection of the video and the disturbing language used during it. anyone who knows me and my husband knows this is contrary to the way we live our lives. i am deeply sorry and ask for your forgiveness and understanding. . i don t know any medicine that makes you call someone an n word. reporter: the lawyer telling local media she is taking unpaid leave. a black robe does not hide what is in her heart. and we all know, the entire country knows what she thinks about african americans at this point. reporter: the black caucus is calling on odinet s immediate removal. we call for her immediate and