supreme court and the gop continuing to infringe on lgbtq rights in this country. there is the hamas attacks on october 7th and israel s indiscriminate retaliation, which have, quote, loyalty s inhumanity to a test. and we have seen a republican primary field that is providing moments of absurdity. and let s face it, a lot of levity. let s get started. we begin tonight with a rare warning about our democracy. it is in dire straits, and that is not according to just one or two, but rather, 13 presidential libraries dating back to herbert hoover, all of which on thursday released a joint statement calling for every commitment to the country s bedrock principles, including the rule of law, and respecting a diversity of beliefs. i can t say this enough. this is an unprecedented move, never before had the presidential libraries engaged so directly in political affairs. while their joint message stopped short of calling out individuals by name, the subject of the warning wa
, and, while officials, acknowledge the situation could still escalate reports from the border are of relative calm. that said, the tension facilities are overcapacity as policy decisions continue to play out in washington there is one thing that has not changed the drive and desperation of those making the journey to and across the border. under united states and international law, anyone who fears persecution in their home country can t come to the united states and seek refugee status. this image of a father carrying a baby in a suitcase as he wades across a river is emblematic of the border story. desperate people going to extremes for just a chance at a better life for their family. if you are in their place, wouldn t you do the same? on the base of the statue of liberty are the immortal words by ahmaud lazarus, give me your tired, your four, your huddled masses, your doesn t attaching to the promise of america s what has made this nation oblique into the world. these
we began this weekend with the voting rights march in selma, alabama. commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. a short time ago, president biden laid a crowd of hundreds across the edmund pettus bridge. we re still rights leaders were brutally beaten by police on march 7th, 1965. biden was also issuing a call to action as dozens of states pass voting rights protections. salma is a reckoning. a right to vote. a right to vote, to have your vote counted. it s the threshold of democracy and liberty. with that anything is possible. without it, without that right, nothing is possible. and this fundamental right remains under assault. in january, i signed electoral reform acts to protect the will of the people and the people transferring the transfer of power. we know that we must get the vote in congress. to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. let s get right to sell not where we find nbc news correspondent antonia hylton. good to see you, this is a
and would set women back decades. and she s right. i mean, here s what the data tells us. in 2020, there was a landmark report called, the terminally study, turn away study. it was the first study to rigorously examine the lasting effects of an unwanted pregnancy on women s lives, giving us perhaps a first look at the reality of an america without abortion rights. those researchers found that women who were denied abortions or four times more likely to live in poverty. there were also three times more likely to be unemployed then women who were able to obtain an abortion. a follow-up study also found those same woman had lower credit scores. they had higher debt. they had an increased number of negative financial records, like bankruptcies, or even evictions. see, for one women s in america, pregnancy and motherhood comes at a grave economic price. and we tend to forget that. one thing tank found that it women s income could drop by 4%, every time she gives birth to or even
Ayman, conservative chaos. The Republican Party is in champions over the speakers race and rightwing media has only fanned the flames of dissent. Then, silence. Donald trump has been fined by a judge for violating the terms of his gag order. Jail time could be the next step. Plus, a veteran state Department Official just resigned over the Biden Administrations policy on the israelhamas war. He is going to join me live to explain his decision. I am ayman mohyeldin, lets get started. We begin this hour with several crucial updates on the israelhamas war. Israeli militaries aerial bombardment continues to pummel the gaza strip with more than 4000 People Killed since the war began. This according to palestinian authorities. The humanitarian crises is warming by the hour, with a small aid convoy of food, water, and medical supplies and during the strip just hours ago. Today marks two weeks since hamas militants attacked israel, killing 1400 people and taking 210 hostage. Since then, israel