They only attacking one in reference to mr. Wade. And then she goes on to say, god, is it them playing the racecar where they only question one . No, if she had been truthful with the congregation, truthful with the community she would have said i had a relationship with him. Good, bad, forgive me, whatever. That is what she should have said. But she chose to deflect and say them, the reference to them and the others and they. It is obviously a reference to the motion filed by Miss Merchant. They choose to go after the black man and she then goes on. Again, deflecting away. And deflecting to the what i call the third rail, the american society. Accusing somebody on the other side of being a racist. So and so is a racist. They are racist. She was the one playing the race card in a way to try to deflect from her own conduct. She goes on to say and her discussions with the lord, god, is that is it that some will never see a black man as qualified no matter his achievements . Again, the de
at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she said she had never received a request to design a same-sex couple site, nor had she turned anyone down. smith won. a majority of the court saw colorado s public accommodation laws an unconstitutional attempt by the state to compel her speech. the minority cast the outcome as the first time the court permitted a commercial business to refuse service to a protected class. justice neil gorsuch
i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. the supreme court comprised by appoint east of former president donald trump ended a most consequential term. scotus on voting rights, affirmative action, student loans and adoption. this on top of last year s rulings concerns abortion, guns, religion and climate change. yesterday, the court released a much anticipated opinion concerning speech and gay rights. at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn t the baker. this case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. then the court decided for the baker, but didn t determine whether a business owner s speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn t want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs. she neve
fires at random, killing three elderly women. police taking down the gunman. a sergeant is wounded. fellow officers coming to her aid. the gunman s final message, and what his family is saying. also, the massive fire in charlotte, north carolina. more than a dozen people rescued. at least two missing. the inferno reaching 2,000 degrees. nbc news now reporting florida governor ron desantis is set to formally announce he is running for president, as disney cancels a $1 billion development in its feud with the governor. just breaking, a man rams his car through a gate at the vatican, before police stop him. we have late details. president biden in japan, while back home, negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit. where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out. one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale. how t
stop him we have late details president biden in japan, while back home negotiators work around the clock to reach a deal on the debt limit where things stand right now. why deutsche bank is agreeing to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by jeffrey epstein s victims. priced out one of the toughest housing markets in years. higher rates, far fewer homes for sale how to navigate it and at age 63, she is going back to where she feels most at home, outer space. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. once more we are seeing the horror of a mass shooting through the eyes of the heroes days after a teenaged shooter randomly killed three elderly women, police in farmington, new mexico, have released dramatic body camera video capturing the daring actions of police officers. in scenes we should warn you may find upsetting, the video captures officers rushing toward the danger, their long guns extended in front as one officer confr