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make their own jabs. hello there. we start with those global supply chain problems, because one of the uk s biggest toy retailers is warning that delays at uk ports will result in shortages this christmas. with thousands of containers stuck at ports and a serious shortage of hgv lorry drivers there s widespread concern in the business community about the availability of goods. our transport correspondent caroline davies reports from felixstowe. coming in but going out too slowly. felixstowe is the busiest container port in the uk, bringing in goods from around the world. but for months, the situation at ports here and internationally has been getting worse as demand for goods grows after the pandemic. the situation is caused by a messy mix of global problems, including covid disruption, but here in the uk it is made worse by a shortage of hgv drivers to take the goods away, and so they built up. there are around 100,000 containers here. the port normally has around ....
fine. a lot of you will say, neil, don t talk. anyway, we ve got more on what s happening on the price front, where are that that s all going down for the time being, but the real trouble for much of the country and up to a third of all americans is this heat wave that s gripping a good part of the country. fox weather s robert ray in galveston, texas, where it s particularly hot. welcome, my friend. reporter: neil, good good morning to you. happy weekend, happy saturday. galveston island just off of houston, the gulf of mexico. and look at that, neil, this big seawall, 20-foot seawall, jetting down. it was created after the 1900 hurricane that still killed more people in america than any other natural disaster. it is scorching here this morning. temps expected to be in the mid if 90s, dripping as i speak right now. gulf of mexico temperatures above average, and that is concerning, definitely, as our tropical storm season is about to heat up in august and into septemb ....
roe v. wade. take a look at the decision today. take a look at how it s how it s ruled on a number of issues that have been precedent for 50, 60 years sometimes. across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions this court is making. that s president joe biden yesterday on msnbc, reacting to the supreme court overturning the use of affirmative action in college admissions. you know, willie, it was a fascinating interview. i have to say, though, a little concerned. the new york washington post new york post, which is morning joe s paper of record also, people come up to me and ask why. it s simple. they won more pulitzer prizes collectively than all other newspapers. look it up. look it up if you don t believe me. that s why. anyway, don t look it up. they have on the cover online, like, joe biden walking off set, right? it s like he got lost. kind of like barnicle. we ask him a question, and he walks o ....
the country, specifically, gender roles. today in tennessee the republican governor billy see signed two controversial new laws. one bans gender affirming care for minors and the other restricts drag shows in the state. let s bring in former democratic congressman ron derrick jones and patrick is here and doug high. guys, let s start with the decision to ban any sort of doctors medical care for anyone under 18 who is looking who believes they are trans and is looking for any sort of medical treatment be it pharmaceutical, consultation or anything like that. doug, i believe you are comfortable with this new law in tennessee. yeah, i think one we have to treat people with dignity and respect and certainly what we ve learned over not just the past three or four years but 20 years, people that feel this way, are this way and have gone through this process quite often go through a very painful life and process. we don t want that. but there are differences between people ....
that is the blunt and ambiguous message conservatives have conveyed to the american people as they close ranks around the man who is alleged life choices so fundamentally contradicting the values that they report to stand for. it actually boggles the mind. the most recent development, the new york times, reporting that the same woman who alleged, herschel walker paid for her abortion in 2009 also alleged that walker urged her to terminate a second pregnancy two years ago. or two years later, excuse. me herschel walker has denied those allegations. saying, he has never paid for or pressured a woman to have an abortion. this october, as a, surprise which at one point would ve ended other candidates chances just studded seem to not matter to the right-wing. we are full speed ahead in georgia, so the president of mitch mcconnell center leadership fund super pac. we have seen this movie before said christian coalition, leader ralph reid. this goes beyond hypocrisy. it wouldn ....