and i think that across the board, the vast majority of the american people don t agree with a lot of the decisions the courts are making. president biden in an exclusive interview with my colleague, nicolle wallace, responding to today s very predictable supreme court decision on affirmative action. and that is where we begin tonight, with the united states supreme court once again turning the arc of justice away from equality and back to the early 20th century. striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions. the roberts court, which wouldn t even look like the court it is today without affirmative action, decided that race conscious admissions programs at harvard university and the university of north carolina violate equal protection under the constitution. it is fitting then that it would be the court s first black woman justice, ketanji brown jackson, who clearly articulated the cost of this latest regression. writing in her dissent, with let them
a staffer injured. what we re learning. president biden returning to the white house after we learned the fbi found more classified documents at his home. the key questions still unanswered. the verdicts in now for the january 6th rioter that put his feet on nancy pelosi s office. and for oath keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy. jury selection underway for alex murdaugh, the south carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son. the dangerous back-to-back storms. we re tracking them. and the major changes the fda is proposing on how often americans should get a covid shot. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. reporting tonight from monterey park, california. good evening, everyone, from monterey park, the latest american city shattered by mass murder. it happened beyond the doors of this popular dance hall, miles from downtown l.a. monterey park was considered the first suburban chinatown and is home to a predominantly asian american communi
just confirming there s no safe place anymore. there s nowhere for you to be safe anymore. it s a scary thought that this world is not safe anymore. what we know about the 72-year-old suspect, the weapon police say he used in the attack, and the impact the massacre has already had on lunar new year celebrations around the world. president biden faces growing scrutiny after a justice department search of his delaware home turned up even more documents with classified markings. a source tells nbc news the search was prompted not by the doj, but by the white house itself. we ll tell you what president biden s lawyers are not revealing this morning. plus a power struggle taking shape in the southwest. this morning, ruben gallego launching his senate bid in arizona. the clash this sets up with kristen sinema and what could mean for democrats hopes to keep the senate in 2024. we start with the breaking news from california. joining us right now is kathy park, ken dilania
secretary is leading a bipartisan trip to the border today amid new information obtained by nbc news the humanitarian emergency at the border is only escalating. welcome to friday. it s meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. president biden left the white house a short time ago. he spoke to reporters about china, russia and vaccines. he is about to land in atlanta where he will visit with asian community leaders today amid the fallout over the atlanta spa shootings. his first stop is cdc headquarters coming as the administration announced a loosening of guidance for schools due to promising data about transmission rates in the classroom. in new published guidelines, the cdc calls for three feet of social distancing in schools as long as masks are worn and community transmission in general is not high. this could pave the way for more kids back in the classroom. obviously, three feet cuts the amount of space you need to find to see how big of a classroom you need. the whit
we ll see you here tomorrow night. now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. it turns out all of our guests are of asian descent and expert about what we ve been seeing in atlanta except for one guest, which is, of course, senator john osoff, who will be joining us and also discussing the situation in atlanta and the situation in the united states senate. so, it s excellent. a night of serious reflection on a situation that really now needs our attention. absolutely. get to it, my friend. thank you, lawrence. thank you, rachel. katherine tai was born to parents who were born in china, went to yale, harvard law school, became an expert in trade and she served in the bush administration as general counsel to the united states trade representative, a cabinet level position. general counsel is a very important job. she continued as counsel to the trade representative during the obama administration when the trade representative was an bomb appoint