following all of this for us. thank you. top of a brand-new hour on cnn newsroom. good to have you. i m victor blackwell. i ll bianna golodryga. the supreme court just finished hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging president biden s student loan forgiveness plan. the decision could affect 40 million borrowers. the program, which would provide up to $20,000 of debt forgiveness has been on hold after a lower court blocked it back in november. conservatives challenging the program argue it will have widespread economic repercussions. the congressional budget office estimated it will cost $400 billion over time, but justice ketanji brown jackson argued one of the largest servicers of student loans, mohela in missouri, is not a government entity. in fact, isn t that really as you say the most important thing if economic injury is the point? yes. i understood that the injury that was being asserted here was an economic injury, but if we look at mohela and we
case over whether president biden had the right to forgive $400 billion in student loans that people hadn t paid back across the country. that put the burden on the backs of many people who had paid their own loans or who didn t go to college by choice. does the president have the power to move that money around from one group of people to another group of people? listen closely to this exchange. the first voice that you ll hear in the supreme court is white house attorney. then you ll hear her cut off from a question by justice gorsuch. listen. there s always the cost of the government of offering that benefit not just the cost of government. i m sorry to interrupt. i think they argue what it is missing is cost to other persons in terms of fairness. people that paid their loans, people that don t have plan their lives around not seeking loans and people who are not eligible for loans in the first place. a half a trillion dollars is being diverted to one group of pers
climate change, making forecasts hotter in the coming months. ocean temperatures near miami are like stepping in a hot tub. they topped 100 degrees. they are hitting record highs around the world. that s more like as i said jumping in a hot tub than in the ocean to ride a wave. for years, heat has been the i didn t know it either. i knew it was tough. but number one weather-related killer is heat. the number one weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its affects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in america combined. even though places are used to extreme heat have never seen it as hot as it is now for as long as it has been. even those who deny we re in the midst of a climate crisis can t deny the impact extreme heat is having on americans. americans like an elderly woman
annually from its effects, more than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in america combined. even those places that are used to extreme heat have never seen it is hot is it is for as long as it is been. even those who deny we are in the middle of a crisis can t deny the extreme heat and what impact it is having americans. over 140 million people are under heat alerts. republican presidential candidate will hurd weighs in on the secret meeting with the former presence legal team, don t go away.
beginning will not pay an attentional single penny in any tax. [ applause ] if i can hold a second one reason i was able to keep the debt down this time around, the fortune 500 companies. they re good companies. by the way, i come from the corporate capital of the world. delaware. more corporations are incorporating in the state of delaware than every other state in america combined. i got elected 36 years worth. i m not anticorporation, i think everybody should pay or take your fair shot, pay your fair share. now, look, here s the deal. the reason i was able to lower the deficit and still expand programs, like healthcare, was there were 55 corporations in 2020 when i came to office who made $40 billion and didn t pay a single penny in tax, not one penny. well, guess what, i did a