Right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. You know, ever since human beings started congregating in institutions of what we would call a higher learning, colleges, universities, conservatives and traditionalists have been freaked out but just were dangerous ideas were being shared their. I mean, really the whole dangerous ideas coming out of universities is literally as old as universities themselves. It has been a core reactionary concern for millennia. Just like everything else, this old thing is new again. This brings us to the most recent republican freakout in florida, which as you may have heard as a governor there, ron desantis calling the creepy Thought Police to campus. He just signed a bill that would require public universities and colleges to survey students, faculty, and staff about the beliefs and few points to support intellectual diversity. Not only that, he is gone on to suggest that budget cuts could take place if schools are found to be, quote, indoctrin
a rush to judgment. the special counsel jack smith urging the supreme court not to wait to decide a critical question concerning donald trump. is he entitled to immunity for crimes he may have committed as president? and growing influence. two months of war brought on by hamas s attack on israel hasn t hurt the terror group sway over gaza. in fact, maybe the opposite. and under fire again, harvard s president now facing questions over whether she committed plagiarism, this after avoiding calls for her to resign over her testimony on antisemitism. can she survive another controversy? following these major stories and many, more all coming in right here to cnn news central. the special counsel prosecuting donald trump wants to fast-track a key dispute in the case right to the supreme court. today, jack smith again urged justices to weigh in now on whether a former president can be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed while in office. it is an issue that has never been test
votes. after a driver mowed down a teen he claimed was a republican extremist, a top biden advisor now ramping up anti-maga republican rhetoric. the fbi raids the home of a pro-life activist raising more questions about who the doj is really targeting these days. we will talk about the political weaponization of the fbi tonight. first house speaker pelosi receiving an interesting greeting in new york city as she makes a surprise appearance at a music festival. nancy pelosi. as you can see there, there were some boos. an interesting welcome in liberal new york city. pelosi really gearing up for the midterms. she s one of the first guests on the new show on hulu power trip. she showed off her fitness with a brisk walk, with george stephanopoulos talking about how republicans will destroy democracy if the power goes to the g.o.p. in november. midterm, our democracy as you see because they are nullifying elections, and that s part of their agenda. the fate of the plan
country, we have a look at how democrats are trying to protect providers and women who travel to different states for an abortion. and new cnn reporting on former donald trump on january 6 berating his secret service detail. the stories that have been swirling inside of the agency and how it plays into this week s stunning testimony on capitol hill. plus, monkey pox cases on the rise in the u.s. and now reporting in more than two dozen states. the steps that the government is trying to take to try to slow the spread here. it is saturday, july 2nd. just two days away from fireworks and hot dogs and all sorts of fun. we appreciate you getting up early for us. and beginning your weekend with new day. good morning. good morning, boris. seeing the lines at airport. already it is getting bad out there. it is. major travel disruptions at airports across the united states. threatening to spoil the holiday for millions. airlines being put to the test as the number of peo
young as six months? have our health official stop to think what they are actually doing to our kids? but first, democrats for segregation. that s the focus of tonight s angle. public humiliation, public shaming and finally public shunning. tactics used by the hard left to advance their political agenda but sold by the media as the path toward personal growth and enlightenment. this twisted ideology is policed by members of the new purge party. critical race theory is a driving force behind all of this. we are seeing the fallout in ways both serious and absurd. what happened last night on abcs the bachelor is a little bit of both. the show is classic reality catnip. are rated for launch and romance. the bachelor gets his pick of dozens of gorgeous women who tried desperately to impress him. this season for the first time, mr. eligible was a black man named matt james. in an earlier episode, he ended up choosing rachel, who is white. he says he wasn t ready for marriage. he