Good morning you were alive in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington today, democrats are Breathing A Sigh of relief after President Bidens fiery state of the Union Address and his impassioned speech that lasted border an hour the president s son ought to diffuse concerns about his age and draw a stark contrast with the maga movement. He lambasted his republican rival more than a dozen times without ever saying his name referring to former president donald trump, simply as my predecessor, republicans in the meantime, sat on their hands. Most of the night, not even president s call to defend democracy he could elicit a unified response and he had no qualms. The president had no qualms about pointing that out history is watching just like history watch three years ago on january 6 when i surrection storm this very capitol in place, a dagger to the throat of american democracy. My predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about january 6, i will not do that. This is
now impacting the federal investigation into classified materials. seized from mar-a-lago last month. a trump appointed florida judge ruling in favor this week on his legal team s request for an independent, special master to review just what the fbi retrieved. and now that relationship between the judge and maga is under a spotlight. while the justice department prepares to appeal the decision. of, course we will be looking at all of that. along with the investigations impact on midterms less than eight weeks away. that is tonight on politicsnation. plus, as memorials for queen elizabeth continue and england this weekend, i will talk to a block british civil rights activists. about what the queens deaf means for a black countries, that gained independence from britain while she was on the throne. what is her legacy to the black and what does the future of britain literally look like? i will ask that shortly. but first, let s go to london, england for a quick update on the
is not doing enough. and d.c. news reporting a white house official, highlighting biden s election executive actions, boosting abortion pills, and contraception. only congress can codify roe v. wade into law. comes as america on friday, louisiana judge ruled that the state can now enforcing near total ban on abortions. just events a constitutional amendment that would ban abortion in that state. that could be on the ballot as soon as next year. president biden reproductive freedom he s also calling it the high court for its dangerous and outrageous kneeling we cannot allow an out of control supreme court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the republican party to take away freedoms. and our personal autonomy. the choice we face as a nation between the mainstream and the extreme. but we are witnessing is in a constitutional judgment, it was an exercise of raw political power. the mainstream, and the extreme. and as you know, it is not just abortion rights.
coming right up. sandra: begin america reports with the supreme court striking down a new york gun law that could have far-reaching implications for the nation s largest cities. hello, welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: john roberts in washington, welcome to the thursday edition of america reports. justices ruling 6-3, harder to carry a concealed handgun in public if you live in new york and similar laws in other big states will likely be challenged as a result of today s decision. this as the nation awaits another major ruling on abortion, sparked protests outside the home of conservative justices and attacks on pro life centers across the country. sandra: the latest incident in jackson, michigan, 80 miles west of detroit. congressman says several windows were broken and the front door smashed at the building he shares with a pro life group and the vandals left their calling card in a spray painted message on a sign outsid
good day. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. the senate has taken the first step toward the most significant federal gun safety legislation in nearly three decades. voting last night to move ahead with a compromise bill by 64-34. notably with 14 republicans, including mitch mcconnell, voting to proceed. in a few minutes, i will be joined by senator and lead negotiator chris murphy to break down what s in the bill and what s not. in uvalde, texas, a shocking time line from the state s top public official that local police did make it into the robb elementary school with protective shields and rifles within minutes of the gunman arriving while children and one teacher was alive and calling for help, they waited more than an hour before border police breached the rooms. the doors apparently were not locked as previously claimed. there s compelling evidence that the law enforcement response to the attack at robb elementary was an abject failure to everything we