freight movers, the ports of los angeles, the port of los angeles announced today that it s going to begin operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. this follows the port of long beach s commitment to 24/7 that it announced just weeks ago. 24/7 system, what most of the leading countries in the world already operate on now, except us, until now. this is the first key step toward moving our entire freight, transportation and logistical supply chain nationwide to a 24/7 system. and here s why it matters. traditionally our ports have only been open during the week, monday through friday, and they re generally closed down at nights and on weekends. by staying open seven days a week through the night and on the weekends, the port of los angeles will open over 60 extra hours a week will be open. in total, that will almost double the number of hours that the port is open for business from earlier this year. that means an increase in the hours for workers to be moving cargo off shi
u.s. capitol. we have the right to peaceful asystem bem. brett: i covered 2020 turmoil as a journalist, anchor of special report, i was writing a new book about another president, another era, another political crisis, i was drawn to the clear parallels between then and now. i m here at tomb of grant in new york city, story of his great heroics as civil war general is well-known. but his story as president grant not so well-known, i gripping drama courage, bleed shed and statesman ship, and still resonates today, some of history s towery figures always seem destin for greatest ins grant of the not one. no one seeing him growing up would have predicted he would he or she the height rgt he reached, his father was a tanner, his mother a devout methodist. his father swung an apartment for his son to u.s. military academy. grant did not want to go to westpoint. he thought if my father wants me to go, i will do it he graduated 21 in class of 39. brett: and he caught in me
u.s. capitol. we have the right to peaceful asystem bem. brett: i covered 2020 turmoil as a journalist, anchor of special report, i was writing a new book about another president, another era, another political crisis, i was drawn to the clear parallels between then and now. i m here at tomb of grant in new york city, story of his great heroics as civil war general is well-known. but his story as president grant not so well-known, i gripping drama courage, bleed shed and statesman ship, and still resonates today, some of history s towery figures always seem destin for greatest ins grant of the not one. no one seeing him growing up would have predicted he would he or she the height rgt he reached, his father was a tanner, his mother a devout methodist. his father swung an apartment for his son to u.s. military academy. grant did not want to go to westpoint. he thought if my father wants me to go, i will do it he graduated 21 in class of 39. brett: and he caught in me
breaking news, protests around the country growing at this hour, less than 24 hours after the explosive leak of the supreme court draft opinion that strikes down roe v wade, sparking demonstrations of course outside the supreme court in washington. this is the scene, it appears thousands of people now have shown up, you can see them, legions of people and president biden warning the fallout could stretch far beyond abortion rights. it s really quite a radical decision. it basically says all the decisions that to be made in your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not you can have an abortion now that is based on it could shatter a constitutional right in place for 50 years, 98 pages, politico obtained it and president biden is making a point, the point of roe v wade was for privacy and started that so all the things he mentioned are past things in light of the right to privacy sh which was established in roe v
putin says the show is a warning to moscow enemies to stop and think before they act. todd: and beijing reportedly telling the u.s. taiwan is part of china and any suggestion otherwise could put a strain on the relationship with the united states. carley: the latest response from the white house on both important issues. we begin with the latest in washington, president biden justice department expected to end the mask mandate. administration having trouble getting straight. lucas joins us live from washington with the latest. good morning, guys. russian missile test came few days after the pentagon scrapped its own test after worrying about inflaming relationships. cdc down, the cdc saying late yesterday it wants masks back on while flying or riding a train. cdc asked to proceed with an appeal, it is cdc s ark sessment, at this time, masks remain necessary for the public health. cdc believes this is within cdc to protect public health. president biden thinks american