Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 would either of your guests argue or say theres legitimacy to that argument that affirmative action per se is a right and my second question is about affirmative action on the federal level, a number of years ago i remembered there was a president ial candidate and one of his big campaign stump lines was the first thing he would do when he took his hand off the bible after he became president was sign an executive order to outlaw all federal affirmative action. Would it be that easy for a President Trump or any president to get rid of affirmative action that way . Thanks very much. Thank you. Let me start with your first question and then, randy, im sure has a lot of thoughts as well. I was involved in that case, the Southern Michigan case that youre talking about. I thought your question was great. It totally summarized exactly the issue which is you have in michigan and california state referendum that ban affirmative action in t
From coronavirus and ready to go back on the front lines to help others. And thanks for joining us this saturday morning, im darya folsom and im James Fletcher today is expected to be a nice sunny day and the bay area. And across california for that matter and that has governor Gavin Newsome concerned that people will go outside and potentially ignore social distancing was wondering on about that this morning as i went down the embarcadero and saw a nice sunrise. They still want people to stay home now is not the time Health Experts say. To let up on our efforts to flatten the curve. Were walking into a very warm weekend. The most beautiful weekend to the extent we love our weather. Since january at least or since arguably last summer the state of california. That means people are prone to want to go to the beaches parks playgrounds and go on a hike. I anticipate will be a significant increase in volume. But i also think if there is and people are practicing physical distancing, ill be
Geoff then, here in washington, house members take steps to elect a new speaker. We break down the latest on the republican infighting thats brought the chamber to a standstill. And Voting Rights again make their way to the u. S. Supreme court. At issue, gerrymandering in South Carolina thats said to be putting black voters at a disadvantage. Major funding for the pbs newshour has provided by moving our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. The Walton Family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during Climate Change so people and nature can thrive together. Supported by the john d and Catherine T Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just and peaceful world. More information online. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Geoff welcome to the newshour. A fifth day of heavy fighting
Members take steps to elect a new speaker. We break down the latest on the republican infighting that has brought the chamber to a standstill. Voting rights again make their way to the u. S. Supreme court. At issue, gerrymandering in South Carolina that is said to be putting black voters at a disadvantage. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The Walton Family foundation, working for solutions to protect water during Climate Change so people and nature can thrive together. Supported by the macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Geoff welcome to the newshour. A fifth day of heavy fighting between israel and hamas today as
I dont give a damn. Youve got to get out to vote. New hampshire voters head out to the polls. I hope New Hampshire tells america weve got to move this country in a different direction. They picked john kasich over donald trump in the republican race. This bus is headed to South Carolina. A powerful storm batted all of new england. A tour bus crashed on i95. Another winter storm packing snow, strong winds, and bitter cold is moving from the ohio valley. Two regional planes crashed head on. 30foot waves hit Royal Caribbeans anthem of the seas off carolinas coast. Oh, my gosh. They tried to move food vendors from a busy street. California gas station with the roof collapse. I thought it was an earthquake. All that what else do you do after you win the super bowl . You head to disneyland. Every time you come here, you still feel like a kid. Johnson gets it. And all that matters michelle and Close Friends of mine would say, hes the same guy. I cant remember ever seeing the president and fir