california to the gulf coast. plus, where severe storms are heading next. record holiday travel rush, the busiest day ever at america s airports after a week of chaos and confusion, the united airlines ceo speaking out, and the new risk, could 5g wireless cell phone signals delay your flight. violent protests in france, over 1,300 arrests after clashes with police and looting. the warning to american tourists tonight. president biden s scramble on student loan relief. what he s telling borrowers after his supreme court defeat. the massive street race right now in chicago, drivers taking over downtown streets in a first for nascar. a new shark attack warning, the alarming video that shark fin just inches away from a paddle border, and how a 12-year-old said she survived the attack, their advice for beachgoers. teen weight loss surgery, more popular than ever, what parents need to know, and a marathon independence day celebration, a tradition more than 200 years in the ma
ybefore to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans praising the decide. kevin mccarthy said that it will leave to fairer admissions. but democrats are slamming the ruling. vice president kamala harris calling it a step backward that will make the nation s colleges less diverse. jessica schneider reports. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but prospective students are still allowed to talk about how the
certainly changed. we were talking about before the show the scale of the changes over the course of the last year and a half, two years, are dramatic. no matter what side you re on this is a very different moment. all because of the high court. we ll get to that in a moment. five things to know. the supreme court guts affirmative action in higher education prompting protests and questions over what comes next. and more crucial rulings are expected in hours centering on lgbtq rights and student loans. big developments in investigations of donald trump, the january 6th case a former official with his campaign is cooperating with prosecutors. now this comes as we learn the special counsel is not done investigating the former president s handling of classified documents. a man wanted on charges related to january 6th was arrested near former president obama s d.c. home. officials say the man had multiple guns and materiels to make explosives. protests in france aft
out. it s like it s almost forgotten, but it s not. these people are still living through this and living with the aftermath. hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today police have warned that they may never be able to identify all those who died in the fire that engulfed grenfell tower in west london in the early hours of wednesday morning. the emergency services will spend a third day searching the block for bodies. 17 people are known to have died, but dozens remain unaccounted for, including entire families. andy moore reports. the first victim of the fire to be officially named is mohammed alhajali, a syrian refugee who came to britain for a better life. his brother was led to safety by firefighters, but, in the chaos and confusion, mohammed got left behind. i
Caught on camera. guad venegas has more. reporter: as beachgoers soak up the sun this holiday weekend, there s been a threat lurking off the coast of florida. four shark encounters in the last few months. it was really really painful. reporter: 12-year-old magnolia woodhead was swimming in cocoa beach when a shark took a bite of her right leg. i pushed it away because it hurt so bad. reporter: she was rushed to the hospital where she received 50 stitches. luckily she s expected to make a full recovery. and just last weekend, this terrifying scene caught on camera. keep coming, keep coming. reporter: malea tribble was paddle boarding from the bahamas to florida, a shark trailing behind her. i felt something tap my board or touch my board, and so at that point, once ricky turned around and i saw his face drop. reporter: her husband, helping guide her to safety. surreal, definitely a story. reporter: despite