sorry, sparky. i m jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. this sunday, president biden on offense. in a fiery speech outside independence hall on thursday, he warns that americans democracy is at risk from trump loyalist who he calls maga republicans. in that same, speech the president has talked about the progress that biden has made on key issues intended to move the nation forward. all around, thursday the cdc recommended new booster to fight the highly contagious omicron subvariant. the next day the economy got a boost with another solid month of job creation. but as the residents of jackson mississippi will attached, not everything is going well. they are now in their seventh straight day without clean water. here to discuss all of this and more, karine jean-pierre, white house press secretary. karine, welcome back to the sunday show. thank you so much, jonathan, thanks for having me. let s start with, jackson mississippi. president biden signed an emergency dec
i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever
legislation after another series of deadly mass shootings of force the issue back to the top of its agenda. on wednesday, family and survivors from the racially motivated attack at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, as well as the robb elementary shooting in uvalde, texas, will participate in a hearing held by the committee on oversight and reform. among the speakers will be maya surrey oh, a robb elementary fourth grader who was trapped in one of the adjoining classrooms of the gunman attacked. she told cnn that she covered herself in her classmates blood and play dead for an hour until law enforcement finally brought an end to the attack. now, she will tell her story to the entire country. think about this for just a second, think about the trauma that has been inflicted on school children because of our inaction. think about how much we ve been active asking of young people across this country as the united states senate has continued to stall on passing any kind of legis
where 19 children and two teachers were gunned down at robb elementary school, the president address the nation about guns and mass shootings. pleading with congress to do something. more kids than soldiers killed by guns, for god s sake. how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough? enough. the president took to the page of the wall street journal to outline his plan for tackling inflation and rising prices. in a new york times op-ed, he announced his approval of advanced rocket systems and munitions for ukraine as it battles russia s invasion. russia s war as contributing to high gas prices here at home. and then there is the baby formula shortage, which the president said he did not personally know about until april. now, despite good jobs numbers and low unemployment numbers, his job approval rating remains low. on friday, the president reminded the country that finding a solution to rising prices
of presidential immunity and a quest to avoid being held accountable for the january 6 insurrection. the reset, president biden is with his family at camp david amid the new reports of concern over his debate performance as his own party continues to worry if he can or should go to the distance. biden harris campaign national cochair congressman jim clyburn and former alabama senator doug jones are here to discuss this looming consequential week. as we end month of pride celebrations around the country, i will talk to the leaders of top lgbtq+ organizations about challenges facing the community including a new warning about a potential threat to marriage equality. i am jonathan capehart this is the sunday show. tomorrow is a big day for american democracy and the power of the president of the united states. for tomorrow■ç on the final day of its term the supreme court will issue its long-awaited decision on donald trump s claim of presidential immunity in his federal