Tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. He is terrible. He is terrible. On time Magazine Today, she looks like The Most Beautiful actress ever to live. It was a drawing. And actually, she looked very much like our great First Lady melania. She looked yeah, she didnt look like kamala. Thats right, of course, shes a beautiful woman. So well leave it at that. We will leave it at that. Part of Donald Trumps conversation Last Night with Elon Musk on the x social media platform. The event delayed by significant technical issues. Musk suggested it was a hack. Good morning, welcome to Morning Joe. Its tuesday august 13th, the host of way too early, jonathan lemire, u. S. Special correspondent for Bbc News, katty kay, Eugene Robinson and the New York times david frank. Well get to Davids Column in just a minute. Joe, its good to be back with you, back in new York City after a parisian escapade of about three weeks. Its great to have you back. You know the question im going to ask. You kn
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Law in texas which bans all abortions six weeks after conception took effect in that state. This after the Supreme Court and a federal Appeals Court failed to take Emergency Requests from providers to stop it. Many women do not even know theyre pregnant until after six weeks. Also, a disturbing detail, the new law would allow any private citizen in the country to sua Abortion Providers or anyone who assistS Pregnant women in texas seeking an abortion. Opponents argue the law immediately and catastrophically reduces Abortion Access in texas. All this as the Supreme Court is set to rule on another Abortion Case next month which could have implications for the entire country and, of course, the roe v. Wade ruling. Lets begin with Cnn Supreme Court reporter Aryan Deveaux and political Analyst Kirsten powers. Aryan, let me begin with you. The fact the Supreme Court did not act on this, does that signal their own decision on the merits or might they act today or at a later date . Right, that
If youve got on star, who am i saying this to . Im sure they cant even see us right now. Well, you know what i did all weekend is constantly on the phone. For two weeks ive been trying to get them to come here. You know how people are. Weve covered so many of these disasters. Many people just dont want to leave. My entire family was there and they are there now. Many spending time at my mothers. My mother has a generator. My brotherinlaw has lost power. He and my nieces still dont have power. They havent had it since yesterday. It is going to be a while. My sister finally got power back to her home. Im grateful theyre all okay but so many others are in situations far worse than my family. I think were going to find that it is worse than we know right now once we start to get to the areas where there is no power, once they start finding people. People have been displaced. The need is great. Chris, we havent even mentioned on top of that covid. All of the hospitals overrun with covid pat
Many of them, spending time at my mothers. My mother has a generator. My brotherinlaw doesnt. Hes lost power. He and my nieces. They still dont have power. They havent had it, i think, since yesterday. Its going to be a while. And its going to be a while that they are going to get it back. My sister, finally, got Power Pack to her home. But i am just grateful they are all okay but so many others are in situations that are far worse than my family. And i think that were going to find that its worse than we know right now once we start to get to the areas where there is no power once they start finding people. Um, people have been displaced. But the hurt that, you know, is the the need is great. And chris, we havent even mentioned on top of that, crovi. Hospitals overrun with covid patients and some of them on backup generators. Its a mess on top of a mess on top of a mess. You know, i got to tell you, though. Not to get, like, deep. But it does make me wonder if you know, if you think a