dana: they argue abortion rights should be left to the state. the mississippi lone abortion clinic says it is racist and classist. bill: we need to hear the word viability. the court ruled states cannot ban abortion before a fetus is viability at 24 weeks but science shows viability begins earlier than previously thought. dana: if it rules for mississippi and overturns roe it does not mean abortion is banned in the united states. it would leave that decision up to each individual state. bill: which is the basis for the argument today. state s rights and other possibility the court ruling for mississippi and doesn t overturn roe. they could get 15 weeks standard viability. it goes before a court with a conservative majority. the only justice who has openly called for roe to be overturned is clarence thomas. bill: emotions outside the court will run high on both sides. the decision not until late june which will be only months before next year s mid-term elections.
speaking on capitol hill more than 18 hours after he started. cruz and a handful of other republican senators are speaking out against a new health care law. we are going to have much more on this and follow the story throughout the day. thanks for being with us. that s what is happening today. we ll be back in half an hour for a local news update. er: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer, and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday. it s 7:00 on the west coast. i m matt lauer. good morning. i m savannah guthrie along side al roker and natalie morales. that s a good party trick for bono. not that he needs one since he s a rock star. former president clinton commented it must be easy to make fun of me. it s a good one. no question about it. spot on. meanwhile, look at what s happening at washington, d.c. senator ted cruz still going at this hour. this is an effort to defeat funding f
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