seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt, reporting tonight from aspen, colorado good evening from aspen, where i sat down just a short time ago with former congresswoman liz cheney my interview with her in just a few minutes. but if you re traveling by air, then you may have been one of the tens of thousands of americans affected by delays and cancellations, thousands of them brought on by severe weather. not an encouraging sign for this biggest travel week of the summer and for folks in the midwest, the air quality is the concern. smoke from canadian wildfires drifting south, making the air in chicago the most polluted in the world. and from california to florida, dangerous hot weather has 65 million people under heat
good evening the u.s. supreme court tonight ending a term that reshaped the court itself and the country in dramatic fashion. the first black woman to be confirmed as a supreme court justice sworn in today justice ketanji brown jackson replacing retiring justice stephen breyer she joins a court that days ago rocked the country with its ruling overturning the long-established constitutional right to abortions the term ending today with split decisions for the biden administration on immigration and the environment. in a win for its border policy, the court saying the administration acted properly in trying to end the trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers wait in mexico while their cases are decided. but the court also undercut the administration s climate change efforts, saying the epa overreached in its efforts to move the country from coal production to cleaner alternatives justice correspondent pete williams has details. reporter: in one of the most important envi
Of the court, i am pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling [ applause ] pete, looking ahead, the court said it will hear a case that could affect the coming presidential election reporter: yes, lester the court agreed to decide whether state legislatures and not state courts get the last word on how elections should be conducted for federal candidates republicans say that s how it s supposed to work, but opponents say that would leave state courts unable to defend voters when their rights are threatened lester pete williams outside the supreme court for us tonight. thank you. this evening president biden slamming the supreme court for its did he session overturning roe v. wade, accusing the justices of outrageous behavior and urging a controversial change to senate rules in response kelly o donnell has that story reporter: from a world stage moment in spain, president biden accused the highest court of upending american freedom. the one thi
The ruler the decider on such things i cannot think of many things more frightening. the court s ruling also could have broader implications because it said only congress, not federal agencies, can set the rules on what it called major questions. some legal experts say that s a recipe for inaction congress doesn t have the time or the expertise to be able to address all of the major social and economic problems on its agenda and, in addition, it is often incapable of reaching grand bargains. reporter: in a separate case, the biden administration can go ahead with its efforts to end the trump program that forces migrants seeking asylum to wait in mexico. the vote 5-4 with roberts and justice brett kavanaugh joining the court s three liberals today also marked the end of justice stephen breyer s 23 years on the court. his last act was joining roberts in administering the required two oaths of office to ketanji brown jackson who becomes the court s first black woman. so help me god.
Good evening the u.s. supreme court tonight ending a term that reshaped the court itself and the country in dramatic fashion. the first black woman to be confirmed as a supreme court justice sworn in today justice ketanji brown jackson replacing retiring justice stephen breyer she joins a court that days ago rocked the country with its ruling overturning the long-established constitutional right to abortions the term ending today with split decisions for the biden administration on immigration and the environment. in a win for its border policy, the court saying the administration acted properly in trying to end the trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers wait in mexico while their