are protesting the death of a homeless man who was placed in a choke hold by a former u.s. marine on a subway. the incident all caught on camera we have to warn you this video is disturbing. eye witnesses say a 30-year-old jordan nearly burst into an aggressive tirade during the train ride screaming and whipping garbage at several people before being put in the choke hold. police also confirmed that he had more than 40 prior arrests. the man who put him in a choke hold or was later taken into custody and eventually released without charges. the city s medical examiner has ruled neely s death as a homicide after he was subdued in the choke hold. alvin bragg was investigating the death and growing calls to charge a man with murder. far left democrat lawmakers are with rhetoric. alexandria across jo cortez tweeting he was murdered another democrat declared that another black man has been publicly executed. in massachusetts ayanna pressley called his quote death a lynching. t
following all of this for us. thank you. top of a brand-new hour on cnn newsroom. good to have you. i m victor blackwell. i ll bianna golodryga. the supreme court just finished hearing oral arguments in two cases challenging president biden s student loan forgiveness plan. the decision could affect 40 million borrowers. the program, which would provide up to $20,000 of debt forgiveness has been on hold after a lower court blocked it back in november. conservatives challenging the program argue it will have widespread economic repercussions. the congressional budget office estimated it will cost $400 billion over time, but justice ketanji brown jackson argued one of the largest servicers of student loans, mohela in missouri, is not a government entity. in fact, isn t that really as you say the most important thing if economic injury is the point? yes. i understood that the injury that was being asserted here was an economic injury, but if we look at mohela and we
of power to subvert the will of the american people. our democracy is being tested and strained time and time again, so i m sure doesn t shock you to hear that according to a new nbc news poll, voters actually ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country today. and while that fear is warranted, democracy and justice have racked up some notable winds lately. in defiance of his long held nickname, teflon don, donald trump has found himself backed into a legal corner in recent weeks, facing mounting re-legal peril on three important france. in new york, the states attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit, accusing trump and trump of massive fraud. in georgia, the district county seems to be closing in on trump and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election there. and the department of justice investigation into classified documents, stored at mar-a-lago, secured a major win this week and a federal appeals court granted their request to resume re
future is at stake. thank you all so much for joining us tonight. greatly appreciate your time and insights. coming up, on the second hour of ayman, democracy fights back, how people around the world are holding those in power accountable. plus, oh my pillow, the dangerous conspiracy theorist mike lindell, faces a growing list of legal problems. and the latest on the path of tropical storm ian as he let s get started. so on the show, we ve been frank second hour one okay about the often bleak state of american democracy, from rioters in the halls of our nation s capital, to elections deniers, using their elected positions of power to subvert the will of the american people. our democracy is being tested and strained time and time again, so i m sure doesn t shock you to hear that according to a new nbc news poll, voters actually ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue facing the country today. and while that fear is warranted, democracy and justice have racke
This morning the regime launched a Ballistic Missile over japan and into the Pacific Ocean. Analysts say it flew far enough to hit the u. S. Territory of guam. The u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki haley spoke at the white house briefing. She said if north korea continuing its aggression, she could hand over the situation to james mattis, the defense secretary. Theres not a lot the Security Council will do from here when you cut the trade and the oil. So having said that, i have no problem kicking to it general mattis. I think he has plenty of options. The United Nations Security Council holding an Emergency Meeting this hour after north koreas launch. John roberts is live for us at the white house. John, what else did the white house says about north korea . Good afternoon. The president left on a helicopter a short time ago to go to Joint Base Andrews for the speech that will be coming in about 40 minutes. He was asked if he was running out of options on north korea. The p