Good evening, i am norah odonnell. And thank you for being with us. We want to begin with the news and analysis of that historic decision from the Supreme Court. The justices ruling that states cannot bar donald trump from running for another term. Even though he is accused by some of insurrection. Colorado and several other states were seeking to disqualified trauma because of his action surrounding the january 6th attack on the u. S. Capitol. Now todays decision was unanimous. All nine justices agreed that trump cannot be barred from the ballot. And perhaps the most important ruling about a presdential election of more than two decades since the decision of Bush Versus Gore in 2000. This is the key paragraph of the ruling. States may disqualified persons attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency. Now the courts three liberal members say the courts majority went too far. Justices sonya so
Good evening. I am norah odonnell. And thank you for being with us. We want to begin with the news and analysis of that historic decision from the supreme court. The justices ruling that states cannot bar donald trump from running for another term, even though he is accused by some of insurrection. Colorado and several other states were seeking to disqualified trump because of his action surrounding the january 6th attack on the u. S. Capitol. Now todays decision was unanimous. All nine justices agreed that trump cannot be barred from the ballot. And perhaps the most important ruling about a president ial election of more than two decades since the decision of Bush Versus Gore in 2000. This is the key paragraph of the ruling. States may disqualify persons attempting to hold state office, but states have no power under the constitution with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency. Now the courts three liberal members say the courts majority went too far. Justices sonya sot
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pat summitt. pat summit was an unparalleled woman in the field of sports. she led women in the sec tournament and eight national titles, becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, summit inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court she has inspired us all by turning her personal stlug gel into a campaign to combat alzheimer s disease. she exemplifies all that is best about athletics in america.
thursday could delay play but then we should be okay by the time we get to the weekend. i m get something breaking news. we have this morning joe pool, the ncaa pool. bill karins, dead last out of 18 participants. he had the missouri tigers winning the national title. i still have a big issue with all the people in missouri after that. missouri lost about two months ago. yes, they did. to norfolk state. better luck next year. stick to the weather. kentucky and kansas, the two winningest programs in ncaa basketball history. put it all on the line last night in new orleans playing for the national title. man, the refs let them play in this one. not even two minutes into the game. michael kidd gilchrist. here are some guys taking layups for about a half an hour. we re going to get to the game. challenges the jayhawks defense. hit the deck hard. got up and drained two free throws. a few minutes later, taylor drives to the basket.