long-range missiles toward the ukrainian capital of kyiv. we ll have the very latest on the ongoing fight and where global leaders stand on the issue. e global leaders stand on the issue. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, june 27th. i m jonathan lemire, coming to you live from the beautiful bavarian house. we will get back to the g-7 in a moment but we start with the supreme court landmark decision to overturn roe v. wade ending the constitutional right to an abortion after nearly 50 years. the decision came after the court s conservative majority ruled 6-3 to uphold a mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks. the justices then 5-4 voted on overturning roe with chief justice john roberts making it clear that his vote was only to side with the mississippi law. the majority opinion on striking down roe was written by justice samuel alito, he writes this. the constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly prot
right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15-week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institute estimates that in total, 26 states are certain or at the very least, quite likely, to ban abortions. the nationwide reaction has been immediate. thousands have gathered and and cities and towns across the country to protests. this was the scene outside the supreme court today. here is what it was like in nashville and in st. louis. justice in her dissent condemned the majority decision, arguing that, quote, from the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no rights to speak of. now, other
across the nation the health care that they need. the states attorney general adjust that this morning. we are building an infrastructure to deal with the influx of individuals who are seeking safe and legal abortions in a state of new york. we have already seen an increase, and we anticipate that we will see more individuals coming from ohio, pennsylvania and other states. this fund will assist individuals with transportation, with childcare and with housing. because here in new york, we respect the woman s right to choose. it is unfortunate that immediately upon the fertilization in some states, that a government is not allowed to respect the rights of women. the governor of massachusetts, a republican, signed an order protecting health care workers in his state who provide abortions with out of state residents. look, let s not look say at the real impact of the opinion of five justicethat is hav millions of americans. there are already four stories out of san antonio,
stacy peterson state capital on saturday and the demonstration ended when the police fired tear gas into the crowd after some people began banging on the windows of the state senate building while lawmakers were inside. protesters against the decision in new york hit the pride march and demonstrators ran for their lives when police say fireworks were mistaken for gunfire in the park. and on thursday, a century old gun law was thrown out restricting concealed carry outside the home. the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says the rules was courageous and correct and called it an historic day for the constitution and the most vulnerable in our society. kevin mccarthy for his party released a joint statement with republican whip steve scalise.
there, good coverage and reporting. hat on. good evening and welcome to ayman, i am michael steele in for ayman mohyeldin. tonight, we are covering that big three stories affecting you and the country, starting with the future of women s health in a post world world. the other major supreme court ruling this week, overturning a century old gun law. plus trump corruption reaches new levels, what we learned this latest january six hearing. let s get started. the supreme court has overturned roe v. wade, reversing nearly half a century of legal precedent and ending american women s constitutional right to abortion. justice samuel alito pending the majority opinion, joined by four other conservative justices, held that, quote, the constitution does not compare a