and all of this is against the back drop of our response to nato s to russia s aggression and to help ukraine defend itself. united states is rallying the world to stand with ukraine. allies and partners around the globe are making significant contributions. sect austin just brought together more than 50 countries, more than 50 countries pledging new commitments and this is a global effort to support ukraine. nearly 140,000 anti-tank systems, more than 600 tanks, nearly 500 artillery systems, more than 600,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, as well as advanced multiple launch rocket systems and air defense smexs. and again the united states is leading the way. we provided ukraine are nearly $7 billion in security assistance since i took office. the next few days we intend to announce more than $800 million more including new advanced western air defense systems to ukraine, more artillery and ammunition, counter battery radar and the launch system we ve given ukraine and mo
selves that helped pave the way to the supreme court s ruling seven years ago making same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states. it was that landmark case that fell on the right side of history. putting america on record as a country extending freedom even further, to love who you love, but the question has quickly become, for how long? after the supreme court overturned roe last week. justice clarence thomas writing in his concurring opinion that the visit and overrule passed landmark decision, including versus hutches, which has led to legalizing same sex marriage. this year alone red states have passed or introduced more than 320 anti-lgbtq bills across the country. florida, going as far as limiting the discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in the classroom. for the so-called, don t say gay bill. at this moment, the only the supreme court did with roe s congress and in just a minute we re going to talk with richie torres about what congress can do, not ju
court and nbc justice correspondent pete williams, tom goldstein and kimberly adkins-store. pete, take us through the significance today. we hope to see we hope the supreme court will stream it on the website. we are waiting for that to start. the court said yesterday it would start right at noon. is that because they are streaming it because of the covid restrictions on the court? yes, i think that s part of it. of course, the security environment at the court. the big fence that s around it. it won t be the first time we will have seen one of the swearing in ceremonies on television. the first time they did that was for sonia sotomayor. this will be a scaled back version. members of her immediate family. john roberts will start the process. he will give her all justices have to take two oaths of office. not just the constitutional like you see the president take at the inauguration, but they also have to take a judicial oath. roberts will administer one and stephe
that s all, right now is a good reason to do, it my friend. have a good weekend, we will see you next week. you too. and thanks to you at home for joining us this evening as well. his name was vinnie the chin. not because of his strong job. rather, the name vinnie the chain was the plan the italian name vin chan so. his government name was vincent jean gati. and depending on who you asked, he was either the leader of a notorious new york crime family, or a doctoring fool who did not know his right hand from his left. it is dusk in new york city and the man coming out of the city is walking down the street in bedroom slippers, wearing his bananas beneath a bedroom. this man is vincent and the fbi says he is the mafia boss of the richest and the country. his doctor say the man in pajamas as mentally ill, not a godfather but a man with the mind of a child, afraid of the dark. a fox. and he has played this game for many years. the last time that gigante was arrest
left is walking down the street in bedroom slippers, wearing his pajamas beneath a bathrobe. this man is vincent and the fbi says he is the mafia boss of the richest mafia family in the country. his doctor says the man in pajamas is mentally ill not a godfather but a man with the mind of a child, afraid of the dark. he s crazy as a fox. and he has played this game for many years. the last time that gigante was arrested, in a bribery case in the early 70s, the charges were dropped, when his lawyers produced letters from psychiatrists, calling him a schizophrenic, with little chance of recovery. gigante has even been hospitalized here from time to time. his younger brother, a catholic priest on the right, walking down the street with gigante in these photos, says gigante is a sick man, too sick to talk with us. the priest called the fbi s version stupid. police insist that gigante is a mastermind. a smart man would be smart enough to act a little crazy. just before midn