just to live. and yet, here we are. seeing the right of our community members diminish. their voices are silenced, they re very identities denied. our nation has made great strides with filling the fundamental promises of freedom and equality for lgbtq plus americans, but lately something has changed. the arc of progress is bending in ways we did not think possible just five years ago. unjust ways. so far this year, more than 520 anti lgbtq bills have been introduced in state legislatures. that is a record. more than 220 of those bills, specifically, targeted transgender and non-binary people. also a record. and an unprecedented 70 anti lgbtq laws have been enacted just this year. in the past, we have put together pride specials celebrating lgbtq+ individuals and their achievements, first in the white house and then on the stage and screen. achievements that deserve to be celebrated. but tonight, as that progress is threatened like never before, we are going to do something d
debris from a suspicious chinese spy balloon. what we know, and how it could affect the relations between the u.s. and china. plus, the biggest changes to the primary vote that we ve seen in decades. what it means for 2024. on the other side of the aisle, ron desantis has a culture war in florida. hoping that fear in anger could be a winning mix for him and republicans. and i will ask our legal experts about the former president s finance guy. potentially facing more charges. this is american voices! we begin this hour with breaking news. experts have recovered the debris from the suspected chinese spy balloon caught underway. people watch from the south carolina coast. their phones at the ready of course. as u.s. fighter jets downed the balloon. the debris field is reportedly seven miles wide. the balloon had been slowly making its way across the u.s. for several days. president biden said he ordered the balloon shut down earlier this week, on wednesday. and explaine
good evening everyone. welcome to cnn tonight. we begin with two alarming crime stories. a pennsylvania manner arrested after trying to bring explosives on a plane to florida. police say it is not terrorism, so what was it. then the story of a heinous murder in st. louis caught on cell phone. the next image is graphic it appears to be the moment the suspect shot a homeless man and the hand and brought daylight in a town in st. louis. tonight we will give you the real stats on crime and how it is being used as a potent political issue. and some of the lawmakers trying to make dressing in drag illegal are the same lawmakers who themselves have dressed in women s clothing. we have the photos to prove it. how much would it takes for you to move back to your home state. how about $25,000, we will explain. we have a lot to talk about so let s bring in my panel. we have my ex john. i won t say x of what. john miller our crime and justice savant. great to have all of you guys h
concert with. as he left to go everywhere. maybe we ll take him with us. you recall o hara, thank you so much. appreciate love you. that s tonight s read out, all in with chris hayes starts now. all in wit h chris hayes starts n tonigh. what the republican electorate wants is a strong executive. who utilizes and reels power over his enemies. and then destroys his enemies and makes them grovel. from state arrest for phony voter to blocking the study of advanced african american history in high school, tonight the sinister campaign to defeat trump with trumpism coming straight out of florida. then, the disgraced ex president actually gets punished for actual wrongdoing. what a major court ruling is already forcing change behavior. plus, new reporting on the curious crossroad of dark money. the conservative court and a massive payday for kellyanne conway. and why the george santos saga actually allows the right opportunity to end a sick, bigoted obsession. the new show
and senate committee member, you came to the wrong interview. vice president harris: i m shocked but it is one thing when you know something is going to happen. it is one thing when it actually happens. and by just actually turned and i cannot believe it i thought about it as a parent. i thought upended as a god parent, as an aunt of preschool children and a woman myself. as a doctor of a woman. and a granddaughter of a woman. laura: a lot of repeating. at least she can identify woman now. it she also shared a big concern of hers. that main will be able to knock up girls into and force them into abortions. vice president harris: if you are a parent of sons, think about what this mean for the life of your son and what that will mean in terms of the choices he will have. laura: what? but the most important news to come out of this interview came near the end. connecticut the near times is out with a story headline biden act by democrats who voted bone to take yes for