the fund that i referred to, while the state dollars will be in a fund for state residence, we have a separate fund where we are getting private sector donations, that's the expectation that would be able to support people from out of state if they find the financial means. so that's how we are structuring it. kristen: before i let you go i want to ask you, what if, and i'm sure you already -- you are already looking at that and preparing for the possibility, but if the high court were to have a case that comes up that allows it to strike down states rights on this issue and say, california, you cannot do that and guarantee this right? >> the court, so far, even as bad as it is, and i'm talking about the majority on the supreme court, it has respected states rights. i'm hoping they will continue to do so. i think if they were to start to strike down the state's ability to act, then i think you would have the reaction across the entire united states, and certainly a very ferocious reaction here in california. and let's just remind ourselves. all the polls have shown over 60% of america

you have the whole united states, each school closure even some of the southern states there is not a dot on the whole state of florida. and so now harvard has looked at this. what they have said is the places to lock kids out of school did not have reliable in person education. they have seen a widening of the achievement gap between rich, poor, black, white, however you want to slice it. states like florida worked hard to have kids in school even duringlt the difficult times of covid did not see any increase in the achievement gap. that is worth its weight in gold and future opportunities, the health of our society going forward. rebuy that oppose having kids in school, they werer wrong. we could never let something like that happen in this country again. [applause] we are proud to be the leaders in this country when it comes to empowering parents to make the best educational decisions they can for their kids. when i became governor of florida already had some strong school choice programs but least on the private level was maxed out it was done through a private corporate tax credi

state law enforcement deployed to any potential spots in the state of florida. we work with our local law enforcement agencies. you never saw me wilt for making short law enforcement folks that we have their back. a lot of people were protesting at the time, i understand that part a lot of communities wanted to take fundingy away from law enforcement. i think all you have seen is massive spikes in really serious crime since all that happened. so we never went down that road in florida. while they were defunding law enforcement we enacted for two years in a row 1000-dollar bonuses for every single sworn law enforcement officer in the entire state of florida and the firefighters and the emts. we also just enacted a new recruitment and retention program that tells all qualified law enforcement personnel around the country that if you are qualified to fill a position in florida and you are leaving some of these jurisdictions like seattle, chicago or you're not treated well, come to florida to fill a position you get a $5000 signing bonus right off the top. because w

by state. for the most part, the candidate who win the popular vote in a state winds all of these states electoral college votes. and, whoever wins a majority of electoral college votes wins the presidency. when donald trump tried to overturn the election results, he focused on just a few states. he wanted officials at the local and state level to say the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and throughout the results. even though, as we showed last week, that was not any voter fraud that could have overturned the election results. and, like mike pence this public servants would not go along with donald trump's scheme there. when they would not embrace the big lie and substitute the will of the voters with donald trump's will to remain in power, donald trump worked to ensure they would face the consequences. threats to people's livelihood, and lives. threats of violence that donald trump knew about and amplified. and, in our other hearings we cannot just look back at what happened in late 2020

tina says it is a state-by-state question. legality of employers who want to support -- including the access to abortion whether that is in the u.s. or abroad, what kind of liability do they expose themselves to? geoffrey: that depends on state law. states can prohibit anyone from having any abortion or something a person in having any abortion. they will have the freedom to help their employees and others in any way they wish. in the state the prohibit abortion, there's not much they can do. they can help their employees go to states where abortion is legal. that would be a very sensible thing for them to do and make it very appealing. that is probably the best thing they can do. annmarie: i want to ask you, given we have this ruling, overturning of roe v. wade, are you expecting this court, 6-3 that is leaning conservative, to overturn other potential past presidents like same-sex marriage, contraceptives? i these concerns or questions you are hearing from people? geoffrey: i wouldn't call it that the court is leaning conser

from other banned states. we could move our clinics and add care options for people who are going to be migrating to states that will be, it will be hard pressed to accommodate the folks that are going to be flooding into the states that remain. >> quickly before i let you go, i know you have been inundated today, but also been on the phone with your staffers who work in texas. what are you hearing from them? >> our staff on the front lines in texas are some of the bravest, but also some of the deepest and most compassionate people i have met in my lifetime. they want to be there until the last day to see as many patients as possible. in fact, they asked if we could see patients this sunday and add a day because we thought the decision might come down next week. they were there in person today and had to stop care and talk to the patients one-on-one and you know, for us, these things aren't abstract. they're real. and we change the course of people's lives today by being forced to deny them the abortion care t

, don't send things to the states — to the states, don't send things to the states. they decided is for all women _ the states. they decided is for all women and girls, putting us a second—class citizens, have of the united _ second—class citizens, have of the united states, so it is nonsense. they're _ united states, so it is nonsense. they're not— united states, so it is nonsense. they're not speaking from very thing that they _ they're not speaking from very thing that they said they honour. what can the democratic _ that they said they honour. what can the democratic party _ that they said they honour. what can the democratic party do? _ that they said they honour. what can the democratic party do? should i that they said they honour. what can j the democratic party do? should you not make abortion part of law? we have passed. it is now up to the senate — have passed. it is now up to the senate to— have passed. it is now up to the senate to do the same. but they won't pass _ senate to do the same. but they won't pass because _ senate to do the same. but

abortion is now illegal in many states in the united states. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone where the women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state stop we are talking about the constitution here, of course. but doesn't protect the rights of women to abortion? right, the united — of women to abortion? right, the united states _ of women to abortion? right, j the united states constitution no longer protects the right to an abortion, and that allows state laws restricting abortion to go into effect.— to go into effect. does this 0 en to go into effect. does this open up — to go into effect. does this open up other— to go into effect. does this open up other things i to go into effect. does this open up other things like l open up other things like marriage equality, the right to contraception, other other things you are worried about now? t things you are worried about now?

so now that this decision has been made, it is up to each of the states and the state legislators and people there to talk to their elected representatives about what their laws look like. >> all right. republican senator susan collins of maine and democratic senator joe manchin of west virginia criticized the supreme court's ruling. both senators voted to confirm justices brett kavanaugh and neil gorsuch. two key votes in the decision to overturn the half century old precedent of roe versus wade. senator collins blasted the ruling as, quote, a sudden and radical jolt to the country. that will lead to political chaos and anger and further loss of confidence in our government. senator manchin released a statement reading in part, quote, i trusted justice gorsuch and just kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed roe v. wade was settled legal precedent. and i am alarmed they chose to reject the stability, the ruling has provided for two generations of americans. >> let's bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. you've been covering the court for so l

and either the constitution of the united states nor the laws of the united states . oh, for the vice president frankly, ever to counter alternative electoral slaves from the states that had not been officially. ready certified by the designated state official in the electoral count act of 18. 87. i did notice in the passage from mister eastman's memorandum, and i took a note on it and correct me if i'm wrong. but he said in that it, as says that there was both legal authority as well as historical precedent. i do know what mr. eastman was referring to when he said that there was historical precedent for doing so. he was incorrect. there was no historical precedent from the beginning of the founding in 1789 that even as mere. ready historical precedent as distinguished from legal precedent would support the possibility of the vice president of the united states quote, counting alternative electoral slaves that had not been officially certified to the congress were suing to the electoral count act of 18. 87. i would be glad to explain that historical precedent if the c

states. china definitely will want to impose its system or its values on to the united states. nothing is further away from the truth. and i think that poses a very interesting question because china hasn't, with a few notable historic exceptions, i think china has never been shy of adopting other countries, bass policies for, for its own good. do you think the united states will ever come to the point where it would be willing to borrow from china or any other country success to use some of some of the best practices of war in countries for its own good? i would say if you use objectivity and rationality to look at the situation in the world ever since 1978 ever since 99 or 91. for example, if you need to conclude that china probably is really performing the why become a completely transform itself and is already in the proper, in the countries of the world. so there must be something that china has been doing right. and many other countries have failed to do it in the right way. therefore, i think the united states, or many other countries can really learn a lot from china's

this big change of the united states. i change of the united states. i was really pleased _ change of the united states. i was really pleased to _ change of the united states. i was really pleased to see _ change of the united states. i was really pleased to see roe - change of the united states. i —" really pleased to see roe versus wade be overturned, it's very extreme abortion law and is allowed abortion up to birth for any reason which brings them in line with a handful of countries or seven, which includes china and north korea. so, this overturning actually really brings them back in line with a lot of europe and also, in line with science as developed massively over the last 50 years since the law for skim to play. the last 50 years since the law for skim to play-— the last 50 years since the law for skim to play. given the arguments that ou skim to play. given the arguments that you put _ skim to play. given the arguments that you put forward, _ skim to play. given the arguments that you put forward, why - skim to play. given the arguments

>> state-by-state. some states like texas prohibit eating persons to self manage their care. it is not clear if it would also prohibit women from traveling and aiding the travel, but the point is you are absolutely right, amy, the vagueness really scares people from taking action. let's remember there is like three thin that are likely to happen. first, is women who could travel. frankly, it isomen with means for most likely to travel. women who have the resources to be able to get on a plane or drive 250 miles. other women will self manage their abortion by taking abortion pills. they will get them in a variety of ways. either through the internet or through prescriptions from foreign countries, you know, mailing them from india or other pharmacies or going to mexico or going to canada or going to their friend who lives in missouri and asking them -- not missouri, but going to california to visit their friend and asking for the pills there. they're all kinds of ways to self manage or care, but the problem -- and i think michelle can lk about this even more graphically than i

states. he has also written that contrary theory is espoused by one of his own former law clerks was, quote, incorrect at every turn. we are also joined today by one of the people who was with vice president pence on january 6th. greg jacob was council to vice president pence. he conducted a thorough analysis of the role of the vice president in a joint session of congress under the constitution. the electoral count act and 230 years of his historical practice. he also has firsthand information about the attack on the capitol. because he lived through it. he was with the vice president and his own life was in danger. i will now swear and our witnesses. the witnesses will please stand and raise the right hand. do you swear under penalty of perjury that your testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? you may be seated. let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. i now recognize myself for questions. and t

the state law will be the state law binding upon prosecutors in that state. but where people are on this issue is a very good question. the vast majority of people supported roe v. wade. when you asked them about whether they believe there should be restriction, the majority said yes. in fact, there was a majority in some polls saying they would ban abortion after the second trimester. we are one of only few countries that allowed abortion after the 20th week. you have some states like colorado that passed a law that did not have restrictions in terms of when a pregnancy you can have an abortion, and then you are going to see other states that are going to move to ban it entirely. >> trace: if i want to go on that point quickly, you go back, it's interesting. you go back to 1972 roe v. wade and viability then was 28 weeks and you have dobbs now which is 15 weeks and somewhere in between you had casey, 23 to 24 weeks. how much does that play into the law, because that's a fascinating concept of how we have changed over the years what we believe is the viabilit

states. he has also written that contrary theory is espoused by one of his own former law clerks was, quote, incorrect at every turn. we are also joined today by one of the people who was with vice president pence on january 6th. greg jacob was council to vice president pence. he conducted a thorough analysis of the role of the vice president in a joint session of congress under the constitution. the electoral count act and 230 years of his historical practice. he also has firsthand information about the attack on the capitol. because he lived through it. he was with the vice president and his own life was in danger. i will now swear and our witnesses. the witnesses will please stand and raise the right hand. do you swear under penalty of perjury that your testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? you may be seated. let the record reflect the witnesses answered in the affirmative. i now recognize myself for questions. and t

so united states constitution _ hearing? so united states constitution grants - hearing? so united states constitution grants liberty| hearing? so united states - constitution grants liberty and equal protection to persons, and that phrase does not include people who have not been born yet. if you don't take my word for it, listen to justice... a famously conservative justice... a famously conservative justice that said that foetuses do not hold a constitutional right, but women do. the debate about abortion in this country has always been about balancing the rights of women for guaranteed liberty and equality, versus the right of foetuses that are not. and the question has always been how much weight estate has to increase protection for foetuses at the expense of women who are carrying them. in row, the supreme court struck a balance. in a strong interest in protecting the foetus but once the foetus reached viability and could survive outside the womb, the states had a very strong interest in outlying or limiting abortion. —— in roe. the decision today completely do

, blue states, but we are the united states. with this ruling, it feels the opposite, there are red states and blue states. do you think that -- do you fear for political violence? do you fear for a further disintegration of these united states and the right and left are becoming -- moving even further apart? sec. smith: what i fear is a government that is not responsive to the riches of the people. best wishes of the people. i fear our politics cannot rise to the moment of what people want. the challenges we have around abortion care this country demonstrate that, so clearly. we have a situation where a small minority is now dictating to women all across -- people all across this country, whether or not they can make their own decisions about abortion. this is why what we have to do is look at the democratic reform that we need to make sure our government is responsive to what it is that people want. leigh ann: senator smith, we are out of time. thank you so much for spending so much time with us, we really appreciate it. sec.

in some states they already have. these egregious laws are doing a number of things, heightening levels of racial discrimination, their weaponizing the power of criminal law to sweep aside neutral and none partisan election administrators, disenfranchising voters in the process. they are giving those who sow violence and doubt in the election process and given them political camouflage further threats and attacks. these laws undermine our democracy and its promise. this week marks the 65th anniversary of dr. martin luther king jr.'s famous speech, give us the ballot. what he warned us about those who gained prominence and power, by the dissemination of false ideas and deliberately appealing to the deepest hate responses within the human mind. dr. king reminded us that one individual -- the false ideas they spread the louder when those who disagree with them remain silent, because of fear, of political reprisals. democracy is a promise. democracy is also a choice. we have a choice when it comes to election administrati

what happens state by state now? what is planned parenthood asking its supporters to do, and what will the organization try to do to preserve as much access as possible in this new environment? >> look, our first priority is providing as much care as possible, and that's going to be challenging and impossible in some ways in this climate. we know that 26 states are going to move swiftly to ban abortion access. 13 immediately because they already have trigger laws on the books. that's 36 million women that this impacts, 36 million pregnant people. so our first job is to get as many people to care as possible. if folks are looking for that you can go to abortionfinder.org, and you can find the resources that you need. and secondly we have to stop the bad things from continuing. we know some states are moving to special legislative session. we're getting loud here in december and all across the country tonight at 5:00 p.m. local time because we've got to get our voys heard. we have to use this as a galvanizing moment fo

it's back to the states. let's let it be resolved there and also constitutional issue as to whether the federal government has that authority to begin with under the laws, but also to add it's important in the republican party, we're a broad-based party and we're going to have people disagree on this issue and this is he#s for the debate. we're not going to start excluding people because they might have a different nuanced view on this. that's what a robust party does. that's what the debate will be in the future. by and large, it's different from the democrat party who says abortion without limits. we say we ought to work to protect life but a lot of debate within that and that will continue. >> governor asa hutchinson, thank you for your perspective on this issue, sir. >> great to be with you, thank you. >> joining me now, democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york. congresswoman, welcome back to "meet the press." look, before i get to my first question, i want to get your reaction to the

how the fight is shaping up state by state. also this hour, president biden and his g-7 allies are meeting in germany and major focus of course the war on ukraine as vladimir putin flexes his muscles, striking ukraine's capital of kyiv sunday for the first time in weeks. the latest from the region, dig into the latest moves on the battlefield coming up. >>> we start with our team following the impact of the supreme court's major decision on abortion. nbc justice correspondent pete williams joining us. nbc's dasha burns in grand rapids, michigan, a key state where there is a key battle over abortion laws. and josh lederman from the white house today. josh, starting with new reporting. white house source telling nshs news to expect relevant agency announcements to stand up for reproductive health care this week, but they do acknowledge they have very limited options. >> reporter: they do, andrea. in fact, the short list of steps that the white house rolled out on friday just hours after the supreme court ruling came out was indic

her from travelling from her home state to the state that allows it. it does not prevent a doctor in that state from treating her. as the attorney general has made clear, women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek the care they need. my administration will defend that bedrock right. nomia iqbal is outside the supreme court. just tell us about the very different reactions that you are encountering there.— different reactions that you are encountering there. yes, there have been protesters _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from both _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from both sides - been protesters from both sides outside the supreme court. they have been coming here nearly every day whenever we know that the supreme court is issuing an opinion because americans knew this was going to happen said the draft opinion was leaked that show the intention of the supreme court to overturn roe v wade early last month. and outside the court i

there are probably 15 states that are going to expand abortion services in their respective states. obviously, places like california and new york, illinois has made some allusions to that effect. in some places, it is like dropping a glass and seeing the shards of glass kind of spread in a lot of different directions. you're going to have a lot of different responses in the 50 different states now. host: for about the next 35 minutes, you are here on this washington journal. phone lines open if you want to chat with him about the faith and freedom choate -- faith and freedom coalition, about the supreme court decision on friday. republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. i wonder, mr. head, as folks are calling in, what your thought is on it whether dobbs becomes for the pro-choice movement in this country, what roe v. wade was for so many decades for the pro-life movement. does this galvanize and focus the pro-choice movement in this country, and what do you think about that? guest: i think that is a perfectly reasonable question, and fra

wade in the united states. i'm going to ask british prime minister boris johnson his thoughts in our exclusive interview on the united states coming up and president biden on the global stage as war and a slowing economy stall leaders' plans. secretary of state antony blinken will join me here exclusively next. enjoying choc. nonow, she can have her cake anand eat it too. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-nighght protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? we need to reduce plastic waste in the environment. that's why at america's beverage companies, our bottles are made to be re-made. not all plastic is the same. we're carefully designing our bottles to be 100% recyclable, including the caps. they're collected and separated from other plastics, so they can be turned back into material that we use to make new bottles. that completes the circle and reduces plastic waste. please help us get every bottle back. there's a monster problem and our hero needs solutions. so she starts

in a state like texas. because we know that, although roe was before, it was really hard and inaccessible for texans to get to their abortions anyway. right? we already spent tens of thousands of dollars to send texans out of the state before sb8. and now we were struggling to figure out what more complications are there for texans. and not just texans, americans as a whole. anyone who lives in the united states. it's not just texas that has these bands. it's multiple states that have these bands. and we saw an increase in mileage, of mileage traveled by folks when oklahoma closed its doors. so, imagine now, no nearby states have access, what is going to happen. and so we just don't know and we want to get clarity, so we can make sure we are following the law and we are not doing anything to risk our team, to risk the pregnant people that are traveling. and so we can stay in existence long term, so we can continue to try to do this fight the right way. >> anna rupani is co-executive director of fund texas c

ah lettering in august the all joining us from the united states in burlington birth hardy, a states senator for vermont in atlanta, jill cartwright, biter organizer and former campaign lead with southerners on your ground. and in austin. amy, donal director of communications of the texas alliance for life. welcome to the program. ladies, i would like to start by breaking down their significance of their supreme court decision and its impact on the us. let me start with your birth. you are from vermont. a state which still protects abortion, but now do you see yourself on a collision course where the federal system itself am. thank you. in vermont, we are very fortunate that are a right to abortion has been protected due to the hard work of the legislature here on in 2019 we passed a law codifying the practice and protection of reproductive health care, including abortion. so that women across vermont will continue to have access to abortion. and this year in 2022, we have on our ballot a constitutional amendment that will guarantee a reproductive autonomy for all vermonters. so we a

in a simplistic conclusion, it goes back to the states, the red states restrict abortion, the blue states expand rights or at least keep protections in place. and there you have it. except that i've heard so many legal analysts say, no, there will be interstate battles. this is more complicated than that simplistic reading. >> yeah, alisyn, it's going to be certainly more complex than that. base level, it looks like the united states will be split roughly in half between those that do and do not allow abortion. where it's going to get really complicated is if states that have outlawed or will outlaw abortion start passing laws that have longer reach, that extend over their state borders, for example, if they say it's a crime to get an abortion in this state, it's a crime to cross over the state line to travel across or through this state to get an abortion elsewhere, then how's that going to play out? if it's a crime in a given state to do anything to obtain an abortion, for example, to get on the phone with a doctor in another state, to consult about an abortion, to pay for an abortion,

the cia and the state department. we now enter a period of great challenge maybe it is a new cold war or these bureaucracies up to that challenge? >> seven organizations you give me credit for manager baskin-robbins for. >> i think i left every one of them better than where i found it except for the state department. i mean i say that i'm embarrassed it is embarrassing to me someone who thanks of himself as a leader who can organize and make function get high performance out of teens. elliott's point was a little ingest. the truth is they're great for service offices there were some amazing people, elliot you worked with them who did glorious work and were patriots. but i cannot toe the resistance i met inside of that building for it is a little bit of resistance against conservatives and republicans paid by think the trump phenomena drove it even further. there were active efforts not just anecdotal but active efforts to work at the liberal media to leaked documents credit cap to have political saw before i did. this

we see state after state introducing incredibly extreme and harmful legislation related to criminalizing i.v.f., criminalizing i.u.d.s, criminalizing emergency contraception. >> o'donnell: wait, you're already saying you're already seeing some state legislatures-- >> they're introducing these kind of laws, yes. >> o'donnell: --to make it criminal to travel to another state to get an abortion? >> yes, yes. >> o'donnell: what would be the effect of that? >> we are seeing, you know, people spying on each other, neighbors spying on each other, all for-- to deny people to make decisions about theiry o own bodies. and so the increased criminalization that can happen-- and, again, i'm not sure how they will enforce these kinds of laws-- but these are the kind of things that are being contemplated, and we have to be very alarmed about those. >> o'donnell: there has also been international reaction, with countries around the world condemning today's decision. canadian prime minister justin trudeau called it "horrific," while french president emmanuel macron said abortion is a "fundamental right f

in the united states. what does it mean for taxes? we the united states. what does it mean for taxes?— mean for taxes? we did pass a triu aer mean for taxes? we did pass a trigger law _ mean for taxes? we did pass a trigger law last _ mean for taxes? we did pass a trigger law last year _ mean for taxes? we did pass a trigger law last year that - mean for taxes? we did pass a trigger law last year that now | trigger law last year that now will take effect on so that means that we will, of course, allow abortions for the mothers who want them when the mother's life is at risk or there is a serious adverse to the mother's l. of course, the mother should be allowed to make that decision. forabortions be allowed to make that decision. for abortions in healthy babies and healthy mums, there is little unborn babies will now be protected in taxes so our trigger law will take effect here in a few weeks but already, already today, it was 1973 invoke the weight, texas�* case where the supreme court blocked enforc

state troopers are. there was not one state uber onsite. within 60 minutes, the first trooper arrives and left. there were 12 troops in that power. we got that list last tuesday in a hearing. i filed my lawsuit because there is a lot of contradictory information and evidence that's the remains to be on earth. we need to get that information. we know that none of the radios worked inside the school. we need to fix that going forward. without this information, we will never be able to solve the problems going forward and hopefully not be able to prevent this from another school down the road. >> senator, the sister of one of the students killed and uvalde beg texas lawmakers for tougher gun laws this week, take a listen. >> i should not have to be here or now. i should be at home watching a movie with my sister. but i am not, and i am here begging for you guys to do something. to change something because the people that were supposed to keep are safe at school didn't. they failed. >> senator, she is right, she should not have to be there. she

in their states. justice alito, this widely decided -- has widely decided that abortion is not a fundamental right found in the text of the constitution and could not be brought into these other constitutional provisions such as the equal protection clause. i think it is important to understand what this decision, which overturns roe v. wade and plan parenthood dies. it is not immediately criminalize all abortions throughout the united states. it simply returns the issue back to the people's elective representatives in the state legislatures, which is where this question resided for most of our nations history up until the court took it out of the vocal process in 1973. host: i want to remind people that if they want to talk to our guest, you can feel free to give us a call on the lines republicans can call (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. in independence, (202) 748-8002. we are talking about the decision to overturn roe v. wade. i want to ask about enforcement. how would this be enforced, a

let's be, clear in some other states it is not our state, now it is in every state around the country. the other thing is, in the state that are racing to ban abortion now, those 26 states that you mentioned, those decisions are on the ballot. people have to vote up and down the ballots on this issue. and finally, there are many states that are taking important measures to expand access. to announce that they will be safe havens to ensure that people can be safe as providers, as patients, as helpers in this. time. that is also on the ballot. the question this year is, what kind of country do you want to live in? and will people be able to access care with dignity and with safety? everyone should be asked that question. >> one of the things that seems to be a silver lining is that when roe v. wade first got on the books, we just did not have sat medical access that could provide for the privacy of your own home, by taking an abortion pill, and having that experience without the invasive medical procedures. a lot of folks are saying that that, that medicine, will replace abortion care a

the tweet stated that the vice president could, quote, come through for us and send it back to the states. then, around 8 am on january 6th, president trump again tweeted. this time to say that the vice president could send it back to the states and, quote, we win. in that this is the time for extreme courage. mr. short told us during his deposition that the vice president started a meeting on january 6th in prayer. here is what mr. short said. >> -- you arrived at the vice presidents residence? >> as would often be the case, i recall that, knowing it would be an important day, we gathered in prayer. often, that would be something that a staff member would lead, so it would have just been at that time. i believe the vice president, myself, greg and chris, we would have asked for guidance and wisdom, knowing that the day was going to be a challenging one. >> mr. jacob, did you go to the vice presidents residence is on the morning of january 6th? >> yes. >> who else was with you? >> marc short, devin o'malley, our communications director, and chris hodge son, our legislative affairs directo

her from traveling from her home state to the state that allows it. it does not prevent a doctor in that state from treating her. as the attorney general has made clear, women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek care they need. my administration will defend that bedrock right. any state or local official high or low tries to interfere with a woman exercising her basic right to travel, i will do everything in my power to fight that deeply un-american attack. my administration will also protect a woman's access to medications that are approved by the food and drug administration, the f.d.a., like contraception, which is essential for preventative health care. the f.d.a. approved 20 years to safely end early pregnancy and is commonly used to treat miscarriages. some states are saying that they'll try to ban or severely restrict access to these medications. but with extremist governors and state legislators are looking to block the mail or search a person's medicine cabinet or control a woman's actions by tracking data on the apps s

by state. for the most part, the candidates who win the popular vote in a state wins all the states e's electoral college votes, and whoever wins the majority of the electoral college votes wins the presidency. so when donald trump tried to overturn the election results, he focussed on just a few states. he wanted officials at the local and state level to say the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and throw out the results. even though as we showed last week, there wasn't any voter fraud that could have overturned the election results. and like mike pence, these public servants wouldn't go along with donald trump's scheme. and when they wouldn't embrace the big lie and substitute the will of the voters with donald trump's will to remain in power, donald trump worked to ensure they'd face the consequences. threats to people's livelihood and lives. threats of violence that donald trump knew about and amplified, and in our other hearings, we can't just look back ward at what happened in late 202

her state. and former kentucky secretary of state trey grayson is advising local officials who are preparing for potentially contentious elections this fall. welcome to both of you. we appreciate you being here. ms. oliver, what stood out today? when you listened to what the election officials had to say, what stood out the most? >> thank you for having us here and for the question. i can relate very deeply to a lot of what secretary raffensperger and gabe sterling and the election workers come the speaker of the house in arizona, i have been through a lesser version of what they have gone through, and it is deeply disconcerting and troubling for me. but i will also say that everything said today really hit the nail on the head, particularly the arizona speaker of the house when he referred to not being willing to violate his oath of office, particularly on the basis of feelings and assumptions and not evidence. that was critical testimony we heard today. judy: trey grayson, what resonated the m

yes unfortunately you know, during this state capture in this iteration of the state capture era, it has been quite devastating to the country just to bold on to what from eda was saying is that state capture is a type of ground corruption. and what the good at brothers had done, essentially was they had hollowed out state institutions. so like state owned enterprises, but also law enforcement institutions in the country. one of the forced to full meaning that politically compromised people will placed in our criminal justice agency so that they could be and not go off and prosecute and hold the groups of brothers in the those within the circle accountable. so it has been be devastating to the country. it has been a very big issue. but corruption has been a problem for south africa even before our democracy. i think at this point or what's the difference right now is that there's a higher level of transparency. we have free media, we're able to expose this, but these types of issues it on state caption, grand political corruption is not something that's new to south africa. so that's

the supreme court's decision does not prevent her from traveling from her home state to the state. it allows you to not to read a doctor in that state. that's thing from treating her. as you turn a journal was made clear women must roof rain free to travel safely to another state to seek care they need. my administration will defend that bed rock, right? any state or local official hire low tries interfere with the womans ex, exercise, or basic grade to travel. i will do everything in my power to fight that deeply on american attack. as me hold the days of the nice though and staying in the us, significant gun control legislation has been passed for the 1st time in 3 decades. the democrat controlled house of representatives. they didn't save of the bill that comes a day after the supreme court brought a expanded gun rights. now the bill gone, bipartisan support, but full short of the sweeping changes called for by gun control campaigners. president biden is expected to sign it into law later on saturday, police noise and then our treaty as shooting outside, a gay nightclub, and als

it is now with the states. when justice kennedy announced his retirement in 2018, this was jeffrey toobin's immediate reaction, watch. >> abortion will be illegal in a significant part of the united states in 18 months. there is just no doubt about that. and that is why these seats matter so much. somebody has the last word and here it's the supreme court and roe v. wade is doomed. it is gone because donald trump won the election. >> jeffrey, i remember when you said that. it was a little bit more than 18 months but it did happen. >> it did happen. i was thinking -- john will know these dates. may 17th, 1954, january 22nd, 1973 roe versus wade. we'll remember today because it's equally significant. we cover the news every day but only a hand full of days that we cover are truly historic and today is one, and it's a very different kind of history because the other landmarks in supreme court history are about expanding rights of one kind or another and this is the first time in history that the court has overturn

we will continue to protect patients from any state who come to our states abortion care. so let's go live to rural reynolds in los angeles. i was just speaking to gabe in new york, and he says that abortion rights supports his a planning protest. what has been the reaction that well, you know, tell a fornia like new york is a state which has robust protections of for the right for women to choose an abortion. so it is not affected, but very quickly within the next 30 days or so. of maybe a dozen states or more will pass, so call trigger laws which will outlaw abortion. so today here in los angeles, despite the fact that this is not a state that will while ban that will ban abortion, you have hundreds of people gathered in front of the state, excuse me, in front of the federal courthouse here in downtown los angeles venting their anger their outrage, their disappointment, their fury at this decision by the supreme court, and the people who were driving pastor hawking in support. we heard from the governor just a moment ago in that brief video statement i wanna quote from t

tonight there is a growing patchwork of laws from state to state. right now abortion is illegal with few exceptions in at least seven states and in the coming weeks at least six more are also expected to put bans in place effectively wiping out abortion access across a wide portion of the south. for tens of thousands of women illinois would be the closest option the state's 17 planned parenthood clinics are preparing to serve them >> we are expecting to see 20,000 to 30,000 more out of state patients every year in the state of illinois. >> how will your clinics be able to handle that increase >> we are going to be able to handle that increase by increasing the number of appointments we have, by hiring more staff >> reporter: in georgia, the attorney general has taken steps to allow the state's heartbeat law to take effect, which would ban abortions after six weeks. but some anti-abortion groups are demanding a total ban. >> that will declare the paramount right to life of every human being from the earliest biological beginning to natural death. >>

the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states respectively or to the people. if you think about how else can we successfully run a country big and diverse as america. the left loves talking about diversity as long as it's not political diversity when it comes to politics and policy they hate diversity they want uniformity, they want to impose one way of doing things right across america and obviously impractical, it undermines the very thing that helps make america the most successful nation in the history of the world, the opportunity for innovation and experimentation, we saw that with the pandemic imagined of the whole country had to suffer california's lockdown lunacy, we had a different and better model we saw in the free state of florida. if you don't like policies you can move or fight to change them by persuading others at the ballot box, that is surely the right way to do it i don't like the way california's run but i love living here and i don't want to move. i'm going to fight to change it. to try to get

wade in certain states. and by the way, the antichoice compulsory pregnancy people are not finished with women's bodies and trying to control our bodies. they, many of them, want to outlaw contraception. they want to perhaps even, some of them, make it a crime for a woman to have an abortion even though they say they don't want to do that. there are efforts by antichoice people to do that. and of course the slippery slope of trying to eliminate the right to privacy is happening too, because look at what thomas said he would like to do in the future. >> right, i was going to say, now republicans including former vice president mike pence, who obviously is thinking about running for president in 2024, are talking about a national ban on abortion. so they're not even talking about stopping here with overturning roe v. wade. they're talking about a nationwide ban on abortion even in states where it is still legal and available. >> this is not a conservative decision. this is an extremist decision. and it's right

we alsoon need to develop better data to understand how much water the state and other states are using and account for that use. improved data will help us understand what the drought is doing to the states and to the water users all across all sectors. better forecasting data will identify the drought -related problems i before they arise. we also need to invest in additional water storagera opportunities to effectively use the water that we do have. building more water storage will give other states the water they need you to provide system resiliency and maintain stream flows toai benefit fish and wildlife. the stakes cannot be higher. a short and long-term solutions that provide westerners the waterso they nee. and policies that do not ensure that health, safety and economic well-being of american families first arnold policies worth pursuing. water storage and improved flexibility, better data and teimproved forecasting can help accomplish these goals. the lower basin states benefit from working together to address the drought and accomplish these goals andd again thank you mr. ch

this creates pushback within the state and in other states. although pennsylvania's influence shaped the vermont constitution, georgia also had an assembly. pennsylvania's biggest influence in provoking a reaction in other states, people who saw this democracy and wanted to slow it down. after this burst of constitution writing, there is a slow walk that happens in other states. things are really radical right now, so let's wait a little while. john adams and others in massachusetts are trying to slow things down a little bit. the result of the slow walk, in a period of consideration. was the massachusetts constitution of 1780. it began in 1770. john adams drafted this constitution. he had already written about what government should look like in a pamphlet that was responsive to common sense. adams was writing to try to assure people who were worried about the independence, that americans could create governments that can be orderly. they can have orderly republics. by 1778, adams was also looking at things that happen in pennsylvania, and th