joining us tonight on this very busy news week. you re going to get some great perspective coming up. laura coates live starts right now. $5 million didn t stop donald trump. will $83.3 million? tonight on a bonus hour of laura coates live. the jury says that donald trump must pay $83.3 million to e. jean carroll for defamatory statements that he made against her in 2019. vastly more than i think anyone even expected, and a huge victory for e. jean carroll. after that verdict sheet was given to the judge before it was actually read, the judge asked the jury foreperson what does the m mean? the answer, million. and that comes on top of $5 million already awarded back in may by the jury that found trump sexually abused carroll and then defamed her in 2022 by disparaging her and denying the allegations. sources telling cnn the former president is livid. obviously. and he s gone on social media also obviously to try to blame, wait for it, president joe biden. and to falsely c
6-3, the new numbers reshaping american life. the lead starts right now. 40 million americans will not get the student loan forgiveness president biden promised them after the supreme court rejects his plan. and the president says it is unforgivable. then a key ruling on lgbtq rights and freedom of speech involving a wedding website designer and the state of colorado. what it means for anti-discrimination laws across the country. plus as millions of americans plan to take to the roads and skies this holiday weekend, a look at what cities are experiencing turmoil after days of delays. and welcome to the lead. i m abby philip in for jake tapper. today we begin with our law and justice lead. at moment now president joe biden will address the nation after the supreme court today issued two major rulings. one that blocks president biden s student loan forgiveness program rejecting a program that would have delivered debt relief to millions of americans. and the other ruling th
our top story this hour, the two major new rulings by the u.s. supreme court and what they mean for the nation. our justice correspondent jessica snider, she s here with mere in the situation room. jessica, walk us through these very, very significant decisions. yeah, two major decisions on the last day of the court s term, wolf, from what has become a very divided supreme court. so the conservative majority striking down the president s student loan debt forgiveness program while also issuing a ruling in favor of a website designer that leaves the door open for businesses across the country to discriminate. the supreme court ending the term with a dramatic finish and showing just how ideologically divided the justices are. first, all six conservative justices ruling in favor of a christian web designer from colorado who refused to create wedding websites from same-sex couples citing religious grounds. she objected to a colorado law that prohibits discrimination saying it v
agenda, ruling he doesn t have the authority to erase $400 billion in debt for 43 million americans without congressional approval. president biden now revealing an alternative plan with federal loan payments set to resume in october. republicans, including gop presidential candidates, quick to praise today s rulings. the justices also dealing a blow to lgbtq rights in america on the last day of pride month. the court setting the tone with its super majority. and another major case already on the docket for next term. rachel scott hat the white house, terry moran in washington. also tonight, 200 million americans under severe weather, dangerous heat and air quality alerts heading into the july fourth weekend. new york city reporting the worst air quality in the world. the heat dome expanding from california to florida. the heat index reaching up to 120 degrees in some places. rob marciano tracking it all. tonight, all this unfolding with record holiday travel well under w
his authority. but the big guy says this fight isn t over. you know, these republican officials just couldn t bear the thought of providing relief of working-class and middle-class americans. we won t stop fighting for you. we will use every tool at our disposal to get you the student debt relief you need and reach your dreams beard why did you give millions of borrowers false hope? i did not give false hope come up with republicans snatched away the whole they were given, and it is real, real hope. overstep your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. joey: but maybe biden should save some of that anger for nancy pelosi. the supreme court actually using the former speaker s own words in the ruling. people think that the president of the united states has the power for debt forgiveness. he does not. he can postpone, he can delay, but he does not have that power. that has to be an act of congress. joey: yeah, as you can imagine, the media