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alexandria ocasio-cortez of new york. the plus the january 6th committee. >> president trump ultimately wanted the department of justice to say the election was quote corrupt, and quote, leave the rest to me, and the republican congressmen. >> former president trump schemed to stay in power. claim election fraud. relying on internet rumors and baseless claims. >> my recollection, you said weve got lots of theories, we just dont have the evidence. >> my guest this morning, committee m...

abortion. new polling released today shows that 41% of americans approve of the supreme court decisions, the 59% of americans disapprove. a number that is telling, 67% of women surveyed disapprove of the ruling. in that same poll, 52% of americans to get overturning roe v. wade is a step backwards for america. and earlier today on meets the press, governor officials from both sides of the aisle express their view about the decision and he would impacts. >> whenever youre looking at the...

plus, the reversing of roe, what that means for some other rights in this country. during this pride month, right for the lgbtq+ community are under fire. we are going to hear from jim obergefell, the man who led the legal battle for same sex marriage. i am symone sanders, and i have something to say. two days after supreme court overturned roe v. wade, the nation continues to grapple with the realities of a post roe america. yang, thats not good. at least nine states have already bann...

Through the European Civil Protection Mechanism, Greece is sending five aircraft with humanitarian aid to Turkey to deal with the immediate consequences of

Party and frankly, the republican legislature in arkansas cares about the life of a woman, life of a mother. the state of arkansas, governs over a state, the third highest maternal mortality in the united states. 71% of the women who die are black women as well. this is a state that has 26% child poverty, where one in four children are living in poverty in the state of arkansas and forcing women to carry pregnancies against their will will kill them. it will kill them, especially in the state of...

After birth. in terms of health care, in terms of childcare, and in terms of combatting poverty. >> also today, new details on what is next for the january six committees public hearings. committee lumber adam schiff telling nbc news earlier today, what to expect when the hearings pick back up following congresss july 4th recess. >> the next couple of hearings will cover the run up to january six. the marshaling of this mob that appeared on the mall that day, that attacked the capital. and then,...

Courts ruling. and the idea that state governments can now force people to give birth. meanwhile, democratic members of congress are sounding the alarm. but, how are they talking about this? well, they are talking about how the decision will affect americans everywhere. take a listen to democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez on nbcs meet the press this morning. >> forcing women to carry pregnancies against their will will kill them. it will kill them. especially in the state of arkans...

Combatting poverty, and of combatting racism, and you map that onto the policies and the rhetoric of the trump presidency even as early tenure right now becomes pretty clear that trump, when it comes to race if youre thinking about the muslim ban, rhetoric around mexican immigrants, if you think about what he said around charlottesville, around certain black nations, an "f" on race. if you look at poverty, consider the trump tax policy just passed and the way thats going to play out in terms of ...

Member a couple of weeks ago. he said i spend all my time in washington trying to convince people im not crazy. and all the time in my district with my constituents that i am crazy. theres this real pressure to tow the line. and, of course, one of the litmus tests now is how you feel about this president. i thought that this was an extraordinary speech. i frankly think this was his best speech since the night eight years ago. >> he turned around and talked about paul ryans interest in fighting p...

There has to be visa bans and these type things and further possibilities in case the russians are not moving back. >> what are you and your syrian -- your swedish colleague doing here about combatting poverty in general? >> absolutely. let me say on ukraine if i can briefly, my colleague, the u.s. ambassador described it as a revolution of dignity. >> where the revolution took place. >> precisely. and thats something that is incouple bent on us to support by supporting ukraine like weve seen th...