Affirmative action under the constitution. And then the legacy of those decisions. Youre watching American History tv on cspan three. The u. S. Supreme court today ruled that the Death Penalty does not necessarily represent cruel and unusual punishment, and that i can be a deterrent to crime. By seven to two, the judges upheld the Death Penalty in florida georgia and texas, other states may be affected in this similar way. But about five to four, the court struck down Capital Punishment laws and and louisiana. That ruling could prevent still other states from invoking their own Death Penalty laws. All persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to drawn their and give their attention. Landmark cases, spends special history series, produced in partnership with the National Constitution center. Exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12 historic Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Chief justice, may it please the court
Weapon and then blending in with students to escape. He then stopped for a drink at a subway and went to a mcdonalds before he was arrested by an officer who saw him walking on a road a mile and a half from school. More now from phil keating in parkland. He. Reporter he faced a florida magistrate this afternoon 24 hours after allegedly shooting and killing 17 boys, girls and faculty at the high school that expelled him last year. Cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and will remain held in Broward County custody. Unlike other mass shooters who took their own lives, investigators say he tried to escape putting down his Assault Rifle and blending in with fleeing students from Marjory Stoneman douglas high school. S. W. A. T. Teams, police and deputies cleared out each classroom one by one rescues terrified students and teachers who barricaded themselves and hid in a closet. Today is not easy. Ought victims families have been notified. Reporter the fbi confirmed it was al
Trump is also firing back and hes blaming former president obama tweeted that as well saying obama was president up to and beyond the 2016 election so why didnt he do something about russian meddling . Also, all of these pose serious questions of course. Do these indictments in fact vindicate President Trump as he suggests . And how should america effective ly retaliate against russia . Want to bring in my panel daneen borelli, crtv. Com host, Ford O Connell civic forum pack chairman, ned ryan and Washington Examiner commentary emily you write about washington d. C. Everyone is up in arms about this but for a variety of reasons, certainly we know the Mueller Probe has turned up no collusion, has turned up no americans and indicted no one so is this a premature victory lap for President Trump . He may see it that way and i would say the enthusiasm with which he tweeted over the past few days would suggest thats the case. Of course theres still things to be worked out when it comes to pa
Resignation, charlottesville, how trends, policy threads the world, and how the massive hurricane is racing toward texas. And to florida when the state has just executed a man despite protests from pharmaceutical giant Johnson Johnson about drugs in theits execution last night. Meanwhile, in missouri, the governor stayed an execution after new dna evidence. Plus, the white house has drafted a memo on implementing President Trumps ban on transgender people serving in the u. S. Military. Seems what the president is saying is that he is going to fire 15,000 highly trained motivated troops. It is a catastrophe for military readiness. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In texas, tens of thousands of residents began evacuating coastal communities thursday, as forecasters predicted Hurricane Harvey could make landfall late friday as a major category 3 storm, delivering a lifethreatening 35 inches of rain to
This election is a referendum on our identity of the nation. Reporter marco rubio set to make a campaign set at this bakery in kissimmee. Coming up, i will give you the latest poll numbers and why the race for first place is getting tighter. Amy also new at 7 00, adhd medications could be weakening your childs bones. The Fox Medical Team breaks down the results of a new study. John jayme king with another perfect day on tap. No pressure. Jayme none at all. Mother nature taking care of all of the goods. A nice morning. There are cooler readings and clear skies across North Central and west Central Florida compared to whats happening here. A nice thrust of oceanblown clouds. Temperatures near 70 in melbourne in southern brevard the cloud cover moving on in doesnt really mess the day up. No rain tied to it either. And it looks like a day like yesterday, literally a carbon copy. You feel the warmth and a high near 80. And High Pressure anchored east of the shores. We remain in the confines