ybefore to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans praising the decide. kevin mccarthy said that it will leave to fairer admissions. but democrats are slamming the ruling. vice president kamala harris calling it a step backward that will make the nation s colleges less diverse. jessica schneider reports. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but prospective students are still allowed to talk about how the
Out. Its like its almost forgotten, but its not. These people are still living through this and living with the aftermath. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top Story Today Police Have warned that they may never be able to identify all those who died in the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower in west london in the early hours of wednesday morning. The Emergency Services will spend a third day searching the block for bodies. 17 people are known to have died, but dozens remain unaccounted for, including entire families. Andy moore reports. The first victim of the fire to be officially named is mohammed alhajali, a syrian refugee who came to britain for a better life. His brother was led to safety by firefighters, but, in the chaos and confusion, mohammed got left behind. I called and we said,
caught on camera. guad venegas has more. reporter: as beachgoers soak up the sun this holiday weekend, there s been a threat lurking off the coast of florida. four shark encounters in the last few months. it was really really painful. reporter: 12-year-old magnolia woodhead was swimming in cocoa beach when a shark took a bite of her right leg. i pushed it away because it hurt so bad. reporter: she was rushed to the hospital where she received 50 stitches. luckily she s expected to make a full recovery. and just last weekend, this terrifying scene caught on camera. keep coming, keep coming. reporter: malea tribble was paddle boarding from the bahamas to florida, a shark trailing behind her. i felt something tap my board or touch my board, and so at that point, once ricky turned around and i saw his face drop. reporter: her husband, helping guide her to safety. surreal, definitely a story. reporter: despite
of a tap on my board, but i thought i was picking up seaweed. okay, paddling from the bahamas to florida to raise money for cystic fibrosis charity. she and her group were halfway through when the shark showed up. i saw my husband s face drop, and i saw him tell the captain to shut off the engine and him then guide me into the boat. as soon as he did that, i knew it was a shark. she was able to get out of the water. she got into the boat, but she didn t let the shark stop her. after a ten-minute break, she got back on her board and paddled on all the way to florida for a very good cause. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. have a great weekend, everybody. cnn this morning starts right now. well, good morning, everyone. it is friday. we are glad you are with us. what a day in america yesterday.
thought i was picking up seaweed. okay, paddling from the bahamas to florida to raise money for cystic fibrosis charity. she and her group were halfway through when the shark showed up. i saw my husband s face drop, and i saw him tell the captain to shut off the engine and him then guide me into the boat. as soon as he did that, i knew it was a shark. she was able to get out of the water. she got into the boat, but she didn t let the shark stop her. after a ten-minute break, she got back on her board and paddled on all the way to florida for a very good cause. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. have a great weekend, everybody. cnn this morning starts right now. well, good morning, everyone. it is friday. we are glad you are with us. what a day in america yesterday. the whole landscape has