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"the lead" starts right now. the justices erase race-based college admissions. were talking to one of the attorneys that argued in support of affirmative action before the court. then documents shared exclusively with cnn show a russian general, whose whereabouts is currently unknown, was a secret vip member of the wagner mercenary group. plus cnns erin burnett joins us live from kyiv where she just sat down with former vice president mike pence during his surprise trip. the parkland...

loif. again. the justices say affirmative action is wrong. the conservative majoritys ruling will change how college admissions decisions are made everywhere. plus personal and pointed. the two black justices on the bench use their opinions to litigate a fight over the role of race in american society. and the ruling is making waves already on the 2024 campaign trail. president trump calls it a great day for america. president biden set to speak in minutes from the white house. im ...

ybefore -- to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im 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 pr...

>> sandra: awaiting a press conference for students for fair admission who brought on this case after we heard from the president there just a short time ago. so that presser in washington will be underway any moment. well get there when it begins. the group brought two separate cases against the university of north carolina and harvard to the nations highest court and asian-american student claims he was rejected from six elite universities by race. reaction out of it. >> thank you fo...

>> residents are warned to brace for extreme heat. temperatures expects to soar to 115 degrees. lets check in with adam klotz for the fox weather forecast. what do you have for us? >> adam: wild weather across the country. eastern half of the country, something similar today. you see every afternoon storms explode, expect to see something this afternoon. the rain continuing to linger across new england, at times fairly heavy. that takes heat of the day. rain from mississippi and georgi...

diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this...

now affecting millions of students and colleges across the country. justice clarence thomas, who has acknowledged affirmative action helped him, against the policy now, describing a colorblind constitution. justice ketanji brown jackson, the courts first black woman justice, calling the decision, quote, a tragedy for us all. saying deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. tonight, president biden again saying this is not a normal court, when asked a question today at...

decision. he said students must be based on his or her individual experiences, not on the basis of race. many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the up to stone of challenges bested schools built or lessoned learned but the color of their skin. he says that is not going to work with our constitution as we know and understand it. and it doesnt do us service to students of other races. in this case, asian american applican...

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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, shes 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 courts term, wolf, from what has become a very divided supreme court. so the conservative majority striking down the presidents student loan debt forgiveness program while also...