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us now. great to see you as always. this is a serious escalation. how do you see it? >> this is an escalation that china had been worning about in the weeks prior to this trip that pelosi was taking p the question is was it worth it, was anything substantive made during these meetings that she had on the ground there, symbolically this was a huge move, showing once again the united states stands in support of taiwan. and their autonomy there. that having been said, given the tensions, ...

in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 4th and im brianna keilar with john avalon in for john berman. >> good morning. >> good morning. we begin with a surreal intersection of the defamation case against conspiracy theorist alex jones and the investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. jones is on trial in texas for the lies that he spread about the sandy hook massacre and in a jaw-dropping moment in court a lawyer for the sandy hook parents reveale...

right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15-week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would have an immediate impact on women across the country, particularly in 13 states with so-called trigger laws. those states have already banned abortion or will in the coming days and weeks. the institu...

american womens constitutional right to abortion. justice samuel alito pending the majority opinion, joined by four other conservative justices, held that, quote, the constitution does not compare a right to abortion. roe and casey are overturned. even chief justice roberts dissented from overturning roe, saying that the court was going too far. however, he decided with the conservatives on the case at hand, upholding mississippi 15 -week abortion ban. of course, overturning roe would ...

let s listen. [ speaking russian ] >> i want to apologize to my teammates, my club, the fans and the city for my mistake i made and the embarrassment i brought to them. [ speaking russian ] >> i want to also apologize to my parents, my siblings, the phoenix mercury organization back at home, the amazing women of the wnba, and my amazing spouse back at home. [ speaking in russian ] >> i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the russian population. i never meant t...

amazing spouse back at home. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the russian population. i never meant to break any laws here. i made an honest mistake and i hope that it doesnt end my life here. i know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but i hope that that is far from this courtroom. i want to say again that i had no intent on breaking any russian laws. i had no intent. i did not conspire or plan to commit this crime. i hope they ca...

but wherever you are you are going to be seeing some hot weather through the weekend, implications to heat—related health problems and potential for travel delays too. in that sunshine, temperatures reaching about 36 in the warmest spots towards the south—east but even further north we are looking at the high 20s, for much of scotland and northern isles. a little bit cooler where you have got the cloud across the far north of scotland, one or two showers for the northern isles. ove...

its the latest walkout in a row about pay and conditions. hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. sir salman rushdie�*s agent has said the author is likely to lose an eye after he was stabbed on stage, ahead of a lecture in new york state. in a statement, andrew wylie said the 75—year—old was on a ventilator in hospital. police have arrested a 24—year—old man. no motive has been established — but sir salman has faced death threats from islamists ...

and ultimately leading to the mar-a-lago search warrant. nbc news has reached out to the doj, fbi, white house and former president trump spokesperson. we have not received responses yet. here is how jared kushner, the former presidents son-in-law and white house advisor reacted. >> im not familiar with what exactly the contents were. i think you have to be very careful with what you read and wait for the facts to develop. >> late yesterday in a move seemingly as political as legal, do...

and its notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat, as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues, too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. its the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. also, documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the sea...