people as the central players shush, don t tell them. well, cats out of the bag. it s happening. i think it happened today. thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, who helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back. and this is what they came up with. this ad. you needed that job. you are the best qualified. but they had to give it to a minority tick is of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt says he supports ted kennedy s racial quota law but makes the color of your skin more important than your qualifications. you ll vote on this issue next tuesday. for racial quotas, i began. it against racial quotas, jesse helms. that added, with
holiday weekend getaway. the faa says today will be the highest level of scheduled flights for the holiday. poor air quality alerts are in effect for millions across the country as smoke from canadian wildfires continues to spread. look how it has expanded from the midwest to all the way down into the deep south. the defendant is not guilty. norah: breaking news. the school resource officer at the parkland massacre is acquitted of child negligence after not confronting the gunman at the deadliest high school shooting in american history. the secret service arrests a man threatening to blow up former president barack obama s home. his alleged connection to january 6th. georgia s fresh peaches are expensive and scarce. always a diva fruit, peaches generally need 850 hours under 45 degrees fahrenheit to blossom. what worries me is that it is becoming a lot more difficult to make peaches. grounded to third! donaldson has it! there it is! perfec
decision that could profoundly change called emissions, and more broadly reshape by four millions in this country. also, what we are learning about the arrest in the washington neighborhood where the obamas live. with a heavily armed man with materials to make a molotov cocktail, who was also wanted in connection and january 6th. plus, what we re learning but a new cooperating witness in the january six probe of the former president, and why he could be in a position to now say, a lot. first, the supreme court s history making decision today, dismantling a pillar of affirmative action. specifically, college admissions. in, and the court ruled by a 6 to 3 margin, that race conscious politics at harvard in the university of north carolina violate the third 14th amendment. in his majority opinion, the chief justice wright set the programs, unemployable employ race in a negative manner, and involve racial serotonin, lack meaningful and points. those admission programs cannot be r
we re learning from our sources about the special counsel s investigation. plus, our russia experts are weighing in on cnn s exclusive new reporting. documents showing a missing top general in vladimir putin s military has been a secret member of the mercenary group behind the recent mutiny. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room . there s angry backlash tonight after the u.s. supreme court ruled that race can no longer be a specific basis for college admissions. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has our report on the decision and the disredissent. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision to gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process, but prospective students are allowed to talk about how race has shaped their experiences in the applications. the decision will prohibit students from ch
that puts the political divide over education on a pedestal. we recognize the importance of making sure our college communities are diverse. this is a day where we understand being judged by the content of our character not the color of our skin is what our constitution wants. this is tantamount to sticking a dagger in our back. we judge on merit. we won t try to divide you up with skin color. bill: republican homefuls are putting classrooms and parents rights in their kids education front and center as they gather for the liberty summit today. dana: william la jeunesse standing by on the fate of the student loan hand-out program. bryan llenas is live in philadelphia. good morning. it has been a rise for moms for liberty. the organization did not exist in the 2020 election. today four of the top republican presidential candidates are headlining its second annual summit joyful warriors summit in philadelphia. 700 parents concerned about parental rights in educati