senator catherine cortez masto described that texas rulin with a word i cannot say o television and that exclusive interview i coming up first. plus, what is next for justi j. pearson one of the tennessee three who captivity the country this week i will ask him when he joins m in just a few minutes. meanwhile, after donald trump arraignment in new york, republican stepped up thei calls to defund the fbi into the doj. i will explain all the reasons why the gop is anything but th party of law and order and later, what was th governor of california doing i alabama? i traveled to montgomery for a wide-ranging conversation with governor gavin newsom. i asked him about gun reform abortion rights, the trump indictment and of course his favorite foil, ron desantis. i try not to be alarmists on this show, but every now and then there is good reason to b alarmed. on friday night there was a ne assault on women s rights in this country because a federal judge in amarillo, texas, issued
answer so let s get started breaking news, access to the abortion pill, mid upper stone and legal limbo after duelin federal rulings. what does this mean fo tightening reproductive rights in america plus, support for the tennesse through pouring in, by s president kamala harris me yesterday with the lawmakers after the republican-controlle house votes to kick two of the out of the state legislature i will speak with the member who managed to hang on to he seat by just one vote. and later, michael cohen i will go one-on-one with th star witness in th unprecedented indictment of former president all of that and more is coming up our good saturday morning to you i am katie phang we begin today show with breaking news out of texas the fate of abortion access fo tens of millions americans i now uncertain after conflictin decisions by two separat federal judges late lost night first, a texas judge blocks th food and drug administration s approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone
from s&p sea world headquarter here in new york welcome to alex witt reports we begin this hour outside a serving court in washingto d.c. there you see protesters gathering, it s happening today, over the next few days as th showdown over reproductive rights returns to the nation s highest court. mifepristone, the drug at th center of this legal battle, remains available to women across the u.s., at least unti wednesday, while the court way the latest gop led efforts t ban the drug a new reaction this hour t comments made at the nra convention, including donald trump s remarks that mas shootings are not a gu problem. here s what to advocates for reform told my colleague jonathan capehart. camilla congress, and to se the cowardice from my go colleagues is just gross everyone is too comfortable. we walk around with our suits, we talk to our donors, w raised all of this money, an then we go on banded kne pandering to the nra are you kidding me the united states o america s o
people may have to avail themselves to that without really having a crime of occurred, which is terrific an dangerous. let s make no mistake. the free state of florida, where you don t need to have any documentation to get a deadly weapon, but you have to have documentation to get an abortion into receive health care we know that this is dangerous we know that the political religious, rhetoric has pu women in harm s way. not just in texas, but here in the state of florida in this county two women that we know of have been on the network this wee talking about their stories ha to go home to develop sepsis when they had a tear in thei amniotic sac before they could receive appropriate care this is wrong. this is dangerous. and it is killing women an girls. florida state senator lauren, book i want to thank you for your time i look forward to speakin with you again keep it up thank you. well that case plays out in florida the u.s. supreme court as taking up access to the drug, mid upp
ruling stands, millions of women across the country wil be impacted aids, because more than half of all abortions are medical abortions. using this to pale met regimen that includes mid upper stone. even in some states wher abortion is legal this rulin may mean that women can no longer go to the pharmacy to get the pill they might need to go for it directly to a provider the problem with that is tha as of now only 36 states eve have legal abortion providers. and many of those are alread overwhelmed by the influx of patients coming from other states where abortion is now illegal. that all means that patients may have to wait weeks o months for an appointment an that patients seeking an abortion, patient seekin consultation with a doctor in short, this is all going to dramatically cut access fo women. but the impact is also far mor reaching for the medical community. this judge has no medica background none whatsoever.