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done for descendants of slaves. >> reporter: after two years of deliberations, california reparations task force sent to final report to the state capitol for the state legislature and governor to decide how the state should handle reparations. many expected it to call for a concrete dollar amount, the task force is leaving that challenge to the legislature and it provides over 115 recommendations spanning from cash payments to policy reforms to a formal apology to eligible residents d...

hes lost all credibility. after the supreme court 6-3 decision striking down the use of racial preferences in college admissions biden was sent out by whoever winds him up to lie. >> affirmative action is so misunderstood. many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unqualified students, unqualified students to be admitted ahead of qualified students. this is not, this is not how college admissions work. >> laura: the white house people arent that ignorant. they know the...

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 wont try to divide you up with skin color. >> bill: republican homefuls are putting classrooms and parents rights in their ki...

following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last weeks armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraines counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as ...

affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. >> a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use of race as we know it in college admissions, chief johnson -- to conclude programs at harvard and the university of north carolina violated the law, riding the schools unavoidably a cloyed race in a negative man...

>> 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...

surprised by this but homelessness grew a staggering 10% in the city last year and 9% in la county. >> my office staff is afraid, and its so sad forthe people that are homeless and its a tragedy for the community. >> when i went outside, there were just like families walking around, people walking their dogs. it was completely quiet and safe and boring in a good way. and now im afraid to go out without my pepper spray. >> laura: horrific. and in the big apple things are off the chart b...

designed to create diverse student bodies at our countries colleges and universities. were going to talk about why that ruling is so much better than just a college admission process. plus, the conservative-leaning court also presided president bidens debt forgiveness plan was unlawful, which means payments will default again soon. we are talking to bidens domestic policy chief about what the president can do to still give americans some form of relief for their student loan debt and m...

court, for the second time in two years, reversed nearly 50 years of precedent on an issue that has significantly helped improve the lives of americans. last year it was undoing protections for women to make decisions about their own reproductive health. today its undoing the consideration of race in college admissions, which has let helped level educational opportunities for minority students, like me. 30 years or so ago. it is a court that is looking to move the country backwards. as...

rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history, and thats what i meant by not normal. >> that was president joe biden on msnbc yesterday reacting to rulings from the supreme court overturning affirmative action in college admissions. well break down these landmark decisions. meanwhile were just a few hours away from two more major rulings from the high court, one of which addresses the legality of an executive action from the president. plus, well take a look how americans...