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good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, july 26th. i'm brianna keilar alongside john berman this morning. we're beginning this hour with new cnn reporting that takes us behind the scenes revealing just how close the supreme court came to saving roe v. wade. according to multiple sources chief justice john roberts fought to the bitter end trying to convince his former conservative justices to preserve the constitutional right to abortion. but it was the unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing roe that may have have doomed roberts' efforts. ...

radical and said it's a slap in face to women eviscerating their right. what is happening at this hour? the courts ruling today means there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion in this country. that historic decision up ends 50 years of abortion rights. it immediately transformed the landscape of women's reproductive health and their choices in america. the court's ruling is very similar to that draft which was written and leaked last month. at issue is the mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy . >> reporter: it's identical to what the j...

one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote, tragic error. >> today, the supreme court of the united states expressly took away a constitutional...

conservatives must focus on the future, closed quote, a not so veiled shot at his former boss, the former president's false claims about the 2020 election. >> remarkable to have a vice president who served under that president to then challenge him. a spokesman for the former president tells cnn he will use his speech today to focus on law and order. this as the justice department's inquiry into the capitol attack widens. pence's former chief of staff marc short confirmed to cnn he testified before a doj grand jury investigating the january 6th insurrection, making him the highest ...

plus, more evidence of an economic funk. a new data point shows american consumers are getting even more pessimistic, and it's because of inflation. and a split screen day for republicans. trump in washington. so is pence. competing speeches put their rift in the wrestling match for control of the republican party front and center. up first for us, though, a federal grand jury, its highest profile witness, and what it might mean for donald trump and those who helped him try to steal the 2020 election. a former mike pence cheech of staff, marc short, confirm last night here on cnn, th...