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campaign '24 developments. hello, steve. >> reporter: mike, the former president showing he can still draw a big crowd. pickens, south carolina, population just 3,000 and yet more than 50,000 according to local police turned up to hear nutes at midday in ther 90 sweltering heat. many of them arriving in the predawn hours. they heard the former president take credit for recent supreme court decisions. >> somebody that hasn't done nearly as well and perhaps has not worked nearly as hard will not be taking your place in school, at a college or university, they're in the going to be. we'...

at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasn't the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didn't determine whether a business owner's speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. she said she didn't want to create any same-sex wedding message at odds with her religious beliefs...

insights with us. thank you so much. that does it for me. thank you for watching. ali will be back here next saturday and sunday morning from 10 am to noon eastern. stay right where you are. inside jen psaki begins right now. >> well it's been a pretty demoralizing week. three major supreme court decisions with far-reaching consequences. one effectively scrapping affirmative action programs. one invalidating president biden's student loan debt relief plan. one clearing the way for businesses to refuse service to lgbtq+ americans. i'll talk about that, and how democrats should be figh...

and it has been ten years since the yarnell hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firemen. we'll look back at their legacy, how that wildfire and climate change have crews changing their strategies. that's coming up. we're going to start, though, with extreme weather across the country, from heat waves to heavy winds and rain, cancelled outdoor celebrations and even ruined some travel plans over the holiday weekend. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, with what we can expect. and first, here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: there's no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it,...

also, as crowds hit the beach to try to find relief from the oppressive heat, california officials are warning about toxic algae that's apparently leaving marine animals sick and aggressive. . and fallout from the supreme court's controversial and consequential rulings on discrimination, student loans, and affirmative action. will the decisions energize voters in 2024? >> we will not go back. i will be dead in my grave before i'll be a slave again. we are going to keep on marching. >> okay, let's begin this hour with more on former president donald trump's efforts to overturn the r...