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>> yeah. nicole, i think we're seeing the limits of cultural population compared to economic populism and what i mean by that is, you know, most politics is decided in the low to medium information space. it's not simply loyal msnbc and fox news viewers who consume this all the time. it's people who take the measure of a candidate based on pretty simple identifies and ethos if you will and they see in ron desantis a person who almost created the culture war movement in the united states. what does that translate in the low to medium space, for many americans rightly or wrongly, see ron desantis as the guy who hates gay people. that's it. coming off of that anti-lbgtq video, people see him as the warrior against the lbgtq community and that comes within electoral ceiling, if you will. contrast that to economic populism, which is how donald trump has decided to define his brand. set aside trump's challenges with xenophobia and racism and
be in the billions of dollars. us lawmakers have raised concerns about saudi arabia trying to improve its image through international spot. samira hussain has more from new york. the decision rocked the world of golf. two bitter rivals, saudi—backed liv golf and the us pga tourjoining forces. now although there is only an agreement in principle, the details still need to be ironed out, lawmakers on capitol hill have concerns about the merger. saying it is merely a way for saudi arabia to improve its reputation as it faces criticism on its records on human rights, women's rights and the rights of the lbgtq community. pga board member, jimmy dunn, said the deal was necessary to preserve the game of golf. some players had left the _ some players had left the pga tour to joint some players had left the pga tour tojoint liv, others _ the pga tour tojoint liv, others were under pleasure to do the same. the — pleasure to do the same. the pga _ pleasure to do the same. the pga tour and liv were _ the pga tour and liv were facing each other in litigation. there is division and tension among — there is division and tension among players, you can feel it spreading to fans and sponsors.
trying to improve its image through international spot. samira hussain has more from new york. the decision rocked the world of golf. two bitter rivals, saudi backed liv golf and the us pga tourjoining forces. now although there is only an agreement in principle, the details still need to be ironed out, lawmakers on capitol hill have concerns about the merger. saying it is merely a way for saudi arabia to improve its reputation as it faces criticism on its records on human rights, women's rights and the rights of the lbgtq community. a pga board member, jimmy dunn, said the deal was necessary to preserve the game of golf. some players left the _ some players left the pga tour to joint some players left the pga tour tojoint liv, others _ the pga tour tojoint liv, others were under pleasure to do the same. the — pleasure to do the same. the pga _ pleasure to do the same. the pga tour and liv were _ the pga tour and liv were facing each other in litigation. there is division and tension among — there is division and tension among players, you can feel it spreading to fans and sponsors.
encinitas? yes, indeed-us. anaheim? big time. more guacamole? i'm on a roll-ay. how about you? i'm just visiting. u.s. bank. ranked #1 in customer satisfaction with retail banking in california by j.d. power. the bud light boycott continues to hurt the beer brand's bottom line with sales tanking 28% during the july 4th week while modelo snagging the crown for the most sold beer. bud light's partnership with dylan mulvaney sparked a culture war and the beer giant is facing blowback from the lbgtq community. cnn's ryan young has more on this ever-growing controversy. ♪ >> reporter: a culture war is
merit stham built our country. >> trump's competitors in the meantime attacking him on multiple front seat nikki haley former south carolina governor said she expected trump's high poll numbers to e evaporate by e fall. >> it's not about how many people show up at your rallies it's how many times you show up and how hard are the question you answer and your shake we're not doing short cuts but it is the old fashion way and i'm confident by fall you'll see numbers are completely different than what they are right now. >> meantime ron desantis, florida governor released a video criticizing former president for his support of the lbgtq community. same time, governor kristy former governor of new jersey chris christie attacked president for that exchange. >> it is a teenage, you know, food fight between ron desantis and donald trump. and i don't think that's what
state including pinellas county putting out psas warning about fact and fiction and it is still illegal to carry a gun in gun-free zones, courthouses, police stations schools and polling places. and a series of new restrictions impacting the lbgtq community. starting with gender affirming treatment for minors. gender affirming treatments, including hormone blockers, and sex reassignment surgery, now prohibited for trans gender minors. bathrooms also impacted. you now have to, in florida, use the bathroom that matches not your identity, but rather, you must use the bathroom matching your sex assigned at birth. pronouns also being signed off here in the law. which pronouns are used in school? they must match the sex assigned to you that's part of your birth certificate, so it is not, no longer the choice of the teachers, staff members, or the students. and finally, drag shows, this is something that you've been
covering here in the state of florida, no minors in adult live performances and many critics say this is a target on drag shows, we've recently seen with a federal judge temporarily blocking that law, it is now under, undergoing court in a lawsuit. and now many advocates are saying that these laws are really an attack on the lbgtq community attempting to erase them from not only schools but society in general in florida. >> important information, thank you so much. protests break out for a fourth night in france, after a fatal shooting of a teenager sparks outrage. we will have the latest from paris, next. e finest materials, like indulgent memory foam, and ultra-conforming innersprings, for a beautiful mattress, and indescribable comfort. for a limited time, sasave $400 on select stearns & fosterer mattresses.
in this moment, there is no doubt this is a national threat, a state of emergency for lbgtq people. >> so let me put numbers to what you're talking about and what hrc is talking about. just this year, 525 pieces of state legislation have been proposed that hrc continues to consider to be hostile to the hoda kotb -- lbgtq community. one of the phrases you wrote was a [ inaudible ] over pride. what needs to happen here? absolutely these are all interconnected. words have power. unfortunately in many cases the power of the words lead to hate and violence. >> well, one thing that's happening in these bills in particular is that they've put
jury found she was not raped but only sexually abused, the $2 million award was extensive and $2.7 million in compensatory damage was based on pure xeklation. the biden administration announcing new initiatives to support the lbgtq community ahead of a pride month party at the white house, which was supposed to be tonight, but has been moved to saturday because of air quality concerns. the important thing is the initiatives. they're aimed at protecting lbgtq communities from attacks, providing mental health resources and countering the recent wave of book bans on the heels of this disturbing scene out of california tuesday. three people were arrested after an all-out brawl broke out you youth side of a school board meeting to recognize june as pride month. it's an example of what the human rights campaign warned about this week issuing a national state of emergency over
actually happening out there right? now >> absolutely. i want to hit the big markets, i don't get to do what -- i want to do that, but i knew that we don't turn our backs on our family. and that some of these people and red state stacey folks online talking smack about their stay. but they live there. that's where their families are. to me as a teacher, the advocate, the parent i wanted to go there. because i wanted them to know that i'm not turning their back on them. i wanted to bring this story, this opportunity for community, even if it's just two hours up top. to tell them that somebody cares, somebody is listening, and so many of these experiences in texas, florida, i was in missouri, utah, you could tell that people are tired. they're exhausted. and this is our opportunity not only to call out our allies and say they need to put their allyship in action, but to align ourselves, and communities that we need to lift one another up. >> are you worried about either but being bad? >> it's age-appropriate -- that doesn't stop people these