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tonight, protesters are out in the streets across the country, after the unprecedented supreme court decision, ending roe v. wade. 50 years after it became law. demonstrations have been growing ever since the ruling was announced this morning. five of the courts conservatives voted to overturn roe. samuel alito who is a draft opinion was leaked last month, wrote in his final decision that roe was egregiously wrong from the start. the ruling automatically clears the way for abortion bans in 13 states. at least six states have already put them into effect. and there are concerns about what this may mean for court decisions on contraception, and gay rights. justice clarence thomas says those should be up for review as well. we ve got a lot to cover tonight, but i want to begin with my friend and colleague, morrow barrick, our nbc news reporter. she s on the ground, at the supreme court, all day long. morrow, you have been among the protesters for hours. what are they telli ....
rights next. can the court do that. joyce vance is here. on the defensive, several gop lawmakers panicked dropped following revelations that they strategize with donald trump to help him overturn the 2020 election. later, president biden is on the cusp of citing this morning in decades.rst gun legislatio this is after is a cream court ruling brought in gun laws and strengthened the second amendment. all of the and more is coming up. in a not so good at saturday morning, in my opinion. i am katie fang. american women are working off today in a different world than they did on friday morning thanks to the conservative super majority. many women live in states where abortion is now illegal. the number will grow larger in the coming weeks. overnight, thousands of people filled the streets across the country, as well as the space around the supreme court, to protest the justices decision and rally for rights. the protests remained remained peaceful and we want to see m ....
other. my body my choice. my body, my choice. my body, my choice. my body, my choice. as of today, abortion is banned and at least nine states with trigger bands and several more said to take effect in the near future. president biden speaking earlier about the landmark ruling. my administration is going to focus on how they administer and whether or not they violate other laws by deciding not to allow people to cross state lines to get to public health services. and then we are going to take action to protect women s rights to reproductive health. do you think the supreme court is broken in your view? i think the supreme court has made some terrible decisions. those remarks coming as the president signed the bipartisan gun safety bill into law today. the first gun legislation in nearly 30 years. to reform gun laws, the long cleats enhanced background checks for people under 21, funding for mental health and school safety, and standards for states to impleme ....
many states will. at least half a dozen already are, as of yesterday. now the rule has been overturned, 26 states are certainly to ban abortion in the coming days and months according to the institute. it advocates for reproductive rights. they have so-called trigger bans on the books. they are laws designed to automatically ban abortion if roe were to be overturned. officials and seven of those states, missouri, south dakota, louisiana, kentucky, oklahoma, utah, and arkansas, have already activated these bands. chief justice john roberts was the only conservative justice that disagreed with the court s decision. he disagreed. he ruled in favor of upholding mississippi s 50-week abortion ban. roberts did not vote to overturn roe entirely. however, all three justices appointed by the now twice impeached president now voted to overturn. roe nancy pelosi singled him out in her remarks yesterday. take a listen. how about those justices coming before the senators and sayin ....
washington, and welcome to a special saturday addition of andrea mitchell reports. we begin with breaking news. you are looking live at the supreme court, protesters have been gathering, there for the second day while row opponents are separating. public outrage is growing over the court s decision to repeal roe v. wade, which over a half century, guaranteed the right to an abortion. as of today, abortion is banned in at least nine states, with trigger bans in many more sets to take effect soon. last hour, i spoke with democratic congresswoman jackie speier about the impact this could have on americas women. the constitution, when i went to law school, is a living, breathing document. now, they want to take us back. it is the greatest step back in women s rights in this country in our history, and we can t allow this to be retained. there s many steps we have to take. and also today, president biden signing that landmark gun bill into law. the first major legislat ....