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"meet the press daily." and our coverage continues with geoff bennett right now. it is good to be with you. i'm geoff bennett. and it is a critical day on multiple fronts in the battle over abortion rights. the justice department is against stepping in, urging courts to rein-state the suspension of that texas law that bans nearly all abortions across the state. the appeal is to a lower court, but the message to the supreme court is unmistakable, quote, if texas' scheme is permissible, no constitutional right is safe from state sanctioned sabotage of this kind before in effect, the doj saying...

California. we cannot let a party that stands for nothing control the most pop unite louse state in the country. save democracy. vote no on the recall. my colleague jonathan capehart host of the sunday show joins me now. jonathan, rob reiner has been one of many hollywood elites vocal about the recall effort and you are going to talk to him on your show. >> good morning, ali. that's right. rob reiner is speaking out about what is really at stake for californians if governor newsom is recalled and republicans take his spot in one of the most progressive states and populous states in the country...

The Atlantic And how to fix it March 12, 2021 Getty / The Atlantic By any reasonable metric, the empty lot on the corner of First and Lorena Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is a natural place to build housing. With a bus stop next door and an Expo Line light-rail station less than a quarter mile away, residents would enjoy an easy 30-minute commute to one of the densest business districts in North America. They could walk to daily necessities such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and restaurants, making car ownership mostly optional. And thanks to the energy efficiencies...

Progressive states in the country, they often time have regulations that make it very difficult for housing development. a place like san francisco, the reason you have a housing crisis is because people there support regulations that make it much harder to build exactly the kind of affordable housing that would be needed. speak to lot of people have said that about ellie. they are all of these regulations to sell multifamily dwellings and other areas. >> jessica: especially when you have fancier neighborhoods. of course we want to help, but then when it comes down to actually relocating homel...

Carolina is a big state of attraction. there's nothing similar about texas, florida and tennessee. no income tax. boy does that make a big difference. if you are a millionaire and you move out of new york and go to florida and texas you can practically buy a house with just the money you save on your income taxes. >> dana: wow. this is all happening while america looks at the fact that we have amazing strong economy. now, there are some signs that a recession may be looming. we've got the weak manufacturing number, tariff fight, no trade deal. but retail sales are really strong. consumer confi...