here's laura jarret. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: the bill had little chance of passing, which may have been the point. the right to contraception act would safeguard access to birth control nationwide but failed to meet the 60 votes needed to pass in the senate. just two republicans voted for it. many dismissing the effort led by democrats as a stunt, as contraception remains legal across the county. >> it's not a serious attempt legislate. this is just a show vote in spaegs anticipation of the election. >> reporter: democrats not hiding their intention to focus on reproductive rights heading into november and drawing a sharp contrast with republicans. >> there's the more devious claim that the right to contraception act is much ado about nothing, that it's unnecessary, that birth control could never possibly fall under risk. well, remember, people said the same thing about rowe, but because of donald trump and the hard right, it's reality. >> reporter: as part of the high court's decision to overturn roe v. wade,, battles over stae lawl have flared up. especially in re

here's nbc's laura jarret. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. supreme court diving back into the battle over reproductive rights, unanimously rejecting an effort to roll back kmoe most c drug. a group of anti-abortion advocates and doctors filed suit, saying the fda didn't do enough to evaluate the drug's safety risks. the biden administration pointing out it was approved by t the fda as safe and effective more than 20 years ago, the justices taking no position on all that, instead, finding the plaintiffs, who don't prescribe or use mifepristone, don't have the standing to sue. justice kavanaugh says they want to make mifepristone more difficult for others to obtain, but that does not establish standing. lawyers for those plaintiffs disappointed, but not deterred. >> we were hoping for a different ruling from the supreme court. and that means that we still have work to do. >> reporter: had the high court not stepped in, access to the pill would have been limited significantly. a possibility brought into even sharper focus now that the justices h

>> all right, laura jarret, thank you. >>> turning now to the dramatic images out of south florida. catastrophic flooding triggering a state of emergency with more heavy rain hitting tonight. while in the west, wildfires erupting in the dangerous heat. we begin with marissa parra in the storm zone. >> reporter: neighborhoods in south florida under water. >> you need a ride? you sure? >> reporter: rescue crews called to help stranded neighbors. >> we have about six inches of water inside rain slamm the house. >> reporter: the aftermath of a deluge of record-breaking rain slamming the sunshine state. now two deaths reported after a car lost control on wet roads in collier county. this is how high the water was yesterday? >> exactly. >> reporter: from florida's west coast -- >> because it's flooded everywhere. >> reporter: to north miami. >> i got nowhere to so, i'm -- i'm at a loss for words. >> reporter: miami-dade and four other counties under a state of emergency, as millions face flood risk across the state. >> and we are working around the clock to protect our residents and our b

nbc's laura jarret has more. >> reporter: a mistake of epic proportions rocking the u.s. supreme court. a closely-watched decision on abortion set to come down any day now mistakenly and briefly posted to the court's website, indicating the high court is likely on the verge of allowing emergency abortions in idaho, the document obtained by bloomberg law before it was removed by the website, the court's spokesperson saying it was inadvertently uploaded to the court's website, adding that the official opinion will be issued in due course. nbc news has not verified whether the document is the final version of the opinion or a draft. but the media's rare, advanced-access in this case hearkening back to an unprecedented leak in another abortion case just two years ago in dobbs when political published the draft decision overturning roe versus wade. the current battle over idaho's law which criminalizes nearly all abortions except to save a mother's life. the biden administration sued the state, arguing that abortion ban directly conflicts with the federal law requiring hospita