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the supreme court delivers a huge ruling in favor of keeping daca in place. the high court also leaves an opportunity to try again nbc news exclusive, one of the officers charged after the death of rayshard brookspeaks off after both surrender to shorts. as the coronavirus continues to rise, tulsa, oklahoma s preparing for massive crowds for a trump campaign rally plus joe biden has a double-digit lead. millions of americans are facing tough decisions as the unemployment picture gets more complicated. the end of an era for a
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political royal family "early today" starts right now good morning, the young undocumented immigrants known as dreamers got a bit of a relief from the supreme court in a surprise ruling, the court blocked them from shutting down a program that shielded thousands of young people from deportati deportation. but the white house could try again. pete williams has this report. >> reporter: it's the second surprising ruling this week are from a conservative supreme court. a big blow to president trump and a huge victory for young people in the daca program. >> there was just enormous relief to shut down the confusion ask worry. >> you can come out of the shadows. >> reporter: president obama launched daca in 2012 with the stroke of a pen by executive order. since then, 800,000 young people known as dreamers brought to the u.s. by their undocumented
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parents have been allowed to stay, go to school and get jobs. president trump could have shut it down the same way by executive order. instead his justice department declared it illegal and the department of homeland security ordered it ended by a vote of 5-4 with john roberts join iing the liberals, they said it was too much of a shortcut roberts wrote the opinion saying the government failed to properly evaluate. justice thomas called it an effort to avoid a politically controversial but legally correct decision president trump blasted the ruling tweeting, these horrible and politically charged decisions coming out of the the supreme court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves republicans or conservatives among the strongest supporters of daca, the medical community relying on 27,000 people in the program to help fight covid-19 like halve yar cajavier castro.
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>> it doesn't seem fair to take us out of circulation while we are providing so much for this country. >> thanks to pete williams for that report. no word on whether president trump will try again to shut daca down. if he does t will lead to more court fights president trump is having a major impact on federal courts he's on track to make his 200th judicial confirmation next week. that's a number not seen at this stage in an administration in four decades the president is just one of judge away from that milestone after justin walker was con fermented to the the d.c. sir skkit court of appeals like many of the young and conservative nominees, walker will likely remain on the bench for decades. the two police officers charged in the building of ra rayshard brooks turned themselves in. dan scheneman has more >> reporter: former police officer garrett rolfe turned
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themselves into authorities both charged in the shooting of rayshard brocks brooks >> i thought it seemed like someone who needed my help i was really just there to see what i could do. >> reporter: accused of felony murder he shot him twice in the back. his attorney says the actions were justified police officers quietly protesting the atlanta police department says they are experiencing a higher than usual number of callouts, but dismiss the suggestion each walked off the job. >> they are frustrated they believe the mayor's office doesn't respect them and they feel the same about the district attorney. >> reporter: michael perkins witnessed the fight between brooks and the officers.
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the funeral for brooks is tuesday. dan scheneman, nbc news. with little over four months until election day, joe biden is bi bidening his lead over president trump. but according to a fox news poll, fear may be the reason behind it. 63% of biden b supporters say fear that trump might win is behind that vote compared to 33% of trump supporters saying the same thing about biden. when it comes to enthuse yampl about their candidate, trump scored higher at 62% versus biden's 31%. breaking just a few hours on msnbc, senator amy klobuchar pull ed out of the veepstakes she called on biden to choose a woman of color as his running mate the trump administration is stit battling a book john bolton is pushing ahead with plans to publish a tell-all despite being hit with lawsuits. we're joined by tracie potts bolton is making a lot of bomb
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shell accusations against the president. >> right, and now bolton is speaking out about those accusations. that the president, according to his book, placed his own reelection over what was best for the country. that obstruction of justice was a way of life in the white house. he said the president was doing personal favors for dictators that he liked and called the president stunningly uninformed. >> i don't think he's fit for office i don't think he has the confidence to carry out the job. there really isn't guiding principle i was able to discern other than what's good for donald trump's reelection. >> president trump told "the wall street journal" that bolton b is a liar who was disliked by everyone in the white house and he tweeted that bolton was a disgruntled fool who wanted to go to war. now the justice department is trying to get a court to stop this book from being
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distributed. bolton's team is rejecting that. they are fighting that seeking a dismissal of that claim by the trump administration we're hearing from mike pompeo saying that bolton's final public role is that of a traitor. >> now you have the criticism, where was bolton during the impeachment hearings thank you. president trump is moving forward with plans to campaign in tulsa tomorrow night. many of the president's supporters are eager to attend that mass gathering. even though oklahoma is one ofrt many states seeing spikes in coronavirus cases. here's morgan chesky >> reporter: in tulsa, oklahoma a spike in covid-19 cases comes as crowds line up early for president trump's first rally in months >> i wanted to come to one all my life. i'm 68 years old here i am. >> reporter: rosy will be in her chair until saturday one of the 20,000 supporters expect ed to pack the arena >> i'm as concerned about the
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virus as i am about every yearly flu. >> reporter: new numbers show 100% spike in tulsa cases in the past week. a staff commissioner says it's about to get worse >> if you had president trump in front of you now, what do you tell him >> i would beg him as a national leader, call this off. >> reporter: the president's campaign promising temperature checks and masks, but no requirement just yet to actually wear them. >> we're taking care of them we know what high risk means largely, it means older people, senior citizens. >> i am concerned. i really am, but i really wanted to see this man speak. >> reporter: this morning due to the recent spike in covid-19 cases, the bok center has formally requested the trump campaign provide a written plan on how to socially distance inside the arena come saturday >> morgan, thank you let's turn to meteorologist janessa webb who is taking a look at friday and the weekend
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how are we looking >> good morning. we made it to friday everybody is thinking about the weekend. but today we are following a few storms in the upper midwest that will be moving into the central plains right now, they are firing up a few damaging wind gusts picking up across the da coat tas. we're watching a small area of west texas it's going to make its way to oklahoma city, but we're going to see wet weather throughout the afternoon. it's just d-60s. new orleans, 91. atlanta, slightly cooler this afternoon. mostly sunny and 83. >> a lot of activities happening this weekend we'll take a look at that weekend forecast, coming up. >> weekend, father's day, thank you. much more to come here
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including some noticeable changes at the u.s. capital. plus the end of an era for an american political dynasty. and throughout the program, we'd like to show you a glimpse of the important men in the lives of many of the people who deliver "early today" to you ppfaer drning. hay th'say we'll be right back. ese are ext, and we want to thank the extraordinary people in the healthcare community, working to care for all of us. at novartis, we promise to do our part. as always, we're doing everything we can to help keep cosentyx accessible and affordable. if you have any questions at all, call us, email us, visit us online. we're here to help support you when you need us. take care, and be well. to learn more, call one eight four four cosentyx or visit cosentyx.com until i found out what itst it actually was.ed me. dust mite droppings! eeeeeww! dead skin cells! gross!
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it's important to honor its legacy on capitol hill a symbolic gesture honoring juneteenth. nancy pelosi ordered the removal of four portraits that served the confederacy. they removed the portraits >> educators say the history of systemic racism in the country and the the contributions of black people have been whitewashed and erased from j, e many children are not taught about these historical events. garrett king says it's erased tons of history to combat the progressive narrative. they include the experiences of black people and other minority groups >> the failure in every sense. a growing list of companies around the world will be observing juneteenth for their employees.
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it celebrating the official end of slavery in the united states. maej companies like all state, best buy, general motors, google, mastercard, nike, target, twitter, the nfl, many more all say that they are going to be observing juneteenth today. while some companies are offering paid time off, others like gm will commemorate with learning opportunities and a moment of silence. the last surviving sibling of john f. kennedy has sdie ddid andrea mitchell reports her life and legacy and the end of an era. >> reporter: she was the youngest daughter of rose and joseph kennedy, the 8th of 9 children in a rowdy family raised to be tough -- >> she would be thinking about what you can do for this country. not whining. >> reporter: a match maker, she introduced her brothers to her friends. jackie to jack, ethyl to bobby she married steven smith in 1956
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and had four children. hitting the campaign trail for jack in 1960 she was a surprising but popular choice to be the president clinton's ambassador to ireland. ruffling feathers by traveling to northern ireland and persuading clinton to let adams come to the u.s. laying the groundwork for the historic peace with northern ireland years later. the last of her siblings, she received the dal of freedom from president obama in 2011. she was 92 up next, have you ever heard of a super flesh test? we'll tell you about it. and the massive lines as hundreds waiting hours for unemployment benefits. we have the latest numbers next. sghnchts here are a few shots of the "early today" team we give shtouto e n who have helped us in life thank you, dad we'll be right back. t stomach, ♪
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in today's quick hits, walt disney world has cancelled mickey's not so scary halloween party citing coronavirus concerns guest who is purchased tickets will be able to get a refund the home of the raiders passed the super flush test. that's a thing crews flushed over 1400 toilets in the stadium at the same time
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with 300 sinks running water as well >> i really hope that's not symbolic of the nfl season jamie fox say he's been working out so he can star in a biopick about mike tyson it will focus on his rise to boxing stardom and his transgressions outside of the ring you know anything about his background, it's fascinating ho he grew up and what led him to be what he is. >> he's got to get that lisp down >> i think he will do it >> you're right. another report on unemployment 1.5 million americans filing jobless claims last week showing that even as some return to workers employers are are still laying people off. >> reporter: for three days, scores of unemployed workers have been line up. desperate for help >> i filedq in april.
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>> reporter: out of work and out of patience, kentucky residents poured into the capital for their first chance to get an in-person meet iing at a pop-up unemployment office since the pandemic began brianna applied three months ago and still having trouble gets payments she stood in line just days after getting birth. >> i have called, e-mailed, i did everything i could and still nothing. >> reporter: a similar scene in alabama. some camping out overnight the national guard deployed in washington state to help investigate fraud. nearly 46 million jobless claims have been filed in the last three months including 1.5 million last week. while claims are taking town, ey have stayed in the millions for 13 weeks, a sign layoffs aren't stopping. the fed chair urging congress to extend the $600 a week of extra federal understood employment aid provide d by the cares act, which ends on july 31st. back in kentucky,, she applied
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two months ago and feels frustrated and abandoned >> when are you going to help us we're your people. coming up, facebook's massive pledge to support black-owned businesses and organizations. plus the remarkable thing that just happened for a 12-year-old who lit up the internet with his powerful black anthem song. first, a shoutout to the dads out there grandfathers, father figures, as our own personal thank you for our "early tay" amodte members sharing these photos of the special men in their lives oost e and stream all you want... or don't and be uncomfortably waiting. step up with boost mobile and take in the movie on your new "big screen" lg k51 or don't and run into your ex-boyfriend with the hat. step up with boost mobile's new upgraded network. stronger signal. faster speeds. more coverage. switch and get 4 lines for $25 per line, per month with unlimited data and 4 free lg k51 phones. step up with boost mobile. per month with unlimited data and 4 free lg k51 phones.
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as we approach father's day we wanted to share a few more pictures of the great men who helped raise many of the people who bring you "early today" each and every day. >> father's day, the belmont stakes, a big weekend ahead. here's janessa to tell us how it's all looking >> we have a ton going on this weekend. we have summer sol 5:44 p.m. tomorrow and a few storms will pop up for the central plains i know the belmont stakes will look a lot different this year, so if you're watching it here on nbc, we're going to see beautiful conditions partly cloudy conditions with temperatures sitting in the mid-70s. pretty comfortable a few storms for the northeast, but still humid air. be outside >> glad you brought up the belmont. mike will give us a preview of the belmont stakes
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"i♪ i'm a young black man doing all that i can ♪ >> that's 12-year-old singing his powerful song titled "i just want to live" written by his mother the song gained viral attention and now he has officially signed a deal with warner records it's just in time to commemorate juneteenth facebook is committing $200 million to support black-owned businesses and organizations the funding is part of the social giants pledge to black suppliers in the u.s
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the company said it will expand its free digital training program and get 100,000 scholarships to black students the girl scouts of the usa are taking action to support black girls and their families and communities. in their new pledge, they say they commit to becoming an antiracist organization and partnering with experts to seek racial equality for everyone they are asking that people find the pledge and join their mission to educate others. in the latest installment of nightly news kids edition, le lester holt looks at the meaning behind juneteenth. and some advice for the next class. >> have fun. be nice. and work hard. >> we should all take that advice the new episode is streaming now. >> if you haven't seen it, you should it's really good the first jewel of horse
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racing's triple crown is on saturday with the rung of the belmont stakes and mike sets the scene for us >> the famous skyline of new york city, a one of a kind view, and just about 50 miles to the east on long island, sits belmont park typically, fans arrive to the jewel of american horse racing however, this year has been anything but tip the call. so the triple crown trail has a new starting line. the grand stand may be empty, but the significance of more than a century and a half of tradition still residenates. the country's first classic sporting event in months 152nd belmont stake saturday at 2:45 eastern on nbc. >> it's going to be different, but the horses don't know that, right? >> they are still there. >> some semblance of normalcy.
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we'll take it. thank you for watching "early today." >> before you go, check out these adorable new additions to the lon don zoo. otter pups
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people i'm used to seeing in weeks and i haven't seen them in three months. it'll be good. right now at 4:30, order up. a live report on how restaurants in alameda county are to open and the other restrictions being eased today. plus, observing juneteenth, the event planned across the bay area as many reflect on the emotional day slavery ends. and a good morning to you. thanks for starting your morning on this friday here on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> oh, friday,

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