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shocking dobbs decision. the missing submersible, a tragic discovery all five passengers are believed to be dead and be sure to check your freezers and toy bins. he's been called one of the best basketball prospects of all time victor wembanyama heads to san antonio, headlining this year's nba draft. and we'll hear more from the sent narayan who is the main attraction in her town at the age of 103 lobster lady is still lobstering and doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon. it's friday, june 23rd "early today" starts right now and good morning i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera the five-person crew of the missing titan are believed to be dead and remembered this morning. after days of searching, the

coast guard confirmed that debris discovered in the search area was consistent with a quote, catastrophic implosion. now what's expected to be a difficult recovery process begins tom costello has the full story. >> reporter: heartbreak in the north atlantic after four days of searching fo was spotted 1600 feet from the wreckage of the "titanic," the very destination it was headed for on sunday. >> the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber >> reporter: a catastrophic implosion in the extreme pressure at nearly 13,000 feet below sea level. >> the side of the debris field is consistent with that implosion in the water column. >> reporter: in a statement, oceangate, the sub's owner said our hearts are with these five souls. we grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone

they knew. stockton rush, the founder and ceo, hamish harding, paul laundry nargeolet, shazaada dawood and his son suleiman. suleiman's aunt says he was terrified but went along to bond with his father. >> he had a sense that this was not, this was not okay and he was not very comfortable about doing it >> reporter: the coast guard says the u.s., canada, france and britain will have to determine who will investigate and whether to recover the victims. so close to "titanic's" final resting place were 1500 people who died in 1912 still to be determined, who pays for the search and potential recovery the company had been diving to the "titanic" since 2021, charging customers as much as a quarter million for the

experience but a former employee and others have long warned it was not certified to dive so deep. a committee of 38 wrote to ceo rush asking him to adhere to our industry-accepted guidelines and protocols for ultimate success in 2021, josh gates decided against taking the sub down to the "titanic" for his tv show. >> i just felt as though the sub needed more time and needed more testing, frankly >> reporter: investigators don't yet know why the sub imploded. it might have simply surrendered to the crushing pressure nearly 400 times what it is at sea level. perhaps a fatigue crack developed in the titanium carbon shell after so many deep dives >> it's really hard to imagine it's one empire state building made of lead sitting on top of you at that level. >> reporter: in a hauntingly cruel twist of fate, stockton

rush's wife wendy lost relatives in the "titanic" more than 100 years ago. now her husband has lost his life in those same deep waters >> our thanks to tom for that report on saturday, the u.s. had m wi will mark one year since the overturning of a right that had been protected for 50 years. we go to brie jackson. wha what does the landscape look like a year after overturning roe versus wade? >> reporter: one year later the u.s. is still feeling the ripping effects in the dauobbs case, sending the issue back to the states since that fateful day, 13 states have outright banned the procedure while a number of others have pending litigation that could do the same one year removed from the 5-4 opinion, a majority of americans

still remain opposed a new national nbc news poll shows that 61% of voters disapprove of the court's decision in dobbs. a number that remains identical to a nbc news poll taken in september. the survey also shows voters overwhelmingly believe that abortion access across t country has grown more difficult in the year since dobbs. this that time, the issue has yet to fade from the headlines on thursday, a judge in wyoming blocked the state's first in the nation ban on abortion pills, while the legality of the pill is fought over in court. meanwhile, lawmakers are set to mark the anniversary over the coming days. both president biden and vice president harris will participate in an event with reproductive rights groups, while the president is expected to make a major speech on the issue in north carolina on saturday >> we could be staring down a number of issues that could have an impact on american life >> reporter: in the final days,

the court is expected to rule on a number of significant cases. the mo anticipated rulings include a challenge to affirmate action on college campes as well as the fate of president biden's student loan forgiveness proposal and, as the nation marks the last week of pride month, the court will also rule on a case out of colorado that could have a major impact on lgbtq rights >> we will be watching it all. brie, thank you. ina 5-4 decision, the supreme court ruled against the navajo nation. this suit with the federal government over water rights the case brought by the tribe claimed that the government has failed to provide the necessary water and infrastructure to pipe it to the 17-million acre reservation. in his majority opinion, justice brett kavanaugh cited a 1860 treaty that said the government was not required to secure water access for the navajo nation and that it was not the role of the court to update that treaty. florida governor ron desantis is suing the federal

government over its college accreditation process. the lawsuit filed wednesday against the department of education accuses the government of abusing its power by requiring colleges and universities to submit to private accreditors in order to get federal funding. desantis signed a law in 2022 that requires higher education institutions in florida to switch their accreditors every few years. according to the suit, guidance documents issued by the department made it impossible for schools to follow that directive. in a statement, the white house likened this action by desantis to what they call his culture war fights the gop presidential field just got even bigger, after former texas representative william hurd has announced his candidacy. hurd is framing himself as a moderate republican, who can appeal to swing voters in his announcement video, he slammed former president trump as a lawless, and selfish politician

he is still seen as a long-shot candidate, and polls suggest m trump is still the clear frontrunner for the gop. interstate 95 will reopen in philadelphia it's happening less than two weeks after a tanker truck exploded and caused a section of the highway to collapse. the governor praised crews for finishing the job ahead of schedule the repairs are temporary, made out of recycled glass aggregate -- now to a few consumer alerts brand sun rise growers has issued a voluntary recall of frozen fruit due to possible listeria contamination linked to pineapple supplied by a third party. major retailers include walmart, whole foods, trader joe's and aldi and 7 million baby shark bath toys are being recalled.

consumers are advised to stop using the product. zuru is offering a full refund new data shows the country is older than it's ever been the median age was over 38 years old in 2022. that's up about three and a half years since 2000 experts say the country's declining birthrate could be what's driving up the median age. at the state level, maine had the oldest median age at 44.8, and utah was the youngest at 31.9 tropical storm brett might be weakening but the storms brewing in the northeast are bringing plenty of rain for the weekend time to make those plans inside. here's angie lassman who has an eye on the storms. >> luckily, in the tropics, you know it's been quite busy for this time of year, but none of those systems kind of develop and then eventually start to weaken are going to impact us in the united states. let's focus on what will impact us the rain draped across the eastern part of the country. we've seen showers,

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