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today is friday, june 30th, 2023. breaking news, landmark rulings. the supreme court ending an historic term, ruling on two major issues. the justices striking down president biden's student loan plan and dealing a major blow to lgbtq+ rights. the fall-out on both sides of these controversial decisions. getaway day and the record number of people prepared to travel for the 4th, dangerous weather and choking smoke impacting millions of americans. we will have everything you need to know before traveling this holiday weekend. strike two. hollywood actors preparing to strike if a deal is not reached with the screen actors guild. what this could mean for your favorite shows and movies. ♪ ♪ we begin this friday with breaking news from washington d.c. the supreme court issuing two major decisions on the final day of its term. >> first the justices striking down president biden's student loan forgiveness plan, a

decision that will impact an estimated 43 million americans, in a 6 to 3 ruling the court agreed with six states which argued the administration exceeded its authority. in a statement today, president biden called the decision, quote, unthinkable. the president adding, the fight is not over. the other big case today, the supreme court also ruling in favor of a colorado web designer who did not want to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. it is a case that has broad implications on free speech and lgbtq+ rights. >> we are covering every angle of these rulings from the legal and political fall-out to the impact on real people. we begin with nbc's gary grumbaugh. gary, you were inside the supreme court as they read the rulings out. tell us what was said in the opinions and give us a sense of the mood being in that room. ellison, i think what we saw today was elections matter. both rulings came down along the 6 to 3 ideological lines. in the student loan forgiveness case two main questions. first, did missouri have what is

called standing to be able to challenge the case at all. chief justice roberts said they did because of the harm suffered from the loss of loan collections. two, as relates to merits of the case did the biden administration and the secretary of education over step the authority given to them during the pandemic. the chief justice and five conservative members said they can. th wrote the heroes actrants them the ahority to cance the $40 billion dollars, it does not. -- under the education act. not to rewrite the statute from the ground up. justice elena kagan had a different view on all of this. she took issue not with the education secretary over overstepping the grounds but with the very court she sits on.

in her dissent shete in part, in every respect the court today exceedsts proper limited role in the nation's governance, that the result here is the court substites itself for congress and the executive branch in making national policy about student loan forgiveness. guys. >> let's bring in white house correspondent monica eldridge to the conversation. we know the president said there would be actions. do we know what the actions could be? >> reporter: not yet. it is so notable that the white house says they were working on this backup plan in case this scenario was the one they were confronted with today. we haven't seen this president shy away from executive action on other key issues. so it is possible there's something here he is going to layout that could help some of these millions of borrowers who are wondering what it may mean for them. but overall the president is going to express, i'm told, his severe disappointment in this ruling. the fact it is something that he

promised as a candidate that he wanted to do, just not only for young people but really for, again, millions of voters and people who were counting on this kind of relief speaks to the fact the president is also going to have to admit some of the limitations here. even if he puts forward a policy, if there are legal challenges, if it goes all the way to the supreme court and they block it, there's not that much he can do. i think you will expect to hear him speak about this broadly as well, not just about today's ruling but what we saw over the last 24 hours or so as well. >> shaq brewster, nbc news correspondent is in chicago. shaq, you have been speaking with people about today's ruling. what are they telling you? >> reporter: well, you are getting strong reactions from people who both support the supreme court's decision and those who oppose it. it is very clear that this is going to have a real impact on folks. let's remind you, 26 million people put in an application to get some sort of forgiveness before apply cases were -- or to get some sort of forgiveness

before applications were pulled down. 16 million were approved for some level of forgiveness. so there was a strong reaction when i was talking to folks. i want you to listen to some of it from earlier today. >> we're devastated by it. we were looking forward to the student loan forgiveness. we were actually expecting it. that's going to crush us financially. >> having a daughter who has student loans at first you're like, wow, that's really cool, she is in a job, she is a teacher, education, so doesn't make a lot of money. but, again, there's responsibility. when you take -- when you borrow money to do something, there's a responsibility to have to pay it back. >> reporter: i'll tell you, this was very animating for progressives, people who supported the idea of forgiveness. one person connecting today's decision to yesterday's decision and really just questioning the validity, in their words, of the entire supreme court because these decisions have not been going in the way that they want

it to. shaquille brewster, thank you. turning to the other major issue issued by the supreme court today. >> in a 6-3 vote the court ruled in favor of an evangelical christian web designer who refuses to work on same-sex weddings. marissa parra joins us now. marissa, remind people what the case was and how the court ruled today. >> right. so remember the web designer out of colorado is at the heart and the center of all of this. her beliefs were that same-sex marriage is not valid so she does not want to be forced to have the possibility to design a wedding website for a same-sex couple. therefore, she filed a lawsuit against the colorado anti-discrimination law. that is at the heart of all of this. that majority opinion written by neil gorsuch says in part, quote, tolerance, not coercion, is our nation's answer. the first amendment envisions the united states as a rich and

complex place where all persons are free to think and speak as they wish, not as the government demands. you mentioned that 6 to 3 vote along ideological lines, and we have that dissent written by sotomayor. she said in part, quote, by issuing this n license to discrimina i a case brought by a company that seeks to deny same-sex couples the full and equal enjoyment of its services, the immediate symbolic effect is to mark gays and lesbians for first and send class status. the headline is that the majority opinion was focusing on the right to free speech and expression, but sotomayor in her dissent said that this decision makes a mockery of the law, guys. >> marissa, i know that you spoke with that web designer. when she talked about sort of what she felt in terms of reaction to that ruling, did she expand a little bit about her answer? >> reporter: yes, we actually heard from a number of people on this. of course, laurie smith, the web designer at the heart of all of this, we'll hear from her in

just a moment along with a legal director of gender justice, jeff graverman out of minnesota. i will explain on the back end of what they say in a moment. but first take a listen to what they said in the immediate aftermath of the decision dropping down this morning. >> this case has always been about speech, and when speech is concerned speech should be protected. so today's victory protects not just me but them as well, protects the lgbtq website designer just as much as it protects me. it is really hard to see the majority of the court strike such a blow for anti-discrimination law. no one really wants to go about their lives thinking, if i go to this place, if i go to this restaurant, if i go to this store, am i going to be turned away for who i am. the court seems to say, well, that's just, you know, a part of life. >> reporter: so obviously two very different reactions there. we asked laurie smith a couple of questions, and you heard, she says she feels like it is a win for free speech, for first

amendment. she is obviously thrilled with today's decision, saying she is finally going to move forward on designing wedding websites, something that she has been holding off on because she didn't want to be faced with this possibility. so one thing we not was really interesting is we asked her, what is your reaction to the lgbtq community, saying that they feel like it is coming at a time where they are under attack. she says, i have lgbtq clients. i just simply don't believe in the validity of same-sex marriage, and that was something that she was, you know, not willing to design a website for. but when we spoke to -- you heard from the legal director of gender justice. they were talking about how they feel like this makes their job harder because they feel like it gives more license to people who discriminate, one, and then also opens the door for potential litigation dealing with hypothetical ideas. remember, there was no actual wedding design that was made yet. this was the possibility of it. one last thing, i know we are almost out of time, there are 29 states that have similar laws like colorado's

anti-discrimination law that is at the heart of it. it will be really interesting to see how things move forward in those 29 states. >> all right, marissa with the latest there from d.c. thank you, marissa. a major baby product is being recalled, and apple hits a pretty big milestone. morgan brennan joins us now, today's cnbc money minute. morgan, it is great to see you this afternoon. tell us more. >> morgan and ellison, it is great to see you, too. consumers are being youred to stop using baby loungers due to health and safety risk. the consumer product safety commission says the lounger does not comply with safety standards for infant sleep. the product is sold exclusively on amazon and they are not issuing a recall. google, meantime, is removing canadian news links from searches after the country passed the online news act. the act aims to ensure fair revenue between platforms by requiring tech giants to pay local media for news. google describes the law as, quote, unworkable and that it

exposes the company to uncapped financial liability, quote, unquote. apple reached a record high of $3 trillion. that's the market value as the market opens today. that's according to cnbc's most recent share count. investors will watch to see if apple closes above the level as it has failed to do so when first hitting it back in january of 2022. guys, that stock is up more than 45%. year-to-date it is by market value the largest company in the world and typically what you see happen is the way apple trades so too tends the market. right now everything is higher. all right. morgan brennan for us. thanks so much, morgan. and coming up, the extreme weather and travel troubles you need to know about just ahead of this holiday weekend. plus, why prosecutors in plus, why prosecutors in lond on (wheezing) asthma isn't pretty. it's the momement when you realizize that a g good day. is about t to become a a bad o. but thenen, i remembmbered ththat the wororld

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travel for the 4th of july holiday weekend is expected to break a lot of records according to aaa. regardless of whether you plan to drive or fly, you could also face a series of weather threats. >> tens of millions of people across the u.s. could be in the pathway of severe storms, even unhealthy air quality, even extremely high heat. sort of a triple threat. we are covering all of the angles. let's begin with george solis at liberty newark international airport. it has been a week of delays and

cancellations. i know you were scheduled to be on one of the delayed flights. how are things looking today? >> reporter: yeah, there's a lot of frustration to go around, specifically at united airlines which has sort of been the main hub of the frustration for a lot of people who have been stuck for days now trying to get home or get to their vacations. here at newark, in denver, much of the same where these delays have been -- and cancellations have been probably the most frequent, but the airline for its part says things are improving. the overall cancellation rate for flights has also been drastically decreasing throughout the week, but still it does little good if you are one of the thousands of people stuck right now trying to get to your destination. many are wondering if the outlook for the rest of the summer is going to be any better or if this is what is what we are seeing at the start of it. you mentioned a lot of records expect to be broken this travel period, not just here at the airport but we know a number of people are also driving, some 43 million expected to hit the road. a little bit of a silver lining, if you will, gas is at $1.50

cheaper relatively speaking depending on where you live. overall people are doing their best to stay optimistic, but, guys, i got to tell you, misery tend to loves company and we are seeing a lot here at the airport. >> priscilla thompson is in new orleans in a sweltering new orleans. priscilla, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, heat kills more americans every year than any other weather-related event so it is a big deal for first responders, right? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. across the south first responders are seeing an uptick in number of heat-related calls. in houston that number has quadrupled in recent weeks. i recently had an opportunity to ride along with a senior captain as he was out respontding to the heat calls. i talked to him about what his message is to folks going into this holiday weekend. he said that he is very concerned about the number of calls that they're going to get. here is the advice that he had for folks headed out this weekend.

>> get in some shade if you are going to the beach. you need to rent that, spend a little extra money and rent that umbrella and things like that. >> and drink water. >> drink water. hey, i'm not a doctor or anything, but i mean you -- i like drinking like gatorade or powerade, things like that plus water. >> reporter: and that hydration especially important for folks who are going to be out in that heat at the beach or here in new orleans on bourbon street. i will tell you a side of good news. you see my hair blowing? the wind is blowing. it is cooling down a little bit. we are going to get some relief this weekend with temperatures ticking down a little bit, but it is still going to be incredibly hot here. ellison, morgan. >> i can only imagine. better you than me, priscilla. could not be me today. let's bring in meteorologist angie lassman. angie, what should we be on the look out for this holiday weekend? you mentioned the triple threat as far as weather impacts over the next couple of days and you are right. we have the air quality also to talk about.

let's start there. we have numerous people under unhealthy air quality at this time. pittsburgh, buffalo, extending out to new york. new york coming in at 169 on the air quality index right now. so, again, the air quality not great. we will start to slowly see some improvements here as we go through the next couple of days. we will get some showers working through. that clears out the air, and we will see the winds change pushing the smoke away from us. improvements on the way for the weekend but we're not there yet. when it comes to the heat priscilla was just talking about, 66 million people are under the alerts. you can see they extend through parts of the gulf coast into the ohio valley and towards the southwest, all thanks to high pressure that created a heat dome and continues to trap in all of the heat and continues to bring us into the triple digits for places like memphis. feeling like 115 in that area today. 104 for the heat index in tulsa. another day of dangerous heat and it continues here into tomorrow as well. on the peripheral of that we see this kind of setup where we see showers and thunderstorms developing just outside of that.

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overturn roe v. wade last year. >> this is more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history. >> reporter: the president offering guidance to schools moving forward. >> where colleges take into account the adversity a student has overcome when selecting among qualified applicants. >> reporter: candidates praised thursday's ruling. gop front-runner former president trump posting this is a great day in america. >> well i'm grateful to see the conservative majority, that we have built on the supreme court of the united states bring an end to most of affirmative action. >> that is the absolute appropriate decision for the country. >> this is the day where we understand that being judged by the concept of our character and not the color of our skin is what our constitution wants. >> today the high court is expected to rule on two more high-profile cases. one will decide whether president biden's student loan forgiveness plan stands, the

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"nbc news daily." >> breaking news out of france where violence continues for a third straight night after the killing of a teenager by police. more than 20,000 officers have been deployed, 200 have been injured. the interior ministry has announced all bus and train service will be suspended to try to quail the unrest. the officer who shot the teenager has been preliminarily charged with voluntary homicide. the national transportation safety board has found the driver of the truck that crashed into an overpass in philadelphia earlier this month lost control of the vehicle before the accident. 53-year-old nathan moody was hauling 8,500 gallons of gasoline from delaware to a gas station in philadelphia. he died when the truck flipped and erupted into a massive inferno. actor alan arkin has died at the age of 49. he gained recognition in the 1960s in films like "the russians are coming." he recently starred alongside

michael douglas in a comedy. hollywood is bracing for yet another hit. nearly two months after television and film writers went on strike, members of the screen actors guild which represents hollywood actors say they're prepared -- they are prepared to hit the picket line if a new contract is not reached with movie and tv studios including our parent company, nbc universal by midnight tonight. nbc news correspondent dana griffin is following the story for us. it is good to see you this friday. break it down for us. how far apart are the union and the studios as we speak? >> reporter: i got to say, good to see you too, morgan. we missed you. welcome back. >> thank you, dana. >> reporter: right now sag actor which represents about 160,000 performers have been in contract negotiations since june 7th. right now the deadline is midnight, but what we could see, which is pretty likely, they could agree with the studios for a contract extension for the negotiations.

this has happened before in 2014 and 2017, and they were able to reach an agreement. so that is the hope here. we have heard from the union representatives. they say that the contract negotiations are going well, so we'll see what happens. but right now they're asking for higher pay. they want more residuals from streaming, and they want better protections from the use of a.i. so what happens between now and midnight, morgan, remains unseen. >> speaking of the unseen, dana, i mean if a strike does happen, what could it mean for the summer movie season? i mean do studios actually have a plan in place to sort of keep that fresh content coming if, in fact, there is a sort of stoppage over the summer? >> reporter: they do. morgan, right now it appears that they seem to have the upper hand. they're relying on south korean shows to fill the gap and also networks are relying on reality tv and game shows to try to fill that gap, and, you know, a lot of people are wondering who will come out on top here.

when you think about it, there's so much content out there, you know, will people be demanding for their favorite shows and movies to come back? maybe not because it is easy to just go on youtube, tiktok, you know, maybe pick up a book, listen to podcasts. society it will be interesting to see what happens, but, again, with the writers strike currently going on and this potential strike looming, you know, it could be interesting to see what really happens to our favorite shows and movies, and they may go on hiatus for a while. >> all right. nbc's dana griffin for us there. dana, thank you. two months after settling with dominion voting system over 2020 election fraud claims fox news channel has settled another major lawsuit. the latest deal is with the former producer at the network, abby grossberg, who alleged in a lawsuit filed earlier this year she was harassed, retaliated against and set up as a scapegoat in the dominion defamation indication.

nbc reporter jane timme is following this closely for us. what do we know about the settlement? >> reporter: we know it is $12 million, which is a considerable figure especially since fox news denied her claims in earlier statements and said they would defend themselves from these allegations. she said she worked in a hostile workplace where she was retaliated against. she was fired after she came public with this information. she said her testimony in the dominion suit was coerced by fox lawyers who encouraged her not to remember things. of course, that is not how it is supposed to go. but it is a pretty big settlement for someone who was sort of portrayed as a disgruntled employee who had been fired and, therefore,, you know, her claims were baseless. now, of course, many of the people involved in the suit, carlson, producers, they put out a statement recently saying they denied their claim. tucker carlson said he didn't know her despite numerous text

messages between the pair that came out in the dominion suit. nonetheless, a really significant settlement in this case. >> jane, this is not the first lawsuit fox has had brought against them in terms of misinformation during the 2020 election, right? remind us how many lawsuits has fox news faced so far. >> reporter: this is the third settlement i have covered this year. so, of course, dominion was the big one, $787.5 million paid out to dominion voting systems for the alleged defamation. they've settled moments before they went -- opening arguments were scheduled to be heard in a delaware courtroom where we were all waiting. there was another smaller settlement with a venezuelan businessman who was sort of ensnared in some of the allegations and false claims that fox news broadcast about the sort of rigged election claims that they included on their broadcast after the election. but abby grossberg's is

definitely adding to the cost of these falsehoods. her lawsuit, her hostile workplace lawsuit but there's good reason to believe had she not been ensnared in this lawsuit she may still be working there. >> jane timme, thank you. prosecutors in england say actor kevin spacey is a, quote, sexual bully. the academy award winner was in court today for opening statements in his latest sexual assault trial in london. spacey faces 12 charges relating to incidents against four men that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2013. the former "house of cards" star has pleaded not guilty. nbc news correspondent josh lederman joins with the latest. first off, josh, what did you hear in court today? >> reporter: morgan, first off, great to see you again, welcome back. >> thank you, josh. >> reporter: today was the first day -- absolutely. today was the first day that evidence was presented in this case, and the prosecutor really started off by trying to get the jury to get out of the mindset

of thinking of kevin spacey as a big movie star that they know from all of these movies and tv shows that they've loved, to say, look, yes, he is a movie star but it is also a man who has enjoyed sexually assaulting other men, and that is the way that the prosecutor wants the jurors to look at kevin spacey throughout this trial. we heard from several of the people who have accused kevin spacey today. under the law they're allowed to remain anonymous, but they detailed a number of different allegations in which after meeting kevin spacey they say that the actor groped them inappropriately, sometimes during social events, sometimes in one case where one of the actors reached out to kevin spacey for advice. we also heard about one incident in which a person who knew kevin spacey alleged that he woke up and found kevin spacey performing a sexual act on him. now, we know that kevin spacey has denied all of these allegations. he maintains his innocence, but

we expect to hear a whole lot more from these numerous allegations, all from men who were in their 20s or 30s at the time of these alleged incidents, morgan. >> do we have anything else to look for when the trial sort of resumes next week, josh? anything we should be sort of mindful of? >> reporter: mainly what the defense is going to be, because we only heard very briefly from the defense attorney for mr. spacey today saying, essentially, these allegations were from a long time ago, maybe people's memories aren't what they use to be, saying some of the allegations are thin, some are exaggerations, some are flat-out lies. that was basically the extent of the defense so far. so when the jury comes back and this trial resumes after the prosecution has an opportunity to finish their case and rest their case, we will then hear a more extended opening statement from the defense attorney as he begins to try to layout his defense for why he says all of these allegations against kevin spacey are not true, morgan.

all right. nbc josh lederman. great to see you. a man wanted for his involvement in the january 6th capitol riot was arrested yesterday near the home of former president barack obama. the prosecutor says he had in his possession two guns, 400 rounds of ammo and a machete. nbc news justice reporter ryan riley joins us now. ryan, the suspect appeared in court today. what more do we know about the incident at the former president's house? >> reporter: yeah, he was first identified by online sleuths nearly two years ago in august 2021. actually, investigators who were researching him online got a facial recognition hit that went back to a photo of him posing with a cardboard cutout of former president trump. after former president trump posted barack obama's actual address on his social media platform, toronto reposted to trump tweet and then physically showed up to obama's residence.

he livestreamed himself. he was in the woods sort of ranting and raving, and what prosecutors said in court today is that he had 500 rounds of ammunition, two weapons. they're seeking his detention. there will be an additional hearing on wednesday, but, you know, taylor toronto has been a person who has been identified for a very long time as someone who participated in the january 6th attack. there is no doubt of his presence in the capitol. it wasn't something he denied. in fact, he has been hanging out, living in a van down by the d.c. jail participating in a number of these protests in support of january 6th defendants. so, you know, for online sleuths who identified him nearly two years ago it is about time they think that the fbi finally placed him under arrest. >> brian, is the fbi saying anything about why it took them so long to arrest him? >> you know, there are hundreds of defendants who still have not been arrested even though they've been identified by online sleuths. a lot of these names are not

publicly posted online. the online sleuths have really followed a set protocol in terms of not publicly so-called doxing people or naming them in any capacity before they're charged but the fbi has these names in their hands. i think that, you know, it various for the reasons why people haven't been arrested. perhaps you have a field office out somewhere in the country, in this case it would have been washington state where toronto was originally from, that wasn't necessarily gung ho but some of the charges. we have seen so-called whistleblowers from the fbi who have not been supportive of the january 6th prosecutions and actually balked on some of the cases they have the duty to bring forward. but, you know, there's not a real rhyme or reason for a lot of the decisionmaking process here. you are continuing to see cases roll in. even just today there were at least three cases unsealed against january 6th defendants. so this is going to be a process that can continue for almost -- for two-and-a-half more years. the statute of limitations is five years on these crimes, so you will continue to see these roll in presumably until early 2026.

>> brian riley, thank you. and coming up, as pride month

now today's mental health check. as pride month comes to an end, we are taking a look at the progress that's been made and how far there's still left to go. more than 50 years ago protesters at the legendary

stonewall inn here in new york city sparked a movement. today that movement for equality is under attack even as more americans say they support the lgbtq+ community. >> more than 80% of americans support equal rights for the lgbtq+ community. joining us now is dr. gregory cason. i want to first get your reaction today's supreme court ruling. we have been talking about it a lot this afternoon where you have the colorado web designer, the supreme court ruling in her favor saying it is okay for her to refuse to create websites for same-sex weddings even though she hasn't actually started a website yet or been asked to do one. >> that may be the funniest part, but the one thing, it is really a devastating finding because gay, lesbian people, transgender people are used to being turned away by businesses and have a long history of having done so. this now legitimizes that kind of discrimination in a land that

we're supposed to be anti-discrimination and not be prejudicial against other people. it is going to have lasting mental health effects. >> dr. cason, when you take a look at how the pride movement has ultimately just evolved over the years, where do you feel the most progress at this point has been made? >> it is a really good question, because we've certainly seen a great deal of progress over the last -- especially the last 10, 20 years. stonewall was a very pivotal time. people had to be in the closet, and then, of course, we had the age of aids. but one thing we have really seen recently because of marriage equality, we saw this huge advancement and change in attitudes towards lgbtq people as well as our relationships. so this has been a very exciting thing. we've also seen more access, more gender-affirming times of attitudes, and we've also seen other types of representation

going on in corporations and media, and just basically our institutions everywhere. so we've seen some big changes. it is going to make a big difference to that young lgbtq person growing up to be able to see themselves on tv, on the internet and in their grocery store and in their school. >> it is interesting, doctor, because you have said we have seen the public move towards more gender-affirming attitude, but you look at what a number of states are doing. several states have moved to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people. how do those sorts of bans affect mental health trans youth in those states and around the country. >> beyond, yeah. >> it is a great question. just here in california where we don't have one of the bans we are feeling the ripple effect, and with hate crimes we've seen a 30% increase against gay men and a 55% increase against trans people. so what we're seeing is really a shift in attitudes throughout

the country, and that's causing people who are lgbtq to really feel very big negative health effect. in fact, one-third of lgbtq people say that their mental health is directly affected by these kinds of laws and policies of discrimination and two-thirds of young people, two-thirds, actually say it is affecting their mental health negatively. we have 40% of young people who are seriously contemplating suicide. so it is actually having a devastating effect. >> we describe that, dr. cason, what is sort of the state of the health care system? do you find that more trans youth are seeking mental health services and are those services being provided? >> no, absolutely. we've certainly seen a shift happen within the mental health community. it used to be that we tried to change people. we tried to -- if they were -- we would say they were gender

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