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hunter biden seen at last night's state dinner for india's prime minister. now two irs whistle blowers say he was given preferential treatment. tomorrow marks one year since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we'll ask an ob/gyn how it's changed her practice. a tech boom here in florida? miami the new silicon valley? first, we turn to breaking news out of the supreme court. the court sided 8-1 with president biden's immigration enforcement plan. outside the supreme court is julia ainsley. what is this decision about? >> reporter: it's a big win for the biden administration, jose. this was their enforcement priority policy that allowed

i.c.e. to prioritize immigrants for deportation if they were a security risk. when they looked at the 11 million undocumented migrants, they were going to use their resources on those who lived here first. people who have been living here peacefully will be deprioritize. several states led by republicans sued the biden administration saying that policy had an undo burden on them because of the other migrants it left here. in an 8-1 decision the court said those states don't have standing and the biden administration is well within its right to prioritize who they decide to deport from the country. they said if the biden administration had gone so far as to say we're not going to deport anyone, then the states might have standing. really, it's a big win for the biden administration. it may seem like a head

scratcher coming from this court that is leaning so conservative. if you think about it, they're incentivized in a way and through their own legal understandings to try to expand executive power, especially when it comes to immigration because it's a federal law. that means that future administrations would have the ability to set their own priorities when it comes to immigration enforcement. that's why we think they're handing this big win to the biden administration and knocking down a previous court's decision that blocked that policy. jose? >> julia, thank you so much. this morning the investigation now begins into just what caused the titan submersible to suffer a catastrophic implosion. the coast guard says all five crew members on board are presumed dead after two debris fields were found 1,600 feet from the titanic wreckage. the implosion is raising questions about the safety of the sub and oceangate's handling

of the warning signs. we're learning more about the passengers. 19-year-old sulaiman dawood told nbc news he was terrified and only went on the trip because it was his father's day. >> to know my son didn't feel a moment pain, that's relieving. >> ron allen join us this morning. ron, where does the investigation go from here? >> reporter: jose, it's complicated because this happened in international waters and you had a number of nations involved in the rescue operations, the united states, france, uk, canada of course and the people who perished on this mission were also a number of different nationalities. it's unclear who will lead the investigation. obviously, yes, a lot of questions about why this happened and whether it could have been prevented. there's been a lot of questions

raised about the fact that this even happened, about the company oceangate, about its founder stockton rush, about the material that this craft was made out of. it was an experimental vehicle. it was not approved or licensed by any regulatory agency in the maritime industry. it was not required to. a lot of questions being raised about the carbon fiber material and titanium that was the hull of the craft. they're out there now, still some of the rescue ships, that were on the ocean bottom trying to find debris, trying to map it. that's one thing that is a high priority now. again, a lot of questions being asked about why the material that was used to make the ship was used. here's james cameron, director of "titanic" and a renown

undersea adventurer himself whose been to the scene of the titanic. >> we always understood this was the wrong material for submersible hulls because with each pressure cycle you can have damage. it's quite insidious. that lulled them into a sense of confidence and led to this tragedy. >> reporter: he was very critical of the mission and has been very outspoken about this. it's unclear at this point how much of this was communicated to oceangate before this mission. this is the third time they went down to see the titanic. there were two successful missions last year and the year before. the company has only been in existence and the submersible was created in 2018. it's a relatively new science, new company. stockton rush, the pilot and ceo, is a hard-charging

innovator who has said things like regulations inhibit innovation. a lot of questions about whether this should have even happened. jose? >> ron allen, thank you very much. i want to bring in david marquette, a retired navy captain. thank you for being with us. you knew two of the people on board, stockton rush and hamish harding. what would you like people to know about them? >> hamish harding was a person larger than life, super nice guy. successful businessman out of dubai, also an accomplished adventurer. he had three guinness world records to his name. he had been on the south pole and also been to space.

we were part of the same community. just a huge loss here i'm afraid. yeah, my heart goes out to his family, all the families for their losses here. stockton, obviously deep sea explorer, entrepreneur, keen to do innovative things, sometimes breaking the rules a little bit. he was also very keen on safety. i think the fundamental issue is going to be the structural integrity of that model. >> you actually saw that. i know you actually considered going on one of the company's dives to the titanic. you say that the gentleman liked to kind of push the rules. what do you mean by that? what were your concerns? did you have any on this new technology and the submersible

that was unfortunately part of this tragedy? >> i signed up for my first attempt to go down to the titanic in 2012 with the russian vehicles mere 1 and mere 2. that didn't steam out. i was delighted that somebody else had come along and was able to make my dreams come true. in 2019 which was the first season it was supposed to steam out, i signed up. i was ready to go. we were almost weeks away having bought flight tickets and everything else. then we ran into bureaucratic problems with the mothership in the port in st. john's. during the process as i interacted with oceangate, the people were very nice. stockton gave a lot of presentations about it. he was clearly focussed and obsessed with checklists and safety. he was also proud of having

built the submersible with this new material, the composite material, which is a departure how you normally build submersibles. there was a bit of chatter and debate in the community among engineers -- i'm not an engineer so i couldn't assess it. some said it's fine and the other group of critics said, no, using carbon fiber is not the right thing. the pressure is just too hard and over the long term it's not going to sustain. sadly those critics were proved right. >> david, officials say debris was found 1,600 feet from the titanic wreckage. does that indicate to you that maybe they actually made it to the wreckage of the titanic, or not necessarily? >> i think they were probably descending and getting close,

but because the debris field was spread out a little bit, my sense is in the report, in the press conference they talked about being in the water column. they were probably much closer to the bottom, but still above the sea floor. >> how does an implosion occur? why? >> yeah, so, they use carbon fiber for the tube part of this submarine. it's a relatively new material. very strong and has many utilizations. they were bolting on titanium end bells. you have the hatch and a window. titanium is something we used to build submarines before. it's not just these materials, but the inner face of these materials. if you take the submarine deep and refreeze it, compress it and

bring it up and it relaxes, all these materials expand and contract in different ways and that can cause cracks in the inner faces. i think the window, the carbon fiber tube and the inner faces will be places where the investigators focus their attention. >> we're learning a navy detection system picked up sound on sunday that was possibly the submersible exploding -- imploding. how does that work and how are they able to listen to that? >> yeah, that's -- it's quite possible. during the cold war the navy developed a system that's an underwater surveillance system. it's designed to listen to the russian submarines coming down into the north atlantic. it's tuned to listen for machinery noise, like a propeller.

that's a very rhythmic noise. we can identify that's definitely from a man-made vessel. an implosion sounds differently. we're not so certain about that. the navy did have the system which was designed to locate sounds under water. it was used in 1968 when an american submarine, the scorpion, was lost coming back across the atlantic. >> you know, there's been so much talk about why these people were doing this. these aren't scientists. you know, it's a waste of money and this and that. why do people like you do what you do? >> well, we are adventurers. we want to push the boundaries, break records, do that sort of thing. it's part of our dna. we love doing it. you can say that humanity as a species has always done that. that's what makes us the

advanced civilization we are. if we didn't look to innovate or push the envelope -- some of us do it more than others. it's an individual choice. some would rather stay at home and watch it on television. others want to do it. it's free choice. we do it because we want to live out our dreams. next year i'm going into space. i'm so excited. i'm thrilled about it. this is not changing my goal of going there. at the same time you want to push the boundaries down. less than 200 people have ever been to the titanic. we live in a band of 11,000 meters, 1,000 meters down in the water and 10,000 meters up in the sky. that's it. few people have gone further afield. less than 600 people have been to space. that's adventure. that's where you got to go. we get a kick out of it.

we live the dreams out and hope we inspire other people to live out their dreams, whatever they are. they don't have to do the same as we, but maybe we're good inspiration for people on earth doing other thing. >> i thank you for being with us this morning. appreciate your time. we're back in 60 seconds with the latest allegations coming in the hunter biden case. plus, the end of roe. brand new polling on where the nation stands on abortion. you're watching msnbc. c. the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences.

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failing to pay taxes. hunter biden is set to make his initial court appearance on july 26th. two whistle blowers are alleging the department of justice interfered with the investigation into hunter biden. the justice department denies the allegations. joining us now from capitol hill nbc's garrett haake, also paul butler. garrett, what are the whistle blowers alleging? >> reporter: they allege several things, most broadly that the doj and their superiors at the irs either slow walked elements of the case or stood in the way of charging decisions that would have charged more serious crimes by the u.s. attorney whose a

trump appointee who is working on the case. these are whistle blowers testifying under oath before congress. there's a specific data point in this testimony that's been released that's getting a lot of attention. it's purported to be whatsapp messages from hunter biden when his father was the former vice president saying my dad and i are sitting here wondering what's going on with this deal and suggesting he and his father would make this person regret not responding. neither the white house or hunter bide's attorneys have responded to explain what's going on in the whatsapp messages. >> paul, back in join the u.s. attorney investigating hunter biden sent a letter to jim jordan saying, i have been granted ultimate authority in this matter including where, when and whether to file charges

and for making decisions to preserve the integrity of the prosecution. how do you square that with what the new allegations are showing? >> the whistle blowers are calling merrick garland a liar and claiming the department of justice is corrupt. there needs to be a thorough investigation. the allegations feel kind of political as well as legal. the premise that hunter biden is getting favorable treatment from the doj isn't true. the plea bargain he received was a decent deal. almost nobody goes to federal prison for first-time tax misdemeanors. in a lot of issues it wouldn't be treated as a criminal matter. hunter biden has a case he's being treated worse as the president's son. >> garrett, we have new developments regarding jack smith's investigation.

former trump aid michael brown testified before the grand jury regarding january 6th. what do we know about this case? >> reporter: this is someone who was involved in election day efforts for the trump campaign. he was accused of delivering these fake electors to mike pence. besides the fact that it shows that grand jury interviews are ongoing, it's a reminder to not think about this as an investigation into the january 6th attack. it's also an investigation into the longer effort by donald trump and his allies to overturn the election results, including the fact electors in many states. it's important to keep an open mind that the scope could be much larger than just the attack on the capitol. >> how might smith be trying to build this case in what seems to

be a much more complex investigation than the classified documents case? >> think about the violence of the insurrection and almost 2,000 people will be charged in connection with that violence by the end of the year. one of the biggest criminal investigations in u.s. history. almost nobody has called a case regarding the fact elector scheme which was in some ways more damaging to our democracy. the big question for jack smith is whether he's okay with 2,000 of the soldiers being charged, but not of the generals. >> thank you both so much. up next, a year without roe, but where does that leave women? we'll talk to an ob/gyn about that. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc.

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tomorrow marks one year since the supreme court struck down roe v. wade which guaranteed a patient's right to abortion across all 50 states. that decision triggered abortion bans. now by more than two to one margin voters say access to abortion nationwide is too difficult. nbc's christian dalgren has the latest. >> reporter: christie and her husband can't wait to be parents. after multiple miscarriages finding an obstetrician hasn't been easy. >> i was scared i wouldn't be able to find a doctor that could cater to my needs and make sure we made it out alive. >> reporter: there was an ob/gyn shortage in georgia before roe v. wade was struck down. now the ban is making things harder. in a place where more than half the counties don't have a single

ob/gyn -- >> we're limiting our patients and practitioners. we may not understand the ripple effects. >> reporter: dr. joy baker says the shortage is not just impacting women who are pregnant. >> if i called you as a new patient for an annual visit, when could you see me? >> september. >> reporter: that means waiting months for routine women's care. new doctors may be hard to lure to georgia. a recent survey of 500 medical students showed a majority unlikely to apply to a residency program in a state with abortion restrictions. >> are you concerned about a pool of upcoming doctors into your state? >> if they're looking to provide abortions, georgia can be a place they don't apply. >> reporter: this state senator sponsored the women's abortion

ban. while he acknowledges the health care challenges, he says there's options. >> you can have a telemedicine doctor consultation. >> but you couldn't have a scan to see if there were issues with the fetus? >> the life act balances difficult circumstances. the idea that there's geographic barriers for certain women in certain communities misses the point that there's a living beating heart and a child that's worthy of protection. >> reporter: dr. baker argues the geographic barriers to care should be top priority. >> statistically we'll see a rise in maternal deaths because of this decision. that makes georgia one of the most difficult places to birth in the developed world. >> reporter: a stark reality for the muellers who travel 40 miles to see dr. baker.

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33 past the hour. moments ago the five former memphis police officers charged in the beating death of tyre nickels appeared in court for the second time. all five officers face charges including second degree murder and aggravated assault. they've all pleaded not guilty. attorneys for two of the men filed motions to have their cases tried separately from the court. the officers are due back in court on the 18th of august. in philadelphia, remarkable progress happening with repairs to i-95 just 12 days after a truck fire caused a key section of the highway to collapse. it's set to re-open to motorists with new temporary lanes in just a couple minutes.

nbc's emily ikeda reports with more. >> reporter: less than two weeks after a tanker truck crashed and burst into flames collapsing this critical section of i-95 in philadelphia, a complete transformation. crews are putting the final touches on a temporary roadway which is expected to re-open today, ahead of months' long timeline. beneath the three lanes each way is a bed of recycled glass aggregate. >> 8 million bottles have been turned into this aggregate we're using. >> reporter: the environmental friendly material has been used in projects in 20 states according to pennsylvania secretary of transportation. >> is there a weight limit for this? is this safe? >> totally safe. there's no limit with respect to vehicles that will cross just as any other bridge in

pennsylvania. >> reporter: nascar lending a hand, sending a jet dryer car to complete the drying process. crews will begin completing the permanent lanes around it and remove the filler to finish the main roadway. while some drivers are hesitant to use the new overpass given the speed of the rebuild -- >> i won't get on there i don't think. i don't know. i don't trust it yet. >> reporter: many businesses and commuters are welcoming any relief on the road. >> i'm glad, seriously glad they ended up fixing it. >> reporter: this section of i-95 will re-open today at noon. there will be fewer lanes and the lanes will be more narrow. there will be a dip in the speed limit and some lingering

traffic. as you can imagine, a vast improvement compared to the past two weeks. >> emily, thank you so much. next, republicans in d.c. today and throughout the weekend for the faith and freedom conference. and later, tech in miami? how this city is becoming the newest innovation hub. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" from miami. 't menu lineup. just give us a number, we got the rest. number three? the monster. six? the boss. fifteen? titan turkey. number one? the philly. oh, yeah, you probably don't want that one. look, i'm not in charge of naming the subs. ♪ this is not just a pharmacy. ♪ this is living the care in healthcare. ♪ walgreens. i'm kareem abdul jabbar. i was diagnosed with afib.

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41 past the hour. 2024 republican presidential hopefuls are in the nation's capital addressing a gathering of evangelical voters. francis suarez is now speaking. a number of candidates have spoken. >> every republican candidate for president should support a ban on abortion before 15 weeks as a minimum nationwide standard. >> that is why i expect the supreme court in the coming days to end affirmative action in college admissions and as the next president i'll end it in every sphere of our lives. >> joining us now from outside is nbc's alley vitale. you spoke with some of the people there, the executive director of the faith and freedom coalition. what did you learn?

>> reporter: those issues you heard the former vice president mike pence talking about there are issues that started and ended in the courts. that's one of the key issues we're talking about here and many of the 2024 contenders have brought those up. you mentioned the mayor of miami is on stage. we saw tim scott giving remarks here. what the executive director of faith and freedom said to me is that especially when it comes to abortion we're watching this as a big point of contrast within the field and that makes sense to him. >> i think it will be because it's the nature of primaries, shades of gray are trying to differentiate. part of it is the game. when you get more into the starker contrasts in generals, we're not going to argue over

degrees. >> reporter: certainly they're not going to argue over degrees in a general election. first you have to get through the primary. as i've been talking with the 2024 republican contenders, several have struggled to define their positions on the abortion issue, specifically on if they would support national bans. for someone like mike pence who was here, he's trying to lay a litmus test saying every candidate should support a national ban on abortion at 15 weeks. i was talking with senator josh hawley who is going to be on the ballot in his home state in 2024. he said that should be easy for the republican 2024 contenders in the field, easier said that done i think. contenders are not trying to bog themselves down in the mile mark and they're doing that because they know this might not be a thorny political issue in the primary, but when it gets to the general election a lot of those

positions are out of step with the voters in the mainstream and could be alienating to people like independent voters as our poll shows. jose? >> as ali said, we were hearing pence with new comments pushing for new legislation to restrict access to abortion. do you think abortion is going to play a big -- will it play a big role in the 2024 electoral process? >> certainly as ali was saying in the general election we expect from democratic sources both currently serving and strategists advising them are saying it's going to be a big issue. it's not hypothetical. they look back to 2022 and say it made a difference. it helped democrats to keep control of the senate and helped them mitigate gains by republicans in the house and they believe, again, it will be an animating and i am mobilizing

force. in the general what ali is saying is true, but in the primary, what we've seen is the candidates twisting themselves in knots to not have to pin down an answer on where they stand. some have been very clear. governor ron desantis in florida signed a six-week ban. that was something that former president trump criticized. that then opens a lane for former vice president mike pence to slightly criticize former president trump and say he shouldn't have been criticizing desantis. you're starting to see clear lines of delineation and pence is leaning into this. he said this issue is close to his heart. he wants to ban access to abortion pills as well and wants to support a 15-week national ban. i think especially in the primary process you're going to see this become more of a line of delineation. with this crowd, a conservative

religious crowd, this is the message they want to hear. >> and trying to figure out a way to deal with another issue is the issue of the former president, trump, and his indictment and legal issues. do you think this issue is going to be something they're going to be able to figure out how to deal with? >> on the candidate side we've seen most of the candidates trying to avoid talking about it. you saw in a recent interview mike pence goes to great lengths not to name the former president, only to say the former president or refer to him vaguely. it's a complicating factor for the candidates. you don't want to criticize the former president and alienate his base who you need to advance. even though the latest polls show donald trump taking a dip, he still leads by a mile.

it's still very early. there are many months to go before states cast any ballots, but he remains the frontrunner. candidates are continuing to have to walk this tight rope which is to say separating themselves from the former president, but not alienating the base they need to move forward. >> so nice seeing both of you. i thank you so much for your time. next, the multi-billion dollar 3m settlement how it's impacting cities and states across the u.s. plus, why the tech world is beginning to catch the miami vibe. sam brock who is mr. miami is going to be here to talk about that next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. for a big trip. travel pass, on. nice iphone. cute couple.

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chemical and manufacturing company 3m agreed to pay $10.3 billion to u.s. towns and cities to settle lawsuits over contamination of public drinking water. pfas are forever chemicals, are resistant to "grease", oil, water and heat and found in hundreds of products including nonstick pans, cleaning products, water-resistant fabrics and carpeting. cnbc's lesley pickard joins us. what is the significance of this settlement? >> good morning. it is a huge number, $10.3 billion and will be paid over 13 years and it is aimed at cleaning pfas out of the water system. experts say the $10.3 billion will go very quickly because the cleaning costs are quite expensive. forever chemicals are called that because they don't degrade naturally in the environment, but when consumed they're been linked to a host of health issues, liver damage and as you

mentioned some types of cancer. the $10.3 billion agreement settles a case set to go to trial earlier this month involving a town in florida, one of about 300 communities that have filed similar suits against companies that produced firefighting foam that contained pfa. 3m said in a statement it is not an admission of liability, and it is prepared to defend itself in litigation. 3m said it would halt all pfas production by the end of 2025. >> do you think settlements like these will prompt a federal regulation? >> it is a great question because a bunch of states passed laws overseeing pfa exposure in drinking water. however, the environmental protection agency proposed a few months ago a national standard that would require water systems to monitor for six chemicals within the pfa's umbrella. the epa limit is so low it can't

be easily measured. that's the goal there. the fda agreed in 2020 to get rid of pfa chemicals from food packaging and congress passed a limit banning the use of them in food packing as well. >> leslie pickard, thank you so much. i appreciate it. you know, in an age of innovation when innovation and the importance of innovation in our cities has never been more critical, cities across the country are vying to bring in the best and brightest. one city is getting talent from all over the world. it is a place i have a soft spot for, my hometown, miami. nbc's sam brock is here with us. sam, it is also your town. it is good to see you this morning. so miami a magnet for so many things, tech one of them. >> i thought you might like this story, jose. yes if you think about it miami is perfectly positioned for being able to connect across

continents. businesses, entrepreneurs and couples are signing out south florida in a way many never imagined. since the pandemic, of course, there's been this narrative about vc companies, cryptocurrency and digital and art and health from across the globe creating jobs and billions in the process. miami had a penchant for the splashy with the headlines to match. at the epicenter at the hot new tech hub, the face of the tech revolution might be more family friendly and far reaching than one might expect. francisco and his wife dani developed the storybook app in their home country of ecuador. >> these ones are really popular as well. >> reporter: at a time when many people and children were going through a period of disconnection with the pandemic. >> there was a lot of anxiety and dani was really smart, by putting together a series of stories to talk about emotions,

or it is okay to feel angry or how to teach kids about these things. >> reporter: the combination of stories, infant massages. >> i want you to enjoy. >> reporter: and affirmations. >> you are important. >>reporter: it was an instant success, driving millions of downloads. the only question for them, where to set up shop. >> i think somewhere around san jose, san francisco. >> reporter: so miami wasn't even on the radar? >> not even on the radar. >> reporter: maybe it should have been because behind the colorful walls of wynwood you will find an equally vibrant tech happy hour on a wednesday regularly drawing hundreds. >> there's a growing excitement around tech and it is not the same, old san francisco boring tech event you are used to. >> reporter: the span of tech spaces is striking. ellis marshall works in agriculture, simulating california crop conditions here in miami's little haiti. what kind of conversations are you having at an event like

this? >> at an event like this i'm meeting with a lot of people that are in analytics, they're in automation. >> reporter: much of this activity springboarded by groups like emerge americas which just hosted its annual event keynoted by tom brady, and hosting 20,000 people from 50 different countries including francisco. >> i'm the co-founder of storybook. >> reporter: who was recruited in ecuador and symbolizes their success story. since its lawmaker in 2014 and until the pandemic, emerge helped create more than 7,000 jobs and 1.3 billion in economic activity, and that doesn't even include the last few years. >> the incredible acceleration and growth that has happened between 2020 and now, 2023, i think it is very safe to say those numbers have at least doubled. >> reporter: the multi-continent tech boom reconfiguring what is possible in magic city. >> i think there's a ripple

effect. when you see someone pursuing their dreams, that gets you thinking, well, i can do the same. >> now, what is really remarkable about this too is the public/private partnership and the investment component. miami-dade gave francisco a $50,000 grant. on the private side google through its latino founders fund awarded $100,000 grant to him and $100,000 in cloud credits and those efforts are leading to more outcomes like storybook's here in miami, jose. >> a city you and i both call home and there's though way anything in miami can ever be boring, right? >> no. whatever your expectations, maybe throw them out the window in miami. >> sam, thank you. it is great to see you. before we go, historic discovery out of mexico. a previously unknown ancient micha city was found in the southern jungles of mexico according to the country's an

thropological division. the site was found in an area of jungle that covered an area larger than luxembourg. it was named meaning stoned column in the mayan language. they are finding huge cities that were connected with el salvador and it is a historical find. that wraps up the hour. i will see you on nbc "nightly news" saturday. you can reach me at jdbalart and you can watch highlights from today's show online. the great andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. and right now on ""andrea mitchell reports," one year after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade our new nbc poll finds 61% o