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i'm sky now. hughes and his stories and more on today's news news. he's right here on our t america. ah, thanks for joining me here today. the united states supreme court heard arguments in the most important case on abortion, the high court has even considered for decades. and during this morning, hearings, some justice has seemed prepared to uphold a mississippi mississippi ban on abortions, passed 15 weeks. our secretary of year and legal draws, my verse joined us now with more on this case and why it is actually so significant to abortion rights. molly, thanks for joining me on this. i got a yes. what a controversial story this has been today? absolutely. i don't think people were really expecting it, even though there was quite a showing out in front of supreme court. in fact, i heard everywhere from several 100 to several thousands. so what exactly were the

arguments this morning? and more importantly, how did the justices respond? well, it seems to be that, that, you know, and of course, this is a majority. conservative supreme court make up at this point, but it seems that the majority of the conservative justices are leaning towards up holding this law. that mississippi passed in 2018, which essentially violates a woman's constitutional rights abortion, as outlined and provided by the roe vs wade decision. the mississippi is also asking the high court to over rule roe vs wade in order for this law to go forward . and based on comments and questions that most of the conservative justices asked during the hearing this morning. it appears that they are leaning towards that. so to plan a little bit more about exactly how this law would violate, rather the way that ruling gave women the right to an abortion to aborted fetus before the viability. which is basically about 6 months into the pregnancy wouldn't and could potentially live on its own outside of the womb. so that would allow the

state to implement if they did go ahead and over rule roe vs wade. that's one option. but they also, it looks like they're not entirely sure how they're going to, if they're going to fully restrict a woman's right to abortion, or if they're just looking at different ways to uphold the law and not exactly throw out rover way. but the mississippi law does have exception scotty for abortion, for medical emergency your abnormalities, the fetus. but it does not make exceptions for rape or, and then on the opposing side, you have the jack, women, health organization, which is challenging the law. they're arguing against the number of issues besides the fact that it's violating a woman's constitutional right as provided by road versus wage 150 to basically control her future when it comes to how many children she has when she her ability to decide if, when and how many kids to have, so there is a lot of date with the vision that was just

a summary of what went down the argument morning. there is a lot of cigna. you mentioned that i had not heard yet. the roe vs wade only talked up to 6 months out of or she was going to be considered legal. but we hear all the time now of a late term abortions happening. so how are those legal way up to 6 months? right. it, well basically it's by ability if you can live outside of the way that it's that viability issue. and that was discuss a lot in the work. but when it comes to late term abortions, there's usually exceptions for that. and i am not is well versed on what exactly those exceptions are. but late term abortions are more the exception as opposed to the rule when it comes to how the law wide. well, and that's what i think a lot of the conversation is, here is the talk that this is a rule that came a law that came about even a rule that came about based on the supreme court hearing, not necessarily one that's actually run its way up through all 3 branches, it wasn't signed into i think that's where the discrepancy has been, despite how long ago was roe vs wade. put through 973. okay. so they've had,

they've had a few years right now to make a law. and that's a question i'm a 3rd or panel out of his if this was so important, why did they not go and have all 3 branches? why is one branch creating a wall? something that we haven't really necessarily seen with other social issues that we've seen on this, but i think that's why we're having this conversation today. so let's talk about now that the arguments have been heard. what happens next? are we expecting an answer within the next few hours, or i've been told this could take a couple of weeks. well, it's probably going to be more like several minds. usually it's several months before they issue a decision on a major case. but in this case, the decision isn't expected until late june or early july. however, the process usually works. they'll go behind closed doors, they'll have a tentative vote if you will, they'll catch their decision. the majority of the decision, someone will be assigned the task probably chief justice robert of writing that majority opinion. and then they'll go back and forth with different, you know, basically dissenting or agreeing between them. and you'll see the final decision

when it's issued to the public, again, probably in the summer. well, versus the conversation. a lot of states are passively to heartbeat rules, harpy laws right now. so this is going to set a president, whether those and those actual cotton laws actually went through the state legislatures, not as supreme court body or the supreme court body. the state lot riding on this. like you said, my thanks for joining me. yes, thanks for joining me to continue this discussion for don john, former georgia state law maker and steve group or host of the see group or show list, and i understand abortion. polar i, there's no topic probably in america, the polar i, there's more people like abortion, people usually don't change their opinion of what they, what they 1st come on. they don't actually switch over. so this can be very controversial. and most campaign of most politicians run on the issue and then they do nothing about it when they get into office to actually support their position usually. so i want to start with what would i start with you on steve? about this question, justice thomas in his, in his commentary, asked the question on what right is abortion constitutionally based?

do you think that's a legit question coming from the judicial branch? i think that you're going to have nobody pleased when this decision comes out. i think you're exactly right about bad, scotty. the fact of the matter is in america is the most polarizing issue. but americans an outlier when we allow abortions to the extent that we do how late that we allow it. but just in company with iran, north korea and china, for example, most of europe limits abortions to about 12 weeks, sometimes 15, but that's about where it ends. and my guess is a discord is going to come down somewhere. if they uphold the mississippi law, it would put it at 15 weeks. but the real question for me is this, what happens? do they throw it back to the states? because if they do look at texas, it's a heartbeat law. it's about 6 weeks. mississippi has 15 weeks, i heard you mentioned a moment ago, late term abortions in virginia and new york abortions are allowed almost up until the moment of birth under certain exceptions. so we've got abortion laws that are

all over the place. it's not the courts place to legislate, but it is the courts place to make a decision here. now i also want to take issue with this whole idea that $63.00 court. i don't see it that way. i think the supreme court has 3 conservatives, 3 down the middle and 3 to the laugh. that's the way it seems to me. so i don't think this is a slam dunk at all. chief justice roberts, always a wildcard amy, connie baird, read cavanaugh, their decisions can still be swayed. i believe. i don't think there's a slam dunk. so those are things are going to win an anti abortion ruling here. and if they do get the ruling, does it set robi, to wait aside altogether? does a throw back to the states to create more controversy? it's going to be a mass scotty and it comes out just in time for the 2022 election to really he things up. isn't that special? the timing? once again, politics does play a role that's i want to, you know, let's ladon, you know, i agree with you. i don't think anybody can be happy with that. maybe that means

it's actor, the law will actually prevail in this. i do see the idea that this mr. belie, i think will stand, but it looks like roe vs wade will also still standard abortion will not be made universally illegal. i don't think you're going to see these, these supreme court justice take that step. but at this stage, ladon isn't this what the 10th amendment was for taking those issues that are not specifically lined out in the constitution saying, guess what we want the community and this chance it's a community as a state to decide for their state. what do you see? that is correct, that is what the 10th amendment was made for. however, we have confidence in this country that says not hans, the state it wrong, the messina. jason, a lot of preventive black from my, from being married. the law, thank you to separate but equal, they do turn the at some point. sometimes the states cannot handle things and we've already had a precedent for when things are affect international commerce,

they commerce, it's important that there is consistency. so while the 10th amendment is important, while states right is important, there also has to be uniformity. do we really want people trying to make a decision about where they're going to prostate lashley, mississippi to new york to other places for something that is as serious as abortion? either it is perfectly appropriate for someone to have an abortion or it is not. and having these different role amongst different stages cause confusion and it doesn't address the underlying issue or we're going to continue this conversation. like i said, this is going to be months of the decision. and goodness gracious, there's controversy. i'll just wait to, we're expecting the decision to come down, but i want my pin. i'll stay with me because i went to this new, amok con variant of the coven, 1000 virus. that is making the headlines. especially today. the u. s. is actually looking to toughen rules for international travelers. and people arriving to the united states for abroad may soon actually face new testing requirements as well. and that's regardless of their vaccination status or theirs. todd citizenship

status artes alex, a hell of it has the story. just days ago, it looked like life was getting back to normal for many in the us. what with a new corona virus, very creative panic around the globe, governments are moving to stop the spread of armor chron including the button administration. well, it kind of depends on who's going week to week here determine what we need and what the state of affairs we're going to learn a lot more in the next couple of weeks ago. mythology of those wires, about how much the spreads about whether what we have to control it all depend on those are those issues already. washington has imposed travel restrictions on 8 countries in southern africa as a result of a new covariance role and prevention options being looked at include mandatory post arrival testing requirements and sub quarantines, although not mandatory and completely on a voluntary basis. currently,

the cdc recommends post a rival test 3 to 5 days after landing in the u. s. from overseas, and sub quarantine for unvaccinated travelers. however, there is some debate over how strict regulations need to be in reaction to alma kron. according to our orders report from 3 days ago, a south african doctor who was one of the 1st to detect the buyers said, we have seen a lot of delta patients, terry, the 3rd wave. and this doesn't fit the clinical picture. most of them alluding to those infected with the on the crown variance are seeing very, very mild symptoms. and none of them so far have admitted patients to surgeries. we have been able to treat these patients conservatively at home. doctor anthony valgy, the chief medical advisor to the president of the united states has responded to the findings. and what about disease severity? again, these are estimates and with the small number of cases it is very difficult to know whether or not this particular variant is going to result in severe disease.

although some preliminary information from south africa suggest no unusual symptoms associated with variant. we do not know, and it is too early to tell, even though there are reports that the mom of cranberry and causes mild symptoms amongst both the vaccinated aid unvaccinated, the world has been put on edge. the variant which has been identified in more than 20 countries, but not yet in the u. s. has some concern that it may be more continuously carried more health risks while being able to circumstance vaccines. as for travelers flying to the us, the precise protocols are still being finalized. president biden is expected to speak on the issue on thursday for news views hughes. i'm alex mileage. okay, to discuss if we're going to back in our pen. ladon jones for a georgia state lawmaker and steve brewer host, the steve group or show this and this is not about the kind of, i think we all at this point. stage know that exist, no deniers, whatsoever. not even about the vaccine, whether it should be force. what i'm more concerned about, especially considering what we're hearing,

possibly president bide canals tomorrow. it comes down to, there's been no confirm dest hospital, in hospitals, in south africa, they're not overrun one case in the us. so far as they confirmed and he was vaccinated minor symptoms, yet this affects potentially on a business and travel and tourism will be vast. and in fact very, very harsh, sort of like what we saw the very beginning. so is this over reaction from the white house? do you feel the don? you know, i have to admit that because of what we've seen during cove, it with the entire ship down the foreign team here we are out of warranty. people are kind of losing like things never change and. 2 the numbers spike and here we are still going day to day like this barrier that was found of south africa was found because there was a smart doctor in south africa that was able to identify it does not mean that it is not in other countries. it does not mean that it has not spread or the places.

and so i do think that it is not that precedent by a band so quickly, particularly considering that the symptoms as they are not so extreme, we're not finding that is causing major deaths. and so, you know, i think that we now, after 2 years, almost in this process has to be more cautious because if they continue to ring the bell every single time, there is a minor change. people are going to turn them out and they're not going to take any real serious, any barriers that may come along. and so, you know, i understand and i appreciate the president for the safe and being awful and making sure that he is in front of it. instead of just pretending like it doesn't exist, but at the same time we have to look at a little different after 2 years on i think that's actually really good advice on that one because we are, and i know it's referring to because there's no numbers coming out of norway, there's nobody coming out of europe and you're right. it was just a doctor who decided to test for something different cuz they felt like the symptoms were a little odd from what he was saying and he actually did it. and he didn't have to

be from south africa. so guess what? they put this in south africa. i think you're right. do we need to be a little careful? but once again, this creates negative stereotypes on certain groups around the world. and that's only hurtful when we are trying to all work together to get rid of this virus once a month for all. but what scares me is this idea of the self quarantine for both vaccine non vaccinated citizens, non citizens here in the united states. if that is what is announced tomorrow, steve, who's going to be in charge of enforcing this self quarantine. if that is what bite and puts in? well, it would be reckless in my estimation when agree with, with both of you on a couple of things here. here's what you should be looking at. this could be good news. i'm a crime could be very good. there's not a lot of people talking about this, but the doctor in south africa has been pointing to this. not a single hospitalization of any of the patients that are presented in south africa or anywhere else. as you pointed out, know destro mama crowd this point. if i'm a crime spreads rapidly, it is easily transmissible, but it's week that's how the spanish flu came to

a close in 1920. that would be very good news for all of us. it could be the final chapter is a multiple mutated virus strain. that people pick up and it's more like a cold, not something severe was severe outcomes. you might have some people that come to it that have preexisting conditions. but you have to look at this as a policy based on what we've been hearing so far. no, that could certainly change, but if you go to what we learned in south africa already, it's already in the netherlands. it's in israel, it's in a variety of places. 21 countries that last count and it spread fast because just like the original variant, it was already all over the world at the time we realized that i think it's probably true that it's probably dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of case in the us because of our you know, open the travel procedures and so forth. i think we have a possibility here. well, that is the answer to what we've been hoping for. and i got an optimistic look, and i've actually seen several credible sources say that same thing. this is actually a positive showing,

let's hope so we need some positive news in regards to current virus, but don, steve, always great to chat with you. now, when we come back, low energy prices come at a con. one that was made, he says that they are paying the most for we will give you the details after the break. the the, the, the the is your media reflection of reality. in the world transformed what will make you feel safer? hi, solution for community. are you going the right way? where are you being with what is true was is great.

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scientific studies have found that proximity to gas extraction or fracking sites, post public health risks, especially for children, including a higher risk of cancer's respiratory disease and development disorders. but proponents of fracking, say new supplies of natural gas is lessening america reliability on cole and the burning of natural gas produces fewer harmful particles and bring thousands of jobs in economic growth for the american economy, as well as the area that it's in. so talk about the controversy over the plan to wells returned to david calvin, the ceo of mich, albany financial group. david, thank you so much for joining me on this. thank you. you know, it's a hard issue, per se, because you're balancing a heart of an economy that we're dealing with with obviously help. now there's no price to pay. how should be the priority? but if somebody. ringback will say, listen, if you don't want to live next to a natural gas extraction site, why don't you just move farther away when the drilling start? it is easy, is that? no, i don't think it's that easy, but i think you're right to look at it from multiple angles. there isn't real

choice, you can move away. what you typically see if you look at the taxes are all along the gulf coast, where you have a tremendous amount of energy processing and distribution sites. is that people move closer to these places for job. they're very high paying jobs, oil and gas projects, dr. migration towards the employment opportunity and the right if people want to move where they can, where i have sympathy is it, not everyone has the resources to do that. so there are communities where you may be stuck and i can certainly speak for myself being here in colorado. there is a sense of sort of not in my backyard, you know, he maybe this effect somebody someplace else, but it doesn't matter to me, but not in my backyard. well, and that's we can all feel at the end. i understand. i think we all have that empathy, but in, in, in colorado where you are, new wells, have to be at least 2000 and fi from homes in schools. california. 3200 feet vermont. new york have banned fracking altogether. but arlene, to the only putting 600 feet between children drilling and companies,

and they've ox. so can to obtain a waiver of 300 feet daycare homes in schools. why is there such a discrepancy? why don't we have any sort of hard science that says, this is good, this is bad because obviously it's becoming political pretty quickly. yeah, i think that's a great point. i think the other cases you mention, including colorado, these were determined by local representative governments. and this is a really important thing to spend some time on the arlington city council will either approve this drilling project or it won't. these are, are elected officials, they're elected to represent and do the will of the people. this is not about totals drilling agenda on foreign soil. it's not about clean energy initiatives, renewables. i mean a lot of things that you could draw out as, as sort of red herrings. in this discussion, this is about a community making a decision about what it wants and how it sets its priorities. the elected officials in arlington should in no way deflect this issue or shift blame. they

have a responsibility to do the will of the community, and i think this is really important in terms of voice and community voice. this is an issue of, of st free speech and, and clear communication from individuals to their elected officials. i think political accountant thing political accountability begins when people take the responsibility to speak up and say, this is what we want. this is what we don't want and we will hold you to being our representatives are not opposed to fracking, a not close to, to energy expansion. but that i think this is where at the community gets to decide if the economics of drilling there makes sense. and if there people are going to be happy with, well, and i think and if you've been to arlington, texas it's, it's definitely a very thriving community. it's not like it's a very poor community in this case that they're picking more of the poor section of town. it will be interesting to see nike pointed out. it's about economic development. people move there because there's money in the areas. if you take this away, will you also take the money in the area away as well? and those folks are gonna have to move either way. we interesting to see the city council, like always thanks for joining us. thank you. now space extended on

masika sound, in the alarm bells over the lack of progress space x has made in developing the rafter engine to the power at the starship rocket. now muskets even warrant his employees. the company faces bankruptcy to catch things around quickly. are john heidi has more there left off space ex is mission to mars, may be a mission to nowhere. if the company can't keep up it's space flights and ramp up production of the new wrapped or engines in a postings giving email to employees, reportedly obtained by cnbc space ex founder ilan must warns the company faces bankruptcy if it can't send it starship to space at least once every 2 weeks in 2022. the space a starship is the next generation rocket space x is developing to san cargo and astronaut to space. and particularly for the space x moon and mars missions. but

the starship reportedly need as many as $39.00 raptor engines, each requiring a huge jumping production that apparently is not happening right now. must told his employees, he was cutting short a long thanksgiving holiday to personally work on figuring out the company's production line problems with the rector engines. it's unclear if it has anything to do with the ongoing global supply chain crisis, but musk is definitely sounding the alarm and call, you know, quote, disaster and all hands on deck situation. space ex has a $2900000000.00 contract with nasa to develop the starship for taking astronauts to the moon surface. but musk according to cnbc also said the company is quote, not assuming any international collaboration or external funding for the rocket program. adding that it's at least 90 percent internally funded thus far. so while

space x is you ation recently hit $100000000000.00 and some financial analyst surmised that e law must may even become the world's 1st trillion. there may all go bust if space x doesn't get it's wrapped. production and starship launches in order. first, for the news on our tea. john, honey well, we've had an interesting shirt, a lots of topics to cover, but guess that there's more going on the world today. we want to continue this conversation. most importantly, it's what it is on your mind and what you wanted to discuss. so for me on twitter, that would be at godaddy and you use the hash tag team and vh. we do read, we do respond. and for this show and more and all the great programming that we have here at our tamrica down on the portable that yeah. or apple or android device . thanks for watching with

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