they were shocked by the drastic nature of the kill the gays bill, they said, that was introduced in iament. but the ugandans we talked to confirmed that those american activists had inspired the law with their bonkers anti-gay pseudoscience and claims to expertise. now the way that story ended, at least the way most american coverage of that story ended is that the wave of international condemnation for the kill the gays bill was so overwhelming even though the ugandan government was in favor of it, they shelved it. that was 2009. but these americans who pushed that to happen, the american anti-gay conservative activists, for all of damage they managed to do in uganda, they were the fringiest of the fringe. homosexuals are on a mission to steal your children and we have to make it illegal. that was way out there in 2009 even for far right politicians supportive of those evangelical groups. now that same message that gay people are out to get you, gay people, trans people and drag queens are on a mission to steal your children and undermine society. we have to make it illegal. that's

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just a few weeks ago the parliament in uganda passed what amounts to a new kill the gays bill that would impose the death penalty for certain offenses. it calls for life in prison for anybody who has gay sex. it makes it illegal to advocate for the rights of lgbtq people. advocacy would carry up to 20 years in prison as its penalty. the white house has already come out hard against this legislation. >> before i turn it over to my colleague here i want to say one thing at the top, we have grave concerns with the passage of the anti-homosexuality act, aha, by the parliament of uganda yesterday and the creasing violence targeting lgbtqi plus persons. the bill is one of the most extreme anti-lgbtqi plus laws in the world. human rights are universal. no one should be attacked, imprisoned, or killed simply because of who they are or whom they love. >> strong criticism from the white house by the biden administration for this proposed new kill the gays law in uganda. the status of it right now is that it's been sent back to the parliament in uganda for, quote, strengthening. apparently the pres

it's more of the same lie going back to florida's don't say gay bill that desantis signed. >> gay, gaythe acting. that never happened. the bill could have said florida residents get free rainbow bikinis and a case of bud light and the media would say it's an anti-gay. with the help of the media it's like they set their own hair on fire and call you the arsonist. it's stupid to think this will be noncontentious with a non-trump candidate. they will be called evil from the start. they will fix an election fighting hillary clinton. -- hitler. the cnn headline why ron desantis is as dangerous as trump or more. we were told trump was a threat. ohio is this possible? he is super maga evil. like cnn they screwed themselves. if you don't say ron desantis is as bad as trump that's an endorsement for desantis. if you say he's worse than trump you expose your hysteria for what it was. >> [bleep]. >> do you dislike people of color? what is wrong with american history? what is wrong with gay folks. >> this is do what ron desantis tells you to do agenda. >> greg: the demonization is streaming like a

bill. critics called it the don't say gay bill. it basically banned teachers from teaching gender identity and sexual orientation through the third grade. so disney came out and issued a statement under the former leadership, basically slamming this bill, saying it never should have been signed into law by the governor. and then the incoming ceo bob iger certainly didn't back down either. state lawmakers voted to replace the special taxing district which basically has allowed disney to governor itself for the last few decades. the state put in place a new board to run that district. this board was stacked with desantis appointees. and disney cut a deal in the thick of night with that outgoing board before the new board could take over, of course, that was not going to make the governor happy. and then suddenly desantis started talking about building a prison next to walt disney world, maybe raising taxes in the area, and disney filed a lawsuit against the governor, saying disney was being punished for exercising its right to free s

has been revised after public outrage from human rights defenders who said the bill had led to fear of more attacks on gay identifying as lgbtq has now been changed as uganda president yoweri myseveni said the clause would lead to the prosecution of people simply for their physical appearance. earlier, i spoke with ugandan lgbtq+ activist delovie kwagala about the bill. thank you so much forjoining us on our show. this controversial bill in uganda has been watered down slightly, what do you make of that? i think either way at the moment as the queer community, whether it is the watering down or signing the bill or not, unfortunately it is already an action that can be implemented within the president signs that or not from this moment, because since it has been already read three times in parliament, it already becomes an act, so either way, it doesn't protect us in any way stopping the bill doesn't allow for any queer survival whatsoever in uganda at the moment. whatsoever in uganda at the moment-— whatsoever in uganda at the moment. ., ., , , ., whatsoever in uganda at the moment. ., , ., ., moment. wha

criticised the state's parental rights in education act that has been dubbed by critics as the don't say gay billbc website has always but for now that brings us to the end of asia business report. at 91—years—old, norma deeves is cycling down familiar roads. as she pedals on this adaptive exercise bike, the screen takes her to beaumaris, where she grew up. this venture is all about getting older people moving and stimulating the brain. seeing her hometown, norma is reminded of the tradition of throwing hot pennies from a hotel balcony. the kids were going mad, you know, to get them first, to get them. were you good at getting them? not really, no. run by digital communities wales and supported by anglesey council, the project also bridges the gap between generations. local sixth form pupils adapted four of these bikes as part of a one day technology challenge. they'll now be used in care homes across the island. we give them a blueprint of what they were, so basic exercise bike, but we've made modifications to it, implemented code, macro, like, little tiny computers to make it to where it can do

disney had spoken out against the don't say gay bill which would prevent talking about transsexual, bisexualsocal about pushing through that rule and has been picking a fight with disney. that fight has now spilled over into the business realm. i’m fight has now spilled over into the business realm.— fight has now spilled over into the business realm. i'm sure this is not the last we — business realm. i'm sure this is not the last we will— business realm. i'm sure this is not the last we will hear _ business realm. i'm sure this is not the last we will hear about - business realm. i'm sure this is not the last we will hear about this. - the last we will hear about this. thanks forjoining us. samira hussain in new york. you can can continue to follow us on social media, of course. thanks for watching. it may seem strange that london's violence reduction unit would come to a primary school like this in croydon but the idea is that children who need support should be given that from the earliest possible point and this school already benefits from funding for schemes that teach about healthy rel

the nigerian president have chosen to stick to roots and tradition, by going ahead to sign an anti—gay billw. nigeria isn't the only country in which there are homosexuality laws. in the african continent alone, 37 countries have homosexuality laws in place. the passing of it saw widespread support and led to a rise in homophobic attacks and even mobjustice across nigeria. i am very glad. we are africa. we don't want such things in our country. i am so happy that they signed against it. the law banned gay clubs and same—sex affection in public, with penalties of up to 14 years in prison. for some, this wasn't enough. some nigerians simply took the law into their own hands. activists claim nigeria's anti—gay laws have empowered blackmailers and led to an explosion in kito. to understand what it is like to be gay in nigeria, i am meeting a queer film—maker. herfirst queerfilm was banned in cinemas across the country. but she's invited me to the preview of her film 14 years and a day. i think the way they are perceived in nigeria is even worse. i experienced more than these periods during the

the nigerian president have chosen to stick to roots and tradition, by going ahead to sign an anti—gay billia isn't the only country in which there are homosexuality laws. any african continent alone, 37 countries have homosexuality laws in place. the passing of or widespread support and lead to a rise in homophobic attacks and even mob justice across nigeria. i am justice across nigeria. i am very glad- _ justice across nigeria. i am very glad- we _ justice across nigeria. i am very glad. we are - justice across nigeria. i am very glad. we are africa. i justice across nigeria. i am | very glad. we are africa. we don't want such things in our country. i am so happy that they signed against it. the law banned gay — they signed against it. the law banned gay clubs _ they signed against it. the law banned gay clubs and - they signed against it. the law. banned gay clubs and same-sex banned gay clubs and same—sex affection in public, with penalties of up to 14 years in prison. forsome, this penalties of up to 14 years in prison. for some, this wasn't enough. some nigerians simply to the law int

desantis have been in a public fight ever since disney spoke out against the states so-called don't say gay bill. and bills dragging around the country, san francisco just made a big statement. the city appointed the first drag laureate in the country, jos÷ martinez introduces us to a longtime performer who is eager to define a new role as ambassador for the drag queen community. >> it was definitely an exciting day here at the lgbtq center as a group of residents gathered to celebrate darcy's performance as the san francisco's first drag laureate, they said this sends a message of inclusion and acceptance. excitement fills the air here at the san francisco lgbtq center as news spreads about darcy as san francisco's groundbreaking drag laureate. >> i'm also so grateful to be the very first drag laureate of san francisco and the very first drag laureate ever. >> darcy is also the owner of oasis, a popular lgbtq nightclub and cabaret in the south market neighborhood. she also started the nonprofit oasis art, supporting the work of artists in the area. >> the pandemic hit, and all of a sudden, ever

i also want to note something on the so-called don't say gay bill. it wasn't originally intended to be for kids up to third grade. but the legislature expanded it, k-12 education. my advice, having known governor san tis in the house and as governor, you do have a record to run on. more people flock to florida from los angeles and other parts than any part of the state. the culture wars will be a loser for you in the general election. they are 30% issues. they are not something that is going to ever make you president. >> desantis is famous for saying, where woke goes to die. what do you make of this? there is a huge problem when it comes to teachers and teacher shortages in florida that isn't touted and talked about. florida ranks as fourth worst for teacher salaries in the nation. and there are some 5,000 teacher spots that need to be filled. what do you think this is going to look like to the folks in the primary as well as the general public? because ultimately, if you want to become president, you have to win the whole country. >> you do. but fi

i also want to know something on a so-called don't say gay bill, it wasn't originally to be intended for kids a third grade, but the legislature actually expanded it so it's k through 12 education, which is far more wide reaching. my advice, having known governor desantis when the house, and as governor, if you do have record to run on. more people have flocked to florida from los angeles, new york, and other parts of the country than any state. you have a ripe economy, a growing economy, you won liberal stronghold like miami-dade. the culture wars will be a loser for you in the general election. they are 30% issues, they are not something that's going to ever make you president. >> desantis's famous ring where will goes to die. what do you make of this? i mean, there is a huge problem by the way, when it comes to teachers and teacher shortages in florida. that is not touted and talked about, florida ranks as fourth worst for teacher salaries in the nation, and there are some 5000 teacher spots that need to be filled. what do you think this is going to look like to the folks in the p

desantis have been in a public fight when disney spoke out against the state's so-called don't say gay bill. >>> a ready to see thousands of runners and very interesting costumes or bubbly no costumes at all. i went last year and i saw way too much. bay to breakers is back in the city this weekend. the race cuts across the city from the embarcadero to ocean beach. street closure started to make way for the route. gianna franco joins us now with which streets will be shut down and how to get around them. gianna, the race, while you see a lot, it is a lot of fun. >> it is a lot of fun and a big part of the bay area, san francisco. bay to breakers is a lot of time. a lot of people head out to the city because of the so there are street closures the start tonight. plan ahead and give yourself some extra time. the race is about 7 1/2 miles long. maine and howard is where the starting line is. some of the closures include howard street, main street, spears, definite give yourself some extra time. transit changes too for muni. they will have special schedules to help people get around that. i do w

next, gh -- ugandan lawmakers passed a new version of an anti-gay bill that removed a clause that criminalizeddentifying as lgbtq. changes were asked for that would -- identify those -- homosexuality is illegal in the east african country under colonial law. this is the wording of the law, it says against the order of nature. the punishment for that offense is life imprisonment. legislation prescribes the death penalty for what is described in the words of the law as aggravated homosexuality, which is described as sexual relations bombing a minor and other categories of vulnerable people, or when the perpetrator is infected with the hiv virus. a senior artificial intelligence specialist has resigned from google, saying he wants to warn of using it to instigate violence. all this as a white house meeting has been called with the cheapest -- executives of microsoft, google, and others. the vice president and other officials will discuss key artificial intelligence issues. reporter: it is technology that could be superior to the human brain, and one of its pioneers now says part of him regrets hi

after the company opposed florida's parental rights in education law that critics call the don't say gay bill. >> all right, dasha. great to have you here thank you. >>> just breaking overseas tonight, a man driving his car past the main gate at the vatican, getting past guards and into the courtyard even after security shot at the vehicle's tires. officials say the suspect was immediately arrested they say he appeared to be suffering from psychological problems >>> president biden meeting with japan's prime minister today ahead of the g7 summit in hiroshima, all as negotiations continue back home with a looming deadline to avoid default. kristen welker is in japan for us tonight >> reporter: president biden officially starting his high stakes diplomatic trip, meeting face-to-face with japan's prime minister, aiming to put the focus on countering china and maintaining support for ukraine. >> we stand up for the shared values, including supporting the brave people of ukraine. >> reporter: but the crisis over the debt limit back at home overshadowing the delicate discussions >> can you guarante

spacex as of now, only americans have set foot on the moon >>> uganda's president has signed an anti-gay bill withat penalties including life in pr prison the biden administration is slamming the legislation saying it undermines human rights and the welfare of all ugandans. the state department will develop mechanisms to support the rights of lgbtq people in uganda and . >>> let's talk about the weather now and severe storms are developing in parts of the country. nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking the latest for us, good morning, michelle >> we are tracking very sum e t hearrchlt summer-like setup. it it's bringing heavy rainfall we could see two to three inches possible in some of those heavy downpours. we're going to see repeated rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall and tomorrow the pattern stays active in the middle of the country. we'll see that severe threat from nebraska to the texas panhandle. we do have the threat for severe storms we could see winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour. that is hurricane-force winds, and also large hail. the tornado risk is low, but it's no

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house rules committee narrowly voted to bring the bill to the floor tuesday evening after exchanging cross-party jabs. this is pennsylvania democrat mary gay scanlon, who voted against the bill. >> here we are today, forced to address a manufactured debt ceiling crisis that has rattled global economic markets because right-wing members of the house have a stronghold on house majority in its leadership. republicans in the house influenced by their most extreme members decided to hold our country's economy hostage in order to take food out of the mouths of hungry americans. amy: here in new york, climate protesters rallied near the brooklyn home of senator chuck schumer to demand the final debt ceiling deal not include any concessions on the climate crisis. this is betamia coronel of the center for popular democracy. >> the deal that senator schumer and other leaders are cutting with joe manchin and republican party proved to us they don't give a [bleep] about people. the debt ceiling will fast-track the mountain valley pipeline, poisoning every poor community along its path and dumping millions of carbon, accelerating the crisis. amy: activ

fides expanding the controversial parental rights in education law that critics called the don't say gay bill that bill leading to a high-profile battle with disney, the entertainment giant announcing it's scrapping plans for a new $1 billion florida campus, amid its bitter dispute with desantis. >> part of the reason i think we've been able to do well in florida is i don't look at polls to tell me what to do. >> reporter: while he may say he doesn't look at the polls, trump's lead over desantis has widened considerably in february, he was within reach, but now that gap has expanded over 35 points, something he has been on the defensive about in the past. >> i'm not, i'm not a candidate, so we'll see if and when that changes. >> reporter: a shadow campaign soon stepping in to the 2024 spotlight. >> our thanks to dasha for that report >>> house republicans have file add first articles of impeachment against president biden since assuming power last fall the measure was introduced thursday by congresswoman marjorie taylor green of georgia and accused biden of abusing his power by endanger theei

the earlier version of the bill called for capital punishment. if anyone who identified as gay a current measures include a 20 percent for promoting homosexuality. activist, say the bill would criminalize anyone defending gay rights, columbia government and national liberation army girls have resumed. peace talks in cuba, capital, atlanta. it's the 3rd round of talks and agreeing a ceasefire. since president gustavo capital restarted a peace process with the l m. last year, they had been p at the top, could stall off the grid, has killed 9 soldiers in an ambush in march, a u. s. senate has called on the biden administration to release the findings a report on the killing of al jazeera journalist showing blocker. it's been almost a yes, and sharon was shot dead by israeli forces during a raid on jeanine in the occupied westbank. no one has been held accountable. senator chris van holland as urgently full assessment by the united states security coordinator, be made available without any edits for congressional review. what serena killing in the fate of many journalists, killed o

the fight began last year after disney came out publicly against the so-called don't say gay bill. since then, the governor has changed the taxes. so far, disney is not commenting on this morning's decision. >>> drama unfolding in hollywood right now, where production on hundreds of movies and tv shows may come to a grinding halt at midnight, that's barring a last-ditch agreement with those writers. the writers guild is actually on strike. they went on strike 16 years ago resulting in a $2.5 billion loss over 100 days. now, the sticking points at that time were around compensation for streaming content. clearly, a model cha that i thinked tremendously over that time. talks are going on down to the wire, and both sides are still hoping to hammer out a deal. >>> well, today is may day, which commemorates the struggles of workers and labor unions. here's a live look at san fran where long shore workers will hold a rally later today. it will take place outside their headquarters near fisherman's wharf around 12:30 this afternoon. in san jose, a may day march is planned for 3:00 p.m. st

signed a new bill that leaves disney in charge of paying local taxes, but to oversee the development area, it appoints a board of desantis cronies, like one of the proponents behind the "don't say gay" bill, a businessman who runs a right-wing christian ministry, an attorney who runs the orlando chapter of the federalist society, and the hunter who shot bambi's mom. now, desantis put on his smug face and defended his new bill at a presser. >> today the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end. there's a new sheriff in town and accountability will be the order of the day. >> stephen: yes, the kind of accountability that is at the core of his book, "i puked in the tea cups." it's been over two years since the january 6th riot, and the government is still rounding up the perpetrators. yesterday, the fbi finally nabbed one they were looking for, a rioter nicknamed "sedition panda" because he wore a giant panda head while breaching the capitol building. let's check him out. there ya go. looking like a roadie for t s"mt he's talking about. that's why he cald s ok "a panda with a planda." we've got a great show for you tonight. my guest is kal penn, i also get to give the colbert questio

that he has been having with disney over the last few months that tracks back to the bill the critics call the don't say gayare handled in the class room. and other things as well such as the change in the gun laws that are allowed there. so necessary are things that he is proud of but joe biden saying florida doesn't want that and the country doesn't want that is what we should expect over the course of the campaign. whether or not ron desantis ends up as nominee. and we'll see that be a big part of the conversation. i talked to maxwell frost, a freshman congressman from orlando, and he said that it is about talking -- that whatever happens here, the president is not going to let ron desantis move away from his record and the things that frost and others say are egregious against democracy. >> i thought we'd have a sound bite there, but you did a great job. thank you so much. >>> still ahead, there is a nationwide shortage of umpires for little league games and it appears that unruly and angry parents are to blame. we'll sprain next. your future. - are, are you qualified to do this? - what? - especially wh

about when we come back, you've gotten to as president science, one of the wells, toughest anti gay bills into new drawing, global criticism, and finding a solution to the world's plastic pollution problem. why many say recycling just isn't enough more and that's the the route to you by visit capital as hello, there has been a pretty stagnant weather patching across much of north america. and there isn't much change to come with an exceptional heat across much of canada temperatures sitting well above the average both day and night. and we will see that he stopped to creep its way for the south towards more south eastern and central parts of the us of the next few days. we still got that line of thunder storms, however, breaking out across central parts of canada, stretching across the central us towards the south. and behind that, a rush of showers for much of the rockies who have conditions continues to blow down the west coast of the us. seattle, and san francisco. sing temp just slightly below the average. but that's not the case for the east coast. new york city in washington dc, see

for the second time, uganda's parliament has passed a mostly unchanged anti—gay bill imposing the deathd in march, was returned to the house after president yoweri museveni proposed some changes. 0ne clause which would have criminalised people for identifying as lgbtq has been amended. the us pentagon has confirmed that it will deploy 1500 additional troops to mexico's borderfor 90 days. this move comes ahead of an expected surge in migrants seeking to enter the united states, as covid restrictions lift next week. the armed forces will not carry out law enforcement duties. during a press conference, general pat ryder said the troops will 'fill critical capability gaps�* the troops will 'fill critical capability gaps'. an explosion has derailed a freight train in a russian region bordering ukraine. according to an official statement, a locomotive and around 20 freight carriages left the tracks just two kilometres outside the main regional city of bryansk. kyiv, for its part, observes a policy of ambiguity on these matters. and finally — football fans rejoice. this was the scene in northe

and you gotten this president you were in the 70 has signed a new anti gay bill. and to know it was approved by parliament in march, legislation introduced as tough penalties for same sex relationships was convicted could face the death penalty or life imprisonment. there's headlines is always a website out there. don't. com has racist or not top stories. the stream is coming up next. oh is that the more you see of to that? i thought the law will, along with, with neither side, willing to negotiate because the ukraine war becoming a forever war is america's global leadership, increasingly fragile. what will us politics look like as we headed the presidential election of 2024. the quizzical look us politics, the boston line. the to me is easily influenced by this. after talking to me, you spend thousands of $1.00 and $5.00 inch of stuff that you don't need this video . it's for you. i'm loving the deep flooding trying because it's truly showing us how much consumers i've taken over our readings and the amount of things that we buy, that we just simply do not need t

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you saw with the don't say gay bill when it comes to fighting against diego garcia desantis has led on that and is unafraid he really doesn't stop until he wins so that's you what see there and to your point about living in tampa five members of the board went to florida from the naacp. if they find it to be such a threat they shouldn't vacation there but it isn't about a policy position. you see the media grab at it and say this is the problem whether it's not. the problem is they don't like the governor because he's not afraid to say you shouldn't indoctrinate children like that. we are going to make slur you don't. that's what you saw and i'm sorry if they still enjoy florida even if naacp says you shouldn't. >> it's not even in the top list of states black on black violence is highest, right? so the consequence of that you'll ever more young dead black men but they haven't issued travel advisories against other states. >> pure politics. >> political but the consequence of that is people die so it's not a game and people will die because of this. >> yeah. you know florida is highest

billing in florida. republican rivals blasted the feud with some suggesting desantis had been caught in the mouse trap. he defended his parental rights in education act, which critics have dubbed the don't say gayis battle with disney. >> the chance of us backing down from that is zero. >> reporter: after months of flirting with a campaign, desantis is poised to join the republican contest next week, keening top donors to a meeting in miami. today, he got an early taste of the fight awaiting him. ♪ ron diesantis had a plan, to make you pay more ♪ >> reporter: as they took aim at desantis for making a national sales tax. >> it's easy to be a front runner. it's easy to go out and take positions that are really popular at the time. it's harder to dig in and cut against the grain. >> reporter: senator tim scott filed paperwork today ahead of a formal campaign announcement monday in south carolina. a new hampshire state representative said republicans are sizing up the contenders. >> they're looking for a candidate, i think, with less baggage that trump is carrying with him now. >> reporter: do you think republicans also are looking for a candidate who can win back the white house? >> yes. it's not

everyone's attention and the left loves to take out any line from the bills, extrapolate them and put their own bumper sticker on it. the don't say gayd not say that, the left took it, ran with it, legacy media ran with it and yet polling in the state was very much in favor of that bill. and when you narrow that down to parents, it was even higher. so, everybody loves to make this a national narrative but you have to look at what's happening in florida and is the governor working the will of his people. how he messages that on the national stage we will find out in a couple weeks here, but he is working the will of his state. >> john: so in virginia, in 2021, we saw culture wars over education really were a boon for the republican, beat a democrat a lot of people thought was unbeatable. democrats came back the next issue and made abortion a wedge issue and republicans didn't have an answer to that. 2024, democrats will fight on the issue of abortion. is this an effective counter weight to that? >> i think it is, john. indications a lot of republican, major donors are having questions with the six week abortion ban that governor desan

there is also another bill that will expand what advocates have called the don't say gay bill.ual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grades. and this new law will expand that through eighth grade and will also limit reproductive health education in sixth through 12th grades. and there are two other bills. an adult live performance bill that will restrict drag performances. >> so, david, and, you know, all this is happening as we're getting this reporting that he's going to be entering the governor of florida the presidential race starting next week. politically, i mean, this is just one of a series of pieces of legislation that the governor is behind. this was a very busy legislative session for the governor in florida. desantis supported legislation on immigration reform, real estate investments, social issues, et cetera. is this his blueprint for his run next week? and is that something that will play nationally? >> yeah, it does appear to be his blueprint, jose. and he has made no -- he's not been timid about launching the culture wars. the problem

for months, he's been feuding with disney because after he signed the "don't say gay" bill, they pledged to stop giving money to republicans. and ronny wants his cash. so he replaced disney's board with his stooges only to find out that the old board signed a last-minute agreement with disney that stripped the new board of most powers before they could take their seats. don't you know? oh, come on, ron. you're in florida. don't you know? you don't mess with disney. you ain't nemo. they'll never find you. desantis couldn't take control of disneyworld, so now he's talking about what he can do to the land around the park. >> people have said, may be create a state park, may be due more amusement parks. someone said, maybe you need another state prison. who knows? >> stephen: yeah, a state prison next to disney. he's about to run for president, and his latest proposal is "i'm going to put florida convicts next to your children." desantis has many made other threats. he's floated the idea of raising taxes on disney hotels and imposing tolls on roads that lead to its theme parks. oh, no, now g

disney gave to the legislators who then passed the don't say gay bill.id you give the people attacking us? that is the future for all companies that keep giving to the politicians in the laboratories. my advice to companies is avoid that fate. you're a broad consumer facing com company, you're always going to run into. this use your footprint to lift de

thinking of the disney case and disney was late in their condemnation of the so-called don't say gay bill they responded after internal pressure rose as i understand it to take a stand on this. in recetrospect their stance mushroomed into probably a much larger controversy than they anticipated or than it would have been had they been earlier in their opposition and different in how they opposed that piece of legislation. >> i think that is 100% correct. what i hear you pointing to is an important would ready that we use in marketing is authenticitity the idea that you have to have a track record and you don't want to be late to the party, you want to be early and fully committed. and the idea is that if you are going to do this purpose marketing stuff, you can't half do it. you have to go all in, you can't thread a needle, you can't try to make everybody happy. you have to make the decision that it is in our best interests that we want to speak to a specific group of consumers both demographically and psycho graphic ily and what we need to do is have full commitment to that and that lite

which started last year after bob chapek criticized the passage of the state's act of don't say gay billyst says the ongoing battle with desantis isn't the only head wind disney is facing. jeulia boorstin and ryan schwartz welcome, everybody tim, how much of this billion dollar real estate relocation is really about desantis and how much of it is just, hey, disney is cutting costs, and this is a convenient way to put the screws to desantis at the same time >> well, my downgrade was really not related to the florida situation at all, but it was to say there are a lot of things going on at disney with the slowing business and efforts to cut costs. i don't know how much the billion dollar project in florida is related to, you know, cutting more costs from here or actually if that might be a matter of it wasn't an effort to cut costs that it's not going to happen so there are political issues that are, you know, playing weighing in on sentiment at the stock. i don't think it is a big financial issue for the company. it has more to do with the state of businesses themselves. >> where does hul

bills targeting lgbtq people in the state. bending gender affirming medical care for trans youth and expanding the controversial don't say gay bill, last month, he signed off a bill cutting off funding for diversity programs. and public colleges. he went after black studies and mischaracterizing critical race theories. what are your thoughts on desantis as someone who was very familiar with his track record, as governor. >> i feel that the rest of the country's finally waking up to the extreme maga that ron desantis has turned into. he's even further right than donald trump and this point. right now, in the state of florida, we have an economic crisis. we have the highest teacher shortage in the nation. we have the highest property insurance across the entire country, which is supposed to increase by another 40%. we just went to permit-less carry, six-week abortion bans, banning of books. going after diversity and inclusion, going after lgbtq+ communities. removing elected officials from office. every single day, the state of florida, we are seeing that the maga extremism take over our state. this is not something that's going to

started in response to a bill that desantis signed that restricts the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, something opponents called the don't say gaye this point where we have disney, one of the largest companies in the state with its iconic theme parks that have drawn millions of visitors to the state each year, now suing desantis and this board while the board yesterday voting to sue disney. let's go back to sort of how we got here because it's really interesting. desantis signed thisis signed t law. disney responded with a rather short statement just saying, we oppose this. we're going to work with lawmakers and opponents to overturn it. that's when desantis decided to target disney's special taxing district. this was a district that was created more than half a century ago when central florida was just swampland and disney bought it and said we want to build a theme park here. the state said, sure. there's nothing here. here is a government will create so you can control and build all the infrastructure needed to make your theme parks operate. for most of the last half century, that agreement has stood and allowed disney to gro

abortion ban he just signed or when he says this is where woke goes to die, florida, and the don't say gay billw you have this immigration law that is going into effect. it seems to be pillars of his platform. can you talk about why he feels, with a large latino population in florida, this will help him win i national audience? talk about the makeup of florida and also the latino republicans. >> quick question. i want to say thank you for having me on and i want to say to andrea, it is nice to meet you here. we spoke before but have never met. you're the one doing the work on the ground and i'm just reporting. thank you for the work you're doing. i definitely think this bill is related to ron desantis' presidential ambition. he probably correctly perceived that the national mood, especially within his own party, is against making it easier for immigrants and asylum-seekers to settle in the united states. so he thinks if he can show that to be true, that he is doing something to be effective on immigration in his own state, he might also become a good national leader on the issue as well. but i

lawsuit concerning what it calls retaliation of its opposition of the state's so-called don't say gay billso voted to file a lawsuit, disney is asking a judge to void governor ron desantis' takeover of the theme park district previously controlled by the company fox illinois in springfield crash on i-65 involving more than 60 vehicles. officials say strong winds blew dirt from fields creation zero visibility. more than 30 people have been transported to area hospitals. >> this is a live look at boston. one of the big stories there tonight from wfxt band aerosmith farewell tour. embark on 40 show run beginning in september. it will stop in boston on new year's eve. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back ♪ come together ♪ right now ♪ over me ♪ to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost® today. we pulled people off the street and asked them about their hearts. how's your heart? my heart's pretty good. you sure? how do you know? you're driving a car you have to check engine light. but the heart doesn't have a hey check heart si

lawmakers have approved bills on things ranging from abortion restrictions to loosening gun restrictions to expanding the parental rights and education act, which critics call the don't say gays former florida congressman carlos who is an msnbc political analyst. always a pleasure to see you. this is a very busy legislative session for the florida legislators. what -- can you explain what are the reasons behind all of these different bills we just enumerated? >> to understand what the legislature here in florida has done this year, you have to understand that ron desantis for some time has been thinking about running for president and, of course, that means getting through a republican primary. so, these are all bills designed to help desantis check important boxes for base republican voters, abortion, tough on immigration, conceal carry, right? expanding gun rights. now, this is perhaps a good strategy for a primary republican electorate. the challenge is, this is the trap that republicans and to a lesser degree democrats have found themselves in in the last decade, if you go too hard to win the primary, you can hurt your chances in the general election. and a lot of people

desantis defended his actions and they have dubbed the don't say gay bill that first sparked his fightey. >> the chance of us backing down from that is zero. >> reporter: after months of flirting with a campaign, desantis is poised to join the republican contest next week convening top donors to a meeting in miami. today he got an early taste of the fight awaiting him. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: as the trump super pac took aim at desantis for supporting a sales tax during his years in congress. desantis brushed aside the criticism and pointed to his record as governor. >> it's easy to be a front-runner. it's harder to dig in and really cut against the grain. >> reporter: the field of gop candidates is growing with senator tim scott filing paperwork today ahead of a formal campaign announcement in monday. fred plat said republicans are sizing up the contenders. >> we're looking for a candidate, i think, with less baggage that trump is carrying with him now. >> reporter: do you think republicans are looking for a candidate that can win back the white house? >> yes. it's not clear who that is right