montgomery county includes the historic city of montgomery, alabama. known as a dedicated public servant and passionate community leader, chairman dean's legacy lives on in the countless projects and initiatives that became -- that came into fruition under his leadership, including the implementation of the montgomery county's back to school sales tax holiday. chairman dean is also known for bringing the commission meetings to the people by holding on-the-road initiative, which allowed the constituents to meet directly with their representatives. chairman dean worked tirelessly to improve montgomery county's economic well-being. among his most notable achievements, he oversaw the implementation of the 1% sales tax in 2001, which generated over $428 million for public education in montgomery county, delivering critically needed resources to the children of our community. chairman dean never missed an opportunity to give back. through his adult life, he held countless positions, including serving on boards and organizations throughout montgomery county,

two of them from alabama seen together in this image, alexander drueke and andy huynh. tonight, the images from state-controlled media, showing andy huynh appearing under duress, delivering a propaganda message. alexander drueke sending a message to his mother back home. late today, retired marine captain grady kurpasi identified as a third volunteer missing in ukraine. his family hasn't heard from him since april. tonight, the kremlin is denying they know anything about these men. president biden saying he has been briefed, and the president again urging americans not to go to ukraine. abc's james longman leading us off tonight from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, state-controlled media in russia has released videos of two americans taken captive in ukraine. 27-year-old andy huynh of alabama was recorded here delivering pro-russian propaganda, presumably coerced into doing so. abc news will not air the contents of the message. the russian news outlet rt says the video was recorded yesterday in a detention center in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. another v

two from alabama seen together in this image, alexander druky and andy nguyen. tonight, the images from state controlled media. andy nguyen appearing under derr ress, delivering a propaganda message. late today, retired marine captain grade kerr pas identified as a third volunteer missing in ukraine. his family hasn't heard from him since april. the kremlin denying they know anything about the men. the president again urging americans not to go to ukraine. abc's james longman leading us off tonight from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, state controlled media in russia released videos of two americans taken captive in ukraine. 27-year-old andy nguyen of alabama was reported here delivering prorussian propaganda, presumably coerced into doing so. abc news will not air the contents of the message. the russian news outlet rt says it was from the donbas in ukraine. alexander druky also from alabama delivering a message to his mother. >> mom, i just want to let you know i'm live and hope to be back home as soon as i can be. >> reporter: the two went missing the

. >> reporter: alabama clinic escort kathy zentner says even giving advice could now expose advocates to prosecution. >> if it's a felony in alabama, if you tell anybody how to do something, even if you're going out of state, you're guilty of a felony, because you're aiding and abetting something that's against the law in alabama. >> reporter: she says medication for abortion delivered by mail could be critical. >> that's going to be survival fr a lot of women. there's just no other place to get it. >> reporter: but the pills also a top target in anti-abortion rights states. >> how will you know if women receive those in the mail, and should those women be prosecuted? >> i don't believe women should ever be prosecuted. now, doctors who knowingly violate the law, they should be prosecuted, definitely. >> reporter: in the eight states where near total bans on abortion are being enforced, all provide an exception in the case where the life of the mother is at risk, but only one, utah, allows abortions in cases of rape or incest. as for other states, six with trigger laws that are in moti

alabama for a second.me people say this is a trump win. i mean, nobody, as you know, nobody is more establishment hand richard shelby. he is the establishment's establishment guy, and the fact his chief of staff won in alabama, and the fact that that's being considered a victory for trump -- well, that is some pretty, i guess you would call it thin gruel, isn't it? >> yeah. i mean, this said nothing about trump and an affinity for katie britt as much as i think it said about trump and consem tempt he felt for mo brooks. it is not just the ties to shelby. this also put trump on the same page as mitchell. because this is mcconnell's candidate in alabama. trump and mcconnell found themselves on the same side. what happened with brooks and trump was combination of things. brooks wasn't polling the way trump maybe suspected he would. he thought maybe he was jumping off a sinking ship when he withdrew his endorsement. brooks basically said that the 2020 election was stolen from trump. then he said, but we should

alabama is the heart of trump country. in fact, he and his aides have long traced the moment where they felt like he was taking off back in 2015 was that rally in mobile, alabama and if he were given a defeat today, it would be humbling indeed. >> mike, that is what is so fascinating, about what we've seen over the past several months. you've seen in the heart of trump country, donald trump losing. you look in idaho. he got all in with an extremist lieutenant governor. she lost. you look at what has hatched in other states. you look at georgia in particular. again, talk about the deep south, in the deepest parts of the deep south, he got rejected there. just absolutely thumped by kemp and raffensperger. and in alabama, you have to say it is a rejection already that he abandoned mo brooks. said that he could not support him and suddenly brooks went up in the polls. >> you know, joe, it is interesting, of all of the people that he has endorsed, as if he lives in an echo chamber and he endorses whatever appeals to his ear. an

sara yeager, white female, age 75, from pellham, alabama. >> age 84 and 75.olice say the suspected 71-year-old shooter is now in custody. and nbc's sam brock is in vestavia hills alabama with the latest. sam, what have we learned? >> reporter: the vestavia hills police department laid out a very quick update less than ten minutes of what happened last night at a church in this community only ten minutes from downtown birmingham where we learned that three people were shot inside of a pot luck dinner at the church, and that the shooter was actually a 71-year-old man who according to police was an occasional attendee of church services. police here say that he pulled out a concealed handgun in the middle of the meeting and started firing, it was actually another parishioner or attendee there who subdued him, while police were able to arrive, not just vestavia hills but mutual aid from nearby police agencies as well and upon minutes upon arrival, they were able to get the subject under control. and apprehended. additionally another 84-year-old woman who is recov

it has failed to pass the alabama legislature in recent attempts. that is top of mind when how telling is this, that i just spoke with a minister here who says not only has his community suffered from the latest shooting, he studied with people at ison in south carolina where two of the people he studied with were killed by dylann roof in 51. this man has been attached to multiple church shootings in his lifetime in a span of seven years. >> do we know anything about the gunman? he is in police custody. >> reporter: the gunman is in police custody. he is no longer, of course, an ongoing threat to this community, but the question is, what sort of a relationship, if any, did he have with this congregation. at the time this happened according to the church on its website, there was a potluck dinner going on from 5 to 6:30 for the boomers group. if you look at the definition of boomers group, 55 and up according to the clutch a group that gets together on a monthly basis for fun and fellowship. that's the words used on the website. instead of fun and fe

, black folk and alabama are f saying here's what our demands are. we planted out its demand. we will mask mobilized to the summit because poor people can shift of the electric. >> host: poor people's campaign.org is where you can find e that report waking the sleeping giant. all i know leading up to this march there have been some effort on your part the campaigns part of the sedan with president biden. is that quite happen? >> guest: i believe it's going to happen. and i think it's been more of the president's -- the president has said ending poverty would be a major part of this effort. his build back better plan was a good step. it was not as much as it ought to be because the level of poverty is so extreme. part of what we're doing is putting a face on it. when you think that's going to happen after saturday's america will see ourselves. this would be people standing together people have not seen, whether they're from or from california or the carolinas where all the way down the mississippi. i believe it's going to have -- in fact, it must happ

our randi kaye visited an abortion clinic in alabama, one of three in the state. >> alabama woman's center only am and the phones at the alabama woman center in huntsville are ringing off of the hook. >> alabama woman center. >> just days after abortion suddenly became illegal in this state, this is now the standard response from staff. >> this is the overturn of roe v. wade, we recommend that you consider looking into other states. >> this 18 year old showed up at the clinic today still hoping to get an abortion, but was told that they can't help her, she agreed to speak with us if we hit her identity. she says that she is two months pregnant. >> did you know that roe v. wade had been overturned when you came here today? >> i did, but i did not know that it was already causing places to stop doing that. >> so you thought you could still come here and get an abortion today? >> what did you think when you realized that you could not get one? >> i started crying, i just do not think it is fair, no matter the situation, that you should have an abortion >> doctor yashica robinson runs the abor

correspondent alexandria hoff is in daleville, alabama tonight with the latest.ria. >> good evening, bret. this race has become a battle between a candidate who gamed former president trump's endorsement and the one who lost it one at katy brit's final campaign stops in steelville alabama right near her town. tomorrow republican voters will return to vote in a primary run off election after near brit nor her component congressman mo brooks drew in more than 50% last month. brit came close. this time she has something new. former president trump's backing. we talked voter appeal. >> they want leaders to understand what it is like to be a hardworking alabama i can't be. a hardworking american and fights for that so earning president trump's endorsement obviously was soaks sighting. >> it also dealt a blow brooks who initially had the former president's endorsement. trump pulled it after brooks said this about the 2020 election at a rally last summer. >> folks, put that behind you. put that behind you. yes. >> following the may primary brooks explained what he penta

>> hey, shannon, i'll tell you what, the alabama race is interesting.st of all, katie britt is obviously well positioned now as the nominee on the republican side in pure red alabama or traditionally red alabama to become the youngest female senator ever 40 years old as she -- you look at the numbers there, it was overwhelming in this runoff of over congressman mo brooks who was a little salty there at his concession speech, not really saying "congratulations" to katie britt. britt put in a lot of effort to go around that stage. she's the former chief of staff to senator richard shelby. interestingly enough, she'll be chief of staff who will become senator likely, the last chief of staff to become senator was joe biden's chief of staff, ted kaufman, who took over for his seat after he became vice president in that first obama term. so interesting in alabama. georgia is a situation where the trump endorsement has not gone well. georgia has repeled trump endorsements so far, and tonight was no different with backed candidates losing. vernon jones and also

randi kaye visited an abortion clinic in alabama, one of three in the state. >> alabama women's centerter: it's only 8:00 a.m. and the phones at the alabama women's center in huntsville are ringing off the hook. just days after abortion suddenly became illegal in this state, this is now the standard response from staff. >> this is the overturn of roe versus wade. we recommend you consider looking into other states. >> reporter: this 18-year-old showed up at the clinic today still hoping to get an abortion but was told they couldn't speak with her. she says she's two months pregnant. >> did you know roe v. wade had been overturned. >> i did. but i didn't know it already was causing places to stop doing them. >> reporter: so you thought you could come here and get an abortion today. >> yes. >> reporter: what did you think when you realized? >> i started crying. i just don't think it's fair. no matter the situation, i feel like you should be able to have an abortion. >> reporter: dr. robinson runs the clinic in alabama, one of three, before roe was overturned. >> i felt powerless as a phy

old george jones country music song we are in alabama judge. it's called who is going to fill their shoes. you may knowhe it. me.ive i actually like neil young that's the worst thing to say. i won't sing it. but who is going to fill issues indifferent to who is going to fill a seat with her as as defendant answer. who's going to fill his shoes? how do such a great question. there isn't really good answer, no one should try to be likee him. he would not want anyone to be like him. he and justice ginsburg would say the same thing. they are not in control. they do not own the seats. they did the best they could with their time on the court. he knows how to handle prior conflicts. get insight on future conflicts. and it's time for somebodyic else. that is really, really healthy. very terrific judge in the seventh circuit gave a graduation speech a few years ago i felt for these kids here they got the graduation speech only about s law. it's a great speech onehe of the points he made was you could put nine clones on the u.s. supreme court. nine supp

what the campaign is saying whether it is people from appalachia, alabama, massachusetts or mississippi, we cannot have a country where we have 140 million people living in poverty. over 60.9 percent of black people, 30% of white people but 66 million white people, 52% of children, 44% of adults. when we are the wealthiest a sure -- nation in the country, if we just raised the minimum wage 32 million people would rise up out of poverty. 87 million people are uninsured or underinsured and this creates a level of death. 700 people die a day from poverty before the pandemic. the pandemic exposed the fishers. we -- fissures. we put workers on the front line but treated them like they were expendable. let's get account on policy, stop the lies about scarcity, let's have the wealthy pay their fair share. billionaires made $2 trillion during the pandemic while 18 million people fell into poverty. let's do the things that not -- that make sense. not radical, universal health care, living wages for people working. let's do what is right by all people. host: let me give the phone numbers to the c

let's take a listen. >> growing up in selma, alabama, quentin bell never thought the city would haveing to offer someone like him. >> when i did decide to transition i had a few family members who pulled away. if me walking in my truth makes you uncomfortable then we don't need to have communication and a relationship. >> he's an out trans man in alabama's bible belt when life can be complicated and then cayman epiphany, a moment of clarity. he could be the change in selma that he was looking for. >> i ran from this city for so long, and i remember standing on this bridge and said why me? and i heard why not you. he founded tku, believed to be the only organization of its kind in the region. >> we are finding people within the community. we are finding our resources within the community and giving our folks an opportunity to move from surviving to thriving. it's headquartered in the shadow of the historic edmund pettus bridge, scene of a bloody battle for voting rights in 1965. >> there are people who say they're different, sifrl rights and the rights of lgbtq and those things are se

among them is republican congressman of alabama.the crowd on the morning of january 6th wearing body armor. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. our ancestors sacrificed their blood, their sweat, their tears, their fortunes, and sometimes their lives to give us their descendants. the greatest nation in world history. i have a question for you. are you willing to do the same? >> brooks was then and continues to be one of don trump's most vocal, stalwart supporters. he earned trump's endorsement, but his polling numbers started to plummet and trump dumped him. brooks is now trying too hard to get that endorsement back, promoting the twitter hashtag re-endorse moe. moe brooks of alabama joins me now. good to see you congressman. how do you understand. >> it's always enjoyable to listen to the interaction. >> i'm glad that you enjoyed it, a lot of it were your words. how do you understand this trajectory that you've been on? obviously, you are an enormously stalwart supporter of donald trump. yo

the book is called "alabama v. king, martin luther king jr.d the criminal trial that launched the civil rights movement." thank you, dan. >> thank you for having me. >> i also want to make sure you ever know about this, juneteenth, a global celebration for freedom, the first global celebration of juneteenth since it became a national holiday. i'm going to be there along with a whole bunch of stars lifting up their voices sunday june 19th, 8 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. so six teachers on leave in rochester, new york for allegedly sending text messages about students that have been called racist. cnn investigates after this. she's feeling the power of listerine. he's feeling it. yep, them too. it's an invigorating rush... ...zapping millions of germs in seconds. for that one-of-a-kind whoa... ...which leaves you feeling... ahhhhhhh listerine. feel the whoa! do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retir

brooks said this ahead of tomorrow's alabama senate run-off race.is opponent, katie brit, as she started gaining in the polls. britt is the former chief of staff for incumbent senator richard shelby, who is retiring. cnn's kristen holmes is in montgomery, alabama, where the power of the trump endorsement will once again be tested before voters, as will the degree to which voters can follow trump's current thinking given his impulsiveness and occasional fickleness. >> he was one of former president donald trump's staunchest allies. a leading promoter of trump's 2020 election lies. >> joe biden lost, and president trump won the electoral college. >> even delivering a speech at the now infamous stop the steal rally that preceded the deadly january 6th riot at the capitol. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. >> but as alabama congressman mo brooks heads into tuesday's run-off to be the state's republican candidate for senate, he's doing so without the support of the former president. learning the hard way that

attorney in alabama and now a professor at alabama school of law. joyce and neil are msnbc legal analysts. talk about what pete just gave us, 6-3 on the issue of this coach that the was praying in the field during or after the game. what does this mean? >> well, kennedy, the coach in in case was praying at mid field after the game and used that very slender thread to argue this wasn't school sponsored religious exercise. he even tells the story which the supreme court repeats in its decision about after being told he couldn't do this anymore, he skipped a prayer following a game. got in his car and went partway home and felt like he had broken his covenant with god and drove back to pray midfield. the problem is he could just easily pray in a different location and fulfill what he sees as his obligation. he could pray in his car, his office. it's the compulsion that's implicit when an authority figure in this setting praying participating in this kind of actactivity. today while this opinion may not, i think pete is correct, open the door to prayer

and the questions many parents have >>> the shooting at an alabama church, police saying a third victim has now died what we're learning about the gunman. >>> summer travel chaos. more than 1,000 flights cancelled after severe storms. >>> the wwe's vince mcmahon stepping back from his role as ceo the investigation into alleged misconduct >>> a surge in violent crime. my conversation with the l.a. county d.a. facing a potential recall how he is responding to his own prosecutors who say his reform policies are making matters worse. >>> and the crime that brought down a presidency 50 years ago today. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the fate of two missing american military veterans, volunteers in ukraine's fight against russia, may be coming into focus tonight. video said to show alexander drueke and andy huynh, appearin on russian television this evening the men apparently captured by russian troops we are showing still frames of the video that appears to show both men alive a third american remains unaccounted for. they are among an unknown num

cnn's kristen holmes is live for us in montgomery, alabama for more on this race. and as voters head to the polls today, one of those candidates, congressman mo brooks is lashing out at former president donald trump, saying trump has no loyalty to anyone or anything, but himself. he was one of former president donald trump's staunchest allies. >> go get 'em. >> reporter: a leading promoter of trump's 2020 election lies. >> joe biden lost and president trump won the electoral college. >> reporter: even delivering a speech at the now infamous stop the steal rally that preceded the deadly january 6th riot at the capitol. >> today is the day american patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. >> reporter: but as alabama congressman mo brooks heads into today's runoff to be the state's republican candidate for senate, he's doing so without the support of the former president. learning the hard way when it comes to trump, loyalty -- >> if i think the opportunity, i will have people. >> reporter: -- is not always a two-way street. after initially endorsing the cons

sam brock has more >> reporter: in alabama, the temperatures topped 90 degrees today as employees at tuscaloosa's black warrior brewing lugged kegs and set up palettes of cans in the scorching sun. but now they're equipped with a new tool wearable arm tech that displays your core temperature. you're wearing the armband. >> yep >> what does that measure? >> it measures our heart rate, our exertion level, and our core temperature >> reporter: knowing that 106 degrees is the point when the human body starts to break down and heat-related illness sinks in could this have prevented something more serious from happening? >> absolutely. i've seen a lot of serious stuff happen in a lot of heat incidents. >> reporter: osha is the driving force behind a new program just unveiled in april for small to medium-sized businesses whose workers operate in a heat index of 80 degrees or higher. the federal agency reaches out to some businesses, but anyone can request an evaluation so far only companies in alabama are test-piloting the technology, paid for by the state government >> these are important

we don't have a lot of republican primary in alabama. know, if we, do i love you, i'm glad you're watching. but what are you trying to do here? what do you need to have been, macbooks? >> look, i don't avoid any particular shows that our lives. sometimes, i'm a little bit hesitant about recording one because they cut and splice and take your words and take them out of context and all that kind of stuff. but would i try to do is to help people understand that america is the greatest nation in world history. we have foundational principles that enables us to excel. and, as we as individuals excel, mark and she excels. that is why we've been in the greatest nation, world history for about 75 years, from an economic standpoint, from a liberty standpoint, for our ability to control our own destiny standpoint, for military prowess, national security, unit. there are certain things that have made us who we. are it wasn't by accident. and i just want to do the best i can to defend and promote those values and to the extent that i can persuade pe

he is a personal trainer and realtor in birmingham, alabama. but type 2 diabetes runs in his family. >> my grandmother had diabetes my mom my sister has it >> reporter: kelaf was so busy, he used to grab fast food, sweet tea, energy drinks. >> people see you and think, oh, you work out. you're healthy there's nothing wrong with you that's not the case. >> not if you're not eating right. >> exactly >> reporter: a few years ago he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and prescribed medicine. but kelaf wanted alternatives so he volunteered for a study at university of alabama at birmingham, looking at two diets. kelaf was put on a low carb diet for three months every tuesday, a box of food arrived with recipes. >> eggs with vegetables you can put whatever vegetables you want in it >> no carbs? >> no carbs. >> reporter: this nutrition researcher launched the study five years ago. >> americans tend to eat a lot of sugar and carbohydrates and you reach a limit to the ability to store the excess calories. and that essentially is what ultimately leads to

alabama has spoken.nt new blood, we want fresh blood, we want someone who will fight for our christian conservative values and fight for the liberty this nation was founded on. >> former president trump had backed britt's opponent mo brooks but pulled the endorsement last summer saying brooks went woke after suggesting to a crowd they need to look beyond the 2020 election. brooks and britt battled who was the true america first candidate. brooks conceded earlier last night he didn't exactly offer well wishes. >> i would be remiss if i did not congratulate the alabama democratic nominee that the republican winner won. congratulations to the democratic party. >> some spite in his voice there. katie britt was really aligned with a lot of mo brooks' stances on things. she will face off in november against democratic nominee. >> harris: los angeles county district attorney george gascon defending his office's handling of the case of the cop killer justin flores. that suspect. let's watch. >> the history of th

the book is called "alabama v. king, martin luther king jr.hank you for having me. >> i also want to make sure you ever know about this, juneteenth, a global celebration for freedom, the first global celebration of juneteenth since it became a national holiday. i'm going to be there along with a whole bunch of stars lifting up their voices sunday june 19th, 8 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. so six teachers on leave in rochester, new york for alleged l allegedly sending text messages about students that have been called racist. cnn investigates after this. our. this is roundup weed & grass killer with susure shot wand. this stuff works. sleek curly we all want to fight frizz garnier fructis sleek and shine argan oiplus kera-system up to 72 hours frizz control 97% humidity protection fructis sleek & shine number z by garnier, naturally! our clients come to us with complicated situations that occur in their lives. for them it's the biggest milestone, the biggest accomplishment, the sale of a business, or an important event for their family. for th

, black folk from alabama. they're saying, here's what i demand. our vote is not support, it's demand. then we're gonna mass mobilize all through the summer. poor low wealth people can shift the electorate. >> poor peoples campaign that work is where you can find that report. waking the sleeping giant, low income voters in the 2020 election. i know leading up to this march, there had been some effort on your part and the campaign's part to have a sit down with president biden. is that gonna happen? >> it is, i believe it's gonna happen. i think it's been more -- than the president, the president has said that ending poverty would be a major part of his effort. his back better plan was a good step, it wasn't as much as we know it ought to be. the level of poverty is so extreme. part of what we're doing is putting a face on it. one of the things that's gonna happen after saturday is that america will see herself. this is giving the people standing together, people have not seen. whether they're from massachusetts

that's all i want is andy back. >> reporter: both men from alabama were fighting with a unit of foreignolunteers when something went wrong. their fellow soldiers called drueke's mom bonnie to tell her the news. >> all but two of the people had made it back, and alex and andy were the two that had not reported in yet. >> reporter: the kremlin has not confirmed their capture, but russian state media wasted no time discussing their punishment. based on the precedent there will be a death sentence, presenter asked this lawmaker. yes, there are no other options. an unthinkable fate for alex's mom. >> i'm not worried about him being in the russian hands, not because of russia but because i know is alex's character. he is brave. he is tough. he is well trained. there's part of him that's going, yes, i can do this. >> reporter: the timing and circumstances are ominous for the americans who went missing here in the kharkiv region. just last week a russian-backed separatist court sentenced a moroccan and two british p.o.w.s to death for fighting alongside ukrainians. chris livesay, cbs news, khar

from alabama saying here's what our demands f are.land our voters support these demands them are going and mobilize the summer because poor people can shift the electorate. >> for people campaign.org is refined that report waking the sleeping giant pair poor voters of the 2020 election per note leading up to this march, there had been some efforts on your part the campaign part to have . sit down with president biden. is that going to happen? : : : guest: i believe it's goino happen and i think it is more the president's handler than the president. he said ending poverty was a good >> because of the level of poverty is so extreme that portable will going to do is put a face on attend one of the things that happened on saturdays america's - the people are coming together with people who are they've not seen whether it's from california are the carolinas or messages orom all y down to mississippi and i believe it is going to have an effect it must happenn because the truth of the matter is that if we do not change, the limited public po

it's so mile, alabama. shall overcome and then the voting rights act assigned and then everything's fine. right whoops so one of the ways i teach this is johnson's speech was on march 15th. bloody sunday was march 7th. eight days is a long time. so what happened in those eight days? a lot of the politics that baldwin captured that he's talking about. but also linda johnson asserted control over the entire situation. so two things happen one. is he forces king? to go to judge frank johnson and follow the court orders about the nature of the march. and in what i think is one of the most important moments in modern american history because the lesson of it i think lives on he summons george wallace. to the oval office, you know, lbj had very deep cushions on the couch. so the person would sink and lbj would loom he was in the rocking chair and he leans over george wallace. and wallace says well, i can't control voting boards or something. and johnson says wonderfully, don't -- me george wallace. and then he sa

three people were shot in a church in alabama while having dinner.n taken into custody. >> studies have suggested exposure to burn pits can lead to cancer. >> and the golden state warriors are your nba champions, beating the boston celtics, 103-90 in game six. it is their fourth title in eight years and 7th overall. and the warriors steph curry was named most valuable player. for more news download cbs news on your cellphone or connected tv. i'm matt pieper, cbs news new york. >> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> o'donnell: today we witness what did some consider the most important january 6 hearing to date, with powerful testimony from one of the most respective conservative lawyers in the republican party, warning ominously that the threat to democracy isn't over, and that former president donald trump and his allies present "a clear and present danger" in 2024. former federal judge michael luttig said vice president mike pence prevented what would have been a revolution within a constitutional crisis. strong words. and we learned today that rio

we're thankful for their training, that they did exactly what they were trained to do. >> in alabamar after he attempted to enter an elementary school where 34 children were attending a literacy camp. he was also trying to forcibly enter a patrol vehicle and was killed after an altercation with the officer at the school. >> he went straight to the threat, confronted it and dealt with it. it ended in unfortunately the death of the suspect, but that's the safest alternative, to keep that threat out of that school. >> josh joins us now from texas. what if anything have authorities in alabama and texas said about a possible copycat effect after the uvalde shooting? is that something they're looking at? >> that's always a concern after these shootings. authorities worried about a repeat, which is why after uvalde we saw an increase focus on security in schools. we also saw police departments across the country yet again focusing on their own active shooter training, and just to show you, by comparison, obviously, the police response in uvalde coming under heavy criticism. we're still wait

a student group from alabama visiting the bay area are the latest victims of a smash and grab. >> now representatives from that group say, but thieves made off with $18,000 worth of equipment. kron four's taylor bisacky reports. >> we were all in shock and said there was immediate kind of wrestling around to figure out, you know, who who got, you know, what take and steve douglas and alan ronna wicks are co-founders of nonprofit cultivating hope foundation >> which creates experiences for teens from birmingham, alabama, to inspire students to dream bigger. they brought a group of 8 students to the bay area last week and on the first day of their trip, they became victims of a smash-and-grab while they were inside a san leandro and restaurant we went in. we ordered our food. and while while we are waiting for it. >> security guard came in not with a lot of verdun say we must say that kind of came in and said, are those your suvs because they just got smashed into. >> on a week says almost all of the windows were broken in each of the suvs. they rented. he says a witness was parked in b

louis, michigan and record-breaking heat over georgia, south carolina, florida and alabama.little rock, today 99. 102 on saturday. the heat will break on monday. this has been weeks of heat and really dangerous heat, a lot of heat advisories are up. we have this area of high pressure sticking around for weeks and that area of high pressure is where we will see stronger storms. that front provides lift and we'll look at potential for stronger storms later this afternoon for parts of the gulf coast toward the upper midwest and toward the northeast as we get into tomorrow. there is a threat today. could see hail and damaging winds, isolated tornados, we will not talk about severe weather outbreak. tomorrow we will see potential for stronger storms for upstate new york down toward the mid-atlantic and ohio river valley. our future track showing the southwest getting beneficial moisture, this is what we call the monsoon season bringing the pacific and gulf of mexico, good news for areas dealing with drought, bad news because it comes fast and furious and could be dealing with thi

in solid red alabama katie brit dominated over mo brooks. >> one thing is clear.s spoken you we want someone who will fight for christian conservative values. >> britt was leading before former president trump backed her in the race. trump originally supported brooks but after he told republicans to stop re-litigating the 2020 election. >> many will say i lost. i most respectfully disagree. why? because i covet truth and honor georgia trump backed democrats did not farewell. trump did not make endorsements in last night's virginia primary but other notable republicans sure did including senators ted cruz and tom cotton. a sign national republicans are paying attention to what's happening here in virginia and it may have implications well beyond november's midterm. bret? >> bret: mark, thank you. meantime a new and respected public opinion survey in new hampshire indicates florida governor ron desantis has a razor thin margin over former president donald trump in a hypothetical 2024 primary matchup. the difference is 2 percentage points, well within the margin of e

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the same thing happens the university of alabama and 63. then there is the civil rights movements direct action campaign at birmingham. during the course of that campaign, when martin luther king is taken to jail and writes the famous letter from the birmingham jail, the weight of the civil rights cause is coming down on kennedy and his presidency. and it looks like he has to act, he's very reluctant to act and do anything other than to protect civil rights marchers. i've always wondered why he did it at that moment. it turns out that bobby kennedy, who was his brother's chief aide, most trusted and close adviser, it was down south to alabama and meets with george wallace. meets with horrific resistance down there. people are hurling epithets that him and treating him certainly not like he's the attorney general of the united states. interestingly enough, a more poignant for episode for bobby kennedy comes when he meets with james baldwin, the novelist. and a group of african american entertainers and artists at bobby kennedy's father's pen

abortion is right now illegal in several states, including alabama. i am joined now by a doctor in that state who's performed abortions there of the alabama women's wellness center. dr. robinson, i appreciate you being with us tonight. should i now refer to you as a former-abortion provider in bam? alabama? >> well, thank you for having me. um, i still refer to myself as an abortion provider. um, we still have a lot of thinking to do around how i will continue to provide the care that my patients need. but that is very essential to who i am. um, and what matters to me so -- still refer to me as an abortion provider. i refer to myself as an abortion provide. i was talking to a colleague earlier today and i was just saying it is very hard, as an abortion provider, and knowing how much i care about my patients to sit in front of them right now, and i am having to think and think about what it is that i can do for them because of the state that i am living in and the state that they are in. you know, i know how to provide care. i am a physician but i don'

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a federal judge said that that was the most segregated institution in the state of alabama literally on the same day by 2002 auburn university enrolled about 5% black students and today they enroll fewer black students than they did in 2002 and so you think about that sort of trajectory and that that momentum that institutions have that is a very daunting thing, but i i do think when i was you know, i was at texas tech briefly and when i was there people wanted to start a moving for africana studies, you know, they wanted to be an r1 institution and they didn't have an african artist program didn't make sense, but they also only had like 4% black students on campus. and so, you know, i think that there is a there is a need to sort of the pushback there's like a there's an additional weight, but i think that that is within any institution you think about journalism you think about you know, this is it's an overwhelmingly. it's an institution that is not historically been. accepting of black people of brown people, you know, and so anytime you're working in a system that has not design

. >>> still to come on the program, a third person has died in that church shooting in alabama.t we're learning about the 70-year-old suspect after the break. >>> a third person has died following that shooting at a church near birmingham, alabama on friday. the victims all senior citizens were attending a small group dinner. police say a 70-year-old man is in custody. cnn's nadia ramirez with the latest. >> we're getting a report of a possible active shooter. >> reporter: three people are dead after a shooting thursday night in a church in vestavia hills, alabama, a suburb of birmingham. >> at least three patients. >> reporter: police say st. stephens episcopal church was hosting a potluck dinner when the suspect, 70-year-old robert smith, who was attending the event, opened fire. >> at some point he produced a handgun and began shooting, striking three victims. >> best estimate we have at this time for patients is in the parrish hall. the shooter has been held down. the citizen is not secure. >> reporter: investigator says after opening fire, the suspect was held down by anoth

not sure what would've happened i was fortunate to get to know bill and so many fine people in the alabama attorney general's office so it was a lot of fun to come here and a lot of fun to comeback . >> i've been thinking about this because and and i have been talking a lot of the book with other people. i was talking to someone the other day and they said jeff, i tend to think justice scalia has become more influential since he died then he was while he was living. that's an odd thing.how could that be? and itmight explain the impact he's had and why he's so central part of the conversation about the courts, original as him and textualism . i feellike my own path to getting to know justice scalia offers a little bit of an explanation . that this is a little autobiographical forgive me but i think there's a point here. i came from a progressive family, new england . my first residential election 1980 i voted for jimmy carter to give you a sense of things. i learned about the supreme court through greenhouse and the new york times i went to law school in 1987 and i was mainly apolitical . b

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brooks of alabama and mr. guest, mr. loudermilk of jay, these members will all vote yeah on h.r. 7334. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? mr. stanton: as the member designated by chairman defazio, i inform the house that mr. defazio will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. what laster ky and mrs. spartz, they will both yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. price, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.r. 7334. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. johnson of south dakota, i inform the house that mr. johnson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. garcia: as the member designated by chairwoman