watch it happen. >> joining us now is arizona democratic state senator eva burch.is nothing that i can say to follow up after you delivered that incredibly heartfelt, such raw emotion because it is something that is so intimate and personal to you. i'm going to offer a small correction 20 said. republicans didn't want this. they wanted this. republicans want to do this but now it is squarely the dog with its teeth firmly on the bumper of that car. they have caught the car. so, now they want to backpedal like kari lake and pretend this is so outrageous and not what they intended it to be. how do we hold them accountable for them wanting, trump being the architect of the fall of rome and republicans being responsible for you having to stand in front of the world and say and explain what happened to you? >> thank you so much for having me here today. i think what is important to keep in mind is that we are going to have republicans voting for this ballot measure when it comes to the ballot in november and plenty of republicans receive abortion care. the point i'm tryi

state senator eva burch joins me in a moment. also, a new york court rejects donald trump's latest delay tactic as trump's legal arguments center on him somehow being above the law. >> plus, the maga grift. everybody's raking in the dough, especially son-in-law jared kushner, but trump's billionaire benefactors are expecting a few big favors in exchange for their campaign cash. >>> but we begin tonight with a dark reality for the women of arizona. and a cautionary tale for every american woman. courtesy of a blast from the past. back in 1863, two years into the civil war, arizona was not yet a u.s. state. that wouldn't happen until 1912. american women would not vote. that wouldn't happen until 1920. and the age of sexual consent for girls was just 10 years old. yes, i said 10. that year, arizona was declared a u.s. territory, with a governor appointed by president abraham lincoln. and the 27 white male legislators who wrote the rules for this brand-new territory had a very specific vision, using draconian laws to bring order to

arizona state senator eva burch. thank you >> thanks for having me >> let's go to boris now with some breaking news for us exist in to cnn police in philadelphia are responding to reports of a shooting at a large crowd in philadelphia. this is live footage from a helicopter over the area we've seen a large number of police vehicles spread out over different intersection i'll sizable police presence there seen as athena jones has been following this story. athena's so far no word yet on injuries that's right what you just said, boris is about what we know, what we have confirmed so far there is, as you can see there on the ground, a large police presence there. we know that public transportation is also confirming that there's this activity going on. we understand this, what there was a shooting and a large crowd, but what we don't know is how many shooters were there, how many possible victims were there? we were not yet sure how many people may have been arrested, how many weapons may have been recovered. so there's

i sam state senator eva burch. a couple of weeks ago, i had an abortion. a safe, legal abortion here in arizona for a pregnancy that i very much wanted. a pregnancy that failed like many of my pregnancies before it. an embryo that was dying and a miscarriage that was destined to happen. somebody took care of me. somebody gave me a procedure so that i wouldn't have to experience another miscarriage, the pain, the mess, the discomfort. and now, we are talking about whether or not we should put that doctor in jail. this is outrageous that we would even dignify the consideration of this type of ban. a ban drafted when women had no say. when arizona was not a state. this isn't what the people of arizona or the people of this country want. we are talking about a small number of really extreme political leaders calling the shots for everybody else. republicans don't want this. independents don't want this. democrats don't want this. we have to look at who our elected leaders are. the time is now. it is done. i have had enough. the people of arizona have had enoug

in las vegas, vice president harris, eva burch spent time canvassing for signatures to get a measure in the nevada constitution. here is what arizona senator burch said last week when the arizona supreme court supported an abortion law written in 1864, long before arizona became a state. >> a couple of weeks ago, i had an abortion. is safe and legal abortion, here in arizona, for a pregnancy but i very much wanted. a pregnancy that failed, like many of my pregnancies before it, an embryo that was dying, and a miscarriage destined to happen. somebody took care of me . somebody gave me a procedure, so that i wouldn't have to experience another miscarriage, the pain, the mass, the discomfort, and now we are talking about whether or not we should put that doctor in jail. this is outrageous that we would even dignify the consideration of this type of ban. >> here is what senator burch said in nevada, today. >> the decision to choose when and how to start a family belongs to each of us, as individuals, it belongs to you, and it belongs to me. but, they will stop at nothing. they will stop

and again, thank you very much arizona state senator, eva burch, for being here, and sharing your storyadvocate. like i said, so we can all have a chance. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up. one year after the covenant school mass shooting and nashville tennessee senate republicans there just passed a bill, allowing teachers to carry concealed guns on school grounds. the tennessee house will vote on this bill monday, including our next guest, tennessee state representative, justin pearson, that is next. next. when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i would be. but here i am... being me. keep being you... and ask your healthcare provider about the number one prescribed h-i-v treatment, biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in many people whether you're 18 or 80. with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to undetectable—and stay there whether you're just starting or replacing your current treatment. research shows that taking h-i-v treatment as prescribed and getting to and staying undetectable

joining us is the president and ceo of the national women's law center and arizona state senator eva burchnk you for being here with us. we want to start with you. first, i want to know, do you support a special session, if you will, to repeal the ban? referred things from different democrat in the state and am wondering where you stand on that. >> sure, thank you for having me. it's nice to be here again. we don't need a special session. we are in session. so, we really can address this now. we have the opportunity to do it on wednesday. we are going to be back at the legislature again for more business on wednesday. all we have to do is vote on a repeal. vote on a repeal that already exists. we already have a bill that is ready to go to repeal this man and we don't need a special session for it. we are still in session. we have not adjourned our business for the year. it really is a very simple solution that we should be taking advantage of. >> it's so striking to me, fatima, that arizona has become a microcosm of our national politics when it comes to abortion, when it comes to immigrat

font and all the other leaders of the arizona state legislature nature including of course, senator eva burch, who's so bravely shared her story thank you for your incredible courage and determination arizona >> this fight is about freedom this fight is about freedom. and the freedom that is fundamental to the promise of america. the promise of america. it's a promise of freedom. in america. freedom is not to be given. it is not to be bestowed >> it is ours by wright and that includes the freedom to make decisions about one's own body and not have the government telling people what to do however, as we know, almost two years ago, the highest court in our land, the court of thurgood and rbg took a constitutional right that had been recognized from the people of america, from the women of america. and now in states across our country extremists have proposed and passed laws that criminalize doctors and punish women laws that threatened doctors and nurses with prison time, even for life simply for providing reproductive care and then just this week, here in arizona, they have turned back the clo

arizona democratic lawmaker eva burch recently had an abortion after learning her pregnancy was nonviable. >> someone gave me a procedure so i wouldn't have to experience another miscarriage, the pain, the mess, the discomfort. now we're talking about whether or not we should put that doctor in jail. >> reporter: doctors who perform abortions could face five years in prison. >> the need for productive health care and abortion care doesn't go away in a state where it's made illegal. the legality of it doesn't affect the need. >> reporter: an ob/gyn specializing in high risk pregnancies in arizona works as an abortion provider in three states. >> these decisions should on the be left up to patients and to completely rob a patient and family from being able to make these decisions, it's truly, truly terrible. it's cruel. >> reporter: on the other side of this, anti-abortion rights groups are celebrating this decision, insisting it protects the lives of children. the justices in arizona have put this ruling on hold for 14 days so abortion clinics tell us they still plan to continue provide th