supreme court today also sided with the trump adminitration in a critical case , the high court, unanimous ly rejected a lower court decision that allowed an illegal immigrant teen to receive an abortion last year. the stock market today rallied up nearly 200 points technology leading the way apple and microsoft hitting all-time highs apple held its annual worldwide developers conference today as its stock hit that new all-time high, and the company previewing new features like group, face time and emojis that look like the user called me emojis and microsoft buying software platform get hub for $7.5 billion. president trump today addressed his right to pardon himself in the ongoing probe conducted by special counsel robert mueller, the witch hunt, if you will, and as the president said, as has been stated by numerous legal scholars, i have the absolute right to pardon myself but why would i do that when i've done nothing wrong? in the meantime the never-ending witch hunt led by 13 very angry and conflicted democrats and others continues into the mid-terms. the president's attorney rudy gi

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. >> spernts experts say the high court decision could have a far reaching consequence. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler joins us with more from the newsroom carolyn. >> there are said to be around 200 crisis pregnancy centers innia. the state law struck down by the high court was designed to make it clear the facilities doesn't offer abortions staff at the alpha pregnancy center on mission street in san francisco had no one to talk with us on camera but knew all about today's u.s. supreme court decision. the justices ruled anti-abortion facilities no longer have to follow california's law requires they inform clients about state funded aboerpgss and birth control. the alliance defending friedman had argued the case for the centers. >> we are very pleased with the decision especially pregnancy centers. this means they don't have to promote the message of the government against persons who have a belief. >> san francisco assemblyman david chu co-authored the law and calls the decision disappointing. >> we were simply trying to ensure that women receive timely and accurat

. >> reporter: and security figured prominently in the high court's decision. a narrow 5-4 ruling pitting the conservative and liberal wings. chief justice jean-roberts wrote in his majority opinion, quote, the proclamation is expressly the text says nothing about religion. but opponents wonder how the new law doesn't evoke religion. >> the fact that they pray a certain way, the fact that they look a certain way means that they can be seen as a national security threat. >> reporter: and in his majority opinion, chief justice jean-roberts also acknowledging that president trump, candidate trump talked about a complete and total shutdown of muslims in this country. said it is not the costatements but rather to look at that presidential directive, directi the lens of vast executive authority. in san francisco this evening, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, sam. as you might imagine, reaction already happening to that decision. this is a protest that is just getting under way. a few moments ago, at 5:00 in san jose at the corner of stevens creek and

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and builds homes in occupied east jerusalem now palestinians with homes here have petitioned the high court the state's attorney in the case admitting procedural failings in the way the land was transferred the residents argument is that the ottoman era law which is being used in the attempt to evict them has been misinterpreted that it should have implied ownership only over the buildings that were once lived in by jewish occupants here not ownership of the land it still remains and they point out that in a separate dispute over land elsewhere in east jerusalem the government ruled that land ownership was not conferred by the law judging in that case that a muslim trust shouldn't be awarded the rights to it or get it locks our problem is that we oppose the jewish claims that this area is a jewish endowment and even the court has issued a verdict against the arabs the right wing jewish organization involved a terror at koa name declined our request for an interview on the court case but it is generally happy to promote its work increasing the jewish presence in east jerusalem so hero jobby

. >> the high court's swing vote justice anthony kennedy sided with the majority but sent a message to the president in a concurring opinion saying, quote, the very fact that an official may have broad discretion, discretion free from judicial scrutiny, makes it all the more imperative for him or her to adhere to the constitution a to its meaning and promise. many are waiting to see if justice kennedy will retire, giving president trump a chance to replace him with an ideological conservative. >> the high court ruling also a big win for senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. in 2016 he blocked the nomination of president obama's supreme court pick merrick garland, paving the way for trump to nominate neil gorsuch who voted to uphold the travel ban. that's left democrats wondering what if. >> this is a moral moment in our country with a supreme court deciding today it's not just wrong, it is dangerous. it makes us less safe and undermines the values of our country. >> it sends a very ugly signal to people who -- who look at our country as a beacon of freedom and beacon of inclusion. >>

and will be decided in israel's high court powerful sit out zero occupied east jerusalem rover now in the glasgow school of art and scotland has been destroyed by fire for the second time and for years thirty five million dollars for the restoration more from the first fire was nearly finished on a camera parts of. the fire lit up the night sky over glasgow. the blaze consuming one of the city's most celebrated buildings. for the second time in four years glasgow school of art was in flames we saw a lot of flames of orange flames in the new operator that popped up when all was. you know holding on live and saying it's on fire doesn't a salvage any mail so. it's all bring it on history. the school was undergoing a multi million dollar restoration. in two thousand and fourteen part of the art nouveau building designed by renowned scottish architect charlotte's rene mackintosh was destroyed in another fire many students lost all their work. more than one hundred firefighters tackled this latest blaze so they have a state loss as a balding that can be replaced but people will see if i tak

retirement offers president trump a rare opportunity to try to cement conservative control of the high courts. >> supreme court justice anthony kennedy is stepping down, heat said that his resignation is effective july 31. >> this retirement is earth shattering, and gut wrenching. >> the president praised the long time justice for his 30 years of service, and, the search for a new justice will begin immediately. >> he has displayed a great division, and, tremendous heart. he will be missed. >> reporter: he cast a swing vote on several divisive issues, including abortion, affirmative action, and same-sex marriage. >> someone who has the ability, to see both sides of an issue, not ideological, and uses his best judgment, when looking at cases. >> reporter: the senate will vote in the presidential nominee, this fall. >> it is imperative, that at the president's nominee gets considered fairly. >> reporter: chuck schumer is already pushing back on a potential vote, on the senate floor today. he said republicans should follow the standards, that they have set, after justice scalia died in 2016, and

threat the morning. >>> no matter who president trump jesus, there is a chance he can shape the high court for decades to come. a professor of lott says the nominee is likely to be a strict constructionist who will move the court to the right. >> as much as possible. they are going to make everyone look like justice course which. a clear conservative track record. >> it's a very real possibility that a new more conservative court could overturn roe versus wade and let each state decide whether to keep abortion legal or outlawed. the professor says there are more than a dozen states that would likely ban abortions if allowed to do so. >>> senators -- dianne feinstein, tom o'hare soon calling -- tom o'hare soon calling for -- kamala harris calling for a delay. there should be no consideration of a supreme court nominee until the american people have a say. feinstein said, mitch mcconnell said the -- set the standard when he denied judge eric garland and they should follow the mcconnell standard now. present trump has compiled a list of 25 names. we posted that list on ktvu.com. you can check

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the 81-year-old was nominated to the high court by president reagan. his return now gives president trump the chance to make a second appointment to the court. >> and i'm very honored he chose to do it during my term in office because he felt confident in me to make the right choice and carry on his great legacy. that's why he did it. >> president trump now has a chance to have conservative control of the court. they will vote on a none nome my in the fall. >>> passengers on -- jetblue flight. it was about to take off for l.a. when an equipment failure and a false alarm triggered the police response. kris van cleave has the passengers reaction. >> reporter: this was the doctor mat i can scene at the jfk -- dramatic scene at jfk geworkers surrounded flight 1623 after air traffic control lost contact with the pilots. >> we saw the flashing lights. >> reporter: police entered cabin and ordered passengers to put their hands in the air. >> it's like -- they were pointing -- everyone texting their families and we are on the ground. >> reporter: jetblue says

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it could cement conservatives on the high court for years to come. tom fitzgerald is live tonight.s the retirement heen talked s about qome time. why today? >> reporter: well, you know, sarah, in a statement in the run-up to think it's quite clear that justice kennedy feelsmet is . remember, he's 81 years old. he's been on this court for yely 30 years now. these a lifetime importance w howeith the exception of justicenthonycalia who passed away years ago. recent supreme court justices decided to retire andeave the court on their own. whithouse, president trump said he wasn't surprised by this in fact had prior knowledge and is already at work getting a nomination replacement. >> we will begin ourea sh for a united states supreme court that will beginimmediately, and hopefully we'll pick somebody who will be as outstanding. so i just want to thank justice kennedy for the yrs of tremendous service. he's a very spectacularal man. re isectacular. and i know that he will be around hopully a long time to advise and i bieve he'll be teaching and doing other

the 5-4 decision by the high court ending a long drawn-out legal battle. joining me now, ari fleischer, former press secretary to george w. bush and a fox news contributor. when the supreme court makes a decision, it feels like they're the final answer. like this is going to be remanneded back to the courts. but the president won today. your thoughts? >> it's wonderful to see everybody salute the supreme court and follow. with all the talk about civility and how torn apart by politics, it's nice to see one institution that everybody respects. what else can we do? that's one of the greatest strengths of our democracy. people follow. >> dana: a great point. leads me to something new today. a new poll. it's being commissioned by former president george w. bush and vice president biden. it's called the american democracy project. a couple things here. 55% polled said that they see democracy as weak. that's a concern. also, a poll says that 68% of americans believe that america is getting weaker, and that when asked to rank the importance of leaving it a democra

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trump will get his second high court pick. anthony kennedy is 81 if i'm doing my math correctly andhe be ro.ied repli 'seen the swing court. anthony kennedy will be retiring from the supreme court. of course, we'll be following this on abc7 news an our news app which you can download for free right now. >>> also today, the concord city council is holding a special meeting on the report of housing thousands of migrants. today's meeting at 1:00 will include community input, coordination with other elected officials, and possible perform lags of a council response. they're calling for the government to abandon the proposal saying forces people to live in tent cities is cruel and part of nation is not safe to live on. >>> new at 11 cash and bit down. more than $3.6 million worth of gold bars also seized in addition to a grenade lawn cher, and xanax. >>> a driver was killed this morning near broadway. police say just after 5:00 a.m. a honda civic rear-ended an suv. it went up the embankment, the driver was ejected and ran over by a

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the high court reversed a lower court ruling that required crisis centers to tell patients about abortions. the crisis centers usually steer women away from abortion and toward adoption or keeping the baby. they say the law was designed to keep the centers trash parent about their intentions, but the high court said requiring -- transparents about their intentions, but the high court said it infringed on their right of free speech. >>> leer learning about an undercover drug -- we're learning about an dercover drug bust on friday that almost took an undercover officer's life. he inhaled drugs that could have killed him, but narcan happened wh they were serving a search warrant on a drug dealer at a hayward hotel. he was eventually taken into custody. >>> and police are looking for a group of burglarsthat surprised residents in their home after using crowbars to pry open the door. henry lee spoke with one of the victims and the video that could help police make arrests. >> reporter: this is surveillance video showing two men sneaking out the back of a window, using a crowbar to force open th

capital. >>> no matter who the president shoot -- students, he does have a chance to reshape the high courtor decades to come. david levine, who was a professor of law at uc hastings says the nominee is likely to be a strict constructionist who will move the court to the right. >> as much as possible. they are going to make every person look like justice gossage, a relatively young person, a clear conservative track record. you can have an impact for 3 years. >> living also says it's a very real possibility that a new more conservative court could overturn roe versus wade and let each state decide whether to keep abortion legal or at lot. a professor says there are more than a dozen states that would likely ban abortions if they are allowed to do so. senators dianne feinstein and kamala harris are calling for a delay until after the midterm elections. on months away from ection. there should be no consideration of a supreme court nominee until the american people have a say. feinstein went on to say, mitch mcconnell set the standard when he denied judge mayor garland a hearing for nearly a

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. >> high court decision has local lawmakers talking about making history of their own. nbc barry joins us from san francisco where the legal battle over the travel ban originally began and may continue, sam. >> reporter: you're right. we know the ninth circuit court of appeals blunted that travel ban initially, jessica. we know today the city leaders pronounce that san francisco is always at the vanguard of pushing forward civil rights for the state of california and by extension for the country. supervisors called the decision today a dark day for human rights. said silence is complicity and do not plan on being silent. >> the erosion of our constitutional rights, the mockery in dismantling of democracy t violation of human and civil rights, we must ask ourself, who is next and what is next? >> reporter: it's not a rhetorical question. supervisor dan is posing. in a week of harrowing tales of families separated at borders. latest headline, court approved travel ban for 8 kmucommunitiess the community feeling chilled. many members right here in the bay area have continu

a man or woman who could change the high court and decisions it makes for generations. >> the justice met with the president and then went on the road to north dakota. he intends to put a lasting stamp on the court. >> the travel ban ruling underscores how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution. remember this so we have a pick to come up. we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that is going to be there for 40 years or 45 years. >> to get a justice confirmed, the president has to navigate a slim majority in the senate. we have jeff zeleny with more. he's in fargo. >> reporter: christine and dave, president trump making clear the retirement of kennedy is a midterm election issue. he will pick the replacement from the list of 25 conservative judges. largely from the federal appeals court. he had the list. it is a public list. we do not know who he will select. the white house counsel's office going through the list of judges. the president at a rally on wednesday night in fargo, made clear politics are at play as well. >> justice kennedy's retirement

to not only fill the seat of anthony kennedy but to fundamentally reshape the direction of the high courtith a firm conservative majority. >> we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court. that will begin immediately. and hopefully we're going to pick somebody who will be as outstanding. >> reporter: his retirement hands another monumental victory to the president in this midterm election year. perhaps nothing fires up conservatives more than a supreme court vacancy. justice kennedy delivered the bombshell news himself, carrying his retirement letter with him as he visited the white house only hours after the court finished its business for the term. >> i got his ideas on things including i asked him if he had certain people that he had great respect for that potentially could take his seat, which is a very hard seat to fill. >> reporter: that's an understatement. conservative wils will demand a more reliable vote than kennedy. a reagan nominee and libertarian who sided with liberals on abortion, affirmative action and gay rights. it's a chance for trump to

news from the high court, the ennedyto replace justice k and the court's big rulings this week.olitical analysis from publicly confronting trump adminisalation officito turmoil in the democratic party following a stunning victory by a progressive. plus, how one nonprofit is bringing free legal help to some of california's poorest and mosl rable residents. hello and welcome to kqed newsroom, i'm thuyu. v justice anthony kennedy announced his retirement this week. the sacramento native ct the swing vote on manyus momen rulings. as the court ended the term this week, kennedy sided with conservatives on two big cases affecting immigration and labor. wr for the majority, chief justice roberts rejected the argument the ban was mot by religious bias. also, the decision could have a bing impact o california where more than half of union members where first responders a teachers work in the public secoct . melissa murray is joining me now. welcome to you both. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you. >> professor ,murray let's begin with you. who was at the top of the list of potential nom

the high court ruling. the president has the power to protect our boirsd and keep america d our borders and keep america safe. president trump: i will always defend the sovereignty and safety and security of the american people. lou: we'll take up the victory with dr. sebastian gorka and david hanson. relentless rinos in congress poised for another vote of a so-called' immigration bill that promotes open borders. virginia congressman dave brat joins us on capitol hill. voters heading to the polls in 7 states. if you had any doubt about this president's ability to win as much and as often as he promised. you should acknowledge that roughly in a year and a half in his first term as president wins almost daily and this was another such day. you have the supreme court not only upholding the travel ban, but siding with conservatives against a california law that would enforce pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion. at the same time markets will be higher. the dow up 30 points. folks in the busin

to someone else hundreds of palestinians in occupied east jerusalem await a decision by israel's high court and we follow survivors of high school shootings to the touring the us looking to change gun laws. how the right has been heavy once again in the philippines and specifically in dissolved you get an idea from the whiteness of the cloud on satellite picture over two hundred millimeters in the last two days is north of manila but anyone who's on his program to this sort of downpour and you can see also the white truck plows running off into the gulf of tolerance more sides of it forget occasional showers and once again is going to be something born here possibly sumatra which gets them but that's the line of continually heavy rain it's increasing want to get in thailand in laos and sudden vietnam possibly further north as well but of course the philippines are in the heart of it winter is probably setting now skiing season has officially started down in southeast and possible strategy of the slow circulation here clad the winds coming up from the side of so it's cold and also it says th

nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney joins us in san francisco, where opponents of the high court's decision rallied tonight. terry? >> reporter: yeah, the nation's highest court has spoken and tonight more than 100 protesters spoke out at the federal building. they took on the president and the supreme court. tonight, messages. some projected onto the federal building, others directed at the supreme court. >> we're not treating muslims right. we need to do better. >> we as muslims love america as much as you do. >> reporter: the president's hailing the court's 5-4 decision as a major victory for the country and the constitution. >> the ruling shows that all of the attacks from the media and the democrat politicians are wrong. >> reporter: senator mazie hirano represents hawaii, which challenged the travel ban. >> i say who's going to be next? is the president going to issue an executive order against mexicans? >> i feel angry, frustrated. >> reporter: this man's parents emigrated fromyemen, onef several countries on the list. five of those countries mostly muslim. he feels today's ruling en

to not only fill the seat of anthony kennedy to be change the direction of the high court with a firm conservative majority. >> we will begin our search for a new justice of the united states supreme court that will begin immediately. and hopefully we're going to pick somebody who will be as outstanding. >> reporter: his retirement kept secret until the end. it adds another monumental to the president during the midterm and nothing fires them up more than a vacancy. justice kennedy delivered the news himself, carrying the resignation letter to the white house. >> i got his ideas on things, including i asked him if he had certain people that he had great respect for that potentially could take his seat, which is a very hard seat to fill. >> reporter: that is an understatement. conservatives will demand a far more reliable vote than kennedy. >> mr. president trump and mrs. reagan -- >> a reagan nominee and libertarian who sided with liberals on abortion and affirmative action and gay rights. it is a chance for trump to give the fifth full throated conservative. >> we have a very excelle

court. decision capping off a week where high daughte court upheldl band and deliver left a defeat on abortionnd a defeat on the political weaponization of union dues. >> in our country the selection of a justice of theu u.s. ruses suprem unitedstates is considere move important things. lou: we take it up, allen of harvard law. and roh, nos suffering a defeat on the hill. we'll talk about what it means for the future of the republican party and the nation with kimberly guilfoyle, and the dean himself ed rollins, president trump has plenty the supreme court. midterms and beyond. he is true to speak an hour from now at a campaign rally in fargo, north dakota, we'll bring his remarks live on a special edition of "lou dobbs tonight." top story, critical opportunity for the president to submit a conservative majority in the supreme court for a generation. perhaps two. justice anthony kennedy today announcing he is retiring, stepping down from high court after 3 decade, his retirement at end of next month, a decision a year after his former law clerk neil gorsuch took over the seat occupied by late

the high court ruling could cost unions millions in revenue while still having to represent those who don't pay dues. abc 7 news reporter david you louie looks at impact in the bay area. >> be aware. >> california has 2.5 million union members about half of them impacted by the supreme court ruling. those who work in the public sector. private seccer union members like the hotel workers are not. >> what this decision does is it creates a free rider problem. and undermines the ability of unions to represent all the workers in -- in work places and get good contracts for wages and benefits. >> the illinois state worker mark janice who took on his union and millions across the country can choose not to pay union dues to cover the cost of collective barring evening when they bifurcate. hence the reference to a free vied that could cause union to loose substantial income. thes policy center is declaring victory. >> that is hundreds of millions of dollars probably close to $1.0 billion in california finding its way into pliks forcibly taken from people to push causes they don't believe in.

critical swing vote, a key and pivotal voice in many of the biggest social issues, decisions from the high courtto jessica schneider she's in washington with more. his importance on this court sometimes called the kennedy court cannot be overstated from abortion, to gay rights, to affirmative action. on those social issues, he was a hero for liberals. on some other issues he was a hero for conservatives. >> and that means the balance of this court will change dramatically with a second president trump appointment and that's because justice kennedy, he really did control the outcome of hot button issue cases like no other justice in recent history. you said it. he sided with conservatives on issues like campaign finance and gun control and voting rights, while on the flip side, voting with the liberal wing to uphold abortion rights and affirmative action and of course, he wrote that majority opinion making same-sex marriage the law of the land in 2015. so many liberal groups around the country, they worry that while justice kennedy essentially saw both sides, they believe that the justice preside

the groups say the high court has been wrong before and is wrong now. >> i am here to say president trump we will not back down. we will continue to fight. >> travel ban opponents call it discriminatory they like the ruling to a fred court system o are u and dread scott decisions. >> another ruling today from the supreme court struck down a california law requiring anti-abortion skrernting to offer abortion information. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with more on this carolyn. >>> the law is known as the reproductive fact act went in effect in 2016. four liberal justices said the law should be upheld by the five conserves struck it down. the alpha pregnancy center on mission street in san francisco is said to be one of about 200 in the state affected by the supreme court decision. no one here would talk on camera but the staff tells me they see around 10 families each day. the u.s. supreme court says anti-abortion facilities no longer have to inform clients about state funded abortions and birth control. the alliance defending friedman had argued the case for the cen

coming in in a couple weeks, mitch mcconnell was gloating about the way he helped transform the high courte wake of the supreme court's decision yesterday to uphold trump's travel ban, mcconnell tweeted this picture of himself with justice neil gorsuch. isn't that something? a little pro man's there. today he took another victory lap defending his decision to refuse a hearing for president boll's nominee merrick garland. watch this. >> i think it was the single most consequential decision i've made. i felt very confident that had the shoe been on the other foot, the democratic senate would not have confirmed a supreme court nominee by a republican president in the middle of an election. i was pretty confident that the complaints would be pretty rank hypocrisy knowing full well that in the middle of a presidential election, you're not likely to be able to confirm. if the senate is crowed by the other party, not likely to be able to confirm a supreme court nominee. >> speak of hypocrisy, i'm joined by the roundtable to talk about what you just heard from mitch mcconnell. ken vogel, sabrina s

. >> now donald trump gets a second chance to shape the ideological balance of the high court in thehort list of nominees is not so short, 25 names on the list including a few finalists from his first pick, william h pryor junior and thomas harvin in current use our sen. mike we with the state set for this fierce battle, mitch mcconnell says he would like to see a vote to confirm the nominee very soon. >> the senate stands ready to fulfill its constitutional role. we will vote to confirm justice kennedy's successor this fall. >> reporter: democrats want to hold mcconnell to the same standard he applied in 2016 when he refused to bring merrick garland to the floor for a vote. here is sen. schumer. >> a republican colleagues in the senate should follow the rule they set in 2016 not to consider a supreme court justice in an election year. >> the impact of justice kennedy's role in the court cannot be overstated. voting with the majority in rulings on the travel ban in the public sector so this showdown is going to get busy. if you have plans this august you may want to reconsider. >> wh

justice anthony kennedy said today he is retiring after three decades on the high court. kennedy, who is 81 now, held the swing vote in many memorable 5-4 decisions, siding with liberals in legalizing gay marriage and refusing to overturn "roe v. wade." he joined conservatives in striking down a handgun ban and allowing corporations to spend as much as they want on political ads. president trump is now expected to move to cement conservative l ntrol of the court. here's jan crawford. >> reporter: the president was formally notified in a letter selivered to the white house. after 30 years on the court, thstice anthony kennedy would retire. >> and we will begin our search icr a new justice of the united states supreme court. that will begin immediately. >> reporter: a key swing vote, the 81-year-old's retirement gives the president the chance mo turn the court more solidly to the right for a generation. democrats warned of a fight. >> people from all across america should realize that their rights and opportunities are threatened. y reporter: but firmly in control of the se