pete rock, ian schwartzman.hank you so much. >>> next, a ruling today on one of our most fundamental constitutional rights. undercutting the voting rights act of 1965. how it could shake u up the 202 election. next. >>> a likely showdown at the supreme court over voting right. the 8th circuit court of appeals brushing aside decades of precedent on who can bring a case on race. hobbling section 2 of the voting rights act of 1965. the court ruling that only the d.o.j. itself can bring lawsuits, even though challenges brought by groups like the naacp and the aclu have been pivotal in protecting the right to the ballot overtime. the case the brought by the arkansas chapter of the naacp and the alaskao arkansas state arguing it did not give black voters enough representation. arkansas is one of the states immediately impacted by the ruling. joining us now is the mayor of little rock, arkansas. we're less than a year away from a presidential election. we have the census data that was used to tray to establish more map

people deeply tied to the music industry, legendary grammy winning producer and dj pique rock and ian schwartzman waving to you back as well. thank you so much, i'm so glad to have both of you on today. let me begin with you, pete, it is only right. you heard, and i've been hearing about the conversations about a.i. and using against a.i. in music. tell me why? >> okay, one of the negative reasons why is the fakers. using our likeness and our voice. that is major, you know? for me, for somebody to do that, to sound like me, use my likeness, and maybe get paid or however it works, it doesn't do us any good. and so it takes away from our creativity and what we work so hard to do for our fans. >> reporter: and, on that point, you've been outspoken that you think it's made the opposite. it could act should be another -- i happen to, yes. think that that is the case. i feel like this is going to be a brand new opportunity for artists just like pete rock and others create new rights categories, new avenue screams, and creatively expand their horizons in spaces they haven't been able to go to thus far.