last week on the day this new mississippi law was set to go into effect, a federal judge in mississippi blocked the law with a temporary restraining order. temporary. that temporary order eexpires after a hearing scheduled for 1:00 p.m. central time in mississippi tomorrow. if the judge does not rule tomorrow to keep blocking the implementation of that law, it's going to go into effect immediately, and the doctors at the state's only abortion clinic will be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital. they don't have the admitting privileges at a local hospital. that's why the law was designed that way. the clinic owner told us the doctors have applied buzz they haven't gotten any world back. it's not an easy thing. medical researcher recently pointed out to the folks at bloomberg news, to grant preventologs, they require doctors to live within a short distance of the hospital and to admit a minimum number of patients a year, often ten or more. a typical abortion provider would rarely admit more than one patient a year, and in many years would have no complications requiring hos

the once mighty mississippi at near record lows.uch of the cargo going nowhere fast, and that could affect consumer prices at the store. >>> and later, a big first for women at the london olympic games and meredith vieira has their story tonight. >>> parts of the midwest today thunderstorms brought some welcome rain. but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what they need to cope with this severe drought, which is officially the worst in 50 years. two thirds of the country now suffering through drought conditions. the extreme heat is making things worse. another brutal day in a lot of spots today. and this hot, dry disaster has taken a huge toll on the mississippi river. the artery of commerce through the middle of our country. nbc's john yang is in dubuque, iowa tonight. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the drought is a double whammy for mississippi barge shippers. the withering crops mean they have less product to ship. and the low water levels mean higher shipping costs and slower traffic. from minnesota to

he taught math at the university of mississippi. and he began his appointment as jefferson davis' private secretary in february of 1862. davis had had a secretary for the first year of the war but that relationship didn't seem to work as well. harrison got along very well with the president and with his whole family and harrison became very much like a member of the family. it's someone like lincoln's relationship with his two young secretaries. harrison, in fact, remained in touch with the davises for the rest of his life and died in, i believe, 1904. in fact, in one measure of how close harrison was with it family and how trusted he was, is that when davis sent his wife and children out of town about 36 hours before he, himself, evacuated richmond, he sent them in the care of burton harrison. so he trusted his entire family with him. we don't know very much about the third floor. burton harrison lived up there. there was bedroom and guest space up there, and we know mrs. davis gave birth once up there, but that's about all that we

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mississippi leads the nation in teen pregnancy.ut protecting women from pregnancy. it's -- these are horrid things that this governor is doing to the state. spending their money on this kind of legislation. >> now, the judge can still change his mind. the door's not closed yet, is that right? >> that's correct. you know, it's -- he is aware that we applied for admitting privileges and we're doing everything we can to comply with this law. i think that will be probably part of any ruling he makes. we're not out of the woods yet. >> now, the privileges that you refer to. privileges in hospitals. bloomberg said it's a trap. require physicians to live within a short distance to the hospital and admit a minimum number of patients a year. often ten or more. a typical would rarely admit more than one patient a year. so it's literally a trap. >> absolutely. this is a financial arrangement between a physician and a hospital. the state knew that. they were very wise in putting this kind of legislation in. because to the public, it sounds ent

we've literally stopped abortion in the state of mississippi. three blocks from the capital sits the only abortion clinic in the state of mississippi, this is the one we're talking about, a bill was drafted and said if you would perform an abortion in the state you must be certified ob-gyn with admitting privileges to the hospital. this guy is a para medic. anybody here in the medical field knows how hard it is to get admitting privileges to a hospital because many of these hospitals have religious affiliations so there's no way you'll get someone who is going to have admitting privileges at a certain hospital if they are a doctor who performs abortions, which effectively bans abortions in the state. >> well, i'm chairman of the public health committee in the mississippi house and this bill came through night committee. intent of this legislation is for health care for women. we believe this is a very serious procedure, we believe

it is not just mississippi watching this play out.rms abortions, and doctor, are you with us now? he is going to join us next, but we are having a few technical difficu difficulties and we will get back to him next, because it is an important story. we will continue to monitor what is happening in mississippi, because state author i tis will go in there to see if it is in compliance with the new mandates. we will take a break and be right back. [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? ♪ this olympian's mom has been doing it for years. she's got bounty. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. let the spills begin. p&g. proud sponsor of the olympic games. that could adapt to changing road conditions. one that continually monitors and corrects for wheel slip. we imagined a vehicle that can increase emergency braking power when you need it most. and we ima

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not just in mississippi but only other states that only have one abortion clinic. three of those states are dominated by g.o.p. governors and legislature. when you look at this record. it sure seems like a war on women. it's the right way to describe it. that's my view. >> david: the cover story in the atlantic this month is why women still can't have it all. more than a million have read it and thousands more have comment on it. the message comes from a seeming super woman. the author is politics and international affairs professor at princeton university who spent two years as the director of political planning at the state department, the first woman to every hold that position, and she is the mother of two teenaged sons. she writes, i still strongly believe that women can have it all, and that men can too i'm glad to hear it. i believe that we can have it all at the same time but not today. not with the way america's economy and society are currently structured. anne-marie slaughter why not. you're an icon to woman proving that you can have it all what have you

to that end, i'm got a response from mississippi's governor.gh his spokesperson he says governor bryant believes it's an important step in strengthening abortion regulations and protecting the health and safety of women. the federal judges decision is disappointing. that being the one to block this law from going into effect and the governor plans to work with state leaders to ensure this legislation properly takes effect as soon as possible. on the surface, that doesn't sound like a problem. that sounds like it's about the safety of the patients. why is that anything other than it sounds like? >> he's not every used the word safety and health of the patient until now when it's pointed out to him he's using the words can't wait to put the only abortion clinic out of business. it's the safest procedure done today. it's nine to 14 times safer than childbirth. we have a transfer agreement with a local hospital. it's not the option. there's not a problem here with complications. we're in excellent standing with the health department. we've been iss

threatened with closure by a new law in mississippi. new law that specifically targets new regulations only at abortion providers. new rules designed to be impossible for clinics to comply with, it seems. seems pretty clear it's designed to shut them down. the proponents of the law said that's what they were trying to do with the law. in this case, the law required all abortion clinics to have admitting privileges. at a local hospital, something the primary providers at the only mississippi clinic do not have. something that mississippi's republican governor knew they did not have when they signed that bill into law in april. >> i think it's historic that today you see the first step in a movement, i believe, to do what we campaigned on, to say we're going to try to end abortion in mississippi. >> they admitted they wanted to shut down all access to abortion in mississippi. the goal of mississippi lawmakers in passing the new targeted regulations was to shut down the state's only clinic. the clinic as we have been reporting here, sued i

a new law in mississippi takes effect today. could it force the state's only remaining abortion clinic to close. >>> the highest court has made its decision. one governor says he won't comply. i'll talk with florida governor rick scott about why his state is ignoring the health care ruling. >>> and super guppy has landed. carla, the hologram, is ready to help you. and chicago has a new taxi law for your stomach coming up in "cross country." >>> it is sunday, july 1. good morning, everyone. so glad you're with us. i'm randi kaye. we start this morning with a state of emergency. strong storms are being blamed for at least 12 deaths across the east and into the midwest. people killed by downed trees and loose power lines. three states have declared emergencies -- virginia, west virginia, and ohio. at last count, around three million people were without power. >>> and in indiana, lightning may be to blame for this scene in noblesville. two you do pinellas countys were badly damage -- two duplexes were badly damaged. no one was injur

a new law in mississippi takes effect today.ate's only remaining abortion clinic to close. >>> and bankrupt. not a company, an entire city. we'll tell you where and why it happened later this hour. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 a.m. on the west. thanks for starting your morning with us. happy sunday. >>> we start in colorado where firefighter gained a little ground on a fast-moving wildfire near colorado springs. the waldo canyon fire is now 45% contained. that's up from 25% at this hour yesterday. still, the fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes. thousands of homes still being threatened. we'll take you there live in just a couple of minutes. >>> now to the strong storms that knocked out power to millions. at least 12 deaths are being blamed on the storms. those deaths caused mostly by falling trees and some power lines. athena jones is live in forecast, virginia, this morning -- in fairfax county, virginia, this morning. virginia is one of three states declaring emergency. how man

we'll ask about mississippi and the fact that mississippi's only abortion provider may be barred from-- please do not forget this, is still legal in this country. and democratic leader nancy pelosi talks about the role that aids activism played in her career, after the break. ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains. let's go where no paint has gone before, and end up some place beautiful. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now at the home depot, buy four gallons of paint and get the fourth one free. every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. >>> the man on you are seeing is a republican from mississippi. >> we have literally stopped abortion in the state of mississippi. and, of course, there you have the other side. they

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, which the county seat is naches, on the mississippi, cotton lands on the mississippi river. this was a westward migration. for the slaves, for the african-americans, that migration involved really more people than moving people across the atlantic. and it was also a huge trauma, slaves were taken, families were taken apart. they were taken away from their churches, where the authentic which are the kind of worship that you can hear in black american churches today i think is one of our closest connections with how people actually lived in the 18th century. it's a tradition that's been carried on for a long time with the hugely strong musical tradition which has been related in our popular music. but you also had the sort of huge trauma of people being moved across the country in a variety of ways. tocqueville saw the slave market in new orleans. he saw the stuff that was going on. as i say, he was concerned about it. and at the same time, he could hardly not but be impressed by huge economic growth by the bustle and change, by the vigor of this somewhat disorganized, very mu

jobs, jobs in mississippi. we all got to be working together on this global economy. >> i'm not sure i would buy that, but that's a good sell. >> is he going to pay for that time? >> terry, personally, i think that you should run and if you run for governor, you would win. i would be willing to bet you a bottle of vodka which we could share on the set which you'd have to buy if you won, fair? >> in fairness, when we ended the primaries a lot of people got a real charge out of it. you asked me to bring the last primaries, down in puerto rico, i brought it back and give you credit, let's open it and celebrate the end of the primaries and you had the first shot and joe ant i weren't going to let a woman drink alone. i'll bring the next bottle and see where we go. i'll make a deal. if i can get governor barbour to come out for me that would be a big deal. >> is it true you went along with this mcauliffe deal to get him to stop talking? >> depends on whether it is successful. >> i love it. two of our favorites forme

greenwood, mississippi, we think of some of the legendary journalists down there who tried in the mississippio much good during those years, and now to learn that nbc news was there and doing this kind of work and that you're expanding on it, lester. >> it's a very changed place right now. somebody asked me what was the white reception about this story. my sense is folks down there don't run from their history. in fact, they appreciate their history, if for no other reason, a measure of how far things have progressed. they now have a mixed city council, a fully integrated town and folks knew we were council. ful ful ful ful ful fully integrated town. people knew we were doing this story and were interesting. >> you can all catch "finding booker's place" on sunday on "dateline." >>> what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? that's next here on "andrea mitchell reports." [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you don't back down from a challenge. this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doc

. >>> a federal judge is allowing mississippi's antiabortion law to go into effect. they will be allowed to stay open without punishment for now. they have time to comply with the new law that requires doctors to be certified obgyns with privileges at local hospitals. it's seen as a win for both sides. >>> now to a story of a lost hiker who defied everyone's expectations. they feared they would find a body. instead, they found the hiker 50 pounds lighter. 50 pounds with literally just the clothes on his back to survive. here is our salt lake city affiliate. >> this is where william started what he thought was time of solace in the dessert at the trail head. he ended 50 miles downstream. >> he was glad to see anyone. he started talking and telling about his ordeal. his hardships and what he had done to survive. he kept talking. he was as much starved for companionship as he was nourishment. >> the deputy and helicopter pilot with the utah highway patrol spotted him from the air sitting in the river. >> he said he caught a fish. he ate a couple toads along the river. s