the governor about it, he was really hopeful that he would be able to -- that not he would, but north carolina would be able to turn somebody over. it didn't happen. generally speaking, that feels like a sad thing for north carolinians and their right. you see it differently. >> yeah, i think that they're -- obviously it was a disappointment, right? when representative caught them and no other republican honestly voted to sustain governor cooper's veto last week. we saw the, or this week i mean, we saw the turmoil in, that right? when we're seeing right stripped away from folks across our state for reproductive freedom. but that doesn't mean that we stop fighting. our party is a party of resistance. we always have been. from a public and oppression in our state. when we think about how far our party and our state actually has come since, and overcome, republican gerrymandering and racial gerrymandering -- i really do believe that we have an opportunity here to galvanize democrats. and folks across our state who believe in bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. in order to change their minds

they are defunding public schools in north carolina.oney, taking money out of pockets of public school kids and putting them in the bank accounts of wealthy parents, sending their children down to private schools. this has a long term, incredible long term damaging impacts on north carolina, and our ability to compete. they are making it harder for kids to compete in the global economy. >> north carolina attorney general dot, thank you very much for being with us. i want to get your reaction to what you just heard. specifically around this question. gerrymandering, i think we talk about democracy reform, that can sound so esoteric. but when you are reminded that something as practical and every day as abortion care is ultimately tied to something like gerrymandering, and who gets to control state legislative bodies, you are reminded that there is nothing esoteric about it. it actually has huge day-to-day consequences for people across this country. >> the statistic that you showed there is very revealing, that 57% of voters in north car

we're recruiting folks from across north carolina. for 2023. because municipal elections are happening this year and battleground 2024 for a starts with battleground 2023. we want to contest municipal races and get folks an opportunity to vote for somebody else on a ballot. because we know that democracy is not democracy without choices. and voters across northern carolina haven't had a choice in a lot of their elections. in the last few years. the democratic party as prioritizing that. we also know that the two jobs of the democratic party is to get out our base and make sure we're protecting our incumbents. we didn't do that in 2020 or in 2022, for that matter. joe biden lost our state by 100,000 votes. cheri beasley lost our state by 134,000 votes. that to me are democrats that did have their doors knocked. did have their phones called. didn't understand that we are active and in our communities year-round. that's the organization i want to build across north carolina this year. i know it's what wins elections. when democrats acros

the people of north carolina are mad.t, it took them 42 hours to turn back the clock in 50 years. they did it in the dark of night because they did not want anyone to know what was in this legislation because they know the people don't support it. yet they pushed through. they are saying, they will come back for more. >> incredible, governor, as you know, this all happened because north carolina legislator campaigned as a pro-choice democrat, and then switched parties to vote for abortion restrictions. have you talked to that legislature about the switch and the rationale for doing so? >> we talked quite a bit and do it during the time, particularly as she was considering her switch, and we were facing a lot of issues where i knew she had stood with democrats for years. we have a lot more issues coming up. one of the reasons she said she flipped this because she said she needed more opportunity for freedom of thought, imagine that, at the republican party but what i urged her to do is to stand up to her new party, just li

joining us now is north carolina governor roy cooper. governor, thank you so much for being here tonight. i'll just get right to it. do you think republicans given the polling, given the numbers in terms of support for this abortion ban, do you think republicans will pay a price for their actions yesterday? >> yes, they will. it's pretty clear that partisan gerrymandering on steroids caused this today because the majority of north carolinians do not want -- people are angry. women feel slapped in the face with this bill that came at them so fast, and every single republican even though who promised to protect women's reproductive freedom, those republicans in swing districts, everyone one of them voted for this ban. and this shows us that republicans are unified in their assault for reproductive freedom. now, they tried to do this really fast, alex. they passed this law in 42 hours -- it took them 42 hour tuesday turn the clock back 50 years, allow no amendments, no public input and ran it through. i have ten days to veto it. we went acr

you are staying there is a way out of this for north carolina. it is to put pressure on the four republicans or every republican in the goal is to get in this particular case just one. that's mirrored in a number of states in south carolina. the five women in the legislature, some of whom are republican, some of whom are independents gather together to overcome a bill like this. >> [silence] >> governor, i think you may be muted. i definitely want to hear what you're saying. >> sorry about that. sure. you've hit it on the had. really, here is the code should indeterminate constitutional rights. but that's where we are with the overturning of roe v. wade and these battles have moved to state capitals. and the extreme position of republicans is being felt across the country. you are having republicans take a second look at this. they know that this is largely unpopular. throughout the country. these bands that criminalize abortion. that puts doctors in very difficult positions. you have a south carolina where republican women are standing with democ

republicans in fact have a super majority in the north carolina house and the north carolina senate.se they've got that super majority, what that term in fact means is that technically if all republicans vote together, they have enough votes to override the veto, which they say they're going to try to do as soon as tomorrow. overriding governor cooper's veto would put the abortion ban in place in north carolina. but if they're going to do that, override his veto, they cannot lose a single vote. they cannot lose one republican in the senate nor can they lose one republican in the house. so we'll see tomorrow. and on the one hand, you know, this is political math. political math right down to the margin. on the other hand, this is a fundamental case involving freedom and healthcare for the people of north carolina. we'll see what happens there in north carolina tomorrow. but bigger picture this of course was all set in motion, this whole scenario was set in motion by the monumental ruling last year from the supreme court overturning roe vs. wade. that is a ruling that has profoundly ch

we were able to get a bipartisan agreement to expand medicaid and north carolina.go, we are able to get a bipartisan agreement on clean energy. those are things that we will continue to work on, but make no mistake, north carolina democrats are going to be ready in 2024, and even with gerrymandered districts, we'll put at the top of the list, making sure that we have enough democrats elected to make sure that we can sustain a veto, what we hope to be a newly elected governor to take office in 2025. that is critically important. we democrats need to pay more attention to governors races and state legislative races. her zip code should not determine your constitutional right, but that is what the u.s. supreme court has done by overturning roe v. wade. the battles a state capitals and legislatures. i was chairman of the democratic governors association last year, and we were able to end up with post two democratic governors in crucial states like wisconsin and michigan and arizona and pennsylvania. we were able to elect democratic governors, and that is going to be im

campaign in 2022 said that they did not want to restrict women's reproductive rights here in north carolina peoples freedom and restriction on their ability to make decisions for themselves. we are urging every north carolinians to contact every republican member of the general assembly and urge them to respect people's fundamental freedom and sustain the governor's veto. we are not naive, we know it's a long shot, but we are going to fight and flight and and urge folks to reach out to the members of the republican legislator. >> let me ask you a political question if i can, as i mentioned you are running for governor. you are republican one of your republican opponents is the current lieutenant governor mark robinson. this is a man who has brutally smeared school shooting survivors. he is called the lgbtq people, quote, filth. how do you feel about having a man like that so close to the governor's mansion. what do you plan to do about it? >> well i am troubled that he says these things that are so hateful about other human beings. it's absolutely contrary to the way a leader is supposed to

look, north carolina and now south carolina because their law was struck down, have become essentiallyrtion access refuge. so, if this bill does go into effect and become law in north carolina, and if south carolina lawmakers can get their six-week ban figured out because there are some tweaks made to the law, the south will effectively not have any place that has passed 12 weeks without these exceptions. >> we're almost out of time, but give us the update on. wisconsin >> today in wisconsin, omar referenced there, we are talking about this 1849. bills won the dobbs ruling came down, basically it wisconsin reverted back to 1849. a bill that effectively bans all abortion. so the attorney general went in an argued today, they said that they have passed several laws since then, it's ridiculous that we've had to go back to a law from 1849 and they say that they found this little catch, basically. that it only applied to non consensual abortions. so the law does not apply to a consensual abortion and they argued that today in court. i think we have a soundbite, but i bet we do not have time

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina reserves. the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: i rise in opposition to h.j.res. 45. 45 million people americans are eligible for president biden's debt relief. 26 million borrowers in congressional district across the country have already applied for relief, including 16 million who have already been approved prior to litigation stopping the process. h.j.res. 45 denies the relief that was promised. to be clear, the people impacted by this is not the wealthy and well kekd. it is those earning less than $75,000. and you are not eligible to you are making over $125,000 a year. that's in stark contrast, of course, to the trump tax scam where 80% went to the top 1%. republicans refuse to answer questions about how the resolution will actually be implemented, because under the congressional review act resolution, you don't get to pick and choose which parts of a rule you're overturning. you have to overturn the whole rule, including the pause in student loan payments and the deferral of interest.

dianne gallagher is live outside the state capital in raleigh, north carolina. we're waiting to see what happens once lawmakers are back in session. south carolina this morning. but north carolina is where the news was made overnight as they overrode that veto that had been issued by the democratic governor there. >> that's right. they were out of options when it comes to this bill. this is now law in the state of north carolina. they will use this, they say, to energize people in the state of north carolina. but beyond the politics here is the changes that will happen in this state. not just for north carolinians but also as you mentioned, from those around the region. we're talking about a slew of changes. right now today, there are 20-week cutoff for abortions in the state of north carolina. on july 1st, that will change to 12 weeks with exception. some of those including rape and incest victims. they have date cutoffs and exceptions as well. there is a slew of other change this is this bill including new regulations, reporting requirements, as well as stipula

the new law will go into effect in north carolina. the majority of those new stipulations and requirements and restrictions happening on july 1. democrats have no further recourse on this particular bill. it is now law. but democrats have told cnn that they plan to use this as a way to energize their base in the state looking ahead to 2024. dianne gallagher, cnn, raleigh, north carolina. >> i'd like to bring in cnn's senior political analyst and senior editor at the "atlantic" ron brownstein. he joins me now from los angeles. i appreciate you being with us. >> hi, rosemary. >> so the u.s. state of north carolina's general assembly has just banned abortions after 12 weeks, overriding the governor's veto. what do you expect the fallout of this will likely be? >> well, first, it's just an extraordinary story where a democrat, a woman who was elected as a democrat, staunchly supportive of abortion rights, quit the party, joined the republican party, allegedly because she felt slighted over how democrats are dealing with her on other issue

north carolina parents brooke weis and heidi gomez join me now.hy is governor cooper upset about parents having choices for educating their kids that he is willing to declare state of emergency? >> he is upset because we finally have a super majority, representative tricia cotham has been working really long to get this passed and he's upset about that, because they will override his veto. >> todd: it is shocking he thinks this is appropriate use of the power vested in the governor. beyond that, brian, 39% much fourth graders are below basic reading and 34% of eighth graders below basic reading. 39% of eighth graders in north carolina below in math, those numbers are horrible. why is it okay to send his kid to private school to get education to beat the numbers, but not majority of the great families in north carolina. why can't they send their kids? >> something has to change and apparently the governor attended proclamation and you can't wipe away bankruptcy and declare state of emergency. families are state of urgency as relates to the opportun

north carolina republicans look around. there's a six-week debate in south carolina.overnor ron desantis just signed a six-week ban in florida. north carolina republicans, if you look at the state, a lot of suburbs and moderate republicans, this is a north carolina republican saying, yes, this bans most abortions, but it has reasonable exceptions. >> the senate bill 20 is common sense. it bounds us, protecting the life of the unborn. it balances that with a woman's need for life-saving care. >> people watching at home will have their own opinions on this issue, but this is american politics today. you go state by state and maybe north carolina voters will agree. maybe north carolina is on the whole will agree. maybe not. the boiden campaign thinks another look in north carolina now because of suburban voters to try to use this issue to maximize turnout. >> this has been a purple state and it's hard to describe that. there are republicans who put majorities in both chambers of the legislature, but the governor is a democrat, and this is a state that could be considered

what is the reality for women living in care north carolina and across the south who may have used northbs was decided last year we saw a record 30 to 40% increase coming -- to north carolina because we were one of the last states in the southeast where abortion was illegal up to 20 weeks and so this 12-week ban is just going to be devastating for the women in our state and women all across the southeast who are coming to us. the republicans, like he said, tried to craft a moderate compromise. but every physician group in north carolina, the ob/gyn society, the medical society, the society of family physicians, oh came out against this ban. because they know how devastating it would be for health care in our state. it basically sets up an obstacle course for people to jump through so many hoops before they can even access abortion. so, even though republicans say that it is legal up to 12 weeks, they have put so many obstacles in the way that it's really going to prevent people from getting the -- >> yeah, i think about those 72 hours where you have to meet with a physician before you ar

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now this could be a 12-week ban that could be in place in north carolina. rity of americans and, as ya yamiche points out, the majority of north carolinians think abortion should be legal in some form? >> you have to remember that when republicans run in primaries, like democrats fill in primaries, they fill out absolute surveys that say i'm either against or in favor of abortion in all circumstances. to the republican legislatures typically in gerrymandered district more worried about the right primary, they feel like they've compromised. they're not doing as strict as other states, outlawing it altogether or going to six weeks. they were forced to compromise to 12 weeks which is one of the more liberal states with a republican majority at this time. the governor, though, is saying that is still very extreme because he filled out similar surveys when he ran for political office as attorney general and governor, and he's going no exceptions, pro-choice all the way. we're going to keep it at 20 weeks. that is the situation, and i agree with the assessment. mo

a little cheaper in north carolina, but not much.ficant amount of money you'd have to raise and spend. democrats right now, we don't know what the president's fund-raising numbers have been since his announcement. they're quite confident they'll have upwards of $2 billion to play with at the end of this. if we look back at the 2022 cycle, republicans have at least recently struggled to raise as much money as democrats, especially in small dollar donations. it may be that by next year, democrats find themselves with a real spending advantage and then they get to figure out how to play with it. i think the other thing worth mentioning here, there have been other presidential cycles where that discussion about california and new jersey, there's no discussion right now beyond these two states in terms of expansion opportunities. the biden campaign is focused on the states he won in 2020. they're aware a lot of those victories were incredibly narrow victories. it's not at all clear at this point that georgia or arizona are going to go int

gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us.fter having his veto overridden what is the governor going to do? can he do anything? >> reporter: you know, kate, from a legislative point, no, he cannot, but the governor says that he does have a plan. i will get to that in just a moment. but, look, as of last night when the gop super majority in the north carolina house and senate overrode the governor's veto, this abortion bill is now law. most of it goes into effect on july 1st which will then take the current cutoff for abortions in north carolina from 20 weeks to 12 weeks with some exceptions, but, look, democrats are pointing to the host of other changes that this law will make to the landscape here in north carolina, including to medication abortion, requiring several in-person appointments and adding new regulations reporting and licensing requirements that democrats and medical associations say could make it harder for people to obtain abortions even before that cutoff date. now, look, the democrats last night tried to speak

i know you've been very active in north carolina.ve a state that's pretty close. it's a 50 to 48 state. it's got a democratic governor, elected statewide twice, super majorities in the state legislature of republicans. how did this happen, and what does it mean now that they've been given the greenlight to gerrymander even more aggressively? >> well, i think it means that democracy is at risk in north carolina, as it is really around this country in the ways that you just described. i mean, what happened in north carolina is that there was a judicial election, and the composition of the court changed. we now have more republicans than democrats on the supreme court. this new supreme court overturned supreme court decision from just a few months ago that will now allow partisan gerrymandering to occur in north carolina, a place where the super majority of republicans. you know it's gonna happen. this super majority of republican legislature is gonna come up with districts that will favor, in an inappropriate way -- they will gerrymand

that might make north carolina less attractive even as it is still less strict to have other types of abortion bans, so we may see some of that, folks might have to drive further north to be able to get a quick abortion procedure. >> thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> turning to kentucky, republican voters head to the polls tomorrow in a contested race. kentucky is just one of three states with gubernatorial elections this cycle along with louisiana and mississippi. with andy beshear in the governor's mansion, the gop is looking to secure all levers of the government. thank you so much for being here. republicans want to get in and get this nomination to go after governor beshear. what are the main issues voters are talking about? >> the fact that he is a governor in such a republican state, republicans feel like this is a chance to topple him during the general election, so there is a long line, 12 republicans who have lined up, three main contenders so far. a lot of arguments have focused on the hot button national issues we have seen the country and co

now, again, north carolina doesn't have a recall option either.tuents. they just have to wait until the next election. >> we have a little bit more time, you guys have any other questions? >> is there political reason for a shift? is your district to change? the schwann run statewide? i'm trying to think what the reasoning could've been for this. >> there are some hints at the very beginning of the session when she was given a chair by the republican speaker of the house. she was one of two democrats receive a chair. but there doesn't seem to be a moment, at least, there is, no donations or anybody at this point has tracked down, there is no anything beyond the fact that she says like she felt bullied out of her party. she felt like things were changing. >> we have to go, but i think she was off of the chair ship -- >> and also i heard she got a really big office. that's all i heard. i will also note that she is a very big proponent of school choice, which is very much a republican platform in that state. and she has been able to push through that

north carolina has allowed abortion for 20 weeks we for decades.f fact, there was even a court case that allowed abortions to go on for 24 weeks before the dobbs decision. so what this does is it changes the entire landscape for how doctors practice medicine, for how clinics do business with ended eviscerate's basic rights that two generations of women have experienced in our state. it is such bad policy and it is so bad for the health care of women and girls. my heart goes out to the women of the state. >> it just strikes me looking at the polling it i'm sure you and i are looking at the same polling. when you look at the country nationwide, 53% of americans support abortion access. you look at the numbers in your own state, if anything, you have a lot of people who actually wanted to see access expanded. i thought we all watched what happened in the midterms where even states where they may not have pro-choice majorities, you had voters who came out and said what they are trying to do is government overreach and i will not have it. i have to imag

plus a battle over school reform in north carolina.ernor is declaring a state of emergency? is this necessary? we'll talk to a state lawmaker in favor of school choice. >> it is time to declare a state of emergency for public education in north carolina. there is no executive order like with a hurricane or the pandemic. but it is no less important. ♪ with wet amd, sometimes i worry my world is getting smaller because of my sight. but now, i can open up my world with vabysmo. vabysmo is the first fda-approved treatment for people with wet amd that improves vision and delivers a chance for up to 4 months between treatments. which means doing more of what i love. ♪ vabysmo is the only treatment designed to block 2 causes of wet amd. vabysmo is an eye injection. don't take it if you have an infection or active swelling in or around your eye, or are allergic to it or any of its ingredients. treatments like vabysmo can cause eye infection or retinal detachment. vabysmo may cause a temporary increase in eye pressure after receiving the inject

making her the first female to chair an airport authority in north carolina. donna always stood firm in her faith and enjoyed serving her fellman through her search as well. as her testament to her commitment, in 2020 she was a re1eu7ent of the order of the long leaf pine, the state's highest civilian award for service. . here numerous contributions to the community will never, ever be forgotten. hers is a tremendous legacy that will be felt for many years to come. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of mary giangreco. jeannie was born in hazelton, pennsylvania. as the daughter of two medical professionals, she always knew she wanted to devote her life to the service of others. her professional career consisted of many health care roles, including being a tech in her father's surgical suite and selling medical equipment to some of the top manufacturers of the company. outside of her profess

in the south, that's really important what's happened here in north carolina, because in the south andvirginia and south carolina. but in south carolina they are working to pass a six—week ban, and in virginia, democrats in the state assembly were able to deny a 15—week ban but the governor there does support that restriction. so a lot remains to be seen but the big headlines this morning here in the us are that the south now has greater restrictions. and really interesting reaction, quite an interesting political situation in north carolina, because this was after a veto, a veto was overridden that had been put in by the democratic governor roy cooper, and he has made a statement. he said, we will never stop fighting to protect women's health, never, never, never stop fighting to protect the health of women here. so there are strong views on both sides. where is the future? is there any way back for north carolina? can this be overridden again? it will be very difficult to make changes to the law now. the governor told others in an interview earlier this the governor told us in an int

joining me now is north carolina governor roy cooper. thank you so much for being here. i'm going to put that something on hold for just a poke. i want to put on the screen what the bill has in it. 20 weeks to 12 as we were talking about. there are new rape and incest limits, those are at 20 weeks. fetal anomalies, 24 woeks. they still protect for the mother's life. $160 million including in this bill for child care and terrainal leave for teachers and employees. there's also a lot of restrictions if you want to get an abortion, within the legal time frame, you have to consult with a doctor ahead of the abortion. you have to get the abortion pill in person. there's new licensing on collins. the republican party in north carolina governor says that this is a common sense compromise. they've pointed to other states where the abortion limits are much skooner, six weeks even. is this compromise common sense in your opinion. >> it's absurd to call this legislation a common sense compromise. you don't do that when you keep it under lock and key, release it, and then vote on it

here in north carolina we are on a razor's edge. major policy changes can happen because of one legislator making a decision. because of our gerrymandered districts, we are so close to a super majority. the last four years we've had enough democrats to be able to stop all of the bad legislation. all of my vetoes had been upheld. but when you're talking about investments in education for our children, when you're talking about expanding medicaid, which we were able to get done, by the way, when you're talking about bills that discriminate, bills that attack voting rights, bills that affect our democracy, those one votes matter, and, yes, it's a lot of pressure to make sure that we don't have these radical policy changes in a state that has kept our purpose nature. one of the reasons why we're the number one state in the country for business is because businesses say we are stable. we have a good business environment, but we also have stayed out of the culture wars, and if you run for elected office, you have to be tough and ready to

abortion bans in place coming to north carolina, this would seem to put north carolina off the map forl. colin: i think that's something that all republicans are actually thinking of as they created this particular law. certainly, if you're coming from another state and you have to make multiple doctor's visits, even if you are seeking an abortion prior to 12 weeks, that makes it harder for someone who's coming across from tennessee, to come into north carolina multiple times to jump through the hoops to get the procedure. that they make north carolina less attractive as a destination for people coming from other southern states that have stricter bans, even as it's still less strict here than in other states around us. and further south that have more six weeks or other types of abortion bans on the books. so we may see we'll see some of that. it may not be as great and and some folks may have to drive further north to be able to get a quick and easy to access abortion procedure. william: colin campbell of wunc, thank you so much for being here. colin: thanks for having me. william: t

, republican of north carolina. let's get to some of your calls now. first up is alex in washington, d.c., democratic life. you're on alex. >> caller: good morning to both of you. i'm interested to hear from the congressman, what parts of the budget of what parts of spending are you an particular willing to cut? it c seems like all of the areas people talk about police the things that i've hearde people call in about say so we should cut the national endowment ofti the arts and we should cut things that have to do with diversity training. i'm sure that's nice to your republican supporters, conservative reporters but those are drops in the bucket compared to things like what we spend on defense and what we spend on other things. i'm interested to hear what you think what spending cuts would make a difference in terms of cuttingck back the national deb. i was calling in earlier, i wanted to point out i do think people understand the difference between the deficit and the debt. under pretty much every republican presid

tonight we are seeing the latest front line in the battle over abortion in america in north carolina. we're waiting right now for republican lawmakers in that state to reaffirm a new abortion bill that the state's democratic governor roy cooper said last night in his broadcast would turn the clock back 50 years for women. he vetoed the republican passed measure which could ban abortion after 12 weeks and impose other limitations making it harder to get even before that 12-week period. this afternoon the state senate overrode his veto, so now we're waiting to hear from the house where this all could hinge on a single vote. cnn's diane gallagher in raleigh for us tonight. where does the governor's veto stand now? >> reporter: as we speak the north carolina house is debating over this bill, senate bill 20 and whether or not they'll override that veto. a little earlier today after about an hour debate in the senate they chose and passed that veto override in a party 30-20 vote. that was the first part of this two-part process. this is when it gets tricky here because it's a numbers game.

only 26% of eighth graders are proficient in north carolina.bout the failing government school system. but, no, instead he's issuing this so-called state of emergency over all families, all parents getting more of an opportunity for educational freedom in the state of north carolina. the reality is, this is a state of emergency for special interests who control roy cooper, the teachers unions and the defenders of the status quo. but it is a state of serendipity for parents who want more of a say in their own kids' education. charles: we have seen this rise as a political issue. it certainly has played a major role in florida, it probably got youngkin elected as governor. and certainly it's the resonating all over country. how do you explain though a governor in a state where it's clear there's already an educational crisis not grasping, at least listening to alternative choicesesome. >> well, the democrat party is owned by the teachers unions. the the apt, american federation for teachers, 99.97% of their campaign contributions went to democrat

boris. >>> now to a battle over abortion rights brewing in north carolina.rowd of supporters this weekend, the state's democratic governor, roy cooper, vetoed a controversial bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks. the bill's fate is now back in the hands of the state legislature where a republican super majority could override that veto. diane gallagher is tracking this story for us live from charlotte, north carolina. diane, governor cooper is urging certain republican lawmakers to essentially back off of overriding his veto. what comes next? >> boris, next is that expected override vote in both the house and the senate. but that's the key. you mentioned that governor cooper has been zeroing in on specific republicans, and that's because of the margins here in north carolina. republicans have the exact number of members to make up that super majority. what that means is they can override the veto. but what it also means is that if just one republican either defects or is even absent, that the veto would be sustained. effectively killing this bil

north carolina is a hub of innovation and diversity. people with roots from all over the world have come together to build a prosperous and growing community in our state. my district is stronger because of its diversity. and we need an immigration system that reflects north carolina's needs and values. i believe it is possible to have a fair and efficient immigration system, while also protecting our national security and ensuring the safety of american citizens. that's why i was discouraged that with title 42 set to expire the majority chose to advance partisan legislation rather than bipartisan solutions that can pass the house, senate, and get signed into law. like wise while the administration announced several short-term steps leading up to the expiration of title 42, it was too little, too late, and now congress must act. it's unfortunate that addressing the situation at the southern border has become a political issue. border security is not a democrat issue, not a republicannish sheurks it's an american issue we must address. i

>>> the battle for reproductive rights heats up in north carolina as republican lawmakers defy the governor's veto on abortion >>> a big win for lgbtq rights in missouri. officials lift an emergency ban limiting health care for trans minors >>> why money matters even to millionaires an online debate about splitting everything 50/50 >>> and the results are in did your state make the list of best places to live? it's wednesday may 17 "early today" starts right now >>> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we are now just 15 days away from the country defaulting on its debt white house and congressional leaders projected a rare optimistic tone during this second meeting to avoid an economic crisis. we go to brie jackson in washington good morning was there any progress made yesterday? >> reporter: there was some. the window is narrowing for the u.s. to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default and economic catastrophe. treasury secretary janet yellen reiterated the june 1st deadline on monday. with that in mind, president joe biden sat down with congressional leaders for

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. rouzer, for five minutes. rourz rouz mr. speaker -- mr. rouzer: mr. speaker, i rise to honor the career and service of sheriff john ingram who recently retired from his long and distinguished tenure in law enforcement. a proud native of brunswick county, sheriff ingram dedicated his life to his community by joining the brunswick county sheriff's department in 1991. starting as a patrol deputy, he quickly rose through the ranks and served in many different capacities, including in the warrant and detective divisions, then became lieutenant in the narcotics division and commander of the department's swat team. mr. ingram later joined the columbus county sheriff's office where he was named chief deputy before returning to brunswick county in the same role. shortly thereafter, he was appointed brunswick county sheriff, earning re-election to the post in each and every election since. during his tenure leading the brunswick county sheriff's office, he expanded the department to accommodate

this change in north carolina law, it is through the north carolina legislature because republicans voted on a party line and were able to get that through. so it would be -- it looks pretty certain that republicans are going to be able to override that democratic governor roy cooper's veto and be able to pass this. now, of course, as you just mentioned, key to this is the fact that trisha cotham who used to be a democrat, and who talked about her own personal experience needing a medically necessary abortion that she would be someone that would be key to republicans now being able to have this vote, but we won't know, of course, the final vote until this afternoon. so i don't count votes until they're actually cast here. but it seems like this is going to go through. >> keep us posted. let me bring in another voice of this conversation, joining us now is democratic north carolina state senator sydney batch. thank you for being here. what is your message to your republican colleagues this morning ahead of this potential override vote? >> yeah, i think that if they want to leave north caro

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what happens in north carolina, how does that matter to you and your constituents in south carolina?ccess, quality of care? >> i mean, we are neighboring states. it is sad, but very true, all of the southern states are being targeted in the same ways, the same rhetoric, the same strategies. and they are working, because the republican majority, you know, they have a majority in north carolina as well as south carolina. take us, for instance. when we look at the fact that the supreme court, earlier this year, just struck down a six-week ban, and here we are again about to debate it in the senate, we were not given that opportunity, really. the first time that it was introduced, i think it was introduced in the 1st of february. and then it passed the senate on the 9th of february, without giving us an opportunity to hear public testimony at the subcommittee level, without even having a full committee. i mean, they are bypassing every opportunity for the public to weigh in because they know they are outnumbered outside of the state house. and it is a sad commentary that we are seeing he

[applause] there is a reason why the north carolina medical society, the ob/gyn society, the north carolina academy of family physicians all oppose this bill. [applause] how about leave the medicine to the doctors? and the decisions to the women? [applause] now we've heard republican legislators claiming this bill is a mainstream compromise. [crowd chanting] let me tell you what, mainstream bills don't get rid in secret. kept under lock and key, introduced in the dark of night, kept from public input from, protected from any amendments, and then get ran through in less than 48 hours. which is by the way shorter than the mandatory 72 hours they make women wait for health care after the first appointment. [applause] there is nothing, nothing mainstream about this bell. they head the dirty details of it. you know why? because they didn't want you to show up. they know north carolina doesn't want an abortion ban. so they dressed this up, and they tried to disguise it. but together, we have showed up, and we have exposed it. [applause] we have to stop this ban, so today, right there, [applause]

toward north carolina. if republicans have the votes there, then you have blue states who are making access to abortion more available for people, so you're really seeing a big shift in the states here. and north carolina is just an example of one of the states that's restricting it. >> yamiche, thank you so much. >>> and north carolina's governor, roy cooper will join my colleague, katy tur in our next hour at 3:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. >>> on capitol hill, a bizarre twist in the republican-led investigation into president biden and his family. just last week, house oversight chair james comer claimed he had proof of biden's relatives engaging in business with foreign nations but provided no evidence. and now he tells fox news that his key informant has seemingly vanished without a trace. >> well, unfortunately, we can't track down the informant. we're hopeful that the informant is still there. >> ryan nobles is on capitol hill for us. we didn't play the rest of that clip, but even maria was like, what? s