and for justice o'connor at the supreme court. faster merritt has co-taught courses with both justice ginsburg and justice o'connor. also participating today is professor paul bender. professor bender is a law professor and dean emeritus at the sandra day o'connor college of law at arizona state university. professor bender argued that vmi case for the united states as the deputy solicitor general. during the panel is also one of our own, ted olson. he argued the vmi case for the state of virginia. he subsequently served, among other positions, as the solicitor general and is now a partner of law firm. also joining the panel is beatty freeling hazen. she was one of the two female clerks during the 1995 term when the vmi case was decided. she is a senior affiliate with buying global consulting. when she isn't climbing mountains all over the world, lisa is a frequent speaker on many topics, including justice ginsburg on the vmi case. prof. merritt: thank you, president acker. today, we tell a story that began 50 years ago. in march

i had the honor of clerking for justice o'connor when hogan was decided.re was no doubt that she would vote to strike down the single sex nursing program. in its briefs and oral arguments, the university struggled to articulate even a rational basis for its single-sex admissions. the program was not designed as an affirmative action measure to redress women's historic struggles in the labor market. on the contrary, it reinforced notions that nursing was women's work. nor had muw developed a ped goj ji that required single sex classrooms. men were allowed to audit the classes. the single sex policy seemed to be simply an outdated residue of earlier times. the vote in hogan, however, was surprisingly close. only five justices, including justice o'connor, voted to strike down the single-sex program. chief justice berger was in the dissent, so justice brennan controlled assignment of the majority, and he gave it to justice o'connor. for her, the opinion was a labor of love. like ginsburg and other women of her generation, she had suffered from decades of gende

i'm really looking forward to chief o'connor's presentation. but that's where everybody gets the substance of the material. thank you, madam president. >> president: thank you, commissioner nakajo. further comments for any commissioners? madam secretary, do we have any public comment? >> secretary: there is no public comment. >> president: all right. public comment is also closed. and i believe we go on to chief bellow. >> good afternoon, president feinstein. chief nicholson. this is my report on the month of march. let me share my presentation. can you all see it? >> president: yes. >> thank you. again, for what i do my report is highlight some of the items that my report and also those item that is because my report is at the end of the month, i've seen the last time as reported. so going into training, a lot of projects going on right now and in combination with chief arecedos it's been hard to get some of these classes to our members. additionally, we've hosted a class in instant management training not only for our members, but other agenc

>> vice president rodriguez: this is for chief o'connor. thank you for your report. i've been wondering where this was going to go eventually. obviously, there is such a big need for this. when you talked about a salt water, would that be like a duplicate of what you have at the end of van ness street? >> no, that was built in a different time and era where permitting wasn't as important. so open water intake like that is subject to a lot more scrutiny now. so i don't think it would be along the same vein, but something similar to that. it all depends on where you put it. the open water one can be cheaper because you can get closer to the pipeline, but there are more regulatory agencies and permitting fees are higher. it's a slant well, where you dig down under the coast and into the sandy layer of the ocean so there is less wildlife restrictions. but you have a longer pipe are-run to get out there. they all present challenges, but no, we don't build one similar to the two-pump stations we have now, because they're grandfathered in from the early 1900s where there we

i'm really looking forward to chief o'connor's presentation.ut that's where everybody gets the substance of the material. thank you, madam president. >> president: thank you, commissioner nakajo. further comments for any commissioners? madam secretary, do we have any public comment? >> secretary: there is no public comment. >> president: all right. public comment is also closed. and i believe we go on to chief bellow. >> good afternoon, president feinstein. chief nicholson. this is my report on the month of march. let me share my presentation. can you all see it? >> president: yes. >> thank you. again, for what i do my report is highlight some of the items that my report and also those item that is because my report is at the end of the month, i've seen the last time as reported. so going into training, a lot of projects going on right now and in combination with chief arecedos it's been hard to get some of these classes to our members. additionally, we've hosted a class in instant management training not only for our members, but other agencie

whose husband, philadelphia police corporal james o'connor was killed in the line of duty.or being here. i am always sad to talk to you under the circumstances. thank you for everything your husband did for the city of philadelphia. can you take me back to march 13th, 2020, and tell me what happened? >> that morning, thanks for having me, back to march 13th i received a phone call around 6 am my husband had been shot. i didn't have much more information at that point other than a police officer would be coming to take me to temple hospital and i didn't know anything that happened at that point and i got to the hospital to find out he was fatally shot. jillian: he was a 23-year-old veteran of the force, served on the squad unit for 15 years and i understand attorney million mcswain when he announced the charges to the suspect who killed your husband he criticized the district attorney implying some of the responsibility was on him and his department calling it a pro violence defendant saying this was preventable. when you hear those words coming from an attorney and then you

this fellow gary o'connor he cuts deep. wasn't an insult that was made to wound and his resignation should be accepted forth with. >> julie: congressman byron donalds points out that cancel culture is not coming for democrats in this case saying it's no secret that the media and democratic party are in cahoots and their refusal to put down that remark is proof of that. congress had an opportunity, a very rare opportunity, to actually show diversity. you had tim scott, a black man coming out and speaking on behalf of america saying we're not a racist country. and you would think that would be met with applause by the left, no? instead it is a slap in the face. >> julie, the most important diversity we can have in this country is the diversity of thought. what we have here is an ugly incident where a white man was so incensed that a black man dared have a different opinion and worldview than the white man. the white man used a racial slur against a black man. that's kkk101 stuff. to be condemned is one thing. we're calling fo

i'm really looking forward to chief o'connor's presentation.hat's where everybody gets the substance of the material. thank you, madam president. >> president: thank you, commissioner nakajo. further comments for any commissioners? madam secretary, do we have any public comment? >> secretary: there is no public comment. >> president: all right. public comment is also closed. and i believe we go on to chief bellow. >> good afternoon, president feinstein. chief nicholson. this is my report on the month of march. let me share my presentation. can you all see it? >> president: yes. >> thank you. again, for what i do my report is highlight some of the items that my report and also those item that is because my report is at the end of the month, i've seen the last time as reported. so going into training, a lot of projects going on right now and in combination with chief arecedos it's been hard to get some of these classes to our members. additionally, we've hosted a class in instant management training not only for our members, but other agencies an

i'm really looking forward to chief o'connor's presentation.al. thank you, madam president. >> president: thank you, commissioner nakajo. further comments for any commissioners? madam secretary, do we have any public comment? >> secretary: there is no public comment. >> president: all right. public comment is also closed. and i believe we go on to chief bellow. >> good afternoon, president feinstein. chief nicholson. this is my report on the month of march. let me share my presentation. can you all see it? >> president: yes. >> thank you. again, for what i do my report is highlight some of the items that my report and also those item that is because my report is at the end of the month, i've seen the last time as reported. so going into training, a lot of projects going on right now and in combination with chief arecedos it's been hard to get some of these classes to our members. additionally, we've hosted a class in instant management training not only for our members, but other agencies and we've also had the team develop their skills for the

>> vice president rodriguez: this is for chief o'connor. thank you for your report. i've been wondering where this was going to go eventually. obviously, there is such a big need for this. when you talked about a salt water, would that be like a duplicate of what you have at the end of van ness street? >> no, that was built in a different time and era where permitting wasn't as important. so open water intake like that is subject to a lot more scrutiny now. so i don't think it would be along the same vein, but something similar to that. it all depends on where you put it. the open water one can be cheaper because you can get closer to the pipeline, but there are more regulatory agencies and permitting fees are higher. it's a slant well, where you dig down under the coast and into the sandy layer of the ocean so there is less wildlife restrictions. but you have a longer pipe are-run to get out there. they all present challenges, but no, we don't build one similar to the two-pump stations we have now, because they're grandfathered in from the early 1900s where there we

gary o'connor, lamarr county democratic party chair. gary o'connor apologized both publicly and in a letter to senator scott. however they said in a statement that they decided not to accept his resignation after taking, quote, unquote, the last few days to reflect upon this incident. chair of the texas gop alan west says this. >> i just think that i'll just walk over to the texas democrat party a nice little package of oreos, until this guy is honest i will stand out and speak out against the party of systemic racism. the party of the soft bigotry of low expectations. >> harris: pete. >> bill: the double standard is the standard. you know this. look at ralph north am and other democrats who have done things that anyone on the other side would be canceled, rebuked, fired and resigned for and in this particular case good on alan west. republicans should keep doing this. if this is the way you treat people and the sinless world where one infraction gets you canceled then let's all play by the same rules. i can't believe i'm saying this. i

the brits got off to a great start as well, ben o'connor giving them the lead inside the first 3 minutesrrow. they're 7th in their group of 8 — the top 4 from each group go through to the quarter—finals. it's a year since the death of george floyd. the murder of an african—american man at the hands of a white police officer sparked protests notjust in the us, but around the world. athletes such as lewis hamilton, naomi osaka and england footballers marcus rashford and raheem sterling have spoke out against systemic racism. former england defender ashley cole believes their stance can help the next generation. these young aspiring young black players now, you know, they have been given a great platform, you know? it's all down to players like sterling and mark is having the confidence to come out and dress them situations, because maybe, you know, in my younger age, them situations, because maybe, you know, in my youngerage, i them situations, because maybe, you know, in my younger age, i probably didn't come out and address it, but now, yeah, so, you are thankful that there are people li

to the fact that justice sandra day o'connor the first woman on the supreme court had been offered that opinion and said no justice ginsburg should have it, justice ginsburg wanted people to know that because she wanted people to know how special a person justice o'connor is and how grateful she was to her for that. >> this next question is kinda personal, if you don't want to answer it's okay, did justice ginsburg or marty give you and your husband any marriage advice? >> that's a great question, the answer is yes. >> can you share it. >> i will share it, first i will say the best thing that they did was model what a real partnership look like in both of us very much took that to heart and i'm very, very grateful for their example. that is the single most important thing i will say. then i will say she did share with me and her mother-in-law on her wedding day and she told publicly she talks about in her book and i called her and i said you have any advice and she said do i have advice, the best advice i ever received was from my mother-in-law that every good marriage it pays to be a l

judge o'connor was right in issuing this order.der would forbid the sba under any circumstance, any circumstance, of discriminating on the basis of color? >> the constitution of the united states is interpreted by the supreme court that says you can't draw these. i think of brown versus board of education. drawing lines in a way that discriminated, of course, against african-americans. but guess what? it is the principle of treating all principles equally under the law, that's what the constitution demands and they said it time and time again. >> and that started the importance of the supreme court, the current supreme court, which many, particularly on the left would now say favors conservatives. is there any way that they would judge against the verdict of this judge in the sba case? >> i don't see it. not based upon the record that i've seen. now, if you come forward with overwhelming evidence of the need for this government, sba. then it's a debatable issue. the government i don't think came close after judge o'connor justifies

the fact that justice sandra day o'connor had been offered that opinion and said no, justice ginsburg should have it. she wanted them to know how w special a person justice o'connor is and how grateful she was to her for that. >> this next question is kind of personal so if you don't want to answer that's okay . did justice ginsburg give you and your husband anymarriage advice ? >> the answer is yes. i will share it. so first i will say the best thing they did was model what a real partnership looks like . both of us very much took that to heart. i'm very very grateful for their example. at the single most important thing i will say. then i will say she did share with me the advice she received from her mother-in-law on her wedding day . that he also, she talks about it in the book and yet i remember i called her and said do you have anyadvice . she says the best advice i ever received was from my mother-in-law who said in every marriage it pays to be a little daft now and then. not only did her mother-in-law say this but the mother of the man she is marrying but she put your plugs in

sandra day o'connor became the first woman justice in 1980 one. sondra sotomayor was the first just as he was hispanic. let us go join a question. >> i am in 10th grade. how does a person get to become a supreme court justice? >> that is a great question and it is hard to become a supreme court justice. there are three basic steps. first, there has to be a vacancy on the supreme court. the supreme court can only have nine people on it at a time. after a vacancy happens it is up to the president pick someone through a process called nomination. and then it is up on that -- up to the senate to vote on the nominee. decisions that the justices make are very important. they affect everyone in the entire country. i have had the privilege of being a law clerk to justice sotomayor. she has one of the nine justices, and every year she hires some young lawyers like myself to work with her on the supreme court as law clerks. law clerks help the justices writes their decisions and also to do research, and to get ready to hear the case as that are brought befo

she wanted me to it make reference to the introduction to our book, to the fact that justice o'connorhe first woman on theda supreme court had been offered that opinion and had said no justice ginsburg should have it. justice ginsburg wanted people to knownd that. she wanted to know how special a person justice o'connor is and how grateful she was to her. >> host: this next question is kinda personal if you don't want to answer that's okay. did justice ginsburg or marty give you your husband any marriage advice? [laughter] >> guest: that's a great question per the answer is yes. the event you dare to share? >> guest: i will share it. first as a the best thing they did was just mama what a partnership looks like. both of us very much took that to heart. i am very, very grateful for their example but that is the single most important thing i will say. then i will sayay she did share with me the advice that she received from her mother-in-law on her wedding day that she also sold publicly she talks about in the book. yet i remember abo caller said you have any advice and she said oh do i

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gary o'connor lamar county democratic party chair who was white posted on facebook i would hope thattt might show some common sense but it seems clear he's a little more than an oreo with no real principle. where's the media coverage on that? msnbc host tiffany cross took it a step further. >> the soul black republican in the senate founded a fool lucky from mcconnell with his own tap dancer to try to reorient view of america for him there are two sides to other token. so thirst yir white approval please senator say more about how unracist country is why you try to out that tired line about going from cotton to congress to clown. joining me now conservative commentator author phil maker and host of dinesh podcast so dinesh is looks like to me that mainstream media in the beginning when there were a few i guess white attacks on asian americans remember that shooting spree at the massage parollers that got blown up and we heard for weeks about the rise in hate crime attacks against asians. but then if you look further a lot of these attacks are committed by african-americans. and then

an tennessee williams, truman capote and flannery o'connor. just as hurston was unique among her peers in the harlem renaissance, welty was unique in the southern renaissance. her style drew from a different set of literary influences. i devoted eight of new west characters, subtle images and sustained ambiguity, often at the seeming expensive plot, which could be a challenge to students, welty positioned herself in a genealogy that included like-minded writers pictured on the slide such as jane austen, anton chekhov, virginia woolf and ian forrester, all of whom she wrote about with great appreciation. welty offered "hers was a sensitivity besides with a geiger counter as a child's toy made of 10 cans -- tin cans and a common piece of string." she was a friend of william faulkner who he valued her sustained complexities seven life. she had little time for hemingway, responding to a younger protege who had praised him. "i do not respond to him as you do. i am not against, but it is not the respect of admiration, but for t marvelous technique r

bloomberg news reporter mary o'connor. we talk about campaign 2020 two and political news of the day. and, was for our father's legacy foundation will discuss with her group efforts to explain the legacy of the tuskegee study. watch c-span washington journal live monday morning. join in with with the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text, and tweets. ♪ >> president biden and south korean leader held a joint news conference following their meeting at the white house. here is what they had to say with reporters in the east room.

risks of the o'connor me -- risks of the economy overheating, she said. that's true.t some point, the fed will have to raise rates, probably more the modestly. gold down. bitcoin down. those things are better investments in a lower rate environment. take a look at the vix. it is interesting that the s&p volatility index is back over 20. if you look at this on a one year basis, it has been above 20 for most of the last 12 months. in fact, since the pandemic began. but if you back out further and look at it on a five-year basis, it was more rare that it breached the 20 level. we will keep an ion these markets for you. i want to get to our guest. a u.k. medical tech company will go public via a reverse merger. the ceo and founder, andrew rickman, joins us to talk. he is from the united kingdom. also with us from the united kingdom is bloomberg senior deals reporter ed hammond. he is from the united kingdom but not in u.k. as he joins us from our new york studios at 731 lex. let me first get this back issue out of the way, because this has been something that was so popul

. >> reporter: lamar county democratic party chair gary o'connor now faces calls to resign after a racial meanwhile, certain democratic counterparts came to scott's defense. in a twitter feud, tulsi e gabbard tweeting: the personal attacks against senator tim scott were despicable. we need to discusses and debate issues fairly and with respect. today scott also talked about his police reform bill. in it among some of the proposals would be to hold police departments accountable for the actions of officers. essentially encouraging them to weed out issues within their own organizations. jillian? jillian: alex hogan live in new york city, thank you. president biden facing big hurdles as he tries to get his next big spending plans through congress. the president will hit the road week to sell his proposals, but it's unclear if he has the votes on capitol hill including some for moderate democrats. mark meredith has the story from delaware. >> reporter: good evening, jillian. president biden is going to be hitting the road stumping for two massive spending plans, but the biggest fight is reall

he made that comment, gary o'connor. i don't want him to resign.of the democratic party. the poster boy who represents bigotry, the clan, and racism. maxine waters, she is living in 1950. she has been playing the race card for 30 years. she passed no legislation. but in order to make herself relevant, she will keep talking the race card because that is the only way she can get attention. she is not a legislator. she is just there yelling and playing the race card. that is all she is there for. >> sean: i want to think about. pastor, good to have you back. it's been a while. leo 2.0 terrell, thank you. when we come back, more hannity. and an announcement right after this. ♪ ♪ test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple loves camping adventures and their suv is always there with them. so when their windshield got a chip, they wanted it fixed fast. they drove to safelite autoglass f

corporal o'connor, killed in the line of duty.tic violence victim shot in front of her house. the young men shot in the mall. just a few of the victims we can directly put on larry krasner. amy: incumbent d.a. larry krasner defended hisirst term saying he followed through on his promise to reform philadelphia's kernel justice system. >> first of all, let a crisis in shootings with fatal and nonfatal shootings. the truth is we have been nearly 85% conviction rate with those cases, among the highest in five years. comparable to other cities in a favorable way, hi rick -- high rate. we did without cheating. we were dealing with an office when my opponent was there when the tree did not matter. if you can convict someone, you convicted them. it might be the wrong person and they might sit in jumper 25 years. that did not get us anywhere. we have to bring things that work and we have done that. amy: for more, we're joined in philadelphia by investigative journalist linn washington, who has covered the city's criminal justice system for

meanwhile, lamar county democratic party chair gary o'connor faces calls to resign over a racial slur. democratic counterparts came to scott's defense in the twitter feud. tulsi gabbard tweeting the personal attacks against senator tim scott were despicable. president joe biden responding himself, finding some common ground on their perspectives. >> i don't think the american people are racist. but i think after 400 years, african-americans have been left in a position where they are so far behind the 8 ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity. >> reporter: senator scott also took some time today to discuss his police reform proposal. now, among the plans that are proposed in that it would take the responsibility and place it on the police department if there's any officer who is accused of police brutality or any other instance of that sort. so essentially taking responsibility a little bit away from the individual officer and putting it more on the culture within departments around the country. arthel. arthel: alex hogan, thank you, alex. ♪ eric: well, the departm

meanwhile, lamar county democratic party chair gary o'connor faces calls to resign after tweeting a racialoday scott also addressed his policies on police reform, saying that he is seeing more support from his democratic counterparts. the senator says he's been pulled over unfairly by police 18 times. but that he's also seen support from police to provide for minority communities. today he advocated for putting legal liability of officers on the department in order to incentivize a change in policing behavior. the police was -- the president was asked about his view on racism within the country. his answer to that, he says he does not think that the american people are racist but that there are institutional differences that have led to the disparities that we see specifically in minority groups that continues today. eric. eric: senator scott speaking from his own personal experience of course. alex hogan. thank you. arthel: the state department is denying reports it has reached a prisoner swap deal with iran. the initial reports coming from iranian state media and claim the u.s. would als

elizabeth: o'connor mixed and critics say biden's push for green energy is undercutting u.s.obs and energy independent this has china and russia ramping up their energy boom seizing on the opportunities that the u.s. is missing out, hillary vaughn has more. >> president biden backing a waiver for the company and the ceo behind the norge dream russian pipeline is getting backlash from workers whose jobs were killed off when biden canceled the keystone xl pipeline. >> it is a gut punch to the blue-collar american energy. >> the waivers are getting russia over green light the fossil fuels to russia to germany even though it's bigger than keystone xl, norge dream will pump 940,000 barrels of oil a day to europe that is the power 26 million homes, the keystone pipeline would've funneled a little less, 830,000 barrels of oil headed to canada every day canceling keystone meta- job lot to 11000 u.s. workers who missed out on potential work tied to the pipeline, norge dream and russia means massive job gains for the country but biden's battle and big oil here in the u.s. means u.s. en

chief o'connor? >> commissioner cleaveland: all right. chief, thank you very much for your response, and madam president, that's all my questions. >> president feinstein: thank you very much. any -- ah, vice president rodriguez, please. thank you. >> commissioner rodriguez: chief velo, thank you for your report. i've got a question. i think i brought this up last month, regarding the emergency firefighting water system. you know, there's some work being done on claren street over by the ballpark, and there's another on vicente street, but this one says firefighting water system will be installed as a change order. and reading change orders all my life, change orders cost money. i'm just wondering, if this was being done already, why is it -- if we knew the work is happening, why was it all of a sudden the -- why was it put in as a change order? >> thank you, vice president, for your question. i will tell you that the work that's being done for the [inaudible] system is actually done by p.u.c., so this is -- you're talking about the vicent

gary o'connor was one of them, the democratic party chairman wrote "i had hoped that scott might haveommon sense but seems that he's little more than an oreo".he took that off of facebook and deleted it. now he said he's stepping down and deeply sorry for using that "racist term" to describe senator scott. so fox news can now confirm that new york congresswoman elise stefanik is trying to shore up support to potentially replace liz cheney as the number 3 republican in the house. here's what the top house republican said about cheney on "fox and friends" today. >> i have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair, to carry out the message. we all need to be working as one if we're able to win the majority. remember, majorities are not given, they're earned. >> martha: cheney survived a vote to keep her job as conference chair three months ago after voting to impeach president trump. it wasn't close. 145-61. a senior house republican leadership source tells fox news another vote on her future is next week. a spokesperson for congresswoman che

he made that comment, gary o'connor. i don't want him to resign.c party. the poster boy who represents bigotry, the clan, and racism. r maxine waters, she is living in 1950. has been playing the race card for 30 years. she passed no legislation. but in order to make herself relevant, she will keep talking the race card because that is the only way she can get attention. she is not a legislator. she isng just there yelling and playing the race card. that is all she is there for. >> sean: i want to think about. pastor, good to have you back. it's been a while. leo 2.0 terrell, thank you. when we come back, more "hannity." and an announcement right after this. ♪ ♪e my garden is my therapy. find more ways to grow at miracle-gro.com. .. and honest bidding site. we sold an ipad worth $505 for less than $24. a stand mixer for less than $20. a 4k television for under $2. a macbook pro for under $16. as well as a playstation 4 for under $16. and brand new cars for less than $900. dealdash.com offers hundreds of auctions every day. all auctions start at $0 a

it's long overdue that something i >>> southbay congressman ron o'connor echoing the governor's words. he says it is long overdue something is done to take dangerous, high-powered weapons off the streets. >> i have been in congress almost five years. in my time there, we have not faced a single gun violence legislation. >> chuck schumer has announced the senate will vote on a bill to strengthen background checks, but did not elaborate on what that would actually happen. in response to the shooting, california senator dianne feinstein says lawmakers must pass more common sense gun laws in a statement, the senator blames her republican colleagues saying quote, it is largely because congressional republicans refuse to take reasonable steps to reduce gun violence. >>> the shooting in san jose raises the number of mass shootings this year to 232. some people may be surprised by that number, thinking the number might have decreased when people were spending time at home during the pandemic. there were 610 shootings last year, a 46 percentage increase from 2019. experts are saying the shooti

the brits got off to a great start as well, ben o'connor giving them the lead inside the first 3 minutesthe hands of a white police officer sparked protests notjust in the us, but around the world. athletes such as lewis hamilton, naomi osaka and england footballers marcus rashford and raheem sterling have spoke out against systemic racism. former england defender ashley cole believes their stance can help the next generation. these young aspiring young black players now, you know, they have been given a great platform, you know? it's all down to players like sterling and mark is having ——it�*s all down to players like sterling and marcus having the confidence to come out and dress them situations, because maybe, you know, in my younger age, i probably didn't come out and address it, but now, yeah, so, you are thankful that there are people like sterling and marcus who has paved the way for the next generation. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. the bank holiday weekend is fast approaching, and we could all do with something a little more settled, couldn't we, to make outdoor

that's what they have told gary o'connor, you don't have to resign or step down.what you did. >> harris: i'm curious. i realize that one is more of a national issue and this is a texas issue but still the same party, democrats. so how is it that they, you know, say that republicans are pushing in the state of georgia and other places with election laws jim crow laws and they use that very specific language and by the way those policies were put in place while democrats were in charge back in the 1800s. i don't know if people know the history on that. how do they get away with doing that and not being called out on something like this within their own party? hold up a mirror. should somebody be calling senator tim scott a racial slur? >> you would think that kamala harris or joe biden or someone within the democrat party would have said look, this is unacceptable. that they would have come out with a statement. but no, the point is they'll use this racial divisiveness, the new marxism for them as a means by wish they force their ideological agenda. if you try to ha

. >> reporter: science journalist maureen o'connor has written about how we navigate. >> we don't neednymore, but i think if we give them up completely, we'll lose a way of experiencing the world that can give us great pleasure, great satisfaction, can perhaps exercise our hippo campus. >> reporter: the hippo campus, that use it or lose it part of the brain that shapes our imagination, our memory. not to scare you, but -- >> when we don't use it, it is shown to result in a decrease in hippocampo volume and has some implications for mental health, neuro disease, and age--related me memory impairment. >> my dad handed me his map, and the way it smelled and the way the pages felt -- you know. >> reporter: christopher smith is a second generation trucker and map fan. >> now that i got one, it feels exactly the same. it is really special to me. >> reporter: he is trying to pass that love on to his own kids. >> that's where we come from. >> reporter: but nostalgia isn't why he takes the atlas rand mcnally puts out just for truckers when he goes on the road. it's safety. >> i use it to double

i am a great admirer of ruth bader ginsburg but i am reading the first biography of justice o'connorhen she left the bench, she devoted her time and energy to civics education. that is really important. it is great that the university is doing something to heighten it among the student body. not just national issues but we are talking about state issues. look at the recount or what is going on with voter registration. in arizona where the site pregnant as -- cyberninjas have been hired by the republicans to recount the votes, there are questions on how that got out and will be processed. it is good to be involved on a national level at local and state level. i appreciate the governor going and that direction -- in that direction. guest: there is so much that you said that is valuable. it is important that we make progress on one of these issues. they are too rare where people who see other questions differently, different parties with different viewpoints, come together. as you mentioned, this is one matter where people across the continuum of politics have great that where we are is

the brits got off to a great start, as well — ben o'connor giving them the lead inside the first threeo went on to get the winner. britain face belarus in their fourth group game tomorrow. britain are seventh in their group of eight — the top four from each group go through to the quarterfinals. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. gavin, thank you very much for that. hundreds of women who say they were forced to give up their new—born babies for adoption in the 1950's, �*60s and �*70s because they weren't married, have today called for an official apology. around a quarter of a million birth mothers in britain were shamed into handing over their babies by social workers, church groups, doctors, and nurses. today, they've written to borisjohnson urging him apologise. duncan kennedy has this special report. the angelic faces of some of those at the centre of this story. a story of social taboo, unmarried mothers and forced adoptions. we became intimate, and i got pregnant. it was 1965. veronica smith was one of those unmarried women. it

we've been penpals since the most underrated thing about sinead o'connor is her sense of humor.w that we're taking the masks off. >>> also, ready for grilling season >> let's go. >> we're going to talk to this fourth generation butcher who has the tips we all need to cook meat and veggies to perfection not just this weekend but all summer long. >> fourth generation, she knows her stuff. >>> on the third hour, if you're planning to use the long weekend to catch up on entertainment, we're going to walk you through the hottest shows and movies to binge. >>> before we get to all that, how about one final check of the weather? >> let's do it >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by rachael ray nutrish. real recipes, real ingredients, real good. >> let's talk about that memorial day weekend forecast. again, we've been saying it for a while now, it is going to be pretty unsettled, wet, cool, damp, up and down the east coast. temperatures mostly in the 50s lots of clouds even down in the southeast, we're looking for highs in the 60s. lingering showers sunday morning, we should

tomorrow on "today," we want to mention carson will share his deeply personal conversation with sinead o'connoranaging her mental health, and finding peace. it is a powerful interview you won't want to miss >> carson said he learned a lot talking to sinead. >>> let's get to your news at 8:00 millions of americans who traveled for this memorial day weekend probably hope for better weather, but they did get their main wish, a chance to see people and places that have been off limits for a very long time. nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta. blayne, good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning to you certainly, a lot of people are taking advantage, getting out and traveling. you know, officials here at the nation's busiest airport here in atlanta tell me the last time they saw crowds this high was december of 2019 we're talking about more than a year that's just a fraction of the number of travelers we saw over this very busy holiday weekend consider this, tsa processed more than 1.9 million travelers on friday alone. that's a new single day record for pandemic travelers the highest we've seen s

born rosemary o'connor in south buffalo, she was a graduate of mount mercy academy nursing school. she met the love of her life, bill. together they raised six children who each continue in their footsteps giving back generously to the western new york community. rosemary lawly was one of a kind. a graceful, thoughtful woman whose commitment to faith, family, and community set examples for so many and most particularly her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. while her loss leaves an irreplaceable void atop the family, her legacy shines on through her family, through the many charitable works for which she is best known. i am honored to remember her on this beautiful day on the floor of the united states house of representatives. in this good and generous nation and the capitol of the united states of america. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute

we want to maintain our democracy, justice sandra day o'connor worked hard with an organization to help correct this deficiency. we must pay attention to the teaching of civics. what we can do in a way that does not --, structural efforts to maintain racial segregation, it provides the since with an education about our efforts past and current to embody the constitution's democratic ideals. the second thing i emphasize is about participation in the highly diverse population that this country rest on. there are many ways to participate in public life. you can serve on the school, library committee, arts council, participate in neighborhood improvement projects, work for the improvement of parks and playgrounds. you can vote, campaign, run for office. the possibilities are endless. the possibilities for participation have declined in some respects. there has been a decline of school boards to about 13,000 in 2010. the number of jury trials has declined. in new york state, over the last 25 years, the number of jury trials fell by 50%. those demons the opportunity for ordinary citizens to p

gary o'connor, the party chair for lamar county called scott an oreo. an amazing thing happened after the speech. every black republican senator got together to let the american people know the republican party isn't racist. then tim promptly returned to the sensory deprivation egg he calls home. will: there is the quote, unquote comedian making comments about tim scott daring to have independent thought this. follows kimmel years ago apologizing or for wearing black face. that was last year. unique position to understand this issue over tim scott as you can see. and nantucket magazine get, this apologizes for a feature piece about dave portnoy the founder of bar stools sports he will ellepresente, portnoy has raised tons of money for businesses in the pandemic. focused on that highlighting portnoy now after huge criticism in the fancy town of nantucket they wrote on facebook we normally apologize for any pain caused for those who have objected to this may cover. this while admitting in the same post, quote: we felt portnoy's recent fundraising for smal