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worth, texas. he's a new plaintiff in veasey v. texas, texas governor rick perry. congressman, thank you very much for being here. it's nice to have you here. >> thank you, rachel, for having me on the show. >> your overall reaction to the idea of the voting rights act, damage done on civil rights terms this week by the supreme court and how the fight to preserve voting rights in the country moves forward from here on out. >> well, the thing that i'm doing to preserve voting rights moving this point forward is i filed a suit in texas, in corpus christi, to make sure this law is never implemented. as you stated earlier, this law was found to be discriminatory. the fact just because section 4 was struck down that you would move to make a law that a court has found to be discriminatory is absolutely nonsense. and it sends the wrong message about texas. we are a great state and and don't want to send a message to businesses and companies and people that are moving to the state of texas in records, mostly latino and african-american, that discrimination is okay. we need

texas plane. this is a trip that's funded by the texas state government. and that's fine because what he's doing is trying to go and get jobs for his state. but what the president is doing is a couple things. one, he's trying to make our case in emerging democracies that american investment is the right way to go. and two, he's showing our american leadership in the world. it's something that only the president can do. only the first lady can do what she's doing. it's something that all presidents have done before them. and the costs associated with it are standard, as the bush

state like texas. >> i would even go ahan it doesn't help. let's look at the stark facts of the state of texas, it's growing in population, the population growth is coming disproportionately from hispanics, it's going to be the case in the near future that there will be a hispanic majority in that state, if you are a white republican in the state of texas, you have every incentive to limit the growing power of that majority. >> that's exactly right. as you mentioned greg abbott said that the voter i.d. law that was passed in 2011 would take effect immediately. but they also regulated things on polling places on mail balloting, all sorts of regulations that are aimed at shaving off democratic voters. and i'll give you one quick example. >> please. >> in that voter i.d. law, they allow for the use of military i.d., they don't allow for the use of student i.d. clearly favoring voters that tend to be more conservative over those that tend to be more democratic. >> congressman, you're a member of congress as well. and the supre

texas plane. this is a trip that's funded by the texas state government. that's fine because what he's doing is trying to go and get jobs for his state. but what the president is doing is a couple things. one, he's trying to make our case in emerging democracies that american investment is the right way to go. and two, he's showing our american leadership in the world. it's something that only the president can do. only the first lady can do what she's doing. it's something that all presidents have done before them. and the costs associated with it are standard, as the bush adviser said in that "washington post" story you cited. >> robert costa you heard mr. burton on that. what's your reaction? >> bill burton brings up texas. but there's a big difference between texas and a continent, africa. just look at this "washington post" story. they're the ones who are citing $100 million for this trip. fighter jets and aircraft carrier, massive entourages in the hotel and on the ground as he goes to tanzania, senegal, and south africa. this is a major undertaking a

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uno de los senadores del grupo a los 8 se muestra optimista que serÁ aprobado el proyecto de ley de la reforma migratoria. y hay controversia en texass estudiantes podrÍan tener acceso a universidades pÚblicas del estado. ♪ >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. >>> buenas tardes. bienvenidos. y una serie de tornados volvieron a azotar oklahoma, azotado 11 dÍas antes. este provoco la muerte de 14 personas en este y otros estados del paÍs. natalia cruz nos muestra lo que dejo. >>> los destrozos son descomunales en oklahoma, donde quedÓ un enorme hueco en la tierra debido a la lluvia. entre los fallecidos se reportan tres cazadores de tormentas, reconocido cazador de tormenta, su hijo paul de 24 aÑos. y carl john de 45 murieron haciendo lo que mÁs le apasionaba. perseguir tornados. hoy los cielos se despejaron para los afectados. mientras crecen las montaÑas de escombros, las casas tuvieron que ser demolidas, mientras la ayuda comunitaria fue masiva para los que perdieron mucho o todo. las autoridades trabajaron toda la noche para rescual tar a motoristas. y mÁs de 48 mil hogares permanecen sin electricidad. y muchas mÁs no

that filibuster shined a national spotlight on texas state senator, wendy davis. he stood for 11 hours in pink running shoes reading testimony from women and doctors who would have been impacted by the law. unable to lean on anything, take a break or a sip of water, she was buoyed on by hashtag, stand with wendy, celebrity tweets, and cheering supporters. the 50-year-old democrat has overcome other obstacles. she supported her single mother, became a teen mom, yet graduated from harvard law school. last year, her offices were firebombed. now, her popularity is skyrocketing. stephanie shrioff president of the pro choice pack, emily's list, expects davis to continue to rise in prominence. >> i think so many folks watched it in awe. i sure did, as she stood up against an extremist republican governor to hold off what was an incredibly, incredibly bad set of bills that they basically put together, all anti-choice. it is exactly women like that that i think you should keep your eye on for governorships. >> the bill bans abortions after 20 weeks and adds licensing requir

plus, turmoil in texas. a marathon filibuster watched by hundreds of thousands of people across the country as democrat state senator wendy davis takes a stand to block a vote on an anti-abortion bill. >> good morning from the congressional women's softball game. it's wednesday, june 26, 2013. this is "the daily run down." now here's chuck todd. >> well, i'm in for chuck todd. chuck arrived in africa ahead of the president's trip. ahead of tonight's big congressional women's softball game. the ladies of congress will take on the members of the d.c. press corps team. all in the name of raising money and awareness for young women with breast cancer. we have a packed show. the president is just about to leave on a week-long trip to senegal, south africa and tanzania. you're looking now at live pictures of andrews air force base where he will be taking off. we're keeping our eye also on the courtroom in florida where the george zimmerman trial continues today. our legal team is standing by and we'll bring you new

texas. this is a devastating bill for women's health in the state of texas. polls show that the people of texas to not support the bill, they want the legislature to move onto more important topics, and it is clear that only a third of the people of texas trust this legislature and governor when it comes to women's health. >> there you were in the rotunda, and delta to hundreds of people that the bill actually did not pass, standing under the portrait of your mother. we wanted to go to your mother, the late governor of texas, .efore george w. bush beings ann richards interviewed by james henson. he asked her whether she felt her years of work and women's rights had been successful. >> there is no question the very fact that young women have the same opportunity in college, that they have a chance to play thats because of title ix, they have the right to terminate a pregnancy that does not make sense in their life or for the life of a child, the fact that we have equal opportunity in the workplace, all of those things would never have happened if those of us w

for something more sympathetic of a plaintiff and where the educational system misstepped in a bigger way. texas decisions based on race were knew answer. they took each individual into account had is what the supreme court said ten years ago you got to do. they may be looking for a government enltty that uses race far more for a proxy than other stuff. tavis: on the other side, what case to the extent they have to deal with this and in this society multiculture, multieth nick america ever, it's going to have to be dealt with some place, what's the optimal case they were looking for 1234 >> in ways texas was optimal for them because it featured a person that couldn't say this was an injury to me. the standing question all it's about what is the injury to you that university of texas race conscious admissions when there is no evidence you would have goten in at all. what is sobering is they didn't say anything about the standing question but more orless confirm the idea she has something to complain about. her dignity was undermind by having a compete in a system which race has some kind of value

texas. >>> the fbi is questioning a texas couple in connection with the mailing of letters containing ricin. a deadly poison. letters sent to president obama and new york city mayor michael bloomberg. the couple lives in the small town of new boston in northeastern texas. ter el brown reports. >> reporter: for next door neighborhood, the appearance of postal inspectors police and fbi was hard to believe. >> i figured it wasn't the truth. you don't hear of that in new boston. >> reporter: the woman who lives here told the police that her husband may have sent the ricin-laced letters to president obama and mayor michael bloomberg. the husband accused his wife said he was set up and knew nothing about it. she knows specific details about the letters. source who's have seen

night at the texas state house. a long filibuster ending with a controversial vote on abortion restrictions. >> democrat wendy davis took the senate floor at 11:18 in the morning. the goal: filibuster for some 13 hours until midnight when the special session of the legislature would expire. >> john: it's just like the plot of frank capra's classic movie "mrs. smith wants an abortion." what exactly is at stake? >> at stake, a ban on abortions after 20 weeks and a requirement that all procedures be done at surgical centers. that would reduce the number of available abortion clinics in the state from 47 to 5. >> john: hold on. is five abortion clinics in 269,000 square miles really so bad? think about it. texas will still have three more abortion clinks than it has six flags amusement parks. let's be fair. when we're talking about math. if senator davis can talk 13 hours, texas women won't have to drive 13 hours to get an abortion. okay. how hard can that be? >> you can't trade off with a colleague to get any relief. you

she is serving a 10-year sentence near fort worth, texas. in 2005, she was found guilty of distributing press releases on behalf of her jailed client, omar abdel-rahman, also known as the blind sheik, who is serving a new life sentence for conspiring to blow up new york city landmarks. her prison warden had recommended that she be released to undergo a tramp -- cancer treatment but her family says that her release was denied on the grounds that her health is improving. in a statement, the international action center called the government's claims cynical and false, and will hold a series of protests to demand for release. those are some of the headlines. i am nurmi shake. shaikh. nermeen was a crowning achievement of the civil-rights movement and helped transform the south. on tuesday in a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled congress had used obsolete information in continuing to require nine states mainly in the south to obtain federal approval for voting will changes affecting minority voters. the voting rights act was challenged by shelby cou

amazing story for you on this monday morning after a terrifying ordeal for a mom and two young kids in texas. a man tries carjacking them and forcing the woman to drive to an atm trying to find money. he did this at knife point. but the mom made a move that might have saved all. here is rob nelson. >> reporter: today, a family is safe because of one mother's brave act. >> you don't come after people with kids. i told him he messed with the young witch. >> dorothy baker and her two children were shopping at a cvs in texas. and police are saying this 54- year-old hid in baker's unlocked van. >> he popped out, out of the back seat and said that if i didn't want my kids to get hurt, that i would do exactly what he said. martinez pulled a knife on baker when she was driving and demanded that she stopped at an atm. and baker refused. martinez was violent. >> he got a cut across her chest. she grabbed the knife. he bit her hand. >> i took my first and hit him in the face. and told him to get out. >> martinez jumped out to the van. >> i didn't mean to run him over, i was just trying to stop him, so he

so i think you already have a wisconsin moment in texas. is likely to get more intense as the coming week plays out. and the thing about perry's presidential cab candidacy, this is a different game. he is essentially inviting wendy davis to take him on. and if she does so, i will remind you. we've spent a lot of time over the last ten years, 15 years talking about that moment when texas might make its shift. i think the wendy davis/rick perry race, even if perry does prevail will be so intense. it will take him down a few pegs. i don't think he is helped. >> jim moore, your thoughts on that comment. >> i think there is no question. she moved the needle significantly the other night with what she did. there are a bunch of single mom and suburban house wives, to have a difficult time to ever vote for a conservative white male in conservative office. there is a window between 2014 and 2018 when it looks like probably the mayor of san antonio or his brother, the congressman, the castro twins, are well poised to run for governor. there is a mome

that was not the case until -- we were covering the story for days with difficulty until the texas tribune set up aystal clear live stream of the proceedings. by now, most people who would be concerned if 80% of the texas abortion clinics were closed, most of them are aware of the action, the news and the drama that the texas tribune helped to show the world with that camera and their reporting. wendy davis announced she was going to filibuster the abortion ban about that meant she would have to talk about the abortion bill without stopping, without sitting, without a bathroom break, eating or drinking, without violating any of the arcane rules of the texas state senate and she set out to do it for 13 hours. she did it for hours and hours and hours. wendy davis alone, sort of. there were thousands of supporters streaming into the capitol all day long. there were wrong lines to get in -- long lines to see her. starting at 11:00 a.m., things went smoothly about halfway through her planned filibuster, she was challenged by one of her republican colleagues, he accused her of going off topic. the lieute

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if you actually believe in affirmative action, texas is a good long-term plan. >> molly says, the texas plan is really crafted pretty well, and the reporting, which i don't know how it factors in, the reporting on abigail furch ishe like a lot of elite white kids who thinks affirmative action caused them their spot, when it does not. i saw this in the '90s in california. people really thought they should have gotten into berkeley, should have gotten into berkeley, and you ended affirmative action, kids with those grades were getting in. but the texas program really did seem crafted well. and she seemed like a terrible plaintiff. >> the court is following public opinion. in this area, gay marriage support is going up, and affirmative action support is going down, and the nexus in the public, with the court, not very surprising. a lot of people in the country, even democrats are weary of affirmative action. >> and to what joe was juan was saying, there is a mind-set that exists among white people that affirmative action is going to take something away from me. the worst political ads, jes

tropical storm andrea >>> two men are safe at home after a storm cap sized this boat in texas. a coast guard helicopter found the men sitting on top of the boat. >> this morning we are getting a look at the deadly tornado that ripped through oklahoma. the police releashed the dash cam video. you can see it picking up speed. it killed more than 20 people and caused widespread damage throughout the state of oklahoma. >> we want to see if tropical storm andrea is affecting our weather. as we approach 4:41. good morning. reet now we are getting light rain, little bit of drizzle. scattered showers and husbanban rain. radar showing moderate to rain. heaviest rains associated near charleston south carolina. that is going to be arriving by noon time. temperatures by mid afternoon. moderate rain showers during the afternoon. and then this evening moderate to heavy rain should end by midnight. into the upper 60s. i'll show you the updated track coming in ten minutes. we have flooding on the roadways. woodburn road will be closed all morning. accident on the inner loop of the beltway at con

texas has a huge population. 26 million and growing. educate all those texans, texas has three dozen public universities. full four-year schools. they have more than twice that many community colleges. and these ones all belong to the lone star college system. it's part of greater houston. because all of those are public college, they are governed publicly by publicly elected officials. the lone star college system has nine elected trustees. people who run for office has public officials. it might not be the most exciting exercise in democracy, but it is, people voting for a government official to represent them in governing. this particular district in texas got ready for an election in 2006, they got a letter from the justice department in washington, d.c. justice had noticed the district had made some changes from how elections had been held there in the past. one of the things the district wanted to do was cut the number of polling places from 84 down to 12. oh. that's a big change. how did they pick the 12 sites when narrowing it d

here is is a live shot from austin, texas, where we are in the middle of a real life nonstop talking filibuster to try to stop the proposed antiabortion legislation that's being pushed by republicans in texas. this is happening right now. this is live, and the democrats are winning. we've got details on that next. >>> this was such a big session for following the legislature on twitter and i don't know if anybody's ever gone back, as it was leaking out and people were speculating about whether you were going to do it or not. people were tweeting about your shoes. whether you wore shoes for standing. >> right. as you can see, i have my typical shoes on right now. >> no filibuster today? >> no filibuster today, but when i came on that night, i had flat shoes on. it's the first time i've worn flat shoes on the senate floor. >> one of the reporters, one of the female reporters, i bet she's going to do it, she's wearing flats. turned out to be right. >> that was from the first time that texas democratic state senator wendy davis brought the state of texas to a standstill with a one-woman f

something that no one has been able to do in texas for the last two decades. and that is bring a texas democratic party that has been comatose for years back to life. and if that happens, if we see an insurgent democratic party reorganize, galvanize, mobilize and grasp its incredible demographic potential in the lone star state, well, then, simply put, the republican party, as we know it, is dead. joining me now is texas state senator laticia van de putte who represents district 26 which includes san antonio. she is the one who helped carry senator wendy davis' filibuster over the finish line when she did this on tuesday night. >> did the president hear me state the motion, or did the president hear me and refuse to recognize? >> senator, you are now recognized on the motion to adjourn. >> i do not wish to make that motion at this time, senator. at what point must a female senator raise her hand or her voice to be recognized over the male colleagues in the room? [ applause ] >> senator, thank you for joining me tonight. first, i want to offer my condolences on the tragic loss of

. >>> and now, we turn to a hot showdown in texas. between a firebrand woman in tennis shoes and the texas governor. we told you about that texas mom, wendy davis, who became a folk hero to her supporters after talking for 11 hours to try to keep current law from changing. today, texas governor rick perry created a sort of high noon between the two of them. david kerley tonight with round two. >> reporter: tonight, it's a true texas showdown. the state senator -- in pink tennis shoes -- versus the governor. >> what we witnessed tuesday was nothing more than the hijacking of the democratic process. >> reporter: this -- >> members, i'm rising on the floor today -- >> reporter: -- is what angered rick perry. wendy davis' 11-hour filibuster -- no food or water -- to stop a bill that would make abortion nearly impossible in texas. it worked. and davis' shoes, which she wore to endure standing all that time, are now a trending search term. today, perry made it personal. >> she was a teenage mother herself. it is just unfortunate that she has

cecile, you're down there in texas fighting this thing. you hear asible consequences of rape and the magic of rape kits. you're from texas. were you as shocked by that as the rest of us? >> well, of course, it was shocking. and it sort of exploded. but honestly, this is, lawrence, just one more evidence -- good piece of evidence of why politicians make terrible doctors and they shouldn't be making medical decisions for women. and i think that what we're seeing down here, it's great to be back in austin, where literally hundreds of people have flooded the capitol and are testifying about the dangers of this legislation. this has really lit a fire in the state of texas. >> what happens next? >> well, of course, we start again tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. and there will be this -- tomorrow night is the end of the session. so the question is whether or not we can continue on, whether through filibuster or other means, to make sure that this bill does not pass. but the thing that's been extraordinary, lawrence, is i feel like we've seen in texas a whole

a republican. in fact, no democrat has been elected statewide in texas since 1994. this is not just a red state, this is a blood red state. how amazing in a state like this with those numbers that the republicans could not manage to get this through. the democrats used the rule book as their weapon. the only weapon they had available. they simply outplayed the republicans in this case. >> ifill: there have been a lot of theatrics. i've been following your tweets on this and it seems there was one episode in which women showed up dressed as characters from "mad men"? >> yeah, you know, this week has been one for the books in terms of how the public inserted themselves into the process. not just by being more engaged than at any time i've seen before. not just by using twitter and other social media platforms to build community and to organize around the this issue. but the numbers of people who showed up in various states, in dress and in orange shirts to signify their pro-choice leanings and, quite frankly, the pro-life side, they showed up in blue shirts. they didn'

so i'm glad to see a lot of states like texas and arkansas begin to consider this. ds have become part of the law where a woman gets the opportunity to see that there's a real child, it's beginning to change minds. and i think that's a good thing. it's time that the 3,000 babies we lose every day have some people speaking um for them. >> women don't get the opportunity with ultrasound bills. they're mandated by the state. if a woman does not want an ultrasound or her doctor doesn't want her to have one, if it's not medically indicated, the state government is stepping in and saying you must have this ultrasound by order of the state government. because of the timing on a lot of these, and what is being mandated is a vaginal ultrasound, so it's an invasive vaginal forced procedure that a woman cannot say no to by order of the state government. and that is all right with you. i understand that. you feel that you've got interest strong enough to override a woman's desire to not have that happen to you that you can insist that it does as a legislator. but most american w

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you know, later on in the show we're going to talk about how a state senator in texas successfully filibusteredanti-abortion bilker and i feel like all this good news is coming about today. i can't wait to talk about it. let's talk about the doma aspect of this first. >> it's a day of jubilence, but it only effects a portion of the country. >> there are 13 states plus the districtdistrict of columbia that will have marriage equality. that's great. and it means that only about 30% of our nation's population actually live in one of those states. it's a good start and we have a lot to do. >> so the states that recognize gay marriage already, that's where you have rights now. >> you're going to get more federal benefits, things to immigration, some improvement on tax law social security benefits, things like that. if you live in one of the other states where your marriage is not recognized it's going to be challenging to see if you can get all the federal benefits. >> i think it's great how everyone is taking this in a slightly different way. to me we are just in the all-good phase of this thing ri

texas is purple. i really see it as a red state until i see otherwise. organizing for america is there i love that, but i still see texas until i guess through literally rose colored glasses as it were. >> don't forget there, is annie's list, it's ten years old, and celebrates it's 10th anniversary, which is fantastic. they're doing a lot of work. you can win in a red or purple state if you have a common-sense problem-solving agenda as wendy davis does. i wouldn't necessarily discount it it would take a lot of organizing, but it's a winnable race. she'll raise the money and she'll have a lot of men and women behind her and then the question is this the kind of campaign she wants to run. the 11-hour filibuster. >> michael: well that's true, too, as uphill as this was she seems like the perfect person to do it. you brought up the voting rights act. there was great news from the supreme court. the day before, i didn't think so. it was a devastating couple of days, but hearing about the voting rights act upset me and a lot of progressives were upset about it,

-hour filibuster of a texas bill that could ban abortions 20 weeks after conception and add a regulation that would shut down nearly after abortion clinics in the state, which got governor rick perry's attention. >> even the woman in the filibuster in the senate the other day was born into difficult circumstances. she is the daughter of a single woman. she was a teenage mother herself. she managed to eventually graduate from harvard law school and serve in the texas senate. it is just unfortunate that she has not learned from her own example. that every life must be given a chance to realize its full potential. every life matters. >> senator davis released this statement today. rick perry's statement is without dignity and tarnishes the office he holds. they are small words that reflect a dark and negative point of view. our governor should reflect our texas values, sadly, governor perry fails that test. and tonight in ohio, the state general assembly passed a budget bill that includes a provision requiring doctors who perform an abortion absent a medical emergency to first determine whe