texas bill becomes law. only five remaining in the whole state. ion of this map was made by supporters of abortion rights in texas. but this same version has been used by supporters of closing the clinics, too, to explain why they're doing this. lieutenant governor of texas tweeting they, quote, fought to pass the bill through the senate and this is why. so they can close as many clinics as possible. they're saying that's what they want to do. abortion might technically be legal in texas, but texas republicans are going to make it so texas women cannot actually get one. same difference in the end. today the sponsor of the texas bill rejected amendments that would try to achieve the stated aims of her bill without closing down all the clinics. she rejected all proposed amendments. the point is bluntly to close the clinics. a new poll out today from ppp shows among voters in texas who have formed an opinion about the bill, more people oppose it than support it by eight points. but just over half of texas voters say they don't have any opinion on it a

thank you dallas morning news reporter wayne slater and texas state representative dawnna dukes. up next, the latest attempt to undo the president's politics. go!

and republicans in the state of texas, and especially governor perry is losing this war on women. d the nation is seeing what they would receive if he ever made a presidential run. >> let's look at some other states. and i guess you're going to have to project what is going on down there. first of all, i better get our facts straight here. it's not just that they're moving up the date from 24 months to 20 months in terms of banning late-term. i'm going start with you, wayne, but it seems like they're basically also saying unless a clinic replicates the facilities and standards, whatever, of options, surgical options or whatever hospital, it can't exist. so they're basically reducing from 40, i'm told, clinics in the state, down to about five for a huge state of texas, which means for most people in texas, they're going to be pretty awful far from the chance to have an abortion should they choose one. >> yeah. this bill in texas, however many clinics it would ultimately close and democrats say closing all by five in the state. but this bill is really aimed at shutting down abortion

night at the texas state house.ay 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. y

shame own. >> quite the scene late last night, lawmakers leaving the texas state house to boos from protestersfter they held a provisional vote on abortion reform. this morning, house did pass it provisionally. the new bill would eliminate abortions in the state of texas. a second special session was called just for this vote. it did not pass. vet first time around, texas state senator wendy davis managed to get up and speak during a filibuster for about 11 hours until that first special session ended. >>> pg&e's penalty tine for the san bruno explosion is on hold for now. attorneys for the california public utilities commission are asking for a the massive more than $2 billion fine to be dropped. the problem is whether that penalty fine actually punishes the company. lawyers discovered the pro-vopo fine would be tax detuck table for pg&e and comes with too many credits and perks. lawyers are drafting a new proposal they plan to sit in next week. >>> an exclusive from our investigative unit the state health department is investigating cisco foods, one of the nation's largest food distributors,

the texas democratic state senator who last week filibustered an antiabortion bill in texas until thelock ran out on the special session. and even though texas' majority republicans are back again this week as of today trying to pass that same bill, the scene outside the texas state capitol in austin today, at least for opponents of that bill, it was kind of a party today.

restrictions and it will cause severe hardship to the women who seek abortion in the state. >> given what has happened in texas now in north carolina, your sense of whether there is a tipping point approaching in terms of state efforts to restrict choice among women? well, i thought you're going to be talking about the tipping point in terms of of the reaction to these laws because that is what i see. we certainly saw in texas and we have seen it in north carolina, that this has lit a fuse. the supporters of a woman's right to choose and all the other issues that are connected with this, including prenatal care and medicaid expansion, which our state also cut off, which means half a million people in the state will not have access to insurance under the affordable care act. so i think all of these issues are connected and are infuriating the majority of north carolina and's. >> is this the occupy wall street moment for the pro-choice movement? you are the ceo of planned parenthood and you got arrested on monday. >> yes. i think it is the moral monday moment for the pro-choice movement. we are really proud and

>> that was the scene outside the texas state capitol yesterday where over 5,000 protesters showed upainst an anti-abortion bill. as texas lawmakers convened for round two of the state's abortion fight. not much happened inside the legislature. the house and senate each referred the bill to committees. but the legislation is likely to pass and if it does, the number of abortion clinics in texas could drop from 47 to 5. texas would become the 13th state in the u.s. to ban abortion at 20 weeks. governor rick perry says he expects the legislature to finish their work on the bill as early as next week and he warned that this time around, there won't be "turmoil and mob rule" from the protesters. but at least in texas, the mob has a say. yesterday in ohio, governor john kasich quietly signed one of the nation's strictest antiabortion bills into law as a part of the state budget. did he so surrounded by nothing but men. this law forces any woman seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound even if she doesn't want one. it effectively defunds planned parenthood, imposing such regulation on a

this comes after that filibuster by one texas state senator made national headlines. d this movement is hardly limited to texas, as it plays out in a lot of other states. we get our report tonight from our national correspondent kate snow. >> our choice! >> reporter: at the state capitol in austin, blue shirts in support of the bill, orange against. >> for their voices to be heard. >> reporter: it was just over two weeks ago that democratic state senator wendy davis blocked a vote by standing and talking for nearly 13 hours in her pink sneakers. that filibuster delayed things. but in the end the republican-dominated texas legislature has the upper hand. >> this bill raises the standard of care in texas. >> reporter: today davis said she's outraged. >> it's a huge step backward in terms of health care for women in the state of texas. >> reporter: the centerpiece of the texas bill is titled "the preborn pain act." it bans most abortions after 20 weeks. nine other states already have similar measures. >> what we're seeing around texas is really emblematic of what we're se

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the texas democratic state senator who last week filibustered an antiabortion bill in texas until thelock ran out on the special session. and even though texas' majority republicans are back again this week as of today trying to pass that same bill, the scene outside the texas state capitol in austin today, at least for opponents of that bill, it was kind of a party today. it was kind of a party. a righteous texas party in the heat. thousands of people on the steps of the state capitol spilling out onto the capitol grounds. inside the capitol, inside the legislature, so everybody could see what they were doing with that bill, the legislature opened a live feed of the house debate. it worked fine. the live feed of the senate did not work fine. you could not really hear what the texas senate was saying. the crazy thing about it was how many people complained about that on youtube because people were online trying to watch the texas state senate. a lot of people were online trying to watch. they got really annoyed when the feed didn't work. so everybody was complaining all over youtube a

the texas democratic state senator who last week filibustered an antiabortion bill in texas until theut on the special session. and even though texas' majority republicans are back again this week as of today

. >>> some other stories making news this morning, the texas state capital was packed with demonstrators on both sides of the controversial abortion bill. state senator wendy davis who rose to the national spotlight last week during an 11-hour filibuster thanked the crowd for their enthusiasm and support. >>> texas season the only state in a fight over abortion. ohio governor signed a bill into law that requires ultrasounds for anyone seeking an abortion. pro-life groups are calling the bill historic while democrats say the move is controversial and unpopular. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords fired a gun for the first time since she was shot in the head more than two years ago. she and her husband both long-time gun owners are currently campaigning for expanded background checks. >>> the man suspected in a brutal new jersey home invasion is set to be arraigned in court today pe. he faces charges of burglary and child endangerment. the june 21st attack was captured on a hidden nanny cam inside the victim's home. >>> and a russian rocket carrying navigation satellites crashed ju

. >>> the texas state capitol was packed with demonstrators on both sides of the controversial abortion bill. state senator wendy davis who rose to the national spotlight last week during the 11-hour filibuster thanked the crowd for their enthusiasm and support. >>> texas isn't the only state in a fight over abortion. ohio governor john kasich filed a bill into law for anyone seeking an abortion. pro-life groups are calling the bill historic while state democrats say it's controversial uh-uh popular. >>> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords fired a gun for the first time since she was shot in the head more than two years ago. giffords and her husband, both long-time gun owners, are currently asking for extended background checks for gun purchases. >>> the man involved in a brutal home invasion is to be arraigned today. he faces attempted robbery, burglary and child endangerment. it was captured on a hidden nanny cam in the victim's home. that is just hard to watch. >>> an unmanned russian rocket carrying navigation satellites crashed just seconded after liftoff early tuesday.

a texas state house has given final approval to a bill that would ban abortion at 20 weeks postfertilization it would hinder access to the pill form of abortion and shut down nearly all of the state's abortion clinics. the bill was blocked last month by people's filibuster after texas state senator wendy davis stood and spoke for nearly 11 hours. but governor rick perry revive it by calling a second special legislative session. the bill heads back to the texas senate. during a house vote thursday, several pro-choice people rose to their feet to voice opposition to the proceedings. state troopers moved in. five were reportedly arrested. opponents most vocal of the texas anti-choice bill this week was houston resident sarah slamen. video of her testimony monday when viral after she was interrupted by the committee chair, republican state senator jane nelson, then hauled from the chamber by state troopers. you,ank you for being texas legislature. you have radicalized hundreds of thousands of us and no matter what you do for the next 22 days, women and their allies are coming for you. let's star

. >>> texas state senator tracy davis is not ruling out challenging governor perry in next year's election. there's already polling on how she'd fare in the deeply red state of texas. she trails the already popular incumbent by 14 points, 53 to 39%. perry is expected to announce monday whether or not he'll seek a fourth term. >>> the only democrat who comes close to getting him, he trails 53 to 40%. >> the tsa blog team is instagraming pictures that they found, grenades, handguns, wallets. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now for your 4th of july forecast, here's nbc's dylan dreyer. >> good morning. it looks okay. >> finally some good news. >> believe it or not considering it has been raining in most areas up and down the east coast for quite some time. we are going to see some of our heaviest rain this morning down through the southeast. we could use some rain in the southwest. maybe an isolated thunderstorm. the area of low pressure, the high pressure out west is keeping things hot and dry. we do have flood watches and warnings especially down across the southeast wher

at this hour, the texas state senate is set to accomplish what a dramatic filibuster accomplished a few weeks back. it was -- it would -- it would force abortion clinics to operate under the same regimen as hospitals. how many other states are we talking about? >> well, at this point, just halfway through there year, over a dozen states have enacted some form of new restrictions on abortion in total, 43 different restrictions on abortion. these are figures that are put together by a pro-choice advocacy organization but their numbers are well-respected by both sides. the texas bill would do a number of things. it would basically require abortion clinics to operate as ambulatory surgical centers. only six of the abortion clinics in the state at this point do meet those standards so that may mean that dozens would have to shut down. it would also put a ban on all abortions after 20 weeks of gestation. this is another time of murtha we have seen very popular in state legislatures across the country and was also passed by the united states house of representatives just last month. gwen: marc

opponents say the new bill will effectively eliminate abortions in the state of texas. a second special session called just for this vote. it did not pass that first time around because, you may remember, texas state senator wendy dave es manais managed to filibuster talking for 11 hours straight until the first special session ended. >>> antitrust lawsuit against major league baseball is moving forward. widely considered one of the bay area's most experienced federal judges. he's known as one of the nation's most influential judges in high-tech law. city of san jose suing major league baseball accusing the league of blocking a's from moving to the south bay. >> keep our eye on that one. big news. >>> 5:21. you and i talk about it all the time, slimming but why a well-known clothing chain has decided to ban the color black. we'll explain. >>> welcome back. live look. that is bay bridge in the distance. schooler start. brace yourself. dress appropriately. warm out there again. she'll tell you about that coming up. 5:24. biking and horseback riding might be able to stay i

republicans in the texas state senate is pushed through a bill with stiffer abortion. >> and we'll have more on this story from elizabeth. >> you are right. it is capturing national attention. republicans passing the abortion bill in a special session of the state legislature. it would ban abortions after 20 weeks and limiting it to surgical centers and requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. >> it accomplishes two main goals. moving the date from six months to five months and protecting children unborn children because of fetal pain and number two, i believe from everything i have read, the bill raises the standard of care in texas. >> state democrats have a different view point and while introducing amendments to add for cases of rape and incest protestors chanted outside of the texas rotunda chamber. wendy davis said democrats will fight it in the courts and voices of their constituents. >> no one in texas, no matter what color t- shirt they are wearing wants more women to be forced to confront a discussion of ending a pregnancy and that's what th

state senator wendy davis joins me from texas.ade a big splash this week taking on a bill that would restrict abortion rights in the texas legislature, taking on governor perry as well. senator davis, welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you. good morning, david. >> for all that you have achieved in terms of your profile and your views, are you not just delaying the inevitable? governor perry has another special session that is scheduled this bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks likely to become law. >> well, i don't think it's ever acceptable to concede the argument on incredibly important issues like this. and what we saw in the capitol last week, really, was people who have grown weary of our politicians trying to boost their own political careers on the backs of women by bull bying them and others, honestly, in order to promote agendas that help them personally. these are matters of personal liberty. in texas, we hold very dear to intrusions against our personal liberty. we fight very hard against that. and we will fi

but texas has not elected a democrat to statewide office since 1994. yet the state become a fond ambition for national democrats who hope to take advantage of major demographic shifts, especially among hispanics who now make up 38% of texas' population, most under the age of 18. is texas really changing? for that, we turn to two lone star experts: james henson, director of the texas politics project at the university of texas at austin; and cal jillson, professor of political science at southern methodist university in dallas. james henson, given the push in the poll we've been seeing back and forth in the last several weeks in the texas state legislature, is change really afoot? >> well, there's a lot of thrashing and there's possibly some change afoot around the edges, but it's hard to see a long-term change in the underlying patterns here. republicans have enjoyed a significant advantage in statewide races in the range of eight to 12 points. they have a big advantage among the voting population. that said, we're seeing a mobilization at the capital and we've seem

texas state senator wendy davis. senator davis, thank you so much for being with us. >> hi. >> thank you so much. your reaction to the vote. it happened an hour ago. clearly the opposition was rolled over. this wasn't a day where you could launch a filibuster. is there anything else legislatively that you can do to stop this from going to the senate? >> well, it will come over to the senate now, and it's expected that we may hear it as early as friday, perhaps sunday or monday. with so many days in the second session, filibustering the bill would require a super human fete that none of us is capable of unfortunately. >> this will become law. i wanted you to respond to what that house member was saying because while there's nothing literally in the bill that would close those clinics, requiring them to have surgical facilities would, in effect, close those clinics. >> that's right. the clip that you played, she was talking about one piece of a four-part omnibus bill and the piece that she was talking about, that 20-we

think that's by design something our opposition is looking strategically to have happen in the state of texasially in a big state of texas and potentially facing losing such a huge proportion of the clinics that provide this service right now, do you think women will go to extreme measures to try to get abortions illegally or in mexico or through some other means if they can't get to the clinics they've been used to going to? >> absolutely. you know what i've always said, women started having safe abortion after roe. this law doesn't do anything to change the need for abortion or address unplanned pregnancy. whether or not women have access to safe abortion, the same amount of texas women are still going to need abortions and what we've already seen, even just since the last regulation passed about a year and a half ago that requires women to come in for two separate visits. in two of my clinic communities, i have a clinic on the border of texas and mexico and one on the border of texas and louisiana. we've seen women take matters into their own hands, not unlike pre roe. women trying to self

today i am announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a pre-clearance regime similar to the one require by spk -- section 5 of the voting reits act. you heard what eric holder said just moments ago. is this process we'll see going forward. what's your reaction? >> i think eric holder has tapped into the mood right now particularly after the george zimmerman verdict, he understands that it's going to be very important to in the whole race conversation this summer to look very carefully at how the supreme court decision on the voting rights is going to trickle down and be interpreted by the general people and i think that his taking this action is an important first step and it's not the last step. >> estimated 6,000 attendees wanted to hear what he said. a standing ovation for tracy martin on capitol hill. i want to play a clip of what he said and get your reaction. >> i vow to do everything in my power not to give up the fight for him. not only to fight for trayvon but to fight for so many other young black and brown boys in

in texas, the controversial abortion bill moves to the state senate. on wednesday, the texas state senate approved the ban on abortion after 20 weeks. >>> president obama talks about immigration reform with two key senators, republican john mccain and democrat pat schumer helped craft a bill passed by the senate. >>> and in 1979, nbc's reported on the fiery return to earth. >> pieces of skylab flashing in the dark entered the atmosphere and in a flaming conclusion marked the end of this final passage. >>> i'm paige hopkins. thanks for watching "early today." have a good one. >>> crews spend the night clearing crash debris off runway 28l. in this video you can see a crane removing wreckage. there's still a lot of work to be done before that runway can actually be reopened. dude morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning everyone. the teardown of asiana flight 214 coming hours after the victims showed up at the scene to pay respects to the two teenage girls killed in that crash. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in sou

. >> earlier in the night, texas state senators passed sweeping new abortion restrictions. >> house bill 2 is final i will passed. >> the new bill would ban most abortions after 20 weeks, abortions would have to be performed in hospital style surgical rooms, and doctors would needed a mitting privileges at nearby hospitals. they opponents say it will force all but a handful of the abortion clinics to close and the resulting back logs will cause women to miss the 20 week deadline. >> judy laubenberg sponsored the bill. >> i am not restricting any access to abortion. the only part of the bill that i am actually stopping the abortion is the if month ban, and i do feel very strongly about that. >> reporter: there are exceptions for the life of the mother and severe fetal abnormalities. >> but rape and incest were not included. because of that, sarah davis was the only republican representative to vote against the bill. >> this is about politics, this is not about policy. this is about having things to talk about in republican primary campaigns. >> democratic senator wendy davis, forced the a

remember last month, texas state senator wendy davis stood for ten hours in pink sneakers to protest her state's proposed abortion restrictions. very dramatic. very dramatic. very inspiring. [ cheers and applause ] of course, in the end it was for nothing since the law passed a few days ago, sweeping away her herculean effort like a tumble weed turned abandoned abortion clinic. but what it did do was focus everyone's attention on one of our democracy's quirkiest features, the philadelphia philt filibuster which at the federal level is more popular than ever. >> under president obama there have been 16 filibusters on his nominations of his own team, cabinet secretaries versus