Let's start with President biden signing an executive
order yesterday aimed at safeguarding access to abortion.
He said women's health and lives are on the line.
The order helps women travel out of state to receive abortion care.
It ensures healthcare providers comply with federal law. That way.
Women aren't delayed in getting care.
That this comes a day after voters
in Kansas rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment
that would have let's state legislators ban or significantly restrict abortion.
We're gonna have more America's abortion rights in just a few moments
in china's promised retribution is underway after House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan for south Korea Wednesday.
China is retaliating for her visit, blocking imports of
citrus and other foods from Taiwan.
The chinese Ministry of Defense also says
it's begun military exercises including live art
In the waters and airspace around the country.
Meanwhile, conspiracy theories,
Alex Jones admits that the Sandy Hook
Elementary School massacre was quote 100% real
Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible
of him to declare the event a hoax.
He testified in his own defense Wednesday that at a civil trial for defaming the
parents of one of the Children who were killed in the 2012 attack in Connecticut.
Their lawsuit against jones seeks at least 100 and $50 million
and the world of politics is waking up this morning.
President biden's executive order
to the Kansas boat early this week,
highlight the changing dynamics of an abortion in a post roll rules.
Yes,
let's go to make a pratt who is live in
Washington to bring us more on this Good morning Megan.
Good morning baker, Good morning Alicia, of course.
Midterms right around the corner coming up in just about three months and the Kansas
abortion vote could indicate a pretty favorable
landscape when it comes to abortion rights.
The most shocking thing about the Kansas abortion amendment vote is how lopsided
it was right near only 60% voted against the anti abortion amendment.
And given there are more registered republicans
and independents in Kansas than democrats,
the result indicates a broad and
diverse coalition of voters support abortion rights
in the Sunflower State.
The Kansas result is in line with national polling
suggesting that there's majority support for abortion rights.
A survey from the Pew Research Center found 62% of Americans
think abortion should be legal in all or most cases,
and just 36% think it should be illegal.
As we approach midterms, democrats will be looking for answers to two questions.
One will abortion drive democrats to turn out in greater numbers.
That's what they're hoping for.
And two is abortion a big enough issue for moderate and conservative
voters that they will vote for democrats solely on that issue.
Look, voters are complicated.
We all know that and they go to the polls with a lot of things on their mind.
There's still a lot to play out before november.
And meanwhile, Megan, it's a summer day on capitol hill today.
Many are mourning indiana Congresswoman Jackie Dworsky,
who died in a car accident yesterday.
What details do we know?
Absolutely devastating story here? Representative Jackie Will or ski
from indiana and three others were killed in a car crash on Wednesday afternoon.
A driver traveling in the opposite direction of will or ski drifted left over the
center line and crashed head on into the suv carrying her and two of the
members of her staff Will or she was first elected back in 2012 and most
recently served on the House ethics committee
and the powerful ways and means committee.
Several offices are planning to leave flowers at her
office on the hill and flags all around D.
C. Will be at half staff today.
Yeah, very somber day on capitol hill for that mega prats.
Thank you so much for that update in our nation's capital turning down
some of the other business stories we're following for you this hour,
ford motor sales jumped last month.
New vehicle sales rose 36% from a year
ago while industry sales fell an estimated 10.5%
sales of ford's profitable F series pickups in the U. S.
Past 63,000 in the month of july
marking the first time the monthly sales have topped 60,000 this year.
The automaker also said their share of the U. S.
Electric vehicle market hit a record 10.9% last month.
Meanwhile, fans of Demi Lovato Usher and W. W. E.
Soon will be able to get to see them all live through.
Tiktok ticketmaster is now selling tickets in inside the Tiktok app.
Only select performers have access to the feature today,
but it is expected to expand.
Performers can add a link directly on their Tiktok videos.
This is where fans can then purchase tickets to that event
and finally calling all pumpkin spice fans.
Yeah,
it is august but fall doesn't start for
another seven weeks but Oreos got you covered,
pumpkin spice sandwich cookies.
Returning to store shelves starting august the 15th after a 5.5 year hiatus.
The limited edition flavor gonna feature two Golden oriole cookies
with a festive pumpkin spice flavored cream in the middle,
releasing unique flavors, all part of parent company.
Mondelez Goal to increase sales of the brand by a billion dollars in the next year.
So Alicia quarrels you into pumpkin spice cookies.
No, because you know how much pumpkin slices too much.
Got lats, got jams, you got everything I'm good on it.