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(Supreme Court: Pete Williams) The Supreme Court ruling striking down portions of Arizona’s immigration law while upholding the requirement that police making arrests or traffic stops check the status of anyone suspected to be in the US illegally examined; details given about the racial profiling issue to be decided in Arizona courts; sketches by Art Lien shown with Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent quoted. [Arizona Governor Jan BREWER†- says this is the day we’ve been waiting for.] [Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Thomas SAENZ†- says there are legal matters to resolve before implementation goes forward.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Phoenix: Mike Taibbi) The reaction in Arizona to the ruling featured. [Illegal immigrant Leticia RAMIREZ††- says the community will be afraid they will get stopped for their color.] [Mother Kelly TOWNSEND – says it is a victory.] [Pima County Sheriff Clarence DUPNIK††- comments on patrolling the border.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: Chuck Todd) The impact of this ruling on the campaigns of President Obama and Mitt Romney featured.
(Studio: Brian Williams, Savannah Guthrie) The probability of more lawsuits and the racial profiling issue discussed.
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(Brooksville, Florida: Kerry Sanders) The state of emergency in Florida reviewed; scenes shown of flooding, a Coast Guard rescue, a tornado, sandbagging operations, sinkholes, downed power lines, evacuated inmates from the Pensacola jail; details given about the death of a Venus woman who saved her daughter. [Homeowner Amber ADDARIO†- reacts to the sinkhole.] [Elfers resident Barry HUFF‡- comments.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(St. Marks, Florida: Jim Cantore) The forecast for the storm featured; maps shown with rainfall totals cited.
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(Cairo: Richard Engel) The changes ahead for Egypt and the Middle East with the election of Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi as president featured; scenes shown of Morsi touring former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s old office.
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(Colorado Springs: Miguel Almaguer) The fight against the fires in Colorado featured; scenes shown of flames from the Waldo Canyon and High Park fires, aircraft dropping retardant, evacuees, burning homes near Estes Park and Fort Collins; details given about FEMA’s response. [El Paso County Sheriff Terry MAKETA†- says it’s the greatest natural threat we’ve seen in this community.] [Tourist Preston HARRINGTON††, evacuee Marco MANDONI‡– comment.] [Fire information officer Greg HEULE†- explains why it so difficult to fight.] [Governor John HICKENLOOPER†- says almost half the airborne fire suppression equipment in the country is in Colorado.]
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(Omaha, Nebraska: Kevin Tibbles) The rivalry between swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, who will face each other tonight in the Olympic trials, featured; scenes shown from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. [PHELPS – says the pool deck is our battlefield.] [LOCHTE – says this is his time.] [NBC Olympic swimming analyst Rowdy GAINES†- says Michael hates to lose more than he likes to win.] [Lochte’s coach Gregg TROY†- notes how the two have helped each other.]
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