It's Tuesday, September 23rd.
I'm Jane Costa, and this is What A Day,
the show that says that if you want evidence-based medical advice you can count on,
run away from the White House as fast as you possibly can.
On today's show,
the Supreme Court signals it will probably maybe overturn a near-century-old law for President Donald Trump,
and Disney announces Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to late night.
So let's start with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,
noted anti-vaxxer and apparently part-time detective.
Back in April,
RFK Jr. announced at a cabinet meeting that he was on the hunt for the real cause of autism.
A hunt that would take no prisoners, ask big questions,
and find the one true answer to a medical question that's been researched for decades by September.
We are going at your direction.
We are going to know by September we've launched a massive testing and research effort that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world.
By September,
we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we'll be able to eliminate those exposures.
Well, on Monday, the Trump administration announced that the hunt was over.
Sort of.
In an upcoming report that already has raised way,