yelling and shouting all in a battle over the toughest abortion restrictions in the country. at first, the state senate voted to apruvt restrictions but in the wee hours of the morning, the lieutenant governor said now it happened too late and will not count. this is how it all went down. a democratic state senator trying to filibuster to block the bill to block abortions. wendy davis spoke for more than ten hours, of filibuster, trying to run out the clock. >> an argument can be made that in the state of texas, the consequence of the ambulatory surgical center provision of fd-5 will decrease in a fairly dramatic form, the number of centers at which abortions can and will be provided in texas. >> then with two hours to go, two hours to go to the deadline, she was ruled out of order. and her backers fired off procedural questions trying to stall the vote further. there was loud screaming which you heard from roar from spectators that was drowning out the chambers. >> we will have order. we will suspend the roll call vote until we get order in the chamber. >> as you can tell, it was nuts, and this was going on all night. so they had a vote. but for a moment, it appeared the bill had passed but what happened, the lieutenant governor presiding officer in the senate said the vote happened too late, it happened after midnight, it happened after the session expired, so you could say this dramatic filibuster, it worked. so the standoff for now is over. however, governor rick perry may now call the senate back into a special session to try and pass the restrictions again. >> wow, what a night. all right. it's a big day at the nation's highest court. the justices set to announce their final decisions of the session. and they may make history. here's joe johns. >> reporter: two hot-button cases that could change life in america expected to be decided this morning at the supreme court. in one case, it's whether the federal government can take away benefits from married couples understand the defense of marriage act because they're the same sex. and in the other, if it was okay for voters in california to decide that marriage should be between a man and a woman because of proposition 8. two gay and lesbian couples brought the case. >> i think america is ready for that. i think america does have this founding principle around fairness and equality that we believe in, too. >> reporter: court watchers are wondering whether the last case the court decided overturning the key part of the voting rights act is a hint about how justices will rule today. >> the decision on voting rights in some ways was viewed by the majority as supporting state's rights. that certainly works to the advantage of states like california in the proposition 8 case. >> reporter: the voting rights ruling could change life in america as well, thanks to the supreme court ruling. all or parts of 15 states, mostly in the south, no longer have to ask the federal government for approval before they make changes to voting laws that could affect minorities. but other parts of the law were left standing. >> it is still unlawful to engage in practices designed to discourage minority voting. >> reporter: joe johns, cnn, washington. >> our thanks to joe for that report. so there is a new senator from massachusetts he's a familiar face in washington, and democratic congressman ed markey was to fill john kerry's seat. he beat a navy s.e.a.l. gabe reyhl gomez. he will serve out the remaining year and a half of john kerry's term. and markey can run for a full six-year senate term in 2014. big changes are coming to the u.s. army. the senate announcing plans to cut 12 combat brigades and relocate soldiers. that's called for as a skwefrt of the budget cuts. the army chief of staff on yarrow hopes that will have a small impact. big trip for president obama, he heads to africa to visit senegal and tanzania. he'll spend seven days on the continent. he has no plans for now at least to see ailing south african president nelson mandela. as for the condition of the president. the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader remains in a pretoria hospital. he's said to be in critical condition. the archbishop of cape town prayed with the family to pray for a peaceful end. we want to go to pretoria. cnn's robin kernow joins us. >> reporter: the language has changed significantly. i'm staring at one of the front pages of one of the big newspapers. and if you can just imagine the major headline on this, there's "the final struggle." and i think there is a sense that many people are being prepared. just how long is the struggle. how critical is he, how imminent is the inevitable. we don't know. i spoke to mandela's family over the weekend. they said, only he will decide how he bows out. and, remember, he's a fighter. but there really does seem to be a somber atmosphere here, as people try to come to grips with the fact that he might not be here for very much longer. >> what's the activity around the hospital this morning, robyn? >> reporter: well, you know, we've been outside of this hospital for nearly three weeks now. in the last 24 hours, there's been increased activity. definitely more media. also significantly more security. the police blocking off the street in front of the entrance to the hospital. a lot of extra security, stopping people going into the ep trans. and a lot of barricades going up. so, i think, you know, there is this anxiety, it seems from the authorities perhaps preparing for some announcement. we just don't know. i mean, there's very little information coming out from the authorities. very little information coming from the family. just, remember, this is a family who is very sensitive about any discussion about funeral arrangements, even his medical condition. there's cultural taboos about talking about that. so all of that put together, not just the media, but south africa, perhaps those around the world, those who love mandela are just watching and waiting, hoping for the best. but perhaps in the back of their mind expecting the worse. >> he's going to be remembered for whatever he means to the entire world, a father, a grandfather, he has a family who loves him. robyn kurnow in pretoria with us this morning. now to the state of nsa leaker edward snowden he's apparently still at a moscow airport days after fleeing hong kong. snowden was supposed to fly to cuba and then to south america on monday but he never got on the flight. and russian president vladimir putin says he has no plans to turn the former defense contractorer over to the u.s. since snoweden is not officially in his country. live in moscow, this is certainly a tense situation for the united states and russia at this point? >> yeah, indeed, christine. we know that edward snowden is in transit at this airport for days now. vladimir putin is the first russian official to confirm that's where he is. putin said he's not going to intervene and help the united states get snowden back. at the same time nor will russia take advantage of his presence by trying to extract more secret intelligence from him. >> reporter: ravings and rubbish, that's how vladimir putin described any suggestion that his country is helping snowden. speaking from finland, putin said snowden's arrival in moscow was completely unexpected. and despite the wealth of knowledge putin claims to have about intelligence around the world, putin said his own security forces have not spoken to him since his arrival. >> translator: mr. snoweden is a free man, the sooner he chooses his destination, the better it would be for us and for himself. >> reporter: putin seemed to rule out any chance, russia will return snowed ton the united states. >> translator: we can hand over foreign officials on which we have appropriate agreement of extradition with criminals. we don't have such an agreement with the united states. >> reporter: but the united states that, still a basis. >> we're not looking for confrontation, we're not ordering anybody, we're simply requesting under the very normal procedure for the transfer of somebody, just as we transferred to russia, seven people in the last two years that they requested that we did without any claerm. without any rancor. and without anything. >> reporter: russian officials tell cnn passengers can only remain in transit for 24 hours. for snowden, that window has well passed. but russia not seeming to make the decision. doesn't want him lingering too long at the airport indefinitely. putin said he hopes this situation will not hurt the business-like relationship between russia and the united states. he said he'd rather not be dealing with this situation at all. in his own colorful way, he compared it to sheering a pig, too much squealing and not a lot of wool. a massive storm cleanup under way in iowa. parts of that state severely damaged with recent storms. iowa governor terry brancad look a look at the damage. heavy rains, high winds brought down power lines, wind gusts 80 miles an hour were record at one point. thankfully, there has been no major property damage. and indra petersons is tracking extreme weather. good morning, indra. >> day after day, as long as you see that front in place, you're going to see this activity. especially through the day that buildup. you see two things, heavy rainfall in the same region but also a bench will make its way to the northeast and the heat wave we've been experiencing, notice, all these temperatures will cool down. that's good news for the northeast. we always know when it cools down somewhere, it heats up somewhere else. unfortunately, this is a huge heat wave. a one in ten-year event have temperatures are soaring above 115 degrees in many places. yes. looks like even the death valley. we're talking temperatures even as high as 125, 127 degrees this weekend. the unfortunately, this is going to be the biggest of all temperatures >> stay inside in phoenix. coming 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quote, peaceful, perfect end. family members are beginning to discuss the next steps in his treatment. now, the spread going to south africa, but a visit with nelson mandela not on the agenda in the coming days. he will head to that country and others and his trip will focus on diplomacy and bridge-building. >> reporter: i'm brianna keilar at the white house. later on this morning, president obama, the first lady and their daughters depart for a seven-day trip to west, south and east africa. this will be president obama's first extended visit to the continent since he's been in the white house. in 2009, he made a brief visit to ghana. on this trip, he'll be focusing on ways to bring the country along economically. specifically by increasing trade and u.s. investment in africa. his first stop, senegal. >> reporter: i'm in one of the biggest markets in dakar, senegal, a country which the u.s. considers a haven of democracy in a volume are tile region. here, president obama will highlight the stable government and strong rule of law as a model of success in a region which has seen major security challenges. among these, the destabilization of mali. and the islam insurgency in northern nigeria. the u.s. has operated drones. and the president will meet with the president to visit a place for food security. >> reporter: i'm in pretoria where nelson mandela's ailing health could overshadow president obama's visit. south africa is seen by the united states as a strategic partner in trade, peace and security. while here, president obama is scheduled to interact with young african leaders whose prosperity, he believes, could increase demand for american goods on the continent. he will be traveling with american business leaders in what is seen as an influence to try and counter china's influence, not only here, but his next stop in tanzania. >> reporter: when the president reaches his last stop, it will time to talk money. africa is one of the largest unstaped consumer growth 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difficult. they come to court to begin the process of getting veronica back. so official credit cards used to buy online porn? that's an allegation being leveled by the irs. the inspector general finds $1 million in purchases ranging from a popcorn machine to romance novels to, yes, online porn. the irs said it needs to tighten its controls on those cards to stop profound purchases. another revelation near the home of new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez. a court has sealed all the evidence, including a search warrant. what police are looking for they searched hernandez's home. they're looking into the death of a semi pro 27-year-old football player whose body was foupsd nearby. paula deen is hanging on to some of her endorsements at least for now. deen was dropped by the food network and smithfield foods. but her deals with target and the drug mafrer nova nordisk continue. deen is still expected to appear on cooking shows in washington, d.c., houston and dallas this fall. authorities in colorado may have a lead on one of the most destructive fires in history. sheriff investigators are searching a home in el paso, colorado, for evidence. it's near where the fire started. the blaze killed two people and destroyed more than 500 homes. >> the fire danger out west remains high, particularly due to extreme heat. extreme even by arizona standards. crews have managed to gain control over the stubborn fire never prescott, arizona. most of the people evacuated from 500 homes were allowed to return. say they the dosy fire was man made. but who set it, they don't know. indra. >> 700 people a year die from heat-related illness and it's preventible. so heat like this weekend, one in ten years. that happens one in every ten years. unfortunately, majority of these deaths occur in the california/arizona area, and they come in waves when you see heat like this. so this weekend, very dangerous out there. look at the temperatures expected. this is a popular area, lake 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[ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. welcome back, everyone. 54 minutes after the hour right now. ahh, the fresh air, the sights and sounds. the giraffe chase. giraffe chase? well, i'll let jean nne moos te you the rest. >> reporter: don't look now, but something's following us. step on it, or we'll be neck and neck with a giraffe. the guy shooting this video said they were on an african safari in a wedding when a giraffe started chasing the jeep, remind you of anything? say a tyrannosaurus rex? >> must go faster! >> reporter: forget jurassic park, welcome to giraffic park. the t-rex is terrified. but a giraffe, someone posted, why is she panicking? what's it going to do? obviously, she hasn't seen animal planet's "untamed and uncut." >> it's a shocking display of brutality. >> reporter: called necking. there's nothing romantic about it. it's just how male giraffes fight. >> ahh! >> reporter: using their necks as clubs. fortunately, this giraffe didn't try to neck with the tourists. when they yelled and the park ranger beat on the jeep, the giraffe finally stopped. of course, there was the usual internet squabble over how the video was shot. this versus this. say no to vertical videos what meant with actually, if your subject is very tall like, let's say, a giraffe, it's quite acceptable. both the jurassic and the giraffic both had happy scenes. in youtuber put the sound over the other. >> now, now, right now! let's go! >> reporter: if you're ever chased a giraffe, you know what to tell the driver -- >> must go faster. >> reporter: -- faster than a giraffe's top speed of about 35 miles per hour. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that was good advice from je jeanne on that. more trouble for chris brown. the singer facing charges that after brown said he took of the other car, tweeting that he did give the right information. the other driver wants a payday. what's up with this tweet from miley cyrus directed at her dad billy ray cyrus saying since you won't reply to my text, i'll give you an hour to tell the truth or i'll tell it for you. a picture of dillis cronin but it was deleted. and cyrus wrote, my twitter was just acting all types of cray. two people have got no problem with social media of any kind. "new day" anchors, chris cuomo and kate bolduan. >> i've got to tell you, that was the highlight of my morning hearing christine romans say cray. >> cray means crazy. >> that's correct, chris cuomo. well done. it's now almost top of the hour, you know what that means for "new day." time for the top news. ♪ i think america does have this founding principle around fairness and equality. heiistory being made this morning at the supreme court. one of the most controversial issues of our time. will same-sex marriage become the law of the land? chaos overnight. a raucous, confusing and passionate political debate. texas trying to pass one of the most restrictive laws in . . . good morning. welcome to "new day" i'm kate bolduan. i'm chris cuomo with our news anchor michaela pereira. we now know the nsa leaker is in russia. vladimir putin will do nothing to hand him over saying u.s. requests to return edward snowden are like sheering a piglet, too much squeal, not enough wool. what? we'll go to moscow live. >> look at this video. this is a woman on board a u.s. airways flight who refused to turn off her cell phone during taxiing. the police came in and dragged her off the plane. the story behind the video. we'll have that coming up. a pretty terrifying story out of new hampshire as we begin the summer. a group of boy scouts struck by lightning. 23 of them rushed to the hospital. our dr. sanjay gupta will be here to talk about what we should do and what you at home should do if you are caught in the storm we are talking about what should be a very important day