the pending opinion to overturn roe v. wade. also ahead, why experts warn we could see blackouts this summer in the united states and which areas are at highest risk. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our national lead and new questions about what exactly police on the scene knew and when during the uvalde massacre. as the community begins to say its final good-byes to some of the 21 victims. the visitations begin today for 48-year-old teacher irma garcia and two 10-year-old students, na via alyssa bravo and jose manuel flores jr. the funial for their classmates amerie jo garza and maite rodriguez are planned today. we re waiting for more information from law enforcement including a ballistics record and radio transmissions not to mention basic details, how many kids were wounded, how many students came out of the classroom alive, and on and on. cnn has also obtained a facebook live video recorded outside the school during the shooting. it appears to i
plus, senate republicans block a bill to protect access to birth control as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we are now 153 days away from the election, and it that means it is exactly five months from today. and as we get closer to that day, president biden is trying to show the sharp differences between him and donald trump. right now he s in france to mark tomorrow s 80th anniversary of d-day. and while he is there for a very important occasion, he is also trying to reassure our allies about america s place on the world stage. and what will happen when voters go to the polls in november. as our friend reports for the atlantic, quote, in capitals across the continent, leaders and diplomats express a sense of alarm bordering on panic at the prospect of donald trump s re-election. on friday, he is scheduled to give a major speech on democracy and the global struggle against authoritarianism. compare that
france for the d-day anniversary. his plan to tout american leadership on the world stage and highlight the stark contrast with donald trump. then my keynote conversation about skipping the small talk and getting real. plus, senate republicans lock a bill to protect access to birth control as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. we are now 153 days away from the election and that means it is exactly 5 months from today. as we get closer to that day, president biden is trying to show the sharp differences between him and donald trump. right now he is in france to mark tomorrow s 80th anniversary of d-day and while he is there for a very important occasion, he is also trying to reassure our allies about america s place on the world stage and what will happen when voters go to polls in november? in capitals across the continent leaders and diplomats express a sense of alarm bordering on panic at the prospect of d
in. we will be something closer to hungary or russia or turkey. that is what it will eventually be, so i think they need states i saved this to the end because i know the story has you ready to bust out your black belt and start kicking. today the georgia court of appeals basically froze the fulton county election interference case, at least for now. why is this happening and what does it mean? but for the new york result, justice seems to be going nowhere fast and georgia is proving the point. appellate litigation can be a very slow ordeal and the georgia appeals court just proved it by not only setting the argument in the appeal of the disqualification of district attorney fani willis, which was rejected by judge mcafee and trump and company appealed it.
court of appeals basically froze the fulton county election interference case at least for now. why is this happening? what does it mean? yeah, but for the new york result, justice seems to be going nowhere fast. and i think georgia is now proving the point. listen, appellate litigation can be a very slow, plodding, you know, ordeal, and the georgia appeals court just proved it by not only setting the argument in the appeal of the disqualification of district attorney fani willis issue, which was rejected by judge mcafee and trump and company appealed it. they set that off for october, but they have also sort of put a stay in place, so now judge mcafee can do nothing except kind of tread justice water until the georgia appeals court finally resolves the appeal. so look, there is no hope now of anything happening in georgia