could be. that seems a little difficult to believe, though, because according to a new report in the daily beast, and that woman who says walker paid for her abortion is also the mother of one of his children. again, nbc news has also not verified this most recent report. in a statement, walker said there was no truth to it or any other daily peace report. to be clear, there s absolutely nothing wrong with a woman chosing to terminate a pregnancy, nothing wrong with that person s partner offering to pay for the procedure. the problem comes when the partner in question, herschel walker, is running on one of the most extreme, anti-abortion platforms in the country months after the supreme court got rid of roe. walker said he supports a national abortion ban without any exceptions, including for rape and incest. he has compared abortion to murder. it is that crushing hypocrisy with real world consequences that inspired the mother of one of his children to come forward with this
in connection with the collapse of a bridge in gujarat, in which at least a hundred and forty people died. i m laura trevelyan in president biden s hometown of scranton, in the battleground state of pennsylvania, where i ve been talking to voters one week before the crucial us midterm election. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s news day. it s news day. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in ukraine where the government there says power and water supplies across the country have been badly hit after russia launched a wave of missile attacks across the country. in the capital kyiv, the mayor says 4 out of 5 people have been without running water. ukraine says russia fired at least 50 missiles but it was able to shoot most of them down. our international editor jeremy bowen has spent the last week travelling through ukraine from the frontline battlefields of the donbas to the villages in kherson, where some of russia s bes
especially for republicans who won biden districts. we want to make sure we follow the facts but we don t expedite it. we have to be very judicious and deliberative and thoughtful and factual. not rush any sort of impeachment process. that s what nancy pelosi does. we should be better than that. neil: you raised your concerns about the party potential locking itself in a corner on abortion. there s apparently a billboard up not too far from the debate site, congresswoman, saying joe biden will bring back abortion. i m curious what you think about the position of the candidates and how they play that tonight. it is an important issue. in 2024, our nominee will have to answer for the issue of abortion. it s a number 2 issue in swing states and in swing directs. we ve seen it here. it s inflation, the commeconomy
who is gubernatorial cab and a candidate who is clearly likely to be no right to abortion. without exceptions, even to abortion. without exceptions, even in to abortion. without exceptions, even in the to abortion. without exceptions, even in the state of pennsylvania has a even in the state of pennsylvania has a proposed constitutional amendment that could be put to the people amendment that could be put to the people within the next year or so that would people within the next year or so that would say that the state constitution does not guarantee a film constitution does not guarantee a right to constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion. so this could really right to abortion. so this could really be right to abortion. so this could really be a right to abortion. so this could really be a loss right in the state because really be a loss right in the state because of really be a loss right in the state because of what the federal supreme court did