good evening, everyone. great to have you with us. i m erica hill in tonight for alison camerata. welcome to cnn. tonight we have much more. on the biggest story of this night. the supreme court, of course, protecting access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower court rulings that restricted its usage. big victory for the biden administration. it is far from the end, though the ruling means the appeals process now will play out and it is almost guaranteed the case. will eventually land back before the justices. in the meantime, though, the fda approval of medford cristante stands as does current access plus turmoil in the nfl tonight, three players suspended indefinitely to others slapped with a six game ban. so what they do is the punishment fair. and it wouldn t be a friday night here without a news quiz. see, if you know more about what happened this week. they are distinguished panelists. here is my panel tonight. defense attorney mr maris. john avlon, our seni
diamond at the white house. and this is cnn. closed captioning brought to you by meso book .com. we offer a free book on mesothelioma call for the free book and receive so much more call 1 808 31 37 100. you re back live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta and washington. we begin this hour with the supreme court opening a new round in the escalating legal battle over abortion. last night, the high court blocked rulings by lower chords that placed restrictions on the commonly used abortion pill, medford crestone. it has been used by millions of women over the two decades. it s been on the market the late night decision. sends the case back down to the fifth, sick it a circuit court of appeals and delivers a temporary victory to those concerned about abortion rights 10 months after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade for 49 years, legalized abortion was the law of the land in the united states. some states had restrictions on how and when abortions could happen, but f
. michael cohen will join us to respond and tell us what the former president s next legal headache could be also discreet deal. supreme court justice clarence thomas, under renewed scrutiny after new reporting reveals a secret real estate sale to a republican billionaire. our supreme court is facing a crisis. justice thomas break the law and press your amounts. why not just take the step and resign. democrats divided over 89 year old senator dianne feinstein, resigning from senate never seen them go after a man who was in the senate and that way we ll talk to democratic senator amy klobuchar about that and more coming up on cnn prime time. good evening. i m caitlin collins. tonight one of america s most wanted suspects, allegedly ger of highly classified us intelligence is now under arrest. after a massive manhunt, the fbi taking 21 year old jack to share a into custody of massachusetts in a dramatic scene that unfolded with agents carrying rifles outside his home. the air n
medicare. done. well this is cnn. the world s news network. top of the hour on this monday morning. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean. good to have you, jessica. i m jim sciutto. today a new york grand jury is reconvening as it continues to weigh potential charges against former president trump. might be seen indictment today. cnn is outside the courthouse. plus this happening right now. massive protests in israel not just protests, crippling union strikes, store and restaurant closures, even hunger strikes by several israeli mayors. all of this over prime minister benjamin netanyahu s planned overhaul of the judicial system , his firing of the country s defense minister for opposing him in that plan. is the u. s s closest ally in the region, moving further away from democratic principles. israelis fear so we re going to the latest from jerusalem. also today, another round of severe weather is expected to strike the southeast after devastating tornadoes ripped through the region
major protests happening right now in france and a final decision on french president macron s pension reform plan is expected tomorrow live in paris, with the latest breaking overnight an appeals court rules an abortion pill will remain available, but adds new restrictions on who can get them and how it is being described as a one in 1000 year event. catastrophic flash flooding drenching parts of florida some areas recording an estimated 20 plus inches of rain. it s closed and international airport, the broward county mayor says it s the most severe flooding he s ever seen. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. to cnn news, central. happening right now. in france. what you see right here. protesters setting fire to dumpsters in the city of ren, and we want to show you what s also been happening in paris demonstrators storming the headquarters of louisville thanh all leading up to one critical moment. a final decision on whethe