through his controversial pension reforms. we start with increasing warnings from western governments over the use of the chinese social media platform, tiktok. today the british government banned it on all government and civil servants devices. take a listen. we re also going to ban the use of macro when devices. we will do so with immediate effect. mr speaker, this is a precautionary move. we know that there is already use of tiktok across government, but it is also good cyber hygiene. on the face of it the app might not look like a threat to national security. it s exploded in popularity as a platform to share short videos of viral dances and comical voice overs. and has become a part of today s youth culture. tiktok claims to have more than one billion monthly users worldwide. and last year it was the most downloaded app in the world. the app is owned by the chinese company byte dance. and that s what s worrying governments. because the app can collect data stored on t
course, it s been a really fun series to watch. all right. thank you. and the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. it is the top of a brand new hour. good morning to you. and welcome to cnn this morning . i m victor blackwell. camera walker. thank you for sharing a part of your morning with us, and there won t be much trash talking here at least between me and victor right during the commercial during the commercial breaks. here s what we re watching this morning major decision by the supreme court and a major win for abortion rights supporters, a widely used abortion pill will stay protected, at least for now, but legal challenges still remain. what happens next and what it means for women across the country and explosive mistake. russia accidentally bombs one of its own cities and leaves a trail of destruction will show you the stunning images safe and easy to steal. more than a dozen attorneys general are calling for a federal recall on some hyundai and kia cars
there are still more legal challenges. we ll talk to a doctor about why he has concerns that even though the pill is protected for now, explosive mistake by russia after accidentally bombs, one of its own cities and leaves a trail of destruction behind, including a 65 ft wide crater. will show you the stunning, stunning images ahead fighting in sudan despite a 72 hour ceasefire. now, officials say preparations are being made in case diplomatic personnel need to be evacuated from the country will have a live report ahead. women across the u. s continue to have access to a commonly used abortion drug , at least for now. last night, the supreme court stayed a ler court s order or blocked that order that placed restrictions on the drug mifepristone. it is the first pill in a two drug cocktail, which has been used by millions of women over the past two decades that it has been on the market. the justices previously paused the lower court s order, but that freeze had been set to ex
it certainly isn t all that we would have asked for. but it is an offer that we can put to our members. health workers say the effects of the strike action could have been avoided had the prime minister and his team responded earlier. this agreement rightly recognises the fantastic work that our nhs workers like nurses, midwives and paramedics do, whilst also being affordable for the taxpayer. we will have more details on the deal which covers all staff in nhs england apart from doctors who are on a different contract. also tonight. in eastern ukraine, a special report on the fighters in the trenches of bakhmut, trying to resist the russian advance. the russians are only 500 metres away. that is automatic fire you can hear. along this line is grenade fire, automatic fire and tank fire. the social media app tiktok owned by a chinese company is to be banned from uk government devices for security reasons. scientists identify a gene variant known to increase the risk of brea
we begin with the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the death toll from last week s earthquakes has now surpassed 41 thousand. millions are still left without shelter in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult the political situation is unstable after years of war and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. until today aid has been routed through a single crossing point at bab al hawa. our correspondent laura bicker has been there and sent this report. every day in antakya, relatives huddle around piles of rubble that were once family homes, waiting for news. but rescue efforts have slowly become recovery missions, and now, as workers comb through bricks and dust, the hope is of finding a body to say a final farewell. 30 people are entombed in what is left of this building. layers of concrete are pulled apart to reve