if we are gearing up for 2020 rematch, it will be a very different scene this time around. plus, the u.s. conducts its first mass evacuation of american citizens trapped in sudan amid deadly fighting. we will get the very latest. and, it was no accident that the lawsuit seeking to ban abortion pills across the united states arrived in front of one particular ultraconservative trump appointed federal judge in texas. the antiabortion plaintiffs in that case did what is known as judge shopping. another conservative coalition is doing it again with the same judge. i will have the details on that case and i will talk to democratic senator mazy about her plan to put a stop to it. then new evidence of the deadly reality on the ground in post roe america. in one state where women live under strict abortion bans most hospitals could not explain their own emergency abortion procedures. velshi starts right now. a very good morning to you, is sunday, april the 30th. i am ali velshi, ex
investigating donald trump s role in the january six insurrection has finally secured the testimony of former vice president, mike pence. i will talk to one of pence s former top aides and the day after i last spoke with volodymyr carr moussa, the russian opposition figure was arrested for speaking out against russia s invasion of ukraine. he has now been sentenced to 25 years in prison. his wife, the afghan-y tara bosa, goings me this morning. today s meeting of the velshi book club futures award-winning author, lauren broths, who is acclaimed story of marriage and identity with was removed from public shelves in her home state of. florida chill talked me about the book and the ban. velshi starts now. good morning to, you it is saturday april 29th and i m ali velshi. back in 2020, most of the country had not heard of his always ever. but as the montana legislature was in session that, year she was playing close attention to the bills that were being introduced. and she was
across the world marking the brutality of russian aggression, as the fight for democracy continues. then, how one lawsuit in texas could overturn access to across the nation for abortion pills. what the consequences could look like and our friday night cap is in-house, breaking down the major headlines and biggest winners of the week as the 11th hour gets underway right now. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening in ukraine, where it is now six a.m. on saturday morning in kyiv. a deadly and brutal war is now entering its second year officially. february 24th, 2022 was day one of russia s unprovoked invasion. for the past year, ukrainians have endured relentless attacks from russian forces. thousands of people have been killed and injured. millions were forced to leave the country, while entire communities were destroyed. today, president zelenskyy marked when you re of war with a ceremony honoring those who have died fighting to defend ukraine
like representative jim jordan, marjorie taylor greene, and matt gaetz. keri lake for, example, a prominent election denier who lost the governor s race in arizona last year, was also a guest speaker. so or steve bannon and pillow salesman mike lindell. key republican leaders like house speaker kevin mccarthy, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, and our and see chairwoman, rhonda mcdaniel, did not take part in cpac this week. meanwhile, other presidential candidates possible presidential candidates set out the conference in favor of a different event this week. a sign of the republican party remains somewhat splintered with some members trying to charter new path forward and leaving donald trump far behind. instead of cpac, florida governor ron desantis, former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, and new hampshire governor chris sununu opted to attend a private retreat with donors hosted by the conservative organization club for growth. the group
surrender and appear in court on tuesday afternoon. he reportedly faces more than 30 charges related to hush money payments made to adult film store. stormy daniels. it is impossible to imagine all the scenarios manhattan law enforcement officials are gaming out right now, given what happened on january 6th given that trump has again called for protests this coming tuesday and given that supporters like republican congresswoman marjorie taylor green are tweeting things like this new york put your maga hats on under our constitutional rights. we will support president trump. and protest the tyrants. i ll see you on tuesday . cnn s polo sandoval joins us now, with more on the extraordinary measures going on outside the new york city courthouse in lower manhattan. polo uh, that s a that s a cocktail of a lot of different things coming together on tuesday. you re going to be busy following all of this. what are you seeing right now? certainly all eyes will be on the building is t