we go live now to kalkidan yibetal who is monitoring the situation from the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. good to have you with us. we heard earlier from the general for the first time since the fighting began. what was his message? he statements came amid the what was his message? he statements came amid the hope what was his message? he statements came amid the hope that what was his message? he statements came amid the hope that this what was his message? he statements came amid the hope that this is - came amid the hope that this is cease fire could hold. as you say, that didn t happen because we ve been hearing reports of continued fighting and airstrikes. he had been in his message adamant in his statement that he doesn t want to negotiate with what he called rebels, referring to the rapid support for us. he said they are allowing the 72 hour window of cease fire or a truce. to alter or
merits of the original case. also, what we ve seen since roe v wade, the overturning last year is it didn t sort of stop abortion being a debated issue, farfrom it. it is played out in the courts, state legislators as well. i think further legal discussions very likely. just parker legal discussions very likely. just parker putting it all into perspective for us in following the very closely. just, good to talk to you. turning now to sudan. its army has announced a new ceasefire it says so people can celebrate the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. over the past week, previous ceasefires haven t held, with more fighting between sudan s army led by abdel fattah al burhan and the paramilitary rapid support forces led by mohamed hamdan dagalo. this was the capital khartoum, earlier fighting took place across the city. the un says more than 400 people have now been killed in the fighting.