states where abortion is not legal because of the overturning of roe v. wade, and to see if they can travel to states where those services are legal, and to have an ability to transfer the kinds of benefits that include transportation in certain circumstances, and the medical care to allow those women to have access to abortion. to look at how could that be done under the law. so this is really the president signing an order that directs hhs to set up a program to do that. so with the stroke of the pen that the president did in just the last half-hour or so, there isn t a new power that is immediately granted. but it sets in motion. also, tells of medical provider to be reminded that they are bound by federal law in certain cases, not state law, when there are instances to make certain there s no discrimination against patients. so it could be life of the mother in certain instances, ways that they can set up rules where even in a dire case, they actually would convene provid
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for joining us. the newest continues now on cnn it s thursday, april 4, right now on cnn this morning, an outrage president biden set to speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the fall cloud growing after a strike kills aid workers in gaza. a race against time and taiwan rescuers rushed to save workers, struck, stuck in minds and people trapped in buildings after that deadly earthquake delayed, denied. a judge rejects donald trump s effort to stall his hush money trial all right 5:00 a.m. here in washington, alive. look at capitol hill good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt, it s wonderful to have you with us. just hours from now. president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will talk on the phone for the first time. since an israeli airstrike killed seven world central kitchen aid workers in gaza, a senior administration official says biden is angry and will express his frustrations. but the white house says there s been no us shif
judge s gag order still in place, so he can t speak about certain things. he has to be so careful. that is so unconstitutional, in my opinion. we have first amendment rights. we have rights as attorneys. sixth amendment rights. those are all being violated, and he still wants to take the stand even though my advice is, at this point, you should never take the stand with a gag order. but he is so firmly against what is happening in this court. trump lawyer alina habba previewing the former president s testimony in the civil fraud trial against his business organization. now, it appears trump will be a no-show. we ll show you what his legal team is saying about the last-minute reversal, and who will take the stand. plus, the latest from the middle east. israel continues to strike what it calls hamas strongholds in southern gaza. an area where the u.n. has warned about dire humanitarian conditions. it comes amid new reporting that israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu no