carrying on his climate agenda, despite the supreme court ruling that curbs the powers of the environmental protection agency. and we re live from the weather center on what could be a rocky start for travelers this fourth of july holiday weekend aloss the u.s. we begin in ukraine, where a weapon is starting to gain action on the battlefield. ukraine has used the rocket launchers to take out russian command posts and other targets. four of those systems are in ukraine with four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelensky is accusing russia of terrorism, following missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. he says no one should buy russia s usual spins on attacks like this one. here he is. translator: three missiles hit a residential building, where no one hit weapons, military equipment or ammunition, as russian propaganda and officials tell about such strikes. i emphasize, this is a deli deliberate, purposeful russian terror, not a mistake or an accidental
swore to support and defend the constitution and, quote, administer justice. all the members of the court, i m pleased to welcome justice jackson to the court and to our common calling. cnn supreme court reporter ariane devogue is with us now. good to see you. before the swearing in, we saw two big decisions from the court. now, let s start on the decision, curbing the epa s powers to fight climate change. what s the impact? right. this was a significant opinion. basically saying, curbing the epa s authority here when it comes to power plants. it was broken down along ideological lines. chief justice john roberts delivering this big blow to president biden, and it comes, of course, as scientists are raising alarms about global warming. what chief justice roberts did is he reversed a lower court that had given the epa broad authority to regulate in this area, so to regulate the entire grid instead of specific improvements at specific power plants, but roberts said, look,
climate change. the high court curbed carbon emissions at the time when scientists are sounding the alarm on the case of dploeshl warming. also today, president biden lashed out over their decision to overturn roe. he supports a filibuster carveout for congress to codify abortion rights. he said that at the nato summit in madrid, where he announced new aid for ukraine. we will discuss this a little later, first, new developments in the january 6th investigation. resources tell cnn that cassidy hutchinson, the former aide was contacted by someone in the former president s orbit to try to influence her testimony. those revelations so damming that the committee has now issued a subpoena for one of the central figures in the west wing, pat cipollone, the former top lawyer at the trump white house. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles. do we know who was trying to influence tuesday s testimony? reporter: we do not, alisyn. you remember the end on tuesday after hutchin
life in america. a dream that came to a tragic end with dozens of others in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we begin in ukraine, where a u.s.-supplied advanced weapon is reportedly starting to gain some traction on the battlefield. a senior u.s. defense official says ukraine has used the himaz multiple rocket launchers to take out russian rockets and other target. four of those are in use in ukraine, four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelenskyy accusing russia of terrorism following friday s missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. at least 21 people were killed, 40 others wounded. this as the u.s. announces a new batch of military aid for ukraine including those anti-aircraft missile systems. mr. zelenskyy saying the equipment will give ukraine a much much-needed boost. translator: i am especially grateful to the united states of america and personally to biden
the president making very clear that this is now a political issue, the number one political issue perhaps for democrats in terms of a rallying galvanizing cry that they have heading into these november midterms. the president reiterated his support for a filibuster carveout that would allow abortion and policy rights to be enshrined in federal law with just 50 democratic senators. the problem is that right now two of those democratic senators oppose such a filibuster carveout and so the president saying he needs two more democratic senators to be elected in november in order to move forward. but that is ultimately where the battleground now lays, is in those november midterm elections. as the president also warned that he believes if republicans take control of the house and the senate that they will try and pass something very different, a ban on abortion nationwide. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. family members of those killed in the uvalde, texas elementary school shooting