restrictions in the country. republican state representative john becker s bill proposes a ban on insurance coverage for abortion without exception for rape, incest, or even if a mother s life is in jeopardy. becker s bill also aims to redefine abortion banning coverage for iuds and potentially other forms of birth control he maintains are tantment to abortion because they prevent implantation. this is just a personal view. i m not a medical doctor. that s pretty clear. in our new cosmopolitan article, our next guest reports on a hotbed of abortion reichs restrictions. here to talk about what it means there and for the rest of the country is the senior political writer at cosmopolitan.com. thanks for joining us. thanks for having me. why is ohio on the front lines here and pushing the most aggressive abortion restrictions in the country? ohio has been on the front lines of the abortion battles for a while. but because it is a purple, moderate state it s been flying
now? alex, there aren t that many cities, other than grand forks, north dakota, that are used to extreme weather like this. this is putting the toughest people to the test. it started yesterday. freezing rain, first of all, left a thick coat of ice behind. and then 8 inches of snow, and then on top of that wind. gusts of up to 30 miles an hour. really people are having a tough time traveling and tough being out in the conditions. brutally cold. we re seeing windchill temperatures now under 30 degrees below zero. so you can imagine what it feels like this morning. pretty tough to be out here. okay. you know with that, i had say job well done, get back inside, my friend. janel klein, thank you very much. top senate democrats have sent a letter to the president urging him to bye pass congress and raise the debt ceiling if an agreement is not reached. my next guest reports that the u.s. could default on debt two
the last time we spoke you said you were engaged in gun battles almost daily. is that still going on? things have picked up since telanis is finished. isis is trying to take ground to get off the back foot. so we received attacks usually every night or every other night. so it s been quite interesting. we had a lot of air support when we took tel aviv, but since the air support is cut out after that, they ve increased their attacks on us. jordan stay safe. we appreciate the update. thank you. the other important news story we re following tonight, the u.s.-led negotiations with iran, a deal was not reached today. so secretary of state john kerry he s going to spend yet another night in switzerland. my next guest reports that the french think the united states is looking for an ally in iran. is that true? joining me now with reaction foreign policy columnist from the hudson institute benjamin hadad is with us. sir, why do you say that? well look, the french like