supreme court. now, i know there s a draft opinion, and it was leaked and it purports to say that, yes, the writing is on the wall. and no one should be naive to the prospect that roe v. wade may, in fact, be overturned. and yet, roe v. wade, again, sitting here today is still supposed to be the law of the land until the supreme court officially says otherwise. but for some governors and abortion clinic operators, the leaked opinion was enough. it s given license to governors to try to anticipate that overturning roe v. wade, according to that opinion, will allow them to decide the issue. remember, alito wanted it to go back to the states. it s about having the individual states being the one to decide how their state will operate. and because of it, some governors are now signing legislation accordingly or hoping to be able to soon. and for some abortion clinic operators, well, state abortion bans have made them stop providing the service entirely out of fear of being sued.
at this hour the u.s. president is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. last hour joe biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean national cemetery. before arriving at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting with yoon seok-youl. we re expecting them to give their remarks soon. on friday mr. biden says the future of the world will be written in asia, and the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. we re standing on a reflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. now, the threat posed by pyongyang is expected to be a main focus of mr. biden s bilateral meeting with south korea s leader. we ve also learned that beijing is holding military drills in the south china sea during this visit. the u.s. says pyongyang could conduct a missile test w
christi paul. president biden meets with the president of south korea, to strengthen their alliance. back at home, his domestic challenges are mounting. one of them includes the baby formula shortage. we have parents this morning that share their story as they struggle to find a supply for their premature baby. and the january 6th committee zeros in on a gop congressman over a tour he gave of the capital complex the day before the insurrection. plus, a scorcher of a weekend. over 35 million people bracing for record hot temperatures. we re going to break down your forecast and tell you what you can expect. we begin with a crucial overseas trip for president biden. the president in seoul, south korea, on a visit aimed at shoring up u.s. alliances and strengthening economic ties. mr. biden arrived at the state dinner in seoul just moments ago, giving a toast. this is his first trip to asia as president. he met with south korea s newly elected president yoon suk-yeol e
society. then adam surber on the right wing defensive a racist conspiracy in the wake of buffalo. the replacement of legacy americans for more beating people from faraway countries. plus, jaw-dropping new data on the explosion of handguns in america, new polling that can give hope democrats in the midterms, and ahead of the next big primary in georgia have the disgraced ex president is chucking an old friend under the bus. david, david, david david so well he s a respected and loved by everybody. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas was intimately involved with plotting and promoting donald trump s co-. with each piece of evidence that we get it becomes harder, and harder to understand how the supreme court justice himself is not completely compromised. we know that ginni thomas promoted and attempted to attend that rally, that preceded the actual physical insurrection on januar
heading to south korea. his first trip to asia as president while pyongyang watches closely. and the taliban continues to roll back the rights of women in afghanistan. now forcing a choice between covering their faces or losing their on-air jobs. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with john vause. a bill authorizing $40 billion in u.s. aid to ukraine is on its way to seoul, south korea, for president joe biden s signature. the aid package easily passed the u.s. senate on thursday but does not take effect until it is signed. another $100 million worth of artillery, radar and other e equipment headed to ukraine. and more than 1,000 cars have been blocked at a russian checkpoint for four days. the convoy is trying to reach ukrainian-held territory. with reports many making that journey are running low on food and water. in mariupol, more than 1,700 ukrainian troops have surrendered at the steel factory. cnn cannot verify that report, but an unknown number of sold