cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with the escalating crisis in sudan and the emergency evacuation of u. s government personnel and their families about 100. us special operations forces carried out the overnight mission today. the u. s embassy in khartoum is closed. the decision to evacuate personnel comes after a week of heavy fighting between sudan s military and a rival paramilitary group more than 400. people have been killed, including one american state department estimates estimates there are about 16,000 americans in sudan. most are dual nationals, our correspondents, our position here and around the world to bring you all the angles of this developing story. let s begin with cnn s am kylie live from djibouti. sam djibouti s international airport is struggling to keep up with the sudden increase in flight volume. do this mass exodus from sudan. what more can you tell us about that? well, jim, it s not only the pressure, they say local off
anywhere. expand your team with a fiber freelancer. this is cnn. the world s news network. you live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. abortion rights supporters are nervously anticipating what comes next after the supreme court moved to preserve access to a commonly used abortion drug . the ruling allows doctors to continue prescribing the stone and states that allow it, but there s almost no chance to protective ruling will be the final word. on regulation of the drug in the next challenge, the texas case that challenged medford per stones 23 year old fda approval, heads back to the fifth circuit court for an appeal on may 17th right now, we don t know why the court, which last year overturned the historic roe versus wade decision, moved to protect this drug justices offered no explanation with friday nights ruling. i spoke last hour with minnesota democratic senator tina smith about the ruling and what comes next. here s what she had to say. the supreme cou
. michael cohen will join us to respond and tell us what the former president s next legal headache could be also discreet deal. supreme court justice clarence thomas, under renewed scrutiny after new reporting reveals a secret real estate sale to a republican billionaire. our supreme court is facing a crisis. justice thomas break the law and press your amounts. why not just take the step and resign. democrats divided over 89 year old senator dianne feinstein, resigning from senate never seen them go after a man who was in the senate and that way we ll talk to democratic senator amy klobuchar about that and more coming up on cnn prime time. good evening. i m caitlin collins. tonight one of america s most wanted suspects, allegedly ger of highly classified us intelligence is now under arrest. after a massive manhunt, the fbi taking 21 year old jack to share a into custody of massachusetts in a dramatic scene that unfolded with agents carrying rifles outside his home. the air n
was. does he wait to get into the race? because there is, i think a benefit to focusing on his agenda and also staying above the fray when it comes to a lot of the republican politics that are playing out. but at the same time, and i think the reason they re trying to announce as early as next week is because they want to get this fundraising operation underway and they really want to start energizing voters around him, especially those who are skeptical about his age and also whether he s progressive enough to continue in the white house. that was going to be one of my questions, which is what changes on tuesday. like what will change for all of us? how will we see we see something different? you know, it s a great question. i think that his his team is trying to figure out how to change president biden and the man in the white house and to campaign biden. i know that the dnc is very involved in trying to make sure that his image is as great as it can be, and also to try and
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brian hooper ahead on cnn newsroom president joe biden is expected to announce his officially running for a second term next week ahead. we ll look at what led to his decision, plus with sudan on the brink of all out civil war, one side announces yet another ceasefire to coincide with the end of ramadan. but there s no guarantee the fighting will stop and as nato s top leader visits kiev presidents, lynskey says it s time for ukraine to join the alliance. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with kim bruun hoover. well, what has long been an open secret will soon become official. us. president joe biden is planning to seek a second term is advisors say the campaign launch is expected to happen as early as next week, likely on tuesday , biden is already the oldest person to serve as president and would be just weeks away from his 82nd birthday. should he win a second term. the qu