around that time, scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other. sometimes by song over long distances. in part, because of that discovery, scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. now they face a host of new threats. global warming is killing off their food source and human activity is causing thousands of whale deaths a year from the stress of underwater construction noise to fishing entang amments and ship collisions. in the next hour, cnn s bill weir takes us to antarctica, a place very few get to visit to study these remarkable creatures and show us why saving the whales may also be saving the planet. because they are one of our best partners in battling climate change. reporter: those are the songs of humpback whales, flying about 15 billion miles away from earth, on the off chance intelligent life out there wants to
50 years ago humpback whales were considered an endangered species after decades of commercial whaling decimated the population. around that same time scientists learned something extraordinary. whales were communicating with each other, sometimes by song over long distances. in part because of that discovery scientists and conservationists rallied to enact laws to protect the whales, and it worked. the humpback whale population has made a remarkable comeback. but now they face a host of new threats. global warming is killing off their food source, and human activity is causing thousands of whale deaths a year. from the stress of underwater construction noise to fishing entanglements and ship collisions. in the next hour cnn s bill weir takes us to antarctica, a place very few people get to visit, to study these remarkable creatures and show us why saving the whales may also be saving the planet. because they are one of our best partners in battling climate change. reporter
involving everything from military strikes to cyber attacks. so why hasn t it happened yet? . and we re learning more about a potential israeli hostage deal just one day after the families of american hostages brought their questions and concerns to the white house. i ll talk to one of the women who was there about the possibility of a new deal and what the u.s. is doing to force the issue. but i want to begin with that contentious hearing on capitol hill, demanding answers from the ceos of the world s biggest social media companies, focusing largely on child sexual exploitation on their platforms. the heads of facebook and instagram, snap, tiktok, discord and x, formerly known as twitter, facing intense pressure from senators on both sides of the aisle. when a boeing plane lost a door in mid flight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. so why aren t we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platfo
sm mark rulings. here is chief legal correspondent and fox news sunday anchor. hands up. reporter: another day of decisions split, 6-3 showing deep divisions at the nation s highest court. an opinion by chief justice john robert, the majority struck down the biden administration plan to wipe out $430 billion in student loan debt. we hope the act allows the education secretary to waive or mo modify existing provisions. not to rewrite the statute from the ground up. they argue the secretary did have the power. the statute gives the secretary broad thought to relieve it on borrowers able to repay student loans. president biden who has vowed to wipe out student loan debt conceding he may not have the authority blasted the court and promised to find other ways to benefit borrowers. did you of step your authority? i think the court misinterpreted the constitution. reporter: the court recognized a concrete right for free speech for a colorado web designer who says she shou
hello, mike. michael: taxpayer money to provide up to $20,000 for loan forgiveness for around 40 million americans but the court ruled 6-3, the biden administration overstepped its authority. we are covering this from all angles for you, justin and grace took out student loans. they have very different reactions to this ruling. you will want to hear them. they ll be joining us live in just a moment. begin with jacqui heinrich live from the north lawn. jacqui. hey there, mike. the supreme court said today the white house did not have authority to provide billions in student loan forgiveness absent any authorization from congress. it does not appear that there s any path for that there, and right now it is unclear what back-up plan the white house has. we just got a short statement from the president, we are going to hear more from him later, for now he says the fight is not over i will have more to announce this afternoon. i believe it s wrong, i will stop at nothing t