on the eve of the first anniversary of the dobbs decision overturning roe v. wade, conservatives like mike pence say they want to further crush reproductive rights. it will be pardon to say it was rigged with a trump friendly judge. what kinds of an edge do those two facts give the former president? good evening. i m ali velshi filling in for joy reid. we begin with post roe america. one year ago the supreme court ruled in dobbs v. america. the ruling overturned roe v. wade, the law of the land for 50 years, and remains as unpopular as ever. today major 2024 gop contenders shared the stage at the faith and freedom coalition conference to push more restrictions on abortion. thank god almighty for the dobbs decision. we are creating a culture of life in america. i will sign a federal law to restrict abortion as well as president of the united states. we must not rest and must not relent until we restore the sanctity of life to the center of american law in every state i
amanda cardin hong kong. more debt ceiling drama in the u.s.. getting a deal on the table was the first hurdle. now the race is on to sell the plan to skeptical lawmakers before the government runs out of money to pay its bills. kyiv under fire. a rate alarms ringing out at the ukrainian capital for a third day in the row. as russia unleashes another massive wave of drone attacks on the city. plus, a showdown in texas. the state attorney general impeached by his fellow republicans. we will break down the accusations he is facing and where he is going through from here. the debt limit deal between the u.s. president and the republican house speaker is about to be put to the test. both leaders have been racing to support for the bipartisan agreement before the u.s. runs out of money next week. they face harsh criticism from hard-line members of their own parties. and they must get congress to approve the deal before the president can sign it in the coming day the house
the negotiations are done. the bill is written. now with just days until the united states runs out of money, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are rushing to sell the debt ceiling deal to their parties. an attack on ukraine s capital city hours after a nighttime assault. schoolchildren forced to run to shelter and cars dodge missile debris on busy city streets. on this memorial day, an emotional reunion as a group of vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades. they recount the story of what bonds them, being prisoners of war being held captive in bamboo tiger cages. welcome to this special edition of the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the scramble in washington, d.c. to avoid an economic catastrophe, after house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden struck a deal. republican and democratic leaders are waging a campaign to get as many members on board as possible. both facing revolts. as cnn s jeremy dia
watching the united states and around the world, i am laila harrak ahead on cnn newsroom. running for cover, on a florida beach during memorial day masturbating. one of the victims, a one year old child. a compromise deal has been reached, the bill has been, written but the u.s. debt limit drama is far from over. what a major hurdle needing to be cleared in the hours ahead. plus, a political showdown in texas the. republican-led house has impeached the states republican attorney general. well, now all eyes are on the lawmaker that will help decide his fate. his wife. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with leyla iraq. we begin in florida where a u.s. national holiday has ended in gun violence and bloodshed. at least nine people were wounded, including three children and hollywood beach as the country marked memorial day. police say shots were fired during an altercation between two groups of people. they have detained one person of interest and are searching for ano