tonight breaking news and what is now the most consequential ruling since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade trump appointed federal judge has just suspended the fda approval for a widely used abortion drug. that means the drug called mifepristone could soon be banned nationwide, even in states where abortion remains legal. now, this is a hugely consequential ruling. the drug has been on the market for more than 20 years and used and more than half of all abortions in this country. we have reporters covering this story across the country for us, but first let s start with ariane de vogue, outfront live and washington, ari. and what else can you tell us so far about this judge s decision? absolutely right. this is the biggest ruling we ve had since last spring, when the supreme court reverse roe v. wade here, this federal judge has halted the approval of this popular medication abortion pill. now what s important orton . here is he s put this ruling on hold for a wee
hello i m abby phillip in washington. welcome to cnn newsroom we begin this hour in the middle east, where both violence and tensions are escalating. today israeli forces unleashed air strikes in southern lebanon and gaza and israel says it struck targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. israel blames hamas for firing 34 rockets from lebanon yesterday and the latest barrage since the two countries were at war back in 20 in 2006. now that has raised fears of an escalating conflict across the region, and just overnight, we learned that israel has mobilized some of its military reserves. a short time ago, israel s defense minister ordered security bolstered across the country after two israeli women were shot to death in the west bank. israel has called it an act of terror. let s get straight to cnn s fred pleitgen, who is near the israeli gaza border, and scott mclean is in beirut, lebanon, for us as well. but let s start with you, fred. fred you did talk to t
on lebanon as well. they say that in one of those strikes, civilian infrastructure was hit, including a pediatric hospital. and, of course later in the day in the west bank, you did have those two women being killed when their car came under fire, the israeli defense forces says. and as you said be the israelis really bolstering security since then, across the country, abby alright, let s go straight to scott mclean right now. scott you are in lebanon. what is the mood there? i mean, the word of the of the day right now is escalation. are they concerned about that over there? the short answer. abby is yes. you heard that sentiment from the united nations. my team here in beirut also heard it from the lebanese security source today who said that they are worried that this could escalate further. that same source said that the targets that the israelis struck in the early hours this morning in lebanese soil were connected to palestinian militant groups. there had been weapons there and
continuation of provocations, attacks and attempts to divide and change the reality will blow up the entire region. hamas has condemned both the strikes in south lebanon and here in the area of gaza. they say they are going to hold israel accountable . the palestinians also say that civilian infrastructure was hit in those strikes on gaza, including a pediatric hospital. israel also hit targets in south lebanon, saying they were used to launch rockets at israel the night before. in the west bank to british israeli women were killed and one was severely injured when their car came under fire and crashed. still israel says it wants to deescalate. there s a very, very sensitive weekend ahead with passover, ramadan and easter, all aligning, and we re looking for a hoping for a quiet weekend. at friday prayers in jerusalem. some protests but a tense, calm persisted. still,