the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a group
The number now customers without power, up to 6. 5 million. Weve talked about this as a northeast and midatlantic storm but 23 states under high Wind Warnings are advisories right now. Cnn estimates that the wind alone could cause damage upwards of 3 billion. Already 67 People Killed in the caribbean. And then take a look at this, whats become a fairly common scene, unfortunately. Roads flooded. The water rising nearly above a lot of cars that are parked there. Approximately seven, almost eight hours ago this historic superstorm made landfall over the most Populated Areas of the united states. Wind damage, Power Outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of 60 Million People from virginia to massachusetts. Weve been doing this for several hours but this is something we have to continue to watch. A live look now at that crane that broke earlier this well, yesterday now. About 12 hours ago. So, above a building, west 57th street in new yor
The number now customers without power, up to 6. 5 million. Weve talked about this as a northeast and midatlantic storm but 23 states under high Wind Warnings are advisories right now. Cnn estimates that the wind alone could cause damage upwards of 3 billion. Already 67 People Killed in the caribbean. And then take a look at this, whats become a fairly common scene, unfortunately. Roads flooded. The water rising nearly above a lot of cars that are parked there. Approximately seven, almost eight hours ago this historic superstorm made landfall over the most Populated Areas of the united states. Wind damage, Power Outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of 60 Million People from virginia to massachusetts. Weve been doing this for several hours but this is something we have to continue to watch. A live look now at that crane that broke earlier this well, yesterday now. About 12 hours ago. So, above a building, west 57th street in new yor
The number now customers without power, up to 6. 5 million. Weve talked about this as a northeast and midatlantic storm but 23 states under high Wind Warnings are advisories right now. Cnn estimates that the wind alone could cause damage upwards of 3 billion. Already 67 People Killed in the caribbean. And then take a look at this, whats become a fairly common scene, unfortunately. Roads flooded. The water rising nearly above a lot of cars that are parked there. Approximately seven, almost eight hours ago this historic superstorm made landfall over the most Populated Areas of the united states. Wind damage, Power Outages, storm surges, inland flooding, even snowstorms are threatening the lives and homes of 60 Million People from virginia to massachusetts. Weve been doing this for several hours but this is something we have to continue to watch. A live look now at that crane that broke earlier this well, yesterday now. About 12 hours ago. So, above a building, west 57th street in new yor
And w and we do say good morning on this tuesday and start with that weather situation in the caribbean. A catastrophic strike from Hurricane Matthew is imminent for haiti and parts of jamaica. You can see the storm on the radar swirling in the sea, packing winds of more than 140 miles per hour. Overnight in jamaica the outer bands hit kingston sending a wave crashing into the gas stations closed as Police Rescue people and try to take them to higher ground. We have this video from haiti in the meantime, taken right before sunset. The sea is already rising even with the storm well offshore. Three people have already died in the caribbean because of the storm. People in cuba are also preparing for the worst by boarding up buildings and filling sandbags. The storm is then expected to head toward floridas east coast. Accuweathers Paul Williams is tracking it for us. What can you tell us . We take a look at the latest what we refer to as the spaghetti models. Most indicate were pretty cons