shut down, in some cases, doctors stopped performing what had been routine medical care out of fear of litigation or imprisonment, leaving some women with life altering conditions and scarring, both physical and emotional. on the broad end, more than 25 million women of child bearing age from 14 to 44 live in states where it is hard or impossible to get full reproductive care. millions more say those restrictions and bans go too far. by more than a two to one ratio, voters say abortion access across the country has become too difficult, rather than too easy. when put directly to the people, abortion access has largely been a winning issue. we ve seen it time and time again. but when left to state lawmakers, buffeted by the safety of their gerrymandered districts, that access has been rolled back systematically. do those truths hold? how long will abortion be a motivating issue. and are those districts really all that safe when the vast majority of women and most men say lawma
down. also, from hot dog vendor to hired gun, who is this man willing to challenge one of the world s largest military forces? plus, america divided this decision must not stand! one year after the supreme court took away the constitutional right to an abortion, the debate rages on with confusion over care in many states still grappling with the high court s decision. to the rescue, why dolphins and sea lions are washing up on california shores and the effort today to save them. i m carter evans in southern california, there are so many sick sea lions at this facility they can t take any more in. and later, futuristic friend, the robot powering up learning for kids. i m glad to play with you today. this is the cbs weekend news from new york with adriana diaz. good evening, we begin tonight with whiplash on the global stage. the world watched minute by minute as the wagner group, soldiers for hire fighting for putin in ukraine turned on russia s militar
welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. we are tracking several stories tonight, including another supreme court ethics scandal, tying gop appointee samuel alito to another billionaire on a fishing trip. we ll get into that later. it s a big story. but our news program begins tonight with not only the criminal trial of donald trump, now slated to begin on august 14th buck the broader ongoing threat of right wing individual lantyism and authoritarianism. tonight we begin with a special report on that very challenge, and trump s efforts to hijack the criminal justice system that now is trying to potentially hold him accountable. we re talking about a range of actions that has prompted already fear of violence over the violent rhetoric and whether that could turn to action. we re about one week out from the federal arraignment that trump did try to prevent. we remember he was forced to sit silently in that miami courtroom. outside cameras showed a very small crowd. the scene was
miami mayor, francis suarez, jumps into the presidential race, but what is his lane in an already crowded field? then, in the wake of sweeping legislation targeting drag performances, my deep discussion with fabulous drag queens about why their art is so important to, as the 11th hour gets underway, on this thursday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. they say timing is everything, and that is especially true to the case, and donald j trump. today, just 48 hours pled not guilty to charges that he mishandled top secret documents that she issued her first order. she instructed all lawyers in the case to get the ball rolling on getting security clearances to handle classified material. cannon wants them to file a notice of compliance for this coming tuesday. meanwhile, donald trump responded to his indictment with aggressive threats against president joe biden and the justice department. here is what he said a few hours after his arraignment. i will not poi