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i am anderson cooper. while the u.s. is the most expensive country when it comes to tkgiving birth, it s also th safest. the statistics are more dire when it comes to giving birth for black women. the question is why do black women face more risks when they go to the hospital to give birth? that s the question that cnn anchor and new mom, abby phillip, has been asking since the birth of her daughter two years ago. abby made unconventional choices when it came to her own childbirth experience, and since then she has been surprised to meet so many other women that made the same choices that she did. over the next hour she takes us to hospitals and birthing centers around the country to show us why more and more black women are turning away from traditional health care and finding other options when it comes to giving birth. hi. hi, baby. reporter: this is the sound of new life being brought into the world. the e kind o of momement mosostt women drdream of.. yet t this is
new york city. alex murdaugh in the initial hours now of what will be a lifetime behind bars. the judge piling on during sentencing calling the double murder defense an assault on the judicial system. we ve got a live report coming to you in just a minute. plus, reports that president biden has now tapped some of the most successful track governors in the country to help lay the groundwork campaign. and fury erupts again at a town hall in east palestine, residents whose patience is clearly being tested to the limit nearly a month after that toxic train crash. this has touched my family. this has touched my friends, and it will touch me for the cellular level when i get diagnosed with cancer, als or whatever is going to come down the road if i stay in this contaminated, toxic town. more on that and the failure of norfolk southern s ceo to show up, the second time he s avoided coming face-to-face with those residents. but we begin in south carolina with today s dramat
our viewers joining us in the united states or around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster. we are back together. just ahead on cnn. pea arewe are hearing for tt time from the family of the man accused of killing four college students in idaho. we will continue to let the legal process unfold and we will love and support our son and brother. epic flight. there were many rescues in the california area. there was so much turbulence. it knocked me over. those that had the privilege of watching me, now i m preparing to say good-bye. go and be with your people. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. monday, january 2nd. 9 a.m. here in long done, 4 a.m. in pennsylvania. happy new year to you. in pennsylvania the family of the man arrested for killing four idaho college students is speaking out to offer their condolences where suspect brian kohberger sits for mid murder. the students bodies were found in their apartment
police officers apparently ambushed, leaving two dead, including a father including a father of two with one on the way. cbs s lilia luciano is on the scene. today our hearts are broken. o donnell: and red-hot inflation. prices are up everywhere, from the grocery store to the gas station, even at the bar. ( ringing bell ) plus, what happened today on wall street. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. it was a dramatic ending to what s expected to be the final january 6th hearing, a vote to subpoena former president trump to appear before congress, and it came after shocking new evidence and never-before-seen video. that video showed congressional leaders at a secure location including house speaker nancy pelosi, calling state and federal officials to plead for help. investigators laid out today in vivid detail