member of congress defending the suspected leaker of thos classified documents the growing concern over our national security. our friday night cap is here taking up all the majo headlines of the week. there and the b picks and some news on a holiday classic, a the 11th hour gets underwa right now. good evening once, again i a stephanie ruhle. the nation s highest court i stepping in to block a rul lower court from rolling bac access to abortion pills for now. that restriction was set to go into effect at midnight, i less than one hour late this afternoon, justice samuel alito issued a hold tha keep the drug widely available for just five more days, while the court reviews the case this latest development comes day after florida governor ron desantis quietly signed a la banning most abortions after six weeks. that signing took place in a private ceremony yesterday, an there was no publi announcement until just afte 11 pm last night meanwhile, several republicans with their ey
that restriction was set to go into effect at midnight, i less than one hour late this afternoon, justice samuel alito issued a hold tha keep the drug widely available for just five more days, while the court reviews the case this latest development comes day after florida governor ron desantis quietly signed a la banning most abortions after six weeks. that signing took place in a private ceremony yesterday, an there was no publi announcement until just afte 11 pm last night meanwhile, several republicans with their eyes on 2024 or front and center at th national rifle association convention in indianapolis today. i guarantee you that i will continue to stand with the nra the second amendment ensure that the american people hav the capacity to defend their lives, fortunes, and sacre honor. i will stand with each an every one of you, in protectio of what we all know is commo sense. i am a concealed weapon permit owner myself. my husband is a hunter the media would h
it is sunday, february the 5th. i am ali velshi. we begin today with a big balloon! a major metaphor and a geopolitical turning point in the wrong direction. yesterday, at 2:39 pm eastern standard time the united states military f 32 aircraft flying at 15,000 feet used a single air to air missile to shoot down what the united states says was a chinese around balloon. roughly six nautical miles off the coast of south carolina, while within u.s. territorial airspace. the blue crafted to the atlantic ocean creating a debris field at least seven mile spread out in monthly shallow water. the recovery is ongoing. that includes navy divers, the coast guard, another manned and unmanned savage vehicles. fbi counter intelligence agency are also on board the vehicles. officials say there is plenty to learn from the debris. they add they have also been studying the balloon since it first entered u.s. airspace in the lucian islands of alaska on january the 28. the balloons, which had mane
bianca nobilo live from london. max foster has the day off today, but he ll be back tomorrow just ahead on cnn newsroom. this is the worst i ve ever seen. this is an unbelievable amount of rain pull on the side. streets were flooded everywhere. we have the threat for flooding, as well as the threat for severe weather and record warmth on top of it all. this person murdered my friend. but still i can t imagine how his parents must be feeling amazing grace. how sweet the sound we will get through this together. if you can see the smoke, you re in the smoke. get out of the smoke. this person has been negligent and irresponsible and it s led to putting a lot of people in danger. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is thursday, april 13th nine am here in london at four am in south florida, where historic amounts of rainfall have caused what one city has made describes as the most severe flooding he s ever seen. up to 20 inches of rain have
the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo