good morning, everyone and welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 22nd. i m amarillo walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending part of your day with us. we re creeping towards may i just realized i didn t just realize that hopefully my husband s not up yet. it s our 11 year anniversary second. i mean, it was our anniversary six am not six p.m. so you re good. you re good. not too late. what we re watching for you today a major victory for abortion rights supporters after the supreme court, hands down a decision to protect a widely used abortion pill, but the battle is not over. so where does the legal fight go now? fierce fighting in sudan despite a 72 hour ceasefire now, u. s officials say preparations are being made in case diplomatic personnel need to be evacuated. we will have a live report next. and a cnn exclusive. lawyers for hunter biden set to meet with the department of justice next week as scrutiny around a longstanding investigation intensif
valencia. thanks so much. all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me on fredricka whitfield. a new legal battle is taking shape after the u. s supreme court issues a last minute order to protect a common abortion drug court deciding last night to freeze a lower court s ruling that place restrictions on the drug press town, the pill is the predominant method for ending pregnancies in the u. s. but now that decision sets up the most consequential abortion related dispute since the overturning of roe v. wade another appeals court is scheduled to take up the case, meaning it could be weeks or months before a final decision is made. cnn supreme court reporter ariana vogue has more. fredricka the biden administration is relieved lower courts had put significant restrictions on this key abortion drug. the government and manufacturers had raced to the supreme court, asking the justices to put those rulings on hold. while the appeals process plays out, which co
elsewhere in sports for you this morning, the nfl has announced the suspension of five players for violating the league s gambling policies. three of those players tony of the commanders, along with quintas, cephas and cj, more of the lions ruled out indefinitely for betting on nfl games in the 2022. season the lions 2022 1st round draft pick. jamison williams and stanley berryhill were also banned for the first six regular season games. for betting on other sports outside of football, but for doing it on team property can t bet and use any of those apps when you re at a team facility in a statement, the nfl saying quote review uncovered no evidence indicating any inside information was used or that any game was compromised in any way. but those rules are strict. they come with stiff penalties, and cubs pitcher drew smyly was almost perfect yesterday against the dodgers. this one was heartbreaking for diehard dodgers fans. six outs of away from just the 24th perfect game in major leagu
in 10 years, the city absolutely buzzing afterwards. elsewhere the nfl announced the suspension of five players for violating the league s gambling policies. three of those players shaka tony, of the commanders, along with quintet s, stevie s, and cj . more of the lions are ruled out indefinitely. fred for actually betting on nfl games in the 2022 season, the lions 2022 1st round draft pick jamison williams and stanley berryhill were also banned. for the first six regular season games for betting on sports outside of football, but for doing it on team property, and in a statement, the nfl said quote a legal review uncovered no evidence indicating any inside information was used or that any game was compromised in any way. but the rules are very strict. you cannot bet on league property and cubs pitcher drew smyly was almost perfect yesterday against the dodgers. he was six outs away from just the 24th perfect game in major league history. when disaster struck. this was the second page