prime minister, shinzo abe, a transformative figure and an important ally to american presidents, has been assassinated by a gunman at a campaign rally this morning. the killing sending shockwaves through a country completely unaccustomed to gun violence. on capitol hill right now, donald trump s white house counsel pat cipollone testifying at a closed session of the january 6th committee about those key moments described by previous witnesses where he was warning the white house and the president against illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that panel is preparing to hold two more public hearings next week. at the white house this hour, president biden taking executive action to defend abortion rights, trying to ensure access to abortion medication as well as emergency contraception. this in the aftermath of the supreme court s decision overturning roe v. wade. even as the last abortion clinic in mississippi is shutting its doors. and a strong jobs report out t
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cassidy hutchinson, who had serious fears who rather said pat cipollone conveyed serious fears to her about what would happen on january 6th if the white house officials allowed trump to go to the capitol as he wanted. let s play what she had to say in her testimony. mr. cipollone said something to the effect of please make sure we don t go up to the capitol, cassidy. keep in touch with me. we re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen. pat said something to the effect of and very clearly had said this to mark something to the effect of, mark, something needs to be done or people are going to die and the blood s going to be on your fing hands. and a big open question is whether cipollone will corroborate that testimony under oath. so, robert gibbs, you ve served in the white house. you know the importance of the white house counsel. the white house counsel is the
it s certain the president is limited in the actions he can take by executive order. he can push congress to codify or guarantee the right to an abortion. but obviously the votes aren t there. today does mark key, but limited steps in terms of his actions, formalize instructions to his department of justice and health and human services department. a pushback on states to restrict travel from women in states where abortion is banned or soon to be banned to other states so they can still have that opportunity. he s also going to work with his administration to try to better expand access to reproductive care, to abortions, contraception, and the like, and going beyond that. on these topics, this announcement will direct the ftc to help protect sensitive medical information for patients who are looking to travel across state lines and for those in states right now where it is being restricted. and beyond that, the president,