lawyer is testifying in a matter of hush payments in a federal court in west texas behind closed doors, no cameras, no audio recordings. we start there because what happens in this courtroom and this judge decides could ultimately have consequences for every single woman and every single family in america oral arguments took place in a case brought by anti-abortion groups challenges the completely legal, completely safe long-ago approved routine and decades old use of medication for abortion those groups today asked a judge to order a stop to the use of an abortion pill as their case makes its way through the courts it s reported at the hearing the judge, quote, asked government lawyers on wednesday about what he characterized as an accelerated process for approving one of two drugs used in most pregnancy terminations nationwide in response the justice department lawyer said there s tremendous evidence showing this pill as safe, even when a doctor does not administer it it s
good evening. this time no one waited. just days after a chinese spy balloon was allowed to drift across the country, another unidentified object was spotted over alaska. in this case, fighter jets were scrambled to investigate and then shoot it down. president biden was asked about it not long after. do you have anything to say about the object shot down over alaska, mr. president? more on how all this played out and how the administration is handling it. what else has the administration said about this object? reporter: here s what we know, anderson. this mysterious object is the size of a small car. it was unmanned. it didn t appear to have the capability to maneuver itself within the windstream. and also according to a u.s. official, it didn t appear to have surveillance equipment on board. so those are some significant details. but we really don t know the answer to the major question here, which is who was responsible for sending this up into the sky. listen to wh
we re joined on how this played out and how the administration is handling it. what else has the administration said about this object? reporter: here s what we know, anderson. this mysterious object is the size of a small car. it was unmanned. it didn t appear to have the capability to maneuver itself within the windstream. and also according to a u.s. official, it didn t appear to have surveillance equipment on board. so those are some significant details, but we really don t know the answer to the major question here, which is who was responsible for sending this up into the sky. listen to what the nsc s john kirby said about that earlier today at the white house. we re calling this an object because that s the best description we have right now. we do not know who owns it, whether it s state-owned or corporate-owned or privately owned, we just don t know. reporter: now, what he also said significantly, anderson, is that this mysterious object was traveling at abou
flag, as russia retreats from a key city, just one day after putin claimed annexation at that very region. and it is election day in brazil in the coming hours. brazilians decide their leader in a race charged with tensions and even violence. we are following a developing story out of indonesia for you. police say at least 129 people are dead, and hundreds more injured. after chaos and violence erupted at a football match between two of the country s biggest teams. you can see of this video, the clashes between fans and security forces, authorities say a deadly stampede occurred after police fired tear gas into the crowd. well, cnn s senior international correspondent, will ripley, is following this story for you from taipei. well, tragic see teens scenes coming out of indonesia. teargas is banned by fifa, that is one detail we are learning as this is happening, the sinclair explains why the indonesian president is calling for an investigation, not in only into the way
to the evolving challenges of the pandemic. bill: the details of that review will be released next week. among the recommendations, share information faster, do a better job of translating it and prioritize public communications. the federal government we re talking about here, right? griff jenkins live from the white house with more on this. nice to see you. good morning. good morning. you put it correctly. it was a stunning admission and surprise that after years of contradictory and confusing information by their own account, over masks, vaccines, boosters, over social distancing in school, closures, they said they got it wrong and she wants to earn back the public trust saying this. for 75 years cdc and public health have been preparing for covid-19 and in our big moment our performance did not meet expectations. my goal is new public health action oriented culture at cdc that emphasizes accountability, collaboration, communication and timeliness. a far cry what she w