what we know about how they were found in what the biden team is doing about it. and a dangerous escalation into the battle over medication and abortion. we will touch down in the state whose attorney general has threatened to prosecute women for taking abortion pills. plus, they would ve been dr. martin luther king junior s 94th birthday. tomorrow, we celebrate his. life later this, hour though, we will talk with his. work velshi starts now. and good morning to you. it is sunday january the 15th. i am ali velshi. we begin with a dire warning for the american economy. a debt ceiling showdown that is set to explode this week in congress, with potentially disastrous consequences. but in order to understand what is at stake, let us start with a history lesson and a historic visit. on, friday president biden hosted the japanese prime minister fumio kishida at the white house. an important visit meant to highlight the close relationship in the alliance between those two nations. a
soon, local pharmacies can dispense these for the first time, patients will be able to receive them through the mail. the ease of access in which abortion pills will soon be available is not sitting well with officials and states which are the most hostile towards abortion. earlier this year, alabama s attorney general steve marshall said women could be part skewed for taking abortion pills. this, despite a state law but explicitly exempts patients from being punished. handmaid s tale, much? the law quote, does not provide an across the board exemption from all criminal laws including the chemical endangerment law, and quote, referring to a law passed to protect children from matt lab fumes, and has nothing at all to do with abortion. they are going to use a math lab law to prosecute women for taking an abortion pill, that s where we are in america, in 2023. he s walked back the statement since then, but offers no solace to people in alabama, who might need abortion care now or in the