it for weeks, it suspended fda approval of mifepristone, th drug that, as you know, ha been safely used for more than 20 years, has become the mos common method for terminatin pregnancies in this country. within an hour, another federa judge in washington state, contradicted that ruling ordering the fda to keep the drug available at 17 states in d.c. president biden last night condemning the texas route calling it, quote, the next bi step before the national ban o abortion by republican elected officials have vowed to make a lot america. vice president kamala harris committed to fighting back there is no question, president and i are gonna stan with the women of america, and do everything we can to ensure that women have the ability to make decisions about their health care, their reproductiv health care, in a manner tha is what they need, and the decide that, not their government the drug will continue to b available for now, since the texas judge gave the fda seven days
expulsion and cnn tonight starts right now, thanks for joining us. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight. turmoil in the tennessee state house tonight to democratic state reps were expelled for so called decorum violations, but there s much more to this story. what we re seeing is a very dangerous um, step in tennessee. that should signal to the nation that this is if it can happen here can happen anywhere. it s hurting people killing people, and they re treating things like this is normal. we can never normalize the ending of democracy. should america be worried about what we ve seen here today? america should absolutely be worried about what we ve seen here today. okay. in a moment, i will speak to that. woman live representative gloria johnson, who narrowly survived the expulsion vote. this controversy started last week after three children and three school officials were shot to death at the covenant school. the democrats demanded action, and
the lead starts right now. tensions continue to escalate in the middle east, new details and images just coming in as cnn learns of a new terrorist attack and tell aviv as israel strikes after a barrage of rockets hit along its borders, plus supreme court justice clarence thomas tries to explain after a bombshell report revealed his many family trips on a god in a private jet, all paid for by a billionaire republican mega donor. and thomas never disclosed almost any of it, plus vice president kamala harris dispatched to tennessee one day after state house republicans expelled two democrats. two black men who were protesting on the floor, but they did not expel the other democrat on the floor with them white woman. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we have some breaking tragic news from israel. you re looking at live pictures from tele viv after one person was killed and six wounded from a quote terror attack in a popular thoroughfare. in the city. israel says all of the v
the witnesses. to remember their stories. remember them like i remember my mom and my dad every single day. we must never forget. so this never happens again. yeah i asked this question to a lot of people. do you always think of yourself as a survivor? alright still a builder builder money, wonderful wife or do i have no pizza hut? mhm. good evening, everyone. i m alison camerata. welcome to cnn tonight. the supreme court is on the cusp of making monumental decisions that could change life as we ve known it for decades, starting with whether to restrict access to abortion medication that s been used for two decades. next to come, affirmative action and voting rights. all of this amidst new revelations today about clarence thomas. it was not just luxury trips that he accepted from a republican mega donor. he also allegedly took cash in exchange for real estate. our panel tells us if that s unethical or illegal or both. plus we know how dangerous concussions can be for athletes
she says, because of the color of her skin. republicans pushing back. vice president harris making a quickly arranged visit to nashville, plus the new questions about if the expelled lawmakers could be reinstated. supreme court justice clarence thomas speaking out saying he did nothing wrong by accepting and not disclosing luxury trips over two decades paid for by a republican mega-donor. violence escalating in the middle east. two israeli sisters shot to death in their car in the west bank. a new attack in tel aviv after new israeli air strikes on southern lebanon and gaza. the shocking moment at the masters. high winds toppling three trees fall next to spectators. the newly released surveillance video showing the tech executive pleading for help moments after he was stabbed. an urge want new warning to parents about the dangers of sleeping with their iffant. and the stunning act of forgiveness. my story about the man who called for the release of his father s ki