hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
washington and many states to take the action needed. texas holds the unfortunate record forfour holds the unfortunate record for four of the most devastating tragic mass shootings out of the last ten in this country, so it is really a state where you have terribly weak laws, you have the proliferation of far too many guns and this is the consequence. harell harold but there are more guns than they ever should be and there are more guns and shootings. it strikes me that we did hearfrom the shootings. it strikes me that we did hear from the texas senator ted cruz who described the shooting as truly horrific but he said that gun reforms were not the way to prevent such crimes. he said that restricting the rights of law abiding citizens does not work, it is not effect if and does not prevent crime. effective. does not prevent crime. effective- does not prevent crime. effective. ., ., ., effective. california has those lows and it effective. california has those lows an
Secretary blinken tries to find Common Ground but agrees to the pause for the first time. We have to ask. Indeed, it must be asked. Where is the outrage . Where is the revulsion . Where is the rejection . Where is the explicit condemnation of these horrors . No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people. Another trump codefendant takes a plea deal, Pleading Guilty in the Georgia Election interference case. I believe in and i alue election integrity. I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse. The former president comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen in civil court in new york. House republicans narrow their speaker search with no guarantee the next frontrunner will come close to the 217 votes needed, but now its head to head, just two men left standing. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington. Lets get the latest on capitol hill where the House Republican conference is in its fifth vot
Of morocco this hour. Unfortunately, Tragically Thousands are dead after a deadly 6. 8 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of marrakech. We will have the update in just a moment on that tragedy. Plus, a major win for prosecutors in georgia as a judge rules against mark meadows. But that could be a huge setback for donald trump. And senator tubervilles blockade, his colleagues wont call him out, but those who actually served well. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets get started. We start overseas with the powerful earthquake which has killed more than 2000 people, injuring more than 2000 others in moroccos Southern Region. Search and rescue teams are still reaching some of the most affected areas, many of which are remote in mountains as we see that staggering death toll continue to rise. Sky news correspondent adam parsons is in marrakech. Then marrakech is having to come to terms with its burden of grief and also the chaos that has followed this natural disaster. And theres still real fear
Blockade, his colleagues wont call him out, but those who actually served well. Im Ayman Mohyeldin, lets get started. We start overseas with the powerful earthquake which has killed more than 2000 people, injuring more than 2000 others in moroccos Southern Region. Search and rescue teams are still reaching some of the most affected areas, many of which are remote in mountains as we see that staggering death toll continue to rise. Sky news correspondent adam parsons is in marrakech. Then marrakech is having to come to terms with its burden of grief and also the chaos that has followed this natural disaster. And theres still real fear about what could happen. Heres a very good example of that nervousness, this restaurant behind me which badly damaged by the earthquake on friday night, but it only actually collapsed hours and hours later. Its that nervousness thats affecting so many people here. Its why you see Hundreds Sleeping Rough because they are fearful that buildings and their home