policy both at state, city, federal i simply ask you to do something. because doing nothing, which is what we ve been doing, is not working. we have to do something because this is just getting out of hand across our city and across this great nation of ours the louisville doctor who treated victims of monday s mass shooting is among the growing voices calling for action on gun violence we ll have the latest on the survivors and the investigation straight ahead plus the manhattan district attorney is now suing one of donald trump s top allies in the house. it s the latest escalation in the political fight over the former president s indictment. and we ll have a break down of what to expect today during president joe biden s visit to northern ireland all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, april 12th i am sam stein in for jonathan lemire the manhattan district attorney leading the prosecution of donald trump is suing a top house republi
states to begin to stockpile supplies of the drug nbc news senior correspondent laura jarrett has the latest reporter: a show of force from big pharma now wading into the battle over a widely used abortion pill. more than 600 drug makers and biotech leaders signing onto a scathing condemnation of that ruling by a federal judge in texas invalidating the fda s long time approval of mispris stone, accusing the judge of activism now it s been shown the courts can step in and overturn a scientific decision. reporter: dr. amanda banks, former ceo of black fin therapeutics who coauthored the letter says the judge s ruling sets a dangerous precedent that extends beyond the abortion issue. if one medden is subject to this kind of outcome really any medicine is. reporter: president biden also slamming the decision i thought it s completely out of bounds what the judge did reporter: while the anti-abortion group that filed