these types of bans could cost them in 2024? inflation cools. new data suggests the fed is winning its fight against rising prices. so now what? central bank just days away from a key meeting and a critical decision on rates. will the hikes finally come to an end? and the chatbot will see you now. new studies looking at how artificial intelligence could transform medicine. we re going to talk about what it means for you and your human doctor. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. two severely restrictive abortion bans in two republican-dominated state legislatures, nebraska and south carolina, both failed on thursday, handing unexpected victories to abortion rights advocates and highlighting this struggle within the gop on how far abortion bans should go. we saw this moment in nebraska. people moved even to tears after the so-called heartbeat act failed by just one vote. it would ban most abortions a
breaking overnight, russia launches the largest missile attack in two months on ukraine killing at least 20 civilians. this morning ukraine is promising to fight back. here at home, water continues to rise across the midwest and what is being called a slow moving disaster. there is widespread flooding along the mississippi river. and the worst is yet to come. former vice president mike pence testified before the special grand jury investigating former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. we ll play for you what trump had to say about it. and a tense back and forth between donald trump s lawyer and the woman who says trump raped her which he denies. what it was like in the room during e. jean carroll s cross examination. we begin this hour with that breaking news out of ukraine. overnight, a deadly wave of air strikes, 20 people were killed including three children in a strike on a residential building in the central ukrainian city of uman according
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law enforcement preparing for a possible trump indictment. agencies looking at this, several taking steps in case an indictment comes down. who is involved?n new york rath say, georgia the agencies include people and police that protect the new york court buildings, nypd and then this most interestingly, the u.s. secret service is involved in these preparations they protect former presidents, no matter he s what s happening they are discussing these plans. all of this is a response to the reports we have seen, like that new york times bombshell about a likely indictment. it s a response to the way trump s team has prepared for charges, attacking the d.a donald trump s lawyer is saying he will follow normal procedures if they get to the point of surrendering there will be no standoff at mar-a-lago here is what this means. the u.s. government is preparing for the possibility of the first indictment of a former president, a step that wasn t taken after the accusations that
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is friday, i m christine romans. just moments ago you watched live ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking via video link in berlin marking one year since russia s invasion. one year ago today russia invaded ukraine believing that they would overwhelm the country in short order. instead a straightforward russian victory has become less likely by the day and this morning instead of dwelling on ukraine s losses, president zelenskyy released an inspirational video urging people to face the enemy, resist and fight. he says we know 2023 will be the year of our victory. melissa bell is live this morning in kyiv. what is the mood there on what one would think is an unhappy milestone here? reporter: mixed really. on one hand ukrainians are bracing this morning for more russian strikes. that is what the head of ukraine s military intelligence has been warning about on this grim one year anniversary. but th