first states with those bans taking effect. 26 states now preparing to ban or severely restrict abortion. demonstrator on both sides rallying at the supreme court, and across the country. abc s terry moran at the court tonight, and abc s rachel scott with women from all over this country on both side of the debate. some outraged that this is no longer a private decision doctor. others who say they have fought for this moment for 50 years. the political battle to come. former president trump, what appointed three conservative justices to the court tonight taking credit for the court overturning roe. and tonight republican senator susan collins, who supports abortion rights, now saying she was misled by justices gorsuch and kavanaugh. tonight, who those justices said about roe before being confirmed to the court. mary bruce this evening on how both parties believe this issue will be front be center in this year s midterms. did dividing lines clear. mothers and daughters who
influence europe. our cbs news investigation: crime without punishment. unsolved murder in america. why cases are going unsolved at record numbers. tonight s other top headlines: stepping up testing for monkeypox in america. a terrifying moment at yellowstone where a man and his son got attacked by a wild anelebrating pride month. the female baseball star going public with her own personal truth at the age of 95. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. there are a number of new questions tonight after that jaw-dropping testimony from cassidy hutchinson, the close aide to then-white house chief of staff mark meadows. some of the revelations could land members of the trump inner circle and the former president himself in legal jeopardy. that includes hutchinson s firsthand account of the former president encouraging his supporters to march to the
abortion. new polling released today shows that 41% of americans approve of the supreme court decisions, the 59% of americans disapprove. a number that is telling, 67% of women surveyed disapprove of the ruling. in that same poll, 52% of americans to get overturning roe v. wade is a step backwards for america. and earlier today on meets the press, governor officials from both sides of the aisle express their view about the decision and he would impacts. whenever you re looking at the decision to save a non-born child, that is the rare circumstance, in this case, they use the power of the state to say, unless the health of the mother is at risk, let s carry that child to term. so when you are saving a life, that is an appropriate role of the state. forcing woman to carry pregnancies against their will, that will kill them. it will kill them. especially in the state of arkansas, where there is a very little to no support for life after birth. in terms of health care, in ter
it comes to presidential politics. on trump s first day in office he started raising money for his reelection campaign, and some of that donor money poured right into his businesses. in 2018, you would say today said washington hotel taken $351,000 during his first year in office. about 60% of that came from the republican national committee to host events at the hotel. trump also has a history of using charitable donations for his own benefit. in 2019 new york times, excuse, me new york judge find trump $2 million after the trump foundation misused donations meant 4chan charity. the npr reported at the time, quote, the case is tied to a televised fund-raiser for veterans held by trump in iowa when he was running for president. trump said the funds raised would beach distributed to charities, but according to two court documents, the trump foundation improperly use nearly $3 million it received from that fund-raiser and now a year and a half after trump s 2020 election defeat
on the brink of having their bodily autonomy snatched away from them. before the religious right, it s an excuse for celebration. it is the holy grail finally within reach, the culmination of its decades long battle to end abortion rights in america. in fact, the religious right is so entrenched in anti-abortion politics it s arguably their most defining issue. there s even an origin story about this movement being a reaction to the roe v. wade decision in 1973. but that s what they want you to think. it s a myth, a hoax, a lie. back in 2014 dartmouth historian randal bomber did a deep dive into the real origins of the religious right. he also revisited the topic in a piece that dropped today. as he notes, before and for several years after roe, evangelicals were overwhelmingly indifferent to the subject of abortion which they considered to be a catholic issue. according to experts featured in the pbs special god in america, even famed teleadvantage rift pat robertson and