issuing a warrant for vladimir putin for alleged war crimes, putin ice response to that and what the odds are that he actually gets arrested. plus a $30 billion lifeline, how big banks are stepping in to save a smaller one from financial ruin and helping to stabilize the u.s. economy. it s thick in the summertime and builds up and smells terrible. it s heading to the u.s. what we know about the 5,000-mile-long mass of seaweed making its way to the coast and what it will do to the tourism industry. for the second time ever plus another stunning upset in the ncaa tournament. a huge undered to do, 16 seed knocking out a number 1 in the first round of the tournament. our andy scholes is standing by with the highlights. the international court has issued arrest warrants for vladimir putin and the country s children s rights commissioner in an alleged scheme to deport ukrainian children, thousands of them, to russia. of course, moscow rejected those allegations. a spok
abortion in the united states. this case specifically involves, rather, a drug used in a medication abortion. as of 2020 research shows abortion pills account for more than half of all u.s. abortion and miscarriage health care in this country. the trump-appointed federal judge was at the center of this battle already facing scrutiny. we ll take you live to tech tex and texas and tell you more about why. u.s. officials expressing concern after the drone crashed into the black sea. washington s message to moscow this morning. we are also keeping a close eye on the markets. the dow down just over 500 points now this despite good data on inflation. we ll explain what s behind those numbers at the stock market. but we do begin in texas where the biggest legal battle over abortion since roe v. wade was overturned by the supreme court is happening now. cnn s rosa floores is in amarillo, texas. one judge in amarillo could have national implications here. this judge has a lot of p
don t say gay education ban to all grades, and inside the debt ceiling show down. house speaker kevin mccarthy is trying to sell his new debt limit that aims to cut major parts of president biden s agenda does he have the votes inside his own party to get it passed our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments and we start on capitol hill where house speaker kevin mccarthy is trying to sell his new bill to increase the debt limit and cut government spending to avoid defaulting on the country s debt for the first time in american history nbc s capitol hill correspondent ali vitali joins me know first of all, how close are we to the debt ceiling and what s the plan reporter: look, we ve got a few weeks still, chris, but we watched the first meeting happen between speaker kevin mccarthy and president joe biden more than 70 days ago, and since then, it s been pretty party line posturing since then. and that s making some people pretty worried, especially w
hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border 27 bodies have been recovered there; and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border.
the uk chancellor nadim zahawi has added his name to the conservative leadership contest joining a field of eight including sajid javid and jeremy hunt. and in the tennis, moscow born elena rybakina wins the women s singles title representing kazakhstan. sri lanka is in the grip of chaos and uncertainty after a dramatic 2a hours which has seen the country s president and prime minister pledge to step down. they were left with little choice after demonstrators stormed or set fire to to their official residences a howl of anger after months of protests about economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation, and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports from the capital, colombo. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, b