constitutional protections for abortion that women have had for nearly 50 years. and now leaving it up to states to decide whether abortion should be legal within their borders. at least 26 states are either boysed to or have already banned abortion. the ruling cheered by anti-abortion supporters after decades fighting but a broad majority of americans disagreeing with that ruling. in a cnn poll conducted weeks ago, 66% of americans did not want the supreme court to completely overturn roe v. wade. cnn has reporters on ground covering this seismic decision. let s go first to cnn s joe johns outside of the u.s. supreme court where i know it is very noisy and a lot people there. what are you seeing? reporter: it is noisy, fred. and we have seen a lot of clanting, a bit of confrontation because there have been people here on both sides of this issue. yelling at each other. it is largely peaceful. talking to people in the crowd, you get a real sense of what brought them and the
choose. but realistically, what can the federal government do at this point to protect abortion access? there are certain things that the federal government can do. so far example, yesterday the attorney general came out and said that states could not prevent individuals from taking an fda approved drug that would induce an abortion. even if states where it is prohibited. that will be challenged and the court might be hostile to that. but they will be hostile to any federal governments to try to protect a woman s right to choose. so that is just a legal lan escape. but does that doesn t mean that federal government shouldn t try. the hide amendment could be overturned and license clinics that are involved in inner state commerce to have abortions. there are things to do to address the state of affairs. justice thomas wrote that
in the swing state of colorado. there he is. let s listen in, shall we? and once again building around the core idea that built this country, the idea that if you work hard you can make it. the idea that in america everybody gets a fair shot. and everybody does their fair share. and everybody plays by the same set of rules. the idea that in america we rise or fall together. and government can t solve every problem, and it shouldn t try. and it certainly can t help folks who are not willing to help themselves, but there s some things that we can do together as a people that makes us all better off. that makes our country strong. and that our economy works best when the middle-class is growing and feeling secure. now, i have to tell you that we have less than three months left in the election. less than three months. time s flying. and over the next three months, you will see more negative ads, more money spent than you have ever seen in your life. i mean, these super pacs, a
became president. we ll be going live to the event as soon as it begins with the president and first lady there. we ve also got a full analysis of the rally today. we put together a pretty incredible panel for you beginning with jessica yellin traveling with the president and at the rally in columbus, ohio. howard wilkinson is a political reporter in cincinnati and we re mixing up the order. lepy mcalester. we re expecting to see the president and first lady in just a few minutes from now. let s begin with our senior white house court jessica yellin traveling with them there. full crowd. it wasn t full but now looks like it is. reporter: it looks like it is on tv, fredricka, but the top tier of this auditorium is not full. it s empty, mostly. it s fair to say they expected to fill this up, so it must be a disappointment to the campaign. we should also point out the romney has never drawn a crowd even half this size. so judge by whatever standard you will. i will point out t
11:20 eastern. going to bring you the remarks live. and just a week and a day until the south carolina primaries. one of them will be in florida. newt gingrich attends the opening of his campaign headquarters. that s happening this hour. mitt romney speaks in south carolina in the next hour and r rick perry is going to be in bluffton. he s made a career out of poking fun at the political process. but now comedian stephen colbert actually talking about running for president himself. it sounds like a joke, but it s no laughing matter. i am proud to announce that i m forming an exploratory committee to lay the ground work for my possible candidacy for the president of the united states of south carolina. now clearly my fellow south carolinians see me as the only viable mitt-ternative. happening now in peru. this is live pictures. joran van der sloot waiting to find out how many years he s going to send behind bars. a panel of judges is sentencing the confessed killer. this w