people, including a 9-year-old. they say a tip led to his arrest. also happening today, the fed is expected to raise interest rates again. the big question, though, is whether the fed chair, jay powell, signals that a pause is to come. also, the biden administration now signing off on sending 1,500 troops to the southern border ahead of an expected surge in migrants. and the u.s. announced a new immigration deal with mexico aimed at deterring border crossings. and new and promising data just released on an alzheimer s treatment. details about the drug the company says significantly slows cognitive and functional decline. and the new york times reports that said, quote, it s not how white men fight. new information on how that text may have contributed to his firing. cnn this morning starts right now. we do begin with the texas massacre suspect accused of gunning down five of his neighbors. he is now under arrest after a huge manhunt. the fbi says it received a tip
very good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. happening right now, more than 4,500 civilians are stuck in the ukrainian city of bakhmut, this as russian forces launch a barrage of attacks on the fiercely contested area, president zelenskyy calling it the country s most difficult situation. as of now, though, ukrainian forces are still holding the line. cnn is on the ground in eastern ukraine and we will bring you the very latest. plus a political sorry, go ahead. it s all yours. plus a political shakeup in chicago. mayor lori lightfoot the first mayor in 40 years to lose an election bid in that city as concerns about crime and public safety rattle voters. we re also watching the alex murdaugh murder trial. take a look at this, aerial images from southern california where a winter storm has already dumped feet of snow, that s southern california, another 12 to 24 inches expected today. we do begin, though, in ukraine where 48 children
it s not even the only pending case involving trump in th state of new york. at some point this coming week donald trump is expected t travel back to new york from florida to be deposed in relation to a civil lawsui filed by the new york attorney general, letitia james last september, james filed 250 million dollar lawsuit against trump, his three eldes children, and the trum organization, accusing them of fraudulent business practices. in an earlier deposition for james s investigation last summer, trump refused to answe most questions, pleading the fifth more than 400 times. then, on april 25th of thi year, just 16 days from now, a trial is scheduled to begin in one of the two civil lawsuit that been filed against trum by the author and columnist, e jean carroll a few years ago, carol published a book in which sh accused the former president o raping her in the dressing roo of a luxury manhatta department store in the mi 1990s. trump denied careles accusations, saying they
answer so let s get started breaking news, access to the abortion pill, mid upper stone and legal limbo after duelin federal rulings. what does this mean fo tightening reproductive rights in america plus, support for the tennesse through pouring in, by s president kamala harris me yesterday with the lawmakers after the republican-controlle house votes to kick two of the out of the state legislature i will speak with the member who managed to hang on to he seat by just one vote. and later, michael cohen i will go one-on-one with th star witness in th unprecedented indictment of former president all of that and more is coming up our good saturday morning to you i am katie phang we begin today show with breaking news out of texas the fate of abortion access fo tens of millions americans i now uncertain after conflictin decisions by two separat federal judges late lost night first, a texas judge blocks th food and drug administration s approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone
vested denver following several major stories this afternoon two big rulings on a key abortion pill praising the legal stakes to protec abortion rights for millions o women. reaction is coming in, fast an furious. new developments in the ouster of two - lawmakers in the tennessee legislature as the vic president lends her voice to the fight. they understood the importance, these three, o standing to say that peopl will not be silenced we are also keeping a close eye on israel after severa attacks this easter weekend. a new move from the white hous on trans athletes that has all sides of the debate upset. all of that, plus the news thi week that the former vic president will testify against donald trump, what he migh say. once he is under oath. we re gonna look at that comin up as well we begin though with the breaking news on abortio rights a federal judge in texas has essentially blocked the fda approval of mifepristone potentially undoing two decade of legal and safe