involving everything from military strikes to cyber attacks. so why hasn t it happened yet? . and we re learning more about a potential israeli hostage deal just one day after the families of american hostages brought their questions and concerns to the white house. i ll talk to one of the women who was there about the possibility of a new deal and what the u.s. is doing to force the issue. but i want to begin with that contentious hearing on capitol hill, demanding answers from the ceos of the world s biggest social media companies, focusing largely on child sexual exploitation on their platforms. the heads of facebook and instagram, snap, tiktok, discord and x, formerly known as twitter, facing intense pressure from senators on both sides of the aisle. when a boeing plane lost a door in mid flight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. so why aren t we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platfo
lost to former trump administration official john gibbs. gibbs has been known to peddle 2020 election lies. in the arizona, house speaker rusty bowers who delivered emotional testimony to the january 6th committee, he is projected to lose his bid for a senate seat. the winner of that race claims, the devil himself meddled in the 2020 election. the devil. and in one of the largest rebukes to the supreme court decision on abortion ban in that state. nick valencia is in topeka, kansas, following the story this morning. nick, the voter turnout here really highlighted the importance of this issue that seems to have driven voters to the polls. and they voted no. that s right. good morning, jim. voter turnout turned out to be a huge factor here in kansas. a state where there is nearly twice as many registered republicans as democrats. but a huge swath of unaffiliated voters. that s what kansans in the state trying to protect abortion access were counting on. they worked tireless
plus the justice department marks a new phase of its investigation into donald trump. a federal grand jury subpoena now demands testimony from a key west wing insider. the trump white house counsel pat cipollone. and china s response to nancy pelosi s defiance by dispatching 27 war planes into taiwan s airspace. the house speaker says her taiwan visit a clear marker now in the battle between democracy and dictatorship. today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy. america s determination to preserve democracy here in taiwan and around the world remains iron clad. china s sovereignty cannot be infringed, and the chinese people cannot be humiliated. our response will be very strong and forceful. back to that story in a bit, but we begin with hour with the biggest lesson of another bid-term primary night. republican election deniers scored some big wins out here in arizona, and here s more proof the trump brand still matters. let s shift and bring up
and it ended up being a decisive factor in the victory for abortion rights advocates in this state. a lot of credit has to be given to cannons for constitutional freedom. they are the manu bortion rights coalition that was pushing out the vote, and they had to overcome a lot for this decisive win here. not only are registered republicans outnumbering registered democrats in the state by a nearly 2-1 margin, this is deeply conservative state. they have a democratic mayor, yes, but the last two elections they voted for president trump. but as we mentioned, this voter turnout ended up being a huge factor. the numbers we saw last night were more indicative of a general election. and credit has to be given to that kansasans for constitutional freedom. also educating voters here that they could vote. this amendment was ambiguously worded in a way that voting yes on this amendment would have stripped abortion rights. a vote no would have kept the status quo here. the state constitut
and china ramps up military drills and raises fears of a dangerous stand-off with the u.s. after house speaker nancy pelosi wraps her risky visit to taiwan. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m pamela brown, and you re in the situation room. we begin with a powerful message sent by kansas voters on the issue of abortion. with the critical midterm election around the corner. jeff zeleny reports on the conservative state s surprising vote to protect abortion rights and other results from a big round of primaries. reporter: a surge of kansas voters sending an overwhelmingly message to protect abortion rights. it was the biggest sign yet of the backlash to the supreme court s decision to send the question of abortion back to the states. and here in conservative kansas, voters delivered their answer loud and clear. we don t want the government m making our reproductive health decisions for us. reporter: sharice davids