report concludes that is likely how the pandemic first began. in a house select committee heard testimony today from a former top u.s. intel official that a chinese lab leak is the only explanation. our money to a lab in china that wasn t up to code that was doing gain of function research and that s where this thing came from. that s what they didn t want us to know. do you agree with that mr. ratcliffe. i do agree with that. communist china the target of bipartisan criticism in washington on tuesday. china has not been forthcoming. where a house select committee held a hearing on the origins of covid-19. i can very well argue the lab leak theory because, you know, china cannot cooperate. former director of national intelligence john ratcliffe, who began his term two months into the pandemic, also pointing the finger at china. a lab leak is the only explanation credit dibly supported by our intelligence, by science, and by common sense. the chinese embassy
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ccarthy and all standing by and ready too go. we are ready just in case. president biden is in italy while former president trump s is on capitol hill, for a serie from both the house and the senate in to address some of america s most powerful busines leaders making his case for a more prosperous economy if voters decide to send him back to the white house for a second term. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom i am dana perino. bill: wouldn t it be if he got immunity today. a couple hundred yards away fro where the justice department. you couldn t write it any better. good morning at home while we await from president biden in that joint news conference with the ukraine president where he will answer reporters questions the first time since his son hunter s conviction on federal gun charges. former president trump as we mentioned is meeting the top republican lawmakers at the house side and submit site they re going to talk about national policy in try to map
their right to religious liberty are they wrong? take vote friday on this case. we probably publicly won t know the decision until june. still waiting on a decision from the high court here to access to one of the drugs approved by the fda that is part of the medicated abortion protocol. it s all about whether that drug will be available while the case plays out on the merits. we could have a decision any time. gillian? gillian: shannon bream from the high court for us tonight amifepristone, thank you. up next we hear from afghan special operations troops who work with u.s. forces but are not being allowed into the united states. first, here is what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. southwest airline customers endure ground stop over technologic issues. normal operations did resume by later afternoon. data connection issues resulting from a fire wall failure. about 800 flights were impacted.
with the doj asking the supreme court to get in on this because it doesn t want the restrictions. yeah a couple of things. jan this is a big development that brings this whole controversy right to the steps of the supreme court, with the clock ticking. if the court doesn t act before about midnight friday. this is the original order could take effect and with a lot more extreme restrictions on the first pill of this to drug medication, abortion protocol. let me tell you what, uh, america ireland has just put out you might have it there yourself. the justice department strongly disagrees with the 1st 5th circuit s decision to deny in part, a request for a stay pending appeal. we will be seeking emergency relief from the supreme court to defend the fda , scientific judgment and protect americans access to see. safe and effective reproductive care. this case goes to how the fda approves all drugs, not just this abortion drugs, so this is a really important matter for