ruling that made abortion rights the law of the land. the author of the opinion,alito egregiously wrong. and that carries a lot of weight, as he and four other conservative justices now hold a majority on the supreme court. u.s. president joe biden, meantime, says a woman s right to an abortion is, quote, fundamental, and that the supreme court s decision, if it becomes official, could end up affecting all decisions in americans private lives. if this decision holds, it s really quite a radical decision. does this mean that in florida they can decide they re going to pass a law saying that same-sex marriage is not permissible? it s against the law in florida? so, there s a whole it s a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. now you on the flip side, many conservative republicans see the likely demise of roe v. wade as a victory in their decades-long battle against legalized abortion. some are celebrating loudly and proudly. others are taking a more subdued approa
fronts in the east, even as fresh russian units come across the border. ukraine s military says this video shows them firing on russian armer in izium. russian forces have been trying to use that area as a staging ground into the donetsk region. russia has had some success in targeting ukrainian supply lines. this is the aftermath of an attack on an important railway hub. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says moscow s aim for the eastern regions is clear. translator: in donbas the occupiers are doing everything to destroy any life in this area. constant brutal bombings, constant russian strikes at infrastructure and residential areas show that russia wants to make this area uninhabited. in the south, the situation also growing ever more dire for mariupol s last defenders holed up in that steel plant along with hundreds of civilians. a planned operation to evacuate on friday did not take place. cnn correspondents are across the region. our randi kaye is in moldova.
food and water. weeks after occupying kherson, russian troops have taken control of the city council and the mayor is describing the scene as this, quote, armed men interring the building taking the keys and replacing ukrainian guards with their own. we re joined now by cnn anchor and chief national security correspondent jim sciutto, live in lviv, this morning. jim, you and i spoke yesterday, as we began hearing this new language about winning, ukraine winning from u.s. officials and then that the secretary of defense lloyd austin says the u.s. wants russia weakened going forward and into the future. winning and weakening. at first it was notable language. now it is regular and we have some new reporting on how much really has been going on behind the scenes with this. first, on the winning question, because in covering this for the last several weeks, it strikes me three phases to the u.s. assessment of this war. in the early days, right up to the day of the invasion, t
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i m max foster. bianca is off today. but just ahead someone who engaged in that kind of bullying, a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self government, shouldn t be anywhere near the oval office. sadly the president was surrounded by a group of crack pot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear. i strongly disagree with fitch s decision and i believe that it is entirely unwarranted. hate has no place in our community. even though nothing will bring my dad back, i feel like a weight has been lifted and i can breathe a sigh of relief. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with maxes s fos and bianca nobilo. it is 4:00 a.m. in washington where later today donald trump is set to appear in a federal courthouse not far from the u.s. skap where capitol where he will be arraigned on criminal charges in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. his appearance is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. after a four count indictment. secur