continues right now property now, breaking news, the maryland governor says an active search and rescue mission is ongoing at the site of the baltimore for bridge collapse, at least six people unaccounted for after a huge cargo ship rammed the bridge and destroyed it. the baltimore fire chief joins us this hour with an update also tonight, the fate of a widely used abortion pill is now up to the united states supreme court after oral arguments today, for and against a nationwide ban, we re going to tell you what the justices appeared to signal about their eventual decision. and robert f. kennedy jr. names a wealthy tech lawyer as his vice presidential pick working to heightened attention on his independent presidential bid as top democrats portray him as a spoiler who got help donald trump get elected welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, a urine the situation room the skis, cnn breaking news. let s get right to the break
show on youtube and chris jansing reports starts right now. good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. we are following two massive stories. both with the potential to impact millions of americans. in maryland, the governor says the focus now is on saving lives. could the six people or more missing since the stunning collision and collapse of the francis scott key bridge still be alive? and then the wider logistical and economic impact. 30,000 people used that bridge every day. now that it is gone, what is next for the city and one of the country s biggest ports. plus, it is the biggest abortion-related case since roe. the supreme court hearing arguments today over whether access to the abortion pill should be restricted even in states where abortion is legal. what experts are telling us about which way the justices may be leaning and my conversation with the head of the nonprofit physicians for reproductive health on what this decision c
cnn s breaking news welcome to lead. i m phil mattingly in for jake tapper today in this afternoon, we are live in baltimore, maryland, where just behind me, just over my left shoulder is the scene of today hey, is horrific bridge collapse. we just got an update state and federal officials on the ground here who confirmed there is still an active search and rescue operation underway in the river. now it s not clear how many people are still missing. official said earlier today but six people were unaccounted for, although a baltimore city council member told cnn just moments ago, at least one body has been pulled from the water. now this all started just before 130 eastern this morning when according to maryland s governor, a cargo ship issued a may day call then the crashed into baltimore s francis scott key bridge. president biden says, all signs point to this being an accident, something state and federal officials have repeatedly said the same video showing lights on
active rescue after a container ship rams francis scott key bridge sending multiple vehicles plunging into the river below. about 20 people are believed to be in the water right now and fire officials are calling it a deve developing mass casualty event. the francis scott key bridge is over the river and serves as the outer most crossing of the baltimore harbor, a busy commuter route. officials are telling people to stay away from the scene. madeleine rivera has more on this breaking scene. madeleine: this is a developing situation, we have a crew heading to the scene. griff jenkins and our producer james levinson spoke to the sp sp spokesperson and may believe there are about 20 people in the water and they are treating this as a mass casualty situation. there are several emergency crews on the scene, there are dive teams and crews from surrounding counties joining on this massive response. big questions were how many cars were on the bridge when this happened and how ma
a container ship slammed into one of its supports. the ship issued a may day call minutes before saying it lost power and steering. that warning allowed officials to stop traffic from getting on to the bridge but not enough time to clear the overnight construction workers who were filling potholes on that bridge. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, george soliz. you re on the banks of the bay there where the bridge collapsed. what else did we learn from this news conference? reporter: i think i may have lost you, but what i can quickly tell you is that we are on the rooifr and behind me, you can really see the aftermath of this wreckage, of the collision. i m going the step out so you can really get a sense of what we re seeing. that is the cargo ship, the dali. behind it is the francis scott key bridge partially submerged. at this hour, the search is on going for those six souls presumed to be in the water. you heard from the ntsb chair that they are not going to be bo