Of our viewers watching in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m anna coren live from hong kong, ahead on cnn newsroom reproductive rights are again front and center in the race for the white house. Details on the latest about face by former president trump. And now vice president kamala harris is responding another highstakes meeting between the u. S. And ukraine in washington, the urgent appeal kyiv is making to the biden administration and a tragic loss in world of sports, family, teammates, and fans mourning the shocking death of a star hockey player and his by from hong kong this is cnn newsroom with anna coren the abortion rights debate is taking center stage in the u. S. Presidential race. Republican nominee donald trump appears to have changed his stance on florida s sixweek abortion ban. And he s refusing to commit to vetoing a possible federal ban. On friday. He told supporters in pennsylvania that he wants americans to get in vitro fertilization treatments. At
Outfront. Next breaking news, trump now says he will vote to bat florida s six week abortion ban. It is a major about face from his stance on the issue, just 24 hours ago, and harris tonight responding, ripping into trump and trump s speaking tonight to a controversial group known for anti antilgbtq rhetoric they also have ties to project 2025, which he s trying to disown so what s the upside? plus a cnn exclusive ukrainian soldiers coming under fire? because they enter putin s backyard. Let s go outfront good evening. I m brianna keilar in for erin burnett outfront tonight, breaking news. Donald trump now says he will vote no on a florida ballot measure to overturn the state s sixweek abortion ban despite saying six weeks is too restrictive. And criticizing governor ron desantis for signing the ban into law are you voting yes or no on amendment four in florida? so i think six weeks you need more time. Six weeks. I ve disagreed with that right from the early primaries when i heard abou
Threatening federal prosecutors. Today, the judge in that case could decide exactly how much he can talk about it. It comes as federal prosecutors are now pushing for a trial right after new years day. Cue up u2. Well have much more on trumps legal issues ahead. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is i mean, come on, man, its august. Its august. This is moving. This year is moving too fast. Its midaugust. You know, you get old like me, and it just flies, right . Its august 11th. With us, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau chief at politico, Jonathan Lemire. Host of politics nations, wearing tan today, the reverend al sharpton. Looks good. Come on, man. President obama wore tan, and look what happened. It was a big news story. With me, its just another day. Can you believe that . That was a big news story. The president of the United States wearing tan in the white house. We have a the same people that were upset by that are now, like, hey, its really cool. We su
alex alexander lukashenko claims he is back in russia. stunning images of russian police raiding his homes, seizing guns, passports, cash, and wigs. in ukraine, at least six people are dead after a russian strike on an apartment building in the western city of lviv. a relative safe haven, largely spared by the war so far. cnn is on the ground with new information. and also tonight, indicted trump aide walt nada finally pleads not guilty to all charges. this hour, we ll be breaking down what it means for the special counsel s classified documents case against the former president. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blistzer is off today. i m alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, the new questions over the fate and whereabouts of wagner chief yevgeny prigozhin. cnn senior international correspondent matthew chance is joining us live from belarus with details. matthew, you pressed the belarusian
advanced knowledge of yevgeny prigozhin s plans to revolt. he is suspected of helping plan the events of last weekend. officials say there are also signs of other russian generals may have supported the rebellion which raises questions about putin s support inside the top ranks. meanwhile vladimir putin is attempting to portray himself as retaining popular support. you can see him there greeting crowds in a rare public appearance wednesday. he flew to the majority muslim city to mark the holiday where he took a tour, kissed fans and posed for selfies. he is also expected to deliver remarks in about an hour. clare sebastian is live in london with more for us. reporter: this is sort of a pr tour. kremlin trying to reassert his authority. he made public remarks, he commemorated the air force pilots killed in prigozhin s armed rebellion. and today speaking at a tech digital conference. but the visit really unusual. this is un-putin-like behavior. having actual human contact, a