hello, i m bonnie erbe. welcome to to the contrary , a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, legal wrangling over abortion a federal appeals court heard arguments this week about a hotly contested texas law that could be the new frontier for the abortion rights debate. the law mandates a strict set of building codes for clinics requiring upgrades that could cost millions. pro-life proponents say they re necessary to ensure the safety of women. but pro-choice groups say the clinics do not need the upgrades, can t afford to comply and will close. abortion rights groups claim their opponents are using an underhanded strategy to close clinics and limit access by pretending they are concerned about women s health. fifth circuit judges in new orleans will decide if the law is constitutional. is the new strategy for pro life groups by writing clip particulars upgrade and in effect closing them? pretty much bonnie. so far the right has not been
including the magazine sed tor in chief and two policemen, one wounded officer shot dead at point language. 11 people were wounded. a survivor of the attack said the gunmen spoke fluent french apblgd claimed they were from al-qaeda. this is not the first time charley hebdo has been attacked. its offices were fire bombed in 2011 after the publication published a caricature of the profit mohammed on its cover. many muslims consider drawings. profit blam feeplous. president obama condemned the attack as cowardly and evil and expressed solidarity with the french people. the values we share with the french people, a belief, a universal belief in freedom of expression is something that can t be silenced. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said brave and decent people around the world would not be intimidated by such violence. free expression and a free press are core values. they are universal values. principles that can be attacked but never eradicated. on friday, french p
around 17 degrees and they rise slightly in the overnight hours this is what to expect through the day tomorrow. in the morning could have a snow shower could cause a few problems for the morning commute i don t think it will be widespread, we rise above freezing tomorrow and saturday is back to the bitter cold and next week i am tracking more moderate temperatures. thank you cecily. we may not be setting new records today i think you may agree we are too close for comfort of the david henry joins ugs in center city where comfort was hard to come by. things have not changed much with the morning commute and evening commute. if you were frozen stiff get ready for more of the same. the sun was shining brightly as commuters headed to work this morning but not enough to loosen winter s icy grip. it hit too quick. hopefully summer comes sooner like real soon, i condition take this anymore man. people layered on the clothing as they braced against the first real cold sn
good evening and welcome to our viewers across the united states and around the world tonight. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, we are following the breaking news out of france. a massive manhunt underway tonight. our french affiliate reports there is a police operation in the city of france 90 miles northeast of paris. and this is new video. this is a tactical squad on the hunt for three suspected gunman who carried without one of the deadliest terror attacks in france the deadliest in decades. the highly coordinated attack on the paris office of charlie hebdo. that is a weekly magazine that satirrizes religions. they killed 12 people 11 more are wounded. four of them at this hour said to be in critical condition. two police officers were among the murdered. one of them as you see there, shot at point blank as he lay wounded on the sidewalk. as one of the shooters ran to a getaway car he held his finger in the air. you see that there. there is speculation tonight that h
paris. hala gorani is there from the theater which saw the worst of the carnage last night. first, i want to talk about what we heard from the french president moments ago, saying isis is, indeed, behind this attack. . reporter: all right. ooimt i m outside the concert hall where the carnage took place. the wrench president hollande declared isis terrorists where responsible for yesterday s attack. he called tear actions in this city, quote, an act of war. here s the latestest death toll. it is likely to increase. at least 128 people have been killed. eight of the attackers are dead. officials are scouring the video trying to find anyone who may have escaped or helped them, of course. this is going to be critical in the investigation. the worst of the carnage as i was mentioning at the top of the hour, happened at the see this ter. two police vans are in front of the concert hall. i spoke with one of the police officers here. is he told me forensic vehicles are taking them