lawmaker who gave a capital tour on the eve of the insurrection. plus, oklahoma lawmakers pass a bill banning almost all abortions if signed into law it would be the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. and testimony from johnny depp s former talent agent, former business manager and ex-girlfriend, what they had to say about his behavioral and challenges with working with him. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is friday, may 20th and a busy morning. just a short time ago president biden arrived in seoul, south korea, kicking off his first visit to asia since taking office. biden joined the new south korean president at a samsung semi-conductor plant, an immediate display of unity. the main goal of this trip is to reassure u.s./asian allies of the american commitment to counter and contain china. the president will also visit japan on this trip. meantime, growing concern over what north korea will do next. the u
strictest abortion ban in the nation. joining us early start anchor laura jarrett attorney at law. from the moment of fertilization, laura. this is really a game changer. we talk a lot about the patchwork of laws across this country that we ve seen in the past couple of months. this is going to be different. when this gets signed it s going to be the strictest law in the country when it comes to abortion because, as you said, it s really redefining the definition of personhood to start from the moment of fertilization. so way before most people know that they re pregnant let alone when exactly they can pinpoint it. now, it does make some exceptions here for the health of the mother, for a medical emergency, for rape, for incest but you do have to report those to police. the other thing to watch here is how it gets enforced because this is really a civil enforcement mechanism where private individuals, anyone off the street can sue an abortion provider or anyone who supports a woman
this would be finished within a year. and at that point, the congress doesn t even necessarily get the testimony. it gets a conviction. it s a criminal statute. it s a punishment. it is not a civil enforcement mechanism where the witness can purge the contempt through complying. it s a very awkward process. we re talking about all of the i diosyncraries in the pro process, and that s important, but how is it that someone can be subpoenaed by congress, essentially say no, and not be brought to justice for it. is there no way to fix this process? there is no way to fix it