for the first time since russia invaded ukraine china s president xi jinping will meet face-to-face with vladimir putin. so what could this mean for the war and also tensions between the u.s. and china? we are on it. plus a cnn exclusive, dozens of mar-a-lago staffers, members of trump s inner circle as well, have now been subpoenaed to testify in the ongoing probe of classified documents. find out who is on that list. and big banks to the rescue, 11 of them are now offering a $30 billion lifeline to one of the regional banks in danger of collapsing after this week s banking turmoil. we will be watching for reaction when the markets open in less than 30 minutes. we do begin this hour with next week s meeting in moscow between the russian president, putin, chinese president xi. cnn s senior international correspondent will ripley is with us. what more are we learning about the talks and what they re expected to focus on? reporter: the timing is certainly significant, it
court tonight. issuing an order that protects broad access to the abortion pill but this thing is far from over that decision coming down just hours in before midnight deadline it blocks a lower court ruling that would have limited access even in states where abortio remains legal. the states will continue t play out in the fifth circui court of appeals tonight planned parenthood issued a statement saying they will, quote, continue to fight so that everyone can make thei own decisions about thei bodies, their lives, and their futures. earlier this evening the forme head of planned parenthood sai this this case should have never been taken there is zero evidence that th fda made a stake in this case. there is not about the healt and safety for women was all about politics according to the guttmacher institute, these pills are use on more than half of all u.s abortions. president biden responding t the decision tonight, saying h will continue to fight attacks on women south
it blocks a lower court ruling that would have limited access even in states where abortio remains legal. the states will continue t play out in the fifth circui court of appeals tonight planned parenthood issued a statement saying they will, quote, continue to fight so that everyone can make thei own decisions about thei bodies, their lives, and their futures. earlier this evening the forme head of planned parenthood sai this this case should have never been taken there is zero evidence that th fda made a stake in this case. there is not about the healt and safety for women was all about politics according to the guttmacher institute, these pills are use on more than half of all u.s abortions. president biden responding t the decision tonight, saying h will continue to fight attacks on women south, and urging americans to vote for lawmaker who will restore roe v. wade right now more than a doze states have some type of abortion ban in place. reports say republicans i 20
across the world marking the brutality of russian aggression, as the fight for democracy continues. then, how one lawsuit in texas could overturn access to across the nation for abortion pills. what the consequences could look like and our friday night cap is in-house, breaking down the major headlines and biggest winners of the week as the 11th hour gets underway right now. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we begin this evening in ukraine, where it is now six a.m. on saturday morning in kyiv. a deadly and brutal war is now entering its second year officially. february 24th, 2022 was day one of russia s unprovoked invasion. for the past year, ukrainians have endured relentless attacks from russian forces. thousands of people have been killed and injured. millions were forced to leave the country, while entire communities were destroyed. today, president zelenskyy marked when you re of war with a ceremony honoring those who have died fighting to defend ukraine
for their country will prevail. democracies over the world will stand guard for our freedom today, tomorrow and forever. president joe biden delivering a powerful message to vladimir putin and all of eastern europe marking one year of war in ukraine. we ll have more on his speech in warsaw in just a moment. back here at home we re learning more about the special grand jury that investigated the potential 2020 election interference by former president donald trump and his allies. plus we ll have the latest on the efforts to cleanup an environmental disaster in ohio as federal and state officials take action against the rail company at the center. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, february 22nd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. today president joe biden wraps up a historic trip to eastern europe. last night he gave a speech in warsaw, poland marking one year since the russian invasion of ukraine. it followed monday s s