this means for special counsel jack smith s multiple investigations, and trump s third presidential bid. frightening future, the second year of a post-roe america looks worse than the first. we re going inside the all out episodes to keep the southeast swath of the country from turning into an abortion desert. all of this and more is coming up. and a good saturday morning to you i m katie phang. we begin with a major show of support from the white house on what could become a critical turning point in the war in ukraine. the biden administration defending their controversial decision to supply cluster munitions to ukraine to help that country gain grounds against vladimir putin is now 500-day war on ukraine. cluster munitions, also known as cluster bombs, are banned in 120 countries due to the high risk of killing civilians. despite blowback from his own party and human rights groups president biden says he spoken to allies about the decision. it comes as he prepares
also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but
each eligible sipght could have received up to $20 now, in loan forgiveness but the high court shot down that bailout due to what it calls executive overreach we have team coverage, mike davis former clerk for justice neil gorsuch is stapgding by with his thoughtings on that and a slew of other momentous opinion this is week and first, though, go to alexandria huff life at the white house with the latest. alexandria. president has had strong words for all of the major opinions that have come out of the supreme court this week and for the court itself. but the president is assuring borrowers they were not misled by his campaign promise. because he say a new plan is in the works to reduce student loans. we will ground this new approach in a different law than any original plan. a so-called higher education act. that will allow secretary carr doe that to compromise way for release loans under certain circumstances. i need to learn more about this new pathway that the president
hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let me start with that breaking news. london s metropolitan police says they have arrested a man during a major incident at a hospital in west london. armed officers have been deployed to the central middlesex hospital following been deployed to the central middlesex hospitalfollowing reports of a stabbing. social media posts say staff and patients were advised to stay locked in their rooms. there has been a statement from london ambulance service, but i want to show you live pictures from the hospital first. show you live pictures from the hospitalfirst. this is the show you live pictures from the hospital first. this is the scene, with staff and patients outside the doors as the hospital was locked down for a while. the ambulance service say they have treated two people so far at the scene and that the number of injuries is expected to rise. that
about about an hour or so ago, new detail coming in all of the time as those emergency services deal with it. the fire crews, the ambulance service, police are all there as the latest details on casualties have been made clear. 16 people have been injured including seven who are in a critical condition. we saw one of the earlier pictures showing the whole side of the building had collapsed there onto the straight. the number of casualties, 16 have been injured, seven in critical condition. let s talk to how journalists joining condition. let s talk to how journalistsjoining us condition. let s talk to how journalists joining us live on the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. the programme. alice, tell us the latest that your hearing. that your hearing. the latest i have heard were that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in that your hearing. the latest i have heard were sirens in