expectations with national security adviser jake sullivan saying he doesn t expect any significant outcomes. and merrick garland announcing a new plan to target domestic terrorism, with an executive committee. attorney general janet reno originally created the executive committee in the aftermath of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. we have now, as we have then, an enormous task ahead. and later this hour, i will be joined by the brother of danny fenster. we will hear from the family about the fight for danny s freedom in myanmar. starting us off this hour, monica alba and keir simmons in moscow. monica, let s start with the priorities from the white house perspective. what are they, going into the summit? and how will the white house measure progress? reporter: they re not bracing for a big breakthrough. that s absolutely correct. so essentially, one thing the u.s. and russian presidents agree on is that relations are at an all-time low point. the white house views this
tonight. the news continues right here on cnn welcome to the lead i m jake tapper in this hour and immediate chilling effect in alabama after a ruling by the state supreme court equating frozen embryos to children. the term quote, wrath of god, uses to justify the decision coming up. the ivf treatment now on hold in that state as clinic thanks. and patients in the state consider their legal liability plus the shocking headline today in the new york times that would grab the world s attention. that headline reads, quote us warns allies. russia could put a nuclear weapon into orbit amid this year we re going to start this hour with breaking news sources telling cnn that the white house is considering new executive action on the southern border. let s get straight to cnn s priscilla alvarez at the white house. priscilla, this executive action would target asylum for migrants. tell us more. that s right, jake, the idea here is to limit asylum at the us mexico border f
who are crossing are seeking asylum in the united states. now, what we know about the plan that is under consideration here, invokes and authority that s already an immigration law to try to restrict who it s eligible for asylum. again, if they cross unlawfully, this is something that does not affect people who are going to the legal ports of entry. now, what this also notes is the president embracing tougher border measures. we saw some something similar to this in that senate border compromise that included extraordinary powers given to the homeland security secretary to essentially shut down the border if certain triggers were met? well, it s unclear whether this would meet that threshold. it certainly shows the white house embracing what is a more restrictive measure on the u.s.-mexico border? now sources tell me that no final decision has been made, but notable, all the same the white house telling me in a statement, quote no executive action, no matter how aggressive ca
jobs. let me tell you something, when they come back to try to get rid of all these clean energy investments, they try to stop the plan on infrastructure, when they try to do these things. guess what, they re coming for your jobs. they re coming for your jobs. they re coming for your future. they re coming for the future you re building for your kids and grandkids. cnn s priscilla alvarez has more for us. no surprise the president wanted to launch his campaign in pennsylvania, it s been part of his political identity for decades. the 2024 campaign could come down to pennsylvania. that is not beyond the realm of possibilities. tell us what you saw today. reporter: it s a crucial swing state, jim, and that was not lost on president biden. just as much as he is counting on unions, as you mentioned earlier, these unions have really buoyed his political ambitions, and so president biden was calling on them today to do the same going into 2024, and that s really what this ral
coming to grips with the devastation in the wake of the worst mass murder of jewish people since the holocaust. today, three days after hamas fighters launched a devastating surprise attack, the israeli government announced it had finally taken back control of its border with gaza, the area where hamas broke through a security barrier, often referred to as the iron wall. israeli officials say they have discovered the bodies of about 1500 hamas militants inside the country. over the course of the day, military forces say they continued to find and kill isolated hamas gunmen. the death toll in israel continues to rise, to now over 1000 people, the vast majority of whom were civilians. we are learning more horrific details from the small communities in southern israel, along the border there where men, women, in children were slaughtered in their homes. in one kibbutz, 100 bodies have been found. in another nearby, an army major general described the scene as a massacre. it s