newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with fears of growing escalation in the middle east. the pentagon says an iranian attack drone struck a commercial ship operating in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. it comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is announcing a d deepening of the conflict saying the fighting will intensify until there s a vikt rip over hamas. one of the deadliest days of the conflict with 15 soldiers killed on friday. several hamas militants also killed as mounting slin deaths grow, beyond 20,000 according to hamas-controlled health ministry in gaza. we re covering this story from all angles. let s go to kevin liptak at the white house for us. kevin, how are the u.s. and other
constitutional right t abortion was eliminated in thi country nearly a year ago. a federal judge in texas las night issued a sweeping ruling to reverse the food and s 23 year old approval of a key abortion drug, the rulin orders the fda to hold thi medication from pharmacy shelves in every state regardless of whether or not abortion is legal in tha state. u.s. district judge matthew ha put a seven-day hold on hi willing to give the government the opportunity to repeal it the justice department did fil a notice of appeal last night. let me tell you what is at stake here the drug in question is one of a standard two drug regiment commonly prescribed by doctors for medication abortion across the country. medication abortions account for more than half of al abortions in the united states according to the good doctor institute. and this was approved by the fda in 2000 is one the mos heavily studied and scrutinize drugs on the market. studies show that it is safe than penicillin,
what we ve just learned. chilling new details about a hate crime investigation under way in los angeles. police say a gunman now under arrest is admitting he was targeting jewish victims. two men shot and wounded, leaving separate synagogues on back-to-back days. what authorities are now saying about the suspect. matt gutman standing by. overseas tonight, four u.s. service members and a service dog wounded in a deadly helicopter raid targeting an isis leader in syria. images coming in the deadly shooting in a rural town in mississippi. six people shot and killed in a series of shootings. nearby schools briefly placed on lockdown while police hunted the gunman. late details at this hour. two weeks after that toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, the biden administration responding to a request from the governor, deploying medical personnel and toxicology teams. many residents not convinced the air and water are safe. the war in ukraine tonight. now nearly
firefighters injured battling a fire in new york s staten island, part of a burning home collapsing. what we ve just learned. chilling new details about a hate crime investigation under way in los angeles. police say a gunman now under arrest is admitting he was targeting jewish victims. two men shot and wounded, leaving separate synagogues on back-to-back days. what authorities are now saying about the suspect. matt gutman standing by. overseas tonight, four u.s. service members and a service dog wound in the a deadly helicopter raid targeting an isis leader in syria. images coming in, the deadly shooting in a rural town in mississippi. six people shot and kill in the a series of shootings. nearby schools briefly placed on lockdown while police hunted the gunman. late details at this hour. two weeks after that toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio, the biden administration responding to a question from the govern earthquake deploying medical personnel and toxicol
good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri