hello, and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. we can take you to live pictures at the moment of the supreme court, where pro and anti abortion campaigners have been standing and campaigning for hours now, after the roe v wade ruling was overturned. you have people there, this looks like the anti abortion campaigners, who are demonstrating against that ruling. they have been there in washington for several hours and we will of course bring you “p and we will of course bring you up to date on that story. that is actually our top story, which we will go to now. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgement that legalised terminations nationwide. with me is our news reporter shelley phelps. shelley, talk to us about this. which states will enforce these changes first? changes first? simon, this rulin: changes first? simon, this ruling is changes first? simon, this ruling is of changes first?
hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
a second earthquake has shaken an area in south eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. and making a comeback after the pandemic: the legendary glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 50 years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. cheering continues. as they hear the news from the
in primetime this week, laying out their evidence in the first of a series of public hearings. what we re learning about how this could all play out. and celebrating 70 years on the throne. we ll take you live to london as the final day of queen elizabeth s platinum jubilee gets under way. it is sunday, june 5th, we re so grateful you are starting your week with us. great to be with you, christi. you as well, boris. listen, we do have some developing news that we need to tell you about this morning. another mass shooting in the u.s. and we re so sorry to have to say it. this time, it is in philadelphia, we know three people have died. 11 people were injured. let s get to cnn s evan mcmorris santoro. evan, apparently multiple gunman firing into a crowd. what more are you hearing? reporter: that s right. good morning, boris and christi. this is a developing story. we re getting more information in as to what we know now. shortly before midnight, in a busy entertainmen
arrest all those responsible. we re absolutely devastated. devastated by this incident. and we mourn the lives lost. and the dozens and dozens of lives affected by this tragedy. in chattanooga, tennessee, 17 injured following a shooting in a nightclub. it s the second mass shooting in the city in the past week. in mesa, arizona, two people were killed, and two others injured. in a shooting outside a bar. in lexington, kentucky, one person was killed and another injured in a shooting at a funeral. in phoenix, one person was killed and eight injured in a shooting outside a strip mall. and in summerton, south carolina, one woman was killed and seven teenagers injured when someone opened fire on a graduation party. and these are just shootings that cnn has details on. let s go now to the terrifying shooting in philadelphia. cnn is there. polo, police just wrapped up the news conference a short time ago. what other updates do you have? reporter: philadelphia s police commiss