Abortion rights. As of this moment, Roe Versus Wade essentially up ended at the stroke of midnight the most restrictive Abortion Law in the country went into effect in texas. It essentially bans all abortions after six weeks. Six weeks before most women even know they are pregnant. Now this law gives private citizens the right to sue doctors or Anyone Else connected to a woman getting an abortion for as much as 10,000. All they need to do is help. It could be a Lyft Driver to take a woman to a clinic who could be sued. The timing on this is once a fetal Heart Beat is detected. So this law is in effect for now because the Supreme Court didnt act on a request to block it. Through their inaction, the justices left the tightest Abortion Restriction since Roe Versus Wade to be enforced. And the Landmark Decision itself could now be in jeopardy. Joining us to talk about all this is cnn chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. Why do you think the supreme Court Hasnt enacted on this yet . This is
Law in texas which bans all abortions six weeks after conception took effect in that state. This after the Supreme Court and a federal Appeals Court failed to take Emergency Requests from providers to stop it. Many women do not even know theyre pregnant until after six weeks. Also, a disturbing detail, the new law would allow any private citizen in the country to sua Abortion Providers or anyone who assistS Pregnant women in texas seeking an abortion. Opponents argue the law immediately and catastrophically reduces Abortion Access in texas. All this as the Supreme Court is set to rule on another Abortion Case next month which could have implications for the entire country and, of course, the roe v. Wade ruling. Lets begin with Cnn Supreme Court reporter Aryan Deveaux and political Analyst Kirsten powers. Aryan, let me begin with you. The fact the Supreme Court did not act on this, does that signal their own decision on the merits or might they act today or at a later date . Right, that
America is not done with you yet. President biden vowing to maintain americas fight against terror as he forcefully defended his decision to end the war on afghanistan. Let me say clearly to those who wish america harm, to those who engage in terrorism against us or our allies, know this, the United States will never rest. We will not forgive. We will not forget. Well hunt you down to The Ends of the earth and you will pay the ultimate price. President on defense. Those forceful words because he is on defense. Hes saying he will no go after terror where it is today. He explicitly says terror is not where it was two decades ago when Al Qaeda, of course, launched the 9 11 attacks from afghanistan. The War In Afghanistan is now over. Im the fourth president who has faced the issue of whether and when to end this war. When i was running for president , i made a commitment to the american people that i would end this war. Today ive honored that commitment. Biden says the war should have end
Mileperhour winds ripping a catastrophic gash across Southern Louisiana. At least one person is confirmed dead At This point in time. Ida is now a tropical storm but there is still extreme danger with up to 8 inches of rain yet to fall in some cities. The mayor of one Louisiana Town calling this total devastation. The Storm Overtopping Levies and trapping people on roofs, with no way to rescue them. More than 1 Million people are currently without power. This includes the entire city of new orleans, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina hit. And while ida has weakened some, there is still this big threAt That were tracking of Flash Flooding and dangerous Storm Surge and tornadoes. Also breaking this morning, Rocket Fire overnight. Targeting afghanistans international airport. Video obtained by cnn shows the Burnt Out car this was apparently used as an improvised Launch Pad to fire five rocket. Five hours earlier the u. S. Carried out a preemptive Drone Strike on a potential Suicide
Is confirmed as the Host City for the 2032 olympic and paralympic games. And, hes known as the greek freak wel look at how this man has become the superstar of the Nba Finals. Its been seven months since the uk and eu agreed and signed the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in january 2020. Today, Uk Government ministers have been pushing to change one of the most contentious Issues the northern Ireland Protocol. Under the protocol, a range of products 7 mainly food 7 have to be checked when they arrive in Northern Ireland from britain to make sure they re in line with eu standards. Because Northern Ireland has a Land Border with an Eu State 7 the republic of ireland. The eu wants to prevent goods that don T Match its standards from entering the eu Single Market through here. But today, the uk s brexit minister, lord david frost, said it needed a huge overhaul. He argues the current situation is damaging to the uk. The political itself requires there be no impacts or minimising impacts on the