the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this is early start a busy morning. we begin with breaking news. a short time ago, a federal appeals court took action to keep the abortion pill mifepristone on the market. the court blocked the parts of a texas judge order that would have suspended fda approval of the drug. now the fda approval will stay in effect, while the court considers an expedited appeal. but important here, the fifth circuit appeals court is leaving in place parts of the ruling that will, in effect, make the pill harder to get. the fda tried to ease access in recent years by allowing the drug to be mailed and by approving a generic version. for now, those changes that make it easier for people to get the drug. those changes remain suspended. this medication has been approved as safe and effective for uses an abortion pill for more than two decades. but it s possible removal from pharmacies could affect every american senior medical correspo
but says that it is not inevitable. have a look at how the global markets are reacting. and, uncharted territory, how the elections so that colombia and france have rattled the political steps forward. we begin in ukraine where president volodymyr zelenskyy is warning that russia could, once, against step up attacks. as european union leaders consider whether to back ukraine s spirit to join the. block here comes fierce fighting in the eastern city of severodonetsk, critical to russia s push to take control of the water donbas region. we are also seeing more russian strikes for the west. this was the scene in the town near dnipro where officials say at least one person was killed. but, exploded on a missile strike of an oil depot. and, this video from ukrainian officials appeared to show the aftermath of shelling in sunny north of kharkiv. and, yet amid a war that has devastated much of the country, ukraine s president is keeping an eye on the future. one he hopes will in
now anyone over 16 can get a jab. we ll hear from a doctor in a remote area about how they re doing it. we shall meet again, and thunder, lightning we shall meet again, and thunder, lightning or rain. and all the world s a stage even the virtual world of zoom, we ll talk to actor simon callow about bringing shakespeare to a new generation. hello, i m katty kay, in washington, christian fraser is in london. it s the first major victory of the biden presidency, a whopping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, that in the last few hours cleared a final vote in the house of representatives, in the house of representatives. the american rescue plan, as it s called, will now head to the president s desk for his signature. we re expecting him to sign on friday afternoon, and the cheques will roll out soon after. so what s in this bill, and where s all that money going? well, among other things, there s a new round of means tested payments of up to $1,400 for most american adults. democrats