Journal, though, talking about the release of their reporter, Evan Gershkovich, saying that he was released Today in a multilateral Prisoner Exchange taking place in ankara, along with Paul Whelan, the former marine, the us marine, and alsu kurmasheva, the Radio Journalist with dual us russian citizenship. They say, we are overwhelmed with relief and elated for evan and his family, as well as the others, who were released. And still with me in the studio are Security Correspondent frank. Just to get your reaction to all of those developments. And the White House describing this exchange is historic and i think from the Outset Today you have been making the point, havent you, that this is the largest exchange since The End of the Cold War . So when you put it in those terms, you see quite how significant it is . It those terms, you see quite how significant it is . Significant it is . It is incredibly significant significant it is . It is incredibly significant and significant it is . I
Same category as roe v wade. I dont know where the truth lies on this. Same thing people said about roe, that it would never be over turned. Thank you. Welcome back. This is don letmon on anothr night of major developments. Well tell you about it. First up anger is spilling ut over the Supreme Court Draft Opinion that would over turn roe v wade after nearly 50 years of law of the land. Youre looking at live pictures there. Really. You think the whole issue is about a leak . This is about five extremist justice on the United States Supreme Court who, at least, two of them, swore up and down they cared about the rule of law and that roe v wade was well settled law and now they are just turning around and saying not really. Its a stunning reversal in American History that the court would take away a constitutional right after 50 years. I think about what would have happened had i not had the ability to have an abortion. What would have happened to me. What would have happened to that chil
From both kavanaugh and gorsuch that they respected precedent and that roe v. Wade and casey were here to stay. And Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski both were committed because of those statements that were made, but you still have to, then, get them to agree to do away with the filibuster as it relates to this specific law. This specific bill. And i just dont think that they will do that. So the next step is raising everyones awareness about how diabolical this Draft Statement really is. Because Justice Alito has every intention if this goes forward as drafted to do away with the right to abortion completely. It would be totally left up to the states. And all you have to do is look across this country, the states are made a majority of them are by men who make these decisions. And we basically have a situation where we will have government mandated pregnancies that women will have to endure, and it is something that weve got to get our brains around because, in fact, its so much worse
Appears to have bogged down into a protracted conflict. Fighting intensified in the countrys east. Russian missile strikes and shells continuing to fall on ukrainian cities including the capital of kyiv. Where the first u. S. Congressional delegation to visit ukraine, met secretly with president zelenskyy in kyiv. This weekend. The groups leader our Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with strong words for russia and its president putin. Do not be bullied by bullies. If they are making threats, you can not back down. That is my view of it. We are there for the fight. And we cannot fold to a bully. The democrats will comes as Congress Considers President Bidens request for 33 Billion Dollars in aid to ukraine. And russia suggests that shipments of western weapons streaming into ukraine are fair game for its military. The latest on russias more thats coming up. And later, the emotional true story of our nations first black secret Service Agent pardoned last week by President Biden, after his convictio
Residents leaving their home 6 feet high. Our reporter, one of the only american crew living in the lock down tonight. Lets go outfront. Good evening, im erin burnett, outfront tonight, the breaking news, putins war may be spreading beyond ukraine, russia accused of targeting the state security, a separatist region of the country of moldova all The Other Side of ukraine from russia, Explosions Rock the area, blowing out windows, a strike of course could open the door to a much broader conflict and more ambition by putin, as russia intensifies assault on civilians in ukraine the head of Luhansk Region of donbas accusing the russians of quote, raizing everything to the ground, almost looks like somebody painted it, completely destroyed. Rockets also coming down at least five Railway Stations across ukraine taking out more of the countrys vital infrastructure and told there are casualties there as well. Over the past days, ukrainians train system has been crucial especially from the west