care decisions. now, this, of course, comes as the white house continues to deal with the fallout from the supreme court overruling roe v wade. in just a moment, we are going to see the president virtually address this issue executive order that he had issued. this is the second time he has done so since that historic decision. let me take you through some of the top headlines. he is directing the hhs to consider actions that would support women who now need to travel out of state to get some of these reproductive health care services, including through medicaid. another big one is directing the hhs to consider actions that ensure that health care providers comply with federal nondiscrimination laws. another is ordering the hhs to improve data collection related to maternal health. for a lot of these, the details are still forthcoming. the language you see in the fact sheet from the white house says he is directing the hhs secretary to consider what the possible actions are.
risk a rise in tensions between the u.s. and china. the death toll is rising from the devastating mckinney fire in northern california. at least two more people found dead inside their homes. the fire burning more than 56,000 acres, nearly 6,000 people under evacuation orders. also, rescuers struggling to reach flood victims in eastern kentucky. dozens of people still unaccounted for. thousands without power or water. the new danger, temperatures expected to climb into the 90s beginning tomorrow. news tonight about more missing text messages following the january 6th attack on the capitol. a watchdog group is accusing the pentagon of wiping text messages from cell phones belonging to top officials. the nfl suspending the owner of one of its top teams. what the league is accusing him of doing. the monkeypox outbreak spreads across the u.s. more than 6,300 cases now reported. a fifth child now tests positive. the windsor castle includer now charged with treason in t
Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. Going on here. The president tweeted over the weekend hes willing to shut down the government if he doesnt get the money for the wall and some bigtime immigration reforms. In the process, he may force Republican Leaders, thats his own party, and candidates into a fight they dont want to have, particularly with these midterm looming. But we know it is an issue that has been at the top of the president s agenda since he launched his campaign. Something he made clear again during his weekly address. We must enforce the rules against visa fraud, illegal overstay, Illegal Entry and other Immigration Violations and crimes, and crimes they are, believe me, crimes they are. The president is calling for several things. He wants at least billions more in funding for a border wall. He wants to end the policy of catch and release, which lets Asylum Seekers live in the United States until their cases are heard. And he wants to
Might have been completely benign but it s also a little suspicious that on the day in american history where america most needed to see the text messages of people at the highest ranks of the military and law enforcement, they just managed to disappear. congress needs to get on this investigating the defense department, the department of homeland security and the secret service to find out what is your data retention policy, did anyone break the law and how do we ensure this material gets saved so we don t run into this problem again. what does the january 6th committee say? did they know about these wiped texts from the defense department? they say they were blindsided. elliot just touched on it. congress needs to get on this. dick durbin just sent out a statement sayi ing he is having the department of defense inspector general to investigate these missing texts, because it just adds to this growing number
And today s vote comes as the justice department launched its first lawsuit against the state of idaho, set to enact a near total ban on abortion in just a matter of weeks. the attorney general sayi ing while the state s law does make an exception to save the life of the mother, it does not make exception for medical emergencies. it s so interesting to see how voters decide. rachel, thank you. the nfl is taking action against one of its top franchises. the owner of the miami dolphins suspended today and fined $1.5 million. the league is accusing him of tampering by trying to lure quarterback tom brady and head coach sean payton to miami white they were still under contract with other teams. here s abc s victor oquendo. reporter: tonight, the nfl suspending miami dolphins owner team of two future draft picks.- an independent investigation finding ross violated the league s anti-tampering policy by trying to lure former saints head coach sean payton and