wade, which legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. now, angry and somber abortion rights supporters have been gathering outside the supreme court, but to be clear, the final opinion here has not yet been released. and until it is, abortion is still the law of the land, although it seems unlikely that those votes will change, given, of course, the conservative majority among the justices. now, we have to say, the publishing of this draft opinion is already a stunning breach of supreme court confidentiality and secrecy. you see it there, politico actually published 98 pages, the entire draft. cnn cannot confirm the document s authenticity. cnn legal analyst joan reports now from washington. reporter: this is seismic news coming from the supreme court. in a draft opinion obtained by politico, the court appears poised to overturn the landmark decision, roe v. wade, that legalized abortion in the united states. this means nearly 50 years of legal access to abortion in any state
his mission for puerto rico as the island faces a long recovery from another deadly hurricane. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone it s a threat that shadowed a generation of americans during the cold war a nuclear standoff with russia and now president biden giving voice to growing new fears and a dangerous new era once more framed by the threat of nuclear conflict. president biden saying, we face the prospect of armageddon comparing it to the cuban missile crisis his dark comments referring to threats by russia s vladimir putin to introduce tactical nuclear weapons or chemical and biological weapons on the battlefield in russia s war with ukraine. president biden saying he takes putin s threats seriously saying, putin is not joking while there s no indication thus far that russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, the president s blunt comments are sending a chill from washington to the streets of moscow where our keir simmons
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facility opened fire as russian casualties inside ukraine mount. plus elon musk s dramatic reversal that may help keep the ukrainian military fighting. dramatic new 911 calls from the moment the 15-year-old gunman kills five in raleigh, north carolina. i have a male shot. hispanic. we talked to the families dealing with immeasurable loss. a terrifying scene at a pumpkin patch in texas. more than a dozen cars going up in flames. black smoke everywhere. the government now will challenges stop the plan? on the football field, but are taking down barriers together. this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz balart. good evening. we begin with breaking news. for months the city of stockton, california, has lived in fear. a suspected serial killer was prowling the city. at least six people were killed on the street, another shot, but survived. the killings all believed to be connected. the only major clue the police made public was this surveillance video, a man the
Facility opened fire as russian casualties inside ukraine mount. plus elon musk s dramatic reversal that may help keep the ukrainian military fighting. dramatic new 911 calls from the moment the 15-year-old gunman kills five in raleigh, north carolina. i have a male shot. hispanic. we talked to the families dealing with immeasurable loss. a terrifying scene at a pumpkin patch in texas. more than a dozen cars going up in flames. black smoke everywhere. the government now will challenges stop the plan? on the football field, but are taking down barriers together. this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz balart. good evening. we begin with breaking news. for months the city of stockton, california, has lived in fear. a suspected serial killer was prowling the city. at least six people were killed on the street, another shot, but