tonight. the news continues right here on cnn welcome to the lead i m jake tapper in this hour and immediate chilling effect in alabama after a ruling by the state supreme court equating frozen embryos to children. the term quote, wrath of god, uses to justify the decision coming up. the ivf treatment now on hold in that state as clinic thanks. and patients in the state consider their legal liability plus the shocking headline today in the new york times that would grab the world s attention. that headline reads, quote us warns allies. russia could put a nuclear weapon into orbit amid this year we re going to start this hour with breaking news sources telling cnn that the white house is considering new executive action on the southern border. let s get straight to cnn s priscilla alvarez at the white house. priscilla, this executive action would target asylum for migrants. tell us more. that s right, jake, the idea here is to limit asylum at the us mexico border f
also tonight, the brother of president biden testifying in the house gop s impeachment inquiry. what he told them as prosecutors say a former fbi informant admitted the lies he spread about the bidens came from russia. just in, the u.s. sailor on an american warship charged with spying. what we ve learned. the passengers on an american airlines flight restraining a man with duct tape after they say he tried to open an emergency exit in midair. the mudslides shutting down part of the pacific coast highway after days of rain. also, multimillion dollar homes teetering on the edge. the first trial under way in the deadly shooting on the set of rust. the movie s armorer in court. rising concerns about measles in the u.s. six cases in just one school. how is it spreading? and the time of their lives. two clockmaker brothers looking for a new home for their cuckoo collection. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. there i
about where it s happening and when it might be fixed. plus, shock waves after alabama s ruling that frozen embryos are people. the largest healthcare system in alabama now halting ivf procedures as well as one of the state s biggest fertility clinics. i ll speak with one of the doctors from that clinic in moments about what is going on. and later, the tragic story of nex benedict, the unresolved questions about how a 16-year-old student died after a fight in a high school bathroom. their family says they faced bullying over their gender identity. and finally, a trip to the moon, just a few hours away from what could be the first u.s. moon landing in more than half a century. we begin the hour with a ruling in alabama that just had another chain reaction impact for reproductive rights in that state and it is drawing scrutiny nationwide. on friday, the state supreme court ruled frozen embryos are children, with the same rights and protections. that prompted the univers
american economy hostage. lifesaving health care denied or delayed, we will talk to one of the doctors behind a new study showing a pattern of serious health complications caused by post roe abortion ban. and a dire warning from the u.n. s top weather and climate scientist and what we can do about it. plus the velshi banned book club goes to court. this week we ll talk to two previously featured authors of banned books who have joined with free speech activists, parents and the largest publishing house in the country and hauling book banners to federal court. velshi starts now. good morning, it is saturday may 20th, i m ali velshi. as the old saying, goes if i don t succeed, stop following the republican playbook. you would think that after one bad election cycle the gop would have regrouped and reassessed its shortcomings so it could rebound. it s been nearly seven years since the republicans last truly significant wind. donald trump s electoral college victory in 2016. sinc
[cheers and applause] shannon: the crowd outside the courtroom going wild for actor johnny depp as the jury ends up mostly on his side. the multimillion dollar decision against his ex-wife amber heard. but we begin tonight in tulsa, abigail dai of fox 23 news leads us off tonight with the latest on wednesday s tragedy. hello, abigail. high there. it has been an extremely emotional day here in tulsa. i m standing just across the street from the natale medical center on st. francis campus, where all this happen. you can see the flashing lights are behind me as police continue to investigate. they say today a man came into the building along with a rifle and a handgun, killing four victims before turning that gun on himself. police say they responded to an active shooter call just around 4:50:00 p.m. and they arrived on scene and just 3 minutes. officers arrived to the sound of gunshots, but police say once they got inside, and onto the second floor, they found four victims