Church. Ahead on cnn newsroom, a high of voters go to the polls and a crucial new litmus test on Abortion Rights in america more than a year after roe v. Wade was overturned. Bring on the bleeps, a cussing donald trump aroused against the indictments levied against him and charges and Arrest Warrants Alabama after a massive Riverfront Brawl and the questions police have after reviewing the tape. Live from cnn center, this is cnns room with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. We begin with a crucial victory for Abortion Rights activists in ohio. Voters on tuesday rejected a republican backed measure that would have made it harder to amend the States Constitution. This comes ahead of a November Ballot in which voters will decide whether to enshrine Abortion Rights in the States Constitution. Nearly 90 of the votes counted, 56 of the people have voted no, while 44 said yes. Tuesday was the first of a twostep process to determine whether the november referendum will be able to pass
of africa. didn t think that could happen? it is happening. in africa, china now calls the shots, it takes the natural resources for itself, period. as of tonight there is only one remaining african country that dares to recognize taiwan and it happens to be among the smallest countries in africa, swaziland. everyone else on the continent obeys beijing. how can this be happening? isn t colonialism racist and bad? yes, it is and no one is worse and more racist than the chinese. go on chinese social media sometime and see how they describe the africans they ve subjugated, it s horrifying. why isn t the new york times writing stories about any of this? you know why. because the new york times is on china s side, that s why they all but ignore the brutal chinese colonization of latin america which is also in full swing right now. colonialism violates everything the new york times once claim to believe in but that s okay because i never really believed any of it anyway, it w
Hello, im anita mcveigh, welcome to verified live. There have been dramatic Political Developments in edinburgh, where scotlands First Minister, humza yousaf, has announced that hes resigning. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. As a result, he was facing two separate votes of no confidence. In an emotional statement earlier today, mr yousaf said he was not willing to trade his values and principles, simply to hold on to power. Lets take a listen to the moment he announced his resignation. I am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. Therefore, after spending the weekend reflecting on what is best for my party, for the government, and for the country i lead, i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm. I have therefore informed the snps National Secretary of my intention to stand do
Hello, im annita mcveigh, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. The us secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said hes hopeful that hamas will accept what he described as an extraordinarily generous Gaza Ceasefire offer from israel. Mr blinken, who is attending talks with his regional counterparts in saudi arabia, was speaking as a delegation from hamas attended parallel Ceasefire Negotiations in cairo. After weeks of impasse, hamas is reported to have no major issues with a revised plan approved by israel. Its said to include new wording on a cessation of hostilities. Mr blinken reaffirmed us opposition to a planned Israeli Offensive on rafah city, saying hes seen no plan that protects civilians there. 20 people died in the latest israeli airstrikes. At this moment, the only thing standing between the people of gaza and a ceasefire is hamas. They have to decide, and they have to decide quickly. So we are looking to them, an
Car sharing. So in other words, no mention of making it compulsory. In the final one here, this is insulation. Rishi sunak says we are stopping insulation upgrades. The Prime Minister has said that homeowners and landlords will no longer have to upgrade homes to an Energy Performance certificate grade c by Energy Performance certificate grade c by 2035. Energy performance certificate grade c by 2035. Flannels have welcomed their say that they wont have to pay for expensive upgrades, but bodies representing tenants a rep and his will have to pay much more in energy bills if they live in poorly insulative properties. What can we say having seen all of this . The Prime Minister says that he has blocked things that will help families up and down the country. A lot of things he has blocked has come from the Climate Change committee and just a quick reminder, its an independent body. It was set p its an independent body. It was set up 15 years ago to give advice to the government on Climate