simone sanders-townsend, joined by my coherence, alicia menendez and michael steele. the clock just struck midnight a couple of hours ago. three republican candidates made their case why they should be the republican party s nominee in the 2024 presidential election. former south carolina governor nikki haley and florida governor ron desantis sparred in a debate hedrick university in des moines. meanwhile, the front runner of the republican party, former president donald trump, took a break from court appearances to take questions in a fox news town hall. in this town hall, he said absolutely nothing new. it was the same lies, same talking points and essentially a rally with questions. let me be clear, folks, the only normal aspect of tonight s debate was the presence of podiums. the candidates took the stage just after vocal trump critic, former new jersey governor chris christie, suspended his campaign, refusing to endorse any of his former opponents. in a normal world, a r
the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! my mind! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a g
the cbs evening news starts now. the nation s highest court rejects an effort to limit the use of the widely-used abortion pill mifepristone. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. the implications are enormous. medications are now the most common way to end a pregnancy, and some providers send them by mail to states that have limited or banned abortions. the decision comes on the same day that senate republicans blocked legislation that would protect access for in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. democrats brought this bill to the floor because they are trying to make the battle over reproductive rights a centerpiece of the debate this election year. cbs s jan crawford is at the supreme court with why all nine justices on this divided court agreed on this ruling. my body! reporter: finding common ground in a divisive case, the supreme court refused to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone, saying a group
these insane crazy things, but in a tone just like this, i m speaking very normally, and yes, i will be a dictator. oh, there will be no retribution, saying this many times on camera. i think people have become moment to it. and we cannot excuse that. and that is what i was very concerned by this, by many parts of the town hall. this is the part that really just struck me viscerally. because there are people, hearing him say this, that still are going to go out there and support him. there are a lot of people who will caucus for trump on monday. i think you re being generous by calling it the town hall, because it essentially operate like a pep rally for him. pepperoni with questions from the crowd. they d say who are? supporting donald trump. you d say thank you so much, i love you so much. there weren t a lot of hard-hitting questions. and there certainly wasn t a reckoning around the way in which, as we often talk about, his many legal troubles and how it not just impacts hi