right as we speak, ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy is on capitol hill with an urgent funding play. will his presence push skeptmall lawmakers to pony up for ukraine. house republicans are trying to make a step forward toward formalizing the impeachment inquiry into president joe biden. the white house responds to this effort -- baseless and a sham investigation. a miletown ruling, a woman who sought an emergency abortion for her high-risk pregnancy. we are all here. this is "cnn news central." these are pictures from just seconds ago. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy arrived on capitol hill for a closed door meeting

with senators. this is a last-ditch effort for the ukrainian president to try and secure more funding from congress. the biden administration has requested $60 billion in new aid for ukraine, warning if it is not approved funding could dry up by the end of this year. that is in the next three weeks. it's going to be a tough pitch for zelenskyy because talks have stalled over one big sticking point -- the gop will only move forward on ukraine if it is grouped together with major policy changes on the u.s. southern border. >> we understand the crisis there. i understand the necessities of ensuring that vladimir putin does not prevail in ukraine and march through europe. i'll explain to him that while we understand that, i've made my position very clear literally since the day i was handed the gavel, that we have to take care of our border first. >> republicans and only republicans are holding everything up because of unrealistic, maximalist demands

on the border. >> today's visit is a stark contrast to the one this time one year ago. last year zelenskyy received a hero's welcome and a standing ovation before addressing a joint session of congress. you see that there. all of the clapping from both sides of the aisle. on this visit, however, zelenskyy was not even invited to speak in front of the house, only a private meeting with house speaker mike johnson. manu raj you. what are you expecting from the hearings? >> reporter: yeah. i tried to ask the president of ukraine about what would happen if there's no aid approved this month, and what that would mean for the future of his country. given the fact that the white house itself has given -- offered dire warnings to congress saying that if there is no aid approved to ukraine this month, then it could get kneecapped in its war against russia, fears that ukraine could collapse without action by

congress. but there are real expectations that there will be no action by congress this year before lawmakers leave town as soon as this week until the new year because of that dispute over immigration. republican after republican are saying they are welcome to hearing what zelenskyy will say behind closed doors. but they're not going to change their approach. that's what even the top republican negotiator, james langford, part of the effort to see if there's any deal on immigration to unlock aid to ukraine. he told me no matter what volodymyr zelenskyy says behind closed doors his approach won't change. >> he says can you just approve ukraine aid, punt on immigration, and approve -- >> no. no, no. again, we have a responsibility to the united states of america. that will mean me going back to my state and saying i care about what's happening in other countries and not in my own country. we've got to do two things at once, pay attention to our own

needs while we're dealing with those around the world, as well. there's flow way to do it that -- no way to do it they. >> you think this is -- >> i'd love to see results sooner, but if we can't get to a resolution on this, this will go into 2024 until it's resolved. >> reporter: so that is the real expectation right now, that this could drag into 2024. that's what democrats are particularly concerned about. they say they're not going to give in to the republican demands to take -- to move from more restrictive policies along the border dealing with asylum provision, dealing with the president's ability to offer parole to migrants who -- across the border. they say those were proposals that the republicans are pushing would harken back to the trump immigration policies. so the partisan divide over that issue which has been going on for decades, if you will, congress unable to deal with immigration, could go into next year. what does that mean for the future of ukraine? that is what the stakes that volodymyr zelenskyy will lay out behind closed doors in this

meeting. i heard a round of applause from senators as he walked in. has that changed republicans' approach? very unlikely. he's expected to meet about the 10:00 a.m. hour then meet with speaker johnson, that private meeting. you heard speaker johnson, his approach also not changing as zelenskyy makes his pitch to lawmakers. >> manu raju, thank you so much for that very late-breaking news there. getting a word to zelenskyy -- i mean, this is what that was counting on for the united states and others to start to pare back as this war goes on. >> the russian military could not defeat volodymyr zelenskyy and the coronaukrainians in kyi. maybe u.s. politics can. a symbolic picture we've been looking at now of zelenskyy flanked by majority leader chuck schumer and the minority leader mitch mcconnell there. bipartisan support at the leadership level for zelenskyy, but on the republican side and the rank and file maybe not the same picture. so after capitol hill, zelenskyy

will head to the white house. cnn has more. what can we expect? >> reporter: john, president biden personally invited ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy here to washington hoping that he could make that urgent appeal to lawmakers and move the needle when it comes to getting support for aid for ukraine. after the meetings on capitol hill this morning, zelenskyy will be here for one-on-one meetings with president biden as well as a news conference with reporters. it really comes at a time when the white house has been warning that there is no backup plan if the $60 billion in aid for ukraine is not passed. this morning, national security council spokesperson john kirby said it's a dire situation for ukraine if the u.s. does not offer further assistance. both zelenskyy and president biden have warned that inaction on this front is simply playing into vladimir putin's hands. officials believe putin is watching all of this very closely in congress as he is also plotting his next steps in

this war against russia. it really presents a very critical moment for both president zelenskyy and president biden. zelenskyy, of course, needs to get more aid, supplies into his country as they are continuing their counteroffensive against russia. then for president biden, he has staked so much of his arguments around the war this ukraine but try -- in ukraine about trying to maintain western unity in the face of russia's aggression. the president has also portrayed this as a national security interest for the united states, but also trying to send a message to other would-be aggressors about any actions that they might be considering. at this moment, even as zelenskyy is expected to make that appeal to congress, expected at the white house with president biden, as manu outlined, the chances of that aid passing before the end of the year appear to be slim right now. >> arlette saenz at the white house where part of the action will take place. we'll check back with you shortly. kate? >> we're going to be following all of this as zelenskyy works his way through the capitol and

over to the white house throughout today. also happening on the hill this morning, house republicans are gathering right now behind closed doors, and soon the house rules committee is going to gather to vote on formalizing an impeachment inquiry into president biden. now this all has to do with his son, hunter biden, and his past business dealings. a floor vote could happen as soon as tomorrow. we have more from capitol hill. there was a question at one point if republicans had enough republican votes to move there forward. that's clearly shifted if they're heading to rules. what's changed? >> reporter: yeah, i think time has really changed the dynamics here. you're also hearing from some republicans running for re-election in swing districts that argue that while they still wouldn't necessarily vote to impeach president biden, they are willing to formalize an impeachment inquiry, and they're willing to vote for it because they argue it strengthens and bolsters their case to get documentation, to get interviews, to get information,

all things they say will help them get into the facts of this case. now we should note that there is no direct evidence between financial payments from northern governments and the president himself, that is something that republicans are trying to get to the bottom of, they say. but that evidence, when you ask them, they cannot confirm where that evidence exists. so that's a key component here. there was one republican on the house judiciary committee, ken buck, who had been pretty down on the idea of opening this impeachment inquiry, but here's what he said on our air last night -- >> i'm struggling now, i have to tell you. on one hand i have come out strongly and said there is no direct evidence linking president biden to the activities of hunter biden. and i have at the same time, the white house recently sent a letter after these committees issued subpoenas to the white house. the white house sent a letter back and says you haven't held

a -- an impeachment inquiry vote yet, and we're not going to give you records until you pass an impeachment inquiry. i think that is an absolutely wrong position, and it's a delay tactic. >> reporter: and i want to point out that republicans already have announced that they are engaging in this impeachment inquiry. former house speaker kevin mccarthy made that announcement this fall. this is simply a vote to formalize that process. but you see there from ken buck that his belief is that moving that forward, having the formal vote, is going to bolster their case to get more information which is why some skeptical republicans including himself are weighing that as a potential option. kate? >> that is even if ken buck still lands in the same place later on that he seems to be in right now which is he hasn't seen any direct evidence that joe biden has benefited from anything that hunter biden has done or is connected to anything hunter biden has done. it's this in-between step that seems to be what's changed. let us see what happens.

it's still a huge deal when they formalize this, if they formalize this and take it to the house floor. we'll back with you in a bit. this just in here to "cnn news central" -- harvard's top governing body issued a statement in support of the university's embattled president claudine gay signalling she will keep her job. this despite calls for her to step down after that disastrous capitol hill testimony on anti-semitism. cnn's matt egan is following this. you have reported that upenn's president resigned and stepped down. we're seeing something different with harvard. what do you know? >> reporter: absolutely. this was a monumental decision facing harvard. fire claudine gay or accept her apology. and after what they described as extensive deliberations, harvard officials decided the latter. they're going to stand by claudine gay. they put out this statement pledging unanimous support calling her, quote, the right leader to help our community

heal. but the statement from the harvard corporation did offer some criticism including how harvard responded to the hamas terror attacks saying, quote, the university's initial statement should have been an immediate, direct, and unequivocal condemnation. calls for genocide are despicable and contrary to fundamental human values. and the statement did note that gay has apologized for her testimony and committed to redoubling the fight against anti-semitism. now this will come as a huge relief to the harvard faculty who spoke up -- hundreds in the last 36 hours spoke out in support of gay. clearly a lot of harvard professors, they did not want what they saw as outsiders meddling in their internal affairs. i did already hear from harvard professor jason furman, a former top obama economic official, and he told me that he's glad that the harvard corporation made its own decision here instead of, quote, outsourcing it to others,

although he hopes that officials press claudine gay to move forward in a better way. now, this, of course, is not going to silence claudine gay's critics. billionaire donor and harvard alum, bill ackman, he already posted last night on social media his displeasure for this decision before the decision was even announced. we heard last hour from new york democratic congressman daniel goldman on cnn saying that he is disappointed by this decision, and he's still calling for significant change. by the way, a conservative nonprofit group told me they still plan to send four mobile billboard trucks to claudine gay's home today and tomorrow demanding that she resign. so the controversy may not be over, but harvard has made its decision. they are standing by claudine gay. >> all right. matt egan there. plenty of more reporting that will be coming out of this and the entire issue that happened on that congressional hearing on anti-semitism. appreciate it.

kate? new this morning, nikki haley is about to pick up a big endorsement. this coming from sources. and ron desantis says polls are never accurate when it comes to the iowa caucuses. live in des moines ahead of tonight's cnn town hall with the governor. plus, why donald trump kept reaching out to a former mar-a-lago employee-turned-witness months after the fbi raid on his florida residence. and new signs inflation could be slowing. the closely watched consumer report just up.

you are looking at live pictures from inside capitol hill. shortly we will hear from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy.

he is behind closed doors right now meeting with u.s. senators in what might be a futile effort to secure new funding for his war against vladimir putin and russia's invasion of his country. we will bring this to you as soon as it happens. in the meantime, breaking this morning, one of the biggest endorsements of the presidential primary season. cnn has learned that new hampshire governor chris sununu is poised to endorse nikki haley, appearing with her as soon as tonight. also tonight, one of the people who did not land that endorsement, florida governor ron desantis, he appears in a town hall in iowa where a poll shows he trails donald trump by 32 points. cnn's jessica dean is in des moines. we just learned of this imminent chris sununu endorsement of nikki haley. i'm sure ron desantis will be asked about that tonight. >> reporter: yeah. i'm sure he will be. and here in iowa, of course he got the endorsement of iowa's very popular republican

governor, kim reynolds. that was a big get for him. this is a state that the desantis team has gone all in on. they think it's a really good state for him with a lot of evangelical voters that they've been courting. you can imagine that's who he will be talking to tonight. new hampshire, of course, is a state that nikki haley has been focused on. she and chris christie have their eyes on a place that can catapult them and give them momentum as we move through the primary season. the fact remains, and you have seen this as polling comes out and in the important state-by-state polling, and we got new poll from "the des moines register" giving a snapshot of where voters are here. the former president leads with 51%. it is a commanding lead that he has held onto for the entirety of this primary season up until this point. and then you see desantis at 19, nikki haley at 16. so desantis here in iowa, a state that has meant so much to him and his campaign, is kind of fighting a two-front war against

the former president as the front return. and then in this fight for the second place against nikki haley. so we have seen him sharpening his attacks against both of those rivals in the past few days. most pointedly on x. the former president said someone had told him that he was braver than those who serve on the battlefield by debating hillary clinton in 2016. so desantis was responding to that and said in part debating isn't brave, it's the bare minimum any candidate should do. hiding from debates is an example of cowardice. direct words there. one thing to watch tonight is just how sharply he does go after trump and haley. trump in particular. desantis has tried to pitch himself to voters as essentially former president trump but without the baggage. someone that can, in his words, get the job done without kind of everything else and the chaos that follows the former president. but in doing so, you can't

alienate those people who have voted for the former president likely in the last two elections. so he's going to be talking to people in this room. we will see how they react in real time when he's on that stage behind me with jake tapper tonight. >> what's tough for ron desantis now is he trails donald trump in iowa and then heads to new hampshire where, again, nikki haley picking up this key endorsement from governor chris sununu. it will not get easier for ron desantis after iowa. jessica dean, thank you so much for that. kate? joining us now for more is mark short, longtime adviser to mike pence, also chief of staff when pence was vice president. it's good to see you, mark. let's start with ron desantis and this big moment that he has this evening, big moment, big opportunity to connect with voters in iowa. this comes on the heels of this iowa poll showing that he is not denting trump's support there. first and foremost, when desantis said yesterday that polling is never accurate when it comes to the iowa caucuses,

do you agree? >> partially, kate. i think the reality is that iowans have a tendency to choose late in the cycle, they can look back to whether or not that was barack obama's surge against hillary clinton or whether that was even rick santorum or mike huckabee's victories. they do decide late. they like to see somebody who's been in their state. as you know, ron desantis finished touring all 99 counties in iowa. i do think that the dynamics are different in the cycle. the reality is that republican voters continue to rally around donald trump with each successive indictment. they crowd out the rest of the field. yes, i agree that in iowa people are late deciders and the polling is not as significant as other states, but it's hard to see how you change the trajectory now. >> and i hate giving you credit, everyone should know since we have so much fun jabbing each other. >> thank you. >> but you definitely deserve it talking about this poll that we just came out yesterday from the "des moines register" which gets at something that you have

really been talking about for weeks now which is the conventional wisdom of when the field shrinks, the polls will narrow, making the trump alternative stronger, that is not playing out. do you think that when you see what this "des moines register" poll, you know, 35 days to the iowa caucuses, this makes trump inevitable. >> i don't see what changes the reality that we're probably going to face a rematch of the 2020 election. i think even if you look further into the numbers -- sorry, trump is leading among pretty much all demographics, he continues to solidify support, it becomes more and more enthusiastic. and to the first point you made about as the field shrinks, there's a conventional wisdom that that would benefit whoever's opposing trump. in particular, if you look at desantis' support, if and when he gets out, the reality is that most of his support goes back to trump, not to the rest of the field. i think that's been playing out

as mike pence exited, tim scott exited, others exited. it continues to create this inevitability that donald trump will be the plan for the republicans. >> we really have been seeing that, mark. what do you think of what we've just learned this morning of governor sununu getting ready to, according to sources, endorse nikki haley potentially this evening. he's scheduled to appear with her in new hampshire. what do you think of the endorsement, and what do you think he can do for nikki haley? >> i don't think the endorsement is that much of a surprise. i think everybody was anticipating this. the question is when he would offer it to nikki haley. i think she needed this endorsement. certainly every candidate would like to get chris sununu's endorsement. the reality is i think desantis with kim reynolds' endorsements he has a bigger place in iowa. she needs to have a strong showing in new hampshire. her biggest competition for second is probably chris christie.

getting sununu's endorsement is helpful. again, run it through the table, if desantis is second in iowa, if she's second in new hampshire, you get to south carolina where by all intents and purposes it appears that donald trump is the strongest of all. at that point i fell like we know where this neinevitably is going to end up. i don't think we're far off from seeing donald trump win the first three states and every candidate not having a path forward. >> yeah. let's talk about the hypothetical becoming less hypothetical rematch between donald trump and joe biden. his -- you've got strength amongst republicans but the new polls that came out also yesterday in georgia and michigan showing that trump is leading biden in a hypothetical there. but there's also this part of it that i wanted to ask you about. in georgia and michigan, when voters were asked about the charges that donald trump is facing, if true, 47% and 46% on -- in those states say that it would disqualify trump to be

president. if that is weakness for him, how real do you think that problem is looking ahead? >> i think that donald trump is always going to be polarized, issue around january 6th are polarizing. i think the two biggest issues are the economy with inflation coming down, i think that the economy has been a huge albatross for joe biden. that could change over the next 11 months if inflation stays low and you see the markets continue to rally. that's a big dynamic. the second biggest factor is the third-party candidates. donald trump's support is so polarizing that there are some people who will never leave him. the people who i think were reluctant republicans who chose joe biden in 2020, if they have other avenues because there are more candidate on the ticket and they go there, i think that hurts joe biden significantly. and i think there's probably been less coverage of the fact of that playing out, the third-party candidate, you're not going to eat into the loyal support for donald trump, it eats into joe biden's support. >> the numbers prosecute some of the third-party candidates are really eye opening as they have

been at least recently. it's great to see you, mark. thanks for coming in. >> thanks, kate. thanks for having me. >> thank you. and don't miss the cnn republican presidential town hall with republican presidential hopeful ron desantis. that is tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern live from iowa. jake tapper hosting that. don't want to miss it. >> we even do ventrilogy on this show, as well. watch for that. new coming up, exclusive cnn reporting about donald trump's classified documents case, what we're learning about who the former president contacted just a few months after the fbi seized those classified records from his home. that's ahead.

new data out just this morning, the latest read on the closely watched inflation gauge appears to show signs of progress. annual inflation continuing to cool. in november -- we have more. what happened, what does it mean? >> this is in line with expectations. this is a good report, dare i say a boring report which is actually good news. you don't want to see crazy elevated prices right now. you want to see prices continue to cool, and that's what we're seeing. so the top line number, in line with expectations, up 3.1% on an annual basis. economists were hoping that month over month, so october to november, that that was going to remain at zero, so unchanged, up .1%, not dramatic. >> okay. >> so overall this picture looks really nice. for consumers, there are bright spots.

energy prices, gas prices continuing to fall from october to november, down 6%. that's significant. down almost 9% on the year. >> wow. >> food prices, prices at the grocery store, still high but cooling. so that's really good going into the holiday season as people are going to be shopping, making a lot of meals. but the one thing that we're still keeping our eye on is shelter, rent still really expensive. that's been stubborn. that's up .4% from october to november, up 6.5% year over year. and that is why this report is probably not even sort of lower than what maybe people were hoping or what people would like to see, shelter still really that pain point. but the federal reserve is meeting today for their two-day meeting. they're going to be looking at this entire picture. this is the last piece of economic data that they're getting before they're going to make a decision whether to pause rates or hike rates. what they're seeing here is a continuing cooling trend.

will they be upset about shelter still being too expensive? probably. is that enough to hike rates? probably not. this is a good sign. we want to see a pause in rates, and hopefully next year cutting of rates because that means mortgages become more affordable, student loan interests, auto loan, and anything that you're having debt on that you have to pay interest on, that hopefully will start to cool. so this is a good report. it's a good report, and hopefully a sign that this trend will continue. >> the trend continues. and we want boring cpi reports. >> we do. >> good to see you, vanessa. john? >> that was a very exciting explanation of the report -- >> that's what we're paying for, john. this morning, exclusive new reporting on a key witness in special counsel jack smith's mar-a-lago probe. sources tell cnn a former employee who says he moved boxes for donald trump detailed to prosecutors alleged offer the trump and others made him after

the fbi seized classified documents. cnn's katelyn polantz has this reporting. it's the timeline here that's so important. explain. >> the timeline and who this person was. now this is a former employee at mar-a-lago, someone who had worked there for two decades, and was ingained in that community. and after he quit his job at mar-a-lago, just a couple months after the fbi search made public this investigation into donald trump and others, he gets a personal phone call from donald trump. so the thing that was unusual for him in his position, trump asking him, you know, why are you leaving the club at a time when it was quite clear that this person was witness to several things, conversations and also had moved boxes at the club. and then after he had this conversation on the phone with trump, got word back that trump thought he was a good man. now could that just be some pleasantries from his boss as

he's enter the job, of course it could. the timing was interesting. there were a couple of other interactions he had that he noticed even close friends of his who eventually were charged in this case along trump talking to him about the lawyer that he was choosing, why wasn't he using a trump paid-for lawyer for free, did he want tickets to a golf tournament, trump probably would like to see him there now that he didn't work at the club anymore, and repite reminders that he he could return to his job if he wanted. >> put this in the big picture and explain what may be the implication here, what might have investigators interested in this individual beyond just what he witnessed. >> john, this is not just a mishandling of classified documents case. it was an obstruction investigation for quite some time. now nothing around any of these particular conversations ever made the indictment of donald trump or his two co-defendants, but this is something that this particular former employee who

eventually was subpoenaed, eventually testified, spoke to investigators, he told investigators about. and they were clearly very much paying attention to this pattern of conversation, not just with him but also how others were being provided lawyers, that there is just a way in donald trump's world where people keep tabs on the people in that univerpecially iflorid >> really interesting new reporting. katelyn polantz, thank you so much for sharing that. kate? sara, whoever? >> i'm here. >> hi. let's talk about some of the cases that are facing former president donald trump with federal prosecutor and u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york daniel perry. thank you so much for being here. i want to start with actually what is happening with jack smith. he's asked the supreme court to rule on whether former president donald trump is immune from federal prosecution for crimes allegedly committed while he was in office. hois it to bypass the

appellate court and say, i'm going straight to the supreme court, and for the supreme court to say, okay, we'll look at the case? >> it's unusual but not unprecedented. there's case law going back to the nixon era where the appellate court has been bypassed in the same way. it's usually with matters of national importance where there's a particularized need for urgency. and certainly both of those exist here. so what's interesting here is that jack smith won at the district court level. he got the judge to rule in his favor that, in fact, presidential immunity does not apply here. but he's the one appealing it, and as you said bypassing the granted not on t merits but anht expedited schedule. so they gave former president trump's lawyers just about a week to respond to this expedited appeal. >> what does that tell you that the supreme court is saying, yes, we are going to expedite

this, and look at the scope potentially of the presidency -- you know, no one is above the law,reat does it tell you about supreme court and their decisionmaking here? >> they have ruled on immunity issues before, including with respect to this former president. but this particular issue, whether the president has immunity from criminal prosecution is a novel one. and you know, for obvious reasons, this doesn't come up very often. so you can see why they're interested in it and why they will rule on it one way or another, and they're probably thinking might as well get this done quickly because it's going to be in front of us anyway. and there is a trial schedule, and there is also, of course, presidential campaign that is already in motion. and so let's get this going. >> yeah. it's been clear jack smith is looking at the calendar, the trumps looking at the calendar, and the court is looking at the

calendar as we tick ever closer to the presidential election. i do want to ask you about this issue as this comes up in front of the supreme court -- two senators, dick durbin and richard blumenthal have called for the supreme court justice, clarence thomas, to recuse himself because of the actions of his wife, ginni thomas, who for lack of a better way to explain it, pushed to overturn the 2020 election results that were very much legal and right. how do you see this playing out? do you see him recusing himself? how would this work? >> i'm going to go with no on that. he hasn't before including when there were matters before the court in which his wife arguably was involved. and he failed to recuse himself there. the supreme court is basically a self-policing institution. so it really is his own say-so. will he recuse himself or not. we've seen in the past that he hasn't. i would imagine that past is precedent here, and that he's unlikely to do so now even

though we know a lot more about his wife's activities involving january 6th and surrounding that date. so it will be his decision, but it seems unlikely, i'd say, based on previous decisions he's made. >> yeah. that's all we can base it on is an educated guess. thank you so much for all of your analysis. john? >> thanks. at this moment, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is behind closed doors with u.s. senators. we could hear from him shortly and learn if he has had any success securing crucial aid. a milestone ruling on near total abortion bans. the texas supreme court rules against a woman who sought an emergency abortion for her high-risk pregnancy.

one of the most significant abortion lawsuits since roe versus wade was overturned. that's what we're talking about. a pregnant woman in texas sued the state in hopes of getting an emergency abortion. the state fought back once a judge agreed to allow kate cox to get that abortion, and now she's left the state to get the procedure done elsewhere. doctors diagnosed her feet with us a rare and deadly genetic condition putting her health and her fertility at risk if she carried it to term. but still, the final word from the texas supreme court that her doctor failed to show that her life was enough in danger to warrant an exemption to the state ban. cnn's ed lavandera has much more on this. he's been following this since this all really started rolling. ed, what now?

>> reporter: it's interesting, we spoke with several lawyers yesterday, and they talked about how the texas supreme court issued its ruling yesterday. several hours after kate cox and her lawyers announced that she had left the state to have the procedure -- the abortion procedure done elsewhere, and essentially what some of these legal observers said is that is kind of sending a message to other people in texas that this path of trying to request an emergency injunction for legal permission to obtain an abortion simply isn't going to work in the future. the texas supreme court in its ruling said that kate cox had not met the standard of the -- of a medical exception in this case despite her severe conditions and her -- and the complexity of her pregnancy, that that didn't meet the medical exemption standard. kate cox's lawyer said this past week of legal limbo has been hellish for kate. her health is on the line.

she's been in and out of the emergency room. and she couldn't wait any longer. so -- that is what many -- critics of the texas abortion law have been saying for some time, is that for most women in these situations, these are decisions that are often made quickly and having to go and, quote, beg for an abortion in front of a judge simply isn't tenable. that's why there's so much frustration and anger over the clarity or the lack of clarity, over the medical exemption aspects of the texas abortion law right now. >> and this situation does nothing to provide that clarity which clearly is necessary. good to see you, ed. thank you so much. >> i'm going to say it, rudy giuliani is lying and hurting people because of that. he is still pushing baseless claims about two georgia election workers even as a jury determines how much he's going to have to pay for publicly smearing them after the 2020 election. why he's saying he has no regrets about what he's done up next.

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the end of mr. giuliani, those words from lawyers for rudy giuliani who is in the defamation trial for rudy giuliani, and those are the words after he has already defamed two georgia workers after they have tampered with the ballots in the 2020 election, or campaign of emotional terror. zach cohen is all over this one. where do we stand? >> giuliani may have opened up to more liability after he left court yesterday, he spoke to reporters and he said some of the same defamatory statements that are at the center of the case. this is what giuliani said after he was in court yesterday. >> but everything i said about them is true. >> do you regret to what you

said -- >> of course i don't regret it. they were engaged in changing votes. >> there is no proof of that? >> you damn right there is. >> and so as you mentioned judge in this case has already proved that rudy giuliani has defamed shaye moss and her mother, and this is not a great start for him. >> not great comments when you have already been found to have defamed the two election workers. what an interesting start. >> well, if you have nowhere to go or no chance, you keep going. crazy. and president zelenskyy is on the hill and meeting with lawmakers, because he needs more aid to fight russia, and did he change the mind of the lawmakers right now who are balking the

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