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appeals court reversed a judge's ruling, and it's just one aspect of the mounting battle across the country as more states put women's health on the ballot ukraine's president is in washington, d.c. this morning and hwill meet with president biden later today. we have a live report, breaking down what's at stake battling counter get drugs show the undercover video showing a crime in progress. our exclusive look at this nationwide scheme and the people fighting back. shohei otani buying everyone peanuts and crackerjacks the record $700 million deal with the dodgers >> reporter: denver comes together to celebrate one very special dog. it's tuesday, december 12. "early today" starts right now >> hi there, glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton.

there are new developments in the fight for reproductive rights in texas. the texas supreme court ruled against a woman who sued to get an abortion. her lawyer says she will leave the state to end the pregnancy to protect her health. nbc's mara barrett has more. >> reporter: the battle for the future of reproductive rights escalating across the country. ripple effects from lawsuits in texas and kentucky and reversal of state law in michigan while state supreme courts in new mexico and wyoming hwill hea abortion arguments this week kate cox learned the baby she's carrying has a fatal abnormality, now planning to go across state lines for her abortion, according to her attorney >> they're forcing me to continue the pregnant is he, the pain and suffering, put me through the risk of continuing the pregnancy, it's cruel. i want to get through this, and i want to heal, and i want to

try again for another baby >> reporter: cox saw her request for an exemption from the state ban granted, but then it was halted after the attorney general filed an emergency stay. her attorney writing the that's week of legal limbo has been hellish for kate her health is on the line. she's been in and out of emergency room and can't wait any longer meanwhile, in kentucky, a woman who is eight weeks pregnant filing a lawsuit alongside planned parenthood >> they instill fear and stigma. they take the right to make medical decisions away from patients and providers and give them to ideal logs and politicians. >> reporter: the woman identified only as jane doe says she's filing the suit not only on her behalf but for all

kentuckians. writing the government is interfering with my private matters. the cases are the first of their kind since roe versus wade was overturned now playing out as the republican party hones its messaging ahead of a national abortion ban as some candidates try to avoid being pinned down. >> i personally am pro life. but i don't judge them for being pro choice anymore than i am pro life >> i'm going to help these local and state folks be able to do a better job to deliver the good messaging. >> reporter: gretchen whitmer announcing the repeal of a state law that would require additional insurance for abortion coverage. >> when the people get to decide, they overwhelmingly tell us they expect to have reproductive freedom >> reporter: public opinion shows the majority of americans support the right to abortion. >> it shows that when you listen

to the people, when you're bold and you stay in the fight, you can win. >> our thanks to mara barrett for that report. today ukrainian president zelenskyy hwill meet with president biden in the white house. they'll have a joint press conference after that. he will also meet with congressional and senate leaders. what does zelenskyy hope to get out of this visit? >> reporter: good morning, frances. the main goal of this visit and that of previous visits is shoring up more aid, particularly military aid, for ukraine in their fight against russia this trip is off the heels of a trip to south america by zelenskyy, his first, trying to shore up support anywhere he can, around the world. he was speaking at the national defense university saying russia's dreams come true when

they ceedesee delays or scandals he was introduced by lloyd austin, one of his big supporters but aid has beenslowing down for ukraine from the u.s being held up, particular ly by some republicans who question how much aid should continue going, how much of a threat this russia is to the rest of the world and how much of a position america should take in this dispute between ukraine and russia he's also been invited by senate majority leader chuck schumer and minority leader mitch mcconnell to address the senate. now certain senators, including j.d. vance of ohio have said zelenskyy should give up land, ukraine should give up some of the land they've lost to russia, that russia's imperialistic attempts just don't seem possible but, you know, this has come amongst a counter offensive

that's struggled, and russia has stepped up their attacks as well >> chapman, thank you. israel has released a list of 20 hostages they say have died in captivity in gaza. it is not clear yet how they died, but hamas has previously made statements that captives were killed in israeli airstrikes a former hostage spoke with nbc news about her experience in gaza, sounding the alarm for those who remain behind. she spoke of the shortage of food and medicine and poorly-ventilated conditions 117 hostages are thought to still be alive there in the gaza strip, the u.n. says half of palestinians there are now starving amid the continued israeli onslaught. the health system is on its knees and collapsing according to the world health organization more than 18,000 have so far died, with thousands more buried under rubble and presumed dead

hundreds of faculty members are rallying around harvard's president after she sparked backlash for her comments on anti-semitism. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: at harvard university, hundreds of faculty are rallying behind the school's president, dr. claudine gay. in the wake of last week's controversial hearing in congress on anti-semitism. >> i personally don't think her as merit her going >> reporter: liz mcgill resigned from her post. both presidents testified that calls for the genocide of jews did not necessarily violate their campus rules. >> it can be, depending on the context. >> it does not depend on the context. the answer is yes, and this is why you should resign. >> repo >> reporter: president gay later apologizing. now a letter signed by more than 700 faculty members urges the

goif goi governing body to resist political pressures. is it fair to say that presidents at colleges and universities nationwide are dealing with the same issues and trying to answer the same questions? >> absolutely. these are issues boiling on all our campuses they provide a setting for intense debate over very divisive subjects. >> reporter: in california, a couple in their 70s were attacked on their way to synagogue it weekend >> all of a sudden i saw the guy hitting my husband with the belt and screaming -- sorry -- givean me your earrings, jew. >> reporter: her husband hit several times. the suspect is now charged with a hate crime stephanie gosk, earns about

news in new york, crews are still sifting through the rubble of an apartment building after a corner of the building crumbled and fell to the street below investigators still work to fieg o figure out what led to that collapse angie lassman is tracking know and rain on the way. >> we have another system that will impact folks across the south. in the mane time, we're waking up to frost alerts what you see in the brighter pink is a freeze warning stretchingna parts of georgia and parts of florida notice, temperatures are ranging from the upper 0s20s in macon the temperatures will mostly be mild across middle of the

country. you can see minneapolis tomorrow will end up in the high 30s. and we keep it mild and start to see a gradual warmup here's that next storm system i promised it does emerge along the mexico border eventually, we'll see heavy rain impacting folks in texas and the southern rockies it could be a couple day along the gulf coast 64 for jacksonville. 60 degrees on the mark for memphis. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back to you. coming up, a double dose of upsets but first, bottling fraud. we're back in a minute with the

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>> reporter: here's how it works. a patient fills a prescription for medication, sometimes worth several thousand dollars, but turns around and sells it for a fraction of that in cash the buyer, known as an aggregator, removes the patient information, and sometimes alters the contents of the bottle then sells it to a distributor who sells it back to pharmacies at a discount. this man, who agreed to an interview if we concealed his identity, served time for a past pill diversion scheme. he says it was easy to persuade patients to sell their medicine. >> they have aids, cancer, and they don't have any money. so for $100, $200, they'll sell it everyday. >> reporter: they're sold to distributors who have relationships with thousands of independent pharmacies around the country. >> pharmacies on the receiving end of these diverted prescriptions, do they know? >> some do, some don't.

>> reporter: these thousands of bottles, all originally were prescribed and filled for patients, now they fill be a evidence room at gilead sciences in northern california. >> we are playing a bit of a game of whack a mole. >> reporter: laurie oversees global product security at gilley adwhich information bic tar vi. >> we know upwards of 80,000 bottles of counterfeits were entered into the supply chain. >> reporter: gilead learned it had a problem in 2020 when reports came in of bic tar vi bottles filled with different medications and then found a slew of counterfeits, this bottle doesn't contain pills, just rocks. >> why do you think somebody would try to pass this off as a real bottle of prescription medicine >> all they need to do is make the sale >> reporter: as for these three, they were convicted for their connection to a prescription

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