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ukrainian city of mary. apple arrived to safety in the upper region where nist and ukraine, the new front line in russia's offensive, where shelling continues and people are desperate to get out about 2 weeks. now they journey to a show, wishing and on well press freedom day. when look at the plight of journalists in myanmar, forced into exile by a violence military crackdown. ah, we begin with a possible threat to a landmark abortion law in the united states. protests are being held outside. the supreme court, after league suggesting justices, could strike down the key bullying the top court has been considering whether to overturn the 1973 judgement known as roe

v wade that legalized abortion across the us. neither the supreme court nor the white house have commented on the often to city of the leaks, draft justices are expected to issue their ruling in june. i absolutely have to be out here because this is something that affects you so personally and, and hurt so much to know that has maybe ripped away from me. i feel like i really don't have any choice. i feel like i don't, i can't have affects the unborn or human and we've been telling them not to the tune of millions. and so i have no words handlers. while there's been plenty of reaction to the league with the us. how speaker nancy pelosi, seeing that if the report is accurate, the supreme court decision would go down as one of the worst and most damaging decisions in modern history. she said it would be the greatest restriction of rights in the past 50 years and not just on women. on the republican side,

the senator for arkansas, tom cotton says the supreme court and the department of justice must get to the bottom of this leak immediately. in the meantime, he says, roe v wade was a gag grizzly wrong from the beginning, and i pray the court follows the constitution and allows the states to once again protect unborn life. while several conservative states have recently joined a growing push to restrict abortion, oklahoma's governor has signed a near total ban. the only exception is a medical emergency. kentucky has banned the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy though the laws yet to come into effect. it could force the states to remaining abortion providers to close texas outlaw abortion. after 6 weeks, one woman was arrested for murder after allegedly carrying out of self induced abortion. though the charges were later dropped. while joining us now from seattle is sharma swan to a politician and a member of seattle city council. thank you very much for being with us. first of

all, what is your reaction to this? it's a leak, but what would it mean for women's rights if the decision is confirmed? as the people who are outside mister ben goto, saying this, the victory and will be weighed in 1973, was a landmark historic victory for abortion rights. and if i'm the name, then it will be a historic step back. and that is why we have no alternative, but to push back against that we need not focus. i completely disagree with a little, you know, you called will be way to decision that invented are right. mention, know, read in the constitution. let's keep in mind this was the constitution under which saloon murray was legal and only wealthy white men had the right to vote. so let's not bad as that goes, thank less for human rights psychos and. and let's also keep in mind that we really do post of americans today supposed be waived and 72 percent of americans proposed over toning the weight. and in fact,

support for the supreme court has fallen dramatically by 515 percentage points to the last 2 years. and so how do you plan on challenging the decision if it's confirmed? if you look at history, you know, we weighed itself was one in the 1st place to mass protest working people. and in fact, the supreme court, when roby wade was one in 973, was also majority republican. in fact, 5 of the 7 justices who would say abortion rights at that time were republican and yet women and working people at that i wanted. because it was most serious pressure of mass movements during a time when we had the anti war. good, right? environmental and civil rights movement. it's a reminder of what needs to be done today. so we need mass for dust in hundreds of cities across the nation to defend re weight. and we also need to go on the often so who these mass protest actions who workplace actions by the labor movement for abortion, and reproductive care to be free for. so give me the q right. and for medicare,

for all that includes for reproductive care and gender reforming, give me miss, i want, let me ask you again, what would change effectively if the decision is confirmed? the repeal of the abortion law? because at the moment, even with roe v wade, several states have bands on abortion like texas for example. what would change realistically yes, you're absolutely right already there being egregious and shameful that that's and in fact, dangerous attack with abortion rights in multiple states. right? be overturning a real re weighed, would do it, but that ultimate me on the coffin in terms of abortion rights nationally. and it wouldn't say that there would be no federal protection that it would be up to state . and that's why we have to keep in mind that defending ruby weight is a crucial component of the movement. but you answer right, but it won't be enough. so we have to fight to make sure that will be rated out in fact. but that will be the end of the day, it will succeed,

and then you have to use that to make sure that we win in other respects and state right. also what, what do you see the political implications of this being if it is confirmed? how would it affect, for example, the upcoming mid term elections in november? well, you know, already we know what's going to happen in the mid term elections. in fact, the fact that will be made is under such as an abortion, right? as you said, in many different states have been under a back is assigned back right? populism and the right wing has given us tendency, and even the trunk was defeated in 2020 trump. ism is far from bad. and in fact, we're going to see a set back for the democrats in the mid term this year despite all of those, you know, that actually, unfortunately, the democrats have been on the defensive on really wait and on abortion like they have not really far back. you know, they've not gone on the often, so for women to rights or as you be your rights. and so here we are today. they're

going to lose massively in the mid of the democrats are going to, and the republicans are going to make strong gays. and in fact, we're looking into a real possibility of research just lisa agency in the next presidential election. so all of this is a reminder that the democratic party strategy of going to be offensive and generally been another party for street and really not providing a working class and left alternative to the republicans and to the right wing agenda. that doesn't work. we need an actual working class party to defend against such attacks. very interesting to talk to you. thank you so much, thomas. i want for sharing your views with sasha want as a politician and a member of seattle city council. thank you for your time. thank you. ah, the war in ukraine now and more than 200 civilians remain, hold up at the huge steel plant in the city of mario all. according to the cities mer, russian forces reportedly started chatting the plans soon after. at least 100 civilians

were evacuated on sunday. the group is on its way to supper reacher along with other evacuees from the city or dab dell. hamid's report, sums average is the 1st safe transit point for those fling. shelling in air strikes, a parking lot outside a shopping mall. aptly named epicenter. all day long convoys of cars kept arriving. this one was the 1st of the day, la lena gilbert was born in russia. she could have left her hometown of mar, you put earlier, but she didn't ask it yourself. when i said all seemed a little to see him. i, in all my relatives live in russia. they're worried about me. they asked me to go there. i said, i love them, but i won't be able to go. i once turned it off when you are born to how can you forgive? there was the possibility to go to russia. there are 3 buses daily that go to the north of us,

but many people want to go to you cream and they dont know how to go throughout the day they just kept on arriving mostly fleeing places like her son, mili topple, but a dance and other places under russian control, some were on their last legs. do you am convoy with the civilians evacuated from the as of south steel factory is also supposed to arrive here. but just as those who made it out are going through pharaoh security checks by the ukrainians bills on board. the buses are being vetted by the russians. and this is passage agreement brokerage by the un, only women, children and the elderly are allowed to leave. about a 100 civilians were rescued from the steed works. there have been sheltering in tunnels and bunkers underneath the soviet era. factory. bale and exhausted,

they crawled out of the rubble in mumbling from abroad to take was puts me to carry out some sort of special operation because people are under the rebel. we hear them talking, but we can't lift the slabs. you want to declare the rebel outside the bunkers, the block, the entrance, but we can't because of the shelling the convoys on the move. but as olean, almost jenko says, driving out of mer you pull, involves several hurdles gazelle in last. they kept us ever at the checkpoints. at the last checkpoint they pushed us back and told us to come at 7 a. m, with a promise that we will cross. he let us through. conway was huge. they were a lot of people, but only 25 cars made it. the rest returned back russian soldier was shooting in the air. he warned us that next time he will she to kill. russia wants to make sure soldiers hold up at the factory. dole sneak out among the civilians for those who make it. these are difficult but joyful moments, but to dull,

still trapped and more you pull. these are dark hours where the end is difficult to predict. what up that hamid al jazeera, zachary job and volunteers in eastern ukraine are risking their lives to rescue people in danger of russian attacks civilians from villages and towns are being evacuated, even though there's no agreement in place with moscow or the united nations. i correspond in charles stratford and his team wanted a boss taking people from the frontline town of ab diff car to safety. our volunteer evacuation driver igor comer live, listens to directions from a contact on the front line. there will be a petrol station. you go straight off to the cross roads. you turn right? she says, we put on our protective vests and get on the bus you. it's an alice drive to the town of gus through countryside. that so far doesn't bear the skulls of war. eagles, church group got a call that up to 40. people wanted to be evacuated immediately. he has to move fast because there's been

a low in the shelling shot. we feel we have to do something because people have to live. it's as simple as that. when we go, when we are very anxious. but when we get people out, we feel joy, sweet, destroyed buildings begin to appear as we enter town. the bus stops and we walk down into a nearby bunker. well in, fled, shelling around the town of credit source, with her 2 daughters, uva and maria. she says she is too afraid to leave the relative safety of the underground shelter some lunch and we can attend to submit. as the children are terrified of the shelling shells are hitting buildings near our home. it's not as loud underground. the streets above a virtually empty rushing shells of hit residential housing blocks. nearby. people stop boarding the bus, some bull, their parents, sisters, moms and dads,

and the elderly. this terrified old lady told us i'm so scared and i don't want to die, nor have miss. i feel great relief. we live for more than a month in the basement. we are just so thankful. it's very scary. we just have to leave the boss races out of town before the shelling stultz again, this is the 1st time the mature to her was received a call from people desperately wanting to get out of the of these evacuees. now, i say 3 day journey to a shelter in western and your crime, their ongoing evacuation efforts to various villages and towns happening across east and ukraine. but they are not negotiated by the un or greed uphold by russian forces. there is no safe passage for thousands of people like these. charles stratford al jazeera at the ymca eastern ukraine. still ahead on al jazeera,

doing all they can to save their homes. wildfires spent for southwest him, stay several us. and oh, there we go. we got our 1st glimpse of it as it tumbled back to the ladies walking mission, mines meetings. ah, the journey has begun. the 3 full world camp is on its way to catherine book. your travel package today. now warm and cloudy seems to be the apt description for most the weekend for most of your new lot of class do in the sky, but not much of it is the white top star, which is what bears the rain and he's, he's caught him a messy pattern from the point you've lows in highs, but very few lines. so wind is not a big story for the most part. maybe impulsive scandinavia. this is a picture for tuesday. then, in addition to the clouds, is a line of blue,

which is rain stretching from western russia down through germany in france, down toward particularly i barrier. so there is some brain around and it's b r. barry, where it really focuses, in fact, sitting quite stormy in the barracks, that mediterranean coast of southern spain, the orange center suggesting heavy rain which will affect morocco. and to some degree northern algeria certainly brought the temperatures down in spain. now, whilst that carries on to the east is still hot air being brought or being pushed south through egypt to libya, into a sudan with timson middle forties and dust storms. quite likely, it is of course being followed by much colder weather and that dust and spreads out through this a house is currently very hot. but it's that he counted by these showers that follow the sun north going into this a hell, quite big ones down to north a target, for example, where it is still quite hot, right? through denisia and chat. cats are airways official, airline of the journey. healing the debate there is no, he job bad, little,

you know, if anyone here talks about women that idaho suggested this, the bill seemed of themselves. no topic is of the table. we were taught to the abortion had a one way ticket street to help all of the companies. they deny any responsibility, even though they have the resources and the power to fix it, where a global audience becomes a global community. the comment section is right here. the part of today's program, the 3 on out is the era. ah ah, welcome back. our top stories on al jazeera protests have been held outside the u. s. supreme court after league suggesting justices good to strike down

a key ruling on abortion rights. the top court has been considering the judgement known as roe v wade, that legalized a procedure across the country. in ukraine attempts to free more people from a be see city of mary of all have been delayed. russian forces are reported to have resumed showing at the as of starsky words shortly after the evacuation of around a 100 civilians from there on sunday and more now on ukraine. you energy ministers have met for an extraordinary session over russian demands. they pay for oil and gas in rubles, the brock says those conditions cannot be met under any circumstances. the energy commissioner has asked. companies do to pay gas form in a few days to consider other options. dominic came reports from berlin for years. russian fossil fuels have been a main energy source for much of europe. on an average day, the e you buys in as much as $1000000000.00 worth of coal, gas, and oil. but moscow is now insisting customers from what it calls hostile states

pay for their gas in rubles, and of switched off supply to the bulgarians. and polls for failing to do so, forcing the you into an emergency meeting on energy security, many or banana companies. i try to make that next payment to gasp, i'm in meet may and are trying to understand better. but they should do. and we need to give them the clarity that bank robbers, through their conversion mechanics managed by the russian public authorities. and a 2nd dedicated accounting cast from bank is a violation of the sanctions and cannot be accepted. in essence, this meeting deferred lasting solutions, leaving that option instead for a full e u summit at the head of state level. at the end of the month. the sticking point has been how to help members states who are most dependent on russian energy. how would they want to know who's going to take care of them?

is there solidarity in the european union? it's one thing her solitary, when everybody storage is full, will there be solidarity with storage isn't full and that's germany. for example, has the biggest storage after ukraine. we know the problem and ukraine. they should step up and say, we're going to share with you what we can. the european commission has already said it wants to reduce its dependence on russian energy by 2 thirds this year. but the german government wants to act sooner, where possible agreeing to embargo russian coal from august and wanting to stop using its oil by the end of the summer, with gas to follow as quickly as possible. which means uncertainty for refineries such as sh, fit in eastern german each year. it processes more than $11000000.00 tons of russian crude oil. it's currently majority owned by the moscow based company grows nifty. in some ways, berlin's changing approach to russian fossil fuels has been

a process, not an event. when the war started, ministers avoided encouraging embargoes. but as the conflict in ukraine has evolved, so to has their position here, dominant came al jazeera in the german capital. molly's ruling gentiles says it's going to end its defense agreements with france. the military government is accusing the former colonial power of violating its national sovereignty, including its air space relations between the 2 have been deteriorating since the gen to cease power in 2020. that led to france, ending its joint operations with maryan forces last june, nights, world press to freedom day, which highlights violence and persecution faced by journalists after myanmar military seize power. last here, a violent crack down force, many from the media into exile. this is a story of one of them for his safety with hidden his identity. i impact

long were young on. i'm an editor for catchy news group, which reporter news from catching state to people across me and my and around the world dongle, national, i know, and it's at school. i was inspired by stories about how journalism has changed society. journalism is a change making. it raises awareness of injustices elevates the voices of marginalized people, report to me, resumes and guy, and cooking got me and mars military took control on february, 1st, 2021. okay. where test a rooted around the country? the army responded by cracking down on demonstrators. the media was not silent, so they turned their attention on hers, watch go. she go along. the military detained journalist on their offices, took their belongings, and it was a serious situation that said, we work discreetly and strategically. if the military is unable to find who they

want, they may target family or friends rob. at the time, i could not sleep or eat, actually, it was mentally, extreme mistress forms long alumni. after much deliberation, we decided to relocate to thailand. most journalists who report the truth or so flipped the broader regions. yet in toggle, i can confidently say in me about now there is no freedom of expression. even when someone shares something on facebook, they can be detained when you go long. so now information is more difficult to obtain and verify. freedom of expression has been lost because people are fearful speaking to the media. i work in thailand as a journalists, covering issues in mima, catching story talk on my visa status does not reflect this doctor. thus for safety, we must be put solely from ordering a strong ah wish. if we are found, we will be shot like a mirror,

but we would be detained or possibly deported to marilyn for both that causes me great concern miss alamba. aging is pressing ahead with mask over 19 testing voice 22000000 residents. the chinese capital isn't completely locked down, but restrictions have been tightened for the 5 day labor day. holiday that runs until wednesday can toggle pertaining to the ear canal appraisal. and obviously there seems to be sorry, what's happening around about anti holiday. so i just came to wait to see if the same restriction has come into play from gin for dragonball. and, and i'm really starting to wonder what is going to happen in the summer and whether or not we're going to be i toyed beijing, you know, i didn't have any close contact, but i was in a high risk area, so i quarantined at home and getting it was all right, but after a while i couldn't bear it, sees sang is the director of the china institute of the school of oriental and african studies. he says it's chinese government strategy has overlooked the needs

of residents. well, from what weekend here through social media, the anger is very, very strong and tensed. people are very upset and angry. not only because they are being locked up, but also because they are not getting essentially supply nice to meet life lest unbearable when one was locked down in the 1st instanced will receive support from practically all over the country. when cities are locking guns this year, they are supposed to manage it on their own. and the central government is not mobilizing national resources to support them. it is clearly damaging to the overall reputation of the competence of the communist party. in general terms,

what it is not going to be very damaging to shooting things and myself, even though the serial corporate policy is a shooting being policy. and he is he who is responsible. but the chinese come in, we'll make sure that the claims will be pinned at the local officials, 40 implementation of the policy, not on the policy itself. and certainly not on she to bring anyone who challenge that will be suppressed. and a new video from shanghai where people have been locked down for more than a month, as spawns public outcry. it shows humoral homework, removing a body back from a hearse. the elderly man inside it was believed to have died in a care home. while he was about to be taken to his own funeral, when work is notice he was still alive. he was taken back inside the local government confirmed the incident and the care home has apologized for the mistake

. now to the u. s. west coast where wildfires threatening homes hot, dry winter fueling flames across harry's own an adviser and new mexico. thousands of people are being foresee vacuum. while reynolds reports, the biggest active wildfire in the us is tearing through drought stricken forests in new mexico, threatening homes, and forcing thousands of residents to flee for their lives. the smoke in the valley was still butternut because it was, it came on that point. of course, making money. the fires are visible from outer space. firefighters are dropping flame retardant from helicopters and building firebreak with bulldozers. a high school gym has been set up as an evacuation center. the fire has burned for nearly a month,

destroying $300.00 houses and other structures. dozens of small towns have been evacuated in the rugged sun great increase stone mountain. some residence in las vegas, new mexico, east of santa fe, have decided to stay and fight the flames. themselves my home had predicted i went on my property the weather forecast doesn't hold out much hope there's a man who is coming out wednesday night and there's a really, really strong or it was the they don't campaign in my wednesday. we're going to be really large. new fires also broke out in arizona and several other states, according to us agencies. wildfire as a bird, more than twice as much land this year. as in the same period of 2021, rob reynolds al jazeera, now a space mission with

a world 1st difference. then we have left off, ah, even base rocket lab as launch is electron rock had taken $34.00 san lies into orbit. by this, what happened on we, on the way back to earth that's unique, veronica was captured as it fell, using a customized helicopter. in parachute, the venture was only partly successful because the rocket dropped into the pacific ocean. amy thompson is a contributor at space. dot com, she explains a significance of what the company has achieved. as the rocket was falling through the atmosphere, it was outfitted with some parachutes that were helping to slow it down enough that the helicopter could hook on to it. and although there wasn't something quite right with the connection and they had to drop the booster, it's still a significant milestone because this is their 1st attempt and they were partially successful, which is amazing. salt water is very corrosive,

and i'm damaging to the parts of the rocket is made out of so they want to try to minimize the exposure to salt water as much as possible. which is why this mid air catch was invented, you know, so that they would avoid the booster falling into the ocean at all. and instead they would, i'm sort of drop it on to the deck of the ship. if you look at space acts, which is the only other company right now, that is reusing rockets. the 1st stage accounts for probably about 60 percent of the cost of the rocket. so that's a significant savings when you're talking millions of dollars. ah, hello again. i'm fully back table with the headlines on al jazeera protests have been held outside the u. s. supreme court after league suggesting justices could