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from a steel plant in the besieged city of mario. but they, as of sol, seal factory comes under, intensified russian bombing with hundreds of civilians still trapped inside. and a deadly place for the media will have a special report from mexico for increasing numbers of journalists are being murdered. ah, they've been protest by pro and anti abortion campaigners in the u. s. after an unprecedented league of a draft supreme court decision suggesting the law and terminations could be overturned, the current roe vs wade legislation has stood for almost 50 years. president biden has urge congress to pass laws, protecting abortion rights. particle hang has more from washington, dc. i a late night leap and an impromptu protest. the majority of supreme court justices apparently toys to decide that the ability to have an abortion in the

united states is not a constitutional right, meaning tens of millions of american women could soon find themselves unable to get the procedure. president joe biden warned the impact could go far wider, but it basically says, all the decisions related to your private life, or whether or not you decided to see the child or not was not on the voice range of other decision. whether the, how you raise your child, what is your school? does this mean that in florida they can decide they're going to pass the law that marriage is not at the supreme court today, politicians and protesters came out earlier, but majority of americans do not want 69 percent of people across his country across this country. red states and blue states, old people and young people want roe vs wade to maintain the lambert. so i handle

this is the 1st time that i've ever attended a protest and actually made a sign for it. anger at a decision, they say will impact only the most vulnerable. it's going to hurt the people that need help care the most. it's going to hurt the for. it's gonna hurt women of color or black and brown women. it always has, you know, wealthy women have always had privilege. well, the women of always had access to health care and abortions. planned parenthood, a large pro abortion rights organization says, assuming the draft decision is final, the repercussions will be huge if the roe vs wade is overturned, or that means that already about $26.00 states across the country, the $35000000.00 women club would lose access to abortion i but those on the other side of the debate are rejoicing at the news and justice robert said that that was not in chick draft. we're very happy here that

were hopeless. i will stay with that draft and that will be the decision to overturn roe vs wade court observer. say this, anti abortion vote is only possible because former president donald trump was able to nominate 3 conservative justices. 2 of those justices testified that roe v wade was settled law. now, some senators are saying they were lied to. congress could try to pass a law to make abortion legal across the country. but in this congress that is likely to be a tough cell. meaning that this will likely become the dominant issue in the upcoming mid term elections. chief justice of the supreme court, john roberts says, this is just a draft you will find out in late june, early july. if this decision is final particle, haine al jazeera at the supreme court, kristen salumi has more from a large demonstration in new york. the dismantling of roe vs wade is something that abortion rights activists had been worried about and organizing against. so when this leaked, supreme court document came to light,

they sprang into action and you can see the results behind me were outside of the court houses in new york city, where a huge crowd has gathered an angry crowd. many demonstrators here describe what's happening is an assault on women's rights, on their ability to control their own bodies, and should roby overturned and the right to abortion. be left to states to decide many see it as a step backwards. here in new york, lawmakers from the state level on down are promising to keep abortion safe and legal in this state, and also make it a safe haven for women coming from other states where abortion may no longer be legal. however, we know statistically that those who seek abortions tend to be young in their twenty's already have a child and be low income. those are the kind of people who would have a hard time traveling across state lines of course. so what we're seeing here is determination on the part of many act this an outraged individual's men and women,

vowing to keep the issue alive, make their voices heard and not let this right. go away without a fight. yes, vice president common harris is one that overturning this landmark legislation could have much wider implications. when we look at the big picture, those who attack row have been clear. they want to a ban abortion in every state. they want to bully anyone who seeks or provides reproductive health care and they want to criminalize and punish women from making these decisions. at its core, ro recognizes the fundamental right to privacy.

well, the tora robinson is the founder of reassemble life, dot com. she says, even if the lords change, women will still be able to terminate pregnancies. i would say the democrats and the pro abortion industry, which is a multi $1000000000.00 industry by the way. so i can understand why they're nervous right now. i would say to them, if you're so sure, this is what the majority of americans want and what's the big deal, let it go back to the states so that each state can vote whether they want abortion in their state or not. i don't think that that's going to be legal to penalize people discriminate against someone who because of their economic status. i would say that that's going to probably end up going to the states and there will be organizations that will rise up to help women get abortions if they want them. the thing that the misconception about robi way being overturned is that women won't be able to get abortions, is going to be state to state because women will still be have access to abortion. i would say there are pregnancy resource centers across the country in the united

states and by a margin of 3 or 4 to one abortion clinic that are there to give free resources to women who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. whether they, if they choose life with diapers, with baby clothing the formula, they need all to, to give them that free access to health. so i would say to the democrats and the pro aborts. put your money where your mouth is, offer the same resources to women who want to continue to have abortions in those states that don't offer abortion any longer. once rowley way is over turn. now you're going to have the opportunity to prove you care so much about women. ah, honored synonyms evacuated from the besieged, city of multiple, a breach, the safety of a town controlled by ukraine. the group of women, children and the elderly, survived russian attacks for 2 months since i've been as a style spiel plant or the adult i mean is in separation where she met some of the evacuation the land exhausted. they stumbled out of

buses, perhaps unaware that their plight has caught the world's attention. they evacuation closely coordinated at the highest levels in both ukraine and russia and still took several days at i'm a person to whom he r d now was worried that something would go wrong. first, every one had to be vetted by the russian military. and i think i've only got good that comes in looking at that, but it's still printing. you should not listen what they took, photos of us as if we were criminals, front and profile. we were fingerprinted, they went through our phones, checked our documents. i was told, there was no way back to marry, pull any more. i felt threatened ina had gone with her daughter to the as of style steve factory on march. second, you can see her in this video in one of the dark, underground shelters. that's where she spent the last 8 weeks. the

evacuation was broken by the united nations and international red cross. it was a mission fraught with danger. now we are, we travel through no man's land fairly well. ah, we had a couple of scared instances during the evacuation itself. um we discovered or we didn't discovered the are the russian federation. soldiers discovered mine since mon expirence i had to be cleared. so we had a routine for the civilians to come out and there was some more to far while we were working to have like to weigh the civilians. a couple of rounds landed 500 meters white also. i don't know who fog them are, but it stopped almost as soon as it started and that was really despite the risks and they decided to join the convoy with her 6 months old son. her time under ground was riddled with worry about him and about her mother who got injured and is now receiving treatment. hello, it's international law. ah, what noah with dr. lyle is now nothing and will i keep it? it was very hard but we managed,

we had to boil water was candles because there wasn't hot water. my father was running under the sheldon to other buildings in the complex to get water with over the past 2 weeks, the situation inside those shelters deteriorated food was running low. the air was poor and the fighting. ever closer people like valentina were stuck in the shelter . her 2 months were cut off from the world. they were not getting any news and they had no idea what was happening to their hometown. and when they came out, she says they were shocked. while on the bus she so pictures of the building she lived in flattened to the ground. memories of a lifetime gone. mozilla. good you, my son has no home. neither do i have my flat anymore. nothing left. everything i own is on me. now. i won't ever be back. there still civilians remaining at the

steed works. the u. n. is hoping for another evacuation soon. more people who will leave their home towns knowing they leave behind a life that will never be again. heard of that, i mean al jazeera is upward each. i mean all fighting is continuing for the east of zachary z o rushes, assault is slowly grinding forward. auto zeros. charl stratford is in back. moved in eastern. okay. we've been around the city of lissy chance today, a city that is suffering and incredible bombardment of shilling this afternoon. indeed, i drive up to all jets horizon of $180.00 degrees. we could see various points where smoke was rising, an indication of villages and towns right the way across that region, suffering russian shilling. we know that there is close contact fighting in a number of these towns, notably, puzzler. we be speaking to volunteer evacuation drivers in around that area. they have now stopped their evacuation efforts from paula that follows

the what we understand is the killing of one driver and the kidnapping of another. we're also getting reports from the town of the car that's close to done it. sc pro russian separate is controlled. done. it's there are reports of at least 10 people killed and 15 other injured off. a shells landed on a coke plugged close to that city. now these coke brown is considered to be the largest in europe. it employs thousands of people we were in that area yesterday. we were told that the coke plant was not operating to 100 percent capacity. it has stopped because of the war, not because of shelling, but we know that there were hundreds of people working there still today at the source. he's saying that those casualty figures are expected to rise. we're also hearing reports from the military administration of new gangs province,

that there are many towns and villages, right, the way across the region where there is no electricity, no gas and limited running water, which of course, is a huge problem for the thousands of people either trapped inside these towns and villages, or who are still refusing to leave time for a short break here. and just when we come back, leave for resources to end. the violence un secretary general warns that instability masako has become a global threat and to fail state of siege and kind of contract republic of congo, one local leaders said the military approach to peace and that he's not working more knows. ah hello there,

let's look to north america and we got where the warnings out once again for the southern states of the us, thanks to a rash of severe storms that slurring up. once again in that thanks to warmer, hot, humid air that's pulling up from the gulf of mexico colliding with cooler air. that's brought some heavy snow to wyoming and colorado. and when those air masses collide, where we get those rush of storms bringing as well a threat of tornadoes. now it's an improving picture for colorado temperature, picking up in denver there. as it is. for much of the southwest, we're going to see temperatures pick up in new mexico. that's not going to help the wildfire risk here. it's gonna drop, however, in san francisco as that wet and wintry weather pulls into western canada as well as the pacific north west of the us. now in contrast to this for the east coast, it's an improving picture once the storms push out sunshine. coming back in here for cities like new york and washington dc. but it is that southern area of the us that is going to see the severe storms rolling across. intensifying by the time we

get into thursday, we could also see damaging winds hail. and of course the possibility of flash flooding. and as we move to central america, we are going to see the heavy rain move across the bahamas in the days to come to weather. ah witness, this is crazy witness, reader, witness slave, great witness. people, witness, power, witness, lifetime witness and our witness. my witness bees, witness prejudice. witness. peace, witness. love, witness. ball. witness. the world. witness. next door. witness? life witness. but arduous error. ah

ah, welcome back. a good amount about top stories here. this our protests in several years. cities have sprung up for and against abortion rights. that's often leaked documents, suggested the supreme court could vote to reverse the landmark roe vs wade. your president biden, urge congress to pass legislation protecting the right dozens of civilians evacuated from the proceed. city of matter. you hold have reached the safety of a town control by ukraine. group of women, children on the elderly, survive russian attacks the 2 months inside the style steam unmarried poles mass says more than $200.00 civilians remain trapped inside the steel factory. moscow resumed shelling of a thought soon after sunday's evacuation, saying it's talking ukrainian fighters is selling friends, president jim on your mackerel has urged russia's leader to allow more evacuations

from the immediate bold steam plant during a call to a russian president vladimir putin. macro stress, the extreme gravity of the war. the kremlin, says putin remains open to talks with ukraine's leaders. it added that macro expressed his concern about ensuring global food security with but it's by mr. bonds. johnson has told the parliament in key that ukraine will win the war against russia, or as johnson also pledged a further $375000000.00 in military aid, is a 1st we're leader to a video link with politicians there since the war began. your children and your grandchildren will say that ukrainians taught the world that the brute force of an aggressor counts for nothing against the murray force of the people determined to be free. they will say that ukrainians proved by their tenacity and sacrifice, that guns and tanks cannot suppress

a nation fighting for its independence. and that is why i believe, and i know that ukraine will, when you've proved the old saying, it's not it's not the size of the dog in the fight. it's the size of the fight in the dog. and which is an old english saying, i didn't really how well that translates into ukrainian, but you get what i'm trying to say. and as you turned the russian army back from the gates of key, if you not only accomplished one of the greatest feats of arms of the 20th century 21st century, you achieve something deeper. and perhaps equally significant. you exposed the historic folly that putin has made the human 2nd. a general says attacks in africa, sale region have grown from a regional issue to

a global one. antonio garage made the remark during his tour of west africa, where he's visited, senegal nature, and nigeria. nicholas hark reports from deco south of the saras new years to bury region by the maryan border is a remote refugee camp where people live in fear. they're mostly women and children from neighboring molly fling. what they say is an unstoppable spiral of violence in their homeland, across the border. they thought they would be safe. but here to arm groups linked to al qaeda and i so come to kill them. well, going on it, and i needed to know danny allie. no one knew, he said, i remember the day the bandits came and killed one left with another good. afterwards they ordered us to leave the village. everyone, children, old people, and us women. we all came here on foot and they call it. 14000 un peacekeepers have been deployed in molly for almost a decade. but this $1000000000.00 a year un opperation has failed to bring peace attacks. are spreading beyond molly

to neighboring country on a 5 day tour of west africa. the un secretary general antonio terrace, makes him prompt you visit to the camp. where you can count on me to get man from the international community that strong support for the army. so that he has the capacity to protect you most here. don't know who he is. they watch quickly as he plants a mango to in the sand. there hasn't been any rainfall for almost a year with arm groups trying to control water points. climate change to is fueling the conflict. so on the said, the situation in this a hail is complex, characterized by insecurity, but also climate change, which has an impact on displaced and whole populations. it is for these reasons that we ask you, mr. secretary general to continue to make our situation one of your priorities. earlier, he travelled to senegal, meeting with the african union chair monkey saw prices of food and fuel,

or on the rise in africa. the un estimate a quarter of a 1000000 people could plunge into extreme poverty by the end of the year as the result of the ukraine, russia conflict. while he did not travel to molly, the situation in that country is high on the agenda. all these military genta is tolling efforts to return power to civilian rule. human rights group accused maryan soldiers and recently deployed russian fighters linked to the wagner's group of torture and perpetrating massacres on civilians. it has become increasingly difficult for the un to fulfill its mandate of protecting the 1000000 people, many of whom are now fleeing their country. nicholas hawk al jazeera politicians and democratic republic of congo have voted to extend the state of siege and the east of the country provinces. there have been plagued by decades of insecurity and on malicious martial law was imposed last night. i am

a trusted report is not the 1st time in peace in the democratic republic of congo have voted to extend the state of siege in the east of the country. it's happened before, and each time martial law has been extended by 15 days. oh, excuse me, concern later this usual note we've been assured by the president of the parliament that this is the last vote on the state of siege. we now have to find other solutions off the 15 days to try and in the conflict. president village is the katie announced the state of siege in may last year. parliamentarians say the situation in the east is still volatile. armed militias and into camino violence have killed thousands of people. the congolese army, uganda forces, and the un to largest peacekeeping mission when moscow a trying to stabilize the region. but the violence in north caves and it to the provinces seems to be getting was juggler grew less alco knows it's been 12 months . and i think people in a tory have seen positive results. we have the state of siege and we as the

government, we think it's worth more than a 1000000 people have been displaced by the ongoing violence. many say they see no way out grammar school year. we talk things would have improved so we can go back home on fortunately, we're living in these terrible conditions for how long we don't know local leaders and some rights groups want to return to civilian law, saying the military approach isn't working. last month, king as president or who looking at a mediator talks in nairobi between different rival groups operating in easton, the aussie. those talks are expected to resume later in may. the militia say they will stop fighting if certain conditions are in place, including amnesty for the fighters and the release of political prisoners. millions of people affected by decades, a conflict of fear it could be years before peace returns to easton, the aussie had matessa out of their workers from one of peruse, largest copper mines are demanding indigenous protest as

a blocking access to the mind be removed. hundreds of last bombast, minors, monster with a capital lena. they say the government needs to do more to evict protest as we've set up camp inside the mine. forcing its owner m g to hold for operations. one indigenous group says the chinese own company has failed to honor its commitment to not expand operations into its territory. fighting among rival gangs in haiti's capital as entered its 2nd week, the on going balance. and porter prince as forced hundreds of families to flee their homes. at least 20 people were killed last week. at least patrol the streets, but have yet to regain control of at least 4 districts in the capital. now press freedom day has been used to market threats, facing journalists around the world. mexico was one of the countries with the most media debts in 2021. that's according to the committee to protect journalist things have got even worse this year. john home and investigates. what impact the kennings of had on freedom of expression in mexico? ah tiquana. the buddha city that's become an epicenter of mexico's rocketing number

of press attacks. 2 journalists were killed here in just one week. who said with envoy, this is the sound that colleagues him morning mother got you so much the mrs. keep it but a sense florida's mother, another lou this mold the murder, a margaret martinez, his murders still under investigation and constantly in the mind of local reporters . like on a lily, a ramirez, she's just making her 1st cup of coffee when her editor sends her a video of this morning's presidential press conference. and i'm and also too many, the refresh developments in the case is equal as young antello material. diluted maldonado, elder margotto, but after watching, she says the authorities and no closer to solving them and in. and i feel bad because they are my friends. and i feel bad.

sorry. and i think that people that yelp is not, is only like, kill it. the men, yeah, not the ones who plan there and mastermind a year from 95 percent of journalist murders in mexico go unsolved. must been the case for years. but the current administration is also seen in almost 85 percent jumping crimes against the press say free speech advocates with 7 reports is killed so far this year. what do you think gertrude of president lopez over the door is to this? what is his attitude? can and also my law course that we crazy. he thinks anybody he says hey, they're killing us. is part of the opposition will nope. his over to door came to take one or to speak to the press cool. just after their colleagues had been killed and he took the opportunity to criticize journalists,

you often does is just been released as i morsels these famous journalists who are for hire. we should find out how much they in because they get a lot of money than mercenaries. with an apparent lack of official support journalists his band together to protect each other. as we ride with under lillia to her 1st assignment messages, ping in awe from a reports is what's up group. they've set up a conference. this one from a colleague on the same day. pulls us both up. sure. he's assaulted right next to the police in the middle of a protest for just sings constant. in this chart between journalists here are the tension and the threats that something could possibly happen when the listen 2 months ago. and then lillia tells me she had a room close shave after reporting on famous sites. an arm man followed her while on the road and into a shopping center in your career yet he said,

yes ma'am. his bag was open. i looked in and saw a gun in there. the only thing i was thinking in the shop was i might die here. my colleagues had just been killed by nero. she asked the army to rescue her these photos to take him from when they came and got her. it was then she didn't submit scope press protection program. but while some journey sate saved them, others like hannah lillia say they've got no help. at the moment after the ceremony, she's been sent to cover. she takes a chance to ask the police state commissioner about that for hey, i wanna think ellen can i'mma lisman and me. some people say that they just get a message. others just a photo rather than the police patrols at the house. no eagle is, that is not completely true. a field. ah, but in mexico, the threats could come from anywhere. not just nor coast police, even politicians. and at risk. not only journalists,

but the chance to challenge power or provide a voice for those without one. he know john home al jazeera tiquana, women's rights groups and argentina have demonstrated in support of catholic nuns at the center of an abuse scandal. the 18 nuns who live in this convent in salter are taking legal action against 3 church officials, including a bishop sent by the vatican to investigate their complaints. he's accused of allowing the abuse little else has been made public due to a court order, but the case is meant to involve claims of verbal threats and financial abuse. ah, so i took it out of the headlines here on al jazeera protests in several us cities have sprung up for and against abortion rights. that's after a leak documents suggested the supreme court could vote to reverse the landmark roe vs wade law. president biden merge congress to pass legislation protecting the

right dozens of civilians evacuated from the besieged. city of mario pole have reached the safety of a town control by ukraine.