welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: chanting protests in the united states, after a leaked document suggests the supreme court will overturn the law protecting the right to abortion. there's fierce reaction on both sides. the us senate majority leader says he'll hold a symbolic vote to put the right to an abortion into federal law. we will vote to protect a woman's right to choose and every american is going to see which side every senator stands on. the man backed by donald trump to run for the us senate, jd

grants, wins the republican primary in ohio. in ukraine, more than 100 civilians, including children, finally reach safety, after being trapped for weeks beneath a besieged steel plant in mariupol. record—breaking temperatures cause huge problems in india. we look at the implications in our climate critical series. music. and music from the military — one of ukraine's biggest bands, antytila, team up with ed sheeran, releasing a new song, as they serve in the war against russia. president biden has vowed to protect abortion rights in the united states, after a leaked document suggested the supreme court is poised to overturn the ruling, which legalised abortion nationwide. the draft opinion, written byjustice samuel alito, says the 1973 decision — roe versus wade — was wrong from the start.

our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from washington. chanting: abortion is violence! outnumbered, but vocal, outside the supreme court, anti—abortion activists scent victory, after nearly 50 years of fighting the constitutional guarantee of abortion rights that's known as roe v wade. with overturning roe, it's going back to the states, and the states are going to come up with these great programmes, a network of support to give women a choice, because right now a lot of women feel like abortion is their only choice. we want them to have real choice. you can stay in school and have a baby. you can have a job and have a baby. pro—choice campaigners aghast that more than half the states in america could ban or severely restrict abortion in the next few months, according to a leaked document from the supreme court. what did you think when you read the decision last night?

i thought, "this is devastating". the courts are undermining the american people. and we have a long road ahead, but we are not letting this fight slip through our fingers. we are going to keep going. ninejustices sit on the supreme court, five of them, according to the leaked report, will vote to overturn abortion rights, with justice samuel alito writing that the decades—old decision to guarantee abortion was egregiously wrong. the impact will be sudden. there are 13 us states that have so—called trigger laws in place, which would lead to an immediate ban on abortion. another 13 would move quickly to ban or severely limit access, says the guttmacher institute, a pro—choice group. it estimates 36 million women of reproductive age will live in states without abortion access. this is what the republicans have been working towards, this day, for decades. they have been out there plotting, carefully cultivating these supreme courtjustices, so they could have a majority on the bench who would

accomplish something that the majority of americans do not want. chanting: abortion is violence! donald trump deliberately appointed three of the conservative supreme court justices, hoping to overturn the ban on abortion, a move welcomed by republicans around the country. i think i've been clear, i'm pro—life, and i've made that very clear from the moment i announced my candidacy, and i believe that what we found during the campaign, and even through today, is that there is a lot of common ground on this topic. we want fewer abortions in virginia, not more. president biden says he believes a woman's right to choose is fundamental. he wants to pass a law through congress, guaranteeing access to abortion. everyone knew a ruling on abortion rights was coming from the supreme court, but such a dramatic change in the law has still come as a seismic shock. the passions ignited by one of the most divisive issues in america will not be silenced when the court delivers its official ruling.

sarah smith, bbc news, washington. yes, the manoeuvring is under way. yes, the manoeuvring is under way. the senate majority leader in the united states, chuck schumer, says he plans to hold a vote as early as next week on enshrining the right to an abortion into federal law. it is our intention for the senate to hold a vote on legislation to codify the right to an abortion in law. second, a vote on this legislation is no longer an abstract exercise. this is as urgent and as real as it gets. we will vote to protect a woman's right to choose and every american is going to see which side every senator stands on. third, to the american people, i say this — the elections this november will have consequences because the rights of 100 million women are now on the ballot.

not a vote they are likely to win, it would be a 60—110 majority, which would be highly unlikely to happen, but a symbolic one. but a symbolic one. we can now speak to kimberly mutcherson, who is co—dean and professor of law at rutgers law school in camden. dean mutcherson is also reproductive justice scholar. ijust wonder, what is going to be the impact, do you think, of their some on the basis, as we understand it, that it is likely to be overturned? you know, a likely to be overturned? you know. a lot _ likely to be overturned? you know, a lot of _ likely to be overturned? you know, a lot of us _ likely to be overturned? you know, a lot of us were - likely to be overturned? m1. know, a lot of us were bleeding with this, and we expected this to happen. it became very clear once the texas bill passed, and the supreme court refused to hold off on going that into effect, and it was pretty clear that what was going to happen in this case was that they were going to overrule roe versus wade. even so, seeing it in

black—and—white, seeing it on paper in the form of a supreme court opinion really was shocking, and the impact in the united states is going to be, as you said in the introduction, really seismic. but the impact will be variable, won't it? that is the truth of it, state by state, there are those who are far more liberal than others, and they will be opportunities to travel, to have an abortion. i know that is not what you want, but it is not as black and white, perhaps, as you suggest? 0h, actually i don't think that is true. what we have seen for many, many years already is a rollback of roe versus wade starting in 1992, with the case that was decided by the us supreme court, and there was already starting to peel back the layers of what it meant to have a fundamental right to an abortion in the united states. and so many states that don't believe in abortion rates have

been making it harder and harder over the last few decades —— abortion rights, or people to access abortion services. so this is really the last—gasp here of abortion rights, and lots of states have already made it nearly impossible for people to access abortion services, and this will allow them to actually cross that final line to where they can make it illegal and actually criminalise not only people providing abortions, but people providing abortions, but people who are seeking abortions.— people who are seeking abortions. �* , ., abortions. and is that the final line, _ abortions. and is that the final line, do _ abortions. and is that the final line, do you - abortions. and is that the final line, do you think, l abortions. and is that the | final line, do you think, in that case, kimberley? there are issues of assisted reproduction, of all sorts of potential for this to creep, i suppose, might be how many campaigners for roe versus wade would see it. campaigners for roe versus wade would see it— would see it. that's absolutely ri . ht. would see it. that's absolutely right- there — would see it. that's absolutely right. there are _ would see it. that's absolutely right. there are lots _ would see it. that's absolutely right. there are lots of - would see it. that's absolutely right. there are lots of people | right. there are lots of people —— things to look at in this draft opinion to look at, and the might be some things that change between now and june when it is released in its

final form, when it is released in its finalform, but when it is released in its final form, but there when it is released in its finalform, but there is when it is released in its final form, but there is lots of language in there about the importance of states having a right to protect potential life. you may think that is just about a foetus, but if you are someone who is going through ivf, and you have frozen embryos, and the state to decide that potential life includes those frozen embryos, you might see some legislation and litigation around what kind of rules can states make about what you do with your frozen embryos. the language used in the opinion is also very hostile to the idea of any rate thatis hostile to the idea of any rate that is not specifically enumerators in the us constitution, and there are lots of rights people take for granted, whether it is the right to marry, the right to procreate, the right to make decisions about your children and about how to raise them, those are not rights specifically enumerators in the constitution so all of those are at risk now.— constitution so all of those are at risk now. that might feel a long _ are at risk now. that might feel a long way _ are at risk now. that might feel a long way down - are at risk now. that might feel a long way down the i are at risk now. that might i feel a long way down the path are many but a very interesting perspective. thank you very much indeed.— perspective. thank you very much indeed._ i. perspective. thank you very - much indeed._ i want

much indeed. thank you. i want to brina much indeed. thank you. i want to bring us— much indeed. thank you. i want to bring us back _ much indeed. thank you. i want to bring us back to _ much indeed. thank you. i want to bring us back to ukraine - to bring us back to ukraine now. in ukraine, more than 100 people, who were trapped beneath the rubble of a steelworks in mariupol, and we have been chronicling that of course for many weeks, ,. have finally been brought to safety. the evacuees have spent weeks without seeing daylight, living in tunnels beneath the facility. but the ceasefire that allowed them to escape was brief. fierce fighting has now begun in mariupolagain, and the red cross says there are still an unknown number of people trapped in the city. our correspondent, laura bicker, watched as the first evacuees finally made it to safety in zaporizhzhia. theirjourney from hell is over. two months of horror ends in exhaustion and relief. katarina spent weeks hidden in the depths of the azovstal steel plant as russian bombs pounded the site. she tried to tell her children that everything would be ok, even when she didn't believe it herself. translation: how we were living, to be honest, - it was horrible.

he from morning until night we were bombarded. artillery, rockets, air strikes, our children couldn't sleep. they were crying, they were scared, and us as well. there were several times when we were losing hope we would ever get out. we are extremely glad to be in ukraine. for more than 60 days, these women and children were stuck in the darkness, living on rations handed down by ukrainian soldiers. it's been a difficult and complex operation to free them. translation: we lived in hope that every day would be - the last day in this hell, that we would go home to a peaceful mariupol, but now it is non—existent. this evacuation represents rare progress to ease the humanitarian cost of this war but hundreds more did not manage to make it on this bus. they are thought to still be trapped within the steel plant, including around a dozen children, and talks are still under way to free them. this footage from social media

is said to show the azovstal steelworks this morning, under heavy attack from russian forces. this once thriving industrial heartland is now a charred shell. later in the video, russian tanks are seen patrolling what remains of the streets and park areas surrounding the huge factory. there are thought to be nearly 100,000 people still living in mariupol. translation: idon't. know where to go at all. i am not alone. imagine, everything is destroyed and broken. where should the people go now? here, they are sitting with small kids, little ones. i've got have nowhere to go. i've got nowhere to go. for those who have made it out, finally they have fresh food and a little hope. lives have been saved today but many more hang in the balance. laura bicker, bbc

news, zaporizhzhia. stayed with us here on bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: ukrainian group antytila team up with ed sheeran, releasing a new song as they serve in the war against russia. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory

as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us senate majority leader says he'll hold a symbolic vote to put the right to an abortion into federal law. every week at this time, we take a look at the climate crisis, bringing you stories with big implications for our planet. this week on climate critical: scorching temperatures in india. parts of the country have recorded record—breaking average temperatures in march and april. what's more the heat is expected to stretch well into may.

i'm joined now by dr chandni singh in bangalore, lead author on the ipcc report, working on the asia chapter. doctor, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. starting with the state of play at the moment. these are extreme conditions. how are people coping? conditions. how are people co..in?- , conditions. how are people coinu? �* , , conditions. how are people coinu? ~ , , ., coping? absolutely. this heat wave is really _ coping? absolutely. this heatj wave is really unprecedented. we have seen it come much earlier in the year. we really had no spring at all in north and central india. india is a country that is no stranger to heat. we do know and have various open strategies to deal with things like keeping in the shade, wearing good clothes, drinking a lot of fluids but given that this heatwave has started sooner and has been so intense for such a long period of time, these coping strategies can only get us so

far. it is really pushing the limits of coping with the heat. i know we always have to be careful around what is an extreme weather conditions and what is climate change induced, if you like, but is there a general awareness that these sorts of extremes are coming through a climate change in the world of people, and what sort of measures beyond the ones you have mentioned, i know you focus a lot on adapting to the conditions. what sort of other measures can they take? yes, so, of measures can they take? yes, so. of course _ measures can they take? yes, so, of course there _ measures can they take? yes, so, of course there has - measures can they take? yes, so, of course there has been l measures can they take? yes, so, of course there has been a lot of conversations about whether we can actually link this to climate change or not but we know that with a lot of certainty that these heat waves are lined with what we expect. given the average temperatures are going up because of human induced climate change we are seeing some changes and that is very clear. whether this

particular one is attributed to climate change, we need more time and climate scientists across the world are doing that right now to tell us with certainty this is climate change induced. sorry, go on. the second point, there are a range of strategies. the indian government both at the national and subnational levels have heat action plans when we talk about and implement early warning systems, putting forecasts out, really targeted messaging to the wider communities and changes where people are expected to work. there are these kinds of changes but i have repeatedly been saying that we are hitting the limits but we really need to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions to deal with this at the source rather than just think about adapting. to the source rather than “ust think about adapting. to help about explaining, _ think about adapting. to help about explaining, you - think about adapting. to help about explaining, you talk- about explaining, you talk about explaining, you talk about mitigating and the process of mitigation is essentially about looking at

ways of avoiding or bringing down emissions. how on earth does india do that? this is a country hugely dependent on coal and fossilfuels. country hugely dependent on coal and fossil fuels. nothing happens quickly, does it? what sort of measures can be adopted?— sort of measures can be adopted? sort of measures can be adoted? , , ., , ., adopted? yes, the story about mitigation _ adopted? yes, the story about mitigation is _ adopted? yes, the story about mitigation is of _ adopted? yes, the story about mitigation is of course - adopted? yes, the story about mitigation is of course it - adopted? yes, the story about mitigation is of course it is - mitigation is of course it is notjust mitigation is of course it is not just one mitigation is of course it is notjust one particular not just one particular country. notjust one particular country. india has, as you likely say, this deep dependence on fossil fuels and there is a strategy to move towards renewable energy but it is a global problem. we need to have their large emitters, historically large emitters, to step up their emissions and reduce this kind of vulnerability that countries like india and also pakistan are seeing. like india and also pakistan are seeing-— like india and also pakistan are seeina. ~ ., ., , are seeing. what sort of levels of solar and — are seeing. what sort of levels of solar and wind _ are seeing. what sort of levels of solar and wind power - of solar and wind power generation are you beginning to see now? i generation are you beginning to see now? ., �* ., see now? i don't have the numbers _ see now? i don't have the numbers of _ see now? i don't have the numbers of the _ see now? i don't have the numbers of the top - see now? i don't have the numbers of the top of- see now? i don't have the numbers of the top of my | see now? i don't have the - numbers of the top of my head but the state i currently in,

has solar energy and selling it to other states. there are a range of states across india who are taking a really, they are really front runners on solar and wind energy but as you say, the transition will take time. we are still a country that depends on fossil fuels. in country that depends on fossil fuels. , ., , , fuels. in the short term, best of luck with _ fuels. in the short term, best of luck with the _ fuels. in the short term, best of luck with the heatwave - of luck with the heatwave because it really must be suffocating. doctor, thank you very much indeed._ well, that news about the leaked supreme court document on abortion rights comes as voters in ohio have been choosing us senate nominees in a hotlycontested race — one that many political observers say offers an early test of donald trump's influence over the party as he considers running for the presidency again in 202a. our north america correspondent, anthony zurker, is in cincinnati, ohio, for us.

we know the runners and riders and donald trump has a great big paw print on that? he does indeed, jd _ big paw print on that? he does indeed, jd vance, _ big paw print on that? he does indeed, jd vance, i'm - big paw print on that? he does indeed, jd vance, i'm outside l indeed, jd vance, i'm outside his victory celebration and he was endorsed by donald trump several weeks ago and his standing in the polls increased any out a victory and jd vance just gave his victory speech moments ago and he thanked donald trump and said that people have stated that donald trump's make america great movement was dead but he has said that his victory is not dead yet. this is a celebration forjd vance and also it is believed donald trump will be celebrating as well. interesting, how important is it that the jd vance bandwagon roll through and winces for donald trump, in fact in terms

of him looking at his prospects and the general level of support?— and the general level of su ort? .,, ., ., and the general level of su--ort? ., ., ., support? there was a lot of pressure — support? there was a lot of pressure and _ support? there was a lot of pressure and criticism - support? there was a lot of pressure and criticism on i pressure and criticism on donald trump for indoor thing jd vance. jd vance criticised donald trump back in 2016, so there were many candidates in this republican senate primary race who wanted the support of donald trump and was shocked and angered that he picked jd vance. for donald trump to reach down to pick a nominee in a tightly contested area, and an area wherejd vance was trailing for a long time and elevate him to the victory, thatis elevate him to the victory, that is very important for donald trump. if you look at the rest of may there are primaries in pennsylvania and georgia where donald trump is also weighed in on candidates who are not clear favourites. this is an early indication that the endorsement of donald trump still has power and there will be tested later this month but i'm sure that donald trump will say it is good to start off with a win early. anthony, thank you _ off with a win early. anthony, thank you very _ off with a win early. anthony, thank you very much - off with a win early. anthony,

thank you very much indeed. | thank you very much indeed. that is the latest on the runners and riders for the ohio senate vote there. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: president erdogan of turkey says he's organising the voluntary return to syria of a million refugees. he said 500,000 had already returned to turkish—controlled areas. resentment has been growing in turkey towards the more than 3.5 million syrian refugees in the country. some critics have questioned how truly voluntary the returns are likely to be and whether the refugees will be protected in the designated safe zones that line syria's border with turkey. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, who is visiting nigeria, has met former members of the jihadist group boko haram. the meeting took place at a de—radicalisation camp. he also met families displaced by the insurgency. two people have died after a 6—storey building collapsed in south—east china on friday, according to state media.

nine people have been rescued from the rubble, while dozens remain missing. the police have made several arrests, including the building owner, on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations. ukrainian group antytila have teamed up with ed sheeran, releasing a new song partly filmed and recorded while serving in the war against russia. antytila are one of the biggest musical acts in ukraine but stopped working to join the military. proceeds from the song, which has so far been viewed over 1.5 million times on youtube, will go to help the people of ukraine. mark lobel reports. # cos we're living life at a different pace # stuck in a constant race # keep the pressure on, you're bound to break # something's got to change # we should just be cancelling all our plans # and not give a damn # if we're missing out # on what the people think is right...# the heartbreaking collaboration as the war grinds on. a message of hope amid the despair. # and then we'll go all night # two—stepping with the woman

i love...# ed sheeran adding his voice to ukraine's resistance with ukrainian band antytila picking up the tune. singing in ukrainian shot on location in besieged kharkiv by the musicians, turned frontline medics, to raise money for people of ukraine. writing while fighting. the band says they found a way to record the agony of families separated by war despite their recording studio being under occupation at the time. singing in ukrainian their message for the world after this appeal in march. the ukrainian superstars'

tiktok video grabbing ed sheeran's attention ahead of a benefit concert for ukraine in which he performed, but they weren't allowed to, with organisers worried about associating with the military. nevertheless, their message got through. leading to this remix of a song the multi—award winner originally shot in kyiv before the invasion, in the hope his 2step with antytila can get the world in step with the determination of the ukrainian people through the power of music. mark lobel, bbc news. if you want more developments on ukraine you know where to go. it is focusing at the moment on the us supreme court. opinion has not yet made a

formal decision on the abortion ruling. plenty there for you to look at ways they could overturn abortion rights, he would be most affected and roe versus wade. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbcdavideades hello, there. we've seen plenty of cloud over the past few days. wednesday brings the promise of brighter skies. but with more in the way of sunshine, we could trigger some heavy downpours with the odd rumble of thunder and some lightning mixed in as well. here's the set—up as we move into wednesday, then. we've got these weather fronts bringing and patchy outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, so it does mean that we start the day on a generally cloudy note. there could be a bit of mist and murk and some patchy outbreaks of rain. that is all shifting its way eastwards, so it will brighten up from the west as we go through the day. sunny spells coming through with more in the way of sunshine, could trigger those heavy thundery downpours. parts of eastern scotland, north—east england, and the midlands through to southern and central england seeing those heavy, thundery downpours. of course, not everyone catching one, but if you do see one, it could be heavy.

and with more in the way of sunshine, it's going to be warmer highs, around 17 celsius in the south and east. as we move overnight, we'll see those showers fading away. we'll see plenty of clear spells, but turning cloudier across the north and west with some patchy outbreaks of rain. the temperatures not falling too far at all, staying in the single figures. as we move into thursday, here's how the pressure chart looks. high pressure tending to dominate across england and wales. here, we see a good deal of dry and fine weather. we have those weather fronts just topping across the top in the north—west, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain. we do drag in this milder air from the south—west, so thursday is looking like a warmer day. a good deal of sunshine across england and wales. cloudier skies, though, across the north and west with some patchy outbreaks of rain. so, for the north, we are looking at highs of around 13—16 celsius, 16—21, perhaps 22 celsius in the south. friday, we'll see this band of rain pushing its way south. there could be some heavy bursts in there for parts of northern england and the midlands. drier and brighter behind it, and temperatures dropping off

a touch here, but still warm in the south and east. highs of 20 degrees celsius. into the weekend, then, and high pressure dominates the weather, so it's looking like a settled picture. we'll see a good deal of dry, fine weather with light winds. so, if we take a quick look at those outlooks, we can see plenty of dry weather through the weekend. there'll be some patchy cloud and sunny spells and temperatures reaching a high of around 21 celsius. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the senate majority leader in the us, chuck schumer, says he plans to hold a vote as early as next week on enshrining the right to an abortion into federal law. it follows the leaking of a draft supreme court ruling, showing it plans to scrap the legal right to terminate a pregnancy. the ukrainian city of lviv has been hit by a number of missiles — the first strikes in the west of the country in more than a week. donald trump's hold over the republican party has passed its first big test in the state of ohio where the candidate he backed won the primary in ohio.