the repercussions, a leaked draft opinion on the f and every state at the local level. we've got two reports straight ahead. inflation fighter. the fed raises interest rates as expected and the stock market soars rather surprisingly. cnbc is here to break it down for us. a frightening attack of comedian dave chappelle during a live stand-up show. a band of strong storms swept through parts of texas and oklahoma overnight. our michelle grossman is tracking it all. >> the seattle sounders become

the first mls squad to win the champion's league. , prompting t erection of eight-foot fences. 40 police officers surrounded the anti-abortion group with bicycles to separate the two gatherings we are joined from washington with more on the impact the decision could have. >> reporter: protests continue to grow across the nation, as millions could face the reality

of losing access to abortion now, if roe versus wade is overturned, it would be the dec decision of states to outlaw the practice and many are warning if roe versus wade is overturned more long-standing rights could be under threat president biden saying it could lead to an unraveling of a range of rights from contraception to gay marriage >> this is about a lot more than abortion what are the next things that are going to be attacked because this maga crowd is the most extreme political organization in recent american history. >> reporter: now this as democrats are running out of objections to uphold abortion rights, pushing to amplify the issue heading into midterms as a way to target republicans. chuck schumer is preparing to hold a vote to codify roe versus

wade as law of the land. but democrats admit the chances of it passing are almost zero, without the necessary votes in favor. senator schumer stressed the urgency of the situation >> there's only one way, only one way, to describe the supreme court's reported decision to overturn roe v. wade, this is as real as it gets america. >> reporter: lisa murkowski had this to say when asked about the bill >> i did not support it last ti time because i felt it was overexpansive. if there is something new on the table today obviously, we take a look at that >> reporter: the final decision from the supreme court is likely to come in late june or early july, leaving many anxiously

preparing for what lies ahead sgrch >> could be a very tumultuous time before that here's nbc's blayne alexander. >> reporter: in north dakota, women have one place to go for abortion services. red river women's clinic in fargo. >> it is a very rural state, so we serve a lot of black, indigenous and people of color in our center, and those are the people that would disproportionately be harmed by this ban >> reporter: that ban not final, but after the bombshell leak of the supreme court opinion, providers like tammy are preparing. she's posting announcements on the website letting patients know that their appointments are still good north dakota is one of 13 states with a trigger law across the country,'s what abortion rights advocates fear

the most and what anti-abortion groups are hoping for >> for almost 50 years, we've been working for this point. >> reporter: the president of the susan b. anthony list says in recent months she's talked to governors in about 20 states her message, make sure your state is ready to go >> those conversations now are far less conditional seeming because it looks like we may have an opportunity to build consensus and pass laws to save lives across the country >> reporter: in louisiana, abortion is currently legal up to 20 weeks, but if roe were to end, their clinics would immediately shut down. what would you say to women who are still desperate for that procedure and would seek it out. >> i would say there are resources available to you the pro-life movement is very supportive of women. >> reporter: the louisiana state legislature announced a bill that would make it more

difficult to enact the trig ger law. is this an insurmountable hill >> maybe so. but at the end of the day, you know, you've got to fight for what you feel is right i just don't feel that a majority-male legislature should be telling women what to do with their bodies >> reporter: and some states are working on the other side as well, to strengthen laws that would protect abortion rights should roe be overturned >> our thanks to blayne alexander for that report. today marks day 71 in russia's war on ukraine. 300 more civilians were evacuated from eastern towns wednesday. for more on the battles raging in the east, here's nbc's kelly cobiella >> reporter: ukrainian officials say russia is losing ground, despite almost constant shelling on the northeastern city of kharkiv. ukrainian troops say they've now regained control of at least 11 villages in the krooenl.

soldiers finding homes in ruins, bodies of villagers and russian soldiers left behind we lived in the basement for two months this woman says the russians pointed guns at us and stole everything a new investigation from the apartap suggests the mid-march bombing of the theater there killed close to 600 people, not the 300 initially believe, though an exact number cannot be determined and newly-released satellite images show smoke rising from the steel plant where hundreds are fighting you guys don't understand how scary it is, this woman says marina's husband is fighting in that plant when we first met her at a shelter, she told us i just pray he's alive and he'll make it out. she hasn't heard from him in five days. how many people, how many civilians are still there? the russians are still storming

the plant even though they said they wouldn't, the mayor said, telling me more than 200 civilians are still inside, including at least 20 children firepower from the u.s. is reaching the battlefield a senior u.s. defense official says 90% of the howitzers promised to ukraine are now in the country. that senior u.s. defense official says most of the russian forces in and around mariupol have moved north, likely to join the fight in donbas, and that only about 2,000 remain in the city >> kelly, thank you. well, a tense situation for dave chapelle, he avoided injury when a man stormed the stage during a performance as our miguel almaguer reports, many are asking how someone could get that close a performer with a weapon. >> reporter: it unfolded in seconds when a man juped onto the stage and tackled dave chapelle in video obtained by tm seeft, chapelle pops back up, the

attacker chased across the stage. the chaotic scene plague out before a stunned crowd this man, identified as 23-year-old isaiah lee, booked he had this gun that has a blade that ejects from the barrel. in recent months, chapelle has come under fire from the trans community which he joked about after the act. police have not yet released a motive with chapelle's spokes american >> the first thought was how was there not security that was there before he even made it, you know, to have that physical contact. >> reporter: after the attack,

chapelle was joined by comedians jamie foxx and chris rock who was infamously slapped on stage by will smith and broke the tension. a moment of levity after an attack that was no laughing matter miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. it was an emotional day of testimony for actress amber heard of the she took the stand for the first time on wednesday, just three weeks into the $50 million defamation trial brought by her ex-husband johnny depp. during her hou recounted alleged physical and sexual abus tdeniee allegation >> he's grabbing my breasts, upping my thighs he rips my underwear off and then he proceeds to do a cavity search.

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a tornado watch until 4:00 central daylight time. 20 million at risk winds gusting over 60 kmooips. stretching frod that warm weathg to aid some of the storms later on this afternoon. 79 in little rock and 89 in shreveport we'll talk more about the weekend forecast including mother's day history made in seattle with an exclamation point >> diaz! >> found the back of the net

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right now at 4:30, is same-sex marriage at ris snk the growing concern from the lgbtq community after the supreme court leak that could mean an end to roe v. wade. a wild scene on the bay bridge. we'll tell you the story behind it and what the chp says really happened. also, a billion dollar donation allowing stanford to open its first new school in 70 years. how this will help fight our climate in crisis.