good morning. thanks for starting your weekend off with us. this morning, the future of the abortion pill in the country could be in doubt. >> that's right. two rulings overnight by two separate federal judges are leading to a show down at the

supreme court. it is april 8th. this is "today." abortion access in limbo. overnight, a federal judge in texas suspend the drug to terminate pregnancies with the pill. at the same time, the federal judge in washington state does the opposite. president biden warning if the texas ruling stands, abortion rights in every state would be under threat. what happens now? we're live with the latest. classified document leak. the pentagon looking into the top secrets of the ukraine war effort has been disclosed on social media. speculation the documents might be fakes. this morning, the hunt for who's responsible. show of solidarity. >> democracy says you don't silence the people. you do not stifle the people. you don't turn off their microphones when they are speaking about the importance of life and liberty. >> vice president kamala harris meets with the tennessee

lawmakers expelled for leading a rail rally for stiffer gun laws on the chamber floor. what's next? all that, plus frightening fall. several huge trees topple over at the masters during friday's play. crashing dangerously close to spectators. thankfully everyone was okay and play is set to resume. today, saturday, april 8th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. seeing the trees fall at the masters is surreal and thank goodness everyone's okay. >> the best thing for the spectators who had to scramble out of the way is they heard the trees creaking. the grounds at augusta national were saturated by the storms

that moved through. there is a lot more stormy weather in the forecast today. it could complicate things as they try to resume the second round at the masters. we will have more on that and what it means for the folks who are hitting the roads ahead of this easter holiday coming up. we begin with the breaking news overnight. two conflicting rulings about the future of the abortion pill. a federal judge in texas suspending the fda long-time approval of the drug mifepristone, but giving the government a week to appeal. at the same time, the federal judge in washington state issued a conflicting ruling protecting access to the drug in 17 states and washington, d.c. nbc's legal correspondent laura jarrett is here to break it down. laura, this is complicated. what do people need to know? >> reporter: kristen, good morning. sweeping decision from the judge in texas, if upheld, could make it harder to access the pill for

medical abortions. it has been on the books for 20 years. the practical short-term impact of the decision remains to be seen. as of now, the pill continues to be available. the judge has given the biden administration seven days to get an appeals court to weigh in. president biden weighed in saying quote, if this ruling were to stand, then there would be no prescription approved by the fda to be safe from the political and ideological attacks. also overnight, kristen, the justice department filed a notice of appeal hoping the fifth circuit would put the texas order on hold while the case plays out. unclear how the high court will unrule. on top of this, the competing ruling from washington state is a different lawsuit. it is about the same drug. there, the judge says the fda cannot make any changes to the availability of the pill. only in 17 blue states plus the district of columbia that filed

suit. it potentially sets up conflicting orders on how to treat this drug at least in those 18 states. >> just extraordinary how quickly the news was coming in overnight. laura, given what you said, the two conflicting rulings -- will this go to the supreme court? is that where it ends? >> reporter: it seems likely these cases will land on the high court's door step. it is a matter of how fast and that depends on when the lower courts rule. kristen. >> laura jarrett, we appreciate your perspective. you had a long week. thank you for being here. vice president kamala harris made a trip to nashville on friday to meet with tennessee democrats the day after the statehouse expelled two black democratic lawmakers for protesting gun violence on the floor of the statehouse. we will speak with one expelled

law maker in a moment. first, we have priscilla thompson with more from nashville. >> reporter: peter, good morning. that meeting came hours after the debate on the house floor and demonstrations that flooded the halls of the capitol. the lawmakers are now continuing to fight on gun reform and the white house is with them. a show of solidarity. vice president kamala harris meeting with the tennessee three. lawmakers who took to the statehouse floor to demand action on guns. two of them were ousted as a result. president biden also spoke with the trio. thanking them for their leadership and inviing them to the white house. the meetings come amid growing fallout after the gop controlled statehouse expelled two black lawmakers for their actions. while representative gloria johnson was allowed to stay. >> i don't know what else they want. >> reporter: the trio was accused of breaking house rules and disorderly behavior.

>> no action. >> reporter: after protesting for stricter gun laws in the well of the chamber. days after the nashville school shooting which left six peopleo dead. republican lowell russell voted to epel jones and pearson, but not johnson. >> she didn't shout or bring the megaphone in or use the megaphone or engage the people in the gallery. >> reporter: but jones says this type of action has never been taken against white colleagues who he says have committed far more severe infractions. >> one was an admitted child molester. >> reporter: the concern echoed by pearson. >> end all and be all of the house. that needs to be applied to everyone. >> reporter: jones calling the expulsions a political lynching.

>> a state in which the kkk was founded is now attempting another power grab by silencing the two youngestrepublicans. >> they did not look at the members. >> reporter: still, their actions are drawing widespread condemnation from democrats across the country. including president biden calling them shocking and without precedent. the futures of the lawmakers could be in the hands of voters determined by the special election should they decide to run again. as we await that special election, counties will appoint interim representatives in the meantime. metro council has is scheduled a meeting monday where the vote is expected to reinstate justin jones immediately. kristen and peter.

>> priscilla thompson, thank you. the question is what happens next? we want to bring in one of the men at the center of this. the recently expelled state representative justin jones. mr. jones, thank you for being with us. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> you said this week as we heard you that this is a grave day for democracy and it sends a dangerous precedent. expulsion of you and one of your colleagues there. why do you think this happened and how do you think it should be resolved? >> again, i come to you as a representative in exile because a majority white caucus decided to expel the two youngest black lawmakers. it sends a message if it happens here, it can happen anywhere. this is because we have a party and speaker of the house who is drunk with power and who is fearful of opposition voices and

dissent. his role is to silence the voices. >> mr. jones, how does this get resolved? >> you know, looking forward, there are legal challenges and the local council can appoint a temporary interim representative. there is also a special election which, you know, i will plan to run in. what will resolve this is us challenging the attack on democrat as -- democracy. it is not just us, but those protesting against the mass shootings that happened a week ago in nashville. we stand up for democracy and remove the undemocratic forces from the state government. >> let me ask you, the republican house speaker says this has nothing to do with race. he says it is because you violated the house rules and staged a protest on the house floor at the time when the emotions were already running high in the wake of that mass

shooting. what do you make of and what do you say to the speaker's argument? >> i think you can see for yourself the two youngest black lawmakers kicked out and colleague who was with us was not. what is happening in tennessee with the speaker of the house and members of his party engaged in criminal activity and unethical activity and never he can expelled. we were expelled for standing with these people and the speaker of the house assaults democracy. >> mr. jones, we saw the awful killing of six individuals and gun violence at the school there in nashville. among them three children. you are advocating for tougher gun laws. the republican controlled statehouse and republican leadership is trying to do the opposite. they want to loosen gun laws and

make an effort to carry a gun without a permit when you are as young as 18. how does this change? >> it changes as these thousands who are here for the past two weeks continue to show up and let them know these are not -- these are measures not supported by the extremists, but the majority of tennesseeans. universal background checks and ban on assault weapons. these are things we have to force them to do. by us continuing to show up and people gathered here on monday. these protests are not stopping because these young people and this is an issue of life and death. they want to feel safe in the school. it will be resolved when the speaker stops being beholdened to the nra. >> representative justin jones. we will continue to watch.

we appreciate your perspective. >> we appreciate it. >> thank you. we turn to another key issue we are watching in washington. the justice department and pentagon investigating the leak of classified documents of the ukraine effort and posted on social media. we have allie raffa with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. there are questions about the leak. were any of the documents doctored or was this a compromise of pentagon secrets? a pentagon says they are aware of the posts and the department is reviewing the matter. the documents leak first reported by the new york times includes maps and equipment list with details of the ukraine military strength and casualty counts and weapons capabilities. the documents reveal u.s. national security secrets about the middle east and china. different versions of the

documents have surfaced since appearing online in march. some citing a number of russian military casualies in the war in ukraine which is lower than the pentagon estimates. fuelling the documents may have been altered, perhaps by someone with an agenda. one ukrainian official calls it a bluff by russia. as the justice department seeks answers, questions about what potential impact the leak could have on ukraine's expected counter offensive this spring grow, kristen. >> the investigation intensifies. allie raffa, thank you. to the middle east where a new burst of violence in the west bank on friday is widening the conflict fears. this comes during the month of ramadan and jewish passover holiday and easter. we have raf sanchez in the west bank this morning. raf, good morning.

>> reporter: peter, good morning. this is a bloody start to the easter weekend. here in the occupied west bank, a manhunt looking for a palestinian gunman who killed two israeli sisters yesterday. their mother is in the hospital fighting for her life. last night, another attack, this time in tel aviv. israeli police say a palestinian driver rammed his car into tourists walking on the promenade on the beach. one person killed and five injured. the government is confirming the man who lost his life was an italian tourist on vacation in israel. this coming after israeli jets targeted gaza and southern lebanon going after the hamas militant group. this casts a shadow over a sacred week for believers here

marking ramadan and easter. peter. >> raf, thank you. we want to tell you about a scary scene at the masters turn an -- tournament in augusta, georgia. three pine trees came crashing down near the tee box on the 17th hole sending patrons running. play was suspended for the final time as lightning and stormy weather rolled through. the second round will resume today. peter, the fans said they were laughing and having fun and then all of a sudden, they heard the trees start to crack. >> it was a scene. you heard the cracking as the trees began to fall. before they came done, they were running. i was with my family coming home from the spring break. we were flying through the area. there was a ton of rough air and reminding travelers to buckle up this weekend. we will get a check on the

forecast with angie lassman who is keeping an eye on that. angie, the southeast is hit with rain? to give you a perspective of the rain in augusta. winds were 26 miles an hour before the tree fell. doesn't take much to knock over the tree. you see some of the flood alerts still in effect for louisiana and into mississippi and the heavy rounds of rain continue to shift off to the east. they will be focussed from places like new orleans and up to raleigh and carolinas which will see the heaviest rain working through over the next day or so. here is what it looks like when we time it out. you see it draped across the southeast. if you live in mississippi, alabama, you will get a break from the rain. atlanta and augusta and charleston will see the heavy rain. maybe 1 inch or 2 inches widespread. it starts to work offshore as far as the system which we have

been dealing for days and days. we will get a break. we see lingering showers through florida tomorrow. localized amounts up to >> good morning. it is 5:47 on this saturday, april 8th. starting with some cloudy skies down here in san jose. storm ranger is picking up on just some drizzle along the coastline and parts of the interior. but not much to put a damp in our morning commute. currently outside in the upper 40s and 50s in a lot of places. 48 in napa. 51 in fremont. we have 50 in scotts valley. good morning, gilroy, at and that's the look at your forecast. guys, back to you. >> angie, thank you. still to come, we have the latest on the investigation into the stabbing death of one of the most important tech executives in the world.

dana griffin has the latest. dana. >> surveillance video surfaced showing moments after the brutal stabbing that killed bob lee. coming up, what investigators are looking for as they work to make an arrest. also today, we remember the beloved former anchor of this broadcast. david bloom 20 years after his sudden death in iraq. my conversation with his three beautiful daughters sharing memories of their dad. memories of their dad. that's after this. we are grocery outlet

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back on saturday morning with the weekly download. the biggest stories of the week. >> we welcome joe fryer. good to see you. >> peter and kristen, good morning. a lot of headlines this week. none bigger than the

unprecedented arrest of the former president. for the first time in u.s. history, a former president is now a criminal defendant. former president trump was arraigned in new york on 34 counts of falsifying business records and accused of making hush money payments to suppress hidden affairs. >> these are crimes no matter who you are. >> mr. trump denied the accusations and lashed out at the district attorney. >> the criminal is the district attorney. >> a russian blogger killed in the bombing at the cafe in st. petersburg. >> so far, only one death. pro russian blogger among the prominent champions of the russian invasion of ukraine and russia's agency says he was handed a figure reason with the

bomb inside. >> schools walked out of schools and demanding officials do more to protect them after the shooting in nashville. >> adults in our country failed us by letting this happen and let it happen so many times over and over. >> nasa revealed the astronauts who will blast off to the moon next year. they joined us on "today." >> at the core, humans are explorers. we want to motivate the youth of the world to do something great. you can do it by words and some people will do it by action. we want to inspire. >> the champions of college basketball have been crowned. women at louisiana state university. lsu handily defeated the hawkeyes and the huskies defeated san diego state on the men's side. >> caught on camera. this arkansas woman caught

footage of the tornado through little rock. she got sucked into the funnel, but her husband pulled her to safety. in illinois, ring video shows the truck plowing into the home. no residents were home at the time. >> you all right? >> and this video went viral this week. a good samaritan was skiing when he saw a snowboarder trapped in the snow under a tree well. >> you good? >> okay. >> i'll get you out of here. >> he was able to rescue the man. >> finally, easter arrived early in the uk. these animals at the london zoo got some eggs-cellent treats. this is a creative way for the animals to practice their foraging and hunting skills. >> i bat them around the backyard. >> i think the monkey was enjoying that. drawn to the yellow egg. >> the meer kat says hide them

or something. >> gets you excited for easter. still to come, the unusual reason major league baseball players are hitting more home runs. and new information about "indiana jones" coming out of retirement. >> but first these messages.

good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, april 8th. i'm kira klapper. she is officially out of a job. the san jose police officers association fired its executive director,segovia.

she was charged with drug trafficking last month. that's when the motion launched the first phase of its internal investigation. segovia is accused of getting 60 shipments of fentanyl to her home, then distributing the drugs across the country. segovia has worked for the police association for 20 years. >> the hardest working men and women in law enforcement. who go out every single day, lay it on the line with a commitment and dedication to our communities. then, my disbelief and shock has turned to anger. >> in the next phase of the internal investigation, the police officers association says it is going to look into allegations that segovia used police union resources to do that illegal business. she'll be back in court in two weeks. we're going to turn now to the weather. cinthia pimentel has a look at the microclimate forecast. not bad out there right now. >> i don't think so either. it was a little warm, a touch muggy as you step out the door.

that's because we have cloud cover that is greeting us this morning. from yesterday's rain, pushing out of the bay area. currently outside in san jose, 52 degrees. today is april 8th. 4-08 is san jose day. we'll look at the fun events coming up this afternoon, where they host the event in mexican heritage plaza. a lot going on this weekend. as far as storm ranger is concerned, there's a lot going on, too, but don't be fooled. this is just light drizzle. maybe some rain that's evaporating before it hits the ground out there. not too much in the way of any early morning commute. currently outside in napa, 48 degrees for you. 51 in palo alto. a mild start to the day. just a touch cooler along the coastline. anywhere from about 2 to 7 degrees cooler than what we were waking up to on friday. we are going to see cloud cover. notice the timestamp up there, saturday at 2:00. nothing much in the way of rain. mostly going to stay off to the

coastline as we go throughout the day. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll go through the rest of this weekend's forecast and the brief warmup that's coming ahead. >> all i heard was brief warmup. i love it. thanks. a fire by the freeway in san jose leads to an unusual discovery. coming up on "today in the bay," we'll show you this and tell you what crews found underground. we'll have that plus your other top stories and the full forecast on this easter weekend, coming up at 7:00. hope you join it. right now, back to t "today" hesh

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> i'm david bloom. >> i'm soledad o'brian. >> we are back. that is the weekend today open

from two decades ago. david bloom and soledad o'brien. it is hard to believe, he passed a two decades ago. a powerful and poignant conversation with his daughters. we had a chance to speak to them. that is ahead in a couple of minutes. i hope it was cathartic for them. one of the twins sharing memories in the kitchen on the weekends flipping pancakes and singing somewhere over the rainbow. he was a heck of a dad, not just a great reporter. >> he inspired a great generation of journalists. including us. we look forward to that piece. >> we have that ahead. we start with the headlines this half hour. clarence thomas is defending himself after the report of luxury vacations over the years with a republican billionaire

donor. thomas released a statement an saying he did not violate any disclosure laws bicepinging and not reporting the vacations he took over the last 20 years. he also said he had been told by fellow members of the court that trips like these do not need to be disclosed. they were paid for by real estate mogul harlan crow who is a long-time family friend. he called the vacations personal hospitality and not business. the wall street journal reporter detained in russia hand been formally charged with espionage. evan gershkovich has been charged on friday according to state media. the american journalist was detained in russia last week after accusations he was spying on behalf of the u.s. government. u.s. officials and wall street journal denied all allegations against him and called forcefully for his release. pope francis is set to preside over the mass this

evening and tomorrow for easter sunday. he took part in the good friday service, but skipped the nighttime way of the cross. doctors suggested he stay home after being hospitalized for bronchitis. the first time a pontiff missed the procession since 2005. also this morning, investigators are on the hunt for whoever stabbed a top tech executive. chilling video shows bob lee staggering and looking for help in the aftermath of the attack. one of the latest high profile crimes which increased safety concerns around the san francisco area. nbc's dana griffin has the latest this morning. dana. >> reporter: peter, good morning. as the search for the killer continues, a memorial of flowers and cards grow in the intersection where bob lee collapsed. the video adding to the mystery. was the stabbing random or targeted? this morning, security video

obtained by dailymail.com shows a bloody and disother yented lee. he appears to stop a driver in the street. the driver drives away seconds later. details of the 911 call. >> someone yelling for help. >> reporter: the chilling video scoring the danger as san francisco is under scrutiny amid a rash of negative headlines and the attack on the san francisco fire commissioner. >> he has a fractured skull and broken jaw and he had to have his face stitched up because he was beat up with a metal pipe. >> reporter: city leaders met with community leaders to address concerns of violence, drug use and homelessness. >> it speaks to the brazenness of crimes we are seeing in san francisco. i think that is related to the

general lawless feeling. >> we still need solutions. >> reporter: the 43-year-old father of two was known for creating the mobile payment service cash app. friends and family are expressing grief. his former wife says lee was the most incredible and beautiful human being. lee's daughter writing, i could go on and on about everything i will never been able to experience with my dad and all because of somebody's cruelness to one of the kindest souls on earth. investigators want to interview anyone who had contact with lee on the day of his death. >> that cell phone is a critical piece of evidence in a case like this. we want to know who he communicated with just before he was stabbed. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney could not confirm reports that a knife was found near the crime scene. police are not saying much about the investigation ecept they are working tirelessly to make

an arrest. peter and kristen. >> dana griffin, thank you. all right. we want to check in now with angie lassman who is back with another check of the forecast on this easter weekend. angie. >> i know people probably have lots of outdoor plans. let's get you out the door on saturday morning. the rain draped across the southeast. the rest of the country looks good. showers out west. the southeast is where the cooler temperatures are, too. you are waking up to abnormally cooled temperatures. we are talking not just 8 degrees below normal for tupelo. we are talking upper 40s and low 50s for some across the southeast. not to mention the rain working through. how about tomorrow >> good morning. it is 6:06. we're taking a live look along

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we thought there is no better way to honor david than hear their stories of their dad whose stories captivated the world. david bloom was committed and courageous. on camera, he shined. talented and tenacious. covering the biggest stories from 9/11. >> concrete and steel and iron crashing. >> to the u.s. invasion of iraq. >> sand storm pounding the troops. >> sometimes we look back and think about what it would have been like if he was still around and -- i don't know. >> i think he would have been going to the most dangerous parts of the world. >> still doing those stories. >> sad news from the frontlines of iraq. david bloom, a husband and father, and spirit and our colleague, died overnight. >> david collapsed while embedded with the third ied as it rolled to baghdad.

beloved for his boyish enthusiasm, david was 39. leaving behind wife melanie and twins christine and nicole and ava. to his girls, he wasn't david, but dad and a huge ball of energy. >> he would carry the three of us at the same time with a twin under each arm and me on his shoulders and pretend to lose his balance until we were all screaming and laughing. >> for the twins, now 29, some moments are seared into their memories. >> the last moment we saw him, we were huddled in the front entry way. we held hands and said the "our father" and he hugged us good-bye and got in the town car and drove down the street and stuck his happened out and waved to us all the way down the street. after he passed, i had recurring

dreams he was coming back down the street in that town car. >> nicole shared some of her dad's last words to them. always unselfish. >> when you are missing me as i am missing you, remember to say a prayer for the boys and girls missing their mommies and daddies. yes, my sweet girls, when i'm scared, i will remember you and my mom. to the moon and back. love daddy. >> years later, david's sound man returned to iraq and brought home sand from where their dad passed. >> makes you feel close to your dad? >> absolutely. a moment in time that changed our family and having a physical piece of that is really meaningful. >> seems like faith has helped you in its own way? >> absolutely. >> after he passed, i used to keep a diary that i would write to him.

random. i would say instead of dear diary, i would write dear daddy. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. if i was struggling, i would say please help me. reaching out to him up in heaven. >> so, who knows what this is? >> oh, my gosh. >> this is the bloom-mobile. >> oh, my gosh. >> we brought david's girls and wife to the vehicle he helped design to bring the viewers to the war's frontlines. >> i'm grateful he was able to talk to each girl and to me within 24 hours of losing his life. >> what would david think of these girls? these women today? >> i think looking down he has to be so proud of the young ladies they've become. >> for good reason. they are beautiful and kind. christine and nicole and ava. it was great to spend time with.

they melanie, too. she remarried to a terrific guy. dan. so nice to see how well they are all doing. >> it truly is. there is no better way to pay tribute to him than hear about him through his daughters. i had the honor of working with him in my 20s here at "weekend today." he set the bar high for all of us. incredible mentor and inspiration to all of us. >> what is amazing, peter, his family is raising awareness of dvt. >> deep vain thrombosis. there are a lot of warning signs. here are some. pain in the extremities. commonly in the legs. look for swelling or tenderness. the skin doctors say could be discolored or warm to the touch.

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>> i just have been trying to think of the really good times and all the funny things. i went through my photos yesterday. oh, my gosh, so many funny times. he was such a goofball. >> sustainable transportation advocates are calling on the federal agency that helps manage the area to put in inexpensive barriers that would fully separate and protect the bike lane. the trust could not be reached for comment. meantime, the driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital. it is unclear if there is an arrest at this time. we're going to turn now and check in with cinthia pimentel for the microclimate forecast. nice morning out there. >> pretty nice start to this holiday weekend. good morning, everyone. we're taking a live look outside at dublin, where the sun rise is trying to peek behind the cloud cover we're seeing this morning. as yesterday's storm system makes its exit. we're seeing maybe some drizzle l out along the coastline, but shouldn't be too much in the way as you make your way out the

door today. currently 49 in san francisco as well as in dublin and in concord. 44 in martinez. a little warmer as you make your way into the santa clara valley at 52 in san jose and san martin. numbers will warm up nicely to get your saturday started with a lot of upper 60s on the board. a touch cooler as you make your way to the coastline with upper 50s. as we go into 7:00 in the full forecast, we'll walk you through the cloudy skies. some drizzle remaining for today. talk about that holiday warmup as we go through the holiday weekend. some changes coming up next week. kira. >> looks good, cinthia. thanks. see you at 7:00. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we are hearing new audio from san francisco emergency dispatch, corded minutes after a bay area tech exec was stabbed, asking for help before he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. we'll have that and your other toptories s

good morning. abortion access in limbo. overnight, a federal judge in texas suspends fda approval of the widely used drug to terminate pregnanies while the

judge in washington state justifies it. president biden warns abortion rights would be under threat. where does the issue go from here? we are live with the latest. hot bats. >> back goes chism. it's out of here. >> the surprising reason why more home runs are flying out of the ballpark these days. it may have to do with science over sports. a cut above. a barber goes viral for the touching way he helps a boy with special needs feel comfortable in his chair. their unique bond and how the barber is now sharing the love. today, saturday, april 8th, 2023. >> i'm from little rock. i'm celebrating mr. and mrs. 20th anniversary today. >> shoutout to my friends for fighting with me and for "today"

for keeping me company during chemo. we love "today." >> we're from silver spring, maryland. >> happy easter. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. we join that chorus. wishing everybody a happy easter weekend. >> everybody getting ready for the egg hunt. >> and all of the animals we have been talking about this morning. >> they enjoy it more. >> all of the headlines in a moment. to the news. we begin with breaking news from overnight. two conflicting rules of the future of the abortion pill. a federal judge in texas suspending the long-time approval of the fda drug mifepristone. at the same time, the federal judge in washington state issued a conflicting ruling which allows access to 17 states and including washington, d.c. we have laura jarrett here with more to break it down.

>> reporter: peter, good morning. a sweeping decision from the judge in texas. if upheld, it could be harder to access the pill used for abortion and managing miscarriage. it has been on the market for 20 years. there is no question this ruling is a victory for the groups that brought the case. the practical short-term impact of the decision remains to be unseen. the judge has given the biden administration seven days to appeal. and president biden saying if this ruling were to stand, there would be no prescription approved by the fda to be safe from the political and ideological attacks. overnight, the justice department quickly filing a notice of appeal hoping that the fifth circuit will put the texas order on hold while the case plays out. unclear how that case in the fifth circuit will come out. the complication here, guys, is the competing ruling from

washington state. a completely different lawsuit. it is about the same drug mifepristone. in that case, the federal judge decided the fda cannot make changes to the availability of the pill, but only in the 17 states and district of columbia where the attorneys general filed suit. it sets up two completely conflicting orders on how to treat this drug. it is a conflict which seems certain to land at the supreme court. it is a matter of how soon and that is hard to say how that conservative majority on the court would rule. >> that is going to have that case before them yet again. laura, thank you. vice president kamala harris made a trip to nashville on friday to meet with tennessee democrats a an day after the republican leaders expelled two from the house floor. we have priscilla thompson with the latest from nashville. priscilla, good morning.

>> reporter: kristen, good morning. vice president harris delivered fiery remarks after meeting with the tennessee lawmakers. she called for more strict gun laws and including background checks and red flag laws. she emphasized the importance of freedom and democracy. here is what she had to say about the protests on the house floor led by the tennessee three. >> in order to make sure the voices were represented in that place where elected leaders are supposed to lead in a democracy -- these leaders had to get a bullhorn. >> reporter: as for what comes next here, both former representatives justin pearson and justin jones will be allowed to run for re-election in the special election. in the interim, the counties will appoint interim representatives. that process is expected to happen monday. kristen and peter. >> priscilla, thank you.

time to turn for the weekend morning boost. joe has that for the holiday weekend. >> let's keep the animal theme going on easter weekend. we have a pair of bunnies making headlines. first up is a rabbit named percy. he is known around the police department as officer hops. percy was promoted to wellness officer. he serves as an outlet for stress for officers and staff in the california precinct. he was rescued by an officer who brings him to work every day. that brings us to another bunny rescue. in my home state of minnesota, a pair of troopers found this furry guy alongside the highway earlier this week. they believe he was a pet rabbit who was abandoned. he was taken to a bunny rescue where he has been nicknamed mr. trooper. a hoppy ending for officer hops and mr. trooper. i don't know if they have the power to arrest anyone.

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farther. are we seeing more home runs? he found about 500 more home runs over the course of a decade. and that increase is only expected to be more pronounced in future years. while baseball's biggest mashers may be doing it on brute strength and skill -- >> and pete gets hold of one to center field. right back near the wall -- and it's out of here! >> reporter: researchers uncovered another element driving up home runs in baseball -- the air temperature and climate change. >> going back into even to the 1960s we have data on the number of home runs in each game and the temperature in each game. we're able to say when the weather is warmer there are more home runs. >> reporter: chris callahan and a team of scientists at dartmouth college collected data spanning decades and accounted for natural variation in temperatures using computer simulation models. they found between 2010 and 2019 there were 500 more home runs directly attributable to climate change. since baseball averaged around 5,000 long balls a year over that timeframe, that's only about 50 a season or 1% of all

home runs, but expect that figure to rise. how many more home runs are we talking about for season because of climate change? >> it depends on how much we emit in terms of greenhouse gases. so a very sort of high emissions future where we continue to pump out co2, we could see close to 500 additional home runs per season. >> reporter: more modest emissions could mean closer to 100 or 200 more per season, though the projections for pop vary dramatically based on ballpark. the three with the lowest numbers happen to be in warmer climates, loan depot in miami, tropicana field in st. petersburg, and minute maid in houston, but they're all indoor venues. those slated to see the largest bump, comerica, target field, and wrigley in chicago. >> wrigley field plays most of their games during the day which also happened when the temperatures are highest, in the early afternoon relative to night games when temperatures are milder. >> reporter: baseball's hallmark hit -- >> major league home run leader!

that's five! >> reporter: apparently a beneficiary of a global problem. and as long as we're on the topic of home runs right now, 49 years ago to the day today henry aaron broke babe ruth's all-time record. that was broken again by barry bonds in 2007. that was part of the steroid era. now the question becomes will there be an asterisk for the climate change era. that is yet to be determined. one thing is clear, more balls are flying out of parks. guys, back to you. >> all right. sam, you knocked that report out of the park. how about that one? i think if you're a fan you're just excited to see more home runs. >> reporter: better than taking a shot on the basketball court. can we agree on that. >> i was going to say, let me see your split finger. we'll save that for next season. thank you so much. angie lassplan keeping a close i -- -- lassman keeping a close eye on the forecast. what's it looking like this easter weekend? >> man, i was waiting to see sam show us what he's got on the field there, on the baseball

field. i'll talk about the weather instead. you know, guys, we've got a couple of trouble spots when it comes to travel. we know it's going to be a busy weekend. those are focused to the southeast. atlanta, charlotte, orlando, miami. could be a little iffy. elsewhere looks nice. as we get into tomorrow, maybe you're having a nice easter brunch and hitting the road or the air. we're going to see nice conditions up and down the east coast as far as the airports are concerned, out west, too. again, just some lingering showers that will be part of your travel plans for maybe the state of florida, orlando, miami, watch those spots. look at this -- a nice easter sunday in a lot of spots. some of my favorites, how about flower pot, arizona. in the upper 70s, a little sunshine mixed with clouds. we've also got easter rock, wisconsin, 69 degrees. could see clouds around. maybe a few showers. and then we look down toward lily, florida, that's where we'll be unsettled. 83 degrees, and good morning. 6:45. i'm cinthia pimentel. we're taking a beautiful look

over the sunrise this morning, trying to come up ahead of all of that cloud cover over the bridge this morning. temperatures in the upper 40s. we've got some 50s. 52 in san jose. 50 in scotts valley. hope you join us at 7:00. we have lots to walk through this holiday weekend. we'll walk you through today's forecast. partly cloudy skies. and the brief warmup ahead this holiday weekend. and some changes coming up a and that's a look at your holiday weekend forecast. guys, back to you. >> angie, thank you. still ahead, clipping with compassion. the barber who recently went viral. >> with the sweet way he helped his

we are back on saturday morning with the story of the bond between the barber and one of his young clients.

>> this is a good one with. since 2021, vernon jackson has been giving free haircuts to children with special needs in cincinnati. >> that is how he met 7-year-old ellison which led to a viral video. >> the as long term for a haircut is getting your ears lowered. >> you want to say hi? >> hi. >> hi. >> this one will get your spirits raised. >> go. >> that's 7-year-old ellison laughing in the chair. a sight his mom thought she would never see. ellison has down's syndrome, hair cuts were on par with root canals. sensory overload. >> i felt we would leave traumatized and he would have more of a negative view of a haircut than before. >> then they met vernon jackson. >> awesome job. i'm proud of you. >> who seemed to have the right

touch. >> it is something about vernon's energy which is cool. ellison just gravitated toward him right away. he treated him like a human being like any other client. >> a couple of years ago, vernon created the gifted event. using money donated by the community and gives free hair cuts to kids with special needs to those who otherwise feel marginalized. >> i see you and i want to address you as you are seen. i'm here with you through the process. >> during his second haircut with vernon in january, ellison, who is known as a class clown, suddenly decided to play a game. of stop. >> stop. >> and go. bringing shear joy. >> and stop. go. >> video of the moment has been watched on tiktok more than 3 million times. >> the people that are viewing the video are being healed from their perspective stigma and

having more patience with the children. >> a valuable lesson that thanks to vernon and ellison is getting the green light. >> did you say go? >> yes. >> okay. go, go, go. >> it is like they are bfs now. he loves going there and walking in and he knows the chair is a shave place. >> we're finished. >> ellison actually went back for another haircut a few weeks ago and mom described that as adorable. as for vernon's gifted event, he raised more than $60,000 and given out more than 500 free haircuts. he plans to travel and bring the gifted event across the country. for more information on vernon and the gifted event, check out today.com. stop. >> stop. go. >> you can watch that all day long. i love how vernon had bigger

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