an uproar over reproductive rights, protests sparked around the country after a trump-appointed judge suspended one of the most widely used medications in the country the clock now ticking for the government to intervene.

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on friday afternoon, trump-appointed u.s. district judge matthew kaczmarek suspended the fda's two decade-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone the lawsuit that challenged the approval of the drug was brought back in november by a group of anti-abortion medical organizations and doctors. this decision marks the first major development for the issue of reproductive rights since the supreme court's decision in the dobbs case last june, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. now it is also considered an unprecedented move for a court to overturn the fda approval of a drug in his decision on friday, kaczmarek gave the federal government a week to appeal the ruling, which the biden administration has already done. it's also expected that this case might find their way to the highest court in the nation after a federal judge in washington state issued an injunction shortly after the decision on friday if the stay on the fda's

approval of the drug takes effect, mifepristone will no longer be available in the u.s now here is what health and human services secretary xavier becerra said on cnn on sunday. >> we intend to do everything to make sure it's available to those, not just in a week, but moving forward, period >> reporter: judge kaczmarek's ruling was met with swift backlash from abortion rights activists as well as congressional democrats on friday who were questioning the decision to ban access to a key drug that has been well established -- that has a well established safety record. several democrats are calling on the biden administration to simply ignore the judge's ruling including congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez who added that the court undermined their own legitimacy with their decision while reactions from republican lawmakers have mostly been muted, texas republican tony gonzalez, he pushed back against

efforts to bypass the ruling gonzalez suggested that congress should consider defunding the fda if the federal government does not adhere to the judge's decision back to you, phillip >> brie jackson starting us off this morning from washington brie, thank you. two tennessee state lawmakers who were expelled by their republican colleagues say they want their seats back democratic tennessee congressman's justin jones and justin pearson led a protest with gloria johnson on the house floor last week calling for stricter gun safety measures after the mass shooting at a nashville elementary school that left six dead. jones and pearson, who are black, were voted out while the effort to expel johnson, who is white, failed by only one vote today the nashville metropolitan council will meet to discuss an interim replacement for jones' seat 23 of the 39 members have confirmed to nbc news or on social media that they do plan to reinstate jones

and the shelby county board of commissioners released a statement saying it will consider action to appoint pearson during a meeting set for wednesday. the democrats were asked on "meet the press" if they would accept a reappointment >> we will continue to fight for our constituents and one thing i want to say, chuck, is that this attack against us is hurting all people in our state even though this is impacting black and brown communities, this is hurting poor white people their attack on democracy hurts all of us. i don't t to just be about race. >> yes, he will seth accept the appointment of the shelby county commission and to run in a special election i've already heard that people in the state legislature and in nashville are actually threatening commissionersto no reappoint me or they're going to take away funding for proonlts that the mayor or others have asked for. >> vice president harris praised the lawmakers during a surprise trip to nashville last week.

the republican senate primary in west virginia is shaping up to be one of the most expensive contests in the state's history. the two candidates, west virginia governor jim justice and congressman alex mooney are both courting influential backers. an antitax group has pledged to spend $10 million on mooney. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is using his sizable clout to push for justice. whoever wins will likely push off against democratic senator joe manchin who faces a tough 2024 reelection campaign the west virginia race could determine which party controls the narrowly divided senate. turning to controversy in texas, governor greg abbott is calling for the pardon of u.s. army sergeant daniel perry who shot and killed air force veteran garrett foster during a july 2020 black lives matter protest in austin. perry was convicted of murder friday and faces life in prison. foster was openly carrying an ak-47 during the protest, which is legal in the state.

perry's defense said that the shooting was justified under the state's stand your ground law. on saturday, abbott suggested he should have been ex-the settlement from prosecution under that law his actions may upend sentencing for perry that was expected in the coming days. heartbreak in wisconsin after two officers were killed in traffic stop shootings. in a statement yesterday, governor tony evers said in part, "hearts are heavy for the officers who died in the line of duty on saturday." the state justice department is investigating after gunfire was exchanged between officers and a motorist during a routine traffic stop the officers were pronounced dead on the scene. according to officials, the suspect was taken to the hospital and later died. the names of the officers nor the suspect have been made public the pentagon is searching for whoever leaked classied documents that were posted online nbc news got a hold of more than 50 of the documents, many of them labeled top secret, the highest level of classification.

our allie raffa has the details. >> reporter: new concerns over how secure the country's defense secrets really are >> obviously leaks -- if that's what this is, or a hack that succeeds is extremely dangerous. >> reporter: after a suspected leak of classified u.s. documents about ukraine's war effort and military strength were possibly leaked photos of the allegedly top secret documents posted recently on social media. the leak first reported by "the new york times" includes maps and equipment lists that lay out details about ukraine's military strength, casualty counts, and western weapons capabilities "the times" reporting that the documents also reveal u.s. national security secrets about the middle east and china. >> there are some indications that there are some aspects of the document thathave some authenticity to them but they're also indications that this may be a russian disinformation campaign, which they're very good at. >> reporter: while russian state

media largely avoids coverage of the documents, one ukrainian official is calling it a bluff by russia. meanwhile, intelligence analysts say they're confident these documents were also doctored >> the determination has been tentatively that this is a russian-led effort >> it's attempting to target strategic intelligence sharing between the united states and ukraine and try to create a bad faith relationship there >> reporter: both the justice and defense departments now trying to get answers. >> it puts ourselves at risk it puts our allies at risk it puts our sources and methods at risk. >> our thanks to allie for that report authorities are searching for whoever shot three people saturday night at a delaware mall state police said in a statement that the incident at the christiana mall in northern delaware was determined to be the result of an altercation between several suspects and at least one of the victims the three people shot are said to be in stablecondition, and authorities say there is no ongoing threat to public safety. in addition to the gunshot

victims, police say five other people sustained various injuries unrelated to the gunfire. let's turn now to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman with your monday forecast. hey, michelle. >> hey, guys great to see you good news. relatively quiet this week we're not expecting any widespread tornado outbreaks like we've seen the last few weeks. wet weather in the pacific northwest. today wet weather in florida also in the central and southern plains but we're not expecting once again widespread tornadoes or strong, strong storms. this is what it look likes in the pacific northwest. you see these brighter colors. we have an onshore flow of moisture also a front that is bringing rain higher elevation snow as well that's in the blue some mixed precipitation so especially along the coast in washington also in oregon we're going see the winds really gusty too. up to 50 miles per hour. then as we go throughout tomorrow, we're looking at snow stretching into the northern rockies. we're also looking at scattered rain lingering into the middle of the week. this is not just today it's over the next several days. up to 4 inches of rain in

spoke some spots. portland, eugene, you'll need the rain gear the next several days we'll warm up the temperatures too. some 10 to 30 degrees above normal for this time of year so the snow is going to melt and that will be a big story over the next couple of months as we're seeing this snow melting.showers. also some storms oklahoma city 73 today 75 in dallas all right, guys. it's monday. we're going to take a look at that week ahead in just a bit. >> see you in a few, michelle. thank you. >> sure. a wave of science fiction-looking visitors are hitting some beaches in southern california beachgoers have been reporting invasion of these blue blob creatures.

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have lamar jackson jon rahm won the masters, but all eyes were on tiger woods after the legendary golfer dropped out due to injury. the move is re-igniting questions about just how much long her will play nbc's sam brock has the latest. >> reporter: for years, tiger woods's swing and smile have been synonymous with the masters, with major questions about the golfer's career. >> found the water with his third. walk is getting tougher by the second for the five-time champion. >> reporter: after woods hobbled down the fairway saturday and winced just to grab a club in stormy weather that is not easy to see. >> it is a real struggle right now for him to even walk, billy. >> reporter: then the tweet from tiger's twitter account. "i am disappointed to have to withdraw this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis. many wondering what's next for golf's greatest draw >> what we saw on saturday was a

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