♪ tonight, abortion access in jeopardy. the rival rulings by federal judges put the future of a widely used abortion drug in uncertainty. the latest on the legal standoff and political uproar. >> it is contrary to what makes for good public health policy to allow courts and politicians to tell the fda what it should do. also tonight, war games. china sends warships and fighter jets toward taiwan after the island's leader's trip to the united states. pontiff in public.

pope francis is present today at the vatican's easter vigil after being absent from some good friday event. the job market cools. why there's still good news for workers. plus, treading water. play suspended again at the soggy masters. >> there's one jacket the golfers are still chasing. and later, it's the best seat in the house for the crowning of britain's monarchs, a historic royal relic. >> the historic royal throne getting spruced up for the coronation of king charles. ♪ >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. tonight, nine months after the supreme court overturned americans' constitutional right to an abortion, providers are once again scrambling.

at issue, use of a key abortion medication after two conflicting court opinions. last night a federal judge in texas blocked the federal government's approval of mifepristone, rulingerly tested. another judge ruled the drug is safe and should remain available in a swath of states. >> reporter: the biden administration immediately filed a notice to appeal the texas judge's decision late last night. now the two competing rulings set up a high-stakes legal showdown that's likely to end up before the u.s. supreme court. federal judge ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone, the most commonly used abortion drug. the biden administration says the controversial ruling eliminates basic freedoms for women, putting their health at risk. >> it's contrary to what makes

for good public health policy to allow courts and politicians to tell the fda what it should do. >> reporter: the judge appointed by president trump issued a 67-page opinion, asserting the fda's approval 23 years ago violated a federal rule because the drug wasn't properly tested . the ruling could limit abortion access even for women in states where the procedure is legal. anti-abortion advocates are pleased with the decision. >> we are encouraged the judiciary is ftaking a look at the approval of mifepristone and holding the fda to account. >> reporter: federal judge thomas rice, appointed by obama, blocked the fda from making any changes to mifepristone's availability in 17 democrat-led states. mifepristone is one of two approved pills used in more than half of legal abortions in the country. the outcome in this case may undermine the fda approval

process, setting a damaging precedent. >> he is holding mifepristone to a standard higher than any other drug is really being held to. >> reporter: the texas ruling won't go into effect for at least another seven days. regardless what happens in this case and the appeals or supreme court, women can still legally order mifepristone online with a prescription even in states where surgical abortions are restricted. today, china launched new military exercises taking aim at pro-independence forces in taiwan. war planes and ships crossed the unofficial line in the taiwan strait dividing the chinese mainland and the island. cbs's elizabeth palmer is in taipei. >> reporter: china released a slick video to show the start of three days of military exercises that will encircle 2 isthe isla

of taiwan. china said more than 40 taiwanese planes flew into their air space on day one. the meeting reflects anger at the meeting between tsai ing-wen and house speaker kevin mccarthy last week in los angeles. it reenforced signals that if china tries to seize taiwan, which it claims as its own, america would protect the island's independence. >> the friendship between america and taiwan is of profound importance to the free world. >> reporter: after the drilling started, taiwan's ministry of defense released a slick video of its own to show that even outmanned and outgunned by the chinese, its forces are on duty and it said would respond calmly and rationally. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, taipei. staying overseas, pope francis returned to public view today. the pontiff presided over easter vigil mass in st. peter's

basilica. on good friday unseasonably cold weather in rome pushed the pope to skip a nighttime procession at the coliseum. the 86-year-old is recovering from bronchitis after being hospitalized for three days. today we learned of the death of the last living prosecutor of the neuroburg trials that helped document and prosecute nazi crimes and helped secure compensation for holocaust survivors. he died last night at 103 years old. today two of the busiest shipping ports on the west coast are back in operation after a worker shortage. the temporary closings come as contract negotiations for dock workers approve the one-year mark. the threat of a strike forced retailers and manufacturers to divert shipments to the east and gulf coasts. the l.a. port complex handles nearly 40% o

rts. on the cbskewatch, the once red hot u.s. economy is showing signs of cooling. the latest jobs report shows 236,000 jobs were added last month and unemployment now at 3.5%, both lower than expected. cbs's michael george joins us now with more on the numbers and how inflation is influencing it all. michael. >> reporter: good evening. economists say the job market is still strong, which is good news for workers, but it's starting to weaken. there is some hope that a weaker job market could help cut down inflation. in l.a., many shoppers aren't happy this easter holiday over the cost of their groceries. >> it's unnecessarily expensive. the price of everything went up and i'm not making a ton more money. >> reporter: here's the good news. the latest jobs report shows unemployment down to just 3.5%. but while overall the country is ng jobs, meta and amazon are

laying off thousands of workers. goldman sachs, mcdonald's and disney are also downsizing. fedex is starting a massive restructuring, hoping to cut $4 billion. jill schlesinger says the fed hopes that slower job growth leads to lower inflation. >> the fed needs to see the labor market cool down. the reason is when job growth is robust, when wages are rising, it means that people have more money in their pockets and spend more. that spending can contribute to inflation. >> reporter: but there are side effects to nine interest rate hikes over the last year. auto loan rates are spiking up from 5.6% last year to nearly 9%. the average american is spending more than $700 a month on a new car. >> suddenly the cost of financing it and most of us need to borrow to buy a car, it's skyrocketed. >> reporter: shakeups in the

banking industry have also made it tougher to get credit, so many people are struggling to qualify for loans. so what industries are still seeing strong job growth? there's leisure and hospitality, health care and state and local government. as for industries that saw declines in march, that includes construction and manufacturing. adriana. >> michael george, thank you. now to augusta national where soggy weather left play suspended and players and fans treading water. >> reporter: for the third time in two days the horn blew and play was stopped, this time for the rest of the day. american brooks koepka leads with 12 holes left to play in his third round, four ahead of spain's jon rahm. amateur sam bennett is another two back, a 23-year-old college student who's become the underdog crowd favorite. >> i found myself in a situation

where i got a golf tournament i >> reporter: the weather was disappointing but not dangerous, not like yesterday. >> watch out. i hope everybody is okay. >> reporter: when three trees fell across the 17th tee box where a former masters champ was playing his last competitive round, lining up a putt on 16. >> i saw people scatters. i'm thinking, oh my gosh, people, get out of there. thank goodness nobody was hurt. >> reporter: as for tiger woods -- >> did he hit it? >> you bet he did! >> reporter: he made the cut this morning hitting the pin on 15 tying the record of 23 made cuts in a row and dkeeping his streak alive of never missing the cut as a professional. >> i love playing this event. >> reporter: he was six over through seven before play was stopped. the forecast for tomorrow has much better news for the golfers, warmer temperatures and no rain weather those here to

j while it'soa in the south, parts of the west are still digging out from a season of record know. this is alta, utah today, where more than five feet of snow fell this week, triggering avalanches and closing the canyon road, trapping guests and workers inside. more than 73 feet of snow has fallen so far this season. forecasters say storms could still dump more. straight ahead, battle for ukraine. we visit a front-line village in the heat of the fight. and to the moon and beyond. meet the astronauts that could travel deeper into space than any humans in history. and later, an ancient chair gets a makeover ahead of kick charles's big day.

♪ today in ukraine, more than 30 children were reunited with their families after a long operation to bring them back from russia or russian occupied crimea. ukraine estimates nearly 20,000 of its children have been illegally deported by russian forces since they invaded over a year ago. russia denies that charge, saying the church have been transported away for their own safety. fighting remains intense in ukraine's east. >> reporter: gearing up for ukraine's front line with russia, damaged towns and destroyed road thate up there?

>> office. >> reporter: a russian missile blew open this farmer's office one day he was out. he owns this obliterated 12,000-acre complex, one of the bigg biggest. russian forces have advanced, now less than 3 miles away. we don't have a thing that's not destroyed, he says, no wheat, no corn, no equipment. this is the magnitude of russian destruction. every single building around us demolished. he says he can't even start to imagine how long it will take to recover. with russian shelling daily, if not hourly, 4 out of 5 families have fled this region. a hush has fallen on the hub of kobe yanks. what value is the city to

russia? for the terrorist state of russia, it can serve as a hub for cargo and ammunition, he says. nearly 20 lines means it's one of the largest train junctions in ukraine's northeast. if russia takes it, we'll all be killed. it won't be like the first time when we were just occupied. this is the chief of fire and rescue. his team on alert 24/7, rushing in after attacks. a russian missile cratered this college. there are no days when we're not shelled. there's almost nothing left in the villages beyond us. why are you still here? i built all this over years, he says. i was born here. and he risks dying here as russia's forces strategize and shell a region that fears it may

fall a second more savage time. r . still ahead, meet the nasa astronauts poised to make history and go where no human has gone before, into deeper space. .

this week nasa named four astronauts who have the right stuff. their mission, return to the moon 50 years after the apollo flights ended. the crew includes the first woman and first black astronaut on a lunar mission. >> reporter: nasa's deep space hopes rocket with this crew. >> to the moon, to mars and beyond.

>> reporter: moon bound astronauts, the first in nearly a half century. >> we know how big this is. >> reporter: on this diverse artemis 2 crew, reid wiseman, victor glover, christina koch and canadian jeremy hansen, the only space rookie aboard. >> our focus is 100% on being successful. >> reporter: after launch, the orion capsule will reach the moon in four days for a lunar fly-by. this crew could push deeper into space than any humans ever before finishing their ten-day mission. what's critical, this flight will be the first test of orion's complete life support systems. nasa envisions the moon as a proving ground for eventually missions to mars. do you look at the moon a little differently? >> oh yeah, 100%.

>> we've spent our entire lives looking up at the moon. now we're going to go out there and look back at earth from that same distance. that is crazy. >> reporter: some of their artemis training will happen right behind me in nasa's mock-up orion capsule. that training starts in june, goes on for 18 months which means the launch could haps soon as late next year. mark strauss man, cbs news in houston. next on "cbs weekend news" we are still among the stars. this time a brilliant snapshot from the web telescope, a never before seen star explosion.

today, another train derailment in america, this time in pittsburgh.fi empty norfolko attention with some lawmakers

knew now seeking tougher regulations after the disaster in east palestine, ohio, that caused disputes over possible air and soil contamination. now to a stunning new picture from deep space. it's the closest view yet of an exploding care ing star. you're seeing a supernova remnant 11,000 light years away. back here on earth, a celebration today in connecticut for the ncaa basketball champions. players paraded through hartford to the delight of thousands of fans who lined the route. these huskies brought home the team's fifth national title. whe when we return, the chair fit for a king gets a makeover just in time for the next coronation.

check your mailbox. this week buckingham palace

released the official invitation for king charles' coronation. it's full of color and symbolism. it also refers to camilla as queen, officially dropping the word consort from her title. joe biden will represent the united states at the ceremony may 6th. the best seat belongs to a royal relic. here's ian lee. >> reporter: the ancient throne of british kings and queens has had better days. conservator has been tasked with the makeover. >> a lot of my work is sticking those layers of guilding back down and making sure it's completely sound before the coronation. >> reporter: the 6 1/2 foot throne has been a center piece for english coronations for centuries after being built in 1309. >> it's been used for every coronation of an english monarch, with a few exceptions, since then. >> reporter: restoring the throne is just a smart part of

the preparations for the coronation, now less than a month away. the late queen elizabeth ii was the last person to use the chair in 1953. back then the world watched in black and white. crista wants to make sure the throne's colors shines through. >> there's birds, figures of saints and kings. it is an exquisite example of that doesn't survive anymore. >> reporter: the historic chair has survived schoolboy graffiti and even a bombing. when finished, it will be crista's crowning achievement. >> i'm going to feel relieved when it's over and everything is still where it should be. >> reporter: so her work for king and country survives for centuries to come. ian lee, cbs news, london. that is "the cbs weekend news" for this saturday. we leave you with a look at the

chicago beam. good night. recent violence has people in san francisco on edge. taurus are thinking more than twice about coming to the city. >> we don't come too often anymore. we used to come here all the time but we stopped. it's just not safe. activist taking to the streets of san francisco to try to send a message across the country to states trying to limit trams rights. tooling rulings on the abortion pill mifepristone put the drugs future in limbo.

today marks the start of the cherry blossom festival in japan town, the two weekend event typically drawing a couple hundred thousand visitors but two recent high profile event in san francisco, the stabbing death of bob lee and the vicious beating of a former services go commissioner have visitors worried. >> reporter: thousands of visitors are packing japan town, they feel comfortable now given the large crowds but on a day-to-day basis many tell me they don't feel safe in san francisco. these two grandparents spent decades living and working in san francisco. >> i was born and raised in san francisco. >> reporter: donald and amy are both retired, they moved to southampton cisco roughly 20 years ago, they love the cherry blossom festival. it's one of the few times they come back to the city each year. >> after this we are going home and we probably won't see this place for ot