health condition, ms. cox is now forced to seek medical care outside of texas last week a state court judge ordered texas attorney general ken paxton not to enforce its six-week abortion ban against cox or her doctors finding her life, health and fertility at serious risk. >> the idea that ms. cox wants desperately to be a parent, and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: but that decision was swiftly put on hold late friday after paxton's office petitioned the state's highest court to stop her procedure, arguing she doesn't meet the criteria for a medical exception. nancy northup leads the group fighting on cox's behalf. >> as difficult as kate's situation is, she had the means to be able to leave the state of texas that is not the case for most people. >> reporter: cox's case highlighting a stark new chapter in the battle over abortion access. >> this is when abortion is criminalized. >> laura, the breaking news tonight,

in her ruling, judge maya gamble said ms. cox'slth, and fertility are currently at serious risk and that her circumstances meet the medical exception to texas's abortion bans. kate cox, the plaintiff, and molly duane, of the center for reproductive rights, join me now. welcome to you both. kate, how are you feeling right now? kate: you know, we are taking it day by day. we are hanging in there. it is a hard time. it is a lot of grief. we are grieving the loss of a child. just taking it day by day. amna: i know there is still some uncertainty ahead. have you thought about a plant or what happens next moving forward? kate: i am hopeful after the decision this morning to have the medical care that i need here in texas. this pregnancy has been plagued with pain and suffering. i have been to the eri on three separate occasions, one of which i was transferred to another hospital. my health is at risk. my baby cannot survive. it is a medical decision. amna: i am so sorry for everything you have been through. the texas attorney general ken

. >> today, we are seeking a temporary retraining order to allow ms. coxto get the abortion she needs now. >> reporter: cox is 20 weeks pregnant. doctors have told her her fetus has a severe abnormality and virtually no chance of survival. what's more, they said continuing the pregnancy could put her health at risk, and prevent her from getting pregnant again. texas now bans abortion outright, with one narrow exception -- to prevent major bodily harm or save the life of the mother. kate told me she was certain that would apply to her. >> i could see in this case, surely, i would qualify for chemical shun. my doctor told me that i did not have that option in the state of texas, i was shocked. my husband, as well. >> reporter: so, today kate and her husband listened as her lawyer described how kate had been to the emergency room four times in just the last month. >> many of ms. cox's health risks will put her life in danger if left untreated. >> reporter: she argued the law in texas outlining exceptions is just too vague, calling it cruel and dangerous. >> n

today, ms. cox's legal counsel the center for reproductive rights, announced ms. cox was finally was effectively forced to flee. she left the state to go to some safer place where there isn't a ban like this one that wh republicans have imposed in texas. nancy northrop, the chief executive for reproductive rights said this. she said, quote, kate desperately wanted to get care where she lives and recover at home surrounded by family. while kate had the ability to leave the state, most people do not. in a situation like this, it could be a death sentence. that was this afternoon. and now tonight, hours after that announcement from the center for reproductive rights, hours after we learned kate cox had to leave the state of texas to get this abortion somewhere else, tonight, the texas supreme court has nevertheless just issued its ruling in this case. they ruled that the lower court was wrong to give kate cox an exception to the ban. g they ruled that kate cox ha effectively should have been forced by the government of theh state of texas to carry this pregnancy to te

a lawyer for kate cox cites a deterioration of ms. cox's health condition as to why she has now chosen to seek medical care outside of texas, which has a six-week abortion ban. a ruling by a texas judge last week allowing her to go forward with the abortion at 20 weeks was swiftly challenged by texas officials. her attorneys saying cox's health is on the line. the supreme court ruling against her. senior legal correspondent laura jarrett has the latest. >> reporter: tonight in texas a mother must leave her home state to get an emergency abortion her doctors say she urgently needs but the state has tried to block. at the center of this legal roller coaster 31-year-old kate cox. >> this has been a hellish week for kate. >> reporter: a mother of two now 20 weeks pregnant who discovered two weeks ago the baby she's currently carrying has a fatal genetic condition and will not survive. >> i never thought i would ever need or want an abortion. >> reporter: that painful reality raising a host of serious health complications for cox herself, who sa

the idea ms. coxts to be a parent and this law might cause her to lose that liability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. in the meantime attorney general paxton sent a letter to three texas hospitals warning that the judge's motion will not insulate you or anyone else from civil or criminal liability for violating texas' abortion laws. it does not enjoin actions brought by private citizens. joining me now is senior correspondent at new york magazine. erin, you're so indispensable in reporting on all this. i wonder first what you make of the words of ken paxton, the a.g. who seems to be threatening the bounty hunter law to prosecute anyone who might assist ms. cox on abortion. >> there are so many abortion laws in texas. there are five different ones. each one has different language about medical exemptions. it is hard to understand which way he plans to prosecute. in the letter he sent to the hospitals he threatened felony prosecution. so there's all kinds of interwoven laws th

here ms. cox came to court and said will you please restrain the state of texas from banning an abortion from me. this is a very narrowly focused case. and so, the judge did what judges are supposed to do. the judge held an evidence hearing. and the state's attorney general had an opportunity and did present evidence and ms. cox presented the testimony of her own physician who gave a medical evaluation saying that this could be a medical exception because her life is at stake. literally life and death. so what the judge did was consider everything and came to a conclusion based on the facts and the law. the state of texas in this narrow instance should be restrained from keeping her from getting an abortion. and i will tell you, laura, that the most outrageous thing about this hearing and you mentioned it very briefly, you have two key players here. judge gamble who i found to be quite courageous and mr. paxton who i found to be entirely egregious. the judge made a valid order and that order is va

this is the moment whenjudge maya guerra gamble granted ms cox's request. c to carson. the idea that ms kopp wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. the texas attorney general ken paxton responded to the order saying it "will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, "from civil and criminal liability for violating "texas's abortion laws. "this includes first degree felony prosecutions." one more story before we leave you. a woman convicted of assault for throwing a burrito bowl at a fast food worker has been offered an unusual way to reduce her prison time. 39—year—old rosemary hayne assaulted a chipotle employee in september and video of the incident went viral online. she was sentenced to 180 days in prison but thejudge offered to reduce her sentence by two months if ms hayne agreed to work at a fast food restaurant for at least 20 hours a week for eight weeks. the judge hoping that sentence might provide some food for thought perhaps. you

ms cox's doctor said she needed the procedure to preserve her health and future fertility. overturning roe v wade over a year ago, her doctors told her they could not legally perform the abortion. ms cox did get a court order allowing her to terminate her pregnancy, but the texas attorney general ken paxton then appealed to the state's supreme court which subsequently reversed the lower court's ruling. her lawyers say she left the state to receive the procedure elsewhere. here's what one of them told us earlier this week. this is a stunning development out of texas, if you are in the united states, abortion is prohibited in 14 different states, and there are severe gestation of restrictions and many others, so patients like kate cox simply cannot get abortion care in their home states, and while politicians like to tell medical exceptions as being reasonable and available, as kate's experience shows, they simply do not exist in practice and what we have in texasis in practice and what we have in texas is politicians refusing to take responsibility for the laws passed, we ha

"the exception requires a doctor to decide whether ms. cox's difficulties pose such risks." dr.son asked a court to preauthorize the abortion, yet she could not or did not attested the court that ms. cox's condition poses the risk the exception requires, talking about the language in the texas statute that suggests they must have a medical emergency in order to have one. what do you make of that supreme court statement from texas? >> right. so the texas supreme court made clear a few things in this ruling. one is that apparently in order to meet the exception, the condition has to be a life threatening physical condition. the exception goes on to say, however, that the exception applies to impairment of major bodily functions and we've argued that preserving kate cox's fertility and her ability to have kids in the future, that's clearly a major life function and she clearly falls in the exception. the way the texas supreme court appears to read this, it only applies to life threatening physical conditions. so this whole other part of the exception, i don't know what it means any

has not shown that her life is in danger, and also goes on to say that anyone involved in helping ms. coxuld still be susceptible to the criminal and civil penalties that would go along with that. cox's attorneys are saying that the attorney general is showing stunning disregard for ms. cox's future health and future fertility. wolf. >> ed lavandera with the latest on that. thank you very much. >>> in michigan tonight the teenage gunman who killed four students at a high school in 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. survivors of the shooting and the families of his victims confronted him during an emotional hearing today. >> i was just shot. i thought i was going to die. >> a piece of me shattered that day and two years later i am still struggling to put them back into place. >> our family has a permanent hole in it that can never be fixed, ever. >> he purposely murdered my daughter, hannah, and three other children in order to make himself feel better. >> cnn's gene cazares was inside the courtroom. what factored into this sentencing? >> reporter:

but in its ruling, the court said this, quote, no one disputes that ms. cox'scy has been extremely complicated. any parent would be devastated to learn of their unborn child's diagnosis. some difficulties in pregnancy, however, even serious ones do not pose the heightened risks to the mother that the exemption encompasses. this ruling comes just hours after cox's attorney announced that she had already left the state to get an abortion elsewhere. it's a move that brings to mind something the late u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg warned about in 2015. essentially previewing what life may become if roe fell. >> there will never be a time when women of means will lack choice. because take the worst case scenario, roe v. wade is overruled by the supreme court. what it means is a woman who can afford a plane ticket, a bus ticket will be able to decide for herself whether to have an abortion. but the women who won't have that choice are poor women and that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, i think. >> and that is the reality now in the state of texas.

. >> the idea that ms. cox wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and odd would be genuine miscarriage of justice. >> but this legal battle may not be over yet. in a letter to the hospitals caring for cox. attorney general ken paxton argues the judge is not medically qualified to make this determination. and says the judge's decision would not excuse the hospital or the doctors from facing charges, including first degree felony prosecutions. cox's lawyer did not respond when asked whether the hospital will deny her an abortion, telling abc news fear mongering has been ken paxton's main tactic in enforcing these abortion bans. rather than respect the judiciary, he is misrepresenting the court's order for security reasons. cox's lawyers are not saying when or where her procedure might take place. the hospitals, as of last night had not publicly responded to paxton. >> this is part of the violent response of some brazilian soccer fans after their tea

even when in ms. cox'she will have to carry to pregnancy a term that may be -- that may result in a stillborn baby or child who will suffer for a few short minutes of her life, and i know that is graphic, but it is real. and people need to understand this is happening every single day. and while ms. cox was able to come to court today, 99% of people in this situation are not. and they are suffering every day at these cruel and inhumane abortion bans, which take away our agency as individuals and harm real families in texas and around thery. >> to molly's point this is happening every day. and yet i want to read you something kate's husband said to "the new york times." he said we knew abortion was illegal in texas but not how limited the exceptions were. we had no idea the scope of that. is it your sense as you travel the country, as you do focus groups that there is a bit of a disconnect where not everyone is fully understanding the extent of these laws? >> absolutely. you know, i've said it before but the

quote, the idea that ms. coxe a parent and this law may have her lose that ability is shocking and would be a miscarriage of justice. kate cox is 20 weeks pregnant. she's had two previous c-sections. she's had two children. she's hoping to have a third child. she's carrying a fetus with a syndrome that most babies don't make it past a year. doctors told her she's required to continue with the pregnancy according to texas law. she found out at 19 weeks her fetus has no chance of survival. her lawyers argued that her future fertility and life is at risk if she carries through this pregnancy. this is why her legal team filed an emergency appeal tuesday and this is why it happened so quickly. we already have a decision two days later. what does this mean for the rest of the women in texas? what are the broader implications? first thing, the judge's order only pertains to kate cox and her position. we got a response from the attorney general for the state of texas. among the things they have said, they warned that any

the judge siding with cox, saying the idea that ms. coxs desperately to be a parent, and this law might actually cause letther to lose t ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. the a.g. is sending a letter to cox's hospital warning prosecutions are still possible if they allow letter her doctoo perform an unlawful abortion this decision applies only to cox. but separate challenges are ongg >> i want the opportunity to get the health care i need and heal. and then, you know, try again. >> reporter: laura jarret, nbc news >>> parts of the northeast are seeing the first snow of the season a light dusting scattered across philadelphia and while there wasn't much accumulation, it was enough for one family to pull out the sled the. the snow even made it here to new york city and the rockefeller christmas tree got a little dusting as well that might be all we see for a while with warmer temperatures on the way and angie lassman is tracking weekend storms >> we have warm temperatures over the next couple days, but that's

today, the judge siding with cox, saying, "the idea that ms. coxants desperately to be a parent, and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. tonight, the texas attorney general pushing back strongly, arguing cox has failed to show she qualifies for a medical exception. the a.g. is sending a letter to cox's hospital, warning prosecutions are still possible if they allow her doctor to perform an unlawful abortion, despite the ruling >> the rule of law doesn't mean anything to the attorney general of texas >> reporter: today's decision applies only to cox, but separate challenges to the laws in texas filed by other women are still ongoing. meanwhile, cox still dreams of expanding her family one day >> i want the opportunity to get the health care i need and heal, and then, you know, try again. >> reporter: laura jarrett, nbc news. >>> two months ago today, hamas terrorists unleashed their murderous rampage inside israel. and tonight, some of the survivors of the attack return ho

. >> the idea that ms. cox wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking. >> reporter: cox, who teared up at the hearing, is 20 weeks pregnant with a fetus that has a fatal genetic abnormality. the state filed tuesday also states giving birth could affect the dallas woman's ability to have more children. the emergency order applies only to the 31-year-old mother of two and ensures her doctor will not face penalties. >> this case proves that abortion is essential, lifesaving health care, and the judge recognized that immediately. >> reporter: texas has one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws. a near total ban on the procedure. >> what the judge did today will create more confusion and ultimately more harm, and that's what we're concerned about. >> reporter: for her part, cox in a newspaper op-ed this week wrote, i do not want to continue the pain and suffering that has plagued this pregnancy, adding, i do not want my baby to arrive in this worl

. >> the idea that ms. coxts desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and. miscarriage of justice. but this legal battle may not be over yet. >> in a letter to the hospital's caring for cox, attorney general ken paxton argues the judge is not medically qualified to make this determination and says the judge's decision would not excuse the hospital little or the doctors from facing charges, including first degree felony prosecute actions. cox's lawyer did not respond when asked whether the hospital will deny her an abortion, telling abc news fear mongering has been ken paxton's main tactic in enforcing these abortion bans. rather than respect the judiciary, he is misrepresenting the court's order for security reasons. cox's lawyers are not saying when or where her procedure might take place. the hospitals. as of last night had not publicly responded to paxton or a third death in the us is being blamed on a salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupe. >> the c

. >> the idea that ms. coxne miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: at 20 weeks pregnant, cox learned her fetus has a severe abnormality and basically no chance for survival. her doctors warn continuing the pregnancy could jeopardize her own health. >> there's no outcome here that results in us taking home a healthy baby girl. >> reporter: texas bans aborg outright, with one narrow exception to save the life of the mother or prevent irreversible damage to a major bodily function. kate told me she was almost certain she would qualify. >> i could see in this case surely i would qualify for that exemption. my doctor told me that i did not have that option to stay in texas. i was shocked. >> reporter: so she an her husband sued the state of texas. in an extraordinary live streamed court hearing her lawyer describes how kate had to go to the emergency room four times in just the last month. >> many of ms. cox health risks during this pregnancy will put her life in danger if left untreated. >> reporter: the state argue

. >> the idea that ms. coxrately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking. >> reporter: cox, who teared up at the hearing is 20 weeks pregnant with it fetus that hasn't fatal genetic abnor abnormality. the emergency order applies only to the 31-year-old mother of two. ensures her doctor will not face penalties. >> this case proves that abortion is essential life-saving health care and the judge recognized that immediately. >> reporter: texas has one of the most restrictive abortion laws, near total ban on the procedure. >> what the judge did today will create more confusion and ultimately more harm. that's what we are concerned about. >> reporter: for her part, cox, and the op-ed wrote "i do not want to continue the pain and suffering that has plagued this pregnancy," adding "i do not want my baby to arrive in this world only to watch her suffer." the texas attorney general's office who issued a statement today saying her doctor could still be prosecuted if she perfo

exception, to prevent bodily harm or save the life of the mother, stating, "no one disputes that ms. cox's pregnancy has been extremely complicated," but that some difficulties, even serious ones, "do not pose the heightened risks to the mother the exception encompasses." cox going out of state for the procedure. only 34 abortions have been recorded in texas so far this year, compared to more than 50,000 in 2020 before that law went effect. tonight, several states across the country now grappling with similar abortion restrictions. today, arizona's supreme court hearing arguments on whether to enact a 1864 law, which would prohibit abortions at any stage of pregnancy, should apply. >> this will have an impact to access health care. >> reporter: just moments ago, the president weighing in, calling what is playing out in texas legal and medical chaos, saying that no one woman should be forced to go to court or flee her state for access. >>> we should point out thatry chel is joining diane sawyer for an in-depth report on this issue, and what many women are facing. the report on impact by "ni

and the judge ruled in her favor just a short while ago saying that quote, the idea that ms. cox wants desperately to be a parent, and this law may cause her to lose this ability is shocking and a genuine miscarriage of justice, and so i will be signing this order. so she has been given a temporary restraining order against the abortion law here in texas to carry out that abortion. and really at the heart of all of, this john, it is this question of the when the life of the mother is at jeopardy. abortion rights activists say here in texas that the law is vague and confusing for doctors who are facing criminal repercussions if they were to carry out the abortion, and the mother is facing a civil legal action in the state because of the abortion law, and the attorneys for the attorney general say that in the filings that kate cox and the lawyers filed, that they did not up port enough evidence that her life would be in jeopardy down the road if the pregnancy were to continue, but the judge dismissing that and ruling in her favor, and a significant ruling in the abortion battle her

lawyers for ms cox announced she had left texas to obtain an abortion outside of the state.ngeles from a copenhagen flight without a ticket or passport. sergey ochigava had israeli and russian id cards with him but his citizenship is currently unknown. officials could find no record of him being booked for any flights to the us or having requested any visa for entry. he has pleaded not guilty and is due in court later this month. there has been a security breach in the lower house of india's parliament. a man in a blackjacket jumped to the table. reports say two men got into the chamber, shouting slogans and spraying coloured gas. the suspects were later taken into custody. actor andre temper magga has passed away at the age of 61. finally, it's notjust commuters who are rushing through traffic on this particular motorway. let's take a look at this, this is a chihuahua caught on dash cam footage racing between cars. this on the staten island expressway in new york. apparently, he ran away after being spooked by a pit bull. thankfully, after being chased down on that really b

in the event, ms cox had already left the state to seek an abortion elsewhere. do you want to decide whether or not kate cox's health at risk is at risk? do you want the attorney general to decide or do you want her doctors to decide? and our position has always been that it is up to the doctors to determine when their patients lives, health and in kate's case, herfuture fertility are at risk. i mean, we're talking about a woman who has two young children who desperately wants to grow her family. and the state of texas is saying, we don't care if you're carrying a nonviable pregnancy. we don't care if your physicians say it's dangerous for your fertility and we don't care what you and your family want. we get to decide. and that is what is so stunning about what's happening here. justine, when we talk about roe v wade all those months back i remember republicans coming on saying it was hyperbole, there will be cases such as this, they were so rare. in fact, there are about 20 cases right now that the texas courts are considering. there are cases similar in kentuc

he wrote, texas' medical expert stated that ms. cox did not immediate the medical requirements and the exception. did that -- who is that medical expert? did they examine kate cox as her doctor did? >> no. this is the same medical expert that testified in another case and said, actually, this should be left to the judgment of patients and physicians, and that what has been happening while these abortion bans have been in place is creating substandard care because physicians are terrified. that's her language. terrified. she said, it's the blind leading the blind because when you talk about life in prison and loss of your medical license, physicians can't take a chance when ken paxton is going to threaten them. >> speak to that. his original letter to the hospital after kate was briefly allowed to go get this abortion stated that to the hospitals, this order from the court will not insulate you or anyone else from civil or criminal liability including feloniedy first degre. >> he's saying you'll get prison. i want people to understand w

ms. cox is the first case in texas. it's not going to be the last. >> on sunday i asked republican senator j.d. vance of ohio about this case. he said he didn't know much about it. he said voters don't trust his party about this, this texas case part of it. he said something interesting. take a listen to this. >> we have to accept that people don't want blanket abortion bans. if people see republicans not as the party making it easier to have babies but as a party trying to take people's rights away, then we're going to lose. >> it's an interesting point for somebody against a legal abortion. >> he's also trump's main spokesperson in the senate. this is a messaging trump has been trying to play with as well. look, i am essentially a pro-lifer, and i do not understand why supposedly pro-life republicans keep picking these kinds of hills to die on. it's the kind of thing you're going to lose more voters than win. it's perfect evidence about how dobbs is not going to age well. vance did a good job talking about this compar

. >> do women have to go to the courts and get sign off from the attorney general as ms. cox had to do in this case. that's the bigger question. who do we want deciding these issues? texas law is not clear on that, on who gets to decide. >> can i read the texas law. here is the statute. in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment the pregnant female has a life-threatening medical condition. places the female at risk of death or poses serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless an abortion is induced or performed. >> serious risk of bodily function. that's where there's some uncertainty. >> the texas supreme court, leah, said in their ruling on this, this does need to be clarified. we need to clarify this. there's a case of 20 women now before the court making this argument for clarity. the question is what does clarity look like in this? what will this mean for so many women relying on the law to be clear so when their doctor says this is necessary, then they don't fight the courts for it? >> for anyone watching or anyone interested in women's

now, ms. cox did something difference. she tried to get that abortion under sanction of a judge.ld her she could get an abortion was last thursday. as you mentioned, the taking time, friday, saturday, sunday, they stopped the order, they delayed it. in the meantime, she made the decision that needs to do what's best for yourself. she wanted to get care at home, now traveling, adding physical stress to an already very dangerous situation for her. so it's a good thing for her that you decide to leave, because the texas supreme court destroyed -- trying to pass the buck, but ultimately decided she would not be able to get the axis. >> and she's 20 weeks pregnant, so really, every day starts to matter at that point when your opportunity in different locations, even, becomes more narrow. for women who are looking at all of this happening, i've been so struck talking to women, even in red states, who are not supportive of abortion. but it strikes me that this is exactly the scenario they are worried about. what do you think is happening in the minds of women in the country right now? >

. >> the idea that ms. cox wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. amy: following the judge's ruling, texas attorney general ken paxton threatened to prosecute any providers involved in kate cox's abortion care. a nevada grand jury has indicted six fake trump electors who falsely claimed trump won the 2020 vote in nevada. they face felony charges with penalties that could see them sentenced to up to five years in prison. in wisconsin, 10 pro-trump republicans involved in their state's fake elector scheme admitted biden won wisconsin in 2020 as part of a legal settlement. the agreement compels the 10 fake electors to cooperate with the justice department's investigations into trump's election fraud and the january 6 capitol insurrection. the justice department indicted hunter biden on nine counts of tax evasion. the indictment, filed in california, accuses president biden's son of withholding at least $

that's why ken paxton threatened ms. cox, her doctors, and others with future prosecution, notwithstanding the fact that they had secured that order, and that's why kate cox ultimately decided to take matters into her own hand and leave the state. millions of women throughout this country are looking for clarity, and like kate cox, many of them will not find it in time. >> lisa rubin, thank you, we appreciate it on two pieces of breaking news. >>> overseas meantime, israel seems optimistic about its battle against hamas as they push further into gaza. nbc's hala gorani is in tel aviv. what more can you tell us? what's the latst on the battlefield? >> reporter: the prime minister is saying this is the beginning of the end for hamas, but realistically, hamas is holding 137 hostages. it is still able to launch rockets, and the battle against the israeli military is ferocious across the strip, with many civilians caught in the cross fire or victims of buildings and residential blocks targeted by israeli air strikes, and you have

journalists in the crtroom said there was emotion while the judge said, qu the idea ms. coxy, her own fertility, her own health, quote, is shocking. and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice. cox is speaking out about this. we have reported on how these issues which may at one point sound legal, court, esoteric, affects people's everyday lives, their safety, their humanity. we want to hear what cox herself told nbc. >> i was shocked when i found out i would not be able to get the medical care that i need here in my home state, forcing me to continue the pregnancy and the pain and suffering, put me through the risks of continuing the pregnancy, the risks of child birth again, especially given how my last two went. i think it's cruel. and so i'm hopeful. i want to get through this and i want to heal and i want to try again for another baby. >> that is her perspective. she is the person affected. some issues in law and life and politics are complicated. this one is not. there you hear directly from the affected person about whether the government would be allowed to force h

it's the first legal complaint filed in texas since the ban was enacted and reads -- "ms. cox's physicians have informed her that their 'hands are tied' and she will have to wait until her baby dies inside her or carry the pregnancy to term, at which point she will be forced to have a third c-section, only to watch her baby suffer until death." in nigeria, president bola tinubu ordered an investigation following a miscalculated military drone strike that killed at least 85 civilians sunday in the village of tudun biri in northwest kaduna state. the victims were gathering for a religious celebration, marking the birthday of the prophet muhammad. this is a survivor recounting the tragic attack. >> we were celebrating when the airplane came and dropped the bomb. some died, some got injured. we all ran into house. when the men heard, they came out to check and that is when they dropped the second one and more people died. amy: drones are estimated to have erroneously killed some 400 civilians since 2017 in attacks that were targeting armed groups in the north of nigeria. honduran au

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what's going on with the two senators from your home state of texas will not respond to ms. coxenied an abortion and had to leave the state to get one. they have no thought even though they were federal official. we're just federal so we don't have to talk about it. >> i have an expression that's not meant for television, but they're chicken you know what. and in the course of this process. they've always been this way. it's unbelievable the trauma and the tragic nature of what happened to that young woman in the course of this. and this is what happens with exception -- with these things that are exceptions that are put in place with extreme unintended consequences. >> yep. indeed. congressman joe neguse and matthew dowd, thank you both very much. >>> up next on "the reidout," in the land of legal argument where trump's attorneys brewed. it's true. whimsical whispers like cindy lu-hoo they complained about a grinch with a legal point of view. "the reidout" continues after this. he reidout" continues afte this when you have chronic kidney disease... ...there are places you'd lik

she suend the judge ruled in her favor today, saying, quote, the idea that ms. coxy to be a parent, and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be aenuine miscarriage of justice. the lawsuit is believed to be the first of its kind sin roe v. wade was overturned last year. >>> also breaking toy, the justice department has indicted two russian intelligence officers who say they engaged in a broad conspiracy to hack into the u.s. british and other government agencies in an effort to influence their politics and government. joining us now is nbc news intelligence and justice correspondent, ken dilanian. so, ken, tell us more about this indictment. this reads like a spy novel. exactly what are we dealing with here? >> these two russians are alleged to be members of the fsb, the successor to the kgb. they're essentially russian spies, cyber operators, and what this iicent says is they l a massive year's long conspiracy to hacko various u.s. and british government officials but also in the uk, journalists, think tanks and in the u.s., t