that's why i have my friend here, john yang, who is making sure nothing happens to me.eans come to our country with work visas. i hope that when they finally decide the case they will decide that the fda has the authority to make these decisions and it should not be ideologically driven judges in one district. there was judge shopping there. yes, it will be updated, i think so, yes. today as you may know we had a hearing in the judiciary about -- one of the people just reminded us there was a time in our country when women slaves did not own their own bodies. and i said that this is where we are today. are women, we do not own our own bodies. we do not have body autonomy. and what could be more freedom taking than forcing a woman to bear children. that's it. >> the honorable u.s. representative from california and guest. >> joe biden is going to win wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, and it will not be close. he's going to be our next president again, and i look forward to working with him and continue the progress he has already made. absolutely. if you go back to wisc

that's why i have my friend here, john yang, who is making sure nothing happens to me. that the fda has the authority to make these decisions and it should not be ideologically driven judges in one district. there was judge shopping there. yes, it will be updated, i think so, yes. today as you may know we had a hearing in the judiciary about -- one of the people just reminded us there was a time in our country when women slaves did not own their own bodies. and i said that this is where we are today. are women, we do not own our own bodies. we do not have body autonomy. and what could be more freedom taking than forcing a woman to bear children. that's it. >> the honorable u.s. representative from california and guest. >> joe biden is going to win wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania, and it will not be close. he's going to be our next president again, and i look forward to working with him and continue the progress he has already made. absolutely. if you go back to wisconsin state results just a few weeks ago, it shows that on the abortion issue the overwhelming majority

. >> good evening, i'm john yang.dent biden declared a disaster in arkansas this morning, pledging federal resources to help recovery there after severe storms, tornadoes struck across the south, midwest and east cst. cleanup is underway as families pick through the rubble created by confirmed or suspected tornadoes in 10 states. storms level businesses, tore roofs off churches and toppled trees. 26 people have died. in russia, an explosion at a cafÉ in st. petersburg killed a prominent pro-war military blogger. a dozen others were injured. russian media reports there have been no claims of responsibility. antony blinken spoke with russia's foreign minister calling for the immediate release of a wall street journal reporter detained in russia last week as well as another imprisoned american. saudi arabia and other opec oil producers say they will voluntarily cut production from may to the end of '23. the saudi energy ministry called it a precautionary step aimed at stabilizing the market. it's a move that could raise

john yang is away.begin with dueling rulings from two federal judges that there and sexist to the most commonly used method of abortion in this country. the drug is myth oppressed on, approved by the fda in 2000. friday night, a federal judge appointed by president trump put a hold on the ongoing approval while a lawsuit questioning its safety continues. a judge in washington state appointed by president obama ordered u.s. authorities not to make changes that would restrict access to the drug. president biden condemned the texas ruling and the department of justice filed an appeal. a closer look at the rulings in what they mean later in the program. the justice department launched an investigation into the potential link of pentagon documents. they detail u.s. and nato aid. it was pted on social media sites. they appear to be routine updates and dispatches. some may have been altered. it comes as the new york times reports more documents have appeared online. and how the u.s. is spying on allies to trac

i'm john yang.e bloody battle for control of the african nation of sudan entering its second week, the sudanese army says it's helping evacuate foreign diplomats and civilians aboard military aircraft. but the american embas there says it's too dangerous for the estimated 16,000 private u.s. citizens trapped in sudan to travel, and urged them to shelter indoors. explosions and gunfire rang out across the capital khartoum today, even as the warring sides said they'd agreed to a ceasefire for the three-day muslim holiday marking the end of ramadan. the world health organization says more than 400 people have died, including one american. interior secretary deb haaland defended the biden administration's approval of the willow oil drilling project in alaska. speakingefore a group of environmental journalists in idaho, haaland rejected criticisms from environmental advocates that president biden broke a campaign pledge to end new drilling on federal lands. sec. haaland: we are not going to turn a ucet o

i'm john yang.e for control of suda is ending its second day with no signs that either side is willing to end hostilities. fighting between two forces led by rival generals, the sudanese army and paramilitary forces, raged on in the capital of khartoum and at other flashpoints around the country. a doctors' group says at least 61 people are dead and nearly 700 injured. the u.n.'s world food program suspended operations, saying that three of its humanitarian workers had been killed. in khartoum, news reports show tanks rolling through the streets, and thick plumes of smoke engulfing the city. aerial footage shows the airport smoldering in ruins. leaders agreed to a 3-hour pause in fighting today. although witnesses said shooting seemed at first to subside, heavy bombardments quickly resumed. the african union and ar league held emergency meetings today, as leaders urged a return to dialogue. in december, sudan's political parties agreed to move the -- move toward democracy. the military has controlle

i'm john yang.ted states has joined the exodus of foreign diplomats from sudan as fighting sends the north african nation deeper into chaos. u.s. special forces airlifted nearly 100 americans -- most of them in bc staffers -- out of the country by helicopter, taking them to ethiopia. but, u.s. officials say it is still too dangerous to stage an evacuation of the estimated 16,000 private american citizens trapped in sudan. republican senator lindsey graham was asked about that today on cnn's "state of the union." sen. graham: yeah, i'm worried. you have got thousands of people in the middle of a civil war. right now, if i were an american in sudan, i would shelter in place. and, hopefully, we can find a way to end the fighting, get humanitarian aid, and get our people out. john: u.n. agencies report tens of thousands of sudanese have already fled the country. millions more are left sheltering in their homes, as food and water grows increasingly hard to get. former vice president mike pence has drawn

i'm john yang. control of the north african nation of sudan appears to be up for grabs.he sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force led by rival generals engaged in fierce fighting including in the capital city of khartoum. a doctors group says at least 25 people are dead and nearly 200 injured. people sheltering from the fighti say they saw gunfire in the streets and heard fighter jets overhead. houses were left in ruins from shelling. the paramilitary force claims it has seized the presidential palace in the airport. antony blinken called for an end to the violence. >> it's a fragile situation. this is a real opportunity for the civian led transition. >> in december, sudanese political pties agreed to move toward democracy after an october 2021 military coup. in japan, an explosion just feet from the prime minister disrupted a campaign event. police tackled a man who officials said hadow a suspicious object. the prime minister was whisked away unharmed. it was reminiscent of the assassination of prime minister shinzo abe nine months ago at a similar event. pr

as john yang reports, it will be life changing for some uninsured north carolinians and their providersucked away in a shopping center on winston-salem's southwest side, nonprofit united health centers is a lifeline f its patients. >> so we have about 10 exam rooms. john: pediatrician veronica wiltshire, the center's chief medical officer, says acro three locations it serves 6000 patients. most are black, hispanic, or latino. the nearly 80% of patients who don't have insurance pay on a sliding scale. in one place, patients can see a doctor, get prescriptions filled, and receive dental care. they can even enroll in medicaid, the federal and state health insurance program for those with low incomes. >> our patient population, it's all about easy access. so if we can prevent them from going one other place, because a lot of them have to take a bus. john: accesso health care has been a challenge for low-income residents of north carolina, one of 11 states that hadn't expanded medicaid coverage under the affordable care act, until now. last month, governor roy cooper, a democrat, signed a bi

for more on what this means, we are joined by correspondent john yang. den released a statement moments ago welcoming this announcement. tell us what the court decided. john: essentially as you said that mifepristone will remain available while the challenge to the texas federal court ruling that invalidated the 2000 fda approval of mifepristone moves through the appeals process. there were two noted dissents, justice alito wrote a dissent and justice thomas dissented did not join that dissent. we assume it was a 7-2 decision with justices amy coney barrett, neil gorsuch, and john roberts joining the liberal justice. geoff: tell us about the alito decision, it was vigorous. john: it was, he says they did not prove there would be any irreparable harm during this period. his concluding line was this stay refuses to take a step that has not been shown as necessary to avoid the threat of any real harm during the presumably short period. i think abortion rights advocates would point out this ignores the fact that one of the things the fifth circuit court of ap

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joining me to discuss it in more are john yang, who covers the supreme court for the pbs newshour. and joining me at the table, nancy debose, heather cable, michael shearer, and scott wong. john, let's start with you. we've got breaking news. help us understand what did the court say tonight? john: as you said, they said mifepristone will remain available without any new restrictions while the appeal of the texas judge's decision that invalidated itspproval by the fda in 2000 works through the system. because this was an emergency appeal in what has become known as the shadow docket, we don't know t breakdown among the justices. we know there were only two noted since, clarence thomas and samuel alito. the majority did not explain your decision and only alito explained his opposition. he said he did not think allowing mifepristone to remain available with the restrictions the fifth circuit put on it would cause irreparable harm to the public. lisa: is it correct that the use of missive up -- of mifepristone stays as it was, no change for the time being. john: a year ago you didn't h

last week, john yang launched a new solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile. the latest in the space of weapons tests in the u. s. one person has been killed in several more injured after a parking garage collapsed in new york city's financial district. so unclear would cause the building to cave in the fire department pulled its workers away from the scene over concerns. the structure could collapse further u. s. broadcast or fox news has agreed to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by voting technology company, dominion for nearly $800000000.00. it means pox will avoid a trial or allegations that had spread false claims that dominions voting machines helped reg the 2020 election against donald trump. it was set to be a landmark trial, a defamation case against the largest u. s. news pul costa shed yield to last for 6 weeks, but it was over before and even started. report is inspect tight as it gathered inside the courtroom in delaware. when the judge announced that the case had been resolved. fox news corporation and voting technology company dominion had r

john yang is away.s are emerging about how an apparent trove of intelligence documents leaked onto social media sites over the last few months. with the justice department investigation already underway, the washington post is reporting that these files, many seemingly from the pentagon and highly classified, provide details about the war in ukraine and how the u.s. additively spies on its allies and its foes. it includes details about the near downing of a british spy plane, by russia, near ukraine last year. for the latest on this, we are joined now by dan lamothe. he covers the pentagon and the u.s. military for the "washington post" and has been reporting this story. dan, thanks so much for being here. before we get into the content of what these documents say, is there any question as to whether or not these are legitimate intelligence and military documents? darren: there is no question that there are some legitimate military and intelligence documents that have been posted online. the problem has

john yang has more on the developments. >> five members are facing multiple counts. they heeded his call to attack the capital in 2020. defense attorneys say the violence was on land in p.r. has been following this from inside the federal courthouse. what is the significance? >> this is one of three we have so far. this is the first case. some of these defendants celebrated with great jubilance after donald trump said the proud boys should stand back and standby. >> what evidence are they providing to make their case? >> so much evidence. podcasts. lots of witnesses. police officers who were on the frontlines that they suffered abuse. we had a number of people including two of the defendants making a risky decision to testify. two of the men did. >> there was the convention last year on the same charges. noxious people who trespassed on capitol grounds on january 6, some of the people who helped organize a justice department that the oath keepers and proud boys were planning for weeks if not longer. it's an essential element of the theory. defense lawyer highlighted

to strengthen nuclear, terrans will lead to serious danger. hymir jones says john yang will have to perfect its own nuclear deterrence and response. the corporation agreement was announced on wednesday during a visit to the white house by south chris president. you look, you're following stories on our website at al jazeera dot com, of calls to don, remains our top story that the website updated throughout the day. during okay to, we'll have the news, i just in the half hour time to stay with us. here on al jazeera, the united kingdom look round and new monet unmade, the same king charles, the 3rd is planning a ceremony. the owner's historic traditions. while embracing a new motto, colo the pageantry from westminster abbey amount is in the u. s. military is facing its greatest recruitment crisis in 50 years. military leaders say they are struggling to hit their enlistment targets because most potential recruits simply do not meet the military's eligibility standards. while data shows that over half of young people simply do not see a future in the armed forces. many attribute this to inform

john yang easy peasy forecast ahead of us. we're looking at a gradual warm up in the making for the rest of the week. >> and temperatures this weekend are about to get about the warmest that they have for the entire year. so far as of right now, skies, nice and clear out there. you're look out from the east bay hills showing nothing but those clear skies not talking much fog and not a lot of cloud cover either. this morning, visibility is holding up for all of our reporting stations on the map, which is a nice thing to see for your commute. radar shows clear dry conditions unlike yesterday, which we had a couple of sprinkles at the very start of the morning. we don't have any of those. as for current temperatures, a few 30's in the north bay, the rest of us mostly in the 40's right now, santa rosa sonoma, some of our coldest spots at 38 degrees. while alameda oakland and san francisco currently in the upper 40's, i'm talking about just how warm it's going to be this weekend. still to come in your full forecast rain, don, thank

you john says the film yang will have to perfect is only for the tyrants in response. the cooperation agreement was now on wednesday during a visit to the white house by south korea, presidents unit security next to his president is backing a proposal to scott the country's national transparency institute. and look over the has frequently criticized permanent state from the checks on his power as a waste of money. he says autonomous bodies are biased against him. i'm trying to close watch dogs and regulators opposition support for over those agenda relies on the body continuing for function protest. as in molly, have called foreign to the un peacekeeping mission. the demonstrators gathered down the co and the phone calls from groups close to the countries military rules. the rules in 2020, and deciding all groups linked to al qaeda and islamic state. russian mess and read on such be involved in report the to the army of human rights violation. brazil's environment agency has rejected it. states run the oil firm, petra plans to drill a well at the mouth of the amazon ri

john the brevity of that statement that you held up combined with the brevity of his statement from the video we played that all speaks volumes, doesn't it? brian yangrrific reporting as always language. thanks so much, my friend. well. and john, another ceasefire declared, but fighting still raging in parts of sudan what the u. s is doing as we learn that a u. s citizen has now died in the country will be right back. all across the country. people are working hard to build a better future, so we're hard at work, helping them achieveve financial freedom, providing greater access to investing with low cost options to help maximize savings. from the plains to the coasts. we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive. invested in the future of americans. black rock. do you struggle wh occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet, trying survive nerve relief from the world's mber one nerve care compa survive contains a lot to relieve nerve and b complex vitamins to fortify healthy nerves, trying, survive and try and revive pain relieving roll on. i love shopping, the real world. it's scoring something amazing for 90% off retail

john the sister of north korea's leader has warned an agreement between soul and the u. s. to strengthen nuclear deterrence will lead to serious danger. kimmie of song says chung yang will have to perfect his own nuclear deterrence. in response, a cooperation agreement was announced on wednesday during a visit to the white house by south korea's president hewn so he all on his radio stripes caused fires and explosions near the city and city of homes, said he inactive, his se ammunitions deborah was targeted state media say a fuel station also caught fire destroying several fuel tankers and trucks. 3 people were injured, visuals, conducted regular air strikes and syria, claiming to target iranian backed forces and has ball fighters. please have our tear gas to break our protesting guineas capital connor cri. demonstrations have become violent in the bombay to district due to shortages of electricity. police eventually had to flee as protest, have sent several vehicles on fire, including a police car. the u. s. army is going to briefly ground its non critical aviation units after 12 soldiers were killed and helicopter crashes in the past month. cruise won't be allowe