it was important to have someone like kate cox at the address tonight because it put azriel face to thelout of the overturning of roe v. wade. this is not something that's happening in the abstract. >> juju: also in the house, orna and ronan nutra, among those americans with family in gaza. >> it's a bipartisan issue. we appreciate the commitment on behalf of congresspeople on both sides. >> juju: their son, 22-year-old omer, grew up on long island, new york, is the grandson of holocaust survivors. he was temporarily living in israel, serving in the israeli defense forces, when taken hostage on october 7th. >> always a smile on his face. he brings people together. he loves people. >> juju: members of both parties wearing yellow ribbons, showing bipartisan support to bring the hostages home. >> all we care about right now is to see that we get our son back. and, you know, solving the issues in the middle east can be done as a further step. >> juju: the president stating his belief in a two-party state between israelis and palestinians as the path forward. and announcing an emergency mili

in the first lady's box tonight, kate cox, the texas woman who was denied an abortion under the state'strict ban, even though she faced life-threatening complications. cox sitting down with our rachel scott. >> reporter: we know the president is going to put this issue front and center. what do you want to see happen? >> my hope would be that women and families can make medical decisions with their doctors as they knave gait what's often a very difficult process to build their families. >> reporter: kate cox will be there tonight sitting with the first lady. the president will remind voters that donald trump has boasted of putting those justices on the court, saying those bragging about over turning roe v wade will have no clue about the power of women in america. they will found out in 2024. i promise you, i will restore roe v wade as the law of the land again. the president will reject what he calls an american story of resentment, revenge and retribution, david. >> mar mary bruce, thank you. rachel scott live on the hill. we've learned tonight that among these deep divisions in washi

dana, what did kate cox tell you? >> she told me that she got married young and that she never even considered that abortion would be something she would have to deal with. then she and her husband, who i should say, they already are parents of two young kids. they were told that her third pregnancy was not viable and they came to the excruciating decision to end the pregnancy one, they didn't think would end up with a lawsuit that made national headlines >> some people have been using medicine. >> how many weeks pregnant were you when you first heard trisomy 18 and that you're at risk for your baby having that, which is a rare chromosomal disorder i think i was around 13 weeks when it first came up as a risk. the first thing we saw was a very clear issued development of the spine. and so we thought, well, maybe maybe or maybe we'll have a life in a wheelchair and then the next week we saw more and it continued over five weeks. and that's when i got the full diagnosis in that final ultrasound. was catastrophic. it was

kate cox, who was denied an abortion in her home state of texas, and was forced to travel, even thoughhink what ties it all together is this fundamental system. and a small democratic core would like to take it out of the hands of people who can reproduce. >> it's always about controlling women, y'all. it's never been about babies. if it was about babies, it would be healthcare and school lunch. there you go. robert p. jones, we're going to have this conversation again. that is tonight's reidout. don't go anywhere. our special coverage of president biden's state of the union address starts right now. >>> mr. speaker!

look at the chaos that is resolved to join us tonight is kate cox, wife and mother from dallas. she's become pregnant again at a fetus of a fatal condition. for doctor tall. okay. that are all life and our ability to have children of from children in the future were at risk. if she didn't, i because the texas law banned her ability of act, kate and her husband had to leave the state to get what she needed. what her family got through should have never happened as well. but it's happening to too many others. our state laws, betty, to freedom to choose criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors of rapes and excess to leave their stays to get the treatment. they need matthew and his chamber, and my predecessor a promising to pass a national battle reproductive freedom. my god, what freedom else would you take away? book. so decision, no returned robi way. the supreme court majority wrote the following. and with all due respect, justices, women are not without electro electrical power. the electoral or political power. you're about to realize just how much is the bottle return you wro

reason was overturned, and he brags about it. look at the chaos that is resulted. join us tonight is kate cox, the wife and mother from dallas. she's become pregnant again and had fetus of fatal condition. her doctor told kate that her own life and her ability to have children of children in the future were at risk if she didn't act, because texas law... banned her ability to act, kate and her husband had to leave the state to get what she needed. what her family got through should have never happened as well, but it's happening in too many others. there are state laws banning the freedom to choose, criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors of rape and incest to leave their states to get the treatment they need. many of you in this chamber, and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom. my god, what freedom else would you take? away, look, it's a decision to overturn roe v, the supreme court majority wrote the following, and with all do respect justices, women are not without electoral electoral power, excuse me, electoral or political power, you're about to r

first lady jill biden has invited kate cox to be one of her guests, cox fought the abortion ban in texas. the white house says the president hwill lift up persona stories like kate's. the parents of evan gershkovich have been invited. he has been detained in russia since last march and parents of those who have been kidnapped or murdered by hamas. >>> the general election is off to an unofficial start with nikki haley ending her campaign, president biden and former president trump are battling to win over her supporters. nbc's garrett haake has the latest >> reporter: the rematch, though polls show most americans don't want it, after their massive wins in nearly every super tuesday contest, president biden and former president trump appear set for another face-off, with nikki haley now dropping out of the republican race >> in all likelihood, donald trump will be the republican nominee when our party convention meets in july i congratulate him and wish him well >> reporter: haley then challenging her former boss whom she pointedly did not endorse. >> it now up to donald trump to earn the

first lady jill biden has invited kate cox to be her guest. cox fought the abortion bill in texas when her health was in danger and she needed emergency care the audience will include 17 family members of americans captured or killed by hamas. they will be guests of a group of bipartisan leaders including speaker speaker johnson and hakeem jeffries the parents of evan gershkovich have also been invited tim kaine invited the first american to ever be born using in-vitro fertilization as his guest after alabama's supreme court decision put in-vitro procedures in jeopardy the republican response will be by katie britt, the first woman to represent alabama in the senate now senator britt will be in the national spotlight >> another busy night in washington for us. and the country. brie, thank you. >>> it is now all but certain that president biden will face former president trump in the general election trump's last primary rival, nikki haley suspended her campaign mr. trump invited haley supporters to join his movement. but haley has not yet give

and so kate cox is going to be there tonight at the state of the union he has strategically selected guests who represent the very emotional and human side of these decisions. and so again, even if people are not inspired by a biden or trump, some of these human stories tonight can really hit home that point. >> yeah, the issue of abortion is something that is looming. i especially with what happened in alabama and now the change and the supreme court there. thank you both. natasha alford and mr. pinion appreciate it >> so minutes minutes from now, opening statements will begin in the trial of the father of the michigan school shooter. his son carried out the deadliest school shooting in the state's history. and now, james crumbley, who just entered the courtroom james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each student. his son shot and killed at oxford high school back in 2021. >> just >> last month, a jury found his wife, jennifer crumbley, guilty on the same charges let's get over to cnn's jean casarez. she's been following all of this force. so

this abortion laws will be in the first lady's box at the state of the union tonight, but first, kate cox is my guest here this hour. i'm dana bash. let's go behind the headlines and inside politics >> first every moment matters, every word, every step, every pause, every reaction for an 81 year-old president who wants four more years in the oval office. it all matters big time. and joe biden may never have had a moment like this before and may not again in the next several months, at least. tonight's state of the union is likely the largest audience the president will have between now and the voter. when the voters go to the polls in november, cnn's kevin liptak is covering all of the preparations from the white house what's kevin? i want to start with some new reporting on a very thorny foreign policy issue. >> yes, certainly this has been the topic that is consumed to the president's time over the last several months. and we do understand that in his state of the union tonight, president biden plans to make a new announcement when it comes to getting humanitarian aid into gaza. here we

one woman, kate cox will be front and center from his box. the texas mother had to leave her state in order to get an abortion. a painful decision to end a pregnancy that she wanted, because texas law and the courts said she couldn't. despite two crucial pieces of information here one, a child that she was expecting would not have survived. and kate's health and future fertility were also at risk. she and her husband just sat down with my colleague dana bash and dana bash joins me now. i mean, what an amazing moment, for this person who did become go from being a private person to this national figure for such a painfully private reason. >> yeah. i mean, painful is an understatement. and what i spoke to her, she said that because she married young, she never thought abortion would be something she would even have to consider. then she entered her husband, who are already parents of two young children, were told that her third pregnancy wasn't viable and they did come to the excruciating decision to end the pregnancy one, they didn't think wou

. >> reporter: among the first lady's guest tonight, kate cox, who sued texas over its near total abortion. and he'll announce new efforts to deliver aid to gaza with a new land crossing and a u.s.-led mission to build a temporary seaport. but tonight much of the focus will be on the president's presentation, with three quarters of americans concerned president biden does not have the mental and physical health to serve. and on the border crisis, president biden will blame republicans for rejecting a bipartisan border security bill. >> the only reason the border is not secure is donald trump and his maga republican friends. >> reporter: a report record 8.6 million migrants have entered the u.s. during the biden presidency. republicans argue the president could end the crisis by bringing back the trump border pills ors he reversed. today, mr. trump attacking the president on the economy as consumer prices have risen 18% since president biden took office. >> we had the greatest economy in the history of the world. it's time to tell crooked joe biden you're fired. >> reporter: the president's

it's never told president by didn't pointed out that you one year old kate cox and the old you and she was the 1st pregnant at all to sue for the right to terminate the pregnancy of to the supreme court over to and roe v wade and remove the woman's right to choose a right, the president promised to restore the attorney row. we would have no clue about the par women, but they found out we'd, reproductive freedom was on the ballad. we want 220222200 we went again and 2024 also attending us guests in the chain. the relatives of american captives taken by him us to gaza last year. and president by didn't use the occasion to outline a new plan to open a marine route for him at a terry and supplies and spoke directly to the x ray. the leadership, not mandatory and assistance, can not be a secondary consideration or guardianship protecting and saving it as of why it's has to be for the president made no apology for his ongoing unqualified support of israel, a position that has come under criticism from members of his own party as a genocide and got to continues the issue of fight and sage has

. >> reporter: kate cox, who was blocked by the texas supreme court from terminating a nonviable pregnancyeduled to be in the first lady's box. with the president's age a major concern for voters, his performance tonight will be closely watched. >> we can all see joe biden's weakness butte >> reporter: trump super pac released this blistering at this morning timed to tonight's speech. and with hundreds of trump allies in the house chamber tonight, speaker mike johnson told "cbs mornings" he advised his members to be professional. >> we have been trying to turn the temperature down here. >> reporter: now according to excerpts of the speech, the president will include a riff on his age and trump's. he will say his nonpublic life has taught him to embrace things like freedom and democracy. some other people my age, he'll say, embrace themes like resentment, revenge, and retribution. a way of reminding voters his opponent is also an old guy. norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe, thanks very much. our coverage of the president state of the union address and the republican response will begin tonight at

. >> sitting with the first lady, kate cox, she was denied an abortion in texas under the state's strict ban. >> if you, the american people, send me a congress that supports the right to choose, i promise you i will restore roe v wade as the law of the land again, biden announcing an emergency military mission to build a port in gaza, delivering food, water, medicine and shelter. the leadership of israel. i say this humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority, a senior administration official telling abc news. >> it will take weeks to plan and execute, and it will be carried out by the us army. pentagon sources say all work will be done by us troops offshore, and there will be no u.s. boots on the ground inside gaza, without mentioning former president trump by name, biden, drawing contrast from his expected opponent in november. >> my predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about january 6th. i will not do that. this is the moment to speak the truth and to bury the lies. here

joining us tonight is kate cox the wife and mother from dallas. she has become pregnant again and had a fetus with a fatal condition. her doctor told kate that her own life and ability to children in the future were at risk if she did not act. texas law banned her ability to act so kate and her husband had to leave the state to get what she needed. what her family went through should never have happened but it's happening with too many others. the state law criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors of rape and incest to leave their state to get treatment they need. many of you in this chamber and my predecessor have promised to$1 pass a ban on rep productive freedom. my god, what freedom else would you take away? the decision to overturn wade, the supreme court wrote the following, and with all due respect, justices, women are not without electoral power- electoral or political power. [che applause] clearly, clearly those bragging about overturning roe v. wade have no clue about the power of women, but they found out when reproductive freedom was on

kate cox sought in abortion in texas and said no because she could not show that her life was in danger. her and other women filed a suit against the state of texas. two dozen more women were denied abortions in texas and joined the lawsuit against the state. abortion ban states have seen 65,000 pregnancies from , study estimates. a 10-year-old victim forced to travel from ohio to indiana. doctors around the country are leaving their home states because they cannot provide care anymore and for the doctors that have not left, they are being forced to go against better medical judgment to avoid imprisoning. there was a detailed report on the impact of abortion bands in louisiana. doctors risk losing their medical licenses. they could face 15 years in prison. the report found that doctors in the state are fearful of retribution. so much so that they are going against best practices to ensure that they are not in violation of the law. the report found that women are given high risk and unnecessary surgeries instead of simple abortion procedures. they are forced to wait until their life is a

joining us tonight is kate cox a wife and mother from dallas. with a fatal condition. her doctor told kate that her own life and ability to have future children were at risk if she didn't act because texas law banned her ability to act. kate and her husband had to leave the state to get what she needed. what her family gone through should have never happened as many others in the state laws banning the freedom to choose criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors of rape and incest to leave r they need. many of you in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pan a national ban on reproductive freedom. my god, what else would you take away? the decision to overturn roe v wade and the supreme court majority wrote the following with all due respect, justices, women are not without electoralr political power. you're about to realize -- [applause] those bragging about overturning roe v wade have no clue about the power of women, but they found out what reproductive freedom on the ballot and we will win again in 2024. [applause] if you and the am

highlight that texas is the battleground, for example, just what happened to the mom of two in dallas, kate cox a chance for her family facing a dangerous pregnancy, she was forwarded to leave texas to get the abortion and it was extremism ises like monica dela cruz doing this. that's what we get, that's what we get when people don't have access to the ballot box and that is what my fight for texas and congress is, engaging our community members, it's been connecting with people who have been ignored in texas and the latino community and i'm excited, and we haven't stopped working every single day. >> there seems to be this myth that latinas in south texas are conservative, right, that they don't want to hear the word aborto or anything do with that, but how do you rereproductive just know justice and abortion playing in your race? >> i myself, the first conversation i had before jumping and putting my name is a conversation in my own home. people were uncomfortable to talk about even healthcare, but what we really came to agree with is the fact that women and doctors should be the only ones ma

join us tonight is kate cox the wife and mother from dallas, she has become pregnant again and had aus with a fatal condition, the doctor told kate that her own life and her ability to have children in the future was at risk if she did not act. because texas law band her ability to act kate and her husband had to lead the state to get what she needed. but her family got through, it should have never happened as well but it is happening to too many others. state laws banning the freedom to choose, criminalizing doctors, forcing survivors of rape and incest to leave their state to get the treatment they need. many of you in this chamber, and my predecessor, are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom, my god, what other freedom will he take away? the decision to overturn roe v. wade, with all due respect justice is women are not without electoral power. excuse me electoral or clinical power. and you are about to realize just how much. [ cheering and applause >> president joe biden: clearly those bragging about overturning roe v. wade had no clue about the power of wome

women like kate cox, pictured at the bottom in amanda's roski here are arguing that state abortion bans, either have to be interpreted broadly or that those exceptions fact violate state constitutions. so this litigation is continuing in states like texas, kentucky, tennessee, elsewhere. again, this is state constitutional litigation. it's not a direct challenge to dobbs, but it's designed to deal dogs a death of a thousand cuts. right. to ushered, it's unworkable. we've seen two counts in two us supreme court cases on abortion in one term. after dobbs tofederal courts wes game, one of which involves fda's authority to approve mifepristone on a drug used in more than half of us abortions. the case also involves a claim that the fda never had the authority to make abortion pills available via. telehealth because anthony comstock's law never repealed and is argued make it a federal crime to make abortion related items. today, there's another case involving the federal emergency medical treatment and labor act, which the biden has argued requires access for abortion to patients in certain

tonight one clue is kate cox, a texas woman at the center of a high profile abortion case and latoriamother whose embryo transfer was abruptly canceled after the alabama supreme court decision. both sitting with the first lady to highlight the ongoing fight over reproductive rights post-roe v. wade. other democrats are following suit. kayla smith had to leave her home in idaho for washington state because of strict abortion laws. she is the guest of washington senator patty murray tonight. thank you both for being with us. appreciate you coming on this show. can you first tell us, kayla, about your experience? what led you to what i anticipate is not where you expected to be at this point in your life? >> yeah, so we found out at our anatomy scan around 18 weeks that our son had several fatal fetal anomalies, and it just happened to be about two days after idaho's trigger law went into effect. so not only were we not sure what we were going to do, but our physicians also were put in a position that they didn't know what they could do either, so we had to travel to washington. we had t

women like kate cox, pictured at the bottom in amanda's roski here are arguing that state abortion bans with exceptions, either have to be interpreted broadly or that those exceptions fact violate state constitutions. so this litigation is continuing in states like texas, kentucky, tennessee, elsewhere. again, this is state constitutional litigation. it's not a direct challenge to dobbs, but it's designed to deal dogs a death of a thousand cuts. right. to say if this is the world dobbs is ushered, it's unworkable. we've seen two counts in two us supreme court cases on abortion in one term. after dobbs told us that the federal courts were out of this game, one of which involves fda's authority to approve mifepristone on a drug used in more than half of us abortions. the case also involves a claim that the fda never had the authority to make abortion pills available via. telehealth because anthony comstock's law never repealed and is argued make it a federal crime to make abortion related items. today, there's another case involving the federal emergency medical treatment and labor act, w

critical because post-dobbs, you know, we've done a great job of telling the stories of the patient, kate cox american public angry. and it's important that she went to a planned parenthood specifically and she raised the alarm. >> one of the things that's so striking about this insane patchwork that the supreme court has visited upon us is that you've now got different rights at the most core level from state to state, right? >> totally. >> and so there's a number of ramifications of that. one of the things, you know, that the vice president was highlighting today is that north and south dakota, which are next to minnesota, are states that have banned abortion. >> that's right. >> those are states -- but again, we're free citizens in a country where you can move state to state, although there is legislation -- >> maybe not for abortion. maybe if you're not an abortion provider. that's why california, new york, other states are looking into laws. >> the licensing question is -- there is an article yesterday i believe i read, and i guess it's an obvious point i hadn't quite thought of, is that

kate cox, who was denied an abortion in her home state of texas, and was forced to travel, even though she had a nonviable pregnancy. i think what ties it all together is this fundamental system. and a small democratic core would like to take it out of the hands of people who can reproduce. >> it's always about controlling women, y'all. it's never been about babies. if it was about babies, it would be healthcare and school lunch. there you go. robert p. jones, we're going to have this conversation again. that is tonight's reidout. don't go anywhere. our special coverage of president biden's state of the union address starts right now. >>> mr. speaker! >> mr. speaker. >> mr. speaker. >> madam speaker! >> mr. speaker. >> the president. >> the president. >> the president. >> of the united states. >> by special invitation of the speaker of the house. tonight, president biden delivers the state of the union address. >> we are just getting started. >> a divided audience in the room. and the nation. the president makes his case for an american comeback. >> let's finish the job this time. >> t

president biden sees this as an important issue, and one he is spotlighting next week, inviting kate coxthe high profile state of the union, a texas woman denied and needed abortion as her non-viable pregnancy was deemed by her own doctors to endanger her health. republicans still interfered with what her doctors said she needed. the president clearly sees this as something to prioritize, amidst everything else going on, in that national address next week. >>> now, i told you this was a special edition of the beat, tonight i'm going to look at borders, history, colonialism and what it means to be a peaceful revolutionary, it's one of these reports we've been working on, we're going to share it with you tonight on "the beat," and by the end of the hour, ziggy marley himself is here, stay with us. ve♪ ♪you... can make it happen...♪ ♪♪ try dietary supplements from voltaren for healthy joints. the virus that causes shingles is sleeping... in 99% of people over 50. it's lying dormant, waiting... and could reactivate. shingles strikes as a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. and

. >> that theme, driven home by the guests in the first lady's box, including kate cox, the texas mothertate's strict ban despite life threatening complications and women impacted by alabama's supreme court ruling that forced some ivf clinics to close. just as important as the substance of this speech will be, biden's delivery facing persistent concerns about his age, over 80% in our latest poll, believing he's too old to serve another time. the address a chance to show voters he's up for the job. he will also take on issues at the top of voters minds, like immigration and the economy, that are posing a real political challenge to his campaign. the president running behind trump on both. >> that was mary bruce reporting. president biden delivers his state of the union address tonight. his campaign is organizing watch parties around the country. you can watch the event live right here on abc. seven. covers starts at 6 p.m. >> san francisco mayor london breed will deliver her state of the city address at 11 this morning. that event will be live streamed. london breed is up for reelection i

when he is empathetic and he is passionate about an issue like he was tonight about kate cox, it really shines through. this was the state of the union that had a record number of abortion advocates, story tellers, patients, providers, 30 plus from the pro-choice caucus were in that room. they met beforehand. we were there in the audience. and it was a really powerful night. >> yeah, if you look at the president's guests or the first lady's guests as a signal of campaign priority. it seems clear reproductive priorities are at the top of the list. what do you think of the choice of the junior senator from alabama, katie britt, to give the republican response? she did not mention ivf or roe v. wade maybe unsurprisingly, but just by choosing the junior senator from the state who has been at the center of this very, very controversial decision by the state supreme court, it is a statement i guess of, i don't know, priorities from the gop? what did you think of the choice and how political perilous is this for the republican party? >> i mean i think they are just scrambling. they have no ide

we have kate cox and latorya beasley obviously, cox is texas mother who was denied an abortion in texas and put up a legal battle and then baisel is the woman from birmingham, alabama who was getting ivf treatments and have to pause when the alabama supreme court ruling came down. but there's also jazmin cazares that is related to gun violence. of course, her sister was killed in the uvalde shooting and clearly, we are going to see the president once again call on congress to take action on gun violence and fight finally, another example, a swedish prime minister is going to be in the audience as well. as sweden, of course, join nato just today and strengthening that nato alliance has been a huge part of the president's foreign policy. and this is going to be an interesting opportunity for the president to make that contrast between himself and donald trump, given what the former president recently said about nato countries that he says are not paying enough. basically saying russia should do whatever they want to those countries. so this is again, just going to be one of the many oppor

there will also be kate cox, who is that texas mother, who had to seek an abortion outside of her state as she faced a life-threatening pregnancy, the administration is also inviting a couple of who it was going through the ivf if process in the state of alabama, there's a host of other guests that will also be featured in the first lady's box. but really this speech offers the president with the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and lay out his vision for a second term, we'll see if he tangles once again with republicans as he did last year. some in his party would like him to show a little bit more of a fight in this campaign. >> all right. arlette saenz for us at the white house. arlette, thank you. >> this of course, a big opportunity for the president tonight. what can you make of it? let's bring in our panel republican strategist, former rnc communications director, doug heye, former white house deputy press secretary in the obama administration. bill burden, sarah longwell, she's republican strategist and executive if director of the republican accountability project, she's

kate cox, that's that texas woman who had to travel out of state state to terminate her pregnancy after she was facing life-threatening conditions also, a woman from alabama who was trying to go through ivf procedures, but had that procedure or canceled duty until the recent alabama supreme court decision relating to ivf, there's also maria shriver, who has worked with the first lady on women's health, but also notably is the cousin of robert f. kennedy, who is running in this third party bid for the white house. so that just gives you an idea of the people who will be at the state of the union address as the present is trying to use each of these guests for one quick moment to highlight some of the priorities that he sees in this term. and also a second term, if you were to be reelected. >> yeah, lots of guests will be up to the gallery. there we'll be watching it. arlette saenz at the white house. thank you very much. when president biden begins his speech tonight, we will have at least one heckler who is hundreds of miles away. we're talking about donald trump who says he will delive