louisiana. like me, you rose to public service because you were frustrated and tired of those stories. you were frustrated at the statistics that continue to place our beautiful and enchanting stay at the bottom of every metric of quality. we ran campaigns out of sadness, anger and frustration. said because we -- sad because one of the cost of seeing loved ones continue to leave our state, the most uniquely blessed and colorful state for other opportunities. angry because we know we are better than the widely publicized statistics. and frustrated because we know the quality of our people. because we know the work ethic they possess. . we know their values. we know their families. and we know our friends. what i have appreciated is your sense of urgency. all of our problems can be solved if we will have the will and the capacity to deliberate fairly and honestly and arrive at solutions in the best interest of our citizens and our future. some may say we are going too fast. but that is precisely w

he served the state of louisiana. he served the united states of america in so many different roles. and i consider him a colleague because we talked about what that would be like so much and i just think this is one way we can pay tribute to luke's legacy of service, to name this post office so that people, when they're carrying out their daily chores and going to check their mail or send an important note to somebody, they can just look up and think about what luke meant and what they meant to luke. because he really did care about the people that ultimately he worked for and that he was going to represent in congress. with that, i think on behalf of the whole delegation and others will be speaking as well, but the legacy of luke letlow will shine on for a long time. but it's what he represented in that spirit that strong, positive energy every single day to win the day is what i will remember about luke letlow and i urge my colleagues to pass that bill and look forward to that ceremony where we are in front of the

louisiana always has a total ban on abortion. along and this is a play they have been using for decades, restricting access to abortions by 72 hour waiting period, mandatory ultrasound, et cetera. we knew they would find a backdoor way to ban abortion, even though it is already banned back. this is what this is about, attacks on access to care, limiting to what citizens can do in their state and punishing providers for even talking about it. it has created a complete lockton in los angeles -- louisiana. it is so dangerous and it is the conversation, the continuation of the fascist state. you may not think donald trump is a fascist or you may not know what that means but you believe he would make a deal with the most extremist folks of his party to win back power and control. >> yeah, he would. that is why i keep telling folks, he tripped up, it got tripped up this week on the question about abortion and, as we saw from that moment, he is all over the map because his orientation is not to be honest in the pro-life setting. it just

now at any moment louisiana could become the first state to label abortion pills as dangerous. a move that has been widely criticized by health care professionals. a first of its kind bill is waiting to be signed by the governor right now after being passed by the senate yesterday, this legislation is intended to do three things. first, it will make it a crime to give abortion medication to someone without their consent. second, it will reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol as class four controlled substances. this is a designation that would require physicians to have a special license to prescribe the pills and every time they do prescribe them, the state would track the doctor, the pharmacy, and the patient involved. and third it will make it a crime to possess abortion pills without a prescription, to give some context, since 2022, abortion has been banned in louisiana with no exceptions for rape or incest and mifepristone and misoprostol are commonly used for conditions other than medicated abortions. doctor say they routinely used misoprostol to treat miscarriage just s

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>> i am like, shame on louisiana. state that already has the worst maternal care already in the u.s. to criminalize these drugs. let's talk about medications that are safe, used for miscarriage mismanagement, postpartum, inducing labor, even stomach ulcers. the idea that this is being characterized as addictive medication and putting more politics in medicine, when we note that americans have already spoken. they believe politicians are inherently unqualified to make medical decisions. we know that this is about control. it is just about another way to signal that the state of louisiana can control women's freedoms. it is not about stopping abortion or keeping women safe. it is about control and power and it is alarming. chills are going down my spine. >> senator schumer is trying to help with the fast track bill. the bill is likely to be blocked by republicans. talk about how important it is to make sure we see which lawmakers on record our voting which way on these important issues as we near november 2024. >> this

were black voters have the opportunity to elect their candidate choice in louisiana, louisiana state government saw that happen, got to the same situation and decided, you know what, we're going to comply with the law we're going to do the right thing. and so now you have the state saying, hey, we just did what a court told us to do the electron season is coming. we just need this to stay in place and this sort of 11th hour attacks shouldn't be allowed to disrupt what has been sort of in-process for two years with the elections coming up around the corner so the members of the judge panel who threw this out, they called this an impermissible racial gerrymander you oppose the first proposal as you talked about, that had just one majority-black district and then there was the creation of the second one. in response to the opposition to a single district why is that, judge wrong this case is about and ultimately enforcement of rights under the voting rights act. >> and separate court, district court in louisiana. and the fifth circuit agreed that black voters, louisiana, ought to have t

you took my soul you louisiana man ♪ ♪ i'll catch my death you look so cold you louisiana man ♪ ♪ i♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪ ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh da da da da da da ♪ ♪ oh oh oh oh oh whoa ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you left me here and now you're gone you louisiana man ♪ ♪ i've wept my tears and i'll move on you louisiana man ♪ ♪ i never knew that things were gonna get so far ♪ ♪ i never knew it i never knew that you were gonna break ♪ ♪ my heart you you louisiana man ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> this is "nightline." >> juju: tonight, breaking news. the crackdown on college protests at columbia university. the nypd forcibly removing and arresting dozens of pro-palestinian protesters who had barricaded themselves into a campus building. >>> horrifying discovery. what we're learning about

abortion is ready banned in louisiana with no exceptions for rape or incest.nn's medical correspondent, meg tirrell joins us now, live and meg, we've talked about these drugs before mifepristone and misoprostol, how common are they and what does this decision mean for the women and girls of louisiana? >> yeah. jake, i mean, medication abortion is the most common way that people access abortion in the united states. so it accounted for 63% of all abortions in 2023 according to data from the goodman mocker institute, there were more than 1 million abortions in 2023. so that's more than 600,000 times this regimen was he used for medication, abortion, as you pointed out, abortion is already illegal in louisiana as a near-total ban. and so medication abortion is not allowed in louisiana already, but doctors argue that classifying these two drugs as schedule for controlled substance, which puts it in the same category of drugs like xanax and ambien, valium, things that have the potential for abuse and pendens creates the false perception that they are dangerous. imp

. ♪ ♪ speed to a fox news alert, dangerous storms moving east through louisiana after bettering texas killing four people in houston. ten people under tornado watches across the golf range and risk for severe flash flooding being described as a nightmare scenario. you are watching "fox & friends first" on a friday morning, aimed todd piro. >> carley: on carley shimkus 1 million power outages across texas and louisiana. widespread damage across houston. you can see the intense rain flooding into stores and blowing out windows. looking at this looking through the retractable roof, the houston astros were playing. >> todd: fox news senior meteorologist janice dean standing by to tell us where those storm is but the latest on power outages and storm damage. >> todd, carley, the sun rises early in several cities and the storm's path will begin to take stock of extensive damage caused by intense wind and rain overnight that tore through parts of texas before pushing into western louisiana here this is video from new orleans this morning. where heavy downpour set off flash warnings and natio

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at least one person was killed in louisiana's st. martin parish where officials suspect a tornado tore through. a twister was also reported in the lake charles area, leaving a trail of destruction. trees were ripped from their roots, and power lines were toppled. tens of thousands remain without power this morning. several parts of the state are also under water after heavy rain. let's get to angie lassman, who's tracking the threat. >> we have a newly-issued tornado watch across that same region. the gulf coast is where we're waking up to thunderstorms, tallahassee and montgomery seeing rain at this hour. the tornado watch lasts until 9:00 a.m. it just barely includes parts of extreme southern georgia as well as florida. we'll see some general thunderstorms across the southeast, but i think the best chance for some of those stronger storms, tampa to jacksonville, just barely into portions of noflorida, gainesvie and atlanta in there. but an isolated tornado or two is not out of the question. rain across parts of the east as well. pa

that was an option for you if it was someone other than louisiana.k about why it's so important for people to understand that you, me, and countless others, this is health care. it is something that is important so you do not have to go through this again. >> thank you for having me. the issue is so extremely important and important for women to understand that while you may think you're in a safe straight or in his safe place so you live under a abortion ban . it's important to get to the polls this fall and fight for these issues on a federal level because states are not doing work to protect us as women. in childbearing years. it's important to understand that i do not want anyone us to experience what i experienced as a woman in south louisiana under the abortion ban that made an impact on maternal health care rates. we have seen studies talking how women in the south are looking at potentially losing their life in childbirth, during childbirth, postpartum period or during childbirth. postpartum period are in the childbearing years. >> you said s

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. >>> terrifying moments at a louisiana church during a livestreamed service. a teen with a gun stopped as he tries to get into the building with 60 children inside for their first communion. >>> severe weather from texas to florida. we're tracking it. >>> wildfire smoke from canada moving into the u.s. air quality alerts in multiple states. >>> pro-palestinian protests disrupting some graduations. jerry seinfeld's speech at duke prompting dozens to walk out. >>> just in, the dramatic controlled demolition of a massive piece of baltimore's collapsed bridge. >>> and the most stunning images from that spectacular show in the sky. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. the prosecution case against donald trump nearing its crescendo in a new york courtroom tonight, with the much-anticipated testimony of former trump lawyer and fixer michael cohen. cohen describing his role in trying to bury stormy daniels's claim of a sexual liaison with mr. trump and his concerns about its impact on the 2016 election, driving cohen

supreme court ordered louisiana to hold this year's election using a house map that includes a secondtly-black district, putting on hold a lower court ruling that said the map was illegal gerrymandering. cbs's nikole killion reports tonight from baton rouge. >> reporter: in the heart of louisiana bayou country, a battle for political power in a state where african americans make up a third of the population. 33% of the state. >> yeah. that's a lot. >> reporter: but one representative. >> one representative. >> reporter: michael mcclanahan heads the louisiana naacp, which fought for the creation of a second majority-black district. >> we always want good roads, good health care, good education. >> reporter: the new state drawn district stretches from baton rouge to shreveport and could impact republican garret graves' seat. >> there needs to be a map before folks can determine if folks would lose their seats or not. >> reporter: it was contested by a group of nonblack voters, who argued in a filing to the supreme court this week that the map is morally repugnant and a brutal racial ger

louisiana in the city of shrifport and the crime there exceeds the average crime rate in the countryis, he had a choice in life, either become a baptist, go somewhere, or become, i don’t know, run some kind of karateka, when he he said, you know, he says, we have a lot of wrestlers in our city, and he says, and you say he ran well, it’s about the same story, that is, he tried to somehow get ahead. he was pushed right, you know, in fact, as now, further, on the eve of this statement, johnson, i ’m sure, did not even expect from himself that he would say such a thing in principle, because his position, and this is his sincere position, is not to help, he speaks with a face like, lord, did i really say that, that’s what i said, there was such a figure, in ninety-five he was man of the year, it was also a speaker, a certain gingrich, this is, you know, an apologist for the republicans, suddenly gingrich comes out from somewhere? begins to support johnson michael, saying that he did the right thing , this guy, i understand that this is an objective scripted story, trump says: listen, baby

here are the power outages for the louisiana area. 157,000.fully that will begin to improve. the storm system is moving eastward. the rivers, however, have still not crested. concern about that as we go through the weekend. we do have the potential for stronger storms. we earlier had a severe thunderstorm warning that had some rotation around the big bend here of florida. that has since expired. that's the good news. but we still have the severe storm risk for south texas along the gulf coast, including new orleans again, mobile alabama, towards tallahassee. not over yet. the flood alerts. the flooding will be ongoing throughout the weekend. so we will continue to keep you up to date. the fact that they had flood alerts reminiscent of hurricane harvey in 2017 is really something and, you know, the damage is extensive in and around the houston area. back to you. >> brian: at a time when housing insurance is going through the roof. everywhere in this country, this adds to it, too. >> ainsley: is this normal, janice? i feel like we have had so mu

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states like louisiana trying to further those restrictions.kaitlyn said, you can leave the state to get your care. >> if you can afford it. if you can actually have the means to do it, yet. >> or you can find a doctor three telemedicine who can prescribe that care to you. but they're trying to make it as terrifying and confusing as possible for women to access legal care in their own state. this is so important. mifepristone is safe. mifepristone is effective. mifepristone has been authorized by the fda for over 20 years. we expect the supreme court decision that affirms that shortly so that's why you're seeing antiabortion extremists in places like louisiana starting to try to confuse americans again about access to this medicine and its safety, and its efficacy, and the fact that it's still available online through doctors who are in states with shield laws that protect them. >> what kind of crazy about this louisiana thing, too, is the republican white male lawmaker who proposed the bill, i'm all for what he originally said it was going to

. >>> new alarm over abortion rights in louisiana on friday.to law a bill making louisiana the first in the nation to classify abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. possession of the drugs without a prescription is now a crime punishable with jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. joining me now is the louisiana state representative amy donna freeman, one of seven but democrats who voted against that legislation. louisiana already restricts most abortions. now, mifepristone as well as misoprostol. are they claiming this protects women in any way? >> a senator whose sister was given these drugs by her now ex- husband in texas. initially the bill was just to give somebody prison time and fines if they tried to force an abortion on someone. in the meantime, the bill got hijacked by the right to life. the right to life is very powerful in the louisiana state capital and then they rescheduled the drugs. i represent a district that has a lot of doctors and they came and said this will make it really difficult for us to practice med

seriously, grew up in start, louisiana, in this very, very small community. and throughout his career in government, all he did was stand up for and fight for these small communities. to make sure that these communities were not left out. were not left behind. to tell you a little bit about luke i think he would probably make jeff fox worthy look sophisticated. luke would say some of the funniest things. had these hilariousation. he was one of the brightest -- hilarious sayings. he was one of the brightest -- he was a rascal. incredibly clever in what he did. and always focused on outcomes. i can't even begin to express my sadness for luke's early departure 41 years old. i can't even begin. if luke were here, if he served in congress, if he were able to continue, his public service, i have no doubt we wouldn't be naming post offices after luke. we would be naming large buildings, large boulevards and streets. part of me's saddened by the fact that we are naming a post office. i'll say it again, because if he were here i know he would accomplish nothing but gr

. >>> also ahead, louisiana is the new front line in the fight over abortion rights. details of the bill just passed by the state's house, making abortion pills a controlled substance. >>> and later, one dead, dozens injured after severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight. what we are hearing now from the airline's ceo. >>> hello, it is 10:00 eastern. thanks for being here, i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news. the first hearing in donald trump's classified documents case, since the judge postponed this trial indefinitely, and today the court in florida is hearing two different bids to dismiss this case, one right now from trump valley, walt nauta and a second from all three defendants. new timing shows trump had classified documents in his home after that fbi search of mar-a-lago. let's bring in nbc's dasha burns in fort pierce, florida, and former florida prosecutor and former chief of the fdny criminal division, kristy greenberg. walk us through what the court is considering? >> reporter: first we have the motion to dismiss wh

they're like, look, that worked in louisiana.what this is. this is the playbook that the radical anti-abortion extremists have put together. this is right out of the same playbook as project 2025. these are the same nefarious folks who are trying to whittle away access. remember, under roe, before dobbs, we still had many states post planned parenthood v. casey that enacted these targeted restrictions against abortion providers. things like 72-hour waiting periods. mandatory ultrasounds. disinformation masked as medical advice that abortion clinics had to deliver to patients. this is the same stuff. so we're on the ballot and winning through the democratic process. and these folks are trying to really game the system to create anxiety, fear, disinformation, and really have a chilling effect on access to care in places where we should still have care. look, since dobbs, abortion providers have been working overtime to provide care, and they have been successful in getting women from states like louisiana to other places with care.

we're going to look at what was happening in louisiana as could be happening all across this country. and it is infuriating. >> i certainly believe that in a state that has such terrible maternal morbidity rates has terrible fetal morbidity rates. >> we are going backwards and essentially i'm not align with internet access tended to help care that they need in dire situations. this is medication on both mifepristone and misoprostol is already as you alluded to preside all the time, thousands of times a day to manage miscarriages, treatments, and let are my story and handle post-partum hemorrhaging and a host of other reasons right. a host of other issues that women stays during whenever they went to the doctor routine biopsies, you name it, list is very long and to see that my seat past to fail, that's an president's not just for the south or from this country. and essentially it's taking a step back and putting what women's lives at risk just to check a box and for what reason we are unsure, but what we do it is so important that women and men, in this moment understand that this too

abortion is already banned in louisiana with no exceptions for rape or incest. cnn's in gallagher's joining me now with more diana. what does this mean then for the women who are already in possession? of mifepristone so ammar, that is one exception to this bill. >> if in fact governor jeff landry does signed it into law, as we expect him to a pregnant woman in possession of either mifepristone or misoprostol for her own consumption is not, it's not applicable to her or she is an exception to this bill. >> but look, louisiana is poised to make themselves the first state in the nation to classify those as controlled dangerous substances. >> schedule four. and again, we do expect the governor to sign this into law, even though abortion is already banned in the state with no exceptions for rape or incest possession of these drugs, which are again, are commonly used to induce abortion would potentially be a felony, punishable with up to five years in prison and hefty fines of up to $5,000. if you were charged with intent to distribute these drugs those penalties tri

in louisiana, we already criminalize physicians who would perform elective abortions. a chilling effect on our providers. because the law is vague, there is the fear that in the practice of caring for a woman having a miscarriage or who needs to have a termination, to save her life or for her health, that someone will misconstrue that is doing an elective abortion and that physician could face jail time, making this practice of simply providing routine health care more criminalized leads to physicians having to make really terrible choices -- and ultimately deciding that they might not want to practice in a state like ours. >> we pulled back the lens of it here, we know according to the reproductive rights think tank, medication abortions to account for the majority of abortions in the u.s., some 63% last year. across the country, a number already restrict access to those medications in some form, with all-out bans or some requiring a different level of restriction on those medications -- you see those highlighted in orange. this bill in louisiana will make it the only

we had that ruling from louisiana today.onald trump has in the last few days come out and said he's going to institute national restrictions on birth control and said he was going to have national restrictions on abortion, ran away from that. he is flip-flopping on that issue every minute. and you have 40% of suburban women who are saying that's the single most important issue for them in november. so you can trust they're going to hold him to account on that and recognize that joe biden has been a protector of reproductive freedom in this country. >> we're going to talk more about that in the break, so please hang with me for just a few more minutes, patrick. >> this is cool place to be. >> i think so. we'll be right back. i think so. we'll be right back. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? -but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this de

but that's become difficult not just in louisiana but in many states around the country.appening that women are scared. reproductive freedom and again health care is being threatened through acts like this. i expect this to be signed into law. >> dr. patel, thank you so much. it's a pleasure seeing you. >> thank you. >>> as we wrap up this hour on this friday, i want to bring you back to two years ago today in uvalde, texas, when a shooter entered robb elementary school. today i want to honor them and remember them. these are just some of the murals that have been painted in uvalde in their honor. let's always remember their faces. let's always remember their names. people who lost their lives two years ago today. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the bodies of threeisraeli hostages are found in gaza. the cia director will try to revive talks. the humanitarian situation in rafah is disastrous. the order is largely symbolic. >>> where do we stand in the 2024 campaign? joe

you wrote a letter, you another louisiana physicians, wrote a letter expressing your concern.e, in general, what is the classification mean? sure, thank you. a controlled dangerous substance is a list of drugs that are considered to have a high risk of abuse or dependence or addict give properties or are a public health hazard. they are categorised into various schedules depending on the degree of risk. these are drugs that are opioids, as you mentioned, schedule four drugs, which mifepristone and misoprostol would now be placed in, things like valium, xanax and tramadol, things we know have a very high risk for abuse and dependence. mifepristone and misoprostol do not. whatever you saw them? they have uses beyond abortion. certainly. in a state like louisiana where they have been on sale they are used every day in routine medical care for miscarriage management, for safe labour and childbirth, uterine haemorrhage following childbirth, they also have several non—obstetric users, things like gi ulcers and endocrine users as well. these are drugs that are routinely prescribed, t

talk to me about this louisiana state house bill. they have already banned abortions in that state. these two drugs? >> it's dangerous because what it presumes is the only use for this drug is to terminate a pregnancy, not to manage a miscarriage, not to aid in labor and delivery, which the drugs are used for, and there are medical uses beyond this. in fact, these drugs originally were not related to reproductive health care, but other medical conditions, which is why people would possess and use these drugs. conflating these drugs now with heroin and other categories of drugs, which most people associate with criminal behavior, whether or not there should be, is truly a bridge too far. it's a bridge that would not have been thought of five years ago. but here we are in the post dobbs landscape. >> presumably the doctor needed these medications to assist in labor and delivery or to assist in another medical procedure. they would still be able to get them. how does this make it harder? >> what makes this harder and something to pay close attention to is a way of trying to go around t

pfluger: i thank my colleague from louisiana. madam speaker, i rise in support of my bill, h.r. 192, that would prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the united states from voting in elections in the district of columbia. i think there has been a lot of talk about our founding fathers. i'd just like to point out i think one of the things that they envisioned was a healthy, functioning republic with accountability. but with d.c. at the epicenter. d.c. not being a state but being a district because they knew that would change the dynamics of this place. so, i like many others, think this federal district is very special. it's worth having the accountability. that accountability is here in the united states congress. it is congress through the constitution that our founders entrusted the care of d.c. specifically, quote, exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over the district. washington, d.c., is going through a tough time. it's not been going well in the last couple of years. in fact, let me just point out that in 2

this reported tornado was spotted in sulfur, louisiana.least two deaths in the state are being blamed on the storms. thousands of people lost power, and to the north, a funnel cloud was also spotted near this golf course in branson, missouri. meanwhile a lightning strike knocked out power on a runway at houston's hobby airport, reports. repairs took several hours, causing delays and even some cancellations. we will check your forecast coming up in just a few moments. the port of baltimore is one step closer to fully reopening after a controlled explosion brought down the largest remaining section of that bridge that collapsed back in march. >> explosives were used to cut through the steel, sending pieces flying off that cargo ship. it's been stuck for seven weeks now. after crashing into the bridge, causing it to collapse. the ship's crew has remained on board. they're critical for repair efforts. they hope to move the dolly back to port this week. >> another terrifying moment at a church service is raising questions about security. this t

hundreds of doctors in louisiana say they oppose this because it could delay care, and louisiana hashighest maternal mortality rates in the country. and in the midst of all of this, we are awaiting a decision from the supreme court on mifepristone, which could impose a nationwide ban, and a decision on that is expected at the end of june, norah. >> norah: we'll be watching very closely. caitlin huey-burns, thank you so much. an american soldier is in critical condition at an israeli hospital tonight, injured in a forklift accident while working on the floating pier off the coast of the gaza strip. two other soldiers were also hurt in a separate accident, but they are expected to return to duty. and humanitarian aid is once again flowing from that u.s.-made pier, according to the united nations. deliveries were halted over the wekend after a convoy of trucks was looted by palestinians desperate for food and supplies. earlier this evening, police broke up a pro-palestinian protest on the campus of ucla. officers moved in after demonstrators set up tents and barricades, and then climbed

louisiana is now on the verge of becoming the first state in the country to reclassify two commonly usedn drugs as controlled and dangerous substances. cbs's caitlin huey-burns is here with the details. this is a big story. what does the bill due? >> reporter: well, this is supposed to be headed to the governor's desk. he is expected to sign it, and it is likely to make it -- it will make it illegal to possess mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription in the state. and that is punishable by up to ten years in prison and $75,000 in fines. now, this drug combination was used in more than half of abortions nationwide last year, and the fda says it is effective. >> norah: so come abortions are already illegal in louisiana, so what practical effect does this have? >> reporter: this could make it harder for physicians to prescribe the drugs, which are used to treat other conditions and to manage miscarriages. the reclassification would require doctors to have a special license to write a prescription, and the drugs would have to be stored in certain facilities, hundreds of doctors in

thing, quote, this bill protects women across louisiana.please no, i mean, this bill makes an already impossible, oppressive state for women and families worse, right? louisiana has one of the worst outcomes for maternal health already. one of the worst ecosystems of care and childcare in the country. and now they are going to try to lock women into the state and make it hard for them to leave the state, to make it hard for them to access medications, that they should legally be able to access and other states, despite louisiana's abortion ban. it is a wild case but i think you're going to see more of this as the abortion movement, as the abortion rights movement, reproductive freedom movement, you're going to see more and more extremist republicans trying to restrict access even further. >> let's talk about majority leader schumer's plan to hold a vote on federal protections of contraception, will the right to contraception act be the past ? >> we don't have, you know what ? let me take a step back, i'm just going to say probably not. but

looking at this louisiana law, it is very interesting because abortion is already banned in louisianaeptions, so this represents the latest escalation in restricting abortion rights, but we also see that abortion is going to be a major issue not only for the presidential race, for senate elections but for state elections as well. so for state officials, for state supreme courts in particular, this is going to be really big because we see a patchwork of abortion restrictions across the states depending on where you live. >> you mention in your latest article that the battle over abortion rights has moved to the state supreme court level. and what kind of attention have those local races been receiving? >> right, so state supreme court cases are huge because since dobbs which overturned roe v. wade and cept the issue of abortion to the states different states have been the ones deciding abortion restrictions, and we have seen a lot of supreme courts weighing in on the legality of that. we also have major state supreme court races in swing states such as arizona, ohio, michigan. and now

you wrote a letter, you another louisiana physicians, wrote a letter expressing your concern.he classification mean? sure, thank you- _ classification mean? sure, thank you. a _ classification mean? sure, thank you. a controlled i thank you. a controlled dangerous substance is a list of drugs that are considered to have a high risk of abuse or dependence or addict give properties or are a public health hazard. they are categorised into various schedules depending on the degree of risk. these are drugs that are opioids, as you mentioned, schedule for drugs, which these would now be placed in, things like valium, xanax and tramadol, things we know have a very high risk for abuse and dependence. mifepristone and dependence. mifepristone and misoprostol. do and dependence. mifepristone and misoprostol.— and dependence. mifepristone and misoprostol. do not. what uses they _ and misoprostol. do not. what uses they have _ and misoprostol. do not. what uses they have beyond - and misoprostol. do not. what. uses they have beyond abortion? in a state like louisiana where they have been

we realized that like every other glass bottle in the state of louisiana it would end up in a landfill because we didn't have adequate glass recycling systems glass comes from sam, so we hatched a plan to recycle glass back in the sand. sand is the second most exploited resource after water the first thing we thought of was coastal rest it's duration because that's where sand is needed in our state of louisiana. >> we are losing land at such an incredibly fast rate about a football fields worth of land. >> every 100 minutes are coaston, louisiana is our livelihood i'm from a small town in louisiana and i grew up a lot around nature, around a bayou. ultimately, i just wanted to protect the environment and be a part of it we have pickup programs. can we have dropped off programs? were folks and bring their glass us. it'll be crushed into a mixture of sand and gravel separated by size to date, we have recycled more than 6 million pounds of glass and we will have done about six coastal restoration projects baby avenue is a lot of open-water and we hope in the future that it's restored to a

>> we are unfortunately very familiar with the massive hurricanes down in louisiana. we are intimately familiar with them. [indiscernible] recently one of our hurricanes proved to us, typically our standard operating procedures [indiscernible] within a few days, the cone of uncertainty, the residual path [indiscernible] the governor's office would revolve around [indiscernible] 1 20 hours or 96 or 72. different steps got taken, so a recent storm, it was really basic. it was just off the coast and within a short period of time it came on shore. we were not [indiscernible] what does that teach you? it teaches you a couple of things. the need for building codes [indiscernible] you have got to --if people aren't able to get out the structures need to be hardened and built to higher standards. for medical special needs folks we need to take a look at [indiscernible] those potential zones of uncertainty. we will not be able to get the vulnerable population out, you've got to create structure. [indiscernible] retrofitting a safe room into that facility or we can look at the

they point to the maternal mortality rate in louisiana, and could create confusion and misinformation for patients. these drugs are used in many instances, beyond abortion access, for example, to induce labor. they're used to manage miscarriages as well. there's real concern here about what this could do. pregnant women who have a valid prescription are allowed to have access to these drugs. keep in mind, louisiana has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the first place, not medication abortion, not surgical abortions new york city -- no exception for rape or incest, only the life of the mother. what happened in louisiana is a blueprint moving forward. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> jury selection is underway today in the state trial of a man charged with attacking paul pelosi with a hammer. while this trial gets underway, there's an issue with sentencing on federal charges. get us up to speed. >> reporter: that issue essentially breaks down to human error. let's go back to last week, it is the sentencing of david depape, sentenced 30 years for the assault on paul pelosi,

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. >>> quick-thinking churchgoers joined forces to stop a gunman in louisiana this weekend.afranca has the dramatic video. >> reporter: chaos during communion caught on a livestream. it happened saturday at saint mary magdalene church during a frst communion ceremony for children in abbeville, louisiana. police say a 16-year-old boy carrying a gun opened the back door of the packed church but was immediately confronted and escorted away from the church by parishioners. the priest tries to calm everyone by asking them to recite a prayer while altar servers can be seen running for cover and clergy ducking behind the altar. no one was hurt. the 16-year-old was arrested and taken for a mental evaluation. saturday's incident comes a week after a man attempted to shoot a pennsylvania pastor mid-service. video captures the moment his gun jams and the deacon dives over a pew and tackles him. >> i just tried to get out of the way of him shooting because he pointed it right at me, and i just -- you know, i'm looking right down the barrel of a gun. >> reporter: bernard said he heard vo