wade crowfoot: yeah, so the salton sea is, in essence, a sink. joie: that's wade crowfoot.s natural resources chief gave me the back story behind what is today the state's largest inland lake. wade crowfoot: a very long time ago in the earth's history, it was a very large sea, and then it dried up. and then about 120 years ago, about 100 yars ago, it became a sea once again. joie: the second rise of the salton sea was actually the result of a catastrophic failure. in the early 1900's, water diverted from the colorado river burst through flood controls and spilled into the "sink." within just two years, that "sink" became the salton "sea" -- 40 miles long, 13 miles wide, and, at one point, more than 50 feet deep. it created a pontoon boat playground for the rich and famous. but in time, the party and the lake dried up. a swap with imperial valley farmers sent more water downstream to san diego, a drain that is now literally sucking the life out of the lake. wade crowfoot: the primary challenge for the sea right now is the lack of inflow, in terms of quantity, in terms of the

wade in 1973. now, as you know, as we've been covering for months here, kentucky is just one on a long list of republican controlled states that have passed radical new restrictions that make it close or outright impossible for women to get abortions. the one that got us the most attention is the bounties style law in texas, the texas law sets up a bounty system, a vigilante system, that tells anybody in the general public, you don't even have to be in texas, literally, any random person, anywhere, can bring a lawsuit to anyone who is believed to have violated the new restrictions texas set up around abortions. that includes not just bringing a lawsuit against a doctor who provides an abortion, but anybody who helps a woman obtain an abortion. even a person who just drives you to the clinic, or loans you money to get the procedure done. the texas law, the vigilante law in texas have been in the books since september, it remains in effect today. since the passage of the texas law, we've seen several

wade.have to fight back. this is not just a theoretical risk. this is a real and present danger. >> reporter: with many states rewriting their abortion laws all eyes point to the supreme court. legal experts argue a decision could be handed down in june right before summer break with pro-abortion activists continuing their fight to the highest court in the land. >> maybe they will come back and stand behind roe v. wade. i home they do. >> reporter: nadia romero, cnn, atlanta. >>> as nadia mentioned there's growing concern the supreme court and its current conservative super majority, 6-3, could overturn roe v. wade, the landmark supreme court decision in 1973 that made a woman's right to end a pregnancy legal. i want to bring in victims rights attorney gloria allred who has a personal one. you have talked openly about getting an illegal abortion after being raped. so tell us what happened and why you have described yourself as, quote, living evidence of what happens when abortion is crimina

how likely is it that the supreme court will overturn roe vs wade in the coming months? well, we don't know exactly, but many people are quite worried as they should be. so in taxes, there is a law that's been allowed to go into effect. it's a ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, a time which most people won't know that they're pregnant. it makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. and again, this is the kind of legislation that 10 years ago, one would never have seen 15 years ago, never would have seen. but this is part and parcel of what we see coming out of states that are republican dominant. now on this court, it's a super majority republican appointed court. that in the past would have meant nothing. but these are justices that of articulated personally and also from the bench that they would like to see, rosie wade overturned some of them. and so this is a possibility now, but it also possibility that it may just simply be a debt by a 1000, strikes michelle goodwin a law professor in the united states. thank you very much. thank you. that was the da

_ would seek, they will dismantle roe v wade completely and send it back to the _ v wade completelyngements. at the same time, there _ their own arrangements. at the same time, there are other laws being passed _ time, there are other laws being passed in— time, there are other laws being passed in individual states to make it extremely difficult for women to access— it extremely difficult for women to access abortion pills, which is an increasingly popular way of terminating a pregnancy and it's very early— terminating a pregnancy and it's very early stages. that again as obviously— very early stages. that again as obviously something that one would expect— obviously something that one would expect that supreme court will be asked _ expect that supreme court will be asked to — expect that supreme court will be asked to rule on as well. this is a 50 year— asked to rule on as well. this is a 50 year fight between liberals and conservatives in the united states. let me _ conservatives in the united states. let me there that over are you concerned about roe v wade being dismantled?— co

wade being struck down. that could send a major shock to the political system just as we head to the midterms. fact of the matter is, there's never been a lot of support to overturn roe v. wade. over the last 30 years, the don't overturn number according to galup has been nearly 60%. the overturning number never got close to 40%. we asked in our news poll about congressional candidates who were either for keeping roe v. wade or against it. overall 56% said they're more likely to support a candidate who is for roe v. wade. now, is there a big gender gap? not really. yes, slightly more women than men here, but you can see, if you support roe v. wade the gender gap is not that big. now, among those who believe roe v. wade should be overturned if you're a candidate for congress, that's not a popular thing they have. 58% said they would be less likely to support a candidate who advocates overturning roe. 30% said they would be less likely to want to overturn it. more women than men would be against it. if you're

wade were to be rolled back at all.ie: adam, assuming there will be court challenges to this law, what are the chances it will actually go into effect, and are abortion providers in that state -- and there are a limited number -- actually preparing for this band? adam: it is kind of unknown at this point. the law is fully expected to be signed by governor stitt, but three similar laws were signed last year by governor stitt, and those were all overturned by the oklahoma state supreme court, so they did not even make it out of the state. but with the possibility of roe v. wade being challenged in the supreme court, kind of everything is up in the air at this point. advocates are kind of warning where the pieces will fall. stephanie: thank you. adam: my pleasure. stephanie: oklahoma's law fits -- and now to take a look at how oklahoma's law fits into a national trend, i'm joined by mary ziegler, author of "abortion and the law in america: roe v. wade to the present." mary, thank you for joining the newshour. tell us how o

how likely is it that the supreme court will overturn roe vs wade in the coming months? well, we don't know exactly, but many people are quite worried as they should be. so in taxes, there is a law that's been allowed to go into effect. it's a ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy at time, which most people won't know that they're pregnant. it makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. and again, this is the kind of legislation that 10 years ago, one would never have seen 15 years ago, never would have seen. but this is part and parcel of what we see coming out of states that are republican dominant. now, on this court, as a super majority, republican appointed court, that in the past would have meant nothing. but these are justices that of articulated personally and also from the bench that they would like to see, rosie wade overturned some of them. and so this is a possibility now, but it also possibility that it may just simply be a debt by a 1000, strikes michelle goodwin a law professor in the united states. thank you very much. thank you. that was the d

supreme court will is severely curtail, if not over rule roe is v wade in tirely.ace that would go into effect the moment roe v wade is overerned, if it is to be overturned. and other things like the kentucky law, which basically bans abortion by red tape. or the florida law that is specifically modeled after mississippi, just in case the supreme court somehow rules that okay, we're not overturning roe v wade but 15 weeks is okay. we know many women have no idea they're pregnant or have so little time between finding out they're pregnant and being able to do anything, that finding a provider would bow difficult, if not impossible. so, it is a defacto ban. still, we're seeing states get around trying to keep the laws in place and surviving legal challenges. >> and if the supreme court weakens or overturns roe and all those who watch the oral arguments thought it was seeming very much that might take place. what does it mean for women in this country? you've got 26 states now who are certainly going to follow suit. they've already indicated that. >> already what we h

wade.asically had what they wanted. something i've been hearing when i talk to voters about this issue over the years is, they just don't really believe all the sort of scary democratic ads that say republicans are going to take your abortions away. does that change now that it's actually happening in some of these states? i don't think anybody thinks oklahoma is going to turn into a blue state over this issue. will that change? no matter what the supreme court does, overturning roe v. wade doesn't make abortion illegal across the country. it will be interesting to see how this plays out. it is, as melanie said, a completely new landscape for something that's always been an important issue. >> it doesn't automatically make abortion illegal but it does allow some state laws to go into effect. the interesting -- one of the interesting things you pointed out, roe v. wade had been viewed as settled. other things like lgbtq rights, gay marriage, now you have republicans taking on the issue of tr

wade, katy. >> thank you very much.michigan law professor, barbara mcquaid. this will find itself in a lawsuit against it. what will happen at that lawsuit and will that lawsuit matter if the supreme court decides to rule against roe v. wade? >> i think there will be a lawsuit inevitably, and it will work its way through the courts. all eyes are on the supreme court in the dobbs case. there was no reason for the court to take up the dobbs case where the law was rejected by the lower courts unless the court wants to change the law, so i think that's the reason people are reading the tea leaves and thinking perhaps the court would use dobbs the vehicle for overturning roe v. wade. and even if they don't overturn roe v. wade, they eat away at it in such a way they can erode its power without overturning it in a way that is less sensational but has the same effect. >> will red states across the country trigger laws that will make abortion illegal, and in blue states that will be a place where you will be able to do what you

i'm talking here about roe v wade. the supreme court has effectively overturned already when you look for an example of the various states. the courts overturned for millions and millions of people. they did it on the shadow docket by allowing and obviously unconstitutional bounty law in texas to go into effect. now the states all over the country are passing similar laws and in some states going even further to restrict the fundamental right of women to t control their own bodies. the fact of the matter is this debate is not about roe v wade but it's about becoming commonplace for republicans to say out in the open that the supreme court ruled incorrectly in griswold versus connecticut. the 1965 case a that affirmed te right of marrying people to use contraception's. that'sas what this debate has become all about. not the right to a safe and legal abortion. it's about rolling back, madam president, the right to birth control. republicans are saying the case that affirmed the right to use birth control was wrongly deci

wade ends.tive will be than to prove to his role white voters, which is who they are catering to, that we are going to pass the most agree, just the strictest laws. it won't be that you are going to promise that you will get rid of this because it'll be gone. the laws -- might lock every, stronger i can see texas and florida competing with each other to pass the most locker applause possible. and that seems to me to be a message it needs to get through. i think about west texas where latino voters, hispanic voters are basically being message to the drubbing catholics to be with us because we're against abortion. rather than saying, no you're going to get arrested. >> right, this is the thing. if you -- when you actually do polling in a latino community, abortion is something that people believe is literally something between themselves and their god. no one should be talking about it because it is something that is a personal decision. there should be no judgment. and this is where the democrats

wade right? >> it's more complicated than overturn roe v.ade i feel certain we all would like to see that happen we want to see the genocide of unborn babies ended in america. >> reporter: that law won't go into effect until august and this new ban is immediate as soon as it's signed the oklahoma heartbeat act is identical to a texas bill passed last fall forcing many women seeking abortion across state lines to oklahoma where there are only four clinics. >> we had a tremendous increase in volume of patients. >> reporter: andrea runs one of the clinics which will have to start turning women away. >> this oklahoma law not only impacts oklahoma women but it impacts women from surrounding states, as well >> in some cases they may not have to pass one state border but it may be two or even three? >> correct, yes. >> reporter: in addition to texas and oklahoma, there are ten states that have passed so-called heartbeat bans but the laws are blocked or have failed to hold up in court the landscape could change dramaticall with an upcoming supreme c

wade with new builds of their own. they are expanding access to abortion. >> we are preparing for some of the most restrictive laws in the nation. >> reporter: they are challenging the law even though it is not enforceable due to roe v. wade. >> we got to take this current assault on women's rights seriously and use every tool we have to fight back. this is not just a theoretical risk but a real and present danger. >> with many states rewriting their abortion laws, all eyes point to the supreme court. legal experts argue a decision to be handed down in june right before summer break. activists are continuing their fight. >> maybe they will come back and stand behind roe v. wade. >>> california's lawmakers have proposed making the state and abortion sanctuary of sorts if roe v. wade is ever overturned by the supreme court. >>> tomorrow is tax day and the clock is ticking. the deadline is tomorrow to file your 2021 taxes or request an extension. if you want to avoid delays, file electronically. the agency is dealing with

two-thirds of all america caps want to see re versus wade as the law of the land.acy, that means it ought to happen. we can pass it in the senate. we can pass it in the house if we can get enough votes. so help us get rid of the filibuster. we actually already have the votes to support roe versus wade. >> but not 60. >> get rid of the filibuster and as one of the things we can do to do what the american people sent us here to do. >> indeed. senator, pleasure. >> good to see you. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, free speech and individual freedoms, the state of florida has legislative hypocrisy and other republican led states are laughing at the kool-aid. stay with us. are laughing at te kool-aid stay with us that no child should die in the dawn of life. to work with many partners all over the world, nothing stops in the way of us achieving that mission, not even war. marta salek md: when there is a need, people stand up and do what is right and ensure that they restart medical therapy as quickly as possible. carlos rodriguez-galindo md: any child suffering toda

wade will be overturned? >> it is. it is a vote of confidence that this report will not only reverse roe v. wade but will do so in short order. they have some reason to believe that is correct and that while this law will most certainly be locked in the short term because of the unconstitutional nature, the supreme court is likely to change its interpretation of the constitution and open the door to criminal laws like the one we saw in oklahoma. >> oklahoma is not alone. according to this, 12 states have drafted trigger bills. that is what they are called indicates that the high court overturns or weakens the constitutional rights. what are the potential outcomes for this battle at the state level? >> i think one of the interesting questions will be whether or not we see through americans when it comes to abortion. we don't know if that will happen yet. it had not yet gone so. there are likely to be intense battles about whether we will follow close path or whethere will see some states landing in the middle. it is too

i think a lot of democrats secretly hoping the court will strike down roe v wade what are your thoughtsissue they can get democrats energized but abortion would be one of them. even on the issue of abortion democrats but justin tend to be out of touch with mainstream america they do not want extreme abortion agenda. a lot of american support legalized abortion, want some sort of common sense restriction on that pretty friendly conversation about abortion of another place where democrats could be out of step with most voters. spent more of hunter biden's complicated relationship with the white house is rebuilt of a slew of e-mails that might indicate the president himself or it will a look at that. ♪ your shipping manager left to “find themself.” leaving you lost. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. indeed instant match instantly delivers quality candidates matching your job description. visit indeed.com/hire stuff. we love stuff. matand there's some reallyion. great stuff out there. but i doubt that any of us will look back on our lives and think, "i wish i'd bought an even

it started with the seminal abortion decision. roe vs wade in 1073. and then a few years later, president ronald reagan ran on the platform of appointing justices. that would overturn roe vs wade and deliver a specific legal and some would call it political result that began the intense politicization of the supreme court for the last 40 years or so. and so today, presidents are looking to appoint a younger justices that share their political views. and so it's not surprising that when that happens with the senators from the opposing parties, are looking for any reason to vote those nominees down. all right, i'm afraid we have to leave it there. that was a very mcdonald, while professor pepperdine university. thank you for your insight. thank you. you're watching the w news. he's remind her of our main story at the sour nato members meeting in brussels. have vowed to send more military humanitarian aid. ukraine gives foreign minister made an impassioned plea for help to fight off an expected russian assault in the east. he says, you, crane urgently ne

>> if they don't support roe v wade, theyy wouldn't earn my vote. i feel that strongly about women's reproductive freedom. >> representative. >> this is where being a legislator actually matters because i haven't just talked about it, i've actually introduced legislation to deal with the fact there are so many instances right now in pennsylvania where there are barriers to women being able to have access to basic healthcare. this is healthcare. at the federal level we need to pass the women's health protection act. myself and the cochair of the women's health caucus actually introduced legislation called the pennsylvania women's health protection act toti get rid of e barriers that currently exist for pennsylvania women under current law. the states have been the battleground for this issue for a long time and because the supreme court has refused to step in and uphold decades long president they have practically already overruled roe. that's already happened and so whether it was the first male elected to the board for the organization or as a legi

i think a lot of democrats secretly hoping the court will strike down roe v wade what are your thoughtsre hoping and grasping for any issue they can get democrats energized but abortion would be one of them. even on the issue of abortion democrats but justin tend to be out of touch with mainstream america they do not want extreme abortion agenda. a lot of american support legalized abortion, want some sort of common sense restriction on that pretty friendly conversation about abortion of another place where democrats could be out of step with most voters. spent more of hunter biden's complicated relationship with the white house is rebuilt of a slew of e-mails that might indicate the president himself or it will a look at (vo) for me, one of the best things about life is that we keep moving forward. we discover exciting new technologies. redefine who we are and how we want to lead our lives. basically, choose what we want our future to look like. so what's yours going to be? this thing, it's making me get an ice bath again. what do you mean? these straps are mind-blowing! they collect h

wade. texas has been most abortions in the state and the core signals and may uphold the mississippi law that man's abortion after 15 weeks of press -- pregnancy. what policies of the senate would you protect you -- to abortion access? mr. fetterman: great question. let me just say i am profoundly proud to be the first line of defense in the veto chain in pennsylvania should governor wolf be unable to perform his duty to strike down these texas laws that the state legislature constantly sends us. a woman's reproductive freedom is sacred. we can never go backwards on that regard. if i am in the united states senate i would immediately support the first campaign to support the lamination of the filibuster, to make sure we codify women's reproductive freedom in law to make sure that even if the supreme court does go down that road and eliminate, or revoke roe v. wade, we have already codify that into law and make sure we cannot go back. abortions are going to continue in america, whether it is

what it means for the future of "roe v wade." vaccinating america's youngest.ve a date for when kids under six could get that first covid shot. tonight's other top headlines: misconduct allegations for the nation's youngest congressman. the heartbreaking farewell to one of new york's bravest. and, how this led to panic at an israeli airport. and finally tonight, we go "on the road." an update on the snowman who melted children's hearts. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight, we begin with the tragic news of an american citizen killed while fighting for ukraine. 22-year-old willy joseph cancel, a marine veteran, whose family says joined the conflict in march, leaves behind a wife and an infant son. his widow tells cbs news that he did what not a lot of people would do-- sacrificed, leaving home to help other people. also killed, vira hyrych, a ukrainian journalist who worked for u.s.-funded radio fre

wade.le in kentucky, the republican-led legislature voted to enact a similar law that has no exceptions for people who become pregnant by rape or incest. kentucky also banned abortion pills by mail, as did the tennessee republican-led house, in a bill passed thursday. meanwhile, democrat-led states like maryland and michigan are trying to expand access. for more, we're joined by caroline kitchener, national political reporter at the "washington post" where she covers abortion. her latest piece is headlined "republicans enacting a wave of new abortion restrictions." give us a lay of the land in the united states in this lead up to the supreme court decision in june that could lead to the overturning of roe v. wade. the numbers are astounding of states that have introduced virtual abortion bans, evein the lasteek almost one a day. >> it is hard to keep track. they're doing the same thing all across the country and a republican-led states. a really important point to make is we have seen as in

and record of working on behalf of working people, protecting roe versus wade. always considering all different aspects and families who would be affected by his decision i have for getting rid of the filibuster. that can solve 90 percent of the problems we have by passing legislation passed the house to codify roe versus wade. that goes to the senate to die so i think the real response is get rid of the filibuster and start passing these important pieces of legislation we passed out of the house. >> let's move on. this is an issue important to a lotof people in this room . during a town hall many said the most important issue for them right now is voting rights. over the last year as you're aware republican led state legislatures to pass unprecedented measures many believe are tools of voter suppression and give more partisan control over elections. legislation that ensures the right of the people to control their government including the john lewis voting rights act as you all know because democrats were unable to overcome a republican filibuster that requires

wade.p adviser to ukraine president says the u.s. secretary of state and defense met with zelenskyy today in kyiv. the white house is not confirmed their visit, neither has the pentagon. however, zelenskyy says his country's leadership and relationship with the united states has never been stronger. quote, i'm grateful to the president biden, and the people of the u.s. for leadership and supporting ukraine. joining me now, retired general mark kimmitt, former assistant secretary of state for military and political affairs. thank you so much for joining me, general. what can we make off the conversations that we just heard happened between the secretary of state and defense and president zelenskyy? >> well, i think, first and foremost, it was a reaffirmation of the united states support for what is happening in ukraine. the boris johnson visit there, emmanuel macron has visited, so it's good to see u.s. representatives speaking directly to president zelenskyy and hopefully offering another a

wade while roe remains the law of the land. roe v. wade has not been overturned by the supreme court. the easy states engage in the kind of behavior -- but you see states engage in kinds of behavior that is unfathomable. if you think about brown v board of education, 1954, and imagine one year later, two years later, five years later, states like louisiana and oklahoma say, we don't have to abide by brown. that was brown v boa of education topeka kansas, we are oklahoma, missouri, louisiana. we can segregate and those laws do not aly to us. that is the era we are in right now a that is why it is so dangerous. i would say anybody was listening to us today are watching and who is concerned about reproductive health justice, you should also b concerned about voting rights. because the same people seeking to undermine reproductive freedom are also seeking to undermine the freedom to be able to vote. amy: professor michele goodwin, thank you for being with us, chancellor's professor at university of california, irvine and founding director

wade. >> it is more complicated than saying overturn roe v. wade.nt to see the genocide of unborn babies and did america. >> the law will not go into effect until august. this new ban is immediate as as soon as it signed. the oklahoma heartbeat act is identical to a texas bill passed last fall. it forces would be seeking abortion across state lines to oklahoma, where there are only four clinics. >> we had a tremendous increase in volume of patients. >> she runs one of the clinics. it has to start turning women away. >> this law not only impact the oklahoma women but it impacts the women from surrounding states as well. >> in some cases, they may not have to pass one state border, it could be two or three? >> correct, yes. >> in addition to texas and oklahoma, there are ten states that have passed heart beat bands. the laws are blocked or have failed to hold up in court. the landscape could change dramatically with a supreme court decision, which will decide if mississippi abortion ban after 15 weeks is constitutional. the most direct challenge to ro

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wade all together. here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the nation now on the desk of oklahoma's governor awaiting his signature. it bans abortion after six weeks before many women even know they're pregnant. >> this will not save just one life. this will save many, many lives. it has been proven so in texas. it will be so here in oklahoma. >> reporter: it's modeled after that restrictive law in texas, deputizing every day citizens to file lawsuits against anyone they say aids or abets an abortion. the reward at least $10,000. >> this bill is incredibly intrusive. it reduces individual freedoms and it's just plain wrong. >> reporter: since the texas law passed, a surging number of women from that state have traveled to oklahoma to get an abortion, a 2,500% increase according to planned parenthood. but soon, oklahoma won't be an option either. it joins a number of mostly southern states that recently imposed new restrictions on access to abortion,

wade. since the supreme court majority made that clear, republican led states have been tripping over themselves, jostling to one up each other with the most draconian extreme abortion restriction. florida, the governor signed a law banning akorgss at 15 weeks with to exceptions for rape or incest. following arizona governor's lead two weeks ago. in idaho, which like texas, passed a six-week ban, before most women even know they're pregnant. that law is being upheld temporarily by the state supreme court. but oklahoma said hold my beer, with oklahoma making it a felony to perform any abortion except to save the life of a mother. all of these bills are dependant on what the courts decide, and they don't take effect immediately. one state has succeeded in becoming the first state since roe v. wade was implemented to force all of its abortion clinics to close. and that is kentucky, where yesterday republicans were able to override the democratic governor's veto of a law that immediately bans a

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