this hour. the supreme court weighs in by kicking the can down the road, the high court temporarily extending access to an abortion drug until 11 59 pm friday night. women and girls and physicians across the us remain in limbo, unsure if the strict new restrictions will severely limit the use of mifid per stone moving forward. not just used for medication abortion also used for women who experience miscarriages or women who are going through menopause . cnn s justice correspondent jessica schneider joins us now live. so jessica what happens next? we re really now in a holding pattern yet again until the supreme court issues what will likely be a more definitive decision before late friday. that continues to mean uncertainty for women, doctors and even drug manufacturers. but the good news, i guess for them is that it does keep everything status quo when it comes to the availability of the abortion drug. preston so the abortion pill will in fact continue to be fully available.
deal for decades. donald trump s tax returns reveal major losses for the self proclaimed billionaire. he wants more those losses than meets the. i could long-awaited loss of his tax returns and to the laundry list of investigations into the former president? and with the new year comes a new congress and a new republican majority in the house. let s just say the gop literally need to get their priorities straight. plus, deadly explosions rocked cave on new year s eve. i talked to a member of the ukrainian parliament about the latest attacks on the capital city. and the suspect arrested in connection with the murder of four idaho college students, will likely be quickly extradited to idaho to face murder charges. velshi starts now. it is, sunday january the. first i am andy hassan, in four ali velshi. we start with breaking. news new york city officials are investigating what could be a targeted attack on police officers on new year s eve. three new york city police officers a
cast their ballots in this critical midterm election at stake. control of the u.s. house of representatives, control of the u.s. senate, plus control of governors mansions in state houses all across united states. the polls and political history point to a likely good night for republicans. since 1990, the president s party has lost seats in the house, sometimes in the dozens, when the president s approval rating falls below 50%. and biden s sure is below 50%. trying to ride that momentum, sources tell cnn that donald trump has been discussing with aides whether he should announce his 2024 presidential campaign tonight. it s all unknown as of now, but what is clear, we probably will not know the results in a number of the elections tomorrow night. it will likely take days to count all the ballots. so, what to watch out for in the meantime? beware of bad actors who will try to take advantage of these delays to spread false conspiracies about election fraud. let s take a momen
with us, three republicans and one democrat, tom, ridge mark schweikert, bell the democrat, tom corbin, live written a letter to the candidates, for governor, josh shapiro and doug mastriano, saying this. as the commonwealth s four living former governors, we share much in common as regards our beloved pennsylvania. the go on to say more about, that and then they say we are asking you, as the leaders of the pennsylvania republican and democratic parties, to pledge to honor the process, respect the law, who provided peoples will, and support a peaceful transfer of power. in doing so you will demonstrate to all pennsylvania candidates, who will be looking to for leadership, the love of commonwealth and country, must come above all. they say they re asking them to, it s astonishing that there s a letter saying this, but they re asking these two candidates to accept the results, of the november 8th election. to accept the results, and also ensure a peaceful transition of powe
price tag for democracy. how the big money on elections is being used, to deep into the divide. and before results are even in, republicans in key battleground states, already said to challenge the outcome, while the doj plans to monitor dozens of polling places, to make sure no one intimidate voters. as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. in just a few hours, the polls were open, and the midterm elections will officially be underway. more than 42 million americans have already cast their ballots, millions more will do it tomorrow, in this pivotal election where the control of congress and much much more are at stake. republicans need to win just five state seems to take control of the house. in the senate, they need just one. and tonight, nine senate seats are considered competitive. many key races are knitted heat, and both parties are watching to see what swing voters do. tonight, the candidates are out making th