were back live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. us diplomatic personnel and their families are now safely out of sudan as the african nation descends into increasing violence. they were airlifted to neighboring djibouti and a dramatic overnight evacuation about 100. us special operations forces carried out a daring mission today, the u. s embassy in khartoum is closed. and the decision to evacuate personnel comes after a week of heavy fighting between sudan s military and arrival paramilitary group more than 400 people have been killed, including one american, the state department says there are about 16,000, potentially as many as 19,000 americans in sudan. most though, are dual nationals and our correspondents are well positioned here. and overseas to bring you all of the angles of this developing story. let s go to cnn s sam kiley live from djibouti. he s gonna be there in just a moment. let s begin with cnn s oren liebermann . he s over at the pentagon o
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there are still more legal challenges. we ll talk to a doctor about why he has concerns that even though the pill is protected for now, explosive mistake by russia after accidentally bombs, one of its own cities and leaves a trail of destruction behind, including a 65 ft wide crater. will show you the stunning, stunning images ahead fighting in sudan despite a 72 hour ceasefire. now, officials say preparations are being made in case diplomatic personnel need to be evacuated from the country will have a live report ahead. women across the u. s continue to have access to a commonly used abortion drug , at least for now. last night, the supreme court stayed a ler court s order or blocked that order that placed restrictions on the drug mifepristone. it is the first pill in a two drug cocktail, which has been used by millions of women over the past two decades that it has been on the market. the justices previously paused the lower court s order, but that freeze had been set to ex
valencia. thanks so much. all right. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me on fredricka whitfield. a new legal battle is taking shape after the u. s supreme court issues a last minute order to protect a common abortion drug court deciding last night to freeze a lower court s ruling that place restrictions on the drug press town, the pill is the predominant method for ending pregnancies in the u. s. but now that decision sets up the most consequential abortion related dispute since the overturning of roe v. wade another appeals court is scheduled to take up the case, meaning it could be weeks or months before a final decision is made. cnn supreme court reporter ariana vogue has more. fredricka the biden administration is relieved lower courts had put significant restrictions on this key abortion drug. the government and manufacturers had raced to the supreme court, asking the justices to put those rulings on hold. while the appeals process plays out, which co