oklahoma itself enacted two weeks ago. no, this new law awaiting republican governor kevin sits signature would outlaw abortions from fertilization, meaning when the sperm combines with the egg. there are exceptions for certain medical emergencies or if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest. even then there are tons of questions as to how those exceptions would work in practice. for example, would you just have to report a sexual assault to law enforcement, or would there have to be an actual prosecution of an assault to terminate that pregnancy? and not only would this oklahoma law ban abortions from fertilization, it would also allow private citizens to sue abortion providers or anyone who aids and abets an abortion. it s really modelled on the texas law, is it not? pledged to sign every single piece of legislation that limits abortion that might reach his desk. that means this law could go into affect in days, hours, or minutes immediately after he signs. reaction o
first, first person i m to call on is colleen long, associated press. thank you. thanks, mr. president. about two weeks ago you changed course to allow ukraine to fire u.s. weapons into russia. given the reported successes, would you consider further expanding the parameters on u.s. weapons into russia even despite your concerns about escalation? and on the news from home, you re going through something that so many american families go through, the intersection of addiction and the criminal justice system. but you re not like most families. was your son able to get a fair trial, do you believe the justice department operated independently of politics? and for president let me answer your questions. with regard to the first question, it is clear that the near broad meeting, just across the line of the border with russia and ukraine, that it makes a lot of sense for ukraine to be able to take out or combat what is coming across that border. in terms of long range weapons
case there and you ve kind of convinced the world, look what i m dealing with. now, who knows what s been discussed behind the scenes, and that s always hard when i talk about other people s cases, for instance this parade of character evidence. ellen barkin, i can t under similar fact evidence standard understand really exactly why that comes in. well, that s an interesting point and i was thinking that because a lot of the audience, of course, remember the bill cosby trial. these are not at all analogous facts here. but the idea of why evidence comes in. we ll have to keep watching because this is certainly not over. ken terkal, thank you so much. thanks for having me. i do want to turn to a much different legal case, but one with this elephant at the center of the fight. and i do mean the literal elephant living at the bronx zoo. but the question is, could the law treat her as a person when it comes to where she lives? her case might be stronger than you think? and the video t