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in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they dont turn up to work. major us companies including disney and jp morgan tell staff theyll cover employee travel expenses for abortions after a landmark ruling by the supreme court banned them. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life—threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in central england and damaged at least three others. obviously that is...

study. >> did it work? what did they find? >> well, again, i want to say again, it is early, these are small studies, i think in some ways this was proof of concept, but look at some of the findings here. gamma waves, the shorter, high energy waves that were stimulating the front part of the brain, they found that that actually did improve overall longer term sort of memory. they were giving people lists of words, people were able to remember the earliest words better when they stimula...

so mj, we know the biden administration has been debate thg plan for months. why did they decide to do it? >> this is an announcement that has been in the works for so many months now, and the white house officially confirming earlier today some key details cnn reported earlier this week. let me walk you through those top headlines you just mentioned. as you said, $10,000 in debt forgive ness for people who make less than $125,000 a year, and then if you are a pell grant recipient, tha...

major victory. >> we expect one of our first vote on later on this afternoon will get it started. and then it is really in the hands of the republicans. they can offer as many events as they want, and they can talk pretty much over the next 20 hours or they want to. so if they can keep the clock moving, at the end of the day, if we keep our 15 votes together we can be able to pass this bill. >> also, breaking at this hour, president biden has tested negative for covid today. the presid...

there have been protests over the country, they were largely peaceful. as some states move to restrict abortion rights, some are moving to protect access and funding. some major companies are pledging to provide support. there are questions this morning about the future of other court-determined rights. the consenting opinion from clarence thomas calls for the court to reconsider precedence on contraception and same-sex marriage. >> we have cnn justice correspondent jessica snyder. how...

cancellations. and if you add the cancelations from yesterday and today, were at more than 1100. right now there are about 550 cancellations today alone. 2200 flights delayed. and as you know, when one flight is delayed or canceled, it has this ripple effect, this domino effect not just here in atlanta but across the world because of how important and how busy this parent is. but we spoke with one young travel who are was so wise. his parents told me you want to interview him because h...

kris van cleave on the summer travel nightmare, made worse by the storm. could the government force airlines to pay back fliers? and, how schools are working to keep kids safe as they return to the classroom. cbs carter evans tonight shows the new normal. >> reporter: covid hasnt gone away, but it appears the fear of it has in schools. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> odonnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank y...

now along the gulf coast. rob marciano tracking it all. news tonight about a deadly police shootout in kentucky. two officers and a k-9 shot and killed. several officers wounded. police serving a warrant when the gunman opened fire at his home. pierre thomas standing by. summer shark warnings for the holiday weekend. authorities patrolling the shores. a 17-year-old girl now speaking out from her hospital bed after being attacked by a shark in florida. doctors trying to save her leg...

>> at these latitudes, the sea can be terrifying. they say below 40 degrees south, there is no law. but below 50, there is no god. at the ends of the earth is a land of extremes, home to spectacular wildlife. for centuries, people and animals have battled for supremacy. but now enemies are becoming allies. together, they face new challenges. in our rapidly changing world. >> you are at the mercy of the elements. >> this is a story of what it takes to survive. on the edge of the world ....

very real sandy hook mass massacre, calling it a fake. they today a texas jury ordered him to pay more than $4 million in damages to parents of six-year-old jesse lewis, one of the 20 young children and six teachers murdered in that shooting. jessies parents wanted at least 150 million for defamation. this afternoon their lawyer said the next step in this case is the real name of the game. >> the jury just returned a verdict for damages exceeding $4 million. thats a darn good start. we...