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on the stand? plus, after yesterdays horrific shooting in nashville, tennessee, renewed calls for gun safety legislation while kevin mccarthy is not saying a word. so how can we get anything done? the 11th hour gets under way on this tuesday night. ♪♪ good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle coming to you live from our nations capital, where former president trumps number two has lost his bid to testify under oath. a federal judge has now ordered former vp mike pence to appe...

ex-president very clear publicly known efforts and plot to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. a series of court battles over the last few weeks have largely gone in special counsel jack smiths favor, resulted if a whole slew of new trump officials and allies now being ordered to testify. some big names, none of them bigger than the one, vice president mike pence, news broke on tuesday that a federal judge had ordered him to answer questions under oath regarding conversations tha...

we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries — best known for his character dame edna everage — has died at the age of 89. hed been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! ...

hello and welcome to the programme. im luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries, best known for his character dame edna everage, has died at the age of 89. hed been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at...

we begin in france, where unions have called for a new strike day today, the 10th such mobilisation since protests started in mid—january against a controversial law, which includes raising the retirement age to 64 from 62. people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote.the ministry of energy transition has warned that kerosene supply to the capital and its airports was becoming...

people in france are angry at president macron, after he pushed through the pension reforms in parliament. the leader of the countrys largest trade union — the cfdt — has urged the government to put pension reforms on hold. laurent berger urged president macron to accept some form of mediation, for up to six weeks. transport, schools, shipping and bin collection, are some of the sectors affected by the strikes today. im joined now by emmanuelle auriol, whos an economist at the toul...

the united states. justices alito and thomas publicly dissented. and again this battle it is not over yet. the next step in the litigation will be at the fifth circuit court of appeals on may 17th. but this tonight its a big win for the biden administration after its emergency request to keep the fda approval of the drug with a federal judge blocked it. the president has issued a statement tonight saying, quote i continue to stand by fda as evidence based approval of mifepristone. the ...

just ahead on cnn -- >> they were buying medicine and they were caught in a confrontation. >> i would have told him dont go any further. >> more close calls on the ground and more runway incursions experts say are the result of an overloaded system. >> and it was just a big shake. >> they accuse the united states of plotting to create an asia pacific version of nato that could risk a repeat of a crisis breaking out in the region. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max fos...

freeze a lower courts ruling that placed restrictions on the drug mifepristone pill is the predominant method for ending pregnancies in the u. s. but now that decision sets up the most consequential abortion related disputes since the overturning of roe v. wade another appeals court is scheduled to take up the case. it is made. cnns jessica schneider has more. the supreme court, stepping in to protect full access to the abortion pill mifepristone while this appeals process plays out, t...

a tragic end after a mothers trip to mexico with friends to get a medical procedure. now two in the group are dead. two others found alive. how the group got lost and ended up in the hands of armed criminals. plus -- im taking over this plane. >> taking over this plane, he says. terrifying moments on a cross-country flight when a man threatens to hijack the plane. the video as freaked out p passengers tried to react. plus, cnns upclose look at how the chinese will go to control its...