fighting tradition. a history of ferocious resistance. but it s nothing like what you might think. not at all. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: this is okinawa, just south of mainland japan. for all the relative rigidity of the mainland, okinawa answers in its own unique way. don t eat the same thing each day. that s boring. there s even an okinawan term for it. chanpuru, something mixed. bits borrowed from all over served up for anyone to eat. but maybe you re more familiar with the name okinawa from this. as the setting for some of the most horrifyingly bloody battles of the second world war. how horrifying? for the allies there were more than 50,000 casualties with around 12,000 killed, or missing in action, over nearly three months of fighting.
inspector general s investigation have even been released. and right now, arguments are set to begin in louisiana where the fate of a widely used abortion pill rests in the hands of three judges our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. yamiche alcindor is following the case in louisiana. yamiche, what can you tell us about what s happening today? starting just this hour, three conservative judges will be hearing oral arguments on whether mifepristone should remain available. each of these judges, we should put our names and faces up of people have a history of supporting restrictions on abortion, and each were nominated by republican presidents. as viewers may remember, a group of anti-abortion activists to get this pill off the market. they are arguing it is unsafe, and the fda should never have approved it when it did two decades ago. the justice department is arguing that taking the medication off the market would cause great harm to women and
we have lots of news to cover and lots of questions to answer. let s get started. paying the price, a jury, rudy giuliani s peers finding him on the hook for nearly 100 and $50 million for his defamation of two georgia election workers. giuliani is vowing to a peel no amount of money can make up for the damage he caused with his lies. msnbc legal analyst is standing by to break down what happens next. plus, forced to flee, a texas woman who own health was at risk due to an in viable pregnancy is forced to leave the state to get an abortion. this as the conservative-leaning highest court in our country is set to weigh in again on the future of reproductive rights for the first time since overturning roe v. wade. we are going in-depth ahead. later, step-by-step, the aapi o start-up that is changing the sneaker game one step at a time. we talk to the cofounders. good saturday morning to you. all i m katie phang. a stunning defeat for the man once known as america s mayor. on
watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom. these migrants who tried to cross into the u.s., but now here they are realizing that texas national guard, texas state troopers, along with cbp, will not let them through the barb wire fence any longer, they re coming back to the mexico side. we ll take you to the southern border as thousands of migrants realize the end of title 42 isn t making it easier to cross into the united states. plus, republicans, donald trump and ron desantis will be competing for supporters tonight as they hold duelling rallies in iowa. we ll have a preview and on the ground in the trenches with ukrainian troops near bakhmut as they fight russia for every square foot of ground. announcer: live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. u.s. cities along the border with mexico report fewer migrant crossings than expected on the first day since title 42 expired. the
Cancellations. Over 4000 delays nationwide. The airport in buffalo, ne york has completely closed dow to the weather and will remain a closed until tuesday meanwhile, the president and first lady are spreading the warm this christmas. Many parts of the day callin u. S. Troops stationed around the world thanking them fo their sacrifice. We will be looking into what i the 1. 7 trillion dollar bill that Congress Passed on th Holiday Weekend as well as the final report released by the january Six Committee means fo former President Trump in 2023 lets start this hour with a severe winter storm that has left travelers scrambling to get to their destination Thi Christmas and then home, hopefully. Nbc shimmery stone joining u from Reagan National airport with how travelers there are very jesse curtis joins us from New York City with the latest on the storm as well. Shemarri, lets start with you for those who were able to mak it for christmas, tomorrow begins potentially throwing th dice can yo