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an accident doesnt mean the presence of safety. ♪ ♪ >> the future of abortion pills in america could be hanging in the balance. >> this case could have profound implications throughout the entire united states. ♪ ♪ >> my god! >> norah: the cleanup from feet of snow across new york and new england, to the mudslides and heavy rain in california that destroyed homes. >> you get the knock at the door, and you get told safety, get in your car and go. ♪ ♪ >> norah: and the dramat...

meeting about airline safety after a string of close calls. >> the absence of a fatality or an accident doesnt mean the presence of safety. ♪ ♪ >> the future of abortion pills in america could be hanging in the balance. >> this case could have profound implications throughout the entire united states. ♪ ♪ >> norah: the cleanup from feet of snow across new york and new england, to the mudslides and heavy rain in california that destroyed homes. >> you get the knock at the door, ...

midterm election season and an all-out dash to the finish line with many key races coming down to the wire. critical battleground states of georgia, nevada, arizona and pennsylvania could tip the balance of power to either party in washington. many voters have already made up their minds. more than 38 million early ballots have been cast in 47 states. president biden and former president obama and trump alhe of pennsylvania this weekend where a razor close race could hold the key to a ...

biden just back from the far east will speak to the country about the 18 children and two adults murdered this day at rob elementary school in uvalde, texas. hell talk about them and their deaths at the hands of gunman who himself is now dead. i want to go for the latest on what is happening, the latest from what we have learned from what happened at the rob elementary, ed lavandera begins our coverage tonight from dallas, whats the latest information you have. >> reporter: hello, ande...

Thanks for joining us. The newest continues now, right here on cnn happening now, donald trump has out there on the campaign trail this hour, as republicans are increasingly closing ranks around own him including his onetime bitter opponent turns supporter, nikki haley. Were breaking down new shows of gop deference to trump as the campaign and his Criminal Trial are entering new phases. Also, this our partisan sparring over Us Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito, and whether hes crossed Ethical L...

Comments about minorities also tying democrats demand Justice Samuel alito recuse himself from january 6. Related cases after a second photo emerges of a controversial flag flown over one of his homes. And later a heartwarming or union between retired Lieutenant General russell, a honore twin boys. He famously helped him difficult days after Hurricane Katrina. Good evening right now, the president is at a rally in the south bronx, home to 27 world championships, the birthplace of hip hop and a p...

Of the down drone, u.s. officials say the russians arrived at the scene first, about 60 miles southwest of the crimean peninsula. but getting to it will be a challenge. >> probably about maybe 4000-5000 feet of water so any recovery operation is very difficult at that depth by anyone. >> reporter: officials say the russians will probably be able to collect some pieces of the unmanned mq-9 reaper but the drone software was wiped to ensure nothing valuable was collected. >> we are quite confident ...

Standing on the planes wings as the remnants of the plane sits in shallow water. in johannesburg, south africa for us, how did this happen? >> reporter: when this aircraft was approaching the final way before the runway in northwestern tan dazania it apps to have crash landed. this runway is very close to the lake. just 100 feet between where the runway begins and where the lake is and even in the best of times is not the easiest of landings. precision air is a regional airline that flies mos ta...

So despite that uncertainty they really kept going to try to save as many people as possible. finally one survivor of the collapse came on scene with police. his mother was still on a balcony inside that partially collapsed building and asked police if he could go to her aid. >> hold on, hold on. >> police said he couldnt go so he basically standing there unable to go to try to help his mother. it was simply too unsafe. now it is still uncertain what caused the collapse and first responders work...

So, again, she phoned shauna. >> i had to tell her her little sister was dead on the phone. i needed somebody to be there, to be my -- be me in my place. to be, you know, there if the police needed to ask questions and stuff. somebody needed to be there. so i called her. and of course, i hated to devastate her that way over the phone, but she had to know. >> and i just hit the floor. i couldnt stand up, couldnt do anything, couldnt talk, just shocked. >> reporter: did you have any idea what happ...