tonight the beginning of what is set to be the biggest battle over abortion rights since the overturning of roe v. wade protests over a judge s ruling that would halt the use of the abortion pill. some healthcare providers are now stockpiling the drug the biden administration is vowing today to fight the decision as some democrats call on the president to simply not enforce any ban. everything is on the table. political firestorm in tennessee. why at least one of the democratic lawmakers expelled by republicans there may be back in his seat tomorrow stand-off at sea navy ships from china and taiwan face off as china launches massive war games, including this simulation showing how they could strike the island. growing violence in the middle east israel attacked by rockets from inside syria. the retaliation should this convicted killer walk free the governor of texas vows to pardon a u.s. army sergeant who shot a black lives matter protester. tiger woods drops out
conversations. two different takes on a controversial ruling out of texas, overturning fda approval of a drug used in medical abortions. we ll have much more about that and all the reaction to it just ahead. plus, local leaders in tennessee are working to reappoint two democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the state house there. and also ahead, former attorney general bill barr ranks the most pressing legal issues for donald trump and predicts another indictment is coming for the former president good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 10th i m alley i have day tally in for jonathan lemire. we begin with a string of gun violence over the holiday weekend including three mass shootings. it started in south carolina with a mass shooting at a beach during a high school graduation celebration. six were shot, including two teenagers. six were arrested on gun possession charges. in new orleans investigators are working to find a car who sp
happen with this court. i do. but i m not on the courts, and certainly i m not on that court where that texas judge decided to, uh, turn upside down the whole process that fda you has used for years for many drugs. cnn s elaine to train is in washington. for us, elena. i mean this was a controversial decision to be sure. so what our members of congress, saying this is all about? well for the reaction has been pretty disparate immediately after the court s decision was announced, democrats began railing against the ruling. they held press conferences. they span the airwaves, and some even went so far as to tell president biden that he thinks that they think that he should ignore the ruling altogether. now republicans, meanwhile, have been far less outspoken, but we did hear from a few today who were pressed on the issue during the sunday shows that includes congressman tony gonzalez. he is a republican from texas, and he had some pretty harsh words for the biden. ministrations
fredricka whitfield and we begin with escalating tensions in the middle east. israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israel s defense forces releasing video it says shows strikes on a syrian military compound radar systems and artillery posts. the strikes were launched after israel says rockets were fired from syria toward the golan heights and in the west bank today, a funeral was held for two british israeli sisters who were killed in an attack on friday. days of violence erupted following an israeli police raid on the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem last week. cnn s fred pleitgen is in jerusalem. scott mclean is in beirut, lebanon, fred, let me begin with you. what is the latest hi there, fredricka. well certainly it is still quite concerning here on the ground. i would say it s still very tense and very volatile situation as well. and of course, one of the main reasons for that is what you were just mentioning is those rocket attacks that
from just about anywhere. expand your team with a fiber freelancer. cnn presents a max original heaven s gate tomorrow at 10 on cnn. live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. the 19 sixties had the chicago eight today. nashville has the tennessee three. the state lawmakers, all democrats. targeted by republicans for leading a loud but peaceful protest on the house floor in that legislature. they were demanding gun reform after the nashville school shooting that left six people, including 39, year old children dead. to expel lawmakers justin pearson and justin jones are black. gloria johnson, who is white, kept her seat by just one vote. that fact has only added to the anger in tennessee and across the country. cnn correspondent isabelle rose saleh s joins us with more details as well, it seems like there s already a path potentially to return both of these lawmakers to their seats. so what? what happens next? jim it is very much within the realm of reality here