it earth day a day to focus on the health of our planet. there are alarming warning signs linked to climate change. for cnn center. piss is cnn newsroom with leila harrack. in a move that s being celebrated as a victory for the biden administration and abortion rights supporters across the u. s. supreme court has taken steps to protect access to stone and abortion medication that s been commonly used by women for decades. our discussion, i d er has more now on the ruling and what comes next in the fight. over the drug. the supreme court , stepping in to protect full access to the abortion pill mifepristone while the appeals process plays out below, that means it will be status quo for the administration of this drug . women can continue to take it up to 10 weeks pregnant, they can continue to receive it by mail and via telehealth visits with their health care providers , and the generic version will remain widely available. so this is exactly what the biden administration the
their own city overnight. a russian warplane targets the wrong side of the border, damaging buildings and leaving a 130 ft crater in its wake what the russian defense ministry is now saying and in court today, three men charged in connection with a white nationalist rally in charlottesville will appear before a judge and cnn is live outside the court. new this morning, deeply disturbing details about the kentucky bank shooter from notes he himself wrote police now piecing together his motive for the massacre were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. new overnight. a large blast rocked a russian city near the ukrainian border, and they did it to themselves. you can see it right here as one of russia s own planes targets its own city firing into that city, russia state news agency says a russian jet dropped the bomb during a mid air emergency over the city of belgorod. you can see that city is over the border from
case, he said. why should someone die? if they didn t do it, like you know what that should be reserved for people who you know other crimes? i should say and thank you very much. you know, this morning continues right now. president biden s announcement to run for a second term. now, maybe days away, there s clearly a desire in the american public to see a generational change, but voters are willing to put that aside if they feel like the alternative is a much bigger problem plan on running out, but we re not prepared to announce it yet didn t know when the wind appears to be next week. criminal charges will be dropped . 2021 fatal shooting the cinematographer on the western film, rust can t convince jurors beyond reasonable doubt that alec baldwin is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, prosecute people you change and affect their lives. someone is responsible for what happened, but i know it s not me the idea that the person holding the gun is not responsible is absurd. a n
right here to cnn. new central. happening soon in charlottesville, two of these three men who carried tiki torches and march nearly six years ago at a white nationalist rally are scheduled to appear in court today. each has been indicted on a single felony charge of burning an object with the intent to intimidate. which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 2017 rally ultimately led to violent clashes with counter protesters in 32 year old heather higher, lost her life. cnn s brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what s going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there s another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that s related to that
the hunter biden probe as an i r s agent trying to get whistleblower protection. claims he has information that contradicts the attorney general sworn testimony this as hunter biden s lawyers book a sit down with prosecutors, plus as the nation waits to hear if the u. s supreme court will keep a partial ban on a an abortion bill hill in place canada is now offering american women and girls access to the bill from north of the border. and an american kill as a vile, volatile situation in sudan gets even worse. the u. s. is now deploying troops nearby, ready to evacuate its embassy as other countries are going in to pull their citizens out. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our health lead any moment the u. s. supreme court could rule on the most critical abortion case since it overturned roe v. wade last year , the justices have until 11:59 p.m. eastern this evening to decide the future of the widely used abortion pill cristo. the bill is currently avai