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morning it is saturday. april 15th. im aymara walker. im victor blackwell. it is so good to be with you on this saturday morning. we got a lot going on today. its been a very busy last several days. indeed. heres what were watching for you. president biden is weighing in on the supreme courts decision to temporarily extend access to an abortion drug while it considers the case. the next steps in the process, and why next wednesday could be a pivotal day in the abortion fight. this is n...

about 1/10 of 1%, and anyway -- thank you. >> we begin with president biden brushing off august inflation report insisting the economy is still strong despite high prices hammering families nationwide. hello, happy wednesday. john roberts in washington. hi, sandra. >> sandra: sandra smith in new york. comments after the dow plunged 1200 points in yesterdays trading session following the higher than expected inflation number, and it does mark the worst day on wall street since covid shu...

They their windows. The hail makes it look like a strin spring snowstorm. Hello everybody. Severe weather pummelling portions of the country yesterday and today. In the carolinas and mexico and western parts of texas we could be looking at more large hail and strong winds and tornadoes in these areas. Thunderstorms are firing up this afternoon and evening hours. As we head into the afternoon the first half of the weekend we have a Holiday Weekend and across texas and mexico we could be seeing st...

As another school year comes to a close in Nova Scotia, the union representing teachers says not enough is being done to address the issue of 'complicated classrooms in 2023.

Long island and massachusetts where were expecting blizzard conditions, winds gusting in excess of 60 miles per hour. heres the radar. interstate 95 getting messy within the next three hours or so in time for morning rush hour. we expect the heaviest snowfall in new york city, boston later this evening. be careful driving home at any time. thats when things get dicey. you can see it churning up the east coast. we do expect a major wind threat with this particular storm. potentially peaking at ne...

Testimony from officer david lindhdavid and chose not to indict them. tensings attorney said he was being drag ed by duboses car and feared for his life. >> no video we have shows any driving but the officers video shows officer tensing laying in the street some distance from where mr. duboses car was initially stopped. >> reporter: despite initial comments they say the officers ultimately testified that they did not see tensing being dragged. tensing, who is out on bond, has the police union ca...

Philip kidd and chose not to inindict them. >> take your seat belt off. go ahead and take your seat belt off. stop, stop! >> reporter: tensings attorney says he was being dragged by duboses car and feared for his life. >> no video that we have actually shows any dragging. but officer lindonschmidts video clearly shows officer tensing laying in the street some distance from where mr. duboses car was initially stopped. >> reporter: but despite some initial comments, the prosecutor says officers li...

>> before i get to you, i want to ask the legal guys here, theyre still asking for, the police union calling for a special prosecutor. why is that, either one of you? >> well, theres a feeling that perhaps theres a conflict of interest. i dont know that the conflict rises to the level of having a special prosecutor. apparently the allegation is that the lawyer of freddie gray is somehow connected to her and that hes apparently donated to her campaign. that in and of itself would not require recu...

Thats out of the norm. unfortunately, were under a constant threat but knowing threats heighten it up and amp it up quite a bit more. they know specifics but right now they are probably just telling the public to be aware. >> thank you very much. as we learn more about this, well bring it to you right here on cnn. coming up next, the police union calling out the citys police chief. details of what he said and why theres this divide within the police department there. also hear what the protest...

U.s. just blocked to the senate. senate democrats say they want more time to go over the three-page document. meantime the head of the largest federal employee union calling for more money to fix the system. pentagon spokesperson jd gordon says it doesnt makes a difference. >> they have plenty of money to do their job. theres no sense of urge again t see /* -- urgency at the va. having this government gone wild type mentality in the va is hurting our veterans and its not fair. our veterans deser...