one-on-one with vice president kamala harris. her take as such a pivotal decision divides the nation. and the cost of living. a closer look at sky-high rent prices and the crippling effect on so many people just trying to get by. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start today with our politics lead. and fallout from the monumental supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade. today, a portrait of an increasingly divided america. at least ten states now have effectively banned abortion with varying exceptions or none at all. another handful of states are expected to enact bans in the coming days and weeks. meanwhile, abortion rights activists are launching new legal challenges on the state level while democratic governors are promising to expand abortion access and protect people who travel there for care. a fourth day of protests is planned in cities across the country today after a weekend of marches, rallies, and at times violent demonstratio
but senior republicans, including former vice president mike pence and mitch mcconnell welcome the ruling. millions of women across the united states have lost their constitutional right to abortion, after a ruling of historic significance by the country s supreme court. it has overturned a 50 year law that legalised abortion nationwide and it now means that individual us states are legally able to ban it. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. president biden has said it was a sad day for the court and for the country. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports now on an issue and a decision which has polarised the united states. this is a huge, historic moment for america. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti abortionists. life won today! life won today, they chant, celebrating a victory after almost 50 y
prepares to sign it into law. will it make a difference in the epidemic of gun violence in the united states? i ll ask the new york city mayor eric adams. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf f blitzer, you re the situation room . we begin with the u.s. supreme court decision undoing a half century old precedent and ending a woman s guaranteed federal right to an abortion. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider has more on the ruling and ramifications. hell no we don t need roe. reporter: roe v. wade roe v. wade no longer the law of the land. eliminating the right to abortion and leaving all decisions concerning abortion rights to individual states. the final 5-4 majority opinion striking the draft from justice samuel a lee toe. in a dissenting opinion, the court s liberal justices lament the current state of the conservative court saying with sorrow for this court and many millions of american women who have today
this morning. ashley: the republican was killed wednesday when another car hit hers head-on. it happened wednesday afternoon in indiana, a driver veered into jackie walorski lane. potts and thompson were aides of jackie walorski and were also killed in the crash. edith smuker was pronounced dead at the scene. tributes poured in. mike braunpaid tribute to his friend on the senate floor. my good friend jackie walorski tragically killed in a car accident, like the ultimate gut punch, one of the first great hoosiers i got to know, she will be missed and condolences to all of the families. ashley: jackie walorski s husband dean was notified she was killed and said she has returned home with her lord jesus christ, keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. flags ordered to be flown at half staff. she was respected by members of both parties for her work on the house ways and means committee. former president trump remembered her as a wonderful woman and house minority lead