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the growing list of states are abortions are no longer legal. and new threats of prison and fines for providers. plus, the court's next move. could other rights be at risk? the landmark rulings now called into question after one justice's comments about birth control and same-sex marriage. the nation's new groundbreaking gun law. today, president biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill, making this vow. >> lives will be saved. >> but will it help stop yet another mass shooting a chance to change history. the new efforts under way to shift a decades-old policy about who can an...

I believe that lots of -- millions of lives are going to be saved. >> reporter: despite a leaked draft opinion previewing what the court would do, the shock still visceral >> did it feel different reading it knowing it was real? >> absolutely. i told my friend, they sent me a screen shot, i said, this isn't real >> i'm not surprised but i can't believe it's true. >> we won't go back. >> reporter: the protests largely peaceful, gatherings once again outside the justices' d.c. area homes friday, and stretching from coast to coast today nbc's jesse kirsch is in new york. >> reporter: here in new ...

They were in a very bad situation. >> that was a big operation going on there. from the second floor i heard a lot of screaming. and i can't describe it. it was horrible. the worst thing i've ever seen. in my life. and i've seen a lot of bad stuff. >> but the bbc arabic crew were the lucky ones. they were released 21 hours later and have flown out of libya. prisoners inside the barracks remain there. atika shubert, cnn, london. >> i salute all my fellow journalists risking their lives to bring us these stories. thank you very much. defiant and determined. the house homeland security chairman...

For that, in new york, controversial plans toed by an islamic center and mosque only a few blocks from ground zero are now one step closer to reality. a highly anticipated vote has cleared away for the project to begin and it has passions flaring. our senior correspondent allan chernoff has more on what's going on. tell us what happened today, allan? >> reporter: we're two blocks away from the site. today's vote means that the owner of this building can knock it down and go forward with his very controversial plan. . count that vote to be 9-0 in favor of moving this building from the landmark ...