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Pfizer's covid-19 vaccines to children. one of the last steps for approval with a green light expected sometimes this week. the white house response team rolled out its plan to vaccinate kids within that age group with 15 million doses shipped out to states so far. now some justices signaling they may allow some justices to proceed. pete williams has more. >> reporter: opponents of abortion rallied outside the supreme court in support of sb 8. the texas law that bans abortion

Rights, it could be free exercise of religion rights, it could be second amendment rights if this position is accepted here, the theory of the amicus brief is that it can be easily replicated in other states that disfavor other constitutional rights. >> reporter: sb-8 has been in effect two months now. the supreme court declined to block the law when it first took effect, but now that they've heard arguments on the merits of the case whether abortion providers or the justice department can challenge the law, the justices could act fairly quickly here. they fast tracked hearing these arguments ...

Abortion rallied outside the supreme caught, sb-8, the abortion law that bans abortion after a heart beat is detected at six weeks. >> there's no question that a heart beat signifies life and the beating heart in the womb is the life of a human child. >> reporter: the supreme court has long said state officials cannot ban abortion early in the pregnancy, so they handed off enforcement to private individuals, allowing anyone to sue a doctor who provides an abortion or anyone who helps out. texas ran into a wave of skepticism from even some of the court's conservatives including amy coney barret...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Nearly three hours of oral arguments over a pair of lawsuits seeking to halt Texas’ controversial and recently enacted abortion ban ended with U.S. Supreme Court justices

Their way. >> yes. >> so you say that constitution overrides that requirement in this case? >> yes. >> and what about the cases where sb-8 could be constitutionally applied, consistent with roe and casey? should they file those lawsuits? should they try to determine which side of the line they fall on? post-viability, not for medical reasons, that would meet a roe and casey test? are they supposed to apply roe and casey themselveses? >> i don't think -- i think that they should be injoined from docketing any sb-8 lawsuits -- >> including constitutional ones? >> but i think that that is -- that...