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3 PM ET: Foreign aid bill signed, UT-Austin protest, Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy & more
CNN 5 Things
Apr 24, 2024

Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan are getting long-awaited funding after President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid bill into law. The US Supreme Court heard arguments on what could likely be a major abortion case since the court overturned Roe v. Wade. A large pro-Palestinian protest broke out in Texas. A new report has found more people across the US are living in places with unhealthy air pollution. And, former NFL star Reggie Bush is getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back.

Episode Transcript
Speaker 1
00:00:01
From CNN, I'm Ifeoma Dike with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, April 24th.
President Joe Biden
00:00:08
When our allies are stronger, we are stronger.
Ifeoma Dike
00:00:11
'President Joe Biden has signed a $95 billion foreign aid package into law after months of debate. It includes funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Ukraine, which was allotted nearly $61 billion, will be getting aid quickly. The Pentagon announced a $1 billion aid package to the country that includes munitions, weapons and equipment. It also revealed that it sent long-range missiles earlier this month from a previous aid package, something Biden had previously refused to send. The package also gives TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, a deadline to sell the social media app, or risk being banned from U.S. app stores. TikTok CEO has vowed to sue to block the legislation.
Ifeoma Dike
00:00:51
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case today. Justices are deciding whether Idaho's abortion ban can be forced in medical emergencies. At the heart of the case is a federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, or EMTALA. The Department of Justice maintains that the law requires hospitals to offer abortions, if necessary, to stabilize the health of emergency room patients, even in states like Idaho that ban the procedure. Idaho argues that the Biden administration is wrongfully interpreting the federal law. The court appeared deeply divided over the case today. Here's a tense exchange between conservative Justice Samuel Alito and U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar over how federal protections extend to a fetus.
Elizabeth Prelogar, US Solicitor General
00:01:34
Congress wanted to be able to protect her in situations where she's suffering some kind of emergency and her own health isn't at risk, but the fetus might die. But to suggest that in doing so, Congress suggested that the woman herself isn't an individual, that she doesn't deserve stabilization. I think that that is a and erroneous reading of this.
Justice Samuel Alito
00:01:51
Nobody's suggesting that a woman is not an individual when she doesn't, she doesn't, deserve stabilization.
Elizabeth Prelogar, US Solicitor General
00:01:58
Well, the premise of the question would be that the state of Idaho can declare that she cannot get the stabilizing treatment, even if she's about to die. That is their theory of this case and this statute. And it's wrong.
Ifeoma Dike
00:02:10
'A large pro-Palestinian protest broke out at the University of Texas in Austin today. Law enforcement is on scene. It's one of several protests happening throughout the country, including at Columbia University in New York.
House Speaker Mike Johnson
00:02:22
We'll be hosting a press conference there with some of my colleagues from the House Republicans from New York, to call on the president of the university to resign. It's unconscionable. This President Shafik is, and shown to be a very weak, inept leader.
House Speaker Mike Johnson
00:02:38
'That's House Speaker Mike Johnson on Hugh Hewitt's radio show. Johnson is planning to visit Columbia University today to meet with Jewish students, as pro-Palestinian protests entered their eighth day. There have been reports of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, but members of the encampment say they have no plans to leave until Columbia divests from any interest related to Israel. Columbia's president has given protesters an extra 48 hours to reach an agreement with the administration or it will consider, quote, "alternative options" to clear the encampment. That's according to a Columbia spokesperson.
Ifeoma Dike
00:03:12
Nearly 40% of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The report identified extreme heat, droughts and wildfires as major causes of the rise in deadly air pollution, especially in the western U.S.. Particle pollution is a mix of solid and liquid droplets in the form of dirt, dust, soot, or smoke, and is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and lung cancer.
Ifeoma Dike
00:03:41
Coming up, a former football star recognized again.
Ifeoma Dike
00:03:48
Former NFL running back Reggie Bush is reuniting with his Heisman Memorial Trophy after a decision by the Heisman Trophy Trust. Bush won the Heisman in 2005 while at the University of Southern California, but voluntarily gave it up in 2010 after an NCAA investigation found he received benefits of several thousand dollars and a vehicle that were not allowed at the time. Bush has previously said the NCAA defamed him and that he wasn't paid to play football at USC. In a statement, the president of the Heisman Trophy trust said that, quote, "enormous changes in college athletics" led to the change of heart.
Ifeoma Dike
00:04:23
That's a wrap. Join us again at 6 p.m. eastern.