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We start with what seems like a growing number of military helicopter crashes for the third time this year. American soldiers have been killed or injured in helicopter crashes on us soil. Last night, two US army helicopters crashed into each other. In Alaska, three soldiers were killed and one was injured. This a 64 Apache helicopter had just finished a training flight and they were coming back. Officials are still trying to find out what caused the accident. And in February two soldiers were injured when an Apache helicopter crashed after taking off. Also in Alaska last month, nine soldiers were killed when two medical evacuation. Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a routine night training mission over Kentucky and turning to politics in state capitals across the US. Abortion is a hot button issue just yesterday. Supporters of increasing restrictions on these medical procedures were shocked when a proposed ban failed in both South Carolina and Nebraska. Now this is significant because it means some Republicans buck the party line in each state. South Carolina GOP. State Senator Sandy Seven even called out her colleague on the house floor. Abortion laws have always been each and every one of them about control. It's always about control. Plain and simple. And in the senate, the males all have con control. We, the women have not asked for as the Senator from Orangeburg pointed out yesterday. Nor do we want your protection. We don't need it. And that was Senator Sandy. So now in both these states, abortion stays legal until at least 22 weeks. The FDA has approved a new vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease in Children. The Pfizer drug is called pre R 20. It's a next generation vaccine that's supposed to offer more protection than an older Pfizer vaccine that's currently on the market. Pneumococcal disease can cause infections in several parts of your body including the lungs where it can cause pneumonia. This drug has also been shown to prevent a type of ear infection in Children. Six weeks to five years old, massive Russian air strikes killed at least 23 people in Ukraine. Russia fired more than 20 missiles and two drones at Ukraine overnight which hit a nine story apartment building. You're looking at those images right now among the dead are three Children. This may be the worst single attack on Ukraine civilians since another apartment building was hit in January, crews are searching for people who may be still trapped in this debris. And in Sudan, the first organized evacuation effort for us citizens is under way. The country is in the middle of a deadly power struggle. Hundreds of people have already been killed and many countries have already started evacuating their citizens aside from getting out us diplomats. However, Washington has been pretty slow to act. And earlier in the week, we spoke to Brian Stern, who is part of a nonprofit called Project Dynamo that's helping to get people out. He sent cheddar this footage on the ground. Armed American military are reportedly tracking a convoy of buses carrying about 300 us citizens out of Khartoum. They are, they are right now on a 525 mile journey to the Red Sea. It's following the same route that the UN and other nations used to get out of the danger zone. 16,000 Americans, many of whom are culturally Sudanese live in the North African country. This conflict is also impacting global markets. 70% of the world's gum Arabic comes from trees grown in Sudan. This is a key ingredient in everything from soft drinks to candy to cosmetics. Industry officials worry this conflict could also have market consequences and cause prices to rise. And in football news, the NFL draft is underway last night was the first night the Carolina Panthers had their first pick. They went with quarterback Bryce Young from Alabama. Now the Philadelphia Eagles had the ninth pick of the night. They went with Georgia's Jalen Carter. Carter, by the way, is a £313 defensive stopper. He was involved in a fatal car accident and is currently on probation after pleading no contest to reckless driving and racing and all eyes are going to be on the Detroit Lions tonight. They have the most picks in round two of the draft and some news that's literally out of this world. China Mars Rover discovered potentially fertile areas in warmer parts of this planet. We're talking about Mars obviously, meaning it could be better suited for life than we previously thought. The initial findings were that recent water on Mars and sand dunes. That that was something interesting. Researchers observed salt rich dunes that had cracks, they believe formed from melting frost or snow as early as a few 100,000 years ago, which may not sound recent but for space, it really is, this planet will need to be studied further to confirm anything at this point.