Wednesday morning news: April 12, 2023

Louisville update » In Louisville, Kentucky authorities have released police bodycam footage.

SOUND: [Baker, we’re making entry from the east side.]

As officers arrived at the scene of a mass shooting at a downtown bank, a gunman they couldn’t see from the street opened fire on police.

Two officers were wounded, but moments later, police took down the shooter.

Louisville Deputy Police Chief Paul Humphrey walked reporters through edited footage and still photos on Tuesday. He praised the responding officers for their heroism.

PAUL HUMPHREY: You can see the tension in that video. You can understand the stress that those officers are going through. The response wasn’t perfect, but it was exactly the response we needed.

The gunman killed five people and wounded eight others on Monday. Before the shooting, he reportedly told someone that he was suicidal.

Bragg sues Jordan » The district attorney who is currently prosecuting former President Trump is suing the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg, filed suit against Congressman Jim Jordan on Tuesday. Bragg wants a judge to invalidate any subpoenas connected to a House inquiry of his handling of the Trump case.

Jordan responded:

JIM JORDAN: Alvin Bragg used federal funds to indict a former president for no crime. And then when we ask questions about it, when we want to investigate, he takes us to court.

But the Democratic D.A. says Jordan is engaging in a “transparent campaign to intimidate and attack” him and interfere with a state criminal investigation.

Biden N. Ireland, WSJ reporter » President Biden says the U.S. government is doing everything it can to bring home a Wall Street Journal reporter currently behind bars in Russia. The Kremlin is accusing Evan Gershkovich of spying on behalf of the U.S. government.

Biden says that is a trumped up charge.

PRESIDENT BIDEN: We’re making it real clear that it’s totally illegal what’s happening, and we declared it so.

The president heard there just before boarding Air Force One for a flight to Northern Ireland. He arrived in Belfast last night.

He’ll talk trade today with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended years of bloodshed in N. Irleland.

Russia electronic draft notices » Lawmakers in Moscow just approved a bill that will make it tougher for Russian men to avoid military drafts. WORLD’s Josh Schumacher has more.

JOSH SCHUMACHER: The legislation would allow authorities to issue draft notices electronically. For the moment, conscription notices have to be delivered in person.

So many people are staying away from their home address to avoid being served with a notice. But this bill would leave millions of Russians with nowhere to run. And once the electronic notice is served, they would be unable to leave the country.

Recipients who fail to show up could also have their drivers' licenses suspended and be barred from selling their apartments and other assets.

The legislation is fueling fears of another major troop mobilization in Russia.

For WORLD, I’m Josh Schumacher.

Yellen on economy » Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying to ease fears that the economy could soon take a turn for the worse.

JANET YELLEN: The U-S banking system remains sound with strong capital and liquidity positions. The global financial system also remains resilient due to the significant reforms that nations took after the financial crisis.

Her remarks come after the International Monetary Fund forecasted lackluster economic growth across the globe.

The world economy is expected to grow by just 2.8 percent this year, down from 3.4 percent last year.

Abortion drug stockpiles » Several Democrat-led states are stockpiling abortion drugs after a federal judge in Texas revoked the FDA’s approval for mifepristone.

The legal battle is far from over. But in the meantime, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is gathering a year’s worth of the abortion drug.

MAURA HEALEY: Abortion will remain safe legal and accessible here in Massachusetts.

California and Washington state have gathered several years’ worth of abortion drugs, and New York plans to do the same.

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