states and all around the world. i m paula newton ahead right here on cnn newsroom hope francis is presiding over easter mass. at the vatican, where thousands have gathered for celebration. but in the middle east religious events this weekend are being marred by ongoing violence. we are alive in jerusalem and beirut for the latest, and we ll take a closer look. at that abortion drug that s at the center of two opposing court rulings in the united states. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with paula neeson. but first it is easter sunday, the holiest day of the christian calendar. celebrating with the bible says was the resurrection of jesus. thousands of the faithful have converged on st peter s square for easter mass. currently underway. you see it there. francis is presiding over the service. now he did not walk in the traditional procession, but instead arrived in a wheelchair . you will soon deliver his traditional easter blessing. the 86 year old pontiff has been
in south africa. hello, i m celia hatton. welcome to the programme. it s believed that a convoy of buses carrying 300 american civilians has left the sudanese capital, khartoum, bound for the coastal city of port sudan 800 kilometres to the east. it s the first evacuation from sudan involving americans who are not diplomats. the operation is taking place under the protection of us armed drones flying overhead. as washington ramps up its evacuation plans, many other countries are winding down, having already repatriated thousands of their nationals. journalists in port sudan say the quayside is packed with hundreds of yemenis and syrians waiting to board ships that will take them to saudi arabia. a ceasefire announced by the two rival military factions in sudan has not held and there s been heavy fighting in khartoum and the western darfur region. one of the generals, who leads the rapid support forces, the rsf, the paramilitary force fighting sudan s army, has told the bbc
and to our viewers thanks so much for watching. erin burnett outfront starts right now. outfront next, breaking news. president biden says aid to ukraine is open-ended. he says putin has already lost ukraine. his new video into outfront shows one of america s most powerful munitions in action on the front line as putin is now threatening prisoner who s won t fight in his invasion. red flags for trump. the former president struggling to raise money for his re-election campaign. former supporters with deep pockets are now looking to back somebody else. this is a report that you will see first here outfront tonight. plus, santos response to romney, telling him he doesn t belong in congress. he makes it all about romney s religion. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the breaking news. president biden in one of his most definitive statements to date moments ago making it clear the united states aid will continue to pour into uk
yeah, it was like a dream come true. we ll be examining the government decision, and reporting from egypt on the plight of families separated by the violence. also tonight. the bbc chairman richard sharp resigns, after a report finds he was not open about his dealings with borisjohnson when he interviewed for the chairman s job. it is right to prioritise the interest of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work, were i to remain in post until the end of my term. can you help, can anybody help? if teachers in england vote to strike, their unions say they will co ordinate industrial action. in ukraine, at least 25 people have died after a wave of russian air strikes across the country. and with the king s coronation just over a week away, we look at attitudes to the monarchy in scotland. on bbc london. these four gay men were murdered and in the sport on bbc news. mancheser united have stretched their lead in the women s super l
military calling calling out putin. an armored train equipped with high tech administration system drops him out in front of his house, the results of president biden of physical has been released doctors say he s physically healthy but the white house will not say if he took a cognitive test. how come? and access into an american production factory, ramped up to the max a race against time a report you ll see first here, let s go time it out on the calling the wagner group, publically blaming putin s generals for for the winning the battle of bakhmut, the battle of daily hand-in-hand combat and mass death raging more months. here is the wagner group chief today. the advance proceeding less fast than we want, why is the advance not fast enough? i think we could have taken control of it by the new year if we hadn t been hindered by s monstrous buyer rock chris and bureaucracies. putin monstrous military, this is incredible you re in the middle of a war and calling the mi