easter sunday from new york. i m fredricka whitfield and we begin this hour in the middle east, where israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israel s defense forces releasing a video it says shows strikes on a syrian military compound radar systems and artillery posts. the strikes were launched after israel says rockets were fired from syria toward the golan heights and in the west bank today, a funeral was held for two two british israeli sisters who were killed in an attack on friday. days of violence erupted following an israeli police raid on the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem last week. cnn s fred pleitgen is in jerusalem fred what s the latest? fredricka. well, certainly pretty big incident that happened there today on the border with syria when you had those rockets that came flying over from syrian territory, the israel defense forces say they say that those came flying towards the golan heights, which, of course are held by israel and t
things to know for this thursday, april 6th former vice president, mike pence, cleared to testify in the justice department s january 6th investigation. pence announced he will not appeal a judge s order. and san francisco police investigating the stabbing death of cash app founder bob lee. no suspect has been named. also today, the tennessee house is planning a vote to expel three of its democratic members. republicans want them out for violating house rules during a gun reform protest. also israeli forces raiding jerusalem s all aqsa mosque for a second time just hours apart, actually palestinian officials report that at least six people have been injured and set to tee off the masters are playing host to golf s biggest stars, as many are heading to augusta to get today to get a glimpse of tiger woods this morning starts right now. papa you re really going to the masters, aren t you? that s why you re there. you i wish i ve never been to the masters, but maybe i will stay a
libya in lebanon in myanmar in many african countries, such as the democratic republic of congo and south sudan. so certainly the message today from pope francis being easter, of course , is bring the light bring the light to the dark places of the world. and be the light. so that s why he was mentioning many of these conflicts around the world today, federico all right, delia gallagher in rome. thanks so much. still to come. the final round of the masters golf tournament is underway right now, but without tiger woods, he withdrew from the tournament due to an injury will go live to augusta next. from tried and true to try something new. so many ways to save life ready wallet happy that s 3 65 by wholeoods market. ballet studio architecture firm and
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