jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. it usually draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they were bracing for violence, but so far it has been calm. jordan, which manages the religious complex, has warned of catastrophic consequences if police storm the mosque. i m joined now by the bbc s middle east correspondent, yolande knell. yolande knell is injerusalem. there are concerns about what is going on in al aqsa mosque. tel is the latest because it was just last week that police stormed the mosque and there were really tense scenes, weren t there? talk us through what is going on. ~ . y
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The supreme court, federal supreme court made might do. all right, former attorne eric holder, thank you ver much for being with us thi evening. after the break, republicans are standing by their man. even gop presidential hopefuls are circling the wagons around trump. we will look at what that coul mean for 2024. but first, my colleague richar lui with the day s top new stories. richard thank you, rev. and good saturday to you tornado watches from texas t michigan as a severe storm system it s the midwest an southern states. at least 22 people are dead, getting including 11 i arkansas where governor ther disk declared a state of emergency. pope francis was discharge from a hospital today afte spending three nights. he wa treated for difficult breathin due to bronchitis. the vatican says, the 86-year-old will b in st. peters square for pal sunday mass, though, to mark the start of holy week. more politics nation, with reverend
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