it s nearly midnight, and these men are in the middle of a covert operation. they re moving precious cargo and they don t want to be seen. why all the secrecy? their followers of a new religion. but these men don t praise god. satan. they call themselves the satanic temple, and they re descending upon detroit to unveil what s underneath this tarp and it s making some people in motown furious. to the devil out. why satan? same as the liberator. he makes us question everything satanic movement is sweeping across the nation. and they want their voices heard. this is our city america was founded on the idea that church and state should remain separate. but the u. s constitution has always been open to interpretation. and today one group is trying to close the gap. christian right, wants god front and center in all matters and not just on sundays. state legislators are pushing for prayer in school. presidential candidates routinely invoked god s name across has power commandments
good morning, everyone and welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday. april 9th. i m amarillo walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for spending part of your easter sunday with us. i don t i don t really remember the easter speeches from childhood. i just know i gave a lot of them. did you used to speeches? i remember that some of that may be in a break. all right. here s what we re watching this morning a weekend of religious celebrations, but also escalating tensions in the middle east. the israeli military has carried out retaliatory attacks in syria, and we re live in jerusalem, with the latest on that happening now. pope francis delivering his easter message after presiding over mass at the vatican, his message to the world is coming up. the department of justice is investigating after trove of apparent u. s intelligence documents were posted on social media. what the documents show and the potential implications for the u. s and its allies. we got a chance. and oklaho
start around 12 30 eastern, they re going to go up and pears from split tees holds one and 10. all right. thank you so much. longoria continues her culinary adventure in a waka the new episode of the cnn original series. eva longoria, searching for mexico airs tonight at nine on cnn. the next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. good morning to you. welcome to cnn this morning. it s sunday. april 9th. i m victor blackwell walker. thank you. so much for spending a part of your easter morning with us. happy easter. if you celebrate. i ve got my easter egg hunt ready? i got the easter baskets ready? because the easter bunny came last night . so the kids are all excited for their goodies and ready to go only goody that i had, um, i picked up the kettle corn peeps . i saw that. yeah. did you really eat that? bit people head off, and that s all i had. yahoo commentary on the kettle corn peeps that good alright here is what we are watching this morning a weekend of religious c
administration should ignore this ruling. how will the fda respond? health and human services secretary javier bezerra and democratic congresswoman alexandria koziol cortez next and political retribution. tennessee republicans expelled two democrats over their gun reform protests during session they think of the issues over we ll see you on monday, another flashpoint in the guns debate. you ve aldi congressman tony gonzalez will join me, plus ultra mega, a defiant former president vows to fight charges against him as other ongoing probes accelerate our republican voters responding do not go to the gutter avoided, it turns off the voters. hello i m dana bash in washington, where the state of our union is wondering what doesn t become politicized these days, we just closed out an especially bitter and divisive week in american politics. on tuesday, former president donald trump was indicted in new york and is vowing vengeance as it appears possible. the case could go to trial m
to find out how you can get your lexus at 80% less than prescription hearing aid prices roger on capitol hill, and this is cnn. seismic ruling conservative judge reverses the fda is decades old approval of the abortion pill. i am flabbergasted. democrats say they ll fight to protect abortion rights. this ruling is in extreme abuse of power. but why are republicans staying so silent after such a big policy way? plus showdown in tennessee. we must be out of order to get justice and that s what we ll do to black democrats expelled from the statehouse protest over gun laws. what does it tell us about the state of the union and donald trump s legal peril grows , but so does his lead in the race for the gop nomination. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation. hello and welcome to inside politics. i m abby phillip. it has been a dizzying week in american politics, beginning with the indictment of a former president and now ending with a dramatic court