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
of bloody weekend with two separate shooting incidents. wholly intolerable situation. silicon fallout after at collapse. and new york community bank is expected to buy out a big chunk of signature bank for 2.7 billion. 19 at the free-throw line and a turnover. walker comes in and he scores. [cheers] steve: 6:00 here in new york city. it s 1:00 in the afternoon in russia and we start this hour and this program with a fox news alert. chinese president xi jinping will arrive in moscow within the half hour, we believe, to meet with russian president vladimir putin. it s xi s first visit to russia since putin ordered that invasion of ukraine last year. rachel: part of china s plan to counter the united states and establish a new world order with beijing at the forefront. brian: i like the last world order but we will see what happens. the chinese president wants to brand himself global peacemaker stand with ally face international arrest warrant for war crimes in ukraine
the peace plan, this is all a charade, china benefits from the war on ukraine so there will be no peace. it is all game and 100% confident, it will be strategizing about how do we fuel this war because china is incentivized to keep this war going. why? because two of the top geopolitical adversaries perceived adversaries, the united states and russia their respective combat arsenals in this proxy war. president biden is focused on ukraine, xi believes we can do whatever he wants because the chinese avenue assess the united states is incapable of fighting a two front war. ashley: alexandra health live in washington, good good morning. this is president xi first trip in four years to moscow in first visit since unprecedented third term seeking more support in this while trying to frame this trip as diplomatic. in a statement to chinese president, conflict and war benefits no one. they must have a rational exercise in restraint and aggravating tensions to prevent the prices
it is for me to be able to work with you on a daily basis. thank you and then we have an update on the felony charge against the suspect that is not in custody at this hour we will talk live to one of the teen s attorneys, benjamin crump. and we are getting the first image in weeks when a udetained u.s. reporter surfaced u.s. officials were repeatedly warned of child migrants being put to work in grueling jobs, but those warnings were largely ignored. we begin this very busy hour with charges filed against a kansas city man accused of shooting 16-year-old ralph yarl who mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell, and the 84-year-old homeowner is charged with assault in the first degree and on criminal action the county prosecutor said an arrest warrant was issued for lester, who is not in custody. meanwhile, yarl s family said the teen spoke with president biden on monday and said he is relieved by the outpouring of support. joining us with more is nbc s antonia hilton what m
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