branches. should supreme court justices be held to the same standard as any and all other public servants? the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on the ethical standards or lack thereof for supreme court justices a topic that has come up in light of new reporting on repeated failures by justices to disclose details of lavish vacations, travel, gifts, even real estate transactions, testifying on behalf of democrats, a former federal judge and group of legal experts, guests invited by republicans included a former attorney general. more notable than who testified was who did not. chief justice john roberts declined an invitation from the committee, something dick durbin brought up at the start of today s hearing. in his letter last week the chief justice sent a statement of ethics principles and practices. it was a document that was attacheded to his letter. it is an extraordinary document. not in a good way. it makes clear while the justices are fine with consulting
democrat, congressman brendan boyle joins me shortly. more than 11,000 film and television writers are on strike. they go on strike after talks over pay and job security in the face of new challenges from streaming and ai collapse overnight. what luke russert has learned about dealing with grief after the loss of his father tim. do you have advice for other millennials, other young people dealing with loss? it s never easy. i realize why there s this voice in my head speaking to me about discomfort or uncomfortable feelings. when i realized that was the processing of my father s death, that i had never fully done, once i turned to it, gave it the attention it needed, it made me a better person. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the president and the speaker meet face to face for the first time in months over the debt ceiling next week, when house members return to washington as the markets are dropping today. they say the nation s cash will run out
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m leila torok. escalating tensions in the middle east. israel s military carries out attacks in syrian territory, casting a shadow over a weekend of religious celebrations were live in jerusalem with the latest abortion pill controversy will examine the contradictory rulings that led to a legal standoff over an established medication to induce abortion. and the cultural war debate over transgender athletes will speak to a 13 year old transgender cross country runner and his mother on their experience with discrimination. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with laila harre. one of the holiest times of the year, is now underway in jerusalem, religious events of different faiths are being observed from easter sunday mass to prayers during ramadan to the passover priestly blessing happening right now, with thousands of worshippers gathering at jerusalem s western wall. earlier
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
at this hour, protests in akron right now. a special grand jury in ohio declined to charge eight officers who fatally shot a 25-year-old black man last year. the city s response and the live report from akron as well as legal analysis plus, caught in the cross fire secretary blinken confirming a u.s. diplomatic convoy was attacked in sudan as two rival militaries fight for control quote, when hell freezes over that s the timing for one republican reogting to the possibility that democrats will try to replace dianne feinstein. plus, with more and more parents saying it s just financially out of reach, any minute now, president biden is set to speak in the rose garden about his administration s plan to make childcare more affordable our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments and i want to start with cnbc s senior white house correspondent. kayla, we are going to hear from the president any minute now he wants to make childcare cheaper. how s he going