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
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
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welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world and leila, iraq back to back court rulings on the most common abortion pill in the us puts future access to the drug in jeopardy. tourists hits in what israel is calling a terrorist attack as tensions mount in the middle east and. yeah. american swimmer riley gain says she was ambushed by trans rights activists at his speaking engagement she was invited to attend. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila harare. the abortion rights debate burst suddenly back into the headlines friday night in the us this time a fight is brewing over access to medication abortion pills after federal courts issued conflicting rulings, just minutes apart was the flores has the details. there are two conflicting orders on abortion that is causing a lot of confusion in the united states. first there s one out of the state of texas a federal judge suspended the fda approval of an abortion pill called mife