The Supreme Court will hear an appeal on his conviction of corruption charges. Hes currently serving a 14year sentence. A beauty queen from rhode island has been stripped of her most recent title. The reasons . Pageant Officials Say her college work is getting in the way of her performing her duties. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 28th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good monday morning, everyone. Were going to start this half hour with some ugly scenes that played out over the weekend in the aftermath of the terror attacks in brussels. The peaceful square where last weeks victims were being honored, the scene of a loud demonstration by far right extremists. They blame muslims for the attack. Abcs Aaron Katersky has the latest. The chaos broke out early in brussels when nationalist protests descended on the square where belgians have been victims of the attacks. Demonstrators tried to change the tone chanting against immigrants and muslims and
Extreme weather this holiday weekend. Rob marciano standing by. The explosion no one saw coming. A home leveled just one week after new owners got the keys. And, the great egg hunt. The special sound bringing easter joy to this group of kids. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this Easter Sunday. Tom llamas is off tonight. Im cecilia vega. We begin with easter in america and around the world, celebrated under tight security. This was the sight here in new york city today. The nypd on patrol as thousands attended mass at st. Patricks cathedral. And overseas, rioting on the suspects under arrest. On this day of new beginnings and hope, the pope denouncing what he calls blind terrorism. Heres matt gutman. Reporter outside st. Patricks cathedral in new york today, the nypds antiterror unit patrolling among the easter revelers. Amidst worries about attacks on christian sites during the holiday. And in the beating heart of catholicism, ahead of easter mass here at the vatican they fil
From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this monday. Were going to start the other side of the world with the worldwide scourge of terrorism. New developments from pakistan all the way to eastern europe. Theres a new responsibility that shattered and easter celebration, new arrests in last weeks attacks. Richard has the details. Reporter the Easter Sunday of the holy and the hateful as pope francis preached a sermon against terrorism a Pakistan Group claimed responsibility forring a set bomb against people celebrating the most joyful celebration in their religion. This was a special time for justin and stephanie schulz, the young couple killed to test their faith. Stephanie had a very strong belief in god and stephanies in heaven. Reporter in brussels, police in riot gear used sound grenades and riot gear to those dedicated and protesters angry. If you dont want to live like us, go. Reporter as the bombing manhunt continues, the bombing terrorists and brussels nine detai
And, the great egg hunt. The special sound bringing easter joy to this group of kids. Good evening. Thank you for joining us on this Easter Sunday. Tom llamas is off tonight. Im receive. We begin with easter in america and around the world, celebrated under tight security. This was the site here in new york city today. The nypd on patrol as thousands attended mass at st. Patricks cathedr cathedral. And in brussels, protesters clashing with police. A dozen raids, several new suspects under arrest. And the pope denouncing what he ll reporter outside st. Patricks cathedral in new york today the nypds antiterror unit patrolling among the easter revelers amidst worries about attacks on christian sites during the holiday. And in the beating heart of catholicism, ahead of easter mass here at the vatican they filed through metal detectors by the thousands. Flanking the military marching bands, and the ceremonial swiss guard in their steel helmets, were troops with assault rifles. So far, every
Weve made it to monday. Im kendis gibson. And im reena ninan. Were going to begin with the deadly easter Suicide Attack in pakistan in a park in the city of lahore. It was crowded with christians celebrating the holidays. A pakistani faction of the taliban has claimed responsibility. This morning at least 65 people are dead in this attack, many of them were told children. More than 300 others were injured. Schools and businesses in the city are closed today as investigators begin their work. We are very, very sad and feeling so upset because its a day of our worship. As the a day of our believe festival and they have attacked on the innocent people. Officials have no knowledge of a specific threat against the park before the attack. Many of the wounded are in Critical Condition. So citizens there are being asked to donate blood. Now to brussels where the structure of the airport that was damaged in last weeks bombing has been declared stable. The airport isnt expected to reopen before