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
$90,000 per year says this has created financial hardship for them. carley: americans are optimistic about falling gas prices and people feel better about the economy. kevin corke has more on the white house victory lap. good morning. kevin: to hear the white house, the president has taken america from crisis to resurgence and that is the message he will float later today at 3 p.m. to hype the inflation reduction act. president biden: do we need to sell the house? do we need to skip payments on the car? can we afford to send the kids to college? inflation reduction act is a god send. it will save people one prostate cancer drug $6000 a year. thousands of women are taking breast cancer treatment. we will see the savings. kevin: for all the back slapping, analysts point out that the biden students loan give away will eat up progress on inflation. the student debt cancellation announced by the biden administration will cost $500 billion over 10 years, under our estimate,
decision, this court decision are wildly unpopular with the american people. they re probably least in some of the survey data on popular with a large number of republicans. so what? they are afraid to speak out, but that is outrageous. well new york s democratic governor is also speaking out, pointing the finger at quote extremists in the republican party and predicting the issue will be central and next year s presidential election. the two tennessee lawmakers whom republicans ousted from the statehouse last week soon, maybe heading right back. democrats justin jones of nashville and justin pearson of memphis, who are black, were expelled from office allegedly for breaching decorum during a gun control protests on the house floor. third democrat who is white, survived expulsion by a single vote. it was the first time multiple lawmakers have been kicked out of the house in the
faster. stay asleep longer, so you can wake up refreshed que no. the brand i trust. the two tennessee lawmakers whom republicans ousted from the statehouse last week soon, maybe heading right back. democrats justin jones of nashville and justin pearson of memphis, who are black, were expelled from office allegedly for breaching decorum rules during a gun control protest on the house floor. third democrat though who is white, survived expulsion by a single vote. it was the first time multiple lawmakers have been kicked out of the house in the same session since 18 66 supporters say they are enraged at what they view as an attack on democracy democracy itself. it was both and raging, but also incredibly inspiring to see so many tennesseans fighting for democracy, fighting for gun