fredricka whitfield and we begin with escalating tensions in the middle east. israel says it has carried out air strikes in syrian territory. israel s defense forces releasing 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 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. scott mclean is in beirut, lebanon, fred, let me begin with you. what is the latest hi there, fredricka. well certainly it is still quite concerning here on the ground. i would say it s still very tense and very volatile situation as well. and of course, one of the main reasons for that is what you were just mentioning is those rocket attacks that
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on
a further five classified documents have been found at the home of president biden in delaware. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sports day. hello i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. city slip up in the title race as rashford wins the manchester derby for united. more boos as everton lose again, with the board staying away from goodison park following a real and credible threat to their safety . celtic are into another league cup final, we ll have the action from hampden. also coming up in the programme. england s netballers are beaten as jamaica s sunshine girls come from behind to force a series decider. and williams whitewash sees him reach his first masters final for 20 years. hello there, good evening, we are going to start with football because what drama we have had over the last few hours. it could prove to be a pivotal weekend in the premier leauge title race, mancheser city have slipped up in their pursuit of leaders arsenal. they lo