Thanks for joining us here with your global news update this is. The latest numbers on the cove with 900 pandemic more than 2300000 cases of now being confirmed worldwide at least 160000 people have died with the highest death toll in the United States and so far 600000 people have recovered from the virus. Orthodox christians around the world are celebrating Easter Sunday but for most going to church is not an option this year because of the pandemic so in Russia Services are being live streamed the leader of the Russian Orthodox church thats Patriarch Kirill has urged people to stay at home and he led an overnight vigil at the cathedral of christ the savior of moscow attended. By just a small group of clergy traditionally thousands gathered to light candles from the holy fire flown in from jerusalem meanwhile the Russian Orthodox church is given some recommendations on how to bless the traditional east the cake at home and president Vladimir Putin sent out his easter greetings. With
The amazon rain forest socials of a couple and go for the god say at least 27 people have died. This week and that does that region between libya and to nicea. And we report on the dash where the army has been called in to help hundreds of thousands of people stranded by floods. Unplugged slides im tendered chevrolet and drug hilde. This thing will bring you more details on the situation in the ground on paper and taking refuge in the government shelter. And on teach, simon who you spoke to these b h teams may, so the womens world cup prepaid for the close of finals, and the african foot full of the sodium on a outlines these hoops hate of the new. So the pro lead seen some the welcome to the news that we begin with development sounds of new generates q need is, are accusing french troops of turning as a plan to destabilize the country. They say a french aircraft has breached the space. Now diplomatic efforts are intensifying to reinstate the detained presence. Mohammad about the same,
Midwest and all that will be moving towards our region as we progress through the Holiday Weekend. Coming up we will talk about the pleasant start to the weekend, when summer heat and humidity will build bag in and timing of the storms to make most of your Labor Day Holiday weekend before we get serious back to work and back to school. For now back to you. The kathy, thanks. It is almost party time here in philadelphia grammy winning musicians and thousands of fans will pack the the parkway for the made in america festival. Take a look above ben franklin parkway there. Crews are still getting ready for that two day event. Eyewitness News Reporter Noel Mcclaren is live with what you need to know. Reporter a lot of people are excited about this weekends a performances the first ones coming up tomorrow. You can see behind me that everything is already almost set up but what people arent excited about is this traffic that is going to build up here on the ben franklin parkway blocking neigh
New Orleans-based Father Ron and Friends, a folk/Americana band, are celebrating The Great American Folk Songbook with a 4 p.m. January 21 "Forever The Seasons" [Louisiana Red Hot Records] CD listening party at Buffa’s Back Room, featuring Gina Forsyth, Andre Bohren, Nigel Burgeois, and band members Barbara Smith-Davis, David Schwartz, Robert Eustis, and Max Valentino.