despair turns to hope and death turns to life everlasting. if you don t think we need the resilience, the confidence, the hope, the joy that gives, you must be on another planet. so have a very blessed easter. will: yes, have a very blessed easter. that is a message that should resonate this morning, not that from the new york times. let s go to birmingham, alabama, where abby hornacek is live to recap last night s inaugural usfl game. good morning, abby. reporter: good morning, guys. happy easter to you, happy easter to everyone watching at home. there is so much hype around the new league. last night was finally the moment to find out if the usfr would live up to all of its hype. i m happy to report it absolutely did. the stallions took home a dramatic 28-24 victory. i think a big part had to do with fangs. i went around the stadium,
beautiful images from vatican city. we believe the spoke will speak. there will be real-time english translation we will bring as well. as you re waking up with us this morning hope you re with your family, have a great day in front of me. i remember being a little girl, not much older than the little girl in the image, in front of st. peter s basilica there, what an exciting today for all the people waiting the pope s message right now. will: the pope just finished up his easter mass. he is arriving. let s listen to the easter blessing this morning on fox & friends . .
present and to all receive the blessing by radio, television, and the new communication media. pete: pope francis giving his easter message. he talked about many things, the basics of jesus bears our wounds, wounds from our sins, wounds for our sins, washing the sins away, praying, speaking a lot about peace and conflicts around the world including ukraine, calling on leaders around the world and others to bring about peace on the world. there is a lot of conflict. city and the world, brought many conflicts around the world from yemen to libya to the poverty and crime and cartels in latin america. he is definitely sending a message to over a billion catholics but remembering jews and non-christians as well in his message. will: i hope you at home were able to appreciate that message
the field, you wonder how it all happens. the surprising thing was going inside of the production truck. there are dozens of monitors. a million buttons. i know that happens with other productions, knowing that there are 56 different cameras, all of those angles, you gain a special appreciation for all the folks who make it happen, guys. will: absolutely, abby. what a technological orchestra all has to make its way into the truck. pete: thank you, abby. watching the fame, i think the audio part is most interesting part. which mic do you take level up. they have to manage three of us, we have hot mic moments. rachel: we do. pete: dozens of mics, how do you pick up the quarterback, coach, someone is making the call there. rachel: audio guys making a lot of money. pete: a lot of decisions. hopefully a lot of money too. pope francis sharing a easter message of hope this morning. translator: today more than
states. will: thank you, matt. pete: what powerful images, a powerful reminder, rachel, what you talked about last hour, persecuted christians in the world. rachel: absolutely. pete: for us to sit here happy easter and proclaim the name of jesus christ but there they are doing it under threat. rachel: if they can get to mass in ukraine you can get to church wherever you re at. it is a powerful message. imagine hearing those missiles, knowing, as you said that some of your loved ones were just murdered, in just the last few weeks. there they are asking god for victory, but for peace as well. will: yeah. move to obviously the other border which seems in the news cycle go in parallel with what is happening in importance across the world. that is the southern border of the united states of america. texas sent its fourth bus of illegal immigrants to washington, d.c. governor greg abbott continues