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
world. you are watching cnn newsroom and i m rosemary church just ahead, expelled and then reinstated two democratic lawmakers in tennessee are pushing to get their seats back this week, president biden getting ready to visit northern ireland this as we mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement that brought peace and the fallout from leaked pentagon documents how it could make ukraine s fight against russia that much harder. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary coach. good to have you with us, and we begin here in the united states were officials in nashville, tennessee, to determine the fate of expelled democratic state lawmaker justin jones. in the coming hours. the nashville metro council will vote on whether to reinstate him back into the states house of representatives. jones was one of two black lawmakers expelled by a republican supermajority last week. for taking part in a gun reform protests on the house floor. third member who is whi
For england over australia in their Rugby Union International at twickenham. Good evening. Tens of thousands of people marched in the zimbabwean capital, harare, and the second city of bulawayo, calling on their president for almost four decades to stand down. Crowds have been singing at the gates of Robert Mugabes official residence, urging him to go. Hes been under virtual house arrest since the army took control of the country four days ago. The countrys ruling party, zanu pf, has said itll dismiss mr mugabe as its leader tomorrow and reinstate the ousted vice president. Our africa editor, fergal keane, reports from harare. Something happened inside the people today. The shared energy that swept them along the streets. They were there on the big streets and small. A common purpose, in a place so long divided. Voices that would not have dared speak of Robert Mugabe a few days ago now sank his political requiem. It is so special, we have waited for this for 37 years. You have come bac
Also tonight Russian Police break up a protest in moscow an Opposition Leader is arrested before he can address the crowd. The duchess of cambridge visits the hospital treating victims of the london Terror Attack She met nurses and patients. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news the england under 20s manager says its too soon to call them a golden generation, despite their World Cup Final win. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In the last hour, theresa may has just faced her mps, admitting that shes got the party into a mess and promising that she will get them out of it. Its not the only sign of the challenges the Prime Ministerfaces. For the first time in recent memory, the queens speech in which the government lays out its plans could be delayed. It may have to be postponed from next monday as the government negotiates a deal with Northern Irelands Democratic Unionist Party to give it a majority in parliament. Theresa may is widely expected to have to prune back some
We all look forward to welcoming the queens speechjust as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm Inflation Hits A Nearfour year high, continuing the squeeze on consumers as prices rise faster than wages. And the European Commission is expected to put forward proposals which could strip london of the multi billion pound euro clearing market following brexit. Very good evening from Downing Street, where it is hoped that the deal will eventually be done between theresa may and the Democratic Unionist Party. There were several hours of talks today. The Prime Minister is now in france for that meeting with emmanuel micron. We understand, that there are no outstanding issues between the two, but we do not have that firm conclusion of talks, and any announcement of a deal so far today. We will have more from stormont in a moment. We will also be talking to former Secretary Of State for Northern Ireland, about his views on the potential ri