in december there was an attack on the church of st. peter and st.ple were killed. in february you had a series of attacks on christians in a town in northern sinai, attacks by an isis-affiliate it's believed. many of them fled to the suez canal and ian lee reported on them and many of them were angry. they felt that they had been let down by the egyptian government, that they had put so much faith in. and that seems to be a complaint we are increasingly hearing from egyptian christians that simply this government has failed to protect them. >> and chair of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics, i want to bring you into this conversation for the wider context. there is this low level insurgency, it is hell bent on targeting minorities who think or hope that they might get protection from the military government and also on targeting the security and military infrastructure. but it is successful in that sense because what it is doing now is sowing terror among the christian community, 10% or so of the population, because i

st. peter's square, pope francis had the same message. he condemned the attacks. "may the lord convert the hearts of people who sow terror, violence and death", he said. egypt's christian minority makes up about a 10th of the population and has repeatedly been targeted by islamic extremists. at the time of the last attack they vowed to target christians in egypt. and now it appears they've done just that. >>> president trump was back at the white house this morning after wrapping up another weekend at his florida estate. the president is coming off what may be considered the most successful week of his administration. his supreme court nominee, neil gorsuch was confirmed by the senate. he'll be sworn in today. mr. trump also hosted china's president and launched a missile strike on syria in retaliation for a poison gas attack that sparked outrage around the world. margaret brennan reports. >> reporter: the trump administration was out in force, defending the strikes and ramping up a confrontation with the russian patrons of syrian preside

st. peter's square. pope francis led the solemn ceremony at heart of catholic church as cardinals and faithful clutched on to blessed palm fronts. >> i pray for the dead and injured, i am close to the families and community, may god convert their hearts. reporter: in jerusalem. pilgrims waived the palm branches. then in philippine, catholic worshippers held a procession in manila, palm sunday is one of the most important days of the year in the philippines. at mass in dome a damascus, wors prayed. in stockholm sweden, palm sunday with a new means today. and pope also decrying suffering from war and terrorism. arthel: thank you. eric: she is known as space cowgirl, she is making history, aboard internationa internatione station. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but dad, you've got... ...allstate. with accident forgiveness they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. indeed. it's good to be in, good hands. as america's #1 professional lawn care company,ing. tru

st. peter's about basilica and mastectomy in st. peter's square. president trump condemned the palm sunday attack in the weekly address. >> we pray for the strength and wisdom to achieve better tomorrow one where good people of all faiths, christians, muslims and jewish and hindu can follow their hearts and worship according to their conscience. >>> president trump is all science to enjoy the holiday with faith and piece. >>> today is the normal day to file taxes, but because of it falls on a weekend, it normally would be monday, but monday is emancipation day, so tuesday will be the day. >>> center field became the center stage for history. jackie robins shattered the color barrier becoming the first black player in the major leagues. week's after his debut, the dodgers played the phillies in philadelphia. robinson was banned from playing with his teammates at the hotel. the hostility was displayed in the biopics 42. >> we're not going to take the field against your team if that boy is in uniform. >> why is that? his name is jackie robinson. >> we

st peter's square was resplendent as pope francis celebrated mass and delivered the fifth easter sermon of his papacy, but his message was sober, pleading for an end to what he called the horror and death in syria and asking that international leaders have the courage to prevent the spread of conflict. at canterbury cathedral, archbishopjustin welby drew attention to the plight of christians in egypt following twin bomb attacks on palm sunday that killed 46 and injured more than 100 people. and he said that suffering was not confined to war zones. christians in egypt live surrounded by bombs and terror. but the words jesus says on that first easter day, he says to you and me now. to each of us, to listen, to take hold of within our hearts. do not be afraid. the prime minister, in her own easter message, also focused on the issue of religious persecution. we must be mindful of christians and religious minorities around the world who do not enjoy these same freedoms, but who practise their religion in secret and often in fear. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said that regardless of one's faith

st peter's square was resplendent as pope francis celebrated mass and delivered the fifth easter sermonssage was sober, pleading for an end to what he called the horror and death in syria and asking that international leaders have the courage to prevent the spread of conflict. at canterbury cathedral, archbishopjustin welby drew attention to the plight of christians in egypt following twin bomb attacks on palm sunday that killed 46 and injured more than 100 people. and he said that suffering was not confined to war zones. christians in egypt live surrounded by bombs and terror. but the words jesus says on that first easter day,

st. peter's square to hear the pope celebrate easter mass, urging faithful to maintain -- faith during theseifficult time, bryan llenas is at st. patrick's cathedral in new york city with more. reporter: 8 masses here at st. patrick's, la the last one at 5:00 p.m., this is a national landmark a beautiful place to enjoy easter sunday, it fits up to 3,000 people, celebrations, not just here but in the world, including at the vatican. pope francis speaking to 60,000 people at st. peter's square giving a message of hope at such difficult times, listen to what he had to say to people there and faithful in the world. >> in this land of pain, of tragedy, with the faith and risen christ we find a sense in the middle. the since of looking beyond, the sense of say, look, there isn't a wall there is a horizon, there life, there is joy, there is the cross. look ahead. reporter: on this easter, some call its resurrection sunday, in jerusalem there was mass held at a church at sight where jesus christ is believed to have been crucified, buried and risen. also this is important, in middle east, christian m

. >>> and rosemary connors joins us from st. peter and paul in center city. >> rosemary, today is about irving traditions for many families. >> reporter: right, jacqueline and jim. just inside the basilica, packed since 3:00 observing christ in preparation for easter sunday. ♪ the way of the cross took to the streets of philadelphia this afternoon, a symbolic re-enactment of the suffering jesus endured on good friday. ♪ inside the cathedral basilica celebrating the fashion of christ, as he laid down his life for us we're called to do the same for others and that's the greatest model for us. >> reporter: on this good friday others like john lynch, who owns a secret garden nursery in roxborough are helping others get ready for easter sunday. >> a gift, hyacinths, tulips, lilies. got mulch in yesterday, potting soil, lawn fertilizer ready to go. >> easter bread, hard boiled egg inside. hot cross buns. >> reporter: bakeries like this one busy as well whipping up traditional treats all week. >> honestly, i feel like the rush started wednes

st. peter's square.ay also marks the end of lent and the easter season in the catholic religion. >>> french military jets soared high above the golden gate bridge yesterday. the aviators are part of an elite acrobatic team. they are touring the u.s. to honor americans entering world war i. the french joined other admirers at the bridge. >> this is great. i'm french. i fly planes in my spare time as well. i'm big fans of these guys. i see them every chance i get when i go back home. this is a chance to see them over the golden gate bridge. >> very cool. the french pilots also flew over the state capitol. they met the blue angels and this week they'll also meet with the air force thunderbirds. >>> a group of surfers stayed in the water overnight to help fight cancer. abc 7 news was there when the ghost riders club began their 24-hour relay yesterday. they hope to raise $10,000 to help local cancer patients. >> we all know people or someone who has battled cancer, and, you know, it's really a tough deal tha

christians gathered at the cathedral of basilica at st. peter and paul. archbishop charles chaput performed the washing of the feet on seminarians reenacting what jesus is believed to have done with his disciples. >>> we have a recall to tell you about coming up. >> it is not the show tourists were expecting flames shooting from the roof of a hotel and casino on on the las vegas strip overnight. >>> a mother realizes her chain is missing and it shows up on her toddler giving her the scare of her life. >> reporter: t-shirts work this afternoon, i'll have the around call, of course we'll get you set for the weekend. that's coming up next. developing news overnight flames shot from the balsio hotel in las vegas. officials say it was knocked out in 20 minutes. as you can see a whole crowd of people gathered on the strip which was temporarily closed because of the situation, but no injuries were reported at the iconic hotel. >> it cover worse. >> reporter: it looked worst before they knocked it down. we're knocking down another decent day this morning and into

st. peter's square. the pope, who plans to visit egypt this month, prayed for the dead and injured. president trump tweeted, so sad to hear the terrorists attack in egypt, u.s. strongly condemns. i have great confidence that the president will handle situations properly. outside the church in alexandria, angry crowds shouted note to terrorism. some demanded their president do more to protect them. for cbs news, new york. >>> egypt's president is calling for a state of emergency for three months. at the same time, egypt's defense ministry put on video of convoys moving to the streets and soldiers standing at intersections. the president ordered the military to deploy and help the police. he also called a meeting of the national defense counsel which includes the prime minister and military commanders. >> and orthodox church in the south bay where people are trying to make sense of today's deadly events. >> the only weapon we have is our prayers. and, we believe and we are sure that god is listening to our prayers.>> at st. george coptic orthodox church, palm sunday service took place

and in rome, pope francis led a mass in st peters.e urged the world's catholics not to ignore the plight of immigrants and the poor. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the mail on sunday leads with the rising tensions around north korea, and their threat to wipe out the united states armada. the sunday times, also leading on north korea, says president trump is prepared to strike korean nuclear sites. the sunday telegraph goes with the potential threat to america amid the growing tension. it says that north korea possesses the capability to strike american soil. the express calls it "the deadliest stand—off. " and the observer leads on an education story, saying that free schools will benefit wealthier regions. now on bbc news, an affectionate portrait of elizabeth gathoni koinange, who celebrated her 117th birthday last month. welcome to my great—grandmother's 117th birthday. right now she is taking pictures of people who have come to celebrate this big day with her. there is more than 90 years difference between me

st. peter's square. >> working to clean up before more rain rolls in. they better hurry. they were in southeast san jose. a lot of junk left over from the storms and volunteers said they wanted to clean up the parks before easter sunday as the park will be a popular destination for families. >> it's important to help out as part of the community. this way you feel like you belong to the area. you see people around you helping out and feel like you are part of the community. >> this is part of the storms and the flooding. wow. >> right on queue with easter sunday. >> the weather will make things interesting tomorrow. >> they are dealing with inconvenience issues and not a washout, but bands of showers passing through which in the sierra will be adding to the record breaking totals from the southern cascades down to highway 50. we broke the record from 1982-83. the rain averaged is 90 plus inches of precipitation well ahead of the last three years. that was written in pencil because we're adding to it. sunday, monday, and tuesday, we have a report of squaw valley and alpine

st. peters basilica in vatican city. pope francis began by putting himself on the front of the alter and later pope wore a plane white sill took preside over station of the cross procession, at coliseum. thousands of faithful flocked to the anxious arena near roman forum where a candle lit cross was focus of the services. >>> in jerusalem, orthodox christians held a procession along villa dell rosa and olde city retracing they believe the route jesus took to his crucifiction. worshipers held wooden crosses and chanted hy ms, that ended at the church of the holy sepulchre where worshipers believed jesus was buried and resurrected. >>> and in new york, an annual tradition as worshipers walk over the brooklyn bridge carrying a wooden cross. way of the cross procession began at saint james cathedral basilica in downtown brooklyn and city hall a ground zero before making its way to st. peters church in lower manhattan. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news", a brawl at an area carnival and much of it was recorded, we will sh

st. peter's square. the event held under heavy security after the recent attacks in london and stockholm. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the pope's easter ceremonies just wrapping up. he finished with his traditional message to the city and to the world, calling for an end to wars and help for refugees. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, pope francis celebrating easter sunday mass with tens of thousands of pilgrims in st. peter's square. in his sermon, the pope asking people to open their hearts to those suffering from tragedy and war. >> translator: to our closed hearts and fearful hearts, stop. >> reporter: the crowd, praying. and taking part in communion. after the service, pope francis putting security concerns aside. riding around in his popemobile. then another tradition. the pontiff stepping out on to a balcony, giving what's known as his message to the city and the world. praying for an end to armed conflicts. terrorist attacks. and oppressive regimes. he spoke of horror and death in syria. referencin

st. peter's square, the pope also offered a message from the balcony of st. peter's.arks a joyous celebration, the resurrection of jesus christ on the third day of his crucifixion. during today's mass he expressed concern for the refugee crisis, the recent bombings and coptic churches in egypt but he offered this message of hope during ma mass. >> in this land of pain and tragedy, with the faith in the risen chris christ, we have thee of looking beyond and saying there isn't a wall, there is a horizon. there is life, there is joy. there is the cross with his ambivalence. look ahead. >> in the holy land of jerusalem, thousands visited built on the site where they believe jesus was crucified and resurrected. eric: thank you so much. a very special day today. arthel: almost 2 million children have parents serving in the u.s. military which means holiday spent without mom or dad. because of that our armed forces are recognizing their sacrifice as a military child. elizabeth caught up with some of those brave families in virgin virginia. reporter: military families along w

st. peters basilica. >>> and an 8-year-old boy from ohio wanted a cheeseburger so bad he took the keys to the van and drove it to mcdonald's. his sister was sitting in the passenger seat. they found the boy behind the wheel. >> what are you doing? >> and he said me and my sister really wanted a cheese burg and i said how did you learn how to drive and he looked up youtube videos on thousand drive. >> the boy was able to make a right turn and go through four intersections without hitting a thing. he obeyed every traffic signal. he may get in trouble at home but authorities will not be filing charges. >>> still ahead on "action news." coming up a woman is best known as the founder of the landmark white dog cafe and spent her entire life fighting to protect the planet. see how she works for a greener philadelphia. are allergies holding you back? break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist instead of allergy pills. it's more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to help block

st. peter's basilica in the vatican for easter mass.ope francis called for an end to the violence in syria. president trump and the first family attended an easter service at the bethesda by the sea of this couple church near his home down in florida. in attendance were his daughters wifeny, ivanka, his in d.c. tonight ahead of tomorrow's easter egg roll at the white house. the tradition dates back to 1878, if you are wondering, but not every president has attended. part of the "good morning washington" team will be there, though, and our coverage begins bright and early, at 4:25. join us if you can't your a beautiful day outside, josh. moving in.rain i am a little nervous about tomorrow morning. the good news -- the rest of this evening, most of us will be dry. we have a few more hours to enjoy these mild temperatures. temperature wise, we have numbers that have cooled off a little bit. it is still in the 80's. 82 regular national, 81 andrews, 81 fredericksburg. culpeper, some really comfy numbers for the evening. the rain out of here,

st. peters buzapetersburg at th took place. both presidents were there at the time of the attack. vladimir putin offering his c con -- condolences, going to state television and vowing to bring those responsible to justice. >> matthew chance in moscow. matthew, thank you. so far there's been no claim of responsibility for the attack. so who might have been responsible? who might have been behind it? joining us from new york cnn terrorism analyst and former cia operative. paul, who are the most likely suspects? >> i think work it is assumption is that was an act of jihadi terrorism. those groups have been responsible for the vast majority on russian soil in the last decade. there could also be a syria link here. a global jihadi link. because global have made it clear that russia is now their number one target worldwide. not the united states anymore, but russia and that's because of russia's brutal campaign of air strikes in syria. the fact that so many sunni muslims inside places like aleppo have been killed in russian air strikes. that's angered the jihadi community and energized

st. peters square, and palm sunday commemorates the arrival of jesus in jerusalem days before his crucifixion a. >>> and then the jewish community, their holiday meal come 24 hours before the official start of passover which begins tomorrow evening at sundown. >> a driver lost control and ended up plow into a septa train station and on to the tracks. this was the scene as policed the car at the fern rock regional trail station at about 4:30 this morning. known was hurt. the crash is not impacting regional rail travel and it's not clear if that driver will face any charges. >>> we have been talking about the really great weather, and in center city thousands of people are taking advantage making the most of this sun-filled spring day by running and walking for a good cause. clean air. it's all part of the leadup to earth this week, and nbc10's matt delucia is live in center city keeping track on the crowds who are out and aboutmx0k getti their exercise on foot this morning. >> reporter: george, what a great day to get outside. you mentioned the sun is out, and it's warmer out than a few hours

st. peters square to hear the pontiff's message. he does he noypsed regimes and called on world leaders to prevent the spread of war. this is the fifth time he presided over mass. >> time honored tradition take place at the white house tomorrow. the annual easter egg roll. frump family hosting their first. 21,000 people will attend this year. the administration said everything is ready to go it's a tradition that goes back to early 1800s whether first lady dolly madison invited to a rollinging -- and annual tradition at the white house in 1878. >> trump is at his mar-a-lago estate and mike suspense spending it in south korea. it comes amid the turmoil. north korea is threat eping to further nuclear and defense capabilities. by north. norm korea healed parade to honor founder and paraded missiles in front ever current leader kim young unand a north korean government has not announced missile launch or failure. >> to the districts now a man was killed in stabbing this happened along c street northeast. some being tiv only are hospital

st. peter's university in jersey city.t a reentry conference. >> governor christie, i would like to present to world heavyweight championship belt which would you do deserve. you took the punches. trust me, you do deserve it. >> mike tyson awarding mike tyson this belt for his works running the criminal justice system. tyson also got laughs when he asked governor christie how to talk with his friend, president donald trump. >> it was an event about giving those incarcerated second chances. former governor is the chairman of the new jersey reentry program. it provides former inmates with everything from addiction treatment to counseling, to housing, to john training. >> they look at the violent offenders we can help them. just leave them out in the woods. it's not about what you know but who you know. i was able to move forward. >> governor christie spoke a lot about the addiction crisis in new jersey. he also noted more reforms to come for the criminal justice system like the expungement of criminal records. >> what we hav

st. peters basilica in vatican city. tens of thousands office faithful joined him for his blessing despite having security. in his easter message he told the crowd when people are mastered by sin they stray like lost sheep, pope add that had god comes in search of those lost sheep. >>> archbishop charles chaput celebrated a easter vigil mass last night at cathedral basilica of saints peter and paul in philadelphia the mass involved the services of light , liturgy of the word, liturgy of baptist many and liturgy of eucharist. many people preparing to enter the church we came full members on the night before easter, they are holding five more masses later on today. >>> priests blessed easter food baskets at ukraine catholic cathedral of the immaculate conception in northern liberties. there were prayers, traditional ukraine singing during this special service. father roman peteillo will deliver a message of peace and joy during services today. >>> in other news, rowan university police officer is recovering after a car hit

st. peter's to give this message to the world. to the city and to the world in latin. some of the areas around the world, which he wants to call attention to. something that he's been doing throughout this holy week given the many situations, what he says is a piecemeal third world war happening. so he'll be making those remarks in a few minutes, as soon as he reaches the balcony. we should also mention today is the birthday of the pope emeritus, pope benedict xvi. he's 90 today. he was not at the mass, but pope francis visited him as his home to wish him well last week. george, natalie? >> thank you so much. >> thank you. we'll wait to hear what his message is to the world. thanks. >>> thank you for watching this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell here in atlanta. >> and i'm ivan watson in hong kong. for viewers in the u.s. "new day" is next. for everyone else, stay tuned for erin burnett "out front." you're watching cnn, the world's news leader. ♪ before you set out, you plan to capture every moment. ♪ but what you really can't plan f

this morning philadelphia's archbishop celebrated a mass at st. peter ask paul. tonight the arch by. shop will wash the feet of 12 seminarns during mass of the lord's supper. >>> a big announcement on its birthday. the company will sponsor this year's welcome america celebration. the ceo tells us the company is proud to be part of one of the biggest summer celebrations in the country. >> what better place to be during the summer 4th of july, great events, great partners and frankly this is our hometown. >> nbc 10 is proud to partner with wawa for all the welcome america fund fun. you can watch the free concert on the parkway and fireworks this july 4th live here on nbc 10. >>> hopefully is won't be rainy. here's a live look at cape may. a nice night ahead of the easter weekend. >>. >> it's looking pretty good. a lot cooler than it was the last couple days. 65 degrees right now in philadelphia. we got up to 66. and we're still above 60 in much of the area. but the lehigh valley getting a little close to getting down into the 50s. . let's see if any of these places

st. peter's about basa two years ago. it will help to restore dignity to many in need. >>> it was a chance connection that transformed into a second chance at life. we hear the story of a patient and doctor. >> reporter: for this 28-year-old mom it started with headaches. there were points i laid in my bed and cried because i was in so much pain. i want in for an mri they said there was a lesion in my brain, a minute later, that transmitted to a brain tumor. instead of crying this stuff mom from florida started writing, blogging about her fight to beat the tumor. the more people that started following it, the more encouraging everything got, the more prayers we were getting. >> reporter: doctors said surgery was not an option. >> what was that like to be rejected doctor after doctor. >> a feeling of hopelessness, i feel, but it got to the point where we were like okay if this is inoperable this is in god's hands. >> she kept blogging and people kept reading and sharing her story on social media. it caught the eye of an do

st. peter's square, partly prompted by the attacks like the one in london that killed four people. vice president mike pence lands in south korea for the start of a ten day trip to asia. pence arrived just after a failed missile launch by the north koreans. that attempted launch came one day after the north held a massive parade to deflate its military might. the white house says president donald trump and the security team are closely following the situation. let's go to the district now. an easter day killing. police tell us a man was stabbed in the arm a little before 2:00 this afternoon. and he later died. the violence breaking out on c street near sixth not far from instanton park in the capitol hill neighborhood smfgs at some time. police are trying to figure out who quild a woman in prince george's county. officers found the stabbing victim when they responded to a home along springdale avenue. they rushed her to a nearby hops where she died. no word on a possible suspect. police have not released the victim's name. >> still to come on news 4 at 6:00, a police investigation