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pope francis presided over the ceremony in vatican city today. the vatican will be holding many other events this weekend in celebration of easter. >>> a totally different celebration tomorrow in san francisco it looks foggy over golden gate park. it may not be fog. it may be smoke. hippie hill will be pack with tens of thousands of marijuana enthusiasts for the annual 4/20 smokeout. >> reporter: if you live anywhere near golden gate park you're probably looking at the calendar and you know what is coming tomorrow. yes, 4/20 is upon us. this year falls on a saturday. city officials expect an additional five - 10,000 people to show up because of the alignment with the weekend. always a handful of problems with this event everything from traffic to people overcome by various substances. the city says it is ready this year. as someone who lives in this neighborhood i can assure you parking is unavailable after 8:00 a.m.. if you are coming out here do not drive. you will not find a place to park to make you may not even get anywhere. you have been war

>>pope francis presided over good friday services, at the vatican city. the vet faithful gathering, big crowds also expected for easter celebrations. on sunday. >>> it is the middle of april, typically the end of flu season but it is still dragging on at 21 weeks. what makes this the longest flu season in a decade? >> the centers for disease control and prevention said this year's flu season is unusually long. one of the longest since 1997 when they started keeping record words. >> this year was the longest flu season we've seen a lot past 10 years. previously longest is 20 weeks now we're at 21. >> one reason is two types of flu viruses surfaced at different times. >> at the beginning was h1 and one predominate, and then ate three and two went up. we did have two different waves of influenza this year. >>> so far this season up to 41.3 million people showed flu symptoms. up to 19.4 million visited the doctor and as many as 610,000, were hospitalized. >> flu cases are declining the doctor stayed the virus can spread even in the warmer weather. see matt gi

tens of thousands of worshippers squeezed into vatican city today, for palm sunday mass.francis led the mass in st. peter )s square... sprinkling holy water, and blessing palms. after the blessing, the pope, wearing red robes and cradling a braided palm, joined a procession to an open-air altar to celebrate mass. palm sunday ushers in holy week, which includes events to commemorate jesus ) death. it all culminates next sunday, on easter. beginning tomorrow, the today show will begin a special weeklong series leading up to easter and passover, called "frontiers of faith." here )s today )s savannah guthre with a preview. again, you can see all of savannah )s journey... starting tomorrow on the today show... as she explores the )frontiers of faith ). that )s right here on nbc bay area... powerful storms struck parts of the south this weekend... the weather has claimed at least six lives, and leveled dozens of businesses and homes. near troy, alabama this morning, an apparent tornado left a path of destruction. further west, severe weather moved through all 17 counties of mis

peter's basilica in vatican city, there is no place that is as closely seen as a symbol of the european. jane: what must christians around the world be thinking right now? tremendousin: sadness. the possible loss of irreplaceable religious symbol. paris from ourarr lady of paris and it is a tremendous artistic loss. devast jane: and of course this is olhappening duringweek. what extra residence does that add? father martin: a sense of great sadness and loss. weemember the death and resurrection of jesus, but it also comes at a time of crisis in the church and political crisis in france. there is this tripleolesonance withweek, the crisis in the church, and polital crises in france. jane: what spiritual message n holy week offered -- those things you mentioned, the political crisis in the church -- what can christia take as any symbol of hope from this? father martin: the main some help from holy week is the resurrection, and even in the darkest moments there is a ochannew life. and the always hope, resurrection and message is that nothing is trulyib impo with god and suffering is never

for ourfinalfilm, we head to the vatican city.959, popejohn xxiii called all the world's bishops and cardinals to rome to discuss modernising the church. the debates which became known as vatican ii went on throughout the 19605 and led to major changes any practice and outlook of millions of catholics. rome, where this week there opens the vatican council, the largest and the most important of any of the conferences in the whole 2,000 years of the roman catholic church. more than 2,000 cardinals and bishops... it was summoned by pope john xxiii as an attempty by rome to come to terms with the modern world. it is probable the most important religious event of the 20th—century. an ecumenical council is a rare occurrence in the church. it was absolutely revolutionary. europe was still you might say recovering from the second world war. there was a lot of uncertainty, there was the cold war, countries in africa and asia were now becoming independent as the great empires fell apart. there was this immense ferment both in the church and

pers square in vatican city. thousands of worshipers were there, palm nday, holy week, which commemorates jesus' death. that just looks beautiful. >> absolutely. a sighto see f sure. >>> shifting gears, a horrifying story from the mall of merica inminnesota. >> this is so tough. a 5-year-old boy continues to fight for his life after he was thrown off a third story balcony by a complete stranger. police say this man, emanuel aranda, grabbed the boy and rew him over an inside balcony, then took off running toward the mall's transit stop before he was stopped. the boy was rushed to the hospital with pretty serious injuries. court records show the 24-year-old aranda was charged with two previous incidents at the same mall and he now faces charges of attempted homicide. awful story. >>> out on the west coast, aen er accused stabbing his mom to death is back in cu surveillance video captured the moment that ike suezer escaped early friday morning. he was found six miles away at a mcdonald's. they believe he hurt himsel

peter's square at vatican city.sure on, a bit of wispy rain and fog today and tomorrow. you are getting the jackpot, right? >> we are looking out with the timing for easter sunday. lots of sunshine, temperatures begin to trend up the second half of the weekend. here's a live look at sfo. we have a lot of low clouds and fog instill some cloud cover across portions of the bay area, some areas with sunshine already this morning. taking a look at the forecast today, starting the day with clouds, it is windy and clearing skies tomorrow, a closer look at easter sunday, we bring in easter bunny, here you go, or sunshine throughout the day and they reach the 70s, 74 degrees by about 4:00. here is the satellite showing of this, we have been watching the system developing and northern california bringing clouds, even a few sprinkles or a few showers earlier this morning. we still have lingering cloud cover across portions of the bay area. we scale back on some of the overcast in the bay area, lots of 50s in santa rosa, 59, oa

climate a sixteen year old swedish activist briefly met the head of the roman catholic church in vatican city at the pontiff gave her his blessing and encouraged her to continue her work timberg a spearhead of a global movement of students skipping school to strike against global warming. still ahead on the program. whole. world. business updates. going places. business updates. going places. in the world. lauren and thank you very much one of the most thrilling european champions league matches in history has ended with tottenham hotspur knocking out manchester city and reaching the semifinals for the first time in doing so they ended city's hopes of a quadruple of trophies and a seven goal epic that ended in heartbreaking fashion for the manchester side both teams immediately went on the offensive with tottenham some healing men scoring a double within ten minutes ryan sterling then had his own brace ten minutes later as five goals were scored in the space of twenty one minutes there were two more in the second half the end of the match was even more dramatic a city pressed for a winner ste

the missing piece is basilica and the vatican city and run the cathedral on st peter's square is a magnificent edifice capped with larger than life statues of the apostles. it's the most impressive monument of the renaissance with colonnades reminiscent of the temples of antiquity. same pieces is the largest church in the world yet its construction would have been impossible just a few generations before. no one had the knowledge of mathematics physics and structural engineering needed to plan and organize such a vast project. then in the mid sixteenth century artists and scholars stepped onto the stage and managed to do things that it seemed impossible for the previous thousand years. within just for generations they've created the knowledge necessary to carry out most of projects such as same pieces. europe was transformed under the influence of individuals like michelangelo buner aussie men of extraordinary accomplishment and versatility who found ways to bring seemingly impossible ideas to life. a rich even still resonate today. but how did they do with what was the secret of an age when t

climate a sixteen year old swedish activist briefly met the head of the roman catholic church in vatican city pontiff gave his blessing and encouraged her to continue her work through burkas spearheaded a global movement of students skipping school to strike against global warming. but a growing gas shortages in portugal as a strike by fuel tanker drivers hits its third day of demonic better pay and working conditions the government declared a national emergency on tuesday ordering drivers to get back on the road to supply hospitals and air force but the oil industry says bodies says around two thousand stations still have to be refueled causing panic trysts ahead of the busy easter season. ukraine's president petro poroshenko continues to trail behind television comedian but a mere zelinsky in opinion polls ahead of sunday's second runoff of the presidential election i mean first he walker has visited the ukrainian seaport of adesa the found out why bush and co is fighting for his political survival. you know desa ukrainian multiculturalism finds its truest expression. in music with many dif

they go to pay their last respects in vatican city and there were so many details and delegations that they only let the secure package of five cars in. technically, president bush and clinton's motorcades were outside the vatican walls. the president is staying at the ambassador's residence in rome. , and all of a sudden standing there is president bush, president a secrettwo aides and servant agent for each. you aoes not just remind time of harsh rhetoric from the united states to other nations in the world. the president decides, let's just walk to the gate, and the second delegation is iran. 10 security guys come running out, wanting to get a photo. it is just the way they were, regular people walking out to our motorcade. it was an amazing friendship. >> one of the great things i get to do here as director of leadership is work on our presidential leadership scholarships program where we work with professionals and partner with three other presidential centers. we will be there on march 7. this module, we are focusing on what secretary baker so eloquently said for us earlier about

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population identifies as roman catholic, the pope condemned the attack during easter mass prayers in vatican city which he several arrests were made in connection to the attacks. investigators are combing through the debris for clues as sri lankan authorities work to identify the victims, including the dozens of foreigners killed on its soil. i'm rick damage. el are reporting. >>senator mcconnell harris tweeted in response to the deadly bombing saying in part. i'm horrified by the attacks in sri lanka. we're so many families were celebrating such a joyous day praying for the victims and their loved ones. house committee chairman jerrold net jerrold says the evidence of obstruction by president donald trump detail the special counsel's report is impeachable of prove it. and now would hold impeachment proceedings. he says it's up to congress to investigate the 10 allegations of president trump's attempts to obstruct the russia investigation. the special counsel robert mueller laid out the left open whether president trump broke the law. i do think that this and that if proven. >>if which hasn't bee

vatican city is packed after holy week celebrations. the pope presided over good friday services today. we have been talking about the devastating fire at notre dame cathedral. he plans to later visit france to show his support. today's surface highlighted the pope's commitment student -- to stopping sex abuse around the world.>>> and heartbreaking story where a grandmother is behind bars accused of killing her three-year-old grandson. crime reporter tells us the woman was the caretaker for the little boy authorities say that she strangled him.>> reporter: this is the mug shot of 70-year- old -- now in jail for allegedly killing her three- year-old grandson. >> this is been a tragic incident. it not only shocked our community but it shocked our personnel. >> it happened at this gated complex. the boys and called police on monday afternoon saying the three-year-old was purple and pale. a little boy had a chalk mark on his neck. >> officers attempted to provide cpr. paramedics arrived and they transported the child to the hospital and unf

outside of vatican city, there's no other place in europe or maybe the world that so represents catholicism. >> the vatican, what have they had to say about this today? >> pope francis came out as quickly as possible with a statement expressing his closeness to french catholics and to the french people. and also a word for firefighters and all of those who were helping in the situation. the vatican has been following it closely and they came out with that statement just earlier this evening. >> father moon, it is a cathedral but just just a church for everyday parisians. there are regularly held masses there. it remains a community centric house of worship. >> right. it's the headquarters of the archbishop of paris. there are masses and funerals and weddings. it's a paris church. it's also the heart of catholic france. france is often called the eldest daughter of the church. so, this is really the heart of that eldest daughter. so, as a symbol it works on many different levels which i think is one reason why you see the vastout pouring of the emotion not only in paris but worldwide. >> not

climate a sixteen year old swedish activist briefly met the head of the roman catholic church in vatican city the pontiff gave his blessing and encouraged her to continue her work turn back to spearhead of global movement of students skipping school to strike against global warming. but in our experience life on mars as long as you go to the middle of the gobi desert that's where china has created a space educational center named mars base one the barren site aims to teach young people about what conditions are like on the red planet it's all part of beijing's plan to advance its space program to compete with the united states china is also planning to send a probe to mars next year. and a quick reminder you can catch up any time with our website the us that is out there dot com and you can watch us live by clicking on that orange live icon al-jazeera dot com. our top stories here are zero sudan's former president bashir has reportedly been moved from house arrest to the maximum security prison military leaders have arrested dozens of former officials who were part of the shias government inc

you are looking live at vatican city, a beautiful day on this good friday. the world for a papal mass in st. peter's basilica, and on sunday tens of thousands will gather there for easter mass with none other than pope francis himself. >> that will be a special sunday morning. of course this morning they cannot have those services at notre dame cathedral in paris. instead they're going to take place nearby as investigators try to confirm what sparked that devastating fire. they now believe an electrical problem may be to blame. >>> this morning the fallout from the mueller report, new battles are brewing already. democrats calling for robert mueller and attorney general barr to testify. the report revealed 11 episodes of possible obstruction. robert mueller said he could not reach a conclusion on that but did confirm that even though russia made repeated contacts with trump associates, he could not conclude engaged in a criminal conspiracy with russia. >>> and the new video out this morning is trending big time celebrating the earth, featuring stars like ari

this is a live look at the vatican city right now as pope francis addresses a massive crowd.nd the fire at notre dame forcing parishioners to hold their easter vigil at a nearby church. at washington, d.c., thousands are gathering at the lincoln memorial right now for the sunrise service. >>> some establishment stop sanders democrats agonizing over his momentum. the establishment roorin establ. surges in the poll polls in the meantime. >>> what do bernie's supporters have to say. we'll ask one supporter and get the inside scoop next. termites, feasting on homes 24/7. we're on the move. roger. hey rick, all good? oh yeah, we're good. we're good. termites never stop trying to get in, we never stop working to keep them out. terminix. defenders of home. >>> democrats about to get a 2016 primary do-over with the relaunched cam pain of socialist bernie sanders. some democrats are ag niesessing other his momentum and money as he continues to top the poll and surge in the fund-raising. what do actual sanders supporters make of all of this. let's ask democratic strategist chuck. good

as you reported on earlier, petition drives, meeting with their city councils, commitment from governments and corporations. the vaticanple banning plastics in their temples. so that's a wide range of activities. kathleen, i just want to pick you up, because that is a huge range of activities, but you did mention those rebellions, protests, the direct action that's been happening in london and other european cities. is that something you get behind, direct action, or is earth day separated out? absolutely. the first earth day brought 20 million people out into the streets in the united states. it remains the largest civic engagement event in human history. and that is our goal, particularly for the 50th. it is a major year in 2020. but i do think the extension rebellion and greta are an antidote for the inertia that i think global leaders have found themselves in that place and so i'm really supportive of youth engaging in that. i did it when i was young and it is something that can be really important for leaders when they are looking to the next election orjust in terms of voting with your pocketbook. so young people

a very close connection, obviously, between the city of paris and the city of rome and the vatican.n talking about how it is a devastate iing time for everybody around the world, because it is a cultural symbol, but of course, the religious symbol particularly as you've been pointing out in this week for catholics in the country is immense. >> rebirth and renewal. i was one of those who were blessed, sneo to speak, to be ae to visit this place so many times. and i want to bring in jim bittermann, because, jim, we lived some of these moments t s together. after the bataclan attack, you were mentor and reporter for so many of us on scene. and notre dame became a place where people could gather after those to seek solace, no matter their beliefs. i went there for that reason and to cover the proceedings there and to finally express the grief in a place that speaks to something bigger than life as we know it and ideas bigger than just ourselves. what will this mean to life there, if this place is burned out for years to come? >> well, it's going to mean a lot. i mean, we've just complet

festivities at the vatican pope francis was holding easter mass as news of the attacks came in worshippers had gathered in st peter's square to hear his traditional blessing for the city of rome and the world from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourned the dead and condemned the bloodshed you see there no money for studying them yet through said i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer and all the victims of cruel violence. and i entrust to the lord all those who were tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this traumatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's what made the one who gives us his peace and the roar of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons and. the pont of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be people blessing it minute they put in. but this. it's speak to. this in. nine minutes. now some of the other stories making headlines aro

city and the world. al-jazeera parents. or parents and the world are watching the tragedy in a statement the vatican says it's watching what of course the symbol of christianity in france and the world with shock and sadness that says it's praying for the firefighters controlling the blaze german chancellor angela merkel says she's deeply saddened by the events in paris that have thoughts are with the french people britain's prime minister tourism has offered her support to the people of france london's mayor so the card says he stands in sorrow over paris and the u.s. president says it's one of the greatest treasures of the world. and i've been there and i've seen it and there's no cathedral i think i could say this probably no cathedral in the world like it it's a it's a terrible scene they think it was caused by at this moment they don't know but they think it was caused by renovation and i hope that. the reason renovation you know what's that all about but it's a terrible sight to behold. when local residents and tourists reacted to the devastating fire immediately i have run away to see what's happened. i never imagin

vatican this morning. ♪ >> tens of thousands of people filled the square for easter mass. in his "to the citynd the world" speech, the pope offered a pardon for sins and a reflection on the world's war-ravaged areas. he also showed faith to the catholics who pray with persecution. >> reporter: we inspire the world leaders to reach an end to the arms race and the troubled spread of weaponry, especially in the economically more advanced countries. >> pope francis also called for peace for the entire world. >>> one of america's largest crosses is located right here in the bay area. pto hike up there this morning o catch the sunrise and celebrate easter on san francisco's highest peak. abc 7 news the controversy on the world's largest cross. >> reporter: the emblematic white cross is impossible to miss. >> it signifies faith, hope and mystery. >> reporter: mystery that dates back to president took notice. >> this cross was donated by teddy roosevelt. >> his face will light up at 6:00 a.m. for the easter service when he talks about his love. >> i was married here to my wife kathleen so it's near a

vatican this morning. ♪ >> tens of thousands of people filled the square for easter mass. in his message to the citynd the world speech, the pope offered a pardon for sins and a reflection on the world's war-ravaged areas. he also paid tribute to catholics who practice their faith in the persecution. >> translator: may he make us builders of bridges, not walls. and may there be an end to the arms race and the troubled spread of weaponry, especially in the economically more advanced countries. >> pope francis also called for peace for the entire world. >>> one of america's largest crosses is located here in the bay area. hundreds of people are planning to hike this morning to catch the sunrise and celebrate easter on san francisco's highest peak. abc 7 news reporter lee pepepepe the story of the most controversial cross. >> reporter: elevation 128 feet. the white cross at the peak of mt. davidson is impossible to miss. >> it signifies faith and hope and history. >> reporter: history that dates back to 1934 when even the president took notice. >> this particular cross is dedicated by president frankli

festivities at the vatican pope francis's who used to mass as news of the attacks came in was you both again that in st peter's square to hear his to distance blessing from the city of rome and the rest of the word from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourn the dead and condemned the bloodshed. if he did a money fist. i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer and all the victims of cruel violence . i entrust to the lord all those who are tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this dramatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's why i made the one who gives us his peace and the roar of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons. the pont of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be papal blessing it minute they put in. but they say. if he leaves. it's easy to spank you see this in the super bowl. they've been having up to date with some other stori

cities throughout the country and targeting churches and high-end hotels. >> earlier this morning the pope dlimp delivered his easter message at the vatican and called the attacks such cruel violence and referred to the bloodshed as mourning and pain for christians at easter. we are also learning at least 20 foreigners are among those killed. >> let's go now to cnn correspondent will ripley. we know they are telling people not to crowd around these locations and a curfew in effect later. >> reporter: right. an an active and unfolding situation with reports of the eighth bombing coming in the last hour or so. clearly they are not out of the woods in sri lanka and they don't know who is responsible because nobody has yet to come forward. what this is, clearly, is a coordinated attack on multiple fronts. as i mentioned, eight explosions, three of them targeting churches. four of them targeting hotels. and then an explosion at a house in this south asian island nation. you have a target of christians who were celebrating easter and target foreigners in high-end hotels across multiple cities in sri lanka including colombo which is their largest city. also an attack

vatican. >> i want to express my love for the christian community, all the victims of such cruel violence. >> reporter: most of the blasts were near the capital citylumbo. this is a popular tourist destination. the u.s. state department confirming that, yes, there were americans that were killed there. secretary of state mike pompeo said in this statement, quote, thesthese vile attacks are a stk reminder why we will defea deterrorism. president trump says this on twitter, the united states offers heart felt condolences to the people of sri lanka. sri lanka's prime minister suggests there may have been warning signs ahead of the bombings, l signaling new questions about what could have been done, if anything at all, to stop these bombings from happening. more to come on that through the morning wmorning we know heather: they will continue to look into that, of course. thank you so much. we appreciate the update. now another story that we've been following. the tiger that attacked a zoo keeper we told you about is back on display. s a anji will not be put down after puncturing a woman's head, neck and back at the topeka zoo in kansas. >> the tiger i

cities throughout the country and targeting churches and high-end hotels. >> earlier this morning the pope dlimp delivered his easter message at the vatican and called the attacksd as mourning and pain for christians at easter. we are also learning at least 20 foreigners are among those killed. >> let's go now

vatican give a boost to her 20/20 presidential bid. she took part in a roundtable discussion yesterday with teachers at a middle school in carson city. proposed a plan to have the federal government invest $315 billion over 10 years to increase teacher salaries. she was also asked about a potential opponent, former vice president joe biden who is accused by two women of unwanted touching. >> i believe him and i respect and being able to touch their story and encourage them to do it. >>> an early emerson college poll shows biden leading with harris in fifth place. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren second through fourth. >>> about nine nurses working at the same maternity ward in maine were pregnant at the time. a group of nurses in sacramento is also upping the ante. 10 of them will the work in the same labor and delivery unit are now expecting. work at sutter medical center. three of the nurses on the same team just gave birth in the last few months. out of the group of current pregnant nurses, another three share the exact same duty. >> good thing we are staffed with quite a bit of staff, but our management has been good with figurin

city last week. prosecutors saying he also had a one-way ticket to rome and had booked a hotel room 20 minutes from the vaticanvestigators believe he was, quote, planning to burn down st. patrick's cathedral. the 37-year-old is facing a bunch of charges including second degree attempted arson. we're waiting for a news conference out of illinois on the missing boy there a.j. friend. it is supposed to start any minute. we'll tell you what investigators are saying. are you a veteran, own a home, and need cash? you should know about the newday va home loan for veterans. it lets you borrow up to 100 percent of your home's value. the newday va loan lets you refinance your mortgages, consolidate your credit card debt, put cash in the bank, and lower your payments over 600 dollars a month. call today. and get the financial peace of mind every veteran deserves. go to newdayusa.com, or call 1-877-806-8332. so chantix can help you quit "slow turkey." along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to ki

from the vatican, officials saof the terrible fire that has devastated the cathedral of notre dame, symbol of christianity in france and in the world. n the world. >> tonight san francisco cityis illuminated in the colors of the french flag, blue, white, and red. paris and san francisco are sister city and thousands of french expats live in san francisco. many say notre dame is not just a religious building, it's part of their national identity. >> reporter: when flames began to gut the notre dame cathedral in paris, the pain was felt hundreds of miles away here in the bay area. it's a hub for the french-american community, and inside cafe bastille, they streamed images the raging fire that ravaged the cathedral. the owner's eyes were blued to the screen. the screen. >> i'm not going to be very polite,. >> reporter: he says it's the cathedral that truly serves as a symbol that live in the country, and even those that moved away. >> paris lives around that. everything, all the distances in paris or in france start in notre dame. >> reporter: just down the street at grace cathedral, a popular destination in san francisco that some call the mini notre dame. >> that's exactly wh

city of colombo. the buildings were known to be popular with tourists. >>> world and religious leaders are speaking out, offering condolences for the bombing victims and offering support for the families. at the vatican, but francis prayed for the victims and expressed sorrow. sri lanka is home to about 1.6 million christians, most are roman catholic. >> i want to express my loving closeness to the christian community, targeted well gathered in prayer. >> president trump joined dozens of world leaders who say they are ready to help sri lanka and the bombing victims in any way they can. >>> stay with us here on mornings on 2 as we continue to follow the latest development. on the investigation throughout the morning and also online anytime of day, that will be on ktvu.com. >>> we're following news from the philippines. big earthquake, magnitude 6.3 quake hit the philippines just after 2:00 this morning. at 5:11 local time in the lipids, the quake hit. the epicenter is 40 miles northwest of manila, the capital city. there is no word of damage. it came after two quakes that hit yesterday. they had magnitude stronger than 4. we will have information from the philippines throughout mornings on 2. >>> toda

vatican. >> i want to express my loving closeness to the christian community targeted while they were gathered in prayer and all the victims of such cruel violence. >> most of the blasts were near the capital city of columbo, a popular tourist destination. the u.s. state department confirming that some americans were killed. mike pompeo said in a statement, these vile attacks are a stark reminder of why the united states remains resolved in our fight to defeat terrorism. we stand with the i hav the govd people as they confront violent extremeism. president trump adding this, the united states offers condolence toss the great people of sri lanka, we stand ready to help. the u.s. state department issued a revised warning on travel to sri lanka and said terror groups are still continuing to plot and possibly carry out new attacks in hotels and churches. back to you guys. >>> thank you so much. >> democrats hosting a conference call today to discuss the redacted mueller report. they're also expected to discuss impeaching the president. >> griff jenkins live for us in washington with white house reaction. good morning, griff. >> reporter: good morning, todd and gillian. democrats have a tough call t

collections around the world the vatican says the donation was made because decreasing media coverage of the crisis has reduced international aid for the migrants. in the russian cityof lot of stock several thousand orthodox christians have celebrated easter with a traditional religious procession priests and military service men were among those taking part is one of the most popular and widely celebrated holidays in russia. south korea has marked one year since a peace summit between president and north korea's kim jong il and the two leaders met in the demilitarized zone dividing the peninsula on saturday south korea launched a new footpath near the border zone called the pathway to peace it was introduced after the north refused to implement an agreed plan to provide tourists with greater access. to two ago and promises the group that today will be a special. she's right the hikers will soon head to the most heavily guarded border in the world complete with no man's land watch tones and the de marco. line. i hope that the two koreas will soon be reunited. then i can travel to the north by foot bike or even by plane. this is of korean government has opened footp

around the world the vatican says the donation was made because the decrease in media coverage of the crisis had reduced international aid or the migrants. and in the russian cityof law of stocks several thousand orthodox christians have celebrated easter with a traditional religious procession priests and military service men were among those taking part easter is one of the most popular and widely celebrated holidays in russia. in sudan the military rulers and a civilian coalition have agreed in principle to establish a joint transitional council but the makeup of that council is still undecided thousands of protesters calling for civilian rule are continuing their week's long demonstration in the couple harto interview correspondent melanie corrode the ball is there was. a could it is set in but in the streets of khartoum nothing is still working and the greatest risk in the capital to surrounded by ten feet of the. pietists encouraged really from a new stage is actually from history songs in the air cities like suffering everywhere. to police an across the generations is the overwhelming sound you hear all over town nevertheless people here in sudan people

city hall safe. that part right there when the expirspeierwent down heart . ainsley: it really is. brought to paris by mary magdalene u. brian: owned by france but maintained by the vatican. i imagine people from around the world will start pouring in money to start. steve: so heart-breaking because it's holy week. brian: makes people really curious about the investigation when you look at the timing. five minutes after the hour. if you are watching fox news last night, you saw something you probably weren't expecting although we were promoing it quite effectively. bernie sanders for a complete hour with martha mccallum and bret baier most importantly a lot of supporters in the audience. it was a true town hall. ainsley: they were in front of that steel mill in front of bethlehem, pennsylvania shut down. a lot of people had questions for that democratic area president trump did win that area. steve: right. just before bernie took the stage he released 10 years borat of his taxes. benchy, through his career has called for an economy that works for everybody, not just the 1%. and, according to the taxes bernie is part of the 1%. in the years 2016 and 2017, thanks to the ec

visited the city you have any kind of connection to paris and to the cathedral itself paris on the world of course watching this this structure go diving in flames though in a statement the vaticansays it's watching what it calls the symbol of christianity in france and in the world with shock and sadness and says it's praying for the far faces facing that blaze more reaction from around the world german chancellor angela merkel says she is deeply saddened by the events in paris and that her thoughts are with the french people britain's prime minister to resign may has offered her supports to the people or france and london's mayor says he stands in sorrow with paris and of course the u.s. president says not saddam is one of the greatest treasures of the world's strong says that it's not. it's a country's it's parts of world's culture it's one of the greatest treasures of the world's according to donald trump. and i've been there and i've seen it and there is no cathedral i think i could say this probably no cathedral in the world like it it's a it's a terrible scene they think it was caused by at this moment they don't know but they think it was caused by renovation and i hope