00:00uh marshall it was a powerful moment up here as well we uh my crew mates approached me when we
00:06were at kennedy in uh in quarantine and they said hey we the three of them had talked and they
00:11would
00:11like to do this and that was an emotional moment for me welcome to watch mojo and today we're
00:17looking at the most impactful images taken between april 2nd and 9th 2026 and for the first time
00:23since 1978 ucla is back on top children in gaza no matter where you're from chances are this image
00:35will evoke some childhood memories in this photo taken on april 4th by iad baba for afp three
00:42palestinian children in the bodej camp in the gaza strip are congregated together the trio appear to
00:47be enjoying a snack together with the one in the middle sitting on a swing while the surrounding
00:51circumstances of the decades-long israeli-palestinian conflict are fraught with devastation and tragedy
00:57this picture is a poignant reminder of the innocence that persists cuban prisoner pardoning
01:03where'd you learn to speak the english tony uh in a school and my father he was uh from the
01:09united
01:09state just like you you know never take freedom for granted on april 3rd cuba announced the pardon
01:16of 2010 prisoners described by the cuban government as a humanitarian and sovereign gesture
01:21for holy week this act comes amidst months of intense pressure from the united states who
01:26imposed an oil blockade on the island nation in january the human rights groups were quick to point
01:31out that none of them were among the more than 1200 people they've registered as being locked up for
01:38political reasons the government denies holding political prisoners this photo taken by yamil lahe for
01:45afp shows a just-released inmate of la lima prison in havana hugging a relative outside the gates the
01:51warmth of his expression in their embrace shine as brightly as the sun on this monumental day
01:56enter todd blanche in his announcement of pam bondi's dismissal as united states attorney general
02:01president donald trump also stated deputy attorney general todd blanche would take over her duties
02:06at least for the time being on april 7th kent nishimura captured this photo for afp showing blanche
02:12moments before he took the stage for his first news conference at the department of justice
02:16headquarters whether or not this is a permanent promotion remains to be seen nonetheless this
02:21photo provides a thoughtful glimpse of someone about to have the spotlight on them like never
02:25before easter tragedy a tragic accident has claimed three lives in northern germany including a 10
02:31month old child after strong winds brought down a massive tree during a community easter event now
02:39visuals from the scene show easter eggs and baskets scattered across the ground dating star contrast to
02:44what was meant to be a day of celebration on april 5th an easter egg hunt in the german state
02:49of
02:50took a devastating turn high winds caused the collapse of a tree killing three people and seriously
02:56injuring another the deaths were that of a 21 year old woman and her infant as well as a teenage
03:01girl
03:01while the injured 18 year old woman was taken to the hospital via helicopter this photo from daniel
03:07reinhardt for picture alliance shows a fallen tree next to a single chocolate easter egg it's a haunting
03:12illustration of how joyous occasions can become tragic ones a historic save jesus have we got a
03:18traffic warden i think he's still alive when a priceless artifact goes missing finding it is
03:26imperative in january 2025 thieves stole numerous irreplaceable items from the drents museum in the
03:31netherlands including the helmet of koto van nischk these items had been lent to the drents museum from
03:37romania as part of the dacia empire of gold and silver exhibition they carry immense archaeological
03:43cultural and symbolic value this protective headpiece made of electrum dates back to the
03:485th century bc on april 2nd its recovery was announced described as slightly dented but restorable
03:55this photo taken by zem van der wal for anp shows the thousands year old helmet up close we don't
04:02yet know
04:02how it was salvaged but we can be relieved this piece of history is safe once again so everything
04:07in the museum comes to life every night exactly and and i'm supposed to do what you're the night
04:16watchman lawrence a venerable position in this institution sabre celebration goal on april 4th the
04:27buffalo sabres clinched a spot in the stanley cup playoffs for the first time since 2011. this march
04:32the end of the nhl team sharing the dubious honor of longest time without playoffs appearance for a
04:37north american sports team with the new york jets two days later the sabres won a home game over the
04:42tampa bay lightning 4-2 joe rich's photo for getty shows sabres player jack quinn celebrating his third
04:48period goal with jason zucker no matter how far buffalo makes it in the playoffs the joy on the ice
04:53and in the stands is palpable oh that's great job boy ncaa basketball championships the bruins have
05:04captured their very first ncaa national championship let's play some basketball on april 5th the ucla bruins
05:15won the 2026 ncaa division one women's basketball championship game 79-51 over the south carolina
05:22gamecocks lauren betts was named mvp this photo taken by sarah steer for getty shows betts and
05:29her teammates celebrating the program's first championship title the following day the michigan
05:33wolverines men's team and mvp elia cadeau triumphed over the yukon huskies 69-63 their first title since
05:411989. aaron j thornton's photo for getty captures the elation of cadeau head coach dusty may and the
05:46rest of the wolverines caravan trying to track it down and he will and it's over hail to the champions
05:56hail to michigan wireless festival cancelled we've known for a while that this was an option that they
06:03had at their disposal we've known for a few days that they've been reviewing kanye west's permission
06:08to enter the uk but now the government have officially blocked him from being able to do
06:14that after it was announced that controversial rapper kanye west will be headlining london's
06:19wireless festival in july numerous sponsors including pepsi dropped their support while west
06:24had published an apology letter for his anti-semitic statements and actions the booking still drew plenty
06:29of backlash on april 8th it was announced the british government had blocked west from legally
06:33entering the country saying it would not be conducive to public good this picture taken
06:38by mark case for getty shows the official cancellation announcement it's another chapter
06:43in the ongoing drama of one of the most contentious figures of our era anti-war protest for weeks
06:49there have been headlines regarding the ongoing conflict between the united states
06:52israel and iran supreme leader alay homanemi and other iranian officials were assassinated in
06:59airstrikes and the strait of hormuz has been closed stoking global economic fears this photo
07:05taken on april 7th by salah gunez for andalu shows anti-war demonstrators protesting against the us
07:11and israel's actions with two children standing in front of the iranian flag it's unclear what may
07:16happen next in this geopolitical crisis but this picture is one for the history books the blue
07:22planet technically speaking you're in this picture somewhere provided by nasa it shows earth from the
07:28perspective of the orion spacecraft also known as integrity launched on april 1st for the 10-day lunar
07:34flyby mission artemis 2. this photo taken three days later shows commander reed weissman looking
07:40out at the wonder that is our home planet though his face is only partially visible the indescribable
07:45weight of the moment comes through and we have seen just some extraordinary things things that i
07:50thought we would might see uh they looked similar to what i thought they might look like and other
07:55things that i just had never even imagined what picture from this week left you speechless let us know in
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