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to cross the channel. will get you an update on sport but for some more detail on this note is that we're getting from the metropolitan to billy's last few minutes was up there in charge a man in connection with the death of a 14—year—old who was stabbed with a sward in northeast london yesterday. the chief crown prosecutor for north london said that they have charged marcus aurelio arduini monzo with the murder of 14—year—old daniel anjorin on your screen there. a furtherfour anjorin on your screen there. a further four people including two police officers were seriously injured in that attack yesterday so charged with two accounts of attempted mortar, two counts grievous harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed weapon. —— attempted murder. he will appear that magistrate court in barking
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side. the persecutor set our thoughts remained firmly with the family of daniel in all those impacted by this horrific incident we do remind everyone that criminal proceedings against the defendant are now active and that he has arrived to a fair trial. obviously, our reporting will be limited while those proceedings are active. marcus aurelio arduini monzo charged tonight with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm. as well as that charge of murderfor bodily harm. as well as that charge of murder for that he has bodily harm. as well as that charge of murderfor that he has been charged with murder in the murder of 14—year—old daniel. let's get a check on the sport for the mark edwards, hello. we're going to start in germany where borussia dortmund host paris saint—germain in the first leg of their uefa champions league semi final. dortmund winning the competition dortmund winning dortmund won the competition in 1997 while star—studded psg are still hunting for that elusive first
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champions league trophy. we're half an hour into the match and it is still 0—0 what's been an entertaining stalemate so far. the score remains 0—0 with 30 minutes on the clock. let's bring you the latest from sheffield's crucible theatre where ronnie o'sullivan is playing stuart bingham for a place in the semi—finals. like yesterday it's been a very close match. two frames each heading into the interval. the first of 13 hits the target. live pictures from the crucible. running on his way to winning for a time. beating ronnie at the same stage back in 2015 on the way to winning the title for the on the other karen wilson is one plays away in the semifinals. john higgins with 12 frames...
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the big shock on day 12 came earlier when one of the favourites, judd trump, was knocked out by qualifierjakjones. the welshman played the match of his life to beat the 2019 champion 13—9. he'll now play o'sullivan or bingham in the last four. in the other half of the draw david gilbert is also through after a 13—8 win over stephen maguire. the damage was done in the first session yesterday when he raced into a 7—1 lead. the world number 28 surprised everyone when he made the semi—finals back in 2019 and he's made the last four once again. we're into the quarter finals of the madrid open, and seventh seeded andrey rublev�*s upturn in fortunes continues after coming from a set down to see off defending champion carlos alcaraz. the russian rublev headed into the tournament on a four—match losing streak, but has hit a vein of form in the spanish capital, culminating in gritty victory over alcaraz 4—6, 6—3, 6—2.
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in the women's draw, fourth seeded elena rybakina pulled off a remarkable comeback over her kazak compatriot yulia putintseva. the 2022 wimbledon champion saving 2 match points while trailing 5—2 in the third set to come through 4—6, 7—6, 7—5. red bull have confirmed their design chief, adrian newey, will leave the team in early 2025. newey is widely regarded as the greatest designer in f1 history, but last week told red bull that he wanted to leave. it follows the controversy involving allegations about team principal, christian horner, who was accused of inappropriate behaviour by a female colleague — claims he's always denied. though newey�*s next team is not known, ferrari are the favourites to sign him. former captain, steve smith, has been left out of australia's squad forjune�*s t20 world cup in the caribbean and usa. the 34—year—old hasn't been in great
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form, and had a poor series against new zealand in february. opener, david warner, has been selected though for what is likely to be the final tournament of his career, whilst mitchell marsh will continue to lead the team. and finally — there was definitely a buzz around the baseball in the mlb in arizona — the game between the diamondbacks and the los angeles dodgers delayed with a swarm of bees housing themselves behind the home plate. the hero of the day was beekeeper, matt hilton, who hoovered up the colony as the pa system played i need a hero. he then threw the honoury opening pitch — and probably became the most famous beekeeper in america. and that's all the sport for now. mark, thank you very much. the white house said tonight president biden does supported the deployment of police officers to universities in new york. karinejean pierre, the white house press secretary, told reporters that students who had occupied campus buildings were going beyond their right
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to peaceful protest. americans have the right to peacefully protest. they have a right as long as it's within the law and it's peaceful. forcibly taking over a building is not peaceful. it'sjust over a building is not peaceful. it's just a lot. over a building is not peaceful. it'sjust a lot. students over a building is not peaceful. it's just a lot. students have the right to feel safe, they have the right to feel safe, they have the right to feel safe, they have the right to learn, they have the right to do this without distraction. and they have a right to feel safe on campuses, they have a right to attend their commencement without feeling unsafe. and what we're seeing is a small percentage of students, that's what we see them. they should not be able to disturb or disrupt the academic experience that students have.— that students have. joining me to discuss is the _ that students have. joining me to discuss is the republican - discuss is the republican congressman for new york you're always welcome to the program. thank ou for always welcome to the program. thank you for your — always welcome to the program. thank you for your time _ always welcome to the program. thank you for your time today. _ always welcome to the program. thank you for your time today. thank - always welcome to the program. “maria; you for your time today. thank you for having me. you for your time today. thank you for having me-_ for having me. this started to new york on the _ for having me. this started to new york on the campus _ for having me. this started to new york on the campus of columbia i york on the campus of columbia university, it grew organically and
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is now on 30 campuses right across the country. is this a national movement that we're witnessing? i wouldn't say it grew organically. we wouldn't say it grew organically. - certainly know from reporting that they were paid agitators as a part of this and it was a coordinated effort. but this is an issue that has been permeating college campuses all across america. i think it is incumbent upon the schools, the administrators and congress to act. anti—semitism is vile. it needs to be combated at every turn. this is not a free—speech issue. moment these protests turn violent or engage in threats of physical violence is the moment that you lose your right to free speech. that is something that is incumbent on the administrators of these universities to ensure the safety and well—being
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of all students. and it is why the nypd needed to be called in last night to columbia university. your fellow republican _ night to columbia university. your fellow republican senator khan said these encampments are little houses filled with anti—semitic pro—hamas mobs. is that how you would characterise all the protesters? the vast majority _ characterise all the protesters? tue: vast majority of characterise all the protesters? tte: vast majority of them. characterise all the protesters? t"t;a: vast majority of them. dave inherited hamas talking points with it when hamas is praising you for leading this and shiva on college campuses, when i ran and china are praising you there is something fundamentally wrong with what's happening on these campuses. when you have student leaders calling for the death of zionists for that when your people demanding thatjuice go back to poland, when you have people calling for the eradication of the state of israel and thejewish
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people, that is not a peaceful protest with the —— demanding that juice go back to poland. it is parroting the talking points of hamas. i agree with the point you're making on language that would be construed anti—semitic that would intimidate students. there is no excuse for that sort of language or behavior. , �* , behavior. first amendment rights isn't confined _ behavior. first amendment rights isn't confined solely _ behavior. first amendment rights isn't confined solely to _ behavior. first amendment rights isn't confined solely to speech - behavior. first amendment rightsl isn't confined solely to speech that we don't like. when you talk about hamas talking points are you saying that what they are talking about with respect to the situation in gaza, the starvation that we know about in pockets across gaza, the number of people that have been killed? and people speak out about that, is that a hamas talking point? you can speak out against the conflict between israel and hamas, absolutely, that is protected
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speech. but when you are calling for the eradication of dues and calling for dues to go back to poland and we know what that means for them and we know what that means for them and we know that from the river to the sea means, which is calling for the eradication of israel. —— ju mac. you can have the robust public debate about the policy decisions of the state of israel or the united states. we have people every day protesting decisions that are made on capital hill right here on the grounds of capitol hill. that is protected and we respect that. but the moment that these protests turn violent or threats of violence emerge or harassment ofjewish students simply because they are jewish, that is not protected. unfortunately that is what's happening on campuses across america. t happening on campuses across america. . ., happening on campuses across
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america. _, ., , , ., ., america. iwelcome robust... how far would ou america. iwelcome robust... how far would you go? _ america. iwelcome robust... how far would you go? there _ america. iwelcome robust... how far would you go? there are _ america. iwelcome robust... how far would you go? there are university i would you go? there are university presidents that have been tried to tip toe through what for them is a delicate issue. they want to protect first amendment rights but protect students who are not involved in these protests with up how far would you go now to end this, what would you go now to end this, what would you have eric adams do, what would you have eric adams do, what would you have eric adams do, what would you have the white house to? maw; you have eric adams do, what would you have the white house to? many of these universities _ you have the white house to? many of these universities including _ these universities including columbia are private universities and institutions. there are rules, there are codes of conduct that you have to adhere to. as father hesburgh said in 1969, the president of notre dame he sent a letter to students and faculty, you have the right to protest, you have the right to oppose policy decisions but the moment it turns violent or threats of violence emerge you lose that right. and within 15 minutes you will be given the opportunity to
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cease and desist and disperse. if you don't we will check your id. if you don't we will check your id. if you are a student you will be suspended. if you are not a student you will be arrested for trespassing. at five minutes after that if you are still there you will be expelled as a student and arrested. you do need to have control of these campuses and universities. people do not have the right to infringe upon someone else's right. that is really what this comes down to. the else's right. that is really what this comes down to.— else's right. that is really what this comes down to. the point i'm t in: to this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get _ this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get at — this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get at is _ this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get at is there _ this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get at is there will - this comes down to. the point i'm trying to get at is there will be - trying to get at is there will be people who are peacefully protesting. there will be people who are they are exercising rightfully under the constitution their first amendment rights. are you saying that all of them will be subject to investigation and threats just because they are they are? trio. but because they are they are? no. but
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how do because they are they are? tin. but how do you differentiate? this is the point, how do you differentiate? if you like the answer, let me answer. it's very simple. you have the right to protest but when the university which is a private institution in the clicks of columbia tells you that ok, you have to disperse and you cannot commandeer a quad or you cannot break into a building and commandeer it. it is time to disperse. the simple truth is, if you are peacefully protesting you have that right. but when you are engaged in intimidation, engage in threats, when you are calling for the death of views you don't. that is where the administrators have the responsibility to immediately crackdown on it. if it requires the police, requires the national guard thatis police, requires the national guard that is the responsibility of the administrators to request that. columbia, after a week and half of
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finally did that. this is very clear. this is it some confusing constructs. you want to peacefully protest do so. the moment it turns violent or threatens violence you lose that right. this is not a hard concept to follow.— lose that right. this is not a hard concept to follow. okay. in terms of pressure that _ concept to follow. okay. in terms of pressure that congress _ concept to follow. okay. in terms of pressure that congress can - concept to follow. okay. in terms of pressure that congress can put - concept to follow. okay. in terms of pressure that congress can put on i pressure that congress can put on these universities, you talked about stripping away federal funding for colleges across the country that don't get a grip of this. i would guess with the donors it has, it might not be too big a problem for columbia universities but they're a small universities where if they were stripped of federal funding that would change dramatically the educational offered that they were giving to students. doers educational offered that they were giving to students.— giving to students. does that not concern you? _ giving to students. does that not concern you? no, _ giving to students. does that not concern you? no, not— giving to students. does that not concern you? no, not the - giving to students. does that not concern you? no, not the least. | giving to students. does that not - concern you? no, not the least. when you are taking federal dollars you have a responsibility to adhere to federal law. title vi of the civil rights act of 1964 is very clear
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with respect to discrimination. and part of the reason we're putting forward my bill, the anti—semitism awareness act is to clearly define anti—semitism as part of title vi and make it clear to the department for education and these universities and institutions what anti—semitism is, what their responsibilities are to ensure it is not occurring on their campuses and if they don't act that they will be subject to forfeiture of federal dollars. this is not a hard concept if you are seeking to take federal dollars to take taxpayer money that you need to adhere to federal law. aha, take taxpayer money that you need to adhere to federal law.— adhere to federal law. a final thou~ht, adhere to federal law. a final thought. to _ adhere to federal law. a final thought, to be _ adhere to federal law. a final thought, to be the _ adhere to federal law. a final thought, to be the old - adhere to federal law. a final thought, to be the old cynic. adhere to federal law. a final. thought, to be the old cynic on adhere to federal law. a final- thought, to be the old cynic on the side, it's been quite usefulfor you the republicans. you were united on what you say is a simple issue and united at a period of time in the house where the speaker had a motion
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to vacate dangling over him. suddenly you are all rallying behind this issue while at same time dividing the democrats on what is a tricky issue forjoe biden. tt’s tricky issue forjoe biden. it's useful for— tricky issue forjoe biden. it's useful for you. _ tricky issue forjoe biden. tt�*s useful for you. you can look at it that way. i think it's frankly embarrassing for democrats that they are more concerned about electoral prospects in michigan and minnesota than they are about the safety and well—being ofjewish students here in america. this is not a hard concept for them if it was any other group, whether it be black students or gay students or immigrants that were being protested or harass the colleges and universities would immediately crackdown and rightfully so. and democrats would be screaming at the rooftops. but because somehow he says under the guise of the conflict between israel and hamas democrats are somehow divided. that's on them to explain why they are allowing these pro—hamas agitators to take hold in their party. and frankly, they should make
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it very clear that it's unacceptable regardless of the electoral consequence.— regardless of the electoral conseuuence. ., , , ~ ~ consequence. congress in mike lawler, thank— consequence. congress in mike lawler, thank you _ consequence. congress in mike lawler, thank you for _ consequence. congress in mike lawler, thank you for coming i consequence. congress in mike| lawler, thank you for coming on consequence. congress in mike - lawler, thank you for coming on the program. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.
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the father of a seven—year—old girl who was crushed to death last week on an inflatable boat trying to cross the channel has been describing what happened and his desperation when he couldn't save her. sara alhashimi was one of five people who died as the boat, overcrowded with migrants trying to reach the uk, set off from a beach south of calais. sara's mother and two older siblings were on board but they all survived. it was the fourth time the family had attempted the crossing. this report from andrew harding in calais contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting.
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this was the scene last week as smugglers clashed with police on a french beach. and in the middle of the chaos, one unforgettable image of a small girl perched on her father's shoulders. a seven—year—old girl with moments left to live. we now know her name was sara, and this is her story. sara was born in belgium but grew up in sweden, one of three children. here they are with theirfather, ahmed. he'd fled from iraq in 2009, and spent years trying but failing to get permission to settle anywhere in europe. he got married, worked, had children, but his asylum appeals were rejected. instead, he says, the whole family faced deportation to iraq. which is why ahmed brought them here instead, hiding with smugglers in these dunes near calais.
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so you were with your whole family here, all five of you? with family, with everybody in the family. stay seat for this side. ahmed brought us back to the french coast to explain what had happened and why he put his family in such danger. he shows me how they rushed towards the sea. you were racing? yes. trying to get to the water before the police? yes. it must have been scary for the children. yeah. the police caught up with them near the water's edge. we were there, too, filming the whole incident. the smugglers fighting back. and then here on the right, sara, in a pinkjacket, making her way towards the boat, still holding herfather�*s hand. a little later, you can see her on ahmed's shoulders. then she disappears into the wildly overcrowded boat. a rival group of smugglers had
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directed their passengers from sudan towards the same boat. as more migrants piled on board, you can hear ahmed shouting for help. translation: she said, help me, dad, but i couldn't reach her. _ there were people standing on top of us, and sara disappeared below me. i was trapped. i told one man to move. i screamed and hit him. but he just looked away. ashore, the french police made no further attempt to intervene. it was only later at sea that a rescue boat finally took people away to reveal sara's dead body.
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translation: finally, - when the rescue boat came, they started to pull people out, to pull out the dead. then i saw sara. she was in the corner. herface was blue. she wasn't breathing. there will be people watching this who will say, why did you take that risk? why were you prepared to take such a risk for you and yourfamily to try to get to england? how do you explain that? translation: the sea was my last option. - i applied 14 times for asylum, but they were all denied. i went to belgium, to sweden, to finland. i didn't want any hand—outs. my wife and i can both work. all i wanted was for my kids to go to school. to have dignity. before she left sweden, sara drew this family portrait. that's her on the right.
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today, her old school teacher said the class was mourning her death. translation: she was a kind of nice . girl with lots of friends at school. . when we heard she died, we gathered in a circle and had a minute's silence. they were such a nice family. i was really shocked to learn they were being deported. sarah and her siblings had only ever lived in europe. herfuneral is expected in the coming days. for herfather, there is grief and guilt, and still no clarity about which country he and his broken family can ever call home. andrew harding, bbc news in northern france. that speaks to gabriel, her research
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studies irregular migration and crimes related to migration. i think we always underestimate the scale, their reach, the organisation of the smuggling gangs. why did the authorities find it so difficult to reach the people at the top? t authorities find it so difficult to reach the people at the top? i think first of all we _ reach the people at the top? i think first of all we need _ reach the people at the top? i think first of all we need to _ reach the people at the top? i think first of all we need to be _ first of all we need to be more critical about some of the images and representations circulated about migrants smuggling. the vast majority of thejuries migrants smuggling. the vast majority of the juries are facilitated by the people you just mentioned. after countless attempts to reach asylum they reach out to friends and family members to move. the vast majority we know are not conducted by migrants smuggling networks was that they are the efforts of people who have been denied protection, international protection and who come together to organise some of these journeys. that doesn't mean that there is not a different kind of organisations and other groups that are may be
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more complex. but the vast majority of the people... find more complex. but the vast ma'ority of the pennanfi of the people... and its processes. he aid of the people... and its processes. he paid and _ of the people... and its processes. he paid and clearly _ of the people... and its processes. he paid and clearly there _ of the people... and its processes. he paid and clearly there was - of the people... and its processes. he paid and clearly there was a - he paid and clearly there was a network. the people i've spoken to talk about the difficulty in tracking the money through the banking system, the extraordinary organisation that there is. can you tell us about that? qt organisation that there is. can you tell us about that?— organisation that there is. can you tell us about that? of course. first of all, all tell us about that? of course. first of all. all of _ tell us about that? of course. first of all, all of us _ tell us about that? of course. first of all, all of us use, _ tell us about that? of course. first of all, all of us use, is _ tell us about that? of course. first of all, all of us use, is notjust - of all, all of us use, is notjust something that migrants use with the if you ever use western union services, money services that's another form of this. services, money services that's anotherform of this. let me services, money services that's another form of this. let me explain to you how it works. a person can go to you how it works. a person can go to in agent and deposit a certain amount of money to reach a friend or family member in a different destination. there is a code that is given so that the person who deposits the money can share that code with the person in the destination and the person can pick it up. it is informally in the sense
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that has traditional form of banking and wiring for the poor. as i mentioned, most banking companies have these services if you walk through any street in london these days it was very easy to find a western union brains. it'sjust that that when is regulated. western union brains. it's 'ust that that when is regulated._ that when is regulated. gabriel sanches, that when is regulated. gabriel sanches. i _ that when is regulated. gabriel sanches, i wish _ that when is regulated. gabriel sanches, i wish we _ that when is regulated. gabriel sanches, i wish we could - that when is regulated. gabriel sanches, i wish we could talk | that when is regulated. gabriel- sanches, i wish we could talk more about it. please do come back on the programme and talk to us more. it certainly an issue that is not to go away. gabriel sanchez whose research is worth reading when it comes to the smuggling operations. we will take a short break. the panel will be here and we will focus more on university protests put up and the evolving situation in the middle east. stay with us. hello there. we're seeing a change across southern parts of the uk. eventually, some heavy rain and thunderstorms moving in here. we also got overnight some more mist and fog, low cloud developing more widely. and for some areas of scotland
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in particular, it was a struggle to clear that all day. in marked contrast, in norfolk here, we've seen temperatures over 20 degrees in the sunshine. but at the same time, we've also seen this cloud moving up from france. and it's that that's bringing some rain into parts of england and wales this evening. that'll push up towards northern ireland as well before retreating back towards the south—west. and as that happens, we'll see some heavier rain later in the night and more of that mist and fog and low cloud pushing further inland further north. temperatures, well, typically 8 or 9 degrees, so pretty mild overnight, but getting wet and quite stormy potentially across southern parts of england and wales by the early hours, some heavy rain, thunder, lightning and some large hail and gusty winds. maybe some disruption. the worst of it may push away, but it could stay wet for much of the day in south—west england and south wales. and we may well find some further heavy bursts of rain developing in other southern areas, drifting later into the midlands and north wales. further north, it's dry, increasing amounts of sunshine away from these coastal areas
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in south—east scotland and north—east england, where there's going to be a cold wind blowing. temperatures not too high in the south—west, where it stays wet, but it'll be a warmer day for northern ireland, warming the sunshine for western scotland and again for the north—west of england. now, there is warmer air coming ourway from the continent at the moment. it's coming over the cold seas of the north sea, which is why we're seeing that mist and low cloud. that's to the north of that weather front, and that's bringing the rain on friday and it's moving northward. so we've got a bit more rain more widely for england and wales. some bursts of rain likely across southern scotland, perhaps northern ireland. northern scotland seeing some sunshine and later in southern—most parts of england. temperatures here only around 13 or 14 degrees. and on the whole, temperatures are going to be lower because of the cloud and rain, but we still could make 20 degrees in western scotland for one more day. but even here, the weather will change on saturday, as the cloud and what's left of the rain pushes into scotland and northern ireland. more cloud for northern england. but to the south, the weekend starts on a brighter note and a dry note with some sunshine.
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it'll feel warm in the sunshine and temperatures 16 or 17 degrees, but those temperatures dropping in scotland. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. what are universityl officials waiting on? what do they need to see before they stand up to these _ terrorist sympathisers? and that is exactly what they are. there were fights going on, too,
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like they started hitting each other with sticks, and there were a lot of moments where there was a lot of pepper sprays going on. in the middle of the night, we were sieged by nypd, assaulted, brutally arrested. they have a right to peacefulj protest, as long as it's within the law and that it's peaceful. forcibly taking over - a building is not peaceful. dahlia scheindlin is a political analyst and fellow at the think tank century international — she is in tel aviv — and joel rubin, former deputy assistant secretary of state for house affairs, in washington. plenty to talk to our panel about tonight. first, the latest headlines. manhattan's district attorney says the disgraced hollywood film producer harvey weinstein will be retried in new york,
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after having his 2020 rape conviction overturned on appeal last week.

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