antonia hilton is there. antonia, describe the scene for us. >> reporter: lester, right now, press isn't being allowed on campus. so, what you're seeing here are protests that have spilled over to the public streets. protests that, as you can see, appear to be far from over. confrontation at columbia today. police removing protesters from campus, citing extraordinary circumstances. the columbia university president called in the nypd to clear out an encampment of pro-palestinian student demonstrators. the encampment set up wednesday morning, the same day she testified on capitol hill about anti-semitism on campus. >> we must uphold freedom of speech. because it is essential to our academic mission, but we cannot and shouldn't tolerate abuse of this privilege to harass and discriminate. >> reporter: in a letter to the university, she noted, protests have a storied history at columbia. where anti-vietnam demonstrators took over a building on campus in 1968. but in asking for help from the police, she said, the

and antonia has we beat she spent ten years on her book. i spent six on mine, often get topped in that category. yes. you have to interview people to find out if it is nails, you know, ralph abernathy's children who hung out at the king home all the time told me that dr. king used to shout the tv screen when he watched game shows and that he would hide his cigarets from the kids because they would sneak them and throw them away and flush them down the toilet. these are the humanizing details that that i wanted and that's why i interviewed 200 people for this book, including you know, king's neighbors from childhood who remembered like what they would have for snacks when they came home from school. his favorite was white bread with and sugar sprinkled on top. so those are the details that, you know, bring a man to life. and i want to connect with something. antonio said too is that often the white media is telling us the and we need to get beyond that. and one way that i got beyond that in this book, i found how you might ask what is their

joining me now is antonia hilton, nbc news correspondent.time you visit here, i get a distressing picture of what's happening elsewhere in the country, and this is not -- >> i'm sorry to stress you out. >> no, it's really important and essential reporting. i wonder first of all how is it for people who are a little bit unclear as to how this arrangement works, when and how are these kids being taken out of public school and being sent to bible study, effectively? >>iacy, i'm sure people want to know, too, wait, one more time how is this legal? lifewise has the support, frankly, of a number of supreme court rulings, and they're able to make this work through three thing. it has to be optional, so kids have to opt in. you can't have a school district forcing anyone to be in lifewise. it can't be on the school property. usually life. wise sets up at a church close by. one we went to was about a half a mile ride. it's like nothing. and then it can't take place when it would be a math or science class, something seen as essential. kids are coming

antonia joins us now. why is he choosing to speak out at this moment?in america are affected by gun violence. and he really wants us to do something about it, frankly, and his hope is that when you see his story and you see how difficult this recovery has been for him, that you'll think of all those children, and maybe take action. take a look. one year ago ralph yarl was just 16 years old, loved nature walks with family, jumping on trampolines and playing in his high school ba y. that was ralph before april 13th, 2023, this is ralph now. >> trying to keep a normalcy so that i can continue being the person that i am, and that i used to be. >> reporter: forever changed when he rang the doorbell of the wrong home, while trying to pick up his twin brothers, and 85-year-old andrew lester shot him twice in the head and arm. his survival deemed a miracle. would you say it's been harder to physically recover or mentally recover? >> definitely mentally, it's an uphill battle. >> reporter: ralph suffered splitle headaches, always an "a" student, he now struggles

antonia, what is the scene like on campus at this hour?reporter: chris, it is still tense here even as some parts of the camp are set to come down. student organizers have come to an agreement with the university, which includes the removal of some of the tents. the removal of anyone who is not a columbia student from the encampment area, following safety guidelines per the new york fire departments and making sure people are not using discriminatory or harassment style language in that encampment, which the protesters say they were already trying to ensure there. all the way through the wee hours of the night, students were on edge thinking that at any moment this school was going to send the nypd in, and so i would say that even as these ongoing negotiations are taking place, chris, it is incredibly, incredibly tense right now. take a listen to two folks that our team has spoken with, a pro-palestinian student and a jewish student describing some of the environment here. >> if the university says, hey, no diploma if you continue in these

our antonia hylton is on the campus as well as a new report there? >> we have a new report from the columbia university who says that they are not going to divest from the businesses who do business with israel, and they have no plans from the students who are going to walk away from the encampment, and the students are inspired from the encampments from across the united states from of course, here in new york, and tennessee and all of the way to california. the students have taken as a message of strength in the movement, and they are clearly sending a message and not just to their respective administrations, but really across the country now. we are seeing the schools handling this very differently, and in some cases an immediate police presence and students facing disciplinary action and court summons, and in some cases like harvard, the harvard police department, the chief spoke with student reporters and says that their encampment is completely peaceful, and they have a right to free speech and the right to be there and while he is separate fro

here is antonia hylton. >> reporter: as classmates head to the library, this group of whitehall school district students in ohio put on matching shirts, board a bus, and head half a mile down the road to church. there, elementary students like emanuel and savannah brady pray -- >> amen. >> reporter: and study scripture. this is lifewise academy, a nonprofit bringing the bible back into the public school day. >> the learning really helps you learn about jesus and what happened in the past. >> reporter: how popular would you say it is at school? >> mainly, like, the whole class is, like, over at lifewise. >> reporter: lifewise started in 2018 with two schools. today, it partners with more than 300 schools in a dozen states. it's funded by private donations, and it's legal, so long as it's optional, off campus, and not during essential classes like math. though to some it represents an increasingly blurry line between the separation of church and state. doug shoemaker, a whitehall administrator, says the district has allowed this kind of program for decades. >> we neither discourage parti

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no, it's antonia hylton, i'm sorry about that. also nbc news digital senior white house reporter, peter nicholas. sorry. antonia, talk to me about what you have seen. so far it doesn't look like anybody has left? >> reporter: they have not left, and if anything, they're emboldened at this point. as you can see behind me here, the encampment is still very much in tact. i have not seen a single tent come down. and actually, there aren't that many students in the encampment. there are a couple hanging out in there. there are hundreds marching all around campus right now. this area in front of columbia's butler library has become the central focal point, but they are walking, marching and chanting in every corner o. -- of the campus. what we haven't seen is an administrative response. they sent deputies for minouche shafik. they said the students had to sign certain forms or risk disciplinary action. students thought at 2:00 p.m., we will be here, maybe there will be the nypd or private police officers or maybe administrators will the

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antonia hylton has late development >> reporter: it's day three of protests at columbia university as demonstrations o campus and o to grow. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: s new encampments on the just one day after co minouche shafik, clear an initial encampment of pro-palestinian demonstrators leading to the arrest of 113 people, many who will get their day in court in may. those dramatic arrests ratcheted up the tension. the protesters are angry about what they say is a lack of transparency around what financial ties the school may have to israel writing, the encampment will remain until our demand is met. >> do you think the arrests have slowed the protests down, or do you think they've inflamed things? >> i think they've inflamed things. i think the arrests really triggered a lot of the student body to mobilize. >> reporter: some faculty are concerned the university is not respecting students' free speech and right to organize. joseph hallie is jewish and an assistant professor of classics. >> i don't think anyone i know has ever felt so unsafe on campus as we did watching those

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we go to antonia hylton and gaud villegas who are monitoring these scenes. what are you seeing, gaud? >> here at u, c, you can see the huge group of people behind me, and it is a peaceful protests, and a number of them returning, because think were upset when state troopers came to detain people in this area. what we have seen today is the school police are nearby, and you can see them up there standing on one side, and more on the other side observing, and it is interesting to see the protesters here, and right next to them a large group of students with the israeli flags waving at them, and doing their own protest, side by side, and it is very peaceful today, but the conversations that i am having with the students and the faculty members here all bring up the point of the officers that arrived yesterday. a lot of the students are upset that the university's president called in state trooper and in fact, there is an email that was sent internally by the faculty council asking the president to justify why they called in the state troopers. a lot of people a

antonia hylton, thank you. well done.

thank you, michelle, thank you, antonia.py that everybody's okay. >>> in taiwan, though, we're nearing the end of what is the most critical 72 hours there, and rescuers continue racing against the clock to try to find survivors after that massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake. they're digging in the mountains. they're scouring the area in helicopters and hoping to free 634 people reported trapped by debris. the quake now confirmed to have killed at least 12 people. in the hardest hit major city, roads are already being rebuilt. demolitions have started for buildings irreparably damaged. officials trying to get them knocked down even as aftershocks continue to rock the region. residents and workers at this building held a vigil for a woman who was killed inside. she had rushed in to try to save her cat from the quake. nbc's janis mackey frayer remains in taiwan for us. first of all, do we have any sense about those folks who are trapped, and what are you seeing in terms of i don't remember after an earthquake seeing so much moveme

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let's start with antonia hilton.'s near columbia university here in new york city where students have two hours to abandon the encampment or face suspension. so, antonia, give us the details of this deadline. >> reporter: hey, katy. there's essentially a standoff happening behind these gates here. administration announced earlier this morning that negotiations while amicable, had essentially fallen apart. the school is still committed to maintaining its relationship with israel and the students are continuing to be part of this encampment. they were upset by this notice, by the 2:00 p.m. deadline, and they're organizing themselves into groups now. a group that's willing to risk arrest, suspension, and the group that may observe, and another group that is willing to pack up and flee because they want to be part of commencement. this is what the note that came out to the students looked like. they sent delegates into the encampment to hand this out. it reads notice to encampment and among many, many things, it says ple

well meanwhile, israel's prime minister benjamin antonia who says that israel's forces are one step away from victory. the army says it's pulled all its troops out of southern gaza, including the city of han, eunice. but the military says that a significant force will continue to operate within the last run gaza strip. to mention, yahoo has again said there can be no truce without the release of the remaining hostages being held by him off. addressing his cabinet natania who summed up what he sees as israel's accomplishments in the war. let's have a listen home say my own. there were marking 6 months of war today. the achievements of the war are great. we've eliminated 19 out of 24. how much battalions, including senior commanders, and we've killed, wounded or captured a significant number of how much terrorists we've cared, chief up, as well as many other terrorist headquarters. we've destroyed rocket manufacturing plants, war rooms, weapons, and ammunition caches. and we continue to systematically destroyed the underground tunnels where a step away from victory. man, it's a home, was a

he was near underneath can, has, on your thumb, there's a country village called antonia of sca when he was killed there for the day of alexys death. natalia tried to convince him to leave the army. she feared he'd share the same site as her eldest son. so he had just been reported missing. middle son, audrey is also listed as missing. natalia hopes that all the sons are lied, but let's be no confirmation. she likes to remember them as they appear in these photos for me, specialist and this is my eldest sunset. he, this is my andrea, sure. this is. are you sure little they were happy who my boys can do everything. what are you cooking and baking from sidney or what do you but they grew up well and they grew up together. i have boys to read and lost, and the took all 3 of them graduated from music school when i couldn't tell them to come to school for a controller. natalia is supported by her daughters in new orlando and or lexia. they call her mother to send the boys, but i am set them as low as we tried to call whenever possible to ask her. mom is doing the places that she comes to

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join me now is antonia hilton, nbc news correspondent.picture of what else is happening around the country. >> i'm sorry to stress you out. >> it is very important in a central reporting. first of all, for people who are little bit unclear as to how this arrangement works, when and how are these kids being taken out of public school and sent to bible study, effectively? >> yes. i'm sure people want to know one more time, wait, how is this legal? lifewise has the support of a number of supreme court rulings and they are able to make this work through three things. it has to be optional. you can have a school district that is forcing everyone to be in lifewise. it can be on the school property. usually it sets up at a church that is really close by. the one we went to was about a half a mile ride. it is like nothing. and then it can't take place when there would be a math or science class. something seen as essential. they are coming out of things like recess. in the case of the student you just saw there, they are leaving their library per

antónia guterres said: the principle of staying safe and sound for diplomatic and consular staff shouldbe respected according to international laws. earlier , the un reporter in the occupied territories announced that the zionist regime had crossed all red lines by attacking the iranian embassy and called for sanctions and punishment for this regime. we are hosting mr. fouad izadi to discuss the dimensions of yesterday's attack. hello, mr. izadi . thank you for accepting our invitation tonight. if you have something to say first, i think the security council meeting is being held at the same time . the story has wide dimensions and scope. it has had different reactions in the country, i want to review some of these reactions and concerns with you, but if you have a basic point as your main analysis about this , please say yes, in the name of allah, the merciful, the most merciful, to the service of the most high, the viewers, greetings and i have politeness because of the field of work we are america, let me tell you something about this issue, america. you know , from the very beginnin

kate. >> antonia, thank you so much. david noriega who's at ucla in los angeles, the university says it's evaluating campus events on a case by case basis, what are wow hearing from the school and the protesters there. >> reporter: kate the situation here is still for the most part pretty calm than in new york and austin. it's tense. it has the potential to escalate there have been some viral videos online of protesters allegedly blocking students from getting to class. certain walkways have been blocked by private security contracted by the university to manage the encampment. there's a is system of wristbands. generally speaking they're actually quite organize in how they're managing this. someone from the university circulated this statement, she said in reference to these allegations of protesters blocking students' access to class, they have taken several needed actions. one that jumps out our student conduct process has been initiated, severe disciplinary action including expulsion or discipline. that hasn't happen

they are waiting for more information. >> thanks so much, antonia hylton.will come back to you with mayor adams when he has his briefing. >>> moving on to other top stories, of course, israel. the military report. early this morning, mincing no words about killing the seven aid workers. a commander believed they were targeting hamas operatives, calling it a grave mistake, stemming from a serious failure due to mistaken identification. the strikes on the three vehicles were carried out in violation in commands and standard operating proceprocedu. two officers have been dismissed from their positions. world central kitchen responding saying -- that's a quote from the world central kitchen. in a news conference this morning in brussels, secretary of state blinken calls for an independent investigation, this after president biden and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu held a tense 30-minute call with biden saying he wants to see concrete steps to protect civilians and aid workers and israel address the humanitarian crisis. netanyahu agreed to open a cro

for the first time, he's talking about life after trauma with our own antonia hylton. >> one year ago, he loved nature walks with family, jumping on trampolines and playing in his high school band. that was ralph before april 13th, 2023, this is ralph now. >> i've tried to keep a sense of normalcy so i can continue being the person that i am and that i used to be. >> reporter: forever changed when he rang the doorbell of the wrong home while trying to pick up his twin brothers, and andrew lester shot him twice in the head and arm. his survival deemed a miracle. >> would you say it's been harder to physically recover or mentally recover? >> definitely mentally. it's a constant up hill battle. >> ralph suffers splitting headaches, always an a student, he struggles to study. in the last few months, he crashed his car twice. his mother and aunt say sometimes he can't sleep. other times he sleeps too much. >> when you have trauma, initially there's the shock of all of it. but then when everything starts to simmer and then you start to real how life is not what it used to be. >> reporter: i

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. >> back across the country to antonia. how concerned are columbia students in new york about the commencement being cancelled there. >> reporter: the school hasn't cancelled graduation. there is some concern, students disappointed, worried how the political climate around the school is going to affect their moment to celebrate. some students i've spoken to say this seems to just be their year, their class, their luck. they had the virtual celebrations when they were seniors in high school. they have experienced one massive geopolitical worldwide change after another. and, they don't even know at this point how they can -- how much they can complain about it. take a listen to a conversation i had with a student body president as she processed all of this, guys. >> i'm hopeful that we'll still have a graduation. i'm not sure what it will look like. i honestly think that most seniors are kind of like sure i want to graduate but i also don't want to see more of my peers arrested or antagonized. that takes more precedent. >> re

joining us is nbc's antonia hylton. what's going on there today?ready for another protest to begin around noon. we already can hear some students gathering on the other side of the campus here. you can see a police presence, a small police presence right in front of one of the main gates behind me here. this is day three of protests here at columbia. as you mentioned, starting on wednesday, while the president, a split screen moment, was down testifying on capitol hill, there were students setting up an encampment, so they can stay, not just protesting the war and trying to show support to palestinians in gaza, but also directly asking the administration here to cut ties with israeli companies or businesses here. and then what we saw happen yesterday, i was on the ground as police officers, some in riot gear entered campus, they took students about 114 we confirmed were arrested and then later released. and they're going to be facing summons in the coming days. it created a flashpoint here, a debate over free speech and safety here on campus with p

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joining me is nbc news correspondent antonia hylton near the columbus campus.. >> reporter: hey, joy. well, the question that is on everyone's mind right now is what's about to happen here at this building, hamilton hall right behind me. there are about 60 people inside. students tell me they think some students are there, but we just heard from the nypd and the mayor that their belief is there are what they called anarchists, nonaffiliates, people who are not students. almost professional agitators who found their way into the protests and into this building last night. the nypd is waiting to see if columbia is going to give them permission to enter. if they do, the people inside that building, if they're students, they're facing expulsion, but likely worse. potentially felony charges, trespassing and more. so students, faculty have been getting texts from professors for the last several hours who are worried about what might happen to students. students who aren't in those buildings who may be nearby or protesting on the steps close to hamilton hall. there is

joining us now, nbc's antonia hylton live from columbia's campus.morning, what's it like on campus to today? >> reporter: good morning, jose. well, there's a standoff really happening here at columbia today. you just mentioned the letter, and that is sending some shock waves through the student body as students in the encampment try and figure out what they are going to do. the administration has announced the came to know resolution. the school is still going to maintain their relationship with the state of israel, and they are asking students to value voluntarily leave. one student brought out a copy of the notice that the campus distributed to students who are in the encampment, and i'll read some of it to you now. it says please promptly gather your belongings and lead the encampment. if you leave by 2:00 p.m. you can sign a piece of paper, identify yourself to officials and you'll be able to complete the semester in good standing. students who do not sign this piece of paper that i have with me here, they, however are going to face disciplinary

we want to get right to antonia hylton at columbia university. students were told they would be suspended if they did not leave by this minute. it seems there's an awful lot of tents there. what's happening? >> reporter: you're exactly right, chris. the tents are all still here. the students are marching around the entire central section of campus here chanting, we will divest. they're chanting free palestine. they are not letting up. this is what i heard from students in the early hours of this morning after the initial message from president shafik came out. immediately, students were essentially scoffing at this, reaching out to me, saying we had no plans to leave. they were going to divide themselves into two groups, chris. one group willing to risk arrest, suspension or worse, and another group that is going to stay on the sidelines, surrounding their classmates who are staying in the encampment, ready to watch to see what happens as it strikes 2:00. you know, as i like around me, i see students protesting of all years, including graduate le

joining me from columbia in new york city is antonia hylton. they are in hamilton hall.story of being occupied goes back 100 years. what are they demanding? what is columbia university saying? >> reporter: well, the dozens of students who are inside this building behind me here are demanding that the university divest from israel and that they essentially come back to the table and meet some of the students' demands. we heard yesterday from the school administration that that conversation had fallen apart, that they were at an impasse. the school had given them this 2:00 p.m. deadline. the team was here past that seeing encampment and protests were active. you could get this feeling at 8:00 p.m. came along that there was this feeling that something was about to escalate. whether that was the nypd was going to enter campus overnight after press no longer had access, or students and faculty wondering if the protesters were going to change strategy in some way. now it's clear what the answer was. they are in this building. they say they are going to stay barricaded with the

united nations , wrote two separate official letters to the secretary general of the united nations, antonia guterres, as well as the interim president of the security council, and in it requested that the criminal act of the zionist regime be condemned in the strongest possible way. yes, and secondly, the security council to deal with this action of the zionist regime, which is a clear violation of all international treaties. diplomatic an urgent meeting and. after this letter and the official request of the islamic republic of iran, russia , as one of the five permanent members of the security council , made an official request to the president of the security council to hold an urgent and emergency meeting to deal with this criminal act of the zionist regime against a diplomatic building of the islamic republic of iran. in fact, in russia's official request to the security council, this action of the zionist regime is mentioned as an action that endangers international peace and security , so the meeting that is supposed to be held by the security council will be held with the same title

antonia guterres also stated that diplomatic places should be freed he expressed satisfaction with iran'sition to stop further operations against the zionist regime and said that he wants israel not to take any action . the tensions in the region should be reduced. the foreign minister also said in a conversation with his british counterpart: iran does not welcome the escalation of tensions in the region , but if the zionist regime is looking for adventurers , our immediate response will be stronger and broader. in this conversation, david cameron expressed concern about the escalation of tension in the region and said: we have asked israel not to take action. china's foreign minister in a conversation with mr. amir abdollahian pointed out he criticized beijing's continuous support in the security council for iran's fair demands from the united states for its double standards. also, the secretary general of the shanghai cooperation organization and the foreign ministers of malaysia and oman in a conversation with the minister of foreign affairs. they condemned the zionist regime's attack