elizabeth magill is 57 years old , she is not from palestine, she is the daughter of a senior judge , studied law and for many years was the president of one of the most important universities. he has been in charge of america, and the war in gaza cost him dearly, losing his job. during the congressional session on anti-semitism, i asserted, based on university rules derived from the us constitution, that speaking alone can be pursuit magill, along with the presidents of two other prominent universities, namely harvard and emmet , were questioned and answered in the us congress because they are not strict enough with the opponents of the zionist regime. even though their students have raised the slogan of palestinian freedom, these three have been accused of being silent in the face of the call for the genocide of the jews. rules or code of conduct, yes or no? if the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment. yes, i am asking specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying harassment? if it is directed and severe or pervasive, it is harassment. so th

on saturday, the university of pennsylvania president elizabeth magill resigned her position over fallout from last tuesday's house education committee hearing. the board chair scott bock who announced her resignation, he also resigned soon after. magill was questioned along with harvard president claudine gay and m.i.t. president sally kornbluth by the right wing new york republican and trump ally elise stefanik. this is stefanik questioning gay first, then magill. >> it is a yes or no question. let me ask you this, you're president of harvard so i'm assuming you are familiar with the term intifada. >> i've heard the term. >> you understand the use of it in the context of the israeli conflict is a call for armed resistance against the state of israel, including violence against civilians and the genocide of jews? are you aware that? >> that type of hateful speech is personally abhorrent to me. >> will admissions officers be rescinded or any action taken against students or applicants who say from the river to the sea or intifada advocating for the murder of jews? >> as i have said, that

how tone deaf was elizabeth magill in dancing around a straightforward question, can you condemn the-- jews or not? >> yeah, it was incredibly tone deaf. and i think that's, honestly, reflective of the fact that she didn't like the questioning from congresswoman stefanik, and so she was intentionally, along with the presidents of harvard and mit, being combative and not wanting to answer a yes-no question. and as a result, she's now stepped down, the pressure is still on at harvard and at mit. and, you know, it's emblematic, i think, of what has upset so many people out there across the political spectrum. i went to george washington university, and a holocaust survivor-donated library, college kids flashed death to the martyrs to celebrate what hamas had done. and i can't imagine that occurring as an alum. it's one thing for college kids to be knuckleheads and make poor decisions. i don't think they should get kicked out of school for that, but then you see university leaders unable to condemn evil, i mean, it seems like it should be pretty easy to say, yeah, we're opposed to genoci

elizabeth magill is 57 years old. he is not from palestine. she is the daughter of a senior judge. he studied law and was the president of one of the most important universities in america for many years. the war in gaza cost him dearly. losing his job. during the congressional session on anti-semitism, i emphasized that speech alone is not prosecutable under university rules derived from the us constitution. magill along with the presidents of two other prominent universities, namely harvard and emmet congress. america was questioned and answered because it is not strict enough against the opponents of the zionist regime. even though their students chanted the slogan of the freedom of palestine from nahr to behr, these three were accused of being silent in the face of the request for the genocide of the jews. yes or no if the speech turns into conduct it can be harassed. in a letter, members of harvard university asked to support gay against political pressure for his resignation . the authors of the letter believe that his resignation is a violation of university freedom. everyon

elizabeth magill is 57 years old. he is not from palestine. are you a girl. a senior judge is a law student and has been the president of one of the most important universities for many years america is in charge. the war in gaza cost him dearly. losing his job. during the congressional hearings on anti-semitism, i emphasized that speech alone is not prosecutable under university rules derived from the us constitution. magill along with the presidents of two other famous universities, namely harvard and emmet. they were criticized in the us congress because they are not strict enough with the opponents of the zionist regime. even though their students have raised the slogan of the liberation of palestine, these three have been accused of being silent in the face of the call for the genocide of the jews. they faced political pressure for his resignation. the authors of the letter believe that his resignation is a violation of the freedom of universities. everyone should be able to express their opinion freely in the academic environment. a survey by the univer

elizabeth magill is 57 years old. he is not from palestine. she is the daughter of a senior judge, studied law and has been the president of one of the most important american universities for many years. the war in gaza cost him too , losing his job. during the congressional hearings on anti-semitism, i emphasized that speech alone is not prosecutable under university rules derived from the us constitution. magill, along with the presidents of two other prominent universities, harvard and emmet, in the us congress, because they were not enough against the opposition. the occupying zionist regime. they are not questions and answers. even as their students chanted the slogan of palestinian freedom from the river to the river, these three were accused of being silent against the request for the genocide of the jews. idea of ​​jews violate pens, rules or code of conduct? yes or no if the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment. yes, i am asking specifically calling for the genocide of jews. they were under political pressure for his resig

elizabeth magill is 57 years old. he is not from palestine. the daughter of a high judge.aw and was the president of one of the most important universities in america for many years. the war in gaza cost him dearly . losing his job. during a congressional hearing about my anti-semitism based on university rules derived from the us constitution i emphasized that talking alone cannot be prosecuted. magill along with the presidents of two other prominent universities, namely harvard and emmet in general. they faced political pressure for his resignation. the authors of the letter believe that his resignation is a violation of university freedom. everyone should be able to express their opinion freely in the academic environment. a survey by the university of maryland shows that in recent weeks, 81 academicians focused on west asian studies were forced to censor their expert opinions. 72. a percentage of them said: after the start of the gaza war , they had more requirements for self-censorship. azade taheri, radio news agency. as you saw, the president of the university of pe

penn president elizabeth magill has already resigned amid backlash over their responses about school policy regarding calls for the genocide of jews. yesterday harvard said president claudine gay will keep her job. >>> and the house is expected to vote today on a resolution to authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. the president's son, hunter biden, is scheduled for a deposition today as part of the impeachment investigation. it's unclear if he will show up, though. if not, republicans have threatened to initiate contempt of congress proceedings against him. >>> and we are getting a look into how special counsel jack smith will try his january 6th case against donald trump. a new filing reveals three witnesses, all experts in cellphone or location data, who are likely to be called to testify. cbs' robert costa tells us how one of those experts will focus on trump's cellphone data. >> reporter: in a filing late monday, special counsel jack smith said he plans to call an expert witness to testify about data extracted from cellphones used in the white house by the former

the president of penn, elizabeth magill, issued a video statement. >> in my view it would be harassment or intimidation. penn must initiate a serious and careful look at our policies. >> and harvard president claudine gay released a statement saying "those who talent our jewish students will be held accountable." >>> amid the rise in anti-semitism the eight-day jewish holiday of hanukkah takes a special significance this year. the world's largest menorah in new york city is ready to be lit tonight for the start of the festival of lights. non-jews are being asked to join jewish people and put menorahs in their windows as a show of solidarity. >>> coming up, texas shooting suspect charged. what authorities are saying about the gunman accused of killing six people. >>> and later, remembering the good times. we pay tribute to tv producer norman lear. norman lear. ms tries to stop me. ms is like riding into headwinds, but i keep pushing forward. does ms define me? no, it does not. i take ocrevus, an infusion treatment that's two times a year. female vo: a prescription for adults with relapsi

both president elizabeth magill and board chairman scott bok resigned last night. the departures follow intense criticism over magill's equivocation at a congressional hearing last week when asked if penn would discipline students who called for the genocide of jewish people. magill was aleady dealing with the fallout from her handling of a palestinian literary conference. the heads of harvard and m.i.t. are also facing criticism over their testimony that day. harvard president claudine gray has apologized and m.i.t.'s board is supporting that school's president, sally kornbluth. and, elon musk has restored the account of conspiracy theorist and radio host alex jones on x, the social media platform formerly known as twitter. musk posted a poll asking if jones should be allowed to return and 70% of those who responded said yes. jones was banned in 2018 for abusive behavior. jones has repeatedly said that the 2012 sandy hook school massacre was staged. he's been ordered to pay families of victims nearly $1.5 billion after losing lawsuits they filed against him. jones

elizabeth magill was widely condemned for failing to say clearly whether calling for the genocide ofjewsersity's code of conduct. for the second day running, there's been a confrontation between boats from the philippines and china in contested waters of the south china sea. the philippines coastguard accused the chinese of firing water cannon and ramming two of its supply boats near the second thomas shoal. storms and tornadoes in the us state of tennessee have killed at least six people. many homes and vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the north—western suburbs of nashville, as well as in nearby clarksville. more than 80,000 homes are reported to be without power. now it's time for a look at today's sport with chethan pathak. aston villa's manager unai emery and the captainjohn mcginn both say it's too early to call aston villa premier league title contenders — but they are the team everyone's talking about after following up victory over the champions manchester city with a 1—0 win over second placed arsenal. mcginn�*s early first half goal was enough to give his side all three po

during her testimony, elizabeth magill seemed to evade the question of whether students who called for disciplined. pressure had been mounting for her to stand down from jewish students, alumni and donors, who claimed she was not taking concerns about anti—semitism on campus seriously. even the white house weighed in. she later sought to clarify her comments and apologised. but on saturday, she resigned, saying: "it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution." ms magill is the first president of a major university to leave office as part of the fallout from the protests that have engulfed campuses since october 7. ukraine's first lady has warned that ukrainians will be left to die if the west doesn't continue its support for the country. speaking exclusively to the bbc after the us senate blocked an aid bill for ukraine worth more than $60 billion, olena zelenska insisted a lack of help would pose a "mortal danger". laura kuenssberg reports. war in winter. ukrainian forces on the front line in eastern ukraine. weapons paid for, in part, by billions of po

during her testimony, elizabeth magill seemed to evade the question of whether students who called fored. pressure had been mounting for her to stand down from jewish students, alumni and donors, who claimed she was not taking concerns about anti—semitism on campus seriously. even the white house weighed in. she later sought to clarify her comments and apologised. but on saturday, she resigned, saying: ms magill is the first president of a major university to leave office as part of the fallout from the protests that have engulfed campuses since october 7. president macron is at the centre of a row over france's secular ideals after appearing to take part in a religious ceremony at the elysee palace. footage of the event was posted online on thursday and the president has since faced a wave of criticism. from the newsroom, our reporter tom brada has the details. this video has dragged president macron into the eye of a political storm. he's seen standing alongside the chief rabbi of france, who is lighting the very first candle on the menorah as part of the jewish festival hanukkah. on

during the hearing, elizabeth magill was asked whether students who called for the genocide ofjews should said it depends on the context. pressure has since been mounting for her to stand down from jewish students, alumni and donors, who claimed she was not taking concerns about anti—semitism on campus seriously. even the white house weighed in. she later sought to clarify her comments and apologised. on saturday, magill resigned, saying: "it has been my privilege to serve as president "of this remarkable institution." ms magill is the first president of a major university to leave office as part of the fallout from the protests that have engulfed campuses since october 7. turning now to the war in ukraine. in washington, there has been waning support in recent months for us aid to ukraine, particularly among republican lawmakers. it's a sign of shifting attitudes among gop voters. a november gallup poll shows that 62% of republican voters now believe the us is doing too much to help ukraine. this is up 12 points from june of the same year when the figure stood at 50%. i asked fred fleitz

on tuesday, president elizabeth magill met representatives alongside harvard president claudine gay andes have seen angry protests since the israel—gaza war erupted two months ago. and there has now been a widespread backlash against the university leaders' response. during their house of representatives testimony, specifically regarding this question from representative elise stefanik, directed in this instance to harvard's claudine gay. at harvard, does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? it can be, depending on the context. what's the context? targeted as an individual, targeted at an individual. it's targeted atjewish students, jewish individuals. do you understand your testimony is dehumanising them? do you understand that dehumanisation is part of antisemitism ? i will ask you one more time. does calling for the genocide ofjews violate harvard's rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? anti—semitic rhetoric... and is it anti—semitic rhetoric...? anti—semitic rhetoric when it crosses into conduct that amounts to bullyin

during her testimony, elizabeth magill seemed to evade the question of whether students who called forounting for her to stand down... for her to stand down from jewish students, alumni and donors, who claimed that she was not taking concerns about anti—semitism on campus seriously. even the white house weighed in. she later sought to clarify her comments and apologised. but on saturday, she resigned... saying, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. ms magill is the first president of a major university to leave office as part of the fallout from the protests that have engulfed campuses since october seven. with students deeply divided over the war, university presidents have tried to balance pro—palestinian protesters' right to free speech with concerns that some of their language has been anti—semitic. the highest court in the us state of texas has temporarily blocked a woman with a high—risk pregnancy — from obtaining an emergency abortion. the texas supreme court on friday halted a lower court ruling from earlier this week — that would have a

elizabeth magill was widely condemned for failing to say clearly whether calling for the genocide ofjewsnes and china in contested waters of the south china sea. the philippines coastguard accused the chinese of firing water cannon and ramming two of its supply boats near the second thomas shoal. votes are being cast in local elections in hong kong, but pro—democracy candidates have been banned from standing. under new rules, all candidates have been vetted by pro—beijing committees, and fewer councillors are being directly—elected. the turnout is being closely watched as an indication of the level of support for china's control of the territory. storms and tornadoes in the us state of tennessee have killed at least six people. many homes and vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the north—western suburbs of nashville, as well as in nearby clarksville. more than 80,000 homes are reported to be without power. voters are going to the polls in egypt, where president abdel fattah el—sisi hopes to win his third term in office. if successful he will retain power until 2030 — a victory his crit

elizabeth magill was widely condemned for failing to clearly say whether calling for the genocide ofjews. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, is facing a very busy week. he's appearing at the covid inquiry on monday and then on tuesday he faces a key vote on the rwanda bill. but today's sunday telegraph newspaper is reporting that lawyers for an influential group of pro—brexit tory mps say the legislation isn't watertight enough to prevent legal challenges. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. this is a blow to rishi sunak because the verdict of this so—called star chamber of lawyers is seen as pretty crucial to informing the decision of mps on the right of the conservative party. 0nce the conservative party. once the conservative party. once the bill is written in the sunday telegraph, at present, they don't think the wording of this legislation is sufficiently watertight. they're going to publish a full report ahead of the vote on tuesday. now, a government source has said they will consider that report carefully but remain confident the current drafting will best allow

. >> university of pennsylvania president elizabeth magill resigned over the weekend. >> the embattledf harvard is staying, at least right now. >> outraged tonight at nashville, in reaction to republican-led efforts to expel three democratic lawmakers from the state legislature. >> the spread to the floors of americas state houses, civil rights like free speech were checked. with the ouster of rising political star was accused of breaking the quorum while fighting for gun reform. >> this sets very dangerous precedent for the nation, other states will follow. >> reporter: the conservative clampdown wouldn't just tighten its grip on those who represent the progressive body politic, but those whose bodies and how they're presented become political. >> tennessee will become the first state to implement law restricting drag performances and public or at least and they were a child might say them. at least 14 other states have similar bills and progress. >> reporter: and mounting challenges of reproductive access and women's health care. >> forced me to continue the program, deep pain and su

efforts to unseat her came as university of pennsylvania president elizabeth magill resigned her position following intense republican-led backlash and a capitol hill grilling by far-right republican congressmember elise stefanik. ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy is in washington, d.c., hoping to break a republican-led deadlock over u.s. military aid. on monday, zelenskyy said any further delay of u.s. support for ukraine's military will play into the hands of russian president vladimir putin. zelenskyy's visit comes as ukrainian military leaders admit their muslim counteroffensive aimed at reclaiming territory occupied by russia has largely failed. the white house has asked congress to approve more than $61 billion in additional aid to ukraine, part of a larger $110 billion package that also includes arms for taiwan and israel and money to further militarize the u.s.-mexico border. but senate republicans have rejected the aid package, calling for even greater restrictions on immigration. this comes as the guardian reports allies of hungary's far-right prime minister viktor orbÁn a

university of pennsylvania president elizabeth magill resigned over the weekend after an outcry following testimony. and now growing pressure on the other college presidents who testified to step down as well. nbc's stephanie gosk is standing by with more. >> reporter: the criticism is getting sharper even as the school leaders tried to clarify the comments they made regarding free speech on campus and how far it should be allowed to go. over the weekend the president of the university of pennsylvania stepping down, calls for the presidents of m.i.t. and harvard to follow suit getting louder. pressure is munting on the presidents of m.i.t. and harvard less than a week after they testified before congress about rising anti-semitism on college campuses nationwide. >> does calling for the genocide of jews violate the policies of harassment and bullying? >> it depends on the context. >> it doesn't depend on context. this is why you should resign. >> reporter: the president of the university of pennsylvania liz magill resigned on saturday. republican elise stefanik who questioned the three uni

geoff: penn's president, elizabeth magill, repeatedly touted the university's plan to combat antisemitism the midst of making certain that all anti bigotry efforts ensure education about antisemitism. some parts of our program do and some parts of our program need to be enhanced. so we're working on that right now. geoff: in light of multiple events at various campuses, the department of education recently launched an investigation into seven schools. the inquiry is focused on complaints of antisemitism and islamophobia, and schools could face a loss of funding if they don't comply. ♪ amna: an milestone moment in the u.s. senate today, the 300th tie-breaking vote. and an even bigger moment in history for vice president kamala harris, who has now broken 33 deadlocks, more than any other v.p. before her. lisa desjardins takes a look at harris' role in a polarized senate. lisa: on watch sit the busts of vice presidents past, some famous, some infamous, many now forgotten. none ever saw what just happened , a 100 91-year-old record broken. >> yeas and nays are each 50. lisa: vice president ha

elizabeth magill was widely condemned for failing to clearly say whether calling for the genocide ofjewsn the us state of tennessee have killed at least six people. many homes and vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the north—western suburbs of nashville, as well as in nearby clarksville. more than 80,000 homes are reported to be without power. for the second day running, there's been a confrontation between boats from the philippines and china in contested waters of the south china sea. the philippines coastguard accused the chinese of firing water cannon and ramming two of its supply boats near the second thomas shoal. votes are being cast in local elections in hong kong from which pro—democracy candidates have been banned. under new rules, all candidates have been vetted by pro—beijing committees. the turnout is being watched as an indication of the level of support for china's tightening control of the territory. it's been a weekend of extreme weather in australia. first. a severe heatwave swept across the country's eastern coast, followed by intense rain and flooding in south aust

. >> university of pennsylvania president elizabeth magill resigned over the weekend. >> the embattledesident of harvard is staying, at least for now. >> outrage tonight in nashville, in reaction to republican-led efforts to expel three democratic lawmakers from the state ljs lay tour. >> reporter: the fury spread to the floors of america's state houses where civil rights like free speech would be heat checked. with the ouster of rising political stars accused of breaking decorum or fighting for gun reform. >> do you feel this is a dangerous precedent? >> this sets a very dangerous precedent for the nation that other states will follow. >> reporter: the conservative clamped down, wouldn't just tighten their group on those who present the -- >> tennessee will become the first state to implement a law restricting drag performances in public or anywhere a child might see them. at least 14 other states have similar bills in progress. >> reporter: and mounting restrictions on women's access to reproductive health care. >> i think forcing me to continue the pregnancy and the pain and sufferi

about creating a safe environment and magill sticks to her word, men why wasn't the school community made aware that there was a bomb threat against a building? elizabethere was a e-mail sent out at 3:30 p.m. i believe the threats were made at 6:30 a.m., and there was an e-mail at 3:30 p.m. telling the community that there were threats made against the l -- hilel and the louder college house, and we were not made aware. and there were bomb-sniffing dogs in the building, and when i asked a cop why there were dogs sniffing in the building, they sid -- said there might be a bomb in the bidding. elizabeth: nobody in the media heard about this. nobody heard about this at all. but you were -- i mean, okay. so what did other students say about this when they heard? >> a lot of students don't know. that's the issue, that no one's disseminating information. and at a certain point and especially after a hearing the testimony yesterday with, especially after hearing the former chair of the political science department say that playing the victim is what jews are best at, liking that on twitter, it's just become a point where the reputation of penn needs to be res