host: that is ray in ithaca, new york. one of the people commenting yesterday was texas republican chip roy at a press conference on capitol hill. talking about his hesitation to support speaker johnson's proposal. [video clip] >> for the same reasons i proposed the cr on october 1 i proposed as well the cr speaker johnson put forth. they do not want me to continue spending money do not have. the pelosi spending policies and priority and that is what this is doing. we have republicans who opposed that a year ago who are now trying to say that we need to continue that. that is precisely what was put down on saturday, october 1 that resulted in the motion to vacate kevin that following tuesday. we are doing the same thing. it is still a clean cr. the whole purpose of the bifurcation was to isolate so we can have a debate without letting it get lumped in with the dod and other issues because we need to have that debate. the american people want us to have that debate about how to a secure the border. this is the only real ang

cbs' lilia luciano has the story from the campus in ithaca, new york. >> reporter: new york state police are standing guard outside the cornell center for jewish living after authorities say patrick dai, a junior engineering student at cornell, threatened to kill jewish students including those who eat at this kosher dining hall. >> very tense on campus. a lot of students have anxiety. >> reporter: the 21-year-old was in federal court after his arrest tuesday and charged with making a string of anti-semitic threats on line which included threatening to stab and slit the throats of jewish students. police say they tracked him using his ip address and that he confessed. >> as this arrest shows, we are focusing our efforts on confronting and disrupting illegal threats. >> reporter: dai's father says his son is innocent and is suffering from depression, saying the family feared he was suicidal. vigorous debates and protests have erupted on college campuses since the israel-hamas war began with some leading to violence and intimidation. fbi director christopher wray -- >> the ongoing war in t

antonia hilton, ithaca new york. >>> we're getting new information about the deadly car crash pe border crossing between canada and new york. the fbi saying there is no link to terrorism, adding they've turned the investigation over to local authorities. two people inside the car died in that crash near niagara falls. >>> new morning, a civil lawsuit accuses new york city mayor eric adams of sexual assault. the legal summons was filed by a woman who says she was assaulted by adams when they worked together in 1993 in the filing, she says she also experienced discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment. a spokesperson for city hall says the mayor does not ever recall meeting this person and that adams vigorously denies the claims the lawsuit is seeking $5 million in damages >>> th> the president ane presiy celebrated thanksgiving in nantucket. he was asked about the situation in gaza and said he wasn't prepared to make a statement but is hopeful to make a statement later today. >>> football fans had a lot to be thankful for. it was an action-capped plate cap off by the 49e

molinaro faces a rematch against the democratic attorney from ithaca named josh riley.raised a lot of money in 2022 and 2024 and this is another contest where redistricting, the specter of democrats redrawing the map cast some uncertainty over the race. if democrats have the opportunity to redraw maybe they would add the city of utica to it, encourage some of the more republican areas in the southern tier of new york and that could make the seat six or seven points bluer and make up some of the deficit riley fell short in 2022. this really highlights the high-stakes of where the boundaries fall. host: this is conrad in tampa, florida. democrats line. caller: good morning. i have a theory, i hope i phrase it right. the redistricting is an issue that really involves a lot of time and money. i would like to see where we utilize the district that the zip codes define. i hope you could use the zip codes because they are right next to each other like here in tampa start with the district at 33601 and then add the district 33602 until you fulfilled the number you need for what

in custody in connection with the violent threats against jewish students at cornell university in ithacaw york. the justice department says a 21-year-old junior at cornell, patrick die, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint and charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. according to to the feds, he threatened to shoot up the dining hall on campus, among other things. he is expected to make an appearance in federal court tomorrow. this coming as the fbi director, christopher wray, issued a dire warning telling congress that the war between israel and hamas has raised the threat of an attack against americans in the united states to a whole other level. >> here in the united states, our most immediate concern is that violent extremists, individuals or small groups, will draw inspiration from the events in the middle east to carry out attacks against americans going about their daily lives. it is a time to be concerned. we are in a dangerous period. >> at home and abroad fbi director wray said the risk of violence extremism is higher

custody in connection with anti-semitic threats against jewish students at cornell university in ithaca, new york. that's just one of several incidents on college campuses across the country since the war began, and it's not just anti-semitism that's on the rise. it's also islamophobia. the council on american islamic relations says complaints of incidents targets muslim americans have increased nearly threefold since october 7th. >>> and thanks very much for joining us. erin will be back tomorrow. i'll be back here live tomorrow in tel aviv starting at 4:00 p.m. eastern. also for "the situation room" starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. this is the aftermath of an israeli strike today in the densely populated jabalia refugee camp. the u.n. says it's the largest such camp in gaza. one eyewitness described the scene to cnn as horrific and said, quote, children were carrying other injured children. we warn you, the next video is disturbing. many of the wounded and dead were taken here, the hospital closest to the camp. witnesses telling cnn

host: that is ray in ithaca, new york.ne of the people commenting yesterday was texas republican chip roy at a press conference on capitol hill. talking about his hesitation to support speaker johnson's proposal. [video clip] >> for the same reasons i proposed the cr on october 1 i proposed as well the cr speaker johnson put forth. they do not want me to continue spending money do not have. the pelosi spending policies and priority and that is what this is doing. we have republicans who opposed that a year ago who are now trying to say that we need to continue that. that is precisely what was put down on saturday, october 1 that resulted in the motion to vacate kevin that following tuesday. we are doing the same thing. it is still a clean cr. the whole purpose of the bifurcation was to isolate so we can have a debate without letting it get lumped in with the dod and other issues because we need to have that debate. the american people want us to have that debate about how to a secure the border. this is the only real angle

. >> cornell university in ithaca has been on high alert since investigators say a junior at the school posted online threats to shoot up the kosher dining hall. that was just one. he also wrote he would slit the throats of jewish students on cornell's campus. the f.b.i. and state police stepped in immediately. they used his i.p. address to track it down matching it to a dozen posts. one student tells me jewish students are concerned and worried for their long-term safety. >> they want new security mesh us on their windows. you know, we're installing here new security systems and locks on our doors to help protect our building. >> it's not just cornell dealing with the rise in anti-semitic threats. since the hamas attacks on israel on october 7th anti-semitic incidents in the united states have increased 400% according to the anti-defamation league. the american jewish committee saying schools can't try to appease everyone. they have to condemn these acts. >> it is not a matter of, you know, if there is going to be a future attack against jewish students on a campus, it is a matter of w

the jurors in category are mark at ithaca a journalist critic and author of the new midwest and andrew lee and j.d., an organizer journalist and author of two books, the parted earth and southbound and to introduce the finalists is nonfiction editor eric lieberthal. the finalist, the 2023 kirkus prize for nonfiction are read memory. the afterlives of china's cultural revolution by tania branigan published by norton. is incisive and sensitive reflection on the chinese cultural revolution and is an astonishing work of reporting historical analysis. the author, who served for many years, china correspondent for the guardian, delivers unforgettable portraits of chinese citizens still reckoning decades later with the legacy one of the nation's darkest periods. read memory is not just an illuminating work about modern china. it is a revelatory account of how a nation grapples with rewrites its own history. mr. b george balanchine's 20th century by jennifer homans published by random house. mr. b is a matchless example of the biographer's art. not only does homans panama realist portrait of t

a coffee house in ithaca recently created a social group for lesbians >> seth: a social group for lesbiansonly known, the military [ laughter ] >> whoa. >> wow wow. >> seth: this is real champagne? >> yes, yes. >> yes >> you think this ain't a real margarita, you got another thing coming [ light laughter ] >> we chose to it go with your real discomfort. [ laughter ] >> according to a recent article, due to the stress of racism, many black americans are leaving the u.s. >> seth: "that's too bad," said white people, lying. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] >> oh! wow. >> i don't - >> wow >> guys -- i -- i cannot -- i cannot believe he said that >> i can't either. >> i can't stress enough, that's not what's on the card [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> wow wow. [ laughter ] a reporter recently apologized for asking the captain of morocco's national soccer team if any of her teammates are gay. >> seth: he meant to ask, "are any of your teammates not gay? [ laughter ] >> oh. >> wow >> okay. >> wow >> should we leave or should we do more? >> i guess the only way to fix this is to do more [ laughter ] >>

initially professor ruffle rex ford had released comments at a public rally in downtown ithaca claiming and energid by hamas, which obviously can be interpreted as incitement to violence by students to respect their professor and value the words that he relayed on to them. ever since then, we have seen a stream of consistent and virulent anti-semitism on campus from words sigh nism equals genocide being graffitid all offer campus. posters of hostages being torn down or defaced free palestine over the faces of innocent young children who were ripped from their homes and from the entire life that they knew and, of course, most recently last week, there were direct threats to the jewish community posted on to an online forum affiliated with cornell university. that really directly instructed other students and expressed the perpetrators' desire to, among others, shoot up the only kosher dining hall on campus and to, you know, pursue and go after all of the jewish students on campus and slit their throats, throw them off cliffs, really, really graphic wording of what did to see happen to je

joining us from the campus in ithaca, new york, is nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda.der intense pressure now to respond to the intense nature of this moment. >> reporter: yeah, exactly. good to be with you, ana. that's why we're seeing steps like today, this restorative day for students. earlier this week we saw a junior at cornell arrested for allegedly making graphic anti-semitic threats and coast to coast the tenor on college campuses has grown increasingly more tense and volatile. i've even spoken to students here who were hesitant about going on camera and speaking out for fear of potential fallout. as the war in the middle east escalates each day, the conflict thousands of miles away has become a flashpoint on college campuses here in the u.s., prompting outrage and fear, from students on both sides of the issue. do you feel like campus is more divided than ever? >> absolutely. >> reporter: with reports of discrimination rising, universities are trying to stop the surge. columbia university announcing a task force on student safety after officials say trucks hav

nbc's emilie ikeda is reporting from cornell university in ithaca, new york.t are you hearing from students and staff there? >> reporter: hey there, chris, well, we know coast to coast the tenor on college campuses has grown increasingly volatile and tense, and we've been reporting on protests turning violent, posters being ripped down, threats being made. i just learned of another incident of graffiti at a university in pennsylvania with swastikas involved. so people are definitely on edge here, and so we're seeing universities taking action trying to quell concern. here at cornell university today, classes have been canceled in what's being called a community day, a day for restoration for students after what has been a tumultuous several weeks. earlier this week a cornell student was arrested and federally charged for allegedly making violent, graphic anti-semitic threats, and in addition to the alarming rise in anti-semitism we've seen here in the u.s., we've also heard reports of islamophobia and anti-muslim remarks. i talked to students on both sides who

. >> brian: upstate new york ithaca the student arrested and charged with making online threats against jewish classmates is due in federal court today. >> ainsley: meanwhile lawmakers on capitol hill are demanding action with anti-semitism on the rise across the country. >> steve: todd piro is here to tell us about that. >> todd: police arresting 21-year-old patrick die days after disturbing anti-semitic messages posted in online discussion forum. the poster believed to be dye called for the deaths of jewish students and threatened to bring assault rifle to campus. charged with death threat using interstate communications maximum will sentence of five years in prison. three years of parole. threats like these are popping up on campuses across our country. one jewish student joined the show yesterday to share her unsettling experience. watch. >> this is a really scary time for everyone on campus right now, especially being in a jew sorority, living in a jew sorority house there is a clear target on everyone's house. people at fordham and cornell scared to be out jewish. there are people

i have an old politics professor from ithaca college. i keep in touch with them. he's actually been a guest on my podcast. a political theorist. his name is naima knight. he told me something once. he has a way of describing these stories, these origin stories. he says they're in the lining of our cribs. our eaiest memories of american history. really? christopher columbus, i'm going to touch on columbus just very briefly in the context of origin stories, because, you know, as a kid and then as a young adult, how critically do we look at these things until fairly recently in my life that i start to question, why is christopher columbus considered american or part of the american origin? story, other than the obvious reason is that he began the era of exploration. but he wasn't an american, didn't know what that name, what he meant. he never stepped foot in north america. i thought he was somewhere around china. i often think of a packet path, a passage, rather, in a book that i read a few years ago by jill lepore called these truths. i'm just going to share a few

reporter: ottoson presides over gourdlandia, a not quite quarter acre world of its own just outside ithaca and say, oh, my gourd! it's gourd-geous. >> reporter: what is it about gourds that strikes your fancy? >> i think the very first thing that i notice is the shape. i just recently did a photo shoot with a neighbor of mine whose 39 weeks pregnant. it's striking how similar the curves are between a pregnant woman's belly and a gourd. >> reporter: ottoson would see the connection. for 25 years, she was a midwife. now she births gourds, and waits for inspiration. >> i am looking at a gourd and saying, how are you going to be a lamp? lamps are my favorite thing to make. but, obviously, sometimes i have to listen if it wants to be bob gordon. >> reporter: that's bob there. at gourdlandia, lots of gourds have wanted to be turn into creatures never seen in real life. from birdhouses to bowls, night lights to musical instruments, there are loads of possibilities. many for sale in the gourdlandia gallery. graham ottoson does not sell online. >> they are the only member of the squash family that

an attack that was made against him and i guess what i'm thinking about here is what one of my old ithacacollege politics professors used to tell me. pneumonitis was his name. he just retired. actually. he said, this is a think of an airplane as the ship of state. and the pilot knew pilot gets into the cockpit and he wants to steer the ship of state in the way he thinks it needs to go. and he thinks he's actually in control. then all these other currents and fortresses are sort of buffeting the plane and the plane continues to head in the same direction as his predecessor. and he feels now constrain in his decision making. it's another way of saying that once you're in charge, you're not a candidate anymore. and you sit down with your advisors and they say, well, now that you're president, we got to let you know that we have all these things happening in this country. we've got all this going on over in this country. oh, and you're now inheriting three administrations worth of support for south vietnam. and there's this guy named jim. so now now you own the problem. yes. and of course, in