university in america , pro-palestinian students gathered, the police arrested a number of students. students have so far arrested hundreds of students and a number of professors. the students of the university of california, los angeles protested against the support of the united states. do pro-palestinian students in the united states and at the university of california, los angeles participated in a demonstration in support of the people of gaza. these students used wooden boards to enclose a part of the university. these protests are held because we, as students and other members of the ucla community , have witnessed 6 months of palestinian genocide at the hands of israel. we have witnessed more than 75 years of israeli occupation in palestine. we are gathered here to demand that the university foundation take on companies that profit from the israeli genocide do not invest. first of all, we want to announce where our money is invested. stopping excessive surveillance and cooperating with los angeles police on targeting pro-palestinian student organizations. we generally demand the immediate establishment of a permanent ceasefire. and we are stopping the killing of the palestinians. believers want university offi

well, go bundles, is the university of california, los angeles campus throughout the protests is on wavering in the 8th. oh, no, not at all. and the situation here on the university of california, los angeles, you see like campus is quite different from what we saw just a 2 days ago on the campus of the other big university in town, university, southern california. that is, in that case on wednesday, uh, the university administration called in the los angeles city police, they arrested more than 90 students, another protesters, and carried them away, charged them, carried them off in zip ty handcuffs, and that university. today we went there earlier and we were told no one was allowed on the lease campus police officer came up and said this university is on lock down. so no one is allowed in without campus id. it's a different story here. you see a way where the police are keeping a fairly low profile. they haven't made any moves to eject the protesters from this very large protest and campus that you can see behind me and see that people are in their students and others from being changing

students at the university of california, los angeles, have joined a wave of pro palestinian citizens on campuses across the us. demonstrators are demanding a ceasefire and gaza and or calling on the university to cut all ties with israel. hundreds have been arrested at similar protests as you as authorities cracked down on the growing movement. police here in berlin and have been clearing a pro palestinian protest camp set up outside the german parliament building. the group created to be in camp meant more than 2 weeks ago, saying they wanted the german government to stop sending weapons and military supports to israel. police say they acted to band the camp after some protesters repeatedly use band symbols and slogans. a reporter spoke to protesters and police . so we've been here. what does this now uh, exist at 60 and 17 days, just over 2 weeks and we've been peaceful and we've been harassed by the police every single day. they have given us the stupidest restrictions they have forbidden us from using language, is that on german and english, they have a criminal lives. i'll save

students at the university of california, los angeles have joined a wave of pro palestinian citizens on campus, is across the us. demonstrators are demanding a ceasefire and gaza and calling on university to cut ties with israel. hundreds of students have been arrested at similar protests across the country as authorities cracked down on the growing movement. haiti's prime minister of the at home the step down to allow transitional ruling counsel to be sworn in the counsel as tasked with a pointing a new premier and restoring law and order as the country struggles to tackle spiraling gain violence. kings are believed to control most of the capital potters house police in europe have broken up again, suspected of stealing dozens of valuable n t books. the thieves posed as researchers distracting library staff while they snatched originals from the shelves and replaced them with copies sandstone books were sold, and russia suspects had been arrested in several countries or venice. italy is worth a visit. 5 year old visit, that is, italian authorities have introduced a new 5 year old fee

the students at the university of california, los angeles, have joined a wave of pro palestinian citizens on campuses across the us. demonstrators are demanding a ceasefire and gaza and calling on the university to cut all ties with israel. hundreds of students have been arrested at similar protests across the country as authorities crack down on the growing movement. hades prime minister avia avi, has stepped down to allow a transitional ruling counselor council to be sworn in the council. this test with a pointing a new premier and restoring law in order as the country struggles to travels to tackle spiraling gain violence. kings are believed to control most of the capital port applause. rescuers and wildlife expert experts are raising to save dozens of wales beached on the coast of western australia. some $160.00 pilot wheels became stranded near the tourist town of dunst for at least $26.00 have died . venice. italy is worth a visit and 5 year owes to italian authorities have introduced a new 5 year old fee for people wanting to visit dentist. officials say the new fee is aimed at cur

students of the university of california los angeles, have joined a wave of pro palestinian sea teens on campuses across the united states demonstrates as a demonic a ceasefire. and garza and i calling on the diversity to cut all ties with these room, hundreds of interest to that similar process as you, as a product is cracked down on the growing move. bunch of policies in terms of near say, weeks of heavy rains, have claimed a 155 lives and effective more than 200000 people. the leading year global weather phenomenon has combined with the start of the rainy season, bringing down falls to regions that seldom get rain rains of old to hit neighboring 10. yeah, kidding. at least 50 people both have closed and the 2nd stage of india is multi phase national election. millions of voters cost balance across the $13.00 states and you'd instead of trees, incumbent prime minister and the end of the movie seeking a rap that tom is came. do nation is b, j. p. faulty is also a mean for a super majority, which caught him by his coalition to potentially change the constitution to south and southeast

university of california at los angeles. report from the scene by khrystyna shevchenko. for 5 days in a row, students of the university of california in los angeles have been living opposite the main building in tents. they demand that the university publicly advocate for a ceasefire in palestine. those who support israel also came here. this is a palestinian solidarity camp, about 30 tents in the center of one of the most prestigious universities in the united states. students live here day and night, they demand that the university not invest in companies that according to them, they are connected with the israeli army. here is the university community, students, faculty, staff, who have united around the demand that the university of california withdraw its investment in the israeli genocide of palestinians. we are here to call for the university to withdraw. their investments in funds that direct them to companies that profit from the genocide of palestinians. i arrived at the protest with the first group early yesterday morning. we're going to stay until all our dema

washington dc. meanwhile, rentals is that university of california is assigned to these campus here on the campus of the university of california, los angeles. hundreds of protesters are encamped in a central quad, a part of the university. they are demanding that their university divest itself completely from is really entities and from defense contractors. they say that a lot of their multi $1000000000.00 endowment of, of their university is tied up in weapons manufacturing. and they want a stop to that, as well as more transparency about exactly where the endowment money and the tuition money is going. now we've seen no violence here whatsoever. we've seen a very orderly sort of us and well organized students camp here, or they have a food, water, sanitary facilities of their own sort of a self defense force and even a medical tens. the most um kind of a sign of, of any discord or disruption comes from powder protestors who are currently blasting a hebrew pop songs in an effort to apparently to annoy the the, the pro palestinian demonstrators. so this, as part of the apes, largely student run protests, but also there are many faculty mem

students at the university of california, los angeles, have joined a wave of pro palestinian citizens on campuses across the us. demonstrate those are demanding a ceasefire and gaza and i'm calling on the university to cut all ties, which is where i'm hundreds. have you noticed that it's similar process as us of thought of these crack tone on the growing move on? policies in terms of the as a weeks of heavy rains have claimed a 155 lives and effective more than 200000 people. the n nino global weather phenomenon has combined with the start of the rainy season, bringing down falls to regions that seldom gets rain rains of also hit neighboring can. yeah. killing at least 50 people. atheist, prime minister arial. andre has stepped down to allow a transitional ruling town, so to be sworn in the council. this task that the pointing a new premiere and restoring law in all the country, struggles to the type of spiraling gang violence. gangs, i believe, to control most of the capital offerings autonomy and apologies have introduced a new 5 your fee for to is wanting to visit finish. officials

how did your cast roy for us at the university of texas in austin as well for 5 days students at the university of california in los angeles have been demonstrating in support of palestine intentions rose of the account of rally was staged by students in support of israel on sunday at the says, purchased multiply across campus, but we'll joins us now live from the university of california in los angeles and to from what you have been describing in the last few hours. things not quite as dramatic here as we have say, no over in texas. yeah, there been no arrests of any students and we haven't seen anything like that. the university has chosen to barricade the area behind me here where the palestinian approach pro palestinian protestors have set up their encampment. that is because of the over the past several days, there have been told her protesters, many of them coming from off campus, not students at the university southern california who have tried to breach the walls of the camp. and otherwise, the display aggressive behavior, let's say in a variety of ways. now the, the other news that we have today out of this a camp

of protests intensifies at university campuses across the country. skirmishes broke out between protesters and police at the university of southern california in los angeles university of texas in austin, the governor sent in state troopers in riot gear to confront demonstrators who waved palestinian flags and chanted �*free palestine�*. these demonstrations have spread since the arrest last week of more than a hundred protesters at columbia university in new york — sparking debates about free speech and the right to protest. our west coast correspondent emma vardy sent this update from the university of southern california in los angeles. protesters arrived here on campus around eight o'clock this morning. they have stayed for much of the day. earlier on tents put up by protesters, police asking them to take those down, that led to some scuffles and clashes between protesters and campus police here. one person was detained but we understand they were released pretty quickly. in the hours that followed the protest here in los angeles on campus at usc continued pretty peacefully, there is been a number of points of tension especially on this campus, one of

of protests intensifies at university campuses across the country. skirmishes broke out between protestors and police at the university of southern california in los angeles'll hear from our reporter there in a moment. at the university of texas in austin, the governor sent in state troopers in riot gear to confront demonstrators who waved palestinian flags and chanted "free palestine". these demonstrations have spread since the arrest last week of more than 100 protesters at columbia univerity in new york — sparking debates about free speech and the right to protest. the us speaker of the house mikejohnson visited columbia university on wednesday. he accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from what he describes as "virulent antisemitism". much of his speech was drowned out with loud jeering from the students. to all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe the state of israel off the map, and attack our innocentjewish students, this simple truth — neither israel nor thejewish students on this campus will ever stand alone. today, hamas issued an endorsement statement of the protesters on this campus, they called them the future

university of california los angeles some fights broke out as hundreds of pro and anti-israel demonstrators clashed. at george washington university in washington there have been no incidents of physical violence reported there yet. the university is calling for the removal of hateful language and for it to stop being displayed. finally at harvard university over the weekend protestors put up three palestinian flags over the statute of john harvard where american flags usually hang. back at columbia, today is the last day of classes, friday is the first day of final exams and may 15th is commencement on campus. the president said that commencement will happen. that is in the same area, dana, that this encampment is currently there stationed doesn't look like it is going anywhere. >> dana: it is incredible she negotiated with them for five days. i would say end of negotiation and get them out. that's me. thank you so much. president biden faces pressure to step up his response to the anti-semitic protests on college cam campuses. we were last week. "politico" ran why president biden's admini

in a mandatory course on structural racism, the first year medical students at the university of california los angelesd hamas october 7th attack on israel, lead students in chance of "free free palestine" and demanded that they bow down to mama earth. the prayer included a benediction for black, brown and houseless people because of the lie of private property. this is a medical school in california. >> hard to think of a medical purpose behind this event besides showing student what clinical insanity looks like. but on a more serious note, if there was ever any doubt that being woke is a religion, this should remove it. here you have students forced to participate in the rituals. if you are like me, if you worship the god who created the heaven and earth, you don't worship the earth itself, being compelled to prey to mama earth is a big problem. so shame on the people who put this event on and shame on the faculty members who were in the room and did nothing to stop it. >> trace: every beacon right, active job listings for new sums -- ordered the fast food restaurants to pay $20 an hour, mccafe which

the scuffle is that a demonstration at the university of southern california in los angeles. some of the things have played out at campuses across the country, including universities in texas, minnesota, and connecticut. this is the thing right now at columbia university where we find john, hindrance in new york now despite uh, these are risk, we've seen these purchase continue to grow. can you just give us a sense of exactly what it is like there right now? certainly, yukon, is it josh? the right china and that's because these protesters up here and students as many of them are up listening to mike johnson, the u. s. the speaker of the house of representatives. he's a republican, he's calling for the resignation of the university, present president here. and many of the students don't like what they've heard from him. he has condemned that protest chair, and they've been shedding back at him and bullying him when he came here to speak to jewish students in order to show them that he's got their back. that members of the us congress are supporting their concerns about these pr

university in new york. let's head across the country to adrienne broaddus, who was at ucla. of course, the university of california los angelesut the demonstrations there? it looks like you are right by an encampment. >> reporter: we are, alex. a lot of similarities here. like many of the colleges we have seen it nationwide, this part of ucla's campus looks like a campground. you noted the encampment. when we showed up, many students were inside of these tents, sleeping. there issue, growing concern over the war in gaza. but, there is a key difference, the tone here is peaceful. we received a statement from the vice chancellor saying in part, "it's also important to note that we are following university of california systemwide policy guidance, which directs us not to request law enforcement involvement preemptively, and only if absolutely necessary to protect the physical safety of our campus community." by contrast, we saw nearly 100 people arrested at the university of southern california, which many of us call usc. also, leaders there made the move to cancel the commencement ceremony. >> we are not the ones canceling grad

students at the university of california in los angeles have joined a wave of pro palestinian citizens on campuses across the us. demonstrators are demanding a ceasefire and gaza and or calling on the university to cut all ties with israel. hundreds had been arrested at similar protests as you, as authorities cracked down on the growing movement. authorities and tons of me as a weeks of heavy rains have claimed a 155 lives and affected more than 200000 people. the young menial global. whether phenomenon was combined with the start of the rainy season, bringing down forest to regions that seldom get rain frames of also hit neighboring kenya, killing at least 50 people starting to india now, which is holding the largest and democratic election in history and stretches over a period of 45 days, the election kicked off a week ago with the 1st of 7 election phases on friday, pulling for phase 2 across the 13 states and union territories withheld. a total of $88.00 seats and deluxe. so by, so by the lower house of the indian parliament, we were being contested. the incumbent prime minister n

. >> but several university today's from the east coast, to california, but like at the university of california, los angeles, were physical altercations broke out between protest groups. saturday security barrier was breached cnn's camila bernal has more throughout the day here at ucla, we did see a lot of violence we saw from both sides people pushing, people, shoving, things, getting violet physically and verbally as these two sides essentially collided, the university had a lot of trouble keeping the to sayyed separate at the end of the day, what we were seeing is this line of security officers who essentially put their bikes to divide the two sides of the group that was here supporting the jewish students on campus and the group that was here supporting the palace sydney inside, and the students who are in the encampment here at ucla. >> we saw a lot of clashes throughout the day. the division that these security guards put in place have helped. but tensions are high passions are extremely high. i've talked to people on both sides of this issue here's what they've told me we are for peace. >> i can tell

universities across the us. as some of those college campuses are being shaken by unrest, like at the university of california, los angeles, where physical altercations broke out between protest groups after security barrier was breached ucla official said the school condemned the violence and on-site security measures have been increased. some ucla protesters are speaking out we've seen historically that when the students decide to unite, that the people, will rally behind them. >> so this is no surprise to me. i know that the american public is not okay with their own facts paying dollars going to fund israel, and they're also not okay with students paying tuition and their money going to fund israel, funding their investments here as students, we were pepper sprayed, we were pepper sprayed and they also, through stink bombs at us it was disgusting. somebody stole my sin they really, really believe in intimidating. there were trying to say cussing at us. saying terrible things i believe in protest. >> i do but but not like this. not like this may well, this deadlock, at new york's columbia university, the epicenter of t

just want to listen very quickly to some of these chance, this is at the university of southern california here in los angeles about 9 miles away. >> free, free palestine! p free, free palestine! p [ chanting ] >> trace: from the columbia do university of southern california, where you're literally taught what 2600 miles apart, they are saying the same phrases. you mentioned to the chief earlier how you believes some outside agitators may be involved in this. they're using the same phrases, the same signs at ufc, columbia, university of texas, so you wonder exactly what the motivation is, who the motivation is and if there is some organized agitators across the country. meanwhile we are waiting the house speaker and mike johnson at columbia sorry, waiting to hear former house speaker nancy pelosi echoing calls for his early paymaster benjamin antony who to step aside. -- that is all straightahead. [ chanting ] >> we charge you with genocide forget migraine, but zero-migraine days are possible. don't take if allergic to qulipta. most common side effects are nausea, constipation and sleepiness. qulipta. the for

well, reynolds is that the university of california in los angeles, kristen salumi, ascending by a gale university in new haven. phil of al is at massachusetts institute of technology in cambridge, that i suppose is monitoring developments at columbia university in new york with all began. but 1st, let's begin with heidi jar castro, who is at the texas university in austin. and heidi, we've seen thousands of protesters over the rest of the, just the last couple of hours. can you just give us an update on what exactly is happening right now? there yeah, tom police are finishing the rest of the city and protesters. they've been having them dragging and pastors in this file here. and it has, you can see perhaps behind these officers who now number the number of original professors that were there. there's are the very few people who remain now just want to go a little bit into how this started. only about 3 to 3 hours ago. this was a very different scene. when i arrived, everyone was peaceful. there was a few dozen people camped out. they were making music, they were talking, they popped u

students of the university of california and los angeles have joined a wave of profile listing institutions on campuses across the us demonstrate terms of demanding a ceasefire and gaza and not calling on the university to got to old tires with is run hundreds. have you noticed that at similar full tests as us a ton of these track down on the growing movement, german police have begun setting a profile listing and company of the fall a month and job 3 in berlin. let me say some protest has repeatedly used band symbols and slogans. the demonstrators of demanding the government hold on sales to israel. they say they move once is being unfairly criminalized. authorities intensity is here. weeks of heavy rains have claimed a 155 lives unaffected. more than 200000 people. we are lean, your global weather phenomenon has combined with the start of the rainy season. bringing down falls to regions that seldom gets rain rains of also hit neighboring kenya, getting at least 50 people as a german jobs. the old of souls is hosting nato secretary general e installed and beg for talks. yeah, and been in t

at the university of texas, both the more of this we're going to go down to rub reynolds, who joins us from the university of california in los angeles and from understanding it's been a walk out in support of protests as being can you just explain exactly what's going on. oh, sure, tom uh its the scene here is in contrast to the dramatic scenes of a heavy handed, militaristic lease response. if you just heard from uh, from heidi joe castro, it's fairly quiet here. this behind me is the encampment at the u. c. l. a campus, it's sprawling, it's larger than it was much larger than when it started. and there are hundreds, if not more people inside in the camp. now you see these barriers, why? why are the barriers there? because over the past several days, pro israel protesters and people from outside of university primarily have come in large numbers here and apparently have tried to reach these barriers get into the camp or behaving somewhat aggressively. so now the police and campus security and private security that the, the college of the university has employed have set up a kind of double barrier. and they've also blocked off some

university just outside of boston. that's a new place where this weekend, more demonstration, suddenly broke out. university of california in los angeles would mass arrest, finds the violin classes with police. this in this thing is not stopping. here's a sampling the, the, the, [000:00:00;00] the, this is really amazing that the, you know, i'm old enough to remember. uh, the late 19 sixty's. i was a young man of course, but and uh, i remember the movement back then that was very anti establishment in me. it seems to me, you know, an act of defiance holding the middle finger to your government and saying what, what you guys are doing is crazy. and it doesn't represent us and stop with these wars and stop killing people and stop sending our money overseas. i mean, obviously in this case they're focusing on gaza, but there really is a sense of rebellion that i'm seeing among young people in the united states. like i haven't seen it in g. busy long time. yeah. what's wonderful about those video clips is the police doing their job again. it's night to see the police being police again. you know, as a parent i will tell you i did not send m

of losing jobs at washington university in saint louis green party presidential candidate jewel sterling was swept up saturday. i'm on more than a 100 people arrested at the university of california at los angeles protesters opposing and supporting israel shouted and shoved each other on sunday with days or weeks left to go in the university term. the students say they will remain here until their demands are met. john henry and l g 0 new york. it was still to bring you on a program schools out in the philippines due to an extreme heat wave that hits parts of asia. it's showing no sign of easing up the european where the still roughly speaking, divided west to east, whether west, to sing most of the right in the east to sing most of the woods and the sunshine. basic is a big area, probably pressure here, and that stops the atlantic feeding too much eaten. however, a bit more detail suggest is still plenty of rain to be, have coming into the british out with the wind. but the slow moving and therefore potentially funding right is the eastern side of spain and running up into central prompts. it's still cold enough for the parent needs to see some snow out of this. but cold isn't really the story

universities as terrible and said that these demonstrations should be suppressed by the supporters of palestine in american universities. here in los angeles, at least 50 students of the university of californiae arrested. at the university of texas, the american police arrested at least 10 pro-palestinian students. harvard university students as a sign of solidarity with the people.

of losing jobs at washington university in saint louis green party presidential candidate jewel sterling was swept up saturday. i'm on more than a 100 people arrested at the university of california at los angeles protesters opposing and supporting israel shouted and shoved each other on sunday with days or weeks left to go in the university term. the students say they will remain here until their demands are met. john henry and l g 0 new york split only. i didn't say she was at george washington university in the us capital. my students, i'm at least 8 institution staged a full stay, a process. so remember that this all started on thursday when students multiply university yard and you can see the hard core to protest. there's probably about the does. we are still in the courtyard. they are in their tents. they're not moving anywhere soon. they've been there since thursday to the university authority to put the railings across the courtyard to restrict them spreading any farther. but is that protest is gotten smaller? the protest on the street has become much bigger. in fact, there's a growing air of permanency to this. not only do we have tents where people can eat and we've had lots of local

of losing jobs at washington university in saint louis green party presidential candidate jill stein was swept up saturday. i'm on more than a 100 people arrested at the university of california at los angeles protesters opposing and supporting israel shouted and shoved each other on sunday with days or weeks left to go in the university term. the students say they will remain here until their demands are met. john henry and l g 0 new york. so i have for you on the program setting our attention type of losing is under wayne parliamentary elections. that the opposition quoting for major time out next time. it's a contention the the latest news as a boeing a military response. the situation remain fund nationwide with detailed coverage. it's only taking a few hours to turn the citrus trees into canals rooms and isolated from around the world showing by russian full series of lead man and the surrounding countryside, causing fires like this in the forests. virtually every day in a post colonial with the scholars of european imperialism, run the nowhere most. so then in the democratic republic of congo, wherever restrict history still shapes the presence of the serial instruments inside to the

of losing jobs at washington university in saint louis green party presidential candidate jill stein was swept up saturday. i'm a more than a 100 people arrested at the university of california at los angeles protesters opposing and supporting israel shouted and shoved each other on sunday with days or weeks left to go in the university term, the students say they will remain here until their demands are met john henry and l g 0 new york. i thought i'd tell go. now the other thing is on the way in the parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition is cooling for a major turn out. political attentions have been on the rise since the approval of a controversial new constitution and a series of crackdowns on opposition protest. i always spoke to michael saw our co founder of the think tank. think africa 2050. you told me about the divisions caused by these constitutional or forms and i could have a negative effect on vote to turn out the issue speak to the, to the president side. obviously, they will tell you that they've put everything in place for, for the elections to be free and fair. but if you speak to the old position policies, they all use that the, the previous elections we

university of texas trying to keep order, thank you so much, appreciate it. sander? >> sandra: we are monitoring another development at ufc are we going to university of southern california los angelesokay, that is the supreme court. okay we are monitoring a couple of big cases there i will get to that in just a moment here we wanted to alert and on these life pictures out of usc. i wanted to highlight what we saw there a few moments ago, some police confrontation there as well, protesters gathering, tents are going up on campus there and this particular protest at usc los angeles comes as the university canceled they are pro-palestine valedictorian for the 2024 commencement ceremony citing safety concerns. there was a planned and called for a walk out on campus they are, you can see the police presence and the number of people were growing on the lawn at the campus a short time ago so we are monitoring these developing stories out of austin and now los angeles at usc as well, john. >> john: plus awaiting a judge's decision on whether former president trump violated a gag order in his hush money trial, former attorney brett tolman on how this can play out. okay everyone, our mission

gates, philipo houses, era in cambridge, massachusetts to the 5 days students at the university of california in los angeles have been demonstrating in support of palestine, demanding an end to israel's nearly 7 month old. gone to well tensions rose off the counter riley was staged by students in support of israel on sunday. reynolds has the latest from the purchase at u. c. l. a. are here in the campus of u. c. l. a. the encampment which you can see behind me has grown over the past several days of pro palestinian students have been protesting the university's policies and protesting israel's war on gaza had been camped out there. the university now has barricaded double barricade. in fact, the cam from the rest of the campus. why? because over the past several days, pro israel and active is many of them from off campus have gathered here and have displayed aggressive behavior towards the people in the in cabin, in some cases trying to a break. and so the university as a sort of sealed it off for the most part and that includes for the media unfortunately. so we can't go inside other things to note the pro

about corresponding to the university of california in los angeles as rentals involved there was tension skirmishes between baba protests. there were a few days ago. but it sounds like things are peaceful now a yes, elizabeth of your right. and i think that that shows that there is another way to deal with protests and preserved students the ability to express themselves and yet allow the campus to function. unlike in the case of o austin were heidi was reporting from or other a college campuses, police have not stormed the encampment, which you can see behind me of the there have been no arrest. no students have been aghast or pepper sprayed or, or beaten. and in fact uh the only real disruptions and tense moments came when counter protestors pro israel. pro sign is counter protestors who come primarily from off campus in the larger los angeles community have come here to use e away. and in some cases, attempted to breach the barrier surrounding the protest camp. so let's get some perspective on this from one of the members of the u. c. l. a community i'm joined now by professor robin k

and this is cnn following the scene right now at the campus of the university of southern california, los angeles, where police and protesters are appear to be at something of a standoff at the moment. >> when campus police and lapd officers have been hoping to clear a park, they're given protesters a deadline for leaving, which is passed it seen right now, tense. he was think what is on campus on the phone form of dc in philadelphia, top gop charles ran nick would in the last few minutes that we've been away. what's happening? >> okay. well, the police are now surrounding three sides of the park. and if you look here, dave protest organizers are handing out water and food to the people, looking brace to be arrested in the middle. somebody has also been walking around, taking their cell phones from them and writing on their arm with a sharpie the number for the national lawyers guild, which they say will help them once they're arrested. if we look at this sign here, usc would rather jail students, than divest from genocide. are you ready to be arrested you've resigned doesn't want to talk. they d

on wednesday, skirmishes broke out between protestors and police at the university of southern california in los angelesow of the scene at usc. and there was a heavy police presence at the university of texas in austin. the university said the protest was not authorized. pro—palestinian and anti—war protests at columbia university in new york sparked demonstrations at several other universities this past week — reviving a debate about free speech and the right to protest. there have also been reports of anti—semitic remarks at some of the demonstrations — something columbia's president has condemned as quote, unacceptable — and will be met with appropriate action. on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia. he called on the university's president to resign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this kind of hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on our campuses and it must be stopped in its tracks, those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here todayjoining my colleagues in calling on th

as for on garza, we spoke to one professor at the university of california in los angeles, who regularly meets with the students and the protest come to ensure that out full behind on the academic projects. i'm randall cuen. i'm a professor of public health at years of california. los angeles. put simply the situation in gaza is, is completely intolerable at this point. tens of thousands have been killed. it's taking you. i'm starting to do work on the impacts on life expectancy, which here are devastating even some you know, compared to any number of other of the most unimaginable humanitarian disasters. that in genocide that we seen on the we're on the border of famine and for us as a university. right, well we have to deal with what we have to reckon with is the fact that every university in, in gaza has been described as a professor. i find it repugnant to sit by while professors are being killed. roswell hartwell, academic buildings are being bombed, relentless. they are ready to get arrested in order to shine a light on the humanitarian situation. and we need to honor that an they'

she received her bachelor's degree from nyu, and her law degree from the university of california, los angeles. senator fischer? >> thank you, i thank all of our witnesses for being here today. we have with us mr. brian kruse who serves for douglas county. and was recently reappointed for a third term. i've had the privilege of working with him to serve nebraskans for many years. he has come from omaha, nebraska to be with us today, as we have direct flights. thank you. >> thank you, madam chairman and ranking member fischer for your continued leadership on this committee. it is a pleasure to introduce secretary allen today at this hearing. wes allen serves as alabama's 54th secretary of state where he is our state's chief election official. hired to his current office, secretary allen spent a decade in pike county, alabama as probate judge, which is the county senior election official. he was then elected to the alabama house of representatives, where he served as the vice chair of the legislature's constitution campaign and election committees. secretary allen is honored to appear in this co

of them were not from the university at all. the situation has also been tense at the university of southern california in los angeles. ier this week as skirmishes broke out between protesters and police. dozens of demonstrators were arrested on wednesday. the university has also cancelled its main graduation ceremony and the valedictorian speech by a muslim student due to "security concerns." i've been speaking about the fallout of those protests with jonathan park. he's a student at the university of southern california and the digital managing editor with the daily trojan newspaper. the mood in general is frustration and anger. the thing on people's mines right now is the cancellation of the may commencement ceremony, and no matter what people's view is on gaza, that affects all graduating seniors. these are seniors that have already had to have their graduations cancelled back in high school because of the covid—i9 pandemic. and now they are not able to get that proper academic celebration — a celebration of their academic achievements with this final commencement ceremony, since that has been cancelled. with the p

universities as terrible and said: these demonstrations must be stopped. suppression of supporters of palestine in universities america here in los angeles, at least 50 students of the university of california were arrested. at the university of texas, the american police arrested at least 10 pro-palestinian students. students of harvard university set up tents in the university campus as a sign of solidarity with the palestinian people. from columbia university to brown university , we will not abandon gaza. it was also a slogan that students of brown university in the east of the united states called this demonstration. what is happening in america's universities is appalling and must be stopped. gallant the minister of war of the zionist regime and yair lapid, the leader of netanyahu's opposition, called the demonstrations of supporters of palestine in american universities terrorist. demonstrations in american universities. it is organized not only against the jews but also encourages and propagates terrorism. what is happening in american universities is anti-semitism and support for terrorism. the fear of the zionists about the spread of demonstrations against the zionists in american

demonstrators at the university of southern california in los angeles began clashing with police this afternoon after they were told by officers to disperse some moments of chaos soon followed, causing university officials to close its gates to the public indefinitely. and tonight, while many people have moved out of usc's alumni park, demonstrators remain on the outside perimeter. reporter ed laskos brings us the latest as i get back. >> chaos in the very center of the usc campus. so lapd moving in, ending the occupation of alumni park as tactical squad surround the park, sealing it off, turning it into a tense face off with hundreds of pro-palestinian protesters, kkk, a wild scene with bottles and liquid being tossed at the officers who gave the protesters a deadline to leave the park, or else hopefully they start dispersing and leaving the area, and then we'll go ahead and go to that next step. >> and if they do not leave, if they don't leave, then they'll be placed under private persons arrest by the department, and they'll be subject to arrest for trespassing. >> tensions began t