Im annemarie green. New York City Police descended on Columbia University one day after propalestinian demonstrators stormed a campus building and took control. Officers entered through a secondstory window and cleared it out floor by floor. The universitys change of heart came after realizing the protests were coopted by professional outside agitators. Just look at the damage inside, though. Columbia releasing this video showing overturned stacked furniture and broken windows. Police department, you have been warned as per city college to leave the campus. Just blocks from that scene there was another violent confrontation between police and propalestinian protesters at the city college of new york. After order was restored, the mayor replaced the palestinian flag the protesters had put up with americas stars and stripes. Cbs jarred hill is joining us now from columbia with more on the wild turn of events. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Within the past 30 minutes or s
Mr. Brown madam president. The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Brown thank you, madam president. Madam president , i join we joined last year to do this reading. Im glad shes presiding today. Its an honor to jape my join my colleagues on the floor to read dr. Kings letter from the birmingham jail. Thanks to senator cassidy first, casey, lankford, britt, butler who will wrap it up for joining for this annual bipartisan tradition. Every year, we bring together three republicans and three democrats to read one of the greatest pieces of writing of the 20th century and reflect on the mission and powerful words ever dr. King. This year, a reading falls right after workers memorial day, which we marked on sunday, a day when we honor all the workers killed on the job over the past year, workers past year, workers injured and killed throughout our history. Every year on that date im reminded of dr. Kings final trip, second trip of the year, his final trip to memphis. He went to sta
Escalation in the protests at columbia. Propalestinian can common stray or thes smashing their way into a hall on campus, barricading themselves inside. Will New York City authorities take action . What were learning right now. The four officers shot and killed and the new images tonight of that Charlotte Neighborhood, and the terrifying scene. Officers firing from behind a vehicle. The suspect armed with an assault rifle, firing from multiple locations. The officers shot, including two 14year veterans, two dads, one who had just been named officer of the month. Tonight, the judge fining donald trump for Contempt Of Court, warning trump he could be put in jail if he continues. Tonight, those new Tornado Watches across several states. Severe storms, and they could hit some of the very same places hit with those deadly tornadoes already. Ginger zee is here. The images coming in. An suv crashing through a store. At least one dead, more than a dozen customers and employees hurt. The race f
Occupation of a building there. Well have the latest on that situation and the growing demonstrations on campuses across the country. That comes as theres some optimism that a ceasefire in gaza and the release of israeli hostages could soon be reached. Wellbri you those developments out of the middle east. And also ahead a preview what we can expect in court today when Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial resumes in manhattan. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, april 30th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the growing unrest at Columbia University. Overnight propalestinian Student Protesters occupied a campus building. Its hamilton hall, the same building students took over back in the 1960s. That building just a few hundred feet away from the guzza encampment site. It came just hours after the university began sus spending students who refused to leave that encampment. The tents have been up for nearly two week
Situation room. I will see you tomorrow. Got to transcript of todays but the Adult Film Stars such money deal. And the prediction that if for Affair Allegations went public, it could be the final nail direct quote, your final nail in the coffin for trump just weeks before the 2016 election, the explosive testimony wrapping up shortly after trump was forced to take take down inflammatory post complying with the judges ruling. That is violated. His gag order. Trump. Now, i noticed that he could be jailed. Yes. Jailed if hes found in contempt. Again for the next hour, well take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel are reporters an experts are standing by to break down on todays most important developments and look ahead to whats next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer with a Special Report in the Situation Room, the trump trial today Donald Trumps historic criminal trial is set to resume on thursday with more compelling and poten