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Story is either a total fabrication or, if true, enveloeven worse, trying to hit mother over the head with a hammer or stabbing a friend? trump seemed to soften his tone during the sunday talk shows. well, sort of. >> i feel badly for ben. ive gotten to like ben. its a tough thing. i mean, he writes a book where he went after his mother, hit her in the head, or wanted to hit her in the head with a hammer, hitting a friend in the face with a lock, with a padlock, hard in the face, stabbing somebo...

The school facing backlash over what some are saying has been an inadequate response to racist incidents around campus. many students are demanding action. hundreds of students protested last night. also, dozens of football players are refusing to play until university president tim wolf steps down. now, a group of professors is threatening to walk out until something is done. cnn has more on this. good morning. >> good morning. it really is incredible, just how fast this story has evolved. yest...

Campus who started protesting and kind of came forward around our homecoming parade. and at that time, they were calling for changes to diversity requirements. they were calling for more diverse faculty. they were calling for increases in health professionals at mu, specifically professional who is are diverse as well. so they had a list of demands theyve published. and those demands still stay. its not just about tim wolfes resignation. that is what the headlines are about and what the campus s...

Change to happen for us to move forward. >> has the university president met with these students at any point? >> yes, he has. to some extent, thats part of the problem. he issued an apology for his behavior. there was an incident in the homecoming parade where these very brave student activists who called themselves concerned students 1950 after the first black student who was admitted to the university of missouri, these students had a protest although the homecoming parade that -- where they ...

That was painted on a dorm. but in general terms, it was just the feeling of frustration that they were not being listened to. >> thank you so much. missouri football players threatened a a boycott in support. it was a hunger strike by a graduate student here. university president tim wolfe mentioned butlers name during his statement. butler spoke to cnn moments after wolfe announced he was leaving the university. heres what he said. >> just wow. im sorry i just finished crying because this mome...

Just put it in the cooler. if youre a fisherman, you tell tales. its what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. its what you do. put the fish in the cooler! major developments today out of the university of missouri the president resigning after pressure from both students and faculty. some black student groups had been protesting tim wolfe for months over his alleged mishandling of some racial incidents on campus. this weekend, the football...

It. >> now weve just learned the chancellor of missouri is going to resign at the end of the year. were seeing something of a house cleaning over this issue. you had the football coach, the athletic director, the student government and the chair of the missouri house higher education committee all saying that wolfe should go. was he forced out? is he being made into a scapegoat. >> clearly he was forced out. they want to make some change. heres what happened. they were going to be fined if they ...

Were no active warrants. much is made about the connections between greenhouse and few. the state police are looking into the connection f that could have led or been a part of this shooting. >> nick valencia reporting live from louisiana this morning. tensions at a boiling point at the university of missouri where not only students but professors are being urged to walk out of the classroom today. hundreds of students protested over the weekend in what they say has been an inadequate response...

The coach jason garrett talked about his teams reason to continue to play greg hardy. listen. >> we take the issue very seriously. we knew when we signed hardy, there would be criticism. we decided to give him a second chance. he worked hard for our football team. he knows the expectations and standards. moving on. 30 members of the missouri football team joining the call for the resignation of president tim wolfe. they sent out a tweet, we will not participate in the football related activiti...

Any position that is a political position. i will put forth my position, if theres a contrast, theres a contrast. im just proud to be a democrat. im proud that i have worked so hard for the democratic party over so many years. thank you all. thank you. thank you. >> there we have been listening to secretary hillary clinton, former secretary of state, take questions after officially filing in concord, new hampshire, for the primary coming up and talking about questions and the contrast between he...