For joining us. The news continues now, right here on cnn its tuesday, april 30, right now on cnn this morning, Breaking News Protesters at columbia break into an academic that make building a barricaded themselves inside. We are live on campus growing concern in israel and in congress, the International Criminal court is preparing an Arrest Warrant for Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and donald trump back in court where the prosecutions third witness is laying out how the hush money for Stormy Daniels was actually paid 5 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at venation its capital on this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We begin this morning with breaking overnight at Columbia University. Dozens of protesters breached an Academic Building next to the Protest Encampment and they barricaded themselves inside. Others outside the building, formed a human chain to block out access to the entrance in these images from inside columbias Hamilton Hall, you see one protest or using a hammer to break a window and others moving furniture to block doorways. Its worth noting this building, Hamilton Hall, named for alexander hamilton. Its home to the office of the dean of Columbia College and has been the site of many protests over the year is notably in 1968, cnns Polo Sandoval is on columbias campus early this morning, covering all of this forest polo. Whats the latest casey, this would be a Significant Development you see for nearly two weeks that weve been following this both on and off campus. Protesters, these propalestinian demonstrators have really kept to that in cabinet itself, in kelvin and question. That is really the start of this Massive Movement weve seen across the country. However overnight as youre able to see in some of these pictures, not only from the ground, but also in the air, you can see what appears to be many, many, many demonstrators, individuals that have actually gone up to that Hamilton Hall, as you pointed out, is a significant important building here housing the dean of Columbia College and appears to use a benches, tables as well to barricade the entrance of that of that building and other footage that weve also seen, there does appear to be indication that these demonstrators are these individuals, many of them with their faces covered forced their way into that building. As you can see in some of the pictures, or at least you may be able to make out some of the visuals, even looking out through the window from the inside. Obviously this building would be closed at during the overnight hours. And in one instance, youve been hanging a palestinian flag on the exterior of the building as you point out this facility, this specifically this building that is not far from the encampment that weve been discussing for the last two weeks, that has been the stage of previous Student Demonstrations and 1968 to increase awareness about the vietnam war decades later in 1985 was also used to push for divestment from companies with South African ties during the apartheid. And so this is really just now the latest chapter. However, this certainly would mark a potential significant escalation as Columbia University officials since yesterday after they impose that 2 00 p. M. Deadline to clear out of the encampment, which coincidentally is just about 50 yards from Hamilton Hall, have remained relatively restrained compared to what we experienced, what we saw just under two weeks ago when they reach out to the nypd for assistance and clear up, clearing out another encampment. So in the hours ahead, it will certainly be significant, at least important to watch what will be the universitys next move . Will they once again reached out to reach out to the nypd . I can tell you casey, just from our vantage point, again, the campus is restricted, so were not able to make our way onto the campus it is very quiet. You wouldnt know it if you didnt have those pictures that have come in from from the campus itself. Only Security Personnel and an occasional police officer. But this certainly might mean that we could expect that check to change very soon. Casey hello we heard some from students were just kind of getting at reaction is this is coming into us overnight. I want to show you a little bit of what some of those students said and well talk about it on the other side. Watch the people who are already inside Hamilton Hall decided to smash the windows and then put bike locks like around each door handle so there was also another student who described students who were trying to get in front of the mob as well. How do you understand kind of the tensions inside this group of people . Yeah whats going to be interesting to find out is who or what organization these individuals may be associated with. In fact, its even to certain to positively say that they are all students what we have seen though for the last two weeks are mainly students keeping two confines of that encampment and weve been on campus basically every day during that window. Thats available. Thats offered depressed to make their way onto campus. And i can tell you that a majority, a majority, not all, but of these demonstrations have kept to that lawn. So thats why this would be something fairly significant here. Now with the potential for the Summer Striation to spill out of that area. And now affecting this building, potentially even leading to some damage that weve seen on video again, at least 200 students were reporting at this hour are currently barricaded inside at Hamilton Hall, Polo Sandoval for us, polo out. Well come back to you as this unfolds this morning. Thats very much for being there for us and this is the latest seen as the protests grow each and every day at College Campuses across the Country Police in riot gear responding the demonstrations at virginia commonwealth universitys campus in richmond last night. This video from cnn affiliate ww bt shows people being taken into custody. Its clear this hour just how many arrests were made similar seen in austin, texas . Thousands of protesters were arrested yesterday on the ut Campus Demonstrators have now been arrested on more than 20 campuses across at least 16 states. And of course, this has become a Major Political flashpoint. People on capitol hill responding to it after his visit to colombia last week, House Speaker mike johnson plans to hold a press Conference Today to announce what his House Offices its calling a house wide crackdown on the virus of antisemitism spreading throughout College Campuses. Johnson previewed it when he spoke to reporters last night this is not an expression of free speech. This is the this is the threats and open intimidation of the lives of innocent jewish many of them are fearful of the class. We need moral clarity on the issue. We need everybody from the president on down to speak out about this and say that it is clearly wrong and it jewish students are not secondclass citizens and they can attend classes just like everyone else joining me now to discuss is eugene scott, who is the senior politics reporter at axios eugene. Good morning. This of course, these scenes playing out on College Campuses. Its coming straight into our political debate. You heard at mike johnson there, this is of course something thats very difficult for President Biden a to grapple with korean john pierre at the podium yesterday, essentially saying its up to each and every university to deal with this kind of trying to stay above the fray. How long do you think they can do that . Not long, especially because mike johnson is quite frankly, i believe using this opportunity as a chance to unify his party, which really needs some unity right now, given where he stands with a few members in his party, this also has played into the gops consistent Talking Point that caused just are out of control. And when you see buildings being breached, there there are safety issues that people who are even sympathetic to the Palestinian Protesters are are concerned about. And so not seeing the white house take a more starch stance on this really does give johnson and other people in his party a bit of an advantage. Yeah, this building is really interesting to me because it clearly there is so much history. There was 1968, it was during the height of the vietnam war, again in 1972, was occupied id also over the war and then it was 1985 to protest apartheid. But the reality is its been a really long time since weve seen this, right . Right. We have been many decades now removed from that era. So to kinda come back to this is its really, as you point out, quite something to see, especially when you see the hammer breaking the windows. Lets lets also look at some of our colleagues on capitol hill yesterday. One of the issues that has become a flashpoint here is how to use federal money obviously, there are many investigations into antisemitism on campus is going on right now. Lets listen to what some of those lawmakers had to say my bill would actually strip federal funding from institutions that allow antisemitic activities to take place. If our tax alice shouldnt be going to universities that allow antisemitism she persist. Sotos homes disgraceful and Love University of dumb, too little and a soft fruit or jewish students, i do think that these Institutions Fusions of Higher Learning if they fail to act then federal funding should be stripped from them how much traction do you think this is going to get at this point . I mean, and again, i think we should underscore there are certainly peaceful protests. Peter, who are out there supporting palestinians who are suffering, who need humanitarian aid. However, we have seen in app points very ugly antisemitism rear its head. We have just like weve seen, an increasing antisemitism over the last few years. And this a right now is showing how different places that its showing up. I think whats really interesting is we know that i believe more than 20 campuses are finding themselves having students protested they range some are public, some are private, some are big, some are small, some are in major cities summer and smaller towns different schools will be affected differently by removal of federal funding all or to some degree received some federal funding. But this could have a Significant Impact on the educational experience at some schools and wastes that it wanted other very interesting point, eugene scott. Thank you very much for being with us this morning. I really appreciate it. Are coming up next here. What would the us do if the International Criminal court issues a warrant, an Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, loss, four officers killed while trying to serve a warrant or bring you that and well have much more on todays Breaking News, Student Protester at breaking into and now occupying an Academic Building at columbia. 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We do not support the investigation, and i think that kind of answers that question when we say we do not support this so we do not believe its in their in their jurisdictions another House Republican told axios that retaliatory legislations already in the works. If the warrants do come down, cnns max foster joins me now, live from london. Max, good morning to you. The icc. Theyre an independent organization. They have also issued warrants its against Vladimir Putin can you help us understand how and why this is coming together . And also the impact of this if it does come down for the Prime Minister of israel what was israel in the as you say, dont recognize it, wouldnt have any impact there, but it would have see impact. Then yahoo, if wanted to travel to countries like the uk canada, all the countries that do recognize the icc. 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