Then i think youve hello again and welcome. Its time to today were asking with. Campus protests. Getting more violent our College President s, right or wrong to call on the cops. Then judging the judge will discuss, have donald trump should get jail time if he keeps violating his gag order and telling too much the story of a rising star and possible trump running mate. And a dog named cricket. The panel is here and ready to go. So sit back, relax, and lets talk about it up first, the universitys strike back after weeks of protests, College Administrators decided enough is enough. Calling in police to clear out a propalestinian demonstrators. Just as republican lawmakers doubled down, making the protests and even bigger issue at ucla, police in Riot Gear Firing Flashbangs and Rubber Bullets at columbia nypd officers storming buildings occupied by demonstrator they got at the university of Wisconsin Police Wrestling Protesters to the ground across the us more than 2000 people arrested on
It might take several iterations of this going forward. Republican infighting and dysfunction, thats the theme in washington, d. C. Right now. Congressional investigations reporter for the Washington Post, Jackie Alemany, thank you. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this monday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Are you concerned about americas reputation on The World Stage given the level of brinksmanship we have seen this year . Based on the maga republican support, yes. Based on what my administration is doing, no. President biden blaming maga republicans as the country falters and how the movement is endangering democracy. This as House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy defied if right wing of his party. And partnered with democrats to Keep Congress running. Now his job could be on the line. Well discuss mccarthys fate and who he may need to turn for help. Plus, hours from now donald trump will appear in court in manhattan for the start of a civil trial scrutini
Indictment of Robert Menendez monday night, only three United States senators took the position that Senator Menendez should resign and let the democratic governor of new jersey appoint his replacement. The next day, 19 more senators called on Senator Menendez to resign. And tonight, the total stands at 30 Democratic Senators who have called on their democratic colleague to resign. And, of course, not one republican senator wants menendez to resign. Because republicans know the longer Robert Menendez tarnishes the position of senior senator from new jersey, it will be that much easier for republicans to win that new Jersey Senate seat in next years election. It should never have come to this. After Robert Menendez got a hung jury in his First Federal corruption trial, which means that some of the jurors voted guilty. And some of the jurors voted not guilty. The Senate Ethics committee completed its own investigation of Robert Menendez, in which the committee, in a unanimous bipartisan
i m brianna keilar in washington following breaking news. a diplomatic source now tells cnn that the handover for the fourth group of hostages in gaza should be complete within the hour. earlier there were significant delays over today s list of hostages. this news coming as we learn from qatar who has been obviously instrumental in these talks that the temporary truce between israel and hamas is now extending for another two days. so far 58 hostages have been set free over the last three days, 58 hostages from gaza. that number including 40 israelis, most of these women and children and in keeping with the current agreement israel has released 117 palestinians from prison, women and people 18 and under in those releases. hamas says it now has the list of prisoners to be released later today while israel has notified the families of the hostages who are expected to be freed today. we do have a team of correspondents tracking all of the latest developments. let s start now wit
this is cnn breaking news. welcome back to the special live coverage. you are looking right now at inside of the courtroom. donald trump sitting down with his attorneys as you are getting just consider it like a pool spray. we have seen it in other moments and the cameras are allowed in for a moment to kind of scene set each day in the courtroom. this is donald trump moments before he is set to take the stand and be under oath to take questioning from the judge in this civil fraud trial in new york. as he was entering court a moment ago, he spoke to the reporters and cameras in the hallway, and he attacked the case, he attacked the judge and he attacked attorney general and then made a campaign speech. now, what happens next could decide him as a businessman and business empire, and also impact his presidential aspirations, and the other criminal cases where he is a defendant. yeah, and again, those pictures that you are looking at, and what is different this time, he is