And americas top diplomat meets israels Prime Minister, after accusing hamas of being the last obstacle to a ceasefire in gaza. And the greatest thing since sliced bread. Scientists are developing a new white loaf thats just as healthy as wholegrain. Hello. We begin in the us and the Student Protests sweeping the country against the war in gaza. Overnight these were the scenes on campuses on the west coast and east coast. Clashes between rival student groups, and clashes with police who were called to both the University Of California in los angeles and Columbia University in new york. At ucla, there were skirmishes between pro israeli and pro Palestinian Protesters, with the Vice Chancellor Calling in police after what she described as horrific acts of violence. Scenes like this went on for hours, with pepper spray being used. At Columbia University, where the protests started, officers dressed in riot gear cleared students from Hamilton Hall which had been taken over yesterday. Poli
My kids have seen mary poppins once, theyve seenjungle cruise once, and thats a one and done thing for them. Its the way it should be. Thing for them. Your kid just wants you in your sweat pants at home, held together with duct tape. Good morning. We are looking at some low cloud, mist and fog in eastern areas this morning with some showers which will burn back towards the east coast then it is a day with variable cloud, some sunshine, a few showers but still warm. Its wednesday 1st may. The Emergency Services have been praised for their incredible courage in the way they responded to a man armed with a sword, who attacked people in North East London. A 14 year old boy has died, and four other people, including two Police Officers, were injured before the suspect, who had been leaping over Peoples Garden fences, who had been leaping over garden fences, was cornered and tasered. The metropolitan Police Federation said the attack yesterday morning was a sad reminder of the dangers office
Columbia University Said the students had escalated the protest to an untenable situation and it had no choice but to call the police. Pro Palestinian Protesters have been occupying a tent camp at the Ivy League School for nearly two weeks. Lets speak to omar wasow, a Political Science professor at the university of berkeley, california, who studies protest movements. Columbia University Says it was left with no choice. What are your thoughts . Research that i do look for protesters in the 1960s and what i find is that when protesters are non violent and there are heavy handed tactics by authorities, that builds sympathy for the protesters. That is what we saw two weeks ago at columbia when students took over the building. What i find also is that when protesters engage in protest initiative violence, that tends to build sympathy for more Law And Order and i think that is what we saw today. Them taking over the building today creates legitimacy for this Massive Police response. I i kno
The un has warned that more than 70 of the population faces catastrophic levels of hunger. Israels opening of the Erez Crossing follows sustained international pressure. The move has long been called for by aid agencies. The us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken met the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu injerusalem and urged him to ensure that more humanitarian aid gets in to gaza. Mr blinken also called on hamas to accept the terms of a Ceasefire Deal that would see a pause in fighting and the release of israeli hostages. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports from the Erez Crossing. A gate towards the war. Where israels army today showcased how it planned to boost aid reaching gaza. This is the Erez Crossing in the north of the gaza strip, with gaza devastated on the other side. The plan is to get 500 trucks a day into gaza from here. The un wants many more to avert what it calls a man made famine. The optics, designed to convey an israel listening to america and other
So many republicans have down this . Do you think hes guilty . The lead with jake tapper weekdays it for on cnn this is cnn Breaking News all . Right 5 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. Welcome to cnn this morning, im kasie hunt. Were Breaking News, violent clashes ongoing at ucla between proisrael and proPalestinian Protesters. This after School Officials declared the protest encampment, their illegal and has increased security on campus video from the scene. You can see protesters throwing a wooden pallet, fireworks parking cones, even a scooter is clashes have been ongoing for hours with minimal police intervention, but the chancellor of ucla has now asked for the lapd assistance, a spokesman for the la mayor tweeting a short time ago, quote, lapd is responding immediately to chancellor blocks request for support on campus during me now to discuss cnn, Senior National security analyst, juliet. Juliet. Good morning from what we can tell from the pictures coming out of ucla we dont kno