Heartbreaking situation. Ellison barber is in washington following the response and federal officials and the white house. Less big with jeff paul on the ground in seattle with the very latest. What is the latest on the situation on the suspect that apparently killed himself behind the controls of the stolen airplane . Reporter i want to give a little bit of a better idea what it is like at our location. We are in washington, behind us is the entrance to the ferry. That is we have to take over to get to the site. Now Authorities Say it is sparsely populated island with very few people and they do not believe anybody on the ground was hurt. During the plane crash. We are also learning more about how, a little more about the man that stole the plane. Authorities say is with the airline for more than three years and passed all extensive
background checks. The fbi tells us he was allowed to be in the Security Area and they do not believe any security safeguards were compromised. They say w
anti- israel said in. google ceo summed it up by saying this is a place of business. maybe the nation is finally signalling enough is enough. here in new york protesters at columbia university are vowing to hold the line, descending on a campus lawn once again unfazed by thursday s mass arrest at a declared to gaza solidarity encampment. today demonstrators including activist. marched to the university chanting with signs and flags. watch. while the university officially dismantled the encampment, students remain in the quote liberated zone are calling on the school to cut ties with israeli university and
divest from companies with ties to israel. they pledge to remain untold demands are met despite university rules. jewish students say it s creating a harsh and hateful atmosphere on campus. i feel like i m not wanted here. a feels like everyone who isn t exactly like me hates me and doesn t care what i have to say. i tried to converse with a lot of these people and their response was i don t converse with zionists. the white house responding to the mass arrest calling the anti-jewish rhetoric unacceptable. we understand at this time it s incredibly painful for many americans and at the same time it s important for schools to protect students. it is one of the things that we have to do on their campuses. students should feel safe. all indications point to protesters on campus posting that. they ve been told they can remain on the campus lawn as long as no tents are pitched.
after anti- israel protesters took over a campus lawn at columbia university for more than three hours, camping out intense, forming human chains and shouting chance in support of palestine, demanding the university device itself from companies with ties to israel, with a view as the complicity in genocide in gaza. the students that were arrested were peaceful, offered no resistance whatsoever. about 500 students left their classrooms, surrounded.
they have these sorts of chants. if we have some aerials showing the campus lawn like i mentioned okay we don t have those aerials but we were taking a look at an overhead view of the campus this morning. again, the encampment has been removed, but there are still several signs of protests continuing at columbia university. you saw palestinian flags and trash scattered on a campus green space is all after the roles of nypd officers in riot gear took more than 100 students into custody yesterday. students who had spent more than a day in what they call a gaza solidarity encampment protesting the conflict in gaza and demanding the university divest from companies connected to israel. you know, trace, the nypd moved in at the university s request after students were given repeated warnings but would not lead.