After officers began tearing down encampment on the campus of George Washington university. Todd demonstrators can be heard calling police pigs, shoving into them as d. C. Metro force tries to keep the situation calm. Police had to use pepper spray. Things started to spiral. Carley pepper spray there. Dozens of protesters caught in chaos throughout the night. Lucas tomlinson joins us with all the details. Lucas. Lucas good morning, carley and todd, this began about 3 30 this morning after weeks of this encampment on the campus of George Washington university. Police rolled in to clear the encampment. Spray was deployed and tents cleared out. Protesters have moved from the gw campus, one block away at western mark on the corner of opinion pen and 20th street, five blocks from the nations capitol. This is ahead of congressional testimony today. George Washington University president , mayor bowser are supposed to appear before james comer this afternoon. Before they go to capitol hill, t
Live pictures out of our nations capitol, where police are clearing out a propalestinian encampment at George Washington university. As you can see right now, it looks like police have the roads blocked off. And theres protesters and onlookers there, this is the shot we have this morning at 4 00. As i said, in the nations capital, you can hear People Chanting, the encampment has been building over the last 14 days or so in an area of the campus known as University Yard. The school has been trying to bring an end to it, but has had no success. Meantime, protesters there have been preparing for the police to possibly move in, and thats been going on since sunday. Thats when the president of the university issued a Statement Calling on the protests on campus, illegal and potentially dangerous. At least eight students have been suspended so far. Students, faculty, staff and Community Members are demanding a ceasefire in gaza. Theyre also calling on the school to cut its financial ties with