Here. We also know that there are other officers standing by at the rest to move in much for watching, Erin Burnett Outfront starts right in front. Next Breaking News, the deal to silence Stormy Daniels perform our attorney explaining in vivid detail how he believed trump was behind the payment to keep daniels quiet. I was in the courtroom and ill tell you what i saw today, sitting about 25 feet away from trump, plus Breaking News, New York Citys mayor just announcing the chaos on columbias campus needs to end. Now, there is a heavy Police Presence lining up outside the campus. Were going to take you there ive are reporters there on the scene and trump telling a reporter theres a quote, enemy from within, more threatening than china or russia. And says people like a dictator reporter who spoke to trump is my guess. Lets go out front and good evening. Im erin burnett and we want to begin with some Breaking News on the campus. Columbia university right here in new york, there is a heavy
With different degrees of success, there are juggling a lot. Freedom of expression students safety, alumni pressure, and of course, all of it driven by one of the worlds truly intractable conflicts. Wanna go first to cnns ed lavendera, the university of texas in austin. Were please just apparently using pepper spray on some in the crowd within the last hour. And whats the latest where you are just explain whats happening around you. Well, all of the protesters that were taken into custody, but we dont have an official number yet in a number of people arrested. But what we witnessed with several dozen protesters taken into custody once those people were moved off campus, Law Enforcement officers have now moved away from the scene. And this is what his left the massive Protest Scene there are still a few people here gathered in the exact same spot where much of this protest started earlier in the day. It was incredibly tense for some time We Saw State Troopers once again return here to t
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Me came to that go very cool. You were alive in the sun and newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington well, roughly 87 of totality. We are just hours away from a Where Were You event the Solar Eclipse of 2020 for some 32 million americans will be in these socalled Path Of Totality this afternoon. That means from texas to maine, they will be plunged into darkness when the moon blocks out the sun for about four minutes. But if youre not lucky enough to the, in this narrow band dont worry, 99 of americans will see at least a partial eclipse. And this reminder, of course, be sure to wear those special Eclipse Glasses to avoid permanently damaging your eyes. Todays Celestial Wonder will be a site to savor. It will be another 20 years before the next total Solar Eclipse is visible. In the contiguous United States, were covering all the angles of this rare bent, including in the studio. And here, i mean, i dont know if we can take this shot for just a second here, but look at the set that are won
And responses you mentioned there. But in response to i should say, that is really air strike in damascus that killed multiple top iranian commanders. Now, the us and israeli governments have been on high alert. Theyve also been in close touch and knowing that this could happen and going so far as to say that they see it as quote, inevitable. Now, were not clear on how this attack would unfold nor when it would happen exactly. But officials and dissipate that it would target us or israeli assets in the middle east. And so Senate Majority leader chuck schumer, making clear that the us is preparing for any outcome care, take a listen i know the president and his team are working hard to prevent escalation. And our bare to defend any attack and response with leave if necessary, tensions in the middle east are very high thats why we want to pass the National Security supplemental. Its critical. And we are all urging speaker johnson to put it on the floor of the house now according to offic