In mind. Thank you for doing that, we will pick up exactly where you left off. Have a good weekend. Have a good show. Good show. Russia without putin, that was one of the chants shouted by the people who Alexei Navalny, thousands of people who knew that they were risking their freedom, possibly their lives to say that. Alexei navalny who was harassed, poisoned imprisoned, and ultimately killed is proof of what happens to those Who Defy Putin and russia. Navalnys widow yulia and their two children did not attend the funeral because of fears of their own safety, Russian Police patrol the funeral, they stopped mourners from entering the church, unable to view, as you saw the open casket where navalnys body was covered with Red And White roses. The New York Times reports that Cell Phone Service in the area had been reduced to the lower band with 3g standard and described it as a mobile shutdown. Thats what it means to live in russia with putin. Despite this, a quarter of 1 Million People s
Protected. Peaceful protest is. Its against the law when violence occurs. Threatening people, intimidating people, but is not peaceful protests. [chanting] do you think the National Guard should intervene . No. Sandra President Biden speaking earlier today condemning the protests on campuses nationwide as the chaos spreads coasttocoast. The latest conflict in portland, look at this life picture right now. We have been watching this developed and we are watching it as we begin a whole new hour hello and welcome i am sandra smith the new york. John i am john roberts in washington this is America Reports another two hours of all of this ahead of us, a live look we saw in portland but now ucla after a violent confrontation between protesters and police and antiisrael mob defying orders to leave after the school declared their encampment illegal. Sandra Law Enforcement finally moving in after hours of warning these people to leave using flash bangs and forced to clear the area and arrested
Everybody wanted for over 50 years and we got it done. Thats donald trump once again taking credit for the end of roe v. Wade. The former president made several false claims about the issue during both of his Campaign Rallies yesterday. Well have more on that in just a moment. Also ahead well go through the chaos overnight on the campus of ucla after a group of counterprotesters attacked a propalestinian encampment. And meanwhile Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is pressing hamas to accept a Gaza Ceasefire deal. Well bring you the latest on those negotiations. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, may 2nd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the unrest on the campus of ucla there in Southern California. Police officers are on campus at this moment and have ordered the crowd of over 1,000 people to disperse. But a large group still remains protesting the war in gaza. As of now there have not been any arrests.
To repeal the states near total abortion ban from 1864. It took multiple attempts to repeal the law with the exceptions only the save the mothers life and imprison anyone who helps a woman obtain an abortion. Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs will sign the bill tomorrow adding in a statement quote while this repeal is essential to saving womens lives it is just the beginning of the fight to protect Reproductive Health care in arizona. That is good news. But, as Vice President Kamala Harris noted, quote, while Arizona Democrats have worked to clean up the devastating mess created by trump and his extremist allies, the states existing ban with no exception for rape or incest remains in effect. In florida, women there woke up to a new reality after a near total abortion ban prohibiting the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy before most women even know they are pregnant went into effect today. Earlier today, Vice President harris was in jacksonville, florida to mark the rollback of right
But we have a very opinion not necessarily grounded in fact. When testimony does resume, Keith Davidson, the former lawyer for Stormy Daniels will be back on the stand to continue crossexamination that has gotten heated to say the least. Trumps Defense Attorney trying to portray davidson as an extortionist as a business in sleaze, he brought up other stories involving hulk hogan, Lindsay Lohan and charlie sheen. Yasmin vossoughian is reporting from outside the courthouse. Also Chuck Rosenberg, former fbi official and msnbc analyst. Duncan loven, managing partner of loven and associates. Danny cevallos is still with me in studio. He is a criminal Defense Attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. Duncan, im going to start with you as the prosecutor in the house, and new to our panel, what has to happen this afternoon . How do they move this case forward now . I think the prosecutors need to continue to hammer home the two main points, which is why this testimony is so riveting and important.