it s good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, the dramatic rise in antisemitism on college campuses after the october 7th attack left one student at m.it asking quote, when can i go back to being a student. what we heard from top university leaders and the students on capitol hill today. inside israel. the heartbreaking stories trickling out from former hostages and their loved ones about what it was like being held in hamas captivity. the nightmares they re still having at home. also, the new details on what rudy giuliani s defamation case against ruby freeman and shaye moss could look like when it goes to court. and the elephant not in the room. donald trump. four of his rivals will get a chance to make their case against him at tomorrow s primary debate. who made the cut and what to expect. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. i want to begin on capitol hill where we heard from leaders at top un
and a basic promise. - a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. - so the least among us shall have an equal chance to achieve the greatest things. - and the doors of higher education will be open to all. - no matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. - it s one thing all our presidents agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] - have a good life. we will see you soon. - and to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the instruction manual on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs. - we ve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. - those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] - this is a big one
Fruition and see stories of kids thats going through the same thing i went through, it makes it even more like yes, we did this. This is why we should have did it. But there is a lot that has got lebron james fired up off the court. Listen to what he says about living while black in america. No matter how big you can become or no matter what you do in the community. No matter what you do in your profession, being African American in america is always tough, and they always going to let you know that you are the nword no matter who you are. Is there a run for office in his future . Someone tried to recruit a lebron to run for president , they said listen, they got no one. If you dont run, trump is going to win. Would you run . Well, in that case i may. This is the interview that you dont want to miss. Lebron james, one on one. Thank you. A recap of the days news. They brought this together and brought it to me. I was like absolutely. You cant get nowhere in life without help. You were i
My mom had to go through at that age. Being in the third or fourth grade. For us to be in a position where we can see stories of kids thats going through the same thing that i went through, it makes it even more like yes, we did this. This is why we should have did it. How do you conquer those fears . Jaden was his name, talked about Hearing Gunshots and that sort of things, being tempted by drugs and all those things. How do you think how do you get them to understand thats not the path they have to take . I think being in a Support System and thats what this is all about. I think for me, when i did go to school, or when i was playing Little League sports, you know, being around kids and being around people that have fun and kind of speak the same language as you, it allows you to kind of escape away from the drugs and the violence and the gunshots and things that go on on an everyday basis, and thats what were here for. Im opening the schools to be able to get these kids minds and bo