washington tonight. thank you for being with us. putting evil in context. that s the focus of tonight s angle. laura: more fallout from the hill yesterday from college presidents who have equivocated on the noxious anti-semitic atmosphere on their campuses. some of the most revealing and disturbing exchanges are just now being seen by americans. specifically calling for the genocide of jews. does that constitute bullying harassment? if it is directed ander is veer pervasive is harassment. so the answer is yes? it is a context dependent decision, congresswoman. it s a context dependent decision. that s your answer today calling on the genocide of jews. if the speech becomes conduct, it can become harassment, yes. laura: surely the esteemed harvard university president had a much clearer response. at harvard, does calling for the genocide of jews violate harvard s rules of bullying and harassment? yes or no? it can be, depending on the context. what s th
viewers joining us this the united states and all around the world. ahead, on cnn newsroom the gloves were off at the fourth republican presidential debate last night. who swung at who and the man who was missing from the stage. plus, a shooting on the las vegas campus of the university of nevada leaves three dead and a fourth wounded. i ll speak to a gun violence survivor about the latest mass shooting in the united states. and benjamin netanyahu says israeli forces are encircling the house of a top leader of hamas in gaza. a live report with the latest. we re following two major stories. in alabama, four presidential hopefuls met on a cage. six weeks before the contest in iowa. these clashed from electability, to the border and whether donald trump is fit to return to the white house. the former president chose to skip the debate. we re looking at the shooting on the campus of university of nevada. the gunman is a retired college professor. it s not clear what con
right now on andrea mitchell reports, breaking news across capitol hill. a bipartisan group of lawmakers calling the presidents of elite universities on the carpet over their response to a spike in anti-semitism on college campuses. what is it about the way that you hire faculty and approve curriculum that s allowing your campuses to be infected by this intellectual and moral rot? leadership matters. you are leaders. in academia, at your institutions as well. new grave warnings from fbi director chris wray over domestic and foreign threats to the homeland, surging since the start of the israel/hamas war and a push to reauthorize a controversial surveillance tool. as the threats from foreign adversaries to our homeland continue to evolve, the agility and effectiveness of 702 will be essential to the fbi s ability really our mandate from the american people to keep them safe for years to come. also this hour, nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel live from
is going to be able to pass a package for additional aid for israel and ukraine. congress has to decide whether to continue to support the fight for freedom. as the house pushes to formalize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. a loss of principle but a great recipe for democratic victories. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. new satellite images this morning show israeli forces pushing into southern gaza where united nations officials say the situation is apocalyptic with nowhere safe to go and civilian casualties rapidly rising. a warning now the following video is graphic. this is what the video shows inside of a hospital in southern gaza, this morning it is dire. wounded patients are lying on the floor, surrounded by their bloody clothes. the hamas-run health ministry says hospitals in southern gaza now are collapsing. alex marquardt is live in tel aviv with much more. alex, thank you for joining us. what is the i
former secretary of state henry kissinger has died. tonight we send our best to him and his family. we ll have more on this as the night goes on. he s led an incredible life. one of service to his country, and played such a pivotal part in the nixon presidency in particular, and we give our thought and prayers to his family but tonight we re tracking other multiple developing stories including this major blow to the climate alarmist cult and biden s terrible trip to colorado. a word about the extremism and the hate now running rampant across the country starting one day after the barbaric hamas terror attack on october 7, there have been hundreds of anti-israeli protests all around our country, so-called demonstrators, we ve watched them openly praising the terror group hamas calling for global islamic war against the west, defacing national landmarks and statues. vandalizing our own white house, burning american flags, and they tried to break down the doors at the dnc. this