Politicians nation. Tonights lead, order in the court. The third week of Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial here in manhattan ended with one of his closest former president ial aides on the stand tearfully recounting her memories of the alleged payout to Stormy Daniels and how trumps comments about groping women sent his 2016 campaign into the kind of panic mode. Also tonight, many of americas colleges and universities are grappling with how to move forward with commencements as Campus Demonstrations continue over the war in gaza and u. S. Involvement in the conflict. President biden has called for restraint from all sides as interactions between protesters, counterprotesters, and Police Forces have grown violent in some places. And arrests now number in the thousands. We start with the epicenter of the unrest just a few miles from here at Columbia University in new york city with one of the schools most prominent graduates joining me now in studio, congressman gerald, democrat of new york
Of Hakeem Jeffries and the entire democrat leadership team, that is not an endorsement that any republican speaker should ever want or embrace. And this vote will be called next week and i just want to urge all of our colleagues to prepare for it. Its the right thing to do for america. Its time to clean house and get our conference in order and get ready to support president trumps agenda. God willing he wins in november and we take back full power here in washington in january. Thank you very much, everyone. House democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries talked about dismissing the resolution to remove speaker mike johnson. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green said she will call up the motion next week. The leader talks about womens reproductive rights in the College Protests over the israelhamas war. This is about 20 minutes. Mr. Jeffries good afternoon, everyone. Freedom is under assault here in america and throughout the world. House democrats, we believe in a womans freedom to make her ow
Israel hamas war. This is about 20 minutes. Mr. Jeffries good afternoon, everyone. Freedom is under assault here in america and throughout the world. House democrats, we believe in a womans freedom to make her own Reproductive Health care decisions. And we strongly oppose any effort by extreme maga republicans to criminalize abortion care, impose a nationwide ban, target women and physicians and medical professionals across the country and try to impose government mandated pregnancies, even in instances where theres been rape or incest. Freedom is under ais salt by the extreme maga republicans and ground zero at the moment is in florida where there is a ban that will impact millions of women in the state of florida and throughout the deep south because up until this point, florida was perhaps the only state in the southeastern part of the country where a woman could seek Reproductive Health care. Freedom is under assault. House democrats are defending it. Extreme maga republicans are d
And this vote will be called next week, and i just want to urge all of our colleagues to prepare for it. Its the right thing to do for america. Its time to clean house and get our conference in order and get ready to support president trumps agenda. God willing he wins this november and we take back full power here in washington in january. Thank you very much, everyone. Reporter will there be a motion today . [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2024] House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries talked about his partys intent to dismiss the resolution to remove speaker mike johnson. Marjorie Taylor Greene said shell call up the motion next week. Leader jeffries also talks about womens reproductive rights and the College Protests over the israel hamas war. This is about 20 minutes. Mr. Jeffries good afternoon, everyone. Freedom is under assault here in america and throughout the world. House democrats, we believe in a womans freedom to make her own Reproductive Health care dec
For joining us. The news continues now, right here on cnn its tuesday, april 30, right now on cnn this morning, Breaking News Protesters at columbia break into an academic that make building a barricaded themselves inside. We are live on campus growing concern in israel and in congress, the International Criminal court is preparing an Arrest Warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and donald trump back in court where the prosecutions third witness is laying out how the hush money for Stormy Daniels was actually paid 5 00 a. M. Here in washington alive. Look at venation its capital on this morning. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. We begin this morning with breaking overnight at Columbia University. Dozens of protesters breached an Academic Building next to the Protest Encampment and they barricaded themselves inside. Others outside the building, formed a human chain to block out access to the entrance in these images from inside columbias