yiannopoulos calling it hate speech. people with arguments and facts that don t conform to the crazy vision of the universe. reporter: president trump weighing in with a funding threat. tweeting, if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence, no federal funds? the berkeley college republicans who invited yiannopoulos say they re disgusted, but not surprised by the violence. that just underscores what we already know to be. what we know to be here at uc berkeley, and that is a very intolerant, progressive, left-wing culture that is not hospitable to conservative students. reporter: uc berkeley says of the 1,500 protesters, there was only a small group of non-students, 150 outside agitators that led the violence and says it regrets the violence overshadowed a legitimate and lawful protest by students. no hate, no fear, immigrants
related to the e coli outbreak but a case of noro virus which is unpleaseant in its own right. molly is following the story. reporter: unpleasant, that is true. the students ate at a local chipotle restaurant and many got ill. the first suspect was e coli thinking it could be linked to the other problems around the country but the lab results are in and there evidence points to noro virus. at least 65 people have fallen ill, students and non-students alike, they are suffering from uncomfortable symptoms and the chipotle restaurant is closed as the investigation goes forward. here is what chipotle is saying: when even one person gets sick from one of our restaurant it is too many and we offer our sincere apologies. we are in the policy of implementing an industry leading
speak on the 2-year-old arizona law due to be challenged tomorrow at the u.s. supreme court. more on that and surprising facts from the u.s./mexican border. there s little drama but don t tell voters. voting is under way in republican primaries in rhode island, connecticut, delaware, pennsylvania and new york. mitt romney, of course, appears to have the nomination in the bag. santorum is dropped out, but his name is on the ballot. for now, gingrich and ron paul vowing to fight on. romney right now has 695 of the 1,144 delegates needed to clench the nomination. president obama focusing on education. this morning, he honored the national teacher of the year and the finalists at the white house. these are the kind of teachers who change lives forever. i wouldn t be here today if it were not for teachers like these who challenged me, pushed me and put up with me and inspired me and set me straight when they had to. the president heads to college campuses in three battlegrou
gingrich s ex-wife on the eve of the primary, reviving the issue of infidelity, and newt denounces cnn s john king for using that report to lead off a deba dein south carolina. i astounded that cnn who take trash like that and use it to open a presidential debate. was that a mistake by cnn? was the abc story itself a late hit, repeating charges that marianne gingrich first made long ago? we ll ask the correspondent, abc s brian ross. fox s juan williams draws flack at another debate for challenging the candidates with a series of race-related incidents including this one with gingrich. can t you see that this is viewed at a minimum as insulting to all americans, but particularly to black americans? was he acting as a journalist, or an advocate? plus, the new york times ombudsman hit by a media firestorm after asking whether his paper should be a vigilante for truth? we ll ask art brisbane why his column touched a nerve. i m hourt kurtz, and this is reliable sourc
newt gingrich takes south carolina. we proved here in south carolina that people power with the right ideas beats big money, and with your help, we re going to prove it again in florida. the former house speaker says he may not have the money, but he can take on mitt romney. we ll take you live to south carolina for the post-primary analysis. despite false reports swirling on social media, former penn state coach joe paterno is alive, but in serious condition. students lit candles in his support. we will take you live to penn state. and search and rescue teams continue working on the italian cruise ship this morning. they stopped briefly overnight for safety issues. we ve got the latest in the investigation. plus, new audiotape from the ship s captain. hello, and good morning to everybody. we start with the runaway victory for newt gingrich. in the south carolina republican primary. look at the numbers. it was a double digit win for the former house speaker. easily be