donald trump announced that he s now not going to testify at his new york civil trial. clearly a reversal here from donald trump. this is smart move, or the least self-destructive move. congress stalled over foreign aid to ukraine and israel. if we don t solve this, vladimir putin is going to have an opening to march through ukrainian threatening all of europe. two university of pennsylvania leaders have stepped down. an intense spotlight is on the heads of harvard and m.i.t. it made us feel like we re alone in this. good morning, everyone. we have new cnn polling this morning showing donald trump leading president biden in two crucial battleground states that biden won last election. in georgia, hypothetical rematch shows trump ahead by five points. many michigan, trump is up by ten points. a state that president biden won by nearly three points back in 2020. trump s dismissed biden s warning that he s a threat to democracy. he said it s a hoax. baker
next. here she is. sandra: thank you, dana and bill. fox news alert here as we begin a new hour, pressure is mounting for the presidents at harvard and m.i.t. to resign after the university of pennsylvania s president stepped down. all three failing to outright condemn the anti-semitism raging on their elite campuses. welcome and this is the faulkner focus. i m sandra smith in for harris today. the congressional testimony last tuesday sparked massive and ongoing backlash. they said they would need context to tell if a call for genocide violates their school s codes of conduct. then on saturday u penn announced president liz mcgill s resignation. one editorial board says quote, one awful university precedent down. most of u.s. academia to go. another the ivy league mask falls. it argues this, the furor over anti-semitism on campus is a rare and welcome example of accountability at american universities. but it will not amount to much if the only result is the resignation o
fascinating move, he s calling on the supreme court to weigh in and decide on donald trump s claim that immunity, once and for all. meanwhile, no trump, no trial, at least for today. the former president s civil fraud trial on hold until tomorrow after he says he will not, in fact, testify as promised. so why the last-minute change of heart? could it impact the judge s thinking as he weighs the future of trump s business empire in new york. plus, it doesn t matter what the other candidates do. it doesn t matter what they say. quote, i m voting for trump. those are the words of an iowa voter backing up the numbers in our new poll showing trump beating everyone else in the race combined. what are the chances any of that changes in the next five weeks? could harvard s governing board cut ties with president claudine gay just a year after she was chosen to lead the school over her remarks about anti-semitism and how over 650 faculty members are on the record wanting her to keep
clanging and scraping of metal and two minutes erving you work on your whole life completely gone. when we pulled up a lot of tears. we have three beautiful daughters and a wife that they just started sobbing. bill: six are dead, dozens more in the hospital. violent tornadoes touching down in middle tennessee. among the victims a mother who lost her life holding onto her 2-year-old child who also died. a 10-year-old boy swept away as well. at this hour, crews are working to restore power to thousands as that young man just said, everything in your life can change in two minutes time. we re live on the ground coming up this hour. dana: also breaking right now israel encircling khan younis. it could be the last major battle and most intense yet in the fight to exterminate hamas. bill: the harvard board of governors meeting behind closed doors as the fate of the president hangs in the balance. we ll find out today maybe i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino, this
with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill, facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman, elise stefanik. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying, or harassment? if it is direct, and severe it is harassment. if it becomes a means beautiful conduct it s harassment. in the chair of the house education committee, they applauded mcgill s announcement. this is how she remains on the faculty until a replacement is found. the statement reading, in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc joins me now with the latest. george? alicia, the reaction on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students getting word that liz has stepped down, and also stepping, down tonight, the chair of the board of trustees, scot