stick to that bullying harassment? if the speech becomes conduct, it can be harassment. stefanik and the chair of the house education committee have both applauded liz magill s announcement and served as president until a replacement is found. liz magill s statement reading in part, it is been my privilege to serve as part of this remarkable institution. joins me now from philadelphia with the latest. george? yeah, alicia, the reaction here on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students are just getting word that liz magill has stepped down, and is also stepping down tonight, the chair of the board of trustees, and mind you, pressure has been growing here for the resignation, following that grilling on capitol hill, and liz magill putting out an apology of sorts, putting out where she clarified mainly her response to that question about genocide, saying it was time to review some of upenn s policies. unfortunately, rise of antisemitic activity and rhetor
you all. i am katie phang. welcome to the katie phang show. we are going to start today s show with a capitol hill countdown as lawmakers have just four more days of work before they head home for the holidays. i m joining you live from msnbc world headquarters in new york city. we have lots of news to cover and lots of questions to answer. let s get started. failure to lead the president of a prominent ivy league university steps down amid public outrage after a disastrous congressional hearing on the rise of antisemitism on college campuses. we re going to go inside the fallout ahead and a live report from capitol hill. state of emergency catastrophic storms strike tennessee, leaving a trail of death and destruction. six people, including at least one child, are dead, and dozens more are injured. we are live on the ground in the storm zone. no, i am not a threat. i will save democracy. the threat is crooked it joe biden. plus, day one dictator says he will save demo
ahead on cnn newsroom. it became clear that president magill didn t really seem to have a very strong grasp on the situation on the ground on campus. fallout at the university of pennsylvania, both the president and the chair of the board resigning. we will have the latest reaction from the college and its students. plus, gaza shelters are teaming with infectious diseases. i will speak to an official in gaza about the rampant spread of diseases among the displaced. and we will also take you live to dough hoe where some of the leading voices are discussing regional diplomacy options for the israel-hamas war. university of pennsylvania president liz magill and the head of the school s board of trustees have resigned. it comes after the intense backlash to the comments made by three u.s. university presidents to congress about anti-semitism on their campuses. now, this all began amid a wave of protests over the israel-hamas war. many at college campuses, many of th
it s sunday, december 10. i m victor blackwell. i m amara walker. thank you for joining us this morning. here s what we re watching for you. everything just, like, exploded. this is what it felt like. like everything exploded. a lot of pressure built up and popped. at least six people are dead after tornados ripped through tennessee overnight. we are hearing of significant damage in some towns and a state of emergency remains in effect. also, tracking a threat for more severe storms today. two university of pennsylvania leaders have stepped down after the hughley criticized testimony about antisemitism on campus. the reaction coming in to those resignations. former president trump is expected to testify in the new york civil fraud case against him despite advice from his attorneys not to do so. the potential legal implications of the decision. the house is preparing to vote on an impeachment inquiry into president biden this week. how the white house is responding
trying to be invisible. is this what they mean by acting chicken? did i do something? reporter: jeanne moos, cnn. what the reporter: new york. oh, my god. i don t care what you say, that hawk is in the tree, i am standing still. those chickens were not moving. what i also don t understand is one froze, then the other ones got it? or did they all see the hawk at the same time? at the same time. that s really remarkable. all right. thanks, jeanne moos. next hour of cnn this morning starts now. good morning, and welcome to cnn this morning. it is sunday, december 10th. i m victor blackwell. so remarkable. i can t get it off my mind. i m amber walker. thanks for joining us. here is what we are watching. everything just, like, exploded. that s what it felt like, like everything exploded, like a lot of pressure built up and just popped. at least six people are dead after tornados ripped through tennessee overnight. there is significant damage in some t