Midnight here and campus chaos continues, you are looking screen right at a live shot of the campus of ucla, where Hundreds Of Police Clad in riot gear have been massed for several hours now, apparently waiting for the final order to go in and dismantle the encampment. Set up almost a week ago by propalestinian protesters. But as yet, they have not made the move. On the campus itself is our correspondent, bill melugin. He has been there for hours now. Bill and as we watch and wait, bill, i wonder if you have noticed any change in the posture over the last couple of hours or are we simply where we have been with the Skirmish Lines and no movement . Jonathan, good evening to you. I can tell you its gotten eerily quiet. All the protesters behind us, hundreds of them have stopped all their chants. They had been chanting for hours, free palestine, free palestine. Now its kind of quiet and eerie, and you get the sense that it could potentially be the calm before the storm. If police do end u
Chaos on the campus of ucla. Right now, at this minute, police are making rouses while battling with propalestinian protesters. Brian Activists With Shields and umbrellas, yeah, umbrellas, and pieces of Plywood Blocking Entryways to Keep Police Officers out. Police in riot gear positioned around the encampment red to corral the crowd. Lawrence lets bring in William La Jeunesse. What are you seeing on the ground. Police are rushing in right now. What else the scene like. Its a very volatile situation. We are in the main corridor, the mall if you will. This is where the encampment is here. You can see chp is lined up here. They will be the first line going in if indeed the order is given. And then you have. [no audio] back very important in the small there is another line of lapd and they are moving right now. So, when we arrived here several hours ago, there was about 1,000 people outside. They dispersed a little bit. Now, there was just on the bullhorn some of the sympathizers to the e
Something quite significant to both the students and to our politics unfold. Thanks very much. Panel for joining us, joining us thanks to all of you for being here. Im casing hunt in a new central starts right now cnn Breaking News we begin with Breaking News this morning. Just a short time ago. The lapd and other agencies how gone into the encampment and shorted arresting people on the campus of ucla. The propalestinian encampment is now swarming with Police Officers. We are looking at Live Pictures at this very moment. It began with Police Telling people to disperse, and then weve been hearing the sounds of flash bangs there has been smoke there have been some fireworks that have gone off, but as were speaking, arrest being made on that campus at this hour, this all of course, started after propalestinian protesters made very clear after hearing the porters to disperse that they were going to defy those orders. Listen all right. So you heard that there were not leaving and now police
Thats 1807123800. Im Caitlin Polantz at the federal court in washington, and this is cnn universities on edge, we are following the clashes on campus is propalestinian protesters dig in and schools are forced to adjust their plans the end of the semester plus the Bidenharris Campaign back and former President Trumps back yard as the Vice President rallies for Reproductive Rights and florida, where a strict new city sixweek abortion ban is now in effect and Secretary Of State Antony Blinken puts new pressure on hamas to accept the proposed hostage deal with israel. As we learn more about the brutal impact that the war is having on civilians in the gaza strip. Were following all of these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here. The Cnn News Central today hey, classes at ucla are canceled after violent hours long clashes broke out overnight on campus between propalestinian demonstrators and Counter Protesters. And it comes as California Governor Gavin Newsom is dem
Held in Contempt Of Court and says the judge is taking away free speech rights. A Fox News Exclusive as the Biden Administration brings hundreds of thousands of Illegal Immigrants into the country by passing the southern border. We will bring you that. But, first, breaking tonight, a major escalation in the stand off between antisemitic, antiisrael protesters at clumsy university and the school administration. And the police at this hour demonstrators are occupying a Building On Campus. And have issued a list of demands as conditions for leaving. Leaving. New york city mayor eric adams and the new York Police Commissioner plan to holding a briefing shortly. We will dip that that bring you some of that Alexis Mcadams is at Columbia University tonight. Good evening, alexis. Bret, geographic from New York City. Can you see here behind me, there are dozens of protesters right in front of the gates here at Columbia University chanting and holding signs, demanding that the university divest