With continuing coverage of americas campus chaos. And the focus of that chaos once again tonight is the campus of ucla right here in los angeles, one of the blue ribbon campuses of the uc system. Last night, we saw ongoing Video Battles between propalestinian protesters and proisraeli counterprotesters. Those battles went on for Something Like two hours. You saw them live right here, not a single Law Enforcement person was in sight for most of those two hours. It is a very different scene on the campus of ucla tonight where hundreds of officers have taken up positions, seemingly preparing for an imminent clearance of that propalestinian protest, encamped live on the campus of ucla is our bill melugin bill, what are you seeing . Does it look like its happening any moment . John, it feels like its imminent tonight. I wouldnt say right this moment, but potentially within the next couple of hours, the lapd has gone into a citywide tactical alert. And we essentially have a stand up right n
Kevin oleary, jesse watters, dana perino. The five. [bleep]. [indistinct shouting] [bleep]. [indistinct shouting] the radical extremists and far left agitators are terrorizing college campuses, as you possibly noticed, and biden is nowhere to be found. He hasnt said anything. Greg donald trump sounding off as the universitys crackdown on antiisrael agitators nationwide. Hundreds of nypd entering Hamilton Hall at columbia, clearing out the encampment and her Resting Hundreds of the radicalized hamas youth who took over the building by force. Over in callie, it was the gangs of ucla proisraeli, propalestinian protesters throwing punches and using sticks to beat the crap out of one another as others shut off fireworks. Despite the enforcement, Hamas University continues to launch new satellite campuses beard a students at fordham in new york set up tents today in the lobby. Mayor eric adams is blaming outside agitators for the chaos and claiming there is a movement to radicalize the youth
Classes online, citing Safety Concerns after a campus rabbi warned jewish students to go home. The senate poised to pass a bill that could ban tiktok nationwide. What it means for tiktoks 170 million users in the u. S. That tiktok bill part of a 95 billion foreign aid package passed in the house after the Speaker Mike Johnson put himself on the line. Will democrats help him keep his job . Nbc news reports the surge at the southern border of migrants from china. And the legendary Barry Manilow. Were backstage at radio city for his recordbreaking night. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. The prosecution in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial drew the sharp outlines of its case against the former president today, telling the manhattan jury mr. Trump orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt. During a 40minute Opening Statement a prosecutor told the panel Hush Money Payments to porn star Stormy Daniels to assure her silence over an alleged affair and
Mr. Trump of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a payment to Adult Film Actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. The defense calling it merely a legal expense, saying its not illegal to try to influence an election. And the first witness, the former publisher of the national enquirer. The key Role Prosecutors said he plays in the case. Also tonight, clashes on College Campuses. Nearly 50 propalestinian protesters arrested at yale as another ivy league university, columbia, moves classes online, citing Safety Concerns after a campus rabbi warned jewish students to go home. The senate poised to pass a bill that could ban tiktok nationwide. What it means for tiktoks 170 million users in the u. S. That tiktok bill part of a 95 billion foreign aid package passed in the house after the Speaker Mike Johnson put himself on the line. Will democrats help him keep his job . Nbc news reports the surge at the southern border of migrants from china. And the
Out here in New York City. Joining millions of americans witnessing this extraordinary sight. If you were not excited about this this morning when you watch this actually happening it is a phenomenal site and one that we will not say and might not see to this extent because all the conditions are exactly right for some super super viewing of this today in the next one is not for another 20 years so a short time from now we will be under maximum coverage here in New York City. We are going to get around 90 of the sun blocked by the moon and it is a beautiful spring day. We havent had too many like this but weve got great visibility here in new york. So when it comes over new york were going to get 90 as i said. So the Total Eclipse past that we are watching sweep across the country is about 115 miles wide and 4000 miles long and it has more than 33 Million People who are under that. The last one was about Something Like two minutes. This one is twice as long it will get darker so i thin