Occupation of a building there. Well have the latest on that situation and the growing demonstrations on campuses across the country. That comes as theres some optimism that a ceasefire in gaza and the release of israeli hostages could soon be reached. Wellbri you those developments out of the middle east. And also ahead a preview what we can expect in court today when Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial resumes in manhattan. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, april 30th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the growing unrest at Columbia University. Overnight propalestinian Student Protesters occupied a campus building. Its hamilton hall, the same building students took over back in the 1960s. That building just a few hundred feet away from the guzza encampment site. It came just hours after the university began sus spending students who refused to leave that encampment. The tents have been up for nearly two week
Lis on to this story out of florida. A 200mile joyride ended with a highrisk traffic stop. Also, a huge surprise. Deputies say that they were stunned to find a 10yearold boy and his 11yearold sister hop out of the stolen car near gainesville as they surrounded it. Those are the kids with their hands up. Look, the Sheriffs Office says the pair stole their mothers car after she took away their electronic devices. The mom drove three hours from her northport home to pick them up. Police say mom didnt pursue criminal charges. They are not behind bars. Im trying to think what my mom would do. I almost want to be behind bars. Right. Yeah, exactly. I cant imagine. 200 miles away. Why didnt they just go around the corner . It could have been two miles for me. It would have been the same result once i got home, right . Next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Whats going on . Welcome to cnn this morning. Sunday, september 24th. Im omar jimenez. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for joining
Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is sunday, september 24th. Thanks for spending part of your morning with us. Heres what we are watching for you. Its time for them to do job america elected them to do. Lawmakers up against a clock and working on a deal to fund the government ahead of a looming shutdown. The real world impacts a shutdown would have on everything from air travel to members of the military. Ophelia has moved inland after bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of the east coast. The areas we are watching for more flooding and the threat of severe storms today. Its a cosmic delivery hyeas in the making. A Space Capsule full of Asteroid Pieces set to land on earth this morning. What scientists are hoping to learn from it. The fires that you dont hear about in the news is the greatest success. It could be a game changer when it comes to firefighting. How they are using a. I. To snuff out wildfires before they explode. Plus, a 10 and 11yearold steal their moms
Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin the hour with mounting political and policy challenges for President Biden. There is the threat of a looming Government Shutdown in a week, the widening strike by the United Auto Workers union and a growing Immigration Crisis at the u. S. Slmexico burr der. The Nations Capital is buzzing over a new abc News Washington post poll showing biden ten points behind former President Donald Trump in a headtohead matchup among registered voters. Even the Washington Post says it might be an outlier as a new poll shows them tied at 46 . Joining us is democratic dock woman Debbie Dingell of michigan. Congresswoman, thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. We appreciate it. Youre in a key battleground state. There was a lot of fuss over michigan the last time around. Are you worried about these polls . First of all, jim, you were talking to the woman everybody said was crazy when i told people that donald trump could an
Overnight, a us official told cnn, israel carried out a Military Strike deep inside iran good, this escalate the already tense situation in the middle east Jury Selection in Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial could wrap up today. Opening statements in this store, a case are on track to begin monday, plus on the house floor, a critical test for a longstalled foreign aid bill for israel and ukraine hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and urine the cnn newsroom happening now a decadeslong shadow war between israel and iran spills out in the open. Us officials dow say israel launched and overnight strike on iran, appearing to target a Military Facility some 200 miles from the Capital Tehran in the hours since the attack, there has been a nearly unified Global Response arounds allies like china and russia echoing calls from israels western supporters to show restraint. And avoid a wider regional conflict. Cnn is covering the story from around the globe our chief International Security correspo