it s good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. at this hour, the dramatic rise in antisemitism on college campuses after the october 7th attack left one student at m.it asking quote, when can i go back to being a student. what we heard from top university leaders and the students on capitol hill today. inside israel. the heartbreaking stories trickling out from former hostages and their loved ones about what it was like being held in hamas captivity. the nightmares they re still having at home. also, the new details on what rudy giuliani s defamation case against ruby freeman and shaye moss could look like when it goes to court. and the elephant not in the room. donald trump. four of his rivals will get a chance to make their case against him at tomorrow s primary debate. who made the cut and what to expect. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. i want to begin on capitol hill where we heard from leaders at top un
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peanuts, right? [ laughter ] you re going to say, give us more, right? we got to get more. but now $200 million each year in grants, and that s towards funding this very, very important priority. so with today s action we will hil give our american children a pathway to success in the workforce of tomorrow. thank you, god bless, and i appreciate you being in the white house, and i know you re going to take a little tour in a little while, but we start right here in the oval office. it s an honor to have all of you and some day you ll be great students and be the leaders of the world. the united states and the world. right? yes. would any of our representatives, maybe start with betsy. would you like to say something? betsy devos, everybody. well, mr. president, thank you for your support of s.t.e.m. initiatives and especially that the students who are here today, thank you for your commitment to your own futures, and with this initiative, we hope and trust
accountability level that starts at the federal government. there s so much weighted percentage with ayp and the api at the state level, that teachers and administrators have to take things off the plate and prioritize. what gets prioritized is english, language, arts and math, which contradicts all of the stem initiatives that the president is trying to invigorate across the nation. dean, the president called for a sputnik moment, alluding to how the u.s. space program fell behind in the 50s to the russians which spurred a strong u.s. comeback. you say a sputnik moment today is meaningless, why? no, i think a sputnik moment is absolutely essential but we need to change the reauthorization of no child left behind that treats all of the subjects, including sciences and arts, on an equitiable basis so that we can get science back into the classroom, so that, as the students are doing science,