good afternoon. i m bret baier in for martha maccallum. right now on the story, president biden s education department now probing a handful of ivy league universities, colleges, even a k-12 district all reporting cases of anti-semitism or islamophobia as the israel-hamas war continueses to roil american schools. in moments, we ll go live where pro palestinian students are rallying against ethnic cleansing and genocide of palestinians. first, to molly line. good afternoon, molly. good afternoon, bret. the aim according to the education department is to take aggressive action to address the alarming nationwide rise and reports of anti-semitism, anti-muslim, anti-arab and other forms of discrimination. the seven schools under investigation, lafayette college, cornell university, columbia, wellsly college, the university of pennsylvania and the cooper union and maize college. the level of intensity is high. we need to match it with a level of response that meets the moment
A TikTok video showing a passenger being asked to step on a baggage scale has caused controversy. In the footage, the passenger is complying with a request from airline staff who need to calculate passengers' weight before takeoff. Some viewers have criticized the airline's actions, calling them humiliating for the passenger. However, others have defended the airline, explaining that weight limits are essential for small planes to maintain balance. The incident has highlighted wider concerns about airlines' attitudes to plus-size passengers, with the FAA recently advising airlines that plus-size travelers may need to provide their weight before boarding., Viral News, Times Now