good afternoon, i m lindsey reiser in for chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york city. breaking news, affirmative action struck down. president biden as you just heard that finished speaking on the landmark supreme court decision and the potential long lasting consequences at colleges, universities, and students across this country. the court ruling on a pair of challenges to policies at harvard and unc, that the schools can no longer look at race during the admissions process. the vote was 6-3, and eddie glaude, reacting just after the decision about the lasting impact he says this will have on higher education. this was just one remedy, affirmative action, the only remedy to the legacy of discrimination in admissions in american higher education. one remedy. here they have taken it away. we have a small percentage of black and brown students in elite institutions, that percentage will get even stronger. reactions are pouring in from students to members of congr
Revelation from the star witness mean for the states case . The Cbs Evening News starts now. Tonight, a dramatic day in court. Good evening. I am norah odonnell, and thank you for joining us. The firstever criminal trial of a former american president is nearing an end. Late today the prosecution has rested, and now Donald Trumps legal team has the case. Closing arguments could begin in about a week, and then the former president s fate will be in the hands of a jury. Witnesses on the stand today made for what some experts are describing as a wild day. Michael cohen, trumps former fixer admitted under oath to stealing money from the Trump Organization during an intensive crossexamination. And then fireworks during testimony of a Defense Witness that led to the judge clearing the courtroom and reprimanding the witness for rolling his eyes and making comments under his breath. Well, there is still one big question tonight. Will donald trump take the stand in his own defense . Heres cbss
This is the Ingraham Angle. An afternoon Small Business owner says shes harassed for supporting trump. Shes here to talk about it. Plus, the Ingraham Angle continuing Legal Education . How to deal with pro hamas class. Class is in session. First, joe bidens very, very, very, very bad week. Thats the focus of tonights angle. Behold the power of bidenomics. The april jobs report just out coming in below expectations. April, Nonfarm Payrolls expected less than expected. 175,000. Were looking for a number close to 250,000. The Unemployment Rate ticked up. That was a fairly weak report. Laura what do they call that again . Jomentum . This progress is part of my vision for for the economy the grow. Manufacturing is booming. We cut the federal deficit. Laura id like to call this olds. Old liberal in denial syndrome. Perhaps his staff cant read, but the u. S. Manufacturing sector declined in april. High Interest Rates will do that. This has been a terrible, off rotten week for biden. He and th
Over at Columbia University in new york after police in riot gear cleared an occupied building overnight, plus the political fallout as outrage over the war in gaza and concerns about antisemitism way on the president ial race welcome to our viewers here in the United States and Around The World i will flits her and this is a Situation Room Special Report Unrest on campus cnn Breaking News, Breaking News this hour protests are escalating. And another Us College Campus officers in riot gear, naloxone i Fordham University in new york city as propalestinian demonstrators are digging in at a newly formed in camp standby for new details on that for tracking Police Action and confrontations with demonstrators at multiple colleges and universities across the country are correspondence around the scene as the unrest on campus is raising tensions and causing disruptions right now up first, lets go to see an r Shimon Prokupecz these over it Fordham University, shimon give us an update on the pro
This antiisraeli encampment. This time at ucla in california after protestors defied the orders to leave prior. So good morning, it continues. Im bill hemmer live in New York City. Good morning to my partner here. Dana im dana perino and this is americas newsroom. Weve been watching this since the early before the sun rose. Police ordered protestors to leave or face arrest. After standing by on the periphery of the tents for hours the protestors hunkered down and police responded. They tore down barricades and tore down boards. How that was allowed to happen not sure. Bill melugin was on the scene as the predawn crackdown unfolded. Oh. Did you hear that flash bang . Bill okay. Numerous angles to cover over the next two hours. There was a lot of that that you just saw. Sun is rising where the action is, William La Jeunesse is still there live at ucla. Lets begin a new hour with you, william. Good morning, bill. This is what remains of the tent encampment. It is now entirely cleared by L