Everyone. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. I am Maria Bartiromo it is wednesday the eighth, your top stories 6 00 a. M. On the east coast. Breaking news antiisrael protests resume this morning at George Washington University Last night they turned violent after officers started tearing down the campuses encampment arresting 35 protesters, we have updates this morning as they come in we will report as its happening. President trump on trial, Stormy Daniels back on the stand tomorrow for a second day after day of testimony when she detailed the sexual encounters she claims to have had with trump, salacious details meant to embarrass the 45th president as the judge denies trumps request for a mistrial. New polls show American Voters continue to support trump come november. All the details coming up. Markets are mixed, fractional moves across the board take a look at futures indicated a mixed opening as we look ahead to more earnings, the dow industrial six, the nasdaq and 14
When the protesters broke into the historic Hamilton Hall building. And just a few hours ago, 9 p. M. Tuesday night, officers in riot gear end to that building and swiftly made arrests. Columbia university has, of course, been the epicenter to the propalestinian protests that have now spread to campus. Around the country, hundreds of students have been arrested nationwide, and upcoming commencements are in danger of being canceled. Lets get straight to fox news correspond and rich edson for the latest on that raid at columbia. Hello, rich. Hello, jonathan. Columbia University Says the heightened activity on campus has ended and that the area has been cleared. This past evening, hundreds of new York City Police officers arrested dozens of protesters whod occupied and barricaded themselves in a Columbia University building. Officers scaled a Massive Police vehicle to enter columbias Hamilton Hall from a second floor window and then let out the protesters in zip ties. The University Says
University heating up overnight. A group of protesters breaking windows and barricading themselves inside Hamilton Hall at the campus. Theyve pushed tables and chairs against the doors. And this action comes just hours after Columbia University, the epicenter of the nationwide propalestinian Campus Protests , began suspending students. The Ivy League School had set a 2 p. M. Deadline monday for the protesters to leave their encampments at the campus. The university had been trying to avoid calling back the police, whose intervention on april 18th led to more than 100 student arrests. The protesters at columbia have inspired similar propalestinian demonstrations on campuses across the country. Arrests nationwide are now approaching 1000, as the final days of Class Wrap Up and Commencement Ceremonies are just days or weeks away. The protesters demand the universities cut financial ties with israel over the war in gaza, but many jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemiti
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Universities have for decades to adopt for what they believed and from fighting for social justice on equal rights to pushing back against global was. Theyve made the voices had. And now the speaking out against as well as will on gauze, which has killed more than fuzzy, 4000 people. In the past 6 months, the protests which began in new Yorks Columbia University intensified last week. The police cracked down followed close the and get to spread to all the universities in the us and even to europe and australia. The students say the right to protest is being crushed and these demonstrations may have an even bigger impact since its an election. Yeah, in the United States, well get the thoughts of august in just a moment for us patsy cohan, broke into our coverage from one protest to George Washington university. And this in cabin is unique because here during the washington university, it didnt exist until thursday morning. The students said they were encouraged to do this because of wha