Everybody wanted for over 50 years and we got it done. Thats donald trump once again taking credit for the end of roe v. Wade. The former president made several false claims about the issue during both of his Campaign Rallies yesterday. Well have more on that in just a moment. Also ahead well go through the chaos overnight on the campus of ucla after a group of counterprotesters attacked a propalestinian encampment. And meanwhile Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is pressing hamas to accept a Gaza Ceasefire deal. Well bring you the latest on those negotiations. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on this thursday, may 2nd. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. And well begin this morning with the unrest on the campus of ucla there in Southern California. Police officers are on campus at this moment and have ordered the crowd of over 1,000 people to disperse. But a large group still remains protesting the war in gaza. As of now there have not been any arrests.
Fresh, gag order violations, even after he lost the last gag order clash tuesday. The prosecution looking at statements that trump put out about witnesses, as well as attacking the jury itself. Prosecutors say the violations are corrosive to the fair trial that he deserves, and that the system requires. They also accuse him of creating an air of menace that could affect these jurors. Also denouncing persistent and escalating rhetoric. Now, the judge found that judge lost his previous defense about this, ruling that he did violate the gag order, fining him about 9,000, and that was just this week. Trump has clearly broken the rules. I say that again, not as a criticism, but based on what we have observed in the trial, what the judge has ruled. Here he was just last night. I dont think theres ever been a more conflicted judge. Crooked and conflicted. Im unconstitutionally gagged, so im not supposed to be talking to you, because he gagged me. Trump there trying to play up the gagging whil
With continuing coverage of americas campus chaos. And the focus of that chaos once again tonight is the campus of ucla right here in los angeles, one of the blue ribbon campuses of the uc system. Last night, we saw ongoing Video Battles between propalestinian protesters and proisraeli counterprotesters. Those battles went on for Something Like two hours. You saw them live right here, not a single Law Enforcement person was in sight for most of those two hours. It is a very different scene on the campus of ucla tonight where hundreds of officers have taken up positions, seemingly preparing for an imminent clearance of that propalestinian protest, encamped live on the campus of ucla is our bill melugin bill, what are you seeing . Does it look like its happening any moment . John, it feels like its imminent tonight. I wouldnt say right this moment, but potentially within the next couple of hours, the lapd has gone into a citywide tactical alert. And we essentially have a stand up right n
Kevin oleary, jesse watters, dana perino. The five. [bleep]. [indistinct shouting] [bleep]. [indistinct shouting] the radical extremists and far left agitators are terrorizing college campuses, as you possibly noticed, and biden is nowhere to be found. He hasnt said anything. Greg donald trump sounding off as the universitys crackdown on antiisrael agitators nationwide. Hundreds of nypd entering Hamilton Hall at columbia, clearing out the encampment and her Resting Hundreds of the radicalized hamas youth who took over the building by force. Over in callie, it was the gangs of ucla proisraeli, propalestinian protesters throwing punches and using sticks to beat the crap out of one another as others shut off fireworks. Despite the enforcement, Hamas University continues to launch new satellite campuses beard a students at fordham in new york set up tents today in the lobby. Mayor eric adams is blaming outside agitators for the chaos and claiming there is a movement to radicalize the youth
You dont need to be a news junkie or lawyer to grasp whats driving the trial and why many have made headway with the jury in this case. The reason is receipts. This trial, which is about all kinds of stuff, is currently working against trump as a defendant because there are just so many receipts. Receipts include the onslaught of emails and secret texts and mdas and as i mentioned last night, i was inside the courtroom yesterday in one of the rare, coveted Reporter Seats and i can tell you we also saw along with the jury, actual, literal receipts. Written contracts of this whole sordid scheme to buy silence of women who had allegations against trump and the allegations that he and allies directly tried to hide in that campaign year. Its a pile of paperwork that is essentially burying trumps main defenses. Remember, in the first week, trumps lawyers detailed these certain trump defenses. They were basically factual denials. Im reminding you what they said. Its simple. The first two are