Who refused to clear an encampment are now facing suspension. We are live with the campus crackdown. Return to gaza, World Central Kitchen resuming operations nearly one months after a Deadly Strike killed seven aid workers. Their new mission after tragedy. Plus, seeking justice. The civil lawsuit just filed on Behalf Of A Black Missouri Teen shot in the head for ringing the wrong doorbell. He was just indicted as a fake elector for donald trump, why is an arizona lawmaker being tapped for a top job at the rnc. Our reporters are following the latest developments. We want to get right to Antonia Hylton at Columbia University. Students were told they would be suspended if they did not leave by this minute. It seems theres an awful lot of tents there. Whats happening . Reporter youre exactly right, chris. The tents are all still here. The students are marching around the entire central section of campus here chanting, we will divest. Theyre chanting free palestine. They are not letting up. This is what i heard from students in the early hours of this morning after the initial message from president shafik came out. Immediately, students were essentially scoffing at this, reaching out to me, saying we had no plans to leave. They were going to divide themselves into two groups, chris. One group willing to risk arrest, suspension or worse, and another group that is going to stay on the sidelines, surrounding their classmates who are staying in the encampment, ready to watch to see what happens as it strikes 2 00. You know, as i like around me, i see students protesting of all years, including graduate level students. We have Faculty Members who in some cases, you can spot in bright yellow vests who tell me they are here to protect their students. They do not want what happened the other day to happen again here, where they see a hundred of the students they serve taken out by the nypd. They are going to be standing here and watching. What we havent seen yet is any kind of security response, from the nypd or the private Security Force at columbia. The deadline has gone, but not much has happened yet. These students are emboldened, chris. Antonia hylton, keep us posted, thank you. Inside gaza, World Central Kitchen is resuming operations less than a month after a Deadly Strike on its aide workers. Nbc International Correspondent matt bradley is reporting out of the London Bureau for us. What are you hearing from the organization about their decision. Reporter it seems the organization decided the need was too great to stay away. In a statement, ultimately we decided we must keep feeding, because, they said, the humanitarian situation in gaza remains dire. An Aid Organization had announced it has up to 276 trucks with 8 million meals, all of them ready to go into the gaza strip through the strips crossing with egypt at rafah. Now of course this was a delicate decision. Seven workers were killed in an israeli air strike on a warehouse just a couple of weeks ago. That sparked an international outcry, and it led to a very real diplomatic rupture between washington and jerusalem, and even the idf in a rare move admitted to the error, calling it a grave mistake. They also dismissed two Senior Officers over those deaths. The charity, they remain unsatisfied with the response to these deaths, even as theyre plowing ahead with more Aid Distribution in the gaza strip. Theyre still demanding an impartial and International Investigation into the killings of their seven workers, chris. Matt bradley, thank you. The family of ralph yarl, the missouri 16yearold who was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell, now suing the man who pulled the trigger as well as the Homeowners Association. What more do we know about this civil lawsuit . The lawsuit was filed this morning out of clark county, outside of kansas city, missouri, and what the family is alleging is that the Homeowners Association should have known about andrew lester, who shot ralph yarl, and andrew shot ralph without giving him any type of warning, he never should have been afraid for his life. Deon hampton, keep us posted. Now to arizona, a State Senator who was indicted in the 2020 fake elector plot has been tapped for a job at the rnc. Dasha burns is following that story. What can you tell us about this official, jake hoffman . Jake hoffman and several others who are under indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 election, and also involved at high levels at the rnc or at the high levels of the Republican Party. Senator jeff hoffman was indicted last week as a fake elector, and he has now just been appointed as a National Committee man for the rnc. Also elected as a National Committee woman for the rnc is representative liz harris, chris, who was actually expelled from the legislature after she invited an Election Denier to hearings. She claimed that mexican cartels bribed the governor and speaker. This was all televised with some really outlandish claims about the 2020 election. And lastly, christina bobb, who is currently Senior Counsel to the rncs Election Integrity team, she was also indicted last week, and we talked about this a little bit earlier, chris, but to continue to have people who were at the center of Election Denialism and even efforts to overturn the 2020 election, to continue to have them as part of this system at the top levels of the rnc is a concern, especially for republicans, because they are worried about voters distrusting the system and then simply sitting it out. At the same time as you have all of this, youve got folks in the grass roots, County Chairs and Precinct Chairs in swing states that are trying to engage voters, trying to get them to vote early, trying to get them to vote by mail, whatever makes it easier for them to cast a ballot, while youve got so many other folks at the center of sowing distrust, chris. Dasha burns, thank you. And coming up, could israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu face an Arrest Warrant for war crimes . We have new nbc news reporting. . Yeah, that thing. Someone made it a thing way back in the day. But where did it come from . And how did it get aaaall the way to you . Curious . Ancestry can help you find out. Because that thing has a story, and its still being written. See for yourself at ancestry. My moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis held me back. Now with skyrizi, im all in with clearer skin. Things are getting clearer. i feel free. To bear my skin, yeah thats all me. 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Pressure for a cease fire has been building ahead of a threatened israeli assault on rafah, where more than a million Palestinian Civilians have been sheltering, and israeli officials tell nbc news theres greater concern that the International Criminal court could issue Arrest Warrants against Prime Minister netanyahu and other top israeli officials for war crimes, and they could come as soon as this week. I want to bring in retired admiral james stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander after nato, and msnbc chief international analyst. Always good to see you. I want to start with the potential Arrest Warranted for netanyahu, other senior israeli officials. What would that even mean in a practical sense . Personally, i would not want to be indicted, even if my nation, and by the way, the United States, like israel is not a full participant in the International Criminal court. The problem is, whenever you travel anywhere, youre liable for an arrest, that can be issued in two nations that are part of the icc, icj, et cetera, so very uncomfortable position for the Prime Minister to potentially find himself in. Having said all of that, i think that he will have a reasonable line of defense in terms of selfdefense. I dont see him ending up in a courtroom, but certainly an uncomfortable position for any head of state. The white house believes theres a window to secure a cease fire that could head off israels assault on rafah. Talk about what youve seen in terms of the timing of these negotiations, obviously the pressure, and is this really thousand in hamass court . As we say in the middle east, lets hope this happens deeply. By the way, kudos to Secretary Of State, tony blinken, a good friend, i mean, watching the travels of tony over the last few months, you know, a couple of days ago hes in beijing going toe to toe with president xi, and now trying to get this deal of the land. I give him a lot of credit for getting out, getting into it and doing all that he can and all the administration can. I think theres a window here, and he is absolutely right to go to the bankrollers, the money that is providing hamas, and the money that could potentially rebuild gaza. Thats where the Pressure Point is that could be applied. I think theres a 50 50 chance we could get to a temporary cease fire in the next few weeks. So much is at stake, and while tony blinken and his team are working tirelessly as you point out on this, we continue to hear criticisms from Hostage Families that netanyahu is prioritizing his own political survival over the lives of those hostages. I want to play for you, amiral of what one of the nieces of one of the hostages said yesterday. One of the things that worries my family and worries me is its arguably not in Prime Minister netanyahus political interest to close a deal. Were at 205 days, there have been deals on the table. They prove elusive and worry thats because of Prime Minister netanyahu, so i think that now is the moment. I think i have faith that we can do a deal now. I also think if that isnt possible, the Biden Administration should think about what they can do directly to bring our american citizens home. Do you agree with that . And what options could there be that would essentially go around israel. First and foremost, i agree with the heartbreak of being a Family Member who is subject to having a hostage held by a Brutal Terrorist Organization like hamas, which has shown its proclivity to attack civilians, to kill, maim and rape civilians again and again and again. In terms of the deal on the table, i think were at a point where the u. S. Is going to put pressure on israel to close a deal, and Secretary Blinken is ripe to get the arabs on the hamas side. I think there are a few cards left to play in terms of pressuring israel to take a hostage deal if hamas simply refuses what i consider a very reasonable deal thats on offer at the moment. The Biden Administration, i think, will just continue its current play, which is a smart one. Put pressure, both on the hamas side through the gulf arabs. We do the Pressure Work on israel. Lets hope we can get a deal. Admiral, please stick around, we want to go back now to that Breaking News at Columbia University where protesters have defied the 2 00 p. M. Deadline to clear their encampment or face suspension. What were seeing instead is people marching. Moments ago, we saw Faculty Members lined up, their arms linked and one of them told our correspondent on the ground they want to defend their students. This is a very active scene right now. Lets go to nbcs george solis at columbia. Tell us what youre seeing and hearing right now . Reporter hey, chris, tensions obviously reaching a fever pitch. That 2 00 deadline has come and gone. I can tell you whats happening outside of the gates here. You have pro Palestinian Protesters that have gathered here, chanting the same rhetoric we have heard. Take a look behind me. The nypd also creating fencing around the protesters here at the gates. No word yet if anyone has been arrested at this time. But just giving you a sense of how serious columbia is taking this right now. They know whats at stake. They issued a bulletin not long ago, saying the rumor of a State Of Emergency is a fabrication, and totally false. There is no State Of Emergency. As you pointed out, former colleagues inside of columbia right now, around the encampment, you saw the professors linked arm in arm. No one has voluntarily left the encampment. All of this coming at the last day of classes. Commencement right around the corner. Many wondering will commencement go on. In a letter issued by president ma nuch i want to tell you from being on campus, they have set up what could be a commencement on campus. There are chairs set up, and chairs that have been laid out in the area. Whether or not it happens at columbia or another undisclosed location remains to be seen. The clock now ticking. One thing that is drawing a lot of attention is the nypd. We are told they are not going to go on campus. This will not play out as it has been playing out in other parts of the country with the police there on campus. Obviously tensions very very high outside and inside of columbia, chris. George solis, thank you. I want to go back to admiral stavridis, and you have dealt with Student Protesters before as the dean of the fletcher school. Look, this is a tough situation. A hundred students were arrested and it really sparked a nationwide set of protests that were seeing, as i said, all across the country. On the other hand, they put a 2 00 deadline, if this continues. Do they have to do something. How complex is the situation right now, and what needs to get done . Well, ill start with this. I spent a lifetime in uniform defending the rights of those students to exercise free speech and to protest. Having said that, chris, i did not defend nor do they have the right to use the mantle of free speech to say things like kill all the jews, destroy the state of israel. They do not have the mantle of free speech to threaten jewish students, to push them to assault them, these are all documented instances, and in my view, they should not use free speech to protect a terrorist organization. Or to support a Terrorist Organizations that rapes and mutilates and maims the way that hamas does. My view, if i were dean of a law school, which i was for five years, and by the way, my school, Tufts University is taking the same stance as columbia, which is, okay, youve come out. Youve protested, youre now in violation of University Restrictions because of the hate speech, because youre taking up space where we want to have or we must have our graduation in a couple of weeks. Now its time for you to, no pun intended, fold your tents and go. I think the next step in students continuing to defy in this manner, they should be suspended and or expelled from the university. And ill close with this, the graduations that these protesters would interfere with and deny for the class of 2024, i guarantee you the vast majority of soon to be graduates of the 4,000 universities and colleges in the United States, those students want to graduate. Dont forget, they were the class of 2020, ding ding ding, the pandemic class, none of them had a high school graduation. They want this college graduation. They deserve it. Legal protests, thats fine. Illegal protests, not fine. But if there is a move to spend them, a move to get them out of there, is there a way to do that without escalating this situation . How complicated is that . Challenging, but lets, again, keep it in perspective here, this is not thousands and thousands of students. This is a distinct minority who have chosen to be in violation of university policy. And lets also remember this, ev