Three dozen according to local then at Fordham University here in New York City earlier this Evening Police wearing helmets andce carrying batons arrested propalestinian demonstrators placing them in zip ties as they took down an encampment inside a campus building. This is all, of course, part of a larger Protest Movement spreading across dozens of colleges. And while the demands of each individual protest vary, theyre primarily focused on drawing attention to the Tens Of Thousands of Palestinian Civiliansni killed in gaza and calling for their colleges to financially divest from investments connected to israel. Protesters have been followed by dozens of counterprotests primarily in support of israel and against what supporters call rising antisemitism. Overall more than 1,500 protesters have been arrested in just the past two weeks. Many of those arrests have been brutal withar protesters forcedo the ground and forcibly removed. With a story this big its important not to paint all of
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.
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You are praising about one minute in the next minute youre gonna need an insurgency . One day and one gavel town from later. Republicans have finally found the real culprits. Democrats basically turned on republicans and ousted Kevin Mccarthy. Thats what you get for trusting a democrat. Tonight, the search for the next speaker begins. I know for a fact though trump has been contacted about possibly him being an interim speaker. As maga demands the mccarthy replacement, free donald trump. Kevin mccarthy wanted us to surrender every other fight. Jack smith, weaponized government. And, as a disgraced defendant Rambles Outside is the beginning of communism in our country . Its the beginning of communism. The excruciating details of decades of fraud inside a new york courtroom. Mr. Trump is no longer here. The donald trump show is over. When all in starts, right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. A little over 24 hours ago for the very first time in all of american history, a
I dont know the solution. But thats the problem. 200 representatives voted to keep Kevin Mccarthy in power. Right, yeah. The number of republicans in his own party who actually vastly outnumbers those who did it. Yeah. Maybe some of them can talk to him about it at some point we will see. Thanks to you at home for joining me this hour. Today, in a Fulton County election interference case, Rudy Giulianis lead lawyer asked the judge if he could be removed from that case. Now, that is the second lawyer to leave giulianis georgia team this week alone. They are departures come on the heels of mr. Giulianis former lawyer and longtime friend suing him last month for allegedly unpaid legal bills. We have known for a while now that all is not well in giuliani land. He has huge legal bills. He is reportedly very short on cash. And now, to add to those troubles, there is a new story out today that, at first, feels kind of like it has been ripped from the tabloids. But ultimately, it could have se