today, removing barricades, dismantling the pro-palestinian encampment. in new york city, the new images just out, and tonight, authorities now say half the protesters arrested at columbia and elsewhere were not affiliated with schools in the city. also tonight here, on i-95 in the northeast, that fiery crash shutting down the interstate. the tanker truck carrying gasoline exploding into flames. how long will it be shut down? tonight, the deadly plane crash into a neighborhood. authorities now saying the pilot swerving in between homes on his way down. they believe he must have been trying to save lives as the plane was descending. the severe storms and life-threatening flash flooding. a disaster just declared in texas. we ll time this out. this evening, the dramatic testimony at donald trump s criminal trial, and trump at the end of the day leaving court, telling reporters, he cannot testify. but legal observers saying he certainly can, and for weeks, he said he woul
the overnight operation into today, removing barricades, dismantling the pro-palestinian encampment. in new york city, the new images just out, and tonight, authorities now say half the protesters arrested at columbia and elsewhere were not affiliated with schools in the city. also tonight here, on i-95 in the northeast, that fiery crash shutting down the interstate. the tanker truck carrying gasoline exploding into flames. how long will it be shut down? tonight, the deadly plane crash into a neighborhood. authorities now saying the pilot swerving in between homes on his way down. they believe he must have been trying to save lives as the plane was descending. the severe storms and life-threatening flash flooding. a disaster just declared in texas. we ll time this out. this evening, the dramatic testimony at donald trump s criminal trial, and trump at the end of the day leaving court, telling reporters, he cannot testify. but legal observers saying he certainly can, a
for joining us. the news continues now, right here on cnn it s tuesday, april 30, right now on cnn this morning, breaking news protesters at columbia break into an academic that make building a barricaded themselves inside. we are live on campus growing concern in israel and in congress, the international criminal court is preparing an arrest warrant for prime minister benjamin netanyahu and donald trump back in court where the prosecution s third witness is laying out how the hush money for stormy daniels was actually paid 5:00 a.m. here in washington alive. look at venation its capital on this morning. good morning, everyone. i m kasie hunt. it s wonderful to have you with us. we begin this morning with breaking overnight at columbia university. dozens of protesters breached an academic building next to the protest encampment and they barricaded themselves inside. others outside the building, formed a human chain to block out access to the entrance in these images from
brian: unbelievable. protesters at columbia university taking over an academic building on campus called hamilton hall. smashing windows. barricading themselves inside. steve: that s some of it right there. happened a little after midnight. according to reports, about a dozen protesters made it into the building with at least 200 blocking the entrance linking arms and blocking the entrance. some hanging banners including ones calling for in inintifada. lawrence: divest in financial holdings linked to israel. ainsley: bryan llenas joins us live now. is he right outside of the campus. you can see him behind the gates. what are you experiencing? ainsley, guys. good morning. we are as close as we can get, unfortunately to hamilton hall. i would like to bring people right there but unfortunately this is a private school with the gate. this is as close as we are right now. this is hamilton hall that has now been occupied by dozens of students. you can see one of those sig
wait 180688 1,300 call now blasting the air conditioning because the temperature breeze pulls his cooler all night long i m omar jimenez, at, columbia university, and this is cnn breaking news it is the top of the hour, 2:00 p.m. here on the east coast, which means it is deadline time at columbia university in manhattan. the school has given pro-palestinian protesters until right now to either leave campus or faced suspension. this deadline coming this morning after school officials announced negotiations, crow protesters had failed. it appears though many demonstrators inside the encampment are refusing to leave voting to stay beyond this 2:00 p.m. deadline. that has just passed there for expected to hold a news conference just 30 minutes from now, we have reporters being allowed onto the campus right now for the first time today, are omar jimenez is among those making his way in and we will go to him shortly live first, let s go to miguel marquez was just outside of cam