mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, something is happening in our world. we have been forced to a point where we are going to have to struggl
for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. tomorrow on april 3rd, in 1968, the mason temple in memphis was hacked. memphis was a city in mourning, grappling with unrest over the deaths of two black employees of a memphis department of public work. employees that were crushed to death while taking cover from severe weather. today marks the 55th anniversary of their deaths. today, under the slogan i am a man, more than 1000 black appointees were on strike, and tensions were rising. despite a bad thunderstorm that april 9th, the room was filled. there was one man that the crowd wanted to hear from. martin luther king junior, who visited memphis twice before. he was trying to help the black workers get a living wage, and decent working conditions. that night, he was back. he was delivering what would be his final speech, the night before he was assassinated. dr. king began his famous mountaintop speech by saying that something is happening in memphis, s
we are learning new details about the tragedy in connecticut. two officers were killed in the third critically wounded and what police believe was an ambush following a phone 891 call for help. critics say anti- police rhetoric is only making things more dangerous for the men and women in blue who risk their lives daily to keep us safe. correct alexis mcadams is live in new york city which much more on this tragedy. what a shocking thing to happen in connecticut. how many people in that committee are grieving the loss of the families who have to say goodbye to their loved ones but across the country though crime against police is up. and up a lot for the national fraternal order of police funding at all on failed policies and anti- police rhetoric. this comes as crime is more the top priorities for voters right now. just a sense of monday at least 12 police officers have been shot. four of them killed. you can see right there on the map the shootings happened in half a doze
Mr. Wolf blitzer. Hes working is right next door and a place that i like to call now, Breaking News, capital states attempt to crack down on protests against the israel hamas police confronting and arresting demonstrators at the university of texas at austin. Im in new york, Columbia University announced again has begun suspending students who defied an ultimatum to clear in cabinets well talk live with the new york city mayor eric adams. This hour and cnn is on the scene of the growing turmoil and dissent on multiple campuses from coast to coast. The crisis had gaza sparking a crisis right here at home that were covering from every angle live that indepth. This hour welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer, and this is the Situation Room Spec so report the skis cnn, Breaking News, our first lets go to the university of texas at austin. Thats where cmm add 11. There is on the scene for us as weve seen, multiple arrests on campus in the last
from ohio. thank you for coming on the show. that s going to do it for us this hour. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. will he stay or will he go? or will he be pushed out? there are fewer than six weeks before the republicans start to decide who they want to nominate. and right now, there are a number of forces that could keep donald trump from being that person. colorado could do it, as we speak, lawyers are getting ready to argue over whether donald trump can constitutionally stay on the ballot after he incited an insurrection. which a judge ruled in colorado. a conviction in one of the criminal cases swirling around him could also do it. fulton county d.a. fani willis just listed her witnesses for the former president s election interference trial. trump s own vice president is at the top of the list. four of his gop rivals will try to do it tonight in alabama by convincing republican voters in increasingly c