at university prague. a few details coming in. we are hearing there is an unspecified number of dead people and injured people. the university is called the charles university faculty of art, located centrally in central prague. authorities say the square and surrounding area is shut down and close to people coming in and out. this continuing incident is still happening, so police warning anyone in the area to stay away as possible. in an e mail to students, the university has told them to stay put until lock offices. we think parts of the university have been locked down because of this ongoing incident. charles university is located in prague s old town, about 500 metres from the historic charles bridge, which is a tourist magnet and very well known landmark in the city. we will try and bring you more on this as we get it. you can get the latest on what is happening if you do step away from the television on our website. but when we get more website, we will bring it to you
Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific, im jose diazbalart. We begin this busy hour with escalating tensions across College Campuses nationwide. Hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested as students across the country protest israels war against hamas in gaza. Local police moved in on some of the Student Encampments as some universities urged protesters to disperse. The University Of Georgia confirmed Police Arrested protesters who had set up tents on that campus. Theres no sign these demonstrations are slowing down. Just this morning, the president of Columbia University in new york said the school will not divest from israel. She added, quote, one groups rights to express their views cannot come at the expense of another groups right to speak, teach, and learn. Joining us now, nbcs Antonia Hylton live from columbias campus. Good morning, whats it like on campus to today . Reporter good morning, jose. Well, theres a standoff really happening here at columbia to
Of the unrest. Also, Secretary Of State blinken is in the middle east pressing ahead on a peace deal for gaza. Amid new concerns within the Israeli Government that the International Criminal court might issue an Arrest Warrant for Prime Minister netanyahu. Former President Trump sits down with a former gop rival to allegedly bury the hatchet. What came out of the meeting with Florida Governor desantis . In just a moment. And andreas interview with Sheryl Sandberg on a new documentary detailing the poor Israeli Women experience at the hands of hamas On October 7th. Most of the victims of the Sexual Assault are dead. They were killed On October 7th and this documentary and brave people like amid, their brave voices are all we have to remember these victims and make sure this never happens again. Good to be with you. Andrea is traveling today with Secretary Of State blinken in the middle east as he works to calm tensions in the region. Meeting with saudi arabia today on normalization with
That american official deputy secretary of state william burns said the u.s. will not take sides in egypt. remember, our nation gives egypt more than a billion dollars a year in military aid. in egypt determined their future. did i not come with american solutions. nor did i come to lecture anyone. we know that egyptians must forge their own path to democracy. he added that he does not think egypt will go the way of syria toward an all-out civil war. incidentally, officials in cairo recently turned away some syrian citizens after they arrived without security approval. human rights groups urging egypt to welcome those refugees. here at home major league baseball s mid summer classic is taking center stage and with it five members of the pittsburgh pirates. yeah, i know. they haven t made the playoffs since 1992. haven t had a winning record in 20 years. but the brightest young stars say that things are different this year.
Professors as we look at the square, 10:46 p.m., tens of thousands will not move until the military happens over power to a civilian government. the military says it will do that by the end of next june when a new president is elected. those protesters say that simply is not quick enough and they going to stay there until the military hands over power. trace? trace: what is the update on the three american students who were arrested in the middle of all of that? jonathan: one of the three actually managed to get a call home today. and he spoke to his mother for a short time and he is the one on the right the screen as you look at the picture, and he said they were being treated well and then not being held in a risen and they are being held in a courtroom, that has given the family some cause for hope that they may soon be released. they have been seen by u.s. embassy officials in cairo and the state department says everybody is working to get them released as quickly as possible.