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And the debate over campus debates in a moment. But first, heres whats happening right now. Columbia university is trying to clear the encampment on its main lawn to prepare for graduation ceremonies. It gave students a 2 00 p. M. Deadline to leave or risk suspension. So far they have not left. With columbias president saying in a statement, one groups rights to express their views cannot come at the expense of another groups right to speak, teach and learn. Let us get right to the campus. Joining us now is nbc news correspondent guad venegas. No, its antonia hylton, im sorry about that. Also nbc news digital senior white house reporter, peter nicholas. Sorry. Antonia, talk to me about what you have seen. So far it doesnt look like anybody has left . Reporter they have not left, and if anything, theyre emboldened at this point. As you can see behind me here, the encampment is still very much in tact. I have not seen a single tent come down. And actually, there arent that many students ....
this is dateline. she s, like christy, i need you to sit down. i m like, oh, no. this is never a good thing. your dad was shot. i collapsed to the floor. none of it made sense to me. i had to hear the whole story. fences make good neighbors, they say. this was made for a fight. drug private property without permission. we are? big sky country, small by one man. the neighbors felt he was a bully. this man, who refused to be fenced in. praise for this country. a showdown, for shooting, and one man died. on his elbow, he said, he should ve done that. the shooter says it was kill or be killed. what was the truth? it was murder. kieran simple? yes. the man who shot first told his story. him or me, and i shot him. he said he came at me with a gun and i didn t have a choice. did the dead man s body tell a different story? wasn t even looking at him. he was looking the other direction. he got shot in the back. only two men were there and ....
with some breaking news. the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned. liz mcgill, facing calls to step down over her testimony on capitol hill this week. republicans have accused her of downplaying campus antisemitism in this exchange with congresswoman, elise stefanik. specifically calling for the genocide of jews, does that constitute bullying, or harassment? if it is direct, and severe it is harassment. if it becomes a means beautiful conduct it s harassment. in the chair of the house education committee, they applauded mcgill s announcement. this is how she remains on the faculty until a replacement is found. the statement reading, in part, quote, it has been my privilege to serve as president of this remarkable institution. nbc joins me now with the latest. george? alicia, the reaction on campus is a mixed bag right now. some students getting word that liz has stepped down, and also stepping, down tonight, the chair of the board of trustees ....
we are all celebrating the birthday of you, symone. i m going to light it up for your birthday. happy birthday, symone. thank, you reverend, i love you so much. i love you. and to all of you watching, good evening and welcome to politicsnation, tonight s lead, the clock is taking. lawmakers will return to capitol hill this week with less than two weeks to go. if they hope to pass a military aid bill before christmas. republicans have pushed to add border security to the bill, alongside the politically thorny issues of funding for israel and ukraine. they have so far been unable to find much common ground with the white house. in the middle of it all, how speaker mike johnson is poised to move forward on an impeachment inquiry against president biden. adding to the partisan gridlock. delaware representative lisa blunt rochester joins us shortly as the clock ticks down on 2023. we ve got a real treat for you later, elder statesman of saturday night live, comedian an ....
together. this is american voices. for instance at, and exchange of strikes between israel and hamas. israel s military says it is a tech new hamas targets in the gaza strip, after a temporary truce collapsed between israel and the terrorist group. this is a look at new era strikes into gaza. the idf shifting focus to southern gaza, or those hamas leaders are hiding amongst civilians after the truce expired. israel says it has hit 400 operates inside gaza. since the end of the season, the idf says soldiers have destroyed more hamas tunnels, including one found in the courtyard of the school. meantime, hamas is launching missiles into israel. new video from tel aviv shows people running and ducking for cover as sirens ring in the streets. israel s defense intercepted the incoming rockets. the score camp during a massive rally, where israelis came together to support families, loved ones, still being held hostage by hamas in gaza. meantime, vice president kamala h ....