When the protesters broke into the historic Hamilton Hall building. And just a few hours ago, 9 p. M. Tuesday night, officers in riot gear end to that building and swiftly made arrests. Columbia university has, of course, been the epicenter to the propalestinian protests that have now spread to campus. Around the country, hundreds of students have been arrested nationwide, and upcoming commencements are in danger of being canceled. Lets get straight to fox news correspond and rich edson for the latest on that raid at columbia. Hello, rich. Hello, jonathan. Columbia University Says the heightened activity on campus has ended and that the area has been cleared. This past evening, hundreds of new York City Police officers arrested dozens of protesters whod occupied and barricaded themselves in a Columbia University building. Officers scaled a Massive Police vehicle to enter columbias Hamilton Hall from a second floor window and then let out the protesters in zip ties. The University Says
Strikes Many Americans as contrary . Most fundamental democratic principles, yes, he said, no. In fact, he said, i think a lot of people like it all right. Eric, thank you. And thanks to all of you. Its time for ac30, 60 good evening. Thanks for joining our special palm time coverage and the trump hush money criminal trial. They nine saw something remarkable former president held in Contempt Of Court and threatened with jail time. And the lawyer who represented two of the women who alleged affairs with trump, testifying about the deals he made to buy their silence, the contempt ruling made history and made the man you see there, a convicted criminal, judge, juan merchan, finding he violated the gag order. He is under nine times quoting from his ruling, this Court Rejects defendants arguments and finds that the people have established the elements of Criminal Contempt beyond a reasonable doubt. Criminal contempt, no, sitting or former president has ever been found guilty of any crime be
Ucla campus between propalestinian protesters and proisrael protesters. According to reports, proisrael protesters tried to dismantle that propalestinian encampment overnight throwing fireworks and reportedly using pepper or bear spray. Despite this chaos, there is no Police Presence on campus. You were watching Fox Friends First on this Early Morning edition. Im carley shimkus. Im todd piro and just one of many developing situations on west coast campuses overnight. Brooke singman with the latest. Guys come in today marks day seven of chaotic antiisrael chaos interrupting throughout the campus and student staked out in a nearby resident calling the school for allowing this violence to go on for so long. Watch. People getting hurt or they are people getting injured, and the Police Officers left their post here they were here and left, the security has the intent is encampment. You hung up on me. I called up earlier and you hung up on me. And just hung up on me again. I came down here t
Angeles and this is americas late news, fox news at night p. Or good is now passover commemorating the Jews Liberation from slavery in egypt. While jewish families celebrate the fbi now on high alert for potential threats to the Jewish Community. And here is why. As we look live at some pro hamas, antisemitic protesters in New York City, these types of protest have been underway as you know for several days and just a short time ago police in riot gear stormed the protested and were you with protesters yelling free free palestine and comparing the nypd to the kkk. 6 months after the deadliest attack on jewish people since the holocaust, the Jewish Community remains under attack and far left politicians refuse to call it out. It is especially important that we remember the power of young people shaping this country today of all days as we once again witness the leadership of those peaceful Student Led Protests on campus. In new york i learned a long time ago to listen to a lady. I conde
Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We are tracking an incredibly busy day on capitol hill. Just moments from now a Veteran Boeing Engineer will testify before a Senate Subcommittee that the 787 dreamliner could break apart in midair due to safety flaws. The president of Colombia University is defending her handling of antisemitic incidents on campus and accusations she failed to protect jewish students after october 7th. And in two hours, the senate will open the Impeachment Trial of Homeland Security secretary alejandro mayorkas, the first impeachment of a Cabinet Member in almost 150 years. But, we begin this morning with the very latest from former president Donald Trumps hush money trial, that is now taking shape after hundreds of new yorkers were summoned to court this week. Seven have now been sworn in to serve as jurors in the very first criminal trial facing the former president , centered around hush money payments made to stormy d