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how do you feel about the handling of the ongoing demonstrations at columbia? and what do you make of this view that the old policies in place to deal with student demonstrations are sufficient? >> i think she is doing the best that she can. i think that her heart is in the right place. i think it is an incredibly difficult situation, and there are no easy answers. columbia university has had policies in place which i think are capable of dealing with this situation, if they are able to be enforced. geoff: have you witnessed incidents of anti-semitism on campus? >> yes, i have. i've seen anti-semitic slurs being hurled at jewish students, and it has been very painful to watch. i've seen anti-semitic hate language written on walls in the middle of campus and posters hanging that have been very offensive. geoff: what more could columbia be doing, to make jewish students feel safer? >> i think columbia has already done a lot and has taken steps, and my personal observation is that over the last several days, hate speech has been toned down on campus. the problem i
how do you feel about the handling of the ongoing demonstrations at columbia? and what do you make of this view that the old policies in place to deal with student demonstrations are sufficient? >> i think she is doing the best that she can. i think that her heart is in the right place. i think it is an incredibly difficult situation, and there are no easy answers. columbia university has had policies in place which i think are capable of dealing with this situation, if they are able to...
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geoff: what more could columbia we doing to make jewish students feel safer? >> i think columbia university has already done quite a lot, love personal observation is that over the last several days, hate speech has been toned down on campus. the problem is that as you know, columbia's campus is in the middle of new york city, when you leave campus in either direction, there is a tremendous amount of anti-semitic hate speech being hurled at students and faculty from people outside the campus. geoff: when it comes to what is happening on campus, how should a university balance student safety and student expression? >> i think that student should be allowed to protest, absolutely. and i think that the limit has to be on hate speech. as long as the protests are civil and respectful of other members of the community, that needs to be protected and encouraged. when it drifts over to hate speech it becomes offensive and i think threatening to the jewish community at the university. geoff: what do you think is informing and influencing the response to the ongoing pro
geoff: what more could columbia we doing to make jewish students feel safer? >> i think columbia university has already done quite a lot, love personal observation is that over the last several days, hate speech has been toned down on campus. the problem is that as you know, columbia's campus is in the middle of new york city, when you leave campus in either direction, there is a tremendous amount of anti-semitic hate speech being hurled at students and faculty from people outside the...
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there is a clear political problem, not just columbia university students protesting democratic base voters across the country turning against the policy. how do you see him navigating that as this election gets closer? >> it is tough, because what you have is a situation with the president to as a massive foreign policy experience and credentials dealing with the prime minister he has known for about 50 years who is running a country where the president says there is no daylight between israel and the united states. he is doing everything she can to solve all the crises on the ground over there. at the same time, all of his work here is not to his benefit at him, and as you were just describing lots of democratic constituencies angry with the president, and i take the administration at its word. i believe the administration when they say their considerations about how they are handling the war, there are no political considerations involved in that, and i think that is one of the reason so many people are upset. if the president were playing politics with the situation key would be
there is a clear political problem, not just columbia university students protesting democratic base voters across the country turning against the policy. how do you see him navigating that as this election gets closer? >> it is tough, because what you have is a situation with the president to as a massive foreign policy experience and credentials dealing with the prime minister he has known for about 50 years who is running a country where the president says there is no daylight between...
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meanwhile, protestors at columbia say they cannot reach an agreement with the school and intend to keep theirs going indefinitely charges have been brought against students as well during clashes. >> over night more violent clashes between pro palestinian protestors and police this time at ohio state university. officers moved to disperse a crowd after an hours' long demonstration siting rules banning overnight events. more than a dozen people were arrested. >> the latest wave of protests and encampments follow demonstration at columbia university last week. similar scenes have popped up at scores of other colleges over the last several days and have led to hundreds of events. video from emory university yesterday shows officers pin ago protestor to the ground and tazing him. some demonstrate ors are calling on their university to cut financial ties with israel. >> we came together to make demands on the university to divest the endowment from corporations that profit off of israeli genocide to disclose where our money is invested in the first place. >> while others want to bring attent
meanwhile, protestors at columbia say they cannot reach an agreement with the school and intend to keep theirs going indefinitely charges have been brought against students as well during clashes. >> over night more violent clashes between pro palestinian protestors and police this time at ohio state university. officers moved to disperse a crowd after an hours' long demonstration siting rules banning overnight events. more than a dozen people were arrested. >> the latest wave of...
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when i saw some of the picture is coming out of columbia, i thought of chicago this summer. we are going to the convention. and just like in 1968, there will be a lot of writing and it will get ugly. william: let's hope it does not turn that way but history is leading us in that direction. david brooks, jonathan capehart, nice to see you both and thank you. ♪ william: for years at the stories coming out of appalachian coal country have been grim, addiction, black lung disease and economic decline. a new story is emerging, one where people in recovery are helping their communities recover. jeffrey brown reports from hazard, kentucky. >> i have a book. reporter: mandy has long dreamed of having a place where she and fellow readers could gather to discuss books in hazard, kentucky. >> it is so out of what i typically read. reporter: it wasn't until january, 20 20 that her dream became a reality when she opened at this bookstore. >> access to a bookstore was two hours away. reporter: what made you think you could make it work? >> a lot of people ask that. reporter: what things
when i saw some of the picture is coming out of columbia, i thought of chicago this summer. we are going to the convention. and just like in 1968, there will be a lot of writing and it will get ugly. william: let's hope it does not turn that way but history is leading us in that direction. david brooks, jonathan capehart, nice to see you both and thank you. ♪ william: for years at the stories coming out of appalachian coal country have been grim, addiction, black lung disease and economic...
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the latest wave of protests and encampments follow demonstrations at columbia university last week. similar scenes have popped up at scores of other colleges over the last several days and have led to hundreds of arrests. video from emory university yesterday shows officers pinning a protester to the ground and tasting him. some damage traders are calling other universities to cut financial ties with israel. >> we came together to make demands on the university to the vest the endowment from corporations that profit off israeli genocide. to disclose where our money is invested in the first place. >> while others want to bring attention to the war in gaza. >> we want to be visible. the university should do something about the genocide. >> five minutes to leave the premises. >> many say today's demonstrations echo college protest movements of the past, including against the vietnam war. >> what people are trying to tell the united states, the american people is the country should not function while this war is going on. >> that includes a historic demonstration at columbia university
the latest wave of protests and encampments follow demonstrations at columbia university last week. similar scenes have popped up at scores of other colleges over the last several days and have led to hundreds of arrests. video from emory university yesterday shows officers pinning a protester to the ground and tasting him. some damage traders are calling other universities to cut financial ties with israel. >> we came together to make demands on the university to the vest the endowment...
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they pro-palestinian encampment has gone up outside the new york university and columbia university canceled in person classes today as it tries to calm tensions, police arrested 100 protesters there last week. the nypd said they haven't found any credible threats but it would maintain a presence outside the campus. >> we will always protect people but to the extent you have criminal conduct, we will take action and our officers are clear on that. >> pro-palestinian demonstrators set up encampments at the university of michigan, m.i.t. and the university of north carolina among others. harvard has restricted access to its famous harvard yard to present -- to prevent any protests there. kamala harris unveiled new rules today. the new standards mandate a minimum number of hours that staff members must spend with residents. they also require a registered nurse to be onsite 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. it's the first time the government has issued such requirements. and it comes after the covid-19 pandemic exposed understaffing and neglect at facilities that care for the elderly and disabled.
they pro-palestinian encampment has gone up outside the new york university and columbia university canceled in person classes today as it tries to calm tensions, police arrested 100 protesters there last week. the nypd said they haven't found any credible threats but it would maintain a presence outside the campus. >> we will always protect people but to the extent you have criminal conduct, we will take action and our officers are clear on that. >> pro-palestinian demonstrators...
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amna: meanwhile at columbia university, campus officials announced they will extend talks with pro-palestinian protesters for another 48 hours. the deadline to remove their encampment was last night. this afternoon, house speaker mike johnson was interrupted by demonstrators during a visit to the school to address anti-semitism on campus. arizona's house voted to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions today. it now moves to arizona's senate. three republicans joined all 29 democrats in voting to overturn the civil war-era measure, which offers no exceptions for rape or incest. the vote comes two weeks after arizona's supreme court revived the law, sparking national headlines and putting political pressure on republicans in the battleground state. the biden administration issued new protections today for airline travelers. they require cash refunds for canceled flights and for flights that are delayed at least three hours for domestic travel, and six hours for international. the rules also require airlines disclose any additional charges, like seat selection or carry-ons, before booking
amna: meanwhile at columbia university, campus officials announced they will extend talks with pro-palestinian protesters for another 48 hours. the deadline to remove their encampment was last night. this afternoon, house speaker mike johnson was interrupted by demonstrators during a visit to the school to address anti-semitism on campus. arizona's house voted to repeal the state's near-total ban on abortions today. it now moves to arizona's senate. three republicans joined all 29 democrats in...
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police in new york city have arrested several pro-palestinian protesters who had set up an encampment at columbia university. this comes a day after the school's president addressed a congressional hearing on anti-semitism. minouche shafik said students participating in the protest would be suspended. that included the daughter of u.s. congresswoman ilhan omar. police made over 100 arrests, and removed the tents put up by protesters. they did not say what charges the protesters would face. president biden picked up endorsements from members of the famed kennedy family today. it was a rebuke against robert f. kennedy jr., who is running as an independen and could siphon support from the president. members of the prominent democratic family appeared with the president at a campaign event in philadelphia. kerry kennedy, daughter of the late rfk, said president biden shares many of the same values as her father. >> daddy stood for equal justice, for human rights, and freedom from want and fear, just as president biden does today. [applause] donald trump mocks these values just as he mocks our system
police in new york city have arrested several pro-palestinian protesters who had set up an encampment at columbia university. this comes a day after the school's president addressed a congressional hearing on anti-semitism. minouche shafik said students participating in the protest would be suspended. that included the daughter of u.s. congresswoman ilhan omar. police made over 100 arrests, and removed the tents put up by protesters. they did not say what charges the protesters would face....
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amna: officials at columbia university yesterday extended talks with demonstrators to clear the campus. [loud booing] where that same afternoon, house speaker mike johnson was booed after his remarks. >> the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. they place a target on the backs of jewish students in the united states and here on this campus. amna: jewish students across the country have said they feel unsafe amid the demonstrations, and after being targeted by hate speech and anti-semitic symbols. but some are taking part in the protests. which continue to spread to more campuses, and show no signs of ending soon. the protests have also reached vanderbilt university in nashville, tennessee, where dozens of students have faced suspension, expulsion, and even arrest for their participation in recent protests on campus. joining us now is vanderbilt university chancellor daniel diermeier to discuss his school's approach, which he outlined in a recent wall street journal op-ed. thank you for joining us. before we get into yo
amna: officials at columbia university yesterday extended talks with demonstrators to clear the campus. [loud booing] where that same afternoon, house speaker mike johnson was booed after his remarks. >> the cherished traditions of this university are being overtaken right now by radical and extreme ideologies. they place a target on the backs of jewish students in the united states and here on this campus. amna: jewish students across the country have said they feel unsafe amid the...