Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 1
Summary
TLDRThe video script covers a range of current events, focusing on tensions at U.S. college campuses due to protests over the Israel-Gaza conflict, leading to police interventions and arrests. It also discusses the active shooter situation at a middle school in Wisconsin, which was neutralized by officials, and the severe weather threat across the central U.S. following a series of deadly tornadoes. Additionally, the script touches on the political landscape concerning abortion rights, with lawmakers in Arizona repealing the state's 1864 abortion ban while Florida implements a strict six-week ban. The report concludes with concerns over national security, highlighting the case of a suspected ISIS member who crossed into the U.S. and lived here undetected for nearly two years before his arrest.
Takeaways
- 🚨 Tensions and violent clashes are escalating on university campuses across the U.S., particularly in relation to the conflict in Gaza.
- 👮♂️ The NYPD arrested nearly 300 protesters in New York after they stormed a building taken over by protesters at Columbia University.
- 🛂 In California, UCLA had to cancel classes due to violent confrontations between dueling groups on campus.
- 🔫 An active shooter threat at a middle school in Wisconsin was neutralized with no injuries or deaths reported, except for the suspect.
- 🌪️ A new storm threat is looming across the central U.S. following a deadly tornado outbreak.
- 📜 Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, but it will remain in effect for several months due to legal procedures.
- 🚫 Florida's six-week ban on abortions has taken effect, causing significant impact on reproductive rights in the region.
- 🤝 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- 🏛️ Columbia University called for police intervention to clear a historic building seized by protesters, leading to over 100 arrests and sparking debate on free speech versus public safety.
- 🤔 There is a contentious debate over the role of outside agitators in the protests, with authorities trying to determine how many were actual students versus non-student protesters.
- 🚨 The protests on campuses are part of a long history of student activism that has influenced change on various national issues, but there are limits when violence is involved.
Q & A
What was the primary reason for the police intervention at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University?
-The police intervened at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University due to violent clashes and the takeover of buildings by protesters, which led to the arrest of nearly 300 protesters across the city.
Why did the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) cancel classes?
-UCLA canceled classes due to the eruption of violence between dueling groups of protesters on campus.
What was the situation regarding the active shooter at a middle school in Wisconsin?
-The active shooter threat at a middle school in Wisconsin was neutralized outside the building, with no injuries or deaths reported other than the suspect.
What is the current stance on abortion laws in Arizona and Florida?
-Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, but it will remain on the books for months due to legislative procedures. In Florida, a six-week ban on abortions has taken effect.
What is the role of Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
-Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to push for a ceasefire in Gaza.
What was the context behind the police crackdown on college campuses across the U.S.?
-The police crackdown on college campuses was in response to protests and encampments related to the conflict in Gaza, with over 100 people arrested at Columbia University and violent clashes at the University of Wisconsin.
How did the situation unfold at the University of Texas, Dallas?
-At the University of Texas, Dallas, tents were taken down as part of the police's actions against protest encampments.
What was the reason behind the faculty protest at Columbia University?
-Faculty at Columbia University protested the police intervention, citing the importance of shared governance and referencing a similar police crackdown in 1968.
What was the issue at UCLA regarding the pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists?
-At UCLA, pro-Palestinian demonstrators claimed they were attacked by pro-Israel activists and questioned the absence of police protection during the incident.
What is the current situation regarding the protests and encampments at U.S. colleges and universities?
-Nearly 50 U.S. colleges and universities have encampments with students demanding their schools divest from Israel. Some schools, like Brown and Northwestern, have reached preliminary agreements to de-escalate tensions.
What was the context behind the heavy police presence at UCLA?
-The heavy police presence at UCLA was due to the violent protests that erupted between counterprotesters and pro-Palestinian demonstrators, leading to fights, pepper spray, and fireworks being thrown.
Outlines
🚨 Campus Protests and Police Actions Across the U.S.
The first paragraph discusses the escalating tensions and violent clashes on university campuses across the U.S., stemming from protests related to the conflict in Gaza. It highlights specific incidents at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University, where police arrested nearly 300 protesters and breached a barricaded building, respectively. The narrative also touches on the broader implications for free speech and public safety on college campuses, as well as the differing reactions to police intervention at various locations.
🤜🤛 Tensions Rise at UCLA and Nationwide Over Israel-Gaza Conflict
The second paragraph focuses on the protests at UCLA, where counter-protesters clashed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators, leading to violence and police intervention. It explores the challenges faced by colleges in balancing free speech with campus safety and the impact on students' freedom of movement. The summary also notes that nearly 50 U.S. colleges and universities have ongoing student encampments demanding divestment from Israel, and mentions the historical context of campus protests influencing change on issues like the Vietnam War and South African apartheid.
🔫 Averted Tragedy: Active Shooter Situation at Wisconsin Middle School
The third paragraph reports on a potential shooting at a middle school in Wisconsin that was averted when a gunman was stopped by police before entering the school. It details the response to the incident, the lockdown procedure, and the emotional reactions of parents and the community. The narrative also emphasizes the quick action of the first responders and the relief felt by the small town's residents as students are reunited with their families.
🌪️ Severe Weather Threats Continue Across the Central U.S.
The fourth paragraph addresses the ongoing severe weather threats across the central U.S., following a series of tornadoes that have caused significant destruction and loss of life. It provides an overview of the damage caused by the storms, the number of tornadoes reported, and the impact on communities. The summary also mentions the continuous threat of severe weather and the exhaustion and wariness felt by those living in the affected areas.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Protests on Campuses
💡Active Shooter
💡Abortion Ban
💡Tornado Outbreak
💡Police Crackdown
💡Columbia University
💡University of Wisconsin
💡UCLA
💡Outside Agitators
💡Divest from Israel
💡First Amendment
Highlights
Tensions are rising on university campuses across the United States due to protests related to the conflict in Gaza.
Violent clashes occurred at the University of Wisconsin, hours after police in New York stormed a building at Columbia University.
The NYPD arrested nearly 300 protesters across New York City, with the mayor blaming outside agitators for the unrest.
UCLA canceled classes after violence erupted between dueling groups on campus.
An active shooter threat at a middle school in Wisconsin was neutralized by officials outside the building.
A new storm threat is affecting the central U.S. following a deadly tornado outbreak.
Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, but it will remain on the books for months.
In Florida, a six-week ban on abortions has taken effect.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to push for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Columbia University called in NYPD officers to breach a historic building seized and barricaded by protesters.
Over 100 people were arrested at Columbia University, and violent clashes occurred at the University of Wisconsin.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA claim they were attacked by pro-Israel activists with a lack of police intervention.
At the University of Texas, Dallas, tents were taken down following protests.
University President Minouche Shafik cited destruction and not political speech as the reason for the police intervention at Columbia.
Mayor Eric Adams accused outside agitators of co-opting the protest at Columbia University.
Faculty at Columbia University protested the police intervention, referencing a similar event in 1968.
Protests at UCLA turned violent, highlighting the issues colleges are facing since the protests began.
Secretary of State Tony Blinken is working to reassure families of hostages held by Hamas and is meeting with Israeli officials.
A potential shooting at a middle school in Wisconsin was averted when a gunman was stopped by police outside the school.
Harvey Weinstein appeared in court for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned.
Severe weather poses a risk to millions, with over a dozen tornadoes reported, including a deadly one in Kansas.
Lawmakers in Arizona repealed the state's 1864 abortion ban, while Florida implemented strict new limits on abortions.
A suspected ISIS member crossed into the U.S. illegally, lived in the country undetected for nearly two years before his arrest.
Transcripts
TENSIONS ON CAMPUSES
BOILING OVER FROM
COAST TO COAST.
THE VIOLENT CLASHES
TODAY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN JUST HOURS
AFTER POLICE IN NEW
YORK STORMED A
BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN
TAKEN OVER ON THE
COLUMBIA CAMPUS.
THE NYPD ARRESTING
NEARLY 300 PROTESTERS
ACROSS THE CITY.
THE MAYOR BLAMING,
QUOTE, OUTSIDE
AGITATORS.
>>> IN CALIFORNIA,
UCLA CANCELING CLASSES
TODAY AFTER VIOLENCE
ERUPTED BETWEEN
DUELING GROUPS.
OUR TEAM ON THOSE
CAMPUSES TONIGHT.
>>> ALSO THIS EVENING,
THE TERRIFYING MOMENTS
AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT A
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
WISCONSIN.
OFFICIALS SAYING THE
THREAT WAS NEUTRALIZED
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
>>> THE NEW STORM
THREAT ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S. AFTER
ANOTHER DEADLY TORNADO
OUTBREAK.
WE'RE TRACKING IT.
>>> ARIZONA LAWMAKERS
VOTING TO REPEAL THE
STATE'S 1864 ABORTION
BAN.
WHY IT WILL STILL BE
ON THE BOOKS FOR
MONTHS.
>>> AND IN FLORIDA,
THE SIX-WEEK BAN
TAKING EFFECT.
SECRETARY OF STATE
ANTONY BLINKEN MEETING
WITH ISRAELI PRIME
MINISTER NETANYAHU AS
THE U.S. PUSHES FOR A
CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA.
WHAT'S HE'S TELLING US
ONE-ON-ONE TONIGHT.
>>> NEW IMAGES OF
HA MOUND.
>> Announcer: THIS IS
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> GOOD EVENING, AND
WELCOME.
AFTER EARLIER
APPEARING TO STRUGGLE
OVER THE LINE BETWEEN
FREE SPEECH AND PUBLIC
SAFETY, A NEW RESOLVE
ON SOME OF THE COLLEGE
CAMPUSES THAT HAVE
BEEN AT THE CENTER OF
PROTESTS OVER THE
CONFLICT IN GAZA.
NOWHERE MORE BOLDLY
THAN AT NEW YORK
CITY'S COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY WHERE NYPD
OFFICERS WERE CALLED
ON BY THE UNIVERSITY
TO BREACH A HISTORIC
BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN
SEIZED AND BARRICADED
BY PROTESTERS AND TO
SHUT DOWN THE PROTEST
ENCAMPMENTS.
OVER 100 PEOPLE
WERE ARRESTED, AND
THERE WERE VIOLENT
CLASHES WITH
PROTESTERS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN WHERE POLICE
ALSO MOVED AGAINST
ENCAMPMENTS EVEN AS
NEW ONES ARE APPEARING
AT CAMPUSES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WHILE THE POLICE
ACTIONS WERE UNWELCOME
BY PROTESTERS, AT UCLA
A VERY DIFFERENT
STORY.
PRO-PALESTINIAN
DEMONSTRATORS THERE
ASKING WHERE WERE THE
POLICE WHEN THEY CAME
UNDER ATTACK BY
PRO-ISRAEL ACTIVISTS.
ERIN McLAUGHLIN
STARTS OUR COVERAGE.
>> Reporter: TONIGHT
POLICE CRACKDOWNS
CONTINUE ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN, MADISON,
CLASHES.
FOUR OFFICERS INJURED
AND DOZENS OF
PRO-PALESTINIAN
PROTESTERS ARRESTED.
>> WE PLAN TO BE HERE
UNTIL OUR DEMANDS ARE
MET NO MATTER WHAT.
>> Reporter: WHILE
JEWISH STUDENTS SAY,
THEY ALSO WANT THEIR
VOICES HEARD.
>> BUT WE JUST WANTED
TO SHOW THAT WE'RE
HERE AND THAT WE'RE
NOT SCARED.
>> Reporter: AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS,
DALLAS, TENTS TAKEN
DOWN.
MEANWHILE, COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY SAYS IT HAD
NO CHOICE BUT TO CALL
THE POLICE.
THE POLICE ARE MAKING
THEIR WAY ONTO THE
CAMPUS.
DOZENS OF OFFICERS.
OVERNIGHT MORE THAN
100 WERE ARRESTED ON
CAMPUS.
POLICE RELEASING THIS
VIDEO WITH NO AUDIO
SHOWING OFFICERS IN
RIOT GEAR TAKING BACK
CONTROL OF THE
HISTORIC HAMILTON HALL
AND THE ENCAMPMENT.
>> I WAS TERRIFIED.
>> Reporter: THIS
STUDENT SAYS HE WAS ON
CAMPUS DURING THE RAID
TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY
WITH THE PROTESTERS
OCCUPYING THE HALL.
>> WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO OUR PEERS WHO WERE
INSIDE HAMILTON, MANY
OF WHOM WE KNOW AND
ARE FRIENDS WITH, WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE RECORD WHAT
HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS
POLICE MOVED HIM AND
OTHERS INTO A DORM
WHERE HE STAYED FOR
NEARLY THREE HOURS.
>> WHAT I PERSONALLY
SAW MAINLY WAS THE
NYPD OFFICERS IN OUR
FACEM AND I SAW
STUDENTS BEING DRAGGED
OUT OF THERE IN
HANDCUFFS, THE
BLOCKADE, THE HUMAN
CHAIN THAT WAS OUTSIDE
OF IT BEING CLEARED.
>> Reporter: THE
ENCAMPMENT ONCE
FULL OF PROTESTERS AND
CAMPS NOW CLEARED.
NOW UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT MINOUCHE
SHAFIK SAID IT WAS
DESTRUCTION AND NOT
POLITICAL SPEECH
POINTING TO STUDENTS
WHO FELT UNCOMFORTABLE
AND UNWELCOME
BECAUSE OF THE
DISRUPTION AND
ANTI-SEMITIC ACTIONS.
MAYOR ERIC ADAMS SAID
AGITATORS CO-OPTED THE
PROTEST.
>> WE SAW INDIVIDUALS
HOLDING DOORS AND
DOING TRAINING.
THEY WERE NOT
STUDENTS.
THEY DID NOT BELONG ON
THE PROPERTY.
THEY HAVE A LONG
HISTORY OF
PARTICIPATING IN THIS
TYPE OF DISCOURSE.
>> Reporter: HOW MANY
OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WERE STUDENTS, AND HOW
MANY OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WERE
SO-CALLED OUTSIDE
AGITATORS?
>> ANALYSIS IS TAKING
PLACE RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: TODAY OFF
CAMPUS, FACULTY
PROTESTED THE POLICE
INTERVENTION POINTING
TO THE POLICE
CRACKDOWN AND THE SAME
HALL IN 1968.
>> IT'S CLEAR THAT
SHARED GOVERNANCE
MEANING THE CAPACITY
OF FACULTY, STUDENTS,
AND STAFF TO INTERACT
WITH SENIOR
ADMINISTRATION TO COME
TO RESOLUTIONS OF
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS IS
THE LESSON LEARNED
FROM 1968.
THAT LESSON WAS LOST
YESTERDAY.
>> AND ERIN JOINS US
FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY.
ERIN, WE'RE HEARING
ABOUT POTENTIAL POLICE
ACTIVITY AT NEARBY
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN
NEW YORK.
>> Reporter: THAT'S
RIGHT, LESTER.
MOMENTS AGO THE NYPD
SAID THAT UNIVERSITY
HAS ALSO REQUESTED
THEIR ASSISTANCE ON
CAMPUS TO DISPERSE
PROTESTERS AND THAT
ARRESTS WILL BEGIN
THERE IMMINENTLY.
>> ERIN McLAUGHLIN,
THANK YOU.
>>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY
THE PROTESTS TURNED
VIOLENT AT UCLA
HIGHLIGHTING THE
ISSUES THAT SO MANY
COLLEGES HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH SINCE
THE PROTESTS BEGAN.
LIZ KREUTZ IS IN LOS
ANGELES.
>> Reporter: AT UCLA
TENSIONS BETWEEN
PROTESTERS BOILING
OVER AS
COUNTERPROTESTERS,
SOME IN MASKS, STORM
THE PRO-PALESTINIAN
ENCAMPMENT OVERNIGHT.
VIOLENCE ERUPTING.
VIDEOS SHOW PROTESTERS
FIGHTING, SOME BEING
PEPPER SPRAYED AND
FIREWORKS THROWN INTO
THE ENCAMPMENT.
EVENTUALLY POLICE IN
RIOT GEAR ARRIVED BUT
MADE NO ARRESTS.
THINGS HAVE CALMED
DOWN NOW, AND POLICE
BROKE UP THE FIGHTS
BETWEEN PROTESTERS,
BUT THERE'S A HEAVY
POLICE PRESENCE STILL
HERE AND A LOT OF
TENSION ON CAMPUS.
AS PROTESTERS SPEND
THEIR SEVENTH DAY
CAMPED OUT, SOME
STUDENTS SAYING THEIR
RIGHTS TO MOVE FREELY
AROUND CAMPUS HAVE
BEEN INFRINGED.
>> I HAVE MY I.D.
RIGHT HERE.
I'M BEING BLOCKED OUT.
>> Reporter: THIS
OUTSPOKEN PRO-ISRAEL
STUDENT ELI POSTED
THIS VIDEO OF
PROTESTERS NOT
ALLOWING HIM TO ACCESS
A PATHWAY NEAR THE
ENCAMPMENT.
>> THEY CREATED THEIR
OWN CHECKPOINT AND I
SAW THIS AND I SAID,
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THIS IS PUBLIC LAND.
I PAY TUITION HERE.
I DESERVE TO WALK THIS
PATH TO CLASS IF I SO
CHOOSE TO.
>> Reporter: THE
INCIDENT CONDEMNED BY
THE UNIVERSITY BUT
SPARKING A DEBATE
ABOUT THE BALANCE
BETWEEN FREE SPEECH,
ACCESS AT A PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY, AND SAFETY
ON CAMPUS.
YAMA IS A
PRO-PALESTINIAN
PROTESTER, WHO SAYS
SHE WAS PEPPER SPRAYED
OVERNIGHT.
>> THEY'RE SAYING WHAT
WE'RE DOING IS
UNLAWFUL, BUT WHAT
I'VE SEEN IN THE
ENCAMPMENT IS THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO BE AS
PEACEFUL, AND WE ARE
TRYING TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS SAFE, AND
THAT OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE PROTECTED
IN THEIR RIGHT TO
PROTEST.
>> Reporter: BY AN NBC
NEWS COUNT, NEARLY 50
U.S. COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
NATIONWIDE HAVE
ENCAMPMENTS WITH
STUDENTS DEMANDING
THEIR SCHOOLS DIVEST
FROM ISRAEL OVER THE
COUNTRY'S WAR IN GAZA,
PLACES LIKE YALE,
INDIANA UNIVERSITY,
AND ARIZONA STATE.
TWO SCHOOLS, BROWN AND
NORTHWESTERN, HAVE
REACHED PRELIMINARY
AGREEMENTS TO
DE-ESCALATE TENSIONS.
[ CROWD CHANTING ]
THE UNREST PLAYING OUT
IN DIFFERENT WAYS ON
SOME CAMPUSES.
THIS AMERICAN FLAG AT
UNC PUT BACK IN PLACE
AND PROTECTED IN PART
BY A GROUP OF
FRATERNITY BROTHERS
AFTER PROTESTERS HAD
REPLACED IT WITH A
PALESTINIAN FLAG.
IT'S ALL PART OF A
DECADES-LONG HISTORY
OF PROTESTS ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES HELPING TO
SPARK CHANGE OVER
ISSUES LIKE THE
VIETNAM WAR AND
SOUTH AFRICA'S
APARTHEID, BUT THE
RIGHT TO PROTEST
HAS LIMITATIONS.
>> THERE'S ROBUST
PROTECTION FOR FIRST
AMENDMENT ACTIVITIES
WHEN IT COMES TO
SPEECH BUT THERE ARE
LIMITS, AND ONE OF
THOSE LIMITS OBVIOUSLY
IS VIOLENCE.
>> AND LIZ JOINING US
FROM UCLA WHERE
CLASSES WERE CANCELED
TODAY.
LIZ, WHAT COMES NEXT
THERE?
>> Reporter: WELL,
LESTER, THERE'S STILL
A HEAVY POLICE
PRESENCE HERE, BUT