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physical confrontations at a protest site injuries reported all just hours after the NYPD stormed a building occupied by War protesters at Columbia University dozens arrested the latest from both locations former president Trump shedding new light on his goals for a second term his plan for Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and what he’s saying about States potentially monitoring pregnant women for abortions pollution concerns in the Heartland the new claims about a major food company and millions of pounds of toxic pollutants dumped into rivers and lakes a new move by the federal government to legally reclassify marijuana what it could mean for restrictions on the drug the buzz in the big leagues as you can see it’s quite a swarm down there the unusual delay and who ended up saving the game sea lion surge the mini invasion in the city by the bay and the change coming to David Busters a sign of the times from ABC news in New York this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber happy Wednesday I’m ran and Ali we want to begin with the breaking news overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters at Columbia University here in New York some of them being described as professional agitators also overnight new clashes at UCLA groups of protesters and counter protesters attacking each other multiple injuries reported our Los Angeles station reports no police officers were on hand at that time it comes just hours after police took action here in New York this is the moment the NYPD entered Columbia University officers in riot gear taking back a building occupied by Israel Hamas War protesters using an emergency vehicle equipped with a ramp mounted to its roof to gain access to the Second Story window some entering with guns drawn we see students we see folks that have been out here for the last several hours watching this group disperse and run in the opposite direction we also see some Pro Palestinian demonstrators running in front of the police here dozens of people were LED away hands tied behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus nearly 24 hours earlier the protest ERS were seen smashing the building’s Windows barricading themselves inside with Furniture later creating a makeshift system to deliver food when you try to engage in a negotiation and things are absolutely shut down that tells me there’s some outside people there who are really firing things up we’ll know better when the arrests are made the mayor blaming outside agitators unaffiliated with the university for much of the destruction not far from Columbia violent scuffles and arrests at city college the anti-war demonstrations now span Coast to Coast with more than 1,000 arrests so far chaotic scene overnight at UCLA where clashes broke out between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli protesters multiple people were seen throwing punches and spraying pepper spray at one point multiple fireworks were thrown at one group you can see smoke emanating from the front of those two blue tents a firework thrown right in their directions and at USC officials now investigating a swastika on a campus fence at the University of Texas in Austin 79 people were arrested earlier this week the school now confirming 45 have no affiliation with the university back to Colombia those who occupied that campus Building will be charged with burglary criminal mischief and trespassing the police operation last night was over in about 2 hours Colombia has requested police stay on campus through graduation later this month some Palestinians forced to flee Gaza May soon be allowed to live here in the US as refugees the Biden Administration is considering a plan in which anyone who qualifies for Refugee status would be eligible for housing assistance and a path to US citizenship breaking overnight another deadly storm hits the planes a tornado hit West Morland Kansas killing at least one person and damaging or destroying more than three dozen homes and buildings we will check your forecast coming up in just a few moments former president Trump is shining new light on what his potential second term could look like his new comments on on immigration and abortion are now stirring debate ABC’s Perry russum has those details Perry good morning Andrew good morning to you in a wide ranging interview Trump Alli his stance on several issues from monitoring pregnant women for abortions to using the military to deport migrants this morning new insight into a potential second Trump term speaking to Time Magazine the former president outlined his plans to deport millions of migrants illegally in the US this is country changing it’s country threatening and it’s country wrecking they have wrecked our country the former president and saying people need to be deported and saying he’d use the National Guard and local law enforcement to carry out the deportation saying if they weren’t able to then I’d use the military when asked about a law prohibiting the use of military force on civilians Trump replied well these aren’t civilians these are people that aren’t legally in our country that claim about migrants not being civilians would likely face a constitutional challenge the time interview also covered abortion in a post row world we broke roow V weade and we did something that nobody thought was possible we gave it back to the States asked if he believed states with abortion ban should monitor women’s pregnancies Trump said I think they might do that again you’ll have to speak to the individual states when asked if he’d be comfortable if States prosecute women who get abortions Trump responded the states are going to make those decisions the issue could be on the ballot in several Battleground States this November including Pennsylvania Nevada Arizona and in Florida where a 6we abortion ban takes effect today to obtain the procedure Floridians in Key West now have to drive 14 hours to North Carolina and Trump was also asked about the potential for violence after November’s election he said it depends on the fairness of the election Rihanna all right Perry thank you for that court is not in session today for Trump’s hush money trial the judge yesterday fined the former president $99,000 for gag order violations and warned a potential jail time for future violations police in Austin Texas are trying to find who’s responsible for the city’s largest opioid overdose outbreak in a decade as many as eight deaths blamed on overdoses were reported in just a 27-hour period and dozens of people had to be treated with Naran we typically average about two to three overdose calls per day yesterday we were in the 50s that is well over a th% increase the exact substance behind the overdoses remains unclear a new report blames Tyson Foods for dumping millions of pounds of pollution into the nation’s waterways the report from the union of concerned scientists claims that nitrogen and oil were among the 371 million pounds of pollutants that was released by Tyson facilities in recent years mostly in Nebraska Illinois and Missouri the report claims the Wastewater would be enough to fill 132,000 Olympic siiz swimming pools Tyson has not yet commented overseas dramatic images from Ukraine an academic building known locally as har Harry Potter Castle was hit during a Russian missile attack in the city of Odessa at least five people were killed Ukraine saying civilians were targeted attacks by Russia have been on the rise as Ukraine waits for more foreign weapons to arrive and now to an ABC News exclusive WNBA star Britney Griner one-on-one with our Robin Roberts breaking her Silence about her time behind bars in Russia the conditions there and just how low she got during her long or deal grinder told Robin about the moment she was arrested at the airport in Moscow I’m just like oh my God how like how did that how did I make this mistake in February 2022 grinder was detained for carrying Vape cartridges with cannabis oil she pleaded guilty saying the cartridges were in her luggage unintentionally have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse grer was sentenced to 9 years in prison she says she thought about taking her life during the ordeal just didn’t think I could get through what I needed to get through Griner who is now releasing her Memoir coming home also describes the conditions in the prison a Blood Stained mattress no soap no toilet paper and the toothpaste had expired what 15 years it was like 15 years ago that toothpaste was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls after nearly 10 months in prison the US agreed to swap Griner for a convicted Russian arms dealer you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you called this guilt that you were feeling at the end of the day it’s my fault and I let everybody down what an emotional interview we’ll have more of Robin’s interview on Good Morning America and the full interview will Air Tonight on a special edition of 2020 time now for your Wednesday weather good morning unfortunately we’re talking about another round of severe weather in the central us and this is true from NE Nebraska through Iowa and South towards Texas the greatest risk will be Kansas and Western Oklahoma into Northern Texas that have already seen severe weather this past week thunderstorms blister up for the late afternoon evening hours and continue into the overnight hours tonight these will slide East which brings you guest at another risk for severe weather from Minnesota to Texas as we head through tomorrow for ay weather I’m mulsa [Music] conster coming up the band known as Bitcoin Jesus now facing Justice also ahead questions surrounding 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got you we are back now look at this a sea lion surge in San Francisco more than a thousand of them have been counted at the city’s Pier 39 the largest group in about 15 years experts say they are moving south for mating while following a school of anchovies The Man known as Bitcoin Jesus is under arrest in Spain on us tax and male fraud charges Roger ver is accused of evading nearly $50 million in taxes after earning $240 million trading cryptocurrency meanwhile the billionaire founder of the crypto exchange binance will serve 4 months in prison for allowing money laundering on the platform not a Pennsylvania where a corner has ruled a 16-year-old’s death natural but his family isn’t so sure they are asking if his death was the result of racial harassment here’s ABC’s Andrea Fuji this morning the father of a Pennsylvania teenager who died after running from his classmates is sharing his grief I do ever think in my life to make sure he can live a good life and they took it away from the Dolphin County Pennsylvania coroner ruled Justin Johnson’s death natural due to complications from sickle cell disease and a heart disorder but Justin’s family wants a full investigation after home security video showed a group of boys repeatedly coming to their door last Friday at one point one boy says he can see Justin I see you in the window Justin’s dad says his son called him telling him he was going to play tag with friends Justin is seen on video coming out of the house then running appearing to be chased by the other boys one boy asks where Justin went another answered back to Africa where he Goa Justin eventually made it back to his house when his father came home he found Justin unconscious the 16-year-old later died he called me and said Dad they didn’t want to taste nobody but me and I had to run fast Johnson says his son wasn’t supposed to exert himself because of his health conditions police are investigating and the district attorney says just because Justin died from natural causes doesn’t mean the case is closed we’re looking at their Communications uh to ensure that it wasn’t a a false friendship and that they were actually communicating were being friendly along the way and that there was no animus on the part of the the people outside the house the Johnson family moved to Pennsylvania from Jamaica last year Justin would have turned 17 yesterday Andrew ranan all right Andrea thank you for that coming up the new move to legally reclassify marijuana what it actually means also ahead outrage in Florida people dumping trash directly into the ocean the search is on for those responsible let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in 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pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love [Music] that is that you PR good that’s me and my big booty how much do you make on only fans versus say an episode on Sopranos oh way more on only fans celebrities can absolutely make a living on only fans Bella is the model he made of over 20 million do you consider what you do pornography or sex work only fans Not Just sex if I had it to do all over again I would have done it sooner only on Hulu welcome back there is outrage and action being taken because of this video from Florida showing people on a boat dumping garbage cans full of trash into the ocean off of boka Ron authorities have set up a hotline to call in case anyone on the boat or who recognizes the boat wants to come forward all of those on board have reportedly been identified and could face charges we turn now to a major change when it comes to marijuana the Biden Administration with an election fast approaching appears ready to make a rule change it could be one of the most significant changes in usug drug policy in more than 50 years sources now confirming the Biden Administration will move to reclassify marijuana marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one drug alongside heroin and LSD The Proposal would move it to schedule three alongside ketamine and anabolic steroids the move would not legalize marijuana but would recognize its medicinal uses and would open the door to marijuana being legally prescribed Nationwide it would also boost the Cannabis industry making it eligible for most standard tax credits it’s a step hopefully to get it moving in the right direction where we’re more of uh in line with other businesses which you would consider normal businesses but critics say the reclassification doesn’t go far enough and will do little to change the legal landscape on a national level the organization students for a sensible drug policy saying make no mistake schedule 3 is not legalization and it is not decriminalization it will not stop arrests especially of young people although President Biden opposes Federal legalization for recreational use easing marijuana related punishments has been a Cornerstone of his agenda saying this in his State of the Union this year directing my cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession because no one should be jailed for simply using or having on their record all right so what’s next well several government organizations need to review the change and hold a public comment period which could take several months stay tuned coming up bees delay a Mator League Baseball game plus dve Busters now allowing you to gamble with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of [Music] [Applause] Television I love it give it to me come give it all to me give it to me let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this Babe Ruth Hank Aron showy Otani Legends of the game but now the list of greats redefined from ABC News reclaim the Forgotten League a side of the story of baseball you have never heard before like this the award-winning podcast is back listen wherever you get your podcast or scan the QR codes you see here every Friday lest Trends Styles and must have it’s time to buy the right stuff and save big time too The Right Stuff Fridays on GMA you’re going to love it why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with for Edward R meral Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here I’m M vial in Houston Texas wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming with ABC News [Music] live time to check the pulse we begin with a buzz kill in baseball so the Arizona Diamondbacks were about to play the Dodgers in Arizon Iona when a swarm of bees took over the net behind home plate the announcer asked fans to please be patient while they played The Beatles Let It Be eventually a pest control guy removed the bees as the crowd chanted MVP and then the bee guy was allowed to throw out the first pitch a pretty good job next an 18 game regular season seems to be one step closer to reality for the NFL The Washington Post reports that adding another game to the season has won the support of most team owners the idea still needs to be approved by the players union another game would mean the Super Bowl moves to President’s Day weekend that means a lot of people would have the following Monday off next dve Busters is bringing gambling into its arcades in the next few months members of its loyalty Club will be able to place bets against their competitors in games like ski ball Hot Shots and other arcade games the Wagers will be managed through the Dave Busters app and next a utility company making quite the splash Denver Water releas released a pretty epic video it’s version of the back street boys hit I want it that way but the lyrics by the so-called Splash street boys are aimed at getting people to conserve water in their yards don’t water in the sunshine tell me why don’t let it all evate I water that way well the tips are being shared online so I guess the campaign is working and finally a tribute to an American favorite a giant hot dog is taking center stage in Time Square It’s a 65 foot long work of art events related to the display will include of course a hot dog eating contest top headlines next it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoons for everything you need to know I love that why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily da News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there streaming free on ABC News live with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this checking more top stories now hundreds of NYPD officers descended on Columbia University last night they stormed a building occupied by Israel Hamas War prot protesters cleared an encampment and arrested dozens of people and dueling protesters violently clashed at UCLA overnight the school has declared demonstrations on campus unlawful the Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged today analysts say the FED chairman will say that rates need to stay higher for longer after three disappointing inflation reports this year federal guidelines for breast cancer screening have been updated and they now suggest that women should begin getting mammograms at age 40 instead of 50 with screenings following every other year experts say if all women follow the new recommendation we could reduce mortality from breast cancer in the US by about 20% today’s weather showers in the Carolinas heavier rain from Texas to The Dakotas and severe storms in the central plains tonight snow in the Rockies and rain in the Northwest finally the love story that began on GrubHub Danny new dishes Alec and Hannah of bla soda just got engaged and it’s all thanks to an order on a food delivery app I could see him and I was like oh he’s cute in March of 2022 Hannah was homesick from her job in Minnesota when she decided to treat herself to a little GrubHub lunch of fried pickles and a basket of wings like I wasn’t intending on seeing anyone face to face that day Cameron babe what’s happening very little but on this particular sick day her delivery person Alec called her through the app because he was having trouble getting into Hannah’s building this meant that they would have to actually see each other although for Alec barely remembered what she looked like I barely remembered what we said because it’s just a normal workday make sure that’s in your vows okay however as you heard Hannah was smitten and fired off a message in the app you took charge I did I never do that as you can see in the text she said quote thank you for the food drop off I hope your day is as nice as your face oh oh P one baby turns out Alec was interested and they proceeded to go on many many dates despite how unfathomable this all was all right Hannah what are we doing right now we’re getting our venue and now they’re engaged the story has been covered all over the place too but it just goes to show the love of your life could be anywhere even at your front door with some pickles just order food I say I joke about that at work the time and guys Hannah and Alex said at their wedding next year they plan to embrace their origin story they’re going to take pictures with his delivery bag and put up a sign that says quote love brought to you by GrubHub with the tagline I hope the food’s as good as your face that’s his making news in America this morning have a great [Music] day right now in America this morning breaking news violence erupted at UCLA overnight physical confrontations at a protest site injuries reported all just hours after the NYPD stormed a building occupied by War protesters at Columbia University dozens arrested the latest from both locations former president Trump shedding new light on his goals for a second term his plan for Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and what he’s saying about States potentially monitoring pregnant women for abortions pollution concerns in the Heartland the new claims about a major food company and millions of pounds of toxic pollutants dumped into rivers and lakes a new move by the federal government to legally reclassify marijuana would it could mean for restrictions on the drug the buzz and the big leagues as you can see it’s quite a swarm down there the unusual delay and who ended up saving the game sea lion surge the mini invasion in the city by the bay and the change coming to David Busters a sign of the times from ABC news in New York this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber happy Wednesday I’m Maran and Ali we want to begin with the breaking news overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters at Columbia University here in New York some of them being described as professional agitators also overnight new clashes at you UCLA groups of protesters and counter-protesters attacking each other multiple injuries reported our Los Angeles station reports no police officers were on hand at that time it comes just hours after police took action here in New York this is the moment the NYPD entered Columbia University officers in riot gear taking back a building occupied by Israel Hamas War protesters using an emergency vehicle equipped with a ramp mounted to its roof to gain access to the Second Story window some entering with guns drawn we see students we see folks that have been out here for the last several hours watching this group disperse and run in the opposite direction we also see some Pro Palestinian demonstrators running in front of the police here dozens of people were LED away hands tied behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus here 24 hours earlier the protesters were seen smashing the building’s Windows barricading themselves inside with Furniture later creating a makeshift system to deliver food when you try to engage in a negotiation and things are absolutely shut down that tells me there’s some outside people there who are really firing things up we’ll know better when the arrests are made the mayor blaming outside agitators unaffiliated with the university for much of the destruction not far from Columbia violent scuffles and arrest at city college the anti-war demonstrations now span Coast to Coast with more than 1,000 arrests so far chaotic scene overnight at UCLA where clashes broke out between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli protesters multiple people were seen throwing punches and spraying pepper spray at one point multiple fireworks were thrown at one group you can see smoke emanating from the front of those two blue tents a firework thrown right in their directions and at USC officials now investigating a swastika on a campus fence at the University of Texas in Austin 79 people were arrested earlier this week the school now confirming 45 have no affiliation with the university back to Colombia those who occupied that campus Building will be charged with burglary criminal mischief and trespassing the police operation last night was over in about 2 hours Colombia has requested police stay on campus through graduation later this month some Palestinians forced to flee Gaza May soon be allowed to live here in the us as refugees the Biden Administration is considering a plan in which anyone who qualifies for Refugee status would be eligible for housing assistance and a path to US citizenship breaking overnight another deadly storm hits the planes a tornado hit West Morland Kansas killing at least one person and damaging or destroying more than three dozen homes and buildings we will check your forecast coming up in just a few moments former president Trump is shining new light on what his potential second term could look like his new comments on immigration and abortion are now stirring debate ABC’s Perry russum has those details Perry good morning Andrew good morning to you in a wide ranging interview Trump outlined his stance on several issues from monitoring pregnant women for abortions to using the military to deport migrants this morning knew insight into a potential second Trump term speaking to Time Magazine the former president outlined his plans to deport millions of migrants illegally in the US this is country changing it’s country threatening and it’s country Wrecking they have wrecked our country the former president saying people need to be deported and saying he’d used the National Guard and local law enforcement to carry out the deportation saying if they weren’t able to then I’d use the military when asked about a law prohibiting the use of military force on civilians Trump replied well these aren’t civilians these are people that aren’t legally in our country that claim about migrants not being civilians would likely face a constitutional challenge the time interview also covered abortion in a post row world we broke roow v Wade and we did something that nobody thought was possible we gave it back to the States asked if he believed states with abortion ban should monitor women’s pregnancies Trump said I think they might do that again you’ll have to speak to the individual states when asked if he’d be comfortable if States prosecute women who get abortions Trump responded the states are going to make those decisions the issue could be on the ballot in several Battleground States this November including Pennsylvania Nevada Arizona and in Florida where a 6we abortion ban takes effect today to obtain the procceed major Floridians in Key West now have to drive 14 hours to North Carolina and Trump was also asked about the potential for violence after November’s election he said it depends on the fairness of the election Ranna all right Perry thank you for that court is not in session today for Trump’s hush money trial the judge yesterday fined the former president $99,000 for gag order violations and warned a potential jail time for future violations police in Austin Texas are trying to find who’s responsible for the city’s largest opioid overdose outbreak in a decade as many as eight deaths blamed on overdoses were reported in just a 27-hour period and dozens of people had to be treated with Naran we typically average about two to three overdose calls per day yesterday we were in the 50s that is well over a th% increase the exact substance behind the overdoses remains unclear a new report blames Tyson Foods for dumping millions of pounds of pollution into the nation’s waterways the report from the union of concerned scientists claims that nitrogen and oil were among the 371 million pounds of pollutants that was released by Tyson facilities in recent years mostly in Nebraska Illinois and Missouri the report claims the Wastewater would be enough to fill 132,000 Olympic siiz swimming pools Tyson has not yet commented overseas dramatic images from Ukraine an academic building known locally as Harry Potter Castle was hit during a Russian missile attack in the city of Odessa at least five people were killed Ukraine saying civilians were targeted attacks by Russia have been on the rise as Ukraine waits for more foreign weapons to arrive and now to an ABC News exclusive WNBA star Britney Griner one-on-one with our Robin Roberts breaking her Silence about her time behind bars in Russia the conditions there and just how low she got during her long ordeal grer told Robin about the moment she was arrested at the airport in Moscow I’m just like oh my God how like how did I how did I make this mistake in February 2022 grinder was detained for carrying Vape cartridges with cannabis oil she pleaded guilty saying the cartridges were in her luggage unintentionally have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse grer was sentenced to 9 years in prison she says she thought about taking her life during the ordeal just didn’t think I could get through what I needed to get through Griner who is now releasing her Memoir coming home also describes the conditions in the prison a Blood Stained mattress no soap no toilet paper and the toothpaste had expired what 15 years like 15 years ago that too faast was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls after nearly 10 months in prison the US agreed to swap Griner for a convicted Russian arms dealer you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you call this guilt that you were feeling at the end of the day it’s my fault and I think everybody down what an emotional interview we have more of Robin’s interview on Good Morning America and the full interview will Air Tonight on a special edition of 2020 time now for your Wednesday weather good morning unfortunately we’re talking about another round of severe weather in the central us and this is true from NE Nebraska through Iowa and South towards Texas the greatest risk will be Kansas and Western Oklahoma into Northern Texas spots that have already seen severe weather this past week thunderstorms blister up for the late afternoon evening hours and continue into the overnight hours tonight these will slide East which brings you guest at another risk for severe weather from Minnesota to Texas as we head through tomorrow for AI weather I’m MSA [Music] conster coming up the band known as Bitcoin Jesus now facing Justice also ahead questions surrounding the sudden death of a 16-year-old whose father claims racial harassment could be to blame and later what NFL owners are now saying about moving the Super Bowl to a holiday weekend let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my God H we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this this is not about parents who just let their kid watch violent movies play violent video games this is about parents who neglected their son ignored his cries for help then bought him a gun the first parents in a America to be charged in a school shooting they purchased that gun for him and bragged about it you don’t get to walk away from that that’s a criminal act sins of the parents the crumbly trials the opposite of love is not hate it’s just being ignored only on Hulu Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas Edinburgh Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi iipp Ukrainian refugees here in warong we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News News podcast honored with four Edward R murl Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here reporting from the scene of the subway shooting in the Bronx I’m Trevor alt wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live we are back now now look at this a sea lion surge in San Francisco more than a thousand of them have been counted at the city’s Pier 39 the largest group in about 15 years experts say they are moving south for mating while following a school of anchovies The Man known as Bitcoin Jesus is under arrest in Spain on us tax and male fraud charges Roger ver is accused of evading nearly $50 million in taxes after earning $240 million Trading cryptocurrency meanwhile the billionaire founder of the crypto exchange binance will serve 4 months in prison for allowing money laundering on the platform not of Pennsylvania where a coroner has ruled a 16-year-old’s death natural but his family isn’t so sure they are asking if his death was the result of racial harassment here’s ABC’s Andrea Fuji this morning the father of a Pennsylvania teenager who died after running from his classmates is sharing his grief I do ever think in my life to make sure he can live a good life and they took it away from me the Dolphin County Pennsylvania coroner ruled Justin Johnson’s death natural due to complications from sickle cell disease and a heart disorder but Justin’s family wants a full investigation after home security video showed a group of boys repeatedly coming to their door last Friday at one point one boy says he can see Justin I see you in the window Justin’s dad says his son called him telling him he was going to play tag with friends Justin is seen on video coming out of the house then running appearing to be chased by the other boys one boy asks where Justin went another answered back to Africa where he Goa Justin eventually made it back to his house when his father came home he found Justin unconscious the 16-year-old later died he called me and said Dad they didn’t want to taste nobody but me and had to run fast Johnson says his son wasn’t supposed to exert himself because of his health conditions police are investigating and the district attorney says just because Justin died from natural causes doesn’t mean the case is closed we’re looking at their Communications uh to ensure that it wasn’t a a false friendship and that they were actually communicating were being friendly along the way and that there was no animous on the part of the the people outside the house the Johnson family moved to pen from Jamaica last year Justin would have turned 17 yesterday Andrew ranan all right Andrea thank you for that coming up the new move to legally reclassify marijuana what it actually means also ahead outrage in Florida people dumping trash directly into the ocean the search is on for those responsible with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of [Music] [Applause] Television it come give it to me let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this is that you pretty good that’s me and my big booty how much do you make on only fans versus say an episode on Sopranos oh way more on only fans celebrities can absolutely make a living on only 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ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live welcome back there is outrage and action being taken because of this video from Florida showing people on a boat dumping garbage cans full of trash into the ocean off of boka Ron authorities have set up a hotline to call in case anyone on the boat or who recognizes the boat wants to come forward all of those on board have reportedly been identified and could face charges we turn now to a major change when it comes to marijuana the Biden Administration with an election fast approaching appears ready to make a rule change it could be one of the most significant changes in US drug policy in more than 50 years sources now confirming the Biden Administration will move to reclassify marijuana marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one drug alongside heroin and LSD The Proposal would move it to schedule three alongside ketamine and anabolic steroids the move would not legalize marijuana but would recognize its medicinal uses and would open the door to marijuana being legally prescribed Nationwide it would also boost the cannabis indust industry making it eligible for most standard tax credits it’s a step hopefully to get it moving in the right direction where we’re more of uh in line with other businesses which you would consider normal businesses but critics say the reclassification doesn’t go far enough and will do little to change the legal landscape on a national level the organization students for a sensible drug policy saying make no mistake schedule 3 is not legalization and it is not decriminalization it will not stop arrests especially of young people although President Biden opposes Federal legalization for recreational use easing marijuana related punishments has been a Cornerstone of his agenda saying this in his State of the Union this year directing my cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession because no one should be jailed for simply using or having on their record all right so what’s next well several government organizations need to review the change and hold a public comment period which could take several months stay tuned coming up bees delay a major league baseball game plus Dave and Busters now allowing you to gamble it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four 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in Time Square New York I’m Alex pet wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News [Music] live time to check the pulse we begin with a buzz kill in baseball so the Arizona Diamond backs were about to play the Dodgers in Arizona when a swarm of bees took over the net behind home plate the announcer asked fans to please be patient while they played The Beatles Let It Be eventually a pest control guy removed the bees as the crowd chanted MVP and then the bee guy was allowed to throw out the first pitch a pretty good job yeah next an 18 game regular season seems to be one step closer to reality for the NFL The Washington Post reports that adding another game to the season has won the support of most team owners the idea still needs to be approved by the players union another game would mean the Super Bowl moves to President’s Day weekend that means a lot of people would have the following Monday off next David Busters is bringing gambling into its arcade in the next few months members of its loyalty Club will be able to place bets against their competitors in games like ski ball Hot Shots and other arcade games the Wagers will be managed through the Dave and Busters app and next a utility company making quite the spash Denver Water released a pretty epic video its version of the Backstreet Boys hit I want it that way but the lyrics by the so-called Splash street boys are aimed at getting people to conserve water in their yards time tell me why don’t water in the sunshine tell me why don’t let it all evate I want away well the tips are being shared online so I guess the campaign is working and finally a tribute to an American favorite a giant hot dog is taking center stage in Time Square it’s a 65t long work of art events related to the display will include of course a hot dog eating contest top headlines next why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top 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this year federal guidelines for breast cancer screening have been updated and they now suggest that women should begin getting hogs at age 40 instead of 50 with screenings following every other year experts say if all women followed the new recommendation we could reduce mortality from breast cancer in the US by about 20% today’s weather showers in the Carolinas heavier rain from Texas to The Dakotas and severe storms in the central plains tonight snow in the Rockies and rain in the Northwest finally the love story that began on GrubHub Danny new dishes [Music] Alec and Hannah of Blaine Minnesota just got engaged and it’s all thanks to an order on a food delivery app I could see him and I was like oh he’s cute in March of 2022 Hannah was homesick from her job in Minnesota when she decided to treat herself to a little GrubHub lunch of fried pickles and a basket of wings like I wasn’t intending on seeing anyone face to face that Dave Cameron babe what’s happening very little but on this particular sick day her delivery person Alec called her through the app because he was having trouble getting into Hannah’s building this meant that they would have to actually see each other although for Alec barely remembered what she looked like I barely remembered what we said cuz it’s just a normal workday make sure that’s in your vows okay however as you heard Hannah was smitten and fired off a message in the app you took charge I did I never do that as you can see in the text she said quote thank you for the food drop off I hope your day is as nice as your face oh oh pull one baby turns out Alec was interested and they proceeded to go on many many dates despite how unfathomable this all was all right Hannah what are we doing right now we’re getting our venue and now they’re engaged the story has been covered all over the place too but it just goes to show the love of your life could be anywhere even at your front door with some pickles just order food I say I joke about that at work all the time and guys Hannah and Alex said at their wedding next year they plan to embrace their origin story they’re going to take pictures with his delivery bag and put up a sign that says quote love brought to you by GrubHub with the tagline I hope the food’s as good as your face that’s what making news in America this morning have a great [Music] day right now in America this morning morning breaking news violence erupting at UCLA overnight physical confrontations at a protest site injuries reported all just hours after the NYPD stormed a building occupied by War protesters at Columbia University dozens arrested the latest from both locations former president Trump shedding new light on his goals for a second term his plan for Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and what he’s saying about States potentially monitoring ing pregnant women for abortions pollution concerns in the Heartland the new claims about a major food company and millions of pounds of toxic pollutants dumped into rivers and lakes a new move by the federal government to legally reclassify marijuana what it could mean for restrictions on the drug the buzz in the big leagues as you can see it’s quite a swarm down there the unusual delay and who ended up saving the game sea lion surge the mini invasion in the city by the bay and the change coming to David Busters a sign of the times from ABC news in New York this is America this morning good Wednesday morning everyone I’m Andrew diber happy Wednesday I’m Maran and Aly we want to begin with the breaking news overnight police in riot gear arresting dozens of protesters at Columbia University here in New York some of them being described as professional agitators also overnight new clashes at UCLA groups of protesters and counter-protesters attacking each other multiple injuries reported our Los Angeles station reports no police officers were on hand at that time it comes just hours after police took action here in New York this is the moment the NYPD entered Columbia University officers in riot gear taking back a building occupied by Israel Hamas War protesters using an emergency vehicle equipped with a ramp mounted to its roof to gain access to the Second Story window some entering with guns drawn we see students we see folks that have been out here for the last several hours watching this group disperse and run in the opposite direction we also see some Pro Palestinian demonstrators running in front of the police here dozens of people were LED away hands tied behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus nearly 24 hours earlier the protesters were seen smashing the building’s Windows barricading themselves inside with Furniture later creating a makeshift system to deliver food when you try to engage in a negotiation and things are absolutely shut down that tells me there’s some outside people there who are really firing things up we’ll know better when the arrests are made the mayor blaming outside agitators unaffiliated with the university for much of the destruction not far from from Columbia violent scuffles and arrests at city college the anti-war demonstrations now span Coast to Coast with more than 1,000 arrests so far chaotic scene overnight at UCLA where clashes broke out between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli protesters multiple people were seen throwing punches and spraying pepper spray at one point multiple fireworks were thrown at one group you can see smoke emanating from the front of those two blue tents a firework thrown right in their directions and at USC officials now investigating a swastika on a campus fence at the University of Texas in Austin 79 people were arrested earlier this week the school now confirming 45 have no affiliation with the university back to Colombia those who occupied that campus Building will be charged with burglary criminal mischief and trespassing the police operation last night was over in about 2 hours Colombia has requested police stay on campus through graduation later this month some Palestinians forced to flee AA May soon be allowed to live here in the US as refugees the Biden Administration is considering a plan in which anyone who qualifies for Refugee status would be eligible for housing assistance and a path to US citizenship breaking overnight another deadly storm hits the planes a tornado hit West Morland Kansas killing at least one person and damaging or destroying more than three dozen homes and buildings we will check your forecast coming up in just a few moments former president Trump is shining new light on what his potential second term could look like his new comments on immigration and abortion are now stirring debate ABC’s Perry russum has those details Perry good morning Andrew good morning to you in a wide ranging interview Trump outlined his stance on several issues from monitoring pregnant women for abortions to using the military to deport migrants this morning new insight into a potential second Trump term speaking to Time Magazine the former president outlined his plans to deport millions of migrants illegally in the US this is country changing it’s country threatening and it’s country wrecking they have wrecked our country the former president saying people need to be deported and saying he’d use the National Guard and local law enforcement to carry out the deportation saying if they weren’t able to then I’d use the military when asked about a law prohibiting the use of military force on civilians Trump replied well these aren’t civilians these are people that aren’t legally in our country that claim about migrants not being civilians would likely face a constitutional challenge the time interview also covered abortion in a post row world broke roie Wade and we did something that nobody thought was possible we gave it back to the States asked if he believed states with abortion ban should monitor women’s pregnancies Trump said I think they might do that again you’ll have to speak to the individual states when asked if he’d be comfortable if States prosecute women who get abortions Trump responded the states are going to make those decisions the issue could be on the ballot in several Battleground States this November including Pennsylvania Nevada Arizona and in Florida where a 6- we abortion B B takes effect today to obtain the procedure Floridians in Key West now have to drive 14 hours to North Carolina and Trump was also asked about the potential for violence after November’s election he said it depends on the fairness of the election Ranna all right Perry thank you for that court is not in session today for Trump’s hush money trial the judge yesterday fined the former president $9,000 for gag order violations and warned a potential jail time for future violations police in Austin Texas are trying to find who’s responsible for the city’s largest opioid overdose outbreak in a decade as many as eight deaths blamed on overdoses were reported in just a 27-hour period and dozens of people had to be treated with Naran we typically average about two to three overdose calls per day yesterday we were in the 50s that is well over a th% increase the exact substance behind the overdoses remains unclear a new report blames Tyson Foods for dumping millions of pounds of pollution into the nation’s waterways the report from the union of concerned scientists claims that nitrogen and oil were among the 371 million pounds of pollutants that was released by tyon facilities in recent years mostly in Nebraska Illinois and Missouri the report claims the waste water would be enough to fill 132,000 Olympic siiz swimming pools Tyson has not yet commented overseas drama images from Ukraine an academic building known locally as Harry Potter Castle was hit during a Russian missile attack in the city of Odessa at least five people were killed Ukraine saying civilians were targeted attacks by Russia have been on the rise as Ukraine waits for more foreign weapons to arrive and now to an ABC News exclusive WNBA star Britney Griner one-on-one with our Robin Roberts breaking her Silence about her time behind bars in Russia the conditions there and just how low she got during her long ordeal grinder told Robin about the moment she was arrested at the airport in Moscow I’m just like oh my God how like how did I how did I make this mistake in February 2022 grer was detained for carrying Vape cartridges with cannabis oil she pleaded guilty saying the cartridges were in her luggage unintentionally have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse grer was sentenced to 9 years in prison she says she thought about taking her life during the ordeal just didn’t think I could get through what I needed to get through Griner who is now releasing her Memoir coming home also describes the conditions in the prison a Blood Stained mattress no soap no toilet paper and the toothpaste had that expired what 15 years it was like 15 years ago that too fac was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls after nearly 10 months in prison the US agreed to swap Griner for a convicted Russian arms dealer you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you called this guilt that you were feeling at the end of the day it’s my fault and I let everybody down what an emotional interview we’ll have more of Robin’s interview on Good Morning America and the full interview will Air Tonight on a special edition of 2020 time now for your Wednesday weather good morning unfortunately we’re talking about another round of severe weather in the central us and this is true from NE Nebraska through Iowa and South towards Texas is the greatest risk will be Kansas and Western Oklahoma into Northern Texas spots that have already seen severe weather this past week thunderstorms blister up for the late afternoon evening hours and continue into the overnight hours tonight these will slide East which brings you guest at another risk for severe weather from Minnesota to Texas as we head through tomorrow for AI weather I’m mulsa [Music] constanzer coming up the manand known as Bitcoin Jesus now facing Justice also ahead questions surrounding the sudden death of a 16-year-old whose father claims racial harassment could be to blame and later what NFL owners are now saying about moving the Super Bowl to a holiday weekend whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re 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tons of stuff every day like all you moms out there and you know what we love really love Pop Culture so listen now to our new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcast right now there’s just so much happening in our world so much at stake at the start of every morning and that’s why at Good Morning America we’re right here and we got you we got you we got you we are back now look at this a sea lion surge in San Francisco more than a thousand of them have been counted at the city’s Pier 39 the largest group in about 15 years experts say they are moving south for mating while following a school of anchovies The Man known as Bitcoin Jesus is under arrest in Spain on us tax and male fraud charges Roger ver is accused of evading nearly $50 million in taxes after earning $240 million trading cryptocurrency meanwhile the billionaire founder of the crypto exchange binance will serve 4 months in prison for allowing moneya laundering on the platform not of Pennsylvania where a coroner has ruled a 16-year-old’s death natural but his family isn’t so sure they are asking if his death was the result of racial harassment here’s ABC’s Andrea Fuji this morning the father of a Pennsylvania teenager who died after running from his classmates is sharing his grief I do everything in my life to make sure he can live a good life and they took it away from the Dolphin County Pennsylvania coroner ruled Justin Johnson’s death natural due to complications from sickle cell disease and a heart disorder but Justin’s family wants a full investigation after home security video showed a group of boys repeatedly coming to their door last Friday at one point one boy says he can see Justin I see you in the window Justin dad says his son called him telling him he was going to play tag with friends Justin is seen on video coming out of the house then running appearing to be chased by the other boys one boy asks where Justin went another answered back to Africa where Justin eventually made it back to his house when his father came home he found Justin unconscious the 16-year-old later died he called me and said Dad they didn’t want to taste nobody bought me and I had to run fast Johnson says his son wasn’t supposed to exert himself because of his health conditions police are investigating and the district attorney says just because Justin died from natural causes doesn’t mean the case is closed we’re looking at their Communications uh to ensure that it wasn’t a a false friendship and that they were actually communicating or being friendly along the way and that there was no animous on the part of the the people outside the house the Johnson family moved to Pennsylvania from Jamaica last year Justin would have turned 17 yesterday Andrew ranan all right Andrea thank you for that coming up the new move to legally reclassify marijuana what it actually means also aead outrage in Florida people dumping trash directly into the ocean the search is on for those responsible 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one streaming news it’s lunchtime in America so so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your he your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R murl Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story I bet you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my God we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this welcome back there is outrage and action being taken because of this video from Florida showing people on a boat dumping garbage cans full of trash into the ocean off of boka Ron authorities have set up a hotline to call in case anyone on the boat or who recognizes the boat wants to come forward all of those on board have reportedly been identified and could face charges we turn now to a major change when it comes to marijuana the Biden Administration with an election fast approaching appears ready to make a rule change it could be one of the most significant changes in US drug policy in more than 50 years sources now confirming the Biden Administration will move to reclassify marijuana marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one drug alongside heroin and LSD The Proposal would move it to schedule three alongside ketamine and anabolic steroids the move would not legalize marijuana but would recognize its medicinal uses and would open the door to marijuana being legally prescribed Nationwide wide it would also boost the Cannabis industry making it eligible for most standard tax credits it’s a step hopefully to get it moving in the right direction where we’re more of uh in line with other businesses which you would consider normal businesses but critics say the reclassification doesn’t go far enough and will do little to change the legal landscape on a national level the organization students for a sensible drug policy saying make no mistake schedule 3 is not legalization and it is not decriminalization it will not stop arrests especially of young people although President Biden opposes Federal legalization for recreational use easing marijuana related punishments has been a Cornerstone of his agenda saying this in his State of the Union this year directing my cabinet to review the federal classification of marijana expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession because no one should be jailed for simply using or having it on their record all right so what’s next well several government organizations need to review the change and hold a public comment period which could take several months stay tuned coming up bees delay a major league baseball game plus Dave and Busters now allowing you to gamble let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television get ready America every Friday the hottest TR Styles and must have what’s the right stuff to buy right now I really love that it’s time to buy the right stuff yes and save big time too The Right Stuff Fridays on GMA you’re going to love it it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afterno for everything you need to know I love that whenever wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas edin BR Scotland reporting from Rolling Fork Mississippi Ukrainian refugees here in warong we’re heading to a small community outside of Mexico meico City getting you behind the stories as they happen ABC News live Prime we’ll take you there stream ABC News live week nights wherever you stream your news only on ABC News live I’m Jaclyn Lee here in Arizona on the front lines of the abortion battle wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News [Music] live time to check the pulse we begin with a buzz kill in baseball so the Arizona Diamondbacks were about to play the Dodgers in Arizona when a swarm of bees took over the net behind home plate the announcer asked fans to please be patient while they played The Beatles Let It Be eventually a pest control guy removed the bees as the crowd chanted MVP and then the B guy was allowed to throw out the first pitch a pretty good job yeah next an 18 game regular season seems to be one step closer to reality for the NFL The Washington Post reports that adding another game to the season has won the support of most team owners the idea still needs to be approved by the players you another game would mean the Super Bowl moves to President’s Day weekend that means a lot of people would have the following Monday off next dve Busters is bringing gambling into its arcade in the next few months members of its loyalty Club will be able to place bets against their competitors at games like ski ball Hot Shots and other arcade games the Wagers will be managed through the dve Busters app and next a utility company making quite the splash Denver Water released a pretty epic video its version of the Backstreet Boys hit I want it that way but the lyrics by the so-called Splash street boys are aimed at getting people to conserve water in their yards water in the day me no water in the sunshine tell me why don’t let it all evaporate well the tips are being shared online so I guess the campaign is working and finally a tribute to an American favorite a giant hot dog is taking center stage in Time Square It’s a 65 ft long work of art events related to the display will include of course a hot dog eating contest top headlines next whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from in main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News 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they now suggest that women should begin getting mammograms at age 40 instead of 50 with screenings following every other year experts say if all women follow the new recommendation we could reduce mortality from breast cancer in the US by about 20% today’s weather showers in the Carolinas heavier rain from Texas to the dtas and severe storms in the central plains tonight snow in the Rockies and rain in the Northwest finally the love story that began on GrubHub Danny new dishes [Music] Alec and Hannah of Blaine Minnesota just got engaged and it’s all thanks to an order on a food delivery app I could see him and I was like oh he’s cute in March of 2022 Hannah was homesick from her job in Minnesota when she decided to treat herself to a little GrubHub lunch of fried pickles and a basket of wings like I wasn’t intending on seeing anyone face to face that day Cameron babe what’s happening very little but on this particular sick day her delivery person Alec called her through the app because he was having trouble getting into Hannah’s building this meant that they would have to actually see each other although for Alec barely remembered what she looked like I barely remembered what we said cuz it a normal workday make sure that’s in your vows okay however as you heard Hannah was smitten and fired off a message in the app you took charge I did I never do that as you can see in the text she said quote thank you for the food drop off I hope your day is as nice as your face oh P one baby turns out Alec was interested and they proceeded to go on many many dates despite how unfathomable this all was all right Hannah what are we doing right now we’re getting our venue and now they’re engaged the story has been covered all over the place too but it just goes to show the love of your life could be anywhere even at your front door with some pickles just order food I say I joke about that at work all the time and guys Hannah and Alex said at their wedding next year they plan to embrace their origin story they’re going to take pictures with his delivery bag and put up a sign that says quote love brought to you by GrubHub with the tagline I hope the food’s as good as your face that’s what’s making news in America this morning have a great day [Music] it’s Wednesday May 1st these states were already politically charged well wait until the end of the day we start [Music] here Florida prepares for a near total ban on abortion while Arizona considers stepping beyond the 1800s there’s one person responsible for this nightmare and he’s acknowledging he brags about it Donald Trump on a mental day how residents and presidential candidates are reacting Marjorie Taylor green wanted to get the house Speaker fired she failed she is a legislative arsonist and she is holding the gas tank why Democrats made the decision to swoop in and save him and going going ganja there will actually be a historic shift at the federal level on the agency’s biggest policy change in over 50 years why federal marijuana laws could be changing from ABC News this is start here I’m Brad milky we told you that former president Donald Trump might be on the wrong side of the law in his hush money trial that regardless of what the jury finds he could be found in contempt of court for violating a gag order by making misleading posts about his case yesterday a judge made good on that promise he ordered Trump pay a $99,000 fine and threatened potential jail time if Trump doesn’t abide by the rules of the courtroom and yet these might not be the public comments that most impact Trump’s election chances Donald Trump is under Fire from all sides on abortion rights former president now said the issue should be for the states to decide abortion is clearly on the ballot this year in some states the right to an abortion is literally on the ballot and in recent interviews Trump has been unclear about whether any state abortion law would go too far in his eyes the states will determine by Vote or legislation or perhaps both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land in this case the law of the state well today in Florida all of this politicking is about to be put to the test because a ban on virtually all abortions in Florida is about to go into effect this is demanding answers of both the former and current presidents of course so let’s bring in ABC’s chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce she is at the West Wing right now Mary first off Florida what is about to happen there today well starting today that’s six we ban on abortions goes into effect in this critical state with exceptions of course for rape incest and the life of the mother but it has made Florida such a critical testing ground both politically and for abortion rights in this country and Brad it really goes beyond just Florida because of course the state has really become a major access point for abortions across the southeast so this has an impact not just on women in Florida but thousands of women who have been traveling to the state to also receive abortions and abortion care well and both campaigns really hitting the trail in different parts of the country today I mean what what are they saying about this look Florida is now one of 13 states where abortion could be on the ballot this November both races know just how critical this issue is going to be especially in these key Battleground States and the Biden Harris campaign is certainly aware that every time abortion has been on the ballot since row is overturned even in red States abortion rights have won I do think that having abortion on the ballot is a huge incentive to young voters um and I think we’ve seen in the past that when young voters do get passion and do get red up um they do have the ability to sway elections it is part of the reason why KLA Harris is going to be down in Florida today hammering home their message on this and directly taking the fight to Donald Trump we’ve seen in recent weeks both kamla Harris who’s really leading the charge on this for their campaign but also President Biden really arguing that Donald Trump is to blame for all of these restrictions banss that are now taking effect across the country let’s be real clear there’s one person responsible for this nightmare and he’s acknowledging he brags about it Donald Trump they say he owns this because he appointed three of the Supreme Court Justices who overturned R versus weight a point that Donald Trump still brags about I was probably the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal Scholars both sides wanted and in fact demanded be ended row v Wade and we have heard Donald Trump repeatedly say look this is an issue that’s up to the states and he has said recently that he thinks they are handling it brilliantly but he’s now going even further in an interview with Time magazine that came out yesterday Donald Trump says he won’t stand in the way if States want to monitor pregnant women to make sure they comply with abortion banss and he says he won’t step in to prevent States from Prosecuting women who violate those bans by ending their pregnancies wait I I just want to be clear about what we’re talking here this is like a hypothetical law in which you would have pregnant women be monitored so that the Govern the state government could go back and be like you had the baby right like you didn’t have an abortion or they have to prove to us that you had a miscarriage if that’s what was happening like is that what we’re talking about Donald Trump was asked directly if he thinks States should monitor Women’s Pregnancy so they can know if they’ve gotten an abortion after the ban and Trump told time and I quote I think they might do that again he said you’ll have to speak to the individual states okay so so there’s the Florida ban taking effect today that’s not the only state where things are happening by the way Arizona lawmakers in the state senate are expected to perhaps pass a repeal of that 1864 law that suddenly became state law in the absence of roie Wade how are political leaders thinking about this because these are these are swing States when you got these huge upheavals in an election year well while we now have more than 20 states that have enacted new laws and restrictions and bans since the overturning of Row versus Wade you have also now seen how this issue can motivate voters you know we have a 60% threshold here in Florida to get an amendment passed I think we are going to easily clear that because of the youth turnout but I think we’re going to see a lot of Republican crossover because I think they’re tired of their own party with this issue and that is something that especially the Biden Harris campaign is banking on right they are hoping that if they can really continue to make this issue a central focus in this campaign that it will drive voters to the polls in November in a way that they feel will benefit Democrats going forward I am concerned about women’s Reproductive Rights I don’t see how you can be pro-life and not be concerned about what’s happening to women and you continue to see Donald Trump also well aware while he is bragging and boasting of the steps that he took to overt row he is also trying to distance himself in some ways by saying look this is up to the states trying to distance himself from any kind of national ban that’s an argument that the Biden Harris team clearly disagrees with as President Biden tweeted out yesterday quote Donald Trump doesn’t trust women saying I do all right uh Mary Bruce there at the White House will continue to see how these appearances go today thank you so much thanks BR so you remember how house Speaker Mike Johnson has been on thin ice in his own party recently I have to do my job we have to do what we believe to be the right thing specifically there are lots of Republicans uncomfortable with the amount of foreign aid he’s been doing out and using democratic support to push through his proposals Mike Johnson is a lame duck he’s done a couple Republicans including Marjorie Taylor green have suggested holding a vote to take the gavel out of his hands well yesterday in a fascinating piece of political theater green started to push ahead with this plan while lawmakers came to Johnson’s defense saying they won’t let it happen the unusual thing here is those lawmakers that made the difference were Democrats let’s go to ABC senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott she’s at the capital right now Rachel it’s been this kind of like will she or won’t she Vibe right now what was the plan from congresswoman green here yeah BR and honestly we’ve been asking ourselves that question for 40 days she has been dangling out this threat in front of speaker Johnson’s face now for weeks and look congresswoman margerie Taylor green is very upset at speaker Johnson he did this bull in here on the house floor foreign war package that does nothing for America she’s mad that he worked with Democrats to fund the government she’s upset that he worked with Democrats to pass much needed Aid to Israel Ukraine and Taiwan Mike Johnson is literally betraying the American people in order to keep his grip of power on the speakership she called all of this a betrayal and so she says that Johnson should step down that he should resign and that if he doesn’t she’s going to force a vote to oust him and remember any single lawmaker could force a vote to try to remove the Speaker of the House Johnson does have this razor thin majority he can only afford to lose two Republicans if all the Democrats are United against him three Republicans say they want him gone and so yesterday Brad the house comes back into session how soon do you plan to make a decision why go against your own party congresswoman there is this thought is she going to finally bring this forward you have a lot of Republicans that just say do it already I’m heading back to my office and then that put all eyes on Democrats and many were asking what are Democrats going to do and are they going to try and save speaker Johnson’s job she is a legislative arsonist and she is holding the gas tank Democrats came out and they said that they would save the Republican speaker of the house this is a striking move typically you have Democrats support a democratic speaker of the house you have Republicans support a republican speaker of the house but all of a sudden you had Democrats Banning together with a majority of Republicans saying that they do not want to send the house into chaos again let’s turn the page let’s focus on the issues that the American people care about there’s an FAA bill that was dropped there’s important work that we still have ahead look Brad we all remember those weeks where we did not have a speaker of the house where the house was paralyzed they couldn’t move forward on any legislation no one wants to see that happen except for these farri Fringe members of the Republican conference and so you have a number of Democrats that came forward and said that they want to turn the page it’s possible that this could happen again with respect to this motion that she could bring up we want to we want to turn the page and we want to move on and they do not want to let in their words these FRS Republicans like congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green dictate the schedule but wait I I’m so confused Rachel because if I I’m just thinking like from a democratic lawmaker’s point of view wouldn’t you love to just pull out the popcorn and watch the Republican Party eat itself alive on the house floor like like what is the upside to keeping and legitimizing this Republican speaker yeah and that’s exactly what they did when speaker McCarthy was ousted you remember Democrats had that popcorn they were sitting in the chamber they were watching that chaos unfold and they said to Republicans look you created this you fix it well this time is a little different here because speaker Johnson really pulled off something that a lot of Democrats didn’t think that he could really do and that was get that much-needed Aid to Ukraine past Johnson knew that the majority of Republicans did not support that in his Republican conference and Brad look in a lot of ways I’ve talked to sources within the Democratic party and they say trust the devil you know and by that it means trust the speaker that at least you know and so if he’s showing that he’s willing to reach across the aisle that he’s willing to move forward in a bipartisan way on these key issues well they might as well work with him because they have no idea who they’re going to get next so where does that leave speaker Johnson and where does that leave margerie Taylor green like she like you said she’s been kind of dangling this is like everyone has said like her wing of the party’s got a lot of power is there is there no power there now yeah well there really isn’t quite a lot and a lot of Republicans even are just FL out frustrated with her I don’t think there’s much if any support for a motion to vacate this time she can pull it I that’s her right but I don’t I’m not going to support it I think there needs to be a higher standard for any such vacate of the chair we ask Republicans one by one whether or not they support Green’s efforts and the majority of them told us that they don’t what do you make of all this look it’s a sideshow and it’s not actually accomplishing anything so many of them told us that they were frustrated by this they called it all aside show she would need Democrats to remove Mike Johnson so it’s a bunch of nonsense frankly what she’s talking about and we are 6 months out from an election and a lot of Republicans up here say this is not the type of message that they want to be sending to voters that the Republican party has all this infighting and they can’t come together they can’t choose a speaker they can’t settle on anything I’ve got to do my job and continue to keep my head down this is a very serious time for the country we’re not playing games here the world is on fire as for Johnson look he says he did not cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job the Speaker of the House serves the whole body I’m I am a Conservative Republican a lifelong Conservative Republican that’s what my philosophy is that’s what my record is um and we’ll continue to govern on on those principles and he’s calling this all a distraction he is not going to step down or resign and really he’s standing by his actions he says that he did the right thing he has a job to do and right now that’s on keeping a functioning Congress yeah cuz you usually think during an election year nothing gets done I mean things have been happening in Congress and you also wonder if maybe Washington and disarray that kind of headline also then boomerangs back and reflects on the president in people’s minds as they go to the polls uh Rachel Scott there at the capital thank you so much thanks 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considered to have a high risk of abuse with no recognized medical use in the US while the schedule five drugs at the lower end of the of the scale have a lower potential for abuse and this is all stemming from a directive that President Biden gave in October 2022 he asked the Health and Human Services secretary and the Attorney General to begin reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law at that time he said it made no sense for marijuana to on the same level as something like heroin wait okay so there’s one through five so this would land it right in the middle then like schedule three what would that mean like what what’s the actual impact of that if that happens so Brad it’ll actually be a historic shift at the federal level and the agency’s biggest policy change in over 50 years now we know that 38 states have legalized medical marijuana and 24 states have legalized its recreational use but federal policy has been behind in this area cannabis is a multi-billion dollar industry and easing these Federal Regulations could reduce the tax burden for a majority of those businesses it would also still be regulated by the DEA and dispensaries would have to register with the agency just like a regular Pharmacy but it could also make it easier to conduct clinical studies on marijuana which has been difficult to do as a schedule one drug that’s interesting what you said about the dispensaries because you’re right like for the last several years they’ve basically had to act like these dispensaries don’t exist because federally they’re completely illegal and but they don’t want to prosecute them so they just had to be like I I hope the states regulate them now you can imagine the federal government being even like more involved um what happens next for this potential policy then cu the DEA hasn’t signed off yet not yet this is still far from a done deal and even if approved it’s important to know that it does not legalize marijuana outright it would still be a class three substance so stick with me for a little bit here once the Department of Justice sends their recommendation to the White House’s Office of Management and budget they will open it up to a public comment period once that is complete it will then be sent back to doj which will run its own process and review those comments there will also be hearings by an administrative law judge now it’s a lengthy process don’t expect implementation of this rule to happen anytime soon if the rule does become finalized so okay so that’s helpful guidance and like expectation setting I’m also just wondering Justin like are there any reasons not to do this either from a public health perspective or a law enforcement perspective like this has been in place so many years I’m just trying to figure out why it hasn’t changed is that just inertia or or are there real reasons to not go ahead with this so from a medical standpoint Brad Physicians don’t think marijuana belongs in the same list as the more dangerous drugs like heroin but continue to have concerns about its widespread use some critics also say that they still see this as a gateway drug but it’s a move that would widely be welcomed by the administration the president is already par in thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession at the federal level and of course we’re in an election year politics is at the top of mine going towards November and it fulfills one of the president’s 2020 campaign promises ahead of the election from a political view it could give him a boost with those younger voters that he needs to secure that win in November right because the White House is supposed to be theoretically separate from the doj and yet you know the president who’s seen support from younger voters dwindling even just in recent weeks uh would love to have kind of a win among those voters all right Justin Gomez they’re at the White House thank you so much thank you Brad okay one more quick break when we come back 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protesters using an emergency vehicle equipped with a ramp mounted to its roof to gain access to the Second Story window some entering with guns drawn we see students we see folks that have been out here for the last several hours watching this group disperse and run in the opposite direction we also see some Pro Palestinian demonstrators running in front of the police here dozens of people were LED away hands hide behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus nearly 24 hours earlier the protesters were seen smashing the building’s Windows barricading themselves inside with Furniture later creating a makeshift system to deliver food when you try to engage in a negotiation and things are absolutely shut down that tells me there’s some outside people there who are really firing things up we’ll know better when the arrests are made the mayor blaming outside agitators unaffiliated with the University for much of the destruction not far from Colombia violent scuffles and arrests at city college the anti-war demonstrations now span Coast to Coast with more than 1,000 arrests so far chaotic scene overnight at UCLA where clashes broke out between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli protesters multiple people were seen throwing punches and spraying pepper spray at one point multiple fireworks were thrown at one group you can see smoke emanating from the front of those two blue tents a firework thrown right in their directions and at USC officials now investigating a swastika on a campus fence at the University of Texas in Austin 79 people were arrested earlier this week the school now confirming 45 have no affiliation with the university back to Colombia those who occupied that campus Building will be charged with burglary criminal mischief and trespassing the police operation last night was over in about 2 hours Colombia has requested police stay on campus through grad uation later this month some Palestinians forced to flee Gaza May soon be allowed to live here in the US as refugees the Biden Administration is considering a plan in which anyone who qualifies for Refugee status would be eligible for housing assistance and a path to US citizenship breaking overnight another deadly storm hits the plains a tornado hit West Morland Kansas killing at least one person and damaging or destroying more than three dozen homes and buildings we will check check your forecast coming up in just a few moments former president Trump is shining new light on what his potential second term could look like his new comments on immigration and abortion are now stirring debate ABC’s Perry russum has those details Perry good morning Andrew good morning to you in a wide ranging interview Trump outlined his stance on several issues from monitoring pregant women for abortions to using the military to deport migrants this morning new insight into a potential second Trump term speaking to Time Magazine the former president outlined his plans to deport millions of migrants illegally in the US this is country changing it’s country threatening and it’s country wrecking they have wrecked our country the former president saying people need to be deported and saying he’d use the National Guard and local law enforcement to carry out the deportation saying if they weren’t able to then I’d use the military when asked about a law prohibiting the use of military force on civilians Trump replied well these aren’t civilians these are people that aren’t legally in our country that claim about migrants not being civilians would likely face a constitutional challenge the time interview also covered abortion in a post row world we broke roow V weade and we did something that nobody thought was possible we gave it back to the States asked if he believed states with abortion ban should monitor women’s pregnancies Trump said I think they might do that again you’ll have to speak to the individual states when asked if he’d be comfortable if States prosecute women who get abortions Trump responded the states are going to make those decisions the issue could be on the ballot in several Battleground States this November including pen pania Nevada Arizona and in Florida where a 6we abortion ban takes effect today to obtain the procedure Floridians in Key West now have to drive 14 hours to North Carolina and Trump was also asked about the potential for violence after November’s election he said it depends on the fairness of the election Rihanna all right Perry thank you for that court is not in session today for Trump’s hush money trial the judge yesterday fined the former president $99,000 for gag order violations and warned up cenal jail time for future violations police in Austin Texas are trying to find who’s responsible for the city’s largest opioid overdose outbreak in a decade as many as eight deaths blamed on overdoses were reported in just a 27-hour period and dozens of people had to be treated with Narcan we typically average about two to three overdose calls per day yesterday we were in the 50s that is well over a th% increase the ex substance behind the overdoses remains unclear a new report blames Tyson Foods for dumping millions of pounds of pollution into the nation’s waterways the report from the union of concerned scientists claims that nitrogen and oil were among the 371 million pounds of pollutants that was released by Tyson facilities in recent years mostly in Nebraska Illinois and Missouri the report claims the Wastewater would be enough to fill 132,000 olympic size swimming pools Tyson has not yet commented overseas dramatic images from Ukraine an academic building known locally as Harry Potter Castle was hit during a Russian missile attack in the city of Odessa at least five people were killed Ukraine saying civilians were targeted attacks by Russia have been on the rise as Ukraine waits for more foreign weapons to arrive and now to an ABC News exclusive WNBA star Britney Griner one-on-one with our Robin Roberts breaking her Silence about her time behind bars in Russia the conditions there and just how low she got during her long ordeal grinder told Robin about the moment she was arrested at the airport in Moscow I’m just like oh my God how like how did that how did I make this mistake in February 2022 grinder was detained for carrying Vape cartridges with cannabis oil she pleaded guilty saying the cartridges were in her luggage unintentionally have you ever for forgot your is in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse Griner was sentenced to 9 years in prison she says she thought about taking her life during the ordeal just didn’t think I could get through what I needed to get through Griner who is now releasing her Memoir coming home also describes the conditions in the prison a Blood Stained mattress no soap no toilet paper and the toothpaste had expired what 15 years it like 15 years ago that toothpaste was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls after nearly 10 months in prison the US agreed to swap Grainer for a convicted Russian arms dealer you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you called the guilt you were feeling at the end of the day it’s my fault and I let everybody down what an emotional interview we’ll have more of Robin’s interview on Good Morning America and the full interview will Air Tonight on a special edition of 2020 time now for your Wednesday weather good morning unfortunately we’re talking about another round of severe weather in the central us and this is true from NE Nebraska through Iowa and South towards Texas the greatest risk will be Kansas and Western Oklahoma into Northern Texas spots that have already seen severe weather this past week thunderstorms blister up for the late afternoon 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Andrea Fuji this morning the father of a Pennsylvania teenager who died after running from his classmates is sharing his grief I do everything in my life to make sure he can live a good life and they took it away from me the Dolphin County Pennsylvania coroner ruled Justin Johnson’s death natural due to complications from sickle cell disease and a heart disorder but Justin’s family wants a full investigation after home security video showed a group of boys repeatedly coming to their door last Friday at one point one boy says he can see Justin I see you in the window Justin’s dad says his son called him telling him he was going to play tag with friends Justin is seen on video coming out of the house then running appearing to be chased by the other boys one boy asks where Justin went another answered back to Africa where he Goa Justin eventually made it back to his house when his father came home he found Justin unconscious the 16-year-old later died he called me and said Dad they didn’t want to taste nobody but me and I had to run fast Johnson says his son wasn’t supposed to exert himself because of his health conditions police are investigating and the district attorney says just because Justin died from natural causes doesn’t mean the case is closed we’re looking at their Communications uh to ensure that it wasn’t a a false friendship and that they were actually communicating were being friendly along the way and that there was no animous on the part of the the people outside the house the Johnson family moved to Pennsylvania from Jamaica last year Justin would have turned 17 yesterday Andrew ranan all right Andrea thank you for that coming up the new move to legally reclassify marijuana what it actually means also ahead outrage in Florida people dumping trash directly into the ocean the search is on for those responsible whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon 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is outrage and action being taken because of this video from Florida showing people on a boat dumping garbage cans full of trash into the ocean off of boka Ron authorities have set up a hotline to call in case anyone on the boat or who recognizes the boat wants to come forward all of those on board have reportedly been identified and could face charges we turn now to a major change when it comes to marijuana the Biden Administration with an election fast approaching appears ready to make a rule change it could be one of the most significant changes in US drug policy in more than 50 years sources now confirming the Biden Administration will move to reclassify marijuana marijuana is currently classified as a schedule one drug alongside heroin and LSD The Proposal would move it to schedule three alongside ketamine and anabolic steroids the move would not legalize marijuana but would recognize its medicinal use uses and would open the door to marijuana being legally prescribed Nationwide it would also boost the Cannabis industry making it eligible for most standard tax credits it’s a step hopefully to get it moving in the right direction where we’re more of uh in line with other businesses which you would consider normal businesses but critics say the reclassification doesn’t go far enough and will do little to change the legal landscape on a national level the organization students for a sensible drug policy saying make no mistake schedule 3 is not legalization and it is not decriminalization it will not stop arrests especially of young people although President Biden opposes Federal legalization for recreational use easing marijuana related punishments has been a Cornerstone of his agenda saying this in his State of the Union this year directing my cabinet to review the federal classification of marijuana expunging thousands of convictions for the mere possession because no one should be jailed for simply using or having it on their record all right so what’s next 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so the Arizona Diamondbacks were about to play the Dodgers in Arizona when a swarm of bees took over the net behind home plate the announcer asked fans to please be patient while they played The Beatles Let It Be eventually a pest control guy removed the bees as the crowd chanted MVP and then the bee guy was allowed to throw out the first pitch did a pretty good job yeah next an 18 game regular season seems to be one step closer to reality for the NFL The Washington Post reports that adding another game to the season has won the support of most team owners the idea still needs to be approved by the players union another game would mean the Super Bowl moves to President’s Day weekend that means a lot of people would have the following Monday off next dve Busters is bringing gambling into its arcades in the next few months members of its loyalty Club will be able to place bets against their competitors in games like ski ball Hot Shots and other arcade games the Wagers will be managed 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your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love [Music] that checking more top stories now hundreds of NYPD officers descended on Columbia University last night they stormed a building occupied by Israel Hamas War protesters cleared an encampment and arrested dozens of people and dueling protesters violently clashed at UCLA overnight the school has declared demonstrations on campus unlawful the Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged today analysts say the FED chairman will say that rates need to stay higher for longer after three disappointing inflation reports this year federal guidelines for breast cancer screening have been updated and they now suggest that women should begin getting mammograms at age 40 instead of 50 with screenings following every other year experts say if all women followed the new recommendation we could reduce mortality from breast cancer in the US by about 20% today’s weather showers in the Carolinas heavier rain from Texas to the dtas and severe storms in the central plains tonight snow in the Rockies and rain in the Northwest finally the love story that began on GrubHub Danny new dishes Alec and Hannah of blae Minesota just got engaged and it’s all thanks to an order on a food delivery app I could see him and I was like oh he’s cute in March of 2022 Hannah was homesick from her job in Minnesota when she decided to treat herself to a little GrubHub lunch of fried pickles and a basket of wings like I wasn’t intending on seeing anyone face to face that da Cameron babe what’s happening very little but on this particular sick day her delivery person Alec called her through the app because he was having trouble getting into Hannah’s building this meant that they would have to actually see each other although for Alec barely remembered what she looked like I barely remembered what we said because it’s just a normal workday make sure that’s in your vows okay however as you heard Hannah was smitten and fired off a message in the app you took charge I did I never do that as you can see in the text she said quote thank you for the food drop off I hope your day is as nice as your face oh hold one baby turns out Alec was interested and they proceeded to go on many many dates despite how unfathomable this all was all right Hannah what are we doing right now we’re getting our venue and now they’re engaged the story has been covered all over the place too but it just goes to show the love of your life could be anywhere even at your front door with some pickles just order food I say I joke about that at work all the time and guys Hannah and Alex said at their wedding next year they plan to embrace their origin story they’re going to take pictures with his delivery bag and put up a sign that says quote love brought to you by GrubHub with the tagline I hope the food’s as good as your face that’s what’s making news in America this morning have a great day [Music] it’s Wednesday May 1st these states were already politically charged well wait until the end of the day we start here Florida prepares for a near total ban on abortion while Arizona consid stepping beyond the 1800s there’s one person responsible for this nightmare and he’s acknowledging he brags about it Donald Trump on a Monumental day how residents and presidential candidates are reacting Marjorie Taylor green wanted to get the house Speaker fired she failed she is a legislative arsonist and she is holding the gas tank why Democrats made the decision to swoop in and save him and going going ganja there actually be a historic shift at the federal level and the agency’s biggest policy change in over 50 years why Federal marij laws could be changing from ABC News this is start here I’m Brad milky we told you that former president Donald Trump might be on the wrong side of the law in his hush money trial that regardless of what the jury finds he could be found in contempt of court for violating a gag order by making misleading posts about his case yesterday a judge made good on that promise he ordered Trump pay a $9,000 fine and threatens potential jail time if Trump doesn’t abide by the rules of the courtroom and yet these might not be the public comments that most impact Trump’s election chances Donald Trump is under Fire from all sides on abortion rights former president now said the issue should be for the states to decide abortion is clearly on the ballot this year in some states the right to an abortion is literally on the ballot and in recent interviews Trump has been unclear about whether any state abortion law would go too are in his eyes the states will determine by Vote or legislation or perhaps both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land in this case the law of the state well today in Florida all of this politicking is about to be put to the test because a ban on virtually all abortions in Florida is about to go into effect this is demanding answers of both the former and current presidents of course so let’s bring in ABC’s chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce she is at the West Wing right now Mary first off Florida what is about to happen there today well starting today that six we ban on abortions goes into effect in this critical state with exceptions of course for rape incest and the life of the mother but it has made Florida such a critical testing ground both politically and for abortion rights in this country and Brad it really goes beyond just Florida because of course the state has really become a major access point for abortions across the southeast so this has an impact not just on women in Florida but thousands of women who have been traveling to the state to also receive abortions and abortion care well and both campaigns really hitting the trail in different parts of the country today I mean what what are they saying about this look Florida is now one of 13 states where abortion could be on the ballot this November both races know just how critical this issue is going to be especially in these key Battleground States and the Biden Harris campaign is certainly aware that every time abortion has been on the ballot since row is overturned even in red States abortion rights have won I do think that having abortion on the ballot is a huge incentive to young voters um and I think we’ve seen in the past that when young voters do get passion and do get red up um they do have the ability to sway elections it is part of the reason why KLA Harris is going to be down in Florida today hammering home their message on this and directly taking the fight to Donald Trump we’ve seen in recent weeks both kamla Harris who’s really leading the charge on this for their campaign but also President Biden really arguing that Donald Trump is to blame for all of these restrictions and bans that are now taking effect across the country must be real clear there’s one person responsible for this nightmare and he’s acknowledging he brags about it Donald Trump they say he owns this because he appointed three of the Supreme Court Justices who overturned Row versus Wade a point that Donald Trump still brags about I was probably the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal Scholars both sides wanted and in fact demanded be ended row v Wade and we have heard Donald Trump repeatedly say look this is an issue that’s up to the states and he has said recently that he thinks they are handling it brilliantly but he’s now going even further in an interview with Time magazine that came out yesterday Donald Trump says he won’t stand in the way if States want to monitor pregnant women to make sure they comply with abortion bans and he says he won’t step in to prevent States from Prosecuting women who violate those bans by ending their pregnancies wait I I just want to be clear about what we’re talking here this is like a hypothetical law in which you would have pregnant women be monitored so that the Govern the state government could go back and be like you had the baby right like you didn’t have an abortion or they have to prove to us that you had a miscarriage if that’s what was happening like is that what we’re talking about Donald Trump was asked directly if he thinks States should monitor Women’s Pregnancy so they can know if they’ve gotten an abortion after the ban and Trump told time and I quote I think they might do that again he said you’ll have to speak to the individual states okay so so there’s the Florida ban taking effect today that’s not the only state where things are happening by the way Arizona lawmakers in the state senate are expected to perhaps pass a repeal of that 1864 law that suddenly became state law in the absence of roie Wade how are political leaders thinking about this because these are these are swing States when you got these huge upheavals in an election year well while we now have more than 20 states that have enacted new laws and restrictions and bans since the overturning of Row versus Wade you have also now seen how this issue can motivate voters you know we have a 60% threshold here in Florida to get an amendment passed I think we are going to easily clear that because of the youth turnout but I think we’re going to see a lot of Republican crossover because I think they’re tired of their own party with this issue and that is something that especially the Biden Harris campaign is banking on right they are hoping that if they can really continue to make this issue a central focus in this campaign that it will drive voters to the polls in November in a way that they feel will benefit Democrats going forward I am concerned about women’s Reproductive Rights I don’t see how you can be pro-life and not be concerned about what’s happening to women and you continue to see Donald Trump also well aware while he is bragging and boasting of the steps that he took to over turn row he is also trying to distance himself in some ways by saying look this is up to the states trying to distance himself from any kind of national ban that’s an argument that the Biden Harris team clearly disagrees with as President Biden tweeted out yesterday quote Donald Trump doesn’t trust women saying I do all right uh Mary Bruce there at the White House we’ll continue to see how these appearances go today thank you so much thanks BR so you remember how house Speaker Mike Johnson has been on thin ice in his own party recently I have to do my job we have to do what we believe to be the right thing specifically there are lots of Republicans uncomfortable with the amount of foreign aid he’s been doing out and using democratic support to push through his proposals m Johnson is a lame duck he’s done a couple Republicans including Marjorie Taylor green have suggested holding a vote to take the gavel out of his hands well yesterday in a fascinating piece of political theater green started to push ahead with this plan while lawmakers came to Johnson’s defense saying they won’t let it happen the unusual thing here is those lawmakers that made the difference were Democrats let’s go to ABC senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott she’s at the capital right now Rachel it’s been this kind of like will she or won’t she Vibe right now what was the plan from congresswoman green here yeah Brad and honestly we’ve been asking ourselves that question for 40 days she has been dangling out this threat in front of speaker Johnson’s face now for weeks and look congresswoman margerie Taylor green is very upset at speaker Johnson he did this bull in here on the house floor foreign war package that does nothing for America she’s mad that he worked with Democrats to fund the government she’s upset that he worked with Democrats to pass much needed Aid to Israel Ukraine and Taiwan Mike Johnson is literally betraying the American people in order to keep his grip of power on the speakership she called all of this a betrayal and so she says that Johnson should step down that he should resign and that if he doesn’t she’s going to force a vote to oust him and remember any single lawmaker could force a vote to try to remove the speaker of the house right Johnson does have this razor thin majority he can only afford to lose two Republicans of all the Democrats are United against him three Republicans say they want him gone and so yesterday Brad the house comes back into session how soon do you plan to make a decision why go against your own party congresswoman there is this thought is she going to finally bring this forward you have a lot of Republicans that just say do it already I’m headed back to my office and then that put all eyes on Democrats and many were asking what are Democrats going to do and are they going to try and save speaker Johnson’s job she is a legisl arsonist and she is holding the gas tank Democrats came out and they said that they would save the Republican speaker of the house this is a striking move typically you have Democrats support a democratic speaker of the house you have Republicans support a republican speaker of the house but all of a sudden you had Democrats Banning together with a majority of Republicans saying that they do not want to send the house into chaos again let’s turn the page let’s focus on the issues that the American people care about there’s an FAA bill that was dropped there’s important work that we still have ahead look Brad we all remember those weeks where we did not have a speaker of the house where the house was paralyzed they couldn’t move forward on any legislation no one wants to see that happen except for these farri Fringe members of the Republican conference and so you have a number of Democrats that came forward and said that they want to turn the page it’s possible that this could happen again with respect to this motion that she could bring up we want to we want to turn the page and we want to move on and they do not want to let in their words these fren Republicans like congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green dictate the schedule but wait I I’m so confused Rachel because if I’m just thinking like from a democratic lawmaker’s point of you wouldn’t you love to just pull out the popcorn and watch the Republican Party eat itself alive on the house floor like like what is the upside to keeping and legitimizing this Republican speaker yeah and that’s exactly what they did when speaker McCarthy was ousted you remember Democrats had that popcorn they were sitting in the chamber they were watching that chaos unfold and they said to Republicans look you created this you fix it well this time is a little different here because speaker Johnson really pulled off something that a lot of Democrats didn’t think that he could really do and that was get that much needed Aid to Ukraine past Johnson knew that the majority of Republicans did not support that in his Republican conference and Brad look in a lot of ways I’ve talked to within the Democratic party and they say trust the devil you know and by that it means trust the speaker that at least you know and so if he’s showing that he’s willing to reach across the aisle that he’s willing to move forward in a bipartisan way on these key issues well they might as well work with him because they have no idea who they’re going to get next so where does that leave speaker Johnson and where does that leave Marjorie Taylor green like she like you said she’s been kind of dangling this as like everyone is said like her wing of the party’s got a lot of power is there is there no power there now yeah well there really is isn’t quite a lot and a lot of Republicans even are just flat out frustrated with her I don’t think there’s much if any support for AO motion to vacate this time she can pull it Ian that’s her right but I don’t I’m not going to support it I think there needs to be a higher standard for any such vacate of the chair we asked Republicans one by one whether or not they support Green’s efforts and the majority of them told us that they don’t what do you make of all this look it’s a sideshow and it’s not actually accomplishing anything so many of them told us that they were frustrated by this they called it all a sideshow she would need Democrats to remove Mike Johnson so it’s a bunch of nonsense frankly what she’s talking about and we are 6 months out from an election and a lot of Republicans up here say this is not the type of message that they want to be sending to voters that the Republican party has all this infighting and they can’t come together they can’t choose a speaker they can’t settled on anything I’ve got to do my job and continue to keep my head down this is a very serious time for the country not playing games here the world is on fire as for Johnson look he says he did not cut a deal with Democrats to keep his job the Speaker of the House serves the whole body I’m I am a Conservative Republican a lifelong Conservative Republican that’s what my philosophy is that’s what my record is um and we’ll continue to govern on on those principles and he’s calling this all a distraction he is not going to step down or resign and really he’s standing by his actions he says that he did the right thing he has a job to do and right now that’s on keeping a functioning Congress yeah cuz you usually think during an election year nothing gets done I mean things have been happening in Congress and you also wonder if maybe Washington and disarray that kind of headline also then boomerangs back and reflects on the president in people’s minds as they go to the polls uh Rachel Scott they’re at the capital thank you so much thanks Brad next up on start here last dance for Mary Jane as a schedule one narcotic the doj’s High Hopes after the break Whenever Wherever news breaks it’s 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let’s go to ABC’s Justin Gomez Who covers the Biden Administration Justin what are you hearing so Brad sources are telling us over here that the DEA is recommending classifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug moving it from a schedule one classification alongside other drugs very dangerous drugs like heroin and LSD to a less severe schedule 3 drug which puts it alongside ketamine anabolic steroids and testosterone now those schedule one drugs are considered to have a high risk of abuse with no recognized medical use in the US while the schedule five drugs at the lower end of the of the scale have a lower potential for abuse and this is all stemming from a directive that President Biden gave in October 2022 he asked the Health and Human Services secretary and the Attorney General to begin reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law at that time he said it made no sense for marijuana to be on the same level as something like heroin wait okay so there’s one through five so this would land it right in the middle then like schedule three what would that mean like what what’s the actual impact of that if that happens so Brad it’ll actually be a historic shift at the federal level and the agency’s biggest policy change in over 50 years now we know that 38 states have legalized medical marijuana and 24 states have legalized its recreational use but federal policy has been behind in this area cannabis is a multi-billion dollar industry and easing these Federal Regulations could reduce the tax burden for a majority of those businesses it would also still be regulated by the DEA and dispensaries would have to register with the agency just like a regular Pharmacy but it could also make it easier to conduct clinical studies on marijuana which has been difficult to do as a schedule one drug that’s interesting what you said about the dispensaries because you’re right like for the last several years they’ve basically had to act like these dispensaries don’t exist because federally they’re completely illegal and but they don’t want to prosecute them so they just had to be like I I hope this states regulate them now you can imagine the federal government being even like more involved um what happens next for this potential policy then because the DEA hasn’t signed off yet not yet this is still far from a done deal and even if approved it’s important to know that it does not legalize marijuana outright it would still be a class three substance so stick with me for a little bit here once the Department of Justice sends their recommendation to the White House’s Office of Management and budget they will open it up to a public comment period once that is complete it will then be sent back to doj which will run its own process and review those comments there will also be hearings by an administrative law judge now it’s a lengthy process don’t expect implementation of this rule to happen anytime soon if the rule does become finalized so okay so that’s helpful guidance and like expectation setting I’m also just wondering Justin like are there any reasons not to do this either from a public health perspective or a law enforcement perspective like this has been in place so many years I’m just trying to figure out why it hasn’t changed is that just inertia or or are there real reasons to not go ahead with this so from a medical standpoint Brad Physicians don’t think marijuana belongs in the same list as the more dangerous drugs like heroin but continue to have concerns about its widespread use some critics also say that they still see this as a gateway drug but it’s a move that would widely be welcomed by the administration the president is already par in thousands of people convicted of simple marijuana possession at the federal level and of course we’re in an election year politics is at the top of mind going towards November and it fulfills one of the president’s 2020 campaign promises ahead of the election from a political view it could give him a boost with those younger voters that he needs to secure that win in November right because the White House is supposed to be theoretically separate from the doj and yet you know the president who’s seen support from younger voters dwindling even just in recent weeks uh would love to have kind of a win among those voters all right Justin Gomez they’re at the White House thank you so much thank you Brad okay one more quick break when we come back they couldn’t shake her fear of monsters so they went to plan B one last thing is next it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GM May in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction 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you there’s a monster in their closet do you assure them maybe sit with them while they fall asleep well perhaps you should be investigating this week Chris and Ashley class from Charlotte North Carolina told Good Morning America how lately their 3-year-old daughter has been really enjoying the movie monsters think hey that looks like Randall Randall’s your monster she would say mama dad dad there’s monsters in my room you know like almost almost shaking in fear they tried to talk her down but the complaints didn’t subside by the time winter turned into spring they started to notice something was going on in their Century old farmhouse we noticed a couple bees when we were outside playing with the kids when it start to get better weather here in Charlotte eventually they called in a pest control company enter professional Beek keeper Curtis Collins a beehive creates a lot of heat so it shows up on a thermal camera really well he goes into the house with a heat seeking camera and doesn’t find anything until he tries the bedrooms um and sure enough we went into uh the toddler’s room and very quickly got a heat signature on the wall now when he says he found a beehive that doesn’t quite do it justice this honeycomb stretched the entire height of the room floor to ceiling the wall itself self had become a monstrous vibrating beehive based on the weight of the bees that I removed um I would say i’ probably remove somewhere between 50 and 60,000 bees as of this week these honey bees are still being removed from their house the daughter is sleeping in a different room and Ashley says it’s proof that your kid is never too young to be taken seriously and that if you hear a monster honey say something before it becomes an even stickier situation all right that’ll do it for us today by the way our own Rachel Scott who you heard earlier she really really wanted to wish our listeners a happy in sync day if you know you know it’s going to be may I guess it already is more 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it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than this this is ABC News live the crush of families on the ground in Ukraine ABC News live America’s number one streaming news anytime anywhere streaming 247 straight to you for free thank you for making ABC newsline America’s number one streaming news reporting from the 2024 campaign Trail I’m Eva Pilgrim wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News [Music] live hi I’m Dio today on ABC News live first protests at universities are reaching a new level coast to coast in New York police officers in riot gear have arrested at least 100 people and in the west violent clashes broke out on UCLA’s campus what’s next as more students join those anti-war protests the push to the house Speaker three Hardline Republicans want Mike Johnson out how Democrats could save his job the abortion rights fight on the campaign Trail as Florida’s six-week ban takes effect President Biden is putting the issue front and center how it could impact the fight for the White House plus fighting the stigmas of mental health issues Dr Patel joins us to explain why discriminating language could stop people from getting the help they need but we begin with breaking news more violence is erupting on college campuses after for a night of unrest from coast to coast police have been trying to break up anti-war protests several of America’s top institutions clashes are still ongoing between police and demonstrators at UCLA dramatic new video shows fighting between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups with some people apparently throwing fireworks into an encampment there at the University of Arizona Police clash with Pro Palestinian protesters and deployed so-called chemical irritants to breakup demonstrations on campus and in New York the NYPD descended onto Columbia University and City College arresting at least 100 people as they cleared Pro Palestinian encampments and removed protesters barricaded in Columbia’s Hamilton Hall ABC Stephanie Ramos has the latest from Columbia University hundreds of New York City police officers in riot gear moving into Columbia University SWAT teams rolling in one by one police officers seen filing in on an extended ramp into the second floor of columb I’s Hamilton Hall in the late night hours police forming a line around the perimeter clearing protesters blocking the entrance once inside going floor by floor room by room NYPD using flashbangs at least a 100 people arrested LED away hands tied behind their backs with zip ties and loaded onto a police bus the University president allowing the NYPD to move in saying the group who broke into the building includes students but let led by individuals who are not affiliated with the university and that the administration was left with no choice they’re not here to promote peace or Unity or allow a peaceful displaying of one’s voice but they’re here to create Discord and divisiveness almost 24 hours earlier protesters marching from the encampment to Hamilton Hall smashing through doors growing Furniture zip doors shut and barricading themselves inside putting up a banner renaming the building hin Hall in honor of six-year-old hind rajab a Palestinian girl killed in the war in Gaza earlier this year this morning Colombia sharing these videos with us showing classrooms ransacked the encampment cleared what were your thoughts about those student demonstrators that uh pitch tents and set up that encampment demanding that the university divest from companies profiting from Israel what are your thoughts on that so the students believe passion passionately in this cause and they’re willing to break all the rules and risk sanctions to draw attention to the genocide in Gaza and they are willing to come out here even though the university is punishing them for for doing so and ABC Stephanie Ramos is at columb IA University here in New York City ABC’s Trevor alt is from UCLA in Los Angeles they join me now with more Stephanie let’s start with the latest from Columbia what’s happening there now well Diane the protests are over the encampment at Columbia University is clear we can tell uh standing here where we could see Hamilton Hall the flags that were hanging from some of the windows those have been cleared as well it is calm we can still see NYPD officers posted uh outside of the campus and um AC across the area here and barricades are still in place but overall there is this sense of calm uh that the university uh wanted they were holding off for a number of days at least 10 to 11 days uh holding off on calling the NYPD back here they didn’t want to inflame the situation but yesterday they gave that authorization to the NYPD to move in and they did so Stephanie what are the NYPD and Columbia officials saying about the response and next steps there well we understand that NYPD officials will be uh giving a press conference here shortly we know that a number of individuals were arrested yesterday taken into custody at least a hundred it’s unclear how many are students how many are not affiliated with the university we know that the New York city mayor yesterday mentioned this and said that there were a lot of outside agitators that basically co-opted the protests here at Columbia University we know that Colombia overnight sent out a notice saying that the only individuals allowed back back on campus will be students who live on campus and those who provide essential Services here at Columbia University and tror what’s the latest from UCLA well it was a wild night Diane so there’s still hundreds of police officers who are on the scene here that is their encampment there in the distance you can see it there the these barricades were just put up a couple hours ago was overnight we watched as that encampment there was surrounded by some pro-israeli demonstrators and we saw a number of violent altercations there were several s where fireworks were tossed into the encampment we saw people using plywood boards using batons to attack each other even using these kinds of barricades to attack one another to the point that the authorities were called in these hundreds of officers but that there was about two or three hours that went by before there was law enforcement intervention and it was kind of an allout brawl here surrounding the encampment so the focus of law enforcement was making sure they could keep those two groups separated it continued deep into the night and only now as the sun is coming up are we starting to see it at least a little bit of Cal I am so Trevor what now what are police and University officials there doing to try to reduce the tensions well at this point I think what they’re just focused on is keeping these two groups separate Diane UCLA probably more so than most other universities that we’ve seen has had a very prominent contingent of pro-israel counter protesters this was not the first time that we’ve seen these two groups face to face this weekend there were some counter protests and we saw people uh at a few different instances have some violent altercations what was the focus overnight was making sure that they could keep those groups separate so now these barricades rather than being right up against the encampment are several hundred feet away I think they want to first off maintain that space but you do have to wonder what actions are going to be taken by the university about the continued presence of the encampment so many other universities including Colombia taking those increasingly drastic measures but we do know overnight the first step was just trying to stop the violence University officials here talked about horrific acts of violence as to what was happening overnight time Trevor Alton Stephanie Ramos thank you both and Secretary of State Anthony blinkin is doubling down on the US effort to stop Israel from invading Rafa in an early morning meeting with prime minister Netanyahu blinkin also stressed America’s ongoing commitment to Israel’s security the secretaries in Jerusalem trying to negotiate a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he urged Hamas to quickly accept Israel’s latest offers saying the current proposal is extremely generous earlier this week blinkin also met with leaders in Saudi Arabia and Jordan to try to get more Aid into Gaza and negotiate the release of Israeli hostages and vice president KLA Harris has set to campaign in Florida today as a six-week ban on abortion takes effect in the state President Biden is blaming former president Trump for the new restrictions there’re saying Trump quote ripped away the rights and freedom of women in America chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce joins me now for more on that Mary Florida has been a major access point for abortions in the Southeast so how significant is this six we abortion ban Trevor we’re ready okay from Rob to Robin just the State of Florida this is really an issue that that extends really to women throughout the southeast because of course Florida for so many women has been an access point as we have seen these other bans and restrictions go into place in other states surrounding it so this doesn’t just affect the millions of women in Florida it affects all of those who have in recent months and really since Row versus Wade was overturned been traveling to Florida to also get an abortion so there is no question that this is you know the new Ground Zero in this fight and that is why the campaign is dispatching kamla Harris its Chief Messenger on this issue down to Florida today to hammer home why they think this issue is so critical in this election Mary abortion has become this critical issue but Florida is sort of an special place in a way it’s a key Battleground state in one of 13 states where abortion could also be on the ballot this November and of course this band now going into effect so how are the campaigns trying to win over voters there on this issue well look the Biden Harris campaign certainly is hopeful that this issue May mean that Florida is in play for them look we have seen that so far every state that has had the issue of abortion on the ballot since row was overturned in every single one of those instances abortion rights has won the Biden Harris team certainly thinks that bodess well for them now kamla Harris today is going to again blame Donald Trump for this as he brags about overt turning Row versus Wade and we are told she is going to uh deliver some fiery and forceful demarks and she’s going to call out Trump’s recent comments in Time Magazine where he said that he wouldn’t stand in the way of States if they wanted to monitor women’s pregnancies or punish women who violate abortion bans that is something that she is going to denounce forcefully today President Biden has said that is shocking and reprehensible in a new video out overnight and this morning the president saying quote there seems to be no limit to how invasive TR would let the state be so there is a lot uh of debate and discussion over this the president uh the former president excuse me Donald Trump of course has just argued that that the states are handling this brilliantly while the Biden Harris team clearly sees an opportunity and are hoping that this issue will help Drive their voters to the polls in November and Mary meanwhile Arizona state senators are expected to vote on whether to repeal a 19th century abortion B there what are you watching for on that front yeah well well today is going to be a big day in Arizona we are keeping all eyes on this as well as Florida because the the state senate in Arizona is expected today to repeal that Civil War era abortion ban that has garnered so much attention in recent weeks but even if they do take this action the state would then go back to having a 15 we abortion ban Arizona is one of more than 20 states that has imposed uh new restrictions and bans since a row versus Wade was overturned and of course you know you have seen president former president Trump uh refus really to take a detailed position on the issue of abortion because he just continues to defer to the state saying this is now a matter up to the states again the Biden Harris team sees a real political opportunity in all of this chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce Mary thank you thank you and congresswoman margerie Taylor green is signaling she could trigger a move to our speaker Mike Johnson as soon as today house Democratic leaders say they would save speaker Johnson if the motion to vacate is brought to the house floor for a vote but green says she wants to put Congress on record ABC News contributing correspondent Rachel bade joins me now from Capitol Hill for more Rachel here we are again maybe uh so this week green said that Johnson’s days as speakers are numbered those were her words a few Republicans have said that they would support this motion to a him but house Democratic leaders say they would support him so how significant is that and what’s different for the Democrats now versus previous speaker votes yeah Diane right now as we speak Marjorie Taylor green is just outside this building where I’m standing right now uh in the house offices she’s holding up a Maga hat uh talking and railing about Mike Johnson saying that he is the unip party speaker and that uh he’s got to go we’re waiting to get any word get word any minute now about whether she’s actually going to file this motion today Diane but in terms of the significance of this moment with Democrats coming out yesterday and saying look we’re going to support Mike Johnson as speaker if it comes to that that is huge I mean I can’t remember a single time in history where we’ve seen something like this and traditionally Democrats would never vote for a republican speaker Republicans would never vote for a democratic speaker so this is incredibly rare here and in terms of how this compares to last fall when Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the speakership Democrats back then said they frankly didn’t trust Kevin McCarthy he sort of had this reputation of making promises and not really keeping them uh he regular regularly sort of uh poked Democrats in the eye uh when it came to sort of blasting them on bipartisan policies that they were trying to get past Mike Johnson has taken a very different tact he’s worked with Democrats a lot in recent weeks and because of that they say they’re going to be there for him uh if he is if there is an attempt to El him by margorie Taylor green and Rachel Green now says that she will call this motion next week so how are Republicans dealing with this divide within the party I mean look it’s causing a lot consternation a lot of Republicans including conservatives including members who voted to Al McCarthy last fall they’re frankly fed up with margorie Taylor green they think now is not the time uh to do it it’s in the middle of an election year when Republicans need to be United I have some reporting this morning that RNC chairman Michael Watley personally spoke to margorie tayor Green in his office yesterday here on Capitol Hill and urge her to stand down uh obviously we’ve been reporting for several weeks now that Donald Trump himself uh and his inter Circle have warned her that this could spill onto their own campaign and they’re concerned about that so Republicans are really unhappy I think there are a lot of people wondering actually if margorie Taylor Green in forcing this issue against all the advice uh that she is hearing right now from Republicans is actually hurting herself politically more than she’s going to be hurting Johnson I mean she is going against Donald Trump he is somebody who traditionally has been very close with margar tiller green and people are not going to forget that anytime soon Diane all right Rachel bit on Capital Hill thank you former president Trump is scheduled to be back on the campaign Trail today after an eventful day in court yesterday the judge finded Trump $9,000 for gag order violations in his criminal hush money trial warning Trump he could go to jail if he does it again the jury also heard from several more witnesses including stormy Daniel’s former attorney ABC News senior investigative correspondent Aron turki has the latest Donald Trump now has until Friday to pay a $99,000 fine for repeated violations of the gag order the judge said Trump’s social media posts attacked The credibility of arguably two of the more high-profile Witnesses in this case Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen and adult film actress Stormy Daniels the $130,000 hush payment to Daniels at the heart of the criminal case was so secretive her lawyer Keith Davidson testified he used pseudonyms he called Daniels Peggy Pearson and Donald Trump Trump David Dennison after all Davidson testified it was my understanding that Mr Trump was the beneficiary of this contract Trump denies it but Daniels claimed the two had a sexual encounter Davidson told the jury what he told GMA in 2019 that Trump sought to silence Daniels weeks before the 2016 election and when you’re a star they let you do it when Trump Was Heard on a videotape boasting of grabbing women the Access Hollywood tape was the motivating factor uh in in this case actually resolving it defeats the argument that this was done for a purely personal reason to protect uh the Mr Trump or his family and that this was in fact done for political reasons so far as I’m aware it had tremendous influence Davidson testified it wasn’t until Access Hollywood that interest sort of reached a crescendo prosecutors showed the jury clips of trump in 2016 talking about allegations against him made by women and their effect on his campaign Every Woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign if 5% of the people think it’s true and maybe 10% think we don’t we don’t win Trump’s fixer Michael Cohen arranged the hush payment with Davidson who called Cohen a jerk and sort of a pants on fire kind of guy he said Cohen kept failing to wire the money I thought he was trying to kick the can down the road until after the election Davidson testified eventually Cohen paid and when Trump reimbursed him prosecutors said Trump falsified business records to disguise it so voters wouldn’t find out thank you before testimony resumes here tomorrow Diane there’s another hearing about gag order violations so far the judge has only imposed that $99,000 fine but his order said if it’s necessary and appropriate the judge would throw Trump in jail Diane ABC News senior investigative correspondent Aaron kki thanks Aaron coming up the new alert about so-called grandparent scams how some seniors are losing their life savings and what the FBI wants you to know also ahead in ABC News exclusive Britney Griner is opening up in her first interview since being released from a Russian prison why she says she thought her life was over and how she got through her time in the notorious labor [Music] camp whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon Maine the scene of a horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the earthquake in Turkey en Rolling Fork This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii from Charleston South Carolina on the 2024 campaign Trail in Iceland let’s go traveling with the president in Mexico City wherever the story from the front lines from Southern Israel outside the Gaza Strip in beir from the FBI reporting from the nurses on the picket line here at 10 Downing Street in London streaming live to you wherever the story is wherever the story is wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere America’s number one streaming news it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love that amaz let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before wow look at that oh my gosh we are heading into the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this welcome back to ABC News live first the FBI is warning about so-called grandparent scams they say thieves are Target targeting the elderly and draining their life savings now 16 people are facing charges ABC’s chief justice correspondent Pier Thomas has the details that disturbing video of a senior fatally shooting an unsuspecting Uber driver who allegedly believe was part of a scam evidence of an explosion in schemes targeting the elderly the FBI calling such scams an epidemic warning that many senior citizens are having their entire life savings drained scammer is so Brazen they often post photos of themselves waving their stolen cash the elderly losing a stunning 3.4 billion to scams in 2023 $300 million more than the previous year we went to the bank got the money this FBI Public Service Announcement featuring real victims and then she took off just yesterday doj charging 16 suspects in the Dominican Republic and the US with a so-called grandparent scam stealing millions of dollars from hundreds of victims here’s how it worked an opener someone pretending to be a distress grandchild calling their grandparents claiming they needed thousands of dollars because they’d been in a car accident where a pregnant woman had been injured causing a miscarriage then a closer would call posing as a defense attorney or Court official to convince the Panic grandparent to pay scammers in the Dominican Republic would even recruit couriers here in the US to collect the money from victim’s homes or the elderly were told to mail the cash they’re susceptible they’re not as familiar with technology as younger people and therefore they’re most likely to be impacted by this type of fraud Diane the FBI says don’t be embarrassed report it if you think you’ve been the victim of fraud and here are a few tips so seniors can avoid being victimized destroy old bank statements and credit card receipts be extremely conscious of unsolicited phone calls mailings and door-to-door offers and whatever you do do not give out personal information unless you know exactly who you’re dealing with and do not pay in advance for services Diane good tips chief justice correspondent Pier Thomas thank you coming up game changing new guidance for breast cancer screening the new age women should start getting mammograms but first breathe in breathe out see the three-year-old already working on his self-care and why the internet is loving it whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at War en rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting from the scene of that deadly missile strike ABC News live everywhere in Iceland let’s go on the 2024 campaign Trail here at 10 Downing Street wherever the story is we’re going to take you there you’re streaming ABC News live ABC News live you’re streaming ABC News live ABC news live streaming free everywhere with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television why do so many people start their day here from 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new podcast pop culture moms wherever you get your podcasts reporting from the fton County Georgia Courthouse I’m Reena Roy wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live welcome back a three-year-old boy is going viral for his daily mindful breathing exercises it all started when he showed his dad how to do deep Dragon breaths something his teacher taught his class to help control their emotions now he’s sharing the stress relieving skill with the world take a look I was going outside just to take a few deep breaths before work in the morning to put sun on my face and Julian came outside and said D I want to take some deep breaths with you and I said perfect let’s let’s do it and unprompted he takes a deep breath and he goes hold it a little more hold it like oh man you’re you’re well practiced at this you know what you’re doing you don’t need me and then just became a fun routine every day in school Julian has been learning about Dragon breaths uh where you 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a an operation taking place at cuni and we also had a city to protect so uh this is not the department that will deal with one production at a time there are multitude of things that happens in a city of this capacity and magnitude and you have to be a well organized professional operation to deal with all of those encounters and I just want to thank commissioner caban of the chief of Department Madre uh Chief shell uh commissioner Dy first Deputy Commissioner and Cella and the entire operation and and specifically I just really want to thank uh commissioner uh Wier she was the one that was monitoring the situation when I first started seeing the protest uh take place in the city it just did not fit right uh I saw similar indicators from the black lives matters March of when it was uh brought to my attention that there were those who came to the city to disrupt our city and she was able through her team was able to conduct an investigation and what I feared was actually materialized and actualized by those who were on the ground and I know that there are those who are attempting to say well the majority of people may have been students you don’t have to be the majority to influence and Co-op and operation that is what this about and so if we want to play the road police uh you could do so I’m want to play the New York City Police where we going to protect our city from those who are attempting to do what is happening globally there is a movement to radicalize young people and I’m not going to wait until it’s done and all of a sudden acknowledge the existence of it this is a global problem that young people are being influenced by those who are professionals at radicalizing our children and I’m not going to allow that to happen as the mayor of the city of New York so the men and women of the New York City Police Department you should be proud of yourself at the request of Columbia University uh after speaking with them uh throughout the week at their request and their acknowledgment that outside agitators were on their grounds training and really co-opt in this movement at their request we went in in and conducted an operation to allow Columbia University to remove those who have turned the peaceful protest into a place where anti-Semitism and anti-israeli attitudes were pervasive approximately 300 people were arrested at Columbia and City College we processing the arrest to distinguish between who were actual students and who were not supposed to be on the ground and we pointed out yesterday uh these external actors with a history of escalating situations and trying to create chaos not to peacefully protest but create chaos if you were at city college and you saw the bottles of the garbage cans the other items that were thrown at police officers those police officers showed the great level of discipline to not allow this to evolve to an outof control situation as we pointed out yesterday they are attempting to disrupt our city and we are not going to permit it to happen and we’re proud to say they have been removed from the campus the nypd’s Precision policing ensure that the operation was organized calm and that there were no injuries or violent clashes and to be clear this is not our analysis of what took place last night National independent journalists acknowledge what the police department did yesterday and they were on the ground to see it and I want to be clear that we will continue to continue to use this level of professionalism and we saw the intersectionality of all the things we have been working on drones allowed us to do a complete analysis of the Hamilton building and the location we were able to know how to precisely go in and conduct the operation making sure the encryption of our radios because they were not able to Monitor and hear our deployment tactics it allowed us to have the element of surprise that we went on the ground um training with our CRT team Precision knowing how to go in and conduct a professional operation we didn’t wake up and executed a plan this is a plan that has been put in place since January 2022 when we understood our Police Department had to be prepared for uncertainties like this and so the request we received in writing could not have been clearer but those who broke into the building did include students it was led by individuals who are not affiliated with the university they needed the school needed the nypd’s assistance to clear Hamilton Hall and the encampments outside a dual operation on the grounds that took place success F clearing the tents taking back and reclaiming Hamilton Hamilton Hall and we said from the beginning that students have a right to protest and free speech is the Cornerstone of our society but as our major concern we knew and we saw that there were those who were never concerned about Free Speech they were concerned about chaos it was about external actors hijacking peaceful protest and influence students to escalate there’s nothing peaceful about barricading building destroying property or dism dismantling security cameras we cannot allow what should be a lawful protest to turn into a violent spectacle that saves and serves no purpose as as I said there’s no place for acts of hate in our city we made that clear that’s from anti-Semitism to islamophobia to anti- seism and other uh communities as our aapi community we have been consistent there’s no place for hate in this city and I want to continue to commend the professionalism of the police department and to thank Columbia University was a tough decision we understood that but with the very clear evidence of their observation and the clear evidence from our Intelligence Division that they understood it was time to move and the action had to end and we brought it to a peaceful conclusion and we’re going to continue to coordinate with Colombia as we have been from the start start and all of our uh academic institutions to find a peaceful middle of allowing our young people to protest without violence we support the right of free speech and open debate we always protect the right to protest but we must balance the right with keeping students the school and our city safe and it is a combined effort that we’re going to continue to move in the right direction to accomplish this this this goal we know that this is only a comma in the full sentence of public protection in the city uh this is not a celebratory U moment uh we should never had had to have to get here in the first place we can’t create environments while children could be in danger and we must push back on all attempts to radicalize our young people in this city like we’re seeing across the entire globe commissioner thank you for job well done and turn it over to you at this time and good morning and thank you M Adams so yesterday the N has New York city mayor Eric Adams applauding the NYPD after unrest at Columbia University and City College here in New York City the police removed encampments and protesters from sites including at Colombia where they barricaded themselves inside the building we heard the mayor there saying that while students were included were inside that building inside that barricade that they found found that that whole movement was led by outside agitators people unaffiliated with the university who the mayor says co-opted these protests and police and protesters are also facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrations there you can see students gathering around police officers very similar to the image we’ve seen from other college campuses around the country will’ll continue monitoring this story as we get more information and for now we’ll take it to the break we’ll have more of the day top stories right after stay with [Music] us with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with 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continue every other year until the age of 74 the latest science clearly shows that by screening every other year beginning at age 40 that we can save even more lives in fact up to nearly 20% more lives can be saved from breast cancer prior recommendations from the task force said women should start screening no later than age 5050 but more women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages this National Data show that since from 2015 to 2019 there was an increase in breast cancer diagnosis in women ages 40 to 49 and in fact it increased about 2% every year Olga arila says a mammogram at 45 saved her life they told me that I had breast cancer I couldn’t believe it I am a very healthy person very active very positive following a double myectomy and 16 rounds of chemotherapy she’s now helping her Latin Community stay informed about the importance of mammograms very important to start at the age of 40 but if the cancer is in your family you have to do it earlier Rebecca Jarvis thank you and it’s time now for Patel it like it is where Dr Lo Patel shares Health advice on the topics that matter most to you today we’re talking about mental health awareness month and here’s Dr Patel with what you need to know the words we use to talk about mental health conditions matter it’s May it’s mental health awareness month I’m Dr Alo Patel ABC News medical contributor and I am ready to kick the stigmas of mental health conditions away are you in quick thought experiment how do you see people who are living with schizophrenia depression Mania or bipolar portrayed in movies and in television you may hear loony nuts unpredictable unstable scary violent all this adds to stigmas that affect the nearly 60 million Americans living with a mental health condition also it’s inappropriate to say phrases such as oh he’s crazy this weather is mental she’s acting bipolar full stop mental health conditions should not be part of anyone’s punch line also certain phrases you may have heard could be little what people are actually going through for example let’s look at OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder I’ll be done in a sec I’m just really OCD about how I organize my presentation people with diagnosed OCD have recurrent thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors that can seriously impact somebody’s quality of life it’s not a casual or fun way to describe how you might pack your lunch write your emails or organize your medicine cabinet and think about times when people say they have ADHD because they’re distracted or they joke and say they want to kill themselves or jump out a window because they’re frustrated with work jokes may lead other people to doubt their own real symptoms stigmas fuel discrimination and all this has consequences it’s estimated that only half the people living with the mental health condition go and receive treatment but one thing we can all do right now is be conscious of the language we use we can promote equality and collectively normalize and accept this range of mental health conditions that affects more than one in five adults in the United States be a mental health Advocate and if you or anyone you know is struggling please talk to a healthcare professional a trusted friend or family member who can get help or call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988 and Dr L Patel joins me now for more on this Dr Patel you you laid out some great examples but what else can we do to try to reduce this stigma that comes with mental health conditions right you nobody stops themselves from saying they have a sore throat but you might hesit hesitate to tell someone that you’re depressed or or you’re struggling in some other way I think that’s a really important example thanan that you just brought up and this comes down to promoting equality between mental health and physical health you would not tell someone with cancer heart disease or strep throat for example that they’re faking it or that they should just get over their illness and that mentality really fuels discrimination when people feel bad for having a mental health condition and feel like that it’s just a phase or they should they’re weak and they should get above it that all fuels the stigma that people feel and we have made progress but not enough so some tips out there a kind of checklist that people can go through is number one talk openly about what you’re feeling encourage your colleagues or anyone to do so as well because you may Empower somebody else to speak about it we want to make sure we’re promoting equality that we are empowering and educating ourselves about what’s really happening out there and take all these actions to the workplace in the public sector as well make sure we’re lobbying for equality in all different facets and last but not least show compassion if someone out there is struggling or wants to talk lend them an ear you may make a huge difference in their life I know some people get squirmy because they feel responsible to then fix that person’s feelings or emotions or whatever they’re experiencing so how do you develop that skill to sort of be able to relate with someone or be sympathetic to them without feeling responsible for having to quote unquote fix them you know honestly some sometimes it comes down to Simply listening and having someone have a safe trusted space where they can talk to you about their symptoms and a lot of this actually does play into three different forms of stigma one of them is public stigma and how people feel like their condition is being reflected in society that includes TV movies and public conversations also one is self- stigma what people feel internally about their symptoms and last but not least is structural what’s happening in the workplace and you know there’s one study from the American psychiatrist Association that shows that only about 50% of us workers feel comfortable talking to their supervisors about their mental health conditions and that’s alarming that’s a very important place where people should be able to be comfortable in talking and not fear any type of action that could happen from their workplace I have seen this happen in healthcare professional settings as well so being able just to talk to someone and give them a supported place can really fight all these different forms of Sigma and Dr vatel I’m out of time but I also wanted to mention more than half of Americans with mental health conditions are said to not receive the care they need so any final thoughts on how we fix that whether you’re the person looking at a loved one who needs help or you are the person who needs help I think the way we frame this is first realizing that you’re not alone millions of Americans from all different types of backgrounds are suffering from mental illness I had anxiety in the pandemic I talked to a therapist and a mentality shift was looking at the way we celebrate getting a Gym trainer or physical fitness we should celebrate mental health as well and if you are reluctant about seeing a specific spefic type of healthare professional or a treatment realize that there’s so many different types for people and if you or anyone you know is struggling and needs immediate help please call 988 the suicide and crisis hotline love that analogy like working out or training your brain we could all use that Dr pel thank you we’re all one one organism right here one organism there you go Dr Patel thank you so much and remember Dr Patel is here to take your questions so just leave a message on our Instagram feed at ABC News live and he might answer your question right here on Friday and For the First Time Prince William is reassuring the public about Princess Kate’s Health in March the princess revealed she was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer ABC foreign correspondent Maggie ruy has the details about what he said to wellwishers Maggie For the First Time Prince William is opening up about his wife Princess Kate’s Health his 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ABC News live first if you’re looking for a bucket list vacation on a budget this next story has you covered ABC’s Ashen Singh Is teaming up with experts from the points guide to bring you ideas to take your dream vacation on the cheap and today ashan’s taking us to Iceland a land known for fire ice stunning Beauty and high prices until now when it comes to Summer travel one spot that belongs on everyone’s bucket list the land of Fire and Ice Iceland going to Iceland but if you’re not careful traveling to this popular spot could easily break the bank unless you know what to look for looking forward to this starting with finding the right flights for your summer visit Iceland is a tremendous deal from the Boston area in particular flights are only about 5 hours in each Direction so you could take just a long weekend there and still get an action-packed trip we found deals from my hometown of Boston for as low as 400 bucks and if you’re not the pickiest traveler and don’t care where you sit on the plane some tickets as low as $230 and when it comes to hotels here’s a simple tip start spending now for your summer trip specifically on credit cards from Brands like Hilton or marot that once the spending threshold is reached offer Mega signup bonus points our Hilton cards that offer anywhere from 130 to 180,000 points typically as part of their bonus and that’s going to be good enough for two maybe even three nights at some of these hotels in rikic and that could be your whole trip right there once I touched down I was ready to start my trip in style you think I’m going to come all this way and not get one of these Icelandic wool sweaters you’re mistaken local nits are quintessentially Iceland but handmade sweaters can cost you as much as 500 bucks but secondhand stores like extra Lin help you shop like a local and score sweaters like these for as low as $50 then we got a winner got lots more to do let’s go getting it all done is going to take some horsepower and I’m not talking Icelandic horses the best way to see this beautiful country getting a rental car we found deals from Alamo for as low as $86 a day with long beautiful drives you’ll want your own ride instead of taxis or Charters by the way in Iceland they swear by their hot dogs too roadside hot dogs like these are a classic Icelandic lunch just four bucks but if you’re feeling fancier try nabbing deals on the din out app which for a small fee offers dining discounts all over the country at this restaurant I gave 15% off everything but let’s face it you don’t just go to Iceland to eat go for the adventure does it actually live up to the height oh for sure everyone needs to come here it’s awesome the waterfalls the geysers part of the heritage of this beautiful country and the best part of all a lot of these places free one of the most famous attractions here the Blue Lagoon a naturally heated seawater oases that’s perfect for Instagram selfies but at a cost close to $350 for a family of four but Hot Springs are all around this country and many like this one called reodor are just free if you know where to walk and if you’re up for a little bit of physical activity the hike to get here was gorgeous and this doesn’t get any better one of the reasons so many people myself included have this special country on their bucket list is it living up to the hype so far yes absolutely it’s breathtaking I I could not have imagined cuz I was a little leery she convinced me of it and now being here and seeing this just it’s epic you get it I get it yeah I agree Good Morning America and Diane this has been a trip of a lifetime and just one more tip for you guys the reichu viic city card is an absolute cheat code to getting around the city it makes galleries museums and pools absolutely free and whether you’re traveling alone or with family it makes the buses getting around the city free as well this trip is super memorable and we just tried to make it affordable as well Diane I love it Ashen looks absolutely beautiful and I know a lot of people jealous that you got this assignment so be ready to come with lots of photos when you come back and big thanks to you at home for streaming with us I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context analysis and vacations to make us all jealous we’ll be right back [Music] let’s go the ship is incredible it feels like living in a science fiction movie we just saw what no one has seen before W look at that oh my god get we are Hing in to the unknown Hammer Hammer Hammer it doesn’t get any more Cutting Edge than [Music] this with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of Television get ready America every Friday the hottest Trends Styles and must have what’s the right stuff to buy right now I really love that it’s time to buy the right stuff yes and save big 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anti-war protests the abortion rights fight on the campaign Trail as Florida’s six we ban takes effect President Biden is putting the issue front and center how it could impact the fight for the White House the push to out the speaker of the house three Hardline Republicans say they want Mike Johnson out how Democrats could save his job plus a trashy act caught on camera the search underway for boers caught dumping garbage into the Atlantic but we begin with breaking news of more violence on college campuses after a night of unrest from coast to coast police have been trying to break up anti-war protests at Several of America’s top institutions right now police and protesters are facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrators there police are also clashing with protesters at UCLA dramatic new video shows fighting between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups with some people apparently throwing fireworks into an encampment at the University of Arizona Police deployed a so-called chemical irritant to break up demonstrations on campus and in New York mayor Eric Adams says close to 300 people have been arrested at Columbia University and City College he says police have cleared Pro Palestinian encampments and removed protesters who were barricaded in Columbia’s Hamilton Hall ABC’s Ike aachi and Trevor alt join me now Ike you’re there at Columbia right now now what’s the latest yeah Dian STK difference from the scenes we were seeing all overnight right now we’ve being told that the Morningside campus the uh epicenter of all the action we’ve been seeing over the past few days have been severely limited to only students who live there and essential workers those on the dining hall and the taking care of the facilities those are the only people who are allowed inside the campus right now and they have to do so with their cards that blue tent behind me is set up they have to go in there scan their ID cards get checked out by campus security before they’re allowed inside the campus now we just heard from New York city mayor Eric Adams detailing exactly the response uh uh the police department had last night you said that he just uh the department made over a 300 arrests between Columbia University here and City College uh they’ve been charged with burglary criminal mischief uh even uh trespassing uh but he also said that the impetus of all this angst came from not not only some students but also individuals who were not affiliated with the university call this a global issue and that our students uh quoting Eric Adams here but he’s saying our students are being ra radicalized by those who are not in this area take a listen we are processing the arrest to distinguish between who were actual students and who were not supposed to be on the ground uh these external actors with a history of escalating situations and trying to create chaos now again now again we were seeing this police presence here on campus it’s all it’s located all throughout this perimeter uh they set up those metal barricades so make sure that there’s an orderly process in and out of the campus and it’s a scene that we’re going to see here for the next few days down and like Adams really tried to hammer home that point that these protests were co-opted by outside agitators he said the barricade at Hamilton Hall was led by people who weren’t even affiliated with Columbia University so how much does that complicate the University’s response here well it it makes it quite difficult because mayor Adam said that it wasn’t only those outside agitators that were in there but it was also students and you have to understand uh the question of how to respond you know how to respond to a a student whether or another individual who may make their way onto campus could be quite different uh we heard from a lot of the individuals who were uh affiliated with the academy yesterday and of course from Eric Adams that the violence was actually started not from those students uh we saw those images of the windows being broken the barricades uh essentially ramming through those doors we have sources tell us that there was even a divide between those individuals inside Hamilton Hall as to what to do once the police made their way on campus so we heard Eric uh mayor Eric Adams there say how difficult the process was but nevertheless we saw the police uh once they’ got the ward to come onto campus uh quickly make their way into that Hall using that large police vehicle uh one by one into that window and essentially cleared the campus within 2 hours after getting on campus there D and Trevor how do the events at Colombia compare to what’s playing out at UCLA yeah so UCL UCLA is a little bit unique Diane in that it is certainly not the only University that has an encampment set up you can see it right over here just a few hundred feet away from me but what UCLA has a little bit different has has a very prominent presence of counter-protesters from pro-israeli demonstrators and overnight what we really saw is tempers flaring in a very aggressive way unlike what we have seen so far and so overnight we saw instances face-to-face clashes a lot of almost a brawl basically between these Pro Palestinian demonstrators and pro-israeli demonstrators we saw in a number of instances lit fireworks that were tossed into this encampment we saw people grabbing plywood boards and batons and attacking each each other we even saw people grabbing barricades that have been set up to separate those groups and using them to attack one another and this went on for several hours before law enforcement intervene and then spread them out and so the main focus wasn’t clearing out the encampment it was essentially separating these two group so you’ve got the encampment all the way down here look what’s set up the barricades now are all the way out here it’s essentially the length of an entire city block Diane so in essence the effort so far at least here at UCLA is about keeping these two groups separate University of officials referred to what happened overnight as horrific acts of violence I believe the hope is that moving forward while these demonstrations and counter demonstrations are likely to continue if they can keep these barricades set up which they still are even after a lot of law enforcement presences left I think they’re hoping they’ll be able to keep these groups apart they’ll be able to eliminate those violent altercations but of course then you still have the question of what happens next in terms of the encampment and those ongoing demands Dian well and that was going to be my next question to you Trever what does happen next well I think that like a lot of universities the officials here are kind of biting their time holding their breath until we can get to commencement uh there is lingering in the background the idea that we’re going to get to the summer break or at least finish up the semester a lot of people may go home including the students who might be demonstrating here but at the same time as we’ve heard from mayor Adams a lot of times the people who are in these demonstrations are not necessarily students but the very nature of a protest Diane is to be disruptive and once you get to the summer break there’s not as many people on campus there’s not as many activities that are happening it’s by Nature not going to be as disruptive might not be as effective of a protest or at least draw as many eyeballs to it in the meantime though it’s clear the immediate focus is on mitigating those violent altercations where people might be getting injured because that is definitely another level than Simply Having people sitting on a lawn maybe blocking an entrance to a building but of course this is uh very heavy a series of very heavy decisions that officials here at UCLA and really officials at every single universities are grappling with and we have to mention Diane it wasn’t that long ago that we saw several prominent presidents of universities who had to testify on Capitol Hill about their response to things like this and a lot of them lost their jobs that’s definitely hanging over the heads of these administrative officials too yep the stakes are high Trevor alt iachi thank you both and police and protesters are also facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started caring down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrators there you can see students gathering around police officers very similar to the images we’ve seen from other college campuses around the country we will continue to follow those protests and bring you the latest throughout the day right here on ABC News live meanwhile Secretary of State Anthony blinkin is doubling down on the US effort to stop Israel from invading Rafa in an early morning meeting with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu linkoln also stressed America’s ongoing commitment to Israel’s security security ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Sufi burd joins me now from Tel Aviv with that story Tom secretary blinkin is in Jerusalem trying to negotiate a ceasefire deal between Israel Hamas uh he calls this extremely generous he’s urging Hamas to take this deal quickly what’s the latest on that yes so secret blinken has just completed a two and a half hour meeting Diane with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uh the Secretary of State’s team is saying that it is H which is standing in the way of a potential deal but if we step back I mean the reality is that any negotiation requires both sides to be happy with what is on the table now there is a proposal on the table we’re not exactly sure what’s in that in that exact proposal which Hamas is considering but there’s multiple reports uh from multiple media sources many in the Middle East uh saying that it would involve the potential initial release at least of 33 hostages uh mainly women mainly elderly people Main injured hostages uh and it would initially mean a sort of 68 we ceasefire but I think at the moment we have no indication yet that Hamas is going to accept that deal uh the US is really pushing it and saying that Hamas needs to accept it but as you say at the same time the Israeli government is still hanging the threat over this entire process that they will go into Rafa with that military ground Invasion into the south of Gaza where there are hundreds of thousands of Palestinian uh civilians as well as the Israeli government says the remaining stronghold of Hamas and Tom Israeli officials have been facing increasing pressure to bring the hostages home so what are you hearing from officials and families of those hostages right now well look we’ve been speaking to people out on the streets over the last 48 hours look I mean there is increasing frustration there’s still skepticism I mean there’s a lot of appraise from the the hostages fam’s movement for the US government they see blink’s visit here is key they see the US government really as their best hope to pressure the Israeli government into a position where it would be willing to accept more uh in terms of the deal or really make more concessions potentially to Hamas but look there are I think at the moment big questions about potential stumbling blocks one is what would happen to Israeli forces in a potential ceasefire that’s not clear whether or not they’d be willing to completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip and what we’re hearing is that this would be a phase deal and and the key question is whether or not in a second phase of that deal would the war end the Israeli government doesn’t want the war to end it wants to go after Hamas completely but Hamas clearly wants the war to end Diane all right foreign correspondent Tom Sufi Burge thank you and vice president kamla Harris has set to campaign in Florida today as a six-week ban on abortion takes effect in the state President Biden is blaming former president Trump for the new restrictions there saying Trump quote ripped away the rights and freedom of women in America this comes as Senate Democrats in Arizona are expected to vote on whether to repeal the state’s 19th century abortion ban there ABC’s Jaclyn Lee Joins me from Phoenix along with political director Rick Klein from DC Rick how significant is this six-week ban and how’s the vice president planning to win over Florida voters on that issue well this matters on a couple levels first of all if you’re in Florida it obviously means you can’t get access to an abortion after 6 weeks uh and that’s significant because most women don’t know they’re pregnant until at least that deep into a pregnancy it’s also important because uh this creates something of of an abortion desert in the southeastern United States uh most of the Deep South has long since banned abortion Florida was the last state available uh in in much of the region for people in Mississippi Alabama Georgia say where if you needed to to to get an abortion it was uh at least somewhat available that is no longer going to be the case and that’s a case that now is a political one that vice president Harris is going to be making laying the blame for this new law squarely at the feet of Donald Trump because he is the one of course who’s responsible for the Supreme Court Justices uh who overturned Ro versus Wade and allowed laws like this to take effect Jacqueline meanwhile in Arizona 14 Democrats in the state senate are hoping to pick up at least two Republican votes to repal this Civil War era abortion ban which passed the state’s house last week what’s the latest there and what’s at stake well Diane it’s important to remember Republicans control both the house and the Senate they have a razor thin majority the fact that this bill was able to successfully get out of the house last week was a big deal because House Republicans successfully blocked it for weeks so now as you said the Senate will vote on this bill two Senate Republicans have to join democrats for this repeal Bill to pass and two Senate Republicans have expressed support for that however until the vote’s done you don’t actually know something important to keep in mind even if the Senate does successfully repeal this bill if Democrats are uccessful uh it it would then go to the governor Katie hobbs’ desk for her to sign she’s a Democrat she’s made it very clear she does not support this 1864 law however the law goes into effect June 27th and if the repeal bill is successful it wouldn’t go into effect until 90 days after the legislative session is over the legislative session is expected to end potentially June 30th in which case the the bill could or the law could not be repealed until October 1st so there’s going to be that Gap where it’s unclear Zane RI Klein Jaclyn Lee thank you both and congresswoman margorie Taylor green now says she will trigger the motion to vacate Republican house Speaker Mike Johnson from his seat next week she argues Johnson is putting Democrats over his own party once he became speaker he has become a man that none of us recognize he passed three continuing resolutions and then he finally finally passed a two-part omnibus that fully funded Joe Biden’s agenda and the Democrat agenda funded the Department of Justice that is wants to put president Trump in jail for the rest of his life which is a death sentence house Democratic leaders have said they would save Johnson if the motion to vacate is brought to the floor for a vote but green says she wants to put Congress on record ABC’s Jay O’Brien joins me now from Capitol Hill for more Jay green said that Johnson has become a man none of us recognized those were her words so what are you hearing from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about her announcement that she could trigger this motion next week well and and by the way next week is the key here because she could have triggered it today and held a vote today the house meets for votes tonight and she’s not doing that instead she’s going to do it next week her reasoning she claims is that she wants to give her colleagues the weekend to think about it but she said that before at least twice by my account as she’s held this motion to vacate over Mike Johnson head really for weeks uh now as to what we’re hearing we’re hearing that Green’s ranks are relatively slim she’s got her Thomas Massie who stood next to her at that press conference and one other Paul gosar that’s the contingent that wants to OU Mike Johnson we haven’t even heard from some Republicans who say they’re privately with green but they’re not publicly with her right now uh the way we heard for instance some lawmakers say that when Kevin McCarthy was on track to be ousted so green has those three and with that pledge from Democrats as you noed to back Mike Johnson and vote to push Green’s motion procedurally aside that means Johnson is going to keep his seat if all holds together and all stays the same but green still wants to exert that pressure and keep picking away at Johnson’s Coalition and try to demonstrate that he should not stay in that job until January when there is a new Congress so why are Democrats supporting a republican house Speaker especially during an an election year Jay well that was significant right Diane and that was the question that really hung over Kevin McCarthy back in the day would Democrats come to his Aid and they said remember that they wouldn’t save Kevin McCarthy but they are saying that they would save Mike Johnson publicly Democratic leaderships say that all of this is just unhelpful to the business of the house Green’s effort to out Mike Johnson would mean that there would be another battle to find a republican speaker the last time that happened with Kevin McCarthy that took 22 days and the house floor was paralyzed for that entire time but also privately I’ve talked to Democrats who said they’ve learned that they believe at Le at least that they can trust Mike Johnson they say particularly that vote on foreign aid and his support at the 11th hour for aid for Ukraine two weeks ago really to them signaled that he is someone that they can work with that they can trust and all of that put together with also the fact that tinham would throw the house into chaos is why we’ve seen Democrats say look they’re not going to vote to install Mike Johnson to speaker they’re not going to say yes they want Johnson a speaker but they’re going to vote to push Green’s motion to oust him aside and essentially neutralize her effort all right Jay O’Brien on Capitol Hill keeping you busy Jay thank you coming up another tornado outbreak at least 13 reported twisters in three states Samar Theodor is tracking the new threats right now also ahead the search underway for boers caught apparently dumping garbage into the Atlantic we have the latest right after the break when ever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that 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sources till ABC News the justice department is recommending moving it from a schedule one drug down to schedule three ABC’s Elizabeth shelzy has the details from the White House hi Elizabeth hey Diane and this is an historic move to ease Federal restrictions on marijuana the Biden Administration is planning to reclassify if y it as a less dangerous drug since 1970 marijuana has been designated as a schedule one drug alongside substances like LSD and heroin now the justice department is proposing moving it to schedule three that’s the same category as ketamine steroids or Tylenol with coding this change still needs to go through a month-long review and it would not legalize marijuana nationally but it would drastically broaden access to the drug for medical and research purposes 38 states have already legalized medical marijuana 24 States allow it for recreational use President Biden called for this review of the classification in 2022 and he’s pardoned thousands of people convicted of federal offenses for simple marijuana possession the White House knows that this is an issue that could help boost support among voters especially younger Americans ahead of the election Diane Elizabeth Shela at the White House thank you n WNBA star Britney Griner is opening up for the first time about her time in Russian prison more than a year after her release grer says she’s finally ready to talk about the experience she she says often made her feel less than human ABC’s Robin Roberts has the exclusive interview this morning WNBA star Britney Griner detailing her arrest and nearly 10-month detainment in Russia in her new book coming home telling us exclusively about that fateful day you said the whole day felt strange how I was late getting up uh never late getting up finally got up literally running around the house I’m stressing like I go into straight panic mode Britney says her wife Charelle usually packed for her but this time she did it herself my packing at that moment was just throwing all my stuff in there and zipping it up and saying okay I’m ready at the Moscow airport this is Russian Custom Service footage of Britney Griner putting her carry-on bags through the scanner unaware that life as she knows it is about to end as the agent tells her to search her backpack so you reached down cuz you’ve been told to go through your bag yep and you felt felt the cartridge cartridge the agent stared as I slowly lifted out a cartridge with cannabis oil in Arizona cannabis is legal in Russia is forbidden I knew that honest to God I just totally forgot the pen was in my bag in the midst of them going through you know my bags there there’s two cartridges and and I’m just like oh my God how like how did I how did I make this mistake how was I this absent minded you know and make this huge mistake like I could just visualize everything I worked so hard for just crumbling and going away Russian authorities determined that between the two cartridges is actually 7 G of cannabis oil containing THC the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana do you know there are those who say come on M how did you not know that you had cartridges in your in your luggage what do you say to the Skeptics I would say have you ever forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse you know granted my mental lapse was on a more Grand scale but it doesn’t take away from how that can happen the agents take her passport boarding pass ask her to sign a form written in Russian that she says she can’t read and she is left to wait you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you called this guilt that you were feeling I I don’t think I really uh I don’t think I’ve really gotten through all the way at the end of the day it’s my fault and I let everybody down Britney is transferred to Correctional Colony number one or ik1 as it’s known she is now a prisoner what were the conditions like in that particular jail the mattress had a huge blood stain on it and they give you these thin two sheets so you’re basically laying on bars from middle of my shin to my feet stuck through the bars which in prison you don’t really want to stick your leg and arm through bars you know because someone go up and grab it break it twist it and that’s what was going through my mind you were only allowed one roll of toilet paper that had to last you a month there was like 2 3 months where we didn’t get anything and the toothpaste had expired what 15 years it was like 15 years ago that too fac was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls for Britney her one silver lining her cmate Alana everyone knew the American that was my title or the basketball player that was also my title so Alana literally would translate everything I wouldn’t have made it without Alana 134 days into her detainment Britney grinder goes on trial in himy Russia I had no intent to break any Russian laws I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your grueling that it doesn’t end my life here this is the moment she learned her [Music] sentence n years in a Russian labor camp and where you’re heading to it’s called ik2 ik2 known as one of the worst prisons in Russia yeah what were the conditions like that really cold um it’s a Work Camp you go there to work there’s no arrest yes here is video released by Russian authorities a Britney at her prison job cutting fabric for military uniforms so I’m picking up these big beams of fleece and cotton and silk we put it on this machine and you roll it out a 100 times clamp it cut it The Frigid temperatur is affecting her health and also her hair people knew you for so long with the dreadlocks yeah you decided to cut them what was that like losing that part of you too honestly it it just had to happen um we had spiders above my bed um making nest my dreads started to freeze they would just stay wet and cold and I was getting sick you got to do what you got to do to survive our thanks to Robin Robert for That interview and for more of Britney griner’s story be sure to watch Robin’s full interview tonight on special edition of 2020 at 10 p.m. Eastern on ABC coming up fighting the stigmas of mental health issues why discriminating language could impact people’s care also ahead the gamechanging new guidance for breast cancer screening the new age women should start getting [Music] mammograms what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters is this our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here 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this National Data showed that since from 2015 to 2019 there was an increase in breast cancer diagnoses in women ages 40 to 49 and in fact it increased about 2% every year Olga arila says a mammogram at 45 saved her life they told me that I had breast cancer I couldn’t believe it I am a very healthy person very active very positive following a double myectomy and 16 rounds of chemotherapy she’s now helping her Latin community stay informed about the importance of mammograms very important to start at the age of 40 but if the cancer is in your family you have to do it earlier Rebecca Jarvis thank you and it’s time now for Pat tell it like it is where Dr Lo Patel shares Health advice on the topics that matter most to you today we’re talking about mental health awareness month and here’s Dr Patel with what you need to know the words we use to talk about mental health conditions matter it’s May it’s mental health awareness month I’m Dr Alo Patel ABC News medical contributor and I am ready to kick the stigmas of mental health conditions away are you in quick thought experiment how do you see people who are living with schizophrenia depression Mania or bipolar portrayed in movies and in television you may hear Looney nuts unpredictable unstable scary violent all this adds to stigmas that affect the nearly 60 million Americans living with a mental health condition also it’s inappropriate to say phrases such as oh he’s crazy this weather is mental she’s acting bipolar full stop mental health conditions should not be part of anyone’s punchline also certain phrases you may have heard could belittle what people are actually going through for example let’s look at OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder I’ll be done in a sec I’m just really OCD about how I organize my presentation people with diagnosed OCD have recurrent thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors that can seriously impact somebody’s quality of life it’s not a casual or fun way to describe how you might pack your lunch write your emails or organize your medicine cabinet and think about times when people say they have ADHD because they’re distracted or they joke and say they want to kill themselves or jump out a window because they’re frustrated with work jokes may lead other people to doubt their own real symptoms stigmas fuel discrimin mintion and all this has consequences it’s estimated that only half the people living with a mental health condition go and receive treatment but one thing we can all do right now is be conscious of the language we use we can promote equality and collectively normalize and accept this range of mental health conditions that affects more than one in five adults in the United States be a mental health Advocate and if you or anyone you know is struggling please talk to a healthcare professional a trusted friend or family member who can get help or call the SU cting crisis hotline at 988 and Dr L Patel joins me now for more on this Dr Patel you you laid out some great examples but what else can we do to try to reduce the stigma that comes with mental health conditions right you’re nobody stops themselves from saying they have a sore throat but you might hesit hesitate to tell someone that you’re depressed or or you’re struggling in some other way I think that’s a really important example Diane that you just brought up and this comes down to promoting equality between mental health and physical health you would not tell someone with cancer heart disease or strep throat for example that they’re faking it or that they should just get over their illness and that mentality really fuels discrimination when people feel bad for having a mental health condition and feel like that it’s just a phase or they should they’re weak and they should get above it that all feels the stigma that people feel and we have made progress but not enough so some tips out there I kind of checklist that people can go through is number one talk openly about what you’re feeling encourage your colleagues or anyone to do so as well because you may Empower somebody else to speak about it we want to make sure we’re promoting equality that we are empowering and educating ourselves about what’s really happening out there and take all these actions to the workplace in the public sector as well make sure we’re lobbying for equality in all different facets and last but not least show compassion if someone out there is struggling or wants to talk lend them an ear you may make a huge difference in their life I know some people get squirmy because they feel responsible to then fix that person’s feelings or emotions or whatever they’re experiencing so how do you develop that skill to sort of be able to relate with someone or be sympathetic to them without feeling responsible for having to quote unquote fix them you know honestly sometimes it comes down to Simply listening and having someone have a safe trusted space where they can talk to you about their symptoms and a lot of this actually does play into three different forms of stigma one of them is public stigma and how people feel like their condition is being reflected in society that includes TV movies and public conversations also one is self-stigma what people feel internally about their symptoms and last but not least is structural what’s happening in the workplace and you know there’s one study from the American Psychiatric association that shows that only about 50% of us workers feel comfortable talking to their supervisors about their mental health conditions and that’s alarming that’s a very important place place where people should be able to be comfortable in talking and not fear any type of action that could happen from their workplace I have seen this happen in healthcare professional settings as well so being able just to talk to someone and give them a supported place can really fight all these different forms of stigma and Dr Bell I’m out of time but I also wanted to mention more than half of Americans with mental health conditions are said to not receive the care they need so any final thoughts on how we fix that whether you’re the person looking at a loved one who needs help or you are the person who needs help I the way we frame this is first realizing that you’re not alone millions of Americans from all different types of backgrounds are suffering from mental illness I had anxiety in the pandemic I talked to a therapist and a mentality shift was looking at the way we celebrate getting a Gym trainer or physical fitness we should celebrate mental health as well and if you are reluctant about seeing a specific type of healthare professional or a treatment realize that there’s so many different types for people and if you or anyone you know is struggling and needs immediate help please call 988 the suicide and crisis hotline love that analogy like working out or training your brain we could all use that drel thank you we’re all one one organism right here 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bit of physical activity the hike to get here was gorgeous and this doesn’t get any better one of the reasons so many people myself included have this special country on their bucket list is it living up to the hype so far yes absolutely it’s breathtaking I I could not have imagined cuz I was a little leery she convinced me of it and now being here and seeing this just it’s epic get I get it yeah I agree Good Morning America and Diane this has been a trip of a lifetime and just one more tip for you guys the reichu viic city card is an absolute cheat code to getting around the city it makes galleries museums and pools absolutely free whether you’re traveling alone or with family it makes the buses getting around the city free as well this trip is super memorable and we just tried to make it affordable as well Diane I love it Ashen looks absolutely beauti beautiful and I know a lot of people jealous that you got this assignment so be ready to come with lots of photos when you come back 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the west violent clashes have broken out on UCLA campus what’s next is more students join the anti-war protests the abortion rights fight on the campaign Trail as Florida’s 6 we ban takes effect President Biden is putting the issue front and center how it could impact the fight for the White House the push to ask the speaker three Hardline Republicans say they want Mike Johnson out when Marjorie Taylor green now says she’ll make a move plus Bridging the American divide the program connecting the country by sending High School seniors to towns very different different from their own free of charge how it’s creating unlikely bonds and challenging young people’s perspectives but we begin with more violence on college campuses after a night of unrest from coast to coast New York’s mayor says close to 300 people have been arrested at Columbia University and City College as police cleared Pro Palestinian encampments and removed protesters barricaded in Colombia’s Hamilton Hall but the mayor says many of those arrested were quote outside agitators ABC’s AA Jai is there at columia I what’s the latest well Diane University officials said that right now their main priority is restoring safety and order to the campus that’s why they’ve severely restricted access to the Morningside campus which is right behind me which includes of course Hamilton Hall which has been the center of this incident uh for uh several days now now they said the only people allowed on campus are students who live inside there as well as University workers who are deemed essential uh and the only way they can get inside is showing their student or faculty ID right there at that 10 we know those metal barriers have been set up along that sidewalk making sure there’s only one way inside the campus and one way outside of the campus and they still have to show their ID there and get it scanned by University security before they can actually get inside now we also know that there is a heavy NYPD presence in and around the campus we’re being told that ever since the NYPD was allowed on campus yesterday to clear the protesters they are going to set up the shop right here essentially on the uh on the sidewalks here and making sure that the situation doesn’t get any uh uh heightened or any agitated as we saw it over the past couple of days we’re being told they’re going to be here until the circumstan has changed certainly over the next couple of weeks until commencement happens Diane and Ike mayor Eric Adams blamed outside agitators he said they’re training and co-opting an otherwise peaceful protest adding that he says there’s a movement to radicalize young people what more can you tell us about that that’s right mayor Eric Adams he really touched on something uh a little macro here he said that the incidents that happened here on Columbia University were part of a global effort to influence and radicalize young individuals he said that we saw the Apex of that last night here on campus at Columbia University as well as cuni The City college over here at New York City now he also said that those individuals who were leading that charge into Hamilton Hall he said while there were Colombia students in uh along in that group he said that they were led by uh people who had no affiliation to Columbia University at all and the NYPD also said that when they spotted those individuals who were not Colombia students they said that those were the people who were the agitators the individuals who upped up the level of violence throughout the protest uh that we saw the the height of that last night uh and in the couple couple nights ago as well when they barged into Hamilton Hall breaking those windows using those chairs and tables to barricade the doors and entrances even zip tying those door handles now we do know that over 300 arrests have been made between here in Columbia University and at city college uh down the street here but we’re being told that right now even as we speak they’re still trying to differentiate the Columbia students and those individuals that have no affiliation to the university they’re still doing that right now down over there uh where they were being charged at the moment uh and this is a process that’s going to take some time but again mayor Eric Adams making it plain as day that there are individuals who had no affiliation to the university that essentially ratchet up the violence that we’ve seen over the past couple of days Diane all right AA jachi thank you and police and protesters are also facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrations there you can see students gathering around police officers very similar to the images we’ve seen from other campuses around the country flashes are ongoing between police and demonstrators at UCLA dramatic video shows fighting between Pro Palestinian and pro-israel groups there with some people apparently throwing fireworks into an encampment and police at the University of Arizona clashed with Pro Palestinian protesters and deployed a so-called chemical irritant to break up demonstrations on campus there we will continue to follow those campus protests and bring you the latest throughout the day right here on ABC News live and vice president kamla Harris is campaign in in Florida today as a six- we ban on abortion takes effect in the state President Biden is blaming former president Trump for the new restrictions saying Trump quote ripped away the rights and freedom of women in America this comes as Senate Democrats in Arizona are expected to vote on whether to repeal that State’s 19th century abortion ban let’s bring in senior White House correspondent Selena Wang in Jacksonville Florida and ABC’s jacqulyn Lee in Phoenix for more Selena Florida has been a major access point for abortions in the southeast so how significant is this six week abortion ban not just to Florida but to that region yeah Diane exactly I mean this is going to send shock waves not just here in Florida but across the entire region before this women in nearby States they would come to Florida as an option for abortion access but after today they basically have no option women in the South have almost no options for abortion access and I was just speaking to an abortion provider at the Planned Parenthood right behind me Dr Shelley Tien says they’ve been working overtime in recent days trying to accommodate a surgeon patients trying to get in before that ban went into effect today and take a listen to what she told me about the impact that this is going to have it’s really really it’s going to have profound impacts on not only patients in Florida you know last year we served thousands and thousands of patients um but of the many many patients um here in the South true you know if I you know if I saw a patient at 6 weeks and 3 days on Monday I could provide the care for her her and if I saw that same patient today I would have to tell her I am so sorry I cannot provide your abortion care um because of changes um that have occurred legally um Diane Dr Tan tells me that now those women in Florida they’re going to have to travel to North Carolina if it’s up to 12 weeks and beyond that they have to go all the way to Virginia for abortion access now there are some narrow exceptions to the six we ban which again is before most women even know they’re pregnant the exceptions are in the case of rape incest or to save the life of the mother but Dr Tien says these are very very very narrow exceptions they’re very hard to prove and she says this is going to have a chilling effect for Physicians and abortion care providers Selena abortion has become a critical issue this election and Florida is a key Battleground State abortions expected to be on the ballot this November and of course the timing of this ban now taking effect so how are the campaigns trying to win over voters there on this issue yeah Diane not just a critical issue for this election for the Democrats it is perhaps the defining issue the fact that you have vice president Harris campaigning in Florida to Mark the six we ban just about a week after President Biden was also in Florida and this campaign they are directly tying what we’re seeing in these abortion restrictions across States as well as the medical crisis they say that is ensuing they are directly tying that to Donald Trump and you’ve seen the attacks from the campaign really escalate now the Biden campaign believes that because this issue of abortion access is ultimately going to be decided by voters here in November they believe that this issue could drive more voters to the polls and it could put Florida in play for Democrats I mean it is a stretch but they believe that having abortion on the ballot as we’ve seen again and again in States even conservative States we’ve seen voters overwhelmingly vote to enshrine abortion right so they know that this is a winning issue for Democrats they believe it will drive voters to the polls in November and could help them out in a state like Florida and Jac mean while Arizona State Senators will vote on whether to repeal a 19th century abortion ban today what’s at stake and what are people there telling you well Diane the entire repeal of this law hinges on the Senate vote today so the Senate is poised to meet Democrats only need two Republican Senators to join them to repeal this basically abortion ban now this is a big deal because the House Republicans successfully blocked this bill from passing for weeks so last week the house did success or the house Democrats did successfully pass the bill now it’s up to the Senate if the Senate does repeal this law the governor Katy Hobbs she is a Democrat she’s made it clear she will sign it because she wants the 1864 law to be gone from Arizona now in terms of what we’re hearing I don’t know if you can see over here there are dozens of anti-abortion Advocates they are standing in front of the Senate chambers they are heckling people they’re praying they’re chanting because their goal is to pressure Republicans to stay the course they do not want this 1864 law to be repealed and they do not want any Republicans to join Democrats in the vote today Diane Wang Jaclyn Lee thank you both and congresswoman margorie Taylor green now says she will trigger the motion to vacate the seat of the house Speaker Mike Johnson next week she argues Johnson is putting Democrats over his own party once he became speaker he has become a man that none of us recognize he passed three continuing resolutions and then he finally finally passed a two-part Omnibus that fully funded Joe Biden’s agenda and the Democrat agenda funded the Department of Justice that is wants to put president Trump in jail for the rest of his life which is a death sentence house Democratic leaders have said they would save Johnson if the motion to vacate is brought to the floor for a vote but green says she wants to put Congress on record ABC’s Jay O’Brien joins me now from Capitol Hill for more Jay the house is meeting for votes tonight so why is green waiting until next week she says she wants to give her colleagues the weekend to essentially think this over she said that by the way before because she’s held this motion to vacate over Johnson’s head for weeks and every time uh she talked to reporters before Congress would go away for a weekend or go away for a recess she would say we want report you know we want everyone to go back to their districts and talk to their constituents and etc etc so she’s saying that again today uh but she’s committing this time which is new today to actually calling for a vote on Johnson’s future next week um it doesn’t mean that her numbers have grown as far as we can tell she’s still only got two other Republicans that are on her side so a total of three who want Johnson oued so with the other Republicans plus Democrats it means that Johnson’s job is secure but green says as you noted she wants to to put lawmakers on the record here she wants there to be a recorded vote on Johnson to say to her constituents that she has gone this far and Democrats bailed him out now Jay former president Trump defended speaker Johnson last week and green is normally in lock step with Trump so how surprising is it that she’s still moving forward with this motion to vacate and why and it’s interesting because Green in that press conference tries to walk this fine line where she says she’s not going against the for for president’s wishes despite the fact that Trump has made it clear he doesn’t want Johnson ousted but um that she’s still going to go ahead with what she’s doing she at one point and you’re seeing it on your screen dond magah hat in this press conference that shot from the outside now we’re on a different picture is from the press conference she put on a magah hat and said I’m still very much in the former president’s Camp um despite the fact that again she’s going to go against his wishes here and we’ve also even heard from lawmakers and Hill sources who say uh that they’re hoping former president Trump can intercede here in lean on green not to call this motion to vacate Johnson to a vote as she has promised to do next week Diane because they do not want this kind of inter Republican fighting in this crucial election year Jay quickly how would this motion compare to the motion to vacate Johnson’s predecessor Kevin McCarthy well first off right now it doesn’t look like it has the kind of support that the McCarthy ouster did additionally Democrats did not say they were going to bail out Kevin McCarthy the way they have said they’re going to bail out Mike Johnson because as some Democrats tell me they believe they can trust Mike Johnson in a way that they could not trust Kevin McCarthy tiane all right Jay O’Brien on Capitol Hill thank you former president Trump is scheduled to be back on the campaign Trail today after an eventful day in court yesterday the judge finds Trump $99,000 for gag order violations in his criminal hush money trial warning Trump that he could go to jail if he does it again the jury also heard from several more witnesses including stormy Daniel’s former attorney ABC News investigative reporter Olivia Rubin joins me now along with former Federal prosecutor for New York southern district Khan nowaday Olivia what stands out to you from the testimony that we heard yesterday cuz it was a lot it was a lot I think people were surprised with how gripping the testimony from Keith Davidson was remember he was the lawyer to both Karen McDougall and stormmy Daniels when they took their hush money deal so while David pcker sort of provided the overview of what that looked like Keith Davidson took the jurors right inside that negoti negotiating process he talked about the final days of the stormmy Daniels negotiations and how the payment once he had agreed to it with Michael Cohen never happened he talked about the excuses that were made for why the $130,000 payment was made and he took the jurors through all of that and I think part of what was so key was how he told the jurors why he thought that payment was delayed he he said that he thought it was because they were trying to push it after the election which goes right into Prosecutor’s arguments that this was all about the election and Diane he also said that from his dealings with Michael Cohen he got the sense that Michael Cohen didn’t really have any authority to do what he was doing and to authorize the money that it was all coming from Donald Trump so whereas Trump’s team might be trying to make the defense hey hey it’s just Michael Cohen Donald Trump never actually made the payment what these Witnesses are saying from our dealings with him it seemed like he was going back for authorization from Donald Trump so tying him very closely I can how critical do you think it was for the jury to hear from Keith Davidson the personing on the receiving end of these payments for Karen McDougall and stormmy Daniels and then also to see some of the videos played earlier in court of former president Trump saying I never knew two these women after already hearing Trump’s assistant testify that she stored contact information for both of them I I think both those points Dan are absolutely critical I think Keith Davidson as Olivia said he’s laying the foundation for the prosecution of the puzzle pieces that are going to support ultimately what Michael Cohen’s going to say later on in this trial I think the prosecution is doing a very good job of setting forth these Witnesses who lay out the story in great detail and let me tell you jurors love detail that’s what they’re looking for because that shows credibility and by the same token by playing Trump’s statements and his denials the jurors can see that well wait a second maybe the defense Isn’t So credible here uh KH Trump is also on the campaign Trail today just a day after being fined $99,000 for gag order violations and being told by the judge he could go to jail if he does it again so how careful does he have to be with what he says today I think he I mean of course he has to be careful he has to be careful for the rest of the trial the judge has already shown him this is his world and it’s something Trump’s not used to he’s in a world in a courtroom where he’s not in control and now the judge has said $9,000 which granted isn’t much but he’s also said next time maybe I’m going to put you in jail now personally I don’t think it’s going to I think it’s going to take a lot for that to happen and right now the prosecution has four more uh alleg saying four more statements that they believe are violations of the gag order and the judge is going to hear argument on that I believe later this week or early next week so there’s another opportunity here for the judge to find uh or potentially put the former president in jail for contempt but I don’t necessarily think that’s going to happen uh so Olivia what are you watching for tomorrow as Court resumes well I think con just hit on it because Thursday tomorrow they’re going to open with the hearing on the gag order violations and judge the additional the additional four so Todd blanch likely is going to have to try to defend these additional four violations remember it didn’t go so well for him last time and now Donald Trump has been held in contempt and judge marshan has actually only allowed 30 minutes for those arguments so they’re going to come in at 9:30 do the gag order violation hearing and then the jury is coming in at 10: to resume that testimony from Keith Davidson all right interesting day Olivia Rubin con now a day thank you both coming up the Federal Reserves fight against higher inflation and McDonald’s and Starbucks are starting to feel the pain from slower spending business headlines are next whenever news breaks we 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your chance to truly test your own political ideas and actually talk to people and and humanize those said people um it’s very easy to put people in boxes and not truly understand their totality and I think the American Exchange project gives you a chance to do that it’s also a chance to just get practice of going outside of your bubble that you grew up in and experience a different reality we’re all the same despite our differences we’re all people we all live very interesting lives and that we can all learn from each other I think this is one of the biggest ways that you can solve the current split in the country just by simply knowing each other better [Music] George Stephanopoulos thank you and thank you for streaming with us I’m Diane Meo ABC News live is here for you anytime with the latest news context and Analysis we’ll be right [Music] back whenever wherever news breaks it’s so important to always remember that lives are changed here in London in Buffalo yaldi Texas edinb 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as Florida’s six we ban takes effect President Biden is putting the issue front and center how it could impact the fight for the White House the push to out the speaker of the house three Hardline Republicans say they want Mike Johnson out how Democrats could save his job [Music] plus a trashy act caught on camera the search underway for boers caught dumping garbage into the Atlantic but we begin with breaking news of more violence on college campuses after a night of unrest from coast to coast police have been trying to break up anti-war protests at Several of America’s top institutions right now police and protesters are facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrators there police are also clashing with protesters at UCL dramatic new video shows fighting between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups with some people apparently throwing fireworks into an encampment at the University of Arizona Police deployed a so-called chemical irritant to break up demonstrations on campus and in New York mayor Eric Adams says close to 300 people have been arrested at Columbia University and City College he says police have cleared Pro Palestinian encampments and removed protesters who were barricaded in Columbia’s Hamilton Hall AB Ike aachi and Trevor alt join me now Ike you’re there at Columbia right now what’s the latest yeah Dian Stark difference from the scenes we were seeing all overnight right now we’ve being told that the morning side campus the uh epicenter of all the action we’ve been seeing over the past few days have been severely limited to only students who live there and essential workers those on the dining hall and the taking care of the facilities those are the only people who are allowed inside the campus right now and they have to do so with their cards that blue tent behind me is set up they have to go in there scan their ID cards get checked out by campus security before they’re allowed inside the campus now we just heard from New York city mayor Eric Adams detailing exactly the response uh uh the police department had last night you said that he just uh the department made over 300 arrests between Columbia University here and City College uh they’ve been charged with burglary criminal mischief uh even uh tres passing uh but he also said that the impetus of all this angst came from not only some students but also individuals who were not affiliated with the university he called this a global issue and that our students uh quoting Eric Adams here but he’s saying our students are being R radicalized by those who are not in this area take a listen we are processing the arrest to distinguish between who were actual students and who were not supposed to be on the ground uh these external actors with a history of escalating situations and trying to create chaos now again now again we were seeing this police presence here on campus it’s all it’s located all throughout this perimeter uh they set up those metal barricades so make sure that there’s an orderly process in and out of the campus and it’s a that we’re going to see here for the next few days and ik Adams really tried to hammer home that point that these prot protests were co-opted by outside agitators he said the barricade at Hamilton Hall was led by people who weren’t even affiliated with Columbia University so how much does that complicate the University’s response here well it it makes it quite difficult because mayor Adam said that it wasn’t only those outside agitators that were in there but it was also students and you have to understand uh the question of how to respond you know how to respond to a a student whether or another individual who make make their way onto campus could be quite different uh we heard from a lot of the individuals who were uh affiliated with the encampment yesterday and of course from Eric Adams that the violence was actually started not from those students uh you saw those images of the windows being broken the barricades uh essentially ramming through those doors we had sources tell us that there was even a divide between those individuals inside Hamilton Hall as to what to do once the police made their way on campus so we Eric uh mayor Eric Adams there say how difficult the process was but nevertheless we saw the police uh once they’ve got the ward to come onto campus uh quickly make their way into that Hall using that large police vehicle uh one by one into that window and essentially cleared the campus within two hours after getting on campus their day and Trevor how do the events at Colombia compare to what’s playing out at UCLA yeah so UCA UCLA is a little bit unique Diane in that it is certainly not the only University that has an encampment system set up you can see it right over here just a few hundred ft away from me but what UCLA has a little bit differently is has a very prominent presence of counter protesters from pro-israeli demonstrators and overnight what we really saw is tempers flaring in a very aggressive way unlike what we have seen so far and so overnight we saw instances face-to-face clashes a lot of almost a brawl basically between these Pro Palestinian demonstrators and pro-israeli demonstrators we saw in a number of instances lit fireworks that were tossed into this encampment we saw people grabbing plywood boards and batons and attacking each other we even saw people grabbing barricades that have been set up to separate those groups and using them to attack one another and this went on for several hours before law enforcement intervened and then spread them out and so the main focus wasn’t clearing out the encampment it was essentially separating these two groups so you’ve got the encampment all the way down here look what set up the barricades now are all the way out here it’s essentially the length of an entire city block Diane so in the effort so far at least here at UCLA is about keeping these two groups separate University officials referred to what happened overnight as horrific acts of violence I believe the hope is that moving forward while these demonstrations and counterd demonstrations are likely to continue if they can keep these barricades set up which they still are even after a lot of law enforcement presence has left I think they’re hoping they’ll be able to keep these groups apart they’ll be able to eliminate those violent altercations but of course then you still have the question of what happens next in terms of the encampment and those ongoing demands di am well and that was going to be my next question to you Trevor what does happen next well I think that like a lot of universities the officials here are kind of biting their time holding their breath until we can get to commencement uh there is lingering in the background the idea that we’re going to get to the summer break or at least finish up the semester a lot of people may go home including the students who might be demonstrating here but at the same time as we’ve heard from mayor Adam a lot of times the people who are in these demonstrations are not necessarily students but the very nature of a protest Diane is to be disruptive and once you get to the summer break there’s not as many people on campus there’s not as many activities that are happening it’s by Nature not going to be as disruptive might not be as effective of a protest or at least draw as many eyeballs to it in the meantime though it’s clear the immediate focus is on mitigating those violent altercations where people might be getting injured because that is definitely another level than Simply Having people sitting on a lawn be blocking an entrance to a building but of course this is uh very heavy a series of very heavy decisions that officials here at UCLA and really officials at every single universities are grappling with and we have to mention Diane it wasn’t that long ago that we saw several prominent presidents of universities who had to testify on Capitol Hill about their response to things like this and a lot of them lost their jobs that’s definitely hanging over the heads of these administrative officials too yep the stakes are high Trevor alt aachi thank you both and police and protesters are also facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrators there you can see students gathering around police officers very similar to the images we’ve seen from other college campuses around the country we will continue to follow those protests and bring you the latest throughout the day right here on ABC News live meanwhile Secretary of State Anthony blinkin is doubling down on the US effort to stop Israel from invading Rafa in an early morning meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Lincoln also stressed America’s ongoing commitment to Israel’s security ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Sufi bur joins me now from Tel Aviv with th story Tom secretary blinkin is in Jerusalem trying to negotiate a ceasefire deal between Israel Hamas he calls us extremely generous he’s urging Hamas to take this deal quickly what’s the latest on that yes so secretary blinken has just completed a two and a half hour meeting Diane with isra prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu uh the Secretary of State’s team are saying that it is Hamas which is standing in the way of a potential deal but if we step back I mean the reality is that any negotiation requires both sides to be happy with what is on the table now there is a proposal on the table we’re not exactly sure what’s in that in that exact proposal which Hamas is considering but there’s multiple reports uh from multiple media sources many in the Middle East uh saying that it would involve the potential itial release at least of 33 hostages mainly women mainly elderly people mainly injured hostages uh and it would initially mean a sort of six eight week ceasefire but I think at the moment we have no indication yet that Hamas is going to accept that deal uh the US is really pushing it and saying that Hamas needs to accept it but as you say at the same time the Israeli government is still hanging the threat over this entire process that they will go into Rafa with that military ground Invasion into to the south of Gaza where there are hundreds of thousands of Palestinian uh civilians as well as the Israeli government says the remaining stronghold of Hamas and Tom Israeli officials have been facing increasing pressure to bring the hostages home so what are you hearing from officials and families of those hostages right now well look we’ve been speaking to people out on the streets over the last 48 hours look I mean there is increasing frustration there’s still skepticism I mean there’s a lot of Praise from from the the hostages fam’s movement for the US government they see blinken’s visit here as key they see the US government really as their best hope to pressure the Israeli government into a position where it would be willing to accept more uh in terms of the deal or really make more concessions potentially to Hamas but look there are I think at the moment big questions about potential stumbling blocks one is what would happen to Israeli forces in a potential ceasefire that’s not clear whether or not they’d be willing to completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip and what we’re hearing is that this would be a phase deal and and the key question is whether or not in a second phase of that deal would the war end the Israeli government doesn’t want the war to end it wants to go after Hamas completely but Hamas clearly wants the war to end Diane all right foreign correspondent Tom Sufi Burge thank you and vice president kamla Harris is set to campaign in Florida today as a six- we ban on abortion takes effect in the state President Biden is blaming former president Trump for the new restrictions there saying Trump quote ripped away the rights and freedom of women in America this comes as Senate Democrats in Arizona are expected to vote on whether to repeal the state’s 19th century abortion ban there ABC’s Jaclyn Lee Joins me from Phoenix along with political director Rick Klein from DC Rick how significant is this six-week ban and how’s the vice president planning to win over Florida voters on that issue those matters on a couple levels first of all if you’re in Florida it obviously means you can’t get access to an abortion after six weeks uh and that’s significant because most women don’t know they’re pregnant until at least that deep into a pregnancy it’s also important because uh this creates something of of an abortion desert in the southeastern United States most of the Deep South has long since banned abortion Florida was the last state available u in in much of the region for people in Mississippi Alabama Georgia say where if you needed to to to get an abortion it was uh at least somewhat available that is no longer going to be the case and that’s a case that now is a political one that vice president is going to be making laying the blame for this new law squarely at the feet of Donald Trump because he is the one of course who’s responsible for the Supreme Court Justices uh who overturned R versus Wade and allowed laws like this to take effect Jacqueline meanwhile in Arizona 14 Democrats in the state senate are hoping to pick up at least two Republican votes to repeal this Civil War era abortion ban which passed the state’s house last week what’s the latest there and what’s at stake well Diane it’s important to remember Republicans control both the house and the Senate they have a razor thin majority the fact that this bill was able to successfully get out of the house last week was a big deal because House Republicans successfully blocked it for weeks so now as you said the Senate will vote on this bill two Senate Republicans have to join democrats for this repeal Bill to pass and two Senate Republicans have expressed support for that however until the vote’s done you don’t actually know something important to keep in mind even if the Senate does successfully repeal this bill if Democrats are successful uh it it would then go to the governor Katie hobbs’ desk for her to sign she’s a Democrat she’s made it very clear she does not support this 1864 law however the law goes into effect June 27th and if the repeal bill is successful it wouldn’t go into effect until 90 days after the legislative session is over the legislative session is expected to end potentially June 30th in which case the the bill could or the law could not be repealed until October 1st so there’s going to be that Gap where it’s unclear Diane Rick Klein Jaclyn Lee thank you both and congresswoman margorie Taylor green now says she will trigger the motion to vacate Republican house Speaker Mike Johnson from his seat next week chus Johnson is putting Democrats over his own party once he became speaker he has become a man that none of us recognize he passed three continuing resolutions and then he finally finally passed a two-part Omnibus that fully funded Joe Biden’s agenda and the Democrat agenda funded the Department of Justice that is wants to put president Trump in jail for the rest of his life which is a death sentence house Democratic leaders have said they would save Johnson if the motion to vacate is brought to the floor for a vote but green says she wants to put Congress on record ABC’s job Brian joins now from Capitol Hill for more Jay green said that Johnson has become a man none of us recognized those were her words so what are you hearing from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about her announcement that she could trigger this motion next week well and and by the way next week is the key here because she could have triggered it today and held a vote today the house meets for votes tonight and she’s not doing that instead she’s going to do it next week her reasoning she claims is that she wants to give her colleagues the weekend to think about it but she said that before at least twice by my count as she’s held this motion to vacate over Mike Johnson’s head really for weeks and now as to what we’re hearing we’re hearing that Green’s ranks are relatively slim she’s got her Thomas Massie who stood next to her at that press conference and one other Paul gosar that’s the contingent that wants to oust Mike Johnson we haven’t even heard from some Republicans who say they’re privately with green but they’re not publicly with her right now uh the way we heard for instance some lawmakers say that when Kevin McCarthy was on track to be Ed so green has those three and with that pledge from Democrats as you noted to back Mike Johnson and vote to push Green’s motion procedurally aside that means Johnson is going to keep his seat if all holds together and all stays the same but green still wants to exert that pressure and keep picking away at Johnson’s Coalition and try to demonstrate that he should not stay in that job until January when there is a new Congress so why are Democrats supporting a Republican house Speaker especially during an an election year Jay well that was significant right Diane and that was the question that really hung over Kevin McCarthy back in the day would Democrats come to his Aid and they said remember that they wouldn’t save Kevin McCarthy but they are saying that they would save Mike Johnson publicly Democratic leaderships say that all of this is just unhelpful to the business of the house Green’s effort to house Mike Johnson would mean that there would be another battle to find a republican speaker the last time that happened with Kevin McCarthy that took 22 days and the house floor was was paralyzed for that entire time but also privately I’ve talked to Democrats who say they’ve learned that they believe at at least that they can trust Mike Johnson they say particularly that vote on foreign aid and his support at the 11th hour for aid for Ukraine two weeks ago really to them signal that he is someone that they can work with that they can trust and all of that put together with also the fact that ouham would throw the house into chaos is why we’ve seen Democrats say look they’re not going to vote to install Mike Johnson to speaker they’re not going to say yes they want Johnson a speaker but they’re going to vote to push Green’s motion to oust him aside and essentially neutralize her effort all right Jay O’Brien on Capitol Hill keeping you busy Jay thank you coming up another tornado outbreak at least 13 reported twisters in three states Samar Theodor is tracking the new threats right now also ahead the search underway for boers caught apparently dumping garbage into the Atlantic we have the latest right after the break whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war in Rolling for this tornado tore through this town from Leon Maine the scene of a 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look at a region that’s in for severe weather today and through tonight so listen up if you live in the orange Zone there you have the highest tornado threat today that includes Central Kansas right on into Western Oklahoma Northern and Central Texas from San Angelo to Witchita Falls up to Oklahoma City right on up to Woodward so please keep that in mind but anywhere in the yellow zone even as far south as Southern Nebraska could see a few tornadoes some damaging winds and large hail we’ve seen some very large hail with these storms uh yesterday the storm we saw hail even bigger than a softball 4.4 in in diameter there the other ISS is that we’re going to see posed with this is flooding we’ve seen flooding already in Texas and here we go again highest risk for flash flooding in red good morning Austin hello Waco uh you’re waking up to the threat for flash flooding the flash flood risk though does extend into the same regions that could see some tornadoes as we head through this afternoon and evening B ABC News meteorologist tomor Theodor thank you an investigation is underway after boers were caught on camera apparently dumping trash into the ocean Florida Fish and and Wildlife say they’ve already identified the voters involved and are now sorting out charges ABC’s Victor Kendo has the details the video sparking outrage and prompting an investigation by state law enforcement Florida Fish and Wildlife officials telling ABC news they’ve identified this group of young boers watch as they dump trash right into South Florida waters we know where the violation occurred it’s just a matter of falling through and applying the appropriate charges now it happened off the coast of Boer Ron over the weekend the video showing the group boating in large swells dumping two garbage cans full of trash in the ocean even appearing to celebrate drone video capturing the debris floating on top of the water we’re upset our job is to protect Florida’s resources the owner of the company that shot the video and recorded the illegal act wavy boats telling ABC news they spotted the boat leaving an event called bab bash they filmed this boat full of miners engaged in underage drinking and eventually dumping all their trash into the ocean the police were notified immediately then allegedly rejoining the party Florida Fish and Wildlife telling us that actions like these harm not only the environment but the livelihoods of the local community oh it’s littering it’s polluting the environment it can cause significant damage to our Marine Resources there’s several levels of violations here no arrests have been made depending on the charges they could be facing civil penalties fines even jail time Diane Victor Kendo in Miami thank you coming up a modern-day romance how a woman’s text to a delivery driver ended with her saying [Music] yes what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters combat Operation Center we’re 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start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part of the story but you didn’t see coming wherever you get your podcasts start here reporting in Atlanta Georgia outside the fton county courthouse I’m M win wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News [Music] live hi I’m D let’s get straight to our top story more violence is erupting on college campuses after a night of unrest from coast to coast police have been trying to break up an War protests at Several of America’s top institutions right now police and protesters are facing off at the University of Wisconsin after police started tearing down encampments of pro Palestinian demonstrators there in Los Angeles UCLA has canceled classes after police clash with protesters on that campus dramatic video shows fighting between Pro Palestinian pro-israeli groups with some people apparently throwing fireworks into an encampment at the University of Arizona Police deployed a so-called chemical irritant to break up demonstrations and in New York mayor Eric Adams says close to 300 people have been arrested at Columbia University and City College as police cleared Pro Palestinian encampments and removed protesters barricaded in Columbia’s Hamilton Hall ABC’s AA jachi is there at Colombia tracking it all for us hike we’ve just got uh we just obtained this new memo from Colombia’s president saying the escalation in protest created a disruptive environment and raised safety risks to a quote intolerable level what else to out to you from this message well we saw this message from the president here at Columbia University and essentially just encapsulating the mood and the events that have been going on over the past few de days here on campus uh if you look at that letter you see that uh she talks about making that difficult decision what she calls a difficult decision of bringing the NYPD on campus simply because of the situation they deem to be untenable they talk about how uh the agitation on the campus in terms of the emotions Rose a little bit that’s when the violence started to happen and the memo goes on and talks about the uncomfortable uh uh aura or the uncomfortable environment here for Jewish students uh the University president said that uh the protest they’ve persistently mobilized outside their Gates Again making a reference to those outside individuals that infiltrated the movement that initially started by students but that memo also goes on to say that everybody involved in this situation needs time to heal she goes on to say that uh they know they can do this together uh they want to make sure that they provide a space that’s safe so people can finish their commitments to this University again commencement is happening in just a couple of weeks here uh there’s still a lot of students here unsure of whether or not they’ll have their final exams still happen uh we have a lot of students who told me that they cannot make it on campus at the moment because they’ve been restricting access again we’re here in side uh uh campus here we know that the only people allowed here are the students who live here and essential workers but again this just really shows to you about how many people this affects and if you actually take a look here right now there’s an event going on now held by The Faculty here at Columbia University they’re holding a meeting right now uh it’s about to start it’s supposed to start in a couple minutes there’s certainly right now passing out flyers uh it says no cops on campus uh you’re seeing them right now that more uh faculty talking about obviously the actions that happened last night when the NYPD came on campus and made over 300 arrests uh between here at Columbia University and at city college also here so again we’re seeing that begin just in a couple of moments The Faculty here at Columbia University beginning this event uh talking about not only just what happened last night but the culmination of events over the past couple of weeks here on campus so like what are you hearing from students there get on the well a lot of students who I spoke to today after all the events that happened last night they said that they’re upset and they’re fed up uh they feel that the original message has been distorted based on the violence that happened and obviously especially after last night when the NYPD came on campus they feel that the entire message has been misconstrued now I spoke to Pro Palestinian protesters and who are also students here and also pro-israeli and one specific individual I talked to Ariana she told me that she’s completely for free speech understands uh how that uh right needs to be protected but she also said uh and talked about how she felt that the movement essentially lost its focus especially after those individuals who took over Hamilton Hall she described in a violent manner an essentially asking for help take a listen to what she had to say yesterday there spokesperson I think uh talked about um bringing food and water into Hamilton Hall and referred to it as humanitarian Aid I think that is inappropriate I think that people in Gaza need humanitarian Aid when there’s more news cameras covering your uh form of advocacy than maybe the actual cause uh I think that’s something to be questioned and something that they should examine again it’s a sentiment held by several students here on campus several pro-israel students here obviously the protesters so right now we’re just really uh taking us sense of the aftermath after the NYPD came on campus and a majority of the students just upset that it had to get to this point ABC’s I Kachi thank you and vice president KLA Harris is campaigning in Florida today as a six- week ban on abortion takes effect in the state President Biden is blaming former president Trump for the new restrictions there saying Trump quote ripped away the rights and freedom of women in America this comes as Senate Democrats in Arizona are expected to vote on whether to repeal the state’s 19th century abortion ban there let’s bring in senior White House correspondent Selena Wang in Jacksonville Florida and ABC’s Jaclyn Lee in Phoenix for more Selena what immediate impact are you seeing as this six we ban goes into effect in Florida yeah Diane will abortion providers say this is going to send shock waves not just here in Florida but across the South before this ban went into effect today well Florida was one of the critical places where women in this region could seek abortion access now starting from today there are almost no options for women in the south I was just speaking to an abortion provider Dr Shelley Tien at this Planned Parenthood right behind me she says she had been working overtime the extended hours to accommodate the surge in patients trying to get in before this band went into effect and she says this is now what women have to go through if they need an abortion in Florida currently right now um patients can have an abortion in North Carolina till 12 weeks um after that Virginia after that Illinois Kansas and then the East Coast and West Coast so we are talking hundreds upon thousands of miles that patients have to travel for essential healthc care now the entire southern region of the US there are almost no options for women that is correct and Diane even though this six week abortion ban which is before most women even know they’re pregnant even though it does include some exceptions for rape incest and to save the life of the mother Dr says these are extremely very very very narrow exceptions and that it’s very hard to prove and she says this is going to send a chilling effect for Physicians and abortion providers like herself who are going to fear any legal repercussions for providing Medical Care all right Jacqueline uh meanwhile Arizona State Senators will vote on whether to repeal a civil war error abortion ban today talk me through the latest on that so Diane the Senate only needs two Republicans to join Democrats to repeal the 1864 abortion ban ultimately though we don’t know for sure if that’s going to happen two Republican Senators have voiced their support and their plan to join Democrats but until a vote is taken you don’t know for sure now there are dozens of anti-abortion Advocates outside the Senate right now and what they’re trying to do is they’re trying to ramp up pressure they are trying to get Republicans to stay the course Hold the Line do not join with Democrats because those anti-abortion Advocates want the 1864 law to to stay in place something to keep in mind is even if the law is repealed today it’ll first off go to the governor’s desk for a signature the governor is a Democrat Katy Hobbs she has said that she supports repealing the law but the law the repeal wouldn’t go into effect until 90 days after the legislative session which could potentially be all the way out into October 1st the 1864 law goes into effect June 27th so there’s going to be a pretty significant Gap where there’s kind of a gray area and at the moment arizonans are not sure what exactly is going to happen in regards to abortion Diane and Selena Arizona and Florida are both key Battleground states where abortion could be on the ballot this November how critical is this issue for both Trump and Biden’s campaigns and what message are they trying to get out to voters yeah look Diane when it comes to the Biden campaign abortion is potentially the defining issue they know this is a winning issue for Democrats and it’s a losing one for Republicans so that’s why you’ve seen vice president Harris as a first female vice president she’s really taking the lead on this issue but both vice president Harris and President Biden they’ve been ramping up their direct attacks blaming Donald Trump for the abortion banss that we’re seeing across state saying it is all because of him and his appointment of those three out of the five conservative Supreme Court Justices who voted to overturn Row versus Wade now Trump he’s also keenly aware that in all of the states where abortion has been on the ballot that voters have chosen to in Shrine abortion rights so he is now saying that abortion access should be left up to States He said said before that this 6 we abortion ban here in Florida goes too far and during her speech today expect vice president Harris to directly go after Trump and to call out his remarks in that interview with Time Magazine where he said he wouldn’t get in the way if States decided to prosecute women who access abortion in states where it’s outlawed all right Selena Wang jacn Lee thank you both and congresswoman margorie Taylor green now says she will trigger the motion to vacate the seat of the house speaker speaker Mike Johnson next week she argues Johnson is putting Democrats over his own party once he became speaker he has become a man that none of us recognize he passed three continuing resolutions and then he finally finally passed a two-part Omnibus that fully funded Joe Biden’s agenda and the Democrat agenda funded the Department of Justice that is wants to put president Trump in jail for the rest of his life which is a death sentence house Democratic leaders have said they would save Johnson if the motion to vacate is brought to the floor for a vote but green says she wants to put Congress on record ABC’s J O’Brien joins me now from Capitol Hill for more Jay the house is meeting for votes tonight so why is green waiting until next week she says she wants to give her colleagues the weekend to essentially think this over she said that by the way before because she’s held this motion to vacate over Johnson’s head for weeks and every time uh she talked to reporters before Congress would go away for a weekend or go away for a recess she would say we want report you know we want everyone to go back to their districts and talk to their constituents and etc etc so she’s saying that again today uh but she’s committing this time which is new today to actually calling for a vote on Johnson’s future next week um it doesn’t mean that her numbers have grown as far as we can tell she’s still only got two other Republicans that are on her side so a total of three who want Johnson ousted so with the other Republicans plus Democrats it means that Johnson’s job is secure but green says as you noted she wants to put lawmakers on the record here she wants there to be a recorded vote on Johnson to say to her constituents that she has gone this far and Democrats bailed him out now Jay former president Trump defended speaker Johnson last week and green is normally in lock step with Trump so how surprising is it that she’s still moving forward with this motion to vacate and why and it’s interesting because greed in that press conference tries to walk this fine line where she says she’s not going against the former president’s wishes despite the fact that Trump has made it clear he doesn’t want Johnson ousted but um that she’s still going to go ahead with what she’s doing she at one point and you’re seeing it on your screen dond magah hat in this press conference that shot from the outside now we’re on a different picture is from the press conference she put on a magah hat and said I’m still very much in the former president’s Camp um despite the fact that again she’s going to go against his wishes here and we’ve also even heard from lawmakers and Hill sources who say uh that they’re hoping former president Trump can intercede here in lean on green not to call this motion to vacate Johnson to a vote as she has promised to do next week Diane because they do not want this kind of inter Republican fighting in this crucial election year Jay quickly how would this motion compare to the motion to vacate Johnson’s predecessor Kevin McCarthy well first off right now it doesn’t look like it has the kind of support that the McCarthy ouster did additionally Democrats did not say they were going to bail out Kevin McCarthy the way they have said they’re going to bail out Mike Johnson because as some Democrats tell me they believe they can trust Mike Johnson in a way that they could not trust Kevin McCarthy tiane all right J O’Brien on Capitol Hill thank you [Music] former president Trump is scheduled to be back on the campaign Trail today after an eventful day in court yesterday the judge finds Trump $99,000 for gag order violations in his criminal hush money trial warning Trump that he could go to jail if he does it again the jury also heard from several more witnesses including stormy Daniel’s former attorney ABC News investigative reporter Olivia Rubin joins me now along with with former Federal prosecutor for New York southern district Khan nowaday Olivia what stands out to you from the testimony that we heard yesterday because it was a lot it was a lot I think people were surprised with how gripping the testimony from Keith Davidson was remember he was the lawyer to both Karen McDougall and Stormy Daniels when they uh took their hush money deal so while David pcker sort of provided the overview of what that looked like Keith Davidson took the jurors right inside that negoti negotiating process talked about the final days of the Stormy Daniels negotiations and how the payment once he had agreed to it with Michael Cohen never happen and he talked about the excuses that were made for why the $130,000 payment was made and he took the jurors through all of that and I think part of what was so key was how he told the jurors why he thought that payment was delayed he he said that he thought it was because they were trying to push it after the election which goes right into Prosecutor’s arguments that this was all about the election and Diane he also said that from his dealings with Michael Cohen he got the sense that Michael Cohen didn’t really have any authority to do what he was doing and to authorize the money that it was all coming from Donald Trump so whereas Trump’s team might be trying to make the defense hey hey it’s just Michael Cohen Donald Trump never actually made the payment what these Witnesses are saying from our dealings with him it seemed like he was going back for authorization from Donald Trump so tying him very closely Ken how critical do you think it was for the jury to hear from Keith Davidson the personing on the receiving end of these payments for Karen McDougall and stormmy Daniels and then also to see some of the videos played earlier in court of former president Trump saying I never knew these women after already hearing Trump’s assistant testify that she stored contact information for both of them I I think both those points Dan are absolutely critical I think Keith Davidson as Olivia said he’s laying the foundation for the prosecution of the puzzle pieces that are going to support ultimately what Michael Cohen’s going to say later on in this trial I think the prosecution is doing a very good job of setting forth these Witnesses who lay out the story in great detail and let me tell you jurors love detail that’s what they’re looking for because that shows credibility and by the same token by playing Trump’s statements and his denials the jurors can see that well wait a second maybe the defense Isn’t So credible here uh con Trump is also on the campaign Trail today just a day after being fined $9,000 for gag order violations and being told by the judge he could go to jail if he does it again so how careful does he have to be with what he says today I think he I mean of course he has to be careful he has to be careful for the rest of the trial the judge has already shown him this is his world and it’s something Trump’s not used to he’s in a world in a courtroom where he’s not in control and now the judge has said $9,000 which granted isn’t much but he’s also said next time maybe I’m going to put you in jail now personally I don’t think it’s going I think it’s going to take a lot for that to happen and right now the prosecution has four more uh allegations saying uh four more statements that they believe are violations of the gag order and the judge is going to hear argument on that I believe uh later this week or early next week so there’s another opportunity here for the judge to find uh or potentially put the former president in jail for Content but I don’t necessarily think that’s going to happen uh so Olivia what are you watching for tomorrow as Court resumes well I think con just hit on it because Thursday tomorrow they’re going to open with the hearing on the gag order violations and judge these the additional four the additional four so Todd blanch likely is going to have to try to defend these additional four violations and remember it didn’t go so well for him last time and now Donald Trump has been held in contempt and judge marshan has actually only allowed 30 minutes for those arguments so they’re going to come in at 9:30 do the gag 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they graduate on a free week-long trip to a town radically different from their own it’s about all of the diversity that is in America political cultural socioeconomic racial ethnic you we live in a massive and diverse country and unless we can learn to socialize and connect with people who are different from us our Democratic project is really going to be in trouble we’re seeing that manifest itself every day in 2022 20-year-old Cornell Herer traveled from his home outside of Boston to Lemon South Dakota a town of roughly a thousand people we had many activities from you know uh going to a bison Ranch and seeing how that process worked to going to town fairs to even being a part of the Town Fair going to a meat pack like a meat processing facility was really cool it was something I would never do out here last summer 19-year-old Bryce borders went from his hometown of 13,000 in Kilgore Texas to New York City I had this conception that New York was this really busy grungy dirty Place full of really busy and um grumpy people and when I got there it was very different from that we uh got to meet a lot of very nice people and despite living very busy lives fast-paced lives the people that I experienced wanted to give their time to get to know us since the program began the American change project has run trips to 75 towns across 35 States it’s your chance to truly test your own political ideas and actually talk to people and and humanize those said people um it’s very easy to put people in boxes and not truly understand their totality and I think the American Exchange project gives you a chance to do that it’s also a chance to just get practice of going outside of your bubble that you grow up in and experience a different reality we’re all the same despite our differences we’re all people we all live very interesting lives and that we can all learn from each other I think this is one of the biggest ways that you can solve the current split in the country just by 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with us here’s the rundown right now you’re looking at officers in riot gear confronting protesters at the University of Wisconsin on this Wednesday our Madison station reports police have started tearing down tents put up by protesters there it’s one of many anti-war protests escalating at campuses across the country overnight police stepped in at UCLA after violent clashes between two protest groups and in New York hundreds of officers in riot gear moved into Columbia University and City College arresting about 300 people and clearing a building and encampments occupied by Pro Palestinian protesters protesters at campuses Nationwide are calling for their colleges to die bestest of funds from Israel some Jewish students on campus have called the protests anti-semitic and say they’re scared for their safety and police in Austin Texas are trying to find who’s responsible for the city’s largest opioid overdose outbreak in a decade officials say 51 suspected overdoses were reported in just 27 hours leaving eight people dead and dozens treated with Naran the exact substance behind the overdoses is still unclear and an investigation is underway after boers were caught on camera apparently dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean Florida Fish and Wildlife officials tells ABC news they identified the group of young voters and are are sorting out charges video shows them dumping what looked like two garbage cans full of trash into the ocean and then apparently celebrating officials say actions like these harm not only the environment but the livelihoods of the local community meanwhile Tyson Foods is accused of dumping 371 million pounds of pollutants into the waterways in at least three states that’s enough to fill 132,000 Olympic siiz swimming pools Tyson has not yet responded and if you’re visiting San Francisco’s famous season Lions you are in for a treat more than a thousand have been counted at the city’s Pier 39 the largest group in about 15 years experts say they’re moving south for mating while following a school of anchovies and the Biden Administration is taking the first step toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug sources till ABC News the justice department is recommending moving it from a schedule one drug down to schedule 3 ABC’s Elizabeth shy has the details from the White House hi Elizabeth hey Diane and this is an historic move to ease Federal restrictions on marijuana the Biden Administration is planning to reclassify it as a less dangerous drug since 1970 marijuana has been designated as a schedule one drug alongside substances like LSD and heroin now the justice department is proposing moving it to schedule three that’s the same category as ketamine steroids or Tylenol with Codine this change still needs to go through a month-long review and it would not legalize marijuana nationally but it would drastically broaden access to the drug for medical and re research purposes 38 states have already legalized medical marijuana 24 states allow it for recreational use President Biden called for this review of the classification in 2022 and he’s pardoned thousands of people convicted of federal offenses for simple marijuana possession the White House knows that this is an issue that could help boost support among voters especially younger Americans ahead of the election Diane Elizabeth Shela at the White House thank you n WNBA star Britney Griner is opening up for the first time about her time in Russian prison more than a year after her release Grinder says she’s finally ready to talk about the experience she says often made her feel less than human ABC’s Robin Roberts has the exclusive interview this morning WNBA star Britney Griner detailing her arrest and nearly 10-month detainment in Russia in her new book coming home telling us exclusively about that fateful day you said the whole day felt strange how I was late getting up uh never late getting up finally got up literally running around the house I’m stressing like I go into straight panic mode Britney says her wife Charelle usually packed for her but this time she did it herself my packing at that moment was just throwing all my stuff in there and zipping it up and saying okay I’m ready at the Moscow airport this is Russian Custom Service footage of Britney Griner putting her carry-on bags through the scanner unaware that life as she know knows it is about to end as the agent tells her to search her backpack so you reach down cuz you’ve been told to go through your bag yep and you felt felt the cartridge cartridge the agent stared as I slowly lifted out a cartridge with cannabis oil in Arizona cannabis is legal in Russia it’s forbidden I knew that honest to God I just totally forgot the pen was in my bag in the midst of them going through through you know my bags there there’s two cartridges and I’m just like oh my God how like how did that how did I make this mistake how was I this absent minded you know and make this huge mistake like I could just visualize everything I work so hard for just crumbling and going away Russian authorities determined that between the two cartridges is actually. 7 G of cannabis oil containing THC the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana do you know there are those who say come on how did you not know that you had cartridges in your in your luggage what do you say to the Skeptics I would say have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse you know granted my mental lapse was on a more Grand scale but it doesn’t take away from how that can happen the agents take her passport boarding pass ask her to sign a form written in Russian that she says she can’t read and she is left to wait you said that you felt that you let down yourself your family your teams yeah so how did you work through that what you called this guilt that you were feeling oh I don’t think I really uh I don’t think I’ve really gotten through all the way but they today is my fault and I let everybody down Britney is transferred to Correctional Colony number one or ik1 as it’s known she is now a prisoner what were the conditions like in that particular jail the mattress had a huge blood stain on it and they give you these thin two sheets so you’re basically laying on bars from middle of my shin to my feet stuck through the bars which in prison you don’t really want to stick your leg and arm through bars you know because someone go up and grab it break it twist it and that’s what was going through my mind you were only allowed one roll of toilet paper that had to last you a month there was like 2 3 months where we didn’t get anything and the toothpaste had expired what 15 years it was like 15 years ago that toothpaste was expired we used to put it on the black mold to kill the mold on the walls for Britney her one silver lining her cmate Alana everyone knew the American that was my title or the basketball player that was also my title so Alana literally would translate everything I wouldn’t have made it without Alana 134 days into her detainment Britney Griner goes on trial in himy Russia I had no intent to break any Russian laws I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your grueling that it doesn’t end my life here this is the moment she learned her [Music] sentence n years in a Russian labor camp and where you’re heading to it’s called ik2 ik2 known as one of the worst prisons in Russia yeah what were the conditions like there really cold um it’s a Work Camp you go there to work there’s no rest yes here is video released by Russian authorities a Britney at her prison job cutting fabric for military uniforms so I’m picking up these big beams of fleece and cotton and silk you put it on this machine and you roll it out a 100 times clamp it cut it The Frigid temperature is affecting her health and also her hair people knew you for so long with the dreadlocks yeah you decided to cut them what was that like losing that part of you too honestly it it just had to happen um we had spiders above my bed um making nest my dreads started to freeze they would just stay wet and cold and I was getting sick you got to do what you got to do to [Music] survive our thanks to Robin Robert for That interview and for more of Britney griner’s story be sure to watch Robin’s full interview tonight on special edition of 2020 at 10 p.m. Eastern on ABC coming up fighting the stigmas of mental health issues why discriminating language could impact people’s care also ahead the gamechanging new guidance for breast cancer screening the new age women should start getting mammograms [Music] what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters s combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions 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Services now says all women should start getting screened by the time they hit 40 Rebecca Jarvis has more the US preventative Services Task Force announcing their final recommendation on screening for breast cancer suggesting all women with average risk begin screening with mammograms at the age of 40 and continue every other year until the age of 74 the latest science clearly shows that by screening every other year beginning at age 40 that we can save even more lives in fact up to nearly 20% more lives can be saved from breast cancer prior recommendations from the task force said women should start screening no later than age 50 but more women are being diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages this National Data showed that since from 2015 to 2019 there was an increase in breast cancer diagnoses in women ages 40 to 49 and in fact it increased about 2% every year Olga arila says a mammogram at 45 saved her life they told me that I had breast cancer I couldn’t believe it I am a very healthy person very active very positive following a double myectomy and 16 rounds of chemotherapy she’s now helping her Latin Community stay informed about the importance of mammograms very important to start at the age of 40 but if the cancer is in your family you have to do it earlier Rebecca Jarvis thank you and it’s time now for Patel it like it is where Dr Lo Patel shares Health advice on the topics that matter most to you today we’re talking about mental health awareness month and here’s Dr Patel with what you need to know the words we use to talk about mental health conditions matter it’s May it’s mental health awareness month I’m Dr Alo Patel ABC News medical contributor and I am ready to kick the stigmas of mental health conditions away are you in quick thought experiment how do you see people who are living with schizophrenia depression Mania or bipolar portrayed in movies and in television you may hear Looney nuts unpredictable unstable scary violent all this adds to stigmas that affect the nearly 60 million Americans living with a mental health condition also it’s inappropriate to say phrases such as oh he’s crazy this weather is mental she’s acting bipolar full stop mental health conditions should not be part of anyone’s punchline also certain phrases you may have heard could be little what people are actually going through for example let’s look at OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder I’ll be done in a sec I’m just really OCD about how I organize my presentation people with diagnosed OCD have recurrent thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors that can seriously impact somebody’s quality of life it’s not a casual or fun way to describe how you might pack your lunch write your emails or organize your medicine cabinet and think about times when people say they have ADHD because they’re distracted or they joke and say they want to kill themselves or jump out a window because they’re frustrated with work jokes may lead other people to doubt their own real symptoms stigmas fuel discrimination and all this has consequences it’s estimated that only half the people living with a mental health condition go and receive treatment but one thing we can all do right now is be conscious of the language we use we can promote equality and collectively normalize and accept this range of mental health conditions that affects more than one in five adults in the United States be a mental health Advocate and if you or anyone you know is struggling please talk to to a healthcare professional a trusted friend or family member who can get help or call the suicide and crisis hotline at 988 and Dr L Patel joins me now for more on this Dr Patel you you laid out some great examples but what else can we do to try to reduce the stigma that comes with mental health conditions right you nobody stops themselves from saying they have a sore Thro but you might hesit hesitate to tell someone that you’re depressed or or you’re struggling in some other way I think that’s a really important example Diane that you just brought up and this comes down to promoting equality between mental health and physical health you would not tell someone with cancer heart disease or strep throat for example that they’re faking it or that they should just get over their illness and that mentality really feels discrimination when people feel bad for having a mental health condition and feel like that it’s just a phase or they should they’re weak and they should get above it that all FS the stigma that people feel and we have made progress but not enough so some tips out there a kind of checklist that people can go through is number one talk openly about what your feeling encourage your colleagues or anyone to do so as well because you may Empower somebody else to speak about it we want to make sure we’re promoting equality that we are empowering and educating ourselves about what’s really happening out there and take all these actions to the workplace in the public sector as well make sure we’re lobbying for equality in all different facets and last but not least show compassion if someone out there is struggling or wants to talk lend them an ear you may make a huge difference in their life I know some people get squirmy because they feel responsible to then fix that person’s feelings or emotions or whatever they’re experiencing so how do you develop that skill to sort of be able to relate with someone or be sympathetic to them without feeling responsible for having to quote unquote fix them you know honestly sometimes it comes down to Simply listening and having someone have a safe trusted space where they can talk to you about their symptoms and a lot of this actually does play into three different forms of stigma one of them is public stigma and how people feel like their condition is being reflected in society that includes TV movies and public conversations also one is self stigma what people feel internally about their symptoms and last but not least is structural what’s happening in the workplace and you know there’s one study from the American Psychiatric association that shows that only about 50% of us workers feel comfortable talking to their super visor about their mental health conditions and that’s alarming that’s a very important place where people should be able to be comfortable in talking and not fear any type of action that could happen from their workplace I have seen this happen in healthc care professional settings as well so being able just to talk to someone and give the most supported place can really fight all these different forms of stigma and Dr vatel I’m out of time but I also wanted to mention more than half of Americans with mental health conditions are said to not receive the care they need so any final thoughts on how we fix that whether you’re the person looking at a loved one who needs help or you are the person who needs help I think the way we frame this is first realizing that you’re not alone millions of Americans from all different types of backgrounds are suffering from mental illness I had anxiety in the pandemic I talked to a therapist and the mentality shift was looking at the way we celebrate getting a Gym trainer or physical fitness we should celebrate mental health as well and if you are reluctant about seeing a specific type of he professional or a treatment realize that there’s so many different types for people and if you or anyone you know struggling and needs immediate help please call 988 the suicide and crisis hotline love that analogy like working out or training your brain we could all use that Dr Patel thank you we’re all one one organism right here one organism there you go Dr Patel thank you so much and remember Dr Patel is here to take your question so just leave a message on our Instagram feed at ABC News live and he might answer your question right here on Friday and For the First Time Prince William is reassuring the public about 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for inst stagram selfies that at a cost close to $350 for a family of four but Hot Springs are all around this country and many like this one called reodor are just free if you know where to walk and if you’re up for a little bit of physical activity the hike to get here was gorgeous and this doesn’t get any better one of the reasons so many people myself included have this special country on their bucket list is it living up to the hype so far yes absolutely it’s breathtaking I I could not have imagined cuz I was a little leery she convinced me of it and now being here and seeing this just it’s epic get I get it yeah I agree Good Morning America and Diane this has been a trip of a lifetime and just one more tip for you guys the reichu viic city card is an absolute cheat code to getting around the city it makes galleries museums and pools absolutely free whether you’re traveling alone or with family it makes the buses getting around the city free as well well this trip is super 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those College protests violently escalating from coast to coast at several colleges [Music] you all right right now campus police are clashing with protesters at the University of Wisconsin Madison Campus demonstrators have been seen linking arms in a standoff with officers at least 12 people have been arrested there and four officers were hurt in this chaos and a New York City Police and riot gear stormed the grounds of Columbia University with the permission of the administration clearing protesters barricaded in the historic Hamilton Hall mayor Eric Adams says between Colombia and City College roughly 300 people have been arrested in California UCLA has cancelled classes today after protests turned violent video shows the overnight clashes between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups some appearing to throw fireworks into an encampment well leading us off this hour Chloe morrisy of our ABC affiliate in Madison Wisconsin she’s on the scene there there at the campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison also with his II Jai on the campus of Columbia University in New York city so Chloe first to you pretty tense morning out there what’s the latest yeah absolutely this morning protesters were out here on the wuw Memorial Memorial Library lawn camped out when law enforcement came to take down their tents that they had set up for the pro Palestine encampment since then at least 12 people have been arrested and the tents were taken down but as you can see behind me they put their tents right back up there is still a large presence around here the chancellor of the University Jennifer manukan said that they’re ready to listen to voices and concerns as long as protesters abide by campus and state laws which includes the removal of tents but as you can see they have pitched them back up if we come this way you can see that protesters are getting ready for a full day of events here they have tables set up with supplies everything from water and snacks and sunscreen to keep up with the day’s events here you can just see everyone camping out around here getting ready for the full day of events they have a schedule listed they are supposed to have another rally at 5:00 p.m. today so we’re going to be expecting a lot more people to come out from that but right now it’s pretty calm there is not much of a law enforcement presence around here they are still lining the perimeter getting ready to see if anything’s going to happen but right now it is much calmer than it was earlier earlier today there was a group that broke off from the main group here that was running after a protester that was being taken into custody by law enforcement there was another tense moment like you mentioned when protesters were linking arms grabbing each other to guard their last tents that were standing around here and that is what kind of tipped off the tense moment between the state patrol and the protesters here but like I said it’s kind of calmed down a little bit there is still a decent sized crowd around here and we’re expecting more people to come out here in the coming hours that’s right thank you Chloe Madison of course no stranger to protest demonstrations over the years like Columbia University and that’s what we turn to next ik aachi on the ground there Ike the president of Columbia says she sorry thingss have escalated this much hundreds of arrests overnight what’s the feeling on campus now and how did that how was that accomplished how did it look well ter if you want to talk about the feeling on campus now don’t mind the bus that’s behind me but behind that bus is a brand new protest that just uh started about 10 15 minutes ago what we saw on campus not that long ago was a group of Faculty members faculty members who have been entranced with the students ever since the onset of this incident and they hold they held a sort of uh press conference about within the past hour talking about how they’re ashamed of the president’s actions that led the to the New York uh police department on campus to disperse of some of those students who were holding uh in that encampment and she also they also talked about the uh well essentially uh what was the Columbia University negotiating on what they beli wasn’t in good faith they felt that they didn’t really come to the table and it was all for show if you take a look right now you can see the fact that that meeting has essentially uh uh erupted into this protest that we’re seeing right now the members of that uh the faculty and you’re seeing them now starting to walk up and down the street doing their normal chance that they had in a while now the university did offer to consider new proposals on divestment and shareholder activism they also said that they would review access to their dual degree program in global centers another thing that they’re talking about is that they want to launch educational and health programs in Gaza and the West Bank these are all the things that uh the president have now said that they’re willing to come back to the table with but before that we they said that they wanted to make maintain the safety and the security of the campus which is why she said that she uh she deeply regrets what had to happen which essentially was the NYPD coming on campus last night and clearing this University we’re being told about 119 individuals were arrested just from Columbia University last night we’re being told from the NYPD that they’re still trying to determine from those 119 people who in fact were students and who were those outside agitators Terry right there were plenty of people who joined uh the that prot protest I Kachi at Columbia Khloe morresy in Madison thanks very much now to Washington and congresswoman Marjorie Taylor green is taking her threats to out the speaker of the house Mike Johnson to the next level she has announced that she will trigger her so-called motion to vacate that’s what they call it uh her fellow Republican by next week uh green is pledging to force another vote despite acting in defiance apparently of former president Trump wishes he doesn’t want to see this chaos in the campaign here she says it’s because speaker Johnson continues to put Democrats over his own party that’s her accusation and it’ll eventually cost Republicans the house we have to have a republican majority in January and under Mike Johnson’s leadership we’re not going to have one Hakim Jeff is endorsing Mike Johnson because he knows Mike Johnson’s leadership is going to hand the House Majority to the Democrats in January well this is all coming as the house today is voting on the quote anti-Semitism awareness act uh a bill that is aimed at addressing the rise in anti-Semitism amid ongoing unrest on college campuses we’ve just seen over the Israel Hamas war two different issues of course protesting the war doesn’t always mean in fact often doesn’t that there’s any anti-semitic bias but that this is politics our J O’Brien tracking it all from Capitol Hill joins us now J let’s start first with Mar Taylor green and her motion to kick out Speaker of the House Mike Johnson where do things stand with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle here well Green’s Coalition still appears small Terry it’s her and two other Hardline members Thomas Massie and Paul gosar they have all said they’re the ones who want Johnson out so when she triggers this vote next week right now her numbers look like three and then we’ve also heard from Democratic Leadership yesterday who say they will vote to push Green’s motion procedurally aside they’re not going to vote for Johnson they’re going to vote to do away with Green’s motion so in addition to all of the other Republicans plus those Democrats Johnson’s job looks secure there’s also the Spectre as you noted earlier former president Trump in all of this he does not want he has publicly said this infighting amongst Congressional Republicans and margerie Tor green really tried to walk that line in her remarks earlier today saying that she is still obviously a a very significant supporter of the former presidents she even dawned Maga hat during that press conference to make that point but also she’s going to go forward with this effort to boot Johnson against his wishes Terry yeah it’s it’s quite a move so uh as she just said in that sound bite that we played the Democrats with the Democratic leader of the house uh hakee Jeff stepping in here willing to save speaker Johnson what do they have to gain by that it’s interesting their statement says that Green’s effort to House Johnson and if it were to be successful would essentially throw the house into chaos and that’s why they’re trying to step in here that is true by the way last time this happened to Kevin McCarthy as you remember the house went 22 days without a speaker and the house was paralyzed so there’s that element of things but also privately and frankly even publicly I’ve heard from Democrats who say they feel they can trust Mike Johnson more than they could trust for instance Kevin McCarthy because Democrats did not jump in to bail out Kevin McCarthy the way they offered to jump in and save Mike Johnson here they view Johnson’s push at the 11th Hour really for Ukraine Aid as a sign that they can trust him they believe Johnson has acted in good faith with Democrats in the way that Kevin McCarthy in their view had not and so they view that as something that means the speaker is a partner in governing that they can at least while oppose his policies work with and that’s why I’ve heard Democrats say look they would be willing to vote to Bale Johnson now in addition to what leadership has already said yeah he’s a bit of a throwback that way isn’t he and so far it’s keeping him in in that hot seat Jay O’Brien on Capitol Hill thanks very much so from the center of uh legislative politics to one of the biggest political issues of this election year today Florida became the 17th state to restrict nearly all abortion access with a six week ban now officially in in effect in the sunshine state that law is now one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country country just a very few exceptions including one to save the life of the mother the south is now basically an abortion desert as advocates for abortion rights are calling it and women in Florida will now have to travel hundreds of miles for Reproductive care this comes as Arizona set to repeal a Civil War era era ban on abortion returning the state to a 15 week band so let’s bring in ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang she’s in Jacksonville along with Jack Lee in Phoenix selan First what’s at stake for women in Florida now that this ban is the law there well Terry this ascending shock waves not just here in Florida but across the South before this ban went into effect Florida was one of the few places in the South where women could get abortion access now after this ban is in effect in the South women have virtually no option so a woman in Florida now if she needs that abortion care she needs to travel to North Carolina if she’s before 12 weeks if she’s after 12 weeks she’s going to have to go all the way to Virginia I just earlier spoke to an abortion provider at this Planned Parenthood right behind me she says she saw a surgeon patients leading up to this ban as patients were trying to squeeze in an appointment before this six- we ban went into effect which she points out is before most women even know that they’re pregnant she says that patients are scared and that they’re confused she’s calling this policy heartbreaking and devastating saying it’s going to have profound impacts across the South Jo she’s in all right so uh Jacqueline I want to turn to you now on Arizona set to overturn that Civil War era law that went into effect it was a trigger as soon as the Supreme Court overturned Row versus Wade bang they went back to 1864 in Arizona what comes next now well Terry the magic number here is two so Democrats in the Senate only need two Republicans to join them today as they Tred to vote to repeal the 1864 for law uh so two Republicans have voiced that their support uh so when they take the vote today though until the vote’s taken you never really know where people are going to stand um but ultimately if that bill is passed today it’ll go to the governor’s desk Governor ktie Hobs is a Democrat she has voiced her support for repealing the 1864 law but here’s the kicker of all of this the law goes into effect June 27th if the repeal passes today that bill will not go into effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends which could be as far out as October 1st for when the repeal could take effect because the legislative session is set to end around June 30th so there’s going to be a gap in between where it’s kind of unclear uh what will take place uh there’s been support for the courts uh hopefully stepping in and putting a stay so hopefully that there will be a little bit more uh instruction on what could happen but ultimately we’re still waiting for the Senate to vote they just convened so hopefully we’ll get some answers soon Terry all right Jaclyn Lee Selena Wang thanks very much for that healthc care providers uh are sounding the alarm on the future of abortion access in Florida listen to what one abortion provider in Jacksonville told our Selena Wang earlier today patients are very scared they’re very very concerned you know unfortunately I have to tell her I’m so sorry you know because of this new law this new ban we cannot care for you um I can give her resources um if you know to travel to out of state if she has the ability to to travel out of state so joining us now is another abortion care provider in Florida that’s Dr Robin schikler she’s the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Dr shikler welcome this is a tough day what are you telling your patients now that this ban six- week ban is officially the law of the State of Florida yeah so I mean we are telling them that we cannot provide them an abortion if they are passed six weeks and if they want to seek an abortion that they need to go out of state and we have ways to help them to help navigate them but that they have to go out of state and that the closest place is North Carolina and then Virginia so that’s a that’s a good distance obviously and uh the six we ban one of the most extreme in the country why why is six weeks well it must must make it hard obviously so early in pregnancy for women even to know that they’re they’re pregnant yes exactly so the way we date pregnancies is by counting from the first day of the last menstrual period so if someone has a regular period by the time they miss their period they’re at least four weeks and so then they have very little time to one realize they’re pregnant get a test and then to obtain whatever care that they need so it’s really a incredibly restrictive ban yeah it’s basically a ban except for a very few people uh there are exceptions including for the life of the mother but I you know there’s there’s a long and dark history of women obtaining abortions in defiance of the law for centuries for Millennia How concerned are you that people who can’t travel out of States these great dist instances are going to find providers who are not author are going to really end up in a bad place looking uh to to terminate a pregnancy yeah I mean I I do have concern that patients um will seek out others to get abortion um in a non-legal way um certainly we are helping people as much as we can to get out of state if they feel like they can’t we are helping to tap into resources for them um help them get the travel um get whatever that they need so that they don’t have to resort to that right and finally the voters are going to have a chance to vote on these abortion restrictions in November it’s on the ballot a referendum now what’s your message to voters to lawmakers based on your perspective as somebody who cares for women uh in this situation B November is so important this ballot amendment is so important this abortion shouldn’t be political it’s health care it’s something we as OBGYNs do as part of reproductive health care and it should be a right that everyone with the uterus has all right well the Supreme Court decided otherwise but um the fight goes on Dr Robin shikler of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Central Florida thanks very much thank you we do have some thank you we do have some breaking news right now a threat has been neutralized outside one of the buildings at the Mount Horeb Middle School which is just outside of Madison Wisconsin a threat was neutralized there our affiliate WK says an active shooter situation was reported at that school and police responded to reports of a person armed with a rifle the school says it’s still on lockdown as police continue to search the classrooms this is a devel veloping story and we will bring you more as we know it well coming up Secretary of State Anthony blinkin becomes the first cabinet level Us official to visit the border of Gaza since October the 7th Hamas attacks in Israel we’ve got the latest on the hostage negotiations that he is engaged in when we return [Music] it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food GMA 3 what you need to know a third hour of GMA in the afternoon so join us afternoon for everything you need to know I love [Music] this is not about parents who just let their kid watch violent movies play violent video games this is about parents who neglected their son ignored his cries for help then bought him a gun the first parents in America to be charged in a school shooting they purchased that gun for him and bragged about it you don’t get to walk away from that that’s a criminal act sins of the parents the crumbly trials the opposite of love is not hate it’s just being ignored only on [Music] [Applause] [Music] Hulu well thanks for streaming with US Secretary of State Anthony blinkin has left Israel after holding highlevel meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during this visit blinkin became the first cabinet level Us official to visit the border of Gaza since those October 7th Hamas attacks and the Israeli response all this as a senior Egyptian official says Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel’s current hostage and ceasefire deal Proposal with quote within hours moments ago a secretary of state spoke before departing Israel let’s listen to what he had to say Israel has made very important U compromises in The Proposal that that’s on the table uh demonstrating its um desire and willingness to get this agreement and get it done uh now as we’ve been saying it’s on him us all right well our ABC News forign correspondent Tom Sufi burges has bur has the latest from the region there Tom I see you’re at a protest first let me just ask you know it seems like we’ve been through this so many times this cycle so many times proposal counter proposal negotiations fall apart what’s your feel right now about the prospects for a hostage ceasefire deal yeah Terry you’re right I mean look 48 hour hours ago things were sounding really positive then we had comments from Netanyahu saying we’re ready to go into Rafa Come What May in the south of Gaza that Invasion which has been threatening for weeks if not months now we’re getting that word from that Egyptian official saying the Hamas response will be coming within hours so again we’re feeling optimism I think about a potential deal but of course we just don’t know what that Hamas response will be and even if they do respond they might not be accepting the deal as it is now what is in that proposed deal is not totally clear but we we have multiple media uh reports which we haven’t been able to confirm uh that it would mean 33 hostages being released in initial phase of the deal uh we don’t know how many Palestinian prisoners would be released in return we’re not clear exactly what would happen to Israeli forces where they would be moved to whether they would have to withdraw away right out of the Gaza Strip but look I mean I think there’s anger on the streets these people have been blocking the traffic momentarily over the last uh sort of 40 minutes or so since we got here and look a lot of these people don’t have faith in the Israeli government right now I mean looking over there I can see one sign that basically says save the hostages from Netanyahu so you know I think these sort of people in Israel will only believe there is a deal when there is one you have been reporting on those families on those people uh with hostages in in Gaza from the beginning and we thank you for keeping that up and for your report thanks Tom well Harvey Weinstein appeared in a New York City court today for the first time since his sex crimes conviction was overturn this is the first step toward a possible retrial of the disgraced former Hollywood producer Last Week a New York’s court of appeals overturned Weinstein’s conviction on sex crimes against three women the court found that the trial judge had allowed jurors to hear testimony not directly related to what Weinstein was charge with the testimony of other women da Alvin Bragg says he plans to retry wiin streen if the witnesses are willing to participate in another trial so let’s bring in AB news legal contributor Brian buckmire Brian what what’s the best arguments uh for Weinstein’s lawyer to make in court today on this we might not hear much about them in court because really they’ll be out the the the mercy so to speak of the prosecution the judge moving forward but outside of court I would expect the defense to be saying you don’t want to put these alleged victims or these victims to this trial again what if we cut a deal he is serving 16 years in California I can see them asking for something similar there and Brian when it comes to a potential retrial you what do prosecutors need to do differently this time around look there’s there there are trials where uh you know there’s a pattern or practice that is trying to be proved by prosecutors so they can bring in other victims saying look this person did something similar before is that the problem do they have to drop that part of their evidence or can they can they bring it in well the appell at court in some regards gave them a bit of a road map that having three um alleged victims who are charges are associated with and then four that are not was too much so we may see that there will be those still those three victims but maybe instead of having four uh non-charged victims alleged victims there would be three or two or one they may go for Quality rather than quantity in terms of the level of allegations they can prove with those uncharged alleged victims and and try to make sure that if they’re trying to demonstrate a pattern that it that it is close to the accusations that he is actually standing trial for probably Brian buckmire thanks very much well coming up it’s most definitely not the bees knes look at that a baseball game gets delayed because of unwelcome visitors a whole swarm of them will be right back with these stinging images I’m going to stop that we’ll be right back what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to [Music] go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the US say look at your smile you’re proud of 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coast to coast police and riot gear arrested close to 300 People at Columbia University and City College in New York City overnight and West violent clashes on the campus of UCLA we’re live on the scene with what happens next plus abortion rights on the campaign Trail vice president kamla Harris is in Florida today as that states six week abortion ban goes into effect we’re going to talk to a Florida doctor about the Fallout and what she’s telling her patients and Democrats to the rescue why speaker Mike Johnson is counting on colleagues from the other side of the aisle to keep him in his job as Speaker of the House hi everyone I’m Terry Moran We Begin those College protests violently escalating from coast to coast at several [Music] colleges all right right now campus police are clashing with protesters at the University of Wisconsin Madison Campus demonstrators have been seen linking arms in a standoff with officers at least 12 people have been arrested there and four officers were hurt in this chaos and a New York City Police and riot gear stormed the grounds of Columbia University with the permission of the administration clearing protesters barricaded in the historic Hamilton Hall mayor Eric Adams says between Colombia and City College roughly 300 people people have been arrested in California UCLA has cancelled classes today after protests turned violent video shows the overnight clashes between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups some appearing to throw fireworks into an encampment well leading us off this hour Chloe morrisy of our ABC affiliate in Madison Wisconsin she’s on the scene there at the campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison also with his III on the campus of Columbia University in New York city so Chloe first to you pretty T morning out there what’s the latest yeah absolutely this morning protesters were out here on the udw Memorial Memorial Library lawn camped out when law enforcement came to take down their tents that they had set up for the pro Palestine encampment since then at least 12 people have been arrested and the tents were taken down but as you can see behind me they put their tents right back up there is still a large presence around here the chancellor of the University Jennifer manukan said that they’re ready to listen to voices and concerns as long as protesters abide by campus and state laws which includes the removal of tents but as you can see they have pitched them back up if we come this way you can see that protesters are getting ready for a full day of events here they have tables set up with supplies everything from water and snacks and sunscreen to keep up with the day’s events here you can just see everyone camping out around here getting ready for the full day of events they have a schedule listed they are supposed to have another rally at 5:00 p.m. today so we’re going to be expecting a lot more people to come out from that but right now it’s pretty calm there is not much of a law enforcement presence around here they are still lining the perimeter getting ready to see if anything’s going to happen but right now it is much calmer than it was earlier earlier today there was a group that broke off from the main group here that was running after a protester that was being being taken into custody by law enforcement there was another tense moment like you mentioned when protesters were linking arms grabbing each other to guard their last tents that were standing around here and that is what kind of tipped off the tense moment between the state patrol and the protesters here but like I said it’s kind of calmed down a little bit there is still a decent sized crowd around here and we’re expecting more people to come out here in the coming hours that’s right thank you Chloe Madison of course no stranger to protest demonstrations over the years like Columbia University and that’s what we turn to next Ike aachi on the ground there Ike the president of Columbia so she sorry things have escalated this much hundreds of arrests overnight what’s the feeling on campus now and how did that how was that accomplished how did it look well ter you want to talk about the feeling on campus now don’t mind the bus that’s behind me but behind that bus is a brand new protest that just uh started about 10 15 minutes ago what we saw on campus not that long ago was a group of Faculty members faculty members who have been Ed with the students ever since the onset of this incident and they hold they held a sort of uh press conference about within the past hour talking about how they’re ashamed of the president’s actions that led the to the New York uh police department on campus to disperse of some of those students who were holding uh in that encampment and she also they also talked about the uh well essentially uh what was the Columbia University negotiating what they believed wasn’t in good faith they felt that they didn’t really come to the table and it was all for show if you take a look right now you can see the fact that that meeting has essentially uh uh erupted into this protest that we’re seeing right now the members of that uh the faculty and some others you’re seeing them now starting to walk up and down the street doing their normal chance that they had in a while now the university did offer to consider new proposals on divestment and shareholder activism they also said that they would review access to their dual degree program in global centers another thing that they’re talking about is that they want to launch educational and health programs in Gaza and the West Bank these are all the things that uh the president have now said that they’re willing to come back to the table with but before that we they said that they wanted to main maintain the safety and the security of the campus which is why she said that she uh she deeply regrets what had to happen which essentially was the NY PD coming on campus last night and clearing this University we’re being told about 119 individuals were arrested just from Columbia University last night and we’re being told from the NYPD that they’re still trying to determine from those 119 people who in fact were students and who were those outside agitators Terry right there were plenty of people who joined uh that protest I Kachi at Columbia Khloe morrisy and Madison thanks very much now to Washington and congresswoman margerie Taylor green is taking her threats to out the speaker of the house Mike Johnson to the next level she has announced that she will trigger her so-called motion to vacate that’s what they call it uh her fellow Republican by next week uh green is pledging to force another vote despite acting in defiance apparently of former president Trump’s wishes he doesn’t want to see this chaos in the campaign year she says it’s because speaker Johnson continues to put Democrats over his own party that’s her accus ation and it’ll eventually cost Republicans the house we have to have a republican majority in January and under Mike Johnson’s leadership we’re not going to have one Hakim Jeff is endorsing Mike Johnson because he knows Mike Johnson’s leadership is going to hand the House Majority to the Democrats in January well this is all coming as the house today is voting on the quote anti-Semitism awareness act uh bill that is aimed at addressing the rise in anti-Semitism amid ongoing unrest on college campuses we’ve just seen over the Israel Hamas war two different issues of course protesting the war doesn’t always mean in fact often doesn’t that there’s any anti-semitic bias but that this is politics our J O’Brien tracking it all from Capitol Hill joins us now Jay let’s start first with Marie Taylor green and her motion to kick out Speaker of the House Mike Johnson where do things stand with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle here well Green’s Coalition still appears small Terry it’s her and two other Hardline members Thomas Massie and Paul gosar they have all said they’re the ones who want Johnson out so when she triggers this vote next week right now her numbers look like three and then we’ve also heard from Democratic Leadership yesterday who say they will vote to push Green’s motion procedurally aside they’re not going to vote for johnon they’re going to vote to do away with Green’s motion so in addition to all of the other Republicans plus those Democrats Johnson’s job look secure there’s also the Spectre as you noted earlier former president Trump in all of this he does not want he has publicly said this infighting amongst Congressional Republicans and margorie Tor green really tried to walk that line in her remarks earlier today saying that she is still obviously a a very significant supporter of the former presidents she even dawned a Maga hat during that press conference to make that point but also she’s going to go forward with this effort to boot Johnson against his wishes Terry yeah it’s it’s quite a move so uh as she just said in that sound bite that we’ played the Democrats with the Democratic leader of the house uh hakee Jeff stepping in here willing to save speaker Johnson what do they have to gain by that it’s interesting their statement says that Green’s effort to House Johnson if it were to be successful would essentially throw the house into chaos and that’s why they’re trying to step in here that is true by the way last time this happened to Kevin McCarthy as you remember the house went 22 days without a speaker and the house was paralyzed so there’s that element of things but also privately and frankly even publicly I’ve heard from Democrats who say they feel they can trust Mike Johnson more than they could trust for instance Kevin McCarthy because Democrats did not jump in to bail out Kevin McCarthy the way they’ve offered to jump in and save Mike Johnson here they view Johnson’s push at the 11th Hour really for Ukraine Aid as a sign that they can trust trust him they believe Johnson has acted in good faith with Democrats in the way that Kevin McCarthy in their view had not and so they view that as something that means the speaker is a partner in governing that they can at least while oppose his policies work with and that’s why I’ve heard Democrats say look they would be willing to vote to Bale Johnson now in addition to what leadership has already said yeah he’s a bit of a throwback that way isn’t he and so far it’s keeping him in in that hot seat J O’Brien on Capitol Hill thanks very much so from the center of legislative politics to one of the biggest political issues of this election year today Florida became the 17th state to restrict nearly all abortion access with a six week ban now officially in in effect in the sunshine state that law is now one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country just a very few exceptions including one to save the life of the mother the south is now basically an abort abortion desert as advocates for abortion rights are calling it and women in Florida will now have to travel hundreds of miles for Reproductive care this comes as Arizona set to repeal a Civil War era era ban on abortion returning the state to a 15 week band so let’s bring in ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang she’s in Jacksonville along with jacqulyn Lee in Phoenix celan First what’s at stake for women in Florida now that this ban is the law there well Terry this ASC sending shock waves not just here in Florida but across the South before this ban went into effect Florida was one of the few places in the South where women could get abortion access now after this ban is in effect in the South women have virtually no option so a woman in Florida now if she needs that abortion care she needs to travel to North Carolina if she’s before 12 weeks if she’s after 12 weeks she’s going to have to go all the way to Virginia I just earlier spoke to an abortion provider at this Planned Parenthood right behind she says she saw a surgeon patients leading up to this ban as patients were trying to squeeze in an appointment before this six- we ban went into effect which she points out is before most women even know that they’re pregnant she says that patients are scared and that they’re confused she’s calling this policy heartbreaking and devastating saying it’s going to have profound impacts across the South so she’s in all right so uh Jacqueline want to turn to you now on Arizona set to overturn that Civil War era law that went into effect it was a trigger as soon as the Supreme Court overturned Row versus Wade bang they went back to 1864 in Arizona what comes next now well Terry the magic number here is two so Democrats and the Senate only need two Republicans to join them today as they try to vote to repeal the 1864 law uh so two Republicans have voiced that their support uh so when they take the vote today though until the vote’s taken you never really know where people are going to stand um but ultimately if that bill is passed today it’ll go to the governor’s desk Governor ktie Hobbs is a Democrat she has voiced her support for repealing the 1864 law but here’s the kicker of all of this the law goes into effect June 27th if the repeal passes today that bill will not go into effect until 90 days after the legislative session ends which could be as far out as October 1st for when the repeal could take effect because the leg ative session is set to end around June 30th so there’s going to be a gap in between where it’s kind of unclear uh what will take place uh there’s been support for the courts uh hopefully stepping in and putting a stay so hopefully that there will be a little bit more uh instruction on what could happen but ultimately we’re still waiting for the Senate to vote they just convened so hopefully we’ll get some answers soon Terry all right Jackin Lee Selena Wang thanks very much for that healthc care providers uh are sounding the alarm on the the future of abortion access in Florida listen to what one abortion provider in Jacksonville told our Selena Wang earlier today patients are very scared they’re very very concerned you know unfortunately I have to tell her I’m so sorry you know because of this new law this new ban we cannot care for you um I can give her resources um and if you know to travel to out of state if she has the ability to to travel out of state so joining us now is another abortion care provider in Florida that’s Dr Robin shikler she’s the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Dr shikler welcome this is a tough day what are you telling your patients now that this ban six week ban is officially the law of the State of Florida yeah so I mean we are telling them that we cannot provide them an abortion if they are passed 6 weeks and if they want to seek an abortion that they need to go out of state and we have ways to help them to help navigate them but that they have to go out of state and that the closest place is North Carolina and then Virginia so that’s a that’s a good distance obviously and uh the six we band one of the most extreme in the country why why is six weeks it must must make it hard obviously so early in pregnancy for women even to know that they’re they’re pregnant yes exactly so the way we date pregnancies is by counting from the first day of the last menstrual period so if someone has a regular period by the time they miss their period they’re at least four weeks and so then they have very little time to one realize they’re pregnant get a test and then two obtain whatever care that they need so it’s really a incredibly restrictive ban yeah it’s basically a ban except for a very few people uh there are exceptions including for the life of the mother but I you know there’s there’s a long and dark history of women obtaining abortions in defiance of the law for centuries for Millennia How concerned are you that people who can’t travel out of States these great distances are going to find providers who are not author are going to really end up in a bad place looking uh to to terminate a pregnancy yeah I mean I I do have concern that patients um will seek out others to get abortion um in a non-legal way um certainly we are helping people as much as we can to get out of state if they feel like they can’t we are helping to tap into resources for them um help them get the travel um get whatever that they need so that they don’t have to resort to that right and finally the voters are going to have a chance to vote on these abortion restrictions in November it’s on the ballot a referendum now what’s your message to voters to lawmakers based on your perspective as somebody who cares for women uh in this situation this November is so important this ballot amendment is so important this abortion shouldn’t be political it’s health care it’s something we as OBGYNs do as part of reproductive healthc care and it should be a right that everyone with the uterus has right well the Supreme Court decided otherwise but um the fight goes on Dr Robin shikler of Planned Parenthood of Southwest Central Florida thanks very much thank you we do have some thank you we do have some breaking news right now threat has been neutralized outside one of the buildings at the Mount Horeb Middle School which is just outside of Madison Wisconsin a threat was neutralized there our affiliate wko says an active shooter situation was reported at that school and police responded to reports of a person armed with a rifle the school says it’s still on lockdown as police continue to search the classrooms this is a developing story and we will bring you more as we know it well coming up Secretary of State Anthony blinkin becomes the first cabinet level Us official to visit the border of Gaza since October the 7th Hamas attacks in Israel we’ve got the latest on the hostage negotiations that he is engaged in when we [Music] [Music] return with so much at stake so much 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Israeli response all this as a senior Egyptian official says Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel’s current hostage and ceasefire deal Proposal with quote within hours moments ago a secretary of state spoke before departing Israel let’s listen to what he had to say Israel has made very important U compromises in The Proposal that that that’s on the table uh demonstrating its um desire and willingness to get this agreement and get it done uh now as we’ve been saying it’s on him us all right well our ABC News forign correspondent Tom Sufi burges has bur has the latest from the region there Tom I see you’re at a protest first let me just ask you know it seems like we’ve been through this so many times this cycle so many times proposal counter proposal negotiations fall apart what’s your feel right now about the prospects for a hostage ceasefire deal yeah Terry you’re right I mean look 48 hours ago things were sounding really positive then we had comments from Netanyahu saying we’re ready to go into Rafa Come What May in the south of Gaza that Invasion which has been threatening for weeks if not months now we’re getting that word from that Egyptian official saying the Hamas response will be coming within ours so again we’re feeling optimism I think about a potential deal but of course we just don’t know what that Hamas response will be and even if they do respond they might not be accepting the deal as it is now what is in that proposed deal is not totally clear but we we have multiple media uh reports which we haven’t been able to confirm uh that it would mean 33 hostages being released in an initial phase of the deal uh we don’t know how many Palestinian prisoners would be released in return we’re not clear exactly what would happen to Israeli forces where they would be moved to whether they would have to withdraw away right out of the Gaza Strip but look I mean I think there’s anger on the streets these people have been blocking the traffic momentarily over the last uh sort of 40 minutes or so since we got here and look a lot of these people don’t have faith in the Israeli government right now I mean looking over there I can see one sign that basically says save the hostages from Netanyahu so you know I think these sort of people in Israel will only believe there is a deal when there is one you have been reporting on those families on those people uh with hostages in in Gaza from the beginning and we thank you for keeping that up and for your report thanks Tom well Harvey Weinstein appeared in a New York City court today for the first time since his sex crimes conviction was overturn this is the first step toward a possible retrial of the disgraced former Hollywood producer Last Week a New York’s court of appeals over returned Weinstein’s conviction on sex crimes against three women the court found that the trial judge had allowed jurors to hear testimony not directly related to what Weinstein was charged with the testimony of other women da Alvin Bragg says he plans to retry Weinstein if the Witnesses are willing to participate in another trial so let’s bring in AB news legal contributor Brian buckmire Brian what what’s the best arguments uh for Weinstein’s lawyer to make in court today on this we might not hear much about them in court because really there’ll be out the the mercy so to speak of the prosecution the judge moving forward but outside of court I would expect the defense to be saying you don’t want to put these alleged victims or these victims to this trial again what if we cut a deal he is serving 16 years in California I can see them asking for something similar there and Brian when it comes to a potential trial you what do prosecutors need to do differently this time around look there’s there there are trials where U you know there’s a pattern or practice that is trying to be proved by prosecutors so they can bring in other victims saying look this person did something similar before is that the problem do they have to drop that part of their evidence or can they can they bring it in well the appell court in some regards gave them a bit of a road map that having three um alleged victim who are charges are associated with and then four that are not was too much so we may see that there will be those still those three victims but maybe instead of having four uh non-charged victims or alleged victims there would be three or two or one they may go for Quality rather than quantity in terms of the level of allegations they can prove with those uncharged alleged victims and and try to make sure that if they’re trying to demonstrate a pattern that it that it is close to the accusations that he is actually standing trial for proba Brian buckmire thanks very much well coming up it’s most definitely not the bees knees look at that a baseball game gets delayed because of unwelcome visitors a whole swarm of them will be right back with these stinging images I’m going to stop that we’ll be 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you and your money coming up hi everyone I’m Terry Moran we begin with new protests spreading at colleges from coast to coast the situation is so tense now in some places that some of those protests are erupting into violence more than a thousand people have been arrested Nationwide [Music] right now in California protesters are gathering on the campus of UCLA the school cancelled classes today after overnight protests there turned violent in Wisconsin today police in riot gear are on the campus of the University of Wisconsin protesters in standoff off with officers uh they are refusing to leave their encampment at least 12 people were arrested and four officers were hurt and in New York City Police stormed Columbia University with the approval permission of the administration there protesters that were barricaded inside a historic building there more than a hundred people were arrested leading us off this hour aachi he’s on the campus of Columbia University in New York City as he has been for several days so Ike the president of Columbia says she made the decision to ask the NYPD to intervene to end the occupation of Hamilton Hall and she said she’s sorry for it she sorry had reached that point sorry yeah Terry she says that she right right right right right she said that she expresses deep remorse for what she felt was the last straw you know we saw those images of those protests turning violent overnight with people barricading themselves inside Hamilton Hall using tables and chairs metal barri barricades even zip ties to close those doors shut and then obviously we saw the NYPD come on campus and within 2 hours or so ex uh completely clear the entire Hall of those who were essentially barricaded inside now I’ve been here out all day you have I have to understand the students are really about to leave this campus we’re almost at commencement so there was a lot of students who were essentially packing their stuff up today and leaving the campus I spoke to a lot of them and over for the most part everyone says that they were just disappointed and upset about what happened last night in terms of the way that things were handled a lot of the students told me that they felt that their first amendment rights and their right to protest were infringed upon the fact that they felt that the negotiations that were occurring between the uh University faculty and students and members of the encampment weren’t made in good faith uh one student I spoke to who is actually a pro-israel uh supporter said that she understands the right for the First Amendment and free speech and she actually appreciated uh the initial uh movement here on campus to create that encampment and have a peaceful protest but she said with all the violence and all the disruptions and essentially all the threats that a lot of the Jewish students were facing from that and how the movement was essentially co-opted by outside agitators she felt essentially the message was lost take a listen yesterday there spokesperson I think uh talked about um bringing food and water into Hamilton Hall and referred to it as humanitarian Aid I think that is inappropriate I think that people in Gaza need humanitarian Aid don’t think Columbia students who have chosen to take over a building get to use that term when they want some food and water now if we take a look right now we’re seeing that we’re right in front of the Hamilton Hall here uh there a protest essentially just stopped uh a bunch of Faculty members gathered together and essentially called out the university for handling that situation they way they did that happened right here in front of these Gates you can see right now it just dispersed but there are hundreds of people out here really protesting walking up and down these this sidewalk essentially voicing their frustration with the University’s actions if you take a look to the left right here you could see the NYPD still having that presence on campus they’re outside here and they’re also in campus patrolling making sure that Safety and Security maintain PS on campus they’re going to be here uh really until other further notice we’re being told that at least 2 weeks until commencement happens just to make sure the protest and things that may Sprout up from time to time again don’t necessarily uh uh run out into the street maybe uh cause problems with the public or essentially cause more disruptions in campus Terry all right I K you reporting on this through the week there thank you very much and you saw Ike there with the police officers who last night uh cleared Hamilton Hall of the students who’ve been occupying it let’s go to the West Coast now bring in and the News editor of UCLA School newspaper the daily breu and Katherine Hamilton with us Katherine thanks for being with us classes canceled a t night last night what was that like what does it feel like there today yeah so I think the vibe on campus is very subdued currently following the events of last night it got very violent and aggressive very quickly and ucpd did not show up um and neither did the LAPD until very late into the night following many acts of aggressive and violent interactions that were incited by many of the adult pro-israel counter protesters that were within Dixon Plaza which is the location on campus where the prop Palestine encampment is located yeah so we’re looking at the live pictures right there now as we speak Katherine and and what you’re saying is that that really and you could see it in the in the in the video that we’ve seen a clash between the protesters who were uh you know as calling for ceasefire and all the rest of it and and pro-israel protesters I haven’t seen that elsewhere and it did get violent didn’t it yes it got very violent there were instances of the counter-protesters launching fireworks toward the encampment and and they were throwing metal bar barriers that were being used to protect the encampment over the edge toward where students were they were throwing scooters um electric scooters that were in the area many of them were really using any item that they could find um including metal poles wooden poles and um there were also some instances of pepper spray and mace being used in large amounts yeah we saw that too so that’s that’s frightening and as you say it was late before either the UC police or the LAPD uh got there now there’s there’s what there’s 30,000 undergraduates at at UCLA uh what’s the reaction of the student body obviously you’ve got a very large protest but it’s no it’s you know a few thousand people it looks like uh which is a good size the Leading Edge people are passionate and organized about things but what’s the rest of the university community how the how are they reacting to what’s going on I think a lot of students have been disappointed and frustrated by their limited access to campus routes that they normally take campus buildings that they normally work in um since the start of the encampment on Thursday however I think that there has been a lot of displeasure with the way that the university reacted last night and the inaction of the police officers and campus security officers who were on scene for much of the night um we had reports hours before um the police officers actually came into Dixon Plaza that they were on campus and that they had been called to the scene however they did not make any actions um to protect either the students in the encampment or anyone outside the encampment in the surrounding area and I think a lot of students have been very distressed by the fact that their University reacted in that way right enry and then without the assistance of law enforcement uh Governor Nome uh in California issued a statement saying the limited and delayed campus law enforcement response at UCLA last night was unacceptable and demands answers because they we’re talking about safety as you’ve described and as we’ve seen in video those scenes and and let me ask you the these protests in many parts of the country have drawn people who are not part of the university community it’s an important issue in the world what’s happening in Gaza and a lot of people come from outside uh sometimes they’re called outside agitators maybe maybe they are maybe they’re not have you got a sense of that whether or not that’s happening at UCLA or or or is this homegrown no so a lot of what we have been seeing are adults coming onto campus um engaging in these counter protests it’s unclear whether they have been affiliated with UCLA in the past whether being a student or a former employee but generally it seems that many of them are coming from the surrounding areas such as Beverly Hills and they are not students they are not affiliated directly with the university currently and while there of course are some UCLA students who are participating in these counter protests much of the violence has been inight by these adults yeah that’s that is sad and I just want to ask you Catherine um this is pretty heavy stuff uh and we appreciate you’re there as a journalist doing your job and helping us understand as well but how you doing I have seen better days um I think specifically from early Sunday morning until last night my concern for daily Bru reporters has been growing last night there were instances of reporters being harassed and as a group of us attempted to leave the encampment site to return back to our office we were violently assaulted by counter protesters wow well that’s the front lines of Journalism in this huge National story we appreciate you being there we appreciate your colleagues being there and the work that you’re doing and we want you to stay safe and keep doing it Katherine hamilt Katherine Hamilton of the daily Brewing at us UCLA thanks very much good luck to you thank you for having me on well turning to Washington DC now congresswoman margorie Taylor green is taking her threats to ouou the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson she’s taking those threats to the next level she’s announced that she will trigger her so-called motion to vacate that’s what they call it uh Mike Johnson her fellow Republican by next week she’s going to try and kick him out the lawmaker is pledging to force another vote uh despite acting in defiance of former president Trump’s wishes he doesn’t want to see this chaos in an election year she says it’s because speaker Johnson continues she in her view to put Democrats over his own party and it’ll eventually cost Republicans the house our contributing political correspondent Rachel bade is tracking it all from Capitol Hill joins us now so Rachel let’s start with Marg Taylor’s Marg Taylor green motion she’s going to try we’ve seen this before we’ve seen this movie before with Kevin McCarthy and others what’s the latest from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle on this vote that they may have to take again yeah Terry you know that margorie Taylor green is a very well-known name here across the country she’s got a huge following on social media she raises a lot of money for Republicans but here in Washington right now she’s very much on an island both Democrats and Republicans are Furious that she is sort of bringing this to a head you’ve seen Democratic leaders come out yesterday and say if she tries to move against Johnson they will actually put up the votes to make sure he maintains his gavel which is incredibly rare and unheard of here in Washington to see Democrats saying they will save a republican speaker on the Republican side of course you have a lot of Republicans who are not happy with Johnson but also they say they don’t want to OU him right now in an election year and this also extends to former president Donald Trump’s Inner Circle uh I reported this morning that the new RNC chief uh Michael Watley actually had a meeting with margorie Taylor green yesterday where he personally asked her to back down saying it’s bad for the party she’s ignoring him and moving forward Terry and uh we’ll have to see how this plays out but we can say uh she’s she’s going to lose this vote but there will be vote blowback potentially for margorie Taylor green all right with that let’s turn to this other subject on the hill today the House of Representative is going to hold its vote on the anti-Semitism awareness act that’s what this bill is called called obviously addressing some of the ongoing unrest on college campuses which has seen you know anti-Semitism uh incidents of anti-Semitism so what does this bill want to accomplish what can a federal law do what can we expect with this vote yeah Terry this is part of a pivot that speaker Mike Johnson has been desperate to make for several weeks now he’s moving from issues that very much divide his conference things like Ukraine Aid passing Government funding uh renewing this foreign surveillance Bill things that were very controversial with Republicans to something that largely unites Republicans and actually divides Democrats so now he’s going on the offense uh in terms of trying to split the Democratic vote in terms of this legislation uh it would basically change the definition of anti-semitism uh specifically anti-Semitism when it comes to discrimination and mandate that the federal government step in more frequently uh to to sort of make sure Jewish students on campus are not harassed uh and not heckled but with de with the Democrats there are actually a lot of members up here on Capitol Hill who say that this legislation goes too far we’ve heard from the um the ACLU uh which says that this will actually infringe on Free Speech they note that there’s already laws on the book that prohibit discrimination against Jewish students uh and there’s a concern even amongst members like Jerry Nadler who is a New York Jewish member himself uh who worry that this will sort of change the definition such that people will not be able to protest Israel and Israel’s actions in Gaza uh that that will be considered anti-Semitic so uh a big debate up here on Capitol Hill but this one is going to focus on the Democrat divide not the Republican divide as much which is exactly what speaker Johnson wants Terry yeah that’s so interesting the substance and the politics of it Rachel bade is always You’re right on top of both thanks very much we got some breaking news on the economy now the Federal Reserve is leaving interest rates unchanged Traders will now look ahead to Fed chair Jerome Powell’s press conference a little bit later for any guidance on what the Federal Reserve might do next so here to break this all down ABS news business reporter Alexis Christoper so glad you’re here Alexis what does it mean well this means that you need to get ready for interest rates to remain higher for longer the FED today signaling they’re not ready to cut interest rates anytime soon because of this hotter than inflation uh numbers that we’ve been getting over the past three months and in fact in their statement today following that rate decision the saying that it highlighted a lack of further progress that’s its words there a lack of further progress toward bringing inflation down to its 2% Target Terry where we know the FED wants inflation but right now it seems to be hanging out at around three and a half% so tough to get inflation down in certain areas of our economy most notably rent which a lot of people are still struggling with and in the food aisles yeah the rent’s too high uh still and and food prices as well that’s where people live of course Alexis we’re watching J Powell’s uh press conference which is coming up soon uh what are you expect to hear what are you looking for in his remarks I don’t think we’re going to get a whole lot of clarity here uh nothing new from the Federal Reserve Terry but we’re going to be listening for any clues about when the FED thinks they might be ready to start cutting interest rates some uh actually are wondering if we’re going to get a rate hike before we get a rate cut later this year if the economy continues to grow strongly and if we get hotter inflation numbers we have a jobs report out from the government on Friday if that comes in strong and we see more wage growth it could convince the FED to wait a little longer and just to connect those dots you think having a strong economy is a great thing and most of the time it is but if you have a lot of people working wages are going up and they’re out there spending more that in and of itself can be inflationary yeah and so we’re going to ask the question um that we always ask favorite question somewhere someways and Democrats certainly ask it because if you look at a lot of the numbers the economy is pretty good certainly it’s been a lot worse in my long life but voters don’t see it that way voters give it a really negative rating the economy obviously that’ll hurt uh President Biden what’s the explanation for that you know it’s hard to when you try to get into the psyche right of of of American consumers but I think overall inflation is just sticking around a lot longer than we thought I just want to bring up a couple of Graphics if we could just to show you how things have changed over the past few years so when the FED started raising interest rates back in March of 2022 a 30-year mortgage was 4.16% look where it is now 7.17% your credit card interest rates now topping 20% much higher than they were uh just three years ago four years ago and and so I think people are are noticing this they realize that even though wages are going up they’re quickly getting eaten by inflation here you have you know Auto expens have really gone through the roof and now new car loans nearly 8% nearly double what they were uh in 2022 car insurance alone Terry up more than 20% in just the past year so folks are just paying a lot more for everyday items and uh they’re blaming the president and this Administration for it largely yeah that’s extremely helpful Alexis the numbers can say what the numbers say but if you’re paying that much more for those essential uh goods and services right you’re going to you’re not going to be happy the numbers tell the story for sure that’s it Alexis thanks very much sure well coming up a six week ban on abortions is now in effect in Florida the law now one of the most restrictive in the country with a few exceptions we’re going to tell you what you need to know after the [Music] break whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine reporting from Leon main the scene of a horrific mass shooting ABC News live is right there everywhere from the scene of that deadly missile strike in Dena Ukraine reporting from the earthquake in Turkey in Rolling Fort This Tornado tore through this little town from the most devastating disaster in Hawaii from Charleston South Carolina on the 2024 campaign Trail in Iceland let’s go traveling 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though though right now lawmakers in Arizona they are voting right now on whether to repeal a Civil War era ban on abortion that came back into effect after the Supreme Court overturned roow versus Wade that Returns the state to a 15-week ban with no exceptions for rape or incest let’s bring in ABS news senior White House correspondent Selena Wang in Jacksonville Florida along with jacqulyn Lee in Phoenix so Selena what are you hearing from abortion providers in Florida now that this six week ban is the law in that state well look they tell me that this is already sending shock waves not just here in Florida but across the region now women in the South have very very limited options for abortion access as you say having to travel very far to get the medical care that they need I was speaking to one of the abortion providers at this Planned Parenthood behind me she says she’s seen a surgeon patients bading ahead to this ban as they were trying to squeeze in their appointments knowing this was going to come into effect she tells me that the patients are scared scared they’re confused they’re fearful and take a listen to what El she told me currently right now um patients can have an abortion in North Carolina till 12 weeks um after that Virginia after that Illinois Kansas and then the East Coast and West Coast so we are talking hundreds upon thousands of miles that patients have to travel for essential Healthcare now the entire southern region of the US there are almost no options for women that is correct so Terry starting from today that doctor she says she’s having to turn away patients starting today when the patients come to her she has to tell them I’m sorry I cannot give you care but I can tell you how to travel to the nearest State as you say there are some very narrow exceptions for the six we band which includes rape and incest and to save the life of the mother but abortion providers say these are very narrow cases that are very hard to prove so this is having a chilling effect for abortion providers yeah it sure is it was a great interview thank you very much for that U Selena let me go to Jacqueline in Arizona with the state legislature trying to overturn that Civil War era law that kicked back in when the Supreme Court overturned roow versus Wade what are you hearing from providers and women there well actually Terry just kind of like a breaking news update for you they are voting as we speak whether or not to repeal the the law um so as I’m looking down at my phone I’m seeing the live stream so basically two Republicans need to join Democrats to repeal the law at this very moment shaa bolck one of the Senators one of the Republican Senators who has voiced her support was speaking saying why she was going to vote the way she voted her vote is not being displayed on the board at the moment but we do have Republican senator uh TJ shop he had voted yes to repeal it so we’re kind of just waiting uh any second now to find out if the Senate Republicans or if the Senate Democrats will be successful in um in repealing the the the law it is happening as we speak um but anyways to get to your question what are women saying and what are uh provider saying there were dozens and dozens of anti-abortion activists here today trying to put the pressure on Republicans to get them to stay the course do not you know side with Democrats and there were a lot of women in that crowd and you’re seeing that play out here in Arizona it is a purple state so you’re seeing women on both sides of the issue who support keeping the 1864 law in place and others who say it is a huge violation uh of what this state stands for Terry um providers are saying it’s a huge disservice to their patients it is why you’ve seen uh like California governor Gavin some say that he has put forth he’s having the Senate put forth a uh a bill to allow providers to to provide abortions over California state lines because this is really limiting women’s access uh to their Healthcare Terry yeah for sure such a big story there Jacqueline thank you Selena back to you vice president Harris is in Jacksonville uh to make the case Donald Trump is responsible for all these growing restrictions on abortion what can we expect uh from her remarks exactly Terry she’s going to directly blame Donald Trump for this six-week abortion ban going into effect here in Florida but also for the restrictions and bans across some 20 other states of the country in fact she’s going to label these As Trump abort abortion bans and this is as you see the Biden campaign Terry really crystallize and focus their messaging for the 2024 election around abortion and around Republicans they say taking away this critical Freedom now Vice President Harris also expect her to slam Donald Trump for the remarks he made during that time magazine interview where he said he wouldn’t step in if States decided to prosecute women who seek abortions in states where they are banned now the fact that you’ve got vice president Harris campaigning on this issue in Florida just about a week after President Biden did in Florida as well underscores just how critical Democrats believe this issue is going to be in 2024 ultimately the question of abortion rights it is going to be on the ballot here in Florida in November and Democrats believe that as we’ve seen in state after State including conservative ones they believe this is going to drive more voters to the polls in November and just maybe could help them flip the state Terry yeah and and uh Jacqueline to you on this new poll from Monmouth University says abortion is a top issue for Democrats no surprise really 44% saying the issue will determine how they vote for president uh as I said that’s no surprise among registered Democrats but I want to ask about Arizona a purple State as you said what are you hearing from voters what’s the what’s the state of play on how this is going to impact the election look I mean this is really galvanizing both sides so you’re seeing uh abortion Advocates anti-abortion Advocates really coming out and showing up and using this specific issue as a way to drive people to the polls come November um so we’re seeing Republicans potentially trying to make efforts to add ballot initiatives to uh add more abortion restrictions if the law gets repealed But ultimately we’ll have to see where this vote lands Terry absolutely in that purple State thank you Jack and we’ll take you now to Jacksonville Florida vice president K Harris is giving a speech there as the state’s six- week abortion ban takes effect I had the chance to spend some time with her this afternoon and I thanked her for her courage and for the work that she and her colleagues are doing at this critical time in our country in the midst of this critical Health Care crisis she’s been an extraordinary leader so thank you Dr Tian for all that you are and thank you to all the leaders who are with us today leader Driscoll leader Davis mayor Degan and Democratic State party chair Nikki freed and a special thank you to all the organizers and Advocates and elected leaders who have been on the Forefront of this fight for so long so listen I think we all know um this is a fight for Freedom this is a fight for freedom the fundamental freedom to make decisions about one’s own body and not have their government tell them what they’re supposed to do and as we know almost two years ago the highest court in our land the court of thurg good and RBG took a constitutional right that had been recognized from the people of America from the women of America and now in States across our nation extremists have proposed and passed laws that criminalize doctors punish women laws that threaten doctors and nurses with prison time even for Life simply for providing reproductive care laws that make no exception for rape or incest even Reviving laws from the [Applause] 1800s across our nation we witness a full-on assault state by state on reproductive freedom and understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this Donal Donald Trump handpicked three members of the United States Supreme Court because he intended for them to overturn rope and as he intended they did now many of you here may recall I served on the Judiciary Committee as a United States Senator and I questioned two of those nominees to one of them I asked quote I will quote myself can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions about the male body and it will come as no shock to everyone here he had no good answer and that day we all knew what was about to come and it happened just as Donald Trump in intended now present day because of Donald Trump more than 20 states have abortion bans more than 20 Trump abortion bans and today this very day at the stroke of midnight another Trump abortion ban went into effect here in Florida as of this morning four million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night this is the new reality under a trump abortion ban starting this morning medical professionals like Dr Tien could be sent to prison for up to five years for providing reproductive care even earlier in pregnancy reality under a trump abortion ban starting this morning women in Florida became subject to an abortion ban so extreme it applies before many women even know they are pregnant which by the way tells us the extremists who wrote this ban either don’t know how a woman’s body works or they simply don’t care says he wants to leave abortion up to the states he says up to the states all right so here’s how that works out today one in three women of reproductive age live in a state with a trump abortion ban many with no exception for rape or incest now on that topic as many of you know I started my career as a prosecutor specializing in crimes against women and children what many of you may not know is why so when I was in high school I learned that my best friend was being molested by her stepfather and I said to her well you’ve got to come and live with us I called my mother and my mother said of course she does and so she did so the idea that someone who survives a crime of violence to their body a violation of their body would not have the authority to make a decision about what happens to their body next that’s immoral that’s immoral and one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government should not be telling her what to do and let us understand let us understand the impact of these bands the horrific reality that women face every single day folks since row was overturned I have met women who were refused care during a miscarriage I met a woman who was turned away from an emergency room and it was only when she developed sepsis that she received care now I’m proud to be the first president or vice president in history to visit a reproductive health clinic but around our country since that decision came down clinics have been forced to close think about it clinics that provide breast cancer screenings contraceptive care paps life-saving care and I have seen firsthand then that this truly is a health care crisis and Donald Trump is the architect and by the way that is not a fact he hides in fact he brags about it he has said the collection of abortion bans in the state is quote working the way it’s supposed to just this week in an interview he said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans and states have the right to punish pregnant women for seeking out abortion care so Florida the contrast in this election could not be more clear yeah basically under Donald Trump it would be fair game for women to be monitored and punished by the government whereas Joe Biden and I have a different view we believe the government should never come between a woman and her doctor never and as much harm as he has already caused a second Trump term would be even worse Donald Trump’s friends in the United States Congress are trying to pass a national ban and understand a national ban would outlaw abortion in every single state even in States like New York and California and now Trump wants us to believe he will not sign a national ban well I say enough with the GL gaslighting enough with the gaslighting because we all know if Donald Trump gets the chance he will sign a National Abortion ban and how do we know well let’s take a look at the evidence and follow the facts maybe as a former prosecutor I like to say we should really look at the evidence and follow the facts okay Congress tried to pass a National Abortion ban in 2017 and the then president Trump endorsed it 2017 and promised to sign it if it got to his desk and in that same interview he gave this week he seemed perfectly fine signing a national ban that would make it illegal to receive IVF treatment well the great Maya Angelou once said when someone tells you who they are believe them the first time and Donald Trump has told us who he is so here’s what a second Trump term looks like more bans more suffering less freedom but we are not going to let that happen because you see we trust women we trust women to know what is in their own best interest and women trust all of us to fight to protect their most fundamental freedoms and this November up and down the ballot reproductive freedom is on the ballot and you the leaders all right there is the vice president of the United States comma Harris in Florida and she’s talking about abortion hitting uh the Republican candidate for president for president Donald Trump very hard saying there there is a fullon assault state byst state on reproductive freedom and former president Donald Trump did this well let’s go to Walker Shaw Wisconsin now where the former president is back out on the campaign Trail for the first time since the start of his hush money trial New York does that Meen lose your job you get sick and you can’t live this is the highest number ever it’s up at a number nobody ever thought that’ see yet crooked Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on top of that and raise business taxes which will lead to the destruction of your jobs and it’s uh you know what you know what ultimately it’s just going to lead to the destruction of the country we have so many negative forces on this country Uncle Sam is right here look at him you are perfect this guy’s the best he’s like a perfect Uncle Sam H he goes we need you that’s right thank you Uncle Z get up here for a second look at this guy man wow he’s in good shape he’s in good shape thank youc look at this the last one you signed got lost I’ll sign it yeah give me I’ll sign I’ll sign yeah he asked me to sign I said I got to make a speech here Uncle Sam goodl looking Uncle Sam though huh give me a pen somebody let’s get Uncle Sam taken care of come on give me a pen I got to get a pen let’s go yeah good just throw it up give me a pen [Music] please you think Biden can bend down like that ad don’t woo love you where’s Uncle Sam the too he’s your pen back thank you Uncle Sam you got it man oh that’s nice Secret Service [Applause] Secret Service doesn’t love that stuff do you they’re not in love they’re looking like what’s he doing don’t do this but it’s Uncle Sam right he look good to me but with me in the white house we will protect the Trump tax cuts for Working Families we will make our middle class stronger bigger better stronger wealthier and more prosperous than ever before we’re going to do we’re going to do it quickly too it’s not going to take a long time you know one thing I was there I know the good people I know the bad people I know the Smart Ones the dumb ones the ones that think they’re smart the ones that don’t think they’re smart and are smart I know them too you got all different types but I got to know him in 2016 I didn’t know anybody at 20 I learned fast I know everybody I know him better than anybody the Biden job numbers are fake he’s counting people coming back from work remember remember when we had the pandemic people left and they’d say come back in 2 months 3 months when this thing goes away come back he got those numbers and he tries to add them on and you call them do you know what they call them part-time they call them fake numbers they call them bounceback numbers you know it’s a bounceback automatic if this young gentleman right in front of me were president he’d have a bounceback they’d say oh that’s they were just our numbers it’s an important thing to know but a lot of the numbers on uh that just came out on immigration and on employment were illegal immigrants almost all of the numbers were from illegal immigrants isn’t that great isn’t that great the illegal immigration that being taken care of better than the people that have been in the country that are desperate for jobs but when I’m in the white house to Biden economic bust will quickly be replaced with the Trump economic boom we’re going to replace we’ll replace it when I left office we handed crooked Joe the fastest economic recovery it was the fastest recovery think of this economically ever recorded the stock market was at a record high the price of gasoline was $2 and even less than that a gallon think of that we had periods of time where it was a157 a187 how does that sound to you but under $2 a gallon the 30-year mortgage rate was at a record low the lowest ever recorded $2 think of this 2.65% that’s what your mortgage rights were now you can’t get a mortgage if you want to pay eight or nine% you still can’t get them and we had no inflation we had no inflation we had the greatest economy in history this is everybody said this isn’t me this is everybody we had the greatest we had no inflation today you’re your inflation so high it doesn’t matter if you make money it doesn’t matter it eats you alive inflation is what they call a country Buster you go back 200 years 300 years to countries with inflation they got busted ask Germany how is inflation many many years ago destroyed the country it it is a country Buster and we have record horrible inflation and now it’s getting worse and now they think they’re not going to be able to cut interest rates because it’s getting worse you don’t hear that and they don’t talk about it and the fake news these people right over here they don’t want to talk about it but it’s getting but then Biden came in and Unleashed Mayhem on our economy just like he Unleashed Mayhem on our border the Border there’s never been anything like this a border like this there’s never been anything in the world there’s never been a border like this in the history of the world using CO as an excuse crooked Joe Biden launched the greatest confiscation of middle class wealth in the history of our country it’s middle class wealth he confiscated it in three years Joe Biden and his party stole trillions of dollars from hardworking Americans and gave it their political and he gave it all to their cronies in Washington their uh their heirs to be he gave so much money away and the green news scam it’s the worst scam in the history of our country they spent $2 trillion the green news scam the greatest scam in history they spent $2 trillion on their so-called American Rescue plan which wasn’t rescuing this country how is the rescue plan doing trillions of dollars wasted which Obama’s economic advisers called the original sin they actually called it his advisor said that was the original sin that led to ramp inflation that’s where it began they spent another trillion dollars on their misnamed inflation reduction act and then they admitted it really wasn’t meant to reduce uh inflation they call it the inflation reduction act remember when a certain Senator said I’ll approve it and that was the end of his career I won’t tell you his name was Mansion oh I’m sorry now that was the end of his career he was popular he was getting more and more popular he started out not so popular for many years then he became popular because he was rejecting all this madness and then for some reason he agreed to sign a couple of things that were not good and it didn’t work out too well $1.2 trillion for their fake infrastructure par he had a package of infrastructure you take a look at it it’s fake it’s fake and it’s horrible and then all of that money again going over to the green news scam Joe Biden’s economic plan is to make China rich and America poor my economic plan is to make America richer than ever before and that’s what we’re going to that’s what we’re going to do with your vote we’re going to save our economy and we’re going to bring our country back from hell we have a country that’s in hell look at what’s going on look at the crime look at the crime you know I lost a tenant they said sir you lost a tenant big drugstore big one in one of my buildings and I said what’s the problem this is in New York but it h it’s happening all over I don’t think it’s happening here so much maybe it is actually they oh in Chicago Chicago it’s happening they say sir we can’t keep product I said well that’s a good thing is that they can’t keep product they tell me I called the manager nice guy I said what happened he said we can’t keep product I said oh that’s good isn’t it no that’s not bad they’re walking in with bags they’re taking it off the shelves so now they put bars up and they put glass up and somebody wants to buy toothpaste and it takes a half an hour for the guy to come they open up they give him how the hell can you make money doing that who ever heard of it if somebody would have told you that two or three years ago that that’s happening you would have said that’s not possible we knew about 3 400 usually young people uh walking into department stes and just robbing the place walking out with television sets we’re going to give our great police they are great they’re power back and they’re going to protect us again and you know you saw it last night that’s one good thing that really happened you saw it last night because New York was under siege last night and these people they first they were intense and the the person that heads up Columbia University was a great school it’s been you know badly damaged I think reputationally but the person that heads it up a woman she waited so long she was so weak she was so afraid she was so bad they could have done this with the tents and it would have gone quickly and no problem but they did an incredible job they went into one of the big buildings a beautiful landmark building boy they got the it got the hell beat out of it last night you know you’re supposed to take care of those buildings it took a beating but the police came in in exactly two hours everything was over it was a beautiful thing to watch New York’s finest you saw him go up in ladders you saw them go up in ladders to break in the windows and getting in and that’s dangerous CU you don’t know what’s on the other side of that window and they went and they knocked it out and they were incredible they did a great job New York’s finest and you know it’s uh like that throughout the country Chicago great police LA great police I know so many of them I know so many of the top people and the middle people I see them all over they’re great and they can do the job but we have to give them their power back where did he come [Applause] from all right thank you go home to Mom right go home to your mom thank you thank you say hello to mother oh she’s going to be angry cuz she’s watching right now on television she’s watching on television she’s saying that’s my [Applause] son the Biden inflation all right there’s former president Donald Trump uh sort of fencing with the Heckler there but as is his want as we heard a little bit earlier vice president K Harris zeroing in on one issue primarily abortion rights and Donald Trump has is his one really covering the Waterfront there talking about the economy PRI primarily and painting a very Bleak picture of the economy and blaming President Joe Biden for that uh he also at the end there he spoke about the campus protests that have been sweeping the country that was in the middle of him talking about a desire that he has to give police back their powers uh and allow them to protect us again those are his words and in the middle of that he stopped to remark on how police have been handling the student protest especially he said at Columbia University in New York City his hometown he said he admired the way that uh that police went in and within two hours had cleared the demonstration out of Hamilton Hall in Columbia University so for more on this Trump rally and on politics uh at this stage in the election campaign let’s bring in ABS news Deputy political director Avery Harper Avery Avery this is obviously he in wershaw Wisconsin critical Battleground state State and how is he you know what’s his strategy there obviously his strategy probably the same as is across across the country he must be enjoying getting out of the courtroom uh and getting in front of Voters again I I was going to say we have seen the president really uh trying to take advantage of the media tension uh at the courthouse in in in New York City but uh it is a very different thing to be on the ground in some of these Battleground States and and when you ask what’s at stake for him it’s really the election listen wiconsin is of one of just a few Battleground States we’re we’re likely going to see uh the outcome of the election decided Wisconsin’s a place that uh he lost narrowly uh in 2020 and so we know the electorate there is is uh almost evenly split and so he is definitely trying to Rally his base there to turn out to vote for him in November yeah Wisconsin absolutely critical and I’ve been I went to college in Wisconsin go back there every summer and there’s no question it is it is changing dramatically shifting right uh towards Republicans very very rapidly uh and Avery stand by we we mentioned earlier uh that uh just this Trump rally happening just as vice president kamla Harris was delivering uh a speech there in Florida on abortion axis ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang is there in Florida uh so and Jaclyn Lee is with us as well she’s in Arizona covering the abortion battle there so so Selena first to first to you these do you cover the White House there is the president’s opponent in Wisconsin you’re there in Florida there two different strategies absolutely Terry the split screen could not be clear and vice president Harris she has really been taking the lead for the past several months when it comes to abortion Democrats and the Biden campaign believe this is a winning issue and here in Florida on the day that the six- we ban just went into effect vice president Harris saying that voters here will have a chance to choose in November abortion rights will be on the ballot and they believe that this is going to drive out voters to the poll and could just help make Florida be in play and potentially even help flip that state now Vice President Harris during her remarks she really crystalized her attacks on Donald Trump calling the abortion ban here in Florida and some 20 other states Trump abortion bans we’ve seen the Biden campaign directly tie the medical crisis they say and the chaos and confusion and suffering they tie that directly to Donald Trump so you heard the vice president they’re going hard after the former president and also calling him out for his recent interview with Time Magazine when the former president said he would not step in if States decided to monitor women’s pregnancies and punish them if they seek abortions in states where they’re banned right that that was a controversial to say the least so jacine you know it’s in the interests of President Trump and the other Republicans to keep this issue on the down low as it were but in Arizona it’s just front and center that’s right you know we’ve heard Republicans kind of walk back their comments so when you when we saw the 1864 law go into place there were several Republicans who celebrated that um but then now you’re they’re starting to realize how much of a purple State Arizona is and so we’ve seen Republicans for example Carrie Lake who is running for Senate walk back those comments um and we’ve even seen you know former president Trump say that they should actually overturn this law because abortion is such a huge issue here both sides uh you know both abortion Advocates and anti-abortion Advocates are really trying to get people to the polls come November we heard that in kamla Harris’s speech where she said that abortion will be on the ballot and the voters will ultimately decide uh so here in Arizona again purple State you’re seeing both sides really push their base out to try to you know get some support on where they want to see these initiatives go on the ballot 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College protests spreading at several colleges from coast to coast in Wisconsin today police and riot gear at the University of Wisconsin Madison Campus protesters engaged in a standoff with officers refusing to leave their encampment at least 12 people were arrested and four officers were hurt there in California classes were cancelled at UCLA today after overnight protests turned violent video shows the overnight clashes between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups some appearing to throw fireworks into an encampment and in New York City Police and riot gear stormed the grounds of Columbia University with uh the invitation of the administration there they cleared Pro protesters who were barricaded in the historic Hamilton Hall on Colombia’s campus mayor Eric Adams says between Columbia and City College close to 300 people have been arrested in New York Khloe morrisy of our ABC affiliate in Madison Wisconsin is on the campus of W Madison right now uh but we want to begin with aachi OR aachi on the campus of Columbia University New York City where he’s been really since the beginning of these protests Ike the president of Columbia uh she says she made the decision to invite the NYPD to intervene to end the occupation of Hamilton Hall she says she’s sorry it reached this point what’s the feeling on campus now after she did that well Terry I got to tell you after speaking to several students today both pro-israeli and pro Palestinian protesters uh both of them both sides said that they’re upset with the decision now here’s why they feel that their First Amendment right to protest and Free Speech was infringed as a matter of fact the faculty for Columbia University actually Dev uh encapsulated right in this area just a couple of hours ago to hold a press conference talking about how upset they were on the University’s decision to bring in the NYPD now I want to show you something some remnants of that meeting was just left over here you can still see some of the signs that have been left over the one that says shafik representing the president of Columbia University Shafi and trustees you are harassing intimidating and endangering our students that was left over here from just about an hour ago from that press conference led by uh columia faculty now one person I spoke to who says that it’s everyone’s right a student rather it’s everyone’s right to speak and be allowed allowed to protest uh she spoke to me earlier today and said she she was upset on the decision to bring in the NYPD NYPD who’s still on campus and will be for the next couple of weeks uh she told me that she feels her right to protest uh was infringed upon she’s a freshman she says she has apprehension coming back to campus next year because of what happened last night and over the past several days uh take a listen to her sentiments and how she felt about the NYPD coming on campus it’s a shame that the university had to bring in the police I think it was the wrong move um and I think that um I think it’s a little it’s a little bit of hypocrisy in that you teach us that we have these rights in the Core Curriculum but then when we we use them uh you condemn us for it so now of course right now we’re being told that the encampment is completely clear that happened right after all of the protesters from Hamilton Hall were removed from the building last night we’re being told the university officials then removed the original encampment and a newer smaller encampment that emerged last night all that has been removed and throughout the day we’ve seen students who are essentially getting ready to leave the campus seniors rather pack up their things and start to head out the one entrance and exit for all of Columbia University right behind me Terry all right iki on the scene there at Columbia University as you have been thanks very much for being there for us appreciate it well across the country now in the midwest campus police clashed with protesters at the University of Wisconsin Madison Campus the demonstrators in a standoff were in a standoff with officers at times today at least 12 people were arrested here’s chloee morrisy of our ABC News affiliate in Madison Wisconsin earlier this morning protesters were camping out on the UW Memorial Library lawn for the pro Palestine encampment law enforcement came to take their tents down at the time at least 12 people had been arrested their tents were taken down but as you can see behind me protesters put their tents right back up and are now starting to carry on with the chanting behind me here in front of the library you can see that there is still a great number of protesters out here there was a tense moment this morning between protesters and law enforcement when protesters were linking arms guarding what remained of the last few tents on the lawn here this is when protesters were seen kind of bumping into law enforcement officials of State Patrol here and this is when law enforcement actually did end up leaving the area but on their way out they did arrest one person in this moment is when a small group of protesters from the main group on the lawn broke away and ran after that man that was being taken into custody down lingan road behind me there in during that moment that is also when trucks were hauling away all tarps and Tents and other camping equipment that protesters had been using this morning as well as days pass so you see that protesters are still out here they don’t look like they’re going anywhere there is schedules posted around here showing events outlined for the rest of the day so it looks like you know protesters are going to stay out here some are still choosing to Camp Chancellor of the University Jennifer manukan put out a statement saying that they are ready to listen to protesters voices about any concerns they have as long as they abide by campus and state laws which includes the removal of tents so we should expect to see how this will play out for the rest of the evening into tomorrow even all right WK reporter Khloe morrisy there in Madison Wisconsin thanks for that report as that situation continues where the protests here at home were of course ignited by what’s happening abroad in the war between Israel and Hamas a senior Egyptian official says Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel’s current hostage and ceas fire deal uh with within hours SAS says this after highlevel meetings between the Secretary of State Anthony blinkin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where blinkin became the first cabinet level Us official to visit the border of Gaza since the October 7 attacks AB news foreign correspondent Tom Sufi Burge has the latest from Tel Aviv yeah Terry we’re at a relatively small demonstration right in front of the Israeli Ministry of Defense uh people have been blocking the road momentarily here there’s a lot of anger I think a lot of frustration and I don’t think that these people this section of Israeli society which is a large proportion of the country uh have full faith in the government to get a deal right now now we are hearing from an Egyptian official right now that we’re expecting a response from Hamas within hours so you know look over the last 48 hours there’s been moments and signs that have given hope for a deal uh there have been other signs uh namely the Israeli government saying that it will go into Rafer in the south of Gaza with that Invasion which has been threatening for months come what may but now we’re hearing that there may be a response at least from Hamas tun so that UPS the optimism again we just though don’t have an indication of what that response will be and even if they accept the deal in Broad terms they might still have issues with specific uh things that want they still want to negotiate in the deal and look there are sort of potential stumbling blocks uh between Hamas and the Israeli government namely what exactly will happen to Israeli forces in a potential ceasefire will they have to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip or at least withdraw to the edges of it also whether or not the population the Palestinian civilian population will be allowed to move on mass back to the north of Gaza many of their homes are completely destroyed but people still want to go back there and that seems to be one area that is being discussed and there are signs by the New York Times that the Israeli government might be willing to move a bit more on that lessen its potential restrictions or checks on the population moving back the Israeli government and the Israeli military are worried about men of fighting age moving back to the north and then posing a Potential Threat so these are the issues that are really being addressed at the moment we’re still on tenter hooks we don’t have a sense of exactly is what is in this deal and we’ll still have to wait and see Terry all right wait and see indeed Tom Sufi bur and Tel Aviv thanks very much for being there and being at that protest in Washington today the House of Representatives is voting on the quote anti-Semitism awareness act to address the uh rise in anti-Semitism that people perceive amid ongoing unrest on college campuses over the Israel Hamas War this bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and is calling for the Department of Education to use the international Holocaust remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-semitism when enforcing Federal anti- discrimination laws what does that mean let’s bring in J O’Brien on Capital I assume he knows he knows all things uh relevant that are happening up there so this law what exactly are lawmakers trying to do what are they hoping to accomplish and how is it going to work well that’s a lot of credit you give me Terry but I do know this question so inside that definition from the international Holocaust remembrance Alliance is a more pointed definition of anti-semitism than right now exists in the Civil Rights Act is the argument that the sponsors of this legislation give so they want to add more specific language as to what the definition is so as these Bill sponsors allege if it’s violated on a college campus that means that the school is not doing its utmost to abide by the Civil Rights Act and crack down on any kind of violation and so it has a number of different elements but but perhaps the most controversial part of this definition is it says I’ll quote them directly from their website manifestations of anti-Semitism might include the targeting of the state of Israel conceived as a Jewish collectivity but it goes on to say that criticism of Israel like any other country is not anti-semitic it’s that element of this among others that have led some critics to say that this language could create a chilling effect and actually crack down on constitutionally protected Free Speech but I can tell you that while there is that criticism particularly from Democrats there are a lot of bipartisan lawmakers who are throwing their support behind this including the top Democrat in the house Kem Jeff who just moments ago said he was going to vote for this legislation Terry all right so uh that was very well done I knew you could do it what what about the sponsors of this bill I said bipartisan that one of those rare things that happens from time to time in these congresses yeah the the the main driver of this legislation is a guy named Mike Lawler who is a more moderate Republican he comes from New York he has a large Jewish constituency he’s joined by 13 Democratic co-sponsor so a Republican and a Democrat co-sponsoring legislation that makes it to the floor for a vote is a rarity he’s also got a guy named Max Miller who’s a republican on board with him he’s one of the two Jewish members of the House Republican conference so there is a by partisan effort behind this it has the Buy in again of speaker Johnson who has said that this vote is a serious priority of his and it’s also got the Buy in from Democratic Leadership so while the vote Still Remains somewhat of an open question in the next hour or so when it happens as to are there enough Hardline Republicans and further left Democrats who could tank this vote right now it’s got the moderates in both parties going towards that vote and it means that there is a likelihood that if that Coalition stays together that this could pass yeah the moderates in both parties are really the the deciding Block in our in our Congress these days as you know well Jo O’Brien on Capitol Hill thanks very much well today the State of Florida became the 17th state to restrict nearly all abortion access with a six week ban now officially in effect in that state that law is now one of the most restrictive in the country with just a few exceptions including one to save the life of the mother the south is now basically an abortion desert that’s what abortion rights Advocates call it and women in Florida will now have to travel hundreds of miles for Reproductive care vice president kamla Harris is in Florida she spoke from Jacksonville just a little while ago and she blamed former president Donald Trump understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this at the stroke of midnight another Trump abortion ban went into effect here in Florida as of this morning 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night this is the new reality under a trump abortion ban all right but it’s not just in the South right now in Arizona as you’re looking at a live picture there lawmakers are voting on whether to repeal a Civil War era ban on abortion no exceptions for R rape and incest that came back into a law hard law in Arizona after the Supreme Court uh struck down Row versus Wade it would return the state to a 15 fan once again with no exception for rape or incest let’s bring in ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang she’s in Jacksonville Florida along with our jacqulyn Lee she’s in Phoenix so Selena vice president Harris promising to safeguard abortion if Biden is reelected uh it’s a it’s a live issue in so many states and they expect it will be in Florida as well I suppose yeah Terry exactly and the vice president here she is taking advantage of every opportunity she can on the campaign Trail to drive the message home in states where there are these strict abortion ban she immediately flies there and she has a message for the people of that state and specifically to women and her message is that the government should not be involved in her intimate healthc care choices the Biden campaign really Paints the issue of abortion around the overarching idea of freedom your freedom to choose your freedom to decide the right of women to decide what’s best for their families what’s best for their bodies something else that you’ve seen the Biden campaign do is also sharpen their attacks on Donald Trump drawing a direct line between Donald Trump’s choice to appoint those conservative Supreme Court Justices that helped overturn roow versus Wade directly tying Donald Trump himself to what they say is a health care crisis the chaos and suffering that we’re seeing as a result of these abortion F and also KLA Harris she went directly after Trump for the comments he made in that Time Magazine interview when Trump said he wouldn’t get involved he would take a step back if States decided that they wanted to monitor women and prosecute them for seeking out abortion bans in States for seeking out abortions in states where they are banned so vice president Harris crystallizing her attacks zeroing in on Donald Trump as the one to blame all right Selena that’s the state of play in Florida let’s go to Arizona and now to overturn that Civil War era law Jacqueline where do things stand right now well Terry at the moment senators are on the floor voting and what we’ve seen is there were only two Republicans needed to join Democrats ultimately that is what we saw we everyone was looking at TJ schop and shaa bulck both of whom voted yes they sided with Democrats to repeal the the 1864 law but what we’re seeing right now is a lot of uh Republican infighting at the moment they are currently Senators who are standing up explaining their votes and trying to call out their colleagues so ultimately the gavl has not come down it’s not official official but what we’ve seen from the vote so far is that we that those two Republicans are joining Democrats to ultimately repeal the 1864 abortion ban Terry all right so that’s the state of play in Arizona Selena wank Jaclyn Lee thank you very much and coming up interest rates remain unchanged in the latest decision by the FED but how long is that going to hold well they will have the answer what it means for your money after the [Music] break whenever news breaks we are here in Israel a nation at war after that brutal surprise attack by Hamas on the ground in Ukraine 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last few months but didn’t lower it anymore Fed chair Jerome Powell said today it’s likely going to take longer than previously expected for for officials to gain the quote greater confidence that they need before they cut rates again the stock market like today’s number with the Dow surging up over 1% so joining us now ABC News Elizabeth Shel and host of the 538 politics podcast gayen Duo first Elizabeth to you we were just talking the Federal Reserve did not lower rates Market likes when the rates go down so why is the market up right so all of these and these decisions from the FED are about expectations and there had been an expectation going into this meeting Terry that the FED because inflation is so stubborn might actually start hiking rates again so that the reason why the Dow is up today and that we’re seeing this move in the stock market is because fed share Powell just came out and said it’s unlikely that the fed’s next move would be a rate hike so what that means is we’re in this sort of holding pattern for now where the FED thinks the next thing it will do is cut rates but unfortunately it’s still going to be a little bit longer before those rate Cuts come he’s saying they’re going to have to wait and be patient see how the data comes in what does that mean for consumers wait a little bit longer for those borrowing costs to go down for a mortgage for your credit card you know all those things that you’ve seen those higher costs go up over the past couple years absolutely we’re looking at them now that mortgage rat 7% credit card rates up to 20% now and so that forward guidance that poell gave uh essentially kind of taking another interest rate hike off the table exactly and that’s why these why it’s so important to listen to what the FED chare says in addition to what those Communications are and kind of that formal statement it’s it’s all about how do you prepare consumers but also the market because so much of this is about what are investors thinking about that influences how how trading goes in those rates that investors trade in bonds affect those borrowing costs that we see on day-to-day cost absolutely all right so let’s go to gayen on the politics of this you know Federal Interest Federal Reserve is kind of a mysterious Institution for a lot of Voters but they know it impacts these interest rates impact their lives how significant is what happened or didn’t happen today uh politically so for voters who are concerned about about borrowing costs the cost of a mortgage or purchasing a new car or credit card rates this is a concern that the FED is going to keep rates higher for longer but it’s important to explain why this is happening and it’s because inflation has been a bit stubborn and when we look at how voters have raided the economy since Biden took office we see that despite growth despite inflation coming down a bit and despite really low unemployment numbers voters have been dissatisfied both in polling on how they view Biden’s job performance and also in those consumer sentiment numbers and that has really focused around inflation for the first two years of Biden’s presidency prices were Rising significantly faster than wages which is maybe a fancy way of saying that Americans were literally becoming poor losing purchasing power and so this is what the FED is doing to try to get those prices under control and so if they aren’t able to get those prices under control voters may be even more dissatisfied so you know it’s sort of Voters are a bit between a rock and a hard place when it comes to these questions yeah absolutely and the pocketbook issues the drivers all the time gayen Dro there and Elizabeth shy thanks very much well coming up tornado outbreak the damage left behind and the new severe weather on the way [Music] what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants 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to leave their encampment at least 12 people were arrested and four officers were hurt there in California classes were cancelled at UCLA today after overnight protests turned violent video shows the overnight clashes between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups some appearing to throw fireworks into an encampment and in New York City Police and riot gear stormed the grounds of Columbia University with uh the invitation of the administration there they cleared protesters who were barricaded in the historic Hamilton Hall on Colombia’s campus mayor Eric Adams says between Columbia and City College close to 300 people have been arrested in New York Khloe morrisy of our ABC affiliate in Madison Wisconsin is on the campus of W Madison right now uh but we want to begin with aachi our aachi on the campus of Columbia University of New York City where he’s been really since the beginning of these protests Ike the president of Colombia uh she says she made the decision to invite the NYPD to intervene to end the occupation of Hamilton Hall she says she’s sorry it reached this point what’s the feeling on campus now after she did that well Terry I got to tell you after speaking to several students students today both pro-israeli and pro Palestinian protesters uh both of them both sides said that they’re upset with the decision now here’s why they feel that their First Amendment right to protest and Free Speech was infringed as a matter of fact the faculty for Columbia University actually de uh encapsulated right in this area just a couple of hours ago to hold a press conference talking about how upset they were on the University’s decision to bring in the NYPD now I want to show you something some remnants of that meeting was just left over here you can still see some of the signs that have been left over the one that says shafik representing the president of Columbia University Shafi and trustees you are harassing intimidating and endangering our students that was left over here from just about an hour ago from that press conference led by uh Colombia faculty now one person I spoke to who says that it’s everyone’s right a student rather it’s everyone’s right to speak and be allowed allowed to protest uh she spoke to me earlier today and said she she was upset on the decision to bring in the NYPD NYPD who’s still on campus and will be for the next couple of weeks uh she told me that she feels her right to protest uh was infringed upon she’s a freshman she says she has apprehension coming back to campus next year because of what happened last night and over the past several days take a listen to her sentiments and how she felt about the NYPD coming on campus it’s a shame that the university had to bring in the police I think it was the wrong move um and I think that um I think it’s a little it’s a little bit of hypocrisy in that you teach us that we have these rights in the Core Curriculum but then when we we use them uh you condemn us for it so now of course right now we’re being told that the encampment is completely clear that happened right after all of the protesters from Hamilton Hall were removed from the building last night we’re being told the university officials then remov the original encampment and a newer smaller encampment that emerged last night all that has been removed and throughout the day we’ve seen students who are essentially getting ready to leave the campus seniors rather pack up their things and start to head out the one entrance and exit for all of Columbia University right behind me Terry all right iki on the scene there at Columbia University as you have been thanks very much for being there for us appreciate it well across the country now in the midwest campus police clashed with protesters at the University of Wis son Madison Campus the demonstrators in a standoff were in a standoff with officers at times today at least 12 people were arrested here’s Chloe morisy of our ABC News affiliate in Madison Wisconsin earlier this morning protesters were camping out on the UW Memorial Library lawn for the pro Palestine encampment law enforcement came to take their tents down at the time at least 12 people had been arrested their tents were taken down but as you can can see behind me protesters put their tents right back up and are now starting to carry on with the chanting there was a tense moment this morning between protesters and law enforcement when protesters were linking arms guarding what remained of the last few tents on the lawn here this is when protesters were seen kind of bumping into law enforcement officials EST State Patrol here and this is when law enforcement actually did end up leaving the area but on their way out they did arrest one person in this moment is when a small group of protesters from the main group on the lawn broke away and ran after that man that was being taken into custody down lingan road behind me there in during that moment that is also when trucks were hauling away all tarps and Tents and other camping equipment that protesters had been using this morning as well as days past so you see that protesters are still out here they don’t look like they’re going anywhere there is schedules posted around here showing events outlined for the rest of the day so it looks like you know protesters are going to stay out here some are still choosing to Camp Chancellor of the University Jennifer manukan put out a statement saying that they are ready to listen to protesters voices about any concerns they have as long as they abide by campus and state laws which includes the removal of tents so we should expect to see how this will play out for the rest of the evening into tomorrow even all right WK reporter Khloe morrisy there in Madison Wisconsin thanks for that report as that situation continues well the protests here at home were of course ignited by what’s happening abroad in the war between Israel and Hamas a senior Egyptian official says Hamas is expected to submit a response to Israel’s current hostage and ceasefire deal uh with within hours Hamas says this after highlevel meetings between the Secretary of State Anthony blinkin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where blinkin became the first cabinet level Us official to visit the border of Gaza since the October 7 attacks AB news foreign correspondent Tom Sufi Burge has the latest from Tel Aviv yeah Terry we’re at a relatively small demonstration right in front of the Israeli Ministry of Defense uh people have been blocking the road momentarily here there’s a lot of anger I think a lot of frustration and I don’t think that these people people this section of Israeli society which is a large proportion of the country uh have full faith in the government to get a deal right now now we are hearing from an Egyptian official right now that we’re expecting a response from Hamas within hours so you know look over the last 48 hours there’s been moments and signs that have given hope for a deal uh there have been other signs uh namely the Israeli government saying that it will go into Rafer in the south of Gaza with that Invasion which has been threatening for months come what may but now we’re hearing that there may be a response at least from Hamas so that UPS the optimism again we just though don’t have an indication of what that response will be and even if they accept the deal in Broad terms they might still have issues with specific uh things that want they still want to negotiate in the deal and look there are sort of potential stumbling blocks uh between Hamas and the Israeli government namely what exactly will happen to Israeli forces in a potential ceasefire will they have to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip or at least withdraw to the edges of it also whether or not the population the Palestinian civilian population will be allowed to move on mass back to the north of Gaza many of their homes are completely destroyed but people still want to go back there and that seems to be one area that is being discussed and there are signs by the New York Times that the Israeli government might be willing to move a bit more on that lessen its potential restrictions or checks on the population moving back the Israeli government and the Israeli military are worried about men of fighting age moving back to the North and then posing a Potential Threat so these are the issues that are really being addressed at the moment we’re still on tenter hooks we don’t have a sense of exactly is what is in this deal and we’ll still have to wait and see Terry all right wait and see indeed Tom Sufi bur in Tel Aviv thanks very much for being there and being at that protest in Washington today the House of Representatives is voting on the quote anti- semitism awareness act to address the uh rise in anti-Semitism that people perceive amid ongoing unrest on college campuses over the Israel Hamas War this bill was introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and is calling for the Department of Education to use the international Holocaust remembrance Alliance working definition of anti-semitism when enforcing Federal anti- discrimination law what does that mean let’s bring in J O’Brien on Capitol I assume he knows he knows all things uh relevant that are happening up there so this law what exactly are lawmakers trying to do what are they hoping to accomplish and how is it going to work well that’s a lot of credit you give me Terry but I do know this question so inside that definition from the international holocost remembrance Alliance is a more pointed definition of anti-semitism than right now exists in the Civil Rights Act is the argument that the sponsors of this legislation give so they want to add more specific language as to what the definition is so as these Bill sponsors allege if it’s violated on a college campus that means that the school is not doing its utmost to abide by the Civil Rights Act and crack down on any kind of violation and so it has a number of different elements but but perhaps the most controversial part of this definition is it says I’ll quote them directly from their website manifestations of anti-Semitism might include the targeting of the state of Israel conceived as a Jewish collectivity but it goes on to say that criticism of Israel like any other country is not anti-semitic it’s that element of this among others that have led some critics to say that this language could create a chilling effect and actually crack down on constitutionally protected Free Speech but I can tell you that while there is that criticism particularly from Democrats there are a lot of bipartisan lawmakers who are throwing their support behind this including the top Democrat in the house Kem Jeff who just moments ago said he was going to vote for this legislation Terry all right so uh that was very well done I knew you could do it well what about the sponsors of this bill I said bipartisan one of those rare things that happens from time to time in these congresses yeah the the the main driver of this legislation is a guy named Mike Lawler who is a more moderate Republican he comes from New York he has a large Jewish constituency he’s joined by 13 Democratic co-sponsors so a Republican and a Democrat co-sponsoring legislation that makes it to the floor for a vote is a rarity he’s also got a guy named Max Miller who a republican on board with him he’s one of the two Jewish members of the House Republican conference so there is a bipartisan effort behind this it has the Buy in again of speaker Johnson who has said that this vote is a serious priority of his and it’s also got the Buy in from Democratic Leadership so while the vote Still Remains somewhat of an open question in the next hour or so when it happens as to are there enough Hardline Republicans and further left Democrats who could tank this vote right now it’s got the moderates in in both parties going towards that vote and it means that there is a likelihood that if that Coalition stays together that this could pass yeah the moderates in both parties are really the the deciding Block in our in our Congress these days as you know well Jo O Brien on Capitol Hill thanks very much well today the State of Florida became the 17th state to restrict nearly all abortion aess with a six week ban now officially in effect in that state that law is now one of the most restrictive in the country with just a few exceptions including one to save the life of the mother the south is now basically an abortion desert that’s what abortion rights Advocates call it and women in Florida will now have to travel hundreds of miles for Reproductive care vice president kamla Harris is in Florida she spoke from Jacksonville just a little while ago and she blamed former president Donald Trump understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this at the stroke of midnight another Trump abortion ban went into effect here in Florida as of this morning 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night this is the new reality under a trump abortion ban all right but it’s not just in the South right now uh in Arizona as you’re looking at a live picture there lawmakers are voting on whether to repeal a Civil War era ban on abortion no exceptions for R rape and incest that came back into a law hard law in Arizona after the Supreme Court uh struck down Row versus Wade it would return the state to a 15 ban once again with no exception for rape or incest let’s bring in ABC News senior White House correspondent Selena Wang she’s in Jacksonville Florida along with jacqulyn Lee she’s in Phoenix so uh Selena vice president Harris promising to safeguard abortion if Biden is reelected uh it’s a it’s a live issue in so many states and they expect it will be in Florida as well I suppose yeah Terry exactly and the vice president here she is taking advantage of every opportunity she can on the campaign Trail to drive the message home and states where there are these strict abortion ban she immediately flies there and she has a message for the people of that state and specific speically to women and her message is that the government should not be involved in her intimate Health Care choices the Biden campaign really Paints the issue of abortion around the overarching idea of freedom your freedom to choose your freedom to decide the right of women to decide what’s best for their families what’s best for their bodies something else that you’ve seen the Biden campaign do is also sharpen their attacks on Donald Trump drawing a direct line between Donald Trump’s choice to appoint those conservative Supreme Court Justices that helped overturn roow versus Wade directly tying Donald Trump Trump himself to what they say is a health care crisis the chaos and suffering that we’re seeing as a result of these abortion bans and also KLA Harris back if States decided that they wanted to monitor women and prosecute them for seeking out abortion banss in States for seeking out abortions in states where they are banned so vice president Harris crystallizing her attacks zeroing in on Donald Trump as the one to blame all right Selena that’s the state of play in Florida let’s go to Arizona now set to overturn that Civil War era law Jacqueline where do things stand right now well Terry at the moment senators are on the floor voting and what we’ve seen is there were only two Republicans needed to join Democrats ultimately that is what we saw we everyone was looking at TJ schop and shaa bulck both of whom voted yes they sided with Democrats to repeal the the 1864 law but what we’re seeing right now is a lot of uh Republican infighting at the moment there are currently Senators who are standing up explaining their votes and trying to call out their colleagues so ultimately the gavl has not come down it’s not official official but what we’ve seen from the vote so far is that we that those two Republicans are joining Democrats to ultimately repeal the 1864 abortion ban Terry all right so that’s the state of play in Arizona Selena wank Jaclyn Lee thank you very much and coming up interest rates remain unchanged in the latest decision by the FED but how long is that going to hold well go they will have the answer what it means for your money after the [Music] break with so much at stake so much on the line more Americans turn here than any other newscast ABC News World News Tonight with David mure America’s number one most watched newscast across all of television [Music] [Applause] [Music] come it all give it to me why do so many people start their day here from ABC News this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R murl Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news 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before they cut rates again the stock market lik today’s number with the Dow surging up over 1% so joining us now ABC News Elizabeth shelzy and host of the 538 politics podcast gayen Dro first Elizabeth to you we were just talking the Federal Reserve did not lower rates Market likes when the rates go down so why is the market up right so all of these meetings and these decisions from the FED are about expect and there had been an expectation going into this meeting Terry that the FED because inflation is so stubborn might actually start hiking rates again so that the reason why the Dow is up today and that we’re seeing this move in the stock market is because fed share Powell just came out and said it’s unlikely that the fed’s next move would be a rate hike so what that means is we’re in this sort of holding pattern for now where the FED thinks the next thing it will do is cut rates but unfortunately it’s still going to be a little bit longer before those rate Cuts come he’s saying they’re going to have to wait and be patient see how the data comes in what does that mean for consumers wait a little bit longer for those borrowing costs to go down for a mortgage for your credit card you know all those things that you’ve seen those higher costs go up over the past couple years absolutely we’re looking at them now that mortgage rate 7% credit card rates up to 20% now and so that forward guidance that Powell gave uh essentially kind of taking another interest rate hike off the table exactly and that’s why these why it’s so important to listen to what the FED share says in addition to what those Communications are and kind of that formal statement it’s all about how do you prepare consumer but also the market because so much of this is about what are investors thinking about that influences how how trading goes and those rates that investors trade and bonds affect those borrowing costs that we see on day-to-day costs absolutely all right so let’s go to gayen on the politics of this you know Federal Interest Federal Reserve is kind of a mysterious Institution for a lot of Voters but they know it impacts these interest rates impact their lives how significant is what happened or didn’t happen today uh politically so for voters who are concerned about about borrowing cost the cost of a mortgage or purchasing a new car or credit card rates this is a concern that the FED is going to keep rates higher for longer but it’s important to explain why this is happening and it’s because inflation has been a bit stubborn and when we look at how voters have raid the economy since Biden took office we see that despite growth despite inflation coming down a bit and despite really low unemployment numbers voters have been dissatisfied both in polling on how they view Biden’s job performance and also in those consumer sentiment numbers and that has really focused around inflation for the first two years of Biden’s presidency prices were Rising significantly faster than wages which is maybe a fancy way of saying that Americans were literally becoming poor losing purchasing power and so this is what the FED is doing to try to get those prices under control and so if they aren’t able to get those prices under control voters may be even more or dissatisfied so you know it’s sort of Voters are a bit between a rock and a hard place when it comes to these questions yeah absolutely in the pocketbook issues the drivers all the time gayen Dro there and Elizabeth shy thanks very much well coming up tornado outbreak the damage left behind and the new severe weather on the [Music] way what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is 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that so much streaming weekends on ABC News live reporting from the labor department in Washington I’m ABC’s Elizabeth schy wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re streaming ABC News live [Music] parts of the tornado ravaged Midwest are bracing for even more severe storms today a powerful twister tore through a community outside topa Kansas yesterday at least one person was killed and several others were hurt more tornadoes and torrential rain are in the forecast today and our meteorologist somar Theodor is tracking it all somara you know what are they looking at at out there what should they look out for well you know these storms have been so relentless and they will continue to be take a look we have a severe thunderstorm watch in place right now until 9:00 p.m. central Time now this is for Texas San Angelo Midland crane Snider uh but we also have a flood watch very heavy rain associated with these thunderstorms rolling through this is an area that was previously inundated by wet weather and now here we go again so we have a flood watch for Austin Texas San Antonio right in sheveport even Southern Oklahoma under that flood watch bigger picture shows where the threat is for damaging wind in large hail uh that’s in Witchita Falls down towards Coleman even as far north as Oklahoma City there but we could still see some violent storms popping up as we head through this evening and the overnight hours highest tornado threat still lingers from San Angelo all the way into Southern Kansas and as far as the flooding concern goes we saw where the flood wash is but it’s that area in red Austin Texas just south of Waco that has the highest risk for flash flooding in the next 36 hours we are talking not just 2 to 5 in just some spots could see as high as 8 in of rain Terry well thank you very much for that watch out there in the middle of the country and Texas Samar Theodore thanks very much and thank you for streaming with us I’m Terry Moran the news never stops neither do we we’ll be right [Music] back what does it take to be the most watched newscast in America an operation to capture Isis Fighters This our combat Operation Center we’re approaching the gate now militants came in from four or five different directions operational nuclear reactor so you have a couple loaded and ready to go the house is destroyed but the flag there’s not a tear in it not a tear in it how important is this label right here made the USA look at your smile you’re proud of this I this great work hi where are you where are you appreciate you thank you David good to meet you is David David yes yes I’m David M I know who you are you every night ABC’s World News Tonight with David mure is America’s most watched newscast it’s lunchtime in America so what are we serving up well how about everything you need to know you know that sounds pretty good your health your money breaking news pop culture with the biggest Stars music Trends and of course good food gma3 what you 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clashes between Pro Palestinian and pro-israeli groups with some appearing to throw fireworks into one of those encampments classes and finals at Columbia University in New York City will now be fully remote after police and riot gear stormed the grounds of Columbia University after being invited by the administration and cleared protesters barricaded in the historic Hamilton Hall mayor Eric Adams says between Columbia and City College also in New York City close to 300 people have been arrested well today Florida became the 17th state to restrict nearly all abortion access with a six we ban now officially going into effect that law is now one of the most restrictive in the entire country with just a few exceptions including one to save the life of the mother the south is now basically an abortion desert as abortion rights Advocates call it and women in Florida will now have to travel hundreds of miles for productive care vice president kamla Harris gave a speech in Jacksonville just a little while ago and blamed former president Donald Trump for the slew of abortion ban some states have adopted since the fall of Row versus Wade in 2022 understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this at the stroke of midnight another Trump abortion ban went into effect here in Florida as of this morning morning 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night this is the new reality under a trump abortion ban but it’s not just in the South right now lawmakers in Arizona are voting right now on whether to repeal a Civil War era ban on abortion passed long before women even had the right to vote and returning the state to a 15we ban on abortion and Harvey Weinstein appeared in a New York City court today that’s the first time since his sex crimes conviction was overturned this is the first step toward a possible retrial of the disgraced former Hollywood producer he is now scheduled to be R retired retried I should say sometime after Labor Day last week a New York Court of Appeals over turned Weinstein’s conviction on sex crimes against three women the court found that the trial judge allowed jur to hear testimony that was not directly related to what Weinstein was charged with district attorney Alvin Bragg says he plans to retry Weinstein if the Witnesses are willing to participate in another trial well thanks for streaming with us I’m Terry Moran ABC News live is here for you anytime at the latest news context and Analysis and you can always find us on various streaming services on the ABC News app and of course on abcnews.com the news never stops and gma3 starts starts right [Music] now what you need to know right now on gma3 campus protests boiling over the NYPD moves in arresting hundreds at Columbia University zip tied and loaded onto buses as clashes break out in Texas and dueling demonstrations at UCLA a strict six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Florida outlawing most abortions for 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that’s fun I mean most people say they’re going out of town or doing something fun it’s it’s a long process any woman who goes to the hair salon knows but every four months and I’m you’re processing blond blond ambition all right we’ll take it we do have some serious headlines to talk about May is mental health awareness month I know this is something you care deeply about and there’s this brand new study that’s looking between the connection with menopause and feelings of depression break this down and menopause and per menopause that key transition and Associated mental health issues so let’s break it down uh this was an interesting study we call a metaanalysis it looked at multiple other studies around 12,000 women across all stages of menopause so a little per menopause and then postmenopause and what they found is that perimenopausal stage women which by the way can start in a woman’s 30s had a 40% increased risk of depressive symptoms versus women who were premenopausal um in the postmenopausal age group that’s after on average age 55 after periods have stopped they didn’t see any Associated risk changes for depression um there is a theory behind this in terms of physiology there are estrogen and progesterone receptors in the brain and we know that any major reproductive life state age you can see obviously psychological and mental health issues it’s very important now that we’re looking at this particular age group when you talk about something like depression so what are the options when it comes to treatment well I think the two biggest most obvious ones you can either treat the depression primarily with medication and or therapy or you could treat the hormonal stage of per menopause or you could do both so the bottom line is women need to talk to their healthc care provider about this because it’s 2024 and suffering is out start the conversation all right douc thank you very much let’s check in out with ABC’s Perry russom with a look at your latest 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clinics throughout the state and now are being turned away uh you know there are places that women can go Virginia Illinois Maryland um but the weights are going to be long and this is a really horrific horrific reality that women are having to face today providers um it’s not hyperbole to say women will die as a result of this ban um come November we hope to change that but this is truly truly a horrific day in Florida and throughout the southeast let’s talk about this B because it does come with some exceptions for rape incest and saving the life of the mother what are your concerns look when you talk about the iname only exemptions for rape incest um and victims of human trafficking as a survivor of sexual assault myself um to have to force a woman to out herself to Avail herself to a police report to force those things to get um a an injunction in place to be able to receive a little bit more time um is is cruel to do to a survivor of sexual assault having to Grapple with the reality of what has occurred um when it comes to the health of the mother um it is quite ambiguous as it relates to um the law itself in the way that it was drafted um and really has created already very very scary realities for women um some women are being told to go to their car turn off the air conditioning and develop sepsis likee symptoms so that they can receive appropriate care abortion care and that’s under the 15we ban um because of the way that the law was written um it is scary it is a reality and we know that this is going to happen far more um as we’ve seen throughout the course of last week and this week um the Supreme Court talking about mtala and Idaho women having to be airv acted out of Idaho to receive appropriate care um that will happen in Florida we know that abortion is health care we know that these dnc’s and other procedures um are abortion care that is something that women will have to have um when it comes to a pregnancy not every pregnancy is the same um and this is a very very very scary reality whether we’re talking about abortion or unintended issues that come along with pregnancy um things that you don’t find out about at 6 weeks when you don’t even know you’re pregnant um this reality is going to be very very dangerous uh for women and and you mention of course the effects on women directly but what about the effects on your health care system with doctors OBGYNs health care providers who will literally leave the state because of fear of facing criminal charges losing their medal medical license being imprisoned what will the downstream and short-term consequences be of that we already know that we have a a shortage of OBGYN and er Physicians quite frankly in our state um and and this is going to continue to compound that issue um you had our governor say we don’t want to imprison women just the doctors and providers that may be um providing or doing these procedures um out of turn and without place the reality is a provider wants to take care of women ER physicians obgyn they want to they they they became doctors so that they could care for people um not so that they can be imprisoned and what we’re seeing and what we have seen hospitals not wanting to provide Care for Women um because of the imminent risk language that is in the law as it is today and will be going forward they’re afraid to provide appropriate procedures like I said Sending women into their cars to develop sepsis-like symptoms because that is a more imminent risk to the Woman’s Health they’re leaving our state they don’t want to be imprisoned they don’t want to go to jail for two years to provide appropriate Healthcare and quite frankly right now they’re being told that they cannot provide appropriate care to women in their care because of the law that exists they’re fleeing our state they’re devastated devastated by having to turn women away who are just coming in for care and the reality is a horrific one a big issue here Florida Senate 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Hulu reporting from Scranton Pennsylvania covering the winter storm I’m Stephanie Ramos wherever the story is we’ll take you there you’re screaming ABC News live back now with a look inside tonight’s 1eh hour Prime Time 2020 special ABC’s Robin Robert sat down exclusively with WNBA Allstar Britney Griner for an emotional conversation detailing griner’s Russian arrest her time in prison and finally coming home at the Moscow airport this is Russian Custom Service footage of Britney grinder putting her carry-on bags through the scanner unaware that life as she knows it is about to end as the agent tells her to search her backpack so you reach down and you felt felt the cartridge cartridge I’m just like oh my God how like how did I how did I make this mistake Russian authorities determined that between the two cartridges is actually 7 G of cannabis oil containing THC the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana do you know there are those who say come on how did you not know that you had cartridges in your in your luggage what do you say to the Skeptics I would say have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse you know granted my mental lapse was on a more Grand scale but it doesn’t take away from how that can happen Britney is arrested 134 days into her detainment Britney grinder goes on trial in himy Russia I had no intent to break any Russian laws I made an honest mistake and I hope that and your ruing that it doesn’t end my life here this this is the moment she learned her sentence 9 years in a Russian labor camp and where you’re heading to it’s called ik2 ik2 known as one of the worst prisons in Russia yeah what were the conditions like there really cold um it’s a Work Camp you go there to work there’s no rest the frigid temperatures affected her health and also her hair people knew you for so long with the dreadlocks yeah you decided to cut them what was that like losing that part of you too honestly it it just had to happen um we had spiders above my bed um making nest my dreads started to freeze they would just stay wet and cold and I was getting sick you got to do what you got to do to survive an incredible conversation the 1hour 2020 special prisoner in Russia the Britney grinder interview with Robin Roberts airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern right here on ABC and we’ll all be watching up next Dr JY tips her confident a friend with depression it’s Mental Health Awareness Month we’ll also hear from a former congressman and Advocate Patrick J Kennedy stay with us this is not about parents who just let their kid watch violent movies play violent video games this is about parents who who neglected their son ignored his cries for help then bought him a gun the first parents in America to be charged in a school shooting they purchased that gun for him and bragged about it you 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lead cadmium uranium not things we we want in our body as evidence proof positive that these are absorbed through inh inhalation and then metabolized and excreted in our urine so file this one under the category of not safe particularly not safe in this Pediatric and Adolescent population we’ve heard so much about like lead in water and what that can do to a child’s development like what does this mean for these I mean there is the possibility for just the byproducts of vaping these heavy metals to have their own effect in addition to the primary effect negative one that vaping can have on the lungs and the pulmonary system and the brain so again I think the take-home here if there is a teenager in your life in any way don’t assume that that teenager is not vaping because it has been so common so mainstream in the last 10 years and you need to get ahead of that just have that conversation yeah get rid of that my child would never do it so what about long-term effects is it something 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health pandemic with suicide so high overdose so high and especially with our young people suffering in in numbers that we’ve never seen before we only know the kind of Topline statistics as a nation we really don’t know kind of what does it mean to suffer from one of these illnesses and how do you grapple through life with an job uh with a family how do you navigate all that plus you know how do you get care and then how do you get care that works so there uh there’s a better uh need for this kind of understanding especially if you’re wanting to change the system and develop policies that actually help people you need to know how people need to be helped and uh but there’s nothing like someone telling their own story to also end the isolation of others who are also suffering because most people only get the whitewashed kind of self-edited version so they think what’s wrong with me when they read these stories they’ll say you know what these are complex illnesses they’re not always easy they’re a little messy and hopefully they won’t feel like people are not measuring up because you know they can’t keep up with the Joneses someone else seemed to have conquered their problem but I’m still suffering what’s wrong with me when they read these stories they’ll realize no it’s quite you know Common that people when they have these illnesses will continue to suffer now they’ll have periods of real success but they also will have setback effect but that’s no judgment on them so it’s clear that this book will help a lot of people I’m wondering if I could ask you personally as you wrote it yeah did you have your own realizations for your own mental health and well-being yeah so I’m a person in long-term recovery which means for me I’ve not had to use drugs or alcohol or any mood mind altering substance as we say pills pot or powder um and that has made a transformational effect on my life and my family’s life and I have addiction runs in my family mental illness runs in my family and these are cyclical things you know my parents suffered their parents suffered um so it’s important that we know that when we have an illness it affects everyone around us and that story isn’t always told in this book I interview the parents the siblings um the children and the co-workers and what I find is they haven’t talked to each other so none of them has the full picture of what it’s like so what’s your best advice to those who are caring for someone living with a mental illness well obviously it’s not feeling like oh you’re encroaching on their personal space which is why a lot of people don’t talk to their friends oh it’s not that bad I went to my cousin Marx uh the funeral for his son Harry and he said to me you know Patrick I know you do so much on mental health and I was going to call you I just didn’t think it was that bad and his son had just taken his life so I think a lot of people underestimate like how serious these illnesses because keep in mind all of us 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global citizen now Summit returns to New York for a third year bringing together more than 400 leaders in their field to work towards ending extreme poverty and our next guests are here to tell us more please welcome award-winning actor Deni Guerrera and co-founder and CEO Global citizen Hugh Evans good to see you guys so H let’s start with you talk to us about this Sumit and kind of what people can expect this here well firstly thank you so much for having deny and an eye on this morning really Global citizen now is a two-day action Summit designed to tackle the world’s greatest challenges and over the next few days we have three big objectives the first objective is to focus on protecting the Amazon which is obviously the lungs of the planet and so we have leaders from Brazil and we’re working to raise a billion dollars ahead of the cop negotiations next year to try to reforest the Amazon rainforest the second objective we’re focused on is really about making sure that we focus on investment in Africa so we’re calling on the G20 Nations to increase their investment to a fund called Ida by 25 % so we can provide zero or low interest loans for 75 of the world’s poorest countries and finally we’re focused on supporting women and children in conflict and crisis zones recently Deni gave the most inspiring speech at the UN Security Council focused on protecting women in Conflict against violence and we’re going to be driving an action Sprint through Global citizen now focused on that objective so jight how did you get involved in it why is this important to you well I’m a I’m a zamerican I’m a zimb an American and so I’ve always been connected to the issues connected to women of Africa and really long a while ago actually I think it was about 17 years ago I decided to write a play that dealt with these issues seeing women in war and the crosshairs of war is very rare we just hear about the leaders and their decision-making and the the the count that but you never hear about the women who really deal with the brunt of the issue and a lot of atrocity and brutality so I wrote a play called Eclipse uh based on the Liberian Civil War and got connected with people at the UN as a result of that and so when this issue has been very important to me ever since and very much so fortunately has actually increased in number in terms of incidents and countries where this is happening across the world and last week at the um the security Council briefing it was presented and it was a very dire what we saw on the page in terms of how many countries are being very riddled with this issue and how many women and children are suffering in ways that are are really unspeakable so it really it’s it’s it’s it’s an urgent problem that I’m very excited that we’re going to give a lot of attention to because the world needs to know it’s happening and all the places it’s happening especially the countries that um I I grew up very close to like the DRC Congo Sudan and those are places we don’t hear about that often and you talk Hugh about the the three pillars or the three objectives and the event itself the Summit is obviously incredible but if people can’t be there they’re hearing about this or watching this how can they get involved to great question well as Denai said the first thing they can do is download the global citizen app and be part of that action Sprint that Deni is championing focus on violence against women in Conflict zones but they can also tune in from 3:00 today on ABC News live and watch it all around the world because we want this to be accessible to the 12 million Global Citizens around the world who want to take action day in and day out and do you think it’s possible to end poverty in our lifetime well I absolutely believe it’s possible to end extreme poverty because Nelson Mandela said in his final speech in Trafalga Square in 2005 he said that overcoming poverty is not a gesture of Charity but it’s an act of justice and it takes all of us taking action so I believe if all of us ban together we can see enormous progress on the eradication of extreme poverty we could end extreme poverty within our lifetime thank you both for joining us the global citizen now Summit takes place today in tomorrow in New York City and you can go to their website to see how you can get involved and that is what you need to know for today I’m Eva Pilgrim I’m DeMarco Morgan and I’m Dr Jen Ashton for all of us here at ABC News including our friends right here have a good one and we will see you tomorrow Bravo thank you [Applause] [Music] guys why do so many people start their day here from ABC news this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day’s top stories a lot of news today so let’s get into it listen now to the Daily News podcast honored with four Edward R ml Awards and see why the New York Times calls it a news podcast worth listening to start here ABC News make it your daily first listen now that’s a part 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arrest at Columbia University in New York also the terrifying moments outside of a middle school in Wisconsin what police are saying about stopping an active shooter but we begin here today in two different states tonight Florida and Arizona as the fight for women’s Reproductive Rights takes center stage in both of those States so if we start in Arizona the Senate has now voted to repeal the 1864 near total abortion ban that was set to go into effect in June well Democrats picking up two Republican votes to repeal it after it passed in the house last week Governor ktie Hobbs is expected to sign it into law once that happens a 2022 statute Banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy would become Arizona’s prevailing abortion law uh in Florida there’s a six- we ban though on abortion taking effect today uh that’s before many women even know that they’re pregnant President Biden and vice president kamla Harris placing blame for Florida’s heartbeat prot protection act which bans abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy in most cases they’re placing that squarely on the shoulders of former president Donald Trump vice president Harrison Jacksonville Florida today speaking on the topic of Reproductive Rights let’s take a listen understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this as of this morning 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer re productive freedoms than they had last night want to bring in our ABC News senior Congressional correspondent Rachel Scott who’s in sagam Michigan where former president Trump has said to speak in just under an hour along with our senior White House correspondent Selena Wang who’s in Florida covering the vice president so uh Rachel let’s start here with you clear clearly Democrats capitalizing on this but in Arizona we saw some division along party lines today and within the party two Republicans voting to repeal that strict abortion ban it was met with strong opposition Rachel and harsh language from other Republicans in the party so how will Donald Trump approach this disagreement within his own party here yeah even though that bill has now cleared the Arizona State house and it’s going to be on its way to the Democratic Governor’s desk there in Arizona you said it Kana you still had the vast majority of Republicans in that state house vote against repealing this law that dates back to the Civil War that was enacted before Arizona was even a state before women even had the right to vote we know that former president Donald Trump has said that the Arizona State ban went too far he was calling on state lawmakers to get it right to go back to this 15-week ban which is something that he has told people privately that he supports but look the former president is also someone who appointed three of the Supreme Court Justices who overturn Rovers his Wade and has cleared the way for these State restrictions to go into place like we are seeing happening right there in Florida where Selena Wang is uh today and where the vice president made made that strong appeal against the former president Kaa he certainly did Rachel and Selena to you what are you hearing right now from abortion care providers as they attempt to Pivot with this new strict abortion ban in Florida yeah Kaya well actually right now I’m inside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Jacksonville Florida and abortion providers here they’re already having to turn patients away staff here tell me that they’ve been trying to educate patients in the region in the weeks leading up to this but there’s still a lot of fear and confusion I spoke to one of the providers here Dr Shelley Tien and she says that now all she can do when a woman comes to her and she’s past six weeks is to help provide her some resources about where she can go to find the closest abortion clinic and Kaa it is not close take a listen to what she told me currently right now um patients can have an abortion in North Carolina till 12 weeks um after that Virginia after that Illinois Kansas and then the East Coast and West Coast so we are talking hundreds upon thousands of miles that patients have to travel for essential healthare now the entire southern region of the US there are almost no options for women that is correct so Kaa look this six we abortion ban in Florida sending shock waves not just in this state but across the southern region and there are some narrow exceptions for this ban including for rape incest and to save the life of the mother but abortion providers say those cases are very hard to prove and in States like Florida Doctors face the threat of losing their medical license or Worse all right Selena thank you and so Rachel back to you there uh look do you think that the former president Donald Trump uh will address these two major headlines today as he set to speak what is he going to say to voters yeah and it is notable because this is the first time in essentially 20 days that the former president is back out on the campaign Trail as you know he’s been stuck inside that Manhattan courthouse and he’s already come out and veered off the teleprompter and talked about the issue of abortion because if there’s one thing about Donald Trump and that his senior AIDS will remind you that this is someone that likes to be on The Winning Side of an issue so for the former president he has acknowledged that a lot of his stance here is political he is keenly aware that the side of abortion rights has won in all six states where it has been on the ballot and so even today even after the former president has gotten a lot of backlash in that Time magazine article saying that he would not stand in the way if States want to monitor pregnant women to make sure they comply with the abortion bans in their states or even whether or not they want to go after or prosecute pregnant women if they decide to terminate their pregnancies in states with bans he’s standing by those words saying that it should still be up to the states the former president expected to touch down here in Michigan a critical Battleground state in just a few hours to speak to this crowd behind me but Kaa I will say it’s important to note here Arizona is one of those States we talked about this where a abortion will be on the ballot in the fall and so even though you have the state house repealing that abortion ban in that state the Democratic governor hoping voters and that state and elsewhere in enshrine abortion rights in the state’s Constitution this fall Kaa and Rachel do you anticipate uh the former president being pressed at all to be a little bit more clear about where he stands because as you mentioned he keeps continuing to say it should be left up to States but there’s still some gray area in his stance exactly and Kaa look the former president is not very direct on this issue at all because even though he says it should be left up to the states that it doesn’t matter whether or not he’s comfortable or uncomfortable with a specific State’s abortion ban he’s also made it clear that he believes that the abortion ban that was just repealed in the state of Arizona went too far and so we’re seeing the former president try to walk a fine line on this issue but of course what we do know is his record and Donald Trump out on the campaign Trail he often boasts about pointing those three Supreme Court Justices that supported overturning Row versus Wade and as you heard from the vice president and from other Democrats today that certainly did clear the way for the types of sweeping abortion banss we are seeing take place across the country there in Florida where Selena Wang is that is now effectively an abortion desert you have abortion ban there now at 6 weeks and all the nearby States as well there are similar abortion bans which means that women have to travel hundreds of miles if they want to get abortion access Ka certainly and we know not everyone has the money to do things things like that Rachel Scott Selena Wang are thanks to both of you as always now we want to go to campus protest over the Israel Hamas War escalating further at colleges from coast to coast uh starting here in Los Angeles classes canceled today at UCLA where demonstrators have been rallying again after dueling protest turned violent overnight at the University of Wisconsin in Madison there were some protesters refusing to clear an encampment defying police today at least 12 people arrested four officers hurt there all of this after an nyp officers stormed an occupied Academic Hall at Columbia University last night arresting more than 100 protesters there and more than 1070 others uh City College just blocks away so these arrests sparking new protests uh nearby today looking at forom University in New York City where students set up an encampment inside a building there also demonstrations getting called out on the campaign Trail by Donald Trump he said quote New York was under siege last night on joined right now by ABC News zorine Shaw she’s at UCLA for us along with ABC News AA Jai who is at Colombia uh thank you both for being here with us and zorine what can you tell us what’s happening this afternoon now at UCLA after we saw all that violence last night you know k i just a few moments ago you actually had some counter protesters arrive again behind us they’ve actually moved over to behind that building so we can’t see them from here but my producer overheard a bit of what they were chanting there was a group of protesters yelling stop bombing Gaza and then a very small group of counter protesters yelling keep bombing Gaza this is so unusual for UCLA this is one of the only campuses where you have this group of counter-protesters pro-israeli groups who are coming out in full force in this way you can see this area right behind us this was packed on Sunday you had a big group of pro-israeli supporters here you can see that sign over there saying Hamas free the hostages with those Israeli Flags over there and if we move over here you can see the encampment right Beyond us right there you can see a bunch of tents a lot of Palestinian Flags students who are there right now a very different scene there right now than last night let’s take a look at this video from last night uh really really intense scenes you see videos showing pro-israel groups using planks of wood to hit protesters and spray substances onto encampments another video showing one protester kicking and punching another one uh the governor released a statement he condemned the violence at UCLA he said the state has a robust law enforcement Mutual Aid System that on stand by the Jewish Federation in La also releasing a statement saying the abhorent actions of a few counter-protesters last night do not represent the Jewish Community or our values and they were very critical of the UCL Administration as well all right zorine thank you and ik to you uh the president of Colombia releasing a statement saying she’s quote sorry that it reached this point uh what is the feeling among students today well Kaa to be quite Frank everyone is upset both PE those who supporting Palestine and Israel say everything that happened last night essentially went the way that they did not want or expect and what we’ve been seeing today are just protests emanating from Columbia University all throughout the day in response to happen last night as a matter of fact if you take a look right now just in the past couple of moments since I was waiting to speak to you this protest just came from down the street right here on Amsterdam Avenue in New York City and col us right in front of Kent Hall which is right next to Hamilton Hall the same building where those protesters overtook and essentially stayed inside for several days before New York City uh before uh City police got them out now this was led by University faculty there was another protest earlier today that was led by University faculty and their message was a simp simply Shame Shame on the university for inviting the NYPD onto their campus and shame for them really striking down on the students who were trying to make their point now I spoke to several students today both like I said who are supporting Palestine and supporting Israel and there’s two main things that they told me that they’re upset about about how the university respond to this the first one was bringing the New York police department on campus and essentially using them by force to get everybody else a lot of people told me that they felt that their First Amendment right to free speech and protest were infringed upon and another complaint that we heard were essentially the message that was co-opted by those in the encampment they felt that other outside agitators came into their protest and essentially started those violent acts we spoke to several students today two of them on both sides who both say that what happened last night was unfortunate and missed the mark take a listen it’s a shame that the university had to bring in the police I think it was the wrong move um and I think that um I think it’s a little it’s a little bit of hypocrisy in that you teach us that we have these rights in the Core Curriculum but then when we we use them uh you condemn us for it so yesterday there’s SP this person I think uh talked about um bringing food and water into Hamilton Hall and referred to it as humanitarian Aid I think that is inappropriate I think that people in Gaza need humanitarian Aid don’t think Columbia students have chosen to take over a building get to use that term when they want some food and water now NYPD will be on campus they’ll be here for the next couple of weeks until the situation calls for something different C all right AA J thanks to you and to you zorine as well we appreciate it also Now sources are telling ABC news that a 14-year-old suspect is dead following a confrontation with police this is after an active shooter was reported outside of a Wisconsin middle school earlier today the shooter scare caused all School District buildings in that area to go into a lockdown police are saying the situation was neutralized hours later and that no one was injured with the exception of quoting them here the alleged a salent uh joining us with the latest now from our ABC station in Madison is w k reporter Carolyn Dade thank you for being here with us what more do we know right now about this suspect have police figured out a motive as well I know it’s early on in the investigation it is Kana and really we don’t know anything from police they have not given us any official um update today at all the only information we’ve been getting is from the school district on their Facebook page and even that has been very sporadic very few and far between what we do know right now the latest update we got from the school was about an hour and 20 minutes ago we know that kids are still inside on a normal day classes here would end at 3:25 right now it’s after 4:15 Central Time students are still inside the middle school and the high school and the school district says they’ll stay there while police continue investigating because really right now they’re just not sharing any updates and we don’t know any more about what might have prompted this or anything that might be going on here certainly terrifying afternoon though Carolyn Dade thank you so much for being with us today we appreciate it also now the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady until it has quote greater confidence that inflation is cooling Fed chair jome Powell making that announcement after its latest meeting today the key interest rate staying at roughly 5.3% that’s the highest in two decades this of course is as consumer prices have increased greater than expected in recent months all right coming up next here on ABC News live Secretary of State Anthony blinkin and Israel urged urging the country to reach a ceasefire deal with 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and welcome back ABC News is now learning that Hamas is expected to respond to a ceasefire deal proposal within the next few hours that is according to a senior Egyptian official saying that the critical negotiations are moving in a positive atmosphere now Secretary of State Anthony blinkin is in Israel today reiterating the need for a pause and fighting in Gaza saying quote the time is now this of course is following blink’s high stakes meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing America’s message to avoid further conflict in the region ABC News foreign correspondent Tom Sufi burd is in Tel Aviv with more yeah Kaa that deal for a potential ceasefire in Gaza tonight is hanging in the balance Secretary of State blinken departing Israel just now his message is clear he says that the deal on the table uh which Israel has signed off on is in the US’s mind uh full of compromises from the Israeli side to Hamas and Secretary State blinkin said there is no no time to dither hamash should accept the deal and he said there’s no more time for haggling now we’re hearing from a senior Egyptian official remember the talks negotiations were in Cairo earlier in the week that a Hamas response is just quote hours away but that said this is so uncertain right now and there is no indication that Hamas and Israel have managed to agree on the fundamentals and one of those fundamental issues is is whether or not an agreement would see a definitive end to the war we know that Hamas wants a definitive end to the War uh the leadership of Hamas in Gaza is thought to be hiding probably in tunnels in the south of Gaza we can’t say that for sure but that is what the Israelis believe and the Israeli government has made it clear this week the Israeli Prim Minister has said once again that Deal or No Deal the Israeli military will go into Rafa in the the south of Gaza to try and take out those remaining Hamas battalions but remember there’s more than a million civilians which are displaced into that part of Gaza so the US is saying to Israel and that message has been clear from secretary blinkin today don’t go into Rafa the US is saying they haven’t seen a credible plan from the Israelis to move the civilian population out of there and so you know we’re really still in that waiting game but the Omens I think you know over the last couple of days sometimes it’s look more positive sometimes it’s gone more negative tonight it really is looking uncertain and you know we’re getting a sense that the two sides the the longer this goes on just can’t agree on those big important issues another one being what will happen to Israeli forces during a ceasefire will they withdraw right out of the Gaza Strip that’s what Hamas would want or withdraw to the edges of it that might be the compromise there but at the moment we’re still waiting to hear what will happen Kana all right Tom Sufi bur our thanks to you as always and coming up next year WNBA star Britney Griner sits down 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coming home at the Moscow airport this is Russian Custom Service footage of Britney Griner putting her carry-on bags through the scanner unaware that life as she knows it is about to end as the agent tells her to search her backpack so you reached down and you felt built the cartridge cartridge I’m just like oh my God how like how did I how did I make this mistake Russian authorities determined that between the two cartridges is actually 7 G of cannabis oil containing THC the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana do you know there are those who say come on how did you not know that you had cartridges in your in your luggage what do you say to the Skeptics I would say have you ever for forgot your keys in your car left your car running have you ever you know where’s my glasses they’re on top of your head where’s my phone oh it’s in my pocket it’s just so easy to have a mental lapse you know granted my mental lapse was on a more Grand scale but it doesn’t take away from how that can happen Britney is arrested 134 days into her detainment Britney Griner goes on trial in himy Russia I had no intent to break any Russian laws I made an honest mistake and I hope that and your grueling that it doesn’t end my life here this is the moment she learned her sentence n years in a Russian labor camp and where you’re heading to it’s called ik2 ik2 known as one of the worst prisons in Russia yeah what were the conditions like there really cold um it’s a Work Camp you go there to work there’s no rest The Frigid temperature is affecting her health and also her hair people knew you for so long with the dreadlocks yeah you decided to cut them what was was that like losing that part of you too honestly it it just had to happen um we had spiders above my bed um making nest my dreads started to freeze they would just stay wet and cold and I was getting sick you got to do what you got to do to survive one our thanks to Robin Roberts for That interview there is more of Britney griner’s 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pornography or sex work only fans Not Just sex if I had it to do all over again I would have done it sooner only on Hulu the battle over abortion rights intensifying in two critical election States I’m Kaa Whitworth here in Los Angeles and that is our big story today the victory for Democrats in Arizona fighting its strict ban dating back to the Civil War era and how the Biden Administration is looking to seize on opposition to the new six week ban that just took effect in Florida also in our Spotlight campus protests escalating further our panel weighs in on the reaction to to police crackdowns and mass [Music] arrests now of course we do start with our big story here today uh two Arizona Senate Republicans joining Democrats in voting to repeal that 1864 abortion ban as the fight for women’s Reproductive Rights takes Center Stage both in Arizona but Florida as well so in Arizona as we mentioned the Senate has no voted to repeal that 1864 near total ban it was set to go into effect in June Democrats picking up two Republican votes to repeal it after it passed in the house last week Governor Katie Hobbs is expected to sign it into law and once that happens a 2022 statute Banning that procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy would become Arizona’s prevailing abortion law looking at Florida here there’s a six- we ban on abortion taking effect today that is before many women even know that they’re pregnant uh President Biden and vice president Harris placing blame for Florida’s heartbeat protection act which bans abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy in most cases they’re putting that squarely on the shoulders of former president Donald Trump vice president Harris in Jacksonville Florida today uh speaking on the topic of Reproductive Rights so let’s take a listen there understand who is to blame former president Donald Trump did this as of this morning 4 million women in this state woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms than they had last night well joining me now with more is Dr Chelsea Daniels a staff physician Planned Parenthood of south east and north Florida uh thank you so much for being with us here uh first let’s Jump Right In Here can you tell us uh what your clinic specifically has looked like in the last couple of weeks and days knowing that this six week ban was coming yeah thank you so much for having me on this is obviously so so near and dear to my heart and so important for us all to be talking and thinking about um the last few weeks the last several months have been an absolute Whirlwind as we prepared for this ban um it is really difficult to overstate just the level of panic and confusion that patients are feeling um and that means that we are um kind of talking patients through these really difficult scenarios and in the past few weeks and especially in the past few days we have been working tirelessly to see as many patients as we could under the wire of May 1st um and so we were working until late last night in order to serve as many people as possible here in Florida right up to that deadline and and talking about these difficult scenarios here I mean how do you talk to your patients starting today how do you talk to them about care the importance of monitoring periods how do you counil them if they are in need of an abortion past that six week Mark yeah I I think that one of the most important things that I can do um is exactly like you said counseling patients about how to recognize signs of early pregnancy because to be clear a six- week ban is an ex a six- week pregnancy is an extremely early pregnancy uh that means that you have missed your period two weeks ago so if you are someone who has a regular period you would have just missed your period and within that two week time period have gotten an appointment and that is just the minority of patients who are able to do so especially if you’re not someone with a regular period so we’re having really important conversations with folks about how to monitor periods what to look for so that they can seek care as early as possible but that said abortion is normal care and if people um need abortion in the State of Florida and we are no longer uh legally able to provide that care we are working tirelessly to navigate them and redirect them to other states where they can access that care also though let’s talk about how this law does provide some exceptions right uh for rape incest or to save the life of the mother so uh from your perspective here as a physician what is it like for doctors to determine you know the threshold of risk for a woman’s life in these moments yeah I I find myself always kind of ruffling at this notion of exception language because um these exception languages written into the law are written by politicians and judges who do not have medical backgrounds um and are not basing these statements um in science and in the evidence and in medicine and so myself as a physician I’m left in trying to interpret and do the calculus of when exactly a quote unquote exception case applies to the patient before me um I also think it’s worth mentioning that for patients who are victims of rape incest or human trafficking um they only have until 15 weeks to access abortion care and they are required to provide evidence of reporting police documentation or restraining order or something of that sort in order to access this care uh so to call it an exception Clause feel feels generous to me when you actually think about what it is that we are asking patients and doctors to do well that was actually my next question here so can you explain that just a little bit more clearly in terms of rape or incest as you say as human trafficking I mean are doctors working directly with law enforcement it sounds like they actually have to provide some kind of paperwork here I mean how is that all settled yeah so it essentially what happens is that if you are the victim of uh an assault human trafficking um or incest uh and you would like to receive abortion care you need to file a formal police report um and or obtain a restraining order and then in that case um you need to present that to the clinic in order to receive care after six weeks and before 15 weeks and and I have myself had to do this I have had had a patient uh several months ago um come in with this paperwork um showing that she was a victim of uh human trafficking here in South Florida and I am not a member of the police force I’m not a lawyer and I’m sitting here decoding uh this police document to see if it meets the state’s criteria um for exception language and I think that her case is a perfect example of why these exception clauses are not actually exceptions because you shouldn’t have to prove the legality of something in order to receive basic medical care that’s an incredibly heavy burden uh to be placing on doctors and also not to mention the timing that it takes to get that kind of paperwork as well when the clock is ticking for so many of these patients uh Dr Chelsea Daniels thank you for your time I hope that we can continue this conversation and keep talking with you because this is certainly not over so we appreciate your time with us today thank you so much of course I want to bring our big story now to our panel here so joining us today is our Democratic strategist and former assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security under the Biden Administration Marsha espanosa and ABC News contributor and former Republican congressman from New York John katco and ABC’s political director Rick Klein who joins us from Washington all right I have a lot to talk about here Marshall let’s start here with you because we just learned a lot here from Dr Daniels and one thing I want to hone in here is when we talk about Arizona today we’ve been talking a lot about how this has been been repealed but it sounds like in terms of exceptions and things like that there is a period in Arizona where they will still be nearly outlawed if there is not uh some kind of Court intervention despite this uh Civil War era law being retra retracked today yeah that’s right this is chaos and it’s cruel and and it takes away women’s freedoms we have to remember that abortions aren’t just PE women who don’t want uh to carry on a pregnancy but women who want to have babies or their health their health is is in need so women are being turned away from emergency rooms they’re being forced to go to court they are being helicoptered put on helicopters and sent to other places um this is this is just chaos and so this ban and others like it are the direct result of Donald Trump overturning Rie weed and that’s why uh in November there will be a referendum on ensuring these rights and we hope that this will energize voters to to come back to this and we shall see uh what voters decide there in November uh so uh Rick to you here there was a recent Monmouth poll that finds that abortion is the central issue for Democrats in 2024 uh but it says 26% of Republicans say it’s a determinative issue that for them ranks behind inflation economic growth and jobs so talk about that Gap to us here and how we think that might play out uh in November Rick yeah feeling strongly about an issue doesn’t mean you’re necessarily vote on it and we are seeing a core democratic base that’s a lot more fired up right now on the issue than than Republicans are and most Republicans by the by the way generally support abortion restrictions and to me it suggests also that there’s going to be limits to the political viability or value that Democrats May derive from this and it’s going to be a big political issue it is already but it can’t be everything because a lot of Voters are going to be think about other things and it won’t necessarily be in the news for people uh every day over the next six months I think the way that Trump has handled it in the last few days has kept it as a national headline obviously big news today out of both Arizona and Florida uh but the challenge for Democrats going to keep it Lively and uh and vital for people when a lot of other things are going on uh and a lot of other concerns are on voters minds they certainly are and so John to you in your view uh Democrats Biden specifically uh they’re hoping this abortion they’re hopping on this abortion ban in Florida I mean they’re there today right and these other abortion restrictions on a number of other states but how do voters in the general election how will they show up and why does it in your opinion as a Republican why can’t Republicans meet voters where they are on this well I mean I think the Republicans are going to blow it on this and if Biden gets reelected this is one of the reasons why he gets reelected and when you both talk about Democrats and Republicans which I haven’t touched on is the independent voter and the the swing voter independent voters and swing voters decide every election and it’s not the base it’s the swing voters and if you look at swing voters and poll swing V voters this is a very very big issue for them and so if it’s a big issue come fall it could be a determining factor and uh uh I I think that you know putting it on Bel and Florida and what’s going on in Arizona those are Florida is supposed to be a safe Republican state now and Arizona is supposed to be a swing state that this may change that and so uh we got to pay attention to this I I think it’s far from over but there’s no way that anyone can tell you that this helps Republicans in any way shape or form when I was running the less you talk about abortion the better because it’s not a winner for Republicans period well and we keep hearing about potentially all these ballot measures that might be on the ballot as well for abortion to preserve the rights and that may drive some of those independent or more moderate voters to the polls uh thank you Marsha Rick and John for this conversation we appreciate you all coming up 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Hamas War escalating further from coast to coast at UCLA where classes were canceled today demonstrators have been rallying again after dueling protests turned violent overnight also at the University of Wisconsin in Madison there were some protesters refusing to clear an encampment defying police today at least 12 people were arrested there uh four officers were hurt in that as well all of this of course after NYPD officers stormed an occupied Academic Hall at Columbia University last night arresting more than 100 protesters there and more than 170 others at city college just blocks away I want to bring back my panel here Mara John and Rick and we’re also joined Now by ABC News contributor and sirusxm radio host Mike Muse for more on this so thank you all for being here uh Mike look we’ve been watching this play out now for weeks uh we saw how things played out in New York and at UCLA overnight how what is your assessment of how colleges have been handling these protests well one those images that you just showed Kana are very striking uh to see police officers um on college campuses college campuses have always been the Bedrock of social movement that’s where students really begin to learn their agency and find their voice and just as one of those faculty members at UCLA was just mentioning that’s where critical dialogue really begins but normally there’s always two sites that are listening the challenge what we’re finding right now is that if you look at some of the data of some people have been arrested recently across campuses the majority or 2third or a third of those individuals are actually those who sit outside of the University system um they’re noticing that they’re becoming outside agitators uh whose so purpose is literally that just to agitate and not to have discourse so when you start having that infused into college campuses it’s really um taking away from The Narrative of what the heart of some of these protesters are really there for and college administrators they’re not C they’re not used to handling this type of dynamic which is now we’re going to see this Trifecta of local law enforcement and really uh federal government engaging in how to best you know triage the situation going forward from a policy perspective from a safety perspective and also too for allowing discourse and a freedom to protest uh to be allowed right and in terms of those outside agitators right at UT we know that a lot of the people arrested there had no affiliation with the school whatsoever but Mara to you I mean these protests have thrown the end of the Academic Year into a state of chaos us as we all know has canceled its main graduation ceremony as already as a matter of safety uh watching how things are going right now do you think it’s possible other schools might follow suit there yeah I I think so uh you know universities are are looking after one another um but and I think that both sides can agree here that every American has the right to speak out and make their voice heard and we but you need to do so in a way that doesn’t threaten others and forcibly taking over a building on a campus is absolutely the wrong way to do things which is what we’ve seen so when it turns to violence I think that’s when it gets uh scary it certainly has been scary for a lot of people and John let’s talk a little bit more about what we’ve been calling these outside agitators that get involved it sounds like they’re getting involved all across this country uh how do you think law enforcement or the university should be approaching that part of the situation well I I think that they should be dealt with very harshly you know we’ve all talked about this but we’ve daned around one thing that hasn’t been spoken there is outright blatant anti-Semitism going on and it’s not just about if you’re disagreeing about Gaza and I said before and I’ll say it again if those SS that said death to Jews said death to the Irish like my background or death to African-Americans or death to Hispanics we would be outraged where is the outrage here right that’s number one and number and that crosses a line of free speech that’s not free speech you can’t stand in movie theater and yell fire right and you can’t be doing what they’re doing here and this is out of control and these people that are not on campus uh should be hammered hard in the court of law absolutely and Rick to you there is politics in this protest as you know uh former president Trump on the stump in Wisconsin today talking about the arrest in New York uh you have to imagine this potentially could become a political liability for President Biden as well sure but I think it’s important to know that the people that are on college campuses don’t represent the majority of young people or even the majority or close to of college students at this moment they are certainly vocal some of them as Mike mentioned are outside agitators some of them of course are are college students and are likely Democratic voters look Donald Trump said again today that he wants to re bring back his Muslim ban he says he’s stronger Ally of Israel than Joe Biden if so if the choic is between Biden and Trump I think Biden likes his chances even with some of the people right now who are making a lot of noise but again A lot of people are going to have a lot of issues on their mind this fall that uh that aren’t that don’t really have anything to do with the protests that are now roing these campuses and as a note here uh from UCLA they’re saying that they have detailed accounts of what happened on campus last night uh the president is saying that but there’s some confusion that remains and so they’ve ordered an independent external review uh I know we will continue to talk about this Mike Marsha John and Rick our thanks to all of you I’m coming up in our last call here uh who wants to get a good night’s sleep after the Super Bowl I think the answer is everyone right the NFL 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because he’s considering eliminating a preseason game expanding the regular season to 18 games and moving the Super Bowl to President’s Day weekend so take a listen as he spoke with ESPN’s Pat McAfee if we get if we got to 18 and2 that’s not an unreasonable thing the other thing it does which I thought you were going to is that ends up on President’s Day weekend which is a 3-day weekend which makes the Sunday night and then you have Monday off so that’s wow now now we’re now we’re cooking now we’re cooking I mean anytime Pat does this like hand motion I feel like it’s a good thing I don’t know I want to bring back my panel here Mara Rick John and Mike thank you Mike what are your initial thoughts here it gets the people going little little razzled Dazzle um I’m excited from a fan perspective I always want more football I’m already missing football already and you know me Kan I cannot wait to fall Saturdays for college football uh but my concern though is what’s going to happen to the players’s health uh I know there is a dynamic of having a second by week uh but to do 18 weeks of wear and tear physical contact on these players bodies is really challenging we all look forward to having a Monday off but if there’s a way maybe Roger goodel to could start the the season a little bit later in order so it can land on President’s date without it having to extend the games um that is something of note that I’m looking at yeah absolutely it is interesting right to see how the players look at it uh in a really logical way where we’re all like oh can we sleep in after the Super Bowl Mar as if we’re playing the game kada right as if we’re sacrificing our bodies it’s all about me uh Marsha what’s your take yeah I agree there’s so much more that Roger Goodell could be doing to to make this game better I mean concussions number one but honestly I didn’t know how many games there were in a season so I was just happy to hear that we might get the day after the Super Bowl off so we can all sleep in a little bit yeah I mean right is the season has always kind of been a point of contention for players too but also another thing John that pops in my mind is those preseason games some people don’t love them but you know who does love them is those rookies those kids that don’t get a chance to play elsewhere you know yeah I agree with that but I share my concern as long as it’s okay with the players uh and and they
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