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and now, yesterday, the house speaker mike johnson said that maybe the national guard should be sent in, and so what is the mood like on campus today? >> well, zinhle, i have new reporting, because i spoke to jelani cobb, a member of the negotiating committee, and he confirmed to me, first for nbc news, that the talks of the national guard are officially off of the table. that is not part of the table, and columbia is not going to bring in the national guard, and they are starting to hear about this, and teachers and faculty and students are saying this is something that is reassuring to them. >> thank you. >>> and now, a stunning decision in the harvey weinberg case sparked the me too movement. his rape conviction was overturned and now, he is serving a 23-year prison term for sex abuse, and since then, nearly 100 women came forward with pressure from weinstein. chloe malos is following the conviction. what does this mean for weinstein who is currently in prison? >> zinhle, i am standing here in downtown manhattan where the criminal trial took place behind me, and i sat through ever
and now, yesterday, the house speaker mike johnson said that maybe the national guard should be sent in, and so what is the mood like on campus today? >> well, zinhle, i have new reporting, because i spoke to jelani cobb, a member of the negotiating committee, and he confirmed to me, first for nbc news, that the talks of the national guard are officially off of the table. that is not part of the table, and columbia is not going to bring in the national guard, and they are starting to hear...
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house speaker mike johnson and other republican lawmakers at columbia university wednesday, where they were shouted at by students. the lawmakers calling on the school president to resign over her handling of an encampment where police arrested dozens this week, and which some jewish students say has become a point of intimidation. >> the first responsibility of a university administrator is to keep their students safe. >> if you were the president of columbia university today, what would you do about this tent encampment? >> i would immediately bring order to the chaos. if necessary, i would call in the nypd. i would ask the governor to send in the national guard. >> reporter: the columbia board of trustees has expressed its support for the president, saying that she has struck that ever-important balance between freedom of speech and also ensuring the safety of jewish students, making sure they're not harassed and intimidated on campus. hoda? >> steph, it seems like every day we're reporting on another campus, where these protests are breaking out. so what happens next? >> reporter:
house speaker mike johnson and other republican lawmakers at columbia university wednesday, where they were shouted at by students. the lawmakers calling on the school president to resign over her handling of an encampment where police arrested dozens this week, and which some jewish students say has become a point of intimidation. >> the first responsibility of a university administrator is to keep their students safe. >> if you were the president of columbia university today, what...
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. >>> house speaker mike johnson calling on the president of columbia university to resign amid ongoing protests against the war in gaza. those protests growing coast-to-coast even as police clash with demonstrators. >>> it was ten years ago today that officials in flint michigan changed the city's water-source, sending off a massive health and contamination crisis. how they are doing a decade later. >>> and millennials are setting their sights on the country club life. while they're still barely middle-aged. >>> and the cicada hatching is prompting 911 calls. it's thursday, april 25th. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm frances rivera, we begin with a new legal battle linked to donald trump. the former president is unindicted co-conspirator one in a criminal case involving arizona elections. 11 so-called fake electors who supported mr. trump have been indicted by a grand jury, . one month after the 2020 election, they signed a certificate claiming to be arizona electors. but president biden won the state by more than 10,000 and his electors were certified. it has been in
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. >>> and house speaker mike johnson was booed by students when he visited columbia university. >> i'm here today joining my colleagues in calling on president shafik to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. >> johnson made the remarks after meeting with jewish students who say the protests are making them feel unsafe on campus. >>> hamas in gaza has released a video of an american israeli hostage speaking directly to the camera. hersh goldberg-polin was abducted and seriously injured on october 7th. his parents are now urging the netanyahu government to reach a cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal with hamas. for more on this, let's go to matt bodner. what did we learn from the most recent hostage video? >> reporter: good morning, frances. this video was released by the military arm of hamas. they're known as the al qassam brigade. it's a propaganda video. stylized, edited. we do not know the circumstances under which goldberg-polin is speaking. but some of of the things that he says, no one was there to protect us on october 7. my injuries were sustained while
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house speaker mike johnson visiting columbia university calling for the school's president to resign saying, she can't keep jewish students safe. our report from campus. >>> also tonight, the gop-controlled arizona house voting to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban as the supreme court hears a major case on emergency abortion access. what the justices signaled. >>> president biden signing that foreign aid for ukraine and a provision that could ban tiktok in the u.s. the defiant message from tiktok's ceo. >>> hamas releasing the first video of american hostage hersh goldberg-polin since he was gravely injured and kidnapped 200 days ago. >>> and at the white house, the president meeting for the first time with a freed american hostage, 4-year-old abigail idan. >>> the severe weather threat across the central u.s. >>> new rules on airline refunds and so-called junk fees. >>> and 14 years after he was stripped of the heisman, the honor now restored for football great, reggie bush. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome. tonight, new arr
house speaker mike johnson visiting columbia university calling for the school's president to resign saying, she can't keep jewish students safe. our report from campus. >>> also tonight, the gop-controlled arizona house voting to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban as the supreme court hears a major case on emergency abortion access. what the justices signaled. >>> president biden signing that foreign aid for ukraine and a provision that could ban tiktok in the u.s. the...
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[ laughter ] house speaker mike johnson criticized president biden for designating yesterday transgender day of visibility and said the white house had, quote, "betrayed the central tenet of easter." oh, buddy that happened years ago. trump's holding up this bunny's arm like he just won easter by knockout. [ laughter ] former president trump is reportedly planning in his second term to implement anti-racism protections for white people. and if you're waiting for me to say april fool's, keep on waiting. [ laughter ] former president trump this morning apologized for posting an image of president biden hogtied on the back of a pickup truck and said it was inappropriate. now april fool's. [ laughter ] "the washington post" published an article yesterday about how the tradition of the presidential first pitch has faded under president biden and former president trump, though we may be looking at a surge in presidential first slides. [ light laughter ] in a new interview on "face the nation" yesterday, house intelligence committee chairman mike turner said there's a group of lawmakers that wa
[ laughter ] house speaker mike johnson criticized president biden for designating yesterday transgender day of visibility and said the white house had, quote, "betrayed the central tenet of easter." oh, buddy that happened years ago. trump's holding up this bunny's arm like he just won easter by knockout. [ laughter ] former president trump is reportedly planning in his second term to implement anti-racism protections for white people. and if you're waiting for me to say april...
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today the speaker of the house, mike johnson, visited the columbia campus in new york city and called for the university's president to resign. >> we just can't allow this kind of hatred and antisemitism to flourish on our campuses, and it must be stopped in our tracks. our feeling is they have not acted to restore order on the campus. this is dangerous. this is not free expression. this is not first amendment. they are threatening, intimidating. >> one of the more peaceful protests is here at home at uc berkeley. for the third straight night, students and pro-palestinian supporters are camping out in the steps of sproul hall. they're demanding the university several all ties with israeli institutions and to divest financially from companies supporting israel. uc berkeley officials say they're committed to free speech, but have no plans to change their investment practices. joining us now is one of our legal analysts here at nbc, dean johnson. dean, thanks for being with us. this is a fascinating case study about the political climate that we're in and the legal parameters of protesti
today the speaker of the house, mike johnson, visited the columbia campus in new york city and called for the university's president to resign. >> we just can't allow this kind of hatred and antisemitism to flourish on our campuses, and it must be stopped in our tracks. our feeling is they have not acted to restore order on the campus. this is dangerous. this is not free expression. this is not first amendment. they are threatening, intimidating. >> one of the more peaceful protests...
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house speaker mike johnson visiting columbia university calling for the school's president to resign saying, she can't keep jewish students safe. our report from campus. >>> also tonight, the gop-controlled arizona house voting to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban as the supreme court hears a major case on emergency abortion access. what the justices signaled. >>> president biden signing that foreign aid for ukraine and a provision that could ban tiktok in the u.s. the defiant message
house speaker mike johnson visiting columbia university calling for the school's president to resign saying, she can't keep jewish students safe. our report from campus. >>> also tonight, the gop-controlled arizona house voting to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban as the supreme court hears a major case on emergency abortion access. what the justices signaled. >>> president biden signing that foreign aid for ukraine and a provision that could ban tiktok in the u.s. the...
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. >> the senate overwhelmingly passed the bill overnight, following house speaker mike johnson's stalemate breaking moves to let the house vote, defying far right members who oppose ukraine aid and threaten his job. >> reporter: on the far left, few criminal -- democrats objected to send israel a during the humanitarian crisis in gaza . amid growing college campus protest over gaza's devastating death toll, speaker johnson meeting today with jewish students at columbia university, raising the alarm about incidents of anti- semitism. also touching on controversy of the national security package that could lead to a ban of the hugely popular social media app, tiktok. unless it's chinese owner bytedance cells within nine months, fbi director christopher bray selling nbc's lester holt exclusively on tuesday -- >> tiktok, for us, represents -- is beholden to the chinese government. >> the band will likely be delayed in court, as tiktok vows to fight it. >> in this statement, cause the potential ban unconstitutional and says the platform and invested billions of dollars to protect to the data of
. >> the senate overwhelmingly passed the bill overnight, following house speaker mike johnson's stalemate breaking moves to let the house vote, defying far right members who oppose ukraine aid and threaten his job. >> reporter: on the far left, few criminal -- democrats objected to send israel a during the humanitarian crisis in gaza . amid growing college campus protest over gaza's devastating death toll, speaker johnson meeting today with jewish students at columbia university,...
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speaker mike johnson is meeting with students at columbia today he's calling for the university's president to resign. what else is speaker johnson saying about his visit to the school in. >> reporter: the speaker said he'll be standing here at columbia university side by side with jewish students and republican members of the house from new york in what he calls to bring some accountability to this campus and push out what he called, describe the president as inept and weak leader. they can't even, you know, maintain the safety or ensure the safety of jewish students here, so he's been talking about columbia but also the other protests around this country which he called actually disgusting and he'll be standing here with jewish students here who say they feel unsafe. >> what some of the agreements now between columbia, the administration there and the protesters and where do those talks stand? >> reporter: so, kate the negotiation between those protesters and the administration are ongoing, but they have, you know, arrived at some common ground, for protesters the stay, one, remove signif
speaker mike johnson is meeting with students at columbia today he's calling for the university's president to resign. what else is speaker johnson saying about his visit to the school in. >> reporter: the speaker said he'll be standing here at columbia university side by side with jewish students and republican members of the house from new york in what he calls to bring some accountability to this campus and push out what he called, describe the president as inept and weak leader. they...
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a major showdown on capitol hill with house speaker mike johnson facing a rebellion. many republicans objecting to ukraine aid. johnson now adding in sanctions on iran and russia. and a few democrats objecting to israel aid due to the humanitarian crisis in gaza. but now, most on both sides relieved the bill's long journey is over. >> the responsibilities of leadership don't fall on us or we can act like we understand that they do. >> ryan, a lot in this package. let's focus on that potential ban on tiktok. it's essentially regulating tiktok saying you have to sell, it can't be connected with the ownership. how might this pay out? >> yeah. it is not like the app will evaporate from your phone this morning. we expect to see a lawsuit. tiktok has cited free speech as part of their argument, and they've had some success in court after multiple federal judges blocked a similar effort from former president trump in 2020. that wasn't codified law at the time. the reason is the potential that someone could emerge as a buyer. steve mnuchin said he was looking to put together
a major showdown on capitol hill with house speaker mike johnson facing a rebellion. many republicans objecting to ukraine aid. johnson now adding in sanctions on iran and russia. and a few democrats objecting to israel aid due to the humanitarian crisis in gaza. but now, most on both sides relieved the bill's long journey is over. >> the responsibilities of leadership don't fall on us or we can act like we understand that they do. >> ryan, a lot in this package. let's focus on that...
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according to his office, house speaker mike johnson will meet with jewish students on the columbia university campus tomorrow. he is expected to hold a press conference after. lester? >> erin mclaughlin in new york, thank you. >>> today, the justice department formally announced it will pay almost $139 million to settle claims by 139 prominent athletes and other women abused by larry nassar, the former usa gymnastics team doctor. the claims allege the fbi failed to conduct an adequate investigation of nassar. he is serving a 60-year federal prison sentence. >>> the senate tonight is nearing a vote that could eventually lead to the banning of tiktok over national security concerns. savannah sellers joins me from capitol hill. savannah, what's the latest? >> reporter: lester, senators are poised to continue debating late into the night before they vote on billions in aid dollars for ukraine's military, the israeli war effort, and taiwan, but wrapped up in that package, the future of tiktok in the u.s. foreign threat. something more than 150 million americans who use the app are paying close att
according to his office, house speaker mike johnson will meet with jewish students on the columbia university campus tomorrow. he is expected to hold a press conference after. lester? >> erin mclaughlin in new york, thank you. >>> today, the justice department formally announced it will pay almost $139 million to settle claims by 139 prominent athletes and other women abused by larry nassar, the former usa gymnastics team doctor. the claims allege the fbi failed to conduct an...
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they are now threatening to remove speaker mike johnson from his job. if they try, house democrats have said that they will consider helping johnson remain in the speakership. lester? >> all right, ryan nobles, thank you. and we'll talk more about the potential risks of international and domestic security threats, tiktok and much more when i sit down one on one with the fbi director, christopher wray tomorrow on "nightly news." >>> we'll turn now to minnesota and the house explosion that rocked a neighborhood just outside minneapolis. first responders rescuing a woman trapped under the rubble, though her condition this hour is unclear. fire officials say the debris is consistent with a natural gas explosion. >>> in 60 seconds, the surprising vote to unionize by workers at a major car assembly plant. is it a sea change moment for how cars are made across america? right after this. asthma. it can make you miss out on those epic hikes with friends. step back out there, with fasenra. fasenra is an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once
they are now threatening to remove speaker mike johnson from his job. if they try, house democrats have said that they will consider helping johnson remain in the speakership. lester? >> all right, ryan nobles, thank you. and we'll talk more about the potential risks of international and domestic security threats, tiktok and much more when i sit down one on one with the fbi director, christopher wray tomorrow on "nightly news." >>> we'll turn now to minnesota and the...
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also, there's something so lame about a guy like mike johnson using the word "humongous." it's like when your dad tries to use the word "slay." "hey, kids, let me ask you a question. i stan this new lawnmower but your mom says it sus. what do you guys think? is it cringe, or does it slay?" [ laughter ] "is it giving suburbia? let's show hands. any cringes? i'm not seeing -- any slays -- no slays. starting to think we're not doing this. no cap?" [ light laughter ] now in advance of today's speech, biden posted a video online with a group of actors who played presidents on tv and in movies, including bill pullman, morgan freeman, and geena davis. i'm sorry, but this should be a huge scandal. where the [ bleep ] are harrison ford and martin sheen? [ light laughter ] gathering a group of fictional presidents without president bartlet is like putting together a supergroup of new jersey musicians without bruce springsteen. nobody's spending $600 on ticketmaster to watch jon bon jovi harmonize with hologram frank sinatra. [ light laughter ] when biden invited harrison ford, did h
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johnson, is his job in jeopardy? >> reporter: it may well be, it depends on marjorie taylor greene who wrote out this motion to vacate, she's not triggered the vote yet, but she insists there are enough republicans to remove him. i asked her saturday on the capitol steps, what she's waiting for, she satd, she's working on it, she'll do it, but she wants to be responsible in her terms. lot of republicans who she thinks are bluffing. >> thank you. >>> for centuries the gullla-geechee are facing climate change. >> reporter: water, essential to all but even more precious for gulla-geechee community. away from the mainland. >> that allowed our africanisms as others call it, to evolve here in this land but to amalgate into this culture. >> reporter: we traveled to st. helena, south carolina. descendants of slave, they're known for their unique language and traditions like basket weaving. despite the landscape around them changing. >> the movement as part of the great migration brought culinary traditions, food traditions,
johnson, is his job in jeopardy? >> reporter: it may well be, it depends on marjorie taylor greene who wrote out this motion to vacate, she's not triggered the vote yet, but she insists there are enough republicans to remove him. i asked her saturday on the capitol steps, what she's waiting for, she satd, she's working on it, she'll do it, but she wants to be responsible in her terms. lot of republicans who she thinks are bluffing. >> thank you. >>> for centuries the...
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. >> mike johnson has betrayed america. >> after working with democrats to pass a massive foreign aid package for israel and ukraine. we're live on capitol hill with what's next. >>> clock ticking. congress moves one step closer to banning tiktok over national security concerns. some tiktokers urging users to step up. we're live with a fight over the app's future. >>> to the rescue. strangers braving raging flames to save a driver trapped inside a burning suv. >> there was a moment where we thought we literally lost him. >> the daring moments caught on video. >>> those stories, plus, not proud. country star morgan wallen breaking his silence about his recent arrest for throwing a chair off the roof of the nashville bar. the message he's sending to fans. >>> and class act. >> so great to be here! >> kevin bacon returns to the same school where he filmed "footloose" 40 years ago and dancing through the same iconic halls. >> i don't know how to do this anymore. >> inside the unforgettable homecoming, today, monday, april 22nd, 2024. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthri
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johnson from his position. the same way they removed kevin mccarthy. again, johnson passed bills that are really what a majority of people wanted. in the republican party of 2024, a norm preserving consensus driven act, even a basic one, can be a career ending offense. the senate will take up the bills, including ukraine and tiktok this week. >> thank you very much, scott. >>> it is 6:39. san francisco police are asking for help solving a hit-and-run which left a man critically injured. it happened a little before 3:00 yesterday morning near guerrero. the victim was on a scooter. anyone with information should contact police. >>> recently fired google workers who staged a protest inside google offices plan to air their grievance. in sunnyvale, leaders responded quickly in the days after the protest where some workers were fired. the live stream showed police making arrests during tuesday's sit-in. this was in one of the top executive's offices. separate protests were held in new york city, as well as seattle, a
johnson from his position. the same way they removed kevin mccarthy. again, johnson passed bills that are really what a majority of people wanted. in the republican party of 2024, a norm preserving consensus driven act, even a basic one, can be a career ending offense. the senate will take up the bills, including ukraine and tiktok this week. >> thank you very much, scott. >>> it is 6:39. san francisco police are asking for help solving a hit-and-run which left a man critically...
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there's growing calls by those far right lawmakers to remove speaker mike johnson from his post the way they removed kevin mccarthy before him. though, again, what johnson got passed were bills a vast majority of lawmakers wanted passed. as "the new york times" put it, in the republican party of 2024, a norm preserving consensus driven act, even a basic one, can be a career ending offense. the senate will take up the bills, including ukraine and tiktok this week. >> thank you very much, scott. >>> san francisco police are asking for help solving a hit-and-run which left a man critically injured. it happened a little before 3:00 yesterday morning near guerrero. the victim was on a scooter. so far, there's no vehicle description. anyone with information should contact police. >>> happening today, recently fired google workers who staged protests inside google offices plan to air their grievances. here is a live look at the google offices in sunnyvale where some of those workers were fired. a live stream by protesters showed police making arrests during last tuesday's sit-in in one of the
there's growing calls by those far right lawmakers to remove speaker mike johnson from his post the way they removed kevin mccarthy before him. though, again, what johnson got passed were bills a vast majority of lawmakers wanted passed. as "the new york times" put it, in the republican party of 2024, a norm preserving consensus driven act, even a basic one, can be a career ending offense. the senate will take up the bills, including ukraine and tiktok this week. >> thank you...
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>>> house conservatives fuming at speaker mike johnson this morning after the passage of four foreign aid bills over the weekend, including aid for ukraine and israel. we have a live report on what that aid means. for the two u.s. allies embroiled in separate wars. >>> the first ever trial of a former u.s. president, all while his presidential immunity case before the supreme court looms just ahead. >>> a michigan community in shock. two young siblings killed after an alleged drunk driver crashes into a children's birthday party. what police are saying this morning. >>> today is earth day, and our brie jackson gives us a personal look at a coastal cultural community, taking on its toughest challenge yet as the climate changes. >>> and stop right now. david beckham is all of us fan girling over an impromptu spice girls reunion at victoria beckham's posh 50th birthday bash. it's monday, april 22nd. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. glad you could join us. we begin with that massive foreign war aid package that was passed in the house over the weekend. the
>>> house conservatives fuming at speaker mike johnson this morning after the passage of four foreign aid bills over the weekend, including aid for ukraine and israel. we have a live report on what that aid means. for the two u.s. allies embroiled in separate wars. >>> the first ever trial of a former u.s. president, all while his presidential immunity case before the supreme court looms just ahead. >>> a michigan community in shock. two young siblings killed after an...
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johnson his speakership? >>> clashes at columbia, the heated protests over israel's war in gaza that led to the campus rabbi issuing a warning to jewish students at the ivy league. >>> a rescue caught on camera, good samaritans leap into action to save a driver trapped in a burning car just in the nick of time. >>> and kevin bacon still has to cut loose. he returns to the school where he filmed foot loose 40 years later. it's monday, all 22nd, "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, glad you are with me, i'm frances rivera. arguments will soon begin in the historic criminal hush money trial of donald trump. within hours the jury will hear opening arguments. the lawyers will give a preview of the facts to come in the case against the former president. nbc's brie jackson joins us now. brie, good morning. the political and personal stakes are high for mr. trump. >> reporter: they absolutely are. good morning, frances. the former president is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors
johnson his speakership? >>> clashes at columbia, the heated protests over israel's war in gaza that led to the campus rabbi issuing a warning to jewish students at the ivy league. >>> a rescue caught on camera, good samaritans leap into action to save a driver trapped in a burning car just in the nick of time. >>> and kevin bacon still has to cut loose. he returns to the school where he filmed foot loose 40 years later. it's monday, all 22nd, "early today"...
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mutiny from fellow republicans. >> mike johnson has betrayed america. he's betrayed republican voters. >> reporter: congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is part of a trio of hard-line conservatives promising to kick johnson out. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: the latest effort coming after the house passed a $95 billion foreign aid package to israel, taiwan, and ukraine. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: democrats exploding in applause on the house floor as the long-stalled funding finally flows. johnson originally opposed the white house push to send aid to ukraine, but eventually allowed the vote to proceed. >> he's passed the democrat agenda, passed the biden administration policies, and fully funded them. >> reporter: but there is bipartisan support to save johnson's job. >> i would actually vote to table any motion to vacate him. >> reporter: johnson says he had to do what is right. >> i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an interview with our kriste
mutiny from fellow republicans. >> mike johnson has betrayed america. he's betrayed republican voters. >> reporter: congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is part of a trio of hard-line conservatives promising to kick johnson out. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: the latest effort coming after the house passed a $95 billion foreign aid package to israel, taiwan, and ukraine. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: democrats exploding in applause on the...
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let's face it, no one wants to be speaker other than mike johnson. it was notable that steve scalise voted with johnson. notable who didn't, stefanic. >> president biden narrowing the gap with former president trump. not a big surprise. what stood out to you? >> what stands out is, first of all, great interview. groundbreaking. spot on. what stood out is, surprise, surprise, polls are closing. polls continue to get tighter and tighter. go back to our polling back in october of last year, donald trump is at 46%. what is it through all our polling, 46%? right now, 46%. the last election? 46%. his support stays solid. where i'm worried about or where i see you can see growth is i think donald trump is at a ceiling and biden is close to his floor. where he is off most, among young voters. the other part about this is enthusiasm, which is really the headline is, if these young voters aren't enthusiastic and they don't show up and break for biden big, that's how trump wins. >> andreaandrea, pick up on tha. this is against the backdrop of donald trump in co
let's face it, no one wants to be speaker other than mike johnson. it was notable that steve scalise voted with johnson. notable who didn't, stefanic. >> president biden narrowing the gap with former president trump. not a big surprise. what stood out to you? >> what stands out is, first of all, great interview. groundbreaking. spot on. what stood out is, surprise, surprise, polls are closing. polls continue to get tighter and tighter. go back to our polling back in october of last...
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. >> after months of delays, republican speaker mike johnson moves forward with a historic vote on military aid to
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fellow republicans. >> mike johnson has betrayed america. he's betrayed republican voters. >> reporter: congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is part of a trio of hard-line conservatives promising to kick johnson out. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: the latest effort coming after the house passed a $95 billion foreign aid package to israel, taiwan, and ukraine. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: democrats exploding in applause on the house floor as the long-stalled funding finally flows. johnson originally opposed the white house push to send aid to ukraine, but eventually allowed the vote to proceed. >> he's passed the democrat agenda, passed the biden administration policies, and fully funded them. >> reporter: but there is bipartisan support to save johnson's job. >> i would actually vote to table any motion to vacate him. >> reporter: johnson says he had to do what is right. >> i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an interview with our kriste
fellow republicans. >> mike johnson has betrayed america. he's betrayed republican voters. >> reporter: congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is part of a trio of hard-line conservatives promising to kick johnson out. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: the latest effort coming after the house passed a $95 billion foreign aid package to israel, taiwan, and ukraine. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: democrats exploding in applause on the house floor...
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look, this speaker, mike johnson, is very conservative. in this case, he just had a moment. he thought about this a lot. and because he's speaker, he became open, not only open, but available for very important, sensitive military issues. he was advised about this, by the cia. >> they briefed him. >> he said, you know what? i've got to go with this. plus, his son is about to go into the navy academy. he said you know what? i thought about this, and there's a lot on the line. i think that personal touch might have made a difference, as well. so you never know what's going to happen. whether this is something to come in the future, i'm not so sure. >> aren't voters just clamoring for them to work together? >> yes, voters are clamoring. and all the polls show that congress is really down. 8%, 8% public opinion approval of congress. >> single digit 8s? maybe they should start working together and bring those numbers up. let's go to washington. doctor, thank you so much. >>> next, a quick look at top stories, including a big turnout at hippie hill to light up on 4/20. even though
look, this speaker, mike johnson, is very conservative. in this case, he just had a moment. he thought about this a lot. and because he's speaker, he became open, not only open, but available for very important, sensitive military issues. he was advised about this, by the cia. >> they briefed him. >> he said, you know what? i've got to go with this. plus, his son is about to go into the navy academy. he said you know what? i thought about this, and there's a lot on the line. i think...
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but will that vote cost house speaker mike johnson his job be? nbc's julie tsirkin was in the middle of the action on capitol hill yesterday. julie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it only takes a single member to call a floor vote to oust the speaker. after johnson forced the foreign bills through, any representative furious with the speaker could trigger a vote that forces him to give up the gavel. this morning speaker johnson's job in jeopardy. >> he's already a lame duck. he did this [ bleep ] here on the house floor, foreign war package that does nothing for america. >> reporter: after the house passed a series of crucial funding bills in a rare saturday session. >> the house will be in order. >> reporter: among them, $630 billion to war torn ukraine in its fight against russia. $26 billion for israel in its war against hamas with billions more for humanitarian needs in gaza. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: and $8 billion to taiwan. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: hard line republicans say they feel betrayed accusing johnson
but will that vote cost house speaker mike johnson his job be? nbc's julie tsirkin was in the middle of the action on capitol hill yesterday. julie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it only takes a single member to call a floor vote to oust the speaker. after johnson forced the foreign bills through, any representative furious with the speaker could trigger a vote that forces him to give up the gavel. this morning speaker johnson's job in jeopardy. >> he's already a lame...
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speaker mike johnson refused to bring that bill to the floor, instead opting to pass three separate bills. >> as i have said many times, i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. we did. i have done here what i believe to be the right thing, and that is allow the house to work its will. you do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may. >> the senate is expected to pass the bill and send it to president biden, who says he will sign them. >>> congresswoman barbara lee said i strongly could not support funding israel, " combines badly needed aid with lethal weaponry." >>> tiktok is one step closer to being banned. an updated version would force bytedance to sell tiktok within nine months or face a nationwide ban. the new version allows president biden to extend the deadline only if the china- based company proves their intent to sell. the senate is expected to take up the bill quickly. president biden said he will sign it if it gets to his desk. >>> locally owned record stores across the bay area are so breading record store da
speaker mike johnson refused to bring that bill to the floor, instead opting to pass three separate bills. >> as i have said many times, i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i have to do my job. we did. i have done here what i believe to be the right thing, and that is allow the house to work its will. you do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may. >> the senate is expected to pass the bill and send it to president biden, who says...
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will some republicans try to force out their speaker, mike johnson? >> the honorable way for him to leave right now is to announce his resignation. >>> the house also passing a bill that could ban tiktok if it's not sold off by its chinese parent company. the new timeline for action and what it means for fans of the hugely popular social media app. >>> protests spreading at colleges nationwide over israel's war in gaza. new tent villages popping up on campuses, and the huge protests late today. >>> new botox warning. more patients ending up in the hospital after being injected with fake botox. investigators now searching for the source. >>> country music superstar morgan wallen speaking out after being charged by police for allegedly throwing a chair off a rooftop bar. what he's saying now. >>> and outrage over this video showing people pulling bear cubs from a tree seemingly for a selfie. will wildlife officials charge them? >> you actually confronted these people. >> yes. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >> good evenin
will some republicans try to force out their speaker, mike johnson? >> the honorable way for him to leave right now is to announce his resignation. >>> the house also passing a bill that could ban tiktok if it's not sold off by its chinese parent company. the new timeline for action and what it means for fans of the hugely popular social media app. >>> protests spreading at colleges nationwide over israel's war in gaza. new tent villages popping up on campuses, and the...
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speaker mike johnson refused to bring that bill to the floor opting to pass three separate bills. >> as i've said many times, i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i'm here to do my job. i'm done here what i believe to be the right thing. that is to allow the house to work its will, and as i said, you do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may. >> the senator is expected to send the bills to the president who said he will sign them. tiktok is one step to being closer to being banned in the united states. the parent company bytedance would be forced to sell or be banned. the senate is expected to take up the bill very quickly, and president biden has said he would sign that tiktok legislation. >>> earth day is monday, but a lot of people across the bay area are celebrating early. in oakland, about 100 people stepped up for a day of tree planting and education. the city parks and recreation foundation put on this event at arrowhead marsh in mlk regional shoreline park near the airport. the goal is to plant 100 trees. some of the trees a
speaker mike johnson refused to bring that bill to the floor opting to pass three separate bills. >> as i've said many times, i don't walk around this building being worried about a motion to vacate. i'm here to do my job. i'm done here what i believe to be the right thing. that is to allow the house to work its will, and as i said, you do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may. >> the senator is expected to send the bills to the president who said he will sign them....
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mike johnson put the bills up for a rule vote on yesterday. they provide for ukraine, indo and a national security bill. that includes a measure to perhaps ban tiktok in the u.s., if its owner does not devest itself from its china owner. that might spell trouble for the speaker who faces backlash from the right wing of the republican party. those reps are not happy with him for allowing the vote to happen in the first place. >>> opening statements in donald trump's hush money trial are set to begin monday. this after a tense jury selection process and a horrifying scene outside of the courthouse. yesterday, the trial reached a key milestone with the full jury, including alternates, selected. and sworn in. trump's attorney also filed a final and unsuccessful motion to stall the trial. as jury selection was under way, a man set himself on fire across the street from the new york city courthouse. we learned that man has died. officials say he threw pamphlets into the air. investigators describe the pamphlets as propaganda and the man as a conspir
mike johnson put the bills up for a rule vote on yesterday. they provide for ukraine, indo and a national security bill. that includes a measure to perhaps ban tiktok in the u.s., if its owner does not devest itself from its china owner. that might spell trouble for the speaker who faces backlash from the right wing of the republican party. those reps are not happy with him for allowing the vote to happen in the first place. >>> opening statements in donald trump's hush money trial are...
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this also could put mike johnson's speakership in jeopardy. we have julie tsirkin with more. >> reporter: after months of delay, the house is poised to approve foreign aid after house speaker mike johnson declared arming ukraine is critically important. aid to each country will be voted on separately with the bulk of the money$60 billion wo overseas to fight against russia. republicans demanded that some of that money be a loan to ukraine. a second bill would send $26 billion to israel for the war against hamas. some democrats declaring that for aid for gaza. speaker johnson is now preparing to fight for his job as furious hardliners put pressure on him to resign. there is another vote today on tiktok. it is a bill for bytedance to sell tiktok or face a total ban in the u.s. the senate will vote on the bills, foreign aid and tiktok, as one package which president biden said he would sign as soon as congress clears it. peter. >> thank you. kristen welker will speak with president volodymyr zelenskyy tomorrow morning. >>> it is hard to believe i
this also could put mike johnson's speakership in jeopardy. we have julie tsirkin with more. >> reporter: after months of delay, the house is poised to approve foreign aid after house speaker mike johnson declared arming ukraine is critically important. aid to each country will be voted on separately with the bulk of the money$60 billion wo overseas to fight against russia. republicans demanded that some of that money be a loan to ukraine. a second bill would send $26 billion to israel...
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speaker mike johnson moving it forward with help from democrats. ryan nobles is at the capitol tonight. ryan, the speaker's job could still be on the line here. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lester, but today we saw democrats join with republicans to pass a key procedural measure that sets the stage for a series of national security bill votes this weekend. that would provide aid to ukraine at a critical time country as they are facing s their war against russia. is expected to pass, it will do so with conservatives, who have threatened mike johnson's speakership just for bringing the bill up for a vote. lester. >> and, ryan, there's also a major headline involving congress' attempts to potentially ban tiktok in the u.s. what's the update there? >> reporter: yeah, lester, that's right. you know, the house has already passed legislation that would force the chinese company that owns tiktok to sell off its stake in the company within six months or be banned in the united states. lawmakers are now proposing extending that window of tim where the co
speaker mike johnson moving it forward with help from democrats. ryan nobles is at the capitol tonight. ryan, the speaker's job could still be on the line here. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, lester, but today we saw democrats join with republicans to pass a key procedural measure that sets the stage for a series of national security bill votes this weekend. that would provide aid to ukraine at a critical time country as they are facing s their war against russia. is expected to pass,...
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the ukraine aid putting house speaker mike johnson's job at risk from far right members of his own party. president biden has come out in support of speaker johnson's foreign aid funding plans. in today's briefing a spokesperson said that desperately needed aid for ukraine could go out the door right away. she would not comment on whether the president has encouraged other democrats to back speaker johnson to help him hold onto his job. >>> another day of pro- palestinian demonstrations at columbia university students began protesting wednesday instead. the university suspended the students and told them to leave but they refused, which led to the arrest of over 100 people yesterday. in spite of that they were back there today. many of them were sitting in prayer. policy does allow them to protest in certain areas on campus. >>> the biden administration is putting new safeguards in place on college campuses. today finalizing an updated set. meant to prevent discrimination based on sex and education. including a number of different changes but one of the biggest now explicitly forbidding
the ukraine aid putting house speaker mike johnson's job at risk from far right members of his own party. president biden has come out in support of speaker johnson's foreign aid funding plans. in today's briefing a spokesperson said that desperately needed aid for ukraine could go out the door right away. she would not comment on whether the president has encouraged other democrats to back speaker johnson to help him hold onto his job. >>> another day of pro- palestinian...
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this is a test for house speaker mike johnson. he has been on the job for six months. they're threatening to oust him. >> so where does that stand, kristin, this morning? is his job in jeopardy? >> well, savannah, technically his job is in jeopardy with those lawmakers dangling the possibility of trying to remove him. look, i had multiple conversations with republicans overnight, both in the house and in the senate. they say they feel confident speaker johnson will ultimately. the gop sources expressing to me real frustration that more chaos in the house could potentially hurt republicans on the campaign trail. keep his job, even if it means he's saved by democratic votes. and, remember, former president trump tried to throw him that lifeline, remember that joint appearance last week in mar-a-lago. these gop sources stressing frustration, that it could hurt republicans on the campaign trail. >> thank you so much. speaking of that foreign aid fight, kristin will have an exclusive conversation with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy this sunday morning on "meet the
this is a test for house speaker mike johnson. he has been on the job for six months. they're threatening to oust him. >> so where does that stand, kristin, this morning? is his job in jeopardy? >> well, savannah, technically his job is in jeopardy with those lawmakers dangling the possibility of trying to remove him. look, i had multiple conversations with republicans overnight, both in the house and in the senate. they say they feel confident speaker johnson will ultimately. the...
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speaker of the house mike johnson has indicated he will package a bill that would force the sale of tiktok to american interests and he's going to package it with foreign aid. members of congress who want to support israel or ukraine are getting a ban on tiktok as part of the deal. the fast-track house bill will give bytedance a longer period of time to find a buyer. it will have to pass, the president will have to sign it, and then they'll have 12 months. we don't know who will buy tiktok. >> it's a business opportunity. >> but a lot of money. >> a lot of money, yes, and some risk. >> thanks, scott. >>> tomorrow a legendary lgbtq bar in san francisco is making a return. the stud opens along folsom street. the bar existed for 50 years but the pandemic forced the location to close. tomorrow's grand opening features musical performances and a blessing by the sisters of perpetual indulgence. >>> not only did taylor swift release her anticipated studio album, but it turns out it's a double album. it features some much anticipated duets. ♪♪ ♪ i love you, it's ruining my life ♪ ♪ i tou
speaker of the house mike johnson has indicated he will package a bill that would force the sale of tiktok to american interests and he's going to package it with foreign aid. members of congress who want to support israel or ukraine are getting a ban on tiktok as part of the deal. the fast-track house bill will give bytedance a longer period of time to find a buyer. it will have to pass, the president will have to sign it, and then they'll have 12 months. we don't know who will buy tiktok....
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house republicans are threatening to remove speaker mike johnson from his position if he moves forward on votes for israel and ukraine aid. johnson on thursday down-played the potential of the gop using the motion to vacate against him. and has voiced his continued support for ukraine even if it were to cost him his job. the house is aiming for a weekend vote on these bills. >>> here in the u.s., protests continue on university campuses. more than 100 people were arrested at columbia university last night. after protesters set up an encampment at the school in support of gaza. the school calling nypd for assistance, and telling the student body in a memo that the encampment's disruptions presented, quote, a clear and present danger to the substantial functioning of the university. out west at usc, students held a silent march across campus in protest of the school's decision to cancel a speech from this year's pro-palestinian valedictorian. some campus groups raised concerns about the valedictorian's social media activity. the campus says the decision was about safety and not freedom o
house republicans are threatening to remove speaker mike johnson from his position if he moves forward on votes for israel and ukraine aid. johnson on thursday down-played the potential of the gop using the motion to vacate against him. and has voiced his continued support for ukraine even if it were to cost him his job. the house is aiming for a weekend vote on these bills. >>> here in the u.s., protests continue on university campuses. more than 100 people were arrested at columbia...
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. >>> now to washington, and speaker mike johnson pushing ahead with a plan to pass new aid for israel and ukraine, despite backlash from some fellow republicans. ryan nobles is at the capitol for us tonight. ryan, is the speaker's job still in jeopardy? >> reporter: it may be, lester. the speaker was confronted today by members of the house freedom caucus on the house floor. they are not backing away from their threat ukrainian to attempt to remove him from office, if he moves ahead with a vote on these foreign aid bills, that include funding for ukraine. but the speaker is not backing down, and the house is aiming for votes on these measures as soon as this weekend. ukrainian leaders have said that their soldiers on the front lines are running out of ammunition. speaker johnson says that he supports funding for ukraine, even if it costs him his job. lester? >> ryan nobles, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, urgent calls from the control tower. >> southwest 2937, stop! >> as two planes on a collision course avoid hitting each other with little time to spare.e pl fatal, dehydration, urinary
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house speaker mike johnson could lose his job for bringing these bills to a vote, but he may have democrats on his side. alex has more on this fight, and to sit down with the nobel peace prize winner from ukraine who is pleading for help from lawmakers on capitol hill.>> carrying the weight of her country at war, the human rights lawyer is pressing lawmakers for desperately needed aid. >> we have no more time, we are dying. >> the visit comes as house speaker mike johnson is planning long-delayed votes this weekend on hills to funds ukraine, israel, taiwan, and a package of other republican national security priorities, despite far right members who oppose ukrainian aid, confronting the speaker on the house floor today, escalating threats to kick him out of his job. >> we can't play multics with this, we have to do the right thing.>> congressman castro signaled he and fellow democrats may support the republican speaker, to ensure the aid passes.>> we will do what is necessary for the people of ukraine.>> we have a possibility to stop this, not just for ukrainians. if we are not able to stop
house speaker mike johnson could lose his job for bringing these bills to a vote, but he may have democrats on his side. alex has more on this fight, and to sit down with the nobel peace prize winner from ukraine who is pleading for help from lawmakers on capitol hill.>> carrying the weight of her country at war, the human rights lawyer is pressing lawmakers for desperately needed aid. >> we have no more time, we are dying. >> the visit comes as house speaker mike johnson is...