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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: College pressure grows, Trump's support, measles cases rise & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Universities across the US are facing mounting pressure after another weekend of student protests and arrests. The State Department is split on whether Israel is following international law while using American weapons. Support for former President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be wavering, and he's got a surprising, if reluctant, supporter. At least four people have died after a tornado hit Oklahoma. Plus, global measles cases nearly doubled between 2022 and 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck. With the five things you need to know for Monday, April 29th.

0:26.3

Colleges around the US are facing major pressure as pro-Palestinian protests continue and more students were arrested over the weekend.

0:34.8

Protesters insist they're staying peaceful but administrators have still called in police

0:39.5

for backup including at Washington Northeastern and Arizona State Universities, where dozens of people were detained.

0:47.0

In Los Angeles, opposing protest groups physically clashed on UCLA's campus yesterday,

0:52.0

after they crossed a barrier meant to keep them apart.

0:55.8

Most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations are demanding that colleges divest their funding from

1:00.4

Israel-linked companies. Last week Israel's Prime Minister called the protests anti-Semitic,

1:06.0

but Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says that's not the whole picture.

1:10.0

Right now, we are looking at the possibility of mass starvation and famine in Gaza.

1:15.4

When you make those charges, that is not anti-Semitic. That is a reality.

1:21.7

Dozens of Palestinian students displayed solidarity at a demonstration in southern Gaza yesterday

1:27.6

to express their gratitude for the support seen on US college campuses in recent weeks.

1:32.3

Adding to the suffering that we witness every single day,

1:36.0

we have to also work on finding a way or anything

1:41.0

to continue our future, to not lose what we learned.

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