campus protests erupting in violence. The lead starts right now. From New York to

California and points in between protests going beyond just protests.

Students barricading themselves in buildings,

confrontations between students and police,

in some places, vigilante groups groups showing up coming up a detailed look at all the chaos

plus Secretary of State Anthony Blinking is in Israel he's trying to push a

ceasefire as Prime Minister Nutsigny, who pledges to attack

Rafa in Gaza regardless of what the US wants. We're going to take you to the

situation on the ground in Gaza. Plus, from the trial to the trail Donald Trump hitting two battleground

states today can he avoid yet another gag order violation as the

hush money cover-up case takes a day off before resuming tomorrow morning.

Welcome to the lead, I'm Jake Tapper.

We're going to start today with our national lead and this new round of protests

flaring up on college campuses today, some of which have turned incredibly

violent. More than 30 people were arrested at the University of Wisconsin

Madison this morning police

officers were injured including a state trooper who was hit in the head with a

skateboard we're told. Classes have been canceled at UCLA today after violence erupted between anti-Israel protesters in an

encampment and counter-protesters overnight. One anti-war protester told

CNN that bricks-mace and pepper spray were involved, though CNN has not been able to

confirm those details.

The New York Police Department meanwhile says their officers will be positioned around the

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