Tonight President Biden spoke with Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles to express his condolences and support for the community, following the shooting in North Carolina in which multiple law enforcement officers were killed, per White House.

Three U.S. Marshals Service task force members have been killed after police say a suspect greeted them with gunfire in Charlotte. We are headed there to cover this horrible news on the ground. I’ll have the latest updates tomorrow starting Morning in America.

Columbia has begun suspending students.

Ben Chang, Columbia University spokesperson, tells NewsNation:

'We have begun suspending students as part of this next phase of our efforts to ensure safety on our campus.'

Likely dozens arrested now, many of them carried out by hands and feet. Awaiting updated arrest count from UTPD. A Travis County jail bus was on scene presumably to transport the arrested en masse

The Biden admin trying to strike a balance between letting Americans have the right to peacefully protest while calling out any type of hateful rhetoric.

The administration says they don’t have a ‘readout’ when asked if they have been in touch with anyone from Columbia U.

With protests erupting on more and more college campuses across the country, the Biden administration is refusing to comment on leadership's role at colleges and universities. “That’s for them to decide.”

Long awaited construction of the humanitarian aid pier off Gaza, promised in President Biden's State of the Union address, has begun.

Now how will the US troops helping build the pier, be kept out of harms way.

Attorneys inside and outside the administration urge Biden to cut off arms to Israel - POLITICO politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

Letter from from Hunter Biden lawyers to Fox News- obtained by NewsNation- on their plan to sue 'imminently.'
 
In a statement from Hunter Biden's attorney Mark Geragos to NewsNation:

'I'm not going to give the President advice or anyone, only on fashion,” Senator John Fetterman to our Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation when asked about the President's position on Israel / Gaza.

NEW- 21 House Dems sign on to a letter addressed to Columbia Univ. Board of Trustees, urging swift action in response to ongoing tent protests.

“The time for negotiation is over; the time for action is now. It is ultimately the responsibility of the Board of Trustees to act. If…

President Biden and Israel's PM spoke Sunday per WH.

Trump & DeSantis privately met this morning in Miami, FL, a source familiar with the planning tells me.

Biden gets raw on Howard Stern recounting his deep sadness after the accident in 1972: “I just thought about it; you don’t need to be crazy to commit suicide. If you’ve been to the top of the mountain, you think it’s never going to be there again….I thought, ‘Let me just go to…

In other news, I’m told Senator John Fetterman White House Correspondents Dinner outfit may or may not be a new hoodie style.

Trump on debating Biden, Trump suggests “we'll do it at the White House that would be very comfortable actually.'

Trump speaking now after court wraps for the day.

He speaks about inviting Biden to debate.

Jury we'll call it a week, Judge Merchan giving jury instructions.