lapd ordering crowds to disperse at ucla. the protesters defiantly staying put overnight, as officials call for an investigation into earlier violence between the encampment and counter protesters. we have a live report from los angeles. in wisconsin, a student shot dead outside a middle school after reports of a person with a gun. what police are saying today about the incident.

new concerns at the southern boerd after nbc learns a suspected isis member entered the u.s. and liverd lived freel nearly two years. a graduation six decades in the making. a 100-year-old vietnam vet finally gets his college diploma. it's thursday, may 2nd. "early today" starts right now. sgla glad you are up early with me. i'm frances river eaa. activists are trying to get universities to divest from israe israel. a tent city currently, lapd

anti-riot forces are deployed on campus in an explosive situation that we are following closely this morning. let's turn to nbc's gadi schwartz live in los angeles with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, frances. actually, right now we're hearing screams of "do not en engage". it looks like there's some kind of altercation between counter protesters and people that are here in support of the sol darts encampment that's just down the way. this is one of the first skirmishes that we've seen. we've seen a few counter protesters kind of checking the perimeter around here. we're going to work our way down their this way to get a sense of what's going on. so far for the most part, tonight has been peaceful. last night was a very different story. last night we saw protesters here attacked by some counter protesters that came through. i'm going to walk over here and see what we can see.

and that happened right around midnight. so around midnight, this encampment was attacked by a group of protesters that came or counter protesters that came on the scene, and weigh knew see some sort of, some sort of fight that's happening over in that area. this area right here, their is one of several areas where protesters have set up. the encampment proper is over on the other side of the quad there. this, what you're seeing right now, th this is about a thousan students that have been here throughout the evening. there's been a standoff. students gathering here. well over a thousand. and we've seen officers come through here. and each time they come through, they are, are met with chants of "shame". in fact, over there we saw

bottles being thrown at the chp officers that came through. at this point, this entire area seems to be surrounded by different officers from chp as well as lapd and the sheriff's department here. we haven't seen them move in to disassemble or take down the encampment, which is what a lot of people are expecting, and we're still monitoring the situation. >> we continue to watch as appears that from the crowds, law enforcement are growing and hopefully the tensions will not overnight. appreciate the update, thanks, gadi. now to president biden who is heading to north carolina today to meet with families of officers killed in the line of duty. four officers were killed in charlotte while attempting to serve a warrant. another four officers were injured but are expected to recover. police say the suspect, terry hughes, was killed in the

shootout. heart-pounding moments in wisconsin where police averted a potential shooting at a middle school. mara baretz is there with the latest. >> reporter: a middle school student is dead after police responded to reports of an active shooter outside at a wisconsin school. >> the deadly force was used in this incident, and the subject is deceased. >> reporter: police responding to 911 calls around 11:00 a.m. the suspect was unable to breach the entryway of the school, preventing the gunman access to the students. >> she finally answered, and she's obviously bawling her eyes out. >> getting that call and not knowing, you know, are they going to make it? is this going to be our last phone call? >> reporter: police releasing little information but confirmed there were no reports of injuries or deaths outside of the suspect. >> officers are okay. >> rifle recovered with the

suspect. >> reporter: the incident unfolding during gym class and recess. rollerblades left behind. >> i made it a point when i dropped the kids off for school to say "i love you". because theiris is a possibilitt could happen. >> reporter: they were so grateful for their first responders. this small community of 8,000 people are shaken but relieved. as students throughout the district are slowly being reunited with their families. back to you. >> mara, thank you. later this afternoon, arizona governor katie hobbs is set to sign into law a repeal of the state's civil war-era law that banned almost all abortions. protesters clashed outsides state capital as the senate voted largely along party lines. the two republicans did join the democrats, voting for the repeal. it could be several months before the repeal goes into

effect, thanks to legislative procedures and maneuvers that arizona republicans could use to delay it. once in effect, they will return to a 2022 law that bans abortions after 22 weeks with no exceptions. now the united methodist church will allow lgbt members to be ordained as clergy. it was a decisive decision, with a 692-51 vote, in favor of lifting the ban in the lgbtq clergy. that change officially goes into effect at the end of the conference tomorrow. turning to the continued onsau onslaught of severe weather that left millions at risk overnight. more than a dozen tornados reported in just the last 24 hours. here's maggie vespa for more on

how residents are dealing with the deadly storms. >> reporter: seven straight days of reported tornados des mating america's heart land. >> oh, my god, it's blowing peemg' people's houses away! >> reporter: twisters tearing across kansas and hail hammering missouri, leaving a patchwork trail of destruction that continues to grow. robin knoblauch's house survived but her niece's was demolished. >> it was very loud. i fully expected our house to be gone the way it sounded. >> reporter: 13 tornados were reported across oklahoma and kansas. authorities in westmoreland confirming one person was killed, nearly two dozen homes destroyed. >> i was born here. >> yep. >> i was raised here. my kids were raised here. >> reporter: it's the latest community caught in a broad sweep of violent weather, with more than 180 tornados reported

since thursday, at least six people killed, including a 4 month old girl. she was inside her home with her family when the tornado threw their home 200 yards. their family says they are heart broken. and millions more americans are under severe threats, battering an america that is battered and exhausted. >> we've been working hard all day to try to gather what's salvageable. >> reporter: maggie vespa, westmoreland kansas. >> there is still a lingering threat of severe storms this morning. angie lassman is watching it all. >> the good news is, it's a much smaller area. the chance support severe weather, but we're starting off with an active morning across parts of the plains, northern plains into central plains and southern plains seeing thunderstorm activity at this time. this is what we're going to be watching as the afternoon gets under way, especially with the

heat and humid ity of this situation that we'll see developing here later today. we'll see also potentially heavy rainfall. the flooding will be a concern not just today but into tomorrow as more of these rounds of thunderstorms get going across that same region. here's the severe threat today. much smaller area, parts of texas stretching barely into oklahoma. but we have abilene and witch tau falls include netherlands that with large hails, and an isolated tornado is possible here. that's going to go through midnight tonight. ft. worth include netherlands thatincluded in that with smaller hail. with the flash flooding concern, it's going to be there at least through the day today and likely into tomorrow. we'll see some of these rivers that we've seen swollen be at major flood stage across texas. as we continue to see the chance to er 70s, along

with little rock. plenty of sunshine on tap for tucson today. that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. "early today" is back in a minute with a five-alarm fire that engulfed a new york city block. and terror at the border. how a suspected member of isis crossed into the country illegally and lived here undetected for months. re undetected for months. the thi, but... green... means... go! ♪♪ cool the pain with biofreeze. and keep on going. biofreeze. green means go. bother the bugs. not your family. ahh! zevo is made with essential oils which attack bugs' biological systems.

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and vietnam. but there was one thing that's always eluded him. he never got to down tn the cap gown and get his diploma since he was in vietnam. something that the university of maryland had to fix for one of its most distinguished alums. 55 years later the school made it up for milton, giving him the ceremony he's always wanted. >> i thought about it many times, that i was unable to attend my ceremony after all that hard work. and this more than makes up for it. >> reporter: an act of service for a selfless service member. he initially thought the school was hosting a luncheon to mark his 100th birthday, a milestone he reached in august. the surprise was the icing on the cake. >> i feel like this is the finale of a long journey in education. and, again, i keep using the word appreciative, but i can't think of any other word.

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breaking right now at five. chaos and clashes. protesters and police facing off on campus at ucla. now the classes canceled as violence and arrests start to mount this morning. and pro-palestinian protests continue at campuses all across the country. and now lawmakers are trying to get involved. a live report from