sister, a daughter, a wife, or a friend should join us to unite against rape. this goes beyond politics. if we can't agree that rape is wrong, then we have accepted the unacceptable. >> bill: a lot of comments there, sheryl sandberg calling the world's attention to the atrocities of hamas against women. former facebook coo calling out women's group for a deafening silence on the rape of israeli women at the hands of hamas. what impact can a message like this have? i'm bill hemmer and it's tuesday. some ways it's only tuesday. >> dana: i'm dana perino. this is "america's newsroom." for those of you who did rent see "the five" last night. he described it as a sexual atrocities and if you do that, and you get the response from people rather than saying well, you know, but on the other hand. but if you say sexual atrocities, then you obviously will get the reaction, hopefully, that sheryl sandberg was looking for. she was there for an event featuring testimonies from israeli police officers. atrocities that failed to draw a response from women's groups around the world. >> bill: you got the u.s. condemning hamas for going back on the deal to release more than a dozen women held hostage last friday. the truce breaks over the weekend. state department says the terror group wants those victims silent and out of sight. >> the fact that they continue to hold women hostages, the fact that they continue to hold children hostages, the fact that it seems one of the reasons they don't want to turn women over that they've been holding hostage and the reason it fell apart they don't want the women to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody. >> dana: we're live from the state department. hi, gillian. >> good morning. the state department has condemned hamas's use of rape as a weapon of war against women and girls as you mentioned. back on october 7th but also insinuating hamas's sexual atrocities may still now be ongoing. >> we have seen hamas commit atrocities both on october 7th and since october 7th. and we obviously condemn that and support israel's actions to hold hamas accountable for them. >> jewish american tech titan sheryl sandberg pleaded for officials to believe israeli women. >> do we believe the hamas spokesperson who said that rape is forbidden or do we believe the women whose bodies tell us how they spent those last minutes of their lives? >> october 7th witnesses yesterday also gave firsthand accounts of exactly what hamas did to women. listen. >> there was a woman leaning on her bed, she was half naked from the waist down. she was shot in the back of her head. >> it is drawing outrage from democratic women leaders calling out organizations that claim to care deeply about women's issues. listen. >> it is outrageous that some who claim to stand for justice are closing their eyes and their hearts to the victims of hamas. >> when i saw the list of women's rights organizations who have said nothing, i nearly choked. where is the solidarity for women in this country and in this world to stand up for our mothers, our sister and our daughters. >> the state department told me in the briefing yesterday that they fully support israel's ongoing investigation into these sexual crimes committed on october 7th and since then. they also said incidentally they have been briefed on all the details of exactly what happened that is documented on october 7th. so these claims are not without unfounded evidence and even intelligence. bill and dana. >> dana: thank you so much. congresswoman jayapal over the weekend with dana bash said she condemns hamas but especially in regards to the rape when dana was asking her about it. karine jean-pierre asked about that yesterday and here is what she said. >> we've been clear what hamas did is reprehensible and full stop. we'll continue to be clear about that and we think about rape and the use of rape as being used as a weapon, that is also reprehensible and that's full stop. i'll just leave it there. >> dana: she didn't call out jayapal but the question was in relation to and the white house is probably getting tired of having to do that but the more that they are willing to be very clear hopefully it would stop but then you mention these women's groups, bill. all of these groups who were very much there remember, they campaigned very heavily against the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> bill: i go back to kristin gillibrand's statement. when i saw a list of women's rights organizations who said nothing i nearly choked. that's world health organization, no statement. we went back and look at all this. no specific. planned parenthood, women's march, emily's list, democratic women's caucus. i stand with her. so how they align with curse tin gill grand and hillary clinton and sheryl sandberg remains to be seen. we'll see whether or not the groups speak up. if they do we'll bring it to you. college campuses, check this out. >> so on campus there is essentially no space that is not at risk of being taken over by hostile students. i experienced personal derogatory comments made about us online. it's nuts. >> bill: congress wants answers on that. they are looking into that this morning. we'll watch that next hour. they want to hold some of the morey let schools america accountable for the rise of anti-semitism. the housed indication committee holds that hearing at 10:00 a.m. time and the presidents of harvard, m.i.i.t. and penn wille there. caroline downey for the national review. noa fay at columbia university at manhattan's upper west side. good morning. noah, you are a senior and been in columbia 3 1/2 years. what has this experience been like for you as a jewish student on campus for the past two months now running? >> i mean, where to begin? i mean, really, the more i talk about it, it helps me a lot but it also forces me to realize how few words i have to really sum up exactly what is going on on campus. we were just talking about how jewish students we have to walk through these rallies, demonstrations, these protests that are calling for the death of our people and the death of the one nation we have. and that's just one example. otherwise my personal bulletin boards and my white boards on my dorm door have been vandalized repeatedly and on my way here i had to take another photo of another incident. i am receiving cyberattacks on side chat. seriously, these are just a few examples to paint a picture. >> dana: how has that affected your schoolwork and your studies in your senior year? >> i hate to expose myself really but, i mean, it's been detrimental. really, i have only just now felt like i've been able to catch up again and now we're moving into finals and we end december2nd so we are in for another long haul. >> bill: it has turned over some rocks in american society that i think a lot of people -- i think you would probably agree with this -- that a lot of people did not see out there. >> no, anti-semitism was lurking in academia for a long time but it has met asty sized now because of the radical groups that nobody knew were there. born in the last 15 years. students for justice in palestinian. the radical professors preaching this anti-israel dogma. that student's testimony shows dei department supposed to protect the minority vulnerable students on campus, you are out of luck in you are jewish. you are. academia treats jews like the white oppressors and not entitled to the dei protection. >> dana: she said college and university presidents have a responsibility to foster and uphold a safe learning environment for students and staff. now is not a time for indecision or milquetoast statements. you will have three university presidents on the record today. what do you think they should be asked? >> these prestigious universities have claims they are cracking down. columbia launched a task force. if they are serious about combating anti-semitism they'll investigate the muslim student association chapters. they have ties to terrorist organizations, look into their funding. middle eastern countries have funneled millions of dollars into these groups. they back the boycott di vestment sanctions movement. it comes from them truly on college campuses. >> bill: we'll see how they defend themselves. noa, to your classmates, right? you are proud of columbia, aren't you? you wanted your degree in the last 60 days your mind has been twisted 180 degrees i imagine. do those on campus distinguish themselves from the palestinian cause as opposed to hamas and what happened on the 7th? >> if they do, they've done a terrible, terrible job. because as we were talking about before, just yesterday we had a possible incident at the columbia school of social work in which one student group was proposing an event in which they taught about the attacks as a, quote, counter offensive movement. so, i mean, i don't know. >> bill: did they deny what hamas did? and has done with these hostages? >> i don't know exactly what they are -- what they are saying in terms of, you know, explicit statements like that. but what i'm hearing, though, is that they are saying that this is a justifiable and legitimate form of resistance. when i go out and say when we hear this that means you are supporting hamas. then people will say well, this isn't exactly what we're saying and these students don't mean it like that. they just mean we want this, etc. , etc. people will contest this once you call them out. between us and the rest of the people watching absolutely. these students are pro-hamas, full stop really. >> absolutely. systemic rape and murder are calling it heroic rebellion. there is no way to square that. >> bill: we'll stay on it. you are brave. good luck on campus. >> dana: love having you both here. thank you so much. the walls appear to be closing in on president biden as house republicans look to formalize impeachment inquiry into the president. this morning i.r.s. whistleblowers will testify about the biden family finances. chad pergram is on capitol hill with more. hi, chad. >> good morning. house investigators will also release a 78 page interim staff report looking at potential involvement of president biden in foreign business dealings by his family members. james comer contends some of the money came from overseas. >> what matters is the way the money was paid to joe biden was directly through influence peddling. now this is the second payment or series of payments to joe biden that came directly from china. there is no disputing that even the white house isn't disputing the money to repay joe biden, if it was a loan, came from china. >> republicans are aiming to hold a vote to formalize an impeachment inquiry into president biden next week. shapley and ziegler speak to the committee today. >> i'm from the banking industry. one of the things we always knew if there were these loan agreements that were floating out there with no actual loan document, that is tantamount to money laundering and tax evasion is what that is. >> democrats say funds directed to president biden were repayments for a truck belonging to hunter biden. democrats contend republicans are trying to execute an election year diversion. >> they are like ahas been and the great white whale and moby dick chasing hunter biden for ten months alleging some shadowy, sinister family conspiracy. >> republicans want to hold an impeachment inquiry vote because they need to put a gop win on the table for the base. dana. >> dana: chad pergram, thank you. another busy day. >> bill: here we go now. here is the rundown in washington. 10:00 a.m. eastern time you have the f.b.i. director chris wray testifying before the senate you'd committee. 10:15 president biden heads to boston for a fundraiser. 10:15 you have the presidents of the elite schools before the house committee. 3:00 later today zelensky out of kiev appeals to the u.s. senate on the need for more money for the war against putin. all that is going down today. we'll be on top of it all for you. meanwhile. there is this. >> oh. >> bill: that's something else. >> dana: this story is incredible. >> police stand-off outside a mom in virginia culminated in a massive explosion. we're asking what in the world happened? >> dana: the mayor of washington, d.c. returning from an international climate conference to a city under siege. what she is saying about efforts to fight crime. >> bill: border town in arizona merging as the center of the migrant manner. how the governor in the state is now responding. >> we need the federal government to provide more resources and we've been very clear about that consistently. this is a bad decision that impacts our border security. balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. 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(gentle music) [explosion] >> bill: wow, that's a quiet suburban evening they say, wow, shattered by a massive home explosion in arlington, virginia. police say thehey were carrying out a search warrant after a man inside fired a flair gun dozens of times the house blew up as they were moving in. the fate of the suspect is not at this moment known. three police officers injured. watch that a couple times, right? >> i've been at this for 15 years and seen spikes in crime and i see our teamwork together trying everything at prevention, at accountability, at opportunity programs. we try it locally, we try it with partnerships with the feds and we'll drive it down. >> dana: mayor bowser addressing the crime crisis in d.c. after returning from the climate conference in dubai. the trend lines going the wrong direction. total and violent crime rising by double digits so far this year. kathy handerson is a member of an advisory neighborhood commission and thinks something has to change. just want to play one more piece of sound from muriel bowser when she got back. listen to call for one. >> while you were gone there were some reports saying why is the mayor over there when there are so many problems in the city with violence? any response to that? >> this is what i know about my job as mayor. it is many fold. the first thing is i have a great team. no matter where i am, my team is working and always in touch with me at a moment's notice. it was no different on this trip. >> dana: i'm sure that's true. there is a crisis raging in the nation's capital, kathy. tell us how you see it. >> absolutely. a serious public safety crisis. we're in the season of peace yet most of my community, most of the neighbors in the city are expressing fear. fear to get on the metro. fear to walk down the street. fear to drive in cars. fear to even go shopping in the supermarkets. we're in just in a terrible state where we're seeing -- we're now at 252 homicides. over 900 carjackings, total aggregate of violent crimes is up to 5,004 and no sign it is letting up. it is continuing to rise and we need to do something. i have asked the mayor to work with the council to call in the national guard to help patrol. it is what we need now to help get these numbers down and to help restore public safety. >> dana: what do you think is the root cause of the increase in crime? >> opportunity for people who have a -- they see this at a grand opportunity to do what they want and when they want with seeming impunity. >> dana: one of the things that caught my attention. call for number two. homicides up 32% year-over-year. robbery up 70%. motor vehicle theft at 92%. you can guarantee your car will be stolen and carjacking offenses that are horrible at 107% increase. you said you know people changing their personal behavior. perhaps not leaving the house or not going shopping or not participating in society. maybe they prefer to work or shop from home because they don't want to actually leave the house? >> yes, it's real' sad. if you want to talk about climate control, it would be advisable for citizens to get out to walk, to shopping activities, to walk downtown, to catch the metro to reduce their carbon footprint instead of driving. people are feeling like they need to shutter in place. they are buying if bulk. having their groceries delivered. if they don't get stolen upon delivery. people are just feeling afraid. we should not feel afraid in the nation's capital. we should not lead the nation in crime. we are the nation's capital. we are supposed to be the beacon of democracy for the free world. >> dana: d.c. is lucky to have you. let's stay in touch. this story hopefully gets better. we'll stay on it. >> thank you for addressing the horrible concerns here. >> dana: absolutely, thank you. >> bill: amazing message. well done. stage is set for the fourth republican presidential debate tomorrow night in alabama. chris christie will be on stage. he made it. ron desantis, nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy quality. doug burgum has dropped out as of yesterday at 11:02 eastern time. we missed it by two minutes. frontrunner donald trump skipping the event but will have a town hall later tonight in iowa at 9:00 eastern time. the caucus in iowa goes down january 15th. you turn into the new year and we fly right into the election season. >> dana: rest up and be ready. we'll be ready for you as well. it's called a pineapple express slamming into the pacific northwest as a weather nightmare. we have that for you next. plus commercial ships in the red sea coming under relentless attack from iranian proxy forces. will the biden administration take the threat more seriously or give iran free reign? 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