public responses to anti-semitism on campus. good evening, i'm jon scott, and this is "the fox report." ♪ ♪ jon: all eyes are now on the presidents of harvard and mit following intense backlash over their controversial testimonieses on capitol hill. c.b. cotton is live in our new york city newsroom with more. cm b. >> reporter: hi, jon. despite widespread backlash over claudine gay's congressional testimony, hundreds of harvard tobacco allty members -- faculty members have signed a letter urging members of harvard's governing body to keep her as president. now, this as bipartisan calls continue calling for her expect president of mit to step down after last week's congressional hearing on anti-semitism. the spotlight turns to them after these departures from the university of pennsylvania, president liz magill and board of trustees chairman scott bach announcing their resignations this weekend. magill will continue to serve as the university's leader until an interim is named and remain a tenured faculty member in the law school. scott bach telling the student paper, the daily pennsylvanian, this in part about magill: she is not the slightest bit anti-semitic. worn down by months of releaptless attacks, she was not herself. overprepared and overlawyered given the hostile forum and hay stakes, she provided a legalistic answer to a moral question,that was wong. it made for a dreadful 30-second sound bite in what was more than 5 hours of testimony. now, republican-led house committee has launched an investigation into allegations of antia semitism at penn, harvard and mit. the chairwoman leading that probe telling folk, higher education needs to be reformed and this: do. >> we have to con them these comments every time they come out. we cannot toll late taxpayer -- tolerate taxpayer dollars going to institutions that allow for anti-semitism and for calling for general side of the jews. this has got the stop. >> reporter: meanwhile, reaction continues this evening over the reaction of liz magill. governor josh shapiro said, quote, i think the real work begins now, making sure every student feels safe on campus. they've got a lot of work to do. back to you, or jon. jon: c.b. cotton, thank you. let's bring in hugh go getterren, ed editor in chief of the washington examiner. so one of these three targets, you might say, as a college presidents is out. are there going to be others, hugo? >> i assume that there will be, and there subpoena hi should be. certainly should be. the departure of liz magill is just one small step in what needs to be a marathon. the other two who testified so vulnerably in front of congress the other day also need to go, they're just as bad. but really these eye profile presidents of some of the most elite universities in the country are just a tiny part of the massive corrosion of the institutions in the united states that is being put into place by dei, diversity, equity and inclusion. it is steeped racism, essentially. it denigrates whites, jews, it session e gates people by race, and it's corroding the fundamental ideas of the united states. it rejects the ideas in the bill of rights and in the declaration of independence not just un-american, it's anti-american. and i think that one of the great things about the innocent that has just taken place in congress is that it has presented the abomination of d everything i to which all of these presidents quo their jobs in front of the nation, and it should, i hope, make people realize that there is a huge task to be done to uproot this abominable ideology and throw it on the trash. save the institutions of the country. jon: i want to read part of what scott bach wrote in his resignation letter. he was the chairman of the board of trustees at penn. he writes: liz magill, who's also leaving, is not the slightest bit anti-semitism. overprepared and overlawyered given the hostile forum and the hay stakes, she provided a legalistic answer to a moral question, and that was wrong. it made for a dreadful 30-second sound bite in what was more than 5 hours of testimony. >> right. jon: so how do you answer that? >> well, the first thing to say is that it was a legalistic and overlawyer ared statement from him. he tried to sort of wriggle through in order to defend her. the truth is that to talk about her personal antia semitism misses the point. the university has, is corrupted and corroded because it is steeped in the ideology which she embodies and which she expressed. she was asked a straightforward question, does -- do calls for genocide and the elimination of the jews and of israel contravene your code of conduct at the university. and she riddled and squirmed and didn't answer and just talked about a context. the truth is that these universities will persecute speech that they do not like such as, for example, misgenderring someone, using the wrong pronouns, etc., and then they will give a pass to people who actually call for the elimination of a people. jon: congresswoman nancy mace was on "fox news sunday" this morning talking about this very idea. listen to what she had to say. >> there ought to be consequences for that because the reality is israel is the only country in the world that is literally at risk of real genocide. and that's what we're talking about here. it's disgusting, it's shameful and shouldn't be happening on our college campuses. jon: so genocide is okay with some of these people, but, you know, misgenderring, as you say, is not. >> yeah, exactly so. ever since october theth when -- october the 7th when 1200 innocent people including women, toddlers, babies, etc., were murdered and tortured in the most brutal possible ways, the left which is behind dei and behind the response that these college presidents gave has been trying to represent that as resistance to israeli occupation, etc., etc. israel is a country that has been recognized as an independent country for 75 years. and the word occupation denies that. this has -- we have to as a nation stand up for what is right and demolish what is left. and the truth is this is, the dei is one of the most pernicious as aspects of what's going if on in this country. and we are seeing some indications of people pulling back from it. jon: right. >> the university of montana-boston last -- of massachusetts-boston last month toulouse it dei program and various corporations are tiptoeing away from this idea which they had adopted. what is needed is for people to come out and very straight forwardly say this stuff is garbage a, it's corrosive, it's bad and it undermines the country. we have to fight it out in the open and say so. and it's going to be a huge task because this problem has been instituted for decades. it's revolutionary in its methods, and it's marxist in its inspiration. it's got to be gotten rid of. jon: the name sounds so harmless and even laudable. diversity, bity, inclusion. interesting stuff. hugo gur done, thank you. >> thank you. jon: critics are turning up the heat on the biden administration to respond after the iranian-backed houthis warn they will target any hip in the red sea heading to israel. meantime, u.s. forces in the middle east shooting dun three more drones that targeted two bases in syria according to military source ises. that brings the total number of attacks on u.s. bases in the region to at least 87 since october 7th. lucas tomlinson joins us live at the white house with the latest. lucas. >> reporter: jon, attacks against u.s. forces in the middle east have increased by 50% over the past 3 and a half weeks, and some are e tired generals want u.s. forces to strike back harder. >> i it's reckless -- think it's reckless that we're not standing up here and making serb that our national -- certain that the our national interests and our troops are going to be protected in the region. it's not enough just to defend against a drone and a rocket or a missile that is coming at our troop thes or coming at a ship. we've got to get on the offense. and, yes, we have to escalate to gain dominance. find a little spine to go with our head, and let's get on with protecting our troops and protecting our interests in the region. >> reporter: swrn, you mentioned 87 attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria since the middle of last month. the u.s. has responded with airstrikes 6 times, about 1 for every 14 attacks. the uss carney's been busy in the red sea, it's shot down 22 drones and missiles, and last night a french frigate shot down 2 drones as a well all launched from the houthis in yemen. israeli media reporting that israel's national security adviser says prime minister netanyahu has told president biden israel will take military action against the houthis if the u.s. will not. secretary of state blinken spoke earlier. if. >> we've obviously taken action including sanctions just this week against those who are trying to finance the thinks in their efforts, and we'll take whatever other actions are necessary to protect our personnel, to protect to our people as well as to protect shipping. >> military action, you have the former commander of centcom saying we've given them no reason not to continue their attacks. >> yeah. we will and we are looking at everything. >> reporter: the white house says ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy come here to visit with president biden on wednesday. jon? jon swrn you know, lucas, that ukraine war is still going on. in a way, ukraine is winning just by staying in the game after, you know, by being attacked, invaded by one of the largest armies op earth, but neither side seems to be moving much. is there a plan for one side or the other to win here? >> reporter: critics say the front lines have not changed in over a year. and,, by the way, zelenskyy's coming here on on tuesday, jon, but there will be critics who want to see president biden outline a new plan to win and defeat russia, not play for a tie. jon? jon: lucas tomlinson at the white house. lucas, thanks. israeli defense forces launching more strikes in gaza. the idf says it hit more than 250 hamas targets over the past 24 hours and ordered evacuations from parts of southern gaza. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in tel aviv, israel, with the latest. greg. >> reporter: jon, we have been up close to the fighting for the past several days now, and it is as a intense as we have seen it in this israel-hamas war. ground combat is still surging in the northern part of the gaza a strip. stubborn areas of hamas resistance there as well as in the south which is thought to be the headquarters of hamas leadership, and many fighters. israeli forces are getting backing from airstrikes, naval asauls and barrages of what we've seen firsthand as nearby artillery. in a message this night, israeli prime minister netanyahu declared this is the beginning of the end for hamas, but the fighting is taking its toll. 98 israeli soldiers have been killed so far. and it's taking its toll on the civilians in gaza. some relief trucks made it in on sunday but not enough. tent cities are sprawling. the u.n. says public order set to break down. all of this triggered by the hamas terror attacks on october 7th including the horrible carnage at that music festival in southern israel marked here in tel aviv in a strong and chilling presentation. finish take a look. at the exhibition, the actual cars of the festival-goers shot up and burnt out and also the portable toilets they used as shelter against the terrorists, full of bullet holes. it was one of the worst massacres of october 7th, 364 people attacked and killed, 40 taken hostage. this tel aviv show brings it back to horrid life. the music cut off by guns, the bar sprayed with bullets, campsites no refuge. amid faces of those lost, what was left behind; sneakers and other shoes, eye gases, makeup and perfume. this 26-year-old, an organizer injured in the attack. >> everybody has to know. everyone have to know what happened. have to. >> reporter: that young man survived. he said by playing dead underneath a lot of bodies. he also told us he's been to more funerals than he ever imagined. and, jon, yes, he was clear. some two months later he told us the carnage has to be remembered. back to you. jon: that is a heart a-wrenching exhibition. greg pal cot in tel aviv, thank you. six people are dead and at least 60 others hurt after severe storms ripped across tennessee and kentucky yesterday with at least one tornado touching down. last night's storms dammed homes and took out -- damaged homes and took out power lines. thousands still without electricity tonight. fox weather's nicole valdez has more from the aftermath. >> reporter: the heartbreak across the volunteer state is very real today as so many mourn the lives of six people killed after a massive tornado outbreak throughout several statements saturday night if -- states saturday night. and what you're looking at is just some of the horrific damage left behind. this is clarksville, tennessee. what you're looking at are townhomes that were ripped to pieces. the the shear force of the winde winds that moved through with the twister, you're looking at the inside of where people oncelied, rooms where some may have been hiding during the brunt of that storm. we're still the unsure just how strong this tornado was, but we know at least 60 people were sent to the hospital here. unfortunately, not far from where we're standing 3 lives were lost. a long koreanup ahead and power outages remain a huge concern. thousands still in the dark, and officials warn rest rawtion could take -- restoration could take weeks afcee ising massive damage to some power substations in davidson county. the view from above, jaw-dropping as the devastation goes on for miles. volunteers out today helping those victims pick up the pieces, sort through the rubble of their belongings, find things that are salvageable. and the survivors recount their stories of how some only had seconds to get to a safe place. >> and i found my phone. i got out of the bathroom, threw myself in the closet and i just pulled it shut. then immediately the whole house shook, i heard a crash, glass breaking. the whole -- as soon as i hoped the door, i stepped on some glass, and i looked to the side and -- [inaudible] >> reporter: tennessee under a state of emergency tonight. shelters now open here in clarksville as well as in nashville and hendersonville for those displaced by these storms and those still without power as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing tonight. jon? jon, you know, fox weather's nicole valdes, thanks. coming up on "the fox report," the border patrol scrambling to deal with a surge of migrants at the arizona border, also in texas where our own griff jenkins is on duty. griff? >> reporter: jon, thousands of migrants continue pouring across the border as thousands more are being released into the u.s., and one democratic border state governor is fed up. we'll tell you who it is coming up. ♪ ♪ and i saved hundreds. with the money i saved, i started a dog walking business. i was a bit nervous at first but then i figured it's just walking, right? [dog barks] oh. no it's just a bunny! calm down taco. sit duchess. stop! sesame no no. archie! walter don't, no, ahhhh. ahhhhh! you're lucky you're so cute. only pay for what you need. ♪liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty.♪ after last month's massive solar flare added a 25th hour to the day, businesses are wondering "what should we do with it?" bacon and eggs 25/7. you're darn right. solar stocks are up 20% with the additional hour in the day. [ clocks ticking ] i'm ruined. with the extra hour i'm thinking companywide power nap. let's put it to a vote. [ all snoring ] this is going to wreak havoc on overtime approvals. anything can change the world of work. from hr to payroll, adp designs forward-thinking solutions to take on the next anything. (car engine revs) (engine accelerating) (texting clicks) (tires squeal) (glass shattering) (loose gravel clanking) jon: sources tell fox news 5,000 migrants are being released into the united states every single day. border agents say they are overwhelmed by the nonstop surge in multiple spots along the border including lukeville, arizona, and eagle pass, texas. that's where griff jenkins is reporting tonight. griff. >> reporter: good evening, jon. this surge is showing no signs of slowing down and hitting high water marks, unprecedented numbers every day. let's take you back to lukeville, arizona, to that live shot because that has really become an epicenter there where migrant -- where the agents are struggle with the migrants that keep coming from all over the world. the migrants today, more than 1,000 of them, jon, from senegal, bangladesh, egypt and china. last week they had nearly 19,000 total in this area coming through holes in that tall wall you see there. that is why arizona's democrat governor, katie hobbs, made a visit to this location and why she posted video today criticize eking the biden administration saying she's had enough. watch here. >> arizona can't do this alone, nor should we have to. we're asking the federal government to reimburse us for the cost to arizonans. for far too long, arizona has borne the brunt of federal inaction on our southern border, and i'm tired of it. now is not the time for politics, it's time for action. >> reporter: and the officials and residents here in allege eagle pass are tired of it. we can look now at the live shot of eagle pass and the migrants keep pouring in here every single day. they've had at least 1600 in the last 24 hours according to officials that tell me one included a one-month-old child. more of the details, you mentioned the 5,000 being released every single day e to ngos, just an unbelievable number when you consider that they're getting 9-10,000 every day. that's about a half the people getting released. but you've also got since on the 1st, 30 officials have hit that fbi terrorism watch list. and the ratio of migrants to border patrol agents is becoming unsustainable in every way. in tucson officials say it is 200 to 1. here in eagle pass, i can tell you you've got several thousand migrants every day and only about 40-50 agents on the line in any given shift. jon, we'll send it back to you. jon: unbelievable numbers. griff jenkins on the border in eagle pass, texas. griff, thank you. meantime, texas police arresting an undocumented migrant in the grew gruesome killing of a 16-year-old girl. avenue owe romero was arrested day after the high school cheerleader's mother found her dead in a baas tub. the shock -- bathtub, house republican lawmakers call for a new report on the number of illegal immigrants who commit crimes. let's bring in former border patrol chief and deputy commissioner ron vitello. he also served as acting i.c.e. director. what do you say to the parents of that little girl found dead in a bathtub? >> well, your heart goes out to the medine a that family, the friends and the loved ones of this young girl. it's a completely unnecessary crime, unnecessary death, right in this person was in the country illegally. i think i saw reports that they were from honduras, maybe someplace else, but didn't need to be in the country. when you have this kind of chaos on our border, these are the risks that every city and town faces, right? these are the people, you know, we hear a lot about in the press about the border patrol reporting the gotaways. this is what's in the threat every single day at our southwest border. and if the border patrol is encountering 12,000 people every 24 hours, a fraction of that, you know, thousands of people are coming to the border and not being screened at all by law enforcement. and if we're ore leasing 5,000 people -- releasing 5,000 people every single day into the united states, it's com