[protesters chanting] john and that is a live shot outside The Gates of Columbia University in new York City where right now dozens of antiisrael protesters are Holding Signs and chanting, all while other students are trying to attend their first day of fall classes. In just the last few moments, there have been some arrests. Im John Roberts in washington, as we kick off a Brandnew Week in the fall season. Good day to you. Gillian good to have you, or good to be with you, i should say, john. Excuse me. You know what i mean. Sandra is off today. This is america reports. Right now we are getting these new pictures into our newsroom. They are also showing columbias famed Alma Mater Sculpture covered, you can see there, and red paint. The statue sits very prominently on the steps of the School Library on the main quad. John the protest came after israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages, including israeli american hersh goldbergpolin, executed at close range in gaza. Gillian reacting to the grim discovery like this. An american was executed yesterday by terrorists. He deserved it . Why is that . Speak of what business does he have what business did he have at a Music Festival Dancing with his friends . Israel killed him . Not hamas. John well get reaction from former israeli ambassador to the united states, michael oren, in a moment. Gillian for us to Alexis Mcadams before outside The Gates of Columbia University. Even speaking to these protesters all morning long. What are they telling you . Well, gillian, i speak to the ones that will talk to me. Some of them didnt want to talk until they put their mask on. We will get the more that in a Second. But things did escalate pretty quickly. It started with a few dozen protesters, climbed to a few hundred, now they are heading to Bernard School Near Columbia University, the Ib School thats been embattled having protests pop up for months. It feels like Deja Vu here this morning, but it was supposed to be a new schoolyard school year. Take a look at this. Watch. As a jewish student, do you feel safe walking around the Columbia University campus . I do not. I am a visible seating. Im orthodox. I wear a star of david around my neck. I know its putting a target on my back, and coming to terms with that reality is quite frightening but i know i cant stand down. If you saw what happened last year and you are supporting israel, why did you go to school here . I applied early decision, so i already had committed pretty long for the protests really got big, and i think it is our civil duty to show up and show that we are not going to stand for this sort of hatred. So two arrests and counting, gillian and john, right now on campus. Look at this, red paint thrown all over the statue today. According to the protesters, the red paint symbolizing the blood they say is on president joe bidens hands, Vice President Kamala Harris hands, and they say the entire university of columbia who has not divested from israel, according to this group. As Campus Staff tries to power wash this away near the university library, things continue not just on the campus but across the big apple. Yesterday we walked around 7 miles with about 5,000 protesters. You can see here during a propalestinian protest in manhattan, one protester was seen carrying a Hamas Flag. Others yelling out Long Live Hamas. For the people who are screaming Long Live Hamas or death to the jews involved in the protests on the side im just asking you, because thats not what everybody says. I do support the palestinian resistance, against their own Ethnic Cleansing. There is an Ethnic Cleansing since 1948. They actually have a right under international law to arm a resistance. When you ask some of the protesters why people are screaming these antisemitic comments, they will say they didnt hear it, but we heard it yesterday and we saw a person walking around with a Hamas Flag not far from where 9 11 happened in new York City. Pretty disturbing for most people when you watch it. The new report that came out just the other day was pretty damning, from the Antisemitism Task Force at this Ivy League School saying jewish students were spit on, push up against walls, because of their religion. We will see how this year starts off, but not off to a great start. John they had their Star Of David Necklaces stripped from them, as well. Alexis mcadams watching it for us. Youre an olympus columbia. Gillian i dont recognize these scenes i went there, i think i graduated in 2006, so long time ago now. But i dont recognize that school. I dont recognize that school certainly as a jewish alumni. I never experienced antisemitism when i went there in any form. I will also say one thing youll notice here, john, about this scene, one thing done a good thing happening today that was happening in the spring is that people were invading and overtaking the campus. The university instituted this policy where youve got to have an i. D. In order to get on the campus. The hope is that maybe some of the students, jewish students who make it onto campus, wont be assaulted the way they were again, thats the hope, that they wont be assaulted the way they were back in the spring when these protests first erupted. John alexis asked the question, why continue to go here if you feel there is so much antisemitism . I scenes and people commenting and saying, if they dont like it, why dont dumb act of they go to another school . Gillian that the oldest antisemitic trope in the playbook. Go somewhere else. Adolf hitler the Third Reich said that in europe 80 years ago. Ago. John The School needs to fix this is what needs to happen. Lets talk more about this in depth and bring in the former israeli ambassador to the united states. It is starting up again. What do you think of whats happening here in america . I want to just join what was said now. I am a Columbia Alum also. It is exquisitely painful to see that red paint splattered over the statue we call the alma mater, a sacred place on campus. Its not the columbia that i knew, either. We had arab friends, i studied Middle East studies there. We never felt politics inside or outside the classroom. It was a wonderful place to study. I got to tell you, i dont get it. How can people fly flags of hamas and hezbollah, which are recognized as Terrorist Organizations by the united States Government . That his support for terror. Imagine people walking around with an Isis Flag or an Al Qaeda flag. With the authorities remain passive in the face of open support of Mass Terror . I dont understand why that law is not being applied in new York City, frankly. John i want to ask you about the fallout from the murder, the execution of the six hostages over the weekend. Because the Bidenharris Administration had praised Netanyahu And Israel for agreeing to the terms of a ceasefire, but now they are saying that netanyahu needs to do more. Heres what the Prime Minister said in response to that. Listen here. What has changed in the last five days . What has changed . One thing these murderers executed six of our hostages. They shot them in the back of the head. That is whats changed. And now, after this, we are asked to show seriousness . We are asked to make concessions . John i mean, the way the timeline goes is that Israel And Netanyahu agreed to the framework of the ceasefire that was proposed by the united states, but hamas rejected it because they didnt want israeli forces on the Philadelphia Line between gaza and egypt. Israel says theres no way were going to let you up in that corridor back up again and rearm yourselves, so who is being recalcitrant here . Is it israel or is it hamas . Certainly a lot of mixed messages coming out of washington. The penultimate statement from the administration was that israel had accepted the Bridging Formula of the united states, and that hamas had rejected it. As you said, john, The Ball was squarely in hamas court. Now, yesterday, in the aftermath of this horrendous massacre at our hostages, the president came out and said israel has to do more. That contradicts the statement he had made the night before that said the united states would exact a terrible price from hamas for their barbarism. Well, the Price Being exacted is being exacted from israel and not from hamas. So its very, very confusing whats going on here. As you see, as your picture shows, massive demonstrations here, between 150,000 and 300,000 israelis protesting, believing Netanyahu Cannot only do more, but has done less, and styling, whereas hamas is saying, i havent been able to find any evidence that hamas has said yes to anything. So i dont quite understand certainly the political rationale of the protesters. I do understand the emotional one. Yesterday i attended the funeral of hersh goldbergpolin, and i must say it was excruciating, as well. Just absolutely heartbreaking. John it was absolutely heartbreaking. The only thing hamas appears to have said yes he was a new plan for the israeli defense force, getting closer to risking hostages. Hamas is going to execute them. We are going to hear from President Biden in the next couple of hours. Maybe he will say something about this. But Tim Walz was asked a question directly about this. Watch what happened here. What is your reaction to the six hostages being found dead in gaza . Thanks, everybody. John he clearly seemed to hear the question that was being asked of him, but didnt answer it. He did later on, in a posting on x, condemn hamas. What do you think of a person he wants to be Vice President of the united states seemingly ignoring that question . I cannot Pass Judgment over whether he heard it or didnt hear it, but i think it is very crucial that the united states send out an unequivocal message that hamas will not be rewarded for mass murder. It is that simple. If youre going to say that hamas is going to be punished, and then they are not punished, but israel is punished, that is simply inducement for hamas to continue massacring israelis. If you are mr. Sinwar and you see what happen, youre liable to conclude that by Killing Hostages you will increase american pressure on israel to make concessions. Thats a very dangerous situation. John on Americas Newsroom earlier, heres what he said about the situation. Listen here. What is your Gut Reaction . As you and i were talking about before he came on, why doesnt the Vice President , governor walz, say hold on, im going to answer this question . Because i have a visceral reaction, and emotional reaction to an american being slaughtered by this terrorist organization. And he just it was unnerving. John again, mr. Ambassador, you say you Cant Pass Judgment on whether or not he heard the question. He appeared to focus in on the questioner. But in a moment like that, should you take a moment and say, look, heres my thoughts about it . The most i can possibly say is that someone should check a hearing aid. John all right. Always good to catch up with you. Thank you for joining us. Really appreciate your thoughts, particularly on this tragic occasion. We will see you again soon. Thank you. John thanks. Now this. [crowd chanting] gillian is very scary scene in turkey where marines were attacked by an antiamerican mob as onlookers chanted yankee, go home. Senior foreign Affairs Correspondent Greg palkot is live with the details. What can you tell us, greg . Gillian, it was ugly for sure and potentially very dangerous to u. S. Service members. Two marines on Shore Leave in the western Port City Of Izmir were assaulted by a nationalist an antiamerican group. They are seen roughing up the two, who are not in uniform, and putting a bag over the head of one prisonerstyle. Those yankee, go home shouts, you can hear cries of help from the americans. They made it back to their ship after other marines and police intervened. They have been checked out at a hospital and found to be unharmed. Local authorities say they arrested 15 members of the mob. U. S. Officials say they are troubled by the assault and are appreciative that turkish officials are taking it seriously. The attack they posted a statement which said the assault was deserved, critical of the u. S. Role in the mideast, and claimed it would happen again. In fact, they have a history of attacking american service members, stopping off in turkey. The Marines Ship had just wrapped up exercises with the turkish navy. And they are there more broadly to support american policy in the region. Danger all around. Back to you. Gillian Greg Palkot in london with the harrowing details of that story. John . John Brandnew Polling shows a growing Gender Gap between supporters of former President Trump and Vice President harris. A breakdown of those numbers following the democratic convention just ahead. Gillian plus, early voting set to begin just days from now Vincent Key Battleground States that could very well determine the outcome of the president ial election. We got Jonathan And Mollie hemingway with us to a end next. This is why the debate on the Summer Tent is so important. Democrats do have the advantage with that, and i dont know how republicans are going to accounted at this late in the game. 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