griff: aishah: you are looking live at tel aviv where thousands are gathering, the hostages still being held by hamas in gaza. this is a big moment as two siblings released from hamas captivity will speak at this demonstration tonight. it comes as israel has resumed strikes in gaza, a big moment. it was partly these protests from families of the hostages that led to the first initial deal. welcome to fox news live. aishah: griff: israel calling its negotiators from qatar, idea forces signaling they will shift their focus to southern gaza. greg palcott has more. >> reporter: we will listening to ferocious gunfire a mile away from the gaza strip and a temporary cease-fire between israel and hamas. all bets are off. israeli airstrikes, we even heard israeli naval ships off the coast taking away some parts of the gaza strip. the military says it is involving areas it has not been before. that fighting was a week ago. various areas in northern gaza in the hands of hamas. underneath a un relief box in one building, there have been dozens of rockets, 200 in the last few days, most of them knocked down, the israeli air force has been busy on the gaza strip, 400 strikes in the last two days, wasting no time including in the southern region. with all the people crowded in, hamas leadership is hiding out. this is contributing to a huge humanitarian crisis in gaza. is real says some relief trucks made in today. enough to better residents in gaza. as for the hostages, six israelis thought to have been captured have been killed. their bodies are not return to. one hundred 5 were freed in freed in the past we, 136 remain overall. four is really americans were freed, 8 in the gaza strip. there's a big rally in tel aviv where we will hear for the first time from some of these hostages. a very emotional moment. and split screen, from benjamin netanyahu, a press conference in a few minutes, about a region in crisis. aishah: president biden is in washington as his administration is closely monitoring renewed fighting in gaza. lucas tomlinson live in the white house with the latest. >> reporter: there's a split between the white house and the israeli government over prosecution of this war. vice president harris spoke moments ago in dubai. >> president biden and i have been clear with the israeli government, in public and in private many times. as israel defend itself it matters how. the united states is unequivocal, international humanitarian law must be respected, too many innocent palestinians have been killed. >> reporter: you ask the spokeswoman in the israeli government about the response to vice president harris. >> these people would be alive if it wasn't for hamas's actions. they are targeting our population from inside and underneath a civilian population of gaza because they know israel does not want to kill any innocent palestinian. >> reporter: i received the briefing with other reporters from an idf spokesman, why is really forces moved to strike southern gaza. this is what he said, when hamas terrorist to move together but civilians to the south to reach our goal, to release hostages and dismantle hamas it is a necessity to act also in that area. there is a question about the president's age. >> yes, he is in decline, yes, it is a danger to the country, he has no business running for president. gavin newsom agrees with that, that's why he's running his shadow campaign. >> one thing in closing we have in common, neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024. >> reporter: john kirby at the white house says the us government doesn't support israeli forces moving into southern gaza until you protect innocent civilian lives in gaza. griff: we are joined by a member of the senate armed services committee, joni ernst, who was also chair of the republican policy committee coming to us from seamy valley. thank you for taking time as we know we are hearing a lot of the attendees talking about what's perceived to be the top threat of china but let's pick up where lucas tomlinson at the white house was talking about, the situation in gaza, the idf going back in the south. are you concerned that this administration, the restrictions holding back is real and the idf doing what they need to do to eradicate hamas? >> we should not be telling the idf how they should run their campaigns anymore than we would expect have israel tell the united states how we should run hours. it is absolutely inappropriate for us to tell them how to win this war against hamas. hamas perpetrated these crimes against innocent israelis. they must be wiped off the planet. i held the bipartisan briefing this past week with the idf general and spokesman for israel and they were able to outline to democrats and republicans in the senate the extra ordinary efforts the idf goes to to prevent innocent civilian casualties in gaza. we heard from members of central command and it was good to have those briefings so that our representatives in congress understand what truly is going on the ground in israel and gaza. we should not be telling the idf how to do this or what restrictions should be placed upon them. aishah: this was an interesting survey result that 74% of respondents asked how are concerned are you about the next threat in the next five years, china was top of mind, three of four americans worried about china as the top threat. why is that when we have a hot war in israel, hot war in ukraine, iran proxies attacking us personnel across the middle east. >> reporter: we see china everywhere, not just kinetically through military actions. we see them invading our economic space as well moving into south america, central america. we see them in europe. we see them in africa. they are moving around the world. we see them in iowa so islands on the south china sea every single day but what they do see, the theft of intellectual property with chinese nationals coming into the state, and seed technology for corn, soybeans, china, because of the inherently bad actions they take around the globe americans notice that, whether it is through the military or other needs so this is concerning and it shows. aishah: griff: it is fascinating you are pointing that out. one part of this survey took me by surprise. 75%, three of four americans felt that china will surpass the us as the world's superpower. let me ask you are you concerned? are we going to see next year, five years, china surpassed the us as the top superpower? >> reporter: we need to invest in technology in the united states. we can do that by leveraging some taxpayer dollars with private investment and i was just on a panel at the reagan national defense forum. they were leaders in the artificial intelligence space, he was very optimistic and i loved his message. he believes as americans we will overcome and win this. griff: he will be here later in the hour. your fellow senator, rand paul saved your life using the heimlich maneuver, what happened? >> i took a bite of steak sandwich and choked on that bite of food, senator rand paul came to the rescue. he knew what to do. very grateful to rand paul. i was choking on those policies democrats are shoving down my throat but thanks to rand paul for his quick actions. griff: have a great weekend in california. aishah: we are joined by a democrat from california, member of the house intelligence committee, two important committees. thanks for giving us some time on saturday. we appreciate it. let me get your reaction to the news that the cease-fire is over and israel is recalling their negotiators saying negotiations are at a dead end, how worried are you? >> important to continue talking and having negotiations. israel will continue to prosecute their war and degrade their efforts. degrade hamas's ability to strike israel again. we are worried about the humanitarian crisis that already is unfolding and what could come as winter approaches israel. it is important to can negotiate, food, water, medicine, fuel, going to humanitarian organizations, and got to negotiate to get the hostages back. aishah: how does this happen before christmas comes? there are some of your colleagues especially in the senate that are calling for conditions to be put on this aid package? do you think that should happen? >> senator ernst was saying we can't dictate how the idf prosecutes this war. we could influence it. that's better than direct coordination with idf, worked closely with the israelis, but wouldn't do it through the legislative process. difficult to prosecute a war through legislation. it's important to get the supplemental bill done. both for ukraine and israel as well as i was listening to senator ernst, worried about asia as well but to get the appropriate funding for taiwan and that as well. let's get this done. aishah: there are some that would say the administration is meddling too much, influencing israel too much and there is a divide among democrats in and across the country. i wonder if you saw the poll on the president's handling of the war, 34% of americans approve, 56% disapprove of how the president is handling this war and the administration, there is dissent among younger employees at the state department inside the white house, there was a divide between muslim staffers, folks concerned about the communitarian crisis in gaza and other staffers that are wanting the president to stay out of his relapse affairs and not try to influence. where do you think the president should lie as this divide gets deeper? >> being president is the hardest job in the world and president biden is doing a good job trying to balance protecting israel, standing by our allies but understanding the tragic loss of innocent palestinian civilian life is really tragic. i am empathetic when i talked to my own constituents who lost relatives and loved ones who are innocent. i also think we have to continue to put pressure to keep humanitarian corridors open even in the next phase of the war. it's not easy to get humanitarian aid into the war zone and we are doing our best to make sure as israel prosecutes this war they are tactical and strategic and not minimizing innocent civilian life. in terms of the united states president biden quickly moved assets to the region, aircraft carrier units, on message to iran to the houthis, stay out of this and we will do what we can to protect our troops to make sure there's not another front. aishah: is the white house putting too many restrictions on israel that could hurt israel from being able to annihilate hamas once and for all? >> i don't think so. after this, sometimes, you deliver different strategies and i worry prosecuting this war is going to make it harder to find peace. aishah: see you again soon. griff: protester outside the israeli consulate lit himself on fire and what officials say was likely an extreme act of political protest. the scary details here. >> reporter: law enforcement consider this an act of arson but it is an active investigation. the demo strata that themselves on fire using gasoline at a pro-palestinian protest outside the israeli consulate on friday. >> we don't believe there's a nexus to terrorism at this location. >> reporter: a security guard noticed the demonstrator and tried to intervene but was badly burned on his wrist and leg. the demonstrator suffered one hundred degree burns. medical personnel rushed both to the hospital. the protester is in critical condition. law enforcement found burned clothing and material on the sidewalk. authorities say a palestinian flag was part of the protest outside the israeli consulate. an area that has been highly patrolled since the conflict began in october. >> we continue to ensure everyone is protected regardless of religion. >> reporter: the handful of protesters say this is the most extreme form of protest and offering their sympathy to the person involved. >> not some thing i would do but i empathize. >> reporter: the consul general of israel responded they are satisfied, praying security guard's for recovery and as of now, it is not clear if the person involved will face charges. >> thank you. aishah: susan sarandon is apologizing for controversial anti-israel rand last month, this as pro-palestinian protests continue throughout the country. >> reporter: there are deepening divisions as people speak out, hollywood actress susan sarandon taking to instagram to apologize for comments she made at a palestinian rally in new york city. the actress writing in part jews have long been familiar with determination and religious violence which continues to this day. i deeply regret diminishing this reality. his part of the remarks that caused the actors to be dropped from top-tier hollywood agency uta. >> there are a lot of people that are afraid. afraid of the jewish at this time and getting a taste of what it feels like to be a muslim in this country, so often subjected to violence. >> reporter: pro-palestinian rallies are continuing on a weekly basis in new york city. these protests getting underway as the israel/hamas truce ended on friday and fighting picked back up. people gathering outside the israeli embassy to protest, some waving signs, accusing israel in the united states of committing genocide against palestinians. organizers called an emergency rally to demand a permanent cease-fire. 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we will be able to say a number of important things. >> reporter: this as super pac money has flooded this race. never backed down is supporting desantis, pouring cash into his ads and the ongoing tour of all iowa counties. nikki haley received a big endorsement from the super pac americans for prosperity. she has the best chance to beat donald trump. vivek ramaswamy ramaswamy is working to host hundreds of town hall events over the next several weeks. he wants to hit 200 here. back out here live, six weeks to the iowa caucus. trying to get as much support as they can. griff: alexis mcadams. >> many in the nation's capital are wondering who might be ousted next. ♪ about what comes next in life. for her. i may not be in perfect health, but i want to stay in my home, where my family visits often and where my memories are. i can do it with help from a prep cook, wardrobe assistant and stylist, someone to help me live right at home. life's good. when you have a plan. ♪ ♪ honey, i think i heard something. ok. ♪ from christmas tree mats... to floorliners... cargo liners.... no drill mud flaps... seat protectors... and more... weathertech has the perfect holiday gift. honey, is everything ok? 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>> republican from ohio might resign soon. kevin mccarthy, those votes on government funding become tight and tough a very quickly. the situation has become untenable. he was grandstanding a lot. santos, understand why they needed to do it but the math is the math. elections have consequences. it depends. 311 is a high margin. where is bob menendez? we adjudicate folks who were not convicted of charges, no one has called for his expulsion. jason: he can't save mike johnson. what happens to bob menendez? >> they are governed differently. there's a lot of pushback, that we shouldn't expelled george santos but it is worth pointing out, we expect elected officials especially members of congress to be a little better than everybody else, have more integrity. when the ethics committee which is 50% republican investigated george santos they found damning evidence, botox purchases paid for by the american people in his campaign fund, it's the job of that body to govern themselves based on the fact that democrats, bipartisan vote, a lot of republicans, this is not okay. he was expelled. we will see what happens in the senate. griff: aishah: some people say two crimes, men and as's crimes were a lot more serious. here's john fetterman talking about trying to kick him out. >> the more important picture, we have a colleague in the senate who 'd died much more sinister and serious things, senator menon does. he needs to go. if you are going to explore santos, how do you allow menon does to remain in the senate? aishah: why he they are not doing anything? >> they took away his chairmanship, that was the first act that happened. the next chapter, the ethics committee decides how to manage it. it is their house, their chamber and they should govern but once again, we expect our elected officials to go to a higher standard and for that to be true, democrat or republican, we should hold them. aishah: we shouldn't be talking about gold bars. let's get to what we expect this coming week. some news on "fox and friends" this morning, he says he has the votes to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into president biden. >> three committees of jurisdiction, judiciary, oversight, ways and means have been following the evidence where it leads but we are being stonewalled by the white house who are preventing into her 3 doj witnesses from coming forward or white house counsel, national archives, the white house has withheld thousands of pages of evidence, formal impeachment inquiry vote on the floor will allow us to take it to the next step and it is something we have to do at this juncture. aishah: house republicans revealed a lot for the last couple months. given that. some folks out there, something richard brought up, when does this crescendo? when do we get to something where we see an actual impeachment? >> depends what they find and what has been notable is the difference here with the votes is republicans in biden districts coming forward saying i will vote for the impeachment inquiry where they might not have supported it before. it is important to contrast the vision on inflation, by ignoring around in colorado saying things are getting better even if people feel the prices and inflation. we can 't lose sight of that. aishah: your take on hunter biden. >> we have to see what happens. here's the dilemma republicans face. the moment they say we will open impeachment inquiry that will suck the oxygen out of the room. you can't have a conversation about inflation. you have a number of candidates, voters in iowa and new hampshire, how do you have those stages happening at the same time. this could be a messaging dilemma as we move forward and when this impeachment gets to the senate you know it will fail. it is not clear it will pass the house of representatives. aishah: on hunter biden, why doesn't he go to the deposition room. he would be asked the same questions in an open public forum. >> this, as they call the chamber, the people's house. the idea you cannot testify publicly and everything out, hillary clinton testified during the benghazi hearing. they are looking for a crescendo. they don't have it. they can spin it in a public hearing. they put it down for 17 hours. there was also public hearing does. >> most were private and leaked out selectively. aishah: it took months until we saw the hearings happen. come back soon. griff: we are looking at technology on the battlefield. the reagan national defense forum next. you're replacing me? 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>> defending the west. you may not have learned the us is in a durable project if you were -- the deadly plaintiff many institutions but at palantir we believe the west should have the best software. i went there because when russia invaded ukraine or hamas commit acts of terrorism the west must stand and show that these are part and parcel of everyday life. should not be a controversial position. it is not a controversial position. too few of us say this is what we believe. we will put our company behind it. if you don't want to work at our company or work with us, that's perfectly fine, but the values that america embodies of freedom, liberty, justice, meritocracy, that everyone gets a reasonably fair shot, those values are at stake when people transgress and more importantly do nothing, say nothing, quite frankly do not defend ourselves. in the modern world, defense is hardware plus software plus ai. how do you find a target in the desert? how do you put a mission against it? how do you do this safely. and how do you make this next to that? most importantly, for adversaries. >> reporter: americans are scared of ai. you and your company, palantir, came out in favor of israel. only three ceos have done so. described this as an oppenheimer moment. why is this an often higher moment. >> they have a lot of trepidation. adversaries using it, rule of law, liberty, free expression. those things have to be bound up by military superiority. the generalized ai, to use our data, can it be used in a discriminatory way, they get bigger, poor, rich or get richer. these are legitimate issues. china and russia will. they are not interested in these issues. it is not as dangerous, not getting into our -- >> reporter: some in silicon valley, 33,000 technologists. they are worried about the dangers. >> silicon valley is one of the, do not have the sense that god gave a goat. just because you have a 180 iq does not mean you are smarter than a goat. we need to develop this or china will. we have to be on the front line. because we are on the front line, need to be ethical way our country normally is. >> reporter: thank you. you can see these are important discussions on national security, use of ai. companies like palantir, we will continue this afternoon to hear from defense secretary austin shortly. griff: important stuff, cutting edge indeed. thank you. aishah: he was ready to go. we are also tracking aliens. we may not be alone. the cia is now recovered nine nonhuman craft. what is that? details next. >> nasa has reports on it. >> the intelligence community does not want to share this information with congress. we are asking why. griff: lawmakers demanding transparency on what the intelligence community knows about unidentified aerial phenomena, ufos, a report in the daily males, a secretive office that has been collecting uso evidence for decades. therefore, we must talk to our only anchor at fox news who has possibly encountered unidentified aerial phenomena and she let us know last year. >> i saw a big flash of light. i grabbed my mom. we were looking outside. big flash of light hovering close to our house in the below nowhere. calling for my dad, my brother, my sister to see it and my mom is so scared she turns off all the lights. before they came this ball of light goes -- aren't you glad i cut my hair? second of all, it might have been a helicopter. the way that it went like that, it was so crazy. i don't know what it is. i want transparency. griff: it is something congress is taking seriously. when you describe the shape and the way it moves, what we have seen, the hearings they have from pilots, and say there's no rotor wash, no wings, something people have never seen and that is getting everyone interested. >> they held a press conference earlier in the week. eric burleson tweeted about it, we talk about the need for a democratic system to have important citizenry. this is a subject one would think responsible citizenry needs to know. griff: fox news live continues. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. i chose arexvy. rsv? 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