japanese we should be able to beat the houthis. secretary austin and the biden administration is failing our troops in the field. i admire him, he is a patriot, but he is not doing a good job protecting the soldiers. without iran there are no houthis. the houthis are completely backed by iran. molly: forces in israel are expanding their ground operation in gaza. trey yengst is live in tel aviv with the latest on these escalations. trey, to you. good morning. threats from iran and its proxies are increasing amid concerns about the possibility of a broader regional conflict. yesterday alone we understand that 12 attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were shot down by the american eisenhower carrier strike group from the houthis and lasted for ten hours. an american service member remains in critical condition following a drone attack against the erbil air base that drew an american response. zooming in on the ground, israeli chief of staf
congress is opening an investigation into the allegations warning the wealthy institution could lose federal funds as the school down plays the importance of gay s academic misconduct. now congress is involved. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom, i m dana perino. morning. bill: a good year, huh? merry christmas. dana: happy shortest day of the year as well. happy greg gutfeld day. bill: the president, claudine gay, becoming an embarrassment for harvard announcing it found more cases where she copied the work of others without giving procrit. instead of punishment she is being allowed to update her doctoral dissertation and make corrections. the house committee is expanding its investigation into anti-semitism at harvard to produce all the documents related to the allegations of plagiarism. dana: virginia fox writing is standards aren t be applied consistently resulting in different rules for different members of the academic community. if a university is no
in broad daylight yesterday a quadruple drive-by shooting took place one block from national stadium. a man and woman died as a result. two other victims are in critical condition. what we know there were some individuals at one of the corner stores on the block, a white jeep cherokee came around the corner and an individual began to discharge a firearm. the jeep involved in the shooting is the same one found torched last night. investigators said it was involved in an armed carjacking wednesday night, the night before the shooting. carjackings have more doubled in 2023. d.c. police have so far logged 943. the age most compare for thieves arrested in these crimes, 15 years old. withth ten days left in 2023 the were 225 homicides. the highest number since 1997. that s when the nation s capital was emerging from a violent decade. the white house have shied away from recent questions about rising crime in the district. last month the press secretary said the administration i
everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
welcome to our program. i m bill hemmer. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. the video is set to be released later today. just in time for nightfall and the weekend. now an official describes it as nothing short of appalling. it comes after the five officers involved in the arrest of nick jolles were charged with second degree murder. bill: as tensions boil the community holding a candlelit vigil for the 29-year-old honoring his memory and legacy and his mother calling for protests but no violence. listen to her address. i want each and every one of you to protest in peace. i don t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets because that s not what my son stood for. if you guys are here for me and tyre, then you will protest peacefully. you can get your point across but you don t need to tear up our cities, people. because we do have to live in them. dana: strong messages from a mom who is grieving and charles watson is live in memphis. h