sandra: a short time from now, expected to get an update from the white house and jake sullivan as the fighting between israel and hamas picks up in intensity at this hour and as the pentagon ramps up the response of the dozens of attacks from iran-backed terror groups. sandra smith in new york. afternoon by now, john. john: call it afternoon at this point. good to be back with you. i can see you are still enjoying the weekend. john roberts in washington, this is america reports . american troops from across the middle east have been under attack day after day for nearly two months and criticism has grown from both sides of the aisle, president biden may be taking the problem a bit more seriously than in the past. sandra: u.s. carrying out a drone strike in northern iraq, killing five iranian proxy fighters. that strike came just hours after iran-backed houthi rebels attacked several commercial ships and a u.s. destroyer in the red sea using drones and ballistic missil
kayleigh: hello, everyone, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany, with my co-host emily compagno and harris faulkner and rebecca heinrichs and kevin o leary. there has been deafening silence fro progressives and many who claim to champion women. more evidence comes out showing hamas has used sexual violence vile / against women. pramila jayapal was questioned about it and she found a way to spin them, demanding balanced criticism of the war. now her shocking response has left her facing fierce backlash from both sides of the aisle. here is what she said. i ve seen a lot of progressive women quick to defend women s rights and speak out against using rape as a weapon of war. but down right silent on what we saw on october 7 and what might be happening inside gaza right now to the hostages. why is that? i don t know that is true, i ve condemned what hamas has done. specifically against women? absolutely, the rape, of course. frankly morally, i think we cannot sa
to washington. i m bret baier. israel works to wrap up northern gaza operation and move south amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. house republicans focus on possible impeachment inquiry into president biden and the controversy over college football s final four. we ll take a look. but, first, breaking tonight, the biden administration is condition deming the rape of israeli women by hamas terrorists. it s a move critics say is overdue. it comes as a prominent democratic lawmaker is under fire tonight for comments she calls balance in covering this issue. gillian turner has details tonight from the state department. good evening, gillian. good evening to you, bret. the biden administration today acknowledged ha hamas terrorists are using rape as a weapon of war against israeli women and girls. we have seen hamas commit atrocities. both on october 7th and since october 7th. and we obviously condemn those across at this and support israel s actions to hold hamas
opioids in america play out at the highest court one hour from now the court takes up the purdue pharma bankruptcy deal. the agreement that could shield the family from further lawsuits down the road. the families of opioid victims not happy about it. d.o.j. is challenging. see what the supremes say. keep an eye on this. an american warship came under attack and how the pentagon is responsible to that. it will take us a long way whether or not iran the gets a message. it s monday. hope you get ready for the holidays. we are, right? dana: i m dana perino. and this is america s newsroom. good to be with you today. we want to tell you about the attack that happened yesterday off the coast of yemen. enter bill: the assault lasted for hours and the u.s.s. carney shot down three drones in self-defense. dana: it s seen as the biggest escalation against u.s. troops in the region. bill: general jack keane has analysis. trey yengst reports from southern israel on the war with
indicating an american warship was not the target of an attack on the red sea. defense official confirmed to fox the destroyer uss carney shot down two drones headed into its direction today but it was in response to attacks on commercial ships in the region but welcome to a bra brand-new f fox news live i am arthel neville hey eric. steve or hello everyone i m eric shawn thank you for joining us for it for weeks the uss carney and american warships have been shooting down drones and cruise missiles that been launched by the houthis rebels in yemen. one of the cargoes was hit in the legs ataxia running back group also taking claim for what is happened now. since october 17, 10 days after hamas attacked israel, ironic proxies in the region have launched at least 75 attacks on u.s. forces. republican leaders today calling for a stronger response and more defiance from the biden administration. i thought we have seen from this administration constantly is an appeasement for st