that hamas terrorists are likely holding women hostages behind, not giving all of them up to keep them from talking about what has happened to them in the hands of those savages. some high-profile voices now are demanding condemnation of sexual violence against jewish women and children. weeks of silence from the united nations. what do they do? what purpose do they serve? and weeks of silence from leading feminist groups. i asked the same questions. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. a warning, the upcoming report and the content of how things are described is graphic. the unimaginable barberism of hamas boundless cruelty has now been unearthed and revealed and in the light. goodness, they goproed everything. didn t they think we would find out? witness after witness at the u.n. yesterday. no response from women s groups around the globe. even u.n. women, the actual global entity tasked with advocating for the rights of women and girls took 55 dayso con
[shouting] bill: there was a lot where this came from. last night. chaos in d.c. pro-palestinian protestors on the streets fighting with capitol hill police outside a dnc headquarters. this went on for a while. quite a contrast from the march the day before. good morning, everybody. bill hemmer live in new york. friend and colleague rejoins us today. good morning. martha: i m martha maccallum. dana is off today. this is america s newsroom. bill: she got the invite to go to nashville. we re back home. martha: we have a little nashville promo this morning. you see the video of what happened last night and it was pretty disturbing. at least six officers were injured in that melee. one protestor was arrested. the crowd falling for a cease-fire in the israel/hamas war and using the violence eventually last night to try to make their case. bill: they were in the faces of police officers shoving them. trying to grab hold of barricades. police trying to keep the peace. th
[gunfire] we are not at a point right now where we would support a general ceasefire. why did you strike iran s revolutionary guard? because they struck us. sandra: we are waiting an update from the pentagon any moment now after america strikes back against iranian proxies a second time in two weeks. all this this time, targeting a weapons warehouse being used by militants in syria. backed by the number one state sponsor of terror. it is all developing at this hour. welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: going to be another busy one. i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports . the pentagon says retaliatory strikes are in response to iranian backed houthi forces downing a drone, worth $32 million flying in international air space. sandra: lloyd austin says the u.s. is not backing down and will continue to defend itself, its personnel its interest in the middle. launched 46, new number, 46 attacks against u.s. troops in ju
shows, just if you think about it, the americans position on this is evolving, it began with very much a strong support for israel after october seven but continuing now with more qualifications, more need for international law to be met and more protection for civilians. this is just another example of that slightly evolving american position. all right, james, thank you for taking through all of that snapshot analysis from what we heard from the un secretary general and some of the broader analysis on the diplomacy thatis, broader analysis on the diplomacy that is, of course, continues. james langdale, our diplomatic correspondent. turning to the situation on the ground when it comes to those trapped in gaza trying to get out through the rafale crossing which was open today allowing the evacuation of a handful of wounded people and foreign nationals. it s not about 7000 people are trying to get out when it was opened last week, about 100 britons were able to leave. about 20
[background sounds] pete: israel continues its strikeses against hamas against forces in gaza advancing its ground activity in the region. the idf says its iron dome intercepted a drone coming from the lebanon earlier today after taking down rockets from gaza overnight. wisconsin e will this comes as iran said the u.s. would be, quote, hit hard if washington did not implement a ceasefire in gaza, but israel s maintaining a ceasefire is not an option. look, we re not going to have a ceasefire with hamas. it s like you having a ceasefire after the bombing of pearl harbor or with isis, it s absurd. and i was glad to see the administration say heir not even asking for a ceasefire. pete: meanwhile, thousands of pro-palestinian protesters raging through the streets of our nation s capital yesterday. rachel: vanned arals hitting vandals smearing red paint on the northwest gate. some even tried to climb over the gate. will: jonathan hunt is on the ground in jerusalem with the lat