killing five iranian backed proxies in iraq. it s our response to houthi rebels attacking vessels in the red sea. is it tough enough? we re going to ask john cornyn that worried that iranian backed proxies are hitting us ten times more than we re hitting them back. all that and more and chris christie ready to debate if he gets a chance to debate. he says that s going to happen. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. busy next 60 minutes for you. let s go to jennifer griffin at the pentagon with these constant iranian proxy attacks and now concern that our response is not nearly as much as the attacks themselves. jennifer? neil, the vice chairman of the joint chiefs admiral chris grady just spoke out and called these attacks by the houthis a first. he expects additional add lied presence in the region in response. the u.s.s. carney shot down three drones launched by the houthis. the pentagon does not assess the u.s.s. carney was the target but they were authorized to act. t
martha: good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. breaking now, a huge moment has just unfolded at the united nations. hillary clinton and new york senator kristen gillibrand rip on progressive reluctance to condemn hamas atrocities against women. all right. you know what? we have something live from the white house. let s listen in. from jake sullivan about this. i can only speak for the president. that s who i can speak for. we ve been clear what hamas did is absolutely reprehensible and full stop. we re going to continue to be clear about that. we think about rape and the use of rape as being used as a weapon. that is also reprehensible. that s full stop. i ll leave it there. that is speaking for the president of the united states. i ve been very clear on that. any comment though congressman jayapal i just laid out what we believe is unacceptable. i know you said you don t want to i want to ask you about reporting about the border talks linking to ukraine fund