our viewers joining us in the u.s. and around the world. bianca is off the rest of the week, but you will see her in brussels later on. just ahead president biden making very clear that the world is watching to see exactly what the u.s. will do in terms of continuing to support ukraine. ukraine will emerge from this war proud, free and firmly rooted in the west unless we walk away. first caucuses are just weeks away. ron desantis finally apparently seizing the opportunity too take the shot that donald trump when he get off the teleprompter, you don t know what he will say. seven soldiers including a battalion commander were killed in a single incident in gaza. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, december 13, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where the ukraine president pleas for more funding for its war against russia. and the u.s. president says letting aid run out would be, quote, the grea
in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was a baby killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother and her father. don t cry , he told theirson, mohammed. they are in heaven. gaza has been turned into a living hell for civilians by israel s offensive. thousands of children are among the palestinian dead. theirfamilies say there is only one way to make a difference. everyone is only talking aboutaid , said ibrahim. we don t care about aid, we want them to stop the bloodshed. the americans say israel is killing too many innocent people, but they still blocked the un s latest attempt to vote in a ceasefire. the war has increased the tension in hebron, a city on the west bank holy to jews and muslims that has been a flashpoint for decades. most palestinians can no longer access property, live or work in part of the city centre. that s because jewish settlers live here, behind the s
next. here she is. sandra: thank you, dana and bill. fox news alert here as we begin a new hour, pressure is mounting for the presidents at harvard and m.i.t. to resign after the university of pennsylvania s president stepped down. all three failing to outright condemn the anti-semitism raging on their elite campuses. welcome and this is the faulkner focus. i m sandra smith in for harris today. the congressional testimony last tuesday sparked massive and ongoing backlash. they said they would need context to tell if a call for genocide violates their school s codes of conduct. then on saturday u penn announced president liz mcgill s resignation. one editorial board says quote, one awful university precedent down. most of u.s. academia to go. another the ivy league mask falls. it argues this, the furor over anti-semitism on campus is a rare and welcome example of accountability at american universities. but it will not amount to much if the only result is the resignation o
ahead on cnn newsroom. it became clear that president magill didn t really seem to have a very strong grasp on the situation on the ground on campus. fallout at the university of pennsylvania, both the president and the chair of the board resigning. we will have the latest reaction from the college and its students. plus, gaza shelters are teaming with infectious diseases. i will speak to an official in gaza about the rampant spread of diseases among the displaced. and we will also take you live to dough hoe where some of the leading voices are discussing regional diplomacy options for the israel-hamas war. university of pennsylvania president liz magill and the head of the school s board of trustees have resigned. it comes after the intense backlash to the comments made by three u.s. university presidents to congress about anti-semitism on their campuses. now, this all began amid a wave of protests over the israel-hamas war. many at college campuses, many of th