the horizon? a stark warning about the growing danger of terrorism at home as a result of the war in the middle east. good morning, i'm dana perino and good morning to you in d.c., bret. >> bret: i'm bret baier for bill hemmer. f.b.i. director christopher wray and alejandro mayokas delivering an assessment of the safety of american people on u.s. soil. wray says the increase in terror threats against america now at dire levels. >> we definitely believe there is a heightened risk of potential violence here in the u.s. especially from lone actors inspired by any number of foreign terrorist organizations or by domestic ideologies. i am concerned, as i said in my opening statement, that foreign terrorist organizations, traditional formal terrorist organizations, whether they be al qaeda, isis, or hezbollah, have all made statements that would indicate a greater risk of potential attack here by them. it is something we think heightened vigilance is warranted for. >> bret: fox team coverage. first eric shawn live from the new york newsroom. good morning, eric. >> good morning. warnings iran could launch a terrorist attack right here at home. they've tried it before. the regime in tehran has not only called for death to america but death to their opponents even if they're on u.s. soil. in 2013 an american iranian admitted he did plan with iranian officials to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to the united states by bombing a popular washington, d.c. restaurant in georgetown when the ambassador was dining there. three years ago. two iranian california men were sentenced for conducting surveillance and targeting u.s. officials at the national council of resistance of iran meetings in new york city and also a jewish group in chicago. last year the feds busted up an iranian plot to assassinate john bollton and tear rain has threatened the lives of former top federal u.s. officials. >> it is important for americans to understand that even before this conflict, we're dealing with an adversary that just in the past couple years has tried to kill a former u.s. national security advisor on u.s. soil, tried to kidnap and kill an american journalist smack in the middle of new york city, conducted a cyberattack against a children's hospital, and tried to interfere in the last presidential election as ratcliffe and i called out. >> there are fears hezbollah could strike because that's been heightened by the increased number of illegal aliens and immigrants caught at the southern border. those who have been on the department of homeland security terror watch list. so far this year this fiscal year, 160 have been nabbed. four iranians were caught and special interest aliens. no public confirmation any of them could be a member of a terrorist group. last week at the united nations listen to the iranian foreign minister. he hinted the u.s. could be tehran's target. >> i say frankly to the american statesmen who are now managing the genocide in palestinian that we do not welcome to expansion of the war in the region, but i vow if the genocide in gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire. >> u.s. officials would not be spared from the fire, he said. one of the americans the regime tar guested was u.s. citizen, who is an american that lives in washington, the head of the national council of resistance of iran office and told me that yes, iran can strike anywhere they want and he says that does include right here in the united states. >> bret: eric shawn in new york. thank you. >> dana: bring in fran townsend, you were there on 9/11 and that worry about another 9/11 has been in existence from there. how much closer are we to that moment than we were even on september 10th? >> we really have always worried about the hezbollah presence in central and south america. 1992 they committed the bombing against a jewish site in argentina. they've always had a presence. when you see the rise in illegal immigration on the southern border that's part of what director wray is talking about. with what's going on in the middle east, these groups use these images, this propaganda, to inspire others who might either cross our southern border or already here to pull off an attack. anything from what we used to call a lone wolf, an individual inspired, to a group. and so with the iranian calls for it, the terror groups call for attacks against americans, with the increased attacks against our forces, 28 attacks against our forces overseas by iranians, we should be worried that there could be another attack here at home. >> dana: listen to admiral kirby and peter doocy yesterday at the white house. >> has the white house considered the possible that a terrorist could be in the country now after crossing the southern border snow >> we're always concerned about the potential presence on u.s. soil of terrorists coming from overseas. >> is it possible somebody who wants to commit a terrorist attack during a time of elevated threat crossed the southern border into the united states already? >> i couldn't possibly answer that question, peter. all i can do is tell you that we have remained vigilant to that potential threat. >> dana: you would have to be, right? look at the numbers. released into the united states after crossing illegally 900,000. total of 2 million. so we have that number. then on the terror watch list suspects caught at the southern border in fiscal year 23 alone 169. we do know that many are coming from venezuela. we also know as you just explained that hezbollah has a presence in south america including venezuela? >> that's right. they established this presence over a long period of time. i mentioned venezuela, argentina, we work with our allies throughout the region, but when you see this mass influx across our border, you realize how difficult it is to sort out who may be the biggest threats and who are just crossing economic migrants. >> dana: put your old hat back on, the top three things you would say we have to do right now? >> first you have to work with state and locals. we have the best police department in the country here in new york. but you have to give state and locals as much intelligence as they can to focus their resources. you have to talk to local synagogues and jewish centers to increase their own security. that is happening in new york all over the city. we have to be honest about talking about it. i think we have to be honest about the problem at the southern border. we have to really understand who are these more than 160 -- those on the terror watch list. >> dana: they're there for a reason. >> we ought to know where they all are and account for them but we don't. >> dana: thank you for being on with us today. we'll stay in touch with you as well. >> bret: federal agents have arrested a suspect in the disturbing case of threats made against cornell university's jewish community as anti-semitism surges on college campuses throughout the u.s. a lot of these stories. alexis mcadams is live outsued the jewish student center at cornell with more. good morning. >> good morning. you can see over my shoulder a police presence in front of one of those buildings. the student suspect in the case reportedly threatened according to law enforcement. this junior at cornell university is facing federal charges after he posted several online threats saying he would kill jewish students on this campus here. police have been on alert here, we've been talking with jewish students who are happy someone is in custody and hope it sends a strong message. >> since they caught them so quick people will not be emboldened and not do something like this in the future. >> cornell university in ithaca has been on high alert since investigators say a junior at the school posted online threats to shoot up the kosher dining hall. that was just one. he also wrote he would slit the throats of jewish students on cornell's campus. the f.b.i. and state police stepped in immediately. they used his i.p. address to track it down matching it to a dozen posts. one student tells me jewish students are concerned and worried for their long-term safety. >> they want new security mesh us on their windows. you know, we're installing here new security systems and locks on our doors to help protect our building. >> it's not just cornell dealing with the rise in anti-semitic threats. since the hamas attacks on israel on october 7th anti-semitic incidents in the united states have increased 400% according to the anti-defamation league. the american jewish committee saying schools can't try to appease everyone. they have to condemn these acts. >> it is not a matter of, you know, if there is going to be a future attack against jewish students on a campus, it is a matter of when and until they really step up and change the rhetoric and change their response, jewish students aren't going to feel safe on campus. >> finding out moments ago patrick dye will be in a federal courthouse in new york at 2:30 this afternoon. keep you posted on all the charges that will be talked about inside that courtroom. he could face up to five years behind bars for the threats. his dad said his son suffers from depression and said he had to take some breaks from school. they are talking about his mental fitness as well. >> bret: alexis, thanks. >> dana: israel hammering. >> bret: team biden reporting putin will win if they cut it for ukraine. >> dana: exposing government employees with a history of vile and anti-semitic remarks. why do they still have jobs on your dime? 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>> dana, thank you so much for having me. i would just say that i completely agree with the president, our administration and i'm on the ground watching what is happening and supporting ukraine together with my team. helping ukraine push russia out and push russia back to the 1991 borders is a question for ukraine but it is in u.s. strategic interest that we help them do that. and we are there on the ground fighting with ukraine to help support this effort but without boots on the ground. we're doing it through provision of military assistance, security assistance, not money but arms and weapons to help the ukrainians fight. >> dana: secretary blinken talked about moscow using hamas to distract from ukraine. >> putin is trying to take advantage of the hamas attack on israel in the hopes it will distract us and will result in the united states pulling back its resources, pulling back its support and at the same time he is alied with the exact elements that are trying to wreak havoc in israel. >> dana: is that how the ukrainians see it? >> i think what we're seeing with russia is attacks on multiple front. there is a territorial attack in ukraine, a disinformation attack in europe and america, there is using energy as a weapon. there is using food as a weapon. so i think through a multiple kinds of ways russia is a serious adversary of the united states and all democratic nations and why it's critically important we support the supplemental and support ukraine. it is clear and simple from my perspective. if we don't continue to support ukraine, russia will win. with very serious negative consequences to u.s. security, to nato, european partners and allies and that's our fundamental number one trading partner in the world. >> dana: seems like there are two roadblocks. one is that you have members of congress, some members of congress, just a portion saying that americans if we are going to put money into other wars it should be israel at this point and let the european nations help support ukraine. are the european nations capable of doing that and willing to do that? >> yes, the european nations are doing more to support ukraine than america. we have provided a huge amount of support very importantly, not with boots on the ground but through security and other types of assistance, that amounts to $73 billion. european union has provided $82 billion plus other partners and allies. we aren't doing this alone but with other allies around the world that strongly support freedom, that strongly support democracy. it is critically important from my view that the u.s. lead. i have been working in this region for almost 30 years and have found when the u.s. leads, europe and other democracies come with us and this is critically important to ukraine and also for israel. >> dana: one of the problems for ukraine has been this reputational damage about corruption. and sluggish efforts to combat corruption. what have you seen the zelensky administration do in ukraine to try to combat the actual corruption and can they overcome this reputational issue? >> i'll say three things. a long history of challenge of corruption in ukraine. frankly in the whole region. it's a soviet legacy issue that affects many countries. number one, the war in ukraine, russia's brutal, terrible aggression has really changed public perception about corruption and it is not tolerated. that is one reason why we are seeing and hearing more about it. i see that as a good thing. number two, the ukrainian president zelensky, his government and parliament have been doing many steps he have inwhile fighting this war to fight corruption, including now prosecuting a number of very senior officials and members of parliament. number 3, 1 of my core priorities as u.s. ambassador overseeing this assistance we're providing. i take that very seriously and solemnly. we have a third of our staff on the ground focused on oversight. we have the office of the inspector general from three different agencies also on the ground with us. i can say that not one piece of equipment has been diverted in a way that it hasn't been intended to be used. not one piece of humanitarian aid or any other direct budget support or other types of assistance. we're watching this like a hawk and we need to keep working closely but the ukrainians have been incredibly open with all of the security and other types of assistance so that we could have eyes on the ground on what's happening. >> dana: ambassador, thank you for joining us today. let you get back to your busy day. thank you. >> thank you. >> bret: egypt opens its border in rafah, southern gaza for the first foreign nationals trapped inside the gaza strip. we're live on the ground in israel with those new developments. plus this. >> i think they are. and you are seeing those fractures publicly and rashida tlaib flying the pal is tinian flag at her office and helped incite a riot and enraged those forces. >> bret: the white house breaking with the progressive wing of the democratic party over support for israel. could this risk biden's support from muslim-americans in 2024? 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