coast 8:00 here in seemy california and this is america's late news fox news at night. and we are live tonight at the ronald reagan library where the reagan national defense forum is in full swing this weekend. the annual event is a gathering of political leaders, defense experts, and some of the u.s. military's top brass and in moments, we will talk to some top military leaders about the biggest military concerns facing the united states and, of course, the biggest threats facing america. but breaking tonight, the ceasefire is now over. the war between israel and hamas is back on with israeli defense forces saying they have conducted more than 200 attacks on hamas targets in gaza just today. it comes in response to hamas firing rockets into southern israel. nate foy is live on the ground in northern israel with more on this. nate. >> hey, trace, the sun is about to rise here in about 30 minutes for a second day of fighting. as israel announces the deaths of six hostages who were kidnapped by hamas terrorists back on october 7th, for the first time in a week no more hostages came back to israel after the ceasefire broke down. take a look. the sounds and sights of war are back, in gaza and israel. >> hamas feels the power of our strikes. they only respond to force. >> with more than 130 israeli hostages still in gaza, hamas refuses to release the remaining women. shortly after leaving israel this morning, secretary of state antony blinken disputed hamas's claim that is reel violated the ceasefire agreement first. the idf says it hit more than 200 hamas targets in gaza including in the southern city where leaflets warn palestinians to move to evacuation zones. many did not. the cost to property and life is severe. >> today hamas fired rockets at southern and central israel and missiles at tel aviv. while hezbollah terrorists resumed attacks from the north. but israel's iron dome is strong. israel later struck a terrorist cell in lebanon where it says attacks originate putting homes like these and the people who live here at risk. you see the damage to that home here after it was hit by a rocket fired by hezbollah terrorists in lebanon. the border just 100 yards away from this kibbutz where residents have been evacuated because of the threat. and these homes will stay empty until the threat from the north is dealt with. >> in order to allow this citizens here to come back, we have to have clear indications from our enemy from lebanon from hezbollah, that there's no intention of attacking the people here. >> trace the fighting continues with hezbollah launching another round of rockets overnight even now leading up to this live shot we are hearing south of where we are israel firing artillery back into lebanon. the u.s., egypt and qatar are all working to negotiate a possible new pause in the fighting but for now it is clear this war rages on. we'll send it back to you trace. >> yeah, raging on two fronts. back to you as the news warrants, nate foy live for us on the ground. former navy seal who trained with special forces cameron hamilton and israel special ops aaron cohen. gentlemen thank you for joining us we appreciate it. aaron to you first i want to play sound this is secretary blinken talking about why the ceasefire ended. watch and i'll get your response. >> hamas reneged on commitments it made even before the pause came to an end it committed an atrocious attack in jerusalem, it reneged at commitments in terms of releasing certain hostages. >> it's on top of the terrorist attack in jerusalem aaron, the bottom line is there any way israel can ever trust anything hamas does or says? >> no, trace, that trust is out the window. you know, israel got a bunch of hostages back which is really important, that's always been israel's number one priority but the fact is that is reel needed to re-up its leverage and that leverage comes from the pressure-cooker campaign that we've talked about, which is reel brilliantly rolled out for the last 40-plus days. hamas was begging for that ceasefire and israel said enough is enough, time to go back to work and get that jtack unit back on those structures, time to get the special operations units back inside the building and keep the pressure up and you might see some more hostages getting released now because israel has the pressure cooker cranked up again and that's where she needs to be right now. >> yeah, he talks about the pressure cooker cameron and i want to put this on the screen they write the following, the country's military, speaking about israel, dropped leaflets in parts where israel believes hamas leadership is based warning citizens to evacuate farther south to raffa prompting humanitarian groups to say that mrins risked being forced completely out of the territory. this is going to ramp up international pressure against israel. maybe unjustly, but it's going to happen cameron. what's the response going to be? >> i think you're absolutely right. unfortunately israel still needs to keep the pressure on. hamas needs to be held culpable and responsible for the cessation of these conditions and these discussions. israel has used a lot of tools and resources to bring hostages back and we're all obviously rejoicing seeing that these individuals are coming back home. they're embracing their families and that's a wonderful thing. unfortunately, the longer this ceasefire continues, hamas maneuvers for a strategic advantage. so the pressure cooker theory we're talking about with the campaign is essential which is why is reel's now talking with their regional partners here with actual buffer zones around gaza so we ensure attacks in the future do not happen with the same effectiveness. >> you know aaron what it's going to take to get the ceasefire back on. will it be 70 hostages, 80, a hundred, how many hostages before israel decides okay, it's worth another try for another ceasefire. >> trace it's a good question. the fact is i never thought the deal was that great. hamas only released about 30% of the hostages, about 10 hostages per day for that period of eight days and i never thought it was a great deal. going back to the pressure cooker is obviously peace number one, hamas was begging for the ceasefire. number two i always questioned and i know mossad hq in tel aviv has been talking about qatar and why is qatar, who houses, why are they spearheading negotiations and doesn't that result in potential bad faith with the deal. that's number two. why isn't saudi arabia getting involved. and three, as i said before, those eight days that is reel had to get those hostages back, that's really good what we call snooping and pooping, which is intelligence gathering, more information on the tunnels, more mapping, more size ma graphic photography below that dirt. to get back to the table the pressure needs to stay on and hamas will start crying again and they'll come back and sit down and we'll get more hostages back and maybe we'll grab a few, too, along the way. >> cameron i have about 15 seconds for you to wrap us up on the hostages. what are your thoughts. >> i think he's absolutely right unfortunately the international community's putting unrealistic expel expectations. trees not people with normal demands, they're expecting them to play russian roulette with terrorists. they'll never come with a positive benefit so they need to keep the pressure on. >> thank you both. meantime the reagan national defense forum is all about the status of our national security, scrag our allies, our opponents, the biggest threats we face militarily and, of course, united states military readiness. tonight, a closer look at why this event has become so important with the senior national correspondent kevin corke is live for us in dc with more on that subject. kevin good evening. >> greg: good evening, trace, the forum comes as you know, as us forces are in the middle east under constant attack from iran's proxies, russia's war in ukraine with really no end in sight at this hour and of course israel's prosecution of its war on hamas with u.s. support vacillating in some areas. among the key find prosecution the survey, strongly supporting or strongly opposing u.s. military aid. well, for ukraine it's at a 67-14 pitch p israel's stronger, 71% say yes, strong support. 11% say no. taiwan, interestingly, 65 p yes just 9% say not so much. 55% of democrats and 49% of republicans say they back aid for ukraine. how about considering an ally or an enemy? obviously israel on the allied side, the enemy no surprise a lot of americans see the government, are we doing enough [inaudible] >> or too little when it comes to [inaudible] >> 51% of americans say dine china is the greatest threat to the u.s. and the threat really changed dramatically since the survey in 2018 when only 21% [inaudible]. >> trace: thank you retired head of sent crop and special operations command general joe votel. officer welcome. kevin put. >> in 2018 it was 21% general, people are very concerned each and every year about china's growing capabilities. >> yeah, i think -- i actually -- well, there's a lot of concern about what china's doing. i think these numbers are important to pay attention to because what it does indicate is the american people are beginning to appreciate what exactly is at steak which, i understand >> trace: buildup on the screen, how many are concerned about chinese military buildup? 82%. we often laugh about the fact, the color of an orange alex, this is a big number. it shows you that china people are like, wait a minute. this has gone too far. >> absolutely. the american public in this poll shows that they recognize china as the top threat as the general said but what's also interesting that stands out to me the american public aren't ininterested in a nuanced debate and they understand china, russia, north korea, iran and the guns and butter debate. >> it's interesting too because you talk about china and then talk about our military and the confidence in in the military how much do you trust and confidence in the u.s. military and you can put this a great deal, some, a little, not much at all. you look today it's down to 46% general. that is a drop-off that we don't want to see high levels of readiness and stay on multiple threats they're out there dealing with, it's very important for the american people to have great confidence and trust in the military. >> trace: part of the confidence is the fact that recruitment is down alex right? military recruitment numbers down you put these on the screen. if a close friend or family. >> look at the numbers there endpurj %, discourage don't know 16%. very much split. this country was always very robust very patriotic. it's starting to wane a little bit alex. >> absolutely that's a concerning number and we do need the best and brightest in our country with the united states military and signing up to serve. i think it is also a reflex of the fact that american. >> trace: meaning what? >> the administration, authoritarianism versus democracy that's a good starting point but that's insufficient. what the american public wants to understand is how do these conflicts in ukraine and gaza, how do these interact. the american public again is looking for a more strategic picture. i think they're interested in serving as long as they understand why. >> trace: we see, general, what the population is concerned about. you have clearly some insight that nobody has as the former head of sentcom. what's your biggest concern about military readiness? about foreign threats? >> concern taken it as serious as we need to whether it's in our budgets or our development of cutting edge technologies or getting the right resources to our troops and continuing to keep the american public well informed about what the threats are and what we're doing about it. >> trace: your foreign policy headache on his hands especially with new defense survey numbers showing a majority of democrats disapprove of israel's military action in gaza. jackie ibañez is live in new york with that part of the story jacki good evening. >> reporter: good evening trace the resumption of fighting in gaza is revealing risks in the president's own party over israel's military action including accusations from former obama advisor ben rhodes, the white house has been selective in our embrace of international laws and norms. well over half of americans' approval of israel's goal eradicate hamas a new gallup poll finds 63% of democrats say they disapprove of the actions taken by israel in gaza. among those age 18-34 that number rises to 67 including voters in key swing states like michigan who voted overwhelmingly for biden in 2020 who say they might just sit out the next election. the white house has stressed the need to minimize civilian casualties but publicly they aren't backing off support of israel's goals. >> we're not you can waking away, we're not setting the stage to walk away from israel. we continue to support them. we know they have a right and responsibility to do this and we're going to be with them. >> reporter: meanwhile the white house continues to use this popular refrain to contrast the president's agenda with that of the republicans. >> republicans, extreme republicans, these maga republicans, unfortunately congressional republicans are pushing maga nomics that fail the middle watch. >> reporter: a watch dog that says karine jean-pierre and andrew bates violated the hatch act which bars executive branch officials from using their position to campaign when they use the term maga even after being warned this summer the term was off-limits because it is considered a campaign-related slogan. trace, back to you. >> trace: and they use it again and again jackie ibañez live in new york jacqui thank you. gop chair woman jessica milan paterson and democrat for senate here in the golden state christina, thank you for coming on we appreciate this. the gallup poll views on military action put this up on the screen now, republicans approve of this by a 71% margin. democrats approve of this on a 36% margin. is republican support being almost twice as much, very close to twice as much jessica, is it surprising to you at all? because it surprises me. i didn't think going, before october 7th i would never have expected these numbers. >> i think that the republican party has always stood with israel and we have seen more and more over the years the democrat party just being pushed further and further to the left. so what's interesting is watching these overall numbers in this poll. whether it's the economy, foreign policy, president biden is absolutely failing americans and they're talking about it. >> trace: yeah. mark dubowicz tweeted the forks biden administration administration setting the stage to abandon israel. what started off as we are totally with you in destroying hamas, which is as bad as ice sis is deteriorating you don't have our support unless you can dismantle hamas quickly without serious casualties that's impossible. the support you can see christina is starting to crumble and it's affecting a lot of people. >> trace i think overall what the poll shows is that president biden still has democratic support, strong democratic support but when it comes to the independent voter he's suffering and the young voters 18-34 who obviously disapprove of what he's doing with israel and gaza, i found it interesting though that his numbers are far ahead of trump, even since june and especially since the war in israel. so that's something to look at. young voters also feeling ignored by trump. so what's really important and if i may trace as someone who's running for u.s. senate it is important in time that our elected officials get in touch with what the voters want and actually listen to their needs. >> trace: yeah, a lot of needs that are not going answered. excuse me. so the hatch act, we were talking about this, jackie ibañez was talking about the hatch act the administration was warned by a watch dog a number of times do not induce maga republicans. you can't do that. you can't use these ideological terms and they keep doing it and you wonder why do they keep doing it including yesterday and you think what's the deal here? they're getting away, there's no consequences. >> that's exactly right. they don't fear any consequences and it's hypocritical because karine jean-pierre has utilized the hatch act on many occasions for questions she doesn't want to answer like rfk jr. running and really when you look at it, you have two years with the presidency, the senate and the house, and you did nothing. so talking about the other team, you didn't deliver for the american people >> trace: yeah. it's interesting. okay, very quickly, christina your thoughts on the debate last night. i thought it was fascinating, i'm not picking winners and losers but i want to know what you thought of the debate. >> i do think that governor newsom had a slight edge but he has to be careful when he's throwing stones from his glasshouse and what i mean by that as an independent democrat myself, somewhere the democrat party has strayed is they aren't taking accountability in acknowledging that the problems that exist before them t for example governor newsom kept saying crime in california is down maybe that's because prop 47 turned felonies to misdemeanors so they're counting it differently i don't know. on a personal note i can say high car was stolen my home was burglarized my mom was robbed at costco. people don't feel safe and you can't fix these problems if you don't acknowledge they exist. >> trace: lastly to you your thoughts on the debate because he was kindly about gavin newsome he wouldn't answer any tough questions and there were some untruths along the way. >> i'll pick winners and losers. gavin newsom lost that debate last night. people had very high expectations that he was going to come in and be the smooth talking salesman that had gotten him reelected when the fact of the matter is when a person if the media held him accountable for the failures in his state it was very clear it was indefensible. >> trace: jessica christina thank you both. coming up we often think of threat factors in terms of physical force or violence but what about the biggest cyber threats facing the united states? 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>> we're facing the same challenge that industry is facing. there is a big competition for talent. we're focused a lot on student programs, catch them when they're in college and have them do summer intern programs bringing in a new generation who wants to work and be part of something bigger than themselves so a sense of purpose from the second they get it. >> reporter: why is it needed so badly right now. >> we need to approach our work force the same as a national security problem. how do we create a sense of urgency and enable our work force to be equipped and empowered to handle the challenges going forward. >> reporter: at the start of the ukraine war it was generally believed that the russians would come in a massive cyber attack the ukrainians wouldn't see what was going on. it didn't happen. why didn't it. >> i think it didn't happen because we took the, as early on. four years before the attack even takes place we have teams in ukraine working with the ukrainians building that partnership. doesn't come in crisis, it comes before it. secondly was the fact that we worked so closely with the private sector in being able to bring their capabilities to bear to prevent broader attacks on their infrastructure. >> you were in ukraine four years before this attack happened. >> the fall of 2018 we had sent a team to ensure that we could work with our partners, four different teams after that we are prepared for in what led up to the war. >> reporter: are you doing the same in taiwan? >> we are doing a series of different actions throughout the broader indo-pacific region. >> reporter: what will happen if congress doesn't reauthor section 702 have the surveillance act. >> general for section 702 as you know is our ability for the government to be able to collect information on non-u.s. persons operating outside the united states that utilize u.s. commercial communications systems. it is the most important authority that we utilize today in crisis, in conflict, in competition to understand what our adversaries are doing. whether or not it's fentanyl. whether or not it's russia/ukraine, israel/hamas, this is an authority we have used effectively. we have also utilized it in a manner that protects the civil liberties and privacies of americans. >> reporter: are you spying on americans? >> we are not spying on americans. >> reporter: what will happen if you lose this 702 ability? >> it will be the most devastating ability for us to understand what adversaries might do the united states. >> reporter: trace we'll be discussing all of the threats from cyber to china to iran tomorrow all day here at the reagan national defense forum. >> reporter: jennifer griffin, jennifer thank you. the first woman to serve on the supreme court, retired justice sandra day o'connor has died at the age of 93. christina coleman is live with more on the passing of a true pioneer. christina good evening. >> good evening trace the score justice died of complications related to advanced dementia and respiratory, she's remembered as a practicing matt i can conservative trailblazer and icon. arizona delegation held a moment of silence in her honor on the house floor. o'connor may be gone but her legacy will live on forever. she grew up on rural arizona ranch hand learned how to round up horses and cattle. she didn't shy away from a challenge, and that tenacity clearly carried on into her adult life when law firms did not hire o'connor after law school she forged her own path eventually making history as the first woman to serve on the supreme court in 1981. she was nominated by president ronald reagan then confirmed by the senate in a 99-0 vote. only 5% of federal judges were women at the time. >> justice o'connor spent her life breaking down barriers in pursuit of a more just society. she blazed every trail she set foot on, defying the odds stacked against women in the legal profession. >> reporter: o'connor often sided with conservatives on the court but she would also vote with liberal justices at times on some controversial decisions including reaffirming the core holding of the landmark 1973 rowe v wade decision in 1992. o'connor served on the nation's highest court from 1981 to 2006 she also reflected on her confirmation as the first woman to serve on the supreme court. >> it took 191 years for that to happen after the court was created. but it's been something that opened so many doors for other women that it really is a joy to know that it did happen. and that it had such an effect. >> reporter: she was such an icon and inspiration. sandra day o'connor was 93 years old. trace? >> trace: christina coleman, christina thank you. let's bring in somebody who argued many of his sky supreme court cases in front of justice o'connor former us solicitor ted olson, ted great to have you on, it really is, it's an honor. sandra day o'connor 93 years old, she kind of said it, she opened a lot of doors, you argued a lot of cases, your thoughts on her passing, significance and legacy. >> the thing that came to my mind first of all is sadness. i mean she was a wonderful woman and she was a very talented lawyer and a wonderful judge. if there was going to be a first justice on the supreme court, justice ties connor was the perfect person. she was a brilliant student. she was a great lawyer. she had practiced law. she served in the legislature in arizona, and she stood up against very tough and sometimes very cranky and sometimes not so sober legislators in arizona, and she went on to be an appellate judge in the state court and then the united states supreme court and she was tough, fearless, and she was a pioneer. she was a warrior. she backed away from nothing. she was fast and smart and effective. >> trace: yeah. it really is a nice tribute ted. i want to get your take on what's happening. we're going to talk about the forum in a minute but just what's happening across america, the rise, the significant rise of anti-semitism across america. did this surprise you? were you expecting this post october 7th? >> i was stunned and i am stunned and very, very saddened. i feel very, very strongly about this. this is america. we've gotten over a history of slavery, discrimination against people from other countries, including the japanese during the second world war. and then we, as students, we've watched -- and citizens, we watched the terrible things happened in europe in the second world war. i did not think -- i grew up in california. i did not think that there was anti-semitism to this level in this country. obviously there's a little bit around everywhere, but i'm saddened by what i'm seeing. i can't imagine -- and i think -- i'm glad you asked me this question because i think we as americans cannot be silent. if we're silent, we're complicit. we must do every single person must do something to stand up to anti-semitism. our jewish friends are afraid, the students on campuses are afraid, they're being intimidated. we can't have this in america. we are not americans as long as we stand for this. >> trace: i want to put this on the screen talking about the reagan defense forum, it's about the direction of the country, you have seen the country in a lot of different phases. the direction of the country in the right direction 25% say yes now. february of of 2021, a little over two years ago, 2.5 years ago, was 42%. that is a drop we do not want to see. we're losing ground ted. >> we're losing grounds and american people are catching up to what they see around them. they're seeing stores closing inner cities because they can't stand the people that run in and take property. we're seeing carjackings. we're seeing the crime rate go up. we're seeing devastation in our cities because we're not enforcing our laws. we're seeing a lot of civility and that's what these american people are seeing. they're seeing what is happening to america? what are we doing and why are we letting this happen. and those numbers are terrifying. that's really bad for this country. >> they're terrifying. lastly i want your number one take a wa from what you've seen at the reagan defense forum. biggest fear? biggest concern. >> the reagan defense forum is a thankless event. the experts and expertise that are out there the top officials in the defense in the world are down there. yes, i'm very, very concerned because our military is not keeping up. we're seeing our -- we're falling behind. >> trace: yeah. >> and we are he failing to catch up and it's a government problem. we have the technicians, we have the smart scientists, we have brilliant people in the military forces. but our government is failing to supply them with the needs that they have to have. >> trace: ted pleasure to have you thank you so much for coming on. >> coming up more special coverage from the reagan national defense forum and the greatest national security threats that we face. we will talk about that as we continue our live coverage. if you haven't been to the reagan library, you need to come because it is spectacular and it is history as you walk through. great stuff. coming right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're building a better postal service. for more on-time deliveries. and easier, affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america. ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ [bell ringing] and doug says, “you can customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual.” he hits his mark —center stage— and is crushed by a baby grand piano. are you replacing me? 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"the great disappearance" by david jeremiah is available now everywhere fine books are sold. ♪ >> trace: we are back live in simi valley here at the ronald reagan library. the presidential library hosting not only fox news at night but also the national defense forum named for our 40th president. let's bring in reagan library board member rachel hoff with more on the biggest national security threats and other things and take away she has here. we would be remiss if we did not wish your mother a happy 80th birthday who is watching in seattle right now rachel. >> reporter: thank you very much trace happy birthday mom. >> trace: that's a very important thing about this. i put this up on the screen because this is support for military assistance in ukraine, right? the numbers are very steady. you put this up you can see from june 2023 this goes back even farther than that a year, 59%, 59%, a difference between democrats and republicans but the numbers have remained very steady when it comes to supporting ukraine with military assistance. does that surprise you at all? >> it doesn't surprise me because my sense was that was where the american people are. there's such a desire in this country to really support our allies and our friends around the world defending freedom in their own countries against authoritarian aggression and standing up for their own sovereignty and their democracy. what does surprise me about it is those numbers are so counter intuitive to what you see in the media narrative if you only listen to debates on capitol hill where a few minority voices on both sides of the aisle frankly, the right and the left, are so vocal in opposition of sending us military assistance to ukraine. >> trace: it's very true. biggest concerns and we talked about this with a few guests, put this on the screen, which of the following most concerns you about china and it's their foreign policy influence. you look at this. see the number in november, a year ago it was 11% now it's 17%. yeah, you think six points. that is a big percentage jump. that means that a lot of people are very concerned about china's expanding influence on the world rachel. >> that's right. they're concerned about how they see chinese growing influence in the world, certainly in the a sha pacific region but as we know china doing more in latin america using economic coercion to really sport authoritarianism around the world. ly note too certainly rising concern about their foreign policy but numbers one and two on that list what's your top concern with regard to china, it's military buildup and human rights abuses. >> trace: right. we talked about those, we wanted to kind of get the influence on there. artificial intelligence right it's growing its popularity. at present the military spends roughly 1% on its budget on ai. knowing this do you favor or oppose increasing, 52% say favor it but the next one is kind of curious because it says, too soon to say. in general, do you think more integration of ai into our military systems is a good or bad idea. 20% say good idea and the rest are like bad idea, too soon, forget about it. so they want to spend the money on it but they don't want to integrate it just yet. >> most americans saying it's too soon to tell right. you have some people thinking good idea, some thinking bad idea but most saying not really quite sure yet. to me that says people know ai is important. you know we didn't get into the details of how the military should increase its spending on ai but i imagine research and development, let's stay ahead of the edge, there is a sense our competitors particularly in china are investigating in these new technologies and that's eroding the us mystery advantage. so there's a desire to see some investment there but when it comes to integrating ai and autonomy into actual military capabilities, a little bit more hesitation and folks need to see more. >> trace: yeah. rachel the forum is amazing as always thank you so much for coming on. we appreciate your time. >> thanks for having me trace. >> trace: coming up the truth apparently is still out there. a new push if congress as we have air force one behind us. a new push in congress to get access to information about ufos. it's next. i'm emily compagno steve bender your fox weather forecast. look out west we have waves pushing through the pacific northwest, heavy rain for coastal areas of washington and oregon and then west getting heavy snow counting that in feet. then to the southeast widespread rain which could actually trigger some thunderstorms and that will eventually move up into the northeast. reminder you can download the fox weather app or stream fox weather from your favorite connected tv device. and i am the owner at isla veterinary boutique hospital. i was 5...6 years of age and i knew i was going to be a vet. once alexandra called me to let me know that bank of america had approved my loan... it was important to me. we not only just provide the financing piece, we do everything that we can to surround them with the right people. all you need is a perfect, amazing team that will guide you through the right steps to be successful. and that's what bank of america was for me. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. delicious too. just ask my old friend, kevin. nothing like enjoying a cold one while watching the game. who's winning? we are, my friend. we are. ♪ >> trace: we are back at the reagan presidential library in simi valley california. there are three key findings from this year's national defense survey. one is that democrats and republicans greatly differ on supporting pill taker aid for ukraine. number two, 70% of those polled consider israel an ally. 76% regard iran as our enemy. and, number three, what country is viewed as the dreest threat to the united states? as we have said repeatedly during this show, it is china and the numbers are growing. meantime, there is a new push in congress to get access to secret information about ufos, a bipartisan group of lawmakers say they want more transparency from the intel community. here's correspondent griff jenkins. >> whether it's little green men, american technology, or worse, technology from the ccp, we need to know. >> reporter: the truth is out there and we might be closer to learning what our government knows about unidentified aerial phenomenon thanks to a group of bipartisan lawmakers. >> nasa has reports on it. the cia now has reports on it. but yet the pentagon keeps telling us they don't exist. >> the intelligence community does not want to share any of this information with congress. we're asking why. >> reporter: whistleblower sources telling the daily mail a secretive cia office has been collecting and retrieving crashed ufo evidence for decades reportedly including nine non-human crafts. earlier this summer retired navy commander david testified about what he saw in 2004. >> i saw a small white particular tack object with a longitudinal access pointing north south and moving abruptly over the water like a ping-pong ball. >> reporter: lawmakers who have viewed classified images aren't willing to say they've seen proof of extra take resist trails but also condition explain what it was. >> i am hesitant to make that leap. it is nothing that i am aware of having existing in our arsenal of assets. >> reporter: and, trace, lawmakers are now trying to force the pentagon into declassifying all ufo documents that do not compromise national security. we reached out to the cia about these new claims, we're waiting to hear back. trace? >> trace: griff, thank you. they are out there. and we are in here. the reagan library. the reagan defense forum, it is a fantastic event. and thank you for joining us. thank you for watching america's late news, fox news at night. i'm trace gallagher, we'll see you on monday. 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