hello. it s 10:00 eastern. i want to take you right to capitol hill. right now, the secretary of state testifying. and protests are under way. let s listen in. we will pause until the room is cleared. 3,500 kids dead. come on. i m on army colonel, a former diplomat. i resigned on that war in iraq that you talk about. that was a terrible thing. and what we re doing right now is supporting israel s genocide. gaza is a terrible thing, too. secretary blinken, if you can continue. the president s request has four key elements. first, it provides for enduring support to israel and ukraine, two democracies under brutal assault, by actors determined to wipe the nations off the map. it will ensure that israel will continue to defend its people, by building up the support that the united states has surged since hamas appalling slaughter. i know that several palestinians aren t animals. the committee will suspend. i again ask those in the audience, respect the people in t
we need to continue the lead. secretary austin and i believe it is important to be here together, because of what so much we do to ensure our national security is that defense and diplomacy must work hand in hand. committee will suspend and again, i appreciate that people feel passionately about these issue, and i would ask that you respect our witnesses and the committee members and allow the american people to hear their testimony, and we will pause until the vroom is cleared. 3,500 kids dead. i m an army colonel and former diplomat and resided in that war in iraq that you talk about and it is a ter rinlrible thing, ant we are doing to support the war in israel against gaza is a terrible thing, too. you may continue. and the president s funding proposal has four key elements. it supports israel and ukraine, two democracies under brutal assault with two people determined to wipe them off of the map. and it will build up security and intelligence support that the unit
administration giving testimony in two separate senate hearings focusing on national an foreign security concerns as the u.s. braces for possible escalation of fighting in the middle east. welcome to america s newsroom, i m dana perino. john: i m john roberts. good to spend an hour with you again. threats to the homeland and american interests around the world as fighting intensifies in gaza. the war between israel and hamas a dark cloud hanging over today s senate hearings. dana: fox team coverage. trey yengst in southern israel. let s go to the hearing first of all. they are underway. we ll kick it over to secretary of state antony blinken about to give testimony at the senate hearing. protestors are trying to disrupt. the chairman, patty murray, rebuked them and wants the secretary to give some testimony today. john, they are there because there are many problems in the world. lots of different hot spots. this hearing was prepared to go before the war october 7th but