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news live." i'm eric sean. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, i'm arthel neville. gaza health officials say over of 40 palestinians were killed in the latest israeli strikes, including 16 women and 10 children. hamas says it has fired nearly 3,000 rockets into israel. the biden administration calling for swift deescalation but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the military campaign will continue in full force for as long as necessary. >> thousands of rockets and missiles on our cities and i think any country has to defend itself and has a natural right of defense. arthel: let's go to tracee tret live on the israel, gaza border. trey. >> reporter: good afternoon. heavy israeli air strikes overnight as the factions fired on israels second largest city. the israeli security cabinet did

meet today. reports indicate that israel is not interested in a cease fire at this time. we're getting new images out of gaza that show immense damage to much of the strip with the death toll rising there. there are questions about why israel targeted an apartment building with many inside. in israel today, southern cities saw heavy rocket fire. a synagogue that was preparing for celebration was hit with a rock he et. i want to stay with you, we are getting rocket fire in right now. you can see israel, the iron dome is working to intercept the rockets. i'm going to get down here and just listen, you're going hear an explosion any second now. interception. there it is. everyone stay down.

and another. and that's -- so arthel, that's an example of what israel has been dealing with all day. earlier, we were at a synagogue that took a direct hit, very closely here in the city of ashkillan, a rocket slipped by the defense system. take a look at the scene. >> i hope when you see what happens here in the synagogue, they don't want to stop, they never stop, they just want to kill us. >> reporter: you can see the massive hole in the ceiling of this rabbi's bedroom. earlier today, a rocket slammed into the house. cut out of the package. you can see, arthel, we're going to get back to that story later on but there are a number of interceptions right now in southern israel. the iron dome slamming into this rockets fired from the gaza strip as the sirens blair off in the dis-- blare off in the

distance, the factions inside gaza trying to send a message to the israeli government they're not interested in a cease fire. last night was considered a major escalation by the israelis. we did speak with the head of israel's home front command who said this operation is nowhere close to operation, the united nations today calling for deescalation by both sides as the civilian casualties in gaza continues to rise. i spoke with a representative of unicef today who told fox news there are nine gazan children amid the rubble. arthel. arthel: it's extraordinary to see the iron dome in action, live here on television as you report this story from the israel/gaza border. what really struck me is that -- because i know you -- you're doing your job, this is what you do. because i know you and i'm friends with you, it made me really realize the human perils that's happening there. of course, you didn't get hurt

but i was still concerned for you. so talk to me more now, trey, if you will, about the people there on the ground who you've spoken to who are living this nightmare right now. >> reporter: arthel, so often these stories are about weapons and rockets and interception rounds. but the people on the ground are the real story. not only here in israel but also inside gaza. we spent days and days during other conflicts and even during times of peace inside gaza, talking with the gazans and most people you spoke to have a lot in common, it's their militaries and governments that disagree on what the world should look like here. i think back to a time in november of 2019, we were inside gaza when days of fighting erupted. i went to a man in gaza city who owned a paper store, i asked what do you think about hamas and the conflict an the rocket fire and the air strikes and he looked at me and said i'm just trying to sell paper. that stands out in my mind as an

example of the types of people we meet covering these conflicts because they're humans, they want to get home to their families and have a feel, they want to talk about their day, maybe play sports, go to the beach. so often, the governments and the militias and militaries involved in these things get in the way of them doing that and it is sad. there's no of other way to describe -- there's no other way to describe it, it's sad to watch people's lives be ruined and often times the byproduct are that peoples lives are changed forever. sometimes they lose a family member, sometimes they lose their way of life, oftentimes they lose their sense of peace and mental calm and i think that is at the core of all of this, what everyone has to remember when we talk about potential of cease fire and the potential of more crock et fire. it -- rocket fire, it comes down to the people. arthel: than you for pointing that out. that's what we have to remember,

the human factor that is at the foundation of all of this. i believe eric has a question for you, trey. eric: trey, it's amazing, i want you to out put your helmet on in case there's shrapnel. we saw the iron dome in action protecting israel. talk to us about hamas, its strategy, it puts its artillery in civilian areas, next to buildings, the high-rise that housed associated press, the israeli military says has given the intelligence to the u.s. showing that hamas also used that as an intelligence center. the sense that hamas uses its own people, that they want to use this as propaganda in some cases, what is the sense on the ground and what is the sense when you see the hamas rockets going over your head, intercepted by the iron dome. >> reporter: i think it's difficult when we see these statements by the israeli military saying that hamas is

hiding weapons or of they're hiding intelligence inside tall high-rises. anyone that reported inside gaza will tell you hamas is everywhere. the journalists are trying to do their job as journalists and cover the conflict be in a fair around accurate way. oftentimes they're a parallel information war going on, not only in gaza but also in israel as they try to win public trust and their own interest, the information about what's happening and information about where centers are. we've spoken to hamas and islamic jihad, and back in 2019 i interviewed a senior hamas official on camera. i said there are reports and evidence indicating you guys are receiving weapons, money and support from iran. and he said we are. he openly on the record said hamas is receiving support from the iranian regime. he made a clarification about

this point, saying they would not blindly take orders from the islamic republic. i found that interesting. when we're not covering this conflict between israel and hamas, we often talk about iran and they're certainly a player in all of this. arthel: that is another excellent point you bring up there, trey yingst, in that extraordinary report on the israel, gaza border. stay safe and thank you for that excellent reporting, trey. eric. eric: we will get back to you in case in are more rockets fired and the iron dome intercepts any of those. meanwhile, president biden reaffirmed his router for israel -- is support for israel to support themselves, he had phone call with benjamin netanyahu last night and he also raised concerns about the israeli air strike on the office building you see there that has the associated press and al-jazira.

the israelis say they gave the white house proof about hamas using the building as an intelligence center and the israelis say that that has satisfied u.s. officials, what more do we know about this knew >> reporter: we're not hearing much from the white house about this issue. we know that prime minister benjamin netanyahu said they gave some indication that hamas was in charge of the building. meanwhile, president biden is in wilmington today, he'll remain there overnight. back at the white house tomorrow. we do know that the president also taped a message, a pretaped message commemorating the end of ramadan. manies muslim americans will be looking at president biden to see what he has to say in the message and how he is handling the situation in the middle east as ramadan comes to an end. as you mentioned, he was on the phone with both palestinian president and israeli prime

minister benjamin netanyahu for the better part of the day yesterday, doing telephone diplomacy. that was the first call to palestine's president since taking the oath of office in january. this is the building, it housed the associated press and other media organizations, leveled by an israeli explosion. it was evacuated before the israelis struck i was a close call. the prime minister was pressed on this building destruction this morning on cbs. listen here. >> you see these high-rise towers that are used by hamas over and over again. they collapse and no one is killed. why does that happen? because we, unlike hamas, take special precautions to tell people leave the building, leave the premises. we make sure that everyone is gone before we bring down those terrorist facilities and that's the difference between israel and ah ha mass. -- and hamas. >> reporter: israel insists they

have proof that hamas was in control of the building and had a facility inside the building. we don't have any specific proof from the white house yet. meanwhile, the white house is pledging president biden will remain in close contact with both leaders, president abbas and prime minister netanyahu in the days, weeks and months ahead if necessary and if need be. eric: thanks so much. arthel: we have a fox news alert. the cdc out with new guidelines for schools, it says all students should continue wearing masks at least through the rest of this school year. let's go to mark meredith, he is live in washington with more on this. mark. >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon. millions of americans are eagerly ditching their masks. the cdc says schools should require students to keep wearing them at least through the end of the current academic year. this news will disappointed some parents but health officials say since most school age kids

remain unvaccinated, masks are still needed. the guidance doesn't go into a whole lot of detail. it says the cdc recommends schools continue to use the current prevention strategies for the school year. health officials say more guidance is coming in the months ahead. >> our school guidance for -- to complete this school year will not change. we'll be working on school guidance for the fall. we are actively working on that now. we're doing outreach with the community to do so as well. >> reporter: president biden's education secretary is on board with the latest cdc guidance. he tweeted that schools should remain vigilant with masks and social distancing and he'll be helping with the government's future response. last week the head of the american federation of teachers called for schools to reopen fully by the fall. the news came after weeks of criticism for the teachers' union, republicans accusing the administration of basically giving the group too much say in if and when schools could reopen. while most schools are back open in some form right now, many

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eric: roller coasters are supposed to be a little scary but not like this. take a look, a coaster stalled in mid-ride in phoenix, arizona in a theme park. 22 people stuck on the ride, 20 feet off the ground. how would you thrice be stuck up there for two hours before they can get you down? finally, rescue crews were able to do their thing, fortunately no word that anyone was really hurt. >> we will not be changing our guidance for the end of this school year. most kids will not be vaccinated or fully vaccinated before the end of this year and we're going to work on updating our school

guidance. arthel: that's cdc director dr. walensky there with dana bash on cnn, saying students should wear face masks through the end of of the current school year. it's been a disappointment for kids and parents who are tired of wearing masks and were hoping to get back to a sense of normalcy sooner than later. let's bring in fox news medical contributor, dr. marty makary, from the johns hopkins university bloomberg school of public health, does is the guideline make sense? >> we've got to have exit criteria for all of the restrictions and what you saw is when the schools went into this mode of masking and distancing, there was no criteria to lift then and we have long said when you're below 10 cases per 100,000 in a population, we should get back to normal. we should remove the distancing and plexiglass first and the masks last. that allows more kids to be in the classroom and we should probably remove the masks when we have less than five cases per

100,000. they should be vigilant to mask up if there's a local outbreak. that's how we'll have to respond. otherwise biel in this mode in perpetuity, forever. arthel: in terms of kids having to wear masks for the rest of the school year, do you a agree with that? >> i would say he yes. except in areas where there's less than five cases per 100,000. the school year is almost over. we're seeing a last cases of the pandemic circulate in younger folks. flu has killed more people last year than covid. that's where we're seeing outbreaks is in younger people. arthel: pfizer just approved for kids 12-15 years old of, the vaccine has been approved. what do you say to parents questioning the safety of the vaccine for their children and concerns about long-term effects. >> in terms of safety, a 12, 14 or 15-year-old is physiologically identical to an adult. i feel confident about the safety profile. a lot of adults are asking

should i get my kid vaccinated because my kid is healthy and the risk of dying from covid is almost year in he row. it's nearly -- zero. why get the vaccine? the inflammatory response syndrome is something that is painful. it can have complications. even though people don't succumb to it, if you saw it up front an personal in a hospital, it's concerning. tens of thousands of kids, over 10,000 kids have had it during the covid pandemic. arthel: it's going to take time to get the vaccine in those young arms. what's your suggestion to parents as we approach the season for summer camps and family vacations? what about masks in those settings until kids get vac nateed. >> this is one area where i would ignore the cdc guidance. the cdc guidance is more harmful than helpful. their summer camp guidance is out of touch with science. most of the activities in summer camps are outdoors and their

guidance actually says one of the rare times they're inside, and that is bunking overnight, that's when they should take them off. they should have the masks off the entire summer camp session. most activities are outdoors and it's really too restrictive. arthel: okay. and you just heard that according to the reporting that they're going to have updating their guidance on schools coming up in the months ahead so let's fast forward to the beginning of next school year. should the covid shot be required, like other mandatory shots, the vaccinations kids need proof of to return to in-class learning this fall? >> no, i think it's very hard to justify a vaccine mandate when the risk of death is very small in healthy kids. if there's a chronic condition, if the kid is overweight, obese, has a mental condition, then the kid should get vaccinated. we know those are the kids at risk. for healthy kids, no. the only reason people are

talking about mandate, they ignore natural immunity from prior infection. when you ignore that on a population level, the only way to get to 85% immunity in a population is through mandates and vaccinating kids and demonizing folks who are hesitant. i think that's ignoring the data on natural immunity which is half of unvaccinated americans. arthel: let me get 30 seconds with you. unvaccinated americans. those of us who have fully vaccinated, i am, we can take off the mask in many settings now, not all, but many settings now. what do you think about the idea that we have to do this on the honor system. there are people who will say i'm vaccinated, i don't have to wear a mask, when they're not vaccinated. what's your take on all of this? >> i think very to rely -- i think we have to rely on the honor system. some people don't have proof of

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arthel: fox news alert on the escalating violence in the middle east, moments ago in this newscast during a live property from trey yingst, we witnessed israel's iron dome deflecting incoming hamas rockets. this as israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahus is promising to continue israel's offensive against hamas as long as necessary. israeli air strikes on gaza city today flattened three buildings and killed at least 40 people in the deadliest single day since the first rocket attacks on israel a week ago. this escalation despite international efforts to broker a cease fire. amy kellogg is on the ground in tel aviv with the latest from there. amy. >> reporter: hi, arthel. pressure for a cease fire continues to mount. the prime minister of israel said the work in terms of neutralizing the hamas threat has not yet been done so the situation looks like it's going to continue for some while. here in tel aviv, it is an israeli holiday, a jewish holiday today. i'm standing on rothchild boulevard many you can see that

the promenade and the very popular part of town on essentially a weekend is all but deserted. people here and of course on the other side are going to have to live with the tension and uncertainty of not knowing what comes next and who may be in harm's way for some time yet. meanwhile, in jerusalem where the latest spike in tension that led to the hostilities started, a palestinian man rammed his car into a police checkpoint, wounding five of them. they shot the driver. it happened near the entrance to the neighborhood where several palestinian families await word on whether or not they'll be evidence evicted from -- evicted from their homes. this led hamas to start raging the war of rock he et cetera. israel -- rockets. israel's powerful response has culminated in the bloodiest day ever today. israel's prime minister

responded to criticism about dispro force net response -- disproportionate response. >> imagine what would have happened if you had 2900 rockets fired on washington and new york and others, i think you would understand our position. >> reporter: now, arthel, in doing after hamas' tunnels, its infrastructure, military commanders, israel's chief of staff said they were working on a well thought out plan. they say part of it has been completed, accomplished. but part of it remains to be seen. arthel. arthel: amy kellogg, live in tel aviv. thank you, amy. >> we'll do whatever it takes to restore order and quiet and the security of our people and deterrence. we're trying to degrade hamas' terrorist abilities and to degrade their will to do this again. eric: that's israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu of course, addressing his nation as the hamas rockets continue to be

fired at israel. more than 3,000 we are told since monday. and hamas vows not to let up. we are joined from the white house by the president of the public affairs firm, global situation room. how widespread do you fear this conflict could get? >> it could get quite bad. i think we need to see more robust american engagement. our senior officials have to get on the ground. we can't phone this one in. and unfortunately, the engagement, whether by president biden, secretary blinken has been insufficient. this thing continues to drag on. i fear we're just one step away, one rocket away from this actually getting into not only a conflict between israel and the palestinians but dragging in other countries in the region. eric: some would say they're not phoning it in. they had consultations with both sides, the president did with the prime minister and also with

mahmoud abbas and the deputy assistant secretary of state for israeli and palestinian affairs, he landed there on friday in a u.s. military transport and is having a meeting with israeli officials. what more do you think the administration can do when hamas is the one firing these rockets at the jewish state? >> i think secretary blinken who is now on his way to europe needs to add a stop to israel. he has to get on the ground. he has to do the hard work of negotiating with netanyahu, with abbas and hamas and saying these are the consequences if we don't get to a cease fire quickly and with all due respect to the deputy assistant secretary of state, they don't have the political weight during a crisis like this where the stakes are so high. we have got to escalate from a

diplomatic level our engagement. eric: how do you negotiate with a terrorist group that wants to wipe israel off the map and kill as many israeli as possibility? let me show you what happened 20 minutes ago live on our air, when trey yingst, our reporter on the ground, was right under hamas rocket that was intercepted by the iron dome. >> just listen, you're going to hear an explosion any second now. interception. [sirens] >> there it is. eric: how do you negotiate with terrorists who critics say use the killing of -- the horrible casualties that we've seen in gaza, that they use those murders of their own citizen as propaganda. >> well, i think precisely to that point, have you to ensure that you're not providing them with more opportunities for

propaganda. so exercising a level of restraint, engaging in more precision strikes as well as quite frankly rallying the world around this cause which can be done as was mentioned in your coverage, nearly 3,000 rockets that are being fired towards israel, israel should be turning to world leaders and saying is on you to stop this and i think that's where israel could leverage more the international community and let of its own military to put additional pressure both on hamas but let's not forget iran, others in the region that are providing them with critical support. eric: there is the hidden hand of iran behind a lot of this, of course, with the munitions, with the support of hamas. meanwhile, in this country, there are those who blame israel and blame the united states, blaming us. here is congresswoman of michigan, the only palestinian american, member of congress,

rashida tlaib, some of her comments the other day on the floor of the house. let's listen. >> we must condition aid to israel on compliance with international human rights and end the apartheid. we must with no hesitation demand that our country recognize unconditional support that israel has enabled they rae erase sure of palestinian lives. >> instead of condemning human rights abuses, many members of congress have instead fallen back on a blanket statement defending israel's air strikes against civilians under the guise of self-defense. eric: your response? >> well, i think the united states has to get back to a place where we can play the role of a somewhat effective arbiter here and i quite frankly hinge

we have lost -- think we have lost a lot of influence over the years and have -- and we have to find a way that we can exercise more influence over both sides of the conflict and we've got to work towards deescalating the situation through robust diplomacy. eric: and do you think that actually at the end of the day will be possible since the conflict has been going on for generations. .>> again, i would say that ths solution to the situation in israel lies in tehran. if tehran wants a u.s. signature on the jcpoa nuclear deal, they are going to have to exert more influence over the palestinians and we have got to ensure that we're looking at this situation through a three dimension allen's, not just unfortunately too often trying to deal with one problem in isolation.

eric: thank you for your service to this country. we will keep an eye on this and of course we'll get back to trey yingst if indeed there is another hamas rocket fired at his location. thank you. arthel. arthel: well, eric, meanwhile here at home, president biden under intense pressure to stop the surge of migrants at our southern border as politico reports the biden administration deverted $2 billion out of government health initiatives to help cover the cost for caring for unaccompanied migrant children. alex hogan is on the border in del-rio, texas. >> reporter: the funding would allocate more funds for covid-19 testing as well as expand opportunities for funding for some of the children who have arrived here unaccompanied but on a local level, if we're looking at programs just here within texas alone, operation lone star has reallocated funding to help bring more man you power to the border, another

program underway, it's a grant that's been around for 10 years, called stone garden, pays for overtime to bring more officers here, something that is much needed right now. >> it allows to put more deputies but at a certain point in time those funds run out. when the funds run out, i don't have the overtime to be able to put more people where we yield d them. >> reporter: many of the extra officers on the weekend right here work within the school district during the week and it's a useful tool to help care for the many children making the journey with their families or alone. there are more than 20,000 kids in u.s. custody after making the trip unaccompanied. border agents are noting an uptick in single adults the past month, it's the largest influx in two decades. if the number of apprehensions remains this high, by next month there will be the same amount of border crossings as the entireity of 2019. new this morning, in the rio

grande valley, the most busy section along the border, our crew filmed a group of 20 people, all of those people were reportedly trying to flee from authorities. back here in del-rio, it's been quite a busy morning. we saw a group of 14 people cross, then a group of 4 people and within the last hour another group of 8 people, all of them surrendering to border authorities. arthel: alex hogan, thank you very much. eric. eric: arthel, in new york city, the world's largest pride parade is getting ready to hit the streets again but this year the organizers do not want to police to take a part. the cops are banned. we'll have details on that decision, what's behind it and if it's right, as "fox news live" continues this sunday. ♪♪ it's velveeta shells & cheese versus the other guys. ♪♪ clearly, velveeta melts creamier.

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every year and this year it's got a new rule. no police officers allowed to take part. organizers also go as far to hire private security to patrol the event. they want nypd officers known as new yorks' finest to stay at least one block away from the parade, they say it's an effort to, quote, create safer spaces. aishah hasnie is live in new york city with more. safer spaces by keeping police as far away as possible, they don't want the cops at all, not just in the parade, but even being part of the protection. what's this about? >> reporter: this is incredible, it's a huge move. we're talking about the world's largest pride celebration, not just banning police officers but also banning gay and lesbian officers, proud to wear the blue. this is big. organizers of the new york city pride parade say law enforcement can no longer participate and must stay a block away from all their events, not only this year, eric, but for the next five years.

instead, they're going to hire private security and first responders to try to secure the event during that time. typically, about 200 police members march in the parade which began in 1970, after the historic stonewall riot. gay officers can attend as civilians. the president of the gay officers action league is calling the move disheartening and demoralizing. >> we have been your partner. we have been your friends. we've done everything that you've asked us to do over the years and this is the thanks we get. >> reporter: now, this announcement comes after months of discussion and of course the recent nationwide anti-police movement, the rhetoric. organizers say they don't want their participants to feel afraid during pride events, the parade. they want to use the ban to force police to, quote, acknowledge their harm. in a statement, the nyc pride group says quote the sense of safety that law enforcement is meant to provide can instead be

threatening and at times dangerous to those in our communities who are most often targeted with excessive force and/or without reason and eric, the nypd is also reacting to this today, saying the move is not only hurtful, it's disappointing and they're pointing out that the fact that inclusion and dialogue are the oxygen of reform. eric. eric: yeah, the department has been quite open, accessible and welcoming and see how it goes. aishah, thank you. arthel: we have news about new york's governor as the investigation into sexual harassment claims against him is entering a critical new phase. next, how the state attorney's general is intensifying her probe. so it's another day. yeah- that's what most people think. but in business it's never just another day. every day is the day. there's the day your store has its biggest sale.

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arthel: new york's attorney general reportedly ramping up the investigation into sexual harassment claims against governor cuomo. the ag is issuing subpoenas to four of mr. cuomo's accusers to get the former aides to testify under oath. this after governor cuomo questioned what counts as harassment. >> harassment is not making

someone feel uncomfortable. that is not harassment. if i just made you feel uncomfortable, that is not harassment. that's you feeling uncomfortable. arthel: former arkansas governor and fox news contributor mike huckabee joins us now. first, what do you make of governor cuomo's argument? >> well, one of the attorneys for one of the women called it jaw-dropping. i think that's exactly right. for him to say that just because they feel uncomfortable, that's not harassment, it's not about just feeling uncomfortable. this is arrogance to the tenth degree, arthel. i can't believe that governor cuomo, who has a law degree, for heaven's sake, uses this as histologic. it's like a drunk driver who runs over somebody, saying it wasn't my intention to run over them. therefore, there is no damage. no, it's about the consequences of a person's actions, not the intentions. so the consequences of his actions are harassment. whether he realizes or not,

that's the way it comes down. it's absurd for him to try to make this argument that he has done nothing wrong, he despite the fact that there's a bus full of women who have said he has harassed me. arthel: what do you make of these latest subpoenas? what do they signal to you? >> well, at least the attorney general of new york is taking this seriously, whether andrew cuomo is or not, and i think he's ultimately going to have to respond. he's going to have to accept the fact that what he did was inappropriate. it was harassment. quite frankly, arthel, i don't know how he stayed in office this long. i cannot understand how he has been able to hang on because even the democrats in the legislature have all but said he's got to resign, he's got to go. this is not an acceptable behavior for an elected governor and it isn't an he should step down, he should do it sooner rather than later. arthel: meanwhile, what evidence or testimony would these former aides have to present?

i mean, how heavy is the legal lifting for their attorney as well? >> i think you have some things, photographs that have already been exhibited that are pretty evident of his touching people inappropriately. you also have their sworn testimony and that's pretty powerful because this is somebody if they give a sworn testimony to the fact of what he did and somehow he can prove that's not true, then they're guilty of perjury. so they've already put themselves at great risk, the risk of humiliation, the risk of being ostracized by coming forth. if this was one person and there's was just really no evidence whatsoever, no fire where the smoke is, that's one thing. but arthel, this continues to happen and increasing number of women have come forward and what they have said tends to match with what others have said and the fact that even some of his own staff members have made

these claims. these aren't people who are out to get him. these are people who wanted to work for him. these are people who believed in him and because of his actions they had to step back and say i can't believe in that. i don't want to support someone who does these kind of things, that's pretty powerful and i think that's the overwhelming evidence that he faces against him. arthel: meanwhile, governor cuomo of seems to continue to do his job under interrupted by these scandals. you say he should not remain in office until the investigations have been fully exhaust and completed. why do you say that? >> his credibility is gone. it's one thing and i do believe in due process and he's entitled to that and i respect that and i think he should have it but there does come a point where he no longer has the confidence of even the legislature that he's supposed to work with or the attorney general who he is supposed to confer and work with, when the entire political

apparatus of new york decided he's no longer fit to carry out the job, i don't know when you say he's getting his job done. he's showing up for work, he's making some decisions but he lacks the credibility and the moral authority to continue to do the job that he was elected to do. there comes a point at which a person should cut his losses an realize he's no longer effective. arthel: governor mike huckabee, we have to leave it there. thank you. i will see you next time. >> look forward to it, arthel. thanks. arthel: thank you well, eric? eric: did you see the sign that the protester had, cuomo lied, grandma died. it's a big issue in new york. wow. well, we will have more news later on this afternoon, 4:00 p.m. eastern. arthel and i will join you then. thank you. a camping trip... ...when their windshield got a chip. they drove to safelite for a same-day repair. and with their insurance, it was no cost to them.

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>> as night falls on gaza city, at least 42 people are dead after israeli air strikes earlier today. welcome to fox news live. i'm mike emanuel. the united nations security council holding a meeting today to discuss the violence in the region on this a seventh day of bombardment as president biden and other international partners hope to negotiate a cease fire. trey yingst with the latest, hello, trey. trey: mike, good afternoon, heavy israeli air strikes as the factions inside gaza fire more rockets.