as bombs fall on gaza, hate surges here at home. now the white house is unveil agnew unveilin a new strategy our d.c. reporter breaks it all down for us. the bible says there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war >> israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu invokes the old testament as he explains there will be no cease-fire in gaza a live report ahead. president biden signs an executive order to rein in artificial intelligence. we tell you how the administration plans to protect americans. for an inside look at the top toys for the holidays, we are joined in studio by a chief toy officer. and a reunion decades in the making two college sweethearts who got back together in their old age tuesday, october 31st. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with new efforts to address a rise of hate and threats on college campus us at war in israel and hamas escalates, the white house is taking new steps to address anti-semitism and islamophobia at universities. how is the white house hoping to make schools safer

>> reporter: good morning. campus police across the nation will be getting help from federal agencies, the department of justice and homeland security will provide resources to schools like helping them track and assess credible threats. the education department has already started conducting site visits to learn more about anti-semitism on some campuses on monday, cornell university had to send campus police to the jewish center. horrendous anti-semitic messages threatening violence were posted over the weekend that was reported to police as a hate crime the spike in anti-semitism incident says harming. the anti-defamation league says reports are up nearly 400% from the same time last year. the justice department announced charges against a man in nevada, accused of threatening to exterminate a u.s. senator jacky rosen confirmed they were

sent to her voice mail she has been active in her four get m pus to get more aid to israel. in illinois, a man pleaded not guilty in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy the council on american islamic relations says there have been nearly 800 complaints this month alone. >> dehumanization is not going to be the way out of this. every ten minutes, a child is killed in gaza, according to the charity save the children. the calls for cease-fire are falling on deaf ears in israel benjamin netanyahu dismissed the idea out right in a speech where he invoked pearl harbor, 9/11 and the holocaust. what else did netanyahu say? >> reporter: good morning, frances. it's not just what he said but how he said it, speaking in

english and addressing an international audience and inviting international journalists to ask questions, speaking to the world, saying that israel's fight is your fight and saying if hamas and the axis of evil win you will be the next target. saying the bible says there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war and drawing parallels to past attacks on america take a listen here >> just as the united states would not agree to a cease-fire after the bombing of pearl harbor or after the terrorist attack of 9/11 israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities with hamas after the horrific attacks of october 7 calls for a cease-fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas, to surrender to terrorism. >> reporter: now, as airstrikes

continue in gaza and the ground troops go deeper into gaza, the idf saying that this will continue to intensify, hamas releasing a video of three hostages, though, it's assumed that their statement and they're being critical of the israeli government, that it was made under duress, but israeli forces freeing one israeli soldier being held hostage by hamas in gaza, they say they will continue, that these methods seem to be working and this as the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in gaza it looks like this will be a long road for both sides chapman bell for us, thank you. israel is still reeling from the most devastating attack in its history. more than three weeks later, we are learning new details about the atrocities committed by hamas in israel's south, including the fate of an

israeli-german woman taken at a music festival >> reporter: a chilling reminder of the chilling brutality of hamas' terror attack israel announcing shani louk last seen being carried into gaza has been found dead israel's government says she was beheaded her mom saying this is not an act of war, this is just pure terror, cruel and brutal shani was one of more than 250 young israel eys murdered by hamas. those flyeeing from the music festival reached this bomb shelter, thinking they would be safe here, but hamas threw a grenade inside and it turned into a death trap. the goal is to topple hamas. polls before the terrorist attack showed just a quarter of

the population supported hamas but with a million more displaced, palestinian critics warn that israel's military response is creating the conditions for the group's ideology to survive. >> hamas equals people's frustration. if palestinian people are frustrated more, that means hamas is more popular. >> reporter: while palestinian civilians desperately struggle for basic necessity, hamas is well supplied and refusing to give it away arab and western officials say the group has stockpiled hundreds of thousands of pounds of fuel. >> hamas still believes they can put up a fight >> reporter: this is an israeli negotiator who has dealt with hamas. even if hamas as an organization can be defeet, can its ideology? >> no. the only way we can improve it

is to create a new reality >> our thanks to raf for that powerful report. inside israel there's a small but growing group trying to bring peace to their community. in the city of jafa, a partnership has been created they are trying to reduce violence within the community. the group offers to help escort those who are scared to travel across neighborhoods they tell nbc news, more than 3,000 people have joined their group online at war in gaza escalates, it's not only aid workers and health care personnel who risk their lives on the job but also journalists. a non-profit committee to protect journalists says 31 journalists have been killed in the conflict so far. 26 were palestinian, four israeli and one leb niez the majority of the deaths have been in gaza where international journalists currently cannot enter.

a group of french journalists wrote an open letter encouraging israel and egypt to allow foreign reporters into gaza. a federal judge has blocked the ban on gun shows at fairs. the state senator who authorized the two laws in question said they were confident the ruling would be overturn on appeal. gun safety groups say gun shows at county fairs make guns more attractive to children and popular for straw purchases. big day to be outside. millions of americans are waking up to freeze alerts. >> you're exactly right. some chilly temperatures have taken shape across much of the middle of the country. notice where we end up for chicago. getting out the door early this morning. low 30s, feeling even cooler

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>> i have not seen her since 1958 that's her she won the prettiest lady on campus when she went to cheollee and they would bus the girls up to the for tht for dances >> reporter: they spent four weekends together in 1953 right before he shipped off to germany with the army. they never talked again until he found her phone number in 2009 >> i said i bet you can't guess who this is. and she said claude? and amazing. >> reporter: they chatted regularly and exchanged pictures of their families but haven't seen each other since the 1950s. >> she just is flying in to sea-tac. >> reporter: he landed this special date thanks to hope from his independent living community. she lives in scottsdale, arizona, and the company paid

for this reunion >> your sweetheart's here. let's go get her >> welcome, welcome. >> reporter: it's been a lifetime a moment >> kind of exciting. >> where's claude? >> reporter: seven decades in the making >> i really am trying not to cry. >> so good to see you. >> it's a sweet story. they haven't seen each other in 70 years >> reporter: their spouses have passed they have grandchildren. she has survived brain and lung cancer so much to talk about. >> i was so fortunate to, you know, a little old farm kid from pennsylvania >> well, he was tall and very handsome and a good dancer >> reporter: this story will not end with a wedding

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another hostage freed from hamas, as israeli troops expand their ground offensive it comes as israel's leader rejects c rejects calls for a cease-fire we are witnessing a steep rise in anti-semitic hate crimes students a