airstrikes. this is amateur video that purportedly shows massive explosions in damascus. and syria's brutal civil wafer could spread even further. we are keeping a close eye on that and so much more. welcome to a brand-new hour here on america's news headquarters. >> eric: hello. glad you are still with us. it is an acted of war, so says syria, saying the airstrikes will bring retaliation against israel. this is the third time that the israelis have taken action against what is believed to be soviet and iranian missiles that could be headed to hezbollah. and the obama administration continues to consider how to respond to the mounting evidence of syria's regime attacking its own people. steve centanni is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes.

inside the white house, the deliberation continuous over what to do about syria. meantime, elsewhere, the detate bait continues on the sunday talk shows and elsewhere, about what the u.s. should do to help the syrian rebels. the likely option is to provide u.s. military aid to selected opposition groups. during an interview, the president was asked about the issue. here's what he said. >> i don't take any options off the table as commandener chief. circumstances can change. you will never know what contingencies have you to deal with. what i do know is that, i cannot see a scenario right now in which american boots on ground would make any sense. >> reporter: his comments come after israel launched two strikes inside syria on missiles bound for hezbollah. the president refused to confirm the israeli bombings. but repeated his support for israel to defend itself. he is facing criticism for not acting more quickly to arm the

syrian rebels. he said that the u.s. would cross a red line if syria used chemical scbps now there is evidence they have. >> in the view of most, the red lines have been crossed. he has failed to act. first of all, he never should have drawn the red lines. second of all, the red lines were a green light to assad to do anything shorts of that. >> reporter: and the syrians have ealtiondly shipped iranian missiles to be use bide hezbollah, designated by the u.s. as a for -- as a terrorist group. >> it seems to be escalating. >> jamie: on wednesday, it's shaping up to be a big day on capitol hill with a new congressional hearing into the assault on benghazi. that's number 1 on the agenda. some republicans are accusing the white house of trying to suppress witness accounts of the attack. the administration has said it did nothing to block information

eliz ben pran has near on that. >> reporter: we are days away from the house oversight hearing into the terrorist attacks on the u.s. consulate in libya. at least three men who claim to know what happened on september 11 claim to know what happened. the deputy of the chief of mission at the mission in libbaia, bregry hicks and a security officer baseed in benghazi before the attack. nord rastrom said that the consulate needed more security and the state department told him know. jason chaffetz is speaking out this morning, saying there may be more witnesses, however they are not prepared to testify yet. >> they are scared to death of what the state department is doing to them -- look. we are the other branch of government. they are supposed to be able to come to congress and share this type of information.

that has not happened. >> his colleague, representative steven lynch said that the accountability review board interviewed more than 100 witnesses on the ground and provided a thorough review of the state department's handlings. >> they made a determination that the -- the critical element here was that the host country forces that were committed to protecting the consulate there in benghazi, walked off the job. >> reporter: as you remember, fox confirms the state department's inspector general is reviewing the arb and whether it was as thorough as it needed to be. >> thanks elizabeth. >> from our wednesday's hearings and any possible fallout, we are joined by representatives.

you heard the congressman say that people are scared to death. what do you to come out of this? >> i'm sorry. thank god the federal three brave americans who are now going to be able to voice and tell the world what really happened. this will expose the lies that have come out of president obama, his administration and hillary clinton. we need to know what happened, these three individuals will expose the truth and get justice going here because of family and friends of these four dead americans need to know what happened. they need answers and america also needs to know what happened as well. >> christy, the administration says that they have been transparent. they haven't tried to deliberately deceive or mislead anybody. >> that's right. i think it's pretty disingenuous to think we will have new answers and accountability that hasn't happened in the many, many months since last september. i don't want to diminish the

death of four americans in benghazi in september. we had seven deaths in afghanistan yesterday. we had 20 kids die in newtown in december. we have had 4,000 people die by guns alone since newtown. i don't see republicans lifting a finger to do anything about that. this is not about making the embassy safer. if it was, republicans wouldn't have voted to cut disiptic security. this is about embarrassing the president and the administration -- >> you are sounding like hillary clinton. what difference does this make? here's the difference that it makes. we need worries now. there has been -- >> have you had answers -- [overlapping dialogue] >> let her finish [overlapping dialogue] >> with hillary clinton. susan rice died-- wait, let her finish. >> where was hill hell during the seven hours of this attack? where were the leaders of our country? when this was happening, they didn't send in reinforcement when is they were asking for t.

they left the individuals on their own and they are now dead. we still don't have worries. i find that to be outrageous that we are at this point in time. we should have known what happened already. it's been 8 months. >> eric: christy, 7 1/2 hours, this was goingomp we know that they asked for security. they were turned down bithe state department. there are really troubling questions about the way this was dealt with. >> there are questions. there have been a ton of answers given ad nauseam -- >> are you kidding me?! >> at hearing after hearing. the fact is that the accountability review board laid out 29 recommendations that the president and then secretary of state clinton said they would implement all of them. the accountability review board interviewed 100 people, some of which were in fact on the ground. the fact that we think we are going to be hearing something new, no, we are not. this is a distraction for the republicans -- >> the inspector general is

conducting their own investigation of the internal investigation that was done -- >> that is false as well -- [overlapping dialogue] >> eric: let her finish. >> no answers. why are we still at this point? this is outrageous. america needs answers now. >> eric: christy? >> the state department investigation is not related to the so-called -- >> it is related -- >> stop trying to spin this -- [overlapping dialogue] >> eric: they did say they are reviewing the whole accountability board process. but what do you think went wrong here? >> listen, it was during election time. right before the election. i think president obama used the death of these four americans, kept it quiet, so he could continue with his campaign

because he didn't want to show obama's failure that said that al qaeda is done. they are still active. they hate america. they hate our ways and want to kill us any way that we can. it was obama's politics, saving his election and not being forthright with the american people. i find the whole thing outrageous. >> eric: your reaction? something that did go wrong? >> i think that republicans then and republicans now think this is a good political issue because they believe the longer we keep talking about it, the longer it puts democrats and the president on the defensive-- do you think anything went wrong. >> i think it was an attack on us, not an an attack by us -- [overlapping dialogue] it. >> eric: that's the debate. you saw it live right here this morning. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me.

>> jamie: fire crews are still at work in southern california. if you were watching yesterday, you saw the massive wildfires near los angeles. the calmer winds and a bit of a cooldown are helping just a bit. the california fire officials still are saying that the flames have scorched about 28,000 acres. currently about 56% contaked. 15 homes destroyed so far. dominic is live at the wildfire command center in camarillo, california, with the very latest. >> reporter: yeah, a cloud moving in overnight, bringing with it a lot of humidity. a 20% chance of rain. we can see that early this evening, maybe 7:00, we may see some rainfall. it's about 60 degrees hera the moment. the temperatures will remain in the upper 60s so in the mountains, it's going to be 50. so the cooler temperatures certainly helping the efforts. this 28,000-acre fire, now 68%

contained. the fire service saying it is going to have full containment by monday. the patrols on the perimeter still. they are still constructing proehl control lines. and fire services say that's what is going the fire fully contained there. take a listen. >> in this situation, we are using fire as a tool. it can be efficient under the right circumstances, if you do prep work ahead of time, you put the fire on the ground. you can completely eliminate the fuel you are trying to deal with, rather quickly and more efficiently than using people or bulldozers. >> this is the biggest fire, but not the only one we have in southern california. in riverside, we have another fire that is 650 achers in size. 30% contained. northern california is becoming a concern. you have the fire in tehama,

east of red bluff, 68 hundred acres in size. that's a red-flag warning with a wind advisory in place for that area. they are expecting the winds to stoke up more fires, potentially there. it's a strong start to the fire season there. >> jamie: what is going on at the command center right now? we saw activity behind you? >> reporter: yeah. absolutely. this is the staging area. so a lot of fire throbbings with the hot shots team from utah. behind them, from california, we have the kings river hot shots. in the second road, there is a team from arizona, a short while ago, a group -- or a batch of 6 fire trucks that have come all the way from nevada. we think they are going to help contain a control line that the firefighters were talking about. so very much a lot of activity is going on here, even though the fire is contained here. >> jamie: all hands on deck,

dominic. thank you for your report. >> eric: now to the boston bombing investigation. new developments this morning. lawyers for one of the young men accused of lying to investigators are asking a federal judge to release him from jail, saying he is not a flight risk. david lee miller is in boston's copley square with the latest. the lawyers want this guy sprung tomorrow? >> reporter: that's right. the attorneys for the 19-year-old file aid brief over the weekend, arguing that their client is not a flight risk and should be given bail. in the brief, they argue that he has never been arrested. he was born and raise in the boston area. he has extensive family here. he is not charged with having knowledge of the bombings or helping the suspects and he is not charged with destroying evidence. they say he had not met with the two other suspects arrested and brought into court last week and

hadn't seen them in two months and it was only sheer coincidence and bad luck that he was invited to the campus for a seminar. otherwise, presume anele, he would not have been drawn into this mess that. remains to be seen. he will be in court tomorrow at 2:00. this is the same defendant who the judge admonished last week and said the, i suggest you pay attention to me, instead of looking down. tomorrow, he will have has opportunity to make a more favorable impression with the judge. >> eric: want good when the judge admonishes you. the older brother, the autopsy came out, but the families are waiting for a second autopsy? >> reporter: that's right. the family has said repeatedly, particularly the mother and the father, speaking in rushia, they doubt the official version of events put forth by authorities. they are calling for their own independent autopsies. at this hour, the remains of tamerian tsarnaev are in a funeral home in worcester, massachusetts. they have been there now for two

days' time. the owner of the funeral home has said that he has tried repeatedly to contact cemeteries and that repeatedly he has been told that none of them would allow the remains to be buried. tomorrow, the owner of the funeral home says he is going to speak to federal authorities and ask their help in trying to find a location where tamerian tsarnaev can be buried. meanwhile, that independent autopsy has not yet taken place. >> eric: all right, david lee, right by that very moving memorial, where people are still gathering. just ahead, gabriel gomez, the forler navy seal, now republican candidate for u.s. senate in massachusetts. he won the primary last week in the middle of all of this. he will give us his take on the bombing investigation, the attacks and how our nation could potentially stop another one. >> jamie: looking forward to that. a punch from an angry soccer

player injuring and killing a referee in utah. how that incident came down, coming up. >> eric: across the country, teens are now preparing for the high school prom. you know, patients, man, oh, man, does this cost an arm and a leg, sometimes. jamieville tips on how you can squeeze out savings for the big night straight ahead. when it came to ur plants, we were so confused. how much is too much water? too little? until we got miracle-gro moisture control. idoes what bac soils don't by absorbg more water, so it's there when plants need it. with the right soil, everyone grows with racle-gro. with the right soil,

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>> a soccer referee in utah has died one week after he was punched in the head by an angry teenaged player. he penalized the 17-year-old player with a yellow card. at first, his injuries were considered minor, but brain swelling led to a coma and then death. the teenager's accused of hitting him is expected to be formally charged next week. he may face additional charges in light of the death. >> jamie: it's prom season. it is not just for your daughter or your son. you know you are getting involved, too. a new survey has found that the average family is spending between $700 and $2,000 on the big night. so in today's take-charge

consumer protection segm, we wanted to help you deglam, have fun and not break the bank. whether you are shopping for the perfect dress or booking a limo, you want to be sure of the scams out there. we have a consumer savings consultant. it is great to have you back in. >> thank you. >> jamie: you have helped us before. this is a really important one. this is the month of little girls and boys, high school students getting ready for prom. first of all, what are the big ticket items parents can't avoid? >> there is the prom ticket, up to $250 a ticket, depending where the venue is. the dress. the girls are into designer dresses. they are more elaborate than ever. parents are spending up to $600, 700 on the gowns. the average gown is $200. >> jamie: what are the suggestions, first with the dresses and another big-ticket item isn't limo that everyone

seems to need, including the one with the jacuzzi, i don't know. >> the bigger the group, the lisser the cost. try to get a bigger group involved. but it is an important and safety measure to get to and from prom. >> jamie: no drinking, no driving. >> the dresses other than the regular stores. tell me about that. >> if your daughter is dead set on a designer grown that costs $300, $400, $500, you can rent it instead. you are spending $50, $75 for a designer grown gown. you are not keeping tbut you are saving several hundred dollars. >> jamie: sure and sometimes it includes accessories. now the scams. one has to do with the limousines. have you a top three recommendations. >> with the limousines, you are expecting a stretch limousine or a hummer and they send you something smaller or not as

luxurious, make sure it's in the agreement. and get recommendations from family who is use services from previous years. >> jamie: some of the other ones were about prom dress sellers. >> yes! they know the girls want the designer dresses. they take manufacturer images of designer gowns, but what the girls receive in the mail are fakes, dwrcht colors, poorly constructed, fall apart. tell the girls to go directly to reliable retailers, like macy's or lord & taylor, nordstrom's or rent the runway, and just rent it. >> jamie: pinterrest? >> they know they can get girls through social media sites so they are creating fake boards with images of designer gowns and linking it to faux web sites and getting the girls to buy through them. make sure they are shopping through reliable online retailers. >> jamie: one more thing. full confession -- i didn't go

to the prom. but i am okay -- i was able to go to a big dinner in washington last week. so i feel now fulfilled. but it's a big deal for a young girl or boy. sometimes the parents feel they are having a favor with the pre- or post-party at the house. can you help us to warn us about the parents' liabilities. >> they will be held criminally responsible and be sued for losses and damages if they serve alcohol to minors and if anything happens where the child gets into a fight, hurts him or someone else, drunk driving, accidents, death, injury from falling, it is list goes on. you know, each if it's happening without them knowing it, they could be held responsible. they need to take precaution. educate their children, also there is teen dating violence. tell your children to reach out to you if they near a bad situation. make sure to have them call you and have a buddy system.

>> jamie: be home. >> swap phone numbers with other parents and teens. >> jamie: great advice. you went to your prom? >> di. i never spent $600 on a dress. >> jamie: no, but i should have made you come here wearing it. >> i can't fit into it. >> jamie: you do. i bet. that's one of our take-charge consumer protection segments. we are trying to help you save money and not get scammed. go to foxnews.com and click on the america's news headquarters page, you will see a link to many of the program's take-charge segments. you can only see them here. >> eric: i can't believe you didn't go to the prom. >> jamie: we'll talk about it later. >> eric: it's easier for the guys. all we have to do is -- >> jamie: put on the powder blue tux. >> eric: coming up, investigators are continuing to look into the boston bombing and if it was part of a larger plot. police are putting new pressure on the widow of tamerian tsarnaev. we will speak with gabriel fwo

mez, the republican candidate for senate in massachusetts. hoo will give us his view on what happened and how to prevent another one. >> jamie: many folks were glued to the tv as we watched the jodi arias closing arguments. wow! when a case. jurors got an extra choice at the end of the week, beyond first-degree murder or second-degree murder. what is it? and how does it change the case?

>> jamie: welcome back. north korea's releasing new information on the case against american, who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor. a foreign ministry folks person's claiming he entered the country with a disguised identity. he said he was a tour operator. there is no word on the cause of a deadsly limousine fire near

san francisco. nine people trap in the back of the vehicle, five of them died. the driver said he pulled over when he saw the car enimufl gulfed in flames. pope francis is calling for the protection of children from abuse. he made the remarks during mass at the vatican. but he did not specify or mention the church's abuse scandal. >> eric: to the boston bombings. legal experts say federal investigators are increasing the pressure on the widow of the boston bombing suspect tamerian tsarnaev, saying that explosive materials were found in the cambridge apartment and that the bombs may have been assembled there. the lawyer for katherine russell denies that she knew anything about the attacks. and about the three college classmates, accused of misleading authorities about their actions after the bombings, investigators are

trying to determine if there was a wider terrorist plot. we have more with gabriel gomez, a former navy seal, now the republican candidate for senate in massachusetts, the special election next month to fill john kerry's seat and he faces ed markey. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> eric: our heart is with boston, with all of you there. what do you think went wrong? what do you think the government can do to protect all of us? >> you know, first, you know, the first responders and the police officers -- you know, they proved once again that they are the best in the world. i mean, they went back into the storm, knowing full well that's where the explosions were. they also know full well that the worst partave derorrist act comes when a secondary explosion potentially happens when people are treating the injuries. we need to concentrate on the human intel jebs action and

realize there are certain behaviors and actions that the terrorists exhibited over the past year that should have been raised as red flags and we need to get better at acting on the red flags. the terrorists -- they look like us, they act like us, they live with us, like they do in iraq and other parts of the world. they don't wear a uniform and stand out as terror i felts, but imbed themselves and meld into the civilian population. >> eric: have you experience with this. you went to annapolis, you flew nav jets. the president said that the fbi didn't drop the ball. tamerian tsarnaev was on a terror watch list and the mom was in a database. and they have interviewed tamerian tsarnaev in 2011. what troubles you about what may not have been done? >> they did a phenomenal job, once the bombs went off. have you to give the law enforcement and the fbibi and al the agencies involved a great job.

they find out with bin laden mission, what they could do better, i assume that's what the fbi and the intelligence agencies are going to do as well. i hope they have actions to do better going forward. >> eric: when you are dealing with a self-radicalization, he went to russia for 6 months, came back in july of 2012, but apparently, they watched the videos of anwar al-awlaki of al qaeda. are you concerned that it's enough to watch the videos and become self-raicallized? what do we do about that with other young men in our country now? >> i think we are going to get back and realize that they exhibit a certain behavior and action over the past year or so that should have been raised as red flags. we have to figure out what we are going to when the red flags are raised and identified. i think there should be outreach and focus within the communities to start identifying, you know, what the red flags look like and -- and get the government

involved there as well. >> eric: so basically, have everyone be on the watchout more for these issues? >> i think people need to be more cognizant of hopefully finding out what the two terrorists did beforehand and know what to look for, in the future. >> eric: all of this comes so tragically nthe middle of your race. you won the nomination on tuesday. how is it affecting the race -- it seems pretty close, new polls show 4 points apart. has that altered the dynamic and affected it? >> i think it might have altered it a little bit. but i think the poll is an indication -- i am know a politician, i never look at the pols that seriously. but i think they are a clear indication that we are focusing on what is important to the american -- the people of massachusetts, that's the economy and getting jobs back in massachusetts, where my opponent congressman markey, a career politician since i was playing baseball. he is talking about everything but the economy and everything about what people--

he is not here right now. we have reached out to him. >> sure. >> eric: for a future sunday. we will have him talk about you, then. in any event, mr. gomez, we thank you for joining us. and again, our nation's sympathies and thoughts are with you and with mr. markey and all of bostonnians at this time. thank you. >> i appreciate it. people want to help, go to gmez flr.com. i look forward to have mr. markey on the show. >> eric: the boston foundation is doing a terrific job. there is that, too. >> absolutely. they should donate to there. thank you. >> eric: now to gitmo. you know what he ran for president, president obama promised to close t. but this past week, he made that commitment again. >> now that president obama has sworn to redouble his big efforts to shut down the

guantanamo prison camp, it's probably time to express how utterly annoying the so-called detainees have become. whining, complaining, calling down the all mighty's wrath upon america and generally forcing the president's limited grasp of terror into another surrender to the left. under the tutelage of al qaeda sponsors, terrorists of gitmo keenly appreciate the value of prop -- propagandasm the gitmo guests are a small cohortd, considering the number of soul who is died on 9/11. or have we forgotten? of 166 prisoners now in residence, roughly 100 are reported to be on hunger strike. seems they believe the guards mishandled the koran, not exactly a new complaint. last month, a strike provoked a raid by prison authorities and guantanamo was back in the news, which is exactly what they wanted. the washington post and the new

york times rushed to their editorial pages to express profound dismay and solidarity with the prisoners. leading the chorus of leftist sympathy, the times ran an op-ed column by a gitmo inmate, who raged on about torture. but it doesn't include a pertinent fact. this prisoner fought alongside osama bin laden. he pretends to have a grotesque account and says grandly, quote, i will not eat until they restore my dignity. the radical web site, slate.com has a first in leftist angst, called the guantanamo withler mem wars, a three-parted act account of the indignities and an affirmation of arab

superiority. he submitted the manuscript to u.s. officials, who after redakzs, released it to the life lawyers, unclassified. why would they do that? it might be the obvious self-indicting manifesto of a guilty man. example: quote, what would the average american think if he or she saw what his or her government was doing with someone who has done no crimes against anybody? a little bad grammar there. a suspicious hint of he/she political correctness. mr. slahe has a rich history of ties to al qaeda. the president's record on gitmo is checkered and weak. not unlike his foreign policy. he blame thees congress and its restrictions for the stalemate on transfer and release of prisoners. it is easier to conclude a more obvious reason, the american public's overwhelming sentiment to keep gitmo open.

democrats as well as republicans have repeatedly blocked any of his efforts to close this prison. the president's ill considered plan to move the men to the homeland, import terrorists to illinois or other prison, sent off a firestorm of protest. with all the almost pitfalls surrounding incarceration, the haggling over military tribunals, mr. obama knows killing terrorists is far easier than keeping them. so this second try at a promise he made during his first campaign will be watched closesly. he repeatedly claims that the naval base prisoningdamages our image overseas. the drones, he must reason are a gift from the heavens. mr. obama said that gitmo is not necessary to keep americans safe. surely, he knows that if those released from the island prison at least 30% have returned to

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>> jamie: fox news alert. the house oversight committee relling a transcript of an interview that investigators conducted with greg hicks, who will testify at the wednesday hearing about the benghazi attack. he was the number-2 diplomat, whined ambassador chris stevens. he told investigators that

everyone in the mission there thought, quote, it was a terror ifert attack from the get-go. we are going to continue to follow this developing story for you. keep it right here on fox. >> eric: meanwhile, police say an elderly murder suspect that they assumed was dead after disappearing in a state park last fall, may be alive and on the run right now. they are asking international authorities to join the hunt. >> reporter: september 24, 2012, eugene palmer, a 73-year-old park ranger, allegedly shot and killed his daughter-in-law in what police say was a premeditated murder in rockland county. palmer then disappeared into the wilderness of a 46,000-acre state park, never to be seen again. while many, including his pamly, believe he died in the woods, police now suspect he went into the park and eventually escaped.

>> we are looking for mr. palmer. i don't believe he's in that park. >> we believe that he has weapons. we consider him to be armed and dangerous. >> reporter: investigators say palmer became increasingly enraged over problems between tammy and her estranged husband, eugene. police say tammy palmer was shot three times behind her home where palmer was waiting for her, moments after putting her two children on a school bus. according to police, palmer drove to his niece's home, shortly after the shooting, gave her money to pay taxes taxes anl her to wait an hour before calling 911. his abandoned pickup truck wasin extensive manhunt followed. the police were unable to turn up any evidence that palmer had been hiding in the woods. >> we thoroughly searched the woods over the course of two weeks.

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>> jamie: you don't have to be a lawyer to be interested in what happens in the jodi arias murder trial, the judge allowing the jury to consider a lesser charge -- manslaughter, along with first-degree murder. our fox news legal analyst is here and a former prosecutor. all right, guys. welcome. what is the impact of the judge allowing -- which the prosecutor wanted-- the manslaughter charge? >> not only manslaughter, but second-degree murder because that doesn't show premeditation. they are channeling casey anthony here, which is in casey anthony, there was no lesser

included. here, there are. i think it's very smart for the prosecution. >> jamie: lessons learned, doug. chances are... the self defense claim will stand up or not? >> well, yeah. let me go back. you had casey anthony and the boston nanny case, where the prosecutors refused to go tie lesser charge and lost everything. they they are hedging their bet. look, self defense, there are only three entities that know what happened -- jodi arias, the victim who is deceased and the man upstairs. so normally, you could make a self-defense claim. but since she lied a bunch of times, it's very difficult -- >> jamie: it's more than a bunch. she tried to cover things up after it happened. >> three times. she said i wasn't there, i wasn't in the state. then she said i was this, but fwo masked men came in and that's not true.

third time, she said it's self-defense. self-defense doesn't work that way. when you are a battered woman, self-defense, that kind of defense, you come out and you say it. there was no evidence of it. no evidence at all. in fact, she tried to make up evidence against this guy. >> jamie: no evidence what from what i heard of any violent behavior on his part, that she reported. >> right. >> jamie: doug, let me ask you about sentencing, it's always difficult to get difl death penalty cases against a woman, it would seem. but do you think the prosecutor has a chance here of getting that? >> i don't, actually. visaid this all along, jamie. because -- you try to handicap a case, figure out what really, truly took place of this was a highly, emotionally charged, almost what we lawyers call a heat of passionituation. it does not excuse what happened. but i thought that they were swinging from the fences a little bit. i think the prosecutors and the correct result would be

second-degree murder. do i not think they are going to get death penalty. >> jamie: it's very rare eye am not sure i was aware of all the states that allow the jury to ask their own questions through the judge after both sides have presented their case. and the questions seemed to have a theme -- why did you lie? why did you lie about that? what was your impression with the answers the jury got on that? >> i thought that -- you know, they were very couched and coached. the only three states that allow the jurors to ask questions. i like t. did it slow up the process? absolutely. getting back to the death penalty question. only 1.93% of the people on death row are women. you have a woman who has been in front of this jury for a very, very long time. the chances are that she is probably not going to get the death penalty. >> jamie: we are on the case. ed -- the verdict could come as

early as tomorrow. thank you for coming. we'll be right back. >> my pleasure. >> jamie: take care. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello?

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>> eric: a moment for the man who became one of the poignant faces of the boston marathon. here, just moments after he lost both his legs. last night, there were large chores from bruin fans as he came out on the ice in the playoff game against toronto. [cheers and applause]

the team honored bauman, naming him an honorary captain. >> jamie: it doesn't get better than that. have a great day. we are going to send to you washington now. take care. >> the whole situation is becoming more and more expansive and unfortunately, the red line that the president of the united states wrote was written in disappearing ink. >> shannon: one of the g.o.p.'s leaders on national security puts pressure on the obama administration to take decisive action in syria, as israel shows an apparent readiness to strike out alone. today, the israeli government reportedly launched a new strike at syria on what is believed to be iranian-made missiles bound for hezbollah. and they say they must defend their people by all available means. we have live fox team coverage on the rising