hell on radical islam. don't worry, radical jihadists, your 72 virgins await. i don't think we're going to solve this problem in weeks, if that's what you mean. i think this is going to take some time. >> hello, everybody. president obama says the fight against isis won't end any time soon. u.s. military forces continue with air strikes against the terror group and humanitarian aid is being delivered by -- to thousands of refugees. now that the cease-fire between hamas and israel is over, rocket attacks are resuming with hamas firing a barrage of missiles and israel killing a senior hamas member. what will it take to get both sides to negotiate. and in the aloha state, hawaiians dodge a 1-2 storm punch as a tropical storm dumped heavy rain but little damage with hawaiians now heading to

polls for today's delayed primary elections. hello, everybody, i'm uma pemmaraju. "america's news headquarters" live from the capital starts right now. we begin with a fox news alert. president obama telling america just a short time ago that he won't allow militants to set up a safe haven in iraq and that u.s. strikes have destroyed weapons held by isis terrorists. this as u.s. forces continue delivering humanitarian aid with the president stressing this operation could take months. joining us now with the very latest on the situation, doug at the white house. >> reporter: it's always difficult for a president to leave on a two-week vacation with a crisis brewing. he has to strike that balance between critics who say he's aloof and uninvolved and those who say if he stays, he's bogged down by the crisis. that said the president announced as he and his family left for their two-week martha's vineyard vacation that he will

return next week for a series of meeting before returning a week from tuesday. the president finds himself embroiled in a crisis that he did not ask for, that he did not want. a crisis with both short and long-term implications. in the short term the need to resupply the beleaguered yezidi minority. resupply efforts are continuing today, as of air strikes. so far today there have been at least three more rounds of air strikes. when asked today if he expects this unnamed operation to last either months or years, the president gave an answer that a war-weary american public may not have wanted to hear. >> i think this is going to take some time. you know, the iraqi security forces in order to mount an offensive and be able to operate effectively with the support of populations in the sunni areas.

>> the president was forced to make another uncomfortable admission, that there was a miscalculation about the strength of isis, which now threatens not only iraq but jordan, lebanon and perhaps beyond. >> there is no doubt that they're advanced, their movement over the last several months has been more rapid than the intelligence estimates and i think the expectations of policy makers both in and outside of iraq. >> reporter: the threat goes far beyond the middle east. we now know that hundreds of isis fighters hold either european or american passports. they're free to come and go from those countries. intelligence analysts already know that isis has planned attacks in europe and the united states. it is a threat that cannot be ignored. uma, back to you. >> all right, doug, thank you very much. let's turn now to the leader from the kurdish regional government for his reaction on what's been happening over the

last 24 hours. the kurds for months have been pleading with the u.s. to take action. the kurdish person mshmerga for taking losses and we understand, sir, that you are finally getting some cooperation from baghdad when it comes to getting some weapons to the kurdish forces there after many, many months. >> absolutely. we're very pleased and certainly welcome the support from baghdad. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff arrived yesterday in erbil from baghdad and he brought with him some ten generals and military officers to coordinate with both peshmerga forces and united states military advisers that are on the ground in erbil. we welcome the support. there's been some munition brought to the peshmerga force's aid but that's still limited. we would need and ask for more to counterattack the isis progress. >> i know you have a long list

of what's needed right now that you have asked the white house to help you with. up until yesterday, as i understand it, you had heard nothing? >> yesterday afternoon there were reports which i haven't confirmed yet that some military equipment may be arriving via baghdad. there was a c-130 and probably one helicopter that had landed in erbil that have brought some munition to the peshmerga forces. i don't know if this was an iraqi munition or u.s. military equipment or defense articles. i have yet to confirm these reports but we're starting to see a little bit of progress. >> many people have been wondering because there has been such trouble working with the maliki government in terms of getting cooperation, particularly when a crisis is unfolding before our very eyes, why not make an end run around maliki and have the u.s. work directly with the kurds and give you the help that you need to help fight off the isis militants. >> and that's quite frankly what my leadership has been frustrated with.

there is intense fighting taking place on the outskirts of erbil, about 25 miles south of erbil. the way that the state department has been at least claiming that in order for peshmerga forces to receive any military aid, it has to go through baghdad. the end user certificate has to be signed by the ministry of interior. well, we know what maliki has done. he has cut off the budget for the kurds for the past six, seven months now, totaling upwards of $7 billion. in the meantime the peshmerga forces are running out of bullets and that's why we have raised this profile and said if you want us to fight, this is not just a threat to the kurdish region, it's a threat to the greater region and the security interest of the united states. >> the president just a short time ago saying this is going to take a long time. it may not be over in a few weeks in terms of dealing with this crisis, keeping it open-ended at this point. at this moment, though, your peshmerga fighters are suffering

some heavy losses. as you pointed out, the isis militants are less than 20 miles from the capital. tell us what you're hearing right now from your people on the ground there about how dire the situation is. >> just, just on the way here, uma, i was talking to some of the intelligence folks and commanders on the front lines. they have been told to pull back a little bit to allow for the air strikes to take place. but in terms of president obama's statement today, we really do welcome that. it's important that we put back where isis is and eliminate isis so i'm glad to hear it's not a short term and limited air strikes because isis is stretched quite a bit across the country, in two countries. peshmerga forces are now protecting our border on the other side that has isis. as long as 1,035 kilometers. the personnel has been stretched

very thin and that's one of the reasons as to why isis has been able to make progress where the peshmerga is. >> you have tens of thousands of refugees from religious minority groups and christians who are fleeing to the kurdish region. you are strapped with so many people who are homeless and they need help now. >> absolutely. we have really raised this profile as far and as high as we can to the international community. it's a moral responsibility for the united states and the european partners to step in and certainly regional partners to step in and help. today, since june 9, we have now 1.2 million refugees and counting. our region's population is 5.3 million. one out of five or six is not a resident. over the weekend we received another 200,000. this is in addition to the quarter million refugees we have received from syria in the conflict taking place in the last three years. on top of this, no budget coming

in from baghdad. when you try to export oil to pay government employees' salaries and care for these refugees, again, baghdad has stepped in and blocked it and the state department hasn't necessarily been too helpful on this either. >> we need to see some real movement from the state department and real pressure on the maliki government? >> absolutely, absolutely. maliki's government, he has marginalized the sunnis and alienated the kurds and this is a result of what we're seeing today. if sunnis are part of the inclusive government, you won't see isis make these advances from syria into iraq. >> i know you're keeping close watch on what's happening on the ground there. we wish you all the best and keep us informed. >> and again, uma, we are not asking for u.s. boots on the ground and we will do the fighting. the boots with the peshmerga forces, the kurdish forces will carry out the fight if you are equipped. but you when you run out of bullets and isis has

military equipment that they have captured from the u.s. security forces. as we've been reporting, tens of thousands of christians and other religious minorities have been persecuted by isis forces. the president and founder of the iraqi christian relief council is joining us now with what she says learning from people who have been attacked, displaced and stranded. welcome, it's so nice to have you here today. i know you are very concerned about what's taking place on the ground there. you are a refugee yourself. i've seen horrific photos and videos of isis soldiers engaged in beheadings, murdering children and young girls for not wearing a veil. these are invoking fear and causing thousands of christians and nonmuslim religious groups to flee their homes. you've been trying to stay in touch. what are you hearing? >> uma, thank you for having me. yes, i was a refugee. i came from iran about 24 years ago so i completely understand what these people are going through. the news is really dire. this is an ongoing genocide

against the christians of iraq. they are the indigenous people of this land. lived there over 6700 years and today are being forced out. the need is great. there is immediate need that we need to address and there's the long-term need. the immediate need is that we have hundreds of thousands along with other minorities who are stranded. they're living in open areas on the mountains, as you know, and we really need to help send humanitarian aid on emergency cases. we need tents, we need water, we need food, we need food parcells. i can go on and on about how great the needs are. >> and i know that for the long term there are so many questions. what makes it particularly disturbing, for example, for the first time in 1600 years, no masses are being celebrated in mosul, for example. this against a backdrop of an area where people fled with just the clothes on their back. is it true that most of these

refugees believe they will never be able to return to their homes? >> well, that is what the belief is. however, we as americans have the -- we have the strategy. there are great thinkers who are coming up with strategies to work on this terrible human tragedy, christian tragedy. i have to tell you, uma, i was listening to president obama earlier. he talked about a corridor down the sinjar mountain. i want to urge the american president and the american people to really think about creating a safe zone for the asyrians as well as other minorities. that is a very strategic place for the minorities in iraq. this is the land that they have lived in for thousands of years. so we as the people come up with strategies, it is very critical to support creating the safe zone and also ask for international protection. we're asking for the u.n. council, security council to provide peacekeepers to go in

there to watch the situation there. there are thousands, about 4,000 to 5,000 men who are ready to join forces to become security members on the ground in iraq. i understand peshmergas are -- they need to be equipped and the central government needs to have its army regrouped again, but we as minorities in iraq, we really need our own security forces as well. we need to be trained, we need to be equipped. we know how to protect our own people on the ground in iraq, so i urge you, please let us talk about the nineva valley and sinjar province. >> are you hearing from any folks there who have actually received some of the aid that the u.s. has been delivering? >> yes, some of the aid has been delivered but it is really like a drop in a bucket is what i'm hearing. there's a great, great need for tents. there's a great need for food. each food parcel that we sent money to and is purchased basically feeds a family of four to five for approximately two to

three weeks. we have hundreds and thousands of refugees that are in need right now. so the need is great. that is the immediate need. but long term to sustain the indigenous people of the land, we have to think from a larger perspective how to create a safe zone with the u.n. involved, with american and other government involvements. >> this is an unbelievable human tragedy that's unfolding before our very eyes. thank you very much. i know you're going to continue to keep us posted as to what's developing and get back with us as to how the folks are coping there. thank you for joining us with your insight. >> thank you so much. well, this is a story that has many folks wondering what's the end game here and what impact will this crisis have on our country. tell me what you think. should the president commit to a longer air assault against isis? tweet me your answers and i will definitely read some of your responses later on in the show.

now another major story that we are closely monitoring is the conflict between israel and gaza. peace talks have again broken down in cairo and now rocket fire erupting once again. israel launching more than 30 aerial attacks in gaza today, reportedly killing a senior hamas leader. the israelis are saying they won't return to the negotiating table unless hamas stops its rocket attacks. hamas wants the blockade opened. you will hear from two key voices, dan gillerman and mustafa bergotis. up next, governor mike huckabee will give us 00 thought about the widespread persecution taking place in iraq and his reaction to president obama's remarks earlier today. stay with us. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing

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governor mike huckabee, host of our show "huckabee." welcome, governor. >> thank you very much. nice to be with you. >> isis is calling them devil worshippers and isis is giving these people ultimatums, convert, pay a high fine or die. we are hearing reports that militants are destroying manuscripts, ancient sites. >> what an irony isis would talk about anything related to satan because i don't know of anything more devilish than beheading children and starving people to death. i can't enthusiastthink of anyt is more completely and absolutely evil than what is going on under the hands of isis right now. and their slaughter of people who simply disagree with their religious viewpoint. and what we're seeing with isis is different than typical terrorism because this is a very well trained, well organized, well financed group of people. and they have a strategy.

terrorism typically is an activity that is done with no real plan. it's just go kill this person, go blow something up, send a suicide bomber into a coffee shop. in this case isis has a strategic plan and they're carrying it out. and the sad thing is the one group of friends we have, the kurds, could desperately use some weaponry to defend themselves and we won't give it to them. i think the president needs to suspend his vacation and if he has to personally fly it over, he needs to get something better than bb guns and pea shooters over to the kurds so they can save their lives and protect their children. >> you know, it's very interesting the president speaking out today saying that this is not going to be an operation that's going to be completed in weeks, that this is going to take some time. he's leaving it open-ended. >> well, he's not only leaving it open-ended but one of the comments that he made that i thought most fascinating is when he said, look, they're going to have to fight for themselves, we have to do it for them.

they're not asking us to fight for them. they're simply asking us to get the equipment that was coming but maliki took it and stole it from them. this was equipment they should have had, was designated for them but never got to them because of the maliki government. we ought to be kicking the rear ends of the maliki government saying the kurds need the stuff that was intended for them. you know, the real tragedy, the isis forces are using u.s.-made equipment that they got their hands on and they're going after the friends we have. we ought to be supplying the kurds and finding a way to get rid of isis and carrying out not air strikes but an absolute air campaign to take out them. >> the persecution of christians has happened throughout history but do you think the brutality of isis in iraq and its cold-blooded attacks against religious minorities is finally getting people to understand what's at stake right now? >> i hope so. i hope people are beginning to

realize when you have people willing to behead babies and other noncombatants, you're dealing with savages. you're dealing with mad dogs. you can't reason with a mad dog, you can't reason with a salve annual. you have to either kill or be killed. i hate to put it in such blunt terms but that's what we're dealing with. isis can't be talked into a kinder and gentler behavior. they can't. they know one thing, brute force. that's all they use and all they understand. we have to be able to stand for those who cannot stand or speak noemsz. the christians and others in those areas, there were a million and a half christians in iraq in 2003. there are less than 400,000 today. that ought to tell us just how dire this situation is for them. >> governor, always great to see you. thank you so much for your insights. i'd like to invite our viewers to watch your show this evening because i know you've got a big lineup coming up tonight. what's on tap? >> well, general bob scales will

show us on a map exactly what's happened. he and colonel dan hampton from the air force will give us a situation room view of not so much what we are doing but what we could and should be doing and also ledgeary james burton, guitar player for elvis, will be with us. we've got quite a show. >> thank you. well, another day, another broken cease-fire. we'll go live to gaza next for the very latest. plus, we will hear from both sides of the conflict on what lies ahead. stay with us.

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welcome back, everybody. turning now to another big story making news right now, a top member of hamas among those killed by israeli air strikes today. israel and gaza militants continuing to exchange rocket fire after the latest cease-fire collapses. meanwhile, palestinian negotiators still in cairo for peace talks but have not made much headway.

conner powell is joining us live now on the israeli/gaza border with the very latest. >> reporter: for the last five weeks we've seen an intense conflict rage here with israeli air strikes bombarding gaza and hamas militants firing into israel. we are still seeing that today, but not nearly at the same level of intensity that we've seen in the last five weeks or so. if anything, today has been actually the quietest day of this conflict that was not a declared cease-fire. still, it has been deadly. at least five palestinians have been killed in israeli air strikes in gaza and hamas and militants continue to fire into israel. at least 28 rockets fired from gaza into israel. but the big story right now is the effort to sort of bridge some type of truce here. israeli officials are in israel and not in cairo taking part in talks, but palestinian officials are in cairo and there is an effort to bridge and build some type of cease-fire off of that 72-hour cease-fire that we had earlier in the week.

both sides are saying that they don't want to intensify the fighting here, that they want to keep it sort of simmering. it's not dying down, it's not ending, but there are talks to push together some type of cease-fire. hamas is saying for their part they are not going to stop firing rockets into israel until the blockade of gaza is lifted. israel saying they're not going to negotiate as long as rockets are firing in towards israel. but both sides are talking through the egyptian mediators and there are talks ongoing. when this will all wrap up, how this will end, it's still not exactly clear, uma, but there is an agreement on both sides that this shouldn't intensify, that they need to start working towards some type of long term or at least short-term agreement to end this conflict. but when we'll get there, how we'll get there, it still isn't clear. what we're hearing in both the israeli media and the arab media, there are significant steps toward ending this conflict, but neither side really showing right now the

first step to end this, uma. >> thank you very much for that update. joining us now, former israeli ambassador to the u.n., dan gillerman. hello, sir. nice to have you here again on our program. >> thank you, uma, it's good to be with you. >> let me get your reaction to what we have been hearing, that both sides are hoping to move forward towards some type of a deal, but yet we are also hearing no side is willing to take the first move. >> well, israel has taken the first move several times. israel has agreed to five or six cease-fires which were all broken by hamas, including the latest humanitarian cease-fire. it is quite obvious that israel will not -- will not negotiate under fire. this is something we cannot do, will not do, and i don't think anybody expects us to do. if hamas ceases the fire, we

will continue our negotiations not with hamas. hamas is not a partner to anything. we will negotiate with egypt, we will try to restore egypt's leadership over the arab world, and together with other partners in the region, with saudi arabia, with some of the gulf states, hopefully with the cooperation and help of the united states and europe we will be able to create a whole new reality in the region. but at the moment as long as hamas is firing, we will try to hit it as hard as we can, as we did today. >> give me a sense of what you feel are parallels between what's happening in your country and the story that's unfolding in iraq with isis. i know that you feel there are some real lessons we need to learn from this, the american public needs to understand. >> well, you're right, uma. there are very real parallels between the two stories.

in fact i believe that our conflict with hamas, our fight against extreme fundamentalist islam is a preview soon to be seen in a theater near you unless we stop it. in fact hamas are the fathers of isis. they are the mentors of isis. they are the ones who are raising the flag on our doorstep so that isis can threaten you with raising their flag over the white house. these are people who stand against civilization as we know it. these are people who are committing atrocities who have no value for human life, who celebrate death rather than celebrate life, who are killing civilians. and just as isis is butchering and massacring civilians in iraq, hamas has been trying to kill women and children in israel by shelling us with thousands of rockets.

you know, the difference, though, is for the united states isis in iraq are thousands of miles away. and in spite of that, your president and your country have decided to act against their atrocities. hamas is on our doorstep. in fact has built tunnels into our territory under kindergartens and schools to maim and kill and kidnap israeli children and women and civilians. so our fight is a fight which we are fighting on the front lines, on our doorstep to protect our homes. but this is also on the front line of world terrorism and islamic extremism, which if we do not stop will spread all over the world. what we're seeing in iraq today and this horrific form of isis is just another manifestation of this horrible, horrible spread of terrorism which is costing the lives of so many people. but, you know, these people

really do not value life. they think that the more people they kill, the more jihadists they become, the more virgins will wait for them up in heaven. maybe if they spent more time making love on earth, we would all be better off. >> on that note, i'm going to ending the discussion, mr. ambassador. thank you very much for joining us with your insights, we do appreciate it. i know many challenges remain and we will continue to see what lies ahead as both sides try to work towards some type of peace agreement. thank you so much for joining us. the general secretary of the palestinian national initiative is joining us now live. welcome, sir. great to have you here today. >> thank you. >> let me begin by asking you, did it upset you that rockets fired from gaza breaching a cease-fire that led -- that held for more than a few days this past week actually broke the cease-fire ahead of time?

>> of course if you buy the israeli narrative, that's what will be the question. but actually it's the wrong question, because in reality, nobody breached the cease-fire, it was over. because israel refuses to negotiate the cease-fire. i've been listening to the ambassador and i'm afraid his talk is full of hatred, racism, misrepresentation and a lot of arrogance. in reality, israel is sitting down on negotiating with hamas. they can deny that but that is what they're doing. by the way, this is not a war on hamas, it's a war on palestinians. let's look at the facts. who's killing whom? there were 68 israelis killed so far, three of them unfortunately civilians and 65 were israeli soldiers killed inside gaza while they were invading palestinian territories. on the palestinian side, 1,900 palestinians were killed, including 450 children.

mostly women and civilian and children who were killed. about 10,000 people injured and 20,000 houses were demolished. i see that the aggressor in this case is israel. and israel is instead of solving the problem of military occupation of others is trying to expand and extend and prolong this occupation. that is the original problem. there is no relationship whatsoever between hamas and palestine and the people in iraq. this is a misrepresentation. >> let me ask you this. last time when we spoke on this program, you acknowledged that the palestinians need to speak with a unified voice. given the fact that we're seeing -- >> right. >> -- this time around in the egyptian-run state media, it has openly been hostile to hamas for its rocket offensive against israel. unlike in the past it's keeping its border with gaza closed. saudi arabia also publicly expressing sympathy for children killed on both sides this time.

so i need to ask you, do you believe that the palestinians are being well served by hamas in this situation at this moment? >> again, this is the wrong question because in reality we are all unified. and that's exactly what israel hates. israel wants us to be divided so that we remain weak. >> but you yourself, sir, said before on this program -- you said before on this program that you felt that it was important to have more -- more of a unified voice coming from the palestinians. that you acknowledged that. >> and -- exactly, that's and what we have now. we have a unified delegation to represent president abbas and the delegation there is representing all palestinians. the israeli team will be negotiating with all palestinian groups, including hamas, through the egyptians, of course. but in reality we are all unified. mr. netanyahu who used to say i can't make peace with mr. abbas

because he does not represent all palestinians. now he represents all palestinians. but all of us refuse the aggression on gaza. all of us refuse the occupation of our land. >> with due respect, sir, this time around we are hearing reports that your neighbors, many of the arab neighbors are not as comfortable with the actions taken in this latest round of violence between hamas and israel saying that hamas is actually, you know, taking it too far this time. if they really want to have peace, they need to stop firing the rockets and therefore move ahead towards peace talks. i know you want the blockade to end and israel saying if that has to end, you have to stop firing the rockets. so you're in a catch-22 here. >> no, we are not. there was a cease-fire and there were no rockets for 72 hours. israel refuses to step in and negotiate the end of this

conflict and that's why the cease-fire broke down. if israel declares today that they are ready to take their airplanes and their artillery and their tanks, there can be a long-lasting cease-fire and more than that, we can start negotiating peace. if israel is very happy that the arab countries are not supporting palestinians, then they have no excuse for not making peace with palestinians because they used to say we are afraid of making peace with palestinians because iraq is a hostile country, egypt is a hostile country. okay, if they are friends with everybody now, why not make peace with palestinians and co-live with each other and allow us to be free from their occupation and have an independent palestinian state. we are ready even to be completely demilitaryized. we will all live in peace and coexistence. what's the problem? >> doctor, thank you so much for joining us today. we appreciate your point of view. >> thank you. straight ahead, a look at

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welcome back everybody. back to our top story, the latest on what's unfolding in iraq at this hour. the president saying earlier today that the operation in iraq will last months, not weeks. joining us now with his perspective, lieutenant colonel ralph peters, fox news strategic analyst. we always welcome your perspective, sir. i know that you have some real concerns because today the president was out there before heading off to vacation speaking to america saying that this is going to take a longer time, not to expect this to be over in weeks, and that the military leaders and intelligence community did not understand the swiftness with which this campaign was being waged by isis. >> the last point he was

patently dishonest about. i can tell you from my friends in the intelligence community, they have been jumping up and down for months warning, in fact for years warning about the growing strength of what use to be called isis or isil and is now just the islamic state. there were warnings the last several months to the president that they were going to roll across northern iraq.again, the were heartbreaking to me because the president lives in this bubble of unreality. confronted by wolves, he chases unicorns. and the primary unicorn he was chasing today was this notion, this wild notion that somehow through charm he can put iraq back together. iraq is broken, it's gone, it's not coming back together. the government in baghdad, is iranian backed, forget it. help the kurds. the kurds are the only friends we've got outside of israel. they're fighting a good fight against a blood cult.

>> but he kept stressing over and over again in those remarks that unless the iraqi government takes part in settling its own problems, the united states cannot be dragged into another military combat situation in that country. >> well, i'm not splitting hairs now. but he's right to the point that the people of the middle east have to ultimately solve their own problems. but the iraqi government can't solve them because there is no government of iraq. we need to just erase iraq and syria from the map. they don't exist as we formerly knew them. they're not coming back. mr. president, deal with the reality on the ground, and the reality is we're seeing the emergence of an offshoot of islam, something new. an absolute blood cult. governor huckabee was right but i would go farther and say we're seeing something coming up that the closest parallel is the aztecs. it is a celebration of butchery. like all religions, islam has had some cruel patches in its past, but never before have we

seen this celebration of slaughter. you've seen the video, these two clips, et cetera, where they're not just killing the poor yezidis who are harmless, they're quakers in funny clothes basically, they're not just killing christians, they're not just killing other minorities, they're slaughtering their fellow muslims, not just shia but sunni as well. uma, the most addictive substance on earth is human blood. and they are drunk on blood. and if president obama cannot realize how important this struggle is and get involved on a much heavier level, we will pay. >> ralph peters, thank you so much for joining us. as always, we appreciate your insight. >> thank you. the death of reagan press secretary james brady now ruled a homicide. from 1981. what kind of issues will you need to present this to prosecutors? a live report coming your way after this. don't go away. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return

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tomorrow, despite that storm, hawaii's primary election still being held today, voting in two precincts, but they're being postponed because of some damaged roadways. and there are some other stories making headlines as well. we're watching very closely, dr. kent brantly, the american doctor infected with ebola is crediting his faith in god and great care from doctors and nurses for his improving condition. it's the first statement he has released since being back in the u.s. a game changer for college sports. a judge ruling the ncaa must allow colleges to pay athletes. that ruling set to take effect in 2016 does not require athletes to be paid, but it could allow universities to engage in bidding wars for the best athletes. and the ten commandments monument in new mexico must go. a federal judge says it amounts to government speech and essentially endorses religion. that's a quick look at some of the top stories making news in today's fox news flash. well, the death of former

white house press secretary james brady earlier in week is now being ruled a homicide. police now investigating the death resulting from the assassination attempt against president ronald reagan over 30 years ago. elizabeth fran joining us with what this ruling means. >> well, the medical examiner says he could have lived longer, 73-year-old james brady died monday, but president ronald reagan's former press secretary's death has been ruled a homicide. he was injured during an assassination attempt more than 30 years ago, defying odds in the medical community. >> she in many wrays rewrote th medical books on neurological recovery because at the time jim was shot, we could expect him to recover for a year and we would work very hard for lfor his rec. usually patients the ai year have pretty much maxed out. he proved that wrong. >> after surviving brady became

a symbol of gun control. he lobbied for gun laws, a federal law requiring background checks is named after him. he even impacted the way things are done at the white house today. now prosecutors may attempting to bring charges against john hinckley, jr., the man who shot brady and others in 1981. hinckley was tried and found not guilty by reason of insanity. a spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office in washington says the office is reviewing the recent ruling but wouldn't comment. some experts say it's unlikely new charges will be brought. >> if you have somebody in theory he could be charged with a murder, one, it happened 30 years ago, which is not unusual in and of itself, but, two, the person was already charged and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >> like you said there, prosecutors would need to circumvent a federal law that says charges expire plus double jeopardy. back to you, uma. >> thank you elizabeth. coming up, we asked and you

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not end until isis ceases to exist. thanks to the hundreds of you who have been weighing in on the question. that will do it for me here in washington. make it a great day. good afternoon, everyone. i'm julie banderas. >> i'm kelly wright. three days of quiet is over with rockets flying once again between israel and gaza. and now we're learning a senior hamas leader is a casualty. a hollywood ending to a truly scary high-speed chase. but this isn't the really frightening part. wait until you hear who police say the suspect forced to go on that chase. and one hurricane is rare, but two? the islands have most dodged a double whammy. we'll have a live report coming up.