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remembering those who fought for freedom at home and abroad. i'm shannon bream live in the nation's capital. the u.s.-led coalition launched more airstrikes last night hoping to take out top leaders. our middle east bureau has more this morning. hello, connor. >> reporter: he would be a major coup for the u.s.-led coalition, but it isn't clear what the health of the islamic state is right now. there's been rumors about the entire arab world. the pentagon has confirmed it launched a series of airstrikes targeting a gathering of senior isis leaders, but arab media reported that he was in this group and either injured or

killed but the pentagon can confirm that he was present or killed. there are reports on twitter according to islamic groups that he was injured, but there are just a lot of rumors swirling around the middle east. it's not true and what's not. meanwhile the violence in iraq and syria showing no signs of ledding up a series of bombs in iraq killed 43 people. the syrian kurds continue to battle militants. the u.s. pounding isis fighters from above there in an effort to drive insurgents from the city ha has been contested for more than two months. according to a human rights group there more than 1,000 people have been killed, mostly militants, during the past few months during the intense fighting. a further sign of the escalation of the war in the middle east, president obama has authorized sending up to 1,500 american troops to take the total number to about 3,000, a little bit more than that maybe.

but clearly, the war in the middle east is expanding. the u.s. is flying more air u across syria and iraq and the war showing no signs of letting up. >> connor, thank you. >> it stops here at my desk. whenever as the head of the party it doesn't do well, i have to take responsibility for it. the message that i took from this election and we have seen this in a number of elections is people want to see this city work. >> that was president obama talking with face the nation taking responsibility for heavy democratic losses on election day. as both parties plan for the new congressional term, will democrats and republicans reach across the aisle to act on key issues. with the threat of executive action looming, our next guest

says he has a strong record of reaching consensus. we'll talk with senator bob casey, joining us live. thank you for your time today. >> thanks, shannon. >> want to start by asking you about iraq. our reporter noted the increase of troops being sent over by the president there in an advise and assist role. at what point does he need to come to you for further authorization? >> well, certainly, if this effort would expand into adding combat troops, which i don't think the president favors, nor do i. i think we have to be very clear that folks in the region have to do the fighting. and the american people have contributed enough over more than a decade now in terms of fighting. as long as there's no combat role, i think it's very important that we continue to debate this. and i'm in the camp of having a debate about this, about this whole strategy in the post

election period. not waiting until january until next year. >> i want to talk about iran and reports that the letter there regarding being in some kind of agreement about fighting isis. obviously, iran's goals and aims and interests in the region are much different than ours. he's got an lot of criticism for that. people saying it was irresponsible and gives iran legitimacy. was the letter a good or bad idea? >> well, i have real skepticism when it comes to dealing with the iranian regime. the people, we always hope to have somewhat of a relationship with, but this regime is the number one state sponsor of terrorism in the world. and that's a fact and that remains. so i have real skepticism. i would hope when the president

takes an action like this, folks in washington would refrain from being as categorical as some judging motives and judging things other than the policy. you can express skepticism and criticize the proposal or initiative without being categorical as some tend to be. we need to be more unified in our foreign policy across the board. >> looking ahead to later this month where we're supposed to resume talks, negotiations. the u.s., britain and many ot r others involved regarding iran's nuclear program, there has been objection, bipartisan objection in the senate from some of your colleagues wanting to be tougher with regard to sanctions, not happy about what the administration has been doing. where do you think that goes in the next few weeks? >> well, there's a lot of uncertainty right now. i would say that because we don't know where the negotiations stand. it's very important for the administration to consult with congress not just in the context of telling us what's happening but really engaging with

congress to get ideas about where democrats and republicans hope we would be at the end of the negotiations as opposed to just having a unilateral approach and just announcing results. so i think it's very important we have a collaborative approach here. it doesn't mean it won't be difficult with strong disagreements, but the administration needs to engage with congress because there are strong feelings on both sides. one of the reasons we're even talking about negotiations with iran about a nuclear program is because the congress stepped up over many years and legislated on sanctions with the administration did a good job of implementing. >> want it to ask you about the pending nomination to be the next attorney general. the president introducing loretta lynch to the the country and announcing that nomination. do you think democrats will try to get that nomination through during the lame duck session or will they wait until january and what do you think is the proper way to handle what could be an

ugly fight? >> i don't know exactly when it will happen. i hope we could do it in the next couple of weeks, if that's possible. that would be preferable. but i think it's such an important nomination that e we want to make sure that people have the time to debate it. i will tell you, she's got a very strong record as a tough prosecutor, corruption fighter, broad experience in the law as well as broad experience as a prosecutor. so i think it's a first rate choice, and the timing of it, i can't predict, but i hope we can move it as expeditiously as possible. >> senator casey from the commonwealth of pennsylvania, thanks for joining us today. >> thanks, shannon. >> joining me now from the other side of the aisle, the man capped with winning more gop seats in the senate, senator moran of kansas. >> shannon, thanks for the opportunity to visit with you.

>> i want to start with loretta lynch. he rempbed a couple week's time moving forward as the nominee. do you favor that she does have a lot of praise and accolades from a lot of different corners of the political spectrum or do you think you should wait until january until the new senate is sworn in? and how can republicans block that attempt? >> shannon, my view is that only those things that are imminently necessary to be accomplish ed i the lame duck session, the appropriations process, tax extenders, just a handful of issues should be addressed. and that beyond that, we ought to wait for the newly elected representatives to be in their position to represent the american people's point of view that was just expressed last week in the november election. we have an attorney general in place, and so there's no crisis. i also think if the democrats attempt to push this through in

the 4r5ilame duck without adequ hearing and consultation, review of her record and views, then i think they make it much more difficult for us to find this common ground. again, this may be somebody that will be easily confirmed, but it ought not be done in a political way that ultimately results in more acrimony. between members of congress, members of the senate, republicans and democrats, and the white house. you raise a good point, which is the democrat changed the rules. this individual can be confirmed with 51 votes. it takes not a single republican. i'm very interested in knowing -- despite the fact that my vote may not matter if they do this in this current session, if they do this in the lame duck, i want to know what the attorney general designee, the nominee's view is on the president's role vis-a-vis congress. what does article 1 mean when it says congress is the legislative branch and the president is the one that implements the law.

we have had an attorney general with a broad expanse advising president obama saying he can do anything he wants because congress hasn't acted. that's a troublesome aspect. what i learned seems to be violated on a regular basis by this administration and i'd like to know what the new attorney general has to say about the limits of presidential authority. >> i would expect a along those lines there would be discussion about immigration and the president is itching to carry out some kind of executive order. we heard it was going to come over the summer. i want to ask you about another topic which is the investigations targeting conservative groups. we heard from the president on down, the attorney general as well, that it was, quote, outrageous behavior and they were going to get to the bottom of it. still a number of those targeted say they have never been called, they have never been interviewed. as far as they know, they don't

see at least on the surface any progress they could point to. is that something you expect to come up regarding ms. lynch? >> absolutely. related to the attorney general, related to the irs commissioner, but as we have seen the answers that congress has sought r particularly the house of representatives because the senate has been so stymied by the insinstence that we're not going to do anything, he's put on hold the opportunity to pursue these issues. but clearly what an attorney general says about the potential violations of law here is something i think most members of congress would want to know and i'd say regardless of democrat, republican or conservative, you want an irs that plays by the rules and is not intimidating to the american people or to those it regulates. there's no greater authority in the united states than what the

irs can do. this is a very important issue. >> very quickly, we are just about out of time. you had such a successful night on tuesday. was it about recruiting stronger candidates? was it about the president's policies? he said he heard from those who stayed home. what do you think led to your success on tuesday night? >> i certainly think the new senators that are joining us are very highly qualified, are very interested in accomplishments in the sense they want the united states senate to work. i think there were two messages. the president was right. his policies were subject to a referendum in the election. where i disagree with the president, he now says it was a problem for the administration's messaging. i don't think any of the voters were saying i don't understand what the administration is attempting to do. they rejected, in large part, his policies. having said that, there was also another message of election which is we despise the gridlock that's occurred. can't you work together. i really see the opportunity to

work with my colleagues in the senate, republicans and democrat, but i see no evidence on the part of president obama of a recognition that his policies were rejected by many americans, certainly in the states in which we had elections, and he needs to further demonstrate a willingness to change his positions. this is not just about holding hands and getting along. >> if you do hold hands, we defini definitely want to have the cameras there. thanks so much, good to sigh you. >> i do want the senate to work and i hope that's the outcome of this election. >> we tonight know what you think at home. i have been asking you on twitter. now that the gop controls the house and the senate, are we going to see progress on capitol hill or more gridlock? tweet me, we'll read some of your answers later on in the show. anger today in mexico, protesters demanding to know what happened to a group of students that went mising and

are feared dead. the government claims gang members are taking credit, but many do not believe that's the whole story. we have a live report, next. it's being called the worst human rights crisis in mexico in nearly 50 years. on september 26th, 43 male students visited mexico and went missing. on friday mexican authorities said they believe all 43 are dead. in an hour-long extremely graphic press conference, mexico's attorney general said three suspected members of of a cartel confessed to loading the men on to dump trucks and murdering them at a landfill. >> they threw them to the lower part of the landfill where they burnt the bodies. they stood watch to make sure the fire would last hours putting tires, wood, plastic and other elements they found in the area. >> the men dumped any leftover

remains and ashes in a nearby river. hundreds of charred bone and teeth fragments it it will be difficult to confirm their identities. the mexican government saying the mayor and his wife ordered police to attack the students killing six people. then the police arrested the 43 remaining students and allegedly turned them over to the cartel. both the mayor and his wife have been arrested along with 74 others. the case has sparked huge demonstrations and in the country with corruption, cartels and where 98% of murders last year went unsolved the students' parents say they will continue. to believe their sons are alive. >> we want results, but with evidence. the moment that we as relatives have the certainty about what the attorney general says is true, we will accept the results, whatever it is. >> the attorney general ended his long press conference by saying, enough, i'm tired,

quickly turning into a catch phrase. >> it is a frightening situation. thank you very much. a quarter of a century later, germany celebrates the fall of the berlin wall. you're looking live at the. pictures of once ground sooe e row for the divided city. and lawmakers are fighting to find lois lerner's missing e-mails, but did they exhaust all options for tracking them down? a new report says no, and that the irs may have admitted a as much to a a judge. and a prisoner release, we have a live report, next. >> thank you if for all your support and prayers and love. it's really been encouraging for me and for others.

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was strong because of you. >> kenneth bea who spent two years in north korea says he was thankful he wasn't forgotten. two americans are back on u.s. soil today. dominic is live with this report. >> he lost as much as 50 pounds, a as a result of suffering chronic health problems, but it was a scene of emotion and deep relief for bea and his family at he landed in washington state last night. it was a little after 9:00 p.m. that he walked off the plane, coming down the steps after hugging his mother on the r tarmac, you can see them there being reunited. he described his homecoming as a blessing. >> i want to thank you all for supporting me and lifting me up and not forgetting me. at the same time i was not forgetting the people of north korea.

thank you for supporting me family as pel. >> another 22-year-old emerged with his head shaved. he looked fairly gorged as well. we know he was doing hard labor. north korea said miller wanted to experience prison life to investigate human rights situation. that landed him a six-year jail sentence. the director of national intelligence james clapper had been sent as president obama's envoy to negotiate the men's release. unclear how he convinced them to set them free, but the fact that he did is consistent with their it erratic tactics. >> they sometimes do outrageous things, sometimes conciliatory things like the release of the prisoners. we're not seeing something meaningful in term of their behavior. it's a tactical effort to get

pressure off the regime. >> that pressure includes efforts by the united nations to refer the regime's leaders to the criminal court for extensive human rights violations. also president obama is in beijing tomorrow meeting with his chinese counterpart discussing how to contain pyongyang to end the nuke program. back to you, shannon. >> it could be interesting given the criticism that came out of china for the president after the midterms. it's going to be a tense meeting, thank you very much. now to some startling news in the investigation into the irs targeting of conservative groups. the irs is apparently admitted to a federal judge it did not search the standard computer systems for irs official lois lerner's missing e-mails. that's according to judicial watch, which is suing the irs for access for documents related to the scandal.

congressman is joining us live. good to have you with us today. so let me ask you about the admission. i read over the court documents. the irs is saying there's stuff we didn't search because we didn't think the e-mails could be there. is that a good enough answer for you? >> no, it is. the problem is in the oversight and government reform committee, we have been trying to get the same e-mails, but there's nobody in the justice department willing to work with us which makes the confirmation an important issue. is she going to be someone who is going to pursue investigations against our employer as the chief law enforcement officer of the country. >> and judicial watch has had good success recently where the committee's often say they have been stymied and you have been provided thousands of pages worth of documents, but they are not exactly what you have been looking for. do you like the two-pronged approach.

do you think this is something legislators should be doing? are you all for outside groups like judicial watch taking it to the courts? >> i think we need to partner with outside groups. congress can't do it all. the constitution left power with the citizens as well. so judicial watch going in there is a good thing. it's a shame we can't get it in congress. >> do you think that the investigations currently underway in congress are going to heat up? do you think now that you've got not only the house majority, you gain some seats, but across the hill you have republicans on the senate side, do you think that gop controlling the entire capitol hill will give you more power or more motivation to continue? >> i think we'll see some more help from our counterparts in the senate. there are similar committees that do investigations as well. so i'm looking forward to the senate helping out and divvy up the work and hopefully have a little more success.

but congress has no enforcement authority. they rely on the justice department to enforce. when the justice department drags their feet or doesn't do anything at all, we're stymied in congress. >> they say they are investigating. >> they say they are investigating, but we haven't seen much. lois lerner was held in contempt of congress. the resolution is the contempt shall be brought before a grand jury. hasn't happened yet. >> also the attorney general remains under contempt of congress for something else, fast and furious, but you can't expect it's going to prosecute itself. >> well, again, i think we need an attorney general that is committed to the law. eric holder was more like the president's personal attorney bending the law to try to give the president what he wanted rather than being. the people's lawyer, which in the past up seen attorney generals get crossways with the president that appointed them

while doing their duty. >> your critics of the republicans say the election wasn't really about your great ideas. it was frustration with washington in general. when republicans talk about now we have the senate, we're going to get things passed in the house and senate and keep flooding the president's desk, kr critics say they don't like that, it doesn't get you anywhere. what's your take on what's coming. >> we're going to have the opportunity to put some stuff on president obama's desk. we're going to get to debate the issues both in the house and the senate, and when we deliver bills, many of which will be bipartisan, the president is going to have to explain why he's not signing them. >> congressman blake, good to see you. the people have voted and given republicans control of the senate and more in the house. will law mmakers be able to put differences aside and work together as the administration is calling for? we'll talk about that in a live report right after the break.

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sunday this morning. the legislative agenda set for major. shift after the gop's big wins in the midterm elections. will president obama reach out to republican congressional leaders to try to find a way forward? is there hope for bipartisanship? doug is live in washington for us. >> an interesting exchange happened on friday that could be a a prae lewd to conflicts ahead. according to reuters, speaker john boehner asked the president to give the new congress a chance to work on immigration reform in january. reuters reported that vice president joe biden asked how long the gop would need. february 15th, march 15th? the president reportedly cut biden off ending the impromptu negotiation. there's a limit to the two sides u willingness to work together. in a later interview, the president signalled intentions to act both alone and with congress. >> i'm going to do what i can do

through executive action. it's got going to be everything that needs to get done. and it will take time to put that in place. we're going to be implementing an executive action, but if a bill gets passed, nobody is going to be happier than me e to sign it. >> among. the new congressional majority, there's a growing consensus that immigration reform is not all the at the top of their agenda. >> let's start first with putting those kinds of solutions like the keystone pipeline, repeal of the medical device tax on the president's desk and show we can do with republicans and democrats and prove to american people that washington learned its lesson nap will help republicans in 2016. >> i want to move forward is to score some small victories, bipartisan, with the president, showing and demonstrating to that disaffected majority of americans out there that we can begin to solve the problem. >> such as? >> such as keystone pipeline,

tax reform, transportation bill. >> so you see the makings of a potential conflict there. both the incoming house majority leader and speaker boehner have sent warning shots not to act on immigration, but boehner saying the president would poison the well by acting alone. >> thank you very much. it may be time to take out your winter coat. a powerful arctic cold front sent to send temperatures plunging across the u.s. this week. residents of eastern montana and da coteas beginning to feel the freeze today. we are following it all from the fox weather center. can we leave it out there? does it have to come east? >> you know, you showed thatsat typhoon. that's what's buckling this jet stream and bringing all of this cold air southward. i know shannon well and the only

thing she likes frozen is her yogurt, so this is not good news. look at the temperatures in canada. all of this cold air is going to sink south waward. for our friends in florida, marie is watching. all of this cold air is going to sink southward. florida, you're going to escape relatively unscathed as well as the southwest. so let's take a look at these temperatures heading into monday and tuesday. dropping like a rock for fargo, kansas city, all the way down towards the gulf coast states. we're talking about temperatures 20 to 40 degrees below average. these are your morning lows ahead of you. for billings, minus 1 on wednesd wednesday. minus 7 for casper. omaha, 20 degrees. along with this, some heavy snow, 12 to 18 inches of snow for our friends in the northern plains up ander midwest. i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> you know i love you and do not shoot the messenger, but how about you come down and meet me

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an historic anniversary marking 25 years since the fall of the berlin wall. heralding an end to the cold war. you can see thousands of germans celebrating sending lighted balloons into the night sky.

we are following the festivities from our bureau in london, but he was there live on the scene years ago. hi, greg. >> that's right, being marked in berlin right now, the 25th anniversary of one of the most historic moments in our recent past. the fall of the berlin wall. right now in berlin, right in the center, there's about a million people estimated to be gathering. we have been watching white balloons being sent aloft. they symbolize the fall of the wall and they had marked the 9-mile route between the east and west. there have been celebrations, s concerts, ceremonies. the moment was historic. it was the start of the reunification of germany, the end to the cold war. the demise of communism. here is how one veteran remembered the moment.

>> i stood here -- i'm in tears. it's just very e emotional. i thought if i ever -- i didn't think i would ever see this horrible wall come down. i thought maybe from an old man in a rocking chair, maybe. >> now the former leader of the soviet union has been in berlin too, but he had an ominous warning saying the world was on the brink of a new cold war, vladimir putin and the west highlighted by the recent medaling by russia in ukraine that we have been following over the past couple months. right now people are focusing more on reliving the moment, the jubilation, including those of us who were lucky enough to be there. we knew we were reporting on a bit of history. more than that, a lot of emotion, a lot of passion, people were free and no one was hurt. and shannon, it's probably a good reason i keep a chunk, probably can't see it, but a

chunk of the berlin wall on my desk in the 25 years since. that was my first assignment as a foreign correspondent. i can only wish all the stories i covered in the 25 years since had been as joyous and as peaceful. unfsht fortunately not. >> what an incredible assignment. you look fabulous. you have not aged one day. i don't know how you did it, but let us know and we'll tweet it out. great to see you. >> thanks, shannon. across the pond, the queen remembers her nation's fallen heroes. a look at the touching ceremony coming up. and here at home, heroes to hires, right after the break how one program is helping our veterans find work.

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in the uk today, taking a moment to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

the queen looeding the remembrance ceremony paying tribute to those killed in action. a a moment of silence, large crowds lining the streets to watch more than 10,000 london t 10,000 veterans march with their pride, wearing their red poppies, the symbol for uk service members lost in battle. here at home, millions of americans are preparing to honor those who have served in veterans day, on tuesday. along with parades and concerts across the country, many are focusing attention on the vets who are finding the transition to civilian workforce tough. veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan have a 7.2% unemployment rate right now. it's a good deal higher than the total u.s. unemployment rate, which is 5.8%. currently, 600,000 veterans that are unemployed. vets that are working to do much better than average americans workers, making a median income

of $36,000 compared to $26,000 for all of those who are working. here to talk about a program trying to help our veterans find work called hiring our heros is senior director, ross cohen and brooke stall, now senior manager at capital one bank. both are army veterans. thanks to you, first of all. brooke, i want to ask you, what was your experience or what stories do you hear from veterans coming out of the service, trying to start a whole new life in the civilian workforce? what kind of barriers or troubles do they have? >> i think a big question a lot of service members have, how can i translate the skills i acquired on active duty and not knowing where to start and wanted knowing what job industry to go into. i worked for a bank and i never thought my skills could translate. i think that's a huge question a lot of veterans have. >> ross, she connected to capital one through the program that you oversee. tell us how it works and can be of help to other veterans. >> absolutely.

hiring our heroes is a program of u.s. chamber of commerce foundation. we work across the country doing job fairs, virtual job fairs, resume building tools, connecting veterans and military spouses to meaningful employers, like capital one. in 3 1/2 years we have hosted more than 28 job fairs. and thousands more have gotten the training they need to take that next step. >> and you talk about the issue, it has bipartisan support across ideological spectrums. every american out there wants to make sure our veterans who have served the country have the right to restart their civilian life. know you've been involved on both ends. you benefitted from the program and you're trying to help other veterans. >> at capital one, it's an amazing opportunity. can you come into the company, we have large military networks. once you join, you can connect with people with similar backgrounds, a mentor. we also have a translator, so

job skill translator. so, when you come out of active duty, you're not quite sure of what medical program or what to sign up for, so you can actually connect to folks. and along with that, you can connect and go back to hiring events. i love going out, especially in the richmond area and going to a lot of folks that are logistician from the ft. lee area and say, you too can translate your skills and get into the workforce and not have any issues. >> ross, i would think employers want to hire these individuals. i mean, they're disciplined, committed, have all kinds of interesting skills. >> we've said from the beginning, this is not a charity. this is a smart business decision for employers to make and that's why it's been an sescy sale. to brooke's point, it's a question of making sure those skills translate to what employers need. veterans make great employees. we don't ask people to do this because it's the right thing to do. it is. we ask them because it's the smart thing to do for their businesses. >> many businesses, we always hear from them here at fox news. we try to keep a list of those

to benefit veterans or programs that help veterans this week. i know you have one specifically you wanted to mention. >> a couple things going on. one, on tuesday night, huge concert in the mall. i can't even begin to say all the a-listers who will be there. but metallica, bruce springsteen, rihanna, carrie underwood. it's a free concert. starbucks is putting it on, on hbo. if i can pull this out, there's a veterans card, so anyone getting coffee throughout the week, if you get it at any -- any time you activate this veterans card it will trigger a donation to support nonprofits across the country for veterans. for the veterans who go to the concert on tuesday night, don't stay out too late, we have another job fair partnered with capital one, huge announcement we'll make wednesday morning with capital one. be there at 9:30 at joint base

on anacostia. >> for what you're doing. thanks for your service. >> thanks. >> if you want more information about this, whether you're an employer or looking for work, hiring our here rose, their website is simple, hiringourheroes.org, check it out. if you're in the d.c. area, the event on wednesday. more on the website. actress maureen o'hara, finally getting her very own oscar. we'll show you what this irish rose had to say after this. i have a cold with terrible chest congestion. better take something. theraflu severe cold doesn't treat chest congestion. really? new alka-seltzer plus day powder rushes relief to your worst cold symptoms plus chest congestion. oh, what a relief it is. here we go!

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94-year-old maureen o'hara is basking in the afterglow of receiving her first oscar. she made her big screen debut in 1938. >> kathy, we finally got an oscar. i'd also like to say thank you to all my fans who have been so kind to me over the years and truly made this night possible. >> love her. o'hara has been in more than 60 films including her personal favorite "the quiet man". >> i asked on twitter, now that the gop controls both chambers will we see progress on capitol hill or more gridlock? matt said we should see more progress. it's now put up or shut up time for both, republicans and democrats if they want to win in

2016. gary thinks there's a master key to gridlock called compromise. that's it for us here in washington. thanks so much for watching fox news. i'm chris wallace. breaking today. two americans held captive in north korea return to the u.s. with this country's top spy. plus, with control of both houses of congress, are republicans headed for compromise with president obama or confrontation? >> we are heading to washington. and we are going to make them squeal! >> we have swept this nation with a compelling senate majority. >> tonight we shook up the senate. you shook up the senate. >> we'll talk with two