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take a listen. [ gunfire ] >> neighbors reporting loud explosions before sustained gunfire. after three men who authorities say were part of a cell with ties to isis opened fire immediately after cops swooped in. a dozen search warrants apparently being executed today to prevent what belgian authorities called "imminent terrorist attacks on a grand scale." reports suggest isis may have ordered those attacks as retaliation for air strikes in iraq and syria. but despite those plans being broken up, some disturbing new images from the group as they spread fear across the middle east. one of those images showing isis militants throwing a man from a building for the supposed crime of being gay. in another two men convicted of armed robbery are crucified before being executed in a public square. and a woman convicted of adultery literally stoned to death. chief intelligence correspondent

catherine herridge is live in washington. all right, catherine, what are we learning about this takedown today in belgium? >> shannon, it's important to see these ongoing raids in belgium in the broader context of a terrorist network. the french ambassador to the u.s. confirmed to fox news that the arms dealer who supplied weapons to amedy coulibaly the shooter in the kosher supermarket, had turned himself in. and there's no question based on my two decades of experience in this area that the french authorities are debriefing the arms dealer and going through his rolodex of buyers. operatives start to talk, they start to move because they are fearful they will be identified. there's heightened security and their plots may be disrupted. so when they move when they decide to kick things into high gear and move the plot forward, that is when they are the most exposed. and couple that with the fact that al qaeda in yemen and isis are calling for more attacks. so what you're seeing tonight in belgium is that authorities

there and also in france are determined to roll up these operations as quickly as possible, shannon gl catherine, we showed some of those very disturbing images. obviously part of the propaganda war here. what can you tell us about what we're seeing in thoiz images today. >> these images were provided to fox news by the middle east -- tonight the new isis tape claims to show the enforcement of quranic punishment in northern iraq. the images purport to show as you mention the execution of two gay men apparently throwing them from the top of a building blindfolded, to their death. a similar execution took place just like this in december shannon. >> catherine herridge live for us in washington. thank you, catherine. joining us now with reaction congressman peter king. congressman, good to see you tonight. >> thank you, shannon. >> what do you make of what we're seeing play out in belgium today?

we're hearing with somg of the suspects they have been just traveling in and out of syria. it seems to be a common thread we're hearing in a number of these cases of alleged terrorism. there's a mess in syria. we haven't cleaned it up despite pledges from the white house. how critical is syria to what we're seeing? >> syria's really, you know, the key point of all this. isis is operating out of syria and iraq. and i agree with you completely. despite what the president said, we've had very little real impact on isis. maybe five to 15 plane strikes every day there's no use of ground troops. and so yes, we're damaging isis, but no significant damage. still recruiting many people still coming in from europe, people come from the united states to fight and they have been trained and skilled. and what we're seeing now in europe is what we really dreaded for the last year or so. and that was the foreign fighters trained in syria by isis going back to europe to carry out attacks. >> all right. the pentagon says we have slowed

the momentum of isis in syria and iraq but a lot of people are asking whether there's been too much focus by the air coalitions in iraq. because if you look at how much territory is influenced or held by isis when we're talking about syria, it's amazeing to see the progression over the last few months even since we started the air strikes. it's startling. >> shannon, you're entirely correct. certainly american air strikes are going to have some impact, but nowhere near the impact necessary to stop the movement by isis. again, allies are focused in iraq. the u.s. is also focusing on syria. but not enough. once we rule out the use of ground troops that makes it much easier for isis to plan and maneuver. and those fighters being trained in syria we're seeing now back in belgium. it's also not justice is, you have aqap, core al qaeda and other groups. europe right now is really the hot bed that could easily come to the united states.

and i think this is -- if today's attack on this cell and that cell was actually controlled by isis, this is really the first time we've seen a fully coordinated plan coming from isis. and that's a dramatic turning point. >> congressman peter king, thank you for your time sir. >> shannon, thank you. >> joining us now with more, gary burtenson a retired cia field commander and author of jaw breaker, the attack on bin laden and al qaeda. gary, i want to ask you, do you think there are similar trained or motivated so-called sleeper cells that would pledge allegiance to isis here in the u.s. ready to attack? >> clearly. we are at war with isis. they will attack the europeans and the united states in dynamic ways. we have got to be aggressive. the longer we wait, shannon to put these guys down the longer we wait to assemble a coalition of ground forces to destroy isis the more likely there will be catastrophic attacks on the

europeans and the united states. these guys are ready for war. and it's just a matter of time. it's not if it's going to be then. >> what do we do then? i mean, it's terrifying to think about, but a lot of people ask questions about organizations here in the u.s. that may be encouraging and trying to leverage dissatisfaction with economic opportunities and other issues that we see in europe as well. >> we need all elements of u.s. power. that means the armed forces of the united states, intelligence community, public affairs law enforcement. look, we are in a battle of civilizations. you know, if you look at the jihadists we had 10, 12 years ago, it's ten times that number now. they have declared war on us. they are growing as you stated earlier and correctly. they are seizing more territory. they are increasing in numbers. they are increasing in numbers in places like nigeria where you have boko haram killing 2,000 people it looks like up country. this battle with jihadists is

on. and they will be attacking us. the one thing that's interesting is there was a statement they were talking about plans for attacks on police stations. you need to keep attention to that. we saw it in iraq, afghanistan and other places. united states, the homeland needs to be prepared and starting to prepare because eventually they will do attacks on us. >> do you think that we're asleep here in the u.s.? >> oh yes. >> it's not like we haven't had disastrous things like we had the tragedy of 9/11. but there's been sort of a lull in any major attack on u.s. soil there have been these lone wolves wolves, the underwear bomber and other people, the administration can't even agree to call this radical islamic extremists. we can't even agree on the language to use. >> the national security -- i said when you look at cia and fbi and they're doing their best to run sources and do penetrations and doing intercepts with nsa, all of this, but you're not going to get it all all the time.

and eventually we'll miss something. and eventually they'll slip something through. look, we have an open border. i keep going back to that. close the southern border. these people will walk across in large numbers and kill large numbers of people or we'll wind up giving amnesty to a bunch of people that are here that are purportedly dreamers. please. >> yeah. plenty of folks worry -- >> completely irresponsible. >> plenty of folks worry about the northern border and people coming through canada as well. gary, thank you so much, sir. >> pleasure to be with you. just hours before the raids overseas the administration decided to put five terror suspects back on the streets including a couple of them with close ties to osama bin laden. up next, we're going to show you how the white house responded to this. >> how could the president release five gitmo detainees originally from yemen literally a week after terrorists with ties to yemen, at least one of them trained by al qaeda in yemen, killed at least a dozen people in paris? how could the president release

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breaking tonight, a dramatic shift in public opinion. for the first time in years americans say defending the united states against terrorism is their top priority for the president and congress. terrorism beating out the economy and jobs. and that news comes on the same day the obama administration takes serious heat for releasing five more terror detainees from guantanamo bay. one trained at al qaeda camp, one fought in osama bin laden's brigade. one considered to be a high security risk. another a veteran jihadist who may have been osama bin laden's bodyguard. last, also suspected to be a

member of al qaeda. ed henry asked why? >> the public is clearly getting more concerned about terror while president obama has focused the entire runup to next week's state of the union address on the economy. new tonight he did have a working dinner with a key ally british prime minister david cameron. they'll have a joint news conference here tomorrow. they'll be heavily focused on the terror threat. the president under heavy pressure from republicans after releasing those five more gitmo detainees all from yemen just one week after we learned that terrorists in paris had direct ties to yemen. now, josh earnest insisted republican claims that 30% of these gitmo detainees wind up back on the battlefield. but i pressed him on the fact that the white house claims it's only 6% that goes back to the battlefield. i said is that good enough? listen. >> you got to be out of your mind to let killers go at a time

in which killerspeople are being killed and attacked. what is going on in the white house? this may be the craziest thing -- >> isn't that still a problem? 6% of these detainees could kill people in paris or washington. >> it is. and it's certainly why this administration continues to pursue a very aggressive counterterrorism strategy. >> earnest added that keeping the prison open may not be safe because it's used as a recruiting tool by the terrorists. but note that four of these latest detainees are going to oman which borders yemen so they could wind up right back with al qaeda. shannon. >> uh-huh. our ed henry reporting from the white house for for let's bring in pete hegsheth also a fox news contributor, and chris stirewalt, our fox news digital politics editor. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> howdy. >> chris i'm going to start with you in washington. the political fallout the president doesn't have to face

another election is he feeling his oats after the midterm whomping? >> the timing of this one is very telling because look, this is a moment where our allies, our western allies especially are reeling from a brazen attack by yemeni trained islamist militants. we saw the news out of belgium today. this is a problem where releasing yemeni -- republicans just yesterday said by the way we're not going to let you release anybody from guantanamo. i would hazard this has more to do with what the republicans did than anything about national security. the deal is the president's trying to make a point. he's trying to tell the congress you won't back me down i'll back you down even if it means antagonizing not just our european allies but also as our poll shows us voters at home. >> well, i want to play a little

bit more of ed henry's interaction today with josh earnest at the white house briefing and asked specifically about this. i'll bet pete to react. >> how could the president release five detainees originally from yemen literally a week after terrorists trained in yemen killed at least a dozen people in paris. how can the president release five more gitmo detainees originally from -- >> because there's a unanimous recommendation from his national security team that steps could be put in place to ensure these individuals are transferred that we can significantly mitigate any threat they have -- >> pete, you served as a guard at gitmo. earnest says there was a unanimous decision they feel good about what's in place they can keep up with these guys or mitigate any damage they could do. is that good enough for you? >> he doesn't know that. and no it's not good enough for me. chris stirewalt said it's not hip, he's right. it's not hip. it's downright stupid. and they know it, but they're

committed to shutting this down regardless. that's what they're focussed on at this moment. just happens to be a week after or shortly a week after an attack where yemeni terrorists attacked in paris. that's right next door to oman. previous detainees have been free to go when they get home. and you read the dossier this is a starting five that any nba jihad team would want. he hunted these guys down and now they are released. and the signal that this sends couldn't be any worse than this particular moment. >> a recent fox news poll asked whether the president is -- unilaterally releasing, 54% think the president is going too far. 37% say no. so, chris you know, why then? >> well, let's flash back just a minute to last summer when the president was aside from wanting to go on vacation the president

had a broad domestic agenda he wanted to talk about and leading up to the midterm elections et cetera et cetera et cetera and islamic militants changed the discussion. they blew away any notion that democrats and the president were going to be able to litigate the election on their issues and instead foreign policy came crashing into the side of the discussion. the same thing as having a microcosm of that is happening right now as the president is out on the campaign trail campaigning for more spending, higher taxes, his usual retinue of domestic policy descriptions he wants to talk about that stuff. guess what, if you are afraid that islamists will strike in your town, in your life, that your family could be at risk you don't care much about internet regulations because you just want the president to do his first job which is to protect the country. >> pete, i just want to state today earnest also said for the white house briefing that guantanamo bay inspires violent acts around the world.

absent that maybe these people wouldn't be as provoked. >> the white house has brought in this leftist and islamic notion that it's our fault that we invite this that guantanamo bay is the reason this happened. guantanamo bay didn't exist, they don't care what's happening in the world right now. the enemy gets a vote. you don't get to decide what you talk about all the time. the enemy will dictate some of these terms and you have to react to it. i would say to the folks in the house and senate leadership now is the time to step up and confront what this president is doing weakening this nation in our national security. call him out restrict releases from guantanamo bay. >> pete, chris, thank you very much. >> also, on the defense after a letter from a just-retired fbi agent calls him out. up next "the kelly file" exclusive, the man who saved lone survivor marcus latrel is pleading for america to help.

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new details tonight on the afghan manmade famous in the film lone survivor after he saved american hero marcus luttrell from the taliban. he risked his life and the lives of his family to protect luttrell even after the terrorists showed up at their village. after marc wahlberg and others interviewed gulab while they were there shooting the film. >> he says the taliban came to

me at first and told me, hey, give us this soldier. we will go about our way once you hand him over. i told him, this is our culture. that he's in my house now, i cannot turn him over to you. >> and to have this guy risk his life and his child's life and the women and children in his village, a much bigger, broader thing. >> all the things marcus was talking about, discipline and code of honor and dedication who would have thought these two guys would be lucky enough to find each other. >> what would they have done to marcus if you had given him? >> we know for sure they would kill him. >> there's only one reason why marcus walked out of there. and to me that just carries a lot of weight. >> gulab basically said this is my village. if i tell this man i will protect him, i will protect him.

i will die. >> amazing story. now, mohamed gulab is seeking asylum in the u.s. trace gallagher is live with that story. hi, trace. >> shannon, we should note during that extraordinary fire fight in the mountains of afghanistan marcus luttrell was shot twice had a cracked vertebrae and shrapnel wounds laying there thinking he would soon die along with the other navy s.e.a.l.s. luttrell says that's when he witnessed the amazing heroism by mohamed gulab who protected him from the taliban. luttrell was later rescued by american forces, but gulab and his family left behind. they had to go into hiding because of the death threats by the taliban. listen now to immigration attorney michael wiels. >> things are horrible for mohamed. rpgs were going in his home. he couldn't sleep at the same home the same night, it was

horrible. >> he is working now to bring them to the u.s. and grant them asylum. but because so many different agencies we're talking the united nations homeland security and others have to sign off on it, it's proven to be a very complicated matter. so far the attorney has been at least able to move him and some family members from afghanistan to an ub disclosed country where they're safe for the time being. gulab has been to the u.s. before when he visited marcus luttrell at his home in texas and apparently could have just stayed here and avoided all of this red tape. listen. >> i have no idea why he didn't apply for asylum. there could have been a breakdown between him and his handlers while in america. it could have been that the movie got such notoriety, put him in great harm. but ironic he was here and could have been out of harm's way. >> he was here and he left and now the department of homeland security will make the ultimate call concerning asylum. but so far dhs is not

commenting. shannon. >> that stands in such contrast to me when you think about the paris attacks and the muslim worker who was in the jewish deli, took all those people and hid them and saved them from the attackers. and i read today he's getting expedited citizenship in france and they're going to do the ceremony on january 20th. let's hope this gentleman also gets some expedited help. trace, thank you. also tonight big news from hollywood after al sharpton calls an emergency meeting about this year's oscar nominations. plus attorney general eric holder on defense after a scathing open letter from a former fbi agent says the nation's top cop is the problem. >> let us reject the empty rhetoric of anyone who would engage in cynical attempts to divide and cast blame. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica.

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breaking tonight, attorney general eric holder pushing back say against those saying -- his rhetoric puts cops in danger. the decorated army and fbi veteran said he held his tongue about holder until last month when the assassination of two new york city police officers compelled him to speak. he writes in part to be blunt, mr. holder, i am appalled at your lack of leadership as the attorney general of the united states. and your blatant politicizing of the department of justice. your actions both publicly and privately have done nothing to quell the complex racial issues we face in our country and have done everything to inflame them. as the top cop of the united states, you share in much of the blame and violence and protest we are witnessing against law enforcement officers honorably serving throughout our nation. hours ago at an event recognizing the birthday of

martin luther king jr., attorney general holder said this. >> i have been troubled and recently dispushed about characterizations of this administration's regard for those who wear the badge. for the past six years our record for support for law enforcement has been both strong and unambiguous. >> j. christian adams, good to have you with us tonight. this letter if folks haven't read it it is scathing. it just, you know it's something that my dad would say burn off your eyebrows when you're reading it. i mean, it's that tough. do you think it's fair? have you read it? >> i have read it shannon. and agent mcgowan is right. and he's not alone. he details this sorted racial history of this justice department, this attorney general, how this attorney general contrary to what he said today has done more to put

police officers in danger than any other attorney general through his policies through his priorities through his rhetoric. he's put officers in danger by opposing what officers try to do. this letter details a lot of the harm that this attorney general has done. and it's coming from a former fbi agent who worked with the justice department on a lot of high profile civil rights cases. >> i want to play a sound bite from the attorney general back in 2009, one that's become infamous, famous depending on how you view it, people will know it and recognize it. but it's a comment he made about race in this country. let's listen. >> though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot in things racial we have always been and we, i believe, continue to be in too many ways essentially a nation of cowards. >> so are we getting it wrong? is there a better conversation we could be having? is it fair to say that the

attorney general is adding fuel to the fire? >> yeah, there's so many missed opportunities when you hear that now very sad comment he made six years ago. i mean, we now know what he needs. we're a nation of cowards because we don't believe like he does about racial issues. we don't talk like he wants us to about racial issues. shannon, this whole business about the police department, this justice department has opposed the cop so many ways we don't have time to cover it. they've imposed sensitivity training on police officers to be conducted by radical anti-cop groups. and the taxpayers are paying for it. they want to collect data about police officers, impose federal will on local police departments. the record is not something he can gloss over in one speech at main justice this afternoon. >> this letter by the former fbi agent as well calls out the attorney general for being associated with al sharpton. they say he is actually

antagonizing and momentuming a lot of the tension that's out there. and the writer questions why this administration would have him in recent, you know months and years 80 times at the white house. >> and al sharpton said he was going to help pick the next attorney general. this is not good company to keep for a person who believes in the rule of law. today general holder talked about people who divide america. well, if there's anybody who divides america, it's al sharpton. this is a guy that should not be within a hundred miles of this white house. but he seems to have an open invitation both to the fifth floor at the justice department and to the oval office. >> all right. j. christian adams, always good to see you. >> thanks, shannon. >> religious leaders are gathering in dallas at a summit titled healing the racial divide. barry jackson calling on

president obama to specifically talk about these issues during tuesday's state of the union. bishop, thank you. we have talked about these before. how could we do a better job and what would you like to hear him say tuesday? >> essentially we have to understand that there's a class, poverty and race dynamic going on in america. and essentially we can deal with criminal justice reform educational reform and we can deal with economic development. if a kid can't read, he's going to get off track, get involved with problems in the ghetto black and brown kids, and we're going to find all kind of problems. so what we've come together to do is to do oeb our part at the church and ask the nation to move forward. the president can fully fund some of the programs that are geared at early childhood

development, educational reform in terms of rewarding outstanding kids is critical giving every child a chance to go to school. criminal justice reform. there is a redeem act that is rand paul and corey booker are seeking to pass in the congress that's very, very important. and then there's certain things of this second chance act that deals with reform allow that the administration can change right now. in other words, people coming out of prison can have a whole year of halfway house opportunities, re-enter society. you know we feel, shannon, that we're dealing with is that some people are hopeless because either through reading or through youthful mistakes with the law or other achievement-oriented issues they find themselves hopeful -- or

hopeless rather in black or brown ghettos in america. and that's why some of the rioters, looters, others are young people because they feel like they don't have a chance in our culture. so we want the president to speak out, lead the way in education and criminal justice reform and economic development bringing jobs and business back to the ghetto. >> and bishop before we lose you because we just have a short time, i want to ask you, are you hopeful at this point? do you think the two sides talking past each other can find some common ground? >> i do. we came together with black clergy members. and idly if we use the common ground of faith, the christian community can lead the way and then government and business can come alongside. so i'm hopeful on this martin luther king jr. birthday that we can make a real difference in america. >> well, and as you say a lot of people think that our houses of worship are a good place to talk l that as well.

bishop, always great to talk to you. wish you the best with the event. >> thank you very much. all right. also tonight, a jaw dropping story from maryland where parents are being questioned by authorities for letting their 10-year-old child walk alone? plus, anti-war critics not happy that american sniper was nominated for best picture. we'll air out their complaints next. >> the thing that haunts me are all the guys i couldn't save. >> hey please not now! >> i'm ready -- >> oh my god. >> i'm ready to come home.

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history, marine chris kyle. nominations out this morning and developing tonight reverend al sharpton calling an emergency meeting of his diversity task force after the oscar nominations he called it "appallingly insulting that no black actors or actresses were nominated for an academy award." here to break it down ceo of -- and amy holmes former senior speech writer to republican senate majority leader bill. good to see you both. >> good to see you too. >> amy i'll start with you. what do you make of this? there was this outcry we saw on twitter and now a al sharpton saying -- and he said we may take action surrounding the awards. we don't know if there will be protests, who knows. >> we know with mr. sharpton he's never seen a racial controversy he couldn't exploit. i set that aside. but i also wapt to add full disclosure, the only movie i've seen on this list is "grand budapest hotel". >> me too.

>> i'm a movie lover. as far as the diversity, it's ridiculous, it's absurd, not only hispanic-americans and african-americans and whole artistic community wouldn't be represented at the oscars. i'll be honest with you, i pay about as much attention to the oscars as i do miley cyrus. which is to say i see the headlines and i care about this much. >> these billionaire actors and actresses, there are multiple award ceremonies, something for everyone. but, bernard, some say the problem is with the makeup of the academy that it's 94% white, 77% male and the average age is 62 or 63 so these maybe are not the most diverse group of movie goers checking out these films. >> i think that's fair. i think the academy membership could be a little out of touch in what is current and popular in today's society. having said that i think the fact there are no african-americans nominated for the first time since 1998 is more of an anomaly than any type of systemic racism on the part of the academy.

"selma" was nominated for best picture, which i think most americans would say is the most important award. it sort of says this story is an amazing piece of history and amazing piece of culture. and it was portrayed in such a compelling way it deserves nomination for best picture. the actors nominated for best actor for the golden globes so is the supporting actress. and i think that it was unfortunate in the time when we're dealing with eric garner and michael brown and all of this that we don't have representation more broadly of african-americans. but i think that it is an anomaly rather than any type of ongoing racism in hollywood. >> because we have seen a number of nominees in winners over the last 18 to 20 years. something else cheryl boone isaacs is the president and she didn't seem too worried when people were coming to her saying "selma" is nominated, it's important but she didn't see issues with diversity and, hey, may the best actor win. >> she also represents the a

academy academy. not a single female director, female screen writer female cinemetographer. but i agree this has more to do with the limb taxitations of hollywood than the opportunities in broader american culture. and i think we spend far too much time paying attention to the big hollywood prom. >> all right. i'm excited because on monday i'm going to go see "american sniper." it looks great and i've heard great reviews. there are some people, bernard, who don't like this movie and say it's warmongering a knock back of nostalgia to president george w. bush and the people who wanted to blow up iraq. and clint eastwood behind the movie said it's about portraying a soldier's struggle the plight, so people can understand what our soldiers go through. it's not a political statement. >> i absolutely agree. i think it's an extraordinary film. and i think frankly to the

extent that the american people can see what our brave men and women who go into combat actually have to go through what war does to them and what happens when they come home. i think it can shine an important spotlight on to the challenges that these brave men and women face. and i think that we have to understand this is a character study. this isn't meant to be supporting of the war or anti-war. it's meant to be a representation of what this guy went through. and i think the best validation of the film is the fact kyle's widow said bradley cooper was extraordinary, clint eastwood did a magnificent job. i encourage people to go see it. >> features two things, regret and depression and not patriotism and fighting for your country with honor and frankly enthusiasm. and you know what, shannon, i think we can see movies with which we disagree that portray things that are perhaps different from our values different from our world

experiences. i like silence of the lams but i don't advocate killing anyone. >> we need popcorn. great to see you. we'll get some after the show. thank you both. up next on "the kelly file," you thought you could let your kids walk to the park by themselves. you better think again. coming up, the story of parents in hot water for letting their children walk home on their own. this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can last 12 hours. and aleve is proven to work better on pain than tylenol arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on pain.

tonight, two parents in hot water for, wait for it letting their kids walk home on their own from the local playground. trace gallagher has the story you may not believe. hi trace.

>> shannon, remember when your parents would tell you how they'd walk two miles to school in four feet of snow? well today your parents would likely get a visit from child protective services. parents are being investigated for neglect for allowing their 10 and 6-year-old kids to walk home alone from school. during the one-mile walk the kids were picked up by police and brought home. the parents say the officers gave them a speech on the dangers of the world and they thought the matter was closed until a cps worker showed up on the doorstep threatening to take the kids away if mom and dad didn't sign a form saying the children would remain under supervision. the parents refused to let the cps worker in but it didn't matter because later the kids were interviewed by social workers at their school. the parents say they're really not the bonnie and clyde they're being portrayed. listen. >> the whole idea is i'm raising my kids the same way we were raised, the same way that almost every adult watching this was raised. and that's kids go outside and

they're best off outside playing with other kids. it's not a crazy radical idea, it's actually quite an old fashion idea. >> mom also says she's done her homework and where they live is safer today than when she was growing up. and her kids also feel safe listen to them. >> do you like walking around by yourself? >> yeah, i do. >> do you feel safe? >> yeah we do. >> and you feel safe looking out for your little sister? >> yeah, i totally feel independent. i feel free. and i feel very safe. >> by the way, cps won't comment on active cases. and this case is still active. the parents have another meeting with child protective services early next week. >> that's not your average 10-year-old. i feel independent. i'm very impressed. maybe the parenting is working, thank you, trace. we're asking you at home, do you see a problem with this? we want to hear from you. go to facebook.com/thekellyfile.

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or send a tweet using #kellyfile. thanks for watching. i'm shannon bream in tonight for megyn kelly and this is "the kelly file." welcome to "hannity." breaking developments from duke university tonight following public outrage and pressure from several groups now the school has canceled its plan to sound the muslim call to prayerer on campus. ainsley earhart is here with the latest. >> that's right, sean. the school heard complaints loud and clear and made a few changes. the muslim call to prayer was originally supposed to be amly fied over the duke campus chapel bell tower starting tomorrow and it was going to continue each friday. well, today duke released a statement saying muslim students will instead gather at the campus quad before heading into a room inside the chapel for the weekly prayer service. the school's vice president for public affairs and government