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increasing number of isis fighters in afghanistan. and the president said more than half of the 9800 troops on the ground will stay in the war zone. zone. >> afghanistan( dangerous. 25 brave americansñi gave their

lives there this year. i do not send you in harm's way lightly. it is the most solemn decision i make. but as your commander in chief, i believe this decision is vital in our national security interest in preventing terrorist attacks to our nation. >> we have heard the president time and time again promise to get the troops out of afghanistan before he left office. that will not happen clearly. how much is it railing washington, chris? >> not so much now. there is a growing decision he had to make. he had been talking for several years of?; ending all of our foreign wars and having all u.s. troops except for a small garrison around the embassy out of afghanistan by the time he

left office in 2017. he will keep double the number of troops in 2016 and saying he will keep 5000 after he leaves in 2017. you can argue it two ways. the president learned the lesson in iraq and pulling the troops and how quickly it goes south. but the flip side he only keeps the number of troops and a lot of things going wrong in afghanistan in the last year or so. the spread of isis and taliban and al-qaeda training camps in afghanistan happen with this compliment of 10000 troops. why is it going to be better than it has been with that compliment of troops in the last year. >> we have seen the growth of isis partially in response. and redline in syria and see

what a mess syria has become. does the president, is there a feeling that he's being dragged into a more muscullar foreign policy? >> i wouldn't go that far. i think there was a fair amount of pressure from the pentagon. the former chairman of the chiefs began to push to keep the 10000 troops there and not to draw down in the beginning of 2016, i think the points you make about syria and iraq, there was a growing sense that the situation was deteriorating and you know, the last thing you should be doing is cutting our number of troops in afghanistan in half at this time. in a sense, there are two competing legacies here. clearly the president wanted to go out of the office saying he pulled all of the troops out of iraq and afghanistan, america's

longest war. we started there in 2001. on the other hand, the situation as chaotic in afghanistan as it is in iraq, that is not a good legacy either. clearly i think he decided in the end it was more important to maintain whatever games and stability we have with the expenditure ofñi blood and pressure in afghanistan in the last decade. >> now the race to succeed him as president. hillary clinton's performance in the democratic debate, a lot of people say she was solid and effectively closed the door on vice-president joe biden's opportunity to enter the race, how do you see it? >> i don't think you can say close the door, the door isn't of the rationales for a biden candidacy. he was not coming in as

a spoiler or last-minute. but as the savior of the party to pick up the pieces of a clinton, hillary clinton candidacy that was in trouble. private server and fbi investigation and on and on and on. there was a lot of pieces on the ground. she did very well. it was some what easy against the field of candidates and opponents in that debate. the party doesn't seem like they need anybody to rescue them as much. what biden does, i don't have a clue. if i were him, i would wait a week and see what happens a week from today when she has to testify before the benghazi committee. my guess the members of the committee will not go easy on hillary clinton as the democratic opponents did in the debate. i don't know that the vice-president will take my

advice. >> one of the guys who said she did well was donald trump. you will talk to him on fox news sunday. >> i will indeed. he was not pleased with the questions i asked. we may get into the issues and what he objected. to i am excited. this is my first interview with donald trump since he became a candidate. >> chris wallace, we'll be watching. >> and the lone democratic alloy israel dealing with a wave of deadly palestinian attacks on sieve issilians. the nation setting up road blocks and the u.s. faces pressure to help in some way. jon? >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry is planning to go to the region and jump-start talks between israeli prime minister

netanyahu and prime minister a bas. they have been trading accusations back and forth. and tonight, prime minister netanyahu talked about the lies israelis are executing palestinians in cold blood. that was the words of prime minister a bas. listen to what prime minister netanyahu said this evening. >> the only way we can fight the that are hurled at israel and spread in the palestinian social network and from there to the world is to tell the truth. >> reporter: really the focus has been be on what palestinian authority president abbas said using the shooting of a 13 year old palestinian boy who was

stabbing another teenager his age. in fact this generated a lot ofanger. that boy, was wounded and recover nothing a hospital in israel. as part of his speech a bas accused israel of racism. here's what he said. >> the israeli aggression against our people and land and holy place system escalating and the situation is showing an ugly face and spreading a religious war. >> reporter: security is high in israel will and other parts of israel will and jerusalem. israeli military called up 300 troops to bolster the troops. road blocks are around the neighborhoods with concerns that

dividing jerusalem between the east and west may further inflame the ongoingñr hostiliti and violence. having said that prime minister netanyahu said he is willing to meet with the palestinian authority abbas. all of the road blocks will not stop an angry palestinian teenager from carry out an act of terror. jenna. >> we are watching it closely. john, thank you. scottish prosecutors announced they identified two additional libyans as suspects in the 1998 bombing of pan am bombing. they are asking libyan authorities to interview them. it exploded over the scottish town and killed 270 people. many on board were americans.

authorities suspect unnamed libyans of collaborating with the other person named in the attack. and jeb bush is in new hampshire and he has a endorsement. and the president has a decision to keep 5500 troops in afghanistan through the end of the presidency. and the battle against isis and that country may have something to do with it. do you agree with the president's decision to leave troops in stan tan beyond 2016. our chat is up and running. go to foxnews.com/happeningnow to join the conversation. attention americans eligible for medicare.

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>> attorneys for a former speaker of the house said his client plans to plead get as a part of a plea deal authorities accuse the 73-year-old illinois republican of breaking laws and lying to the fbi in an effort to pay

someone millions of dollars. it is not clear what charges hastert would plead guilty or face jail time. his lawyer expects a written plea next week. ñi í÷oet a big endorsement for the state senate. ohio governor kasich is campaigning and promising to balance the federal budget. carl cameron joins us with more. >> talking campaign budgets and third quarter fund-raising is critical. today the candidates will be public at midnight. they have to get them at the end of last month. ben carson is on a book tour and we know that number two in the donations is ted cruz who raised

$12.2 million. and the candidates will focus on on the early voting statesñ in ohio and south carolina. be bush is cutting campaign costs. and he's digging in and expecting it to take a while and raised 12 million and that is a significant drop from the len million he raised in just two bush is disclosing his medical records and income tax rourns in an effort of transparency and take the emphasis off of not winning the money race. ncarly fiorina his 6.8 million and today danced high school students and danced past p marco rubio. and aids say rand's organization

is second to none nation wide. a numberhe of candidates did no disclose numbers. john kasich is among them. and laid out his balanced budget plan. listen to this. >> the first thing we video to do to get the government out of the way is start with the budget. as president, i will immediately put us on the path to a balanced budget and get it done in eight years. >> eight years, that is two presidential terms and kasich is the only one that wrote a budget that got signed. this would cut corporate and income tax and build up the military and freeze all other discretionary spending for eight years. >> carl, thank you. >> disturbing>2ñ new reports one situation in the ground in afghanistan. the taliban is not the only

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he believes that sweden would send him to the u.s. to face prosecutions. >> turning fwook the big stories of the day. the president's decision to leave more troops in afghanistan comes at a time of renewed upheaval. there is a region where afghan forces are challenged on two fronts. there are growing reports of atrocity. and taliban groups are pledging allegiance to isis. and giving them a presence there. and the former advisor to commander. fox military analyst is back with us. >> let me be clear about the numbers, gentlemen. we don't have the numbers of isis in afghanistan.

the numbers are from the u.n. and referring to people who could be sympathizers with isis. and general scales, the new york times published a report yesterday, some areas brutality is what we have seen in@bát other parts of the world and taliban commanders are surrendering to the afghan government because they are intimidated by isis, how big of an issue is this? >> jenna, about half an hour ago, i called a contact of mine in the pentagon, i asked him is this real or just a flash in the pan? he said back in june, they thought it was no big deal, but say that isis presence, particularly in the regions around kabull was troubling and one of the reasons that the president reversed the policy. two things at play. the incredible brutality of

isis. the taliban are not angels. and isis is killing the loved ones. and second is money. you know how poor afghanistan is. c showing up hundreds per recruit and taking recruits away from the taliban to join their ranks. at one time, was a rumor and then it was background noise and now, jenna, it is a serious and growing threat. >> one has to wonder, andrew. the 4 or $500 goes to someone joining isis and that's what the local people noticed about the new fighters. they are flush with cash and no one else has combchlt is this really the reason for the president's announcement. he didn't speak about isis it was taliban and stabilizing afghanistan. is this the truth? >> right, the president always

had the problem that his military strategy is undercut by domestic political strategy. the democrat base has never been interested in fightingñi and winning the afghan war. it was a political to beat the republicans with. and every time he made a bold military move like increasing troops in 2009. he cut it with artificial time lines. unfortunately, the taliban doesn't care about time lines or political theater. and things like the taliban attacking is a mugging by reality of the president's domestic political constraints. >> do you think that the president would continue with that thought. iran is announcing the numbers. we have numbers and a time line and that's what he was critized of giving too much information

about our plans in that country. >> so much of counter insurgency is the oppression of stability. we are trying to impress the afghan people that the afghan government is well to stay. and give the impression that our support to the afghan government is here to stay. yes, i would rather have him not talk about troop numbers. i accept in a democratic system like ours, he has to give some indication of forces that are overseas. unfortunately, even this decision to keep more troops there through 2017 is undercut by irresoluteness and in the world and afghanistan, though militarily effective, the impression and the critical need of impression of stability is loss. >> interesting. perception of reality. whether the taliban or isis, we want to make sure we protect our

country. will the president's strategy as he lay its out help us finally win this war? >> i don't know. i tell you, i agree with andrew 100 percent. the forces at 9800 are barely capable of holding the line. look at the number of missions that we have counter terrorism and logistics and sploi and physical security and advise and train. out of three separate bases from only 5500 men against a resurgent taliban and newly arrived ice six that the is long odds and thin margins. >> and the isis swirling around the area it makes you wonder how vulnerable our troops will be. thank you. >> the terror attack thwarted by

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>> there is controversy over the coverage of recent wave of

terror attacks in israel especially on the thwartedroo stabbing near damascus çógate. you can see the photo, shows the suspect had a knife in his hand. >> he seems to where i am standing, he seemed to be killed. he's not moving. i know paramedics and they are searching his body and looking at him. we are only a couple of feet away right boy us. we couldn't see very clearly whether he was holding anything or anything on him. >> news headlines so manied to cast israel as the aggressor in these attacks. joining us now is the former ambassador to the u.n. and can ben miller who is a fox news contractor. rick, start with you. you basically confronted that

nbc reporter over his coverage of the incident? >> yeah, i happen to be watching msnbc as he described the scene as it unfolded and from the very beginning, he failed to report on a few key facts. one, the individual broke out of a line where palestinians were trying to get into a certain secure area, and he failed to tell us that. and he failed to describe that the individual had camoflauged uniform and trying to pretend he was a israeli defense soldier. that is two key facts and i don't buy that amondid not see the knife in the guy's hands. he had to be confronted by the anchor who corrected him. i saw two open hands with

nothing in them. and the anchor on msnbc. actually, we are running video showing that you are wrong. it was an atrocious situation that amonmulldin was in the wrong and biassed reporting. >> and even after his filing of that report. he said his comments on twitter. i witnessed the shooting of a man running down the stairs to the damascus before being gunned down. no mention of the knife. judy, how does a reporter get away with that kind of reporting. >> he grets6z away from it becae people are doing similar thing. i agree with rick totally. the coverage of the outviolence as if it is equal on both sides and the intfadda. and the uprising of the knife and is encouraged by the

palestinian leaders and the coverage is outrageous. there is a young man named a chmed, and he was reported as having been killed by israel and executed is the word that they used. and the problem is this morning, israeli newspapers and not american newspapers had pictures of him smiling being treated in an israeli hospital for hise1 wounds after he had stabbed a 13-year-oldñi israeli who is serious condition in another hospital. >> that is the abbas, the palestinian president. six palestinian teen dies amid mideast unrest. they were all carrying knives, weren't they, rick? >> yes, this is the intfadda. and what is happening in israel,

the israeli forces and security forces and police are responding to pal will pals who are yielding knives trying to kill them. the coverage here in the united states is a stroous. this is not the first time ayman has had biassed coverage. nbc news has a problem and they need to get serious about disciplining him and telling him how he is supposed to report. he's not biassed and move him off of the middle east beat. this is a problem and everyone needs to take to twitter and put pressure on nbc news to do something about the problem. >> a couple of looks at the head lines. one of them from the wall street

journal. two palestinian teens kids. palestinians shot dead in israeli police in two separate knife attacks. you may not connect the people shot dead had the knives. >> even a society that is occupying another society has a right to defend themselves. israelis don't want to walk down the streets and face knife attacks. this is different than what happened before. many are lone wolf attacks and by young palestinians in east jerusalem. they are not in gaza and not in the west bank but some of them come from both places. they are young people incited by cartoon ands by palestinian leaders to go out and kill an israeli. and that is not acceptable. >> viewers should pay attention to the segment and apparently the media will try to get it

wrong. sue miller. thank you, both. >> and a blitz causing major problems for airways. the security system went offñr 0 minutes. julie has more from jfk airport. >> reporter: an hour and half may not sound like a long time. imagine being one of those. and this is part of the security that average passengers don't know. there was a computer glitch and it went down 90 minutes and caused travel delays all over the united states. it checks airline passengers against the terror watch list and that temporary glitch caused delays all over the country.

jfk, dallas- fort worth and baltimore and passengers were waiting in long lines. >> thousands and thousands of people upstairs and downstairs and the lines were just crazy. >> people up there were cursing and couldn't walk and it was crazy. u.s. customs issued the explanation saying they took action to disrupt. and officers processed international travellers using alternative procedures until the systems were back on line. there was no indication it was malicious in nature. and federal officials say international travellers were screened but manually. and passengers had to fill out paper work by hand. it is not clear what caused the

glitch in the first place. there have been five other glitches this year including united and continental airlines and experiencing technical ñi delays. and the faa saying that hacking was not a reason for that problem. and so no malicious behavior. that's the good news and everybody is back to where they wanted to fly to at least. >> julie, thank you. >> speaking of traveling. americans in the country. public transportation can be part of a daily commute. sometimes it is getting to the bus and train. and they are live in new york with that. >> jon, within ten years, 70 percent of the world population will work in cities. it is a fact that will not make our commute easier. dewit sullivan lives in new

york. a town serviced boy one of the greatest rail systems ever built. so unfortunately you live outside of town and you have to walk over a mile to get to the train. >> it is a mile and i am running and sweaty and it is a pain. >> it is a process he repeats when he has to walk half a mile in manhattan. sullivan is not alone. millions of people live over a mile from public transportation and making traveling a hassel or expensive. this is why grant has high hopes for a new invention. the urbie. this will take the last mile0l home or to ñrwork. >> we found a thread that people are taking public transportation to get downtown and they need

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snksz coming up on the real story. why does it seem that president obama doesn't listen to the military experts on the ground when it comes to troop withdrawal. we'll show you decision by decision where the military minds do not come out on top. and gop cappedidate john kasich said washington is obsolete. and gretta will weigh in on the

israeli/palestinian fight. xd top of the hour. >> player ares in the nba are praying for the recovery of lamar odom. he's seen here with estranged wife khloe kardashian. he is on life support after being found in a brothel on tuesday. you have known lamar a long time. and how is he doing today? >> he's a wonderful man, and i have known him a long time and privilegeed to cover up his career. i hung up the phone with reverend jesse jackson who is at the hospital and in close contact with those who are close to lamar and he tells me he's fighting for his life. he's in a coma and the ñioutloo is very difficult for lamar going forward.

>> you said he's a great guy and had an amazing career. a lot of people may know him from the reality show he did with the kardashian. tell us why so many athletes are impacted by his condition right now. >> he was a great and he did everything he could to help his teammates while on the court. he was the guy they all graveitated forward. he was playing and everybody looked at lamar because of his unique and amazing talent. with even with kobe bryant and they look to lamar who was not a super star. but obviously a star player. they liked him and cared about him and the man who is fighting all types of stuff throughout the course of his career, drug related. >> tell us about that. >> he lost his mom at a young

age and lost a child. and everybody who came in contact with lamar enjoyed the experience. i probably interviewed him and he was on time and courtious with a smile on his face. >> let me ask you then. how did he wind up in this condition? how did he wind up in a brothel and we don't have all of the details what transpired and how did he get here? >> he's fought demons and drugs and alcohol abuse over the course of time, and he had been in several programs for rehabilitation over the course of his nba career and after the nba career and pulled over for dui. apparently it is a difficult disease to hand and he will come to some type of terms with and i

can't speak to his behavior and what he was doing in these places and why he was there and what led him to it other than boating this disease is tough. >> your experience is valuable knowing a little bit about him as an athlete, we want to concentrate on that as well. he's getting a lot of attention over the last several days because of his presence many the media. wish him and his family the best of luck. we take your words to the heart as well, jim. it's tough times right now. we'll be thinking of lamar. >> thank you. great to have you. major drug bust. dozen offense cities targeted. how it went down and what agencies besides drugs. we're live with that breaking story.

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a drug takedown across more than a dozen u.s. cities. there's words of links between the networks and terror groups. adam houseley is following this live from our los angeles bureau. adam. >> that terror link something that's being looked into right now. what they are focusing on these designer drugs, these chinese drugs. that's what the raid was all about. it just ended in the last ten minutes. 1:44 is when the raid finally concluded with the agents coming back in from laredo as well as san antonio. we got tipped off about this drug takedown. international crime and terror organizations. we had the video to show you that's just come into fox as well. 13 different city, these raids took place in. more than $500,000 seized just here in l.a. but nationwide we're talk about millions of dollars seized as well as

thousands of pounds of illegal drugs with the chinese connection. they're chinese produced synthetic drugs that's exploded in the last couple of years and become a major problem. sending the proceeds overseas to countries like yemen, syria, jordan and lebanon. rusty payne sat down with us this morning to talk about this dangerous connection. >> historically, global, transaction criminal networks have looked to drug trafficking proceeds to raise funds, to corruption, to bribe. the drug cartels and drug trafficking networks across the world have gotten into bed with these terror networks because they come together in a marriage of mutual convenience. >> a look at some of the drugs. some of them are sold as suckers in stores. others are sold as potpourri. they are designer drugs.

family in birmingham, alabama sent more than $40 million to yemen alone. as one dea agent says that's not going to grand pmagrandma. the grade includes a 15-month investigation. in the last five years designer drugs have exploded to more than 400 different types. the national forensic laboratory information systems identified the overall overdoses of drugs. forensic reports and there were skr just 23 in 2009. 37,500 reports of drug overdoses. as you can see major issues going on here. they believe this money is ending up in terrorist hands. >> scary stuff. thank you. we'll be right back.

we thank you for joining us. more than 5,000 american troops will stay in afghanistan. major policy shift for the president who has promised f ed years that the war was over and he would bring home most of the troops. nearly 10,000 on the ground. the number would be reduced but not to the number mr. obama had hoped for. secretary ash carter is now speaking at the pentagon. let's listen in. >> be sure every participant had an opportunity to be interviewed. there's other data as well and make sure we have the full story. i want the full story because i think we have promised the world that we would give the facts when we have facts.