>> carley: fox news alert, we are following breaking news on two fronts. a massive manhunt for a dpunman accused of killing 18 people in may continue this morning. robert card wanted for eight counts of murder and police warn peep toll stay away from him if they see him. >> todd: united states striking two facilities in eastern syria used by iranian-backed soldiers in response to our military bases facing 19 attacks in the last 10 days. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro, live on the ground on both sides of the

world. nate foy in lewiston, maine, but we begin with mike tobin in tel aviv. >> striking two bases in eastern syria near the border with iraq, bases used by the revolutionary corps for firing at u.s. forces. we have seen 19 strikes against u.s. forces, mostly drone and missile attacks. 21 service members had injuries. a u.s. contractor was up in years and when he ran to shelter, he died from a heart attack. this is the u.s. respondings to menacing attacks from iranian proxies. not the iranians getting their hands dirty in the conflict. secretary defense secretary lloyd austin thought was important to mention in the

statement twice, this does not represent a shift in u.s. policy toward support of israel in this war with hamas. the u.s. has supplied israel with artillery, with interceptors for the iron dome battery and adding an additional one. u.s. is bolstering numbers, providing iron dome missile and the thad missiles, as well. in addition to the u.s. getting involved in the region, there is additional israeli conflict in the region. forces went to the gaza strip for second night in a row, this time to the sajia, hamas has a strong hold there. a lot of infrastructure. there was combat and fighter jet in support of troops on the ground. we know from israel that combat engineers were involved in this particular operation that was

long operation, on the ground for a long time and combat engineers were working, speaking to the idea what we heard from israel in the past couple days making these incursions this ask preparation for the larger invasion of gaza. todd and carley. >> carley: a lot of u.s. military might in the region to say don't think about it. mike tobin, thank you. >> todd: turning to our other top story, 80 fbi agent and alite border patrol part of the search for maine gunman robert card. storming his home yesterday, but have not been able to locate him. storming his home yesterdayt have not been able to locate him. card. storming his home yesterday, but have not been able to locate him. [indiscernible] -- you are under arrest. come out of the house now -- >> carley: quite the moment

yesterday, he was not home. nate foy is on the ground in lewiston, maine with the latest. good morning. >> nate: good morning, carley, still no confirmed sightings of robert card entering the second day of this manhunt. state, local, federal authorities will join the manhunt scattered across multiple counties. that scene last night at the home in bowdoin, that is where card lives. there are two residents connected there. take another look, one of our reporters heard multiple flash bangs outside the home to bring card outside if he was theire. police yelled through a megaphone. authorities executed search warrants and left, he wasn't

there. card's vehicle was found near a boat dock in lisbon bane. they are searching booth bay harbor, 50 miles east of where we are now. the 40-year-old accused gunman is accused of murdering 18 and injuring 13 at bowling alley and a bar in lewiston. he is considered armed and dangerous. card is an army reservist with a history of mental health issues and maine governor mills spoke about the horrific attack. listen here. >> this city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. this attack strikes at the very heart of who we are and the values we hold dear for this precious place we call home. >> the white house put out a statement after the shooting, writing, work with us to pass a

bill banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines to enact universal background check, require safe storage of guns, this is the least we owe every american who will bear the scars, physical and mental of this latest attack. our nation is in mourning after yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting. here are some of the victims identified after wednesday night's shootings. 10 victims so far have not been identified. one of the victims you see here is joseph walker, his father spoke about the sudden and tragic loss of his son. listen here. >> i go to church, i believe in the law and i believe in jesus christ, but why do we have to go through these kind of miserable, miserable times? this has never happened in our two cities. if my son was here with me, he would say he's sorry for the

others lost and the families going through what i'm going through right now. >> canadian border officials are on alert looking for card to see if he possibly tries to head north. you mentioned border patrol elite unit called bortac arrived last night, that is the unit that tracked down and captured daniel cavalcante, the escaped murderer from the prison in chester county, pennsylvania, not that long ago. yesterday authorities held a press conference and promised to provide more information as this manhunt unfolds. we are working to learn when a news conference will be held today. >> carley: so sad to hear from that father and president biden and the governor of maine announced flags will fly at half staff for the next five days, we are a nation in mourning right now. thank you. former fbi special agent and

army ranger chad jenkins will talk about this. a man with mental issue commits horrific act of violence, 18 people dead, 13 wounded and police can't find him, where do we go from here? >> we have to have a conversation with society on what we do in crisis like this with an individual showing so many catastrophic psychological symptoms. we have to give law and law enforcement the ability to do some checks and balances to remove firearms from individuals displaying psychological symptoms. we cannot go on, like the father of this victim, it is heartbreaking and tragic and we need to prevent it happening in the future. >> todd: maine is a heavy two-way state, it is not about guns, it is making sure the

right people do or do not have them. focus on the bortac element. any time they are brought in ups the stakes, what does that mean for the hunt for this individual right now? >> the capabilities they are able to use in order to try to find the subject does up the ante. i would be surprised if the fbi hostage rescue team is not on the ground conducting their tactical operations to try to find this individual, as well. as we're getting longer and longer and him being off the radar, we have to recognize he is likely not using any type of electronic communications, cell phone, i-phone, anything of that measure. in today's society and technology we have, it actually is much more difficult to find an individual when they are not showing in an electronic profile. >> carley: also everything going on in the middle east and

overnight, u.s. carried out strikesos facilities used by iran and their proxies. what do you think about that response from the united states, response to our forces in the region being targeted and what happens next? >> thank god is the first thing, we cannot allow 19 strikes to happen against u.s. forces in the middle east over 10-day period and not respond. one, it is about time. i fought four different combat deployments in iraq and i've been in the region. as combat veteran, i hate war, i despise war, i don't want anyone to have to hear a shot of fire in anger. from the u.s. standpoint, it is this, be the best light they have ever had and we have to be ready to go. i know people are trying to say this is nothe tied to the

hamas-israel conflict. i say otherwise, it is absolutely tied to it and we need to show the world, especially the middle east right now we are backing israel nonstop. >> todd: we reported 900 forces headed to the region, what is happening behind the scenes now? what is going on with special forces that may be on the ground? you are in this world, what is happening right now? >> well, the number one thing, we have american hostages in gaza right now. so if we don't think that the sfod delta and seal team 6 are not forward posture, i would be shocked if that is not the case and they are not actively involved in trying to find out where our hostages are and putting in the rescue operation, preplanning stages to go in and do that. not that idf and israel is not capable, if i'm an american in

gaza right now, i want an sfod delta individual coming in to rescue me with the american flag draped to his kit ready to go. that is who i want to get me and every american needs that assurance from the u.s. government, if you are a u.s. hostage, we will send our best to rescue you. >> carley: what a sight and the idf updated hostages to 229, i believe it was 222. >> 224 and -- >> carley: that is right. chad jenkins, thanks for joining us, have a good day. >> todd: mike johnson starting his new role as the nation mourning the tragedy in maine. >> carley: mother of sandy hook victim joins us. >> our prayers have been with the families of that tragedy, everyone here in the house was

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>> todd: newly minted house speaker mike johnson addressing the mass shooting in maine with

the shooter on the loose. >> this is a dark time in america, we have a lot of problems and we are really, really hopeful and prayerful. prayer is appropriate in a time like this, the evil can end and the senseless violence can stop. that is statement on behalf of the entire house of representative, everyone wants this to end. i'll leave it there. >> our prayers have been with the family of that tragedy, everyone in the house was dialed in all day, it is really something. address that at the front end. remiss if we didn't mention it. >> todd: scarlet lewis joins me now. when i think of sandy hook, one of the worst days in our nation's history. what is your reaction when a

shooting like this happens? >> well, i think that prayer is appropriate, but so is positive action. i think every time something like this happens, there is call for more laws. i truly think we need to enforce the laws that are already in place. it is amazing to me there are always signs, incredibly frustrating, in fact, always signs and current laws that could have prevented what happened in maine, but they were not enforced. rather than call for more laws, we need to start enforcing those, start utilizing resources like the fbi and cia rather than having them go after parents at board of ed meetings and conspiracy theorists, we need to have them really work to keep the citizens of america safe,

that is why we pay our taxes and what we have to start demanding. >> todd: the question we have following a horrific tragedy like this is why. i know you have sought that answer in the years following the tragedy, what have you discovered as the answer as to that why? >> the why, that is a great question. and i have boiled it down after speaking for years to school shooters, doing research, literally 24/7, for the last 10 years since the murder of my six-year-old son jesse lewis at sandy hook, i've been asking myself that question. i think it boils down to the inability to imagine adversity in life. literally the lack of skills and tools to manage pain and if you

look at the pathway to violence, it starts with a grievance and escalates into an attack. let the way we deal with that, focus on the attack end. to take schools, for example, we harden schools, we put our kids and educators through active shooter drills, but very little attention put on grievance end and 10 years ago i decided to focus efforts on by providing kids and big kids with skills and tools to be able to manage that grievance, that pain, that adversity, so they can literally grow through it instead of being taken down by it and taking down others in the process. >> todd: what can each of us do to become part of the solution to the problem. we get upset by the stories when

we hear them, what can we do to make sure the next one doesn't happen? >> first of all, we need to all start taking responsibility for what is going on in our homes, in our communities and in our country. this is our country, instead of ranting and raving anonymously behind your phone at the other guy, instead of thinking that our leaders will take care of this, because clearly they are not, we need to start taking personal responsibility for what goes on. that starts in the home and in our schools. we need to make sure that our kids who are going to face pain have the essential life skills that they need to be able to grow through it. it is called post-traumatic growth. it is really amazing what we can do in schools. that is addressing the root

cause and then at the attack end, we need to make sure if we see issues that are all around us that we do something about it. i mean, obviously this maine shooter had issues and so many people saw them and he was committed to a mental institution. he was clearly unstable and there were things in place that could have prevented this, need to start making sure resources we have, laws in place are enforced. >> todd: remember we can never forget the victims despite focus on the shooter right now. i take my little ones to a park and there is a plaque dedicated to your beautiful son and the beautiful souls lost on that day and i never forget those beautiful souls, never forget the victims of the tragedy. scarlett lewis. >> definitely not, my son stood

up to the shooter and saved nine of his classmates lives. that should be nothing we ever require of our kids in first grade classroom. >> todd: beautiful six year old, thank you. take a look at stunning satellite images showing the scale of destruction inside the gaza strip. look at that, israel ramps up airstrikes before moving in on the ground. >> carley: spokesperson for israeli defense forces is here to tell us what is next. israeli defense forces is here to tell us what is next. spokes israeli defense forces is here to tell us what is next. they'd go, oh, you don't look like an engineer. there is this preconception. some things are for boys. but diversity drives innovation. my goal is to really flip the script. pick something that you love and go for it. how do we live in space? how do we live on the moon? i want to help figure that out. you can create the blueprint. if you can see her, you can be her.

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>> todd: we are back with a fox news alert. take a look at your screen, new satellite images showing the scale of destruction on the gaza strip after israel sent tanks into northern gaza for a second night. troops took down missile launch sites and hamas terrorist operatives. israel announced troops are no

longer in the area and no injuries reported. >> carley: president of jerusalem -- jcpa. good morning. start with you,erate at end of the third week of war now. what happens next? >> it is very difficult to know what happens next. israel announced major ground operation to destroy hamas. there is israel has not only every right, but a responsibility following the holocaust when the people said never again, never again. this is the next time that the nation, protecting the jewish people by wiping out gaza hamas. >> carley: you are a palestinian

affairs fellow. what is your message this morning? >> we are very worried over there, jews and arabs living there. one goal of terrorists, hamas, iran, has been to foil normalization between israel and the arabs. they are seeing it. they are openly stating that we invaded israel and attacked israel with declared goal of preventing arabs from making peace with israel. myself and dan came together and we are trying to prevent that from happening. we can't let the terrorists win. we show them despite the carnage they committed, they are supported by iran, jews and arabs are determined to move forward. >> carley: what do palestinians living in the gaza strip feel for hamas? >> i feel sorry for them. i speak to many of them, they are angry, angry at israel and

they know that hamas dragged them into this war. they are fully aware of what is happening. they are afraid to speak out, that is a problem. >> that is a problem. >> important point, iranian regime has grand strategy of attacking the united states they labeled great satan and israel the little satan, this is a grand strategy, total iranian full-scale attack on the united states and israel planned for the last 40 years. >> carley: absolutely, you said palestinians living in gaza are afraid to speak out. people on college campuses are not and you have a lot to say about that. >> hamas is on college campuses, when you see mask protests yelling from the river to the sea, palestinian will be free, that is the same refrain the hamas charter of 1998 calling for murder of jews and

destruction of israel calls for. that is what you see in the hamas charter calling for genocide against jews, jerusalem center for public affair published this in which we reveal to the american people what is going on in this jihad on american campuses. >> carley: important element of the story. thank you for joining us, we appreciate you coming in. let's bring in lieutenant colonel peter lerner, idf spokesperson. he joins us now. we are seeing video of airstrike that killed senior hamas official. how many members of top hamas officials have the idf killed so far? >> hi, carley, good morning or good evening to you. we are continuing our operation, it is day 21. we are hunting the leaders, perpetrators, planners and the operators themselves and just

took out or announced we had killed mabasher, head in central gaza and this is the price they are going to pay. they decided to launch a war on israel, we will seek them out and take them out. numbers keep coming in, tens of terrorists of hamas leader. we are going to continue to strike them and make sure they can never ever commit such atrocities against our people again. >> carley: lieutenant colonel, does idf have a hard number that need to die for israel to say mission accomplished, hamas has been eradicated? >> it is not just the number of leaders, we're talking about the need to dismantle and destroy the system. hamas used power of government to create this terrorist army, to create a terrorist government for atrocities and massacre of our people.

it is dismantling the entire system they established, it is not a number of people, it is the system that needs to be taken out. they are operators, planners, masterminds from the prime minister of hamas down to the last operator, they all need to go. >> carley: this is veering into diplomatic territory a bit. hamas if you can believe them, says they are willing to release 200 hostages in exchange for fuel and for israel to reduce airstrikes, what does israel do in that scenario? >> so obviously we don't take anything hamas says worth even the time we are giving them to comment on them. we are putting the issue hostages as top priority of the defense force and diplomatic efforts.

there is a lot going on, i rather not delve into the detail, it is top of priority. they need to come home and be set free now. hamas are responsible for their well being. we have demanded international red cross have access to them, but indeed that is most important thing. 229 is the latest figure, it is going up and that could go up even further and imagine families of 229 people for the last three weeks have been torn to pieces. >> carley: without question. as you were talking, i was thinking, it is interesting, modern war fare comes with tv appearances for you, where you get asked difficult questions about hostages and more than a number, these are people's lives and questions about when the ground invasion will begin. i'm sure that when you talk to some reporters and news anchors, you can sense an asgenda.

what is that like for you? >> i've been called in as a reservist, my role is a temporary one. i have this huge sense of calling because there is justice that needs to be served for the victims of this atrocities and the understanding israel and israeli society feel reality need to change with regard to the relationship between israel and gaza and the reality cannot remain one where we are constantly under a threat. i take respectfully all journalist questions and appeals and some journalists come with a clear agenda, sometimes extremely hostile or blatantly don't understand self-defense or definitely not the concept of war and ramification of war. i remind them it is not war israel chose, it was launched by hamas on our people against the

soft underbelly of society, the civilians, farmers, the families, young men and women who are out in music festival, the babies picked up from their cots and beds and those that have been abducted. there is a role there of informing the ill-informed or underinformed, the people that have an agenda and we are getting access to people, people are interested and we are making sure our message is heard. we can only hope people will hear it but also accept what we are saying. >> carley: you certainly are and we got morning briefing from your colleague daniel he says we will reveal evidence that shows hamas use of humanitarian aid in way that endangers citizens of gaza. what can you tell us about that? >> we'll have to wait and see,

it is not something we are seeing hamas hide behind civilians, i have talked on fox about hamas positioned explosive drones on the rooftops of houses and making houses a military target. i did see the comparison of before and after up to now, but it is important to know strikes are against specific military targets and it goes to show how deep and how in depth hamas is embedded infrastructure, terrorist infrastructure within palestinian society, basically putting all of gaza at risk. we are trying to take out assets and making sure we differentiate against noncombatants and infrastructure and it is a challenging task. >> carley: peter lerner, thank

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>> todd: a fox news alert. go live to the hospital in

lewiston, maine, where victims of wednesday night's mass shooting are recovering right now. there is the scene. agencies working together to try to find robert card accused of killing 18 people in maine. fbi, atf and law enforcement on the ground to help in the search for card. now a cbp source is telling fox news elite border patrol in bortac will be joining, as well. bortac helped in the capture of daniel cavalcante just last month. a former police officer warns card will be hard to find. >> mr. card, in this case, knows the woods. it is hunting season in maine, he knows the area, does card have accomplices? are there other people of like mind? will there be people who will support him and shelter him and help him? when you add that dimension of firepower and marksmanship, it

goes beyond the normal officer's capability typically. >> todd: dennis farris joins me now. great to have you on the program. i want to focus, you are from texas, on bortac, we reported about this suspect's extensive background in military and being able to fire a rifle better than 99.9% of americans out there. when you bring in bortac, that levels the playing field. talk about this unit and what it means as we hunt down robert card? >> these guys are the best of the best with what they do. we saw what they did in uvalde and pennsylvania. they are specialized unit designed to track people in this situation. we have wooded area, people who know the area better than the

law enforcement coming in. these are the best of the best. seeing the fact they brought them in tells me they are serious about and looking into focusing on where this guy is. >> todd: your state, texas, you have a new immigration bill that could allow local police to arrest migrants. 269 terror watch list arrests. that is scary for texas and the entire country. your reaction, now that your colleagues will be allowed to do what the biden administration refuses to. >> well, you nailed it right there with what you said, this is something the federal government, it is their responsibility to do this and they are not. what the state legislature in texas has done is empowered law enforcement, as in texas department of public safety, sheriff department to do what the federal government should be

doing. what i suspect, this will give the law enforcement agencies around the border this power. i don't foresee larger police departments, austin, dallas, houston, san antonio, i don't think you will see them actively going out and hundreding down people in this country illegally. it gives dps and sheriff's departments ability to do something with these people after they catch them illegally entering the country. right now they don't have anything else they can do with them. what we have to be careful with, though, is that we do not strike fear into a community that has the ability -- not the ability, the community that can be victimized by criminals because they are afraid to call the police. what this is doing, giving law enforcement the ability to do something with illegal immigrants when they catch them.

>> todd: it is a delicate balance, every story is a delicate balance these days. thank you for your time, sir. have a great day, thank you. >> todd: you, too. >> carley: we are following breaking news out of middle east, u.s. launching airstrikes against iranian backed fighters in syria after daily attacks on our troops in the middle east. a live report coming up next. fr . and i wanted to hide from the world. for years, i thought my t.e.d. was beyond help... but then i asked my doctor about tepezza. (vo) tepezza is the only medicine that treats t.e.d. at the source not just the symptoms. in a clinical study more than 8 out of 10 patients taking tepezza had less eye bulging. tepezza is an infusion and may cause infusion reactions. tell your doctor right away if you experience high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath or muscle pain.

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>> todd: a fox news alert. u.s. war planes striking two iranian military sites in eastern syria in response to 19 attacks on u.s. bases in the last 10 days. >> carley: brooke singman has details. >> brooke: pair of f-16s targeting two areas in syria being used by revolutionary guard corps. dropping on a weapons depot center and -- it is unclear at this point if there were iranian

militants at the time of the strikes. secretary lloyd austin says the united states does not seek conflict but said iranian-backed attacks on american troops is unacceptable and must stop. self-defense intended to protect u.s. personnel in iraq and syria, he said they are separate and distinct from the conflict with israel and hamas. this comes as iranian foreign minister issued a stark warning to americans over involvement in the middle east. >> if the genocide in gaza continues, they will not be a spare from this fire. it is our home and west asia is our region. >> the pentagon says there have been 19attacks on u.s. bases over the last 10 days, injuring more than 20 american troops. the pentagon confirming israel

was not informed of the plan ahead of airstrikes. president biden told ayatollah on wednesday not to get involved. that is something john kirby reiterated thursday afternoon. >> todd: brooke singman, thank you. 11 years ago, u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, management officer shawn smith and cia contractor tyrone woods and glen dautery all killed benghazi. mark, global picture here, 30,000 foot view, are we doing enough to protect our own in hot spots around the globe? >> you know, i think we need to have a stronger presence or at least a stronger response and more immediate when our troops do get attacked.

they have been getting attacked over the last week and a half throughout the region and we've just recently as of yesterday, had a counter offensive against the irg, prevalent throughout the middle east. >> todd: you think that strike should have happened sooner? >> yeah, i think it needs to be immediate. they need to understand, what is going on in israel is going on in israel. you are not going to attack u.s. troops. they need to be protected, diplomatic facilities need to be protected. if you let it go on, you will see another benghazi. it allows irg or our opponents and enemies to be embolden by our lack of swift and diligent response. >> todd: mark, three administration since benghazi.

where do you lay the blame? >> i lay the blame at the top. politicians and leaders need to pay attention and listen to people on the ground. if they ask for help, give them help. they know better what is going on, unfortunately, we have politicians that are looking at the bigger view of course and looking at the political ramifications from if you have americans underfire and americans dying or under attack, you need to be listening to them to respond how they need help on the ground because they know best and you can't get that over some uav feed or something like that. >> todd: mark, 900 troops are being deployed or have been deployed to the middle east. what is the impact of those 900 troops? >> a lot depends on the group it is. a lot of them i'm assuming are

probably there to reinforce and provide neo-operations for any of our embassies and consulates around the middle east, they will be at the forefront of things. every embassy, you have military personnel, you have state department personnel, private military contractors, all working at facilities and they are going to be targets if we're not careful. >> todd: what is happening that we're not hearing about with contr contractors, special forces, individuals like yourself with regard to getting hostages out? is there something happening bhooen the scene or do we not have brave men and women on the ground in israel as we speak? >> several organizations jumped in right away, we were one of them. fortunately for us, we didn't have to deploy down range, we have people that assisted us

with information and giving the people we helped the ability to make a decision how to best get out of israel and that is how we work that. but i know tim kennedy and save our allies has been in country and he is back out now, i talked with him yesterday. they're all ready to do what needs to be done. if the government is overwhelmed and can't take care of all american citizens, as private entities we are happy to >> todd: we would be remiss if we didn't mention the shadow warriors project you created and fallen which always need to be remembered in this brave country with our brave men and women that we have. mark geist, thank you for your time this morning. thank you. >> >> carley: mother desperately pleading for help to bring her children home who are now being held hostage by hamas.

her son turned 12 years old yesterday. it was his birthday. is he being held captive with his sister and father. hmother joins me now. ladas, i cannot imagine what you are going through as you are waiting for news about your family including your two children. thank you for joining us this morning tell us what happened to you on october 7th. >> it's a long story. the worst day of my life. it's a very, very dark day. and. 6:00 in the morning very messy bombing. and we got information that a lot of terrorists came inside. like 100, 200. i don't know. many of them, an army of terrorists. and they just went house by house and they murdered, butchered, mustered, killed

even, you know, babies, children, dogs, cats, whatever, and then kidnapped the survivors and burned the houses. we don't have any home left. we don't have anywhere to go. we are fugitives in our country now it's a long story. the most important now that we have for mi for can i buts. 220 citizens, children, babies, old people, sick people, in the middle of this war. >> >> carley: and two of those children, hadas are yours. they are so beautiful. they look so much alike. we were just showing a picture of them and it was your son's

12th birthday yesterday. >> yes, just yesterday. >> carley: should have been fun for him and for you i'm sure you had a lot of things planned. what was yesterday like for you? >> i was sure he would be back by then and we could celebrate with him and give him a big bicycle that he likes and have a good, good party and very big party. but we are 20 days after, 20 days and they are still there do you understand? very surrealistic birthday without him. and i could just cry, you know. but, like there is a lot -- i know a lot of diplomatic and international effort, yeah? but, you i feel that it's not

the -- i say main goal, main subject of israel. otherwise, we want wouldn't be e 20 days after. do you understand what i mean? >> carley: yeah. well, i think everybody watching right now, hadas is going to be saying a special prayer for you and your family tonight so that you can see them once again and become whole. your children are so beautiful. we thank you so much for joining us and telling your story. >> i just wanted to release and make prisoner exchange and release the children and hostages. every day. >> carley: 229 hostages and two of them are your beautiful children. absolutely. we do have to leave it there thank you so much for joining us. and, with that, "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪