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>> carley: fox news alert, officers are going through evidence found including a note singling out unitedhealth sdlt care. >> and daniel penny will give his first interview later today with judge jeanine pirro. plus, tren de aragua member has been taken into custody. the migrant gang threat spreads. you are watching "fox and friends first" on tuesday morning, i'm carley shimkus. todd has the day off. start with brooke singman. >> brooke: suspected murderer rein mas behind bars in pennsylvania this morning. luigi mangione is now charged in killing of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson.

the suspect faces several charges, second-degree murder and three gun related charges and in pennsylvania, five more charges including carrying a gun without a license and lying about his identity to officers. there was a tip from mcdonald's in altoona, pennsylvania. the 26-year-old was carrying a gun, believed to be the one that was used to shoot thompson. >> the gun appears to be a the ghost gun, maybe made on a 3d printer. that will come out during ballistics testing. >> brooke: luigi mangione had clothing similar to those worn by the shooter. and suggested ill will to corporate america.

>> fraudulent new jersey id matching id our suspect used to check into his new york city ho hostel. officers recovered a be handwritten document that speaks to his motivation and mindset. >> brooke: who is luigi mangione? a 26-year-old originally from maryland, but believed he was living in hawaii prior to this shooting. he graduated from university of pennsylvania in engineering. we have learned the suspect's cousin is maryland state delegate mangione. his cousin saying our family is shocked and devastated by luigi mangione's arrest, we offer our prayers to family of brian thompson and ask people to pray for all involved, we are devastated by this news.

several questions around the motive. >> carley: thank you. marine veteran daniel penny found not guilty of fatal subway chokehold inlandmark case that sparked national outcry, sparking uproar and cheers in courtroom with some applauding and others protesting. jordan neely's father had to be removed for yelling out in p protest. daniel penny was seen celebrating at a bar. there will be his first interview today by judge jeanine. phil murphy speaking o about drone sightings across his state. >> these are very sophisticated, minute you get eyes on them, they go dark. we are obviously concerned about

sensitive targets and critical infrastructure. we have military assets, utility assets, the president-elect trump, one of his homes here. we are taking this seriously. >> carley: authorities say no reason to believe the drones pose a public security threat. unite /* president-elect trump nominees continue to make case on capitol hill with kristi noem and pete hegseth set to meet with lawmakers. madeleine rivera has more from washington. >> madeleine: good morning, several nominees are expected to face battles in the senate. gop members are suggesting they are coming around. john cornyns he is inclined to

support kash patel, he expects him to be concerned and pete hegseth appear to have made progress wit the

process, it was very good. >> are you inclined to support him? >> it was a great meeting. people don't know this, i've known joni ernst for 10 years, we support her and have continued to. you get in meetings and listen

to senators process. >> director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard was on capitol hill and ignored questions about her trip to syria in 2017, where she met with bashar al-assad. she issued this statement about syria. >> i want to address the issue in headlines right now, i stand in full support and agree with statements president trump has made with regard to developments in syria. >> madeleine: health and human >> madeleine: health and human services nominee --

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>> carley: fox weather alert. evacuations issued in southern california after a wildfire in malibu overnight. blaze spreading through 850 acres, just a few miles from pepperdine university. no reports of injury. cause of this fire is under investigation. senior meteorologist janice dean has the fox weather forecast. this is a beautiful part of the country and this fire is fast moving. >> janice: 60 to 80 mile per hour winds, that will be intent for firefighters and people that

live in this area, it does not get more dire than today. high pressure anchored across west and those winds funnel through mountains and canyons and move quickly and dry out and heat up. that is danger today. we have extreme fire danger for all areas in southern california, those are current wind gusts. going through the day today, we could see hurricane-force winds through valleys and canyons. dangerous situation. national weather service issued highest warning for santa ana winds and malibu is close to the los angeles area. prayers for those folks now, very scary. wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour and warnings for this region throughout the day today through wednesday.

critical to extreme fire danger for parts of southern california will continue tomorrow. risk goes down a little bit, i am concerned for today, that fire looks terrible right now. malibu, i guarantee that will spread because o husband is a f new york, but battling wildfires is a different can make its own pattern with really hard to d designate where to go and how to put the fire out, they need prayers today. >> carley: those images look a pock liptic. tren de aragua making it's mark in north dakota. police arrested a dallas-based suspected gang member early last month after they pulled him over for a broken tail light and discovered $20,000 in cash he

stole from a nearby bank. 17th state with tren de aragua presence according to a memo obtained by "new york post." prime murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson has been charged after being taken into custody in pennsylvania at a mcdonald's. 26-year-old luigi mangione faces five charges in new york and pennsylvania and police are searching evidence found onim had including ghost gun, silencer and a note mentioning unitedhealthcare. good morning, what do you think about this suspect and the manhunt that led to his arrest? >> this is great work by all different police agencies and by the individual that the

suspect and told a mcdonald's employee and having the officer come when he understood something was not right. great work all around. d.n.a. will play a key role. misconception people had, they thought it was a closed case, it is not. if the individual was never hav.

-- -- in regard to ghost guns, they are dangerous, you cannot track them. thank god one of those are off the street and cannot hurt another individual going by. >> carley: he had a manifesto on him, it does seem like he had some ill will toward corporate america and i believe it paul mauro on fox saying because of that --

-- -- -- gun matching description of the weapon used in the shooting and he was eating publicly in a mcdonald's, did not bother with a drive-thru, it seems like he was hoping to get caught. >> to go back and forth and pull down your mask and go across

straight lines, grab greyhound . he had ill will to the healthcare world. with join effort between police officers and community working with media to put it on video and social media, this is textbook police work with boots on ground, excellent work by detectives, talking to other agencies and public joining in. this is pennsylvania, hundreds of miles away. to notice this person and say, i think something is wrong, to make the world and new york city a better place, to help the thompson family, incredible work all around. >> carley: incredible a friend or family member did not step forward. thankfully this suspect has been

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charging syrian officials with war crimes. there is terror designation placed on the main syrian rebel group. greg palkot joins us with more. >> greg: the dust is settling following toppling of bashar

al- al-assad, now hard part putting the country back together. streets today? damascus were calmer. looting is not happening. israel is asserting control over syria hitting 300 military sites o overnight and soozing buff er territory as hgs and their lead er continue to say right thing about including all groups in a new government. u.s. allies watch considering islamist and al qaeda past of the outfit and u.s. taking action against the past government charging two top officials who ran brutal prisons there. merrick garland says perp i

traitor of the assad regime and other civilians during the civil war must answer for their heinous crimes. jftz department will find and bring to justice those who tortured americans. austin tise disappeared. it is believed he is alive. >> there are efforts to find austin tise, and bring him home safely to his loved ones. >> carley, as one who watched the syrian government wage a brutal war on its people during years of conflict, i can tell you, there can be a lot more score settling to do. back to you. >> carley: greg palkot, thank

you. bring in austin tise's siblings. thank you for joining us, renewed hope of getting your brother home. m megan, what can you tell us about the effort taking place now to get him back to you? >> i can tell you, there are so many people, family, friends, many, many entities joining us in our continued search and hope in bring ing austin home. >> carley: your brother disappeared in august 2012, while reporting during early years of the syrian civil war. it has been 12 years, what do you know about his location and condition right now? >> well, what we know is that austin is in syria and what we

know is that this is a unique time for the freeing of hostages, we're seeing people who have been in captivity being released right now. we're hoping this is going to be the moment for austin, as well. >> carley: i hope so, too. i can't imagine what this week has been like for you and your family, watching the assad regime fall. most watch the story and it is a news event, for you and your family, this is personal. what has this development been like for you? >> it has been wild. we started planning in july to come together as a family here in d.c., so this was a long-laid plan far before anyone could have anticipated current events in syria. we are gathered together for

first time since austin was taken and having this historic moment happen at a time we are all togethers, it is believable and has been a whirl wind. we're so grateful we're all here to support each other and to be able to speak and really push to get the word out that anyone that could help bring austin home do so. >> carley: we are grateful to you have you on today. simon, do you know under what circumstances your brother was taken in 2012? have you seen any videos of him? there was one a month after he was taken 12 years ago, have you seen footage of him since then? >> no. the short answer, and in

collaboration with the united states government in searching for austin, everything that has been able to be shared with us has been shared with us, only information. >> carley: here is president biden saying the u.s. working to get your brother back home. >> what does the u.s. know about austin tice and if he's safe. >> we think he is alive, we think we can get him back, we have no direct evidence of that. we think assad is responsible. >> carley: ones. how does this make you feel? >> his name in the news, saying his name loudly and clearly, we

have been asking for that for a long time temperature is very encouraging to hear and see that they are starting to help put the word out there. we believe the press has helped us greatly amplify our voices and austin's cause to bring him home to our family. >> carley: tell us about austin. what was he like and when you get to see him next, what is first thing you want to do together? >> oh, gosh, austin is an amazing brother. he was always the leader in the family and helped carve a path for each of us and felt strongly we should meet our full potential and my goal now after

>> carley: it is long past cdue for him to be back on american soil. we'll keep you in our thoughts and follow this story. back at home marine veteran daniel penny cleared of all charges connected to the death of jordan neely on new york city subway. some want an investigation into how the manhattan day d.a.'s office handled this case. launching a civil rights probe into the case. good morning to you. what was your initial action when this verdict came out yesterday?

and i think there were a lot of people on friday who knew that who sat on the jury. i think that is why it came back as quick as it did. >> carley: police did not arrest him for 10 days, they saw daniel penny as an innocent man. your call for incoming trump administration to launch civil rights probe into the manhattan d.a. tell us about that. >> it is simple, the manhattan d.a. has made this racial, we have seen what ag alvin bragg has been capable and tried to pursue and i think between trump and now this is the icing on the cake with penny, convict at any

cost. may make it a vendetta, this is political and politicized and he needs to be investigated, the whole d.a.'s office in manhattan needs to be investigated. >> carley: think of daniel penny's life going forward. this is coh-founder of black lives matter in new york. listen to what hes. >> like everybody else seeks jftz on their own and his vigilantes, we need some black vigilantes. >> that's right. >> people want to jump up and choke us and kill us for be ing loud, how about we do the same when they attempt to o oppress us. >> carley: he's calling for vig

daniel penny. >> the man you saw speaking, how many people around him? five, 10? blm is about washed up. their message is done. this election with trump showed us and us as new yorkers, i was born and raised here. this racism they try to promote and did when de blasio was mayor and they rose up, this is now dying, people see right from

wrong and this jury made it clear. alvin bragg is on a mission as was that ada, how many times did they try to make this a race issue by referring to daniel as a white man. this is not a white or black issue, this is right or wrong. >> carley: there were black riders who said thank god daniel penny stepped in. this is not about race, this is public safety. we heard from one black lives matter person, violent reaction. "new york times" oshg op eshg d. daniel penny got justice, now give alvin bragg the boot. sounds like you agree with that. >> going forward, he laid it out. can you imagine a different

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>> carley: happening on capitol hill, the householding bipartisan meet og chinese hackers salt typhoon, name of the hacker group, to approve removing chinese telecom equipment from equipment in the united states. cheryl has been following this closely. >> cheryl: revelations came out a week ago, now the problem is you have to get infrastructures cleaned up. this has been known since 2019, now money needs to be approp appropriationsed by this group. fcc chair woman said the program, which was established in 2019 to replace insecure

equipment in 126 carriers faces shortfall that puts national security at risk. so the w"wall street journal" dd reporting on this about dozens of countries hit, voice, video, text, salt typhoon is ongoing. they did not just break in, look around and leave, does not work like this. they are monitoring this. other things we learned, phones of donald trump, j.d. vance, staffers, u.s. security officials, verizon, at&t, t-mobile. it seems to be region al attack, focused on u.s. security officials. they are looking for classified information from staffers in our

government. there was a briefing last week on this and it is bipartisan, frustration with this. senators whiteen and smith want investigation into the department of defense on communications networks. they are saying, how can you have vulnerable cell phones in the world? this is not about mom and dad getting hacked. the fcc chairwoman says that is not the case. by the way, china denies all of this. >> carley: okay, we'll take them at their word there. >> cheryl: totally believe them. >> carley: we don't know what these drones are flying overy new jersey, including trump's home in bedminster, it feels like there is not enough ur

urgenty, you say this has been known since 2019. >> cheryl: push began in 2019, a allocate funding to get the chinese equipment out of u.s. infrastructure. they need 3 billion now, price tag is closer to six, to be frank. we'll see. >> carley: thank you, cheryl, don't mischeryl on fox business network. bring in former director of cyber security at white house security council, zach nunn. details cheryl laid out are stunning and very scary when it comes to hacking of even former president trump and j.d. vance. tell us more about this cyber security threat from china and what can be done to aleleviate this issue? >> the scope is large, fact they are going after top officials in

the u.s., targeted operations highlight how they have been able to get in our oregon. salt typhoon, chinese cyber actors into u.s. telecommunication system. this has been ongoing effort, call from beijing to get access to sensitive information. our goal was to keep china hard infrastructure out of ours. keeping them at arm's length. as result our allies in uk fell victim to what china was able to do. this is result of them finding new ways and it is expensive to replace this. the china have not gotten into the u.s. we have to go after software system upgrade. >> carley: do you think this 3

billion in funding to remove chinese tech equipment will pas? >> i do. we have packaged it as part of national defense act. i expect that to move forward. if we don't, working in pub public-private sector to find s safeguards, there will be unfettered access. president trump's team is moving to more secure networks. >> carley: events in middle east, fall of the assad regime, u.s. officials are considering lifting terror designation on main rebel group that overtook bashar al-assad and caused his family to flee to russia. how do you feel about that development? should the terror designation be lifted? >> fall of assad regime is long

and coming. trump team was the only one to stand up and fight the chemical weapons they use against children and women. the hgs has topple the assad regime, they will make strange bed fellows, they started as al qaeda and isis affiliate. syrian people want to take back their country. this much is true. president biden i've called on to remove 900 troops in syria, our men and women need to come home. need to be clear to iran and russia, they need to leave syria. only safeguard should be israel defending its border and turkey defending theirs. i have flown in syria and surveillance? support of raisrael and forcing

assad regime to be held accountable. there are a number of actors in syria, it is up to syrian people to find their next chapter. we can't have u.s. forces in peril. we need to bring our forces home. >> carley: thank you for joins us with your expert ooes, we appreciate it. new new jersey residents protesting ban at props, including the american flag. two angry residents join us next there message. first, here is steve with a look at what is coming up on "fox and friends." >> steve: coming up on "fox and friends" in nine minutes and 440

seconds, suspect accused of murdering unitedhealthcare ceo facing charges in new york and pennsylvania. he was cuffed mcdonald's. and daniel penny ruled a freeman, ruled not guilty despite alvin bragg's attempt to put him away for years. jonathan turley will break it down. mayors in new jersey demand answers as mystery drones fly all over the state. kurt cyber guy will join us. he >> steve: carley is back in a

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♪ ♪ >> carley: flag is picking up steam? edison, missouri. protest the ban on so-called props which include the american flag. and an even bigger protest is planned for tomorrow. edison resident russell retired editor and chief were both there at the meeting were there last night and they join me now.

good morning to you both. keith, bring us up to speed. flags were banned by the city council at the meeting. >> the city council said they weren't so what is going on here. what's the latest. >> in a really bizarre meeting they did walk it back and they apologized but the ordinance in place and they passed they refused to repeal still. >> carley: why not? >> all the behavior going on in the meeting that led to this still went on last night. everybody is kind of in limbo as to what is going on and what they are going to do at the meeting wednesday night at 7:00. >> carley: russell, this story has really picked up steam. why do you think that is? >> it hate nerve with a lot of people. it's not just appeals of material. it's a strong, very strong powerful symbolic -- it's very symbolic to many people. anybody that has a family member that's been a veteran, that served, it's just -- it hit a nerve that you could ban

anything -- if you wanted -- even if it's wrong ban anything but not the united states flag. not the united states constitution. >> carley: yeah, i mean, of all place the city council meeting where you are talking politics and it's a local elected government. they called it a prop and said you can't have props at the city council meetings and you are right, it did hit a nerve. it does feel like, keith, that there is change taking place in new jersey politically. do you feel that and, if so, why? >> so, in edison in 2020, president trump lost by 10,000 votes. in 2024 he only lost by 3500 votes. and that's a municipality that's 4 to 1 democrat with 65% minorities. so there is a big change going on and big red wave coming across new jersey. >> you ran for mayor? >> >> i did. in 2021. >> carley: would you run again. >> on election night i only lost by 100 votes.

i have a wife and two teenage kids so that would have to be family decision. >> carley: russell, so the whole goal that of these meetings is to get the ordinance changed so that flags can, i guess, by law in edison be allowed at these meetings. >> we -- the residents of edison would like it see ordinances repealed. keep the public speaking time to six minutes and repeal -- referring to the united states flag and the constitution as props. repeal both. rescind it. >> carley: you guys have a big flag rally coming up. tell us about that. >> tomorrow night, like they would have -- there is going to be flag rally like they would have the trump rally, caravan. there is going to be a flag caravan. and they are going to start -- they are going to work their way up the parkway. start at cheese quake park.

>> carley: we have to leave it there, thank you very much. keep us up to date on the flag ordinance. we appreciate very, very much. >> we have another present for you. >> carley: okay. >> and this says make edison great again. >> carley: make edison great again in a red hat. will you be wearing this at the flag rally. >> i wore it last night. >> carley: i get a gift every time you come on. i truly appreciate it? >> i wore it last night at the city council meeting i will be wearing it every night and every day until we continue to make edison great again. >> carley: thank you so much for joining us. "fox & friends" starts right now. have a great day, everybody. ♪