i'm eric shawn in this morning for bill hemmer. >> i'm leah gabriel in for martha maccallum. so good to see you and all of you as well. the president met with a group marines at a base in hawaii. he thanked them and said afghanistan has a future thanks to their sacrifice. this is set as the u.s. will end its rule there at the end of the year. >> peter doocy has more on this. peter, how was the president first received. >> reporter: the president was received very well. he was beginning to talk about this is the beginning of the end of the war in afghanistan with the first lady at his side the crowd in the marine base in hawaii erupted >> we have been in continuous war now for 13 years, over 13 years and next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer. it is not going to be a source

until then i'm bill hemmer in new york. if a lot of money makes it the funniest commercial or are they low budget? >> the time machine doritos was made $300 then you compare to stephen colbert which i'm sure is a million dollar production. the doritos commercial was one of the most popular during the super bowl last year. >> out of my yard. >> i know you can't tell us what number one is, but did the skittles commercial with the spider come close? >> it's in the glass is half full. >> that had movie production value with very clever props in it. >> what are you doing? >> i was trying to get these skittles but i got stuck. >> maybe i should try. >> go for it. >> if you want to watch the funniest commercials of the year do it this thursday december 18 at 10:30 p.m. on spike. >> we're done. you were good. >> the perfect time. >> all these guys with costumes rigged up, a gigantic water slide. they started going down the ramp. >> the imagery here. we've got green treesnd a slip-and-slide. >> they should have had inflatable reinde

send us a tweet @marthamaccallum and bill he hemmer. bill: this is a lands mark theater down in soho. it's not a big place but you can make the argument you can keep that place safe but the premiere will not happen. martha: mayor cas -- american as will be freed in cuba. he was taken into custody in 2009. what this spells for the future of u.s.-cuban relations. >> reporter: moments ago we got a statement frommal cuban official that alan gross has been released and is on his way to the temperature u.s. he was released on humanitarian grounds by the cuban government at the request of the united states. we got word this release might be imminent. after two senators went to cuba and met with them. gross indicated he was going to be released one way or the other. e threatened to commit suicide if he was not released by his birthday this com may. the united states putting pressure on the government of cuba to affect his release and not has happened. martha: this any stlution was any -- is there any stlution way suggestion there was a tradeoff?

bill: and i am bill hemmer.dant needs on the 9/11 senate would not have found the not impersonal carrier any other way. here is michael hayden earlier this hour on "america's newsroom." >> these interrogations gave us a home depot like storage of information on al qaeda which we are still relying on today. martha: mike baker former cia covert operations officer an ana global intelligence and security firm, good morning, good to have you with us today. diane feinstein rolled out this report, what was your reaction? >> first thought was over the way washington works. good to have reports and the policies and procedures, no doubt about that. i was hoping despite what we already knew, over five years ago the democrats talk about how to push this report. you knew what their agenda was even before they began writing, so after five years they didn't have something you would actually call and unbiased objective investigative report. this doesn't include what you would find in an investigating report. it doesn't down and

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." good morning, martha. martha: i'm martha maccallum. busy morning. we take to you live pictures as everybody gets ready to roll. jeh johnson the homeland security chief. he will claim it's just a common sense approach. bill: chris stirewalt, good morning to you. he will likely argue what? >> that it's no big deal. nothing to see here, doesn't matter, this is just a slight tweaking in the enforcement of the law. however, that's not what he hear from other parts of the administration. especially when we heard president obama tell protesters that they changed the law. when they talk to activists and potentially hispanic voters. they are talking out of both sides of their mouth because secretary johnson says no big deal at all. bill: they will get a chance to question johnson face to face. >> between now and the 11th of december when the emergency funding measure that keeps government open in the absence of a budget, the issue of immigration and this spending package are totally connected. the republican means

bill: i'm bill hemmer.wake of death of michael brown the president talking about the breakdown of trust between police and people they protect and serve. >> brit hume is senior political analyst. good morning to you. good to have you back after a long weekend. the president, this is a priority. he made it first bit of business after the thanksgiving holiday. what do you think about it? >> much of what the president says about this problem is seems to me unexceptional. he talks about breakdown in trust between law enforcement and people trying to serve particularly in inner-city communities where you have heavy concentrations of african-americans and where crime, the way the crime rate tend to be high and that by itself is a perfectly reasonable thing for a president to address. and perhaps what will come out of this is some sort of consensus on policing techniques and so on that will help to improve the situation in cities and urban areas across the country. however, the president's whole body of words he u

bill: i'm bill hemmer. good morning. new york city in mourning today. the police force on edge. mayor, bill de blasio along with president obama and attorney general eric holder under fire on behalf of many accused encouraging out of control anti-police protests. including this -- >> if you want to say mayor de blasio contributed to atmosphere of hate for the police, absolutely he did. so did the president of the united states and so did holder. it is a lie. it is untrue. like soviet propraganda. the police are not racists. there is not a systemic problem of police racism. what lives does al sharpton saved? what lives does de blasio save? what lives president saves in it was police officerses sitting there. i wasn't saving lives in the police community. my police officers were. >> how has the president reacted to all of this, dan? >> reporter: bill, president obama has not made public comments on camera about the cop killings he issued a statement on saturday, hours after it happened strongly condeming the attack. he spoke with two police commissioners to offer his support. the

i'm bill hemmer.elcome to america's newsroom. a big welcome back to our friend momly line. >> reporter: the grieving families of the officers speaking out about their loved ones. protesters are rejecting the mayor's request to put off protests. >> i'm asking every one to put aside protest and demonstrations until the funerals are past. let's focus on the families and what they have lost. that's the right way to build toward a unified and decent city. bill: how significant could this security video be? >> reporter: it could provide some important clues. the security camera video is from a shopping mall not far from where the murder took place. two things to note. you can see ismaaiyl brinsley is on the phone. police will want to know whom he was talking to and what he was saying. you can see he's carrying a small plastic bag. inside that bag was one of those stay row foam boxes cops say was carrying the murder weapon. cops are also interested in following brinsley's money trail. >> where does he get hi

bill: and i'm bill hemmer, good morning. als blasted the president for supporting this republican bill. charles krauthammer saying democrats are at war with each other. watch. >> if you're a republican, you should simply sit back and enjoy this. people have been talking about the great civil war among republicans. i've argued that it's rubbish. the real civil war, especially after this election, is among the democrats, and we're seeing it now. a rebellion by house democrats led by nancy pelosi against the white house, a rebellion by warren leading the left-wing faction of the party against the moderates, and it's a great free-for-all. martha: for anybody who likes to watch politics. chris stirewalt is fox news digital politics editor. good to see you this morning, welcome. >> good morning, miss martha. martha: i want to play people a few sound bites, and then we'll get your response. let's take a look at that. >> i was so really heart broken. i don't think i've ever said that word on the floor of the house, heartbroken to see

bill: and i'm bill hemmer.eaving tracks leading back to several hostile nations, or so we are told. north korea, china, iran, russia. team fox coverage this hour, chris stirewalt on the implications for the white house. but we begin with catherine herridge in washington and the latest on this cyber attack is what, catherine? good morning. >> reporter: well, thank you, bill, and good morning. the obama administration is still weighing its response to the cyber attack on sony with a member of the house homeland security committee who oversees cyber investigations telling "fox & friends" that the u.s. has to find the right balance. >> one of the key things you have is a discussion of proportionality and the recognition that any kind of acts have potential to escalate. and you also need to appreciate what's the motives behind a place like north korea? how much credibility do we give them in the world if we overreact? >> reporter: an intelligence source also tells fox news that the evidence does not point to north k

." >> i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer today. if he is confirmed by the senate ashton carter will replace chuck hagel. that makes him the fourth pentagon chief during president obama's roughly six years in office. molly henneberg live at white house with latest on the nomination. molly, why ashton carter. >> reporter: eric he is known here by the white house and by the president and well-known at the/10 gone going back to the clinton aid administration. the white house said that ashton carter has quote detailed understanding the way the department of defense works. the white house also points out that carter was confirmed by the senate three years ago as deputy secretary of defense when leon panetta held the top job over at the pentagon. so the obama administration likely hopes carter will get through the senate confirmation process again even as republicans take control next year. for his fourth secretary of defense president obama selected someone who is an academic. carter never served in the military nor elected to congress a

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." martha: good morning after the big party.ided with majority of republicans in the house, viewing a bit of a rift inside of the democratic party. watch this. >> shows we can govern. that we will not have a government shutdown. we will not have g

i'm bill hemmer. martha: i'm martha maccallum.as been immediate and forceful. supporters say senator feinstein's report needed to be released in accordance with american values. but critics say it endangers american lives and cuts the cia off at it's ins. >> there may never b

bill: i'm bill hemmer. the senate confirmed colleen bell.he helped raise millions for the president's reelection campaign. when asked how that made her qualified, press secretary josh earnest stumbled. >> i'm wondering colleen bell's qualify cases for ambassador? is it she was a soap opera producer and helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the obama election campaign? why was she chosen? >> ambassador bell has the president's confidence she'll do an excellent job representing the united states and maintaining the relationship we have with the country of hungary. >> she couldn't name one major strategic interest the u.s. has with hungary. >> she has had her own private sector career. somebody who has succeeded in the business world, and she is somebody that the president has confidence will be able to maintain our relationship with the government and at people of hungary. >> can you tell me the fact that she raised hundreds of,000 of dollars for the president's campaign had nothing do with it. martha: he just referenced how things

trace: i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer. the java sea. it is day three in the search for flight 8501. authorities believe they located the main fuselage. stormy seas are starting to spread wreckage across the seafloor. let's get to david piper live in bangkok, thailand. david? >> reporter: trace, strong winds and heavy seas are hampering the rescue effort at this time. the divers can not go down under the water because of these heavy seas. in the past 24 hours they recovered seven bodies as you said. the first two bodies arriving at surabaya airbase in full honor guard. where majority on the plane came from. indonesian officials believe sonar pictures show upside down fuselage on the bottom of the sea. the water notice java sea are relatively shallow. once the weather clear divers are likely able to search the ocean floor. ships and planes from many nations are currently involved in the indonesian-led operation. uss sampson, a destroyer out of san diego is using sonar to pinpoint the main body of the aircraft and debris fiel

bill: i am bill hemmer.es facing pressures to pull the plug on a movie north korea is calling an act of war. the studio putting the film back on the shelves saying it has no plans to release it even online. fox news coverage this hour with red fair and the political fallout now. we begin with kathryn. how devastating was the initial attack? >> the sony pictures hack deeply worried u.s. intelligence community because it is believed to be the first time suspected malware targeted a firm inside the u.s. similar to the attack on the nuclear program in the attack on saudia and iran program. it overwrites data and and trips processes like startup functions. the fbi warns it can be so destructive the data is not recoverable or too costly of a process to retrieve. the lion's share of the evidence points to the north korean dictator using martha: units to launch the cyber attack outside of north korea borders treating a thin veneer of possible deniability. while they're blaming north korea, they have issued a stateme

bill: i'm bill hemmer.itics warn releasing the controversial report will put american lives in danger. the report claims that the cia misled president bush and his national security team. that is a claim president bush rejects. >> whatever the report says, if it diminishes their contributions to our country it is way off base and i knew the directors, i knew the deputy directors, you know i knew a lot of the operators. these are good people, really good people and we're lucky as a nation to have them. bill: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live in washington on this. good morning. what are we learning or what do we believe will unfold at the moment? >> reporter: thank you, bill the expectations here in washington both on capitol hill an within the u.s. intelligence community that the report will likely be released as early as tuesday with the head of the senate intelligence committee, senator dianne feinstein telling "the l.a. times" over the weekend that the post-9/11 interrogation under

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to america's newsroom. martha: good morning, everybody. gruber is expected to face pretty tough questions. darrell issa is never a shy questioner when it comes to these things. he runs the thousands oversight committee. he describes it as obamacare through deception. >> lack of transparency is a huge political advantage age. call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, bit was critical to get is passed. >> we just tax insurance companies and they pass it on to the consumers. it's a clever exploitation of the basic lack of understanding about it american voter. >> turns out political chicago it's hard to get rid of and the only way we could take it on was by mislabeling. calling it a tax on insurance companies when we all not's really a tax on the american people who hold the plans. martha: he's not the only one testifying today, right? >> he will be joined by the administrators of the medicare services. she does not want to be seated next to mr. gruber. lawmakers are going to put them together and dig down on some of those comm

i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer for "america's newsroom." tracy: trace so great to have you here. i'm leah gabriel. it vanished dropping off the radar and disappeared over the java sea after the pilot requested to fly over bad weather. that request was denied. greg palkot is in london. >> reporter: second full day for searching for asia flight 8501 is over and still no sign of that plane. the airbus off from the indonesia ann city of surabaya sunday local time. most of the people on board were indonesian. 42 minutes after takeoff ground scroll lost radio and radar contact. apparently after encountering the bad weather the corrected course correction was denied due to air traffic in the vicinity. authorities believe the aircraft crashed into the waters of the java sea. the wreckage of the aircraft could already be lying on the seafloor. there are no fewer than 30 ships and 15 aircraft in the search. they come from four different countries. late reports leah, the object spotted is believed not related to crash but ships are going to the scene

. >> from the knocks news world headquarters in new york i'm bill hemmer. communist cuba. a live look at the white house we are awaiting on president obama to make it a statement to make it official. as we've been reporting throughout the morning american alan gross age 65 has been released from a cuban prison after being held captive for five years. gross was detained in december of 2009 while working for an american aide agency, an american government program that cuba considered as illegal. illegal attempts by washington to undermine havana's government. gross was tried, originally sentenced to 15 years in jail. this is all part of a new era

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom." good morning, martha.ybody gets ready to roll. jeh johnson the homeland security chief.

. >>> first let's check in with bill hemmer.. you never know in that huge mansion you live in. >> he can be a dog sometimes. maybe this movie is just bad. hello? >> you never know. >> maybe. >> now you're a movie critic? >> not yet. >> i would like to make that choice. they just yanked it. >> the possibility is there. >> i hear you. good morning to all three of you. did we just lose the first cyber war? did the castro brothers win their 50 year feud with america? also l democrats regret the executive action by the president? that's what jonathan turley argues. what do you want for christmas? how about a brand-new u.s. military humvee? it's yours. martha and i will see you shortly. ♪ ♪ >> it's the season for giving. so what about giving a better life to some rescue puppies in need? >> they're so cute. deborah and simone of forgotten friends, mixed breed rescue, are helping us today continue our paws for a cause series with two adorable dogs. cora and anna here. we welcome all four of you. >> thank you. >> tell us about cora and a

." >> i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer today. senate ashton carter will replace chuck hagel. that makes him the fourth pentagon chief during president obama's roughly six years in office. molly henneberg live at white house with latest on the nomination. molly, why

i'm bill hemmer. martha: this news just crossing moments ago. word is he's in tough physical shape and has had a

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to america's newsroom. martha: good morning, everybody.

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to america's newsroom.ers speaking out about their loved ones. protesters are

i'm eric shawn in this morning for bill hemmer. >> i'm leah gabriel in for martha maccallum. a base in hawaii. he thanked them and said afghanistan has a future thanks to their sacrifice. this is set as the u.s. will end its rule there at the end of the year. >> peter doocy has more on this. peter, how was the president first received. >> reporter: the president

i'm bill hemmer. on friday in "america's newsroom." "america's newsroom." it is friday, everybody.air force one for a 17-day vacation in hawaii there is work to be done first. we should get tough questions from the president on north korea, cuba and much more. bill:

i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer for "america's newsroom."pilot requested to fly

. >>> but first, let me toss over to bill hemmer to find out what's coming up. >> brian, you pronouncede will. rival senate democrats release the report on the war on terror. bill cassidy will be the 54th republican in the senate after his victory over the weekend in louisiana. he's our guest today. new york's mayor says the police force here in new york needs to be retrained 13 years after 9-11. is this necessary? and six more detainees are released out of gitmo. it's a busy monday when mar this and i see you at the top of the hour. we'll get to all of it and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about america's favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal. i was thinking about htaking this speed test from comcast business. oh yeah? if they can't give us faster internet or save us money, they'll give us 150

. >>> meanwhile, bill hemmer is upstairs and he's taking over the channel in about 11 minutes. >> that'ss case you were just talking about with bob. where this case from new york goes next? we're all over that. also a ton of other headlines. what did the white house know about the irs controversy? will republicans get a deal on the budget? another american at this moment is threatened with a beheading overseas. we begin our series on potential candidates for 2016. today john kasich, republican governor of ohio, is our guest when martha and i see you at the top of the hour >>> each year the radio city rockettes help kick off the holiday season at the radio city christmas spectacular and here to share what makes it so special after all these years, are some of the radio city rockettes. samantha, casey, kimberly and brittany join me now. welcome to "fox & friends." >> thank you so much. >> this is so exciting. for 80 years plus, the rockettes -- you have brought so much joy, literally kicking off the spirit. people come to see from you all over and the show includes so many great things. we

i'm bill hem bill hemmer. martha:

. >>> first let's pause for bill hemmer who comes on in ten minute. >> got to let it go, you know. >>atest on this horrific attack on a school by the taliban. it just makes your stomach turn. we're now learning about the host stimulus package taker in sydney. and the man who water boarded ksm. what megyn learned last night. is hollywood giving military history a stiff arm? big tuesday, martha and i will see you shortly at the top of the hour. see you then i like it when my hygienist lets me know i'm doing a good job. i like it when my toothpaste lets me know too. that's why i went pro. go pro with crest pro-health. for an intensive clean. i can really feel it deep cleaning my mouth. for a 4x better clean try these products together. that was a great check up. >>> time for pause for a cause. our annual series all about giving the gift of pet rescue for christmas. we continue today with our friends from forgotten friends on long island. president loretta is here and the vp is here with two dogs, shana and lady. >> lady's owner passed away and basically when they were vacating the house,

. >>> up next, bill hemmer weighs in over how much to air and what to air about ferguson. later, look at sexism and politics in the media with the numbers. >>> from the moment that ferguson erupted, how did producers decide how to put on the air and what not to put on the air? >> bill hammer, welcome. >> thank you, howie. good to be with you here. >> much of the early reporting on ferguson turns out to be wrong. how did you decide in the early days and is weeks what to air and what not to air? >> it's a critical question, and one that came with a lot of sensitivity, frankly, throughout the entire process. i felt that what the president had to say, i guess, was on monday night now about the media and the responsibility the media was very well taken. it was my sense, in the ten days leading up to the grand jury decision, you had networks from all over the world who had already gone to ferguson waiting for something to happen. >> and promoting it constantly on the air. >> and count the number of live shots you saw from an empty parking lot. and, listen, it's our duty and resp