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prisoner beau bergdahl. that's our resolution to you to keep the pressure on they the lawmakers. after all, they work for us. 50. >> happy new year have of a great weekend. "the willis report" is next. gerri: i am gerri wollastonite is a special edition of "the willis report" as hispanics our giving advice on the confusing topic of retirement. talk about the classic 4% and if it should be changed. ways to double the next day but a person has been a record year for stocks hitting new highs. but how high can they go before the next direction and how should small investors handle their portfolios? recently i spoke with the founder of the of vanguard group and bother of index funds for his stake. >> don't take for granted it will continue. expect over the next decade no point to look shorter. the returns will be lower than historical norms that is around 9 percent per year for stocks i think maybe six or 7 percent is more likely over the next decade. but i think it is highly likely that rational expectations for stocks in the range of six or 7 percent will be better than the returns

word whether army sergeant beau bergdahl could face a military court martial, according to a senior militaryl, the pentagon wrapped up the review of why he left his post in afghanistan of 2009 and ended up in enemy hands. he was released, as you may recall, for five taliban prisoners without the approval of congress. and a baseball hat that babe ruth wore during 1934 tour of japan sold for over 300,000 at an auction. the legendary slugger part of an all-star team that played 18 games during the tour. wasn't a red sox hat though. >> his best years were in a red sox uniform, susan, as everyone knows. susan hendricks, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> coming up for us, will restored relations in cuba mean extradition for the first woman on the fbi's most wanted terrorist list. she escaped and was granted asylum in cuba. we'll have her story next and the beaches of cigars beckon, but what does the big news mean for americans finding out firsthand, do not pack your bags before you watch our report. pal arthritis. so why am i still thinking about this? how are ya? good. aleve. proven better on

after beau bergdahl's release the pressure ramped up on the obama administration to try to secure hisprisonment of alan gross he said the cuban government's release of alan on humanitarian grounds would remove a impediment. now that impediment has been removed, the question remains how large of a shift will we see in cuban u.s. relations. we're looking for the answer at noon today. >> it's a a very interesting point. we will indeed, get some answers hopefully at noon 9:00 a.m. pacific time from the president on the united states on the quickly developing story. even though as andrea mitchell has been reporting she's been very aware of this for about two weeks now. a couple of points i thank you, kristen. we'll come back to you throughout the remain of the hour. we have to clear up that alan gross had a problem with his health a number of different issues losing eye sight, teeth, lost more than 100 pounds in five years he's been in captivity. he's not been in a cuban prison for the last couple of months. he's been in a hospital as part of the cuban prison. he has been kind of been trea

paying money to a terror group, but do we want to have conversations, for example, as we did with beau bergdahl and the taliban prisoners. >> about a swap. >> about a swap. that's something the white house should consider. >> when you're talking about civilians, not soldiers. >> that's correct. >> bergdahl soldier. >> correct. the civilians, protection, journalists in syria, they might be a better way. again, 13 years into this, i would not support trading prisoners for money, but there might be a whey to trade prisoners for prisoners in a war that's 13 years old. >> so you say you would not suggest still paying a ransom? >> no. >> i wonder if you can talk about for us from the lens of being a former cia and fbi analyst. is it about danger that it puts those on the ground in? >> it's about two things. first, you're funding an organization and these organizations in places like north africa, central africa, the middle east, across the world that are going to use this money to further recruit people. not just to pay for terror operations but to pay for food, for families. you can fund a lot of pe

word whether army sergeant beau be bergdahl, the pentagon wrapped up the review of why he left his postded up in enemy hands ch he was released, as you may recall, for five taliban prisoners without the approval of congress. and a baseball hat that babe ruth wore during 1934 tour of japan sold for over 300,000 at an auction. the legendary slugger part of an all-star team that played 18 games during the tour. wasn't a red sox hat though. >> best years in a red sox uniform. susan hendricks, thank you so much. >>> coming up for us, will restored relations in cuba mean extradition for a woman? she escaped and was granted asylum in cuba. we'll have her story next and the beaches of cigars becken, but what does the big news mean for americans finding out firsthand, do not pack your bags before you watch our report. oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now - but hurry, the offer ends december 31st. [ho, ho, ho!] lease the 2015 c300 4matic for $419 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. ...and tkind of like you huffing sometimes, g

headlines for you now, the fate of army sergeant beau bergdahl in the hands of a four star general. tion into his disappearance. he left his post in eastern afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the taliban. >>> and despite the united states releasing cuban spies, they are saying they have no plans to extradite u.s. fugitives. that includes joanne, who was convicted in the 1973 murder of new jersey state trooper. she has been living freely in cuba more than three decades ago. >> thanks. back in march, we told but josh hardy, a 7-year-old boy. he was fight ago deadly virus as a drug company denied his life saving medication. his mom made this plea for her son on our show. >> excuses that nothing is acceptable to us. this is our child's life and we feel compelled to just keep asking for it because he needs it. he absolutely needs it. if he does not get it, -- >> release the drug as part of a clinical trial. josh's life. how is he doing? right. >> what a year you have had. you appeared on this program and i know our friend peter johnson helped the company release this drug. explain ho

. >> we've been telling you for a long time about the case of beau bergdahl.in the army in texas after he was a prisoner swap. we gave back five of the worst of the worst and some suggestion we might have paid millions of dollars in ransom. well, clearly from the people we have talked to, he walked away. said he didn't like the mission there and he was just gone and essentially joined the bad guys. well, now, will he be court-martialed? we might know before christmas. >> we may. colonel david hunt, lieutenant colonel tony schaefer actually brought us some detail last night on on "the factor." >> this individual did as much damage as private bradley manning. and his damage, bergdahl's damage is more direct. people died looking for him. he gave essentially, and let me be clear, he feel he gave add and comfort to the enemy. >> the issue is going to be whether he's going to be a traitor. i'm being told no. and that they're going to give him a less than honorable discharge. he was given $300,000 in back pay they can't get back. it's embarrassing for the army. >> an

afghanistan, you want to leave afghanistan, you got to -- beau bergdahl is out there.. meanwhile, speaking of the president of the united states, bret, the president in this sound bite talks about how racism is deeply rooted in the united states of america. listen to this. >> when you're dealing with something as deeply rooted as racism or bias in any society, you got to have vigilance, but you have to recognize it's going to take some time. >> what's curious about this is there is a new black bevel poll out -- did she bloomberg poll out that shows that during his administration, racism has, by 53%, have gotten work of -- wor. >> it's not a great picture being painted here. obviously he's talking to bet in that interview and he went on to say that this is not the situation 50 years ago and you can talk to your grandparents, it's a lot better than it was, but not great in places. let's be honest, there is racism still in this country and there is both publicly and under the radar those issues still in parts of our country. but when it's being pegged on these two instanc

ones you have held on to for the longest are in there, except for the ones we have swap for the beau bergdahl are unable to be released, but in order to close the place, you have to get it below 130. get it lower to bring them here to the united states or push them out altogether. this is part of a race to the bottom and none of it has to do with improving our national security. and everything to do with the talking point of guantanamo bay to be closed. >> pete, thank you so much. >>> coming up on "fox and friends," they spent a fortune to bm legal citizens in america. now the president is using the fees they paid to fund the amnesty program to fund illegals? >>> and top producers are mocking everyone from celebrities to the president. so are your e-mails ever safe? kurt the cyber guy is here with tips you need to know, coming up. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in