i'm bill hemmer.waiting a statement from the president on vacation in martha's vineyard. we believe, although the white house has not bn clear on this, he will make his first statement since the beheading of american journalist james foley became public. a brutal execution that was first seen on the internet at the hand of islamic terrorists. foley kidnapped in syria in november of 2012. the group isis says that foley's death was in retaliation for us air strikes against militants in iraq. u.s. intelligence just in the past hour confirming that tape is authentic. intelligence source telling fox news, chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge that the analysis will continue over issues like the landscape on the tape, trying to determine the likely location and possibly the voices heard on that tape, including the masked executioner, who appears to speak with a british accent. the identification of the executioner said to be a top priority for the intelligence community here and in europe. as

i'm bill hemmer.ut to make a statement from his vacation retreat in martha's vineyard, massachusetts. we expect him to cover two top pick, the situation in iraq and also the developments near st. louis, missouri after yet another night of violent protests there. the protesters throwing gasoline bombs at police in riot gear and officers responding with tear gas and smoke bombs in return. the testimony stations sparked by the fatal shooting by police of an unarmed teenager over the weekend. that's happening outside of st. louis in the town of ferguson. meanwhile airstrikes against islamic terrorists are still ongoing and it appears the airstrikes at least slowed the progress of isis in northern iraq. there was a team of 20 u.s. special forces on that mountain near erbil, iraq. according to the pentagon they were there 24 hours yesterday. the situation on the mountain is better than initially thought. a large-scale rescue effort of thousands of religious minorities the stranded on that mountaintop in ord

bill hemmer joins us. thank you for joining us. nancy writebol is said to be in serious but stable condition. her colleague and fellow american is also being treated be at cnn national correspondent john roberts outside of emory university hospital in atlanta with the latest. john. >> a specially equipped aircraft landed about a half an hour ago, a bit of an unusual delay getting nancy writebol off the aircraft, i assume she is probably dawning one of those biocontainment suits. he was the first american evacuated back on saturday. mention her condition is serious but stable. she has always been in better condition. her husband, david, who will follow her back from liberia describe the condition yesterday as brightening somewhat from what had been before to get her appetite back, was enjoying her favorite meal which was iberian potato soup. so things are looking pretty good for her. it may be the reason they came back from death door is last week they both received a dose of experimental model antibody serum that at least for the d

. >> i'm edhenry in for bill hemmer. those comments a serious departure from what the white house said about isis. he said the analogy we use around here is if a jv team puts' lakers uniforms, it doesn't make them kobe bryant. martha: those words are not ones the president can be to come for thible with at this point. >> a big contrast. either that isis has gone varsity quickly or the president and the intel was wrong. we saw a striking press conference from the pentagon and overall lawmakers on cap hilt -n capitol hill, it's something congress will have to grapple with. isis is in multiple countries and airstrikes is probably not going to get it done. martha: is the president going to recast his statement on this group? >> one of the things we heard from lawmakers is the president need a strategy and he may need to huddle with congressional leaders to come up with some type of strategy. president obama wanted congressional approval on syria. he didn't get that. he's getting heat from the left and getting heat from the r

sean: i'm eric shawn in more bill hemmer.the white house mulls possible military action, we are learn being that american who was killed who was killed fighting with a terrorist group. friend of douglas mcarthur cain say he was a normal kid who went overseas to fight with isis. martha: i want to start by playing a quick piece of sound when the president spoke yesterday. >> in times of crisis no other nation can rally a broad coalition to stand up for peace. in times of disaster no other nation has the ability to deliver so much so quickly. martha: not even a year ago not even great britain would be on our side when considering airstrikes in syria. >> that was before isis. doesn't that sounds like something we have heard before, an american president trying to marshal allies for airstrikes in iraq. the president is talking to old friends like britain, australia, jordan, saudi arabia to increase airstrikes in iraq and surveillance in syria. it appears u.s. actions are going to escalate in iraq. martha: when you look at the comp

i'm bill hemmer. one royal air force typhoon jet escorting a flight back to plan chester or toward manchester airport northwest of london. the pilot radioed in there was a suspicious device on board. it seems to be a qatari airlines plane. there were reports it originated in doha. we can't confirm that. manchester is executing what has been practices and trained for some time, a safety plan and security measure. the key objective, protect the passengers on board that plane. authorities don't know the threat was genuine but it was quote absolutely vital that we deal with it as a full emergency." sky news our sister network has had some terrific coverage. we'll listen to what we can from sky news. >> since 9/11 one has to be very careful to make sure everyone else on the ground is as safe as possible not just those in the aircraft itself. >> once it landed then what happens? >> once it landed obviously it's a security matter for which i would be not aware. once the aircraft -- >> my question to you is w

send us a tweet at molly line or bill hemmer. talk to us on twitter this morning. molly: a fox news alert. searching for the reason for the assassination of an american officer in afghanistan. army major general harold greene died in that attack. he's the highest ranging officer to die in combat since the vietnam war. >> every time we lose someone it's difficult. when we lose them in come bait's even more different. he wasn't engaged in combat. he was there to help the afghans. he was there to actually help advance the afghan national army and security forces. molly: was major general green the primary target? what do we know about this attacker? >> depending -- the pentagon is saying they don't have any reason to believe the attacker was not an afghan soldier. officials are candid about why the threat posed by men we train then fight alongside is so difficult to gauge. >> i think we have been very honest that the insider threat is probably -- it's a pernicious threat and it's difficult to always ascertain. to come to grips with the coach it anywhere you are. parti

." >> hello, everybody, i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer this morning. the quake's epicenter in napa and soma valleys, many said it felt like their homes were actually being picked up off the ground. california wine countrytaking a. officials there say there could be dozens more aftershocks in the coming weeks. martha: that is the big concern right now. claudia cowan is live in napa valley. today is about cleanup but how is that going to go, claudia? >> reporter: you can see how much work there is to do. we are standing amid the rubble in napa's downtown where many of the historic buildings suffered tremendous damage. they have lost facades and windows. the bricks lying here in the street. more than a dozen structures have been red-tagged, meaning they're too dangerous. a strong aftershock could knock them down. today a small army of state and local inspectors will fan out to surrounding communities. we're told 90 to 100 homes in the quake zone have been red-tagged due to quake damage. >> broken windows, those kind of things. others are full collapse, wh

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eric: i'm eric shawn in for bill hemmer today. isis kills christians, and goes after the kurds and other religious minorities. iraq's leaders are struggling to build a new government while fighting off the terrorists at the same time. lindsey graham telling fox news this is no time for president obama to take half measures. >> his responsibility is to defend this nation. if he does not go on the offensive against isis. isil, whatever you want to call them, they are coming here. if we get attacked because he has no strategy to protect us then he will have committed a blunder for the ages. martha: what do we know about the arms the obama administration provided to the kurds? >> we are told the kurdish peshmerga are getting flurry of sources confirm the obama administration is providing heavy weapons. typically the cia is the agency that facilitates such deliveries. the pentagon says they are not providing weapons to the kurds. though fighter jets struck overnight. three towns in the northern iraq have been retaken by the kurdish pes

i'm bill hemmer. martha is out today. how are you doing, heather. heather: nice to be here. i'm heather childers in for martha. the man has a british act end. he could be one of many brits to fight with islamists in syria. much intelligence agents here and in europe, they're focusing on that, hoping it will help them identify the executioner and track him down. amy kellogg joins us live from london. amy, what do we know about the masked man? >> reporter: hi, heather. british prime minister david cameron hustled back from his vacation to meet with his intelligence and security chiefs but so far no clues who the killer might have been. there has been some speculation, heather, the voice on the tape and killer could be two separate people. still in all brits are deeply distress ad londoner may have carried out this unspeakable atrocity. this story is getting enormous play. beheading of james foley distressing people as it is in america and u.s. and britain are close allies. there are fears that 500 or so jihadis believed by the british government in iraq and syria could come ba

eric: i'm eric in for bill hemmer. syria asking the u.s. ask permission before launching any attacks. >> reporter: if airstrikes in syria are ever going to happen, the pentagon needs to know what kinkind of fire power isis has. the white house has been careful to say president obama hasn't made a decision to pursue action in syria, but these flights against militants, the president once lumped in with what he called a jv tear vifts, if the president wants to unleash an aerial assault in isis this surveillance is necessary. eric: the pentagon coordinating with the syrian government on these strikes? >> reporter: there is no coordination. the obama administration is candid about saying they are not look for permission before they launch surveillance strikes or potential airstrikes. president obama has been saying for years that syrian president bashar al-asaad must go. as we know, he's still there. now his foreign minister is warning the white house they better call damascus to ask for permission for any airstrike. he said any airstrike not c

i'm bill hemmer live in "america's newsroom." welcome, heather. >> nice to be here. i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum. they tried yesterday to get a trimmed down bill with outcries from both parties. >> doing something is better than nothing. the crisis on the border will continue until the president act the. he is clearly not going to act. that means congress has to act. >> that is pretty damning, inflammatory, pretty much of putting this on president of the united states that you can't get the votes to do something. not his fault. >> we're trying to give us flexibility. there is nothing cute or clever about this. >> emdemocrats will not enable to the bill to pass. they will do that on their own. bill: that from late yesterday. this morning, bank of microphones to get republican leadership, calling lawmakers back to work. now here we are, a closed-door meeting about to begin. what do we expect? bob cusack lead our coverage, editor-in-chief of "the hill." good morning there. >> good morning, bill. bill: what do we expect? >> today could be very interesting,

bill: i'm bill hemmer. it has been 10 days in fact. 31 people arrested overnight. people shot, police say not by them as looters are now bringing guns to the mob scene. police struggling to keep the town together. >> this nation is watching each and everyone of us. this nation is watching law enforcement and this nation is watching media. i will tell you, if we're going to solve this, they will have to do it together. we're going to have to do it together. i want you to think about that tonight. we're going to have to do it together. >> emotional ron johnson last night. lou dobbs with us now, host of "lou dobbs tonight" on fox business network. >> thank you, martha. martha: what is your take what you're seeing on here? >> first it is sad for all americans to witness what is transpiring in ferguson. the, the, heart-felt statements by johnson, captain johnson of the state patrol, as he is encouraging the community to come together, but who is listening? the governor in missouri has imposed a curfew over the weekend and withdrawn it even as he sends in the national gu

bill: i'm bill hemmer, good morning.ixon earlier today calling in the national guard after the situation spirals out of control yet again. several people said to be in custody overnight. meanwhile we're finding out about a private autopsy conducted by dr. michael baden at the request of brown's parents. doctor baden was with us last hour in "america's newsroom" about the decision by eric holder to order a third federal autopsy. >> federal government is getting involved. they will take some action. the president is involved. in all fairness, they want to know that, they did their own independent autopsy and are not relying on the local county or the medical examiner that was engaged by the parents. so i think that is appropriate but extremely unusual. >> joining us now is missouri's lieutenant governor peter kinder. lieutenant governor, welcome, good to have you with us here this morning. >> thank you for having me back. martha: of course. this national guard decision that you all have made, tell uso work. >> well the nat

i'm bill hemmer. arthel. good morning to you. arthel: i'm arthel in for martha today. u.s.hitting jihadist artillery fighting against kurdish forces with u.s. personnel in iraq. two f/a-18 aircraft dropping 500 bound laser bided bombs. pentagon delivered food and water to thousands of families trapped on a mountaintop as islamic state extremists at tick religious and ethnic minorities. last night president obama explained his decisions. >> these families face a horrible choice, descend the mountain and be slaughtered and or stay and slowly die of thirst and hunger. i said before the united states can not intervene every time there cries necessary in the world. let me be clear why we must act and act now. bill: we have following all the latest developments. doug mckelway live from the meant gone. first, ed henry life from the white house. are we seeing expansion of the mission in northern iraq? >> i don't think so. what the president said in the next sentence in the state dining room was america can't turn a blind eye if these people will be slaughtered. he made it very clea

i'm bill hemmer, and big welcome to molly line. molly: thank you so much. for martha maccallum of course. the fbi wants to keep track of what reporters are saying about the bureau. "the washington times" reporting that the agency plans to hire a contractor to monitor the media and grade stories daily on the content and tone of coverage. but according to the paper, the fbi won't say why it needs the information or how it plans to use it. bill: maybe jonah goldberg has the answer to why. editor-at-large, nationalreview.online. jonah, good morning to you. why would they do this. >> could be some pr flaks are trying to justify their existence finding proof they're having some effect whatsoever. this is, this is a bad idea for the fbi insofar as larger department of justice has a real problem with the press. remember, they're the ones who monitored the ap's phones. they're the ones eric holder approved this unindicted co-conspirator warrant thing against our fox colleague james rosen. calling him a flight risk and you will of that. so they should really, admin m

wouldn't even give me a -- judge napolitano: your statement earlier to bill hemmer but to me a little bit because he made it sound -- and i love you as you know. stuart: the fox news channel earlier today. judge napolitano: saying i am blank, don't want to say the word out loud, i want to raise this on the show. making it sound like it is barack obama's fault. this could not have happened without those phony big government republicans voted in favor of it. that is what i wanted to say. if i said that tee during the break you might have censored me. that is why i am laughing. stuart: head fault here -- the great recession -- i am not implying blame on either side of the aisle for the great recession. the extraordinary increase in government spending as it came after the great recession. the huge run-up in government spending that occurred after the 2008 crash and that was a democrat controlled senate and house. stuart: judge napolitano: at least $3 trillion came out of republican control of the house and gave every single time. they went to the house and blasted deficit spending and vo

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first we check in with bill hemmer who is holding court at 9:00 a.m.ith peter. very interesting. what we are learning this morning about the life and brutal death of james foley. there are others being held. we know that. how will the president react now? also what happened in ferguson last night. what we're learning about the police officer accused of shooting and killing michael brown. karl rove is here on the president, john mccain on reaction, and bill o'reilly is ticked off about missouri. see you then, top of the hour like taste inspired by the freshness of the mediterranean. so you always get flavor that's anything but flat. new flatbread sandwiches, try one today. >>> well, she is a seven-time grand slam champion and she's hardiheading back to the court next week for the u.s. open. >> that's right. first we've got her on our court here on our plaza. tennis star venus williams joins us live. good morning to you. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> round of applause, ladies and gentlemen! the open is just around the corner. >> yeah. starts on monday.

i'm bill hemmer.ard manchester airport northwest of london. the pilot radioed in there was a suspicious device on board. it seems to be a qatari airlines plane. there were reports it originated in doha. we can't confirm that. manchester is executing what has been practices and

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now let's check in with bill hemmer to tell us what exclusively -- unless he told another show aheadhe midwest. police on patrol. we'll take you there. what to do about iraq. paul breamer tried to turn it around 11 years ago. he's back here live to talk about what's happening in baghdad. a funeral this morning after that race card death l. there be charges? what google will soon be able to see from space. get ready for your close-up. it's coming. martha and i will see you in 12 minutes at the top of the hour >>> another night of violence in ferguson, missouri, after police officer shot and killed michael brown. while everyone is talking about the riots, what about the actual facts of the case? joining us now, fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. >> passion and politics have overcome what the facts are and the facts are in dispute. let's look at what we know already and what is undisputed. it occurred on camp field drive in ferguson, missouri, slightly after 12. there we have a pullout of that. there are two different versions of what's going on. >> yes. one is from one witness,