christina coleman is tracking the latest, christina.na: hi, bryan, the federal government finally released the new border encounter numbers for the month of november last night in data dump as most of us were gearing for holiday week but, of course, we are still going to keep track of it. the news does not stop. take a look at the numbers, 233,700 border encounters last month alone. largest amount border encounters compared to last november. look at that, 30% increase. as for the timing of this data dump, retired acting ice director tom homan believes the federal government did not want to release the new numbers highlighting the ongoing crisis at the border until congress voted on the omnibus bill. take a listen. >> this is national security when it comes down to making a difference that they voted a bill and gave nothing to it. this bill does nothing to it. border patrol can't hire as it is. border patrol missed hiring point last year and nobody wants the job because they've been thrown under the job, they are working 24/7, they can't

christina coleman live in moscow, idaho with more, hi, christina.christina: hi, mike, yes, all the parents of the victims are so heart broken and last night kaley's father said he sent his daughter here to the university to get an education and now he's paying for her funeral. he's vowing to fight for justice and in an interview kaley's father steve gonzales, he's been speaking with police, he spoke with the lead detective in this case and no doubt that they are working hard as they can but he still feels frustrated with a lack of information being released to the public on this case. >> it seems like they are trying to suppress the story. we want to put rewards out, don't do that. you are telling us you don't want reward, you're not going to get a lot of those students if they see those things. this community is not going to heal until this guy is pulled off the streets. it ain't going to happen. christina: today on "fox & friends" kaley's father also expressed his growing frustration with the investigation efforts in general based on the lack of i

christina coleman here now to explain why should we doweled -- would do this? and immoral and with several weeks in office she used clemency powers to commute sentences of 7 inmates of death in row to life in prison without parole. in a statement the governor said, i have long believedded that justice is not advanced by taken a life and the state should not be in the business of executing people even if a terrible crime place them in prison. oregon has not had a death row execution since 1997. one of 15 states that has not executed anyone in the last five years. other states include california, oregon and nevada. as of now 23 states do not authorize the death penalty. >> gradually there has been this chipping away at the date penalty -- death penalty. many flaws, money being spent on sentences that don't need to be spent because life in prison is a sentencing option. christina: the governor's move is getting swift criticism. the father and son pair were convicted of bombing a bank just south of portland that killed two police officers back in 2008. the city's ma

christina coleman is live with this story. what is the latest? >> we have a lot of new information within the past hour. two people are dead in this case, including the alleged shooter. a man shot and killed his wife and then shot himself. officers responded to the incident after someone called 911 to report a fire at the kingdom hall of jehovah's witness congregation in thorton. we just talked with a spokesperson of the local fire department and she tells me that when their crew showed up, there was no evidence of a fire. thorton pd said a suspicious device was found at the scene and that it is being evaluated by a hazardous materials unit. they are not disclosing what that device is at this time. police also said that this is not or was not an active shooter situation, they also say that they do not believe anyone else is in the building at the time of the shooting. they say the incident happened both in the parking lot and inside the building. a local news outlet is reporting that a body was found in the parking lot. we will confirm that infor

christina coleman is live with the latest on this story, christina. >> hi bryan, two people are dead case including the alleged shooter. police say a man shot and killed his wife and then shot himself. officers respond to the incident someone called 91 true sport a fire kingdom hall jehovah's witnesses convert fishing convocation florida programs with its spokes were driven from the local fire department. she told when crews showed up there is evidence of a fire. beatty set a suspicious device was found at the scene and is being evaluated by hazardous materials unit. they're not saying what the device is this is not an active shooter situation. they do not believe anyone else was in the building at the time of the shooting. they say the incident happened partially both in the parking lot and inside the building. they have not identified a motive in this case. the alleged shooter and his wife were former members of the kingdom hall jehovah's witnesses aggregation. and also, again just to recap two people are dead in this case. police and believe a man shot and killed his wife and then

fox news spoke with police about where this investigation stands, and christina coleman is live in moscowidaho, with the very latest. christina, you've been covering this story from the gunning. what more can you el us now? >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, there was some confusion and frustration the here in the community base off of the statement that police put out about this investigation whether they believe this attack was targeted or not. in a new interview with idaho state police who discussed this, we talked about i thoroughly, and they do believe that this deadly and disturbing incident was targeted. take a listen to what they said. >> targeted attack, and that's based on, you know, the information that we have provided all along that did not appear to be my portioned entry. there were finish forced entry, there were two survivors and the physical ed at scene itself. we're not sure at this time, we have not yet determined at this time if that target was the residents and/or the outs inside the less -- occupants inside the residence. >> reporter: this is video from merchandise the i

christina coleman is in moscow idaho working the college student murders. watson has the latest on the arrest of a fedex driver accused of killing a texas 7-year-old. first to christina on the investigation into the murders of the four college students three weeks ago today. >> the parents of these victims are desperate for answers. there is growing frustration here. the mother of kaylee goncalves says this horrific case is what nightmares are made of. the parents said they are determined to fight for justice. in an interview on the cross country, kayleigh's father steve gonzalez said he spoke with the lead detective on this case and he says he has no doubt he's working as hard as he can but he feels frustrated with the lack of information being released to the public on this investigation. >> it seems like they're trying to suppress the story. we want to put rewards on the like don't do that. i get your town doesn't have reward posted all over when you come into your rash. you know to get a lot of students if they see those things. but this community is not

christina coleman live in los angeles with that. christina.er of the u.k. parliament this morning, and he tells me this new documentary is come to night the british press. >> christina, this is a tv event that has gripped our nation and you cannot go anywhere in the united kingdom without some people having an opinion about this. >> he also says that timing of the release of this series is very disrespectful. >> the british public are angry. they don't get the point of this netflix documentary and, of course, we are as a nation still grieving the loss of her majesty queen elizabeth the ii and it is really regarded as an insult so her memory. >> prince harry said he hopes stepping back without lead to a quiet life for him and his family but critics say they're made center of attention and spokes fern for duke and dutchess defended them in in a statement to "new york times" saying they're statement announcing their decision to step back mentions nothing of privacy and reiterating their desire to about continue role and duty and key point to seri

bill. >> bill: thank you, christina coleman in moscow, idaho. more to come on this.e don't have answers, dana. >> dana: we don't. the parents we just heard from have a little more to say about the entry point here. watch. >> the entry point was the slider, the window, the middle floor. so to me he doesn't have to go upstairs. his entry and exit are available without having to go upstairs or downstairs. looks like he probably may have not gone downstairs. we don't know that for sure. he went upstairs, so i'm using logic he chose to go up there when he didn't have to. the investigators are tight lipped and keeping everything close to their vest. >> bill: it gets confusing. show the home again if we could for our viewers and we'll bring in paul morrow in a moment, detective on the scene there. this is a three-story house where that ladder is floor number one on the bottom left. floor two would be the back porch with the sliding down and number three is on top which is what they're referring to in the sound bite we just played. the question that parent was asking is why

christina coleman for us in moscow, christina, thank you. jacqui. >> jacqui: bring in ted williams, i want to show you the pictures from the daily mail showing the crime scene, pull them up on the screen here so people can take a look. what's your take away when you look at this? it looks like a typical scene for college students, but does the clutter, disorganization, does that make it harder or easier to find evidence? >> well, jacqui, it makes it more difficult for law enforcement, but you are right, it is a typical college room shared by at least now we know six students. but when we look at this complete scenario here of what has taken place, it is -- we get more from the family about what is taking place than we are getting from law enforcement. but when you look at the inside, or the interior of that home, what you have really is three stories and the killers or killing took place on the second floor and on the third floor. it leads me to believe that it was someone who had some knowledge of that home. and if you are on the first floo

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we have fox news christina coleman in l.a.y of us are used to seeing disturbing videos of thieves getting away with smash and grab during the holiday but that did not happen this time, these guys thought they were slick fasting into a jewelry store at an l.a. county mall on tuesday scaring choppers. >> be my wife walking down the mall doing last minute christmas shopping and all the sudden we heard loud banging noise and we turned around and we saw a group of men smashing the glass. >> the good news of thieves did not get far apparently they didn't care where they release a store they were breaking into is located next to military recruiting office and office with men and women who protect and serve. when the marine recruiters and marine corps applicant her glass shattered during the robbery they jumped into action with a brief takedown. >> salute that's my home he put it down for america. >> they kept two of the four suspects in place until the police arrived and took them into custody. a witness described the suspects as juv

our christina coleman is tracking the very latest on this. she's live in los angeles. christina. >> hi, anita. in a data dump last night, as we head into this christmas weekend, the federal government finally released the new border numbers for november and no surprise, they are disturbing and breaking another record. there are more than 233,700 border encounters last month along according to cvp data. this is the largest amount of border encounters for a november on record and compare that number to last november, that's a huge increase. retired acting ice director tom homan believes the federal government did not want to release these new border numbers until congress voted on the omnibus bill. >> we all know how it turned out. the omnibus game out with zero money for border security and that's disappointing and-- >> that's an important part though tom. >> and especially the administration just because they're so terrible. >> and again he says something need to be done about this, something that impacts this humanitarian crisis that we're dealing with. a new video out

christina coleman is live in moscow, idaho, with the latest on this story. christina. hi, good evening, bryan. yes, there was definitely some confusion here in the community after police put out statements this week regarding whether they thought this attack was targeted or not. in a one-on-one interview with idaho state police, we discussed this extensively. they say this is a very complex investigation. they say that it is going to take time. they also say they have a lot of information they're not releasing right now because they do not want to compromise investigation. they also say they do believe that this disturbing and deadly incident was, indeed, targeted. take a listen. >> we do believe this is a targeted attack, and that's based on, you know, the information that we have provided all along, that it did not appear to be any forced entry. there were two survivors and, as well, the billion evidence at the scene itself -- the physical evidence. what we are clear to articulate is we're not sure at this time, we have not yet determined at this time if that target

christina coleman, thank you and merry christmas. >> merry christmas. anita: president biden is expected to sign the massive $1.7 trillion spending package, now that it's past the house and the senate, critics are still slamming the bill for what they call unnecessary spending, the latest on this from washington coming up next. oh man. always look for the grown in idaho seal. young lady who was, you know, mid 30s, couple of kids, recently went through a divorce. she had a lot of questions when she came in. i watched my mother go through being a single mom. at the end of the day, my mom raised three children, including myself. and so once the client knew that she was heard. we were able to help her move forward. your client won't care how much you know until they know how much you care. introducing a revolutionary comfort mat that can be lengthened and even go around corners to perfectly fit your space. because we don't want to be confined to just one area to stay comfortable while working. the comfortmat connect from weathertech. the snaplink system mak

christina coleman following this forest joins us now live, christina. >> arthel, oregon's democraticernor kate brown called the death penalty dysfunctional and immoral part with only few weeks left in office she was her powers to commit the sentences of 17 inmates on death row with life in prison without parole the governor also noted she has continued the states moratorium on executions that she took office in 2015 but she said quote i have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life. the state should not be in the business of executing people, even if a terrible crime place them in prison. oregon is not had a death row execution since 1997 page one of 15 states that is not executed anyone in the last five years. other states include nevada and at least now 23 states do not authorize the death penalty. cursed gradually there has been a chipping away at the death penalty as more people have come to recognize its many flaws the risk of executing innocent people. the incredible amounts of money spent on death sentences that do not need to be spent because a life prison

rich: christina coleman, thank you. >> in 11 days this all changes.g to reclaim this body's integrity in service to the american people. of after this institution covers itself in disgrace one last time under democrat one-party rule. a new direction is coming 11 days, republicans will deliver. anita: house minority leader kevining mccarthy promising big changes when republicans take control of the house come january 3rd. among their priorities will be investigating a slew of issue is involving president biden and his family, his administration's handling of the border crisis and the withdrawal from afghanistan and the collusion between the white house and social media companies. let's bring in kaylee mcghee white, deputy editor of restoring america at the washington examiner. happy holidays, merry christmas to you. there's a lot to choose from for republicans when it comes to investigating a plethora of issues and scandals. but in an op-ed in your newspaper, the washington examiner, it says the gop should be very careful especially e when it comes to

christina coleman live in our west coast bureau with more on that. > reporter: jon, oregon's democratic governor, kate brown, called the death penalty dysfunctional and immoral, and with just a few weeks left in office, she used her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of 17 inmates on death row to life in prison without parole. the governor also noted that she has continued the state's moratorium on executions since she took office back in 2015. she said, quote: i have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people even if a terrible crime placed them in prison. oregon has not had a death row execution since 1997. it's one of 15 statements that has not executed anyone in the last 5 years. other states include california, louisiana and. and and as of -- and utah. as of now at least 23 states do not authorize the death penalty. >> gradually, there has been this chipping away at the death penalty the as more people have come to recognize it many flaws, the risk o

christina coleman following that story for us. >> reporter: hi, rich. yeah, that's right, the new numbers shatter another record at the southern border. there were more than 233,700 border encounters last month alone. this is the largest amount of border encounters for a november on record, and compare that to last november. that's a roughly 30% increase. the federal government released the new numbers last night in a data dump as many people were busy gearing up for the christmas weekend. but clearly, the staggering statistics did not go unnoticed. meantime, the drug smuggling at the southern border continues to be an absolute nightmare this holiday season. the cbp important director in no gal rest, arizona -- nogales, arizona, shared a photo. he says on wednesday cbp officers seized more than 230,600 fentanyl pills in the spare tire of a car, and on thursday they found approximately 832,000 pills hidden throughout a vehicle. to put that many perspective, that's more than 1 million fentanyl pills seized within a 24-hour time span at a port of entry thi

sandra. >> sandra: christina coleman on the latest out of idaho for us. we'll keep following it, christina, thank you. >> john: troubling the way it shifts back and forth with the police. we want to take you to the white house where inside the two-minute warning for the appearance of president joe biden along with the french president, and activity we suggest maybe longer than two minutes away, but apparently two-minute warning was given. the first state visit president biden has happened but not for macron, he was here in 2018 with then president trump. >> sandra: and he and kamala harris visited nasa headquarters, and john kirby said france is not only the united states oldest ally, but key partner on international issues, including the war in ukraine and tensions with china in the indo-pacific region. >> john: strong case to be made the united states might not exist if it was not for france's help during the revolutionary war. an interesting moment in 2017 when i accompanied president trump, then president trump to paris for the bastille day celebratio

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christina coleman has the latest in moscow, idaho. >> good evening, jesse.gil to honor the students who lost their lives in this brutal attack is set to start shortly. thousands of students are expected to attend this event. i talked to some students today and they tell me that they are very worried because no arrests has been made in this case. >> i personally live pretty close to where it happened and i live by myself and it's kind of terrifying like every night it gets really dark here early. >> we don't know where this guy will be? he could be in canada, we don't know. i really hope to find him if he did something like this and he is still alive then who knows he might go crazy and keep doing stuff like this. >> idaho state police say the evidence at the crime scene is coming to a conclusion. yesterday cars belonging to the slain victims were towed away from the off campus house where they were murdered on november 1st. a total of five vehicles were seized from the house to be processed for evidence. as students, faculty, and local residents come to term

christina coleman is now live in idaho. christina. >> the parents are desperate for answers.coroner confirmed the cause and manner of death for the four murdered students as homicide by stabbing and last night lawrence jones cross-country noticed there were differences in the way that hailey and madison were killed. kaylee's father confirmed that. kaylee's parents believe they should have more details on this case. >> their points of damage do not match. it was not leaked to me. i earned that. i paid for that. if you don't want to say nothing, that's your bit. but don't say i'm leaking anything. i paid that they'll. >> the parent clearly frustrated police maintain they are not releasing information on this case. they say they do not want to compromise the investigation. back to you. >> that is heartbreaking. i want to immediately play another clip from the father. let's listen to this. >> i am using logic that he chose to go up there when he did not have to. i can kind of tell by my daughter text suggests, she did not call 911, she was not saying anything along the lines of s

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christina coleman on the ground in moscow, idaho with the latest. hey, christina. christina: hi, jacqui, the latest and new update from moscow police, there was a six person on the lease of the house where the students were brutally attacked but that say the person has been interviewed and they had moved before the school year started so they do not believe they were at the house in the time of murders and do not believe the person is connected to a crime. also in a new interview yesterday with idaho police i asked them about clarification on whether they believed this attack was targeted an they told me that they do. here is their response. >> we do believe this is a targeted attack and that's based on the information that we have provided all along that there did not appear force entrance and two survivors and physical evidence at the scene itself. what we are really clear to articulate, though, we are not sure at this time, we have not yet determined at this time if that target was the residents and/or occupants inside the residence. christina: we are also learn

christina coleman is live in moscow, idaho with the latest. what do you have for the latest, christina? >> yes, in a new update from police they did confirm there was a sixth person on the lease but they do not believe that individual was at the house during the time of the attack. during these updates that police put out, the night before, they are normally responding to media requests. some people were trying to figure out how many people had access to this house. again they are saying there was a sixth person on the lease but they do not believe that person was in the house at the time of this quadruple homicide. authorities elaborated on their efforts regarding forensic evidence stating the idaho state police crime lab scientists have providing testing analysis results to detectives. specific results won't be released to protect the integrity of the investigation. many students and residents tell me they're living in fear because police are still searching for the killer. >> every night if it gets dark here early and yeah, even like walking

christina coleman picks up the story in los angeles. an amazing happy ending. i love it. love the story, too. i'm tired of the smash and grab crap these people need to be arrested. well, these guys did not make it far. they thought they were slick busting into a jewelry store at an l.a. county mall on tuesday scaring shoppers. >> me and my wife were walking down the mall and doing last-minute christmas shopping and we heard loud banging noise and we turned around and we see a group of men just smashing the glass. >> these thieves did not get far. apparently the bozos didn't realize the store was located next to a military recruiting office. marine staff sergeant and marine corps applicant were talking when they heard glass shatter and jumped into action with this brave takedown. >> that's my homey, put it down for america. >> put it down for america. they kept two of the four suspects in place until police took them into custody. juveniles who did not get away. >> the marines, marine corps stepped up. recruits tackled him down. two got away, two got tackled down and they s

christina coleman talking to idaho state police earlier. christina, what did you learn?s. well, right now i can tell you this community is grieving. a very emotional and touching celebration. a life service just wrapped up north of here to celebrate and honor the students that lost their lives. this brutal attack at this service today. the father, 20-year-old xana impeachment kernodle broke down as he explained how much he will miss his daughter. >> she lit the day when you see her. she taught me a lot of stuff. she taught me how to be a dad. i didn't know that till she was gone. you know? it's like saying you taught me something. i didn't know that. >> it's so heart breaking listening to the parents share their stories about their children, they loved ones who they will miss so much. the boyfriend of madison mogen said no one deserved what happened to maddie and her friend. he described them all as wonderful people. >> they always were amazing to be around. xana was always so energetic and happy. just a beautiful soul. kaylee was always so strong. >> again, there's so m

fox news' christina coleman is in moscow, idaho with the latest. christina? >> hi, charles. got a new update from moscow police today. now, there's no big break in the case. they say there were two men that were with kaylee at a local business at some point. it appears one followed kaylee in the local business. they never made contact with her and they're cleared from this case. police don't believe they're connected with a crime. also, a dog was in the house at the time of the murders was not in one of the rooms where the attacks occurred. those were two of the big take-aways from the update this afternoon. kaylee's father says between his daughter, kaylee and maddie, one of them had injuries that were significantly more brutal than the other, which could suggest one was targeted. in an emotional interview, he referred to the difference in their injuries as points of damage. >> points of damage don't match -- wasn't leaked to me. i earned that. i paid for that funeral. i paid for that. it's my right. you ain't taking that from me. if you don't want to say nothing, that's yo

christina coleman now with the heart-pounding highlights in our sports report. hey, christina. semifinals are now set at the fifa world cup in qatar at another pair of -- after another pair of thrilling matches today. morocco with a stunning 1-0 victory over portugal. fans were over the moon with this big win. take a listen. >> it was fantastic. congratulations to morocco. >> we're so happy with morocco win, and that's it. i can't say anything else, just we are happy. we are so happy and so excited for next game. >> this is the first time we, like -- [inaudible] and everything. so we hope we will do it. [cheers and applause] [laughter] >> reporter: lots of excitement will. portugal star cristiano ronaldo could be seen tearing up as he walked off the pitch. also today in a battle of two soccer powers, france just eked out a 2-1 win over england. morocco and france will now face off in a semifinal match on wednesday. it's expected to be another nail-biter. the other semifinal will feature croatia and argentina on tuesday, both teams picked up wins yesterday. argentina's trying to

christina coleman on the video that has become a viral sensation. i've seen this a few times.rter: about time you guys get caught. many of us are used to seeing disturbing videos of thieves getting away with smash and grabs during the holidays but this time that did not happen. these guys ran into a jewelry store and in la county mall tuesday trying to steal what they can get their hands on. it is ridiculous. there they are, scaring shoppers. >> me and my wife during the last minute christmas shopping and all of a sudden we heard loud banging noise and turned around and saw a group of men smashing the glasses. >> reporter: the good news, these thieves did not get far. these geniuses didn't scope out the area or didn't care to because they didn't seem to realize they were breaking into a store located next to a military recruiting office which has brave men and women who protect and serve. when marine staff sergeant cfergoso and sam elliott heard it, they jumped into action, this brave takedown. >> semper fi! put it down! for america! >> reporter: i love what he says that, put

with christina coleman. >> today's hearing prosecutors will present evidence to support the state's multiplecharges against 42-year-old david depap that includes attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. the san francisco d.a.'s office did not disclose which evidence will be presented but stated before that some of the items taken from the crime scene includes two hammers, tape, rope, gloves, zip ties and they will show body camera footage from the two officers who say they witnessed the man swing a hammer into paul pelosi's head on october 28th. he suffered serious injuries to his right arm and hand and had to under go surgery to repair a skull fracture. he made his first public appearance since the attack at the john f. kennedy center for performing arts a little over a week ago to honor americans. many celebrities and politicians were there and he got a standing ovation. depap, in addition to multiple state charges he faces separate federal charges including attempted kidnapping of a u.s. official. if convicted, he could face up to 50 years in prison on the federal charges alone.

. >> dana: christina coleman is reporting live from moscow, idaho. what do you hear this morning?> we're all just wrapping our heads around this new twist in the investigation, this major walk back from police. as you mentioned they said multiple times that this attack was targeted. now they have -- they are saying differently. in an update last night they said we spoke with the prosecutor's office and identified it was a communication detectives do not currently know if the residents or any occupants were specifically targeted but continue to investigate. this horrific attack at this house could have been at random apparently. unknown at this time. another unanswered questions more than two weeks into the investigation. the police noted progress telling fox digital investigators are starting to receive forensic results from a crime lab. you can expect a lot of forensic evidence at the house. parents of three of the victims attended a candlelight vigil at the university in honor of the slain students. powerful moments. so many people showed up and holding hands and crying. the fat

christina coleman is following the product for us. >> brian several weeks left in office kate brown usedtive clemency powers to commute the sentence of 17 inmates on death row to life in prison without parole. convicted murderer christian was sentenced to death for the brutal december 2001 killings of his wife and three children. under the governor's new order he will no longer be on death row. the father of the woman killed call the governor's decision wrong the party also noted the governor's order went into effect close to the anniversary of the murders of his daughter and his grandchildren in a statement he said quote every single year we cannot find in every time christmas rolls around but we think about this. we have our scrapbooks in our pictures we go through them around this time we realize these people are gone they're gone forever for organs house or publican later echoed the sentiment. >> i think the message ascends at christmas time to the victims families is a harsh one. it is very hard to move through a holiday season knowing your loved ones is not with you you draw the ab

and telling christina coleman that the white elantra was found at his parents' home where he was arrestedd if that is the white elantra he drove is 2500 miles from the crime scene to his parents' home. >> we truly believe we have the individual that committed these crimes. i've always told people follow the evidence. the evidence will take you to where you need to be and just like this one did. >> and police here are still looking for the murder weapon. we've been hearing a lot about that. they haven't found that. they say that's still a big part of this investigation, that fixed blade knife that they're looking for and that they hope they'll get more tips in this case. now that we have a face and a name to go along with the suspect, they have people who know this guy to come forward and tell what they know. gillian: laura, thank you. alicia. alicia: now to the town that was rocked by this horrific incident just weeks ago. dan springer is live in moscow, idaho. hi, dan. >> yeah, hi alicia, you know, a police source out in moscow confirmed to me a short time ago, investigators have only be

investigator bill daley says he believes police are making headway in the case but begin with christina coleman, is there any indication that police are getting any closer to solving this case? >> hi, john. idaho state police tell me they are making progress in this case, and they note that moscow police called in additional resources as soon as this horrific crime was reported. >> it's basically all hands on deck, and so the first call, you know, basically went to the chief and the command, but the third call to the idaho state police, so the crime lab was called out. >> but, kaylee's parents are still very frustrated with the lack of information being shared on this investigation. >> seems they are trying to suppress the story. we want to put rewards out, they don't want you to do that. you are not going to get students if they see those things, but this community will not healed until the guy is pulled off the streets. it ain't going to happen, it's not going to happen, we all are working for the same thing. he has to be off the streets. p>> kaylee's father also says kaylee and her best frie

christina coleman is live on the ground in moscow where she's been covering this story. his, christina. >> hi, we just got the update from moscow p.d. it does not state some big break in this case. apparently there were two guys at a local business with kaylee at one point. one of them appeared to follow her in to the local business. he didn't make any contact with her. they were cleared from the crime. also, a dog that was in the house during the time of the murders was not in one of the room where the attacks occurred. so that is really the take-aways from that update. again, police are still trying to track down a suspect. but idaho state police does say that they are making progress in this case. they know that moscow p.d. called in for additional resources immediately after responding to this horrific crime. >> it's basically all hands on deck. the first call went to the chief. the third call went to the idaho state police. the crime lab was called out. >> but kaylee's parents are still very frustrated with the lack of information that's being shared on this investig

first, to christina coleman who just spoke to police in moscow, idaho. hi, christina. >> hi, martha. yeah, i just had a chance to speak with a spokesperson for idaho state police. he says more than double the amount of law enforcement is here in this town. i asked him does he think a possible suspect may have left town at this point with so much law enforcement here. he says that is unclear at this time. this is all part of this investigation. as for the celebration of life, that is going on right now, we had a chance to listen to the father of xana. he said he will miss her more than people will ever know. now, xana was ethan's girlfriend. she was also a member of the alpha pi sorority. she was known as very considerate. i spoke with students and staff here at the university. they said they're devastated by the tragic loss of these students. >> i have been really dev devastated. for this to happen to anyone is just tragic. nobody deserves this. doesn't matter what the scheme of life or i -- i felt -- i am feeling like their lives were cut short. >> there

but first, christina coleman is here with us. she joins us now. hi, christina. >> hi, martha.ing indeed. i just talked to students and a resident from here. they say they're just trying to wrap their head around this and they hope that a killer is caught soon for this brutal crime. this is what the police said in their new statement today. our clarification last night directly addressed comments made by the county prosecutor who said the suspect or suspects specifically looked at this residence and that one or more of the occupants were targeted. we have not concluded if the target was the occupants or the residents. investigators are starting to receive forensic test results. meanwhile, the community continues to grieve. parents of three of the victims attended a candlelight vigil at the university in honor of the slain students paying tribute to their short lives and the legacy that they left behind. police have confirmed two of the victims were found on the second floor and two other victims were found on the third floor of the three-story off campus home. police have not c

correspondent christina coleman is in moscow, idaho tonight. >> it's definitely confusing and we aren. >> moscow police threw people for a loop last night when they said they did not know if four university of idaho students murdered more than two weeks ago were victims of a targeted attack. that was a major reversal from what they have been saying. >> we told the public very clearly from the beginning that we believe it was a targeted attack. >> but, by this morning, they reversed themselves, saying that they do indeed believe this was targeted attack. the back and forth leaving both students and local residents confused and worried. >> hearing this gives me a pause to think back and forth like what is our sense of safety here in moscow? >> i don't like it one bit. >> steve gonzalez is the father of kaylee one of the four victims grieving his daughter's loss, is he frustrated. >> i know these statements take like hours and multiple individuals to review. it's not like this was something said on the side of the street within the first five hours of the case. >> meantime the community

let' go to christina coleman with more on this incredible and now viral video that has sort of gotten the whole nation talking. >> neil, sadly, many of us are used to seeing disturbing videos of thieves getting away with smash and grabs during the holidays. that didn't happen. these guys thought they were slick busting into a jewelry store at an l.a. county mall scaring shoppers. >> me and my wife were walking down the mall doing last minute christmas shopping and all of a sudden we heard loud banging noise and we turned around and see a group of men just smashing the glass. >> the good news, the thieves did not get far. apparently they either didn't care or realized that the store they were breaking into is located next to a military recruiting office, an office with men and women who protect and serve. so when the marine recruiters and marine corps applicant heard glass shatter during the robbery, they broke into action with this take down. semper fi, salute. my homey, put it down for america. they kept two of the four suspects in place until police arrived and police took them into

christina coleman has more. >> hi, charles.een a lot of confuse over this based on the statements that police have been saying. but today they are maintaining that they still believe that this was a targeted attack. here's what they said in their new statement today. they said our clarification last night directly addressed comments made by the county prosecutor who said the suspect or suspects specifically looked at this residence and that one or more of the occupants were undoubtededly targeted. we remain consistent in our belief that this was a targeted attack but have not concluded in the target was the residence or the occupants. there's some progress in this case. idaho state police say investigators are starting to receive testing results from a crime lab. this community is still grieving. parents of three of the victims attended a vigil last night at the university in honor of the slain students. one of the victims is 20-year-old ethan chapin. last night his mother shared this advice. >> want to remind you that that's t

illegally the most of any november on record in coleman joins us live with more christina what is theest. reporter: good evening brian, federal government released a new border encounter numbers for the month of november and a data dump last night as many people were out ten busy gearing up for the holiday weekend the staggering statistics, they did not go unnoticed and they shattered another record as you mentioned there are more than 233,000 order encounters last month alone and this is the largest amount of order encounters for a november on record compared to this time last year that roughly 3 percent increase in the meantime the drug smuggling of the border this week has been an absolute nightmare and you may have heard that popular morning about pension and health one pill can kill, will take a look at this, the cbp port director and a gaullist arizona sure these photos and he said that the officers seized more than 230,000 a fentanyl bills and the spare tire of a car on wednesday and in the following day on thursday, it had approximately come i and 32000 fentanyl bills hidden t