i'm gretchen carlson and now we're heading over to shepard smith. >> thank you, gretchen. >>> president to all of us why he's doing it. we'll have the president live in just minutes from the white house and why some lawmakers say this plan has problems. >>> plus american paratroopers heading to a war zone. the pentagon now confirms hundreds of our soldiers are going to deploy to ukraine. we'll fill you in on their mission. also, the state department is forced to close down the embassy in yemen as it is going deeper into chaos. wait until you hear what happened after they left. let's get to it. >> announcer: live from the fox news desk. >> good wednesday afternoon. president obama is asking congress to sign off on

i'm gretchen. here's shepard. >> launching new air strikes on isis targets and breaking now, not only in syria but also in iraq. that's according to jar dan's foreign minister. i spoke with him just moments ago. i'll give you all the details and you'll hear from him in just a moment. >>> plus, the girls' guide to isis. it contains tips about the islamic life including advice that it's okay to get married at age 9. let's get to it. >>> and we begin with breaking news here

>> well, that could be it too, gretchen. of course we all know, we agree with them on this point, it's not a matter of trying to kill everybody out there in order to solve the problem. it's something bigger. i think there's another irony here. the president of egypt president al sisi in january as you and i have spoken about, got up in front of leading muslim clerics and scholars, a muslim himself, said, we collectively have the problem and we have to fix it. this is what this administration continues to dishim at every corner. >> i want your take on what jennifer griffin was reporting at the top of the show that the pentagon has basically put out the road map for how they're going to help the iraqis take back mosul. is that standard operating procedure for you, and what do you think about it? >> not at all. in fact, you know in the back of my mind i'm saying, gee, i hope it's all a matter of deception. i hope it's psychological operations to try to scare isis a little bit. isis isn't going to be scared. we're laying out a r

i'm gretchen carlson "the real story" starts right now. >>> first this fox news alert. isis homicide bombers move in on a base housing hundreds of american troops. isis terrorists capturing a small town right here on the map really close to on outpost where thor than 300 marines currently training iraqi security forces. the militants reportedly made it to the gaits that close. but were taken out by iraqi forces. coalition air strikes also taking out small units nearby. but it all went down so fast that even our own helicopters and drones were sent in but didn't get a chance to fire a shot by the time they showed up. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live for us. glad to have you safe back from gitmo. but you're still working hard. now we have this latest attack on the base. what do you know? >> gretchen military officials in washington are putting the best possible face on the incursion thshgs is the first time a limited number of isis fighter vz come so close to penetrating the base perimeter. a former intelligence officer who was stationed in 2006

gretchen? >> wow. just a regular guy from wisconsin.a bit of his accent there from the midwest. and he's fighting the good fight over there. great story. thank you. >>> people from all over the country of jordan coming together to mourn the loss of a pilot brutally murdered at the hands of isis. and paying their respects to his family. we are live in iman as that country calls for action. our new trainer ensure active heart health. heart: i maximize good stuff like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. jack's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today, his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before your begin an aspirin regimen. well, a mortgage shouldn't be a problem your credit is in pretty good shape. >>pretty good? i know i have a 798 fico score thanks to the tools and help on experian.co

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hi, everyone i'm gretchen carlson. that and much more on "the real story" starts right now. >>> in the fight against what the administration is calling violent extremism. so the event comes just days after the horrific mass execution of 21 christians in libya at the hands of isis. as well as attacks last weekend in copenhagen. and of course last month in paris. all this amid a standoff with republicans on capitol hill as lawmakers seek to roll back the president's executive orders on immigration. let's go out to white house chief correspondent ed henry with the very latest. this comes at a time when the president's foreign policy, let's face it, it's a mess all around the world. >> it was last fall that he said yemen was a success, that's obviously in tatters. isis the jv squad, now they're having to deal with extremism. new in the last few moments is that we have just seen these reports suggesting that these horrific beheadings and burnings may have gotten worse, that isis may have burned alive 45 iraqis in western ir

i'm gretchen carlson. "the real story" starts right now. >>> first this alert, because the mall of america could be the next target for terrorists. putting security officials and shoppers there on high alert. the minnesota mega mall increasing security and working now with federal and state law enforcement agencies after, of course, the somali-based terror group al shabaab released an hour-long video calling for attacks on western malls including the big one in bloomington, minnesota. doug mckelway joins us with the latest on the investigation. how's the reaction there? what's going on? >> it's very quiet here, gretchen. terrorists realize that one of their key tools in their bag of tricks is to inject fear into a populace. if they can keep people away from a spophopping mall like this, they've won a small victory. the mall here are keeping camera crews and equipment outside the mall in a parking lot. they are also aware of this tool that terrorists have at their disposal to inject fear. we're set up outsi

here's the bigger problem together gretchen. acts of violence they are doing so many opposition to their faith. you can't cite one verse in the new testament that calls for killing unbelievers but when radical islamists commit acts of violence they are following the teaching of the koran. jesus was the prince of peace said love ore enemies. mohammad said christ sid your enemies. >> this was obviously part of prepared remarks. and they continue to defend it. i want you to listen today to josh ernest his spokesperson who again was questioned by our own ed henry pressed on it and here's what he had to say today. >> what is unquestionably true, is that truth history you are seeing individuals perpetrate terrible acts in the name of religion. and regardless of what religion you're using to try and justify your terrible act of violence. it's incumbent upon people of all faiths to step forward and say it's wrong. >> they go to such great lengths to not call it what it is. i just don't get it. >> look i'm offended as a christian. but th

gretchen? >> no doubt. peter doocy, thank you so much. >>> here is another part of a letter found in bin laden's compound. quote, i want to inform you that shaikh unis has traveled, however, he is still in the border of ba luke i stan as they're preparing, by allah's grace, to enter iran. may god grant him and those accompanying him success, end quote. but you still have president obama claiming al qaeda was on the run.8anb meantime, the defense intelligence agency was telling him the exact opposite. the former head of the dia saying, quote, when asked if the terrorists were on the run, we couldn't respond with any answer but no. when asked if the terrorists were defeated we had to say no. anyone who answers yes to either of those questions either doesn't know what they are talking about, they are misinformed, or they are flat-out lying end quote. bret baier anchors "special report." great to have you on "the real story" today. this is explosive. >> explosive. first of all, let's preface this by saying we w

i'm gretchen carlson. "the real story" starts right now. >>> first a fox news alert, primary focus at the white house today, ukraine as president obama meets with german chancellor angela merkel and then speaks to the press. ukraine, where violence between troops and russian-backed rebels escalating. diplomatic pressure is being ramped up on russian president vladimir putin. president obama leaving the door open to arming ukraine if other options fall flat. chief white house correspondent ed henry live for us at the white house today. what's the real story on all of this, ed? >> good to see you, gretchen. very interesting because angela merkel, the german chancellor, set a deadline of wednesday for russian president vladimir putin to come to the table and try to lower the temperature on this crisis. we now see russian tanks, russian troops going across the border into ukraine once again. and where merkel agrees with president obama is that if diplomacy fails on wednesday there should be more tough sanction

i'm gretchen carlson. let's head over to shepard. >>> threatening to turn the country into a gateway to europe. >>> meantime, video show as western isis fighter chopping off the head of a so-called spy. this afternoon, we're expected to hear from president obama at a white house summit on fighting extremism. we'll have live coverage. >>> plus ukrainian troops are in full retreat now in defeat as the russian president putin basically says get over it. >>> also, for the first time the fed are saying

i'm gretchen carlson. we're here to bring you the real story on that and much more. egypt immediately fighting back with warplanes pounding isis training camps, killing 64 militants and wounding dozens more. isis violence also playing out now in libya, deepening concerns that the extremist group is expanding beyond iraq and syria and establishing a direct affiliate in north africa. team coverage for you catherine herridge and conor powell. let's start with conor. >> egypt wasting no time retaliating. for the second time in just a few months, launching air strikes in libya in the town of derna, a hotbed of islam xichl extremism there for a long time. libyan officials say the air strikes were carried out with the full support of both the libyan armed forces and of the government there and that the two countries, libya and egypt, coordinated the attacks. it's tough to verify the actual claims as to how many were killed. but the egyptian air force targeted isis equipment and training centers and vehicles. and

the real story with gretchen starts now. >>> fox news alert, breaking news today about three new york men who wanted to hop a plane and join us with isis and maybe even try to kill president obama. two of these suspects facing a federal judge in new york city, it's happening right now. the fbi tracking the men ranging in age from 19 to 30. they tracked them to brooklyn new york. after posting their support for the terror group online. i'm gretchen carlson, we're here to give you the -- two of those men were from kazakhstan one of those men made it to-- our own david lee miller live outside the courthouse in brooklyn where everything's going on. what do you know? >> reporter: at this hour we understand that two of the dts are in the federal courthouse behind me, one of the defendants 24 years old, the other from 19 years old from kazakhstan. the february released a statement and i kwoed, the defendants attempted to fly to turkey and evade detection. the defendants violated the true tennants of their faith in pursuit of their radical violent ageneral dpa we rely on help from the public

. >>> and justice is what gretchen leclair has burr sued for a decade since her husband was killed in the line of duty. >> she's frustrated with the governor's moratorium and told her story tonight to "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt. >> he was such a good mantle he didn't deserve to get killed. >> reporter: gretchen leclair says the pain of lose her husband is as strong today as it was when sergeant joseph leclair was shot to death in march of 2004. >> i can't get my life on. you know, i can't move forward. >> leclair says today began like every other day. her husband top of mind but things quickly went downhill when she learned pennsylvania governor tom wolf announced he's putting a halt to the death penalty. >> when i heard it on the news, i went off the handle. i start crying. i says what is this man doing? >> reporter: leclair's convict convicted killer derian houser is on death row but his fate hangs in the balance. >> i'd like to know if he's going to change his mind because there's no justice. >> reporter: leclair were you a u.s. marine who served three tours in vietnam

i'm gretchen carlson. starts right now. >>> first this alert, because the mall of america could be the next target for terrorists. putting security officials and shoppers there on high alert. the minnesota mega mall increasing security and worki

we will let gretchen be the judge. >> he has a unique smile. >> and in the meantime is it franken fruit a improved apple? the u.s. approves two genetically approved varieties. they are same but the biotech ones will not turn brown after they slice them. arctic granny or arctic golden and you will see them in a store near you next year. we'll have author of the dinner in the new dinner cafe. and how it is changing the way we are eating. and he's great enough to join us. it is a lot of debate about the genetically modified food. how does an apple not brown? >> it is a new tool of the genetic engineers that is called rnan interferrance and what you do, you block the enzyme something that enables the enzyme mixed with oxygen causes the apple to brown, when it is bruised or it's left out. and it becomes an unappetizing to people. >> all people do you think? ? how big of an issue the brown apple is that consumers choose an apple that will not brown and i will buy that one. >> that's a good question and why the apple grower ares in new york and washington state. the two biggest apple states in

. ♪ ♪ >> i am shannon dream in for gretchen.latest on the winter storm to hit the season. how it is planes and trains and automobiles and a 2016 presidential gop candidate opens up about marijuana use. how will they handle the issue as they court younger voters. and all that and much more in the top of the hour. see you then. >> many package meals and snacks contain salt and sugar. and researchers are worried because it could give preference for kids to have obsessity. they are looking at sodium and sugar. and why are bofth those things important. >> we know if we have salt intake it results in high blood pressure and sugar obsessitty and we know that childhood obess obessitty is ram pant. >> when i think about reading the labels for toddlers, what do i look for as a parent? >> the amount of salt in there. the 33 milligrams is way more. and they make them cracker and cheese and little box. but they have so many preservatives and additives and you don't want anything with added sugar. >> is it simple enough all natural products t

i am gretchen carlsson.ing the can summit on extremist if they don't get to the root of the problem. and the alleged killer the sniper was arrested. we'll tell you disturbing things he said after the killing. i love to go behind the scenes in the west minister dog show so you can see the work getting those dogs ready for competition tonight. >> new air strikes launched against isis targets this time by egypt. they are flying bombing runs over libya in retalation for the beheadings of the 21 coptic christians at the hands of isis. >> they are concerned about the expansion of the isis state as affiliate groups are spreading in afriia and beyond in territories claimed by al-qaeda. john is senator of the long war journal and keeps close track of all of. this and so isis sprung out of the chaos that we saw in syria and moved into iraq and now all of the sudden, it jumped the red sea and in north africa? >> keeping in mine. there was a pipeline for jihaddist. they are sending foreign fighters to attack american tr

i am gretchen carlsson. the latest on the isis beheading.and this new details about ca leb mueller's time in captivity and hear from her boyfriend. senator rand paul asking ten kentucky to do something different. major hacking in hundreds of banks that made a tm's spit out money at random. find out in the top of the hour. >> 92-year-old man loses control of his car in a busy parking lot. surveillance video taken at a grocery store in wisconsin. you can see the dark colored suv as it rammed two parked cars and backed in another video before flying in the part of a red pick-up truck. a medical condition may have caused him to lose control of the car. >> and the judge set to decide who jurors will so the videotape of eddy ray routh confessing to the shooting death of chris trail and chad littlefield. he is saying apparently weird stuff on this tape including i didn't know what was right and i didn't know what was wrong? doesn't that sound like insanity. >> it. it sounds like he searched the difficult definition of insanity and regurgitate it in

. >> i am gretchen carlsson. breaking right now.nder warning russian tension could res escalate to an all war great question for karl rove who would be here. and obama care snafu. don't miss the rile stories top three videos of the day. >> it was 35 years ago this coming sunday that a miracle happen when a collegeate group of hockey players took on the best in the world, the titans from behind the iron curtain of the old ussr. it was a game that took national pride to new heights. a match up in lake placid new york. and sends a chill down the spines of viewers as the final seconds tick down. snbts 11 and 10 countdown. and five seconds left in the game. can you believe in miracles. >> yes, unbelievable. mike was captain of the u.s. men's olympics hockey team that day and scored the winning goal. mike how are you doing 35 years later. >> i am doing fine jon. all is good. >> i was one of those watching that clip we bumped in to it the break with. i got a chill down my spine watching you guys win the game. i am old enough to remember th

. >>> thank you, everybody, the real story with gretchen starts now. >> welcome to the real story today, fox news alert to kick it off because the 2ke9 of justice deciding just now no federal civil rights charges will be filed in trayvon martin case. you remember this case down in florida. trayvon martin, the florida team shot to death in 2012 by neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. zimmerman was previously acquitted of manslaughter charges. federal officials saying just moments ago though a comp hencive investigation found that the high standard for our federal hate crime prosecution cannot be met eunder these circumstances, but we must not be afraid to continue the dialogue and be unafraid of controlling the issues and tensions. >>> another letter to tell you about. rush hour nightmare unfolding in california. dozens injured when a commuter train derailed. that train hitting a tractor trailer causing three pain cars to completely topple over. fourth car also derailed but remaining upright. now federal investigators sending a team to that chaotic scene and our own will car is live f

i'm gretchen carlson.eal story" starts right now. >>> first a fox news alert, primary focus at the white house today, ukraine as president obama meets with german chancellor angela merkel and then speaks to the press. ukraine,

i'm gretchen carlson, the real story starts right now. congress as you know for three years to fight isis but

i am gretchen carlson. what do we know about the latest.s quoted in the heinous what does it say about burning captives? and hear from a former u.s. army soldier who joined the fight against isis and will not come back to the united states until that fight is finished. join us in the top of the hour. >> a treasure hunter facing extradition hearing in florida. his name is tommy thompson. he was arrested with a long- time assistant in a hotel last month. he is held on an arrest warrant after he failed to explain what happen to the gold from a 19th century shipwreck. he made history when he found the sss central america and known as the ship of gold. his former business associate sued him for their share of the treasure. two lawsuits are still pending. >> verdict watch in the silk rose case. ross william albrech is the kingpin of a drug dealing empire. he created and operated the silk road website. a place where illegal drugs can be bought and solid anonymously. he was arrested on insufficient evident defense said. and joining us is kent zimme

i'm gretchen carlson here's shep. >> a blast from the cold war past.dimir putin sends war planes to test the limits of british air space. the unite kingdom responds with fighter jets,wm77ñ> óow5.í;wbjtççt#-ñp Ñ1kj;ç russians a real and present danger is upon us for parts of europe. >> here at home word of a new subprime lending boom like the one that triggered the mortgage meltdown. we'll ask gerri willis if we could be in for another financial disaster. a how-to video for cruising through a dui checkpoint. >> have your windows rolled up, doors locked. don't say a word. >> is it protecting people's rights or keeping d

i'm in for gretchen carlson.we're here to bring you "the real story" as we work to confirm this claim. mueller was reportedly kidnap nd syria in august 2013. she was there helping victims in the ongoing civil war. now, as we wait for word from the white house, we fear the worst for a woman who gave up so much to help others who were suffering. our own shepard smith live in oman, jordan with the latest. shep? >> reporter: we're giving her name, jamie, and

i am gretchen carlson.up, five babies diagnosed with measles in the day care center in chicago. a former vet van who fought in iraq and afghanistan and lost his legs. he will react to brian william's revelation that he lied about being in a chopper that shot down. and does it matter if your child marries a democrat and republican. all on the top of the hour. >> and fox news alert. we hear of shots fired on the campus of the university of south carolina. this is posted on the campus website. the school said that there were shots fired in the new schools of public health. the cool is telling students to seek safe shelter and obey officials and remain indoors. we don't have details on that except we have reports of shots fired in the campus of university of south carolina and klumia. and in the meantime we'll turn to health news now. the fda giving final approval for a new breast cancer drug. it is called ibran and targets proteins involved in the grouting of cancer cells. it could change the way the disease i

i am gretchen carlesson. jihadi john has a real name and his neighbors couldn't be more shocked. from them. and plus, can someone be criminally charged in the irs targeting of the tea party groups. 30000 e-mails from lois lerner has showed up. and the irs may have lied about getting them. and every now and then we need a llama running around. relaxing benefits of llamas unloosed for all of us. >> we have to watch the llama. >> llama drama. police in texas releasing a driver going the wrong way on a freeway before hitting another vehicle head-on. this is scary stuff. corpus christi police said the driver was drunk when he went the wrong way. he hit a family. both parents were hospitalized and the kids are okay. the 23-year-old zachary was arrested and charged with intoxication assault in the crash. >> a new study seeing that certain cholesteral drugs can cut the risk of cancer. research shed statins and cut their risk and those taking it a long time cut the risk most. and here is the doctor who is a member of the fox news medical a team. i was surprised by this. i was under the im

the real story with gretchen starts now. >>> fox news alert, breaking news today about three new york who wanted to hop a plane and join us with isis and maybe even try to kill president obama. two of these suspects facing a federal judge in new york city, it's happening right now. the fbi tracking the men ranging in age from 19 to 30. they tracked them to brooklyn new york. after posting their support for the terror group online. i'm gretchen carlson, we're here to give you the -- two of those men were from kazakhstan one of those men made it to-- our own

i'm gretchen carlson, the real story starts right now. president obama asking congress as you know for three years to fight isis but on his terms. as the u.s.-led coalition continues to target the terror group from the air. so to the u.s. calls for no territorial limits air strikes with help from countries like jordan. so now it's up to congress to sign off on this, but serious questions remain about whether the president's plan does enough to wipe out isis or is it just meant to appease gop and democratic lawmakers. ketch kevin, what is the administration saying about portions of this the that seem to be vague language. >> reporter: i heard the white house press secretary refer to it as fuzzy language. the administration knows that this will have to get a lot of study from leaders on the hill. it will probably be even months before the authorized use of military force is technically unveiled and granted. they want to give the administration as many options as possible. you talked about not having any geographic limitations, not being abl

i'm gretchen carlson and now we're heading over to shepard smith. >> thank you, gretchen. >>> president obama is about to explain to all of us why he's doing it. we'll have the president live in just minutes from the white house and why some lawmakers say this plan has problems. >>> plus american paratroopers heading to a war zone. the pentagon now confirms hundreds of our soldiers are going to deploy to ukraine. we'll fill you in on their mission. also, the state department is forced to close down the embassy in yemen as it is going deeper into chaos. wait until you hear what happened after they left. let's get to it. >> announcer: live from the fox news desk. >> good wednesday afternoon. president obama is asking congress to sign off on using limited combat troops in the fight against isis. now he's said to make his case to all of us. the president is scheduled to make his statement from the white house at 3:30 eastern time this afternoon but he may be a little late. we're expecting him to outline these requests to congress for official authorization to fight the islamic state. the un

. >> shannon bream is in for gretchen on "the real story." that starts now. >>> it is groundhog day all over again as a huge storm hits the northeast and the midwest. with more than 70 million americans now in its path. the president unveils a record budget that's nearly $4 trillion. and an actor who played the red power ranger accused of murder with a sword. i'm shannon bream in for gretchen carlson. and "the real story" starts right now. we begin with a fox weather alert. a blanket of snow and sleet stretching from nebraska to maine. a major storm first slamming the midwest then the northeast. and causing travel nightmares all over the place. parts of new england barely done digging out after a huge blizzard they had there last week. boston bracing for another foot of snow on top of what they already have. our senior correspondent is live at laguardia. we're tracking the weather in the weather center. but we begin with garrett tenney from chicago. >> this is actually the fifth largest snowstorm in history. 19.5 inches of snow over about a 3

i'm gretchen carlson. is ticking, congress foedss to pass or will they pass the department of homeland security funding bill. here's what i want to know. what kind of arm twisting is going on behind the scenes? we will ask the chair of the senate homeland security committee. should the mall of america drop their anti-gun policy in the wake of a terror threat there? do you want people carrying guns in your mall? we'll debate that. and another scary incident of court storming last night and it's not lawyers spam teedsing in court. we'll explain top of the hour. >>> for years doctors recommended children avoid exposure to peanuts before age 3 to prevent any sort of nut allergies but now a major study suggesting that it's exactly the opposite of what parents should be doing. dr. alexander hor wits is a pediatric allergist at penn state hershey children's hospital. talk to us about this why are they coming out and saying well maybe you do want to try giving your kids a little bit of peanut butter? >> well, the

i'm in for gretchen carlson. we're here to bring you "the real story" as we work to confirm this claim. mueller was reportedly kidnap nd syria in august 2013. she was there helping victims in the ongoing civil war. now, as we wait for word from the white house, we fear the worst for a woman who gave up so much to help others who were suffering. our own shepard smith live in oman, jordan with the latest. shep? >> reporter: we're giving her name, jamie, and showing her picture for the first time now and only because her family has told us that they are okay with us doing this. they've supplied wuss these pictures. kayla mueller as you mentioned, 26, an aid worker in turkey was in syria because she saw the plight of children in syria and wanted to go there to help. so you know a little about this woman. she's been dedicating her life to others since she was 15 years old. she was in syria because she realized kids needed help. i told a story earlier of how once a syrian man came up to her, recognizing her as an ameri

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now, gretchen leclair said she sat back long enough.take her fight to the state capitol and she expect other widows to join her. >> i will never get peace. the only time i will get peace if the guy is executed. >> in northeast philadelphia david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> it is 5:36 right now. family and friends remember a fallen philadelphia police officer. a vigil was held for officer john at broad and olney where he was killed in the line of duty six years ago. he was shot while responding to a dispute between a cab driver and another man in the olney neighborhood. rasheed scrugs sentenced to life in prison. >>> well senator bob casey is concerned about the measles here in the commonwealth. he's encouraging pennsylvanians to give shots a shot. much of the concern comes from the stats that show pennsylvania has the second lowest measles vaccination rate in the country. senator casey called on the state health department to ramp up its efforts to get more people vaccinated. right now the only confirmed case of the measles is i

but gretchen calls the governor's decision wrong and hurtful. >> this is you have closure i said what closure you cannot get closure you never will. unless this guys is executed. >>> the governor says his moratorium will reneighbor effect at least until he gets a full report from a state senate panel that has been studying capital punishment nearly 4 years. >> it's a bold step in the right direction. >> terrence griffin president of philadelphia black clergy stand with governor. he says every life is important and carrying out a death sentence is serious and deserves proper scrutiny. >> you need to have a moratorium so people can a take a closer look, more patient more per sipingt look at the situation so independent people are not executed. now, philadelphia da seth williams issued a statement saying governor wolf has no moral or legal right to issue this moratorium. pennsylvania state trooper association is also against this and jim the next execution was also scheduled to take place march 4 in the case against convicted killer terrence williams. not scheduled to happen any more. >>

. >> the real story with gretchen starts now. >>> and we can kick it off with a fox news alert a fourthostage killed. the family of kayla mueller, confirming that the young aid worker has died while being held by isis. >>> kayla mueller had been in captivity for more than a year kidnapped in syria in 2013. her family had been holding out hope, but last week the terror group claimed that the 26-year-old was killed during a jordanian air strike. that's a detail yet to be confirmed. today the family did receive confirmation that their daughter was in fact dead. chief intelligence continue catherine herridge live in guantanamo bay cuba for us with much more on this story. catherine,

. >>> the real story with gretchen starts now. 90 minutes from now, president obama will address hiso take on isis, he's going to do that at the white house. >>> the president asking congress for a three-year authorization to night the terror group around the globe. but lawmakers want him to clear up some wording in the resolution, especially over the use of ground troops. it leaves limited option for ground troops to take action against isis leadership, gather intelligence and for rescue operations, especially after the death of the jordanian pilot and american kayla

. >> from your 20s, gretchen?re still in your 20s, jenna. >> it looks like you are going out on the town. where is the other people on the photo. >> they were photoshopped out and bill will have to explain what that is all about. >> you guys look great and exactly the same. >> oh, thank you, $5 will be in your office after this. >> always take something. looks like a great photo. >> i was in my 20s when we started here. >> and the euro is at an 11 year low against the dollar and that is good news if you have the travel bugs. visiting greece and switzerland and france is getting a lot cheaper. and here to help you book your euro trips. we have the editor in chief of the points guide.com. europe on sale? >> yeah, we have seen amazing deals so far and there is norwedgian air now flying from the u.s. to europe and really low fares and there is a lot of competition to drive the prices down. it is not always cheep. you have to search to find the fares. >> this has to do with the exchange rate for the euro, places like s

i'm gretchen carlson here's shep. >> a blast from the cold war past. the russian president vladimir putin sends war planes to test the limits of british air space. the unite kingdom responds with fighter jets,wm77ñ> óow5.í;wbjtççt#-ñp Ñ1kj;ç russians a real and present danger is upon us for parts of europe. >> here at home word of a new subprime lending boom like the one that triggered the mortgage meltdown. we'll ask gerri willis if we could be in for another financial disaster. a how-to video for cruising through a dui checkpoint. >> have your windows rolled up, doors locked. don't say a word. >> is it protecting people's rights or keeping drunk drivers on the road? let's get to it. >>> good thursday afternoon to you and yours. more on that news the united states reached an agreement with turkey to train and arm the, quote, moderate syrian rebels unquote, who are in theory fighting the islamic state. two senior defense department officials confirm the deal directly to fox news. turkey, of course, is right on the syrian border and is a nato ally. and

i'm gretchen carlson "the real story" starts right now. >>>

possession remains illegal on federal property so you cannot bring wet to the jefferson memorial france, gretchenaska joined colorado and washington as the only three states where it's legal to smoke pot for recreational purposes. the fox business network. can anyone walk into a pot shop and buy it there? >> what? oh it's -- sorry. that was bad. it's against the law their buy and sell it. the u.s. congress blocked fund fog washington to design a system to regulate and tax marijuana sales 0 d.c. residents grow their own and receive pot as a gift. any consumer hoping to walk into a shop and buy a product like in colorado will not find that here. supporters of marijuana in the capital are pushing for fed lawmakers to allow this. some lawmakers are sending letters the d.c. government to say the house oversight committee, it's chairman, write though d.c. mayor, you'll move forward in wilful violation of the law and they moved ahead anyway. >> updating llama get don. it's now the biggest trending thing on twitter. wards from bank of america the new banking rewards program that rewards our customers, ev

i am gretchen carlsson. coming up on the real story we are live from washington d.c. talking terror in the administration's mixed messages and terror plots revealed from the documents of osama bin laden's compound. we'll get real talk about the controversial clinton foundation with danna. and i saw general jack king in the greenroom. and we'll have a special visit with gretta. and with a surprise in the top of the hour. >> i like surprises. and we are getting a firsthand look of what it takes to save lives in a aircraft water emergency. 15 people survived when the air asia plane crashed in the bridge and hit the river in taiwan because of well trained rescuers. flight crews and military police members undergo training to learning how to handle water are emergencies. rick? >> reporter: john this is one of 100 facilities worldwide to train the aviators and members of the military and air rescue teams and anyone who spends time flying over water and might need to know how to survive a crash in the water. we'll she you role world conditions. including noise and wind and r

i'm gretchen. here's shepard. >> launching new air strikes on isis targets and breaking now, not only in syria but also in iraq. that's according to jar dan's foreign minister. i spoke with him just moments ago. i'll give you all the details and you'll hear from him in just a moment. >>> plus, the girls' guide to isis. it contains tips about the islamic life including advice that it's okay to get married at age 9. let's get to it. >>> and we begin with breaking news here in ahman as the clock strikes 10:00. the foreign minister of jordan just confirmed to fox news his warplanes have bombed isis targets in iraq. he said it's not the first time but it's brand-new news to us and beyond. u.s. insists jordan is not bombing targets in iraq. we'll go live to the pentagon for that. but here's what the minister told me a few minutes ago. jordanian pilots have kayed out strikes in iraq and syria. >> that's right. today, more syria than iraq. like i said. it's an ongoing effort. >> new to me is jordanian pilo

i'm gretchen carlson. now let's head over to shepard. >>> threatening to turn the country into a gateway to europe. >>> meantime, video show as western isis fighter chopping off the head of a so-called spy. this afternoon, we're expected to hear from president obama at a white house summit on fighting extremism. we'll have live coverage. >>> plus ukrainian troops are in full retreat now in defeat as the russian president putin basically says get over it. >>> also, for the first time the fed are saying they are using evidence from bin laden compound against a terrorist in court and they could hear from the intelligent agent wearing wigs and makeup to hide their identity. let's get to it. >>> first from the deck this afternoon, isis fighters out in force a few hundred miles from europe. video out of libya shows a fleet of pickup trucks showing the black flags of the islamic state. the trucks have police lights and people are seen cheering as the vehicles make their way through what is believed to be benghazi

now, gretchen leclair says she sat back long enough and will take her fight to the state capitol, expecther widows to join her. >> i never get piece. any time i get peace if the guy is executed. >> in northeast philadelphia, david spunt, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> senator bob casey concerned about the measles here in the equipment. encouraging pennsylvanians to give shots a shot. now, much of the concern comes from the stats that show pennsylvania has the second lowest measles vaccination rate in the country. ramp up its efforts to get more people vaccinated. right now only confirmed case of the measles is in cumberland county. >> mr. president? can i sniff. >> president obama teaming one buzz feet in this new video here. in it the commander in chief promotes healthcare. the video is called things everyone does, but doesn't talk about. you see the president using a selfie stick and making funny faces in the mirror. the deadline to sign up for healthcare is this sunday. from can toy stuffed animals plenty to share with your sweet think valentine day first do you have get the flowers, ri