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

hi, everyone i'm gretchen carlson.the real story" starts right now. >>> in the fight against what the administration is calling violent extremism. so the event comes just days

i'm gretchen carlson. we're here to bring you the real story on that and much more.pt 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.

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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 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 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 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'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. 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. "the real story" starts right now. >>> let's get going with a fox news alert. we have this question, why would the obama administration lay out its plan to help iraqis take back the second largest city from isis for everyone to see? we're talking about months sul in northern iraq. they're saying the assault will begin in april or may, involve frg 25,000 iraqi troops. u.s. forces will provide training, air support, intel and surveillance. kurdish fighters, america's closest allies on the ground, will also play a key role containing the terrorists from the north and west. so even with all that intel, though, the obama administration still refusing to send weapons to the kurds, even though they've been requested in order to defeat isis. let's get the real story from national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, what are military folks saying about yesterday's announcement which was surprising. >> gretchen, i think what is happening is the u.s. and iraqi leaders are trying to counter the narrative that isis has been winning with i

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. 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

i'm shannon bream in for gretchen carlson. and "the real story" starts right now.h 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

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, the real story starts right now. congress as you know for three years to fight isis but

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

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 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

. >> the real story with gretchen carlson begins now. >>> strong reaction from the father of the murdered jordanian pilot. after the national breakfast, the president reminded guests that violence rooted in. >>> word of a new outbreak of measles in babies in a daycare center in the heart land. the real story starts right now. >>> king abdullah keeping his promise of swift retaliation for the brutal killing of the jordanian pilot, after video was released of the pilot being burned alive. the king offered condolences to the family in person today. our own shepard smith, live on the ground in amman jordan. shepherd shepherd? >> reporter: gretchen, those air strikes conducted by jordan is described to us as an increase in the number on a given day. sources tell our jennifer griffin that 20 jordanian aircraft were involved in strikes that happened in syria along it's sit controlled areas and those happened today. we don't know exactly what the targets were or what was exactly hit or destroyed or anything. we do know because of reporting at to the pentagon that's an increase from normal days. t

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

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 those who -- we cannot do this alone. according to the criminal complaint that we just obtained a copy of just moments ago, gretchen, it appears that one of the defendants went on an uz beck -- it says, quote, greetings, we too wanted to pledge our allegiance and commit ourselves while not present there. i am in usa now but we don't have any arms, but is it possible to commit ourselves as dedicated martyrs here what i am saying is,

i'm gretchen carlson, we're here to give you the -- two of those men were from kazakhstan one of those made it to-- our own

thanks for being part of the real story today, i'm gretchen carlson.>> kayla mueller wrote a letter to her parents urging them to stay strong, telling them she will come home. today, kayla's parents confirmed their daughter is dead. killed while the islamic state terrorists held her hostage. in minutes, we will share kayla's handwritten letter with you, and we'll bring you specific details about her captivity captivity. details we could not report earlier because of our concerns for her safety. we're also expecting a pentagon briefing on the latest news. it's set to begin at any moment. we will take you there for live coverage. and this comes as we get confirmation that jordanian troops are now on iraq's border. what is about to happen there, if anything? plus as we fight

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

i'm gretchen carlson. >> operation take back mosul.tç iraqi and kurdish troops are getting ready to battleisis fighters the spring for iraq's second largest city and the american forces well be helping them. now pentagon officials are responding to charges that the commander is tipping off the enemy. russia is sending more tanks and troops to help the rebels in ukraine after they captured a crucial city. that's the accusations of ukrainian leaders as vladimir putin warped the world, russia will always win. >>> here at home another twist in the murder of a mom in vegas. the victim's husband now says his family knows the suspect. this is brand new. we'll try to get to the bottom of this. let's get to it. >> thank good news it's friday from the fox news deck. a united states military commander is revealing details of a plan to take back iraq's second largest city. the city is mosul, in northern iraq about 250 miles north and west of baghdad. the militants took control there last summer. according to a u.s. military commander 20,000k83ç÷ to 25,000 iraqi troops will take part in the mission. in

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 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 36-hour period. folks are still busy digging out. this is how deep it is over here. this is up to my knees on this car. the main roads, they're clear. but this is what people are dealing with on the side. they're trying to dig their way out lots of cars on the side streets have been abandoned throughout the day because they got stuck while they were trying to get out. the main roads

i'm gretchen carlson. here's shep. >> egypt strikes back after isis releases videos of militants chopping off the heads of christians. now italy responds to the threat to quote, conquer rome. here at home, the search for a killer who gunned down a mother right in front of her house. >> she was always there for me. and i just don't know what i would do without her. >> she has a 15-year-old daughter who will never have a mother to get her ready for prom to watch her get married. >> cops say the motive? road rage. plus, the feds come up with new rules for businesses that plan to use drones. looks like amazon has to come up with a new delivery plan. heat get to it. >> first from the fox news deck this monday afternoon the war against isis is officially expanding. egypt taking aim against the islamic state in libya. hours after mill taps released a video show the beheadings of 21 christian egyptians men who were simply traveling to libya for work and ended up dead. egyptian war planes launched two waves of stri

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

i'm gretchen carlson, here's shep. >> vladimir putin making promises after months of fighting in ukraine. the russian president says i'll agree to a cease fire. but the plan has some very big problems and we'll look at what has to happen for this to actuallyd çç work. >>> america's soldiers make extraordinary sacrifices for us, leaving blood and body parts on foreign soils soils and many who return home still carry scars. the wounds his visibledy ç of the most deadly. each month hundreds of veterans kill themselves. within the last hour the white house signed off on program to assist those who have given so much. ry -- i'll speak with a man who helped make this happen. so let's get to it. >> good afternoon. we're beginning today with a very disturbing new report in the fight against isis. reuters news service is reporting right now from iraq that islamic state fighters have taken over most of the city in the western part of the country. this is significant not only because isis has clearly made gains there, but specifically because this spot is near a key u.s. air base where u.s.0 marine

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

thanks for being part of the real story today, i'm gretchen carlson. now let's head over to shep. >> kayla mueller wrote a letter to her parents urging them to stay strong, telling them she will come home. today, kayla's parents confirmed their daughter is dead. killed while the islamic state terrorists held her hostage. in minutes, we will share kayla's handwritten letter with you, and we'll bring you specific details about her captivity captivity. details we could not report earlier because of our concerns for her safety. we're also expecting a pentagon briefing on the latest news. it's set to begin at any moment. we will take you there for live coverage. and this comes as we get confirmation that jordanian troops are now on iraq's border. what is about to happen there, if anything? plus as we fight the islamic state, and keep an uneasy eye on the world's trouble spots we're taking a closer look at america's military readiness. is the navy fleet really shrinking? and what about the army the air force and the marines? just how prepared are we for 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