>> ill heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. secretary of state john kerry is on hid way to geneva reaching out to russian counterparts to suggest the seriousness of syria to hand over chemical weapons. this as vladmir putin chides the u.s. in an op ed piece published in the new york times. >> elizabeth pran n is here wit us. >> he is on his way to a meeting with the russian to look at the proposal to hand over chemical weapons stockpiled in syria to the international community so they can never be used again. the u.s. is crediting the administration for the opportunity to get the weapons out of the war torn country. >> the credible threat of military action has created a diplomatic opportunity to remove the threat of chemical weapons in syria without any use of force. vladmir putin addressing the american people directly through an op ed in the new york times. he writes regardless of diplomatic success the threat of force needs to be off the table. the russian leader gets involved in past involvements of failures including iraq

i am heather childers. we do appreciate that. we are going to start you off with a really good week. >> let's get right to the fox alert we were telling you about. a major heiress cue set to happen today as officials hope for clear skies. more than 1700 stranded residents have been rescued from the flooding. it left five people dead and ravaged as many as 19,000 homes. we have more on the story. >> good morning heather and ainsley. it keeps on coming more wet weather across parts of colorado adding already to the soaked landscape. a lot of roads have been destroyed many completely washed out others are on foot others paddling their way around. >> woke up this morning to make sure and there was a guy kayaking right outside our fence. >> surging flood waters left at least five people dead and more than 1,000 are missing. the latest victim an elderly woman her home one of 1500 destroyed. another 17,000 are left damaged. the wet weather hampering search and rescue efforts. the colorado national guard is continuing to evacuate people

i am heather childers. people are already in line for the phones. >> lightening is being blamed for two separate deaths in indiana. sparking several fires across the state. a father is dead and his newborn child is in the hospital after their house was struck by lightening. investigators say a bolt of lightening which blasted through the trees and into that front window ignite add fire. >> it was like a bomb went off. >> another man was also struck and killed while he was working on a billboard. >> overnight horrific violence in the streets of the already crime ridden chicago. 13 people including a 3-year-old boy are injured after men opened fire happened in a park on the city's southwest side. witnesses say 2 men began shooting from inside a gray sedan just after 10:00 p.m. last night. three of the victims including the boy are in critical condition. no arrests have been made. listen to this, new details now in the washington navy yard shooting. it is being revealed to us that the same company that did a s

. >> i am heather childers. the first full day of fall on tap. thank you so much for joining us. >> we have a fox news alert to start with this morning. special forces are still engaged in the standoff with terrorists at a mall in kenya chilling new video from inside the mall. >> panicked staff and shoppers run for their lives as gun shots are heard in the background. most of the hostages have been freed but at least 68 people are dead nearly 200 wounded. five americans injured in that attack. >> kelly wright is live in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> some hoar refic -- horrific video. most of the hostages have been released or rescues. most of the areas are in control at the tennian forces. it is unclear how many hostages are being held captive inside the mall. as many as 10 can still be held by the gunman. they claim responsibility for the terror attack. kenya will continue to fight against terrorism. >> i will not relent on the war on terror. we will continue that fight and we urge all people of goodwill tlau out the world to join us. >>

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. the man who held three women captive for a decade inside his cleveland house of horrors committed suicide. >> ainsley earhardt has the latest. >> good morning ladies, at 9:20 last night prison officials found ariel castro dead and hanging in his prison cell. medical staff at the correctional reception center which is in orion ohio performed cpr on him. he was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead at 10:52 a.m. he was in a single cell that means he was checked on every 30 minutes but was not on suicide batch. last month he was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 1,000 years for abducting and sexually assaulting these three ladies amanda barry, michelle knight and gina dejesus. she was the only one who spoke in court. >> i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is beginning. you will pay in hell for eternity. >> the women escaped back in may when amanda berry managed to break free and alert a neighbor. he served slightly less than 4 months in custody. we will contin

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you so much for wa%9 with us this early on a tuesday morning. we are going to start with a fox news alert. the bloody battle for control of a mall in kenya still rages on. the crisis enters it's 4th day 62 people are dead and nearly 200 are injured. >> the government there confirming tlae terrorists a-- three terrorists are dead but they still have hostages and they are holding their ground. two or three americans were among the attackers. kelly wright live in washington with the latest. >> good morning to you. were americans among the attackers in kenya, a kenya official claims there were possibly from minnesota a area that has a large population of people from somalia. it shows all is quite but amid reports of people still hearing random shots of gun fire kenyan forces say the mall is now secure that after killing three suspected terrorists. they released a statement on twitter saying we have taken control of all of the floors. we are not here to defeat the attackers with past

. >> i'm heather childers. we are waiting for the outc

. >> i'm heather childers. we are waiting for the outcome of the briefing and the president's call to take military action. >> nobody wants to have a slippery slope. i'm not for boots on the ground. i'm not leading to the war. i think for us to stand by and be silent when the acts are being committed. >> we have live team coverage. leland vittert is standing by in the mid east bureau. first let's go to peter. what is the latest on the hill. they just wrapped up. >> they did, heather. lawmakers did just receive the first briefing since they found out yesterday that they are going to have a chance to vote on whether or not they should authorize the use of military force against the assad regime. since it is a holiday weekend, only 60 or 70 lawmakers showed up. it was mostly house members and senators. some wore suits. some were wearing jeans for presentations by officials from the white house and pentagon and the state department. the obama administration officials had been telling us the president does have the

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your week with us.begin with this a fox news alert. we are left wi24-hours from a government shut down. cop tol hill is silent. the house voted to delay obama care for one year. that bill heads to the senate where harry reid already saying it is dead on arrival. what happens today what happens next? kelly wright has more from washington. >> time is running out congress and the president should be working hard to get something done. instead they continue to play the blame game. democrats and republicans are blaming each other while little agreement is being negotiated. house republicans for example stood on the capitol step called on the senate to return to, would and help find a deal. >> we have haefrd from the

i am heather childers. thank you so much for joining us. it's half past the top of the hour. just a few hours key members of the senate will begin presenting their case to congress hoping to win support to take military action in syria. >> doug luzader has been following the story for us live in washington. good morning, doug. >> this comes down to congress the administration calls it flooding the zone. two key administration figures defense secretary chuck hagel testified before the senate foreign relations committee. yesterday president obama met with frequent administration critics senator john mccain and lindsay graham both of whom are likely to back congressional authorization. >> vote against that resolution i think it would undermine the credibility of the united states of america and the president of the united states. >> in an interview with the newspaper syrian dictator bisals assad said he warned of igniting a mideast powder keg if he interveneings. a cruise missile strike from offshore will be difficult to contain. depending on the terror group for the region mili

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 31 minutes after the top of the hour.e interview with bashar al-assad. he sat down with gregg palkot and dennis kucinich. in it he admits to having chemical weapons but blames the terrorists for carrying out the horrific attack last month. >> it is clear from the interview that nothing about this agreement to get him to turn over his chemical weapons is going to be quick and easy. they confirm sarin bagas was us in syria. the trajectory of the rockets themselves that link the attack to bashar al-assad. he acknowledged that his country has chemical pweapons but he alo said rebel troops were responsible for the attack. >> sdwent use any chemical weapons. terrorist groups used them and that evidence handed over to the russians. >> they have the two most recent former defense secretaries. >> when the president of the united states draws a red line, the credibility of this country is dependent on him backing up his word. >> the bottom line is i believe blow a burn of stuff up over a couple days to under score or validate a poi

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> we begin this morning with a fox news alert.ervist went on a shooting rampage at the navy yard by fox police. >> peert dos see one of the first on the scene we are live with the latest. >> the shooter's recent past worked as a subcontractor for hewlett-packard at a company called an expert. he had it renewed this summer. >> we can confirm mr. alexis had legitimate access to the navy yard as a result of his work as a contractor an utilized a valid pass to gain entry to the navy yard. >> so that clearance was ranked despite two prior civilian arrests one for unlawfully discharging a weapon back in 2010 and one for disorderly conduct. his time as a navy reservist came to an end as a result of the arrest. it came from 2007 and 2011. he was telling the "washington post" that discharge from the military is not a disqualifier for work as a contractor. he got the gig as an hourly computer technicians. he used the pass to come with this yesterday high on the floor of building 197 and shoot downward at innocent people just start starting

. >> i am heather childers. >>> this gunman visited a shooting range and bought a shot gun two-days beforeilling 12 people. >> investigators found no manifesto or other writings to suggest a motive. alexis had been suffering from serious health problems. now president obama ordering an examination of security standards for government contractors and government employees. liz brea elizabeth prann is live with more. >> reports coming in from the police department. they had contacted the local naval base telling them about the bizarre suspicious behavior. he was hearing voices through the walls, he couldn't sleep he felt like people were following him. despite those warnings he wasn't stripped of his clearance. they will be reviewing the process at all dod installations. the secretary is collecting input from senior leaders to define the parameters of this review which could be formally announced as soon as tomorrow. the administration is reviewing contracts for federal staffers. >> new documents reveal what could be the most powerful evidence yet the irs targeted conservative groups. usa tod

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your week with us. we begin with this a fox news alert. we are left wi24-hours from a government shut down. cop tol hill is silent. the house voted to delay obama care for one year. that bill heads to the senate where harry reid already saying it is dead on arrival. what happens today what happens next? kelly wright has more from washington. >> time is running out congress and the president should be working hard to get something done. instead they continue to play the blame game. democrats and republicans are blaming each other while little agreement is being negotiated. house republicans for example stood on the capitol step called on the senate to return to, would and help find a deal. >> we have haefrd from the president, the senate democrats it should be a clean debt ceiling. that is taking the easy way out. that's the foolishness that has got us into this place and frustrated the american people that they see status quo coming out of washington, d.c. >> as the house republicans were on the steps t

i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour.ert for you this morning. a major heiress cue set to happen today in colorado as officials hope for clearer skies. so far more than 1700 stranded residents have been rescued from the flooding. it has left 5 people dead and ravaged more than 19,000 homes. mary ann ha marianne rafferty has more on the story. >> it keeps on coming more wet weather adding to the already soaked landscape. a lot of roads have been destroyed many completely washed out. some residents forced to wade through the water on foot others are battling their way around. >> woike up this morning looked out the backyard to see how it was going and a man was kayaking right outside of our fence. >> it left five people dead and more than 1,000. her home one of 1500 that has been destroyed. another 17,000 are left damaged. the wet weather hampering search and rescue efforts. management agency crews are strapped in their homes. the state and its people will push forward. a oo i know exactly inch by inch mile by mile communit

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. the man who held three women captive for a decade inside his cleveland house of horrors committed suicide. >> ainsley earhardt has the latest. >> good morning ladies, at 9:20 last night prison officials found ariel castro dead and hanging in his prison cell. medical staff at the correctional reception center which is in orion ohio performed cpr on him. he was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead at 10:52 a.m. he was in a single cell that means he was checked on every 30 minutes but was not on suicide batch. last month he was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus

. >> i am heather childers. we begin with this one breaking news overnight terrorists in afghanistan. two afghans were killed after two-car bombs went off. the taliban is taking responsibility. >> elizabeth pran is live for us with the latest. >> good morning heather and patti ann. an suv and a van carrying militants drove up to the front gate of the consulate in the early morning hours. state department officials say they initiated an attack with possible grenades and rifles which triggered a gun battle with security forces. some militants were wearing suicide vests. in the footage we are seeing overnight you can see debris and twisted metal near the consulate's gate. it doesn't appear any attackers demanded to breech the front gates. two afghans were killed and several wounded. 7 attackers were also killed including the two drivers of the car bombs. american consulate personnel inside did take the proper shelter and they as we know now were not harmed. overnight we received a statement from the u.s. ambassador

. >> i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour.deo from inside the navy yard massacre that left 13 people dead including the gunman. you see aaron alexis armed with a sawed off shot gun peeking around corners looking for someone to ambush. up next quickly moving down the stairs into another hallway. he sees some people and he ducks right there behind a wall. new insight this morning as well. aft as to his motive, the fbi found a bizarre note saying radio waves drove alexis to kill. >> this man accused of opening fire in a light picfixture comp in garden city, new york. he is 63-year-old sang ho kem. he killed a co-worker and wounded his old boss after a deal gone wrong. police think that he is driving a white 2008 honda pilot with a new york license plate fm a-3648. any one with information please call 911. >>> a fox news exclusive. a massive amount of missing weapons calling into the hands of terrorists in clib yaw. the equipment signed over by the state department and used to train libyans by u.s. special forces. now the state de

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us as always.un fire at a gas station in west virginia leaves six people injured overnight. right now police are hunting for the shooter. they have questioned several people but they have made no arrests. it is believed the incident started at an apartment complex across the street. an amber alert issued for a missing delaware girl. she might have been abducted while walking through the whispering pines neighborhood in newark. the neighbor was pulled into a white suv by a man believed to be in his 30's. if you have information please call the newcastle county police department. here's the number 302-395-8173. >> to kenya now, today marks the first of three-days of national mourning in that country for the 67 people killed in the terror attack on a shopping center. kenya's president says the terrorist have been defeated but several bodies are still tracked in t-- trapped in the rubble. 5 suspected terrorists were killed 11 more arrested according to kenya's president. >> you are looking live at the

i am heather childers. we will remember the attacks in just a minute.nation about syria. >> it was more mixed messages from the white house president obama laying out his case for a strike in syria. then he asked congress to delay a decision to see if a diplomatic solution can be reached. >> let's talk to doug luzader about this. he's live from washington with more. >> the white house is pushing two different strategies in syria. both may be running into trouble this morning. president obama made the arguments last night during a national add dret for a military strike and diplomatic resolution that relies on russia. >> the targeted strike can make it for any dictators think twice before using chemical weapons. it can remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. >> the president wants congress to give them the authorization but he had to ask for a last minute delay because he was on the verge of being turned down by a growing bipartisan opposition. diplomatic proposal that had him turning over chemical weapons seemingly by accident th

. >> i am heather childers. >>> this gunman visited a shooting range and bought a shot gun two-days before2 people. >> investigators found no manifesto or other writings to suggest a motive. alexis had been suffering from serious health problems. now president obama ordering an examination of security standards for government contractors and government employees. liz brea elizabeth prann is live with more. >> reports coming in from the

aoeup heather childers. >> it is 32 after the hour. new details on that crisis in syria.e of the president's surprise decision to seek congressional approval to attack syria. >> that story this morning from washington. >> good morning. no great holiday for the white house today. a big conference call again for lawmakers and what is widely acknowledged as something of a uphill battle for votes. the regime of syrian dictator bashar al-assad is claiming a victory after this announcement, president obama's decision to delay a u.s. strike and seek congressional approval was a shock throughout the region and here in washington where very skeptical members of congress cut their vacation short to listen to the administration's pitch. >> grave concerns about this. i think the intended and unintended consequences of us going to war are very serious and very grave. >> i'm skeptical of what the objectives are, what are the national security goals, what do we hope to accomplish, what happens the day after. >> the secretary of state john kerry appeared on five sunday morning talk shows

i am heather childers. >> i am answer lay air heart.orkw-- ainsley earhardt. you made it through the workweek. a scare in the air for fliers after their pilot has a heart attack from 30,000 feet in the air. it made an emergency landing in boise, idaho. the pilot was taken to the hospital. no word yet on his condition this morning. >>> a bitter baseball rivalry turning deadly tonight. police arrested a 21-year-old fan accused of stabbing the victim to death. jonathan denver was at the giant's game with his brother and sistfather a dodger's secur guard. he exchanged words with a group of giants fans and that's when things got violent. >> i don't understand who could do that over giants or dodgers. it is ridiculous. >> police are still looking for two more suspects. back in 2011 giant's fan stow was severely beaten. as a result he has severe brain injuries. >>> federal ice agents raid lumber liquidation offices after illegal import of protected wood. the wood originated in russia and is part of a habitat of the highly endangered siberian t

. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us as always.as station in west virginia leaves six people injured overnight. right now police are hunting for the shooter. they have questioned several people but they have made no arrests. it is believed the incident started at an apartment complex across the street. an amber alert issued for a missing delaware girl. she might have been abducted while walking through the whispering pines neighborhood in newark. the neighbor was pulled into a white suv by a man believed to be in his 30's. if you have information please call the newcastle county police department. here's the number

. >> i am heather childers. the first full day of fall on tap.hank you so much for joining us. >> we have a fox news alert to start with this morning. special forces are still engaged in the standoff with terrorists at a mall in kenya chilling new video from inside the mall. >> panicked staff and shoppers run for their lives as gun shots are heard in the background. most of the hostages have been freed but at least 68 people are dead nearly 200 wounded. five americans injured in that attack. >> kelly wright is live in washington, d.c. with the latest. >> some hoar refic -- horrific video. most of the hostages have been released or rescues. most of the areas are in control at the tennian

i am heather childers. we do appreciate that.e going to start you off with a really good week. >> let's get right to the fox alert we were telling you about. a major heiress cue set to happen today as officials hope for clear skies. more than 1700 stranded residents have been rescued from the flooding. it left five people dead and ravaged as many as 19,000 homes. we have more on the story. >> good morning heather and ainsley. it keeps on coming more wet weather across parts of colorado adding already to the soaked landscape. a lot of roads have been destroyed many completely washed out others are on foot others paddling their way around. >> woke up this morning to make sure and there was a guy kayaking right outside our

. >> ill heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert.ry of state john kerry is on hid way to geneva reaching out to russian counterparts to suggest the seriousness of syria to hand over chemical weapons. this as vladmir putin chides the u.s. in an op ed piece published in the new york times. >> elizabeth pran n is here wit us. >> he is on his way to a meeting with the russian to look at the proposal to hand over chemical weapons stockpiled in syria to the international community so they can never be used again. the u.s. is crediting the administration for the opportunity to get the weapons

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt.o much for wa%9 with us this early on a tuesday morning. we are going to start with a fox news alert. the bloody battle for control of a mall in kenya still rages on. the crisis enters it's 4th day 62 people are dead and nearly 200 are injured. >> the government there confirming tlae terrorists a-- three terrorists are dead but they still have hostages and they are holding their ground. two or three americans were among the attackers. kelly wright live in washington with the latest. >> good morning to you. were americans among the attackers in kenya, a kenya official claims

heather: i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum on this busy labor day.makers that should happen tomorrow to brief them on evidence that syrian president bashar al-assad has used chemical weapons against his own people. top aides joining the fight making numerous calls to house lawmakers. they attend ad classified meeting on information, that was on sunday, bill. bill: we talked with an ohio lawmaker who was part of that meeting and is skeptical. ed henry on the north lawn of the white house. what is the president'sgy to tell this. >> reporter: raise his game and personally get into the fight to lobby members one-on-one himself. vice president and as you mentioned top aides as well. positive spin for the white house, they're calling this the flood the zone strategy. they're leaving no stone unturned. the negative strategy where has the president been until now. there is big turn around over the weekend. for days and days and weeks they have been considering military options in syria and the president had not been lobbying congress too hard. he is in a pos

i'm heather childers.chemical weapons used in syria will likely be released next week. molly is live in washington with the developing details. molly, what is the latest? >> reporter: hi, heather. hi arthel. they are waiting to wait for the united nations report from the u.n. weapons inspectors before deciding on action with syria. kerry had this to say about whether the u.s. would wait. >> the president of the united states made no decision and i will return to washington and obviously, this will be a point of discussion. we take that under advisement the president gave up no rights of decision with respect to what he may or may not do. >> here at home, democratic leaders are trying to shore up a vote to support the plan to attack syria. nancy pelosi wrote his fifth letter today urging them to take notes of the president's comments on syria and says she looks forward to continuing the critical debate. there's a lot of skepticism on both sides of the aisle. some want to hear more clearly what the president

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