at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. the holiday for americans. triple-a expects more than 100 million americans to travel the next week and a half. the reaction continues on the campaign trail.... after donald trump used some "yiddish" to describe democratic presidential frontrunner hillary clinton. "even a race to obama. she was going to beat obama. i don't know who'd be worse. i don't know. how does it get worse? but she was gonna beat, she was favored to win, and she got schlonged. she lost. i mean, she lost." trump had been demanding an apology from clinton... after the former secretary called him the best recruiter for isis. clinton's campaign called trump's latest comments degrading to all women. "she's great at being the victim. you know this will enhance her victimology status." "the two of them should stop bickering about their personal disagreements with each other and who should apologize to who." "i'm not going to be another political pundit i'm going to let donald trump speak for himself" clinton has a comfortable lead shiftied focus

mosul this spring where an estimated 2,000 isis fighters hold iraq's second largest city. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. >>> up next the effort to remove confederate symbols in the south is not going down easy in the big easy. >> here's what some fox affiliates in the country are covering. fox 9 in the windy city, mall of america, busiest shopping days of the year, black lives matter demonstration. security moved prote testers out of the facility. five arrests were reported. las vegas where many people want answers after seeing something streak across the sky. the military says it was debris from a recently launched russian rocket. >>> and a live look at los angeles, the big story and across the country -- all the holiday travel. 38 million people expected to fly over the next couple of weeks. the average flight could be about 90% full there are long lines in places like o'hare airport in chicago, airlines are adding flights and using bigger planes to meet demand. we'll be right back. >>> a coalition of historic and preservation organizations is suing the city of new orleans

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has reaction to this historic decision, tonight from the pentagon. >> standing alone at the pentagon podium, defense secretary ash carter announced his decision to open all front-line combat positions to women. >> there will be no exceptions. this they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry solds into combat. they'll be able to serve as army ranger berets and everything else previously open only to men. >> the service member who is sued the defense department for this right welcomed this decision. >> we cheered, we clapped, some cried a little bit and i was one of them. it's been a long time coming for us. >> notably absent was chairman of the joint chiefs, general joe dunnford oversaw a study that found male-only infantry units shot more accurately. could carry more weight and had lower injury rates. congressman duncan hunter is a marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. >> the marine corps has looked at this extensively. they're the only service that has done so. they came away with conclusions that it makes th

fox's jennifer griffin with the story now from washington. >> reporter:. >>> this is the first time sincehe start of syria's civil war five years ago that the world powers have met at the un and agreed to a plan for a cease fire and piece process. many in washington doubted secretary of state john kerry could pull it off. >> this council is sending a clear message to all concerned, that the time is now to stop the killing in syria, late the ground work for government. >> reporter: un security council voted 15-zero in favor of ending the syrian civil war agreeing to an ambitious timeline to hold elections in 18 months. piece talks are slated to begin next month. but it's not clear which groups will be allowed to sit at the table. the government of jordan is charged with determining which syrian opposition groups are also terrorists. a moment of tension emerged at the end of the press conference when kerry accused the russians of killing members of the u.s. backed opposition. >> 80% are hitting opposition rather than hitting dash it's a challenge we're trying to resolve that. >> there are n

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> resident in the kern county town of shafter are beingd to boil their water. businesses that use water are being told to shut down. shafter is an agricultural county north of bakersfield along state route 99. officials say coloform was found. there's no estimate as to when the water may be declared safe to drink. >>> one of the hottest holiday gifts is also a hot target for thieves. coming up, the well planned hoverboard theft all caught by a surveillance camera. >> also ahead, it is the spirit of the season helping those in need or helping people just because you can. how bay area police officers on orders from an anonymous donor are spreading cheer this holiday season. >>> the woman accused of plowing in to crowds of people on the vegas strip is facing murder charges. 24-year-old lakeisha holloway is due in court tomorrow on murder, child abuse and felony hit-and-run charges. police think she intentionally drove her car in to the sidewalk sunday, then went to a nearby hotel and told a valet what she'd done. one person was killed, more t

jennifer griffin works the pentagon for us and is there this afternoon. ifer, secretary carter seemed to indicate that the united states could be getting more involved in iraq. >> that's right. last week he surprised lawmakers by announcing plans to send a special operations task force to iraq. today he indicated, shep, the u.s. is going to do more in close support from the air. >> the united states is prepared to assist the iraqi army with additional unique capabilities. to help them finish the job. including attack helicopters, and accompanying advisers. as circumstances dictate and if requested by prime minister abadi. >> defense secretary carter said today the iraqi military is making progress in retaking ramadi after taking a, quote, frustratingly long time to get started. the white house today urging congress to approve funding requested by the pentagon, funding needed in the fight against isis in syria to which senator mccain responded the last time we gave the pentagon $43 million it trained only four fighters. shep? >> what about our other allies

>> jennifer griffin, thank you. >>> in the meantime, new concerns that more warning signs may have been missed ahead of the san bernardino shootings. investigators reportedly discovering posts that one of the shooters made online about violent jihad years before even coming to the united states. chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live in california for us. jonathan, the wife tashfeen malik declared her support for jihad before she even got here. >> reporter: yeah. before that now-infamous photo taken on july 27, 2014, at chicago's o'hare airport, that is the first time that tashfeen malik entered the united states, and it now appears that she had very clearly murder on her mind at that point. according to the reporting of the "new york times," she had made several posts on social media declaring not just her support for jihad but her desire to take part in holy war. the white house is already saying that reviews are under way, gretchen. here's the white house spokesman. listen now. >> the president has asked the two agencies that are responsible for implementing this program to review

tonight national security correspondent jennifer griffin looks at where the global fight against isisnds right now and where it's headed. >> reporter: the u.s. has led the fight against isil since august 2014 when it began air strikes in iraq. a month later, those strikes were extended to isis headquarters in syria. since then the u.s. air force has dropped more than 20,000 missiles and bombs on isis targets, carrying out more than 8,600 air strikes. an estimated 23,000 isis supporters have been killed 3,000 in the last month alone. the "uss harry truman" is headed to the gulf and expected on station in the coming days. 3,500 american troops are currently on the ground in iraq. defense secretary ash carter announced last week he was sending a new special operations task force to erbil. >> we have the long reach that no one else has, and it puts everybody on notice in syria. you don't know at night who's going to be coming in the window. >> reporter: the u.s. has carried out nearly 80% of the air strikes over iraq and syria. in the wake of paris attacks, france sent its only aircraft c

back to you guys. >> jennifer griffin in washington. l, wanted this morning, a massive manhunt for america's most wanted teenager, 18 years old. there is a $5,000 renow out for the kid who has been affectionately called the affluenza teen couch. he mowed down four people in 2014 with his pickup truck. he is on the lamb running with his mom and they can't find him. >> pretty unbelievable. now there is a a bounty on his head. one of the factors in his disappearance there was a video of him around a beer pong table. part of what his sentence was he didn't have to go to jail at all. 10 years of probation. he had ting arely check in with a probation officer and he wasn't allowed to drink for 10 years. here is that video. and that may have spurred his get away. but this is outraging all kinds of people across the nation. not just people who are involved in the case because the family lived by something according to a psychologist the defense called to the stand that was the golden rule not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. we

jennifer griffin has the latest from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> good evening, bret. iran has carried out another median range ballistics missiles test. intelligence sources tell fox news the test was held november 21st near chavahar near the border with pakistan. the test was near a well-known test site in iran. the missile has a range of 1200 miles and is capable of carrying a warhead. this test drew strong criticism from the u.s. and france. president obama promised they would brief the sanctions committee at the time but said they would not derail the nuclear deal. u.n. security council resolution 1929 was passed in 2010 and. >> the security council is still deciding how to respond to the last test. >>> vice president biden is calling on russia to abide by terms of the cease fire in ukraine and says the u.s. will never accept moscow's annexation of crimea. he made the announcement on a visit to kiev. he also announced $900 million. examining specificsf where candidates stand on a variety of issues. >> all of the top five republican candidates have pledged to drama

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> they waited for hours in a line that stretched for several blocks for free food to feed their families. >>reporter: when people come to pick up their free bag of groceries they get a choice between a frozen ham or chicken. and the rest of what is inside is the basic stuff, bread, noodles, peanut butter, beans, rice, also frozen meals as well. the folks here say a lot of the people they serve the of that hotel rooms and they don't have access to a kitchen, let alone a so or of an. they have microarray friendly options this year. the demographic has changed over the years in terms of people they serve. they say 10 years ago there used to be mostly chronically homeless come again. now, organizers say they see a lot of people who are a part of the working poor. they have also seen a lot of seniors come in on fixed income. >> wages for the people we serve have not gone up. also, many are on fixed incomes. those checks do not go up with the cost of living in san francisco. >> i am appreciative of the fact that july gives us an opportunity -- glide

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin. >> mark: two men under arrest after a load of cocaine was seized in the bronx. police say the drugs had a three value up to $3 million. police say the men are from puerto rico. >> vanessa: tips from the community helping put two wanted criminals behind bars in new hampshire. 27-year-old michael masterson and 26-year-old laura richie were arrested yesterday. masterson is a known gang member. tips led police to him in new hampshire. on a behind sales charge. >> she was a mom on the run there. were concerns for her children's safety. here in court you might think this is an open and shut case many her attorney says there's more to this story than meets the eye. >> mark: police say he scammed the elderly. what officers say he told local seniors about their windows to trick them to let him in. >> kevin: much of the rain is winding down, but there are some new hampshire and the >> kevin: live stormtracker radar is lit up as rain keeps falling. >> the wet weather is causing problems on the roadways. it's slow and go out there. a live look at the pike, and yo

jennifer griffin reporting in washington. we thank you for that.l have more on this important story with our military analyst in just a few moments. >>> the american air strike that may have killed as many as ten iraqi soldiers on friday seems to be a, quote, mistake that involved both sides. the u.s. defense secretary ash carter telling reporters the incident near the western iraqi city of fallujah was regrettable and these kind of things happen when you're fighting side by side on a dynamic battlefield. iraq's defense minister says he has launched an investigation. >>> now to a new terror threat in pakistan. the american embassy in islamabad has seen terrorist threats during the christmas and new year holiday period. possible targets include places of worship and shopping markets, restaurants, hotels. >>> turning to weather now. severe storms moving across the northwest this weekend. millions of people bracing for a new round of rain and snow. this comes after the area was battered by some pretty severe weather, including a fatal mudslide in oreg

jennifer griffin live for us from the pentagon. jennifer, what more can you tell us about this pentagon report? >> reporter: gretchen, the report is required by the defense authorization act. its main headline is that isis is now a factor in afghanistan. "the presence of isil primarily in the eastern province of nangahar remains a concern for the taliban, afghan government and the international community. it has demonstrated it is operationally emergent." the pentagon assessment went on to talk about the reemergence of the taliban, "in the second half of 2015 the overall security situation in afghanistan deteriorated with an increase in effective insurgent attacks. 14 american troops were killed in afghanistan since last december, gretchen. two u.s. air force special operators were killed in august in helmand province and a green beret killed in kabul this summer when the taliban breached a u.s. special forces compound. >> you're talking about these combat forces. i thought those operations were finished in afghanistan. >> well, the

now to the global fight against isis, defense defense secretary artificial educator and jennifer griffins in that, she's at the pentagon with the latest. hi, jennifer. >> hi, david, well, a lot has changed since the british defense chief michael fallon last visited the u.s. in march. exactly one week ago the british parliament devoted for air strikes against isis in syria. for more than a year they resisted striking syria and now british tornadoes are flying from a base in cypress. they will soon to increase to five air strikes i day. secretary told me this morning that a quarter of all the precision strike fighters hitting isis are british. >> we have doubled strike force in cypress, moving aircraft there immediately after the vote last wednesday. we flew extra aircraft in on wednesday. those aircraft were on friday he think. >> five years ago britain flashed its defense budget by 8%. but britain has done an about-face in the past six months and britain will cressets defense budget for the next five years and has taken the lead among european nato partners in spending 2% on gdp in defens

root them out and 50 special forces operators that are going around searching for partners, as jennifer griffinid, what kind of mission is ,fsñ we putting our9é át[p& opee of position where they're looking for friends. california attacks aren't the source of the activity, to the fact there are cells or friends or sympathizers already in kilo cals, -- lock -- locales, including san bernardino. but i thought that was something that didn't ease american's concerns because that's what they're worried about. well aware of isis' presence over there, and we want to get them over there, but they're more aware they appear to have infiltrated over here. >> you're absolutory -- absolutely right. how<@kj[ç to attack them on socl media to prevent them from exporting their terrorist ideology. when we find out that tashfeen malik was puttingc,çomç messagen social media and didn't check, that should cause the person people concern and now we find out the department of homeland security had a prohibition on checking the social media posts states of america, which i kind of interesting because this whole metadat

jennifer griffin with more on the fallen. >> reporter: sandra, we now know more about the american service members killed by a taliban suicide bomber in afghanistan. staff sergeant peter taub, a 30-year-old airman, married with a 3-year-old son and another on the way, the son of an owner of a d.c. restaurant named bub and pops. his father fousted the following on facebook. he was one of six killed yesterday in afghanistan. the restaurant is closed for the rest of the week. air force major adriana vorderbruggen became one of the first active-duty service members to marry shortly after the law was repealed. she and her wife have a young son. she is the third woman killed in afghanistan this year. >>> joseph lemm this is this was third tour to iraq in afghanistan. when he surprised his wife christine and their two kids coming home after his last deployment, he said all he wanted was pizza, american pizza. >>> also michael anithen cinco and chester mcbride from savannah state university. and staff at the lieuies bonacasa, he wanted to join the marines, but his mom talked him out of it. he leav

fortunately at fox news week like to wait until we get confirmation and got that thanks to jennifer griffin late today. i can confirm the names of the other victims in the attack in afghanistan are chester mcbride, louis bonacosta and michael anthony cinco. we expect to hear more throughout tomorrow and throughout the week in fact about the lives lost of those great service people and certainly our prayers and thoughts and condolences go out to families tonight. lou? lou: absolutely, kevin, thank you very much, kevin corke reporting. >>> the secret service can't seem to perform at a level worthy of the branch of government that they represent. the agency today confirming that an agent's gun, badge, radio, handcuffs and flash drive were all stolen in broad daylight yesterday. the agent's belongings were taken from personal vehicle while it was parked near secret service headquarters in downtown washington. a house oversight committee report issued this month found the secret service to quote be in crisis, end quote, after a number of high-profile scandals and security breaches. they continue

national security correspondent jennifer griffin sorts it all out for us from the pentagon. >> it wasnot the answer that defense secretary ash carter was looking for when he arrived in baghdad to meet iraq's prime minister. to discuss ways to accelerate the fight against isis. >> the prime minister did not make any specific requests in connection with helicopters which you mentioned in connection with ramadi. >> days before carter told congress that the u.s. was prepared to deploy apachy attack helicopters and a new special operations commando force to iraq. iraqi officials under pressure from iran have pushed back saying quote no need. the top u.s. command anywhere iraq responded. >> it's kind of hard to inflict support on somebody. >> at the white house, a briefing ahead of a u.n. security council meeting tomorrow on combatting isis financing revealed how much money isis is still making. >> 400 million in terms of oil and gas revenues a year. the white house had to clarify secretary of state john kerry's remarks in moscow after meeting russian president vladimir putin. in which he s

. >> jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. >>> a man has been detained in turkey over an alleged plot in istanbul. a man described by turkish tv was arrested 100 miles north of the syrian border. the american kons late shut down last week and services due to unspecified threats. >>> ash carter is looking forward to learning more about what saudi arabia has in mind about a terrorism coalition. the saudi's 34 nations islamic military alliance will not include syria, iran or iraq. the isis threat and how to deal with it, were the subject of a national security speech from hillary clinton. that just ended a short time ago. the big question is, how does the former secretary of state's plan differ from the one put forward by her old boss, the president. >> reporter: looking to build on her perceived foreign policy strength, hillary clinton, today, tried to draw a distinction between her policy plans and those of the man she hopes to relace as president, barack obama. >> we can't afford another ground war in the middle east. that's exactly what isis wants from us. shallow slogans don't

national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more. >> the house oversight committee is demanding nsa respond to questions about recent allegations the spy agency intercepted private communications between the israeli government and members of congress during heated lobbying to stop the iran nuclear deal. chairman jason chaffetz and national security chairman ron desantis sent a letter to nsa director admiral michael rodgers, requesting documents and information by january 13th. and a full briefing to committee staff by january 15th. >> they were doing it to try to get more information passed along to the white house, so the white house could use it in the political battle inside the congress, about whether this deal should be approved or not. it's a complete misuse of the intelligence-gathering capability of the executive branch. >> two years ago, president obama said the nsa would no longer spy on america's allies. in the week of the edward snowden revelation. unless there's a compelling national security purpose. the spying continued as the white house suspected israel's prime

jennifer griffin is here. so we have heard of u.n. peace plans before in the middle east like the one that we have now on the table. any reason to think this one will work? of syria's civilthe first time war five years ago that the world powers have met and agreed to a plan for a cease-fire and peace process. many in washington doubted secretary of state john kerry could pull it off. >> will this dothis council is clear message to all concerned that the time is now to stop the killing in syria, lay the ground work for a government that the long suffering people of that battered land can support. >> the u.n. security council voted 15-0 in favor of ending the syrian civil war agreeing to an ambitious time line to hold elections in 18 months. peace talks are slated to begin next month, but it's not clear which groups will be allowed to sit at the tail. the government of jordan is charged with determining which syrian opposition groups are also terrorists. a moment of tension emerged at the end of the u.n. press conference when kerry accu

. >> national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more. >> this is the first time since the start of syria's civil war five years ago that the world powers have met at the u.n. and agreed to a plan for a cease-fire and peace process. many in washington doubted secretary of state john kerry could pull it off. >> this council is sending a clear message to all concerned that the time is now to stop the killing in syria and lay the groundwork for government. >> the u.n. security council voted 15-0 in favor of ending the syrian civil war, agreeing to an ambitious timeline to hold elections in 15 months. it's not clear which groups will be allowed to sit at the table. the government of jordan is charged with determining which syrian opposition groups are also terrorists. a moment of tension emerged at the end of the press conference when kerry accused the russians of killing members of the u.s.-backed opposition. >> 80% are hitting opposition rather than hitting daesh. it's a challenge. we're trying to resolve that. >> the proposal to coordinate remains on the table. >> it's still not c

jennifer griffin, fox news. >>> today the california supreme court ruled state law does allow people to file lawsuits alleging food products are falsely labeled organic. today's ruling follows a lower court decision that barred those suits on the grounds that they're not permitted by federal law. the decision stems from a lawsuit alleging herb time farms mixed organic and nonorganic herbs but false ly labeled the product organic. >>> it is one of the biggest stages in the world. now we're learning which band is slated to headline the super bowl taking place at levi's stadium in santa clara in just a few months. >> how san francisco hopes a newly formed agency will be be able to improve a situation that's plagued the city for a long time. >> a few lingering showers. winter storm warning in the mountains and more rain in the 5-day. ok, wehere's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practicall

liz: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. were at the presser with the president and the latest on his administration's analysis of that threat to the u.s. and from isis. what do you think was really newsworthy here? >> reporter: well, what was interesting, i'm told, liz, the reason the president came to the pentagon to meet with 35 members of his national security team is that he is starting to get the feeling, i'm told, he is not getting the whole story about isis from white house staff. he wanted to hear from his military chiefs directly. he's about to go on vacation, and he needed to reassure the american public that his military is not slowing down over the holidays. >> we are hitting isil harder than ever. coalition aircraft, our fighters, bombers and drones have been increasing the pace of airstrikes, nearly 9,000 as of today. last month in november we dropped more bombs on isil targets than any other month since this campaign started. >> reporter: notable that the emphasis of the strategy as articulated moments ago by

in washington jennifer griffin fox news. >>> 7:27 am, coming up, a hit- and-run in the south bay turns deadly, the victims and what investigators are looking for the crime. >>> a former chair of the black panther party has filed a claim for an alleged assault. the amount of money she is now asking for. >>> every year, the amount of data your enterprise uses goes up. smart devices are up. cloud is up. analytics is up. seems like everything is up except your budget. introducing comcast business enterprise solutions. with a different kind of network that delivers the bandwidth you need without the high cost. because you can't build the business of tomorrow on the network of yesterday. democratic debate, bernie sanders says he is sorry and clinton accepted his apologetic in new hampshire. the candidates have been embroiled in a dispute over breach of clinton's of voter database. clinton and sanders were joined by former maryland governor martin o'malley who accuses both rivals as having outdated views on foreign-policy. >>> rosemary in the weather center, she tells us, there are few hours

jennifer griffin reporting live from the pentagon.ne that the iraqi army saying one thing and ground truth being something else. i never thought that would happen. reporter: it is not clear, leland, how many isis fighters are inside of ramadi. military spokesman said they simply pulled out to the suburbs. in fact colonel steve warren, spokesman in baghdad said there are 250 to 300 isis fighters remaining in downtown ramadi. this estimate has not changed as of this morning. there are 700 isis fighters stretched between ramadi and neighboring a fallujah we're told on the road to baghdad. isis has lost 40% of the territory in iraq according to u.s. officials. the intelligence officials estimates that isis is 30,000 strong throughout large portions of syria and iraq, same number of fighters than a year ago it continues to show how many foreign fighters continue to flood into the region. earlier u.s. military said it killed 10 isis leaders in december alone, some with ties to the paris attacks. >> it is important that people understand tha

at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> you heard in that piece, we hear sergeant bergdahl describe abuse he suffered during five years as a taliban prisoner. it was never worse than after several failed escape attempts. >> it was like, okay, if i am d exposure out there or shot from escaping, it's better than having my head cut off because i saw enough of those movies or videos, i saw enough of those to know what it would be like. >> as his next hearing scheduled for january 12th approaches, some are asking if bergdahl's captivity was punishment enough. so you were serving in afghanistan when this happened. tell me your reaction when you learned general robert adams decided against a special court marshal and decided bergdahl should face a general court martima marti martial. >> my reaction six years ago as a marine is similar to my reaction as a civilian hearing about this and probably involves words i can't say on television. i feel even stronger that our constitution demands a fair trial for him and he's innocent until proven guilty. i think sergeant bergdahl is entitled to that

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luke griffin: "it just started back that way towards the high school and you can see up there on that lane jennifer skender, out christmas shopping when the tornado ripped apart her home of eleven years. a neighbor texting her these picture of her home (sot) jennifer skender: "i'm just grateful that we weren't home. (emotional pause) i think, um, the lord sent us away and spared us." over 2 dozen severe storm reports over the foot of rain to some parts of texas - and wind gusts powerful enough to throw 64 large cargo train cars from the trestle and residents and authorities are astounded that not a single injury has been reported in these weekend storms. kendis gibson, abc news, lindale, texas. now a story developing in california. another police shooting caught on camera. the video shows los angeles county sheriff's deputies fatally shooting a man walking away from them they fire repeatedly even after he falls to the ground according to police, 28-year-old nicholas robertson pointed a gun at them and refused to drop it. more than a dozen people gathered to protest this evening outside the gas stat