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fox news was there as you probably know, when jon hammmar and his dad arrived back home in florida. >ht now. i'm glad to be talking to you about that it's over with. >> ainsley: back in august, hammar was locked up on a weapons charge. he tried to legally bring an antique gun across the border. it was clear to do travel with him on the u.s. side. but when he reached mexico, he was detained. >>> a christmas eve shock for some texas families. a plane literal hee crashing in their backyard. >> sounded like thunder. >> thunder times 1,000. >> the house kind of shakes a little. >> bang. >> ainsley: the plane just took off from an airport near san antonio when it started having mechanical problems. the pilot tried to land, lost control. crashes into these two back yards where kids had just finished playing. >> just before that, they were climbing on this fence right here. >> we got very lucky. went right through the fence. we had that shed that slowed it down or i think it would have gone further. >> ainsley: amazingly, the pilot and his passenger were not injured. the neighbors were told i

jon hammmar was arrested for bringing an old shotgun that belonged to his great granddad across the border, saying the gun was illegal. earlier his mom told gretchen that her son has been chained to a bed in a mexican prison. >> when he originally was imprisoned, this particular prison is controlled by the cartel. so he was in the general population and within 24 hours, we began receiving extortion calls from other cartel members that were inmates in the prison. >> steve: so far attempts by florida lawmakers to free the man have been unsuccessful. we'll keep you posted on what's going on with his case. >> eric: okay. now you see her. now you don't. this could be the future of camouflage for american soldiers. the u.s. military is reportedly backing the development of these invisible cloaks. >> steve: how harry potterrish. >> eric: the fabric is quantum stealth and said to bend light so you can't tell it's there. >> steve: i want one. meanwhile, now extreme weather, twister forming in front of their very eyes. the shocking scene caught on camera by a guy driving through florida. the tornado

jon hammmar and his father driving back when he had to be taken to an emergency room in louisiana.m the stomach flu. the 27-year-old was locked up for four months on a weapons charge in a mexican prison. he tried to legally bring an antique gun across the border, but clear to do -- that was cleared to travel with him on the u.s. side. when he reached mexico, he was handcuffed and whisk to do prison. >>> he had been rumored to be president obama's top pick for defense secretary. but former nebraska senator chuck hagel, republican, drawing strong criticism from both sides of the aisle for his views on israel, iraq and gay rights. earlier on "fox & friends," a ceo for concerned veterans for america says picking him would send a wrong message to the men and women bravely serving our nation. >> iraq war veteran myself, he was one of the biggest critics at the most critical time, the one telling us we couldn't win our war, the surge couldn't work. that voice was always here from chuck hagel. i don't think that's the kind of guy i want leading the defense department. >> gretchen: the whit

there will be a hearing in mexico a judge could decide to free jon hammmar or send him to prison for afghanistan and has been locked up since august for carrying an antique gun across the mexican border. lawmakers calling for a travel boycott to mexico. >> try bring more attention and go down to the jail if we have to. this guy is an american patriot and i would call on all americans, cancel your trips to mexico. if a product says made in mexico, don't guy bye it. we need to bring attention to this. >> alisyn: 150,000 americans cross the border every day. >>> heartwarming return home for a soldier that spent 11 months in afghanistan. the best part, his mom had no idea he would be home for the holidays. (screaming). >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> alisyn: army private brad gibson surprised his mom yesterday at her job. she says she had no clue that she would be spending time with her son for the holidays. surprise, metat, family and private gibson at the airport. he also dropped in on some of the younger members of his family at a nearby elementary school. >> steve: that makes you smile

former marine jon hammmar locked up in a mexican prison where he's been held for four months for possessionortedly being held there by members of a mexican cartel who are threaten to go kill him unless they get paid. lawmakers are starting to step in. will the family see their son in time for christmas? john's mother, olivia, joins me live from miami. good morning to you. >> good morning, thank you for having me. >> gretchen: of course. we talked to you maybe a few weeks ago when you first decided to go public with this story. what's the latest? what have you heard from your son? >> i think he is -- it's becoming more tenuous every day. i think the situation is more dire as becomes more and more public. i know that the story has gone in some of the top papers in mexico city and it's certainly all over the border towns and the papers and he's getting feedback, why are you in the news? what's this all about? why doesn't your family just pay? so that's sort of the feedback he's getting and it's nerve racking. >> gretchen: it's my understanding that these cartels run some of the prisons in mexi

fox & friends," and everywhere else on the show, we've been covering the story of marine veteran jon hammmar mom on this show yesterday, she received this picture showing him chained to a bed. yes, her son. as we reported, he's being held on trumped up charges. in august he registered an antique firearm with the u.s. customs. then crossed the border to check in with mexican officials. he was taking the gun to costa rica on a hunting trip. officials arrested him and the obama administration has been unable to get him released. are they really trying? joining us now with new information that we just got this morning is olivia hammar. as a mom, this must be extremely tough for you. what's the new information? >> we just received a letter yesterday, after i did the show yesterday, first of all, we received that picture from an anonymous e-mail in mexico. and then we also at the same time received a e-mail from the mexican ambassador that had been written to and our congresswoman. it was basically a complete defense and attempt at a justification of the entire situation. >> brian: here is what th