i'm jon scott.al time around here. look forward to a well-deserved break from their studies in training. >> well, the holiday season is a very special time. they've been working very hard. just the opportunity to go back home and to sleep in their own beds and be with their moms and dads and brothers and sisters and their local high school again. it's just something they're really anticipating looking forward to. >> it's also a time to remember those who have gone before them and the thousands of americans celebrating the holidays far from home. >> these are the highest quality of young member and women in the country today. selflessly standing in the gap between the evil that's out there and our national values. and they welcome the opportunity to do that. like generations that have gone before them, they are willing to stand in those ranks and to do what's necessary. >> walking to the post the holiday spirit is palpable. >> the holiday spirit here is in incredibly busy. homework, quizzes tests get

jon scott and the crew of "happening now" starts right now. >> we begin with a fox news alert.o the senate report on the cia. we expect new reaction from nancy pelosi at the bottom of the hour. >> karl rove will weigh in on allegations of the report that the cia misled the president and american people. we'll cover all of the news on "happening now". >> we water boarded three people in the life of the program. >> firsthand hand account. >> and i don't know where they get it. who is telling the truth? americans need to

good travel advice from jon scott here, expert pilot and world traveller. >> see you in an hour. >> "outnumbered" starts right now. >> this is "outnumbered." here with us today -- and today's hashtag one lucky guy, the doctor is in, keith is back and he's outnumbered. welcome back, doc. >> thank you. it's like an early christmas present for me. >> for us, too, because we have you on the couch and we may need some therapy. >> or vice versa. >> we can give you some advice, too. >> i've gotten some in the past on this couch. >> we'll give it back to you for sure. >> i feel like the new improved me. >> we like that about you. >> harris helped me, dr. harris. >> it just felt that way. we'll tell you what your problems are. >> i'm waiting for the bill but i suspect it will be substantial. if the pathology key is the bill, then she should bill me liberally. i know i'm a work in progress. >> we'll ask you about holiday stress later. big news stories we'll get to right now. stunning turn of events as new york city mayor who has been on the defensive following the assassination of two new york

so big story, jon scott. this will be the one we're watching this weekend. ey need the rain desperately. a lot of rain will cause flooding concerns but ultimately this is a good news story. back to you. jon: all right, janice dean, thank you. >> you're welcome. shannon: that explosive report on cia interrogation tactics which says the agency misled the white house and kept the, president bush then and his team in the dark. his attorney general, alberto gonzales, joins us live in just minutes. >>> plus we want to hear from you. do you think the release of the cia intel report threatens our national security? our live chat is up and running. visit foxnews.com/happeningnow. click on "america's asking" to join the conversation. two weeks later. look, credit karma-- are you talking to websites again? this website says "free credit scores." oh, credit karma! yeah it's actually free. look, you don't have to put in your credit card information. whew! credit karma. really. free. jon: of course it was about 24 hours ago, this time yesterday, that the senate intelligenc

first let's go to jon scott for what's happening in the second hour of "happening now." >> we're havingd time here, harris. we're waiting news on a spending bill. apparently both sides are working on a deal to fund the government at least through september. what is in it? that's where the double lies. plus a small jet crashes into a home in maryland. it all broke during the first hour of "happening now." that home taching fire. we'll have an update. also the dow flirting with 18,000 on friday, closing at another record high. today a bit of backsliding and new revelations about the giant hack attack on sony. >> dow is such a flirt. >> it is. >> jon scott, good to see you. >> thanks, harris. >> i may be outnumbered but now it's my turn for this story. watch this. marital bliss may last longer than you think. seven-year itch has been a popular theory since marilyn monroe starred in the same movie in 1955. she became the love interest of a married man and since then psychologists have said some women begin to hit the rocks after seven years as couples get the roving eyes. a new study finds

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. the reuters news agency says data shows the plane was climbing too steeply at the time but the numbers are incomplete. we've reported officials say the pilots asked it to fly higher to avoid bad weather. air traffic control did not give the okay because other planes were in the area. finding the black boxes will be key determining exactly what happened. but bad weather is making that search very difficult. officials say the conditions are causing wreckage to drift more than 30 miles from where crews first found it floating yesterday. that was just a few miles from where air traffic control lost contact with the pilot. now officials expect objects and even bodies to be washing up on beaches. officials say teams have recovered four more bodies. troops brought the first two victims for identification and other tests. inside those coffins a woman and a teenage boy. you can see they marked them simply 001 and 002. in all, 162 people were on the flight. greg palco with the news live in lond

welcome on this thursday, i'm jon scott. shannon: and i'm shannon bream. brennan's remarks come as many current and former cia officers are voicing concerns that they could face investigations or even prosecutions for their involvement in the program. brennan also faces the daunting challenge of rebuilding public trust in our intelligence agencies. jon: let's check in with doug mckelway live at white house with the latest on this broiling controversy. doug? >> reporter: as shannon said, it is rare for a cia director to hold a news conference at the cia headquarters. it may be a intense partisan warfare that erupted over the tuesday's senate release of the senate intelligence committee on enhanced interrogation. they maintain it was hatchet job. that it took quotes out of context. failed to interview officers directly involved in the interrogation. it made false accusations that president bush was kept in the dark about the techniques and jeopardized lives of many americans. former vice president dick cheney in his interview with bret baier last night remin

welcome on this thursday, i'm jon scott. shannon: and i'm shannon bream.rks come as many current and former cia officers are voicing concerns that they could face investigations or even prosecutions for their involvement in the program. brennan also faces the daunting challenge of rebuilding public trust in our intelligence agencies. jon: let's check in with

i am jon scott. >> and i will heather in from jenna lee. the demonstrators in washington d.c. already marching in the streets and carrying skies. you can see them there and lying down earlier this morning to block the monday morning commute. >> in the meantime we get our look at the feds providing heavy duty gear to local law enforcement as the president calls for meeting to rebuild trust for cops and community. wendall golar has more. >> reporter: yeah, the president has meetings with civil rights leaders and community and faith leaders as protest of the decision not to it indict officer darren wilson for shooting an unarmed black man continued. the president decloiped to critize military surplus material. it calls for better training in its use and more involvement with local officials and after action report when the equipment is used. the president is asking congress for 300 million to split the cost of police body cameras with state and local jurisdiction and former mayor rudy gulian i said it is a good 95. >> 95 percent of the situationses police officers were justified.

i am jon scott. >> and i am in for jenna lee. five detainees just got out and that brings the number moved out of the facility just this year to more than two dozen. >> it is part of a push to clear the camp be reducing the number to a small number that could be transferred it united states prisons. that is making president obama good on one of this goals: shutting down gitmo. catherine heritage is live in washington with more on this. >> reporter: this latest transfer is part of an excelerated push by the obama administration to clear the center. the obama administration is willing to accept more risk and fewer conditions to transfer the men. the state department acknowledges this change in strategy openly. >> we talk about closing guantanamo bay we all wish this was done years ago. but we are moving forward. there are 132 remaining and 62 are approved for transfer. >> reporter: only 127 are left since that briefing. in this defense press release that was released to reporters today was vague vague on the security agreement reac

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather nault for if jenna le. some are expiring at the end of the year. the house is expected to approve the bill despite it would benefit one in every taxpayers tis getting a cool reception in the u.s. senate. >> mike emmanuel has the latest on that. >> reporter: many law makers consider this must finish legislation to prevent a massive tax hike. the democrat said he is trying to improve the tax extender bill and will vote on it today. widen did not offer details. some of the house expressing disappointment that president obama vetoed a package. >> look at the work that senator kemp and reid did to make a bipartisan agreement and make it permanent for job creation. unfortunately the president disagreed. can and now the house will act this week. >> reporter: looking at the house floor, the law makers debating and discussing the one year extension that affect 2014 tax returns. and the question is whether the senate will try to go bigger. a short time ago, president obama expressed support. >> as a general rule, we

i am jon scott. and i am shannon bream in for jenna lee.he vote could come shortly after the house passed it with bipartisan support. but the process of coping the government funded is exposing bitter divisions with both parties. we'll bring our experts. and we saw people on opposite sides we don't normally see, former house speaker nancy pelosi, the minority leader and the white house. a lot of people, watched obama care get passed and it should be called pelosi care, because she carried the weight on that and she was not going to do it this time. >> if i am nancy pelosi, i am so angry right now and reports from the conference meeting said she was even headed about it but i am mad for that reason. she helped the president pass the massive health care law and lost her speakership and majority in the house because of. it and when she thinks house democrats can make a final big stand before they resowed, the president is lobbying to pass a huge spending bill. if i am nancy pelosi, it is not a good day any way you cut it. >> those who supporte

. >> thanks, jon scott. shannon: a daring operation that failed to rescue hostages in yemen.op american diplomat saying the u.s. didn't know about the release of one of the captives being held by al qaeda affiliates. that hostage was killed along with the summers in the failed race this weekend. james rosen has that story. reporter: u.s. officials say ground level intelligence in this case was precise and accurate but the challenging terrain by al qaeda conspired against the success of this operation. dedicated freelance photojournalist covered the aftermath of the arab spring revolution and stayed despite warning for westerners to leave the capital. seized in 2013. >> luke summers was murdered, he was taken hostage. his life was clearly in danger. of course have to take responsibility in any action or inaction. that we didn't take. >> along with south african teacher captive since may 2014. the wife was released without france in january. an aid group that quietly arranged for payments, $200,000 ransom, with release hours within the time he was killed. the associated press s

good travel advice from jon scott here, expert pilot and world traveller. >> see you in an hour. >> "utnumbered" starts right now. >> this is "outnumbered." here with us today -- and today's hashtag one lucky guy, the doctor is in, keith is back and he's outnumbered. welcome back, doc. >> thank you. it's like an early christmas present for me. >> for us, too, because we have you on the couch and we may need some therapy. >> or vice versa. >> we can give you some advice, too. >> i've gotten some in the past on this couch. >> we'll give it back to you for sure. >> i feel like the new improved

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather in for jennalily. president obama said the now defense chief has to hit the ground running. he has to manage the war against isis in iraq and syria and turmoil in ukraine and all of the provocative moves by russian president putin. and newly aggressive china flexing its muscle in the pacific and here at home a bureaucracy that is facing man dated budget cuts. ed henry is live in the briefing room. where does he start in his predecessor has been frustrated by the white house. they are trying to run defense policy. and the question the folks are asking is it going to be different? >> reporter: you are right, heather, predecessor chuck hagel was frozen out with the one-on-one meeting with president obama. he felt like susan rice and others he was clashing with over policy and style and interesting that chuck hagel did not show up for this. we are told that chuck hagel made sure ashton carter was in the spotlight and wished him well. none theless a lot of questions of whether carter will be his own man. ca

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather naught for in jenna lee. >> i said the republicans would fight the actions. and we are looking at a variety of options and when republicans control both houses of the congress next year and we'll continue to discuss with our members, a number of options in terms of how we will deal with this. >> our chief congressional correspondent mike emmanuel is live with us on capitol hill. mike? >> reporter: heather, they are going through them right now. immigration is a major complicating factor. top law makers work on a government extension sxshths house judiciary committee is starting a hearing entitled "president obama's executive over reach on immigration. ". one called the president's plan lawless and has the house conservatives fired up with a fight with the white house. >> they are holding together and the president, he can shut the government down if he does it that and we'll say here is the money you had last year and now you want to violate the constitution. >> reporter: the house is considering a plan to fund the vast majority of the federal govern

i am jon scott. >> and i am shannon bream. some warn the report could fuel more violence overseas. and secretary of state kerry to consider the time line of the report's release. >> kathryn has more in washington. joishgs thank you, jon. the expectation in washington and u.s. intelligence community is that the report will be released on tuesday with the head of the senator intelligence committee senator feinstein said the interrogation undermine society and constitutional values. anyone who reads this will never let it happen again. cian officials are emphasizing that the senate committee will not be allowed to rewrite history. and it led to osama bin laden in the colpound. agency officials went on the offensive. >> to say that we relentlessly lied to everyone about a program not doing good, that begs the imagination. >> the report was finished by the summer and we understand that negotiations intensified and whether the senate's proposal would reveal identities of cian officers that are still covert. the report's release would be damaging to those in the shadows. >> it is risk adv

jon scott and the crew of "happening now" starts right now. >> we begin with a fox news alert. new reaction to the senate report on the cia. we expect new reaction from nancy pelosi at the bottom of the hour. >> karl rove will weigh in on allegations of the report that the cia misled the president and american people. we'll cover all of the news on "happening now". >> we water boarded three people in the life of the program. >> firsthand hand account. >> and i don't know where they get it. who is telling the truth? americans need to know? and does the explosive report put americans in danger? >> it is very, very windy. >> the northeast is recovering from a severe storm. and now all eyes on the west where a huge system may bring rain. is this good for the drought- stricken region or too much too soon. >> i am trying to get home to my eight-year-old son. it is christmas. the season of perpetual hope. >> we have the answers for a smoother ride. >> it is all "happening now". >> and we begin on capitol hill. have you heard this before? a government shutdown looming 24 hours from now

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith.s data shows the plane was climbing too steeply at the time but the numbers are incomplete. we've reported officials say the pilots asked it to fly higher to avoid bad weather. air traffic control did not give the okay because other planes were in the area. finding the black boxes will be key determining exactly what happened. but bad weather is making that search very difficult. officials say the conditions are causing wreckage to drift more than 30 miles from where

first to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." hey jon.kimberly. in our second hour the grim search for another missing passenger yet. airasia flight 8501 is probably at the bottom of the sea an official said. that leaves some people grieving with questions about what went wrong on the plane. he has not officially entered the race but a new poll shows jeb bush is the gop frontrunner for the 2016 presidential nomination. is this too much too soon or can the former florida governor keep his momentum going. >>> a heartbroken family charging cover-up on the murder of their son in afghanistan. they're suing the marine corps for answers. do they have a case? our legal panel takes it up. next hour on "happening now." >> i will be sure to tune in. jon: thank you. >> is extra 40 minutes of class all that is needed to fix a reeling education system? that is what boston's mayor marty walsh thinks. he wants to add 40 minutes of learning time to the school day. saying extra time will strengthen boston's education system and close the achievement gap. s

eric shaun in for jon scott. >> and allen gross is now free and back on u.s. soil. he is dow to speak in about a half an hour or so from now. we want to hear from him and what his experience was like there. his freedom part of an agreement to release three cubans. that setting a huge shift in our policy toward the communist nation. hi, there, ed. >> it is not a full lifting of the u.s. embargo of cuba because that is done by. that is a u.s. embassy that opens up upon in havana and there are diplomatic relations and the door opening there. and hundred worth of tobacco and cub an cigars and to america. it comes after a historic phone call. the president trying to address it up. normalizing relations and republicans like marco rubio not buying that and saying there is nothing normal about cuba's human rights record and known as a state sponsor of teraror. ntoday, allen returned home and reunited with his family at long last. allen was released on humanitarian grounds and separately in exchange for cuba agents. cuba released the agents. >> the u.s. can be and barak is t

i'm jon scott. officials announced the sad discovery.members had gathered at a crisis center and wait for updates. relatives watched as indonesian tv showed a body floating on the water. one man collapsed. workers took him out on a stretcher. we blurred the video showing some one of the b

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather in for jenny lee. mayor de blasio is trying to mend fences and asking demonstrators not to demonstrate until after the officer's funerals are held. they were shot by a gunman who bragged on line about the heinous acts he was about to commit. david lee miller has the latest. >> reporter: hi, heather. the healing process in new york city continues. as you mentioned a moment ago, new york city's mayor de blasio and joined by his wife visited the makeshift memorial for two fallen officers in brooklyn. this is the very sight where liu and ramos were killed by the gunman. at a new's conference yesterday mayor de blasio said attacks on police will not be tolerated. >> the attack on these two officers and assassination of the officers was an attack on the city of new york as a whole and on our values and democracy and we cannot tolerate such attacks and anyone with the ability to help us stop them must step forward. >> reporter: at that very same now's conference. brinsley attended an antipolice rally and vide

eric shawn's in for jon scott. eric: hi, bill and martha.ce since the day after the democrats' sing stinging defeat in the midterms. expected to be asked about everything from immigration to cuba and north korea, the sony hacking to the end of open enrollment you should obamacare. we will, of course, have fox news team coverage and in-depth analysis, and we'll have that news conference for you live in a few hours there now. bill: eric, thank you. see you top of the hour. >>> new signs of life on mars, earthlings. new evidence from the red planet, but what does it mean? ♪ ♪ will that be all, sir? thank you. ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. i order b14. i get b14. no surprises. buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster white knuckle thrill ride. you're promised one speed. but do you consistently get it? you do with comcast business. and often even more. it's reliable. just like kung pao fish. thank you, ping. reliably fast internet starts at $89.95 a month. comcast business. built for business.

i'm jon scott. arthel: i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee. crews are slowly recovering bodies and debris from the java sea. they are confirming that these from the jet line they're disappeared from the radar three days ago. it crashed into the sea midway through a two-hour flight from indonesia to singapore and the pentagon told fox news moments ago that navy poseidon aircraft, like this one you see here, are heading to the region plus another vessel carrying helicopters along with two navy dive teams. jon: david piper is in that part of the world following the story from bangkok thailand, where obviously now it is dark. david, what is the latest? >> reporter: hi, jon. yes, it is really now turning from a search to a recovery operation in the java sea. there is ships from many nations now moving toward that crash site which we believe is about halfway in that trip between sure rabay yaw indonesia and singapore. the key at the moment will be to try to find the black boxes to find out exactly what happened to that plane but at the moment they a

first to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." jon: thank you.ma speaking at a business roundtable right now in washington of the president says his priorities are tax reform, immigration reform and infrastructure spending. the president also suggesting a gas tax increase might be a good thing. speculation on hillary clinton's possible entry into the 2016 race is heating up. new report today suggests that the hillary team might be a bit worried about a few of the other democrats considering a run. we'll explain. plus california gets some much-needed rain and snow but it is too much too fast. that is leading to flooding and concerns about mudslides. rick reichmuth has the forecast and my personal favorite, the story about richard iii. being found buried under a parking lot in england. fascinating stuff. talk about. "happening now." >> we'll be watching, jon. well, do you think you could pass a u.s. civics exam? high school students in north dakota may soon have to or else they will not be able to graduate. it is similar to the test immigrants must

i'm leland vittert in for jon scott. >> imheather nauert in for. in the downtown in the heart of sydney, australia, listen to this. [. [gunfire] heather: that drama played out. as frightened hostages making a break for freedom. running to officers and some appeared injured and in need of medical assistance. this follows an intense landoff followed more than 16 hours. groups of hostages managed to get out at different types. we don't know how they got out or if they were released of the police spent hours negotiating with the gunman. he is an iranian refugee with a violent criminal past. >> we have fox team coverage. greg palkot with breaking details from london. james rosen live from the white house where the obama administration has been monitoring the situation overnight and laura tunstil live from australia. you what is going on now and how did it play out the past hour or so? evidently we did lose laura's signal from australia. you can just imagine the chaos from the scene and overwhelming amount of cell phone traffic. there were reports about

more "outnumbered" in a minute but first go to jon scott for what's coming up. >> jay johnson in theat today testifying before two different committees on capitol hill, answering tough questions about president obama's executive orders on immigration. also the captain of the doomed cruise ship costa concordia on the stand in italy being tried for manslaughter for fleeing his ship as it sank in 2012. he was combative, did not appear remorseful about the disaster that left 23 dead. much needed rain and snow is inundating california today. golden state has been in a severe drought. this will help but it's too much too soon for many. flood watches are now posted across sout heavy snow will also fall across the sierra nevada. janice dean has a look ahead at the forecast there. see you in 10 minutes. "happening now." >> thank you. >> thanks. >> all right. i may be outnumbered but now it's my turn with this masculine story. more than half of women won't let their partners see them without makeup until they've been dating for at least a year. that's according to a survey of women between the

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather in for jenna l lee. two of new york's finest were shot and killed saturday afternoon. the shooter posted an anti- police message before going on the rampage. and the regime of north korea kim jong-un vowing attacks on our shores after the fbi accused the country of organizing the attack on sony. >> and so specifically what is the threat from north korea? >> reporter: it is not specific but more rhetoric. it was north korea's national defense commission that put out the threat after president obama vowed to respond to the cyber attack on sony. that threat said, our toughest counteraction will be boldly taken against the white house and pentagon and u.s. mainland by far passing the sumetric counteraction declared by obama. one possible response is putting north korea on the list of states that sponsor terrorism. and they can -- mr. obama called the attack cyber vandalism on saturday or a comment on cnn and the gop, said it deserves a sharper response. >> north korea is a growing problem in the foreseeable.

i'm leland vittert in for jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. great to be with you again, leland the taliban is claiming responsibility for that slaughter is what is considered the worst terror attack to hit pakistan in years. half a dozen gunmen dressed in military uniforms entering an army-run school in peshawar, shooting at random, taking children hostage and military commandos quickly arriving and exchanging gunfire. greg palkot is live in london with the details of this attack. and what appears to be the broader reach of the taliban. hi, there, greg. >> reporter: hi, heather of the pakistani taliban is responsible for a lot of brutality but this has to be by all estimates its worst. the school in peshawar pakistan was stormed by at least six, maybe more, heavily-armed taliban militants early this morning. and then they went on a shooting spree, killing student after student. at one point setting a teacher on fire and making her students watch. eyewitnesses spoke of rooms and hallways strewn with bodies. the pakistani military did do battle

to jon scott with what is cop coming up in the second hour of "happening now." sandra. jim webb has a stark warning for democrats saying they have lost interest among a lot of americans because they have lost the reputation of caring for the poor and middle class. we'll ask chris wallace about his comments. >>> iraqi officials say two separate car bomb attacks killed 15 people in baghdad. this comes amidst reports suggesting that iraqi security forces are speeding up plans to retake territory seized by isis much. "usa today" reporting that iraq's army could launch a major offensive isis isis terrorists this winter. >>> the dow and s&p hit new record highs yesterday. we'll get a check on the markets for you. "happening now." >> we've watch, jon, thank you. jon: thanks, i'm clearly outnumn every way shape and form possible. >> don't you forget it. >> now my stern with this story and this one really hits close to home. appears tables may be turning for men and women when it comes to dieting. no, not hair loss, dieting. one writer claiming that men are now praised fo

good morning to you i'm jon scott. >> hello i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee. it is nighttime in indonesia and second full day of scouring the java sea for any sign of the aircraft is over. a fleet of ships planes and helicopters are now involved in asia flight 8501 midway through its flight from indonesia to singapore early sunday morning when the pilot requested a higher altitude to avoid rough weather. that request was denied. moments later communication was lost and the plane disappeared from radar. greg palkot is following developments from our bureau in london. greg what's the latest? >> reporter: arthel, jon, as you note it is overnight in the region and rescue and discovery teams are gearing up for what could be a crucial tuesday in the search for this missing aircraft. in fact, it is still missing. this airasia flight, number 8501 took off from the indonesian city of surabaya, bound for singapore sunday morning local time. most of the 162 on board were indonesian. there was a frenchman and british man on board. shortly after takeoff about 40 minutes la

. >> well of course we have more outnumbered in a moment but first let's go to jon scott with what'sing now." hey. >> hey kennedy. thank you. in the next hour, a brazen robbery caught on tape. police need your help to catch the guy who held up a 7-eleven at gun point. more details and truly terrifying video coming u. plus one young computer genius puts out a website with tips to save on air fare. now he's drawing fire from united airlines. the civil suit in the works to shut down the entrepreneur. does the airline have a case? and as we get ready to wrap up 2014, are you looking to save or lose weight, i should say in the new year? did you know there's a right way and a wrong way to get fit? the dos and don't of dieting to get you on the right track in 2015. of course, that does not apply to the hosts of "outnumbered." >> are you saying i'm porky? >> no. i need these. i need these >> you're slim, trim and hot. thank you very much jon. >> wow. >> happy new year to you. >> what a way to wrap up the year. >> speaking of which, is having the sex talk with your kids possibly outdated? the

i'm jon scott. officials announced the sad discovery. family members had gathered at a crisis center and wait for updates. relatives watched as indonesian tv showed a body floating on the water. one man collapsed. workers took him out on a stretcher. we blurred the video showing some one of the bodies crews found. crews also brought back a suitcase and an oxygen tank. they say the waves and strong winds made it difficult to pluck items from the sea. teams also say they discovered an emergency exit door and there's word that searchers spotted what could be a piece of the jet's fuselage. on the wall, the yellow shows the entire area they were searching. that red square where crews found the bodies and debris. that's just a few miles from where they lost contact with the plane. the plane disappeared from radar just minutes after the pilots requested to fly higher to avoid bad weather. officials did not give an immediate okay because other planes were in the air space. indonesia's president says the focus right now is on a massive and speedy

i'm eric shawn in for jon scott. heather: i'm heather nauert in for jenna lee. what a busy news day it has turned out to be. his name is alan gross. he has been now freed from a cuban prison as part of a deal to release three cuban hostages in the united states. mr. gross was detained while working as a contractor for the u.s. state department. he was setting up internet access in that country. his release was based on human relations grounds and this sets up a big change in u.s.-cuban relations since the cold war. doug, what are we expecting the president to say? >> reporter: too early to say whether or not they're lighting up cuban cigars in the oval office as of yet, heather, but this mark as sea change in the adversarial relationship between the united states and cuba, one existed since 1959, marked by the failed bay of pigs invasion and cuban missile crisis and people of my generation, cover and duck drills and bomb shelters, as a result of the cuban missile crisis. here is what normalization includes at least what we heard from the white house thus far. th

. >>> more "outnumbered" in just a mome but let's go to jon scott on the second hour of "happening nowe are on the cusp. stocks taking a hit with the dow down almost 200 points as oil continues to fall trading below 60 buck as barrel. that is good news for consumers but could provide warning on a slowing economy. we are waiting for action on the 1.1 trillion spending bill passed in the house. power outages in california and mudslides up and down the state. we will have an update on "happening now" next. >>> we have another lawsuit in the national football league. this time by the women who pump up the crowd by the buffalo bills. the buffalo jills risk frosty fingers on sunday and do it all for nothing because they are not getting paid. the cheerleaders get appearance fees but two say they are expected to pay for doing the flips. they are saying they have to perform exercises to see if flesh jiggled. these are not standard things. do they have a case? >> they signed off on the contracts they should have known. >> this stuff is crazy. they were held accountable even though there was a pa

first let's go to jon scott what is coming up in second hour of "happening now," also something i cane on your heels, harris. new reaction after two new york city police officers were assassinated over the weekend in brooklyn. some criticize the new york mayor, even president obama about the murders. we'll have live in depth analysis in the next hour. big storms moving in this hour. christmas eve could be a mess. rain in the east, snow in the midwest, snow and rain in the pacific northwest. how i can plan around those storms. and, some tips on free travel to boot. also stocks continue to soar. the dow up more than 80 points today. last week the dow finished up 3%. is this a santa claus rally? we're watching the markets and you are probably watching your 401(k). see you next hour. >> before i let you go we had discussion on the couch whether you might be bruce wayne, batman, because of a recent trip you took, what happened? >> diving with mantas. a night dive with mantas. wait until i show you the volcano pictures. tomorrow. >> you're a superhero. jon: thanks. >> i may be "outnumbered"

welcome to "happening now" on this friday morning, i'm jon scott. >> hi, everybody, i'm heather nowardr jenna lee today. ashton carter is a former deputy defense secretary who workrd in the pentagon under president obama and president clinton. if confirmed, he will be the president's fourth defense chief. >> today i'm pleased to announce my nominee to be the next secretary of defense, mr. ash carter. with a record of service that has spanned more than 30 years as a public servant, as an adviser, as a scholar, ash is rightly regarded as one of our nation's foremost national security leaders. heather: well, and then ash carter spoke himself, and he promised the president, quote, candid advice. molly henneberg is live at the white house. hi there, molly. >> reporter: hi, heather. president obama says the u.s. and ashton carter, if he's confirmed as defense secretary, would face no shortage of challenges, from how to contain or fight the islamic state or isis to ebola in west africa to budget constraints. carter accepted the president's offer in part because he respects and his high regard

. >> first jon scott is what's coming up on "happening now." >> sandra, good monday to you.ur, a ferguson protest partially blocked traffic today in washington, d.c. a group of about 20 people formed a human chain across the 14th street bridge briefly shutting it down. activists are calling for students to walk out of school and employees to walk off the job nationwide at the top of the hour we're on that. we're also waiting for news on several profile meetings today at the white house. the president is holding a cabinet meeting about the protests and will meet with civil rights leaders this afternoon and also we're keeping an eye on the stock market. stocks taking a hit today. we have some disappointing news on retail sales as thanks giving and christmas shopping season kicked off. we'll discuss that and tell you about shopping on this cyber monday. it's all coming up "happening now." >> thank you, jon. >> thank you. >> millions of americans are firing up their computers today for cyber monday as retailers hope to make up for lack luster black friday sales. lack luster acco

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. shannon: and i'm shannon bream in today for jenna lee. we are live on the senate floor as we await senator dianne feinstein who chairs the intelligence committee. she's getting ready to release the summer of a report on enhanced interrogation techniques used in the post-9/11 era. it is expected to criticize and graphically detail those techniques, conclude they were torture and then question the value of the information they produced. the white house is bracing for remore cushions with u.s. embassies -- repercussions with u.s. embassies preparing for increased security threats. ed henry is live with the story. >> reporter: it's interesting, because it is the white house playing both sides of this. on the one hand, josh earnest saying yesterday again and again that in the interests of transparency, the president and his top aides want to see this report out there, want it to see the light of day so the country knows what happened and that the country sees what the president believes was torture even though republicans insist that's not act

i am leland viter in for jon scott. >> and i molly line.mos will gather to remember him. police all over the country are expected to attend his wake. vice-president joe biden

goodgood morning, everyone, i'm eric shawn in for jon scott. the president will take questions two hours from now at 1:30 p.m. in the white house before leaves for a two-week vacation in hawaii. the last time he held a full-fledged news conference, was after the u.s. voters gave a defeat to the democratic party after the elections. listen to the president last month. >> what sands out to me, that the american people sent a the american people sent a one they sent for several elections now. they expect the people that they elect to work as hard as they do. they expect us to focus on their ambitions and not ours. they want us to get the job done. all of us in both parties have a responsibility to address that sentiment. still, as president i have a unique responsibility to try and make this town work. so to everyone who voted, i want you to know that hear you. eric: well let's see what he says later on today. we're waiting of course for many questions on variety of issues. one topic sure to come up of course, the sony cyberattack. in fact the fbi

bill: jon scott is coming up, what is happening? n: all eyes on capitol hill on how they plan to tackle spending and tax measures, whether or not democrats will play along. and too much too quickly, team coverage of the big storm from relief and headaches. why a political party might be better off losing the white house. explain that controversial notion on "happening now." bill: nasa says it is possible to get ready for launch setting the mission on its course. next. while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online business energy checkup tool can really help. you can use it to track your actual energy use. find rebates that make equipment upgrades more affordable. even develop a customized energy plan for your company. think of it as a way to take more control over your operating costs. and yet another energy saving opportunity from pg&e. find new ways to save energy and money with pg&e's business energy check-up. we're for an opens you internet for all.sing. we're for cre

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i'm jon scott. arthel: i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee.ies and debris from the java sea. they are confirming that these from the jet line they're disappeared from the radar three days ago. it crashed into the sea midway through a two-hour flight from indonesia to singapore and the pentagon told fox news moments ago

bill: jon scott coming up on "happening now." what is happening. >> good morning to you, mr.urkey has been devoured. now the lame-duck congress has a lot to do, despite the name including government funding. are we facing another government shut down? we'll talk about the possibilities. new details into just what went into the president's decision to use executive orders on immigration. he may have wanted to go even further. we'll talk about that. we'll also take a look at the media coverage of ferguson of the has it been fair and balanced? all that ahead, "happening now" just about -- bill: you got it, buddy. merry christmas to you. >> we can say that now. bill: let me be the first. >> thank you. bill: president obama's executive action on immigration could end up costing taxpayers a bundle. we'll look at the policy and impact in a moment. martha: plus computer cookies you will want to eat. bill: really? martha: girl scouts going digital with all the thin mints. ♪ while every business is unique, everyone is looking for ways to cut expenses. and that's where pg&e's online bus