were released in a prisoner swap. >> my name is kevin king. >> reporter: "this has been a long and painful ordeal for our entire family, and his safe return has been our highest priority," king's sister wrote in a statement. they were kidnapped at gunpoint from in front of the american university in kabul where they worked. the taliban said king had been seriously ill. they were exchanged for several members of an armed wing of the taliban known as the haqqani network who had been in afghan custody. it's the same network that held american sergeant bowe bergdahl for five years after he walked off his post and was captured bergdahl was exchanged for five prisoners and later dishonorably discharged from the military there had been an attempt to rescue the professors with an american special ops raid it missed them that was three long years ago. lester >> richard engel, thank you. >>> growing outrage at syracuse university. the campus stepping up security after a series of racist incidents, at least six in less than two weeks. last night a white supremacist manifesto was allegedly sent to stu

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the family of american hostage kevin king says he is now with the u.s. afghanistan getting medical attention before heading home. >> kevin king an australian, timothy weaks were kidnapped in august of 2016 by the taliban. they were both professors at the american university of cobble. comes hours after the afghan government freed taliban and sent them to ki far. >>> anti-protest government in hong kong. protesters evacuated from hong kong's polyytech nick university after a violent standoff with police. forcing them to retreat. about 100 protesters are still hold up inside at the university. the police have surrounded the university. they're arresting anybody who tries to leave. >>> and the amazon rain forest is losing trees at the fastest rate in more than 10 years. brazil's space research agency says deforestation and the world's biggest rain forest rose by 29% last year. officials say that increase accounts for close to 4,000 square miles of the amazon. recent wild fires being a big part of that along with drier conditions leaving the eco system very

the taliban official says american kevin king and australian timothy weeks have been handed over to afghannd u.s. officials. hours after the afghan government freed three taliban prisoners to kwi tar. this is in the wake of the deadly halloween party in orinda where 5 people were killed. a 45 day moratorium on short term housing rentals. the meeting is tonight at 7:00 at the orinda auditorium. >>> new developments this morning, the contra costa county district attorney against the 5 men arrested during a multicity raid last week. four of those men are out of jail this morning. >> we need witnesses ultimately we need that evidence. >> now the men were arrested last thursday when authorities served search warrants in marin city. san mateo, vallejo, and antioch. four of the suspects released were facing murder charges. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza was a former prosecutor and explains the da's decision. >> this is a big case, and everybody's going to be watching it. so the prosecutors want to make sure am to 100% certainty so that he have enough evidence to prosecute. they don't want to

they're dealing with now is very much looking at who these people are the that the 2 westerners kevin king intimately weeks. who would essentially be what the afghan government gets back on behalf of the united states on behalf of their patrons and the 3 prisoners that that have that the taliban have asked to be released from the custody of the afghan go. raiment are our family members of tough leaders the one that you mentioned and asked hani the younger brother as you said of the the head of the had had a network part of the taliban network but the other 2 as well as rush is the brother of a member of the taliban's political committee based in qatar that's the group that was carrying out the negotiations with the us and the 3rd had you molly khan is supposedly the uncle of the leader of that accounting network so there are. there are people with with close personal ties to leading forces within the haqqani network of the taliban and so what it means that they're trying hard to get them released or does that what does the afghan president mean then when he says that these taliban members

two men held hostage by the taliban have been exchange.of a prisoner australian timothy weeks and kevin king, a u.s. citizen can were kidnapped for use ago from the teaching jobs in kabul.e thnior members of the taliban were released in the deal interview starting peace talks. deforestation in the amazon is at the highest level in more than a decade, up 30% from last year. in the yea to august was allred most 10,000 square kilometers. that is the equivalent of around 2000 football pitches a day. iran's government is facing widespread protests after increasing fuelrices. the country's supreme leader has condemned the unrest, which has spread to numerous cities. the information out of iran is limited because theut regime has own the internet. amnesty international estimate over 100eople have been lled. for more on the situation i'm of the washington institute. thanks for being with us. why is it that iran's decision to raise fuel ices would lead these protests across the nation? >> obviously, iranians were already pinched by a number of factors. s. sanctions which have dried up the country's o

talks i mean i know we just saw a prisoner exchange with the taliban they were least one american kevin king 63 i mean in australia timothy weeks were teachers at the. the university in kabul they were abducted back in 2016 then we exchange of in free guys back to them is there any realist i mean you said they're waiting this out is there any realistic idea that we are going to find like some kind of peace deal between or are they just going to get away with one of the provisions yeah one of the u.s. conditions is that taliban talks to the existing government there and they refuse and as i said they've already begun developing their own. government and waiting just waiting for the u.s. just to pull out and that's basically what's going to happen they'll just come on back and they occupy most of the more and more than half of the provinces now when in fact we had them all cleared out and we are in spotty areas but but we've also seen that the afghan security people are still unable to this day to hold their own and that was the purpose were for training the system and that's the problem with

kevin king was released among with australian timothy weeks in exchange for three taliban leaders held by the after began government. king and weeks were teaching at american university in kabul when they were seized at gunpoint, in august of 2016. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. the new storm threat. heavy snow, rain and flash flood alerts across several states as it moves across the country. rob will time it out. >>> also ahead. smoke in the cockpit. the passenger plane forced to evacuate before takeoff today. >>> the deadly fall onboard ui sh fles,in themginwon, bears. a lot more news ahead tonight. ((cat 2) fwhoa- so many choices! (cat 1) look- extra gravy! (cat 2) and lil' soups! (cat 1) there's the shreds! (cat 2) yeah friskies has it all. (cat 1) i want it all- can i have it all? (vo) feed their fantasy. friskies. >>> now to that new storm threat tonight. two storms combining, stretching across nine states from california to montana, and then it moves across the country. heavy snow and possible flash flooding, so, that means we get right

government today announcing it will release 3 top taliban leaders in exchange for 2 hostages american kevin king and australian timothy weeks were kidnapped from outside the american university in kabul in 2016 the taliban prisoners include a kani who was seized in 2014 and whose older brother is the deputy taliban leader the afghan president ashraf ghani said the release of the taliban fighters was a hard decision made in quotes the interests of the afghan people a prominent cambodian opposition politician has met the german ambassador a day after his release from house arrest camps welcomed christian berger to his home in norman pan he still faces treason charges and is banned from politics for leaving the country become body and government's been facing increasing international pressure over its crackdown on the opposition and another opposition figure cambodian national rescue party acting leader sam rangy says he'll stay in malaysia where he's in exile no we did find another way to go back to cambodia i will be staying in the region because the situation can change very quickly and i will g

of the group in return president hopes to secure the release of 2 university professors american kevin king and the australian weeks danny says the decision was very hard but he felt it was in the interest of the afghan people. in australia bushfires are edging closer to sydney's northern suburbs and firefighters say they might not get them under control until next week around 75 hours are currently burning across the state of new south wales as a perfect blend of hot air and strong winds helps spread them right along the east coast and the thomas for ports from sydney. australia is fire service chiefs have described conditions as catastrophic high temperatures strong winds and dry conditions are making bushfires trouble fast and people are being warned to prepare themselves for evacuate complacency kills we cannot afford for people to be complacent the fact that the catastrophic writing is there that's that's the highest level risk of all about dozens of fires a blazing in the state of new south wales and there are more in queensland to the north and in western australia and many have come

government has announced it will release 3 top taliban leaders in exchange for 2 hostages american kevin king an australian to him at the wakes were kidnapped from kabul else hired an american university in 2016 the taliban prisoners include on us economy who was seized in 2014 and who's older brother is the deputy taliban later president ashraf ghani said the release of the taliban fighters was a hard decision made in the interest of the afghan people and that court has ordered the netherlands to repatriate more than 50 children of women who joined eisel and syria 23 women have asked the court to allow their families to return home from the hall camp in northern syria that is lawrence lee reports in the hague the judge roll them others don't need to be sent back. figuring out what to do with women and children associated with the enemy isn't a new problem for a country but when you bring eisel into the equation it becomes hugely controversial. at issue in the netherlands what to do about $23.00 dutch women and their $56.00 children under the age of 12 many born in the vast desperate el whole

kevin king said he is now with u.s. officials in afghanistan getting medical care. e kidnapped in august 2016 by the taliban. they were professors at the american university of kabul. they were released hours after the government freed prisoners. >> antigovernment protesters in hong kong are still rallying in the streets. hospitals are overwhelmed with injured protesters evacuated from the polytechnic university after a violent stand off. demonstrators through molotov cocktails at police vehicles forcing them to retreat. about 100 protesters are still holed up inside the university. lease habits around it and arresting anyone who leaves. >>> the emergency alert system. coming up on the ninth, we investigate why important alerts are not being sent out even if you signed up for them. >>> the top holiday brand teenagers want for christmas this year. is your business still settling for slow internet? well time is money. switch to comcast business now and get a great deal when you get fast, reliable internet. with a 30-day money-back guarantee, installation when it works

brian: kevin king and kevin 4r50e67 were freed in afghanistan after being held hostage in 2016. both of them worked at american university of afghanistan. ainsley: the afghan government released three taliban commanders in qatar. steve: he has done his best to release hostages. shortly after they were taken hostage in 2016. auto navy seal team went in and thought they had the exact location. missed them by a couple of hours. and then in april of this year, once again, another rescue was attempted. they missed them again. brian: i'm sorry, go ahead. ainsley: personal is from pennsylvania. his family has already flown to germany. these two individuals are going to be flown to a hospital in germany because they have deteriorating health, they are said to have deteriorating health two. years ago the taliban said our guy, mr. king, was suffering from dangerous heart and kidney problems. brian: you understand the tough situation and one of the people he gave up. last name haqqani who are as bad as it gets. meanwhile. ainsley: you are talking about the three taliban commanders. one of

kevin king and timothy weeks are professors at a university in afghanistan.bducted at gunpoint in 2016 and have been prisoners since. of afghanistan's be president says the swap will help pave the way for face-to-face peace talks with the terror group. and take a look at this. new video shows what appears to be an american isis fighter stuck at the border of turkey and greece. the unnamed man waving his arms, trying to get into greece after authorities refused to let him in. turkey is working to deport captured fighters back to their home countries. rob: family members of the americans killed by a drug cartel are now leaving northern mexico. they tell our martha mccallum they don't feel safe. >> to me, this was an act of terrorists, terrorism against our community. we're a community, a small community but we're quiet, quiet et community. it's been safe. we've been there for over 60 years. we never had an issue or run-in with the law. rob: so mexico announcing an unspecified number of arrests in that ambush that sadly left nine americans dead including six kid

kevin king and timothy weeks have been held hostage since 2016.em worked at the american university of afghanistan. the other half, three prisoners released, arrived in cutter overnight for the exchange, one of the men is the son of the leader of the economy terror network. more on this developing story as it comes out. also overnight is really intercepts four rockets fired from inside syria at the israeli defense forces, all the rockets were shot down by the country@don't missile defense system is the us announces major policy shift toward settlement in the west bank. >> after carefully studying all sides this administration agrees with president reagan, the establishment of is releasable human settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law. >> that reverses policy established under the obama administration. critics including the european union say the decision makes the possibility of peace talks more difficult. benjamin netanyahu has a different take on it tweeting somebody needed to say a simple truth and donald

american kevin king and us stralian timothy weeks after the afghan government freed three taliban prisoners. >>> our time is now 5:13. today the orinda city council will talk about an orlando nans. this is after the deadly halloween night party shooting in orinda. the orinda city council approved a 45-day moratorium. if a host would not be on the property. the counsel meeting today would make it official. that meeting is tonight 7:00 p.m. it will be at the orinda library auditorium. >>> there are new developments. costa county district attorney's office decline today file charges against the five men arrested during a multicity raid last week . four of those men are now out of jail this morning. >> we need witnesses ultimately. we need that evidence. >> the men were arrested last thursday when authorities served search warrants in marin city, san mateo, vallejo, and antioch. four of the suspects released were facing murder charges. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza was a prosecutor with alameda, san francisco, and los angeles county and explains the d.a.'s position. >> this is a big case,

american kevin king and australian timot weeks were teachers in kabul when they were kidnapped.r release camer the afghan government released three top taliban commders. more than 100 fires burned across australia tay, engulfing sydney in smoke. the heavy haze prompted healrn gs. air quality was 10 times the hazardous level, caused by the smoke in place.ons that >> we've got this mix of you can see that the smoke impacted thes ity. thatcause we've got a coast of new south wales. stephanie: strong winds and drought conditions have stoked wildfires across eastern australia, destroying more than 300 homes. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour. amna: last week the fbi reported that hate crime violence in the country y was at a r high. in 2018 there were more than 4500 suchrimes, assaults motivated in part or in whole by racial, ethnic, or ligious bias. the u.s. commission on civil rights also reported that the highest percentage of all reported hate incidents since the 2016 election were in elementary and secondary schools. how teachers are learning to intervene earlier. it is part of our

the family of kevin king said he is with u.s.ls in afghanistan getting medical care ahead of his return home. king and australian timothy weeks were kidnapped in august 2016 by the taliban. they were both professors at the american university of kabul. the release comes hours after the afghan governor freed three taliban prisoners. >>> hundreds of students have given up the fight in the standoff with riot police here at hong kong polytechnic. a few hard-core protesters appear to be preparing a last stand. i will have details coming up. >>> and bay area whether we are clearing out this evening. we are tracking a wind event. the timing of the strongest winds that will move into the area. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you're living with a condition, kaiser permanente's integrated care team will help you get through life without missing a beat. kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> antigovernment protesters are holed up inside hong kong polytechnic university. are abo university possibly preparing for a last stand. jonathan hunt with more. >> reporter: dozens

kevin king and timothy weeks are professors at a university in afghanistan. abducted at gunpoint back in 2016 and have been prisoners since. afghanistan's president president says the swap will pave the way for face-to-face peace talks with the terror group. and new overnight, jordan foils a terror plot targeting american and israeli diplomats and u.s. soldiers. oof the state on newspaper reports the suspects were planning to drive the vehicle into their targets at a military base before attacking with guns and knives. jordan is a u.s. ally. it has been targeted by members of isis and other jihadist groups for years. the suspects behind the latest plots will stand trial in jordan. back at home, people lining up outside the supreme court overnight ahead of today's blockbuster case over daca. justices will hear the argument to decide whether president trump's effort to end the obama era immigration program is lawful. president trump called for an end to daca in 2017 but it was blocked by lower courts. daca protects about 700,000 immigrants who game to the u.s.

. >> american kevin king and australian timtothy weeks were both taken from gun point from the university of afghanistan in 2016. their health is being evaluated after released from the taliban. the taliban began withdrawing u.s. troops from the country. >>> next all new this hour a majority of the 100 most expensive zip codes in the america in the bay area. next we will break down the priciest places. >>> showing how hard it is for schools across the cup to enforce rules designed to prevent concussions. the new sports. the hurdle students, teachers, and coaches are facing. >>> less than ten minutes the first impeachment hearings are set to start. we will try to fit in analysis for you before it begins. i'm ládeia, and there's more to me than hiv. there's my career... my cause... and creating my dream home. i'm a work in progress. so much goes into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment and who aren't resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. dovato has 2 medicines in 1 pill to help you reach and

tracee: american hostage kevin king and australian hostage timothy weeks were released by the talibanptivity. in exchange for the release, the afghan government released three high profile taliban members. negotiations to end the 18 year afghan war could resume following the prisoner swap. packaged salads the likely cause on an e. coli outbreak in maryland. the health department says the seven people who contracted the bacteria all ate the same ready pack bistro bowl chicke chick cr salads purchased at sam's club. lori loughlin and her husband are fighting new charges related to the college admissions scandal. the couple entered not guilty pleas yesterday on charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. prosecutors added the bribery charge for 11 parents who also pleaded not guilty in the case. loughlin and her husband are accused of paying to get letter two daughters into the university of southern california as fake athletic recruits. how about this, art imitating life. thanks to -- tom hanks is starring at mr. rogers in the new film, a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

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afghan government and the taliban have carried out a prisoner exchange, freeing american professor kevin king and australian professor timothy weekes. both had been professors at the american university of afghanistan before being kidnapped in kabul in 2016. in exchange, the afghan government freed three senior taliban members -- anas haqqani, hafiz rashid, and haji mali khan. in hong kong, dozens of student protesters remain inside hong kong polytechnic university, which has been besieged by police for days. over 1000 students have been arrested as part of the siege. many of the protesters were forced to surrender after being injured by police firing rubber bullets and tear gas. others escaped by rappelling down a bridge and fleeing on waiting motorcycles. the standoff at the prestigious university is a dramatic escalation of the protests, which began in june. on tuesdsday, beijing g also condemned a hong kong court's decision monday to overturn a ban on face masks worn by the protesters. beijijing accused the hong kong judiciary of blatantly challenging the authority of china. in china, a g

the swap will free american professor kevin king and australian professor timothy weeks. both had been professors at the american university of afghanistan before being kidnapped in kabul in 2016. in exchange, the afghan government will free three senior taliban members -- anas haqqani, hafiz rashid, and hajji mali khan. the chilean government has agreed to rewrite its constitution in order to replace the one that was written during chilean dictator augusto pinochet's brutal military regime. the rewriting of the constitution has been one of the key demands of the massive demonstrations that have rocked chile in recent weeks. the chilean authorities have killed at least 19 people and wounded thousands more since the protests erupted on october 19 in response to a subway fare hike and quickly grew into a revolt against austerity and economic inequality. over 260 people were arrested in hong kong amid escalating monday clashes between pro-democracy student protesters and police. some schools and universities across hong kong are closed today as demonstrations continue across

american kevin king, and australian timothy weeks were university in kabul when they were kidnapped. their release came after the afghan government released three top taliban commanders. more than 100 fires burned across australia's east coast today, engulfing the city of sydn in smoke. the heavy haze prompted health warnings for some five million people. air qualitwas 10 times the hazardous level, caused by the smoke in place.ons that held >> we've got this real mix of converging winds today. and you can see the smoke pact into the sydney basin, for example, today. that's because we've got quite a northerly influencing down the coast of new south wales and across the inland. >> nawaz: strong winds and drought conditions have stoked wildfires across eastern australia this month, destroying more than 300 homes. back in this country, several thousand public school teachs in indiana surrounded the state capitol building. the educators, all in red, demanded hike in pay and an end to using student test scores to evaluate teachers and schools. the scale of the protests forcey nealf of indi

citizen kevin king, the other is australian citizen timothy week, both kidnapped at gunpoint in kabulaugust of 2016. in exchange, afghanistan will release three members of the taliban. the american university of afghanistan released a statement this morning saying in part. >> this the university is encouraged to hear reports of the possible release of our two colleagues. we continue to urge the immediate and safe return of our faculty members who have been held in captivity, away from their friends and their families, for more than three years. >>> and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing president trump to disinvite turkish president erdogan for a scheduled white house visit scheduled for tomorrow. in the light of the 15 democrats and two republicans, led by house foreign affairs chair says turkey's invasion of syria last month has quote had disastrous consequences for u.s. national security. has led to deep divisions in the nato alliance. and caused a humanitarian crisis on the ground. given this situation, we believe that now is a particularly inappropriate time for presiden

government has announced it will release 3 top taliban leaders in exchange for 2 hostages american kevin king and australian timothy weeks were kidnapped from kabul outside the american university in 2016 the taliban prisoners include carney who was seized in 2014 and whose older brother is the deputy taliban leader the president ashraf ghani said the release of the taliban fighters was a hard decision made quotes in the interest of the afghan people ok as you probably know there is a general election shuttle for december the 12th in the u.k. is it really an election or is it another referendum on bricks it that's the big talking point of course we've got both of the main parties labor the conservatives and indeed the lib dems campaigning hard bracks it is the main talking point although the top line on that particular story with the election campaign up and running well and truly up and running is that the labor party is saying they've been the subject of a big scale cyber attack our correspondent is paul brennan in london paul did anyone get away with any data. not as far as the labor party

government has announced it will release 3 top taliban leaders in exchange for 2 hostages american kevin king and australian timothy weeks were kidnapped from kabul outside the american university there and 2016 the taliban prisoners include carney who was seized in 2014 and whose older brother is the deputy taliban leader the afghan president ashraf ghani said the release of the taliban fighters was a hard decision made in quotes the interest of the afghan people. europe's top court has today ruled that food products made in illegal israeli settlements must be identified with special labeling the decision by the european court of justice relates to products in the occupied west bank east jerusalem and the golan heights the palestine liberation organization secretary general called the ruling cause a legal and political obligation julian is interim managing director of the think tank vocal europe he joins us on skype from amsterdam to the hotel good to talk to you again this feels like something of a 1st it feels like the e.u. using economic power is that a fair breakdown of what's going on h

in return president ashraf ghani hopes to secure the release of 2 university professors american kevin king and australian timothy weeks the taliban prisoners include me is the older brother of the deputy head of the group and he says the decision was very hard but he felt it was in the interest of the afghan people national security analyst habeeb or doc says ashraf ghani his decision could encourage the different sides to talk. what really hold forth is that this would it be we've is a glad pods for an intra african dialogue where the african government the africans are large and the taliban could sit now i don't dictate but it and sort of talk about if you chip piece what i want to stand there and occasions that we might have these into african dialogue happen in china. lots more to come on this hour iraq a say they've watched their country crumble for decades so why are they expressing their anger now. spain's 2 main leftwing conti's make a significant move towards ending the nation's political deadlock. and in support of lying and star right here standing has been dropped in the nation

government says it is releasing 3 senior taliban leaders in exchange for 2 foreign professes american kevin king an australian timothy weeks were kidnapped outside the american university in kabul 3 years ago the taliban prisoners include. the older brother of the group's deputy leader seized in 2014 that announcement comes almost 2 months after president trump called off talks with the taliban zani says the decision was made quote in the interests of the afghan people is a national security analyst based in afghanistan he says the prisoner swap could lead to significant progress in talks. well i think this is a perfect. sign of trying to bernard confidence building measures between the taliban the united states of america and also the afghan government we also know that the president trumps 2 tweets basically destructed the whole peace process that had gained momentum. with the exchange of these prisoners that includes professors from the american university of understand and the taliban prisoners that includes anasta conny the brother of the taliban d.p.t. icon the son said argentine hug on hi

kevin king and australian weeks are professors at university in afghanistan. both were abducted at gunpoint in 2016. afghanistan's president says the swamp will help pave the way for face-to-face peace talks with the terror group. former president jimmy carter admitted to the hospital overnight. he will undergo brain surgery in atlanta. the procedure will reduce pressure caused by bleeding after recent falls at his home. 95-year-old is the longest living american president in history. he is resting comfortably this morning with his wife roselyn by his side. former white house secretary sean spicer takes a final bow on downing with the stars. ♪ ♪ why haven't i found another ♪ your heart is the one to help me out. jillian: after nine weeks of dancing, spicer got the boot. his argentine tango wasn't enough to get him into the semi-finals. the president showing support tweeting quote a great try by sean spicer. we are proud of you. steve: in the beginning thought it wasn't going to last very long. ainsley: in the beginning he wore ruffles. everyone wants to know d

exchange nine days ago in which the taliban released two hostages including american professor kevin kingreleased some members of the taliban's network, american kevi kevin king has ben captivity since 2016. his family has a lot to give thanks for with his release. the prisoner exchange signaled the taliban was ready to talk peace again. the president told the troops today that their hard fighting was the reason the taliban was again ready to talk. julie? >> julie: jennifer griffin, thank you. >> rick: let's bring in michael cento, an economist that focuses on international relations. your reaction to the resumption's of peace talks with the enemy in america's longest war? >> i think it's actually a good move. in terms of obviously they are the enemy because of their role in 9/11 but i have to emphasize, those terrorist attacks were largely orchestrated by arab groups like al qaeda and we have an ongoing problem with isis, the taliban and harvard al qaeda, so i think i always felt like the core of the issue actually really was in the arab world and that's a complex issue. i think that we

ambassador to germany richard grenell told us earlier about his emotional meeting with the american kevin kingou. the american people have been praying for you, thinking about you, and we wanted you home. for him to look me in the eye and say i have to tell you, i know that and that is what sustained me all these years. and to hear that is pretty -- jillian: king and timothy weeks released earlier this week as part of a prisoner swap. an unforgettable hockey homecoming for american hero. >> [inaudible] who has just returned home. [cheers and applause] jillian: look at that embrace. ian buck surprising his 10-year-old son at last night's new york ranger's game. buck has been deployed to afghanistan and hadn't seen his son for a year. steve: always gets you. jillian: i know. every time. brian: hockey is as patriotic as it gets. meanwhile president trump restored eddie gallagher's rank after his trial. now the navy is trying to take his trident pen away. steve: calls it retaliation. he joins us live next. billions of mouths. billions of problems. sore gums? bleeding gums? painful flossing? there'

the families of american professor kevin king, and australian timothy weeks, welcome news of a releasee commander of all u.s. troops in the middle east, made some news this week saying the fight against isis in syria had resumed and they were fighting along the kurdish allies. another 500 troops in syria, east of the euphrates, reportedly to protect the syrian oilfields from isis. but remnants of isis remain, according to a defense intelligence agency, or dia inspector general report, released draft on my quest beak. commanders are gearing up to continue the fight along the syrian kurds. last friday a spokesman for the u.s. military in baghdad issued this press release. "coalition forces resumed large-scale operations against islamic state with a clearance mission in syria, november 22nd. the operation resulted in multiple isis fighters killed and wounded. coalition forces accompanied hundreds of partnered forces. commanders who cleared multiple compounds and captured more than a dozen fighters. "now after a brief pause in defeat, isis operations once again, u.s. troops of arepartnerin

citizen kevin king and timothy weeks were kidnapped at gunpoint, the 3 taliban members are being releasedyou think about that? >> well, first of all, thankfully we will get american home that has nothing to do with the war whatsoever or university doing their work there and certainly have no reason to be taken, taliban do for the very reasons we see here. what this exchange is about is one of the taliban that's being exchanged and name is hanas hakani, the brother of leader of hakani organization. so his release is what this is all about, make no mistake about it. whether we see this aa steppingstone to negotiations between the afghans and the taliban remains to be seen, the afghan government wants to negotiate with the taliban, the taliban does not want to negotiate with the afghan government, they only want to negotiate with the united states which i think is absolute absurdity, how do you ever have any peaceful stability in afghanistan if you're not going to negotiate with the government that runs afghanistan? maria: right, right, where does iran fit into this, general, you the united

kevin king an american and australian. kidnapped at gunpoint while teaching.ur-star general jack keane, german for the institute of the study of war and a fox news senior strategic analyst. always great to see you. the afghan president says that the government has released three prominent taliban prisoners to get them to free an american and an australian end. does this come with disadvantages with the taliban nonetheless? >> they were always disadvantages because they take americans and others so they can negotiate the release of their prisoners, that is their motivation. but getting back cover americans and getting the australians back is very important to our people into their families and certainly our government has played a role in this negotiation. what is key here and what the taliban is so concerned about is one of the three that have been in detention since 2014. his brother is the head of the network and his father founded the network and in that structure, his brother's number two. so that's why they want this back. the good news here is the afghan

kevin durant signed with brooklyn. now, it was the kinga prince so to speak in dallas last night. lebron james taking on one of the rising stars and mavericks, reigning player of the you, lkaa donc doncic. he was asked this question. >> how do you plan to put a lid on luka doncic and his skidly do. >> i don't know if we can stop the raz das skidly do. >> yeah. doncic bringing all of that. he was doing it all, draining three-pointers, driving to the rack. a triple-double for the night. the mavs had a three-point lead. look at lebron kicking it out to danny green, tying it with a three-pointer. it goes into overtime, and that's where the king would rise. he gets a triple-double of his own in the game. the lakers win 119-110. but look at it. game recognizing game. lebron giving luca some love afterward, recognizing every moment. i want to ask you. have you ever been caught on camera doing something you wish people wouldn't have seen? >> probably, yes. >> check that out. that's coach kenny atkinson. coach, i mean, come on, coach, what are you

kings even got on the board. but l.a. tied it up before the end of the 3rd and that game went into overtime. that is when kevin la blanc had a stopped shot. and the game was over. and san jose won 4-3. >> disappointing end for the warriors. last night the thunder scored the final 13 points of the game beating the doves 100-97. 25 points. ky bowman chipped in with 24. the end of the game was the tie breaker. the warriors had one last shot to hit a three, send it into overtime but thunder got the stop. the warriors take on the chicago bulls tomorrow night at the tippoff. e 7:30. >>> happening today the oakland raiders will be helping out bay area families for the thanksgiving holidays. they'll be passing out turkeys and all the fixings for a thanksgiving dinner. the families were preselected. this event takes place later tonight at 6:30. >>> and down in the south bay, the 49ers kick off the holidays at martha's kitchen. the 49ers will serve thanksgiving dinner to more than 300 needy people. team owners and players along with their families will serve food, they'll be bussing the tables during the event which beg

but the kings tied it up before the end of ot third and the game went into overtime. this is when kevinlablanc cleaned it up and scored the game winner. san jose won 4-3. >>> it was a disappointing end. last night the thunder scored the final 13 points of the game beating the doves 193. ky bowman chipped in with 24. the end of of the game was a tie breaker. the warriors had one last shot to hit a 3 defended into overtime but no good. the warriors take on the chicago bulls tomorrow night at chase. >>> time is 5:45 today. the raiders offensive line bought items for families and they'll be passing out turkeys. they are associated with community partners that include the boys and girls club. that event happens later tonight at 6:30. >>> and down in the south bay, are the 49ers kick off the holidays at martha's kitchen. dinner was served to more than 300 people. and team owners and players along with their families the 49ers will also be providing toiletries. >> the mayors of oakland and san francisco and they'll hand out turkeys. the three mayors will make four stops at community centers ac