peter doocy is live from washington. why are they closing the shelters? >> because the obama administration claims kids aren't coming across the southern border as rapidly as they were. three shelters in oklahoma and california are going to close their doors but one member of congress from oklahoma doesn't think this is a good idea. >> the children are being released and being released to sponsors who are in the country themselves illegally. it is difficult to understand who we are releasing the children to. it is impossible to do criminal background checks on people who are in this country legally. >> lawmakers failed to come together and reform the immigration before recess. they will eep using executive orders wherever possible. >> if congress is not going to take steps to try to address these problems he is going to consider whatever steps he can take within the confines of the law to address this problem. if con glgress decides to retur and address some of the challenges eastbound acknowledges exist we would welcome that. >> the three shelters could

off a tea party challenger. >> joining us from washington with all the late-breaking details is peter doocyerts in kansas, but their candidate, dr. milton wolf, came up short. the split was close enough, 48 to 41, that roberts used his victory speech to plead with the party to come together so they have a better chance to win in november. >> unity must happen if we are to keep kansas red. it must happen if we are going to defeat the obama agenda and send harry reid packing! >> reporter: sun flower state governor sam brownback won as well with 63% of the vote to primary challenger jennifer nguyen 37%. the senator roberts victory is the latest successes. his colleagues in mississippi, kentucky, south carolina and texas have also all held on as well. a different story for republicans in the house, though. first it was eric cantor who fell, then ralph hall. now tea party-backed carey bentafolio defeated by a michigan businessman. elsewhere in michigan, a race to replace john dingell, retiring after the longest congressional career ever has been won by his wife, debbie. now in november, she'll h

peter doocy live inble with those at least 100 americans is they all have passports. if they want to, they can come back. yesterday we told you regarding this douglas mccain character, who is dead, apparently one of the things about him, in addition to having a passport, is he was fighting alongside isis. we've been talking about isis and we're just a couple of weeks coincidentally, away from 9-11 anniversary and now there is another fox news alert and that is the fact that the intel community is picking up a lot of significant chatter among islamist terror networks on the internet and the phone line and talking about trying to hit us. the united states, western targets, we don't know. we just have to worry that with that anniversary coming up, one of these lone wolves like that douglas mccain might try to do something stupid. >> one u.s. official said this is certainly concerning. we just hope the public continues to remain vigilant. this increase in chatter before september 11 attack was similar, askin

joining us live from washington with more of these details, peter doocy. ow within about two hours of the expected arrival of major general harold green's remains at dover air base in delaware. his flag-draped casket is making its way from afghanistan to arlington national cemetery where the green family says a funeral will be held next week. arlington national cemetery actually isn't too far from the falls church, virginia home he left when he deployed, a home he shared with his wife. they also is a son who graduated west point and is now a first lieutenant based in fort still in oklahoma. before his 30 year army career got started, green lived in upstate new york and out of respect to the highest ranking official to die in combat since the vietnam war, new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered all flags at state buildings to half-staff today. at the pentagon, evidence is still being pieced together to figure out how an afghan soldier pulled off this daring attack. the latest information provided by an afghan military official that when a group of afghan

we are joined with peter doocy for more. >> peter deo curtis was in captivity since before the 2012 election. an al qaeda affiliate, now he has been freed with the help of government of qatar on humanitarian grounds with no ransom payment made. theo peter curtis is lucky to be alive. james foley wasn't so fortunate. now the hunt is heating up for the executioner believed to be a london borned rapper 23 years old. >> we are putting a great deed of resources into identifying this person. we are not far away from that. we are putting a lot into that. the same technology, voice identification and so on which people can use to check who these people are. militants continue to target the people in the state and abroad. these tactics couldn't translate to direct threats. >> i don't think we can dismiss them to jump from what they have done which is horrific the murder of mr. foley to the assumption they are going to be an immediate and within days a threat to us here in our home land. i think you don't jump to assumptions but you don't dismiss it. >> on the slip side there are critics who say presi

. >> peter doocy live in washington. thanks, peter. >> south carolina senator lindsay graham speaking out about the threat from isil. >> this is not an active nature. isis didn't come about from a hurricane or a storm. they filled in a vacuum created three years ago by the president's interaction in syria. he had a chance when he drew a red line with assad and did somethi nothing about it. the commander in chief is daryl elect in h-- derelict in his duty. the goal should be to defeat these guys not contain them. >> now to extreme weather. people in southern california being warned to stay out of the water. monster waves and powerful rip current being fueled by a tropical storm turning 8 miles off the coast. waves as high as 20 feet drawing dozens of surfers to the wedge in the beach. another one died from the swell another rescued. >> he was happy. he was thanksful. his eyes were big and he was appreciative he was back on the land. >> the surging surf battling the island. look at the boats that washed up on the rocks. >>

we are joined with peter doocy for more. >> peter deo curtis was in captivity since before the 2012 election al qaeda affiliate, now he has been freed with the help of government of qatar on humanitarian grounds with no ransom payment made. theo peter curtis is lucky to be alive. james foley wasn't so fortunate. now the hunt is heating up for the executioner believed to be a london borned rapper 23 years old. >> we are putting a great deed of resources into identifying this person. we are not far away from that. we are putting a lot into that. the same technology, voice identification and so on which

let's go live to peter doocy in washington. hey, peter. >> reporter: hey.w is to get a better look at what kind of fire power isis is working with in syria. that's why president obama signed off on surveillance flights over syria and depending on what these man asked unmanned aircraft see, the next move could be air strikes. >> we've been looking at syria from across the border with very high altitude observation for a long time. now he's given permission to fly drones over syria. this is a step props of increasing surveillance and reconnaissance over time, gather the information, find the targets and eventually i'll guarantee you, we're going to start bombing them. >> reporter: a syrian government official is warning the white house not to start air strikes unless their president, al assad, gives the okay. the obama administration says they may not ask permission. kind of like when they decided to go after bin laden in pakistan without giving anyone a heads up. >> i'm not going to get ahead of decision making that the president hasn't made yet or rule any

peter doocy is live with more. >> they have fighters in iraq already feeling a barrage of american air strikes and they have fighters in syria where manned and unmanned surveillance to see what kind of firepower the growing islamic state has been working with. >> we have been looking at syria from across the border high altitude observation for a long time. now he has given permission to fly drones over syria. this is a stepped process of increasing surveillance and reconnaissance over time find the targets and eventually i garn s guarantee you we are going to start bombing. >> they are pointing to a raid that killed osama bin laden as president obama's willingness to go into another country without being invited in if it means protecting american interests. the state department claims syrian borders aren't going to stop air strikes if that's what the pentagon thinks is the best o object. >> i am not going to get into anything or rule any option on or off the table but we are not restricted by borders. we are actively considering what is going to be necessary to deal with this threat.

peter doocy is live with more. >> they have fighters in iraq already feeling a barrage of american air fighters in syria where manned and unmanned surveillance to see what kind of firepower the growing islamic state has been working with. >> we have been looking at syria from across the border high altitude observation for a long time. now he has given permission to fly drones over syria. this is a stepped process of increasing surveillance and reconnaissance over time find the targets and eventually i garn s guarantee you we are going to star

peter doocy is live in washington. what are we learning this morning? >> major general harold green is almost home. his remains left bagram air base and will arrive in the next few hours. they will receive his remains and a funeral will be at arlington national cemetery minutes away from the falls church virginia home greene left when he deployed. he grew up in new york. ags on state buildings will be flown on half staff to honor the highest ranking officer during the 13 year war in afghanistan. the investigation into the attack on greene is finding greene was part of a group standing outside of the building. a shooter was hidden inside pointed a machine gun at the group and started fighting. the chief of staff is saying that his top priority is taking care of greene's family and the family of the others injured during this insider attack. >> thank you, peter. >>> the cdc issuing the highest alert in response to the deadly ebola outbreak. the legal one response means increased staff and resources will be devoted to the outbreak. the family of nurse nanc

peter doocy. >> a doctor in night ya came down with the illness after treating american patrick sauer, who died fromebola in july. it's also putting a focus on the americans with the disease being brought back to this country. donald trump tweeting, and i quote, the u.s. cannot allow ebola infected people back. people who go to farway polices to help out are great but must suffer the consequences, one doctor says the donald might have been a point. would be safer to treat those doctors elsewhere. probably africa. she joins me by the phone. doctor, what is the threat with them being here? >> i think that the threat with ebola we don't really know for sure how it is transmitted. it is said you have to have intimate contact with the patients but that's being said by people who are wearing space suits at the time and there is some indication that some forms may be transmitted by aerosol, like influenza or smallpox. we hope that people are not infectious until they get really, really sick, but there's a prospect they could be infectious before they come down with symptoms. and since ebola

peter doocy live in washington. what else do we know about the latest threat surfacing against the homeland. >> reporter: an attack date is behind at in a magazine published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the first three numbers of the year are printed. it says 201? it could be a 4 or a 5. experts suggest a plot is imminent. jihadis are encouraged to detonate car bombs in "new york times" square, las vegas, and age tankers and trains and limit colleges across the country. they are also encouraged to build pressure cooker bombs. martha: what do we know:this second american who was allegedly fighting side by side with isis? >> reporter: the second man from minnesota was apparently killed in the same battle that killed the life of another man douglas mcarthur mccain. the state department isn't confirming the second death, but his family says they received a note oat of his dead body. mohammad, the father of 9 who has been reportedly married and separated from three women took the photos to post facebook photos o

all eyes are on the kansas primary and peter doocy is live in washington. many races seem to be pitting tea party backed candidates against established incumbents. >> reporter: the marquee race is in kansas where republican senator pat roberts on the job for 33 years must now defend his seat from a tea party challenger dr. milton wolf. this race has been ugly with challenger wolf accused of putting jokes about his patients' injuries on-line while roberts faces question about where he really lives kansas or d.c. roberts is still up double digits. in kansas, the republican candidate is fighting to keep his job while winn fights to take his job e. she has been using a platform because her son got injured in a gun deal gone bad. sentencing reform is center stage in the winn campaign as is legalizing pot. in michigan one of the most prominent tea party lawmakers in congress is on the ballot today as a chamber of commerce backed businessman brian ellis tries to surge ahead into a congressional seat. ellis doesn't think amash works within the system. we will wait

. >> we're going to head over to peter doocy in washington with the latest.that's right. the 45-year-old american freelance journalist who was held by terrorists in syria since before the 2012 presidential election is now free. the specifics surrounding how he was released are still unknown right now. but his family says the government of qatar helped facilitate the freedom. his family also says no ransom was paid to the al-qaeda offshoot and that the release was for humanitarian reasons. here is more reaction from peter's mother, nancy, who was in cambridge, massachusetts. quote, my heart is full at the extraordinary dedicated, incredible people, too many to name individually, who have become my friends and have tirelessly helped us over these many months. please know that we will be eternally grateful. the curtis family says now they plan to help other families of those being held in syria and a similar promise is being made from foggy bottom. john kerry explaining every waking hour our thoughts and faith remain with the americans still held hostage and wi

peter doocy live with details. >> president obama is back in town today. he and his daughter malia had a late night return to the white house. they got in at about 12:40. looking at his schedule it is not clear yet which of the meetings required this interruption in his vacation. this morning the president and vice president will meet with the national security staff about iraq. then the vice president and the prz are going to have lunch. at 1:15 an oval office update on what's happening on the ground in ferguson, missouri, by the attorney general eric holder. when critics complained about president obama taking a two-week vacation amid many catastrophes, administration officials fired back and said the president always travels with the kind of communication and staff that allow him to do his job as well on the road as he can at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the president is expected to rejoin his wife and daughter sasha in margt that is vineyard tomorrow -- martha's vineyard tomorrow and the tab for the run for these meetings according to judicial watch shoul