>> bret: this is a fox news alert, looking live at the white house, we are awaiting, soon, a statement pr the white house on this saudi announcement, yes, jamal khashoggi was killed in their consulate in istanbul, 18 people, saudis arrested. two senior officials fired. and their investigation, they say, is continuing. waiting for more details. meantime, reaction is starting to file in from capitol hill. ted lue, democrat from california, on the house foreign affairs committee, said this. quote, i'm pleased that saudi arabia has finally realized that when you cut up a human being into the pieces they will, in fact, be dead. it's outrageous president trump continues to defend saudi arabia. clearly the crown prince it's they are implicated in that or responsible. it is his government and he has a lot of explaining to do. just some of the early reaction. we'll likely hear more coming hours including that statement from the white house. we're back with the panel. a.b., of the options that the