a little girl named abigail, turned 4 years old. she spent her birthday, that birthday and at least 50 days before that, held hostage by hamas. today she's free, and jill and i together with so many americans are praying for the fact that a she is going to be all right. mike: president biden speaking about the 4-year-old israeli-american girl that was own colluded in the recent group of -- included in the recent group of hostages for transport through the rafah crossing, alabama bail'den -- abigail edan, one of the 17 hostages released today. i'm mike emmanuel. mr. biden adding he would like a longer pause in order to get more hostages released from gaza. alex hogan is live in jerusalem with the latest developments. >> reporter: hi, mike. we just saw three thai hostages and one israeli-russian hostage move through the rafah crossing, and all the other hostages have just arrived at the or air base, but one of them was airlifted to the hospital because of serious medical concerns. but this is a look at all of the hostages who have been released today. worth noting in this group of hostages there are three sets of families released together. ella and elie, they were spending the weekend with their dad when they were taken along with the father, his girlfriend and her son. they were all taken hostage, and those three bodies of the participants and the -- parents and the little boy were later found near the border. another family released today, the goldstein family. these children were taken hostage. their father and the other sister, they were murdered before they were take then hostage. another family, when they were taken along with her mother, the husband was the very first person to sit down in front of the israeli military headquarters and begin demanding that the government bring them home. his words today, turn to action. and he's the one who actually found little abigail edan, this american citizen, this dual citizen. she was covered in her or parents' blood. he put her in the safe room with his family only to later find that they had all been taken. so again here tonight, mike, people are celebrating the lease of more hostages. this means that tomorrow we will likely see 11 hostages released, the last of the 50 in this brokered deal as a result of all of this, israel today releasing once again 39 palestinian prisoners. mike? if. mike: alex hogan starting us off live from jerusalem, many thanks. president biden returning to washington today after speaking just last hour from nantucket about the first american hostage released by hamas. lucas tomlinson is live in nantucket with more. hello, u lucas. >> reporter: mike, president biden sharing the good news this morning in nantucket saying that the first american hostage has been freed, little 4-year-old abigail. and the president was also very descriptive about the trauma she enendured, her mother killed right in front of her, her father trying to shield her before he was gunned down, and then little abigail taken into gaza and held hostage over 50 days. one can only imagine what a she endured during those 50 days in captivity, mike, likely not seeing the sun, held inside those tunnels in very darkrooms for many days. the president also talked about his goals for the future. one of them is he wants to see this pause, this ceasefire extended to get more hostages released. >> well, that's our goal, to keep this pause going beyond tomorrow so that we can continue to see more hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief into those in need in gaza. this is working and woft pursuing -- worth pursuing further. it's in every smile and grateful tear we see on the faces of those families who are finally getting back together again. >> reporter: as we saw from alice, here's the photo again of that little 4-year-old, abigail edan, she turned 4 years old on friday, mike, now receiving probably the greatest present of all time, the gift of freedom, the gift of life. president biden says he's been working behind the scenes with the leaders of qatar, egypt and israel for weeks now to secure the release of these hostages. here was president biden when asked by a reporter what the ultimate goal is with hamas. >> we're looking for a way to end this so the hostages are all released and hamas is completely, how can i say it, no longer in control of any portion of gaza. >> reporter: it's very notable there. of coursing we've heard many times from israeli leaders their goal is for the complete eradication and elimination of a hamas, to kill all the leaders and destroy the terrorist organization. president biden there saying his goal is that that nas -- hamas no longer controls gaza. president biden most likely while he's flying back to washington with, perhaps later today, says he will speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu later today, likely to talk about an extension of this ceasefire and perhaps if conditions of future aid to get the ceasefire extended. right now it appears some different goals there, mike. mike: lucas tomlinson live from nantucket, thanks very much. joining me now is the former prime minister of israel, naftali bennett. welcome, sir. >> hi there, mike. mike: so you heard the reporting that president biden would like to extend the ceasefire to get more hostages out. your reaction to that, sir. >> well, we have two goals. the first goal is to eradicate and eliminate hamas. we have to wipe hamas off the face of the earth. after what they did and what they say they're going to do again and again which is try and massacre, rape, murder israeli children, parents, moms, dads, we cannot continue with this entity existing, and the second objective is to release the hostages. to some extent, there's tension between these two objectives. right now we're in this deal which provides rough roughly 10-12 hostages per day of pause, but there is a price for the day of pause because it prolongs the existence of hamas. once this interim deal is over, the idf if will go full force to eradicate hamas. mike: i realize you're not the current prime minister, you're a former prime minister, so your analysis is significant, but you're not the the guy making the decision right now. your thoughts on an extension, what would it take for there to be an extension of the ceasefire? >> right now there's a specific arrangement where if we get 10-12, i believe 12 hostages per day, we're willing to do that. that's the price tag. but up to 10 days. after a which we continue fighting. and we're not fighting because we want to fight, we're fighting because we have in choice. no country could allow a hamas nazi state on its border. mike: do you worry this pause in fighting is hurting israel's momentum? if. >> first of all, of course it is, the some extent. i don't want to be blind to reality each when it's up unplease -- unpleasant. obviously, in battle you want to hit your opponent and when your enemy is down, that's when you want to, i would say, squeeze it in order to bring victory. so it is a pause, but i can tell you with i'm meeting soldiers, i'm meeting commander es, i'm meeting the people of israel. everyone here is so steel resolved to defeat hamas, so that's e what we're going to do. mike: how do you feel like the ground campaign, the military campaign has been going prior to this pause? >> it went very well. and the result of a very successful ground campaign where we just barged into gaza against hamas and the terrorists with massive force, and it brought hamas to ask for this deal. so, obviously, the performance of i e df is very good and very effective. but we're going to have to, you know, reignite the whole machine in order to defeat hamas on the southern side. we've conquered and taken over the northern side of gaza, now we need to take care of the south. mike: my sense is a lot of american elected officials are very supportive of israel in this conflict. there has been some criticism today coming from connecticut senator chris murphy. i want to play that and get you to react to it. >> benjamin netanyahu believed that the you could ignore the palestinians, that you could try to squash their desires for a state and, ultimately, that would bring peace to the region in israel. that's just not the case. mike: we've heard president biden talk about a two-state the solution. he's saying that the prime minister ignored the palestinian desire to have its own state. your thoughts, sir. >> listen, in gaza they got a state. we gave them a full blown state in 2005. we pulled out of gaza to the very 1949 line, handed them over the entire land to the p if a, and they had the opportunity to choose to build and turn it into singapore in the middle east with the beautiful beaches, great weather. and instead they took all the a billions of dollars they got, and they turned it am maastan -- hamastan. i'll also say something that's unpleasant but it's true, hamas enjoys massive support of the public in gaza. unfortunately, thousands of civilians participated, over a thousand civilians participated in the massacres of on the 7th -- october 7th, and hundreds of thousands of them supported it from remotely. so we've got a problem. the last thing we're going to do now is rebuild another palestinian terror state that will attack us, massacre us, shoot rockets at us. mike: we are showing our viewers right now arrival of red cross vehicles carrying the prisoners who have just been released. obviously, concerns for their health. we've heard some preliminary reports suggesting malnutrition, a big issue. but the great news is those folks are free. naftali bennett, grateful for your time, sir. thank you so much, have a wonderful day. >> thank you. mike: for more on the biden administration's handling of the hostage situation, let's bring in mark dubowitz who just returned from a week-long trip to israel where he met with senior diplomatic and military officials. welcome. >> thank you, mike. mike: you heard president biden suggesting a longer pause in fighting to get more prisoners out. your thoughts. >> look, there's overwhelming pressure on prime minister netanyahu and the israeli government to get the hostages out, right? the israeli society that cherishes every life, they celebrate life, and unfortunately, they're dealing with a terrorist e enemy that celebrates death, and so they have no choice but to agree to this ceasefire to get these hostages out, to get these babies, children, women, mothers and fathers out. and hamas will, of course, play games with the psychological fragility of the country in order to try and advance their own terrorist aim as. mike: you heard your friend, the former prime minister, say i think about 10 days would be the max for a pause. does that seem to make sense to you? >> well, it would seem to make sense in order to get most of the hostages out. i'm fearful that hamas won't agree to this and they'll start to play games. they're already playing games. they agreed to provide both children and mothers and families. they already -- they didn't do that today. they've said that they're not going to provide soldiers back. i mean, there's young's e reilly soldiers -- israeli soldiers, women is and men, who are there. i'm fearful that they're not going to honor any agreement that they commit to, and they want to keep those hostages both as bargaining chips and i fear one day to kill them. mike: what are you hearing from the israelis about their partnership with president biden and their overall mood at this point? >> i think they're very appreciative of president biden and of the american congress, the american people for the overwhelming support that the united states has proviedment -- provided. i personally think president biden probably deserves ap a for his hamas if policy, but he deserves an f for his iran policy because behind the scenes is the supreme leader who is orchestrating all of this. he has provided hundreds of millions of dollars to hamas, billions of dollars to hezbollah, the other terrorist organization on the northern border, the houthi terrorists firing missiles at israel as we speak. so he, behind the scenes, has surrounded israel by the ring of fire, and he's activating terrorist proxies on every quarter including dozens of attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria. mike: absolutely. so what more should the president do, in your view? >> stop releasing tens of billions of dollars to iran. he provided $6 billion in exchange for u.s. hostages, now $10 billion he's earmarked to give back to the iranians, and he hasn't enforced oil sanctions against iran which has provided probably $25-35 billion in additional oil for this regime. it's quite a policy where on one hand israel has to fight that marx an iran-backed proxy, and on the other hand, the president of the united states is providing tens of billions of dollars to this islamic regime in tehran that is a threatening america and israel. mike: what about the difficulty of the israelis carrying out this remuscle of hamas -- removal of hamas with television camera as and all kinds of cameras everywhere? it's not pleasant. >> oh, listen, it's brutal. if you can imagine the cameras accompanying american allies in world war ii, every single action of's israel is under intense scrutiny, and they're certainly not getting a fair shake from most of the media in how they fight this, and it's the most brutal urban combat where hamas is using their own civilians as human shields. hamas has no compunction about killing hundreds of thousands of palestinians if they could in order to achieve their terrorist objectives. mike: mark dubowitz, grateful for your analysis and your time today. >> thanks for having meing mike. mike lawmakers up against the clock to pass more funding bills before the holidays. reaction from republican congressman matt gaetz, that's him, after the break. ♪ ♪ postal service. with easy, more affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america. icy hot. ice works fast. ♪ heat makes it last. feel the power of contrast therapy. ♪ so you can rise from pain. icy hot. sleep more deeply. and wake up rejuvenated. with purple's new mattresses - fall asleep 20% faster. have less aches and pains and sleep uninterrupted. right now save up to $900 dollars off mattress sets during purple's black friday sale. visit purple.com or a store near you today. for the better part of the century, harry and david has been making gourmet gifts that bring people together. to share traditions and make new memories. to bring us all closer, even when we're apart. no matter when and no matter where, life is a gift best shared. harry & david. life is a gift. share more. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart, efficient, savvy. making the most of every opportunity. that's why comcast business is introducing the small business bonus. for a limited time you can get up to a $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. yep, $1000. so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network and that powers more businesses than anyone else. learn how you can get $1000 back for your business today. comcast business. powering possibilities. >> we want to help ukraine resist russia, so in return for providing additional funding for ukraine, we have to have significant and substantial reforms to our border policies. >> president biden has been drug on his 50 years of foreign policy experience to walk a narrow tight rope over a wide chasm quite effectively. now, that's in sharp contrast to the republican party over ukraine. this is the party that, as we heard from senator cotton, likes to invoke ronald reagan, the man who helped liberate ukraine from russia. mike: that was some of the back and forth between senator tom cotton and congressman oxen claus on "fox news sunday". for more on that, i'm joined by florida republican congressman matt gaetz. welcome, congressman. >> thanks so much. i can't get the image out of my mind of president biden on a tight rope after that statement. quite something. mike: well, so there is an effort to get funding for israel and ukraine passed through congress by christmas. should there be a border component included before lawmakers do that? >> i believe all these issues should be addressed separately. however one feels about ukraine or israel over our own border, i think we should all responsibly acknowledge that they deserve their own dignity. the problem is most republicans don't support continuing u.s. involvement in ukraine. that becomes a political weight. and most americans do support continuing to keep our close alliance wees reel well -- with israel well resourced and on the right track. really what you hear from a number of folks in the senate, republican and democrat is that they want to use the goodwill americans have toward israel to drag along our continued involvement in ukraine. as to the border or provision specifically, i'm increasingly concerned that on the border the problem isn't money. we know exactly what to do to fix our border problem. it's the remain in mexico policies, it's the title title 42 authorities that president trump had put in place, and it's the safe third country provisions that didn't have people trekking all the way into the united states for an asylum claim that they would never ultimately show up to report. so i'm not for the joe biden $100 billion supplemental that will make things more challenging on the border and certainly won't make us safer abroad. mike: but do you worry about what happens to ukraine and the war in europe if the united states backs off supporting the ukrainians? >> i'm more worried about a nuclear russia engaging in system sort of escalatory accident that could draw the united states into literally a nuclear conflict than i am about broken down russian tanks in the donbas region. i don't believe that the american people want to pay another $100 billion to figure out which guy gets to run crimea. we seem to almost be hitting a point there in the conflict where the russian-speaking territories look very differently than what you see from the western-leaning cities in ukraine like kyiv. so i'm far more concerned about what'll happen to our people if we consider -- if we continue this tom foolery. mike: all right, let's go to the middle east. more hostages are being lease ared including that precious 4-year-old american girl. how do you grade president biden's performance when it comes to the israel-hamas conflict? >> we're certainly glad that she is home, that any hostage that is released, but your last guest talked about how the biden policies toward iran have actually animated more violence from hamas. so i would give joe bide an f because with -- bison an f because he's allowing billions of dollars to be accessed from iran. we already know what iran will do with that. they will use it to extend their malign influence. and it's worth noting that even the biden administration's own inspector general at usaid is saying that a lot of this humanitarian assistance that biden was just trumpeting from nantucket actually ends up in the hands of hamas. so let's not fund hamas through the iran, let's not feed hamas through usaid and other so-called humanitarian programs. mike: so what more should the president do in terms of pinching iran and being more careful9 with the aid to hamas? is that your view? >> well, i don't know that we have the situation in gaza where we can send aid that isn't controlled by hamas. in a lot of ways, it's very similar to what we dealt with in somalia in the '90s where we wanted to insure people had food and medicine, but providing that provision was often scooped up by war lords. so i think the best thing to happen, frankly, for the people of gaza, for the people of israel and throughout the middle east is to see hamas entirely defeated, allow the folks in gaza of to have some semblance of peace without being terrorized by hamas, and that'll likely lead to safer conditions than we've seen. and if we continue with this hostage-trading diplomacy, as a glad as we are to see those hostages home, i worry that sets up a paraa dime where more hostages might be taken to buy time for more military operations that could actually lead to more death and destruction. it's very perilous right now. mike: congress has the power of the purse. the pentagon has requested $114 million for spending on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, the most expensive request on this front that it has made. what's your reaction to that? >> it is deeply troubling that we have some military leaders who want to build social justice warriors instead of warriors who are survivable and lethal and capable on the battlefield. we just saw in minot, north dakota, some military leaders admonish potential service members from even attending a conference with turning point usa, a conservative group that is certainly not out of the main stream, and at the same time they're saying you can't go to a conservative function, they are seeking all of this money for diversity, equity and inclusion. and even in our national war college we're seeing more and more books and pedagogy emerge that teach the value of embracing socialism as a geopolitical military strategy. i think we've got great service members, i think they're not being served well by some of the top leadership at the pentagon. and at least i'm hopeful that when we called out the bad actions at minot air force base, they reversed ours -- course. mike: congressman, thank you very much for your time today. the next gop presidential debate slated for next week as the race narrows down. more with our political panel after the break. ♪ ♪ if my a1c was up here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c? 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[inaudible] and democratic strategist al -- gentlemen, welcome. >> how are you? mike: thanks for ending your thanksgiving weekend with me. >> good to be here. mike: let's start with former governor chris christie on the state of the gop race. let's play him. >> this race has consolidated very nicely. you really now, in my view, have four major contenders for the nomination, donald trump, ron desantis, me and nikki haley. and the fact is that we're the major contenders for nomination, and, you know, everyone else who's still hanging around the fringe of the race, you know, is not a serious contender. mike: so what is the state of the gop race, al? >> well, i think he's got it about a right, although i wouldn't put him in the serious or contend orer status as perhaps governor haley or governor desantis. they've been consistently at the highest levels from the national numbers, and christie's at a high level in one state, new hampshire, but he's in third. he's going to have to break above haley, and she's the one surging perhaps more than him. if. mike: matt, does there need to be further consolidation in the republican field in order for them to be a true trump versus trump alternative race? >> mike, i think a lot of republican voters are looking for a desantis, haley debate where the two of them can take on the mantra of the front-runner to run against trump who is, you know, in football terms up by five touchdowns in every state that he's running in, and against. chris:ty he's probably up seven or eight touchdowns. mike: do you believe gop polling these days? if who the heck answers the phone these days? >> it's a good question. the polling, to me, has been off the last couple of cycles, and i would want to talk to the campaigns about their internal polling and what they're seeing. mike: okay. then there's this tweet from congressman dean fill lips writing, quote: as as a member of the house democratic leadership, i supported and promoted the biden agenda. i campaigned for him, voted for him and respect him, but how can anyone reading this conclude he's in the position do defeat -- to defeat donald trump? it's delusional. what about that, al? >> well, if he's reading the polls, i would say he's delusional to say that polls in november of '23 are going to predict the outcome of '24. so, you know, good for him for putting his e name out there, everybody has a right to compete, but he is not going to be a major factor. his only chance is in new hampshire where the president isn't even going to run. joe biden's going to be the nominee, period and stop, but phillips is a distraction. mike: but the polling numbers have to concern you. >> sure, they're not great. the president's approval on rasmussen is about 44% which is probably the minimum he needs to be to be a solid contender against former president trump. but the good news for president biden is who's going to run against him. and if it's president trump, our voters, even if they are still dissatisfied, will still run to the polls to defeat trump. mike: matt, your thoughts on a democratic congressman who is calling the president's basic campaign strategy delusional. your thoughts on that. >> actually, he's not the only democrat out there saying to joe biden, a, you're too old, your policies aren't workingings they're not working for me right now during the that's holiday. you -- thanksgiving holiday. the white house came out on wednesday and said, hey, the economy's great, you know? cheaper thanksgiving. everyone was, like, no, going to the gas station, paying a heck of a lot more than i did under trump, going to the food store, paying a heck of a lot more. and whose presidency do people like better? they like donald trump's presidency by about 20 points over joe biden's. mike: all right. so thanksgiving weekend's also known as rivalry weekend in college football. and former president trump went to south carolina, strategically, the third primary state -- the third state on the republican calendar for the classic clemson versus south carolina game. heard some loud cheering but also a some boos. what about that, al? >> yeah, listen, i watched that with some amusement. south carolina, clemson fans and gamecock fans, they ought to be his people. not so much. that was quite interesting to me. look, if he gets surprised in new hampshire by either christie or haley, he has to then go to south carolina and consolidate. can he do that? maybe, maybe not. but if he loses in new hampshire, we could have a race. mike: could be game on. and let's remember four years ago it was, biden was dead in the water until south carolina, right? so haley happens to be from south carolina. your thoughts. >> her aa lumbar knew were playing, clemson, so it was kind of home crowd for her. the numbers that i would be more concerned with if i was a democrat amongst young people is the numbers that show donald trump actually beating joe biden amongst a lot of young people right now, 18 to 25-year-olds. that's a horrible statistic for joe biden and any democrat that's running. what you're seeing is they just don't feel like the economy is working for them, right? they don't see the jobs, the opportunities. they can't buy a house because of how high inflammation has become, interest rates are so high, so they don't feel like the president's bidenomics is working for them. moo. mike: do you expect a predictable race to biden and trump being the nominees, or do you think there'll be a real ball game at a some point? >> yes. potentially predict -- i personally predict big bumps along the way, particularly for president biden. i wouldn't be surprised if he steps out of the race. mike: al? >> no, not going to happen. the president's the only one that's going to make that choice, and he's in charge of the party and moving full steam ahead. the folks in the campaign, they're moving full steam. ahead. mike: al, matt, thanks very much. >> good to be with you. mike: pope francis announcing today he has lung inflammation, forcing the 86-year-old catholic leader of the catholic church to skip his weekly sunday appearance at a window overlooking st. the peter's square in vatican city. an aide instead reading a prepared statement and clarifying the pope is still attending a climate change conference in dubai earlier this week. pope francis has dealt with major health challenges in recent years, having to use a cane and wheelchair for knee problems, he is the second oldest pope elected this past century. we'll go back to jerusalem for a live update on the third group of hostages released by hamas after the break. ♪ ♪ the day you get your clearchoice dental implants makes every day... a "let's dig in" day... mm. ...a "chow down" day... a "take a big bite" day... a "perfectly delicious" day... - mm. 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mike: alec, what are key differences between today's hostage release and what we saw yesterday -- alex? >> reporter: yesterday we saw the hostages brought through the rafah crossing. today the only hostages brought through there were the three thai hostages and the 25-year-old who's a dual citizen, israeli and russian. all of the other hostages today were actually brought through the northern part of the strip instead of going through egypt, and they were brought to the air base, but one of them for the first time was directly airlifted to a hospital. this is a woman in her 80s, and we know she needed to be taken there much faster because of the desperate if medical concerns that she is facing. it is worth noting most of these hostages are in remarkably good condition compared to what doctors expected. unfortunately, we will continue to wait and monitor to see the condition of that woman and her needs. mike? mike: i'm sure there'll be continued prayers for the 4-year-old american girl who was, thankfully, reelited -- >> reporter: and, mike, we're also just now getting some new information coming in. hamas says officially that it is hoping to extend this ceasefire, extending the truce after this four-day period through serious efforts to increase the number of detainees. so this is definitely a positive step. this is what we have heard from the biden administration, that they hoped that hamas would extend this release. what needs to happen in order for this to all come to fruition, hamas would need to are release at least 10 more hostages every day for there to be that additional day of cease fire. so we will continue to monitor this, but definitely a hopeful sign for not only israeli families, but also the international community wanting to see an end to the fighting and the release of these hostages, mike. mike: fantastic. alexs hogan, thanks so much. volunteers of america working tirelessly to assist our nation's heroes. more on how they're fighting veteran homelessness, that's next. ♪ she runs and plays like a puppy again. his #2s are perfect! he's a brand new dog, all in less than a year. when people switch their dog's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. 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mike: adam klotz, thanks very much. with more than 35,000 homeless veterans in america, the need is urgent to provide help. volunteers of america coming up with innovative ways to lend a hand. i'm joined by the director for volunteers of america, lee goldstein. lee, welcome. >> mike, thank you so much for having me and enjoy the opportunity to talk about this important issue. mike well, homelessness in our country is a big problem. it's getting closer and closer to the average american. why should everyone pay attention to this particular issue? if. >> yeah, you know, mike, ten years ago affordable housing was not as much of a national discussion. it was a big deal in certain places, the high cost cities, new york, boss op on the, chicago, san francisco. -- boston. today, affordable housing, the undersupply of it is one of the midwest significant challenges of our time, and it's a root cause of homelessness. it's a fundamental issue affecting almost every area of the country and impacting more people than ever before. and the cost of housing has skyrocketed the past decade far outpacing wage growth, leaving the average american spending way more of their income on housing. mike: it's estimated about a 7% of our home homeless population are veterans, our nation's heros. you guys have been working with veterans for a long, long time. tell us about that. >> yeah, absolutely. the tough reality is that there is 37,000 homeless veterans today. that's urgent. 37,000. the fact is, this disproportionately impacts veterans, and i'll tell you what, a traditional multi-family project in an apartment building can easily take 5-7 years to go from concept to completion. our vet a irans cannot wait that long -- veterans cannot wait that long. much of what we do is focused on vetted irans. we have served thousands in our 127-year history. these proare men and whim who have -- these are men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and we feel it's porn to address it in a timely manner because it is urgent. mike: what are you doing differently to address this crisis now in. >> yeah. well, there's no one size fits solution to this complex issue, right in and at a volunteers of america we're taking a unique approach. adaptive reuse of existing structures, modular construction, dwelling units, these are innovative solutions where we can bring housing to market faster for our veterans. for example, in nevada and north carolina, we are repurposing shipping containers for housing. in nevada they actually came from an old fracking site from the dakotas. in minnesota we're looking at building tiny homes constructed off site in a factory much like cars are built today in america. in maine, for example, we built a series of cabins in the woods for veterans. in california we're adding units to alleyways and above garages, all consistent solutions that are unique -- different solutions that are unique and innovative to bring housing units online faster and at lower cost to address this issue now, not wait 5-7 years. mike: lee goldstein, volunteers of america, grateful for your time. sorry our time's short with the breaking news, but it's great to have you on. thank you very much. >> thanks so much, mike. appreciate the time. mike: rosalynn carter will be laid to rest on wednesday at the carter home and garden in plains, georgia. the former first lady is known for her advocacy with a special focus on mental health issues. rosalynn and president jimmy carter were the longest married presidential couple, excuse me, in american history. rosalynn carter was 96 years old. on "fox news sunday," shannon bream has an exclusive interview with jared bernstein and also has exclusives with republican member of senate armed services and the intelligence committee tom cotton of arkansas and democratic congressman jake acten clots coming up right after the show. i'm mike emmanuel. that's all for this hour of "fox news live."ng news live."ng have a both are believed to be caused by excess inflammation inside the body. get real with your dermatologist and ask about real clear skin, today. this is a tempur-pedic mattress and it's designed to help make aches and pains a thing of the past by relieving pressure points and supporting your body in a way no other mattress can. for a limited time, save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. hi, i'm jason and i've lost 202 pounds on golo. so when i first started golo, i was expecting to lose around 40 pounds and then i just kept losing weight, and moving and moving and moving in a better direction. with golo and release, you're gonna lose the weight. shannon: i am shanno