>> dana: rescue mission ending with a missile attack against a u.s. warship off the coast of yemen. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: how was your turkey? >> dana: really good. >> bill: it was great. we talked since then. nice to get a break, wasn't it? >> dana: i had a good break. i'm refreshed and ready to irritate you. >> bill: you're welcome, too. bill hemmer, good morning. the u.s.s. mason responding to a distress call from a commercial tanker under attack by pirates. the mason and several aircraft demanding release of the vessel. five armed attackers trying to flee on a small boat. all five have been captured. >> dana: later two ballistic missiles were fired from yemen toward the two ships. national security council spokesman said they were neutralized ten miles short of their target. >> this particular ship detected missile launches. launches that would have taken these missiles in the general vicinity of the ship deeming it an appropriate threat they reacted and responded and able to down the missiles. >> bill: the temporary cease-fire could end today in gaza or may not. a fourth exchange of hostages. both sides considering an extension allowing for the release of more hostages. >> dana: full coverage on fox. trey yengst in southern israel with the latest on hostage releases and a senior advisor and a man whose family members were set free. gillian turner is live at the state department with more on the latest attack against forces in the middle east. >> the secretary of state tony blinken went to europe and pow wow with major nato allies in brussels and comes at a crucial moment. the u.s. is defending israeli ships attacked by iranian-backed terrorist organizations at sea. take a look at this. u.s. navy sailors yesterday aboard the u.s.s. mason responded to a distress call from an israeli ship after it was targeted by hijackers off the coast of yemen. sources tell fox news five armed gunmen seized the tanker called the central park and all arrested by the u.s. military. after those arrests, houthi forces then fired two ballistic missiles at the u.s.s. mason. that was described as a major escalation. look at this from the u.s. coalition in response. maritime security is -- we'll continue to insure the safety and security of international shipping lanes. now u.s. troops in the region have seen an onslaught of aggression since last month including 73 attacks by iranian proxies on american forces in iraq and syria since october 17th. >> we've seen several more attacks on our troops in just recent days and again that's unacceptable to president biden, unacceptable to the secretary of defense. we'll protect ourselves. >> amid major fears the gaza war could become a broader regional conflict. obviously the biden team here in washington and abroad walking the tight rope when it comes to iran. keep in mind the iranian nuclear deal, still in force with the europeans, has seen major violations. iranians announced last week that they now have enough uranium for several nuclear bombs. alarming. >> bill: here in new york the attorney general merrick garland arrived and talking about the 4-year-old american freed over the weekend. >> department is remaining vigilant in the face of the potential threats of hate-fueled violence and terrorism. we are closely monitoring the impact that the conflict in the middle east may have in inspiring foreign terrorist organizations, home ground violent extremists and domestic violent extremists both here in the united states and abroad. all of us have also seen a sharp increase in the volume and frequently of threats against josh, muslim and arab communities across our country since october 7th. there is understandable fear in communities across the country. even at we speak the atf and f.b.i. are investigating the tragic shooting of three men of palestinian descent in vermont. that investigation, including whether this is a hate crime, is ongoing. investigative updates by law enforcement officials in vermont will be coming soon. the justice department is poised to provide assistance, any assistance that our state and local law enforcement partners need as we work together to protect our communities. last month i directed the f.b.i. and every one of our u.s. attorneys to meet with law enforcement and community leaders to discuss what they are seeing on the ground and how we can best support them with regard to these threats. senior leadership at the justice department and i myself have done the same. in my conversations with law enforcement, community and religious leaders i have reiterated the justice department has no higher priority than protecting the safety and civil rights of everyone in this country. protecting all people in all communities from hate-filled was the founding purpose in 1870 and remains our urgent responsibility today. no person and no community in this country should have to live in fear of hate-fueled violence. fulfilling that promise motivates us every day. while we're confronting this elevated global threat environment we know we cannot lose sight of any other challenges. that includes working closely with our state and local law enforcement partners to combat violent crime. it includes working together to disrupt the flow of fentanyl, the deadliest drug threat this country has ever faced. earlier this year this office charged four people after a 1-year-old boy tragically died from being poisoned by fentanyl at his daycare. the investigation found there were kilograms of fentanyl hidden in the facility including underneath the floor boards where the children played and slept. although one of the defendants in that case fled to mexico we secured his return to the united states to insure he will face justice here in new york. just last month because of this office's efforts another drug dealer who sold fentanyl laced cocaine that killed three people was sentenced to 30 years in prison. >> bill: a litany of things for the attorney general at the southern district of new york, sdny lower manhattan and what brings him to new york today. the appearance on the suspect in the vermont shooting happens in 20 minutes. we'll let you know what comes of this. back to the middle east with more. >> dana: want to bring in a senior advisor to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. great to have you with us. can you tell us what it's like on the ground and what could we expect as dark falls and the cease-fire enters its final day? will it be extended? >> first of all we have to see that today as well hamas has to release the final group of hostages, as you know, the agreement brokered with the help of the united states said over four-day period 50 israeli hostages will be released by hamas, women and children. tonight we are supposed to see the fourth and final group. we want to see that go well i think before we can talk too much about what happens after that. if hamas can't keep its original commitments, then it is difficult to talk about further commitments or understandings. having said that they were all so happy to see the people return last night especially the youngest hostage returned last night a young abigail edan, four years old. she was kidnapped when she was three years old. she turned four in hamas captivity. i'm sure it wasn't a very great birthday for her bust she is home now. she has two older siblings that had in the cupboard and were saved. a 9-year-old and 6-year-old. unfortunately, though, as you reported on fox both parents were murdered by hamas. her community and this country will unite around abigail and her siblings and will do everything we can together with the family to get these three kids back on the path and to have them have a normal life as possible given the circumstances. >> bill: she will need a lot of help. you said the number 50. i'm trying to keep this all straight for us and our audience. how far away are we from that number? how many would you expect in this upcoming fourth exchange if it happens your way? >> so according to my math they have released so far three groups of 13 and though my mother will tell you math was never my strong point in high school, that's 39, which means there are another 11 that need to be released tonight. that will be a total of 50. but we have said on the assumption. >> bill: are you not counting those who have citizenship in thailand? >> no. that was a separate deal. the thai government went through the iranians and they delivered hamas for them. iran has very strong influence over hamas. they give them diplomatic cover and financial support, military support. so iran is very cozy with hamas. hamas is an iranian proxy in many ways and therefore when the iranians ask hamas to deliver the thais, that has been done. that is not part of our numbers. are numbers are for the israelis kidnapped on october 7th. they have to release 50, 11 tonight will take it up to 50. if today goes well. every time you work with hamas, it's always difficult. it is like having your teeth pulled. it is painful and in the end you hope we get a positive result. we'll see tonight if we get the last 11. if that's true, we can start having conversations can the humanitarian pause be extended? my prime minister said we're willing for the extension on the prove iso and we won't compromise, the extension. >> bill: we are going to a family member, i have to keep it short. how many hostages do you believe hamas still holds today or hamas or islamic jihad combined, what's the number? >> we are talking over 150. >> bill: sir, thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. >> dana: thank you very much. >> bill: you have your hands full. as hostages come out of gaza trickle out of hamas's control, one american watches five of his family members freed over the weekend. the relatives in israel reunited 48 days after being taken hostages during october 7th attack. he joins us now to share the family's story. you are in texas. what are you feeling? >> first of all, good morning, bill and dana. i appreciate to be back on your show again in such different circumstances although the same topic. three of my relatives, my cousin, and her two daughters were released on friday morning. you could see the picture of the happiness and joy that we all could finally breathe again and let our heart fill with optimism and happiness right after the holidays. you hear the voices from israel that our mission is not done until every single one of them will be released. the 238 hostages, this is not including any of the four nationals that are held by hamas, this is talking about israeli citizens held by hamas prisoners and hostages for 51 days. our mission is to keep going. we got a little boost of confidence and optimism over this weekend seeing those groups being released one-by-one. but as you heard from mark and as you probably know dealing with hamas is not an easy thing and there are hiccups and pauses which causes all of us to another pain and reminder that this is a difficult road ahead of us. it is bumpy, rocky, not certain. you can see that in the pictures that you guys are showing now my late aunt that was murdered by the hamas on the way to gaza when they picked her home at 6:30 in the morning and led to her murder. she is now buried in my kibbutz where i was born and raised beside my mom that we just buried her only 3 1/2 months ago. it has been very tragic to all of us. they are safe, they have the best system and family around them to reassure and to guarantee a process of recovery that is going to take a long time. those kids, as you can see on their faces, have been through a lot. the evidence are coming back from those prisoners, from those hostages that are now free of what happened over there in the hamas tunnels for 51 days. it is very, very chilling to hear those testimonies and just show you how strong those people actually are holding each other and lifting each other with everything they could to remain strong throughout this crazy time in the tunnels of hamas. >> dana: we have a minute left. i know it's very sensitive and maybe too private and maybe we can't know that. is there any nugget that you can give to us and our viewers to help us understand what you have learned about what it was like being held by hamas? >> most of the things i get from my family. trying to talk to them on a daily basis. it is a pretty grim picture. talking about very little amount of time with daylight. most of the time is underground, eating tin cans food and a little dry pitas. trying to get sleep with sleeping pills. one pill between five people trying to get some kind of humanitarian or human condition down there is very challenging. and all that under heavy guard of armed militants by hamas, it is not an easy to keep those kids to understand that this is very, very challenging on the parents. here they are free at last. we're very happy this thanksgiving was to remember for years to come. >> bill: 150 more according to the israeli government. thank you for your time. >> dana: please give them our best. >> bill: remarkable story. >> thank you so much. >> bill: thank you. 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(♪) >> bill: take you down to georgia. the carter family motorcade arriving now at the sumter medical center. mrs. carter's remains are transferred to a hearrse. 15 miles east of plains, georgia. they'll make the trek north to atlanta, which is about two hours, maybe 2 1/2 hours. we'll watch this throughout the morning and into the afternoon. all right. 32 minutes after the hour. >> dana: we know democrats are alarmed about president biden's age and electability dragging him down in the polls. they are missing the forest for the trees. it argues the party should worry most about what voters say is the biggest issue, economy and inflation. several news polls show the majority of voters are concerned about inflation and don't think the economy has turned a corner. let's bring in our fox business panel. brian brenberg and lydia hu. great to have you both. this quote from "politico" struck me about governor larry hogan from maryland and he cut the tolls and people remember that. they say voters remember and reward politicians who save them a direct household expense more than any argument based on macro level economic indicators. they care about the economy in front of them. you can still do big macroeconomic things like the infrastructure bill or green new bill but if you don't do something that affects them in the pocket book they won't pay attention. >> excellent point. having grown up in maryland and i know how impactful that can be for people dealing with that every day and why brian appeared i and colleagues focus on pocket book issues like the cost of shelter and food. much higher than we were in 2019. it is true as you point out the pace of inflation is slowing, it doesn't mean that prices are coming down. people feel that every day when they go to the grocery store. you don't have to be an economist to know you pay more for meat and white bread. how do you pack your kids' lunches? >> bill: state of the union a year and a half ago when the president was talking about credit card fees and everybody -- extended fees, junk fees, thank you. that goes right to their point. the other thing is they're trying to minimize the penalty you pay if you are past a deadline on your credit card. i think right now it's like $40 trying to get it to $8. that would be another example. >> this is the president of the united states. when he started talking about junk fees on your cable bill or credit card bill people said why are you talking about this? why is the president focused on this? it is not a presidential thing. yes, when you bring prices down, people notice it. but if you are playing on the margins with your credit card bill, i think people say what are you doing in office, sir? how are you creating an economy where i can prosper? if you are focused on this you are missing the forest for the trees right now. >> dana: one of the things the white house does is put out surrogates on the sunday shows and jared bernstein is one of the economists from the white house on "fox news sunday." this is his take on what's going on. >> are real wages rising? yes? is the job market tight? yes? inflation down 2/3 from its peak. we're moving in the right direction. we have more work to do to reach average americans and people are telling us through their consumer behavior they're feeling good about their on financial condition. >> dana: i'm sure the white house feels like a conundrum. consumer behavior is high. why are people not feeling good about the economy? i don't know what other indicators they have. they keep talking about the job market thats it's great there are jobs but people still can't make ends meet. >> yes, they might be spending but we have to look how they are spending. they are doing it on credit cards. right now the country has a massed a trillion dollars in credit card debt for the first time ever. interest rates are rising. >> dana: are they putting essentials on credit cards? >> yes, more so. feeding your family is becoming more difficult. making ends meet is becoming more difficult. what is troubling is delinquencies are skyrocketing of 8% of credit card debt is delinquent. >> dana: what happens if you do that? >> you can't pay your bills and in a world of hurt. that's how people feel and say the economy hasn't turned a corner. black friday spending we'll talk about at 1:00 p.m. 47% rise in buy now, pay later line spending. so it tells you. if you are borrowing, you don't feel so good about where things are going. >> bill: a writer from the "washington post." roll this. >> bidenomics has been become a negative word among democrats. it is not working. it is not looking good for president biden politically out there. he would probably lose some swing states if the election were held today. they have a lot of work to do. >> bill: that's a political and economic point. black friday was pretty good, right? not terrible. a lot of spending. i was back home in ohio. gas in a lot of places below $3 a gallon now. it is two times what it was during trump but still below $3. could be important. >> moving in the right direction but not where we were and people remember that. i have think black friday shopping, cyber monday shopping is a time when people are going to spend. they want to make the family happy and kids happy. people won't pull back. i caution i'm not sure it's the best indicator. >> dana: the other thing is i think when you are talking about economics. i understand the way i believe i learned this from karl rove. voters will not necessarily listen to what you will do in the future. if you are an incumbent president. what you promise about the future of the economy. you remember the past three years. when you go to the polls. if that's the case, bidenomics hasn't been working for people and maybe that's why his numbers are down. >> the old adage are you better off than you were 4 or 3 years ago? if the answer is no don't tell me what you are promising. i'll take the bird in the hand and it is not good for people. it is not because gas prices haven't come down a little bit or inflation has slowed a little bit but on the whole, your price level is higher and you put more of your life on the card. ist is not a good feeling. >> bill: see you at 1:00. thank you. want to get to vermont now. the suspect by the name of jason eaton, 48 years old. the mug shot. he will be in the courtroom in a matter of moments here arrested around 3:30 sunday afternoon in connection to this alleged hate crime shooting. they think it might have been a hate crime shooting. we haven't confirmed that yet. happened in burlington, vermont late saturday night and we're waiting to find out. jason eaton, what he will say when he enters the courtroom. more on that coming up shortly. >> dana: distress calls in the middle east. u.s. navy destroyer was forced to safeguard an israeli-linked tanker from unidentified attackers yesterday. general jack keane about break down that scary attack. the new federal report says president biden's now defunct student loan assistance program was ripe for fraud. we have a live report on this from washington, d.c. don't go anywhere. i was 5...6 years of age and i knew i was going to be a vet. once alexandra called me to let me know that bank of america had approved my loan... it was important to me. we not only just provide the financing piece, we do everything that we can to surround them with the right people. all you need is a perfect, amazing team that will guide you through the right steps to be successful. and that's what bank of america was for me. 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>> absolutely. since the early 1980s their strategic objective has been to dominate and control the middle east. the major meanings to achieve that end is their proxies. and listen, they redefined how you use influence and power. never before in the holistic scale has a country used terrorists in another country, citizens of another country, to impose their will and help accomplish their objectives. in the early days of the reagan administration we were a deer in the headlights. the bombing up the marine bare yaks and we pulled out the troops. the objective of using the proxies is two-fold. 1 is to drive the united states military presence out of the region and two is weaken and destroy the state of israel. you have to keep an eye on the objective they are using. the houthis are part of it. every missile they fire, every single one comes from iran. every missile 130,000 plus that hezbollah has, all come from iran. land at the damascus airport in commercial iranian aircraft and most of all the parts to the rockets and missiles that hamas are firing come from iran. this is a strategy that is unfolding right before our eyes and largely it's been somewhat successful for them through the years. and we are unwilling to take them on. this administration has play indicated them from day one when they arrived and started the overture to return to the nuclear deal. reduced trump sanctions must have sent a huge message to the iranians that oh, really? we can up our game and that's exactly what they've done. there is no accident or -- that this event is happening on the heels of russia moving in to ukraine, president xi threatening war in the pacific, iranians and those two countries see weakness and vulnerability in the united states and an opportunity. >> dana: we have 30 seconds left and i wonder what you think about the fact i read that the chinese ships in the area over the weekend, they did not even respond to the distress call. >> i was not aware of that. listen, the piracy thing we haven't been talking about it in a long time. why? we have a joint task force that operates in the ridge on and goes after these guys and know they are in trouble. a bold move on their part and look what happened. they got caught. >> dana: we have to be bold. >> we have to stay in the game. >> bill: lucky to have you, general. come back soon. >> dana: guess what? young adults may be super users of smartphones and social media but the next guest says we need to teach the group a crash course in talking to folks and interpersonal skills. >> bill: how about you, huh? 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"the faulkner focus" top of the hour. ♪ >> bill: that is the sound of the new orleans soul singer jean knight and she passed away. that's the hemmer celebrity news. she grew up in new orleans with a sound like that. well-known for you got the papers but i got the man and her rendition of my toot toot. mr. big stuff was the biggest hit spending five weeks on the r&b charts and a successful song. she was 80 years old and leaves a legacy. >> dana: how many smiles she brought to faces around the world. may she rest in peace. a recent survey showing a huge gap between how students and recruiters rate communication skills. the next guest needed to have a boot camp to teach the younger generation to relate. i understand the number one fear of all humans all around the world is public speaking. but what you are talking about goes beyond that. this is not presenting in front of a group. this is just having conversations face-to-face is a problem? >> absolutely. i think we have a generation of covid kids who spent a long time alone and grew up with phones and the kind of communication on your phone is all controlled on their own time. face-to-face communication completely freaks them out. >> dana: give me a couple examples of why you felt like you had to -- led you to want to do this. did you think this can't possibly be happening? >> i noticed in my classes students would show up with ear buds in their ear. struggled to give more than one word answers when i would ask them a question. my thought was if you are struggling in this really safe, closed environment, what will you do in a job interview? i knew something needed to happen. >> dana: given the choice of doing a face-to-face interaction or getting a 0 of the assignment 3 out of five would take the 0? >> that has been my experience this semester. i know, i know. >> dana: okay. there are probably people watching thinking my grandchild, my niece, nephew, kids are having a problem. people that i work with. what are some of the things you teach them in the boot camp? >> some of the things i teach them are how to have a phone conversation. how to read social cues, how to eat and have a meal with somebody and engage in interesting conversation, ask interesting questions. and don't with emails, don't start an email with hey there but start with a proper a dress and not respond in a way that is a text. >> dana: does the boot camp work? do they pick up? can it be reversed quickly? >> it can be reversed quickly. everyier i have students that come back who have taken the class and served as mock interviewers for the current students. it is quickly remedied and fortunately all is well. >> dana: they are lucky to have you. i notice in the "washington post" editorial this week said that teens using phones during class 97%, they were saying that phones should be banned in the classroom especially throughout high school. do you agree? >> i do. i have a son in high school and their school just banned phones. i'm in florida. made a huge difference in his built to function. >> dana: we need to keep you on speed dial. >> bill: it has been a minute, hasn't it, since we have had -- before we go. i think so, something good. here we go. he looks hungry. [yelling] >> this is not good. this is not good. >> dana: what are they doing? >> it's a bear on the other side. >> dana: i couldn't see. >> bill: it's lake tahoe, california. they are in the kitchen banging on the window. he puts his paw on the door and tries to slide it open, so they say. got it? a group of roommates pound on the door. he lingers and then wanders back into the woods. >> dana: wow. >> bill: i didn't know that was the technique. they are making fun of him. watch it, watch it. >> dana: wow, are animals really great? great to be back with you here all week. we'll see you. >> bill: a little bwg. >> dana: i will see you on the five at five. "the faulkner focus" is up next. >> harris: fox new