we have been following john hammar s story and he is the 27-year-old marine combat veteran back on u.s. soil finally this weekend after month in a mexican prison. in august hammar was thrown in a cell in a place run by drug cartel thugs. he was arrested after he crossed into the country with an antique shot gun that belonged to his great grandfather. he was on his way to costa rica wi for a surfing trip. law americas here working for his freedom. late friday night as you know we have been reporting on fox news he was released from jail with a police escort and reunited with his dad across the border in texas. the dtwo driving together in ey ma am knee hoping to be home in time for christmas. he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. he has been fighting some kind
0 these guys are i get all choked up when i think about them. there s so many of them and we are trying to help as many as we can because they have given so much for us. after the run the lieutenant dan band hit the stage. when i listen to you, you speak so passionately and intensely about the soldiers and about the first responders. it s a privilege to be able to support these folks. that s why i say playing lieutenant dan was no coincidence. lieutenant dan talks about his destiny and what he was destined to do i think it was my destiny to support our men and women. fox weather alert now. right now we are watching a powerful storm system out west moving east and could eventually complicate holiday travel for millions of americans. i am harris falkner. for the next 48-hours highly active weather pattern will bring fresh snow to another region. the threat of twists in some states. the weather center is here to tell us which region of the country we will face. we are trac
0 eventually complicate holiday travel for millions of americans. i m harris falkner. for the next 48 hours, rather, highly active weather patterns will bring fresh snow to some regions. heavy rain to others and even the threat of twisters for some states. we re watching all of it. meteorologist maria molina is live in the fox extreme weather center now to tell us what each region of the country will face. that s right, we re tracking two storm systems, one is out west and another one is across portions of the the southeast and eventually, it will move northward. the one across the southeast not really that much of a powerful storm system. right now producing light showers and areas of light rain across areas of tennessee, western parts of the carolinas, northern portions of the florida. again, the storm is headed northbound so the areas in the northeast have temperatures and cold enough to see the precipitation come in the form of snow, and a nice light coating two to three inches i