jailed in mexico for months is making his way back to florida just in time for christmas. his mother speaking out for the first time since his release. it was like my first night i slept all night long without getting up and it was just the thought of not wondering what s going on with him, can anyone hurt him, you know, those kinds of thoughts. we have more from john hammar s mom ahead. and one saying the attack in libya leaving four meshes dead is the the greatest coverup in american history. will we get more answers from benghazi. clayton: twinky fans can breathe a sigh of release, and hostess will have them on the shelves with a new owner. fox & friends hour one begins right now. good sunday morning, everyone, welcome into fox & friends, thanks for waking up early with us this morning, kelly wright in this morning for dave briggs. nice to see you, we decorated beautifully for you. it s the not just for christmas, it s for you. and we have good news to re
the opposite of what john hammar was looking for. he is a combat veteran of iraq and afghanistan. he suffered post-traumatic stress syndrome. he was treated nine months for that syndrome. weighs looking for a relaxing surfing holiday. instead what he has gotten so far is four months in a mexican jail. a stay which could end in the next few hours, harris. harris: steve harrigan, thank you very much. fox weather alert now and the first major snow storm of the season making some holiday travelers feel some major stress just days away from christmas. the storm already deadly. at least 8 people in five states have died. as the system punched the upper midwest. dumping more than a foot of snow. first alert forecasters warn it s still dangerous. they say the great lakes will see more wind whipped snow today and tomorrow. so drivers there should be especially cautious. and for those wanting to fly home, airlines are telling passengers to expect delays. i have been here since 6:45
harris, that release could happen any minute. we have been following the twitter account of his lawyer and talking to his parents. his mother, his father, his attorney and his congresswomen all say that john hammar will be released sometime today. right now he is still in that prison. they say they are filling out the paperwork to get him out. there might be one catch. that antique rifle, that 60-year-old gun that belonged to his great grandfather, john hammar says he wants that back before he leaves. harris? harris: we understand he, again, was there to be on a hunting trip. so that was a family hair loom that he had planned to lose in that manner. what kind of share is he in because we have heard all sorts of things about his captivity. harris, this drama really started back in august, so he has been in a very tough mexican prison where a lot of drug cartel members are held and he has been stuck in there for four months. for at least part of that time he has been chained to his
harris? harris: i m sure there is more to come. catherine herridge thank you very much. you re welcome. the family of a former u.s. marine who was arrested in mexico on gun charges getting some good news. it s the news they have been waiting for for months. john hammar is set to leave prison today. four days before christmas. that s ahead. but, first, two american presidents paid tribute honors today to senator daniel inknow of hawaii. his body lay in capital rotunda a rare honor for man who made friends on both sides of the political aisle. he was the nation s second longest serving senator and tworld war 2 medal of honor winner. he stepped forward when many were distrustful of japanese americans. today hawaiian music played before a memorial at washington wants national cathedral where president obama said when he was just a kid watching senator inouye.
hawaii. they say their goodbyes we will stay on the story with the fiscal cliff, of course and let you know when it makes news again. speaker boehner also saying that he is optimistic that they can get a deal done. i m harris faulkner in tonight for shepard smith. this is the fox report. a former u.s. marine who has been chained to his bed in a mexican prison should be freed by the end of today. that was the word. john hammar has reportedly been locked up since august in one of the prisons south of the border. a place where drug cartel run the show. mexican police reportedly arrested hammar when he crossed the border from texas with what his family says was an antique gun. mexico is very strict with firearms and the size of hammar s gun was apparently shorter than the law allows there. and for that, he was facing 15 years behind bars. steve harrigan live in our south florida newsroom with more now. steve, what do we know about hammar s impending release?