More still to come on the show today. We begin with this. Jordanian fighter jets taking off in the last few hour s to launch a second straight day of air strikes against isis targets in syria. They come with isis claiming that yesterdays strikes killed a Young American woman who was being held hostage by the group. The hostage has now been identified as 26yearold aid workerer Kayla Mueller from prescott, arizona. U. S. Officials are looking into the report. They say they have no confirmation that mueller was killed in the attack. Jordanian officials saying they are skeptical of the claim. Her parents released a statement saying they hold out hope that their daughter is still alive. Jordan taking the lead in co costrikes after isis released video showing a hostage burned alive in the cage. Tafs released this week. Kier simmons was at the base and joins us now from ayman. Thanks for joining us. A lot of headlines here. Talking about intensifying air strikes. The air strikes have been goi
9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Developing now, the u. S. And its allies today conducted new air strikes against isis. Central command reports that piloted and Unmanned Aircraft have flown 26 missions against targets in iraq and syria since friday. And jordan carried out new air strikes against isis targets in syria. Jordan launched the raids thursday in response to the brutal isis execution of a captive jordanian pilot. Isis claims that an american being held captive, 26yearold Kayla Mueller, was killed in one of the jordanian attacks. The u. S. And jordanian governments have been unable to confirm isis claims. Lets get to Richard Engel who joins me with the very latest on all this. Actually, were going to joe fryer first. Were going to get more with Kayla Mueller and talk about her hometown of prescott arizona, her parents have issued a statement from there last night after going to extraordinary efforts to keep kaylas name out of the media for so long. Her n
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