lots of screaming. lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the place. panicked moms protecting their kids. i just kepting telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. kids forced to protect one another. you grabbed your brother. yeah, and just run. from out of the blue a hero. she starts running. could he rescue the very smallest of victims? when portia got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god? hello and welcome to dateline. new ton, orlando, las vegas. it seems like mass shootings have become all too frequent in the u.s. and overseas at a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out an even deadlier attack. it was an otherwise normal saturday afternoon of shopping, but gunman turned it into a scene of bedlam and bloodshed. but what also emerged were remarkable stories of courage and survival. here s kate snow. it s the modern day town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating
the latest. alexandria: a sound like that around the nation s capitol will spark concern. this is response to what happened in the skies miles back. alexandria: that was the sound of f-16 jets breaking the sound barrier. the pilot of a plane was not responding to calls, the recession crashed, killing the four onboard. norad was clear this plane was not taken out of the sky, it had run out of fool. ryan scott is speaking to the plane s unusual flight path. took off from tennessee, supposed to lain on new york long island. it flew past long island and did a complete u-turn in the air and flew directly over washington, just a weird accident. it is as weird to me asthmalaysia 370, a mystery what happened. alexandria: this plane was owned by barbara and john rumple. barbara shared a heartbreaking line on facebook. she said my family is gone, my family and granddaughter. john rumple says the nanny was also on board. steve: we don t know, the key is why did it turn? we und
what it means for the next phase of the war, plus the message from the pope about the war in the holy land. then, lost and found, putin s number one critic, alexei navalny located in an arctic prison, putting an end to the mystery of his whereabouts. and christmas in camp david, how president biden is spending the holiday, plus the first lady on how the white house decked the halls for the season. and finally, you may be dreaming of a white christmas, but you probably won t get it this year. just 1% of the nation is expected to see snowfall, so who will get that christmas wish? hello, it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m jessica layton in new york city. we begin overseas in gaza where israel is intensifying its operations on the ground until victory over hamas is reached. benjamin netanyahu saying it has no choice but to continue to fight. pope francis commenting on the war saying the message of jesus birth, what is the latest inside gaza. reporter: let s start with the pr
alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: by the time the boom was felt and heard, this plane traveled for hundreds of miles on auto pilot. it was close to long island destination when the recession made 180-degree turn and began flying in the other direction and reached washington, d.c. restricted airspace. norad granted permission to two jets to fly at super sonic speed causing the boom. civilian aircraft was intercepted at 3:20 eastern time. the pilot was norad attempted to establish contact with the pilot until the aircraft crashed. virginia state police followed up, 3:50 p.m., virginia state notified of crash in stanton blue ridge region. search by the sheriff office and augusta fire rescue got underway by ground and air across the region shortly before 8 p.m. first responders reached the aircraft. no survivors were located. speaking to new york times, john rumple, the plane owner said his daughter, his granddaughter and a nanny were onboard. mr. rumple said he had lit
griff: we begin this second hour of fox & friends with this: secretary of state anthony blinken and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas are expected to head soon to mexico to meet with mexico s president obrador about the growing migrant crisis. joey: this is coming as a massive caravan can you see it there is moving toward the u.s. why cbp faces a record number of migrant encounters. carley: david spunt joins us live from washington with more. hi, david. hi, this is a big trip for secretary of state blinken and homeland security mayorkas. a way to end a record year for illegal border crossings into our country. cbp sources reveal to fox news more than 35,000 migrants crossed the border over christmas weekend. adding to more than 730,000 migrant encounters in less than three months. as we have reported, some people aren t getting court dates for seven or eight years from now because of the backlog in immigration courts. now, what to do. well, the ad