Network. A pivotal vote coming up in britain. Will britain leave the European Union . Well discuss how it could impact the economy here in the United States as we look ahead on sunday morning futures. And we begin this morning with the latest on the orlando terrorist attack as we learn that omar mateen texted his wife during the massacre at the pulse nightclub. This is going to multiple reports claiming he asked her if she had seen the news. He wanted to know if it was trending. Meanwhile, investigators are also looking into mateens two trips to saudi arabia, which experts say may have been cover for terrorist training. Lets bring in republican congressman peter king of new york. Hes a member of the Homeland Security committee and the chairman of the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence. Also joining me is Sebastien Gorka and matthew horner, distinguished chair at military marine university. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. Congressman, what do we know about the shoote
Obama on isis saying that we have an objective, it is clear, to degrade and destroy isis. Fox friends will, of course, continue our coverage this morning. Thanks so much for joining us. Well be back at 5 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Good morning. It is wednesday, september 3rd. Im ilves hhis best hasselbeck. The president just confirmed the video is, in fact, the beheading of journalist Steve Sotloff. He said justice will be served but where in the world is the strategy . So are we or are we not at war with isis . Is there any doubt on your part or the part of this administration that, in fact, the United States is at war with i this . I dont think its a useful exercise to go back and forth about new terms. Are you kidding me . Why the Administration Simply cant call it what it is. All right. And shouldnt these acts of
terror unite us as a nation. According to this democratic candidate he calls republicans worse than isis. It may not seem like that, but morning are better with friends. J
Up ahead of the daytona 500. Jeb bush fox friends right now. This is Danica Patrick. You are watching fox friends, the best show to get your motor running. We are glad Danica Patrick is watching and we are glad you are watching. Check out with Rick Reichmuth at the daytona 500 later. So cold out anna has lost her voice. Sexier than usual this morning. By the end of four hours. Unbelievable. Dont turn that dial. First, we have a fox news alert for you. One day of precise plan to take back mosul in iraq from isis. New reports the pentagon is now doubting that will even work. So a plan, of course is to use iraqi troops, mostly shiite, to take back mosul the second biggest city in iraq. Sunni city. People with deep knowledge of iraq, like a lot of military officers who served there say no way thats going to work. Because of the deep sectarian differences in iraq and also because of the time line. New report coming to us from the daily beast from anonymous sources. They said that they were
Oh, my god. Theyre all shooting back and forth. All of this before a s. W. A. T. Team stormed the building. They killed the suspect in a gun fight. Take a listen to this witness who was inside. I was right there. All i was hearing was bang, bang, bang. I thought it was part of a song. I turn around and see people screaming. There was blood splattering. I didnt know if it was mine or somebody elses. When i got out i realized it wasnt mine. Peter is live in orlando right now. It wasnt until you asked the police, is this related to terrorism, we learned, in fact, this is how theyre investigating it. Reporter right. And we do want to be careful. He said that they have indications this suspect may have leanings towards radical islamic terrorism. Whether that was it or not, the question remains, why was pulse, which bills itself as orlandos premiere gay nightclub, targeted by this gunman last night. The video you just showed of the shootout in the streets, as best as we understand, based on
Britain. Will britain leave the European Union . Well discuss how it could impact the economy here in the United States as we look ahead on sunday morning futures. And we begin this morning with the latest on the orlando terrorist attack as we learn that omar mateen texted his wife during the massacre at the pulse nightclub. This is going to multiple reports claiming he asked her if she had seen the news. He wanted to know if it was trending. Meanwhile, investigators are also looking into mateens two trips to saudi arabia, which experts say may have been cover for terrorist training. Lets bring in republican congressman peter king of new york. Hes a member of the Homeland Security committee and the chairman of the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence. Also joining me is Sebastien Gorka and matthew horner, distinguished chair at military marine university. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. Congressman, what do we know about the shooter . What is new in terms of this inve