dr. stacy addison was released from jail yesterday. the portland veteran was arrested in september after crossing the border into that small country. authorities say she was sharing a cab with a stranger later to have drugs, but addison was never charged with a crime. eric? eric: leah, anti-police demonstrators in new york city vowing to again march tomorrow, the same day that the funeral for officer rafael ramos will be held. as you know, he s one of the two new york city police officers who were killed in cold blood in that brazen assassination by ismaaiyl brinsley. on attended one of the protests himself. meanwhile, activist al sharpton, he says he s now planning an event here in the new year to help bring new york city together. can he, of all people, do that? tammy bruce is a radio talk show host, guy benson, political editor for townhall.com. both are fox news contributors. tammy, let me start with you.
in for carol costello. thank you for joining me this this morning. rafael ramos, one of two nypd shots to death at point blank range last saturday is being remembered at a public wake today. his funeral is scheduled for tomorrow. the family of his partner, wenjian liu, is holding a news conference at the top of the hour. an oregon woman is offering few details on her four month long nightmare. stacy addison says she was detained in east timor because she unknowingly shared a taxi with a stranger carrying methamphetamine. well, she s now out of jail and a guest of a former leader of the small southeast asian nation. details on her release are not known. iraqi police say the isis-appointed governor of mosul has been killed in a coalition air strike. that governor had been in office for less than a month. u.s. air strikes had killed one of his predecessors as well. the president may be on vacation in hawaii but america s conflictors seas against terror
he was beginning to talk about this is the beginning of the end of the war in afghanistan with the first lady at his side the crowd in the marine base in hawaii erupted we have been in continuous war now for 13 years, over 13 years and next week, we will be ending our combat mission in afghanistan. afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country. we are safer. it is not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again. reporter: but attacks are obviously still a big concern globally as isis continues kidnapping and beheading westerners and doing their best to inspire lone wolves. as the taliban keeps making headlines, most notably two weeks ago with their ruthless assault on a pakistani school that left more than 100 students dead. christmas provide a one-day distraction. the president used it to celebrate the sacrifices made by it members of the american military. in fact as he wrapped up his remarks he said the best present the country got on this christmas is the
is something congress has been very opposed to. yeah, for years now. barbara starr, thank you so much from the pentagon for us today. and american veterinarian got the best present she could ask for this christmas, her freedom. stacy addison arrested in east timor after police found drugs in the cab she was in. the 41-year-old maintained her innocence throughout her detention. she will remain in east timor until she gets a new passport and after that she says, without a doubt, she is going straight back home to portland, oregon. just moments ago, the state department issued a statement saying the u.s. welcomes addison s release. and just ahead a cdc worker is being monitored for symptoms of ebola. we ll tell you how the lab tech was possibly exposed to the virus and how the agency is responding.